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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Phil K. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/20/2020 18:25:01

True story: when I first read this, I was actually going to Bordeaux on a wine press trip. There's something so excellent about reading a vampire sourcebook of the city/region you're currently drinking your way through.

I read it for a second time recently, and it still holds up. First and foremost, this book is laid out wonderfully. The use of grapevines to line the pages was a great touch. The world that's been created is terrific, well fleshed out, -and so clearly a labor of love. And while there were a few issues with translation here and there, I didn't come across any moments that were indecipherable.

If there was one aspect of the book that I think needed work, I'd argue that it was the human history of Bordeaux. Don't get me wrong: there is a TON of information here. But I wish that the vampiric world of Bordeaux was more intertwined into the kine history. The history of Bordeaux is something we can get from a standard text. And while I appreciate the idea of the book being a one stop source, I'm here for the vampires: not who was mayor last year.

Having said that: this book is a real labor of love. Clearly the author feels a deep connection to Bordeaux. That level of personal love is what makes a real difference between something special and something ho-hum.

Overall, a terrific sourcebook for an inspired locale.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Christopher R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/17/2020 13:58:53

So for my BLUF: This is an awesome players guide for Bordeaux. It's comprehensive enough for the average player without going so deep to be overwhelming. That being said, the experience player will undoubtably spring for the revised guide. It is a deeper lorebook and addresses many things others have noted in their reviews. I'm going to post a more in depth review of the revised players guide and storytellers guide to Bordeaux by Night. Please refer to those reviews for more specific details on the books.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Helton M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/13/2020 07:20:50

So.Much.Detail. Absolutely love the lengths in which the author goes to describe french (un)life on this guide! The layout is very clear and feels like one of the 2E books. There are plenty of full page maps and graphics to make sure you understand what the author is talking about and the court has npcs for every kind of game. With the simplified character sheets (that you can get for free) you get a lot of value for one purchase.

Get this and make sure to go nag Secrets on twitter so she will keep adding more stuff to the setting!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Vincenzo B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/12/2019 07:02:07

Such a great, inspiring work! Way better than some official by Night sourcebooks, it shows true love both for Vampire and Bordeaux. Truly a joy for players and Storyteller's alike. Both visual and intellectual eyecandies everywhere. Take it and read it now!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Sebastian F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/21/2019 19:51:20

Great characters, Amazing coterie charts, and overall a very substantial setting to play in.

I love the approach she is taking to Bordeaux...a players guide now, and a book for Storyteller secrets later. I just may have to take a few notes for my own upcoming city sourcebook...



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Fabricio P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/18/2019 10:29:40

This book tells everything anyone would need to know about the city, and is a perfect guide for other Storytellers to use as inspiration for their own cities by night.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by John M. S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/21/2019 18:28:58

This is a detailed sourcebook that, as a storyteller, I feel I could use to run a short stopover game where players in a french campaign make a stop for a short time in Bordeaux before moving on. As it is a player's guide, it alone isn't necessarily enough for a storyteller to run an off the shelf sort of game as only the public face of the NPCs is covered. That being said it is a good resource for players and will make a good companion to the Storyteller's Handbook for Bordeaux when it comes out. I have a much more detailed review HERE



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by DSC T. G. C. _. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/29/2019 20:31:23

Secrets of the Masquerade presents us with an epic look in the Bordeaux area of France. It provides us with details about the history and geography of the area. It includes insights into the culture of the area and its people. And it gives us a ton of characters with detailed backgrounds.

The Tabletop Gaming Club really enjoyed reading through the book, and we look forward to the companion book detailing storyteller secrets of Bordeaux. We stongly recommend this book to all VTM player and look forward to playing a game set in this setting.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Arby S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/28/2019 07:29:13

This is the player's guide to a series of two books, meant to introduce players to the culture and life of the southern French city of Bordeaux, and how to faithfully portray a person who lived their entire life there. It also has a primer on the history, politics and intrigues of the city's Kindred populace, the major power plays, some notables, their known personalities and goals and agendas, with a huge diversity of character worldviews and beliefs, written in an unbiased manner. The book is littered with gorgeous art and excellent art direction. And while it's not really enough to play a game on its own, it's definitely worth a read out of the sheer quality of the content alone.

Five stars.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Bordeaux by Night - Players Guide
Publisher: White Wolf
by Lisa B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/25/2019 04:01:31

A great city sourcebook which contains a short-and-sweet introduction to French culture as relevant for playing a character in France, a detailed Kindred and mortal history of the city itself, helpful maps and insight into Bordeaux's physical and political geography, as well as a ton of interesting, varied NPCs with their own quirks and flaws, which fit right in with the city's atmosphere and background. To top it off, the book is laid out well and contains so much beautiful, original artwork. I can only recommend picking this up if you are interested in playing a game set in Bordeaux, and I hope the follow up book for storytellers will keep this high level of quality.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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