Friday, 15 October 2021

Vamptober 15: Blue Blood

Vamptober 15: Blue Blood

Daniel Jacobs of clan Ventrue, Prince of his city, flanked by two of his childer, Edward Stoehler and Sarah Cartwright. Sometimes he makes a point to meet his subjects alone, but at other times he likes to demonstrate the expertise and unity of his brood compared to the other clans. Not mentioning the fact that he has a large brood and the right to Embrace whenever he wishes.


V5 Storytellers Vault

Storytellers Vault now has Vampire: The Masquerade fifth edition available. Darker Days have cleaned-up Pay What You Want versions of Make Blood Boil and Ascension Night, among other things already.

Thursday, 14 October 2021

Vamptober 14: Every Rose Has Its Thorns

Vamptober 14: Every Rose Has Its Thorns

Jameson takes the position as Keeper of Elysium and representative of Clan Toreador very seriously, to remind other clans of their strength. If the opportunity to appreciate culture helps a vampire to reflect on the value of humanity, every exacting detail is worthwhile. If not, he will make sure they don’t cause any trouble.

Witchblood

Witchblood from Rose Bailey, coming soon.

Storytellers Vault Halloween giveaways

Freebies, as well as a sale.

Vamptober fame!

It me!

Humbled and delighted to have one of my sketches in such great company in the World Of Darkness News community spotlight.

Hunter: The Reckoning V5

The biggest announcement so far of the Month of Darkness - the next game using the V5 rules is Hunter: The Reckoning.

They also have Werewolf: The Apocalypse news. It is a fifth edition game which is a fifth edition, while Hunter will be a second.

Hunter is a surprise as one of the later games, but it was the second to get traction in video games after Vampire: The Masquerade. Personally it’s one I never got into, as I had other monster-hunting games already and was looking more for something like Buffy. I have played a little of the more generalised Hunter: The Vigil in Chronicles Of Darkness.

The PC Hunters have conceptual Creeds and some sometimes supernatural but also natural Edges are low-level types on the outs with the big hunting groups. Closer to Vigil in some ways?

Looks like it will actually come out ahead of Werewolf too.

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Vamptober 12: Blood Hunter

Vamptober 12: Blood Hunter

For Bronwyn, the success of the Circulatory System is a point of personal pride. Which sometimes means going into a hospital disguised as an ER staffer to steal a specific bag from the blood bank herself, but she wouldn’t do it if she didn’t think it was fun.

Monday, 11 October 2021

Your Series: Endgame

How do you do a big finale?

No Time To Die is the first time a version of James Bond gets an ending, as he got a beginning as well. This got me thinking about Avengers Endgame and not just because...

No Time To Die

No Time To Die follows on from Spectre in plot, several characters and some of its tone, along with Skyfall. It’s also the first time a James Bond has gotten a proper ending, as Casino Royale was the first time we got a beginning. And I think it’s the best final outing for a long-running Bond. Even if you count The Rock.

The setup to get another adventure going for Daniel Craig’s James Bond is my least favourite element of a film I largely very much liked.

Vamptober 11: Faith That Hurts

Vamptober 11: Faith That Hurts

He was her brother and she never meant to hurt him. She gasped as he reeled away from her like an open flame. What had happened to him? Could she help him if he could not let her close?

St. Lazare Island Resort

An idea which might work better as a TV miniseries than a game. (So you could do it in Cortex Drama, but I’d rather oversee filming in a Caribbean island resort.)

An island in the Caribbean where the dead can be brought back to life. Enough of a body needs to be provided to work. They’re healed of what killed them, though how much time it gives them depends on underlying conditions - if you drop dead again before leaving the island you get a refund.

Naturally, this service isn’t cheap. So it’s lucrative enough to fund a pretty nice resort.

What would it be like to run that place? All the drama of a resort based soap opera plus massive philosophical questions.

I imagine characters like the spoiled son of the owners and the resort domestic staffer carrying his baby, the medical technician fearing for his soul, and the investigator trying to prove what’s going on.

Sunday, 10 October 2021

Nocturne 1.02

Vampire: The Masquerade - Nocturne
1.02

Second active session of this game, and I think the PCs will actually all meet and talk to each other next week!

Partially due to someone finding a body.

I don’t start every chronicle like this...

And this time I don’t plan to have a rapidly rising body count. We’ll see.

Vamptober 10: Inner Monster

Vamptober 10: Inner Monster

Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand?
William Shakespeare, Macbeth


I tried a version with blood on the hand and lips, but it seemed a bit much.

Saturday, 9 October 2021

Vamptober 9: Newly Found Power

Vamptober 9: Newly Found Power

Naamah delights in being able to punch someone across the room. Well, wouldn’t you?

A writing update

Draft sent. Featuring the word “proverbial” after eight minutes trying to remember it and Googling for synonyms for things like “go-to”.

How to plan a series

How to plan your own chronicle with Justin Achilli, part of the Month of Darkness promotion, with good genral advice and Vampire specific examples.