Customer Reviews

Clanbook: Nosferatu (Vampire: The Masquerade)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
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What can I say, the Nosferatu clanbook is more detailed then any other book. Most clanbooks leave the reader with questions... not the Nos! Backgrounds, unique flaws, strange stories, all are there. Take that Toreador. I've read Toreador, Brujah, Malkavian, and Gangrel clanbooks, and these SEWER RATS were the most interesting of the bunch. To think one would WANT to live forever as a Nosferatu. After reading this book, who knows...

The World of the Vampire is not complete without the unsung leaders of the Undead, the Nosferatu. Some say they are the only real Vampires left, other say they are nothing but Sewer Rats. With this book you'll get to know them inside, out, upside, down, and back to front. The Players Book gives you a brief overview of this clan, this book dives right in, and gives you the real scoop on playing a Nos. This book is a must for Table-Top Vampire Players & Mind's Eye Theater Live-Action Role Players. Everything from History of the Clan to new Merits & Flaws and more. Buy it, Read it, Play it.

I found this book to be good as far as rules additions go...mostly because the Merits and Flaws are great. The story is a bit lacking to me though and could use a bit of fleshing out. It was a good clanbook but White Wolf has better stuff (note I still gave it a four...it just could've been better).

I have all 14 of the clan novels, and yes I do include the Anthology as one. These are the original, meant for a person's reading pleasure and not as a basis for gaming fodder. I happen to like the Nosferatu simply for what and who they are. They are the info clan. The go to guys. If you want some current intel on someone, bets are the Nos have what you need for a price.

I would recomend this set for the over 18 crowd, but read it for the books they are first. Then if you must use em up for a character.

Unhappy Angel

I found this good to be extremely good. I am running a campaign and one of my players had decided to play a Nosferatu. I will be giving him this book to read. I love the extra merits and flaws, however I found the information on the Nictuku a little ambiguous. The story of how the Nosferatu came to be was excellent however.

The Nosferatu, a clan of sewer-dwelling, self loathing vermin, right? I think not. This book was one of, if not THE, best clanbook I've read. This book had all the normal crap, i.e. merits and flaws, new discipline powers, et cetera. But what really makes this book worth buying is not all that crap, but the new and wonderful take on the Nosferatu mind-set. It was presented in a sort of comical manner, but still serious enough to make it worth reading. It had lots of information on "Nosferatu Kingdom" (the sewers) including their artwork contained therein, the different beasts that share their prefered dwellings, and a lot of other stuff you could never imagine. The book ends on a MAJOR plot twist, one that scared the living crap out of me, seriously. I wont spoil it or anything, but that alone made the book worth the price. If you EVER intend to play a Nosferatu, or just run a chronicle with a lot of Sewer Rats in it, you should get this book. I just have to say it again, I LOVE the new take on the Nosferatu-- I couldnt stand that self-loathing, feeling sorry for myself crap that is presented in all the other books; The cynicism cracked me up constantly.

I wish the Gangrel clanbook was as inspiring as this oppus. This clanbook provides a coherent history explaing why the nosferatu are cursed as they are as well as many tips on playing a sewer rat. In my opinion the best clanbook of them all.

I just love the comment about toreador. Whoever wrote it must be a genius! And the one about the camarilla is also REALLY good. In fact the whole book is so good that it hardly exists.

well i am just learning how to play. i filled out a form and i was nos clan, i dont know if this book would be good to get??? a little help please. e mail me at jimrob@hotmail.com or jedione@aol.com i would appericate jedione, but i have no aol for a few days so jimrob will do fine. thanx