Introduction WILD TALENTS Rules Created by Greg Stolze Rules Written by Dennis Detwiller, Greg Stolze and Shane Ivey GODLIKE and WILD TALENTS Created by Dennis Detwiller “Changing the Course of Mighty Rivers” by Kenneth Hite “A World Gone Mad” by Dennis Detwiller “White Knights, Black Hearts” by Shane Ivey Additional Rules Content by David Blewer, Colin Chapman, Edwin Dean III, Brad Elliott and Matthew Widener Cover Artwork by Christopher Shy Interior Artwork by Samuel Araya, Todd Shearer and Christopher Shy Layout and Design by C. Brent Ferguson, Shane Ivey and Matt Snyder Edited by Shane Ivey Assistant Editor Jeff Quick Special Thanks to Aron Ander- son, Benjamin Lee Baugh, Dave Blewer, Colin Chapman, Hsin Chen, Charlie Conley, Brad Elliott, Havard Haagenrud, Theodore Jay Miller, Kevin Pezzano, Christopher Søgge Rognes, Matthew Widener, and all those who supported our work. Playtesters James “Morfedel” Beggs, Josh “The Streak” Black, Dave “Dr. Jurassic” Blewer, Jenny Blewer, Theron Bretz, Justin Burghardt, Niles R.R. Calder, John M. Campbell, Carl L. “Mime As- sassin” Congdon, Myles Corcoran, Daniel Butler, Joe “Trouble Man” Crowe, Wendy Eberhardt, Richard B. “Assassin” Eldridge, Brad Elliott, Bjorn Maier-Ellison, Jim Goldberry, Michelo Grimley, Dawn Gutschke, Nathan Gutschke, Scott Michael Harris, Cody James, Alexander Lambert, Benjamin Lee Baugh, Leningrad and the Su- per Chums, Mark “Mr. Sarcasm” Lewis and the “Dawson’s Watch” playtest group, Robert “TBone” Loucks, Nicholas Lippolis, Tracy McCormick, Theodore Jay Miller, Bryan Holland-Minkley, Nathan “Cyclone” Mittelman, Barry Morgan, Kevin “The Cannon” Pezzano, Russell Phillips, Nick Pinckernell, T.J. Remsing, Nathan “Ankuko” Richmond, Bradley Robins and the Wicked Crew, Abe Sada. This book is dedicated to those who consistently raise the bar (or who set it in the first place): Bruce Baugh, Scott Glan- cy, Kenneth Hite, Robin Laws, Mike Mearls, Greg Stolze, John Tynes, James Wallis and Ray Winninger. —Dennis Detwiller Visit www.arcdream.com for news, previews and free downloads! This is a work of fiction. Any similarity with actual people and events, past or present, is purely coincidental and uninten- tional except for those people and events described in historical context. The game mechanics of WILD TALENTS are © 2006 Greg Stolze. “A World Gone Mad” is © 2006 Dennis Detwiller. “White Knights, Black Hearts” is © 2006 Shane Ivey. “Chang- ing the Course of Mighty Rivers” is © 2006 Kenneth Hite. All other written material in the book is © 2006 Dennis Detwiller and Greg Stolze. Cover artwork is © 2006 Christopher Shy. Interior artwork is © 2006 Samuel Araya, Todd Shearer and Christopher Shy. No portion of this work may be reproduced by any means without the express written permission of the copyright holders. All rights reserved worldwide by their respective holders. Arc Dream Publishing ISBN 0-9727782-6-8 • ARC2000 Printed in Hong Kong • First printing, 2006 6.