Can the Kindred ever truly love? Answer this question together with your coterie using one of the many story hooks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Blood-Stained Love! The book is for Storytellers and players alike, giving you tools, techniques and advice on how to bring romance to the undead. It's suitable both for troupes who want to engage in romantic themes as characters, or those who would rather spectate Storyteller characters getting involved in relationships, driving the plot with their affairs. Inside, you can find: * How to play your character in stories of romance, * How to build your chronicle from the ground up so that the options for romance are maximized or minimized, * Six fully fleshed out Storyteller characters specifically designed for romance, * Six detailed story concepts created to maximize romantic potential, * Advice and tools for safety and calibration, expanding on the corebook’s Advice for Considerate Play appendix, * Tools for defining and maintaining everyone’s boundaries at the table, * Sections on alternate methods for playing romance, * Merits, Flaws and Discipline powers related to romance. Together with this release, we also want to share an additional resource to enhance your and your troupe's safety and comfort at the table - a free Bleed and How To Deal With It supplement available to download from your website, useful for all Vampire: The Masquerade and World of Darkness players, written by Juhana Pettersson with sensitivity reading from Maple Intersectionality Consulting. Learn useful tools to manage your emotions at the table and check in on your group - get it now here!

Legends of the Undead The first vampires remember their first nights, but do not speak of them. Others have heard tales, but know better than to believe them. The wise speak of The Book of Nod, but none have seen this fabled book of ancient lore. These are their tales... Their stories begin with the Chronicle of Caine and the earliest nights of the vampire. The Chronicle of Shadow reveals Caine's hidden teachings. Finally, the Chronicle of Secrets unveils the deepest mysteries of the Damned, including the coming dread of Gehenna. The Book of Nod is a collection of mythic texts for use in the Vampire the Masquerade Roleplaying Game. Presented as an epic poem, the Book of Nod is an in-game resource, viewed as sacred by Noddist scholars and most vampire elders, especially of the Sabbat. Rather than a book of game mechanics, this book can be used as a prop and for lore, as it outlines the genesis of vampires with the mythology of Caine. Features: * Faux-leatherbound book with silver foil, gilded pages, and a blood-red ribbon * Rich mythology of the creation of vampires, usable as an in-game prop, clues and Story motivation for players, or as Storyteller inspiration * A perfect companion to Sabbat: The Black Hand for your 5th Edition Vampire: The Masquerade game * Loaded with legacy art from the original printing 136 p.

The global blood opera of the Camarilla story continues. As the eldest vampires begin to vanish, the Ivory Tower starts to crack under the weight of its own decay. Once it was the mightiest faction of vampires in the world, a stronghold of immortality. Now it retreats into a maze of neo-feudal conspiracies to protect itself against the deadly threat of the Second Inquisition, struggling to enforce the Masquerade in the face of modern technology. Featuring insights and perspectives on unlife in the Camarilla from Mark Rein-Hagen and Matthew Dawkins. Hardback, Full Color

Provides a starter chronicle, designed to help novice or experienced Storytellers run any introductory game of Vampire: The Masquerade. The Crimson Gutter chronicle introduces core concepts during play such as feeding, the sects (Anarchs, Camarilla, and the Church of Caine - introducing the last as a major faction alongside others), and the Masquerade itself, while giving the players' characters a chance to carve a niche for themselves among the Kindred. The Crimson Gutter chronicle introduces core concepts during play such as feeding, the sects (Anarchs, Camarilla, and the Church of Caine), and the Masquerade itself while giving the players' characters a chance to carve a niche for themselves among the Kindred. The 21 highly adaptable stories contained within can be played in isolation or strung together to form multiple arcs of a chronicle. Experienced Storytellers can easily adapt these stories to their own chronicles, drawing from them to fill an evening of play or adapting whole story arcs. Also included is a city setting adaptable to any fictional or real city including eight recurring locations and more than 20 recurring Storyteller characters. Features: 21 stories suitable for both new and experienced Storytellers; Presents Church of Caine as major faction alongside Camarilla and Anarch; Three appendices provide additional fodder for dropping in feeding complications, fleshing out locations, and future stories. A city setting adaptable to any fictional or real city including eight recurring locations and more than 20 recurring Storyteller characters.

