Casa di Sangue: Venice

Experience! 09/24/09

DarkeST — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:04:21 GMT

Everyone's XP is posted! Just as a friendly reminder, when spending, please refer to the XP Spending thread in the Character Creation forum.

Farewell, TPO Grigor

DarkeST — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:25:05 GMT

TPO Grigor has resigned from Casa di Sangue. We wish him luck and hope that in the future he may come back to the game. In the mean time, his character has been NPC'd to finish out his threads. Please contact DarkeST if you need that character.

Thanks!

With a Resigned Sigh

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:07:11 GMT

This has been discussed with DarkeST. As this game is relatively small, though growing, DarkeST has stated that she would indeed feel comfortable tending to it on her own. I am stepping back from my position as a primary ST, and instead will serve as a more minor ST, a rules-master who will be here as a sounding board to DarkeST and to players, as well as a keeper of the general genre rules, along with any changes made for the sake of the game. As such, I would request that your ...

Game is open!

DarkeST — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:31:10 GMT

Feel free to post! And as always, if you have any questions, please PM Lite or myself. =D

Backgrounds

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:21:49 GMT

Below is a listing of backgrounds avaliable in this game. All credit to the staff of CoAL for this list. LiteST or myself must have descriptions of all backgrounds for approval and for them to be used in game. Allies Allies are mortal men and women who support the character. They may be members of his family, friend (from before or after his embrace), fellow members of an organization to which he gives allegiance, or related to him in some other way. Whatever the case, they provide him ...

City Officer Positions

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:26:02 GMT

City Officers City officers have the most time commitment of the character options and are therefore a large responsibility. You do not need to be glued to your computer to be a city officer. However, we do expect city officers to come on, for the most part, at least once a day during the weekday days. Furthermore, City Officers should be able to make more time when they are needed for a plot event. Real life happens, and we know this. So if you are playing an Officer and something ...

The High Clans

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:37:03 GMT

Please Note: The information in this thread is (mostly) summarized from the Dark Ages Core Book Revised. If you have read Chapter Two: Clans of Caine there is no need to read this thread though feel free to use it as a refrence. Some of the sentences or parts of sentences in this thread were written by White Wolf Publishing, and I give them full credit for the contents. DarkeST is the ST for the High Clans. Over the last few centuries the Damned have adopted the feudal system, and ...

The Low Clans

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:30:49 GMT

Please Note: The information in this thread is (mostly) summarized from the Dark Ages Core Book Revised. If you have read Chapter Two: Clans of Caine there is no need to read this thread though feel free to use it as a reference. Some of the sentences or parts of sentences in this thread were written by White Wolf Publishing, and I give them full credit for the contents. LiteST is the ST for the Low Clans. If some lead, others must follow--or so the theory goes. To ask most of the ...

Welcome to Venice!

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:38:17 GMT

Welcome to Casa di Sangue: Venice. This is a Dark Ages game setting of World of Darkness's Vampire. First off, I want to give credit to both White Wolf and the staff of Court of Avalon London for much of the information. Written mostly by WW, but compiled by CoAL for their game, I give them credit for a hefty chunk of the information found in this mini-forum, "Getting Information." ======================================================================= The year is 1352, ...

Rules: Disciplines Errata

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:29:34 GMT

Here is the discipline errata for this game. We have attempted to make rulings that will be consistent throughout game. If at some point we must change the mechanics of a discipline, we will let all players know. No discipline mechanics will be changed mid-combat. Animalism Animalism 3 - As per the TT Dark Ages rules, Cainites are largely unaffected by this level. The one exception to this is that it can be used bring vampires out of frenzy. Animalism 5 - You cannot lose your beast forever. ...

Rules: Inner Monologue

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:23:03 GMT

If you would like to post your character's thoughts, you must differentiate between whether it is visible on their expression or not. I've seen people use fake HTML tags like: I think I'm going to go shoot that guy in a few minutes or [expression] Man! I'm so hungry. [/expression] You don't have to use these in particular, but please make it clear whether your thought is written all over your face; or if it's truly part of your ...

Signatures

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:18:28 GMT

Everyone is expected to have a signature in this game. Some information is very important to include in a signature as it could effect how others regard you. Some information should not be in the signature. Examples of appropriate signatures can be seen in the NPC profiles and posts. To help you out, we have set up this list of what should be in your signature. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. What must be included -Your characters full name and the link to your ...

Rules: Metagaming

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:15:51 GMT

Out-of-character (OOC) knowledge that is used to influence your In-character (IC) knowledge is strictly forbidden. If you suspect someone might be metagaming, PM one of the STs. We will take it from there. Many times, players aren't aware they are doing it, or perhaps their character knows something you don't. Don't just assume. If you are confronted for Metagaming, remember we're just trying to keep the game fun and fair. You'll be given an opportunity to explain the justification for ...

Rules: Thaumaturgy and Rituals

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:08:09 GMT

Path of Blood is your primary Path. Your Thaumaturgy rating is the same as your current Path of Blood rating. You may not have any other path equal or higher than Path of Blood until you reach level five. This means that if you only have Path of Blood 2, you may not raise any of your other paths to 2 until you learn more Path of Blood. Once you reach Path of Blood 5, you may buy the rest of your paths up to 5. The same applies to rituals: You may not learn a ritual that is ranked ...

