Vampire: The Masquerade - Boston by Night - Character Profiles

[Erinye]

Post your character's here for approval, using the following character sheet template.

For the sake of nostalgia, lets do dots like this • (thanks mystictiger), hehe. Or you can just put in numbers, your choice.

Name:
Age:
Concept:
Nature:
Demeanor:
Clan:
Generation:
Sire:

Attributes
Physical: Strength •, Dexterity •, Stamina •
Social: Charisma •, Manipulation •, Appearance •
Mental: Perception •, Wits •, Intelligence •

Abilities
Talents:
Skills:
Knowledges':

Backgrounds

Virtues
Conscience ••
Self-Control •
Courage •

Humanity: ••••
Willpower: •

Disciplines


Merits/Flaws


Background
Write a brief background story. Juicy details I can use in the story will be much appreciated.

Image
What does your character look like? Distinguishing characteristics?

Personality
What is your character like?









Guidelines
There are a few minor restrictions in play, to prevent power gaming and promote team balance.

Clan, Generation & Sire
Fill in the clan you would like to be embraced into, but leave generation and sire blank. If you want to take the gamble and let the game decide for you, leave clan blank as well.
Available clans are: Brujah, Gangrel, Nosferatu, Tremere, Toreador and Ventrue.

Attributes
Use the following allocation of dots for attributes. 6 / 5 / 3
All attributes start at 1 dot, free of charge.

Abilities
Use the following allocation of dots for abilities. 11 / 7 / 4
The standard rules for character creation apply, meaning no ability may be purchased at more than three dots at this point. You may increase them further with freebie points, but I will need justification for doing so. You dont become among the worlds best by chance or practicing in mommy's garage.

Backgrounds
You get 4 dots to distribute on backgrounds. Vampire specific backgrounds will only gain effect when you are embraced. If you have left clan blank, do the same with generation. Otherwise max 3 dots of Generation. Resources at max 3 dots. Fame at max 3 dots. Influence at max 1 dot. Backgrounds may also be earned through rp.

Virtues
You may distribute up to 6 dots on virtues, with each starting at 1 dot. Humanity equals Conscience + Self-Control and Willpower equals Courage, though these ratings may also be improved with freebie points. Willpower is restricted to max 7 dots. Conscience must be at least 2 dots and Humanity at least 4 dots.

Disciplines
This category is left blank for now. Earn your powers through rp.

Merits/Flaws
Only merits and flaws found in the 20th Anniversary Rulebook are allowed, with some restrictions. Any and all merits and flaws require approval.
Many merits and flaws have a mechanical effect. Since we are going without dice rolling, they will simply make certain actions easier for your character, which may be taken into consideration when writing a post.

Iron Will is banned.
Hidden Diablerie is banned.
Unbondable is banned.
True Faith is banned.
Glowing Eyes is banned.
Then there are a lot that just does not make any sense, like Red List or Former Prince, etc.
Will add other when I have a chance to browse through the book.
Again, vampire specific merits and flaws will only gain effect when you are embraced.

Freebie Points
As usual you receive 15 freebie points to round out your character. Points costs are as following.

Attributes: 5 points per dot.
Abilities: 2 points per dot.
Backgrounds: 1 point per dot.
Virtues: 2 points per dot.
Humanity: 1 point per dot.
Willpower 2-5: 1 point per dot.
Willpower 6-7: 2 points per dot.

Experience
You wont receive experience points, ever. Instead you may improve your character, particularly backgrounds and disciplines, through the course of the game. It is up to you to find and seize these opportunities.

A few things to consider. Your character must be at least 18 years old, preferably 21. It must be able to function in society and work in a group. No law enforcement officers and no psycopaths/sociopaths.

And under no circumstances should your character have knowledge of or prior dealings with the supernatural. You will just rob yourself of the fun of exploring it.

I think that's everything.
Please dont use this thread for chatting. If you have questions, please post them in the OOC thread or pm me directly, instead of posting them here, so this thread remains quick and easy to navigate.

