Clan Status

[Sasha Zaytsev]

How does it work???

-Ian m

[Sasha Zaytsev]

And related to this: my clan has cool XXX thing that's only important to them (ventrue house, Tremere circle, etc), how does that work?

[Magic Rob]

This will be covered in my first tutorial (if you're in game at 9:30 for the face-to-face). However, here's a brief place-holder:

www.emeraldcitychronicles.com/#!status/c1hm3

Waaayyy at the bottom, Clan Heads.

Here's how players can expect them to be handled in game:

Staff will review relevant Clan 'flavor' to determine how strict that Clan is. Staff will then assess the most appropriate 'Clan Head' for the area and give them a chance to purchase the 'Clan Head' Title.

Clan Head's then create titles for their clans at levels 1-4 that operate as Titles in all ways save they only target those who hold membership of that Clan (or in some way are affiliated with them; a Caitiff that believes itself Toreador will still be affected by Toreador Status). The people elected to hold these positions need not spend the XP for the titles, but they will never be able to activate them. Clan Head's will determine the duties of the titles they create and what functions they have.

Example:
Staff reviews the Tremere. Tremere have a very strict Clan Structure. We assign the Clan Head title to the local Regent (an NPC at this time). He spends the XP and then turns to his Tremere PCs and points to them saying 'You're the guy in charge of the security of the Chantry. I call that Chantry Guardian! 3 point title. You there! You're in charge of the Library, 4 point title' and so on.
Staff reviews the Nosferatu and find a much less strict clan structure. They do a quick poll of characters to decide who they think is the most powerful Nosferatu. Collectively, it is determined that a charismatic fellow playing an Ancialle has this title (notably not the Primogen). The same scenario ensues. He points to a guy in charge of stuff and makes that guy in charge of stuff.

Easy!
Clans will therefore be able to determine their own flavor and functions without further staff interference.

[Magic Rob]

Aug 26, 2014 15:51:56 GMT -8 Sasha Zaytsev said:

And related to this: my clan has cool XXX thing that's only important to them (ventrue house, Tremere circle, etc), how does that work?

Until the V20 book makes that stuff actually stuff, it's flavor.

[Sasha Zaytsev]

Guess I'll come to next game early then

[Barnaby Cuthbert]

Since there have been some questions about Clan Titles recently, lets recap:

There is no "Clan Status" or "Clan Prestige" there are only "Clan Titles".
Titles each come with a duty or responsibility and a rank in dots.
The Clan Head that Magic Rob describes is just our catch-all name for each clan's 5 dot title in-city that acts sort of like the 'prince of the clan in Seattle' in that they can award Titles to their clanmates.

Awarding titles works just like using any title:
You must spend XP for the Title to be 'real' (one dot per level of the title).
You must spend Willpower to award a Title (or Use your Title in any official capacity).
You must spend Willpower to strip a Title (if you're the Clan Head)
You're supposed to do stuff related to the duty or responsibility associated with your Title, or risk it being stripped.
Being the Clan Head doesn't mean you're Primogen too. You certainly can be both, but the Prince is under no obligation to care about your Clan Title.
You must spend Willpower to add your Sect Status Background to your Clan Title - but that only works if you're in the same Sect and Same Clan as the person you're trying to browbeat with your character's awesomeness.