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*OP When Will You Rage 2nd Ed (Werewolf: The Apocalypse)

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When Will You Rage is a book for both werewolf and RPG fans, requiring no knowledge of the Werewolf: The Apocalypse, as a lexicon at the end of the book is provided. This is a collection of 19 different stories related to the Garou, werewolves who fight to protect nature from the forces of the Wyrm. Includes one full-page illustation per chapter.

I wrote one of the stories in the anthology, and I can report that at least *some* of the problems with inaccuracy in, say, knowing the correct form to use when describing Crinos, is due to a global search and replace gone horribly awry.
The terms Homid, homid and human all meant different things at the time of 1st edition Werewolf. But a global search and replace was done that turned all instances of "homid" into "human." Since Homids are most certainly not human and a Red Claw can take homid form, you can imagine how much problem this caused.
There may have been other editing errors-- this is the one I noticed in my own story.

As some of the other reviews have cried about, not all stories in this anthology follow the game or the game mechanics to the letter. Some of them take liberties. If you want something that sticks to the "rules" exactly, read the rule books. White Wolf has always espoused that if you want to change the rules then do so. So why not in the fiction also? After all, this is an anthology of stories by different authors... not a completely in-house book.

This book is chock full of great stories that take place in Werewolf. I remember that one story is continued in the Essential World of Darkness. Some of the stories skirt around the canon of Werewolf, but then again it was written in Wewrewolf's infancy, before a lot of the canon was revealed to the consumers. So the stories need to be taken at face value. If you're an open-minded reader that won't cry over how "faithful" to the rules a story is, then by all means read this book!

I re-purchased this book after I couldn't find my original. I never played Werewolf: The Apocalypse or Vampire: the Masquerade Though I think the premise is clever. Usually I find books based on them to be campy and bogged down with game related terminology. However these stories were are really pretty clever and I enjoy picking it up from time to time. Highly recommended for anyone into World of Darkness.

The second White Wolf game anthology novel, this time based around the Garou and the Werewolf game. Generally, there are stories about the heroic struggles of the wolfies trying to hold back the depredations and corruptions of the Wyrm, whethr in their own society, or in human corruption and pollution.

Also, directly via Wyrm created monsters.

I bought this novel after reading Dark Tyrants, also by White Wolf Publishing. It was a good, solid vampire anthology that you didn't have to be a gamer to enjoy.

I assumed When Will You Rage would be more of the same. I assumed wrong.

Editor Stewart Wieck assembled a menagerie of stories whose sole purpose seems to be using jargon exclusive to the game, while showcasing the writers' favorite (or their own) game characters. All in all this reads more like a fanzine than a professionally published anthology. Most of the stories are either 'average' or 'so-so' and at best are 'very good'. I would recommend that only players of Werewolf: the Apocalypse buy this novel and that people looking for a well-balanced werewolf anthology look elsewhere.

When will you rage?, is a great book for players and non-players alike of the popular RPG Werewolf:the Apocalypse. It consists of 19 werewolf shortstories focusing on a variety of werewolf topics.In Rage...?, readers are introduced to the plot and storyline of the game through wonderful told stories.A lexicon is provided for terms readers may not be familar with.

An excelent bunch of stories, When Will you Rage show the real nature of the Garou. They have to fight against the wyrm and thenselves to save the humanity from the evil fangs. I strongly recommend this book to the people who wants to know how to be a real werewolf storyteller.

Based on the popular role-play game by White Wolf Publishing, "When Will You Rage" is a dark, tragic and sometimes gory collection of stories about a race of werewolves ("garou") who had been sent by Gaia, the Mother of the Earth, to protect the planet from the insidious forces of pure evil, or the Wyrm. Not only do they face corrupted werewolves, known as "Black Spiral Dancers", but they also face corporations behind whom lurks the Wyrm and his minions, and who use their profits and influence to further the cause of evil. Many of the stories are filled with gratuitous violence, but others make a point of showing our foibles and follies through the eyes of those that actually look for them. A good read.

Some of these stories were interesting ideas for Storytellers. However, most of them were plagued by either innaccurate information (i.e., they contradicted the game rules) or bad writing. Many of them were unoriginal as well. However, the occasional gem made the book worthwhile...barely.