Coming Attractions FAQ (9/11/96)
Rick Jones
{Ed: A few weeks ago, some lovely soul emailed me a copy of the '97
WW production schedule. Could you re-mail it to me, I accidentally
zapped it yesterday while updating the page?}
Coming Attractions for The World Of Darkness FAQ V4.0
by Rick Jones (ri...@blkbox.com)
Last Updated: September 9, 1996
Available on the WWW at: http://www-ece.rice.edu/~rickj/FAQ/CAF-FAQ.html
Disclaimers:
* The World of Darkness and all associated terms are copyright by and
trademarks of White Wolf Games. This page does not mean, in any way,
shape or form, to infringe on the copyrights and trademarks of White Wolf.
* This is not official information from White Wolf Games. Schedules and
plans change. If you buy something based on this document and it doesn't
match my info, don't blame White Wolf. If you want official White Wolf
information, visit their new web-page: http://www.white-wolf.com/.
* I do not have any official relationship with White Wolf Games. I am
maintaining this FAQ for my own enjoyment. I cannot help with requests
for rules clairifications, submission guidelines or any other official
information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1> WHAT IS THE COMING ATTRACTIONS FAQ?
2> WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT A WHITE WOLF TV SHOW?
3> WHAT'S THIS "BLACK DOG GAMES" THING I'VE HEARD ABOUT?
4> WHAT MATERIAL FOR VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF/MAGE/WRAITH/CHANGELING IS GOING TO
COME OUT, AND WHEN?
5> ARE THEY GOING TO DO A STORYTELLER OMNIBUS, DETAILING HOW TO RUN
CROSSOVER GAMES?
6> IS THERE GOING TO BE A GEHENA/APOCALYPSE/RECKONING/OBLIVION/ETC
"ADVENTURE"?
7> WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO AFTER THE FIFTH STORYTELLER GAME?
1> WHAT IS THE COMING ATTRACTIONS FAQ?
Coming Attractions is a clearinghouse for frequently asked questions about
the World of Darkness game setting by White Wolf Games Studio - to be
specific, what they're going to publish next for the World of Darkness. This
includes the games - Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf:The Apocalypse,
Mage:The Ascension, Wraith:The Oblivion, and Changeling:The Dreaming. It
will also track their fiction line, but only the books expressly labeled as
taking place in the World of Darkness. (Not the Elric or Borealis books, for
instance).
Sources of Information: Most of the detailed information comes from Diamond
Previews and the White Wolf Catalog. Additionally, White Wolf hosts a
monthly chat at the Online Gaming Forum on America On-Line (Keyword: OGF)
the first Monday of every month, where we can pester the staff in person.
With the advent of white-wolf.com, White Wolf's Net.Presence is growing.
Many of the staffers have been posting from AOL accounts, including some of
the line developers, and now they're starting to post from white-wolf.com.
The newsgroups they've been posting to are alt.games.whitewolf and
rec.games.frp.storyteller.
This is an attempt to codify the information they have "leaked" to the
net.public, and provide with it a list of solicited products. Do NOT take
anything in this document as fact. At best it is hearsay. I'm going to try
to get at least partial verification for everything on this list, but
remember, a lot of this is long term planning, and White Wolf certainly can
and will change their minds about this.
If you wish to contribute to this FAQ, send email to me, Rick Jones.
(ri...@blkbox.com). And it'd be helpful if you reported a source. Preferably,
the source would be someone at White Wolf, and not just some guy at your
gaming store.
And, if you want to get games directly from White Wolf, you can order
directly at: 1-800-454-WOLF.
Writers and Artists Guidelines are also available by sending a SASE to:
Writers (or Artists) Guidelines
780 Park North Blvd.
Suite 100
Clarkston, GA 30021
Or you can get them from the White Wolf Web Site.
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Writers%20intro.html
2> WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT A WHITE WOLF TV SHOW?
The Official Kindred:The Embraced Web-Page is - http://www.kindredemb.com/
Yes, White Wolf's World of Darkness had been spun off into the Fox
television show Kindred:The Embraced. The two hour pilot movie appeared
Tuesday, April 2nd on the Fox Tuesday Night Movie, and then the show moved
into it's regular timeslot (8:00 PM CST, right after Beverly Hills:90210) on
Wednesday April 3rd. Eight shows have been filmed, one of which only aired
in Canada. It appears that Kindred has not been picked up for the Fall '96
season. While it is certainly possbile that this may change, the generally
lackluster ratings probably means that Kindred will not return. (But you
never know.)
The television show was about the Kindred of San Francisco, and centered
around the Prince of the City, Julian Luna, and the politics of running a
city of Kindred. The show itself was not "canonical" with the game world.
While differences in behavior between the stereotype of the Clan in the game
and the behavior of the characters on screen can be chalked up to
individuality (it's not written in blood that all Brujah have to be punks),
the powers and abilities of the Kindred on TV were different from those of
the Vampires in the game.
3> WHAT'S THIS "BLACK DOG GAMES" THING I'VE HEARD ABOUT?
