Subsidiaries: A Guide to Pentex is an antagonists sourcebook for Werewolf: The Apocalypse, detailing the companies owned and operated by the Pentex corporation and the methods they use to spread the taint of the Wyrm.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- Brand-Name Corruption
- We've got what you need! We make products that make your life a little easier! We can make you happy! We're the big businesses of Pentex – dedicated to bringing you, the consumer, exactly what you want! Eat our food, drink our booze, take our pills and play our games – it's all perfectly good for you. Hey, would we lie?
- Big Business at its Worst
- Storytellers looking to provide further depth to the corporate villains of the World of Darkness, this is your book! Subsidiaries: A Guide to Pentex details the structure, products, mission statements and innermost goings-on of six of Pentex's nastiest subdivisions. Whether you like your Wyrm-tainted corporate antagonists awesomely powerful and influential like Magadon or Endron, or nasty in a somewhat subtler fashion like King Distilleries, Avalon Toys and Tellus Electronics, we've got what you need. Worst of all – dare you visit the dark side of roleplaying in Black Dog Game Studio? It might be more than you can handle....
Contents[]
Introduction: Ground Floor[]
An overview of the book, including a section on how the practices of the Pentex subsidiaries compare to real-world corporations. It also reveals the moods and themes of the rest of the chapters, each of which focuses on one subsidiary.
- Recommended Inspiration
- Wall Street - Movie
- Profit - Canceled TV Series
- The Dilbert Principle - Comic Strip Book
- Toy Fare - Magazine
- Electronic Gaming Monthly, Gamefan, et al. - Magazines
- Dork Tower and Knights of the Dinner Table - Comics
Chapter One: Endron International[]
Written by Richard E. Dansky. Details the oil magnate Endron International, Pentex's largest company and most obvious face. The focus is on greed and environmental destruction.
Chapter Two: Magadon, Incorporated[]
Written by Clayton Oliver with Heather Smith and Rev. Will Van Meter. Information on pharmaceutical giant Magadon, Incorporated, and the disturbing horror of their experiments and perversion of the medical profession.
- Medicinal Drugs
- Pain Relievers
- Anesthetics (local)
- Decongestants/Antihistamines
- Antidepressants
- Stimulants
- Sedatives (depressants)
- Antibiotics
- Tranquilizers
- "You feel a strange stabbing sensation..."
- Poison ring
- Syringe
- Concealed syringe
- Autoinjector
- Dart guns
- Chemical Weapons
- Pepper Spray
- Tear Gas
- Riot Gas
- Blister Agents
- Blood Agents
- Nerve Agents
- Fwoosh!
- Pepper Spray canister
- Bear mace canister
- Riot control sprayer
- Tear gas grenade (thrown)
- Tear gas grenade (launched)
- "Barricade Buster" shotgun round
- Specialized Drugs
- Delerex Lupus-7
- Anagath F45.6
- Psiphrenol
Chapter Three: King Breweries and Distilleries[]
Written by Richard E. Dansky. King Breweries and Distillers preys on the human appetite for self-destruction through severely unethical promotion of alcohol.
- The Vines - Stats
Chapter Four: Avalon Incorporated[]
Written Deena McKinney. Avalon Incorporated is Pentex's toy company, which seeks to corrupt the innocence of childhood, both through supernatural and simpler psychological means.
- Action Bill HIT Mark IV - Stats
Chapter Five: Tellus Enterprises[]
Written by Ethan Skemp with Brian Urbanek, Owen Winkler and Jess Heinig. Video game publisher and developer Tellus Enterprises makes the clichés of obsessive gamers all too real.
- Technobabble
- Sprite Chewer - Level 5, Gnosis 8, Riegel's one-of-a-kind fetish
- Chompers - Spirits, Stats
Chapter Six: Black Dog Game Factory[]
Written by Justin Achilli. Perhaps the most (in)famous chapter, detailing Black Dog Game Factory, the World of Darkness equivalent of White Wolf Game Studio, which both corrupts its fans and also seeks to expose the secrets of its supernatural enemies by publishing their weaknesses in games like Revenant: The Ravishing, Lycanthrope: The Rapture, and Warlock: The Pretension. The entire chapter is a highly specific satire of gaming in general and of White Wolf circa 2000 in particular.
