As a female Storyteller specializing in Werewolf: the Apocalypse, I've always had an ambivalent regard for the Black Furies. While a tribe of strong, brave, female characters dedicated to defending the wilderness and womankind was in itself appealing, they were too often presented as half rabid, completely narrow-minded, fascists. Woman as man-hater overshadowed Woman as woman-lover whenever Black Furies were portrayed by players or described in WtA products. Finally in Revised edition, White Wolf redefined the Black Furies to incorporate a new, more encompassing role for the were-amazons. The Black Fury tribe books continues to expand the Black Furies in the World of Darkness in both past history and the oncoming Final Days.
The back cover of T:BF proclaims that the Revised edition contains more than twice as much information as the original and they aren't exaggerating. All of the artwork in the new volume has improved in quality and been re-sized to allow for a higher text per page ratio. The front comic has been replaced with a short story involving a bane-influenced mother who abuses her own children and with the help of a Black Fury, must save herself from her own corruption while other Garou fight the bane itself in the Umbra. Chapter One contains three times as many pages of tribal history as the first tribebook including the participation of the Black Furies in the early Catholic Church and modern Marian cults. The tribal struggle against the Croatan in the colonial era, several internal tribal schisms, the recent alliance with Margrave Konietzko in the Balklands, a missing tribal totem and a metamorphic plague are just highlights of some of the new story lines offered for fans in the very first chapter.
Continuing into the book, some of same the old ground is covered but in far better detail. The tribal dynamics including the kuklos, the camps, the interactions of the different breeds and auspices are re-introduced to the reader including a very comprehensive look into the male metis Black Furies. Usually several counter-pointing voices speak to give the reader more encompassing insight into how the Black Furies view the world, including their own tribe. The tribal interpretation of the Litany is redefined, as are their opinions regarding the other tribes and the Fera. Best of all, the Revised Tribebook describes pregnancy and childbirth, including metis childbirth. This is an aspect of the Garou that had never been properly addressed in any previous source book. Likewise, age roles are explored in a way that brings more insight into how and why the Black Furies venerate both motherhood and the elderly. Controversial issues like abortion, same sex relationships, and religion are approached with refreshing frankness that makes it clear that the Black Furies are more than "radikal womyn".
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