Witch: NYC Nights

New York is still New York, crowded, electric, cruel, but beneath the surface, something hums. They say if you stand still long enough on a subway platform at 3 a.m., you can hear it: the pulse of old magic, buried beneath centuries of concrete and ambition. Magic exists here, but it’s not the glittering kind. It’s analog — raw, unpredictable, and costly. Witches bleed for their spells, sigils require hours of carving and bloodletting, and every act of power stains the soul. You don’t “cast” here. You bargain — with spirits, with memories, with your own sanity. The Church doesn’t speak of it publicly, but they know. The Knights Templar, reborn as a secret paramilitary order under a dozen shell corporations, hunts witches and occultists from the shadows. They call it “The Cleansing.” You call it survival. Every alley has its ghost. Every skyscraper its guardian demon. Every subway line a ley line. And you? You’re just trying to live through another night. UPDATED: October 5, 2025 @ 4:30pm EST [3 Races][7 Classes of witches][6 Classes of Human/Witch Hunter][5 Classes of Psychic][17 Factions][7 Locations][13 NPCs]