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Have you ever wanted to be a vampire? Even a pretend one? There is a wonderfully addictive website called 'RavenBlack: Vampire! A Dark Alleyway' You allow yourself to be 'bitten' and become a vampire yourself. The rules are simple: Once bitten, you may then sire vampire childer of you own, moving your way up the ranks until you reach legendary status. There are 'pubs' where you can learn tidbits and rumours, safe havens to meet your allies, and much more to come as the site is ever growing.
A vampire bitten by the same master vampire is considered to be your sibling. Alas, I have not met too many of mine yet, but if you are a sibling, please do let me know. The best way to find me and others like me is to become a member of the RavenBlack discussion group Ravenblack Roleplay. The group can help you learn about the game and discover who your ancestors are. Donate and receive mortal blood. Trade hunting tips with fellow Vampires. Locate missing Childer. Discover your family crest, and the Master of your house. Boast your kills, and your powers. Or just come to chat. There is also an announcement board you can visit for game updates. Click the RAVENBLACK FAQ below to learn more about the game.
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Much of the following information can be found at the game site in the How to Play Section and also at the RavenBlack Roleplay Forum - "Playing The Game" section. As a vampire you need blood to stay alive. Your main prey are humans, tho you can also drink from other vampires. When you drink the blood of a human, you get from one to three pints, depending on the human's health (you can't tell how many until you drink), and whatever money the victim was carrying. You can also drain blood from other Vampires; you extract one pint, and can only do this once until they move (this does not mean they cannot be drunk from - another vampire can also take one drink). Vampires with less than 3 pints of blood cannot be drunk from.
You have a maximum of 50 Action Points which recharge at the rate of one every half hour. Actions can currently be used to move to adjacent city squares (with the 'Move Here' links) or to drink the blood of victims in the same square as you. If you are out of action points, you cannot act until you have rested (wait half an hour).
Sometimes when you drain the blood of a human, you will gain whatever coins there were carrying. The amount of coins will vary from human to human. Some have none and some are quite wealthy. Currently, coins are useful to buy information from Pubs (buy a drink and the chatty bartender may give you some knowledge) or to use the Transit Stations.
The game is set in the nameless 'City' sometimes referred to as RavenBlack's City. This is where you as a vampire will stalk your prey (ie, humans and other vampires). Streets are indicated by grey squares, with signs at the intersections. Black squares between streets indicate blocks of buildings, which you can pass through in the alleyways.
Blue squares indicate impassable regions - either they are overcrowded, on the edge of the city, or some other reason. Sometimes vampires call these blue squares a 'Haven' as once you are inside one, you cannot be bitten. For a square to be a 'Blue Haven' there must be 8 people inside.
Misc Buildings and Transit Stations are located throughout the City. The word is, the Buildings will be more useful soon. But the Transit Stations are opertational. You can use Transit to travel more swiftly around the city, at the cost of three action points and five coins. Currently there are nine stations (named after the Nine Muses in Greek Mythology):
Banks and Pubs are scattered throughout the city and are places where a vampire can 'buy' information. Just clink down a few coins to the bartender and you will find he'll become quite chatty. Banks and pubs are randomly placed throughout the City. Visit crime daMaph (the vampire c daMaph) Locations Map Generator to help you navigate the City streets and alleys. Visit RavenBlack "A View In The Dark" Location Page - Here you will find the actual locations of all the Banks, Pubs, and Moving Guilds and Shops and much more. This site updated by the people for the people!
SIRE - WHAT IS A SIRE? Your Sire is the Vampire who made you; You can think of them as your 'Parent'. Creating a new vampire (by bringing a friend to the game, via your biter link) gives you ten pints of blood. CHILDER - What are 'Childer'? Your Childer are your Children. Everytime someone uses your 'bite' link and signs up to the game, that person is considered to be your childer. WHAT IS A 'MASTER VAMPIRE'? - Simply put, it means no one 'Sired' you. It sounds cooler than it is however and in the game, it's often more prestigious to be Sired by a powerful Vampire (ie, a vampire with a high Rank from a powerful Clan). If you really want to be a Master Vampire, then make a new account. More on Clans below. WHAT IS MY 'CLAN'? - The name of your Clan is that of the first Vampire in your family line, the Master Vampire of your family. If no vampire created you, then you are the master of your line, so the Clan name belongs to you. To learn more about your Clan and roleplay, visit Ravenblack Roleplay To see Clan Xeneri (a clan not started by me, but by longtime friend and childer, Dark Mooncalf), visit Ravenblack Roleplay - a discussion group for Vampires of Ravenblack where you may Roleplay in character, or just learn about how to play. The group can help you learn about how to play the game and discover who your ancestors are. And they are warm and friendly too. Founder is Dark Mooncalf of Clan Xeneri.
