World of Darkness
The World of Darkness is much like our world, but it is darker, more devious and more conspiratorial — an aesthetic we call “Gothic-Punk”. The dichotomy between the rich and the poor, the influential and the weak, and the powerful and the powerless is much more pronounced than in the real world. Decadence, cynicism, and corruption are common. Humans are unwitting victims or pawns of vast secret organizations of supernatural creatures. Vampires, werewolves, and mages (among others) struggle with internal factionalism and against other species in secret wars of intrigue for control.
The World of Darkness (sometimes “WoD”) was first developed in 1991 with the release of Vampire: The Masquerade. It has reached hundreds of millions of people through thousands of books published in a wide variety of languages, as well as via a prime-time television show, multiple well-regarded video games, and even World of Darkness-focused conventions. Onyx Path Publishing offers dozens of role-playing game, fiction, art, and clothing products for the World of Darkness, as well as helping to re-release hundreds of original books through PDF and print-on-demand.
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Vampire: The Masquerade
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Mage: The Ascension
Wraith: The Oblivion
Changeling: The Dreaming
Greetings, aspiring writers of Changeling-related fiction. I want your words. Here’s what you need to know: The anthology is going to include 10 stories, about 5000 words each. I haven’t hired anyone to write for it yet. I haven’t even decided if I’m going to write one (hint: I probably will, which would mean there are … Read more
Now available from DriveThruRPG as advance PDF: Ghouls & Revenants! By Blood It Is Done Bound by their masters’ blood, ghouls serve the undead and fight their battles in the shadows. Dragged, seduced, or forced into the night, ghouls live at the whims of their masters–for better or for worse. By Blood It Is Made … Read more
In an interview I hosted several years ago with Richard Dansky as my guest, he said to me “Dark Ages is a world lit only be firelight.” It’s a phrase that’s always stuck with me. In Masquerade, vampires walk the cold city streets illuminated by flickering street lights, neon from shop windows, and the occasional … Read more
It’s been a big month for us as we continue to push our way through the development bottleneck. In the last couple of days of March we released Beast: The Primordial, and then a slew of April Fools posts, and the fun train didn’t stop there: Books Vampire: The Masquerade: The Black Hand: A Guide to … Read more
Got a bunch of new merch available this week. I have to get used to saying “merch” because it’s not just “shirts” anymore. Black Hand Thanks to the recent release of The Black Hand: A Guide to the Tal’Mahe’Ra for V20, we’ve got some Black Hand-themed merch available: Sect: The Black Hand (shirts) Art: Black … Read more
Advance PDF now available from DriveThruRPG! We Deal in the Truth. Every interaction, every fight, every clandestine meeting, it’s all about the truth. The truth hurts. The truth kills. But in the end, the truth protects. The truth shapes the world. Shape the world with us. The Tal’Mahe’Ra, the Black Hand, plays the long game. … Read more
Think you’ve got a handle on choosing the best-tasting sources of blood? Believe the taste of vitae can only be described as “coppery” or “intoxicating”? Guess again. In an exclusive with Sanguinary Magazine, Ventrue antitribu and renowned vitaephile Blair Montgomery-Worthington offers us her top five tips for finding, selling, and properly storing vitae for future … Read more
Here’s what we’ve released over the last month: DriveThru Vampire: The Masquerade: Lore of the Clans Wallpaper Vampire: The Masquerade: Vampire 20th Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Storyteller Screen (PDF) Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition Storyteller Screen (PDF) Chronicles of Darkness: Twelve Days of Onyx Condition Cards (print) Chronicles of Darkness: … Read more
Now available from DriveThruRPG: V20 Lore of the Clans Wallpaper A selection of electronic wallpaper files featuring a collage of the art from Lore of the Clans. Vampire 20th Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Storyteller Screen Here’s what the Vampire 20th Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages Storyteller’s Screen includes: A full color collage of selected beautiful clan art … Read more
Beckett: Providing I’m not immediately immolated, I’ll yell the safe word. Cover to “Vampire: the Masquerade: Beckett“, by Guy Davis and Vince Locke. Greetings, true believers! It’s been a while since our last Jyhad Diary update, I know. Joining me as Beckett’s Jyhad Diary developer is Matthew Dawkins. We’re both excited for BJD’s upcoming release, … Read more