Justin Achilli

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog This one was a lot of fun to write, because the Toreador are such ideal vampires, and because it’s enjoyable to get all florid with them. I don’t think there’s much here that will be contentious. I do need to seed a few references to the various … Read more

Originally posted by Justin at the V20 Blog Look at these Gangrel I found loitering in the back parking lot and giving me the stink-eye. The thing that needs the most stress-testing here is — hey, surprise! — clan weakness. Now, the only thing the rule stipulates is the appearance of the animal features upon … Read more

Originally posted at the V20 Blog Can you FEEL the Ravnosery? This one was a challenge to write. On the one hand, there’s a lot of Revised-era work that went toward expanding the clan from their original, somewhat shallow concept. On the other hand, the clan spreads are overviews that give only broad-strokes impressions of … Read more

Originally posted by Justin at the V20 Blog Here in the shadows we find the Keepers, Clan Lasombra. I did them this time around because people wanted to start seeing some of the non-Camarilla clans, but I didn’t want to do the Tzimisce and the Tremere back-to-back. (“These guys are creepy. Oh, and these guys … Read more

Originally posted by Justin at the V20 Blog A quickie as the day winds down. I’m trying to finish the Lasombra writeup, but in the meantime, here’s a portion of the systems chapter. This covers the basics as well as a selection of physically based actions, ready for playtest. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=13OdkeoicvChlyPcwW-HxdhxHhzaKlH-Re5favuVkh5k Now back to this clan … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog Good afternoon, class. Today, let’s talk a bit about the themes that characterize V20. They’re not quite as “crunchy” as other playtest material has been, but they shape all of the work that goes into the book, both behind the scenes and in the chronicles you play. … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog. Behold the Tremere. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1O6GmaUSuL3YkhJS70TlNpX3AF2BoRLZJ_jnM_jDw8co Note that the clan weakness is still in flux. I want to see some of this in play. In watching the feedback from the previous discussion (290 posts at present count!), one common thread that kept emerging was the dependency of the Tremere on … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog I have to duck out for the evening, but as promised, here’s the third part of the character creation chapter, including the pooled Backgrounds rules adapted from Dark Ages (but not lifted whole cloth — be sure to check out the limitations, as modern Vampire chronicles by design don’t span the … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog. I was monkeying with the Tremere writeup this weekend and I knew I was looking down the barrel of the inevitable when I started. One particular trouble spot for the Tremere has always been their weakness. It’s too easy to avoid, and it’s incomplete as of a … Read more