conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Children of darkness, children of night, children of silence and fear. This is your story.
  
  The world is as it always was, but for a select few it is a different and dangerous place.
  
  Myth and legend tells of a man with no name and no soul. A creature of chaos he wanders the earth, planting the seeds of humanity's downfall. No ocean stops him, no mountain or wall slows him. Neither living nor dead, he exists as a phantom god of discord.
  
  Those who claim to have seen him whisper of an endless stare, unseeing in hollow sockets atop hollow cheeks. As time moves so does he, his appearance ever-changing. 
  
  None speak of meeting his gaze - what few have exist as nothing but mindless, babbling shells.  
  
  It is from his seeds that blossomed the creatures of night, the ghosts and ghouls, the sandmen and shrieks, the banshees, witches, and skinwalkers. Or so the story goes. 
  
  Made in his image, they are a reflection of man and monster alike - stuck between worlds. With no name for their maker, the phantom man, they named him Shadow in homage to their place at the fringes of humanity. 
  
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  **Custom cards are encouraged!**
  
  *This is a 'serious' story, and while humor is appreciated, characters are expected to be realistic in their behavior. They should have fears, weaknesses, dreams, likes, dislikes, & etc. Actions, knowledge, and comments that would not make sense in the real world is not welcome here.*
  
  Characters below the age of 16 will not be accepted, and any character below 18 must include an explanation in the description or narrator notes as to how the teenager has gotten by on their own. Parent/caregiver NPCs are not allowed as a justification, and the character must not have adult oversight to influence their actions *unless* it is another PC. In short, the character needs to be able to travel at will without calling home or asking permission.
  
  **Note: This doesn't mean you have to kill off their parents. I just ask that characters have independence. **
  
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  As narrator I will work as a guiding hand as needed, but this is still a collaborative story. Input and decisions by users will have an impact on how events play out, and players are encouraged to use NPCs, share characters, add details, and help develop the world. 
  
  This story takes place on earth during the late 20th century. Basic computers and word processors exist but are only beginning to become commonplace. Cellphones are the size of a brick and are owned by the very wealthy, leaving pagers as the primary means of sending a quick message. Much of human history is the same, and should be assumed so unless otherwise stated. The starting location of the party in the opening scene will be determined based on character backgrounds - the most likely locations are within greater Europe and North America (which includes Canada and Mexico). 
  
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  **Please only apply if you are willing to read and write about *potential* dark and/or mature themes, which include but are not limited to: sex, murder, physical abuse, trauma, drug use, rape, torture, and death.**
  
  While there are no explicit plans or expectations of any of the events listed above, I believe in full creative freedom to write about and explore less comfortable topics to their fullest extent in the name of a story.
  
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  **This game is a *time commitment*.**
  
  All players are expected to reply within 72 hours of their last post UNLESS they let the group know ahead of time. A player's return date should ALWAYS be given when declaring absences. 
  
  - If you expect to be absent regularly, please do not apply. 
  
  - If you cannot set aside the 10 minutes to make a post on a regular basis, do not apply. 
  
  - Daily posting is encouraged and desired.
  
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  **Character sheet requirements:**
  
  >Name:
  
  >Age:
  
  >Gender:
  
  >Height:
  
  >Hair Color:
  
  >Eye Color:
  
  >Distinguishing Features: (if any)
  
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  **Only apply if you are prepared to participate in this gave for a *minimum* of 6 months.**
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These are your early nights as a vampire. Eternity sprawls before you. Lust steams within.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Alluring
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Novice Vampire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Many lifetimes lay fading behind you in the dark. Every night’s another risk that it all ends... at last.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Heartbroken
conversations.prefix: Ancient Vampire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re just learning what it’s like to be a lycanthrope: terrible power and great torture.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Agile
  
  Suggested Weakness: Angry
conversations.prefix: Young Werewolf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve survived as a werewolf long enough to know the life’s mix of passion and guilt.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Tough
  
