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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2601:18D:4700:7640:199B:A511:D90A:A6FB: /* Dinosaurs in mainstream media */&lt;/p&gt;
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[[File:Deinonychus Portrait by Ixerin.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ixerin]]'s ''[[W:Deinonychus|Deinonychus]]'' character]]&lt;br /&gt;
'''Dinosaurs'''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQX7JYQjDOQ|title=The BEST of Dinosaurs|author=Dinosaurs|date=2 July 2013|work=YouTube}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW3PhlhVzuE|title=The BEST of Dinosaurs 2|author=Dinosaurs|date=2 July 2013|work=YouTube}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; are a form of [[W:archosaur|archosaur]]s that dominated the Earth during their existence. Scientific consensus holds that most of them, minus [[bird]]s, became extinct 66 million years ago; however, in the various [[reptile]]s belonging to the '''Dinosauria''' clade. It is from the Greek meaning &amp;quot;terrible lizard&amp;quot; and was coined in 1842 by [[Richard Owen]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Dinosaur is the naming term of all members of Dinosauria clade of archosaurs and arose in the early [[W:Triassic period|Triassic period]], around 231 million years ago, from [[archosaur]]s (a division including dinosaurs, [[crocodiles]], [[pterosaurs]], and many other less well-known groups), and [[W:Evolutionary_radiation|radiated]] in the early-mid [[W:Jurassic period|Jurassic period]], reaching their greatest diversity around the late Jurassic and early [[W:Cretaceous period|Cretaceous]]. Most lineages of dinosaurs became extinct during the [[W:Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[W:Dinosaur|Wiki - Dinosaurs]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; around 66 million years ago, which caused the extinction of approximately 75% of all plant and animal life on Earth at the time. The only remaining dinosaur lineage is that of modern [[bird]]s (&amp;quot;avian dinosaurs&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Non-avian dinosaurs==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Super-Dinosaur.jpg|thumb|[[Super Dinosaur]] cover]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ice age dawn of the dinosaurs01.jpg|thumb|''[[Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'']]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Les Dinosaures.png|thumb|''[[Les Dinosaures]]'']]&lt;br /&gt;
===Morphology and ecology===&lt;br /&gt;
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Dinosaurs in popular culture have often been depicted as giant, lumbering, and cold-blooded [[beast]]s. In reality, the group was highly diverse with organisms ranging in size&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rnWeWWsF4|title=All Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park/World, ANIMATED Size Comparison, 1993-2022|author=Goji Center|date=9 February 2022|work=YouTube}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRiecAmGWHU|title=MARCHING DINOSAURS, Animated Size Comparison|author=Dane Pavitt|date=11 March 2016|work=YouTube}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; from 28 cm ('Ashdown Maniraptor' — unknown species&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2003349/Smallest-dinosaur-amateur-fossil-hunter--kept-drawer-2-years.html Daily Mail report of the discovery of the Ashdown Maniraptor.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) to 60 m in length (''Amphicoelias'' — rough estimate) and were dynamic active animals. As a whole, dinosaurs were highly likely to have been warm-blooded. This is reflected in the development of feathers in the theropods (the bipedal, largely carnivorous dinosaurs) as insulators.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are two major clades of a dinosaur, which are based on an early divergence in the structure of the hip joint in the mid-Triassic:&lt;br /&gt;
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*Saurischians (from the Greek meaning &amp;quot;Lizard hip&amp;quot;) including two major groups:&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Theropods''' - Bipedal animals that were mostly carnivorous and contain some of the most well-known dinosaurs (''[[W:Velociraptor|Velociraptor]]'' and ''[[W:Deinonychus|Deinonychus]]''). They are generally considered to be the most intelligent group of dinosaurs and this is reflected by their relatively large braincases. There is also evidence of complex social behavior similar to that of modern birds. This group includes the smallest dinosaur ever discovered and this lineage gave rise to aves (extant birds).&lt;br /&gt;
