Chronicles of Darkness revised storytelling system rulebook - definitive edition

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q1T-xSZctoNM1HoiO07aIOgtofny_bvwH2MDgKNuAC8/edit?tab=t.0

This is an unofficial revision of the 2015 Chronicles of Darkness Rulebook, assembled in 2026. Its purpose is not to redesign the Storytelling System, but to present a more complete and internally consistent version of the core rules, incorporating corrections and later developments from across the published Chronicles of Darkness line.
Corrections

  1. All official errata and corrections for the original rulebook that could be identified have been incorporated.
  2. Numerous gaps, ambiguities, and unresolved interactions have been addressed. Wherever possible, these fixes are grounded in later official Chronicles of Darkness books that revisit the same generic mechanics.
  3. The rules have undergone an additional independent technical audit for contradictions, undefined interactions, and failure cases not covered by published errata.
    Additions
  4. A table for lifting and moving objects, adapted from the earlier edition of the core rules, has been restored for situations where the general rules benefit from concrete benchmarks.
  5. The core weapon tables have been replaced with the expanded tables from Armory, converted to the second-edition framework described in Hurt Locker and given a small number of project-specific adjustments to correct apparent inconsistencies. Melee weapons also use a revised Initiative model to better reflect differences in handling.
  6. Several missing procedures, including Climbing, have been added where other parts of the system implicitly require or reference them.
    This Definitive Edition is an unofficial fan revision and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original publishers or rights holders.
u/zomgmeister — 4 days ago

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t I?

Color, in standard scale from green through blue and purple to orange: how much I do like them as artists. Green is not bad, it is okay. This image has no criticism, only various amounts of praise.

Volume, from a few drops to a full jar or more: how often I actually listen to them. The scale is logarithmic, so full jars are what I actually listen to most of the time.

Empty jars are something I don't listen to or don't remember much.

u/zomgmeister — 2 months ago