Rise up, werewolves! Throw off the shackles of a tyrannical military police state. Fight for your pack! Fight for your honor! Fight for your freedom!

"Werewolves: Haven Rising" is a 285,000-word interactive novel by Jeffrey Dean, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

You are one of fifteen pups born in Haven, a government internment camp where werewolves are forced to live and work. Raised in this refuge since birth, you've never known the freedom of the wilds. You soon discover the elders have selected you for a mission that will put you directly into the cross-hairs of both the military and werewolf radicals alike!

You're a new breed of lupine explorer, your hunting grounds an urban jungle of steel and concrete. When your expedition to a forbidden military base goes wrong, a startling discovery sparks an escalation of violence and tragedy that will lead your pack to the hungry maw of war.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bisexual.

• Rise to power in opposition to a war monger or join him in the fight for werewolf supremacy!

• Train in the path of the warrior, the shadow, or the sage.

• Fight your enemies with claw and fang, or take a non-lethal approach.

• Uncover the true motivations of a powerful anti-werewolf zealot.

• Explore several potential romances, finding love in an increasingly chaotic world.

Once hunted and imprisoned, the werewolves rise again!

Werewolves is a social deduction game where players take on the roles of villagers and werewolves in a hidden identity scenario. The objective for the villagers is to identify and eliminate the werewolves, while the werewolves aim to remain hidden and convert villagers to their side.

Gameplay

The game is played in a series of nights and days. During the night, the werewolves secretly choose a villager to kill. During the day, the villagers discuss and vote to eliminate a suspected werewolf. The game continues until either the villagers have eliminated all the werewolves or the werewolves have converted or killed enough villagers to gain a majority.

Roles

Villagers:

* Seer: Can secretly view the role of one player each night.

* Witch: Can use a healing potion to save a player from being killed or a poison to kill a player.

* Bodyguard: Can protect a player from being killed each night.

* Hunter: If killed by a werewolf, will automatically kill that werewolf.

* Simple Villager: Has no special abilities.

Werewolves:

* Werewolf: Can kill one villager each night.

* Alpha Werewolf: Can convert one villager to a werewolf each night.

* Mystic Wolf: Can communicate with other werewolves during the night.

Winning Conditions

* Villagers: Eliminate all the werewolves.

* Werewolves: Convert or kill enough villagers to gain a majority.

Strategy

* Villagers: Pay attention to the actions and statements of other players to identify suspicious behavior. Use the Seer's information wisely and protect vulnerable roles like the Seer and Witch.

* Werewolves: Remain hidden and avoid suspicion. Use the Alpha Werewolf to convert villagers and the Mystic Wolf to coordinate attacks.

Tips

* Communicate effectively: Villagers should share information and discuss their suspicions openly.

* Be aware of your surroundings: Pay attention to the actions of other players, both during the night and day.

* Don't trust blindly: Even players with seemingly innocent roles can be werewolves in disguise.

* Use logic and deduction: Analyze the information available to you to make informed decisions.

* Have fun: Werewolves is a social game, so enjoy the interactions and don't take it too seriously.