VI·VIII·X KUP RPG

While writing the title it came to my mind that it could be a nice title for an RPG with a modern setting in the book industry... and since there are many experts on this topic within RPG authors, it could really occur! Apologies, back to the core of my post: I am two (actually three) steps from the word "end" for the playtest publication... I have not yet clarified why I decided to follow this unorthodox way. Usually the playtest is done internally and after that, all the editing, proofreading, and so forth follow... Let me explain you the main reason: the first one is to ideally test the main purpose of the game. For the core rules, this is clearly explained at the end of the introduction. Secondly, I do not understand the reason for a playtest in a predefined group of players since this approach cuts off some potential outcomes that could be coming from 'external players'. Thirdly, the modern model to run a 'closed' test and then going via Kickstarter to gr...

Well, apologies for being rather absent but I am working simultaneously on several topics! So here we go with an overall update: Revised the 3rd party license with new logos; the freely usable logos are now directly downloadable from that page. Added a page about the products available for the playtest phase: there is a shot description and I will set direct links to Drivethru. Added a page which I want to use as log for all the contributions coming from the playtest ... needless to say the page is empty for the time being. Amended the core rules with both proofread corrections, now I am currently revising the text for the last changes... there are some revisions on contents and other on layout. This will took a while as the period is a bit 'crowded' both on family and work sides... I have come to a final decision with the cover artworks for all the products and I am very satisfied: in the product page you can have a look at them.  I need to finalize the contents of the Animal...

It's a horrible period... time is getting less and less, there are many pending tasks and I really have concerns to compete the final revision of the VI·VIII·X core rules! I have the second proofread, therefore this is what I am called to do in sequence: 1. amend the final text with the "second baby" tips; 2. revise the last details (like the adaptation of the skills to the changes in the stats I did); 3. edit the text with key words in bold; 4. insert the final layout of the pages... a lot, definitely a lot! Hopefully I had some limited spare time I used to exploit another topic: a license for anyone who wants to develop the VI·VIII·X game! I am well aware of the fact that this is premature as I have not yet published the playtest edition... but let me say that I really hope that from the playtest could come out some works that could be worth to be shared with other gamers. At the end of the day, the focus of the playtest is on the rules and the mechanics... I will provi...

And the second baby has arrived as well! I got the second proofread from Ian Montgomery who did a superb job, not a mere proofread. The text has been revised according to the grammar but, moreover, also to the contents! Ian added a huge amount of notes about several aspects of the text: comments about marketing/purpose of the game, comments on the rules mechanics, comments on possible options for different resolutions of the rules. In a nutshell, a complete revision being a 360° analysis! …and to complete it, Ian also added some pages with overall recommendations and hints: he had not only done a proofread, he did acted as an editor! My huge thanks to Ian are absolutely a must! …now the tricky part is trying to carry out a combo of corrections + rediting of the text… the task is not as smooth as I thought…