Tag Archives: world of darkness

Imperial Mysteries Half-FAQ

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin

. . . in which I answer questions related to those parts of Imperial Mysteries that are not Dave’s to answer.

What happens when an archmaster removes the conditions that allows a previously Ascended being to exist?

This depends on…

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The Imperial Mysteries Post

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

So Imperial Mysteries came out. People seem to like it, except for the art.

Let’s get the art out of the way first. Unfortunately, this book was finished in the wake of serious layoffs at CCP that disproportionately hit Atlanta.…

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Vampire 20th and Socializing With(out) Tears

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

“V20,” made me think about social systems. But the Storyteller system is just part of the inspiration. I don’t like where RPGs have been going with social systems and to my surprise, have discovered the social mechanics I like the best…

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Vampire 20th — Unasked Advice, Given!

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

Yes, there’s a new-ish version of Vampire: The Masquerade coming out. I won’t talk about what this means to CCP/White Wolf as I doubt I really know one way or the other, but the chance to say something about how…

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Fast Darkness

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

Found this perusing my old Livejournal. If I remember correctly I threw this together in response to the Microlite craze. It’s a a neat game sketch; some of its ideas eventually found their way into the Mage Chroniclers Guide. Anyway,…

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Of Mages and Mirrors, Woundgate and Worlds of Darkness

Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin

I contributed to two recent White Wolf releases: World of Darkness: Mirrors and the Mage Chronicler’s Guide. They’re both big books of optional systems and ideas. But since I hate toolkits, why the hell did they let me join the party?…

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Mage: The Sterile Version

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Malcolm

Mage: The Ascension is on my mind again. I’m planning to run a game at Anime North where the characters’ objective is to assassinate the Second Coming of Christ. I decided to continue fooling with the Dirty Version. I read…

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Mage: The Dirty Version — Templar Tradition Prologue

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Malcolm

Ave Baphomet.

I felt like my blood twisted in its veins when I first mouthed that prayer. Tonight I feared a terrible error for the last time: that the old false image — horns, cloven hooves and all — would come and cut me open with its sharp, garish pentacle. Continue reading →

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Tommy Westphall and the Big Dark Crossover

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Malcolm

Tommy Westphall was a minor character in the 80s medical drama St. Elsewhere.  Nowadays he’s known for the Tommy Westphall Hypothesis: the idea that most TV series exist in his mind, due to the fact that by the last episode, St.…

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Metaplot 2.0 (Part Two)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Malcolm

Over in my last post on metaplot I talked about the good and bad in metaplots, how they compare to other game/IP development methods and proposed some ways they could be improved. This time around I want to develop a…

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