Le Monde of darkness

Le Monde of darkness ( World off Darkness ) is a series of Roleplays based on the same universe and allowing each one to interpret a type of different character. The series is published by White Wolf Publishing.

The plays of this universe are (by order of creation):

Targeted plays

In addition to these plays, White Wolf Publishing left the plays designed to be played independently of the usual range, while remaining compatible. One can see them like specialized editions their respective plays:

  • Vampire: the Age of Darkness: to play of the vampires to the the Middle Ages. There exist also supplements Âge of Darkness for Loup-garou , Mage , Changelin and Exterminateur .
  • Vampire: the Age Victorien (): as its name indicates it, it is held in the England victorienne
  • Kuei-Jin: the vampire of the East
  • Kingdom of Ebony: vampires of Africa
  • : to play of the wolves-garous to the Far-west
  • Magus: the crusade of the wizards ()
  • : to play during the First World War

Description of the world

Le Monde of darkness is very similar to ours. In fact, considering by far, it could be perfectly identical, except for some “awkward” details. In the World of darkness, the air is polluted a little more, the cities a little more inhuman… And especially, it exists there several types of supernatural creatures such as vampires, wolves-garous, magi, changelins, kuei-jins, exterminating or Ombres even if they hide more or less.

Vampires

The vampires are the descendants of Caïn. A part of them hides since the Moyen-âge, trying to appease their thirst for blood while passing unperceived to the eyes of the human ones.

Werewolf S

Frightening changers of form, they are the guards of a nature which unceasingly loses ground vis-a-vis civilization.

Magi

Human normal become conscious of the malleable nature of reality, the magi can potentially do everything. But the more obvious one modification of reality is, the more the by-effect is terrible.

Changelin S

The changelins are fairy-like beings which live a mortal human body, to protect itself from the Banality, forces negation of imaginary so typically human. They are permanently halfway between the dream and reality.

Kuei-Jin

The kuei-jins are Asian Returning S, condemned to remain on Earth to rectify to them Karma. They do not nourish blood, but of vital energy, in various forms…

Shades (Wraiths)

They are hearts in sorrow. Like the Phantom S of legends, each one is inhabited by traumatisms which are clean for him. They live in a parallel and sinister world.

Mummies

The mummies are a particular variety of Shades. Exits of the culture Egyptian and recruited by the servants D Osiris and of Horus, they undergo a ritual which enables them to return on Earth to protect balance from the world. This sonvent of powerful magicians.

Exterminators

Descendants of the Heralds, the exterminators are the human conscious ones of the supernatural combatant the creatures had by the evil.

System of play

Privileging the dialog with the jets of dice, these plays use a simple and not very intrusive system. The creation of the characters utilizes a Système of advantages and defects.

End

The last publications make it possible to play the end of the world in various ways, this in order to close the universe. White Wolf Publishing launching a new range (called World of darkness 2).

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