Play Status

Play Status

Play status refers to whether or not a kind of creature, clan, or power is available to players for their new characters. DC by Night is a fairly fluid game, so the rules here are not final, but if you want to play a character that deviates from them, you'll have to talk it over with the Admin.

Status Options

There are three play statuses:

• Open: This means that the clan/power is freely available for players to build into their character.

• Restricted: This means that the clan/power may be available if you discuss your ideas with the Admin. Things are generally Restricted because they're overly powerful, too rare to be played casually, or are already over-represented in the game, so there is no guarantee you will be approved, but it never hurts to ask!

• Closed: This means that the element in question is not available for players to use. Things are usually put on Closed status because they are game-breaking, or because there are just too many people doing them already.

If you have an absolutely incredible idea for something that is on Closed status and you feel certain Admin will agree, feel free to pitch it anyway, but don't be surprised if it isn't approved!

Creature Types

Demons

All demon characters are currently on Closed status, due to being too powerful when compared to other characters already in the game and in need more specific storytelling as a result. The table below represents the play statuses that will be in effect should demons become playable again in the future.

Demon Houses by Play Status
Open	Asharu	Lammasu	Rabisu
Restricted	Annunaki	Namaru	Neberu
Closed	Earthbound	Halaku	Nephilim

Fairies

Fairies are playable within limits; for the most part, only Changelings and occasional chimerae are playable, with the True Fae and similar monstrosities staying firmly in the Dreaming where they belong. Keep in mind a fairy's unique needs when planning a new character, as many of them have a very hard time operating in human society.

Fairy Kiths by Play Status
Open	Boggan Canotili Eshu Fu Hsi Hanuman	Heng Po Kachina Nanehi Nocker Nyan	Oba Pooka Redcap Satyr Sidhe	Sluagh Tanuki Thought-Crafter Troll
Restricted	Ali'i Chu-Ih-Yu Chu Jung Clurichaun Ghille Dhu Goblin Hana Hou-Chi	Inua Kahuna Kokua Komuko Korred Memegweshi Merfolk Morganed	Nümüzo'ho Ogre Piskie Pu'gwis River Hag Rock Giant Selkie Suijen	Surem Swanmane Tunghat Water Baby Wichtel Wolpertinger Yunwi Amai'yine'hi Yunwi Tsundsi
Closed	Acheri Aithu Aonid Beastie Bodach Boggart Bogie Feral Chimera Fir-Bholg Fuath	Ghast Glome Huaka'i Po Kelpie Keremet Kubera Lurk Mandragora Mannikin	Moirae Monster Murdhuacha Naraka Narvosa Nasty Night Hag Nocnitsa Ondine	Paroseme Severtal Skinwalker Solimond Spriggan Sprite Underbumble Urban Legend Weeping Wight

Ghosts

Unlike most other supernatural creatures, ghosts are largely Open for play within the statuses below. Keep in mind that ghosts are often unable to affect events in-game, even to communicate with others, and may therefore be frustrating characters without a solid story in mind.

Ghost Guilds by Play Status
Open	Artificer Chantuer	Harbinger Masquer	Oracle Pardoner	Sandman Usurer
Restricted	Alchemist Haunter Mnemoi	Monitor Orphan-Grinder Proctor	Puppeteer Risen	Solicitor Spook
Closed	Apparition Carpet Crawler Chitter Chupacabra Clapper Collector Dog-Spider Doppelganger E-Demon Eunuch Ferrymen	Fetch Friendly Angel Frightener Gatherer Gemini Haint Hawg Hekatonkhire Irrumo Jason Kuei	Lawgiver Leech Lost Boy Malfean Mortwright Nephwrack Nothing Omophagia Outflyer Pasiphae Reaper	Ribbon Cutter Shade Shepherd Sparagmoi Spectre Hound Spite Rat Spreader Stripling Swarm Globe Syren

Kuei-Jin

All Kuei-Jin characters are currently on Restricted status, due to being capable of causing severe upset and overbalance among the majority of other player characters. The table below represents the play statuses that will be in effect should Kuei-Jin become freely playable again in the future; in the meantime, feel free to ask Admin if you're interested in playing one

