Cool. I'm currently brainstorming (at work though while I program) my Venice setting for Changeling. I'm figuring would be fun (having been there twice). My idea as far as other supernaturals for the setting is that only the Mages are really concerned with the city and that there is a self proclaimed 'Doge' of Venice for the Vampires, but then the majority of the Vampires stay on the mainland of Mestre and figure this Vampire Doge a nut. That leaves plenty of room for the Mages and Changelings to deal with the weakness of the Veil/Gauntlet/Hedge.
My main issue is coming up with what the over arching chronicle for Venice is about. So far I have made up a new Court, the Court of the Laughing Face/Court of Masks/Court of the Carnival. This court transcends all seasonal courts who instead form 'Houses' within the court. The court is led by the Doge who wears a mask that changes everyday, and those that attend court must all wear masks that within the court mask their Miens, this means noone has a clue who the Doge is or who some of the people at court are, only that because it is impossible to know who the majority of people are there can be no fear of repercussions because you're idenity is protected. This means there is shit loads of courtly intrigue to work out who said what in the court.
Add to the fact that the Lost in Venice do not have to be natives to come back there after their abduction it makes Venice a sort of nexus for the Hedge.
I'm thinking of a plot of intrigue where the Summer and Winter 'Houses' war for control of the Doge and try to work out who the current one is. Meanwhile on of the sides in teh war will be helped/backstabbed by loyalists before a Grand Hunt by the Gentry occurs in Venice.
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Date: 2009-06-02 01:04 pm (UTC)My main issue is coming up with what the over arching chronicle for Venice is about. So far I have made up a new Court, the Court of the Laughing Face/Court of Masks/Court of the Carnival. This court transcends all seasonal courts who instead form 'Houses' within the court. The court is led by the Doge who wears a mask that changes everyday, and those that attend court must all wear masks that within the court mask their Miens, this means noone has a clue who the Doge is or who some of the people at court are, only that because it is impossible to know who the majority of people are there can be no fear of repercussions because you're idenity is protected. This means there is shit loads of courtly intrigue to work out who said what in the court.
Add to the fact that the Lost in Venice do not have to be natives to come back there after their abduction it makes Venice a sort of nexus for the Hedge.
I'm thinking of a plot of intrigue where the Summer and Winter 'Houses' war for control of the Doge and try to work out who the current one is. Meanwhile on of the sides in teh war will be helped/backstabbed by loyalists before a Grand Hunt by the Gentry occurs in Venice.