VtM - WhiteWolf: Genealogy

VtM - Review: Vampire: The Masquerade, Revised (3rd Edition)
San Diego Comic Con 1998. 94* outside, and standing in line for my Professional badge. They were
actually on time, so i was told. This year was my first for this particular Convention. We were let in at
10am, the air conditioning just right. It only took me about 45 minutes to locate, (or stumble upon) what
was the tiny exibitor's stand with the words "White Wolf" above. I approached it, immediately seeing
Justin Achillies. He was bald, or close to it. There, on the table sat the eagerly awaited Revised Vampire
the Masquerade. It wasn't in the published form, rather a script-like state. A guy was shmoozing with
Justin as he flipped through the new edition. I stood around, waiting to look through it. Minutes later, he
handed it to me, and i flipped through it, page by page.
As i looked through it, i questioned Justin on a few of the rumors, or statements that have been passed
around. I got to the Discipline section, and blinked. It was changed. Almost every discipline has been
altered in some form or another. So, i asked the bald one. "So, how many disc's have you really
changed?"
"Most of them have gone through some sort of rewording, revamping or in some cases, complete
overhauls. Necromancy has changed, as you can see... (It was. It was like reading Thaum. Rits and all.)
"Serpentis, as well." He added.
"Yeah, i noticed that Mummy was changed. Why the different powers?"
"Well, we weren't pleased with how the Setites were being portrayed.
"You mean, so corrupting and such?
"Yes. What is corrupting, anyway? I mean, especially with Kindred. We decided to make them
more...enigmatic. More ancient lore characters. "
"Interesting. Any more books coming out that will compliment this? I mean, i noticed that the Discipline
powers listed, are only up to 5 dots.
"Yes, again. ::smiles:: We are releasing a Camarilla book shortly after the new VTM, sometime in about
December or January."
"That will have more information on disciplines and such? What about combat, Dansky mentioned in his
info release to Inquest magazine that the combat has been amended? Whats that mean ? (As i sifted
through to find the combat section to no avail)
"We redid that from the ground up. We added another type of damage, and made things a little easier and
more clear to understand. (This i got a little confused on, so it wasn't exactly what he said.) There's now a
banter type of damage. Fists, kicks, and such. Bruise type damage in other words. Then there's weapon
damage, i.e. Guns, and melee weapons. Finally, you have your typical Agged damage. "
"Any new Clanbook's?"
"Well, its funny you should ask that. I have been wanting to redo the first few...make them measure up to
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