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Old 02-02-2005, 03:01 PM
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I think Dominic is certainly right in the case of Camarilla fighting with other sects such as the Sabbat or Kuei-Jin. In most cases for the Camarilla, the Brujah have been the troops on the battlefield. The Brujah clan, by and large, is made up of people who are not afraid of a good fight (and, as such, their clan disciplines lend themselves to the battlefield). As a result of this, they are generally the ones on the streets doing the battle with the Sabbat packs or what have you.

Its for that reason that the Anarchs are moreorless tolerated in moderation. The Princes like to use the rabble for their purposes, because the Anarchs are willing to get their hands dirty. Occasionally,disgruntled Ventrue or Toreador will throw their hats in with the Brujah, but the point remains - the Brujah are the ones who typically are holding the front lines. Certainly other clans are capable of it, but they don't do it. The only exception would be the Gangrel, who are also born fighters. The problem is that the Gangrel are generally far and few between in the cities. And, of course, in the later White Wolf mythology, they leave the Camarilla.

All of this is not the question the potential or power of individual clans. Certainly, each clan is capable of terrible power. It's simply to say, that for the most part, in the sect wars, the Brujah tend to make up the major troops of the Camarilla. The Nosferatu remain the information gatherers, the Ventrue and Toreador are the "generals" and "benefactors," the Tremere are ususally working behind the frontlines some terrible magic to give the Camarilla the upper hand (the more powerful magic, remember, comes from rituals and "team rituals," at that, so Tremere typically aren't at the front lines by necessity rather than choice), the Malks are wild cards, and the Gangrel are often scouts or on the frontline as well.
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