Sample of a Downtime report

This is the form that I am used to filling out for a Downtime action. I thought I would post it up here just in case some of you might want to take a look at it, get some ideas for how you might want to format your downtimes, etc.

There is nothing wrong with simply posting what you're planning on doing in the downtime folder in any way you see fit, just make sure that VST is clear on what you are attempting to do and list any relevant skills, attributes, or dice pools for the action.

If any of you are interested in this form and would like to see an example of how one is filled out, I can send you a copy of one of my old downtimes as an example. You can be as detailed and tedious or lax as you want with your downtimes.

-Sarah
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[NOTE: Instructions are in square brackets: []. Remove the instructions (and the brackets) and enter the appropriate data.  Delete any sections that are not appropriate to your character.  For example, if your Resolve is 3, you should delete the lines for Action #4 and Action #5 or if you character does not have the Mentor Merit, then you should delete the Mentor Actions line, if you don’t have allies, or contacts delete those fields as well. If you don't have a haven, remove the haven field. Only fill out the fields that are relevant to your character sheet, your downtimes and the actions you plan on taking with the downtime form.]

Date: [Date of your downtime submission]
Player Name: [Your name]
Email: [Your email address]
Phone #: [Your phone number]
Forum Username: [Your username on the website]
Character: [Your character’s name]

Previous XP Balance: [#]
Game XP Award: [#]
MC level XP used: [#]
Spent XP: [#]
Ending XP Balance: [#]

XP Purchases: [List items purchased with XP – Attributes, Skills, Specialties, Merits, Advantages, Disciplines, Devotions, etc.  If it’s something out of the ordinary, please list the book and page number.]

Status:
City Status: [# - Base Status only; do not add Age, Ascendancy or Eminence bonuses.]
Clan Status: [Clan]: [#]
Covenant Status: [Covenant]: [#]
Notes: [Please make special note of any changes since your last downtime, including when, where, who, and justifications for those status gains and/or loses.]

How are you feeding/hunting? [Brief description]
Blood Potency: [#]
Do you possess the Coil of Blood? [Yes/No]
What area are you feeding in? [List territory, buildings and/or city district]
Are you using the Haven Location benefit? [Yes/No – List Haven name and dots if yes]
Amount of vitae spent on Ghouls: [#]
[Other vitae expenditures during downtime should be noted as well.]

Personal Downtime (Resolve) Actions: [Your Resolve dots]
Personal Action #1: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses.]

Personal Action #2: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 1.]

Personal Action #3: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 2.]

Personal Action #4: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 3.]

Personal Action #5: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 4.]

Number of Retainers: [#]
How many of your Retainers are Ghouled? [#]
Do you spend Willpower for Ghouls? [Yes/No – Explain if yes for some and no for others.]

Retainer Action #1 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have no Retainers.  Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #2 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have one (1) Retainer. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #3 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only two (2) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #4 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only three (3) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #5 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only four (4) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Allies [# dots]: [Describe the equipment or tasks you are requesting. Please be as specific as possible.]

Mentor [# dots]: [Describe the requests of your mentor in detail.]

Contacts [# dots]: [Indicate the nature of the information sought.]

Resources [# dots]: [Indicate items purchased including all stats, item cost, and relevant page number from the book you found the item in.]

Personal Havens: [Repeat the lines below for each personal Haven.]
[Haven Name]: Size [# dots], Security [# dots], Location [# dots], Cache [# dots], [Other # dots]
Traps: [# dots & describe the type of traps utilized]
Location: [Reference from city map]
Habitation: [Describe how much time you spend in this haven and any pertinent activities performed here.]

Communal Havens: [Repeat the lines below for each communal Haven.]
[Haven Name]: Size [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Security [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Location [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Cache [# personal dots] / [# total dots], [Other # personal dots / # total dots]
Traps: [# dots & describe the type of traps utilized]
Location: [Reference from city map]
Habitation: [Describe how much time you spend in this haven and any pertinent activities performed here.]

Reminders/Notes/Other:
[Please include reminders to the ST staff or notes that you wish to include about your downtime.]

Since we don't use influences (Those are contacts or allies) that part isn't needed here, And Resources (or Luxury) Work on a dot scale instead of hard cash (aka, you want to buy a car that armory says is 3 dots. It means as long as you have 3 dots of Resources you can have it).

Other than those two (and you only need to include contact info the first time and if it changes) This is a great form very similar to those I've used in the past. Thanks Sarah!

