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● Review by Timothy Toner (2 May 95)
WW 2211 $18.00 31-Mar-95
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D.C. By Night
Washington DC, a cityfueled by corruption and intrigue, offers vampires a treasure beyond all measure:
power on a glabal scale. In this place where even mortals have undreamt of might, the undead strive for
influence that their peers can only envy. The best try, but only the gifted succeed. A new city sourcebook
for Vampire.
Review by Timothy Toner (2 May 95)
Capsule Review: "Thanks for looking out for the little guy."
In Depth review: At last, an adequate successor to Chicago by Night, v 1.0. Yes, I didn't like CbN 2.0,
but that's another review entirely. D.C. by Night (DCbN) is an excellent sourcebook for the World of
Darkness, detailing Washington, capital of the USA, and the surrounding area, which is intrinsic for the
true enjoyment of the area.
I got DCbN as part of the autoship deal I get with WW. I get the Mage and Vamp books, fresh from the
presses, a week before everyone else. The problem is that I have no idea what's coming out. I still have
yet to get a lemon that I wouldn't have picked up anyway, so I'm doing well so far. My serial dislike for
the Vampire city books make me dread the arrival of DCbN. Frankly, I never though that they could
recapture the fresh, nervous energy found in Chicago by Night, where they portrayed a three
dimensional, multilayered city, that not only had something for every type of player, but was consistent
with the "feel" of the city.
The greatest obstacle to this was, of course, the mad desire to make EVERY FREEKING CITY run by a
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