Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers has been revealed, conjuring up a top-down CRPG within the World of Darkness setting and building on the Vampire: The Masquerade – Chapters narrative board game.
Set in Montreal, the typical vampire politicking and back-stabbing is taking place. Waking up after decades of torpor, you’ll have to investigate your own past, navigate an unfamiliar vampire society, and then shape the world through choices and deep roleplaying. It’s a familiar sounding set up – one that is an echo of Bloodlines 2 – though what comes from that beginning can go in very different directions. In particular, failure is absolutely a possibility here, reshaping the continuing narrative in a “fail forward” fashion.
Here’s the synopsis:
Montreal has changed.
The Sabbat is gone. New powers rule from the shadows. Old loyalties have decayed beneath neon lights, abandoned cathedrals and the ruins of forgotten faiths.
You are Gabe, a vampire awakened from decades of torpor with fractured memories and a past buried deeper than the dead. Guided by Sam, a reluctant Thin-Blood, what begins as a hunt for a rogue ghoul spirals into a dangerous conspiracy tied to the Temple of Eternal Whispers, a vast underground cathedral built in devotion to a forbidden faith.
Your return was no accident.
As you investigate the mystery surrounding your forgotten past, you uncover disturbing truths about the Sabbat. Your release sets forgotten forces into motion, while something ancient still lies buried beneath the city, a secret capable of reshaping Montreal’s undead society forever. The deeper you delve into your connection with the Temple of Eternal Whispers, the more you unravel the darkness buried within yourself. Will you embrace the monstrous legacy of your Sabbat origins, or fight to preserve the last remnants of your humanity?
Co-Founder and Creative Director at Flyos, Gary Paitre, said, “I’ve been playing Vampire: The Masquerade TTRPG for more than 25 years. The universe, its themes and the stories it creates have stayed with me for most of my life. That passion eventually pushed me to create Vampire: The Masquerade — Chapters, our narrative board game adaptation of the license, and later became the driving force behind Vampire: The Masquerade — Eternal Whispers.
“With Eternal Whispers, our ambition is to deliver a mature and atmospheric CRPG that sits at the crossroads of classic role-playing games and modern narrative experiences such as Disco Elysium. We want to create a game where personal horror, exploration, and meaningful choices are just as important as atmosphere and storytelling.”
Source: press release
