Entry: Stained Glass [Tentative]

[14thWarrior]

I started assembling my first draft of the game today. I'm wiritng and laying it out in MS Word. I decided to go this route because Word is relatively easy to work with, and will thusly allow me to remain productive in my writing. I think I'm also fortunate that my game is reasonably simple, both in concept, and in mechanics, so it should be fairly easy to write up and lay out.

I'll likely submit it in PDF format, in what I like to call my pocket edition size. Essentially, any game books I get in PDF format, I print as four pages to an 8.5 x 11 sheet (and double sided). Once bound, it makes for a book that very easily fits in almost any pocket, and is thus very portable.

I just hope I get it all done on time.

[14thWarrior]

[Mark Bravura]

[14thWarrior]

Woohoo! It's coming together! Here's the beginning of my game text:


The Order

The Order is, in a way, a governmental body, akin to a ministry, a department, or an agency. It's purpose is to guide the moral bearing of the land. The Order is primarily a church, an organized religion, if you will; and it stands as the single officially recognized church in the land.

The Order exercises significant influence over the monarch's decisions; think of Cardinal Richelieu and his influence over Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France.

As a church, The Order possesses many ranks of priests, clerics, acolytes, and sundry other bereaucrats distributed throughout the land. So too does The Order have a caste of knights devoted to the protection of The Order, and the land.

The Knights of The Order

The knights of The Order are devoted servants of the church, land, and people. Every knight's ultimate goal is to be granted a sainthood. At the end of a long, arduous career, the grant of sainthood ensures the knight a place of honor in the afterlife.

With but a few exceptions, they are errant knights, roaming the land performing their duty according to The Code.

The Code

The Code is a set of moral guidelines by which all knights swear to live; it reads:

A Knight is sworn to Courage;
His Courage knows only Heart;
His Heaart knows only Love;
His Love defends by Blade;
His Blade defends Honor;
His Honor is Wrath, undoing the Faithless;
His Faith abides in Truth;
His search for Truth is Boundless.

It is by this code that every knight is judged by The Council of the Divine.

The Council of the Divine

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Now, if progress continues at this same pace, I should have no trouble making the submission deadline.[/b]

[14thWarrior]

Yet another update... (I am so completely happy with the rate of progress I'm making. Now only if I knew if the game that's developing as a result is going to be any good. )



The Council of the Divine

On the same day, every year, for a mere eight hours, a committee of angels descends the heavens and inhabit the bodies of The Order's highest ranking priests. This day is known as The Day of Saints; and the possessed priests are The Council of the Divine. Their purpose? Interview the few veteran knights chosen for their apparently outstanding service, to determine if they are worthy of sainthood. These veteran knights are known as Petitioners.

The Petitioners

Each petitioner is apportioned an equal share of the eight hour time to be interviewed by the Council of the Divine. The process ensures that only those most worthy of the honor, if any at all, are granted sainthood.

You are a veteran knight of The Order. You have been called to the High Citadel of The Order to petition the Council of the Divine for sainthood. Can you prove yourself worthy?

[14thWarrior]