Vtm Nosferatu With Monstrous Maw and Thick Skin Art

I'1000 currently running a Vampire the Masquerade chronicle using the 5th Edition rule-set for a small group of swain part-players. These are the chronicles of their adventures.

Our entrada is set in Los Angeles and features a minor group of Camarilla agents sent into the 'Gratuitous States' to search for ways to once over again bring the Ivory Tower to dominance nether the pretence of being disillusioned neonates looking for the liberty of the Anarch way of life. Having fabricated a few allies unsuspecting of their greater goal they have decided that in order to gain influence they need to acquire a barony of their own.

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The now obligatory warning fleck - Dissimilar my other RPG write-ups this one will contain swearing, sexual references and other references that might offend. If you can't tell the divergence between real peoples opinions and grown-ups role-playing predators who crave blood then this probably won't exist for you. I've also used actual photographs to stand for some characters which I'll give acknowledgements to at the end if I've whatsoever idea who they are.
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The introduction to this campaign, the first story and all the other parts can exist found at the following links and are in chronological order...
'Infiltrate LA' Chronicle
Welcome to L.A. - Introductory Session
Story One - 'Three Murders' - Part 1, Two, Three, Iv and Five
Interlude Session - One
Story Two - 'The Pasadena Trouble' - Office One, Two, Three, and Four
Solo Session - 'The Neillson Library'
Story Two Connected- 'The Pasadena Problem' - Function  Five, Six, Vii and Eight
Story 3 - 'Becoming Baron' - Function One, Ii, Three, Four and Five
Solo Session - 'The Get together'
Story Three Continued  - 'Becoming Baron' - Part Six

The PC'due south

Phil every bit Michael Tomassio - Toreador

andPromise Romero - Gangrel

Tom asJohnny 'Roach' West - Malkavian

andMarie - Clan Carna

Matt asDr Daniel Matthews - Banu Haqim

Dave every bitVincent 'Vin' Ghast - Brujah

The histrion characters stats and backgrounds can exist foundHERE should any-one be interested. At that place's likewise some minor 'house-rules' Here that accept occurred every bit we went along.

As I take written out introductions and dialogue for certain NPC's and some location descriptions I'll post these more than or less equally I wrote them so they'll be in a 'reading to the grouping' style and they'll as well be in blue  so yous can tell them apart from the more traditional write-up sections and occasionally an obscure Malkavian premonition will plough up in purple . If I retrieve something needs a bit of out of character explanation then those will get a storytellers annotation that will helpfully be in red ...

Storytellers Note - This was some other substantial session so this write-upward is quite long. You might desire to make yourself a nice cup of tea before you start reading...

Introduction

The price that Gary of the Nosferatu has given for his support of Michael's rise to Baron is the elimination of a horror stalking the sewers left over from the Sabbat invasion back in two thousand and four. This abased creation of the Tzimisce has been a plague upon the Nosferatu preventing their access to important areas of the Warrens containing several hubs containing remnants of their Shrecknet computer network.

They are accompanied past a Nosferatu Elder named Alonzo who wishes to contact his association after a century of absenteeism and Gary has given him the same task as proof of his renewed commitment to those he wishes to re-join.

Their chore has been made more complicated past the revelation that the creature is either far more intelligent than they suspected or alternatively is not lonely.

Scene Xx Five - Shrecknet

With Alonzo taking the lead you lot journeying through a mass of side passages, sewer tunnels, store-rooms that zig-zag through the hole-and-corner and other than a few pauses while he"Has a quick think..." he seems confident of his management."Co-ordinate to 'Gary' the closest Hub of whatever this Schrecknet thing he's lost is downwards here..." He indicates a ladder leading down a shaft to a chamber some thirty anxiety below.

With the maps at their disposal showing no other route without a lot of backtracking and Marie's recently bandage ritual indicating that the animate being they hunted was somewhere ahead the group fabricated their mode into the lower bedchamber figuring that as they had to go this way regardless they might every bit well attempt to retrieve the items to fulfil the 2d function of their agreement with Gary. Vin carried Promise's famulus wolf down the ladder over one shoulder.

The square room has a metal door on the left that is protruding halfway in the frame. A single piston which seems to office of the opening system tin can exist seen through claw marks score the door. The walls are besides scored deeply. Through the slight gap in the open door you can see a number of computers screens, big cabinets filled with electronics and other similar bits of applied science. Even from here yous can come across that it's suffered considerable impairment.

Something about the door reminded Daniel that his sire had once rigged a door like this to compress an unfortunate Toreador to the entrance-way of his panic room. In that case he had rigged the door sensor to one of the pistons. He claimed he'd got the idea from a kindred he'd met many years ago.

Promise Romero - Gangrel
"What At present?!?!?"

