The idea is to spend points between your nine attributes divided in three rows (Physical, Social and Mental) and your abilities to strengthen specific actions. Character creation is a lite version of the original material. Later on, he can share advice if you stop by the Last Round in Downtown.įor starters, Bloodlines makes you create your own character through a virtual copy of the tabletop character sheet. He acts as your mentor in the tutorial, showing you the ropes of unlife and a crash-course on politics. For this reason, most of the L.A Anarchs see him as a local legend. Here are some of the major NPCs you will encounter:Ī pirate roaming the Caribbean sea in the 17th century, Jack is now one of the very few elder Anarchs. Like Bogart in The Maltese Falcon, you will be running after this Macguffin for most of the game while L.A power players manipulate you at every turn. Does it contain a sleeping elder? Or even an Antediluvian No one knows, but LaCroix wants it, badly. In a nutshell, everything is awful, and the arrival of an ancient sarcophagus, shrouded in blood and mystery, is going to make things worse. Seeing the Anarchs weakened, the Camarilla and the Sabbat sent their own representatives in order to gain a new foothold in California. In the late 1990s, Kuei-jin (Asian vampires) started a bloody skirmish for the control of the city. For years, the City of Angels was akin to an Anarchic domain were vampires could escape the Jyhad and elder vampires’ plot, hence the “Free Anarch States”. The plot of Bloodlines revolves around two main events: the ongoing war for the Free Anarch States of L.A and the discovery of an ancient sarcophagus.
Of course, Prince La Croix don’t let you go that easily and demand various tasks through the game. An Anarch leader intervenes on your behalf, leaving you wandering in the dark streets of Los Angeles. Since the local Prince didn’t give his permission to your embrace, your sire is executed and you’re soon to follow. But in spite of its issues, it still turned out pretty well.īloodlines puts you in the shoes of a poor sod embraced during the introduction cutscene. Unfortunately, it was Activision which acted as the middle man on this pairing, which resulted in massive development troubles and an unfinished game. Specializing in non-linear gameplay and brilliant writing, the studio seemed like the ideal match for the Vampire tabletop license. Anderson), this iconic studio is still revered for three cult-classic games: Arcanum, The Temple of Elemental Evil and Vampire: Bloodlines. Founded by the creators of Fallout (Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky and Jason D. The name “Troika” might bring memories for Western RPG fans.
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