Saturday 17th December, 1600 GMT

Excellent livestream which I caught on replay. Very intrigued be the Leo and Robin backstory. Still confused why both sides thought Rosamund could be so nefarious. In her discussion of Hugo’s dagger not being returned with his belongings, it sure seemed like he was traveling alone when he was killed and she was leagues away running the manor. Were Rosy and Hugo actually together when he was attacked? Or is someone spinning a tale about Rosamund hiring an assassin to dissolve a hated political marriage. I suppose that could be part of Mabry’s whisper campaign as he tries to frame Rosamund for her own sister’s assassination. Is Mabry just fixated on Rosamund? That seems to be where some of the evidence is pointing. If so, why? And how did that all start? This particular baronetcy wasn’t rich or fertile to begin with. It’s on a tense border but presumably there are other depressed border areas nearby where Mabry could strike to provoke a war. Or have the Mabrys feuded with the Hawkhursts for generations and that grudge is just all-consuming?

jmundt33a

Thanks!

Jill Bearup

Because I'm an old fart, I remember the 1984 Indiana Jones RPG. It included cardboard cut-out characters and NPCs, and Lucasfilm insisted that TSR include the TM symbol next to every character name. Including the mooks, who were simply labelled NAZI (TM).

Dave Sheddi

I initially read that as "font sineus (sinews) " before it clicked over to "fonts in use". The problem is that often whomever has the larger legal team wins because the smaller party can't afford to fight it, even if they would eventually win. That said there is no harm in Jill taking this info to spreadshop. Sometimes big companies like to throw their weight about. A certain film company tried to claim they had the rights to the name "Thor" despite the literally millennia of prior use!

Ekij

That was fun, thank you all! The GTA font is Pricedown, itself based on a 1970s video font called Pinto Flare. I don't know how authoritative this site is but it gives a short history: https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/38256/pinto-flare The ligatures might need a bit of manual fettling to get a perfect facsimile of the GTA logo, but I'll need to talk to Mrs Sheddi about that (she's the graphic artist here, not me). Edit to add: sorry, everyone apart for the 14 people on the Livestream. It makes sense in context. Edit 2: if you're a font geek, there's an interesting account of the GTA logo here: https://fontsinuse.com/uses/49450/grand-theft-auto-iii-sony-playstation-2

Dave Sheddi

Excellent Livestream as always. Thank you!

Jerry

What's country C called, and what Earth culture is least vaguely unlike the people there?

Aguido Horatio Davis

It's a bait-and-switch, the book will really be 75k words of academic treatise on the fromageries of Europe, 800-1400AD.

Dave Sheddi

I'd definitely back that kickstarter!

Aimee King

I found it! After also finding a tumbler post of hairpins & watching how to do Princess Leia hair (extremely short haired person saw Princess Leia & clicked). I found an explainer video of “the cheese option!” Thanks! 😃

I cannot find where Jill mentioned it but there IS an origin story involving a hair reddit and a practice to prevent politics etc...? Edit: Found it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDMCaGQWA7I

goplaidlinenandlace

What wall a fantasy heroine book be about? Will it be about Rosamund, Caroline or both?

Jonathan

What video started the whole cheese thing? Or does nobody even remember anymore, the answer lost in the sands of antiquity?

Is there a production coming up where you or someone you know will be pretending to fight people? Do you ever just spend a summer wandering to different renaissance festivals hanging out with the weapons peoples?

Have you considered running a Kickstarter for the book? I'm assuming you don't already have a publisher lined up, although I could be underestimating you here.

Dave Sheddi

Do you still ship Jesus and the Church?

Anders

I feel I should ask something fanfiction related... what fanfictions would you like to see written in the Fantasy Heroine collection?

Torchyc - Chloe

Sadly, this Saturday is an exceptionally busy day for me. I wish I could come to your livestream!

Ann Brookens

…if your fandom by bizarre coincidence was choosing a poetic style as its signature, would you prefer limerick or haiku?

Aguido Horatio Davis