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Timeline - Lassen

This is a supplement to the History pages, a quick breakdown of the chronicle's timeline, including many events well prior to the beginning of the Chornicle itself. Hal did create an ACWOD google calendar some while back, but has more recently decided that something like this might be more accessible for the players regarding tracking what happened when, without having to keep digging back to 2011 in Google.

 

We’ve got detailed calendars, but I’m using this to nail down just what order certain things took place for continuity purposes, and to provide perhaps a more accessible format to view the order of events. In general, events in the history of this version of the World of Darkness are as in our own world in 2011 unless noted otherwise, though the mortal world’s history could well veer wildly off course from ours at that point. Time will tell...

 

This page details the events of the Chronicle from its beginning around Lassen Volcanic National Park through the end of Story 3, where the game transitioned from rural Northern California to Los Angeles. A big part of the purpose of this page is to reduce the amount of "continuity lockout" for new players that are interested in joining the game and want to do some quick catch-up on pertinent scenes, and also to help existing folks keep track of scenes written long ago.

 

See here for the main history page.

The backstory's timeline is here.

 

Story I - The Boiling Earth

 

See the Story 1 Archive Page for more detailed summaries.

  • A week or so previous: Marcus Blue Book I - detailing his backstory and trip down from Seattle. (blue book to Chapter 1)

  • A few days previous: Marcus Blue Book 2 - his arrival in Lassen area. (BB to chapter 2)

  • March 3, 2011 (Thursday) - Prelude Scene Log: Marcus- Marcus comes to the Boiling Earth, meets Guillermo etc.

    • Also, Linda’s 25th birthday. She takes advantage of the fact that she’s in Vegas at the time.

  • Somewhere in between: Zoe’s Introductory Scene (blue book to Chapter 1)

  • March 6, 2011 (Sunday)

    • Morning - Prelude scene Log: Boiling Earth Caern Bawn - Steve, Marcus etc.

    • 11:30 AM - Prelude Scene Log: Possessed - Linda discovers Amrita.

  • March 7, 2011

    • 10:30 AM - Chapter I A -

    • Afternoon - Chapter I B: A Camping Trip.

    • Evening - Camping, Amrita & Ashton - Shortly after the group has made camp, Ashton seeks out the frustrated Kami and starts getting to know her.

    • Night - Camping, Linda & Marcus -While Marcus is patrolling the area, Linda seeks him out in an effort to smooth a few things over.

    • Camping, Steve & the Mages - Steve does a bit of catching up with his erstwhile teammate Ody and he and Ashton size one another up a bit.

  • March 8, 2011

    • After midnight - Camping, Amrita & the GWs - Amrita and the Castaneda siblings have a talk that helps settle her start getting a little better feel for the Garou as a people, and shows her that some of them aren't quite crazy.

    • Scouting, Steve & Linda - In the deep of night, Steve and Linda sneak off to do a bit of preliminary scouting on and around Cinder Cone.

    • Early Pre-Dawn - Yoga Meditation Scene - Amrita centers herself

    • Morning - Chapter I C: Incoming! -

    • 8:30 AM - Chapter II: The Blighted Place -

      • Holding Down the Fort - Guillermo and Maria story vignette set while Steve and Marcus were getting their butts kicked in the Umbra.

      • Of Banes, Bindings and Bloodlust - Linda's sadistic side gets to come out and play as she takes care of the defeated Banes.

      • The Blighted Place - Amrita reaches an understanding of just what it is that she's up against.

    • 9 AM - Chapter III: The Scouring of Prospect Peak -

    • The Scouring - the session aftermath as seen through the eyes of Guillermo and Maria, and also a look at some of the sept leaders.

    • Meanwhile, Not Far Away - A cutscene showing what some NPCs were up to during the controlled burn on Prospect Peak. Posted during Boiling Earth V, but set during Boiling Earth III.

    • Blood and Stitches - a post-session scene where Linda stitches Steve back into one piece and he gives her some further orders.

