Opportunity, freedom and power lies West of the Mississippi. Gold and land are in abundance - along with competition. The chance to strike out and make it big. More so if you are Kindred or Cainite. Even with the establishment of the west coast, and the transcontinental railroad linking New York to San Francisco, large swathes of territories-turned-states are still blank on the map. Cities are contested, and outside of towns is no man's land. The Sabbat have been losing territory since the Mexican-American War. The Camarilla, led first by Anarchs, are making inroads, and the independent clans are trickling in. The Jyhad is anyone’s game out here, and it's mostly neonates and fledgling playing. The American Civil War has been over for five years. Many people headed west, and Kindred followed. Along with technology advancing, record keeping was on the rise. You had to have your identity written down, even if it was your false identity. The way you were taking the train, though, didn't require identification. As far as the mortals knew, you were just a special-made coffin. That's why it weighed so much, they reckon. But who was this coming down on an iron horse? >Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace. >Sybil Proctor. From an esteemed plantation family, you left the stifling South behind. A combination of your pedigree and strong sense of self caught your sire’s attention. >Write-In. Include name and something that made them stand out to their sire. What is your clan? (With Disciplines listed)>Assamite (Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus) >Brujah (Celerity, Potence, Presence) >Followers of Set (Obfuscate, Presence, Serpentis)>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>Giovanni (Dominate, Necromancy, Potence)>Lasombra (Dominate, Obtenebration, Potence)>Malkavian (Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate)>Nosferatu (Animalism, Obfuscate, Potence) >Ravnos (Animalism, Chimerstry, Fortitude) >Toreador (Auspex, Celerity, Presence) >Tremere (Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy) >Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>Ventrue (Dominate, Fortitude, Presence) You go to the West in the name of… >... the Camarilla.>... the Anarchs! >... the Sabbat! >... true independence. You're tired of all the sectarian hogwash! You leave the East Coast behind for a new unlife but you do bring something with you. What is it? >Resources (3 dot equivalent) >Two competent Retainers >A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant >Herd of 5 kine
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)Even though I know you're going to abandon this quest.
Some quick house keeping: This will be based on V20 lore. Clan weaknesses, keeping up with points of Vitae. I more than likely won't be able to post until Thursday evening. Welcome to the Wild West!
>>6456538>Sybil Proctor. From an esteemed plantation family, you left the stifling South behind. A combination of your pedigree and strong sense of self caught your sire’s attention.>Tremere (Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy)>... the Camarilla.What better way to become a price than to open up a new fiefdom?
>>6456538> Dr Henry Chirug, a doctor that served in the medical tents of Gettysburg and was sired for his skill with a scalpel >Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>... the Camarilla.>Herd of 5 kineI don't remember seeing a lot of Tzims in Vampire stuff and I think they're neat
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>... the Anarchs! >A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant
>>6456563I support this but on the last point>Two competent RetainersInstead of the Ally
>>6456559+1 this, cause a Tzimi Antibru would be fun
>>6456538>Felix Quinn. Having grown up on the streets of New Orleans, your Sire was fond of both your boundless hope for the future and the skill with which you disguise yourself as a man.>Ravnos (Animalism, Chimerstry, Fortitude) >... the Anarchs! >Two competent RetainersAs an eternal Ravnos fan, I've gotta throw one out there
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Giovanni (Dominate, Necromancy, Potence)>... true independence. You're tired of all the sectarian hogwash!>A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints>Gangrel>True independence >Herd
>>6456538>Sybil Proctor. From an esteemed plantation family, you left the stifling South behind. A combination of your pedigree and strong sense of self caught your sire’s attention.>Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>... the Camarilla.>Two competent RetainersI'll bite even though we all know how this ends
>>6456660With Wuxian running an entire quest thread to completion and everyone having a good time?
>>6456538>Sybil Proctor. From an esteemed plantation family, you left the stifling South behind. A combination of your pedigree and strong sense of self caught your sire’s attention.>Brujah (Celerity, Potence, Presence)>... the Anarchs!>A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace. >Toreador (Auspex, Celerity, Presence) >... true independence. You're tired of all the sectarian hogwash! >Two competent Retainers
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>... the Sabbat!>Herd of 5 kineFor experimenting on ofcourse
>>6456538Hell yeah >Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.And>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)And >... the Sabbat!Annnnd>A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidantBrokeback Gangrel
>Sybil Proctor>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>... true independence. You're tired of all the sectarian hogwash!>Two competent Retainers
>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>Herd of 5 kine
>>6456538>Sybil Proctor>Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>... the Sabbat!>A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant
>>6456538>Raphael Two-Saints. Up from Montréal way. The immigration officer couldn't spell your family name of Toussaint, so you settled with “Two-Saints.” Skirmishes with the Native tribes saw your sire granting you the Embrace.>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>... the Anarchs!>A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidantNormally I would've gone for Brujah or Assamite instead of Gangrel (them being budget werewolves and all) but they kind of fit the theme of the "wild" west.
