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Establishing a social network

As discussed in today's meeting. I'm going to borrow the scene creation images from Blood Sigils (the Vampire: the Masquerade sourcebook), which I can't recommend highly enough.

In this case, the social network is the player characters and how they relate to people who are associated with blood magic.

Step 1: The coterie (the party).

Step 2: Existing NPC relationships that are applicable (either from character creation, session zero, or initial session)

Step 3: In this context, they're adding the "sellers" => people who have things that the PCs might want.

Step 4: Ditto for "buyers" => these are people who maybe want the same things the PCs want. They might be able to point the PCs in the right direction, or maybe they are competition.

Step 5: Add relevant locations

Step 6: Add enemies/breakers. This can be done collaboratively as well, or just as a step as the GM afterward, if you want them to be a surprise.

Step 7: Name and Trends: trends are subnarratives that start hot (usually at 5) and then tick down more slowly or quickly based on the extent that the players interact with them.

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Establishing a social network