Storyfag
Perfidious Pole
For example, you can't call something a "Clan" if its members don't share a common fucking bloodline from the same progenitor, ffs.
But... the vast majority of the Hecata are descendants of Cappadocius? After all, every Giovanni did. Only the Nagaraja are the odd ones. Now, the "mysteriosu clanwide changes to the blood" is a much, much dumber concept than a Cappadocian-Giovanni reunion.
but the end result is just unbearable trash, both mechanically
Hmm... IDK. I like a lot of the mechanical changes they brought. Vicissitude as a cross between Protean and Dominate is splendid. The new hunger mechanism is very neat.
Keep in mind I am still wary of V5 and still reading up on the system, so perhaps I haven't found the CAINEDAMMITSTUPIDONTHELEVELOFGROUTSWIFEASABOSSFIGHT yet. Just saying I watched a couple of very nicely done PnP sessions utilising that version.