**Downtime, ST contact, IC manipulations** from FB

[Becca]

**Downtime, ST contact, IC manipulations and general consequences**

Cross posted from facebook

A few points on complex schemes in Downtimes.

There is no shame in asking the ST's detailed questions whilst planning your downtime. A PM to me and Delia will always get a response from one or both of us. Likewise, an email to us. We do not encourage questions via the forums.
We will never arbitrarily "piss on your parade" with regard to the downtime. If your actions fail (or explode in your face) it is because you've missed something. Probably something that another PC is aware of.

We have spent a long time building a fully dynamic world in which (quite deliberately) there are many moving parts, NPCs acting on their own wishes and agendas, and PC's only knowing small fractions of what's happening outside their immediate awareness. Some players have proven themselves better than others in finding things out, which is fantastic.

Vampire is a game of politics and intrigue. It's very likely that a fellow player has watched you walk into a screw-up with a grin on their face. It's also very likely that you've overlooked something IC which is important. These are all perfectly acceptable things to do. There is no Team in the Camarilla, and there is certainly no concept of a loyal party (unless you're Sabbat!)

However, if you fail because you have not understood or applied the rules correctly, we will make this clear in your return. If you talk to us in detail before you submit, we will always point it out when we see you misunderstanding something. If you don't talk to us, we can't help.

TL:DR - if it goes wrong, and there isn't a giant ST note about how you've read the rules wrong and asking why you didn't speak to us before hand, then chances are you've been screwed IC. Please don't complain to the ST's about this (unless it is just to generally cry on our shoulders / rant about how you will get your revenge which is fine <3 ) - instead, go out and kick ass IC in response!