In the World of Darkness, Black Dog Games is one of Pentex's subsidiaries.
BDG is essentially the gaming company that does everything that your parents
and certain religious groups has accused gaming of causing. The games are
designed to make you worship the Wyrm, and send all your money to BDG.
In our world, Black Dog Games is a mature readers imprint for White Wolf. In
a way similar to DC splitting their line into the regular DC Universe and
the Vertigo Line, White Wolf has decided to designate an imprint of their
product as for Mature Readers Only. This allows store owners to keep an eye
on these games, to make sure that people who buy them are mature enough to
read them.
4> WHAT MATERIAL FOR VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF/MAGE/WRAITH/CHANGELING IS GOING TO
COME OUT, AND WHEN?
VAMPIRE:THE MASQUERADE
The Official White Wolf Vampire:The Masquerade Web-Page is:
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Vamp%20page.html
8/96
WORLD OF DARKNESS SECOND EDITION (on sale) $18
Do you dare explore the hidden reaches of the World of Darkness? Venture
in those forbidden regions where even vampires fear to tread. Glide
through the elegant salons of Europe's elders and trek through the
depths of the Dark Continent. Lose yourself in Peking's Forbidden City
and find what waits at the headwaters of the Amazon. World of Darkness
Second Edition updates previously published information and offers all
new details on the setting of all the Storyteller gamers. Vastly
expanded and updated!
DARK DESTINY: PROPHETS OF FATE (on sale) $5.99
Join us once again as we explore the darkest boundaries of the
immagination. Creatures such as vampires and werewolves have been with
us since the dawn of time, hidden from our eyes in a Masquerade that has
shaped the course of destiny. In this historical perspective, you'll
experience the fall of the Roman Empire, the crucifixion of Christ and
the Spanish Inquisition. Meet Joan of Arc, Alister Crowley, and Adolph
Hitler - and witness their manipulation of forces from beyong.
Unspeakable truths are now revealed. This collection, set in White
Wolf's World of Darkness, contains fiction by best-selling authors Poppy
Z. Brite, Rex Miller, Basil Copper, S.P. Somtow, Nancy A. Collins,
Robert Weinberg, John Mason Skipp, Brad Linaweaver and more.
9/96
DARK DESTINY III: CHILDREN OF DRACULA Hardcover Fiction Anthology $21.99
Discover the bloody legacy of the World of Darkness' greatest villain:
Vlad Tepes, the Impaler, known to his victims as Dracula. A tyrannical
warlord in life, in death Dracula has risen to an apex of power
unimaginable to mortals and vampires alike. Now the atrocities of
Dracula and his children stand revealed. Journey now into the heart of
darkness, and learn why there are some things in the night that even
vampires dread. Featuring stories by David Bischoff, Rick Hautala and
other award winning authors.
10/96
A DOZEN BLACK ROSES by Nancy A. Collins hardback edition $21.99
A Dozen Black Roses is based on Vampire:The Masquerade and characters
previously created by Nancy Collins. Nancy Collins is the author of the
immensely popular MIdnight Blue:The Sonja Blue Collection that is
available through White Wolf's Borealis imprint.
Trouble's a-brewin' when Sonja Blue, vampire and vampire-hunter, takes
on the Kindred of the World of Darkness in a hair-raising,
balls-to-the-wall, carnage-filled crossver. Written in Nancy Collins'
inimitable style, this hardcover novel promises to be a treat for World
of Darkness aficionades and Collins fans aline. Ms Collins herself
promises "sex, violence and violent sex," so sit back, relax and get
ready to up the body count.
CHICAGO CHRONICLES VOLUME 3 $20
The last in the Chicago Chronicles series, part three recounts the nights
of Kindred in the Windy City and its neighbor, Milwaukee. The elders are
at war, and all the Kindred who walkthe streets are their pawns. This
244-page volume presents the long-unavilable sourcebooks Milwaukee By Night,
Ashes to Ashes, and Blood Bond for collectors and initiates to the game.
MUMMY SECOND EDITION $18
Written by Jim Estes and Graeme Davis
From the depths of the Underworld they rise: the tormented mummies,
cursed to be reborn for all eternity. Now join these immortal warriors
in their age-old struggle and experience the legacy of the forever
undying. Mummy Seciond Edition is much more than a revision of what's
come before. It's a complete new book about playing the immortal dead in
the World of Darkness, and has meen made completely compatible with all
the Storyteller Games. Mummies aren't only for the Storyteller, as a
player you man accept the curse that's even more dreadful than the
Embrace, and become a Mummy.
11/96
CONSTANTINOPLE BY NIGHT (Vampire:The Dark Ages) $15
Greatest city of the medieval world, domed Constantinople is a lodestone
for the vampires of the Dark Ages. Immerse yourself in intrigues ancient
and modern as you traverse the labyrinthine streets and torchlit bazaars
of Byzantium's wondrous capital.
