Topic: Interest Check: Ancient Vampires in the Byzantine Empire (Old World of Darkness)

[Meliai]

Amélie des Fleurs
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Name: Amélie Player: Meliai Chronicle: Byzantium

Nature: Caretaker Demeanor: Survivor Clan: Salubri

Generation: Sixth Concept: Unicorn hiding in the rose garden Haven: Villa on the grounds of the Great Palace

Attributes

Physical Strength Dexterity Stamina

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Social Charisma Manipulation Appearance

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Mental Perception Intelligence Wits

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Abilities

Talents Alertness Athletics Brawl Dodge Empathy Expression Intimidation Leadership Legerdemain Subterfuge

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Skills Animal Ken Archery Commerce Crafts Painting, Illumination Etiquette Melee Performance Singing, Dance Ride Stealth Survival

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Knowledges Academics Trivuim Hearth Wisdom Investigation Law Linguistics Medicine Occult Politics Seneschal Theology

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Advantages

Disciplines Valeren Auspex Obsfucate Potence Animalism Celerity Presence

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Backgrounds Mentor Herd Allies Contacts Domain Resources Retainers Status

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Virtues Conscience Self-Control Courage

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Miscellaneous

Road of Humanity ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Willpower ● ● ● ● Bloodpool ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Health Bruised Hurt Injured Wounded Mauled Crippled Incapacitated

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Weakness Cannot harm another, even in self-defense. Doing so subtracts 2 dice from all roles for the remainder of the scene. Any use of Valeren above the second level causes third eye to open. Concealing an open eye is painful and imparts a one die penalty to all rolls.

Bonus Point Spending

Attribute increases - 50 points

• Stamina to 5 (+2)
• Charisma to 6 (+3)
• Manipulation to 3 (+2)
• Perception to 6 (+2)
• Intelligence to 7 (+1)
• Wits to 5 (+2)

Ability increases
Talents - 54 points

• Alertness to 6 (+4)
• Athletics to 2 (+2)
• Dodge to 5 (+5)
• Empathy to 7 (+4)
• Expression to 4 (+4)
• Leadership to 3 (+3)
• Subterfuge to 5 (+5)

Skills - 59 points

• Animal Ken to 6 (+6)
• Crafts to 7 (+4)
• Craft field of expertise, Illumination
• Craft specialty, portraits
• Etiquette to 5 (+2)
• Performance to 6 (+4)
• Performance field of expertise, dance
• Stealth to 7 (+7)
• Survival to 5 (+5)

Knowledges - 77 points

• Academics to 7 (+7)
• Hearth Wisdom to 7 (+4)
• Hearth Wisdom Specialty, Botanicals
• Investigation to 4 (+3)
• Law to 4 (+3)
• Linguistics to 7 (+5)
• Medicine to 7 (+4)
• Occult to 4 (+3)
• Politics to 3 (+3)
• Seneschal to 3 (+2)
• Theology to 5 (+4)

Disciplines - 252 points

• Valeren +5 (2x levels 2,3, and 4)
• Auspex +6
• Obfuscate +4
• Potence +3
• Animalism +4
• Celerity +7
• Presence +7

Backgrounds - 29 points

• Herd to 2 (+1)
• Allies to 7 (+7)
• Contacts to 3 (+3)
• Domain to 4 (+4)
• Resources to 3 (+3)
• Retainers to 7 (+7)
• Status to 4 (+4)

Tentatively done crunch stuff!
I still need to talk to Kolbrandr about who, specifically, my Allies and Contacts are, but I believe all my other backgrounds are covered in my bio.

[Orange Marmalade]

Sorry, been slacking on this - I should have it finished up today (Friday)

[Kolbrandr]

This just came up when talking char creation. Yes, you can take combo disciplines at starting if you know from what those suckers are and have one in mind and run it by me obviously.

Does 1/3rd of its xp cost in bp sound fair? Question opened to the floor.

[RubySlippers]

I can't seem to come up with such a long character background.

[Kolbrandr]

Would you like me to resend you your previous character background?

[RubySlippers]

My clan changed but that could work, so do so. 

[Kythia]

Is this still recruiting?

[RubySlippers]

Likely, the more the merrier.

[Kolbrandr]

Is this still recruiting?

Still recruiting, yep! Worse comes to worse you just join in slightly after the others.

[Kythia]

Cool.  Looking at either a Malkavian prophetess, a Lasombra nun or a Tzimsce nobleman's wife.  Any preference?

[Kolbrandr]

I'd lean to the first or third of those, if only because we don't have anyone from either of those clans as of yet, though if the nun appeals to you, go with that.

Bear in mind with the nobleman's wife thing, you're several centuries old, if you're a nobleman's wife, that would likely be under some kind of cover identity or some suchery.

[Kythia]

Yeah, I got that covered.  Ghouls and Vicissitude make such affairs easy.

I think I might go with the noble, actually.  Got a relatively cool concept.  Or I think so at least.

[Kolbrandr]

Feel free to pursue it then. Let me know if you have any questions otherwise, and just remember to shoot me a character backstory first before you do any sheet work.

[Kolbrandr]

any updates from those still working on backstories?

[Orange Marmalade]

any updates from those still working on backstories?

How are we doing sheet-wise? I think I still need to flesh out some allies/contacts/etc kinda stuff with your help too :)

[Kythia]

Working on it.  Sorry, busy weekend.

[RubySlippers]

I just need to do her Childer as her Allies and add them to her background. 

[RubySlippers]

I decided not to play this.

[Kolbrandr]

Alright, fair enough.

[Kythia]

I'm still in.  Working on backstory once I finish one more post.

[Kolbrandr]

How are we doing sheet-wise? I think I still need to flesh out some allies/contacts/etc kinda stuff with your help too :)

Was hoping to get everyone's sheets in before doing comparative work of "how do they look between each other", but I'll just forge ahead with sorting out stat questions I think with Ruby dropping out.

[Kolbrandr]

I'm still in.  Working on backstory once I finish one more post.

Cool, you have some time.

[Kythia]

Do you want the backstory PMing or posted here?

[Kolbrandr]

PM first would be ideal

[Kolbrandr]

slight delay while I scream in frustration and smash my head into my desk at Ell having eaten some of the posts I was sending out on your characters. I think the one to Kythia got through.