Jade court

[Cdawgi]

If this question can be answered, that's awesome. If it can't, oh well, that sucks, but life goes on and no big deal.

Jim, if you read this, what information can I get about the Jade Court of vampires? I want my campaign to take place in my home town of Grand Forks, ND (just easier because everyone in my group grew up in the area. We know it well). UND campus has a very large number of exchange students from China.

If I can't be allowed that information, can I get some ideas thrown around as to why the Jade Court wouldn't have at least tried to gain a foothold of power in/around campus/Grand Forks?

Thanks in advance for anything!
Cindy

[Mrmdubois]

This really should be on the main board instead of the Resources board, they aren't making any new threads in that one.

In answer to your question all we have about the Jade Court is a lot of speculation so they can be doing anything any way you want.  One option that's been pretty well statted out is that instead of life force or blood they devour magic.  I think you can find examples on the generic NPC thread, write ups for their powers are probably on the custom powers list.

[Sanctaphrax]

I'm not Jim, but a few days ago I went hunting for DFRPG Jade Court stuff. Here are some links.

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,36142.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,31276.msg1334285.html#msg1334285
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,24065.0.html
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,19768.msg872179.html#msg872179
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,15947.msg737231.html#msg737231
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,22609.0.html

[jberger990]

I am also not Jim, however if you are trying to stat them in your game I have read a very interesting take on them. In a fan fiction, I know they usually suck but this one was actually of book quality, the author wrote the jade court as being able to cast natural veils and feed on memories;. The most powerful JCV could eat your memories as they were formed effectively stopping you from thinking, though the only one who was shown to do this was the Jade king. Culture wise they were both secretive and honorable, using their memory eating ability to eradicate any knowledge of their activities which is why so little is known about them. At least some of them seemed to hold to an altered form of bushido.

EDIT: in case anyone was wondering the the first "novel" of the fanfiction this was taken from is called broken mirror, and it does feature the jade court.

[Vargo Teras]

I am also not Jim, however if you are trying to stat them in your game I have read a very interesting take on them. In a fan fiction, I know they usually suck but this one was actually of book quality, the author wrote the jade court as being able to cast natural veils and feed on memories;. The most powerful JCV could eat your memories as they were formed effectively stopping you from thinking, though the only one who was shown to do this was the Jade king. Culture wise they were both secretive and honorable, using their memory eating ability to eradicate any knowledge of their activities which is why so little is known about them. At least some of them seemed to hold to an altered form of bushido.

I like this. Memory-eating is distinctly different from both blood-drinking and emotion-drinking, it lets them prey on perfectly normal mortals yet still be scary to supernaturals, and it creates a very different set of logical expansions to their powers (namely, that with power, memories could be learned instead of simply consumed, plus aforementioned utility of eating specific memories).

[Cadd]

That... was a really cool take on vampirism! I like it!

What weaknesses did the author give them?

[Lavecki121]

All I can picture now is the Silence from Dr Who.

[jberger990]

Cadd: If I remember right, and it has been a while, they were pretty weak physically, about the same level as a human with comparable conditioning. I'm sure they had an actual weakness but I can't seem to remember it.

[bobjob]

I am also not Jim, however if you are trying to stat them in your game I have read a very interesting take on them. In a fan fiction, I know they usually suck but this one was actually of book quality, the author wrote the jade court as being able to cast natural veils and feed on memories;. The most powerful JCV could eat your memories as they were formed effectively stopping you from thinking, though the only one who was shown to do this was the Jade king. Culture wise they were both secretive and honorable, using their memory eating ability to eradicate any knowledge of their activities which is why so little is known about them. At least some of them seemed to hold to an altered form of bushido.

EDIT: in case anyone was wondering the the first "novel" of the fanfiction this was taken from is called broken mirror, and it does feature the jade court.

I remember this fanfiction. Out of all that I'd read, it was one of the better stories.

Edit: Here's the story: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5430338/1/Broken-Mirror

[Elkhorn]

In our campaign (Dresden Files: Dallas), our GM borrowed from various Asian mythologies to come up with his version of the Jade Court, and it's awesomely creepy and way different than the other flavors of vampire:

http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/dfd/wikis/jade-court

Anyway, we're all open to other groups utilizing our content if you like it, so feel free to poke around (and if you like/use the content, be sure to favorite the campaign - we're pretty proud of the work we've done as a group).

[Sanctaphrax]

Want me to add your Jade Court interpretation to the list?

[Wolfhound]

Yes please, that would be grand.

[Sanctaphrax]

Done.

I also picked up your Sponsored Magics while I was at it...they'll go onto the relevant list next update, unless you object.

[Wolfhound]

No objections at all, feel free.

[Wordmaker]

Memory-feeding is an awesome idea. Very sinister and creepy. I may yoink that for my own campaign...