Hi folks! This last week, I've been working on the demo some more, focusing especially on editing what I've written for this upcoming update. I've also recorded some more drafts for upcoming scenes featuring the dragon friend.
I'm also in the process of writing the second short story - for Champion Knight tier and up - which features the Dragon Friend™, Fierce Edition®, and a sweet Mordred. It's set from the dragon friend's POV, since we really haven't seen their perspective yet, and...
2025-01-27 21:06:27 +0000 UTC
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The fierce, abrasive dragon friend won. Time to vote on Mordred's personality.
2025-01-22 18:44:19 +0000 UTC
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It was a perfect day to go traipsing in the woods so, with her mind and pack alike made up, Nimue went to convince her father of the same. She showed up to his tower study, where he was already nose deep in his weighty tomes of magic, and laid out her arguments with patient confidence. Firstly, she pointed out the mild spring weather. Secondly, she reminded him of the importance of hands-on practice, of picking up plants not only from the neatly organized, well-cared private garden he kept on...
2025-01-21 20:25:17 +0000 UTC
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I've continued work on the demo, and for a change, the scene I've been rewriting is not one that features the dragon friend (though they are mentioned). It's the part where Mordred and Arthur have a secret meeting on the second night of the tournament.
I've also been working on the Knight tier short story - I'm really excited about this one, being the first from Nimue's POV. The story itself manages to have, in my opinion, both a weirdly wholesome/cozy and slightly ominous vibe to it, ...
2025-01-19 21:23:06 +0000 UTC
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The Dragon Friend™, who has been newly announced as a RO, has won this month's short story poll! Time to vote on their archetype!
2025-01-17 15:43:35 +0000 UTC
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Time to vote on the RO to be featured in the second short story of the month! The vote was close, but Gawain and Galahad are back on the poll now! Agravain will be sitting this round out however, since they won last time.
2025-01-12 19:15:29 +0000 UTC
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I've finished re-writing the scenes during the first day of the tournament when you can go talk to Gawain and co. or stay by your dragon friend's side (in which case you might still get some new company).
I've also decided on this month's Knight Tier short story, which will feature Nimue's POV.
I haven't mentioned this in the demo update post, because I wanted to let people discover it on their own, but the dragon friend is now romanceable. It's a choice I've been considering fo...
2025-01-09 21:04:35 +0000 UTC
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Yet again doing a quick poll to ask for your opinion on the matter of the short story poll of this month - which will feature the ROs. Last three times Gawain and Galahad were excluded to allow other characters to shine.
So! Should I keep Gawain and Galahad off the polls for yet another month or bring them back now? I think it's best to let the majority decide. (Also, sin...
2025-01-07 19:08:23 +0000 UTC
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What's new?
-The update finishes the re-written dragon friend scene that was added at the beginning of the month.
-There's also a couple dragon lore-related changes to the first night's feast scene.
-I've also begun editing the tournament scenes. Now we see Mordred and their dragon friend working together on getting their knights ready for the trials. I've only gotten as far as the very beginning of the first day, before Gawain calls out to Mordred.
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2024-12-31 16:46:29 +0000 UTC
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Your thirteenth birthday came and went, marking a year since your life has been turned upside down. On the surface, nothing much changed; you had the same guests and none made any reference to the fateful event the year prior. Junia and her fathers visited, like they've always done, but no longer did Morgana and her talk and laugh into the night - you are the only reason they are ever in each other’s company now.
Your mother still smiles at you with that same tenderness she’s always...
2024-12-30 20:26:35 +0000 UTC
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Happy holidays everyone! I'm currently working on the demo to wrap things up for this month's update, as well as writing the second short story featuring Morgana and Mordred.
2024-12-28 21:32:51 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks! The dragon scene mentioned last time is almost done, just needs some more polishing.
I've also completed and posted the Knight Tier short story.
Other than that I've been recording notes for the upcoming new dragon friend scenes. I've planned out in detail all the little mentions as well as the bigger additions that I will make to incorporate the dragons more into the story. For example Mordred will be meeting Ariawen and Callum earlier and the dragon friend will ...
2024-12-17 20:05:40 +0000 UTC
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Arthur was not fit to be king.
It was a realization he kept coming back to. It had come to him in the dark, lonely hours of the night, tangled in his sweat-soaked bed sheets. It had come to him in a wave of nausea as he stood before the hungry eyes of the crowd. There were so many expectations, so many doubts. It had come to him as he paced around Merlin's study, when he sought both the man's reassurance that he would one day be the king he needed to be and his admission that putt...
2024-12-17 19:43:55 +0000 UTC
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For this month we have Morgana with a strained - but not cold -relationship. Time to decide on Mordred's personality!
2024-12-16 13:11:50 +0000 UTC
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We're gonna split this into two polls, first to decide the dynamic between Mordred and Morgana, then to choose Mordred's personality. The story will take place after chapter 4.
2024-12-12 13:28:51 +0000 UTC
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Hi folks! I've been drafting the Knight Tier short story for this month. It features Arthur's POV and a small moment between him and Lancelot.
I've also continued working on the demo, finishing up the dragon scene from the last update.
I've also been playing around with the Google Docs speech-to-text tool to see if it can be of any help. I'm still figuring it out, but it seem promising. Hopefully, it will let me get more work done without putting as much strain on my hands.
2024-12-07 19:37:02 +0000 UTC
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This month we're choosing from friends/family/Lot, who can't claim the first and the only thing making him the second one is a piece of paper.
