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Vampire: the Ebony Kingdom
New World of Darkness Systems Conversion
for Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom
What This Is
This is a conversion of Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom,
a Vampire: the Masquerade setting supplement, to the
new World of Darkness mechanics. KotEK was, and is, a great
game, but it deserves the newer, streamlined system. Hopefully
this version redresses the game's mechanical issues while
preserving the dark heart of that wonderful game.
V:tEK is largely lacking in background and flavor text,
and there's no artwork. (But at least there's a character sheet, and
even an index!) This .pdf is mostly crunch; you'll need the
background, setting info, story elements and other important stuff
from KotEK, and of course the WoD corebook to use these rules.
And that's it; I've made these rules complete enough you don't
really need the V:tM core or other material to run (though it's a
good idea to have them to reference anyway). Even as bare-bones
and no frills as V:tEK is, there's a lot to cover (as you might infer
from the size of the document).
What This Ain't
While I take a few cues from Requiem, this ain't a supplement
to that game. This is a conversion that allows people to
play KotEK using the rules in World of Darkness. The vampires
presented here aren't compatible with, or balanced in regard
to, Req's Kindred or with any other creatures in the new World of
Darkness. This is intentional. It's my stated intention to model
KotEK in its own context, but with the better system. Of course,
feel free to borrow as much of this as you like for the new setting;
Abombwe might make a nice Discipline for your nifty new bloodline.
I'm happy if you use my work in any capacity. Just know
that's not what I'm doing with this.
The Vampire: the Middle Kingdom homepage
http://www.geocities.com/predaphile/xwod-vtek-intro.html
My Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom page
http://www.geocities.com/predaphile/wod-vamp-kotek.html
My (new) World of Darkness page
http://www.geocities.com/predaphile/nwod-index.html
My MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/ihatealllife
And as closely as I've tried to translate the original, it's
not a 100% true translation (as if such a thing were possible any-
way). Some things have been judgment calls – like clarifying, expanding
and/or restricting certain Disciplines, semantic changes,
redefining many instances of aggravated damage as lethal, and
the like. Still, the game's basics remain intact, and you'll have no
problem recognizing KotEK in its new format.
Where is [favorite Path] and [kewl Discipline]
and [Pet Bloodline] or Whatever]?
There's just the one African sourcebook for Vampire
(thanks a lot, White Wolf...), but there's a lot of stuff out there
that's tangential to African games, like for instance Akhu and expatriate
Kindred groups. But I simply can't cover everything. I
stuck with converting KotEK and things directly relevant to it,
and I didn't deviate from that too much. I'm not ruling out doing a
supplemental document that covers some other stuff one day, but
for now you can use this foundation to do the conversions yourself.
I'll be happy to help, just get in touch with me.
Honorable Mentions and Mad Props
Vampire: the Ebony Kingdom wouldn't have been
possible without my friends that provided valuable feedback and
took the time to read my various revisions. You know who you
are, and I thank you.
I've taken pains to edit this and catch my mistakes and
bugs, but no doubt some will slip by. So if you see any problems
– typos, wonky or broken mechanics, inconsistencies, missing
information, conceptual issues – please let me know. Just drop
me a line on MySpace (URL below).