- Goblin Fomori Powers
- Creeping Crud
- Execrable Ooze
- Graceless Oblivion
- Insidious Diet
- Master of Fate
- Stench of the Convention
- Abilities
- Assbeating
Background Information[]
Letterheads for all six companies detailed within are included at the end of the book.
Memorable Quotes[]
"The Assbeating Talent reflects how hard you are, and how much punk ass you can beat in a situation that demands it."
— Excerpt from the Abilities chapter of Warlock: The Pretension
Characters[]
- Endron International:
- Alex Molina
- Robert Smythe, One of "Them"
- Dr. Michele Backman, Ph.D.
- Hiram Bollingsworth - Endron's first president, Risen
- Max Carson - Endron's president
- Nicholas Morgan - COO of Endron
- Justin Chen - CFO of Endron
- Allison Kerrey - Max's Secretary, "Executive Assistant to the President"
- Delbert Henderson - Endron Employee
- Dominic Vyte - Endron Supervisor, Died
- Ramos - Endron foreman, Fomori
- Willie Quesada - Endron Engineer
- Bobby LaTournier - NASCAR Driver of car #77, Endron Sponsored
- "Them"
- Magadon, Incorporated:
- Bryant Vandegrift
- Anderson Mertz
- James Graystone
- Jeanine Kunze, Former Shadow Lord Ahroun
- Matthew Daviess, "Orestes"
- Susan - Magadon Employee
- Jerry - Magadon Employee
- Dr. Julia Miller - Author who manages Magadon's FemMed division
- King Breweries and Distilleries:
- Jeremy King
- Dexter King
- David King
- Louis King
- Jan Taper
- Arthur King, founded King Breweries
- Melanie Torres, Marketing Exec, fired
- Adam Rozier, Plant Manager for King Spirits
- Julia Lindelle, King Import Company President, Corrupted Corax
- Carl Bailor, King Import Company Accountant
- Mikhail Chary, Ruskaiya's Sales Director
- Jeff Flieder - Thaw Beverages' President
- Dr. Elspeth Bray - Thaw Beverages' Head of R&D
- Earl Weeden - Dragon Valley Vine, Runs Dragon Valley
- John Weeden - Dragon Valley Vine, Earl's Son
- Marcel Weeden - Dragon Valley Vine, Earl's Son
- Willem Ten Tickyell - "Wizard Willem," Past Black Spiral Kinfolk, Mascot for Ten Tickle Ales
- Alfonse Michaud - Ten Tickle Ales' President
- Josh Estes - Ten Tickle Ales' Brewmaster, Not Human
- Avalon Incorporated:
- Daniel Joseph Dial, Fallen Son of Ether CEO
- Gerald Brinegan
- Marian Booker, Head of Project Development and Design
- Tellus Enterprises:
- Abraham Riegel, Adrian "Soldering Claw" McKibben, Fallen Glass Walker Theurge Man-Eater
- James Tsai, Wyrm-Corrupt Sorcerer, Director of Overseas Resources
- Hamura Ujimitsu, Tellus of Japan, Fallen Tengu Kin
- Raul Galen, Head of Marketing
- Katsu Yoshihara, Artist at Wotan Studios, Kuei-jin
- Black Dog Game Factory:
- Jason O'Kelly
- Evan Stump
- Jeff Henning
- Rick Glumsky
- Lucinda Winters
- Kent Cliffey
- Trevor Chase
- Duncan MacGregor
- Ceiling Thing
- Chas McDonald
- Duke of Woe - Ennui Epiphling
- Don Brenham
- Jules Brucattio, former Warlock developer.
- André Grünbaum, former Revenant developer.
- Will Ridges, former Lycanthrope developer.
