I hope this message finds you celebrating the great mages of history, especially since it's their season after all. If you haven't found the time, don't worry. The great mages of history will make sure you make time for them.
Now, onto an update!
✍The book has gone into its first round of editing!
You might be thinking, wait, that's a little late! And you're right. I had surgery and health issues that left me without energy for a few weeks. That said, my goal is to have this dang book ordered from the printers by the end of the year -- the tax man will come if I don't! So I promise I'm working hard behind the scenes to get caught up while holding everything to my high standards.
📜We're clocked in at 140 pages total!
The core book is only 64 pages! This expansion more than doubles the base game! I'm really proud of that! Scroll down for a preview of the PDF. Some pages are blank while I work on more art.
I wanted to make sure that it was easy for you to add content from this book into your game. To that end, the front matter is dedicated to, for lack of a better word, onboarding you. You'll be greeted by a section that gives a snapshot of everything included. After that, you'll turn to a flowchart. My hope is that this flowchart helps you understand where to slot material in at glance. I know a whole second book can be a bit daunting when adding extras!
💝A gift!
Your support means a lot to me. One thing I've always wanted to do is deepen our relationship. But when I asked the tarot cards, they said you remained neutral to me. Oh well.
Over the last year or so, I've heard many people wish that Tangled Blessings had an official relationship mechanic for the Rival. I'm pleased to say that I cracked what I think is a fun addition to the base game. This is still slightly in development, but I hope you enjoy the surprise! Once it's finished, there will be printable PDFs available on my website for free. This is also in the new book too of course.
If you've ever played Blades in the Dark, you might be familiar with clock mechanics, and that's basically what this is. Ironsworn, another GM-less tabletop RPG, also makes use of relationship trackers. This small spread borrows from those ideas and offers a tiny twist with the tarot that's intuitive and folds into the game without needing extra components (other than the tracker). You'll use the Major Arcana cards you already draw and make further use of them to grow or deteriorate your relationship with your Rival.
If you see a typo, no you don't.
👀Here's all the spreads!
Aren't they something? Just look at all the terrible things that await you!
🤔What's next?!
Now that layout and writing are complete, I'll be finishing up art and setting up the Backerkit survey. The surveys take forever to build, so the sooner I can get started on that, the better for everyone. I'll be back next month with hopefully some fresh art and an announcement that the book is in the proofing stage!
