Worlds

A list of the various settings and game lines in development.

Reddit AMA

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It’s that time of year again! At 6pm EST tomorrow (Wednesday) we’ll be running an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit’s /r/rpg subreddit. Apologies for the lateness. Our focus will, of course, be on the Wraith20 Kickstarter, so we wanted to schedule it around Wraith developer Rich Dansky’s schedule (his day job keeps him busy!). … Read more

Beasts Wild and Strange [Cavaliers of Mars]

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Cavaliers of Mars is influenced by the kinds of older fantasy and historical fiction of various eras that I’m so fond of — you’ll find some Jack Vance rubbing shoulders with some Arturo Perez-Reverte, just for starters. From Vance and Clark Ashton-Smith, particularly, comes the haunted landscape of a dying world that’s more wistful than … Read more

The River of Death [Promethean: The Created]

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Since the Wraith: The Oblivion Kickstarter launches in a couple of hours, I figured today would be a good day to talk about one of my favorite bits of Promethean – the journey to the River of Death. In Promethean first edition, Created characters could return from death once. The character’s Azoth would flare (and the trait dropped to … Read more

The Onmyodo [Mage: The Awakening]

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As selected in last week’s poll, here is the full first draft of Tokyo in Awakening Second Edition’s setting chapter. Along with London, Tucson, Los Angeles, and Salamanca, it serves as an example of how Mage works in a specific setting, rather than the general terms we write most of the books in. Tokyo, as you … Read more

Playing at Humanity: Roles [Promethean: The Created]

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No two Prometheans have the same Pilgrimage. The journey to the New Dawn takes a Promethean through multiple Refinements, and each of those Refinements has multiple lessons about humanity. Those lessons are called Roles, facets of humanity as expressed through the practical philosophy of a Refinement. A Promethean must master at least one Role in each … Read more