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2023
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Description
Vampire: The Masquerade – Chapters takes place in Montreal, after the appearance of the Second Inquisition and the fall of the Sabbat. Designed around three pillars — story, strategy and roleplaying — the game merge the best elements of RPGs and board games in a totally new way.
Players decisions will shape the adventure in a strong and mature storytelling.
Play up to 4 players. Or solo. No game master required!
Story-driven: The campaign will hold a large number of scenarios.
The story is made to be immersive, frightening and keep players on the edge of their seats.
Strategy: Depending on players’ approaches and decisions, some scenarios will unlock or get locked forever.
Player's decisions will matter and affect almost every aspect of the game.
Roleplaying board game: Players have the agency to make decisions based on their character choices.
They will create their characters and improve it over time with experience points.
Players will be immersed into advanced investigations, a multi-choice dialogue system, and powerful fighting strategies.
Players choose to play as one of the main clans of Kindred (Brujah, Toreador, Gangrel, Ventrue, Tremere, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Pariah) and encounter many types of characters and enemies.
The game is composed of several sealed scenarios to unlock, highly detailed tiles, cards, dice, at least 10 miniatures (one for each playable character), and surprises!
—description from the publisher
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 8:12 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Vampires
- Gothic Horror
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- my name is Marty these are my musings
- I love looking at empirical cells data whether it be for movies or comic books or albums it doesn't matter I like seeing what the top sellers are
- those four games have been around for quite a while which goes to show that either one people in this hobby are still buying those games or hopefully hopefully people are coming into the hobby and those are those gateway games that everybody recommends for people to check out
- evergreen as' I just made that term up
- it doesn't matter how often they refresh that game it's always a fantastic seller thing is though I bet it drops out of the top ten in the next quarter
- so to have this game that is a hundred bucks still continue to sell well quarter after quarter year after year is just a testament to how popular that game is
- exploding kicking kicking exploding chickens now that would be funny
- now when I first saw Dominion on this list I thought wait a minute that should be a board game but I guess when you really think about it it's nothing but cards 100% card game
- I love Arkham Horror LCG I have been into LCG games since they first came out
- with Arkham Horror LCG every time I play that game I am totally sucked into the story
- sweet sweet game if you have not tried it I highly recommend checking it out
- Seven Wonders is considered a card game come on it's got player boards it's got a lot of different tokens I think personally that should belong in the board game category and not the cards and dice Hey but maybe I'm wrong
- Games Workshop is killing it right now
- Dungeons & Dragons since the release of the fifth edition has just skyrocketed in popularity it has taken over everything
- it's yugioh TCG key Forge and Dragon Ball super
- it's really cool to see ki Forge up in there
- While it's not a CCG in the sense of you buy blind booster packs you don't know what's gonna be in there instead you're buying a blind deck and not sure what's gonna be in there I guess it still has a collectible aspect to it
- since that game just came out also fourth quarter of last year it was hot it was hard to find
- you were you surprised by any on this list or did you think there would be someone this list that weren't on there
- smash that like button and flip that subscribe button
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Top List at 14:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Revival of a popular classic
- Good multiplayer potential
- Shorter playtime than original
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Vampire: The Masquerade
Comparison games
- Lord of the Rings CCG
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- collectible card game (CCG) — A revival of an old CCG.
- Expandable — Will be an expandable card game.
- Multiplayer — Designed with good multiplayer mechanics.
