Wow, this past week went by in a flash. I lost the day of the update, or as you people call it: Monday. So, This Wednesday I have some things to share: I have been updating the Red Universe RPG System; The Grand Tour (2022 edition) is going well enough; I have actually enjoyed a movie, which led me to immediately start reading a book. So let’s break this down one step at a time.
First, the writing: I have really been pouring energy and time into editing the Grand Tour to make it better overall. I am currently redoing chapter five of the book, the point of no return in the story. It is hard to write this part of the story because I have to come up with a LOT of things to touch the characters and the reader to make them all feel the impact of what is happening in that chapter. Human relation is hard.
The Red System is going better as well. I have finished the basic equipment section for the different scenarios and now I have to move on to what I think may be the most challenging: magic. I like magic, but much like Conan (the Barbarian, not the detective), I have a special fear of magic and all things not of this world. It’s hard to come up with rules and effects for magic when one is prone to avoiding it altogether. So, the next step in system creation is MAGIC!
So, for the fun part: I watched a movie called Mortal Engines, released in 2018, and boy-o-boy was it fun (up to a point). I really got into it and was really curious to read the original material. I was surprised to see that the movie was made so long ago (4 years is a lot in Cinema years) and that the book was made even longer-er ago. 2001, as a matter of fact. It was written by Phillip Reeve and is part of a 4-book series. I already dropped the other two books I wasn’t reading in order to not completely read this one. I hope I can manage.
And that is all for the past week. I hope next week will have more to be told. Or maybe I’ll just come up with a nice review of Mortal Engines, the movie. Cause I still have to finish reading the book.
See you next week.
The Red Universe 