World of Darkness: Time of Judgment was the final sourcebook published for the modern World of Darkness line prior to the release of the New World of Darkness. This book covers the end of the lines Changeling: The Dreaming, Hunter: The Reckoning, Demon: The Fallen, Mummy: The Resurrection, and Kindred of the East.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- The Final Chapter
- At the end of the world, what will be the fate of its supernatural denizens? Can demons find salvation in the ashes of the realm they created? Can hunters purge the last of the monsters? Can changelings discover enough passion to return to their homeland? Can mummies restore the cosmic balance before it's too late? And can the Kuei-jin avert or accept the coming of the Sixth Age? You decide.
- The End is Here
- Time of Judgment is the final book for the World of Darkness as you know it, and helps you resolve the stories for five different games: Demon, Hunter, Changeling, Mummy, and Kindred of the East. This is the mother of all finales, offering you various scenarios and storytelling ideas for ending or saving your game world. Are we all doomed, or is there hope for a new beginning?
Chapters[]
Prologue: Right and Wrong[]
Lucifer realizes the world is ending.
Introduction[]
The purpose of the book and references to consult.
- References
- George Romero's Trilogy of the Dead: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.
- 28 Days Later
- The Rapture
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- The Neverending Story
- Until the End of the World
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
- Glimmering by Elizabeth Hand
- Five (Film)
- Night of the Comet
- The Omega Man (Charlton Heston)
- Panic in Year Zero
- Swan Song by Robert McCammon
- Fortean Times
Chapter One: Changeling: The Dreaming[]
Beginning with the short story "Endless Winter", the chapter gives information on the following scenarios: "Endless Winter", "Gods and Monsters", "Pick Your Poison", "The Great Purge", and "Starlight Exodus".
Chapter Two: Demon: The Fallen[]
This chapter tells Storytellers how to create signs of the apocalypse, and presents the following scenarios: "Twilight of the Gods", "Better to Rule on Earth", and "Paradise Won".
Chapter Three: Hunter: The Reckoning[]
The scenarios: "Cleansing Fires", "Glimmer of Hope", and "Winds of Change", as well on details on the last days of the creatures of darkness and the reactions of the factions of hunters.
Chapter Four: Kindred of the East[]
Beginning with the short story "Hollow Victories", the chapter presents the following scenarios: "The Rising of One Hundred Clouds", "Serpent Bites the Hand", "The Trumpet of Mount Meru", and "Wicked City"
- Shih Powers
- I Shen (Bridge of the Celestial Gods)
Heaven's Judgment- Divine Prohibition
- Mo Kung (Bridge of the Devil Fighter)
- Ten-Ox Strength
- Diamond Body
- Yu An (The Bridge of Jade Harmony)
- Sight Without Eyes
- The Eye of Heaven
- Feng (The Bridge of the Phoenix)
- The Lizard's Tail
- Ashes of the Phoenix
- Shi (Bridge of the Serpent)
- Hundred Warriors Strike
- Heaven Thunder Strike
- Chien (Bridge of the Mirror)
- Righteous Hungry Spirit
- Demon Eating Technique
- Long Ling (Bridge of the Dragon Ruler)
- Mantle of Heaven
- Divine Mandate
- Meng (Bridge of Dreams)
- Mountain Meditation
- Walking in Balance
- Zhu Mao (Bridge of the Resilient Cat)
- Arrow-Cutting
- Wind-Racing Prana
- I Shen (Bridge of the Celestial Gods)
- Demons of Iron and Violence - Stats
Chapter Five: Mummy: The Resurrection[]
The scenarios: "Apophis Ascends", "The World Goes Westward", "Dawn of the Age of Sorrow", and "Long Day's Journey into Night"
- Stalkers - Summoned Beasts, Stats
- Powers: Natural Weapons, Soul Ferrying, Teleportation, Veiled
Epilogue: Right and Wrong[]
Another fiction with Lucifer, set sometime after the prologue. Lucifer wishes he knew what to do next, right down to the second when the world ends.
Background Information[]
Ads at the back include The Time of Judgment Trilogy: The Last Battle (Feb.), Gehenna, The Final Night (Jan.), Judgement Day (Mar.), Vampire: The Requiem (Aug. 2004), Werewolf: The Forsaken (Nov. 2004) and Mage: The Awakening (Mar. 2005).
Memorable Quotes[]
"The world you know is gone... but the darkness remains. New setting. New system. New World of Darkness."
