Book Reviews

Greetings once more, friends! It's a dive into the Silver Fangs, Ghostpaw style.

So in looking at this book again for the second or third time, this book has a ton of information that makes Silver Fangs part of the Garou nation, rather than just a collective bunch of assholes. It gives fear insight on, of course, how they came to be and how they were chosen as the Alphas. It gives insight into the houses, camps, and lodges, which I found the houses and lodges to be really cool. Silver Fangs have a lot to offer. What was really fun with this book was that Jonas Albrecht was doing part of the narration for the book. It's as if he was a cub being taught throughout the book and I think that was really great way to present especially from a Silver Fangs viewpoint. It gave really good in…

BLUF: This takes 90% of the guesswork out of starting a chronicle in the Savage Age. This is a must have resource for new storytellers to be able to jump straight into the deep end of this awesome Era Setting of Werewolf the Apocalypse. As an added bonus, the authors include a nice discount for some of the other Savage Age books which add depth and complexity to the setting. As it's been said in other reviews; the Savage Age books are what everyone wanted the W20: Shattered Dreams to include but didnt. I especially like that a big bad ass enemy (with a Rank 6 Gift!!!) npc and multiple neutral npcs are included. There are few things that I would have liked (such as some talens and fetishes) but all those are easily found in Savage Age Vol. 3. All in all; this relieves some of the immensity and…

I always start a review with the bottom line up front (BLUF). The BLUF is that if you liked Savage Age 1, then you will also enjoy this one. By going into depth regarding the Garou as they were before the War of Rage and coming together as a Nation; the book really sets the tone of the era. Furthermore, it delineates how the different tribes begin to develop their own flavor and identity. I especially liked the addition of the Cave Bear Fera and how they contributed to the formation of the Garou Nation. The author(s) continue to develop the era that the Shattered Dreams book began. The line continues to fill the gap that Shattered Dreams created and I am looking forward to Vol. 3. It's rare for an author to comprehensively create products that build upon and support each one, and Mr. Gunning does a great job…

BLUF: If you incorporate mixed Bastet or Changelings into your Savage Age chronicle, then definitely pick this up. The tribe book attempts to establish an identity outside of the angle from WtA that the Ceilican are only defined by their imprisonment in Arcadia. It truly does flesh out the tribe to being more than the victims of the fae. From my perspective, the book provides them an identity to the Bastet tribes similar to how the Bone Gnawers are to the Garou nation. The value vs cost is spot on. With an expansive update, I could see this book going for $10 and not feel cheated in that price.

Criticisms: Similar to the other two tribe books currently available, the book can use a good once-over to bring it in line with the developments that have been fleshed out in Vol 1-3 of the main SA line. Going deeper into…