The Deluxe W20 Apocalyptic Record Kickstarter closes in on the mid-way point, and we’re about to release another section of the book’s text to backers! I think that happens tomorrow…

But it does definitely happen, as we continue our tradition of releasing the complete text to a Kickstarted book during the KS campaign. We want feedback and also to know that you – the reader and backer – know what is in the pages of the book you pledged for.

We really don’t want our backers raging, just our werewolves!

This week also brings us to the Online Save Against Fear Convention with our old friends at the Bodhana Group!

Long-time readers of these MMN blogs probably remember that Onyx Path has been a sponsor of SAVE since it started, and a huge supporter of The Bodhana Group‘s mission to use tabletop RPGs for therapeutic purposes. To me, this thing we all enjoy is both game and art, and like all art it can influence us deeply.

The team at Bodhana believe that the influence I speak of, from my lay-person’s perspective, can be part of the clinical tool-sets that therapists use to help assist people to deal with their psychological and emotional issues.

Which is a pretty amazing thing, really.

As part of our support, we’ll be appearing on several panels on the Bodhana Group’s Twitch channel, so here’s a run-down:

On Friday, the 8th, at 12:30pm Eastern US time, Eddy, Dixie, Matthew, and myself, will be talking about Turning Old Favorites into New Favorite TTRPGs.

Obviously, if you look at our resumes, we’ve done a lot of that very thing. From the multiple editions I’ve worked on during the old White Wolf days, to the 20th Anniversary Editions for WoD, the Chronicles of Darkness 2nd Editions, Exalted 3rd and Essence, and new editions of Scion, Trinity, etc… it’s one of the things Onyx Path has really mastered, and we’re going to share the thinking we used, and the experiences we’ve shared making that happen!

Then on Saturday, the 9th, at 10:30am Eastern US time, that same group of lovable lunkheads will be doing our signature convention panel: What’s Up With Onyx Path?.

This perennial favorite is always a lot of fun, as we talk about the various gamelines and projects – what’s in them and what it takes to make them. If there are announcements, we’ll make them. If there are special guests, we’ll chat them up!

Finally, on Saturday the 9th, at 6:30 pm Eastern US time, Dixie, Eddy, and myself, will be joined by Travis Legge and the grand-poobah of Bodhana himself, Jack Berkenstock, and we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the Crossroads Continent.

The CRC is my long-time game world that started with first edition D&D and is now being transformed into a 5e setting for all to enjoy. Several years ago, at the last physical SAVE convention, I DM’d for adults for the first time in 30 years, and Dixie, Jack, and Eddy, were in the group who played, so we’re going to have both the playing and the creating points of view represented.

It should really be a lot of fun, and hopefully a useful example of how to bring your own campaign worlds to publication. (Or at least what not to do!)

Now, ever the over-achiever, Eddy is actually on two more panels during SAVE:

• Thursday, October 7, 7pm EST: Therapeutic Game Design

• Sunday, October 10, 4:30pm EST: Games that Inspire Change

Like I said, these will be going out live on the Bodhana Group‘s Twitch channel, and then both Bodhana and we will have the vids available on our YouTube channels.

Check what else SAVE is up to here:
https://startplaying.games/event/save-against-fear

Then, Suddenly, the Monday Meeting!

At the beginning of each Monday Meeting, we start with “the Big Picture stuff”. Today, that took a long time as we went over some really fun possibilities that we’re setting up.

Unfortunately, every time I want to explain why we have a long part to the meeting and that means the rest is a bit shorter, I can’t actually explain why. Those sort of Big Picture discussions just are too tentative or involve other companies and so are secret. Like the whole time we were discussing the progress on the negotiations with Jenkins and Tate to do Scion the TV Series development.

So, uh, we talked about…something…and it took a longer time than normal.

Which means, I’ll briefly mention that our sales partners at IPR have a new sale, which is really the return of an old favorite sale: The Return of Halfoween Sale at IPR:

https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Deals-and-Specials/

Which seems like it could be some sort of supplement for It Came From Beyond the Grave!, but it’s just a really good sale.

Otherwise, I’m out of stuff this week, and I have to get this blog up and then turn right around and put up today’s Inktober drawing – this year I’m drawing a monster a day in ink for the whole month of October. You can find them every day on my Facebook and Twitter (@rich_thomas_op) accounts. But even when I’m drawing, I’m thinking of all of our:

Many Worlds, One Path!

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Blurbs!

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Kickstarter!

The Deluxe Apocalyptic Record for Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition went live on Tuesday, September 21st, and was funded!

We’ve already passed the Storyteller Screen Stretch Goal, so there are many more to come, including Ready Made Characters and much more!