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- my top games I played at Gen Con that are not available for sale yet
- this is 100% of Euro game but there are no victory points
- The goal generate the most money by the end
- his goal is to create a campaign that totally recreates the story in that video game
- The multiplayer supposedly was really really good
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:57:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive, with reservations
Pros
- Excellent writing
- Engaging story
- Awesome world setting
- Lots of content
- Interesting character abilities and traits
Cons
- Excessive number of books
- Maps feel pointless
- Combat is simple
- Could have been an app
- Prologue books were very long
Thematic elements
- Vampires
- World of Darkness
- Choose Your Own Adventure
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Choose Your Own Adventure — Choose Your Own Adventure group Choose Your Own Adventure investigation
- Combat — the combat was just go around the table There was very there was a little maneuvering
- Investigation — the fun part of the game was the investigation and the adventure part of the game
- Storytelling — story driven thing a branching narrative
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Quotes (from this video)
- the best game we played of the day was Nana
- it's a stupid memory game
- 100 bucks I will not be buying that
- it was fine I I enjoyed it I had a good time
- it's really good it's very good
- Frost Haven's already on the top 100
- I miss the old art
- we offer a championship midgard for 40 bucks
- it's too random it does you can't mitigate it at all and it's just rough
- the dice mechanism is cool
- there's a million copies of space games sitting around
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Quackalope Playthrough at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Enjoyed the game immensely
- Unique and cool
- Challenging combat
- Fun lore and factions
- Satisfying narrative choices
- Ambitious and remarkable board game
Cons
- The game can be big and overwhelming
- Some decisions have negative consequences (e.g., smashing the sculpture)
Thematic elements
- Vampire society and survival
- Montreal sewers
- Choose your own adventure
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Character progression — Characters gain experience points and can acquire new items and abilities, as seen with the 'switchblade' and the 'first key fragment'.
- Combat System — Features initiative order, combat cards, status effects (slow, immobilized, bleed), damage tracking, and different attack/defense actions.
- Discipline abilities — Vampires use special powers like 'blood to mend' for healing and 'resilience' for defense.
- Hunger Mechanic — Players manage 'hunger' which can affect dice rolls and character abilities, and can be reduced by feeding.
- Narrative choices — Players make decisions that impact the story, such as choosing which area to investigate or whether to destroy an artifact.
- NPC interaction — Interactions with NPCs like Mr. Damp and Betty influence the narrative and provide opportunities for rewards or information.
- Skill checks — Players perform 'mental checks' and 'occult checks' by rolling dice, with successes determined by the outcome relative to a target number.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we really enjoyed this game
- however this campaign is going to make that arada available in five different ways digitally through an app through stickers through a PDF you can print out yourself with all the cards and components and through a upgrade pack
- we're about to fight a werewolf in the sewers
- it's cool too because there's like mostly games that I think you and I both like is there's like a whole thing of lore behind it and there's like reasons that these factions exist
- the beast in the sewers is no more
- this is a fun fight
- fighting is not the most common thing you do
- this is a ambitious and uh pretty darn remarkable board game
- it's insane that something like this exists
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Quackalope Analysis at 10:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Mindblowing.
- Feels like you have a DM running the narrative sequence.
- Combat and bosses are not the primary concern.
- Tells a story that you're in the middle of, that you're taking part in.
- Remarkable how it tells a story.
- Innovates in the way that it tells the story.
- Flip books allow for dialogue and investigative work with consequences.
- Takes the RPG board game experience without a DM.
Cons
- Narrative options don't reward multiple people wanting to do multiple things at the same time.
- Can be run solo but preferred is definitely going to be Two Three or yeah two or three.
Thematic elements
- Storybook mechanics, investigation, dialogue with NPCs, RPG.
- Storybook mechanics, interactive dialogue, mini Choose Your Own Adventure scenarios.
Comparison games
- Madara
- Oaths sworn
- Kingdom Death Monster
- Vagrant Song
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Choose Your Own Adventure — These little mini Choose Your Own Adventure scenarios that really do pay off in a variety of different ways.
- Combat — There is some combat and there is some bosses that you have to take down but they're never your primary concern.
- Dialogue System — Engaging in real actual dialogue back and forth with the characters on the board.
- Investigation — Investigating, discovering things about the map.
- Storybook Mechanics — Has these storybook mechanics where you're interacting with different NPCs, you're investigating, discovering things about the map and engaging in real actual dialogue back and forth with the characters on the board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- hello welcome to qu thank you for being here today I'm going to be talking to you about the five Campaign games I currently have up and running both on camera and at home with my wife or my game group.
