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Title: The Orphan's Survival Guide: A Handbook for the Magickally Fucked by Phil Brucato, White Wolf, Aldyth Beltane, Brad Beltane, Justin R. Achilli, Rachelle Udell, Lawrence Snelly ISBN: 1-56504-436-3 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: I Recommend a Dose of Cold, Harsh Reality
Comment: Amidst the plethora of truly unimpressive books White Wolf has been putting out over the past couple years, there are actually a few worth purchasing. If your interests lie in running a "street level" Mage game, this is one of them.

Picking up where Outcasts left off, this book takes an in-depth look at the lives, attitudes, and spirituality of the Orphans and manages to present material that's both new and useful. The lessons from characters at the beginning, and the more analytical look at Orphans near the end, can be good inspiration in your own game as well.

Unfortunately, as with most WW books, the vast majority of the pregenerated characters, templates, settings, and rotes in the book are dull and smack of a 'look how original I am!' attitude. Worse, there are far too many sections in this book where the authors feel the need to talk down to the reader. In fact, this tiresome trend has become increasingly prevalent in all WW books lately.

Lastly, well, it's the art. It's not bad, as such, just mediocre. Another trend in WW books in recent days.

Overall, my complaints with the book are largely aesthetic and don't nearly outweigh the valuable information and inspiration you can find. As long as you can put up with a little snottiness and the other typical WW garbage, you'll probably enjoy this book. In short, I highly recommend it.

Rating: 3
Summary: Only for the complete collection
Comment: If you're interested in the "orphan lifestyle" the book is fantastic. Great info on a true street-level game. However, it doesn't make the orphans more interesting or complex. No new character enhancements. Don't buy it if you're looking for a way to make orphans more appealing as a character option. Buy it if your looking for the harsh reality of orphan life.

Rating: 4
Summary: One of the Best in a while
Comment: Well, okay, you might get turned off by some of the content, thats okay, its the WoD, your supposed to be uncomfortable, anyways, it is very, very good, and may give you a brand new prespective on mage, like it did to me, buy it, read it, and you will begin to see Mage through Orphan eyes...