History YMMV / ChroniclesOfDarkness

** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be humans until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plane, who then proceeded to [[TouchedByVorlons reshape them into fae themselves]] and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys [[ForTheEvulz for their own amusement]]. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by duplicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much their experience has changed them, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again, shaping their entire culture around rituals whose sole purpose is to make it harder for this to happen. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances. Due to the fact they now live between reality and fantasy, they have to constantly struggle to distinct what's real from their dreams, with failure to do so potentially causing hallucinations, and eventually comatose. And as if this wasn't enough, a good chunk of the humans who actually know about them believe ''they'' are the evil fairies.

** [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]] are {{Artificial Human}}s whose very nature cause both people ''and'' nature itself to hate them, meaning they can never integrate society and are forced in a WalkingTheEarth lifestyle. Their mere presence in mortal society causes a HatePlague directed toward ''them'' (and only ''[[TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial one]]'' supernatural species besides their own is immune), [[WalkingWasteland landscapes gradually warp and decay around them]], and animals instinctively fear and dislike them. The only way out is a long quest to turn themselves into humans, and in order to do that, they often have to create a new Promethean, thus ensuring more of them will carry their curse. Worst, monsters are out to devour their flesh, and the best way they can avoid said monsters is by hiding among these same humans who will instinctively hate them. They also have to interact with those selfsame humans if they actually want to ''learn'' about humanity and become human themselves. It's kind of remarkable that so few of them say "fuck it," give up on the Pilgrimage, and follow the ThenLetMeBeEvil Refinement of Centimanus.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: White Wolf experienced massive layoffs by CCP because ''VideoGame/EVEOnline'' was struggling due to the brilliant plan to sell monocles for real money that nobody could see.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Many of the changes between the Old and New World of Darkness seems to have been motivated by learning from the criticisms done to the former:
** ''Old World of Darkness'' infamously made crossovers between the various gameline very difficult due to drastically different (and poorly balanced) rules in each book, as well as conflicting cosmologies that were all taken as facts despite contradicting each other. ''New World/Chronicles'' dealt with the former by first creating a "human" corebook with rules serving as bases to all the other gamelines and better balancing the various supernaturals, and the latter by having their various origins and myths either blurry or ambiguous rather than taken as facts, leaving it up to the Storyteller to decide what is true or false.
** ''Old World'' also was criticized for its MetaPlot which had most players being constantly used as pawns by more powerful [=NPCs=] while waiting for an apocalypse they couldn't stop, which was a cause of being TooBleakStoppedCaring. ''New World/Chronicle'' distinctly lacks such an upcoming apocalypse (unless the Storyteller decides to make one) and focuses on more personal stories, giving the player characters more opportunities to shine.
** Another common criticism of ''Old World'' is that, despite its progressive handling of LGBT characters, it had a lot of UnfortunateImplications in its dealing with ethnic minorities- ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' treating the Romani as an [[PlanetOfHats entire culture of]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil irascible thieves]] and all the clans in ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' being based on ethnic stereotypes, for the most famous examples. These were excised in ''New World/Chronicle''.

* BrokenBase: Let's just say there is some strong split between fans who stick to ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'', those who embrace this one, and those who just like both as separate games. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment And keep it at that]].

** ''Old World'' also was criticized for its MetaPlot which had most players being constantly used as pawns by more powerful [=NPCs=] while waiting for an apocalypse they couldn't stop, which was a cause of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy. ''New World/Chronicle'' distinctly lacks such an upcoming apocalypse (unless the Storyteller decides to make one) and focuses on more personal stories, giving the player characters more opportunities to shine.

* WoobieSpecies: Very few supernatural species in this setting [[BlessedWithSuck could really qualify as "lucky"]], but two species in particular ''seriously'' have it rough:

** [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]] are {{Artificial Human}}s whose very nature cause both people ''and'' nature itself to hate them, meaning they can never integrate society and are forced in a WalkingTheEarth lifestyle. Their mere presence in mortal society causes a HatePlague directed toward ''them'' (and only ''[[TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial one]]'' supernatural specie besides their own is immune), [[WalkingWasteland landscapes gradually warp and decay around them]], and animals instinctively fear and dislike them. The only way out is a long quest to turn themselves into humans, and in order to do that, they often have to create a new Promethean, thus ensuring more of them will carry their curse. Worst, monsters are out to devour their flesh, and the best way they can avoid said monsters is by hiding among these same humans who will instinctively hate them. They also have to interact with those selfsame humans if they actually want to ''learn'' about humanity and become human themselves. It's kind of remarkable that so few of them say "fuck it," give up on the Pilgrimage, and follow the ThenLetMeBeEvil Refinement of Centimanus.

** ''Old World'' also was criticized for its MetaPlot which had most players being constantly used as pawns by more powerful npcs while waiting for an apocalypse they couldn't stop, which was a cause of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy. ''New World/Chronicle'' distinctly lacks such an upcoming apocalypse (unless the Storyteller decides to make one) and focuses on more personal stories, giving the player characters more opportunities to shine.

* BrokenBase: Let's just say there is some strong split between fans who stick to ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'', those who embrace this one, and those who just like both as separate games. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment And keep it at that]].

** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be humans until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plane, who then proceeded to [[TouchedByVorlons reshape them into fae themselves]] and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys [[ForTheEvulz for their own amusement]]. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by duplicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much their experience has changed them, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again, shaping their entire culture around rituals whose sole purpose is to make it harder for this to happen. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances. And as if this wasn't enough, a good chunk of the humans who actually know about them believe ''they'' are the evil fairies.

** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be humans until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plane, who then proceeded to reshape them into fae themselves and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys for their own amusement. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by duplicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much they have changed, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again, shaping their entire culture around rituals whose sole purpose is to make it harder for this to happen. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances. And as if this wasn't enough, a good chunk of the humans who actually know about them believe ''they'' are the evil fairies.

** [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]] are {{Artificial Human}}s whose very nature cause both people ''and'' nature itself to hate them, meaning they can never integrate society and are forced in a WalkingTheEarth lifestyle. Their mere presence in mortal society causes a HatePlague directed toward ''them'' (and other supernatural beings aren't immune), [[WalkingWasteland landscapes gradually warp and decay around them]], and animals instinctively fear and dislike them. The only way out is a long quest to turn themselves into humans, and in order to do that, they often have to create a new Promethean, thus ensuring more of them will carry their curse. Worst, monsters are out to devour their flesh, and the best way they can avoid said monsters is by hiding among these same humans who will instinctively hate them. They also have to interact with those selfsame humans if they actually want to ''learn'' about humanity and become human themselves. It's kind of remarkable that so few of them say "fuck it," give up on the Pilgrimage, and follow the ThenLetMeBeEvil Refinement of Centimanus.

** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be humans until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plane, who then proceeded to reshape them into fae themselves and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys for their own amusement. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by duplicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much they have changed, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the True Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances.

* WoobieSpecies: Very few supernatural species in this setting could really qualify as "lucky", but two in particular ''seriously'' have it rough:

** One of this game's most recognized qualities compared to the ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'' is that it has a more unified, modular system, making it easier not only to make crossover, but also to come up with homebrew fan-games.

** [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]] are {{Artificial Human}}s whose very nature cause both people ''and'' nature itself to hate them, meaning they can never integrate society and are forced in a WalkingTheEarth lifestyle. Their mere presence in mortal society causes a HatePlague directed toward ''them'' (and other supernatural beings aren't immune), [[WalkingWasteland landscapes gradually warp and decay around them]], and animals instinctively fear and dislike them. The only way out is a long quest to turn themselves into humans, and in order to do that, they have to create a new Promethean, thus ensuring more of them will carry their curse. Worst, monsters are out to devour their flesh, and the best way they can avoid said monsters is by hiding among these same humans who will instinctively hate them. They also have to interact with those selfsame humans if they actually want to ''learn'' about humanity and become human themselves. It's kind of remarkable that so few of them say "fuck it," give up on the Pilgrimage, and follow the ThenLetMeBeEvil Refinement of Centimanus.

** Belial's Brood in Requiem, the Hosts and Bale Hounds in Forsaken, Abyssal intruders in Awakening, the Pandorans and ''qashmallim'' in Promethean, the Gentry in Lost, the Kerberoi in Geist, the... ''[[EverythingTryingToKillYou everything]]'' in Hunter...

** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be humans until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plan, who then proceeded to reshape them into fae themselves and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys for their own amusement. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by dublicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much they have changed, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the True Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances.
** [[TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated Prometheans]] are {{Artificial Human}}s whose very nature cause both people ''and'' nature itself to hate them, meaning they can never integrate society and are forced in a WalkingTheEarth lifestyle. Their mere presence in mortal society causes a HatePlague directed toward ''them'' (and other supernatural beings aren't immune), [[WalkingWasteland landscapes gradually warp and decay around them]], and animals instinctively fear and dislike them. The only way out is a long quest to turn themselves into humans, and in order to do that, they have to create a new Promethean, thus ensuring more of them will carry their curse. Worst, monsters are out to devour their flesh, and the best way they can avoid said monsters is by hiding among these same humans who will instinctively hate them.

* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/NewWorldOfDarkness obviously has its own page]].
** Belial's Brood in Requiem, the Hosts and Bale Hounds in Forsaken, Abyssal intruders in Awakening, the Pandorans and ''qashmallim'' in Promethean, the Gentry in Lost, the Kerberoi in Geist, the...''[[EverythingTryingToKillYou everything]]'' in Hunter...

* GameBreaker: Fighting Styles can be more powerful than actual supernatural abilities. Less so after the God Machine update, when they got significantly nerfed.

* GameBreaker: Fighting Styles can be more powerful than actual supernatural abilities.

* WoobieSpecies: Several supernatural species in this setting ''seriously'' have it rough:
** [[TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost Changelings]] used to be human until they were kidnapped by insane faeric beings from another plan, who then proceeded to reshape them into fae themselves and torture, abuse or otherwise use them as toys for their own amusement. They escaped only to find out they had been replaced by dublicates, and frequently are unable to return to their old life due to how much they have changed, forcing them to build a society of their own, where they live in constant fear of being caught by their masters again. They have grown so paranoid they can barely trust even each other ([[ProperlyParanoid sadly rightfully so]], because some of them ''are'' desperate enough to [[LesCollaborateurs deliver their peers to the True Fae]]), forcing them to rely on {{Magically Binding Contract}}s as insurances.