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A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play set in the World of Darkness. St. Ardent by Night S1E14 | What We Keep

The vision does not come from nowhere.

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie’s brief reprieve at Elysium is shattered when Isolde and Ellie are struck by a shared vision, something shifting between forms, something not truly a child, forced smaller, hidden, changed. A name surfaces between them: Brother Matthias.

The room reacts immediately. Odette and Sable recognize the name, tying it to the Knights of St. George and operations from decades ago. What should be impossible begins to take shape. Matthias was active over fifty years ago and already old then, yet now his name is connected to whatever is moving beneath St. Ardent. As the coterie shares what they know, a dangerous theory begins to form. The hunters are not just capturing spirits, they are experimenting on them, reshaping them, trying to recreate something more powerful.

With multiple paths before them, the coterie weighs their options. The Nosferatu offer to search SchreckNet, while Odette opens the Tremere library with a warning that without proper understanding, they risk mishandling something far beyond them. In the end, they choose to start with the dead, leaving Odette to gather what she can from the archives.

At Greenwood Cemetery, Nicholas calls forth the spirit bound to the wooden horse. What answers is unstable, shifting between forms, a small figure layered over something older. Through broken responses, the truth emerges. The spirit was killed by Matthias. Not just a victim, but his sister, forced into this state, reshaped, and left in fear that he will find her again.

A second spirit is summoned, a Watcher. Unlike the first, it is deeply damaged and barely responsive, fixated on Ernest and offering little beyond fragments, a name, and an unsettling presence. The pattern is no longer theory. These spirits are not just bound. They are broken, altered, and used.

With Odette searching the Tremere archives, the coterie knows answers are coming. The only question is whether they will be ready for what those answers reveal.

St. Ardent by Night is a long-form Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual play series focused on political horror, personal consequences, and character-driven storytelling set in a modern Midwestern city.

What to Expect: Gothic horror Political intrigue and court dynamics Character-driven roleplay Moral dilemmas and escalating consequences Long-form narrative storytelling

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness

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Cast: Clamps as Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee as Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller as Mistress Lux Elm as Enili Everhardt Ian as David St. Augustine NoxAeternus as Nicholas Fontaine

Storyteller: Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin

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A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play

The night fractures in more ways than one.

After a successful infiltration of the St. Ardent Science Museum, the coterie returns with stolen fetters, fractured spirits, and the growing certainty that something beneath the city is not just feeding, but learning. What was meant to be a clean extraction begins to unravel as the weight of what they’ve uncovered settles in.

At Greenwood Cemetery, truths surface quickly. Spirits are not merely bound; they are being reshaped. Conditioned. Forced into something else. And whatever is behind it is growing stronger.

But the night takes a more personal turn when Nicholas’s sire, Irina, arrives.

What follows is not a reunion, but a reckoning.

Control, loyalty, and autonomy collide as Irina attempts to pull Nicholas back under her protection, tearing into the coterie and exposing every weakness she can find. The confrontation leaves fractures that cannot easily be repaired, and removes a powerful ally the group may desperately need.

Even Elysium offers no refuge.

At The Velvet Note, the Keeper makes one thing painfully clear: the coterie is being watched, and they are not held in high regard. They are not players in the game, they are pieces, and pieces can be sacrificed.

Still, in the quiet moments that follow, something softer emerges. In the warmth of Nicholas’s home, through shared blood and unexpected kindness, the coterie begins to feel something rare in St. Ardent:

Safety.

It does not last.

As the night comes to a close, Ellie and Isolde are pulled into a shared vision, one that reveals a truth far more disturbing than anything they’ve uncovered so far.

Something is being taken.

Something is being broken.

And something, somewhere in the dark, is learning how to survive it.

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5) Setting: World of Darkness

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Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine NoxAeternus – Nicholas Fontaine

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In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, a Vampire the Masquerade Fifth Edition actual play, the coterie follows a trail of broken wards and holy symbolism straight into dangerous territory.

A ward has been shattered not by ritual, but by force. Sandstone broken by hand. The culprits point to the Knights of St. George, and, worse, to hunters tied to St. Leopold.

High above the city, in the bluffs, stands the Church of St. George. Gold and red dominate its halls. Stained glass gleams with holy majesty. A white robed figure watches from the depiction of St. George and the dragon emerging from the earth.

Inside, the past lingers. Old pews creak beneath fervent belief. Alabaster skin. Blue eyes. Blonde hair. Faith so strong it presses into the underground basement and the stone itself. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it.

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Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller

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The lights go out in Saint Ardent, and the city does not explain itself.

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie finds themselves trapped inside the Glass Quarter Lab as power fails, emergency systems collapse, and the low-frequency hum beneath the city becomes impossible to ignore. What began as an investigation into strange river sediment turns inward, revealing a horror rooted not in monsters, but in history, silence, and deliberate erasure.

