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Wonderful, but there's some serious problems with many of the bloodlines in that they don't travel well. Lhiannan, the various African bloodlines, etc. A very tiny bit woke, as apparently male to female transexuals can be Ahrimanes, for example. Such concepts didn't exist back then, and it's a horror setting so nobody is accepted, nobody goes home happy, plus the population is too low, survival is paramount. And, lots of clans don't work well with others. Assamites pretty much hate all other vampires (and increasingly are Muslim so they hate Jews and want to forcibly convert Christians according to real world history) , Baali are Lovecraftian cultists.... Dice mechanics are easily the best out of all of the versions of this game, I've played them all. Beats the heck out of V5 and Requiem any day....
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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## SUMMARY:
Excellent updated version of the Baali, but it's the new ideas that truly makes this a valuable book for V5. It suffers a bit on presentation in the interior, but the creativity easily makes up for that. There are parts that could use some more work to make it shine, but, honestly, it's a great read and a perfect product for the STV
#### FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
A free, 44 Pages book with rad-looking cover about the sort of Vampires that seems to have been slumming it up in Sunnydale? I was instantly hooked. The inside was also great, but suffered a bit from a lack of through editing. Layout is very much like the V5 standard, which is very nice.
### WHAT'S IN HERE?:
The Baali in this book are the lovely edgy Vampires we know from the past. with a bit of new sprinkled in.
In service to the forces beyond mortal ken, these Vampires are enjoying their decent into the Abyss, both metaphorically and literary.
As for Disciplines, the Baali have Presence, Oblivion and B...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Don't buy this book, it's not worth the paper it's printed on.
This book has been written by Americans, for Americans, with the assumption that nothing of value exists outside of America. It's a racist tract of American cultural imperialism.
In order to be transparent, I'm a European, whose family experienced ethnic and political persecution.
The authors bend over backwards to rewrite the lore of the traditions, to make them evil and supportive of crimes against humanity. But it's selective, for example the book is mum about Akashics and Imperial Japan, barely mentioning their support for the real life evil of Chinese Communism. The book however makes sure to tell you the Sons of Ether, when not busy persecuting scientists of color, were supporting Japan in WW2 and their human experiments. The chapter on the Celestial Chorus even states as a fact there are 21st century crusader states in the Middle East, and it's clear the authors mean real world countries (which exactly, they don't...
Rating: [1 of 5 Stars!] |
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