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It's been a couple weeks since I've posted an update, so I wanted to mention what's been in the works.

I've been working on the game world some more, specifically the Human economy. I've made some progress on a design for hard currency (coins and bills). Expect to see something posted here and on deviantArt in the next few days.

I've also been continuing work on the character creation system. I'm creating a number of related backgrounds so I can hopefully post a couple ...

I've uploaded updated version of the Skills and Advancement chapters. Changes include:
Simplification of the formula used to determine the amount of ED required to advance a skill in rank
Updated examples in the Skills chapter
Additional information on general skills and the skills associated with them

I've made minor updates to the Tests chapter in Project Alpha:
Addition to the section on Knowledge tests
Addition to the section on Characteristic tests
Removal of the section on Attribute tests

I've posted a table containing a working list and description of skills in the Project Alpha section (you must be logged in to see it). You should be able to get a feel for the game world and variety of gaming styles supported just by looking at the list and reading the basic skill descriptions.

At the moment there are 175 skills under 22 different general skills. There are a large number of artisan (most commonly used to earn money) and social skills, along with a wide variety of ...

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