Werewolf: The Apocalypse Second Edition is an update of the core book with improved rules and additions to the Werewolf storyline.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- These are the final days -- the signs are clear: Even our pups know that this is the age of the Apocalypse.
- The humans have Corrupted the Earth, destroyed the Trees, slaughtered the Beasts, choked the Air, poisoned the Soil, clogged the Waters, unleashed the Eternal Fire.
- Now, the Wyrm rises to eclipse the Moon, devouring all within its grasp, hunting the hunters.
- There is no garden to which we can flee. There is nowhere to hide. The end is upon us -- when will you rage?
Contents[]
Legacy Rite[]
The Sacred Ways[]
Legends of the Garou story involving Wyrm-Takes-Last, Death-Takes-Last, Chaser-Never-Rests and the Lodge of the Silver Record.
The Prophecy of the Phoenix[]
One of the earliest Garou legends is the Prophecy of the Phoenix, which foretells the Apocalypse.
Book One:[]
Chapter One: Introduction[]
Chapter Two: Setting[]
- The Litany
- Howls
- Anthem of War
- Call for Succor
- Call to Hunt
- Chant of Challenge
- Curse of Ignominy
- Dirge for the Fallen
- Snarl of Precedence
- Song of Mockery
- Symphony of the Abyss
- Wail of Foreboding
- Warning of the Wyrm's Approach
- The Lost Tribes
- Types of Moots
- Sept Moot
- Grand Moot
- Concolation
- Tribal Moots
- Revel
- Other Antagonists
- Suggested Books and Films
- Books
- Of Wolves and Men, by Barry Lopez.
- Never Cry Wolf, by Farley Mowat (or see the film).
- American Indian Myths and Legends, selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz.
- Call of the Wild and White Fang, by Jack London.
- Moon Dance, by S.P. Somtow.
- Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, by Vice President Al Gore.
- Films
- The Wolfen (or read the book by Whitely Streiber).
- A Company of Wolves
- An American Werewolf in London
- The Wolf Man
- The Howling
- Wolf
- Books
Chapter Three: Storytelling[]
Book Two:[]
Chapter Four: Rules[]
Chapter Five: Character Creation[]
Chapter Six: Traits[]
- Breeds
- Auspices
- Tribes
- Attributes
- Physical
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Stamina
- Social
- Charisma
- Manipulation
- Appearance
- Mental
- Perception
- Intelligence
- Wits
- Physical
- Abilities
- Talents
- Alertness
- Athletics
- Brawl
- Dodge
- Empathy
- Expression
- Intimidation
- Primal-Urge
- Streetwise
- Subterfuge
- Other Talents: Search, Guile, Intrigue, Instruction
- Skills
- Animal Ken
- Drive
- Etiquette
- Firearms
- Leadership
- Melee
- Performance
- Repair
- Stealth
- Survival
- Other Skills: Piloting, Cooking, Boating, Archery, Disguise, Mediation
- Knowledges
- Computer
- Enigmas
- Investigation
- Law
- Linguistics
- Medicine
- Occult
- Politics
- Rituals
- Science
- Other Knowledges: Psychology, Bureaucracy, Finance, Art, Philosophy, Theater, Journalism, Military Science, Genealogy, Geography, History, Theology, specific area of knowledge/trivia
- Talents
- Backgrounds
- Allies
- Contacts
- Fetish
- Kinfolk
- Mentor
- Past Life
- Pure Breed
- Resources
- Rites
- Totem
- Gifts
- Breed Gifts
- Homid
- Persuasion - Level One
- Smell of Man - Level One
- Jam Technology - Level Two
- Staredown - Level Two
- Disquiet - Level Three
- Reshape Object - Level Three
- Cocoon - Level Four
- Spirit Ward - Level Four
- Assimilation - Level Five
- Part the Veil - Level Five
