Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog. I was monkeying with the Tremere writeup this weekend and I knew I was looking down the barrel of the inevitable when I started. One particular trouble spot for the Tremere has always been their weakness. It’s too easy to avoid, and it’s incomplete as of a … Read more

Originally posted by Eddy on the V20 Blog Without exaggeration, I have had over a hundred comments on the bloodlines, ranging from the insightful to the insane, and I loved every one of them. Thank you guys so much for all of that. In trying to go through all of it, I primarily focused on … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog. Okay, after a day’s delay, here are the Attributes and Abilities, ready for playtest and scrutiny. Some of the high points: Specialties changed a tiny bit. Instead of exploding 10s, they count as two successes. It saves a bit of time when they do come up, and it … Read more

Originally posted by Justin on the V20 Blog Just a reminder that if you’re using Twitter, you can get your V20 Twibbon, designed by Craig Grant, right here.

Originally posted by Rich at the V20 Blog So, while I’m also involved with Justin, Eddy and Shane in the creative direction of the book (being Creative Director and all), my primary role on this project is as Art Director; like I was on so many Vampire books through the years. It’s pretty cool just … Read more

With all of the systems consideration and potential revision going on for V20, the matter of dice pools and success statistics has come up. It’s something that the Storyteller System has always had an acknowledgedly side-eyed relationship with, but this was certainly a worthwhile time to delve back into the math. So… let’s. At a … Read more

Originally posted by Eddy on the V20 Blog As I mentioned yesterday, I’m working on the bloodline appendix. As a reminder, here’s the parameters I came up with on this section: Bloodlines and variations we aren’t addressing are the Laibon and the Kuei-Jin (including the Bushi and the Gaki). They were expanded in separate books … Read more

Originally posted by Shane on the V20 Blog They say a picture is worth a thousand words and we could not agree more.  Vampire: The Masquerade broke the 4th wall so to speak in a way that was and remains unparalleled.  While the style, mood, and the Gothic punk themes from the content we provided … Read more

Originally posted by Eddy at the V20 Blog As Justin has mentioned, V20 is going to have an appendix containing nearly all of the bloodlines in Masquerade. Right now, this “appendix” is looking to be close to a hundred pages, so I’m essentially developing a small book inside of a larger book. And IT’S ALL … Read more

Originally posted by Justin at the V20 Blog What I’m working on today is a bit sticky. Dodge. It’s a valid part of an RPG combat system, but as a standalone Ability, it doesn’t fit the model of what the other Abilities are designed to do. I’ve never liked Dodge as an Talent. It always … Read more