Raven, I am confused. Since dots of resources are not linear, they are exponential, why would dots work? For instance if you have 5 dots of resources, does that mean you can only buy 5 dots worth of equipment? (notice 4 dots resources is 10,000 a month expendable, 5 dots is 50,000, so thats not 1 dot more, thats 5x more)

could you clear this up for me?

I also am confused about the Resources...
If you have 5 dots of resources, you can just buy anything you want?

Resources work exactly as it reads in the main WoD book (blue book). It's essentially a bank account of spendable money. If you buy a car worth 25,000 dollars at Resources 5, your about broke till the first of the month unless you use an action to liquidate property. If you make a habit of liquidation though, you can lose dots in resources(as you don't have the property/accounts/etc to back up the level anymore).

Resources(• to •••••)WoD p115
This Merit measures your character’s material resources, both possessions and wealth. All characters are assumed to have a job or a source of income (trust fund, parents) that is sufficient to cover their basic needs: food, shelter and transportation. Dots in this Merit represent disposable income - wealth and assets that can be liquidated for more money in case of emergency. The number of dots indicates your character’s general level of wealth. One dot suggests low disposable income: $500 a month and approximately $1,000 worth of assets. Two dots suggest moderate disposable income: $1,000 a month and approximately $5000 worth of assets. Three dots suggest significant disposable income: $2000 a month and maybe $10,000 worth of assets. Four dots suggest substantial disposable income: $10,000 a month and $500,000 worth of assets. Five dots suggest significant wealth: $50,000 a month and as much as $5,000,000 worth of assets.
Resources can be used to determine if your character can reasonably afford a purchase or expenditure. Equipment, weapons and items throughout these rules are assigned costs in dots. The Storyteller can assign cost dots to other items during play based on what’s here. If your character has the same or more dots in Resources, he can afford the item on his disposable income. That doesn’t mean he has a blank check with which to buy everything he sees. He might be able to afford one or two items with a cost equal to his Resources dots in a single month. Items with lower costs can be acquired more often. The Storyteller has final say on what’s too much or what’s too often.

RavenH wrote:

If you buy a car worth 25,000 dollars at Resources 5, your about broke till the first of the month unless you use an action to liquidate property.

Okay, This makes more sense. Thank you for the clarification!

No problem!!

I see you removed the fields for Influences and Resources from the downtime form entirely.... Please leave a field for Resource expenditures. It doesn't use the traits system from before, but people still need a place to track the stuff they buy.

Like, if they need to prove at game that they just bought some very specific tool for an action that seems too spontaneous for forethought to be believeable. Not that THAT comes up often. =P

RavenH wrote:

Resources work exactly as it reads in the main WoD book (blue book). It's essentially a bank account of spendable money. If you buy a car worth 25,000 dollars at Resources 5, your about broke till the first of the month unless you use an action to liquidate property.


Five dots suggest significant wealth: $50,000 a month and as much as $5,000,000 worth of assets.

So you still have half your money?


Also, do you keep track of what you dont spend? Or is it a use it or lose it type thing? Like if you have 5 dots you have 50K, but if you spend only 20K that month, do you keep track of the balances as they build up, or do you just go back up to 50 next month and too bad about the other 30 you had?

Alex Accardi wrote:

So you still have half your money?


Also, do you keep track of what you dont spend? Or is it a use it or lose it type thing? Like if you have 5 dots you have 50K, but if you spend only 20K that month, do you keep track of the balances as they build up, or do you just go back up to 50 next month and too bad about the other 30 you had?

I would like to know this as well.

Do keep track of what you spend, if you need to do an action that requires more than you have in cash, You'll need to liquidate assets. Liquidating assets repeatedly can cause you to loose dots in resources (since you don't have the assets to give you the cash anymore).

I've always seen it played as a use it or lose it, but I cant find anything on that. I'll send it up the ST chain and get back to you guys.

Do we have a sample of a Mage Downtime report?

A sample mage would be great. I'm sure we could just modify the vampire one and get it to work.

I thought I'd try to create a Mage downtime document for us to use.  it goes without saying that the STs can add, modify, clarify, or delete any of this stuff if they feel they need to.