- Metis
- Create Element - Level One
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Burrow - Level Two
- Curse of Hatred - Level Two
- Eyes of the Cat - Level Three
- Mental Speech - Level Three
- Gift of the Porcupine - Level Four
- Wither Limb - Level Four
- Madness - Level Five
- Totem Gift - Level Five
- Lupus
- Heightened Senses - Level One
- Leap of the Kangaroo - Level One
- Scent of Sight - Level Two
- Sense the Unnatural - Level Two
- Catfeet - Level Three
- Name the Spirit - Level Three
- Beast Life - Level Four
- Gnaw - Level Four
- Elemental Gift - Level Five
- Song of the Great Beast - Level Five
- Homid
- Auspice Gifts
- Ragabash
- Blur of the Milky Eye - Level One
- Open Seal - Level One
- Scent of Running Water - Level One
- Blissful Ignorance - Level Two
- Sense of the Prey - Level Two
- Taking the Forgotten - Level Two
- Gremlins - Level Three
- Open Moon Bridge - Level Three
- Luna's Blessing - Level Four
- Whelp Body - Level Four
- Thieving Talons of the Magpie - Level Five
- Violation - Level Five
- Theurge
- Mother's Touch - Level One
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Spirit Speech - Level One
- Command Spirit - Level Two
- Name the Spirit - Level Two
- Sight from Beyond - Level Two
- Exorcism - Level Three
- Pulse of the Invisible - Level Three
- Grasp the Beyond - Level Four
- Spirit Drain - Level Four
- Ultimate Argument of Logic - Level Four
- Feral Lobotomy - Level Five
- The Malleable Spirit - Level Five
- Philodox
- Resist Pain - Level One
- Scent of the True Form - Level One
- Truth of Gaia - Level One
- Call to Duty - Level Two
- King of the Beasts - Level Two
- Strength of Purpose - Level Two
- Weak Arm - Level Three
- Wisdom of the Ancient Ways - Level Three
- Roll Over - Level Four
- Scent of Beyond - Level Four
- Geas - Level Five
- Wall of Granite - Level Five
- Galliard
- Beast Speech - Level One
- Call of the Wyld - Level One
- Mindspeak - Level One
- Call of the Wyrm - Level Two
- Distractions - Level Two
- Dreamspeak - Level Two
- Eye of the Cobra - Level Three
- Song of Rage - Level Three
- Bridge Walker - Level Four
- Shadows by the Fire Light - Level Four
- Fabric of the Mind - Level Five
- Head Games - Level Five
- Ahroun
- Inspiration - Level One
- Razor Claws - Level One
- The Falling Touch - Level One
- Sense Silver - Level Two
- Spirit of the Fray - Level Two
- True Fear - Level Two
- Heart of Fury - Level Three
- Silver Claws - Level Three
- Clenched Jaw - Level Four
- Stoking Fury's Furnace - Level Four
- Kiss of Helios - Level Five
- Strength of Will - Level Five
- Ragabash
- Tribe Gifts
- Black Furies
- Heightened Senses - Level One
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Curse of Aeolus - Level Two
- Sense of the Prey - Level Two
- Coup De Grace - Level Three
- Visceral Agony - Level Three
- Body Wrack - Level Four
- Wasp Talons - Level Four
- The Thousand Forms - Level Five
- Wyld Warp - Level Five
- Bone Gnawers
- Cooking - Level One
- Scent of Sweet Honey - Level One
- Blissful Ignorance - Level Two
- Odious Aroma - Level Two
- Reshape Object - Level Three
- Gift of the Skunk - Level Three
- Attunement - Level Four
- Infest - Level Four
- Survivor - Level Five
- Riot - Level Five
- Children of Gaia
- Mother's Touch - Level One
- Resist Pain - Level One
- Calm - Level Two
- Luna's Armor - Level Two
- Dazzle - Level Three
