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Seacat 0.68b - Offense and Defense

Added 2021-05-04 13:43:36 +0000 UTC

Dear heroes!

Happy belated workers' day, everyone. A great fête this day, where I come from. Together with the 27th of April, the Day of Battle Against the Occupiers (i.e. the fascists), the 1st and 2nd of May usually form a traditional "week off" back in Slovenia. One of those four points on the calendar that divide up the year, along with the collective summer holidays in high summer, Reformation Day and Day of the Dead in autumn, then Christmas and New Year in winter.

Can't say I felt it here and now. With lockdown and a continent between, time whirled around and here we are in May. Apparently it's 2021, but sometimes I wonder if it's maybe not still 2020.

Then I look back at the Seacat rules livre and realise that I have done a wee bit of work on it since then.

Many days I feel annoyed with myself. This process should be faster than a page or two a day! Especially this section, where a lot of it involves me editing, refining, and reworking parts from older manuscripts of seacat and brêve seacat.

But it's not.

That said. That said.

This update is nice. We've got:

The 16 pages of mechanics are done, yes.
But we've now also got the magic section + the first 4 spell albums. The path is marked, the way is clear.
And the first parts of offensive and defensive gear are done, which means it's now easier to hurt your heroes.
And the advancement tables and events for heroes are in place.
And a trial stat block for the extras, for the beasties, is ready.
And a bit of art. Samples above.

Going forward, the next big chunk will be getting the extras in there: guides for making them and a chrestomathy of creatures. With others of those going into ZOA, padding out that slim volume.

So, that's nice.

I think I'll also soon be able to announce two more things: