Lore By Night

In this episode, we unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of four obscure bloodlines in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Gangrel bloodlines, Clans Lhianna, Noiad, Ahrimanes & Anda. 

In this episode, we shall be discussing Caine, the man considered to be the first and most powerful vampire in the World of Darkness. We shall discuss his origins, motives, and the cultures of those who dub the title of Noddist. 

In this episode, we shall be discussing Lilith, the woman argued to be the mother of daemons in the World of Darkness. We shall discuss her origins, motives, and the cultures of those who dub the pronoun of Bahari. (WARNING: This episode will contain themes of torture and rape) 

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of an obscure bloodline in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Pharaohs, the Children of Osiris. 

The Lore By Night Podcast Guy reads his short story from his upcoming homebrew for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition, 'Moonlight & Blood Ties'.

The Lore By Night Podcast Guy reads his homebrew supplement for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition, 'The Kindred Wheelchair'.

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and culture of an obscure bloodline in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Children of Danu, the Danava. 

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and culture of an obscure bloodline in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Gorgons, the Lamia.

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of a selection of VERY obscure bloodlines in the World of Dankness. I'd tell you what they are, but I don't want to just yet, so bleh. 

WARNING: This podcast episode delves into themes of torture, especially that of children. In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and culture of an obscure bloodline in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Frankensteins, the Blood Brothers.

In this episode, we shall discuss Mithras, the ancient Methulisah who ruled The Baronies of Avalon and all of its Cainites for almost two millennia. We shall discuss his origins, motives and the cultures surrounding him and his cult.

In this episode, we shall present the alternate philosophical codes of morality that vampires can follow to stave off the Beast, known as Roads & Paths of Enlightenment. In addition, we will also learn how to best portray them as a player, or as a storyteller. 

In this episode, we shall discuss the Road of Humanity, the most common of philosophical Roads of Enlightenment adopted by Cainites to stave off the beast, to better help you roleplay seemingly humane vampires.

In this special celebratory episode, The Narrator invites you into his multistoried library yet again to answer the questions you wanted him to answer on Twitter, Instagram and Discord. Tonight, we discuss the meaning of Golconda, how to fix the Kuei-Jin, learn The Neonate's Clan and sire, as well as some of the thought processes behind the immensely popular Kindred Wheelchair Homebrew for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. Fan favourite Colin the Gargoyle makes a return as well, as addresses the most important of questions: when can we give him head pats and cuddles? This is truly a Q&A like no other!

In this episode, we shall discuss the Road of The Beast, one of the of philosophical Roads of Enlightenment adopted by Cainites to control the beast, to better help you roleplay seemingly beastly vampires.

In this episode, we shall discuss the Road of Kings one of the philosophical Roads of Enlightenment adopted by Cainites to control the beast, to better help you roleplay vampires fuelled by honour and power.

In this episode, we shall discuss the Road of Sin one of the philosophical Roads of Enlightenment adopted by Cainites to control the beast, to better help you roleplay mysterious sinful vampires. 

In this episode, we shall discuss the Road of Heaven one of the philosophical Roads of Enlightenment adopted by Cainites to control the beast, to better help you roleplay faithfully religious characters.

The podcast that discusses all things vampiric continues the interesting irregular series, 'Cainite Conversations', where The Lore By Night Podcast Guy brings in a member of the TTRPG community and talk about all things TTRPG and everything else in between. In this episode, The Lore By Night Podcast Guy invites Sara Thompson of Clan Ventrue into his domain. Sara is a freelance writer for table-top role-playing games, focusing on positive disability and chronic illness representation and content in games. She has worked for established game companies such as RTalsorianGames on The Witcher, Cyberpunk RED and Paizo on Starfinder. Disabled herself, Sara also works as a disability advocate in the TTRPG community and also as a sensitivity reader. Together, they discuss primarily the representation and portrayal of disability in TTRPGs and media, unpacking how we have gone about creating our own supplements, debunking ableist stereotypes as we go and how to deal with internet trolls. Sara talks about working with RTalsorianGames and how they go the extra mile to include all demographics and minorities, as well as those who scarcely do the bare minimum. The interview also includes some interesting, yet challenging questions from members of the Lore By Night Discord server for Sara.

In this episode, we shall review Cults of The Blood Gods, a Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition sourcebook. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review the companion guide for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review the companion guide for Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we begin the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on turning concepts into stats into people.

In this episode, I shall be discussing my thoughts and opinions on the second Werewolf: The Apocalypse videogame, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood, developed by Cyanide Studios. NOTE: As mentioned in the episode, I was given my digital copy of the game, for PS4 a day before release. No money was exchanged, and I am under no obligation to review or even play it.

