For all your out of character-ly needs. Also, discussion of character creation and suchnot.

Hello all!
Just a quick note since I am about to go off do IRL stuff for a bit.
First of all: thanks for having me! I am super happy about this.
And very excited about meeting all of you.
re. my character:
• Clan Gangrel
• a focus on Animalism & Protean for the shape-changing aspect
• the character's view of the world is as Kine being a Herd, and the Kindred (or at least this character!) as Shepherds, who must protect the Kine and let them flourish--to better feed on them as Kindred. But not regarding them as chattel, having respect for them. Maybe like bee-keepers (you are wary of being stung, you take care of your hive to get honey, but you are interested in them & respect what they are)
• I might look towards Ahrimanes for Spiritus as a goal for the future
• I thought that the character might be close to some Pagan beliefs, or Old Faith or such? Maybe Shamanism?
All this is quite open--and I am very happy to change & adapt.
I prefer to have characters that fit & get along w. others, so I am happy to make choices according to what the others do.
This message was undeleted by the player at 17:42, Wed 21 Dec 2022.

Et vive la fleur de la mort !

Well, my posting for anything is done for the time being. Lost power mid-post. Lurker 5, you'll have to wait 'til tomorrow (when I will hopefully have power again).

Hello everyone! I'll give y'all some details about my character as well :)

• Clan Nosferatu
• Will probably focus on Obfuscate and physical disciplines, maybe some other ones depending on what happens in the game
• He used to be a very beautiful nobleman but was Embraced by a Nosferatu because of his vanity
• The drastic change, going from beautiful to monstrous and from high class to a Low Clan has certainly left its mark though he is adjusting fairly quickly

I think that's the main stuff about him. I am alright with making changes and could even consider a different Clan and/or Concept, I have plenty of ideas I could put into good use :)

Ah, the joys of rural living.

is most likely going to play a Ventrue knight-type of Germanic descent who's doing his best to walk the Road of Chivalry

Right? I was in the midst of sending you a PM when my internet conked out. Now I'm too tired (it's almost midnight here), so I'll get to it in the morning. Or evening. Depends when I get around to it. Also depends on when I wake up.

... It is winter break after all. ;)

Waves to the city folk!

And good "Winter Break"!

Greetings and salutations, all.

I've taken up the mantle of the doomed Cappadocian clan, although a slightly... odd member of said clan. Still obsessed with learning, but his delving aren't purely into the nature of death. He's a rich, eccentric foreigner with no apparent political aspirations. Not sure about where his disciplines will be to begin with- I suspect some Fortitude will be in play, but nothing beyond that.

Also, he walks the path of the Eightfold Wheel...

Okay, so. I've got myself a coterie here. I've closed the game to new players at the moment (tentatively; if I get a character that really intrigues me that may change).

I have also changed the game to a "Mature" rating, because I'd forgotten to do that before, what I'd written in the rules notwithstanding.

Anyway, we have 6 at the moment, with a 7th possible (depending on his/her response to my query). Given that we're writing a story together, I think it's fair that we know what we're working with. At present, the party looks like this:

Assamite
Cappadocian
Gangrel
Nosferatu
Ventrue
TBD (Schrödinger's clan?)

I would offer character concepts as well, but they're sorta all over the place, length-wise (ranging from TBD to multiple paragraphs). The Path spread at present is:

Path of Chivalry
Path of Community
Path of the Eightfold Wheel (Druidism - a first for me!)
Road of Humanity (x2)

So, what does that mean for you? Not much, really. Just fax, yo.

What does matter, however, is that I have made a determination about the group's patron. That information, too, helps you in no way shape, or form.

What does matter to you is what I need from you: your personal patron. Unless you decide on an alternative mentor (and the Mentor background), I will assume your personal patron is your sire. What is the difference between the personal patron and the group patron? Well, that's an easy one - the group patron is the cause of everything that happens in the chronicle, while the personal patron is the guy who knew enough to send you to deal with him. For example:

Billy Brujah was embraced by Bob Brujah. Unfortunately, Bob isn't a very nice sire,  but Victor Ventrue sees a way to undermine Bob and has taken Billy under his wing (acting as a Mentor). Victor (the personal patron) wants his new pawn to be more powerful, so he sends Billy to see Tom Tzimisce (the group patron), where he meets his new coterie-mates, Amy Assamite, Carl Cappadocian, and Sam Salubri.

Another thing to consider: languages. At present (and this is just my understanding - I may be wrong) I believe we have native languages of German, Baltic (Polish), Italian (?), Arabic (?), and possibly others. There are a few ways to go with this. The best option might be to take the Lingua Franca Merit (1 point), representing a sort of pidging German trade-language - this would default to pretty much every language in the area (German at 5, the others at 6). This would also allow you to get away without having the pidgin Linda Franca - assuming you have one of the appropriate languages (although rolls would still be required for more difficult concepts, I wouldn't require it for common things).

I'm mildly surprised we don't have a Fiend.

(I considered it.)

I could make the swap from Nosferatu to Fiend 'cause I agree that we should at least have one Fiend in the group :)

Everyone, I think you should have access to character sheets now. Please correct me if I am wrong.

In reply to Lurker 4 (msg # 12):

I would be fine with that. But I just want you all to play what will allow you to have fun. More or less. *glares daggers at the Niktuku-Kiasyd raised by Telyavic Tremere who later embraced his Humanity and became a Child of Osiris* ;)

Nope, no sheet yet.

Hi all, I am Lurker 6 ;), thought it is time to say hello - even if I am still considering too many possibilities with regards to the character to provide much else. Favorite ideas are a scholarly Brujah or a very eccentric Toreador with odd preferences.

I think you need to put something in the sheet before it will appear for us. It's been a very long time since I dealt with that, though.

Also welcome to the last(?) Lurker... :P

One thing that needs to be done is to make it User Editable after creating it.
Little box to tick at the bottom right.

That is often forgotten...?

If you are at it, I'd prefer you disable the global <pre> tag around the sheet.

Okay, so. I think I fixed it for real this time - for everyone other than Lurker 2 (because of the way I did it). Would anyone like to confirm for me please?

Lurker 6, I'm not sure how to get rid of the "pre" tag, tbh. I don't think I actually did that. How do I fix that issue?

Lurker 3, we probably have one more coming on here. We're in negotiations. Not aggressive ones though (albeit, only because I don't have a lightsaber. ;)

Yup, can access and edit my sheet now.

Time to start the first mockup.

... And find a portrait that fits someone who is ashen and withered...

My sheet is working now as well :)

Hey all, I'll be running a "Saracen" (Assamite) with a high path rating in Humanity (or Heaven - talking to the ST about this).

No sheet access yet. :)

Yours should be working now.

I am not entirely sure, but I think it is the "Fixed width" checkbox

Try now.

I've got my access, thanks!