 

[Erinye]

Sample character

Name: Erin
Age: 27
Concept: Badass Vampire and Storyteller
Nature: Loner
Demeanor: Director
Clan: Ventrue
Generation: 12th
Sire: Forbidden Fruit

Attributes
Physical: Strength ••, Dexterity ••, Stamina ••
Social: Charisma •••, Manipulation •••, Appearance •••••
Mental: Perception •••, Wits ••, Intelligence •••

Abilities
Talents: Alertness ••, Athletics •, Brawl ••, Empathy ••, Streetwise •, Subterfuge ••••
Skills: Animal Ken ••, Drive •, Firearms •, Slight of Hand •, Stealth ••
Knowledges': Academics ••, Computer •, Investigation •

Backgrounds
Generation •
Mentor ••
Resources ••

Virtues
Conscience •••
Self-Control •••
Courage •••

Humanity: ••••• •
Willpower: ••••• ••

Disciplines
Potence •
Presence •

Merits/Flaws
Language (Danish)
Prestigious Sire
Grip of the Damned

Background
Coming soon.

Image
Coming soon.

Personality
Coming soon.

 

[dancrilis]

Name: Mary Collins
Age: 20
Concept: Nun / Former Model-Actor
Nature: Bon Vivant
Demeanor: Penitent
Clan: To be determined by Storyteller
Generation: To be determined by Storyteller
Sire: To be determined by Storyteller

Attributes
Physical: Strength ()(), Dexterity ()(), Stamina ()()
Social: Charisma ()()(), Manipulation (), Appearance ()()()()()
Mental: Perception ()()(), Wits ()()(), Intelligence ()()

Specialty: Appearance (Photogenic)

Abilities
Talents:
Alertness (), Athletics (), Awareness (), Brawl (), Empathy ()()()(), Expression ()(), Leadership , Streetwise (), Subterfuge ()()

Specialty: Empathy (Emotions)

Skills:
Animal Ken , Craft , Drive , Etiquette (), Firearms , Larceny , Melee , Performance ()(), Stealth (), Survival

Knowledges:
Academics (), Computer (), Finance (), Investigation , Law (), Medicine (), Occult , Politics , Science (), Technology ()

Virtues
Conscience: ()()()()()
Self-Control: ()()
Courage: ()()

Humanity: ()()()()()()()()
Willpower: ()()()()()

Backgrounds:
Contacts (), Fame ()(), Mentor ()()()(), Resources (), Retainer ()

Disciplines (to be confirmed once clan is in place)

Merits/Flaws
Merit: Eat Food, Inoffensive to Animals, Light Sleeper
Flaw: Bound

Background:

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From a young age Mary had a natural beauty and kindness to her - her parents on the other hand had neither. Noting that there child might make a good meal ticket the quickly got her into being a child model for clothes and the occasional advert - quick to blame her if she didn't get the part and pulling her out of school for interviews at a moments notice.
Her earnings went to fund their hobbies, some innocent holidays but there were partial to some drugs also.
At the age of ten she was found high in her school on a small quantity of pcp - she was hallucinating about monsters all around her. Her parents managed to blame an agent for supplying the drug, but noting the media coverage they merely used it to further her career after a stint in a cheap rehab center.

By all right she should have had a mental breakdown and ended up a junkie by her teens, instead she in one of what became her many trips to centers she met a Sister who introduced her to God and virtue, it wasn't long that she became infatuated with the only adult she had met who treated her well - and with that came her secret shame as the church frowned on such feelings. She stopped the drugs and drinking immediately and when her parents got angry and threatened her she moved for independence and won such at court.

Having a stipend from royalties from items she had worked on that had worked out well she was able to be financially independent, and while she gave a reasonable amount of her earnings to the church that had cared for her it still came to her monthly - it wasn't long after that she took her religious orders.

Nowadays between time in the order, and assisting charities she continues to struggle with her feelings constantly, and worries about the occasional lapses she has and how good they feel.

