The Beginner's Guide to Hunter: The Vigil Lore

[@liliththesolarexalted2206]

Thank you for talking about Hunter The Vigil, it feels like it always gets overshadowed by the other WoD gamelines, but there is just something magical about playing a human in a world of such evil and darkness, and fighting against forces that are above humans, showing them just why mankind is the most dangerous game.

[@TheBotchPit]

Thank you for listening, Lilith - glad to see another fellow Hunter around! It's a tale of pure horror, and one of our favorite lines as well.

[@BlackIce3190]

There is a charm in playing the equivalent of Ash Williams.

[@danny_decheeto8300]

@@BlackIce3190 hail to the king baby

[@vit968]

Whenever I tried to pick a supernatural and a faction, I always went for the more modern ones like Carthians, Iron Masters, and Free Council. Then I figured what I really liked was Hunter, and something like Valkyrie or Vascu. I guess I just like humans too much.

[@anangrycucco]

Vigil isn't wod is it? I thought it was chronicles of darkness

[@redghost-uy7hq]

Still sad I never got a true ending to my first hunter character. Gillian Slayter was an army ranger who was honorably discharged after surviving an enemy massacre. Or at least that's how the record showed it. His commanding officer led his squadron into a trap and revealed he was the leader of the cult they were sent to chase down. He needed five killers to complete a ritual to bring a demon into this world but the ritual didn't work because Gillian had never actually killed the kid he said he had. A year prior a child carrying a bomb had gotten past their defenses and he ignored the orders to shoot on sight anyone that crossed the barrier because the child reminded him of his daughter at home and because of that the bomb went off and his best friend lost his leg. He shamefully put a bullet into the body to hide his crime. When the demon ritual failed the demon was only half brought into this plane as it ripped into his chest before dissapting, leaving a terrible scar and part of it's claw embedded into his heart. He shot his commander in the ensuing carnage brought about by the failure and they just said it was friendly fire brought about by confusion. They deemed him insane and with heavy ptsd due to the incident, and as far as the PTSD was concerned they were not wrong. He became obsessed with the occult to the point where his walls were covered in symbols and scattered books filled his floors, and he woke up in cold sweats nearly strangling his wife. She was only willing to put up with this craziness until their daughter walked in to see it and then she left him. Alone and cold on the streets he walked homeless until a car stopped in front of him. It was his friend who lost his leg offering him to stay at his house and work at his bar. Despite the guilt he had to accept as he hated himself for it. Eventually he got into drugs and prostitutes until one of the prostitutes got possessed by the same demon he saw in Iraq and he killed her. The next week when he was expecting the police to arrest him at any time, task force knocked on his door and told him everything he had ever seen was true and they were going to blackmail him into hunting for them. I ended up having a very interesting story with his family and friend after that that never got resolved

[@TheBotchPit]

That sounds like an incredible story that you shared with us redghost1197, and we hope that one day you're able to bring closure to Gillian. Seriously, that was so awesome. If you could give one piece of advice to future players, what would it be? Stay strong, Hunter. - Nick

[@Warp-n7d]

Watched a lot of you guys while spending time alone, really appreciate the good times

[@TheBotchPit]

Hey my friend, if you're with us you're never alone.

[@kennethdicke2125]

One of my favs - Constantine (although you need to leave out the the Keanu Reeves flick, it went too over the top for my taste). He would be a tier three character (or maybe just a five in Contacts). His friends that help him keep dying & no matter what he does , the dark is going to take him for past mistakes - but he keeps fighting... VERY Hunter! There was a 2016 series by the name & about 300 comic issues, so a lot of material too.

[@itinerantmercenary6988]

When you said you have to bring in the king I started screaming in my head. “Yeah! YEAH! He’s actually gonna do it! ASHLEY WILLIAMS!!! Shop smart! Shop S-Mart! YA GOT THAT?!”

[@redghost-uy7hq]

Htv is probably my favorite wod/cofd line so far. I run it in classic wod in the place of reckoning though since I just don't care much for reckoning

[@celticcursegaming4277]

Great video! I'm currently the storyteller for a first time group of WoD players. Hunter: The Vigil really is the best game to kick off a bunch of new players because like their characters they know next to nothing and it's the pursuit of knowledge that seems to be driving them. Used this video as a way to sell them on the concept. We're well into our first Vigil campaign and looks like we'll be starting a Vampire: The Masquerade one as well. They'll be tackling their first serious hunt next session! Keep pumping out the WoD stuff, you rock!

[@TheBotchPit]

Thank you so much, Celtic Curse Gaming! Hunter: The Vigil is my favorite game, both for new players and veterans, because it's both a pursuit of knowledge as well as "Nightmare!" mode! We hope that your games go well!

[@RotaFury]

I love Hunter the Vigil i have not gotten to play in it sadly due to my group but i did get to run a game and it was thrilling to do so. My group got very into it and it was a lot of fun messing with varies things. My personal game i made up a twisted Abomination but also had a Slasher group who was seeking out and killing hunters for an unknown reason though it ended just as my group was going to have the chance to meet one of the members of that Slasher group.

[@TheBotchPit]

Hey man, sorry to hear you couldn't finish it off. Ever try getting the group back together?

[@RotaFury]

@@TheBotchPit yea they wanted to do some D&D so doing that currently. I am thinking next will be either my plan of a zoo game with them starting as children or doing a retake on the hunter because it's been like over a year lol.

[@aendrinastor3251]

The Winchesters are definitely hunters as well

[@TheBotchPit]

My favorite example, but Nick made the Guide and he just started watching Supernatural.

[@aendrinastor3251]

@@TheBotchPit oh good I'll start posting spoilers 😂

[@TheBotchPit]

Don't you dare. Lol

[@hypersonicblabla]

Salmon dean

[@bwowzah]

This is a really well done video.

[@cadaverificRenegade]

I think a really good example of a hunter is Carl Kolchack from the Nightstalker series (the chad 70's version, not the recent one). He isn't super strong or fearless. He's just a reporter that tries to bring these horrors into the light. Even when he does beat a monster, it's only by his wits. The best part is that nobody believes him. I think that makes him a very real character

[@syranas]

Oh man, my favorite game that I've never played. This game is super cool.

[@jeffpalmer4181]

Love this guitar work keep this up!

[@Renigade16]

I was waiting the whole video for Supernatural and the Winchesters to be brought up I mean that's literally the show lol! When the narrator said "the king himself" I was expecting Van Helsing. Also Buffy the vampire slayer Isa great example.

[@TheBotchPit]

I keep telling Nick to watch Supernatural, but he's not doing it. I'm sorry. Lol

[@fair-trigger1306]

Where is the background music from? Just curious.

[@micheledyer7213]

I like the Music

[@Sorain1]

The thematic difference between the Vigil and the Reckoning, based on what you've said here is that the former are fighting a necessary but hopeless struggle because they _have_ no power. Their fighting back against the darkness is a war of rats in a house full of people. They can score some victories if they're cautious and smart, but in the end they are going to lose. It, in a way, is what would have been going on before the Reckoning kicked off. The latter is fighting a necessary struggle that can seem hopeless, but isn't because the Hunters _have_ power. They don't know that power, or who gave it to them or why, but they can stand up to the horrors and defeat them, if only on the small scale. Their fighting back against the darkness is a war of children against adults. If they can make it, if they can group together, learn enough and survive long enough, it's plausible they can win it, or at least their great grandchildren can. It's funny, how well Vigil seems to fit as 'this is why Imbuement was needed.' and there's value in both lines. But I'll admit, Vigil is a hard sell to me. Fighting a battle that's brutally lonely and hard is in both, but I can't find it in me to invest much in a dead end. I'll get on board for a long twilight struggle, because win or lose it was a fight with meaning that needs fighting. Vigil's situation strikes me as being a cornered rat, you fight because the only alternative is lay down and die, not because you have any hope of even doing meaningful damage before your death.

[@charion1234]

I have been thinking about this and wondered about creating a compact. Like say as a Cartel member that hunts vampires and could potentially encounter other supernatural entities.

[@jacobjett5783]

Will you be redoing this video when they release 2nd edition and will you be doing videos for Beast and Deviant?

[@TheBotchPit]

Chris here! Knowing Nick, he's PROBABLY planning a new one when 2E launches. As far as Beast and Deviant go, absolutely. Mage is my next jam, though.

[@youknowpomm]

What's the music used at the beginning

[@johncmousley]

best chronicle of darkness game

[@TheBotchPit]

Nick agrees very much!

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Chronicle of Darkness is just the world right?