- Spirit Friend - Level Three
- Beast Life - Level Four
- Serenity - Level Four
- Halo of the Sun - Level Five
- The Living Wood - Level Five
- Fianna
- Persuasion - Level One
- Resist Toxin - Level One
- Glib Tongue - Level Two
- Howl of the Banshee - Level Two
- Faerie Kin - Level Three
- Reshape Object - Level Three
- Balor's Gaze - Level Four
- Phantasm - Level Four
- Call the Hunt - Level Five
- Gift of the Spriggan - Level Five
- Get of Fenris
- Razor Claws - Level One
- Resist Pain - Level One
- Halt the Coward's Flight - Level Two
- Snarl of the Predator - Level Two
- Might of Thor - Level Three
- Venom Blood Hero's Stand - Level Three
- Hero's Stand - Level Four
- Scream of Gaia - Level Four
- Horde of Valhalla - Level Five
- Fenris' Bite - Level Five
- Glass Walkers
- Control Simple Machine - Level One
- Persuasion - Level One
- Cybersenses - Level Two
- Power Surge - Level Two
- Control Complex Machine - Level Three
- Elemental Favor - Level Three
- Attunement - Level Four
- Doppelganger - Level Four
- Calm the Flock - Level Five
- Summon Net-Spider - Level Five
- Red Talons
- Beast Speech - Level One
- Scent of Running Water - Level One
- Beastmind - Level Two
- Sense of the Prey - Level Two
- Elemental Favor - Level Three
- Trackless Waste - Level Three
- Avalanche - Level Four
- Quicksand - Level Four
- Curse of Dionysis - Level Five
- Gaia's Vengeance - Level Five
- Shadow Lords
- Fatal Flaw - Level One
- Aura of Confidence - Level One
- Clap of Thunder - Level Two
- Luna's Armor - Level Two
- Icy Chill of Despair - Level Three
- Paralyzing Stare - Level Three
- Open Wounds - Level Four
- Strength of the Dominator - Level Four
- Obedience - Level Five
- Shadow Pack - Level Five
- Silent Striders
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Speed of Thought - Level One
- Blissful Ignorance - Level Two
- Messenger's Fortitude - Level Two
- Adaptation - Level Three
- The Great Leap - Level Three
- Attunement - Level Four
- Speed beyond Thought - Level Four
- Gate of the Moon - Level Five
- Reach the Umbra - Level Five
- Silver Fangs
- Lambent Flame - Level One
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Awe - Level Two
- Luna's Armor - Level Two
- Silver Claws - Level Three
- Wrath of Gaia - Level Three
- Mastery - Level Four
- Mindblock - Level Four
- Luna's Avenger - Level Five
- Paws of the Newborn Cub - Level Five
- Stargazers
- Balance - Level One
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Inner Strength - Level Two
- Surface Attunement - Level Two
- Clarity - Level Three
- Merciful Blow - Level Three
- Preternatural Awareness - Level Four
- Ultimate Argument of Logic - Level Four
- Circular Attack - Level Five
- Wisdom of the Seer - Level Five
- Uktena
- Sense Magic - Level One
- Shroud - Level One
- Spirit of the Bird - Level Two
- Spirit of the Fish - Level Two
- Call Flame Spirit - Level Three
- Invisibility - Level Three
- Call Elemental - Level Four
- Hand of the Earth Lords - Level Four
- Fabric of the Mind - Level Five
- Fetish Doll - Level Five
- Wendigo
- Call the Breeze - Level One
- Campuflage - Level One
- Cutting Wind - Level Two
- Speak with the Wind-Spirits - Level Two
- Chill of the Early Frost - Level Three
- Sky Running - Level Three
- Attunement - Level Four
- Call the Cannibal Spirit - Level Four
- Invoke the Spirits of the Storm - Level Five
- Heart of Ice - Level Five