– Last page of the book
"Goodbye, Vassago. I hope you enjoy being human." - Carleton Van Wyk
Characters[]
- Prologue: Right and Wrong
- Lucifer
- Woodrow Miller - SAD investigator, died
- Yves Darra - Died
- Vera Sadry - Died
- Cody Brunswick - Embezzler
- Usiel the Slayer
- The Angel of Pain
- Forguel
- Asmodeus
- Dagon
- Belial
- Wendell Delburton - Died
- Azrael
- Chapter One: Changeling: The Dreaming
- True Thomas
- Ceridwen - Fox Pooka
- Andy - Mortal
- Queen Mab
- High King David Ardry ap Gwydion
- High Queen Faerilyth lin Ardry ap Eiluned
- King Meilge ap Eiluned
- Sir Seif
- Princess Lenore ap Dougal
- Morwen
- Lord Bayard Tyrael ap Eiluned
- Billy - Fae
- Duchess Suhanna - Fae
- High Lord Norman - Noblesse Oblige, Pg. 129
- Catherina MacGregor, "Rina," Troll Squire of House Liam
- Dice
- Duke Dray
- Chapter Two: Demon: The Fallen
- Philip Owen - Entomologist
- Althea Kruger - Agriculture and Fisheries Spokesperson
- Dr. Morten Berg - World Meteorological Organization Scientist
- Archie Williams
- Emma - Archie's Wife
- Meseriel - Leader of the Enlightened Path, Demon
- Diana C Smith - Journal of Seismic and Volcanic Science
- Hamish Macpherson - Journal of Seismic and Volcanic Science
- K Andrew Gillespie - Journal of Seismic and Volcanic Science
- D V Fletcher - Journal of Seismic and Volcanic Science
- Commander James Lawler - National Committee on Violent Crime Control, Sydney
- Michael - Angel
- Chapter Three: Hunter: The Reckoning
- Witness1
- nurse216
- donor144
- Charlie Krongold - Radio Host
- Lila Martin - Imbued, Author of Final Absolution: The First Tribulation
- Bookworm
- Jerry - Announcer
- Ripsaw101 - Imbued
- Rebecca
- Emmett
- Mark
- Hector Yuan - Chef from the French Quarter of New Orleans
- ticket312
- sleepless71 - Imbued
- god45
- asreal256 - Imbued
- Leaf Pankowski - Imbued, Vassago, Died
- Van Wyk
- everready311 - Imbued
- Kelly
- Maria
- Ricky Tang
- Doctor Cole
- Lupe - Imbued
- Soldier91
- Dictatrix12
- Peleus - Imbued
- Fyodor
- Violin99
- Chapter Four: Kindred of the East
- Jochen Van Nuys - Former Prince of San Francisco
- Sara Anne Winder - Prince of San Francisco
- Peter Kwan - Van Nuys' Aide
- Chan Te of the Hollow City wu, Warlord of Mikaboshi
- Mikaboshi
- Jiejie Li, Elder Sister Plum - Bone Flower Ancestor
- Caravaggio
- Tjun-tjun
- Yulan-tao
- Demon Emperor
- Oliver Thrace
- Tou Mu - Iron Empress
- Xiu Ping
- Wan Zhu - Trace's childe
- Luna Demain - Tremere Regent of San Francisco
- Martin Franckel - Luna's protégé
- Mu Tong Pok - Demon
- God Slayer - Shih, Stats
- Chapter Five: Mummy: The Resurrection
- Epilogue: Right and Wrong
Terminology[]
Abydos, Abyss, Africa, Age of Wonder, Age of Wrath, Airborne Hemorrhagic Filovirus (AHF), Akuma, Albion, Alexandria, Alitu, America, Amenti, Amkhat, Andes, Anweyth, Apepnu, Apophis, Arhat, Arizona, Armageddon, Ash Plan of the Foreigner-Vanquishing Crusaders, Ashukhi Corporation, Asia, August Courts, August Personage of Jade (Celestial Emperor), Avatar of Apophis, Avengers, Ba (Samapa), Bakemono, Balance, Bane Mummy, Bayview, Bestowed Ancestor, Bethlehem, Black Path, Black Wind, Blessed Fields of A'aru, Blessing of Osiris, Blood Court, Bodhisattva, Bone Court of Chongqing, Boston, Brazil, Bright Shiners, Broken Mirror, Brotherhood of the Scarlet Lantern, Bystanders, Cairo, Caliburn, California, Capacocha, Carolina, Cathayan, Celestial Arrows, Central Park, Charlie Krongold Show, Chaskimallki, Chicago, Children of Osiris, Chih-mei, China, Chi'n ta, Clear Skies Foundation, Cloud Mandarins, Conviction, Covenant of the Broken Circle, Cult of Isis, Cuzco, Dâh, Dark Hekau, "Days of Fire", Deep Dreaming, Defenders, Degeneration, Demon, Demon Arts, Demon Chi, Demon Emperor, Demon Shintai, Detroit, Devil's Nights, Dharma, Disciples