It is once again time for the news about Ashen Frontiers for this week, and the expected developments coming soon.
The Broken World Developments
I am now solidly into working on the new maps for The Broken World, most especially the map showing off the areas of Plakos, the capital city of The Tyrant. It doesn’t look like much at the moment, I pencil in rough guides, then do detail work with pen, then scan the lineart into the computer and colourise it there. I’m still in the penwork stage, and will likely be there for a week or more.
But here’s a preview of the current draft layout, showing off some changes:
The first shows off the list of the maps for the guide, and the second shows off some of the new entries in the Concordance, including the Sofis (a group of pirates whose skiffs are a danger of The Ash) and Synorat (I realised that I was lacking in different areas to visit).
There’s still more to do, but I’m hoping to get it out before the end of the year.
October Patreon Release
The goal for October is to get a draft of the Frenok and Thanator Classes out. Here’s a couple of preview spreads for the Frenok:
For the first image, the left-hand page is just a place-holder, and will likely be different when I get an actual draft out.
For the second image, you can see the Class progression, an overview of all the Class features, and then the first few entries for the first Focus (subclass). Again, all of this is in my nominal blend of 5e and Pathfinder 2, which might just become a single system designed for Ashen Frontiers, or might branch out to become a 5e release and a Pathfinder 2 release.
As always, I would love feedback on the rules deliberations on the Discord.
Signoff
That is all for this week, while I hope to have more news on the Patreon releases next week.
Thank you!
Jacob