Credits Special Thanks

Ray “Qualthis” Jenkins for feedback and

Written By: Nathan Siever
constant commiseration on Discord.
Developed By: Nathan Siever
Jeff “ThugCTC” Meisinger for a lifetime of
Edited By: Rachel Siever, Ray Jenkins
gaming companionship.
Layout: Nathan Siever
Chris “Ares” Harbin for starting the layout
Artwork: Nathan Siever
and helping me tremendously with design.

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Rachel “I’ll Just Walk the Dogs” Siever for
being the best damn wife a nerd could have.
Brandon “CTCIce” Winters for long Xbox
Live chats with nothing but silence on my end.

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Everyone on Discord, fans of my podcasts and
YouTube, and anyone who I’ve ever gamed with.

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If you enjoy this material and you’d like to check out more of my stuff, go to my
website:
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https://twodten.com

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Introduction 5
Chapter One: Botched Assassination 7
Chapter Two: Chantry Library 11
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Chapter Three: Dark Alley Feeding
Chapter Four: Lighthouse Black Site
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Chapter Five: Loft Haven 28
Chapter Six: Lyle Night Market 33
Chapter Seven: Maritime Gallery 38
Chapter Eight: Setite Temple 43
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Chapter Nine: Nosferatu Haven 46

Chapter Ten: Otto’s Bar and Grill 52
Chapter Eleven: Private Gallery Elysium 56
Chapter Twelve: Taste of LA 61
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Chapter Thirteen: Tejas Shovel Party 65

Chapter Fourteen: Dinner with the Dead 68
Appendix 72

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Introduction
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“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
- Alexander Pope
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Welcome to a thing I wasn’t sure anyone
wanted or needed. As a long-time game mas-
ter/storyteller who has focused on classic World
of Darkness games for years, one of the biggest
struggles I’ve had is to present my players with
a clear description of a location that we could
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ALL visualize the same way.
Many people would describe the World of
Darkness setting (and Chronicles of Darkness
as well) as being, “Theater of the Mind.” I don’t
disagree with that at all. However, sometimes
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you have no choice but to fall back on actual
visual representation to help you flesh out a
specific moment in time and space for your
players.
This little collection was started simply as an
aid for me as a storyteller. I had no intention to
share any of these maps with anyone but my
players, and only when they asked for it. Draw-
ing out rough sketches of tunnels and buildings
has always been fun for me, and it always
seemed to be a boon for those particular
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players who need a little extra to get them com-
mitted to the moment.
I’m obviously not a professional cartogra-
pher. I’m also not a professional writer. I have
no aspirations to be either of those things.
I have, however, been storytelling Vam-
pire: the Masquerade, Werewolf: the Apoca-
lypse and various other White Wolf/Onyx Path
games for over 20 years. While I don’t consider
myself an authority on any of those games, I
can say I could have used something like this
book dozens of times throughout my gaming
career.
I’ve made no effort to make these maps look
professionally done. I’ve always been a fan of
White Wolf’s tendency to make “in-game”
maps, as if some neonate or Pentex shill had to
sketch them out in a rush before handing them
back to whatever sinister mastermind set them
upon the task.
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As such, I haven’t made a great effort to keep
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these maps within any discernable scale. They
aren’t meant to be used with miniatures, or for
war game style movement. Obviously, if you
wanted to plink down a mini or two for visual
representation, that’s perfectly acceptable.
However, these maps aren’t meant to be battle
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mats for your Hero Clix smackdown.
These maps are meant to aid players at any
level. The notes included should be considered
storyteller notes, and as such, should be used as
you– the storyteller – sees fit. Keep what you
want; toss the rest. If you don’t like the ideas
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I’ve included, pitch them into the proverbial
trash. This material is meant to take some of the
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heavy lifting out of presenting your story. If the
elements I’ve included don’t work, I challenge
you to create your own.
Maybe this book will save you from hours
combing the internet for images that are too
small and not quite what you need. Maybe this
book will spark some inspiration in you to take
your story in a new direction. Maybe this book
will encourage you to pick up your pad and
start a doodle or two of your own. What I really
hope is that you use this material to have fun.
Period.
Thanks for giving it a go.
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