>Takeshi Shinamaya, samurai who left a land behind that doesn't want him anymore. Embraced for his skill with brush and sword, and to enshrine a dying way of lifeEmbraced into clan>Toreador (Auspex, Celerity, Presence)Found a new master in>... the Sabbat!Is lucky to have found >A Kindred Ally, a peer and confidant
>>6456660Supporting this one.
>>6456904+1
The results are in… We are Raphael Two-Saints of Clan Gangrel. We are aligned with the nascent Anarchs, trying to find a home for the sect away from both Camarilla and Sabbat. We are accompanied by our ally and friend, a fellow Kindred of the Anarchs. Writing now!
>>6457110Nice!
The American Southwest was part of the Mexican Northwest just a score of years ago. The Mexican-American War had bisected Mexico, and when the Camarilla and Anarchs moseyed on over, they turned over the rocks hiding the Lasombra. The Anarchs truly dislodged the Sabbat from California, but as they are wont to do, the Camarilla come in when most of the work is done and declare their “hard work” is done. There are still holdouts, of course. The Lasombra were mighty entwined with the Mexican population, your sire once said. Los Angeles, once a quaint bay for ranchers, is now the capital of the Anarchs. You knew from your ally, in the coffin next to you, said the Camarilla had a firm grip on San Francisco and the surrounding environments. You and your partner had poured over the map one excited evening, having gotten your tickets and secured coffins. To be out from under the boots of these Elders of the East Coast… It was almost too good to be true. You discussed into the wee hours where to go, pouring over a map of the West. You both came to an agreement. First by train, then by carriage, if that’s what it took. If the kine could brave the Oregon Trail without any vampiric powers, you could challenge the wilds too, if need be. What kind of domain would you like to settle in? >Rural budding community - Truly out on the trails, far from any towns. You’re the only licks in town and far from Kindred competition. You hold praxis. (Examples include the California Alps and Redwood Forest, Death Valley in California, Pike’s Peak, Yellowstone, and the isolated Rocky Mountains.)>Satellite Settlement - Near a major city but far enough away to have your own domain, and have Kindred neighbors. Or perhaps a large settlement with no Kindred having taken it yet. You would have praxis over the domain. (Salt Lake City, Portland, Tombstone, Comstock Lode, Boise, Seattle)>Rubbing Shoulders in the City - Enter a Cam or Anarch city where another already holds praxis. Work your way up. The Anarchs are, after all, a subsect within the Camarilla… (Examples are San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque)As for your Kindred Companion… Which clan do they belong to? >Assamite (Celerity, Obfuscate, Quietus) >Brujah (Celerity, Potence, Presence) >Followers of Set (Obfuscate, Presence, Serpentis)>Gangrel (Animalism, Fortitude, Protean)>Giovanni (Dominate, Necromancy, Potence)>Lasombra (Dominate, Obtenebration, Potence)>Malkavian (Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate)>Nosferatu (Animalism, Obfuscate, Potence) >Ravnos (Animalism, Chimerstry, Fortitude) >Toreador (Auspex, Celerity, Presence) >Tremere (Auspex, Dominate, Thaumaturgy) >Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)>Ventrue (Dominate, Fortitude, Presence)
>>6457122>>Rubbing Shoulders in the City - Enter a Cam or Anarch city where another already holds praxis. Work your way up. The Anarchs are, after all, a subsect within the Camarilla…LA >Malkavian (Auspex, Dementation, Obfuscate)
>>6457122>Rural budding community - Truly out on the trails, far from any towns. You’re the only licks in town and far from Kindred competition. You hold praxis.What's the point of being a gangrel anarch cowboy if you're not going all out on manifest destiny pioneer bullshit. City Gangrel are bottom of the barrel trash feeders barely above Nosferatu in station. The open wilderness is where we belong, our strengths are literally tailor made for this.I'll let the American bros decide which spot is better but I'm leaning towards the Rockies.>Tzimisce (Animalism, Auspex, Vicissitude)Just a couple of shapeshifting blood sucking pals out on little field trip. What's not to like?
