Amongst pen and paper role-playing fans, the only title as ubiquitous as the venerable Dungeons & Dragons is White Wolf’s Vampire: The Masquerade. The gritty alternate reality referred to as the World of Darkness is one of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, mages, and deep suburban sprawls. Glistening with the sheen of PVC, leather, studs, spikes, expensive suits, and fast cars, there is a gothic punk aesthetic to the World of Darkness that is undeniably cool. Development house Troika turned their attention to this setting after their acclaimed, Temple of Elemental Evil; the end result of their efforts being Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, a sprawling and dark tale that touches on the end of times for undead-kind.