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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 9461844" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe6M557JmuY7pG1D4oHCrox8Fg2ixjRcIGGv-0L-4rNG1hlO6sTT-zHAQLMZKlxC-9a75I2eGHEgGfgCDoMniDbGy6-xy6hkUADB9S9JfX-YyzcrRUkauvgQIWbEOUeVGzPTe1EtV34l1AvzEqP4zQkpvkp?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Curseborne</strong></span></p><p></p><p>There’s a story about a woman who died and came back again. She woke up to find police all around her. She couldn’t tell them that she wasn’t dead, because she knew by lack of breath and still heart that this wasn’t true. She waited until she was in the back of the ambulance, all zipped into her black bag, and slipped away while no one was watching. The police wrote it off, the emergency responders made a joke missing person poster, and her family grieved. Within a week, everyone forgot about her. She did not forget about them. She was a monster now; a dead thing trapped in her own body. And for the life of her, she couldn’t figure out what she had done to deserve this fate.</p><p></p><p><strong>Curseborne</strong> is a game about being unapologetic monsters in a world where being monstrous is the least of your worries. In <strong>Curseborne</strong>, you play as Accursed, descendants of monstrous lineages lurking in a modern world that closely resembles our own. You rebel against the ancient feuds between these entwined families, as well as against the web of curses that bind you, while fending off inhuman antagonists seeking to claim — or reclaim — your power.</p><p></p><p>The world of <strong>Curseborne</strong> is full of intrigue, magic, and things that go bump in the night. It’s just like our world, except the reason that things don’t go your way or that bad things happen is that the people are literally living in a world of curses. When you trip, fall, and skin your knee, it’s because you’re affected by a curse that can’t help but to put you in bad situations. When you wreck your new car, it’s because the curse doesn’t care about your feelings or how good things were going for you. Everyone is affected, and curses take no prisoners. Some people are cursed more than others, and these are our Accursed characters. They have a particularly large curse that hangs over their heads and makes them more prone to bad things happening to them and around them. The nature of this curse also makes them magical in nature. They have a sense of the thing holding them back, and they can manipulate it in ways that normal people cannot. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfhW3rqAR-RfB6jUegSJUdLi5KpkqhgXFuIbWg55Tqdbq96S7-yqT43psSGPP10QS0kpCRtJIlBtP2_B3cfpB_JEgbJb_Nd61qmrEs5uSpFDI1p2IUfTjiOaNokhYhpFLDsxPeYt96hWOCpPOeaxcJaAkFS?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><h3>Coming to Kickstarter on October 1, 2024.</h3><p><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcIqJQeMSFfJEYFsD2HAbijrZW7ocqOUaFflDpNyIXAMGqxIpOFDg5IP7ZBYfhvW0yaYmTf2QkWeN9-OOx4RgDWJchLntkhlU3OkxYqkUzbINP3oygTAc3dVHfz0ijsO3p9NADNCtM_j6iHqndo--4v3YfK?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live at: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/curseborne-tabletop-roleplaying-game" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/curseborne-tabletop-roleplaying-game</a></p><p></p><p>Onyx Path Publishing is crowdfunding the stand-alone core rulebook for <strong>Curseborne</strong>. This is the first book in a game line that will have multiple sourcebooks, fiction, dice, accessories, adventures and much more. <strong>Curseborne</strong> will contain:</p><p></p><p>• Everything you need to run and play the game, set in a modern world with contemporary problems and ancient terrors.</p><p>• More than 30 different playable character options separated into five monster lineages, with options for playing in single- or mixed-lineage groups.</p><p>• Guidance on how to evoke urban horror genres, such as creepypasta, paranormal romance, found footage, and urban legends.</p><p>• Horror-themed powers as well as modern magic.</p><p>• Rules for using Storypath Ultra, Onyx Path’s acclaimed new d10 dice pool system.