Theme
The game takes place in Europe during 1898, eight years after the events in Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula. One player takes the role of Count Dracula while the remaining players take the roles of Hunters Abraham Van Helsing, Dr John Seward and Lord Godalming. Fantasy Flight Games added Mina Harker as a fourth hunter in the 2006 release. Seeking revenge for the past, Dracula attempts to build an army of vampires throughout Europe. The Hunters, following clues Dracula has left behind, have joined together to destroy Dracula before he can succeed.
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Famous quotes containing the word theme:
“If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
“... passion for survival is the great theme of women’s poetry.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“The saying, “The Magyar is much too lazy to be bored,” is worth thinking about. Only the most subtle and active animals are capable of boredom.—A theme for a great poet would be God’s boredom on the seventh day of creation.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)