Vampire: The Requiem is a role-playing game published by White Wolf, Inc., set in the World of Darkness, and the successor to the Vampire: The Masquerade line. It was first released in August 2004, together with a new core rule book for the World of Darkness. Although it is an entirely new game, rather than a continuation of the previous editions, it uses many elements from the old game in its construction, including some of the clans and their powers. The game's title is a metaphor for the way vampires within the game view their life. The second edition was released in December 2013. Initially titled Blood and Smoke: the Strix Chronicles, it adds a default world setting and significantly revises certain aspects of the game to fit the second edition nWoD mechanics. Blood and Smoke was announced to be re-released as second edition at GenCon 2014, and was officially retitled, with a new cover, index and very minor changes in November 2014. Although it can be considered a full game in itself, the first edition of Vampire: The Requiem required the World of Darkness corebook for use.