Tale Weaver's Vampire: The Masquerade Game Board

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

Clover smiled at Mindy's recollection, "Yeah. I think you were the hit of career day that day. You clean up well."
Now, she stood and paced in front of her friends like a commander of sorts, "Ok, so I've been thinking how we're going to do this. And here's the plan. Feel free to jump in:
"Mindy will go to the bank looking like an important career woman. She will do this at the end of normal business hours. This will work, since there are less people at the bank at this time of day anyway. She'll go with the documentation and all of the information which we procured from Edward. Just in case anyone asks any questions, that is.
"Then, she'll ask to speak with the bank manager. She can say that she's there on behalf of the late Jacob Prestor and that some relations of his would like to speak with him regarding the contents of his lockbox. Very direct and honest. If at all possible, she'll set up a dinner with him that evening. I think that would be the best idea to meet at a restaurant. Like all tired business-men, I'm sure the bank manager couldn't possibly object to a free meal. Also, it's out in the open and won't arise suspicion. If he can't meet that night, she'll simply make an appointment.
"Now comes the fun part: Some acting, and a little supernatural persuasion. Mindy will bring the manager to a restaurant of our choosing. It doesn't matter where they're seated. So long as they get a table for five. That's right: Five. Enough room for Mindy, the manager, Jacob Prestor's close family priest and two mourning relatives. Then, once we're all seated at the table... it should be as easy as rinse and repeat so far as brain washing goes..." She grinned at the thought of mesmerizing him into submission, "We can easily have him go into the bank on his own--even during normal business hours--and empty the lockbox for us. Easy as pie."
She nodded, clearly convinced of her brilliant plan. Then she looked to her friends for comments, "Any thoughts?"

Mindy thinks for a minute. "Well, that's great and all, and maybe a little evil. But don't you think there'll be some suspicion afterwards as to what happened to the contents of the lockbox after this "brain washing" or whatever wears off? Or what if this guy's real relatives show up? I'm not sure I understand!" Mindy looks around at the others to see if they will back her up at all.

 

[ladyphoenix]

Mindy thinks for a minute. "Well, that's great and all, and maybe a little evil. But don't you think there'll be some suspicion afterwards as to what happened to the contents of the lockbox after this "brain washing" or whatever wears off? Or what if this guy's real relatives show up? I'm not sure I understand!" Mindy looks around at the others to see if they will back her up at all.

@.@ Trying to take in the whole plan
Ruby cocks her head to one side and scratches her head in deep thought. "Jacob himself was a vampire, my sire in fact, I think his relatives are at a great distance if any are still living at all. I'm sure we can hide our name and identity if need be and make ourselves scarce." she crosses her arms in defiance. "There's no other way unless you find us a way to break-in without notice."

 

[Strider_Koln]

She nodded, clearly convinced of her brilliant plan. Then she looked to her friends for comments, "Any thoughts?"

"...." Koln is staring off into the distance blankly, until he notices a silence. "Er.. oh, sorry, what's going on? I was miles away... Why is everyone so serious? Why is Mindy here? Is she even really here? ... Oh, right I remember now. So what's the plan? How are we taking out that bastard Count Chocula and that hell-bitch Steph Meyer? I am now all ears!"

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

@.@ Trying to take in the whole plan
Ruby cocks her head to one side and scratches her head in deep thought. "Jacob himself was a vampire, my sire in fact, I think his relatives are at a great distance if any are still living at all. I'm sure we can hide our name and identity if need be and make ourselves scarce." she crosses her arms in defiance. "There's no other way unless you find us a way to break-in without notice."

Mindy raises her hands up at Ruby "Hey Hey, I'm no bank robber! I'm just sayin' I would think it would be less suspicious if you didn't use magical vampire powers to force this guy to do your biddin'. Just have him take you in there himself. I mean, who's more convincin' than you guys!" She looks over at Koln who appears to be getting ready for some kind of large scale battle while punchg at the air.

 

[izillama]

Clover shook her head (though happy that Mindy was being so actively participative, considering her current situation), "No. The bank has cameras, and we can't risk being caught on film. Actually, Mindy, the police have already spoken to us once about this... situation, more or less. However, if you were to go into the bank, you're a new face. No one knows you. Especially dressed like that." She indicated the Texan's current wardrobe.
"Anyway, I digress. As for magical vampire powers, well, there's no magic. Just some good old fashioned convincing that needs to be done." She winked at Ruby and Koln.
'You know, maybe it's better if Mindy doesn't know I can control people...'
Then, she looked at everyone again, "And, think about it. It doesn't matter if we're seen in public. Koln is just a kindly priest whom no one would suspect or give any thought to. And Ruby and I--as proper, mourning Catholics--could wear black and veils to disguise ourselves. It's fool-proof. Right?"

