Hunter: The Vigil
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Hunter: The Vigil is the sixth game for the new World of Darkness. It was first hinted at with a teaser advert in the back of Changeling: The Lost, and was officially announced in a press release on January 2, 2008. The Hunter: The Vigil rulebook is scheduled for release in August 2008. Like a number of other nWOD games, Hunter is a re-imagining of one of the original World of Darkness games - in this case, Hunter: The Reckoning - and according to White Wolf staff, it will be very different from its predecessor.[1]
Hunter will be a limited series game, like Promethean and Changeling before it. It will have five sourcebooks apart from the corebook, with one sourcebook being released per month for five months following the corebook's release. Three of the supplements will be crossover books, each looking at one of the three 'main' World of Darkness games, Vampire, Werewolf, and Mage. A fourth supplement will be called Slasher. There are as yet no details on the final supplement.[2] According to the White Wolf LiveJournal, three of the other supplements' titles are Night Stalkers, Spirit Slayers, and Witch Finders, with Witch Finders as the title for the Mage supplement.[3]
There are two free Hunter: The Vigil quickstarts, 'The Hunt' and 'One Year Later'. At least two Storytelling Adventure System modules are scheduled for the game. A Hunter: The Vigil board game is also on the schedule, to be released a few months after the rulebook.[2]
With the announcement of the new Hunter, Wraith: The Oblivion, Mummy: The Resurrection and Demon: The Fallen are left as the only oWOD game lines yet to be reinvented for the new World of Darkness, although it could be argued that Mummy has been re-interpreted as part of Promethean: The Created (q.v. the Osirans). In the back of the HtV corebook is a basic add for Geist, which is a German word that does not translate very well into English. It is usually translated as mind, spirit, or ghost. This may be the new Wraith
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[edit] Tiers
Hunter society can be divided into three tiers of organization - cells, compacts, and conspiracies.
[edit] Cells
Cells are the basic unit of hunter society, typically a small group of people who defend their neighborhood or community. There may be a number of cells operating in a city at any time.
[edit] Compacts
Compacts are the next tier up from cells. They have more people, more resources, and greater geographical reach. Many are formed by alliances between cells.
Example compacts include:
The Ashwood Abbey - In the tradition of the Hellfire Club, members of the Abbey desire to experience all that life, and unlife, have to offer - including the supernatural.
The Long Night - A Christian group who attempt to hold off Armageddon by battling the forces of evil.
The Loyalists of Thule - Occultists who seek knowledge of the supernatural in places few others dare to tread.
Network 0 - A compact who try to publicize the existence of monsters through radio, TV and the Internet.
Null Mysteriis - Scientific investigators of the supernatural.
The Union - Working-class hunters who trace their heritage back to the labor movements of the 20th century.
[edit] Conspiracies
Conspiracies are the final tier of hunter society. They typically have formidable resources at their disposal, are usually self-sufficient, and have considerable experience with the supernatural. Their reach can extend across the planet.
Example conspiracies include:
Aegis Kai Doru - An ancient conspiracy that seeks out the legendary artifacts of history for use against the supernatural.
Ascending Ones - Drawing on the legacies of Islam and ancient Egypt, this conspiracy looks to clean out some of the monstrous abberations that haunt the world.
The Cheiron Group - A group of corporations who have involved themselves in the supernatural, bringing considerable wealth and power with them.
The Lucifuge - Descendants of a fallen angel who seek redemption through the destruction of true evil.
Malleus Maleficarum - A conspiracy in the Catholic Church active since the Middle Ages.
Task Force: VALKYRIE - A covert government group who recruit members from all branches of the military. [4]
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ See this thread (among others) on the White Wolf Forums.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rich's Reveal: 2008
- ↑ Monday Morning: It's Too Hot
- ↑ HTV: Hunter: The Vigil Quickstart - One Year Later
