It's hard to believe we're already up to the fifth issue of Mythic Magazine! I hope people are enjoying reading it as much as I enjoy making it.
Here's a new poll asking Tier 3 people what should be in this issue. You'll notice many of the options from previous polls plus a few more.
Happy adventuring :)
2021-04-11 01:31:38 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, I hope your April is going well!
I've received good feedback from Mythic Magazine #4, which makes me glad. People seem to like the format for the flowcharts, so that will likely be how I do them in Mythic 2nd Edition.
Work on Mythic 2e is moving slower than I had hoped. I've had some things going on in my personal life over the past few months that required my time and energy. I'm getting back into the saddle now though, and I hope to make some big pushes over the ...
2021-04-11 01:10:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings everyone! I'm sorry this issue is a little late, but I present to you Mythic Magazine #4!
This is the "get organized" issue, with an article about preparing for solo play. There's good tips in there gleaned from player suggestions and my own campaigns.
In the spirit of getting organized, I also included forms and sheets from the various Mythic and Crafter books in this magazine, so you have all of them in a single source.
The second article is a collection of flowc...
2021-03-31 22:26:20 +0000 UTC View PostI've been keeping everyone up to speed on my progress of Mythic Revised. I've also said several times that this isn't a second edition ... until now. I feel like the changes are extensive enough to call this Mythic Second Edition.
This won't change my plans much, but it will change the terminology a little. Most likely I'll come out with Mythic GME Second Edition first, then Mythic Second Edition after.
I'm going with Mythic Second Edition instead of Mythic Complete because ...
2021-03-23 00:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone :)
Work on Mythic Magazine #4 continues. Unlike the previous issues, this one is more about the practicalities of playing than crunchy mechanics. There are two articles, one about solo play preparation and the second one is a collection of flowcharts for various Mythic and Crafter rules.
Attached here is the current draft of a flowchart for running Adventure Crafter adventures. This one has a lot of steps, so I can definitely see how a visual flowchart will make thi...
2021-03-22 23:34:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Work on the next editions of Mythic is proceeding well, and I just got some artwork in from Jorge. Here is a smattering of it to feast your eyes on. I love his work!
2021-03-17 20:44:26 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings everyone :)
The Tier 3 poll for which article goes into Mythic Magazine #4 is done, and the winner is ... practical tips for getting organized for a solo session! I'm getting started on that. I plan to do some research for it.
Also work on Mythic GME Revised continues, and it's looking good! It's going to be a completely rewritten version of the Mythic GME, with a couple of fundamental changes such as a slightly revamped Fate Chart. The book is targeting new players for ...
2021-03-10 23:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostI've been asked before about doing a Kickstarter. Lots of times, actually. My response has usually been a mix of "Why do that when I can just publish the way I usually do?" and "I would have no idea where to begin." However, as I work on Mythic Complete, I'm starting to wonder if I should put this on Kickstarter.
I'm curious to everyone's thoughts on this.
I know very little about Kickstarter other than the obvious, but I'm sure I can figure it out. The advantage of doing Mythic C...
2021-03-09 16:46:36 +0000 UTC View PostHello tier 3 people. I have a random event for you!
I've made a few changes in my production lineup and have moved the Revised Mythic Emulator up to be the next priority. I did this because it's a smaller book and will come together much faster than Mythic Complete. I can get Mythic GME done, then do Mythic Complete, and both core books will be fresh and new.
I also decided to make the revised GME a fuller product. Instead of just repackaging it, I'm rewriting large portions of it...
2021-03-09 00:32:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello tier 3 people! It's time to vote on what articles will be in Mythic Magazine #4. I've received more good ideas from some of you over the past couple of weeks, and I've added those article ideas to this list.
So here we go!
2021-03-05 17:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I hope your month has gotten to a good start.
We have three issues of Mythic Magazine behind us now and I'm very pleased with how well it's being received. There's more on the way, with issue #4 in development right now. Tier 3 people, expect to see a poll soon where I'll ask you what should be in this issue.
Work continues on Mythic Complete and Mythic GME Revised. I'm also working on getting Mythic Variations back in print on DriveThru, but that's taking a back s...
2021-03-05 00:50:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings everyone! Please find attached Mythic Magazine #3, the dungeon issue!
The first article in this issue is one that has been requested for some time now: using published adventures with Mythic. In keeping with that module/dungeon theme, I also present a continuation of last month's randomized Location Crafting but with specific flavor for a classic dungeon delve.
I hope everyone enjoys! Happy adventuring!
2021-02-26 23:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! This is just a little preview of the front cover of Mythic Magazine #3 that comes out in a few days. I hope everyone likes this issue, it's been a blast to make!
2021-02-24 19:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Work continues on Mythic Complete and Mythic GME Revised, as well as issue #3 of Mythic Magazine.
Also, work is moving forward on bringing Mythic Variations back to a print-on-demand version at DriveThruRPG. DriveThru has stopped supporting books with saddle stitch binding so they dropped out the print book.
There are some difficulties with getting Mythic Variations back to a POD version at DriveThru. The original computer file is old and it's requiring some reform...
2021-02-12 20:10:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Here's a peek at the beautiful artwork Jorge did for Mythic Magazine #3. I asked him to give me a classic dungeon crawl image with his own take on it and I think he did an amazing job! He even squeezed a red dragon into it, I can't think of anything more classic than that.
I'm thinking of this next issue as the "dungeon" issue. I'm doing an article with my approach to running pre-published adventures solo. Also, I'm doing a part 2 to the February issue's article on rando...
