World of Darkness

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he World of Darkness is a modern fantasy horror brand, originally created and developed by White Wolf and its licensing partners, and now owned by Paradox Interactive. While it is typically not a full-fledged game in its own right, it is the shared "Gothic-Punk" setting for tabletop roleplaying games using the Storyteller System; as well as other mediums, including live-action roleplaying, card and board games, and video games. The world is a reflection of our own: it's still Earth, with the same countries, the same people in power, a Starbucks on every corner. However, it is nonetheless a worse place: people care a little less, the boot on your neck grinds a little deeper. Gargoyles peer down uncaringly from nearly every edifice, even as the skeletal fingers of those skyscrapers stretch further into the heavens. This is the "Gothic" aspect. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, you fight back. The systems of power are unfair. Hell, the world itself is unfair. So you fight back. Because you can. Because you have no other choice, if you want to survive. While published material covers centuries of history, the game material itself was originally published for a 13-year period between 1991 and 2004, resurrected in 2011 for its 20th Anniversary, and continues to be published once again since 2018.