As Hope moved to towards the door Daniel called out to her to terminate. "Why exactly?" she asked obviously annoyed at having orders barked at her. The Banu Haqim explained his suspicions about the door based on the extra wires coming from the sensor and the fact that the damage to the door seemed to allow access to the pistons only the rest of the devastation was cosmetic at about.

Hope who had learned virtually IED's and similar traps in the ground forces checked the area herself and came to the same conclusion equally Daniel. If she had poked her head around the door as she'd been planning to at that place was a very good chance that the door would have decapitated her. Grunting a begrudging "Cheers...it looks like you only saved my unlife..." to Daniel she disabled the trap and advisedly entered the room alert for whatsoever other surprises.

Inside the room the hard drives had been removed from several locations and the rest of the electronics inside seemed to have been systematically destroyed rather than suffering the frenzied set on that seemed to have been directed towards the door.

Nosferatu - Feral Whispers

As you move further into the abased sections the story is the same. Each hub location has been stripped of vital electronics and so systematically destroyed with the harm seemingly done fairly recently and several pit traps have been created which now y'all're aware of them take been adequately easy to avoid. It seems unusual to you lot that with over a decade passing between the Sabbat incursion and at present that whoever is responsible has but just started to strip the area of components. At the last location your Nosferatu companion indicates that he needs a moment to"Run across if any-1 can help with a little local knowledge..."Later on a few moments several rats emerge from the shadows and near casually stroll upward to the awaiting Alonzo. He seems to be whispering to the creatures though no actual language appears to be spoken as some squeaks and scratching from the rats appear to be their replies. After a moment the Nosferatu straightens up and the rats scatter back the way they came...

"Plainly the behemothic fauna has a humanoid friend that now seems to be directing it, unfortunately the rodents can't tell the difference between a kindred and a mortal but it seems probable that there's something downward here with a bigger agenda than the occasional visit exterior to cause havoc amongst Gary and his followers. They too mentioned a h2o-bound animal guarding i corridor that they avert" "It is my intention to endeavour to discover both these threats and destroy them...I understand completely if you wish to return to the surface every bit the journey will crave moving deeper into areas of the sewers beyond even those that Gary wishes to recover..."

Despite the danger the hunting pack decided to continue with the task that they'd pledged to fulfil.

Scene Xx Six - Old Guardians

There'south a corridor ahead strewn with bones ranging from insect and rodent size through animal scaled ones up to those that are definitely human. It broadens out in the eye into an oval shape before narrowing back into a corridor over again. There's a dark pool in the middle of the oval and you tin see several water pipes accept been blocked off which is presumably why the water is and so stagnant looking.

Though Marie could clearly notice the fauna they were hunting's trail ahead it didn't seem like information technology had been along this particular passage recently despite the passage certainly being big enough to contain it. Based on the scattered basic of the dead they were all fairly certain that this was the lair of the h2o-bound creature spoke of to Alonzo by the summoned vermin but at that place was currently no motion from the stagnant h2o.

In an attempt to get some reaction while they were a safe distance abroad Daniel used one of his silenced handguns to put a few rounds into the sealed water pipe hoping to get some water to flow into the pool but there was little consequence other than to cause several fragments of pipe to drib into the water causing dark ripples to spread out from the point of impact. Unsure of whether this was the lair of some Tzimisce creation or some ancient hazard left by the Nosferatu the gathered grouping discussed options for going effectually the area despite their maps and sorcery indicating that this was the best way to go. The occupant of the pool yet seemingly lacked their patience equally dark tentacles began to emerge from the water.

Marie pointed out that dealing with this event wasn't part of Michael's understanding with Gary and was quite bluntly Alonzo's problem if he wished to deal with it. Apparently agreeing with her assessment the Nosferatu accompanying them moved forward to see what could be done and as he moved closer seemed to become more confident.

"I retrieve information technology's ane of 'Eddy's' creations, he bred all sorts of things down here decades ago" As he spoke the thrashing tentacles appeared to become calmer and a single one reached out to the budgeted Alonzo who ran his hand downwardly it's length in a surprisingly tender fashion. "They only grow every bit big as the trunk of water they take to live in..." He said as if discussing a goldfish or other aquatic pet "...it looks like the inhabitants of the warrens used this ane as a guard and blocked off the water pipes to end it expanding outside the area." "I'll go on information technology occupied while the rest of you lot get past"

Contact with this reminder of friends amidst the older Nosferatu inhabitants of LA seemed to have brightened his mood considerably and he at present moved with renewed vigour as they moved deeper into the most ancient of the tunnels.

