Jason Carl! The way you orchestrate the unfurling of the narrative action, keep play rotating (allowing each player their opportunity to shine), maintain multiple engrossing characters of your own, AND simultaneously steep the whole theatrical clockwork in such lavish dramatic irony... MASTERFUL! A thousand obsidian roses for the night's own virtuoso!
I thought much the same. He is obviously not much verses in Vamp lore as a newbie! The discovery of this potential weakness ultimately allows the Lasombra to split the coterie and evade pursuit. Nelli, Allebelle, the Valkrye, the flamethrower witch Kyoti, and Chelsea and some bodyguard ghouls could have pursued them or Ironically "shadowed" them. I don't know how she teleported but it is only about 50m max. Anyone with sense the unseen can still operate against them. This was their Battle of the Midway. a hot pursuit after several defeats could result in sinking one or two of their carriers who had used up resources and time.
@@azarinevil Gotta say, that tag team suffered an epic fail tonight versus the Lasombra Obtenebration disciplines. The Lasombra were, quite frankly, idly toying with them. Look how easily Sanchez got spirited away. Nelli's blood stones will be clutch I reckon.
Dude, this episode was so tense! Definitely fit the title. Edit: Annabelle, upon finding out Mark was taken: "This is all my fault..." Jasper, deadpan: "...yeah." This is why Jasper's my favourite character.
Yeah Jasper is the brooding white knight. I feel that more vampires should be somewhat hostile to him, Nos are hideous, barely respected, nor trusted for the most part, as they are very mercenary in general. Jasper should get that prejudiced hostility from other kindred more often but they treat him like he is prince charming.
@@velvetpopsicle His actions lead to the adoration of kindred, he acts selfish but he is very generous and in most cases he will risk his unlife for others even though he acts like he really doesn't want to do it, he does it anyway.
It baffles the mind how so many people think it's a crime to play against stereotypes in VtM o.O That being said, I agree that random stranger Kindred should probably treat him as they would any other Nos, but most of the Kindred they meet at this point in the campaign knows of him at the very least :)
In the introductions, after B Dave Walters, I was half expecting Jason to say "And I'm Jason Carl, your story teller and everything is not under control.".
“Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven” means the Sabbat, which is Heaven to the Lasombra, is crumbling. Some important characters are waking and the Sword of Cain is in grave danger. That’s why the Lasombra clan is changing sides: to keep fighting their holy war in the shadow of the Ivory tower. That is, in Hell.
Also a Quote from Miltons Parasise Lost 258- www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/book_1/text.shtml Here at least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: [ 260 ] Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n.
“When you go to somebody’s house you just don’t go to their pantry.” “Depends on who they are . . . and whats in the pantry. " Bravo. You should all be really proud of yourselves for today's episode:) Well done indeed! Best of Luck with your all of your future endevours.
I love this!~ I love how Jason is finally delivering all the incautious members of the coterie the consequences of their less than careful love lives. The people they care about want time with them in what appears to be a party. Mark and Brad coming up and exposing themselves to the most dangerous vampires they ever faced.
Thank you, that's very kind! :) As for the original Anarchs...it is important to remember that in the World of Darkness there are few absolute or definitive truths, and that all Kindred are unreliable narrators.
So. One thing always catches my attention. Alexander Ward ALWAYS consults with the sourcebook BESIDES acting the F out. If that's not committing to the role...
This was more on Mark than Annabelle, she wasn't the one telling vampires who his daddy was. Jasper's kind of being a bit too harsh on Annabelle, every last one of them should have told Mark how dangerous the situation was.
@@CrisSelene Again, it was the whole Coterie. Who told Annabelle to ghoul him? Who should have just taken all the knowledge from him instead of giving Annabelle the choice, that he knew wasn't really a choice. None of them removed the new ghoul of their youngest member when they knew the situation was too dangerous. FFS why did they even invite Mark when they expected the Cam thugs to invite themselves to the party?
Victor always holds it down for jasper, even when it comes to simple things like clearing a path, or stepping out the car giving him an opportunity to hop in while invisible...
Not gonna lie. My favorite part of these last two episodes is the sultry dialogue between JasonAsRodrigo+Annabelle and JasonAsAurora+Jasper. Mr. Carl’s range is incredible.
the absolute venom in jason carl's voice when aurora adresses victor per "ventrue" during their skybox talk. what a tense atmosphere, and it's so nice to see obtenebration fully in play, it's really a sight to behold (or not to behold, in case of stygian shroud) ;)
@ 51:00 ~ Mark: *"So ... Victor's my dad!"* Me: 🤦♂️ Jason Carl: [rolls dice; writes down note] Me: "Yep, that just happened." --- Mark has officially become leverage.
@@Jaems_Scott least of all if it was damn clear that one's DAD is on the hitlist! If nothing else, the info Mark recieved once he got ghouled would make most people S2-sit down and shut up. But, I guess that's for drama's sake. Dammit I need to play VTMB again. Or somehow figure out to see if there's a way for any of the LA By Night people to come to like NYCC this year.
