Bigger and potentially better

Act 2 ran a bit longer than I had anticipated, in numerous ways.

The word count just crested 200K. I had anticipated a fraction of that. That's what I get for putting in an entire planet, I guess.

I blew past my two-week deadline like, three times. My playtesters have the patience of saints.

Most notably, the workload was much more than I had expected.  Little things like explaining the XP system or using the map took several failed starts and re-drafts before they were written to my satisfaction.

A key thing to remember; in addition to being a rules reference document, the PWYW is a teaching document. A lot of RPGs neglect the teaching aspect, which I consider a grave mistake.

One of the positive things to come out of this act was a clear idea of how to minimize my workload in the two remaining ones. So, with any luck, I'll be able to knock those out within my allotted two-week time frames and get them playtested.

As for right now, I'm going to get some shuteye. I want to re-read act 1, then read the entirety of act 2 so I can create a proper draft for the playtesters before I send it out. You've only got another day or two if all goes according to plan, guys. Stay strong!

Work progresses on the second Act. The first has been generally a success ( a few kinks and bumps, but nothing murderous so far!). The second has been a ton of work. I've put in over one hundred thousand words and I've still got about fifty thousand more to write before it's even a completed alpha draft.

I feel bad; I've kept the playtesters waiting for more than twice as long as I estimated. Sorry guys! I promise it's coming along!

Speaking of the playtest, we've hit a good limit on groups currently testing and so we're not accepting any further offers for playtesting right now. I actually had to turn away a pretty earnest request because we've just got to be realistic about the amount of feedback we can handle.

So, as a treat for all of you earnest and wonderful fans out there, here's our latest return from our amazing artist Christoff Grobelski:

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