Vampire the Masquerade Lore: Sects

[@almightytallestred]

What better way to start the new year than by enjoying a new WoD lore video by Lazar of Stygia

[@bloodyblue354]

Man, these videos are incredibly impressive. I don't know if it's the voice, the music or both, but I find the narration so relaxing, I often rewatch them at night and fall asleep listening to contrived vampiric schemes :). Also, in my opinion these are, by far the best lore videos around. All done by a guy with no profile picture, no drama and no shilling, just a bit of b&w art and some style. Makes you feel like youtube isn't completely owned by Pentex and there's still some of the old internet around.

[@aidenhill5138]

Haha Fuck yeah man I couldn't agree any more then with all ya said

[@Abysalss]

Generally I prefer the world being more divided between Anarchs sabat and Camarilla, I just like the anarchs having a bit more organization than just “3 cities for a few decades” and prefer it being a 3 way war

[@raymondcalderon8180]

Yesss! More content from the best WOD lore channel out there!

[@mohammedosman4902]

great to see new content from Lazar of Stygia

[@Tencelas]

Appreciate the videos as always. Thin Bloods should have taken a note from their elders and organized, turned on vampire kind. Gone full-on blade and worked with some of the Hunter conspiracies. Would love a video on the different paths of enlightenment, to compare and contrast them with the Dharmas of the Kuei-jin. I'm also obsessed with learning more about the Yama Kings. Fuck it, top 10 video of the best or worst instances of Amaranth.

[@Tencelas]

Oh man, also...If you think there's enough content for it, that fucked up carnival of horrors that hangs out in Canada and tours all over. There's something about those Canadian vampires that are tainted by Decani that are very interesting. It's literally a dark carnival. The ICP jokes write themselves!

[@gypsyg9612]

Hunters woudlnt work with them to begin with probably.. And I am afraid that thin bloods is something that cannibalises itself after a while.. They drag the neonates out of their hiding spots and keep diablerizing them until none remain, then hungry for power they would likely turn on each other and the elders just wait it out.. Even if not, lets be real. the power gap between any elder and even a entire pack of thin bloods is to large.. They can mass dominate the entire group.. How many thin bloods do you need to destroy Helena of Troy? A lot probably.. Cities worth perhaps to even attempt the attack and you would still fail horribly.. They would be way out of their league..

[@scottjones6860]

@@Tencelas Are you talking about the Midnight Circus?

[@Tencelas]

@@scottjones6860 I think so! I read about it a long time ago.

[@mattd7695]

Nothing like a vtm lore video to ring in the new year. Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. Hope your around for a long time to come, happy new year 🥳

[@CromwellTheArchaeologist]

Another excellent piece, thank you for your hard work. I am particularly interested in a “cults” video, when you have the opportunity.

[@honkeykong4049]

Happy New Year Lazar.

[@alexdrapou4554]

Booyeah the mad man's back. What a great way to start the year

[@WildWolfGod]

Happy New Year Lazar! Any new Lazar is always good.

[@ProHero86]

Happy new years

[@lazarofstygia2241]

Same to you

[@thomasmuennich2680]

Love your work you are the best

[@lazarofstygia2241]

Thank you very much!

[@Badlands_Joker]

Damn good way to start the new year i reckon

[@lazarofstygia2241]

Indeed

[@paladinebahamut]

I'd really enjoy a Who's Who among the Exalted, narrated by you, sir

[@SvendleBerries]

Love me some lore videos :D

[@skeletonking4119]

I learn thing new each video, But I do wonder why bloodlines is canon or not, which you explain it well .. well let’s just hope the new people in hands won’t ruined “the masquerade” just saying. Hope the new year be great to you, and your loving family, our dear elder and awesome storyteller and teacher.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

I'm a simple man, Lazar of Stygia uploads something, I click.

[@zackkilgore528]

Let’s go! Another banger

[@yetipotato8567]

I didnt know they get much sects, them being undead and all

[@TomasMosca]

Happy New Year for you all!

[@lazarofstygia2241]

Same to you!

[@matthewpage8313]

This is one of the things I think Vampire: The Requiem got right. Its use of multiple competing sects with differing ideologies and philosophies regarding leadership and the vampiric condition seemed to work better than overloading the game with various (and often overspecialized and redundant) clans and bloodlines.

