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VtM - Review: Kindred of the East
is life energy. Just as a side note, there are no eastern ghouls, and no blood bonds, Kuei-jin's blood does
not work that way, however, if a Kuei-jin has excess yang, they become more" alive" and can even
pregnate mortals... leading to dhampyrs, the product of such a union.
The other two virtues are Hun and P'o or your ratiinal side and the Beast, or the Demon as it is known to
the Kuei-jin.
So, you say I see the Wriath connection, where's the werewolf connection?
Well, the Kuei-jin are able to sidestep into the Spirit World (Umbra) by certain methods. Oh, and they
have some rituals as well.
If by now you're saying what a twinkie-combat monster dream, I'd say sounds like it, but as I said at the
beginning, this is first glimpse and I did not cover all the background of the book, including society.
It is definitely not just an extension of the Kindred, such as the early Gaki from Dark Alliance:
Vancouver were. It seems to be well thought out treatment of significantly different culture where the
rules operate in a much different manner.
I'm really impressed with the depth that the Kuei-jin have, and the lack of a system-based power ranking
( didn't really cover that, but that can be left for a more step by step in depth review).
I think it will take a whole lot of time before I can firmly grasp the possibilities that creating and running
a Kuei-jin allow.
Last impression: So far I give it 2 thumbs up.
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