Sideplot: Dissolution Crisis

PLOT STATUS: CRISIS STRENGTH 1

This plot is for what happens IF the Undying Society gets Dissolved.

OFFGAME VISION FOR PLOT

This plot is an event that is meant to create paranoia and uncertainty amongst the Characters. Should the Characters that are working towards creating a free city succeed(Separatists), they will have personal control over how New York is shaped and is not bound by the same system as before, since the Characters can now fully create their own. Should the Characters that are working to keep the Undying Society succeed(Sympathizers), the Undying Society will return and reward the Character that were Sympathizers and punish those who werent(Or who just signed up for being a Sympathizer last minute).

This plot is not a Character vs NPC plot. This plot is not a Everyone vs Clan Revenant plot. This plot is a Sympathizer vs Seperatist plot, each Character is a Seperatist until they choose otherwise. You can ultimately only affect this plot by interacting with other Characters or setting yourself up to be interacted with.
This plot is a plot of secrets and betrayal. Being a Sympathizer is a Secret and might be deadly Secret if too many Characters are Seperatists.
No Character will be killed by the hands of the NPC’s, unless directed to do so by a Character in the same room during the New York Trial Session.
You can always avoid death by hand of the NPC’s by claiming Sympathizer status in the Storytellers Room the Session before the New York Trials.
Clan Revenants role in all of this is to choose what is best for Clan Revenant, which very well may be to side with the Seperatists. After all, there is multitude of decades going forward, where the city can come back under Society control. Of course Clan Revenant have the biggest pull in the Undying Society, so their deaths during the Crisis can be taken very badly.

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Dissolution

The Undying Society has been dissolved, this has stirred the international community into action. They are not giving up this city just easily. The battle for New York has begun.

The Dissolution happens for two reasons.

If an event causes the funding to the Undying Society to be cut which means the Third Tradition has been broken and the Director declares it.
The Director declares that the Dissolution happens despite no Third Tradition has been broken.

If in doubt if the Third Tradition has been broken, the Storyteller decides.

Crisis

The Crisis takes effect the moment the Dissolution is declared by the Director and lasts up to 6 Sessions.

The Undying Society stops existing, every Tradition, Taboo, Political System & Society Titles stops immediately. Its now up to the Character to determine the political reality by the power they possess. Weapons & Stakes can now be taken into the Elysium without hindrance.

Start of each Crisis Session the Undying Society takes control of a number of random Domains depending on the Crisis Strength. Any increase above 5 is wasted, same with any decreases below 0.

If the Undying Society controls all Territories (by having at least 4 Domains on each Territory) the Crisis will end in Outcome 1.

At the end of the 6th Crisis Session the Crisis ends in Outcome 2.

If 80% of the Characters present at the end of Crisis Session 1 or 2 are Sympathizers the Crisis ends in Outcome 3.

Crisis Strength	Domains taken per Session
0	Undying Society takes control of a random Domain.
1	Undying Society takes control of two random Domains.
2	Undying Society takes control of three random Domains.
3	Undying Society takes control of four random Domains.
4	Undying Society takes control of five random Domains.
5	Undying Society takes control of six random Domains.

Crisis Worsens

If a Character dies(Except Agamemnon) the Crisis Strength increases by 1 unless their Clan Leader okays it at Checkout. If the Character is a Revenant the minimum Crisis Strength increases by 1 as well, unless any Revenant has donated their Domain to the Undying Society.
Each non-Revenant Character may become a Sympathizer for the Undying Society, for every third Character to do so, the Crisis increases. A character may stop being a Sympathizer, and if they die they also withdraw their support, once a Character has stopped being a Sympathizer they can never become one again. You can become a Sympathizer by going into the Storytellers Room or write to our email at vampiretheambitious@gmail.com.
A character who becomes a Sympathizer gains the secret “Society Sympathizer”; they can not lose this secret again. Any Custodian with this secret or from Clan Revenant can donate their Domains to the Undying Society.

Crisis Lessens

Each Clan can once during the Crisis appeal to their own Clan abroad(Except Agamemnon) to participate less in the crisis by paying 20 blood points in the Storytellers Room, this is done by being enough Characters from the same Clan in the room who pays the Blood Points. If they do so the Crisis strength decreases by 1.

Outcomes

There are three different outcomes that can end the Dissolution Crisis.

Outcome 1

If the Undying Society control all Territories by having at least 4 Domains on each Territory, then the next Session becomes The New York Trials Session. Characters that did not support the Undying Society can expect to either be killed or shipped home for “reeducation”.

Sympathizers or those who stopped being a Sympathizer can expect a reward depending on how long they supported the Society (If they only supported for 1 Session they can at least expect significant Status drop, but they will live). The Undying Society will be reinstated with conservative rules, the Domains controlled by the Society will be given back to the supporters of the Society. Status will be reset based on Clan Rank.

Outcome 2

After 6 Sessions the City becomes a Free City. All Domains taken by the Undying Society turns Neutral. The Free City new governing body now has to decide how to run the city as well as dealing with any Sympathizers.

Outcome 3

If 80% of the Characters present at the end of the first two Sessions are Sympathizers the Undying Society wins. New York’s traditions and taboos are reset to the progressive state. Every taken Domain is redistributed towards equal Domain ownership. Status will be reset based on Clan Rank.

New York Trials

The Undying Society has returned in force, and its now time to reward the Sympathizers and punish the Seperatists.

DRAFT: This version of the Trials is a rough draft, so you the player, knows what can happen if the Dissolution Crisis ends in this outcome. This Draft still needs to describe what happens on the Session itself, but now you know whats at play.

Sympathizer, but how much?

Each Character is given a Sympathizer rating, the higher the rating the bigger the reward.

Actions taken during Crisis	Rating Increases
Being a Sympathizer	+1 for each Crisis Session.
Donating a Domain	+0.5 for each Domain.

The Trial Itself

The most important is the Trial itself, the Characters with highest Sympathizer Rating will control the Trial. They will decide what rewards and punishment is being given out and have a guideline they can choose to follow, Characters of 0 Sympathizer Rating can expect to be Executed. But before the Trials start there will be a private hearing of each Character, this hearing might change their sentencing.
The Revenant Clan makes sure the procedure is peaceful as possible and is also those who reward the Characters with highest Sympathizer Rating, after everyone else has been judged.