It Waits

by Yann Golanski (13 Apr 94)

A Chicago by night chronicle. (v1.3)

The Chronicle was played (and still is...) in UKC, on alternative time and days, the first chapter was already played, as was the first move....the rest is future.... The party (ref as to Coterie thereafter) is composed of:

• Frank (Ventrue, 10th) played by Ben P, [Nicolai <- Helena, though he might join Menele soon]
• Ember (Toreador, 9th) played by Ben M (Gerard on this list), [Menele]
• Johan (Tremere, 10th) played by Graham, [Nicolai <- Helena]
• lots of different characters who keep on dying (and cann't be bothered to put them all here...) Now playing a Settite 11th (the nice ones..) played by Jan, [Maxwell <- Menele]
• Bob (Assamite, 8th) then Crame (Hollowed one, and mage) played by Barni. [Erichto <- Menele]
• Sophia Ayes (Toreador, 7th) played by me, and lover (mutual blood bound) of Frank. [Annabelle <- Helena/Menele, well you know...] Played by the St.
• ST (me ... ), not controled...as far as I know that is...:)

Chapter I : The Second Face of The Second City

This was played and done using CbN 1 and Blood bound. I played the following stories in order: Death sweet sting, Annabelle's party, Blood bound (stared in the other two...), Player of pawns, this was the first move, called "Arrival".

UBRM was the start and end of the next move,. called "Under a Blood Red Moon" as Lodin dies (well, not quiet...) and the city is without a prince to rule it.

All the players were under Helena's control (via other pawns, mostly Nicolai, who Blood bounded one player, (well he thinks he have, in fact Frank (the player) was already blood bounded to Sophia) and via another Tremere member of the coterie). They had as well very good relations with Critias and they all like him (even if they were used as pices on his board....).

Helena thinks she controls them, via Nicolai, and will use Frank in the next chapter to help her. Menele knows that they are (mostly) free and will set this coterie against his ach-foe.

The next move started with Frank and Ember tring to buy the Succubus (not a smart move...). Helena very pissed off sended the IRS, the press and the cops (via Ballard, Perterson, and Shumpeter) on them. She turned a child of Ember (Bekey, from Blood Bound) into a psycho killer and set her loose. They manage to get out of the messe, but Ember was so shocked that he sworned revange against Helena, thus joing Menele (inderectly of course...). Helena is not aware of that fact, and uses their night club as a main hang out for the anarchs... The succubus club was destoyed by Bob, the assamite when he frenzied and killed 25 poeple trying to get Rev Collmann. Primogen closed the club for fear of FBI investigation. (during Fondamental differences, yes I use rather a lot the succubus Club)

BOY, and I intended this to be short...

During the investigation of the killings (done by Bekey), Jan's character (using his HIGHT obsfuscate to look like Marcel) killed Shepard (the presence fear with 8 successes and a bothch on Shepard part), thus a Blood Hunt was called on Marcel (even if the members of the Primogen had doubts, they were more than happy to blame it on Marcel). BUT the sepcial afairs were called in and are now looking in Chicago, and susspect the coterie to have something to do with Vampires. This third and last move was called "Hell to pay".

Ember is now a pawn of Menele, he wanted to serve him against Helena (yes, the player is good at deducing things, and at finding out info on different characters). He is dominated by Menele to serve him, and have protections against Helena's auspex... (He cann't remember that he hates her and serves Menele when he is near her...). He found out about her in the Succubus after meeting with Prias (who died of his wounds, but warned Ember and Frank just defore dying.)

Note on Lodin: The coterie killed Sheriff (long story), and Lodin ordered them killed, BUT they had a life boon from Critias (player of pawns) so they manage to get him off their case for a while. Lodin then start thinking; why did he hate them so much? He never liked Sheriff? Then he started to look at his unlife, and it came as a shock to him: He was controled! With the help of Pariah, he staged his own death, and contacted Maxwell. His plan is simple, put someone as prince who works against the Methuselah who controled him.

The chapter ends here.

