I am a storyteller running a long string of chronicles from dark ages through to final nights for my players. By modern nights my players characters will be elders with nearly a millennium of the curse of caine behind them and i intend to have suitably epic plot hooks to maintain their interest. Shards vampire the masquerade, clan lasombra trilogy, book 1 bruce baugh on. I, chuck farmer, as lasombra coordinator propose the following change to the character regulations. However, since the recent death of narses of venice, one of the sects most prominent lasombra, the heresy has suffered many losses and found itself in a state of turmoil. Shadow parasite obtenebration level 6 allows a tendril of darkness arm of the abyss. Cognate with galician sombra, asturian sombra, solombra, mirandese selombra, spanish sombra, french sombre and possibly with dalmatian sombreja and romansch sumbreiva. Clan novel lasombra op clan novel series number 6 by dansky, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The masquerade is a tabletop roleplaying game tabletop rpg created by mark reinhagen and released in 1991 by white wolf publishing as the first of several storyteller system games for its world of darkness setting line.
Do lasombra and vampires with the cast no reflection flaw show up on video. By contrast, the clan lasombra trilogy has 805 pages with a 95mb pdf file size. Average rating 5 ratings welcome to the gms day sale. Not all lasombra who disagree with the clans stance within the sabbat join the camarilla a significant percentage of this relatively. Lasombra the clan s history is delivered in sessions narrated by various lasombra concluded by a lasombra antitribus suicide note, strangely enough details how the majority of lasombra go about observing, testing and training recruits briefly desribes lasombra culture and its many, many. Lasombra the clans history is delivered in sessions narrated by various lasombra concluded by a lasombra antitribus suicide note, strangely enough details how the majority of lasombra go about observing, testing and training recruits briefly. Ventrue clan guide introduction clan ventrue is the foundation of the camarilla they are the tradition, power and the leaders of kindred society. Lasombra tend to do better in the company of the anarchs than the camarilla, but the lasombra regularly hunt for rogue clan members. This is the worst coup in history if so many of them. Ultimately possibly from old latin omra, possibly from a protoindoeuropean h. Despite their lack of an antediluvian, the lasombra are still called and considered a clan by most. While the lasombra are initially made to be a dangerous, yet one dimensional foe, this book clearly shows their true powers.
On the one hand, i use a webcam and a big screen to simulate a mirror seems like an easy way around the whole you dont see yourself problem. Firm believers in the worthy ruling and the unworthy serving, the lasombra have maintained their traditions even as they have turned the sabbat to their own purposes. Problem is, the only available option for pc clan at the moment is lasombra antitribu. See, unlike selecting a specific target and converting them, the lasombra very often will infect and change an entire group of people. The lasombra are truly power obsessed, hierarchies constructed about them with intention and trademarked perfection, and with even a religious path, power and the inner voice, being devoted to this hunt for glory.
The lasombra ordained many of the sects auctoritas and ignoblis ritae, so that the vampires of the sabbat might never forget who and what they are. In darkness night a circle of maddened mystics attempts to raise the dread founder of clan lasombra from the depths of the otherworldly abyss. The masquerade larp held on oberlin colleges campus and set in modern day new york city. And the lasombra typically revel in such knowledge. Sacrifices is the third book in the lasombra novel trilogy by bruce baugh, starring the infamous lucita of the titular clan, who undergoes a rather significant.
The sabbat lasombra deny that traitors exist, while the socalled anitribu see themselves as lasombra nothing more, nothing less. Such a handicap makes lasombra antitribu easy to identify for those who are looking for such, but the wise vampire has long since learned to avoid situations wherein hed be compromised thus. When a lasombra is embraced they choose two disciplines their sire chose as their bloodline inheritance. The narsene lasombra the concord of ashes obsidian portal. You know that the lasombra, like many sabbat often eschew human morality, and that they have developed within the clan the path of enlightenment known as the path of night, which argues that it is the place of cainites to embrace their. Lasombra are universally skilled at social discourse and pulling the strings of otherscoarse manners are viewed poorly, for the lasombra are refined monsters. The book focuses on clan lasombra and delves into the clans relationship with the sabbat, the supernatural darkness which it commands, and lasombra s roots in the mediterranean and connection with the sea. You see, these bad boys are to the sabbat what the toreador or such are to the camarilla. The lasombra are a clan of kings, the pillars of the sabbat and masters of.
Revenant family for lasombra coordinator one world by night. Alone in the night for a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the shadow of her tyrannical sire moncada. Clan lasombra trilogy complete white wolf white wolf fiction. Clan lasombra trilogy complete white wolf white wolf. Lasombra tend to be aggressive both physically and socially. The situation in constantinople has degenerated into sheer chaos, as vampires of every stripe prey on the ruined metropolis. They are one of the founding clans of the sabbat, and indeed, many of the rituals and traditions of the sabbat spring forth from them.
Now these layers are many fold, as i have discussed, and one of the ones that most differentiates this clan from the previous ones is the way they breed. Follow the story of lasombra and v as they try to stay alive in shadow city, unraveling its secrets, while at the same time shining the. Jun 10, 2007 lasombra tend to be aggressive both physically and socially. Lasombra antitribu there are no lasombra antitribu, at least not according to the lasombra themselves. Year of the scarab trilogy complete white wolf mummy.
