White Wolf Inphobia #56 was published in June 1995. Came with either a Rage Promo card of Glass Elemental or Quest of Spirit (Randomized).
Contents[]
White Wolf Ads:[]
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (Pg. 1)[]
The Deckmaster Trading Card Game of Gothic Intrigue Formerly Jyhad - Suggested for Mature Players.
The Alien Mail Box: Fashion Victim White Wolf T-Shirts (Pg. 57)[]
- Vampire, Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador and Tremere T-Shirts by Tim Bradstreet.
- Werewolf T-Shirt by Tony Harris.
- Mage T-Shirt by Michael Wm. Kaluta.
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Runes[]
By Steve Wieck.
From the Pack[]
Letters From Our Readers.
Industry Wired[]
By Teeuwynn.
White Wolf Goes Graphic![]
"...with the company's first full-length graphic novel! Croatan Song, created by the brothers Bridges, expands upon the graphic design elements already found in Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Written by Bill B. (Werewolf developer) and drawn by John B. (Marvel Comics, White Wolf), Croatan Song tells the sad tale of the lost Croatan tribe of Garou. The Garou-bies should find this one good enough to eat! [But remember, no Alphafits in public, dears!]
Live-action vampires beware: The Masquerade's Antagonists is here. Now mortal undead killers join the game, thanks to White Wolf's Year of the Hunter.
Last but not least, White Wolf's interpretive dance "The Employee Shuffle" is finally over. Replacing Jennifer Hartshorn is new-comer Richard Dansky, author of several Wraith books. Jen, of course, has assumed the Vampire reigns."
Howling at the Moon[]
Responses to Ed McKeogh's death of the superhero in modern comics editorial by Chris Staros, Larry Snelly, Tim Toner and K. Mowery.
Beyond the Parents' Basement[]
By Chris McCubbin. How Comics Work.
Croatan Tribebook: Or What Is Known About the Croatan Werewolves[]
By Bill Bridges, Art by John Bridges. This month marks the release of Croatan Song, White Wolf's graphic novel about the death of a werewolf tribe. This article translates its pretty pictures into something useful for your Werewolf game.
"This month sees the release of Croatan Song for Werewolf: The Apocalypse. It's White Wolf's first (and hopefully not last) graphic novel...The illustrations are sketches by John Bridges for Croatan Song."
"Croatan Song is a graphic novel, a comic book story. As such, no game rules appear in the book. This article is for those interested in introducing some of the setting elements reveled in Croatan Song into their games."
Croatan Gifts:[]
- Wyld Sight (Level One)
- Turtle Shell (Level Two)
- Call Earth Spirit (Level Three)
- Hand of the Earth Lords (Level Four)
- Resolute Vow (Level Five)
Totem:[]
- The Turtle (Background Cost: 4)
The Things I'll Do For A Friend[]
By Ran Ackels, illustrator and designer. Learn what the illustrative force behind Precedence's Immortal will admit about his gaming preferences.
We Can Find You: Hunting Characters in Roleplaying Games[]
By Thomas M. Kane, Art by Mike Chaney. It's White Wolf's "Year of the Hunter," and this mag is doing its part. We've all roleplayed a manhunt, but how can you stage one fairly and what can players do to ensure that their characters aren't the prey?
Fear and Loafing[]
By Nancy Collins, Art by Ash Arnett. The Monsters of Rock, Part 1.
Tank Girl: Tank Girl' Chums: The Aborigines[]
By Angel Leigh McCoy, Art by ? (No artist signature). 'Ey, mate. There's a comic and a movie. Now you must read this article for West End's Tank Girl roleplaying game. And don't call me Shirley.
Tools of the Trade[]
By David Berkman, Art by Steve Bryant. Diceless, story-based RPGs are growing increasingly popular. Theatrix designer David Berkman shows us how to use his game's "hardware."
Feature Review: Psychosis[]
Reviewed by Cullen Bunn. There's a new roleplaying game in town from Chameleon Eclectic. Your character doesn't know who she is, where she's going or what she's after. Begin.
Cinema In Lew of Substance[]
By John Scott Lewinski. A movie column.
Out of Character[]
By James A. Moore. Jim has a trouser sneeze as he interviews author Harlan Ellison! Interviewee: Harlan Ellison.
