REICH

By Paul Reich (crinos43@hotmail.com)

Author's Notes

This whole book is made in a third-person perspective from the man who created the clan (a.k.a. me). Some of the history of myself is also quite fictional, and some hasn't even happened yet because I won't be 28 until 2009.

Introduction

This is a clan that was created by a 28-year-old computer genius named Paul Reich. Paul was born in 1971, but was orphaned at the age of eight when his parents were killed in an auto accident.

Paul was then sent to live with his aunt and uncle in upstate New York, where he then graduated from college at the top of his class (GPA 3.78) and with a degree in accounting and a beautiful African-American girlfriend named Andrea. After Paul graduated from college, he and Andrea headed back to Paul's home town in Dover, Delaware where they lived very happily until one day in 1996 when Andrea left to go shopping and never returned. For months after that, Paul went into a major depression, but then decided that Andrea just left him or another man, so he went back to his daily routine.

Then one might, when Paul walked out of his house to do some shopping himself, he was almost instantly knocked down to the ground by something that moved too fast to be considered human. He was able to tell though, once the figure slowed down enough, that the thing that hit him was about five-foot-ten, thin, and, to Paul's surprise, African-American.

"Oh my f***ing God! Andrea!?!"

"That's right. I was attacked by a group of vampires when I went out to go shopping."

"Why did you attack me?"

"To make you like me."

"What?!?"

"You don't know what it's like to be like this." That is when she finally bit him and drained him of his blood. Paul then collapsed to the ground, and after being Embraced, Andrea continued. "To be immortal, to no longer be able to drown, to have power beyond belief, to be free." That is when she disappeared into the night.

For the next year, Paul lived a Caitiff's life, outcast, hated, and even tortured. From that, though, his skin became armored, and when someone finally taught him Disciplines, they were ones from a Brujah named Philipe. Also, during this time, Paul also created a discipline that allows him to infiltrate other clans and their Disciplines, gaining their weakness, though not quite as potent.

Since that time, Paul became a killing machine. Between Celerity, Potence, and his new Disciplines, Armorus and Infil, Paul has been an inhuman tank, but Paul still has been able to keep his career due to the influence that Armorus has on Paul's weakness to the sun.

The Life of a Reich

Paul has only sired a few like him, each with the Disciplines of the founder. Each of Paul's childer has been a victim of some terrible incident that happened to either him or a loved one. All were very successful in life, and they have all come to be successful in death. The life of a member of this clan is very unusual. A member is created, and is then taught mainly how to use Armorus so they can survive in the sun, then they are taught Infil so the childe can then become a vampire of who they imitate. After about a year, they then are taught how to use the other Disciplines a member of the Reich clan is given. After this, the childe is then released on his own with two missions. First, they are to survive. Second, they are asked to infiltrate any clan or clans they wish, but they must then live with the consequences that come with the clan weakness.

Infiltrating Orders

Like the Baali clan, the Reich clan has groups that infiltrate other clans. For each clan they infiltrate, they get to learn a certain Discipline the clan has, but they get their weakness as well, just not quite as bad. These infiltrate orders are created to learn about the customs of other Disciplines, due to Paul's lack of an undead upbringing.

To Be a Reich

You do not necessarily have to have the last name of Reich to be a member of this clan, but you do have to have at least one point in either Armorus or Infil when you make a character.

The mindset of this clan is one of curiosity. All members are required to infiltrate at least one clan before they reach Final Death. In doing so, the whole clan gets a better knowledge of the 13 other clans.

Character Creation

All Reichs tend to be in their late 20's, with some success in their life, even if brief (front page news, won on Jeopardy once). Mental Attributes and either Knowledge or Skills tend to be primary. Common Backgrounds are Allies, Mentor, and Resources.

The Reich clan is very unique in the concept of Disciplines. They have four clan Disciplines. They are Armorus, Celerity, Infil, and Potence. Also, all Reichs must begin with a point in Armorus or Infil.

All characters who play as a Reich must make a section on their character sheet called "Infiltrate." This is where they write the names of the clans they have infiltrated. It also allows the user to get more Disciplines as well as weaknesses (see chart below).

Clan	Discipline	Weakness
Assamite	Quietus	Self-Control roll (Difficulty equal to Blood Points ingested) to resist addiction to blood.
Brujah	Presence	+1 difficulty to resist frenzy.
Gangrel	Protean	Animal characteristic after three frenzies.
Giovanni	Necromancy	Does 1 aggravated damage per Blood Point consumed.
Lasombra	Obtenebration	Only cast no reflection.
Malkavian	Dementation	One derangement automatically; can be fought off after a year.
Nosferatu	Obfuscate	Drops to zero Appearance, but can be increased to one for 3 XP.
Ravnos	Chimerstry	Self-Control roll is difficulty 4 to resist compulsion.
Setites	Serpentis	One extra health level dealt when exposed to sun.
Toreador	Auspex	Self-Control roll is difficulty 4 to resist being entranced.
Tremere	Thaumaturgy	No need to drink from blood of elders.
Tzimisce	Vicissitude	Only needs one handful of earth every day.
Ventrue	Dominate	Must drink certain kind of blood only once a day.

Finally, Reichs have a clan weakness of their own, as well as the ones they gain from infiltrating other clans. All Disciplines learned by infiltrating other clans are raised at Caitiff-scores (rating x 6).