- I love this genre of gaming but they're big they're bulky they take a lot of table space and they a commitment to dive head first into.
- It's going to be comparing Kingdom Death monster to Madar to oathsworn to vagrant song and finally to vampire the Masquerade chapters.
- The gambler's chest makes Kingdom Death both more complex more advanced more nuanced and also better than it has ever been.
- Base Kingdom Death is a massive brutal brutal settlement Builder you'll be fighting one big creature trying to harvest resources from them and survive on the back end.
- If you like a little bit more of a hero focused game a little bit more of a Choose Your Own Adventure storyline and you like being surprised throughout the course of play Then oorn is absolutely a game you should be queuing in on.
- Vagrant song has a lovely cryptic feels like over the Garden Wall sense of narrative storytelling that I can't get enough of.
- Vampire the Masquerade chapters this game is kind of mindblowing.
- This really feels like you have a d that's running the narrative sequence and the entire game is focused on that.
- Madara is I think one of the most aggressive RPG jrpgs whatever you want to call it and more classical board games that we're playing currently.
- Kingdom Death is my ground zero my favorite campaign game ever.
- If I'm looking for an immersive RPG experience something that makes me feel like I'm playing an RPG board game without a DM vampire of the Masquerade chapters is going to take it.
- If I love Japanese jrpgs and a little bit more of a classic Dungeon Crawl Madara has it in Spades.
- And if I want a small box experience something that I can approach and play solo then I think I have to go with vagrant song.
- The biggest is going to be Kingdom Death following up on that I think is going to be Madara then we're going to have oorn then we're going to have vampire the Mas grade chapters kind of tied with vagrant song.
- get out and play some games we'll see you next time bye
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Brains On Games Discussion at 9:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cooperative storytelling and immersive world-building
- branching campaigns with meaningful consequences
- high-quality production and components
Cons
- heavy reading and lore depth
- longer session times and setup
Thematic elements
- vampire politics, intrigue, and social interaction
- World of Darkness, Montreal/Ottawa-inspired urban fantasy
- branching, campaign-driven storytelling
Comparison games
- Gloomhaven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative narrative — players collaborate in a story-driven experience with decisions shaping later chapters
- Legacy Game — character inventory, clues, and outcomes influence future missions
- legacy-like progression — character inventory, clues, and outcomes influence future missions
- roleplaying/social interaction — focus on conversations and social dynamics over combat
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's the very best dexterity game of all time
- the new cards are fantastic
- Gloom Haven and almost combined it with like a Choose Your Own Adventure where you're rolling social interactions
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Man vs Meeple Discussion at 1:00
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Pros
none
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none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I want to spend more time in 2025 with a regular campaign group or even solo mode playing through all of these Campaign games that I've had piling up
- my second resolution kind of ties into that and I think part of the the reason for both of these is that we are a board game channel we like to try to I know it's amazing but we like to play everything that comes out
- my other resolution getting back into more regular role playing like that was my heart that you're on your own there that is where I came from
- it is mares it's mares is one of my favorite games of all time yeah it it made it above Seasons or are we talking close that I don't know maresh is probably within my top 10
- wow okay for 2025 is the year I've said it before privately on camera I don't really care so much about that although people have Emily in particular have pointed out reasons to do so like I don't care what I played and how well I did it sure but when we're going back and like she she said when I try to remember who I played with uhuh or where or when little things now I don't know if I'm going to put all that information in there but I'm going to try we'll see
- I have a list of content that I want to make in 2025 and I need to just like keep myself accountable and have the audience keep me accountable
- we want to evolve the channel we want to do different things uh will you see previews and round ones and stuff like that paid content sure you will got to keep the channel it's not going anywhere however I want to do more other stuff and it doesn't necessarily mean reviews I want to do some interesting Pieces Just on games or on a topic surrounding games
- we want to keep a healthy work life balance
- so we'd love to hear some feedback because we want to get more games to you we want to show you more games and sometimes that might mean just hitting go live and just doing it yeah so so be prepared buckle up it might be a wild ride