    • The Pretanic Cross - A solo Linda blue book that overlaps portions of Blood And Stitches and the Amrita and the "aftermath" scenes (below)

    • Aftermath, Part 1 - Ashton and Amrita after the session

    • Aftermath, Part 2 - Part 2 of the same, with Linda on the phone.

    • Devices and Memories - a solo Ashton Blue Book set while Amrita's in the shower during section 2 of the Aftermath sequence of scenes.

    • Aftermath, Part 3 - Amrita and Ashton at the former's motel room, with Linda Lee guest starring. We find out what happens to our girls when they are drunk. Also: Mascara and panties.

    • Aftermath, Part 4 - Amrita and Ashton's scene, post-Linda.

    • Epilogue (From Aftermath) - The end of the Aftermath sequence.

    • 9:30 PM and on through next day - Chapter IV: Of Coming Together, and of Splitting Apart- Part A

  • March 9, 2011

    • 6 AM - The Kata - A short Ashton blue book.

    • 7:30 AM - Chapter IV: Of Coming Together, and of Splitting Apart - Part A, con’t

    • 7:30-11 AM - Steve’s Day Off - During Part A, While Linda's away, the mouse will play. Our resident half-dead Ragabash decides to go walkabout.

    • 11 AM - On the Sanitary Disposal of Nephandi - Solomon advises Ashton that he has called for a tribunal and discusses a new means of Gilgul that he has devised. After a time-skip of a few minutes for the "A Gift" scene (below), Ashton discusses with the others.

    • 11:30 AM - A Gift - Linda gives Amrita one of the Talens that she crafted on Prospect Peak.

    • Noon - Conversation On Wheels - This is the conversation between Linda and Steve in her van while driving back up to Boiling Earth that mostly got time-skipped over when the main scene was played.

    • Around 12:30 PM - Chapter IV: Of Coming Together, and of Splitting Apart - Part B -

    • 2-4:30 PM - Chapter V, Scene A: The Holy Place, Or The Strangely Brief Trial of Linda Lee - Steve, Linda and Amrita arrive at the Boiling Earth, and a certain cat is let out of the bag, and for some reason the elders do not dig nearly so deep into the truth as they might have done.

    • The Truth About Amrita Singh - (same time as end of scene A)

    • Rites of Glory, Of Shame and of Beginnings - A scene that starts out immediately after The Holy Place (Scene A) and thus concurrently with the start of Amrita's Truth scene (above), though it is far and away shorter, and transitions directly into the start of Scene B. Here Steve receives a Rite of Contrition and a Rite of Accomplishment for Glory but is needled for lack of Honor. Linda undergoes the Rites of Renunciation and Adoption, becoming Uktena Kinfolk.

    • 4:30 PM - Chapter V, Scene B: He'll Be Coming Down The Mountain When He Comes - After Linda has been inducted into the Uktena, Zoe finds Steve and proceeds to interrogate him about Los Angeles. Odysseus makes Science happen. Steve takes Zoe down the mountain to meet up with Odysseus and start planning for the next day. Guillermo finds them all. Also: Vodka.

    • 5:30 PM - Lovecraftian Research - Ashton solo scene where he tries to suss out what the Nephandi are up to.

    • You're Family Now - This is set just a short while after the rites scene, and is about Linda dealing with the emotional fallout of joining the Uktena tribe, and trying to learn how to belong.

    • 10 PM - No Indoor Plumbing - set at the end point of You're Family Now and The Truth About Amrita Singh. Amrita cockblocks Joseph Chases-the-Dream and discusses some very important matters with Linda.

  • March 10, 2011 (Thursday)

    • Morning - Coming Down the Mountain - Amrita and Linda. The two fight off a little chill together, discuss their circumstances and Amrita demonstrates her Verdant Gate for the first time in play.

    • A Day Off, Mostly - Amrita and Ashton, set immediately after Coming Down the Mountain, Above, and at the same time as a few of the other blue books below. Amrita and Ash's fast-developing relationship gets highlighted, and each learns more about the other as well as the World of Darkness in which they live.

    • Filling In the Blanks - Linda & Steve, set immediately after Coming down the Mountain, above and concurrently with A Day Off, Mostly. Steve collects Linda, debriefs her on her new Uktena status and what has been learned about Amrita, and they prepare and discuss strategies.