1/97
LIBER DES GOULES (Mind's Eye Theatre) $12
Not everyone can be a vampire, but being a ghoul is the next best thing
- or so the Kindred would have you believe. Liber des Goules offers
long-awaited rules on playing Ghouls in Mind's Eye Theatre. Containing
information on Disciplines that ghouls possess, on progressing to full
vampire status, and on surivial in the world of Kindred, the Book of
Ghouls is essential for anyone who's not quite ready to take the plunge
into immortality.
MONTREAL BY NIGHT (Black Dog Games) $15
Montreal has more than its own unique French culture - it has its own
unique vampire society. Come to the modern capital of New France, where
the Sabbat now rule, always thirsty for the blood of foolish Camarilla
spies and foolhardy Garou of the north.
Rumored
CLANBOOKS $10
Clanbooks for the remaining major clans: Ravnos (sometime in '97) and
Giovanni (sometime in '97). The Eastern Clans mentioned in World of
Darkness Second Edition will get a book of their own in '97, and there
will be a Dark Ages Clanbook for the Cappadocians sometime down the
line. And it appears that the minor bloodlines like the Gargoyles,
Baali, Samehdi, Daughters of Cacophony, Bushi, etc, may someday share a
book possibly called Haemoligica Vampirica, though it's very much
vaporware right now. If it ever happens, it probably won't be for quite
a long time.
COMIC BOOK
According to the Comic Shop News #456, in the CSNsider section, "A
Vampire comic book inspired by the Vampire role-playing game and
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle collectible card game is in
negotiation..."
COMPUTER GAME
Coming Spring 1997.
"There is a Vampire computer game on the way for IBM.It's being produced
by a company called Adrenaline and sold and distributed by Good Times
Interactive (the folks who distributed Doom II for Id)." --Steve
Wieck,WW Pres
DARK AGES MASQUERADE (Mind's Eye Theatre)
A Supplement for Masquerade for playing Dark Ages characters. Sometime in '97.
DARK AGES TRANSYLVANIA (Vampire:The Dark Ages)
A Supplement for Transynvania in Vampire:the Dark Ages. Sometime in '97.
GHOULS
No other information. Sometime in '97.
STORYTELLERS GUIDE SECOND EDITION
They are considering doing a second edition of the Storyteller's Guide,
but if they are it probably won't be until '97.
THAUMATURGY
No other information. Sometime in '97.
WEREWOLF:THE APOCALYPSE
The Official White Wolf Werewolf:The Apocalypse Web-Page is:
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Werewolf%20page.html
8/96
SILENT STRIDERS TRIBEBOOK $10
How can the other Garou ever understand? They take pride in their
territories, defending them against all comers as if their own brothers
and sisters were their enemies. Only we, the exiles, dare to gather the
secrets in the far corners of the world. If only they realized that the
whole world stretches before them. Haunted by ghosts and driven from
their Egyptian homelands, the nomadic Silent Striders rome the world in
pursuit of forgotten lore. They appear from nowhere, warning other Garou
of danger and then, alone, vanish yet again. Those who are wise heed the
teachings of the Silent Striders, for they have have seen much in their
travels. And yet their wanderings are also a curse, for the Strinder who
can finally call a place "home" is a Strider who intends todie there.
9/96
RAGE ACROSS THE WORLD VOLUME 2 $20
The Garou's war against the Wyrm knows no bounds. Gaia Herself is at
stake, and Her fall would mean the end of the world. Continue the War of
the Apocalypse through Rage Across the World Volume 2, which reprints
the formerly out-of-print Werewolf supplements Rage Across Australia and
Dark Alliance: Vancouver.
WORLD OF DARKNESS: MIDNIGHT CIRCUS $15
Designed for use with all Storyteller system games, this book examines
Anastagio's Olde Time Lunar Carnival and Midnight Circus! For millennia,
the Midnight Circus has travelled the back roads ofthe World of
Darkness. Whereever it sets up its tents and rides, a little darkness
follows. Those who come to marvel at the lights and the shows alwas
leave a little piece of themselves behind, feeding the entity that is
the Midnight Circus with the fragments of their dreams. Nobody enters
the carnival and returns unscathed. Care to buy a ticket?
"It's a full crossover book, with plenty for fans of every game. There's
a sidhe princess running her show side by side with a Nephandus and a
vampire... A show full of various characters, from mages, to fae, to
vampires, werewolves, a Spectre huntmaster.. Other changing breed
performers, poor muddled humans trapped in the middle... A *very* rich
background to play in, and systems to pull the whole bloody thing off.
Anyone for cotton candy???" -Cynthia Summers
1/97
BASTET
A new chapter in the Werewolf saga begins with the first of the Changing
Breed books: Bastet. Now the secrets of the elusive werecats are
revealed; this players guide presents expanded rules for running Bastet
as player characters. It also gives the history of the werecats as they
tell it, and details their nine tribes. But step lightly - the Bastest
guard their secrets carefully.
The Bastet book will be the size of the First Edition Werewolf Players Guide.
Rumored
BETE BOOKS
They are planning on to do "Tribebooks" for the other shapechangers
mentioned in the Werewolf Player's Guide [the wereravens, aligators,
coyotes, sharks,spiders and rats].
