The River of Blood: - Revision history

Stasker at 19:36, 23 June 2023

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Brirelan: /* Trials: */

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Trials:

Stasker at 03:28, 14 September 2021

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Stasker at 03:26, 14 September 2021

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Stasker at 19:35, 21 October 2020

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Stasker at 19:34, 21 October 2020

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Stasker: /* Trials: */

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Trials:

Stasker at 21:41, 20 August 2020

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Stasker at 20:53, 13 August 2020

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 The River of Blood holds a belief that Generation is merely a state of perception. Not just personal perception but a perception of the world around you. The founders fully accept the myth of Caine as the first vampire and attempt rituals and rites that allow them to travel back down their own lineage. The River members connect with what they refer to as the “Courts of Blood” to gain information, knowledge, and spiritual enlightenment, as they try to figure out what it means to be kindred. Members of both the New Age and Punk thaumaturges are most common in the River. Members are called Crewe
-'''Requirements:''' A member must have a casting merit and a kindred lore of 2.  A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining.
+'''Requirements:''' A [[She Sees Me|m]]ember must have a casting merit and a kindred lore of 2.  A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining.
 A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above that is Death Aspected) The Spirit of that Node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.

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 Effect: Gains a New In clan Discipline.
-'''Trial 5:''' The Endless Garden: No one has ever come back from this. It involves ritually preparing a piece of wood still planted to the ground and then thrusting it through the chest of the kindred after performing the rite. Casters are certain that it works. The aura flits off into the distance but where it goes after. No one is quite sure. Only One kindred has ever come back from this and he came back a very changed man.
+'''Trial 5:''' The Endless Garden: No one has ever come back from this unchanged. It involves ritually preparing a piece of wood still planted to the ground and then thrusting it through the chest of the kindred after performing the rite. Casters are certain that it works. The aura flits off into the distance but where it goes after. No one is quite sure. Only One kindred has ever come back from this and he came back a very changed man.
 Effect: Max Willpower increases by one.

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 The River of Blood holds a belief that Generation is merely a state of perception. Not just personal perception but a perception of the world around you. The founders fully accept the myth of Caine as the first vampire and attempt rituals and rites that allow them to travel back down their own lineage. The River members connect with what they refer to as the “Courts of Blood” to gain information, knowledge, and spiritual enlightenment, as they try to figure out what it means to be kindred. Members of both the New Age and Punk thaumaturges are most common in the River. Members are called Crewe
-'''Requirements:''' A member must know the first level of a thaumaturgy. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining. Joining requires a  Kindred Lore rating of 2
+'''Requirements:''' A member must have a casting merit and a kindred lore of 2.  A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining.
 A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above that is Death Aspected) The Spirit of that Node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.

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 The River of Blood holds a belief that Generation is merely a state of perception. Not just personal perception but a perception of the world around you. The founders fully accept the myth of Caine as the first vampire and attempt rituals and rites that allow them to travel back down their own lineage. The River members connect with what they refer to as the “Courts of Blood” to gain information, knowledge, and spiritual enlightenment, as they try to figure out what it means to be kindred. Members of both the New Age and Punk thaumaturges are most common in the River. Members are called Crewe
-'''Requirements:''' A member must know the first level of a thaumaturgy. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining a Kindred Lore rating of 2
+'''Requirements:''' A member must know the first level of a thaumaturgy. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining. Joining requires a  Kindred Lore rating of 2
 A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above that is Death Aspected) The Spirit of that Node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.

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 The River of Blood holds a belief that Generation is merely a state of perception. Not just personal perception but a perception of the world around you. The founders fully accept the myth of Caine as the first vampire and attempt rituals and rites that allow them to travel back down their own lineage. The River members connect with what they refer to as the “Courts of Blood” to gain information, knowledge, and spiritual enlightenment, as they try to figure out what it means to be kindred. Members of both the New Age and Punk thaumaturges are most common in the River. Members are called Crewe
-'''Requirements:''' A member must know the first level of a thaumaturgy. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining. joining requires casting the Rite: River Runs Through. Listed below. Also requires a Kindred Lore rating of 2
+'''Requirements:''' A member must know the first level of a thaumaturgy. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining a Kindred Lore rating of 2
 A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above that is Death Aspected) The Spirit of that Node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.

