25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade

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The Red Sign - Episode 92 Sep 21, 2018

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In this episode, Nate and Bob review the Penultimate VTM Revised edition book. The Red Sign tells the story of a conspiracy of vampires and mages seeking to reverse the curse of Caine. This book is a cross-over with Mage: the Ascension. The book is a part of the Time of Judgment and centers around the last conspiracies of both that formed towards the end of the world.
This book was written by Brian Campbell, Conrad Hubbard, Jacob Klunder, and Carrie Lewis and released October 20th, 2003 and published by White Wolf Publishing Inc.

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Vampire Players Guide - Episode 91 Aug 31, 2018

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This book was written by Kraig Blackwelder, Carl Bowen, Ann Braidwood, Jacqueline Brasfield, Christopher Gunning, Conrad Hubbard, Evan Jamieson, Jim Kiley, Christopher Kobar, Rhiannon Louve, Ari Marmell, Matt McFarland, Patrick O’Duffy, Chip Quinn, Aaron Rosenberg, Myranda Sarro, Dean Shomshak, Greg Stolze, Adam Tinworth and Janet Trautvetter with development and additional material by Justin Achilli. the Vampire Players Guide was published October 6th, 2003 for White Wolf Publishing.

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Lair of the Hidden - Episode 90 Aug 24, 2018

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Follow Bob and Nate as they take a journey into the mysterious lair of the Inconnu and explore Hunedoara Castle in 2003's Lair of the Hidden. This book acts as sourcebook and chronicle/module for Vampire: the Masquerade's Time of Judgement.
The Time of Judgment series is semi-canon and is intended to allow players the option to end their own personal stories.
Unlike previous themed years, there were no events characterizing the Time of Judgment that affected all World of Darkness game lines; instead, each game was given a selection of its own specifically-tailored final fates or multiple endings which are determined by the actions and choices of the player.

Lair of the Hidden was Written by: Sarah Roark, Dean Shomshak, and Janet Trautvetter and released August 11th 2003 by White Wolf Game Studios.

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Chaining the Beast - Episode 89 Aug 17, 2018

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This week, Nate and Bob take a dive into what is considered by some to be the definitive guide to Paths of Enlightenment. This revised books is the first to collect "all" the current Paths into one, simple guide. From the standard paths, all the way to the obscure and heretical paths, Chaining the Beast puts the sum of vampiric morality in the palm of your hands.
Chaining the Beast was written by Gavin Bennett, Trevor Chase and James Kiley and released June 30th, 2003 for White Wolf studios.

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Succubus Club: Dead Man's Party - Episode 88 Aug 10, 2018

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In this episode, the fellas get back to work, bringing you brand new reviews of old books. This week, we review the oft-forgotten sleeper, "Succubus Club: Dead Man's Party," from 2003. This books gives kindred and cainites alike the skinny on how and why to throw an event. More than just a party, the social event is the crux of unlife in modern society. Additionally, this book explores the popup nightclub known as the "Succubus Club."
This book was Written by: Richard Chillot and Christopher Kobar for White Wolf Publishing and released June 2nd, 2003

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Gen Con Meetup Extravaganza - Episode 87 Aug 10, 2018

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In this episode, Bob and Nate sit down with the Jackalope LARP folks to chat about LARP, awesome books, Sabbat and the Night in Question. What's "The Night in Question?" Well, funny you should ask...

The Night In Question is a fully-immersive rules-light LARP experience, taking the lessons and inspirations of the new Nordic-style games such as Enlightenment in Blood and End of the Line, then adding a horrific splatterpunk twist. Other games have focused on the Camarilla and Anarch aspects of the setting – the Masquerade, moving among the mortals in secrets and the politics of the undead. The Night in Question is different.

It will emphasize a frightening and engulfing story, focusing on the monstrosity of the Sabbat, visceral horror of their dark rites and a blood and guts feel reminiscent of films like From Dusk Til Dawn and Near Dark, creating a unique World of Darkness event using intense visual effects, high quality props, set design and costuming. It will be a “retro” Sabbat event, and will reflect a classic monstrous Sabbat mythos.

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1st Edition: Revisited - Episode 86 Jul 27, 2018

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In this very normal episode, Bob and Nate honor the release of V5 by going back in time and reviewing a few 1stedition books we missed. What did we miss?
First, we talk about 17-page module, Blood Nativity. This story serves as an introduction to Vampire: the Masquerade and was published by Atlas Games in 1991 for White Wolf. We have briefly mentioned this in previous podcasts, but we get a bit deeper in this review.
Next, we discuss the 36-page module, Blood Bond, also from 1991. This story explores the mystical blood bond, as well as centuries-old feud between two elder vampires.
Finally, we discuss the 83-page story supplement, Ashes to Ashes, published in 1991 by White Wolf. This book continues the chronicle, Forged in Steel, and the battle between the prince of Chicago and Gary, IN. This book, as well as Blood Bond, are part of the Chicago Chronicles collection 3.
Blood Nativity was written by: Lynn Severson and Michael Harms (According to the White Wolf Wiki, this adventure was actually written by White Wolf staffers using pseudonyms.)
Blood Bond was written by: Ken Cliffe
Ashes to Ashes was written by: Stewart Wieck

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Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition - Episode 85 Jul 26, 2018

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Please note, this podcast is over 3 hours long. Some audio quality my be impacted due to host limitations
In this episode, Nate and Bob take a deep dive into the upcoming 5th Edition of the classic Vampire: the Masquerade. In an unprecedented achievement, White Wolf has returned to their Classic World of Darkness and Utility Muffin Labs has gotten early access to review and discuss this reintroduction to an old friend.

Nate and Bob talk about a great deal of the new history, rules, character creation and systems of V5, and still hardly scratch the surface of what's included in this beautiful, modern game of personal and political horror.

Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition launches August, 2018!
Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition
Developed, designed, and written by Kenneth Hite, Mark Rein-Hagen, Matthew Dawkins, Juhanna Peterson, Martin Ericsson, Karim Muammar, Karl Bergström, Jennifer Smith, Jason Andrew, and Jason Carl

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KotEK Part 2 - Episode 84 Jul 13, 2018

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In this episode, Nate and Bob discuss part two of the Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom Sourcebook. This sourcebook details the culture and society of the Laibon; the kindred of the African continent.
We talk a little bit about or upcoming plans to review V5, the new edition of Vampire: the Masquerade, coming in August.
This book was written by Justin Achilli, Jason Feldstein, Joddie Gray, Will Hindmarch, Ari Marmell, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson for White Wolf Publishing and released April 28th of 2003.

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Kindred of Ebony Kingdom Part 1 - Episode 83 Jul 06, 2018

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This book was written by Justin Achilli, Jason Feldstein, Joddie Gray, Will Hindmarch, Ari Marmell, and Voronica Whitney-Robinson for White Wolf Publishing and released April 28th of 2003.

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