The World of Darkness is an urban-fantasy/horror game setting created by White Wolf Publishing, best known for its flagship game, Vampire: the Masquerade.
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How can I GM in Faerie with True Fae PCs?
I'm running a game where the PCs discover that they're actually Fae. Obviously this isn't strictly canonical - Fae in CtL leave fetches in place of children, not their own young - but I'm otherwise ...
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What can I have the players do in my surreal horror scenario?
I'm gonna have the vast majority of my campaign take place in a large strange misty forest and I'm not gonna have any friendly human NPCs around too explain things.
Here is the premise:
After a ...
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Using the plot point system of Cortex in other systems
I've recently played in a Serenity Cortex game, and discovered the joy that is plot points. Now, for those who aren't familiar with the system, plot points are an expendable resource given for good ...
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Does it work to run a Changeling: the Lost game with players who don't know the game from the book?
Ok, so I want to run a Changeling: the Lost game, but I realize that C:tL is a very foreign setting compared to typical D&D or typical SciFi settings. The players are hardly even heroes as they ...
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In what way do characters regain Willpower through acting according to their nature in VTM/oWOD games?
I am currently running a game that has a Ravnos player in the coterie that uses his Chimerstry discipline and thus spends a lot of willpower. His nature is Monster, letting him regain willpower ...
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New World of Darkness rotes and vulgar magic
Hopefully some of you guys know about nWoD. The section on rotes in Mage: The Awakening is really really unclear.
I get this:
If you're an order, you can take that order's rotes and you get a better ...
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Writing a VtR Chronicle
I'm new to Vampire: the Requiem and I would like to write my own chronicle but I don't know where to start. Where can I get inspiration and how can I structure the campaign/chronicle so it's cohesive ...
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What are the rules for combining multiple Fighting Styles?
As I recall they stack, and their penalties and bonuses don't stack, but you take the worst.
So if you had a drawback -2 to defence and -3 to defence, then you take -3.
And if you are taking -2 and ...
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How would introducing some of the “Unearthed Players Guide” material at the beginning impact an Orpheus game?
I'm preparing to run the story in the Orpheus books and I was wondering what would be the impact of allowing the players to use some rules found in later books early on.
The one that bugs me most ...
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What are interesting ways to handle seekings?
First of all, I apologize for my English, and overall, for any technical word I may misstep, as I usually role-play in Spanish.
Any Mage: The Ascension players or storytellers? I was looking for some ...
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Should armor have invulnerability to some objects in Vampire: the Masquerade?
I am currently working on my first Dark Ages: Vampire game, set in the old Vampire: the Masquerade setting. The armor rules get me so frustrated. How can you hurt your opponent and give him lethal ...
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Fleshcrafting in nWoD
I have had some people express interest in recreating the Tzimisce in my VtR game. I have far more experience with nWoD then old, and I have found no rules that attempt to tackle fleshcrafting, ...
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How do Geniuses and Hunters interact?
When playing a mixed White Wolf game, how should Genius: The Transgression's Havoc rules interact with Hunters from Hunter: The Vigil? Do they count as humans, or are they supernatural enough ...
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How can I do conversions from OD&D to nWoD?
I'm running a Changeling: the Lost game and I'm going to be running an OD&D (clone) module soon (Death•Frost•Doom) and I was wondering if anyone had tips on converting the crunchy bits to nWoD. ...
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What's an appropriate banality rating for the Imbued?
In the old World of Darkness game Changeling: the Dreaming, no specific banality rating is given for hunters (as in Hunter: the Reckoning). Is there a more appropriate rating than the standard human ...
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What is the royal protocol, if any, in Changeling: The Lost?
I'm wondering how changelings are supposed to behave toward royalty.
Of course, in real life the behavior of a queen to her subjects (and vice versa) is dependent on the queen, the particular ...
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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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What's an appropriate banality rating for the Fallen?
In the old World of Darkness game Changeling: the Dreaming, no specific banality rating is given for demons (as in Demon: the Fallen)? What is an appropriate rating, and how is that rating justified ...
