Experience points are usually awarded at the End of Night or Scene. Only Seth may award or remove experience points. Experience points are awarded as per the Vampire, the Masquerade sourcebook, Pg. 142 and 143 as follows:
1 point- Surviving the night
1 point- Roleplaying. Truly exceptional roleplaying may merit 2 points.
1 point- Heroism. Note there is a difference between heroism and and foolishness with a dash of luck.
1 point- Learning curve. What you have learned in the night's events. Note that "I learned that standing in the sun hurts!" or "Don't stick a fork in a light socket!" are NOT examples of what you have learned. (Unless you have some reason to have been extraordinarily....foolish.)
- Other points may be awarded at the End of Story depending on the actions of the player. In addition, Seth may award extra points for 'above and beyond' situations such as making a successful and brilliant plan of action, a phenomenally devious plot or trap, uncovering a huge puzzle within the Jyhad. Seth is the only and final judge on what is and isn't worthy of recognition.
- Experience points are the responsibility of the player to keep track of. If the character does not know how many points they have, they are assumed to have zero.
- Experience points can only be spent during 'purchasing phases' assigned by Seth.
- From time to time, Seth may award bonus points for actions both in and out of game. These offers are purely up to Seth and may only be sanctioned by Seth.
- To increase any score, justification may be required during a story. If a player has never driven a vehicle or touched a computer, it may be difficult to justify increasing such scores. In the event of gaining a new score or Discipline, training or a willing teacher must be sought out. This teacher must have a score of at least 3 in the area in question.
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Rules, Penalties and Banishment:
There are few rules outside those listed in Playing the Game, but there are a few which are important to keep in mind here.
-There are players here of different sexes, races, religions and ideals. All are welcome and are are treated equally. Racial slurs, insults, threats or other acts of immaturity are not.
- Beware in using real world current events, time lines or quoting rules and paragraphs from X source/book/page/whatever. You are welcome to try such comparisons or suggestions, but realize that THIS World of Darkness may be different from timelines or current events from other games or timelines. (some suggestions are on the introductory page) Likewise, some rules or events may have been altered or removed for simplicity, game story or in some instances, lack of resources.
- In all things game related, Seth has final say. Should a conflict or disagreement arise, you are welcome to discuss it in private with Seth.
The following may result in warnings, penalties of XP points and in some cases, banishment from the game:
- Failure to post after warnings.
- Bringing Out of Character (OOC) information into an In Character (IC) situation. Example: Sharing information about another's character, plans, secrets, etc, when there is no in game character to character contact. Using a flaw or weakness aginst another character in game when one's character would not know the weakness.
- Cheating. Examples: XP point fraud, using a pre-planned 'chain of events' for two or more characters without Seth's knowledge.
- Becoming unprofessional, rude or uncivil with Seth or another player.
- Appeal and Banishment can only be directed through Seth.
Loosing Time:
Loosing time occurs when a player does not post reguarilly or keep up with events. If, after warnings are given, a player does not take corrective action, Seth will bring the character forward to an appropriate point in time. Any lost opportunities, missed events or unintended actions due to the move forward are the responsibility of the player to deal with in game.