Magnum Opus (book)
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| Written by: | Joseph Carriker, Jess Hartley, Wood Ingham, Matthew McFarland |
| World of Darkness created by: | Mark Rein•Hagen |
| Developer: | Matthew McFarland |
| Editor: | Scribendi.com |
| Art Direction: | Mike Chaney |
| Layout & Typesetting: | Mike Chaney |
| Interior Art: | Patrick McEvoy, Gavin Hargest, Vatche Malvalian, Ken Meyer, Jr., Brian LeBlanc, James Stowe, Thomas Manning, Richard Thomas |
| Front Cover Art: | Carlos Samuel Arraya |
| Front and Back Cover Design: | Mike Chaney |
| Publisher: | White Wolf Publishing, Inc. |
| Imprint: | White Wolf Game Studio |
| Published: | February 7, 2007 |
| Pages: | 144 |
| Year: | 2007 (nWOD) |
| Publication #: | WW60100 |
| Reference #: | ISBN 1-58846-608-2 |
| Price: | $26.99 US |
Magnum Opus is the fourth book released for the World of Darkness' Promethean: The Created line. This book explores the true origins of the Prometheans, the alternate means of creating them, new Refinements and Transmutations, and working with complications in Promethean storylines, from going to the Wastes to working in other supernatural creatures.
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[edit] Summary
From the White Wolf catalog:
- "The beauty of the Great Work is that it is never finished.
- Even if each of us were granted Mortality today, what then?
[edit] Prologue: Bans
Zo recounts her meeting and love affair with a mortal unaffected by Disquiet, and his tragic end at the hands of her enemy, the Tamer.
[edit] Introduction
[edit] Chapter One: What Is and What May Be
Alternate sources and myths of the Prometheans and the origins of the Lineages. This chapter introduces the concepts of the Constructs, Prometheans made of inanimate materials rather than dead flesh and Extempores, Prometheans born of horrific circumstance. This follows with a number of other myths, including the story of the Prodigal demiurge, the legend of the Scions, the tale of dream-born Prometheans, and the idea of animal Prometheans. Finally, the chapter draws to a close with the stories and Pilgrimage sites of the legendary Seer.
[edit] Chapter Two: Rare Alchemies
Full details on the four rare Refinements of Aes, Argentum, Cobalus, and Plumbum and their associated Transmutations of Benefice, Spiritus, Contamination, and Saturninus.
[edit] Chapter Three: The Long and Winding Road
A section that deals with some of the more complicated and unusual aspects of Promethean, including using going to the Wastes in chronicles, running ongoing chronicles, working with Milestones, and crossing over with the three main lines of the World of Darkness.
[edit] Chapter Four: To the Wastes
The next chapter in the Water of Life chronicle, taking place in Denver.
[edit] Background Information
- Most of the fiction in this book is based around Zo Malak.
- A brief preview of Saturnine Night is featured on the credits page.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
[edit] Characters
- Zo Malak - Ulgan who finally ends her quest for humanity.
- Charles Monahan - Mortal who fell in love with Zo, only to be taken by the Tamer.
- The Tamer - Centimani who has persued Zo for years.
- Mr. Verney - Frankenstein associate of Zo who called her away and allowed the Tamer to kill Charles.
- Dr. Brine - Nepri associate of Zo who speculates on the nature of Charles.
- John Ash - Tammuz associate of Zo who debates the nature of sin with her.
- The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - Galateid associate of Zo, perhaps going to Boston.
- Eunice - Aes signature character. Galateid.
- Old Widow Maggie - Argentum signature character. Ulgan.
- Cynthia Mask - Cobalus signature character. Frankenstein.
- Nestor - Plumbum signature character. Tammuz.
- The Seer - A mysterious Promethean who supposidly was the first to discover the process to gain Mortality.
[edit] References
Aes, Argentum, Benefice, Cobalus, Construct, Contamination, Dream-born, Exempore, Plumbum, Prodigal (PTC), Saturninus, Scion (PTC), Spiritus (PTC)
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