Boogieman Buddies

The first ring of true battle erupts in the cemetary fault, and first blood is spilled. And second, and third, and twenty seventh. Two hundred and eighty and one hundred and fourty and twelve meet their ends before swords are first uncrossed. Sixteen and one and two remain to contend with three and two and One, and None have yet bled needfully. This part always makes me nervous, no matter how many...

The civil war among the Camarilla is almost at a head, and the new Anarch Coetrie is eager to see it kick off. They learn many details about the new Primogen that are filling the ranks of Montinero's side, while having to meet with the prospective Prince Ward to convince him to attack before he is ready. Soon, everything will finish, and hopefully it won't come to bite Johnathan, Cor, and Salem in...

Cookies.

The chosen three are called to action days in advance of their deadline so as not to tempt fate. They break to tie up a few loose ends and say some final goodbyes and, as ready as they can be, rejoin their greater numbers to commiserate and plan. Unfortunately, their mortal foe would rather this all resolve without raising their sword, and so instead brings down the hammer. I'm so excited for Chap...

It's time to strike at the Sabbat! Johnathan, ever the noncombatant, elects to stay behind and watch over Luke, who seems to have caught the eye of the Fennec. Salem and Cor, however, go with Stank-Eye and the Anarchs to deal with the Sabbat, and join up with a new Kindred, a Gangrel named Basilus. What horrors await them as they go up against a fleshcrafter? CONTENT WARNING: We are playing Vampir...

Don Bluth

A brilliant scientist, carrier of the sword, convalesces in the shade of great trees, and then moves to everfrozen minds to find the secrect to survival. A young woman, angelic, known, aids the caretakers of death in restoring order. And a slightly less young mage, finally knowing himself worthwhile, struggles through anonymity to secure weapons both necessary and desireable.  With the close of Ch...

It's time to start planning the hit on the Sabbat holdout. The Coterie calls a meeting of Chicago's Anarch movement and makes a deal they can't refuse, eagrly helping to take care of the incursion of everyone's least favorite vampire sect. However, there's a very big, very scary roadblock in the way of them openly joining the Anarchs they have to contend with: Stank-Eye. CONTENT WARNING: We are pl...

Grant meets a monster. Steiner learns a dragon shout. Roxanne plays royalty. The squad dances so, so close to death with a mad, mad man. Music Credits: Intro/Tension: O magico - Taku Iwasaki Interviewing the Monster: charade - Taku Iwasaki Liminal Space: "I" Am Here - Chikayo Fukuda The Monster's Lair: Abyss - Taku Iwasaki The Blind Heir: Space Outside Recognition - Chikayo Fukuda Straight Creepin...

The Coetrie makes a big decision. However, before they can follow through on that, Chicago is still in a disarray of chaos. They decide to follow up on the Second Inquisition, the US's government-backed vampire hunting squad, and keep the rest of their kind, regardless of affiliation or clan, safe. However, it too ends in a way that will end up surprising everyone... including Johnathan. Finally,...

Steiner does some dismemberment. Grant recalls a name. Roxanne draws some cards. The squad gets jumped, and then jumped again. Music Credits: Intro: Five Fingers (Instrumental) - Aesop Rock DHEA Operations: White Host, Green Room - Joren "Tensei" de Bruin A Finished Edge: an evil design - Yuki Kajiura Tension: O magico - Taku Iwasaki Fight 6: Doombox - Team Reptile Postfight: Explain Music - Taku...

With Dr. Harlem Grieves taking care of his friends, Cor, Johnathan, and Salem take care of the Anarch barons that he doesn't get along with. Meeting with a Brujah who runs a fight club and a Ventrue who owns a Menswear store, the Coeterie moves on to trying to come up with a solution that would work for the Camarilla and Anarchs both. Afterwards, a figure from the past makes his first move against...

