Shattered, smothered, covered, chunked, diced, peppered, capped, and topped. [Monday Meeting Notes]

Monday Meeting, News

Amazingly, the Waffle House menu list of options for their home fries of scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, diced, peppered, capped, and topped, sound a lot like a description of this illustration by Ron Spencer for the W20 Shattered Dreams book.

I have no idea why that came to mind except I just saw a video of Anthony Bourdain, who I find always fun to watch, extolling the virtues of Waffle House, a chain of eateries ubiquitous to the southern US. Hey, it gave me a blog title this week, which is not always the easiest thing to come up with.

Of course, I wouldn’t have been thinking about W20 Shattered Dreams if the Kickstarter for the Deluxe Edition was not in it’s last 5 days. We’ve added a link to the final chapter (on the War of Tears) as that text has now been OK’d by developer Snappy Stew Wilson to reveal to folks.

I got a message from a prospective backer worried that the book just detailed ways to waste his beloved Changing Breeds, and No! it is not that at all. This book is usable by W20 players of both the Garou and the Changing Breeds and includes options for both sides in these terrible conflicts through the ages. Since we have included the links for all the text currently going into the book, you can give it a once-over yourself before pledging. But do it fast, as there’s not a lot of time left to pledge for this Deluxe edition and whatever Stretch Goals may come out of the KS.

Speaking of Kickstarters, he segued innocently, I have good news to report from last week’s meeting with the fellas at the new White Wolf Publishing (Paradox Interactive).

But first, I should talk about how awesome our old friend and original Hunter: the Vigil developer Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars: Aftermath novel is. And it really is delightfully evocative of the universe and characters we last saw at the end of the Return of the Jedi. Or maybe talk about how today at lunch Eddy and I discussed H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, and racism. And Pugmire Calling and Breed symbols.

Nah.

Only a little bit of teasing today. Let’s get to it:

Very pleased to say that we’ve been OK’d to go ahead with the Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition Kickstarter that we’ve planned for December into January. This is, of course, the fifth of the Big Five gamelines, and we’re thrilled to be creating an edition that celebrates our shared love of CtD! We’ve got some great ideas for this one and I’m going to run a few possible options past our printers this week.

As for the rest of my meeting with Tobias and Martin, I can only say that it was fantastic and I’m looking forward to the time when plans have all been solidified and we can share them with you all.

Not directly related to their plans as far as I know of them, Impish Ian Watson tells me that it is the 11 year anniversary of the Bloodlines video game. It has been amazing to meet so many members of our community through the years who got into Vampire and the World of Darkness through playing Bloodlines. Time sure flies when you’re an immortal creature of the night.

For now though, things proceed apace, and as we work away, here are some links for your enjoyment to various podcasts and reviews and interviews from the last couple of weeks featuring Onyx Path projects and their creators:

First, from our friends at Darker Days, they review Mage 20th: http://podcast.darker-days.org/e/darker-days-presents-darkling-38/

Next, from podcaster Rick Carroll, an interview with John Morke and Holden Shearer, EX3 developers extraordinaire: http://rickacarroll.com/podcast/episode-0013-exaltified-john-morke-and-holden-shearer/

And last but not least, the Legend Dave Martin and his Wrecking Crew podcast (Ep6) talking about W20 Shattered Dreams and other good stuff: http://www.thewreckingcrew.org/feed/podcast/

Next week, I expect we’ll be talking some variation of our annual Thanksgiving blog, so be ready for hearty helpings of heart-felt happy homages and homilies.

BLURBS!

KICKSTARTER!

The War enters its final days! We’ve passed the first Deluxe W20 Shattered Dreams Kickstarter Stretch Goal which is for the creation of a W20 Auspice Gift Deck (we’re starting with Auspices, but hope to do others as well) and are headed to pass the exclusive t-shirt goal. With 5 days left to go! Now is the time to stand up with your fellow Garou and Fera for this supplement detailing the multiple eras of the Wars of Rage as well as how to use the War in a modern Chronicle.

For this W20 Kickstarter we’ve added Achievements to our usual mix of Rewards and Stretch Goals, with the idea that you can participate to unlock some rewards that aren’t part of the fund raising per se. We’ve already hit some of the Achievements! So, come pledge and send us pics of you howling at the moon or holding your pet rat(kin)!

ON SALE!

Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition PDF & Standard and Premium PoD physical book editions are NOW AVAILABLE on DTRPG! http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149562/Mage-the-Ascension-20th-Anniversary-Edition

Vampire 20th Anniversary Edition: The Dark Ages is NOW available in PDF and PoD versions at DriveThruRPG.com! This massive full color tome is part of the V20 line but does not require V20 to play and enjoy.

The Pugmire Pamphlet we had available at Gen Con is now ready for PDF download. Read about the world of Pugmire from the enthusiastic and optimistic pen of Princess Yosha Pug, as well as notes from the gruff and worldly hunter Pan Daschund: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/153518/Pugmire-Gen-Con-Brochure

There are also six Pugmire posters available as free PDFs or $.99 physical posters, suitable for framing:

Spike Mutt: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150845/Spike-Mutt-Pugmire-Poster-6

Pan Dachshund: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150844/Pan-Dachshund-Pugmire-Poster-5

Jack Rat-Terrier: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150944/Jack-RatTerrier-Pugmire-Poster-4

Sgt. Leo Bulldog: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150843/Sgt-Leo-Bulldog-Pugmire-Poster-3

Princess Yosha Pug: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149750/Princess-Yosha-Pug-Pugmire-Poster-2

Sister Picassa Collie: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/148516/Sister-Picassa-Collie-Pugmire-Poster-1

Start spreading the Code of Man!

CONVENTIONS!

We’re one of the Contributing Sponsors at Midwinter Con this year this January in Milwaukee! RichT, Fast Eddy Webb, and Newlywed Neall Raemonn Price will be there at our booth as well as running demo games of Scion and Pugmire. We’ll be talking more about panels, but I think you can count on a Pugmire one and a Scion/StoryPath System one, at least. In the meantime, check out the show here: http://www.midwintergamingconvention.com/

And now, the new project status updates!

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM ROLLICKING ROSE (projects in bold have changed status since last week):

First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep)

M20 Book of Secrets (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)

Exalted 3rd Novel by Matt Forbeck (Exalted 3rd Edition)

CtL anthology (Changeling: the Lost 2nd Edition)

Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition

Signs of Sorcery (Mage: the Awakening Second Edition)

Night Horrors: Conquering Heroes (Beast: the Primordial)

Scion: Alpha (Scion 2nd Edition)