This book is the first in a series detailing the city of Philadelpia through different time periods and covers the time between the Colonial Period to the years before the World’s Fair in 1876. And is written to be used with the 20th Anniversary ruleset in mind. The author recommends having acces to Vampire: The Victorian Age and Vampire: The Wild West for inspiration in creating stories for the time period.
The first thing one notices is the gorgeous presentation. The folks at Chopping Block Media give us a full color experience with custom page borders, different page backgrounds for each chapter and several custom illustrations.
The book is very good with a detailed description of the history and geography of the City with plenty ploothooks and places of interest for use in a Chronicle. We really liked the sections dealing with how to portray the bigotry and prejudice inherent to the time period in a mature and respectful manner. We really liked the fact that the history of the Prince directly linked to the development of the Philadelphia and the greater Camarilla presence in the United States.
The Kindred presented are very interesting and well written either as individuals or coteries and ther stats in the appendix look appropiate to their age.
The brief campaign in Chapter five forms part of events described in the greater history of the City so the results are a foregone conclusion, even then it is interesting and can be used to set the stage for a longer campaign that explores the consequences of the PCs.
We strong recommend this book to all fans of the world of darkness.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |