Vampires & Werewolves
I've decided, after seeing it a second time, that I really like Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf). It's up there with 13th Warrior in the "historical pseudo-supernatural but darkly gritty" stakes. It is a little long, somewhat brutal, is almost too many movies crushed into one, and if you don't know French you need to watch the subtitles. But even I with my limited high school French could tell that the subtitles were not saying exactly what the characters were saying, and that does not really detract from a movie that does so many of the tropes of modern action movies, but sets them in 14thC France. The villain is perfect. Over the top in such a way that if I described him bluntly here you might say he was tacky and unoriginal, a caricature, but as portrayed and revealed in the film, just lovely. Some events are predictable, almost clichéd, but are perfect in the context of the story. As a modern movie it needs serious editing, but as an experience to wallow in it;s just right. And the wolves... well, I can't say much without spoilers, but there is a lovely karmic balance between the titular Brotherhood being the villains, and real wolves.
Here's another Vampire Clan test. But I quite enjoyed this one :
My result for Which Vampire the Masquerade Clan Are You?...
The Deceivers {Ravnos}
1 Assamite, 17 Brujah, 12 Gangrel, 8 Malkavian, 3 Nosferatu, 7 Toreador, 6 Tremere, 1 Ventrue, 8 Lasombra, 6 Tzimisce, 5 Setites, 4 Giovanni and 18 Ravnos!
The wickedly black Ravnos clan rely on illusion. Like the gypsies of old they use the greatest tool of all, the con. They know that things are rarely as they seem and they rely on this to get by. They tend to say exactly what they mean and mean exactly what they say. To assume anything beyond what has been stated is foolhardy at best when dealing with the Ravnos. Everything is about perception to them and karmatic action is very important to them. They see death as a natural part of life and they believe that you should never take pity on a sucker.
For you to be a Ravnos means that you rely on deception and perception. You love to test those around you and you have no problem cheating at cards. The most important thing is for you to come out on top. You are always looking for the quick buck and for this reason I hope the luck is about you. Like all gypsies you follow your own moral code that outsiders wouldn't understand, be you natural Rom or not. So the question is, are you holding two aces or two duces?
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Here's another Vampire Clan test. But I quite enjoyed this one :
My result for Which Vampire the Masquerade Clan Are You?...
The Deceivers {Ravnos}
1 Assamite, 17 Brujah, 12 Gangrel, 8 Malkavian, 3 Nosferatu, 7 Toreador, 6 Tremere, 1 Ventrue, 8 Lasombra, 6 Tzimisce, 5 Setites, 4 Giovanni and 18 Ravnos!
The wickedly black Ravnos clan rely on illusion. Like the gypsies of old they use the greatest tool of all, the con. They know that things are rarely as they seem and they rely on this to get by. They tend to say exactly what they mean and mean exactly what they say. To assume anything beyond what has been stated is foolhardy at best when dealing with the Ravnos. Everything is about perception to them and karmatic action is very important to them. They see death as a natural part of life and they believe that you should never take pity on a sucker.
For you to be a Ravnos means that you rely on deception and perception. You love to test those around you and you have no problem cheating at cards. The most important thing is for you to come out on top. You are always looking for the quick buck and for this reason I hope the luck is about you. Like all gypsies you follow your own moral code that outsiders wouldn't understand, be you natural Rom or not. So the question is, are you holding two aces or two duces?
Take Which Vampire the Masquerade Clan Are You? at HelloQuizzy