Shadow War is a great title to have if you want detailed information on the Twilight War, Midnight War, The Bone Princes, and the Jade Invasion. When the Kuei-Jin have conflicts that need resolved or insults have gone too far, a Twilight War is organized and both parties agree on various terms and conditions like who can throw the best tea party, who's the best boxer, who can build a temple the fastest, the best three out of five in a head on head potato sack races, who is the best at a real live game of Chinese chess called "The War of Pines", or whatever else their the minds can conceive. Unlike a blood hunt, the purpose of the Twilight War is to further the Dharmic path of both Kuei-Jin, maybe acquire a new friend. If the Twilight War doesn't do the trick, someone is an Akuma, or someone slights an ancestor, a full blown Midnight War is declared, which involves both parties and their openly declared red screens [Mortal organizations that do dirty work], forts [Locations that may be attacked], and assets [Sources of income that may be attacked]. All in all Shadow War is a fantastic addition to my White Wolf collection and for less than $10 [I bought the Kindred of the East bundle], it worked perfectly with my chronicle. The only down side to this product, which shouldn't deter you from it, would be the fuzzy pages in the pdf copy, some of which I could barely read, one very small paragraph I couldn't read at all.
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