Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand [Paperback]

Steven Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 1996

RPG Book

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (July 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565042107
• ISBN-13: 978-1565042100
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Gaming > Vampire

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but..., December 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand (Paperback)

The book gives brand news informations about the True Black Hand, things that all good storyteller should know to make his chronicles even better. The concept of the sect in itself and his hiearchy are really great and it's a real pleasure to add it to current plots. However, as with some other supplements, White Wolf made really, really stupid mistakes; create new clans with non-vampiric disciplines that makes you cry or laugh, but not include them... A great book, but as always, the storyteller will have to take the best and let some stuff down.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dirty secrets that only the storyteller should know, September 16, 2001

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JMO "Lindo + Tucci = classic" (The Core of the Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand (Paperback)

A truly fantastic book, that adds incredible depth to the original WOD. But i warn you that this book is for the storyteller and should not be read by players or at least the unexperienced player. The secrets of the sect and how they use the world as pawns, gives the storyteller a new mystery for the players to unfold. But again it is not for players to read. Players that read this book may be unable to distinguish between what they know and what their characters know. The secrets in this book will only be known by a very small group of vampires and unless you have a very brave and creative storyteller, your character is not one of them. But by now your curiosity is probably overwhelming so go ahead and learn all you can, but remember you were warned.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WoD In General, February 6, 2008

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P. Barkley (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand (Paperback)

This is a review mostly in response to the single star review from "A Customer", titled "Just something for everyone to remember", and those who think like him. The problem with that review is that many of the WoD books are more presented as options then as cannon. Many times one book will seem to contradict or override another, but most of the time it is simply a matter of giving the storyteller more options for how they want to run their own game.

There is no real official cannon for the WoD, it's more like leggos. Build the game out of what you like, and if you like intrigue and hidden organizations; Long term goals and hidden bases; New world order conspiracy level organizations, then this book is for you. It's got a lot of interesting information that you are free to use in your game or discard as you like, that's what's great about the WoD.