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Random Event

Hello Tier 3 people, I have a Random Event for you that may seem a little odd. It's about monsters.

The Creature Crafter holds a special place in my heart as the first book in the Crafter series and my first foray outside of Mythic material. It is also my least popular book.

Although I have plenty of projects in the current pipeline, I am considering somewhere down the line revisiting The Creature Crafter. I'm curious what your thoughts are about it so I'm posing this as a poll fo...

Progress Journal, Sept. 7, 2021

Hello everyone! I'm excited to say that a print edition of Mythic Magazine #1 is now available!

You can get it at DriveThruRPG. You'll get $4.95 off of it if you use this link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?discount=9cc41c0762

That discount is going to all Tier 2 and 3 Patreon members, and anyone who purchased the PDF on DTRPG and has email notices activated.

I feel ...

Mythic Magazine #10 content poll

Greetings Tier 3 people! The time has come once again for you to choose what articles will be in the next Mythic Magazine.

I've come to love this process. At least half the time you all choose an article that I did not expect to win. This means that if I had not asked you I would have gone with what I thought most people wanted and I would have been wrong half the time. It's a happy balance for me that I can list 10 article ideas, all of which I would love to write, and you tell me what...

Progress Journal, Sept. 1, 2021

Hello everyone! I'm excited that Mythic Magazine 9 is out, because it's hard to believe we'll be coming up on one year of it really soon.

I know a lot of you have been asking about POD versions of Mythic Magazine. I'm working on those and should have a POD version of #1 soon, with #2 and #3 following soon after. Mentioning one year of the magazine, I'll be coming up on making a compendium edition of the first year. So, it's more than likely that a POD compendium edition will be availabl...

A few changes

Hello everyone! I'm going to be making a couple of changes to how the Patreon works. This mostly affects people who have yet to sign up.

I'll be changing the billing to pay up front, which means when someone joins they will be required to pay the tier cost when they join. After that, billing is as normal on the first of the month. Again, this won't affect current members unless you upgrade from one tier to another, in which case Patreon would charge the difference right away (for instan...

Billing and content question

Hello everyone! I hope Mythic Magazine #9 is going well with you. I've already heard some positive feedback about the behavior system, which makes me happy :)

I have a question for you Tier 3 people, since you are my Creative Council. This is more about policy with the Patreon page. I am considering making a change in how the Patreon charges and how content is made available. I'll admit my ignorance to the ways of Patreon up front, since this is all fairly new to me, so your thoughts an...

Mythic Magazine #9

Hello everyone :) Happy late August. I don't know about where you are, but here it is hot! It's been 105 degrees F the last few days and my air conditioner died. That's a bad Random Event.

But on the upside I have a brand new edition of Mythic Magazine! The articles in this issue include Matching An RPG To Your Style Of Solo Play, and Generating NPC Behavior With Fate Questions.

I know NPC behavior was already handled, in fact by the first issue of Mythic Magazine. This is another...

Progress Journal Aug. 26, 2021

Mythic Magazine #9 is almost done. There are two articles, as usual. One is talking about choosing an RPG to match your preferred solo play style, and the other is another run at NPC behavior.

I found the RPG article difficult to write, mostly because everyone has their own way of playing solo. Also, Mythic and other oracles by their nature are meant to allow you to play any RPG solo, so what's the point in breaking down the "best games to solo"?

It turns out, there is a good poin...

Progress Journal, Aug. 23, 2021

Greetings everyone! Mythic Magazine #9 is coming along nicely. One of the articles chosen through the Tier 3 poll was another way to generate NPC social interactions. This article went a slightly different way than I expected and is encompassing another approach to NPC behavior generation. I shouldn't say "another" approach really, since it's a refinement on the default approach presented in the core Mythic books. 

I'm happy about this because it is incorporating aspects of the upc...

Mythic 2e preview

Hello Tier 3 people, I have a Random Event for you!

Attached is a preview of most of Chapter 2 of Mythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition, the Random Events chapter. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress, so what you see may change by the time it officially comes out.