[@brianzmek7272]

This was cool but it is kind of sad that you don't at least mention the sects from the secondary continues like the Independent Alliance out of the by night studios larp edition

[@CEZA-123]

Love your videos, but the audio is a lil low :(

[@lazarofstygia2241]

It's an ongoing process

[@johnwalsh4857]

as of 2023, in terms of military strength and influence and numbers I would put the Sabbat as a distant 3rd place. the #1 is still the Camarilla with #2 as the Anarchs. Sabbat got mauled in the 2010s by a combination of the sabbat crusade in the Middle East and the 2nd inquisition, when the 2nd Inquisition starting doing their hunts, the most visible were the Sabbat, many Sabbat were destroyed by the 2nd inquisition and also by follow up Technocracy forces(in my opinion the true architects of the 2nd Inquisition). also with the defection of many Lasombra to the Camarilla, and Tzimisce going their own way, The Sabbat as of 2023 is probably the smallest of the three sects with a decentralization of command similiar to that of the Anarchs. The sabbat power structures got shattered a decade or so ago, now the sabbat is like a terrorist organization functioning in gangs and cells. The Sabbat still control a few cities(Madrid, maybe a few cities in the Middle East and Eastern Europe)is now under Camarilla control. WIth the loss of their earlier power structure, the sabbat is now poorly coordinated, and the packs do their own thing.

[@johnwalsh4857]

Camarilla may espouse humanity as its "path of enlightenment" but there is a small underground of path of enlightenment or roads of those other than humanity, with path of power and inner voice and road of kings being the most substantial and influential. as its ranks were bolstered by large numbers of defecting Lasombra from the sabbat. also Path of honorable accord or Road of Chivalry being a second, also Path of lilith has been in the camarilla for a while now, but its very much small and underground. Path of Entelechy among the Camarilla Brujah is also there .

[@Jsay18]

'ate Sabbat 'ate Ivory Tower 'ate Setties (not racist, just don't loike 'em) Luv me Cause Luv me Path of Entelechy Luv me Coterie Luv me mate's Humanity

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@Jsay18 entelechy is the best path out there.

[@RayceJacobson]

"but i suppose the current regime must be sensitive to those who make their battle royale spyware--uh, i mean...games." OOF

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Has anyone else homebrewed their own sects? I honestly think it's just as interesting, if not more so than homebrewing clans

[@honestkyn718]

I think it's like political parties; you figure out an interest for your group goals, motivations, ect. And then membership, foinding and history. It's like making a character

[@dylanchouinard6141]

@@honestkyn718 I mean I know that I was more referring to if anyone wanted to share their homebrew sects

[@davidoner4]

How about a video on those special kindred that compose the Camarilla Red List?

[@johnwalsh4857]

Yah the Anarchs now comprised mainly of Brujah, Gangrel and Caitiff. just do their own thing very poor coordination unless its to the defense of their shared domains. the strongest domain or sub sect of the anarchs was the Brujah council who ruled the USSR and warsaw pact. during the cold war. Now extinct due to Baba Yagas Purge.

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Nice

[@smuggrog9821]

Well from how Paradox has handled VtM and WoD lore in general for V5, I think its safe to assume that VtMB is canon to the V5 timeline but is non canon in the V20/Revised timeline. V5 is pretty much a soft reboot anyway and Kuei-jin have already been retconned out of the setting, now lets not even get into V5 Hunter and Werewolf which are just straight up reboots.

[@firetarrasque4667]

To be fair, the Kuei-jin were kind of stupid and arguably racist. I will not miss them very much.

[@burningbronze7555]

ah content.

[@Truename586]

Battle royale spyware I get what you meant

[@DCJMS]

Bahari? I need an adult

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

👍

[@TheDevian]

As far as I am concerned, anything after 2nd edition doesn't exist, and is not canon, so I can work in Bloodlines if I want. lol

[@joaovitorreisdasilva9573]

Bro... Wtf do US blacks do to fuck up so much shit? 0o (Talking about the comment of the African vampires and the low-key "black people can be a problem sometimes")