SPECIAL NOTICE
Malicious code was found on the site, which has been removed, but would have been able to access files and the database, revealing email addresses, posts, and encoded passwords (which would need to be decoded). However, there is no direct evidence that any such activity occurred. REGARDLESS, BE SURE TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. And as is good practice, remember to never use the same password on more than one site. While performing housekeeping, we also decided to upgrade the forums.
This is a site for discussing roleplaying games. Have fun doing so, but there is one major rule: do not discuss political issues that aren't directly and uniquely related to the subject of the thread and about gaming. While this site is dedicated to free speech, the following will not be tolerated: devolving a thread into unrelated political discussion, sockpuppeting (using multiple and/or bogus accounts), disrupting topics without contributing to them, and posting images that could get someone fired in the workplace (an external link is OK, but clearly mark it as Not Safe For Work, or NSFW). If you receive a warning, please take it seriously and either move on to another topic or steer the discussion back to its original RPG-related theme.

Crossroad Press re-releases the Vampire: The Masquerade Clan Novels

Started by CTPhipps, March 08, 2019, 05:40:50 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

CTPhipps

https://crossroadpress.com/product-category/white-wolf/



Yes, the first seven Clan Novels are out.

* Toreaor
* Tzimisce
* Gangrel
* Setite
* Ventrue
* Lasombra
* Assamite

Plus the Grail Covenant!

Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Barnes and Nobles, and Kobo!

I remember reading these in the 90s and while I wouldn't say they were GREAT (except SETITE and GIOVANNI--which were legitimately good horror novels as well as fun game fic), I will say that I had a lot of fun with the series overall. I was kind of annoyed they weren't available on Kindle and the PDFs available on RPGnow were nearly unreadable because they were just photos of the originals. So having them on my Kindle to read will be a great improvement. I also am pleased to say I played a small role in getting these things out by getting in touch with White Wolf and pointing out my publisher, who wrote some of these books himself, had a history convertig game fic and tie-ins.

I understand the current release schedule is finish up the Clan Novels then do the Dark Age Clan Novels and see if any interest exists for other books like the Clan Novel Trilogies, The Red Death, Werewolf Tribe Books, and so on.

I have my fingers crossed this will not only lead to the re-release of the entire 150 novel back catalog of the entire Old World of Darkness but that it might eventually lead to more novels entirely.

PrometheanVigil

Cool! I've had the Ventrue novel on my to-read list for awhile. I'm a bit of a Ventrue in real-life ("bit" has become more of an understatement over the last few years...). So this is great to see.

I had a player in my Requiem 1e game who bought a few of the Clan novels and she said she enjoyed them. She particularly liked the Tzimisce book (she was surprisingly partial to really dark shit given her generally bubbly and lovely personality) and I recommended that she check out all the stuff for Black Dog since that's my preference, too.
S.I.T.R.E.P from Black Lion Games -- streamlined roleplaying without all the fluff!
Buy @ DriveThruRPG for only £7.99!
(That\'s less than a London takeaway -- now isn\'t that just a cracking deal?)

Abraxus

If they advertise it properly I cannot see it being anything but a success. The only complaint is that they are being re-released in electronic format rather than print (unless I'm mistaken). Otherwise I can see a market for the older books.

Spinachcat


JeremyR

Seems like there is a print option, it's $4.99 in e-book form at various stores and $12.99 for trade paperback.

CTPhipps

Quote from: Spinachcat;1078330I am surprised they aren't doing POD with Amazon.

There's a print option via themselves as they're a mid-tier publisher (they do the STARGATE SG-1 books, Brian Lumley, and Clive Barker).

Notably, the owner/founder of Crossroad Press is a former White Wolf author so he was always going to be doing this as an act of love as well.