- getting back to that work life balance I want to play some games where I'm not necessarily thinking about the project that we have to do for the channel but just to play a game
- I want to try to open myself up to being you know I'm not going to name well I'll name drop a couple games a lerta game if Emily and Ryan goes hey there's a new lerta let's try this game I might try it The Great Library coming later what I might do is learn that game and play it with some other people because playing those games is intimidating and in of itself playing those games with you and Emily who are good at those games who love those games who are familiar with those games that's a whole another level of sort of intimidation
- heavy games are games that Emily and I love to play but we'd like to make those experien is less intimidating
- from a perspective of anybody that's playing with new players in 2025 and you're bringing new players in it's tough to turn off that part of your brain that's like I want to exploit every exploit here and I want to I see these Combos and I want to take advantage of them sometimes
- make sure everyone has fun at the table
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Quackalope Analysis at 4:14
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- I think I I want to play a game okay I'm here to play games so I want a rule book
- Everyone's grateful for what you do if you do your job the best it can possibly be done. No one notices your thing like if your rulebook is well done everyone just plays the game if your rule looks horrible everyone's angry at you there's gonna be no praise
- Terms if you keep consistent terms make it easy to find what the terms are make it easy to find what they mean
- I want to pay attention to what type of content is in the hands of my players
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Analysis at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Remarkable and innovative focus on narrative, dialogue, and investigation.
- The Arata, while present, has not stopped their course of play or enjoyment of the game.
- The app is a great solution for those looking for digital integration and allows for easier updates.
- The game offers more choice, dialogue, and narrative progression than other campaign games experienced.
- The Definitive Edition will have an aggressively low price point.
- The app will reduce the amount of space and printed material needed.
Cons
- Presence of Arata (rules corrections/fixes) which can sometimes be consequential.
- Some Arata entries can be chapter-stopping or require house-ruling if not consulted.
- Ambitious campaign games often have hiccups and not all are perfect out of the box.
- Has more Arata than the average campaign game experienced.
Thematic elements
- narrative, dialogue, and investigation
- Choose Your Own Adventure style side quests with branching pathways and multiple endings, consequences for future play, narrative choices leading to battle or peace.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Arata (Rules Corrections) — Corrections and fixes to rules that needed refinement for the game to flow smoothly. These are presented as a sheet of notes that players can consult. Approximately 70% of the Arata is described as minor, affecting stats or bonuses, while some entries are critical, providing missing instructions that could halt gameplay if not addressed.
- Choose Your Own Adventure — The game features a large number of Choose Your Own Adventure side quests that interplay and tie into each other, contributing to branching pathways and multiple endings.
- digital app integration — A web-based and eventually device-based app is being developed to manage narrative components, the rule book, and the story book, allowing for immediate updates to rules and content.
- Narrative Booklets — The game includes numerous small narrative books that correspond with the rule book and story book, detailing sequences of events and side quests.
- Sticker Updates — An option for existing owners to update consequential areas of the game with stickers, though the exact application for minor changes is noted as uncertain.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The Arata in our experience has not been a substantial blow to the gam play Adventure however I can understand like we have experienced if you're playing through this for the first time without having any knowledge of or having any Arata in existence like 6 months ago many of us were or at least we were you might be coming across things that don't make sense and you have to make judgment calls as players to move parts of the game forward.
- This is remarkable and Innovative but alongside that Innovation and alongside that narrative text and alongside that development especially for a new publisher figuring out exactly how this all works there come some hiccups.
- For those of you that think it's completely ridiculous to have a few pages of Arata I don't know that I agree with you it hasn't stopped us from loving this game from playing it off camera and going through the campaign ourselves before fos ever even reached out to us to collaborate on this Kickstarter project.
- The app will allow them to do immediate and constant updates when they come across something that they want to tweak change or fix so that the gameplay experience is as smooth as possible.
- My opinion on the Arata is it hasn't stopped our course of play.
- I'd love if every game that showed up to me was perfect in all regards but ambitious Campaign games often times aren't.
