Victoria by Night

***Victoria by Night*** is a game series ran by Dork Tales. It began airing bi-weekly on Thursday nights on August 27th, 2020 and concluded on March 25, 2021.

## Premise

***Victoria by Night*** follows the nightly activities of several of the younger vampires living on Vancouver Island in Canada. This small, elite domain has recently undergone a huge political upheaval that has left the city's entrenched power bases unstable.

## Cast and characters

#### **Player Characters**

* Chris Blogg as Mason Roy
* Naomi Byrch as Auna Westley
* James Gibson as Leopold von Ritter
* Wynter Swaluk as Nora Vale

#### **Victoria's NPCs**

* **Prince -** Ethan Cooke
* **Seneschal -** Akila Bashir (nicknamed Akila the Hun)
* **Herald -** Thomas Mornington
* **Master of Elysium -** Eva Won
* **Sheriff -** Gnash

#### **The Primogen Council**

**Brujah -** Vee Sandino

**Malkavian -** Brittany Ballard

**Nosferatu -** Arlin Morelli

**Toreador -** Everett George

**Tremere -** Ulysses Grimaldi

**Ventrue -** Lucille Harrington

#### **Recurring NPCs**

**Kindred**

**Mortals**

* Erica - Mason's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his son
* Jackson - Mason's 11 year old son, currently living in foster care
* Margo Roy - Mason's mother, who lives in a senior care facility
* Steve - Mason's oldest friend who never quit "the game" and remained as his underworld contact
* Candace Westley - Auna's aunt, a renowned archaeologist
* Tina Harper - one of Auna's best friends
* Charli Thommpson - one of Auna's best friends
* Anita Weldon - Leo's ex-girlfriend who still cares enough to check in at the wrong moment
* Phillipe Lacroix - one of Leo's old tutors, who is now his ghoul
* Sarah Anders - a traumatized young woman who Leo cares for out of a sense of guilt

**Kindred**

**Other creatures of the night**

## Production

### **Development**

Kelly Clark ran a test game of Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition on Christmas Eve, 2018 starring Christine Rattray, James Gibson, and Onyx Path writer Sam Young. It was a fun romp through Berlin that was played just for fun. Since then, Kelly had toyed with the idea of running a Vampire game set in Victoria, BC, but put it on the back burner while he focused on other projects.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kelly ended up having a lot more free time and started developing some ideas for a small chronicle. However, after enjoying several episodes of other actual play streams in the "by Night" universe (L.A., Vancouver, and Atlanta), he thought it would be fun to join the club. At present, Victoria by Night has no connected plots with these other streams, but the cast and crew are open to collaboration.

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The Twitch frame layout was designed by Michael Ilott, who plays Xan "the Plan" in Curse of Strahd.

Sound effects and ambient audio for the game is provided by Tabletop Audio.

The series opening theme, "A Different World by Night" by Nihilore, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

The series closing theme, "Vampires" by Wimps, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

### **Casting**

The initial casting process involved almost a dozen members of the Dork Tales team, with the final cast being chosen due to scheduling, passion for vampire, and chemistry with other cast members. The other team members may make appearances as NPCs.

Kelly is trying to find another project for these other team members, but he can only run so many games at once.

### **Filming**

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this series is recorded remotely over teleconferencing software.

The series broadcasts on a bi-weekly schedule, with some flexibility to allow for player lives and schedules.

The cast and crew hope to eventually film in the Dork Tales normal location, nicknamed Living Room Studios.

Hand-shot footage of Victoria, BC, was filmed by Kelly Clark and Katrina McGie for a trailer.

A costumed test run was recorded on August 20th, 2020 and released as a trailer on various Vampire the Masquerade groups.