A City That Never Sleeps - Vampire: The Masquerade - New York By Night Season 2, Episode 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2022
- Four fledgling Kindred form a coterie in the hope of climbing the dangerously slippery ladder of the Camarilla in New York City.
Cast:
Noura Ibrahim (Khalida | Ventrue)
Cynthia Marie (Coco | Lasombra)
Xander Jeanneret (Brawn | Nosferatu)
Michelle Nguyen Bradley (Kiếm | Toreador)
Jason Carl (Storyteller | Making a note)
Content warning:
New York by Night contains mature themes, including but not limited to: body horror, graphic violence, blood, death, power imbalances, sexual themes, and social injustice. Please watch at your own discretion, and remember to take a break from watching if needed. We use a system of lines and veils to ensure player safety in our stories. For more information about considerate roleplaying in the World of Darkness, please see Appendix III of the Vampire: The Masquerade core rulebook. - บันเทิง
Alexander and Xander both shifting from sad boys to bad boys.
Jason: "Multiple things happen at once."
Me, pausing the episode to go pop some popcorn: "Ohhhh shit."
Gotta get popcorn when Jason pops that line off xD
Brawn, the angry street fighter guy: "I'm gonna chat up the art critic"
Kiem, the cultured toreador: "I'm gonna push out my claws and shred that painting in front of everyone."
Me: "Wait, are you sure you haven't got something mixed up there ..."
What if, when he says "Yev is cannon" it means Yev backed up the whole shreck net and is the guy restoring it again with an updated encryptation and firewalls to clown the SI?
I don't know how everyone kept a straight face when Xander broke out the double penetration line and Cynthia followed up with the backdoor situation.
It was not easy.... 😅
@@JasonCarl I can't remember any moment in this show when you ever put on a not straight face. I thought it must be a special blood power of clan storyteller ;-)
LMAO... Clan Storyteller, that should be canon.
@@JasonCarl So you have Unswayable Mind then...
Xander is one of my favourite RPers. This show is going to be so much fun with him in the team =]
He always puts a lot of effort into his character for sure. Saw him first on the G4 RP Scoundrels of Waterdeep with B Dave. Found LA by Night because of that.
Xander and Noura have both been a favorite of mine so I’m very excited by this. Between them and Alex Ward in the Anarch game (with great new comers) I think we’re eating well
@@imthestein agreed.
No lies spoken
Xander is one of my favorites as well his humor is so quick he's such a funny guy. Amazing roleplayer
If any character Cynthia is playing ever asks for a phone, do not expect it to work when you get it back. We have a pattern now.
58:03
Brawn: Ah ha double penetration.
Coco: I'm not sure this is a backdoor sorta situation though.
Not sure if this exchange was intentional or a happy accident but it had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
Cynthia Marie went from Toreador to Lasombra... she can't help being charismatic. :P
"I'm just a lady who enjoys the word of God sometimes"
What a line. Also a great reminder of why I loved Cynthia in LA by Night 😂
I've lost count of the amount of times I laughed out loud during this episode. Manspreading, Fight Club, etc. Xander as Brawn was such a change from his X personna that it actually took me aback. Well played, Sir. Can't wait for the next episode.
Yeah... The voice he does is phenomenal... Like he smoked a whole pack of cigarettes right before the show... XD
the second he started speaking I lost it..... that guy is awesome
I think Yev’s actor deserves some credit. I’ve never seen someone so good at acting super normal in the most boring yet simultaneously entertaining way
I love Brawn and the way Xander played him. My fav character of this episodes.
Going from X to Brawn: RANGE, SON.
Brawn is the most 'look at me nosferatu' I've ever seen. Not complaining though. I'm sure he can be sneaky when the circumstance demands it xd
Everyone was just amazing. This season is going to be a fun ride. I can feel it already!
He uses cloack of shadows by punching ko the enemy. Same result, cant 🙈
Almost didnt recognise Noura with the blond hair and the contacts, she looks absolutely stunning. Seeing Cynthia and Xander back warms my heart. I know nothing about our new toreador but she doesnt seem like a traditional torrie and that alone intrigues me.