2021-02-12 19:53:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Here is the current working cover for the revised Mythic GME. I expect this will get retooled a bit but the final cover should be close to this one. I'm keeping this in line with the cover for the new Mythic Complete so they look like refreshed versions of the original books.
2021-02-09 00:43:36 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings everyone! This is a minor progress update, more to tell you about future plans.
As many of you know, I've been giving a lot of thought lately about how to revamp the Mythic books and bring them into 2021. This led to the idea for Mythic Complete, which is moving along.
The idea behind Mythic Complete is to have a new, fresh book that incorporates all the Mythic books into one volume. I'm thinking though that in addition to this I should also create a fresh version of the...
2021-02-06 00:20:47 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, here's a Random Event for you :)
I'm deciding on what articles to go into Mythic Magazine #3. I've put the ideas, many of which have been suggested by some of you, into a poll for you to vote on.
If you have an idea for an article that isn't listed in the poll please feel free to add it in the comments section!
I hope everyone is having a good month so far :)
2021-02-03 23:53:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! I have two issues of Mythic Magazine out now, and I am very pleased by its reception! I'm at work on the third one, the February issue, now. I'll be posting more about that later in the month.
Work is continuing on Mythic Complete. Jorge is working at the artwork, and I hope to start seeing some of that soon. I expect in February a good bit of the text to get put into place. I still have a lot of design decisions to make, so some of that will get done this month as well....
2021-02-02 21:41:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings everyone! I'm happy to present Mythic Magazine #2, the January 2021 issue.
This turned into a big one. There's an article about Altered Scenes and different ways to approach them, including randomizing changes to the Expected Scene or replacing Altered Scenes with themed Alternate Scenes.
The biggest section of this issue however is a total revamping of The Location Crafter. The basic concept is the same, but it's presented here in a way to make it totally random from th...
2021-01-29 22:52:31 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings everyone! Mythic Magazine #2 is nearly done, and this one is a doozy. I meant to do a section on a simple system to help make the Location Crafter more random, and I ended up basically making a second edition Location Crafter I think lol This issue is clocking in at over 30 pages, and most of that is this randomized Location Crafter section.
It should be out in a few days!
Greetings everyone! We've had a few posts talking about potential articles for upcoming Mythic Magazines. I thought I'd collect the current list of ideas here to see how they ranked in priority with you.
The January Mythic Magazine is in production and the articles are already chosen, so this poll will mostly impact the February and March Mythic Magazines.
I am keeping a running list of potential articles, and this list is always expanding, so please know the items in this poll ar...
2021-01-18 21:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Martin Luther King day everyone :)
In today's Progress Journal I can report that work is underway on Mythic Complete. A cover is (mostly) done, Jorge is working on the art, and I'm starting on the interior pages. Right now that involves mostly importing the text from the Mythic red book and the Variations books. Next, I'll go through it all, rewrite much of it, reorganize it in a way that makes more sense now than it did in 2003, and work on the layout elements.
In the end, ...
2021-01-18 20:53:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I have a preview for you for the January tier three preview. This is a draft of the Mythic Complete cover, as it stands at the moment. I wanted it to be similar to the original Mythic red book cover, but also fresher looking. I also wanted it to have a bit of the blue, honoring the blue Mythic book.
Ever since The Location Crafter came out my books have taken on a similar look in terms of layout, which I wanted to give some cohesion to the entire line of books. You can ...
This is an update that Mythic Magazine #2 is underway. It looks like this issue will have in it a discussion of Altered Scenes and some ideas on approaching them, including a new rules mechanic for generating an "adjustment" to the Expected Scene. It will also include a rules variation for use with The Location Crafter to generate fully random locations without first making lists.
I had numerous requests to do something on working with pre-published adventures. That's something I'm delv...
2021-01-13 21:56:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Since John asked for images of some of the early stuff, I dug out a copy of an early proofing print version of Mythic from 2001. I initially put Mythic on Lulu since it was the only place online to get print-on-demand books at the time. The early editions of Mythic were quite small and done on spiral bound spines.
You can see my markings all over the pages here. I have maybe a half dozen marked up copies of Mythic. I kept thinking it was done, ordering a copy, reading it, and suddenly ...
So this is just a bit of Mythic trivia for those interested ... Mythic was first published on Jan. 7, 2003, onto DriveThruRPG. I know this because DriveThru shows that on the Mythic page.
I'm looking back through my files to collect materials to use in Mythic Complete, so I'm trying to find the original Mythic file. For anyone out there who works in design and typesetting, you will know that a lot has changed in 17 years. It's going to be a struggle opening a 2003 document with 2020 sof...
2021-01-11 00:14:35 +0000 UTC View PostI've started work on Mythic Complete and I am reaching a point where I need to make a decision about the identity of this book. I've raised this issue before, but it's time to get into it in more detail.
I originally envisioned Mythic Complete as a simple compilation of the red Mythic book with the two variations books, and to just have it look nicer. That's it.
The more I get into this though, the more new material I want to add. There are little bits here and there that should b...
2021-01-10 20:39:08 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings and happy new year everyone! I hope January is getting to a good start. I'm happy so far with it, although the last season of Earth, season 2020, I had real issues with the writing and storyline.
I am starting work on the next issue of Mythic Magazine. Do you have thoughts on what should be in it?
These are some things I'm thinking of:
• A discussion about Altered Scenes and a few ways to approach them.
• Using Mythic with pre-published adventures (althou...
Greetings everyone! I hope you're doing well and are ready for the new year!
Mythic Magazine #1 is done and attached here for you to download. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it and any discussion about the material inside, especially the new take on the Behavior Check.
Happy adventuring!
2020-12-29 22:39:10 +0000 UTC View Post