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The Whispering Vault
The Whispering Vault is a horror-themed role-playing game originally published in 1993. Players take on the role of "Stalkers", persons who have risen above their own mortality to act as servants of the guardians of Reality, tracking down and apprehending rogue gods who have invaded Reality and returning them to the realm of the Unseen where they are cast into The Whispering Vault.
In 1993, at Gen Con 26, Mike Nystul sold a 88-page spiral-bound, pre-publication version (referred to as the "black book") of his self-published horror RPG called The Whispering Vault. Buoyed by positive comments, Nystul formed Pariah Press the following year to publish an expanded and professionally printed edition.
Shannon Applecline, in the book Designers & Dragons, highlighted the horror-themed art and evocative background material. Applecline also mentioned the "brutal and quick" combat system and the simple task resolution system that reduced dice-rolling to a minimum and brought the adventure storyline to the fore.
The following year, Nystul published two supplements: the Dangerous Prey sourcebook (1995) and a three-panel gamemaster's screen (1995).
In 1996, Chris Pramas acquired rights to The Whispering Vault from Mike Nystul and founded the company Ronin Publishing with his brother, Jason Pramas, along with their mutual friend, Neal Darcy. The first publication from Green Ronin was The Book of Hunts (1997), a book containing a series of adventures; Ronin Publishing created a second supplement called Mortal Magic, but it was left unpublished when Ronin folded in 1998.
Pharos Press acquired the rights for The Whispering Vault in 2000, but did not publish anything. In 2003, Ronin Arts acquired the rights, and released Mortal Magic, the unpublished work by Ronin Publishing; Ronin Arts then quickly published seven more PDFs that year, before discontinuing the line.
Characters within The Whispering Vault used to be human, but after a life dedicated to protecting humanity against supernatural beings they have been recruited into the ranks of the Stalkers, the main heroes of the game. Now armed with supernatural powers and able to summon ghostly servitors, their mission is to hunt down the Unbidden: rebellious gods who have escaped into the Realm of Flesh — what humanity calls "Reality".
The Stalkers have other enemies:
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The Whispering Vault
The Whispering Vault is a horror-themed role-playing game originally published in 1993. Players take on the role of "Stalkers", persons who have risen above their own mortality to act as servants of the guardians of Reality, tracking down and apprehending rogue gods who have invaded Reality and returning them to the realm of the Unseen where they are cast into The Whispering Vault.
In 1993, at Gen Con 26, Mike Nystul sold a 88-page spiral-bound, pre-publication version (referred to as the "black book") of his self-published horror RPG called The Whispering Vault. Buoyed by positive comments, Nystul formed Pariah Press the following year to publish an expanded and professionally printed edition.
Shannon Applecline, in the book Designers & Dragons, highlighted the horror-themed art and evocative background material. Applecline also mentioned the "brutal and quick" combat system and the simple task resolution system that reduced dice-rolling to a minimum and brought the adventure storyline to the fore.
The following year, Nystul published two supplements: the Dangerous Prey sourcebook (1995) and a three-panel gamemaster's screen (1995).
In 1996, Chris Pramas acquired rights to The Whispering Vault from Mike Nystul and founded the company Ronin Publishing with his brother, Jason Pramas, along with their mutual friend, Neal Darcy. The first publication from Green Ronin was The Book of Hunts (1997), a book containing a series of adventures; Ronin Publishing created a second supplement called Mortal Magic, but it was left unpublished when Ronin folded in 1998.
Pharos Press acquired the rights for The Whispering Vault in 2000, but did not publish anything. In 2003, Ronin Arts acquired the rights, and released Mortal Magic, the unpublished work by Ronin Publishing; Ronin Arts then quickly published seven more PDFs that year, before discontinuing the line.
Characters within The Whispering Vault used to be human, but after a life dedicated to protecting humanity against supernatural beings they have been recruited into the ranks of the Stalkers, the main heroes of the game. Now armed with supernatural powers and able to summon ghostly servitors, their mission is to hunt down the Unbidden: rebellious gods who have escaped into the Realm of Flesh — what humanity calls "Reality".
The Stalkers have other enemies: