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Supersabbatst at 21:17, 21 October 2025

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	'''Base of Operations'''		'''Base of Operations'''

	A base of operations is a secure location controlled and owned by your hunter. This place is a headquarters in which your character can rest, train, and plan his next attacks. A character’s base could be as simple as an unfurnished apartment, as grand as a senator’s mansion, or as complex as a military base.		A base of operations is a secure location controlled and owned by your hunter. This place is a headquarters in which your character can rest, train, and plan his next attacks. A character’s base could be as simple as an unfurnished apartment, as grand as a senator’s mansion, or as complex as a military base.

Supersabbatst at 21:17, 21 October 2025

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	'''Base of Operations'''		'''Base of Operations'''
			A base of operations is a secure location controlled and owned by your hunter. This place is a headquarters in which your character can rest, train, and plan his next attacks. A character’s base could be as simple as an unfurnished apartment, as grand as a senator’s mansion, or as complex as a military base.
	A base of operations is a secure location controlled and owned by your hunter. This place is a headquarters in which your character can rest, train, and plan his next attacks. A character’s base could be as simple as an unfurnished apartment, as grand as a senator’s mansion, or as complex as a military base.

	• A small apartment with cheap furniture and maybe a work bench, the security is manual locks.		• A small apartment with cheap furniture and maybe a work bench, the security is manual locks.

Supersabbatst at 21:16, 21 October 2025

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	'''Base of Operations'''		'''Base of Operations'''

			A base of operations is a secure location controlled and owned by your hunter. This place is a headquarters in which your character can rest, train, and plan his next attacks. A character’s base could be as simple as an unfurnished apartment, as grand as a senator’s mansion, or as complex as a military base.

			• A small apartment with cheap furniture and maybe a work bench, the security is manual locks.

			•• Small Family House furnished with most modern amenities. You base is relatively secure to outsides with some cameras and bars.

			••• A Warehouse furnished with most common modern needs. Its security is not impernetrable, but it is certainly difficult to pierce.

			•••• A mansion or large network of buildings furnished in luxury. Your security is now at the level of most government facilities.

			••••• A Sprawling Estate or Base furnished in the best money can buy. Additionally, it is protected by one or more unique features, such as a remote location, a geographical boundary like a waterfall or mountain pass, and/or possible occult protections, like being visible only by moonlight.

Supersabbatst at 21:10, 21 October 2025

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	'''Membership'''		'''Membership'''
			You are a member of a Secret Society or Cult. You rating in this background determines your standing among them. Outside of you selected group, your rank and membership have little to no meaning. However, you may spend levels of this background for the Background mechanics of: Spies, Allies, Contacts, or Herd. You may only use this background once a month.

	'''Armory'''		'''Armory'''
			You have a collection of weapons and armor that you can access whenever you need to. Your level in this background indicates the number of Weapons and Armor in your collection you can access at any time from your armory. However, those lost will need be replaced over time and may reduce your rating in this background.

			• 1 Firearm, 1 Melee Weapon, 1 Set of Armor

			•• 5 Firearms, 5 Melee Weapons, 3 Sets of Armor

			••• 10 Firearms, 10 Melee Weapons, 6 Sets of Armor

			•••• 15 Firearms, 15 Melee Weapons, 9 Sets of Armor

			••••• 20 Firearms, 20 Melee Weapons, 12 Sets of Armor


	'''Base of Operations'''		'''Base of Operations'''

Supersabbatst at 21:04, 21 October 2025

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	'''Spies'''		'''Spies'''

	You have a network of informants who watch your enemies' every moves. Just a couple calls and you can have your men keeping watch for specific actions or people, and returning to you with information about what's going on.		You have a network of informants who watch your enemies' every moves. Just a couple calls and you can have your men keeping watch for specific actions or people, and returning to you with information about what's going on.
	You use Spies in your downtime. Allocate your Spies to different characters (player or Narrator). Each Spy returns to you at the beginning of the next session with information about what the individual is doing with one Background. For instance, if you send two Spies after your nemesis who's using his Influence: Health and his Contacts, your Spies will come back and tell you that he's doing so, and what he's asked them to do.		You use Spies in your downtime. Allocate your Spies to different characters (player or Narrator). Each Spy returns to you at the beginning of the next session with information about what the individual is doing with one Background. For instance, if you send two Spies after your nemesis who's using his Influence: Health and his Contacts, your Spies will come back and tell you that he's doing so, and what he's asked them to do.

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	'''Spies'''		'''Spies'''
			You have a network of informants who watch your enemies' every moves. Just a couple calls and you can have your men keeping watch for specific actions or people, and returning to you with information about what's going on.
			You use Spies in your downtime. Allocate your Spies to different characters (player or Narrator). Each Spy returns to you at the beginning of the next session with information about what the individual is doing with one Background. For instance, if you send two Spies after your nemesis who's using his Influence: Health and his Contacts, your Spies will come back and tell you that he's doing so, and what he's asked them to do.