** '''Sauropods''' - Quadrupedal animals that were almost certainly all herbivorous (however, some early Prosauropods were likely omnivorous). The group developed elongated necks and tails as well as columnar limbs to support their massive bulk. They had a large gut for processing tough plant material and were generally very large. This group includes the largest dinosaur ever discovered.&amp;lt;ref name=Dinosauria/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Ornithischians (from the Greek meaning &amp;quot;Bird hip&amp;quot;) including four major groups:&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Ankylosaurs''' - Heavily armored (extensive osteoderms), quadrupedal herbivores. Many species also had an associated bony club on the tail or shoulder spikes. They had exceptionally wide hips and large guts to digest plant matter.&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Ceratopsians''' - Quadrupedal herbivores and omnivores that have distinctive head ornamentation. This often includes bony horns and neck crests. The neck crests may have been for defensive or display reasons. In some animals, the crests are simply a frame with large gaps that would have been filled with soft tissue. These would have provided little to no defense but could have been filled with blood to give a vivid display. Another group that is closely related is the Pachycephalosaurs.&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Ornithopods''' - Bipedal herbivores that are often known as the 'duck-billed dinosaurs. Many of them did indeed have duck-like bills along with elaborate head crests. It is likely that the head crests were used for species recognition and sexual display.&lt;br /&gt;
**'''Stegosaurians''' - Quadrupedal herbivores with relatively small heads and armor plating. They are most well known for the bony plates (osteoderms) that often run along their backs and the presence of tail spikes (thagomizers).&amp;lt;ref name=Dinosauria&amp;gt;D. B. Weishampel, P. Dodson, and H. Osmólska, (2004), ''The Dinosauria'', University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, Pp 861.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All dinosaurs are known to be terrestrial, with flight developing in theropods around the Middle Jurassic. There are no known marine dinosaurs, although trace fossil evidence suggests some species could swim well. The ancient marine reptiles, ichthyosaurs, and plesiosaurs are, contrary to popular belief, not dinosaurs, and are in fact more closely related to modern lizards than to dinosaurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Skin and coloration===&lt;br /&gt;
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Exceptional preservation is required to preserve anything other than bone and teeth. This is exceptionally rare, but, despite this, a large number of theropod dinosaurs have been discovered with extensive downy feathers covering their whole bodies. They also have been shown to have long display feathers on the forelimbs, the tail ends, the backs of their heads, and the back of the hips (depending on the species). It is, however, becoming more apparent that possibly all theropod dinosaurs had feathers. Some ceratopsians have also been discovered with quill-like structures along with their hides. It is now being considered that quill-like structures evolved in early archosaurs and that the 'fuzz' on pterosaurs is related to both the ceratopsian quills and the theropod feathers. Preserved skin samples of some ornithopods and sauropods suggest that they at least partially lost these features and had a tough scaly hide.&lt;br /&gt;
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The color of dinosaurs has long been a heated debate. Until very recently, it was impossible to determine the actual colors of a dinosaur. However, a new technique has been developed to accurately determine the color of feathered dinosaurs. This has so far only been used to completely establish the colors of the dinosaur ''Anchiornis huxleyi''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://news.nationalgeographic.co.uk/news/2010/01/100127-dinosaurs-color-feathers-science/o/ Article on ''Anchiornis huxleyi''.]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Since this technique can only be used on samples with exceptional preservation, there is still a wide scope for coloration among many groups of dinosaurs. Research is currently being done to color more species.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Extinction==&lt;br /&gt;
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Although the dinosaur lineage still exists today in birds, dinosaurs underwent a massive extinction event approximately 65.5 million years ago. Their diversity was greatly reduced, with the loss of all ornithischians, all sauropods, and most of the theropods. The extinction occurred at the end of the Late Cretaceous (also the end of the Mesozoic). The extinction event is commonly known as the KT event (K representing Cretaceous and T representing Tertiary, which has since been renamed as the Paleogene) and it greatly affected many other groups too. Pterosaurs, mosasaurs, pliosaurs, plesiosaurs, belemnites, ammonites, and many others were all wiped out, and planktic forams, calcareous nanofossils, land plants, and rudist bivalves were all severely affected. The extinction even had little to no visible impact on the insect populations&amp;lt;ref name=VP&amp;gt;Benton, M. J. (2005), ''Vertebrate Paleontology'', 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd, London, Pp 472.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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There is still heated debate about the actual cause of the extinction event(s). The paleontological community is roughly equally divided among it. Although there is a prominent iridium layer present at the KT boundary (strongly suggesting a bolide impact), the associated tsunami deposits that should be associated with it don't seem to be present at sites across the world where they should be and there is still no impact crater recorded of the right size '''with the right age'''&amp;lt;ref name=Gale&amp;gt;Peers Coms - Professor Andy Gale, Chairman of Stratigraphy Commission, Geological Society of London, http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/sees/staff/title,63666,en.