Founded by the creators of fallout tim cain, leonard boyarsky and jason d. Aug 09, 2014 i liked bloodlines take on the kuei jin even if mingxiao herself was a dragon lady straight from the pulps, it had a lot of chinese characters who werent stereotypes and even the ones who were had some interesting elements. The masquerade, bloodlines follows a newly created vampire who seeks to uncover the truth behind a recently discovered relic that heralds. Let me give you some advice stay out of chinatown till theyve raised our flag in those parts. The masquerade bloodlines is a 2004 action roleplaying game set in white wolfs world of darkness. Vampire the masquerade bloodlines kuei jin characters tv. Players in kote played kueijin, the undead of asia. Maybe there are some novels that feature characters from the game, etc any recommended reads out there.
Bloodlines 2s world of darkness is home to more than. And the lord set a mark upon cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Like other posters here, ifwhen i play the game again and this time i will beat the zombies in the graveyard, grr i will choose another of the. However, there is a definate focus on cainites over kueijin here.
The kueijin, ghost person, also called the cathayan, wan kuei, gui ren and kindred of the. So i used the auto generate to make my character and ended up malkavian yes, im that messed up. Once you agree to the quest, you will realize there is no way for you to get into the palace, and the next time you see beckett, he wont be interested in the book any longer. He will ask you to retrieve a book from the kueijin palace. Also its unlikely that the pc is diablerising, because doing so leaves an obvious mark in ones aura. Again, in the lore of the bloodlines book, they were retconned again, explaining. May 18, 2014 for years, the city of angels was akin to an anarchic domain were vampires could escape the jyhad and elder vampires plot, hence the free anarch states. And the lord said unto him, therefore whosoever slayeth cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. The masquerade bloodlines had never reached critical acclaim, instead reaching a cult classic status amongst dedicated fans. The masquerade bloodlines is an action rpgfirst person shooter hybrid developed by nowdefunct troika games and published by activision. In the wake an entire clan is near dead, the antediluvians are clearly real and other consequences reverberate across all the other games.
The term kueijin is a neologistic portmanteau consisting of the. This is an excellent book, intended for both cainites and kueijin. Kueijin take aggravated damage from fire, the teeth and claws of shen, and certain chiaugmented attacks. Kuei jin are less tied to their bodies than might be expected because they are spirits wearing bodies, they can take an enormous amount of damage, including a little death that wipes out the body and forces the kuei jin to seek out a new host. If you wish to play a kinjin affliated with the thrice plowed courts, please contact the sts. Apart from the fact that taking down two experienced kueijin is already pretty badass, kindred cannot diablerise kueijin, only other kindred. At the completion of the out for blood quest, tell the cab driver that you want to side with the kuei jin and hell drop you off at the golden temple in chinatown. There is a subspecies of kuei jin, the yulan jin who do this on a regular basis. After restoring power to the hotel in the basement, youll ride an elevator up to the second floor. Im thinking of starting up an old campaign, and a new player wants to port in an owod kuei jin. As i stated earlier, wind from the east focuses on the mongols, but also allows for other easterners, namely the kuei jin and a werewolf tribe called the stargazers, to be added into your stories.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other giant bomb users. Masquerade project important stuff the big book of faqs. It would have been cool to have some nonasshole kueijin in that game but, honestly, i always felt that game needed a. The kueijin are the corrupted descendants of the wan xian, the ten thousand heroes chosen by the august personage of jade to guide and protect the universe in ancient history and the predecessor to the exalted. The ground level of the temple is heavily guarded by kueijin warriors armed.
The kueijin counterattacked, with a stalemate where three. For my first playthrough in 2006, i chose the anarch ending but chose the kueijin ending this year with patch 5. These chronicles are brought together for the purpose of sharing a broad and colorful story that extends past each citys borders. The hurricane dissipates and the technocracy hits ravnos with their mirrors of doom, which may not have worked if the kueijin and the nuke hadnt hurt him first.
Kueijin, are the vampires of asia, the karmically cursed outcasts dwelling on the middle kingdoms fringes. Played with now humanity, 2 most of the game, 3 in the end, got one point from a dialogue line with beckett. The first vampire was caine, the farmer whom god cursed for slaying his shepherd brother abel. Apart from the fact that taking down two experienced kuei jin is already pretty badass, kindred cannot diablerise kuei jin, only other kindred. Bloodlines 2s world of darkness is home to more than vampires. The book closes out with some premade characters, some of which are quite interesting like the yam courier and the wise woman. The kueijin may not actually even be canon at all despite their role in bloodlines.
Although its use has died out since the dark ages, the term cainite is used to refer to vampires. The wan xian betrayed the mandate of heaven and were cursed to live on blood. Some books have been moved to spoil the following exploit, or to make the. The masquerade bloodlines is one of my favorite rpg games of all time. The term is more popular among members of the sabbat than those of the camarilla, who prefer the more innocuous kindred. Kuei jin were descended from the wan xian, immortal godheroes of the first age and the. One of these rooms will have a night stand next to the bed which contains the book. Now, i have to dig out my copy of kote, but does anyone think having kueijin embrace like all the other vampires out there take anything.
