1998
| 1998 |
| This Year In Other Timelines |
Events
- White Wolf Game Studio publishes Kindred of the East, an expansion for Vampire: The Masquerade (or any other World of Darkness game) dealing with the mysterious Cathayans.
- This fall, Phil Brucato writes his "Fare Thee Well" in the last book he develops solo for Mage: The Ascension, MTAs: The Orphans Survival Guide
. - Æon's title changes to Trinity to avoid legal troubles with Viacom/MTV. Viacom saw Æon as a copyright violation related to the character of Æon Flux. This led to White Wolf printing stickers to cover up the already printed Rulebook's title.[1]
- The pro-wrestler Gangrel makes his appearance at the WWF. White Wolf licenses the Gangrel name to the WWF for a period of five years.[2]
- Books released:
- MTAs: Infernalism: The Path of Screams
- WTWW: Under a Harrowed Moon 2: Savage Passage
- WTWW: Under a Harrowed Moon 3: Ground Zero
- WW: White Wolf Publishing, Inc. 1998 Winter/Spring Catalog
- WW: White Wolf Publishing, Inc. 1998 Summer/Fall Catalog
- WW: White Wolf Night Edition Number 8
- WW: White Wolf Night Edition Number 9
- WW: White Wolf Night Edition Number 10
- WW: White Wolf Night Edition Number 11
- MTAs: Infernalism: The Path of Screams
January
- Books released:
- VTM: Cities of Darkness Volume 3
- VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising
- MTAs: Technomancer's Toybox
- WTO: The Book of Legions
- Trinity: Hidden Agendas: Trinity Storytellers Screen & Book
- Borealis: Return to Lankhmar - Omnibus Tradeback
- Borealis: Three in Space: Classic Novels of Space Travel - Omnibus Tradeback
- VTM: Cities of Darkness Volume 3
February
- Books released:
- KOTE: Kindred of the East Rulebook
- WTA: Corax (book)
- CTD: Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses
- Trinity: Darkness Revealed 1: Descent into Darkness
- WW: Fantasy Dice - Reissue
- VTDA: Grails Covenant Trilogy 2: To Speak In Lifeless Tongues
- Borealis: Kane of Old Mars - Hardcover
- Borealis: The Return of Count Electric and Other Stories
- KOTE: Kindred of the East Rulebook
March
- Books released:
- MTAs: Technocracy Assembled 1
- WTO: Guildbook: Spooks and Oracles
- CTD/cMET: The Shining Host
- VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising
- VTM: Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula - Paperback
- VTM: Trilogy of the Blood Curse 2: The Winnowing
- Borealis: The Enemy Papers
- Borealis: The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way
- MTAs: Technocracy Assembled 1
April
- Books released:
- KOTE/WOD: World of Darkness: Hong Kong
- WTA: Werewolf Players Guide Second Edition
- WTWW: Ghost Towns
- CTD: Kithbook: Satyrs
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Lighter
- Borealis: Tales in Space
- KOTE/WOD: World of Darkness: Hong Kong
- April 16: Books released:
May
- Books released:
June
- Books released:
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Coffee Mug
- WOD: World of Darkness: Demon Hunter X
- WTA: Litany of the Tribes Vol. 2
- MTAs: Mage Tarot Deck - Reissue
- CTD: Kingdom of Willows (book)
- Trinity: Trinity Technology Manual
- MTSC: Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade Rulebook
Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade
- Borealis: Farewell to Lankhmar - Hardcover
- Borealis: Angels on Fire - Hardcover
- June 1: Released:
July
- Books released:
- WTA: Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East
- MTSC: Crusade Lore: The Storytellers Screen and Book
- WTO: Doomslayers: Into the Labyrinth
- Trinity: Trinity Field Report: Extrasolar Colonies
- Borealis: The Roads Between the Worlds - Tradeback
- Borealis: The Road to Science Fiction 6: Around the World
- WTA: Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East
- July 16: Books released:
August
- Released:
- VTM: War of Ages
- WTWW: The Wild West Companion
- CTD: Changeling Storytellers Guide
- Trinity: Darkness Revealed 2: Passage Through Shadow
- TB: Trinity: Battleground Miniatures Game
- Rage CCG: Rage Across Las Vegas: Phase 1
- WOD: World of Darkness Pin Set
- VTDA: Grails Covenant Trilogy 3: To Dream Of Dreams Lost
- Borealis: Irrational Fears
- Borealis: Swords Against the Shadowlands
- VTM: War of Ages
September
- Released:
- VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles II: Son of the Dragon
- WTA: Wendigo Tribebook
- MTSC/WOD: The Bygone Bestiary
- VTM/cMET: Laws of Elysium
