Dramatis Persona

 

Player	Character Name	Comments
Brian	Altus Ominus	DEAD; Killed in Milwaukee by Night
Brian	Arkady Yatz	Clan Tzimices, Czech Mafia, In Las Vegas
Brian	Deathwish	Clan Brujah, New Age Traveler
Brian	Fredrick Jeffries	Clan Toreador, Old Style Adventurer and general adventure freak
Brian	Malbro Rothman	The Lord Hanway, Clan Toreador, Gentleman Cat Burglar, Anachronism
Eamon	Alfonso Giovanni	Clan Giovanni [Big surprise with a name like that]
Eamon	Danial Lestrade	?
Gill	Molly Simmonds	Clan Toreador, Victorian Street Walker
Gill	Charlie Wong	Clan Tremere, Pinkerton Detective
Ian J	Henry Staton	Clan Ventrue, Weapons Company Director
Ian J	Donna Williams	Clan Toreador, Prostitute
Ian J	Christian Donparo	Clan Malkavian, Vietnam Veteran, Helicopter Pilot
Ian M	Nick Blackman	Clan Ventrue, Politician (originally) Now on the Run Outcast type
Ian M	Noah "to be" Seen	Clan Caitiff, 16th Century Punk
Jill	Madam X	Clan Daughter of the Cacophony, singer in a rock band
Jill	Catherine De'Lyon	Clan Malkavian Dilettante
Jim	Robert J "Wolf" Rowkowski	Clan Brujah Biker with a passion for offing Garou
Jim	Geoffry De Turville	Clan Ventrue, 18th Century Gentleman
Lesley	Francesca De Cavaletti	Clan Toreador New Age "Healer", Dr Death, mistress of the cyanide injection and corrupt reader of futures
Lesley	Jeremiah Vanderbilt	Clan Nosferatu, Undertaker
Lesley	Chip Coltrain	Clan Caitiff, Private Investigator
Tara	Sarfina Corletti	Clan Ventrue, Tour Guide
Tara	Milila Petrolski	DEAD; Killed in Milwaukee by Night
Tara	Ashley Witlock	Clan Kysiad, Dilettante
Tara	Hinekawa	Clan Gangrel

 

 

 

 

Gary - New Year's Eve 1991

New Characters -    Deathwish (Brian), Chip Coltrain (Les), Manila Petrolshi (Tara), Donna Williams (Ian J), Nicholas Blackman (Ian M). 

          Chronicle begins in Gary.  The Players Characters (all 13th Generation) all introduced to Modius Prince of Gary, and conned into taking his message to Lodrin Prince of Chicago.

Chicago - Wednesday 01/01/92

          Characters travel to Chicago; Events go much as in Ashes to Ashes.

Chicago - Thursday 02/01/92

          Characters go to Ballards Hotel, to meet him for Dinner.  Later That day meet Scottie Cartwright. They find the cults blood cellar, Minila drinks the blood.

Chicago - Saturday 04/01/92

          They spend the day in the cult cellar.  Characters Meet and defeat the Hunter Mike Standown, Martin Shepard FBI Special Investigations gets away.  They dispose of the body.

Chicago - Sunday 05/01/92

          Lodrin Rescued from his insane Ghoul who is terminated.

 

 

 

Milwaukee - Monday 20/01/92

          The group is Ordered to get out of Chicago by Lodrin as Ballard is after them.  Suggests they go to Milwaukee.  Characters arrive in Milwaukee, are introduced to Terrace Merik Prince of Milwaukee and are given their power as the Mask. The Mask are - Deathwish (Brian), Chip Coltrain (Les), Minila Petrolshi (Tara), Donna Williams (Ian J), Nicholas Blackman (Ian M).

Milwaukee - Tuesday 21/01/92

          The group carry out an Investigation of the Blood Brother's and the Union. Night spent huddled together in the top floor toilets of an abandoned apartment block.

Milwaukee - Wednesday 22/01/92

          The group have a confrontation with the Union. Deathwish captured by Lisa Urgan.

Milwaukee - Thursday 23/01/92

New Characters - Altus Ominus (Brian).

Deaths - Minila Petrolshi (Tara)

          Minila is killed by Werewolves on the way out of town, the Mask meet Hwrulf.

Milwaukee - Friday 24/01/92

New Characters -    Hinekawa (Tara).

          The party meets the clan of the Coyote and its leader Horatio.  Altus' stuff including a sensitive Laptop full of occult goodies is captured by the FBI during a raid of the warehouse district.

Milwaukee - Saturday 25/01/92

          Terrace Meriks Part in the Scheme Revealed, confrontation at Meriks place, he and his Hench men escape. Lightning diplomacy erupts.

Milwaukee - Sunday 26/01/92

          At the Council Meeting Nick Blackman was made Prince.  Lucina Has entranced him will 4 Successes (one month). Hinekawa made member of the Mask.

Milwaukee - Monday 27/01/92

          Demitri managed to frame it so that the Player Characters were caught in one of Merik's old havens.  He arranged for 12 mutilated corpses to be placed in the house and contacted the police. Altus escaped by turning into a mannequin.  Blackman managed to bluff/slaughter his way out. Hinekawa was under the garden.  Chip didn't wake up at all. Donna stayed in the Milwaukee arms that night. The party left and was followed by agent Sheppard who they lost.

Milwaukee - Tuesday 28/01/92

          Lodrin informed Nick that either Hrothulf or Grasius have his full backing.  Kalid arrived tonight. Meric rung the Prince up, and challenged him to a duel, denying the charges and saying that it was all an intricate plot by Blackman to get the prince hood in a town where there was no one strong candidate.

Milwaukee - Wednesday 29/01/92

          The duel went much as planned; all the Player Characters broke into the area and a great fog covered the ground.  Merik was killed by the pack of the stag, Demitri was killed by Hinikawa. Whilst all the elders are at the contest Akawa has achieved control of the gangs.  The Mask finds the Old Valdez House most stay the night there. Maria Perez visits the Price and gives him till Monday to surrender his city to her.

