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DevLog · Minimal Boards #3

Today, I want to talk to you about the layer system in Minimal Boards.
If you’re not familiar with the term, don’t worry — it simply refers to how elements are stacked on your board.
I’ll walk you through everything in this post.

Boards · Locations, Floors, Layers

Running a roleplaying scenario isn’t just about a single board. More often than not, you need to chain together multiple scenes, in varied locations.
That’s exactly why I designed a structured hierarchy for Minimal Boards.

First, the locations

A location is the highest-level element in the structure of Minimal Boards. I think of it as a collection of boards. You’ll use it, for example, to create a city, a dungeon, or any other complex environment.

Locations aren’t available just yet, but they’ll be introduced soon through the new visibility mechanic I mentioned earlier. If you want to know more about it, feel free to ask in the comments!

Then come the floors

Floors are the inner parts of a location.
While a location groups several boards, each floor is an individual board.
You’ll be able to create as many floors as you need to help your players explore and add depth to your world.

In a city, for example, you might have floors like:
“The City”, “The Sewers”, “City Hall”, and so on.

Moving between floors will be seamless. From the beginning, my goal has been clear: I want to build a game, not just a tool. That’s why I’ve added a “spawner” feature — these elements allow players to automatically transition from one floor to another, or even from one location to another.

All the player has to do is walk over a spawner, and they’ll be teleported to the designated spot.

And finally: the layers

A layer is the smallest structural unit — aside from the elements themselves (tokens, images, etc.). While players won’t see them, layers allow GMs to organize their boards cleanly and efficiently, while preparing a more immersive experience.

A layer placed above another will simply display on top.
It’s that straightforward.

Each layer will have a specific purpose: background images, tokens, fog, grid, and so on.
Elements will be automatically sorted based on their type, so everything stays neat and readable.

I’m only skimming the surface here — if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments!

Minimal Boards · First Alpha Version

Of course, the first alpha version — still scheduled for late June — won’t include all of these features just yet.

At launch, you’ll have a single board, and elements will be automatically organized into three layers:

I’ll be releasing frequent updates to gradually expand and improve everything I’ve just described.

Also, keep in mind that Minimal Boards will only be accessible to founders during the entire early access phase, until the full release of Minimal Roleplay 1.0, planned for the end of the year.

On oublie que ce sont des races ou des espèces ; pour paraphraser Simone, est-ce qu'on nait elfe ou est-ce qu'on le devient ? Quels rôles leur donne-t-on ? Quelle position des "races" dans notre espace social ; comment les gens les voient-elles ?

Et si les humanoïdes de la fantasy étaient des constructions sociales ?

Vos p'tites anecdotes, comme d'hab' la régalade !

la lama delle ambizioni

Arriva l'estate e con essa le vacanze, Skleim e gli altri si concedono una pausa, vanno al mare a divertirsi, io invece sarò oberato di impegni, e non potrò scrivere la seconda parte del crepuscolo per almeno qualche settimana, vi terrò aggiornati non temete, e porterò comunque le rubriche: le curiosità di Skleim, i sondaggi di Othar, e la nuova di Frei.

Inoltre vi avviso che Sabato uscirà il primo pezzo del 4° racconto.