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VtM - Review: Clanbook: Salubri
The notable Salubri mentioned are okay. Rayzeel and Nuriel are interesting, and Ahab the Traitor (the
one who betrayed his fellow Salubri to the Baali) is great. Not as good as some, but good.
The "dirty secret" for Clanbook: Salubri (every Vampire: the Dark Ages Clanbook has had one) is
apparently that Saulot did sire the first three Baali. From evidence from a penitent Baali and a weathered
tablet, it seems that Saulot ravaged a city of demon worshippers and so spawned the Baali as he returned
home from the East. Exactly what this means is uncertain, but I hope that it is drawn out more in Kindred
of the East as well.
Overall, a solid book. If you simply must have information on the Salubri, this Clanbook works fine, just
ignore chapter five. If you were expecting something to top Clanbook: Baali and answer the questions we
have with more intricate and convoluted history, you will be as disappointed as I.
Not bad, but disappointing for a Vampire: the Dark Ages product. Not nearly as good as the other
Clanbooks.
Review by Matthew H. for rpg.net (15 Jun 1999)
Style: 2 (Needs Work)
Substance: 2 (Sparse)
First off I would like to say that I REALLY wanted to like this book. I have always been a fan of the
long lost Salubri clan (for some strange reason, maybe the resemblance to Pai from 3x3 Eyes). I was not
building this up in my mind - I realized that it nothing would be exactly as I wanted. What I was not
prepared for was how little I got in this book.
Next I should say that while I understand the historical need to keep everything in Judeo-Christian terms,
I would have preferred some other information about the clan prior to the coming of the One God (akin
to Cappadoicians and Baali and some other, modern day clanbooks).
Short and dirty: Skip this book, grab the character sheet off the web page, and stick to the info given in
the Dark Ages Companion and Clanbook: Baali (a much better book by far). Oh, the book also has some
very nice Christopher Shy artwork, full page instead of just the head/shoulders of Children of the Night.
The Long, Sordid Version
Well, first off the cover, what is this? It looks like some escaped AD&D ogre or maybe a Changeling
Troll in drag. Note to artist - vampires are paler than humans, not blue like Smurfs.
Next the story. I liked it. It clearly showed the kind of danger the Salubri found themselves in, and
showed how deep the betrayal had gone.
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