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SotM's Guide to Siring
Publisher: White Wolf
by Laura O. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/21/2021 06:34:20

English version:

It may seem to experienced storytellers that this manual adds nothing, but I don't think it does. Obviously it's not going to give ultra-detailed moves as to why a sire should embrace someone (as that will depend on each character), but it does put the focus on the storyteller and the players having to think about it.

Many times we overlook that detail and the Sire-child relationship ends up being rather bland, content-less and not very complex. This book helps to avoid that, although of course, the work must be yours when it comes to developing it.

Spanish version:

Puede parecerle a los narradores experimentados que este manual no aporta nada, pero yo creo que no es así. Obviamente no va a dar movitos ultra detallados de por qué un sire debería abrazar a alguien (ya que eso dependerá de cada personaje), pero sí pone el foco en que el narrador y los jugadores deben pensar en ello.

Muchas veces pasamos por alto ese detalle y la relación Sire-chiquillo acaba siendo bastante insulsa, sin contenido y poco compleja. Este libro ayuda a evitarlo, aunque por supuesto, el trabajo debe ser tuyo a la hora de desarrollarlo.



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SotM's Guide to Siring
Publisher: White Wolf
by Matthew P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/28/2020 21:06:09

I didn't really feel like I got much out of this supplement. The reasons given for why a vampire would sire someone felt pretty obvious, and very removed from night to night vampiric politics. Embrace "for the lulz", boredom, and solitude felt like 3 of the same reason, for instance. I also have a hard time imagining the vampire that has a spare boon lying around to just Embrace with on a whim, but hey, Camarilla Elder without any enemies I guess? I was hoping for more explanation of when to ghoul vs when to sire, but that dichotomy, while hinted at, didn't get any line space.

The three mortals presented felt kinda bland, but they only get a page each so that isn't too bad. It got better for me when contrasting how the same person getting sired by three different vampires for different reasons would turn out. That said, I felt the level of detail presented was below that I'd get from a company book.

Wasn't really helpful for me, but for >$5, give it a read and you might have a different opinion.



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Creator Reply:
Hello Matthew, Thank you so much for your review. I'm sorry the book wasn't all that useful to you. Boredom, Lulz and solitude may seem similar but they appeal to different aspects of the psyche. It seems I wasn't explicit enough to make their differences notable, and I didn't go into details about why ghoul vs why sire, both of which I'm taking into account to revise and update the book. They're also not all meant to be strictly enforced Camarilla rules types of embraces, hence why some more lax reasons can happen without needing the boons for a classical embrace. The details of the characters were scare because they're meant to be appropriated and adapted to the story; the empty spaces are meant for player and storyteller customization for the city, for the sire, for the hooks to tie in. Mariam in Chicago is not going to be the same as Mariam in Brussels. I'll make sure to make future books better, and update this one so it becomes more useful to you and others! Take care, SotM
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SotM's Guide to Siring
Publisher: White Wolf
by DSC T. G. C. _. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/06/2018 18:38:07

This book is a short but interesting product. It discusses the importance of the prelude and goes through a list of reasons a vampire might embrace a person. Also included are three human characters with three different sire stories to use as examples of how this product was intended to be used.

Its a product that we recommend that all storytellers have in the library. And we also recommend that most players take the time to read the book, as it gives insight what makes a good character background.



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SotM's Guide to Siring
Publisher: White Wolf
by John M. S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/20/2018 03:42:43

I don't give five stars very often, but I felt this was warranted. The content is relevant and useful for any game of Vampire: The Masquerade with some good examples too. Previous issues I have had with Grammar in Secrets of the Masquerade Books are gone too. To read my full review you can do so HERE



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