Wraith: The Oblivion Style Guide
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Welcome to the Wraith: The Oblivion Storytellers Vault Style Guide. This resource will assist you in creating new material for the horror roleplaying game¸ Wraith: The Oblivion¸ across its various editions and incarnations.
Whether you are new to writing work for other readers¸ or even if you're an established writer working freelance contracts on roleplaying games¸ you will find this guide useful for getting a grip on Wraith. With this guide you'll be able to craft elements appropriate to the different editions of Wraith¸ explain rule variations¸ and the various historical periods of Wraith. Creators should try and adhere to the moods and themes for the version of Wraith you choose.
We invite you to write the location book you wish Wraith had received¸ the Guild¸ Legion¸ Renegade¸ or Heretic cult which should have had its own text¸ or you can write the novel you've kept tightly bound in the back of your mind waiting for release. Regardless of what or why¸ you'll find that this Style Guide provides guidance on bringing your creation to life. There are some who say Wraith is the most hopeful of the World of Darkness games¸ even though it has the most depressing outer casing. Whether that is true or not¸ is up for you to decide¸ however¸ having a firm idea of where you stand in this debate will help in the creation of your works for this game line.