Book of the Wyld

Book of the Wyld is a sourcebook about the Wyld in Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised Edition.

Summary[]

From the White Wolf catalog:

Primal Chaos

The Weaver has tried to bind it. The Wyrm has tried to devour it. It's beset on all sides, it's back to the wall. But the Wyld isn't giving up yet. It's the fountain of all possibilities, the fount of creation. And to the Garou who try to protect it and its children from extinction it's something more – it's hope itself. But be careful, because the Wyld's help can be double-edged indeed...

The Wild Side of the Triat

The three books of the Triat are now complete. Book of the Wyld offers a look at the most enigmatic and misunderstood of the great spirit-forces of the universe, examining the Wyld's contribution to the universe, its role in the World of Darkness – and the methods it uses to defend itself. Here you'll find allies and equipment to help you defend the Wyld – or unexpected enemies. Because if there's one thing the Wyld is for certain, it's unpredictable.

Book of the Wyld contains:

A long look at the third member of the Triat and the difficulties it faces
A bestiary of Wyld-spirits and gorgons, the spirits-in-flesh servants of the Wyld
Storytelling the Wyld as ally and antagonist, Wyld fetishes and rites, details on insanity.

Contents[]

Legends of the Garou: The Birthing[]

Sets the stage for this book with a brief glimpse at why the Garou still venerate the Wyld - rightly or wrongly.

Introduction: The White Light from the Mouth of Infinity[]

The basic introduction to this book and seeks to dispel the frequent misconceptions that old and new Werewolf: The Apocalypse players and Storytellers may hold regarding the Wyld. In addition, here you'll find a basic explanation of the Wyld's importance to the Garou Nation as well as its relationship to Gaia, and a basic overview of how a Storyteller might use the Wyld in his chronicle.

Glossary
Additional Resources and References
- Books
  - Sacrament by Clive Barker
  - The Wendigo and The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
  - The Dark Music by Charles Beaumont
  - Mythago Wood, Lavondyss, and The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
  - Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
- Movies
  - The Perfect Storm, 2000, directed by Wolfgang Peterson
  - Deep Rising, 1998, directed by Stephen Sommers
  - Outbreak, 1995, directed by Wolfgang Peterson
  - Pet Semetary, 1989, directed by Mary Lambert
  - Swamp Thing (save your breath - we know), 1982, directed by Wes Craven
  - The Day of the Triffids, 1962, directed by Steve Sekely
- Online
  - The Encyclopedia Mythica
  - The Creation-Evolution Encyclopedia

Chapter One: Cosmology[]

Takes a glance at the metaphysical aspects of the Wyld, both historically and currently, particularly from the perspective of the Changing Breeds most interested in the Wyld's welfare.

Chapter Two: The Great Wyld World[]

Examines Wyld places of low Gauntlet in the World of Darkness. This chapter also attempts to give examples of manifested pockets of Wyld energy throughout the Tellurian. The mystery and unpredictable nature of these places bundled with the utter lack of any semblance of order have a decided effect on the world and its denizens.

Threshold
- Threshold Powers
  - Animal Kinship
  - Animal Summons (Cost: 1 Gnosis)
  - Animate Self (Cost: 1 Willpower)
  - Aura of Discord
  - Awaken Wydling (Cost: 1 Gnosis)
  - Bellow of the Wyld (Cost: 1 Gnosis)
  - Command the Earth
  - Curse of Babel
  - Curse of Gaia (Cost: 4 Gnosis)
  - Discorporate (Cost: 3 Gnosis)
  - Enchanting Voice
  - Gnosis Drain
  - Heart Sense (Cost: 1 Gnosis)
  - Lord of the Land
  - Migration (Cost: Special)
  - Plant Animation
  - Reshape Object
  - Silent Enigmas
  - Spirit Charms
  - Spirit Drain
  - Strange Senses
  - Summon Vortex
  - Surreal Presence
  - Umbral Passage
  - Wyldkin
- Sour Burial Grounds - Threshold, Animate Land (Burial Grounds), Stats
- The Fountain of Youth - Threshold, Wyld Fount (Artesian Wellspring), Stats
- The Symphony of Frogs - Threshold, Dynamic Anomaly (Occurrence), Stats

Rite of Abscission - Level One

Chapter Three: Wyld Children[]

The "Wyld Bestiary" of sorts, this chapter offers storytellers the means and the methods to employ minions of the Wyld in their chronicles. Information concerning gorgons, spirits and other resources for personification of the Wyld in your chronicle are available in this chapter.

