Originally posted by Val_Nir
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I think the main strength of Vampire, as a game, is the effectiveness that it creates its atmosphere - and the current version of the game still refers to itself as ‘gothic’, incidentally, if that also amuses you still. The use of symbolism in its background detail lends to that atmosphere, as attested to the fact that the whole game is based around the supernatural existence of Vampires (along with werewolves, ghosts, etc). This is all based on folklore and romantic symbolism, intermixed with contemporary culture. If you change aspects of it, without explanation or just for some misguided notion of ’sacred cows', you risk affecting that atmosphere.
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