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
Hey everybody. I’m wrapping up work on Hurt Locker, just about to send it to editing (probably later this week, or this weekend). Last week, I shared two pretty specific template character types, one based on strange luck, and one based on radical pacifism. This week, I’m sharing a much more general template, one for … Read more
We managed to squeak a bunch of books through just before the end of the year! V20 Lore of the Clans, a new all-in-one clanbook for the V20 line, covering all 13 clans. M20 How Do You DO That?, a practical guide to Sphere magick Chronicles of Darkness: Revised Storytelling System Rulebook is definitely the big … Read more
Last time, I kicked off Hunter the Vigil 2E featuring the Slasher Chronicle’s Open Dev by diving into Ashwood Abbey and how this compact might be presented in the 2nd Edition corebook in my post titled Slashers and Ashwood Abbey. First and foremost, I want to thank everybody for commenting and participating in the discussion … Read more
Hey all, It’s been a while. I’ve been away. Been busy. Been dealing with things. All that. Anyway, I’m just about to wrap on Hurt Locker, and Changeling: The Lost – Second Edition. I’m basically in the phase of Hurt Locker where I’m knitting drafts together, filling in blanks, applying some notes from my play testers, and … Read more
The jingle of bells, the baking of Christmas cookies, the stomping of reindeer hooves outside your bedroom window… These past twelve days have been a lot of fun, and we’ve really enjoyed all of your entries for our first-ever 12 Days of Onyx holiday-themed Condition Card contest. Today, we’re happy to announce that we’ve finished … Read more
Following up from yesterday’s post, Chris is back again with Shadow and Wolf Gifts. As a means of preamble, I’ll point out that the City Gift (updated below) was the first thing I ever wrote for Werewolf: The Forsaken — it’s neat to get turnabout like that. Over to Chris: Designing Shadow Gifts A Shadow Gift … Read more
Ho! Ho! WOW… Yesterday, we checked in to choose a new Condition Card and were blown away by the number of entries for the 12 Days of Onyx Contest. As of this morning, we’ve received over 70 ideas for holiday-themed Condition Cards. Ranked by theme, the Chronicles of Darkness fills over half of the ideas. … Read more
Chris Allen, the mastermind behind our re-working of Gifts in the 2nd edition of Werewolf: The Forsaken, asked if I’d give him some space on the blog to talk about his design philosophy. He’s gone quite in-depth, highlighting how Gifts work in Forsaken 2e. I’ve split what he has to say into two pieces. The first covers general Gift … Read more
I mentioned in my Hunter the Vigil 2E developer announcement that I wanted to use OpenDev as a way to introduce how I’m addressing gameplay, structure, and the three tiers in the context of the Slasher Chronicle. This will be an experiment, for both you and for me, that will help us understand how discussions … Read more
Hang those stockings and grab that nog, ’cause we’ve got a “nice” contest update for you! So far, we’ve got over two dozen entries into the 12 Days of Onyx Contest. By far, the most popular holiday-themed Condition Cards you’ve created are for the newly-released Chronicles of Darkness rulebook. In terms of specific games, we’re … Read more
