Last night we had a three-hour Hangout with myself and the Book of the Wyrm consulting developers. We talked about a whole lot of things, from mechanics of corruption to the Wyrm getting in to payday lending and the return of Günter Häagen•Däaz, the Man With Too Many Umlauts. And at this point, you guys … Read more
Hi, everyone. I’m Ian Watson, and I’m overseeing development on the upcoming Trinity Continuum books. I’m what Rich is calling the “uber-developer.” Currently I’m working with Æon developer John Snead and the writing crew he’s beginning to assemble. So what’s with the new name? Long-time fans are doubtless familiar with the troubles we’ve had with … Read more
Diehard GameFAN has named Blood Sorcery (link) their 2012 sourcebook of the year (link). We’re in good company, alongside Shadows of Esteren and Cthulhu By Gaslight, among others. I can honestly say without hesitation that Blood Sorcery is the best Vampire: The Requiem book I’ve read in a very long time (perhaps even since the inception of the line) and it really gives … Read more
Update 1/17/2013: We’ve uploaded a second version of Protean, based on feedback here and on our forums. Full animal form moves down to the third dot. The fourth dot power, Unnatural Change power gives vampires traits that go beyond the merely bestial, and into the truly abominable. Click here to check it out. — The final … Read more
Welcome to the New Year, friends! Most of what Eddy and I discussed was housing in Atlanta (a lot of friends are shuffling housing and jobs), and the WW 2014 Schedule. We’ve got some pretty great submissions from the Developers (which is how a year’s schedule is put together: interested parties pitch their ideas and … Read more
We just passed the 300% mark, but there’s still room to grow! We’ve hit the following stretch goals: $35,000: Deluxe silk bookmark $45,000: Mummy: The Curse Fiction Anthology $50,000: Mummy ST Screen tier/addon unlocked $55,000: Deluxe gold gilt edges $63,000: Cursed Necropolis: DC citybook $68,000: Mummy: The Resurrection Players Guide PDF $72,000: Deluxe title … Read more
We just passed the 300% mark, but there’s still room to grow! We’ve hit the following stretch goals: $35,000: Deluxe silk bookmark $45,000: Mummy: The Curse Fiction Anthology $50,000: Mummy ST Screen tier/addon unlocked $55,000: Deluxe gold gilt edges $63,000: Cursed Necropolis: DC citybook $68,000: Mummy: The Resurrection Players Guide PDF $72,000: Deluxe title and … Read more
I’m using the the following scenario as a playtest bed for some of the Anarchs material that’s rolling in. It’s for an elders one-shot or mini-chronicle that uses some of the concepts and mechanics of Anarchs Unbound, currently in development. The Prince of Atlanta has much to deal with during the week that the city … Read more
Scion: Hero and Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition PDFs are included in DriveThruRPG’s New Year, New Game sale. For the next week, these PDFs are a whopping 40% off! If you’ve thought about checking either out, now’s your chance. As a bonus, you can use the checkout code happynyng2013 to get an extra 15% off any of … Read more
Time for another round of playtesting for Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle, this summer’s big Vampire book. Tonight, we’re rounding out the Daeva Discipline spread by introducing Majesty. Majesty follows the pattern of many other Disciplines in that each power expands on others. You’ll notice Conditions and Beats, two concepts being introduced in The God Machine … Read more