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Title: Laws of the Night by Jason Carl, Jess Heinig, Peter Woodworth, Richard E. Dansky ISBN: 1-56504-589-0 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Necessity
Comment: Laws of the Night contains just about everything you need to run or play in a Vampire LARP. I say "just about" because the number of contradictions and vaguaries make house rules a necessity. However, if you're a creative soul, I've found that this is really the only book that you truly need. If you're prepared to deal with situations that the rules don't cover and are capable of covering interpretations of the book's many contradictions, then you'll be fine.
It's fairly well-written and not too hard to reference. The photographs for the book leave a good deal to be desired. The models and scenes are corny and are a great source of amusement, but do little to contribute to the feel of the game.
If you're interested in LARPing, then pick it up. The mechanics are useful to know and can cover a wide number of games, not just Vampire. However, if like me you collect roleplaying games as interesting reads I'd pass it by.
Rating: 3
Summary: Laws of the Night Revised and Revised again.
Comment: Those of us with a long history in the live-action roleplaying genre remember the days of "Masquerade." I myself own every version of every Mind'e Eye Theatre product published, and one can easily see this book's vast improvement over the original game. The disciplines are certainly much improved, and a good stab was taken at Mob Challenges.
However, I feel the need to point out a few problems with the book. More than afew exist, but I'll get back to that.
Firstly, Storytellers and players should make perfectly clear which rules they'll be following. Make notes of specific pages, as the book is ridden with contradictions.
Secondly, rules vagaries still exist everywhere. As though contradiction wasn't bad enough, the rules thoroughly fail to cover even the most likely permutations. While White Wolf has a long history of "purposeful vagary," this might sometimes be qualified as sheer laziness.
Lastly, it should be pointed out that while the rules allow characters to be much more powerful overall, this is totally untrue in crossover games. The new Laws of the Hunt Revised allows mortals to out-Trait 11th Generation Kindred. Think about it for a minute.
In summation, this is an excellent book, but I must suggest that anyone running a game using it make very clear which rules and permutations you're using, and allow players access to your notes on Discipline use. My organization produced four pages of vampire system specific rules modifications and additions as well as a 53 page rule book covering the basic systems like Abilities, damage and Merits & Flaws. While this may not be a requirement of your game, some notation is almost certainly needed in any environment.
Rating: 4
Summary: Vampire Live, 3rd edition
Comment: This is the new edition for minds eye theatre covering vampires in the world of darkness. A must for any vampire fan or live roleplayer, since it contains the core rules for play and all the information needed to set up or play in a game. For experianced players, the system has been revised and while broadly similar to previous editions, the changes made have been heralded as improvements over the faults in the 2nd edition rules. In brief, the best larp system's newest edition, which is an all round improvement on previous editions. Essential.
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Title: Mind's Eye Theatre Laws of the Night: Camarilla Guide by Jason Carl, Matthew Hooper, Edward Macgregor, Mikko Rautalahti, Brett Smith, Lawrence Viles ISBN: 1565047311 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Laws of the Night: Mind's Eye Theatre Storytellers Guide by Kieran Dewhurst, Matthew Hooper, Edward MacGregor ISBN: 1588465039 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Laws of the Wild by Alan I. Kravit ISBN: 1588465012 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Clanbook: Gangrel by James Kiley, Ellen Kiley ISBN: 1565042654 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Clanbook: Ventrue by Richard Dakan, Deird're Brooks ISBN: 1565042557 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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