-Justin
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Date: [Date of your downtime submission]
Player Name: [Your name]
Email: [Your email address]
Phone #: [Your phone number]
Forum Username: [Your username on the website]
Character: [Your character’s name]

Previous XP Balance: [#]
Game XP Award: [#]
MC level XP used: [#]
Spent XP: [#]
Ending XP Balance: [#]

XP Purchases: [List items purchased with XP – Attributes, Skills, Specialties, Merits, Advantages, Disciplines, Devotions, etc. If it’s something out of the ordinary, please list the book and page number.]

Status:
City Status: [# - Base Status only; do not add Age, Ascendancy or Eminence bonuses.]
Order Status: [Order]: [#]
Legacy Status: [Legacy]: [#]
Notes: [Please make special note of any changes since your last downtime, including when, where, who, and justifications for those status gains and/or loses.]

Gnosis: [#]
Mana at the end of last game: [actual]/[maximum]
Tass at the end of last game: [#]
How are you gaining Mana? [Brief description] i.e. Oblations, mana conversion etc.

Hallow Level: [#]
Mana gained per day: [#]
Other Resources gained per day: [#] [i.e. Essence]
Are you collecting Tass: Yes/No
How are you collecting it, and how is it stored: ?

Mana Spent During Downtime: [#]
How did you spend your mana?
Expenditure #1:
Expenditure #2:
Expenditure #3:
Expenditure #4:

Net gain of Mana: [#]
New Mana Total: [actual]/[maximum]
Net gain of Tass: [#]
New Tass Total: [#]

Personal Downtime (Resolve) Actions: [Your Resolve dots]

If your action is a spell, use this format below.

Spell Name:
Action:
Base Duration:
Aspect:
Cost:
Instant or Extended:
Time required per roll based on Gnosis:
Primary Factor: [i.e. Potency]
Advanced Factors: [i.e. Advanced Prolongation one week]
Total number of extra successes needed:
Are you using anything that would give you bonuses? i.e. Runes, Words of Power, Summoning Circle
Modified Dice Pool:
Target number of successes:

Description: [Description of what you are trying to do with the spell.  Be only as detailed as necessary]


Personal Action #1: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses.]

Personal Action #2: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 1.]

Personal Action #3: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 2.]

Personal Action #4: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 3.]

Personal Action #5: [Describe your downtime action in detail. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the character possesses. Delete this line if your Resolve is 4.]

Number of Retainers: [#]

Retainer Action #1 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have no Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #2 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have one (1) Retainer. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #3 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only two (2) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #4 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only three (3) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Retainer Action #5 [Retainer Name] [Retainer Dots]: [Describe the Retainer’s downtime action. Delete this line if you have only four (4) Retainers. Include any relevant Attributes, Skills, Merits, etc. the Retainer possesses.]

Allies [# dots]: [Describe the equipment or tasks you are requesting. Please be as specific as possible.]

Mentor [# dots]: [Describe the requests of your mentor in detail.]

Contacts [# dots]: [Indicate the Influence endeavor(s) you wish to Watch, or which previously detected Influence endeavor you wish to Trace, or whose Influence you wish to Follow. Or, if you are looking for other information, please indicate the nature of the information sought.]

Personal Sanctums: [Repeat the lines below for each personal Sanctum.]
[Sanctum Name]: Size [# dots], Security [# dots], Location [# dots], Hallow [# dots], Library [# dots], Laboratory [# dots][Other # dots]
Traps: [# dots & describe the type of traps utilized]
Location: [Reference from city map]
Habitation: [Describe how much time you spend in this sanctum and any pertinent activities performed here.]

Communal Sanctum: [Repeat the lines below for each communal Sanctum.]
[Sanctum Name]: Size [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Security [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Location [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Hallow [# personal dots] / [# total dots], Library [# personal dots] / [# total dots] [Other # personal dots / # total dots]
Traps: [# dots & describe the type of traps utilized]
Location: [Reference from city map]
Habitation: [Describe how much time you spend in this sanctum and any pertinent activities performed here.]

Grimoire(s) Created:

Grimoire #1:
Base Spell:
Rote:
Experience Cost of Inscribing:

Grimoire #2:
Base Spell:
Rote:
Experience Cost of Inscribing:


Imbued Item(s) Created:
(Follow Imbued Item rules on MTA pg. 84, as well as the Imbue Item spell on MTA pg. 225.  The Addendum has further rules on the creation of Imbued Items as well)

Imbued Item Name:
Imbued Item Power: [# dots]
Mana Required to Imbue: [#]
Aspect: [Vulgar or Covert]
If Vulgar, base paradox dice pool: [#]
Mana Capacity: [# = 10 + number of spells]
Total number of successes required to cast spell: [#]
Dice Pool for creation casting: [#] [Include bonuses and penalties that apply to the casting]


