#chicago by night

[entnoot]

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(August is my VtM character, Hunter is @crit1queen’s)

#drawing #oc #august thorne #hunter #vampire the masquerade #vtm #chicago by night #meme redraw #Gus uses she/they pronouns #hunter uses he/him #:) #they are dating hehe #huntgus #gus is gangrel and hunter is toreador btw

[dividlibro]

She acted like it’s nothing when she read the note, but we as players suspect more…

But then again, what proper Lasombra would give away all their secrets?

#vampire the masquerade #Art #support artists #VtM #Lasombra #chicago by night

[supersquiddle]

Portraits of the Coterie locally known by their code name 'The Coffee Shop'. (A portrait series I drew of mine and other player's Chicago by Night characters!) Info about the characters under the cut, in order of appearance:

Lucas (Malkavian, played by myself) - Formally the twitch streamer known as Lucas Gardiner, upon embrace his mind was blended with that of an elder Malkavian dwelling in the cobweb, who incompletely uploaded his own consciousness in an attempt to escape death long ago. Now a completely new person, he walks through his unlife with a new sense of purpose; never mind that his friends and fans are unnerved by the new accent and occultist hobbies. He loves them just the same as always.

Arwin Moore (Banu Haqim, played by FoolishPhoenix) - Noble and refined, a young man from a wealthy old money family from Ohio, he was turned on a night of bloodshed which assured his loyalty to Banu Haqim in the eyes of his sire. Now, he lives his unlife attempting to gain power and status equal to what he had as a mortal within kindred society, as well as to enact his own justice upon the unrestrained and vile cainites who stalk the streets of Chicago.

Meredith Williams (Salubri) Technically the oldest of the coterie, a former WW1 nurse who lives her unlife in fear of final death. Posing as a caitiff around her fellow kindred, her nights are largely spent isolated in her apartment, hacking into Chicago’s networks and building the odd plastic explosive; you never know when you’ll need one.

Patrick ‘Pate’ Rowe (Ravnos) - A soft-spoken man who has gone through his undead life with his beloved friend & famulus, Crawdad. In an attempt to reconnect with his missing brother, he joined the world of Kindred; only becoming aware of his new nature, and that his brother is his sire, after spending many years in the wilderness.

#vampire the masquerade #vtm #vtm ttrpg #vtm malkavian #malkavian #vtm banu haqim #banu haqim #vtm salubri #salubri #vtm ravnos #ravnos #chicago by night #digital art #traditional art #ttrpg art #ttrpg character #Lucas #Arwin Moore #Meredith Williams #Patrick 'Pate' Rowe #vampire #I'm really damn proud of these

[vtmchronicle-journal]

So this is finally finished. It took me an annoying amount of time since I was very indecisive about the colors but it’s done now. I could have touched a few things up but I was so over messing so I’m putting the mouse down and leaving it be.

#vtm #vampire the masquerade #v5 #chicago by night #I was going for a kind of vaporwave vibe #idk how well that shows through #but I like it well enough

[ozcarr]

He won’t tell his therapist what he does for his side-hustle but does talk about his coworkers a lot

#oc #julien chastain #vtm oc #chicago by night #my art

[whistlstop]

Older thing i did of my vampire: the masquerade oc, Cassius O'Malley! He's one of my most favorite ocs ever (don't tell the rest of them they'll kill me)

#vampire #vtm art #vtm oc #malkavian #vampire the masquerade #chicago by night #digital art #artwork #artists on tumblr #he dont bite #promise

[kelgrid]

Vamptober 8. Memoriam Part of her died in the Blacksite, and it's still there, among the bones and rubble. No matter how far she goes, she's still there.

#vtm #vampire the masquerade #vamptober #inktober #vampire: the masquerade #chicago by night #eleanor #my art #ye I'm a bit late I was busy spiralling #anyway check out Nellie's trauma I think it's neat

[andrealeora]

Lasombra  BB Hernandez  

#Vamily #vampire the masquerade #lasombra #camarilla #sabbat #vampire #chicago by night #cbn

[wgm-beautiful-world]

CHICAGO

#chicago #chicago by night #chicago por la noche #illinois #chicago illinois #united states #estados unidos #north america #america del norte #america

[cosmicbutterflies]

OC Aesthetics/OC Moodboards: 017/???             ↪ Astoria "Tori" Witlock                                 for my bestie @arylace

#my moodboards #toreador #VTM #Vampire: The Masquerade #World of Darkness #friend's OCs #Chicago by Night

[ozcarr-remade]

You know what? This still rules actually

#chicago by night #vtm #vtm oc #myart

[entnoot]

August POV: you’re actively being murdered and a dude with some raccoons saves you (turns you into a vampire)

#drawing #vtm #vampire the masquerade #oc #gangrel #chicago by night #august thorne #character design #she’s gangrel but more flavoured towards big cat rather than wolf #also the strongest in their coterie hehe #do not speak to her of true crime podcasts

[dividlibro]

This Barbie will drink your blood💋🩸

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Lennox sire Evy is back!

She seems apologetic and had reasons to abandon him after the embrace…

What is he supposed to do with all that pent up anger now?!