Roxanne cheats a tripwire. Grant executes a senior citizen. Steiner torches some tribunal-worthy shit. The squad stumbles upon the tragic answer to a half-century question. Music Credits: Intro/Planning: Sense of Crisis - Taku Iwasaki Straight Creepin': ash wednesday - ALI PROJECT The Monster's Lair: Abyss - Taku Iwasaki Tension: O magico - Taku Iwasaki Fight Theme 5: Devil's Beat - Kenichiro Sueh...

The year is 2018 and turmoil is once again about to hit Chicago. The Camarilla of the city threaten civil war against each other as the Ventrue Primogen seeks to become Prince. The Anarchs are taking advantage of the chaos of the change of leadership and are pushing hard for official patches of territory. The Second Inquisition has arrived and are hunting down Kindred. The Sabbat are looking to ma...

Grant succeeds at a ritual, hilariously. Roxanne activates her stanky wizard eyes. Steiner engages in some wild speculation. The squad plus two move to close out a sixty-year old case. Music Credits: Intro: Snakes and Ladders - Emancipator A Chosen Branch: Not in Blood, But in Bond - Hans Zimmer Heimatbasis: the matter is settled, anyway - Yuki Kajiura Wushi Youxia: Old Friends - Darren Korb Inves...

This is it. #Trending returns to Halcyon with a plan to take the Transistor Tyrant and his kids down for good. But it's not just the city they're fighting for, it's basically everything from the state, the country, the continent, and even the world as d'Auffay moves ever forward for his plan of total domination. So the question will finally be answered: Who will win? A mad, magical genius who has...

The Bookstore Bunch gets a surprise client who needs a job done under the official channels. Rhia Bowes, Director of the DHEA, hires them to hunt down a dangerous monster the previous iteration of the organization held and was let loose by Morgan Reynolds. A thief of faces, a terror who migrates via the leylines, and seemingly immortal. How are they going to handle such a dangerous and deadly foe?...

The Transistor Tyrant has put #Trending through the ringer, and they came through the other end completely unprepared for the fight they'll need to do. So they do the smartest thing they can: Run. The city, nation, and world at large are in chaos, the heroes down for the count, and many of their friends and loved ones are still in danger. What can the young heroes possibly hope to accomplish? Musi...

The Bookstore Bunch has everything they need to solve the mystery, now it just comes down to one thing: Summoning Bloody Mary and confirming everything. But things are never that simple, as the Ravens have gotten a tip that a certain someone is using illegal magic to summon the very monster that they know has been killing mages in town. Can everyone play nice long enough to make sure that Fairechi...

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Ape had real life things going on, so we did a quick Monster of the Week thing! Music Credits: Main Menu - Jared Emerson-Johnson

Over a year and a half after Morgan Reynolds changed the world forever, some things about Baltimore never change. A hotspot for activies of the supernatural and paranormal. A simmering rage lurking just under the surface. Then, of course, there are the murders. We join Dawn Rhodes, Jeremiah Boscoe, and Johannes Simms as one particular murder catches their eye, leading them against a murderous mons...

#Trending is in a race against time. In an effort to slow the Captainalist down, they pull off an attack on multiple fronts yet again. While Switch confronts the man himself, and Nicolai plans to take Sam's accidental confession to a national level, Sundog, Poltergeist, and Mooncat raid his office. It is now, finally after months of planning, they manage to corner America's favorite superhero. Let...

An angel frees an heir, takes lifeblood from the divine, and watches the cracking of a shell. A mage gains a greater understanding of the core of a person's being and saves a heart gripped by terror. A scientist builds a frightening shield for a dear friend and tries to build a better life for his son. By the end of this span, their days number less than a fortnight. I hope they make it in time. M...

#Trending splits up to try and stop both the Captainalist and the Transistor Tyrant before the latter's plan can come to fruition. Sundog heads to the Vindicators headquarters to see if something is up, while Nicolai does the same for the DHEA headquarters. Meanwhile, Penny goes to space to set up some backdoor programs on the satellites, and Switch goes to the Silver Skeleton to look for non-perm...