VtM: Winter's Teeth #3

Issue 3 of Winter's Teeth ramps up the intrigue. While investigating the deaths of Ms. Sphinc and her brothers, Ali finds the jump drive the nosferatu were given. The jump drive leads back to Cordell who's being tortured by the hunters. These aren't just ordinary hunters though, they are the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, ghouls who cannibalize parts of vampires to gain their disciplines. There's a cool fight between Cecily, Ali, and the Wolves. We get to see Celerity, Potence, and Dominate in action. After the fight the pair head to Primegon Calder Wendt's penthouse. Calder, a tremere, has appeared in previous issues and seems to be Cecily's main contact. The story ends with news that Prince Samantha has been killed and an image of her decapitated corpse.

This part of of Winter's Teeth is action packed. The fight with the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing is great. It's also cool to see Ali take a more active role. She's able to crack the jump drive and also save Cecily, who's being dominated by one of the ghouls. We also see some more advancement of Cecily's character. She's acknowledged that she's using Ali to replace the mortal sister that's grown old on her.

The Anarch's Tales Part 3 focuses on King Rat. We learn that King was a short African American kid who grew up in the 60's and enlisted in the marines. He was a tunnel rat because of his size and it was while going through an enemy tunnel that he encounter the nosferatu that sired him. In the present day he uses his abilities to help free his friends, with some help from Coleen who uses her disciplines to affect the hunters' dog.  

There is some crunchy bits in this issue. We get a Wolves in Sheep's Clothing loresheet. While I don't see many players playing one, this loresheet presents ties to the group. For example, the four dot feature, A Wolf In The Fold, allows you to spy on a Wolf that's victimized you. We're given actual stats for a sample Wolf. There are four new powers, each tied to a different discipline. Finally there is a nosferatu only loresheet related to the Niktuku. These are nosferatu boogey man and characters with this loresheet has ties and learns how to face the cannibalistic nosferatu legends.

I think the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing are a great addition to the World of Darkness. They are a creepy Frankenstein-ghoul hybrid. I also really like King's backstory. I was sad to see Prince Samantha be killed, but the story has definitely been heading in that direction, so it wasn't a surprise. I was surprised that the hunters in the different stories don't seem to be connected. Then again maybe they are and the Wolves are a red herring.

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