![]() Galeb Bazory is one of the eldest members of the Camarilla and is staunchly loyal to their Prince, Hazel Iverson. Emem Louis is a free spirit who is more interested in running her clubs than getting tangled up in court politics, particularly when her ex-lover is a member of said court. You play as three vampires within the Camarilla. Meet the three vampires you’ll be playing as! From left to right, we have Emem, Galeb, and Leysha. Suddenly, it’s all hands on deck as the creatures of the night try to figure out what happened. One evening in Boston, a party meant to celebrate an alliance between the local Camarilla sect and the Hartford Chantry goes horribly wrong, and a Code Red (think shelter in place) is issued. The titular Masquerade exists to ensure that the Kindred - AKA vampires - stay hidden, and any who go against it are harshly and often fatally dealt with. Secretly running society from the shadows, these bloodsuckers have their own clans, laws, and politics, but the most important rule is that they must not expose themselves to mortals. In Swansong, vampires not only exist - they thrive. I was a little nervous diving into a game set in a universe I have almost no experience with, but after a bit of a whirlwind opening and some healthy codex perusing, I found myself getting sucked into the story and invested in the characters. ![]() Enter Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, a new narrative RPG from Big Bad Wolf, and I finally have something to sink my teeth into, metaphorically speaking of course. I became more interested in video game adaptations of the tabletop RPG when Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was announced in 2019, but my interest waned with the numerous delays that game has suffered. ![]() I’ve read about Vampire: The Masquerade in passing, but I never looked into the franchise that much in the past.
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