Hunter Book: Wayward covers the most seriously deviant Creed of Hunters, the Wayward.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- The End Is Nigh
- Monsters are everywhere, lurking in the shadows, masquerading as upstanding citizens, hiding in plain sight. They murder, abuse and opress humanity. They have to be stopped, at any price. A new force emerges among hunters, a new creed never seen before - or has it been among them from the start? These chosen are bent on obliterating the supernatural - and anyone who gets in their way. Are these wanton killers the world's messiahs... or its destroyers?
- Stand or Fall
- Hunter Book: Wayward is part of a Hunter: The Reckoning series dedicated to the creeds, the character types of the imbued. Waywards are one of the two lost hunter creeds, a group of maniacs and psychopaths - even by monsters' standards. Learn what it takes to drive these hunters over the edge - or to make them the most prophetic among the chosen.
Contents[]
Prologue: The Prodigal[]
Fiction. Joshua Matthews, aka God45, tracks down Beth Greenberg, aka Veritas292, in order to show her the true purpose of a Hunter.
Introduction[]
- Resources
- Se7en
- Hannibal
- Blackburn by Bradley Denton
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
- The Boondock Saints
- Grosse Point Blank
Chapter 1: Chaos Theory[]
The world of Hunter: The Reckoning from a Wayward perspective, and an explanation of their curse.
Chapter 2: Method to the Madness[]
The methods employed by Waywards in the hunt.
Chapter 3: Friendly Fire[]
How Waywards interact with other hunters.
Chapter 4: Aftermath[]
The goals and vision of the Wayward - and how they plan to achieve it.
Chapter 5: War Knows No Bounds[]
The Edges of the Wayward, as well as skills and rules for all kinds of nastiness like poisons, improvised weaponry and home-made explosives.
- New Archetypes
- Engine
- Monster
- Camps
- Conservative
- Moderate
- Liberal
- Traits
- Skills
- Torture
- Poison
- Skills
- The High Cost of Commitment
- Derangements
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Derangements
- Edges
- Impart
- Forewarn
- Enrage
- Reap
- Spiral
- Impart
Chapter 6: The Dogs of War[]
Several new character templates and notes on some of the more prominent Waywards.
- Templates
- Gun Advocate
- Corporate Killer
- Schoolyard Bully
Background Information[]
- Published under the Black Dog imprint not because of the violent content, but because of the participation in initiating that violence implicit in playing a Wayward "psychopath".
- Playtesters credited for the book include: Chris Coleman, Martin Henley, Matt Heslin and Keith Karabin.
Memorable Quotes[]
"Exercise proper caution when handling dangerous tools or products, and pay attention to any and all warning labels. In short, don't be a jackass. Save the mayhem for the game, where all you stand to lose when things go wrong is a few of your character's health levels." - from the "Don't Try This Stuff at Home" box in chapter five.
Characters[]
- Tyrone Anderson - Twin, Died
- Tanara Anderson - Twin, Died
- Louisa Walters - Reporter
- Karen Clay - San Francisco Fire Department Spokesman
- Bart Kroeger - Investigator
- Antonio Cisnaros - Investigator
- Ida Washington
- Lewis Merrick
- Roland Van Owen - Imbued, Died
- Janice Van Owen - Roland's Wife
- Mr. Paul Scribinsky
- Detective Cliff Gold
- Christopher Ajerian - Reporter
- Judge Sylvester Sorben
- Deputy Jake Lannigan
- Ginger Sperry - Talk Show Host
- Michael Parmiter - Trucker
- Angela Cutler
- Alan Polk - M.D., Ph.D, Chief Medical Examiner
- Stella Franks - M.D., Medical Examiner
- Bailey James - M.D., Medical Examiner
- Shaka74
- Shophet125
- Jager - Imbued
- Prologue: The Prodigal
- Veritas292
- A Redeemer tracked down and "converted" by Joshua
- Witness1
- Nicholas - Vampire
- Veritas292
- Chapter 1: Chaos Theory
- Gregory, "Greg," McCallum - Kirsty's Husband
- Wrath25 - Imbued
- Count666372 - Imbued
- Memphis68
- Tarjiman220
- Warden
- Sandy Campbell - Died
- James
- Kendra
- Cassie247
- Jane - Imbued
- Bookworm55
- Oracle171
- Fyodor
- Fredricks - File, Died
- Pilot56
- Samuel Culp - Officer, Died
- Mayor Hank Hallahan
- Attorney General James Crashaw
- Marie Filmore - FBI Special Agent
- Steven Williams, "Soldier91"
- Capt. Louis Abend
- Builder50 - Imbued
- Chapter 2: Method to the Madness
- Geralt Devereaux - Beat Cop, Missing
- Arnold Jones - Beat Cop, Missing
- Dzidzat155
- Precinct Capt. Roderick Messner
- Ralph
- Malcolm - Imbued, Died
- Chapter 3: Friendly Fire
- Mister R. - Imbued
- Paul
- Richard Daley, "Dick" - Died
- Driver300
- Sarin - Imbued
- Michelle - Imbued
- Rod - Imbued
- Freddie - Imbued
- Alan - Imbued
- Traveler72
- Chapter 4: Aftermath
- Thurston
- Cop
- Sassenach
- Chapter 5: War Knows No Bounds
- Mike - Imbued, Wayward
- Martin - Imbued
- Chapter 6: The Dogs of War
- Clayton Albert Mayhew, Jr.
- Inez Eburn - Jr.'s Mother
- Clayton Mayhew - Jr.'s Father
- Jack Mayhew - Jr.'s Grandfather
- God45
- The signature Wayward character.
- Kirsty McCallum
- Nyangoma
- Clayton Albert Mayhew, Jr.
Terminology[]
Aberdeen, Abington Hospital, Asia, Bannockburn Field, Bayview, Bella Vista Arms, Café Du Monde, Cairngorms, California, Caribbean, Charlotte, Club Eutopia, Congo, Conviction, Creeds, Croydon, England, Europe, Fort Hood, Friendship Coffee, Glasgow, King Breweries, Louisiana, Marin County, Mercy, Mill Valley, Mississippi, New Dijon, New Orleans, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Queens Medical Center, San Francisco, San Jose, Scotland, Seattle, Silicon Glen, Slidell, Stirling, St. Louis, Taos, Temple Medical College, Texas, United States, Vampires, Vision, Washington (State), Washington D.C., Wayward, Zeal,
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