cartoon: Cutter and Skywise in a Rankin Bass cartoon style.
Cartoon: My wife pointed out that if I was going to draw Cutter and Skywise in different styles then Rankin Bass was a solid elf source. I think she thought I was going to look at The Hobbit but I'm sure she won't be surprised I went to the North Pole instead. #ElfQuest
Each player gets a Playbook that is part character sheet part players handbook. But it already is 7 sheets long, so I am loath to add more.
I am building a handout for the players to give them info on the setting, where they are from, and how the party came together. It is a single sheet folded in half to be passed around during character creation.
drive.google.com/file/d/11cRj...
Doooo iiiit. I have really enjoyed it even though instead of making a complete game and all I have built are chacter sheets of one stripe or another it has been very rewarding exploring the space.
And if you are interested in hosting your own charactersheets when the site goes live, DM me. I want to be a place for us #indyrpg developers be able to provide tools that are typically reserved only for big budgets or mass followers.
And if you want to playtest the character sheet website check it out at stage.mycharactersheet.online/campaigns/jo...
So far I just have the Warrior's playbook broken out, but I plan on having the other 7, maybe 11 more, archetype playbooks ready for playtesting by the end of the week.
Check out the Warrior playbook at drive.google.com/file/d/17jXG...
Whew, after 2 weeks of coding I finally have the character sheet site in stage. Eventually I want it to be a place to store your character in any game, but for now it is just for my game, #D12Expeditions
The hope is this wi encourage thr players to learn more about each other’s characters and work together to strategize in ways other games don't encourage.
Every archetype has access to both so in one game the warrior sets up and the rogue exploits, or vice versa depending on build. And if a character has both they have that flexibility of changing roles as would be most advantageous for the situation.
And yeah, the setup ahead of time is a core philosophy of the game. There are three broad categories of actions, those that purely stand alone, those that set up a foe, and those that take advantage of that setup. So one player sets up a situation with an action. And the other exploits it.
I'll have to check out Feng Shui, I have heard good things about it but never read it.
I want you to make a a choice every turn between seemingly equally effective moves where one may be more appropriate for the situation.
I just want to avoid the formulaic optimal action. Where i do the same actions each turn because it is mechanically the best option, where my only effect on it is how I roll the dice.
Yeah, each ability uses the same systems and often the same bonuses to die rolls. I am trying to make them as atomic as possible, not modifying each other but each being a standalone new action. There are exceptions of course but I am trying to keep them as modular as possible.
I am taking this as a sign from the universe that I need to be more open in my desire for collaboration. I want to lift others and am up for feedback exchanges. I would love to see what others are working on and would love to get feedback on what I am working on. #collaboration.
But is that too many to keep in your head?
In #d12expeditions so far the number goes up slowly but you get 2-3 new actions per level. But is that too much. By the time you hit tier 2 ( level 4) you have 2 ancestry features and 6-10 archetype features (spells included for casters). As you progress some of them supersede previous features.
I have been playing #pf2e for the first time and it is definitely weighted more towards number goes up. Where a game like #pbta your numbers fluctuate but don't go up as much as you u lock more moves.
What are your thoughts on "number go up" vs "new cool abilities"? At what point is number not going up fast enough? At what point are more cool abilities too many choices?
I should be launching it soon, so if you are interested in checking it out DM me or watch this space.
It won't have any autocalulations, just text entry fields to replicate filling it out by hand but digitally.
Would there be interest in a collaborative tool like Google drive but for character sheets where you can have any layout you can make a pdf of and then make it fillable and shareable?
How was your last year of #Writing? What is your new year looking like?
Beyond that I am wide open. Perhaps writingwarmup.com can help get the ideas flowing. We shall see if I can get moving on creating new again since last year was mostly expanding and completing old ideas that I have been sitting on. We shall see.
For the #NewYear I am looking forwards to putting a bow on Dragonblooded, Dwarf Facists, and Poly Fantasy, clearing the deck for something new. I have the seed of an idea to explore what it means to be called to Adherence to a god in #DancingSpheres.
Big City is in the trunk. I only got 26k words in and still didn't come up with an overarching plot beyond the characters. I may come back to it later.
Poly Fantasy needs its last chapter reworked for its third draft. After that I will probably trunk it for a bit. Maybe revisit it in 2027 with a development editor if I can sell something else.
Dragon Blooded is on its 4th draft. I am making final revisions and will be shopping it around again this spring.
Dwarf Facists is about complete on its 3rd draft. I have added the 5th POV character and have almost all her chapters done.