210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)

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Join Dave and special guest TroytlePower as they discuss Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, developed by Troika Games and published by Activision in 2004. Any recommendation to play Bloodlines comes with all sorts of disclaimers attached, which makes it nearly irresistable for someone with a brain like mine. And while all of those bad things I had heard about the game turned out to be extremely true, it's still a fascinating game that led to a fun discussion. Check out the podcast for more!

Guest info: TroytlePower (he/him)

Check out all of Troy's work! https://troytlepower.com/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Title Card

0:17 Introductions

4:30 Our Histories with Bloodlines

8:39 Top-Level Thoughts

13:57 Story Setup and Clan Selection

21:03 The Masquerade and Vampire Society

28:06 Presentation and Game World

36:53 Music and Vibes

44:34 Vampire Lore TM

51:00 Character Building

1:02:04 Combat

1:17:00 If They Only Had More Time...

1:25:52 Who Should Play Bloodlines?

1:31:00 Troy's Podcasts and Writing

1:35:56 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous

1:37:51 Spoilers- Early-Midgame Quests and Stories

2:23:00 Spoilers- The Sewers and Onward

Music used in the episode is credited to Rik Schaffer. Tracks used: Main Menu, Downtown, Disturbed and Twisted Combat, Generic Combat, Santa Monica, Crypt Combat

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Support Tales from the Backlog