The New World of Darkness games: a series of urban fantasy and horror games released by White Wolf starting in 2004.
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How can I have a mixed game of nWoD without having a thematic mess?
I'm planning on starting a full-on mixed nWoD game, but I don't know how to avoid having it feel like a fantasy kitchen sink, since that can easily destroy the feel of a game. What are scenarios or ...
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How to houserule merits?
Merits as a system does not seem to be well balanced. Some merits (such as resources 1) seem like they should be mandatory (or a flaw to not have them). Other merits such as housing ones (haven, ...
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How can/should I convince my players to use magic other than Rotes?
The last time I ran a game with Mages in it, they were obsessed with only using rotes, leafing through the book to see how they could combine their magic to cast Rotes. They never once even considered ...
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In-game reason for no multiple supernatural templates in nWoD
Is there an in-game reason for the exclusivity of supernatural templates in the new World of Darkness? (Why can't a werewolf or a vampire awaken and be a mage as well, for example?) If there is, where ...
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Did piracy problems bring down White Wolf?
A common meme running around in my gaming table is that White Wolf is being terribly changed by piracy.
The thesis is: Too many people pirate, therefore WW is not profitable, therefore they are no ...
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Could Virtues and Vices break my WoD game?
I'm currently running a short World of Darkness mortals campaign using only the core systems rulebook. I soon house-ruled that we weren't going to have Virtues and Vices for our campaign because they ...
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How much information exists about the former Prince of Chicago?
Maxwell Clark is the current Prince of Chicago after the previous Prince mysteriously vanished from the city. The former matron of Chicago is mentioned in the nWoD book, but nothing really about her ...
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Should Merits be given as rewards when the accomplishments match?
As a storyteller, are merits acquired only through experience after character creation, or do you reward your players with them for accomplishing their goals? Suppose a situation like the following ...
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Mage population density in Mage: The Awakening
What's the official stance on mage population density in Mage: The Awakening?
Also, what are the best unofficial alternatives (and where can we read about them)?
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How does nWoD's Secret History chapter relate to the other core books?
Chapter 1: The Secret History (Unrecorded History: Voice of the Angel) of the new World of Darkness core book tells a story about a god-machine, angels, ancients, their children and whatnot.
How ...
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Human ignorance kept up in the nWoD
Is there an official sourcebook for the new World of Darkness (not any of the core rulebooks) that elaborates on how humanity remains / is kept ignorant of all the supernatural phenomena that ...
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Does telekinesis do Bashing or Lethal?
I'm trying to figure out what type of damage a direct physical assault with telekinesis would result in. (From NWoD)
From pg. 212 of World of Darkness:
Alternately, the ghost can make a direct ...
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So, a mage of the Pentacle and a Seer of the Throne walk into a bar
So, a mage of the Pentacle and a Seer of the Throne meet in a bar.
I know this is very subjective and depends on a lot of in-game and character factors. Let's just assume that we're talking about ...
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Who are the movers and shakers in any larger city in Vampire: the Requiem?
I'm making a list of influential vampire NPCs that will exist in any but the smallest of cities. I do this because I wish to start a sandbox campaign in Vampire, and as such, the players will need to ...
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Can the New World of Darkness be played with kids (11+)?
I used to play WoD many years ago (before the revised editions and the gehenna/apocalypse/etc). Now I want to get back playing WoD with my daughter and my little siblings (11-14)...
They are fine ...
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Rules for gradual transformation from mortal to template in nWoD?
Are there official / good unofficial rules for the new World of Darkness that would support actually and gradually playing through, over the course of a few stories, the transformation of a PC from ...
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How can I balance and blend spotlight time between PCs of different Lodges?
Recently, one of the players in my Werewolf game has taken on the Lodge of Spires, which is effectively "Batman: The Lodge". One of the benefits of this lodge (for those who don't play, consider a ...
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Balancing a mixed game in nWoD
Jadasc raised a great point here.
There are few problems that can challenge a mage that won't completely outclass a vampire, unless the vampires are extraordinarily experienced or well connected ...
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Does bashing armour soak firearms damage for vampires?
"Your bullets cannot harm me – my wings are like a shield of steel!"
- Batfink
Vampires in Vampire the Requiem only take bashing rather than lethal damage from firearms attacks.
If a vampire wears a ...
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Official self-references in the (new) World of Darkness setting?
