Territory Claims

The two types of territory ownership recognises two sources of “power” for a vampire:
*Status, hierarchy, acclaim, laurels. This type of power comes from being of a higher “rank” than other vampires, and requires somewhat general consensus from Kindred Society that you are higher up in the hierarchy.
*Blood, mortals, resources, protection. Blood is the main thing and everything else comes second. Vampire is a creature that revolves around getting blood. Blood comes from access to mortals. The Kindred with the most Blood has the most power.
The two types of control are called Claim and Clout. 
==Claim==
(Damnation City p.196) 
This type of control is defined in Damnation City, where domain comes from the Prince, who grants the control of his lands to Regents, who in turn grants lands to Vassals, who in turn have their own Tenants. Claim over a territory comes from interaction with Kindred society. In our city, which is run as a pseudo-communist regime, territory comes from the State. Kindred who have Claim over a territory are recognised and protected by Praxis laws.
==Clout==
The Canvassing roll represents the act of gaining Clout in a territory. This is where you meet all the mortal stakeholders, bribe, blackmail, intimidate, wine and dine your way to control over a territory. In other words, Clout in a territory comes from interaction with mortal society. The person with Clout will be the one pulling strings from the shadows. They have their fingers in all the pies. When there is a problem, this person will be in the best position to deal with it.
===Differences between Claim and Clout===
*One key thing to remember is that Claim involves no dice rolls. Clout is all about numbers and dice rolls. If you're unsure whether something is dealing with Claim or Clout, just ask, “Am I rolling dice?” If the answer is yes, you are most likely dealing with Clout. (this is with the exception of social rolls to convince a Kindred to give you their territory. You're rolling dice only for the social interaction.)
*Ghouls don't have Claim. They can only have Clout. This means that they are holding the territory in their Regnant's name. 
*Territory Consolidation only deals with Clout.
*Vassalage only deals with Claim.
===Interaction between Claim and Clout===
*Having Clout in a territory is a good reason for the Praxis to recognise your Claim.
*The Praxis may also grant you the territory first. You now have State-approved license to go canvass in that territory to gain Clout.
*A territory is considered to be in dispute if the Claim and Clout-owner do not agree. A territory in dispute provides none of the benefits and all of the disadvantages.
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