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 Effect: Increases Blood Pool by one
-'''Trial 4:''' The First City: The trial must be performed in a natural body of water. An anchor is tied to the kindred’s leg and they are tossed into the ocean. Ritual words are said over them beforehand. Spirit Journey ensues...They will fight something on the other side. They must get out of the water when they emerge, hopefully, the sun will not have risen yet.
+'''Trial 4:''' The First City: The trial must be performed in a natural body of water. An anchor is tied to the kindred’s leg and they are tossed into the ocean. Ritual words are said over them beforehand. Spirit Journey ensues...They will meet something on the other side. They must get out of the water when they emerge, hopefully, the sun will not have risen yet.
 Effect: Gains a New In clan Discipline.

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 === '''Trials:''' ===
-Trials connect the Kindred to their past The goal is to use the spirits and their fellow members to release the shackles imposed by our perception of “Generation.” The Rituals send you up the river of your own blood.
+Trials connect the Kindred to their past The goal is to use the spirits and their fellow members to release the shackles imposed by our perception of “Generation.” The Rituals send you up the river of your own blood. Meetings must occur on a death aspected Node.
 '''Trial 1:''' The River Runs Through: The kindred is submerged in a tub of blood and water. His fellows on the river invite them in and push their head under. The Vampire drinks the bloody water and at the end emerges a member of the Crewe.

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 ==== Rites ====
-Rites are rituals that belong to the Groups
+Rites are rituals that belong to the Groups. Rites cost experience as usual for rituals of their level. But they are cast-off of Kindred Lore. Casting a trial is also a kindred lore check.
 '''The Ferryman'''
-Level 1: Allows you to put someone through the trials of the River of Blood.
+Level 1:  Must be cast at the beginning of a meeting. creates a Shallowing, that can't be used to traverse into the deadlands, but rather causes spirits, Wraiths, and Humans to all occupy the same area during the meeting.
 '''The Waters of Lethe'''

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 '''Requirements:''' A member must be able to cast a second level ritual. A member must be invited to the meeting by two other members. A person is allowed to watch one meeting before joining. joining requires casting the Rite: River Runs Through. Listed below.
-A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above) The Spirit of that node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.
+A meeting of the river must be cast on a powerful node (Level 4 or above that is Death Aspected) The Spirit of that Node will be summoned and made manifest by the ritual. There must be at least 3 members to cast the rite.
 '''Rules:'''
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 * 2. Always be researching something new with the rest of your group.
 * 3. Never refuse a chance to learn something new
 === '''Trials:''' ===
-Trials connect the Kindred to more and more spiritual courts. The goal is to use the spirits and their fellow members to release the shackles imposed by our perception of “Generation.” The Rituals send you up the river of your own blood.
+Trials connect the Kindred to their past The goal is to use the spirits and their fellow members to release the shackles imposed by our perception of “Generation.” The Rituals send you up the river of your own blood.
 '''Trial 1:''' The River Runs Through: The kindred is submerged in a tub of blood and water. His fellows on the river invite them in and push their head under. The Vampire drinks the bloody water and at the end emerges a member of the Crewe.
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 Effect: Gains a New In clan Discipline.
-'''Trial 5:''' The Endless Garden: No one has ever come back from this. It involves ritually preparing a piece of wood still planted to the ground and then thrusting it through the chest of the kindred after performing the rite. Casters are certain that it works. The aura flits off into the distance but were it goes after. No one is quite sure. Only One kindred has ever come back from this and he came back a very changed man.
+'''Trial 5:''' The Endless Garden: No one has ever come back from this. It involves ritually preparing a piece of wood still planted to the ground and then thrusting it through the chest of the kindred after performing the rite. Casters are certain that it works. The aura flits off into the distance but where it goes after. No one is quite sure. Only One kindred has ever come back from this and he came back a very changed man.
 Effect: Max Willpower increases by one.
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 Effect: ???