Publisher: White Wolf
Date Added: 10/06/2023 09:48:36
Beyond the Broken Mirror is an interesting premise expertly realized. It is fantastic.
I thought the review length was 500 words, not characters here's the highlights - Beyond the Broken Mirror is a good premise, what if the Malkavian’s had something going on besides being mildly offensive stereotypes of mental illness? It takes that premise and fully explores it in an interesting and well-thought-out way. In a format that looks great.
This book is a home run and you should buy it!
I got this expecting a Technocracy with updated science and aesthetics, but instead I got a Technocracy with updated aesthetics, the same technology and none of the interesting parts from Guide to the Technocracy (like how they view the Spheres), the Syndicate's Special Projects Division, the Void Engineer's BBEG Threat Null, or Iteration X's Machine Cult. Instead, I get a bunch of current-day identity politics and other worthless BS. Onyx Path is obviously not up to the task of expanding Mage
Sadly to me, this new version seems like a massive departure from a lot of the fun and interesting aspects of the older versions. In total, it feels like a very different game using the same or similar names and themes of a game I have enjoyed gming for over twenty years. That is not to say that all is bad or lost, but it simply isn't for me
First, the good:
- Changing the names of certain tribes, especially the Gale Stalkers (former Wendigo) and Ghost Council (former Uktena) is a step in the right direction and is something I will most probably incorporate into my own games
- the rage dice are an interesting idea, though not that well implemented in my opinion
- tying gifts to renown is a really neat idea that was only vaguely explored in a handful of gifts before, but something I really like
- doing away with the always hard to use appearance attribute for composure makes certain rolls rather interesting and is again something I like quite a bit
- I also like the implementation...
Publisher: White Wolf
Date Added: 10/04/2023 21:38:44
Material excelente e muito completo para jogatinas solo/sem mestre no mundo de Vampiro. Possui mais recursos do que diz no manual (vide os comentários) e tudo muito bem apresentado!
Exactly what was missing in lieu of not having tradition books for M20.
Fleshing out the tranditions a lot more and give opportunities for more intra-tradition and inter-traditions politics.
I cannot recommend this book enough. It exceeded my expectations. Each of the Traditions have been updated to reflect 2023 conditions, and they make them feel more accessible to a newer player such as myself. Even better, they do it without ignoring or rewriting the past. Instead the make logical descriptions of how each Tradition has been forced to take a look at itself, and decide how it wants to organize and move forward in the modern day. This works best if the Avatar Storm is considered canon at your table, but isn’t necessary. I enjoyed all of the Tradition updates, including those Traditions I generally ignore. In my opinion this is the first time the Cult of Ecstasy/Sahajiya received a decent, in depth, USABLE description. I especially loved the Virtual Adepts, as the description of the Mercurial Elites sounds like a group I would identify with and would want to be a part of if I Awakened in real life. This is an absolute must buy for M20 players and storytellers. I’d even say ...
There is a lot of whining about how this game is for abusers and bullies but I don't see the same outrage for the other game lines. You're playing monsters. Have fun with it and play into the humanity side as well. Never forget this is a game and not real life
Publisher: White Wolf
Date Added: 09/18/2023 17:55:58
An absolutely wonderful fan supplement for Hunter: The Vigil. This book is 87 pages long, with the majority of the content being a long series of fully realized horrors to either inspire a storyteller or to slot directly into your game. Each monster has basic description, appearance, a full stat block, and storyteller hints to help you figure out how to run it. The monsters run the gambant from traditional folk creatures, to some really deeply creepy stuff like the "Piteousus" which will leave your Hunters horrified at what they have dug up. The book also contains a new compact which is well written, but doesn't take up too many pages, as well as some Mysterious Places, and finally a write-up of some new Slasher. The layout of the book is professional and the writing is well edited (I only caught a single typo on my first read through). This is basically the ideal other fan supplements for HtV should be looking at....
Publisher: White Wolf
Date Added: 09/13/2023 15:04:59
I had lost my original Silent Striders tribe book some time ago during a move. I felt incomplete in the collection not having it. Sadly the original was not in physical format but this revised edition is faithful to the original.
A perfect capstone to a Werewolf the Apocalypse collection. I've always been captivated by the story of the White Howlers and their loss. This book was awesome for learning of this ancient tribe.