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Genre Police: Rules Of Conduct

April 14, 2024 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

While some RPG sessions may thrive on unstructured character interactions, social skill dice help balance the expression of a player’s character, especially when personal attributes differ from those of their in-game persona. Games like D&D simplify this with one roll, while World of Darkness offers a layered approach. However, over-mechanizing social actions can restrict the narrative, calling for periodic evaluation and ensuring that mechanics serve the game’s intended exploration while allowing for character growth and varied interactions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips, world of darkness

Icons of Rage: The very last Werewolf – The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary book Onyx Path will publish

January 17, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These tales may be long or short, but they tell of Garou who overcame their challenges, who became pinnacles of their auspices and whatever goals they pursued. They tell of those Garou who we should hold up as examples to what can be accomplished even in the face of the onrushing Apocalypse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: onyx path publishing, werewolf, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, world of darkness

Bloody Heart Bath Bomb: By Night Studios has the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for Vampire LARPers

January 17, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What does a human heart crushed by an angry Brujah smell like? Like Nag Champa, aka sandalwood and frangipani, and vanilla…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: by night studios, household, valentine's day, vampire, world of darkness

Genre Police: Reading The Intent

December 11, 2023 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

It might be obvious but I think it is worth mentioning that any roleplaying game ruleset are a ‘text’, much as we would look at any sort of media.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, masks, rpg tips, world of darkness

World of Darkness interactive novels coming via new Choice of Games partnership

May 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Choice of Games is behind some of the most beloved World of Darkness stories that resonate with our fans, expanding our partnership is a natural fit.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, world of darkness

The best selling titles in the Storytellers Vault in 2022

December 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Storytellers Vault is more than just home to community content for the World of Darkness. There are RPG sourcebooks and supplements for the Chronicles of Darkness and the anime-inspired fantasy of Exalted.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chronicles of darkness, Khaldoun Khelil, storytellers vault, world of darkness

Survivor’s Guide to the Ascension War

December 30, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

So, you want to play Mage: The Ascension? Makes sense, it’s an amazing world and system!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Mage The Ascension, rpg tips, world of darkness

Gamer Halloween! Humble unleashes a World of Darkness bundle

October 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s also content for Werewolf and the VR horror Wraith: The Oblivion and the interactive story Heart of the Forest.

Filed Under: PC, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, heart of the forest, horror, humble bundle, Vampire: The Masquerade, world of darkness, wraith the oblivion

Turn the tables: Hunter: The Reckoning 5th Edition is out to buy

July 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hunter uses the Storyteller system and is a tabletop roleplaying game about desperate measures against devastating dangers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hunter: the reckoning, Renegade Game Studios, world of darkness

Early access opens for the Vampire: The Masquerade Nexus

June 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last year, the World of Darkness Nexus was announced and was to be the official digital toolkit for games like Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Hunter: The Reckoning.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: demiplane, jason carl, Vampire: The Masquerade, world of darkness

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