The werecoyotes will be nipping at the heels of the Bastet in order to
get the werecats out on time. Translate that as "March or April, I
think." -Ethan Skemp, Werewolf Developer. CHANGEING-BREED BOOK: NUWISHA
$10 A Breed-Book for the Were-coyote from the Players Guide. Tentatively
scheduled for March '97.
KINFOLK
A Sourcebook for Kinfolk. Tentatively scheduled for Nov '97.
LAWS OF THE HUNT
A Sourcebook for Mind's Eye Theatre:Apocalypse, simlar to Laws of the
Night for MET:Apocalypse. Tentatively scheduled for June '97.
PLAYERS GUIDE SECOND EDITION
"I can't throw my current schedule out of whack without infuriating most
of the Powers On High (which include stronger mojomakers than those of
the White Wolf), but I do plan to release a 2nd edition Players Guide.
Now, just be warned that it will be quite a while before it can get out
there, but barring unforeseen cataclysm, I'll do my best to put one
together." -Ethan Skemp, Werewolf Developer
SEASON OF THE WOLF
With Werewolf The Apocalypse: Seasons of the Wolf game software for the
Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn, you can lead a fierce pack of Garou
through a world filled with danger and magic. Choose your Alpha and the
members of the pack, selecting characters with unique combat moves and
gifts. Rage in worlds filled with fearsome monsters and real-time 3-D
rendered backgrounds. Only the strongest will survive.
Developed and published by Capcom, avalibile 4th quarter 96.
TRIBEBOOKS $10
Tribebooks for the remaining tribes: Silver Fangs (May '97), Stargazer
(Dec '97), Uktena, Wendigo, Black Spiral Dancers.
There are NO plans for a White Howlers book. "Ethan Skemp, Werewolf
Developer, has threatened to eviscerate the next person to mention the
words "white howlers" in his presence." -Rich Dansky.
WEREWOLF CHRONICLE
No more information. Tentatively scheduled for Feb '97
WEREWOLF CHRONICLE II
No more information. Tentatively scheduled for Mar '97
WEREWOLF "MOVIE TRAILER"
Mark Rein*Hagen is working on a trailer for a low-budget Werewolf movie,
designed as a promo for the Rage Collectable Card Game.
WEREWOLF: THE WILD WEST
With the success of Vampire:The Dark Ages, White Wolf is intending to do
historical settings for their other World of Darkness games. For
Werewolf they planning to do a "Wild West Werewolf" game.
"Werewolf Wild West is in the early stages of development process. ...
It will be hardcover, and the time period as carefully chosen. You have
the expansion of the European tribes into indigenous tribes' territory.
You have the railroads pushing west, the mines and gold rushes opening.
That's the current plan. Ethan's got some great ideas so that this isn't
just a one-and-out." --Rich Dansky, Wraith Developer and Net.Rep
MAGE:THE ASCENSION
The Official White Wolf Mage:The Ascension Web-Page is:
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Mage%20Home%20Page.html
5/96
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY By Christopher Kubasik $5.99
"For now we see through a glass darkly; but soon we shall see reality
whole and God face to face."--I Corinthians:13
The stage is set for the greatest struggle between magick and realism.
It is a struggle to alter the flow of history, to control the soul of
humanity. Father Thomas Thorn is a Catholic priest whose belief in God
is as powerful as the Magick he wields. Madame de Pompadour, the
flamboyant bisexual transvestite mage, houses the secret Cult of Ecstasy
in his gay nightclub in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, and may be the
only ally upon which Father Thorn can depend. Rene Descartes, the
17th-century philosopher and scientist destined to destroy the Church he
worships, is caught between the influences of both the Technocracy and a
perfidious Pagan witch, Lila Lauler. Set in three different time
periods, Through a Glass Darkly is a journey through the pages of
history that have defined man's views on faith, science and mysticism.
(Published by Harper Prism, not White Wolf Publishing)
9/96
THE BOOK OF CRAFTS: WHISPERS OF DISSENT $18
Those who see only the four sides of the Ascension Conflict ignore the
"Crafts," magickal societies that forsake Traditions and Technocracy for
the Paths of their ancestors. Templars, voodoo priests, alchemists and
modern Amazons are just a few of the nine groups detailed herein. What
tales might they tell? The Book of Crafts:Whispers of Dissent presents
nine magickal societies from the borders of the Ascnesion War. Finally,
your chance to play a whole new Mage character - one who isn't a mage at
all! This book details the "hedge wizards" of the World of Darkness.
"Nine magickal societies with their own histories and agendas. Some hail
from China and the Pacific, while others come from Europe, the
Caribbean, or more enigmatic points of origin." --Phil Brucato, Mage Developer
10/96
BEYOND THE BARRIERS: THE BOOK OF WORLDS $22
Pass through the gauntlet, wander past the Penumbra, and encounter an
infinity of worlds floating just beyond consciousness. Heavens, hells,
Paradox Realms, Chantries, Umbral Reflections, and mysterious Zones spin
in the unmappable dance of creation. Push on through the Horizon, and
endless space becomes your playground. Wise travellers need a guide. The
Book of Worlds is a massive Mage sourcebook for Umbral Travellers. It
details rough cosmologies, sample Realms amd mystick places. Mages paly
with the fabric of reality; what we consider real has little meaning for
them, and this book helps you create in your game what your characters
can experience - and create - in a reality controlled only by
immagination.