Milwaukee - Thursday 30/01/92

          Parovich's house is burned down.  Chip met Kristian & they pissed each other off.  Kalid gives the Mask two of Parovich's other havens.  The apartment block contains scenes of a fight, Rauls remains are found here, it looks like Parovich jumped out the window. Victor gives Altus back his laptop PC, but it looks like the FBI took a copy.  Hinekawa goes out hunting and has to beat the shit out of five Blood brothers.  Chip is told she is free to hunt.  Altus is told the Tremere are free to hunt.  The Prince is forbidden to hunt, in fact he is told by Akawa that he must leave Milwaukee by Friday night or be killed. Kalid came to the council chamber to talk to the Mask, he will stay 2 or 3 days.

Milwaukee - Friday 31/01/92

          The Valdez house is sold to Blackman, wines found in the Valdez house are sold to Mafia connections for $300,000, and the furniture is sold to a mysterious European for $3,750,000.  The money is stashed in a numbered Swiss bank account under Altus name.  The prince leaves Milwaukee for Oak Ridge California by plane. Donna is given permission to hunt by the Blood Brothers.

Milwaukee - Saturday 01/02/92

New Character - Lord Hanway (Brian). 

Deaths - Altus Ominus (Brian).

          The furniture and the wine are picked up.  The Furniture was bought by the Price of Toledo in Spain.  The wine was bought by Grasius.  The prince returns and is given permission to hunt by the Blood Brothers.  Altus tries to do a runner with the money for reasons of his own.  Donna tries to stop him but is beaten, when Altus uses the fire path Hinikawa declares that it is dishonourable steps in and slaughters Altus.  Carna calls later that night, discovers Altus has gone missing is suspicious, removes his possessions and sends Victor after the stuff at the university.  Victor fails to get three manila envelopes.  Lord Hanway arrives in town and meets Blackman.

Milwaukee - Sunday 02/02/92

          The prince goes into hiding at the airport (for a week), obviously Gracius (who controls the airport) will find out he is there) he sends someone wearing his clothes to Oak Ridge in North California, a place were the Mayor is under his power.  Lord Hanway goes to a performance of Orpheus in the underworld at the Centre; he meets Lucina & asks for he help to find Frederick Jeffries his Childer.  The Sabbat attack the performance, Saying Vampires will rule the Earth.  They are chased down but escape.

Milwaukee - Monday 03/02/92

          Maria's dead line.  Kalid finds Parovich in Chip' patch Chip sees the murder (but not who done it).  Agent Stephens is seen nosing around the university with a Marine colonel in full dress uniform.  A meeting of the council is called by Grasius for Tuesday night. Mr Venturi arrives, a freelance ghoul who used to work for Merik, declares himself the prince’s aid.

Milwaukee - Tuesday 04/02/92

          Grasius has a vote of no confidence in the Prince and put's forward himself as the only option for prince.  The Prince declares Blood Hunt on Grasius there and then, the Mask and Lady Carna dispose of Grasius, and Mr Venturi disposes of the body. Blackman comes to an 'arrangement' with Grasius's Mafia contacts.

Milwaukee - Wednesday 05/02/92

          There is a huge explosion which wrecks half the University; it is a Sabbat planted bomb.  The Editor of the Milwaukee Herald is found in his office drained dry with a note explaining about the vampires and giving the addresses of all the elders in Milwaukee. Agent Stephens and the Colonel visit the Valdez house, Blackman double bluffs them.

Milwaukee - Thursday 06/02/92

          The doctor moves his operation into full gear; an excavation crew starts digging in the central park.  Mark Decker is ambushed and killed in the wastelands, the Anubi are leaderless, he was not killed by werewolves, but by the Sabbat. Hinikawa is now the Gangrel Elder of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee - Friday 07/02/92

          The Clan of the Coyote attacks the dig, killing freely.  Hratio could no longer control the factions in his clan that called for an attack on Milwaukee. The National guard are called in by the mayor to curb gang activities in the central park and dockside region. Hwulf contacts Blackman, and demand the Prince Hood, willing to duel if required. Blackman hands over the title (willingly)

Milwaukee - Saturday 08/02/92

          The state governor declares a state of emergency in Milwaukee.  Nick Blackman, Chip Coltrain and Donna Williams leave for Los-Vegas, to assist Lord Hanway. The doctor leaves town, he has the talismans, and is heading for Europe to investigate them. All Tremere Pseudo Chantry operations in Milwaukee shut down, only Lady Carna stays.

Milwaukee - Sunday 09/02/92

          The false Nick Blackman 'arrives' back from California, he is ambushed by the Sabbat, and they kill him. Hwulf is on hand with the remaining strong arm Vampires of Milwaukee, they wipe the Sabbat threat out of Milwaukee (for the moment, although several escape).

 

 

 

Los Vegas - Monday 10/02/92

          The characters travel to Los Vegas, a bomb on the plane makes the plane touch down in Oklahoma city.  Blackman arranges for flight to LV that night by Lear Jet.  Characters stay the day in the Terminal Hotel.

Los Vegas - Tuesday 11/02/92

New Characters -    Richard Rowage (Tara).

          Characters find RR Antiques.  Look around for the Prince.  Hanway fences jewels at the golden nugget, places ad in the LV Herald.  Mark Hagen tells the new in town kindred where to find the prince.  At the Landmark the meet Richardo and are introduced to the prince.  Richardo asks them to find out about RR Antiques, they do thus making them quits with Richardo.  They hire an apartment down town.

Las Vegas - Wednesday 12/02/92

New characters -    Baron de Turville (Jim). 