Harlan is, in brief, one of the true legends of contemporary literature, and White Wolf will soon be publishing 31 of his best works."
The Jail of Night[]
By Paul Beaskley, Art by Michelle Prahler. What could be more depressing than a World of Darkness/Kult crossover? How about one of five parts? In part three of the series find out just how little you know about mages when they become a part of Metropolis!
Lore Magic:[]
The Realm of Madness:
- Level 1: Unshroud Illusion
- Level 1: Manipulate Senses
- Level 2: Summon Creature of Madness
- Level 2: Bind Creature of Madness
- Level 3: Expel Creature of Madness
- Level 3: Exorcise Creature of Madness
- Level 3: Madness Walk
- Level 4: Insane Killer
- Level 4: Alter Own Body
- Level 5: Contort Other
Brad's Cookie Report[]
"It all began on a dreary night in January. Half of the White Wolf staff was up cutting and pasting mock RAGE cards for demonstrations. I reached for a box of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies. I pulled a cookie out. I took a bite. Then I said, "This has got to be the single worst f*&!ing cookie I have ever had the misfortune of tasting in my entire life!" The room exploded in laughter. Josh Timbrook said, "You need to put a review of cookies in the magazine." So here I am. Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies are bad. They taste lie chemicals. Don't eat them. "
Last Stand[]
By Ken Carpenter, Art by James Holt. A column on Miniatures: A Taste of their Own.
Into the Dark: The London Stomp[]
By James Lowder. A column on cheesy, weird and cult movies.
The Silicon Dungeon[]
By Jim Trunzo.
Reviews of Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Alien Logic: A Skyrealm of Jorune Adventure, Knights of Xentar, Magic Carpet and WarCraft: Orcs & Humans.
The White Wolf Readers Choice Awards: The Wolfies[]
The ballots are in, and we've counted every damn vote! What did you pick as best game, best comic and best movie? More importantly, who did you bust on the most?
Praise Where Praise is Due[]
Game Company of the Year
- White Wolf
- Wizards of the Coast
- Steve Jackson Games
This one came in completely unsolicited, so don't get any ideas. In a close fourth spot was TSR.
Movie of the Year
- The Crow
- Pulp Fiction
- Interview With the Vampire
First and second place came down to a contest of single votes - as late ballots came in, the scales tipped back and forth. In a distant fourth and with a bad weave was Star Trek Generations.
CD of the Year
- The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
- The Crow Soundtrack
- Dookie, Greenday
It looks like the dark-minded people rule, though what a falsely praised "Punk" band has to do with emotive music is beyond us.
Horror, Sci-fi or Fantasy Novel of the Year
- Lord of Chaos, Robert Jordan
- Taltos, Ann Rive
- Dark Destiny, World of Darkness anthology
Votes were scattered far and wide in this one, which meant that a few clustered together resulted in win, place or show. Was '94 that thin a year for speculative fiction?
Comic of the Year (by Title or individual issue)
- Sandman
- X-Men
- A. Spawn
- B. Books of Magic
Kinda embarrassing. Looks like those hologram, multi-covered books still have some weight.
Best Roleplaying Game
- Wraith: The Oblivion
- Castle Falkenstein
- Immortal
The folks at Pariah Press should have been more aggressive in their voting; Whispering Vault was nudged out of third place by one vote.
Best Roleplaying Supplement
- Book of Shadows, Mage
- World of Darkness: Gypsies, Storyteller System
- Planescape, AD&D
Surely supplements were released that weren't dark and moody.
Best Boxed Game (cards, wargames)
- Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (formerly Jyhad)
- Magic: The Gathering
- Illuminati: New World Order
Best Miniatures Release (individual, line or company)
- Ral Partha
- Games Workshop
- A.RAFM
- B. Heartbreaker
Few people voted for specific miniatures or lines, going straight to preferred companies and their styles.
Best Miniatures Game
- Warhammer 40,000
- Warhammer
- BattleTech
Though none of these games were technically released in '94, they were supported, so let's allow them to place.
Best Computer Game
- Doom II
- TIE Fighter
- Wing Commander III
Doom II ate the banquet while the others pretty much squabbled over table scraps.
Best Play-by-Mail Game
- Middle-Earth
- Illuminati
- Taxes
Seems like we've got some hardcore PBM critics out there. Who's going to argue about a turn when the IRS is the moderator?
