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VtM - Review: Clanbook: Salubri
Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 5 (Excellent!)
To sum up, this book is excellent. It is obviously only for the Dark Ages, not one of the ones you can use
to crossover. Cynthia Summers did a fine job writing this. Now on to the larger part of the review
Unlike my last review, I'm going to start at the Front Cover. The only part of the book I did not like. It
has a vampire, holding an axe. It has a 3rd eye, which of course fits for the Salubri, and the axe could
signify the warrior caste of theirs. Only problem, pale blue skin and bright red lips. Not blood red,
lipstick red.
Chapter One: This is a introduction story. It's above-par for a White Wolf Product. Meaning I could read
it straight through. It did a okay job conveying the Salubri, but...it didn't pull through as well as it could
have.
Chapter Two: Now this is where the book starts. This is where the castes are detailed, and some history
is. It is 'written' by a non-Salubri, who has piled data together from many talks with Salubri and some
historical texts. This was a nice way of doing it, made it an enjoyable read. The first Caste discussed is
the Warrior. The history of their caste, how they choose others for the embrace, their training, and what
makes them come from a trainee to a full fledged member. It also details the Warriors and Golconda. The
Warrior part was very well written, and conveyed them across.
The next was the Healer. Basically had the same things as the warrior: History, Choosing, the Embrace,
Testing. It also tells about the Heretics, and the crossroads the Healers are in. Once again, well written.
Conveyed across. The whole book in fact has the doom of the Salubri coming off every page.
The last part of Chapter two, details another Caste. Interesting, not much information on them though.
Chapter Three: This book talks about the origins of the Third Eye, but no conclusion given, and their
relation with the other clans. The relations are interesting to read, cause instead of one point of view, you
get two. Warriors and Healers. Plus some commentary by the non-Salubri 'writer'. It also speaks of their
relations with Mortals, and their views on Ghouls.
Another part of this chapter details what they are going through. The Loneliness they suffer. Really really
conveys the doom of this once mighty clan.
Also thrown in is their view on Feeding, on the Kiss, and on Saulot himself. Very interestint the last one.
Last but not least is more on the Infernal, Baali wars, Gnostic Purges, and the Via Dolorosa.
Chapter Four: This one is the game mechanics. New Valeran uses, Merits and Flaws, all in all a short
chapter. The only nit that I have here is a level 10 discipline, yet it talks as if it's one anyone can learn.
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