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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Ramon N. P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/06/2023 14:55:53

A quite correctly designed introductory quickstart for playing humans in the World of Darkness 1st edition, it does what it says on the tin efficiently. A good product to start with this version of the game.



Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by A customer [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/04/2019 14:42:25

Played this with two different groups, both had a blast with it. And why wouldn't they? The game was well-written, with plenty of options to choose from and add to the story to make it more "me."



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Jeremiah E. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/19/2018 09:07:54

I have not ran a World of Darkness adventure in many years and picked this one up to introduce a couple of new players to the world setting. I am impressed by the level of detail and depth for a free scenario. With very little tinkering, I was able to customer tailor the adventure for the ongoing camaign I have planned.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Stephen E. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/04/2017 15:39:38

Good stuff. Looking forward to running it. Also looks like a good jumping off point for becoming a Mage, though not so much Vampire or Werewolf other than learning the rules-system.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Rheannon M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/31/2017 14:21:19

This is a fun, disturbing introduction to the World of Darkness for mortals (including fledgling Hunters). There is a lot to play with as a storyteller to set a mood/theme appropriate to your group with some potential encounters that are more gore and others that are more spooky not gross. I used this free story as an introduction for my Hunter players who (along with their characters) have not yet faced the unknown in the new chronicles of darkness setting. It worked really well for that as it is challenging but gives them plenty of room to try out skills and learn the ropes. It played in about 4 solid hours (although I could see some groups taking a bit longer if they were more meandering/explorer types) so it definitely works as a one short or short arc. Definitely has quality despite the price!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Mycl B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/27/2015 19:22:47

Great quality. Great introductory scenario. Would have liked it to include a few maps. A basic floor map of floor five would have been very helpful. Possibly even a generic apartment map.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Chris D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/14/2014 15:08:12

This was an easy intro into World of Darkness for a first time story teller. This was a great story that ran smoothly while still having room for the personal touches of the person running it. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a quick run through World of Darkness or to anyone who wants to see what World of Darkness is all about. Its very user friendly.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Francesco L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/07/2014 13:08:45

Indeed a good product, especially for free, but it needs a bit of work to function, not much but there are a couple of minor plotholes which need to be fixed. Apart from that the idea behind the story is good, the plot intriguing, and with some fantasy the story can be extended and amplified for even more game sessions.

Particularly appreciated the surrealistic setting. It does work.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Aaron B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/24/2014 12:11:34

a great start off point for new nWOD players leaves just enough out to let story teller add their own stuff to it



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Tom H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/22/2013 15:37:58

I Love Drivethru RPG. I love the Nightmare at Hill Manor. Pertinent synopsis of the rules, pre-generated characters, great plot and story with wonderful play tips. This is going to be a lot of fun to play. Thanks for sharing your great products. I will definitely purchase and download more fantastic stuff.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Petrina C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/03/2013 21:03:12

I incorporated this SAS into my current campaign. My players had two previous sessions based on a plot of my own making and it had focused heavily on social/investigation aspects, with only a little physical. The plot of this story fit well with the beginnings of our campaign, so I fit it in as an opportunity to practice combat. Adapting it to fit was no problem and it is flexible enough to allow for that kind of thing. However, there is a LOT of detail missing from this story. The story teller has to fill in a LOT of material, by way of description... of every apartment and each of the residents and the spooky encounters etc. It's not a scenario that you can just pick up and go. The general plot is there. There are some good descriptions of spooky "moments" or tableaus. But the storyteller has a lot of work to do by way of making this place and the various encounters come to life. Unless you are exceptionally good at improv, you need to put in the prep time. Even with all my prep... incorporating NPCs they'd met elsewhere, picking up threads of their backstories to create character-specific events, etc... my players complained that it was far too combat heavy and didn't have enough storytelling. Now, this may just be a personal preference thing but I have to agree with them. There are a lot of skills that simply never get used or are used in only a cursory way (social and mental). My group didn't like that. Additionally, I don't know if this was simply a function of my characters not having equivalent stats as the pre-gen characters... but they were completely out-classed by the boss. We were on the verge of a party-wipe when a character rolled a hail mary and was miraculously successful. I used some creative license to make it work, because otherwise they were doomed to fail. So, overall:

  • flexible enough to be stand-alone or to be adapted and incorporated into an existing campaign
  • good plot that makes enough sense that the characters don't see gaping holes in the narrative
  • the boss-fight might be a little tough for newbies
  • the whole thing is VERY combat heavy... it felt at times more like a dungeon crawl than a WoD narrative
  • it is nowhere near ready-to-play. There's quite a lot of planning and prep-work required by the storyteller in order to make it good. Even with prep, requires a lot of improv of descriptions and encounters. At the end of the day, I would still recommend it. It's a solid storyline for mortal characters, and if your group likes combat they will love this story.


Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Nathaniel R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/18/2013 12:22:09

This product is perfect in format and legibility. I am very happy with it.

The adventure is interesting and genre-appropriate.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Angelina M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/25/2012 01:45:06

A pretty nice little quickstart that showcases many aspects of a Mortals game. I, a first time Storyteller, found this pretty easy to run for a couple friends, none of whom had played World of Darkness before, and half of whom had never roleplayed before. In turn, my friends found the demo very helpful to learning both the mechanics of the game and the roleplaying aspect, while having a great deal of fun at the same time. It's nothing special in terms of an adventure, but it serves its role perfectly as a one-shot demo meant to introduce the game to new players.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Adrian S. [Featured Reviewer]
Date Added: 12/07/2011 22:38:35

Even if you're not overly interested in the Mortals style of game that this presents, it is well worth getting to become familiar with the rules set for the new World of Darkness. The first thirty pages are dedicated to an overview of the systems, including full write-ups of skills, Virtues and Vices and every rule you'll need to run the module. It also comes with four pre-generated characters. The pre-gens are interesting as a lot of thought went into the backstory for each and there are some very solid emotional triggers for a Storyteller to incorporate into the adventure.

The premise is very simple - a group of mortals investigate something in their apartment building which turns out to be spooky. The author clearly defines the difference between horror and terror from the outset and gives reasons and examples for the use of each. It is a nice touch and the advice here is easily transferable to any other RPG in the genre.

Whilst the actual play of the module can come off as a little dungeon crawl-ish in its execution, the location does lend itself well to the slow transition from the real to the unreal (or familiar to unfamiliar). The story could easily be grasped by a brand new group (I'd argue even those who have never role-played before) and probably would offer a single nights' play. Beyond launching a Hunters game though, I can't see how it could really fit into the mould of chronicle-starter. However, you could tweak the module if you had a particular flavour of nWoD you wanted it to be the catalyst for.

A good introduction to the system, decent characters and a storyline which a first-time ST could fathom after a couple of readings. In all a recipe for a good product.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Nightmare on Hill Manor
Publisher: White Wolf
by Brendan T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/30/2011 17:19:05

It was a pretty fun little adventure to learn the system.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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