World of Darkness Discussion

For those who aren't aware of what World of Darkness is, Let me try and sum it up in a short pargraph. 
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Imagine the modern world as we know it today, but behind what we know to be truth, is the reality of the super natural. Vampires rule the clubs, werewolves roam the lands, Promethean: The Created slink through our society; These are basically man-made people seeking to become human. Wraiths, ghosts with various goals, Geist; a human bound with a powerful etheral being, Mages, Fallen angels (Demons), and the hunters make it their home. This is a world without logic, a world where once The Masquerade has been lifted, and you as a mortal know what exactly is out there, will soon either become part of it or crushed by it.

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I'd like to offer anyone who is interested in joining this little world, to jump right in with a charecter and use this lovely little wikipedia to help you forge one. http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:World_of_Darkness
All ideas welcome.

Bloodlines 2 the masquarade, recently bought and complete so I I got a good idea what this is about. I'll see though if I can be bothered...

Ovelia "Snow" Adair wrote:Bloodlines 2 the masquarade, recently bought and complete so I I got a good idea what this is about. I'll see though if I can be bothered...

Your enthusiam is inspiring xD!I'd like to do it forum based, Wondering if the moderators would allow it here? Considering, it'll be people from the server.

What setting are we talking? Dark Ages, Victorian Age etc..? If current time, are we talking Sabbath or Camarilla? Independent perhaps? Basing it on Oroginal WoD or the crappy 2.0 version?

Like Felitzia I'm curious what version of the World of Darkness you were thinking about. There is the old one and the new one. Personally I have experience GM:ing the latter one.

The difference is quite profound when it comes to setting. The OWoD settings are much more epic in scope and often dominated by some sort of duality. Sabbath vs. Camarilla for masquerade for instance. All the different sub-games then blended together in a big plot that throughout the years eventually led to the end of the world.

NWoD however is, thus far, much less epic in scope, have no big arching sub-plot and is a more toolbox approach (ie. they give you a lot of different options and say: any of this could be true, or none of it). It is what the storyteller needs it to be.

Personally I'd prefer NWoD out of the two. (Vampire:the requiem, Werewolf: the forsaken, Mage: The awakening, Promethean: The created, Changeling: The lost and Hunter: The reckoning)

Oh... and I advice against mixing the different sub-games. The last one anyone wants is a mage who dabbles in force is to turn a Vampire's voice into sunlight and direct it back to the vampire

Ah, I've read a lot about WoD, both new and old. Got no first hand experience yet even thought Mage: The Ascension's been sitting in my bookshelf for ages. Other knowledge is mostly through tropes, so it's full of static. xD

So, I'ma be a life mage. And I'm gonna fix everything by turning into a blue whale on top of it.

K?

K.

On the old world vs new world debate, I'm happy to go with either and leave it up to you lot to deceide >>
We also need a pick a city. 
My vote is to Roleplay Vampire The Masquerade has it has more clans, and a general more interesting theme.

Righto, I'm thinking Vampire The Masquerade, Roleplay set in a fictional city/town. " Mainland "? In north america. It's recently been established as the newest city in the USA, kindred of various factions are fighting with both gun and tongue on who will rule it's dominion.

Better name " Evangelico " The city of ressurection, It is the home of the american family of the future, with liberal acceptance and views. All types will soon make their home amongst it's streets, But white pavement will soon be worn with blood and mud, when humanity and depravity takes it's place amongst it's gutter.

We had a bit of sexytime RP with Vect last night establishing characters for this...
As for ideas for the conflict or driving plot device (because we obv need one, sandbox forum RP rarely goes anywhere in my experience) - perhaps a clan, or several, or just a select group of kindred have been driven out of their usual habitat because of immediate danger of exposure/growing number of werewolves in the area/insert any reason for a large group of kindred to have to migrate. Then they have to find their own place in this (already populated by its own kindred) city, which probably leads to all sorts of nasty!

On another note, will poke mah moderator friend to see about fixing a non-WoW RP section here somewhere. Hope we get this going, I'm all fired up about RPing something other than Warcraft stuff for a change <.<''

But... Then I can't turn into a whale =[

Nayan kindly made a group forum for this here:
https://defiasrp.forumotion.net/vtm-f10/
I reckon we'll put up a starting scenario and character profile shiz up later when the mastermind Vectoria gets online.

Sins of Illumnia

Will be our game title, Illumnia being the new city, with plently of dominion for clans to fight over, and a dark secret, that would make the most psychopathic vampire blush and hurl.

Sounds interesting. I'm willing to try this out.

With the bizzare increase in hunters in both New york and Californa various Princes and Princesses of the Kindred have been killed either by other paniced kindred or by said rather reckless slayers. Because of this the entire kindred nation is un-easy and seeks sanctuary in this difficult times.

Whilst the American Humans have their own social issues and diplomatic problems with other nations. Money is currently not and issue and in fact new prosperity has been found as of late in the form of a bustling new Metropolis known as Illumnia in Northern america. Illumnia is a city of shineing glass and white pavements, it prides itself on Liberal yet traditional values, a mixing pot of everything warming about humanity. Or so they say, In the shadows an anicent evil that has cursed the land returns amongst these streets to bleed the floors red and cull Kindred and Super natural, and human alike..


with a city no older then five years, Kindred have finally finished preperations to move into Illumnia and claim dominion over various areas; In hopes of gathering a holding before the hunters strike down upon them once more. But without a Prince or Princess yet on the new throne, clans fight and torment each other whilst order is still an alien thing. The known clans in the area are, Ravnos a traveling clan renown for tricksters and gypsies can be found hunting all over the city. Toreador the beautiful Incubus and Succbi of the night haunt the new modern and contempary galleries and clubs, Gangrel have also been seen stalking the streets and the thick canadian border woodland. But clanless and other bloodlines are not un-common amongst it's alleyways.
The reports of crinimal activity in the mortal world has been alarming lately, Children kidnapped, Body parts found, and foul demonic circles everywhere the words. " The horned will feast on the dead and the liveing ". Scrawled in every bathroom wall, graffiti and scratched into the stalls of each church.

Anyone interested in this, go to your usergroup and apply to the "WoD" Usergroup. I've made Vect a mod of that group, but I'll keep an eye in apps, to approve people, too.

Nayan wrote:Anyone interested in this, go to your usergroup and apply to the "WoD" Usergroup. I've made Vect a mod of that group, but I'll keep an eye in apps, to approve people, too.

Just explain to me how I do that? xD


Anyone interested however PM. We've got a lovely little story, and city mocked up. looking more freaks! 

I approve of this thread.

Sinnadrin wrote:I approve of this thread.

Much appreciated, feel free to join us.

Also discussion; Rumors of some big annoncement from the company this month about it becoming a MMO. Fingers crossed.

really hope I get to play a Geist or a changeling.

Still welcoming more that may be interested, just apply to the <WoD> usergroup. The first bricks have been placed, come join!