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[James_Willoughby]

Given that Baba Yaga defeated Absimiliard, she should at least be a challenge to Vasilisa.

[James_Willoughby]

That's not terribly practical, though, as quite a bit changes over the period of a thousand years. Victorian Age Vampire struggled with coherency when dealing with a few decades of social change (though, to be fair, the writers could never completely decide whether they were talking about 1750 or 1950).

Actually, the mention of Victorian Age Vampire reminds me of a notable problem, which is that the authors of most books set in the World of Darkness since the year 2000 or so don't really have very much to say. Victorian Age Vampire was terrible (and its supplements worse), because...

[James_Willoughby]

And that's how it should be. These are vampires, but they are also people, and ought to be vulnerable. Kindred society is based around gentility, because if it wasn't, existence as a vampire would be bloody, brutal, and generally short....

[James_Willoughby]

The Triumvirate has fallen, and Mithras rules England unchallenged. Princes from across Europe look to the lord of London with admiration and respect. His authority has emboldened the elders of the kingdom, who have claimed what they see as their rightful place, ruling over the Cainite society of England. Yet hidden from view there are many dissenters, Furores, Prometheans, and other radicals, plotters who dream of transforming the world, for Cainite and mortal alike. The flames of rebellion have already been lit, and, whilst few realise, a bloody future is approaching
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