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"The Storytelling Game of Passion and Horror"
Players assume the roles of ghosts who have been stranded in an underworld that is stranger than life has prepared them for. They struggle against their own darker natures while striving to fulfill some of the goals they held in life and navigate a cutthroat and alien society of the dead.
Wraith is best known for having an "Angst" character trait and for instituting the position of Shadowguide -- a player at the table who takes on the role of the darker half of a character not his own. The Shadowguide can tempt, cajole, chastise, or sabotage this other character in the hope of eventually causing a more malevolent personality to emerge. Sometimes this Guide is the game master; other times, it is one of the other people at the table.
Players assume the roles of ghosts who have been stranded in an underworld that is stranger than life has prepared them for. They struggle against their own darker natures while striving to fulfill some of the goals they held in life and navigate a cutthroat and alien society of the dead.
Wraith is best known for having an "Angst" character trait and for instituting the position of Shadowguide -- a player at the table who takes on the role of the darker half of a character not his own. The Shadowguide can tempt, cajole, chastise, or sabotage this other character in the hope of eventually causing a more malevolent personality to emerge. Sometimes this Guide is the game master; other times, it is one of the other people at the table.
Notes on Editions
There are 2 editions of Wraith: The Oblivion. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.Game Editions | [ Add Edition ] |
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| Article | Type | Issue |
| Gaming Fiction | White Wolf #44 | |
| Other Rules | White Wolf #48 |
Selected RPGnet Reviews | [ See 3 Reviews | See 2 Magazine Reviews | Link Reviews ] |
| Rating | User | Summary |
| 5 + 5 | Darren MacLennan | Wraith: The Oblivion. No summary available for this older review. [ Read Review ] |
| 5 + 4 | Charlie Merchant | Wraith: The Oblivion. No summary available for this older review. [ Read Review ] |
Selected User Comments | [ See 51 Ratings | See 11 Comments | Add Rating ] |
| Rating | User | Comments |
| 9 / 10 | fluffykins0 | Good game, great read. |
| 8 / 10 | DrFaust | Marvellous, evocative book. I doubt I'll ever meet a group of gamers interested in playing it as presented. |
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