- Black Furies
- Breed Gifts
- Rites
- Rites of Accord
- Rite of Cleansing - Level One
- Rite of Contrition - Level One
- Rite of Renunciation - Level Two
- Caern Rites
- Moot Rite - Level One
- Rite of the Opened Caern - Level One
- The Badger's Burrow - Level Four
- Rite of the Opened Bridge - Level Four
- Rite of the Shrouded Glen - Level Four
- Rite of Caern Building - Level Five
- Rites of Death
- Gathering for the Departed - Level One
- Rite of the Winter Wolf - Level Three
- Mystic Rites
- Baptism of Fire - Level One
- Rite of Binding - Level One
- Rite of the Questing Stone - Level One
- Rite of Talisman Dedication - Level Two
- Rite of Becoming - Level Two
- Rite of Spirit Awakening - Level Two
- Rite of Summoning - Level Two
- Rite of the Fetish - Level Three
- Rite of the Totem - Level Three
- Punishment Rites
- Rite of Ostracism - Level Two
- Stone of Scorn - Level Two
- Voice of the Jackal - Level Two
- The Hunt - Level Three
- Satire Rite - Level Three
- Rending of the Veil - Level Four, "Actaeon's Folly"
- Gaia's Vengeful Teeth - Level Five
- Rites of Renown
- Rite of Accomplishment - Level Two
- Rite of Passage - Level Two
- Rite of Wounding - Level One
- Seasonal
- Rite of the Winter Winds - Level Two
- Rite of Reawakening - Level Two
- The Great Hunt - Level Two
- Rite of Keres - Level Four
- Minor Rites
- Rites of Accord
Book Three[]
Chapter Seven: The Spirit World[]
- Charms
- Common Charms
- Airt Sense
- Armor
- Healing
- Materialize
- Reform
- Specialty Charms
- Blast Flame
- Break Reality
- Calcify
- Cleanse the Blight
- Control Electrical Systems
- Create Fires
- Create Wind
- Disorient
- Flood
- Forest Sense
- Freeze
- Frozen Breath
- Ice Shards
- Lightning Bolts
- Open Moon Bridge
- Shapeshift
- Shatter Glass
- Short Out
- Solidify Reality
- Spirit Static
- Throw Glass
- Tracking
- Umbraquke
- Updraft
- Bane Charms
- Blighted Touch
- Corruption
- Incite Frenzy
- Possession
- Common Charms
Chapter Eight: Systems[]
Chapter Nine: Drama[]
- Movement Rates Chart
- Combat
- General Complications
- Firearms Chart
- Firefight Complications
- Melee and Brawl Complications
- Brawling Complications
- Bite
- Block
- Body Slam
- Claw
- Grapple
- Kick
- Punch
- Special Maneuvers
- Evasive Action
- Fur Gnarl
- Hamstring
- Jaw Lock
- Leaping Rake
- Taunt
- Melee Table
- Brawling Chart
- Armor Table
- Miniatures and Werewolf
Appendix[]
- Antagonists
- Fomor (plural Fomori)
- Fomori Powers
- Berserker
- Claws and Fangs
- Extra Limbs
- Eyes of the Wyrm
- Fungal Touch
- Immunity to the Delirium
- Poison Tumors
- Voice of the Wyrm
- Fomori Powers
- Black Spiral Dancers
- Gifts
- Sense Wyrm - Level One
- Ears of the Bat - Level Two
- Patagia - Level Three
- Foaming Fury - Level Three
- Crawling Poison - Level Four
- Balefire - Level Five
- Gifts
- Governments
- Police Officer - Stats
- Police Detective - Stats
- Government Agent - Stats
- SWAT Officer - Stats
- The Inquistion
- Witch-Hunter - Stats
- The Arcanum
- Scholar - Stats
- Fomor (plural Fomori)
- Other Supernatural Beings
- Vampires
- Neonates - Stats
- Elders - Stats
- Ghoul - Stats
- Mages
- Adept - Stats
- Wraiths
- Powers: Possession and Shadow Body
- Changelings (Faeries)
- Vampires
- Spirits
- Pack Totems
- Naturae
- Animal Spirits
- Snake - Stats, Charm: Paralyzing Stare
- Owl - Stats
- Falcon - Stats, Charm: Awe
- Glade Childe - Stats, "Glade Children," "Oak Kings"
