The Camarillia and Sabbat have fallen, but the world of darkness continues. Join here for information, as this game is starting...
A general website is here: http://www.echoesofempires.org/
The enormous wiki is here:
http://www.vampire.echoesofempires.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
For those with more time then sense, go ahead and read. If you have more sense than time, read only what's posted below. That's all you need.
December 24th, 2012
Beginning on last Friday Night, a light snowfall is visible. It comes from clear skies and cloudy, and is very light. It's an energizing snow, and you get a strong sense of vitality just for being in it. It's a wonderful time of year.
December 22nd, 2012
In the Echoes of Empires world, Equipment is awesome. It's amazing. You should go get it. Here's how it works:
There's four general types of equipment. All equipment falls into these categories (okay I'm lying, vehicles are seperate, but I don't want to talk about them today :-) ):
Please note that equipment is not necessarily an item that is on your person. It can also be flesh crafted on you in some way. See examples under Skills and Defense.
Let's talk about each of them in turn. I'd like to direct your attention to Skill and Defense equipment, because they're not in most other games, and am going to gloss past weapons and armor, because they largely are.
Weapons are explained here:
http://www.vampire.echoesofempires.org/index.php?title=Weapons_Guide
They're used for combat, and not what I really want to talk about today.
http://www.vampire.echoesofempires.org/index.php?title=Armor
A thing to notice about armor is that it gives you a trait penalty.
On any challenge, other than hitting people (or being hit), you may use one primary equipment, and call one trait from a secondary equipment, so it's usefull to have a second piece lying around, even if it isn't great.
Most characters should have things appropriate to what they do, and some minor defensive equipment. Even a neonate with resources 2, or a raw fledgeling, is going to have something useful. If you find that you aren't calling traits in the same range as your adversaries and antagonists, equipping yourself well can help to close that gap quickly!
Skill equipement gives a bonus when you are the Acting Character, and the skill is appropriate. Some examples:
There's too many to list, but this should give some ideas. Skill equipment counts as 1 Trait defense equipment for the appropriate Trait Category.
Defense equipment applies to either Mental or Social. It's used when you're not the Acting Character. Defense equipment can also be used as 1 Trait skill equipment.
Some Examples:
Skill and defense equipement can be made with Crafts/Expression challenges, or purchased for cash money. Here's the chart of cost to buy to bonus. If you want to make them yourself, the challenge to do so is of the same Tier as the bonus it provides.
| Bonus | Cost (USD / $) |
| 1 | 500 |
| 2 | 1,000 |
| 3 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 10,000 |
| 5 | 100,000 |
| 6 | 300,000 |
| 7 | 1,000,000 |
| 8 | 3,000,000 |
| 9 | 10,000,000 |
| 10 | 30,000,000 |
Any item that grants 6 or more traits will have a slight magical sparkle when examined with aura perception, and that fact would be known to any character with Occult Ability at 3 and Aura Perception, or the Occult Ability at 4 regardless of Auspex. Please don't take that information IC if your character wouldn't know it. Such items are not made by mortal men.
Characters are permitted to come in with equipment appropriate for their Resources. You can come in with enough stuff to cost 1 month's income, in addition to the money you would get for your first game.
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November 16th, 2012
All of them are done. If you have any actions from september that were missed, please bump them. I'm starting in on October's
