Le Monde des Ténèbres: France
1997 tabletop role-playing game supplement
Le Monde des Ténèbres: France (French for "The World of Darkness: France") is a tabletop role-playing game supplement published in French by Ludis International in January 1997, for use with the games in White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness series. It interprets France for the series' gothic-punk setting, and presents information on the region related to vampires, werewolves, mages, wraiths, and changelings, along with story hooks and pre-made characters, and introduces two new types of fae to the series. Ludis International planned to follow it with a book about Paris in June 1997, but this never materialized, and the publisher closed down a year later.
The book was designed by Fabrice Colin, and was one of the first World of Darkness books to not be developed by White Wolf Publishing; it was made due to the series' popularity in France. The production was lengthy due to the large amount of content, and saw delays causing it to miss the 1996 holiday season. The supplement was well received by critics for its usefulness to French players and the originality of its mage, wraith, and changeling chapters. It also performed well commercially, topping the French tabletop role-playing game sales charts for the two-month period following its release.
Content
Le Monde des Ténèbres: France is a sourcebook for use with the tabletop role-playing games in the World of Darkness series, including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, Wraith: The Oblivion, and Changeling: The Dreaming, using the Storyteller System. It interprets France for the series' setting – a gothic-punk interpretation of the real world – covering the local supernatural beings of each of the five games, with one chapter devoted to each:
The vampire chapter describes French vampiric society, its history, how it is divided into fiefdoms ruled by marquesses that in turn serve under the French vampire prince François Villon, and how that monarchical system is opposed by the Praxist vampire faction.
The werewolf chapter describes werewolves' history, relevant geography, and werewolf tribes.
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