Things I Keep

The new Dev diary for vampire 6th edition has me scared that they will roll back all ideas that were not standard vtm. Let’s hope I’m wrong.

www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/3... On sale during White Wolf’s month of darkness. Solo Vampire the Masquerade 5e rules. #vtm #v5 #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpgs

www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/5... This new mortal lifepath system for Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition is streamlined with no fluff. Once you play a few game loops it can get exciting and messy! I designed it because I needed more history to my characters in my solo games. #vtm #vampire

Released a small document on the basic tools I use to solo roleplay. Thought others might find it useful. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #ttrpg #solorpg

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... Solo sale at drivethrurpg means a few of my games are discounted. #solorpg #ttrpg #bellum if you like vampires #witch&knave if you like fantasy #ironintheblood if you like vampires and Ironsworn Not sure why my VtM titles didn’t make it.

Every bounty in this book is a whole adventure waiting to be improvised at the table or deep prepped by a GM. I’ve only read 8 bounties so far and I feel I could run this starting now and for the next few years. If my games ever went that long. #mothership #wagesofsin

Just flipping through this book makes me want to run it. Put a bounty on my free time, I’ll need it back!

I’m starting to think I’ve read the various editions of Vampire the Masquerade more recently than others reviewing V6 Playtest. The amount of rules remembering by reviewers is all over the place.

NPCs in V6 are horrible however. If everyone was a minion level threat, then it works, but I found myself wanting more strategic options for established NPCs. I wanted to treat them like full characters, with things they are good and bad at.

Finished the Vampire the Masquerade playtest last night. All my players agreed that it made them want to play VtM again and they hope the current anger toward the new edition doesn’t convince White Wolf to pivot too much.

Vampire the Masquerade revised edition was very good for me. So much so that when I went insane and sold off my RPG collection, I couldn’t let go of it. Just a few books away from being complete. Maybe I’ll complete it.

Played Vampire the Masquerade last night. Playtest of 6th edition.We loved it.There are some lumps that need to be smoothed over but we were pleasantly surprised by how it played. It felt like VtM. It didn't feel like V5. More a distilled and refreshed version of the other editions.

It's probably too early to be converting Tourniquet rules to Vampire 6th edition rules, but hey, that's what I do. Plus it's a great way to learn the system. Fans pressure will probably make 6th edition die in its current state, so my work will be worthless after a few months. So be it.

VtM Alpha: I really like the new Humanity. It positions you as not the monster or the mortal, but a person struggling with both. This is a new concept in the VtM line, which I dig. It is easy to understand and use and there are zero elements that I think my table will ignore on it. #ttrpg

VtM Alpha: Prolonged Tasks are fine. Downtime actions are solid, but needs to be expanded in the final rules, I hope incorporating Haven and Domain development. Tiers of play are...Trying to be a balancing mechanic but seems to just set guard rails. Move to ST section. Ignore mostly.

VtM Alpha: Actions are also straight forward and what I expect from most TTRPGs. The only happy dance I did when reading was: you gain a number of reactions equal to your Wits dots. Hell yeah.

VtM Alpha: Movement, distance, and time are all pretty standard. I have no issues with them EXCEPT in the movement part it talks about the ST restricting things based on narrative and environment. No mention of spending Drama to do so, like in other places in the text. Hence why Drama needs clarity.

Vtm: the failure systems in the draft feel a bit off to me. Choose Your Pain is great and Devils Bargin needs mode once drama points are not so arbitrary. Maybe even CP and DB need to combine into one system. stuck on these two pages all night as my brain tries to make them awesome instead of good

VtM. I really like the new basic rules. A+S-D. If one of those dice is 8+, you succeed. Extra 8+ showing dice make you cooler. Maybe years of playing Free League make this a good fit for me. Maybe it's my dislike of moving difficulties in other games or the count the successes versions of vtm.

