A blast from my gamer past...
Courtesy of my ex, who amazingly did not throw these out but kept them and sent them to me.
There once was a time (approx. 1994), my children, when vampires did not sparkle, though they often gathered in taverns to drink "bloodwyne". When not in the RDI they could be found running around IRL looking rather silly and speaking strange names like "White Wolf", "Malkavian" and "Tremere". It was all about keeping up the Masquerade but honestly? everybody was so busy looking Brooding and Mysterious (some things never change) that they all stood out like sore thumbs.
::sigh:: And this is where I confess that yep, back in the day (yeesh, fifteen years ago!), ran around pretending to be a vampire. Several, actually, and since they were mine absolutely NONE of them would be recognizable to Twihards* or Vampire Diaries or Miss Sookie - I personally think the Hasidic Jewish vampire was a touch of genius (as a devout Jewess she couldn't touch blood, so she could only feed in frenzy, then she'd feel so guilty afterwards that she'd want to die but can't kill herself because suicide is a mortal sin, ad infinitum) but the guy running our game was too intimidated by the possibilities of such craziness (a True Believer! wo0t!) that I wasn't allowed to run her (foo!).
At any rate, I suddenly have in my hands first edition mostly untouched D.C. by Night, Clanbook Toreador and Clanbook Malkavian if anybody wants 'em. Apparently you can't give 'em away on eBay.
* I refuse to spend money on anything that would put money in Stephanie Meyers' pocket. I will, however, be seeing Vampires Suck.
There once was a time (approx. 1994), my children, when vampires did not sparkle, though they often gathered in taverns to drink "bloodwyne". When not in the RDI they could be found running around IRL looking rather silly and speaking strange names like "White Wolf", "Malkavian" and "Tremere". It was all about keeping up the Masquerade but honestly? everybody was so busy looking Brooding and Mysterious (some things never change) that they all stood out like sore thumbs.
::sigh:: And this is where I confess that yep, back in the day (yeesh, fifteen years ago!), ran around pretending to be a vampire. Several, actually, and since they were mine absolutely NONE of them would be recognizable to Twihards* or Vampire Diaries or Miss Sookie - I personally think the Hasidic Jewish vampire was a touch of genius (as a devout Jewess she couldn't touch blood, so she could only feed in frenzy, then she'd feel so guilty afterwards that she'd want to die but can't kill herself because suicide is a mortal sin, ad infinitum) but the guy running our game was too intimidated by the possibilities of such craziness (a True Believer! wo0t!) that I wasn't allowed to run her (foo!).
At any rate, I suddenly have in my hands first edition mostly untouched D.C. by Night, Clanbook Toreador and Clanbook Malkavian if anybody wants 'em. Apparently you can't give 'em away on eBay.
* I refuse to spend money on anything that would put money in Stephanie Meyers' pocket. I will, however, be seeing Vampires Suck.