I did a search to no avail, and the white wolf forums seem to be gone now. At the completion of the out for blood quest, tell the cab driver that you want to side with the kueijin and hell drop you off at the golden temple in chinatown. Bloodlines is a first person actionrpg built on source engine and based on the world of darkness setting from white wolf. I liked bloodlines take on the kueijin even if mingxiao herself was a dragon lady straight from the pulps, it had a lot of chinese characters who werent stereotypes and even the ones who were had some interesting elements. Considering their vast array of responsibilities, many kueijin are puzzled by the taciturn and insular nature of mandarins. For the top 3 donators theyll be sent the following goodies that no one can resist were looking at you toreador.
The masquerade focusing on the vampires of asia, called the cathayans or the kueijin the main idea edit. Mar 21, 2019 and its why the kuei jin attacked the free state rather than the northern parts of the west coast, where the camarilla predominantly ruled. The masquerade bloodlines 2 is set in a larger world of darkness, inhabited by many dangerous beings. And even if we chose to side with the kuei jin someone was going down.
The masquerade bloodlines 2 came as a pleasant surprise to many fans of the original game. Lastly, the kueijin, who are also known as the kindred of the east, reside within. The masquerade set in a universe known as the world of darkness. This quest starts for the gangrel player after you talk to beckett in the museum. Kindred of the east is a tabletop roleplaying game supplement by white wolf publishing for their vampire. Specializing in nonlinear gameplay and brilliant writing, the studio seemed like the. Chronicles that support kueijin characters one world by. A kueijin is an undead creature with a stain on their soul who has clawed their way out of the grave to escape hell.
The ground level of the temple is heavily guarded by kueijin warriors armed with. The masquerade is an exdefunct vampire themed gothic horror roleplaying game. The kuei jin may not actually even be canon at all despite their role in bloodlines. Come to think of it, the second inquisition are bound to be major players, though joining them as a faction should get you a one way ticket to the bottom of the ocean a. To make the game manage the memory better you can add the additional. Kuei jin were descended from the wan xian, immortal godheroes of the first age and the predecessor to the exalted. Kueijin differ profoundly from kindred in many respects, both physiologically and psychologically. Im wondering if there are some books set in the world of darkness, but particularly around the events of bloodlines, or are related to bloodlines in some way. The word cainite is used exclusively by vampires and recollects their descent from caine, the third mortal and first vampire. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved.
Kueijin in nwod could be pretty interesting, if they got rid of the heavy orientalism especially the faux chinese stuff and made the condition a bit more universal. All in all, this is an excellent source book for including mongol characters. The masquerade bloodlines had problems with racism. But all those come from another core book, not vtm. I would make it a bit more introspective, dwelling on the nature of their supernatural condition, and how theyve fit into their own cosmology.
Each sect draws on its own knowledge and resources to claim control over the millions of mortals of the east, and to take dominion over the vampires of that territory. Aug 29, 2010 how to kindred and kuei jin usually interact. All he needed was access to the sarcophagus for a short time to wire the c4 and to subtly nudge the main character in the right direction. Anarchsd just about finished fighting em when the camarilla came to town. Young kuei jins drink blood but only to extract the chi, afterwards they learn to extract chi of other things. Players in kote played kuei jin, the undead of asia. Kuei jin differ profoundly from kindred in many respects, both physiologically and psychologically. Apparently, prince lacroix has issued a blood hunt on you for being in league with the kueijin, and you need to get out of town before the army of vampires descends upon you. If you wish to play a kin jin affliated with the thrice plowed courts, please contact the sts. Kuei jin take aggravated damage from fire, the teeth and claws of shen, and certain chiaugmented attacks. The accepted history of the kindred is collected in the book of nod, which is like the vampire bible. Caine wandered for a time, refusing to repent for murdering abel three times, and each time receiving a new curse, which ended up with him nocturnal.
After the vampires of the easts occupation of the town, ming xiao claimed the golden temple as her own. Bloodlines because it adds many new quests along with a myriad of other new features, but also integrates several other mods for the game, including the arsenal mod, the camarilla edition mod, companion mod, and more. The cathayan a kindredcoined term for the kueijin, which no selfrespecting kueijin would ever use in the santa monica warehouse sidequest qualifies. There are three levels of the temple, many kuei jin warriors in your way so as the traps. Kindred of the east is a tabletop roleplaying game supplement by white wolf publishing for. Other terms to describe them include wan kuei, wan xian, gui ren, asuratizayya in india, or simply the hungry dead. Kindred vs kueijin crossover faq masquerade project. I know you mentioned the source book but im in the mood for a good vtm novel. Bloodlines 2s world of darkness is home to more than vampires cbr comic book resources posted on april 3, 2020 at 2. Knowing lacroix, the box was going to be opened one way or another once the key was found. There are three levels of the temple, many kueijin warriors in your way so as the traps. Bloodlines is based on white wolfs penandpaper role playing game vampire. The wan xian were originally chosen by tests of skill. The vanguard of white wolfs year of the lotus theme which created eastern counterparts to all of their major product lines in the world of darkness, this sourcebook is a standalone setting, requiring only secondary rules to be fully playable.
