Travel to San Francisco in Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals! Choose your clan, and become the leader of a vampire coterie to take control of the city for yourself.
But you are not the only one out for power. The Brujah, Malkavian, Toreador, and Ventrue are all fighting for a foothold in the city. No one is going to given up their territory without a fight.
In this expandable deck building game, you will need to combat physical, social, and mental challenges, both from other clans and from the city itself. Whether it be dangers from another coterie or the Second Inquisition, there is always a way to game the system. Use a combination of your leaders, vampire initiates, items, and havens in order to build your power, then go hunting!
Build your deck, gather influence from eliminating opponents and gaining territory, and win the game!
Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals is out now! Get your copy here!
If you enjoy the game, then make sure to check out the first upcoming expansion to the game called Blood & Alchemy! This expansion adds Thin-Blood Vampires and the Tremere Clan to the playable coteries! Check out the pre-order pledge here!
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Welcome back to Montreal By Night! This week, the coterie makes a narrow escape from a hidden enemy, and go looking for an old friend…
Storyteller: Tyson Fraleigh
Asher Hanes: Ethan Jonah
Roy Nakano: Takeshi Fukushima
Talisen Sforza: Brenten Edwards
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Welcome back to Montreal By Night! This week, the coterie regroups, recovers, and discovers some potential new allies – the key is just not to get staked in the back.
Storyteller: Tyson Fraleigh
Asher Hanes: Ethan Jonah
Roy Nakano: Takeshi Fukushima
Talisen Sforza: Brenten Edwards
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Welcome to the first episode of Montreal By Night! Meet our protagonists as they attend an Anarch council meeting, leading to a night they will never forget…
Storyteller: Tyson Fraleigh
Asher Hanes: Ethan Jonah
Roy Nakano: Takeshi Fukushima
Talisen Sforza: Brenten Edwards
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Welcome to episode 0 of Montreal By Night! This episode will outline the basics of playing Vampire: The Masquerade, as well as some lore of the vampire community in Montreal!
Storyteller: Tyson Fraleigh
Asher Hanes: Ethan Jonah
Roy Nakano: Takeshi Fukushima
Talisen Sforza: Brenten Edwards
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Hello adventurer! I am so happy to have you join us today.
Today, I am very happy to announce that our first live-play RPG podcast is currently in it’s last stages of development! Our podcast will be composed of multiple short campaigns, approximately ten to twelve episodes in length. These campaigns will cover numerous RPGs, from D&D to Monsterhearts. Some campaigns will become series over time, returning to familiar characters and settings.
With all of this said, I am very excited to announce our first campaign for your enjoyment. I am very proud to present…
Main Cast:
Storyteller – Tyson Fraleigh
Nakano – Takeshi Fukushima
Taliesin – Brenten Edwards
Asher – Ethan Jonah
Set in contemporary Montreal, we will dive into the World of Darkness. With the Anarch government having claimed control over the city, led by the Brujah clan, the city of a thousand steeples has become a city of change and revolution.
However, things are not always as they seem. Men and monsters are not so different in these parts. And an age old vendetta is about to reveal it’s hungry head…
The first episode is scheduled to release on June 7th! Make sure to check it out as soon as it drops here on The Bag of Loot!
Disclaimer: This campaign is an entirely independent production, not connected to either the Montreal By Night sourcebook, nor the upcoming release of Vampire: The Masquerade – CHAPTERS (please give the hardworking folks at Flyos some love, their game is going to be awesome – https://www.vampirethemasquerade-chapters.com/). Any similarities in content is entirely coincidental.
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Check out this week’s Game On! video about how to make your first character in Vampire the Masquerade!
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We’ve all heard the stories before. There are playlists on YouTube and Reddit communities dedicated to those RPG and board game players. Always quick act, ready to back stab NPCs and PCs alike – just for the joy or coin of it.
They have their names – the edgelords, the Mary Sue’s, the lone wolves. They’re dangerous to any party because they can destroy an entire game by trying to control the circumstances.
How do you not end up as one of these creatures? Let me tell you a few tricks that will help you out.
This would should be obvious, but it can sometimes slip the mind. You are working in a party. Help each other out. Don’t go running out on your own to be a badass. You are just going to get yourself killed and have to re-roll a new character.
Some players won’t acknowledge their party at first, suggesting they are more the desperado-type. If this is pivotal to your characters back story, you can have it in there. Just make sure that you find a reason to be willing to work with the party. If you can’t find a reason, perhaps this character should be saved for a different adventure.
No matter your back story, background, anything – just make sure your character has a reason for being with the party. Otherwise, they will very quickly be out of it.
With any kind of RPG, you get what you put into it. As a DM, this means prepping sessions, coming up with plot hooks and adventures. DM’s have their work cut out for them in the beginning, but that doesn’t mean that players get to fly under the radar.
For players, you have to be willing to put in the time to help get your character invested in the game. Who amongst the party do they hang out with? How do they get along with others? Having scenes amongst yourself in the group is a great way to develop your character and find out who they really are.
Also, please, for everything holy in this world, take notes. It will save you a lot of headaches later.
Some players are very resistant to plot hooks. They will reject a plot hook by saying ‘my character doesn’t care about this‘, or ‘this isn’t something my character would be invested in.‘ This is the mark of either a new player or someone who wants to tell their own story.
If the DM offers a plot hook for you, then take it. Find a reason to want it. If you are currently running after something else, then it’s totally fine to reject it. However, if you are given a story hook by the DM, there is more than likely a good reason for it.
Not all plot hooks need to be played the same way. If it is a straight forward plot hook, then maybe there is a character aspect you haven’t explored yet that would make your character take a chance. If the plot hook is opposite to your character’s ideals or thoughts, then perhaps an opportunity for betrayal is afoot. Discuss it in-game with your party. Perhaps there is a member of your group that is holding a secret that gets addressed in this story. Maybe it is something seemingly small that will grow and reveal itself to be a larger conspiracy.
Never look away from a plot hook – you never know when it’s going to stab you in the back.
The biggest difficulty you hear about player characters is that they are resistant to change. Mary Sue’s and edgelord’s constantly believe they know their character inside and out, and no one will tell them otherwise.
Here’s the problem – people change. Characters change. Stagnate characters offer nothing.
Be open to change in the game. Perhaps an event will change your character’s mind about an event or personal aspect about themselves. When someone brings up a back story event, have a chat with them. Learn more about your fellow PCs. You never know how your character might change for the better – or worse.
If you ever confused about something, ask. Don’t be worried or nervous – your DM or fellow players are there to help back you up. An adventure is hardly ever accomplished alone. If you want more of a world question, ask as you character. That way, you can distance yourself from the question if you are nervous about asking.
In the end, no matter what monster your facing or what trial is ahead of you, everyone at the table is there to help. It is better for everyone if you are all on the same page.
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