Oh. My. Sweet Caine. Seeing Xander as Brawn rather then X, and hearing Cynthia once more and just. I'm barely into the show and I am loving this already! Can't wait to see the power usages :3
I know they have same actor and same face but I still refuse to believe they are the same guy 🤣
I gasped when I realized who the human and vampire were. Like Coco noooooo.
Yeah that's going to be interesting.
Jason: This will be a nice little easter egg for those who watched season one and are paying attention....
Coco: I attack!
Jason: ...where are my notes....
So excited, specially to see Cynthia Marie back!
She must have really liked the flashback episode to the french revolution.
Is Coco different from Nelli G though in how she acts?
I don't get the hype with her tbh, like what was she trying to do by telling a random person she hasn't even talked to to "walk" - how? to where? and why??? Coco's getting carried in this.
Coco seems too much like Nelli G in some ways. I like seeing people play characters who are much different than previous characters.
@@TURKEYpudding100 I think it's just how dominate works but one word commands like that dont seem to work too well usually.
I can’t wait until the casts combine. After the Jasper/X bromance, Alex and Brawn are going to be oil and water.
Jason Carl could describe hotel rooms to me all day.
Thrilled to have more Noura, she's so good! And Xander really surprised me with his range, I like Brawn so much more than I thought I would.
I was wondering if it was going to be Serif's mother's gallery - seems not but nice to see her, and Serif's sire, in the crowd. Also great to see Lizzie and Airbox back causing trouble - and flinging PCs out windows though thankfully not quite so high up this time.
A coterie can be three ladies of unleveled elegance and one (1) angry boi
Vampire Gardner who wakes up every night excited to see how much they grew. *scribbling furiously*
Tonight's words are "Pedantic" & "Defenestrate".
I'm very interested to see what Kiem is all about. She plays it close to the chest, and I never thought she would be as strong and aggressive as she was. Her delivery of "that's too bad" had me cheering. Very cool! Of course, it's incredible to see the vets back in action with amazing performances.
I love how everyone in this party seems prim and proper, then there is Brawn 😁. Love Xander
New York By Night: Season 2 Episode 1 A City that Never Sleeps Timestamps
SPOILERS
0:01 - Episode Starts
1:05 - Cast Introductions
1:33 - Content Warning
2:02 - Thank You’s and Shoutouts
2:43 - Prologue
4:41 - Let’s tell a vampire story
6:14 - Kindred history lesson
8:24 - Mr Rafferty’s Hotel
9:53 - Brawn’s introduction (Xander knocked it out of the park)
11:38 - Coco’s introduction
12:06 - Definitely a Lasombra
12:43 - Toreador obsession revealed
13:52 - Mic drop
14:33 - Queue music
16:50 - Brawn’s “interaction”
17:45 - Khalida activates Awe
19:32 - Kiếm’s deal
22:15 - Meeting Mr Rafferty
24:51 - Brawn makes himself at home
25:14 - Kiếm’s impression
25:50 - Brawn’s impression
26:45 - Coco’s Impression
27:26 - Bestial Failure/Coco’s Beast
29:04 - The Lasombra Compulsion
30:05 - Khalida’s Impression (also Fuego you didn’t tell us you had a sister)
31:30 - Rafferty explains the Anarch situation
32:40 - Brawn figures it out
35:46 - Rafferty relays the Masquerade Traditions
36:52 - Coco tries to remember the Traditions
37:58 - “The tradition of don’t getting caught” Jason Carl 2022
39:02 - The other Masquerade Traditions
40:13 - Qadir and Brawn’s favourite Masquerade Tradition
42:00 - Now remember kindred “Don’t Get Caught”
42:27 - The Camarilla’s view on technology
44:16 - The rules/protection of the Tower
