Greetings, CROWNLESS!

This DevLog marks the completion of the Crownless (for now...) with completely new files for the game booklets, including some much-needed editing and polishing up,  along with two new booklets (Lucious Loot and A Promise Kept) full of brand-new content! Once again, for those in a rush, I'll include a TL;DR, but I'm letting folks know about a newly released game (like, yesterday) from me called LORDSWORN in an Ashcan form here and would love you to check it out! Last thing, the Crownless joins some illustrious crew over at the Ind of the Year Bundle here, have a peek! 

TL;DR for those in a rush!

• The Crownless has gotten its final content update, including a bunch of edits and QoL changes to the original booklets! On top of this, two new booklets are here, Lucious Loot adding tables for making quick and powerful loot options for Keepers to give to their Crownless, along with A Promise Kept, a ready-to-run adventure of tragic love inspired by General Radahn and (yes, somehow) the Onion Knight, it's a perfect introduction to the game! 
• I've released a new game, titled LORDSWORN, that is in its ashcan form but with big plans for it! Give it a peek if the idea of playing broken, battered soldiers who survived a war between the Gods and are on a desperate journey Home as the world enters an apocalypse around them sounds fun to you! 
• Finally, I've had the fortune of stumbling into the amazing Ind of the Year bundle here! An absolute steal, 50 TTRPGs for 50 bucks, with some really cool, personal faves like Banda's Grove, Bloodstone, MiniBX, and Cantrip (among, like, 45 other wonderful games!) The Crownless is included, but you can support other wonderful indie creators with this bundle as well! 

Now for those with a bit of time...

Time for the full update and more of my ramblings. Most importantly, the Crownless is now "complete" in my original vision for it. With the addition of Loot and A Promise Kept, I'm quite proud of where it's at, a big game spread out over a bunch of little booklets. Updates, edits, and changes have been made to improve all previous booklets, so I'd highly recommend re-downloading all of them in the handy new Zip file (saves you a few clicks). Loot was a lot of fun to write, but I'll admit, A Promise Kept is really my favourite I've written for this whole project. A tale of tragic love and blessings turned to curses, inspired by General Radahn and the Onion Knight, but made queer, I think it's quite a neat little adventure to use, even for non-Crownless games (dare I say!) Keep your eyes out on the horizon next year as there will be some... new installments in the Crownless universe on the way. That is, after finishing up my next big project, LORDSWORN. 

Now for something non-Crownless: LORDSWORN just launched, an entry to NaGaDeMon (create a game in the month of November jam!), the Ashcan version is ready to be looked at! A tragic tale of (my personal favourite trope) found-family-at-the-end-of-the-world, LORDSWORN has you and up to three other players take on the role of Lordsworns, soldiers who swore themselves in service to their God as They rode out to war. That God now lies dead, the Captain of your Company too, and you, a mere fraction of the original Company you rode out with, must bond together and survive the journey Home. It's a GMless game where you'll be taking on the role of multiple characters, dealing with a world in its death rattles as you try to navigate your way through various obstacles together, using a novel approach to the Caltrop Core system of rolling 3d4s and assigning values in secret! It's currently PWYW, so it's free if you just want to check it out or tag along as I bring this game into 2023 with some Big Stuff coming...

Last topic of importance: Ind of the Year 2022! The Crownless is among some great company in this bundle highlighting some of the most fantastic little indie gems to come out of 2022, with 50 games available to you for 50 bucks! Seriously, some of the games in this bundle are an absolute steal for that price! :) If you're curious, check it out here!