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Many of the groups in question here were already in decline and there is also an associated volcanic event that occurred at the same time. This volcanic event is known as the Deccan Traps and undoubtedly would have had a significant impact on the planet's climate and animals (as was shown with the Siberian Traps and the Permo-Triassic extinction). Research into the Deccan Traps is still ongoing. The currently accepted 'middle ground' is that it was probably a combination of events that lead to the final decline and extinction of these taxa.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dinosaurs in mainstream media ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* ''[[Generic Dinosaur Comic]]''&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Super Dinosaour]]''&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Jurassic Strike Force 5]]''&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' - A book about an island where actual dinosaurs are created. As expected, things go a bit wrong and the dinosaurs escape out of their pens. They then wreak havoc on the various people who are in the park at the time. A total of five movies were made from the franchise along with video game adaptations. One unproduced movie script involved creating human-dinosaur hybrids for military use.&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Dinotopia]]'' - A series of books feature [[human]]s living alongside dinosaurs in harmony on an isolated island, surrounded by a large storm over a reef that prevents contact with the outside world. The majority of the dinosaurs within the story are sentient and able to talk. This is due to magical glowing stones that keep order in their world. Dinotopia was also made into a TV miniseries.&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Dinosaucers]]'' (1987)&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' - An American TV sitcom, based around a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs approximately 60 million years BC. The series concept was designed by [[Jim Henson]] a few years before his death, and it ran for 4 seasons between 1991 and 1994. Strangely, each member of the family seemed to be from a different species of dinosaur, and the few humans who appeared were portrayed as [[cavemen]].&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' - A 1988 animated film, featuring a cast of entirely [[anthropomorphic]] dinosaurs. It is the story of a group of hatchling herbivorous dinosaurs that are isolated from their parents in a dangerous and dying world. They set out on an adventure to find 'The Great Valley', where they will be reunited with their parents. The success of this movie spawned an astounding 13 more movies in which they have various adventures within The Great Valley itself.&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' - A 1993, very loose film adaptation of a children's book, but involves more anthropomorphism. It features four central [[characters]], three of which are dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Parasaurolophus, and Pteranodon - which, despite common misconception, is not a dinosaur but instead part of the same evolutionary clade) that were given human intelligence via &amp;quot;brain grain&amp;quot;, an intelligence boosting cereal invented by a time-traveling scientist. The dinosaurs then get lost in modern-day New York City where they befriend a young boy and girl, run afoul of a mad scientist with a horror-themed circus, and learn valuable life lessons. It also includes talking birds bookending the narrative.&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[[Dinosaur (Disney)|Dinosaur]]'' - A 2000 [[W:Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] animated [[Disney]] film. A stolen dinosaur egg hatches into an iguanodon named Aladar, who is raised by [[lemur]]s on a lush island devoid of other dinosaurs. When a [[W:Meteorite|meteorite]] destroys their island home, the lemur family and Aladar become part of a dinosaur troop roaming the mainland deserts looking for the lush nesting grounds. All the animals are portrayed as anthropomorphic, given human voices and characteristics.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Dinosaurs and furry ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:DinoWalk.jpg|right|thumb|''DinoWalk'', art by Marc Schirmeister]]&lt;br /&gt;
There are many dinosaurs [[character]]s present within the [[furry fandom]] as a popular [[scalie]] choice. The majority of these tend to be theropod dinosaur characters and are almost always based on the Jurassic Park misrepresentation of a Velociraptor with some feathers and quills stuck on. They also tend to be described as [[cold-blooded]], due to a general misconception. Characters based on other species of dinosaurs are rare and complete [[fursona]]s based on them are even rarer.&lt;br /&gt;
