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Ends of Empire
DesignersRichard Dansky
IllustratorsRichard Clark, John Cobb, Mike Danza, William O'Connor, Richard Thomas, Larry MacDougall, Drew Tucker
WritersBruce Baugh, Richard Dansky, Geoffrey C. Grabowski, Ed Huang
PublishersWhite Wolf Publishing
PublicationAugust–October 1999
GenresTabletop role-playing game supplement
SystemsStoryteller System
Parent gamesWraith: The Oblivion
SeriesWorld of Darkness
ISBN1-56504-618-8

Ends of Empire is a tabletop role-playing game supplement released in August–October 1999 by White Wolf Publishing for use with their game Wraith: The Oblivion, and is part of the larger World of Darkness series.

Overview

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Contains a four-part adventure module[1]

Guildbook: Mnemoi[1]

Description of the Ferrymen[1]

Description of the Jade Empire[1]

Conclusion to the serialized Wraith: The Oblivion prose fiction[1]

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storytellers[a]

Production

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Ends of Empire was developed by Richard Dansky,[4] who wrote it together with Bruce Baugh, Geoffrey C. Grabowski, and Ed Huang.[2] Richard Thomas served as art director for the book;[4] the art team also included interior artists Richard Clark, John Cobb, Mike Danza, Larry MacDougall, and Drew Tucker, and cover artist William O'Connor.[2]

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Part of the "Year of the Reckoning"[1]

The supplement was released by White Wolf Publishing in August–October 1999,[7] as a 164-page softcover book. It has since also been released as an e-book.[2]

Reception and legacy

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Reception
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Valkyrie[8]

Ends of Empire was well received by critics, who considered it a bold and fitting ending to the Wraith: The Oblivion game line;[7][8][1][5] in his book Designers & Dragons, writer Shannon Appelcline called it a dramatic finale, and almost unprecedented as a resolution to a tabletop role-playing game plot, only preceded by TSR, Inc.'s campaign setting revamps in 1989 and by West End Games' ending to Torg in 1995.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ The person leading the game is called the "storyteller" in World of Darkness games, a role called "gamemaster" or "dungeon master" in other role-playing games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "News Oktober '99" [News October '99]. Envoyer (in German). No. 36. FZ Werbung Hannover. October 1999. Archived from the original on 2001-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ends of Empire". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). Association du Guide du Rôliste Galactique. 2009-05-08. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ Allison, Peter Ray (2020-02-06). "Shedding light on World of Darkness, the gothic-punk universe of RPG Vampire: The Masquerade". Dicebreaker. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ a b Dansky, Richard (1999). Ends of Empire. White Wolf Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 1-56504-618-8.
  5. ^ a b c Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '90s (2nd ed.). Evil Hat Productions. pp. 7–52. ISBN 978-1-613170-84-7.
  6. ^ "Interview with Richard E. Dansky". Flames Rising. 2004-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. ^ a b "White Wolf". Casus Belli (in French). No. 122. Excelsior Publications. October–November 1999. p. 90.
  8. ^ a b Rowe, Jon. "Ends of Empire". Valkyrie. Partizan Press. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
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