- Lune - Stats, Charm: Moon Bridge
- Stormcrows - Stats
- The Wendigo - Stats
- The Wild Hunt
- The Huntsman - Stats
- The Hounds - Stats
- Animal Spirits
- Ancestor-Spirits - Stats
- Elementals
- Air Elemental - Stats
- Earth Elemental - Stats
- Fire Elemental - Stats
- Water Elemental - Stats
- Electricity Elemental - Stats
- Glass Elemental - Stats
- Atomic Spirits - Stats, Charm: Atomic Blast
- Enigmatic Spirits
- Chimerlings - Stats
- Englings - Stats
- Epiphlings
- Wyldlings
- Vortex - Stats
- Lesser Wylding - Stats
- Weaver Spirits
- Pattern Spider - Stats
- Net-Spider - Stats
- Banes
- Blight Child - Stats
- Kalus - Stats
- Nexus Crawler - Stats, Charm: Warp Reality
- Psychomachiae - Stats
- Scrag - Stats
- The Dark Trinity
- See Characters Section
- Sample Fetishes
- Harmony Flute - Level 1, Gnosis 5
- Spirit Tracer - Level 2, Gnosis 5
- Baneskin - Level 3, Gnosis 7
- Fang Dagger - Level 3, Gnosis 6
- Phoebe's Veil - Level 3, Gnosis 7
- Sanctuary Chimes - Level 3, Gnosis 6
- Klaive - Level 4, Gnosis 6
- Monkey Puzzle - Level 4, Gnosis 6
- Spirit Whistle - Level 4, Gnosis 8
- Grand Klaive - Level 5, Gnosis 7
- Talens
- Bane Arrows - Gnosis 4
- Death Dust - Gnosis 6
- Moon Glow - Gnosis 8
- Moon Sigh - Gnosis 5
- Nightshade - Gnosis 5
- Wyrm Scale - Gnosis 8
- Central Park: A Setting for Werewolf
Last Words by Mark Rein•Hagen[]
- Environmental Action Committee
- Character Sheet
Index[]
Background Information[]
- This volume also features the full-color comic story Legacy Rite.
- Henry Higginbotham designed the fetishes used throughout the book; his name was left out due to a printing error. He was acknowledged in Monkeywrench! Pentex.
- Certain information from the first Rulebook on other shapeshifters is also re-used here, such as there being shapeshifting pythons and enormous, sentient orangutans in Indonesian.
- The index lists "Dolphin Mage" at page 300 for some reason.
- The index lists Sept of the Green as the "Melting Pot Caern."
- The book has an ad for Wraith: The ?
Memorable Quotes[]
"The other members of the Changing Breed - the werecats, weremegatheriums, werealligators, and the like - were either driven to extinction or forced into far corners and caves." - Other Lycanthropes, Setting Chapter, Pg. 31
Characters[]
- Evan Heals-the-Past: A lost Wendigo cub.
- Jonas Albrecht: Exiled Silver Fang.
- Mari Cabrah: Powerful Black Fury.
- Amara Windcrusher - Black Fury Philodox
- Aether-Tongue - Stargazer Galliard
- Samuel Haight
- Walks-No-Road - Example Character: Silent Strider Galliard Lupus
- Bessa Sings-in-the-Mist - Children of Gaia Galliard
- Miranda Wayfarer - Children of Gaia Galliard
- Klaital Stargazer, spelled as "Klaital Starcatcher" in the Index
- Night Flyer, "Flyer-of-the-Night" - Female Lupus Ragabash Garou
- Luna's Voice - Shadow Lord Ragabash
- Winter's Heart - Garou Ahroun
- Quincy Iredown - Glass Walker Galliard
- Brian, Wyrm-Takes-Last - Fianna Philodox, Legends of the Garou
- Deathbear-rhya, Death-Takes-Last - Wendigo Garou, Legends of the Garou
- Watcher-of-Wolves, another Garou keeper of the Silver Record, Legends of the Garou
- Kate, Chaser-Never-Rests - Ragabash Garou, Legends of the Garou
- Shines-Bright-Claws, Garou, Silver Record Tale, Legends of the Garou
- Central Park, Sept of the Green
- Mother Larissa
- Fengy
- Howard Koar, "Bareback"
- Simon Gentle, "Flash"
- Spotlight, "Zoo"