- Trinity: America Offline: Psi Order Orgotek and FSA Sourcebook
- Trinity: Orgotek T-Shirt
- TB: Psion: Montrose/Jon Holt
- TB: Psion: Dr. Sager/Sage
- TB: Psion: Psion: Juanos Palmero/Lu Chen
- TB: Aberrant: Lucifer
- TB: Aberrant: Trogs Support (3)
- TB: Aberrant: Denshea/Slint
- Rage CCG: Rage Across Las Vegas: Phase 2
- Borealis: Dante's Disciples - Paperback
- VTDA: Transylvania Chronicles II: Son of the Dragon
- September 18: White Wolf announces a business restructuring to account for the book trade problems and the CCG bust of 1996-1997. Among the changes noted are the demise of Wraith: The Oblivion (to be given a few final books throughout 1999), and the creation of the ArtHaus imprint. The new imprint uses typical cost-cutting measures and has the overhead of a smaller publishing company in order to continue production of smaller game lines. Changeling: The Dreaming, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade and Werewolf: The Wild West are moved to ArtHaus. Wild West later proves unable to continue, but Changeling and Sorcerers Crusade proved feasible.[3]
- September 29: White Wolf announces plans to team up with ASC Games and DreamForge Intertainment to publish a computer game based on Werewolf: The Apocalypse.[4]
October
- Released:
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition (limited)
- WTA: Litany of the Tribes, Vol. 3
- WTO: Renegades (book)
- CTD: Inanimae: The Secret Way
- WOD/cMET: Laws of the Hunt
- Trinity: Trinity Field Report: Alien Races
- TB: Psion: McGowen/Jameson/Bayta
- TB: Psion: Cameron/Willams/Somers
- TB: Aberrant: Gomorra
- TB: Aberrant: Nazul
- Rage CCG: Rage Across Las Vegas: Phase 3
- WOD: The Quintessential World of Darkness
- VTM: Trilogy of the Blood Curse 3: Dark Prophecy
- Borealis: Elric: The Stealer of Souls - Hardcover
- VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Edition
- October 5: ASC Games posts up a trailer for WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia .
- October 6: ASC Games posts a link to an IGN article, where Travis Williams is interviewed about WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia .
- October 29: Books released:
November
- Released:
- VTM: Revelations of the Dark Mother
- VTDA: Libellus Sanguinis 2: Keepers of the Word
- WTA: Book of the Wyrm Second Edition
- MTAs: Digital Web 2.0
- CTD: Land of Eight Million Dreams
- Trinity: Darkness Revealed 3: Ascent into Light
- TB: Support Squad Avenger (5)
- TB: Aberrant: Caul Fein/Fhata Khan
- TB: Aberrant: Krikquill Support (5)
- TB: Psion: Gresko
- Rage CCG: Rage Across Las Vegas: Phase 4
- WTO: Dark Kingdoms Trilogy
- Borealis: The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish - Paperback
- VTM: Revelations of the Dark Mother
- November 4: ASC Games posts a WTA: Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia update, including Developer Bios, Concept Art, and Desktop Art.
- November 19: Books released:
December
- Released:
- December 3: ASC Games posts a Werewolf: The Apocalypse - The Heart of Gaia update, where they reveal the "Heart of Gaia" name for the first time. Also included is The Fall of Kil na Kor, the first part of a ten-part prequel story (The Heart of Gaia) by Phil Brucato; Travis Williams' second developer notes, more Developer Bios, and another piece of Desktop Art.
Cancelled products
- TB: Trinity: Battleground - LoneStar
- TB: Trinity: Battleground Players Guide
- Trinity: You Are the Weapon
- Borealis: Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction
- Borealis: Edgeworks Volume 5 - Hardcover
- Borealis: Edgeworks Volume 6 - Hardcover
- Borealis: Maybe I'll Call Anna
References
- ↑ InQuest #34. “MTV Forces Æon Name Change”. February 1998. Page 20.
- ↑ InQuest #44. "WWF=White Wolf Federation?". December 1998. Page 22.
- ↑ InQuest #44. "White Wolf cuts staff, Launches new Imprint". December 1998. Page 26.
- ↑ ASC GAMES TO BRING WHITE WOLF GAME STUDIO'S WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE TO THE PC USING EPIC MEGAGAMES' UNREAL™ 3D TECHNOLOGY
| World of Darkness Theme Years | |
|---|---|
| Year of the Hunter (1995-6) · Year of the Ally (1997) · Year of the Lotus (1998) · Year of the Reckoning (1999) · Year of Revelations (2000) · Year of the Scarab (2001) · Year of the Damned (2002) · Time of Judgment (2003-4) | |
| 1997 | 1900s 1990s |
1999 |
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