Updated playtest pdf cover. It's getting closer to an actual release but I'm not happy with a few things. Also I got distracted with another design (not vampire related). #solorpg #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg

Working out a few more kinks, and trying to get art lined up. Soon hopefully! #vampirethemasquerade #ttrpg #soloRPG #vtm

Finally! #dolmenwood #ttrpg #roleplaying. Can’t wait to get into this!

I will be ready for the first round of play testers soon on my next Vampire release. It’s a solo journaling game that builds your mortal life and the years you were a vampire before the modern day. The play test document won’t be pretty. Interested? Let me know. #vtm #vampire

The Alien Evolved RPG is cleaner, doesn’t hurt my eyes and the rules changes seem to be exactly what I wanted. We’ll need to see in play (hopefully soon) but so far it’s better than I expected. Just wish the other books (and the foundry installs) had this layout without me having to rebuy them!

Saturday afternoon reading. Vaesen always inspires.

www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/3... Some of my games are on sale at the Storytellers Vault and on Drivethrurpg.com If you like solo games, mostly about vampires, give them a look. Above link is to my vampire v5 solo rules. #vampire #vampirethemasquerade #vtm #ttrpg #solorpg

www.hpb.com/dogs-in-the-... 20% off of $75. Only one but they have had it for awhile. Maybe it'll move with the discount? #ttrpg #dogsinthevineyard #roleplaying

Prepping for tonight’s game of Vampire the Masquerade while listening to “softscars” by yeule, seems like a nice end to my daylight hours. The Crimson Gutter. Not bad so far but I’m remixing and glitching it. Third session.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla... More signs that I’m getting priced out of my hobby. $115 or so with shipping if I want the pdf and the one book. I was looking forward to a modern simpler Shadowrun, but… nope.

Vibes may not be as deep but it still vibes. Streamlined YZE rules coupled with a more accessible setting and direct no nonsense exploration smothered in hope. Get your dark space horror on while being positive about the future of your dying city! I really want a bird now. jk

One of my favorite games recently is deal of the day on drivethru: legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4675... I read a lot of RPGs,but only a few have I read more than once in their entirety. Swyvers I read three times cover to cover. I'm afraid of how badly behaved my group would be if we play this.

I visited Chicago twice this year and still haven’t found a good place for used games. I feel like I failed. Next time? I did accidentally end up seeing Letters to Cleo at a festival around Wicker Park. Two bits of nostalgia at one time. Wish I could afford life in Chicago. #chicago #wickerpark

Did not expect to end up the owner of this but this week is full of surprises! I've been drooling over Torchbearer, specifically this set for awhile. It made me an offer I couldn't refuse and my gaming group decided my addiction was worth supporting. #torchbearer #ttrpgs #roleplaying #burningwheel

One of the most underrated rpg systems. Now out of print. I was reading Warhammer The Old World rpg, the wood elf art reminded me of the elf art in Talisman Adventures. It’s been a year since C7 announced they were producing the next edition. Any new news? @cubicle7games.bsky.social #talisman #ttrpg

I can’t get this game off my reading table. I keep reading and rereading and dreaming of playing it. I even wrote custom solo rules for it. I have no idea why I like it so much but I do. @chaosium.bsky.social has put some magic into this. I just need a way to convince my group how awesome it is!

Finally got around to placing a few games onto my bookshelf that had been on my desk waiting to be read. I’ll admit I didn’t get to all of them yet. One of these however is still on my desk.

199V, my 'defective' vampires, fighting other vampires in the 1990s, game is on sale on drivethru: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... It has a fusion of Mork Borg and Frontier Scum as its rules, with a few twists. #ttrpg #roleplayinggames #vampire

Finally got The One Ring to the table. The two players who know Tolkien the least, and were most reluctant to play, ended up loving it the most. The game has an emotional core that hooked us, even in the first 3 hours of our adventure.

Another relic on my shelf. My 1st edition Shadowrun collection keeps growing. Might have to run another session in the future.