@lorebynightvtm

#clan brujah #chicago by night #vampire the masquerade #VtM

[melonbear51]

VTM V5′s Cult of Shalim, the concept of Holy Darkness, and its ingenious (and respectful!) connections to Judaism

So for the past year or so I have fallen head-first into the World of Darkness and have been studying up on the amazing lore present. I recently got my hands on the Vampire: The Masquerade v5 supplement, “Cult of The Blood Gods.” The book as a whole is an amazing guide to vampiric religions, cults, and ideologies, but one of the most intriguing sections for me was the section on abyss-obsessed Cult of Shalim. (This is going to be long, probably formatted horribly, and a bit rambling, but I promise I have a point).  For those of you who aren’t aware, I’m Jewish. Well, Jew-ish; I was raised in a rather secular home, and while I observe the big holidays, I have always considered myself more culturally Jewish. I’ve been reading up more on my faith though, in an attempt to connect more to my heritage and traditions. Now, I’d noticed when looking at Jewish prayers and such that light plays a big part in Judaism (I’m not scholar here, so if anyone wishes to correct me please do so). We praise the light of God, praise God for fashioning light, ask to enjoy its splendor, etc. We also, of course, have Hanukkah, the festival of lights. So when I read “Cult of The Blood Gods” and saw The Cult of Shalim being tied to Judaism via the character of Rabbi Basaras and the Hebrew in the name, I was confused. 

Then I accidentally stumbled into articles on the Ayin-Yesh, the Ein Sof, and Tzimtzum, important concepts in Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, and the connection hit me like a truck. I reiterate, I am no expert on Judaism as I am still learning, and VERY MUCH NOT AN EXPERT on the complicated subject of Kabbalah, but this is some fascinating stuff and I’m going to try and explain my mental connections.

The Ayin-Yesh, Ein Sof, and Tzimtzum

To give a very basic (and probably underdeveloped) summary on the Ayin-Yesh and Ein Sof, the Ayin is considered to be the nothingness from which our universe or “something” (Yesh) emerged. Inhabiting, or being present alongside, the Ayin is the Ein Sof: the immaterial manifestation of God before God manifested themselves as part of creation. Ein Sof is also associated with the concept of infinity and endlessness. The Ein-Sof and Ayin are often tied together due to the proximity of the primordial nothingness and the immaterial form of God. Additionally, God is said to have created the world by Tzimtzum, or contracting, to create a vacant, hollow, conceptual space from which to craft the world. 

In other words...

HOLY DARKNESS/NOTHINGNESS IS VERY MUCH A CONCEPT IN JEWISH MYSTICISM! The Cult of Shalim, spearheaded by the faith-shrouded Lasombra, who worship and wish to rejoin the abyss, oblivion and nothingness, would naturally find this concept and use it for their own purposes in order to justify their twisted agenda.

While you could discredit this as being a coincidence, I very much doubt it! I think Renegade Games did their research, and managed to take steps to tie the very Catholic-coded Lasombra to another faith in a very cool way. I also applaud them for providing more Jewish representation and opening the door for more Jewish characters, both good and evil. 

Think about it! You could have a Jewish Hunter: The Reckoning character who saw their temple become corrupted by the Shalimites and decided to fight against it. You could have a corruptor figure like Rabbi Basaras. You could have a vampire character who is desperately in search of something to believe in after the embrace, only to slowly fall into this perversion hidden under the mask of an Abrahamic faith.  To all those who’ve read this, thank you very much. For the rest, here’s a TLDR: The Cult of Shalim from “VTM V5′S Cult of The Blood God” ’s ideologies draw from Jewish mysticism in a way that perfectly compliment the Lasombra’s penchant for taking advantage of mortal faith, while also opening the door for more Jewish characters.  If anyone with a more knowledge on Judaism and Kabbalah would like to contribute or correct me, please don’t hesitate! 

#vampire the masquerade #vampire the masquerade v5 #cult of the blood gods #clan lasombra #judaism #jewish #ttrpg #ttrpgs #ny by night #la by night #kabbalah #cult of shalim #world of darkness #renegade games #hunter the reckoning #hunter the vigil #vampire the masquerade v20 #vampire chronicles #chicago by night #chicago by night v5

[vtmchronicle-journal]

My NPC pages for the VtM Chicago game I’m running soon came turned out perfect. I was having trouble finding a way to organize everyone beforehand. But putting the info from the book into campfire seems to be working great (plus it helps me actually remember all of them).

Below the cut are spoilers for an npc in Chicago by Night.

So yeah, just have 70+ more npcs to transfer over

#vtm #chicago by night #vampire the masquerade #v5 #I’ve been really stressed about running vtm for the first time #cause it’s been awhile since I ran anything #but filling out these npc pages is fun

[ozcarr]

Thinblood player characters from the thinblood game.

Taking a break from a bigger project to figure out what they look like in my mind’s eye

#pour one out for the guys noah made up then immediately sent to character limbo #I’m not drawing them. #vampire the masquerade #vtm #chicago by night #kestrel #yasmine #Katya #darling #adrian #Ross #my art