12:51 When Aurora asked Jasper the meaning of her name, I screamed at my screen. I thought this would be the unsolved mystery preventing him from putting the Beast at bay and it hurt me more than it should have lmao I love this dancing and talking scene. Jason Carl is so good at keeping every player involved and entertained! 1:47:10 Jason Carl as Aurora "We can't have everything, where would we put it?" Why does this quote go so hard? XD
The Lasombra were always close to the catholic church. You should ask yourself if the clan is able to weaponize some believers in to something like a inquisition and play them against their enemies. Or which other clan could have done that?
43:00 I love how they do the voices for the Beast in the character's heads. It's like they're driving a car and for each of them there's a psychopathic bloodthirsty child bouncing in the back seat asking if they can go to McDonalds.
Fashionable? I mean, if you enjoy wearing train wrecks, sure.. I know, I know, people have different tastes and all.. but Nelli has always been way to gaudy for me.
@@JasonCarl of course it wouldnt be as good without you either Jason Carl, you're setting the mood and atmosphere, the characters etc. You're extremely talented, and Im glad you're the game master. :)
Jasper: *sets up and goes on dates* The coterie: "Did you have fun on your date?" Jasper: "Wasn't a date" More swagger in this one Nosferatu, than in most Ventrue I've seen
Thank you Jason Carl for a master class on how frightening and cool and deadly the Lasombra can be. I plan on introducing them into my own chronicle and I am definitely taking some notes on how you played up their survival mindset, their arrogance, and their powers. I used to be a Tremere diehard but in V5 make mine Lasombra!
And that's assuming the sharks are brash enough to approach you. Any injury in the wild could be a death sentence so sharks tend to be pretty cautious.
Rewatching for the 5th time... Why has this not been made into a full television series!? Im slowly gaining appreciation for jason carls talent... All thos characters. Masterfull control. This man should be writing novels. I knew nothing about TTRPGs and now im watching all the different vampire games and even some dnd. Thank you mr carl for making this world accesible for thos of use late to the game
@@JasonCarl i love all the set up for this second inquisition, it reminds players that regular mortals can be even more scary and dangerous than kindred, something that i feel has been a little tone down in previus editions of the game. i do wish to know Mr Jason if there are future plans to do a "Chicago by Night" in the future after the sabbat manual gets released and if you will be willing to be the story teller for that chronicle? because that would be amazing!
Cool episode. A painful reminder that some clans are almost impossible to beat. I think the characters were lucky that the Lasombras had other targets than them.
Thank you for another episode! I really wish these were an hour longer because they are that good. Props to Jason Carl for being a wonderful storyteller as well as the actors and actresses who do a fantastic job of playing their characters. The addition of the archangel radio host is also a great touch. (Deb of Night comes to mind. ;-))
I love how Jason Carl can step in when someone isn't there or a New Character comes along and he can change his voice to create a New Character. I love All of the Actors in this.
Jason Carl you are the man. FYI this is the first episode I seen live on twitch. My friend recommended it while we were playing online games. This episode was so good that I took the time to watch every episode on UA-cam and or the podcast like the wondercon episode. Amazing work! I am finally caught up and can’t wait to finish the epilogues to be ready for season 4 when it drops.
Mark's actor is honestly killing it, I feel like I understand Mark and Annabelle's relationship so much better now that he's playing that role. I also love Eliza Pearl's performance, that mix of trained agent whenever danger is afoot, but slightly awkward and quiet 'lost puppy' look the rest of the time is hard to pull off well, and she did a great job
One mouthing of the words "Bad guys be careful" would have helped. Also, I do love Jason's portrayal of their Beasts. Reminds me of something from the latest Scream-no spoilers offered.
So very happy to be getting another episode of #LAByNight. I love all of the #Vamily, but Jason Carl's mastery of the storytelling arts is what truly makes these episodes shine even brighter. Every episode is better than the one before!!!
Its almost as if kindred would just follow the most important rule of "Do Not Break The Masquerade" then a lot of these problems wouldn't be happening.
Never trust a turncoat. Those foul Lasombra who have betrayed the noble Sword of Cain in the face of Gehenna to save their own skins will surely turn on their new "masters" as well. *angry Sabbat noises* Great and suspenseful episode and wonderful work by Jason Carl, the players and the background crew. :)
This was a great episode. I've never participated in a role-play before but I know Jason Carl has set a bar that would be difficult for anyone to match.
It is interesting how Victor was talking about how he claimed domain, extended hospitality to Aurora and boasted to her face how Ventrue didn't kill their patriarch. I felt like she was thinking "You anarchs are the same as the camarilla, just unorganized". Mb it could have gone much better had they known her motivation...
LMAO.... Belle: " This is all my fault!" - Jasper: ....Sigh... "Yeah." Classic! What were you doing bringing your ghoul into that pit of vipers? What did you expect would happen?
It’s funny how far people will leap in order to blame Annabelle for everything. When did she bring Mark into the club? He showed up without telling anyone, then told Chelsea that Victor was his dad while they were surrounded by other kindred (not blaming him either, he’s new) Annabelle’s only fault is that she turned him into a ghoul in the first place, but she did it with both permission and, in my opinion, a good reason.
@@mk6930 even then, Victor also specifically said that Mark could be targeted because of who his father was. “That’s a conversation for tomorrow night” should really be more within the coterie’s lexicon. Also, Victor let him know he was allowed to be there!
