We've had a great run so far, funding the project on Day 1 and now we've got our second Stretch Goal almost in our grasp! At the end of last week, we saw our introductory chapter and historical overview of our setting, and then had the Storypath Ultra system chapter, with the rules needed to run the game.
But today we start to get into the fun stuff needed to build our characters!
Today's manuscript preview is all about our Paths - the three choices we make during character creation to give our monsters their initial shape! In Monster Kingdoms, three Paths make up your character. These are:
Kingdom (Your place of origin, heritage in which you were raised, house to which you belong, and doctrine you follow.)
Mantles (Your profession or class, how you fight and interact with enemies and allies.)
Dusk (Your philosophies and underlying motivations, influenced heavily by the province in which you were raised.)
Backers of this project are able to download the draft manuscript previews that will be made available throughout the campaign. By the end, all supporters will be able to read the entire draft version of the book, before any pledges are processed or payments collected! So, if you haven't joined in yet, jump on board and scroll down to see more!
CHARACTER SHEET
Since we're getting into the character building portion of the game, it's not a bad idea to have a character sheet to start scribbling down your ideas and choices! One of the writers on the game, Chris Jones, has put together this awesome character sheet for you to use when you pick your paths!
Over the course of this campaign, backers will receive the entire current draft manuscript for Monster Kingdoms, but it's not going to come to you all in one go. The previews will come out in monster-sized sections throughout the campaign. This helps me seem interesting over the next several weeks, but it's more about guiding the conversation and helping steer feedback for the developers.
Because they want your feedback! These manuscript previews are of the current draft manuscript – the document in its latest, approved form. This may not be the final form after editing and any additional development, but you can consider it about 95% finished, so keep that in mind.
In fact, you can help guide the team through the next stages of development by providing feedback on these manuscript previews! The Onyx Path team has set up a special Feedback Form just for campaign backers for this very purpose: https://forms.gle/TpaaPsUqJ79zD1kE6
You can use this Feedback Form to share your thoughts directly with the Monster Kingdoms creative team to help guide them through the next rounds of development and editing.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT PREVIEWS - BACKERS ONLY
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