Allies Can be bought with no requirements.
This
is the same in the Laws of the Night, but able to go to level 6.
Animal
Defenders Ability Required - Animal
Ken
Requires Spawning Pool
at level 3 AND Ranch/Farm at level 2.
These
are animals from the spawning pool. They are larger than their normal
counterparts. For them to be more than base ghouls they will have to be bought
as retainers.
1.)
2
animals.
2.)
4
animals.
3.)
8
animals.
4.)
16
animals.
5.)
32
animals.
6.)
64
animals.
Animal
Watchers Ability Required - Animal
Ken
Requires Spawning
Pool at level equal level.
These
are normal inconspicuous animals that are smart enough to realize what is out
of the ordinary and run back to the warrens via a circuitous route.
1.)
A
couple of animals along the main avenue of approach.
2.)
A
few animals along two approaches to the warren.
3.)
Several
dozen animals along half of the approaches to the warren.
4.)
All
of the approaches to the warren are watched; animals can tell the difference
between kindred and mortals.
5.)
A
couple of animals are outside the warren area and can tell lupines from
mortals.
6.)
A
few animals are out side the warren area and the animals can also sense
wraiths.
Boat
System Ability Required – Drive
Requires Extra Tunnels at level 4 AND Water
System at level 5.
A
systems of tunnels which are half flooded but still large enough for a boat to
pass through.
1.)
Big
enough for a kayak, a small canoe or rubber raft.
2.)
Big
enough for a regular canoe or medium raft.
3.)
Big
enough for a row boat or a large raft with a small outboard motor
4.)
Big
enough for a small gondola (2 people) or jet ski
5.)
Big
enough for a medium gondola (4 people)
6.)
Big
enough for a large gondola (6 people) or a small motor boat.
Communication
Network Ability Required - Computer
OR Crafts: Electronics
At level 4 you need level 4 Industry
Influence. At level 5 you need level 5
Industry Influence.
This
background refers to the communication system used throughout the warrens.
1.)
You
bang on the pipes in Morse Code.
2.)
You
have a few rat couriers and a pneumatic tube or two.
3.)
You
have wired the warrens with land line telephones and use an intercom system.
4.)
You
are using wireless walkie-talkies.
5.)
You
have linked your communication system into your computer network and can track
signals throughout the warrens.
6.)
You
are equipped with portable video phones linked into your computer system.
Computer
Banks Ability Required – Computer
At level 4 you need level 4 Industry Influence. At level 5 you need level 5 Industry
Influence.
This
background refers to the everyday level of computer technology used by the
warren.
1.)
You
have a PC and a printer.
2.)
You
have a small local area network and a small data server as well as an internet
connection.
3.)
You
have a real network, up to date equipment and an IP address. Your firewalls and
other computer security measures are industry standard.
4.)
You
have a cluster of servers and a wide area network. You are using wireless
encrypted technology. Your computer security is updated as things are released.
5.)
You
have some voice-activated technology. Your computer security is cutting edge.
6.)
You
have a basic AI. Your computer security is used as models for others.
Contacts Can be bought with no requirements.
This
is the same in the Laws of the Night, but able to go to level 6.
Electronic
Security Ability Required - Security /
Crafts: Electronics
Requires Computer bank level 3 AND Resources
at level 3 AND Industry and Street Influence at level 4.
The
art of seeing without being seen -- this is much more than that. This is being
able to detect anything coming your way and having a computer smart enough to
figure it whether it is a threat or not.
1.)
You
have a couple of plainly visible black and white cameras where there is enough
light to see in the sewers.
2.)
You
have motion sensors hidden in the walls at key points that are not set off by
rats.
3.)
You
have infrared/low light cameras and motion sensors working in tandem in hidden
spots.
4.)
You
have laser trip wires hidden in the walls and microphones that analyze sound by
type (humanoid walking, small four legged creature walking)
5.)
Laser grids for size analysis and pressure
plates for weight.
6.)
A
computer able to piece the above information together for threat analysis.
Extra
Tunnels Ability Required -
Science: Architecture or Civil Engineering
Requires Warren Retainers of 5, Bureaucracy
equal to the level of this background.
