MET LARP SRD

(This system replaces the one found on MET: VTM, page 98.) You maintain an Alternate Identity, complete with papers, birth certificates, or any other necessary documentation. This identity is normally applicable to the mortal populace, although it may be used to infiltrate supernatural groups, such as other clans, if you possess 4 or more dots of the background. You may buy this background multiple times, with each instance representing an entirely separate cover identity. Lineage merits may hinder any ability to successfully infiltrate other clans or supernatural groups, at the Storyteller’s discretion.

In order to determine if a character is using an Alternate Identity, you may choose to spend a number of downtime actions investigating a character you suspect of having an Alternate Identity, researching your target’s bona fides. After you have spent your chosen number of actions, make a challenge using your Mental attribute + Investigation skill versus the target’s Mental attribute + Subterfuge skill. If you succeed in this challenge, and you have spent a number of downtime actions equal to or greater than your target’s dots of that Alternate Identity, you discover the target character’s true identity. If you fail the test, if you have not spent a number of downtime actions that equal or exceed your target’s dots of Alternate Identity, or if your target is not using an Alternate Identity, the identity appears legitimate. Storytellers should conduct the test in secret to avoid indicating whether or not someone is using an Alternate Identity. In addition, a Storyteller should not tell a player in advance how many downtime actions are needed to thoroughly investigate someone, or if such an investigation is even warranted.

• Your identity is very shallow. You have a driver’s license or other minor documentation, and it can survive a perfunctory internet search. •• You have a well-grounded identity that could withstand the scrutiny of a minor criminal investigation. This might include birth certificates and social security numbers. ••• Your identity is very well established and will stand up to all but the toughest scrutiny. This persona has a long and believable history, including friends, family, and character witnesses. •••• Your identity is designed to infiltrate another clan or supernatural organization. At this level you’ve established a rudimentary identity as a new (or fairly new) member of the chosen organization. ••••• Your identity is a respected member of society; it holds powerful office in the mortal world or among your chosen supernatural group. You have a long and in-depth history, and your cover is solid. Note that this veracity doesn’t prevent your character from being “found out” if you make a mistake, and other players catch on.

Even the strongest Alternate Identity will fail if you can’t keep a secret, display proper etiquette for the identity, or if you are directly observed breaking your cover. While your cover story and paperwork can withstand inspection, some supernatural powers that directly examine you may lead to your alternate persona becoming compromised, at the Storyteller’s discretion. (New rules superseding MET:VTM, page 98 denoted in bold.)