- It also has more choice and more dialogue and more narrative progression than any of the campaign games I've experienced.
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Board Stepid Discussion at 11:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong IP flair
- rich thematic potential
Cons
- potentially complex and interpretive
Thematic elements
- social dynamics and strategy
- gothic vampire society with intrigue and roleplay hints
- story-driven, character-focused
Comparison games
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Vampire the Eternal Struggle
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- roleplay/social deduction — players assume roles and navigate social dynamics to achieve goals
- Social Deduction — players assume roles and navigate social dynamics to achieve goals
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's going to be the hit of the Q4 next year
- absolute topnotch game we are super excited to play that again
- production quality is phenomenal
- one versus one asymmetric
- it's a fan service game if you like Mass Effect
- we're going to pre-order it because it's a great price point
- Dirty Harry
- World Order my goodness that sounds amazing
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Top 10 List at 8:43 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- rich IP flavor and thematic scope
- potential for deep political play
Cons
- perceived as heavy and possibly convoluted
- humorously referenced as feeling like the DMV in some comments
Thematic elements
- influence, power, and mortal manipulation
- modern gothic vampire society; political intrigue and scheming
- driven by intrigue and long-term power plays
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — drafts cards to influence people and power
- Influence Points — accumulate influence by manipulating humans and turning them into agents
- influence/power mechanics — accumulate influence by manipulating humans and turning them into agents
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- board games are a lot like bees are they
- we're rooting for this month at number 10 is d100 dungeon
- it's a market game where you produce goods the fields customers helpers and shops are represented by cards
- it's also a centuries-long blood sucking house gang
- oh it's like the DMV it's like being at the DMV
- I love this market game
- this is the next upcoming title from elf greek games merchants of the dark road
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Quackalope Unboxing at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Immersive, narrative-driven chapter system that deepens storytelling
- Expansion packs add fresh chapters and new playable characters for replayability
- High production value with painted miniatures and well-presented components
- Solo prologue/tutorials teach mechanics before diving into full campaigns
- Strong emphasis on social interaction and reading the room at the table
Cons
- Miniatures are somewhat lightweight; may benefit from weight-up upgrades
- Painting quality varies and may require touch-ups for some players
- Expansions can gate access to new characters via side quests, potentially slowing early progression
Thematic elements
- Intrigue, personal horror, factionalism, and social manipulation within vampire society
- Dark urban supernatural world centered on vampires and vampire politics within modern cities
- Chapter-based storytelling with page-turn mechanics that reveal outcomes progressively
Comparison games
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign progression with modular expansions — Base game supports expansions that add new chapters, playable characters, and side quests
- Chapter-based narrative progression — Each chapter provides scenario-specific content (characters, events, tests, dialogue) and reveals outcomes as pages are turned
- Character-driven role-playing — Players assume vampire characters with backstories, stats, and personal goals, shaping interactions at the table
- Dialogue, negotiation, and social resolution — Tone and negotiation influence outcomes; misreads can incur penalties, emphasizing social play
- Miniatures and modular components — Painted miniatures for players and NPCs accompany stat cards and narrative tokens; some components may be lightweight
- Modular Board — Painted miniatures for players and NPCs accompany stat cards and narrative tokens; some components may be lightweight
- Negotiation — Tone and negotiation influence outcomes; misreads can incur penalties, emphasizing social play
- Resource and test mechanics — Investigation tests, action tokens, and blood-based mechanics influence success and story direction
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Quotes (from this video)
- these chapter books for every scenario that you play
- read D7 read D8 it gives you choices and then you have to turn the page
- this is a campaign-based game but what's cool about this as well is it's not all fighting and Skirmish a lot of vampire the Masquerade chapters is actually dealing with the narrative and the interaction that you have amongst the people that you're playing the game around
- you have to figure out who's on your side who's playing nice with you who's against you
- these are painted Miniatures
- the feeding events where you have to feed to continue eating
- it's teaching you the mechanics of fighting with him teaching the mechanic of magic and blood
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