Update - 09/05/2022

Hello! Before we start, I want to welcome our newest member: Flood! Thanks for joining the Order!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! mine was spent socializing, which was very nice because I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in years, but it was also pretty exhausting so I'm happy for it to be over, haha. I'm a fairly social person so that wasn't the problem, the problem is everything that surrounds large social get-togethers: lots of greasy, salty food, with lots of alcohol. I live a pretty spartan life when it comes to my diet (except for the occasional hamburger or pizza, of course, but I do mean occasional), and I don't even any alcohol home, so even though I did not get drunk or even tipsy, my body suffers the next day from all the excesses. Age doesn't forgive, haha.

Anyway, let's go to the fun stuff! This has been another week really focused on the editing, because it's already taking longer than I had hoped and I see that Vi's estimated date (mid-May) is almost upon us and we're no way near being done. Chapter 4 is progressing nicely but since it's really the most complex one there are a lot of things I need to evaluate. I've also gone back to chapter 2 and once again changed the Talent tables; it was once a D100 table, then it became 3 different D20 tables, then 2 separate 3D10 tables, and it's now back to a D100 table (actually D50). I had to cut some talents but there was nothing important lost in the process, just a few filler skills. I think it should work better now; while I loved having 2 separate 3D10 tables, once for combat talents and another one for non-combat talents, I completely forgot about the bell curve (I know, such a rookie mistake); fortunately Vi saw it and it was fixed, haha.

I've also been working on Empire Undying's character creation, and I'm kind of stuck. I'm not sure what I want to do with the character backgrounds; do I want them detailed, or just hinting at your past? Should I add social class and family background? Should it be only flavor or have mechanical effects? I change my mind almost on a daily basis, and the reason why is that the lore behind EU really should shape who your character is, but I don't want it to constrain your vision... It's being interesting working on it though, I hope I crack it soon! I'll keep you guys posted.

So this week it will be more of the same: editing ATDW, and working on EU. Hope it all works out in the end.

Have a great week!