In this episode, we continue the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on portraying Elders in VtM.

In this episode, we shall review the Anarch sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review the Camarilla sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we continue the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on portraying the titles of the Camarilla.

In this episode, we continue the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on portraying the titles of the Sabbat.

In this episode, we continue the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on portraying the titles of the Anarch Movement.

In this episode, we continue the Lore By Night ‘How To Vampire' series, a mini-series that aims to improve the roleplaying of players and Storytellers during tabletop sessions. This episode will focus on Worldbuilding.

In this episode, we shall review the Tome of Secrets sourcebook for Vampire: The Dark Ages 20th Anniversary Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Ghoul in Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition, or V5, as the Thin Bloods, call it these days…

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries surrounding Obtenbration and Abyss Mysticism, the disciplines that allow manipulation of the darkness, as well as the practitioners of The Road of Night who studies the Abyss.

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries surrounding Vicissitude, the discipline that allows one to shape bone and flesh like clay. This episode will also focus on The Road of Metamorphosis those that obsess over this discipline.

In this episode, I shall rank the main 13 clans in Vampire: The Masquerade in what I consider to be the best and worse across all editions. This list will not contain the Caitiff or Thinbloods.

In this episode, I shall rank the main 17 bloodlines in Vampire: The Masquerade in what I consider to be the best and worse across all editions. This list will not include the Danava.

In this episode, I shall rank the main 13 Laibon Legacies in Kindred of The Ebony Kingdom in what I consider to be the best and worse across all editions.

In this episode, we begin The Re-Embrace series, where we take popular vampires in fiction and put them into Vampire: The Masquerade. This episode will focus on Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village.

In this episode, I shall unveil my podcasting secrets. I will share with you how to create a podcast idea, develop a brand and deliver awesome content week after week in order to become a successful content creator.

In this episode, we shall unravel the mysteries surrounding Necromancy, the discipline that allows one to manipulate ghosts and corpses. This episode will also focus on The Road of Bones and The Path of Death and The Soul.

In this episode, we will be looking at the Wraith basics, what you need to know to survive in this World of Darkness, as well as a very brief overview of the Shadow, Spectres and ghostly Legions.

In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Wraith in Wraith: The Oblivion Twentieth Anniversary Edition, or W20, as some folks, call it these days…

In this celebratory episode, I shall be discussing why I love the World of Darkness brand and community. I shall also be reflecting upon the journey I have made during the last 2 years producing this podcast.

In this episode, we shall review the Encyclopaedia Vampirica, a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review Beckett's Jyhad Diary, a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, I will present to you 10 World of Darkness books from my collection that I love to read over and over again, books I think you should get to enhance your roleplaying and storytelling.

WARNING: Torture, phallic dismemberment and sadist sexual practices are discussed in this book review. Listener discretion is advised.  In this episode, we shall review House of Tremere, a sourcebook for Vampire: The Dark Ages. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

From the creator of the critically acclaimed World of Darkness lore podcast "Lore By Night" brings you actual plays in the form of "Lore By Night Productions". Together, alongside a culturally diverse & queer cast, Lore By Night Productions aims to bring fun actual plays varying in mood, tone and wholesome chillaxed fun, with none of the pretentious professional bullocks. Such games include, but are not limited to; Vampire: The Masquerade Changeling: The Lost Werewolf: The Apocalypse Wraith: The Oblivion Call of Cthulhu The Warren

WARNING: This episode briefly discusses the death of children and child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we shall discuss Harrowings & The Shadow, the spiritual devil on the shoulder of every Wraith in the Shadowlands. We will also discuss the frightening Spectres that so many become.

WARNING: This episode briefly discusses the death of children and child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.  In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Spectre in Wraith: The Oblivion Twentieth Anniversary Edition, or W20, as some folks, call it these days…

WARNING: This episode briefly discusses body torture, the death of children and child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.  In this episode, we shall review Dark Reflections: Spectre, a sourcebook for Wraith: The Oblivion. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

NOTE: The observant listener may notice that my voice sounds a little hoarse/rough here. I was/am not ill. I felt fine when I was recording the episode and I probably feel fine as you read this message. I don't know this happened. It was just one of those things I couldn't do much about and I had no other opportunities to record during that week. If that bothers you, tough. Endure it as I did

WARNING: This episode briefly touches upon slavery, the Holocaust, nuclear apocalypse & genocide of the Americas. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we shall explore the history of the Underworld and how it was formed. We will discuss the formation of The Dark Kingdom of Iron, the largest and perhaps the most important kingdom in the Underworld in Wraith: The Oblivion.

In this special episode, we shall discuss The Ashirra, the Islamic sect of vampires. We shall discuss their origins, motives and what sort of cultures these Kindred live as well as the mystery that is The Keening.

