We’re finally coming out of March 2020 as more and more of us are getting vaccinated. Keep up the great work! I miss face-to-face conventions. This past month saw the release of the following: Scion: Scion 2nd Edition Live-Action (PDF/print) Scion: Storypath Tasty Bit: Zeus! We Just Wanna Talk! (PDF) Vampire: The Masquerade: Children of … Read more
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! That’s just me, still over-awed by the great reception to the Exalted: Essence Kickstarter! We went live on Thursday and funded in 13 minutes! I’m told by our Master of the Records, Impish Ian Warson, that this was in fact our fastest funding EVAH- beating the original EX3 KS by five minutes! We’ve also … Read more
In which Eddy and Matthew discuss (in reverse order) our thoughts on the evolution of crowdfunding, the recent Sabbat book announcement, and Trinity Continuum: Anima! Meetings are the mind-killer. Feedback on the Anima design diary. Playing and writing to or against expectations. The V5 Sabbat announcement from Paradox. The Sabbat as antagonists? When crowdfunding started … Read more
Exalted: Essence features streamlined rules for a new way of playing a classic game, incorporating story-focused action and a presentation designed to appeal to new players and longtime fans alike. Featuring multiple classic Exalt types with Charms for each, written to enable ease of play, Exalted: Essence emphasizes story over character, character over mechanics, and … Read more
Now available in PDF from DriveThruRPG: Storypath Tasty Bit: Zeus! We Just Wanna Talk! for Scion 2nd Edition! Zeus! We Just Wanna Talk! is a lighthearted scenario providing an inciting event to bring Hero-level Scions together into a Band. It can kick off a chronicle or simply be a fun one-shot. Existing Bands can also enjoy … Read more
BECAUSE THE EXALTED: ESSENCE KICKSTARTER IS THIS WEEK! Ahem. Sorry for shouting. I’m just so thrilled to finally be able to give everyone the time for the Exalted: Essence KS: May 27th at 2pm Eastern US time! We’ll get into more detail on what’s in EX:Essence in the weeks to come, and, as usual with … Read more
In which Eddy tries to apologize to Dixie and Matthew for bad recordings by doing a solo design diary on Trinity Continuum: Anima! French anime Eddy does this to help with recording issues, and thus introduces a recording issue We discuss the nuances of being on fire Developing the idea behind Anima Eddy and Ian … Read more
Now available in PDF and print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG: Children of the Blood for Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition! Do you know who considers faith among the dead a trivial concept — or worse, a new one? Dullards and con artists. These vampires want you to believe that religion is a new phenomenon among Kindred. They … Read more
We’re almost exactly a month out from our second Onyx Path Virtual Convention, and things are not so much convoluted – unlike our poor friends’ path here in this illo from Squeaks in the Deep – as they are starting to get fun and exciting as the convention gets firmed up. Which is why I … Read more
In which Eddy, Matthew, and Dixie discuss the games they’ve been playing lately and come up with some recommendations! Eddy is low key high Is gaming at the table coming back? How lockdown interferes with gaming. The stresses of appearing on camera Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective – Carlton House Mysteries Dixie’s Games: Squeaks in the … Read more