Really Focused

     So this morning I woke up at 4:00 am, thanks to a certain little puppy, and got to work sketching and working out the Tier 3 Focus list. Focuses in Black & Red Games work the same way that "Classes" or "Jobs" do in other RPGs, but I felt having a character "focus" on being the person they want to be had a better feeling.
     I had worked so long on the Tier 1 and 2 Focuses because most of the games I have Narrated never went past Tier 2. Now, I can proudly say the whole Focus list is completed! There are 60 unique choices with their own skills and bonuses to customize your character with! You can work your way from a novice Soldier to a skilled White Knight and everywhere in between taking skills and bonuses from focuses like the Fire Mage or a Chemist.
     Next up for me is editing. That and working on the gameplay explanation sections which are tricky because I don't want to assume that anyone has prior RPG knowledge but I don't want to make it all so micro-managed that it's boring to read (and write).

B&R End In Sight!

So I do believe that Black & Red Games is nearing completion of the first edition of the core rule book! It has taken me a Very long time and I've put my heart and mind into every page of it.

The problem is that every time I think of something new it makes me start 3 new pages! I've almost completed the breakdown of all the many many character focuses. One thing that stumped me for a long time was how to standardize all the equipment. I was finding myself making stuff up every time I played Narrator which would leave a lot of inconsistencies among the players. I've devised a good system now, but that led me to working out a item crafting system which is still in the works.

I'm always battling with myself over how complicated I want to make the game system. The main goal of Black & Red Games is to play a RPG that is not so involved as the classic table top games such as D&D, but as a simpler game that plays out like a mixture of a table top and a console RPG.

I look forward to sharing more about Black & Red Games and Elora's Quest, which comes included to act as an example game for people to pick up and start playing.