          The Sicerzi keep an eye on the characters (on orders from the Prince).  In the Horse Shoe Lord Hanway and Chip meet the Baron, they are observed by an elderly black lady with a cell phone (Chip identifies the woman as a Vampire). In the Horse Shoe Chip tries to seduce a rich loosing drunk (Helen Palmer).  In Sassy Sally's Chip meets a prostitute (Debbie) and feeds.  The party go to Excalibur and are invited to shady duels by Ruger Stein (organiser of such events for the mysterious owner).  Paul Remington (Barker Investments Inc.) invites Lord Hanway and Baron Turville to see Mr Barker.

Las Vegas - Thursday 13/02/92

New characters -    Lord Henry Staten (Ian J).

          Donna leaves to pursue her own interests.  A severed head is sent to the parties flat (Chip buries it in the basement).  The Baron find that he is in the same hotel (The Esplanade) as Lord Staten (the third member, along with Lord Hanway, of a bridge hand from 1894).  A black youth takes their photo and runs killing three guards with an Uzi on his way, Lt Lu Brannigan of LVPD turns up to investigate.  The Ventrue and Lord Hanway visit Mr Barker he asks them to consider his 300 year investment plan.  Lord Hanway finds out that Mark Dorado (part of the Bunny connection) is missing in the desert.  Chip finds he is $ 300,000 over drawn on his Miliwaukee account.  A guy is watching the flat, the police turn up and arrest him, just as the party is moving out.  The Baron finds (from Gus a Cincinnati PI he hired in 1989) out Count Marco will arrive in town soon.

Las Vegas - Friday 14/02/92

New characters -    Molly Simpson (Gill). 

          The Apartment was blown up.  Lord Hanway went into the desert looking for Mark, managed to get about 10 miles out of town then drove into a ditch, the jeep promptly blew up.  Rowage notice FTTU was following him.  Blackman met molly whilst being followed by Dance, who was in turn being followed by Molly.  The party stays the night in various rooms at the esplanade.  Lord Hanway sets off the fire alarm on purpose to give a distraction to breaking into the penthouse apartment, fails to crack the safe.  Lord Staten flies off to Roan and is told about the competition, flies back again.  Rowage notices the Dog Demon in Chip's ring and is interested in it.  Baron de Turville has his 'pod' and a supply of blood delivered to the Esplanade.

Las Vegas - Saturday 15/02/92

          The party meets in the Esplanade (a hotel opposite the Golden Nugget), it turns out that the other English Vampires have met Molly before in the court of the Prince of London.  The Hunter contacts the Frederick Jeffries PO Box, Lord Hanway arranges a meet with him a roulette table number eight in the Golden Nugget.  Chip finds out that a body sans head was found in a motel just outside Vegas. Bard de Turville contacts Gus, Count Marco got into town last night he continues to search for him, he has confirmed the Mark Darado information. Rowage hearing about the meet asks the party to join him for a night of roulette at table no eight.  Molly accuses the house of cheating, Baron de turville protests loudly, two bouncers get heavy handed, de Turville downs one, Lord Staten dramatically kills another. 

                   The Hunter (being the professional anarch he is) starts causing chaos.  Four police cars turn up, with helicopter support.  A fight ensues, as the casino descend into chaos.  Lord Hanway escapes with the Hunter (sleep in rail siding).  Chip, Molly and Lord Staten escape in a stolen police car which Chip drives so well that he manages to elude the helicopter (sleep in Molly herd members basement). Lord Staten returns to hotel and changes to Hotel Firebrand.  Baron de Turville looses two Humanity points for the fight and returns excused to his pod.  The Golden Nugget is at the centre of a freak lightning storm (caused by Rowage, miffed at being cheated), table number eight is torched. 

Las Vegas - Sunday 16/02/92

          The papers are referring to last night as 'The Night of The Vegas Ripper'.  Lord Hanway meets the Anrachs and the Pale Lake problem is explained to him, the Hunter gives him an arrowhead as a calling card he returns to the Esplanade disguised as a Lasca Seaman.  The Baron is awakened by the Captain and told to apologise to the Prince, he meets Ricardo and doe so thanking Richardo for his forgiveness and saying he owes him a favour.  Chip was arrested and fined $ 10,000 for carrying false id.  Chip finds out that all Blackmans' accounts have also been cleared out.  Molly arranges for the group minus Lord Staton, Blackman and Rowage to meet at ten in the Golden Gate.  Dance is watching them. Hanway and the Baron talk to Dance, Dance uses Confusion on Hanway to cause him the hear 'the Rhythms' (duration one month) as she calls them.  Hanway, Molly and the Baron Reci the perimeter of Pale Lake an hour or so before dawn with a removal van as a haven.

Las Vegas - Monday 17/02/92

          Having been woken up during the day The Baron, Molly and Hanway are saved by a timely call to Gus Van Holsen who arranges for the van to be moved off the military sight.  Hanway agrees to hire Chip for $ 300,000 on completion of recovery of Frederick Jeffries.  Lord Staton arranges to have a Learjet on permanent standby after discovering a supposed take over bid from an unknown third party.  Blackman cashes in his favour with the Prince of Chicago and get $ 500,000 for his trouble.  He lends Chip $ 300,000 and prompt takes it back for 'safe keeping'.  A meeting is arranged of all parties, and for some reason Blackman decides to make additional members to the Mask.  Molly books back into the Esplanade.  Chip discovers that the phone number given to him by Hinikawa is the Phone number of Justicar Petradon, he copies the number to Blackman.  Chip also settles his differences with Rowage in an amicable way.  The Baron discovers a little more about the ring, and the house it came from. Additional Members of The Mask are - Baron de Turville (Jim), Molly Simpson (Jill), Lord Staton (Ian J), Richard Rowage (Tara), Lord Hanway (Brian) and Dance.

Las Vegas - Tuesday 18/02/92

New characters -    Ashley Witlock (Tara).

