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Around once a year, I get an itch to make a game using the barest tools available to me. I don't fully understand why, but it comes and goes, and here it is again. Maybe, this time I'll start learning C, and make a plan to turn it into a project.
The main premise is a Dungeon Crawler split into 3 turns a round, and 3 separate actions you can take during these rounds. You can take one of these actions per round: a Movement action, Attack action, and "Savvy" action or a bonus action in 5e parlance. Each round, you will know what type of action your enemies are going to take, allowing you to act accordingly and plan your turns. For example, you know an enemy is going to be running into cover, you could also use your movement action this turn to negate their cover, but you may be exposed due to pushing forward.
I'd love to start researching frameworks to use, but I'm busy with school right now.
Ectopia Cordis has been on my mind constantly, and the idea I have of it in my head is becoming less reachable as time goes on. I understand that, with most art, that it is an exercise in translating the going-ons of your brain-fuzz to your medium of choice, but I struggle with it extensively. Project after project unfinished, due to an ostensible goal or the "coolness" of an idea is outlived by my willingness to put effort into it.
I open up my notes for the world, I edit a few things here and there, and then I get frustrated with the process. There is a seed of resentment growing for the world, it grows more and more alien to me the more I think about it, as though the things I put in the world were not put by me. There is some truth to that I guess, I'm not the same person I was yesterday as much as I wasn't a week ago.
I don't want to hate you. I think there is a sampling of greatness within your pages, and within every connection. Iterations only mature you, but maturity comes the loss of potential, like quick-set Concrete. I even forgot about your original inspiration for a bit, Dungeon Meshi. I hope there can be some sort of reconciliation of your past and your future. Time itself needs couples therapy.