About the adventure

Some call Seattle the Emerald City. A place of innovation, music, and art, but to some a place much darker. For there is hunger in the dark places; old and unfeeling, it feasts upon the unwary. Ancient monsters, creatures of myth, feed upon the denizens of Seattle and use the city for their benefit. At times their ancient alliances, rivalries, debts, and grudges cannot be contained, and blood flows more readily than usual. In this mix of ancient power and danger, how do you survive? Will you fight for your place in Seattle, potentially earning the ire of very old, very dangerous monsters? Perhaps it is better to serve at the devil's right hand, than to be in his path? Or perhaps you will try to balance the delicate framework of feuds and tempers that might keep the monsters at bay. Or will you, yourself, embrace the beast and become one of the monsters? CONCEPT Emerald Shadows is a different idea that I'm trying. Every time we run a session, it will take place "last night," or "last Thursday," or "a few days ago." Meaning the events of our story took place sometime during the week leading up to our session. Every scene we tell in this campaign took place recently, and the story will be ongoing in real-time, among the streets of Seattle. CAMPAIGN RULES We'll mostly use the standard VTM rules, which are very handily supported by Demiplane if you want, but you don't have to (it does cost money). I'll make adjustments on the fly, going with what works best in the moment rather than focusing on RAW. The two biggest changes are about Factions and Feeding. Factions: We'll use the VTM clans, but the factions will be less of an issue. If you wish, think of it as an alternate timeline. The Camarilla, Anarchs, and Sabbat all exist, and they are present, but none hold sway over Seattle. Every time one faction comes close to securing power, some unknown player thwarts their efforts. In this timeline Seattle as a free city divided into little territories guarded by jealous vampires. Every lick has their own alliances, enemies, debts, and vendettas. Every neighborhood is its own hunting ground, and you'd best be careful in whose territory you choose to hunt. Feeding: When you feed, sometimes the beast takes over. You can't always choose whether or not to kill your victim, because sometimes the beast chooses for you. We'll use my house rules for feeding that use your current Hunger to determine just how well any given feeding session goes. Coterie: During Session 0, the group will build a Coterie. This will work as described in the V5 core book, but I also want to allow progression. At the end of each session, the Coterie as a whole will gain 1 XP (in addition to the XP each player earns). Additionally, every time the Coterie gains a new member, it will gain 1 XP. Coterie XP can only be spent on Coterie Domain and Backgrounds, but it's a way of measuring your group's status within Seattle.