horror

System (Absence) Matters in Horror Games

System (Absence) Matters in Horror Games

Horror games are my favorite. I love to be scared and I love scaring other people (if that’s what they want). Getting lost in the tension and dread is a high I chase constantly, with each experience making it harder to do again. I want to go into a horror game with assurance that I’ll get that.

Sorcerous Origin: Blood Magic

Within your veins lies the darkest and most dangerous form of magic. Blood is a powerful arcane channeler. Only the foolish or the very wise tamper with it as a component, and those who do often suffer as much as they excel. As a blood sorcerer, you substitute self-mutilation for study.

Sorcerous Origin: Vampire Bloodline

Sorcerous Origin: Vampire Bloodline

Not all vampires are made. Some are born, inheriting the abhorrent curse of their undead parentage. Sorcerers with the vampire bloodline origin face a harrowing choice: channel their inner darkness into a worthy cause as penance for the sins of millennia, or give in to the exhilarant predator within.

Factions in Vinramar

Throughout Vinramar, there are organizations whose power and influence extends into most regions of the world. These factions pursue goals connected to a particular philosophy, deity, or agenda, and represent the groups that have at least a minor presence in any region where you choose to set a campaign.

Update on the Psychic

Update on the Psychic

The following is a new version of the psychic class, adjusted based on playtesting and feedback from the Darkplane backers. You can find a printer-friendly .pdf copy of the psychic class here. I hope you enjoy playing around with it as much as I have.