Update - 15/08/2022

Hello, how's everyone doing? I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a productive week, and after realizing that Empire Undying's Core Rules chapter was going to take me longer than I expected, I've decided to split its release, so I can give you guys something this month here on Patreon. The most important bits are all in there: core mechanics, combat, injuries, conditions and similar effects... All the stuff you can expect if you're familiar with Across a Thousand Dead World's rules. I did remove the emotions matrix and the stress/trauma rules because they don't really feel right for EU's setting. While EU is certainly not heroic in any sense, and its setting is dark and brutal, I don't feel adding psychological horror elements will help creating the type of atmosphere I want. I did add more detailed psychological conditions and other stuff so I'm very happy so far. It's an even more streamlined version of ATDW's ruleset, and that's great!

So this week I started working on the layout for this first part of the chapter. I'm still using MidJourney art for it but I must admit I burned out quickly; while it looks incredible, you can instantly recognize it was done by an AI and it all looks extremely samey. Like someone said, it's the new iteration of public domain art, everyone is using it in the indie scene, and as a result everything looks the same. You can make incredible pieces with it but I very much prefer to work with a real human artist. It's great for Patreon though because for very little money I get to spice up the layout much more, and since none of this layout is final, it's all good!

I've also worked on a few little things for Sacrifice. I'm particularly proud of the dueling rules, which is the piece of design I'm most proud of in months. It's kind of a mini game where you choose a move and your opponent chooses another, both in secret, and once you reveal it there's no turning back. So there are moves that counter other moves, and things like that. I think it's fun! And as usual, it works with any other D20 system. I'll keep adding little things like this until I have 30-40 pages on content, and then I'll release it as the game's first expansion. I'm having fun with this! 

I've also been invited to talk on a couple of shows, so I'll let you guys know the details as soon as I have them. Should be fun!

This week I'll just continue doing the same: EU's layout, and some Sacrifice here and there. I will also post a new ATDW KS update, the last before the PDF is released! I can't believe we're getting SO close already!

Talk to you soon guys, have a great week!