The Shadow and the Asp

As I mentioned last time, we’ve been experimenting with different ways to design bloodlines, based on the new mechanics and design patterns employed in Blood and Smoke. The first in the series was an all-new line, the Neglatu. The second updates an old favorite from Bloodlines: The Hidden. Here are David Hill’s Khaibit. Khaibit You say … Read more

New Release: Demon: The Descent

Demon: The Descent, the latest World of Darkness game, is now available from DriveThruRPG in PDF and print! Angels are everywhere. They are under the everyday world, behind it, beyond it. They are sent by the God-Machine to enact its will through time and space, delivering messages, building infrastructure, protecting some people, killing others. You were … Read more

The Wolf Must Hunt

Today’s the nine-year anniversary of Werewolf: The Forsaken. Nine years of trying to be a tenth of what Urfarah was. Nine years of hunting spirits, humans, and weirder things besides. Nine years of learning how to hunt — from games about werewolves, but also hunters and vampires and demons and everything else. Time to take … Read more

Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition FAQ, Part 2

Here’s the second and final part of the m20 FAQ, as provided by Satyros Phil Brucato. View part one here. • Why does the physical copy of the rulebook cost more than Vampire and Werewolf 20th Anniversary Editions?  Because it’s bigger. That larger size translates into far higher per-unit costs, higher shipping rates, and larger amounts paid … Read more

Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition FAQ, Part 1

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the setting and system of m20. In the first half of our FAQ, Satyros Phil Brucato answers some of the most frequent ones. View the second half here. • What IS Mage: The Ascension? An interactive storytelling game about people whose beliefs can change the world, Mage: … Read more