Level Up (A5E) Martial Artistry (3pp book in the works) Ideas and Concepts

[W'rkncacnter]

I've commissioned the cover art. It'll be delivered in the next 8 to 12 weeks.

After that I need new art for these four heritages. And then I'll be ready to Kickstart and get the art requests for the 5 pieces that get added to the book.

so when are you guessing the kickstarter will be? december, january?

i wanna give you money. money.

 

[Steampunkette]

so when are you guessing the kickstarter will be? december, january?

i wanna give you money. money.

As soon as I can swing it. Promise.

Even talking to @Timespike about doing the layout 'cause:

1) He's great at it.
2) He offered his services.
3) Have you seen his books?!
4) Vin is worried about pixelization of his artwork and Affinity would solve that problem.
5) Sincerely, Peter is amazing.

 

[Corinnguard]

3) Have you seen his books?!

I bought a copy of his MoAR: Complete book.

 

[JerichoPenumbra]

Looking foreword to it! I've been salivating over some of the classes, Warcaster especially.

 

[Steampunkette]

Annnnd now the Origins material is 11 more pages.

4 new heritages
1) Bactosapiens: Shapeshifting Bacterial Colonies
2) Drek. Violent and animalistic hunters and predators.
3) Macabre: Undead humans just trying to get by.
4) Sevens: Carbanosilicate aliens that grow children to serve specific functions in the colony. (Jobs like "Wall" and "Amplifier" or "Energy Conduit" alongside "Warrior")

4 new cultures.
1) Dead World: Living in the Wasteland on a planetary scale.
2) Exile: People pushed to the fringes of society.
3) Irreproducing: Undead and Machines that take up the dead or deactivated to propagate.
4) Feuding Bloodlines: Hatfields and McCoys, but also Montagues and Capulets.

3 new backgrounds
Graverobber: For all your corpse-collecting needs.
Troublemaker: Biff Tannen says "Hey, McFly!"
Vagabond: Cowboy with hat in hand humbly asks for work.

 

[W'rkncacnter]

Annnnd now the Origins material is 11 more pages.

at this point this entire thread is just
(but in a good way)

 

[Steampunkette]

at this point this entire thread is just
(but in a good way)

I appreciate it!

Also I snuck in an edit to the post so you can see what's there.

Now I'm working on Archetypes.

The Breacher Fighter is finished, so is the Eco Terrorist Druid.

Gotta do the Guerilla Ranger, Scout Rogue, Shock Trooper Berserker, Warbringer Herald, Warmaker Artificer, and an Adept archetype that needs a name.

Right now the general idea is "Wirefighter" or "Wuxia". The over the top "Practically Magic" martial artists from action movies.

 

[Steampunkette]

Oops. Accidentally finished the Warmaker.

Guess I should do one of the others...

 

[Pedantic]

Right now the general idea is "Wirefighter" or "Wuxia". The over the top "Practically Magic" martial artists from action movies.

In genre, "Hero" or "Expert" are both appropriate, but frustratingly generic. You could maybe do something with "lightness" and/or "internal strength" to touch on quigong/neigong.

 

[Steampunkette]

Also: All of these "11 pages, 44 pages, 10 pages"... is without art. Like at all.

So the actual book is probably already close to 100 pages once this is all formatted.

There's also the Martial Traditions...

Duskwood Sniper, Inquisitor's Brand, Serpent's Grip, Surgeon's Precision, Thundering Bombard, and Trickshot Chicanery are all going to be at least another 10 pages or so without art.

Just need to clean up most of the language from "Devspeak" to "Presentable" and finalize about 12 maneuvers across the different sets and they'll be good to go.