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Endless Wonder (Mysterium) [Mage: The Awakening]

(Warehouse 13, property of SyFy) Welcome back, faithful readers, to another in the pre-GenCon Order writeups. This time, we’re looking at the Mysterium. If the Guardians, early in Mage‘s gameline, showed what the Orders could be like when expanded upon, the Mysterium were the first Order I really “got,” as I one of my players had a Mystagogue…

July 16, 2015
A Beautiful Crime (Guardians of the Veil) [Mage: The Awakening]

Welcome back, faithful readers! Continuing our pre-GenCon run through of the second edition Orders, it’s time for the Guardians of the Veil. First, some music from Tamer What to say about the Guardians? More than any other Order (except maybe the Seers) they were most clarified and improved by their Order book, so readers jumping…

July 12, 2015
We Can Make The World Stop (Adamantine Arrow) [Mage: The Awakening]

Welcome back, faithful readers! I knew we’d be over-subscribed for the playtest, but not that I’d be disappointing quite so many people. To try to make up for it, spoilers will continue until morale improves. First, some music with a very appropriate video, courtesy of the Glitch Mob. A looooooong time ago on this blog,…

July 7, 2015
Playtesting! [Mage: The Awakening]

EDIT: Okay, everyone – check your private messages. In the end, we had a staggering 95 groups apply for playtesting, so please don’t feel bad if you don’t have a message from me waiting for you, but that number of groups is simply impossible to manage. I have not sent “rejections” out, as I…

July 1, 2015
Changeling the Lost Second Edition: Wizened

Last Seeming! I’m still fielding thoughts on what you want to see next. I have some thoughts. But yeah. So, normal rules apply. This is a rough draft. Don’t comment on grammar and typos and shit. I’m also still fussing with the way I want Blessings and Curses to look, so they’re not all perfectly…

June 30, 2015
Changeling the Lost Second Edition: Elementals

Almost done with Seeming previews here. What would you like to see next? The Elementals are in-line. Normal rules apply. This is a first draft, unedited. Here’s the thread to discuss them. Elementals “We don’t do, we just are!” – Michael Alig They appear to have skin, just like the rest of us, but that’s…

June 25, 2015
The End is the Beginning is the End [Mage: The Awakening] [Dark Eras] [Werewolf: The Forsaken]

(Photo by Michel Wal, under creative commons) Welcome back, faithful readers! Mage: The Awakening Second Edition is firmly into Development now. My pasted-together working copy of the book, all of the drafts from authors assembled into a single file, is 420 pages long in Word. I ran the game last week, and I’m much happier…

June 20, 2015
Dark Eras – Hunter Edo Jidai Preview

A few people have asked if we were going to do open development on the Dark Eras additional content. While I’m not in a position where I can take a ton of commentary and still manage my schedule well, I figured it couldn’t hurt to put a little content out there to show you what…

June 19, 2015
[Codename: Sardonyx] Schemas and Scales

Greetings, true believers! I’ll keep this relatively short, since my allergies are murdering me. First, we’ve got the link to the third Sardonyx teaser, featuring Scale and the three Schemas of combat. Not featured: Speed and Damage. Scale is more or less a chart that allows you to determine the effects of your actions in…

June 18, 2015
Changeling the Lost Second Edition: Ogres

Hey all, I’m getting through with red lining Changeling. I want to make sure I get the Seemings all out there before I’m finished, since I’ve gotten great notes. This time, I’m going to show you our Ogres. I’m just going to put them in-line in the post here. Normal rules apply, be excellent to…

June 16, 2015