- See also: Book of the Wyrm (disambiguation)
The Book of the Wyrm Second Edition is a supplement book for Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised Edition, and like its predecessor it deals with the Wyrm and its many servants.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- The Rot at the Core of the World
- Atrocity is its wine. It feasts on disease. It flattens itself on the corruption in the hearts of human and werewolf alike. It is as old as the stars, vaster than suns, blacker than the voids of space. It is the corruption that gnaws at the World Tree's roots, the hatred that threatens to devour Gaia. It is the Wyrm.
- The Army of the Apocalypse
- You can't run a Werewolf game without involving the Wyrm's servants somehow, whether the hopeless, damned fomori that act as its catspaws or the corrupt mortals who unwillingly do its works. But how do you do that properly, making sure that the Garou's enemies are properly handled and maintained? Why, with Book of the Wyrm, Second Edition, of course. This sourcebook contains everything you need to put some meat on your antagonists' bones, to tell stories that will excite and frighten your players. If danger is your storytelling tool of choice, this is your workshop.
- Book of the Wyrm, Second Edition includes:
- Full tribal information on the Black Spiral Dancers, the fallen tribe of the Garou
- The detailed hierarchy of Pentex, as well as expanded listings of fomori, Banes, monsters, mortal cults and more - and how to use them all in your games
- The cosmology of the Wyrm and its spiritual aspects, advice for using the Wyrm to best effect, and much more
Contents[]
Legends of the Garou: Ill Wind[]
A short story about Zhyzhak and her packmates.
Introduction: Shifting Scales[]
An overview over the book and how to use it.
Chapter One: Cosmology[]
This chapter deals with the Wyrm itself and its associated realm Malfeas- from the beginning up to his corruption and current state.
Chapter Two: Human Pawns[]
This chapter deals with the various human organizations that serve the Wyrm, most prominently Pentex, but also cults like the Seventh Generation.
- The Top 21
- Ardus Enterprises
- Autumn Health Management Systems
- Avalon Incorporated
- Black Dog Games
- Circinus Brands
- Consolidex Worldwide
- Endron International
- Atlas International, absorbed into Endron by 1995, subsidiary
- Good House International
- Hallahan Fishing Corporation
- Harold and Harold Mining, Incorporated
- Herculean Firearms Incorporated
- Herrick's
- King Breweries and Distilleries
- Magadon, Incorporated
- Aesop Research Company, purchased by Magadon, subsidiary
- Panacea Pharmaceuticals, purchased by Magadon, subsidiary
- Nastrum Enterprises
- Omni Television
- O'Tolley's
- Rainbow Incorporated
- Tellus Enterprises
- Sunburst Enterprises International, bought by Tellus
- Vesuvius Incorporated
- Young and Smith, Incorporated
Chapter Three: In Nomine Vermiis[]
This chapter acts like a tribebook of sorts for the Black Spiral Dancers.
- Bane Totems
- Totems of Cunning
- Totems of Strength
- Totems of Corruption
- Gifts
- Bane Protector - Level One
- Wyrm Hide - Level Two
- Dagger of the Mind - Level Three
- Unseelie Faerie Kin - Level Three
- Beautiful Lie - Level Four
- Call Elemental - Level Four
- Open Wounds - Level Four
- Totem Form - Level Five
- Ragabash Gifts
- Touch of the Eel - Level Three
- Theurge Gifts
- Blood Omen - Level Three
- Philodox Gifts
- Smell Fear - Level One
- A Thousand Voices - Level Two
- Galliard Gifts
- Allies Below - Level Three
- Ahroun Gifts
- Horns of the Impaler - Level Two
- Ragabash Gifts
- Black Spiral Rites
- Rite of the Survivor - Level One Punishment Rite
- Rite of the Sacred Tattoo - Level Two Mystic Rite
- The Rite of Woad - Level Three Mystic Rite
Chapter Four: The Wretched[]
This chapter deals with various other creatures that serve the Wyrm.
