Progress Journal, Dec. 2023
Greetings Mythicists! I hope everyone is doing well, staying warm, and has fun plans for the holidays if holidays are happening for you!
We're just about done with 2023, which was Mythic's 20th anniversary year, and this has been an amazingly Mythic year. I want to thank you, the Mythicist patrons, for your support during this past year and from the beginning. Mythic Magazine and this Patreon page are three years old and I'm amazed at all that has happened in that time! I really love that Mythic Magazine content is chosen by Mythicists, and you've charted an interesting course this past year. Thank you :)
So what's cooking right now?
Mythic RPG 2e is in the works. I can't say when it'll be available, but I'm hoping by the end of 2024. I still have a long way to go and I'm taking my time, but I'm liking how it's shaping up. I'm putting a lot of effort into the Characters chapter, which is character creation (but also includes NPCs). This is going to be a much more robust section than in the original red book. I feel like this chapter is what most sets the red book apart from the blue book, so it has to be an especially good section. I've made some design choices that I hope people like.
One of those choices is treating character creation also as adventure setting creation. Since Mythic RPG is a universal system, you have to come up with a genre and setting as well as a character, so why not roll that all into one? Making a player character also involves making the bare bones of the world around that character. There are tables to help randomize this if you wish and guidance for other ways to sort this out. In playtesting I'm having a good time randomly generating worlds and settings and a PC to drop into it, so I'm kind of pro random right now lol
Mythic Magazine Compilation #5 is almost done. I had hoped to have it out in December, but I've been getting sidetracked on completing it. I'm looking at January now. As soon as that is done I'll get to work on Compilation #6.
I hope everyone has a wonderful, and safe, rest of your month!
Happy adventuring :)
Comments (16)
I’m a definite buyer of RPG 2e. Thanks for the wonderful work that you are doing for the rpg community.
Thank you :)
I am sooo excited for the RPG! Mythic is actually my favorite RPG system as well as being the best GM Emulator. Other RPGs tend to either have too much or too little crunch for my liking, and Mythic is very easy to learn compared to a lot of RPGs. :)
Thank you for this post :) That sweet spot between too little and too much crunch was really on my mind when I made Mythic RPG, and I'm trying to maintain that atmosphere in the second edition.
Always love to hear updates on 2E! Based on the top notch content you've put out over the years I'm certain it'll be worth the wait. 👍
Thank you Brian :)
Any update on when a print copy of MM compilation 4 becomes available?
I'm hoping it becomes available in late January. This will largely depend on whether the print proofing copies arrived clean. If there are problems then February is more likely.
Congratulations on the 20 years and the 3 years!! Looking forward to the new rpg but only when you are happy!!
Thank you :)
I love the idea of character creation as an adventure! Sometimes I want to play something new but have no idea what to play and some kind of specialized table of genre/setting would be cool!
I know what you mean. I usually start a game with zero knowledge what the adventure will be, who my character is, even what the setting is. I just know I want to play. I like to be surprised by every detail from the beginning.
Indeed. It is nice to see things are chugging along for us semi-impatient fans but be sure to take time to enjoy things in life (that don’t involve work). Have a great Christmas!
Thank you Keith, you too!
Always working so hard for us, I hope you take some time for yourself now and again!
Thank you Stark :)