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Onyx Path Media!

This week: Here’s the GenCon Online panel of “What’s Up With the Onyx Path?” presented for your enjoyment and edification!

As always, this Friday’s Onyx Pathcast will be on Podbean or your favorite podcast venue! https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/

For anyone new to our media section, you can find us running and playing games over on twitch.tv/theonyxpath every day of the week! Plus, if you’d like your games hosted there, just get in touch with Matthew Dawkins using the contact link on matthewdawkins.com. 

Please check out our attached media schedule for the impressive number of videos on our Twitch channel this week! In particular, keep those eyes open for our Storypath Showcase, where we give an excellent profile of our various Storypath games and how to play them!

Come take a look at our YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/theonyxpath, where you can find a whole load of videos of actual plays, dissections of our games, and more. Please subscribe and click the bell icon if you want to be notified whenever new news videos and uploads come online! This week we’ll be getting restarted on setting videos live on YouTube, so subscribe this week for lots of fun actual plays and Q&As from our convention appearances!

Are you interested in our Werewolf: The Apocalypse Kickstarter? If so, you might want to check out Werewolf: The Podcast’s interview with Leath Sheales and Michele Masala, who worked in different capacities on The Apocalyptic Record! You can check it out right here: https://keepontheheathlands.podbean.com/e/apocalyptic-record-wleath-sheales-and-michele-masala/

If Werewolf: The Apocalypse is your thing, you may also be in the mood for a Werewolf actual play by McStabber Studios! This fantastic team has a great chronicle starting right here: https://youtu.be/qZIj5UwjLtQ

How about Trinity Continuum: Aberrant? If you’re interested in one of the finest superhero games out there (we say with no little bias), Dork Tales ran a chronicle of it over on their channel, named Utopia North! Check out the first episode right here: https://youtu.be/WAQisNMtIng 

A nostalgic trip now, as we go back to our very first collaboration with Red Moon Roleplaying, where they played They Came from Beneath the Sea! in a vein very much coloured with horror of the Lovecraftian variety. Check out episode one: https://youtu.be/Vjjan4hcqoM

The Exaltcast talks about the Dead and the Underworld!  Created when the unkillable Primordials were slain by the unstoppable Exalts, the Underworld is a strange show of Creation. Monica, Chazz, and guest Lauren discuss the Dual Monarchy, grief-bees, and endless seas: https://www.exaltcast.com/2021/09/23/elegy-for-the-fallen-the-dead-and-the-underworld/

Simulacra TV‘s amazingAberrant actual play – Atomic Youth – continues and is our HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK! Please check them out and give them some support. This is the newest episode of this chapter, so please get involved. https://youtu.be/yUlr9aHnGgU 

Aberrant: Atomic Youth episodes premiere Wednesdays at 5pm EDT on https://www.twitch.tv/SimulacraTV

Are you interested in Promethean: The Created? If so, we’ve got an excellent series of videos for you. The Domain Gaming channel has a multi-part series already uploaded, so you can start from the beginning or skip to the present episode and find out a little more about the troubled and tragic lives of the Created. https://youtu.be/NOxlcWC0U9I

That’s not all, because The Domain Gaming also have a crossover chronicle on their channel! So if you like The Contagion Chronicle or are interested in seeing various characters of different types conflicting (and working) with each other, check out their latest episode: https://youtu.be/6U3b0GyupfU

ExalTwitch: Academy Season Two follows three young Dragon-Bloods in the aftermath of their school’s destruction. The House of Bells’ fall was blamed on Anathema corrupting the student body, but Oresta, Pyres, and Gale Whispered must clear their names and seek out those actually responsible before the Realm collapses.
Watch ExalTwitch: Academy live every Sunday at 18:00 ET on https://www.twitch.tv/rpgclinic.

And here are the latest episodes of the new season for you! If you’ve missed any, the videos in their back catalogue are easy to find. All you have to do is subscribe.

S02E07: https://youtu.be/k2yIv4oTcpg

S02E08: https://youtu.be/IzZh0mlhKks

S02E09: https://youtu.be/AScafMqH-A8 

S02E10: https://youtu.be/FhMj6MB3-0w

S02E11: https://youtu.be/jmFWaC-TucU

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Electronic Gaming!

As we find ways to enable our community to more easily play our games, the Onyx Dice Rolling App is live! The dev team has been doing updates since we launched based on the excellent use-case comments by our community, and this thing is awesome! (Seriously, you need to roll 100 dice for Exalted? This app has you covered.)

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Virtual Tabletop!

Jump into the Trinity Continuum with 3 NEW Astral Jumpstarts!

