The Vasquez Family
Unlike the old-money dynasties that have shaped supernatural New England forcenturies, the Vasquez family represents a newer, more dynamic form of power.Their rise began in the 1970s when Magdalena Vasquez, a charismatic vampireembraced during the Spanish Civil War, arrived in Massachusetts with littlemore than ambition...
The Pierce Family
The Pierce family's reputation in Massachusetts carries a peculiar duality,celebrated as medical pioneers while whispered about in supernatural circlesfor their unsettling research methods and the high concentration of demonbornin their bloodline. Their story begins with Dr. Elijah Pierce, a Civil Warfield surgeon whose battlefield innovations...
The Mercer Family
The Mercers have been whispering to the Atlantic for centuries, their lineageas deeply entrenched in New England's maritime history as barnacles on aship's hull. Unlike landlocked supernatural families who measure power throughwealth or knowledge, the Mercers' dominion extends across the churning watersof the North Atlantic,...
The Montrose Family
The family's rise to prominence began in the early days of motion pictureswhen Augustus Montrose, a faeborn with extraordinary luck manipulationabilities, established Montrose Pictures in 1915. What separated his studiofrom countless others was Augustus' supernatural talent for identifyingstories that would resonate with audiences and his...
The Harrington Family
The Harrington family embodies the intersection of supernatural influence andAmerican governance, their bloodline tracing back to the earliest days ofcolonial politics. Their ancestral progenitor, William Harrington, arrived inMassachusetts in 1634, ostensibly as a Puritan seeking religious freedom butsecretly carrying the blood of multiple pantheons. Historical...
Associations
Associations, also known as sponsors, are groups that operate throughout thesupernatural world. Characters will often be working for one of these groupswhen doing plots and can build their reputation with them, leading to morepowerful contacts.The different associations are:The Numinous AccordThe PrometheansThe ConcordatTrinityThe BoardroomThe UntamedThe SyndicateThe...
Storyrunner Commands
Emit (message)- Used like emote but without your name at the front.Private (target) (message)- Private emotes when SRing will not includeyour name by default.Showto (message) with (list of stats, disciplines, abilities, charms etc)-Used to show a message only to people with particular stats.calltry (player) (optional...
calltry
Syntax: calltry (player) (optional message)Used by SRs to ask a player to make a roll. See Also Storyrunner Commands ...
clock
Syntax: ClockStart/Stop/Pause/Pushback/Speedup/Slowdown/List/Info/Delete/ForcetickThe 'clock' command allows SRs to create, manage, and displaytimed progress trackers. These clocks can represent anythingfrom the duration of a ritual, the approach of reinforcements, the progress ofa complex task, or rounds in the scenario.Clocks tick automatically at specified intervals (in real-world minutes)....
The Twilight Bureau
Overview: A loose affiliation of supernatural-aware agents from variouslaw enforcement agencies (FBI, Interpol, local police) along with privateinvestigators and bounty hunters who work to maintain some semblance of legalorder in the face of supernatural crime. Many countries have dedicated secretsub-departments for this work, while in...