About Matt McFarland

Monday Meeting, News

Warning: This is a short post and I try not to go into any disturbing details, but the overall subject matter itself may be disturbing.

It is, and continues to be, important to me that none of our creators feel that they are being put into inappropriate or unsafe working situations.

Many of you will recall Matthew McFarland, a writer and developer for the original White Wolf and then later a freelance writer and developer for us at Onyx Path.

In 2017, Onyx Path stopped working with McFarland because of accusations of abuse and rape that were made against him concerning a relationship several decades earlier.

Last week, several more people came forward to further accuse him of abuse and harassment that occurred more recently.

I personally, and all of the crew here at Onyx Path, have spent the last week fumbling our way through renewed, intense feelings of betrayal. Many of our developers looked to McFarland as a mentor, coworker, ally, and friend. We are horrified at the actions he took while working with us.

We hear his accusers and believe them.

We have been building an inclusive environment that fosters creativity, and there is no place in that for anyone who abuses their position to harass others.

We are rewriting the last two assignments given to McFarland prior to our decision to end his involvement with our projects, Hunter: The Vigil 2e and They Came from Beneath the Sea!, and are examining further options for his previously published works. In the weeks to come, we will make sure a clear, written harassment policy is available to all of our freelancers.

While this post is freelancer-facing, we want to be clear that we do not tolerate this behavior and are learning and doing what we can to ensure we have a safe and inclusive work environment.

Thank you for understanding.