After a break from writing, I returned to work on Down the Monsoon Road. If you scroll higher, you'll find my initial announcement.
The project should be ready before mid-year. The assumptions have not changed. It is still quite a hardcore proposition for Ars Magica fans who like to deep dive in historical realities.
It will consist of three parts:
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A campaign describing the adventures of the traveling covenant on the Indian Ocean. During the months of sailing, players take on the roles of companions: merchants, captains, shady characters, and men-at-arms. The rest of the year belongs to the mages. Over the years, both participate in an intrigue that has a political and magical dimension. Both groups solve the mystery from a different perspective.
Transporting goods and trading are as important in this campaign as laboratory research or writing magic books. -
A book describing the lands and most important ports: the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, the Malabar Coast in India, and Sri Lanka.
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A book describing the most important trade goods of the Indian Ocean in 1220. Their production, places of sale, method of transport.
Why three separate books? How to say it... I slightly overscoped the project and created too much content. I will publish the last two books first and the campaign a little later and will let you know. All books will be available for free.
If you want to see if this is something for you, I invite you to read a sample here.