 

[mystictiger]

Name: Jean-Luc du Paix
Age: 28
Concept: Poet-Philosopher
Nature: Perfectionist
Demeanor: Bon-Vivant
Clan: ?Toreador
Generation: ?10
Sire: Someone Fabulous dahling

• = Bought normally
° = Bought with Freebies

Attributes

Physical: Jean hasn't kept up with any kind of exercise since moving. His lean physique is giving way to spread.
Strength •• , Dexterity ••, Stamina ••

Social: Always friendly, courteous, and with a bon mot for every occasion, Jean lights a room up with his voice not with his looks.
Charisma •••• (Witty), Manipulation •••, Appearance ••

Mental: Sharp and on the ball, he's a scholar not a soldier, so isn't particular observant.
Perception ••, Wits •••, Intelligence •••

Abilities
Talents:
Alertness •
Athletics •
Brawl •
Empathy ••
Expression: •••• (Fiction)
Intimidation
Leadership
Streetwise
Subterfuge ••


Skills:
Animal Ken
Craft
Drive •
Etiquette ••
Firearms
Larceny
Melee •••° (Fencing)
Perform •
Stealth
Survival

Knowledges:
Academics ••
Computer
Finance
Investigate •
Law
Medicine
Occult
Politics •
Science
Technology

Backgrounds
Resources •°
Generation •••
Domain °°
Herd °
(The Domain + Herd is a small cafe)

Virtues
Conscience •••
Self-Control •••°
Courage •••°

Humanity: •••••
Willpower: ••••°°

Disciplines


Merits/Flaws
-Enchanting Voice (2): Jean sounds something like this.
-Harmless (1): His intense look, his strange accent, it all adds up to someone that no-one things could possibly be up to no-good.
-Old Flame (-2) or Rival Sires (-2): That accent, those brooding looks - well, he's bound to have caught the eye of every single bloody Toreador in the city! Depending on the circumstances of his embrace, it will likely leave an embittered party out there to brood and pout in a vengeful manner.
-Curse (-1): From a long line of bards, his family carries the burden of being bitten by secrets they betray. They therefore go out of their way to learning secrets.

Background
Jean has always followed his heart. It took him into many strange places, and has more often than not got him hurt. But he cannot deny the wild call and the fierce call of it. It took him to study at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he was initially accepted to study Law and Finance, but graduated at the top of his class in French Literature. Whilst there, he spent more time polishing his wit and his rapier (earning the prestigious position of being maître to the fencing 'salon' of the institution in his final year) than he did attending to his studies. Regardless, things - as they often do for him - turned out well (Because no-one could seem to find it in their heart to blame the driven, intense young man, not through any work of his own).

And so when his first book finally made it into English translation and received good reviews? Well, it seemed that it was time to move to America. He packed up his life (consisting mostly of cigarettes, a few dusty old books, and a sizable cheque from an art-house publisher), he ended up in Boston. The one sensible thing he did was to buy a small cafe-bookstore in a trendy, gentrified area. Now renamed to Crochet de l'Histoire, he lives in the converted loft above and tries to write. Poetry, prose, whatever. Amidst the dross he produces to pay the bills, he also produces a few works of genius.

Image
He cultivates the look of a French intellectual - a long coat, sharp clothing, and always dapper, ma chèrie - always dapper. He is so dependent on his imported French cigarettes that it would take a great act of willpower to be able to give up smoking. When the nights get darker and colder, he wears the indigo-and-gold scarf of his alma mater.

Personality
He regards America with no small degree of skepticism. The move here was a moment of madness, and his writing has suffered. He lurches from inspired scribbling to brooding non-productiveness. When speaking, he tends to speak quickly in heavily accented English. When talking to friends, he also tends to gesticulate.

He has a penchant for rock music that he finds deeply shameful. His public record (yes, LPs, not CDs) are of Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, but his iPod has Sabaton and Bon Jovi alongside Vivaldi and Rossini. When he doesn't think anyone's watching, he has been known to air-violin (even to the Sabaton).

Possible Reasons for Embrace
Those brooding eyes that see the pain of the world for what it truly is. Those words that cut like knives against the nihilism and darkness that is the stasis and decay of our world. Toreadorgasm