  Suggested Weakness: Guilty
conversations.prefix: Aged Werewolf:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Death, it turns out, offers no escape from this world when you don’t know how to let go.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Witty
  
  Suggested Weakness: Ephemeral
conversations.prefix: New Ghost:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve now been dead longer than you were alive. You’re getting pretty good at it, sadly.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Perceptive
  
  Suggested Weakness: Stubborn
conversations.prefix: Old Ghost:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Meddling with magic felt rebellious at first but now you see it’s a lot like school, except deadly.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Educated
  
  Suggested Weakness: Crass
conversations.prefix: Green Wizard:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve been a practicing wizard for many years now and you still wonder if the money’s worth the trouble.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Wise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Doubting
conversations.prefix: Practicing Wizard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strange and dreadful things tread the world. You do business with the bad to hunt down the worst.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Naïve
conversations.prefix: Rookie Monster-Hunter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: If there was any way to quit this job, you might take it, but the only way to avoid being hunted... is to hunt.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Stealthy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obsessed
conversations.prefix: Veteran Monster-Hunter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re physically strong and probably look it, whether you’re lean or built.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re quick and nimble, perhaps superhumanly so, whether you look it or not.
conversations.prefix: Agile:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re perceptive, perhaps from years of watching and observing. Nothing gets past you.
conversations.prefix: Perceptive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your hardy body has seen a lot of pain and you’re still here to suck up more.
conversations.prefix: Tough:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a brilliance that comes from experience and intuition more than study or memory.
conversations.prefix: Wise:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With that smile, backed up by your silver tongue, it’s hard not to like you.
conversations.prefix: Charming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mouth is sometimes quicker than your mind but you’re a master of making that work for you.
conversations.prefix: Witty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know things that ordinary folk don’t know, be it magic or science, and that gives you power.
conversations.prefix: Educated:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don’t have to say anything. It’s in that smile, in the way you move. It’s almost hypnotic.
conversations.prefix: Alluring:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Subtle and sneaky. People don’t often notice you until you want to be noticed.
conversations.prefix: Stealthy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re blunt, rude, or even gross sometimes. Maybe you don’t care what others think, maybe you don’t know better.
conversations.prefix: Crass:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Your abilities are sometimes diminished and dampened by your greatest enemy: yourself.
conversations.prefix: Doubting:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your blood sears your veins and when you lose control, you lash out.
conversations.prefix: Angry:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can only act on the physical world when you concentrate; otherwise you’re just an image and a voice.
conversations.prefix: Ephemeral:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You think you know how things work. You think people are basically good. You’re wrong.
conversations.prefix: Naïve:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something you did gnaws at your heart and screams nightmares at you when you sleep. It’s holding you back.
conversations.prefix: Guilty:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Are you sure you’re right or are you just unwilling to admit when you’re wrong? Either way: stubborn.
conversations.prefix: Stubborn:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve come too far, done too much, worked too hard to put up with this shit from people like this.
conversations.prefix: Proud:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you get an idea, a mission, or a fear in your mind, you can’t just let it go.
conversations.prefix: Obsessed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone broke your heart and you’re not willing to heal, not yet, because the pain’s what you have left.
conversations.prefix: Heartbroken:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Love leaves you open to pain. The only thing worse than keeping it inside is being rejected. Will you take that chance?
conversations.prefix: Reveal Your Love:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Living alone is hardly living. You need allies to watch your back. You need friends to fight for.
conversations.prefix: Something Worth Having:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Even if you think you don’t know anything good, act like you do. Secrets are why they keep you alive.
