Update
Hello readers!
How do I start this off . . .
I know most of you are (and have been) raging at the scumbag and shameless author known as JMan_ for the past month or two . . . Trust me, I have been nagging at the author to update as well.
. . .
I suppose it would be easiest to explain by telling you all a story. A story about the author JMan_, aka me, who had not held his promises regarding chapter updates to his readers.
(And as such, he was beaten up by Beatrice with a very painful stick)
Besides abuse from an old woman, he has faced much difficulties in writing his story.
In the beginning of his journey, he had merely written his story as a trial version; a simple practice session.
But, with interest being shown for the story he had wrote, he had decided to continue.
"But wait, who cares about this, where are my 50 chapters?" you may ask.
. . .
Actually, JMan_ has finished those chapters.
However, after reviewing the 50 chapters, JMan_ was not satisfied with the story's direction.
In writing these chapters (while being extremely stressed), JMan_ realized that world-building and character development is extremely difficult to make up on the spot. That is, if one wants good world-building and character development.
Although JMan_ had done some preliminary plot creation and world-building, it was not enough to maintain a stable plotline without holes.
As such, JMan_ was pressed with a predicament: to update the chapters and risk the entire story's development, or restart and create a firm establishment to write a story, with high release rates.
JMan_ had difficulty in choosing and it took him two months to decide . . . *Ouch! Stop hitting me, ok, I'll stop making excuses . . .*
. . . Well, please excuse that earlier interruption. Ahem.
Anyhow, JMan_ had much difficult in choosing. However, one day a ray of hope shone upon him.
This ray was in the form of a few friends who reached out to him in his writing journey, wanting to aid him in his difficult quest.
Forming a small team, they discussed the quest with JMan_ and advised him that the smartest choice would be to restart.
Though JMan_ would lose all face, the quality of the story was at stake.
With a heavy heart, JMan_ chose to not upload his chapters.
He would return, prepared once more for the quest he had started with too little preparation.
However, as he read comments, he realized that people thought he had given up.
"Given up?"
". . . I have simply just started the real quest!"
Now, with a small-sized team and a path to follow, JMan_ will go through overwhelmingly difficult trials, finding both his character and world development that he had sought for so long.
A few months from now, JMan_ will return, rested and prepared for the final quest.
With massive release rates on the way, JMan_ tells his readers that he has not given up; he has finally started to try.
With his team, JMan_ has begun the world development.
In Progress/ Planning:
• Story Plot Direction
• Character development (Fully set with background, personality, special qualities, etc.)
• World Background, a fully functional map using Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator (with zoom, view countries, cultures, towns, cities, roads, mountains, etc.) *Team-focused effort
• Continents
• Countries
• Cultures (Religions)
• Politics
• Locations
• Country hierarchy- (e.g., kingdom, fief, etc.)
• Different magic regions
• Factions
• Strength Ranks
• Monster Ranks
• Quest Ranks
• Item Ranks
• Location Ranks
• Country Ranks
• Monster Species
• Player realm (Technical skill) ranks
• Guild ranks
• Skill ranks
• Stat system, specific effect on values, etc.
• Level system
• For every numerical system, mathematical equations and modeling are in progress
• Damage system
• Class system
• Money system
• Magic system
• Spoilers: (Will be in development)
• World Ranks, Worlds Map
• The Gods' backgrounds
• Text Formatting:
« Skill In Game »
「 Place in Game 」
[ Quest ]
Divine Skills |
«| |»
「Dialogue」
JMan_ realizes this is an extremely difficult quest to undergo. But with the support from his team and readers, he will take up the challenge.
With already much in progress, he is beginning to see a greater future.
To all his readers and supporters, he asks for forgiveness.
"Thank you for your patience with me . . . "
He doesn't think he deserves such great readers but will do all he can to no longer disappoint them.
"I will see you all a few months from now!"
And so, JMan_ has gone on a long and perilous journey.
He wishes his readers well, and that they await his return.
(* sniff, I need a tissue . . .)
One Man Guild author,
Returning soon