(Right? *poke poke* Trying to move the story along ^.^*)

 

[Strider_Koln]

Clover shook her head (though happy that Mindy was being so actively participative, considering her current situation), "No. The bank has cameras, and we can't risk being caught on film. Actually, Mindy, the police have already spoken to us once about this... situation, more or less. However, if you were to go into the bank, you're a new face. No one knows you. Especially dressed like that." She indicated the Texan's current wardrobe.
"Anyway, I digress. As for magical vampire powers, well, there's no magic. Just some good old fashioned convincing that needs to be done." She winked at Ruby and Koln.
'You know, maybe it's better if Mindy doesn't know I can control people...'
Then, she looked at everyone again, "And, think about it. It doesn't matter if we're seen in public. Koln is just a kindly priest whom no one would suspect or give any thought to. And Ruby and I--as proper, mourning Catholics--could wear black and veils to disguise ourselves. It's fool-proof. Right?"

(Right? *poke poke* Trying to move the story along ^.^*)

"Perfect idea, like it a lot! Ok, like Clover said, Ruby will take point. I will flank the right of her and pick off our enemies from a distance while Clover... er, Clover supervises! We will then infiltrate their underground lair where Clover's computer skills will come in handy, and that is why we are destined to save the president!"

"Oh.. uhm..." Koln looks around at everyone's annoyed/confused looks. "Sorry, I don't think I was paying attention. Hm, no worries though." Koln picks up Socrates to his ear. "Ohhh I see... well, yes, that does make sense, good plan Clover. Take faith Mindy, God is on your side, believe it or not-nononon wait, believe! believe it! You must believe that God is with you, and you will succeed. I also like the idea of Ruby turning Catholic, if I understood that part correctly. Yes, I knew I'd lead by example." He smiles at her, hoping she realizes he's merely kidding. At this point she could be an absolute unrepentant demon (although a vampire is not much different) and it would not change anything.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University Of Denver

"Perfect idea, like it a lot! Ok, like Clover said, Ruby will take point. I will flank the right of her and pick off our enemies from a distance while Clover... er, Clover supervises! We will then infiltrate their underground lair where Clover's computer skills will come in handy, and that is why we are destined to save the president!"

"Oh.. uhm..." Koln looks around at everyone's annoyed/confused looks. "Sorry, I don't think I was paying attention. Hm, no worries though." Koln picks up Socrates to his ear. "Ohhh I see... well, yes, that does make sense, good plan Clover. Take faith Mindy, God is on your side, believe it or not-nononon wait, believe! believe it! You must believe that God is with you, and you will succeed. I also like the idea of Ruby turning Catholic, if I understood that part correctly. Yes, I knew I'd lead by example." He smiles at her, hoping she realizes he's merely kidding. At this point she could be an absolute unrepentant demon (although a vampire is not much different) and it would not change anything.

Mindy looks strangely at Koln and then says "Well look at the time! Guess I'll be goin' then! I'll go to the bank after my 12 o'clock class and set up a meeting for us. I guess I'll come by here at around 6, I'm sure being vampires you'll all need your beauty sleep. Where are the coffins anyway?"

Mindy giggles to herself "Aww shucks, nevermind I'm just kidding! See you tomorrow....night!" Mindy leaves the room shutting the door behind her. It is now 11pm, the night is still young.

If there's anything you guys are gonna do let me know. If you are all going together to do something that is going to take time then we'll just leave it with you heading to your destination and pick it up at the live game.

 

[izillama]

Zoom!
"Eh... wait, Min...dy. O-k, she just ran out the door. Ok, nevermind." Clover rolled her eyes, wondering if she chose the right girl for the job of "Mind Slave." Mindy was always rather impulsive and strong-willed. Did she even believe they were vampires?
'Hm... maybe I should bite her, just to solidify that point. Uh... oh, right!'
Now that Mindy was no longer in the room, Clover turned once again to Ruby and Koln, "So, I guess the two of you had a good feed? I had a hell of a night, too. Have you ever seen this before? Does it smell familiar?"
Clover opened her hand to produce the hair ribbon (after all, a magician never reveals her tricks! of course it would appear out of thin air!) ^.^

 

[Tale_Weaver]

Live Game 9/20/2009

We had our live game and here is what happened:

Koln, Ruby and Clover decided how they were going to go about fooling the bank manager into letting them retrieve the contents of the lockbox that Jacob Prestor placed in the United Bank of Denver. They put Ruby's signature in a blank beneficiary slot and came up with the story that Ruby is going to play the part of Prestor's adopted daughter. Koln buys 50 rounds of .45 bullets for $20 online. They will arrive by Tuesday.

The next night the group find a note on the floor from Miny it describes how Mindy met with the bank manager and set up a dinner meeting at 8pm at the Mountainview Resturant. The group gets ready to go and the 3 of them plus Mindy take a taxi to the resturant.