The Trinity Continuum is a vast timeline of adventure, speckled with dramatic points across the past, present, and future. Explore parts of the Trinity Continuum timeline with these three Jumpstarts fully enabled for play on Astral TableTop. Each Jumpstart includes ready-to-play characters and all the rules you need to embark on your Astral adventure.

A Quantum Leap (A Trinity Continuum: Jumpstart)

A group of cultists is playing with matter altering explosives beyond their control. Join forces with 3-5 players to track down and stop them before the universe as we know it is changed forever. 

The Adventures of Teen Tomorrow (A Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Jumpstart)

Bring the superhero action to your table with all the rules you need to assume the roles of Teen Tomorrow and jump right into play! This adventure is designed for 3-6 players.

Quantum Entanglement (A Trinity Continuum: Aeon Jumpstart)

The Stars Await! – Launch yourself onto the galactic stage with this high-flying, interstellar romp. Includes everything you need to run this adventure for 3-5 players. 

Also on Astral TableTop is the Secret of Vinsen’s Tomb for Realms of Pugmire!

Play Now on Astral TableTop!

The Secret of Vinsen’s Tomb module comes with all the maps and encounters, ready to play, along with pre-generated characters and character sheets wired up for automated rolling. It also offers the GameMaster some guidance on playing the scenario on Astral for those GMs new to the platform or entirely new to virtual tabletops (VTT).

Create a free account first, then the Quickstarts will be available on the Home page. If you are getting this via DTRPG, after checkout, look for the link to unlock your adventure on Astral.

Also on Astral TableTop, we have two free projects: Scion 2E: A Light Extinguished and Scarred Lands: Gauntlet of Spiragos and this Dagger of Spiragos module for sale: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/336406/Dagger-of-Spiragos-5e–Astral-VTT

Astral TableTop is the easiest way to play any tabletop RPG online, free. Astral already supports popular systems like D&D and Pathfinder, and Astral can support virtually any tabletop roleplaying game. Get started quickly with built-in support for most popular game systems. Whether you’re brand new to TTRPGs or a veteran tabletop gamer, Astral‘s ease-of-use and built in automation is designed to streamline gameplay.

https://www.astraltabletop.com/

How to guides and FAQ: https://help.astraltabletop.com/

Here is the main filter for all of our current VTT content on DTRPG:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing?filters=0_0_0_45317_0

A few highlights of our platform agnostic content:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/309127/Scarred-Lands-Creature-Collection-VTT-Token-Pack
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/317690/Trinity-Continuum-Hunt-for-the-Red-Widow-VTT
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340327/Trinity-Continuum-Aeon-VTT-Tokens
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311578/Scarred-Lands-VTT-Separation-Anxiety
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311580/Scion-2e-VTT-Origin-Signature-Tokens
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311579/Scion-2e-VTT-Hero-Signature-Tokens

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On Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

You can now read our fiction from the comfort and convenience of your Kindle (from Amazon) and Nook (from Barnes & Noble).

If you enjoy these or any other of our books, please help us by writing reviews on the site of the sales venue from which you bought it. Reviews really, really help us get folks interested in our amazing fiction!

Our selection includes these latest fiction books:

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Our Sales Partners!

We’re working with Studio2 to provide our traditionally printed books out into your local game stores. Game stores can order via their usual distributors, and can also contact Studio2 directly. And individuals can check out our projects via the links below!

You can pick up the traditionally printed Pugmire and Monarchies of Mau main books, screens, and the official dice through our friends there! https://studio2publishing.com/search?q=pugmire

Now, we’ve added Chronicles of Darkness books such as Changeling: The Lost Second Edition products to Studio2‘s store! See them here: https://studio2publishing.com/collections/all-products/changeling-the-lost

Scion 2e books and other products are available now at Studio2: https://studio2publishing.com/blogs/new-releases/scion-second-edition-book-one-origin-now-available-at-your-local-retailer-or-online

Looking for our Deluxe or Prestige Edition books? Try this link! http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Onyx-Path-Publishing/

And you can order Pugmire, Monarchies of Mau, Cavaliers of Mars, and Changeling: The Lost 2e at the same link! And now Scion Origin and Scion Hero and Trinity Continuum Core and Trinity Continuum: Aeon are available to order!

Check out the scaaaary half-off deals at The Return of Halfoween Sale at IPR:

https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Deals-and-Specials/

As always, you can find Onyx Path’s titles at DriveThruRPG.com!

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On Sale This Week!

This Wednesday we have two releases from the Chronicles of Darkness! The Players Guide to the Contagion Chronicle and Dearly Bleak, fiction from Deviant: The Renegades – in PDF and PoD versions on DTRPG

The Contagion has come; it’s ravaged the world and left you in its wake. The few who are left band together, along lines you never once thought you would agree to. When your enemy becomes the only friend you have left, you make do the best you can.