          Lord Staton flies off to Washington DC on business.  Blackman is contacted by Rowage and a meeting is arranged with Ashley Witlock of the Kysyd, Ashley joins the party.  The party tools up and they move out for Pale Lake. Just outside the base Hanway and Chip have an argument over the $ 300 k.  Blackman fakes being some sort of special agent charming the base commander.  They find out that the security is two tier and that Jeffries must be in the bunker, the professor in charge of the bunker does not fall for Blackmans story.  The party moves against the bunker with the Baron and Ashley leading the way.  Hanway, the Baron, Ashley and Chip move further into the bunker.  Molly and Blackman, wait, guarding the escape route.  Ashley uses a Unseelie Faerie Knight to stop the Baron committing a mass murder.  The group rescue Jeffries but the professor gets away, leaving a message that he will not go without revenge.  An alien life form is found.  The beast of the Rune stone is observed.  The Alien life form help the group hide during the following day.

Las Vegas - Wednesday 19/02/92

          The Alien life form helps the group escape the bunker.  It puts a mind block on the members of the group.  If the think of it they will get extremely bad headaches.  If they try to disclose its existence something undisclosed but terrible will happen to them.  The life form goes invisible and departs.  The Baron contacts Gus Van Holsten, and finds that he is not available.  Everyone goes back to the Esplanade for a days rest apart from Chip who moves out to a Motel on the outskirts of town.  The baron begins a query on his computerised occult library, trying to find out more about the Rune stone.

Las Vegas - Thursday 20/02/92

          The Barons search tells him little of the Rune stone.  The Baron receives an invitation from Faver Oferu to a party at the Mirage.  Frederick Jeffries resides in the bath of Hanway's sweet protected by inky water and a 'do not disturb sign'.  Ashley goes for a walk and is followed by Dance, whom she spots and scares off.  Chip is approached by the Japanese, Josef Langstrom, Richard Rowage & Moe Dalitz about a sale of the ring - the current bid (by Josef) stands at $250,000.  Staton still in Washington DC.  Blackman has disappeared for some reason.  Apart from these two the entire group goes to the party at the mirage.  Hanway is questioned about the Pale Lake incident after Chip reports it.  He has a seizure and looses his memory of the whole event.  He only saves his life by going into voluntary torpor.  Faver introduces the Baron to Lady Veronique Madrille, after a brief hello he for some reason ignores her.  Ruichi Masamuni speaks to Chip, ritually announcing that his master will have the ring. 

                   The Baron reintroduces himself to the Count.  Dance is at the party, as is Sir Oswald.  Molly reintroduces herself to Sir Oswald,  Oswald seems to know Dance.  Oswald hints at some big secret, he also mentions that he is behind the take over bid for Staton Arms, and had hoped to meet with Lord Staton tonight.  Dance and Molly bitch at each other.  Dance publicly insults Ashley with humiliating laughter - after Ashley asks why Dance was earlier following her.  The mortals and careful kindred leave.  Dame Shadow sings for the remaining kindred.  Faver Oferu announces that he has been given rights by the Prince to adjudicate the duel.  He says the duel will take place at the Mirage on a date and time of the contestants choosing. Hanway volunteers to second the Baron.  The Count says he will arrange for a second, and that his second will contact Lord Hanway ASAP.  On her way back to the Esplanade, Molly feeds around Block 16, she catches sight of Lady Jane and leaves the area in a hurry.

Las Vegas - Friday 21/02/92

          Staton flies back in from Washington DC.  He takes a Penthouse sweet at the Excalibur.  Molly starts digging around to find out information about Sir Oswald Meeres (using a contact on the London stock exchange and a contact on the times).  Ashley starts digging around for information to use against Dance. The Baron phones up Gus Van Holsens office in London and reports that he has lost contact with him.  Paranoia runs riot - Chip spends quite some time arranging false ids - Hanway prepares an escape route through North Las Vegas - Staton and the Baron meet up in secret to discuss happenings whilst Staton has been away.  They are aware of of being watched so they move to the Dawn Call Inn.  The Baron tries to convay what happened at Pale Lake and nearly explodes in the process, his momory of the entire eposide is whipped clear. 

                   Molly & Ashly go to Ceasers Palace to 'bump into' Sir Oswald, Hanway is there under cover of Obfuscate.  Sir Oswald is in conference with a gang of bikers calling themselves the Dead Gypsies.  The Gypsies run the gauntlet of the Police through Vegas, killing several and causing much damage to property. Staton and the Baron attempt to get to the scene of the conflict, but have 'a little accident' on the way.  The Baron is left quite unhealthy.  Chip contacts Rowage about the ring sale.  Chip also contacts William Fitzgerald at Mr Nagarou's about the threats, gets no where fast, other than finding out that they would prefer to buy it.  Hanway receives a well written letter placing the duel for tomorrow at midnight at the Mirage.  The 17th Earl of Blackridge has been asked to act as second for the Count.

Las Vegas - Saturday 22/02/92

New Characters -    Fredrick Jeffries (Brian).

          Both Hanway and the Baron are awakened during the day.  Fredrick Jeffries awakens.  Turns out that is the type of kindred that would get on really well with the Baron.  The Baron wakes to find himself miles outside Vegas with sunlight burns.  He makes his way back to town.  Staton finds out more about his competition and calls some specalists into town (the Major (a childer of Staton) & his eight ghouls).  The Baron contacts London and arranges for a new sword and the remote for the pod, which was stolen.  It turns out that the people that were in his appartment checked him out, they took his luggage and his pod.  Chip arranges to sell the ring in at the Mirage.  At the Mirage, chip sells the ring to Josef Langstrom for $ 7,000,000. 

                   The Japaneese & Rowage dropped out of the bidding.  Langstrom was only able to go this high because Donna coughed up much money and Moe Dalitz payed him a fee to borrow at the ring.  The duel gets underway, with all the active primogen of Vegas in attendance.  The Baron uses tactics that the Count considers less than honourable, so the Count feels compelled to activate all his Celerity for the duel, the Baron -- having no Celerity -- looses badly.  After much buggering about, the payment for the ring ends up in a Swiss account under the name of Mr C Coltrain (the bank want an address within six months, or will close account and charge a handling fee). 

