Important Patreon Poll!

Dear Patrons,

First off, let me thank you all for a cumulative two and a half or so years of support here on Patreon. Fields of Asphodel has come a very long way in that time, and I truly do (quite literally) depend on your support and generosity to keep working on it. Hopefully, one day, writing will be my full-time profession; I do feel I’m getting a little closer every day. 

That said, I’d prefer not to bury the lede too much: this post is about the structure of my Patreon itself. I am, tentatively, looking at restructuring the tiers, and on that matter, I’d like your feedback. 

Right now, as you’re aware, there are a grand total of five tiers, most with at least some exclusive monthly content. As it turns out, this is a lot to keep up with, and sometimes gets a bit in the way of making actual progress on the game. Generally, I’d prefer the extras not to do that, because of course my main focus is and should remain writing the game itself. 

So I’d like to run an alternative tier structure by you, and see what you think of it. After you’ve read it, I’d love if you could answer the poll below and let me know. This is by no means a guaranteed change or anything; I do have to think about what the best balance is of time spent on Patreon content, time spent on the game, and what that means my membership will look like. So if most people prefer the current structure, I’ll stick with it!

The Proposal:

Tier 1: Seedling ($2)
-The Weekly Update
-A monthly bonus content
-Three days early access to new chapters

Tier 2: Bud ($5)
-The Weekly Update
-Two monthly bonus contents
-The monthly bonus content poll
-One week early access to new chapters

Tier 3: Blossom ($10)
-The Weekly Update
-Two monthly bonus contents
-The monthly bonus content poll
-One week early access to new chapters
-The BIP (Build in Progress) every month

Tier 4: Everbloom ($25)
-The Weekly Update
-Two monthly bonus contents
-The monthly bonus content poll
-Ten days early access to new chapters
-The BIP (Build in Progress) every month
-(One time, after three months at this tier) a custom short story featuring FoA characters and scenario of your choice, 1500-2000 words.
-If you so desire, your name in FoA’s credits

All of these tiers would include art access, but since those are quite intermittent, I wouldn’t be listing them as a separate benefit. 

So, if you would be so kind as to let me know what you think, I’d appreciate that!