@@mk6930 She's been told 8 times and has experienced examples. Early in her vampire career even. And she keeps being a sniveling bratty hypocritical failure of a pacifist dreamer about it.
I love this series. I look forward to it every week. But I have a bone to pick. SPOILERS: . . . . . . . Vampires: If you're going to be monsters, BE monsters when you're dealing with other monsters. Especially when your very unlives are on the line. You KNOW the Scourge WILL kill. You know the Scourge WILL torture. Asking the Scourge about it's feelings, motivations and such IN COMBAT is tantamount to trying to negotiate with an alligator...or in this specific episode's title, a Shark. Pull. The. Trigger. You are - in fact - at WAR. So if you're going to put a knife to the throat of a Scourge - USE it. Don't cry, argue, or have an existential crisis. Stop fighting among yourselves. This is an ex-Sabbat killer. It won't afford you the luxury of having a good cry before it just ends you. BE the anarch leader you're supposedly propped up to be. BE the modern mobster you're supposed to be. BE the spy you're supposed to be. BE the "bad man from your past". Because if you don't, best get a shop-vac ready, because you'll fill it with the ashes of those you care about - the other side will NOT suffer your delay. They'll act. They already have. They tried burning you out of your haven. Hunters abound. There's TWO Scourges. A new Sheriff. They'll clean up your allies. Eva will die. Mark will die. Chelsea will die. The Weird Sisters will die. Everyone will die. And you'll likely cry right up to the point where you'll die too. I'm starting to root for the Scourge. She's charming, courageous, daring, and has zero issue with taking care of business. There's no puffery backed up by mortal soldiers, false titles of leadership, sowing of doubt from within or unneeded drama. She's why the Ivory Tower will win unless there's some sort of narrative armor. She's why the Lasombra were (and still are) feared. Time for the Anarchs to nut up. Vivat Lasombra.
Yeah when "swimming with sharks" the coterie need to learn to be the sharks. They want to play the "if I don't make a solid decision or exert power everything will just level out peacefully" but to lead you need to make decisions and make them happen not just say "can't we just bee cool" and strive for neutral.
1:56:40 Really enjoying Annabelle's evolution of late. She's gone from annoyingly self righteous to slowly learning the benefits and costs of her approach to things.
What an astounding episode! Jason Carl, you have outdone even your wonderful self! I didn't even know one could reach those levels of storytelling mastery, not to mention the perfectly dark slickness of Aurora. Been missing a meaningful and direct villain's presence since Chaz was given his final death but that Lasombra takes the cake! You are an inspiration to us all aspiring storytellers and the way you handle the multiple interesting characters is unsurpassed. Also, strong appreciation for a marvellous duality of suspense in both parts of the episode - the slow, methodical and psychological "bright" part and the fast-paced, desperate "dark" part. The coterie has been dealt a meaningful blow, both to their crew and their morale. This is were Camarilla has finally shown "ok, now we get serious". Wow, just wow!
Yeah I love Jason style storytelling, actually I just love how the whole manner of this shows conducted. So I like watching Matt Mercer but I enjoy Jason Carl and the players way more.
My favourite Jason Carl quote is "Multiple things happen at once"
He'll make a note...
(my worried fave)
Jason did come oh so close to "how do you want to do this?" on this episode.
Much love from a fan of both shows.
I get nervous when he asks, "Are you armed?"
"VIKTA MAH BOI"
"not unusual situation for you"
Jason Carl! The way you orchestrate the unfurling of the narrative action, keep play rotating (allowing each player their opportunity to shine), maintain multiple engrossing characters of your own, AND simultaneously steep the whole theatrical clockwork in such lavish dramatic irony... MASTERFUL! A thousand obsidian roses for the night's own virtuoso!
You have a way with words and said everything I felt. :)
Too kind by half, but thank you! Obsidian roses seem like exactly the right kind of flower to have around. :)
@@paul2827 Vamily values! Much love.
@@JasonCarl ❤
@@JasonCarl Fantastic game session!
I love that Jasper has full blown conversations with his beast. He actually reasons with his beast, even barters with it.
Well, Jasper's Beast must love him. Only feeds on vampires, which his beast clearly enjoys.
@@JnEricsonx He feeds his beast only gourmet, if you will.
51:00 When Mark says "Victor's my dad", Jason Carl rolls and makes a note... I know it's the end of Mark.
Totally not a lasombra perception roll. :)
If something bad were to happen to mark, I can’t wait to see what type of monster victor would become!
@@mekaelbayati8040 Victor? Try Annabelle.. Mark's a touchstone for both of them. Talk about a tag team you don't want to be on the bad side of.
I thought much the same. He is obviously not much verses in Vamp lore as a newbie! The discovery of this potential weakness ultimately allows the Lasombra to split the coterie and evade pursuit. Nelli, Allebelle, the Valkrye, the flamethrower witch Kyoti, and Chelsea and some bodyguard ghouls could have pursued them or Ironically "shadowed" them.
I don't know how she teleported but it is only about 50m max. Anyone with sense the unseen can still operate against them.
