Good, not necessary, but useful.January 21, 2004 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Chaining the Beast was an ambitious undertaking by WW. They attempted to take all of the before listed Paths of Enlightenment and update them for the newer Revised Edition of Vampire. They are successful in doing so, and they even resurrected a few from the Dark Ages games that come in handy for those interested.
Personally, I found all of the above to be interesting, and handy to have in one book. The real gem for me was in the first chapter. Here the authors sought to explain the experiences of changing from a (basically) "human" vampire into a truly alien being.
As this was the first such attempt, I found it an excellent addition to any Story Tellers library and have used it on my own players to help them understand what their PC's where going through as they desperately sought a new philosophy to keep the Beast at bay.