Chapter II : The Faceless City

THEME: Nothing Is As It Seems and The Price Of Power.

MOOD: Paranoia, betrayal, horror, unknown, good vs evil, who do I hate?

GOALS:

Menele:

Perceived by Helena:

Put Maldavis as Prince.
Make the city into a state of choas.

Real goal:

Make beleive Helena that she took control of anarchs.
Try to get Kalhid into his camp.

Helena:

Perceived goal by Menele:

Put Ballard as prince.
Promote O'Leary as member of Primogen.

Real goal:

Size the anarchs from Menele.
Try to get a hold on the Nosferatu (via Nataniel).

The Coterie:

Get as much as they can from Chicago.

Frank:

Get more power.

Ember:

Reach Golconda. (real: Do Menele's binding)

Johan:

Promot clan Tremere.

Jeremia:

Help Maxwell.

Cram:

Find out about Eletria and Portia for Erichto.

(BOB:

Get as many elder blood as possible, while having fun)

Other:

Maxwell:

Take Princedom

Lodin:

Get his revange against the Methuselah who controled him.

Capone:

Help his sire. Quit the city, search Golconda.

Jackson:

Increase his status, by helping Maxwell.

Ballard:

Get princedom.

DuSable:

Get princedom.

Eletria:

Size anarchs for Helena.

Elders:

Get more power...

Anarchs:

Destroy the power that is...

Sabbat:

Size the city.

ST:

have funn..... (what do you think?)

...anything else is as stated in the Coterie section of CbN 2

All the below is divided into parts as follow. It works best as a table, but due to space, I cann't do it like that here, so you'll have maybe to reformate it, or copy it to a table.

• The Coterie: presents the story as told to the players.
• Sub: Is the subplot of the FBI, and of Gulflora, the succubus, it has bugg all to do with the main plot...
• Maxwell: What he is doing.
• Lodin: What he is doing.
• Capone: What he is doing.
• Jackson: What he is doing.
• Ballard: What he is doing.
• DuSable: What he is doing.
• Eletria: What he is doing.
• Elders: Elders reactions to the war.
• Anarchs: Anarchs reactions to the war.
• Sabbat: Their move against the City...AGAIN!

Move 1: All is quiet.

The Coterie:

Warning from Lodin (under the appearence of V, from V for Vendetta)
Frank asked (read ordered via bound) to dominate Bloods to attack Mafioso, and Bloods to get Mafioso. He will warn Capone and Jackson.
Ember introduces Bret to Maldavis, Bret joins the anarchs.

Sub:

FBI seen in Fear of The Dark (the player's club
Get attack by Nosferatu (Nathaniel's brood)
Son hang in the Fear of the Dark (FotD)

Maxwell:

Waits

Lodin:

Warn the party that they might be influenced by Elder.

Capone:

Get one of his lieutenamt killed by Bloods.

Jackson:

Get one of his ghouls killed by Mafia.

Ballard:

Waits.

DuSable:

Set Blood vs Mafia war, using Frank.

Eletria:

Set up Corbine for next move.

Elders:

Waits.

Anarchs:

Waits.

Sabbat:

Waits.

Move 2: The Body.

The Coterie:

Lodin's warrning two.
Ballard offer power to coterie, if they suport him. He gives them a hunting ground, where the Sabbat is....
Ember learns of Maldavis origine.
Corbin kills a mortal in FotD, refuse to take responsablity for cleaning the body, 'cause she is an elder!

Sub:

FBI still lurking in FofD, they contact and learn of Stephens the hunter of CPD.
Another attack by our Nosferatu freinds...

Maxwell:

Waits.

Lodin:

Gives his second warrning.

Capone:

War against Bloods.

Jackson:

War against Mafia. Cabrini green is a "war zone"

Ballard:

Gain suport of different coteries.

DuSable:

Support Maldavis (or so he says....)

Eletria:

Sides with coterie against Corbin/Elders.

Elders:

Corbin kills in FotD.

Anarchs:

Call to war. (they REALY like the FotD....)

Sabbat:

Is there an oportunity here?????

Move 3: Old friends from the past

The Coterie:

Lorrain is spoted feeding, if they follow she leads them to Sears Tower.
Anarch meeting in FotD, war is called, Maldavis gains suport for Princedom.

Sub:

Now, if they haven't done something about those Nosferatu, I will kill one of them!!!!!!!!!
Shumpeter is killed by FBI + Stephens.
Rev Collmann discovers Modius feeding, learns of the Vampyr.

Maxwell:

Set internal affairs on DuSable's judges.

Lodin:

Move against Ballard.

Capone:

War against Bloods.

Jackson:

War against Mafia.

Ballard:

Get raided by IRS, operations in danger.

DuSable:

Allies arrested for corruptions.

Eletria:

Unites the anarchs behind Maldavis.

Elders:

Pissed off with the Bllod/Mafia war.

Anarchs:

Maldavis makes her move.

Sabbat:

Crises meeting, Tyler turns up to it.

Move 4: The night of the Long Blades.

The Coterie:

Maxwell present himself to the city.
Lodin meet the coterie, tell them of Jyhad between two Methuselah (he doesn't know their names...) ask for info on Ballard says that Son might have some.
Anarchs moves against Corbin (hiding in O'Leary's place). "Night of the Long Blades"
Maldavis is betrayed by Bret to Wolf Pack, they raid her haven. Rebbekah saves her from final death.

Sub:

FBI learns of the identity of Ember and Frank, they set watches.
Bret embrase Ember's mortal lover, Laura.

Maxwell:

Make himself know to the city.

Lodin:

Ask coterie to find infos on Ballard, via Son.

Capone:

Out of the run.

Jackson:

Out of the run.

Ballard:

Stricks against the anarchs.

DuSable:

Stays low, tryies to help his allies

Eletria:

Set up the Night of Long Blades.

Elders:

Stand against anarch treat, suport Ballard.

Anarchs:

Maldavis falls, set in seach of Corbin.

Sabbat:

Tyler, useing blood fromhelena, dominates the whole City sabbat.

Move 5: Check mate.

The Coterie:

DuSable asks (read order) frank to help with Anarch treat.
Son agrees to give info, but only iof the coterie helps Corbin to escape from Chicago savfly....
Capone and Jackson have a meeting, set up[ by Frank.
Ember will probably try to kill Bret, since he is sort off in love with Maldavis....AHAHAHAHA

Sub:

FBI and Collmann meets, Collmann agrees to help FBI to kill all Chicago's kindreds. (yes, that count the coterie)

Maxwell:

Get info on Ballard and uses them.

Lodin:

passes info onto Maxwell.

Capone:

Run amok on Ballard.

Jackson:

Run amok on Ballard.

Ballard:

Make himself Prince.

DuSable:

Help Ballard, get permission to Sire (see below)

Eletria:

Gain control of the anarchs (thus Helena secceed in her plan)

Elders:

Support Ballard.

Anarchs:

RIOTS in town...

Sabbat:

Waits.

Move 6: Fall out.

The Coterie:

Blood raids Ballard haven (with coterie's help?) Capone present He kills ballard.
Mafia fram agents of Ballard.
Elertria calls for the end of the war, and say that they need to find a peacfull solution.

Sub:

Collmann's first hunt, Modius and Allicia are destroyed.
Lucian takes Princedom of Gary.

Maxwell:

Discovers nealy, uses his presence on him.

Lodin:

Hand over his control of CPD to Maxwell.

Capone:

Take Princedom, kills Ballard.

Jackson:

Suport Capone, as head lieutenant.

Ballard:

DIES....how sad ;)

DuSable:

Nicolai orders him to back off....

Eletria:

Ends the anarch uprising.

Elders:

Suport Capone...:)

Anarchs:

End the violence.

Sabbat:

Start making neonates, attack is iminent.

Move 7: The Black Hand.