- Fomori Powers
- Berserker
- Body-barbs
- Claws and Fangs
- Exoskeleton
- Extra Limbs
- Eyes of the Wyrm
- Fungal Touch
- Gaseous Form
- Hide of the Wyrm
- Immunity to the Delirium
- Infectious Touch
- Lashing Tail
- Mega-Attribute
- Mind Blast
- Mouth of the Wyrm
- Plasmic-form
- Poison Tumors
- Regeneration
- Roar of the Wyrm
- Stomach Pumper
- Tar Baby
- Umbral Passage
- Voice of the Wyrm
- Webbing
- Fomori Breeds
- Enticers
- Powers: Enhancement, Succubi's Veil
- Ferectoi, the Larvae of the Wyrm
- Breeder Bane
- Charm: Breeding Trance
- Breeder Bane
- Gorehound
- Toads
- Power: Barbed Tongue
- Enticers
- Banes
- Bitter Rages
- Charm: Raging
- Drattosi
- Charms: Consume Essence, Illusory Desire
- Dream Makers
- Gray Masses
- Charm: Sporing
- Phantasmi
- Ooralath
- Charms: Burrowing, Embody
- Scryer
- Charm: Report
- Wyrmholes
- Charm: Gateway
- Bitter Rages
- Wyrm Elementals
- Hoglings (Smog)
- Furmlings (Balefire)
- H'rugglings (Sludge)
- Wakshaani (Toxins)
- The Monsters
- Blood Vines
- Power: Seeding
- Heart Eaters
- Power: Clean Scent, Empathy, Sting
- Skull Pigs
- Thunderwyrms
- War Wolves
- The First Ronin
- Blood Vines
- The Alien
- Inquisitors
- Power: Mind Probe
- Vhujunka
- Inquisitors
- The Fallen
- Carrion Crows
- Rites
- Rite of the Broken Wing
- Rite of the Closed Eye - Level One
- Rite of the Lowered Sky - Level Three
- Gifts
- Targeted Heave - Level One
- Poisoned Flesh - Level Two
- Plague Feather - Level Three
- Rites
- Carrion Crows
Appendix: Dirty Tricks[]
This chapter contains various fetishes and other artifacts that are used by the servants of the Wyrm.
- Sample Investments
- Body Armor (variable)
- Inhuman Strength (variable)
- Hunter's Eye (2 pts)
- Youth (2 pts)
- Incredible Beauty (3 pts)
- Poison Immunity (3 pts)
- Inferno's Kiss (5 pts)
- Devouring Touch (6 pts)
- Regeneration (9 pts)
- Fetishes
- Bauble - Level 1, Gnosis 1
- Brush of the Ancients, "Omen Brush" - Level 1, Gnosis 8
- Stolen Eye - Level 1, Gnosis 2
- Umbraphone - Level 1, Gnosis 3
- Bane Lantern - Level 2, Gnosis 5
- Delirium Mask - Level 2, Gnosis 7
- Devilwhip - Level 2, Gnosis 6
- Power Goggles - Level 2, Gnosis 3
- Tambertail's Heart - Level 2, Gnosis 7
- Umbrascope - Level 2, Gnosis 4
- Gut Bones - Level 2, Gnosis 5
- Frater Vermiis' The Pretanic Keys - Level 3, Gnosis 5
- Deathrattler - Level 3, Gnosis 6
- Warshirt of the Wyrm - Level 3, Gnosis 6
- Magic Spewer - Level 4, Gnosis 5
- Baneklaive - Level 5, Gnosis 7
- Churjuroc's Tusk - Level 5, Gnosis 9
- Soul Ruby - Level 5, Gnosis 7
- Talens
- Pretanic Talisman (1-5 Background points)
- Bean-Bane - Gnosis 7
- Dragon's Ichor - Gnosis 5
- Goblin Ale - Gnosis 4
- Storm in a Bottle - Gnosis 6
- Wyrm-wood - Gnosis 3
- Equipment
- Ammunition
- Silver Nitrate Hollowpoints - Rank Five
- Armor
- Pus Amor - Rank Three
- Weaponry
- Balefire Flamethrower, "Baleflamer" - Rank Five
- Grenades
- Fragmentation Grenades - Rank Three
- Smoke-Tear Gas Grenades - Rank Two
- White Phosphorus - Rank Three
- Poisons
- Ionone Gas - Rank One
- Kiss of the Wyrm - Rank Four
- Tear Gas - Rank Two
- Mustard Gas - Rank Three
- Nerve Agent (Sarin) - Rank Five
- Sensory
- Sub-Dermal Radio - Rank Two
- Drugs
- Fomorol - Rank Three
- Ammunition
Background Information[]
- Book of the Wyrm Second Edition is the first of the Revised Edition sourcebooks about the Triat. It was followed Book of the Weaver and Book of the Wyld.
- It is later updated by W20 Book of the Wyrm.
- The ad at the back of the book is for the Deluxe Slipcased Guide Set (Feb. 1999), the Guide to the Camarilla (Feb. 1999) and the Guide to the Sabbat (Mar. 1999).
Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
- Garou
- Darius Quiet-Moon - Ragabash Caern Warder of the Shigalu Monastery, Killed by Zhyzhak
- Zhyzhak of the Green Dragon, the signature character of the Black Spiral Dancers
- Nhaukh, Zhyzhak's packmate
- No-Soul, Zhyzhak's packmate
- Bleeding-Eyes, Zhyzhak's packmate, died in battle
- Pirog, a Black Spiral Dancer, Killed by Zhyzhak
- Francesco, a Black Spiral Dancer and member of Pentex's Board of Directors, Subdivision Director, IL, Consultant Camp Member
- Lao Two-Tongues, a Stargazer Elder
- W. Richard MacLish, "Writlish" - Black Spiral Dancer, Professor of Comparative Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
- Enid Bilderbeck, "Speaks-Like-River" - Glass Walker Theurge, City Farmer
- Yellowtooth Greyback - Silver Fang Galliard, wrote the "Howl of Harano: A Song of Desolation"
- Moonbrow-with-Full-Heart - Children of Gaia Ahroun
- White-Eye-ikthya, formerly of the Uktena Wyld Children
- Walks-Between-Stars - Stargazer visionary and Ouroboran
- Burns-Cleanly - Shadow Lord Judge of Doom
- Number Two - Black Spiral Dancer, Ruler of Malfeas
- "General" Torthur - Black Spiral Dancer Ahroun, Minster of Outer Affairs of Malfeas
- Kathryn Brynner, "Kathy" - Garou
- Loba Carcassone
- King Albrecht - Mentioned
- Coruroc - White Howler
- Caledon the White - Silver Fang Ahroun, Past
- Marvin Lossen, "Walks-in-Sewage" - Ronin Garou with Black Spiral heritage, Lurkers Below Pack, got the BSD to work with Pentex
- Jethro Whately - Metis Black Spiral Dancer, Genetic Irregular
- Mob'loc - Black Spiral Dancer, Generation Hexer and 33rd Degree Subgenius
- Bridge-in-Brooklyn - Black Spiral Dancer Philodox
- Reiksana Crown-Daughter - Garou
- Callan Howls-in-the-Fog - Garou
- Jurgi Hautala - Get of Fenris
- Sven Thousand Fangs - Get of Fenris
- Kaleisha Mother's-Mourning - Black Fury
- William Black - Garou
- Khefri Red-Heart - Silent Strider
- Turgolkh - Black Spiral Dancer, Firemouth Hive
- Jonathan Longstride - Garou
- Irina - Garou, Died
- Elisha Storm-Growl - Shadow Lord
- Tailbiter - Garou
- Laughs at Shadows - Ragabash Garou
- Thunder-Throat - Garou
- Alura Heartbreaker - Garou
- Fears-No-Foe - Garou, Died
- Simon - Garou
- Andy Lerrous, "Fights-with-Anger" - Garou
- Listen-To-The-Wind - Garou
- Tambertail - Fianna Theurge, Heart mummified into a Fetish
- Creatures of the Wyrm
- Foebok, the Urge Wyrm of Fear
- Vorus, the Urge Wyrm of Greed
- Mahsstrac, the Urge Wyrm of Power
- Karnala, the Urge Wyrm of Desire
- Abhorra, the Urge Wyrm of Hatred
- Angu, the Urge Wyrm of Cruelty
- Ba'ashkai, the Urge Wyrm of Violence
- Khaaloobh, the Urge Wyrm of Consumption
- Pseulak, the Urge Wyrm of Lies
- Sykora, the Urge Wyrm of Paranoia
- Gree, the Urge Wyrm of Despair
- Lethargg, the Urge Wyrm of Apathy
- The Countess Desire, Empress Aliara, the Maeljin Incarna of Karnala
- The Duke of Hate, Lord Steel, the Maeljin Incarna of Abhorra
- The Caliph of Pain, Lady Aife, the Maeljin Incarna of Angu
- Chieftain of Rage, General of the Armies of the Wyrm and Patron of Abuse, Hellbringer, the Maeljin Incarna of Ba'ashkai (Malik Harjaq)
- Knight Entropy, the Wyrm's Spawn, the Maeljin Incarna of Khaaloobh
- Corruption's Advocate, the Chamberlain of Lies, the Honorable Maine duBous, Esquire, the Maeljin Incarna of Pseulak
- The Archbishop of Madness, Doge Klypse, the Maeljin Incarna of Sykora
- The Nameless Angel of Despair, the Maeljin Incarna of Gree
- The Master of Stagnation, Lord of Disease, Thurifuge, the Maeljin Incarna of Lethargg
- Hoga, the Essence of Smog, Wyrm Elemental