    • Ol' Three Tooth and Steve - Set immediately after the above, and still concurrent with A Day Off, Mostly. While Linda meditated, Steve did some hunting and further preparation for making Talens.

    • A Talking To - Set after the above, and immediately prior to the Shopping Scene below. Amrita and Steve have a serious discussion of the way ahead. For a given value of "serious". A certain degree of cooperation is agreed upon, but some serious disconnects remain.

    • 2-4 PM - Shopping Scene - Most of the troupe hit one of the local shopping centers, not quite a real mall. Steve steals half the building, Odysseus "admits" he's into steampunk and the others discuss some of their concerns about the whole thing. Plus: that clerk you've all seen at Radio shack.

    • Intimates - This is a side scene set during the mall scene, above. Linda and Amrita slip off from the others to have a little private girl-shopping time, and a rather awkward discussion ensues.

    • 4 PM - A Visit With White Feather - Steve, Linda, Amrita and Ashton go to White Feather's and deliver Burning-Mountain's message, and nearly go for each other's throats while they're at it. Some more information about HSL and Miles Cortin is obtained, and folks start figuring out their next step from there.

 

Story II - The Enemy of My Enemy

 

See the Story 2 Archive Page.

  • March 11, 2011

    • 9-11 AM - Chapter I: Who Rescues the Rescuers? (parts A & B)

    • Those Left Behind - Events at the Caern just after Linda and Amrita's departure

    • A Ghost of Our Making - Steve and Guillermo

    • Ambulance Driver - Ro drives the SUV that Linda stole from the slain Fomori while Linda examines Helen's injuries. Linda catches Ro up.

    • Driving - Amrita, Ashton and Odysseus headed for the Verbena Grove

    • First Responders - Steve, Guillermo and Maria

    • 11:30 AM - Chapter II: An Appeal of Alliance (A & B)

    • The Gang's All Here - Essentially just a continuation of the main chapter.

    • Random Acts of Science - An Odysseus/Linda blue book. Odysseus makes his Heisenberg Compensation Armor, mark I. Be afraid.

    • Allies and Ammunition - A Steve/Linda/Ashton/Amrita side scene set just after the other two above, leading in to the start of Chapter 3.

    • Calling Down the Rain - A side scene about the Lassen area's mages.

    • A Walk in the Woods - Amrita/Ashton, sometime between Allies and Ammunition and chapter 3.

    • Frisco and New York - Amrita & Ro

    • 12:30 PM - Chapter III: What Slumbers Beneath - The Battle of Cinder Cone begins.

    • Sniper Duel - Maria, Marco & White Feather.

    • Chapter IV: Operation Cancel Wake-Up Call

    • Story 2-4 Battle - The conclusion to Chapter 4.

    • Story 2-4 Epilogue - follows up on the preceding battle page, as the characters deal with the immediate aftermath of Steve's death and their hard-won victory.

    • The Battle of Cinder Cone - A cutscene showing the conflict atop the mountain through the eyes of Joseph Chases-the-Dream, concurrent with chapters 3-4 of this story.

    • Story 2-4 Transition - This is where Joseph and Wil link up with the group and Wil officially joins the narrative, and it's the bridge between the prior chapter and chapter 5.

    • Wil Background - Some backstory for the newest troupe member: Wil!

    • 3 PM - Chapter V.

    • Triage - Amrita & Linda

    • 4-8:30 PM - Chapter VI.

    • 4 PM - A Talk With Jimmy - Ashton, Odysseus and Jimmy. Good times.

    • Drive Home - Alexis, Wil and Guillermo's discussion in the car during the drive from Solomon's place back to the caern.

    • Sunset - Gathering For the Departed - At Tehama's Dish, the Garou and Mages say their goodbyes to their honored dead.

    • Night - Personal Effects - Linda and Joseph. After Ro and most of the Mages left the Bawn. Linda goes through Steve's things and decides what to do with them.

    • Dharma Talk - Amrita and Ashton talk out some difficult issues.

