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[Muad'Dib]

Some parts of the game - like Jaenette being the first major NPC and being on the cover and being a potential romance - were probably done to cater to a specific (male) audience. Though even with this, I don't feel like VtM:Bloodlines is sexist at all. After all, how could beings like Vampires be judged according to such criteria?

[Muad'Dib]

Any reasons why you can't have them worship / pay homage to Lilith the Mage https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140501181052 ?...

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Temporary Dexterity 6 (or even 7 or 8) could also be Coincidental, considering how mass media have popularized humans being capable of amazing feats. Likewise with Mental or Social attributes....

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It is Sleepytown, on page 175 of the Revised Storyteller's Handbook. Mystickal Effects are vulgar in the town, and it has a 9 Gauntlet rating....

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One of MtA books has a description of an entire small town that is wholly an experiment of the Technocracy to see how much and to what they can influence a community. On a smaller scale, an entire gated community could be under the Technocracy's (or other Mage's) control....

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No spirit is insignificant ! A squirrel spirit might be especially knowledgeable in regard to forests, parks, and squirrels of course ; moreso than an angel in fact....

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Good point, I have thought about this. It makes more sense to me for it to be in the Mind 2 ---> Mind 5 progression. It is written in M20 Mind Magick write-up that
Mind 4 - Control Conscious Mind / Alter Consciousness "The fearsome power of Black Suits and psychic assailants allows the mage to command another person’s actions as well as her thoughts, alter her perceptions or mental state (...) At this Rank, a mage can change someone’s memories, drive her crazy (or sane) (...)"
Mind 5 - Control Subconsciousness "He may alter someone’s mind forever, raising (or lowering)...

[Muad'Dib]

Could such Decepticons be natural allies of the Nephandi? ...

[Muad'Dib]

Good point. I'm thinking that cold is manipulated with Forces Magick, while for ice it is Matter....

[Muad'Dib]

I thought up some new Procedures for Technocrats of the New World Order. Subliminal messaging is one of the most common urban legends. I've taken it to the logical extreme in WoD. Criticism and new ideas are welcome!

In the XX and the ongoing XXI centuries, the Technocracy managed to reach heights of Enlightened Science that cemented their position. The New World Order has seeded subliminal messages (combinations of text, signs, and images) in the media commonly used by the Masses - the television, radio, and the parts of the internet containing mass media. This makes mundane humans...

[Muad'Dib]

Weren't the Tzimisce supposed to get Protean instead of Vicissitude? Shame if they won't, I hope they end up with it because
1) It makes Protean a common Discipline, rather than exclusive to the Gangrel.
2) Stoker's Dracula spoilers

Considering how Vampires in the book can change their form in various ways, the Tzimisce with Protean would be a wonderful tribute to this great book.

3) Auspex, Animalism, Protean makes for an interesting Discipline spread for this Clan ; it is full of utility and characterful....

[Muad'Dib]

What makes you think that the Nephandi can't play video games ? ...

[Muad'Dib]

If an enemy has any chance of finding a Vampire's Haven, then they do it according to a scheme and methods that can be predicted, observed, and manipulated. A Vampire likely knows more about finding a Haven than any other persons.



You make good points, but remember that Mages are extremely vulnerable to being targeted by Ghouls, or any mortals that a Vampire controls (in one way or another...Blood Bond, Dominate, Presence...) . You talk about how vulnerable Vampires are, yet something as simple as a band of thugs directed by Dominate (together some money and drugs given)...

[Muad'Dib]

Can there be an Appearance or Strength-based Sorcerer in your system? A Dexterity or Wits-based Sorcery sounds even more unlikely, but at the same time it makes one wonder...Certainly Charisma and Stamina do fit....

[Muad'Dib]

Vampires do have some means at their disposal. Manipulations, plans within plans, lies... For example they can plan it out so that there is a fake Haven that will get targetted first by any enemies. After the enemies reveal themselves with an attack on the fake Haven, the Vampire can take actions against them.


If you go with the wider WoD, then the Technocracy is helping along. There is one vignette in a sidebar in Midnight Siege about how a Technocrat seemingly effortlessly helped cover up the Sabbat hitting the town, and revealed the location of their siege HQs to the Ca...

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I thought about making Methuselah Vampires more unique. The idea is to give Methuselahs some additional mystery and capability, and to make them more characterful. Criticism and new ideas are welcome!

Dread Powers

4th Generation Vampires can choose two Minor Powers and two Major Powers. 5th Generation Vampires can choose one Minor Power and one Major Power. The Dread Powers manifest within a few years after the Embrace.

If there is any instance of a person resisting a given power (Storyteller's discretion, mortals should not generally be able to do so),...

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In their Revised book it is written that he founded the first Hollow One Cabal....

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This is not that easy to do if they are walked in by (or walk into) a Vampire, especially if they are unaware of who they are facing. And Garou in general are not persons who would avert their gaze....

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In such a scenario, I can see "This is technically legal under the Code of Ananda..." being used a lot by some Ecstatic Mages to justify and enforce whatever would be their outlooks....

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I dunno about this...considering an Ecstatic Mage's Kamamarga can be any activity that they find pleasurable and worthy...You know, I'm not too big on sports (to say the least), and in the CoE Revised book there is this example character called Extreme Athlete. Consider an entire city living under his purview. A day starting with a one hour long hardcore 'warm-up' for everyone seems kind of too much. And there are also the radical Ecstatic groups. The very cover of their Revised Tradition Book has what seems to me a prideful Ecstatic,
It's a point brought up very often in their Revised book,...