Please look forward to Hot off the Press v2.5 release tomorrow, 2024-09-01. Not sure of the exact time because I want to give the guidebook one more look over before I share it with the world. I’m already planning what needs to be updated and added for v2.6 but for right now there have been enough major changes that I want to publish it and share it with the world.

2024-08-31

• Wrote out the example for “Relationships & Interpersonal Behaviors”
• Wrote out the information for “Creating Ties Between Characters”
• Added Source as a type of relationship characters can have between one another
• Filled in descriptions for the following types of actions:
  • Violence Actions
  • Relationship Actions
  • Investigation Actions
• Moved “Actions: What & How You Can Take Them” to the top of “Gameplay Basics & Rules” Expanded section with more information on how and what Actions are. 
• Created a new section called “Obligations, Commitments, & Responsibilities”
• Answered the question posed in “Violence & Conflict Resolutions”
• Updated “News Organizations & Their Alternatives” to better explain the different new organizations differ from one another.
• Renamed “Alternative Rules for Running a Broadcast Station” to “Information for Running a Broadcast Station”
• Renamed “Alternative Rules for A Boarding School” to “Additional Information for Playing at a Boarding School”
• Removed “Additional Information for Playing at a Boarding School”, rolled that information into “How To Run A Boarding School” 
• Updated and expanded the description information under “Character Creation” for Personality and Background.
• Expanded the Attributes section in “Character Creation” to better explain how they are doled out. 
• Added in a “Character Attributes” section under “Character Creation”
• Updated and streamlined the “Character Skills & What They Are” section to better mesh with how Skills and Attributes interact mechanically and narratively. 
• Changed Perks & Weaknesses to Forte & Flaw
• Renamed “Character Creation” to “Character Construction & Building Material”, updated the section with revelation information for establishing player characters within the world. 
• Did away with “Character Role Action”, integrated them with “Investigation Actions”
• Changed “What’s the Game Plan: Session Zero Point One” to be just “What’s the Game Plan: Session Zero” because there is no gameplay reason for a pre session zero meeting.
• Updated some of the language in “What’s the Game Plan: Session Zero” for clarity sake. 
• Updated descriptions for various Forte and Flaws for clarity and consistency sake. 
• Removed “Modifications for TV or Radio Station” and moved its information up to “Information for Running a Broadcast Station” which has been renamed to “Modifications for Running a Broadcast Station” 

2024-08-30

• Moved Gameplay Etiquette into its own major heading outside of Basic Rules
• Renamed Basic Rules to “Gameplay Basics & Rules” which is a more accurate section header.
• Added descriptions to various tables
  • Random Items
  • Clubs
• Removed the variation column from Story Ideas
• Added BESM & Mask to list of games that inspired Hot off the Press
• Added in descriptions and notes to the following action tables
  • Violence Actions
  • Character Role Action
  • Archetype Actions
• Changed the way characters are created, moving to more of a playbook style with associated moves. 
• Created a Google Sheets character sheet
• Started new section, “Levels and What They Mean”

2024-08-27

• Renamed “Creating and Running A Session” to “Creating & Running an Adventure” under the Games Narrator section to match the “Running An Adventure”
• Renamed “Running An Adventure” to “Tools for Creating & Running Your Original Adventure”
• Updated Preface section with its body text
• Minor text edits to the Introduction section
• Updated What You Need To Play section
• Expanded the explanation of the Intrepid Reporter trope in the context of Hot off the Press
• Expanded the explanation for the Elaborate University High School
• Removed the “Rules for Relationships” and moved the information under the general “Relationships & Interpersonal Behaviors” section
• Added Crushes and Rivals to the list of things that can add to a character’s Stress
• Made hanging out with friends as something that can relieve a character’s Stress
• Created Relationship Actions
• Created Conflict Actions
• Created the “Tangents & Random Events” section
• Created Investigation Actions
• Removed section and link to outdated Playtest survey
• Updated “Tools for Creating & Running Your Original Adventure” with information from the now defunct Adventure Book
• Migrated and updated Adventure information for “Adventure: Student Government Election Season” from the now defunct Adventure Book
• Created appendix section “Additional Information for “Adventure: Student Government Election Season””