conversations.prefix: Air of Secrets:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It’s not love, it’s infatuation. It’ll go away. It’ll go away because it’s not love, it’s infatuation.
conversations.prefix: Deny Your Love:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Don’t let the worst of you take over. Don’t become a monster. Be better than those monsters.
conversations.prefix: Be Humane:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Don’t let your weakness hold you back. Don’t let humanity slow you down. The monster is powerful.
conversations.prefix: Be the Monster:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’ll never know safety until you know power, territory, control over others. It’s the way of the world.
conversations.prefix: Achieve Power:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Control is its own reward. You deserve it. They deny you out of fear, out of jealousy. Don’t stand for that.
conversations.prefix: Achieve Control:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your heart bears a wound that might heal if you could only stop meddling with the scars.
conversations.prefix: Heal the Hurt:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They’ll keep hurting people until they know — really know — what it’s like to be hurt themselves.
conversations.prefix: Spread the Hurt:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What’s the secret behind the photo of Hank Farrow, ancestor of the Farrow hunter family?
conversations.prefix: The Secret of Hank Farrow:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Victor Castle’s keys aren’t where they belong. Get them for yourself or return them to him. They’re worth a favor.
conversations.prefix: Get Victor’s Keys:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The vampire enforcer, Brickhand, has a secret mission. What is it? Who is he out to hurt?
conversations.prefix: Brickhand’s Mission:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Damned Diary, in Alistair’s possession, seems to say you did something bad. Does the diary lie?
conversations.prefix: Does the Diary Lie?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The mortal, Brian Becker, is missing -- maybe dead -- and Delia Becker’s paying handsomely to know what happened.
conversations.prefix: Brian Becker Is Missing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Just what spells has Brigid been casting for mortals around town? Is she someone’s scapegoat?
conversations.prefix: Investigating Brigid:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Syrupy, hot, metallic — drink it in.
conversations.prefix: Get Blood:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The P.I., Edgar Crease, knows things it would be good to know.
conversations.prefix: See Edgar’s Files:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bring down the rampaging werewolf in a way that doesn’t get you killed — by it or its old friends.
conversations.prefix: Rampage:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who left a vampire chained up beneath the city? Why? What are you going to do about it?
conversations.prefix: Dead In Chains:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shiny and sharp.
conversations.prefix: Straight-razor:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The so-called Damned Diary captures thirteen confessions a year, out of the air, and records them in old script.
conversations.prefix: The Damned Diary:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: With these magic words you can name a target and conjure a spying eye in their presence. Hope they don’t notice.
conversations.prefix: Magic Words: Scrying:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: These magic words turn any circular portal (like a manhole) into a passage for a ghost or spirit you invoke.
conversations.prefix: Magic Words: Summoning:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A warm vial of wizard blood. A drink of it either gets a vampire high or gives her magic powers. Depends who you ask.
conversations.prefix: Wizard Blood:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Big, blunt bullets, wrought in silver. You know what they’re for.
conversations.prefix: Silver Bullets:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Angular, sharpened, and ready for work.
conversations.prefix: Wooden Stake:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Someone thinks this machete is magical -- that it stops bullets. Maybe they’re right.
conversations.prefix: Machete Etched with Alchemical Symbols:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Victor Castle’s favorite bike’s spare keys. Are these where they belong?
conversations.prefix: Keys to Victor’s Hog:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A photo of youngsters in love, circa 1940. Written on the back it says “Hank Farrow and Edith.”
conversations.prefix: A Photo of Young Lovers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blood Red is a cheap, moldy old club deep in a part of town rotten with vampires and ghosts.
conversations.prefix: The Blood Red Club:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This hot new club opened near Rathbone & Highland and caters to the living -- all the living. It won’t last long.
conversations.prefix: Petite Mort:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This dangerous intersection marks the point where werewolf and vampire turf touch -- and have for fifty years.
conversations.prefix: Rathbone and Highland:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Young werewolves grow up here and pretty much everyone knows it.
