Vampire: The Requiem For Dummies [Paperback]

Justin Achilli (Author), Ken Cliffe (Author), Colleen Totz Diamond (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2006

Includes tips on characters and storylines for storytellers



Develop your character, understand the World of Darkness, and play today!

Vampire lore has intrigued ordinary mortals for centuries. Sink your teeth into this book and find out how to slip into their mysterious, mystical world! Create the vampire of your dreams (or nightmares), choose attributes, skills, and advantages, understand the characteristics of each clan, enter the World of Darkness -- and throw away the garlic.

Discover how to
* Calculate your character's advantages and Blood Potency
* Set the mood for the game
* Select a clan and a covenant for your character
* Explore sources of inspiration
* Master the art of storytelling

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Includes tips on characters and storylines for storytellers

Develop your character, understand the World of Darkness, and play today!

Vampire lore has intrigued ordinary mortals for centuries. Sink your teeth into this book and find out how to slip into their mysterious, mystical world! Create the vampire of your dreams (or nightmares), choose attributes, skills, and advantages, understand the characteristics of each clan, enter the World of Darkness — and throw away the garlic.

Discover how to

• Calculate your character's advantages and Blood Potency
• Set the mood for the game
• Select a clan and a covenant for your character
• Explore sources of inspiration
• Master the art of storytelling

About the Author

Justin Achilli is a 20-plus-year veteran of hobby gaming and a 10-year veteran of game design. His career with White Wolf Game Studio began in 1995, during which Justin has developed both Vampire: The Requiem and its predecessor, Vampire: The Masquerade. He has worked on over 100 Vampire titles, written an Origins Award–nominated novel for the World of Darkness, and contributed to the Werewolf, Mage, Wraith, Changeling, Scarred Lands, and Ravenloft game lines. Justin enjoys pro football, reading anything he can get his hands on, and nightclub DJing.

Ken Cliffe has been in the game industry in one form or another for over 20 years. He was one of the first White Wolf employees, brought on as a fulltimer in 1991 after years spent helping out with the one-time White Wolf Magazine. Ken has been involved in most everything White Wolf has published, from Ars Magica to the World of Darkness. He was developer of Hunter: The Reckoning and helped shepherd the relaunch of the WoD with a new Storytelling System core rulebook and Vampire: The Requiem.

Colleen Totz Diamond is a freelance writer and editor who has been a fan of “Dummies the books” since 1993, when she was first introduced to the series. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, her cat, and her husband’s four betta fish (and about 30 . . . For Dummies books).

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470037458
• ISBN-13: 978-0470037454
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference Tool for the ST, September 26, 2007

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G. Terry "Otaku Bibliophile" (North San Diego, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire: The Requiem For Dummies (Paperback)

The "Dummies" line of books is meant to be a resource tool and this one in particular is quite successful in that endeavor. While it contains pretty much the exact information as the WOD and VtR books do (which is why it loses a star), it presents them in a clear and precise manner.

This is a great tool for STs to use when trying to explain the world to others who MAY be interested, but not sure enough to go out and buy the actual books. I use it to help me concisely explain the mechanics and general points of the world to potential players so they don't get overwhelmed by a lot of imagery and unneeded flowery writing.

I admit, the actual WW books are more interesting to read, and if you want to play, you really should spend the time. But when you have 4 people ready to play and one who is completely ignorant of WOD games, you don't always have time to wait around for the one person to learn his stuff. That is where this book comes in. (Another use I just thought of is the inevitable in game rules look-up. This book cuts down time wasted looking rules in game in most situations.)

While I would not list this book as "must have," I would recognise it's possible uses.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Informative, March 16, 2007

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Psyche "Gothic Wiccan" (Lake Worth, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire: The Requiem For Dummies (Paperback)

Let's be honest, dear readers: RPGS aren't the easiest to play. Especially RPGS coming out of the White Wolf catelogue, where they care more about style of the rulebooks they crank out than whether or not you understand what's being said.

With that in mind, how-to-books like the Dummies books are quite useful. They explain, step-by-step, the rules in a way even a dummy like myself can understand.

With this book, I was able to decifer the Requiem rule books without too much trouble on my part, which enabled me to start my own text-based Requiem game.

Thanks!

4.0 out of 5 stars good book, March 20, 2011

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Pearl Luv "P.L." (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Vampire: The Requiem For Dummies (Paperback)

for a person that does not know anything about vampires, this book is a good introduction to what you want to get to know about vampires. Copy of the book was fair.