Most of this will look familiar to you, but probably the biggest change is the addition of the Elements Meaning Table. I'm including this as part of the core book along with the Action and Descriptio...

Mythic Magazine #9 Content Poll

Greetings everyone! It's time for me to tap your assembled wisdom and bestow once again upon you the responsibility of choosing the next Mythic Magazine's top article.

With great polling comes great responsibility!

As usual, below are ten article ideas. Please select the ones that you would most like to see covered in the next Mythic Magazine.

You can vote for more than one if you like.

Thank you, Tier 3 people :)

May the best idea win!

Progress Journal, Aug. 2, 2021

Greetings everyone! I've been happy with the reception of Mythic Magazine #8. I was a little surprised when the Tier 3 members chose Player vs. Character Knowledge as the top article, but once again they were right judging from the positive feedback I'm getting. This is one of those topics that I consider a "quality of life" issue for role-players, because we all face the question of handling player knowledge at some point and have to resolve it for ourselves. How we choose to handle it will ...

Mythic Magazine #8

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well. It's that time again, time for more Mythic Magazine :)

Here is issue #8, and it's all about knowledge. As per Patreon demand, the first article in this issue is a discussion about Resolving Character Vs. Player Knowledge. I approached this with my own thoughts about it, trying to encapsulate how the problem generally presents itself followed with tactics to address it. I also researched online for how other solo players treated Player knowledge...

Product Preview 7-15-21

Greetings Tier 3 people :) I hope your July is going well and you're keeping cool if you're in a hot part of the world.

I have a Random Event for you ... more images from Jorge that will appear in Mythic Second Edition. Jorge is working up more artwork, I probably have about 1/3 of the total that will be in both the GME and the full Mythic 2e books.

When I work with Jorge I give him some direction about particular pieces that I want, and for the rest I largely leave up to his disc...

Progress Journal, July 8, 2021

Work has begun on Mythic Magazine #8, and while that takes place I'm finally making headway on getting the earlier editions into physical print format. I'm waiting on a proof copy of Volume 1, and files for Volume 2 have been sent to the printer. I'm hoping the other volumes will follow fairly quickly and we can have all of the Mythic Magazines in print format in a few months.

I'm also waiting on a proofing copy of Mythic Variations, which has been out of print on DriveThru for some tim...

Mythic Magazine #8 content poll

Hello Tier 3 people :) It's time for you to choose what the main article for Mythic Magazine #8 will be. I really enjoy getting all of your inputs for this, I'm never sure what you all are going to choose.

Remember, you can vote for more than one article. Just please don't run the list and vote for them all lol

So you know, I will go with the top winning article idea. For the second article, I'll take the next highest winner that falls into a different category of article. You'll ...

Progress Journal, June 2, 2021

Okay, this isn't so much a Progress Journal entry as it's me checking up on you. How is everyone doing out there? How are your games going?

I've been doing this Patreon for about 7 months now, and there are 7 Mythic Magazines out there. I don't know why, but it seems like this time has gone by quickly. I'm surprised at the volume of Mythic material out there now lol

I'm curious to your thoughts on what bits from the Magazine you find yourself going back to, and what bits aren't wo...

Mythic Magazine #7

Hello everyone! I hope you had a good June and stayed cool! If Earth has gotten too hot for you, maybe it's time to rocket off to somewhere else ...

Presenting Mythic Magazine #7! 

The articles in this issue include:

• Customizing A Solo Adventure Before You Begin: Tips and advice on how to set up your Adventure to give you some of the elements you really want. This article includes another run at Meaningful Events and helping to buil...

June Preview

Hello Tier 3 people :) I hope your month is going well.

Work continues on Mythic Second Edition. I'm currently focusing on the Random Events chapter. It feels good to rewrite the rules and tighten everything up. Although I'm not making any major changes, the minor changes do add up and I think make Mythic better. The 2nd Edition probably won't matter much to current players of Mythic other than to give you a nicer edition of the game (I want that hardcover!), but the new edition should ...

