Memory Motel

Another update?!?  

*Insert Princess Bride Inconceivable gif here*

I don't want to jinx anything, so I'll leave it at that. ;)

I've come across a bit of a block recently, concerning time management.  It wasn't an issue in the past, because I was able to access my working documents on Google Drive.  Unfortunately, that avenue has been closed, and my access has been restricted.  As a result, I have a small window of time that I can work during weekdays, and thus, productivity has suffered.

Although this is a hindrance, I haven't let it trip me up completely.  I've been taking notes and writing up what I can on a few notepads, and then transferring those notes into my docs on Google Drive.  It's a little more work, but I'm kind of enjoying it; call me Old School, but I like writing stuff out with pen and paper.  It gives me the opportunity to really think about what I want to put down, and flipping through pages of notes is cathartic (at least to me).

So what have I been coming up with?  

Setting specific mechanics is one thing.  This includes Races of a sort, but it's based more on location.  There are four species total, which includes human; the others will be revealed here as teasers.

Another item I wanted to focus on was more dice mechanics, and I think I've come up with a neat little addition.  I'm calling it Elements, and they enhance your roll in very specific ways.  Each Element has a positive and negative quality, which is activated by the type of roll you make.  Players have the option to purchase an Element at character creation, or ignore them completely.

Finally, I wrote up some more planetary history, and a few culture specific details.  The world(s) are really starting to take shape, like they have a life of their own.  It's pretty exciting!  Ya, I'm kind of geeking out on this, but it's cool watching something take a life of its own.

One last thing I need to address is the actual game mechanics.  Would you like me to talk about the core mechanic, and give more details?  If there's enough interest, I'll go into more detail for the next post.  Let me know!