The past two open development blogs on Gehenna and Humanity have been very informative. I’ve kept an eye on them both, and it’s interesting to see where people draw their own lines about what is central to their Vampire: The Masquerade experience. I’ve also been discussing my ideas with some very insightful consultants, who have helped me … Read more
Wow. My last open development post for Vampire 4th Edition got over 250 comments! That’s an amazing response! Granted, a few folks had some comments that were a bit off-course from what I asked, but I got a lot of great feedback and input that I’m still making my way through (and even the unrelated comments … Read more
Drafts for Cavaliers of Mars are starting to come in. Since I posted “Two Swords of Mars” the other week, this week I’d like to spotlight the city it takes place in, Chiaro. Chiaro is a lively city caught between those who would loot its ancient past and its role as a lifeline for modern Mars. Stats have … Read more
Hey all. It’s been a bit. I wanted to share some second drafts with you. This is like… 75% of the kiths that’ll be featured in the core rulebook. Here’s the document. With these and the Seemings, you have the foundation for a Changeling the Lost Second Edition character. I’ll be working on Contracts soon, … Read more
I’m knee-deep in redlines for Changeling: The Lost. I’m close to the point where I’ll start sharing things with the intent to playtest, and we even have one playtest group organising in the forums right now. But, in the mean time, I figured I’d share the Inspirations section. This might give some insight to my … Read more
For those that missed Gen Con, Onyx Path announced that I was the line developer for Vampire: The Masquerade 4th Edition. This has led to a lot of… spirited… discussion online, and Rich has since posted what we mentioned at the show. We didn’t give much information at the time, because right now I’m working with my … Read more
As Cavaliers of Mars surges forward, I’m looking for more players to test our latest system designs. Thus, I’m launching a small-scale external playtest. Here’s what I’m looking for in a group: Can play a short session of at least three scenes in the next two weeks, in-person or online. One GM and at least two players. … Read more
Cavaliers of Mars entered its next phase last week. I’ve written most of my parts of the book, and now I’ve got the rest of my team working on their first drafts. It’s exciting to tune into the discussions on the development list each day. To celebrate that, I’d like to share a short tale of adventure upon the … Read more
What seems like a lifetime ago, two months before the first of these Open Development posts, I was on holiday (that’s proper English for “vacation”) in the Orkney Islands. One day, I visited a Distillery and bought a reasonably old whisky. It’s sat, undisturbed, in its bottle in the corner of my living room ever … Read more
Hey all, I’m currently wrapping up the Edo Period for Dark Eras. First off, I just want to say holy shit, I could easily write an entire book on this topic. Getting a coherent, rich setting into that word count was super difficult. But I think we managed pretty damned well. I have about a … Read more