- Jim Ridges - Will Ridges' Doppelganger
- Others
- Hattie Bollingsworth - Hiram's Wife, died
- Zettler
- Tess - Ducey's junior aide
- Congressman Ducey
- Tomas Nnah
- President Abacha - Nigeria President
- Solomon Komo - Ogoni Spokesman
- David Saro-Wiwa - Leader of the Ogoni Movement
- Professor Lewis - Marine Biologist
- Malachi Sunchaser - Corax
- Jimmy - Human
- Angela - Human
- Matthew Stormheart - Garou
- Harold Hines
- Enzo Giovanni
- Hal - Human, King Drinker
- Mary - Human
- Ray - Human
- James Holton - Human
- Derek Deveraux - Human
- Jon Vincent - Human, Regional Manager of Zray Toy Store
- Kathryn Mollett
- Piaget - Child Psychologist
- Kohlberg - Child Psychologist
- Adrian Newberry
- Chase Lamont
- Khaaloobh, Urge Wyrm of Consumption
- Danforth Stern
- Kiro Yamazaki
- Francesco
- Donald Waits, "the Big Pig," Former CEO of Sunburst Enterprises International
- Lord Thurifuge
- Bion
- Edward Landers - Human, Died
- Eunice Landers - Human, Died
- Marcus Maspeth, "Beltaine Belial"
- Rufus Grange - Human
- Amber Krustheim - Human
- Kevin, "Zuthrax, Harbinger of Oily Pustulence" - Goblin
- McLaren - Creator of the McLaren Formula
- Morbius, "darkphoenix@brainstream.com"
- Eric Carson, "ecarson@scuzz.berkeley.edu"
- Niña - Sabbat Vampire
Terminology[]
Africa, Arizona, Arsenecke, Atlanta, Bane (WTA), Bangkok, Berlin, Big Top Bob (Circinus' Mascot), Black Spiral Dancers, California, Canada, Chapel Hill, Chicago, China, Circle of Red, Colorado, Connecticut, Crudler, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Detroit, Dubuque, Edinburgh, England, Europe, Ferectoi, Finland, First Team, Fomori, Georgia, Germany, Giovanni, Gobi, Good House, Guadalajara, Hakaken, Hartford, Herrick's Retailers, HIT Mark, House Balor, Houston, Idaho, Illinois, Inquisition, Iowa, Ireland, Iteration X, Jakarta, Japan, Lagos, Las Vegas, Leech, Liberia, London, Los Angeles, Mage, Mali, Manchester, Massachusetts, Memphis, Mexico, Miami, Mongolia, Monkeywrenchers, Montreal, Napa Valley, Nastrum Enterprises, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New World Order, New York, New York City, Nigeria, North America, North Dakota, Norwalk, Ohio, Oman, OmniTV (Action Bill and the Danger Squad, Knights of Angst), Oregon, Osaka, O'Tolley's (Gutbuster), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Rainbow Incorporated, Raven, Rhode Island, Risen, Rotterdam, Russia, Sabbat, San Diego, Savannah, Shaytan, Skinlands, Silicon Valley, Sleepers, Somerville, Sons of Ether, Special Affairs Division, Sudan, Syndicate, Taint (WTA), Technocracy, Technocrat, Texas, Traditions, Trenton, Trinity Hive, True Magic, Tulsa, "Type-A lycanthrope," United States, Urge Wyrm, Valkenburg Foundation, Vancouver, Vermont, Vesuvius, Washington, Washington (DC), West Africa, West Virginia, West Warwick, Wyrm, Zray Toy Store; Endron: #77 (Endron Sponsored NASCAR car), Citizen Alliance for Reduced Strictures (Lobbying Group), Con Edison (Firm), Easton Exploratory Energies, Ltd. (EEE), Endron Exploratory Personnel Squads (EEPS), End Runs (Endron Minimarts), Fall 98 #2 (Ad Campaign), Gasoline Grades: Endron Diamond, Endron Ruby, Endron Sapphire; Menantol (Offshore Drill Rig), The Partnership for Energy-Rich America (Lobbying Group), Research and Exploration Entities, Tankers: Pride of Endron, Soul of Endron, Star of Endron, Strength of Endron; Magadon: Autumn Health Management Systems, Chaos Bars (Energy Bar), Drugs: Bane Lures, Bane-in-a-Bottle, Seldaphed, Tyranull, Wyrm Faux; Endangered Predators Preservation Foundation, EWW, First Team: Team 41, "The Chalk Outliners," "Team 64 " Red Tape