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Vampire: The Requiem: A Modern Gothic Storytelling Game Hardcover – August 21, 2004

by Ari Marmell (Author), Dean Shomshak (Author), C. A. Suleiman (Author)

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Welcome to the Danse Macabre
Since time immemorial, the Kindred - vampires - have stalked their prey, unseen by the mortal masses. Their world is a xenophobic nightmare, populated by tyrannical despots, wildeyed heretics, bloodthirsty rogues and scheming manipulators, all unified by the mysterious curse of vampirism. And you would join them? You would live forever? To play the lusts of mortals like a violinist plays the strings? Then beware, the price is steep to enter the neofeudal hell that the Damned have wrought.

Welcome to Undeath
Join the revival of the Storytelling tradition. Vampire: The Requiem invites you to tell your own stories set within the world of the Kindred. This book includes rules for using vampires in World of Darkness chronicles, covering everything from the five clans to covenants to Disciplines, bloodlines, storytelling advice and a complete spread of game systems governing the undead. Hardcover. Requires the World of Darkness rulebook for play. U.S. Page Count: 304

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Wolf Publishing; First Edition (August 21, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1588462471
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1588462473
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 0.9 x 11.2 inches

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When Ari Marmell has free time left over between feeding cats and posting on social media, he writes a little bit. His work includes scripts, novels, short stories, role-playing games, and video games, all of which he enjoyed in lieu of school work when growing up. He’s the author of the Obelisks sci-fi horror duology, the Widdershins YA fantasy series, The Goblin Corps, and many others, with publishers such as Del Rey, Pyr Books, Wizards of the Coast, Crossroad Press, and Titan Books.

Ari currently resides in Austin, Texas. He lives in a clutter that has a moderate amount of apartment in it, along with George—his wife—and the aforementioned cats, who probably want something.

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DP

A great book to start the Requiem game

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2009

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Vampire: The Requiem is a required book, along with the The World of Darkness book, to play a vampire character. The book is well put together, though some information is repeated in different sections. The story vignettes are interesting and the books gives a lot of hints and ideas for characters. If you have already been playing Vampire: The Requiem, and know the rules (How did you do that without this book?) I would not recommend this book.

The book contains the basic rules for playing as a vampire, information on the clans and convenants, how the disciplines work, as well as information on how to customize your games with new bloodlines. Information can be glossed over, but this is solved by the brilliant marketing ploy of the Vampire: The Requiem Clan and Convenant books. The core book does give you enough information to start a game, and if you aren't worried about your stories being 'true' to the WoD universe this book will be enough.

Vampire: The Requiem does a good job of introducing interesting clans with varied strengths and weaknesses. If you are worried about spending a lot of money on a game you may not enjoy, I recommend downloading the free demo from [...]

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Andres

In really good shape to be used

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2015

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In really good shape to be used, inner pages are as good as new and even retains the smell of a fresh new book. There where really small scratches on the borders of the covers that go unnoticed and are not a big deal. The book in itself has the best vampire storytelling setting ever written (personal opinion). It's easy to understand at first read and can give you hours and hours of fun just by planning plots for your players. A must have for those in the need of a dark (and well groomed unlife) role playing game.

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Mike

want to get your non-gamer friends to play? Choose this.

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015

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If you are trying to get your non-gamer friends to play something with you, this is a good starting point. The rules are simpler than DnD and the themes are easier to grasp, especially if you set your story in a modern city.
Lots of fun, and interesting thematically. I dare you to try to be a good guy when you have to commit assault and battery on a nightly basis just to survive!

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Ant

book good kinda busted

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021

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The book came quickly and everythings legible its just kinda busted

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Greg Rinehart

The best role playing system and setting of all time!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2013

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The quintessential role playing game. Far superior to it's predecessor. If you prefer drama over fisticuffs this is the system for you.

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019

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Tadeo Cornejo

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017

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Font is wierd but a good rpg i enjoyed it

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015

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This was a great find! It came new as expected and was packaged so there was no damage to the book.

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Andy

Great boom.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2020

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Great book informative. The downside is that unlike other versions you need the world of darkness core rulebook.

Sam

Gothic storytelling at its finest

Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2012

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Vampire: The Requeium is one of the best modular RPGs on the market. Campaigns can take the form of any mood, from high politicking down to street brawling, and all the way back up to erotic social conniving. White Wolf's Storytelling System makes portraying vampires simple, and most importantly, elemental. The five Clans (vampire lineages) and Covenants (political organisations) are archetypal, but almost infinitely customizable--or even disposable, as the case may be--and players can play Lestat as easily as they can Blade.
Of all the New World of Darkness line, apart perhaps from the default noir setting of the core, Requiem is the easiest to run out of the box; beginners benefit from much of the 14 years of refinement that carried over from its predecessor, Vampire: The Masquerade. That said, the core purposely keeps the world of Requiem simple and to the point, so supplements are indispensable if GMs want to expand their settings. The Covenent and Clan books in particular are highly recommended in filling out some of the gaps in the core.
If you want to play vampires, this is your game.

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Max S.

Excellent Game!

Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2013

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I have been running World of Darkness games for a few years now and it would not be complete without Vampires! This book is the key to some of the most fun you can have with your imagination. It is also a great read, the rules are easy to follow and the passages are actually really fun to read, its not just a manual. For anyone looking into running a World of Darkness game who do need the regular World of Darkness book as the Core Rules then you can expand into Vampires. It is such a fun addition to the World of Darkness and anyone who enjoys role player will love explore the dark corners of the world with this excellent guide.

Ronnie Komstedt

A Morbit Hunt

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2013

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for those who love World of Darkness but havent tried Vampire the Requiem
it gives a nice twist to those dark stories when you are the monster that prowle the night
wrestle with your dark impulses that slowly drain away your humanity

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