Order of Hermes Tradition Book
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| Written by: | Allen Varney (Introduction, Chapter 1), Nicky Rea (Chapter 2), Beth Fischi (Chapter 3), Jackie Cassada (Chapter 4), Mary Denning and Steve Long (Appendix). |
| Additional Appendix material by: | Phil Brucato |
| Developed by: | Phil Brucato, with Allen Varney |
| Edited by: | Ronni Radner |
| Art Director: | Aileen E. Miles |
| Layout and Typesetting by: | Aileen E. Miles |
| Art: | David Leri, Mark Jackson, Eric Lacombe, Heather J. McKinney, Paul Phillips |
| Front Cover Art: | Michael William Kaluta |
| Front and Back Cover Design: | Aileen E. Miles |
| Sad Special Thanks To: | Mike "Mignola" Chaney, for winning the war with Saddam but losing it to Hitler; Ronni "Taskmistress" Radner for finding a better way to pay the bills; Larry "Spin Doctor" Freidman, for filling dark nights with song; Pauly "Babewatch" LePree, for taking Pamela to warmer halls; Laura "Personal Assistant" Perkinson, for impressing ol' Harlan; Staley "Not Interested" Krause, for having more integrity than God; Christian "Caw! Caw!" Naberhause, for flying the coop with style; Elizabeth "Outspoken" McKee, for falling in battle; Rusty "Comin' Through" Gunter, for his fleeting, quiet shadow; Cymon "Clean-Cut" Haight, for leaving us to do our own dirty work; Trace "Three Strikes" o'Connor, for a bad-luck streak that ended the hard way; Scott "Midnight Rambler" Cohen, for keeping the ladies happy; Tim "Spy@White Wolf" Byrd, for wearing out Ken's carpet; Emory "Huh?" Hester, for being the most puzzling fatality in the bunch; Kathleen "Club Ninja" Ryan, who'll be missed more than she could know; ... and Oh Soon Shropshire, who's gone through such hell that I can't bring myself to attempt a joke about it. God, I wish you a better year this time around. Take care, folks. |
| Publisher: | White Wolf Publishing, Inc. |
| Imprint: | White Wolf Game Studio |
| Published: | 1997 |
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| Year: | 1997 |
| Publication #: | WW 04064 |
| Reference #: | ISBN 1-56504-416-9 |
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Contents |
[edit] Summary
From the White Wolf catalog:
[edit] Chapter One
[edit] Background Information
- One of the more interesting aspects of this book was the "Phoenix Prophecy" (not to be confused with WTA's Prophecy of the Phoenix). Oddly enough, it wasn't in the original outline, and neither the developer nor any of the authors wrote it. It was added by Aileen E. Miles as she was doing the layout and typeface portion of the book.
- The Prophecy of the Phoenix is written in an alchemy dingbat font in three parts: on page 6, on page 17, and on page 27. Using a simple substitution, it can be translated:
- Page 6: BE AWARE / THAT THE TIME / FOR THE / UNVEILING / OF THE TENTH / SPHERE IS NEAR / THE AHLIBATIN / HOLD THE KEY. This is some of the earliest Reckoning material for Mage, and is fairly true given the events of Ascension. It's notable that at this point in Mage, the Batini aren't even known for sure to still exist. It's understandable in hindsight why the "Phoenix" knows of their role, however, given her real identity.
- Page 17: THE AGE OF / EARTH DRAWS TO / A CLOSE THE / AGE OF FIRE / IS AT HAND / WHEN THE WORKS / OF MAN SHALL BE / CAST IN RUINS.
- Page 27: THE TIME OF / THE PHOENIX / IS UPON US AS / IT RISES / FROM THE ASHES / SO SHALL WE / EMERGE FROM / THE SHADOW OF / SCIENCE. This certainly becomes true as the Revised edition introduces many more groups within the Traditions which happily use modern technology for their own ends.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
[edit] Characters
[edit] References
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