Frequently Asked Roleplay Questions
After the Academy, or in other rooms

1: How can I use the games together?

Despite the fact that the various games are nominally in the same world, they contain many small contradictions between them. Each game has an elaborate cosmology which is not completely compatible with the other games. Many people feel that by combining the games, you lose a lot of the coherence and power of the individual settings. Others feel that crossover games add variety and excitement. Going by the Golden Rule, do what you like. If you combine the different games, be prepared to make numerous small rulings to handle the problems that arise.

2: Can I have a vampire/mage, wraith/changeling, etc?

In general, the various supernatural races are not compatible. A mage must be human, and cannot be a vampire, werewolf, wraith or changeling. A supernatural creature that dies might become a wraith, but even if they do, they would lose all their special powers. Changelings are a special race, completely separate from (for example) the race of werewolves.

The one exception is that vampire-werewolves are possible. Such creatures are called Abominations, and are detailed in Under a Blood Red Moon. They are very rare, as most werewolves that are embraced simply die. The werewolf must botch a gnosis roll to suffer the ignominious fate of becoming a vampire. They are definitely not recommended as player characters.

3: What sort of crossover creatures can I have?

Most of the various supernatural races have lesser "companion" groups: ghouls, kinfolk, acolytes and kinain. These secondary supernaturals can crossover, for the most part. Thus, you can have a ghoul mage, or a werewolf with some faerie blood. Such combinations are rare, but possible, and certainly viable as player characters. Most of the various Players Guides have Merits and Flaws to cover these sorts of situations.



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