When you have already experienced death, why have faith? If you accept that you and everyone like you is cursed by God, why cling to His word? When you return from the other side as a blood-drinking monster, what purpose serves belief? Kindred build and are drawn to faiths for myriad reasons. The exertion of power over a flock. Satisfying their Hunger and their Beasts. Elevation of the self. Reassurance of the possibility of redemption. A grand plan they forged or that was bestowed upon them by secret masters. While some vampire cults span the globe hiding in plain sight, others are fringe faiths with morbid practices and ancient conspiracies lasting centuries. Others such as the incestuous Clan of Death and the malignant Church of Set — arguably the largest vampire cults of all — believe in a destiny that will enable them to impose their wills on the world of the living and the dead. Whether for power, salvation, or transcendence, all Kindred cults wallow in blood. They shed it in sacrifice, demand it of their followers, and exalt in it in unholy baptisms proclaiming their divine glories. These cults dedicated to blood gods are among the most insidious, damning sects of Kindred, and tonight they approach their apex of power. Cults of the Blood Gods includes: * An in-character breakdown of the rise of esoteric beliefs among the ranks of the undead and how faith drives many of the major aspects of vampire culture. * A host of religions — from historic theocracies and globe-spanning conspiracies to fringe cults and mortal beliefs arising in the modern nights — introduced for incorporation into your character backgrounds or as supporting casts and antagonist groups in your chronicles. * The history, structure, and ambitions of the Hecata, the vampire group known as the Clan of Death, as well as a chapter dedicated to playing a vampire among the Necromancers, and the rituals for their signature Discipline: Oblivion. * Guidance on how to use ecclesiastical horror and construct cults in Vampire, making them a vivid backdrop for your own stories, including new coterie styles focused on cult play. * Faith-based story hooks and a full chronicle centered on the activities of the Hecata, involving walking corpses, ghosts, ready-made characters, and the secrets of the most twisted family in the World of Darkness. * New Loresheets, Backgrounds, and Predator types for inclusion in your chronicles, encouraging player characters to engage fully with the material presented in this book.

The Eternal Struggle at Your Doorstep From incessant intrigue to blazing action! Gehenna War brings the machinations of the elders and secret societies to your chronicle. Hunt the elders who were supposedly Beckoned away. Do you fight for the will of an ancient, a chance at the forbidden sin of Diablerie, or to protect what truly matters to you? Gehenna War provides material both for players and Storytellers to make the game sing, focusing on fast-paced action and how to weave it into stories and chronicles. Gehenna War is a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade, a Storytelling Game of Personal and Political Horror Features: * An overview of the Gehenna War and its impact on the major Kindred sects * Rules for creating action-focused characters for action chronicles along with pre-written stories to drop into any chronicle * New combat options and equipment and distinct factions fighting in the Gehenna War * Advice for using Bestial Failures and Messy Criticals in any chronicle * Emphasizes action conflict including chases, gunfights, dueling, infiltration * Provides information on new factions 162 pages

Lilith. Mother of the Damned, the Dark Queen who will arise and usher in the end of the world. Feared by the Children of Caine and adored by her followers Bahari, the mere existence of Lilith gives the lie to the myth of Caine as the sole progenitor of all Kindred. Or so many choose to believe as they search for meaning in the night. Explore the hidden legends of Lilith, discover stories guiding the Bahari of modern nights and discover a new vampire creation myth to challenge the legend of Caine! Even The Book of Nod speaks of her but little. She is Lillith, the Dark Queen, the Harlot of the Damned. It was she, some whisper, who taught Caine his shadowed gifts. And it is she, the legends continue, who will rise to herald the Final Nights, the great Gehenna. Come, childer, and hear the Dark Mother's tale. Embraces Her Children for the Final Nights A Book of Nod-style tome of vampire myths and history, Revelations of the Dark Mother explores the heretofore ignored legends of Lilith, the Dark Queen. Learn of the hidden Lilith-cults that have existed down through the ages. Discover a new telling of the Vampire creation myth, and guess at what is yet to come in the night. Features: * A Vampire: The Masquerade classic last printed over 20 years ago. * Presents sacred texts and rites of the Bahari, as featured in Cults of the Blood Gods. * The fictitious author Rachael Dolium’s original work is restored in this stunning hardcover printing with a ribbon bookmark. * Contains a new forward by Ayisha Jocastation.

Brothers and Sisters in Caine, united under the banner of the Dark Father An antagonists’ guide to the cultic fanatics of the Sabbat, this book contains everything you need to incorporate the infamous Black Hand faction into your Vampire chronicles. Inside you’ll find descriptions of the Paths of Enlightenment, the foundations of Sabbat identity, information on the Gehenna War, and details on how the Sabbat opposes the dread Antediluvians. You’ll get new tools to expand your chronicles, including Discipline powers, minions and servitors, and the horrifying Ritae of the Sword of Caine. Sabbat: The Black Hand is a supplement for the Vampire: The Masquerade Roleplaying Game, outlining in detail the lore and background of the Sabbat, including new Paths and Disciplines, its current customs and practices, and new Storyteller resources for a richer Vampire roleplaying experience. Features: * Includes descriptions of the Paths of Enlightenment, the foundations of Sabbat identity. * Contains information on the Gehenna War and how the Sabbat opposes the dread Antediluvians. * New tools to expand your chronicles, including Discipline powers and the horrifying Ritae of the Black Hand. * Includes red satin bookmark ribbon 140-page hardcover full color book

The secret Church and the hidden State, hunting the hunters in cities and across continents. An antagonists` guide to the rising Second Inquisition, this book contains: * Opponents of your Kindred, and their special forces and equipment * Information on the fires rising against the world`s vampires, stoked by the Society of St. Leopold and the American FIRSTLIGHT black program * New tools to expand your chronicles, including eldritch Artifacts, dozens of dangerous antagonists, and the tactics your coterie can use to fight back. Mature Warning: contains graphic and written content of a mature nature, including violence, sexual themes, and strong language. Reader discretion is advised. * 140 page hardcover full color book * Includes a blood red satin bookmark ribbon * This is a supplement for Vampire: The Masquerade Roleplaying book.

