(from the back of the book) This book is: A look at how to play Vampire: The Requiem at three different tiers of play: coterie, city and conspiracy Classic covenants made global, and a handful of entirely new covenants, including the Brides of Dracula, or the Children of the Thorns. A bloodbath of new rules: social combat, mental combat, gargoyles, Banes, new Humanity rules, and more. Ready-made chronicles, allowing you to kick down the walls and play way outside the box. Want a noir game? Vampires in the mode of Romeo and Juliet? A post-apocalyptic end-of-days scenario? We have you covered.