This was their Battle of the Midway. a hot pursuit after several defeats could result in sinking one or two of their carriers who had used up resources and time.
@@azarinevil Gotta say, that tag team suffered an epic fail tonight versus the Lasombra Obtenebration disciplines. The Lasombra were, quite frankly, idly toying with them. Look how easily Sanchez got spirited away. Nelli's blood stones will be clutch I reckon.
Dude, this episode was so tense! Definitely fit the title.
Edit: Annabelle, upon finding out Mark was taken: "This is all my fault..."
Jasper, deadpan: "...yeah."
This is why Jasper's my favourite character.
Jasper best boy
Classic Nosferatu- hideous, disgusting, people run away screaming
Jasper- Intriguing, compelling, gets all the ladies
ChibiGeeBee yeah and that's why he's kinda lame tbh.
Yeah Jasper is the brooding white knight. I feel that more vampires should be somewhat hostile to him, Nos are hideous, barely respected, nor trusted for the most part, as they are very mercenary in general. Jasper should get that prejudiced hostility from other kindred more often but they treat him like he is prince charming.
@@velvetpopsicle His actions lead to the adoration of kindred, he acts selfish but he is very generous and in most cases he will risk his unlife for others even though he acts like he really doesn't want to do it, he does it anyway.
It baffles the mind how so many people think it's a crime to play against stereotypes in VtM o.O
That being said, I agree that random stranger Kindred should probably treat him as they would any other Nos, but most of the Kindred they meet at this point in the campaign knows of him at the very least :)
@@Rinaldimanc So Jasper is a tsundare. Got it.
Annabelle: "this is all my fault"
Jasper: "uhhhhh.......... yea"
comedy gold 2:20:55
i can he the laughter machine behind that :D
Somebody has to say it, deadpan delivery and all.
💀💀💀
for "leading" political revolution she sure does struggle with decision ramifications
@@Sardious AKA a good leader. Ramifications need to be considered or else the pyrrhic victories pile up, and the people turn on you.
In the introductions, after B Dave Walters, I was half expecting Jason to say "And I'm Jason Carl, your story teller and everything is not under control.".
That or his usual : "Hold that Thought"
My money was on "We'll see"
He was thinking it.
@@CatBATd4rklycu73 I was. :)
He made a note.
Also, I do wish Jasper had said "Oh, hi Mark!", at the "dramatically appropriate moment".
Mad props to Jasper for not taking the easy out secret that Jason offered him.
you mean at 12:56? (i know your comment is 4 years old, but i figure it's nice to be reminded sometimes)
"Thank you for being so conscientious about your own potential doom."
Jason Carl doesn't get enough credit for his deadpan takes.
I love when Jason plays the various beasts, makes me grin.
"With your father? With your father HOW???" Chelsea/Aliza killed me omg
Aurora commenting on all these alter ego names. "I've never had the pleasure of meeting you."
Mark: "I'm Mark."
"I am playing Jasper and I'm not a good swimmer". Indeed... D:
"I wait to be stabbed again" Can't swim, but really cool. :-)
“Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven” means the Sabbat, which is Heaven to the Lasombra, is crumbling. Some important characters are waking and the Sword of Cain is in grave danger. That’s why the Lasombra clan is changing sides: to keep fighting their holy war in the shadow of the Ivory tower. That is, in Hell.
Also a Quote from Miltons Parasise Lost 258-
www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/book_1/text.shtml
Here at least
We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built
Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: [ 260 ]
Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce
To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n.
Jasper, my boy. Eat them. Eat them all.
I heard that on Fiorenza voice
"Oh hi Mark"
Haha, what a story, Mark!
I burst out laughing the same time Jasper did. "the room" flashback intensifies
Well, they were on the roof.
My blood ran cold when Mark said Victor was his dad and Jason rolled the dice
Dave really doesn't get enough appreciation for how smart he plays! That damn submerged directive was such a smart move!
A predatory consensualist and an ex-sabbat Lasombra talking about feeding xD
You can take the girl out of Sabbat, but you can't take the Sabbat out of the girl :D
At this point we really need an official "GODDAMN IT BRAD!" Meme, art, etc.
Im thinking of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Brad now.
@@bartconnolly6104 Brad in Rocky's position = labn Brad. Earnest, confused boytoy
“When you go to somebody’s house you just don’t go to their pantry.”
“Depends on who they are . . . and whats in the pantry.
"
Bravo. You should all be really proud of yourselves for today's episode:) Well done indeed! Best of Luck with your all of your future endevours.
I love this!~ I love how Jason is finally delivering all the incautious members of the coterie the consequences of their less than careful love lives. The people they care about want time with them in what appears to be a party. Mark and Brad coming up and exposing themselves to the most dangerous vampires they ever faced.
2:30:33 on a rooftop... "oh hi mark"
couldnt help but laugh at the accidental tommy wiseau reference
I did not ghoul him! It’s bull shit! I did not ghoul him! I did naht!
Oh hi Mark.
Holy crap, I totally missed that! Lol!
@@dylanchouinard6141 :-D
@@dylanchouinard6141 Congratulations, you made me lose it 2 years after telling a joke.
@@rakkasaniron1696 aw, thank you!
