About the cover: It's very different than the others, but I let myself experiment with it since it's a beta manual, not the actual rulebook. Being completely honest with you, I don't like the style of the old books looking back, of everything. I think it's bland, cheesy and unoriginal. I want Elegy to have a vibe that's more of its own, and that's why I'm experimenting with different colors and references, as well as a different "flavor" of text (and currently writing actual flavor text). The actual visual style of the rulebook as a whole will likely look kinda like this but not exactly like this. It's all experimentation.
About factions for different creatures, it's nice to know someone would like that. I actually had that idea but it happened at a point when the current manual was almost ready and I just wanted to get it done lol
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you're having so much fun with the system! It's always cool to hear the stories players create.
I'm currently playtesting the 4th edition, which will change a lot of stuff. If you want to keep up with the development, I suggest you check the discord server. I often post test design for rules and sheets, and we're always having fun chatting about anything!
Thank you so, so much for the feedback and directness. For a small creator like me, an insight such as yours is gold.
I'm working on new rules for the 4th edition, basically rebuilding everything from scratch, taking in consideration all the problems you've pointed out and making many other improvements. Right now, I'm playtesting the rules as I build them. If you're interested in keeping up with the project, I suggest you check out the official discord server. The link is in the project page.
I'll fix the typos as soon as my day job lets me, and I'll consider building a Moves table of contents in the next update — it's very reasonable, and I'm grateful for your idea.
Also, it always makes me glad to know someone else is having fun with my little game.
For example, you can't just "learn" to be a Gunslinger out of the blue, you also must frame it fictionally: the character trains hard by herself with a gun, or is taught by someone else, your call — it just has to make sense inside the story.
If I were you, I'd write specific conditions for buying the asset, like "this asset can only be chosen when you gather information about X", or something along these lines.
Oof, that's on me. The second Path of Radiance ability should say you awake at sunrise. Will fix that too. And the third ability is made pretty much useless by being Weak Blood.
