In which Dixie, Matthew, and Eddy talk about Monarchies of Mau, Pan’s Guide (with the usual digressions) * Overview of Pugmire and Monarchies of Mau * Intentionally leaving the map open, and musing about Forgotten Realms * Canis Minor community content program * Pugmire’s voice (fur, paws, etc.) * Humor is tricky, and how it … Read more
Last week we looked at the intro fiction to Geist’s first edition. This week we do the same, but previewing some of the text from Geist’s 2nd Edition, currently on Kickstarter. This is the Prologue for “A Brighter Morning.” Two women sat at the candlelit dining room table with their hands on the spirit board, … Read more
One of the questions some folks had during the Monarchies of Mau Kickstarter was the role that Ministers held — it seemed a little vague at the time. Here’s a snippet that talks about Ministers in more detail. The ministers consider themselves the monarchies’ heart and voice, and it is a view most cats share. … Read more
Now available on DriveThruRPG in PDF and print for Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition: the Handbook for the Recently Deceased! It’s a big afterlife. What are you going to do in it? Handbook for the Recently Deceased is a guide for those who are new to the Underworld – players, Shadowguides, and Storytellers alike. It … Read more
“The wound is where the Light enters you” — Rumi That’s the opening quote to the Promethean chapter of Night Horrors: The Tormented. It’s also good way to introduce myself, because it perfectly encapsulates what Promethean means to me. Being Promethean is like an open wound. It’s life handing you the short end of the … Read more
Long time readers of this blog might have noticed that we, or the tabletop RPG business as a whole, often have incidents occur during the course of a year that flare up on social media for one reason or the other that Onyx Path doesn’t really officially comment on. This isn’t an accident, as I … Read more
In which Eddy and Dixie talk to Danielle about vampires and pirates and networking, oh my! The transition to Requiem line developer What’s cool about Requiem Working as line developer for 7th Sea Origin via neuroscience and LiveJournal Networking advice How Danielle trains new writers The industry is mainly contractors The struggle with turning down … Read more
The following fiction excerpt, from Rum Is the Drink the Dead Like Best, comes from Geist: The Sin-Eaters‘ first edition. They hear the sounds coming from above, from Apartment 303. A woman weeps, the sounds of her bawling carried through pipes and mortar. Something falls over, a dull thud. A glass breaks, or maybe a plate. … Read more
Bill returns with another Character Creation entry: I’ve long been intrigued by the setting for Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition: Gaia’s warriors, protecting the planet from those who would deliberately despoil her for their own greedy ends. While the wolf pack inherent in W20 is the default, I’m more interested in creating a Fera … Read more
Greetings from beyond the veil, ghostly and ghastly types. Matthew Dawkins here. Anyone who’s been tracking the development of Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition will be aware a certain curse afflicted the book repeatedly in the run up to its release. Thankfully (and tempting fate now) we seem to have bypassed the curse in … Read more