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Art: Qualia, the False Prophet

I don't know what it is about him, but Qualia has got me spooked since the very first time I laid eyes on him. Maybe it's the clear juxtaposition of the divine and the damned, or those hollowed-out eyes bleeding into his robes? It could also just as easily be the bloody feet. Do NOT step on me, Qualia.

(I have to say, though Khutilust really popped off with this one.)

Airas is up next, hopefully before the end of the month!

Art: Gweila, the Clear-Sighted

Our phantasma series continue with Gweila, the Clear-Sighted! His is a pretty terrible visage to wake up to every time you sink into a trance, though I'd argue it's an improvement over what Eli has to deal with...

Speaking of which, Qualia is up next!

Sneak Peek (August 27)

Hi, everyone! As promised, the sneak peek for this week, featuring the opening scene of Chapter 10 (finally!)

You m...

Saturday Devlog (August 27)

Hi, everyone! Hope you're staying safe and healthy!

Development on the next update has run a little behind this week, owing to a combination of college starting and a really poorly-timed writer's block. All goes well, I should still be able to drop the update by the end of the month; what will have to be pushed back, however, is the planned side story for August. I'm looking to publish that in early September, as I've already got a fair bit of it written out! Right now, however, I'm foc...

Sneak Peek (August 20)

Hi everyone! As promised, the sneak peek for this week, featuring a flashback sequence from Ilya's interlude scene. This is one of the few scenes in-game that showcases what the gang has been up to prior to the mage's resurrection, and how the mage's legacy still impacts the world even after their departure!

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Saturday Devlog (August 20)

Hi, everyone! Happy Saturday once again, hope you're all staying safe and healthy :)

If there was ever any doubt that I'm bad—god-awful, actually—at estimating how much airtime each arc will require, this week will have put those doubts to rest. I knocked out another 8k words of the update this week, roughly around what I expected to put out wordcount-wise. In that sense, the update is coming along quite nicely...

However, inexplicably, I've yet to make it out of the interlude...

Sneak Peek (August 13)

Hi everyone! As promised, a double feature for this week's sneak peek. First up is the letter-related expansion to the Leon interlude scene:

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Saturday Devlog (August 13)

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

Happy to report that progress on the next update is chugging along smoothly. I crossed the 13k-word mark earlier today, and I'm really pleased with how a lot of the scenes have come together. In particular, this upcoming update (specifically, Ilya's interlude scene) contains a very important revelation that forms the backbone of AMR's overarching plot, and though writing it out in a way that's both suspenseful and satisfying ha...

Saturday Devlog (August 6)

Hi, everyone! I hope you're all staying safe and healthy.

It's been a little while since I've done one of these, but it feels good to be back on the development track once more. It's been an eventful week so far, what with Book I being released just a couple of days ago--I'd thought that once the drop was over I could focus straightaway on writing Book 2, but it turns out there's quite a bit of work to be done in the aftermath! Nevertheless, bar a couple of bugs that need squashing, eve...

[UPDATE] Demo ver. 9.5 is live!

Hi everyone! As promised, I'm back with a bonus update for the month of July. The wordcount sits at just south of 16k words, and includes the wrap-up to the Jiasei arc and an interlude focusing on the Parami characters.

Currently, the interlude chapter includes Saine's entire scene as well as the romance half of Leon's. In truth, I had planned for the entire interlude to be included in this update, but the wordcount had ballooned out of control and I've had to reserve the friendship ver...

AMR is back in production!

Hi everyone, it's been a while!

I really really apologize for the longer-than-intended absence, as real life has been a little crazy over the past few months. Long story short, I was involved in an auto accident early into the break, which resulted in the need for extended bedrest and my motorbike (aka my primary means of transportation) getting totaled. This all happened during semester finals week, to boot, and so even though I've since made a full recovery, I've had to spend a signif...

Monthly Features (February)

Hi, everyone! As promised, the monthly features for February! A lot of them, to make up for the delayed short story feature. :)

And the rest of the cast in casual/modern clothes!

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[UPDATE] Demo ver 9.0 is live!

Hi everyone! Happy to announce that the latest demo update has been uploaded and is ready to be played! The demo covers multiple combat scenes after a long break from them, which has been very exciting to write. It is also the update that unravels the mystery surrounding Jiasei, and I'm very excited to see what you think of it!

In the devlog a couple of days ago, I mentioned that there had been a scene yet to be written. Unfortunately, that scene (which serves as the closing to the Jias...

Raegusa, the Earthsworn

Hi, everyone! The last of this month's artworks have finally been completed, featuring Raegusa, the Earthsworn! He (or rather, his powers) will have a large amount of airtime in the update to be published today, so this is a particularly timely addition to our roster of artworks. :)

Saturday Devlog + Hiatus Announcement (February 26)

Hello, everyone! Hope you're staying safe and healthy!

Happy to report that writing has been going relatively smoothly this past week, and the promised 25k-word update should hit Patreon this coming 28th. It's currently hovering around the 23k word count, and there is still one scene left to write and others to edit down, which should take us roughly to the targeted range of 25k when all is said and done!