The Coterie:

Has to deal with Collmann.
Get hints that Sabbat makes its move.
Raid on the FotD, Wendy is present and knows of all the secrets passages of the club (she was the girlfreind of Bob, who was security man....).
Anarchs protect the club.

Sub:

FBI (Earl) sell his sould to Gulflora for power.
FBI (Cooper) ask Coterie help, against Gulflora...

Maxwell:

Presence Nealy and get info on the other Sabbat, and Tyler.

Lodin:

Waits.

Capone:

Rules Chicago, order a Blood Hunt on Sabbat.

Jackson:

Hunt Sabbat.

Ballard:

OUT

DuSable:

OUT

Eletria:

OUT

Elders:

Panic, and totaly ineficent.

Anarchs:

Protect FotD, Hunt Sabbat.

Sabbat:

Attack the city, hoping to size it.

Move 8: many Happy Returns.

The Coterie:

Tyler (with help coterie) raids a Sabbat haven, they find and capture Lambach Ruthven (or so they think....).
Wendy dies.
Capone is killed by sabbat raid.
Maxwell calls a conclave of the Camarilla

Sub:

Gluflora and Earle are attacked by coterie, hopefully they will get Collmann on their side, if not he will hunt them afterwards....

Maxwell:

Becomes Prince of Chicago. Call Justicar in to get his suport.

Lodin:

Set off in the sunset with Lorrain....

Capone:

Killed by Sabbat (read: fake his death and set off in search of Golconda).

Jackson:

Helps Maxwell to rule Chicago, becomes first lieut.

Ballard:

Dead, out, exit, no more fate slug...

DuSable:

He will get his revange...

Eletria:

Waits till Helena orders her to do something/enjoy her vicotry.

Elders:

Follow maxwell.... (what do you expect?)

Anarchs:

Plot against the establishment... (what do you expect?)

Sabbat:

Philip is forced underground, a new pack enters the city, this time it is NOT made of missfits. Tyler controls them, of course and they will serve Helena against Maxwelll.

Winner and loosers:

Menele:

+ Made Helena thinks she control anarchs.
+ Gained the Princedom.
+ Khalid agree to serve Menele, and Menele agrees to lead him towards Golconda.
- Maldavis is dead (she escaped with Rebakah's help).

FUTURE:

Use Wheat against Malkavians. (from Thanatos idea...)

Anything that my fiendish imagination will come up with....

Helena:

+ Took control of Anarchs.
+ Tyler gained status in Chicago.
+ Gain more power over the Sabbat.
+ Gained an allie in Mathaniel.
- The Princedom, and control of city.

FUTURE:

Make Maxwell's unlive VERY miserable.

Anything that my fiendish imagination will come up with....

The rest:

pretty obviouse, no?

Chapter III : The Pale Wolf returns

This is a bit of a reveal all ending, and it might never be played as such.....

Ok, this is at a plan for the near future stage. Menele awakes from Torpor and takes an even more active part in the city's life. He will try to turn Nicolai away from Helena, using Erichto. That way he will have 5 pawns against one in the Primogen, and he will be able to set Helena's up, and get her........hopefully.....

Helena will use the Sabbat as a powerful way to get Maxwell down. She will try to summon more of her childs, and size the Toreador from Annabelle and put a more powerful Toreador at the head of the clan. She will try to get an old malkavian allie of her in town, and put him on the Primogen. (will send him when I worked his states out...)

Unknow to both, Menele starts seeing that he IS manipulated by someone. He will forgive Helena's crimes (since she was not realy responsable for them) and will try to warn her against Arikel (Yes, I think that Helena and Menele are controled by Him....nasty?). Menele will reach Golconda, helped by Rebekah for his susspire. The Inconnu will help him from there on....

Chapter IV : The New Carthage.

Will probably never be played. Menele and Helena allies against the Antediluvian who was manipulating them. Rebbekah will try to use her infuence to call help from the Inconnue and ... Gehenna will be upon us all.... or whatever my feindish imagination will come up with....or it was all a mightmare trip, and the characters wake up as mortals on Al Amarja...