MET clarifications for Requiem

Because we have a non-standard city structure (without a single Prince), it is important to note the way in which the MET rules are interpreted for use in our local game. Nashville has a non-standard ruling council, which is called the “Primogen Council”. Members of the ruling Council are not equivalent to a standard Primogen council (which acts as an advisory to the Prince), despite bearing the same name. In addition, Nashville has a custom feeding system which is sometimes affected by Eminence or Ascension.

This document has the local clarifications of the mechanics listed in the MET book and the Camarilla Addendum. Note that any mechanics not clarified are used per the printed rules. Note that the portions of this document in Italics are direct quotes from the MET books.

Ventrue Eminence:

• When his clan is eminent, the Ventrue Priscus may demand to change the vote of another Priscus in any Prisci votes: The Nashville Priscus council is standard, per the MET rules.
• A Ventrue Primogen may do the same on the Primogen council: In the standard MET rules, the intent of the Ventrue control over the Primogen council does not extend to forcing the Prince to make decisions. Therefore, an Eminent Ventrue Council-member may affect the vote of a single Seneschal or Constable (rather than another “Primogen”), who is standing in place of their Council-member at court. Note that the Eminent Ventrue must notify the Seneschal or Constable that his vote is being changed prior to the instant in which the Council is publicly voting in court. (In other words, custom dictates that court cannot be interrupted as the as eminent Ventrue uses his powers at the last moment) Private votes may be changed after all votes have been cast.

Nosferatu Eminence:

• When his clan is eminent, the Nosferatu Priscus may use his clout to force a single other Priscus from voting in any matter to be settled by the assembled Prisci (such as naming a Harpy): The Nashville Priscus council is standard, per the MET rules.

· A Nosferatu recognized as a Primogen may do the same in a meeting of the Primogen council: In the standard MET rules, the intent of the Nosferatu control over the Primogen council does not extend to forcing the Prince to make decisions. Therefore, an Eminent Nosferatu Council-member may affect the vote of a single Seneschal or Constable (rather than another “Primogen”), who is standing in place of their Council-member at court. Note that the Eminent Nosferatu must notify the Seneschal or Constable that his vote is being changed prior to the instant in which the Council is publicly voting in court. (In other words, custom dictates that court cannot be interrupted as the as eminent Nosferatu uses his powers at the last moment) Private votes may be changed after all votes have been cast.

· Nosferatu automatically succeed in feeding attempts in the sewers during downtime:. To represent this any benefit, Nosferatu who spend a downtime action to feed may come to the next game with 10 blood base. Note this would mean 2 resolve downtimes per month if the Nosferatu wishes to come to both games with a base of 10 blood. Note: These Downtime Actions must be submitted 48 hours in advance, per the current VST policy.

Deava Eminence:

· Unless a Daeva character is under particular pressure, she begins a session of play with her full capacity of Vitae: Any resident Daeva always begins a game session with full blood. This affects the Primogen blood pool in the following manner:

· Daeva must be fed first. If a Primogen is forced to spend all of his free blood allocation in feeding the Daeva, no additional free blood can be allocated to the other territory residents.

· For each two free blood points a Daeva receives, the Primogen is considered to have allocated only 1 (round down).

· If a territory runs out of blood before all the Daeva are full, all remaining Daeva in that territory are still at full blood. This represents their ability to safely find their own supply when they are Eminent.

Gangrel Eminence:

• The Prince, the Master of Elysium, nor anyone else can strip a Gangrel of her final dot of City Status: Removing the last dot of city status is not the same as revoking a Residency Oath. One is a mechanic, and one is roleplay. In most cases, revoking a Residency Oath also results in the kindred losing their last dot of City Status. However, when the Gangrel are Eminent, they cannot lose their last dot of city status, although they can be bloodhunted. Oaths of Residency may still be revoke as normal.

Invictus Ascendancy:

• An Invictus Prince cannot lose any City Status dots during a month in which his covenant is ascendant: An Invictus Council-member cannot lose any city status dots when the Invictus are ascendant.
• Finally, no member of the Invictus can have his last dot of City Status stripped from him, unless the Prince or Master of Elysium doing so is herself a member of the covenant: An Invictus may only have his last dot of city status stripped if the Invictus are represented on the Council or if the Voice is an Invictus.

Lancea Sanctum Ascendancy:

• In a city where the Lancea Sanctum is ascendant, all Santified character are further considered exempt from the authority of all Kindred officers save the Prince and Harpies – unless the officer in question is also Santified: Sanctified are not exempt from the authority of Council-members and the Harpies. However, Ascendant Sanctified should note that they do not have IC license to break the city laws, and that their own Council-member may still deal with them normally.

The Ordo Dracul Ascendancy:

• Each Dragon can select a discreet territory (no more than a few city blocks) and claim it as her own personal fiefdom when the covenant is ascendant: Ascendant Dragons may claim their rights to a specific part of their own Primogen’s territory, and may claim an amount of free blood equal to their City Status after ascendancy bonus.
• The Dragon may not lay claim to a place already claimed by another unless she has a higher City Status (after the ascendancy bonus): If the Dragon holds more City Status than a Council-member, he may claim a small fiefdom in that Primogen’s territory, and may claim an amount of free blood equal to their City Status (after ascendance bonus) minus the Primogen’s City Status after bonuses. The amount of free blood that can be claimed in this manner is re-calculated every month as City Statuses are raised and lowered. If the resident Council-member ever gains more City Status than the Dragon who is invading his territory, he may choose to expulse the Dragon from the territory (at the very least, the free blood automatically claimed is reduced to 0). Claiming a fiefdom in a territory in which the Dragon is not a Resident does not entitle him to take advantage of the other territory perks, nor does it lend any bonuses to Contesting or Recon.
• When the covenant falls from ascendancy, all claims to territories are lost unless the individual Dragon can defend them: All claimed fiefdoms in a territory in which the Dragon is not Resident are lost should the Dragons lose Ascendancy. Retaining resident fiefdoms must be negotiated with the Dragon’s Primogen.

Ordo Dracul Coil of Blood 1:

• Rather than making a hunting test before a [game] to determine how much Vitae he has when it begins, the Dragon simply draws a single card from a standard deck. If it’s black, he enters play will his Vitae pool full, minus the one point required to wake that night. If it’s red, he still enters play with ½ of his pool, rounded up: With the Nashville feeding system, this means that their base blood pool (rather than being 5 + herd + haven location) will either be full or half, depending on the card drawn. Free blood allocation from their Primogen is then added on top of this base number. If this results in the Dragon having surplus blood (above his cap), he may either choose to use it during the game for himself, or trade it with someone else.

Primogen Council Status Points:

• In cities with no single point of authority, the highest City Status of any individual Kindred involved in the ruling council equals the points that are at the disposal of the council to spend: The total number of status points available to the Primogen Council is the same as the number of City status held by it’s most prominent member.
• Allocating them usually requires a prior arrangement among the council members and the Storyteller. Say, a majority vote is needed, or anyone may access the points whenever they want to, without consultation: When the number of available status point is 5 or over, it is considered proper etiquette for each Primogen to be permitted to nominate a resident of his own territory for Status advancement (or removal). The rest of the Council can vote (during deliberation) to veto the status change if it is not appropriate. Any surplus status points may only be used by a vote of the Council. All status changes made by the Council are announced by the Voice during closing court.