conversations.prefix: Highland Ave Trailer Park:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ghosts guard the graves of vampires, sleeping off the centuries, in this old Victorian cemetery. Dangerous place.
conversations.prefix: Edgebrook Garden Cemetery:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The New Sussex Tower is a gothic skyscraper capped with swooping buttresses where vampires dance.
conversations.prefix: Atop the New Sussex Tower:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dank and rotten, this scary stop is a favorite dead-drop and graffiti spot for modern monster hunters.
conversations.prefix: Crawford Street Subway Stop:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the old foundations of the city, deeper than parts of the subway, is an old private wizard’s club.
conversations.prefix: Deep Underneath Miller’s Pub:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like a dead part of the city, haunted by ghosts straining to hold onto the world with both hands. Don’t go alone.
conversations.prefix: Grove Ave Rowhouses:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Victor Castle’s domain. Here he holds court for visiting werewolves and passes judgment on crimes in his turf.
conversations.prefix: The Junkyard:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You’re being followed by echoes of the dead. They’ll watch where you go and they’ll remember. Get rid of them.
conversations.prefix: Shed the Ghosts:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The crowd’s getting surly, angry. Show them their place or slip out before things get ugly.
conversations.prefix: Throng:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Highland Ave trailer park is trapped with tripwires and alarm bells. Get around them if you can.
conversations.prefix: Ramshackle Traps:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poltergeists don’t just crack headstones and throw rocks. They bend flesh and break bones.
conversations.prefix: Angry Ghosts:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do you dare take the escape route they don’t think you’re brave enough to try?
conversations.prefix: Rooftop Escape:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Try to breathe like a normal person, like the living, like you belong in this crowd.
conversations.prefix: Blend In:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Can you dodge the surveillance of a wizard’s ward? Is that even possible?
conversations.prefix: The Evil Eye:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This part of town’s a warren of rotten allies and broken blacktop. Watch your step.
conversations.prefix: A Chase Down Dead Streets:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The whole block’s on fire. The populace burns hot, flipping cars. They’d grab pitchforks if they could find them.
conversations.prefix: Fires:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They say Castle’s hounds come from Hell itself. They see things. They’re smart. Don’t piss them off.
conversations.prefix: Junkyard Dogs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Biker, heartbreaker, werewolf. Victor rules from the Junkyard he owns. He might be the oldest werewolf in the city.
conversations.prefix: Victor Castle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: An unpopular but skilled wizard, Brigid is on the outs for selling spells to customers not vetted by the Conclave.
conversations.prefix: Brigid Douglas:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alistair’s a new name, just a century or so old. This vampire’s old; they say he knew Emperor Nero, back when.
conversations.prefix: Alistair Wright-Smith:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This guy’s an enforcer for Alistair. Devoted, maybe in love with him. Huge dude, takes no shit.
conversations.prefix: Brickhand:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 300 pounds of angry muscle in a speedy panic. No way it doesn’t kill someone.
conversations.prefix: One High Werewolf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Supposedly Edgar washed out of wizard school and now works cases for monsters to pay the rent.
conversations.prefix: Edgar Crease, Private Detective:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: This young mortal woman is looking to sic a monster or some magic on her problems. Who will help her?
conversations.prefix: Delia Becker:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Bone-thin and starved nearly to dust. Crazed from years of isolation chained up in a basement. Who did this?
conversations.prefix: Starved Vampire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Farrows were a famous hunting family in town in the 1970s. Jean’s the toughest of a new generation.
conversations.prefix: Jean Farrow:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Officially he’s the wizard in charge of the county, feared by all. Secretly? They say he’s a dragon -- an actual dragon.
conversations.prefix: The Drake:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're wary of other creatures and beings that are different from you. It makes working with other creatures difficult, and trust even harder. 
conversations.prefix: Xenophobic :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's better than the other strengths because you made it yourself!
conversations.prefix: Custom Strength:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: No longer stumbling through the world of immortality, you’ve lived long enough to know how much the world has to offer you.    
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Perceptive/Agile
  
