Currently, I am planning on releasing the Beta version of Novus 2nd Edition by the end of April, 2019. Read on for a bit more information on what it will look like! I will only include a few tidbits this time, and then add more later on.

Levels

Novus 2nd Edition will no longer contain levels at all. Instead, your characters will have a point value that is comprised of your unspent Character Points (CP), and your Experience Points (XP).

Experience Points are basically Character Points that you have spent on things like skills, talents, spells, combat styles, etc.

Classes & Training Paths

Classes are another thing that are being dropped. This time in favor of what I call Training Paths. In Novus 1st Edition, a Class provided a character with a list of Favored Skills, but no ranks in them.

In Novus 2nd Edition, the Training Path grants ranks in specific skills (as does Backgrounds and Cultures), and any skills gained in this manner are automatically Favored. Training Paths also give the character a number of XP (or in some cases, both CP and XP -- Backgrounds and Cultures can do this as well).

Archer from Novus 1st Edition

Archer from Novus 2nd Edition

As you can see from the above images, there are a number of differences between the two.