Jason "DJ JayGee" Gardner
Overview
Overview

“But although the cliche says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said ... is that power always reveals. When a man is climbing, trying to persuade others to give him power, concealment is necessary. But as a man obtains more power, camouflage becomes less necessary.” ― Robert A. Caro, The Passage of Power
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Once one of Baltimore Magazine's '30 Under 30', Jason is locally famous for his activism, his distinctive radio presence, his knowledge of the history of politics, and his nightly dissertations on the impact of politics on the arts--and vice versa.
Until his recent Embrace into Clan Ventrue by Declan Gornt.
Now he has a whole new political arena to navigate.
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Once one of Baltimore Magazine's '30 Under 30', Jason is locally famous for his activism, his distinctive radio presence, his knowledge of the history of politics, and his nightly dissertations on the impact of politics on the arts--and vice versa.
Until his recent Embrace into Clan Ventrue by Declan Gornt.
Now he has a whole new political arena to navigate.
Basics
Name
Jason Gardner
Player
QuinnTalon
Chronicle
Baltimore After Dark
Nature
Anarchist
Demeanor
Idealist
Concept
Guerilla Radio Rebel
Attributes
Attributes
Physical
p
Strength
11000
Dexterity
Precise
11110
Stamina
11000
Social
s
Charisma
Witty
11110
Manipulation
11000
Appearance
11100
Mental
t
Perception
11100
Intelligence
11100
Wits
11100
Abilities
Abilities
Talents
p
Alertness
00000
Athletics
11000
Awareness
11000
Brawl
11000
Empathy
11000
Expression
Writing
11100
Intimidation
00000
Leadership
00000
Streetwise
11000
Subterfuge
11000
00000
Skills
s
Animal Ken
00000
Crafts
00000
Drive
10000
Etiquette
00000
Firearms
Handguns
11110
Larceny
00000
Melee
00000
Performance
radio performance
11100
Stealth
00000
Survival
00000
00000
Knowledge
t
Academics
10000
Computers
11000
Finance
00000
Investigation
11000
Law
11000
Medicine
10000
Occult
00000
Politics
11100
Science
00000
Technology
00000
00000
Advantages
Advantages
Disciplines
Dominate
00000
Presence
11000
Fortitude
10000
00000
00000
00000
Backgrounds
Armory
10000
Resources
11100
Fame
10000
Allies
11000
Contacts
11000
Herd
10000
Virtues
Conscience/Conviction
11110
Self-Control/Instinct
11000
Courage
11110
Humanity/Path
11111 11000
Path
Humanity
Bearing
Normalcy
Willpower
11110 00000
00000 00000
Blood Pool
00000 00000
00
Blood/Turn
1
Merits & Flaws
Merits & Flaws
Merit
Type
Cost
Flaw
Type
Bonus
Rituals & Paths
Rituals & Paths
Ritual
Level
Path
00000
00000
00000
00000
00000
00000
00000
00000
Experience & Derangements
Experience
Total
20 Freebies; 58XP
Spent
20 Freebies; 49XP
Notes
Freebies:
Intelligence 3 (5)
Perception 3 (5)
Charisma 4 (5)
Dexterity 4 (5)
Experience:
Strength 2 (4XP)
Firearms 2 - 4 (12XP)
Athletics 1 and 2 (5XP)
Investigation 1 and 2 (5XP)
Drive 1 (3XP)
Allies 1 and 2 - 5XP
Contacts 1 and 2- 5XP
Politics 3 - 4XP
Medicine 1 - 3XP
Herd 1 - 3XP
Intelligence 3 (5)
Perception 3 (5)
Charisma 4 (5)
Dexterity 4 (5)
Experience:
Strength 2 (4XP)
Firearms 2 - 4 (12XP)
Athletics 1 and 2 (5XP)
Investigation 1 and 2 (5XP)
Drive 1 (3XP)
Allies 1 and 2 - 5XP
Contacts 1 and 2- 5XP
Politics 3 - 4XP
Medicine 1 - 3XP
Herd 1 - 3XP
Derangements
Expanded Backgrounds
Expanded Backgrounds
Allies
SRA Members (Socialist Rifle Association Members), Local Activists
Contacts
SRA Members (Socialist Rifle Association Members), Local Media Outlets
Fame
Jason is the voice of "Turn that Shit Up", an ultra-progressive activist late-night radio show hosted by WLBC (a fictional radio station). He's known as DJ JayGee.