    • Late Night - A Dam Breaks - Ro and Joyce

  • March 12, 2011

    • Morning - ...With a Stick -- Wil's Fostern challenge. (Part one: part 2 is on the afternoon of the 13th.

    • A Time for Every Purpose -- Amrita and Linda.

  • March 13, 2011 (Sunday)

    • Text For Two - Amrita and Ashton, texting back and forth over the course of the 13th and 14th.

    • 1 PM - Bad News and Worse News - Linda and Ro in the exam room.

    • 3 PM - On a Short Leash - Linda and Amrita

    • Light at the End of the Tunnel - Amrita and Soaring Condor, under Cinder Cone. 
    • As is - Wil and the Ad hoc pack (Alexis, Guil) returning to the Cinder Cone.

    • Nesting - Ody and Linda. (was planned but never written)

    • Evening - Chasing the Dreamy - Linda and Joseph’s first date.

  • March 14, 2011 (Monday)

    • 2 PM - Grounds for Friendship --Amrita and Ro

    • The Mockery Curing Way - Amrita, Wil, Guillermo, Soaring condor and some nameless fomori.

 

Story III - Unfinished Business

 

See the Story 3 Archive Page.

  • March 15, 2011 (Tuesday)

    • Daytime - Clean Slates (before Chapter 1) - Ash and Ro at the Verbena Orchard before the party

    • (From sundown on) - Chapter 1 - Housewarming

    • Late night - Why Do You Scare Me?

  • March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)

    • The Truth Will Set You Free - Ro, Amrita & Linda

    • immediately after - It's Not the Litany - Amrita, Guillermo & Maria

    • Late Morning - Strength of the Wolf - Wil, Kijika, Guillermo & Maria

    • Getting Educated (Amrita & Henry Farsight. Roughly the same time as Strength of the Wolf)

    • I'll Always Have Your Back - Ody & Linda, roughly 2 PM. Bonus: Ody's backstory!

    • Confession - Amrita and Ashton (immediately after Getting Educated, above)

    • Afternoon - Under the Old Oak  - Ro and Ozy

    • Interviews, Promotions and Bonuses - The whole Garou pack. Wil completes his Fostern challenge, Kijika demonstrates his mad Theurge skillz and arranges for Wil to learn the Gift: Inspiration.

    • Forming A Pack  - The Garou pack is formally assembled and obtains the blessing of Sulis.

    • 8:30 PM - You Have to Find a Way - Amrita and Linda on the phone.

  • March 17, 2011 (Thursday)

    • Dawn - Every Time We Say Goodbye - Amrita & Ashton, now with musical accompaniment!

    • Unearthing Secrets - Ashton with guest appearance by Vox

    • The Last Descent - Amrita and Linda, on the way to Cinder Cone

    • No More Lies - (Linda and Joseph, immediately after The Last Descent. After a rather bumpy start to her confession, she reveals the truth of her condition to him)

    • I Smell Sex and Secrets - (The whole Garou pack, Joseph and Linda. This scene overlaps the latter part of No More Lies, and continues after that scene's end.)

    • The Sharing of Secrets - Amrita and Soaring Condor, immediately after The Last Descent and concurrent with No More Lies.

    • Truth and Consequences - Linda is turned over for a thorough grilling and interrogation by the elders, Amrita makes an impassioned plea on her behalf, and her fate is handed down.

    • Regrets and Sincerity -  This scene overlaps Truth and Consequences, above. While Amrita, the pack and Soaring Condor are performing the Mockery curing way on the last NPC fomor, she has a troubling Mindspeech communication with Henry Farsight.

    • 2PM to 5 PM - Chapter II - Curing the Mockery - At long last, Linda is subjected to the Mockery Curing Way, but Jez the Misery-Bane refuses to go without a fight.

    • Falling Awake - this Linda scene spans the period from the end of the MCW through to dawn on the morning of the 18th. Linda has an out-of-body experience spurred by having a big chunk of her soul ripped out, and emerges profoundly changed

  • March 18, 2011 (Friday)

    • Dawn - The Morning Breaks - Amrita, Linda and Joseph. This scene is set just as Falling Awake comes to an end. Linda wakes up, is prompted to recount her dreamlike experience, and Amrita notices some pertinent details.

