Template:Camarilla Symbels

A Symbel is a political contest described on page 318 of the 20th anniversary Minds Eye Theatre book. It's a way for two or more vampires to measure fangs without resorting to violence. There are two versions, one of which is the Ordeal. To run an Ordeal, a vampire with some status announces a contest in public, open to any kindred to join. The victor obtains the Victorious Status Trait, meaning he now has some laurels to rest on in the future when he makes a mistake ("I know I screwed up, but I'm clearly skilled! Remember back when I..."). You can run an Ordeal through your own character or you can even borrow Camarilla NPCs on our wiki.

Ordeal Ideas

You can have Charles Pang wager his Courteous status to...

• Mental, Stealth, or Social Ideas: Obtain a specific piece of art from a private collection or gallery. There are plenty of glitterati in San Francisco. Make up a snooty collector whose spacious home needs some heisting in the name of supporting Mr. Pang's interior designs. Take note that a one-shot like this should target more private collections or modest galleries so as not to garner too much police attention! Interpol won't care about a millionaire's mansion the same way they do the Legion of Honor or de Young.
• Physical Ideas: Issue a hit on high-profile members and affiliates of Sun Yee On, like businessmen with teams of gang-affiliated security holed up in a penthouse or a well-connected kingpin. If you are having trouble thinking of whom, try browsing our NPCs!