Codex Interview V:tm - Bloodlines; Leonard Boyarsky interviewed

[EEVIAC]

There's always the issue of implementing as much of the feel of the PnP game -

if not the specifics, only changing what needed to be changed to make the game fun/work in a computer version.

So both skill manuals and discipline restrictions are good changes? Neither are core rules (and I argue not even close to the spirit of the rules,) and both have better possible implementations. I don't understand the defense of something that is just plain wrong.

We get balance in discipline restrictions, yet we can min/max with skill manuals? It doesn't make sense. My skeptical self wonders whether the decision is influenced by multi-player modes.

By the way Leon, if you read this, the three clan disciplines is a game-breaker and needs to be remedied.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Troika should have a forum so we could post these complains there.

 

[Whipporowill]

Haha. Rexie-poo, seems you won a t-shirt?

http://www.vampdepo.com/index.php

And the odd thing is they claimed I personally told them about the Bloodlines interview I did? WTF? Like uh... yeah, really.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Yeah, I won a shirt and an IGN insider account.

 

[Petey_the_Skid]

From the local vampire freak:

Common disicplines every vampire should be able to access, even if they aren't specific to you're clan: Auspex, Potence, Celerity, Fortitude, Presence, Dominate, Obfuscate and (to a lesser extent perhaps) Animalism

These are the core eight disciplines of vampire, and are generally the ones a caitiff(a clanless freak whose sire's blood was too thin to pass on clan traits) gets to choose from, unless they have a very nice storyteller. Even if you're vampire doesn't start with these as clan disciplines, he can pick them up with freebie points, or easily learn the first few levels without requiring a teacher.

Limiting the clans to just their core disciplines essentially creates, as some have mentioned, classes for the game, which is the exact opposite of what PnP vampire offers, where despite you're clan choice, you can create almost any character type. Hell, even a a socialite nosferatu character is possible, with the right selction of skills, powers and abilities,in a PnP game, but would be practically impossible if they're limited to their clan discs. Ah well, I'll probably still buy this game, just hope it won't turn into a beer coaster like Redemption did.

 

[Briosafreak]

There`s a brand newBoyarsky profile on NMA