Are there official self-references in the (new) World of Darkness setting (that is, "in-game")? Does White Wolf exist within their own universe? Are people playing Vampire: The Masquerade (or The ...
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Which NWoD books deal with mortal and kinfolk NPCs in the criminal, law, or political arenas?
I'm running a Werewolf game and, after the pack managed to root out a Bale Hound and make the only other Rahu in the local area stand down, it seems like they want to take the time to handle mortal ...
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How can I hint to Changeling players that they should use their kenning?
The rulebook begins its description of kenning by suggesting that players can "spot the signs of supernatural phenomena," but then goes on to say pretty clearly that it's not an "always-on" ability:
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How can multiple sclerosis be represented in nWoD?
An NPC ally of a character of mine has a debilitating disease (I have chosen MS).
What mechanical effect would this have on the character? I don't think it would be covered by the flaw mechanic as ...
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Are clauses in Changeling contracts cumulative?
When I created my Changeling: The Lost character, I purchased the individual clauses of my contracts separately. For example, I purchased Darkness • and Darkness •• with three dots of contracts. My ...
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Can I use old Masquerade supplemental material in Vampire: the Requiem?
So I just started a nWoD Requiem game with the Mind's Eye Society and know nothing about what books can and cannot be used.
I found a few things that I like in the Masquerade Gangrel handbook. There ...
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Mitigating conflict in a 'mixed' nWoD game
The last (and only) time I ran a mixed game (containing Changeling, Mage and Vampire characters) for nWoD. I explained at length that nWoD started with a clean sheet and no one 'instinctively' hated ...
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How to convert AD&D 2e (Planescape) PCs to nWoD Hunters (modern) mid-campaign
In my longest-running group, our old nWoD Storyteller (GM) is returning to town for a few days and we have decided to include him in our regular AD&D 2e game. I need to convert our 2e characters ...
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How could I make Bruce Banner/Incredible Hulk as a valid character?
After watching the Avengers, and getting back into Marvel Comics, I've wanted to make a Hunter: the Vigil character that, as close as possible, resembles the duality of "Bruce Banner/The Incredible ...
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How many dice do I get when I spend willpower on a chance roll?
If your dice pool is ever reduced to zero or fewer dice, you can still make a "chance roll."
A chance roll gives me one die. If I spend willpower on that roll, does it bump me up to four dice? ...
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How can I make an exceptionally savage Gangrel?
My character is a two century year old vampire that has a vampire blood addiction, but being a vampire blood addicted, former weapon of vampires hunters isn't savage and fierce enough – I'm looking ...
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Where can I find Invictus Oaths?
I have been searching the Internet for Invictus Oaths, and believe that I am running into a bunch of jacked up homebrew ones. Is there anyway that someone could give me a list or a good book to read ...
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Can vows and oaths be mixed in a single Changeling pledge?
Suppose two changelings want to create a pledge. Changeling A has an open vow slot, but Changeling B has no remaining slots for a vow. Can A make a vow for the pledge while B makes an oath for the ...
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How does Extended and Sympathetic casting in Mage: the Awakening function?
I clearly understand how instant sympathetic casting functions, as sympathetic penalties apply in the same way that penalties are applied for changing the secondary Factors of the spell ...
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Does the +2 (or+4) for Striking Looks apply to an Awe roll?
When making a roll on Majesty to Awe people, is a Vampire permitted to make use of the +2 (or +4) social bonus for the merit of being exceptionally attractive?
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Average mage power level in Mage: The Awakening
What's the average power level ("rank", p.55 MtAw) of mages in Mage: The Awakening?
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How should I interpret “rival” when playing out the Envy vice?
I'm having a tricky time knowing where to go with the technical side of the Envy vice. It's kind of a unique vice in that I have to damage "a rival" rather than, as with other vices, my wellbeing, my ...
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Genius: The Transgression house rules
I gather that work on the Genius: The Transgression fansplat has ceased, since there haven't been updates in 2 years on the official site. However, I'm having trouble with some of the gameplay and ...
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alternate morality systems in nWOD
I am looking for systems of morality in the rules, to replace the standard humanity
I've found one in DANSE MACABRE (creating NPCs called anchors)
and one in HUNTER THE VIGIL (replacing the sins in ...
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Approval levels for retainers and allies in NWOD venues
1.) Does anyone know what kind of level of approval a person would need to have a vampire as their retainer?
2.) Does anyone know what kind of level of approval a person would need to have a Vampire ...
