February 19th 2022 Game is On

by Eric

February 15th, 2022

Posting in the old puppet for the New Haven game as well as the new chronicle, apologies for duplicate notifications.

To access the new puppet prince chronicle, please click here:  New Britain NENM

New England Nightmares is on for Saturday February 19th 2022.

At Friendship Lodge #33 6:00PM the doors will be opened.

76 Main St, Southington, CT

We will be wrapping up (hopefully) all remaining scenes for the New Haven edition of New England Nightmares.  If time allows staff will also be available for open discussion of the New Britian / Hartford chronicle, as well as character creation.

If all goes well, we hope to have our game in March be the first official game in the new setting.

I also want to take this time to thank Chris, Seth, and Lurch for providing us this setting that we have all loved for 7 years.  If it weren't for you 3, we all wouldn't be here today.

Thank you for your time.

-Staff

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Jan 15th 2021

by Eric

January 15th, 2022

Just a reminder that in person game is canceled this evening due to Covid concerns.

If you wish to discuss the new iteration of New England Nightmares this evening (we should be available 7:00ish) in Discord.  Some of the staff will be available to discuss character concepts, changes to the game for character creation, etc.

For those that need the link for discord:  New England Nightmares Discord

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One Story Ends.....

by Lurch

December 15th, 2021

**End of an Era**

As many of you are aware by now, Dan Cuddeback aka Lurch, our Head Storyteller and one of this game’s original creators, will soon be stepping down from his role and joining the game as a player. Dan has been a major part of running this game since its beginning back in early 2014, and we all want to thank him for volunteering his time, creativity and his hard work for eight years, to make this game happen. Dan, you’ve been amazing!

With Dan’s departure from the ST team, we have been working to wrap up most of the major plotlines that have been running for some years now. And at the January game, we will be bringing the story of New Haven to an end.

We will then be ‘starting fresh’ in a new Domain, and we are excited to tell new stories and explore some different themes.

**Reasons for Game Reset**

The game and all player characters within it will be reset following the January event. There are several reasons for this reset.

By Night Studios have released two new supplementary rulebooks, which we would like to introduce.

All new information and original can be found on the by night studios srd location at https://vamp.bynightstudios.com/

Player XP has reached exceptionally high levels and we would like to start with a clean slate.

We would like to move the game over to https://www.hallergames.com/ instead of PuppetPrince, in order to allow the STs to more easily manage Player characters and DTAs.

Staff can assist you by adding your email to the Haller game to set you up for character creation.

The events in New Haven have been ‘world breaking’ and we would like to move away from the setting to somewhere that has drawn less attention in the supernatural world.

**Mechanics of the Reset**

To make it clear, we are not resetting the history of our game world. All of the events that have happened will be part of our canon, and the game world will be shaped by these.

All players will start anew with the rules in the book, with a base of 30xp. There will be no XP rollover to the new game; all players will start at this base.

You may choose to either start a new character or import your current character. If you choose to start a new character, you will need to first ‘sunset’ your existing PC. (See below)

Depending on these choices, you may earn some New Game Rewards that will allow your new character to start with some bonuses.

**Importing Characters**

Those players who wish to continue playing their PC, will be allowed to do so. However, they will still be subject to the XP reset. Imported characters will be able to keep the following.

Keep their backstory, as well as any personal plot advancements that they have earned. 

Keep items or merits that you have received through the ‘player recruitment awards’. (Discipline training or XP awards gained through recruitment awards will not be transferred over) 

If you have a custom technique through player recruitment awards, then it will be available for you to buy again, once you have the prerequisite discipline levels.

Unique retainers can also come along with you, but they will only have as many dots as you can afford with XP, so their power levels may be reduced.

Imported Characters do not earn any ‘New Game’ rewards.

During the final game of the ‘New Haven Era’, an in-game event will occur which will explain why your character has been ‘diminished’.

**Sunsetting Characters**

If a player wishes to start fresh, they will have the option to have their character written out of the story in an appropriate way. Sun setting your character is done in one of three ways:

* Integration - The PC is retired and becomes an NPC under the control of the STs. They will continue to serve a role in the world at large, and the player may occasionally be called upon to play their character again for short appearances, but under ST direction. Players who choose to integrate their characters can choose one ‘New Game Reward’ from the list below.

