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Vampire: The Masquerade - Help a New Player
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As stated above, the only really necessary ones are the core book, Guide to the Camarilla, and Guide to the Sabbat. I own a few clanbooks, and most are decent but not overwhelmingly good. The best are Assamite and either Ventrue or Lasombra.
Even just the core book will do for a while; you don't need to know everything.
Even just the core book will do for a while; you don't need to know everything.
bondetamp
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Ask your storyteller whether he's going to run a Sabbat or a Carmarilla game and then buy that sect book. Fighting the Sabbat is more fun if you don't know every single detail about them.
And buy the core book, of course.
Decide on a character and get the clan book in question. You might also want to check out books and movies that aren't V:tM specific, but which can give you a better view of your character. If you're playing a Tremere, read Faust. If you're playing a Toreador, read some Oscar Wilde. If you're playing a Giovanni, watch Godfather (duh) and Sopranos. Secondary reading is often best because you can cheerfully rip it off without worrying about getting the details right. It is quite frequently more entertaining to read as well.
World of Darkness leaves me cold. I don't think that there is anything of value to a storyteller in that book unless he or she plays strictly by the metaplot, and even if the storyteller does, the book is so old that it is mostly out dated anyway. Go to the library and check out the city in Encyclopædia Britannica and some travel guides and work from there. I guarantee that you'll be far more happy with the result.
And buy the core book, of course.
Decide on a character and get the clan book in question. You might also want to check out books and movies that aren't V:tM specific, but which can give you a better view of your character. If you're playing a Tremere, read Faust. If you're playing a Toreador, read some Oscar Wilde. If you're playing a Giovanni, watch Godfather (duh) and Sopranos. Secondary reading is often best because you can cheerfully rip it off without worrying about getting the details right. It is quite frequently more entertaining to read as well.
World of Darkness leaves me cold. I don't think that there is anything of value to a storyteller in that book unless he or she plays strictly by the metaplot, and even if the storyteller does, the book is so old that it is mostly out dated anyway. Go to the library and check out the city in Encyclopædia Britannica and some travel guides and work from there. I guarantee that you'll be far more happy with the result.
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