Clanbook: Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade) [Paperback]

Daniel Greenberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1995

Publisher's Note Clanbook: Malkavian presents this special clan in all its demented glory.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (December 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156504052X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565040526
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #848,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Gaming > Vampire

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Madness is a Double edged sword, November 29, 1999

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Mark Smith (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clanbook: Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade) (Paperback)

The Malkavian Clan book is at first a laugh riot for any Vampire player: but for those who want to be From the clan of Malkav it will rapidly become a book of continued refrence. When you take into account that being insane is not as easy as it seems the patterns of madness in this book give the player a different look on what can be accomplished. My own madman took on a new depth after reading this book. As an aside look for the story of the elephant it tells us all we need to know about the first clans. A must for any would be Psycopathic bloodsucker.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully done, from inside a Malk's mind., May 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Clanbook: Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade) (Paperback)

If you think you understand who the Malkavians are, and what they're here to do. First, beat yourself about the head and shoulders with large metal objects, second, read this book. If the first doesn't leave you dazed and confused, the second most definately will. Beautiful, wonderful, you cannot completely understand this book without, of course, a mirror. You'll understand. The clan symbol for Malkavians best describes all vampire's quest to understand themselves and the plight that has befallen them. Malkavians know more about themselves than any other clan, and in this knowledge, is madness. (Anyone telling you it's the other way around is themselves, quite mad.) If you want to know a little more about the one clan you can never know it all about, feel free to entertain yourself for a good couple hours with this book. Entertaining and more fun than a sack of raw potatoes, the mention of Malk Content is quite well-placed. You might remember him from Aristotle's rantings in "The Book of Nod" also out by White Wolf. Malkavian clanbook was the first printed, and set the precedent for any and all GOOD clanbooks to follow. A good read for storytellers too, who want to add a humorous sidekick to an otherwise serious game to accent the morbid reality of it all.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Malkav would be proud, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Clanbook: Malkavian (Vampire: The Masquerade) (Paperback)

~More than any other book in the clan book series, with the possible exception of Clanbook: Nosferatu, this book displays what it means to be Malkavian. The format true captures the spirit of madness with such touches as upside down pages, pages printed in reverse and crayon drawings that truely capture the spirit of insanity. There is useful material for storyteller in the form of new high level disciplines. This book touches also upon the unaswerable question "Why haven't the Malkavian's be exterminated?"