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The Vampire Storytellers Handbook is the first Storyteller-specific resource for Vampire: The Masquerade and for the World of Darkness in general. Several concepts are introduced here for the first time, among them the bloodlines of the Baali, Blood Brothers, and Gargoyles along with their unique Disciplines.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

From the Depths of Imagination
There are no constants in this world — nothing remains the same while Vampires, Werewolves, Magi and other creatures of the night stalk the land. Only one mortal keeps a firm grasp on the chaos circling us.
To the Horrors of Reality
The most difficult, most important and most rewarding role in Vampire belongs to the Storyteller, the creator of the Gothic-Punk world and the terror infesting it. To aid her in her task comes The Storytellers Handbook, a tome designed to help make her Stories into epics told throughout the ages.
The Storytellers Handbook includes:
  • Extensive chapters on perfecting the Storytelling art, including everything from handling settings, Stories and Chronicles to motivating the players to expanding your play into the murky past or radiation-scarred future;
  • New Bloodlines and an array of other foes for your Vampires to battle;
  • Additional rules for combat, magic, flight and a host of other dramatic systems.

Chapters[]

Chapter One: The Story[]

  • Vampire Story Worksheet

Chapter Two: The Chronicle[]

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Chapter Three: The Setting[]

  • City Worksheet

Chapter Four: The Motive[]

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Chapter Five: The Enemy[]

Minor bloodlines: Gargoyles, Blood Brothers and the Baali are first introduced in this chapter.

Chapter Six: The Ways[]

  • Firearms Chart
  • Expanded Weapons/Firearms Chart
  • Melee Weapons Chart
  • Maneuvers Chart
  • Brawl
    • Maneuver Descriptions
      • Bite
      • Grapple
      • Body Slam
      • Dodge
      • Immobilize
      • Kick
      • Punch
      • Claw
  • Hedge Magic
    • Sample Spells
    • Warning Sirens (Perception Four)
    • Vistas of the Mind (Intelligence Three)
    • Flash (Level Five)
  • Expanded Hunt Chart
  • The Art of Storytelling by Mark Rein•Hagen
  • Benefit of the Doubt by Sam Chupp
  • Entertainer by Steve Crow
  • Setting the Stage at the Theatre of the Mind by Daniel Greenberg
  • Above and Beyond the Call of Duty by Travis Lamar Williams
  • The Sound of Music: Songs for a Gothic-Punk World by Rob Hatch (A Playlist of Songs that served as inspiration for Vampire. Continued in articles in White Wolf Magazine 41 and Inphobia 55.)
  • The Subtle Weaver by Stewart Wieck

Appendix One: Enchanted Items for Vampire[]

  • Monocle of Clarity
  • Argent Baton
  • Powder of Rigidity
  • Rowan Ring
  • Tapestry of the Blood
  • Elixir of Distillation
  • Ring of the Inscrutable Eye
  • Cloak of the Abalone
  • Bloodstones
  • Waxen Poetica

Appendix Two: Lists for Storytellers[]

Background Information[]

  • The ad at the back of the book is for Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
  • Word From the White Wolf Game Studio discusses recent hires to the company. These include: Travis Lamar Williams, René Lilly and Richard Thomas (From WW Magazine's art director to handling art director and production departments full-time).

Memorable Quotes[]

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Characters[]

  • Clifton Derrik - Brujah
  • Arlan Minor - Toreador, example
  • Ygrainne - Brujah Gang Leader, example
  • Malchizadek - Nosferatu, example
  • Jaeger - Vampire Character example

From Chapter Five (NPC Stats)[]

The Camarilla:[]

  • Paranoid Prince
  • Primogen Councilor
  • Brujah Bully
  • Gangrel Protector
  • Malkavian Psychotic
  • Nosferatu Sewer Rat
  • Toreador Degenerate
  • Tremere Warlock
  • Ventrue Manipulator
  • Caitiff Diabolist

The Sabbat:[]

The Inconnu:[]

Independents:[]

  • Ravnos Con Artist

Ghouls:[]

Werewolves:[]

  • Garou Pack Leader

Magi:[]

Faeries:[]

  • Faerie Kidnapper

Ghosts:[]

  • Spirit of Vengeance

Others:[]

Terminology[]

Arcadia, Artifact, Baali, Blood Brothers, Bloodline, Caern, Daimonion, Demon, Diablerie, Faerie, Gargoyles, Garou, Ghost, Golconda, Hedge Magic, Hermetic, Lupine, Mummy, Magi, Rage, Sanguinus, Spirit, Visceratika, Werewolf, Witch-Hunter,

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