  Suggested Weakness:
conversations.prefix: Emerging Vampire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've taken down your fair share of beasts, and learned the price of hunting those that hunt back. Be it that one person you couldn't save, or someone close you lost, it's too late to go back now. 
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: 
  
  Suggested Weakness: Guilty
conversations.prefix: Tested Monster-Hunter:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Through your struggles you have learned to calm the beast within - or at least to walk along side it. It's hard to tell where the person begins and the animal ends.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Strong
  
  Suggested Weakness: Rash
conversations.prefix: Emerging Werewolf:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strange dreams have begun to plague you, and sometimes when you hear a question you find yourself knowing the answer. At first they were dismissed as dreams and chance, but dreams aren't supposed to come true...
conversations.prefix: Developing Seer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Luck is on your side, be it by fate or chance. The cards and stars speak of it, and even the worst of situations have a silver lining. Don't abuse it, or the fates may revoke their blessing.
conversations.prefix: Fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Readers pity you when you seek their council. Perhaps you were cursed, or born on an unlucky day - for whatever reason, things have a way of going wrong. 
conversations.prefix: Misfortune:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You weren't born with the blood and weren't raised with the gift, but magic called to you. 
  
  Similar to science, working spells and making potions isn't easy - different ingredients have powers and inclinations, but now you can wield magic.
  
  You have an Animal familiar. 
conversations.prefix: Initiated Witch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For some it's a gift, for others a curse - either way you were born with it.
  
   Most commonly sorcerer's are born of parents with the same gift. There are those who intentionally try to create spontaneous sorcerers - which occur naturally from an unusual, and often traumatic, event during birth or pregnancy.
  
  The powers develop enough to effect external objects between the ages 2-5 in most cases. If not used the ability may lie dormant.
  
  Stressful situations make it difficult for you to to control your natural abilities. Losing control is a risk and issue for many.
conversations.prefix: Elemental Sorcerer :
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Latin for turn skin.
  A werewolf is the most common type of Versipellis. 
  
  Naturally born Versipelles are sane in their beastial form. Those infected are not. 
  
  Experienced Versipelles are able to stop the transformation process partway and achieve a hybrid form. This is extremely difficult to do. 
  
  Versipelles are not restricted to mammals, and may include insects and fish. 
conversations.prefix: Versipellis :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: In the face of your fears, you run and hide. Bravery is for other people, but not you. When danger threatens you, it's hard not to run and hide. When faced with a deadly encounter it's quite possible that you wet yourself.
conversations.prefix: Craven:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blessed with great wisdom, you are a valued sage to leaders and commoners alike willing to heed your words. 
conversations.prefix: Shaman:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The bane of male desires, you feed off those foolish enough to fall for your charm - using their bodies to keep the gardens green, and their energy to keep you young. 
conversations.prefix: Nymph:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sex sells, and honey you got plenty of that. Once you have your unwitting prey in your clutches - and your bed - their soul is yours. Some humans even seek you out, longing to be put under your spell and serve you.
conversations.prefix: Incubus/Succubus :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A violent and tragic end near a body of water turned you into someone - something else. It was a long time before you could work past the flashbacks and memories that still haunt you. Behind your beauty and smile is a dangerous hatred for those that remind you of your killer.
  
  With a wail and cry that can shatter glass and crystals, tear eardrums, and even kill, you are a valuable asset to any local lord. 
  
  The beauty only lasts as long as your temper, and should you lose it you shift into a hideous creature with razor sharp teeth and claws. 
conversations.prefix: Banshee:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You were born with the blood and were raised with the gift. S
  
  imilar to science, working spells and making potions isn't easy - different ingredients have powers and inclinations, but after so many years it comes as second nature.
  
  You have an animal familiar. 
conversations.prefix: Witch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What motivates your character to keep going?
  
