GenCon just wrapped up and The Onyx
Path and White Wolf Publishing have announced their plans for the next
year. There are some great things coming
up! And some changes to their schedule.
The
biggest news is that Wraith 20th Anniversary Edition has been announced! In Wraith the Oblivion, players take the
roles of ghosts (or Wraiths) as they try to negotiate the dangers of the World of
Darkness. I only played Wraith once or twice
back when I was in college. It was a
great experience, and I’m hoping I can get my hands on a copy of 2nd Edition
Wraith just so I can read through the book again. I loved the mechanics of Wraith especially
the Shadow, which is your character’s darker self. When the Shadow takes over, another player is
given control of your character. I’ve
always thought that was a great system for exploring what happens when your
character loses control of himself or herself. The Facebook page is located here!
In
November, Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Kickstarter is scheduled
to start! I’m excited about this one
too! I only played Mage once in college,
and that game didn’t turn out too well.
Mage offers the chance to really explore a system of magic where
anything is possible. Unlike Dungeons
and Dragons, the spells aren’t written down in the book in simple forms. Instead players get a chance to design their
own spells based on what types of magic they’ve chosen to learn. Time, Matter, Forces, etc all represent the
various types of magic a Mage can learn.
Another
big release to be excited about is V20 Dark Ages in April 2014. Dark Ages Vampire was one of the first RPGs
that I ever played! Many of you had
heard stories about how my first character was ripped to giblets by a village
of werewolves. I’m not looking to relive
that experience, but V20 Dark Ages should be a great addition to the V20
line. The release of this book is a sign
that Vampire the Masquerade and the World of Darkness is back in a big
way!
Vampire
the Masquerade will get several new supplements. Anarchs Unbound will explore the culture of
Anarchs as they fight against their oppressive Elders. Rites of Blood will offer new paths of
Thaumaturgy including the eldritch rituals of the Tal’mahe’Ra (True Black Hand)
or the Inconnu. Finally, V20 Ghouls has
been added to the release schedule. Like
Hunters Hunted II this looks to be another great supplement for playing a
mortal in the World of Darkness, but in this case you are blood bound to a
vampire and must serve his or her will regardless of your love or hate for your
master. Also The Red List, the list of the Camarilla's most wanted, will be coming back to print in an updated book that also includes information on Alastors, those who hunt these dangerous Kindred.
Werewolf
the Apocalypse will also receive a series of supplements over the course of the
next year. The Changing Breeds
Kickstarter has ended and that book should be available for Print on Demand
buyers in the next few months for those of who didn’t get a chance to
contribute to the Kickstarter. The next
supplement will be W20 Rage Across the World that will explore the World of
Darkness through the eyes of the Garou.
Next, Book of the Wyrm will provide more antagonists for your game, and
perhaps even offer a chance to play as Wyrm tainted Formori or Black Spiral
Dancers. W20 the Umbra will follow that,
with an exploration of the Umbra and dangers of travel there.
Mage
the Ascension will not be left out!
Digital Web 3.0 will finally offer updates to the digital realms that
undergone so many changes since the release of the Mage Revised so many years
ago. Convention books for the
Technocracy factions will continue to be released with Void Engineers being the
next to go to press. I haven’t read any
of them, yet, but I have heard nothing but great things about these books!
The
only book that hasn’t been announced is Changeling the Dreaming, and I’m sure
that announcement will be coming soon! All
of these books are going to be made available through The Onyx Path’s open
development system so that we, the fans, can contribute and make these books
even better! It takes fans and
developers working together to make a game great!
The
next year will be exciting for World of Darkness fans! Make sure to support the forthcoming
Kickstarters and if you miss the Kickstarter like I did with W20 Changing
Breeds buy the books on DriveThruRPG! It’s
our responsibility to support these great games!
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