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Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 3h

21. Timeless Fashion
An ST friend has a recurring bit where one of the vampire-supporting clubs on the Rack has a regular Goth night because the Kindred demand it.

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Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 1d

20. The Night I Gave Up
OOC, the time I made a werewolf in New Bremen.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 2d

19. When I Lost You
My games aren't always defined by drama. Honest.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 3d

18. Hiding From The Sun
Eyestrain really gave me a clearer idea of how much the sun could bother a nocturnal creature.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 4d

17. When Will You Rage?
More often than I'd like.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 5d

16. Hunting In The Dark
Hunger rising unreliably has definitely added to vampire PCs thinking about their next meal in V5.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 6d

15. Is Love Possible?
The possibility of emotional plots and connections was what hooked me into Vampire over other RPGs. More dramatic than gentle, of course.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 7d

14. What Stalks The Shadows
It can be great to have some surprising threats in a game, mix and match monster types - just let lore-heavy players know you're going for mysteries.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 8d

3: Suspects

Anarchs accusing Camarilla and each other. Fears of hunters. Stirling's coterie trying to keep the peace. And in it all having to keep a homeless youth group safe.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 8d

13. That First Taste
I first heard of Vampire: The Masquerade with the original print ads, before it had a subtitle!

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 9d

12. Howl At The Moon
I've played Werewolf: The Apocalypse but never for long. It always felt too different from my idea of werewolves. Mine would be smaller scale and less mystical. I've never had a chance to play Forsaken either.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 10d

11. What Clan Are You?
Robertson

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 11d

10. The One Who Made Me
Curse you, Player!

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 12d

9. Eyes On Elysium
I'm not saying that if the WoD MMO had come out I'd have spent almost all my time in social areas, but...

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 13d

8. The Final Push
There's usually some kind of fight at the end of a game.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 14d

Question: How can you see into my eyes like open doors leading you down into my core where I've become so numb?

Nez @nezumiheart.bsky.social · 14d

Question: What's that sound?

Jeremy Boo-remy 🎃 @satyric.bsky.social · 14d

Question: what is love?

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Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 14d

7. Where I Hunt
"It would be nice to separate hunting and hanging out, wouldn't it? Maybe when we have more time..."

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 15d

6. Blood Of My Blood
It's no surprise that so many Vampire: The Masquerade PCs are the abandoned only childer of absentee sires - having family around cramps your style. When I recruited another player to be Tanith's broodmate I was very deliberately pushing against it.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 15d

2: Ask The Right Questions

Investigating one of Callihan's known havens, led by one of his ghouls, now afraid for his life.

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 16d

My long-running Mage PC is more vampire-styled than even my most Goth vampire.

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5. Show Me Your Fangs
No U

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4. My Touchstone
Touchstones, a way to focus on human characters and the normal world, are a great addition to Vampire, Requiem and then Masquerade. (Although players do tend to have one that's a lot stronger than the others.)

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 18d

Is your Anarch vampire sincere about finding a better way? Will your Tradition mage step up to defend sleepers from the things out there? Do you trust your comrades?

Tanith @tanithm.bsky.social · 18d

3. What I Fight For
Since most games revolve around conflict, physical or not, it helps to have a strong reason not to surrender or run. I tend to play trying to be good in the WOD, and run chronicles about that attempt.