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In an attempt to expand public ideas of dinosaur character creation, [[Palaeofox]] developed the character '''Pecky'''. Pecky is a [[W:Troodon|Troodon formosus]] and so is somewhat similar morphologically to a Velociraptor, but is more slender with a narrower snout and was probably an [[omnivore]]. His aim in developing this character was to allow furries to see that there are many different species of dinosaur they could base a character on, even if they specifically like the theropod look.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Artists===&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Chris Sawyer]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Macroceli]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Fossil]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kaa Bakensobek]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Marc Schirmeister]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[TheDinosaurMann]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Alex Spastic]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[W:J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[W:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'', the name of the main antagonist in the novel, [[W:Sauron|Dark Lord Sauron]], comes from the Greek suffix for lizard, '''saur'''.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[W:Dinosaur|Dinosaur]] on [[Wikipedia]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[:Category:Dinosaur characters|Dinosaur characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* [http://www.dinosaurfact.net ''Dinosaurs facts''] official website&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://fan.geekish.net/dinosaurs/ Dinosaur'] fanlisting&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.dinosauria.com/ ''Dinosaurias''']  official website&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://dino.wikia.com/wiki/Dinosaur_Wiki Dinosaurs] on [[Dino Wiki]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://anthro-reptiles.deviantart.com/ Anthro-reptiles] on [[DeviantArt]]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Werewolf: the Apocalypse''' (or '''W:tA''') is a [[roleplaying game]], originally published by [[Wikipedia:White Wolf, Inc.|White Wolf]] studios from 1992 to 2004. A new 20th Anniversary edition was released in 2013, and a 5th edition is due in 2021. In it, players play members of the Garou, a race of [[werewolf|werewolves]] who, despite being almost wiped out from generations of internal struggles, have become aware that the apocalypse is approaching. &lt;br /&gt;
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The roleplaying game could be called the &amp;quot;[[lifestyler]]'s RPG,&amp;quot; in that its major themes include striking a balance between one's [[human]] and [[animal]] sides, struggling to find friends and live despite a heavy secret, and searching to find a group you could call family. Of course, lifestylers don't have to deal with fending off the end of the world too often, but a game purely about introspection wouldn't sell very well.&lt;br /&gt;
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==System==&lt;br /&gt;
WtA uses the Storyteller system, a d10 dicepool system. Characters are rated from 1-5 in nine stats (three each in Physical, Mental, and Social groups), spent various amounts of points among three types of abilities (Talents, Skills, and Knowledges), and could buy extra special abilities, stats, or skills with 'freebies.'&lt;br /&gt;
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The ''Player's Guide'' added a virtually-required expansion to character creation in which characters could also take &amp;quot;merits&amp;quot; (advantages) and &amp;quot;flaws&amp;quot; (disadvantages) with their freebie points.&lt;br /&gt;
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Resolution was by rolling dice equal to a stat plus a skill, and getting a 'success' for every die that showed up higher than a target number (6 for average rolls, but ranging as high as 9 or as low as 3). Die rolls of 1 were worse than normal failures and rolls of 10 were better than normal successes. The results aren't all black and white: you can have a minor, normal, or superhuman success. This gives more freedom to the storyteller, and only she can decide the results for your character. Some rolls, like gift activation, are precisely documented but their exact effects varied between different editions of the system (and indeed, individual groups).&lt;br /&gt;
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W:tA, in addition to the standard stats of the Storyteller system, added two new stats specific to the Garou: Rage and Gnosis. Rage was the connection to Luna's anger, while Gnosis was the connection to Gaia. This gave the game the occasional nickname of &amp;quot;Werewolf Wizards &amp;amp; Warriors,&amp;quot; since Rage and Gnosis were heavily tied to combat and mystical actions respectively, and characters who had a high score in one usually didn't bother to attain a high score in the other.&lt;br /&gt;
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In ''W:tA'', all werewolves share some common powers. These include shapeshifting, regeneration, the Delirium, and the ability to learn special abilities (known as gifts).&lt;br /&gt;