There
are miles of tunnels. These tunnels run nowhere particular. They just seemed like a good idea to dig at
the time.
1.)
About
one mile of extra tunnels
2.)
About
two miles of extra tunnels
3.)
About
4 miles of extra tunnels
4.)
About
8 miles of extra tunnels
5.)
About
16 miles of extra tunnels
6.)
About
32 miles of extra tunnels
Fame Can be bought with no requirements.
This
is the same in the Laws of the Night, but able to go to level 6.
Influence Can be bought with no requirements.
This
is the same in the Laws of the Night, but able to go to level 6.
Requires Water System and Spawning Pool equal
to this background.
When
fully grown, these gardens are forests of well-tended fungi. It takes decades
to start from scratch and Nosferatu often take joy in the fungal species that
they develop. However, the garden is not for purely ascetic purposes; it serves
as yet another line of defense. When mature, many of the fungi are lethal.
“That thirty foot, bright, purple mushroom has a tendency to eat people that
come too close,” or so Merrick, Nosferatu Elder in
1.)
This
is an immature garden. Easily stepped on.
2.)
These
ankle high fungi are very pretty in their luminescent patterns.
3.)
Some
of these Fungi are starting to melt shoes and bite at ankles. Rats seem to
avoid the garden.
4.)
A
few of the fungi are now large enough to eat people-sized things. They have
really become a spectacular sight.
5.)
For
all of its beauty, this garden has become lethal. Those who are not careful
when walking through it disappear.
6.)
Finally,
the garden has a unique species. Also it seems a few of the jelly-like fungi
are moving quicker (alacrity).
Homeless
Shelter Ability Required - Empathy OR
Subterfuge OR Streetwise
Requires Street, Health, and Bureaucracy
equal to the level of this background.
This
is vagrant control. By providing shelter for the homeless a distance away from
the warren it keeps the homeless from wandering into the warrens at night.
1.)
You
sleep about two-dozen homeless every day.
2.)
This
shelter is known as reliable in this area and sleeps 4 dozen people each night.
3.)
The
shelter is known throughout the city and is considered a permanent structure.
It receives recognition and funding or supplies from local charities.
4.)
The
shelter has showers and individual rooms for families. It receives recognition
and funding or supplies from local government.
5.)
The
shelter is known to homeless in other cities and provides job placement for the
homeless. It receives recognition and funding or supplies from state
government.
6.)
The
shelter draws most of the homeless in the city on a nightly basis. It has an
education program and it receives recognition and funding or supplies from
national charities.
Impressive
Architecture Ability Required -
Science: Architecture / Expression
Requires retainer
with ability to design architecture.
This
is how impressive the warrn architecture looks.
1.)
Pleasant
clean-cut walls.
2.)
Pleasant
form and design (pick a style).
3.)
Pleasant
form and design (crafts: 1, pick a style).
4.)
Pleasant
form and design (crafts: 2, pick a style).
5.)
Beautiful
form and design (crafts: 3, pick a style).
6.)
Beautiful
form and design (crafts: 4, pick a style).
Kennels Ability Required - Medicine
Requires Street equal
to the level of this background.
These
kennels contain humans, kept as a communal herd for the warren denizens. The blood pool refreshes every two weeks.
1.)
2
Blood Point
2.)
4
Blood Points
3.)
8
Blood Points
4.)
16
Blood Points
5.)
32
Blood Points
6.)
64
Blood Points
Labyrinth Ability Required - Science: Architecture
/ Enigmas
Requires Extra
Tunnels equal to the level of this background.
This
set of tunnels can evolve into a complex maze normally consisting of
several levels. It is an expensive but effective
defensive structure. Plus, it’s always
fun to run people through…. It is rumored that in the greatest Nosferatu
labyrinths there are bodies of kindred in blood torpor that no one can find to
retrieve.
1.)
Two
tunnels ain’t a maze.
Where’s the minotaur?
2.)
If
you keep your left hand on the wall you can find your way through.
3.)
A
single level but a small challenge.
4.)
Two
levels and a real challenge
5.)
