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Short Story: [Emberfate] Work-Life Balance

Hey everyone! 

This is the last installment of the First Argument short story series for Emberfate — Khanyisa's story! It's written by Nic W and edited by me. 

Next month, we should be switching back to Reanimation Scheme short stories — but if most of the patrons would prefer to see more Emberfate stories instead, I might put up a poll to see which game I should do the next monthly short story series for. So be sure to leave in comments your preference! 

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Future Plans #6

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to another month of rewards, and thank you so much for supporting the Patreon! 

First up for this month, we have another early preview of the next project, Ascendants. After the reveal of the seven love interests, it's time for another important character — the main/player character!

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As with Emberfate, the main character will not have a sprite so that players are free to come up with their own OCs and imagine the main character as ...

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Script Snippet: [Reanimation Scheme - Kierdan] Buffet

Hey everyone! 

I'm not sure if it's past midnight for some of you yet, but Happy New Year if so! 

I'm squeezing in these last monthly reward posts before the Patreon cut off deadline, so there'll be one more drabble coming for the $30 tier in a bit. If you didn't manage to see these last reward posts before Patreon cut your access to the posts after downgrading or cancelling your pledge, please reach out with a PM and I'll message you the contents of the reward post!&nbs...

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Short Story: [Emberfate] Banter Gone Wrong

Hey everyone! 

Sorry it's taken so long to get these reward posts up. It's been a bit crazy over here due to holidays and the pandemic situation in China and HK. 

For those of you who were already a $15 or above Patron last month and have remained on the tier this month, as promised, you'll receive a free copy of the dev booklet DLC ahead of the public sale. I'm really close to being done with it, just missing some extra drabbles. It might come a little later than expect...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Video Call with Potato

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great Christmas! 

As mentioned before, I'll be doing a DLC for an additional romance route for SelfconsciousPotato, our resident flirty cutie! It'll come after I've finished Reanimation Scheme, but I figured I can start commissioning the art slowly, so the artist has begun working on the video call CG for Potato — and here's a quick sketch of how it looks! 

I'll be putting up a KoFi goal to hopefully fund Potato's route at least partial...

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Future Plans #5

Hey everyone! 

We're back with another reveal for the next project in line, Ascendants! This is the final love interest reveal, along with some screenshot previews of the UI! 

Love Interest #7: Deity of Love and Desire

A rare guest at these various events hosted by the Deities, the Deity of Love and Desire usually prefers staying in their realm lazing in b...

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Poll: [Emberfate] Potato's RL Name

The time has come... Our beloved Potato might be getting a romance route of his own, which means he needs an IRL name that the author, I, have never decided on because I was slacking. LOL 

Out of all these options, which one sounds the most Potato-like to you? Get your votes in before the end of the month!

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Bonus Doodle & Drabble: [Emberfate] Celebrations

In the spirit of the final release, we have a celebratory doodle with all three love interests and their beloved pets!! And here's a small accompanying drabble of a (probably not realistic / non-canon) guild celebration event to fit the theme! Please use your suspension of disbelief while reading it LOL. I hope you enjoy this regardless :)

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"Home sweet home," you sigh to yourself in tiredness as you push open the door to the house you share with your partner. For a moment, you ...

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Script Snippet: [Emberfate] Guild Chat

Hey! 

As mentioned in the previous post, I'm considering adding some small additional flavor stuff in for the Steam release of Emberfate, so here's a quick sneak peek of a small guild chat conversation that's likely going to be a new addition just for some extra fun! 

`Sorcerer`: aedriss im terrified of u
AedrissoftheSky: What?
AedrissoftheSky: I mean... yes you should be, but why? What did I do? Haha
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Short Story: [Emberfate] First Argument

Hey everyone! 

Here it is — the Patreon exclusive short story for this month! This is the first installment (Nathan's story) of a new series — can you guess what the theme for this series is? It's probably pretty obvious from the title cough cough LOL 

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this! 

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"God, I'm so tired." You stretch your arms above your head, flopping backwards and sinking into your bed. Thanks to your movements, your phone that was resting ...

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Future Plans #4

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the wait! I'm slowly getting the rest of the reward posts of this month up after taking a small break after the final Emberfate episode.

First up is this month's Future Plans post, coming with more love interest reveals for the next project in line, Ascendants!

Love Interest #5: Ascendant of Shadows, Memories and Past


One of the stronge...

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Announcement: Looking Ahead Post Emberfate

Hey everyone!

If you've been following the development of Emberfate, then you'll probably already know that the final episode has been completed yesterday (and released early for $15+ Patrons last night)!

Some of you may be wondering: with Emberfate being wrapped up, what does it mean for the studio and the Patreon rewards in the future? So here's a quick look at what's in store!

TL;DR:

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Beta Build: [Emberfate] Day 8 (Final)

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce that the v0.7 build of Emberfate, containing all 8 days of content, is now available!

Note: Since Day 8 is the finale / endings, most of your choices in this episode are flavor and do not change the story / romance outcome as they've already been determined by your previous choices in Days 1-7. If you'd like to explore other endings, please try going back to earlier episodes!

As this is the last episode of the base game, I'll be l...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Khanyisa's Selfie

Hey! 

Welcome to all the new patrons who just joined this month! I'm happy to have you on board for this last stretch of the Emberfate journey. And thank you so much to those who've stayed from the previous months! Your continuous support means a lot to me!

I'm currently dying over the final episode of Emberfate, which is why these Patreon reward posts are coming in a bit late, and I apologize for that. I'll try my best to throw up the reward posts in between working on the s...

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Script Snippet: [Emberfate] Khanyisa

Hey everyone!

