What would be the preferred bedroom wall colors of the LIs (plus Prihine and Croelle, if you wanted to)?
Blade: he doesn't care as long as it's a fairly neutral color; if left to his own devices he would probably choose like a neutral tan or beige, but anything from dark blue or dark earthy green would also be good with him! Just no bright, headachy, obnoxious colors!
2024-01-17 17:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Hiya everyone, I hope your new year is going fantastically (and that the crossword puzzle hasn't been too confounding... we have about a 20% completion rate so far! 🎉 (I'm so sorry lol)). Big things lie ahead for this year, and I've made a few resolutions for myself, but let's see how many of those I can carry out! 😂 In Chinese zodiac terms, it''ll be the year of the Wood Dragon, which means a year of progress, growth, and energy being put towards change and advancement! I'm going to tr...
2024-01-15 18:32:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody, I hope your January is going smoothly! The artist behind our weapon codexes was unfortunately unable to reopen commissions this month, so we're pivoting until that's available again and we can finish Lavinet's weapons! In the meantime, I've revisited something we did a few years back...
I've whipped up a new crossword for you guys to attempt... It's quite a challenging one, requiring both careful attention and in-depth knowledge of ...
2024-01-10 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, another year, another call for credits!
If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope your January kicks off with a fantastic start!
2024-01-02 22:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-12-27 03:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostHow would Red's family members want to be addressed by MC if MC came to visit? Any rough guide would be a godsent. The nerves of seeing Red's family for the first time in years turns my Redmancer's brain into mush. ^^"
In Blest, it's not that typical for young people to refer to their friends' parents by first name, so it'd probably be more standard for MC to call Red's parents "Mr. Antiqua" or "Mrs. Antiqua" out of politeness. They wouldn't mind if MC u...
2023-12-18 22:57:45 +0000 UTC View Post
After four years, the entire set of revamped character cards is finally complete... And what more fitting way to cap the whole thing off than with this absolutely BALLER depiction of Riel?!?!?! 😭💖😭💖
He leaves me speechless... I'm obsessed with this card! The artist Mafuriah always captures exactly how I envision the characters while going absolutely HAM on their themes and motifs! Riel's arcana is a mix of the Emperor and Judgment--he sits on a throne while surveying the che...
2023-12-17 19:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostHiya everyone, I hope your December is going well! Horrible news on my end: after I got sick at the beginning of last month, my partner got sick at the beginning of this month and I said, "Pshaw! I already had my bout, so I can take care of you without precaution, my immune system already duked it out with this three weeks ago and emerged triumphant! *smug*"
...And then I proceeded to get sick 2 days after him, and for twice as long! 😭 What the hell, immune system! You've betra...
2023-12-16 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, since our weapons artist wasn't available for December, this month's goody will be a brief break in the routine: I commissioned some animated pixel art of Blade, Trouble, Tallys, and Shery! 😍
Loading screen ideas...
They are running!! They are just little guys!! Look ...
2023-12-10 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, you know the drill! If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred (over usernames like hottie69_420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope your December kicks off with a fantastic start!
2023-12-01 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-11-30 01:28:02 +0000 UTC View Postthe shepherds host a friendsgiving! what does everyone bring and how edible is it?
Ooh, I love the idea of this, so cozy! 🦃
Blade: he brought the dinner rolls. Store-bought, can't mess up :')
Trouble: he brought grilled corn on the cob that he made himself! Simple, but tasty!
Tallys: she brought the potato dishes: mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes (though no marshmallows on top, she's philosophically against that). They're hearty, o...
2023-11-18 01:49:10 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I hope your week is going well! I'm finally recovered from that whacky illness I came down with at the end of last month, and now it's back to the true grind!
As always, the ask window for this Q&A will be open for 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will be Thursday, November 16th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!
If you are new or need ins...
2023-11-15 19:13:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I hope you enjoyed seeing Tallys's bow up close and personal! Which weapon should we cover next? (Once all of the character weapons are done, we'll try tackling the legendary weapons for MC as well! 😁)
2023-11-13 21:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends! Here's the codex entry for Tallys's bow: she's a standout among all the Shepherds in that she crafts this weapon (and almost all her arrows) herself! 🏹
Here are the other codex entries we've done so far:
Hi everyone, Mimir just squeaked through and won our last commissioned art poll, beating Chandry by only 2%... 👀 You know the drill! What medium do you think Mimir's art commission should be?
2023-11-08 19:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I hope your November is kicking off well and you had a fun Halloween! I'm still quite sick, so I spent the evening rolling around in a fever while trying to finish Baldur's Gate... so if any of you have any cold remedies to share, that would be much appreciated! 😷
Anyway, if you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! Names like John S. or John S...
2023-11-01 18:00:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everybody! So I ended up taking the plunge and decided to rewrite last year's Some Kind of Virus from scratch.
You're all basically getting a raw, in-depth look at my actual drafting process in real time, lol. With any novel or long-form project I start, I tend to get about 5 chapters or 50,000 words in (whichever comes first) before I write myself into a wall, then burn it d...
2023-10-31 15:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, since you voted for "Characters and ROs" in our Round 1.5 poll, let's take a look at exactly which character would like to see in our next commissioned art piece! (Everyone who has won a previous poll will be marked with an asterisk!) Next round will be the medium for the chosen character! Thanks, and happy voting!
2023-10-22 00:37:18 +0000 UTC View PostHi Lena! Happy October! 🧡In the spirit of Halloween, and because I love the parent!RO questions with all my heart, in a modern!AU, what would the ROs dress their baby up as for their first Halloween?
Hi kingdom, happy October to you as well! 🧡 And good question!
Blade: this is all up to MC lol, he has no opinion on this matter and if MC didn't push for it, he likely wouldn't dress up the baby as anything! 😂 If forced, I could see him dress...
2023-10-17 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I hope you enjoyed seeing Halek's hraqa! Which weapon do you think we should cover next?
2023-10-16 22:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody! I present to you Halek's hraqa: his trusty and little-discussed Hunter weapon and the main conduit for his Hunter powers (or grace)! You can look, but not touch! 🗞️
Here are the other codex entries we've done so far:
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend went well! As always, the ask window for this Q&A will be open for 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will be Monday, October 16th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!
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Hi everyone, just a quick update about the short stories for you!
Now that every major companion has gotten to be a part of a group serial story, I'm finding myself a bit tapped for ideas for this month's piece:
Hi everyone, just popping in to let you know that Volume 1 of the official soundtrack for the game has been released by our main composer, the brilliant Ivan Duch! 🎉
This volume contains 16 songs, including the revisions for Chase and Trouble's theme songs, theme music for the Shepherds and numerous locations throughout the alpha build, and so much more!
(It does not include the other, non-Ivan-composed music that you may have seen around here before, like Blade's Theme; those ...
2023-10-04 22:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I hope your start to October is going well! 🍁
In our last poll for our next piece of commissioned art, many of you voted for a scene from the game to be illustrated!
Well, I have a bit of an update regarding that. When I first came up with this series of polls, I'd saved or flagged specific artists I'd want to work with for each option in the poll (something that took many hours of work to put together). Unfortunately, that was also four years ago, and since ...
2023-10-02 21:06:24 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, FALL IS OFFICIALLY HERE!!! 🎃 (At least for the northern hemisphere...) I'm so excited! I always thought spring was my favorite season, but I'm starting to realize that living in the brutal heat of the desert, there's something so exciting about "making it through" and feeling things start to cool off and become livable and bearable again... So maybe autumn is actually my favorite season because of how stoked I get! 😂
Anyway, if you haven't done so already, please