Kuei-Jin Dharma by Play Status
Open	Bone Flower Devil-Tiger	Resplendent Crane	Thousand Whispers	Thrashing Dragon
Restricted	Cerulean Veils	Godling	Rising Phoenix	Seeker of the Inward Way
Closed	Akuma	Chih-Mei	Scorpion Eater	Ten Thousand Screams

Mortals

Mortals are, for the most part, open for play for anyone, but exceptions exist in the table below. Keep in mind that while mortals are easy to play due to their lack of powers and ubiquity across the world, they're also easy to see fall prey to the many dangers of the World of Darkness, and characters often do not survive (or at least don't survive in their original form) for very long.

Mortals by Play Status
Open	Animal	Ghoul	Human	Imbued
Restricted	Kinfolk Mage	Revenant Sorcerer	Vozhd	Witch-Hunter
Closed	Faithful	Fomori	Kinain	Thrall

Mummies

All mummy characters are currently on Closed status, due to their very specific story needs and incompatibility with several plotlines already in progress. The table below represents the play statuses that will be in effect should mummies become playable again in the future.

Demon Houses by Play Status
Open	Kher-Minu Khri-Habi	Pachamallki Sakhmu	Sefekhi	Wu Feng
Restricted	Chasimallki Intimallki	Mesektet Uchumallki	Udja-Sen	Xian Lung
Closed	Apepnu	Asekh-Sen

Shapeshifters

The play statuses below refer to creating new shapeshifter characters; existing characters remain in play as they are, regardless of their status.

Demon Houses by Play Status
Open	Bastet	Garou	Nuwisha	Ratkin
Restricted	Ananasi Apis Corax Gurahl	Hakken Kitsune Lutra Mokolé	Nagah Nezumi Quilio	Rokea Same-Bito Squaman
Closed	Aarang Ajaba Alco Anurana Ao Bird King Bristlecreeper	Brucus Bunyip Camazotz Formicii Grondr Isopo Kerasi	Kumo Lizard King Misiquo Murex Portellua Pouch King Qyrall	Samsa Tenea Tengu Thyrsi War Wolf Yeren Zhong Lung

Due to their global dominance, there are more distinctly different breeds of Garou and Bastet than other groups; both have additional play statuses available below.

Bastet Breeds by Play Status
Open	Bagheera Bubasti	Khan	Pumonca	Simba
Restricted	Balam	Qualmi	Swara
Closed	Ceilican	Hellcat	Khara

Vampires

The play statuses below refer to creating new vampire characters; existing characters will not be raptured out of existence if they happen to belong to a Closed group. Note that all bloodlines, due to their rarity and unusual powers, are considered either Restricted or Closed.

Vampire Clans by Play Status
Open	Brujah Gangrel Lasombra Antitribu	Malkavian Nosferatu Toreador	Tremere Ventrue	Caitiff Thin-Blooded
Restricted	Ahchinkxat Akunanse Annunaku Assamite Aswang Cipactli Baykosh Followers of Set Giovanni	Guruhi Ishtarri Jiang Shi Kalku Karai Pyhare Lasombra Lëpweokàn Lostundo	Maxinkwelësëwakàn Nagloper Osebo Ravnos Shango Titlacahuan Tzimisce Unhudo Xi Dundu	Brujah Antitribu Gangrel Antitribu Malkavian Antitribu Nosferatu Antitribu Pander Toreador Antitribu Ventrue Antitribu
Closed	Ærquic Akhud Canda Bhanu Cappadocian Ceceya En	Les Gens Libres Iltani Jharana Kinnaree Lygos Naditu	Nhang Penanggalan Pishtaco Rakshasa Salubri U'tlun'ta	Assamite Antitribu Ravnos Antitribu Salubri Antitribu Serpents of the Light Tremere Antitribu Tzimisce Antitribu

