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Saturday Devlog (October 15)

Added 2022-10-15 20:42:25 +0000 UTC

Hi everyone! Hope you're all staying safe and healthy. :)

Midterms have begun in earnest this week, but amid the hustle and bustle I've managed to sneak in an additional 5k words into the update (currently sitting at 20k words total). It is regrettably entirely unedited at this point in time, and I'm sure it'll need quite a bit of TLC before it's ready for release; but this is the fastest I've gotten to 20k words since starting AMR, and I'm pretty psyched about that!

Much like how Eli and Yu took center stage in the plot of previous chapters, Chapter 10 will be an F-focused affair. It dips its toes--legs, really--into F's backstory, and why they hold the convictions they currently do. It's been somewhat tricky to write because F is uncharacteristically contemplative and vulnerable throughout, and balancing that with the more combative and grumpy elements of their personality is, I've come to realize, a pretty tall order.

Still, I'm quite happy with how things are coming along, and I hope you will be, too! As usual, I'll release a sneak peek right after this devlog goes up, showcasing one of those instances where F is in a complicated mood over their past.

On the Arcanist-art front, I've managed to narrow things down to a couple of potential ideas (three if you count our currently-ongoing phantasma series). I'm currently waiting to hear back from artists on whether the ideas I had in mind would be feasible with my current budget; if they respond in the affirmative, then I will have that poll up within one or two days.

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