Vampire: The Masquerade Companion IP-omistajan Paradoxin sivuilta. Vampire: The Masquerade is the original and ultimate roleplaying game of personal and political horror. You are a vampire, struggling for survival, supremacy, and your own fading humanity—afraid of what you are capable of, and fearful of the inhuman conspiracies that surround you. As a vampire you suffer the pangs of the Hunger, the relentless and terrible thirst for human blood. If you refuse to deal with it, it will overcome your mind and drive you to terrible acts to slake it. You walk this razor's edge every night. Dark designs, bitter enemies, and strange allies await you in this World of Darkness. The classic that changed roleplaying games forever returns! This fifth edition features a streamlined and modern rules design, beautiful new full-color art, and a rich story experience for players. Powered by the innovative Hunger cycle, the game also includes rules for creating system supported character coteries, Loresheets to directly involve players with their favorite parts of the setting and The Memoriam, a new way to bring the character's detailed backgrounds and expand on them in-session. V5 is a return to Vampire's original vision, moving boldly into the 21sth century. While the rules have been redesigned, this new edition honors the deep story of the original, advancing the metaplot from where it left off and detailing exactly what has happened in the world of the Kindred up until tonight. The terror of the Second Inquisition, the conspiracies behind the Gehenna War, and the rekindling of the War of Ages: these are the building blocks of the modern V5 chronicle. V5 has been developed, designed, and written by Kenneth Hite, Mark Rein-Hagen, Matthew Dawkins, Juhana Pettersson, Martin Ericsson, Karim Muammar, Mary Lee, Karl Bergström, Freja Gyldenstrøm, Jennifer Smith, Tia Carolina, Jason Andrew, Tomas Arfert and Jason Carl. Hardback, Full Color

Rotting from the inside Milton has become a company town, and that company is Pentex. Between the rent-a-cops, the wasp fomori and the malicious spirits life there gets harder every day. Can a single pack of Garou scrape off the rot and turn Milton into territory they actually want to hold? Scent of Decay presents guidance for character creation and three pre-written stories set in the same small town and scenes which can be included in any Werewolf chronicle: * The Break Room - A corporate fulfillment center seeks productivity at a terrible human cost; * Shadows on the Prison Walls - A trickster spirit tries to use the Garou for their own ends; * A Pound of Flesh - A rival pack and their patron spirit challenge Miltons Garou. Features: * Three pre-written stories that can be run separately or linked together * Guidance for character creation and session zero, useful for running these stories or any others * Plug-and-play scenes showing Garou relationships with humans and their world, suitable to drop into any story

Feel the Rage! Enhance your game of Werewolf: The Apocalypse with the Storyteller’s Screen and Toolkit! Packed with resources to help you run the best possible game of Werewolf, it’ll prepare you for any eventuality. The four-panel Storyteller's Screen displays new original art, presents key reference tables and keeps Storyteller notes and rolls secret. Features: * Presents resources and rules for a wide range of scenes * Lists a host of Spirits for characters to encounter or learn Gifts from * Personalizes Spirits with names, desires, and reasons to distrust the Garou * Inspires Storytellers with ideas for bespoke stories * Provides a complete story, ready to run in any chronicle

Preview. A Storytelling Game of Environmental and Spiritual Horror Gaia is dying. The ices melt, while the seas swell. The heat rises, while the forests wither. Extinction threatens millions, in favor of the few. The Garou — warlike shapeshifters torn be­tween Rage and spirit, between Wolf and Man, and champions of the earth-mother — have failed. The Apocalypse is here. Yet, a new generation of Garou now call upon their Rage to confront the forces of destruction, avarice, and greed ravaging the earth-mother. With tooth and claw the Garou will wrest her from the brink of death — or follow her enemies to the grave. Will you answer their howl? What legends will the Garou sing of you? When will you Rage? Features: * As a new generation Garou, you will confront the forces of destruction, avarice, and greed ravaging the earth-mother. * Utilize the 5th edition Storyteller system to create your chronicles within the World of Darkness. * Includes everything you need to know to build your own character or guide a troupe as they explore their new forms. * As a werewolf, build your legend, vie for renown, and fight to take back what has been lost. * Join one of eleven tribes, each unique and rich with narrative depth for players to explore, and Storytellers to utilize. * This 300+ page full-color hardcover book also includes an introductory story to guide new Werewolf players and veteran World of Darkness enthusiasts through their first game.