Product Description

Idealism and Blood

They are the young idealists and passionate revolutionaries of the Damned, rallying in the dark against the jagged, outdated social chains of Kindred society. When Carthians have their way, the Danse Macabre plays out on a level floor still sticky with blood. Come together and change the night!

A Covenant Guide for Vampire: The Requiem

Examines the truth behind Carthian philosophy and activism for both table-top and live-action games

Features new bloodlines, Merits and Disciplines for players exploring a Carthian Requiem

Shows Storytellers how to create unique Carthian states for their own chronicles

Reveals Carthian Law, the covenant's power to suppress the Disciplines of other Kindred - a power never before seen in Vampire: The Requiem

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #800118 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Customer Reviews

More than anarchists, Carthians embrace human progress in all its forms.
Carthians presents extended information on one of the five major political factions presented in Vampire: The Requiem. A lengthy discussion of what Carthians are like, how their diverse political experiments function, and what happens when those experiments fail is presented. New game mechanics including Bloodlines, Disciplines, Devotions, and a covenant specific ability called Carthian Law are all included as well.

If you like the idea of the Carthian Movement, an idea focused around taking the best of human thought and applying it to vampiric life, but wanted more information then this is the product for you. This product provides a full description of the movement including subfactions, major beliefs, and interrelationships with the rest of the vampiric world. While many new mechanics are added to support this group the vast majority of the book is a flavorful presentation of the Carthians that creates an interesting, believable organization.

Weakest covenant book
I felt that this book was uninspired. Several of the merits presented in the book would be more suited to the Ordo Dracul, the blood-lines struck me as uninteresting or unplayable, Carthian law (a major power that can effect Carthian cities) makes play less fun rather than more so, the only seemingly interesting part of the book's crunch is it's menagerie of devotions.

Carthians Review
Carthians were the one covenant of Requiem that's baffled me. And they still do to a point. Least with their Covenant book you get a more solid idea of who and what they are. With always experimenting and coming up with new ideas on how to govern Kindred Society. The book does alright providing new Carthian centered merits, bloodlines and disciplines to tailor a character. Least I was able to walk away with a better grasp for running Carthians.