[@johncmousley]

@@danny_decheeto8300 yes, i think

[@danny_decheeto8300]

@@johncmousley ty

[@kingdomofvinland8827]

What’s the background song called? I like it

[@iurilourenco]

Merry Xmas!

[@TheBotchPit]

Merry Christmas to you, too!

[@EpicDeception]

Here in before the Calli stream

[@slickestpower73]

Same

[@TheBotchPit]

So uh.... what Calli stream? Lol

[@EpicDeception]

@@TheBotchPit Calliope Mori from hololive En.

[@DualBlades962]

@@TheBotchPit famous streamer and vtuber calliope mori is starting a htv stream series with her friends

[@TheBotchPit]

Thank you.... guess we're about to get a bump. xD

[@takaharatanaka8818]

Also, Merry Christmas from Singapore

[@TheBotchPit]

Merry Christmas to you all over there! I assume it's warmer than Boston was!

[@takaharatanaka8818]

I really like the videos. When are you moving on to do episode 7? I want to judge the players some more LOL

[@TheBotchPit]

Takahara Tanaka I have a ton ready to go, it’s just forming them to video that holds me up. However, I’ll try to toss up a few tonight for you!

[@takaharatanaka8818]

@@TheBotchPit rEMEMBER, THIS JUDGING THING IS (UGH, damn caps lock) all in good fun. You are a great Storyteller and the players 'ineptitude' has me and my oldest Amanda rolling, holding our bellies laughing. ;)

[@TheBotchPit]

Got Episode Seven up!

[@HodlinC]

Oh my god, what is that music? I need it

[@TheBotchPit]

Hey That one Crow! They are all tunes by Dan Lebowitz: Bring Me Your Sorrows Last Train to Mars Not Forgotten Surrender

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Fr this and the Dresden Files system look so cool

[@ardenlyn8730]

Vigil 2 is here! It's still brilliantly over serious and real!

[@sarico7827]

Loved hunter the vigil and the req. But like I love just normal human fight scary bads.

[@EdificeofEchoes]

So the sadness is that, you are performing a thankless job, endlessly

[@judgecurran7289]

So customers service

[@dratheart]

So all a Hunter is in "The Vigil" is is a Bystander from "Hunter: The Reckoning"?

[@Renigade16]

No? I'm not sure what exactly your getting at. But no, a hunter in the vigil is not just a bystander. They tend to start as an innocent bystander that's just awakened to the "real" world. But they can and do get to the level of full on global organization hunters.

[@MPFCgal88]

Color me surprised that Supernatural wasn’t mentioned in the pop culture references for hunters.

[@TheBotchPit]

Nick did this one, and he hasn't watched it. This is Chris, and I'm a hoe for it. So consider this your "Supernatural" reference; "SAMMY." This has been my Ted talk.

[@alexandersmith9144]

Hey man would love to start a group for D&D 5e but right now have no one to play it with me. Want to help start that group and be in it? Always loved your videos and would love to meet you online. 😁.

[@TheBotchPit]

Hey there! I mean, we can definitely help out and give pointers, but at the moment life is kicking me in the face time-wise, so playing would be hard at the time being.

[@gingerredshoes]

Winchester brothers? Buffy and her crew? The frickin Talamasca? You seem to have missed a few. I concur with Mulder and Scully.

[@fenrirl.g.d8814]

Hey any idea of when the 2e is coming out?

[@spiegelnder]

All the info about that... Here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/339646881/hunter-the-vigil-second-edition-tabletop-roleplaying-game

[@samuraiwarrior87]

Cannot believe you left out hellsing as a hunter.

[@tylermcneeley3136]

Doesn't really count when the only agents of value are literal vampires

[@DrabeLord]

cool content, some edits would make it easier to swallow tho

[@dantehikes]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is also a good example.

[@CptRonSolo]

Not technically because she has super strength. She's a bit more than say the winchester bros because she is THE SLAYER lol

[@judgecurran7289]

Wouldn't the knights watch from asoiaf be hunters

[@apex2000]

Gallows Humor a good way to have a less morose Hunter. "Noone makes it out of life alive afterall"

[@jamiepape147]

Wynona Earp can fall under hunter

[@KawdoruTaon]

I came here from Alfabusa's videos. Who else? haha :D

[@TheBotchPit]

Not me, I work here.

[@Bluntz1289]

Hunter The Reckoning is the better game but Vigil is alright.