Mark: Victor's my dad.
Jason Carl: rolls dice, makes a note
Me: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Mark's a dead man.
I can't wait for Mark's demise. Annabelle needs to awaken from her teenage dream.
my. exact. thought.
Honestly, would any of us in the same situation be that fucking dumb?
@@MsYunaFires Good luck with that one, she's delusional at best...
"Swaying unconvincingly" - Chelsea's dance has me thinking Shepard's going to burst onto the scene... :D
Well.... They DO know Mark Meer... Just sayin'.
I'm Lavender and this is my favourite club in the Valley
HAH! Commander Shepard is a famously poor dancer. Hilarious!
"I'm Commander Sheppard and this is my favorite club on the Citadel!"
[A Wild Chaz Appears]
[He uses DANCE]
[It's not very effective]
Always remember, the Lasombra are the original Anarchs.
Also, i can hear Jason Carl narrate all night.
Well in name maybe, but they aren't the first clan to rise up against their founder. Does that pleasure belong to the Brujah?
@@robertwatson1120 ah yes the whole trolie debacle. It is definitely something to debate... Or is it?
No debate... It was is and will be Brujah
@@duncanrae466 sshh, don't tell the brothers keepers that. 😉
Thank you, that's very kind! :) As for the original Anarchs...it is important to remember that in the World of Darkness there are few absolute or definitive truths, and that all Kindred are unreliable narrators.
So. One thing always catches my attention. Alexander Ward ALWAYS consults with the sourcebook BESIDES acting the F out. If that's not committing to the role...
Annabelle: This is all my fault
Jasper: Uhhhh, yeah.
Good job Jasper. Thank you for the confirmation.
He has been warning her continually that her naivety would get people she love hurt.
This was more on Mark than Annabelle, she wasn't the one telling vampires who his daddy was. Jasper's kind of being a bit too harsh on Annabelle, every last one of them should have told Mark how dangerous the situation was.
@@azarinevil but who gave him the knowledge on vampires in the first place and then ghouled him? Um, yeah
Cris05
That's the exact point. Had she listened from the beginning there Mark would never have been a target... and Jasper wouldn't be missing.
@@CrisSelene Again, it was the whole Coterie. Who told Annabelle to ghoul him? Who should have just taken all the knowledge from him instead of giving Annabelle the choice, that he knew wasn't really a choice. None of them removed the new ghoul of their youngest member when they knew the situation was too dangerous. FFS why did they even invite Mark when they expected the Cam thugs to invite themselves to the party?
Victor's save for jasper being exposed was so smart
Victor always holds it down for jasper, even when it comes to simple things like clearing a path, or stepping out the car giving him an opportunity to hop in while invisible...
Not gonna lie. My favorite part of these last two episodes is the sultry dialogue between JasonAsRodrigo+Annabelle and JasonAsAurora+Jasper. Mr. Carl’s range is incredible.
Yes! It was exquisite and thoroughly enjoyable! Well done, Mr. Carl 🖤
Victor you cannot solve every single problem with soaring leap and sass.
Victor: "hold my gold plated Raufoss pistol"
when Jasper asked "Who do you take your orders from?", it just hit like a "Who's your daddy?" lmao
"Is the knife still in me"
"No"
"I wait to be stabbed again"
ikr, Jasper's such a badass
timestamp?
Jasper having just hulkjumped onto the roof: I might not eat her, I might not... Oh hai Mark!
the absolute venom in jason carl's voice when aurora adresses victor per "ventrue" during their skybox talk. what a tense atmosphere, and it's so nice to see obtenebration fully in play, it's really a sight to behold (or not to behold, in case of stygian shroud) ;)
@ 51:00 ~ Mark: *"So ... Victor's my dad!"*
Me: 🤦♂️
Jason Carl: [rolls dice; writes down note]
Me: "Yep, that just happened." --- Mark has officially become leverage.
That truly was stupid. Christ, if I was in this situation, I'd downplay every damn conversation not directly involved with the coterie or Campbell.
@@JnEricsonx = Truly an astute position.
@@Jaems_Scott least of all if it was damn clear that one's DAD is on the hitlist! If nothing else, the info Mark recieved once he got ghouled would make most people S2-sit down and shut up. But, I guess that's for drama's sake. Dammit I need to play VTMB again. Or somehow figure out to see if there's a way for any of the LA By Night people to come to like NYCC this year.
12:51 When Aurora asked Jasper the meaning of her name, I screamed at my screen. I thought this would be the unsolved mystery preventing him from putting the Beast at bay and it hurt me more than it should have lmao
I love this dancing and talking scene. Jason Carl is so good at keeping every player involved and entertained!
1:47:10 Jason Carl as Aurora
"We can't have everything, where would we put it?"
Why does this quote go so hard? XD
Is it weird to have a crush on Alex Ward/Jasper? I mean I can't help but love his acting and persona.
We all have a crush on Jasper and Alex.
@@CatBATd4rklycu73 If my wife caught me in Bed with Jasper she'd be heartbroken and cry out "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ALEX WARD WAS COMING OVER???".
Right!
Do we have to pay dues to make this an official fanclub.?