                   Blackridge offers Hanway his hospitality any time he is in England.  They carry the Baron out of the Mirage.  The Baron attempts to activate the self destruct on th Pod -- not being in the best of moods -- however, the device has been deactivated and Vegas fails to experience 'the China syndrome'.

Las Vegas - Sunday 23/02/92 to Sunday 08/03/92

          Various events in Las Vegas, none of which especially involve the Mask or other characters.  The party rest and spend experience points. The Sabbat/Anarch Prince conflict looms nearer.

Las Vegas - Monday 09/03/92

          Lord Staton is not available; he appears to be either outside Vegas or laying low.  Blackman also appears to be laying low.  Fredrick Jeffries departs the Esplanade and is intercepted by a mysterious albino calling himself Phantom, Jeffries is basically given the choice of joining the Sabbat, leaving Vegas or dying.  Chip leaves he apartment and finds his landlord, Edwardo, swearing in Puerto Rican at a hand written letter that explains that he must join the local Yakuza protection racket, Chip tells him not to worry and that he will be back latter to sort out the Yakuza visitors that Edwardo expects.  Outside the Police station, Chip is met by three Sabbat going by the names Spectre, Shadow and Wraith.  They give Chip the same choice that was given to Jeffries, they say that if he has further questions he should contact someone they refer to as the Doctor, they give him the Doctor's card. 

                   The Baron, Lord Hanway, Molly and Ashley meet in the lounge of the Esplanade where they are given the same choice (if somewhat more politely) by Sir Oswald Meeres, they are given the Doctor's card.  The whole party arranges to meet with Ricardo.  In his limo they cruise Interstate 15 and are the subject of an attempted assassination.  They fight the would be killers off and are instructed to leave no witnesses. 

                   Hanway refuses to kill his witness and is charged with making sure that the Masqurade is not breached.  Richardo makes Chip an offer he can't refuse (i.e. federal records of Mr C Coltrain disappearing).  Ricardo asks that the mask help the Prince protect Vegas.  The party go to Chip's place where they kill the Yakuza heavies, they all retire to the relevant haven's (the Esplanade/the Firebrand and the apartment) an hour before dawn.  The Baron has made arrangement to be in the London for a debate in the House of Lords that he want's to attend on Thursday night,  he also has tickets to Strasbourg and a return flight to Vegas for Sunday.

Las Vegas - Tuesday 10/03/92

          The Baron contacts the FBI for an update on his stolen pod.  They say that they have found out that the pod left the US from Dallas airport at 3.00 in the afternoon four days ago bound for Berlin.  The investigation has been passed to the CIA who will liase with InterPol.  Chip arranges with the Police to have his out off state PI carry and conceal gun license stamped for Nevada legalities.  Blackman is offered the same three way choice as the others regarding Sabbat membership by a tattooed woman calling herself Demi (Dementia).  Both Chip and Blackman contact the Doctor and arrange to meet with him at 666a Edgar road.  The Baron sells shares in Staton Arms.  Lord Staton's people leave for Detroit.  The whole group attend the 10.00 cocktail date in the Esplanade.  Chip and Blackman leave for their appointment and are followed by the rest of the party.  The Baron rings Ricardo and requests backup.  The meeting progresses and Blackman agrees to join. 

                   At this Captain Phillips and four Sicerzi goons materialise out of the shadows.  All hell breaks loose as a demon spawned pool of darkness appears behind the Captain and tendrils of Obtenebration attempt to drag him in.  Dr Purge vanishes into the mirrors, Dementia, Phantom, Harlequin and Ghost come into the room from secret passages.  Harlequin stakes on of the goons, Ghost charges.  The Baron guns down Dementia, the goons and Hanway guns down ghost.  Mirrors are broken and Dr Purge is forced to flee.  The Captain is dragged into the Demon dark.  Harlequin and Phantom flee.  The Baron attempts to rip Dementia's head off, she turns into blood and flees. 

                   Richardo turns up and assesses the situation, the house is searched, nothing is found.  Richardo leaves to report to the Prince.  The party disperses.  Hanway goes off to try and find the Anarchs.  Ashley goes off to leave a message on the wall at the Pioneer.  Chip goes to check out the sewers (finds nothing).  Hanway is attacked by Dr Purge, Phantom and Dementia.  The rest of the Party rush to the scene.  Hanway guns down Dementia who is by this stage very low on blood.  Phantom attempts to use illusions to stop Hanway, who ignores them.  Dr Purge shoots Hanway.  Hanway leaps onto Phantom and starts drinking. 

                   Hanway commits Diablerie.

                   The rest of the party arrive.  Dr Purge gets cut down in the cross fire.  Dementia once again takes blood form and flows into the drains.  Chip has called Ricardo, however, Ricardo cannot come as he is being disciplined by the Prince, Niles comes instead with 5 heavily armed Mafia soldiers.  He takes Dr Purge's ring and orders Dr Purge destroyed.  The Party stake him out on the roof of a disused building with a video camera rigged up to make sure that he burns in the sunlight.  Evidence collected from the body suggests that Dr Purge was at the theme announcement for the Luxor.  The party return to their havens.  The Baron intends to leave for London tomorrow night.

Las Vegas - Wednesday 11/03/92

New characters -    "Wolf" Rowkalski (Jim).

          The Baron leaves "On a Jet Plane" bound for London and Strasbourg.  Lord Staton flies off to fight his own private battles.  Chip buy's some legal firepower and starts looking for a new flat.  Chip's old landlord relates that his daughter has been kidnapped by the Yakuza.  Wolf comes into town and goes looking for the Anarchs.  Jeffries goes looking for The Hunter.  They both end up at the Lost Hope bar, a biker joint under the Interstate.  The gang currently in charge of the place is the Satan's Slaves under their leader who goes by the title Beer Dancer.  Jeffries and Wolf both end up with Beer Dancer after some little trouble and await the Hunter who has apparently come in every night for the last two weeks. 

