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World of Darkness: Changing Breeds
Publisher: White Wolf
by Anthony H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/22/2021 04:52:50

I really enjoy this one as it not only allows a feral chronicle but is very simple to integrate into all other gamelines.



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World of Darkness: Changing Breeds
Publisher: White Wolf
by John P. I. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/20/2015 09:30:08

All in all, I'd call this average.

Ok, more detail.

Changing Breeds is an interesting expansion for WtF (Werewolf the Forsaken) in particular and the NWoD (New World of Darkness) in general. It introduces a wide variety of alternate beast shifters, with rules and options for adding to the list as needed/desired. The morality scale (Harmony) is interesting, and not far removed from its counterpart in WtF. And despite the criticism related to the environmentalist tones, I find that it is still less heavy handed about it than WtA (Werewolf the Apocalypse).

As far as game balance goes... well, this IS part of a World of Darkness. Naturally some things tip the scales. And sometimes, the fluff doesn't quite seem to mesh with the stats...

Now, for all of the praise I would have for the mechanics and options.... I match in scorn for the fluff. In places, it wanders into 'juvenile pretending to be mature', though thankfully rarely. The "there is no community, you are likely alone" fluff from early on is rather heavily contradicted by the "here are all of these old communities and groups" section found later. The understanding of animal behavior seems to boil down to "All animals are either wolves or housecats," with a touch of "and all 'mystically inclined' breeds are matriarchal, regardless of the actual social structure of the base animal." And the stereotyping... look, I can see where they showed their work in a few areas. I will grant that on some aspects of the cultures some werecreatures originate from. But the rest is almost painful...

While I would recommend an open-minded storyteller pick this one up, I would advise keeping the mechanics and character options and ditching the fluff. Without the fluff weighing it down, Changing Breeds lends itself well to crossover games, and offers creative options for unusual allies, contacts, and adversaries.



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[3 of 5 Stars!]
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World of Darkness: Changing Breeds
Publisher: White Wolf
by Scott M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/12/2010 16:16:21

A very impressive piece of work, giving access to characters with the innate ability to transform into animals, who are not Werewolves. It is, although, perhaps a pity that this book was preceeded to the market by 'Skinchasers,' as the two do dovetail a bit in mechanics, if not in narrative focus.

I'm not wholly certain that even the narrative focus makes a suitable demand for both; it almost seems as if the two products could somehow have been merged.

That does not take anything away from the quality that is well evidenced here, however. The selection of animals (and the detail that each is given) and the game-mechanics of the transforming gimmick are expertly done and there is ample meat here to keep players who are looking for a character option away from the core WOD lines busy.

This release totally nails the non-Werewolf transforming human/animal dynamic - an excellent addition to any WOD gamer's library.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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World of Darkness: Changing Breeds
Publisher: White Wolf
by Jason C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/03/2009 03:31:47

I bought this book the exact same time i got the new World of Darkness, i was thoroughly pleased. It reminded me somewhat of the old World of Darkness lines, but i was very disgruntled at the lack of charcter sheet(s). I felt for the price an extra nickel or two could have justified the books 'ferals' own character sheet, not one for every breed/species, well maybe yes. But i did enjoy this book, i recommended this book as well. I was just upset about that aspect, though the werewolves are a 'changing breed'; ooh the uratha are so special, more was warranted for them. To me that's kind of biased. No wonder Mother Nature is fed up, you know man the Despoiler? That is mean, i feel the Bastet should have had all five beast forms to balance the harmony of the new World of Darkness and too make the werewolves deal with being no longer important, Mother Nature is Liliths opposite, so honestly on those two points alone is how i decided my rating for this book.



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[3 of 5 Stars!]
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World of Darkness: Changing Breeds
Publisher: White Wolf
by Terence C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/26/2008 03:38:49

An excellent companion to Werewolf Forsaken detailing the other changing breeds and there are a very diverse and more of them too. Great stuff...



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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