General World of Darkness Discussion Thread QQ Edition

[shadowdice]

Oh I also had the fun of the Gangrel Escobar (nephew of Pablo Escobar) looking around a non profit (The Eastern European Heritage society. A front organization run by Revenants to find lost relatives, do experiments, eugenics, and launder money for the Sabbat) realizing how much money were in Non Profits and calling up the Ventrue player to say "We need to start a non profit"

All while the Gangrel and the Revenant are unsure what the other is and what they are about because the Revenant is confused by why a random vampire called him trying to get information to a Sabbat Head Inquisitor (the gangrel's sire) and who he is while the Gangrel isn't sure if he is talking to a human, ghoul, or what until they both reveal what they are to each other, that it involves demons and agree to work together so long as Gangrel hands any dhabi revenants to him (with the players learning that deals with demons of various kinds can allow vampires to conceive children due to the players researching more on demons and the players wondering if some revenants are the result of eugenic breeding of dhampirs along with the ancient dhampirs that hunted vampires being because their vampiric parents were infernalists and the dhampirs may have presumed all vampires were)

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Ventrue is also trying to learn Thaumaturgy for Lure of flames and having on command fire against buildings/ demons

 

[shadowdice]

In other bits about the Chinese room game

The dialogue system does the shittiest stuff when it comes to giving you only a hint of what you are about to say

I pick "my favorite memory is defending my homeland" the game believes that is the like 500 year old vaguely Eastern European vampire talking about fighting the Tsar

Lou then talks about me fighting The communists with me not being sure if she is talking about the same event and confusing pre 1920 Russia with the Soviet era, if the writers fucked up, or she is talking about a completely different event that I did not hear about until that point

 

[Imabot]

In other bits about the Chinese room game

The dialogue system does the shittiest stuff when it comes to giving you only a hint of what you are about to say

I pick "my favorite memory is defending my homeland" the game believes that is the like 500 year old vaguely Eastern European vampire talking about fighting the Tsar

Lou then talks about me fighting The communists with me not being sure if she is talking about the same event and confusing pre 1920 Russia with the Soviet era, if the writers fucked up, or she is talking about a completely different event that I did not hear about until that point

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From what I saw about this game writing, I think fuck up and lack of research have 95% of being the case here.

 

[heralding_bubble]

Someone posted an apparent breakdown of the whole plot of Bloodlines 2 on SB, almost coped it here but I'd figure I'd ask if y'all be fine with it since some are still playing through it and might not want to be tempted by spoilers or something.

 

[Imabot]

Someone posted an apparent breakdown of the whole plot of Bloodlines 2 on SB, almost coped it here but I'd figure I'd ask if y'all be fine with it since some are still playing through it and might not want to be tempted by spoilers or something.

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Can't you just post a link?

 

[heralding_bubble]

Can't you just post a link?

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that makes sense, which of course means it never even occurred to me.
here

 

[Maragas]

TLDR: There is a reason why in the past Princes were mostly Elders. Young ones fuck things up. Like Lou did.

 

[Imabot]

TLDR: There is a reason why in the past Princes were mostly Elders. Young ones fuck things up. Like Lou did.

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You know that in past Princes were, well, young ones back whe they were in charge?
Also ALL vampiries eventually fuck up. Its in thier nature to turn against eachother at some point. Even when they do it with best intentions inthe world.
Elders going into sleep just helps them reduce amout of fuck ups they commit over centuries compared to when they would be awake all the time. It averages out you know.

 

[Rakdos92]

I'm sorry, why are Baali so hated and feared that they have to be killed on sight?

 

[Maragas]

I'm sorry, why are Baali so hated and feared that they have to be killed on sight?

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Little things like their tendencies to re-embrace other Clans vampires*, leave infernal temples everywhere made out of corpses, blood and gore** and their constant attempt to summon demonic hordes to lay waste to earth***.

You know, small stuff. Like how one of the penultimate ability of their Methuselahs is to kill themselves to let Satan in.****

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Spoiler: Call The Great Beast-Spew Wide the Pit

 

[Imabot]

I'm sorry, why are Baali so hated and feared that they have to be killed on sight?

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They are the most unholy of all Vampire bloodlines. So much so that they are more vulnerable to holy symbols, true faith, and other sacred and sanctified things. You can imagine just how inhumane, demonic, or monstrous they have to be to cause that side effect to manifest.
They are basically a Vampiric demon cult.

 

[Skitzyfrenic]

I'm sorry, why are Baali so hated and feared that they have to be killed on sight?

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They're infernalists. Summon demons and shit.

They also subvert the other clans, re-embracing (weird magic) various kindred into the Baali.

It was also because of the Baali trying to become the top dogs that caused the Second City and Carthage, IIRC, to be destroyed and salted.

If the Sabbat are the Vampires who embrace being a Vampire, the Baali are the Vampires who embrace being Evil.