New Player Lore Guide

Welcome to The Final Nights!

Welcome! The World of Darkness is a sprawling collection of splatbooks, lore novels, video games, and all kinds of other storytelling methods. It can feel overwhelming at times to try to consume the series. To try to assist those new to the setting, we're developing a series of pages of condensed lore. This page is a short summary of our setting that will help new players understand the lore, and more importantly help them understand the ins and outs of their chosen splats. After reading this page, and the Character Creation, you'll know enough to play something more than an ignorant mortal.

The World of Darkness

Earth in 2015, state of the mortal world

Vampire: The Masquerade

Undead vampires locked in a hierarchical battle between their 'sires,' older vampires who bring new vampires into the world, and the 'kine,' the normal mortal people that surround them that they must feed on to survive. All the while maintaining their Humanity or sating their Beast.

Vampires are broadly broken up by Sect, Generation, Clans, and Age Status.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse

Supernaturals with the capability to shapeshift, and their non-shifting kinfolk, fight the longest war between a Triat of creator gods. The Wyld, The Weaver, and the Myriad Wyrm consume all in their path to their ends. Gaia sleeps, is in constant suffering, or is already dead all the while.

San Francisco, 2015

the game's location, state of the mortal world