Three
levels, very complex. I have found the minotaur.
6.)
Four
levels and some of the walls shift to change the maze.
Requires Water System
at level 5.
This
is an underground lake.
1.)
A
small lake, more of a pond, about a half-acre in size.
2.)
A
small lake about an acre in size with fish.
3.)
A
small lake about 2 acres in size with fish.
4.)
A
lake about 4 acres in size with fish, one of them large.
5.)
A
lake about 8 acres in size with an island and a couple of large fish.
6.)
A
large
Library Ability
Required - Academics / Occult
Requires Media and Occult Influence equal to
levels of this background.
Libraries
are more than just a collection of books, art and presentation material. They
are dependent on the under-appreciated librarian. The better the library, the better the
resources, and the easier it is to access those resources.
1.)
The
library is a closet filled with cheap fantasy and romances books. The librarian
is the person who wants the book.
2.)
The
library is a room with a complete set of encyclopedias as well as a small
collection of classics.
3.)
The
library is a small set of rooms with a computer, legal library, magazines, and
decent collection of paperbacks. The part time librarian is competent and
normal can get information with in 24 hours. The library has a couple of first
editions.
4.)
The
librarian is specialized in finding and accessing information. The librarian as
has wide base of knowledge and normally gets information within eight hours of
a request. The library has a broad selection of books few pieces of good art
and a couple more first editions. Your average small public library.
5.)
The
library is well organized. Books are restored and bound on site and the staff
actively hunts down desired materials. The head librarian knows a great deal
about the warrens and can answer many questions immediately. Information
requests are completed within a couple of hours. The library has at least one
masterpiece and several other good pieces as well as a small occult library and
more first editions. A major library.
6.)
The
library is huge. It is not endless but it is about the size of a university
library. The information in it would take decades to read. The staff can put
together unbelievable presentations. Does the head librarian read everything
that gets places in the library? You
would swear that she does. Information requests normally take less than an
hour. The library contains a masterpiece by a famous artist as well as several
other less know masterpieces. There is a medium-sized occult library (three)
and a special vault for rare first editions.
Machine
Shop Ability Required - Repair
Requires Industry influence equal to the
level of this background.
This
is an area of the warrens where parts are created and broken items are
repaired. It is generally filled with
all manner of tools and hardware.
1.)
The
shop has a basic tools set. You can
patch a leak or change a lock.
2.)
The
shop has a wider set of tools and equipment.
It can be used to repair any damage done to a warren feature Level Two
or less.
3.)
The
shop can repair any damage done to a warren feature Level Three or less.
4.)
The
shop can repair any damage done to a warren feature Level Four or less.
5.)
The
shop can repair any damage done to a warren feature Level Five or less.
6.)
The
shop can repair any damage done to a warren feature Level Six or less.
Natural
Music Ability
Required - Performance: (Music) OR Science: Acoustics
Can be bought with no
requirements.
This
is the natural sound made at certain locations. For each level of this
background the warren gains one place or room that is given the effects of the
symphony of natural sound.
1.)
A
pleasant dripping of water or whistling of a draft.
2.)
Two
natural sources of sound combining into a rhythm.
3.)
Three
natural sources of sound combining into a rhythm (performance 1).
4.)
Four
natural sources of sound combining into a rhythm (performance 2).
5.)
A
symphony of natural sources of sound combining into a rhythm (performance 3).
6.)
A
symphony of natural sources of sound combining into a rhythm (performance 4).
Ranch/Farm Ability Required - Animal Ken
Needs water system
equal to level of this background.
Your
warren needs animals or plants for whatever reason (most likely, to feed the
other animals).
1.)
You
have a few small caverns or mushroom fields.
2.)
You
have a nice small farm that provides the needs of a small spawning pool or
research lab.
3.)
The
established structure is large enough to provide for a medium grocer or simple
hydroponics bays.
4.)
This
is a large farm with many laborers. This produces specialized items for the
warren.
5.)
You
can feed a large spawning pool.
6.)
You
can feed several large spawning pools.
Reinforced
Structures Ability Required -
Science: Architecture / Security
Requires Industry Influence equal to the
level of this background.
