Twin Cities by Night

Panic erupts as the survivors flee the resort’s parking lot, torn between escape and the terrifying truth that there may be no way off Tempest Mountain. The storm has swallowed the road. The walking trees are closing in. And the only lead they have is an old, half-mad journal pointing them toward the deadly heart of something ancient beneath the ruins at the mountain’s peak. Forced together by des...

Rain rolls in over the Catskills as the 100th anniversary at Marten’s Rest takes a darker turn. After the first shocking “accident,” tension ripples through the guests—some want to pretend nothing is wrong, some reach for drugs, and some start looking for answers. Out in the storm, a late-night walk back to a private cabin becomes a nightmare as the forest around the resort stops feeling like scen...

Late spring in the Catskill Mountains, the Marten’s Rest Resort is throwing a 100th-anniversary celebration—banners strung up, cabins booked, and the promise of hiking, fresh air, and bad decisions. Ann arrives determined to drag her friends Brian, a brooding wannabe metal icon, and knife-obsessed Jane out of their comfort zones and into nature… whether they like it or not. They’re not alone. A de...

Tensions in the bunker boil over as the hunters debate whether to strike or wait. With fear and conviction twisting together, they choose action. Armed, disguised, and desperate to prove their purpose, they set out for the church that has haunted their thoughts since last night. Beneath the quiet sanctuary, they find what they’ve been looking for—something that isn’t supposed to wake. About the Ch...

With daylight bleeding out, a lead on holy ground forces split-second choices: pry open a secret beneath a chapel, or live to plan the next strike. Old instincts and new ethics collide as the cell argues fire versus patience, while a desperate reveal back at the bunker redraws the team’s lines of trust. Promises are made, debts are called in, and the hunt narrows before night fully falls. About th...

A debate at Georgetown opens more than academic doors as Greg seeks answers—and a way to break a velvet chain. Robert walks the floor of a sanctuary under glass and finds a community gathering its strength. Outside another chapel’s steps, Jeb and Walter weigh fire against faith and call in a friend before lines are crossed. New tools, older fears, and a plan that can’t afford a single misstep. Abo...

The caravan’s long road ends in blood and revelation. When Brother Jan’s words spark tragedy, faith and fury collide in a single, irreversible act of judgment. As the bodies of children hang beneath the banner of righteousness, Sir Reinhard’s faith fractures, giving voice to something that now calls itself Pelvis. By the time the two men reach the walls of Tábor, both carry their own heresies — on...

Episode 2: The Weight of Faith Description At dawn, the caravan stirs — but two souls wake to heavier burdens than sleep could cure. Sir Reinhard finds soot on his hands and a whisper in his mind, a presence that claims to guide him toward divine purpose. Brother Jan discovers that faith alone cannot quiet the voice that tempts him to ease suffering through damnation. In the shadow of Tábor’s marc...

A Hussite caravan pauses beside a village burned to ash. By one fire, Brother Jan stirs hearts with scripture and steel-edged conviction; in a lamplit tent, Sir Reinhard seeks absolution for the anger he can’t quiet. Night falls—and with it, troubling dreams, murmured offers, and a torn illuminated page that should not exist. By dawn, both men carry more than their own thoughts toward Tábor. About...

In the frozen quiet of 1988 Bismarck, a man haunted by his past begins to write—each line an attempt to make sense of nightmares that never truly ended. What starts as a personal confession soon spirals into a descent through guilt, addiction, and memory. The shadows he thought long buried stir again, whispering reminders of a mentor’s death, a friend’s relapse, and a darkness that has never stopp...

Today we talk about Stephen King’s The Shinning and how it can be used to inspire players and storytellers in all World of Darkness games. About the Chronicle Brian’s Book Club is a casual, thoughtful series where Chris discusses horror novels, genre fiction, and books that have shaped the tone and themes of Twin Cities by Night’s storytelling over the years. Each episode blends personal reflectio...

The final night descends over Minneapolis–St. Paul. The coterie gathers one last time, drawn by a web of unfinished promises and haunting revelations. As lines blur between salvation and damnation, each Kindred must confront the truth of what they’ve become—and what the city will demand of them next. The shadows of the Twin Cities have never felt heavier, nor more alive. About the Chronicle Dread...

