Today I got an email asking what I'm GMing this academic year, and ran into someone from the games society who asked the same thing... and apparently we don't have any rooms booked.
So, uh... something I can run in the cafe I guess.
Sunday, 26 August 2018
Monday, 13 August 2018
What would New Bremen V5 be like?
They'd have to figure out how to track Hunger for lots of people. And decide on the Chronicle Tenets and Convictions. And how NPC Touchstones work. And You Are What You Eat. And...
Okay, it would be a lot of work.
But hey, we never really made Blood pool work reliably in the old chat, right?
And it would be fun to see, for example, the mess that the Tremere are in develop night to night, with loyalists on the Camarilla side and House Carna in with the anarchs for example.
It would have a new prince, again, obviously.
Sitewide messages for graffiti tags?
Okay, it would be a lot of work.
But hey, we never really made Blood pool work reliably in the old chat, right?
And it would be fun to see, for example, the mess that the Tremere are in develop night to night, with loyalists on the Camarilla side and House Carna in with the anarchs for example.
It would have a new prince, again, obviously.
Sitewide messages for graffiti tags?
Thursday, 2 August 2018
Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition
I'll probably run V5 some time. Because I like VTR2 and it's learned a lot from it.
Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, Ventrue, Caitiff, Thin-Bloods.
The Disciplines and clan weaknesses have gotten quite a bit of tweaking as well as the new dice measurements and the Hunger system. (The hungrier you are, the worse your clan weakness is - Ventrue can feed on anyone, but feeding outside their preference is harder the hungrier they are.)
The Tremere have changed weakness again, as part of getting metaplotted upside the head.
The game is focused on Camarilla and anarchs for now, with the Sabbat off to the side and the independents seemingly falling in the cracks.
And hey, if there's a chat...
Although I imagine Hunger would be a pain to implement. (But then again, Blood Pool was pretty much dependent on the honor system in old New Bremen...)
Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, Ventrue, Caitiff, Thin-Bloods.
The Disciplines and clan weaknesses have gotten quite a bit of tweaking as well as the new dice measurements and the Hunger system. (The hungrier you are, the worse your clan weakness is - Ventrue can feed on anyone, but feeding outside their preference is harder the hungrier they are.)
The Tremere have changed weakness again, as part of getting metaplotted upside the head.
The game is focused on Camarilla and anarchs for now, with the Sabbat off to the side and the independents seemingly falling in the cracks.
And hey, if there's a chat...
Although I imagine Hunger would be a pain to implement. (But then again, Blood Pool was pretty much dependent on the honor system in old New Bremen...)
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
The Crow: Memento Mori
The Crow: Memento Mori is all out now. The first series in a while, and the first I've picked up since Skinning The Wolves, the one James O'Barr plotted a few years back. After that one went with someone bearing the marks of his death, this goes back to the shirtless guy with dramatic makeup.
And, oh, it's about terrorism. And the reason behind it is, well, it's a twist certainly.
It's pretty. It's pretty vacant, and we don't care.
So it keeps up the "the original was great because it came from the creator's life, and the first film works because it put that weight into it, and nothing else stands up" tradition. So, there's that.
And, oh, it's about terrorism. And the reason behind it is, well, it's a twist certainly.
It's pretty. It's pretty vacant, and we don't care.
So it keeps up the "the original was great because it came from the creator's life, and the first film works because it put that weight into it, and nothing else stands up" tradition. So, there's that.
Thursday, 26 July 2018
BOOM
Many V5 previews. All sound interesting. Have to stop reading on my computer because of thunder and lightning overhead.
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Thursday, 28 June 2018
V5 Preview
VtM 5, 27 pages out of 400+. Free on the worldofdarkness site.
Toreador are distracted by ugliness instead of beauty, Celerity has dot-specific powers, vampires have Touchstones (which are narrower here than in Requiem 2, specifying them as mortals) and Theo Bell killed Hardestadt. Good for him.
Toreador are distracted by ugliness instead of beauty, Celerity has dot-specific powers, vampires have Touchstones (which are narrower here than in Requiem 2, specifying them as mortals) and Theo Bell killed Hardestadt. Good for him.
Saturday, 23 June 2018
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer (and producers and surprise guest Denis O'Hare) were charming as you'd hope.
Sunday, 17 June 2018
You're The Only Thing Worth Dying For: Ten
Vampire: The Requiem
You're The Only Thing Worth Dying For
Ten: You're the only thing worth dying for
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Sarah found Daniel's sire at the cafe.
"Did you know I was looking for you?"
"I thought you might be."
"Where is he?"
"Looking for Matthew. Trying to keep you safe."
"Then why aren't you helping him?"
"I am. You're safe here with me."
"But Matthew could - "
"Yes, he could."
