03/19/21

P1

Approximately one day ago I posted the first draft of The (Un)Naturalist here for the community to playtest and enjoy. What do the sixty-three downloaders make of the project so far? Continuing to engage the community and offer updates seems a reasonable way to gather further data. I shall release occasional Dev-Logs to outline my own thoughts on the future of the game and my own play experiences. Perhaps I can look to the designers of similar games for additional information.

In-character writing aside I want to thank everyone who has downloaded the game so far. With its focus on craft and analog journaling I expect it will be some time before I see any samples of player creations but please do share your journals as you progress!

Next Steps:

-Refine the current Forest scenarios and Core rules through this rolling playtest

-Test randomization and distribution patterns for Dount Prompts

-Develop Prompts for alternate biomes

Updates, Release Formats, and Price

This version of the game is and will be free for everyone. Even as it is updated and polished, the core digital content and Forest setting will remain available for free.

 Once the gameplay is cemented in and I've developed some additional biome prompt packs I would like to offer the whole collection as a low cost package in digital and zine print.  

Biomes and Expedtions:

I want to explore additional historical and stereotypical 18th and 19th century expedtions such as early excursions to Antarctica, The HMS Beagle's journey to the Galapagos, and perhaps the Bermuda Triangle for a more fanciful prompt set.