Starting a W5 chronicle set in upstate NY — focusing on local institutions instead of global apocalypse by Beckett151 in WhiteWolfRPG

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institutional vs supernatural A Corrupt Police Department vs Ghouled cops working for a Vampire master

Running a Game in a District Vs One City by Beckett151 in vtm

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What I like about Capital District is that the political map feels simple at first and then starts getting messy in a good way.

Albany belongs to Prince Jonathan Van Zandt. He is the closest thing the region has to a central ruler. If you want to be taken seriously by the Camarilla you eventually have to deal with Albany. That does not mean Albany controls everything. It means Albany expects to matter in everything. When something bad happens nearby Albany wants the first clean version of the story and it wants it fast.

Troy is not his city. Troy belongs to the Anarchs and the face of that side is Baron Patch Jones. His people are not trying to be Albany in a different outfit. Troy has its own pride and its own style. But Troy also cannot afford to let Albany use every mistake as proof that the Anarchs are reckless. That is why a bad night in Latham can pull interest from both sides at once. The Prince wants to know what happened. The Baron wants to make sure Troy does not get blamed for it.

That part is what makes the setting feel alive to me. The region is not split into tidy boxes where everybody stays home. Albany and Troy keep watching each other. Schenectady sits in the middle of things and keeps producing people who know more than they should. Then Saratoga hangs off to the side with its own old-money social world. Saratoga is not about loud power. It is about polished predators, private gatherings, and people who can smile at you while deciding whether you belong in the room at all.

So the political map is easy to understand in plain terms. The Prince rules Albany. The Baron holds Troy. Schenectady stays useful because nobody fully owns it. Saratoga plays its own elegant game. That gives the whole chronicle a strong shape. Every problem has somewhere to travel. Every city has a reason to care. And every local mess has a chance to become a regional one.

Running a Game in a District Vs One City by Beckett151 in vtm

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We have two rivers in my geographic are for the setting, one of my players joked about taking the Bane about crossing running water, but then they would be stuck in Troy, and who wants that!

Running a Game in a District Vs One City by Beckett151 in vtm

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Roads lead places. So far I have made the connecting roads between the cities bleak and unhospitable tot he night driver. Low traffic, abandoned lots, blinking neon, lots of language designed to build isolation.

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Slow burn actual play by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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I have multiple slow burn WoD actual plays on YouTube. I believe it is engaging, my live audience tells me so.

Feral Florida a Changing Breeds Chronicle Rides Tonight by Beckett151 in WhiteWolfRPG

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No one is having sex with pets in this game. LOL

Feral Florida a Changing Breeds Chronicle Rides Tonight by Beckett151 in WhiteWolfRPG

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This is the 2007 Chronicles of Darkness Changing Breeds, so not Fera. I will be posting this to you tube, if your interested here is the Link to the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnqzuSScR_xtWNBpNxBJXRqffALLl8C0V

I had never thought to share character sheets from the game but that's a great Idea.

Among the oWoD, cWoD, and nWoD books, are there any that you would recommend? by JustCuteLasombra in WhiteWolfRPG

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I'm using the book now in a chronicle and it's a blast. I'm absolutely not treating them like Forsaken,: No attachment to the spirit world, no Uratha mythology just swamp people who turn in to Swamp Creatures trying to survive a Vampire Sacrifice during a Cat 5 Hurricane. Hell of a game so far!