@widderslainte – The krewes are a biggie. Like all of the nWoD games, there’s an explicit party element; Geist encourages players to work together to design their krewe.

Being part of a shared ghost story — particularly if you don’t know everything else that’s out there, or that there are many others like you — is also a compelling reason to stick together. This was present in Wraith, too, but it felt shakier to me.

There’s also kind of an anti-reason: They don’t automatically have reasons to hate each other, like they would have in Wraith — and since everyone isn’t falling back on their mini-plot Fetters, the group can go in one direction much more easily.

So what are the reasons for PCs to stick together?

Wraith had lots of potential to be a really fascinating game, but had some serious problems (touched on in the article). I’m pleased that there will be a new one that deals with ghosts and what-not. I wouldn’t mind seeing something with PC ghosts who can interact more with the world, but this seems like it could work really well.

Since the range of play is so broad, yet deals with pretty sensitive material, I suspect this is one game where either you’d want to know you players pretty well, or you’d want to spend some time discussing the theme and style of the game.

I always love to look at the nWoD books for the consistently themed art. Glad to have gotten a peek at some great pieces here!

I got the free RPG day previwe of Geist though, and I immediately saw the difference between the two. Yet the potential was still there with added direction and guidance. I began thinking “This game I could run.”

I haven’t played or read any of the nWoD titles. Like D&D 3.x I have skipped them completely focusing on smaller game publishers and more obscure titles. But between the preview and this review I am tempted to place a pre-order for Geist. Well done!