In this episode, we shall explore Stygia, the capital city of The Dark Kingdom of Iron, located deep within The Underworld. We shall touch upon its rulers and the strange and wacky tourist spots.

In this episode, we shall explore the complex Labyrinth and the violent Tempests, places in the Underworld only the brave or stupid traverse, as well as the weird creatures that call the Tempest home.

In this episode, we continue The Re-Embrace series, where we take popular vampires in fiction and put them into Vampire: The Masquerade. This episode will focus on Count Von Count from Sesame Street.

In this episode, we shall look at The Doomslayers, ghosts who takes the fight against Oblivion straight into the Labyrinth. We shall explore their origins, motives and what sort of culture these Wraiths live, in addition to the mysterious Pasiphae.

In this episode, I shall be reviewing the LA By Night web series, an official World of Darkness actual play. I shall also reflect upon my experience with the characters and accessibility as a whole. Note: Victor Temple is played by B. Dave Walters, who I somehow forgot to mention in the recording.

In this episode, we shall explore life inside the Western undead cities of the Shadowlands outside of the walls of the Stygia as well as the Legion, Renegade & Heretic Factions.

WARNING: This episode contains thorough descriptions of gross body horror. Listener discretion is advised.  In this episode, we shall discuss The Risen, Wraiths that manage to come back from the dead. We shall explore their origins, motives and what sort of cultures these walking dead live.

WARNING: This episode contains examples of domestic and animal abuse. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Risen in Wraith: The Oblivion Twentieth Anniversary Edition, or W20, as some folks, call it these days…

In this episode, we shall review Sabbat: The Black Hand, a sourcebook for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

WARNING: This episode contains transphobic topics and discussions regarding mental health. Listener discretion is advised. In this special episode, we shall review The Black Hand: Playing The Sabbat, a homebrew for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the homebrew for you.

In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to portray every clan and bloodline in your sessions of Vampire: The Masquerade in what I consider to be the ultimate roleplaying guide.

In this episode, we shall discuss ghost hunting in the World of Darkness. We will learn how to best portray them as a player, or as a storyteller, by dissecting their origins, lore and motives.

In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Ghost Hunter and Medium in World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters for the 20th Anniversary Edition of the World of Darkness games.

In this episode, we shall review The Bygone Bestiary, a World of Darkness sourcebook. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review Dark Ages British Isles, a World of Darkness Dark Ages sourcebook. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we are going to go through everything you need to know in order to create your own Hunter in Hunter's Hunted 2 for Vampire: The Masquerade Twentieth Anniversary Edition, or V20, as the elders, call it these days...

In this episode, we shall review The Hunters Hunted 2, a sourcebook primarily for Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we shall review World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters, a sourcebook primarily for Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In which the Diva in question discusses all things vampirically romantic, sensual and lustful in celebration of the "nice" milestone achieved on the Lore By Night YouTube channel.

In this episode, we shall be discussing Numina, the supernatural powers possessed by mortals in the World of Darkness. I shall present the different categories, types and how one may go about practising and learning said gifts.

In this episode, we begin to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of Happenstance that make up The Emerald Legion.

WARNING: This episode discusses death caused by illness, which, during the Covid pandemic, may be too much for listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of Illness that make up The Skeletal Legion.

In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the mysterious victims that make up The Legion of Paupers.

In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the Doomed that make up The Legion of Fate.

WARNING: Themes of Madness is poorly used by 90s Edgy White Wolf Entertainment, so portions of this episode may be unintentionally offensive. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of madness that make up The Penitent Legion.

In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of old age that make up The Iron Legion.

WARNING: This episode talks about suicide and self-harm in varying detail. A lot of it is in that glorious Edgy White Wolf jank, whilst others are more healthy yet still possibly uncomfortable to listen to (just ask the podcast host). Listener discretion is advised. In this episode, we continue to unravel the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of suicide that make up The Silent Legion.

In this episode, we conclude the unravelling the mysteries behind the origins, motives and cultures of the 8 ghostly Legions in the World of Darkness. This episode will focus on the victims of violence that make up The Grim Legion.

In this episode, we shall review The Book of Legions, a sourcebook for Wraith: The Oblivion. I shall present my thoughts and opinions on its presentation and mechanics to help you better decide whether this is the sourcebook for you.

In this episode, we're boarding The Midnight Express, the nightly train that runs through the Underworld of Wraith: The Oblivion. We shall discuss its origins, features and the figures that run this locomotive.

In this episode, we shall discuss The Ferrymen, one of the oldest societies in the Underworld. We will also explore their origins, motives, and what of cultures these Wraiths live.