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New York. The Big Apple. Easily one of the largest cities on Earth, and one of the oldest in the United States.
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''You are needed by your Order.''
  
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New York has always had more than its fair share of secrets and shadowy business. It also has an impressive occult history. Both of these things mean that the Awakened can be found in New York in abundance, and with good reasons. Found in abundance, that is, until Midsummer of 2005.
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''Your first duty is to vanish, entirely. Leave no trace of your whereabouts, even to your mentor.''
  
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Something strange happened. No one really knows what. Research indicates that a couple of strange things happened that evening, but weird things happen all the time in that city. A shooting star appeared overhead bright enough to be seen even through the city-glare of New York. A number of water mains broke all over the city, flooding the streets of parts of Manhattan. There were also a higher-than-average number of the usual murders and suicides that evening.
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''We Are Watching.''
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But the true mystery is not in any official documents or reports anywhere. The entire Awakened population of Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx simple disappeared. Without a trace. Residents and visitors alike. Those who came afterwards to investigate and try and find contacts and friends suddenly gone silent were mystified. Sanctums, libraries and Hallows lay open, unlocked and unprotected, their artifacts, tools and magical contents bare for the taking.
 
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In the time since, almost none of the Awakened have come to New York, out of fear of what caused this appearance. In time, however, they have come, for one reason or another: to find loved ones gone missing, to investigate the reasons behind the disappearance, to raid the Hallows and magical items left ownerless. Many have come, taken what they could (whether out of greed or a desire to preserve), and fled.
 
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But now, there is a vacuum of power in New York, and the Awakened are being drawn toward it, rushing into fill it. Young mages, hungry for the opportunity New York offers, have arrived. Independents, outcasts, young Turks of every stripe, they are here to set up a new Consilium, though none of them can agree how this should be done.
 
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But still the event haunts them, and a term to refer to the sudden disappearance of the Awakened has entered the common terminology for the event: ''Epulae Consilium''. The Feast of Wisdom. No one really knows who coined the phrase, or why they did so, but the term has stuck.
 
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Now, you have come to New York. For some of you, it is a chance for a new life; for others of you, it is to settle old scores. Opportunity lies ahead of you, but so does danger. You have the chance to make your mark on the developing culture of the Awakened in New York, or you can be swept aside and forgotten as others lay claim to the glory here – the choice is yours.
 
  
 
== Player Characters ==
 
== Player Characters ==
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* [[Marbas]], played by [[User:Rufuscub|Rufuscub]]
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* [[Iacchus]], played by Bill.
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* [[Kore]], played by [[User:Maiannos|Maiannos]]
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* [[Copper]], played by David.
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* [[Storm]], played by [[User:Leanne|Leanne]]
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* [[Widow]], played by Michelle.
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* [[Promachus]], played by [[User:Cyphersmith|Cyphersmith]]
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* [[Red]], played by Eddy.
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* [[Daimona]], played by [[User:Tabrumj|Tabrumj]]
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* [[Prosymnus]], played by Link.
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* [[Glaucus]], played by Ned.
  
 
==Chronicle Resources==
 
==Chronicle Resources==
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* '''[[Divine Thread Chronicle Stats]]''', a compilation of the Attributes, Skills and Arcana ratings of the PCs in the chronicle, used to determine relative importance of focus areas to the group.
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===Victorian London===
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* '''[[Victorian London]]''', detailing the city of London during the Reign of Queen Victoria
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** ''[[Money in Victorian London]]'', a quick primer to how money works in the Victorian British Empire.
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* '''[[London_Unveiled:_Victorian_Era|London Unveiled: Victorian Era]]''', detailing the Awakened of Victorian London
  
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===New York, NY===
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===Noteworthy Locales===
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* '''[[New York Mortals]]''': Sleepers and Sleepwalkers in New York
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* '''[[Bevins House]]:''' A boarding house in Newington, Southeast London.
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* '''[[New York Unveiled]]:''' Aftermath of the Feast
 
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** ''[[Consilium of the Phoenix]]:'' (Manhattan, New York City, NY)
 
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** ''[[The Bronx Reclamation Assembly]]:'' (The Bronx, New York City, NY)
 
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** ''Independent Magi:'' [[The Evangelists]]
 
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===Rochester & Buffalo, NY===
 
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* '''[[The Consilium of Two Pillars]]:''' (Rochester & Buffalo, NY)
 
