[Review] Demon: the Descent

Among the recent releases for the new World of Darkness, Demon is perhaps unique in the sense that you play a supernatural creature that was never human at any point of their history. The Unchained were formerly Angels, agents of the God-Machine, an ancient and unknowable entity whose true scope, nature and motivations are alien […]

[Actual Play] Demon: the Descent – Devil in the details, Part 1

It’s late at night in an abandoned warehouse in Detroit, where Johnnie (played by Miguel) and his men step out of a car to meet up with Franco, his Puerto Rican supplier for drugs. Few people suspect that Johnnie is one of the Unchained, a Guardian who was once sent to protect this mob family […]

[D:tD Devil in the Details Campaign] NPCs: Virgil Security

Hey there, I’m currently working on populating the setting for my upcoming campaign, so I’ll be posting some NPC dossiers for the various Unchained in Detroit. Today we’re starting with Virgil Security, a surprisingly capable Corporate Security Consultation firm that has been making a lot of business in Detroit’s corporate scene. Dante [Psychopomp] Dante is […]

[Demon: the Descent] Campaign Planning: Detroit

I will admit that I’ve always been partial to using Detroit in games. I’ve used the city before as a launchpad for a Supers game, and I’m using it for my upcoming Demon campaign as well. The use of the Motor City as a hotbed of God-Machine activity just seems right in my head. The […]

[Demon: the Descent] Devil in the Details Character Questionnaire

Today we’re looking at the character questionnaire for the Demon: the Descent game that I’ll be starting around February this year. Since this will be the first time I’ll be running Demon, I’m going to be paying closer attention to the characters that my players will be making. Why did you Fall? The Fall is […]