😕
Thanks for being so conscientious about your own potential doom. Man, Jason always manages to crack me up 😄.
For such a serious tale, it's sooo hilarious a lot of the time.
jasper making deals with his beast, RED FLAG!
Archangel was normally more subtle than this. Explicit mention of mortals, ghouls, and nosferatu seems unlikely for mortals to misconstrue...
Ya I thought about that too!
Whatever she is, she is going to get hunted down and killed by all sects. Unless she is part of the Inquisition or hoping to get their protection.
Yeah there must be some agenda there, but I find it hard to discern (a) which side is speaking and (b) what the agenda is.
@@elderjuniormaster The Inquisition always screw up on nomenclature: she is Kindred for sure.
The Lasombra were always close to the catholic church. You should ask yourself if the clan is able to weaponize some believers in to something like a inquisition and play them against their enemies.
Or which other clan could have done that?
43:00 I love how they do the voices for the Beast in the character's heads. It's like they're driving a car and for each of them there's a psychopathic bloodthirsty child bouncing in the back seat asking if they can go to McDonalds.
The story teller is def the showman. I would love to have him do the job on a Call of Cthullu game!
Thank you and I do really enjoy running Call of Cthulhu, too! (and DnD!)
@@JasonCarl please grace us with more
@@JasonCarl PLEASE! I was dying to see a Call of Cthulhu table with you. I was thinking about this these days. Hope it happens.
@@JasonCarl I run all of those as well. WoD 2nd Ed is my favorite system to run and play on
Welp so much for a nuetral zone.
Also the Lasombra that made a John snow reference is my new favorite vamp.
I definitely thought he was talking about Hogan's Heroes.
"I know nothing. I know nothing! I KNOW NOTHING!"
@@quinnsinclair7028 Yeah, I figured that too.
Nelli G is the best character! I absolutely love how she's playing her, smart, capable and fashionable ;D!
Fashionable? I mean, if you enjoy wearing train wrecks, sure..
I know, I know, people have different tastes and all.. but Nelli has always been way to gaudy for me.
She's awesome and we are super lucky to have the very talented Cynthia Marie playing her! :)
@@JasonCarl of course it wouldnt be as good without you either Jason Carl, you're setting the mood and atmosphere, the characters etc. You're extremely talented, and Im glad you're the game master. :)
40:25 loved this line :D "than you for being so consciences about your own potential doom" XD
Mark
"Victors my dad"
Jason rolls dice. Oh noes.
I get to the end amd im proven right.
I just commented something very similar. Despair
Truly, he was dead the second Annabelle decided to be honest.
Jasper: *sets up and goes on dates*
The coterie: "Did you have fun on your date?"
Jasper: "Wasn't a date"
More swagger in this one Nosferatu, than in most Ventrue I've seen
Thank you Jason Carl for a master class on how frightening and cool and deadly the Lasombra can be. I plan on introducing them into my own chronicle and I am definitely taking some notes on how you played up their survival mindset, their arrogance, and their powers. I used to be a Tremere diehard but in V5 make mine Lasombra!
You are actually pretty safe swimming with sharks. Don't panic and don't be bleeding and you can boop the sharks away generally easy.
Zachary Hawley I just imagine an underwater jasper booping sharks.... *BOOP*
I miss this comedian. ua-cam.com/video/DhzzyM9_PvQ/v-deo.html
And that's assuming the sharks are brash enough to approach you. Any injury in the wild could be a death sentence so sharks tend to be pretty cautious.
And if things get terribly tense, rotate them.
All vampires have an ocean of blood on their hands at all times.
Rewatching for the 5th time... Why has this not been made into a full television series!? Im slowly gaining appreciation for jason carls talent... All thos characters. Masterfull control. This man should be writing novels. I knew nothing about TTRPGs and now im watching all the different vampire games and even some dnd. Thank you mr carl for making this world accesible for thos of use late to the game
that inquisition SWAT guy with the templar sword was 100% awesome!! i didn't imagine the FBI taking a more "medieval" aproach to the hunting
The "Second Inquisition" has learned a few things about vampires in recent years....
@@JasonCarl i love all the set up for this second inquisition, it reminds players that regular mortals can be even more scary and dangerous than kindred, something that i feel has been a little tone down in previus editions of the game. i do wish to know Mr Jason if there are future plans to do a "Chicago by Night" in the future after the sabbat manual gets released and if you will be willing to be the story teller for that chronicle? because that would be amazing!
Cool episode. A painful reminder that some clans are almost impossible to beat. I think the characters were lucky that the Lasombras had other targets than them.
Thank you for another episode! I really wish these were an hour longer because they are that good. Props to Jason Carl for being a wonderful storyteller as well as the actors and actresses who do a fantastic job of playing their characters. The addition of the archangel radio host is also a great touch. (Deb of Night comes to mind. ;-))
Thank you, and thanks for watching! If they were an hour longer our live streams would end at midnight and I would be zzzzzz.... ;)
I love how Jason Carl can step in when someone isn't there or a New Character comes along and he can change his voice to create a New Character. I love All of the Actors in this.
