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| Warhammer RPG: Tome of Salvation | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eric Cagle, David Chart, Andrew Kenrick, Andrew Law, Robert J. Schwalb
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 176271
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1844163148
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
EAN: 9781844163144
ASIN: 1844163148
Publication Date: October 9, 2007
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A masterpiece equal and as important as Tome of Corruption for this fantasy universe. November 8, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before Tome of Salvation the Gods in Warhammer universe had meat mostly around the gods of Chaos. The ruinous powers and their followers was so well developed that it was leaving all the other gods in a secondary role at best (except maybe Sigmar and Ulric, but what the players had at their disposal was still far from what have been dug about the Chaos gods). The background about the Classical Gods (Verena, Shaylla, Sigmar, Morr, etc) was so thin that it was not appealing for the players to take these gods as a key stone around which a character could be built. The book Tome of Salvation comes to fix this by adding content to the Classical Gods. It goes even further by providing matter concerning the role and the importance of faith in the Old World in general. It defines the life of a priest and how each differ according to the god they worship. It explains how the common folks and nobles deals with the Classical Gods, the superstition and the ancestor spirits. The book provides also information concerning the minor gods of the Old World. It deals with the issue of the outlawed gods, such as Khaine and Gunndred, outside the famous Chaos Gods. It gives also some information about the Gods of the other races (Dwarf, Elf, Halfling) and how their faith differ.
If Tome of Corruption is essential to Warhammer by the review and the information it give about the influence and power the Chaos have in this universe, Tome of Salvation marks an important turning point because it come to add content and depth to those who are benevolent. It comes also to offer an alternative to those who are evil in intent but who do not worship or rely on the faith for the Ruinous Power.
For the numerous topics this book explores and develops for the first time, it is doomed to become a classic for the world of Warhammer.
Here is the Table of contents:
Chapter I: A Brief History of the Cults of the Empire.
Chapter II: Old World Cults
The Cult of Manann
The Cult of Morr
The Cult of Myrmidia
The Cult of Ranald
The Cult of Shallya
The Cult of Sigmar
The Cult of Taal and Rhya
The Cult of Ulric
The Cult of Verena
Chapter III: Folk Worship
Noble vs. Folk Worship
Minor Deities
Ancestor Spirits
Superstitions and Folk Customs
- Magic and superstition
- The Evil Eye
- Variations in the Folk Customs
- Prayers and Holy Sayings
- Showing faith
- Venerated Souls of the Empire
Chapter IV: Extremes of Faith
The Reasons Why
Motivations of the Truly Pious
Major Fanatical Sects
- Manann
- Morr
- Myrmidia
- Ranald
- Shallya
- Sigmar
- Taal and Rhya
- Ulric
- Verena
Acts of Faith
-penance
-punishment
-sacrifice
-service
A Temple of Flesh
- Abstinence
- Mortification
New Careers
Tensions Between The Cults
-theological differences
-behavior
-personal differences
Chapter V: Other Gods
-Gunndred
-Handrich
Foreign Gods In The Empire
Dwarf, Elf, and Halfling Gods
Gods and Monsters
Outlawed Gods
- Outlawed or Chaos?
- Khaine
- Other outlawed gods
- False beliefs
The Dark Gods
Chapter VI:Festivals, Holy Days, and Rights of Passage
The Imperial Calendar
Holidays
Rites of Passage
- Pregnancy and fatherhood
- Birth
- Dooming
- Quickening
- Marriage
- Divorce
- Journeyman's Release
- Soldier's Day
A Sample Town's Year of Festivals
Chapter VII: A Holy World
Places of Worship
- Shrines
- Temples
- Monasteries
The Monastery of the Dark Maiden
Holy Sites
Pilgrimages
The Road to Couronne
Chapter VIII: The Life of A Priest
To Be A Priest
A Priest For Every Occasion
Different Paths
- Manann
- Morr
- Myrmidia
- Ranald
- Shallya
- Sigmar
- Taal and Rhya
- Ulric
- Verena
- A wandering life
The Laity
I Need A Priest!
Chapter IX: The Holy Warriors
Crusades
The Holy Orders
- Knights of the White Wolf
- The Black Guard
- Knights of the Blazing Sun
- Knights of the Everlasting Light
- Longshanks
- Knights Griffon
- Sons of Manann
- Other orders
Templar Careers
Hammers of Righteousness, Shields of Faith
-new weaponry
-new armor and clothing
Men of God, Men of War
Chapter X: Miracles
The Book of Prayers
Divine Magic
Divine Lores
The Wrath of the Gods
Optional Rule: Mark of the Gods
Relics
Index
(I only included the "-sub category" on an entry of the table of contents when I thought it could help to define it more specificly.)
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