Lores

We differentiate two types of lores; Home Lore and Non Home Lore:

HOME LORE
Home Lore is knowledge that your character would have picked up along the way, without necessarily needing a teacher. Home lores include your racial lore (Vampire Lore for vampires), your Sect Lore (Camarilla or anarch), your Clan Lore, and your Domain or district Lore, but only up to the level of your experience; your age or the number of years you spent in that particular environment.
The table below helps you determine what is a Home-Lore for you:

Home Lore/Age Mortal Childe Neonate Ancilla Elder
Vampire Lore 0 1 1-2 1-3 1-4
Your Sect Lore 0 1 1-2 1-3 1-4
Your Clan Lore 0 1 1-2 1-3 1-4

What is Home Lore on a level of Domain Lore is more flexible as it has to do with your time as a resident and the level of involvement in Domain-affairs.

NON HOME LORE
Non Home Lore is knowledge that lies outside the scope of your direct environment and/or exceeds your years of experience. These include lores of other (secret) organizations, sects, clans, districts and domains, or knowledge that would be beyond your years. Simply said: Non Home lores are all lores that are not Home lores.


Please find a list of existing lores below:

Mortal Lores

INQUISITION LORE: Understanding the secretive inner workings of the Inquisition.

EMPIRICOLOGY LORE: Understanding the secretive inner workings of The Church of Empiricology.

Vampire Lore

VAMPIRE LORE: The knowledge of the true traditions, history and mythology of vampires. To know this is to know the secrets of vampires. The specifics of what you know are locked to your lore level in +news lores. The following generalities should help with character generation:

  1. Vampires exist. You know how to feed, how to cover your tracks, how to use your own clan You know to keep out of the sun and away from fire. There is more than one clan and some have different powers.
  2. You know of the more common clan and disciplines. You have heard of a blood bond and known roughly what it is. You know about ghouls, and that vampires can torpor. The difference between normal and aggravated wounds. You understand that some vampires have stronger blood.
  3. You know details on how blood bonds work. You have heard of all 13 clans and know rumors about the more unusual disciplines. You know how to bring vampires out of torpor. You know that there is more than one credible genesis story for vampires. You know what diablerie is, and understand that vampires develop supernatural flaws over time.
  4. You know what the consequences of diablerie are. You know basic information about all 13 clans. You have a good idea of what most disciplines do. You know something of the true abilities of elders.
  5. There is very little about vampire biology and functioning that you do not know. You begin to suspect the truth about vampires' origins, and know roughly how to start looking for Golconda.

You can find an excerpt of vampire lore here.

Sect Lores

CAMARILLA LORE: The knowledge of how the Camarilla is structured and operates within the United States, particularly California. Who is who, who pulls which strings, etc. The specifics of what you know are locked to your lore level in +news lores. The following generalities should help with character generation:

  1. You know the Traditions and what they mean. You understand the basic political structure of the Domain of Los Angeles and grasp that the Independent Domain of Los Angeles is surrounded by the Encirclement. You know who the Officers of the Domain are.
  2. You know how the typical Camarilla city is run. You know of Justicars and Archons. You know the names of the most influential local members of the Camarilla. You have some understanding of clan politics, status, prestation and boons.
  3. You understand the workings of the status game. You are familiar with the high level structure of the Camarilla , from the Inner Circle down. You know which are the most influential clans in different areas.
  4. You are in touch with the politics and status games of other Southwest cities in detail, and the politics between the Princes of these cities. You have some feel for the influences which hold sway over continents.
  5. There is very little about the workings of the Camarilla that you do not know. You keep your finger on the political pulse, world-wide. You know where Elysiums are in most large Camarilla cities. Anything else you need to know.. you can find out.

You can find an excerpt of Camarilla lore here.

ANARCH LORE: The knowledge of how anarch groups operate within Los Angeles. You know who the main movers are, where to find anarch meetings, etc. Possessing this lore clues you in that, despite Camarilla propaganda, there are indeed real anarchs - enemies of the Traditions.
You can find an excerpt of anarch lore here.

SABBAT LORE: The knowledge of the Sabbat, and particularly how it operates within California and Mexico. The Sabbat will kill any non-member who knows this Lore.
You can find an excerpt of Sabbat lore here.

Clan Lores

BRUJAH LORE: The knowledge of Brujah politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

GANGREL LORE: The knowledge of Gangrel politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

MALKAVIAN LORE: The knowledge of Malkavian politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

NOSFERATU LORE: The knowledge of Nosferatu politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

TOREADOR LORE: The knowledge of Toreador politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

TREMERE LORE: The knowledge of Tremere politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

VENTRUE LORE: The knowledge of Ventrue politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

NEPHILIM LORE: The knowledge of Nephilim politics, groups and movements within Los Angeles. Who the important people are, how to meet other clan members, the latest rumours, etc.

PC Domain Lore

LOS ANGELES LORE: The knowledge of who is who and what is what in the vampire Domain of Los Angeles (also referred to as 'City of Angels' or 'Heart of Los Angeles').

NPC Domain Lore

ENCIRCLEMENT LORE: The knowledge of who is who and what is what in the vampire consolidated Camarilla territory surrounding the Domain of Los Angeles.

Outside LA Lores

RIVERSIDE LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Riverside. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

SAN DIEGO LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of San Diego. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc. Note that this *must* be accompanied by Sabbat Lore of equivalent level to be effective.

SAN FRANCISCO LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of San Francisco. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

LAS VEGAS LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Las Vegas. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

SANTA BARBARA LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Santa Barbara. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

TUCSON LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Tucson. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

VENTURA LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Ventura. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

SANTA CLARITA LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Santa Clarita. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

SACRAMENTO LORE: The knowledge of the vampire politics of Sacramento. Who the important people are, what's going on, the latest rumours, etc.

History Lores

History of PC Districts/Domains

DOWNTOWN LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the Greater Downtown district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it became part of the Independent Domain of Los Angeles upon its formation. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of Greater Downtown.

SOUTH CENTRAL LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the South Central district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it became part of the Independent Domain of Los Angeles upon its formation. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of South Central.

SANTA MONICA LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the Santa Monica district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it became part of the Independent Domain of Los Angeles upon its formation. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of Santa Monica.

History of NPC Districts/Domains

NORTH O.C. LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the North Orange County district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it was consolidated by the Encirclement. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of North Orange County.

SOUTH O.C. LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the South Orange County district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it was consolidated by the Encirclement. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of South Orange County.

TORRANCE LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the Torrance district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it was consolidated by the Encirclement. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of Torrance.

LONG BEACH LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the Long Beach district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it was consolidated by the Encirclement. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of Long Beach.

VALLEY LORE: Under the Treaty of la Ciegena, the Valley district used to be one of autonomous Domains. However, it was consolidated by the Encirclement. Hence, this lore mostly holds historic Knowledge about who was who and what was what in the former Domain of the Valley.

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