Three chronicles
- Bridgeport by Night — Bound by Blood and Caine
- New Haven by Night — After Dark
- Silent Sound by Night — Phantasmagoria Island
House rules, written so you can find them at 1 a.m.
The Dark Colony Codex is the living house-rules wiki for Bound by Blood and Caine. Combat on Discord, character generation, sanctuary add-ons, and the island that does not want to be found.
Start with Rule One36 articles · Revised 22 May 2026
OOC
Don’t be a dick
Wheaton’s Law outranks Caine. The table stays a healthy space even when the night does not.
OpenXP
160 at generation
12 / 10 / 8 a month on the sliding scale. In-clans first. Merits cost double in XP.
OpenDiscord
1 win · 2 tie · 3 loss
d3 for PvE. Rock / paper / scissors for PvP. Defender wins ties and loses the trait.
OpenPvP
Email before midnight
No mid-game declarations unless Monomacy. Scene lock is immediate. Staff is not DMs.
OpenPinned
The pages people actually open
Characters
Character Creation
LotNR generation, 160 build XP, in-clans first, and the monthly XP scale.
Combat
Combat for Dummies
Discord d3, PvE successes, ability retests, and why we do not run LotNR chops on Discord.
Mechanics
Disciplines
House rulings on Animalism through Vicissitude, including Majesty as line of interaction.
Chronicle
Expectations
Nine standing rules for sitting in Dark Colony territory. Read them before you sign in.
Mechanics
House Actions
Golden rule, Rule of 4 but Never 6, overbid, surprise, carrier attacks, and true names.
Chronicle
How to Join and Participate
Discord first, sheet to staff, Haller for new characters, item cards before they hit the table.
Procedures
Interacting with BBC
PvP requires email. No soft proxy. Do not DM staff on Discord.
Combat
PvP Procedure
Email before midnight the night before. Scene lock. 72 hours for sheets. Discord within 14 days.
Chronicle
Rule Number One
Don’t be a dick. Wheaton’s Law is the only law that outranks Caine.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Locale anonymity, sanctuary size, business ownership, and pooling growth inside the diocese.
Omnibus Timeline
Season 0
Short plots, loose ends, and the road to Season 1 in January 2027. The dated log is the 2026 Timeline.
The Silent Sound
Silent Island
Three counties, a city that swallows history, and a sister island that pretends it is two worlds.
Mechanics
Thaumaturgy and Necromancy
Ritual windows, free pre-game casts, mind-affecting paths, wards, and path-by-path rulings.
Characters
Totally Not Character Classes
Sabbat archetypes that award free backgrounds at creation. One per character, Haller sheets only.
Browse
Chronicle
Staff, conduct, and how to sit down at the table.
Omnibus Timeline
Season 0 and the dated 2026 log.
Procedures
Sign-in, teaching, downtime, and PvP paperwork.
Characters
Creation, XP, archetypes, and paths.
Combat
Discord d3, threat colors, and PvP procedure.
Mechanics
Actions, abilities, merits, disciplines, blood magic.
Sanctuary
Locale anonymity, size, and haven add-ons.
Mixed Genre
Changeling, mage, wraith, and cross-splat rulings.
The Silent Sound
The island and the two dioceses.