                   Edwardo demands to meet with the Yakuza so that he can be sure that his daughter is still alright. The Yakuza arrange to meet with him at the Lost Hope at midnight.  Edwardo is followed into the meet by Hanway and Chip both under Obfuscate.  There they talk to Mr Yani (A Neutral, who calls up assistance on seeing two Obfuscated Kindred), Edwardo is shown his daughter.  Chip KO's Mr Yani and accidentally blows the whistle to the goons in the back room.  A fight ensews with the bad guys getting the raw end of the deal.  Reinforcements turn up Ruichi Masamuni, more goons and a chain gun.  The Chain gun mysteriously stops working. 

                   Ruichi unleashes his Rift, paralysing mortals in the bar.  Wolf and Jeffries take out Ruichi, leaving him healing on the floor.  Chip steps forward and decapitates him.  The Rift collapses and the shear number of goons threatens to cause problems.  The Hunter turns up and end the fight.  Questions are asked and answers given, Wolf finds out that the Mask are his best lead on Spectre, Shadow and Wraith.  The party retire to their havens, Chip using the Barons room.

Las Vegas - Thursday 12/03/92 - Sunday 15/03/92.

          Blackman has left town, leaving Chip a contact PO Box in Detroit.  A lot of new and ignorant Childer are on the streets.  Biker gangs are leaving town due to increased police pressure and disappearances in their ranks.  The mayor's daughter was kidnapped and then found drained of blood in a ripped out and empty graveyard, the mayor and his remaining family have left town on vacation.  The chief of the Fire department was nearly burned alive in his own home.  The chief of Police has been victim of two attempted murders.  The head of the local FBI jumped out a tenth story windows, leaving no suicide note.  FBI operations in town have been disrupted by shootings and bombings.  The offices of the LV herald have been burned to the ground.  The three nearest fire stations had the doors welded shut and no one noticed anyone doing it.  Several casinos have been victim of fires, robberies and attempted bombings.  Outlying vulnerable communications equipment has been vandalised/destroyed.  One bank has been robbed and the airport severely disrupted due to bomb threats.

Las Vegas - Monday 16/03/92

New Characters -    Daniel Lestrade (Eamon).

          The characters meet for their 10.00 drinks.  Danial turns up looking for a missing artist.  Mrs Lassern, the most senior remaining member of the Sicerzi turns up and escorts the party to Prince Vito in the Landmark.  He asks their opinion/advise about the security on the council elders meeting that is to take place later.  The make some changes to security, and are allowed to sit in on the meeting. The meeting begins, and gun fire is heard outside a Sabbat assassination team dashes into the room.  In the first round of combat, Prince Vito faces the final death, Niles Giovanni faces the final death and Favor Oferu faces the final death.  The Lord of Shame vanishes.  Father Rigitsi takes to his toes.  Dr Hanover, the Clan Tremere elder destroys one of the using the Way of Fire.  Chip shoots one in the back, Hanway opens up with and Uzi, Molly takes some pot shots, de'Turville rushes into combat, and Daniel draws the scene.  The Monster that came into the room destroys Samual G Barker.  Ashley summons up a shroud of night and attempts to destroy those in the hallway, she is stopped by someone that appears to be able to see in the shroud.  The Sabbat start leaving, except for the Monster.  One dives out a window changing into a bat.  Jeffries, sword in hand, goes out after him, Jeffries falls a long way. The Shroud lift, leaving Hanway and the Baron fighting the Monster.  The creature explains that they should either leave or face death.  They leave, Hanway picking the lock to the lift.

Las Vegas - Tuesday 17/03/92

New Characters -    Jerimiah Vanderbilt (Les).

          Las Vegas is in ruins as the characters awake from their days rest.  De'Turville starts laying plans for getting back to England, to his estates in Berkshire.  Chip, Molly and Daniel Lestrade decide to pull out of Las Vegas and go with him.  They opt to travel in coffins, and so De'Turville arranges for supply from a well known undertaker.  Unknown to De'Turville, the undertaker's is owned and run by Vanderbilt, a member of the Nosferatu clan.  Vanderbilt spots the fake death certificates with the alleged bodies and suspecting the contents to be undead, doubles the price.  Wolf, stays on in Vegas, still searching for Wraith, Spectre and Shadow.  Hanway, still has unfinished business with the Garou in the area.  Arrangements having been made, the characters rest up for the night.

Las Vegas - Wednesday 25/03/92

          Hanway is attacked during the day by a Garou, checking up on him.  He wrecks the room with Uzi fire, takes damage from the sun, the Garou leaves when security come running and Hanway manages to get into the bathroom before being fried. De'Turville, Chip, Molly and Daniel leave for England.  Hanway charms a taxi driver to take him to the caves of the howling wind.  He goes on his own as he refuses to endanger any of his friends.  He enters the caves, watches a ritual for about half an hour then has to flee deeper into the caves when he fears that he has been spotted.  He stumbles across a sink hole that leads deep into the earth and comes at last to the haven of White Eagle, the Gangrel Elder of Las Vegas and Garou ally of old.  She says that Mark Dorado has been dominated by her and is in Alaska carrying out a mission for her.  She promises that Mark will write to his mother soon and that his mission will not last more than another two years or so.  The leader of the Garou expresses her regrets that the Cearn Master of the Challenge reacted to Hanways letter by an attack, but points out that a politely worded letter from a leech was not something that the Garou had planned for.  Hanway is obliged to undertake a ritual oath (that forbids him revealing the location of the White Eagles lair) by the Garou of the Caves of the Howling Winds, and leaves, returning to Vegas barely an hour before sun up.

