I Rebel: The Brujah

Vampire: The Masquerade

The last Clan for open development in Lore of the Clans, and we’re ending on an interesting conundrum.

Today we present the Brujah, written by Alan Alexander. As usual, Alan has written over wordcount with a lot of interesting material, so I’ll have a lot hard choices on what to cut. But there’s one particularly interesting component this time around. He proposes a radical new idea: a blood sorcery path for the Brujah called Situationism.

Normally I play my cards close to my chest, but in this case I’m sincerely torn. My gut says giving the Brujah blood sorcery is not the right direction, but I don’t know if I want to revise this into something else (maybe a series of rituals like the original Anarch rituals), move it to another part of the book (Toreador, maybe?), or use it in a different project. As always, I’d like to hear what you have to say.

Nashville by Night is next week, and I can’t guarantee I’ll have Internet access, which presents another wrinkle. After a lot of debate, I’ve decided that I’ll try to close comments on this one on Friday, September 19th, but I may have to do it earlier, or I may close it without making it clear that it’s done, or I may do something with it at the show. We’ll see how the next week goes.

Before I give you the link, a few things to keep in mind as you read:

Discuss, but be polite: A few people are confusing “expressing concern” with “insulting other people.” If you are concerned about something, please express those concerns concretely — I do want to hear them. If you veer into insulting the writer, Onyx Path Publishing, or other commentators, I’ll ask you politely to stop (which, so far, is all I’ve needed to do). Anything after that, I’ll shut the conversation down and move on.

Keep calm and carry on: This is a preliminary draft. Things will likely change between this draft and the final book. If you see something weird or that you don’t agree with, don’t freak out. Just comment on the concerning area, and I’ll look into it. That’s exactly what this process is for.

Comments only, please: Everyone (except me) is restricted to comments only and suggestions. Please use comments only, and do not write your opinions into the draft text. Don’t resolve someone else’s comments or mine, either.

Substance over style: I’m focusing purely on the content, not punctuation or grammar. That kind of refinement of the material will happen in a later draft. Don’t worry too much about commenting on those concerns, unless such an error makes the material confusing to understand.

Cards close to my chest: Aside from my comment on Situationism (duplicated on the document), I’m keeping my thoughts on how I want to redline this chapter to myself because I don’t want to bias the discussion. I’ll certainly answer questions and help steer conversation away from unproductive avenues, but in general I want to see what you think, not tell you what I think.

And now, here’s the link to the Google Doc:

Edit: Link removed now that open development is closed. Thank you!