Well, I had
a very productive couple of days at Wi Tower editing and rewriting parts of the
free version of Ruckus with James Griffiths who really knows his stuff. We have
developed an excellent working relationship and have become friends, and I have
learnt a lot about how to frame and take photos and how to write rules in a manner
that leaves little room for confusion (hopefully)
What we have
is a 28-page booklet that includes the bulk of the rules minus steeds, campaigns,
and a lot of the profiles, however, we should have seven or eight scenarios in
there.
The game
will look quite different to what we have become used to as the order of some things
has changed and the wording is far more lawyerly than I would have used. And of
course, some terminology has changed, its all Cunning Plans and Divers Alarums!
There will be an introductory game where a smaller pre rolled Retinue is used to
ease players into the complex game that Ruckus has become.
I have seen
the cover art and it is rather lovely. A few details were incorrect, a 14th
century dog face visor on a 15th century sallet, gaps between the
poleyns and the cuisses where the knee was exposed but these will be corrected.
Overall, it looks really good, two knights duking it out with a crowd of Retainers
looking on with half-timbered houses in the misty background…
I have seen some
of the 3d art for the various figures and they are looking good too. We had an
online chat with the sculptor in USA and I was able to give a few pointers
about how the armour should look. And I held in my hand the first of the
figures! I was a bit tempted to pocket it! There will eventually be a range of twenty-four
or five of these available in metal as well as in stl form.
And while I was
there the editor Dan gave the go ahead for 13, 000 copies to be published, 12,
000 to go in the magazine and a “Spare” 1,000 to be sold separately at shows
and on line. Fantastic!
So, what next?
Well, the edit goes to Spain, via the interweb, to Wi’s digital artist there
who will fill in the gaps with illustrations and edge art and then the edit is
returned to Wi who add the pictures and then its ready to go.
Date of publishing
may be as early as 13th April but will not be available for a week
or two after that.
It all feels
rather strange…
Fantastic news, really looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteYou must be very,very proud.
Well done.
Thank you , I am! I never expected anything like the level of support Wi are giving the game , its amazing!
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