Las Vegas - Thursday 26/03/92

New Characters -    Alfonso Giovanni (Eamon), Akady Yatz (Brian)

          Nick Blackman flies back into Las Vegas from California having paid off the large part of his dept the Milwaukee underworld.  Alfonso Giovanni flies in from Europe to try and gain control for the family of the city.  Akady flies in from Europe on the same flight, on the run from Mafia men in Czechoslovakia, with large amounts of stolen money to spend in the city of lights.  Hanway and Ashley meet in for the old groups traditional meeting at the esplanade.  Alfonso buys some armament including a stinger missile, he is seen by Jerimiah who is passing in his limousine after feeding.  Blackman goes to the Landmark and starts nosing around, gets board and announces his pays for a radio announcement saying where he is.  Wolf turns up at the Landmark, closely followed by Alfonso who dominates his way through the police road block.  Wolf, who is prevented from beating up a policeman, watches Alfonso drive in.  He then sees Jeffries, who has been sent here to check the place out by the anarchs, they join forces and go in.  Jerimiah goes to the Landmark to check things out as well.  Blackman wanders into the Landmark and joins up with Jerimiah.  As they are busy sorting things out having all met in the underground parking lot, Hanway and Ashley turn up having come looking for Blackman.  They force their way into the building and go to the 14th floor which turns out to be empty.  They go to the floor under the Penthouse and hear police checking out a computer.  There ensues a fight; many police SWAT team members, a detective, and a chief inspector are killed.  The group leave with a the PC processor and modem that was in the office.

 

 

 

 

Rome - Friday 22/01/93

New characters -    Deathwish, returns (Brian), Christian Donparo (Ian J), Sarfina Corletta (Tara), Francesca de Cavaletti (Les).

          Christian went to see the new age healer Francesca on a whim.  Sarfina, working as a tour guide in the catacombs of Rome comes across Deathwish as he comes out of Torpor.  Deathwish frenzies at a guard and rips the poor goon’s leg off,  they make an escape deeper into the catacombs where they come across the elder who lurks under Rome (they don't see him and effectively he tells them to get lost).  They stumble across Christian and he offers them shelter in his RV.  Francesca recognises Deathwish from missing posters.  The hotel Francesca was staying in is destroyed in an explosion (caused by the Mafia, as a prosecutor in the Mafia trails was secretly staying there).  Deathwish discovers that he has been cut off without a penny.  The party are forced to stay the night in the living hell that is Christians' RV.

Rome - Saturday 23/01/93

New characters - Nick Blackman, returns (Ian M)

          A traffic warden investigates the suspicious RV and gets electrocuted.  The police move in, the characters don't wake up much.  Deathwish kills one SWAT type, Christian activates a laptop which flashes 'Countermeasures Active' and Blackman charms one of the Swat’s.  The message causes the RV to be moved by crane to a safe area outside Rome.  A technocracy crisis unit, spots some tell tale signs of Kindred activity and takes over the case.

          The party awaken and start blackmailing everyone they can think of via mobile phone to get themselves out of this situation.  Christian blackmails his main 'family' connection, and this proves to be the most effective.  They are interviewed by a Scientist and two things that appear to be cyborg soldiers.  They escape eventually, by threatening to make the scientist try and run away.  Franchescas servant is waiting for them and drives them away.

          With twenty minutes to dawn, franchescas ghoul gets the party to an abandoned farm house.  Franchesca uses the boot of the car as a haven, Blackman and Deathwish lair up the chimney, Donparo lairs under an old piano in a make shift shelter, Sarfina lairs under the broken stairs, rolled in an old carpet.

Rome (in the country side) - Sunday 24/01/93

New characters - Robert “Deadhead” Frost (Jim), Madam X {AKA Leah}(Jill), Charlie Wong (Gill)

          During the day the chimney collapses and Dethwish rolls himself in his cassock and under fallen masonry to avoid burning.  Blackman crawls back up the chimney and spend most of the day half away, moving each time the sun changes position and getting his foot and leg burned on more than one occasion.  He notices quite a bit of noise outside.

          After dark, the party rapidly notice that some people outside have prepared the area for some sort of rave.  Franchesca returns to the farm.  Basically the party either captures and charms or kills (with Franchescas patented Humanity loss method) lethal injection all the guys who were organising the rave and take it over for themselves. Donparo is flogging acquired drugs to the junckies, Sarfina is making a mint on the gate and Dr. Death has gone for a lie down.  The Rave is apparently called “Blood on the Land” & is a heavy metal/Goth affair.  The DJ who appears to have no name only a symbol is in a world of her own and can’t be understood by anyone gets on with the job after an abortive attempt at DJ-ing by Deathwish. 

                   The bands due at the gig are Psychosis 7 and The Undead.  Psychosis 7 turn up late just after Deathwish has discovered Madam X’s manager dead, sucked dry with messy holes in the side of his neck.  Deathwish and Deadhead are about to go on stage to warm up the crowd for the band when Donparo attacks Deadhead, his tuning haveing caused him to “flip-flop”  The group have a little fight.  Psychosis 7 go on stage and Deathwish and Deadhead go Stage diving. Investigating international terrorist “Lacrabat” who apparently is hear to meet some Libyan gentlemen, Mr Wong is in the crowd.  The Dead’s spot three Kindred in the crowd  - Roadkill (a Caitiff, diabolist), Deadmeat (Brujah Thug) and Doomed John (Brujah Scout).  Charlie follows the Libyans to a cliff above the concert and witnesses a shady figure gun them all down.  For some reason he makes himself known and is gunned down and falls of the cliff.  He pulls himself to the back of the crowd, drains and kills one poor geek and scares the shit out of another. As he has already introduced himself to Donparo & Dr Death when they were stashing corpses in a disused outside toilet he tides the body away in what he assumes is the correct place. 