- The Master of Smog, Lord Choke
- Furmas, the Essence of Balefire, Wyrm Elemental
- The Master of Hellfire, Lord Kerne
- H'rugg, the Essence of Sludge, Wyrm Elemental
- The Master of Sludge, Lord Collum
- Wakshaa, the Essence of Toxin, Wyrm Elemental
- The Mistress of Toxins, Lady Yul
- Flaggas - New World Order Barabbi, Overseer of the Realm: Malfeas
- Morgan - Fomori Warlord of the Realm: Malfeas
- Weoena - Chief Torturer of Malfeas
- Jiy-Uid - Grand Vizier of Malfeas
- Shiroi - Ferectoi
- Dr. Pain - Gorehound Fomori
- Mr. Dresk - Toad Fomori
- Leah - Heart Eater
- Others
- David Gillis - Mortal, Technology Coordinator III, Pentex
- Ann Bryner Gillis, "Ann", "Annie" - David's Wife, Kathy's Sister, Died
- Chase Lamont - Pentex Executive, Subdivision Director, ICS
- Kathryn Mollett - Pentex Executive, Subdivision Director, HRD
- Heather Newton - Administrative Assistant, Pentex
- Matt - Heather's Son
- Christopher Kay - David's Supervisor, Pentex
- Jeremiah Lassater
- Jacob Lassater - Jeremiah's Son, Died
- Colin Jenner - Shareholder of Premium Oil, became company president
- Fulton Clark - Black Spiral Dancer Kinfolk, Pentex President, Died
- Peter Culliford - Pentex Executive, Executive Director
- Harold Zettler - Pentex Executive, Division Director, SPD, Malkavian antitribu (Zeldt Erohlar)
- Enzo Giovanni - Pentex Executive, Died
- Millicent Hargroves - Enzo's Secretary
- Elliot Meiche - Pentex Executive, Died
- Robert Allred - Pentex Executive, Died
- Frederick Kromrich - Pentex Executive, Died
- Benjamin Rushing - Pentex Executive, Division Director, PCD
- Donald Gauntley - Pentex Executive, Disappeared
- Adrian Newberry -Pentex Executive, Division Director, OPD
- Danforth Stern - Pentex Executive, Division Director, AQD
- James Kiker- Pentex Executive, Subdivision Director, PR
- Kiro Yamazaki - Pentex Executive, Subdivision Director, OD
- Andre Gates - Comic Strip artist of Rank and File, Pentex
- Franklin Rubin - Pentex Executive, Subdivision Director, FIN
- Nicole Hanna - Pentex
- Jordan Gillis - Annie's and Kathy's Son, Missing
- Mr. and Mrs. Wingate Brynner - Kathy and Annie's Parents
- Isaac Denholm - High Priest of the Mouth of Vorax
- Gilles de Rais - Past
- Kenneth McAlpin - Silver Fang Kinfolk, Past
- Macbeth - Past
- Lord Edward Craven - Author of the first edition of the Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth, Past
- Sam Haight - Mentioned, Died
- Baba Yaga - Mentioned
- Raoul King - Mentioned
- Frater Vermiis
- Ushigome - Mortal, Died
- Randall - Mortal
- Isaac - Kaleisha's Husband
- Neferi - Kaleisha's Daughter
- Kevin Charles - Mortal
- Walter Macavee - Mortal, Office Manager
- Crystal - Mortal
- Arnie - Mortal
- Steve - Gray Man
- Alan - Mortal, Died
- Jenny - Mortal, Died
- Joey - Mortal, Died
- The Wilsons - Mortals, Died
Terminology[]
The Abyss, The Aetherial Realms: The Wyrm Reaches, Anagath F45.6, Archbishop, Antarctica, Antediluvian, Atlanta, Atrocity Realm, Baali, Balefire, Balefire Flamethrower, Bane, Bane Fetish, Baneklaive, Bane Lantern, Bane Totems, Bangkok, Beast-of-War (Jormungandr to the Get of Fenris), Belfast, Bête, Birmingham, Black Spiral Dancers, Black Spiral Labyrinth, Black Spiral Labyrinth Circles: Dance of Insight, Dance of Rage, Dance of Endurance, Dance of Cunning, Dance of Combat, Inner Mysteries, Dance of Corruption, Dance of Loyalty, Dance of Paradox, Dance of Deceit; Black Train (Scar to Malfeas), Blight, Blight Children, Board of Directors, BSD Camps: The Cluithi, The Consultants, Generation Hex, The Genetic Irregulars; Burning Times, Buzzards (Scab), The