Reliquary (World of Darkness) [Hardcover]

Matthew McFarland (Author), Jess Hartley (Author), Justin Achilli (Author), Peter Schaefer (Author), Chuck Wendig (Author), Wood Ingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2007

Is the Power worth the price?

There are things in the world that no laws account for - things that bestow blessings no man remembers or curses for slights long past. But the things, they do not forget. They wait for the right hand to fall upon them, the right eyes to see their glory, the right heart to recognize their power.

A gameplay expansion book for the World of Darkness

A detailed exploration of the relics - unique magical items usable in any World of Darkness chronicle - and how to incorporate them into your game.
Includes ready-to-use relics, from the perplexing to the uber-powerful, ready to be included in any World of Darkness chronicle. Each comes complete with detailed background and storytelling hints.
Offers several variations of toolkit for creating customized relics and cursed items that can be used by any World of Darkness character.
Details dozens of new Powers for modifying the ready-to-use relics or building your own.
Contains new Merits related to researching, creating or using relics in the World of Darkness.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (September 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158846492X
• ISBN-13: 978-1588464927
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #591,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chuck Wendig is equal parts novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He is the author of the novels DOUBLE DEAD, BLACKBIRDS, and MOCKINGBIRD. In addition, he's got a metric boatload of writing-related e-books available, including the popular 500 WAYS TO BE A BETTER WRITER. He currently lives in the wilds of Pennsyltucky with wife, dog, and newborn progeny.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice little book on Artifacts, November 6, 2007

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Hobson G. Regan "Hobbie Regan" (Hattiesburg, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reliquary (World of Darkness) (Hardcover)

This book basically details how to design artifacts, both thematically and systematically, and how to design story arc or chronicles around artifacts. The book also gives a suite of powers to use in putting an artifact together, merits, and some ready-made artifacts.

What this book lacks in is the artwork. Both the cover and interior art are substandard and are not very inspiring. That being said, the book is very useful for its subject matter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for what it is, July 30, 2010

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A. McLaughlin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reliquary (World of Darkness) (Hardcover)

This book focuses on relics, or special items, and using them in WoD roleplaying. There are Merits, tips for using unique items as chronicle elements, sample curses and blessings for items, item descriptors, and a slew of cool sample items complete with story suggestions and related game effects. Unless you're a Storyteller wanting to focus an entire chronicle on finding, obtaining, and maintaining an artifact, item, or relic of some kind, this book is by no means necessary. That said, some of the material here is cool enough that you might want to make just such a chronicle. While you're at it, you might also check out "The Nature of Things - The Secret Life of Inanimate Objects" by Lyall Watson; it's sort of a Fortean look at the resonance and power of items. The ghost-in-the-machine aspect of that book repeatedly came to mind when I reached the curses section of Reliquary. Great inspiration for this sort of chronicle.