Justin Achilli

The equivalent of the mainstream Camarilla Vampires, with a decidedly antagonistic ideological difference. Freedom, Freedom, let Freedom Ring!
This rpg book really opened my eyes to what was originally the antagonists in the previous vampire games I'd played. Things definitely aren't as they seem, and the exploration of what makes anyone human is the most engrossing part of the gameplay. It's not about blood and guts, although there is plenty of that. It's more about exploration and show more viewpoint, about how pain and loss can twist a psyche.

If you're going to lose your humanity, and fall in with others who have gone so far as to forsake it altogether, then what are you? What is left, or more importantly, how much is there to gain? Fascinating core book supplement, and ought to be required reading for any serious gamer.

At least for WoD, that is. :) show less

I had a lot of fun LARPing using this, but let's be honest, it is a very, very silly book. The pictures are bad and the writing is worse. Nevertheless, it is an excellent gateway drug into the world of gaming.

I've always been a huge fan of the WoD role playing games, and even more so when you consider that they're all modular and you can mix and match elements from each system and make a storytelling experience something really grand. Vampire pretty much started my love of the series of games, and I've had the pleasure to start a group once again. The constraints and the wonderful power struggles, not to mention the possibility that a character can become very beast, makes the system very show more awesome.
(Note: This is the older system, not the recent re-creation of the same.) The amount of sourcebooks to enrich the storytelling makes this system preferable, in my opinion. show less

Walk through the benighted lands of medieval Europe in this anthology of stories based on Vampire: The Dark Ages. Journey with vampires as they play their deadly, incestuous games of politics, war and blood. Watch with the cold eyes of the undead as dynasties rise, religions fall and castles crumble.