- Zachary Ellison, "Shade"
- Reverend Barnaby Morton - Bone Gnawer Theurge of "Hooverville"
- Wilhelm "Quarterback" Krause - Get of Fenris, Central Park Sept member
- Alexandra Zamyatin - Silver Fang Galliard, Central Park Sept member
- Gorgul - Nexus Crawler, Dark Trinity Bane
- Raza - Scrag, Dark Trinity Bane
- Fek - Psychomachiae, Dark Trinity Bane
- Calvert Vaux - Glass Walker Kinfolk
- Frederick Law Olmstead - Bone Gnawer Kinfolk
Terminology[]
Lexicon: Common Parlance: Anchorhead, Apocalypse, Auspice: Ragabash, Theurge, Philodox, Galliard, Ahroun; Bane, Bawn, Blight, Breed, Caern: All, Enigmas, Gnosis, Healing, Leadership, Rage, Stamina, Strength, Urban, Visions, Will, Wisdom, Wyld; Celestine, Concolation, The Concord, Corruption, Crinos, Deep Umbra, Delirium, Domain, Feral, Gaffling, Gaia, Garou, Gauntlet, Hispo, Homid (Breed and Form), Impergium, Incarna, Jaggling, Kenning, Klaive, Litany, Lupus (Breed and Form), The Membrane, Metis, Moon Bridge, Moon-Calf, Moot, Mule, Near Umbra, Pack, Penumbra, Protectorate, Reaching, Realms: Gaia Realm, Abyss, Aetherial Realm (Helios, Hyperion, Luna), Arcadia Gateway, Atrocity Realm, The Battleground (Plain of the Apocalypse), CyberRealm (Sprawl, Pit, Computer Web), Erebus, Flux, Legendary Realm, Pangea (Elder Serpent), Scar, Summer Country, Wolfhome; Ronin, Sept, Tellurian, Totem, The Triat, Tribe: Black Furies (Kuklos/Circles, Inner and Outer Calyxes), Bone Gnawers (Father, Mother), Children of Gaia (Voice of the Goddess, Arm of the Goddess), Fianna, Get of Fenris, Glass Walkers, Red Talons, Shadow Lords, Silent Striders, Silver Fangs (Progenitor Wolf), Stargazers (Kailindo), Uktena, Wendigo; Umbra, The Veil, The Ways, The Weaver, The Wyld, The Wyrm, Wyrmhole; Vulgar Argot: Ape, Cadaver, The Flock, Gremlin, Leech, Run, Sheep, Stepping Sideways, Throat; Old Form: Adren, Airts, Aisling, Anamae, Anruth, Athro, Awen, Brugh, Charach, Chiminage, Cliath, Fomori, Fostern, Gallain, Harano, -ikthya, Inceptor, Kinain, Pericarp, Phoebe, Praenomen, -rhya, Urrah, -yuf; Action Bill (Pentex Toy), Animal Fathers, Ascension, Avatar, Awakened, Axis Mundi, Ban, Bastet, Battle Scars, Beast-of-War, Black Dog Game Factory, Black Spiral Dancers (Whippoorwill), Blood Pool, Brujah, Bunyip, Changeling, Charms, Chimares, Corax, Croatan, Curse, Defiler Wyrm, Developmental Neogenetics Amalgamated, Disconnection, Domains, Dreamspeakers, Dreamtime, Dream Zone, Eater-of-Souls, Epiphs, Ever Meal, Fetish, First Pack, Forces, Fox Frenzy, Frenzy, Gifts, Glabro, Glens, Gnosis, Golconda, Gurahl, Hellholes, Hives, Inquisition, Iteration X, Jackal-Hound, Kin-Fetch, Kinfolk, Lodge of the Silver Record, Losing the Wolf, Lost Cub, Magadon, Inc., Mages, Marauder, Moon Paths, Nephandi, Node, Nosferatu, Nuwisha, Order of Hermes, Paradox, Past Life, Peeking, Pentex, Inc., Periphery, Phoenix, Pumonca, Pure Breed, Pure Tribes, Qualmi, Quintessence, Rage, Rank, Renown: Glory, Honor, Wisdom; Renunciation, Rites, Sept of the Crescent Moon, Severing, Sidhe, Silver, Silver Record, Society of Leopold, Spirit, Spirit Gates, Spirit Tracks, Sub-Realm, Talen, Tears of Gaia, Technocracy, Technomancers, Thrall of the Wyrm, Traditions, Tribal Homelands, Trods, Vampires, Ventrue, Verbena, Vistas, War of Rage, Webs, White Monks, White Howlers, Wraith, Wyldings, Wyrm Caerns, Wyrmcomers,
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