New Orleans by Night is the city sourcebook for New Orleans in Vampire: The Masquerade.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- City of Beauty
- Fabled New Orleans, with its breathtaking buildings and romantic history, is the picture of elegance and sophistication. It is both vibrant and dignified; the elegant jazz music born in the city's streets reflects its soul. No other city so mixed its grace and its passion.
- City of Sin
- But there are vampires here. Any place so alive cannot help but attract the immortal parasites who seek to steal this life energy for themselves. The Damned are an intrinsic part of New Orleans. They built it... and they may tear it down.
- New Orleans by Night includes:
- A detailed description of New Orleans, including the bloody history of its founding and the bloody intrigue that threatens to destroy it.
- Mighty Kindred from around the world who made their way to the Big Easy.
- "D'Jabbic", a complete Vampire story immersing characters in New Orleans' evil.
Contents[]
Book One: New Orleans by Night[]
Chapter One: Introduction[]
- References
- Books
- Fodor's New Orleans
- Frommer's New Orleans
- Lost Souls, Poppy Z. Brite
- Fevre Dream, George R.R. Martin
- Empire of Fear, Brian Stableford
- Sunglasses After Dark and In the Blood, Nancy Collins
- Guilty Pleasures, Laurell K. Hamilton
- Almost anything by Anne Rice
- Movies
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Angel Heart
- Pretty Baby
- Hard Target
- The Big Easy
- No Mercy
- Live and Let Die
- Blaze
- The Believers
- J.F.K.
- Undercover Blues
- Music
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Preservation Hall Brass Band
- "Moon Over Bourbon Street," Sting
- "Bloodletting," Concrete Blonde
- Books
Chapter Two: History[]
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Chapter Three: Geography[]
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Chapter Four: Characters[]
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Chapter Five: Coteries[]
- The Prince's Household: Prince Marcel, Christopher, Anthony, Josua, Marie
- The Prince's Council: Karen, Dutch, Sebastian, Avery
- The Phoenix Society: Unknown ("The General" and "B.")
- The Underground Society: Dutch, Christopher, other Kindred visitors
- The Tabula Rasa: James "Teddy" Jugor (Ghoul), Kendrick McKenin, Lane Nassam, Miguel Salmararez, Elzra Taliano (Ghoul)
- The Children of Osiris: Varies
Other groups active in New Orleans include mages, Setites, the Sabbat and the Triad of New England (detailed in Dark Colony).
Book Two: D'Jabbic[]
A five-part story set during and around Mardi Gras, in which the players are tasked with investigating an assault on the city's Kindred that threatens the Masquerade – an investigation that crosses paths with Samuel Haight.
Unusually for a published Vampire: The Masquerade story, a number of sidebars give guidance for how to best adapt the material to a Mind's Eye Theatre live action game.
- Detective Carter's Assistants - Stats
- Werewolves - Stats
- Phoenix Society Members - Stats
Background Information[]
- In the Chronicles of Darkness setting, New Orleans is the signature city of Vampire: The Requiem, and is detailed in Vampire: The Requiem First Edition and City of the Damned: New Orleans. The Prince of that city, Augusto Vidal, was likely named as an homage to Vidal Guilbeau, the one-time Prince of New Orleans as described in New Orleans by Night, similar to how the contemporary Prince of Chicago in the Chronicles of Darkness, Maxwell Clarke, was likely named for Maxwell, the former Prince of Chicago in Chicago by Night.
- In the Author's Dedication, special thanks is made to the Factory Squad for playtesting New Orleans by Night.
- Ads at the back of the book include: Werewolf: The Apocalypse Second Edition (April), Wraith: The? and Blood Pit from White Wolf Connect.
Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
- Brujah
- Dutch
- MacNeil - Dutch's Sire
- Jake Almerson
- Martiné - Jake's Sire
- Simon de Cosa
- Rautün
- The General - The Phoenix Society
- Robin Leeland - The General's Sire
- Dutch
- Caitiff
- Raymond
- Gangrel
- Roxy
- Jared Tompson - Roxy's Sire
- Laura
- Benoit - Laura's Sire
- Xaviar
- Roxy
- Malkavian
- Father Iago (James, Lazarus)
- Le Fanu - Iago's Sire
- Uriah Travers
- Restewin - Uriah's Sire
- Father Iago (James, Lazarus)
- Nosferatu
- Lawrence Meeks
- Warwick - Lawrence's Sire
- Avery
- Roger
- Martin
- Lawrence Meeks
- Toreador
- Morgaine
- Jacques - Morgaine's Sire
- Josua Cambridge
- Julia Cammeron - Josua's Sire
- Pat Pushing - Julia's Sire
- Morgaine
- Tremere
- Antonio Calbullarshi
- Astio Giavetti - Antonio's Sire
- Nigel Porter
- Jacob Galinski
- Sebastian Walcott
- Marie D'Richet
- Antonio Calbullarshi
- Ventrue
- Marcel Guilbeau
- Lothar Constantine - Marcel's Sire
- Jereaux - Marcel's Brother, Lothar's Childe
- Christopher
- Anthony
- Karen Chartry
- Contillio - Karen's Sire
- Doran
- Gaius Marcellus
- Marcel Guilbeau
- Setites
- Mortals
- Lanee Andrin - Human, Vampire Hunter
- Detective Robert Carter - Human, N.O.S.T.F.
- Lance Pertkin - Human, Vampire Hunter
- Martin D'Richet - Son of Ether Mage, wants to destroy all vampires in the city in revenge to what happened to Marie D'Richet
- Michael Zyers - Human, Artist
- Others
- Esau Grymes - Cult of Ecstasy Mage
- Jean Baptise le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville - Doran's Ghoul, Past
- Antoine Cadillac - Simon de Cosa's Servant, Past
- Lucius Jackson - Past Uktena Leader
- Mariline - Ghost, Lures Vampires to their death
- Sister Louise DeChambeau - Human, Inquisition, Order of St. Joan
- Aaron Carson - Mage, Martin D'Richet's fake identity
- Sullivan Dane
- B. - Vampire, The Phoenix Society
- James "Teddy" Lugor - Ghoul, The Tabula Rasa
- Kendrick McKenin - Human, The Tabula Rasa
- Lane Nassam - Human, The Tabula Rasa
- Miguel Salmararez - Human, The Tabula Rasa
- Elzra Taliano - Ghoul, The Tabula Rasa
- Albert Niezer - Sabbat Ghoul
- Kate Kasper - Sabbat Ghoul
- Samuel Haight
- Charlie Grisham - Human, Witness
- Carl - Vampire, The Phoenix Society
Terminology[]
544 Club, Abomination, Bane, Bayou St. Johns (Former Garou Caern), Black Spiral Dancers, Caern, Cafe du Monde, Caribbean Islands, Celestial Chorus, Chantry, The Children of Osiris, City Lights (Club), Conclave, Convention, Cult of Ecstasy, The Delta Night (Kindred Club), The Dock (Kindred Club), Endron, Euthanatos, Garou, Gurahl, Haiti, Hive, Hollow Ones, Inquisition, Iteration X, Jackson Inn, Jax Fest (Toucan Liquor Stand, Hurricane Dance Club, Singalong Sam's Piano Bar and the Locker Room Sports Bar), Krewe of 5 (Kindred Krewe), Krewe u Katalkana (Kindred Krewe), Krewe of NOAMA (Kindred Krewe), Kinfolk, Lakeside Hotel (Setite Temple), The Lamp Light (Kindred Club), Louisiana, Lupine, Mage, Mardi Gras, The Mint (Club), Mokolé, New Orleans, New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans Jazz (Kindred Club), New Orleans Police Department (N.O.P.D.), New Orleans Special Task Force (N.O.S.T.F.), Nez Coupé Books, Old Absinthe House Bar (Club), Order of St. Joan, Our Lady of Holy Cross, Pat O'Brien's (Hangout), Pentex, The Phoenix Society (Coterie), Preservation Hall, The Prince's Council (Coterie), Quintessence, Rubis d'le Nuit (Marcel's Building), Shedding the Spirit Skin, Sons of Ether, Staff of the World Tree, Storyville Jazz Hall, The Swamp Festival Conclave (Oct.), Syndicate, The Tabula Rasa (Coterie), Teche, Technocracy, Technomancers, Thunderworms, Tradition, The Triad (Elder Group), The Twilight Club, Uktena, Umbra, The Underground (Coterie), Vhukunkas, Web (Nosferatu Group), Werewolf, Wererats (Ratkin), Worm Elementals, Wyrm,
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