Where do vampires come from? What creatures of myth do they fear? What legends do they tell about the Blood?
A compendium of legends and rumors for Vampire players and Storytellers alike, Mythologies offers a wicked selection of chilling new monsters, allies, artifacts and mystic rituals ripe for use in any World of Darkness campaign.
The concept behind this book is that, just like the rest of us, vampires tell stories. This is a collection of some of the myths and legends told throughout time in vampire communities. Interestingly, none are presented as being 'true' - this is left to the Storyteller to decide for himself - and so players can read the book freely without compromising their knowledge of their particular game world's alternate reality... they will, instead, absorb the tales told amongst the vampires that they play with as little knowledge as their characters have about which are real and which pure fiction.
The book opens with a story about a mirror, and then there's an Introduction which explains what it is all about. Following chapters look at several myths about the origin of vampires, modern legends (or urban myths) told amongst vampires tonight and finally some of the things that really scare even the bravest vampire.
Overall, this book is crammed full of ideas to give depth to the mythology surrounding vampires, and to give them themselves plenty of legends to worry over. It should enhance the role-playing elements of your chronicle to new heights, well worth a look even if only a few or just one myth actually makes its way into your game.
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