In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew review the twelve(!) different games in the Chronicles of Darkness. Ranting about the Hobbit and Transformers movies Chronicles of Darkness The God-Machine Promethean: The Created Mummy: The Curse Beast: The Primordial Deviant: The Renegades Hunter: The Vigil Demon: The Descent Changeling: The Lost Geist: The Sin-Eaters Mage: The Awakening … Read more
In which the trio discusses what games are for. This is an exhaustive topic and we didn’t get into every piece we planned! Lengthy ramble to start. What Eddy gets from different games A bit on punishing GMs/games A conversation on player buy in, genre, and tone Some discussion on player expectations and twists A … Read more
In which Matthew interviews two of the contributing authors to the upcoming Scarred Lands mega campaign, Jessica Ross and Hiromi Cota! I wanna C.O.O.L. R.I.D.E.R. Dead Man’s Rust is coming to Kickstarter Hiromi’s many and varied contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! Jessica’s wide and wonderful contributions to Dead Man’s Rust! What exactly is Dead Man’s … Read more
In which the Eddy and Dixie cover for Matthew and talk about the challenges of playing games as game design professionals! We are very distracted Why game designers play games Rise of solo play (fact check: We did have a solo play stretch goal on the Demigod Kickstarter) Why Eddy keeps getting his dog’s name … Read more
In which the Eddy runs a game of Trinity for Dixie and Matthew! CW: We are playing a game that deals with fighting against corrupt cops and also possibly human trafficking, along with missing children. Eddy recaps the first two episodes! We play Trinity core. Dixie hacks into everything while Matthew goes on dates. Links: … Read more
In which Matthew interviews Klara and John about upcoming V5 books and their new experience of developing games, and Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk horror and They Came from Camp Murder Lake! Dixie’s been gearing up for an election some of us are aware of Eddy has a new dog in the house! Matthew’s been … Read more
In which Eddy runs part two of his Trinity Continuum game for Matthew and Dixie! Things go wrong at a police station — will the agents of Archangel manage to extract their team members from a false charge? Animal Crossing Newspapers and doom scrolling Links: First session: https://theonyxpath.com/episode-122-trinity-part-1/ Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/260788/Trinity-Continuum-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=548232 Hacker Typer: … Read more
In which Eddy, Matthew, and Dixie take a deep dive into World of Darkness: Ghost Hunters! Matthew sells used cars Classic World of Darkness support books “Most Haunted” The two branches of 21st century horror cinema Scooby Doo and the light touch of ghost stories Hunters who might just be wrong Orpheus and other public … Read more
In which the trio talks about video and tabletop games they’ve been playing recently! A note on digressions and improv Crusader Kings 3 Matthew gets mad about tutorials The Great Ace Attorney Game Center CX2 Among Us Hades (I’ve made it out several times since we recorded this.) Wildermyth Pendragon A bit on gender biases … Read more
In which Matthew and Eddy interview Jeremy Hochhalter, one of our community content superstars, prolific creator for the Dungeon Master’s Guild, and all around interesting fellow! Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew go cosmopolitan Dixie’s locked in a chest An introduction to Jeremy and his work Jeremy’s introduction to roleplaying The Scarred Lands and Forgotten Realms The … Read more