[Character Creation] [VtR] nWoD Vampire Game

[Graf]

I realize I've been emoting on behalf of PCs a bit. I assure you that I'm aware of it and it won't be a regular thing. My justification, such as it is, is that both Beth and Archer are in rather mentally altered states.

Showing Biggs appearance from Beth's standpoint seemed more narratively interesting to me. And it's a prelude. And I didn't really want to cut away from the action too much.

If you think anything is out of character we can just edit it.

 

[WarShrike]

Not to worry, it's a learning experience, ans as you said, no one dies during the preludes. Those are some nasty dice WJ is rolling. I'm curious to see if Biggs can make a comeback, without divine intervention.

 

[WarShrike]

I managed to get a hold of the new World of Darkness, and am going through it. Once the preludes are done, i will change out Fast Reflexes for Weaponry Dodge. It's alot better than i'd first thought.

***EDIT: Also, i'm curious. If at some point, i purchase specialties in Weaponry, (like Specialty: Swords), will those added dice go into weaponry dodge if im wielding swords?***

 

[Ashburn]

Hi, I've been checking this thread out for a couple days now... hope I'm not missing anything. Understood that Ash'd not be taking part in Preludes. So... I'm here, I'm here.

 

[Graf]

Thanks for checking in Ash. As I said a few posts up I'd be happy to start the game early for people who don't have preludes.
In fact I'm starting to think it's a better and better idea. As people's preludes finish they'll enter the "main" thread.

From my standpoint Beth is virtually done and Biggs is over halfway there (though this fight has proven unpredictable).

I'd say Cole is maybe 40%, and Archer is 30%.

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Two things.

First, how are these three Specialties? Persuasion (Negotiating); Streetwise (Black Market); Firearms (Dead Aim)

And second, can I change around some of my charaters merits? I figure since the points are being banked for now that they are still subjected to being moved/changed around. No?


-Blood

 

[Graf]

PCs, NPCs, Blood Bonds, and OOC/IC knowledge

Now that Archer's blood bound I thought I'd start to bring something up. (This is obviously all my opinion I accept there are alternative possibilities. I'm bringing up for information and to discuss.)

Now, I encourage people to create as much stuff as they can for their characters before the game starts. Festy's done a lot of that and, in addition to being one of the reasons why his prelude is a bit longer, it's given me a lot to work with, allowed him to introduce stuff into the game and given me information about what kind of game he wants to play.

At the same time when stuff comes into the game I feel a bit of an obligation to take a hard look at it.

Ex: Celeste, Archer's sire, is not only Invictus, but a harpy. In the City, which doesn't have alot of people wandering around with formal titles, and where covenant membership isn't a default, and given her background (unsavory profession) and youth (less than a hundred years old) that suggests to me that she's very very focused on her status.
Her status in the city, her status in the covenant.

Just embracing without permission is forbidden, but for someone who's worked so hard to become so powerful the possibility of having it all wiped out in one fell swoop has to be fairly scary.

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The other thing I want to point out is that this is a game about newly embraced vampires finding there way. You don't know much, if anything, that's in the books.

Your sires, the people around you, aren't necessarily going to say, "OK, you have one of five splats to choose from, three give you special diciplines, two give you discounts on certain merits". They're going to say "welcome to the Invictus, drink up".
And then you're blood bound.

I'm sure there are a range of possible options, and I'm sure that some of the books offer up cities where newly embraced vampires are given all the info and a choice to do whatever they want.
I don't really think that makes sense.

I want to people to play a game they enjoy, and to ultimately be able to make choices that they want to make. But I also think those choices only become meaningful after the character has had to work a bit for things.

Don't know if that really makes sense. Please come back to me with thoughts/comments/opinions/etc.

 

[Graf]

Blood,

As mentioned in previous posts characters aren't finalized until the prelude is over and the game begins. Provided the changes make sense (and don't contradict stuff that's already happened in the prelude) you're free to swap around until the game begins.

It's very tricky to make characters in a vacuum, I wouldn't really stress too much about your merits until you've finished your prelude (I can't honestly think of any that would have a big effect it anyway).

 

[Graf]

Blood,

Dead Aim means? Normal Firearms specialities are like, pistol. I'm not very keen on a speciality that's broad. If you want it to be a generally applicable ability buy another dot. Is it only supposed to apply if your using the Aim action?

For example: Festy's character Archer has a Firearm specialty called "short range". That seems extremely broad to me and also meaningless. (People are good at shooting at things that are closer to them it's a function of the human eyeball and physics).
[But if it's only within 5 feet, then that could be interesting to me. It depends on the details of what you want.]

Take a look at my post about Biggs' Firearms speciality for an idea about what I'll look at when considering whether a specialty is appropriate).

Honestly I'll be much more lenient if a specialty adds to the story, or is quirky or interesting (again see Biggs' Academics (Horror Films) speciality).

Since you can basically make up anything look at the specialities as a way to personalize your character.

For example: LB's Persuasion Speciality is "button-holeing". If he's one-on-one with someone and he can physically put his hands on you he gets a plus one bonus. Does the +1 really matter? No. (he averages 14 dice anyway)
But it reminds me about the sort of person he is. Nobody but LB has that speciality. (And it's fairly limited, it doesn't help in formal settings, or with anybody who's out of reach or if there's more than one person).

Just stuff to think about.

 

[WarShrike]

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