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Shapeshifting takes five forms: Pure human (homid), near human (glabro), mixture (crinos, or wolf-man), near wolf (hispo, or dire wolf), and pure wolf (lupus). Shapeshifting normally takes time, but Rage can force an instant change from one form to another.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Delirium is a special form of horror; humans who see werewolves are panicked, and lose some or all their memory of seeing the werewolves afterwards. However, the potency of the Delirium is based on the human's willpower; a strongwilled human will be affected less than a weakwilled human.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{main|Character groups in Werewolf: the Apocalypse}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==The Apocalypse==&lt;br /&gt;
Most werewolves believe that the Apocalypse is game over: the Wyrm wins, the Garou lose, Gaia is killed, and eventually all of existence ceases to be. If the Garou can defeat the Wyrm, the Apocalypse will be stopped. The Children of Gaia, Get of Fenris, Red Talons, Shadow Lords, and Silver Fangs hold this belief. However, this belief is not universal.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some factions believe that the Apocalypse is natural, and automatic -- the natural result of the actions of the Triat. After the final battle, the winners will get to decide who wins. The final battle, then, will be the chance for the nature of reality to be decided... and those Garou do not want the Wyrm to win. Most of these are members of the more mystic tribes, such as the Silent Striders, the Stargazers, and the Uktena.&lt;br /&gt;
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Finally, others think that, while Gaia is doomed to die, there will be a chance to escape; they plan to use the Apocalypse to fight ''past'' the Wyrm and flee to a land out of reach of Wyrm, Gaia, and other Garou. Most of these pessimists are Bone Gnawers.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Spin-offs==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:GURPS WtA.jpg|200px|thumb|right|GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse===&lt;br /&gt;
''GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse'' ([[Special:Booksources/1556342764|ISBN 1-55-634276-4]], shown) was an adaptation of the Werewolf game to the [[GURPS]] system. Although it had promise, the adaptation showed some critical misunderstandings of the Storyteller system (such as treating Rage and Gnosis as just special pools of 'fatigue points'). The book sold only lukewarmly, and a predicted companion was canceled after Steve Jackson Games and White Wolf had a falling out.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Werewolf: the Wild West===&lt;br /&gt;
''Werewolf: the Wild West'' ([[Special:Booksources/1565043405|ISBN 1-56-504340-5]]) was a roleplaying game cast in Deadland's mold. Although the setting was well-received (replacing the untouchable Wyrm as the main enemy with a single exceptionally powerful but ultimately defeatable Bane), much text was copied and pasted directly out of the second edition of the original ''Werewolf'' roleplaying game. This caused the book to seem cheaper than it actually was, and ended its run prematurely. Several supplements were produced for Wild West, including a series of crossovers with Deadlands.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dark Ages: Werewolf===&lt;br /&gt;
''Dark Ages: Werewolf'' ([[Special:Booksources/1588462846|ISBN 1-58-846284-6]]) was the sequel to the widely successful White Wolf game, ''Dark Ages: Vampire''. It was never received well by the fans of the original, however; it was seen as a quick attempt to cash in on the success on its predecessor. However, it has experienced a minor comeback as it is now available in [http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2675 PDF] format.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Werewolf: the Forsaken===&lt;br /&gt;
''[[Werewolf: the Forsaken]]'' was a 'reimagined' version of the original game, covered in fuller detail in ''W:tA and furry gamers'', below.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Rage===&lt;br /&gt;
''Rage'' was actually two different collectible card games (or CCGs) based on Werewolf, but with totally different rules. The first version (''Rage: Apocalypse'') was produced by White Wolf Game Studios and had five sets. The second version (''Rage: Tribal War'') was produced by Five Rings Publishing Group which became a division of Wizards of the Coast.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both versions are currently out of production, but have found new life with fan made cards that White Wolf recognizes for use in tournaments. Many furry artists have worked on the fan made sets for Rage, including artists such as [[Dark Natasha]], [[Roz Gibson]], and [[Ursula Vernon]]. All the fan produced sets are available online from the central Rage website, [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/home/rage.html River Von]. Rage has also been developed for online play on [http://rageccg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=online&amp;amp;action=display&amp;amp;thread=10 Lackey]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Rage tournaments have been held at several conventions since 2004, including [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], and [[FurFright]]. More tournaments are planned. See the central Rage website for a tournament schedule or visit the [http://rageccg.proboards.com/index.cgi Rage Forum].&amp;lt;!-- I really really need something to check on this, because I couldn't find any good web sources about the card game to verify my facts. --Almafeta --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- I do the art direction for Rage so am up on all the current issues. Corrected the errors, added external links to more info on Rage. Might eventually rate its own page of stuff --fenrislorsrai --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Werewolf: the Apocalypse: Heart of Gaia===&lt;br /&gt;
