Once a vampire establishes himself, he or she will make a Domain to rule over.
Domain is physical territory controlled by a Kindred, group/coterie of Kindred, or a Sect. This area provides a character Influence, Resources, opportunities to get Fame, Status and other increases in Background, at the cost of being a major responsibility for a player, for it has to be maintained and defended by opportunistic attacks by other factions.
A domain, and especially its base of operations, can be further secured by expense and effort...and many kinds of magical and normal security systems can be prepared to keep it safe.
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Security can be bought/acquired in play once the Domain is established, although some of the more outlandish dots may require many Resources and a larger Domain.
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Minimal security systems are in place (locks, an alarm system): •
Some security has been afforded (cameras, dogs, ghouls, reinforced doors): ••
Serious security systems are in place (advanced CCTV system & alarms, armed ghouls, key cards) and perhaps a Gargoyle or a war ghoul: •••
Modern security systems are in place, the police and skilled ghouls are close by, or a few Gargoyles or a szlachta are ready to dish out punishment. There are service elevators, secret tunnels and the like: ••••
The place is nigh impenetrable, with both arcane and mundane detection systems in place. And if that is not enough...a nest of Gargoyles or a few szlachta are there to turn intruders into red paste: •••••
This is just overkill at this point: +•