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Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Hombre El Apocalipsis 20.º Aniversario es un volumen de 544 páginas a todo color desarrollado por el mítico Bill Bridges, con nuevas e icónicas ilustraciones de las Tribus de la mano del gran Ron Spencer. La ambientación ha sido actualizada al presente, reflejando la interacción del Pueblo con las nuevas tecnologías y el impacto que tienen en su defensa de Gaia. Además, el sistema de juego ha sido mejorado gracias a un exhaustivo proceso de desarrollo abierto en el que ha participado activamente la comunidad internacional de fans.
Las trece Tribus originales, Tribus Perdidas y los Danzantes de la Espiral Negra con sus Dones exclusivos.
Las reglas clásicas de Hombre El Apocalipsis actualizadas.
Creación de personajes, listado de Tótems y Fetiches y reglas sobre la Parentela.
Todos los Dones desde nivel uno a nivel seis.
Ambientación actualizada.
Nuevas ilustraciones a todo color de Ron Spencer y otros artistas clásicos de Hombre El Apocalipsis.
Las trece Tribus originales, Tribus Perdidas y los Danzantes de la Espiral Negra con sus Dones exclusivos.
Las reglas clásicas de Hombre El Apocalipsis actualizadas.
Creación de personajes, listado de Tótems y Fetiches y reglas sobre la Parentela.
Todos los Dones desde nivel uno a nivel seis.
Ambientación actualizada.
Nuevas ilustraciones a todo color de Ron Spencer y otros artistas clásicos de Hombre El Apocalipsis.
549 pages, ebook
First published March 5, 2013
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August 14, 2021
Hombre Lobo: El Apocalipsis, mi segunda ambientación favorita de Mundo de Tinieblas despues de Mago, es un juego de rol de lo que por ahí denominan como "horror bestial". En este juego de rol tomas el papel de un hombre lobo cuyo deber ancestral es defender a Gaia, la representación espiritual de la tierra, de la corrupción del enloquecido Wyrm, la representación espiritual de la destrucción. Este juego es una caida constante hacia la desgracia ya que, como una representación alegórica de nuestro mundo, los hombres lobo están perdiendo ante la contaminación y la destrucción tanto física como espiritual de la tierra. Hombre lobo no te da cuartel, la tierra está en peligro, las tribus de hombres lobo están cada vez más distanciadas porque no saben como afrontar juntas el apocalipsis y el wyrm cada vez aprieta más sin tener ni un apice de piedad. El horror al jugar viene porque podrás ser corrompido, deberás luchar sin piedad ante el wyrm, habrá gore, habrá derramamiento de sangre y habrá situaciones que jugarán con la cordura de tus personajes. No es un juego para personas aprensivas aunque también encontrarás momentos de belleza, de reflexión ante la contaminación y en general un mundo muy complejo y vivo con un montón más de posibilidades de las que a priori pueda aportar la premisa. Recomiendo muy encarecidamente.
June 18, 2019
I'll preface this review by saying that I've not been particularly sympathetic to Werewolf in the past. But Werewolf 20th Anniversary Edition has been enough to intrigue me, and soon I'll be playing in a short Werewolf game to see if there's anything for me in it.
This book is very thorough, if not quite as massive as the book in the Mage series. It covers who the Garou are, their mythology, cosmology and society effectively right up front, before going into who an individual Garou is.
The two most interesting chapters, though, are the Spirit World, which explains how the Umbra is laid out and how Werewolves interact with it. The next is The Enemy, which cover Black Spiral Dancers (to more-or-less the same level of detail as the Gaian tribes), Fomori and other enemies. An honorable mention goes to the end of the chapter on Allies for giving spreads for the Lost Tribes and the Changing Breeds (who get more detail in the Changing Breeds book).
Overall, the book is solid, but it does have problems. There are a few layout errors (bolding the wrong text, etc), and it falls apart a bit when crossover is mentioned (my favorite page involves them trying to refer to the Zigg'rauglurr from Mage). And of course, a core problem for Werewolf: the game itself seems to be fairly pro-eugenics, and there's not really any way to separate that out.
This book is very thorough, if not quite as massive as the book in the Mage series. It covers who the Garou are, their mythology, cosmology and society effectively right up front, before going into who an individual Garou is.
The two most interesting chapters, though, are the Spirit World, which explains how the Umbra is laid out and how Werewolves interact with it. The next is The Enemy, which cover Black Spiral Dancers (to more-or-less the same level of detail as the Gaian tribes), Fomori and other enemies. An honorable mention goes to the end of the chapter on Allies for giving spreads for the Lost Tribes and the Changing Breeds (who get more detail in the Changing Breeds book).