Scene Twenty Seven - New Dangers

You pass several side passages that Alonzo assures you pb towards sections filled with now un-used drainage pipes that would be far likewise narrow to allow anything threatening to pass through, but that ahead there is a section once used by the Nosferatu every bit a haven long before the warrens where the rest of his clan now reside were in use. You reach a low archway to a chamber that seems to disappear into the depths below though a set of pipes emerge from the wall beneath yous and cross the xx or so foot to just below a similar entrance on the contrary side. Planks, pallets and pieces of metal sheeting have been placed haphazardly beyond them to form a sort of bridge.

The coterie were well enlightened of both Daniel and Hope'southward athletic abilities and dexterity and then either would exist an ideal selection to check the stability of the improvised bridge. Hope volunteered to go get-go and as she carefully fabricated her style across she kicked away any loose pieces and pointed out any precarious areas and so those following her would be able to brand the crossing without incident. Marie seemed unwilling to risk the bridge even with the area scouted and and so reached into her pouch and tuckered a potion she had already prepared. Under it's influence she rose from the ground before effortlessly gliding across the gap almost 6 inches above the span.

One time every-one was safely on the opposite side Daniel climbed downwardly the shaft a distance to run across what was beneath and discovered bared electrical wires had been channelled through the water to create an electrified area beneath surrounded past several improvised spikes like those in the pit traps from earlier. With his curiosity satisfied he climbed back up to the elevation and caught upward with the rest.

A door like the ones to the various schrecknet hubs blocks the style ahead. The controls on this side accept been destroyed preventing the doors operation. At that place's a small gap in i wall where a number of bricks have been removed.

Where the door controls once were there was a big metal plate bolted deeply into the corridor wall covering whatever remaining working components and several welds had besides been added to preclude their removal. The hole in the one wall was quite pocket-size and a quick check revealed that of the group only Hope would exist able to fit through or more correctly out of Marie and Promise she was the only one willing to brand the attempt. Vin had examined the plate on the wall and was convinced he could remove it but it would take some fourth dimension and expenditure of Vitae. While they were discussing their options Marie walked over to the shield and after slicing her own paw open with an elaborate dagger dripped blood upon information technology which inside moments had melted it to sludge. Unfortunately the controls within had already been removed and the wiring to them sealed off though backside the melted plate there was a now unidentifiable melted set of mechanisms of unknown purpose.

Storytellers Note - Given Vin and Hope'due south tendencies to tear things apart with hands or claws I had prepared a lilliputian surprise for them if they went afterward the plate using creature force. However my plan was foiled past Marie's players employ of the Corrosive Vitae ane dot Blood Sorcery ability...

Though the others were now considering the hole in the wall again the Blood Sorceress put frontward some other suggestion. Pulling a mirror from her handbag she spilt her ain blood on it earlier smashing it and gripping a single shard. As she gripped upon information technology her course get incorporeal and she stepped through the door that blocked their progress noting as he had done so that their was an unusual animal lurking outside the exit to the passage and she yelled a warning to those still on the other side. Before any other action could exist taken Vin angled his shotgun down the gap and emptied a drum of rounds into it tearing the lurking stalker to pieces. Now safety from danger Marie released her grip upon the sliver of drinking glass and as she returned to corporeal form walked over to an intact control panel and pulled the lever in it'due south centre. As she did so the doors creaked apart allowing the rest to continue...

Scene Twenty Eight - The Hunters Hunted
A potent scent that yous all know equally that of blood fills the air and yous brainstorm to see smears of it along the floor, walls and high ceiling of the spacious area. There seems no rhyme or reason to the directions of the marks though at that place are a lot of them.

Marie could see subconscious within the smears someone had concealed a ritual very similar to a loftier level aspect of Blood Sorcery that immune one-way travel between two places and this appeared to have the symbols for the arrival end. Just ahead of the front end-most member of the coterie is another prepare of cunningly concealed runic symbols simply their purpose was unknown to her or at least were from this distance. Their was something about the symbols that reminder her of the activation parts of several rituals but before she could vocalise her suspicions Vin stepped onto the closest set.

The air in the corridor began to thicken and blur as the view inverse as if the the passage way at present connected with somewhere else. A roar could exist heard and in the distance a monstrosity some fifteen feet tall could be seen charging down the newly created gateway towards them. Acting on instinct Vin raised his automated shotgun and emptied the newly replaced drum of rounds into the centre of information technology's mass as Daniel and Hope added their own shotguns weight of fire to the onslaught.

Hoping that enough of the creature was mortal for the power known equally 'Theft of Vitae' to consequence information technology Marie fabricated a beckoning gesture and was pleased to see several arteries in it's torso open as it's blood shot through the air towards her open mouth. Normally whatever victim of this power would be subdued as if in the throes of the kiss but this was not the case on this occasion and there was far as well much blood for her to drain it all. Through the blood she felt several mortal lives terminate but these were only a small-scale portion of the mortals, ghouls and kindred that had gone into it's creation. Regardless of this the deaths appeased the monstrous hunger within her and for the first fourth dimension in her unlife she felt the beast sated completely.

