Monday: Vampire: The Dark Ages. A prequel to Vampire: The Masquerade set in the medieval era before vampires tried to hide themselves from humans. The intrigues become more complicated and the game can feel like a cross between A Game of Thrones and Interview With The Vampire.
Tuesday: Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Werewolves rage against the dying of the planet in this action horror RPG about birthrights, losing battles and toxic monsters. All the werewolves agree they have to do something to stop their Mother Earth from dying but disagree on what, exactly. Sound familiar?
Wednesday: Mage: The Ascension. A game that puts the power to shape reality in the hands of the players. Reality is literally what you make of it. Classic magical traditions face off against a technocratic conspiracy that will look familiar to fans of films like Dark City and The Matrix.
Thursday: Changeling: The Dreaming. The final of the originally planned World of Darkness games added something unusual to the setting; hope. The characters battle against the banality of growing up and losing hope in a dark world even as evil forces close in to crush dreams.
Friday: Wraith: The Oblivion. The darkest of the World of Darkness games pits players against threats both external and internal. The external threats include an oppressive afterlife bureaucracy that forges souls into raw materials for building things in the spirit world. The internal threat is the Shadow, a dark mirror of the character played by other players at the table.
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