Confirmation of Wraith Coordinator Appointee
Open Votes
To Council,
I have left applications open since mid-December, and this has been the sole application for the position of Wraith Coordinator that I have received during that time. I am minded to appoint this candidate for the position as he has demonstrated a wealth of knowledge as well as the desire to do the job. This candidate is Joseph Long.
I am, however, bringing this to Council to confirm the candidate for me as to maintain the integrity of the post of Head Coordinator of OWbN because as many of you are aware I am in a relationship with Joseph.
Please note that this is not an election. I would ask that you read his application and if you do not approve of this appointment, Object to this Proposal and it will go to a Council vote. If you approve of it, you need not Second this vote as it will autopass in one week's time.
As a side note, I discussed the packet and White Wolf's policies with the candidate and he has agreed to ensure that any packet he might produce for Council to review for the Wraith genre would adhere to said policies.
Jenn
OWbN Head Coordinator
"Of course I have (gone mad with power), have you ever tried going mad without power? Its boring, no one listens to you."
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> Name: Joseph Long
>
> Email Address: PlaceSoulHere@gmail.com
>
> Home Chronicle: Green Bay: Shattered Dreams
>
> Position Sought: Wraith Coordinator
>
>
> Experience, OWbN Administration:
>
> Formerly Wraith Subcoord under Sena Wakeland
>
> Formerly Tremere Subcoord under Dan Karpouzian
>
> Formerly Storyteller for Green Bay: Shattered Dreams
>
> Currently Tremere Subcoord under Kimberly Shultz
>
> Experience, OWbN Participation:
>
> Found Green Bay: Shattered Dreams in 1998 and have been a
> mostly regular
> player since then.
>
> Currently, I am portraying Aetius, Archon to Justicar
> Petronius and formerly
> known as Alexander Stills.
>
>
>
> Personal Statement:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am happy to throw my lot ino consideration for the Wraith
> Genre
> Coordinator. As a former subcoord to the genre, I know that
> this position is
> not the most called upon expert in their field, but I do
> that it has its
> place in OWbN. Wraiths make great antagonists. Not just for
> Giovanni, but
> all types of vampires. The Malkavian who has the sight, a
> Brujah who kills
> someone by accident in rage, or the Tremere who dabbles in
> things that he
> probably shouldn't... all of these make great
> possibilities for a really
> good ghost story. As Wraith Coordinator I would like to be
> to be able to
> assist Storytellers and other Coordinators with their needs
> when they wish
> to run those stories.
>
>
>
> Goals:
>
> I believe that there are two main reasons why wraiths
> aren't used as
> antagonists within OWbN. The first is that most people
> aren't really sure
> about what's going on in it. The fetters and dual
> consciousness of the
> wraith is a bit more complex than the primal force of the
> Kindred and
> Garou's beasts. The second is that even if you do
> understand what's going
> on, you still need to figure out how that something is
> going to interact
> with your chronicle. Oblivion sits like an island unto
> itself when it comes
> to rules. Sure, there's a small bit in the back of the
> book about
> conversion, but its still second edition and not all that
> good anyway. I'd
> like to try and tackle both of these problems in two
> swoops.
>
> A Wraith genre packet designed with non-wraith players in
> mind and something
> that can be used without needing to own all of the books
> for WtO to
> understand.
>
> A Wraith Arcanoi rules conversion packet designed with
> Garou and Kindred
> interaction in mind.
>
> For both packets I would be intending to take volunteers
> onto the subcoord
> staff. I would very much like to see coodination between
> myself and the
> Giovanni Coord as well as the Silent Strider subcoord
> because of their
> extensive usage of the Wraith interaction of their charges
> and would be
> happy to see one or more of them helping me. The Arcanoi
> conversion rules
> will probably be the most lengthy and difficult of the
> packets, but right
> now if a person wants to learn the wraith genre they can
> pick up a pick,
> that doesn't hold true for the rules. This will be my
> priority and first
> item on the agenda. Due to the lack of as much busy work as
> other positions,
> it would also consist of the majority of our time. Once
> completed, I intend
> to turn the staff over to creating the genre packet.
>
>
>
> Location and Communication:
>
> While my character is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I
> myself live a few
> hours away. I have not attended as many games as I would
> have liked to, but
> that has been changing and due to circumstances I plan to
> be on circuit here
> in the coming months. I certainly can't promise to
> visit every chronicle, or
> even a majority of them, but can't see why this would
> be necessary anyway. I
> have near constant email access which I try to be prompt in
> answering when
> it deals with an administrative end. I am also more than
> happy to speak with
> people over the telephone provided that its not in the
> morning or during
> class.
>
>
>
> Disclaimer:
>
> One of the things that I've learned over my years of
> playing in this org is
> that sometimes we're identified as our characters a
> little much. Many more
> people have spoken with Aetius than have spoken with the
> player behind him.
> It has been unfortunate, but sometimes I have not made it
> clear enough that
> the two of us are not at all similar in disposition. Quite
> frankly, I play a
> villain. As Aetius, my intention is not to be liked. Nor is
> it to be good,
> kind, just, or reasonable. I wouldn't like him if I met
> him on the street
> and I don't expect anyone else to either. But I am not
> him. Personally, I
> like to think of myself as a pretty nice guy. I'm
> reasonable, try to see all
> sides of a discussion, and care more about finding the
> right outcome than
> getting my own way. I hope that those that I've worked
> with see me the same
> way. Thank you.