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For thousands of years, the Bastet have stealthfully pursued their double purpose: discover all the secrets they can hoard and weed out those that threaten to destroy Gaia, the sister of their mother, Lune. The wolves and the cats fought side-by-side for an eon until the great betrayal, when the wolves turned against their brethren and tried to exterminate the Bastet. All this was long ago, but the Bastet have long memories...

The first of the Changing Breeds books, Bastet covers the world of the secretive werecats. Expanding on (and occasionally completely throwing out) the source material contained in the Werewolf Player's Guide, the book finally makes a real distinction between each of Nine Tribes of the Bastet. Now, instead of just being an add-on to the Werewolf: the Apocalypse system and a "modification" of a werewolf character, Bastet makes the werecats special characters in their own right.

A visually striking book, Bastet is also a very "full" book and doesn't suffer from the problem that many other White Wolf releases do: more style than substance. Rather than basing all the werecats rites and gifts off of the previously published werewolf ones with only a few variations, Bastet dedicates an entire section to the werecats special powers. Like the base Werewolf book, Bastet contains a section detailing each of the tribes, their mindset and a brief history told from their traditions.

The only real downside of the book is that players who have already created Bastet characters using the material from the Werewolf Player's Guide will have to redesign their characters. But this is a small price to pay for the increased options that they can give to their characters.

For players of Bastet, this is a must buy and for GMs this is a great resource for adding variety into their games. Even if you never plan on using Bastet, the book is a good read nonetheless.

Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)

Bastet
Author: Phil Brucato Category: game Company/Publisher: White Wolf Game Studio Reviewed by David Davenport on 06/26/97. Genre tags: none	For thousands of years, the Bastet have stealthfully pursued their double purpose: discover all the secrets they can hoard and weed out those that threaten to destroy Gaia, the sister of their mother, Lune. The wolves and the cats fought side-by-side for an eon until the great betrayal, when the wolves turned against their brethren and tried to exterminate the Bastet. All this was long ago, but the Bastet have long memories... The first of the Changing Breeds books, Bastet covers the world of the secretive werecats. Expanding on (and occasionally completely throwing out) the source material contained in the Werewolf Player's Guide, the book finally makes a real distinction between each of Nine Tribes of the Bastet. Now, instead of just being an add-on to the Werewolf: the Apocalypse system and a "modification" of a werewolf character, Bastet makes the werecats special characters in their own right. A visually striking book, Bastet is also a very "full" book and doesn't suffer from the problem that many other White Wolf releases do: more style than substance. Rather than basing all the werecats rites and gifts off of the previously published werewolf ones with only a few variations, Bastet dedicates an entire section to the werecats special powers. Like the base Werewolf book, Bastet contains a section detailing each of the tribes, their mindset and a brief history told from their traditions. The only real downside of the book is that players who have already created Bastet characters using the material from the Werewolf Player's Guide will have to redesign their characters. But this is a small price to pay for the increased options that they can give to their characters. For players of Bastet, this is a must buy and for GMs this is a great resource for adding variety into their games. Even if you never plan on using Bastet, the book is a good read nonetheless. Style: 5 (Excellent!) Substance: 4 (Meaty)