the world of darkness.

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Just tracked down a copy and flipped through it, didn't buy, just because Amazon sells it much cheaper and I might as well help out 'poly then, but what really impresses me is that you can play as a troupe of mortals.

WW is even planning a mortal sourcebook about ghosts, since those are your main adversaries if you don't have any of the other core books (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage).

It just opens the possibilities so much, especially if you incorporate some WoD 1.0 stuff such as pshycics to the mix. Not as playable characters, mind, but as NPCs.

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yeah. i was thinking the same thing. i might try to run my alpha centauri game under the new system.

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The Vampire Demo is fairly decent too, if you haven't downloaded it yet, while I haven't read through the whole thing yet, it is a good starting point for newbies. I like to read what the newbies are getting introduced to system-wise too.

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i can't wait until the werewolf and mage books come out. i want to see how the three systems are going to intermingle.

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That's one thing I'm really looking forward to too. I just hope the Mage book isn't delayed too badly, especially since Vampire, Mortal, and Werewolf (by that point) will have at least one supplement, Mage is going to get third fiddle yet again.

It's not obvious that I'm a WoD 1.0 Mage fan at all, is it.

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not at all.

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On a positive note, as I've just gotten the two first books in my hot little hands (Amazon.com undersells the local bookseller by way too much to not just go and help 'poly) I'm very impressed with the possibilities of a good mortal campaign, only to be switched to one of the supernatural ones when it looks like things are starting to become routine.

After all, what's a better story arc then the mortal characters who fall into the darker realm of their world than to suddenly become part of that darker realm?

Keeps the game going fresh, without the need for new characters hopefully... Now I just have to find a local troupe...

[self biased]

do you have a local gaming store, FF?

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Yes, though I haven't been there yet, just got the address from the WW site, why?

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Say, just finished a perl script die-roller. Haven't read the whole WoD 2.0 core rulebook yet, but it covers everything up to chapter 6...

EDIT: ...updated for initiative possibilities (added the Total line at the end).

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norks. i might yet be able to bounce some ideas off of you.

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About to start on the Vampire book now... so many ideas... so little players...