#ctd dr chapman

[eric-the-bmo]

I'm going to talk about my WoD headcanons, except I only know two of the games and I don't know them well, so some of these might clash with canon:

VtM:

[note: I'm excluding headcanons that would be considered spoilers for my vtm character, since my fellow players follow me on here]

Vampire bites tend to have a similar effect and feel to anesthetic and other numbing agents.

The pleasant feeling from the bite can sometimes be unique to a Kindred.

A Malkavian's Bane manifests during a moment known as the Shattering. It can exemplify existing traits [ex: anxiety to Paranoia], or the new Malk can simply inherit their sire's specific bane. However, if anything extreme happens in the short few moments before, during, or after their Embrace, it can cause an entirely unique bane to manifest as a result of the extreme circumstances.

While shooting a vampire in the skull won't ensure the Kindred's death, it will result in slight memory loss upon regeneration- the severity of the memory loss depends on how much of the vampire's brain got destroyed (memories are all based off synapses and neurons, after all).

Excessive use of Dominate (specifically memory erasure) on a mortal can increase the chances of dementia and, in extreme cases, cause its early onset.

When feeding, the blood from a Kindred's victim goes into both the stomach and veins of the vampire- they don't really have their own blood, you see, and it needs to go somewhere. (Blood from the stomach eventually travels to the veins)

Vampires who have not fed in a while might be a bit colder than normal, with possible numbness in their hands and feet (although that's a sign of eventual torpor). On the opposite spectrum, vampires who have recently fed will, for a short while, have a bit more of a blush to them with all the new blood in their veins; however, it's not as convincing as using the Blush of Life and cannot pass as such (doesn't cause a heartbeat, for instance), and goes away after a few minutes.

CtD:

Glamour has the same iridescence as an oil spill.

Dr Chapman is fond of collecting butterflies and moths, and has a wall of them in his office. [Somehow, this is extremely unnerving for most of his patients.]

A more light-hearted one: Dr Chapman likes peanuts. I don't really know where this hc came from.

Both Dauntain and Autumn People have a lower body temperature than most mortals; combined with their Banality presence, it's not uncommon for some Kithain to think they're in the company of a vampire at first.

Nockers have an intricate series of knocks they can use to communicate to each other across tunnels, however this can also be used in simpler scenarios, like knocking on a door or table to communicate a message to someone right next to them without others knowing).

Bedlam results in slight leaks of the fae mien into the human disguise, though they're barely perceptible (ex: teeth that are just a tad sharper, small flecks of odd colors in the eyes, ears almost being pointed, etc).

A common sign of Bedlam is a bit of an iridescent shine/film on the eye, to show the buildup of too much Glamour within the fae and represent them not being able to clearly see reality; This trait is mostly only noticed by other Kithain, but becomes visible to humans in the later stages.

#not sure how i feel about some of these but yeah here they are!! #I hope these make sense??? #I had more headcanons about vampire feeding but these were the only ones i could coherently form #And yes the Dominate hc is implying Leo would've gotten dementia later(?) in life if he never got Embraced #Shattering hc my beloved #vtm #vampire the masquerade #malkavian #world of darkness #changeling the dreaming #ctd #ctd dr chapman #eric finally speaks #wod

[eric-the-bmo]

//Dauntain.

"Please understand that I am here to help you."

[Aka, a board for Dr. Joseph Chapman, the head doctor of the Denholm Institute and my favorite antagonist for Changeling the Dreaming.]

Songs: House Song by searows// Your Mind is Not Your Friend by The National// Lobotomy by Kyle Stibbs

#eric finally speaks #he's not as ill-intentioned as this might make him out to be but he's still hurting changelings #web weaving #changeling the dreaming #web weave #medical tw #<- ? #ctd #fave #my web weaves #ctd dr chapman #world of darkness

[eric-the-bmo]

this image was projected into my brain

#Does anyone else know who he is </3 #idc if this isnt even funny #eric finally speaks #ctd #changeling the dreaming #world of darkness #its so joever #ctd dr chapman

[eric-the-bmo]

[The spider]/ [Luckily we're here to snip out all the rot]

aka i dont think I'll ever finish this late-night doodle

#eric finally speaks #pencil doodles #hes referred to here as a spider due to them being natural predators of moths and butterflies #which of course represent how he's actively destroying changelings in a sense #and then the next part is lyrics for a song i associate with him #ctd #doodles #sketch #ctd dr chapman

[eric-the-bmo]

Alexa, play Lobotomy by Kyle Stibbs, i found out about a CtD npc and i’m so obsessed with him!! Have fanart of the guy!!!

#I’m going to make this look so much cooler later i have so many thoughts about this bastard oh my god #its gotten to the point im making a playlist for the place he works at #eric finally speaks #dr joseph chapman #ctd #ctd dr chapman #changeling the dreaming #i've connected him to Dr Sunshine is Dead by Will Wood i can write an essay about this man

[eric-the-bmo]

god every once in a while i get really sad about dr chapman

#like bro he was/is a changeling he was a being full of creativity and wonder #and he was almost lost to it and so he pushed it all away and he's just full of Void now yknow #and theres something so sad about that #bro hes like icarus or something #bc he went way too far into the changeling world (the sun) and as a result of that he went too far into Banality (the ocean) #and God man he genuinely thinks he's helping people and auaughghh #anywyay #eric finally speaks #ctd dr chapman

[eric-the-bmo]

I just realized that with my “Dr Chapman has a wall of framed moths and butterflies bc of Symbolism” hc also implies that that’s just a hobby of his? Looking at it straight-on without any symbolism attached, collecting pinned lepidopterans is just a thing he does.

#ctd dr chapman #changeling the dreaming #eric finally speaks #he needed to fill up the empty wall space in his office #and also they're just nice to look at #tempted to have a bit where he starts to infodump about bugs but then stops himself

[eric-the-bmo]

Realized with my new improvements with my art I can properly draw the Number One Psychologist

#pencil doodles #please ignore the smudges #eric finally speaks #ctd #ctd dr chapman #I am his Number One Fan

[eric-the-bmo]

If i ever play CtD I want to meet Dr Chapman. That would be like meeting a celebrity for me

#eric finally speaks #ctd #he's so interesting aaa