Ryan here with a quick progress update. We're on schedule with the writing and that's what Joshua and I are primarily doing right now.
Bioascetic Monk Class
The Bioascetic carves liturgical tattoos into their flesh and implants photosynthetic bacteria into the wounds. These monks commune directly with their sun Gods and Goddesses, taking nourishment from their light so that they can walk the sunlit path in harmony with other beings. The Bioascetic is paradoxically frail and resilient.
What does this mean in practice though? Well, first, the trauma response: whenever a bioascetic fails a body save, instead of gaining any stress, they relieve 1 stress, but suffer any adverse effects that might happen for failing the save. The bioascetic has a good fear save to represent them being spiritually prepared for their own mortality and an even better sanity save to represent their mental discipline.
Second, the tattoos: the tattoos are randomly selected in addition to standard bioascetic load-outs. Tattooed characters can survive in low oxygen environments for extended duration and can forgo eating. Additionally, there is a small mechanical effect. For instance:
The tattoos become bioluminescent at will, providing modest illumination allowing instinctive communication with bioluminescent creatures and the ability to attract light sensitive creatures in the dark.
The Onus Umbra
The Onus Umbra is a shadow personality that is ever present in the person's mind who willfully created it. The Onus Umbra exists to absorb negative feelings and intentions, in order to contain them from the physical realm. Filipia Sol's Onus Umbra does the unthinkable, and jumps from her mind and takes control of a bystanders body. What does the escaped Onus Umbra want, and how far is it willing to go to get it?
Idk, but it probably have something to do with this dope map Worne is working on.
There's a bunch more that we've worked on such as:
