Gethsemani
From London Requiem
Back to BloodlinesAs per the the Camarilla Addendum - 2.6.6 Bloodlines: the Hidden. Playing Gethsemani requires High Approval. The following information was used with permission from Bloodlines: the Hidden (ISBN 1-58846-255-2) Pg 48.
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The Gethsemani
�You claimed to be damned, Yet you know nothing of suffering until you have experienced the ecstasy and agony of the passion, You shall be denied true damnation and its rapture.�
Parent Clan: Nosferatu
Nickname: Ecstatics
Covenant: Lancea Sanctum though there are those in other covenants
Appearance: Each individual has their own style
Haven: Up to the individual taste of the vampire.
Background: See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
Character Creation: Tend to be ghouled for a year before embrace to represent the time spent by St. Cathrine waiting on death. Embraces are typically done on Feb 2nd during the passion of the damned. Avusing is very rare (read: Nearly impossible) due to the combined rarity of stigmatics and the rarity that a stigmatic would be embraced by a Nosferatu that is not already a Gethsemani.
Bloodline Disciplines: Nightmare, Obfuscate, Stigmatica & Vigor
Weakness: As members of the Nosferatu clan, Gethsemani demonstrate their forebears� weakness. With regard to dice pools based on Presence or Manipulation Attributes in social situations, the 10 Again rule does not apply. Additionally, any 1�s that come up on a roll are subtracted from successes. (This latter part of the weakness does not affect dramatic-failure rules.) This weakness does not apply to dice pools that involve the Intimidation Skill, or to the Composure Attribute. The pain of the wounds once experienced by stigmatics is also integral to a Gethsemani�s psychological makeup. To recapture the missing agony, Ecstatics engage in all manner of masochism, from the mundane to the truly horrible. Upon a character�s rise, a Composure + Resolve roll is made for her to avoid inflicting harm upon herself that night. If the roll fails, the character loses one Vitae to represent whatever bloody injury she inflicts. On a dramatic failure, the character loses two Vitae as she wantonly indulges her masochistic urges. Penalties to this roll could include being under great stress (�1 to �2), having recently suffered a significant loss or humiliation (�2 to �4), or being or feeling trapped by circumstances beyond her control (�3 to �5). The actual performance of self-abuse can take anywhere from minutes to hours. Many Gethsemani routinely recreate the same wounds they experienced as mortals, piercing their palms, cutting their forehead or flagellating themselves to draw blood from their backs. Players are encouraged to describe these practices during play to heighten a game�s mood of personal horror. Otherwise, masochistic activity is assumed to occur between scenes, most likely in private. (Any Vitae lost are marked off your character sheet upon your Gethsemani�s rise.)
Organization: See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
History
See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
Society and Culture
See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
Stigmatica
See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
Devotion
See Bloodlines: the Hidden - Gethsemani
Requiem Venue Information
Bloodline email list: Gethsemani yahoo group
Bloodline founder: St. Catherine de� Ricci
If PCs wish to try contact or visit her their ST should contact both the GSA Bloodlines and the Italian NST (snn@camarillaitalia.it).
