Santa Monica Nights

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Introduction:

Santa Monica Nights is a shard of Vampire the Masquerade designed as a sequel to the video game Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. The setting has been played and built for years in various mediums including tabletop, freeform RP, and a Discord community. Santa Monica Nights is largely built around my character Katalina Mendoza.

Specific Configurations:

• Prime Canon: This is the setting built around the original Katalina Mendoza.
• New Canon : This is the setting built around the new 'Boomer' Katalina.

What lore is this setting compliant with? Santa Monica Nights is considered a direct sequel to Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. The VTM5 timeline is assumed, but in gaps that do not break the cohesion of canon VTM20 events can be used. Some important takeways:

• Not considered compliant with LA By Night (Minds Eye Theater canon). Can use the lore where contradictions do not exist.
• Not considered compliant with Vampire: The Requiem.
• Will likely be incompatible with VTMB2 if it ever comes out - lore may be adapted to conform as best as possible.
• Jenna Cross did not rise to power. Katalina killed her when she attempted to rise. ((I learned about Jenna Cross long after I had written Katalina's takeover of Santa Monica lol))
• Jeremy MacNeil existed, but is still lost.
• The Kuei-Jin is still entrenched in LA.
• Jeanette Vourman was killed by Therese Vourman under the influence of Jessica Tertullian. Therese was later killed by Katalina and Santa Monica became her territory.
• Smiling Jack did not leave LA.
• Jessica Tertullian was the Fledgling of VTM:B and followed a Camarilla-path playthrough. She survived.
• Katallina Mendoza killed Prince LaCroix and did most of the 'side quest' content in VTMB.
• Amadeus Backhauser is the Prince of the Camarilla - a member of the Camarilla inner circle.

Setting Map:

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/santa-monica-nights-jabriece/map/4e21147d-a22e-4c31-a098-c132795ddc72