			Note that your Spies can be detected with other Spies, or by properly directed use of other Backgrounds.

	'''Membership'''		'''Membership'''

Supersabbatst at 21:01, 21 October 2025

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	••••• Captain or infamous Mob boss only answering to the highest members of the organization		••••• Captain or infamous Mob boss only answering to the highest members of the organization

			'''Spies'''

			'''Membership'''

			'''Armory'''

			'''Base of Operations'''

Supersabbatst at 17:12, 20 September 2024

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	You have pull in the mortal community, whether through wealth, prestige, political office, blackmail, or supernatural manipulation. Kindred with high Influence can sway, and in rare cases even control, the political and social processes of human society. Influence represents the sum of your opinion- or policy-swaying power in your community, particularly among the police and bureaucracy.		You have pull in the mortal community, whether through wealth, prestige, political office, blackmail, or supernatural manipulation. Kindred with high Influence can sway, and in rare cases even control, the political and social processes of human society. Influence represents the sum of your opinion- or policy-swaying power in your community, particularly among the police and bureaucracy.
	Your level of influence dictates the scope of an area you can affect in the city. A character spends influence at game or during downtime (once a month, per Influence Sphere). When Influence is spent, they will log it in the Kings of New York Background Influence form [[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNwRNHh-1NfBtCBBxIAhkg3YsKr6aChGJlVVDfonJSRd7QJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link]]. The player can spend their influence for a reasonable effect in the sphere of influence they like. Examples what you can spend influence for are in Laws of the Night revised, however these are not the only options. A player should feel free to be creative and work with the Staff when using influence. To simplify these are the steps to use Influence:		Your level of influence dictates the scope of an area you can affect in the city. A character spends influence at game or during downtime (once a month, per Influence Sphere). When Influence is spent, they will log it in the Kings of New York Background Influence form [[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNwRNHh-1NfBtCBBxIAhkg3YsKr6aChGJlVVDfonJSRd7QJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link\| KONY Background Use Form]]. The player can spend their influence for a reasonable effect in the sphere of influence they like. Examples what you can spend influence for are in Laws of the Night revised, however these are not the only options. A player should feel free to be creative and work with the Staff when using influence. To simplify these are the steps to use Influence:

	1. Use the KoNY Influence form		1. Use the KoNY Influence form

Supersabbatst at 17:11, 20 September 2024

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	You have pull in the mortal community, whether through wealth, prestige, political office, blackmail, or supernatural manipulation. Kindred with high Influence can sway, and in rare cases even control, the political and social processes of human society. Influence represents the sum of your opinion- or policy-swaying power in your community, particularly among the police and bureaucracy.		You have pull in the mortal community, whether through wealth, prestige, political office, blackmail, or supernatural manipulation. Kindred with high Influence can sway, and in rare cases even control, the political and social processes of human society. Influence represents the sum of your opinion- or policy-swaying power in your community, particularly among the police and bureaucracy.
	Your level of influence dictates the scope of an area you can affect in the city. A character spends influence at game or during downtime (once a month, per Influence Sphere). When Influence is spent, they will log it in the Kings of New York Background Influence form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNwRNHh-1NfBtCBBxIAhkg3YsKr6aChGJlVVDfonJSRd7QJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link). The player can spend their influence for a reasonable effect in the sphere of influence they like. Examples what you can spend influence for are in Laws of the Night revised, however these are not the only options. A player should feel free to be creative and work with the Staff when using influence. To simplify these are the steps to use Influence:		Your level of influence dictates the scope of an area you can affect in the city. A character spends influence at game or during downtime (once a month, per Influence Sphere). When Influence is spent, they will log it in the Kings of New York Background Influence form [[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNwRNHh-1NfBtCBBxIAhkg3YsKr6aChGJlVVDfonJSRd7QJQ/viewform?usp=sf_link]]. The player can spend their influence for a reasonable effect in the sphere of influence they like. Examples what you can spend influence for are in Laws of the Night revised, however these are not the only options. A player should feel free to be creative and work with the Staff when using influence. To simplify these are the steps to use Influence:

	1. Use the KoNY Influence form		1. Use the KoNY Influence form

Supersabbatst at 17:10, 20 September 2024

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	1. Use the KoNY Influence form		1. Use the KoNY Influence form

	2. Select the Sphere of Influence you wish to use.		2. Select the Sphere of Influence you wish to use.

	3. Place in the Sphere of Influence what you would like to do with it, within the context of the sphere of influence and the area of effect in New York equal to the level of influence.		3. Place in the Sphere of Influence what you would like to do with it, within the context of the sphere of influence and the area of effect in New York equal to the level of influence.

	4. Staff will respond to the Action with Approved, Denied (for Plot or not appropriate to the influence reasons) or with follow up questions.		4. Staff will respond to the Action with Approved, Denied (for Plot or not appropriate to the influence reasons) or with follow up questions.