Cages, Cairo, Calamity Wyrm, Calcutta, Caledonia, Calum, Camarilla, Cap'n Bill Hallahan (Hallahan Ad Campaign), Castle Cthonus, Celestine, Charlotte, Charm, Chicago, Children of Cluid, Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth, Churjuroc, Cluithi, Colorado, Committee, Concrete Dreams (OmniTV Show), Corax, Croatan, Croatan Song (Epic), Dark Litany, Dark Lords, Dark Umbra, Deep Umbra, Defiler Wyrm (Lucifer), Delerex Lupus 7, Delhi, Denver, Derangements, Dreamspeakers, Duchy: The "Border Duchies", Central Duchy, Duchy Aife, Duchy Aliara (Pleasure Dome), Duchy DuBois (Hall of Justice and Truth, Maine Street), Duchy Hell, Duchy Klypse, Duchy Steel, Duchy Thurifuge, The Elemental Duchies; The Earth Pit, Eater-of-Souls, Endless Winter, Enlightened Society of the Weeping Moon, Epiph: Epiph of Courage, Epiph of Logic; Estrus-orvo 7-7-7, Far Calums (Anchorheads), Firemouth Hive, First Ronin, First Team, Fomorch, Fomor/Fomori, Fount of Dark Possibilities, Gangrel antitribu, The Gardens of Nightmare, Garou Ur-Epic, Gehenna, Giovanni, Glasgow, Goblin Spiders, Golden Dragons (Mages), Green Knights, Hamburg, Heaven (Loba), Heads of the Hydra, Hedge Magic, Hellhole, Hengeyokai, Highlanders (Silver Fang Past Camp), Hive, Honolulu, House Balor, "Howl of Harano: A Song of Desolation" by Yellowtooth Greyback, Incarna, In Nomine Vermiis (In the Name of the Wyrm), Inquisitor, Investments, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Kaluses, Karachi, Kingdom of Alba, Knights of Angst (OmniTV Show), Knights of Orange (Counter-group to the Green Knights), Kuei-jin, Lasombra, Last Junction (Scar Far Calumn to Malfeas), Leeches, Lion, London, Los Angeles, Lycanthrope: The Rapture, Maeljin Incarna, Mages, Malfean, Malfeas, Malkavian antitribu, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, MIR Space Station, Moonbase Pentex, Moscow, The Mouth of Vorax, MSG Express (OmniTV Show), Nairobi, Near Umbra, Nephandi, Neuro-Dynamic Laboratories, New Mexico, New Orleans, New York City, North Carolina, Nosferatu, Nuke 'Em (Avalon Board Game), Oblivion, The Omega Plan, Path of Evil Revelations, Pattern Web, Pentex (Partnership, Energy, Novelty, Technology, Enthusiasm and Excellence), Pentex Jargon, Penumbra, Pet Pal (Avalon Vet. Kit), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pit, Pixie: The Delusion, Poopi Suzi (Avalon Doll), Premium Oil, Pretanic Order, Project Aeneid, Psiphrenol, Psychomachiae, Ratkin, Raven, Realm, Realm of Nightmare, Rio de Janeiro, Rite of Alliance ("Road Trip" to BSD Ragabash), Rite of the Broken Wing, Rite of Transmogrification, Riyadh, Roanoke, Sabbat, SAD, Salt Lake City, Samladh (Totem), Saulah (Bane Totem), Scar, Scrags, Scotland, Seattle, Seoul, Sept of the Mile-Deep Loch, Setite, Seventh Generation, Shadow Court, Shadow Curtain, Shattered Labyrinth, Shen, Shigalu Monastery, Siren Cosmetics, Skin Dancers, Skull Pig (Voodoo Pigs), Slaughterhouse Video, Spectre, Spectre: The Annihilation, Spider's Bile Hive, ST 31-91B, Sunburst Computers, Sydney, Syndicate, Technocracy, Tellurian, Temple Obscura, "Those Who Watch the Gates" (Nexus Crawler), Thunderwyrms, Tokyo, Tremere, Triat, Triatic Wyrm, Trinity Hive, Tzimisce, Umbra, Unseelie, Urge Wyrm, Vampire, Veil, Vhujunka, Warlock: The Pretension, Warsaw, War Wolves, Weaver (Aunt Spider), Wellington, Whippoorwill, White Howlers, Wraith, Wyld (Uncle Change), The Wyld Founts, Wylding Vortex, Wyrm, Wyrm Caerns, Wyrm-cult, Wyrmholes, Wyrm-infestation, Wyrm of Balance, Wyrm Taint, Zombie: The Putrescence,
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