tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post753610530686978659..comments2024-03-25T22:48:31.750-04:00Comments on Dreams in the Lich House: Hopped up on Vamp-JuiceJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-82967191306424322892012-08-05T19:29:51.578-04:002012-08-05T19:29:51.578-04:00"Of course, my gaming groups back then were m..."Of course, my gaming groups back then were mixed gender, we were younger club-goers hitting the goth-industrial scene on a weekly basis, we had the bloom of youth, and vampires were new and cool. I picture my current group of middle-aged, suburban dads sitting around the table (with fake vampire teeth, no less) pretending to be angst-ridden vampires wrestling to keep their humanity, and it's cringe-worthy."<br /><br />Don't worry, I cringe at the thought of your original group, too. :PSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-58614979818729422222012-08-04T14:59:31.411-04:002012-08-04T14:59:31.411-04:00Vampire was my main game other than D&D in the...Vampire was my main game other than D&D in the 90s too, though I never really participated in a successful chronicle.<br /><br />The style of True Blood is great (and the leavening of humor helps keep it from total self parody), but unfortunately the plots get stupider and stupider as the seasons progress (at least in my opinion). I'm surprised that Alan Ball (of Six Feet Under fame) decided to take this on.<br /><br />The opening credits and theme song bit is one of my favorites (up there with the various version of the Tom Waits song Down in the Hole at the beginning of The Wire).Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com