Storytellers Note - I took some liberties with rituals and blood sorcery for the purposes of dramatic effect. Rules should facilitate a storyteller not restrain them and in this instance I wanted to illustrate that the creature was made upwardly of many creatures both mortal and otherwise.

Chop-chop reloading their shotguns another torrent of shells was launched in information technology'south management and despite chunks of flesh being blasted away it's progress wasn't slowing at all and it would soon be through the cabalistic tunnel and amongst them. Hoping that the trigger that had opened the tunnel could too be used to close it the sorceress in one case once more willed her blood into a corrosive class and scattered information technology across the magical symbols hidden inside the blood smears. As they ate through them and into the floor the tunnel of a sudden collapsed in upon itself and with a scream of frustration the gigantic amalgam disappeared as the tunnel alee returned to information technology's original class.

Scene Twenty Nine - Eddy's Lair

 Nosferatu - Boil'southward Creations

Alonzo seems to grow more and more confident about your route the farther he moves from the modern sewer network and into what are quite obviously much older sections and has go a bit more communicative as he does so..."A Nosferatu named 'Eddy' used to live downward here, bred rats, some of them were huge buggers, used the big ones like guard dogs, piffling ones as messengers and sometimes spies...died during MacNeil's large revolution in '44, sided with the Anarchs and picked the wrong Elder to target. I hear he got his arms, legs and head pulled off...anyway...we're nearly at what was his breeding chamber..."You eventually reach a set of double doors completely out of keeping with their surroundings perhaps once adorning a library or museum."Shall we continue?..."

With Marie assuring them that the claret magic animal they had very nearly been torn apart by was still alee of them and with Alonzo convinced that this was the best route to accept the grouping opened the door and moved on.

The bedchamber beyond is filled with cages along both walls of a variety of sizes and shapes and there is a laboratory table in the far corner with drinking glass vials, beakers, tubing and other like items. The tabular array has none of the grit yous'd expect from a decade of abandonment and several of the cages have blood and fluids nearby which are definitely besides recent.

In forepart of the door on the opposite side are half-dozen piles of limbs which begin to movement as you lot enter each unfolding into a tooth filled maw, with a number of eyes ranging from a single staring orb to insect-similar clusters. Each is supported past a seemingly random mix of hands, feet and tentacles and are moving in your direction...

Feeling that conserving armament might be a good idea Vin stepped forward and with potence enhanced fists punched clean through the first approaching pile of limbs. Hope shot i so leapt onto another a moment before it could attack Marie and used her feral claws to gut it. Misjudging his shot Daniel only managed to blow off a single limb of his target before drawing his karambit blades and finishing information technology off with piffling attempt. The attack was disorganised and it was obvious to those with combat experience that either these creatures relied on ambush as the one waiting by the security door had been attempting or weight of numbers equally they seemed to have lilliputian tactical apprehending. The experienced fighters soon finished off the remaining few of the scuttling hunters with ease.

Alonzo lifts ane of the now deceased creatures from the ground and sinks his fangs deep within and drinks deeply before tossing it aside."Animal, human and kindred claret went into the creation of these...though they're perfectly sustaining if any of y'all are hungry..."

Following Alonzo's case Hope took a bite out of one of the fairly intact attackers and it was indeed sustaining if somewhat unpleasant. Also offset to experience the pangs of hunger Daniel also picked a animal and took a bite and as the blood striking his arrangement immediately realised his error. The Nosferatu accompanying them had mentioned that they contained kindred blood and as one of the Banu Haqim Daniel's association were unusually susceptible to the addictive backdrop of Vitae immediately desiring more one time they had tasted even a sip. With a supreme act of will he managed to resist the urge to bound upon his own comrades to obtain more than of the succulent blood. Mentally admonishing himself for his foolish fault he followed his companions onward.

Storytellers Note - Daniel's player had been spending Willpower rather freely, was quite hungry and has a slightly below boilerplate Humanity score so was fortunate to get a success on every die he rolled as a single failure would accept had unfortunate consequences for him and his allies.

Scene Thirty - The Ancient Warrens
As the construction of the tunnels becomes ever more archaic the amount of areas that take collapsed or get impassable have increased significantly and now in that location'south merely a single navigable route to follow.

Oil lamps placed at strategic intervals show that at to the lowest degree some-one or some affair that requires light still uses these passages. Alonzo has summoned the diverse sewer creatures to lookout man ahead for feasible routes at several points but has at present indicated that he wishes to save his remaining vitae for dealing with whatever they come across ahead. This seems like a sensible decision equally from all effectually yous the familiar sound of creatures with far too limbs begins to echo around y'all from all sides...

