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Signs of Sorcery [Mage: The Awakening] [Open Development]

Welcome once again, faithful readers! Or as Frank would say… Mage: The Awakening Second Edition (featuring the Fallen World Chronicle) is still moving its way through layout, but my cabal of authors have not been idle since its Open Development ended. We’ve been writing the first sourcebook for the new edition, Signs of Sorcery.…

March 20, 2016
Excerpts and Explanations [Vampire: the Masquerade]

Beckett: Providing I’m not immediately immolated, I’ll yell the safe word. Cover to “Vampire: the Masquerade: Beckett“, by Guy Davis and Vince Locke. Greetings, true believers! It’s been a while since our last Jyhad Diary update, I know. Joining me as Beckett’s Jyhad Diary developer is Matthew Dawkins. We’re both excited for BJD’s upcoming release,…

March 20, 2016
Hurt Locker: Equipment Appendix

Howdy. Thought I’d share a draft while Hurt Locker’s on its way toward editing. This is the appendix for the book featuring weapons, armor, and equipment. This is more or less what the appendix will look like, with some minor changes here and there, edits, and what-have-you. It features a slightly different take on the way…

February 4, 2016
Hunter 2E Open Dev: Slashers and Ashwood Abbey

I mentioned in my Hunter the Vigil 2E developer announcement that I wanted to use OpenDev as a way to introduce how I’m addressing gameplay, structure, and the three tiers in the context of the Slasher Chronicle. This will be an experiment, for both you and for me, that will help us understand how discussions…

December 22, 2015
Visit scenic Chiaro! [Cavaliers of Mars]

Drafts for Cavaliers of Mars are starting to come in. Since I posted “Two Swords of Mars” the other week, this week I’d like to spotlight the city it takes place in, Chiaro. Chiaro is a lively city caught between those who would loot its ancient past and its role as a lifeline for modern Mars. Stats have…

September 15, 2015
Changeling the Lost Second Edition – Kiths

Hey all. It’s been a bit. I wanted to share some second drafts with you. This is like… 75% of the kiths that’ll be featured in the core rulebook. Here’s the document. With these and the Seemings, you have the foundation for a Changeling the Lost Second Edition character. I’ll be working on Contracts soon,…

September 11, 2015
Changeling the Lost, Second Edition Inspirations

I’m knee-deep in redlines for Changeling: The Lost. I’m close to the point where I’ll start sharing things with the intent to playtest, and we even have one playtest group organising in the forums right now. But, in the mean time, I figured I’d share the Inspirations section. This might give some insight to my…

August 26, 2015
Ascension [Mage: The Awakening]

What seems like a lifetime ago, two months before the first of these Open Development posts, I was on holiday (that’s proper English for “vacation”) in the Orkney Islands. One day, I visited a Distillery and bought a reasonably old whisky. It’s sat, undisturbed, in its bottle in the corner of my living room ever…

August 15, 2015
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Seers of the Throne) [Mage: The Awakening]

Time for the Devil to get his due. But first, some musical accompaniment. Several years ago, when we were writing what is now Vampire: The Requiem Second Edition, I was taking a lot of notes about how I’d handle Mage in what was then still The Fallen World Chronicle. Rose’s decision to put VII at…

July 23, 2015
My Body Is A Cage (Silver Ladder) [Mage: The Awakening]

First, some Peter Gabriel. The end is approaching. Not global Ascension, but of these Open Development posts – we have only two more of these posts to go. Game’s nearly out of Development and into Editing, the playtest groups are beavering away, and my Development “to-do” list now fits on one page. What to say…

July 19, 2015