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Summary: One of the best books from White Wolf
Review: I thought that KoE was one of the best books that I have read from White Wolf. It takes and enforces the original intention of Vampire: the Masquerade, the struggle between keeping your Humanity and succumbing to your Beast. It is designed to keep players from becoming ungodly strong power characters really quickly and simply ignoring the enlightenment part. In my opinion that alone makes it a very worthwhile game since it focuses on roleplaying more than how much power you can grab. And yes the Kuei-jin are strong, but they also have disadvantages that equal them out so they have no more of an advantage than any other group does. All in all, an extremely excellent book.
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Summary: Blood, guts and too much drama.
Review: I, myself, am a Taoist, and so was overjoyed to hear that White Wolf had decided to pay attention to the far East in it's new supplament: Kindred of the East. I like this book because the theory upon which the Kuei-jin's powers are based follows Taoism without making it silly. However, the book fails to do what every good book must: be logical. The vampires in China and the surrounding areas sound much more like automatons then humans become monsters. This, in and of itself, is well and good, but when you add this to the MASSIVE and uncalled for abilities avalable to the Demon People - It get's just plain silly. The Kin-Jin, that is, the Kindred, don't have a chance, I fear, nor do the Lupines, thanks to the Demon Arts. Only the Mages have the power to destroy them, thus making the game rather one sided. Again, the powers are POWERFUL beyond belief! The Chi Rift, I think it's called, is more then even a master of Spirit could handle. My suggestion? Buy this book, but don't let your characters play them! Use them as bad guys exclusively, for that's what what they seem to be anyway.
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Summary: Superb
Review: If you don't mind intricate plots and deep characters, go for KotE. Even if you don't know you love the East yet. I didn't.
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Summary: Overcompensation/-stimulation
Review: Nice ideas, well that's what's positive about it. But White Wolf has gone the wrong way with this one: The deadlier, the better is seldom true. The Kindred of the East are by far mightier than Western Vampires, Mages, Werewolves, Faeries and Wraithes. This might be okay if you stay in system, but forget to play them in crossovers. They'll kill everyone - fun first.
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Summary: Sushi ?
Review: Now here you see some serious ****. When I first met an Asian vampire, I was surprised by her obvious gentleness and passion. And then by her really intimidating beast ! Man, these guys sure ARE serious trouble. Stay out of their way if you can ! You better believe what I tell you, because, although they are powerful and influential (and hard to play), they are also some of the most unnerving and deep reaching characters in the WoD. A doubleedged sword with a sharp handle, so to say. But beware, they won't tolerate you if you are a Cainite, a Kin-jin, since you are a barbarian, and deserve to be destroyed. *OOC: If you want to play one of these guys, prepare for a complete new experience, together with a relatively rebuilt rule system, and a totally new philosophy.*the Marquis, vmapire hunter and leech himself
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Summary: Drama-soaked impossibly complicated drivel
Review: OK... for years, White Wolf hints that the East is a big bad place full of big bad vampires... And then they publish Kindred of the East. It's an anticlimax that should never have happened; someone fell asleep at the switch. Between the over-numerous virtues, restrictive societal protocols, uberdisciplines that let a KoE crush an opponent, and an unbelieveably complex system of rules that makes playing next to impossible, this book is not worth the nearly $30 you have to pay for it. Skip Kindred of the East if you can; if not, don't say you weren't warned
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Summary: Well worth the money.
Review: One of the best white wolf sourcebooks I have read. The vampires of Asia are completely different and more deadlier than their western counterparts. My only quibble is that some parts of Asia were not detailed such as Malaysia and the Phillipines. White wolf really outdid itself with the writing and presentation of the book. Keep up the good work.
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Summary: Wow. Just amazing. I loved it!
Review: The Book was great. One of my finest in my collection, and I have a rather large collection at that. This book Rivals none for the entire WoD setting. I give it up completely for the authors of this book. And it is truly hard for me to give a rating of 5. I was at first very skeptical about even making the purchase. But now I dont know what I'ld do without it. Though, I did notice one thing particularly frustrating about it, and that is that I had to read through it twice, and constantly check back over what I had previously read to make sure I was properly understanding the presented material. Some places it was confusing to read. All in all, very, very good book.
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Summary: Wow. Just amazing. I loved it!
Review: The Book was great. One of my finest in my collection, and I have a rather large collection at that. This book Rivals none for the entire WoD setting. I give it up completely for the authors of this book. And it is truly hard for me to give a rating of 5. I was at first very skeptical about even making the purchase. But now I dont know what I'ld do without it. Though, I did notice one thing particularly frustrating about it, and that is that I had to read through it twice, and constantly check back over what I had previously read to make sure I was properly understanding the presented material. Some places it was confusing to read. All in all, very, very good book.
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Summary: Demons from the East
Review: The new Kindred of the East book has proven to be a great use for me and my friends. The all new ways of Dharma and the different kuei jin disciplines prove to be a nice taste of something different than just V:tm. The option of being a kindred of the east or just the flavor it adds to the chronicle is more than enough to make me feel that purchasing this book was well worth the money.
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