Twin Cities by Night

The Mississippi runs dark beneath the humid summer air, carrying whispers the Kindred pretend not to hear. In The River’s Quiet Mouth, the coterie’s circle begins to widen—old debts and new faces ripple through the Twin Cities as unseen powers test the edges of their world. A quiet conversation by the river may decide the fate of those who remain. Set in the summer of 2011, Dread continues to peel...

The hot, heavy air of a Minnesota summer presses in as old faces wake to new horrors. One message. One disappearance. One city that refuses to rest. The Weight of What’s Left opens the Dread arc with the coterie reeling from loss and uncertainty—trying to understand what’s gone wrong before the night swallows them whole. Set in the Twin Cities of 2011, this chapter rekindles the uneasy partnership...

Today we have a special guest host Josh Heath from High Level Games and Werewolf: the Podcast joining us to talk about H.P. Lovecraft's short story collection Necromonicon. 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...

It's our birthday! About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator within the Twin Cities by Night community. He also interviews people who are involved in the gaming community for their insights too. Episodes explor...

Join us as I go over Alan Moore's 1989 comic "From Hell". I go over the graphic novel and how it may inspire you in storytelling and playing in 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 epi...

Plans form over coffee and a clattering conscience. Norma shares a hard truth that reshapes the freehold’s map of trust, Katrina carries it to Raymond’s door, and a quiet dinner becomes a crossroads. As invitations go out to Isabel and Frank, a promise in a sickroom tightens, and a confession on a beachside porch draws a new line between caution and conviction. The question isn’t whether to act—it...

Morning brings reckoning. As Charlie’s detox begins in earnest, Raymond keeps vigil and confronts what a promise truly costs. Katrina meets Norma behind a locked library door, where coffee turns into quiet strategy and hard truths about the freehold surface. Isabel leaves a dream that lingers like perfume, while Frank rides shotgun with Emmanuel on a late-night errand that hints at threats beyond...

Night falls across Fort Lauderdale, but none of the motley sleep easily. Katrina finds herself haunted by questions and reaches out for guidance. Isabel dances to forget, pulling a stranger close as the club’s lights blur and the world turns soft and fleeting. Frank is pulled into a late-night drive with Emmanuel—a favor wrapped in secrecy—and Raymond brings Charlie home to begin something that fe...

Join us as I go over Dan Simmons's 1990 novel "Carrion Comfort". I go over the novel and how it may inspire you in storytelling and playing in 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 epis...

Under a desert moon, the Pale Riders are called to one final gathering. What begins as a ritual of blood and devotion soon becomes something far deeper—a reckoning of faith, purpose, and the lingering ghosts of who they once were. In the fires of rebirth, each Rider faces their own reflection and emerges changed, bound by oath and fate to the Sword of Caine’s next crusade. As the smoke clears, a n...

In the aftermath of devastation, the Pale Riders awaken to silence, firelight, and the weight of what they’ve done. Gathered by unseen Sabbat forces and taken deep into the Mexican desert, they find themselves separated and left to confront the monsters within. Across years of solitude and dark mentorship, each Rider begins to unravel, rebuild, and reshape themselves in the image of the Sword of C...

Join us as I go over Bret Easton Ellis's 1989 novel "American Psycho". I go over the novel and how it may inspire you in storytelling and playing in 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. Eac...

Join us as I go over Poppy Z. Brite's 1994 collection of short stories "Wormwood". I go over a couple of the short stories and how they may inspire you in storytelling and playing in 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’...

In this episode we are joined by Brendan Carrion from the Full Metal RPG podcast to discuss how to bring out tones and themes of horror in World of Darkness games. About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator with...

A college jock with a storm in his chest finds himself staring down the end of the line—and something stares back. In the Twin Cities, second chances often come with teeth. Prelude: Lenny – Deep Water follows a newly made Nosferatu as he learns to survive the night, carry the weight of old scars, and wade into currents that run far below the Mississippi’s surface. About the Chronicle Dread is the...

The Pale Riders reach the end of their pilgrimage along Mexico’s haunted coast. What began as a mission of faith and vengeance now spirals into revelation, sacrifice, and rebirth. As stormlight breaks over the Gulf, the pack must confront everything they’ve become—and the truth about the power that has guided them all along. Loyalties fracture and faith is tested in the fires of destiny. The Rider...

The Pale Riders reach the final stretch of their long journey through the Gulf coast, where the storm-swept ruins of Capatchi await them. As the waves crash and lightning splits the sky, faith and fear collide within the pack. Old visions begin to make sense, new horrors rise from the past, and the Riders must confront what truly lies beneath the surface of the earth—and within themselves. Tension...

The Pale Riders make landfall along the Gulf coast, their trawler drifting into a mist-covered harbor as the final leg of their journey approaches. In the stillness of Tabasco’s docks, old fears resurface and new tensions rise. Whispers of a vanished town, a blighted salt mine, and a foreign family’s forgotten legacy point the pack toward a grim destination—Capatchi. Haunted by faith, hunger, and...

A man who’s spent his life watching others finally finds something he can’t explain. Warren Johansson has built a career—and a survival instinct—around seeing what others miss. But in the Twin Cities, even the clearest truths can blur once night falls. Set in the humid summer of 2011, Prelude: Warren – Quiet Eyes follows a quiet detective whose every strength is turned against him as the unseen wo...

Inside Bliss, the pulse of music gives way to tension and choice. The motley faces difficult conversations about trust, safety, and what it means to protect their own. In a city where fear lingers like heat, every promise feels heavier than the last. No spoilers—only the quiet moment when conviction turns into consequence. About the Chronicle Changeling: The Lost — Vanity is a Chronicles of Darkne...

In the glow of dashboard lights, Charlie finally talks. He gives up the goblin fruit that’s been numbing him, admits the Crow People’s brutal rule about fetches, and describes the thing he saw: a rag-draped hag lifting a child from his bed—and the blackout that followed. Raymond wrestles with anger and duty, Isabel keeps the fear sharp and focused, Frank offers steadiness (and Fluffy), and Katrina...

The Pulse’s grand opening gives way to a hunt. Katrina finds Melissa glassy-eyed and useless for answers; Raymond leans on summer allies and pulls Isabel and Frank into the search. A late-night drive to Plantation ends at a basement bedroom—posters, ashes, and a scared voice finally talking. The Crow People’s rules, the thrill of fear, and the things that wear our faces all collide until one admis...

In this episode we are joined by Josh from High Level Games to talk about White Wolf’ Storyteller’s Vault and some tips for those interested in taking part in it. About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator withi...

Power, faith, and control—three words that define William Strother’s long unlife in the Twin Cities. In this prelude, William revisits the choices that built him: ambition without empathy, loyalty without love, and the quiet conviction that strength means never yielding. But the past is never content to stay buried, and the cracks beneath the city are beginning to show. “The Weight of Control” exp...

The Pale Riders continue their voyage south along the Gulf, their trawler cutting through salt and silence. In the lull between storms, faith wavers and old ghosts resurface. Reflections reveal more than faces—echoes of guilt, loss, and the slow erosion of what little humanity remains. Each member of the pack must decide what part of themselves is worth saving before landfall brings the next recko...