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Mages with time magic start calling vampires, to spoil the vampires anticipation of the outcome of a game. "Oh, you wanna watch the Bull v Spurs game? Well, the Bull's do goo until the 4th quarter and then they choke..."

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Harris O'Malley, or Dr Nerdlove, has been outed as guilty of sexual harassment and assault.

He issued a statement about it shortly before taking a week off for July 4th.

And the first column the week after is by a woman apologist who writes about forgiveness but never directly comments of O'Malley or his issues.

So, a supposed feminist and ally of women actually has a history of sexual harassment and sexual assault. This should surprise no one.

And a woman steps forward to tacitly defend him. This is disappointing, even if it is also not surprising....

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Harris O'Malley, or Dr Nerdlove, has been outed as guilty of sexual harassment and assault.
He issued a statement about it shortly before taking a week off for July 4th.
And the first column the week after is by a woman apologist who writes about forgiveness but never directly comments of O'Malley or his issues.
So, a supposed feminist and ally of women actually has a history of sexual harassment and sexual assault. This should surprise no one.
And a woman steps forward to tacitly defend him. This is disappointing, even if it is also not surprising. Because there...

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Kludge is an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose. That describes the contents of most RPGs settings that have gone on for more than a few years. Bits of things get added onto and stick around just because.

The Sabbat appeared in 1^st edition VtM as a metaphoric fire to the skillet of the Camarilla. They were the monsters lurking in the dark, just part the edges of Camarilla power. If the characters didn’t like dealing with the Camarilla – too bad. You can’t leave, because the Sabbat will get you.

The expansion of the game...

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Mexico City, ideally with writing and art by Latinx people. A formally pagan city, formally Sabbat city, now a somewhat Camarilla City.

Either that or Hoboken.

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Gypsies as a book, Mafia as a book (in that it focused on the Italian mafia, as compared to general organized crime), the Week of Nightmares, Himmler (this should have been followed up on), and page XXX in the books, and lost sections of text which would not have been lost with better editing and layout.

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My irresponsible and reckless speculation about the Sabbat is…

1. The classic Sabbat no longer exists. It has been altered and shattered beyond repair and recognition.
2. There will be multiple small factions and cells calling that each believe themselves to be the inheritors, or survivors, of the “real Sabbat.” These groups will call themselves different things.
3. Some of these survivors will be content with survival. Others will seek some ideology to justify themselves and their bloody appetites.
4. Lucita will probably be involved with one of the more agnostic cells, or at least one

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Here are some lovely photos of the kinds of places vampires call home.Just a little visual inspiration for your games. Photographer Documents the Beauty of Abandoned Buildings in Europe.

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It is listed here, at EnWorld; Crowdfunding News – Terra Oblivion, Ngolo Diaspora, and more

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God damn it.

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I'm running a Kickstarter for Inn between Worlds.
The Kickstarter describes the book as Fate - but I've got a Savage Worlds version ready to go as well. I just cannot list a Savage Worlds book in a Kickstarter because the Pinnacle license prevents that from happening.
In any case, if the Kickstarter hits its mark, I will be releasing a Savage Worlds version of the same book.
So if the subject interests you, consider backing the project. If the Kickstarter hits, then there will be a Fate version and a Savage Worlds version.

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I didn't - and don't - like the way Orpheus handled the Wraith settings. Basically, the former destroyed the latter. I will be disappointed if 5E Wraith is an utter reset of the setting.

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A lot of horror movies could be docu-dramas.
Wages are about 10% less than the real world, while prices are about 10% higher. The murder rate is higher. People are more violent.
Mimes talk.
Most public parks in the real world are private property, or something similar, requiring special permission to access. This includes city parks.

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On June 30th I hope to have an AMA about the book and the Kickstarter.

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This thread needs a song...

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Thanks.

And the Project is Live!

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Tomorrow, or possibly Wednesday, my Kickstarter for Inn between Worlds goes live. It is an RPG supplement about an inn and tavern that sit on damage to reality. It's like the Bermuda Triangle with a front desk.

The pre-launch page is here....

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Tomorrow, or possibly Wednesday, my Kickstarter for Inn between Worlds goes live.
The pre-launch page is here.
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It always felt iffy at best, racist at worst, to make a Native American one of the major villains of a Western setting written and designed by white people for a mostly white audience....