''Werewolf: the Apocalypse: Heart of Gaia'' was a short-lived attempt at producing a Werewolf video game by ASC Games. Based on the Quake II engine, the system would have been true to the Storyteller system, while simultaneously answering some of the more common complaints from the first Storyteller games, ''Vampire: the Masquerade: Redemption''. However, ASC closed its doors, taking with it the code to ''Heart of Gaia''. Since this time, White Wolf has not shown interest in licensing out ''WtA'' to another company.&lt;br /&gt;
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==W:tA and furry gamers==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2005, W:tA was nominated as the 'furriest RPG in existence' by an informal study at RPGnet. Ethan Skemp, then line editor for Werewolf, replied by saying: &amp;quot;God ''damn'' it.&amp;quot; He then later went on to say that Werewolf could not be a furry roleplaying game &amp;quot;because werewolves don't have breasts,&amp;quot; implying he associated &amp;quot;furry&amp;quot; with [[furvert]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the sequel to Werewolf, ''Werewolf: the Forsaken'' (or ''WtF''), most of the elements that made it appealing to the [[furry fandom]] were removed. This included changing many aspects of the game; rather than fight against corporate (and mainly human) opression, the main opponents now come from the spirit world, which is described as a Darwinistic nightmare; all werewolves are derived from human stock, to focus on the &amp;quot;human comes to grips with monstrous urges&amp;quot; aspect of werewolf lore; and the focus is now local, with a more realistic (and uncertain) pack mentality.&lt;br /&gt;
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Further, the primary non-spirit antagonists of werewolves in the new game are the Pure Tribes; wheras the player-characters are Forsaken, a minority among werewolves, the Pure Tribes did not &amp;quot;betray Father Wolf&amp;quot; in the past, and believe themselves to be the &amp;quot;true&amp;quot; werewolves. Ironically, the mother of all werewolves has condemned the Pure Tribes, with the Pure Tribes responding by no longer venerating their creator. The Pure Tribes are depicted as merciless horrors, alternating between violating their own oaths of harmony and enacting rites of gruesome penance. The archetypical Pure Tribe werewolves described in the book have such lurid titles as &amp;quot;Fire-Touched Deacon&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Elder Man-Eater.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Without actual quotes and specification of the sources involved, the &amp;quot;''WtF'' is less furry than ''WtA'' on purpose&amp;quot; statement can be dismissed as rumour. Many players, among them furries, believe that ''WtF'' was a welcome nerf of the incredibly high-violence high-drama cineastic world of ''WtA''. That said, the great majority of ''WtF'' playing furries seems to indeed come to the conclusion that ''W: the Apocalypse'' just was a lot more fun to play than ''W: the Forsaken''. The same has also been said countless times by non-furries - as has the opposite. Basically, ''WtF'' is a very debatable topic, and rumor freely mingles with fact in most discussions about it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some comparisons have been made to (''Vampire: the Requiem''), as the new Werewolf has a much more local focus and is geared towards personal tragedy and noble sacrifice. Ethan Skemp would later go on record as saying that it was the appeal of ''WtA'' to the furry fandom that fueled the changes in ''WtF''. Reactions among the fans of Werewolf have been mixed; it should be noted that many non-furry Werewolf fans prefer Werewolf: The Forsaken, or consider the game equal to its predecesor.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ironically, though the game's setting is less friendly to furry fandom, its spirit world is technically much more anthropomorphic than the previous edition; ''everything'' has a spirit, even locations, domestic appliances, and concepts like &amp;quot;greed&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;friendship.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hengeyokai: Shapeshifters of the East]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Roleplaying game]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Werewolf]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[WhiteWolf:Werewolf: The Apocalypse|Werewolf on the White Wolf Wikia]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/WerewolfTheApocalypse/ GURPS Werewolf: the Apocalypse]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.drivethrurpg.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_12&amp;amp;products_id=637 PDF purchase link on DriveThruRPG]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.white-wolf.com/Games/Pages/Werewolfhome.html Werewolf: the Apocalypse official site]&lt;br /&gt;
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