Vampire: The Masquerade
Contest of Will
This entire website is being completely re-crafted and refurbished, which is a huge project. So if things seem incomplete in places or buttons don't link to anything yet, don't worry. It will all be reconstructed so the layout is easy to use and everything will be easier to locate.
OOC Main Page
From here you should be able to easily get to all of the pages that are out-of-character reference materials, for easy perusal.
Welcome to the website for the Contest of Will campaign. This is a third edition Vampire: The Masquerade by White Wolf campaign run by me, the Storyteller, Alan Zatkow. Here you will find everything you need to play in the game. Or, if you want to, you may merely observe.
The Contest of Will campaign is very different from any table top campaign I have ever tried to run before. I am breaking the game into two primary elements: Live Roleplaying and E-Mail Strategy. It is possible for those with no time in their schedule to do the live roleplaying aspect to simply make a character and join in the fun in the strategy aspect of the game, and still be a major part of the game and have a great time.
Here, on the website, you will find everything you need to create a character, and get involved. The OOC (out of character) areas are where the rules of the game can be found, in great detail. The IC (in-character) area is for the roleplay itself. You will see that I am building a lot of story that you can read right here on the website. The point of this is for the players to read those stories, mostly dealing with the NPC's (Non-player characters) and learn a lot of key information that will move the campaign forward. Everything you read in the IC pages is not known by your character, necessarily. There will be a lot of material there for the pure enjoyment of those of us playing, and for anyone else who might be intrigued and find the reading fun.
At this time, the game is open to all new players who wish to join. Please contact me, Alan Zatkow at the following email: alzatkow@aol.com or add me on Facebook and send me a message there that you are interested in playing the game.
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of how to make a character to play the game!
All of the rules and logistics of the live roleplaying aspect of the game which will be handled on Google Hangouts.
All of the rules and logistics of the e-mail strategy aspect of the game. The strategy element is a new system that I developed specifically for this campaign so that casual players can join in the fun without overcommitting, or so players whose time is limited can keep their character's momentum going while skipping live rp until their schedule is more roleplaying-friendly.
The Contest of Will is Mr. Confetti's invention, and as competitors you will have to play the game his way. Learn the rules of the game within the game, so you can compete against both your fellow players as well as non-player character competitors correctly.
As you learn things in the game, more quests will open up. While these are IC knowledge items, I have organized them here because the players attending an upcoming live session will vote and tell me which adventure to design.
Many of the quests available are time sensitive and when you choose to do one, others will close and often be done by NPC competitors instead.
You should check back here often to see what is currently available to be played in the next live session.
While Wix only allows me to upload up to 15k worth of material for each file, I am adding as many of the books as well as other resources that will help you play the game.
if you think of other resources you want on the site, please don't hesitate to tell me.
You can also get your printable character sheets here.
All about how to present original ideas for stories you might want to pursue.
Also, very important that you all understand how to vote for the next adventure for the roleplaying aspect of the game. This outlines how.
Prestation is a term created by White Wolf and is an advanced social concept used among all vampires.
Understand what it is and how it works in the game environment, because it will be an integral concept in how this campaign works strategically.
Here is a full explanation of the system for Prestation in the game.
This campaign uses the Living World storytelling style. Read here to learn all about it.