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How much experience should a vampire of a given age have?
I'm creating a setting for a Kindred of the East chronicle and I'm not sure how many discipline points or virtues characters should have.
There was an old trick in V:tM that consisted in giving an ...
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Effect of modern society's exposure to the improbable on Paradoxes
Having read and realized the importance of an article titled "The Improbable is the New Normal" (which, briefly, says that today's modern man, thanks to the net, is increasingly exposed to the ...
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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 I buff my Beast?
I'm currently playing an adventure with four other people where we play Changeling The Lost (NWOD). I created a Beast (Runnerswift) which has been so far underwhelming to play. i blame myself for not ...
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How are Vinculum ratings impacted when pack members die or otherwise skip a Vaulderie ritual?
In one of our Sabbat games, most of the members of our pack died. Some had high (8) and others extremely low (2) Vinculum ratings to/from the PCs. How would their death affect the Vinculum?
Would it ...
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Question about Wonders
I've recently started looking into Genius: the Transgression, but I'm not positive I fully understand the limits of Wonders. Are the things you can make limited by the traits listed under the Axioms, ...
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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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Who drew the ten Princes in “Damnation City”?
In Damnation City there is a section with ten princes with artwork that is really cool. Does anyone know the identity of the artist?
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Scrolls in Mage the Awakening that perhaps even Sleepers may use?
Does Mage: The Awakening have official rules for scrolls (containing spells, of course, in the "old school" sense. :)) that perhaps even Sleepers can use? If so, please provide the book title and page ...
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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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Is there a “lite” version of nWoD's Storytelling system with no padding?
Has anyone developed a "lite" version of nWoD's Storytelling system? (One of the main criticisms the game received, as far as I know, was that the core book had too much "padding" -- rules included ...
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Where is the list of banality ratings for “Changeling: the Dreaming”?
One of the rulebooks for Changeling: the Dreaming (a game in the old World of Darkness setting) has a list of banality ratings for the other WoD races, both supernatural and non-supernatural. Which ...
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Which rote spell would a Mage detect an Azlu with?
Which rote spell (from the Mage: The Awakening line) would be the most effective and "cost effective" (easiest to learn and cast etc) to reveal an Azlu Crawler (from Werewolf: The Forsaken core and ...
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Do the main gauche and Fighting Style: Two Weapons combine defensively?
Using the MET core rules, do the defense bonuses for using a Main Gauche and Fighting Style: Two Weapons stack? i.e. If I have a character with a main-gauche and one dot of FS:TW, does he get two dots ...
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Index of generic NPCs in New World of Darkness?
Is there an index of the generic NPCs published in the various nWoD books?
Notes:
The more comprehensive the index, the better.
I'd prefer an online index, but if there's one to be found in the ...
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Which court does Xi'an belong to?
Which court does Xi'an belong to? Is there a map of the Quincunx courts?
I know there is a map in Blood and Silk, but the Quincunx didn't exist yet.
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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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What kind of stories could I use for this pack of Uratha?
I'll admit that most of this is trying to plan while working at a call center, but I'm coming up blank. My blog, Gamerwritings.blogspot.com goes into detail about the campaign thus far, but here's ...
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Surviving in the sunlight? [duplicate]
I know in Requiem there are ways to be a vampire and walk during the day without being harmed. I was wondering if there is a way to do this in Old World of Darkness as well. Magic, tech, ...
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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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Seers of the Throne details
Which Mage: The Awakening sourcebook has the most thorough info on the Seers of the Throne (perhaps allowing players to play SotT members)?
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Does a Geist's Threshold restrict “flavor text” traits?
I don't know how much this matters, but does a Geist's Threshold limit what kind of effects death had on him that aren't directly tied to combat? For example, if a character died in a drunk motorcycle ...
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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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Could somone explain VtM 20th anniversary combat to me? [closed]
I just get confused when I go through the combat in VtM 20th anniversary addition. Can we say, use a Brujah vs a Gangrel to explain it? say Potence 5, Celerity 5, Fort 2 for the Brujah and he fights ...
