ON BEING SOCIAL

Some Tremere leave behind academia and magical learning, or simply never really cared for them. They don't find what they want in terms of power and glory from musty old books or a test tube. Why study so hard when all you have to do is say the right things to the right people.

For socalite Tremere, there is nothing as important as the stupidity of other LARPers. You should never underestimate their ability to swallow the shovel-loads of fecal matter you throw at them. Many of them will thank you for it too!

You will have a serious problem because of the aformentioned trust deficit with Tremere. There are three ways to go about dealing with this:
  1. The first, and easiest for historical reasons in Tucson, is to seem completely incompetent. Blubber a lot, and repeat yourself and insult people and then pretend you didn't know it would be insulting. At first people will hate you some, but after some time they'll just view you complacently as as the village idiot. They may begin to trust you, thinking you're abilities easy to take advantage of. This is when you spring the trap. Additionally, unless you feel pretty good about your roleplaying skills, think twice about this one. It's hard to keep up the first mask, let alone the 10 or so underneath it. And unfortunately, this only works until people figure out you're really hyper-competent. You should also be wary of seeming incompetent when your Clan is in trouble, if for nothing other than survival reasons.

  2. The second option is to earn someone's trust, admittedly harder and takes more time. You may have to do something to prove yourself to them. This may also be somewhat embarrassing, and deplete that healthy starting reserve of fear Tremere start out with. Perhaps most dangerously of all, you might start to care about them. Boon-mongering does not count, unless it involves learning dirty secrets that lead to a "peaceful co-existence."

  3. The third option is to distrust everyone else first. Reach a complete and total impasse. This ony works if you have the time to wait them out. Eventually, frustration will set in and they will have little option but to grant you some credit in terms of honesty. At this point you're allowed to think, "Geez, what a bunch of saps."

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