From the late Jesse Hamm. My personal mantra for the past decade.

Now that Interwoven is out and full in playtest I can turn my attention towards setting development. What do you mean that means more player options? Who greenlit more than a dozen additional Ancestries? Curse you me, for making more work for me.

The next alpha document for Interwoven is out, containing the full game to date. That means more than 600 spells and arts, 13 classes, well over 1,000 feats to build characters with and more. Thank you to any who check it out. #ttrpg #interwoven www.patreon.com/posts/interw...

This alpha doc manuscript may have gotten slightly out of hand.... It's unedited for now so no formatting but still. What have I done?

Working on elemental creatures for the next alpha doc of Interwoven, and I may have accidentally done a Killer Instinct...

Chipping away at adding creatures to Interwoven, which currently has over 65 stat blocks as well as guidance on making creatures from the lowest levels to the highest. At the moment though, I can't help but wonder if that's enough for the base alpha and I should spend more time on playtest stuff...

Seeing Gecqua slander already and I will not stand for it. Be nice to new squishy friend.

Legitimate question in an attempt to reign in scope creep: How many creature statblocks do you expect or want to see in playtest material for a system?

Experimenting with creature balance for Interwoven, and under current projections upper end max level monsters could have upwards of 1,200HP.... Which sees absurd until I remember that I've seen level 1 characters do 70 damage in a single hit. #ttrpg #interwoven

it's true

Debating some ways to handle skills in Interwoven. Currently there are no set skills, only broad groups for how skills are defined ie Influence/Crafting/Movement/etc. and characters determine what they're actually good at along those lines. Considering a more static system, but it's not certain.

It's almost alarming how often I start writing down a mechanic, subsystem or idea and then realize how much it may or may not have been inspired by MTG mechanics. Had an idea for how to handle some magic items that's a mix of Level and Crew with a bit of Planeswalker thrown in. #ttrpg #interwoven

www.patreon.com/posts/interw... Finally got an update out for Interwoven, including quick PDFs with full level breakdowns and spell lists for 12 of the 13 classes in the system so far. Alchemist needs a bit more baking and seasoning with the item system. #ttrpg #interwoven

Nothing has made me think 'perhaps I've gone too far' more than putting together a reference PDF for the Bard alone, including all feats and spells, and having it hit 50 pages after some simple formatting... #ttrpg #interwoven

I have two creatives inside me: the one who wants to keep things secret until it's ready to be shared, and the other constantly craving to spoil everything about it before I even start working on it

Finalizing various spell lists, and it is not lost on me that sorcerers in Interwoven can potentially set up a check point, soft reset issues, and hit undo on problems. Cheaters. #ttrpg

Working on setting spell lists and fleshing out those resources for characters. Every time I settle on a list for a class there's a very loud voice in the back of my head screaming

Just about finished working on the 13th class for Interwoven, the Witch. After a spell system update there won't be much more to overhaul before putting the next alpha doc out. Witch has some... interesting inspirations. #ttrpg

As life gets wild and I see others thriving where I'm trying to start I often ask myself why I even try to be creative. The answer is always 'No matter how amazing someone else's work is, it will never be for everyone. No matter what your work is, it will always be for someone.

Finished is better than good. Finished is better than good. Finished is better than good....... But new features/classes/rebalances though...

In continuing to update and rework various classes I've reached an impasse on what was the Channeler and is being reworked to focus more on summoning and using natural spirits over channeling energy. Summoner, or Evoker? Leaning towards the latter.

Working on rebalancing a little bit of everything in Interwoven, and I'm curious on whether it would be better to do a generic creature collection, or focus on establishing a setting with its own bestiary and a layout of how to build creatures and everything else? #ttrpg

Every playtest session I run of Interwoven is a reminder that A: Things are in need of a lot of revision and B: I have very little time to do so.

Every playtest session I've run this week has left me more awake than when I started. I'd consider that a good sign.

Another playtest session down with a 2 player party, and aside from some clarifications and pain points with the character sheet things seem to be clicking. Leveling up went quick and has at least one player stoked. This is coming while I'm doing some overhauls, but it's still exhilarating. #ttrpg

Current Interwoven classes: Alchemist, Bard, Channeler, Cleric, Elementalist, Magus, Occultist, Rogue, Sage, Sorcerer, Warden, Warrior. Projected Interwoven classes: Alchemist, Bard, Cleric, Conduit, Psion, Rogue, Sage, Sorcerer, Summoner, Warden, Warlock, Warrior, Witch With room for more. #ttrpg

I love how often I'll listen to an episode of the Eldritch Lorecast or another podcast and hear wishes or issues with D&D that are already addressed in Interwoven

Playtest with a group new to the system went well. The group was half the size of an expected party, but going directly from combat to a skill challenge seemed to go smoothly with the biggest issue brought up being cross-talk. Solid session, even if it was only an hour long. #ttrpg #interwoven

I've been really hesitant to add resurrection spells and mechanics to Interwoven to make death feel actually impactful. The only surefire way to raise the dead so far has been the Alchemist's capstone, which is a philosopher's stone. With the Tier 7 spell Resurrection, sometimes dead is better.

