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=General=
 
=General=
* Allies: One NPC per dot, or fewer but more powerful NPCs
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* '''Allies''': One NPC per dot, or fewer but more powerful NPCs. Allies can have influence, besides jobs/hobbies/nefarious things that they can do. You should list them with following:
* Contacts: One major NPC per dot, plus some minor NPCs (need not be detailed in advance)
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:::1) Who are they?<br>
* Mentor: The more dots, the more powerful they are
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:::2) What do they do for a living?<br>
* [[House_Rules/Vampire#Ghoul_retainers | Retainers/Followers]]: One NPC per dot
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:::3) What do they do that is specifically of interest to you? List any specific abilities.<br>
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:::4) How did they become your Ally? <br>
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:::5) How do you keep them as one? ''(i.e.: Do you pay them by the job? Do you have leverage? Were they your sister's brother's cousin's ex-roommate? Were you on the same t-ball team for 3 years? Did you save them from drowning once?)''
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:::6) Do they have a specific influence and what level?<br>
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<center>'''**DO NOT MAKE HUGE PARAGRAPHS TO NOTE YOUR ALLIES. Just the bullet points with relevant details.**'''</center>
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:* Only one Ally can be called upon per month. Allies cannot be set for watch actions.
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:* When you wish to engage one of your Allies to do something, please list in the +request which Ally, and how you will approach them/pay them/make the ask to do what you need done. Depending on that, staff will decide whether a +roll will be needed.
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:* Unlike Retainers, Allies can just refuse to do something, and can be lost. Use of their actions can also be caught by others, if engaging in some sort of influence back and forth.
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:* What happens when using an Ally is subjective to the situation and is all up to Staff Discretion.
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* '''Contacts''': One major NPC per dot, plus some minor NPCs. You should list them with following in a +note:
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:::1) Who is it?<br>
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:::2) What can this major NPC do for you?
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:::3) What do you need to do in return for this?
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:::4) What sort of minor NPCs come with it?
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:::5) How are those minor NPCs connected with the major NPC?
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<center>'''**DO NOT MAKE HUGE PARAGRAPHS TO NOTE YOUR CONTACTS. Just the bullet points with relevant details.**'''</center>
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* '''Mentor''': The more dots, the more powerful they are.  Please set a +note for your Mentor with the following:
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:::1) Who is it?<br>
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:::2) What do they mentor you about?
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:::3) How did you find them/get them as your mentor?
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:::4) Where are they generally located/found?
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{{ :Template:StatChart
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|title=Mentor
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|rank1=Knows little of import
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|rank2=Noteworthy information
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|rank3=Significant secrets
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|rank4=Extraordinary knowledge
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|rank5=If they don't know it, probably no one does
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}}
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* '''[[House_Rules/Vampire#Ghoul_retainers|Retainers/Followers]]''': One NPC per dot
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See also [[Retainers]]
  
 
=Vampire=
 
=Vampire=
* [[House_Rules/Vampire#Spirit_Slaves | Spirit Slave]]
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* '''[[House_Rules/Vampire#Spirit_Slaves | Spirit Slave]]'''
  
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* '''Herd'''
 
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* [[House_Rules/Shifter#Totem_.2F_Jamak_.2F_Nushi_.2F_Orisha_Bond | Totem]]
 
* [[House_Rules/Shifter#Totem_.2F_Jamak_.2F_Nushi_.2F_Orisha_Bond | Totem]]
  
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* Kinfolk: Please be sure to set a +note with a few details about your kinfolk.  What you should include is a general sense of what they do, how they are related, why they do stuff for you. That sort of thing. You can give them names, but that is not required. Generally these are people that are in the background.
 
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=Mage=
 
=Mage=
* Cult: Five NPCs per dot
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* Cult: Five NPCs per dot (other races use the Possessed version)
 
* [[Character_Generation/Mage_Familiars | Familiar Companion]]
 
* [[Character_Generation/Mage_Familiars | Familiar Companion]]
* Spirit Allies
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* [[House_Rules/Mage#Backgrounds | Spirit Allies]]
  
 
==Technocracy==
 
==Technocracy==
* Backup
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* Backup: Two regular NPCs or one more skilled NPC per dot
 
* [[Character_Generation/Mage_Familiars | Companion]]
 
* [[Character_Generation/Mage_Familiars | Companion]]
 