11/97
THE HORIZON WAR TRILOGY: THE ROAD TO HELL by Robert Weinberg $5.99
The battle for reality itself ignites as mages of all stripes vie for
the fabled Horizon Realms, the dimensions juxtaposing Earth and...
elsewhere. A villain from the mages' past returns to claim his legacy,
embroiling Earth's mages in a struggle both for survival and for
dominance of all known creation. The Road To Hell is the first
installment in the Horizon War Trilogy.
A trilogy of novels for Mage:The Ascension, by the author of the
Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy. "This new series will feature many
characters who have appeared in Mage gamebooks from White Wolf and will
closely tie in with events covered in the gamebooks published over the
next few years. Bob is working closely with Phil Brucato, the game
developer on Mage, on this series, and the books are going to have some
major surprises for White Wolf plans." --from the Robert Weinberg Home
Page http://www.sff.net/people/r.weinberg/index.htp .
1/97
MAGE CHRONICLES VOLUME 1 $22
In the tradition of Chicago Chronicles and Rage Across The World series,
Mage Chronicles Volume 1 makes available the formerly out-of-print Mage
supplements The Book of Chantries and Digital Web.
Rumored
THE BOOK OF MIRRORS: STORYTELLERS GUIDE TO MAGE
Storyteller's Guide to Mage. Rich (Wraith) Dansky will be writing the
section on Nephandi.
CONVENTION BOOKS $10
Convention Books for the remaining Convention: The Syndicate (Nov '97).
DIVINE COMEDY
No further information. Tentatively scheduled for September '97.
LIGHTNING UNDER GLASS
An art/fiction book for Mage. Tentatively scheduled for April '97.
MAD MASQUE (Black Dog Games)
A Black Dog Book for Mage, due out sometime next year.
PLAYERS AND STORYTELLERS GUIDE TO THE TECHNOCRACY
Players and Storytellers Guide to the Technocracy. Probably not until
'97 at the earliest.
TRADITION BOOKS $10
Tradition Books for the remaining Traditions: Dreamspeakers (Feb '97),
Euthanatos (Mar '97, written by Jen Hartshorn), Order of Hermes (Jul
'97). They are saving Order of Hermes for last as it's going to be a
larger than normal book.
WORLD OF DARKNESS:SORCEROR
No further information. Tentatively scheduled for June '97.
MAGE: FALL OF THE COVENANTS (planned for 1998)
It began with a cannon blast. It ended with reality in chains. For many
Europeans, the Renaissance meant the rise of Reason. For practitioners
of the mystick Arts, it meant the....
Fall of the Covenants
the first fires of the Ascension War.
In 1210, a group of angry peasants and jealous lords stormed a Hermetic
Chantry and battered down the walls with cannon - weaponry unlike
anything ever seen before. The Technocracy had arrived.
In 1325, early Technocrats arrived at a magician's tower, slew her, and
held a parliament that came to be called the Convention of the White
Tower. There, magicians of Reason from all over the world united and
declared war upon the supernatural world. From that meeting the Order of
Reason emerged. The Ascension War began that year.
Most magi remained unaware. Across the globe, they pursued their own
agendas. Some warred with rival wizards, while others governed local
kingdoms or secluded themselves in study. The Order of Reason took
advantage of these distractions to slay the dragons (literally) that
plagued the commoners: ignorance, disease, mythic creatures, and the
oppression of the lords, knights and magi.
By 1400, things had changed dramatically. Spells that once were easy
became dangerous. The beasts whose blood held magickal properties
dwindled, and mortals who once respected magi dragged the mysticks to
the fire. Plagues, wars and roving bandits scoured the land and Paradox,
the Twilight all mages fear, poisoned the mystic Arts. Even far-off
lands felt the dimming of magick's fire, and the mages were alarmed.
In 1466, they came together. From across the world, wizards gathered.
From their unity, the Nine Traditions formed. Mage: Fall of the
Covenants brings you into this turbulent world - into an age where
cultures clash, wizards converge, and legends die.
The years between 1450 and 1600 saw unequaled change - an age of castles,
intrigues, conquests and mysteries. Elizabeth of England, John Dee and
Da Vinci. Aztecs and Inquisitors, privateers, knights and samurai.
Secret societies and fabled beasts. This era sees chivalry, science,
romance and violence. Kingdoms rose and empires grew; explorers crossed
into distant lands while plagues and witch-hunts left whole cities
barren. The dramatic possibilities are endless.
