The State of the Chronicles of Darkness

Miss Demeanor · Apr 17, 2015, 4:54 PM

Dammit! I thought I was safe. I thought I'd escaped from GMC. Neither Vampire nor Werewolf interested me in the least... but then they made this. And this looks AMAZING.

SIGH I almost got away...

Misadventure · Apr 17, 2015, 5:36 PM

You could steal the idea and completely otherwise ignore GMC.

Arkandel · Apr 17, 2015, 5:41 PM

@Miss-Demeanor said:

Dammit! I thought I was safe. I thought I'd escaped from GMC. Neither Vampire nor Werewolf interested me in the least... but then they made this. And this looks AMAZING.

SIGH I almost got away...

If it makes you feel any better (?) no MU* is even planning so far to include it that I am aware of, plus it might be a long time before it's even out.

What did you like about it?

Miss Demeanor · Apr 17, 2015, 6:06 PM

@Arkandel I like the idea of the Families, that they're taking from mythology rather than the animal world, I like the creep factor.

@Misadventure I could, but that would require me having a game. Which I do not now, nor ever will, have. ^_^ I wouldn't mind running one someday, but I do not have the skills or patience to build one.

HelloRaptor · Apr 17, 2015, 6:33 PM

So Beast is basically Otherkin: You Were Right All Along, then? Hrm. >_<

tragedyjones · Apr 17, 2015, 8:12 PM

I think the reason no MU had been planning to do Beast is most.people are generally completely.unfamiliar with it thus far.

HelloRaptor · Apr 17, 2015, 8:15 PM

Yeah, it seems like it'd play right into the sense of persecution complex so prevalent on MU*es. I can't imagine it won't get snapped right up.

Honestly, I'm still shocked Demon made it onto a MU*, especially a multi-sphere one, and this sounds like it's actually being designed to work with other spheres.

Arkandel · Apr 17, 2015, 8:24 PM

@tragedyjones said:

I think the reason no MU had been planning to do Beast is most.people are generally completely.unfamiliar with it thus far.

Sure, of course. But my point wasn't that it wasn't going to eventually be out and picked up by MU*, only that it wasn't gonna happen any time soon.

tragedyjones · Apr 17, 2015, 9:24 PM

I probably misread you then, @Arkandel. My bad. And I am still completely unsure what, if any, interest I have in Beast.

Miss Demeanor · Apr 17, 2015, 9:34 PM

And yes, I do like that it looks to be designed to work with the other splats rather than having that 'ewwwww, you're a filthy unnatural vampire, why would I talk to YOU' thing.

tragedyjones · Apr 24, 2015, 8:04 PM

First OpenDevelopment blog post for Changeling: the Lost 2nd Edition:
http://theonyxpath.com/changeling-the-lost-second-edition-beasts/

Arkandel · Apr 29, 2015, 8:46 PM

"As someone who previously purchased the PDF edition you qualify for a discount on the print on demand edition! This discount takes into account the $19.99 you've already paid for the PDF and matches the PDF + Print combo price now available on DriveThruRPG. Act fast, this special discount offer is only good for the next week!
Premium Color Hardcover
Standard Color Hardcover*"

Does anyone know what the difference between the two is, or how much better one looks than the other in similar products? Is it worth the extra $20?

Bobotron · Apr 29, 2015, 11:18 PM

@Arkandel
Which book is this?

Arkandel · Apr 29, 2015, 11:20 PM

@Bobotron Oh, sorry, it's Werewolf the Forsaken (2nd Ed).

Bobotron · Apr 29, 2015, 11:22 PM

@Arkandel
http://support.drivethrurpg.com/entries/23834863-What-is-the-difference-between-Premium-Color-and-Standard-Color-

The color quality is the biggest issue it seems. The paper used in standard is the same used in B&W so it doesn't hold the ink as deeply. Premium uses a different paper and thus the art is heavier ink (and thus tends to look better).

HelloRaptor · May 1, 2015, 9:38 AM

I really like the Changeling thing, small blurb that it is. I agree with one comment below there, that I like how it's focusing heavily on how you escaped/fought free as a defining element of your character, not just 'this is what you were made into'.

Misadventure · May 1, 2015, 3:50 PM

Should make Loyalists easier to spot.

Thenomain · May 1, 2015, 5:24 PM

It also explains how they're killing Courts as a central role.

Arkandel · May 1, 2015, 5:24 PM

If Changeling 2.0 isn't careful it might induce me to play one for the first time ever.

tragedyjones · May 1, 2015, 6:16 PM

Oh for those who did not notice, Mage made it through the major revision process and is back to being sneak previewed. It should be out, by my reckoning, in 2015.