A list of the various settings and game lines in development.
Just a quick check-in to say “Hi!” because I’m on the road and my Internet is unreliable. In going back over the feedback you’re leaving in the comments sections, let me say that I really happy that we took V20 and its subsequent titles into open dev. I’m restricted to some extent by word count, … Read more
I was writing about the Anarchs a while back, which got me to questioning the difference between physical and “virtual” domain. I riffed on it a little bit in the technology chapter, calling into question some of the previously established conventions of domain. Here’s an excerpt. <1>Unlife Online <n>Without a doubt, the single greatest threat … Read more
Here’s some hopefully welcome crunch, as I work on taking into account all of the player feedback from the previous Kindred and technology post. It sounds like players are wanting fewer generalities, but also fewer extreme specificities. Gotta find that sweet spot in the middle, which has been a challenge (but fun). The plan is … Read more
Okay, ladies and skeletons, this time around we have an excerpt from the technology chapter. One of the things you guys have consistently expressed is some desire to see how the independents do things, since much of the previous (first draft! I’m fixing it!) material pushes them out of the limelight in favor of examinations … Read more
Okay, so let’s go back through some of the feedback, both here and in the White Wolf forums. With the return of Vampire in the V20 format, we’ve noticed some distinct patterns. You guys like your Masquerade setting. That’s awesome. When I originally assembled the V20 Companion outline, I did it with an eye toward … Read more
Okay, let’s take a look at the Titles chapter. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ynXkJxdtTv1LrQrciPwbIdIm8oYbQPItLhjE2q7EeUg What we have here… is a failure to communi— no, wait, I did it wrong. What we have here is a quick look at why the Kindred have titles, then a system for how to create them, and then a healthy listing of example titles, … Read more
Okay, freak-beaks, I ran a little late on this and a little over word count, but the prestation chapter is complete and ready for your keen eyes. That is, this first draft is ready for consideration. Given some word count juggling I may do, this chapter may bulk up by 1,000 to 1,500 words as … Read more
Take a look at some of the social systems based on prestation below. One of the important things for Vampire — which is a very social game — is to not allow the rules to overtake the interactions among players and Storytellers or between players. That makes it a bit difficult to create social systems. … Read more
I asked the #V20 hashtag on Twitter whether I should focus on prestation or titles (two of the in-progress sections from the V20 Companion as detailed in the outline). Feedback was about equal, but favored prestation a little bit over the course of the day, so that’s where I turned my attention. The systems portion … Read more
Okay, the locations chapter for the V20 Companion is up and ready for you to read! It’s here: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1YBFFvGTSL9WtyorRmMSDJp8ZDOVjiIyR5HwWD3d6f50 I’ve been watching all of the commentary and wanted to address a few points here, instead of in-line in the comments. The most important thing to keep in mind as that this isn’t intended to be … Read more