Jason Carl let me correct him we don’t want the episodes to be an hour longer but we would like more episodes per season =)
@@Mike86boy okay, I'll see what can be done. :)
Jason Carl you are the man. FYI this is the first episode I seen live on twitch. My friend recommended it while we were playing online games. This episode was so good that I took the time to watch every episode on UA-cam and or the podcast like the wondercon episode. Amazing work! I am finally caught up and can’t wait to finish the epilogues to be ready for season 4 when it drops.
“Thank you for being so conscientious about your own potential doom.” Most excellent Mr. Carl.
Mark's actor is honestly killing it, I feel like I understand Mark and Annabelle's relationship so much better now that he's playing that role. I also love Eliza Pearl's performance, that mix of trained agent whenever danger is afoot, but slightly awkward and quiet 'lost puppy' look the rest of the time is hard to pull off well, and she did a great job
I have to say, Mark's taste in shirts is truly awful. Can Nelli please sort that out for me I'd be very grateful.
It's in the Vamili...
Nelli should give him some pointers.
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she is part of the leather jacket clan, fashion never gonna be a strong point XD
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@@marcoboscarol2420 you’re thinking of Annabelle
One mouthing of the words "Bad guys be careful" would have helped. Also, I do love Jason's portrayal of their Beasts. Reminds me of something from the latest Scream-no spoilers offered.
Eventually, Victor needs to establish that he *is* a baron, whether people want to treat him like one or not.
So very happy to be getting another episode of #LAByNight. I love all of the #Vamily, but Jason Carl's mastery of the storytelling arts is what truly makes these episodes shine even brighter. Every episode is better than the one before!!!
Mr. Carl. Your timing and storytelling skill is amazing!!!
Wow, thank you!
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I bet you were an amazing DM/GM.
@@crownprince76 Not were, are.
@@elcamp3 I'm speaking of back in the day D&D and gaming. Not recent.
Its almost as if kindred would just follow the most important rule of "Do Not Break The Masquerade" then a lot of these problems wouldn't be happening.
Finally some harsh consequences for Annabelle playing hero in a world of darkness. Excited for the upcoming character development!
Club Maharani: a place for thrillseekers from every shadow. Even moonwalkers.
Never trust a turncoat. Those foul Lasombra who have betrayed the noble Sword of Cain in the face of Gehenna to save their own skins will surely turn on their new "masters" as well. *angry Sabbat noises* Great and suspenseful episode and wonderful work by Jason Carl, the players and the background crew. :)
Could you vent any more of your complaints? I’m very *inquisitive* about this subject.
Angry sabbat noises... Pshaw. Theres a reason the Sabbat are circling the drain.
Liase with the childer of Gratiano and you will reap nothing but betrayal. Honour is kept by those who still serve the clan founder.
Try being a Lasombra antitribu in the Cam and seeing these asswipes coming over. They better pray Montano doesn't survive the beckoning.
@@tkschaaf7096 not to mention being upstaged by them 😂😂
2:41:23 Is it just me, or does the crackle of skin being eaten away by acid sound a lot like a slide whistle?
Woooorp.
Eew.
This reminds me of burning wet wood. Sometimes the bigger pieces make a small whistling sound.
This was a great episode. I've never participated in a role-play before but I know Jason Carl has set a bar that would be difficult for anyone to match.
It is interesting how Victor was talking about how he claimed domain, extended hospitality to Aurora and boasted to her face how Ventrue didn't kill their patriarch. I felt like she was thinking "You anarchs are the same as the camarilla, just unorganized". Mb it could have gone much better had they known her motivation...
#DanceLessonsForChelsea
Aurora's comment about Ruling in Hell was absolutely BRILLIANT, & delivered exceptionally well by Jason!
You can tell they're kind of disdainful of the Camarilla but the Anarchs? Even worse.
"Was that Aurora or...?" "No, that was me." Im dead xD
"this is all my fault" , Annabelle... "yep" , Jasper.. Fucking classic!!
1:42:16 damn Victor is so clever in this episode love it XD
LMAO.... Belle: " This is all my fault!" - Jasper: ....Sigh... "Yeah." Classic! What were you doing bringing your ghoul into that pit of vipers? What did you expect would happen?
It’s funny how far people will leap in order to blame Annabelle for everything. When did she bring Mark into the club? He showed up without telling anyone, then told Chelsea that Victor was his dad while they were surrounded by other kindred (not blaming him either, he’s new) Annabelle’s only fault is that she turned him into a ghoul in the first place, but she did it with both permission and, in my opinion, a good reason.
@@mk6930 even then, Victor also specifically said that Mark could be targeted because of who his father was. “That’s a conversation for tomorrow night” should really be more within the coterie’s lexicon. Also, Victor let him know he was allowed to be there!
@@mk6930 She's been told 8 times and has experienced examples. Early in her vampire career even. And she keeps being a sniveling bratty hypocritical failure of a pacifist dreamer about it.
Was... was that a SWAT guy leaning on a two-handed sword there at the end?
I have so many questions.
Second Inquisition. The sword is metaphorical.
Sunshine powered claymore? Victor may have called it in season 1 XD
Vampires are known to shrug off bullets. Nobody shrugs off decapitation.
Maladjester
*AA-12 with Dragon Breath rounds wants to know that vampire’s location*
@@EriIaz Flamethrowers. Nothing is hotter than Flamethrowers.
@51:00. Ominous rolling of the dice by Jason. Is that the Grim Reaper I see standing behind Mark....or is it Aurora 😉.
I love this series. I look forward to it every week. But I have a bone to pick.
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Vampires: If you're going to be monsters, BE monsters when you're dealing with other monsters. Especially when your very unlives are on the line.
You KNOW the Scourge WILL kill. You know the Scourge WILL torture. Asking the Scourge about it's feelings, motivations and such IN COMBAT is tantamount to trying to negotiate with an alligator...or in this specific episode's title, a Shark.
Pull. The. Trigger. You are - in fact - at WAR. So if you're going to put a knife to the throat of a Scourge - USE it.
Don't cry, argue, or have an existential crisis. Stop fighting among yourselves. This is an ex-Sabbat killer. It won't afford you the luxury of having a good cry before it just ends you. BE the anarch leader you're supposedly propped up to be. BE the modern mobster you're supposed to be. BE the spy you're supposed to be. BE the "bad man from your past".
Because if you don't, best get a shop-vac ready, because you'll fill it with the ashes of those you care about - the other side will NOT suffer your delay. They'll act. They already have. They tried burning you out of your haven. Hunters abound. There's TWO Scourges. A new Sheriff. They'll clean up your allies. Eva will die. Mark will die. Chelsea will die. The Weird Sisters will die. Everyone will die. And you'll likely cry right up to the point where you'll die too.
I'm starting to root for the Scourge. She's charming, courageous, daring, and has zero issue with taking care of business. There's no puffery backed up by mortal soldiers, false titles of leadership, sowing of doubt from within or unneeded drama.
She's why the Ivory Tower will win unless there's some sort of narrative armor. She's why the Lasombra were (and still are) feared. Time for the Anarchs to nut up.
Vivat Lasombra.
Standing ovation.
Agree. Nelli should've definitely tried to slit Aurora's throat. But hey, all the failing is what makes it fun to watch imo
Vivat Lasombra.
You know...as scary as the Lasombra are...at least it's not a Tzimisce or a City Gangrel. Coyotes are freaking terrifying.
Yeah when "swimming with sharks" the coterie need to learn to be the sharks. They want to play the "if I don't make a solid decision or exert power everything will just level out peacefully" but to lead you need to make decisions and make them happen not just say "can't we just bee cool" and strive for neutral.
1:56:40 Really enjoying Annabelle's evolution of late. She's gone from annoyingly self righteous to slowly learning the benefits and costs of her approach to things.
Well, Jasper, as always, protecc others by cost of his own life
Aurora is everything that is exquisite about rol playing 10/10 Jason, such a magnífica interpretación de un Lasombra.
I need the OST for this series. So much of the music makes me feel things, and then there's the club music that is just a bop.
Mark immediately shaking his head at his dad's dancing xD
Does he dance like Carlton? ;)
The whole archangel thing is so great. Can't wait to find out more about them!
Nooooo Jasper nooo! My heart can't take much more.
What an astounding episode! Jason Carl, you have outdone even your wonderful self! I didn't even know one could reach those levels of storytelling mastery, not to mention the perfectly dark slickness of Aurora. Been missing a meaningful and direct villain's presence since Chaz was given his final death but that Lasombra takes the cake! You are an inspiration to us all aspiring storytellers and the way you handle the multiple interesting characters is unsurpassed. Also, strong appreciation for a marvellous duality of suspense in both parts of the episode - the slow, methodical and psychological "bright" part and the fast-paced, desperate "dark" part. The coterie has been dealt a meaningful blow, both to their crew and their morale. This is were Camarilla has finally shown "ok, now we get serious". Wow, just wow!
1:07:30 For a second there Chelsea had that "So y'all freaky like that" look on her face lmao 💀
jasper is easily the best part of all these videos ;D
I have not written this for a long time - Nelli G u are beautiful Vampire :D
I commented on this, last episode. The sound is much improved; though Archangel was a little soft. Thank You.
Jason you still rock as GM and Nelli Is hands down my Favorite in this series. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, on behalf of the incredible Cynthia Marie (Nelli G!) and me. :)
40:28 Yeah an honest Ventrue. Mr Walters please stop, ya making us like Ventrues which I would never have thought possible my guy 😀
Love this show! Again, I love how they tell and carry this story. This is true co-operative story telling.
Yeah I love Jason style storytelling, actually I just love how the whole manner of this shows conducted. So I like watching Matt Mercer but I enjoy Jason Carl and the players way more.
Chelsea is so beautiful!
Damn it I can't wait till the next one! So many memories when I used to have people to play with.
Tell you what, this entire episode-so far-feels like one long intricate dance 🙂.
La Sombra scourge referencing Hogan's Heroes is so on brand. Shows his age too.
Great show from the mid 60's
And I love that Ishii and Annabelle immediately thought of Jon Snow from GoT. Love the dichotomy.
When Erika leans into the mic
"Slight, or oversight?"
Am I watching Gossip Girl?
Really expected Aurora to have a flip phone since ya know lasombras and touch screens don't get along lol