Category: Uncharted Worlds

Carta Galaxia Development Update #23

Happy (slightly belated) Canada Day everyone! And Happy pre-emptive 4th of July to our southern friends.

It feels good to be back in the saddle, actually getting writing done. I’m trying to pace myself, keep a good work/writing/family balance going (I hear tell of a mythical thing called sleep, I’ll have to give it a try).

I’m happy to report that I have finished the first draft of Chapter 2 – Jump Points, and I’d be very interested to hear feedback. I’ve attached it to this post, so please check it out!

It’s separated into 3 parts:

– How to create a compelling Jump Point

– Running a Jump Point

– 6 Example Jump Points

For the examples, I tried to give a wide enough diversity in the examples, scenarios that will cater to different character archetypes and playgroups. Most of these are Jump Points that I’ve run for a variety of play groups, so they’re at least somewhat tested (Checkpoint ended up being super deadly the two times I ran it and needed to be toned waaaay down).

I’m quite pleased at how the overall formatting of the Jump Points came out. I tried to keep them brief (1 page) without making them too obtuse or inscrutable. Tell me if you think they need to be 2-pagers with more guidance instead (like the original “Planet-Bound Salvage” example Jump Point from the UW core book).

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bjaux4mqxn8m32s/Chapter%202%20-%20Jump%20Points.docx?dl=0

Carta Galaxia – Yet Again

So after carefully considering all the feedback, I’ve decided that I will be starting back up on Carta Galaxia with a reduced scope. I think I over-extended myself and was unable to deliver on what I thought I needed.

The new plan for CG is this: A few pages going over the theory of a topic (Settings, Jump Points, NPCs, Worlds) then a few pages of examples to lift and drop into the game in a pinch. The back of the book will have a slew of pre-made assets to drool over (because while it does add clutter, I’m a little nostalgic for the “gear porn” pages of more traditional games).

Plus I’m toying with something special to me: a Lifepath system for Uncharted Worlds. Just because.

So here’s the new breakdown of Carta Galaxia. I hope to have new chapter previews available soon. That said, I’m going to take things slower to avoid burning myself out again.

Campaign Settings

– – Creating a New Setting

– – Premade Campaign Settings (including factions)

Jump Points

– – Creating a Jump Point

– – Running a Jump Point

– – Premade Jump Points

People and Places

– – Creating New Locations

– – Premade Locations

– – General NPC advice

– – Premade NPCs

Characters

– – Lifepath (alternate character creation)

Running a Game

– – General gameplay (Difficulty, Get Involved, etc)

– – Combat examples

– – Exploration

– – Long Term Campaigns

– – – – New Advancement system (from FBH)

Arsenal

– – Premade Assets