Gorgons
- Nemesis - Stats
- Undergrowth - Stats
- Uncegila - Wyld Beast, Stats
- Ogopogo - Stats
- Crossbreed
  - Cheetah/Antelope - Similar to a Chimera, Stats
  - Rattlesnake/Falcon - Similar to a Chimera, Stats
  - Tiger/Wolf - Similar to a Chimera, Stats
- Ardens - Stats
- Wyld Worms - Stats
- The Cow - Stats
- The Roaring Creek - Stats
- The Lightning Bugs - Stats
  - Powers: Hypnosis
- The Gruff Goat - Stats
- The Statue of the Monkey King - Stats
- Rorg's Hungry Children - Stats
- Mockers - Stats
  - Powers: Hypnosis
- Isnashi - Stats
- Goblins - Stats
- The Evolving - Stats
- Mothman - Stats
- Thunderhead - Stats
  - Powers: Cloud Body
Wyld Spirits
- Sparks - Stats
  - Charms: Inspire
- Vectors - Stats
- The Echoes - Stats
- Sands of Time - Stats
  - Charms: Age Reality
- Unravelers - Stats
  - Charms: Unravel
- Origami - Stats
- Serpentines - Stats
  - Charms: Curing
- Howlers - Stats
- Gyres - Stats
- Chatterer - Stats
  - Charms: Scream of the Wyld
- Twisters - Stats
- The Nameless - Stats
  - Charms: Taking The Name
- Children of the Muses - Stats
  - Charms: Muse

Gorgon Powers
- Armored Hide
- Berserker
- Bestial Mutation
- Claws and Fangs
- Extra Limbs
- Gift
- Regeneration
- Twisted Senses
- Unnatural Strength
- Bulky
- Charming
- Plasmic Form
- Resilient
- Step Sideways
Sample Gorgon - Sewer Gator - Stats

Chapter Four: A Handful of Chaos[]

The Storyteller's assistant for sifting through all this information and distilling it into a chronicle. It presents information concerning historical chronicles, using guest stars with Wyld ties, alternate settings, and guidelines for the psychological effects of exposure to the Wyld.

Chapter Five: Tools of Creation[]

Details the cogs and sprockets of Wyld mechanics. For dessert, enjoy the included Wyld fetishes and rites, guaranteed to add a little randomness to your chronicle.

Wyld Fetishes
- Glass Mites - Level One, Gnosis 5
- Green Leaper - Level Two, Gnosis 4
- Swarmbags - Level Two, Gnosis 4
- The Bent Vine - Level Three, Gnosis 5
- Cold Ichor - Level Three, Gnosis 6
- Ded Bugz - Level Three, Gnosis 6
- Wyldflute - Level Three, Gnosis 6
- Birnam Sands - Level Four, Gnosis 7
- Primordial Slime - Level Four, Gnosis 5
- Stone Kettle - Level Four, Gnosis Variable
- Venomous Swarmbags - Level Four, Gnosis 6
- Willowhip - Level Five, Gnosis 5
Rites of the Wyld
- Rite of Unsalting the Earth - Level Two
- Rite of the Fertile Season - Level Three

Background Information[]

Book of the Wyld is the last of the sourcebook series about the Triat. It was preceded by Book of the Wyrm Second Edition and Book of the Weaver.
Apologies are made to Jeremy Jarvis, whose name was accidentally omitted from the Rokea artists' credits.
Rorg's Hungry Children are inspired by the Langoliers (1990/1995).
The ad at the back of the book is for the Tribe Novels: Shadow Lords & Get of Fenris.

Memorable Quotes[]

"Wilderness is not the same as chaos." - Crookpaw, Red Talon sage

Characters[]

Legends of the Garou: The Birthing
- Gail - Black Fury
Chapter One: Cosmology
- Paul
- Dr. Nelson
- Sandeep
- Alo - Red Talon
- Mourning Star - Keeper of the Ways for Grandfather Thunder
- Shelly - Bone Gnawer
- Jez - Ratkin
- Tonaltzin Metztli, "Sun Moon" - Wyld-Spirit
- Kalomi - Empyros, Wyld-Spirit
- Ming - Garou
- Auser Ma'het - Silent Strider
Chapter Two: The Great Wyld World
- Cevin Figg - Black Spiral Dancer
- Iona Kinslayer
- Kyra Firefoot
- Kelonoke Wildhair
- Teiresias
- Sister Judith Paws-of-Light
- Julisha of the Thousand Masks
- Crookpaw
- Sings-to-Smoke - Red Talon Galliard
- Niha - Ananasi
- Benjamin Willard - Ratkin
- Ananasa
- Storm Eater
Chapter Three: Wyld Children
- Ladon - Mokolé
- Medusa
- Redsong - Black Fury
- Stays-On-Concrete - Glass Walker Theurge
- Rosalinda Vega - Black Fury
- Maria - Black Fury
- Night Watcher - Mothman
- Kasara - Nameless One, Died

Terminology[]

Abscess, Ananasi, Atlauna, Black Furies, Black Spiral Dancers, Broken Lands, Catastrophes, Charybdis (Realm), Empyros, Endron Chemicals International, Eye of the Wyrm, Fallen Realms, Flux, Gauntlet, Gorgon, Harano, Kumoti, Mammatus, Marauders, The Nameless, Pangaea, Passions, Pocket Realms, Rakthavira Industries, Rapture, Ratkin, Red Talons, Rite of Still Skies, Sept of the Bygone Visions, Severing, Storm Eater, Storm Umbra, Terrene, Themis the Dream-Weaver, Threshold, Triat, Two Moons Pack, Wyld, Wyld Fetishes, Wyldling, Wyld-Spirits,

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