Mage: Fall of the Covenants presents the world in flux. In it, you can
choose many roles: the mystick, who fights to retain his magickal
birthright; the reason-mage, who fights to free her world from
supernatural terrors; the Disparate, who plays both ends against the
middle; or the Outsider, who works to brings down the world. The game's
setting allows you to cross the Paths of the Wyck into the Americas,
venture into the Dreaming Lands of Africa, or storm the castles of
France. Unlike modern Mage, this setting is fairly earthbound. Although
the Otherworlds exist, they're quite mysterious and ill-defined. Many of
the traditional mythic beasts still exist on Earth, hidden from plain
sight but active just the same. Who needs Horizon Realms when the dragon
is next door?
In short, then, Fall of the Covenants is no stuffy simulation game -
it's a full-blast fantasy tale where the players fight for the future of
magick. The eventual fate that future holds adds a sense of drama and
apocalyptic urgency the average fantasy setting lacks; the world is
changing every day, and it's a hell of a time to be alive. The Book
Following on the heels of the successful and acclaimed second edition of
Mage: The Ascension and the best-selling Vampire: The Dark Ages, this
hardcover book continues the White Wolf tradition of quality writing,
dynamic storytelling, powerful art and high drama.
WRAITH:THE OBLIVION
The Official White Wolf Wraith:The Oblivion Web-Page is:
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Wraith%20Home.html
8/96
WRAITH: THE OBLIVION 2ND EDITION SCREEN: BURIED SECRETS (on sale) $15
Bundled in a screen that has all the vital charts need to run a Wraith
2nd Edition is Buried Secrets, a book containing everyhing White Wolf
wanted to put into Wraith 2nd Edition, but couldn't. Sample Harrowings,
more on the Far Shores, a bigger roster of the denizens of the Tempest -
you name it, it's here. Inside are the charts for character creation,
Shadow Creation, combat and more, plus step-by-step instructions for
Harrowings and Catharsis. Perhaps Buried Secrets contains things that
weren't meant for the living (but they're letting you have them any
way).
9/96
GUILDBOOK: MASQUERS $12
Why do you have to keep the face you died with? Odds are, you weren't
looking your best when you croaked. That's where the Masquers come in.
They can make you look like anyone or anything, or even like nothing at
all. All it takes is a little imagination and a lot of trust. Now close
your eyes... Included are rules for use with Moliate, among the most
potent Wraithly powers known. Also, the history and secrets of the Guild
tht houses the Underwold's best spies and asssassins, famous Masquers,
character templates, and a stunning revelation in the continuing story
"A Road of Steel and Souls." And that's just for starts - when you join
the Masquers the fun never ends.
Written by Ethan Skemp. "In-house buzz on it is superb - and there's a
very nasty little twist to the Road of Steel and Souls story in there."
--Rich Dansky, Wraith Guy
11/96
OBLIVION (Mind's Eye Theatre) $18
Live-action roleplaying in the lands of the dead, Oblivion allows you to
take the passion and horror of Wraith:The Oblivion and transfer it from
the tabletop to the lands of the living. Oblivion holds all of the
secrets necessary to let you become one of the Restless Dead in Mind's
Eye Theatre. Perhaps "live" action wasn't quite the right word.
Rumored
BEYOND THE SHROUD paperback edition
It doesn't end with Death. David Robinson's life has taken several turns
for the worse: first, his daughter dies, then his marriage crumbles and
his career as a mystery writer falls apart. But after he is killed in a
hit-and-run accident, David quickly learns that he will face his most
harrowing challenges as a Wraith in the Shadowlands. Unable to contact
or influence the world of the living, David's agony is only made worse
when he learns that his ex-wife's relationship with a dangerous man
named Tony Ranieri has put her life at risk. Tony possesses - and is
possessed by - a relic filled with awesome powers of destruction that
dark forces withing the Shadowlands will stop at nothing to obtain it.
They'll even spur Tony to murder and manipulate the soul of David's dead
daughter to force his cooperation. But David is already dead, and he
knows that power is a blade that cuts two ways.
BEYOND THE SHOUND:THE MOVIE
There's a rumor floating around that Hollywood is looking to adapt the
Wraith Novel BEYOND THE SHROUD to a movie. This is just a rumor. Either
way, various properties have been floating around Hollywood for years
and years before (if ever) they get produced.
CHARNAL HOUSES OF EUROPE (Black Dog Games) $15
"It's Black Dog. You knew that. The authors are Rob Hatch and someone
who's taking a pen name; this author has worked for us before but has
professional concerns about having his name on a game book. He discussed
them with me and I agreed that a pen name was the best way to go. Janet
Berliner, author of Child of the Light and Child of the Journey, is also
going to be contributing to the book, as will I.
The book is a regional sourcebook, to a certain extent. It is also a
historical sourcebook in a way, filling in a period of World of Darkness
history that's been avoided until now.
Some of you may have seen my posts on why we shouldn't do Wraith: World
War II. My main objection was that it would be impossible to portray the
Holocaust within the context of a main rulebook and do it with respect.
The only way to do so, I maintained, would be in a Black Dog supplement.
April of 1997, you will see Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah.
It's another way to tell the story that must be told.
This will not be a full sized book like Dark Ages. If I remember
correctly, it will be a $15 book. Though there's so much material to
work with, I honestly don't think I could have made it bigger.
