''Mind's Eye Theatre'' is a

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(LARP) based on the

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universe, sharing a theme and setting with the table-top

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'' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and with two revisions, '' Vampire: The Requiem'' and ''Mind's Eye Theater: Vampire The Masquerade''. (The rules for ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' have likewise been revised.) Other games or "venues" include: '' Werewolf: The Forsaken'', '' Mage: The Awakening'', '' Changeling: The Lost,'' and more. Conflicts and skill challenges are settled in other editions with a "

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" system often referred to as "throwing chops" or "hand jamming". The 2005 ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' system, however, used a random card-draw mechanic. Every player carries a deck of ten playing cards (2-10, plus an Ace), and adds a skill modifier to their draw. The game possesses many rules both for gameplay and player safety. One main advantage of using the ''Mind's Eye Theater'' system is the ability to use real player interaction to resolve the majority of social interactions between player characters (PCs) and non-player characters (NPCs). In 1999, ''

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'' magazine named ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' (first edition) as one of the ''Millennium's Best Games''. Editor

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said "''Mind's Eye Theater'' was the first to take an established

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and do the translation to live-action. And it is easily the most successful live-action game, too." By Night Studios relaunched ''Changeling: The Dreaming'' in 2020. Reviews indicated that it contained "fresh ideas" and that it ''is a supernatural enthusiast's dream game". As of March 2021, By Night Studios launched a free online Systems Reference Document (SRD) containing the majority of the rules, mechanics, and fiction from their Vampire: The Masquerade line of products.

Publications

* ''Mind's Eye Theatre: The Masquerade'', Mark Rein·Hagen, (1993) * ''Mind's Eye Theatre:

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'' Playbook, Jennifer Donaldson, John Flournoy, (1995) * ''Mind's Eye Theatre: Laws of the Night'', Richard E Dansky, Beth Fischi, et al., (1996) * ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' Core Rulebook (July 2005) * ''Mind's Eye Theatre: The Requiem'' (July 2005) * ''Mind's Eye Theatre: The Awakening'' (August 2007) * ''Mind's Eye Theater: Vampire The Masquerade'' (December 2013) * Mind's Eye Theatre Vampire: The Masquerade Volume II: Issue 1 * Mind's Eye Theatre Vampire: The Masquerade Volume II: Issue 2 * ''City in the Sand (PDF Only)'' (July 2009) *''Laws of the Night'' (1997) (formerly ''Masquerade''; based on '' Vampire: The Masquerade'') *''Laws of the Wild'' (formerly ''Apocalypse''; based on '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'') *''

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'' (based on '' Wraith: The Oblivion'') *''Laws of the Hunt'' (focusing on mortals as characters) *'' The Long Night'' (based on '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'') *''The Shining Host'' (based on '' Changeling: The Dreaming'') *''Laws of the Wyld West'' (based on '' Werewolf: The Wild West'') *''Laws of Ascension'' (based on ''

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'') *''Laws of the Reckoning'' (based on '' Hunter: The Reckoning'') *''Laws of Resurrection'' (based on '' Mummy: The Resurrection'') *''Laws of the East'' (based on ''

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'') *''Faith and Fire'' (based on '' Dark Ages: Vampire'') *''Vampire by Gaslight'' (based on '' Victorian Age: Vampire'') * ''Mind's Eye Theatre: Changeling: The Dreaming'' By Night Studios (2020)

References

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