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VtM - Review: Clanbook: Ventrue
WW 2058 $12.00
Written by Andrew
Greenberg
Cover Art: Timothy
Bradstreet
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● Review by Christopher Kobar (26 Oct 94)
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[$10.00] [16-Jul-94]
Clanbook: Ventrue
The last of the highly successful Camarilla Clanbooks has been reserved for the Ventrue, the most
powerful and influential of all vampires. But not everything is coming up roses for this august and
distinguished clan. Indeed it looks to the past and sees only destruction. It looks to the present and sees
threats everywhere. And for the future...
Review by Christopher Kobar (26 Oct 94)
Pretty good, actually. What was lacking were any new rituals, high-level disciplines, important truths
(beyond those of historical importance), or really unexpected twists.
In general, the entire book was in the form of instructive letters mostly dwelling on the clan's history and
structure. It did cover its usual practices, etc., but seemed a bit unsurpirsing in the end. No really neat
revelations.
The Ventrue do seem to fear more than the Antedeluvians though, believing that those ancient vampires
are only one part of a group of powerful beings they call the Secret Masters. Mages, Wraiths, spirits,
gods??? They don't really know, but they fear them.
The Ventrue also come off as less overtly manipulative as previously presumed. They like to control
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