The Player’s Guide to the Contagion Chronicle includes essays discussing how to combine multiple monster and supernatural types from the Chronicles of Darkness within a Contagion Chronicle game, including:

• An FAQ that covers common rules from all the Chronicles game lines and how they interact.

• A full explanation of how magic from Mage: The Awakening interacts with all other monster types.

• Essays on banding together as groups, and joining monster-specific groups such as covenants, Orders, and courts.

• An essay on sharing Merits, and new Merits to facilitate mixed character-type groups.

Once, there was a boy named Dearly Bleak. That’s not his birth name, but that’s not the point. Dearly became so deathly ill, his parents allowed a smiling self-help cult to turn their son’s body into a home for a cosmic maggot god. 

Dearly was healed, and then everyone screamed. For a time, Dearly found himself all on his own, though never ever alone. One day, to his delight, he found fellow misfits and deviants like him. 

This is the story of the boy and the Worm and what they are willing to do to the conspiracies that threaten their found family. This is the story of a boy who likes toys, lunchboxes, and catching bullfrogs. But most of all, he likes brains. 

Written by Joshua Alan Doetsch

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Conventions!

Because dates for physical conventions are subject to change due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, we don’t yet have a list of upcoming physical conventions. Instead, keep an eye out here for more virtual conventions we’re going to be involved with!

Eddy will be running a Pugmire game at NerdBurger Con: https://www.geeknative.com/73852/nerdburger-games-con-online-announced/
And he’ll be on panels and possibly running a game at Save Against Fear Online: https://startplaying.games/event/save-against-fear

And speaking of Save Against Fear Online, we’ll be appearing on three Onyx Path panels:

Turning Old Favorites into New Favorite TTRPGs – Friday, October 8, 2021 – 12:30pm – 2:00pm Eastern US Time

What’s Up With the Onyx Path? – Saturday, October 9, 2021 – 10:30am – 12:00pm Eastern US Time

A Deep Delve into the Crossroads Continent 5e Setting – Saturday, October 9, 2021 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm Eastern US Time

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And now, the new project status updates!

Development Status from Eddy Webb! (Projects in bold have changed status since last week.):

First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep.)

• Exalted Essay Collection (Exalted)
• Terat Novella (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• Squeaks in the Deep Companion (Realms of Pugmire)
• Squeaks in the Deep Jumpstart (Realms of Pugmire)
• Adventure! Addendum (Trinity Continuum: Adventure!)
• Tasty Bit: Polyphemus (Trinity Continuum)

Redlines

• Dragon-Blooded Novella #2 (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Tome of the Pentacle (Mage: the Awakening 2e)
• Scion: God (Scion 2e)
• With Great Power (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• Scion: Dragon Jumpstart (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Scion: Dragon Companion (Scion 2nd Edition)

Second Draft

• No Gods, No Masters (Scion 2nd Edition)
• The Hedge (Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition)
• Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters (M20 Victorian)
• Weird Wonders and Revolutionary Magick (M20 Victorian)

Development

• Contagion Chronicle: Global Outbreaks (Chronicles of Darkness)
• Adversaries of the Righteous (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Wild Hunt (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Trinity Continuum: Aether core book (Trinity Continuum: Aether)

Manuscript Approval

Post-Approval Development

• Exigents (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Editing

• Lunars Novella (Rosenberg) (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• The Book of Lasting Death (Mummy: The Curse 2e)
• Dead Man’s Rust (Scarred Lands)
• M20 Victorian Mage (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)
• The Clades Companion (Deviant: The Renegades)
• CtL2e Novella Collection: Hollow Courts (Changeling: The Lost 2e)
• Dystopia Rising: Evolution Fiction Anthology (Dystopia Rising: Evolution)
• Legacies of Earth (Legendlore)
• Scion Fiction Anthology (Scion 2nd Edition)
• TC: Aeon Novella: Meridian (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
• Exalted Essence Edition (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Crucible of Legends (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Proteus Nova Compendium (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• TC: Aeon Novella: Dawn (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
• Trinity Continuum: Anima
• They Came From [Classified]! (They Came From…!)
• They Came From [Classified]! Jumpstart (They Came From…!)
• Realms of Magic and Mystery (was Terra Incognita) (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Vigil Watch: The Kelder Mountains (Scarred Lands)
• The Paranormal Investigator’s Handbook (WoD 20th)
• Once and Future (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Apocalyptic Record (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
• M20 Lore of the Traditions (Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)
• Many-Faced Strangers – Lunars Companion (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Panopticon Novella (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• Kith and Kin (Changeling: The Lost 2e)
• They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave! core book (They Came From…!)
• TC: Adventure! Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum: Adventure!)
• Tasty Bit: New Team (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

