Vampire the Masquerade is perhaps my favorite TTRPG. It was one of the first big TTRPGs I have played outside of D&D, the reason I met my wonderful girlfriend, Yuno (and thus, indirectly one of the reasons I started this blog) and the catalyst for my journey into the broader hobby as a whole. Through it I learned that D&D is not the be all end all. 



I love it, for its angst, its politics, its gothic atmosphere and so so many other reasons. And over the years I started to read more and more about its history, and while reading I saw online that Interview with the Vampire was a big influence. And so I watched the movie. And needless to say, yes. I firmly believe that we wouldn't have VTM without Anne Rice. And I find it quite sad that White Wolf didn't credit her properly and that there are quite a number of people who are not aware of how much of an influence her work had on our beloved angsty brooding vampire game. So this piece is an attempt to correct that! I hope you will like it!

The Book That Built the World of Darkness (Whether White Wolf Admits It or Not)