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[AkatsukiLeader13]

You'd probably just lose any Tribal Gifts. Breed and Auspice Gifts would remain because you're not changing your Breed or Auspice, just your Tribe.

As for the Stargazers, they left in the Metaplot of the Rev Ed and joined up with the Beast Courts. At least most of them, some lingered in the Garou Nation. W20 leaves their status in the Garou Nation up to the Storyteller and Players, as with much of the metaplot....

[AkatsukiLeader13]

There is a pay what you want option. That's what I'd do if I ever put something on the Vault. Because if people want it, they can have it. If people want to give me a tip for my efforts, that's fine....

[AkatsukiLeader13]

I'm a big fan of Turtledove, know of that story but sadly haven't read it.

As for my own first experience with the Byzantine Empire was Medieval 2 of the Total War series but it never really grabbed my attention at the time despite being a long time Ancient Greece and Rome fan.

It was eventually two things that finally turned my eye to the Byzantines, both of which happened around the same time, purchasing Total War Attila with the Last Roman DLC and Extra Credits' Extra History series taking a look at Justinian I. And I just became enthralled with the story of Justinian...

[AkatsukiLeader13]

Well that's understandable. Unless you have the documents on hand and in a fairly polished state, changes most people wouldn't have to submit beyond sample character books which I personally loathe as individual books and why I didn't mention that possibility.

Frankly if I ever do submit anything for the Vault, it would probably just be short stories. And maybe an Introductory Chronicle.

I've always been a fan of Vampire chronicles where the players start off as humans and end up getting Embraced, especially the Last Supper of the Giovanni Chronicles where the PCs were...

[AkatsukiLeader13]

Nah, not really. I rarely run games and about the only thing of any real substance that I could compile and put together was a crossover setting between the DA setting and ASoIF which I couldn't put on there anyway....

[AkatsukiLeader13]

Yeah, I'm the same way. Not crazy about plenty of the decisions nWW has made so far but the Vault is not one of them. A platform for fans to put out their own material and make a little cash for it is a good idea. And most of pricing of the current products isn't too bad....

[AkatsukiLeader13]

Most of it looks like it's priced decently for fan-made material but a couple of them are a bit questionable. In particular that 'A Golconda Story' novel is $12.68CAD, which more than any one WoD novel on DriveThruRPG.

[AkatsukiLeader13]

Yeah, MtSC needs more love. It's a really good little historical line that seldom ever seems to get the love and attention it deserves.

But back Byzantium. If you're looking for background material on the Byzantine Empire in real life, I recommend the History of Byzantium Podcast. While I haven't yet gotten to the episodes on the 900's, the podcast has tons of information on the Empire's history, military and culture throughout the centuries. And from what I have listen through, there's several time periods I would love to play a WoD game in just for the fact that they were interesting...