By default, Mummy is a game opposed to crossover content. It frames the World of Darkness in an Irem-centric, Arisen-centric manner, and doesn't care much for anything that doesn't fit that paradigm. That's totally fine; this thread isn't for shaking that up. Instead, I want to see what all we can put together from the other lines to enhance all of our Descents with a little bit more spice.
Vampire has the most natural potential, in my opinion. It's nice to have someone else immortal to share the endless night with, and that the Kindred as a whole have heavy ties to Ancient Egypt. Of particular interest to us here are the Usiri bloodline from Ancient Bloodlines, who cast themselves are the guardians of memories (who would hold onto them while elders slumbered) and shepherds through the terrors of the underworld. We also have the Khaibit (from Bloodlines: the Hidden), who are a group with a sacred purpose of servitude and the ability to see and combat spirits. It may just be me, but the Khaibit seem like they could be the remnants of a Cult, long abandoned and half-remembering their original purpose. The Mnemosyne (Shadows in the Dark - Mekhet) are another bloodline, and these guys have a signature Discipline that revolves around the manipulation of memory.
Pile onto that the Hollow Mekhet (from Shadows in the Dark - Mekhet), whose Ka explicitly wander around separate from their bodies, and the ever-popular Strix, who seem to be like nothing more than hungry disembodied Sheut, and there's a whole mess of other critters running around for the Arisen to bump into and possibly exploit. There's the oldest Shadow Cult, the Followers of Seth/Cradle of Chaos, who act as agents of pure chaos in the name of maintaining cosmic balance; for the Arisen (who serve the Judges that brought the Law to mankind) they make ready opponents
I love the idea of a Cult that's at least partially made of vampires, a constant across the Descents who have their own struggles against the Fog of Ages but know loyalty to their Arisen.
Vampire has the most natural potential, in my opinion. It's nice to have someone else immortal to share the endless night with, and that the Kindred as a whole have heavy ties to Ancient Egypt. Of particular interest to us here are the Usiri bloodline from Ancient Bloodlines, who cast themselves are the guardians of memories (who would hold onto them while elders slumbered) and shepherds through the terrors of the underworld. We also have the Khaibit (from Bloodlines: the Hidden), who are a group with a sacred purpose of servitude and the ability to see and combat spirits. It may just be me, but the Khaibit seem like they could be the remnants of a Cult, long abandoned and half-remembering their original purpose. The Mnemosyne (Shadows in the Dark - Mekhet) are another bloodline, and these guys have a signature Discipline that revolves around the manipulation of memory.
Pile onto that the Hollow Mekhet (from Shadows in the Dark - Mekhet), whose Ka explicitly wander around separate from their bodies, and the ever-popular Strix, who seem to be like nothing more than hungry disembodied Sheut, and there's a whole mess of other critters running around for the Arisen to bump into and possibly exploit. There's the oldest Shadow Cult, the Followers of Seth/Cradle of Chaos, who act as agents of pure chaos in the name of maintaining cosmic balance; for the Arisen (who serve the Judges that brought the Law to mankind) they make ready opponents
I love the idea of a Cult that's at least partially made of vampires, a constant across the Descents who have their own struggles against the Fog of Ages but know loyalty to their Arisen.
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