Introduction
Umbral Domains is a collection of additional powers as well as alternate rules and setting elements for use with the old World of Darkness (OWOD) games. The focus is largely on Changeling: the Dreaming, Mage: the Ascension and their related supplements. However information relevant to Dark Ages: Fae, Werewolf: the Apocalypse and other games in the setting may also be included.
Regarding Canon
While players may enjoy a few newly dreamed up powers or abilities, many prefer the World of Darkness as it was originally presented in material officially published by White Wolf. On the other hand some folks don't mind the inclusion of setting elements that dramatically conflict with or go far beyond the official setting. For this reason category tags have been used to differentiate between canon compatible and incompatible supplementary material.
The line between canon compatible and incompatible is thin one but for the purposes of these pages is considered thematic rather than mechanical. For instance a system of Mage spheres that replaced Mind and Spirit with Information and Otherworlds would be considered a canon compatible change since it would still allow a similar array of diverse magical effects to be portrayed in the game. However, if you restructured things so that Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and Spirit were the only spheres Mages could use then that would be a canon incompatible change since it would force all mages to interpret things according to a much narrower set of paradigms.
When classifying changes as compatible or incompatible with canon ask yourself: Would inserting this change dramatically conflict with published fiction on a fundamental level? Or does it present only would minor technical differences which might be easily overlooked?
Supplementary Reading
While theoretically the whole oWoD canon is considered in the writings included here, in practice more emphasis has been placed on some books than others. Each general category page (ie. "Changeling: the Dreaming") will include a list of books as well as official and unofficial websites which have been most influential in the shaping contents of that page.
Categories
World of Darkness (General)
Changeling: the Dreaming
Mage: the Ascension
Dark Ages: Fae
Storyteller Alternatives
Legal-esque Mumbo-Jumbo
Disclaimer
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I think a lot of the old World of Darkness setting rocks.
In spite of it's unavailability in dead tree format, a lot of the books produced for this setting have inspired me over the years. Many are still available here in PDF form. If anything on these pages interests you then I encourage you to look at the supplementary reading list and purchase something.