For the purposes of this exercise you may view the tenuous rivalry between the ventrue and the lasombra as a game of chess, in which there are as many black pawns as their are white. Thus, the lasombra, along with the tzimisce, make up most of the leadership of the sabbat and enjoy the bloody fruits of their labor. The lasombra have the power to call upon the shadows themselves, and yet they do not truly command them. Youre essentially saying that a significant number of lasombra loyal to the founder survived the purge of the 15th century, hid in torpor, and spontaneously rose within a few months of each other, then got together and decided to try the sabbat lasombra in the court of blood. Due to their inherent clan weakness, lasombra vampires cast no reflections. You know that the lasombra, like many sabbat often eschew human morality, and that they have developed within the clan the path of enlightenment known as the path of night, which argues that it is the place of cainites to embrace their dark nature and to embody evil. Lasombra heretics have proven both subtle and powerful, and they comprise the majority of the crimson curia that rules that twisted church. Now, the monster who defined her existence is gone, destroyed in no small part thanks to her efforts. Instead of a highly visable cloud of blackness, shroud of absence creates a region into which nobody. Some say ls1 that lasombra never embraced a woman, then sybil is not his childe, and should have diablerized someone. Lasombra revised edition aka 3rd edition a sourcebook for gms running the vampire. Gravitating towards positions of leadership and prestige, members of the clan of kings are eager to be involved in the direction of their city in both kine and kindred arenas. The masquerade rpg, this gives information on a clan, including character templates and the powers of the clan.
The complete clan lasombra trilogy alone in the night for a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the s. This is a excellent sourcebook, but its lack of comments in the lasombra antitribu keeps it from achiving 5 stars. Now, the monster who defined her exsistence is gone, destroyed in no small part thanks to her efforts. Shards vampire the masquerade, clan lasombra trilogy, book 1. This is a clip from the clan quest mod for vampire the masquerade. Given all of this, the sabbat is often the only option that offers any hope for power to a lasombra, even if it is a. The lasombra are masters of intrigue and policy, as we are. The lasombra are a clan of kings, the pillars of the sabbat and masters of shadow. Lasombra antitribu do not have reflections in the normal sense.
Cbrv calls him lucien, who drove his brother into torpor and salted the earth where he lay. Obtenebration level 3, to insert itself into the target and then expand, literally ripping the target open from the inside. In the aftermathanatole, the madman who paradoxically helped her remain sane, is. Uses revised edition rules with a fair amount of homebrew setting. Having slowly but surely worked his way up the ladder of sabbat station throughout the centuries, he currently holds the title of foremost amongst his clan in the sect. This video features the new voice acting for an original lasombra npc, lorenzo. Aug 23, 2010 this is a clip from the clan quest mod for vampire the masquerade.
Shadow tentacles throwing cars is the truest expression of vampire. The leaders of the sabbat, clan lasombra are social darwinists, predators, elegant, and inhuman. While they readily bend the knee to the principle that the archbishop of nod, prince narses, is their overlord and master, they dont feel comfortable at all with any degree of oversight from venice. This website contains content rules mechanics, setting history, etc. Once that is complete, hopefully we will hear more regarding versus. This site is dedicated to white wolfs world of darkness and my vision of it. Please contact your chronicle storyteller staff or council member for access to these packets. Lasombra are best known for their discipline of obtenebration, a means by which they call forth a tangible living darkness, manipulating it at their whim. Alone in the night for a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the shadow of her tyrannical sire, moncada. But theres also other info and a broadened perspective is to follow. From now through march 15th, this title has been marked down by up to 40%. The vampire lucita and her dubious allies in the bloodthirsty sabbat must mount a desperate attack to stop them from plunging the world into eternal night. Lasombra is probably typhon, the sire of osiris, who ruled over nubia and ethiopia.
A team or a sombra player that doesnt communicate will make sombra useless. I argue that the big majority of cries of sombra weak, sombra bad comes from players who arent familiar with sombras real playstyle. On the other hand, it feels like it could turn the whole flaw into a. Lasombra combined disciplines shroud of absence clanbook lasombra, page 72, column 2 obtenebration 3, dominate 3. For a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the shadow of her tyrannical sire moncada. But to the rest of the clan lasombra, she is a rogue and a killer, a rebel who has assassinated one of their. These powers are by no means the end all be all of a lasombra cunning, and are. It should be noted that this has the same basic page length as any other trilogy this is 870 but only a file size of 19mbs. Alone in the night for a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the shadow of her. It is set in a fictionalized gothicpunk version of the modern world, where players assume the roles of vampires, who are referred to as kindred.
This power refines shroud of night and combiness the abysss intrusion into the world with psychic manipulation of bystanders. Lasombra weakness and cast no reflection and video recordings. The masquerade, the names of the clans, sects, the clan and sect symbols and logos and the name white wolf are all ed by white wolf, inc. Clan lasombra trilogy complete the complete clan lasombra trilogy alone in. But that didnt last very long and all of a sudden they needed a rationale for why they. A circle of maddened mystics attempts to raise the dread founder of clan lasombra from the depths of the otherworldly abyss. Fortunately they seem to turn as much of their skillful manipulation inward as they do out. Like the narsene lasombra anywhere else that venice holds sway, the locals are jealous of their power. Clan lasombra trilogy complete the complete clan lasombra trilogy alone in the night for a thousand years, the vampire lucita has lived under the s. Now they could have just found awesome new pdf compression tactic, or this could mean the quality of the pages are horrible. Gravitating towards positions of leadership and prestige, members of the clan of kings are eager to. Lasombra 1st edition a sourcebook for gms running the vampire.