25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade

Hello all! Thanks for sticking with us over the long holiday. This week, we bring you a very special episode of our Teach Me How! podcast. These podcasts were created especially for our Patreon backers and it’s our attempt at giving back some our knowledge and experience to the community! Now, here they are for you, for the holidays!
Word of warning, these first episodes are a little rough around the edges. Thank you for your patience while while listening.
In this first episode, we talk about the much-maligned and oft-misunderstood Sabbat. The Sabbat are a sect of vampires that disregard the rule of the elders and their puppet masters, the Antediluvians.
For more info about the Sabbat, check out these books:
The Players Guide to the Sabbat: This is the first sourcebook for the Sabbat. Prior to this book, the Sabbat were strictly for use as NPC’s. This book is a great, classic look at the foundations of the sect and its inhumanity.
Storytellers Handbook to the Sabbat: This second sourcebook was released as a companion to the original Players Guide to the Sabbat. This book includes new bloodlines, concepts and strategies for roleplaying and staging a Sabbat Chronicle.
Guide to the Sabbat: This revised edition guide explores the rites, rituals, goals, history, etc., as told by their members and enemies. This is the definitive guide to the Sabbat.
Tzimisce and Lasombra clanbooks: The Tzimisce and Lasombra form the core of the sect. As such, their clanbooks are important reading for any Sabbat chronicle.
Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list of reading on the Sword of Caine. City books like Montreal and Mexico City by Night are great resources as well. Check out some of our older podcasts for more info!

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Martin’s Background projects he mentioned on the show.

--2007 as part of the Prosopropeia series experiences using the Pervasive LARP medium. This game is “Momentum”. The location for the game is the R1 Nuclear reactor in Stockholm Sweden.
--2008 “The Truth About Marika” Participative drama series with Swedish Television, 2007. Interactive Emmy Award Winner 2008, by The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
--2010 "Conspiracy for Good", new form of entertainment called "Social Benefit Storytelling”, which allowed for people to
participate inside a fictional story... to do real good in the real world.
--March, 2013, the extremely ambitious nordic Live Action Roleplaying Game took place on the destroyer Småland in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden. The game was called “The Monitor Celestra” in the setting of the Battlestar Galactica Universe.
--2014 Martin Ericsson: Playing with Reality (Alibis for Interaction)
Excerpt from Black Dog Game Factory
"When we started the Black Dog Game Factory line of horror game books, we were a little nervous. We'd stretched the conventional limits before, almost to the breaking point. We'd had books banned from GENCon and dropped by retailers and distributors nationwide. We'd had trouble explaining our rather gory work to our maiden aunts and in-laws. We had to ask ourselves a few tough questions.
How would the 'For Adults Only" rating affect sales?
Would we alienate younger players?
Would we offend older players?
Should we censor our products to 'give the hobby a good image?'
Couldn't we accomplish the same level of horror and storytelling in a milder format?
Would this 'new level' of horror gaming merely shock, or would it be what we reeally wanted: artistic exploration of disturbing themes and stories. In other words, would the new series be art?
There were no easy answers. We decided to risk it (because that's how we think around here).
First HoL appeared on your shelves, then Giovanni Chronicles I: The Last Supper. Freak Legion, Dark Reflections: Spectres , Destiny's Price and Giovanni Chronicles II: Blood and Fire soo joined them. And all this time, we're still a little nervous. The books were popular, it didn't seem we'd offended or alienated anybody (no more than usual, anyway) and we were certain that these stories and issues needed that level of depth and terror. But we still weren't sure if it was art."
The AbrekBlight discussion, works Cited:
-- Amy Chen's article on Abrek Blight in CGMagazine.
-- Secretary of State of Chechnya defends Ramzov Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic.
-- Ramzan Kadyrov : Brutal tyrant, Instagram star
-- Editor & co-author of V5 Camarilla Guide Blog Freja Gyldenstrøm "Defense Against the Silence"
-- Trump and Chechnya Last week Tonight Jon Oliver 9/17/2017

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See Part 1 for full detail and credits. :)

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Bob, DJ and robo-Mike (apparently) pick up Hunter the Reckoning 5th Edition!
Credits
Written by Justin Achilli, Daniel Braga, Johnathan Byerly, Edward Austin Hall, Karim Muammar,
Mario Ortegón, Pam Punzalan, and Erin Roberts
Advice for Considerate Play appendix by Jacqueline Bryk
Editing and Indexing by Ronni Radner
Concept Diversity Consultancy and Diversity Reading by Maple Intersectionality Consulting
Art Director: Tomas Arfert
Cover Art: Mark Kelly, Paulina Westerling, Tomas Arfert
Interior Art and Illustration: Tomas Arfert, Krzysztof Bieniawski, Lloyd Drake-Brockman, Raquel Cornejo,
Mirko Failoni, Per Gradin, Mark Kelly, Ronja Melin, Anders Muammar, Paulina Westerling
Graphic Design and Layout: Tomas Arfert
Proofreading: Jason Carl, Dhaunae De Vir, Sean Greaney, Karim Muammar,
Amanda “Huddy” Huddleston, Martyna “Outstar” Zych
World of Darkness Team
Brand Manager: Sean Greaney
Creative Lead: Justin Achilli
Brand Art Director: Tomas Arfert
Editor: Karim Muammar
Community Developer: Martyna “Outstar” Zych
Marketing Manager: Jason Carl
Partnerships Manager: Dhaunae De Vir
Renegade Game Studios
President & Publisher: Scott Gaeta
Vice President Sales & Marketing: Sara Erickson
Controller: Robyn Gaeta
Director of Operations: Leisha Cummins
Associate Project Manager: Katie Gjesdahl
Director, Strategic Partnerships: Erika Conway
Sales Manager: Kaitlin Ellis
E-Commerce: Nick Medinger
Sales & Marketing Program Manager: Matt Holland
Community Manager: Jordan Gaeta
Senior Producer of Board & Card Games: Dan Bojanowski
Associate Producer of Board & Card Games: Jimmy Le
Visual Design Director: Anita Osburn
Senior Game Designer: Matt Hyra
Senior Game Designer, RPGs: Elisa Teague
Game Designers: Dan Blanchett, Chris Chung, & T.C. Petty III
Senior Creative Lead of Board & Card Games: Jeanne Torres
Art Acquisition Manager, RPGs: Trivia Fox
Creative Production:
Todd Crapper, Noelle Lopez, & Gordon Tucker
Video Production Manager: Katie Schmitt
Customer Service Manager: Jenni Janikowski
Customer Service: Bethany Bauthues
Finance Clerk: Minnie Nelson
Playtesters
Tim “Red” Adams, Jeremy Belton, Jim D’Alessio, Nick Deal, Brian Fisher, Josh Heath, Dave Martin, Ian Riutta, Terry Robinson,
Ben Sellars, Mandie Sellars, Raymond “DrWhoM4n” Terry, Eric Thayer, and Phil Vest
Models on the back of the cover and on page 286-287: Frau Fish, Azhar Architecture, Kahled der König

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"For the werewolf, their childhood is full of sleep
paralysis and brief encounters with the world beyond. From
nightmares to daydreams to out of body experiences,
the Umbra haunts many young Garou-to-be and this world, or
worlds, just beyond our own is the subject of this book."
Authors: N. Conte, David Hill, Jeremy Kostiew,
Danielle Lauzon, Chris Shaffer, Leath Sheales, Filamena
Young, Eric Zawadzki

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