* Patron
 
* Patron
 
* Spies
 
* Spies
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===Progenitors===
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* Cephalomorph
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* Cetaceomorph
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* Dracomorph
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* Sauromorph
  
 
==Sorcerer==
 
==Sorcerer==
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=Changeling=
 
=Changeling=
* [[Character_Generation/Changeling_Companions | Companion]]
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* [[Character_Generation/Changeling_Companions|Companion]]
* Dreamers
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* Fae Hound
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* [[Changeling/Backgrounds#Dreamers|Dreamers]]
* Fae Steed
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** Not allowed for Kinain (''WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460'')
* Retinue
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<div style="width: 200px">
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{{ :Template:StatChart
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|title=Dreamers
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|rank1=1 Dreamer
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|rank2=2 Dreamers
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|rank3=4 Dreamers
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|rank4=6 Dreamers
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|rank5=8 Dreamers
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}}
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</div>
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* [[Changeling/Backgrounds#Fae Steed|Fae Steed]] (''WW7306 Kingdom of Willows p. 171'')
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** House Ruled Background
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** All Fae Steed's are level 5.
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** See book for stats.  You can customize it a bit, but must stay close to what is in the book.  Otherwise, use Companion to make something more unique.
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* [[Changeling/Backgrounds#Retinue|Retinue]]
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** Not allowed for Kinain (''WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460'')
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<div style="width: 200px">
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{{ :Template:StatChart
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|title=Retinue
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|rank1=1 member
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|rank2=2 members
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|rank3=4 members
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|rank4=6 members
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|rank5=10 members
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}}
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</div>
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* [[Changeling/Backgrounds#Warren|Warren]]
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** Boggans only (''Kithbook: Boggans p. 55'')
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** Not allowed for Kinain (''WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460'')
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{{ :Template:StatChart
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|title=Warren
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|rank1=Only a few members, meets infrequently. ''Examples: A monthly bridge club or a local food drive''
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|rank2=A small group that meets with some regularity. ''Examples: A weekly gaming group or a quilting circle''
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|rank3=A medium sized group that meets often. ''Examples: A lifestyle advocacy group or a hot-rod collectors’ club''
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|rank4=A large group capable of taking on most tasks. ''Examples: A mobile soup kitchen or a group of Habitat for Humanity workers''
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|rank5=A dedicated organization that can move mountains. ''Examples: A worker’s commune or a national lobbyist’s organization''
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}}
  
==Nocker==
 
* Golem
 
  
 
==Nunnehi==
 
==Nunnehi==
 
* Spirit Companion
 
* Spirit Companion
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=Demon=
 
=Demon=
 
* Pacts: One NPC per dot
 
* Pacts: One NPC per dot
  
=Hunter (HtR)=
 
* Bystanders
 
* Patron
 
  
 
=Hunter (conceptual, regardless of race)=
 
=Hunter (conceptual, regardless of race)=

Latest revision as of 21:05, 26 July 2022

This is a (not necessarily exhaustive) list of backgrounds that provide your PC with one or more NPCs who can help them in some way.

General

  • Allies: One NPC per dot, or fewer but more powerful NPCs. Allies can have influence, besides jobs/hobbies/nefarious things that they can do. You should list them with following:
1) Who are they?
2) What do they do for a living?
3) What do they do that is specifically of interest to you? List any specific abilities.
4) How did they become your Ally?
5) How do you keep them as one? (i.e.: Do you pay them by the job? Do you have leverage? Were they your sister's brother's cousin's ex-roommate? Were you on the same t-ball team for 3 years? Did you save them from drowning once?)
6) Do they have a specific influence and what level?
**DO NOT MAKE HUGE PARAGRAPHS TO NOTE YOUR ALLIES. Just the bullet points with relevant details.**
  • Only one Ally can be called upon per month. Allies cannot be set for watch actions.
  • When you wish to engage one of your Allies to do something, please list in the +request which Ally, and how you will approach them/pay them/make the ask to do what you need done. Depending on that, staff will decide whether a +roll will be needed.
  • Unlike Retainers, Allies can just refuse to do something, and can be lost. Use of their actions can also be caught by others, if engaging in some sort of influence back and forth.
  • What happens when using an Ally is subjective to the situation and is all up to Staff Discretion.