Daniel and Vin opened burn down with their shotguns though by this point the SPAS xx was dangerously low on ammunition having emptied both his drum magazines and one of his standard ones. Promise refrained from firing her ain weapons and leapt into the creatures midst, killing one and wounding another before being joined by the Brujah and Banu Haqim who had emptied their weapons.

Daniel sliced three creatures into pieces with his blades as Vin tore others to pieces with potence enhanced forcefulness.

Marie drew her ornate weapon along her own hand blanket it with blood and cut 2 of the approaching enemies. Despite the wounds beingness superficial those damaged stiffened and then lay dormant as if paralysed while the sorceress finished them off with the same blade. Hope had been cartoon upon the powers of her blood significantly during the recent combat encounters and as the hunger began to gnaw at her the want to kill overrode her mutual sense and she charged into the dense mass of mankind monsters clawing this way and that with gleeful abandon.

Storytellers Note - I like bestial failures on Hunger dice to have consequences that take some context within the scene. This seemed to be advisable.

As the battle reaches a turning signal and information technology seems like yous'll be overwhelmed a swarm of rats fills the chamber similar a dark river flowing over the remaining hybrid creatures and thousands of tiny teeth tear into their mankind. Many of the rodent army is crushed or devoured just equally many of your attackers plow to defend themselves from this surprise attack yous detect yourself with a lilliputian space to manoeuvre and soon the tide turns to your favour though every one of your enemies still needs to be destroyed...obviously retreat is non in their nature...

With a mixture of fists, blades, claws and sorcery the rest of the onslaught was browbeaten dorsum and then with Alonzo and his swarms assistance overwhelmed and destroyed. Unfortunately the combination of wanton discipline use and the carnage around her caused the Gangrel to frenzy and she tore into the remnants of the creatures draining corpses of fleshcrafted monstrosities and vermin alike of their remaining blood. As she did so her features subtly changed every bit her ears became ratlike and her hearing became uncomfortably acute.

Storytellers Note - In V5 the Gangrel's clan weakness is the temporary acquisition of animal features if they frenzy. I've house-ruled that above a certain claret authorisation and bane severity the gamble of these becoming permanent increases. This likewise explains the presence of Gangrel like Nicodemus of the Wilds Pack in my version of the World of Darkness.

As before Alonzo feeds on the mankind of the creatures and a not inconsiderable corporeality of rats too...

Somewhat embarrassed about her lack of control and now complaining that everyone was talking to loudly, Hope sated the last of her hunger on the corpses of various creatures equally did Vin. Daniel on the other hand carefully avoided the partly vampiric horde instead feasting on the occasional rat as he was anxious to avoid the attempt of will information technology took to resist seeking vitae elsewhere once he'd tasted a petty. Marie reached into her bag and took out a wine bottle and drank deeply from the contents and the Vitae she had recently bound within it vial blood ritual.

Storytellers Notation - As 'Preserved Claret' is mentioned in the V5 core book (p.381 concluding paragraph) I allowed Marie's histrion to have a 3 dot ritual that allowed her to create it as we'd already established in character that this was one of the services she provided to her Mawla Marius. I nevertheless wait her to explicate/role-play where she acquires the blood though.

...this time rather than dismissing the remainder of the horde the Nosferatu beckons them towards him and they brainstorm to scurry into his vesture and somewhat to your surprise many coffin themselves inside his very flesh, rippling below the skin and into spaces between the internal organs before condign dormant. Looking considerably bulkier than the emaciated figure that first approached you his flesh occasionally ripples as if living creatures take taken the place of his muscles. He awaits you to set yourselves."I thank you over again but feel I should nevertheless again give you the choice of withdrawing back to the surface. This expanse was once the dwelling house of a powerful Nosferatu who valued his privacy and left his haven to one of his childer earlier heading to the east...or possibly it was a grandechilde...anyway...if this foe has taken over his lair he may have turned it's defences to his purpose also we are yet to face whatever monstrosity he has been sending against my clan brothers..."

Every bit before the hunters elected to award Michael's promise and go along with the mission they'd been sent upon.

The rectangular room ahead has several areas of floor missing leading to traps filled with wooden stakes, the walls on both sides have a number of crossbow bolts embedded in them and several guillotine-like blades are stuck deeply into the basis. The floor is made up of a large grid of alternating blackness and white tiles. More than than enough of the area remains un-activated to pose a threat to whatever attempting to make the crossing.

Though Marie'due south potion would allow her to avoid stepping on the tiles it would do little practiced if some other method activated some of the traps and given the forcefulness they seem to accept had behind them it seemed unlikely that even Fortitude would relieve a kindred struck by more than ane. While the others were discussing their options Daniel had been mentally calculating the straight line altitude between the edge of the filigree and the door on the far side. Later some consideration he concluded that he could use the supernatural speed granted him by his Celerity subject to embrace the distance earlier any activated trap defenseless him.

