I decide to reanimate this topic and put here the conversions of Chronicles of Darkness characters for DF RPG system. As people told me, it's quite hard to convert the traits and effects directly, though I'll try to be as accurate as possible. And the first one is...
James CesarHigh Concept: Politically active journalist… and vampire
Trouble: I didn’t ask for this!
Other Aspects: Personal Bane - Hated by Beasts; Friend of homeless; Street-smart; Involved in intrigue
SkillsAverage: Might, Presence, Endurance, Conviction, Stealth
Fair: Discipline, Scholarship, Athletics, Lore, Guns
Good: Contacts, Rapport, Empathy, Performance, Alertness
PowersVampire physiology [–1] – penalties for darkness and difficulty for perception rolls when blood was involved (including smell for the scent or heart-beat for hearing) is reduced by 1, can spend blood to add 1 to Might, Athletic or Endurance for 1 action
Blood Drinker [–1]
Feeding Dependency [+1]:
Inhuman Speed [–2]
Inhuman Toughness [–2]
Vampire Recovery [–3]* – can eliminate both mild and moderate consequence until have blood
The Catch [+3] – fire, sun, stake in the heart, attacks of other vampires and supernatural beings, torpor till sunset
Auspex* [–2]: 2 effects, both require the successful roll (value is 3 – Good)
1) Beast’s Hackles - The Beast focuses on danger and weakness. A vampire who borrows her Beast’s senses can use that focus to know if someone is about to attack her, or to pinpoint the weakest person in theroom. Sample questions:
Who here is most afraid? The smell of urine from the victim’s
pants. A whimpering sound from the victim.
Who/what here is most likely to lapse into violence? The
victim’s hands stained with blood. The smell of gunpowder wafting
from the victim.2) Uncanny Perception - The vampire focuses on a single victim, peeling back the layers of lies and misdirection to reveal the truth underneath.
The Beast sniffs out the victim’s dark secrets, things that she doesn’t want anyone else to know. Sample questions:
What is this person’s mood? A flash of emotion on the victim’s
face. A smell that the vampire associates with the emotion — the
smell of fresh blood signifying rage, the sound of grinding stone
signifying isolation.
What is this person afraid of right now? Shock as lights suddenly
shine on the victim. The sound of dogs barking. StressMental ooo, Social ooo, Hunger ooo, Physical ooo(oo), Armor:1
Total Refresh Cost: –7
* - Max Blood/Per Turn (10/1). Which means, that James can activate only one of his tricks per turn. During healing, he can eliminate 2 mild or 1 moderate consequence per dot of blood.
Backstory
James came from an upper-middle-class family and grew up in a New Jersey suburb, eventually being accepted by a decent journalism college. After two years of study, he had a falling out with his family, dropped out of school and ran off to Chicago, where he nearly died of starvation living on the street for several months.
His first freelance story detailing his experiences on the street was picked up by a major newspaper and syndicated across the country, putting his name on the map, and he landed a job writing articles, giving him enough money for a tiny, rundown apartment near the elevated train. James developed a relationship with another writer at the newspaper and got up the nerve to propose marriage,
which she accepted. In the weeks before his Embrace, he had received a raise, was planning his wedding and had started to patch things up with his parents.
As the chronicle starts, James has abandoned his previous life entirely, struggling to accept the realities of his new condition. Unable to face the world, he hides in the alleys, preying upon the homeless he had spent his career trying to defend. He becomes jaded with the world and his previous work, realizing that hunger and cold are hardly any threat when creatures who feed on human blood lurk in the darkness. His hair is disheveled; his clothes are ragged and dirty; he spends his nights stalking unwary beggars, talked about in hushed words as though he were nightmare made flesh.
