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[nWoD] What was 'The Colony' like? (werecats from "War Against the Pure")

Started by Shipyard Locked, February 16, 2017, 01:27:32 PM

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Voros

#15
February 17, 2017, 12:06:39 PM
Seems Schrader's version of Cat People, not to mention the classlc original, could be a good source of inspiration for were-cats.

Shipyard Locked

#16
February 17, 2017, 07:49:08 PM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales;946160Read Fatal & Friends for the Changing Breeds review.

I just read it on your recommendation, along with the similar review for Beast. They were both entertaining and informative reviews, though they both stank of easily offended virtue-signaling (which is hilarious given Beast's own clumsy attempts at virtue signalling).

Quote from: VorosSeems Schrader's version of Cat People, not to mention the classlc original, could be a good source of inspiration for were-cats.

Absolutely, I had both in mind as I thought about this thread. I'll say the sexual antics of the remake are a bit off-putting though.

Marleycat

#17
February 18, 2017, 12:16:54 AM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales;946160Oh no, I was describing the good ideas in WAtP, Skinchangers, Night Terrors and a couple of other books. They're always awesome in their creativity. Read Fatal & Friends for the Changing Breeds review.

Skinchangers is just fine. Don't have an opinion on the other books though.
Don\'t mess with cats we kill wizards in one blow.;)

Omega

#18
February 18, 2017, 02:21:46 AM
The impression I got at just a glance at the WTF War against the Pure was that the the whole setting had changed so horribly it was totally different now. That and the writing quality and naming conventions have degraded massively.

Voros

#19
February 18, 2017, 06:18:27 AM
Quote from: Shipyard Locked;946226Absolutely, I had both in mind as I thought about this thread. I'll say the sexual antics of the remake are a bit off-putting though.

I think the excess of the Schrader is part of its 80s splattercharm. It is a bit of a desecration of Tourneur's masterpiece though. The Curse of the Cat People is a fine little film but has practically nothing to with werecats or horror for that matter.

The sex in the 80s version is completely out of place for most tables of course but one could at least borrow the atmosphere.

(un)reason

#20
February 18, 2017, 06:31:31 AM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;946093The were-cats are a largish collection of serial killers that have no business staying as hidden as they have.

Note that you can essentially see their curse as a milder version of what Malkavians have to live with, as they have a way of mitigating it. (although it depends what derangement you get, as there's very little game balance on the mechanical impact of those things.) If you choose not to be a serial killer it's unpleasant for the character, but hardly makes the character unplayable from an OOC point of view.

Shipyard Locked

#21
February 18, 2017, 07:06:41 AM
Quote from: Omega;946258The impression I got at just a glance at the WTF War against the Pure was that the the whole setting had changed so horribly it was totally different now. That and the writing quality and naming conventions have degraded massively.

So you wouldn't advise picking up a copy then?

Quote from: VorosThe Curse of the Cat People is a fine little film but has practically nothing to with werecats or horror for that matter.

Oops, I totally forgot that film existed! But for gaming purposes it isn't very useful, as you said.

Quote from: VorosThe sex in the 80s version is completely out of place for most tables of course but one could at least borrow the atmosphere.

The atmosphere is excellent, and of course I love the music, but I find the erotic stuff is a little too interwoven with everything else, and erotic + werecritter =

Omega

#22
February 18, 2017, 06:01:38 PM
Quote from: Shipyard Locked;946309So you wouldn't advise picking up a copy then?

The other breed section is small and each entry is cringingly bad in some way. The Brineborn intro mini-story in particular.

Each entry takes up maybee 4-5 pages each. That including a half-page mini-story and a quarter to half page image.

No. I wouldnt buy it. Its not even worth it for ideas as the info presented is so meagre. The player who let me glance through his copy got it hardback for 30$ or so and was not happy with it at all.

Snowman0147

#24
February 23, 2017, 12:43:32 AM
Dude I by it in a heart beat.  War Against the Pure is awesome so I don't know what your smoking Omega.  It is far better than Changing Breeds, but not as good as Shapeshifters aka "What wolf bloods should had been!"
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