<div align="center">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/f/f4/Vampire_art_by_Tim_Bradstreet.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160116000637)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Curled up on the couch reading through the rulebook, I decided to follow up to my original post in this thread, to outline a couple more details for character creation:<br/><br/>When you outline your character in this OOC thread, as well as taking the time to flesh out your Merits and Flaws, take the time to flesh out your backgrounds when you assign them. If you have Allies or Contacts, feel free to create them yourself as well as their own backstories and pertinent details, within the parameters laid out in the book for who they are, etc. You have huge leeway in this as far as I'm concerned to create your own NPCs and add to the setting; be they your Herd, a mortal contact, or another Kindred. This isn't just about creating a character - it's about creating a coterie, and all the people, institutions and locations connected to that coterie. I am more than happy to sit back and let you guys design and breathe into existence your own little corner of the night. The more detail you all come up with, the better, as I VERY much intend to weave your backgrounds and the characters and ideas you come up with for them into the game itself.</span><br/><br/><div align="center">(https://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/34/33878/mgc9g5pfu4cgnvs664du.png)</div><br/><div align="center">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/4/49/LogoClanTremere.png/revision/latest?cb=20090120060427)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>FOR THE MAGES AMONG YOU:</strong></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Another thing - the coterie has two Tremere vampires. As a note for character creation, as of character creation as well as the ritual you get from your first dot in Thaumaturgy, you get an additional Level 1 ritual at 3 dots (combined from all Thaumaturgical paths). Though you must acquire additional rituals through actual in-game roleplay, I will be applying an XP cost to learning new rituals, based on Ritual Level, and not number of rituals learned. While I don't know the exact cost for this just yet, what that means is you'll have a situation where all Level 1 rituals will cost X XP, all Level 2 rituals will cost Y XP, and so on.<br/><br/>As both of you Tremere are not native to New Orleans, neither of you have any actual knowledge on if there is a Chantry in the city - and you certainly do not have access to it if there is one. </span><br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/68/9c/33689c2ddd88e0eeb7fffeb29dc08bc3.jpg)</div>