As containment breaks down, a quarantined Malkavian Kindred deteriorates under the pressure of resonance, emotion, and the Beast. The coterie must decide how to respond in the dark. Violence, restraint, and compassion all carry consequences, and none offer clean resolution.

Beyond the blackout, political forces move quietly. Questions are asked without accusations. Blame is suggested without names. The Masquerade tightens, not to protect the truth, but to keep it quiet.

This episode shifts the focus from incident to city, from threat to pattern. Forgotten tunnels, sealed districts, and redacted records suggest that Saint Ardent has been altered before, and whatever lies beneath it was not disturbed by accident.

And buried things do not stay still forever.

About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller

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Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A chance encounter in a dim bar pulls the coterie deeper into St. Ardent’s unrest. Questions about the river surface alongside dangerous new obligations, and what should have been a routine investigation turns wrong in unsettling ways. Old concrete bears fresh scars, instincts overwhelm restraint, and by the time the group seeks shelter among familiar shadows, the city answers back. When the lights fail, the night is far from over. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller

Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night

Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller

Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night

Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie puts their plan into motion and breaks into the St. Ardent Science Museum in search of answers tied to the Red Wing bloodline. What begins as a calculated infiltration quickly reveals something far more dangerous. The artifacts within are not inert. They are connected to something that has been studied, fed, and refined.

As they dig through records and secured items, the truth becomes clearer. This is not random supernatural chaos. It is controlled experimentation. Vitae is being used to teach something how to hunt.

With what they recover, the coterie retreats to Greenwood Cemetery, where the veil is thin enough to test their findings. There, Nicholas attempts to peer beyond the veil and uncover what is bound to the objects they’ve taken. But the dead are not silent.

Something is watching.

When a spirit latches onto Ernest, drawn by his contact with one of the fetters, the coterie realizes they have crossed a line. They are no longer just investigating the threat beneath St. Ardent. They are now part of it.

What to Expect: gothic horror, occult investigation, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling.

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

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Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine NoxAeternus – Nicholas Fontaine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie delivers the rescued Nosferatu Primogen to the Seneschal and attempts to make sense of the chaos beneath the city. What begins as a debrief quickly unravels into something far more dangerous. The sewers are shifting, the dead are restless, and the threat below St. Ardent is no longer contained.

As tensions rise, the coterie uncovers signs of organized Hunter activity, stolen research, and a growing presence that seems to follow them wherever they go. When the veil between worlds thins and something ancient reaches through, one truth becomes clear.

This was never just about the sewers.

And whatever they disturbed… it followed them home.

What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling.

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com

Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine NoxAeternus – Nicholas Fontaine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie descends deeper into the sewers beneath St. Ardent, chasing whispers of hunters, spirits, and the truth behind the city's failing Tremere wards. Behind a sealed door, they discover a grim scene and a new ally, Nicholas Fontaine of Clan Hecata, whose mastery over the dead reveals a terrible truth: the hunters have captured Nosferatu Primogen Roarke and are holding him somewhere in the shifting tunnels below the city.

As the coterie navigates flooded passages, restless spirits, and the ever-present hum of the corrupted entity beneath St. Ardent, they race against time to find Roarke before the hunters finish what they started. Blood is spilled, hunger takes hold, and the veil between the living and the dead grows dangerously thin.

When the coterie finally confronts the hunters guarding the River Inspection Chamber, violence erupts in the darkness. But freeing Roarke may only be the beginning, because something ancient beneath the city has begun to stir.

What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling.

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/nosaferolls

Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com

Cast: Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Elm - Enili Everhardt Ian - David St. Augustine NoxAeternus - Nicholas Fontaine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin - Storyteller

Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial Vampire: The Masquerade actual play and is not affiliated with Paradox Interactive or Renegade Game Studios. Vampire: The Masquerade and World of Darkness are trademarks of Paradox Interactive AB. This production is a fan work created for entertainment purposes.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie is summoned to an emergency court by Prince Adrian Voss following the revelation that St. Ardent’s Tremere wards are failing. With the Nosferatu Primogen Roarke missing and the Camarilla’s information network in chaos, the Prince sends the coterie into the city’s labyrinthine sewers to find him.

Below the streets, the tunnels are changing. Cryptic messages carved into the stone hint at a deeper truth about the wards and the corruption beneath the city. Rats flee something unseen, whispers echo through the darkness, and the coterie encounters a terrifying wraith guarding secrets that may reshape what they thought they knew about St. Ardent.

As the tunnels twist and the danger grows, the coterie must decide which warnings to trust, which paths to follow, and whether they can survive long enough to reach the screams echoing from behind a hidden door.

What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long form narrative storytelling.

System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/nosaferolls

Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com

Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. This production is not affiliated with or endorsed by Paradox Interactive.