What Would You Like To See Next? Hunter? Beast? Something Else?

Folks who know my work know that I have a deep and abiding love for the World/Chronicles of Darkness. For several years of my career, in fact, I would release a supplement every month, or every other month, for one of the games in these settings. About two years ago I stopped, though, because it just wasn't financially feasible for me to continue... however, variety is the spice of life, and it seems there are still folks who really want me to come back to these games.

So I wanted to ask folks again... what games would you like to see me come back to?

Speak, and perhaps you shall receive.

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My Next Destination... The Vigil? The Primordial?

Back in March, I made an episode of Discussions of Darkness asking viewers what they would like to see me put together for future World/Chronicles of Darkness content. The two games I proposed were Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Changeling: The Lost, since those are the two games I've written the largest number of supplements for over the years.

I started with Dark Reflections: 50 Sights To See in The Penumbra for Werewolf, and yesterday I cracked the seal on my next Changeling project, which deals with the Gentry, and will dovetail very nicely with 7 True Fae in Arcadia for folks who picked up a copy of that supplement from Lily Lessard. However, I'm laying out plans for what I want to start on this fall, and I wanted to touch base with all my readers out there...

First and foremost, I was recently part of the supplement Night Horrors: Primordial Peerage, which is a hefty book for Beast: The Primordial that deals with a lot of extra lore, character archetypes, etc. to flesh out the setting. I had fun with my part of the game, but I was a little surprised by the size of the response from folks. Apparently Beast is quite a popular game, and there are a lot of folks who are hungry for more... so would you like to see me put out some supplements for this game as well? And if so, what sort of things would you like to see added into the mix?

However, I've also picked up Hunter: The Vigil, and I'm working my way through it. I can honestly say I haven't looked at Vigil since I took part in the initial playtest for it, but I'm trying to read a few dozen pages a night before bed. While I'm doing the work for a chronicle I plan on running for my own group, I have several ideas of things I'd like to organize and arrange into supplements based on the material I'm making... particularly since the game I'm writing is set during Prohibition!

So this week, I wanted to check in with you all as my readers... do either of these proposals sound interesting to you? And if so, which one would you prefer to see?

Place your vote in the comments below, and leave it on social media for extra points to be sure I see it! Additionally, check out the 39 supplements I've written in my World/Chronicles of Darkness pinboard so you can see everything I've already put together for this setting!

Also, if you haven't checked out my latest Changeling: The Lost video essay which introduces the host for my upcoming podcast Windy City Shadows, then give this video a look see, as well!

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"Night Horrors: Primordial Peerage" Is Out (For Those Who Wanted To See Me Contribute to "Beast: The Primordial")

A lot of folks who are familiar with my work know that I love the World/Chronicles of Darkness, and that I've made liberal use of the Storyteller's Vault platform. Whether you checked out my 100 Kinfolk Bundle (which has over 1,400 NPCs for Werewolf: The Apocalypse), vampire supplements like 100 Resources and Rumors to Find on ShreckNet or 100 Havens, a changeling supplement like 100 (Mostly) Harmless Goblin Fruits and Oddments to Find in The Hedge, or even my supplements for geist and mage, 50 Geists and 100 Shadow Names (And Their Meanings) respectively, I've got a lot of content available for these settings.

However, one of the games I haven't worked on in the past is Beast: The Primordial. While it has both its fans and its detractors, it just wasn't a particular pool I'd dived into before... however, with the release of Night Horrors: Primordial Peerage, I've added one more notch on my belt for parts of this setting I've had a hand in adding to.

And you should all check this book out ASAP!

A lot of people worked hard on this, so help spread the word!

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So Just What Is This Book About?

In Beast: The Primordial, players take on the roles of the Begotten... humans who have merged with the primal horrors that live on in the dreams of humanity. Beasts take on a thousand different masks, some familiar and some alien, but all of them prey on the darkest, most ancient fears of mankind... and the Begotten are those who connect with these ancient nightmares, who now live in their soul, and feed off mortal victims.

It's said that Beasts were the first of the Night Mother's offspring, but that most (if not all) of the other horrors of the Chronicles of Darkness are their younger cousins. Though the relations between them and vampires, changelings, werewolves, mages, sin eats, prometheans, and others may be distant, or strained, the Begotten often see themselves as the elder siblings of the world's darkest shadows.

Night Horrors: Primordial Peerage aims to dig deeper, and stretch wider, allowing for a greater variety of characters to exist within the scope of Beast... and it provides history, examples, art, and templates for making such characters!

We are legion, and we have taken many paths.

While there is a lot of content in this supplement book, the one that I think is most interesting are the templates for additional character types. Some of these are where the Primordial brushes up against another sphere, creating strange combination creates (Beast and Mage, Beast and Geist, and so on), but others are utterly unique, and play off the terrors that live at the heart of the human condition. The Cybernetic Horrors, for example, tap into the fears of what can happen when machines blend with flesh, and create something new and inhuman. Dark Lords, on the other hand, are people whose reputations are such that the urban legends about them begin to imbue them with genuine, supernatural abilities. You could use these for NPCs that could present a real challenge to a collection of Beasts, or who might act as allies or cultists helping to bolster a Begotten's goals. Or, if you really want to, you could run a chronicle where players take on the roles of these alternative types of mortals touched by the Primordial Dream.

So, whether you just enjoy expanded source material for Beast, or you've been looking for more ways to play that particular sphere, I would highly recommend picking up a copy of this new release!

And for all the folks who do wish I'd do more stuff with Storyteller's Vault, consider typing my name in there and checking out some of my other supplements! The higher those numbers get, the more likely it is that I'll be able to dedicate more time, energy, and effort to those supplements.

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That's all for this week's Moon Pope Monday. To stay on top of all my content and releases, make sure you subscribe to my newsletter at the bottom of the page!

Again, for more of my work, check out my Vocal archive, and stop by the Azukail Games YouTube channel, or my Rumble channel The Literary Mercenary! Or if you'd prefer to read some of my books, like my dystopian sci-fi thriller Old Soldiers, my hardboiled gangland noir series starring a bruiser of a Maine Coon with Marked Territory and Painted Cats, my sword and sorcery novel Crier's Knife or my latest short story collection The Rejects, then head over to My Amazon Author Page!

To stay on top of all my latest releases, follow me on Blue Sky, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and now Pinterest as well! To support my work, consider Buying Me a Ko-Fi, or heading to The Literary Mercenary's Patreon page to become a regular, monthly patron. That one helps ensure you get more Improved Initiative, and it means you'll get my regular, monthly giveaways as a bonus!