* Retirement - Those PCs who do not wish their characters to become NPCs can opt to have them simply disappear into the WoD. The character will leave the city after the final event in New Haven and will leave New England entirely. While the legacy of their actions remains, they will never be heard from again. (New characters cannot have any ties to retired PCs in their backgrounds, even if it was their own character.) Players who choose retirement gain no ‘New Game Rewards’.

* Final Death - This is for players who wish for a final clean end. During the final night before New Haven is locked down, the PC will suffer a fate that will destroy them utterly. You may ask for one of the following deaths:

**Heroic** - The character dies sacrificing themselves for that which they care for the most. They will be allowed a brief moment of ‘final words’ before meeting their fate. Characters who choose a Heroic death gain the following New Game Reward - Enhanced Background (Retainer) and Supernatural Contact. 

**Jump Scare** - The character will die suddenly and unexpectedly during the final event, probably splattering nearby players with their remains. Characters who choose a Jump Scare death gain the following New Game Rewards - Status and Bloodforged Item

**Horror Show** - The character suffers a cruel and unusual death, filled with pain and existential suffering. They may actually not die completely, instead suffering some kind of eternal, inescapable punishment. Characters who choose a Horror Show death gain the following New Game Rewards - Ancient Relic and Enhanced Background (Haven).

**New Game Rewards**

The following can only be earned by ‘Sunsetting’ your existing Player Character.

* Enhanced Background - For your new PC you may choose a single background from one of the following: Allies, Contacts, Fame, Haven, Herd or Retainer (on one retainer only). That background now has a potential maximum of 6, rather than 5.

* Bloodforged item - You may enter the new game with a unique Bloodforged item that your character has acquired.

* Ancient Relic - Your character is in possession of a mysterious and powerful artifact. This item has a will of its own, and will be both a blessing and a curse. It is ‘bound’ to you and cannot be stolen or used by anyone else. It may also talk to you.

* Status - Your character may choose two fleeting Status traits (with ST approval), and will enter the new game with them.

* Supernatural Contact - You may choose another kindred faction or even another supernatural faction. (Mages, Garou, Fae etc) The STs will then provide you with an NPC with whom you have a trusting relationship, giving you a means to deal directly with that faction.

We will have more details for you all soon on the kind of characters you can create for the new system. In the meantime, if you have any questions please reach out to one of the STs for help.

Thank you,

~Staff

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Game is on for Saturday November 20th

by Nightmares

October 29th, 2021

New England Nightmares presents

Apotheosis

Avalon has tipped its hand, and made its first direct assault on a Camarilla domain, leaving the city of New Haven in flames. And the horrifying purpose behind their actions is starting to become clear. The Ventrue Methuselah Mithras, the true power behind Avalon, may soon become unstoppable! 

The Justicars are finally in agreement, and the armies of the Ivory Tower stand ready to strike at the heart of Avalon, London itself!

And with that battle readiness comes an unusual command, signed by every single Jusitcar in unison and hand delivered to Prince Yeager Field. All the Kindred native to New Haven are to participate in this assault, with no exceptions. Each must gather all their wits, weapons and cunning and be ready to answer the call to war at a moment's notice.

Only New Haven has been asked to do this; all other domains were only asked for volunteers to join the armies. The Justicars were very clear in their demands though, and have, thus far, offered no explanation as to why New Haven has been singled out like this.

So the vampiric denizens of the city make ready to go boldly into the belly of the beast, and confront the impossible ancient horrors that reside there.

The fate of the world hangs in the balance, and the decisions made in the dark streets of London, will shape the future of all…

Game is on for Saturday November 20th

The game this month will see the culmination of a long series of plot lines, and will take the form of a ‘black box’ event. All of your characters, but by forcible order of the Justicariate, will be heading to London, England to join in with the final confrontation against Avalon.

There will be a lot of planning needed for this event, so we please ask you to give us time to take your own DTA actions into account. So to allow us time to plan the event properly, the DTA deadline is Sunday the 7th of November. Because of the flow of events leading up to the event, no action submitted after this deadline will be taken into account.

Take time to gather equipment, weapons and intelligence, reach out to allies and prepare your character for whatever they may face in London. Your actions will be shaping the future of the game world.

Looking forward to playing with you all!

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