Think Globally (Patreon)

I wrapped up the first impression pass of the global conspiracies, this week and have started in on the otherworldly ones. High Standing conspiracies get pretty gonzo, to say the least.

Once this initial pass is done, I need to sit down and very carefully write out a character sheet template for everyone to use in second drafts. I already had one of these, or so I thought, but I'm discovering that there are some elements of the character sheets that aren't as unified - or even defined - as they need to be. The template lacks a spot for Forms, for example, and it's kind of up in the air whether the Devoted Form even needs to be spelled out, since most of the sample characters in this book are Devoted, and that's extra word count I could do without.

This has also drawn my attention to Size, which appears in every character write-up but is...the same for everyone with just a couple of exceptions? It might just be unnecessary except when it isn't, but then so is Speed, and I don't think I'll be cutting that.

Variations and Scars have a nifty, compact format that I'm very proud of, but it might be too compact in this context. Currently, the ST will probably have to look them all up, but if I provide more context, that's gonna cost a bunch of words - especially for high Standing Devoted. I'm already mostly convinced that it will be good to give Techniques their own appendix so that those can breathe - although that's unlikely to happen until development.

But for the next couple of days, my focus is on reviewing these otherworldly conspiracies and deciding which sections could use a polishing cloth and which parts cry out for a bone saw and cauterizing hot iron.