45:52 - Rafferty gives the coterie their mission
46:28 - Your age is showing Mr Rafferty
47:38 - Khalida asking the most important question
49:29 - How to maintain and handle boons
50:03 - Name drop (Mr Arturo)
51:18 - Brawn’s Sire revealed
51:49 - Rule 1 about Kindred fight club is that we don’t talk about Kindred fight club
52:43 - Khalida’s question
54:13 - Lasombra clan bane
55:04 - RIP Kiếm’s phone
56:06 - Final preparations
57:12 - I feel like a certain joke should be made
58:00 - Well done Brawn I spat my drink over that
58:56 - Break starts
1:05:49 - Break ends
1:05:52 - Chelsea
1:07:34 - The Frosted Glass
1:09:45 - The Code Word debate
1:12:10 - Khalida’s advice on dealing with art snobs
1:13:14 - The interior of the gallery
1:13:36 - Queue music
1:14:42 - Karabo’s Introduction
1:16:38 - You should’ve said “like the movie” that would’ve worked
1:17:24 - Lizzie & Airbox’s reintroduction
1:19:52 - Coco uses Cloak of Shadows
1:19:58 - Oh no, I forgot a certain Kindred’s mother owned an art gallery
1:22:08 - The Paintings
1:22:32 - Brawn speaks with the art critic
1:23:54 - Brawn’s bluntness
1:24:51 - Kiếm speaks with Lizzie
1:27:02 - Xander gets jump scared
1:28:49 - Lizzie’s deal
1:30:36 - Oh no, OH YES!!!!!!!!!! (Also Lasombra affect dice in addition to technology)
1:31:30 - Khalida experiments with Awe
1:34:11 - Coco overhears Argos’s conversation
1:36:42 - Brawn and Kiếm inspect the paintings
1:37:36 - The Devil’s bargain
1:39:19 - Kiếm uses Lethal Body
1:39:30 - Multiple things happen at once
1:40:22 - Everyone’s intentions
1:41:01 - Coco uses Compel
1:43:58 - Brawn snaps out of his trance
1:44:55 - Kiếm uses Cat’s Grace
1:45:50 - Ties go to the active character (part 1)
1:46:04 - Deja vu
1:47:00 - Ties go to the active character (part 2)
1:47:44 - Khalida uses Forgetful Mind
1:48:14 - Khalida’s Beast
1:50:14 - Brawn attacks Airbox
1:51:04 - Rey would be proud
1:52:17 - Kiếm makes her move on Lizzie
1:53:56 - Kiếm attacks Lizzie
1:55:14 - Lizzie uses Dementation
1:57:10 - Coco uses Arms of Ahriman
1:57:54 - Khalida uses Mesmerise
2:00:20 - Khalida feeds
2:02:34 - Argos’s warning
2:05:50 - Brawn attempts to toss Airbox
2:07:16 - Airbox’s retaliation
2:08:30 - Argos uses Chimestry
2:09:40 - Khalida uses the Code Word
2:09:56 - Episode Ends
Well Vamily we finally have season 2 of New York by Night and I must say I have missed the By Night series tremendously, for those veterans of the By Night series you will instantly recognise Noura, Xander and Cynthia as Ib, X and Nelli G respectively however the newcomer this season is not unfamiliar to the world of darkness and has played in a game known as Denver By Night with Storyteller Meigh Leigh Damage (sorry if I misspelt any of that) and Shane Easten who you all recognise as my fellow member of Clan Hecata. If there are any moments I missed please let me know and have a good night.
I just want to say thanks for the work you do Sam, cheers!
Thank you Sam! This is much appreciated.
@@JasonCarl Thank you very much, it is both a pleasure and "family business"
@@JasonCarl Any chance we could get this pinned?
Thank you so much Sam, and yes, please pin the comments. It's always very helpful.
What an story! Looking forward to the inevitable showdown between Brawn and Rey.
Pretty sure it's gonna be Isaac vs Brawn...
@@uzuchihanasuke1221 I'm excited for that too. If Brawn doesn't find his way into the pit at some point it will be a missed opportunity.
Khalida: ….as I activate awe.
Me: Yes Ma’am!
Very different vibe from season 1 but loving it as part of another side to the story. Missing the Amarchs, but very interested in watching the Cammies and what they are bringing to the table.
