With 205 pages of comment, I would like to say I am impressed with all the conversation going on. Rebirth has just ascended to one of my top 4 games on here. I have extensive playtime both table top and electronic with WoD Vampire and other products. I played the first Bloodlines, until I upgraded computers to where it was glitching even in compatibility mode. As for the table top, I still run a game of WoD. We utilize the rules for Vampire, Werewolf, Mummy, Wraith and occasionally someone convinces me with a good Mage concept. Usually I stick to Hedge Mages as outlined in the Sorcerer book, Kinfolk book, Ghoul and Revenant book, and Hunter books for normal paranormal humans.
The dev obviously has a love for the world of darkness by White Wolf. For the most part, it seems as they are successfully avoiding things that might get a slap from WW.
Using the older game materials which do not follow Gehenna, I have made some guesses as to the clans of the respective kindred/vampires. These will make no sense to anyone not familiar with the parent game, but it is clear that Rebirth has roots in it.
Easiest are Merrek, and Markus- "Nos" in this AVN, Nosferatu in the WoD Masquerade game. As for the Nos feral, clearly a nos which has lost all her humanity and is consumed by the Beast. The mantra performed by Sharon is a pretty great display of the efforts a kindred/vampire would make to retain their humanity.
Astrid and Sharon are likely Toreador or Ventrue based on what I have seen thus far.
Fabian is definitely Tremere (or possibly Giovanni if his only magick is necromancy.)
Our semi antagonist the Archon- is a Ventrue.
MC is currently not fully known, but should know soon, but at the moment is a low generation Catiff (no definitive clan) though with Calista as his sire, she is clearly powerful.. and old. I suspect since Fabian commented on the value of the MC blood and to be aware of vampires which want to commit diablerie/Amaranth on him, that he is probably 6th or 7th generation, and his sire either 5th or 6th. Just guessing, since Fabian refers to him as cousin, and they have a shared moment, as well as the MC ability to memory/mind read as well as dominate, that could well make Calista a Malkavian (unlikely) a Tremere (my first guess) or possibly a Ventrue as well. I am going to go with Calista being a low generation Tremere and that would make the MC an untrained blood sorcerer as well.
As for what hit Sharon in the woods. My guess will be a low generation Gangrel or a Werewolf. Though either of those could well have ended her. If she is Toreador, one of her blood traits is Celerity, which would allow her to react quickly. Not as quickly as say an Ahroun Werewolf hyped on rage, but she has wounds consistent with claw marks. The fact that the MC blood was so effective in healing her lends credence to his sire being very low generation, and he as a consequence has very potent blood/vitae as well.
This definitely is one of my favorite AVN I have read thus far and I am very excited to see where it goes.
