Vampire Bloodlines The Legendary (Vampire: The Requiem) [Hardcover]

Chuck Wendig (Author), Christopher Kobar (Author), Howard Wood Ingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2006 | Series: Vampire: The Requiem

"One of you.
A score of me.
A score of us.
You will belong, blood and soul.
You will be mine and ours."
- Hannah Featheringay, Melissid Matriarch

These are the vampires other Kindred whisper about in the dark. These monstrous lineages, terrifying, taboo and bizarre, mystify even the Damned. Each is surrounded with a fog of rumor and myth that makes the truth of their power impossible to know for certain-until their fatal flesh is faced in person. This sequel to the highly successful Bloodlines: The Hidden features nine new bloodlines, each with unique supernatural Disciplines or blood magics, along with and intriguing history and collection of mysterious legends for each bloodline, so Storytellers can introduce them with an aura of fear.

Bloodlines: The Legendary is a 128-page hardcover for Vampire: The Requiem.

This book includes:

* Nine new, secretive vampire bloodlines for your chronicle
* Unique, strange and elusive Disciplines, Devotions and rituals
* New character types for players and Storytellers

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (January 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588462609
• ISBN-13: 978-1588462602
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chuck Wendig is equal parts novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He is the author of the novels DOUBLE DEAD, BLACKBIRDS, and MOCKINGBIRD. In addition, he's got a metric boatload of writing-related e-books available, including the popular 500 WAYS TO BE A BETTER WRITER. He currently lives in the wilds of Pennsyltucky with wife, dog, and newborn progeny.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars They say this one is improved?, October 10, 2006

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Byron C. W. Venn "The Book Devil" (Folsom, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Bloodlines The Legendary (Vampire: The Requiem) (Hardcover)

Well I had initially bought this book in the hopes that it was on the same level as Bloodlines the Hidden, but this book fell short of what my hopes were. There were only a few intresting bloodlines that really stood out to me that I think I'll use in my chronicles. However to start with, the opening story that was put into this book was lacking and wasn't really that good, in fact after reading it I went back and reread another one of the better ones in the books (that being the Lancea Sanctum and Bloodlines:The Hidden). The only Bloodlines that really stood out to me are The Children OF Judas, a group of Deava who were born out of Suicide, The Galloi, a group of horrificly beautiful Nosferatu, The Macellarius, A group of Gluttonous Ventrue who weigh 300+ pounds and can eat human, werewolf, vampire or any other flesh, And Finally the PLayers, a bunch of Mekhet who get off on being the stereotypical vampires (they have the nicknames of: Wannabes, Posers, and other less printable names. And there character concepts made me laugh!. The other down side was the lack of Gangrel and Nosferatu bloodlines (it seems as though those are few and far between anyway) If however you really need to add more bloodlines, then Buy Bloodlines:The Hidden, thats the better book. However if you TRULY need this book, at least buy it used to save you some heartache and wallet ache out of the dissappointment you'll receive.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for NPCs, but most players won't care, January 9, 2007

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J. M. Vincent "Eternal Dissonance" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Bloodlines The Legendary (Vampire: The Requiem) (Hardcover)

I don't know what it is with White Wolf but they seem to be having a really hard time coming up with bloodlines that players will actually want to play as. This book is filled with interesting possibilities, but they are ultimately largely used solely by the storyteller to make colorful NPCs, as the majority of players don't really see much appealing in the chapters. My favorite bloodline out of this book is the "Players," where their disciplines are geared toward pretending to be something they aren't, which I find appealing from a player character standpoint. Otherwise, though, the book's use has been largely limited.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars White Wolf Does It Again, January 24, 2006

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Darian McKain "Servant Savant" (Columbus, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Bloodlines The Legendary (Vampire: The Requiem) (Hardcover)

What can I say, when I reviewed Bloodlines: The Hidden I said that if Legendary was even half as good as it, I would be pleased. Well, this book blows The Hidden out of the water, completely. The descriptions to the new bloodlines are more in depth, even more elequent, and extremely informative. The added Disciplines are a major plus, and even the illustrations are remarkable. The introduction does state that the bloodlines are "legendary" due to certain stories, not because they maybe over powerful (although a couple of them are extremely powerful). The "legends" that come with the bloodlines are in depth and descriptive, and they truly do make the bloodlines what the book titles them as. This book is a must have for anyone who runs a World of Darkness game. And those players who wanna sneak something unique into the game, this is what you need. The introduction also leaves it up for yet even more Bloodlines books which is some what disappointing and exciting. Again, I reiterate what I have said before, White Wolf knows how to market well, and yes, with these two books, I would buy everyone that comes out after them.