How
tough are the walls in the warren? How
much abuse will they take before giving way? Will the your
clanmates have enough time to escape through the
tunnels before the Nictuku attack?
1.)
Some
one with a sledgehammer or mist form could go through these walls. In fact,
mice and rats go through the holes all of the time.
2.)
The
walls are still not airtight and a sledgehammer would take longer. At least the
rats and roaches can no longer get in.
3.)
Someone
with Might would have to work to get through these walls.
4.)
Someone
with Vigor or a jackhammer would have to work to get through these walls.
5.)
Someone
with Intensity or low yield explosives would have to work to get through these
walls.
6.)
Someone
with Puissance or medium yield explosives would have to work to get through
these walls.
Remote
Sentry Weapons Ability Required -
Security / Computer
Requires Resources equal to the level of this
background. Requires the following at
level five: Computer Bank, Electronic Surveillance, Traps, Secret
Doors/Passages.
These
are modern weapons that fire intelligently, either by remote control or
computer control.
1.)
Weapons
that can be remotely fired in one direction by a person.
2.)
Weapons
that pivot on one axis (up and down or side to side) and are fired remotely by a
person.
3.)
Weapons
that are fully gyro-mounted, and fired remotely by a person.
4.)
Weapons
controlled by a computer with a basic threat analyzer.
5.)
Weapons
controlled by a computer with a medium threat indicator.
6.)
Weapons
controlled by a computer with a basic AI.
Research
Labs Ability Required -
Appropriate Science
Requires equal levels of Resources AND
Library AND Ranch/Farm
Researchers
in these laboratories breaks new ground in their scientific specialties. This
background must be bought for each area of science or occult being researched.
For example, if a laboratory wished to develop a new fungus, it would need a
Research Laboratory devoted to Botany. This principle works as the same as the
Science ability in the Laws of the Night.
1.)
The
laboratory has a decent scientist who is able to apply other people’s work.
2.)
The
laboratory has a good scientist who is able to replicate other people’s work
but lacks resources.
3.)
The
laboratory has the resources it needs and is expanding on available work. There
are a few scientists that work in this laboratory.
4.)
The
laboratory has several good scientists -- potentially great scientists -- and
the resources needed to do original work.
5.)
The
laboratory has a significant scientific figure. Truly original work is being
done in this department. This laboratory could publish regularly in
peer-reviewed journals.
6.)
The
laboratory has a Nobel Prize winner. Anything this laboratory needs it gets. It
produces enough patents to be very profitable on its own merit.
Resources Can be bought with no requirements.
This
background represents the amount of money in the
Secret
Doors/Passages Ability Required -
Science: Architecture / Subterfuge
Can be bought with no
requirements.
Doors
and passages that can only be found or opened by someone with previous
knowledge of their existence.
1.)
You
have a bookcase in front of the door or passage, but you can see light around
the bookcase.
2.)
The
door blends into the wall but a slight draft comes from it.
3.)
The
secret doors are airtight and light tight and have one trigger point (something
you have to manipulate to open. Like the book on the bookcase you have to move
for the bookcase to move to the side).
4.)
Doors
now can have multiple trigger points.
5.)
Now
retinal scans and finger print scanners can be hidden in doors.
6.)
Passages
and doors now deflect ultrasound equipment and appear to be solid.
Soup
Kitchen Ability Required - Empathy /
Streetwise
Requires Street
and Church Influence equal to the background.
This
is vagrant control. By providing food for the homeless a distance away from the
warren it keeps the homeless from wandering into the warrens between meals.
1.)
You
feed about two-dozen homeless every day.
2.)
This
kitchen is known as reliable in this area and feeds 4 dozen people each day.
3.)
The
kitchen is known through out the city and is considered a permanent structure.
It receives recognition and funding or supplies from local charities.
4.)
The
kitchen has special meals on holidays. It receives recognition and funding or
supplies from local government.
5.)
The
kitchen is known to homeless in other cities. It receives recognition and
funding or supplies from state government.
6.)