Loving what everyone’s doing!
Excited to see Cynthia back as a Lasombra, she is playing very different character from Nelly and I'm enjoying it. Xander has great energy, if not a bit odd for a Nosferatu, I'm sure we'll find out more about that in the future. Noura is great as a Ventrue and I'm interested to see more of Kiem, the newcomer and odd Toreador. Seeing the veteran actors play different clans and characters is fun to watch. Miss Alex, but this crew is awesome as well.
I love this two-coterie dynamic in NY by Night - we get to explore both sides of the story, now!
And I see that things are starting to boil, too. With this approach by the Camarilla coterie, they are managing to piss off the Anarchs and potentially coming to a big clash with the Anarch coterie - with Serif now being dead-centered on their sights through her parents. She's likely to be identified as Ravnos pretty soon, and the Camarilla hates them...
I suspect that the Cam don't care as much about the Ravnos in modern nights. They were almost completely wiped out so they're not really a power on a clan basis so it likely comes down to the behavior of the individual. Serif's sire, for instance, seems to be pretty established without having aroused any wrath targeting him (until Coco at least....)
@@SvenTSexgore Not a bad argument, but the truth is that the Camarilla never liked the Ravnos in the first place, who in turn have always been independent and never cared to join. They are almost Caitiff, and will be treated as such.
I'm pretty impressed with Xander. He is really playing a completely different character.
Just started Chicago by Night with a Camarilla coterie. Cant wait to see how Jason and the players tell a Camarilla story!
And its awesome! Didnt expect anything less of this amazing cast :)
I love NY By Night already
Introduction: masquerade, social dynamics, the intricate steps a vampire must make in the night society
FIRST SENTENCE SPOKEN BY A PC:
"Do you got a problem with me?" full aggro, right away
I love this show so damn much
It's New York. "I'm walking here!"
"Ex-cuuuse me Princess!"
* pointing at screen * I got that reference!
the references to the game coteries of new york, the connections that are made with the anarcho coterie and the adrenaline of seeing Lizzie in action, in addition to the voice of Xander in the nosferatu zone... Great episode
Don't forget the Shadows of New York!
love that this coterie looks sooo intimidating while the other look like a happy-go-lucky bunch can't wait for both to meet each other!!
And holy shit all of them look good
Idk, Isaac is still the most intimidating of them all. Coco has the Lasombra thing going on wich is always intimidating, but I grown used to the Lasombra. Rey and Brawn are actually the most friendly of each group, it looks to me. Serif weaponized her cute girl act. Khalida and Fuego are sisters actually. Kięm is rather not what I expected, hope to see her fleshed out first. I think overall this new cotterie looks more intimidating but still the biggest threat of the eight of them is still Isaac.
YEAH Noura, Cynthia and Xander are back!
Amazing 1st episode for this season, and a great cast.
I love that it seems like our two coteries have parallels to one another that I'm interested in seeing play out. Brawn and Rey are either gonna be drinking buddies and/or amazing rivals, Khalida and Fuego obviously have blood daddy issues they need to sort out, and having a LaSombra and Tzmitiche on each side makes for an interesting dynamic.
I'm 1000% beyond convinced that Lizzy only wears the clothes of people that have been torturously murdered -- most likely by her 😂😂 thanks for sharing. What a dynamic cast. Great start to a season and I'm really happy that the stories have already overlapped. Jason, you are so wonderful. Much love to all of you
Xander killing it with every line. A joy to watch. Great troupe, can't wait for the next installment!
Nothing but respect for The Scene at the end, where the focus split very democratically and everyone got to do their thing.
I don't know Michelle's history with VTM or tabletop in general, but she more than held her own alongside Xander, Noura, and Cynthia (who I all recognise from the LA series).
I am already constructing my list of connections between the two seasons!
(Also, the dice truly were with Xander for a bit there in the fight, and we can all hope the dice gods let everyone else shine like that as the series goes on)
Solid stuff.
I believe Michelle may have had a guest appearance once or twice in LAbN.
