Questions tagged [world-of-darkness]
For questions about games branded “World of Darkness”, including the original “old WoD” or “classic WoD” and the “WoD” reboot by WW/Paradox Interactive/Modiphius. Not for nWoD/CoD questions. See full description for details.
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Where does the Transform Vampires/Werewolves into lawn furniture rote come from?
I remember the 90s when Mage players would tell Vampire players that a Mage can very easily transform a Vampire or Werewolf into lawn chairs, and that they could get quite a good collection. I didn't ...
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How do I calculate my probability of success in Vampire the Masquerade?
How can I calculate my chance of success given my ability + skill vs a difficulty? How is this complicated when the difficulty is rolled as well?
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Is there an easy way to know what edition a World of Darkness sourcebook is?
I've recently started getting into World of Darkness and I'm realizing there are 5 different editions of sourcebooks:
First edition
Second edition
Revised (3rd) edition
V20 (4th) edition
Fifth ...
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What is the "whiskey flask" problem with Paradox?
So, I've just read @Jadasc's eye-opening (+1) answer to @Flamma's question Where does the Transform Vampires/Werewolves into lawn furniture rote come from? (+1). At the end of his answer, Jadasc ...
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What are the major changes made to Vampire: The Masquerade for its 20th Anniversary edition?
In October 2011, the 20th Anniversary edition of Vampire: The Masquerade was released to the general public. Although the majority of the work is derived from the game's second edition (1992) and its ...
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Official self-references in the World of Darkness setting?
Are there official self-references in either World of Darkness setting (that is, "in-game")? Does White Wolf exist within their own universe? Are people playing Vampire: The Masquerade (or The Requiem)...
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What does having a Humanity rating of 7 mean for a 150 Year old Vampire?
I have no idea about Vampire the Masquerade but I'm kind of curious to know about the humanity system and whether this is special or not. And like how does the humanity system work?
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Can a vampire survive sunlight exposure?
In Vampire: The Masquerade is there a reliable way for a vampire to avoid being damaged / killed by exposure to sunlight? Anything would go, be it a Discipline power, a technology device or anything ...
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How to deal with a quiet player?
I have an ongoing game of Mage: the Ascension. While everything is going quite OK and I am pretty happy about what is going on around the table, I noticed that one of my players is a bit quiet and ...
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How do all the World of Darkness and Chronicles of Darkness RPGs connect?
I just got my kick-starter copy of Changeling the Lost 2nd Ed and I am starting to dip my toe back into the World of Darkness after a long absent.
And I found out that it is confusing as hell trying ...
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How can I use AnyDice to check counting-success probabilities?
Sorry for asking a "do the work for me" type question, but I'm looking at the AnyDice documentation and appear to be missing something. I'm hoping to not just get the question answered, but learn how ...
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How do I handle a character bent on diablerie of an Antediluvian?
I’m running a campaign and a character decided to change his goal from getting gun heels that are possessed by a demon (Bayonetta) to becoming third generation through diablerie. He’s made a deal with ...
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How to play Appearance straight and right?
There is a very basic structure that all the old and classic World of Darkness, drawing through all the editions and books. However, I never have seen this part played straight and in fact, I have ...
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How can Appearance be raised via in-game actions?
In my Vampire: the Masquerade game all stat increasing are necessitated by in-game actions to improve the related stat. Other than Vicissitude, what in-game actions would be appropriate to facilitate ...
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Can I use older stories of Vampire: The Masquerade with the 20th edition?
I have been interested in Vampire for a few years but have just finally found some friends that would be willing to play such a game and came across older books for the game. As I have never played a ...
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How do I use AnyDice with Classic World of Darkness / 20th Anniversary?
How can I take advantage of AnyDice with 20th Anniversary rules? I'm new to AnyDice but very interested in using it.
I would like a wrapper function that accepts the following params.
the number of ...
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Is my interpretation of Vampire The Masquerade 5th ed combat correct? [closed]
I’ve read the Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition rules, and even begun typing a cheat sheet, but I’m still confused about the combat system. Mainly because they have no examples of how a whole combat ...
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Does the appearance of a vampire remain the same forever?
In Vampire the Masquerade, the book states that a vampire does not age and is clinically dead. The Child flaw also states the following:
You were a small child (between five and 10 years old) at ...
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Was the Ravnos antediluvian a wight?
I am talking here about Zapathasura, the Ravnos antediluvian:
Yes, he is that black thing. Not really beautiful.
He woke up in 1999, and after a terrible rampage — during which he destroyed his own ...
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Why do the antediluvians want to consume their spawn?
I'm currently involved in my first World of Darkness game. While reading the clanbook for my clan (Nosferatu) I understand that there is a pervasive fear of the clan's antediluvian founder arising and ...
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Is there a vampire/population ratio stated in the books?
I have always assumed that for an urban region (including the suburbs) the ratio between vampire and human population was about 1:10k and 1:50k for the biggest, capital cities. The rural region would ...
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How Do I Assassinate a Vampire or Garou?
I'm playing a character in a Werewolf game and I'd like to play a sniper or soldier who specialises in Firearms.
It seems from my limited understanding of the rules that it's quite hard to kill a ...
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How do the Garou detect each other?
This is another Werewolf: Wild West question.
The Garou litany states ‘The veil shall not be lifted’, so a Werewolf will avoid revealing their true nature whilst in human society.
If the player ...
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How long does it take to learn Thaumaturgy/Necromancy rituals?
I found in Rites of the Blood on pg.136 that rituals can be learned for free for Tremere/Giovanni/Other as long a teacher is available + other resources (those are not a problem) but it takes time. I ...
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Why so passionate - does Dementation stack (and how to handle the mad)?