Mythic Magazine #7 content poll

Greetings Tier 3 people! It's time for you to wield your influence and choose what will be the top article in Mythic Magazine #7!

You all did a fine job with issue #6 choosing Mystery Adventures. The demand for that surprised me.

Below are 10 ideas for you to choose from. Vote for as many as you like, but please limit your votes to what you truly think should be the winners.

Let the battle begin!

Progress Journal, June 3, 2021

Hello everyone! Mythic Magazine #6 is newly out, and I really feel like the Mystery rules represent something very new in the Mythic lineup. I'm curious to see how this method gets used over time.

I've mentioned before that when Mythic 2nd Edition comes out, it'll not only incorporate the contents of the Variations books but also the best material from the Mythic Magazines up to that point. Mythic GME 2e will come out first, and will be much more bare bones, but following that will be t...

Mythic Magazine #6

Greetings everyone! Attached is Mythic Magazine #6.

This issue contains an article on how to incorporate satisfying mystery adventures into your Mythic campaigns. This was a challenging one to write given how complicated mysteries can get. However, this was also very satisfying; I've wanted to address mysteries in a deeper manner ever since Mythic Variations came out. Now I feel like that's been done. I hope you enjoy the result!

The second article is a short discussion on how to ...

Preview, May 15

Hello Tier 3 people, I have a Random Event for you!

This is the cover art for the upcoming Mythic Magazine #6, for your viewing pleasure. A lot of the covers so far have tended toward the color blue, so Jorge wanted to get some variety in there by leaning toward red. This art will go with an example in one of the articles.

Happy adventuring everyone! :)

Mythic Magazine #6 article poll

Greetings Tier 3 people! It's time for a Random Event ... please choose what the main article in Mythic Magazine #6 will be. I know it's a weighty responsibility, but I believe in you.

It seems like only yesterday a Mythic player was suggesting I do an ezine for the Patreon site, and here we are 6 issues later!

Progress Journal, May 10

Greetings everyone! I hope your month is going well so far.

I already have the artwork for the cover of Mythic Magazine #6, and I can hardly believe we're already on the sixth issue! Tier 3 people be on the lookout soon for a poll asking you what the main article should be.

Mythic Second Edition is in the works, with the GME edition up first.

I'm also now working on making POD versions of each edition of Mythic Magazine. I regret that I can't have POD and PDF versions come o...

Progress Journal, May 3

Greetings everyone!

Mythic Magazine #5 just came out, and #6 will be underway soon. Tier 3 people will see a poll soon asking your thoughts on what should be in it.

April was a very busy month and I made little progress on Mythic Second Edition. I expect May to be more productive. I'm anxious to get it finished, but I also want it to be right. I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes this month!

Mythic Magazine #5

Greetings everyone! Please find attached Mythic Magazine #5.

This one has an article about combining Mythic with The Adventure Crafter, expanding on the advice already given in the AC book.

Also, adding another new specialized Region to join Dungeons is Woods. Specifically, dark woods and wild places!

I hope everyone enjoys this issue.

Happy adventuring!

Preview, April 27

Hello Tier 3 people :) You're seeing it a few days early, but here's the lovely artwork that will be featured on the cover of Mythic Magazine #5. The image is in relation to the article "Generating Dark Woods And Wild Places".

Jorge does it again!

Progress Journal, April 27

Hello everyone! Mythic Magazine #5 is coming along nicely. I expect it to go live on Friday.

The article on combining Mythic with The Adventure Crafter expands on what was included in the original AC book. Probably the biggest addition is a new Event Focus Table that plays more nicely with the way the Adventure Crafter handles Lists.

The other article is another specialized Region: Woods. Specifically, dark, enchanted woods. I'm enjoying the idea of expanding The Location Crafter ...

Product Preview, April 2021

Greetings everyone! For your Tier 3, Random Event viewing pleasure I have the first 18 pages of the Mythic GME 2nd edition here. Please keep in mind that any of the text may change, but right now these sections are about 85% done.

If you have any comments or notice any errors, please feel free to comment below. I'd also like to hear general thoughts and such.

Happy adventuring!