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** ''[[The Vernal Sanctuary]]''
 
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===Boston & Salem, MA===
 
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* '''[[The Triune Concord]]:''' (Boston & Salem, MA, as well as most of Eastern Massachusetts)
 
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===Memphis, TN===
 
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* '''[[The Consilium of New Heliopolis]]:''' (Memphis, TN, as well as western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and eastern Arkansas)
 
  
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===London, England===
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===Reference===
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* '''[[The New Millenium Assembly]]:''' (London, England)
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* '''Victorian London:''' The ultimate resource for Victorian London. [http://www.victorianlondon.org/]
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* '''Victorian Roleplaying Themes:''' A source for the sorts of themes one might encounter in a Victorian RPG, with plenty of excellent links. [http://www.codepoet.org/~markw/gurps/themes.html]
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* '''Victorian Cost of Living:''' A guide to weekly and yearly expenditures in Victorian England. [http://www.victorianweb.org/economics/wages4.html]
  
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===Glastonbury, England===
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===Merits===
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* '''[[The Day Consilium]]:''' The Christian Awakened of Glastonbury
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* '''[[Victorian Resources Merit]]:''' The Resources Merit, as presented for Victorian chronicles.
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* '''[[The Night Consilium]]:''' The Pagan Awakened of Glastonbury
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* '''[[Fighting Style: Celestial Fencing]]:''' A fencing style inspired by the astrological themes of the seven planets that builds on '''Fighting Style: Fencing''' from ''World of Darkness: Armory''. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Grimoire Merits]]:''' A collection of new Merits for taking advantage of Grimoires. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Magical Tradition Revised]]:''' A take on the Magical Tradition Merit, from the '''Mage: the Awakening''' sourcebook of the same name. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Mentor Revised]]:''' A new take on the Mentor Merit, which grants additional XP based on roleplayed scenes of being trained, or for downtime training. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Order Merits]]:''' New Merits specifically for members of the Orders. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Taoist Fighting Styles]]:''' Merits for those who master the martial arts to aid them in channeling their chi. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
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* '''[[Miscellaneous Merits]]:''' Currently posted: ''Supernal Tolerance (Mages)''. By [[User:Oakthorne|Oakthorne]]
  
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==Epulae Consilium Timeline==
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===House Rules===
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* '''Prelude:''' The [[Vernal Sanctuary Timeline|Vernal Sanctuary]] (August 2004 to October 2004)
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* '''[[Natural Healing]]:''' An alternate take on natural healing in the World of Darkness Storytelling System.
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** ''[[Downtime-Epulae|Downtime]]'' (November 2004 to February 2006)
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* '''[[Mind Magic and Social Buffs]]:''' Bringing the Mind spells that augment Mental and Social abilities more into scale with other spells.
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* '''Arc One:''' The [[Mad Mage of Wakefield Timeline|Mad Mage of Wakefield]] (February 2006 to March 2006)
 
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** ''[[Downtime-Epulae|Downtime]]'' (April 2006)
 
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* '''Arc Two:''' [[Midsummer Feast Timeline|Midsummer Feast]] (April 2006 to June 2006)
 
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** ''[[Downtime-Epulae#Downtime_.28Arc_Two_to_Arc_Three.29|Downtime]]'' (July 2006 to October 2006)
 

Latest revision as of 17:31, 11 July 2008

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You are needed by your Order.

Your first duty is to vanish, entirely. Leave no trace of your whereabouts, even to your mentor.

We Are Watching.

Player Characters

Chronicle Resources

  • Divine Thread Chronicle Stats, a compilation of the Attributes, Skills and Arcana ratings of the PCs in the chronicle, used to determine relative importance of focus areas to the group.

Victorian London

Noteworthy Locales

  • Bevins House: A boarding house in Newington, Southeast London.

Reference

  • Victorian London: The ultimate resource for Victorian London. [1]
  • Victorian Roleplaying Themes: A source for the sorts of themes one might encounter in a Victorian RPG, with plenty of excellent links. [2]
  • Victorian Cost of Living: A guide to weekly and yearly expenditures in Victorian England. [3]

Merits

House Rules

  • Natural Healing: An alternate take on natural healing in the World of Darkness Storytelling System.
  • Mind Magic and Social Buffs: Bringing the Mind spells that augment Mental and Social abilities more into scale with other spells.
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