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Giovanni Chronicles

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Giovanni Chronicles
Giovanni Chronicles II cover art
TypeTabletop role-playing game supplements
Creator(s)Daniel Greenberg
Publisher(s)White Wolf Publishing
First releaseGiovanni Chronicles: The Last Supper
1995
Latest releaseGiovanni Chronicles IV: Nuova Malattia
1999
Parent seriesWorld of Darkness

Giovanni Chronicles is a series of adventure modules by White Wolf Publishing for their tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. The series spans four books: Giovanni Chronicles: The Last Supper (1995), Giovanni Chronicles II: Blood & Fire (1996), Giovanni Chronicles III: The Sun Has Set (1998), and Giovanni Chronicles IV: Nuova Malattia (1999).

Contents

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Giovanni Chronicles II: Blood & Fire is an adventure set in the year 1666 in which the player characters become caught up in the plans of the Giovanni.[1]

Production

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The Last Supper was designed by Daniel Greenberg.[2] The series was created for White Wolf's "Black Dog Game Factory" label.

The first two books were re-released in 2000 in the compilation Giovanni Saga I.[3]

Reception

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The series was popular among Vampire: The Masquerade players.[2]

Andy Butcher reviewed Giovanni Chronicles II: Blood & Fire for Arcane magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall.[1] Butcher comments that "Blood & Fire has great potential, especially if the same group has previously played The Last Supper and the players reprise their previous roles."[1]

Reviews

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  • Rollespilsmagasinet Fønix (Danish) (Issue 10 - October/November 1995)[4]
  • Envoyer (German) (Issue 45 - Jul 2000)[5]
  • Backstab #10 (Giovanni Chronicles III)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Butcher, Andy (July 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (8). Future Publishing: 74.
  2. ^ a b Saltzman, Marc (2004). Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts. New Riders Press. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-7357-1367-3.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Saga I". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). Association du Guide du Rôliste Galactique. 2009-05-08. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. ^ "Anmeldelser | Article | RPGGeek". rpggeek.com.
  5. ^ "Envoyer - das letzte Mahl".
  6. ^ "Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 10".