reapersaurus said:
Doesn't that suck the fun out of it?
Seriously, though.... the more I read about the heirarchy of the clans, and the politics and such, the harder it became for me to imagine playing a character in that world - everything you do would be watched and known, and there's no way you would ever grow to any power, since before you became anything, you would be forced into allegiance with the powers-that-be.
Canon is highly overrated, IMO. (but i don't know too much about it - those are just my layman's impressions)
what do you think?
In most cases you are right. This was a problem I had with the game as well. However, this is what makes New York by Night the best idea White Wolf ever had.
For those of you who do not know:
Up until 1999, New York City was controlled by the Sabbat. There was very little Camarilla presence.
In '99 the Camarilla got organized and took the city back. Most of the Sabbat where destroyed, the rest fled. A few nomadic packs have been making incursions into the city, but they are rare.
Here is the good part. There is a power vacuum. Very few elders where willing to leave their esabolished domains and move to New York. There is a total of about 30 vampires in a city with a population of many millions.
The Prince is a Nosferatu who does not want the job. Most all of the Vampire are young and looking to make a name for themselves.
This game will not focus a lot on "The Camarilla" or "The Clans". It will focus on "The Vampires", if that makes sense.
In the immortal words of Tom Petty, "The future is wide open."
I'll try to post more info on the city soon.