City Specific Knowledge Rating

Character Creation -- Backgrounds

Knowledge of a City: When a character has a rating in knowledge for a city (e.g. Chicago Knowledge) this rating deals with a knowledge of the city's geography, mortal personalities and more mundane areas. It does not cover knowledge of the Kindred.

City Secrets: There are five basic levels of secrets, which are rated A-F, on the school grading system. Characters each have a Secrets rating, showing how much information can be obtained from a source. A character knows everything listed for all the lower ratings. For instance an A in Secrets assumes knowledge of B though F. The plus and minus ratings indicate greater or lesser familiarity.

• A+ The character knows exact details of all conflicts in the city.

• A The character know something about the control exerted by the most powerful vampires of the city and their ongoing conflicts. Character does not know who is controlled by whom.

• A- The character knows in general about the conflicts between the most powerful creatures in the city but does not know whom they control, nor the intricate details of their games.

• B+ The character is knowledgeable about the precise nature of the Primogen, their past votes, who supports whom, and many of the intrigues going on between them. The character may suspect that there are Ancients behind the scenes.

• B The character knows of the conflicts within the Primogen, and many of the other Kindred whom they control ---including the Anarchs.

• B- The character has a rough idea of that the Primogen is working behind the scenes.

• C+ The character knows the politics of all the Coteries in exact detail.

• C The character knows about many of the Coteries, and how they react to one another. The character knows about the Primogen, but does not know how powerful an influential they are.

• C- The character understands that there are different groups among the Kindred, and that their conflicts indicate the ebb and flow of politics within the city.

• D+ The character understands why the Prince of the city has enemies in nearby areas.

• D The character knows about the antagonism between the Prince and the Anarchs and the Elders -- But knows nothing about the shadowy figures behind the scenes. The character may know of some relationships in particular, but knows very little of the overall picture.

• D- The character only knows the general facts about the Prince.

• F The character knows who is an Anarch and who is an Elder, and can identify some of the leaders of each group. Thus, for instance, the character would recognize the name of the Prince, but not that of his enemies. The character knows very little of the city and its Kindred --only a few faces and a rough understanding of the turmoil and antipathy.