Post-Editing Development

• Masks of the Mythos (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Scion: Demigod (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Scion: Dragon (Scion 2nd Edition)
• N!ternational Wrestling Entertainment (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• Squeaks In The Deep (Realms of Pugmire)
• Novas Worldwide (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)
• They Came From Beneath the Sea! Jumpstart (They Came From…!)
• Saints and Monsters (Scion 2nd Edition)
• Trinity Continuum: Assassins (Trinity Continuum Core)
• They Came From Camp Murder Lake! (They Came From…!)
• Prometheus Unbound (was Psi Orders) (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
• Ghost Hunters Jumpstart w/RMCs (WoD 20th)
• The Devoted Companion (Deviant: The Renegades)
• Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters (Chronicles of Darkness)
• Across the Eight Directions (Exalted 3rd Edition)
• Trinity Continuum: Adventure! core (Trinity Continuum: Adventure!)
• They Came From Beyond the Grave! Jumpstart (They Came From…!)
• Heroes in a World of Horror! (They Came From…!)
• Mission Statements (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)
• Tasty Bit: Dracula’s Tomb (They Came From…)
• Tales of Depravity! (They Came From…!)

Indexing

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Art Direction from Mike Chaney!

In Art Direction

• Scion: Dragon – Getting Gong on board for the Flights.
• Masks of the Mythos – Mirko and crew on pantheon art. Working ideas for border designs.
• TC: Adventure! (KS)
• M20 Victorian (KS)
• Dead Man’s Rust
• Exalted Essence (KS)
• TC Mission Statements
• TC Aberrant N!WE – Sketches coming in.
• M20 Technocracy Dossier/Companion – Artists working.
• Squeaks In The Deep (KS)
• Realms of Magic and Mystery
• Saints and Monsters – Fulls contracted.
• TC: Anima (KS) – Shields rolling.
• TC: Assassin – Interior art rolling.
• Legendlore: Legacies of the Earth
• Novas Worldwide – Working on it.
• W20 Apocalyptic Record (KS) – KS rolling!
• Mage20 Lore of the Traditions – KS art AD’d
• TCFBtG! Monsters From the Crypt
• TCFGtG! Heroes in a World of Horror – Leblanc’d.
• They Came From [CLASSIFIED]! and They Came From the Cyclops’s Cave – KS art inquiries being made.
• Ghosthunters Jumpstart/Ready Made Characters – Ken Meyer Jr. Nuff said.
• Paranormalist’s Handbook – Rolling along.

In Layout

• They Came From Beneath the Sea! Jumpstart
• They Came From Beyond the Grave! Jumpstart
• Aberrant VTT
• Scion: Demigod
• Squeaks in the Deep Screen
• Squeaks in the Deep
• TC Prometheus Unbound

Proofing

• Hunter: The Vigil 2e – Backer errata being processed.
• Spiragos Collected Adventures
• M20 Rich Bastards Guide – Charles inputting fixes, had a weird file glitch where a chapter was lost momentarily. Everything’s fine down here, now. How are you?
• Legendlore – Backer PDF errata being processed.
• They Came From Beyond the Grave! – Backer PDF errata closing this week.
• V5 Forbidden Religions – Proof tweaks almost all in.
• WoD Ghost Hunters Screen – Approved by Paradox.
• M20 Technocracy Jumpstart
• TC: Aberrant Storypath Nexus materials
• They Came From Camp Murder Lake! – Dev notes being input.

At Press

• M20 Technocracy Reloaded – Deluxe getting ready for press.
• Mummy 2e – Getting ready for press. PDF and PoD versions on sale on DTRPG!
• Mummy 2e Screen – Files sent to printer.
• Deviant – Press proofs back to printer.
• Deviant Screen – Files sent to printer.
• Technocracy Reloaded Screen – Files sent to printer.
• Players Guide to the Contagion Chronicle – PDF and PoD versions on sale on Weds.
• Dearly Bleak – Deviant: The Renegades Novella – PDF and PoD on sale on Weds.
• WoD Ghost Hunters – PoD proof shipping.
• Hundred Devils Night Parade – Prepping Advance PDF to go on sale soon.

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Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

It’s birthday eve (and let’s face it, probably the birthday itself as you fine people read these MMNs late into my Monday night and later into Tuesday) of the (in)famous Vampire: The Masquerade developer Justin Achilli! Happy birthday, JA!