It wasn’t even a week ago that developer Big Bad Wolf Studio released a gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming narrative RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong. Now the devs have debuted another trailer at the Future Games Show, this time focusing on Swansong‘s RPG mechanics.
The trailer goes over several aspects of the mechanics, starting with Skills. Skills allow you to do things such as pick a lock, intimidate an NPC, or make more efficient deductions based on hints. The higher is the mastery level of a Skill, the more possibilities players will have.
Skills are only one aspect of your abilities, however. Seeing as your character is a vampire, you also have vampiric powers, known as Disciplines, with each of the three possible characters you choose from having their own unique powers. Galeb, the elder of the 3 protagonists, can use Fortitude to withstand physical assaults and NPC Disciplines used against him. Emem, stylish queen of the night, uses Celebrity to reach inaccessible areas. Leysha, hyper-sensitive and followed by her daughter Halsey, can conceal her presence with Obfuscate… and with enough experience points spent, can even hide physical objects from prying eyes.
If players focus on one single playstyle, they will develop Talents, which are permanent bonuses. The more they use a Skill or a Discipline, the higher their chances of success will be. Finally, you have Traits, which are positive or negative effects influenced by the success or failure of your actions, or impacted by certain decisions.
Don’t think that it’ll all be a cakewalk for you. NPCs also have their own character sheets, with strengths and weaknesses. When players use Skills or Disciplines during interactions with them, the NPCs will defend with their stats. Inspired by the pen and paper experience, a die roll will decide success or failure in case of a tie.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong will be available on PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 19, 2022.
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