But, to shake things up, I've decided to only include Morgana and Lot on this poll, since they've never won so far and the others have all won previously (more than once, even)
Curious to see how it goes!
2024-12-05 14:22:24 +0000 UTC
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What's new?
-This month's update features another of the dragon friend scenes from chapter 3 rewritten, in which Mordred gets to tell their companion about their encounter with Arthur.
I've had a lot of fun with writing the different reactions of the dragon friend - they each have their opinion on Arthur, which may or may not coincide with Mordred's.
Since the update is a short one, I decided I won't change the password this time.
Link:
2024-12-01 21:05:59 +0000 UTC
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First off, I want to start by addressing the update. It was supposed to be posted now, but I'm dealing with an annoying, baffling bug I haven't figured out yet. I won't be changing the demo password this time, so even those who are no longer subscribed during December will be able to access the added scenes.
Password reminder: BetaBoc368
Second off, I've switched from working in the twine editor to VS Code and TweeGo since it has syntax highlighting and spe...
2024-11-30 21:12:02 +0000 UTC
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They had arranged to meet one hour before the play started. It was Mordred who had suggested that, which relieved Agravain of having to ask themselves and face possible rejection.
They’d dressed up for the occasion – put on their best black shirt and leather jerkin, slipped on the silver ring inlaid with amethyst they’d found in a street gutter years ago. They traced kohl under their eyes and painted their lips the same dark color, then stared at themselves in the mirror ‘till t...
2024-11-29 20:02:30 +0000 UTC
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It would be the last tournament that Tintal hosted before the Continent descended into chaos. What Igraine now saw as bad augurs, were then mere grievances. But warnings became threats. Dark clouds on the horizon turning to thunderstorm. A gash on the hand that you thought would pass, left to fester to an infection that required amputation.
But Igraine did not know that at the time. And so life went on, bustling and busy and exciting as the Court prepared for the festivities. The brunt ...
2024-11-27 20:02:48 +0000 UTC
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"It's a thoughtful gift, isn't it?" you say. Something tender - hope - seeps into your voice. "I think it means he cares. That he'll finally try to be here for me." The corner of your mouth twitches, unsure whether to bloom into a full smile yet.
$dragon_name says nothing, merely puts the figurine down and gives a short, little rumbling hum. You can tell something doesn't sit right with them, by the apprehensive way they eye the little wooden dragon, as if it might spring to life any mo...
2024-11-21 20:10:02 +0000 UTC
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I've continued work on the demo, still on the same dragon friend scene mentioned last time; I've also started properly writing the Knight tier short story, which I'm very excited about. Since it shows us a look into Igraine's mind, and a look at her family, I thought I'd offer you some Le Fay lore here too, for everyone to read.
Besides Igraine and Gorlois - with the latter very briefly mentioned by Morgana - I haven't really talked about the rest of the Le Fay, either in the game prope...
2024-11-18 20:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Agravain won, let's gooo! Time to vote on the Mordred to be featured in this month's second short story.
2024-11-12 21:45:45 +0000 UTC
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I've been working on the demo, on rewriting the next chapter 3 scene featuring the dragon friend, which sees Mordred telling them about their encounter with Arthur.
Also, while I haven't properly started writing it, I have decided on the Knight tier short story for this month and plotted it out/roughly drafted it. It'll be told from Igraine's POV 👀
2024-11-06 18:59:35 +0000 UTC
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Time to vote on the RO to be featured in the second short story of the month! As per the vote, Gawain and Galahad were excluded, and Isac was also taken off since they won last time.
2024-11-04 16:08:15 +0000 UTC
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Yet again doing a quick poll to ask for your opinion on the matter of the short story poll of this month - which will feature the ROs. Last two times Gawain and Galahad were excluded to allow other characters to shine. (And Agravain and Isac both got wins since then!)
So! Should I keep Gawain and Galahad off the polls for yet another month or bringing them back now? I think it's best to let the majority decide. (Also, since Isac won last time, he'll be taken off the poll for this month...
2024-11-01 14:05:36 +0000 UTC
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What's new?
-This month's update is a short one: another of the dragon friend scenes rewritten, this time in chapter 3, specifically after Mordred meets Arthur; the scene where you go find your draconic companion has now been changed and expanded a bit, to better showcase their personality and also their relationship to Mordred.
-Also if you replay chapter 3, do stop to re-read the bit where Mordred pays the blacksmith pavilion a visit. There's some extra lines...
2024-10-31 16:05:43 +0000 UTC
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You have to get away from the feast before you unravel. You’re barely holding yourself together, the snagged threads of your composure slipping through your fingers. You find the balcony doors open and you flee through them, down the marble steps, away from the dizzying brightness into the shadow-shrouded gardens. You dash down gravel paths of neatly trimmed hedges and blooming roses bushes tall enough to swallow you up, with nothing but the full moon to guide you. The music and voices fade...
2024-10-30 20:54:31 +0000 UTC
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It would be the first time Arthur met Guinevere properly. They’d seen each other before, always in formal, stuffy settings: at tournaments and parties, when he was still a carefree squire, then at his ascension to the throne, when Ducal families were paraded before him, a dizzying blur of names and faces. He’d barely taken notice of her – or anyone else – back then, crumbling under the weight of his crown, smothered by his tight, high collar.
Now, everything was different. They ...
2024-10-29 20:37:20 +0000 UTC
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