1998

1998

This Year In Other Timelines

Real life: 1998

Chronicles of Darkness: 1998

World of Darkness: 1998

Trinity Universe: 1998

Events

• White Wolf Game Studio publishes Kindred of the East, an expansion for Vampire: The Masquerade (or any other World of Darkness game) dealing with the mysterious Cathayans.
• This fall, Phil Brucato writes his "Fare Thee Well" in the last book he develops solo for Mage: The Ascension, MTAs: The Orphans Survival Guide .
• The pro-wrestler Gangrel makes his appearance at the WWF. White Wolf licenses the Gangrel name to the WWF for a period of five years.

January

• Books released:
  • VTM: Cities of Darkness Vol. 3
  • VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles 1: Dark Tide Rising
  • MTAs: Technomancer's Toybox
  • WTO: The Book of Legions
  • Trinity: Hidden Agendas: Trinity Storytellers Screen & Book

February

• Books released:
  • KOTE: Kindred of the East Rulebook
  • WTA: Corax (book)
  • CTD: Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses
  • Trinity: Darkness Revealed 1: Descent into Darkness

March

• Books released:
  • MTAs: Technocracy Assembled 1
  • WTO: Guildbook: Spooks and Oracles
  • CTD/cMET: The Shining Host

April

• Books released:
  • KOTE/cWOD: World of Darkness: Hong Kong
  • WTA: Werewolf Players Guide Second Edition
  • CTD: Kithbook: Satyrs
• April 16: Books released:
  • MTAs: Horizon War 3: War in Heaven

May

• Books released:
  • VTM: Giovanni Chronicles III: The Sun Has Set
  • WTA: Uktena Tribebook
  • Trinity: Luna Rising: Psi Order ISRA and Luna Sourcebook

June

• Books released:
  • cWOD: World of Darkness: Demon Hunter X
  • WTA: Litany of the Tribes Vol. 2
  • CTD: Kingdom of Willows (book)
  • Trinity: Trinty Technology Manual
  • MTSC: Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade Rulebook

Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

• June 1: Released:
  • VTDA: Clanbook: Baali

July

• Books released:
  • WTA: Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East
  • MTSC: Crusade Lore: The Storytellers Screen and Book
  • WTO: Doomslayers: Into the Labyrinth
  • Trinity: Trinity Field Report: Extrasolar Colonies
• July 16: Books released:
  • MTAs: Traditions Gathered I: Songs of Science

August

• Books released:
  • VTM: War of Ages
  • WTWW: The Wild West Companion
  • CTD: Changeling Storytellers Guide
  • Trinity: Darkness Revealed 2: Passage Through Shadow
  • TB: Trinity: Battleground Miniatures Game

September

• Books released:
  • VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles 2: Son of the Dragon
  • WTA: Wendigo Tribebook
  • MTSC/cWOD: The Bygone Bestiary
  • VTM/cMET: Laws of Elysium
  • Trinity: America Offline: Psi Order Orgotek and FSA Sourcebook
  • TB: Psion: Montrose/Jon Holt
  • TB: Psion: Dr. Sager/Sage
  • TB: Psion: Psion: Juanos Palmero/Lu Chen
  • TB: Aberrant: Lucifer
  • TB: Aberrant: Trogs Support (3)
  • TB: Aberrant: Denshea/Slint

• September 18: White Wolf announces a business restructuring to account for the book trade problems and the CCG bust of 1995-1997. Among the changes noted are the demise of Wraith: The Oblivion (to be given a few final books throughout 1999), and the creation of the ArtHaus imprint. The new imprint uses typical cost-cutting measures and has the overhead of a smaller publishing company in order to continue production of smaller game lines. Changeling: The Dreaming, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade and Werewolf: The Wild West are moved to ArtHaus. Wild West later proves unable to continue, but Changeling and Sorcerers Crusade proved feasible.
• September 29: White Wolf announces plans to team up with ASC Games and DreamForge Intertainment to publish a computer game based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

October

• Books released:
  • VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition
  • VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition (limited)
  • WTA: Litany of the Tribes, Vol. 3
  • WTO: Renegades (book)
  • CTD: Inanimae: The Secret Way
  • cWOD/cMET: Laws of the Hunt
  • Trinity: Trinity Field Report: Alien Races
  • TB: Psion: McGowen/Jameson/Bayta
  • TB: Psion: Cameron/Willams/Somers
  • TB: Aberrant: Gomorra
  • TB: Aberrant: Nazul

• October 5: ASC Games posts up a trailer for WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia .
• October 6: ASC Games posts a link to an IGN article, where Travis Williams is interviewed about WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia .
• October 29: Books released:
  • MTAs: Digital Web 2.0

November

• Books released:
  • VTM: Revelations of the Dark Mother
  • VTDA: Libellus Sanguinis 2: Keepers of the Word
  • WTA: Book of the Wyrm Second Edition
  • CTD: Land of Eight Million Dreams
  • Trinity: Darkness Revealed 3: Ascent into Light
  • TB: Support Squad Avenger (5)
  • TB: Aberrant: Caul Fein/Fhata Khan
  • TB: Aberrant: Krikquill Support (5)
  • TB: Psion: Gresko
• November 4: ASC Games posts a WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia update, including Developer Bios, Concept Art, and Desktop Art.
• November 19: Books released:
  • MTAs: The Orphans Survival Guide

December

• Books released:
  • VTM: Vampire Storytellers Companion
  • WTA: Gurahl (book)
  • MTSC: Castles and Covenants
  • WTO/cWOD: World of Darkness: Tokyo
  • Trinity: Shattered Europe: Psi Order Æsculapian and Europe Sourcebook

• December 3: ASC Games posts a Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia update, where they reveal the "Heart of Gaia" name for the first time. Also included is The Fall of Kil na Kor, the first part of a ten-part prequel story (The Heart of Gaia) by Phil Brucato; Travis Williams' second developer notes, more Developer Bios, and another piece of Desktop Art.

Cancelled products

• TB: Trinity: Battleground - LoneStar
• TB: Trinity: Battleground Players Guide

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