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Dive into “Dice and Darkness” the ultimate podcast for tabletop enthusiasts! Join us each week as we explore the realms of DND 5E and Vampire: The Masquerade 5E delivering expert advice, the latest gaming news, and captivating discussions that elevate your role-playing experience.

11/05/2024

VTM: The Basics - How to Play

Send us a text This episode discusses the core mechanics of the Vampire: The Masquerade fifth edition tabletop role-playing game. We explore the game's system for measuring time, resolving actions through dice rolls, and determining difficulty. We highlight the importance of narrative-driven gameplay, recommending that dice rolls are used sparingly and primarily to heighten dramatic tension in the game. The mechanics explained include tests, dice pools, modifiers, automatic wins, total failures, teamwork, and willpower, all of which contribute to the game's unique blend of storytelling and dice-based mechanics.

14 min
10/23/2024

VTM: The Clans - Bruja

Send us a text The sources are transcripts of YouTube videos that discuss the fictional vampire clan, the Brujah, from the World of Darkness tabletop roleplaying game. The speaker, a character from the game's lore, provides information about the clan's history, their modern-day behavior, and their supernatural abilities. The speaker highlights the Brujah's reputation as rebels and anarchists, who often champion social justice and revolution, despite their history of violence and cruelty. He describes their unique combination of physical abilities and their propensity for both passionate debate and swift action.

20 min
10/23/2024

VTM: The Clans - The Ministry

Send us a text This podcast is all about Clan The Ministry, a group of vampires in the Vampire: The Masquerade lore. We will discuss the Clan Ministry's history, beliefs, and motivations. We explore the Clan Ministry's origins, which are shrouded in mystery and potentially influenced by Egyptian mythology and focuses on modern-day practices, emphasizing their use of subversion and manipulation to gain power and influence. We also explore the Clan Ministry's unique perspective on sin and corruption, suggesting that these concepts are central to their religious beliefs and practices.

20 min
10/23/2024

VTM: The Clans - Banu Haqim

Send us a text Banu Haqim, or Assamites, a clan of vampires in the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game. This podcast explores the clan's history, lore, and mechanics, including their distinct motivations, disciplines, and place within Camarilla society. We highlight the Banu Haqim's focus on law and justice, their role as judges and enforcers, and their unique blood curse that makes them unable to drink vitae without suffering negative consequences. We also touch on the clan's diversity and the complex relationship they have with other vampire clans.

26 min
10/23/2024

VTM: The Clans - Lasombra

Send us a text This podcast provides an extensive overview of the Lasombra Clan, a vampire lineage within the World of Darkness tabletop roleplaying game. We examine the clan's unique abilities, such as their mastery of shadows and the Abyss, and their historical significance, including their role in founding the Sabbat, a powerful vampire sect. We also discuss the clan's internal politics, their relationships with other vampire clans, and their distinctive methods of selecting new members. Finally we delve into the clan's recent shift in allegiance from the Sabbat to the Camarilla, a rival vampire sect, and the challenges and opportunities this transition presents for the Lasombra.

21 min
10/23/2024

VTM: The Clans - Ventrue

Send us a text This podcast will discuss the Ventrue clan in the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game. We cover the clan's history, their unique feeding restrictions, their obsession with power and influence, and their social hierarchy. Our sources also detail the clan's strengths and weaknesses, including their powerful Dominate discipline and their tendency to be elitist and disdainful of those they deem "inferior." The content emphasizes the Ventrue's role as rulers and strategists within the Camarilla, highlighting their emphasis on control, manipulation, and the preservation of order.

20 min
10/21/2024

VTM: The Basics - The Clans

Send us a text What are Clans in Vampire: The Masquerade?

18 min
10/21/2024

VTM: The Basics - 5E Character Creation

Send us a text A Guide to the World of Darkness: Unraveling the Secrets of the Vampire Clans

13 min

Dive into “Dice and Darkness” the ultimate podcast for tabletop enthusiasts! Join us each week as we explore the realms of DND 5E and Vampire: The Masquerade 5E delivering expert advice, the latest gaming news, and captivating discussions that elevate your role-playing experience.

Creator

Christopher
Episodes

9
Rating

Explicit
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