Overall, the book is solid, but it does have problems. There are a few layout errors (bolding the wrong text, etc), and it falls apart a bit when crossover is mentioned (my favorite page involves them trying to refer to the Zigg'rauglurr from Mage). And of course, a core problem for Werewolf: the game itself seems to be fairly pro-eugenics, and there's not really any way to separate that out.
August 5, 2019
A good value, this weighty tome has everything needed for a werewolf game- however, the layout is bad in places with key rule nuggets buried in seemingly unrelated chapters, and the whole system has a DIY vibe to it, with very few pre built monsters.
February 27, 2017
A near-flawless update to a game that is itself a marvel, W20 moves WtA seamlessly into the 21st century (and, with any luck, into the paws of a new generation of players and Storytellers). The doomed struggle of the Garou was resonant in the 1990s; it is, some might say, downright prophetic today.
March 21, 2017
My prescious...
Werewolf the Apocalypse has always been my favorite roleplaying game, both to GM and to play. Though i have been a GM in it far more than ive gotten to play the game.
It uses White Wolf's patented d10 system. But more old school, not what Exalted and NWoD has become. Where the target number on the dice varies, rather than the number of successes you require.
The setting itself is set to our time, but an urban fantasy version of it. Where creatures like werewolves, vampires, mages and ghosts roam the world, as well as much much more.
The players play one of the many tribes or changing breed available from play. This corebook actually contains some rules as to starting as that too.
The system is a bit less clunky than the older system and with a greater ease in crossing the various settings.
The setting has an update on the vision of the phoenix, where the 8th sign has been revealed to the Garou, one where a hope of victory blossoms. The tribes are gathering more than before to fight a desperate war against the Wyrm and its minions.
For me this game is nostalgia on speed, it is like seeing an old hero return, and live up to your hopes and dreams all over again, if not shine brighter.
Highly recomended.
Werewolf the Apocalypse has always been my favorite roleplaying game, both to GM and to play. Though i have been a GM in it far more than ive gotten to play the game.
It uses White Wolf's patented d10 system. But more old school, not what Exalted and NWoD has become. Where the target number on the dice varies, rather than the number of successes you require.
The setting itself is set to our time, but an urban fantasy version of it. Where creatures like werewolves, vampires, mages and ghosts roam the world, as well as much much more.
The players play one of the many tribes or changing breed available from play. This corebook actually contains some rules as to starting as that too.
The system is a bit less clunky than the older system and with a greater ease in crossing the various settings.
The setting has an update on the vision of the phoenix, where the 8th sign has been revealed to the Garou, one where a hope of victory blossoms. The tribes are gathering more than before to fight a desperate war against the Wyrm and its minions.
For me this game is nostalgia on speed, it is like seeing an old hero return, and live up to your hopes and dreams all over again, if not shine brighter.
Highly recomended.
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September 19, 2020He leído y jugado a Hombre Lobo: El Apocalipsis desde su publicación en España, a finales de 1995. Aquella edición de La Factoría de Ideas se correspondía con la segunda edición original del juego (la primera nunca se publicó en España). También frecuenté algunos de los suplementos más relevantes del juego, desde entonces. Hasta que las circunstancias de la vida y cierto desgaste por parte del Mundo de Tinieblas me alejaron del juego. Ahora, veinte años después, me he reencontrado con uno de los grandes juegos de rol de la historia, en una edición de lujo (incluso en su versión «normal») por parte de Nosolorol Ediciones. Un placer para los sentidos, esta cuidada edición incluye mucho más que lo imprescindible para sumergirse en el más salvaje de los juegos de Mundo de Tinieblas. Toneladas de entretenimiento visceral, con unos temas de fondo que, hoy más que nunca, están de plena actualidad. Imprescindible.
May 31, 2013
beautiful book. this game is really what got me hooked on roleplaying games. it did what D&D could not. I started playing Rage in high school, and then bought the Get of Fenris Tribebook before the rule book. I was hooked. Even though I only ever attempted running one Werewolf game, until now that is, it has always been dear to my geeky heart. Then this book came out and the fires of Rage were rekindled. This book is a fantastic collection of rules and monsters and everythimg werewolf. it has more than enough to run multiple chronicles from with out ever having to crack another werewolf book. my props to white wolf and the onyx path on a job well done. I am excited to see where this relaunch takes us all. thank you for your amazing work.
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