Art assets are also coming along smoothly, and we should have a full monthly...

Art: Satiel, the High Intercessor

Second phantasma design of the month is Satiel, the High Intercessor!

This design involved quite a bit of creative liberty on Khutilust's behalf that slightly mismatches the game text (in particular, the golden armor has become golden chain-links instead). However, I find the end result so lavish and detailed that I've revised the game text to match it, to be uploaded with the next update.

All goes well, there will be a third phantasma art to be uploaded this month, featu...

Sneak Peek (February 19)

Hi, everyone! As promised, the sneak peek for this week, featuring the continuation of last week's sneak peek, as well as our first peek at Oyuna Jiasei!

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Saturday Devlog (19 February)

Hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of Saturday Devlog! Anniversary edition!

First things first, you may have seen this art posted earlier today on Tumblr and COG Forums, but if not, some anniversary art courtesy of Yesa, featuring the White Fangs!

I'm also happy to report that writing is...

Art: Nyx, the Condemned

Hi, everyone! I've received the first of two-three phantasma art that will be released this month, featuring Nyx, the Condemned! The necromancy phantasma is herself a blood-stained, skeletal being, and regularly inspires terror from her contractors despite being perhaps the most diplomatic and polite phantasma of the whole bunch.

Satiel will be up next!

Sneak Peek (February 12)

As promised, the sneak peek for this week! Featuring combat scenes from the next update.

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Saturday Devlog (February 12)

Hi everyone! Hope you're staying safe and healthy this week. :D

Writing's been going reasonably smooth this past week, with the wordcount hitting 12.5k words earlier tonight--exactly the halfway point of the wordcount goal for February. With any luck, that pace will be kept up well into the month, and I'll be able to put together a solid update a little earlier than usual.

Aside from that, art commissions have also been going well! I received sketches for Nyx, who won the phantasm...

Phantasma Art Poll

Hi, everyone! You've spoken on what you'd like to see art of next, and thus far the runaway favorite has been art of phantasma! Khutilust (who's done our character portraits in the past) has agreed to take a stab at it, and I'll be commissioning your top voted phantasma from him for this February. :) Please vote on which phantasma you'd like to see him render first (feel free to pick multiple options)!

Art Poll

Hi, everyone! Now that we're approaching the limit of NPCs whose portraits can be commissioned, I thought it would be prudent to return the power of choice back to you with regard to what art rewards should be depicting next. Listed below are some ideas collected from AMR's various platforms, and you may also feel free to comment other ideas as they occur to you!

Please note that non-character art options may not become available depending on whether I can find an artist for them, in wh...

Sneak Peek (February 5)

Hi everyone! As promised, sneak peeks for the next update, featuring Chian Tanryu's agent in Jiasei--and a bit of insight regarding what the mission entails.

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Saturday Devlog (February 5)

Hi, everyone! Hope you're doing well and having a fantastic start to February! Happy Lunar New Year for those who are celebrating, and may fortune find you the rest of this coming year. :)

Writing is progressing pretty smoothly at the start of this month, with 6000 words knocked out before my college semester starts next week. I'm setting my sights on a 25k+ word update as well as a side story for February, which will hopefully be doable as coursework is generally very light at the star...

Monthly Features (January)

Hi, everyone! As promised, a couple of bonus monthly features from the break. This round features Tahlia and Saine in casual/modern clothes, and the rest of the core cast will also be coming in February's monthly features!

(feat. his post-timeskip vibe!)

We'll be back with a full set o...

Art Preview: Altea (Full-Body)

And here's the other murder twin! That scythe was a particularly impressive piece of work on Khutilust's behalf, if I do say so myself.

I'll be throwing up a poll at the start of February regarding what artworks should be featured after Altea. Possible choices include other side characters (i.e. Ante, Sevine, the job specialization NPCs in Leaf End), or White Fangs versions of Leon/Saine/Ilya +...

[UPDATE] Demo ver 8.5 is live!

Hi everyone! Hope you've had a wonderful start of the year, and thanks for your patience through AMR's break!

I've made many small improvements to AMR while I storyboarded for the next arc, most of which are concentrated on getting Book I publication-ready (I submitted Book I for publication earlier this month, so that's been exciting!). Included in those improvements are fixes for (as much as I can tell) all of the Silcur arc's persistent bugs, as well as achievements for the entirety ...

Side Story: Red

Hi, everyone! It's been a long time coming (and a lot of rewrites), but the long-overdue side story is finally completed! It's a Yu-focused piece and talks about their 'escape' from Kyuhan, which may shed a bit of light as to why they were so apprehensive of going back. Very imaginatively titled Red, the piece comes in at around 3100 words and is completely linear save for a gender-setting choice near the beginning of the story.

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Art Preview: Ralos (Full-Body)

Second portrait of the month: Ralos! RIP to him, but at the very least he died with a cool armor on! His faction has some of the strongest drip in AMR-verse, and for good reason; his and Altea's segment is due for a rewrite due to how little the prose refers to their decidedly outlandish clothing.

Altea is up next!