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VtM - Review: The Erciyes Fragments
just go buy it
Really, it's quite good - but then again, I really liked Revelations of the Dark Mother as well. I do think
that this will be more popular, however, partly because it is more in the tradition of the Book of Nod than
that volume. It has more general use in Vampire games, and is, in many ways, much better.
Ms. Friedman has managed to craft a superb addition to the myths and legends of the World of Darkness,
I just wish that she will come back for more.
The third "chapbook" for Vampire, this is just as good as the Book of Nod, if not better.
Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 5 (Excellent!)
Review by Alan DeHaan (29 Dec 1999)
The Erciyes Fragments. The last V:tDA supplement to be developed by Richard E. Dansky. In my
opinion, this is far superior to Revelations of a Dark Mother, and even better than the Book of Nod.
The Artwork ranges from very good to bad. Though in all fairness, the bad artwork looks like something
from centuries ago so it fits.
The book starts off with a letter, and snippets of a journal written by a ghoul, Fra Niccolo Giovanni, who
'finds' fragments of the Book of Nod inside of a hidden Monastery. Several of the fragments seem to be
written by Caine himself, and have footnotes written below passages from 5 different 'people'.
The First Chapter, appropriately titled, Genesis, starts with a brief summation of what transpired in the
Garden of Eden, and leads on to Caine. Mentioning his sacrifice(s) to God. Real thought provoking
peace, even if it is fiction.
The Second Chapter, titled Lilith, follows Caine after his exilation from mankind, his meeting with
Lilith, his first drinking of blood. Better written and thought out then how BoN stated these events. Also
shows how...odd Caine is mentally.
The Third Chapter, entitled Temptations, shows Caine's meetings with Michael, Uriel, Gabriel, and
Raphael. Done differently again than what was written in the Book of Nod. Sharing how Caine got the
curses all Vampires now have.
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