Part of me is thinking I might make it readable, add some classic art, and put it on Drive-Thru or something. Just to get it out in the world. Another part is thinking a quick-start guide for play testing.

What do YOU think, BlueSky-ers?

words of rules and dice mechanics, character creation, a life-path based on playing cards (or tarot), and the various systems meant to emulate life in the Renaissance. I've written out a few examples of play, some notes on the world, and a list of games and creators whose work inspired the game.

A low roll introduces a complication; a high roll might introduce a benefit. And in the middle of all this, there's a system for inspiration, creation, and execution of your art form. Your Sistine Chapel, your David . . .

Not sure how it would go over, of course. Right now, it's 12,000 . . .

dangerous, and could result in a crippling wound that ruins your career as an artist. BUT, an early, stories death in a duel might even add to the glamour of your name, giving a bonus to your sons and daughters.

It's a storytelling game, mainly.

magical version of Venice, Genoa, Rome, Florence, etc.. Fortunes rise and fall, players detail the works their characters create, and those works remain in the game world for generations. Characters marry, have children, gain apprentices, and make art. There can be some combat, but it's . . .

I borrowed liberally from games like Pendragon and Dungeon World to create a foundation for a generational RPG about art, politics, patronage, madness, and horror. Painters, sculptors, poets, even philosophers all vie for attention and patronage against the turbulent backdrop of a slightly . . .

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Paulo Coelho's "Do Android Alchemists Dream of The OK Corral".

I only get cocaine water if I sell a gazillion copies. *sad trombone*

10. Approx. 50K words of ephemera: notes, snippets, poetry, and blog posts.

I've got 6 active novel ideas, ranging from historical fiction to contemporary magical realism.

That's . . . my mind is boggled. How precisely does one feel so freaking useless while still writing several thousand words?

7. 5 uncollected stories set in the Garden
8. Approximately 60K words on three different novel ideas that fizzled out (The Persian, Crown of Thorns, and Neverland)
9. The bones and basic mechanics for a story-telling art RPG set in the Renaissance ("La Serenissima", approx. 12K words)

4. 7 stories in A CLOCKWORK'S DREAMING AND OTHER TALES
5. 4 stories in THE BOOKS OF THE GARDEN (unreleased)
6. 8 stories in AUTUMN HERBS AND OTHER TALES (unreleased)

HOLY CRAP, Y'ALL!

Since 5 November 2024, this is what I've written:

1. 74 Blog Posts and Stories for Claude Moreau's Garden
2. 11 stories in OLD GODS AND OTHER TALES
3. 12 chapters (originally stories) in A YEAR IN THE GARDEN

He would prefer that, yes 😆

Yes! I probably need to get that done and dusted.

Think Practical Magic meets Harry's Trees, but set in the Deep South. It's about a writer who has lost his way, inherits a mystical shop, and finally discovers something to write about.

I'm not projecting, you're projecting! 😅

But, which one, which one?