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[ types of different buildings ] There are 200 banks, all of which are immobile. You can withdraw and deposit at any bank. Banks are essentially linked by a system where your balance at one is the exact same at another, and any change will be reflected in whatever bank you are currently at. A Scroll of Accounting allows its possessor to know their bank account at any time, without actually going to a bank. There are 91 pubs, all of which are immobile. You can buy a variety of drinks here, and listen to bar rumors (which are mostly worthless babble, although you may hear about the location of a Guild or Shop). Note that a fully powered (FP) vampire will never get any information about guilds - the bartender will only tell you about a guild if you do not have a power from that guild. Drinks Beer -- 1 coin House Ale -- 2 coins House Wine -- 5 coins Brandy -- 10 coins Scotch -- 15 coins Vintage Wine -- 40 coins Blood Wine -- 50 coins Blood -- 100 coins (gain 2 pints of blood) Note that the default prices, without any level of Charisma, are listed. There are 9 immobile transit stations, named after the 9 Greek muses. Each station will take you to any of the other stations; fare is 5 coins and 3 AP. Transits never become blue (full), regardless of how many people there are in them. Locations: Calliope --- Mongoose & 25th Clio --- Zelkova & 25th Erato --- Malachite & 25th Euterpe --- Mongoose & 50th Melpomene --- Zelkova & 50th Polyhymnia --- Malachite & 50th Terpsichore --- Mongoose & 75th Thalia --- Zelkova & 75th Urania --- Malachite & 75th Here is the list of Transits and the banks closest to them by location and AP (Action Points). Transits are in alphabetical order so it will be easier to find the one you are looking for. * Calliope Station: Octopus & 27th; 8 AP * Clio Station: Zelkova & 23rd; 4 AP * Erato Station: Lead & 21st; 8 AP * Euterpe Station: Kraken & 48th; 8 AP * Melpomene Station: Cobalt & 46th; 10 AP * Polyhymnia Station: Malaise & 50th; 2 AP * Terpsichore Station: Mongoose & 78th; 6 AP * Thalia Station: Anguish & 73rd; 4 AP * Urania Station: Obsidian & 79th; 8 AP Lairs are buildings that are owned by other players. As a general rule, unless you know the person, do not stay long in someone's home -- they may take offense to seeing strangers and attack you. Lairs are available to players who have donated at least 100 USD, beyond powers; the current required "donation" is 250 USD. Guilds are non-visible, moving buildings that offer powers to vampires. Guilds move every four days "to avoid detection from humans;" and they move on the following days each month: the 1st, 6th, 10th, 14th, 19th, 23rd, and 27th (approximately 2:20 AM, Eastern Standard Time). Each Guild offers two powers; either both are leveled, or one is leveled and the other is not. In order to see what a guild has available, you must be in the same square (always to the southeast of the street corner) and scroll down. Guilds are explained, for the most part, in the Powers sections. Shops move twice a day, and Discount shops move once a day at the same times. There are 25 shops in total. Discount Shops sell their items with a 30% discount, so try to shop there whenever possible. Scroll shops only sell scrolls; Potions shops only sell Holy Water, Garlic Spray, and Sprint Potions; Magic shops sell all items. Pawn Shops buy items from you at half the default price (what you would pay if you did not have any levels of charisma). 8 Scroll shops: Discount Scrolls Herman's Scrolls Paper and Scrolls Scrollmania Scrolls 'n' Stuff Scrolls R Us Scrollworks Ye Olde Scrolles 7 Potion Shops: Discount Potions McPotions Potable Potions Potion Distillery Potionworks Silver Apothecary The Potion Shoppe 6 Magic Shops: Discount Magic Dark Desires Interesting Times Sparks The Magic Box White Light 4 Pawn Shops: Spinners Pawn Ace Pawn Checkers Pawn Reversi Pawn Hall of Binding -- Vervain and 40th * Allows binding to a sire or a companion/partner. * Bind to a new sire (5,000 coins) (you must be a master/sireless vampire) * Bind to a partner/companion (10,000 coins each) Note that you may only bind to other vampires who currently inhabit the Hall. Hall of Severance -- Walrus and 40th * Allows severing from Sire or companion/partner. * Sever the ties to childer (free) * Sever the ties to Sire (50,000 coins + 1,000 BP) * Sever the ties to partner/companion (25,000 coins) Note that the presence of the vampire to be severed from is not required. Cloister of Secrets -- Gloom and 1st Devil Miyu: "It functions simply as a gift shop. Not a magic shop. Because unlike magic shops, this one stays put. Flowers that are normally sold in magic shops can be purchased there as well as the diamond ring. On top of that, it also sells other items. This was because I wanted to make it possible that male characters also get tokens of affection, not just the female characters. Hence, the availability of a gold ring/gold wedding band. Charisma-power doesn't apply here. The prices are slightly higher because it isn't a hidden shop." The Sanguinarium -- Fear and 4th Devil Miyu: "Its function is simply a place to gather around and 'catch up' with others. 'Rumours' are exchanged there because, well, isn't that what you do when you go out and hang out with friends? You talk, you catch up on each other, on events. I wanted to do something different with this one because surely there are other things to do to pass the time than simply going to the pubs and getting "drunk", right? This is a place to get blood. Yes, each time you go there and order something, you gain a few pints of blood. I won't say how much, it's best that you find out for yourself. I also left it open for those who dabble in the role-play aspect of this game. It is stated that 'local artists' perform there." The Sepulchre of Shadows -- Ennui and 1st Devil Miyu: "It is basically a burial chamber. Non-cloaked vampire characters (battlecloak) will view it simply as an ordinary building. Battlecloaked vampires might find this place useful, but only if they are in torpor. I won't reveal its secret here. This is my answer to those who have been in battles and have been heavily beaten. I wanted to give those players a place of rest... a sanctuary. This building was created to go hand-in-hand with The Sanguinarium because as a torpored, Battlecloaked vampire character, you cannot bite others. The only way you can gain blood is to drink from humans or buy blood from the pubs." The Eternal Aubade of Mystical Treasures -- Zelkova and 47th In-depth information can be found here. |