Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth

Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth: A Forbidden Tome of Wyrmish Lore is a supplement published by White Wolf Publishing in 1997 for the horror role-playing game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth is a 104-page softcover book designed by Sam Inabinet, with artwork by Ron Brown, Mike Chaney, Matt Milberger, John Cobb, Andrew Mitchell Kudelka, and Larry MacDougall. It is written from the point of view of an occultist named Frater,^[1] and includes journal entries, collections of lore, and personal memoirs of magic and arcana that all center around the Wyrm and other key concepts in the Werewolf: The Apocalypse game setting.^[2]

Reception

In the June 1996 edition of Arcane (Issue 7), Mark Barter was ambivalent about the book, saying it was "Recommended for hardcore Werewolf campaigns only."^[1]

In the November 1996 edition of Dragon (Issue #235), Rick Swan thought this book "goes out of its way to flaunt its eccentricity... You've never seen anything like it." Swan admitted that the book did evoke "an atmosphere that is genuinely disturbing." But he concluded by giving the book only an average rating of 4 out of 6, saying, "Much of it borders on the incomprehensible... If you’re a connoisseur of the bizarre, Black Labyrinth belongs in your library, even though it's likely to make your other books recoil in disgust."^[2]

Reviews

Casus Belli V1 #94 (May 1996)
Envoyer #34 (Aug 1999)^[3]
Envoyer #33 (Jul 1999)

References

^ ^a ^b Barter, Mark (June 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (7). Future Publishing: 74.
^ ^a ^b Swan, Rick (June 1996). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon (235). TSR, Inc.: 113.
^ "Envoyer - Werewolf: Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth".

External links

Guide du Rôliste Galactique

World of Darkness

Tabletop games

Vampire: The Masquerade
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Mage: The Ascension
Wraith: The Oblivion
Changeling: The Dreaming
Vampire: The Dark Ages
- Inquisitor
- Mage
- Werewolf
Werewolf: The Wild West
Kindred of the East
Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade
Wraith: The Great War
Hunter: The Reckoning
Mummy: The Resurrection
Victorian Age: Vampire
Demon: The Fallen
Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom
Orpheus

Chronicles of
Darkness

Vampire: The Requiem
Werewolf: The Forsaken
Mage: The Awakening
Promethean: The Created
Changeling: The Lost
Hunter: The Vigil
Geist: The Sin-Eaters
Mummy: The Curse

Supplements

Vampire	Ashes to Ashes Book of the Kindred Chicago by Night Clanbook: Lasombra Dark Alliance: Vancouver Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand Fall of London Ghouls Giovanni Chronicles Necropolis: Atlanta Sabbat: The Black Hand Second Inquisition Under a Blood Red Moon
Werewolf	Axis Mundi Book of the Wyrm Caerns Chronicle of the Black Labyrinth Dark Alliance: Vancouver Freak Legion Mokolé Rage: Warriors of the Apocalypse Tribebook Fianna Red Talons Under a Blood Red Moon
Mage	Beyond the Barriers The Book of Chantries The Book of Crafts The Book of Shadows Digital Web Loom of Fate Tradition Book Celestial Chorus Cult of Ecstasy
Wraith	Charnel Houses of Europe Guildbook Haunters Pardoners and Puppeteers Sandmen Spooks and Oracles Haunts Necropolis: Atlanta Renegades The Risen
Changeling	Book of Lost Dreams Dreams and Nightmares Immortal Eyes Land of Eight Million Dreams Nobles The Shadow Court
Dark Ages	Book of Storyteller Secrets Constantinople by Night Libellus Sanguinis
Others	Hunter Survival Guide France Time of Judgment A World of Darkness

Video games

Vampire	Redemption Bloodlines Ocean House Hotel Coteries of New York Shadows of New York Choice of Games series Bloodhunt Swansong Bloodlines 2
Hunter	Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward Redeemer
Others	World of Darkness (canceled) World of Darkness Preludes Werewolf: The Apocalypse Heart of the Forest Earthblood Wraith: The Oblivion The Orpheus Device Afterlife