![]() ![]() ![]() The dice are used to determine the success of players’ actions based upon those character attributes (which are mostly numeric values ranging from 0 to 5), as occasionally players are tasked with rolling between three and six 10-sided dice when attempting certain tasks, engaging in combat and so on. The game happens inside the players’ imaginations, though a character sheet and dice are used to keep track of player character’s abilities, health and other attributes. Recently I had the chance to play a session of VT:M with a group of fellow first timers, so this review shall focus more on the actual play experience than mechanics of the game, as I lack a frame of reference as to what constitutes good and bad P&P design.Īs the game is a P&P RPG, it lacks (or rather, can be played without) any visual components, even though the rulebook features illustrations. ![]() It’s notable for its urbane and gritty take on vampire mythos, popularity amongst the goth scene and focus on narrative rather than combat & numbercrunching, as well as for spawning the excellent video game adaptation Bloodlines (2004 – Troika games). Vampire: The Masquerade (V:TM) is a pen&paper (P&P) RPG dating back to the early 90s. A noob’s introduction to #pen&paper #RPGs: #vampirethemasquerade review ![]()
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