Herd
A few local activists who've become 'friends' of Jason, and who joke that they've all slept with him at some point, multiple times, because he's a bit of a slut that way, but he's always respectful and had never made them think it was anything other than 'friends with benefits'.
Influence
Mentor
Resources
When his Trust Fund Matured, Jason began putting more money into his 'Guerilla Radio' station and activism. He has a paid-for townhouse in Fells Point, a small SUV (for equipment), and modest savings.
Retainers
Status
Other
Ventrue Clan Weakness: Jason can only get sustenance from the blood of Activists.
Rights & Possessions
Rights & Possessions
Gear (Carried)
Phone, keys, wallet with cash (for the homeless), credentials as 'Press', SW Bodyguard (.38 Special) (Concealed in holster at the small of his back)
Feeding Grounds
Havens
Equipment (Owned)
Radio equipment, camera equipment, a modest armory of handguns and a few rifles.
Vehicles
Other
Licenses for all of his firearms as well as a Concealed Carry Permit good in the State of Maryland and Baltimore City.
Blood Bonds/Vinculi
Blood Bonds/Vinculi
Bound To
Rating
Declan Gornt (Sire)
1
Bound To
Rating
Description
Description
History
History
Jason grew up in Baltimore.
Dundalk, specifically. A suburb of Baltimore City known for being blue-collar and a bit white-trash. He was the only son of a single mother, who regardless of how utterly exhausted she always was--and how painfully young she was when she had him--always made him a priority. They lived with his grandparents in a townhouse on Eastfield Road right behind the Community College of Baltimore County's Dundalk Campus.
He did all the things boys in blue-collar Baltimore did: He went fishing, crabbing, and hunting with his grandfather on weekends. Played sports, made friends, and all in all had a normal upbringing. He played Football and Lacrosse at Dundalk High School. At seventeen, he graduated with Honors and a scholarship to UMBC, where he majored in Sociology and Broadcasting.
It was in college when he began being shadowed by a P.I., though he didn't know it. He learned later that the man had been hired by his estranged father. A man who he's met a total of twice: Once to 'meet', and once more after his graduated from college so the man could cut him a check for a surprisingly large amount of money so he would 'disappear'.
Apparently, Jason was a mistake that could not get out. His father was running for governor of another state on the Republican ticket, but if word got out that he'd had an 'indiscretion' with a much younger woman and a child resulted from that, it could tank his 'family values' platform, as he'd never paid Jason's mother a dime in child support.
Jason took the money at his mother's urging, and he signed the NDA, but he's using that money to better himself and the world, regardless of how much it pisses off the man who donated sperm for him to exist.
Since he graduated from college, he's bought himself a nifty little townhouse, a small SUV, and is investing in his community works projects. He's an active member of Blue Water Baltimore, various social justice groups including a membership to the Baltimore Chapter of the NSRA, and has been arrested a time or two at local protests.
He's living his best life.
Now if only he could get his love-life in order....
Dundalk, specifically. A suburb of Baltimore City known for being blue-collar and a bit white-trash. He was the only son of a single mother, who regardless of how utterly exhausted she always was--and how painfully young she was when she had him--always made him a priority. They lived with his grandparents in a townhouse on Eastfield Road right behind the Community College of Baltimore County's Dundalk Campus.
He did all the things boys in blue-collar Baltimore did: He went fishing, crabbing, and hunting with his grandfather on weekends. Played sports, made friends, and all in all had a normal upbringing. He played Football and Lacrosse at Dundalk High School. At seventeen, he graduated with Honors and a scholarship to UMBC, where he majored in Sociology and Broadcasting.
It was in college when he began being shadowed by a P.I., though he didn't know it. He learned later that the man had been hired by his estranged father. A man who he's met a total of twice: Once to 'meet', and once more after his graduated from college so the man could cut him a check for a surprisingly large amount of money so he would 'disappear'.
Apparently, Jason was a mistake that could not get out. His father was running for governor of another state on the Republican ticket, but if word got out that he'd had an 'indiscretion' with a much younger woman and a child resulted from that, it could tank his 'family values' platform, as he'd never paid Jason's mother a dime in child support.
Jason took the money at his mother's urging, and he signed the NDA, but he's using that money to better himself and the world, regardless of how much it pisses off the man who donated sperm for him to exist.
Since he graduated from college, he's bought himself a nifty little townhouse, a small SUV, and is investing in his community works projects. He's an active member of Blue Water Baltimore, various social justice groups including a membership to the Baltimore Chapter of the NSRA, and has been arrested a time or two at local protests.
He's living his best life.
Now if only he could get his love-life in order....



