No work done on the Nox Engine today but I haven't done a word count in a while so...

32.6 thousand words so far

Still need to do the social mechanics (Speech!), the antagonist section, GM advice, and finish the Talents, not necessarily in this order

So plenty of words left

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It is so fun looking through the #SRD I've been working on for the #NoxEngine #TTRPG and getting to the various systems that get me going like, what the hell was I thinking when I wrote this?
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I enjoy making up spells that play with the #NoxEngine systems

In NE, you have a pool of Action Points and some spells mess around with that, either giving you bonus actions or forcing you to use your actions

Fights! take place in zones or fields within the battlefield, and some spells interact with that, like a firebomb that affects everyone in the same zone

I love how things are coming together 😁🧙‍♀️
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@thoughtpunks I have some stuff to sell 😁
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Expeditioners (Dwarven Survival): https://ghotigames.itch.io/expeditioners

Grim Fictions (open system): https://ghotigames.itch.io/grim-fictions
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The caster can use part of their action to unleash the paradox dice and roll them for a Paradox Effect.

Why use action? Because it means the player must choose between accumulating more paradox or be less effective in the round to suffer a lesser effect.

I kinda like this system because it means a game could see some extended spell slinging action 😁👍🧙‍♀️

(Will work on it some more though)
(4/4 fin)
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As much as I'd like the Nox Engine to include a modular magic system, I just don't think I can manage it without making it too complicated, so I think I'll have to scrap and start over

Or specifically, set the previous aside in case I want to use it later 😅

Anyway, I think I will base the new magic system on Control and give it a sort of health-like system
(1/?)
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I think I've taken the #NoxEngine way further into the realm of complicated than I was planning 😬

Crunch can be great fun at times though, but I think the mechanics need a little trimming

...just a little
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Right now I'm kinda thinking "So what if it's all shit? Put in all the shitty mechanics and then cut out what doesn't work during play test" 🤷‍♂️
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Part of how character creation works (currently) in the #NoxEngine is that you choose two Destinies, which affect your Edge dice, which Skills are your favoured, and what Talents you can learn. This creates YOUR destiny, which you can name and stuff

You could, for example, put together 2 Destinies, Scoundrel and Speaker, and make Spy your personal destiny

This is all well and good, but it isn't very inspiring stuff when making your character, is it?

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Expeditioners has been updated in my shop!
(check this link to check it out: https://ghotigames.itch.io/expeditioners )

Still funding for editing and art
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I run Ghoti Games and to celebrate ITCH's #SummerSale both my games are now 50% off!

Grim Fictions is an open #TTRPG with dark themes, where killing is hard but dying is easy (if slow)

Expeditioners is a TTRPG about survival in the Underground as Dwarfs, with abstract and fun survival mechanics
#Dwarfs #GrimFictions #ExpeditionersRPG #GhotiGames #indieTTRPG
https://itch.io/s/96484/itchio-summer-sale

Periodic reminder:

I run Ghoti Games and to celebrate ITCH's #SummerSale both my games are now 50% off!

Grim Fictions is an open #TTRPG with dark themes

Expeditioners is a TTRPG about survival in the Underground as Dwarfs
#Dwarfs #GrimFictions #ExpeditionersRPG #GhotiGames #indieTTRPG
https://itch.io/s/96484/itchio-summer-sale

Hello, everybody!

I run Ghoti Games and to celebrate ITCH's #SummerSale both my games are now 50% off!

Grim Fictions is an open #TTRPG with dark themes

Expeditioners is a TTRPG about survival in the Underground as Dwarfs
#Dwarfs #GrimFictions #ExpeditionersRPG #GhotiGames #indieTTRPG
https://itch.io/s/96484/itchio-summer-sale

New post on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/post/Magic-Nox-Engine-DevLog-V-S6S8L1QIV

This time, I talk about how the magic system works in the #NoxEngine
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With 4 hours left, I thought I'd give a small taste of how fighting will work in #NoxEngine, at least in its current (untested) incarnation

An important tactical element in the Nox fighting system is the use of actions; you have a bunch

How many actions relies on the highest of 3 Traits, so a mental focused character can also have a bunch of actions

You'll have at least 2 and at most 6 (probably)

You split your actions between Simple Actions, Complex Actions, and Reactions
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Journeys was my latest #DevLog post for #NoxEngine (see ⬆️) but what should I tell you about in the next log?

Check a short description in the replies ⬇️
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The thing I was looking for was a note I wrote 5 years ago about a crafting system for a game I was working on, since the Nox Engine is based on that same game

It essentially splits the process up into 3 parts: material, size, and complexity

Size determines the time unit (hours, days, etc.) while material (malleable, soft, hard, etc.) determines how many of those units apply

Complexity ups the Mark, which determines if time is doubled or the design is flawed
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New post on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/post/Journeys-Nox-Engine-DevLog-V-P5P0KWEKL?justpublished=true&alias=Journeys-Nox-Engine-DevLog-V-P5P0KWEKL

In this new #DevLog post I talk about the Journeys system that'll be in the #NoxEngine
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Logged back onto my Evernote account and found a bunch of #TTRPG design notes

Now, nobody is safe! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!
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New post on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/post/Character-Options-Nox-Engine-DevLog-IV-G2G6KTWA9

New #DevLog about the #NoxEngine is up on my #KoFi page! This one focuses on character options, specifically Descriptors, Destinies, and Cultures 👍
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