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Originally Posted by Nietzscheserbe I thought the Tzimisce clan did not want to have anything to do with Dracula, he must have pissed them off somehow. |
In WoD v. 1 (he's been respun some in the VtR materials), Dracula was never quite a clan-bound Tzimisce. He and his father, discovering many of the secrets of vampires early on, effectively hunted and killed many Tzimisce in their kingdom, during his life. Dracula even began feeding off some Tzimisce he captured in order to gain their power (i.e. as a ghoul would). This was why staking was a favorite form of torture for him; he would stake Tzimisce vampires - which would not kill them but would incapacitate them (i.e. sending them into torpor) - and feed off them. Eventually, Dracula captures and forces one of the Tzimisce to turn him into a vampire.
This is not to say that this completely alienated him from his clan; the Tzimisce reflected his brutality and personal power. However, Dracula never operated within the perimeters of the clan. He did, as time went on, associate himself at different times with both the Camarilla and Sabbat. Still, he was very good at playing them against one another. As such, he was always more of an independent player than anything. And, like many Tzimisce elders, his personal power was such that his lack of interest in clan politics, never made him an outright target.
As for my personal favorite clan, I found that my favorites to play were not necessarilly my favorite clans. In the PnP mythology I always enjoyed the "old" Brujah (the idealists were always fascinating to me). Likewise, the Gangrel were always an interesting clan. The Tremere, with their closed ways and vast magical reosurcres, were always intriguing as well. Still, as for gameplay purposes, I probably enjoyed Malkavian (the second time through) and Ventrue (I really enjoyed Dominate and Fortitude) the most. I didn't care for Protean as all, so the Gangrel wasn't very entertaining for me, and my system was never quite powerful enough to get full advantage or enjoyment out of the very powerful celerity disciplines of the Brujah and Toreador.