- The Whispering Vault
Infobox RPG
title=The Whispering Vault
caption=
designer=Mike Nystul
publisher=Pariah Press, Ronin Publishing
date=1993
genre=Horror
system=Custom
footnotes="The Whispering Vault" is a horror-themed
role-playing game originally published in 1993.Characters within "The Whispering Vault" used to be human, but after a life dedicated to protect humanity against supernatural beings they have been recruited into the ranks of the Stalkers, the main heroes of the game. Now armed with supernatural powers and able to summon ghostly servitors, their mission is to hunt down the Unbidden, rebellious gods who escaped into their dream, the Realm of Flesh, or what humanity calls "Reality".
The Stalkers have other enemies:
*The Shadows are creatures who were denied existence and live in the Rift between the Realms of Flesh and Essence. Sometimes they manage to awaken into the Dream by themselves, sometimes the Unbidden bind them as Minions.
*Mortals may also be dangerous: the use of Magic may endanger the Dream, too.The Hunts of the Stalkers can happen at any era, and Stalkers may come from any period of History as time flows differently in the Realm of Essence and the Realm of Flesh.
Rulebook
* 'Black Book' booklet by
Mike Nystul (1993 )
* "The Whispering Vault" book byPariah Press (1994 )
* "The Whispering Vault" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )upplements
* "Gamemaster Screen" by
Pariah Press (1995 )
* "Dangerous Prey" book byPariah Press (1995 )
* "The Book of Hunts" book byRonin Publishing (1997 )
* "Dangerous Prey" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )
* "The Book of Hunts" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )
* "Mortal Magic" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 ) (prepared byRonin Publishing in1998 , but unreleased)
* "Smuggler's Run" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 ) (previously published in the "Adventures Unlimited" magazine, in 1995)
* "Mastering the Vault" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )
* "The Vault and Time" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )
* "The Books of Shadows" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )
* "The Ixiptla" pdf file byRonin Arts (2003 )External links
* [http://www.roninarts.com/ Ronin Arts - official site]
* [http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.cgi?470 Steve Jackson Games article about the design of the game]
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