  • Contacts: One major NPC per dot, plus some minor NPCs. You should list them with following in a +note:
1) Who is it?
2) What can this major NPC do for you?
3) What do you need to do in return for this?
4) What sort of minor NPCs come with it?
5) How are those minor NPCs connected with the major NPC?
**DO NOT MAKE HUGE PARAGRAPHS TO NOTE YOUR CONTACTS. Just the bullet points with relevant details.**


  • Mentor: The more dots, the more powerful they are. Please set a +note for your Mentor with the following:
1) Who is it?
2) What do they mentor you about?
3) How did you find them/get them as your mentor?
4) Where are they generally located/found?
Mentor
Dot-filled.png Knows little of import
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Noteworthy information
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Significant secrets
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Extraordinary knowledge
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png If they don't know it, probably no one does

See also Retainers

Vampire

  • Herd
Herd
Dot-filled.png 3 vessels
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 7 vessels
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 15 vessels
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 30 vessels
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 60 vessels

Nosferatu

  • Information Network

Ghoul

Revenant

Werewolf

  • Kinfolk: Please be sure to set a +note with a few details about your kinfolk. What you should include is a general sense of what they do, how they are related, why they do stuff for you. That sort of thing. You can give them names, but that is not required. Generally these are people that are in the background.
Kinfolk
Dot-filled.png 2 kinfolk
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 5 kinfolk
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 10 kinfolk
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 20 kinfolk
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 50 kinfolk
Numen
Dot-filled.png Gaffling
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Potent Gaffling
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Lesser Jaggling
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Strong Jaggling
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png Very strong Jaggling

Spend a Gnosis to do one of the following:

  • Add Numen rating to a physical/social/mental attribute
    (pick one when you buy the background) for one roll
  • Use one of its Charms once
Familiar Spirit Type Intelligence Communication Store Gnosis/Willpower/Rage for you Perception
1 Smallest Gaffling Not too bright Spirit Speech gift or join it in the Umbra 3 (one type at a time) Can't Peek through the Gauntlet, rarely knows what's going on in normalspace
2 Decent-sized Gaffling Almost intelligent same 5 (one type at a time) Knows instinctively where you are, can Peek from time to time
3 Jaggling Average Speak aloud while it's nearby 5 (two types at a time) Can also see through your eyes
4 Jaggling Fairly bright Speak telepathically while it's nearby, you always know where it is and can see through its eyes 5 (any mix of types) Can also Manifest
5 Jaggling affiliated with a specific Incarna Intelligent Speak telepathically regardless of location, you can share any sense or gift-based knowledge 6 (any mix of types) same

Bastet

Kitsune

  • Go-en
  • Sempai

Rokea

  • Remora

Possessed

  • Cult: Two NPCs per dot

Mage

Technocracy

  • Backup: Two regular NPCs or one more skilled NPC per dot
  • Companion
  • Patron
  • Spies

Progenitors

  • Cephalomorph
  • Cetaceomorph
  • Dracomorph
  • Sauromorph

Sorcerer

Changeling

  • Dreamers
    • Not allowed for Kinain (WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460)
Dreamers
Dot-filled.png 1 Dreamer
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 2 Dreamers
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 4 Dreamers
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 6 Dreamers
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 8 Dreamers
  • Fae Steed (WW7306 Kingdom of Willows p. 171)
    • House Ruled Background
    • All Fae Steed's are level 5.
    • See book for stats. You can customize it a bit, but must stay close to what is in the book. Otherwise, use Companion to make something more unique.
  • Retinue
    • Not allowed for Kinain (WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460)
Retinue
Dot-filled.png 1 member
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 2 members
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 4 members
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 6 members
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png 10 members
  • Warren
    • Boggans only (Kithbook: Boggans p. 55)
    • Not allowed for Kinain (WW92041 Changeling: the Dreaming (20th Anniversary) pg.#460)
Warren
Dot-filled.png Only a few members, meets infrequently. Examples: A monthly bridge club or a local food drive
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.png A small group that meets with some regularity. Examples: A weekly gaming group or a quilting circle
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png A medium sized group that meets often. Examples: A lifestyle advocacy group or a hot-rod collectors’ club
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png A large group capable of taking on most tasks. Examples: A mobile soup kitchen or a group of Habitat for Humanity workers
Dot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.pngDot-filled.png A dedicated organization that can move mountains. Examples: A worker’s commune or a national lobbyist’s organization


Nunnehi

  • Spirit Companion


Demon

  • Pacts: One NPC per dot


Hunter (conceptual, regardless of race)

  • Backers: Similar to Allies, but you don't ICly know who they are