“The wound is where the Light enters you” — Rumi That’s the opening quote to the Promethean chapter of Night Horrors: The Tormented. It’s also good way to introduce myself, because it perfectly encapsulates what Promethean means to me. Being Promethean is like an open wound. It’s life handing you the short end of the … Read more
Long time readers of this blog might have noticed that we, or the tabletop RPG business as a whole, often have incidents occur during the course of a year that flare up on social media for one reason or the other that Onyx Path doesn’t really officially comment on. This isn’t an accident, as I … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie talk to Danielle about vampires and pirates and networking, oh my! The transition to Requiem line developer What’s cool about Requiem Working as line developer for 7th Sea Origin via neuroscience and LiveJournal Networking advice How Danielle trains new writers The industry is mainly contractors The struggle with turning down … Read more
The following fiction excerpt, from Rum Is the Drink the Dead Like Best, comes from Geist: The Sin-Eaters‘ first edition. They hear the sounds coming from above, from Apartment 303. A woman weeps, the sounds of her bawling carried through pipes and mortar. Something falls over, a dull thud. A glass breaks, or maybe a plate. … Read more
Bill returns with another Character Creation entry: I’ve long been intrigued by the setting for Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition: Gaia’s warriors, protecting the planet from those who would deliberately despoil her for their own greedy ends. While the wolf pack inherent in W20 is the default, I’m more interested in creating a Fera … Read more
Greetings from beyond the veil, ghostly and ghastly types. Matthew Dawkins here. Anyone who’s been tracking the development of Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition will be aware a certain curse afflicted the book repeatedly in the run up to its release. Thankfully (and tempting fate now) we seem to have bypassed the curse in … Read more
Just today, Monday, we launched the Kickstarter campaign for Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition! We’re really thrilled to be able to do this, as Geist has been a bit of a sore spot for us, and some of our community too, for years. First edition was the last of the new World of Darkness game … Read more
The Kickstarter for a prestige edition of Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition is now live! In Geist: The Sin-Eaters, you play a person who died with a powerful burden on their soul — something they didn’t accomplish in life, or something they never found. On the other side of the veil, they made a bargain with … Read more
Here’s a look at what we put out over the course of the last month: Scarred Lands: Dagger of Spiragos in 5e and Pathfinder (print) Scarred Lands: Ring of Spiragos in 5e and Pathfinder (PDF/print) Scarred Lands: Spiragos Saga Bundle in 5e and Pathfinder Changeling: The Dreaming: Kithbook: Boggans (PDF/print) Exalted: Hundred Devils Night Parade part 14: Lodestar and … Read more
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk about the freelance life, both for Onyx Path and in general. How to get into freelancing The submission guidelines Importance of tone in submissions Matthew’s curveball: Networking and social media The reality of emotions and personal conflict with clients Dixie’s experience on great projects Eddy’s experience on a … Read more