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Episode 7 - Downtime
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108 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2021
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“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Every Kindred schemes. Some for political gain, some for personal fulfillment, some for no better reason than to stave off the emptiness of a never-ending life. On any given night, every vampire is up to something, and its the interaction of those plans that causes the great wheels of Kindred society to spin. That Kindred are by nature a covetous and territorial sort only exacerbates the inevitable consequences when wants collide. Not every scheme begins as something grand, however, and plenty begin with honest intentions. That can never change the outcome, though. Undeath is a zero sum game. No matter your currency of choice, turf or prestige or plain hard cash, nothing can be gained except by taking it from someone else.
When Schmendrick enters under an elder Nosferatu’s tutelage to further her mastery of Obfuscate (11:48), does the world move? Will history teeter on the outcome of Ivy’s struggle to retain that what makes her human (27:29)? Should Chicago take note of the gifts bestowed by a grateful Prince (34:41) or the steps taken by a Regent to rid himself of a troublesome neonate (59:22)? What of the Nosferatu who chooses an unlikely retainer (1:22:30)? Or the ambitious Tremere whose dreams of higher station lead her to curl up to another clan’s Primogen (1:37:50)? No, of course not. But as those schemes mature? That’s another story.
CAST:Ivy LaRoux - Vee Locke (@veeisforvampire)Joshua Crozier - Andrew McGuffinRebecca Mitchell - Abigail AlekStoryteller - Aaron Hammonds (@aaroninwords)
QUEEN'S COURT GAMES:Web - https://queenscourt.games/theallnightsocietyTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/queenscourtgamesYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/QueensCourtGamesTwitter - https://twitter.com/queenscourtrpgPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/queenscourtgames
Every Kindred schemes. Some for political gain, some for personal fulfillment, some for no better reason than to stave off the emptiness of a never-ending life. On any given night, every vampire is up to something, and its the interaction of those plans that causes the great wheels of Kindred society to spin. That Kindred are by nature a covetous and territorial sort only exacerbates the inevitable consequences when wants collide. Not every scheme begins as something grand, however, and plenty begin with honest intentions. That can never change the outcome, though. Undeath is a zero sum game. No matter your currency of choice, turf or prestige or plain hard cash, nothing can be gained except by taking it from someone else.
When Schmendrick enters under an elder Nosferatu’s tutelage to further her mastery of Obfuscate (11:48), does the world move? Will history teeter on the outcome of Ivy’s struggle to retain that what makes her human (27:29)? Should Chicago take note of the gifts bestowed by a grateful Prince (34:41) or the steps taken by a Regent to rid himself of a troublesome neonate (59:22)? What of the Nosferatu who chooses an unlikely retainer (1:22:30)? Or the ambitious Tremere whose dreams of higher station lead her to curl up to another clan’s Primogen (1:37:50)? No, of course not. But as those schemes mature? That’s another story.
CAST:Ivy LaRoux - Vee Locke (@veeisforvampire)Joshua Crozier - Andrew McGuffinRebecca Mitchell - Abigail AlekStoryteller - Aaron Hammonds (@aaroninwords)
QUEEN'S COURT GAMES:Web - https://queenscourt.games/theallnightsocietyTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/queenscourtgamesYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/QueensCourtGamesTwitter - https://twitter.com/queenscourtrpgPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/queenscourtgames
Released:
Apr 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (49)
Episode 6 - The Sacrifice: “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” -H.L. Mencken Kindred do not believe in self-governance. The Camarilla has its Princes, Justicars, and Inner Council. The Sabbat has its Prisci, Cardinals, and Regent. Even the Anarchs, for all their brow-beating about the wisdom of the masses, still rely on their Barons and folk heroes. To be Kindred is to be subject to hierarchy. But not tonight. Prince Jackson has called Chicago’s Kindred together for a vote of singular importance: will the Lasombra be admitted into the city, and by extension, the Camarilla? The coterie assembles in advance of the night’s gathering for a private meeting with an unusually nervous Prince Jackson (10:30) before he begins this singular convocation in earnest (20:14). As the crowd breaks into heated debate, the coterie sets about the difficult work of swaying the vote in their favor. Schemes of all sorts unfold, with Schme by The All Night Society