</p><p></p><p>Visit curseborne.com or theonyxpath.com for more information!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 9461844, member: 6808965"] [IMG]https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe6M557JmuY7pG1D4oHCrox8Fg2ixjRcIGGv-0L-4rNG1hlO6sTT-zHAQLMZKlxC-9a75I2eGHEgGfgCDoMniDbGy6-xy6hkUADB9S9JfX-YyzcrRUkauvgQIWbEOUeVGzPTe1EtV34l1AvzEqP4zQkpvkp?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg[/IMG] [SIZE=6][B]Curseborne[/B][/SIZE] There’s a story about a woman who died and came back again. She woke up to find police all around her. She couldn’t tell them that she wasn’t dead, because she knew by lack of breath and still heart that this wasn’t true. She waited until she was in the back of the ambulance, all zipped into her black bag, and slipped away while no one was watching. The police wrote it off, the emergency responders made a joke missing person poster, and her family grieved. Within a week, everyone forgot about her. She did not forget about them. She was a monster now; a dead thing trapped in her own body. And for the life of her, she couldn’t figure out what she had done to deserve this fate. [B]Curseborne[/B] is a game about being unapologetic monsters in a world where being monstrous is the least of your worries. In [B]Curseborne[/B], you play as Accursed, descendants of monstrous lineages lurking in a modern world that closely resembles our own. You rebel against the ancient feuds between these entwined families, as well as against the web of curses that bind you, while fending off inhuman antagonists seeking to claim — or reclaim — your power. The world of [B]Curseborne[/B] is full of intrigue, magic, and things that go bump in the night. It’s just like our world, except the reason that things don’t go your way or that bad things happen is that the people are literally living in a world of curses. When you trip, fall, and skin your knee, it’s because you’re affected by a curse that can’t help but to put you in bad situations. When you wreck your new car, it’s because the curse doesn’t care about your feelings or how good things were going for you. Everyone is affected, and curses take no prisoners. Some people are cursed more than others, and these are our Accursed characters. They have a particularly large curse that hangs over their heads and makes them more prone to bad things happening to them and around them. The nature of this curse also makes them magical in nature. They have a sense of the thing holding them back, and they can manipulate it in ways that normal people cannot. [IMG]https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfhW3rqAR-RfB6jUegSJUdLi5KpkqhgXFuIbWg55Tqdbq96S7-yqT43psSGPP10QS0kpCRtJIlBtP2_B3cfpB_JEgbJb_Nd61qmrEs5uSpFDI1p2IUfTjiOaNokhYhpFLDsxPeYt96hWOCpPOeaxcJaAkFS?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg[/IMG] [HEADING=2]Coming to Kickstarter on October 1, 2024.[/HEADING] [IMG]https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcIqJQeMSFfJEYFsD2HAbijrZW7ocqOUaFflDpNyIXAMGqxIpOFDg5IP7ZBYfhvW0yaYmTf2QkWeN9-OOx4RgDWJchLntkhlU3OkxYqkUzbINP3oygTAc3dVHfz0ijsO3p9NADNCtM_j6iHqndo--4v3YfK?key=9WG-7gSP2QRjukpFVmeOjg[/IMG] Sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live at: [URL]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/curseborne-tabletop-roleplaying-game[/URL] Onyx Path Publishing is crowdfunding the stand-alone core rulebook for [B]Curseborne[/B]. This is the first book in a game line that will have multiple sourcebooks, fiction, dice, accessories, adventures and much more. [B]Curseborne[/B] will contain: • Everything you need to run and play the game, set in a modern world with contemporary problems and ancient terrors. • More than 30 different playable character options separated into five monster lineages, with options for playing in single- or mixed-lineage groups. • Guidance on how to evoke urban horror genres, such as creepypasta, paranormal romance, found footage, and urban legends. • Horror-themed powers as well as modern magic. • Rules for using Storypath Ultra, Onyx Path’s acclaimed new d10 dice pool system. Visit curseborne.com or theonyxpath.com for more information! [/QUOTE]
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