Friday, July 20, 2007

Poison Ivy



            Ivy is an interesting case. When I was first planning this game, in early 1995, I knew that I wanted Poison Ivy in it, and that I wanted her to be a Changeling. Only problem was, they hadn’t actually published the game yet. As soon as Changeling:The Dreaming hit the shelves, I picked up a copy and burned through it. It didn’t take too long to see what I wanted to do with her…

            Pamela Isley was the human persona of Duchess Ivy of House Fiona. A beautiful Sidhe with shimmering green hair, Ivy was a Master of the Art of Primal. She ruled a vast duchy that included Gotham City. Her personal Freehold was located in the woods outside the city. Something happened to Pamela and she was lost in the Deep Dreaming for a number of years. When she returned, she found that her beautiful meadow home was now a set of tract houses, courtesy of Schreck Enterprises.
            Ivy swore vengeance on Max Schreck, promising to bring him down.

            Fun Fact: I found a rule in a book that stated that Malkavians can ‘naturally’ perceive Changelings and their Chimera. It was a great moment in the game the first time Joker saw Ivy crossing the room at a party on campus at Gotham U, accompanied by her last loyal subject, a nine-foot tall, blue, Troll knight.

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