What happened Day 30? I just didn't get around to posting on cohost. However, I was working on the remaining content.

Tonight though I finished up the rough draft of the guild system and related systems! There is so much to address which I need to start on tomorrow so I can get a draft to my dev editor in a timely manner this month.

There are so many name place holders and a few questions to be answered. The main question I'm thinking about currently is what does a guild get if they are associated with a faction and if they get a bonus. Also, what is the bonus for not being associated with a faction. In most of my old D&D and Dungeon World games the players were never associated with a "faction" and were independents that did what they wanted. However, I know that is not the case for everyone and I need to address it.

What happen to day 24? Thanksgiving~
What happen to day 25? Thanksgiving part 2 and talked with my development editor
What happen to day 26? 20th Anniversary of dating my SO =O We went to a very nice Omakase restaurant <3
What happen to day 27? Recovery from eating so much and going all the places
What happen to day 28? Continue recovery and the adjustment of going back to work

Over the break I realized I needed to add starting upgrades to all the guilds so I did that. Then I started working through all the missing guild/faction content. Nothing ground breaking just a matter of working through sections I had highlighted that I knew I would need to fill out once I had figured out Faction hierarchy.

I should hopefully finish up fleshing out the sections I had highlighted tomorrow. Then I need to go back and address all the comments I left myself during this process and play testing. Additionally I may also add some faction and guild examples. Then off to editors and graphic layout for the guild sheets!

A couple weeks ago I saw someone posting something about hit points, and I thought it might be good to write about my Lifeline concept. And I'm just now getting around to it. So, here goes:

I formatted the three hunts from the book as trifold pamphlets and I'm really happy with how they turned out so I threw them up on itch with a template so people can make their own hunts if they'd like! Check it out, maybe submit to the Beyond Dark Horizons jam!

One of the things I'm most excited about with this -- beyond feeling like I've settled on a good format for these hunts, and the addition of a quote for each NPC I think really ties things together and gives them a more solid place within the hunt -- is that it's reinforced the aesthetic of the game. The rest of the playsheets (playbook, reference, etc.) are currently pretty much 100% just rebranded Blades in the Dark sheets and while I'm not particularly excited about doing the work -- I find graphic design work tedious and challenging -- I am very excited about having playsheets with a straightforward but strong visual aesthetic that matches the book and is differentiated from other Forged in the Dark games.

Also -- maybe a trifold pamphlet would be a good format for a character sheet? idk ...