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Is V6 intended to be the "Mass appeal" edition? and what it means for the other lines.

So I seen some speculation that VtM 6e is intended by White wolf to be a edition that could support a wide verity of playstlyes from personal horror to ginzo action.

This is presumably the reason for V6 to aggressively stream line the game mechanics and totally reset most of the changes that V5 made to the setting. All in service of making V6 into a blank palette that allows a ST to paint they own vision of VtM onto it.

Now Besides the obvious question on weather or not V6 is actually successful in this goal I wonder what this "mass appeal" approach is going to mean for the other potential 6e lines. Especially the two lines that already got a 5E boos.

Like giving H6 a wider audience is relatively easy since Whit Wold could just give players the option to choose to play either independent and SI (assuming they aren't completely drowned by AI slop) Hunter and they can even bring back the Imbued as a small favor for the legacy players.

W6 by contrast is much more difficult since W5 arguably deviated the fandom harder than V5 because it's core premise is to be a different game from WtA legacy. I generally don't know how a W6 could appeal to both W5 and WtA legacy fans without becoming a confusing mess.

Which is probably the reason why White Wolf has no plan to make Werewolf & Hunter 6e and are instead focusing on Mage & Changeling 6e.

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u/Conscious_Side_629 — 11 days ago
▲ 805 r/WorldofDankmemes+1 crossposts

A bitter sweet end to a era

The article in question:

An Update on Renegade and World of Darkness

>Our publishing partnership with White Wolf will be wrapping up at the end of 2026. White Wolf will be bringing World of Darkness tabletop RPG development and publishing in-house

>Starting in 2027, White Wolf will be bringing World of Darkness tabletop RPG development and publishing in-house.

>We'll continue supporting World of Darkness through the rest of 2026 and working closely with the White Wolf team to make the transition as smooth as possible.

>This marks the end of an important chapter for both of our teams, and one we're very proud of. Together, we've had the opportunity to work on Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Hunter: The Reckoning, and other World of Darkness projects with an incredibly talented group of writers, designers, artists, developers, and partners.

>Most of all, we're grateful to everyone in the community who has played these games, shared them, talked about them, and supported them over the years. Thank you for being part of this chapter with us.

>We wish the White Wolf team all the best with what comes next, and we hope you'll continue to join us for the other games and worlds we're working on.

>For questions about World of Darkness going forward, you can reach out to White Wolf at info@white-wolf.com for more information.

>So yeah renegade has conformed that white wolf is moving they're team in-house and renegade is stopping production of V5 material with W5 and H5 future uncertain. It seems this is the definitive end of WoD 5e as we know it.

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 14 days ago
▲ 92 r/WorldOfDarkness+2 crossposts

It's a easy fix

I mean Forsaken 2e has already done the same thing in form form of the Harmony bar.

Alongside V6 Humanity of all games.

V6 Humanity arguably even iterated on Forsaken 2e's Harmony since going to either ends actually gives you a buff in certain situations so it offers a risk and reward for the players rather than just passively just sit at 5.

I really hope some one attempt to back-port V6 Humanity bar to W5 or maybe even in spire a ST to make whole W6 fan game if White wolf won't Release it.

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 23 days ago

Well if V6 is going to be A D&D ripoff then the other lines should follow it's example.

Hunter the Reckoning = Delta Green

Werewolf the apocalypse = Lancer

mage the ascension = Unknown Armies

Vampire the masquerade = D&D (though dagger heart is more accurate )

I don't know what changeling 6e would rip off. Possibly some obscure OSR/Kickstarter RPG?

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago

In all seriousness How would you react if W6 basically amounts White wolf stealing even more materials from Cancelled Hunter Entertainment version of W5?

Like I know Gaia's howl is a rearmament from Hunter Entertainment version and the ghost council was written for Hunter Entertainment verson before being popped into the current W5.

I really wonder what happens if white wolf dug up it's corpse and grafted even more of it's parts onto W5 to make W6...

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago
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Giovanni defecting to the Sabbat!?

So heard some rumors that apparently the Neo-Giovanni maybe flipped to the Sabbat or at least being very open to working with them. Something to do with The Promise of 1528 ending in 2028 and the Sabbat "embracing new tactics", like economic warfare. Nothing solid beyond that. Not even a properer reddit post.

Just a comment from a user who allegedly talked with the devs on that subject and given a non answer.

Can any lore expert give me a second opinion on that?

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u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago
▲ 595 r/huntertheparenting+2 crossposts

V6 Hecata lore in a nutshell

Honestly I wonder White wolf would do the same to other 5E lore. I personally would love it if give the Cult the same treatment if they made it to W6. Though that's a high ask for them...

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago
▲ 22 r/WorldOfDarkness+1 crossposts

Clarification on the Fate of the SI in V6

So apparently I've heard conflicting accounts on what happene to them in this edition, with the only constant being that they're mostly become a non threat to the kindred for some reason.

One opinion I've heard is that they're just hampered by AI assisted misinformation campaigns and slow cuts to funding, while another opinion is that they basically imploded under their own weight and efftivly ceased to exist.

Anyone would like to share they own take on thsi subject?

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u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago
▲ 278 r/ImaginaryWerewolves+2 crossposts

How W6 might overcorrect the Get of Fenris...

Though really if W6 actually turn refrom the cult into a Blandly heroic Gary sue tribe ala the TTS Ultramarine without any player input. It's going to be really funny and sad.

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 1 month ago

The New writer Brett Caan has a real peculiar vision for 6E, Still kudos for White wolf giving a long time contractor Like Rhett Caan a role as lead writer I guess?

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 2 months ago
▲ 350 r/WorldofDankmemes+1 crossposts

Man LN authors always come up with the strangest plots

Also the Pro tags Mandatory Cheat powers is to impose Legacy metaphysics onto W5 setting if he could get enough followers.

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 2 months ago
▲ 100 r/huntertheparenting+1 crossposts

When all you have is a hammer...

So if White wolf decides to crowbar in Forsaken 2e Harmony bar how would the do it for each splat.

LIke werewolf has a low hanging fruit in the from of harano & hauglosk and Changeling might deal with Binal/Glamor. Juriys out on Mage and hunter...

u/Conscious_Side_629 — 2 months ago
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What Slur would the Psycho Warriors call the Garou from werewolf the apocalypse

Here some examples:

  • Roid Ragers
  • Tree humpers
  • Sus Hounds
  • FUCKING TRAPS ++Slur Rejected Due to narrow applicability++
  • Whine Wolves
  • Furries (it's a classic)
u/Conscious_Side_629 — 2 months ago