                   On the way back he witnesses the Roadkill & Deadmeat attempt to ambush (supposedly with diablerie on their mind) Deadhead, together with Donparo, Dr Death and Deadhead they blast these guys away.  Doomed John attempts to steal the Limousine with the money in it.  Is intercepted but manages to escape. Madam X goes on stage, Dr Death having given a rousing monologue.  At 12:15, with 5 bodies in a burned out van off the cliff a mile down the road, 6 dead Libyan diplomats at the bottom of the cliff behind the gig, 2 poisoned corpses in the hospitality tent and three in a disused outside WC, the party begins to think they should leg it. Madam X comes off the stage and the group begin to make good their escape.  However, Deadhead has got all the stiffs together in the farm house and set an incendiary device.  This going off (coupled with the half full oil tank beneath the house and the hidden WW2 munitions in the cellar under the collapsed stairs) makes a much larger explosion than anticipated.  Eventually, eluding the police (after a gun battle) the party make their way to Tarentino a small village with a Sun instead of a cross in the church.  Madam X takes on crypt in the graveyard and Charlie Wong another.  Deadhead buries himself in the graveyard.  The others hide in the cellar of a drunks home.

Rome (Tarentino) - Monday 25/01/93

The group awaken & find that there are only two or three people in the whole village.  They hire a strange car off the village mechanic.  The place is strange and magical.  They suspect it to be a place of Mages.  They take the car (a 1964 black Chevy Malibu) and head for Turin.  On the way they top the cars petrol up at a service station and help their selves to a couple of locals.  They arrive in Turin and book rooms at the Turin Post House Hotel and there weather the storms of the day.

Turin - Tuesday 26/01/93

The party introduce themselves to the Prince in the formal manner.  They don’t actually meet the Prince, just the ghoul who acts as his right hand, one Veronique Santiana.  They move off in to the city to follow their own hobbies.  Deadhead, Deathwish and Madam X meet up with Jack Crow at the Grey Mist and talk musiacl talk.  Others look into their own things (I can’t remember Exactly).

Turin - Wednesday 27/01/93

Session - early December 1999 - Players – Gill, Jill, Tara & Brian

Deathwish and Madam X meet with Mr Crow and plan a gig at the Grey Mist.   The Undead however need a new lead guitar, they leave the undead’s Keyboard and drum players to audition the new member from a list of two.  Sarfna on hearing about the below starts making plans to leave town.  The party discover that photos of Deadhead, Deathwish, Sarfina and Wong are probably in the possession of the authorities being developed at this time.  Wong looks into this and deals with a shady character in the Turin police department called Detective Cheech, money changes hands and Wong is taken around the Turin Labs.  The others meet him outside, and at one on the morning they start to plot their next move.  It is believed that the photos are to be printed tonight.

Turin – Wednesday 27^th March 1993

Session Played 20^th January 2000

Players – Tara, Jim, Ian, Jill, Brain and Les.

The characters started out in a coffee shop opposite the place that they wanted to break into.  It wasn’t long before the fires, explosions and shootings started – the only surprising element was that there was no poisonings involved in the deaths. Franchesca and Madam X worked together to get into the complex with combination of Presence and Dominate.  They charmed their way down to where the tapes were being processed and found one dead technician and two technicians driven totally insane.  The tapes that they were looking for had according to the records been developed.  The tapes were of course missing.  They took all the security tapes from the place (for tonight) and left. Deadhead and Deathwish spent their time blowing things up, killing people and generally causing all sorts of anarchy and making a casual attempt to claim that the Red Brigade was responsible for the whole thing.  Sarfina flip flopped between setting fire to things, distracting the cops and thinking about leaving town.

The Dead’s bumped into two shady individuals one talked to Deadhead (Deadhead felt that there was something strange about the guy, but couldn’t place it GM Note: Guy was an Immortal) and suggested a bank job, when Deadhead tried to “persuade” the guy of other courses of action he turned his back and Deadhead casually shot him in the back four times.  The guy had quite a bit of money a 357 Magnum and an empty scabbard on his back.  For some reason Deathwish took the scabbard. Christian got into the compound and for some reason stole a Mazda.  Then there commenced the most outrageous sequence of  skids, bootlegger turns and general swerving about as Christian threw the car through the 5 cop cars that had pulled in out front of the compound.  He sped of towards where he had stashed the van (that he had stole earlier) and had a slight accident with the shady biker who was fleeing the Death’s. 

The Mazda and Christian survived the incident, the biker was not so lucky.  Christian got the van and was on the way back to the group when he was stopped by the cops and arrested (after a phone call from to Christian from Deadhead which one of the cops answered) for suspicion of terrorist involvement .  The Dead’s attempted a rescue from the police headquarters, but backed off when the military turned up. When in the cells Christian faked his death by heart attack and was given Electro shock to try and bring him around.  He was declared dead and shipped off to the city morgue.  The TV showed a photo of the corpse being shipped off under the banner of  “terrorist suspect dies in police custody” – The party didn’t know it at the time, but it’s also front page on all the papers the next day. We ended the session with the Dead’s in the Basement of some building that looked deserted to them, Sarfina, Madam X and Franchesca back in their hotels and Christian banged up in the Morgue.

 

[Technically that’s the chronicle finished – next session they should get the points as I forgot to do it last time – note that they have already taken the blood loss for dawn]

 

 

 

 

Turin – Thursday 28^th March 1993

Session Played - on XX/XX/2000

Players  -

 

There are notes on this one around somewhere – I wonder if I’ll ever find them?

 

 

 

 

Character Returns  Donna Williams (Ian J)

Ashley Witlock spends the down time following up on Faerie lore and looking into the Kith in Eire and the UK.  Chip Puts himself straight with US law and starts to get his ill got gains into order, his finance broker Ms L Hawkwood-Smythe does much good for him, though she has no idea what he is!  Lord Hanway returns to his old haunts at St. Johns Wood.  He moves back into the fringes of society and even makes one outlandish speech at the commons about the abolishment of slavery in the British Empire.  The Baron De’Turville spends his time researching and expanding his occult holdings; he looks into many things and sees plans within plans everywhere. Molly tries to uncover more about her sire Mr Oswald Meears but finds out little other than he is definitely something to do with Sabbat activities.  Donna receives the rite of the shattered hound from her sire and has her correct generation enabled.  She spends much time learning the art of hypnotism and also acquires a ghoul.