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Ancient Blood - The Order of Vampire Hunters is a cooperative story-driven game for 1 to 4 players that can be played as solo mode, as standalone games, or as a campaign. Choose a story and begin your journey. Be brave and wise, as every choice you make along your path will impact the game world. The wrong choice could awaken your most hidden fears. Fight side by side with your fellow hunters like never before using combo attacks, get help from locals using your skills, and find all the clues that will lead you to the master of each Vampires' clan, The Elder Lord.
Ancient Blood is a prequel to The Order of Vampire Hunters. It features some game mechanics inspired by the old game, but it is a new game. It is not compatible with the previous one, since Ancient Blood is a story-driven game in which your decisions will influence how the game develops and the end of the story. The new game features exploration, crafting, resource management, and leveling up. This time your decisions will change the story of the game, so be prepared to deal with the consequences of your choices.
Can you defeat the Elder Lords?
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Hunters is a story-driven adventure game
- three complete stories in the base game with more to come through the expansions
- the hallmarks of a great adventure game
References (from this video)
- story-driven adventure with campaign narrative
- fully immersive tactical combat
- cooperative play with narrative progression
- rich world-building and narrative through the campaign book
- base game includes three complete stories with expansions
- prototype copy may not reflect final rules and components
- vampire hunting, cooperative narrative campaign
- villages and dens where hunters visit establishments, rest between fights, engage in combat with vampires and the Elder
- campaign story book guides players through four location types and unfolding story
- Ancient Blood
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- AI-controlled enemies with day/night cycle — enemies activate with AI; battle progresses from day to night increasing difficulty
- Attribute tests for narrative — tests use six attributes (Faith, Mind, Agility, Persuasion, Diplomacy, Ult) resolved by dice matching target numbers
- Campaign and progression — the narrative unfolds through four location types and the narrative book; three complete stories in base game with expansions
- Combat: Dice — attacks resolved with weapon dice; defender rolls dice for shields or dodges; compare to attack to determine hits and wounds
- Compulsion cards — turned hunters act under compulsion cards after death
- dice-based combat resolution — attacks resolved with weapon dice; defender rolls dice for shields or dodges; compare to attack to determine hits and wounds
- Environmental interactions and daylight kills — player can smash windows to kill vampires with sunlight
- Hidden Movement — turn-based movement from area to area; evasive maneuver to escape awake enemy attack
- Line of Sight — ranged attacks require line of sight and distance within maximum; walls block line of sight
- movement and evasion — turn-based movement from area to area; evasive maneuver to escape awake enemy attack
- Narrative Choice — tests use six attributes (Faith, Mind, Agility, Persuasion, Diplomacy, Ult) resolved by dice matching target numbers
- Ranged combat and line of sight — ranged attacks require line of sight and distance within maximum; walls block line of sight
- Vampire blood and abilities — players gain vampire blood, inject to activate special abilities, increasing combat symbols but risking wounds
- Weapon reliability and noise — weapons generate noise that may wake vampires; makeshift weapons can break; teamwork for coordinated daytime attacks
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Hunters is a story-driven adventure game
- three complete stories in the base game with more to come through the expansions
- the hallmarks of a great adventure game