In which Eddy and Matthew discuss (in reverse order) our thoughts on the evolution of crowdfunding, the recent Sabbat book announcement, and Trinity Continuum: Anima! Meetings are the mind-killer. Feedback on the Anima design diary. Playing and writing to or against expectations. The V5 Sabbat announcement from Paradox. The Sabbat as antagonists? When crowdfunding started … Read more
Exalted: Essence features streamlined rules for a new way of playing a classic game, incorporating story-focused action and a presentation designed to appeal to new players and longtime fans alike. Featuring multiple classic Exalt types with Charms for each, written to enable ease of play, Exalted: Essence emphasizes story over character, character over mechanics, and … Read more
Now available in PDF from DriveThruRPG: Storypath Tasty Bit: Zeus! We Just Wanna Talk! for Scion 2nd Edition! Zeus! We Just Wanna Talk! is a lighthearted scenario providing an inciting event to bring Hero-level Scions together into a Band. It can kick off a chronicle or simply be a fun one-shot. Existing Bands can also enjoy … Read more
BECAUSE THE EXALTED: ESSENCE KICKSTARTER IS THIS WEEK! Ahem. Sorry for shouting. I’m just so thrilled to finally be able to give everyone the time for the Exalted: Essence KS: May 27th at 2pm Eastern US time! We’ll get into more detail on what’s in EX:Essence in the weeks to come, and, as usual with … Read more
In which Eddy tries to apologize to Dixie and Matthew for bad recordings by doing a solo design diary on Trinity Continuum: Anima! French anime Eddy does this to help with recording issues, and thus introduces a recording issue We discuss the nuances of being on fire Developing the idea behind Anima Eddy and Ian … Read more
Now available in PDF and print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG: Children of the Blood for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition! Do you know who considers faith among the dead a trivial concept — or worse, a new one? Dullards and con artists. These vampires want you to believe that religion is a new phenomenon among Kindred. They … Read more
We’re almost exactly a month out from our second Onyx Path Virtual Convention, and things are not so much convoluted – unlike our poor friends’ path here in this illo from Squeaks in the Deep – as they are starting to get fun and exciting as the convention gets firmed up. Which is why I … Read more
In which Eddy, Matthew, and Dixie discuss the games they’ve been playing lately and come up with some recommendations! Eddy is low key high Is gaming at the table coming back? How lockdown interferes with gaming. The stresses of appearing on camera Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective – Carlton House Mysteries Dixie’s Games: Squeaks in the … Read more
Now available in traditional print from Indie Press Revolution: Lunars: Fangs at the Gate Deluxe Edition! Shapeshifters, monster-heroes, divine apex predators — the Lunar Exalted are all these and more. Once they reigned over the First Age alongside the Solars, but in this fallen era, ten thousand Dragon-Blooded sit upon Creation’s stolen throne. The Lunars … Read more
Although our illustration above, by long, long-time WoD artist Ken Meyer, Jr., isn’t really all that funny or punny, and only sort of a mime, that’s kind of the point today. A lot of our game lines are pretty serious. They’re about catharsis and dealing with (un)life in an unfair world. We have extended that … Read more