  Is it the thirst for power? Revenge? Love? Friendship? Hate? Pleasure? Bitterness? Fear? Something else?
conversations.prefix: Character Purpose:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's better than the other weaknesses because you made it yourself!
conversations.prefix: Custom Weakness:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You act without thinking and sometimes it gets you into trouble.
conversations.prefix: Impulsive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's one thing to know, but it's another to have lived it.
conversations.prefix: Experienced:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For whatever reason, the telling the truth is difficult for you. Even over trivial matters you answer with falsehoods. It's only a matter of time before people catch on - with all the lies it's hard to keep the stories straight.
conversations.prefix: Compulsive Liar:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The devil is in the details, and you miss most of them. Be it someone's new haircut, a murder weapon, or the fact that your coworker has lost 50lbs, some pretty important things get past you. And they get past you a lot.
conversations.prefix: Unobservant :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It has nothing to do with bravery - you can be plenty brave. You just can't speak up in groups, or find yourself staring at the floor during parties. 
conversations.prefix: Shy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone has their poison, and you have yours. Maybe you realize its a problem, or you're still in denial. Either way, without a fix things get messy. Fast. Nobody likes withdrawal, but they don't like someone high as a kite either. 
  
  (To use this card you must specify the nature of the addiction on your character sheet.)
conversations.prefix: Addict:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It isn't that you don't notice - it's that you don't remember. You'll remember eventually, usually, but not when it's convenient.
conversations.prefix: Forgetful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have friends in all the right places, or at least enough places that it matters. 
conversations.prefix: Friendship:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe it's your gut, maybe it's magic, but before something bad happens you know before everyone else does. The hair stands up on your neck and your stomach gets butterflies. It brings new meaning to "trusting your gut".
conversations.prefix: Instinct:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It's good to be rich, and you can afford everything. Maybe you were born into it, maybe you invested wisely, but means is never an issue.
conversations.prefix: Wealth:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: People know you, at least by name, and identifying yourself opens doors and gets you audiences others can't.
  
  (What are you known for? Are you respected, feared, both, or something else entirely?)
conversations.prefix: Reputation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Everyone *thinks* you did that one thing, and multiple eye witnesses say it was you. Attempts to deny it, if you've tried, have failed. 
  
  At least you're living a lie that works in your favor.
conversations.prefix: Unearned Reputation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: During your birth the stars and cards read strange things, and many expect you to do something great in your time. If only you knew what it was you were supposed to be doing. 
conversations.prefix: Prophecy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lover, sibling, friend, or parent. Someone very important went missing and the mystery has burned itself into your mind. They're probably dead, you know that, but until you know for sure..
conversations.prefix: That which was lost:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Or just make your own. I always look to add more cards.
conversations.prefix: More Subplot Cards Coming:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 434 Greenwich Street
  New York, NY 10013
  
  Dedicated to showing new and budding talent from artists from all over the world (specifically Asia) it's no surprise to find strange objects and people inside. 
conversations.prefix: Art Projects International:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charlotte and Dennis might be arm in arm, but with tensions already high their relationship might be doomed.
conversations.prefix: Relationship Issues:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stealing and securing Edmonton's  business from under a co-worker's nose would put Jason on the path of becoming a partner. The multimillionaire has been with his current investment firm for two decades, but Jason's company believes he's up for the taking. The man doesn't like to discuss business or money, and has a prickly reputation when approached unwarranted. 
conversations.prefix: Hubert Edmonton III:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's competitive in the art world, and if the critics think poorly of her or her work, it could take years to repair her reputation. Having a history in the field can be good, but this is the first big show she's had without using magic. 
conversations.prefix: Abstract Impressions:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ren has studied her flashcards and worked on the words, now it's time to see how well she can translate between English and Mandarin on a topic she doesn't know.
conversations.prefix: Translating for Jung:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There's crime here and there, but most people don't have to worry if they stick to the nicer parts of town. 
  
