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Out of curiosity, why? Why not simply use V5 rules in a VDA setting?...

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The combination of Obtenebration and Necromancy surprised me, but did not offend me - and also happened in a different book. I had thought of Obtenebration as closer to chimistry (just the "illusions" are simple and black and shadowy). But connecting it to necromancy works for me. I'm easy that way. I don't have a backers copy, because I'm not a backer, but I'm cautiously optimistic. That said, which of the cults which are arguably the most dangerous and Lovecraftian? That interests me more than some inverted Catholic Church gobbledygook.

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I wonder if you're the worst person I've ever met. At a certain age, it's hard to recall. But the truly vile do stand out through the years.

What is the worst PC you have ever run? I mean morally or ethically, not in terms of rule breaking or over the top silliness.

I'm currently playing in a game set in the 1920s, in Atlantic City - the game is influenced by "Boardwalk Empire." My character is a Tremere enforcer, a kind of evil Sam Spade. In his background he (as a mortal) served in Spanish American War and carried out war crimes under the orders of General...

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Speaking as someone who did not back the Kickstarter, I'm optimistic because of what I have read and will probably get the book in PDF form.

Something which makes the Giovanni, Cappadocians and so on more playable and accessible is a good thing. Presenting cults is also a good thing. My own philosophy on these kinds of books is they should be akin to be a buffet table; a reasonable to large spread which provides options for players and ST to build the meal they want. And it sound like CotBG fits that bill.

I hope the Endless Night plot remains possible on some level for...

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How should a city with an ongoing chronicle (L.A. by Night, Seattle by Night, any of the other official ones) be handled? The nature of the ongoing chronicle, with its PCs, can make it feel rather insular as compared to something like Chicago by Night.

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Heketa and Heceta always have heavy and sharp consonants, giving them a slightly sinister sound. Hek-ah-tah.

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The spectre version might have been destroyed but it is active at least by the time of BJD, given that Beckett and friends accidentally freed it from the monastery. And I would guess that the portion Augustus consumed was consumed by whomever consumed Augustus....

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I see them more as a commune that does consulting work on the side....

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In short... Modiphius has lost the license for WoD IPs, that is now in the hands of a different company. Officially all the involved parties are being tight lipped about the reasons why. Unofficially, it is probably related to the slow rate of production on the part of Modiphius and the debatable quality of what they did produce. For now the changes will, in theory, not impact the work of Onyx Path does with the IP and will probably see more books released in the future from Renegades Studio.

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Wanting to Diablerize God, presuming God exists, is utterly insane. It's like wanting to Diablerize the force of gravity or eat thermodynamics....

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And they are not wrong, even if Augustus had a lot of competition for being the one of the foulest people alive....

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My fan theory on this is it was P'o Saulot that controlled the body of Tremere, and thus clan Tremere, and ordered the purge of the Salubri. Hun Saulot was located elsewhere and indifferent to the fate of the clan.

Also, the remaining Salubri have heavily infiltrated the Second Inquisition. It's not there tool, but they are avoiding its attention, and riding the wave....

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For my money, the Ravnos only really got interesting in the India chapter in Beckett's Jyhad Diary. It was the only thing to make me really feel the (supposed) destruction of the clan was a missed opportunity.

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Which is why its a problem the western Ravnos became so thematically tied to the Romani in the game. Their are plenty of traveling groups for the western Ravnos to follow around. But that is an old argument....

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It's a joke based on how the name is spelled and pronounced. Pinot Noir is pronounced "pi no nor." The joke wine is going to be pronounced "pi no more."...

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Important Announcement:

Please be advised about a wine which is known to be lethal, because of the damage it does to your kidney and bladder, causing renal failure and a total inability to urinate, which kills you.

So, please avoid any wine bearing the label Pinot Moir.

This has been an important announcement....

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Damn it - someone is wrong on the internet.

The Salubri were not created, in a meta-textual sense, to be analogies for the small business crushed by big business. They were created in 1st edition, in the very early days of White Wolf, to make the Tremere appear even worse. The Salubri and Saulot were designed to be good, so the Tremere became wickeder in their destruction and persecution of the Salubri. Even then the idea of "good" vampires was controversial among the White Wolf staff.

And good is relative and good does not equal nice, or passive. It reflects...

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Onyx Path kicked to the curb?

(runs around screaming hysterically and waving my arms)

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I agree - that is my worry as well.

Edit: Achilli and Outstar discuss the book and clans in today's (11/12/2020) twitch stream....

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We (or rather the Salubri) might be in for a retcon. How does Achilli, and presumably the others at Renegade Studios, feel about having more than 7 Salubri?...