Wraith: The Oblivion
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| Role-playing game published by White Wolf |
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| Rule System | Storyteller System | |
| Authors | Mark Rein·Hagen, Jennifer Hartshorn, Sam Chupp, Richard E. Dansky | |
| First Publication | 1994 | |
| Essential Books | Wraith: The Oblivion | |
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Wraith: The Oblivion is a roleplaying game of "Passion and Horror" published by White Wolf that often provides more PCs than there are players, thanks to a system allowing for "The Shadow" of a character to act like a separate entity. Progenitor to the Promethian school of "game that people like to read but no one actually plays." One of the grimmest, most depressing games ever made that wasn't unintentionally so.
Each player, in addition to their character, plays the "Shadow" of another character, undermining whatever they tried to do and tempting them to give in to their worst impulses and damn themselves. This seemed like such a good idea on paper that everyone somehow missed that it means that the game was actively encouraging players to screw each other over. To quote our hatefuckbuddies over at TVTropes: "The intent was to create deep, psychological roleplaying where the players got to flex their drama muscles as much as the GM; the effect was that most people saw it as a game that could only end in hurt feelings and recriminations."
Stygian Factions
- The Hierarchy
- Heretics
- Renegades
Former Stygian Guilds
- Artificers:
- Chanteurs:
- Harbingers:
- Haunters/Spooks:
- Masquers:
- Monitors:
- Oracles:
- Pardoners:
- Proctors:
- Puppeteers:
- Sandmen:
- Usurers
Jade Kingdom
- Imperial Army
- Jade Censors
- Judges of the Dead
- Protectors of the Prosperous Realm
Spectre Castes
- Doppelgangers
- Malfeans
- Mortwights
- Nephracks
- Shades
- Striplings
See Also
- Orpheus (sequel game-line)
- World of Darkness
Links
- World of Darkness website
- World of Darkness wiki
- Unmoderated WoD Chat
- Mister Gone's Character Sheets