Second Inquisition

Second Inquisition is a sourcebook for use with the fifth edition of the horror tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade,{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-fifth-edition-is-getting-four-new-items-in-2021/ |title=Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Is Getting Four New Items In 2021 |author=Sheehan, Gavin |date=2021-06-11 |website=Bleeding Cool |publisher=Avatar Press |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2021-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613051004/https://bleedingcool.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-fifth-edition-is-getting-four-new-items-in-2021/ |url-status=live }} where players take the roles of vampires.{{cite book |last=Appelcline |first=Shannon |year=2014 |title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s |edition=2nd |publisher=Evil Hat Productions |pages=7–52 |isbn=978-1-613170-84-7}} It describes the Second Inquisition and its backgrounds – globally connected churches and agencies in the setting that hunt vampires, including the American black project Firstlight and the Society of Leopold – with information for storytellers{{efn|The person leading the game is called the "storyteller" in World of Darkness games, a role called "gamemaster" or "dungeon master" in other role-playing games.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/shedding-light-on-world-of-darkness-vampire-rpg |title=Shedding light on World of Darkness, the gothic-punk universe of RPG Vampire: The Masquerade |author=Allison, Peter Ray |date=2020-02-06 |website=Dicebreaker |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=2020-09-04 |archive-date=2020-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713191637/https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/shedding-light-on-world-of-darkness-vampire-rpg |url-status=live }}|name=storyteller}} to use to create antagonists from the Second Inquisition for their game campaigns. The book also describes artifacts and coterie tactics that players can use to fight the organization.

Second Inquisition was originally announced in December 2018 by Modiphius Entertainment; World of Darkness series owner Paradox Interactive had licensed Vampire: The Masquerade to them after restructuring their subsidiary and the series' former publisher White Wolf Publishing a month prior due to White Wolf's portrayal of the anti-gay purges in Chechnya in an earlier book.{{cite web |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/42114/slate-new-vampire-the-masquerade-5e-products-set |title=Slate of new 'Vampire: The Masquerade 5E' products set |author=Bunge, Nicole |date=2018-12-20 |website=ICv2 |publisher=GCO |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2020-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908115131/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/42114/slate-new-vampire-the-masquerade-5e-products-set |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41862/paradox-takes-over-management-white-wolf-moving-license-publishing |title=Paradox takes over management of White Wolf, moving to license publishing |author=Bunge, Nicole |date=2018-11-17 |website=ICv2 |publisher=GCO |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2021-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618080207/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41862/paradox-takes-over-management-white-wolf-moving-license-publishing |url-status=live }} Modiphius Entertainment estimated that the book would be released in mid-2019, a window that was missed.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-new-world-of-darkness-project-from-video-games-to-comics/ |title=Every New World of Darkness Project, From Video Games to Comics |author=Caicoya, Bea |date=2020-07-22 |website=Comic Book Resources |publisher=Valnet, Inc. |access-date=2020-10-04 |archive-date=2020-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723030616/https://www.cbr.com/every-new-world-of-darkness-project-from-video-games-to-comics/ |url-status=live }} When Paradox Interactive again reorganized their handling of World of Darkness in November 2020, they partnered with another publisher, Renegade Game Studios,{{cite web |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/universes/world-of-darkness/news/world-of-darkness-publishing-development-renegade-paradox |title=Kids on Bikes studio becomes new publisher for World of Darkness RPGs as Paradox brings development in-house |author=Jarvis, Matt |date=2020-11-12 |website=Dicebreaker |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=2020-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112184212/https://www.dicebreaker.com/universes/world-of-darkness/news/world-of-darkness-publishing-development-renegade-paradox |archive-date=2020-11-12 |url-status=live}} who took over publishing duties for Second Inquisition and re-announced the book in June 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-v5/news/vampire-the-masquerade-new-sourcebooks-announced |title=New Vampire: The Masquerade RPG books focus on Kindred histories and enemies |author=Meehan, Alex |date=2021-06-14 |website=Dicebreaker |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614110942/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-v5/news/vampire-the-masquerade-new-sourcebooks-announced |url-status=live }}

Like with the previous Vampire: The Masquerade book Sabbat: The Black Hand, Second Inquisition is produced through a different development process compared to older World of Darkness books, which involves working together with diversity consultants and diversity readers to ensure that themes and topics are depicted respectfully. The book is seen by the production staff as a follow-up to both the core Vampire: The Masquerade rule book, which handles the titular organization abstractly, and to the adventure module Fall of London, which portrays their activities in London.{{cite web |url=https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/mike-nudd-discussed-vampire-fall-of-london |title=RPG writer Mike Nudd discusses working on the Vampire: The Masquerade Fall of London Campaign Chronicle |date=2019-12-13 |publisher=Modiphius Entertainment |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2020-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609175838/https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/mike-nudd-discussed-vampire-fall-of-london |url-status=live }}

Second Inquisition was released by Renegade Game Studios on March 16, 2022, as a 140-page hardcover book,{{cite web |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48594/renegade-will-publish-second-inquisition-sourcebook-vampire-the-masquerade-5e |title=Renegade will publish 'Second Inquisition Sourcebook' for 'Vampire: The Masquerade 5E' |author=Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey |date=2021-06-15 |website=ICv2 |publisher=GCO |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2021-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615193605/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48594/renegade-will-publish-second-inquisition-sourcebook-vampire-the-masquerade-5e |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/the-second-inquisition-sourcebook-pdf-is-now-available/ |title=The Second Inquisition Sourcebook PDF is Now Available! |publisher=Renegade Game Studios |date=2022-03-16 |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316164226/https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/the-second-inquisition-sourcebook-pdf-is-now-available/ |url-status=live }} following several delays.{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-second-inquisition-book-of-nod-revealed/ |title=Vampire: The Masquerade Second Inquisition & Book Of Nod Revealed |author=Sheehan, Gavin |date=2021-09-15 |website=Bloody Disgusting |publisher=The Collective |access-date=2021-09-17 |archive-date=2021-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916150900/https://bleedingcool.com/games/vampire-the-masquerade-second-inquisition-book-of-nod-revealed/ |url-status=live }}

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