From the opening story featuring my favorite signature character, Trey "Loki" Fischer, through every tier and facet - The Circle of the Crone was an eFrom the opening story featuring my favorite signature character, Trey "Loki" Fischer, through every tier and facet - The Circle of the Crone was an extremely fascinating social club for vampires to belong to.
Superficially, it could be mistaken for half-baked wicca or man-bashing feminism but it's more about vampires embracing the dark miracle they are and accepting how they are not freaks of nature but still a a key part of it.
Given how exploitative and isolated Vampire: the Requiem is as a setting, reading this faction was almost uplifting for its sense of community, acceptance and unwillingness to write themselves off as monsters who shouldn't exist. Although by no means humane in their outlooks, it was an enthralling option for society in it's emphasis existentialism over screwing with humanity or obsessive political scheming and power-plays....more
As an avid, rabid fan of Vampire: the Masquerade when I was in high school, I had more than a few misgivings about the "New" World of Darkness and howAs an avid, rabid fan of Vampire: the Masquerade when I was in high school, I had more than a few misgivings about the "New" World of Darkness and how much of a money-grubbing gimmick re-releasing tweaked version of everything was going to turn out to be.
So wrong. Serve my words up and I'll eat them with or without a fork.
Basically, Vampire: the Requiem nailed personal horror while making these vampires stunning predators who are caught between mourning their humanity and reveling in damnation. As before, these vampires have characteristics, powers and weakness that fuel all the familiar myths but - true to White Wolf - that's never the full story.
I personally love all the tweaks and twists added to this incarnation of vampire - it sounds like a bitch to get by as a vampire with facets of the existence invoking a true feel of unease imagining how you would function if you became one.
It's basically like White Wolf kept everything that worked wonders for VtM, streamlined it, and brought in some vicious, bitter stuff to make sure players can't help but get a little messed up. It really emphasizes what a supernatural cesspool Chicago is with vampires running the show and characters are almost certain to be victimized time and again if they hope to thrive - or just survive....more
Of all the things the New World of Darkness got right, I think this shines as an achievement. Rather than spend each corebook rehashing common stats, Of all the things the New World of Darkness got right, I think this shines as an achievement. Rather than spend each corebook rehashing common stats, that precious page space can go to more important/unique material.
It's a shame you have to pay for basic info, of course, but even this book alone tries to make it possible to role-play a decent, engaging game. I just see it as White Wolf trying to avoid clutter and over-saturation with redundancies and it is a great indicator of how sexy and sleek the WoD is now for new blood and old fans....more
I know some people will say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" or "never change" but part of what keeps White Wolf so classy and classic is its willingI know some people will say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" or "never change" but part of what keeps White Wolf so classy and classic is its willingness to reinvent itself to remain relevant.
Bully to you, White Wolf - I'll never stop loving you....more
A weirdly uplifting edition to the World of Darkness that doesn't leave you feeling all is hopeless or your powerless to help anyone, least of all youA weirdly uplifting edition to the World of Darkness that doesn't leave you feeling all is hopeless or your powerless to help anyone, least of all yourself. It's interesting to ponder what you might do with a second lease on life....more
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