Invictus Overview



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 1. Purpose and Methodology

 a.         “Shape the night and define the lines of civilization, without disrespecting the Masquerade.”

 2. Social Graces and Modes of Behavior

 a.         Kindred who do not accept the rigid codes of behavior cannot rise far in the Invictus. (p. 44 of the Invictus book for the details of eqtiuette).

 b.        By using rigid hierarchies of social interaction, the Invictus formalize their internal arguments and behaviors so as to prevent this from causing issues that fester. It is an acknowledgement of their Beasts and a behavioral pattern designed to ensure that the Man remains the one in control. It helps them maintain human patterns of behavior and thus, enforce their own control over the Beast.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -1.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                               i.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Manuevering your opponent into a social misstep is considered better than attacking their resources or persons. This behavioral pattern enforces such losses as humiliating and prevents the Invictus from wasting their time in conflict with each other. (Invictus p. 37)

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> c.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Being familiar with this system of behavior is essential for any Invictus PC who wishes to gain status and be seen as a dynamic force within the Covenant.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> d.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">These public shows of formality and social ritual are what set the Invictus obviously apart from every other Kindred with high Resources in the eyes of the lesser members of the Kindred condition. As such, being familiar with these is essential to maintain the feel of the Invictus.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> e.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Titles – Chapter Two of the Covenant book has an extensive explanation of Titles and how they are used and earned. All Invictus players are encouraged to familiarize themselves with this information.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> 3. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Organizational Levels

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> a.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Inner Circle – Regional

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> 4. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Invictus Philosophy

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> a.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The purpose of power is power.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> b.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Elite Lead, the Masses Follow.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> c.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rank has its Privileges

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> d.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Order Above All.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> e.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Tradition.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> 5. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Entrance and Manumission

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto"> 6. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Guilds and Learning

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-add-space: auto"><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Factions

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> 1. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Thorned Wreath

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> a.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Joining requires martial schooling in one of the Guilds.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> b.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Mercenary attitudes are weeded out and are inappropriate for PCs to portray as part of this organization.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> c.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Knights are expected to be organized into cells of three. While the Covenant book says “always” this may not be possible in the Global Chronicle. (Invictus p. 144).

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -1.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                               i.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">These are quick response action cells and should serve as a good basis for a coterie.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -1.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                             ii. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">These groups are strongly recommended to make a shared Haven in order to secure areas in which to train together.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -117pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                                 iii. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">One member is the point and serves as commander and reports to a locally based martial Meister.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -117pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                                 iv. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Some larger cities will expand the cell up to five, however three is still seen as having the optimum amount of flexibility.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -117pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                                   v.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Some cells are organized around a specialty service such as traveling security, hunting, etc.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> d.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Calling upon the Knights without a valid need is cause for disciplining from those outside the Order itself.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> e.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Knights see part of their purpose as being used in many ways to strengthen and recruit for the Invictus.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> f.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Once every 6 months the Knights participate in a ceremony (usually on Elysium) called the Declaration. All Invictus are invited to watch an organized drill followed by a recitation of their Oath.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> g.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Once per Year, Knights gather for a meeting solely for their members called The Reading which involves a ceremonial reading of those who have fallen for the City.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> h.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">All disputes between members of the Order happen behind closed doors. Presenting a unified front is of paramount importance.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> 2. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Catechism

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> a.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Part of the Will of the Invictus

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> b.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Answerable to the Inner Circle

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> c.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Secret police of the Unconquered.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> d.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Specialize in securing a subject, interrogating and torturing them.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -1.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                               i.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For the good of all Kindred.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> e.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Target is internal enemies. They are not used on outsiders.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> f.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">They are ruthless, but not  fanatics.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> g.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">They are executioners – not assassins.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> h.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">They leave the rough stuff to the Misercordia.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> i.          <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> 3. <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Misericordia

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> a.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Part of the Will of the Invictus.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> b.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Answerable to the Inner Circle

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> c.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Elite troubleshooters and “cleaners”

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -1.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt">                                                               i.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Focus on major issues. Items that threaten the stability of the Invictus, the Traditions or outright threaten the Masquerade.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> d.        <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Their “fixing” can be done with physical force, but they must also be able to eliminate paper trails and cordon off avenues of research.

<p style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; background: white; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-add-space: auto"> e.         <span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Movements must be done in secret – hidden from the eyes of Invictus subjects and other Covenants.