But since it’s a totally new splat to me, it’s just finding enough time to absorb not only the lore of the splat but also whatever changes have happened since the last time I played WoD.

So on the one hand I like what I’m reading, but on the other I’m just like “okay I’d just like to play at this point”.

…(which alas, is not demon or mage, but tbh I’ve been won over to the side of mages being really nifty)

Mage is great! And 2/3 of the people we ban. But it’s great!

I will say that the game culture is very different from the standard WoD before, so that’s not super a big deal (and it’s a low XP game anyway). I’m not the best numbers person but I’m always willing to try to help as long as it’s a system I’m somewhat familiar with. (which alas, is not demon or mage, but tbh I’ve been won over to the side of mages being really nifty)

Numbers won’t make the character come alive though, nor will they win you inclusion, and this it’s a very cross-sphere game. So I would say keep that definitely in mind with choosing concepts over being different for differences sake, or putting roadblocks in the way of connecting with folks, unless you can do that ICly in a way that’s still OOC engaging to others. That’s often kind of different to the classic WoD game, even some of the newer games (so not talking about the 90s here).

I can never tell if my issue is trying to read large books in .pdf formatting and that’s the biggest hurdle or if I’m just getting too old WoD.

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Have you gotten the Tom Hardy who’s 6’ tall, or 6’2”, or 6’4”?

And how much BEARD does he have?

I have never… ever… drawn as complete a blank as I have for a played by for my character here compared to anywhere I’ve ever played before.

Like, ugh.

I would advise going on pinterest, finding art, and using that. The obsession with living actors is weird to me. I’ve done it, and it seems like way more trouble than it’s worth. If something doesn’t fall in my lap in about ten minutes of searching, it’s artstation and pinterest time.