Monsters & Myths doesn't have classes. Instead I went with something called Career Archetypes. These are jobs/professions. Your choices make them mechanically distinct, depending on your Domain | Traits | Skills.
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Reading back through all of my notes for Monsters & Myths 2E to make sure the terms are consistent. E.g. I want to make sure that when I say 'Giant Flying Centipedes' I don't sometimes say 'Flying Giant Centipedes'. Or just 'Centipedes'.
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I'm thinking of bringing Psionics back as a Domain. Since Domains are tied to play card suits a Psionics Domain would swappable with any other Domain except Biology. That way a GM or solo player could alter the physics of the adventure for more flexibility. Thoughts?
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Pretty sure I was mad at Batman at the time. Specifically how fans are insistent that he has no powers but he can defeat ANYBODY except a crazy clown with enough prep time. But Superman is supposed to be overpowered, while not being able to save everybody.
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With Monsters & Myths there are 4 Domains, 21 Traits, 189 Skills, & 18 Career Archetypes. Even if you stuck with the Marksman Career you could have a Technology/Mysticism Marksman that fires satellite guided cursed bullets from 3 zones away.
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In MM1E there were 15 Career Archetypes, in 2E I added 3 more. They're categorised by game play activity: Violence, Utility, & Support. Marksman: Bio-sniper (enhanced senses) vs Tech-sniper (targeting AI) vs Mystic-sniper (fate bullets) etc.
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When I play RPGs I tend to multiclass because I want options. This influenced how I designed the system. Because you can choose your Domains, Traits, and Skills you can customise your Career Archetype to match how you want to play.
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Hope you're not stuck with a chaotic neutral GM who for giggles decides that your party has stumbled across one as long as 3 double decker buses. Who then with a straight face & vaguely smug tone asks 'What do you wanna do?'
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I can hear you in the back Shirley; 'Centipedes aren't scary!' Well Google 'bat eating centipedes'. Now imaging them as long as a basketballer. Then give those bastards wings!
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Or worse, with context clues I'd still manage to get it wrong: Giant Flying Clams or something. Then I'm thinking hard at my brain 'You've betrayed me for the last time Starscream!' Only for my brain to wait patiently until I lay down to sleep at night to get the zoomies...
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And for me acronyms can be hella confusing without context: GFC. I've encountered acronyms for the first time, & with or without context clues my brain would randomly supply whatever it feels like: Georgia Fried Clams.
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Now I'm working on getting my terms neat like ducklings in a row. All my Domains are now nouns instead of adjectives 😅 Welp, I should be working on getting my terms sorted right now, but nooo I'm here over-sharing 🫠
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Dropped Psionics in Monsters & Myths 1E & replaced it with Trained. Also renamed Body Domain to Biology after being told that 'biology' would be correct as a source/origin of power. Went to print calling the Domains Biological, Technological, Mystical, and Trained though. 🤦
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Because players are almost contrary by nature I didn't want to explicitly say 'Arcana is only for NPCs/mobs!' Instead I gave Arcana 6 Traits, instead of 5 like Body, Psionics, and Tech. Then going with the design choice of Personas requiring 6 Traits total.
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If I made Arcana NPC/mobs only I figured players would riot. Speaking of riot, after Riot Games released the animated series ARCANE, I was like 😡 'Now I have to name this something else!' 😭 As much as I really enjoyed everything about that show
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Anyway, I toyed with calling Tech 'Gadgetry' for a bit. Before ultimately deciding on Technology. But then I got the idea stuck in my head about incorporating a Domain for Caribbean folklore creatures. Figured I'd call it Arcana. At first this was intended to be limited to NPCs & mobs.
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