The
kitchen draws most of the homeless in the city on a daily basis. It receives
recognition and funding or supplies from national charities.
Spawning
Pool Ability Required -
Animal Ken
Needs a Water
System equal to this background.
At level three needs a Ranch/Farm two level
lower than this background.
Let’s
see you prick your finger and bleed into a bowl of water. Okay, how about
a lot more blood and a much, much larger bowl of
water? Then the animals of the sewer
come and drink. They become ghouls and over the years the blood of the
Nosferatu causes them to grow and twist until they are mere shadows of their
natural selves. The spawning pool provides animal defenders and watchers for
the warren.
1.)
You
have just started the spawning pool and a few rats that hang about more often
now.
2.)
Some
one threw an alligator and a turtle into the pool when you were not looking.
And a few of the rats are larger than the others. Roaches and beetles are also
more prevalent.
3.)
You
would not recommend swimming in this pool. In fact, you would strongly advise
against it.
4.)
The
alligator and turtle have started roaming out of the pool to hunt for food.
Rats have been known to travel for miles. One or two of the roaches have begun
to emit an eerie phosphorescent glow.
5.)
The
rats have started hunting in packs and the roaches have learned to fly. The
turtle looks to be a small island and the alligator has had babies.
6.)
The
alligator is four times the size of a normal alligator. The beetles have begun
to burrow through cement and rock. The roaches have mutated into a new species.
Thrift
Stores Ability Required - Empathy /
Streetwise
Need Street and
Industry Influence equal to this background.
Second
hand stores that start as a distribution point for clothing for the poor.
1.)
You
clothe about two-dozen homeless regularly.
2.)
This
store is known as reliable in this area and gives clothes and blankets to about
4 dozen people regularly.
3.)
The
store is known through out the city and is considered a permanent structure. It
receives recognition and funding or supplies from local charities. It is also
able to sell donated items to the general public to cover its operating
expenses.
4.)
The
store has is able to provide furniture to poor people beyond the homeless. It
receives recognition and funding or supplies from local government.
5.)
The
store is known to homeless in other cities. It receives recognition and funding
or supplies from state government.
6.)
The
store has become a popular place to shop among the counter culture. It receives
recognition and funding or supplies from national charities.
Traps Ability Required -
Security / Melee
Can be bought
with no requirements.
Ahhhh….. the days of old
tabletop games. Avoiding getting
speared by the orc or, more to the point, falling in
the Pit-O-Death. Well, this is it: the front line defense of the
1.)
You
have a few low-powered traps that are easily seen.
2.)
You
have at least managed to hide the few traps that you have.
3.)
You
have diversified the types of traps (pits with spikes, falling ceilings, gouts
of flame, spears and arrows firing from hidden spots in walls, a large ball
that rolls down the tunnel) and managed to hide them well.
4.)
You
have made some slightly more lethal traps (pendulums and slicing blades) and
managed to make triggers to determine what sets them off.
5.)
The
art of stationary firearms has been discovered.
6.)
Explosives
and remote triggers (one character holds a remote for the triggers) have been
incorporated.
Warren
Retainers are individuals devoted to a warren with their whole hearts and
minds. To them the warren comes before all else. These individuals are so devoted to the warren
they are willing to go to jail and in some cases die to protect the warren from
others. Yet, if the warren betrays them,
they will be the first to move to another warren. While warren retainers’
skills may vary, they specialize in one area. There are no limits to the number
of warren retainers (except reason).
Water
System Ability Required -
Science: Civil Engineering
Can be bought with no
requirements.
This
is vital to the warrens. Water is the lifeblood of the system.
Making
sure water gets where it is supposed to be and stays away from where it is not
supposed to be.
1.)
Thing
stay generally dry in the warren and the smell of mildew is only occasionally.
2.)
Water
gets were you want it when it rains and things are dry in the warren all the
time.
3.)
You
have a three-month supply of water for a small spawning pool.
4.)
You
have a reliable supply of ground water for small ventures (1 and 2)
5.)
You
have a reliable supply of ground water for medium ventures (3 and 4)
6.)
You
have a reliable supply of ground water for large ventures (5 and 6)