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RoyalBatty: /* San Francisco Libertine (Vanilla Human Version) */

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‎San Francisco Libertine (Vanilla Human Version)

RoyalBatty: /* Underground Initiate */

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‎Underground Initiate

RoyalBatty: /* San Francisco Libertine */

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‎San Francisco Libertine

RoyalBatty: /* Unwitting Pawn */

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‎Unwitting Pawn

RoyalBatty: /* Unwitting Pawn */

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‎Unwitting Pawn

RoyalBatty: /* Unwitting Pawn */

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‎Unwitting Pawn

RoyalBatty: /* Pawn of Potential */

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‎Pawn of Potential

RoyalBatty: /* San Francisco Libertine */

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‎San Francisco Libertine

RoyalBatty: /* Pawn of Potential */

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‎Pawn of Potential

RoyalBatty: /* Pawn of Potential */

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‎Pawn of Potential

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 Maybe your vision is improving daily life for the down and out, or using your own wealth to cast a ladder down to those without. Maybe you're here to help your fellow working man eat the rich.  Either way, you're out there to somehow make San Francisco less like the shit that cakes needle-strewn Market Street and more like the post cards: a vibrant city with a Magickal touch instead of a fentanyl-flavored hellhole of tech bros, homeless people, and homes millionaires can't afford to live in.
-But that's just how the status quo ''likes'' it. Whether or not you know the true nature of your faceless enemy, the Camarilla needs its servant class, and the Technoracy thinks that raising humanity requires a great big ladder that ''somebody'' has to hold at the bottom.
+But that's just how the status quo ''likes'' it. Whether or not you know the true nature of your faceless enemy, the Camarilla needs its servant class, and the Technoracy thinks that raising humanity requires a great big ladder that ''somebody'' has to hold at the bottom.  And the opposition isn't just supernatural. Plenty of regular people think themselves temporarily embarrassed millionaires, and like things just the way they are. The city will have to be dragged into equality, kicking and screaming.
 When taking San Francisco Libertine, you can pick one of the following perks:

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	If you're an acolyte, what you don't know yet is your paradigm, it's just not clicking. The fruits of your grueling labor are still too green. If you're a ghoul, well. You know. Your aspirations and dreams to be a lawyer/doctor/astronaut are very charming but you live for your Master now.		If you're an acolyte, what you don't know yet is your paradigm, it's just not clicking. The fruits of your grueling labor are still too green. If you're a ghoul, well. You know. Your aspirations and dreams to be a lawyer/doctor/astronaut are very charming but you live for your Master now.
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		+	Good luck, Renfield.

	(Note: this isn't a "learn the sphere as you go" hook, this is "mere mortal in a world of monsters" trope hook, intended to give you a basis to RP with supernatural characters on a non-supernatural bit. Players expecting to take this hook to 'learn IC' may not use this hook to 'learn IC' because we do not want to burden other players with the responsibility of your tutelage. RTFM).		(Note: this isn't a "learn the sphere as you go" hook, this is "mere mortal in a world of monsters" trope hook, intended to give you a basis to RP with supernatural characters on a non-supernatural bit. Players expecting to take this hook to 'learn IC' may not use this hook to 'learn IC' because we do not want to burden other players with the responsibility of your tutelage. RTFM).

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 In order to make sure all characters have an easy hook into the plot of the game and the themes we want to run, vanilla mortal character applications should pick one of the following backstory aspects. If you do not like any of these aspects, you can collaborate with staff to write your own hook into the story. We will need you to have a direct "in" to be approved. Custom perks will not be available for custom hooks, but existing perks can be applied. For instance, you make up a story that ties you to an NPC mentioned below, you could reasonably take them as an ally as if you took a standard hook.
-= San Francisco Libertine =
+= San Francisco Libertine (Vanilla Human Version) =
 San Francisco is such an idyllic place, but only for certain people, and the the ravine between the rich and poor is just not something you can leave alone.

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 Players taking Unwitting Pawn can pick one of the following perks:
-* '''Influence (Multiple Options):''' Take an Influence track that is compatible with your choice of profession.  Picking 'Cop' will narrow your Influence choices to Police and Law influence. Picking 'Criminal' will require you to affiliate your influence with one of the listed gangs.  Picking 'Corpo' will require you to pick from the specified influence that correspond to the companies above.  Picking Nomad will pair you up with Pan Am. Shut up, they're  a good hooks, Bront.
+* '''Influence (Multiple Options):''' Take an Influence track that is compatible with your choice of profession.  Picking 'Cop' will narrow your Influence choices to Police and Law influence. Picking 'Criminal' will require you to affiliate your influence with one of the listed gangs.  Picking 'Corpo' will require you to pick from the specified influence that correspond to the companies above. (Picking Nomad will pair you up with Pan Am. Shut up, they're  good hooks, Bront).
 * '''Stat Boost:''' You get 2 additional Ability dots after Chargen. These can be allocated to Investigation, Technology or Professional Skill.
 * '''Patron (Multiple Options):''' Receive 2 points of Patron out of the following NPC choices:

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 Players taking Unwitting Pawn can pick one of the following perks:
-* '''Influence (Multiple Options):''' Take an Influence track that is compatible with your choice of profession.  Picking 'Cop' will narrow your Influence choices to Police and Law influence. Picking Criminal will require you to affiliate your influence with one of the listed gangs.  Picking 'Corpo' will require you to pick from the specified influence that correspond to the companies above.
+* '''Influence (Multiple Options):''' Take an Influence track that is compatible with your choice of profession.  Picking 'Cop' will narrow your Influence choices to Police and Law influence. Picking 'Criminal' will require you to affiliate your influence with one of the listed gangs.  Picking 'Corpo' will require you to pick from the specified influence that correspond to the companies above.  Picking Nomad will pair you up with Pan Am. Shut up, they're  a good hooks, Bront.
 * '''Stat Boost:''' You get 2 additional Ability dots after Chargen. These can be allocated to Investigation, Technology or Professional Skill.
 * '''Patron (Multiple Options):''' Receive 2 points of Patron out of the following NPC choices:

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 ** ''Sabbat Choices:'' XPO Biomedical, associated with Industrial (Manufacturing) Influence or Academic (Chemistry + Biomedical) influence.
-Some details of your life don't add up, like entire nights you just don't ... Remember.  Whether you know it or not, you're on puppet strings with the  Camarilla (or the more shrewd members of its sister sects) yoinking the other end.  If you're a ghoul, those strings are obviously tied by the Blood.  If not, well -- keep on puzzling it together, partner.
+Some details of your life don't add up, like entire nights you just don't ... Remember.  Faces you ''know'' you've seen before but you just don't know ''why''.  Whether you know it or not, you're on puppet strings with the  Camarilla (or the more shrewd members of its sister sects) yoinking the other end.  If you're a ghoul, those strings are obviously tied by the Blood.  If not, well -- keep on puzzling it together, partner.
 You've done things that don't sit well with your gut that stink of cover-up.  You've been paired to work with private investigators and night-time contractors that just radiate weird vibes.  They say ignorance is bliss, and after the shit you've seen glimpses of? You fucking stalk your bliss.

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 * '''Stat Boost''': You have 2 extra dots after character generation and may invest them into Politics, Law, Streetwise, or Empathy.
-= Pawn of Potential =
+= Unwitting Pawn =
 Cop, corpo or criminal: either way, now and again, you wonder if you're not part of something bigger. A cog in a machine designed to do ... what?
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 ** ''Camarilla Choices:'' 14K, Wah Ching, Inagawa kai (Yakuza)
 * '''Corpo:''' You work for one of the vampire sects' many fronts, which you might or might not suspect is a front, but vampires isn't exactly where your conclusions jump.
-** ''Anarch Choices:'' Lopez Imports
+** ''Anarch Choices:'' Lopez Imports, associated with Transportation Influence.
-** ''Camarilla Choices:'' SLC Consulting Engineers
+** ''Camarilla Choices:'' SLC Consulting Engineers, associated with Industrial (Construction) Influence.
-** ''Sabbat Choices:'' XPO Biomedical
+** ''Sabbat Choices:'' XPO Biomedical, associated with Industrial (Manufacturing) Influence or Academic (Chemistry + Biomedical) influence.
 Some details of your life don't add up, like entire nights you just don't ... Remember.  Whether you know it or not, you're on puppet strings with the  Camarilla (or the more shrewd members of its sister sects) yoinking the other end.  If you're a ghoul, those strings are obviously tied by the Blood.  If not, well -- keep on puzzling it together, partner.
 You've done things that don't sit well with your gut that stink of cover-up.  You've been paired to work with private investigators and night-time contractors that just radiate weird vibes.  They say ignorance is bliss, and after the shit you've seen glimpses of? You fucking stalk your bliss.
 = Underground Initiate =

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 And the opposition isn't just magickal. Plenty of regular people think themselves temporarily embarrassed millionaires, and like things just the way they are. The city will have to be dragged into equality, kicking and screaming.
 * '''Influence''': Get 1 additional dot of Influence, applied after character generation, in any category.
 * '''Background Boost''': Get 1 additional dot of Fame, Contacts, or Allies.

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 * '''Cop:''' You work for SFPD as a patrol officer, detective, or administrative role.
-* '''Criminal:''' You're a fixer, merc, or all-out member doing business a gang that has been infiltrated by a vampiric sect.
+* '''Criminal:''' You're a fixer, merc, or all-out member, affiliated with a gang that, behind the scenes, has been infiltrated by a vampiric sect.
 ** ''Anarch Choices:'' Hells Angels MC, Mexican Mafia
 ** ''Sabbat Choices:'' Sinaloa Cartel, Sun Yee On