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lorebynightvtm · 3 months

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I think Werewolf is an inherently queer medium

This is all a part of a larger long-term project.

I am trying to hold the World of Darkness to higher standards of inclusivity.

Book 1: Cliath

Meet The Gaians — a chosen people blessed by Gaia of whom among them there are heroes who are born, blessed with the power to Change. They have been charged with the duty of protecting her and her brood, and among them are fellowships from every culture. They are largely comprised of Kinfolk. Vanguards of the earth, they follow the Codes and Creeds of renown in chiminage to the spirits in exchange for favor, protection, and power to strengthen their Fellowships and they form one of several primary factions.

A small number of Gaia’s chosen have been gifted the ability to shapeshift through either bite or birth into animals; warriors joining the fight against the Wyrm. The Gaians have many secret names for these shapeshifters between their cultures, and they range across many animal species and tribes, but the most common among them in these times are Garou.

This sourcebook includes information on First Changes, Rites of Passage, how people become werewolves, and what they're fighting for. Book 1 is effectively a players guide, including enough comprehensive character creation rules for people to create rank 1 Garou.

The World of Darkness is implied to exist just beneath a facade that all others take for granted as simply being a world gone wrong. When the Change happens to a Garou, human or otherwise, the world they once knew ceases to be. The Apocalypse is said to be something happening to everything, everywhere, simultaneously, and on every level. This transcends the concept of everything succumbing to a singular event but many small ones.

In many ways, the Garou themselves are emblematic of this Apocalypse, with these former lives ending and sweeping the cub into something far bigger than themselves. A Call To Action is the theme of Book 1.

Book 1: Cliath goes into warborn, bitten, wolf-born, and human-born lives leading up to the change. It presents a curated depiction of the Garou from the perspective of those who would mentor them. There are not a lot of conflicts, profound lore, or politics so much as 'this is what we are, this is what we do.' Functionally, this can be considered a Players’ Guide, containing your attributes, abilities, advantages, and Merits and Flaws. Gifts and rites will be truncated to rank 1 for the most part. Guidelines for new STs will be found here, including enough powers and enemy stats to keep their troupe of players on their toes. This will also include things like chargen and descriptions of attributes, abilities, and advantages. This will also have many details on packs and the importance of one's packmates. And what better way to introduce new players than to have it happen in an all-new setting for storytellers to introduce their players to the game: the first three chapters of Dead Mountain!

Dead Mountain isn't going anywhere. In fact, it will be used as the foundation for this series. Already-finished parts of the Dead Mountain will be released over the next few months, and a delayed release of the full chronicle will come next spring. The scope of Werewolf: the Essentials will strongly diverge from past game traditions. In past core books and settings, there was an intent to showcase the world at large, written from the perspective of people who had never been to these places. In the end, many details were laughably wrong or mediocre representations that didn’t appeal to the groups they represented. We want the World of Darkness to be HUGE. So, we will be laser-focusing this project to represent the Garou from the Pacific Northwest as an example, with guidelines on how to make your own World of Darkness at your locale HUGE too!

CALLING ALL CHARACHS!

We cannot make this happen without your help. We are putting out the call for folx from all parts of the queer, lesbian, trans, bisexual, gay, and asexual werewolf fandom looking to help make this the best possible release we can:

Artists

Horror writers

Editors

Consultants

Hype Wolves to help spread the word

Indie TTRPG creators

Working together, we can create a game that is fun, engaging, and genuinely representative of the diverse community of players and fans who love Werewolf. To help us out, click here We look forward to providing you future updates!

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lorebynightvtm · 4 months

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Happy New Year y'all, forgot this place exists. here is a ye olde meme from my home CbN gamee

We are playing Chicago by Night, starting with ‘The Sacrifice’. Session 2 is coming up, and I am channeling my excitement into art and memes! #vtm #chicagobynight

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lorebynightvtm · 10 months

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10k YouTube Subscriber Charity Stream | Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition Oneshot

The special 10k YouTube subscriber stream is 1st July #Vamily and we are raising money for ProDogs Direct, which we can only do with your help! Even if you can't donate yourself, PLEASE SHARE. It will mean the world to us all.

#rpg #tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletoprpg #onyxpath #onyxpathpublishing #lorebynight #whitewolf

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lorebynightvtm · 11 months

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Forgot this place existed. Hi y'all. Thanks for the follows :3

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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During the D&D exodus, I purchased Shadow of The Demon Lord from @/schwalb_ent (on Twitter). Just loved the darker setting. Alao got the GM's Miscellany Wilderness Dressing from @ragingswanpress , to further my GM & solo play chaos, as a treat. Discovered that one on @memyselfanddierpg ! https://www.instagram.com/p/CpchLYVsVJQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Got myself some goodies with the money earned from The Autarkis Storyteller (link in bio). They are: • Promethean: The Created 2nd Edition • Lair of The Hidden (Inconnu sourcebook) • Demon: The Descent Very happy to have these now 🥰🥰🥰 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSQOfJs-Tw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Heaven and Earth (Originally: Ég és Föld) 2023 Acrylic on paper

Even those who are very old and have committed many atrocities deserve love. I know this because I love them.