The book will deal with before, during and after, with an emphasis on
consequences. It will deal heavily in shades of grey. It will be
horrifying, because it will stick as close to the truth as possible.
There won't be many heroes in it. It won't be close to comprehensive. It
won't just be about Jews and Nazis, and it won't be Schindler's. The art
will be sparse and iconic, and Lawrence Snelly and I have already talked
about whose work would be right for this. Lawrence is very much behind
this project, for which I am quite thankful.
The central idea of the book is that the Shoah was a human tragedy.
Supernatural parasites might have taken advantage of it, wraiths might
have been born of it, but it was first, last and always the act of
so-called human beings.
I am fully aware of the potential repercussions of this book. I've
discussed it with a rabbi, and with my sister, who works for the Shoah
project. I know that no matter what I do, I will anger people. I may
hurt people, who say that "The Holocaust is not fitting material for a
game."
Believe me, I wrestled with that issue. I decided to do the book anyway.
Why?
Because we must keep telling the story.
That is all I have to say for now.
Now you know why I kept it secret. Now you know why the project was so
important. I hope it lives up to its promise." -Richard Dansky
Developer, Wraith: The Oblivion
DARK KINGDOMS
"Also, I will be supporting the Dark Kingdoms subline as best I can -
there will be DK material in at least one, possibly 2 books in 1997."
--Richard Dansky
DARK KINGDOM TRILOGY $5.99
"There's a trilogy of Wraith novels by Richard Lee Byers coming up; the
first is The Ebon Mask and it looks pretty good. Mucho Dark Kingdoms
material in it." --Richard Dansky
The second book in the Dark Kingdom Trilogy is The Onyx Tower .
GUILDBOOKS $12
Haunters: May '97
Pardoners: Oct '97
HISTORICAL SETTING FOR WRAITH
The other Storyteller games are discussing doing alternate time period
settings for their games, so it is possible that we may see something
similar to Vampire:The Dark Ages for the other games. They are still in
the brainstorming stages, but the topic of "Victorian Wraith" has been
considered.
MEDIUMS
No further information. Tentatively scheduled for Sep '97.
SHADOWPLAYERS GUIDE
"Shadowplayers' Guide is the first Wraith book for 1997; it will have a
great deal of Dark Kingdoms material in it. Authors include Ed Huang,
Jackie Cassada, Nicky Rea, Jim Moore, Jeff Combos, Tim Akers, Elizabeth
Ditchburn, Rob Hatch and Cynthia Summers." --Rich Dansky, Wraith Guy
Tentatively scheduled for Feb '97.
CHANGELING:THE DREAMING
The Official White Wolf Changeling:The Dreaming Web-Page is:
http://www.white-wolf.com/white-wolf/Pages/Changeling%20Page.html
8/96
COURT OF ALL KINGS by Jackie Cassanda (on sale) $5.99
One of the changeling's own has betrayed them. Now he sails for Ireland,
ancient home of the sidhe, accompanied by the Forsworn Prince, possessor
of three of the faerie treasures known as the Immortal Eyes. The
remaining oathmates must follow in search of the fourth and final
Eyestone, for whoever unites the four gems will discover the secret of
the Court of All Kings and open Silver's Gate - the last passageway to
Arcadia. Guided by dreams and forgotten lore, they must breach the
hidden sanctuary of one of the eldest fae, whose memories of a lost age
may determine the future for the children of the Dreaming. The final
installment in the Immortal Eyes Trilogy..
IMMORTAL EYES: THE COURT OF ALL KINGS (on sale) $15
Ireland - the heart of Celtic myth and legend. This is a land divided by
petty faerie kings, a land of ancient mysteries and of powerful magic.
But sought after more than land, secrets or enchantments is Silver's
Gate, the last doorway to Arcadia - rumored to be hidden somewhere along
the island's rocky shores. The Immortal Eyes trilogy has spanned the
globe, from San Francisco to Hawaii, and now finally to Ireland. Court
of All Kings is part three - the final installment in the Immortal Eyes
trilogy. Includes complete details on a new Irish Kith, the Cluichaun.
9/96
KITHBOOK: TROLLS $12
Truth, Honor, Justice: it is for these things that trolls stand. Silent
and strong, the trolls are often looked upon as the protectors of fae
kind. They serve the sidhe as warriros and knights, never questioning
their place in Kithain society. Yet some say it was not always so...
that once it was the trolls who ruled the kingdom of the fae, and some
say they will again. But for now, the trolls continue their silent vigil
- watching , waiting. Kithbook:Trolls is the first in a series of books
for Changeling that describes the fae races. It details the history,
beliefs, customs of these enormous, powerful fae.
11/96
THE SHADOW COURT $18
Tear aside the veil and learn the secrets of the sinister Shadow Court.
Discover the Unseelie's dark rites and forbidden arts. But beware! The
Unseelie do not take kindly to those who would pry into their affairs.
The Shadow Court is a complete guide to the Unseelie for Changeling
players and storytellers alike.
