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Vampire: The Masquerade, Winter's Teeth Volume 2
Publisher: Vault Comics
by Kyle F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/30/2024 00:53:00

After writing a review for the first volume, I figured I should go ahead and do Volume 2 as well. My opinions are relatively consistent between the two, so there will be nothing new here if you've read that one. The story started in Volume 1 reaches its conclusion here as the two seperate stories being told continue to their conclusion, crossing paths on occassion. There's some really great story happening here and I hold that of the few fiction products produced under the V5 banner, this is probably the best of them. It does not sugarcoat the potential cruelty of the Kindred and the things they will resort to when backed into a corner. The end of the story also sets up for continuation in the mini-series that follows it, Crimson Thaw, which introduces Werewolves into the mix so if you enjoy this story, definitely check that one out too.

On the more objective side of things, the genreal quality of the PDF is quite good. The images are clean and clear, and the text is easy to read except in a couple spots where theres white text on black that can look a bit murky at certain sizes/resolutions, but this is primarily with small parts of the supplemental material. In addition, this collected volume also includes the TTRPG supplements that were part of the original 5 issues, collected together. Since I don't belive its listed on the description for the item, these include: Character Bios and Stats for: Joseph "Mother Joe" Greene, Malkavian Primogen of the Twin Cities Mitch Pendergrass, Gangrel Anarch from Duluth Erin Runningbear, Toreador, Seneshal of the Twin Cities court and childe of Prince Samantha

Lore sheets for: The Mortician's Army (Hunter group)

New Coterie types: Co-Op Support Group

Powers: Gaoler's Bane (Lv. 1 Thin-blood Alchemy Reciple) Red's Flamin' Hot Sauce (Lv. 2 Thin-blood Alchemy Recipe) Stay the Falling Sand (Lv. 3 Thin-blood Alchemy Recipe) Hollow Leg (Lv. 4 Thin-blood Alchemy Recipe)

Overall, I definitely recommend Winter's Teeth Vol. 2, though if they end up making the complete Omnibus edition available here, I'd recommend that one over this as that's the entire series plus the Crimson Thaw mini-series together in one book which would be the best way to get it. Until then, this is perfectly servicable and a better deal than buying the individual issues.



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Vampire: The Masquerade, Winter's Teeth Volume 1
Publisher: Vault Comics
by Kyle F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/16/2024 04:05:58

I've owned physical copies of Winter's Teeth since it originally released as individual issues, but finally decided to buy a digital copy since I wanted to reread and check some things in it and have most of my comics pute away. The sale didn't hurt either! This is easily one of the best non-TTRPG products to come out of the 5th edition and has a great story and interesting characters. The comic is actually 2 stories that play out side by side each issue. The first story is from the Camarilla point of view and follows Cecily Bane, the Sheriff of the Twin Cities in enacting her nightly duties. Her unlife grows complicated with the appearance of Alejandra, a seemingly newly Embraced Caitiff that Cecily ultimately is put in charge of. The 2nd story is set on the Anarch side of things and follows Colleen Pendergrass, a Thin-Blood and her coterie of Anarch misfits as they try to get by. These two stories will ultimately start to intersect in interesting ways, and the story really held my attention throughout.

On the more objective side of things, the genreal quality of the PDF is quite good. The images are clean and clear, and the text is easy to read except in a couple spots where theres white text on black that can look a bit murky at certain sizes/resolutions, but this is primarily with small parts of the supplemental material. The only negative I can really say about the entire product is that it does not include the alternate cover art for any of the 5 issues. Each section opens with the art from the standard cover, which is nice but the first 5 issues also had others that are not part of this collection.

In addition, this collected volume also includes the TTRPG supplements that were part of the original 5 issues, collected together. Since I don't belive its listed on the description for the item, these include: Lore Sheets for: Minneapolis St. Paul The Nictuku Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (a band of independant, rogue ghouls that hunt Kindred for their blood).

Charater Bios and Stats for many prominent characters that are part of the story: Cecily Bane (Brujah Sheriff of the Twin Cities) Colleen Pendergrass (Anarch Thin-blood from Duluth) Boshe Singh (Gangrel Primogen of the Twin Cities) Elena Kowalski (Ventrue Primogen of the Twin Cities) Jim Gershwin (Toreador Harpy of the Twin Cities court) and an NPC statblock for a sample "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Disciplines Powers: Atavism (Animalism 2) Shape the Sanguine Sacrament (Blood Sorcery 1) Obdurate (Fortitude 2, Potence 2 Amalgam) Magnum Opus (Presence 4, Auspex 3 Amalgam)

Overall, I definitely recommend Winter's Teeth Vol. 1, though if they end up making the complete Omnibus edition available here, I'd recommend that one over this as that's the entire series plus the Crimson Thaw mini-series together in one book which would be the best way to get it. Until then, this is perfectly servicable as well and a better deal than buying the individual issues.



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