*OP Transylvania Chron 1: Dark Tides (For Vampire, the Dark Ages) [Paperback]

Brian Campbell (Author), Nicky Rea (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565042905
• ISBN-13: 978-1565042902
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Storytelling mysteries unravelled in Dark Tides!, July 11, 1998

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Bryan Linder ([e-mail]) (Margate, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: *OP Transylvania Chron 1: Dark Tides (For Vampire, the Dark Ages) (Paperback)

WOW! Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising is one of the BEST (if not THE best) campaign style modules I have ever read, and I have been playing RPGs since the Chainmail packet in 1976! The authors take you through at least 300 years of gaming in a flash, planning for just about all contingencies. Besides that, there are storyteller hints from how-to style through atmosphere, and they include dozens of (slightly altered for fantasy) historical incidents to throw in as filler throughout the game! All I can say is, since I am currently storytelling this game. In closing, if you are interested in Storytelling Vampire: The Dark Ages at all, this is DEFINITELY the book to pick up. Just be ready to switch to Vampire: The Masquerade at some point, since this 4 module series runs the transition between both games, and details over 800 years of Kindred history!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Primer, December 17, 1999

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Jonathan Parker (Lakewood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: *OP Transylvania Chron 1: Dark Tides (For Vampire, the Dark Ages) (Paperback)

Though I played in a Dark Ages chronicle, it was years ago and I wasn't running it. I wanted to see how the "pros" did it rather than learn on my own (the hard way), so I picked up this book.

A good story that will let you shape it to what you want it to be, I've found it the best way to get started in the Dark Ages (both from a Storytelling and a character creation standpoint).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Execellent Start to a Long Journey, July 26, 2000

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Josh Atzinger - See all my reviews

This review is from: *OP Transylvania Chron 1: Dark Tides (For Vampire, the Dark Ages) (Paperback)

This is an excellent book to start with if you are just starting out as a story teller. Has all possibliltes already planned out for you and has nasty little turn abouts in it to keep players on their toes. One thing it lacked was some tiny details about some characters that would have been useful.