Book of Spirits

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''World of Darkness: Book of Spirits''' is a resource detailing the Shadow, its spirit denizens and the various ways in which both interact with the material world. Primarily a general sourcebook intended for use with just the '''[[World of Darkness Sourcebook]]''', it also contains information for [[Vampire: The Requiem|vampires]] who interact with the Shadow and expands on the information already presented for [[Werewolf: The Forsaken|werewolves]] and [[Mage: The Awakening|mages]].

==Summary==
From the White Wolf catalog:

:'''''A World of Infinite Shadows'''''
:''The world has a Shadow, an invisible reflection where archetypes are made solid. Too often, the spirits of the Shadow slip unseen through the cracks in the wall between worlds, manipulating or possessing luckless humans to alien ends. Are you willing to look into the broken mirror and see what awaits?''
:'''''A Setting Book for The World of Darkness™'''''
:*''A comprehensive look at the spirit reflection of the World of Darkness, designed for mortal and supernatural chronicles alike''
:*''Extended rules on the interplay between the flesh and the spirit, providing ways to use spirits and the spirit-touched in any chronicle''
:*''A variety of mortal perspectives, as well as an extensive selection of antagonists that come from the other side''
:*''New spirits, [[Ridden]], rules and setting lore for '''[[Vampire: The Requiem|Vampire]]''', '''[[Werewolf: The Forsaken|Werewolf]]''', '''[[Mage: The Awakening|Mage]]''' and more''

===Prologue: Get Away===
Fiction. A local bootlegger's famous and spectacular crash in his beloved car spawns a car spirit who enters the material world seeking new passengers.

===Introduction===
An overview of the book and the themes and moods that the Shadow can evoke.

===Chapter One: Invisible Lore===
A collection of the research and information gathered by mortals, exploring religious, occult, superstitious and even scientific understandings of the Shadow.

===Chapter Two: The Shadow Realm===
A tour of the Shadow, covering the various types of environment, the nature of spirits and reflections, ways of travelling to and from the Shadow, and the dangers to mortals (and other creatures) who may enter the other realm.

===Chapter Three: Keys to the Kingdom===
A collection of "enablers": Merits, powers, items and rules that interact with the Shadow and help to bring it into any chronicle.

===Chapter Four: Denizens of Shadow===
A toolkit for building spirits and a host of sample Shadow denizens.

==Background Information==
Unusually for a general World of Darkness title, this book includes a new set of [[Disciplines|Discipline]] powers for vampires, allowing them to access the Shadow. It is also the first World of Darkness book to mention Changelings in the text; a sidebar describes how the powers of Prometheans and Changelings might be affected by the Shadow. An ad for '''[[Changeling: The Lost]]''' is included on the last page.

This is the first White Wolf book to be edited by Scribendi. Oddly it contains an unusually large amount of typographical and grammatical errors, including the word "finish" spelt "Unish". (See below for the quote from which this error comes.) Later books edited by Scribendi do not have noticeably worse editing.

===Memorable Quotes===
"She choked, and couldn't finish. Because she'd just looked into his eyes, and hadn't seen him there. She didn't see him when he moved, either." - an excerpt from the intro fiction to Chapter Four


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