{"id":20801,"date":"2020-05-21T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=20801"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T14:26:00","slug":"bloodlines-black-magic-rpg-an-interview-with-jaye-sonia-storm-bunny-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/bloodlines-black-magic-rpg-an-interview-with-jaye-sonia-storm-bunny-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic RPG: An Interview With Jaye Sonia (Storm Bunny Studios)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20809 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-01-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-01-678x383.png 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-01.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/4518\/Storm-Bunny-Studios?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storm Bunny Studios<\/a> is updating their streets &amp; sorcery tabletop roleplaying game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i><\/a>, via a Kickstarter campaign. The new edition expands the game beyond its <i>Pathfinder First Edition<\/i> roots to be more universally d20\/OGL as well as offering original gameplay options. Through this interview I learned more about this game and see it uses PF1e and D&amp;D 5e as a launchpad instead of a destination. Co-creator Jaye Sonia shares his insights into some of the mechanics for the newest edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>EGG EMBRY (EGG)<\/b><b>: I appreciate you taking away time from your <\/b><b>Kickstarter<\/b><b> campaign to talk about <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>. What\u2019s the pitch for this RPG? Is it fair to say it\u2019s \u201cfor <\/b><i><b>Dungeons &amp; Dragons Fifth Edition<\/b><\/i><b>\u201d?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JAYE SONIA (JS)<\/b>: So, when [Clinton] Boomer and I released the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/240250\/Bloodlines--Black-Magic?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first version of <i>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i>we did so clearly to support the first edition of the <i>Pathfinder Roleplaying Game<\/i>; within a year of that release, however, Paizo announced PF2. We had already had several requests to convert <i>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i> to 5e and were in the process of doing so when we realized \u2013 late last year \u2013 that we were essentially retrofitting our game again\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20810 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-02-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-02-678x383.png 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-02.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>At the time, Tim Hitchcock, Clinton Boomer, and I were discussing the merit of trying to color within those particular lines and kept coming back to the same question \u2013 why not just write our own game.<\/p>\n<p>And so we did.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: This was based around <\/b><i><b>Pathfinder 1e<\/b><\/i><b> originally. Why upgrade it using <\/b><b>D&amp;D 5e<\/b><b> as your baseline instead of <\/b><b>PF2e<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: Honestly, it came down to building the game <i>we wanted<\/i> to share with the world. While I love both 5e and PF1, we agreed that being beholden to another system \u2013 especially when the d20\/OGL space has been open to the world for decades \u2013 wasn\u2019t a move we wanted to make. Given the talent on the team and our previous involvement with other editions of these games, it just made to build a game with which everyone could play.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20808 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-03-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-03-678x383.png 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-03.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>EGG<\/b><b>: In terms of genre, this is a streets &amp; sorcery tabletop RPG. That begs the questions: Are there elves? Dwarves? Orcs? Goblins? Dragons? How do you handle the <\/b><b>D&amp;D<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>PF<\/b><b> signature creatures?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: The first version of <i>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i> lacked these monsters, trading them for cryptids, haunts, madmen, urban horrors, and the like; while those things exist in the fantasy, that\u2019s not the game we designed. There are wonderful games that transplant the fantasy model into our modern world, often with plenty of exceptions and explanations as to how that happened.<\/p>\n<p>That said, we don\u2019t discourage GMs from using any monster as a unique, one-off encounter in the Invisible World. So, while there aren\u2019t magic-using samurai orcs driving around cop cars (that\u2019s <i>Shadowrun\u2019s<\/i> theme), there are plenty of opportunities for GMs to import more traditional monsters in ways their players won\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20807 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-04-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-04-678x383.png 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-04.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/i> has a unique ecology we call The Crimson Ecology. The seven major groups of monsters we work with in the game are listed <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormbunnystudios.com\/monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: How do you reimagine staple classes like the thief and warrior? Or do they translate from medieval fantasy to urban fantasy seamlessly?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: We use seven different, modern classes. These are the Brawler, the Hunter, the Occultist, the Operative, the Psychic, the Spiritualist, and the Witch. We\u2019ve written each class to fit seamlessly into our world, although GMs could easily export any of these into their 5e games if they really wanted to \u2013 although they would want to make some adjustments before doing so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20804 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-07-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-07-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-07.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Both the bloodlines <i>and<\/i> the classes are described <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormbunnystudios.com\/bloodlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: In the description, you mention The Arcana. What is that?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: The Arcana is an 80-card storytelling deck inspired by the Tarot. Every player at the table is assigned multiple cards they can use in play to modify, adjust, or otherwise influence the encounter in which the card appears.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: This system uses XP to encourage roleplaying over combat. How does that work within the d20 framework?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: That\u2019s easy. We base XP awards on discovery, task completion, cooperation, and other forms of non-violent conflict resolution. Moreover, we award XP as PCs complete their missions or episodes, even when they fail; this game rejects the concept that you need to \u201cfight\u201d through 20+ battles every single level simply to gain \u201cexperience.\u201d<br \/>\nThat\u2019s not how the world works, and we didn\u2019t want to design a game that continues to reinforce that mechanical narrative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20805 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-06-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-06-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-06-678x383.png 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Bloodlines-Black-Magic-06.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So, when a player completes 18-20 hours of play (about 3-5 episodes), they level. It\u2019s pretty simple, really.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: You have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/303051\/The-Neophytes-Guide-to-the-Invisible?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>The Neophyte&#8217;s Guide to the Invisible<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>, the free quick preview to the RPG on <\/b><b>DriveThruRPG<\/b><b>. How has it been received? If you don\u2019t mind my asking, how many times has it been downloaded?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: It\u2019s only been in our store since February, but it\u2019s been downloaded about 400 times.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: You have episodes of the playtest for this version of the game on <\/b><b>Twitch<\/b><b>. What were some of the biggest tweaks you took away from those sessions?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/303051\/The-Neophytes-Guide-to-the-Invisible?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20812 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Neophytes-Guide-to-the-Invisible-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Neophytes-Guide-to-the-Invisible-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/The-Neophytes-Guide-to-the-Invisible.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>JS<\/b>: Honestly, that\u2019s a BIG question that I won\u2019t have time to tackle today. For the sake of brevity, I\u2019ll say this \u2013 we definitely make skill adjustments during the Twitch playtest, adding the skill Investigation back into the game \u2013 I had pulled it in favor of Perception over the summer. Tim and I had an ongoing debate about it, but resolved that during the game. Tim was right. I had to eat crow. <span style=\"font-family: Wingdings, fantasy;\">\uf04a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: Beyond <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>, what else are you working on?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: I\u2019m still working on a cookbook we kicked last year which we\u2019re behind on, but that\u2019s been a project heavily impacted by the global pandemic; it\u2019s been challenging.<br \/>\nLate last year, I finished writing another book \u2013 <i>The World of Alessia Campaign Guide<\/i> \u2013 a 5e space-fantasy project we funded a couple of years ago. While this book took me longer than I ever anticipated, at 340+ pages and 26+ 5e species, I\u2019m okay with it taking longer. That\u2019s out with backers, but I\u2019ll be sharing it with the world later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be fun.<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG<\/b><b>: Thanks for talking with me. Where can fans learn more about your campaign and follow your work?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JS<\/b>: Thank you, again, Egg, for reaching out. Both Boomer and I appreciate the coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kickstarter<\/a><\/u><\/span>, my <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/stormbunnystudios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patreon<\/a><\/u><\/span>, and routinely check our <span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormbunnystudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a><\/u><\/span> for new releases, new info, and unscheduled weirdness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20815 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM-1536x810.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-13-at-11.01.04-PM.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/stormbunny\/the-bloodlines-and-black-magic-roleplaying-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic Roleplaying Game<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/4518\/Storm-Bunny-Studios?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storm Bunny Studios<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>End Date: Sun, May 31 2020 11:28 AM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA dark, modern roleplaying game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG and Amazon.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Storm Bunny Studios is updating their streets &amp; sorcery tabletop roleplaying game, Bloodlines &amp; Black Magic, via a Kickstarter campaign. 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