Clanbook: Giovanni

See also: Clanbook: Giovanni Revised

Clanbook: Giovanni is the sourcebook covering Clan Giovanni for Vampire: The Masquerade Second Edition. The book's subtitle is Sins of the Father.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf Catalog:

Bury yourself in this book...

You've matched wits with Malkavians and done business with Ventrue. You've survived the soirees of the Nosferatu and the dungeons of the Tzimisce. Now, in this final clanbook, descend into the nightmare crypts of the incestuous Giovanni.

...It's an offer you just can't refuse.

Baptized in blood and treachery, this sinister clan of necromancers worms its way through the Jyhad while feigning noninvolvement. Whether gutting companies or animating corpses, the Giovanni is a power to be reckoned with. Discover the bloody legacy of these insular undead, and their even deadlier future.

Clanbook: Giovanni includes:

The history of the clan, and the revelation of its ultimate goals.
Information on the Giovanni's dealings with mortals... and wraiths.
New Merits, Flaws, and Necromancy powers.

Content[]

Chapter One: Family Matters[]

Snuff Director Charlie gets way over his head with his accountants and soon finds himself indebted to the Giovanni.

Chapter Two: The Giovanni Revealed[]

The history of the Clan, where they came from and where they are going.

Chapter Three: More Than We Seem[]

What is life like among the Giovanni? This chapter talks about the mortal family and how the one rises through the ranks from mortal to ghoul to vampire. This chapter talks about the minor families within the Clan as well as the Family's connection with the Mafia. The traditional what they think of the other denizens of the the world and finally a couple of Necromancy high level disciplines and two Rituals.

Merits and Flaws
- Sanguine Incongruity (5 pt. Merit)
- Inbred (1-5 pt. Flaw)

New Giovanni Discipline Powers
- Severing the Ties of Death - Necromancy Level 7
- Inurement - Necromancy Level 9

Rituals
- Spirit Beacon - Level 2 Ritual
- Call upon the Shadow's Grace - Level 4 Ritual

Chapter Four: Cousins Once Removed[]

Character Templates:

The Ingenue
The Degenerate
The Tomb Robber
The Goodfella
The Cynical Bastard
The Doom Seer
The Corporate Lick

Appendix: Giovanni of Note[]

Background Information[]

The Author's Note points out that this book presents some very unpleasant viewpoints. "They're not my own, but they are very real things, present in our world, and downright rampant in the World of Darkness. They're here for you to inspect and learn from; it is only by confronting these atrocities that we can hope to rise above them." - Justin Achilli

Memorable Quotes[]

Behold the monster with the pointed tail, who cleaves the hills, and breaketh walls and weapons, behold him who infecteth all the world.
- Dante: The Inferno Canto XVII as attributed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
- Henry Hill, Goodfellas

Characters[]

Giovanni of Note
- Ambrogino Giovanni
- Augustus Giovanni, Progenitor of the Clan and Head of the Family.
- Pochtli
- Isabel Giovanni
- Enzo Giovanni
- The Capuchin
Andreas Giovanni
Claudius Giovanni, Childe of Augustus
Clement Giovanni
Francis Milliner
Genevra Giovanni
Giuseppe Giovanni
Lupo Giovanni
Martino della Passaglia
Michel Giovanni
Nine-Fingers Nunzio, Giovanni
Oscar Giovanni
Pochtli Pisanob, 6th Generation leader of the Pisanob branch.
Santino Giovanni
Cappadocius, Sire of Augustus Giovanni and founder of the Cappadocian Clan
Constancia, Cappadocian
Japheth, Cappadocian
Lamia, Lamian Bloodline
Baron Samedi, Samedi
Rafael de Corazon, Toreador
Hardestadt, Ventrue
Lilith
Charles (Charlie) - Snuff Film Director, recently ghouled servant of the Family.
Gio - Ghoul for Michel Giovanni
Leopold- Family Tutor
Vittorio Giovanni - Wraith