I saw Michelle before in one of Becca Scott's games (D&D in this case) and it was good, her character was pretty impressive. She is certainly experienced, though I don't know in regards to VtM in particular.
I am really enjoying Xander here. Playing a brute with poor social skills who knows he lacks them, and is respectful from that wrong angle.
"Where'd you get that coat" "The coat rack"
About par for the course for first missions with newbie vampires. Go in to do what should be an easy mission and "accidentally" start trying to break the mascaraed at every turn. Definitely an eclectic batch of characters this time around. Should be fun. I wish these seasons were a little longer. It always seems like you're just getting into the characters when they wrap one up.
Wow
Xander and Noura really stole the show!
Love it!
Honestly, if I didn't know who that was I wouldn't recognize Xander at all. Such a shift from X, I love it.
Loved S1 with the Anarch coterie. Can't wait to see how a Cammy coterie gets stuff done.
Is there going to be a Sabbat one too? ;)
THE SURREALISM COUNTERPOINTS THE UNDERLYING METAPHORE. Yesssssss!!!!!!!! This perfect Douglas Adams reference made me immediately like and subscribe. You all went up in *my* estimation with *that* reference.
They didn't want to end there, neither did we haha
I love this coterie and their relationships already. Xander playing Brawn is just so entertaining.
Very interesting characters. Love Brawn. He is a breath of fresh air.
damn Xander is hitting out of the park. First X, now Brawn!
I've just started the episode, and I immediately like the juxtaposition between how this chronicle starts in the last one. In season one, the coterie meets outside of a dingy nightclub that made its home in an abandoned factory. This season, the coterie meets at a fancy high-roller kind of party at the top of a skyscraper in the heart of the city. In season one 3/4 of the coterie are lower class. In this season 3/4 are seemingly upper class. And I know that this probably wasn't intended, but it's still kinda cool: The outlier in both tries to intimidate the first boss they meet. (Rey with Richter and Brawn with Rafferty.)
Great to see Noura and Cynthia back at the table! All three ladies in the coterie are looking amazingly 🔥 with their downtown NY fits. They have the city attitude down too. (JC please bring the cast to NYC for a photoshoot and live action session). Xander's character work on this is brilliant. Funny and accurate with his old school NY accent, he is really stealing the show. JC let Coco off easy with the bestial failure, but the gallery drama was intense story telling. Can't wait for the next episode.
Hey, if somebody wants to sponsor a NYC photo shoot, we are down for it! Otherwise we will do our best to evoke the spirit of the Big Apple from here in L.A. ;)
@@JasonCarl Tempting, but my sire is keeping me on a tight budget these days;)>
@@JasonCarl That said, I could be persuaded to do some pro Bono environmental photography to comp the coterie into.... South Bx graffiti for Serif, Greenwood Cemetery etc.
Brawn sticks out like a sore thumb in this group, for at least two reasons, and it's great!
How much do you want to bet that Margot and Khalida don't know about each other? Or that Rafferty got permission for embracing Khalida but not Margot?
I think it’s the other way around. I think he got permission to sire Feugo, but she rejected him and fled. So he sired and presented his second choice to save face.
I’m obsessed with Lasombra can’t wait to see how Cynthia plays this. 👏👏
Who just wants 2 hours of Brawn and Rey verbally and physically assaulting each other?
hot
The sheer angry Noo Yawker energy might open a singularity
That was an excellent episode. Xander made me laugh pretty hard as Brawn. Love all the characters so far.
I love this episode so much. I enjoyed the first season and I just have a feeling with each season it’s gonna get even better because this looks like it’s gonna be a fun ride just like the first one was. I seriously don’t know how Noura, Cynthia, Michelle and Jason kept a straight face and kept from laughing at Xander being hilarious at time’s during this. Much love!
Im waiting for Brawn to be WAYYYYYYY deeper and more endearing than he seems
Glad to see Noura Ibrahim is back !
Loved seeing Cynthia and Xander back
Always amazing to see Cynthia Marie again, & also amazing to see Noura Ibrahim in an even more central role.
