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Author Topic: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 4, 2014, 13:25

The new Dlikken drawing is now on DeviantArt: http://fav.me/d7h49hu

I'm still typing in the edits from the magic system tweak. After that, I've got a list of other little corrections...

-Jeff
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 5, 2014, 17:37

The new Epéng drawing is now on DeviantArt: http://fav.me/d7ha5d7

Yesterday's other progress:
1) Added comments clarifying Bethorm's tabletop scale, including suggestions for converting from the Pocket Universe system's 'Size' stat to a suggested tabletop base size.
2) Clarified the way that the use of lead sling pellets increases sling damage
3) Began a review of spell casting times, because casting times tended to go up at higher spell levels in Prof. Barker's 'Swords & Glory' spell descriptions, and my elimination of some weak and/or intermediate spell levels tended to eliminate the spells with shorter casting times. I noticed that Barker himself toned down some of the casting times in Gardasiyal, so I'm using that as a guide. I've gotten through all of the spells up through the Temple spells of the gods - only the Temple spells of the cohorts remain.

Next up: finishing the casting time review, more refinements to the document, and the new Étla drawing.

-Jeff
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 6, 2014, 23:23

Today's major task: re-working the treasure tables.

Up til now, Bethorm has incorporated a version of Prof. Barker's treasure tables from Gardasiyal. They're an excellent indication of the types of treasures that he considered appropriate for Tekumel.

Today I re-worked those tables to take the number and strength of the defeated opponents into account. So now, smaller numbers of weaker creatures will tend to carry (or guard) a lot less treasure than larger numbers of tougher creatures.

I'm off to finish the new Etla drawing now.

-Jeff
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 7, 2014, 12:02

The new Etla drawing is now on DeviantArt: http://fav.me/d7hhj22

Next up is the Hlu'un!

Today's task: more little corrections to the document.

-Jeff
newt
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 7, 2014, 13:30

Thanks for the updates about the progress. Waiting (im)patiently for the final product.
gmonk
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 7, 2014, 19:45

Thanks for the constant updates, Jeff. I really like the drawings.
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 8, 2014, 11:17

(Thanks for following along, folks! The estimated delivery date is August).

Yesterday's major task: a complete cleanup & re-vamp of the magical weapons & armor portion of the treasure section. Gardasiyal (my primary source for this material) had a few awkward omissions; I went all the way back to original EPT to plug those holes, then re-organized everything to improve clarity, and I also wrote a bunch of examples. I also just barely got started on the new Hlu'un drawing.

I need to take today off to get the prints for the backers on my previous project signed, collated, and packed for shipping.

-Jeff
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 9, 2014, 14:05

The new Hlu'un drawing is up on DeviantArt: http://fav.me/d7hqo35

Today's tasks:
* Add 'What Is A Role-Playing Game' section
* Clarify grid movement rules
* Create printable templates for area effects

-Jeff
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 10, 2014, 10:39

Yesterday's achievements:

* added 'what is an RPG' section
* clarified grid movement rules
* created area effect templates
* clarified 'avoid armor' called shot rules concerning creatures
* researched social status classifications for skills, wrote advice on selecting appropriate skills

Today: I need to take another day off to work on delivering backer rewards on my previous project. I'll be back at it on Sunday
jeffdee
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Post Re: Bethorm: Plane of Tekumel RPG Progress Reports
on: May 12, 2014, 11:39

Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend.

On Sunday I finished my research into the effects of Tsolyani culture on skill selection. The result is a set of loose guidelines, accompanied by a broad social classification for each skill (Low, Medium, High, or Any).

Today's goals:

* Type in the results of my research on social statuses of skills
* Update spell descriptions to work with the Pocket Universe area/size rules
* Fix the treasure tables to use only d10s

-Jeff
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