25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade

I’m still listening to it but my God man, this is probably the most intense and in-depth discussion of RPG lore I’ve ever heard and I only pray there’s more of this in your catalog. Looking at this as a tribute to the native Americans while keeping it separate says so much. Keep the woke reaction at bay because the point is just read and understand the tribute that this is. WELL DONE GUYS!

There are two hosts - one of them is so awful he’s put me off the podcast. He constantly makes hostile and abusive comments about anyone who doesn’t want to play the same game as him the way he plays it. He insists that if you change a game in any way you’re not playing that game any more, then insists that people should only play VtM with the subset of rules he chooses along with some more rules that only seem to live in his head. Then, totally oblivious to his own hypocrisy he goes back to being abusive about people who play other games or who change them. His commentary on going to Goth clubs - in real life - to pick up women for sex and hating that they had the temerity to want to decide what name they used for themselves was… pretty nauseating. Particularly from a guy who goes by “Bob” which isn’t the name his momma gave him.

I’m an overnight truck driver and recently found this gem and listen to these guys about eight hours a night and it doesn’t get old. I’ve been a storyteller for over twenty years but I am constantly learning new things as well as just enjoying the team break down storytelling, player tips, and depth of material across the scope of Vampire. I’m only forty episodes in but loving this and you may as well. Keep it up guys

I was a huge fan of this podcast for about a year. Was even going to join the Patreon and play in their online game. I really appreciated the nuanced discussions and varied perspectives. I still go back and listen to older episodes. Then there was a weird split between hosts, and the show seemed to lose something. I didn’t know what happened but I stuck with it for a while, until I stumbled on a few posts outlining the behaviors in the Patreon online game. I can take bad stuff happening “in game,” but what was described (and apparently verified by ex ST’s) was abusive and manipulative behavior outside of the game by individuals running this podcast. A quick google search should take you to the posts in question. Just be aware before jumping in.