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2007-06-17, 10:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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nWOD vs. oWOD
I'm thinking of buying WOD an wondering, which is better old or new? anyway any help is apreceiated(sp)
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2007-06-17, 11:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: nWOD vs. oWOD
I personally like oWoD better, though nWoD is a more unified system and easier on those new to the game, it is also more balanced in between the different kinds of players (a novice werewolf would tear a vampire elder apart in oWoD, but alas this beauty is no more)
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2007-06-17, 11:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: nWOD vs. oWOD
Depends, really.
nWOD has a better ruleset - it is more polished and consistent, and does crossovers better. Note btw that oWOD spans three editions and several subsystems, and the more recent ones are also pretty good in this aspect. It is a matter of taste whether or not this is important.
oWOD is said by many fans to have the better atmosphere, especially wrt vampires and mages. This, too, is a matter of taste.
It's really apples and oranges. For instance, oWOD vampires grow stronger with age, play centuries-lasting political games, and tend to be influenced by hidden forces way older than them. nWOD vampires grow stronger through blood and weaken down after centuries (or so I'm told, I haven't played it).
oWOD mages are fighting a losing battle to change the way the world thinks, because belief equals reality. nWOD mages are simply spellcasters with no meta-reality effects.
Also, oWOD has Demon, Mummy, Changeling, Hunter and Wraith; nWOD has Prometheus. Matter of taste really. nWOD is probably easier to get these days.
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2007-06-17, 02:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: nWOD vs. oWOD
I vastly prefer oWoD, especially in terms of setting. The system for nWoD has some good points (i.e. streamlining, equipment rules), but there are also elements that strike me as problematic (for starters, the starting power level of most PCs) and honestly, I feel like nWoD lost the richness and vitality of atmosphere that made oWoD interesting. The oWoD stuff may be a little more of a challenge to find, but as someone who's played in the setting for years, I can tell you it's well worth the effort.
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