Like so many other "fairy tales" by the Brothers Grimm the Tale of the Pied Piper has been glossed and sanatized for the children of the world but remain rooted in true events. Bloodline: Molsbee is perhaps the newest of bloodlines less than 50 years old but grows incrementally through the years.
Chris Molsbee started the Bloodline in the 1990’s out of his apartment. He had tinkered for many years across the world perfecting his art of the game. Once a haven was settled into he began to search out others like himself. Slowly at first but gaining momentum changing lives were ever his dice bag landed. Like the true Pied Piper of old his music to come play in the night was welcomed on the night winds of West Texas bringing out wandering souls and awakening others together.
Unlike the Pander’s or the Caitiff the Bloodline holds wishes for no political power. The Bloodline unites out of a sense of family. How refreshing it is for a member to join and find a home they never knew they didn’t have before. A place to spread their wings and fly.
Nickname: Gamers
Sect: If you look close enough you will find Bloodline members in various Sects. The structure of the Camarilla draws as many as the unstructured Sabbat claims but is balanced by the sheer number of Independents roaming the night.
Appearance: The most common trait of the Gamer is their individual diversity. Crisp starched white buttons down shirts are just as common as filthily robes or torn jeans. You can find the young at heart rubbing elbows with old souls at gatherings.
Haven: Common to all Gamer havens is the Game Table. A good table possibly used part time for meals but is really there to have a place to roll dice, mark off hit points, and hold drinks. The table is the center of the Haven. Everything else is suited to the individuals personal tastes. Shelves of books are almost as universal as shelves of obscure movies.
Background: Bloodline Molsbee selects its members through a winnowing process. All are welcomed but not all can survive. They are drawn like moths to a flame but the majority fall away from lack of endurance (in spoons), lack of backbone (from significant others), or when they look into the mirror cant stand to see themselves finding a home at last in the group. The Bloodline strength derives from the mosaic of the sociopolitical range of its members. As walks of life can be found in its active membership or esteemed alumni. Your just as likely to find police officers rolling dice with strippers or church workers plotting with fry cooks.
Character Creation: Any three Social skills are highly prized in the Bloodline to pass the time. Physical traits are admired in the tradition of Spoons. High mental traits are highly respected long term. The strength of the bloodline is found when members work together using their strength to balance out the weakness of the others. The background trait of Resources is restricted apparently at creation and through out play. No one knows why but sure hope it is lifted as soon as possible.
Clan Disciplines: Any three
Weaknesses: Not only does the Gamer suffer from their clan weakness but also they suffer from Addiction. After being thirsty for so long, once they find the Bloodline they feed and feed well. They then turn to over feeding. What starts off as a simple game for 6 hours once a month turns into a slippery slide into Addiction. Clan meetings get added on. Movie nights turn into movie weekends. Simple breakfasts at IHOP or Denny’s turn into long conversations on how to take over the city. Email boxes exploded with in OOC conversation on IC deals. A Gamer must make a Self-Control roll at –4 difficulty not to talk about the game when they meet other Gamers. Willpower must be spent not to show up at Games.
Quote: "So when are you coming over to make your character?"
Stereotypes
- Assamite: Doc, the hidden blade
- Brujah:Bill Boone, warrior poet epitomized
- Followers of Set:Melissa McAfee, I thought she was just cold blooded just because she was a woman
- Gangrel: Josh Briles and Jae, truly wild at heart
- Giovanni:Becky Boone, death offers no rest for the wicked
- Lasombra:Stephen, The other white meat
- Malkavian:Donna, madness be thy name
- Nosferatu:Jason Poyner, if they only knew your secrets
- Ravnos: Wayne and Lucas, was any of your illusions true?
- Toreador:Valerie Wespesser. Proves why roses are known for their petals as well as their thorns
- Tremere:Tomas Lynskey, I drink the Kool Aid
- Tzimisce:Borgman, oh the changes I have seen you go through
- Ventrue: James Walsh, it’s a scepter to rule not a club to bludgeon the peasants with
Bloodline: Molsbee
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