In the sweltering summer of 2011, the city’s pulse grows erratic. The Kindred of the Twin Cities stir to find their nights haunted not only by enemies, but by the echoes of something older and far less forgiving. William awakens from a nightmare that feels too deliberate to be a dream, his thoughts infected by Ellsworth’s lessons — and the line between revelation and madness blurs. Kaetao, meanwhi...

As the Hussite wars smolder across Bohemia, two men of conviction begin their journey toward the heart of both faith and damnation. Sir Reinhard, a young knight torn between the grandeur of Rome and the austerity of his homeland, seeks divine purpose through strength and wrath. Brother Jan, a scarred preacher of radical zeal, spreads his gospel with burning certainty — and perhaps something darker...

Before the Hussite war caravan sets forth, two unseen entities stir within the pages of a cursed tome — their hunger older than scripture and their patience long spent. In the quiet of a ruined monastery, where faith has decayed into ash and echo, the first whisper of corruption takes form. This is where the demons awaken, and where temptation begins its slow descent into mortal hearts. About the...

A routine follow-up at a DC church turns anything but. An unsettling warning on the steps, a careful interview behind closed doors, and a hint of something watching from within push the cell to rethink what’s “sacred.” As the investigation fans out, patterns begin to glow—drawing battle lines across pulpits and pews. Choices harden; tactics sharpen. The hunt moves from rumor to resolve. About the...

The bunker standoff cools into resolve: lines are drawn, a fragile truce is struck, and a plan takes shape. One path shields a family; the other hunts the truth off-book. With nerves raw, mines laid, and the “mop gun” ready, the cell turns its eyes to the first church on the list—where answers might finally start to surface. About the Chronicle Hunters Hunted II: Corruption is a Vampire: the Masqu...

Pressure inside the bunker boils over as trust frays and lines are drawn. Beyond those walls, an unexpected visit forces a choice no one is ready to make. Loyalties will be tested, bargains weighed, and a dangerous new spark may change the hunt forever. About the Chronicle Hunters Hunted II: Corruption is a Vampire: the Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition chronicle set in the World of Darkness. It...

With power restored and time running out, the last survivors face one final corridor of impossible choices. Voices promise safety, doors promise escape, and truth stands just out of reach. In the end, answers arrive—but not without a cost—and the question of what was real lingers long after the lights go out. About the Chronicle My Little Sister Will Make You Suffer is a Call of Cthulhu story abou...

The survivors descend into the darkness below, seeking escape from the thing that hunts them. What they find is colder and far stranger—a dying ship, a voice that calls itself “Father,” and a growing suspicion that reality itself is unraveling. Survival demands hard choices, and the line between cruelty and reason begins to blur. About the Chronicle My Little Sister Will Make You Suffer is a Call...

A handful of strangers wake to red light and cold metal, entangled in tubes and questions they can’t answer. The room stinks of damp and antiseptic; somewhere nearby, something breathes. As memories flicker and mistrust hardens, the group must choose between caution and survival—without any certainty that what they see is real. About the Chronicle My Little Sister Will Make You Suffer is a Call of...

A rules-light, trench-coat-heavy romp through the World of Darkness goes gloriously off the rails. Our glam-goth coterie stumbles into a government basement where a janitor is fending off a seven-foot spectre, a “magic man” tries to put a ghost in a box, and a katana starts charging up like a miniature sun. Between improvised “ring of fire” sorcery, slow-motion elevator struts, and a boom-box duel...

An elevator stand-off turns uncanny when a “warden” invokes a blazing pendant and banishes Lily—straight into a vault beneath the Times Square Building. There, an urbane magus named Alexander parleyes: knowledge for access, caution for peace. He hints at earlier tragedies like the dead boy beneath the divinity school and offers help in finding Claire… for a price and a token. Reunited on the stree...

Following the lingering echo of a supernatural surge, the coterie traces a silver path to Rochester’s most unmistakable skyline—where answers should be high and hidden. What they find instead: ozone in the air, scuffed gravel, and the outline of something dismantled in a hurry. Security closes in, cameras are watching, and the only clear sign left on the roof is that someone got there first. The s...

Azoth returns to a city humming with wrongness—and a stranger with a moving book points him toward the water. Elsewhere, a dance recital drowns in an impossible burst pipe, old lives tug at new loyalties, and the four finally converge over barbecue and bad omens. When a fresh surge of power ripples in from the west, lunch turns into a lead, and the hunt for Claire—and what broke beneath the church...