At the resturant the group meets the bank manager Mr. Pilkersmith who looks over the paperwork and even though Clover got a horrible roll on Forgery, he accepts the signature on the paper and the story that the group gives him. He decides to drive the group to the bank and let them go through the lockbox on the condition that he himself gets to supervise. The group decides that this will certainly not do and Clover convinces him to leave the room and uses her 'Command' ability to put him to sleep. Koln and Ruby go through the box and find the following:

- A deed to Prestor's now burned down house
- Registration and insurance for his car.
- A false birth certificate and driver's license
- $10,000 in used $20 bills
- A copy of Action Comics #1 in Fine condition
- A box of 10 test tubes which contain liquids of various colors and consistencies, some of which have the consistency of blood. 2 of the vials have a white powder inside them.
- Prestor's journals, 10 volumes written in French

The group takes everything but the legal documents. Clover wakes up Pilkersmith and he checks the box's weight before putting it back in the safe. The group then decides to take a taxi over to the 24th Diocese to see if they can find Tony.

The 24th Diocese is rather empty, which is not unusual for a Monday night. They ask around but fail to find any sign of Tony. Clover leaves her number with Tony's favorite girl Candy before leaving on a promise that Candy will call her if she hears anything about Tony. The group then decides to head over to a Starbucks down the street to look over their newfound treasures.

On their way to Starbucks Mindy is stabbed in the back by a hunter named Grunfeld Bailey. As Mindy falls to the ground unconcious Bailey recognizes Koln and introduces himself as a free agent who was sent to Denver to assist Koln in defeating Thaddeus. He produces Koln's cross that he picked up in the alleyway outside of the 24th Diocese. Bailey sees Koln cower at the sight of te holy symbol and realizes that Koln is a vampire. He attacks the group and eventually they are victorious. Bailey's last words are "A fitting end...this must be God's will. I have killed many...some monsters...some not...all because...of vengeance. Kolnyre...do not let yourself fall down my path...Follow the path you truley believe in..."

Bailey had the Bloodthirsty Firegun on him as well as 5 rounds of .45 ammo, a knife, and a stake. Koln takes the gun and ammo and Ruby takes the knife. Koln then checks Mindy to see if she is still alive and she is, in fact her wound has already begun to close. She has lost a lot of blood though so Clover uses 1 bloodpoint to feed Mindy allowing her to recover fully. Koln throws the hunter's dead body into a dumpster in the alley and the group flees the scene before the police that Clover had called earlier arrive.

The group walks back to the University and brings Mindy back to her room and then they go back to Clover's room to read the journal. The journal is in French so Koln reads it and decides to scim through rather than read the whole thing. It takes him about 2 hours to get through it all.

Prestor's Journal
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The first entry was written on September 30, 1895: I have done it, they all think me dead. And I, Louis Pasteur, am dead. With the aid of the serum I made with Georges, I live again after a fashion, that I may seek a cure for all those similarly afflicted. But Louis Pasteur is dead, for now I shall use the name Jean Regineau. I am sure it will be the first of many."

The rest of the diary contains obscure chemical references and a great deal of talk about tracking the infection, by which he means vampirism. You quickly come to understand that Prestor thinks of vampirism as simply another type of disease, and therefore something that can be cured.

After about 5 years, the diaries begin to mention that Prestor fears some force is attempting to stop his research. Shortly after, Prestor makes the first reference to 'He', a reference that shows up regularly in the diaries from there. Always 'He' is bedeviling Prestor, interrupting his research, even on occasion attacking him via agents, but never allowing Himself to be seen by Prestor.

There are also continual comments made about Georges and the research that they did together, although there is no mention of encountering Georges again in unlife.

The diaries mention a name change to Jacob Prestor as well as a relocation 2 years ago from his base in Boston to Pennsylvania where he describes embracing Ruby and then being forced to flee soon after because 'He' burns down Prestor's house hoping to catch him in the blaze. Prestor says he fled to Denver after that.

As the last 6 months or so of entries approach, Prestor makes mention of Roger Liverman, a biochemist in the University of Denver he hired to aid in performing some analyses for him. Liverman, he notes, has access to facilities and equipment that he, Prestor, does not.

In more recent sections, there is a commentary about how Prestor felt that he needed allies, and how he chose to focus on Kolnyre, a vampire hunter from the Vatican. He agonized over the decision, but his conviction that it was only temporary soothed him somewhat. He gives reasons for selecting Koln based on his knowlege of vampires and his devoutness to duty. It is not until the last entry that he commits himself to Koln's transformation.

The last entry is dated 1 week before the fire, and reads "I am certain 'He' has followed me again. I require help and can delay no longer. I hope they will forgive me, but it is of the highest importance, and I have no choice."
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The group got the Achievement: Hunting the Hunter (worth 2xp) as well as the Achievement: Old School Tactic (worth 1xp).

The group also recieved 3xp for completing another chapter.

 

[Tale_Weaver]

University of Denver

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