Occult Wars is a tabletop skirmish war game

Wargaming

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 designed by Stealthy Spider Publishing.
In Occult Wars, players represent rival gangs, clans, or packs of humans

Human

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, vampires

Vampire

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, werewolves

Werewolf

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, angels

Angel

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, zombies

Zombie

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, demons

Demon

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, and other similar creatures.
Also included are rules for making mixed gangs consisting of, for example, humans and werewolves.

The game rules include methods for designing creatures with different types of strengths and weaknesses.
For example, players can create vampires that are invulnerable to sunlight

Sunlight

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 and crucifixes

Crucifix

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but have weaknesses to electricity

Electricity

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 and gold

Gold

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. The rules also include a system
for character advancement, similar to those of many role-playing games, allowing players to create
campaigns linking together multiple games.

According to the publishers, Occult Wars is recommended for people aged 14 years and older.

External links

• Occult Wars at Stealthy Spider Publishing
• Occult Wars review at Mainly 28s...