"Shadow Court is by Brian (Ratkin are my life) Campbell, and it *should*
have been Black Dog. It will provide the answer for everyone who thinks
that Changeling doesn't have enough darkness in it." --Rich Dansky
Rumored
BEYOND AUTUMN
Changeling Fiction scheduled for March '97.
CHANGELING SECOND EDITION hardback
Changeling Second Edition will be out in '97. "Oh, and before you ask,
NO CARDS." --Rich Dansky
COMPUTER GAME
Mark Rein*Hagen is working on a proposal for a Changeling Computer Game.
THE DREAMING
Mind's Eye Theatre for Changeling:The Dreaming. Tentatively scheduled
for December '97.
THE ENCHANTED
No further information. Tentatively scheduled for July '97.
HISTORICAL SETTING
The other Storyteller games are discussing doing alternate time period
settings for their games, so it is possible that we may see something
similar to Vampire:The Dark Ages for the other games.
ISLE OF THE MIGHTY
A Crossover sourcebook with Mage, taking place in Great Britain. (Feb '97)
"Isle of the Mighty will be a Changeling/Mage setting book for Great
Britain (everything but Ireland). Many imporant sites to both
changelings and mages will be explored as well as many of the movers and
shakers in both changeling and mage society. The book will explore the
unique connection between mages and changelings in the British Isles,
from the age of legends to modern day. There will also be a new kith,
unique to the British Isles.
"Jennifer Hartshorn, Deena McKinney, Wayne Peacock and Beth Fischi are
the primary authors." -- Ian Lemke, Changeling Developer
KITHBOOKS $12
Kithbooks for the other Changeling Kiths: Boggan, Eshu, Nocker, Redcap,
Sidhe, Sluagh. They will be coming out in reverse alphabetical order,
and Kithbook:Sluagh is next, written by Rich Dansky.
ROYAL ATLAS OF CONCORDIA
No further information. Tentatively scheduled for March '97.
5> ARE THEY GOING TO DO A STORYTELLER OMNIBUS, DETAILING HOW TO RUN
CROSSOVER GAMES?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: One of the "yeah, that'd be cool" projects that various
developers had discussed was a crossover book. That project has been
shelved. Rules for crossovers have appeared in the Storyteller's Screens for
Wraith, Changeling and Mage 2nd Edition, along with the adventure The Chaos
Factor.
6> IS THERE GOING TO BE A GEHENA/APOCALYPSE/RECKONING/OBLIVION/ETC
"ADVENTURE"?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: While various sourcebooks have said that Gehena (or whatever)
is right around the corner, White Wolf is not currently planning to have a
Gehena adventure or sourcebook. Gehena is the end of the world as we know
it, after all.
7> WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO AFTER THE FIFTH STORYTELLER GAME?
Once the five games of the World of Darkness are out, they will continue to
produce supplements for them. They are not planning to add additional full
rulebook "Monster:The Description" games, but will presumably continue
adding supplementary games like Mummy and the Year of the Hunter books.
According to the Afterword in Changeling, in addition to the TV Show they
have some plans for CDROM games. The next big thing is the "Cry Wolf"
project, getting White Wolf on the web in a big way.
White Wolf is starting a line of science-fiction RPG's next year, starting
with Exile. You can visit the Exile web-page, and download a playtest copy
of the rules from: http://www.null-f.org/.
--
Rick Jones "Londo, this is insane."
ri...@blkbox.com "Insanity is part of the times. You must learn to
Mey...@aol.com embrace the madness. Let it fire you."
http://www-ece.rice.edu/~rickj/ -- Vir and Londo,Babylon 5, "Knives"
Brian Thomas Habing
ri...@blkbox.com (Rick Jones) writes:
> 6> IS THERE GOING TO BE A GEHENA/APOCALYPSE/RECKONING/OBLIVION/ETC
> "ADVENTURE"?
>Short answer: No.
>Long answer: While various sourcebooks have said that Gehena (or whatever)
>is right around the corner, White Wolf is not currently planning to have a
>Gehena adventure or sourcebook. Gehena is the end of the world as we know
>it, after all.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rick Jones
Thomas Lindgren (tho...@csd.uu.se) wrote:
> >>>>> "Rick Jones" == Rick Jones <ri...@blkbox.com> writes:
> 2> WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT A WHITE WOLF TV SHOW?
> Hasn't this show come and gone?
Yup, and for the next big revision, I'll take out the references. I'm
just leaving it in for folks who were curious about it.
> 3> WHAT'S THIS "BLACK DOG GAMES" THING I'VE HEARD ABOUT?
> ... and isn't Black Dog a bit beyond being a 'coming attraction'?
Except that future products are coming out under the Black Dog label, so
I thought it was a good idea to explain what it means.
> Consider updating the material a bit. Apart from that, good work.
> Keep it going.
Glad you like it.
--
Rick Jones Oh great, welcome to Plot Convenience Playhouse.
ri...@blkbox.com -- Tom Servo, Mystery Sciece Theater 3000
Mey...@aol.com
http://www-ece.rice.edu/~rickj/