Monte Cook's World of Darkness: Difference between revisions

[[File:McWODcover_8183McWODcover 8183.jpg|frame|The end of the world? {{spoiler|Happy [[Easter Egg]] hunt!}} No, it's just the beginning.]]

''Monte Cook's World of Darkness'' is a 2007 [[Tabletop RPG]] set in a world much like our own, albeit with one not-so-small difference. Thanks to the intrusion of an [[Eldritch Abomination]], the [[World-Wrecking Wave|fabric of reality has been weakened]]. However, the intrusion was (mostly) [[Barrier Maiden|halted thanks to the collective resistance of a few thousand minds]]. In the wake of this initial failure, the entity has created various brands of horrors, monsters, and supernatural phenomena around the world. This [[CosyCozy Catastrophe]] is nonetheless subject to a [[Masquerade]] as the world is only dimly aware of the true nature and repercussions of the event that devastated a large chunk of the US. In this world, shadows run deeper, mysteries exist in every corner, and humanity [[World Half Empty|is not quite the master of the world]] ''or'' its fate.

Much like the [[Old World of Darkness]] and the [[New World of Darkness]], in this setting there are several supernatural creatures, albeit here they all share the same [[Mass Super-Empowering Event]] and have a shared cosmology rather than the sometimes [[Crossover Cosmology|conflicting backgrounds]] and [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] of the two former settings. Being based on the [[D 20D20 System]], it allows for a good deal of customization with other supplements and materials outside the World of Darkness. This conversion of [[White Wolf]]'s [[Point Build System]] into a [[Class and Level System]] also allows a way of porting some WoD concepts and mechanics into other games.

* [[Astral Projection]]{{context}}

* [[Badass Normal]]{{context}}

* [[The Beautiful Elite]] (and/or heavy subversion of [[Beauty Equals Goodness]])

* [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]: It is ''not'' fun to be a supernatural being in the Monte Cook's WOD. Vampires are humans who've had the soul of a murderer put in them, for example.

* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]{{context}}

* [[Body Horror]]{{context}}

* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]{{context}}

* [[Cosmic Horror Story]] {{context}}

* [[Cursed Withwith Awesome]]: Quite a few people have literal [[Curse|Curses]]s affecting them. Some turn out to be quite useful though.

* [[The Dark Side]]{{context}}

* [[Dark World]]{{context}}

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The Iconnu.

* [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]]: Adjustable to [[Game Master]] desire, no less.

* [[Evil Feels Good]]{{context}}

* [[Eviler Than Thou]] {{context}}

* [[Fantastic Fragility]]: Most supernaturals can get ''all'' the new powers they want, and more cheaply and quickly than working honestly would bring... at the downside of getting loaded down with (usually permanent) potentially crippling weaknesses. Have we mentioned being a supernatural is [[Blessed Withwith Suck]]?

* [[Functional Magic]]{{context}}

* [[Game Face]]{{context}}

* [[Hermetic Magic]]{{context}}

* [[Horror Hunger]]: Vampires and blood.

* [[Hypnotic Eyes]] {{context}}

* [[Immortality Immorality]]{{context}}

* [[Karma Meter]] {{context}}

* [[Killed to Uphold Thethe Masquerade]]{{context}}

* [[The Men in Black]] Humans fighting the supernaturals usually form part of these.

* [[Mind Control]]{{context}}

* [[Mr. Vice Guy]]: Potentially any and every player and character.

* [[Our Souls Are Different]]{{context}}

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Vampires are human bodies possessed by the ghosts of sinners. The type of sin tends to determine the "clan" of vampire.

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Werewolves are humans sharing a body with a bestial, primordial spirit. Possession tends to turn even the most milquetoast of hosts into a snarling [[Badass]].

* [[Point Build System]]{{context}}

* [[Red Right Hand]]: All of vampire Clan Nosferatu.

* [[The Soulless]]{{context}}

* [[Sourcebook]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}}

* [[Super Loser]]{{context}}

* [[Touched Byby Vorlons]] / [[Lovecraftian Superpower]]: It all depends on the luck of the draw.

* [[Un-Equal Rites]]{{context}}

* [[The Unmasqued World]]: The book gives you several suggestions on doing this and the possible consequences thereof.

* [[Urban Fantasy]] {{context}}

* [[Van Helsing Hate Crimes]] {{context}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]{{context}}

* [[Wolf Man]]{{context}}

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