Brawn speaking to the art critic:
I see what you did there Mr. Carl. Bravo. Nice Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference. I guess Kindred art is NOT entirely unlike Vogon poetry. "Counterpoints the underlying metaphor..."
😉
Amazing first episode! Everyones character seems very interesting, can't wait to learn more about them :)
Let's go Camily! : 3
35:00 the bass line in the music sounds exactly like a song, that would be very in line with this part of the episode. It’s by Draco Rosa, the song being Más y Más (Versión oculta). The vibe of the overall coterie and the atmosphere of this episode are outstanding, I’ve missed it since LA by Night!
1:27:49 It occurs that, should Lizzie ever become a party member, the guest would have quite a time with the acting constraint of "speak only in whisper."
It is not easy to do even as an NPC 😅
Noura Ibrahim for an entire season?! Sign me up
It’s always a joy to see Cynthia Marie. Absolute fave!
the composure of everyone when brawn speaks
I adore how the admirers at the gallerie are enthralled by the blood recipe art created by Serif and ehmm (The name evades me) yon duskborn knowledge bearer on the concrete! I'm absolutely beside myself to see someone's fan art portray even a slight semblance of the composition!
1:38 I hear _Pedantic_ one more time from this metamophic albeit animate inevitability who? calls itself Brawn the Nosferatu which is a compliment to the actor Xander Jeanneret I might scream right out loud!
Thank you so much @jasoncarl and the entire cast!! October is a hard month prior to halloween cuz of those ive lost during october. This was a much needed respite.
What an excellent first episode of season 2! Such a great cliffhanger, too! Can't wait for the next episode 🙂
Damn a little makeup goes a long way I could barely tell that was Xander.
Yes! I was so looking forward for a Cammie campaign! Can't wait to see this play out! :D
And Jason, thanks for listening to my little project, you are amazing!
Khalida must know she does not need to use AWE! 😍
Only a few hours till vampire time, can't wait but I will. 🧛♂️🧛♀️
"I'm a gardener." Yeah...I nearly did a spit-take right there.
I never thought I could enjoy a camerilla episode so much. Very happy to see Cynthia, Noura and Xander back. Brawn is the BEST.
Just got through Scoured Stars so to see Michelle again here is a treat! Glad to see the vets of WoD in new roles as well! And ofc, the greatest ST/GM on TH-cam is awesome!!
I lived in Chelsea when I spent a semester in an internship program.
I hope we will do it justice!
xander!
love to see him enjoying the hell out of a new character!
om nom nom, delicious scenery!
Pleasantly surprised to see series return. This is a great group to watch roleplay.
Rewatching it because i miss ny by night😢
Really hoping we get news of season 3 soon
Xander's character is fun, haven't seen him play this kind of character before.
Coco: Like Chanel.
Me: So long as you're not a collaborator.
What an amazing way for us to be introduced to the Camarilla side of the table. I'll have to implement "Five, six, seven, eight." into my own gaming now. Thanks Noura.
13:52 Coco - "I believe that I am a higher power."
I love her already!
The art gallery mission reminds me of Bloodlines.
1:35:17 Oh this has to be Serif's sire and her mother. She owns an art gallery!
Ooooh hell yeah. Serif did this with the fucked up thin-blood paint guy!
Airbox still throwing people out the window? XD
I very truly love Brawny da Vampiya Man. He's like... Nosferatu Popeye, and he's my whole heart.
I need more Brawn in my life.
Ok.... I wasn't expecting this. A surprise for sure but a welcome one
Omgosh familiar faces in new roles, you all spoil us so good
I can't believe I waited this long to see this. This is going to be great. Everyone is doing stellar.
Been waiting all weekend! I missed the beginning of the Twitch stream, came in about halfway thru.
Wow such a promising party, with probably the greatest story teller.
Thank you for making the show
Daaaaamn, Xander! Loved this.
So excited for this season!!! Such a great cast ❤❤ NY by Night always brightens my Mondays
wonderful cast this season is gonna be wicked awesome!