Garrotes," Team 72, "The Rib Spreaders; Gnash the Gator (Mascot), Gordon the Gecko (Mascot), Handicapped Psychic Latency Program, Kunze's Terminators, Lizard-Leap (Sports Drink), Magadon Limited, Magadon Manual, Magadon Neurological Research Center, MagNet, Medical Firm Acquisitions: Aesop Research Company, Campesi Gerontological Research, Dunlop & Farrier, Kipling-Jones, Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Planflex Incorporated, Thrioson; Metcalf Clinics, Project Odyssey, Reservation Medical Network, umbrophrenol-6, Ymir Sports Entertainment; King: Ad Campaigns: The Beerenstein Monster, The Beer Gator, Joe Six-Pack, The King; All the King's Men (Voting Bloc), AquaClear 2001 Foundation, Dragon Valley Vineyards, Drinks/Brands: Cerveza Regina, Cossack, Deer Hall, Diet Thaw, Kiev, Kiley's Gold, Kiley's Red, King Gin, King's Lager, King's Oktoberfest Brew, Pyrrhus, Summer Thaw, Ten Tickle Summerfest, Thaw Club Soda, Thaw Free, Thaw Ginger Ale, Tsarina; King Imports, King's Laws of Partying (Posters), King Spirts, The King's Wenches, Ruskaiya Distilleries, Ten Tickle Ales, Thaw Beverages; Avalon: Action Bill (Action Bill Automatic Pistol, Action Bill Special Police Badge, Official Action Bill Website, W.O.L.F.), Bottom Line, Cici (Cici's Cityscape Condo, Cici the Government Interrogator, Emma, Emma's Exercise Cycle, Helena, Muffy, Muffy's Mutt, Post Nuclear Holocaust Cici, Urban Commando Cici,), Cici and Action Bill Action Bike, Doctor Chuckles Surgery Kit, Gooshy Gooze, Mega Power Teen League! (Brad Berzerko, Camelot High School, Doctor Denzi, Enzo, Gordo Tanaki, Mandy Maniaca, Mega Power Secret Base, Mega Power Thunder-Charged Champion of Justice, Moon Mission Expansion Set, Zadoz), Mister Mystic, New Improved Glow-in-the-Dark Gooshy Gooze, Nuke 'Em (Biological Warfare Expansion Set), Paradigma, Pet Pal, Pocket Beast (Crocobilly, Green Leo, Missing Lynx), Poopi Suzi, So What?; Tellus: Development Houses: Fatalistic (Revenant: The Ravishing - Damnation), Nightmare Engine (Lycanthrope: The Rapture - The Bowels of Terra), Wotan Studios (Shadow Lancer); Games: A Wolf's Life, The Big Pond, Brawl Devil (Eric Montresor), Brawl Devil Giga, Burn Fist Summoning, C-4 Ops, Cici Designer Gown CD-ROM, Downfall, Doctor Violence, Gang Beating, Lejjendary Kwest (Reaver Knight), Lords of the Crypt (Charnel Heart, Sluice Gorgons), Lords of the Crypt II, Mr. Bananner's Typing for Tots, Pocket Beasts, Slaughtercraft, Terminus; ImpactVest, Odyssey (Former Console), Other Games: Blast Crater, Fairlandia Online, Legends of Death; Sunburst Enterprises International, Tellus of America, Tellus of Europe, Tetsumomo Studios (Tellus of Japan), Typhoon (Console), Y20K; Black Dog: 2Hot Nation of Harlem Ghetto Posse Gangsta Experience, Apex Amusement Association (Undead Cowboy, Undead Cowboy Train Duel, Radioactive Cowboy, Superhero Radicals), Bitch-Ass Secrets of Gangsta Dracula (BD Book), Blights, Blood Divers of Terra (BD Book: Blood Divers, Sons of Science, Lilith Queens, Dark Reaves), Cryptograph, Cybergoblins, Deviant, Discordium, Elf Strangler: The Slaughtering, The Game Designer's Group "GDG", Goblins, Karma, Legion of Darkness Fan Club, LSD, Inc. (Labyrinths & Lamiae), Lycanthrope, Magicians of the Bay (Buy More Sorcery), The McLaren Formula, Pixie, Rampage Through Raleigh-Durham (BD Book), Revenant: The Ravishing, Samurai Revenant, Sexe Magicque, Stan Paxton Games (Holy Damnation, CRUNCH), Tome of Unification (BD Book), The Warlock's Guide to Paradigm Infliction (Level Four), Warlock: The Pretension (Norms, Patriarchy);
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