World of Darkness: Sorcerer

WoD: Sorcerer is a great book, detailing a system for"hedge wizards," IE, sorcerers you don't have to break yourneck reading the Mage book to understand. The seven or eight Sorcerer lineages bring all kinds of fresh occult material to a World of Darkness where you thought you'd seen everything (just because you know what vampires, werewolves, and wraiths are). With juicy descriptions and a bunch of "hedge paths," of magic, WoD Sorcerer brings much-needed mystery and diversity to any WoD game. It has rules for awakening or being embraced *after* sorcerous study, too, so if you really want to complicate your Vampire or Mage chronicle from the start, this is your book.

I am of an alternative religion, and have always striven to bring my characters to be as close to my true self as possible, and this book lets me turn my self into a realistic, playable character. As has been said, they don't have the overpower complex magic of Mage, but do have an edge over other mortals. In the end, if you want to play a mortal with a chance of survival, this is one of the best books for it!

Hedge Magic was much a better idea for magic than true magick. It was a lot simpler to understand and a much better new type of magic

After becoming familiar with the Vampire: The Masquerade line by White Wolf, I wanted to delve into some of the other denizens of the World of Darkness. I enjoyed the concept of Mage: The Ascension, but found that the excessive amount of rules only complicated play, so I turned to Sorcerer: The Hedge Wizard's Handbook for an easier solution. Uncluttered by rules of paradox, quintessance, etc., it allows you to add another element of magic to any of the compatible White Wolf RPG's. Easy to read and quick to implement, I highly suggest this handbook to anyone who wants to add a "touch of magic" to their troupe's roleplaying experience.

This book is wonderfully written and the writers knew excatly what real hedge magic really is. This book brings forth realism into almost any story and you will be able to explore new horizons on almost any story you can think of.