Okay, freak-beaks, I ran a little late on this and a little over word count, but the prestation chapter is complete and ready for your keen eyes. That is, this first draft is ready for consideration. Given some word count juggling I may do, this chapter may bulk up by 1,000 to 1,500 words as … Read more
I asked the #V20 hashtag on Twitter whether I should focus on prestation or titles (two of the in-progress sections from the V20 Companion as detailed in the outline). Feedback was about equal, but favored prestation a little bit over the course of the day, so that’s where I turned my attention. The systems portion … Read more
As we move forward with the V20 Companion, it’s important to learn from what has come before. Both to avoid repeating any mistakes and to ensure that we’re hitting the same high notes that kept players happy with the core V20 book, I want to take stock. What worked about the Open Development process for … Read more
Part of working on V20 is creating new material, since players have stated plainly that they want new supporting stuff. It’s a design challenge that has to be handled delicately, though. Too much new stuff creation, particularly in setting material, treads dangerously close to “metaplot,” which we don’t want. Remember, we’re steering away from what … Read more
Here’s a little more WIP from the titles chapter, so you can see where some of the new material is headed. This may be my last post until the Grand Masquerade, so I wanted to give something with both settings and systems. <3>Mystic (1-point Title) <n>The Mystic Kindred is known by many appellations: sage, spiritualist, … Read more