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only thing that comes to mind today.

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I honestly feel like I play/imagine my World of Darkness SO boringly compared to you guys. dja;lkfjdsa I hardly have weird bloodlines in mind when I make things, my character cast at most may have a single nose piercing and some tattoos... heck my shining star character is basically a boomer. I feel like I'm so obviously an elder around here.

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ordinarily Marshall would wear a full-cover gas mask to conceal that gnarly mug but sometimes you just gotta feel the breeze on your face

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They had to balance out one of the coolest clans in the business with one of the more debilitating flaws. All power to stuffy lord, who can remove my orfices with a flick of the wrist!

Being a Tzimisce is so embarassing dog. The fuck you mean I lose all strength and will to live if I don't sleep with my stuffies.

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W5 and Forsaken are better about this but the fact it took so much pain and suffering to get there (J. F. Sambrano's story immediately coming to mind here, which you can find here) is disappointing. Thankfully I believe White Wolf is turning over a new leaf and will do better in the future, but only time will tell.

Most difficult part of werewolf the apocalypse truly is how deep the racism runs like its in the ground water every time i read the lore im like someone stop these white ppl

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I want to drop a few Shovelheads in the middle of the woods, use Animalism to make all the animals super mean, and see who can get back to civilization before dawn. Bonus points if you bring back a bear friend!

So I've run Sabbat games for YEARS (players choice, my players are all just maladjusted nutjobs except one) I've killed more Sabbat packs than most Cam Princes lol. The one biggest takeaway from Sabbat games I have run has been just how effective, AND diverse "Shovelhead" practices can get. I've had packs that used the shovel as the initial "recruitment implement" "fuck charming them" *THWACK* and burying you in a graveyard? laaaaaaaaaaaaaaame, Passe', anachronistic. Things I've seen done. (and done to players myself) Shovelhead(PCs &NPCs) wake up.... ~~ in a cement mixing truck mixer, and it's on. ~~ Sealed in the walk in Freezer of a currently burning Applebees ~~ in a Kennel at the airport ~~ thrown into a Trains Oil Car full of water(fuck you, you don't need air) ~~ left in a Halloween "haunted house" ~~ Delivered to the county Morgue as "dead ppl" ~~ thrown into a "death pit" with all the other shovel heads to let "Darwin sort them out" ~~ Dropped into the sewers to be "the Nossies problem now" ~~ Left outside the ER "overdosing" ~~ and stuffed into a crate to be "delivered" before they wake up

My advice for starting Sabbat stories, start them off with a bang, and keep the half-baked plans and random chaos coming. Let them go nuts, and beat your players half to death with the consequences. Rowdy, over the top Sabbat packs have a short shelf life in the best of circumstances. Sabbat packs that operate like the Camarilla, now those are the shrewd fuckers that get somewhere.

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Not only is this a perfect example of what I'm talking about but it makes me even more curious about what Requiem's all about. The vibes seem immaculate and I've only heard good things, so I'll have to check it out.

Something fascinating to me about Human Ghouls that doesn't get explored as much as it should is how certain discipline powers are dependent on their user's whole Being A Vampire thing, and thus wind up looking very different when given to humans.

Take Obfuscate for instance: Cloak of Shadows requires its user to remain entirely still and make no sound to remain invisible. For Kindred, this is a fairly rudimentary procedure requiring no great effort, but humans have this unfortunate ailment where they need to breathe oxygen to live. Whether it's the rising and falling of their chest or the minuscule noise that taking even the tiniest breath requires, either would counteract the power's effect RAW. It's still useful, but the limitations of mortality are made apparent to its users, and I can't imagine a panicked Ghoul holding their breath as a Hunter Cell investigates their dwelling isn't considering this weakness.

Another example: Congratulations kid, you've joined the Vampire Revolution! As a wee bonus for your loyalty, you've gained the awesome power to break human bones and tear skin with the flick of your wrist. The problem is that Vamps have bodies that can shrug off 9mm like it's nothing, while you're barely more durable than when you started. So yeah, you can punch hard, but normal punches are already more likely to break a bone in your hand than one in that guy's face; what do you think hits strong enough to destroy limbs will do to your body? And your life is sure to be anything but peaceful, now that you've joined in on the secret world. How long before your legs crunch under the force you use to pound the ground? How long before your hand shatters with the face of the poor bastard who picked a fight with you? How long before your strength breaks you beyond repair?

I'm sure there are other examples of this kind of incompatibility (Soaring Leap immediately comes to mind), especially with higher-level powers that no one but Kindred would ever have access to. What I'd like to suggest here, however, is to consider the effects of even the most minor powers on still-mortal characters! They aren't quite human anymore, but they aren't Kindred either, and leaning into those differences is (imo) neato.

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Artwork By: Jordan Smajstrla "And I was in the darkness so darkness I became" - Cosmic Love

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i felt compelled to design yannick's hive leader/the cause of all of his problems

he's a business dog!!! he sells makeup that makes you an asshole

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Matilda if she got that shit on

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Garou comm for king

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Matilda concepts

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Matilda if she calmed the fuck down

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pov: you killed a robber with your world of darkness books, now you need to hide the body.

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Artwork by: DreamsinFrames