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Tradition Book: Verbena (Softcover, 1994) – Mage: The Ascension / White Wolf WW4059Item Overview
Up for sale is a collectible vintage tabletop RPG sourcebook: Tradition Book: Verbena for Mage: The Ascension. Published by White Wolf Publishing in 1994, this classic 1st Edition Tradition supplement carries product code WW4059.
Written by Steve Prescott and Nicky Rea, Tradition Book: Verbena is the definitive 1st Edition guide to the primordial healers, herbalists, witches, and blood magicians of the Council of Nine Mystick Traditions. Masters of the Sphere of Life, the Verbena ground their magick in the pulse of the living earth, bodily sacrifice, moon cycles, and ancient nature spirits. It is an essential volume for Mage players creating witch, shaman, or druidic characters, Storytellers designing cabals, and collectors of classic 1990s World of Darkness supplements.
About the Book & Content
While the Order of Hermes hides behind high ritual formulas and the Virtual Adepts lose themselves in cold digital code, the Verbena feel reality through flesh, bone, and flowing blood. They remember when magick was wild, terrifying, and sacred.
Tradition Book: Verbena explores the intimate, visceral world of the Wyld-weavers. Inside, Storytellers and players will discover:
The Blood-Stained Path: The deep history of the Verbena from prehistoric hunter-gatherer cults and ancient Druidic rites through the terror of the medieval Inquisition to modern Wiccan and neopagan revivalism.
The Living Craft: How the Verbena manipulate the Sphere of Life through physical focus—ritual cutting, herbalism, sexual alchemy, trance states, and connection to ancient flora and fauna spirits.
Factions & Houses: Breakdown of internal philosophical circles, including the Moon-Seekers, the traditional Gardeners, the fierce Wyld-Singers, and cautionary whispers of the fallen Twig-Dancers.
Systems, Rotes & Characters: Unique Life sphere rotes, dedicated Merits and Flaws, ready-to-play character templates, and advice for integrating traditional nature mages into modern urban Ascension War chronicles.
Item Condition & Details
Format: Softcover Tabletop RPG Sourcebook
Authors: Steve Prescott and Nicky Rea
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (1994)
Game Line: Mage: The Ascension (World of Darkness)
Product Code: WW4059
Pages: 68 pages
ISBN-10: 1565041283
ISBN-13: 9781565041288
General Condition Reference: This book has been read and referenced for tabletop gameplay; it may show minor shelf wear along the edges, light rubbing to the glossy softcover, and slight corner softening. The binding remains solid and intact with clean, unmarked interior text and character sheets unless noted below.
Specific Condition Notes: None
Shipping & Handling
Shipping Method: Shipped securely via USPS Media Mail (packaged with care inside an acid-free protective sleeve with backing board in a sturdy, rigid mailer or box to prevent corner dings and edge damage). Additional expedited shipping options are available at checkout.
Dispatch: Ships within 1 business day of cleared payment.
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