Vampire Bloodlines by Play Status
Restricted	Ahriman Amara Havana Ananke Bonsam Courtier Coyote	Daitya Damballahn Danava Dunsirn Magi Mariner	Mayarap Nahualli Nkulu Zao Pisanob Putanesca Ramanga	Rosselini Samedi Tlacique Twice-Cursed Viper Vizier
Closed	Abomination Adroanzi Anavashra Anda Angellis Ater Anubi Anvari Apollinaire Azaneali Azerkatil Baali Bekaak Blood Brothers Bohagande Burakumin Bushi	Calacas Children of Osiris Cihuateteo Coconeh Pochtli Coyote Cuetlachtli Daughter of Cacophony Dhampir Dracul Eloi Gaki Gargoyle Glyconite Gorgon Harbinger of Skulls	Impundulu Khaibit Kiasyd Kin-Slayer Koldun Kuufukuji Lamia Lhiannan Maeghar Malintzin Matasuntha Mla Watu Nagaraja Nepheshim Nephilim Nictuku	Noiad Nomad Phuri Dae Qedeshah Sotoha Sta-Au Taifa Telyav Tianpàn Usiri Volgirre Wu Zao Xiao Xotoli Zoidon

Philosophies

Morality Paths

The play statuses below apply both to characters wishing to start the game on a path, and to characters who are already in play and wish to change their existing one. Keep in mind that changing morality paths is very difficult and dangerous, and that characters must spend a considerable amount of time and effort just to attempt to do so.

Powers

Vampire Disciplines

The play statuses below apply only to characters wishing to learn these disciplines if they are not native to their clan or bloodline. If your character's clan or bloodline already has access to a discipline, you can assume that it is Open for you.

Note that, while Celerity, Fortitude, and Potence are all Open for characters, DCbN maintains a house rule that no non-elder character may possess all three

Disciplines by Play Status
Open	Animalism Auspex	Celerity Dominate	Fortitude Obfuscate	Potence Presence
Restricted	Abombwe Alchemy Caiman Chinamasqua	Dementation Mismiña Nightmare Obtenebration	Protean Pukllana Quietus Serpentis	Tezcatl Vicissitude Yvate
Closed	Ayalal Bardo Bhumisparsa Carrefour Chimerstry Continence Countermagic Daimonion Deimos Embrocation Flight Getsumei	Hypnagogia Kai Kamen Kingjan Maleficia Melpominee Mengilai Mytherceria Nahdad Nburu Nepenthe Nereos	Nihilistics Obeah Ocelotl Omaxac Pukamani Rift Sakti Pata Sanguinus Shihai Spiritus Striga Sublunario	Succubism Suikast Sunnikuse Temporis Tenure Thanatosis Valeren Visceratika Vitiate Xinyao Xuhuan

Note that all Combination Disciplines are considered Restricted (if the disciplines being combined are either Common or Restricted) or Closed (if any of the disciplines being combined are Closed).

Blood Sorcery

The play statuses below apply only to characters wishing to learn a path of blood sorcery that is not native to their clan or bloodline; all the usual rules about who is able to learn any form of blood sorcery apply. If your character's clan or bloodline already has access to a form of blood sorcery, you can assume that it is Open for you.

Blood Sorcery by Play Status
Open	Anarch Sorcery	Necromancy	Thaumaturgy
Restricted	Akhu Dur-An-Ki	Mortis	Sadhana	Vodoun
Closed	Dark Thaumaturgy Koldunism	Nahuallotl Ogham	Sielanic Sorcery Sihr	Wanga

Since there are multiple paths and specialties within most blood sorceries, additional tables are provided below for their play status, as well. Keep in mind that just because, say, Necromancy is Open does not mean that every possible Necromancy path is. The "default" path that a player character taking a particular kind of blood sorcery starts with is marked with an asterisk (*).

Forms of blood sorcery with fewer than ten discrete paths (for example, Mortis or Sihr) are not represented on the tables below; consider their paths equally possible unless otherwise noted. Some blood sorceries may only have Restricted or Closed status paths; such powers are rare enough to be unlikely to appear in normal gameplay.