"So, what. he's gonna go and die for some macho bullshit?"
The older woman - how much older? - studied her for a moment, a brightness in her eyes.
"You'll find Matthew at the old medical school. You best hurry."
...
The medical school had been used for storage since they built its replacement in the 1940s. As Sarah approached, she reflected that it would be the perfect place for something like Matthew to hide out near campus.
Daniel sat watching from the rooftop of the old quad tower, across the way. He stood up as she pulled her car to a stop, and clambered down the fire escape one floor at a time.
"He's inside. You should go."
"I'm not leaving you."
He paused, looking into her eyes, and then nodded.
"Do you have the spray? Keep it ready."
"Actually, I have an idea about that. He really doesn't understand the modern world very well, does he?"
...
Daniel pulled open a goods door at the side of the building, one he knew Matthew used, and walked into the dark halls.
"So now you think you can challenge me on my own domain."
Matthew dropped from the ceiling behind him. He spun around, bringing up the spray and blasting it into Matthew's eyes.
Nearly blinded, he ran after Daniel - and was just starting to turn as he heard the engine as Sarah slammed her car into him, pinning him against the wall.
Her airbag went off, hitting her in the face.
Matthew clawed at the hood of the car as she ground the gears up. Something more cracked, his legs gave way and he slumped over, skin peeling and cracking, collapsing to bone and dust before her eyes.
Sarah went to open the driver's door, found it was wedged. Daniel came over and tore it open, helping her out.
He saw her bleeding nose and cut lip... shivered for a second... and gave her a handkerchief.
She saw that hesitation, and then smiled as she took it.
"Did you know I was looking for you?"
"I thought you might be."
"Where is he?"
"Looking for Matthew. Trying to keep you safe."
"Then why aren't you helping him?"
"I am. You're safe here with me."
"But Matthew could - "
"Yes, he could."
"So, what. he's gonna go and die for some macho bullshit?"
The older woman - how much older? - studied her for a moment, a brightness in her eyes.
"You'll find Matthew at the old medical school. You best hurry."
...
The medical school had been used for storage since they built its replacement in the 1940s. As Sarah approached, she reflected that it would be the perfect place for something like Matthew to hide out near campus.
Daniel sat watching from the rooftop of the old quad tower, across the way. He stood up as she pulled her car to a stop, and clambered down the fire escape one floor at a time.
"He's inside. You should go."
"I'm not leaving you."
He paused, looking into her eyes, and then nodded.
"Do you have the spray? Keep it ready."
"Actually, I have an idea about that. He really doesn't understand the modern world very well, does he?"
...
Daniel pulled open a goods door at the side of the building, one he knew Matthew used, and walked into the dark halls.
"So now you think you can challenge me on my own domain."
Matthew dropped from the ceiling behind him. He spun around, bringing up the spray and blasting it into Matthew's eyes.
Nearly blinded, he ran after Daniel - and was just starting to turn as he heard the engine as Sarah slammed her car into him, pinning him against the wall.
Her airbag went off, hitting her in the face.
Matthew clawed at the hood of the car as she ground the gears up. Something more cracked, his legs gave way and he slumped over, skin peeling and cracking, collapsing to bone and dust before her eyes.
Sarah went to open the driver's door, found it was wedged. Daniel came over and tore it open, helping her out.
He saw her bleeding nose and cut lip... shivered for a second... and gave her a handkerchief.
She saw that hesitation, and then smiled as she took it.
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Monday, 11 June 2018
You're The Only Thing Worth Dying For: Nine
Vampire: The Requiem
You're The Only Thing Worth Dying For
Nine: We're still aching for tomorrow
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Daniel broke the kiss, looking into Sarah's eyes as she opened them. She saw longing, and pain, even as he smiled slightly
"Don't go," she said softly, raising a hand to his cool cheek, keeping his lips close to hers.
"I can't be what you want. I can't be what I want."
"So be what you can." And she pressed her lips to his again. This time he held the kiss.
They agreed to meet the next evening.
Mentioning this to Caitlyn and Gemma the next day, Caitlyn insisted on being there.
It was a minute before he was due that he called, to say he couldn't make it.
"Has something come up?"
"I'm being followed. Stay there, or go somewhere else that's public."
"I can help. I've still got that spray..."
"I don't want to put you in danger."
"I don't particularly want that either."
"I'll call tomorrow, if it's safe."
He didn't call the next night...
She went to find his sire.
She went to find his sire.
Thursday, 7 June 2018
Monday, 4 June 2018
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Girls' Middle School D&D Club
The Girls Middle School D&D Club is the best.
"D&D Club has expanded into a D&D elective class and an upcoming summer camp for these passionate girls."
"D&D Club has expanded into a D&D elective class and an upcoming summer camp for these passionate girls."
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