Best Roleplaying Game, Comic or Novel Writer
- Neil Gaiman
- Mark Rein-Hagen
- Ann Rice
Guess the old saying is true: "Portray the end of life on earth as a cute girl and you'll be popular." Multi-million-dollar author aside. Ann clearly needs to get in better with gamers in order to be truly popular.
Best Game or Comic Illustrator
- Timothy Bradstreet
- A. Larry Elmore
- B. Todd McFarlane
- Tony DiTerlizzi
The saying, "I don't know art, but I know what I like," Also seems to stand true. Brom was just nudged out.
Best Musical Performer (individual or group)
- Nine Inch Nails
- Tori Amos
- Greenday
Long live the mainstream.
Best Film Actor or Actress
- Brandon Lee
- Brad Pitt
- Samuel Jackson
Apparently the year's favorite film characters were dead, undead or barely spared death.
The Cracking Corner[]
Game most likely to be played by your little brother
- AD&D
- Magic: The Gathering
- Street Fighter
These three absolutely rocked the category. There seems to be a little brother conspiracy at work.
Most sexist game
- Macho Women With Guns
- AD&D
- Anything by White Wolf
It looks like different people define sexist in different ways.
Movie that gave you a chubby (or that odd stirring from below)
- Interview With the Vampire
- A. True Lies
- B. Sirens
- The Lion King
Was there something in The Lion King that we missed? Walt Disney is rolling over in his freezer as we speak.
"Coolest" novel best left on the tree
- Game company fiction
- Game company fiction
- Game company fiction
There's a message in there.
Comic most likely to make Stan Lee roll over in Jack Kirby's grave
- "All those damn X-Man spin-offs."
- "Any comic with a damn foil-wrapped, phosphorescent, embossed, wrap-around cover."
- After #1 and 2, nothing was left
Some weird voting here. Comparing with Comic of the Year, it would appear that just as many people like mainstream, adolescent-aimed comics as dislike them. With that much opposition to it, how long can unadulterated speculation continue?
CD most likely to bring back the 8-track
- Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
- Vitology, Pearl Jam
- A. The Sign, Ace of Base
- B. Hell Freezes Over, The Eagles
Just so the folks at TSR know, Terror Trax was a contender.
Thanks to everyone who voted. We'll be doing it again next year, so sharpen your #2 pencils.
Capsule Reviews[]
Reviews of Edge City, Hero System: The Ultimate Martial Artist, Kill Zone, Kult GM Screen, Mutant Chronicles: Fury of the Clansmen, Pandemonium! Stranger than Truth! Further Adventures in Tabloid World, Rifts World Book Six: South America and Shadowrun: Game Name: Bug City.
Miniatures reviews: Skeleton War Wagon and Minifigs Napoleonics.
Graffiti: Comic[]
By Doug Wheeler, Leif Jones. Check out part two of our newest four-part comic. Who is Graffiti, and why is his art "to die for"? Also lettering by Aileen E. Miles and coloring by Larry Snelly.
Top Twenty Games List[]
April 1995:[]
- 16. White Wolf - Technocracy: New World Order
- 20. White Wolf - Get of Fenris Tribebook
On the Horizon[]
- Re-Awakening or What's New in Mage Second Edition by Phil Brucato.
- The Silicon Dungeon by Jim Trunzo.
- The Steel Soprano by James L. Cambias. A Castle Falkenstein article.
- Milwaukee vs. GenCon by John Scott Lewinski.
- The Jail of Night by Paul Beakley.
- At Your Door by Bob McLain.
- Out of Character by James A. Moore. Jim talks to Tony Todd, star of the Candyman films.
- Feature Review: Volley & Bayonet by Brad Butkovich.
- Feature Review: Theatrix: The Core Rules by Sean Holland.
- Graffiti by Doug Wheeler, Leif Jones, Larry Snelly and Aillen Miles. Check out part three of our newest, four-part comic. Who is Graffiti, and why is his art "to die for?"
Background Information[]
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
From "Croatan Tribebook: Or What Is Known About the Croatan Werewolves by Bill Bridges":
- Oakbreaker (Garou, Croatan)
- Wanchese (Garou, Croatan)
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