World of Darkness: Mafia

Rating:
Summary: All sizzle and not stake.
Review: When I picked up this book I'll admit I had rather high hopes. It starts off strong, giving you alot of atmosphere, and then it gives you more atmosphere. And then it gives you more atmosphere. There isn't any real meat to this book. The character creation section is limited telling you that creating a Mafia character is pretty much like making a vampire minus the powers. And while there is several references to Vampire and Werewolf Mafia guys, there is not short bio's of any, like you'd find in a clan book. I was hoping that it would cover some other types of gangs, Yakuza, Tongs, ect. Instead it confined it's to the Mafia during it's heyday. Long story short. If you've seen The Godfather, Goodfellas, ect. you don't need this book. If you haven't seen these moves you'd have a better time watching the movies than reading this book.

Rating:
Summary: All sizzle and not stake.
Review: When I picked up this book I'll admit I had rather high hopes. It starts off strong, giving you alot of atmosphere, and then it gives you more atmosphere. And then it gives you more atmosphere. There isn't any real meat to this book. The character creation section is limited telling you that creating a Mafia character is pretty much like making a vampire minus the powers. And while there is several references to Vampire and Werewolf Mafia guys, there is not short bio's of any, like you'd find in a clan book. I was hoping that it would cover some other types of gangs, Yakuza, Tongs, ect. Instead it confined it's to the Mafia during it's heyday. Long story short. If you've seen The Godfather, Goodfellas, ect. you don't need this book. If you haven't seen these moves you'd have a better time watching the movies than reading this book.