The Malkavian in our group is played by a trigger-happy player who tends to use the cheap lower ranks of Dementation multiple times per session, mostly on his own party. Dementation is the vampiric ...
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Storyteller vs Storytelling system comparison
In some answers I saw in the last year that were focussing on the Storyteller system of WoD, someone answered with the Storytelling system of the CoD in mind, usually noticeable by referencing to the ...
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Into the Deep Dreaming!
The Deep Dreaming 1 is a place that amps up a Kithain's birthright to 11. They become the most powerful and dreaming version of themselves.
For example, even the ugliest Sidhe is actually quite ...
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Rite of Talisman Dedication, Containers & Pockets
A Werewolf game encountered a little problem coming from the wording of the "Rite of Talisman Dedication", that hasn't really changed since 2nd edition:
Cut to the base effect, one can bind ...
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What happens when a Changeling dies in the Dreaming?
In Changeling: The Dreaming 20th Anniversary, I find two seemingly contradictory texts. On page 291, speaking of chimerical death:
Those who suffer a chimerical death while in the Dreaming ...
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What are the potential side effects on a Kindred from drinking fae blood?
This is probably a silly question, but I'm really curious and don't have access to the Dark Ages book which I heard has the answer to there apparently being various listed side-effects.
All I know, ...
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How is that even possible that Camarilla and Sabbat have infiltrators?
Camarilla
Let's say, you are an open Camarilla member actually sent by Sabbat. The odds are very high that you are Blood Bound to someone, maybe mutually, maybe not (after all, that's what Camarilla ...
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How does the Prime Sphere affect gaining and storing Quintessence in M20?
The rules on Quintessence seem a bit all over the place in Mage 20th Anniversary so I wanted to clarify a few things, on how the various Prime ranks affect the way a Mage can deal with Quintessence. ...
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How to create a "TV Series"-style campaign with "episode" scenarios?
Followup of this answer to a question about short-stories lasting about one 4h play session or two max.
I master a game of Vampire: The Masquerade, and I would like to find (and modify) or write ...
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What are the most important features of Umbral Horizons?
In old World of Darkness Umbra is said to have several barriers that divide it into several parts. First one is The Gauntlet, which separates physical world from Penumbra. Two following ones, ...
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How do automatic successes in Old World Of Darkness deal with fails and botches?
Let's say, I have the discipline of Potence on level 3. I have 3 automatic successes (I either spent blood or have them by default, depending on the edition).
I roll Strength 4 against the difficulty ...
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What is the experience cost of learning a ritual?
As in the title. The game in question is Vampire: the Masquerade 20th Anniversary edition. For some reason I cannot find it anywhere in the book.
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How is Composure defined?
In the V5 Playtest rules (pg 22, 24, and 38) a Composure stat is mentioned several times, but I can't find a description of the stat or its levels.
The character sheet provided at the end of the ...
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Do ghouls get their master's clan flaw?
I am aware of the fact, that a ghoul does not get his master's clan flaw in full, as they are not Embraced and do not possess the Beast. However, some fluff suggests that in many cases subtle changes ...
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Can a thin-blood learn a discipline with the help of a non-thin-blood vampire?
I'm preparing a Vampire the Masquerade v5 campaign, and I'm trying to plan for some questions my players might ask me. Can a thin-blood learn a discipline with the help of a non-thin-blood vampire?
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How to divide the Dice Pool reactively?
I have trouble understanding the reactive dodge mechanic in V20. The combat rules state clearly that the decision to split a dice pool should be done before the action takes place. But on the other ...
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How does Calm Heart work?
I'm looking at merits for an Ahroun in a city, and Calm Heart is confusing me a little.
Calm Heart (3 pt. Merit)
You remain calm and collected even in the most
trying of circumstances. You ...
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What's the dice penalty if you attack AND defend against multiple opponents in combat?
On page 125 of the core rules (Basic Conflict section) there is an example of Katarina defending against 3 attackers. She uses her regular dice pool to defend against the first, is at -1 die to defend ...
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Explosive and Incendiary ammunition on vampires
In the game we are playing right now, a character was a sniper who tried to kill a criminal, but failed because the criminal was actually a vampire.
Now, the sniper is a vampire too, and he's ...
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How does slaking hunger work?
I was reading about slaking hunger and the table on page 212, and there are several things which confuse me.
First, it says that you can slake 1-2 hunger without risk of harming the human. Staking 1 ...
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How to count the number of successes in a very large dice pool more easily?
What is a good way to roll a large number of dice and count how many of them "succeed" (i.e. meet or exceed a set target number)?
I'm playing a game called Aberrant that uses the Storyteller ...
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What happens to shapeshifters born to a different species of animal?
We know that different races of Fera can share kin; in fact, I'll base the rest of the question on the Zhong Lung merit Same-Bito Kin: this allows you to play a Mokolé who is also Kin to Rokea. ...
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How do thin-bloods and thin-blood alchemy work?
I bought Vampire The Masquerade V5 book so I can play this new version with my players. However, even after a dozen reads, I still don't understand how thin-bloods, and their alchemy, work.
To ...
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Werewolf: the Apocalypse auspice name etymologies
As part of his question about the etymologies of the auspice names in Werewolf: The Forsaken, @OpaCitiZen discusses the origins of "theurge":
What I'm looking for: I remember, for example, that the ...
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How can a mage gain quintessence besides gathering at a node?
In M20 there doesn't appear to be many given methods for recharging quintessence beyond finding a wellspring or finding some tass. (Unless you are at prime 5 in which case you can just make nodes ...
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The curse of Sutekh and kinfolk
According to ancient curse, Silent Striders can't reach their Garou ancestors. At the same time, they tend to be haunted by wraiths from dark umbra - does it mean that such werewolf could have contact ...
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