His only business organisation was that despite seeming like teleportation to a casual observer he did in fact encompass the area he traversed and he noted several spike filled pit traps among some of the already activated defences.

In a blink he crossed the gap as crossbow bolts flew past, guillotine blades hurtled down and across at cervix and waist height and nets of entangling razor wire fell just behind his path. His natural dexterity allowed him to jump agilely over the two pit traps that opened along the line he had chosen. Animate an unnecessary sigh of relief he gestured for the residue of the group to follow forth the route he'd cleared. Once all were present he opened the door and they entered the double doors as ane.

Scene 30 One - The Lair of the Tzimisce

Clan Tzimisce

Ahead is a vast 'L' shaped chamber containing a deep pit from which howls and screams tin can be heard. Cages along the right hand wall contain a mere few dozen of what is presumably the remainder of the horde of creatures sent twice against you. A big laboratory filled with archaic but apparently functional equipment is on the left next to several blood stained surgical beds which are currently empty.

Every bit you enter a seven foot alpine kindred with the distinctive mankind-crafted alterations common to the Tzimisce clan turns to see you lot enter."So you survived...how inconvenient..." He pulls on a nearby lever and the cages along the correct-hand wall swing open, he then casually begins to walk towards a large cycle attached to a panel from which lengths of chain that are channelled through holes in the basis...

In an effort to prevent their enemy from reaching the lever Promise hurtled across the space between her and the Tzimisce and laid into it with feral claws. Black claret flowed from several wounds simply she was surprised to find that her claws scraped across os where none should be every bit if the fiend had created internal armour every bit an extension of information technology'south own skeleton. Not as keen as Hope to leap across a pit with a monstrous warghoul in it Vin circled around the exterior a moment ahead of the Nosferatu Alonzo where the previously released caged remnants of the skittering horde attempted to intercept them both.

Every bit Marie unsuccessfully attempted to use her powers of Claret Sorcery to extinguish the unlife giving powers of the Tzimisce's own Vitae, Daniel fired his shotgun at the chains leading into the pit hoping to preclude the mechanism from working but despite their age the chains were well forged and did not break.

After her try to weaken information technology via sorcery once again failed Marie instead chose to close on the annoyingly resilient enemy with her blade and and then carefully followed in the destructive wake of Vin as the creatures swarmed over him ignoring her in favour of what they perceived as the more dangerous enemy. As she passed the pit containing the previously encountered fifteen feet tall amalgam of trunk parts she could conspicuously see the other half of the translocation ritual that had very nearly catapulted it into their midst. Cartoon on what was very most the last of his bachelor vitae Daniel 'blinked' across the chamber and drove his knives deep into the spine of their foe hoping to slow it's progress merely despite the damage it continued it's boring progress to the controls that would raise the giant mankind golem to their level.

Having concluded that it had none of the weak points she was expecting Hope went for quantity over quality and sliced into it over and over again with her claws hoping to overwhelm it's ability to heal. She seemed to be having some success as information technology'south wounds began to seal closed with reduced speed though she had also taken some damage in return every bit she sacrificed defence for offence.

Alonzo dragged the lesser creatures attempting to overwhelm Vin, violent them to pieces with his bare hands allowing the Brujah to help his allies. Vin realised that his beau hunters would be unable to prevent the Tzimisce from reaching the mechanism so instead diverted his course towards it and attempted to rip it from information technology's housing. Marie meanwhile darted into the melee and sliced her vitae poisoned blade along it's side intending to paralyse it but disappointingly it seemed to be as resilient to poisonous substance as it was to her other talents.

The enemies focus on reaching the mechanism had minimised it'southward ability to fight off the coterie as it seemed to have focused it's efforts on preventing them from getting in information technology's way rather than attempting to destroy them. This was to alter nevertheless as the Brujah tore the mechanism, handle and bondage from their mount and hurled them abroad.

Realising information technology'southward primary offensive weapon was now out of reach the Tzimisce threw off his attackers and struck Vin a thunderous accident in the back, cracking bone and tearing flesh every bit he did. While it vent it's frustration on Vin, the feral claws of Hope inflicted a crippling accident forcing it to relent in it'due south set on as it backed away and it'due south wounds airtight though far more than slowly this time. Deciding that his knives were having less effect than they needed Daniel dropped them to the basis and drew his falcata and collection it deeply into the side of their kindred enemy's neck with a measured blow, biting deep into the reinforced bone of it's spine equally he did. Staggering to his feet Vin saw the sword protruding from the cervix of his aggressor and grabbed the handle with one hand and the blade with the other, drove his genu into it's back and ripped the blade through the remnants of it's spinal column, severing head from shoulders. Victory over the Tzimisce was theirs and the blight of the Nosferatu would be a simple matter to acceleration trapped in it's pit every bit it was.

