World of Darkness: Hong Kong

Authors:	Jackie Cassada, Nicky Rea
Storyteller Game System:	Mark Rein•Hagen
Developers:	Robert Hatch
Editor:	Allison Sturms
Art Direction:	Lawrence Snelly
Artists:	Jason Felix, Michael Gaydos, Karl Kerchell, Robby Poore, Matthew Roach, Ron Spencer, Melissa Uran
Front Cover Art:	Jay Geldhof
Back Cover Art:	Jason Felix
Layout & Typesetting:	Robby Poore
Publisher:	White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Imprint:	White Wolf Game Studio
Published:	1998
Pages:	152
Year:	1998
Publication #:	WW2009
Reference #:	ISBN 1-56504-222-0
Price:	$18.00

World of Darkness: Hong Kong is a supplement for both Vampire: The Masquerade and the Classic World of Darkness that features the city of Hong Kong, now in the hands of China.

Summary

From the White Wolf catalog:

The Old Ways Are No More

Hong Kong: China — the worlds greatest bastion of capitalism is now engulfed in the coils of the Communist dragon. But more important changes are afoot in this crossroads city, where vampire and werewolf, ghost and Goblin Spider, mage and mummy mingle. The future is now, and tonights deeds may lead to apocalyptic retribution in the mortal and spirit worlds alike.

The End of the World Begins Tonight

World of Darkness: Hong Kong is a city book that describes the unique and deadly metropolis of Hong Kong. This volume includes a never-before-seen mix of all character types, from vampires to wraiths to mages. All have their roles to play in the spirits game.

Chapter One: In the Dragon's Wake

This is the overview of the book. What the theme and mood of Hong Kong should be like, a quick guide on how to use the book, and background materials to check out to know more about the Island city.

There is also a lexicon of common terms that could be used.

Chapter Two: The Turning of the Wheel

The history of the Territory from it's beginnings up to just after the handoff between the British government and the People's Republic of China.

Chapter Three: Atop the Dragon's Back

The geography of the Hong Kong Region and a brief description of where the supernatural residents of the area reside.

Chapter Four: The Spirit's Children

The supernaturals that make Hong Kong their home. Kuei-jin, Kindred (VTM), Bete, Willworkers, Wraith, and others.

Background Information

This book is marked on the cover as Vampire: The Masquerade's entry for the Year of the Lotus. However, it contains extensive information on the eastern aspects of the other Classic World of Darkness lines.

Memorable Quotes

Squeezed between giant antagonists crunching huge bones of contention... [Hong Kong] has achieved within its own narrow territories a co-existence which is baffling, infuriating, incomprehensible and works splendidly - on borrowed tie in a borrowed place.

- Han Suyin

In Hong Kong, the fix is in, and the nature of this fix is clear and grim. The men who are in the business of dictating business will not get in the way of the men who are in the business of simply dictating, and vice versa.

-Stan Sesser, "Hong Kong Betrayed?" in The New Republic

O sea-wet rock thronged, thronged and swarming with hunger and misery and wealth and want and abundance and waste, vice and purity and corruption and law and justice and privilege, charities and private property and Monopoly and Big Business and rackets and tuberculosis and beauty and horror; ...deep-roaring, bustling eternal market Hong Kong; where life and love and souls and blood and all things made and grown under the sun are bought and sold and smuggled and squandered...

- Han Suyin, A Many Splendoured Thing

China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she awakens, she will astonish the world.

- Napoleon

Characters

Kuei-jin

Anguo Chun, The Righteous Devils of Kowloon

An Sheng, The Righteous Devils of Kowloon

Bai Chen, The Righteous Devils of Kowloon

Bao Qun, member of the Victorious Whirlwinds

Bing Kai, member of the Victorious Whirlwinds

Bishamon Kazuko, Japanese

Fen Jin, Akuma (KOTE), The Bone Web

Gan Shuo, Akuma (KOTE), The Bone Web

Huan Hai, Leader of the Sublime Caretakers

Jun Yow, leader of the Victorious Whirlwinds

Kiosho Masahiro, Japanese Genji; owner of Kiosho Technologies.

Lang Shan

Lao Chi, heimin

Liu Shao, member of the Sublime Cartakers

Mao Lun, The Righteous Devils of Kowloon

Nuan Mei, heimin

Mona Ying, member of the Sublime Caretakers

Kindred (VTM)

Stephen Bateson, Tzimisce masquerading as Tremere (VTM)

Clive Cooper, Nosferatu (VTM)

Oliver Thrace, Tremere (VTM) Regent (Tremere)

Camille T'sien, Ventrue (VTM); childe of Robert Pedder

Wan Zhu, Tremere (VTM); childe of Oliver Thrace

Garou/Shapechangers

Brian Ang, Nezumi (Ratkin)

Chika Masato, Japanese Ronin (WTA); Shadow Lords Hakken

Dong Tao, Zhong Lung Mokolé

Gao Kui, Khan

Jo Wu, Glass Walkers; member of the Mother of Peach Trees Caern

Kintaro Tanijiro, Japanese Ronin (WTA); Shadow Lords Hakken

Ling Chu, Khan

Shui Fang, Zhong Lung Mokolé

Wu Yong, Glass Walkers Iron Ghost; member of the Mother of Peach Trees Caern

Zhan Xue, Stargazers

Mages (oWOD)

Pavithra Adri, Iteration X; Pearl Paradigm Construct (MTAs)

Simone Carsweld, Syndicate; Pearl Paradigm Construct (MTAs)

Lorenco Gil, Progenitors (MTAs); Pearl Paradigm Construct (MTAs)

Ji Pa, Wu-Keng

Lian Ting, Akashic Brotherhood

Ming Hu, Wu Lung

Neng Shou, Syndicate; Pearl Paradigm Construct (MTAs)

Kito Sullivan, Virtual Adepts

Fae (CTD)

Bian Tu, Chu-ih-yu (Fae Crafter)

Dai Yun, Heng Po (Storm Children)

Miao Min, Sun Hou Tzu (Monkey King)

Wraith

Da Nan

Duncan Gordon

Kuan Hui

Kun Su

Melody Trelawny, Stygia (cWOD)

Others

Merit-neferu, Mummy; also known as Michaela Neff and Shemsu-heru vizier of Asia

Nian Shun, Mummy

Ren Wei, Shih demon hunter

References

Previous book: VTM: Giovanni Chronicles III: The Sun Has Set

Game Books Vampire: The Masquerade books

Next book: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition

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