Chronicles of Darkness
We live our days completely ignorant of the true terrors lurking around us. Only rarely do our experiences draw back the veil of shadows and reveal the horror in our midst. These glimpses into the supernatural can cause us to retreat into comforting lies — “There are no such things as monsters” — or stir our morbid curiosity. Only a few, however, can overcome their fear and dare to look deeper.
After an extensive overhaul of the concepts of the World of Darkness, the Chronicles of Darkness (sometimes “CofD”) was developed in 2004 with the release of the World of Darkness Rulebook, featuring a game of ordinary people who find themselves embroiled in the supernatural. More than a decade later, it remains a fan favorite supporting an incredible ten supporting lines. Onyx Path Publishing is delighted to offer dozens of role-playing game, fiction, art, and clothing products for the Chronicles of Darkness, as well as helping to rerelease hundreds of original books through PDF and print-on-demand.
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Vampire: The Requiem
Werewolf: The Forsaken
Mage: The Awakening
Promethean: The Created
Changeling: The Lost
Hunter: The Vigil
Geist: The Sin-Eaters
Mummy: The Curse
Demon: The Descent
Beast: The Primordial
Deviant: The Renegades
Eric Zawadzki here. As there seems to be a lot of interest in the Clades, I thought I’d share a bit more about these. To that end, I’ve provided the introduction to Clades, most of the write-up for the Mutant, and the current version of one Mutant Variation – Rapid Healing. A usual caveat applies: … Read more
Matthew Dawkins here, with Meghan Fitzgerald’s Maa-Kep draft for Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition! Enjoy! Maa-Kep Shadow of Pillars Spies, Junta, Dapifers We would never say we know better, of course. It’s just that not taking our advice would be a mistake. I listened closely while he spoke. The people would love him, he said. … Read more
We’ve previously covered Matthew Dawkins’ actual play of the Contagion Chronicle, and linked to “episode zero,” covering character creation. We’re now six episodes deep. You can view all the videos in our Actual Play playlist, or jump right to the latest video:
Matthew Dawkins here, with one of the new, minor guilds for Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition – the Maar-Kherit! Maar-Kherit Physics, Blights, the Malignant Once, the Maar-Kherit had another name, lost to history. They were an esteemed guild of physicians and healer-priests, those who set right the disturbed Sekhem flows of the sick and injured … Read more
This is a preview of the Storytelling chapter from the upcoming Contagion Chronicle. The Kickstarter only has about two days remaining: if you’ve been curious about it, now’s your chance to join the infected! The Contagion Chronicle is, by default, a crossover game. You can use anything in this book in other games, likeWerewolf or Geist, but it’s … Read more
The Contagion Chronicle Kickstarter is entering its final week! Matthew Dawkins has been uploading a Contagion Chronicle Actual Play series to our YouTube channel. Here’s the video covering character creation:
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. — Hippocrates The God-Machine is sick. The God-Machine has always been sick. The God-Machine will, someday, become sick. It’s hard to tell with an entity that so flagrantly violates causality. Ultimately, the Contagion is as universal as the God-Machine that hosts it. … Read more
Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. — Hippocrates The Sworn devote themselves to combating the Contagion, acting as healing agents within the God-Machine itself. Like any medicine, they attempt to cure the disease through a variety of means. Some cures require a subtle approach, slowly infiltrating and purifying the infected areas … Read more
Eric Zawadzki, here. Some folks expressed interest in seeing the Mid-Winter scenario for the Deviant game Meghan ran, so I’ve posted it as a Google document. This includes the player hand-outs, as well as the Storyteller information. I haven’t included the character sheets because the mechanics of several Variations and Scars have changed so much … Read more
A preview of the Edinburgh section of the Contagion Chronicle for the Chronicles of Darkness, currently on Kickstarter. Edinburgh: Contagion of Blood Edinburgh sits on the south end of the Firth of Forth, a hub port to the world and capital city to the rather odd nation of Scotland. A clash between the medieval, renaissance … Read more