of Anubis, Divination, Dja-akh, Dragon Alchemy, Dragon Children, Dragon Nest, Dread Kings, Duat, Dwar, Earthbound, Edges, Egypt, Eight Immortals, Ember Shades, Endless Winter, Enlightened Path, Enochian, Europe, Eurydice Powers: Corruption, Deathsight, Hekau, Jaws of Amemait, Physical Prowess, Regeneration, Veiled; Eye of Heaven, Faith, Faithful Lions, Feng Shui, Feng Tan, Fifth Age, Final Absolution: The First Tribulation by Lila Martin, Final Death, Fir-Bolgs, Fivefold Path to the Heretical Dharmas, Fivefold Way of Xue, Flesh Court, Florida, Followers of Set, Fomori, Fomorian (Old Ones), Fuath, Fyodor's Apocrypha, Gate of Heaven, Gateway Arch, Gehinnom, Germany, Ghosts/Walking Dead, Ghost Storm, Gift of Ra, Glimmer, Global Truth Weekly, Gloomies, Glorious Ocean-Crossing Warriors, God, Golden Courts, Grand Canyon, Great Leap Outward, Great Purge, Greece, Green Court, Greenland, Green Path, 'Grenada, Mississippi', Grey Harriers, Gweilo, Haiti, Hajj, Hand of the Eclipsed Sun, The Heavenly Devils, Heavenly Host (Elohim/Angels), Hekau, Hengeyokai, Henry Horner Homes, Heralds, Hermits, Hierarchy of Sins, Higher Hunting Grounds, Hollow City wu, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tremere Chantry, Honored Ancestors of the August Courts, House Danaan (Errata), Hsien, Hundred Clouds, Hunter Code, hunter-net, Ifrit, Immu, India, Infinite Thunders Court, Innocents, Intimallki, Iraq, Japan, Jerusalem, Jina, Journal of Seismic and Volcanic Science, Judges, Judges of Ma'at, Ka, Kalamatá, Kamuii, Kansas, Khaibit, Kingdom of Willows, Kin-jin, Kuei-jin, Legion of Glorious Victory, Lifeforce, London, Long Winter, Los Angeles, Lung Tan, Ma'at, Mallki, "Man of Fire", Martyrs, Medium, Mercy, Messengers, Middle East, Middle Kingdom, Miller's Hill, Ministers, Mirror Lands, Mists, Mount Meru, Mumbai, Neter-khertet, Nevada, New Orleans, New Promise Mandarinate, New South Wales, North America, Nunnehi, Oath of the Unknown Road, Oblivion, Oklahoma City, Omniphagus Masticans (Locusts), Operation: Night Frost, Orpheus, Pachamallki, Pakistan, Palestine, Phoenix Alchemy, Pit, Pit of Names, Prophets of Enoch, Qatar, Queensland, Quincunx, Raleigh-Durham, Realm of Pacarina, Reborn, Redeemers, Red Star (Eye of Balor, Eye of the Demon Emperor), Reliquary, Revelation, Rio de Janeiro, The Rite of the Slain King, Rite of the Sun King, Ritual of Breaking the Demon Bonds, Rome, Running Monkeys, Russia, San Diego, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, Sao Paolo, Saudi Arabia, Scandinavia, Screaming Plague, Second Breath, Second Sight, Seekers of Lyonesse, Sekhem, Set, Seventh Age, Shadowlands, Shadow Sutra of the Bodhisattva Faceless Mask, Shallowing, Shapechangers, Shemsu-heru, Shen, Shepherds, Shih, Shih Powers: Chi, Qiao; Sixth Age/Age of Sorrow, Shroud, Shroudlands, Silver Path, Sinai, Smoke Dancers, Somber Axe, Sons of Sinai, South America, Spell of Life, Spirits, St. Louis, Strike Force Zero, Sun Face Gang, Sun Spears, Sydney, Syria, Tara-Nar, Tasmania, Technocracy, tem-akh, Temple of Osiris, Ten Heavenly Precepts, Teomallki, Thallain, Third Incarnation, Thrall, The Tithed Ones, Tokyo, Torment, Triumph Casque of Sorrows, True Name, Tuatha de Danaan, Tucson, Turkey, Two-Fang Serpent Plan, Uchumallki, Underworld, Undying, United States, Vatican, Vampires, Veil, Victoria, Virginia, Virtue, Vision, Visionaries, Wall, Wan Kuei, Wan Xian, Warlocks/Witches, War of Wrath, Washington, Washington D.C., Waywards, Web of Faith, West Bank, Wheel of Ages, White Court, White Lotus Society, Wichita, Wicked City, Winter, Wraith, Wu, Wu Feng, Wu T'ian, Xian Lung, Yama King, Yang, Yang-tze, Yang World, Yellow Springs, Yin, Yin World, Yomi Wan, Zaibatsu, Zeal,
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