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| Topic Started: Wednesday, 25. June 2014, 16:43 (330 Views) | |
| Franca | Wednesday, 25. June 2014, 16:43 Post #1 |
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So my latest idea (yes I know I change my mind a bit often) is to play a mortal. As someone rightfully pointed out, though, playing a mortal is not that great fun if you don't have a vampire to interact with. Therefore I am asking if any of you is in need of a mortal acquaintance (who might be a potential ghoul or childe or just a vampire-aware contact). Specifically, my char might be an American girl who started out as the rebellious kid of an hyper-religious family and later was left to her less than responsible aunt. Brought up thinking she was eeevil just because she was curious and not submissive, she realized in time that the criminal career her father had "prophetized" for her was not actually a good idea. A couple of good encounters helped her to put herself together. She went to college and got passionate about the history of heresies/free thought/something along these lines. At some point a vampire reveled himself to her (maybe she had witnessed to a small violation of the masquerade, maybe the vampire was testing her in some way, maybe something else... let's see if this can be exploited). She was surprisingly open minded about it, she had known both awful and decent humans and just assumed the same might be among vampires. She wasn't told very much about the vampire society, though. She perfectly understands why not to talk about it, although she secretly wishes to know more (she still has a small problem with authority but she can recognize a good advice). She's now in London for her PhD (on a regular subject, nothing too occult). She's not looking for vampires but she might be more receptive than most. Any chance of meaningful interaction? Otherwise I go back to some of my vampire ideas.
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| Lessa | Wednesday, 25. June 2014, 18:40 Post #2 |
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Hmm... Lessa is actually getting ready to go back to school (medical school, to be exact), with your character studying for her PhD, I foresee a lot of library time in both their futures. Which would give them a possible way to meet. There are, however, a few interesting caveats with that. First, the idea of ghouling someone is not really something she finds appealing. She's an odd little Ventrue in many ways, and has issue with that whole "taking away someone's free will" thing. She does have one ghoul, but she inherited her and Beverly would have died without vampire blood. However! One of the reasons she's going to medical school is because she's also studying to be something called a "Camarilla Warden" - and their whole POINT is to protect the Masquerade. So, when she finds out that your character knows about vampires, she may ghoul her to protect her, assuming they've gotten on up to that point. There was a second point, but I have managed to forget what it was. I'll reply again if I remember... |
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| Franca | Wednesday, 25. June 2014, 18:56 Post #3 |
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Given how much she cares about her free will she'd rather keep tje masquerade in other ways. This if I reason IC..Although I don't know if here some mortals are allowed to know at all. In some scenarios you find those. Another idea is that she has been observed since her first contact, so see if any of you is interested in having been contacted by the american vampires. |
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| Lessa | Wednesday, 25. June 2014, 19:28 Post #4 |
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Heh. Ghouling would be a last resort for Lessa, too. If she could protect her without it, she would much rather. Was just throwing that out there as one possibility (And the only thing that could have gotten her to ghoul the girl if that was something you were looking for). |
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| Franca | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 05:03 Post #5 |
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As a player I wouldn't mind, but if I think IC... she's not really the "happiness in slavery" type. I guess she might make a good vampire but she's not running around looking for it. |
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| Alarik | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 11:05 Post #6 |
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As a heads' up: getting the Prince to approve the Embrace for a new Ventrue may be non-trivial, especially for someone so recently inducted into the Domain's Board. It could be interesting roleplay of course! But the Prince would naturally be inclined to think that an Embrace candidate for Clan Ventrue should have served as a ghoul for a while. He cares much less about other clans. Being of the Princes' blood is a double-edged sword in that regard.
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| Lessa | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 17:14 Post #7 |
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LOL We're still playing around with ideas. For all we know, they'll end up hating each other and it will be a moot point. Talk of ghouling and/or embrace is a ways into the future, still. OOC I'd be okay with any of the scenarios, be it embracing her, ghouling her, or leaving her just be what she is. She's heard of blood dolls and such, so leaving the girl be wouldn't be too big of a stretch. IC, in order of her preference would be leaving her be, embracing her, and ghouling as a last resort. Her joining the Camarilla Wardens might add a layer of complication to the whole thing, but it aslo gives her someone she can talk to about what her options really are. |
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| Franca | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 17:31 Post #8 |
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LOL I don't want to displease the Prince before even arriving :D. Seriously, I want to see if the character has some possible and interesting use, thereof the purpose of this discussion. Otherwise I go back to my vampire plans. Besides, as much as I'd like to play with Lessa, if I think to my char concept she wouldn't ever have the manners to make a good Ventrue (although I get nobody's "typical" here). Edited by Franca, Thursday, 26. June 2014, 17:33.
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| Graham Mason | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 17:50 Post #9 |
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Can she cook? (OMG! Such a deep and elaborate question!) |
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Oh no! My souffle! "Words", stress level, "MetaMason", "THEVOICEOFREASON" | |
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| Lessa | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 19:28 Post #10 |
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Well, whether or not it ever goes to any form of bringing her into the fold, there's certainly opportunity for them to meet and possibly become friends. LOL I totally understand you wanitng to know before you make her if she'd have some use. I have an idea for a mortal of my own, but I'd almost prefer for him to just remain oblivious - not sure how well that would work in terms of actually getting playing time. |
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| Alarik | Thursday, 26. June 2014, 19:43 Post #11 |
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Your character wouldn't be displeasing the Prince. Non-Kindred are barely people in his eyes. Lessa would be in trouble.
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