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“Bloodlines: The Legendary” is a collection of 9 vampire bloodlines, which are kind of “sub-clans” or offshoots within the big five. These bloodlines, as the title says, are supposed to be legendary in nature- feared, or at least well known, by other kindred. It explores their unique appearances, certain covenants they lean towards, and the history and lore of the bloodline. Additionally, these bloodlines add unique clan Weaknesses, Disciplines and Devotions to follow their theme. While some certainly go above and beyond the mark (creating personal favorites), others seem to fall short, or just reach the bar, or just don’t seem to fit. As such, it’s a mixed bag that needs to be individually appraised. And, going through the book, my main critique is the actually the lack of variety in clans: There are 3 Ventrue bloodlines, 3(ish) Daeva bloodlines, 2(ish) Mekhet bloodlines, 1 Nosferatu bloodline, and no Gangrel bloodline to speak of. As such, it’s value and usage to players who pref...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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If you're intrigued by Werewolf: the Forsaken, the extra, 6th chapter will cover one of the most daunting prospects of introducing troupes and STs to the game, and how to tackle the duality of Flesh and Spirit that seems to be so jarring for new entrees into this Chronicle of Darkness, plus 6 chronicle pitches which you could play each for years. That alone, in my opinion, merits the full price of this sourcebook. But that's not all you get.
You get a bloated Toad Host with ties to your Councilum peddling Artefects and Imbued Items (which he can use at will), with a personal army of Uratha bodyguards;
You get a liege of the Lamprey Hosts who can incubate their larvas inside the blood of your Coterie's sires from within the very Gauntlet, to the ultimate dismay of any Covenant;
You get Zi'ir, Devourers, Tyrants and Void Reiving Ghost Wolves to toss at your Cell of Hunters;
You get a Primordial Geryo that refuses to allow anything to die before it hadn't wrestled it's secrets...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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tl;dr It's a great book, and a must have for Werewolf storytellers as well as Shadow Gifts players will want to have access to. Most of the antagonists can fit well into other games, and there's links to Hunter, Beast, Contagion Chronicles, Mummy and other settings.
As a reminder you can check the preview link under the image of the book and see the first few pages (it usually starts at the table of contents, but the first page of that doesn't show).
Shunned by the Moon is part of the Night Horrors line, offering a variety of interesting antagonists and obstacles for Werewolf: the Forsaken. With a dash of Vampire's 'Wicked Dead' it doesn't just offer example NPCs but a lot of 'variant' antagonists that deviate from the standard (like spirits from outer space, Bale Hounds, and ghost wolf mutants or claimed), and a good-sized last chapter offering a ton of advice about running werewolf and specifically running it with the dominating theme of the hunt. Each of the tribal Sacred Pre...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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