Vampire — Sins of the Sires

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About this game

In this elegy of blood, Athens is burning!

"Vampire: The Masquerade - Sins of the Sires" is an interactive novel by Natalia Theodoridou. It's entirely text-based, 300,000 words, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Nebula Award Finalist for Best Game Writing in the 58th Annual Nebula Awards!

Athens, Greece: a city with an ancient past now thrust into the modern age. A city torn between the Camarilla establishment and the Anarchs, where everyone owes your boss a favor, and that makes you an untouchable vampire in this nocturnal society where you and your fellow Kindred must conceal yourselves from mortal eyes--the Masquerade of the Kindred.

Rumors spread of an ancient vampire, Aristovoros, intent on bringing about a new world for the Kindred, an end to the Masquerade. Why hide from mortals when you can reign over them as gods?

Who will you use, who will you help, and who will you prey on? Will you topple the old Prince Peisistratos? Will you betray your boss when your lost sire returns? What miseries will you inflict to fight for a fairer, more humane world?

• Nebula Award Finalist for Best Game Writing in the 58th Annual Nebula Awards
• Become Clan Tremere, Ventrue, Malkavian, Banu Haqim, or thin-blooded.
• Play as a man, a woman, or a non-binary person, femme, masc, or androgynous, and as gay, straight, bisexual, queer, or ace.
• Outlast a dark tale of corruption, power hunger, betrayal, and yearning for what you once were.
• Rise within the ranks of the Camarilla, stand with the Anarchs, or forge your own lonely way ahead.
• Unmask your true sire. Is it the Prince Peisistratos? One of the city's Primogen? Is it Aristovoros himself?

Which part will you play in this game of masks?

Ratings and reviews

I changed my 3 star to a 4 star just for the replay value it has. It's a good story, great character writing, great writing in general, and the illustrations! Dont get me started on the illustrations. BUT, although there is high replay value, after about ch. 2 or 3, it is notably rushed. The ending is unsatisfying compared to the rest of the story, and I got invested in my character, only for it to really not mean in the end.

It's a pretty good representation of VtM's setting concepts and aesthetics, and the only interactive fiction set outside North America currently. Some turns of phrase are really good. It would be cool if more clans were added, but I think this is the only IF with Malkavians -- note that your clan is seemingly determined by your first two chosen disciplines. Auspex and Dominate results in a Tremere, so you need Obscuration for a Malk.

This story started off great, and had excellent tone and player choice to begin with. As soon as you purchase the rest of the story the quality unfortunately tanks. There is seemingly no way to "win", characters get completely thrown aside and forgotten about, and even the pages become shorter and less detailed. It feels like the first third of the book was lovingly crafted, and that the remainder was just cobbled together in a rush. Which is a shame. Night Road remains the best of the four.

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