Rules: Frenzy, Rotschrek, and Aura of Conviction

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:01:05 GMT

Conscience/Conviction In the Dark Ages setting, the difficulty of a Road test is 6. House Rule: If you botch a conscience/conviction roll, you lose a dot of conscience/conviction. You do not receive a derangement automatically. However, you may select to take a derangement instead of the conscience/conviction score loss, but only by staff approval. If you are selecting a derangement it must be appropriate for your character, it must be impeding to your character, and you must show understanding ...

Rules: The Blood Oath aka Blood Bonds

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:55:48 GMT

Blood Bonds, or The Blood Oath as it was referred to in the medieval era, can bind both a mortal and a supernatural to the will of the cainite regnant. All kindred are one step bound to their sires when embraced, and it was common practice to fully bind childer during this period. To bond a mortal, the mortal in question must drink one PINT of your blood AND a point Willpower. This is different from the book. All mortals and animals are subject to vitae addiction, but a vampire should ...

Rules: Learning Rituals and Disciplines

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:54:12 GMT

Disciplines and Rituals take time to learn. A certain amount of time must pass between buying levels of a discipline, outlined below. In Clan Disciplines In clan disciplines are disciplines your clan or bloodline learns innately. As such, they are the easiest to learn. You may learn them without a trainer, except in the cases of Thaumaturgy and Mortis. You do not need to inform staff if you have begun to work on an in clan discipline, but the appropriate time must pass between your current ...

Rules: Influences

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:49:51 GMT

Influence measures the degree to which your character can make her wishes count in mortal society. In most cases, she’s acquired influence through multiple means, including persuasion, bribery, intimidation, direct manipulation of minds and emotions, and passing herself off as a mortal when necessary. It takes time to accumulate more than a dot of two of influence in a community of any size. Influence license to do whatever strikes your character’s fancy. It’s always easier to get institutions ...

Rules: Willpower

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:41:34 GMT

Your current temporary willpower is recorded in a thread in your character sheet forum. Spending Willpower: For record keeping purposes willpower spends takes place on the day you send in the spend, not the day the thread started. Regaining Willpower: Each week on Sunday characters regain a single point of temporary willpower. Characters may also regain a point of temporary willpower once per thread in which they fulfill their natures. For record keeping purposes willpower regains ...

Merits: Clan Specific

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:19:12 GMT

These are merits that apply to a certain clan. These are intended to be only bought by the corresponding clan, however, if you are of another clan but feel a merit would be appropriate for your character, you are welcome to ask about it. Some clan specific merits have been moved to the General Flaws section, as staff felt they were appropriate for a broader character base. If you do not see something there, please check in the General Merits section before PMing the STs about it.

Flaws: Clan Specific

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:16:16 GMT

These are flaws that apply to a certain clan. These are intended to be only bought by the corresponding clan, however, if you are of another clan but feel a flaw would be appropriate for your character and would have some hindrance on your character, you are welcome to ask about it. Some clan specific flaws have been moved to the General Flaws section, as staff felt they were appropriate for a broader character base. If you do not see something there, please check in the General Flaws section ...

Flaws: General

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:11:50 GMT

Below are four lists: Physical Flaws, Social Flaws, Mental Flaws, and Supernatural Flaws. These are the ones recognized by this game. If you have questions about merits or flaws that don't appear here, either checked the banned and restricted list, or PM us. All merits/flaws are optional and you can have up to seven points worth. Thanks!

Merits: General

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:02:02 GMT

Below are four lists: Physical Merits, Social Merits, Mental Merits, and Supernatural Merits. These are the ones recognized by this game. If you have questions about merits or flaws that don't appear here, either checked the banned and restricted list, or PM us. All merits/flaws are optional and you can have up to seven points worth. Thanks!

Nature/Demeanor

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:58:38 GMT

You must choose both a Nature and a Demeanor for your character. Demeanors describe how your character acts while Nature defines the characters values and underlying motives. Natures furthermore determine Willpower regain. If the nature or demeanor you want is not listed here but is in another whitewolf book, you are welcome to ask the ST Team whether it would be appropriate for this game. Architect Your sense of purpose goes beyond your own needs; you try to create something of lasting ...

Attributes: Physical/Social/Mental

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:47:29 GMT

Attributes in the DA. =]

Abilities: Talents/Skills/Knowledges

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:43:05 GMT

Here are the abilities you have to choose from and what they mean in a Dark Ages setting.

Roads and Paths

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:29:49 GMT

Your character's morality is what keeps it from utterly succumbing to the beast. Today, the Camarilla is automatically assigned Humanity. However, in the Dark Ages there were other roads to take. IF you choose to follow another road, then you must explain why you are and how it fits your character. Keep in mind that Roads (aside from Humanity) are often times more difficult to play and may have serious consequences for your character that include Death. Roads must be played if you decide ...

Backstory Template

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:16:34 GMT

The Character Name: (Your character's birth name. First, Middle(optional) and Last) Nicknames/Alias: (Is your character known by another name?) Age: (how many years has your character been in existence?) Aesthetic Age: (how old does your character look? How old were they at Embrace?) Sexual Preference: (gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual..etc.) Lineage/Clan: Derangement(s): (Any mental illnesses/disorders/phobias that your character may have?) Disciplines: Deformities: ...

Avatar Pictures

DarkeST — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:01:38 GMT

Avatar pictures are HIGHLY encouraged! Please pick something representative of your appearance and attitude of your character. If you find a pic you like, but don't have a photoeditor, DRpic.com is a great resource to use to create quick avatar pictures. http://www.drpic.com