The Obia Sourcebook

There's been a lot of chatter about the Obia Sourcebook. One reviewer said it reminded him of his old Vampire: The Masquerade days saying it was like a mix between Losambra and Wraith. Others said it was more in-depth than any rpg they had read and they loved that the gaming world expands with every Sourcebook. Many initial thoughts that the Vampire: Undeath Corebook shared similarities are shed with the release of each Sourcebook and that doesn't end with the Obia Sourcebook.

The fact of the matter is, Obia aren't vampires in the way the vampires presented in the Vampire: Undeath Corebook are. Obia feed off of the Shadow of a person's soul. They are Shadow People, who move through shadows, can become invisible when in shadows and slink through the smallest cracks. They are cold, calculating and chilling to the bone but they're so much more than that.

As you read through the pages of Obia you'll discover vampires who manipulate and control shadows and darkness but more importantly, they also repair damage between the worlds. When the barrier between the worlds thins, creatures known as Darklings attempt to escape into the mortal world. This happens from time to time causing devastating damage often at the cost of thousands of human casualties. Unlike the vampires of the Vampire Nation, Obia work with many of the unaffiliated vampires such as the House Nicolai and have been known on occasion to work with other supernatural creatures in order to protect mortals from the real reality -that there are monsters out there you should rightfully fear.

We asked many of you to go over a rough, preview and the feedback we got was priceless. Tim, thank you always for your kind words, advice, direction and friendship. As Tim reviewed the material one notable thing he had to say was, "I like the idea of these vampires so far removed from humanity that they are in essence just shadows. They are to vampires what vampires are to humans in terms of their ties to undeath."

Inside the Obia Sourcebook you discover a connection between Obia and the world of the Fallen. Discover a new source of magic known as Tenebrous which allows the Obia to craft Darkness to create items, constructs and objects. Tenebrous is a power which builds upon a secret which is slowly presented throughout the Sourcebooks.

Again, we'd like to thank all of you wonderful people who took the time to read the preview and let us know what you thought. The world of Damnation is truly expanding and we appreciate each and every one of you!

To leave you with another John Mascola quote: "This is a more pronounced game. I thought they [the books for the series] were just articulate and creepy as Hell . I didn't need to see a horror movie. I have something that would be on par as Edgar Allen Poe or Mary Shelly. Hell, these people would love to play these games."