March 2024 Update
- Adam Donovan
- Mar 29, 2024
- 5 min read
Updated: May 21, 2024
[March 2024]
Greetings all, and welcome to the March (2024) update for Roguelike Games!
After beginning the year by showing you the intended content layout for the Uncanny and Gloom Editions of Moralinth (In the January and February updates respectively), we said we would return to our normal format for these developer blog updates, so here we are! This month the teams' attention has been primarily focused on the Gloom Edition of the game, working hard to interweave the setting and rules together to match the level of precision and quality we have achieved with the Uncanny Edition.
With the last of the three Pathfinder: Remastered Project books being released to the public (the Monster Core book), we finally now have all the tools to hand with which to create Moralinth Gloom Edition under the O.R.C. License! Having this information has been very liberating and we've been happily working non-stop to bring the Gloom Edition to life.
If you missed it or want to remind yourself what content can be found in the Gloom Edition of Moralinth, you can read all about it in February's update. In addition, this information can also be found in the "Gloom Edition Layout" section of our Discord.
If the Uncanny Edition of the game is more to your liking, you can review the content of that version in our January update blog. This information can also be found on our Discord under the "Uncanny Edition Layout" channel. The RLG Team are incredibly proud of how both versions of Moralinth are coming together to create the best gothic horror victoriana ttrpg out there!
Moralinth: Gloom Edition updates
March has been a big month for the Gloom Edition of Moralinth. With access to the three core Pathfinder Remastered books, we have been able to use the rules presented there and give them the distinctive 'Moralinth spin' thanks to the open nature of the O.R.C. License. We've been removing some rules, modifying some, and replacing others all while creating unique content for our setting to ensure it feels as close as possible to the Uncanny Edition. This is no small task, but one we're enjoying sinking our teeth into!
With the implementation of the new 'contents' update for the Gloom Edition that we released last month, the Gloom Edition Roadmap has had a complete rework. The Roadmap Update for the Gloom Edition this month will seem much larger than normal, but that is due to this restructuring.
Gloom Edition Roadmap Updates for March 2024:The roadmap was completely restructured due to updated Contents (see February 2024 update)
(INTRODUCTION)
Welcome to Moralinth moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
A Labour of Love, unrelenting moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The d20 System moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
A Tome for Narrators and Players moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
A Setting Book, not a World Book moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Advised Discretion moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete Chapter I: Gothic Horror Roleplaying
What is Gothic Horror? moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Gothic Roleplaying moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Horror Roleplaying moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Twisted Victoriana moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Corruption and Madness moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Roleplaying Safety Tools moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete Chapter II: The Setting, Moralinth
The Blight moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The Wilderness moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Enclaves: A Life Behind Walls moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The Empire of Estania moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The Church moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The Battle for Faith moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
The Industrial Revolution moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Where Once Was War: A Brief History of The Empire moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Beyond The Known World moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Moralinth Cosmology moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete Chapter XIII: Back Matter
Glossary moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Moralinth Timeline moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Sample Characters moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
Reference Tables moved from In Development to 1st Draft Complete
(You can review the Gloom Edition Roadmap here)
Moralinth: Uncanny Edition updates
Back in August of 2023, we had the great pleasure to announce that the bulk of the writing for Moralinth: Uncanny Edition was (first draft) complete, constituting a major milestone in the progress of the project. Since then we have been doing re-writes, editing, and relocating some information into different sections (to align with what we presented in the January 2024 contents update). Seeing the whole book coming together is an amazing feeling and we can't wait to get it into your hands! To be more specific on what was worked this month, here is the...
Uncanny Edition Roadmap Updates for March 2024:
Introduction Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part I Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part II Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part III Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part IV Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part V Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part VI Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
Part VII Layout moved from Not Yet Started to In Development
(You can review the Uncanny Edition Roadmap here)
Roguelike Community
The Moralinth Official Facebook Group is the place to visit for quick and concise updates for those who only want the summarised details of what is happening with Moralinth, and is a great place to see the artwork, lore snippets, and updates. We're looking to add more to it so that we can add extra information, but we need your help! What sort of things would you like to see included in the Facebook Group that isn't there already? Feel free to leave comments so we can know what is a priority for everyone - and make sure you tell your friends!
DISCORD:
For a more in-depth and interactive playground for all things Moralinth, you can head over to the Morlainth Official Discord Server. We're looking to foster the community and grow it out, and a few of the messages we've received of late have asked for more ways to interact with the game world as well as an increase in setting information. We're looking to try and grant both requests simultaneously, so keep an eye on Discord for more information! Feel free to invite anyone who you feel might want to follow the project but please remember they need to verify their account when they first join the server (you need to click the little "tick" to be granted the Uncanny role and gain access to all the Categories, Channels and Events).
Future Plans
April will again be focused on the Gloom Edition of the game, with the lion's share of the workload going into developing the Ancestries and Callings for Moralinth. Expect more specific content updates in the future, highlighting specific parts of the book to a higher degree. As the Characters of Moralinth are one of the main focal points, we will be looking to start with an in-depth feature review of the Ancestries: Clockworks, Enshrouded and Humans.
....and that wraps up our update for this month! Feel free to drop us a message or come visit us on our Facebook page or our Discord Group if you'd like! Until our next update,
Happy Gaming!
- Adam
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