There's a surprisingly well maintained writing desk in one corner with a notepad on information technology in which the Tzimisce seems to have been keeping a diary of some kind. A couple of books are open to one side and judging from the yellowing of the pages are quite sometime. The writing on them seems to exist in a variety of languages irresolute at random so yous tin only discern the occasional word. Beneath a work bench off to 1 side is a metal case and stacked neatly in the work area are a selection of difficult-drives and excursion boards wired somewhat haphazardly into what a decade ago was probably a state of the art desktop PC, at present, not so much.

Marie began a search of the area anxious to larn how such an advanced ritual of translocation had come into the hands of the fiend they'd bough to it's terminal death merely was disappointed that none of the books it possessed seemed to be the source.

Alonzo has a brief look at one of the older books."And then it'south true Dexter'southward personal diaries do exist...I'm surprised he had anything left to write nigh subsequently half dozen centuries..." "...He was a true polyglot you know, spoke dozens of languages. I'thou going to see if at that place's any more of these, who knows he might have known something of use..." The modernistic electronic devices obviously mean cipher to Alonzo and he ignores them completely as he moves by them and around the corner presumably to search for more of the diaries.

Ambrus Maropis - Nosferatu
Computer Skillful

Upon investigation they discovered that the suitcase contained several circuit boards carefully wrapped in anti-static numberless, a similarly protected hard drive and a number of computer discs with advisedly printed labels such as Decryption, Encryption, Arrangement Reboot, etc. Undoubtedly this is the instance Mitnick was looking for, in that location is also a note within.

Storytellers Note - Both the note and the diary mentioned in a moment were washed as hand-outs during the session. I reproduced them hither as text for your convenience.

Mitnick,
These devices and programs should update your encryption and core systems enough to prevent the intrusions you lot suffered at the hands of those who hunt our kind and I consider them fair payment for the location information on those hidden server farms that you identified for me. I have used the usual encryption organisation to foreclose them being used by any but the authorised recipient equally normal. Make certain you wait after my envoy, he's a particularly useful fellow and will exist difficult to replace.
Yours Sincerely,
Ambrus

The searchers also found what appeared to be a diary or log that the Tzimisce had kept for his own purposes.

Interlude - The Tzimisce'southward Diary
*The earliest entries date from around 2004*
 - "I told them that warehouse base was a terrible idea after the preemptive strike at their new Princes little get together drew attending to us and now 1 of LaCroixs agents has blown it up. "I told you lot and so" seems redundant at this point. I'm dealing with children."

 - "Either we have a spy in our midst or LaCroix is much amend at this than we thought. 2 more bases destroyed and the plague cult nosotros created exterminated, this is what happens when you let Gangrel and Brujah into planning meetings."

 - "I know the programme was for me to go on to harass the Nosferatu but that seemed far to unsafe to myself now the Sabbat invasion has evidently been stalled. The two of my clan who accompanied me here take led all our war ghouls into the sewers to cripple the Nosferatu and drive them deeper into their lair.

Marius Walker - Gangrel
Prince LaCroix's 'Cleaner' circa 2004

  - Only Marik has returned with tales that seem exaggerated in order to cover his failure. I've drained his soul, he was as well stupid to use it properly anyway."

 - "I peradventure owe Marik an apology. I'll withdraw till LaCroix's new toy has finished butchering everything."

 - "Well that fucking injure though my Vicissitude modifications saved me from beingness cut in 2 at least, Having a nine human foot alpine war ghoul autumn on your eviscerated body would accept been amusing if it happened to some-one else but it hid me at least. 'Playing dead' was an embarrassing merely necessary ploy. Also, if you're reading this yes I know I'm already dead...pedant..."

- "Likewise weak..."

*There'southward a significant gap in the timeline. The diary appears to resume in 2014*

 - "Apparently I've been in torpor for a decade. Allow's encounter how fucked I am..."

 - "I of the more than cunning 'State of war ghouls' survived and information technology seems similar the sewer rats take abandoned this expanse long ago as information technology's been eating them...well...eating everything to exist fair. I could definitely use it as a basis for something more...impressive...

 - It's burrowed into an old section we didn't know existed a decade ago, may make a decent haven."

 - "A laboratory and some kind of breeding pits are here and relatively intact."

 - "I've transplanted some dormant tentacled thing from the breeding pit to one of the side tunnels and awakened it with my own vitae. It's not a bad effort considering some sewer rat created it with a fish tank and guesswork."

 - "The Sabbat abandoned me so fuck them. I'll utilise this place, build my own army and and so nosotros'll meet if we can detect that bastard who cutting me in fucking one-half."

*The 2015-2018 entries are mainly a catalogue of his gradual conquering of resource and raw materials for his army. It begins to go interesting around 2019*

 - "Establish some thin-blood shovel-head from the Sabbat searching the former lair. Wants access to the old Shrecknet hubs drives for his three beau Sabbat who take took over some farm in the hills. I'm going to humour them and gather what they asked for, play along then use the bastards and him for raw materials. LA is mine, fuck them all..."

 - "The sparse-blood was marginally smarter than I thought and followed me into the ancient tunnels and realised I had no intentions on helping them. Fifty-fifty if he escapes his bastard kindred masters volition punish him for failing, either style he's going to have a brusk unlife."

 - "He left an explosive device hither, Not agile then he's either an idiot or it'south not meant for me. I'll leave it alone for at present just in case there's a trigger I've missed."

*The ink on the last entry isn't even dry yet...*

 - "More intruders for fucks sake. How'southward a kindred meant to plot the devastation of a metropolis with these constant interruptions..."

Scene Xxx Two - The Vault

Alonzo is investigating a large dented vault door with deep scratches within the surface and a number of corroded areas presumably attacked by some form of acrid. The door is yet broadly speaking intact despite the damage and judging by Alonzo's blasphemous, all the same very much sealed. "Information technology looks like Dexter's Library has survived the attentions of the Fiend only I could do with some assistance straightening this handle and wheel earlier I attempt to decipher the combination."

Despite their injuries the combined strength of the kindred present was more than sufficient to straighten the handle and wheel mechanism's of the door and it took Alonzo less then five minutes to work out the combination based upon what he knew of his long forgotten friend. A moment of interest from Marie quickly faded when she realised that as this vault hadn't been penetrated by the Sabbat interloper, information technology was unlikely to be the source of the ritual she sought out.

Storytellers Annotation - If Marie's actor thought I was going to leave a five Dot ritual lying around for her to learn for free they were going to be disappointed, lol. At that place is a sub-plot to come from this though then I wasn't just being cruel.

Within the vault are rows upon rows of journals on shelves of varying shapes and sizes. Many are scattered upon the floor and are sitting in a thin layer of stagnant water that probably hasn't done those on the basis much practiced. Withal Alonzo seems to discover them fascinating.

"With the threats eliminated you tin can report our success to Gary." "Tell him there's no need to provide me with quarters in his warrens every bit I'll brand my habitation down hither so I can peruse the journals of my old friend Dexter." "Should I discover any information nevertheless relevant to current events I'll inform you immediately, information technology'southward the least I can do." "Maybe I'll also inform Gary, once I've forgiven him for trying to become us to weaken this threat for him so he could finish it off and be the hero...are all kindred ploys so transparent in this modern age or am I only getting cynical?"

Presuming the question was rhetorical, no-1 replied and they left Alonzo to work his fashion through the vast horde of knowledge and returned to Gary with the difficult drives for him, the suitcase for Mitnick and hopefully a pledge of support in render. The quondam Nosferatu primogen's surprise at seeing them return intact and successful was obvious and confirmed Alonzo's theory about his plan but he did promise to go on his side of the agreement as they assured him that their enemy had met it'southward last death and handed over the difficult drives. The other case had been given to Mitnick by Hope making the whole mission a complete success.

With the last piece of support in place information technology but remained for them to await the next gathering of Los Angeles kindred known as 'The Rant' to denote Michael'south claim to the barony of Pasadena

To Be Continued in 'Becoming Businesswoman' - Part Eight

In Conclusion

I like to do a circular-up of how the session went in these features but if y'all couldn't give a shit what I think then experience free to skip this bit...

I'one thousand not convinced that 'dog-pile the Tzimisce' will become downwards in history equally i of the greatest strategic plans of all time though 'chop off the Tzimisce'southward caput later on the Gangrel has done most of the harm and the Banu Haqim has half chopped it off already' might rank equally one of the greatest kill steals...

The session went very roughly how I expected but I will have to have into account that they at present accept an ally (Tom's other graphic symbol Marie) who can fly, walk through walls and paralyse enemies with her blood, lol.

Acknowledgements
I've used pictures of real people to correspond some of the characters and art for others and then in no particular club Michael Tomassio is represented by the actor Matt Bomer, Johnny 'Roach' West is quite obviously Kurt Cobain, 'Vin' is the thespian Scott Adkins, Dr Matthews is Mads Mikkelsen, Hope is Deborah Ann Woll, Marie is Eva Greene. Everything else is from vampire related folders and searches and is as far as I know is all of the 'fair use' variety. If there's something that you lot feel should be attributed to some-i and then feel gratis to let me know and I'll happily add together an acknowledgement...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) about welcome.

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Source: http://gmortschaotica.blogspot.com/2019/03/vampire-masquerade-v5-session-twenty.html

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