Imbued Spell #1:
Function: [Persistent or Contingent]
Cost: [# of mana to activate]
Primary Factor: [i.e. Potency]
Aspect: [Vulgar or Covert]
Number of Successes added to Imbue Item Spell: [#]

Imbued Spell #2:
Function: [Persistent or Contingent]
Cost: [# of mana to activate]
Primary Factor: [i.e. Potency]
Aspect: [Vulgar or Covert]
Number of Successes added to Imbue Item Spell: [#]

Does your Item have a Mana Pool?: Yes/No [Add 3 successes to total # required for creation]

Enhanced Item(s) Created:
Item Name:

Base Item Statistics:
Base Item Name: [Put down Name and book/page it is listed in]
Equipment Bonus: [#]
Durability: [#]
Structure: [#]
Size: [#]
Special Properties: [i.e. Armor, Bulletproof, etc.]

Spells Used:
Spell #1:
Bonus granted to Item: [Description]
Spell #2:
Bonus granted to Item: [Description]
Spell #3:
Bonus granted to Item: [Description]


New Equipment Stats:
Equipment Bonus: [#]
Durability: [#]
Structure: [#]
Size: [#]
Special Properties: [i.e. Armor, Bulletproof, etc.]


Fetish(s) Created:
(Follow Fetish rules on MTA pg. 252, the Addendum has furth rules on Fetishes)

Duration of Fetish:
Base paradox dice pool for creation: [#]
Total number of successes required to cast spell: [# = Spirit Rank]
Dice Pool for creation casting: [#] [Include bonuses and penalties that apply to the casting]

Fetish Name:
Fetish Power: [# dots] [Spirit's Rank + 1 for each Numina after the first]
Spirit Name:
Spirit Influence(s):
Item used to create Fetish: [Put down Name and book/page it is listed in]

Numina #1: [List Numina Name, and Book/Page number where is is located]
Numina #2: [List Numina Name, and Book/Page number where is is located]
Numina #3:[List Numina Name, and Book/Page number where is is located]


Pact(s) Formed:

Pact Details:

Spell Used to Summon Spirit: [Spell name and book/page]
Modified Dice Pool: [#] (based on spirit's rank)

Spirit:
Name:
Influence(s):
Rank: [#]
Pact Level: [Minor, Medial, Major, Epic or Apocalyptic]

Request(s):
Request #1:
Type: [Blessing, Investment etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Major, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: +[#]

Request #2:
Type: [Blessing, Investment etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: +[#]

Cost(s):
Cost #1:
Type: [Access, Life, Merit etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: -[#]
Cost #2:
Type: [Access, Life, Merit etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: -[#]

Term:
Duration:
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: + [#]

Forfeiture(s):
Forfeiture #1:
Type: [Flaw, Merit, Life etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: -[#]

Forfeiture #2:
Type: [Flaw, Merit, Life etc.]
Level: [Minor, Medial, Greater, Epic]
Modifier to Pact: -[#]

Additional Details of Pact:
[List the purpose of the pact, any special requests, requirements etc.]

Reminders/Notes/Other:
[Please include reminders to the ST staff or notes that you wish to include about your downtime.]

Anything referring to influences can be removed.

Also there should be a section for gaining mana. And a section for the free pie game cast spells (resolve times gnosis successes free) also, because we get these free successes, we have to check if using resolve actions can be used for extended casting.

Those are my two cents

Forgot the mana part.  The one I wrote up for myself contains the mana information.  I will add that.

Why would things relating to influences be removed.  They are an integral part of the Spirit rules.

Also, I would think that any pre-game mana expenditures would be something that you would just let the ST know at the beginning of the game. There isn't really a reason for listing it in DT.

Apologies...I meant in the contacts part...I'm pretty sure that was a house rule in Sarah's other game...but I don't know anything about spirits so ignore me if I'm wrong there

Contacts is still a valid merit in our venue from what I understand.

Yes, they are...but I dont know what an "Influence endeavor(s) ... or Trace, ... or Follow" is, its not in the book...I think that came from her other game, thats all

You may be right, the text included is rather strangely worded. Maybe I should do a rewrite of that section. I'll need to talk to Brandy about it.
What I would like to see is a section of the forums with DST sanctioned downtime templates from all the genre's we play. Hopefully with Sarah's template and my template we can move in that direction.