    • Dreams, Memories and Tomorrows - Ro, Linda and Joseph. This scene overlaps with both Checking in and Mending Fences, below. Technically The Morning Breaks also. The three characters tell stories, voice concerns and look to the future. Also, Joseph issues an invitation.

    • Before Breakfast - Checking In - Wil checking in on Linda, before breakfast.

    • Mending Fences -  Amrita, Songan and Nina. Am learns at the feet of two elders, and comes to a new understanding.

    • Vox Vegetabilis*  - Amrita, Ro, and Ashton, examining Vox and talking about his future.

    • Amrita's Decision - Amrita tells Ashton she's reached a decision about adoption.

    • Rites from LLC inc - Wil and Mary Laughs like Coyote: Wil learns the Rite of contrition late evening.

  • March 19, 2011 (Saturday)

    • Planting Cedars

    • Ro & Ody’s Anti-Death Ray!

  • March 20, 2011 (Sunday - Vernal Equinox & Full Moon)

    • Afternoon - Adoption - Amrita undergoes the Rite of Adoption and becomes Uktena Kinfolk.

    • Evening - Chapter III - The Moot.

    • Coyote's Laughter - Mary Laughs-Like-Coyote and Amrita, during the moot.

    • On the Prowl - Rowena and Mingan Leaps-Like-cougar

    • You Get to Keep Her - Two couples' course through the evening during the post-moot celebrations: Ashton/Amrita and Joseph/Linda. One way or another, both get some reaffirmation of what is. Mary engages in mischief.

    • Arrows of the Sun - Set concurrently with On the Prowl and You Get to Keep Her, this sequence details what Kijika did while everybody else was indulging in jovial company: completing his Fostern challenge.

  • March 21, 2011

    • Home Again, Home Again - Ro and Joyce scene set the morning after. A tense discussion and reaffirmation of their relationship follows.

  • March 22, 2011

    • Building Bridges - Ro, Bill, Linda and the Warpath. Ro starts her efforts to make connections between her coven and the sept. An epic dance battle commences between Bill and the Warpath. Ro dances with Mingan again. Bill calls her on it.

  • March 23, 2011

    • 2:30 PM - Doctor and Patient Privileges - Linda and Ro. In her capacity as Linda's doctor, Ro visits with her friend and issues some serious personal advice. The two women laugh some, sigh some and point out some uncomfortable truths to one another regarding their love lives.

    • 5 PM - Chapter IV - What Now?

  • March 24, 2011

    • Morning - The Odyssey, Part I - Odysseus is trying to put some finishing touches on his devices before he has to pack up and leave, and his Avatar decides it's time for him to have a Seeking.

    • 11:30 AM - A Wager Comes Due - Linda, Ro and Amrita pay Solomon a visit. Hey everybody, meet Vox!

  • March 26, 2011

    • 6 PM - Letting Go - Ro goes over to the Warpath's house for a romantic dinner and a chance to break things off with Mingan cleanly.

    • Breaking Names -  Joseph and Linda have a heart to heart in which he tells her his own secret name, and offers some thoughts on Linda's name too.

  • March 27, 2011

    • Morning - The wolfpack + Linda leave the Lassen area. Ro leaves a bit later.

    • Noonish - The Brennan Sisters - Joyce calls Molly to fill her in on recent developments in Rowena's life, and to prepare Molly for her daughter's arrival in Los Angeles.

    • 8 PM - Mother/Daughter Confidences - Ro's arrival in Los Angeles and a chance to catch up with her mother Molly.

 


Game transitions to Los Angeles


  • March 28, 2011

    • Girl Talk - the group's three girls get together and do exactly that, over booze and ice cream. Amrita's prior and not-yet-written visit to her father gets discussed, Ro's emotional predicament gets dragged out and looked at, and Linda announces her engagement.

    • Late Night Conversation - After Girl Talk, Ro goes home, stares hard at her cellphone and then sends a text. Then she and Mingan have a... you guessed it.

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