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Here is Chapter One, a look at the Camarilla and the Tremere thaumaturges within it. In my notes, I asked Jason to dig deeper into some of the topics discussed here: more material around how the other Camarilla clans interact with and use the Tremere, as well as expansion on the personal cost of being … Read more
After some debate, I’ve decided that I’ll toss up my edits to the drafts, but I’m not going to post my comments to the writers. I tend to have a very direct development style, and by the nature of this process I’m going to be giving the writers their feedback after open development is closed, … Read more
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How are you? Doing well, I hope. I’ve got some fun things for you to get your teeth into. A couple of the sample characters from White Howlers, fresh for your consideration and comments. These are first drafts, content may change between now and the book, et cetera et cetera. But we still hope you enjoy.
After a bit of a lull, I now have (most) of the first drafts in for Rites of the Blood. As such, I’m starting an open development period that will last from now until June 9th. As I finish my notes on a chapter, I’ll make that file available on a new blog post with notes. … Read more
Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition is now on sale in PDF and print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG. Seeing it released is an incredible moment for all the writers, artists, editors, and layout bods who worked on the book. The deluxe Kickstarter editions — both “regular Deluxe” and Heavy Metal — will be coming soon. Rich Thomas … Read more
It’s here! Get it now from DriveThruRPG! Werewolf: The Apocalypse roared into hobby games in 1992, inspiring a generation of fans to stand up and howl their defiance at a corrupted world in a battle they knew they were doomed to lose. WtA presented the Garou: creatures at once both man and wolf, and filled … Read more
In case you missed it in the Monday Meeting Notes, or indeed don’t read the Monday Meeting Notes, this little bit might be of interest (emphasis mine): Deluxe Werewolf 20th Anniversary Edition: Corrections [for the Deluxe edition —Stew] are with the printer. The W20 PoD proofs are great- we’re going to go live with this … Read more
Edit: I updated the recipe below.
Wow. It’s been a long time. I can only apologise; I’ve been a little overwhelmed with projects, including Blood & Smoke for Vampire: The Requiem, a story for When Will You Rage 2, and a whole bunch of other stuff. That’s no excuse for not posting here, though.
So what’s been going on? Rich is waiting on the third round of W20 PoD proofs from DriveThru, and is getting the interior of the Deluxe W20 to match his color notes. Both the Deluxe and Heavy Metal covers are being prepped for proofing. As always, the best place to look for Deluxe W20 info is the Kickstarter update page.
In case you haven’t seen, we’ve launched the Kickstarter for the Deluxe Exalted 3rd Edition. It hit its goal in 18 minutes, which is just insane. Naturally, it’s racking up the stretch goals.
Speaking of stretch goals, I’ve not forgotten the W20 stretch goals. We’ve got the first drafts of White Howlers coming in soon, and I’ll be sure to get some great excerpts up here for you. I do want to get a bit more of a conversation going about what’s in the book, but I’d much rather the writers do their thing without me constantly leaning over their shoulder. Hopefully, I’ll be able to bring a bit more of a dialogue here with White Howlers.
But what about the W20 Cookbook? Glad you asked! Below the cut is the introduction and recipe for the Bone Gnawers, ripped right from my current draft.
W20: Changing Breeds is out of editing and in Chaney’s hands. This is a beast of a book — no pun intended. The original outline was for 90,000 words. That didn’t last very long. I talked to Rich about upping that to 120,000 words. We ended up at near as damnit 135,000 words — fully half as much again as the original wordcount. And now my eyes are bleeding.
In celebration of completing the Editing Pass of Doom™, I’ve included the introduction to the Ajaba below the jump.
In other news, I’m going to be a guest at Conpulsion in Edinburgh — an easy con to get to as it’s right on my doorstep. I’ll be running some Werewolf: The Apocalypse, including an exclusive sneak preview of the Skinner SAS! Hope to see some local Werewolf fans there!
An ABSURDLY long day buried in a pile of books, cross-referencing like a motherfucker, yields about 3500 more words for Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition’s fourth chapter – specifically, for a timeline of Mage history that reveals a ton of material… some of it never before revealed… about the world of M:tA. I haz a … Read more