Changes: The Book of Nod

Revision as of 11:00, 28 March 2015


Authors:	Sam Shupp, Andrew Greenberg
Developer:	Andrew Greenberg
Editor:	David D. Gragert
Art Direction:	Richard Thomas
Artists:	Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, Lawrence Schnelli, E. Allen Smith, Dough Alexander Gregory, Larry MacDougal, Robert MacNeill, Craig Gilmore, John Cobb, Erik Hotz, Timothy Bradstreet, Andrew Robinson, Ken Meyer Jr.,John Bridges, Tom Berg, Steve Casper
Cover Art:
Layout:	Michelle E. Prahler
Publisher:	White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Imprint:	White Wolf Game Studio
Published:	December 1, 1995
Pages:	134
Year:	1995
Publication #:	WW02251
Reference #:	ISBN 1-56504-078-3
DriveThruRPG:	DriveThruRPG

The Book of Nod, published by White Wolf Publishing Co. in 1995, gives players a collection of texts that are viewed as sacred by Noddist scholars and most Elders, especially of the Sabbat. This book is designed to be setting material only, avoiding any game mechanics, to serve as a prop for Vampire: The Masquerade or Mind's Eye Theatre: the Masquerade chronicles.

Summary

The contents of the Book of Nod is divided into three major sections: "The Chronicle of Caine", "The Chronicle of Shadows", and "The Chronicle of Secrets". The first section is the "History of vampires", giving insights to how Caine became cursed, his encounters, and the founding of the thirteen vampire clans. The second section, Shadows, are the "Laws of vampires", providing commandments that Caine dictates to the Kindred, as well as each clans' expectations. The final section, Secrets, is the "Prophetic word for vampires", declaring the coming of Gehenna that Noddist activists preach.

Introduction

How to Use the Book of Nod
Preface

The Chronicle of Caine

A Brief Word on The Chronicle of Caine
A Parable of Genesis: Recognizing Allegory in the "Chronicle of Caine"
The First of Times
The Coming of Lilith
Lilith's Magick
The Temptation of Caine
Zillah's Tale
The Tale of the Crone
The Tale of the First City
Notes to the "Chronicle of Caine"

The Chronicle of Shadows

A Brief Word on The Chronicle of Shadows
Of Progeny
The Rules of the Canaille
Of the Feeding
Of the Gifts of Caine
Of Those Who Serve
Of the Moon-Beasts
Of the Wild Ones
Of the Enlightened
Of Those Spirits of the Dead
Of the Commandments of the Kindred
The Words of the Clan Chiefs
A Valediction, Forbidding Diablerie
Caine's Law and Punishment
Proverbs
Notes on the "Chronicle of Shadows"

The Chronicle of Secrets

A Brief Word on The Chronicle of Secrets
The Chronicle of Secrets
The Signs of Gehenna

Of Love

Of the Moon-Beasts
The Time of the Thin Blood
The Awakening of the Dark Father
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Appendix

The Known History of the First City
Slaves
Feeding
Calendar
Breeding
Religion

Afterword

The Elders
The Methuselahs
The Antediluvians
Caine
Beware, Kindred, Beware

Lexicon

Twenty-five definitions are listed.

Background

On October 19, 2012, DriveThruRPG released the Book of Nod Restoration Edition, which was re-assembled from original sources. Partially an updated scan, partially original electronic materials, this edition provides fans for the first time with fully-legible text, and shows original art detail never before seen.

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