House Clarifications

Abilities

Players may choose one ability that can be bought up to 6 with XP. This is to set a character apart from the World Class that has fives in everything. Must get Storyteller approval. Lores are disallowed for this purpose. Do not request. Not negotiable.

Merits

All merits must be approved prior to adding them to your sheet.

Let’s avoid being THAT game

Vampire PCs may not benefit from Mage Wonders / True Magic items, or Treasures. Items that directly mimic printed thaumaturgy (or necromancy) powers or gifts from other splats are not allowed within Bridgeport.

V20 and tabletop content

Canon content without MET conversions provided by House Rules or a genre packet will not be allowed into play for player-versus-player interactions without expressed staff approval. Write-ups in a character’s notes for unsourced content are evaluated case by case. Submit write-ups with your sheets.

Custom content

Bridgeport allows custom content and will try to keep up with the disallowed list. That does not mean all custom content is allowable. Case by case.

Currently disallowed custom: Dragon’s Nap (Valeren: Path of the Warrior 2, Dominate 1), Will of the Heavens.

Crafting and demolition

See Dark Colony Crafting and Demolitions Rules.

Influence and background growth

We follow the same rules as the other Dark Colony games.

• Dark Colony Influence Guide
• Dark Colony Background Growth Rules

Background actions refresh monthly on the first of the new month.

Lores

All lore purchases must be approved by staff prior to adding them to your sheet. We do not allow lores over 6 for player characters.

Retainers and the like

Bridgeport uses Dark Colony’s Goon Rules. Players need express ST permission before they portray NPCs associated with their backgrounds.

Mixed genre

Aside from our own house rules, Bridgeport honors Dark Colony: Hartford’s Mixed Genre House Rules for cross-genre interactions: Changing Breeds, Mage, Changeling, Demon.