Some Vampires have special Powers (either as a thank-you for donating to the server costs, or acquired somehow in the City). Some of these powers can be aquired through specialized Guilds. P> The available powers are as follows:
* There is also the power of Neutrality, which is a two-edged power; it prevents you from using Holy Water, but also reduces damage done to you by Holy Water (reduced to 1, with Neutrality-3). It also prevents damage from Scrolls of Turning used by or on you. When a Neutral vampire robs a non-Neutral, or vice-versa, half their take is claimed by the Peacekeepers Guild. Similarly, BattleCloak makes a vampire only able to engage in combat with other BattleCloaked vampires, though it doesn't effect Thievery or biting. A BattleCloaked vampire goes into Torpor if their blood goes below 10, which makes them unable to engage or be engaged in combat at all. Torpor ends when blood goes above 250.
Guilds are highly secret places which will allow you to acquire some of the powers mentioned above -- but at a cash price. Guilds are frequently 'on the move' which means they only stay in one location for a few days before moving on. Once again, the bartenders have the gossip. Please note - each Guild has a level of 1, 2 or 3 corresponding to the appropriate Power level. In other words, if you want the Thieving Power, you need to start at Level 1 and can only get it at a Level 1 Thieves guild. Make sense? Visit RavenBlack "A View In The Dark" Location Page - For up to date coverage on Moving Guild Locations and much more. This site updated by the people for the people! Below are some examples of Guilds and what powers they offer:
The 'More Commands' link beneath the city display provides extra options that your vampire can perform. Currently, you can speak using this. Every vampire in your square will hear what you say. This costs one action point.
Have you received an Error Message saying you have been 'hitting this page too many times in 24 hours' ? It means you have gone to your page too many times, and are overloading the server. Try leaving it alone for roughly several hours, and it will go away. The message will not effect your biter links.
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RavenBlack 'Blood Updates' - Game updates by game creator, RavenBlack. Ravenblack Roleplay - a discussion group for Vampires of Ravenblack where you may Roleplay in character, or just learn about how to play. The group can help you learn about how to play the game and discover who your ancestors are. And they are warm and friendly too. Founder is Dark Mooncalf of Clan Xeneri. RavenBlack "A View In The Dark" Location Page - Here you will find the actual locations of all the guilds, shops, hunters and even more. This site updated by the people for the people! RavenBlack Freedome Trade Alliance - This is a NON-RolePlaying board on Yahoo Groups, for the purpose of gathering sharing information about the online game, RavenBlack Vampire! A Dark Alleyway. The RavenBlack Freedome Trade Alliance is a Fellowship for the promotion of free fair exchange of resources, access to city facilities, assistance for new arrivals within RavenBlack City. Yes, this is an Alliance, it's a collaboration of vampires from all over the city...regardless of clan status. A very helpful and generous group - great for newbies wanting to learn the rules and gain tips on gameplay. Dark Mooncalf -- Coven founder of the Original Ravenblack-Blood on Yahoo and and now founder of RavenBlack Roleplay Forum Were you bitten by Xeneri? Or are you somehow descended to the Xeneri bloodline? If so, you will want to visit the House of Xeneri Board at the RavenBlack Roleplay Forum. Capadocious -- Leader of the evil Clan Capadocious ;)
Pavilion's Humble Abode -- For the darker side, visit Pavilion's Family Tree. Character Name: Xeneri Aliases: The Oracle Queen, The Mad Crone, 'Grandemere', Lady Death Sire: RavenBlack Clan: none officially, tho she is considered to be the 'Grandmere' to all the clans. The Xeneri bloodline has grown into it's own offshoot, to be found at the RavenBlack Roleplay Discussion Board - Look under House of Xeneri. Description: Though quite elderly when she was bitten, vampirism has transformed Xeneri into a youthful appearance. Looks a bit like Snow White: long dark hair, skin white as snow, red lips. Distinguishing feature: eyes, normally dark but turn a swirling silver when she receives a vision. Age: ageless. As a human, much older than her sire, but as a vampire, slightly younger than RavenBlack. History: coming soon
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