Review of The Book of Crafts

The Book of Crafts Review Summary

Capsule Review
May 2, 1999
Edited: August 28, 2017


by: Bradford C. Walker


Style: 4 (Classy & Well Done)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)



Bradford C. Walker has written 222 reviews, with average style of 3.63 and average substance of 3.63 The reviewer's previous review was of Children of Lilith.The reviewer's next review is of Guide to the Camarilla.

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The Book of Crafts Product Summary

Name: The Book of Crafts
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
System: Mage: The Ascension (2e)
Setting: Classic World of Darkness
Author: Phil Brucato, Lucien Soulban, many more.
Category: RPG

Cost: $18 (US)
Pages: 144 pages
Year: 1996

SKU: 4011
ISBN: 1-56504-435-5


Review of The Book of Crafts


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It isn't often that White Wolf produces something that is truly and wholly optional. This is one of those rare times, and it's also one damn good book to boot.

"The Book of Crafts" is a Mage 2.0 book that describes the top eight Crafts in the World of Darkness. Each one comes from a different part of the world, and each has something to offer the reader. One of them will appeal to the reader, be it the Knights Templar or the Wu-Lung. Each Craft gets its own chapter, and that chapter describes everything that a gamer must know to properly portray a mage from such a Craft.

The eight Crafts are: the Bata'a (Voudon), the Children of Knowledge (Alchemists, descended from the Solifacti), the Hem-Ka Sobk (Egyptian Croc-Cultists from Pre-Dynasty days), the Kopa Loei (Native Hawaiian animist-mages), the Sisters of Hippolyta (Amazons), Knights Templars, the Wu-Keng (Chinese Diabolists), and the Wu-Lung (Chinese Imperial Dragon Wizards). Together, they grant a very different perspective on the Ascension War. They also give a lot of variety to the allies and enemies a PC might find during a Mage campaign.

Yes, you should get this book. Do so while you can, and you will not regret it.

Style: 4 (Classy and well done)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)

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