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Wrote 600 words last night bringing the percentage complete up to 23%.

    Wrote 600 words last night bringing the percentage complete up to 23%.

In keeping with The Black Hack, they are brief, but helpful. Despite my attempts to make something that is traditional RPG fantasy, races are a bit different. The inclusion of Shobolan (ratmen) isn't the same as Skaven.

The force of magic is seen as a universal energy that permeates everything. Magic is defined by two sources and five reagents. The two sources are earth and water. Earth is raw magic, water is life.

The five reagents are Stone, Metal, Wood, Air, and Fire.

Stone is seen as a gatherer, collecting or concentrating magic.
Metal is seen as a nullifier or a leech. It serves to dispel or dampen magic.
Wood is a diffuser of magic. Plants and wood allow magic to flow into and through all things.
Air is a transformational agent of magic. Air is not seen, so it is the least understood.
Fire is a purifier of magic.

Hopefully more written tonight and tomorrow!

The Red Concordant

The Red Concordan Covert

This is my current project. I am about 19 percent finished with the first draft of my Black Hack based game. So far, character creation is finished. The goal of The Red Concordant is to provide a few more options and examples for newer players. The final product should be about 10,000 words.

The text of the game will always be 100% OGL. I will publish a PDF, RTF, ODF, and DOCX version of the text.

I have been writing updates on Google+ in my RPG Ideas and Projects collection. Starting with this post, updates will also be posted on my Facebook page. I’ve quoted the beginning of the book below to explain the game.

What is The Red Concordant?

The Red Concordant is a game that provides classic fantasy adventures. The rules are broadly based on role-playing games of the 70s and early 80s. Specifically, the rules are based on The Black Hack to give it a simpler, streamlined flavor. The goal of this game is to have fun in a series of adventures, not to get bogged down in the minutiae of the rules.

The Red Concordant is also a framework for you to have adventures in your own worlds. A standard world is sketched out, but tools for making this game yours are provided near the end of the book.

In short, there is no wrong way to play this game if everyone is having fun.

What now?

Hopefully, I’ll have the first draft finished by June. Stay tuned!

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