It feels so good to actually get to playtest Interwoven again, and with some new players in addition to previous playtesters. Some minor hiccups and some confusion regarding niche interactions being the worst things to come up in an alpha playtest is pretty solid IMO. #ttrpg

I am once again considering retooling the classes and I really shouldn't. Thinking of expanding the Technical aspect of class design to better line up with the other 4 aspects, Martial, Divine, Arcane and Primordial, but really don't think a full 5th list of hundreds of arts is needed. #ttrpg

Wanted to cast a self-deprecating joke; it is also an AoE spell. All creatives, save vs. impostor syndrome (DC 17). On failure, become incapacitated by the creeping suspicion you don't actually know what you're doing. Effect lasts 1d4 business days, or until positive feedback is received.

www.patreon.com/posts/132749... An update to the Alchemist class, some new and rebalanced Alchemical Items, and a new Vocation have been added for the alpha test, free to access. #interwoven #ttrpg

I need to kindly ask the universe to stop beating the shit out of someone already down and turn whatever karmic retribution there is towards people who actually deserve it. Please.

Chipping away at filling out higher tier spells, and really coming to love certain aspects of Arcane magic.... #ttrpg

While having trouble getting playtesting for Interwoven done, I really shouldn't contemplate making more classes and things to test...... But witch though...

Nioh was a massive inspiration for the Warrior and the weapon systems in Interwoven in general. I cannot describe my hype knowing this exists.

Between trying and failing to get multiple groups together to playtest Interwoven and difficulty finding time to work on things at the moment I can't help but question why I'm working on it. The simple answer is it's fun to work on. The more likely one is sheer stubbornness.

Fiddling with setting and adventure ideas while working on getting more groups together to playtest. Also trying to shake off years of loosened rust with a 20 minute mock up of what is so far the weakest creature in the system. #ttrpg #interwoven

After 6 months without a job I have stable work. In the first 2 weeks of this job they've had me train on using Gen AI and completely irrelevant topics for my position. Joblessness is looking more and more tempting by the hour.

While waiting on survey responses to come back I've been working on settings and adventures, as well as optional rules. Weapon durability, Mana burn and Mana sickness are all noted down for future playtesting and may be put on the Patreon soon. #interwoven #ttrpg

Tracking encounters in Interwoven can be involved, with every combatant having between 2 and 10 stamina each round. Because turn order is typically set before combat though there's an easy method to keeping things in order... #interwoven #ttrpg

Balancing TTRPG mechanics with an English degree... #TTRPGSky

A fun realization while playtesting, Mana was originally envisioned as a finite resource that could be refilled to a limited degree over the day. Adding Fate in, getting resources back on doubles and triples, turns it less into a depleting meter and more into a cooldown.

The first playtest survey for the Interwoven alpha is live. Any feedback for the system, whether on the survey or otherwise, is very much welcome and encouraged. #ttrpg www.patreon.com/posts/128391...

And Tier 4 spells and arts are tentatively done and sitting at 68 total, bringing the total number of spells/arts in Interwoven up to 424 so far, and allowing all classes to be played fully up through level 12. Levels 1-5 are fully playable in the current alpha doc, and feedback is welcome. #ttrpg

Tier 4 spells are done, totaling 51 so far between arcane, divine and primordial. Just need some more martial options to keep things balanced. Looking back at older versions and notes it's funny how much things have changed and power creep has happened during development. Build strong, balance back.

I do love coming up with optional rules for playtest material. Like Mana Sickness to make people think twice about dumping all their resources into one big thing. Or weapon durability to encourage players upgrading and not dumping all their resources into one big thing. Or alternative death rules.

My previous employer pushed AI about a year ago. A month later they cut 10% of my department. 6 months ago they laid off 20% of my department, including me. My wife who worked in the same department was spared. Today she received notice that the entire department is being shut down. Fuck AI.

Tier 3 Spells/Arts are done, totaling 76 with 19 for each of the disciplines and essentially bringing all classes up to level 9 in playability. The next alpha doc will be put out after Tier 5 is finished and feedback is gathered on the first. #interwoven #ttrpg