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VtM - Review: Libellus Sanguinis III: Wolves at the Door
more plausible (That word doesn't seem right in a game with Vampires and Werewolves, etc.) then the
one in CB: Assamite. And I loved how the author got rid of the myth of only Arab Men getting the
embrace until the 1700s or so., Plus another good thing was more information on the Keening (See
World of Darkness). now if only this could be explained fully some day...
Clayton came up with a good excuse for the need for Assamites needing other vampire's blood in
Modern Day, which is also referenced in the Setite section of the book. And why the Assamites in
Modern day seem to be total assassins, showed its roots (only its roots) in this book.
And the work on the Scholar and Vizier 'caste'(Read: Bloodline) was above excellent. WWGS really
picked the right man for the job. Clayton made it possible to play the Assamites in a coterie. My
congratulations.
But, I still have a problem, and yes, it is with the templates. The only two warriors given in the template
section were Christian and Jewish respectably. The stereotype of the day was, and still is, the Assamite
Warrior class filled with screaming Muslim Men. Explore that please!.
But I will end the Assamite review on an up-note. The Dark Secret seemed to really be a Dark Secret,
and was really well written.
Book III: Serpents
Not as well done as the other too. It was almost entire propaganda on why the Setites are great, and that
they are misunderstood. Though, from a propaganda point of view, it was pretty good. Especially the
origin story. But complaint time:
How many Antedeluvians have prophecy capabilities? Let's count: Saulot, Cappadocius, Malkav, and
now Sutekh. Just under a third. Plus, the size of the section on the Prophecies of Set, almost makes it
look like they are creating an audience for a new chapbook.
And the Prophecies lead into the next complaint: the first merit I found horrendous. Agent of Prophecy.
Well, I've got my own prophecy: "And the locusts will come, devouring all they can for imagined power,
and they shall spot, grab, and perverse." This Merit is only asking for trouble for Sstorytellers
And, wow. I'm not complaining about the Templates here. They explored the stereotype, actually made it
at least 2.75 dimensional if not 3 dimensional. But sadly, it seems the rest of the book wants to exploit
the stereotype also. I guess there's just no pleasing me.
The dark secret for this, really seemed to move forward the DA metaplot. Would be interesting if it bears
fruit. And no I won't spoil.
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