The anarch free states are never conquered by the kuei jin but bloodlines is still canonish. After a nice little work of opening fiction, the book gives us some basic ideas of the theme, mood and the like, including a brief primer on kueijin and the middle kingdom helps to have kindred of the east here. Kuei jin have no generation capi dont know if v5 fixed the problem with generation that is an awful mechanic and replaced with blood potency from vtr. It also gives you some insight into what the east was like in the dark ages and allows for whole chronicles there. Ming xiao ming xiao, also known as the mistress of mirrors, is a character in vampire. After a history of war with the anarch, the camarilla returning to town has led them to strike a truce with them, though nobody. The kuei jin are called asian vampires because of some similarities with vampires but they are like chi demons, ghost people, spirits wearing bodies. Kalliyan is a minor character in the clan quest mod for vampire. Seeking prestige and influence, the vampires of camarilla and sabbat spread their arms across the ocean to the courts of asia.
Bloodlines 2s world of darkness is home to more than vampires cbr comic book resources. Each quest is written and constructed to match the clans ambience and feel. Vampire the masquerade bloodlines kuei jin characters. Kindred of the east was a supplemental series for vampire. Based on white wolf publishings roleplaying game vampire. Of course, at the same time once the invasion started, the anarchs set aside their squabble and fought back together. And its why the kueijin attacked the free state rather than the northern parts of the west coast, where the camarilla predominantly ruled. Characters in kindred of the east or kueijin, as they call themselves are vampires as depicted in. Apparently, prince lacroix has issued a blood hunt on you for being in league with the kuei jin, and you need to get out of town before the army of vampires descends upon you. How netflixs the last kids on earth sets up season 3. Try to open a few of the doors within sight of the elevator once you get off. After a history of war with the anarch, the camarilla returning to town has led them to strike a truce with them, though nobody really trust them. Kueijin were descended from the wan xian, immortal godheroes of the first age and the predecessor to the exalted. In the late 1990s, kueijin asian vampires started a bloody skirmish for the control of the city.
Skill book section redone and updated, thanks odysseus. If your character is combatoriented, however, he is fairly easy to kill without giving it much thought. Mongols season 1 full from genghis to kublai duration. It would have been cool to have some nonasshole kuei jin in that game but, honestly, i always felt that game needed a. Now, i have to dig out my copy of kote, but does anyone think having kuei jin embrace like all the other vampires out there take anything. Some of the differences between the two types of vampires appear below. Im using the bloodlines extreme mod overhaul and the vampires. Anderson, this iconic studio is still revered for three cultclassic games. After you have dealt with the werewolf problem at griffith park, jack picks you up and drives you back to your santa monica haven.
Prince lacroix had his chance, the camarilla didnt try hard enough to get your support, and you feel that ming xiao is a true leader. Bloodlines has five possible endings though a couple of them have variations hinging on whether you or lacroix is the one who opens the ankaran sarcophagus. So i just had my first interaction with mingnot my first. The masquerade, each kindred has access to three clan disciplines. Ok, so according to kindred of the east, east asian people have the special ability to be resurrected as kueijin, but no one else does. The name troika might bring memories for western rpg fans. The way of lineage heed well those who have come before, and respect those who come after, for they are all part of the truth. An international network of world of darkness liveaction roleplaying games. Dlc kuei jin tutorial fighting to escape the chinese hell. The masquerade focusing on the vampires of asia, called the cathayans or the kuei jin.
She is a relatively young kuei jin who has grown disillusioned with ming xiaos leadership of her kind, and seeks to learn more about the kindred and their ways. Feb 24, 2007 the great princple the way of origin remember whence you came, for it is the unchanging whole of your purpose. Is there a specific novel or two that a is a good read after playing bloodlines and b features characters from bloodlines. In the last game we got a healthy dose of nonvampire supernaturals that the player encountered. I personally would like to see the vampires in competition with the technocracy and pentex for control of seattles technology scene. And then the guy just tells me how insignificant i am, they dump the sacrophagous in the sea, and.
Ok, so according to kindred of the east, east asian people have the special ability to be resurrected as kuei jin, but no one else does. The bylaws of one world by night one world by night owbn is a network of international live action role play larp chronicles. The kueijin, ghost person, also called the cathayan, wan kuei, gui ren and kindred of the east, are asian vampires. Ming xiao is pleased to see you and welcomes you as her champion. A host of giveaways and raffles will be held on stream.
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