E M E R A L D  C I T Y  C H R O N I C L E S

 

CLAN CONCEPT RARITY

 

Remember, Concept rarity refers to what would be common, uncommon and rare in a Camarilla city, in the Modern Nights.

 

X3 Tremere is common. X5 Tremere is uncommon. X7 Tremere is rare.
X3 Giovanni is common. X5 Giovanni is uncommon. X7 Giovanni is rare.
X1 Assamite is common. X3 Assamite is uncommon. X5 Assamite is rare.
X1 Setite  is common. X3 Setites is uncommon. X5 Setites is rare. 

X1 Ravnos is uncommon. X2 Ravnos is rare.
X1 Lasombra anti-tribu is uncommon. There is no current Rare slot.

X1 Tzimisce anti-tribu is rare.

X2 Daughters of Cacophony are rare.

X1 Gargoyle is rare. 

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• Playing a bloodline of any of the 13 Base Clans increases the rarity of the concept by a degree.

• Playing an Anarch concept increases the rarity of any concept by a degree.

• Playing a magic concept of a clan that has magic associated with it but not as one of their core disciplines increases the rarity of that concept by a degree (primarily this refers to Anarchs, Lasombra, Tzimisce and Setites).

• Starting with any clan-specific combo-discipline increases the rarity of that concept by a degree.

• Rarity additions stack with one another: Thusly a Lasombra with access to his Clan's magic will always be a Rare concept. As another example, a bloodline of a Clan who is also an Anarch is a Rare concept, or an Anarch with magic is also a Rare concept. If additions would make your concept greater than Rare, or you didn't draw a Concept Rarity bead high enough to justify it, you aren't allowed to play this concept.

 

OTHER SECT POWERS

 

Certain Clan-based merits, flaws, disciplines or other items in the Lore of the Clans book are unique to Sects other than the Camarilla. For example, the antitribu version of a given Clan are often those that are dedicated to the Camarilla Sect's fiercest rivals, the Sabbat. Those powers and abilities would therefore not be common to a Camarilla vampire in the Modern Nights.

 

The same restrictions govern powers that call out any other Sects, such as Anarchs, Inconnu, etc. So please be aware that anything which calls out another Sect other than the Camarilla in the book's text will have Concept Rarity associated with it of at least Uncommon, if not Rare (at least one bump up in rarity). This means that at character creation, concept rarity must be available to be spent in order for your character to have these items walking in the door, and after character creation, only those with still available and unused rarity may have the opportunity to learn these oddities. Without either, these items are not available for play, and would be much better suited to a chronicle more focused around those other Sects.

 

OTHER CLANS - SECRET BLOODLINE CAP

 

The Storytellers will also manage a Secret Cap of 2 total bloodline oddities throughout the entire game. Bloodlines not shown above are pitchable to staff and subject to a secret waiting list that will be shared with Player Advocates (to eliminate any chance or perception of favoritism). Included in this cap would be things like Daughters of Cacophany, Gargoyles, the rare Sabbat infiltrator to the Camarilla and daywalking thinbloods. 

• When a slot for a special bloodline is open, the player on the waiting list for a bloodline will be given one month (4 game sessions) to choose to take the character type and build a new character. In that month, they may wrap up their old character with staff's assistance. Entering play with the new character signifies the player's willing, permemnant retirement of any prior characters.

• If a player's character concept doesn't gain approval as an acceptable concept within one month of the offer, the slot passes to the next player on the list. (SEE Acceptable Concepts NOTE below)

• Players must declare the clan/concept beforehand to be on the waiting list at all.

  • Players may only be on one single waiting list (you may not be on a waiting list for a Daughter of Cachophany AND a Gargoyle, for example). You must choose one, and only one.

 

Acceptable Concepts NOTE: When pitching a rare bloodline concept to staff, while backstory is important, the staff will give special consideration to concepts that fit with and support the chronicle we're building that bring engaging, shared stories to the game. Disruptive concepts, or concepts that the staff does not feel belong within a Camarilla chronicle (Such as Sabbat bloodlines) may be declined outright.

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