  It's a city that never sleeps, and there's a lot to see once the sun goes down.
conversations.prefix: Streets of New York (Night):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There isn't much room, and every seat is taken. A perforated metal barrier separating the front and back seats, but there is an opening for exchanging fares. Like many cabs, something smells off about this one. You can't quite put your finger on it, but you know this smell.
conversations.prefix: Hammad's Taxi:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: As you all begin to realize something isn't right, your first instinct is to unlock the doors. Only then do you realize that the locks are missing. The windows aren't working either. As your heard begins to beat faster, you remember what, exactly, that strange smell is. It's blood.
conversations.prefix: Trapped!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Something isn't quite right with the taxi driver, and that's apart from the fact that he has all of you imprisoned. If anything he finds your predicament funny. When asked direct questions he dodges them, and there's a far off look in his eyes. 
conversations.prefix: Abhi Hammad:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You don't care what they've done in the past. You're here now, and no matter what they do you will be there. Always.
conversations.prefix: Loyalty:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Something has been taken from you. Be it wealth, knowledge, a loved one, or your life. You are willing to do anything to get it back. Anything.
conversations.prefix: That which was taken:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’ve got a mental alarm that sounds when something’s about to go wrong.
conversations.prefix: Nose For Trouble:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You’re a wallflower, You have trouble talking to others, or sometimes even yourself. You become uncomfortable when you’re the center of attention, even when you have something important to say. Especially then.
conversations.prefix: Very Shy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The process of acquiring insight into one's own character.
  
  You never took the time to understand who you really are, but perhaps now it is finally time to step down from the clouds, and see just how deep the rabbit hole is.
conversations.prefix: Self Discovery:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sex sells, and honey you got plenty of that. Once you have your unwitting prey in your clutches - and your bed - their soul is yours. Some humans even seek you out, longing to be put under your spell and serve you.
conversations.prefix: Incubus:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With a look, a smile, you sway hearts and minds. With a touch, you steal life by precious fractions. And with an embrace, you lead to servitude and damnation.
conversations.prefix: Deadly Allure:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're good, and you know it. This deep narcissism blinds you to false complements and to your own weaknesses, while the arrogance behind it drives you to react harshly when challenged.
conversations.prefix: Pride before the Fall:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Somewhere between demagogue and wannabe deity, you seek the loyalty, obedience, and ultimately exultation of a growing body of cultists, followers and servants. 
conversations.prefix: Worship:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: For some it's a gift, for others a curse - either way, you were born with it.
  
   Most commonly sorcerers are born of parents with the same gift. There are those who intentionally try to create spontaneous sorcerers - which occur naturally from an unusual, and often traumatic, event during birth or pregnancy.
  
  The powers develop enough to affect external objects between the ages 2-5 in most cases. If not used the ability may lie dormant.
  
  Stressful situations make it difficult for you to control your natural abilities. Losing control is a risk and issue for many.
conversations.prefix: Elemental Sorcerer of Earth :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You know things that ordinary folk don’t know, be it magic or science.  That, along with training, gives you power.  
conversations.prefix: Educated and Trained:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You do not think fast on your feet and cannot handle emergencies unless you have rehearsed reacting to a situation beforehand.  You are not stupid and might even be brilliant, but it is a linear, methodical brilliance.  You feel very uncomfortable in rapidly-changing situations.
conversations.prefix: Plodding Thinker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Earth has sung to you since you lay in your mother's womb.  You want to sculpt the terrible majesty of Earth, if only you could capture the exact image you want--but it always lies just beyond your grasp.
conversations.prefix: Create a Masterpiece:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You fear the loneliness of being cast out from anyone. You can't handle the pain and bitterness that comes from it. It might even make you snap one of these days.
conversations.prefix: Fear of Rejection:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This is beyond a strong feeling of an Intuitive Hunch... No, you KNOW that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
conversations.prefix: Premonition:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ever since you became a banshee you have been stronger than you were before.
conversations.prefix: Strength: