Dark Colony: Hartford

Tonight, you become one of the Kindred, the beautiful and the damned who hide behind our ordinary world. Driven by a hunger like fire, you will struggle to maintain your humanity while immersed in a vicious society of monsters.

The sharks you swim with deadly. The Kindred are the smart, sexy vampires of pop culture, but cruelty is in the nature of kindred and Hartford is one of the most dangerous cities they hold. Why come here if doing so can be a detriment to immortality?

It makes you feel alive.

Dark Colony: Hartford is an OWBN Camarilla Vampire Larp set in Hartford, CT. The longest running continous OWBN game in New England.  DC:H is a continuation of the vampire chronicles Court of Storms and Hartford by Night (started in 1998). Set to the World of Darkness theme for Gothic Punk Personal Horror.  We play every fourth Friday of the month, and aim to give you dark tales of horror, set to the back drop of a classic world of darkness.

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Dark Colony Vampire House Rules

Dark Colony Universal House Rules

Dark Colony Crafts & Demolitions House Rules

Dark Colony Goons House Rules

Cosmology of Hartford

Post Game Report Form 

We play on the 1st Saturday of each month.

Site information: Avon Public Library - 281 Country Club Road Avon, CT 06001

Staff Contact: darkcolony@googlegroups.com

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Next Hartford (Posted for Lex)

by witch hammer

October 14th, 2013

Hartford has had a LOT of heavy game and this month there's a local event scheduled on the night we usually play. This Saturday, I intend to do soft rp and scenes and talk to players about the future of the game. Let's get together and have us a bit of fun.

~Lex

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CM Post: Ravnos Packet Updates

by witch hammer

September 24th, 2013

NOTE:  This has not passed council yet, its just up for discussion and vote.

 

~Adam

 

 

Per Coordinator Bylaw 3Ciii:

"Genre Coordinators must pass before Council any plot, enforced policy, R&U named characters, or binding edict they wish to use which they can reasonably expect to affect multiple chronicles and these proposals need not be seconded, but go immediately into discussion.
   1. If no opposition is voiced during the week of discussion, the proposal is considered passed and enforceable. Once passed these are considered binding to all chronicles and a chronicle's refusal to adhere is grounds for OWBN disciplinary measures. Opposition must be in regards to the content of the proposal and must give those reasons why the objection is voiced. This is to allow Coordinators the opportunity to respond and/or make changes/remove the proposal and its contents."

I Propose this update to the Ravnos Genre Packet. As per normal, there will a 30 day grandfathering process.
Below are the changes from the last packet, feel free to ask any questions!
William Lee
Ravnos Coordinator


There are a few small changes, and a couple major changes.
Updates:
1) Fixed several typos and spacing errors
2) Added the change in rarity for the Post WoN Ravnos (Already passed through council)
3) Added a FAQ on Vinculum vs Paradox
First the lowering of rarities;
1)Post Week of Nightmares Ravnos Antitrbu are being lowered from Council Notify to ST approval only.
           -Reason: They should be the most populous in modern nights, and with the lowering of rarity on Independent Ravnos I didnt want them to be the same rarity
2)Post Week of Nightmares American Ravnos of 11th generation or higher are being lowered from Coordinator Approval to Council Notify
            -Reason: It has been over 10 years since the Week of Nightmares. There has been time for the clan to repopulate with newly embraced neonates. This also adds flavor to those Ravnos players who are family oriented, and older then the WoN to mentor, interact, and deal with an influx of the new generation of the clan. 
The increase/add in rarity;
1) Danava, the Indian group of Ventrue referenced in Blood Sacrifice, have been made Ventrue and Ravnos Coordinator approval
           -Reason: The group is currently unregulated, but are now included in the Sadhana section of the packet for regulation purposes. They are rare outside the Indian sub-continent. 
2) NPCs possessing Sadhana
           -Reason: This is a rare form of faith sorcery. It is not meant for monster of the week or antagonist plots. 
3) Changing sects from Independent to Camarilla/Anarch/Sabbat
           -Reason: With the lowering in rarity on Post WoN Ravnos there should be few in sects. The goal is to increase the amount of Independent Ravnos and there should be few that join up with sects, but not impossible with roleplay
4) Added a section on *rogue* Sadhana practitioners. Excluding those listed in the book (Daitya and Danava) all rarities have been increased to Coordinator approval
           - This magic form should be rare outside of the Indian sub-continent but the book does reference some groups and practitioners that escaped to the West during the WoN. This is not an intent to spread Sadhana, but instead limiting the availability to said groups.

 

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CM Post: Malk Packet Update

by witch hammer

September 24th, 2013

NOTE: This has not passed council yet, but putting it here for you all to see and talk about.
~Adam
Per Coordinator Bylaw 3Ciii:
"Genre Coordinators must pass before Council any plot, enforced policy, R&U named characters, or binding edict they wish to use which they can reasonably expect to affect multiple chronicles and these proposals need not be seconded, but go immediately into discussion.

   1. If no opposition is voiced during the week of discussion, the proposal is considered passed and enforceable. Once passed these are considered binding to all chronicles and a chronicle's refusal to adhere is grounds for OWBN disciplinary measures. Opposition must be in regards to the content of the proposal and must give those reasons why the objection is voiced. This is to allow Coordinators the opportunity to respond and/or make changes/remove the proposal and its contents."

I Propose this update to the Malkavian Genre Packet. As per normal, there will a 30 day grandfathering process.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B95YQ3YIXS5kb2xHb0dHSGgyTWM/edit?usp=sharing

Mark Koenig
Malkavian Coordinator

R&U Stuff

1) Anyone with Dementation inclan that isn't a Malkavian is Coord Approval.

This is to close the loophole where clan specific disciplines only affected Caitiff, just want to make this clear.

2) The Ability: Babel is Coord Approval.

Something that is more focused on the Ordos and I just don't want to spread too much (but enough :-) )

3) Home grown Dementation Combos are Coord Notify.

I just want to know what's out there, I don't think that that is unreasonable.

4) Any Dementation Combos learned by Non-Malkavians are Coord Notify.

The census shows that we are a-okay as far as I'm concerned, but I would like to keep a finger on the pulse of this.

Other Stuff

I think that there was a pretty solid overhaul of the packet.  We removed the prestige system that was a reaction to the players' request, but didn't work out.  We provided some guidance for Lore for players and STs, put in some suggestions for RP, the MMN, Dementation, derangements, merits, flaws, and all sorts of stuff.  I'm pretty happy with the results.

Let me know if there are questions, comments or concerns.  Thanks.

-Mark

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