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Saturday Devlog (March 11)

Added 2023-03-11 21:15:46 +0000 UTC

Hi everyone! Hope you're doing well!

Progress proceeds apace this last week, with a full 13k having been written since I began some ten days ago. I'm having a lot of fun describing the ercei spells in the combat scene, especially since most of them are new to AMR's canon! It's also been quite a bit easier to make progress because all the bones of this update has already been laid out, making the process a lot less storyboard-heavy. It feels a lot like answering fill-in-the-blank test questions, whereas other updates tended to feel like open-ended essays.

But I digress. Upon actually writing the scenes out, I have to admit that a couple of them could use some reworking--the Glyph of Windspring, i.e. the spell that makes you float in midair, feels particularly unimpressive for a spell supposedly long lost to history. There are other segments like this which I feel could use some retooling, and so there will probably be quite a bit of rewrites in the upcoming days. All the same, we should still be able to meet the month's goal quite handily!

On the art side, I've begun the commission process for both the monthly features as well as the Arcanist art rewards. I still haven't found the right artist for the style of tarot cards I envisioned, however; while that search continues, I will instead be posting a second dose of AMoG preview art, making two total this month. These will include a third scion following Vasaria and Erathel, and a second character art, featuring Mori.

The sneak peek for this week will go up soon after this post.

And that about wraps it up for this week's devlog! As always, thank you for supporting the development of A Mage Reborn!