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Still on the fence about how you can make use of The Autarkis Storyteller homebrew? Check out this vlog I made just for you so you can see whether it's something you want to try out this weekend. Links in the bio! • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #Vamily #VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #VampireLARP #Vampire #Vampires #Cainite #Kindred #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFiIQBtVmM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Buy The Autarkis Storyteller, TODAY!

The Autarkis Storyteller is now live on the StoryTeller's Vault!

This homebrew aims to serve two purposes. Much like the implication of its vampiric title, its primary function is to allow Vampire: The Masquerade players of all experience levels to do away with ST entirely, allowing independent play. Whether you have that one character you have been unable to get into a “proper” game or wish to start from scratch but are overwhelmed with the concept of roleplay, this book has a means for you to play Vampire: The Masquerade. Alternatively, its systems provide STs of all levels to run chronicles with little preparation, leaving the session and chronicle to chance, with everyone sitting around the table surprised by the twists and turns that are inevitable with a blend of logic, interpretation and improvisation.

This book contains:

Rules for Solo Play for Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition.

Altered Character Creation Rules to further customise your Kindred.

Mechanics on bringing more improvised shenanigans in regular group sessions.

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Brain of mush, phlegm of throat and Covid ridden everywhere else. I am with it enough, however, to play some #Ironsworn #Starforged where my character will travel where capitalism couldn't reach but ironically was always a goal...SPACE!! • • • #IronswornStarforged #SoloTTRPG #SoloRPG #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight #Book #Books #Reading https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2z2YELboZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ironsworn #starforged #ironswornstarforged #solottrpg #solorpg #rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletoprpg #tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #lorebynight #book #books #reading

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Date night with @Riciehmon and we're talking about Wraith & the World of Darkness in general. There was another photo, but that's for private eyes only 😉 How is the #Vamily spending their weekend? • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #Vamily #WraithTheOblivion #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #Ghost #Ghosts #Spirit #Wraith #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0YIXurjwI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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I suppose the one pro of my Covid experience is getting me to reread #Maus by Art Spiegelman. I bought and read it a year ago and wanted to make an annual read out of it and...well, tradition! https://www.instagram.com/p/CowzbhcNZdE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#maus

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Did a short little vlog for all my homies alone this Valentine's Day. Go and watch it on the YouTubes • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #Vamily #VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #VampireLARP #Vampire #Vampires #Cainite #Kindred #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight https://www.instagram.com/p/CopLzNpMLBS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Only 400 subs to go till 10k!!😭😭😭 Thank you thank you thank yooooou so much #Vamily for the 9.6k YouTube subscribers! Both it, and your love for my content means the world 😭😭😭 • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #VampireLARP #Vampire #Vampires #Cainite #Kindred #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight https://www.instagram.com/p/CohFCZVrq5M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Today has not been a great day. AP Scheduling issues, family issues & hurtful trash taking itself out, all dogpilled on depression that woke me up this morning. Wouldn't recommend. So I played my first session of Ironsworn Starforged tonight, as a treat. Can't wait to play more. • • • #Ironsworn #IronswornStarforged #SoloTTRPG #SoloRPG #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight #Book #Books #Reading https://www.instagram.com/p/Cof29EurH_J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ironsworn #ironswornstarforged #solottrpg #solorpg #rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletoprpg #tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #lorebynight #book #books #reading

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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Thank you to everyone that is showing an interest in this solo V5 actual play and is excited about The Autarkis Storyteller Homebrew. "Episode 3: Two Tribes" premieres next Tuesday 6pm UK time • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #Vamily #VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #VampireLARP #Vampire #Vampires #Cainite #Kindred #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #LoreByNight https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZhNhgsLG7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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lorebynightvtm · 1 year

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This week on the #LoreByNight #podcast we look at the Guild that keeps the Shadow in check, the oh so religious Pardoners Thursday 6pm UK Time • • • #VtM #VampireTheMasquerade #VtMB #Vamily #WraithTheOblivion #WhiteWolfPublishing #WhiteWolf #OnyxPath #OnyxPathPublishing #WoD #WorldOfDarkness #ByNightStudios #LARP #LARPing #Ghost #Ghosts #Spirit #Wraith #RPG #Roleplayinggame #TabletopRPG #Tabletop #tabletopgame #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUFwWTsnd7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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