Saturday Devlog (August 21)

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

Happy to report that writing is going smoothly once more, with the update having added another 4k words since Wednesday's devlog. This brings the total update wordcount up to 14k words, and the end of the month is always the most productive - at the current pace, the 20k-25k word goal should be safely within reach.

I've also received a couple of the WIPs for this month's art rewards, and so far, despite the late start, we're on track to complete the regular set of Monthly Features as well as two side character artworks. A couple of notes I'd like to get into:

First, the results of the Arcanist art poll. As the top vote-getter, Aunt Bess will be first to receive her portrait, with Sister following immediately after her. The slate for next month includes the Saintess, Gael, and King Julius--listed here in descending order of votes, though they are close enough together that the order may change by the time next month rolls around!

As for Monthly Features - the artist for the zombie AU feature has rescinded their availability for this month, and so their segment will be replaced with another one for August. That will be the second-highest vote-getter on the AU poll, namely the superhero AU! The White Fangs will be featured on this month's edition, while the AU renditions of the Arcadia squad will be featured in the next two months.

Lastly, the sneak peek for this week will go up shortly after this devlog. Please do be aware that it contains a pretty heavy spoiler for the next update; I would recommend stopping just before the last screenshot if you'd like to keep yourself unspoiled. c:

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