>>7525277Now that we've covered some of the basics lets get more into how hunters operate, starting with out they organize.
Hunters generally organize themselves into organizations that can be divided out into three tiers. Cells, Compacts and Conspiracies.
>CellsRanging in size from a lone wolf to the local book club. These groups are made up of a handful of hunters who have come together to deal with the nightmares pray on humanity. Whether its the ghoul down the street selling vampire blood to kids, werewolves killing humans for sport, or the haunted mansion at the top of the hill that needs to be investigated. These guys are often the first line of defense against the creatures of the night. Cells are typically isolated in terms of support and operate on limited resources. As such they often take on threats with the resources they can get their hands on. As a result, casualty rates can be quite high in an already ridiculously lethal profession. This is counter balanced by the fact that there are hundreds of hunter cells operating across North America alone with multiple cells often operating within the same city. Think Scooby-Doo and the Gang, the Goonies, or the Winchester Family.
>CompactsTwo hunter cells oblivious to each other kick in the door to a vampire haven at the same time, hilarity ensues. Two cells make contact discussing witch covens on /x/ and arrange a meet up. However it happens, sometimes hunter cells run into other hunter cells. Most hunters agree that there is safety in numbers and that taking on the supernatural is a lot easier when you have n+1 members at your back. So they start to coordinate, share resources, and cover a larger area. Compacts tend to operate on a regional scale but aren't large enough to become full nation spanning conspiracies. If you can picture organizations like the Black Panther Party, III%ers or Hell's Angels, then you've got a rough idea of how big compacts are and what they can get their hands on.
>ConspiraciesHere be ye BPRD, Delta Green, SCP:Foundation and the lot. These organizations can span entire nations or even reach across the entire globe. They have the money, the men, and the means to take on almost any threat anywhere and aren't scared to throw their weight around. Most monsters think twice before tangling with these guys. What some Cells and Compacts may view as insurmountable hurdles, Conspiracies will view only as small speed bumps toward their goal. One downside to conspiracies is their sheer size. With so many moving parts and competing interests they can be prone to infighting and sometimes infiltration by outside forces. Getting a Conspiracy to act on a threat can also involve cutting through a lot of byzantine red tape (which is sometimes both literal and also magical red tape). But once they do act, any monster that hasn't run for the hills is in for a world of pain.
