ARBcoThis week with the newest update for Mutants in the Next, the expansion to the modern mutant animal TTRPG, we're talking about good news with edits and playtesting, but also Roll20 delays.
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A short update for Mutants in the Next as editing, playtesting, and layout continue forward towards making the book a real baby. Take a look!
Art: Darren M.A. Calvert
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arbco/mutants-in-the-next-expanding-the-mutant-animal-ttrpg/posts/3771355
This week in Mutants in the Next's progress from preview to completion, I touch on the system reference and provide the playtest feedback form as editing and layout proceed. Take a look!
Art: Darren M.A. Calvert
I appreciate them staying on the ooze side of the fence, they don't get the GOO-P too, nobody needs to get hurt-
it's me i'm the one who would get hurt, i am soft and have no shell
MUTANTS IN THE NEXT: PREVIEW EDITION is OUT to backers and pre-orders, with new rules for humans, wild mutations, more species, more psionics, more fighting styles, more villains, more, More, MORE-
If you haven't preordered it, you can pick it up via BackerKit and get the preview... next? No, wait. NOW. You can also pick up Mutants in the Now while you're at it and a few other fancy things, like Back to the Rifter!
This week for Mutants in the Next, I've got a full reveal of species that'll be in the book, as well as some BackerKit housekeeping to handle as we move towards the first draft release.
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Today on Kickstarter for Mutants in the Next, it's time for a year-end report on the project's progress. Take a look on how far we've come this year!
Update 32: Development Update #18: Text-Complete · Mutants in the Next - Expanding the Mutant Animal TTRPG
Mutants in the Next is text-complete. What does that mean? Well, that means I have a rough draft that I'm presently going over before delivering the preview and putting it over to the editor. Barring a few elements like chapter intros and decorative elements, as well as major corrections, all the words that go in are finished, if not final. Right now I'm working in layout to ensure I have a good idea of what fits and what doesn't, and once my internal editing is complete, it'll be time for the preview document. I'll have more to reveal when it releases, but I'm itching to just get back to work on it. Backerkit Locking Down on February 15th Once again, payment surveys will be locking down on February 15th. If you need to update your order, address, or payment information, that's the deadline for it. If you have any issues or questions, feel free to reach out to me. This also goes out to the roughly two dozen folks that haven't finished your surveys. Thanks to those who filled things out since the last call! If you need to make changes or adjustments, now's the time to do it. An Award from The Awards Faith & Sails, a small two-page effort I did for a jam last year, won an Award from The Awards this year as part of twenty cool projects that they chose to highlight as exceptional. There's a lot of fantastic projects this year, and I'm honored to have been chosen by their judges' panel! Give the little game a look, it was a fun bit to cook up! Open Gaming License I'm glad we don't have to worry about all that D&Drama, and my sympathies go out to those who do. Right now the system reference for Mutants in the Now is still up in the air, but I'll be keeping an eye on other industry efforts like ORC and evaluating whether or any those fit the needs of my project, or whether an existing framework like Creative Commons will fit it. The devil's literally in the details when it comes to these things. Thanks to everyone for your backing and support, stay safe, and see you again shortly!
Time for rolls on Mutants in the Next's Species Sampler...
... and the final roll of 82 is a Brown Rat from Mutants in the Now, which can fend others off as a "Cornered Rat"!
Photo: Juan Carlos Caicedo (CC-BY)
Time for rolls on Mutants in the Next's Species Sampler...
... and the final roll of 88 is a Roof (Black) Rat from Mutants in the Next, a "Wirerunner" that runs along precarious heights!
Photo: Karim Haddad (CC-BY)