Happy Halloween! I don't have any spooky fun stuff to share, but here is the script snippet reward post for this month — a small excerpt from one of Khanyisa's romantic endings in the final episode! So fair warning: huge spoilers ahead! Haha 

I hope you guys enjoy this small preview, and hopefully I'll see you all next month for *gasp* the last episode of Emberfate! 

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Khanyisa: I feel... so much lighter now. Like a heavy we...

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Future Plans #3

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the slowness in getting the rest of the reward posts for this month up. I've been kind of dead after finishing Emberfate Day 7 build LOL Anyway, first up is this Future Plans sneak peek post, with a reveal of the next two love interests! 

Love Interest #3: Deity of Life and Parenthood

A major deity invited to attend the Tournament as a judge, Deity o...

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Beta Build: [Emberfate] Day 7

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce that the v0.6 build of Emberfate, containing Days 1 to 7 of content, is now ready for you all to enjoy!

If you are a patron of $15 / $30 tier in October 2022, you should receive a private message from me soon with a link to the files for download.  Patrons who have made or raised their pledge to $15 / $30 tier on or after November 1, 2022 will receive the Day 1-8 build as the November reward in the third week of November. View Post

Short Story: [Emberfate] Romantic Dinner

Hey everyone!

This is the last short story in this cooking series~ After this, we'll be starting a new series of short stories for the Emberfate love interests — if anyone has suggestions, feel free to post down below in comments! 

For now, I hope you all enjoy this story! As usual, this is written by Nic W and edited by me.

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The sunset floods in from the window down the apartment building's hall, painting everything in orange flames. You take a moment to ad...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Chris' Selfie

Hey! 

Welcome to the new faces who just joined us this month, and to the not-so-new faces, thank you so much for staying for another month! <3 I hope you all will enjoy the rewards this month and your time here in this little community. I know most of you are probably here for the early access build, which will be available in a couple of weeks! 

Until then, let's have some more cool Emberfate-related rewards first, kicking off the month with a sneak peek preview of C...

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Script Snippet: [Emberfate] Nathan

Hey everyone! 

Thank you so much for supporting this month! The last reward for this month is the script snippet preview — a small excerpt from a conversation with Nathan in Day 7 (the next chapter!) 

It's a little bit short because this is basically from the climax, so I don't want to spoil too much of what would be the key turning point in Nathan's relationship with you & his self-development.

I hope you guys enjoy this tiny sneak peek, and I hope I'll see ...

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Beta Build: [Emberfate] Day 6

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce that the v0.5 build of Emberfate, containing Days 1 to 6 of content, is now ready for you all to enjoy!

If you are a patron of $15 / $30 tier in September 2022, you should receive a private message from me soon with a link to the files for download.  Patrons who have made or raised their pledge to $15 / $30 tier on or after October 1, 2022 will receive the Day 1-7 build as the October reward in the third week of October. View Post

Future Plans #2

Hey everyone!

It's been a while since I've posted new content here on Patreon, so while I'm still getting the next episode of Emberfate ready, let's have another post revealing more information about the next game in line, Ascendants!

To be a tease, I'll probably be revealing only 1-2 love interests per post, so be sure to stay tuned for future months if you want to find out more about the love interests!

Love Interest #1: Deity of Night, Dreams and Illusions

You may...

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Short Story: [Emberfate] Learning Experience

Hey everyone! 

I guess this month is apparently Nathan's month, because following Nathan's selfie CG preview, we have a short story focused on Nathan for this month (and a Nathan doodle + drabble for the $30 tier later too LOL) 

As usual, this is written by Nic W and edited by me. I hope you all enjoy this story!

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In hindsight, maybe the two of you should’ve known that you were in way over your heads.

The recipe you chose together is long a...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Nathan's Selfie

Hey everyone! 

Welcome to the new patron(s) who've joined us this month! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here, and the rewards will be to your satisfaction :) If you're here for Emberfate, the next early access build will be available in a couple of weeks, so please stay tuned for more! 

As for the old patrons, thank you so much for sticking around for another month! I'm really happy to have you here still, and it means a lot to me! 

Okay, with the introduction ...

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Script Snippet: [Emberfate] Chris

Hey everyone! 

Wrapping up this month's rewards is the script snippet preview as usual~ This time, it's a small excerpt from a chat conversation with Chris in a future episode! 

(Sorry it's shorter than previous snippets, but it's getting hard to clip script excerpts without revealing too many spoilers especially as we're nearing the end of the game LOL)

As always, thank you so much for the support, and I hope I'll see you all next month for more future rewards and...

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Future Plans #1

Hey everyone!

I'm so excited to announce that we've just reached our second Patreon goal, which means new rewards have been unlocked for patrons of tier 3 and above! Thank you so much to all of you for your generous support, making Emberfate & my projects possible!


I honestly didn't expect to reach the goal this early, hence why the goal added rewards that were more orient...

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Short Story: [Emberfate] Unexpected Guest

Hi everyone! 

I'm back with the monthly short story reward — we're now starting a new series for Emberfate, kicking off with Chris' story for this month! Can you guess the theme of this series by the end of the story? ;D

As usual, this is written by Nic W and edited by me. Hope you all enjoy it!

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You stifle a yawn as you push open the front door to your home, exhausted by a long day of work. You stretch your arms above your head, stepping into the hallway an...

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Beta Build: Day 5 Build - Old Save Compatibility Fixes

Hey everyone! 

This is just going to be a quick post. I wanted to make a separate announcement post for this to make sure nobody would miss this. 

I've received some reports from Patrons saying that even with the save file Force Recovery Mode, old saves from Day 4 v0.3 build and the public Day 3 v0.2.1 build are not working in this new Day 5 build. 

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to figure out the issue yet, since Day 4 save files work for me on my end whe...

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Beta Build: [Emberfate] Day 5

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce that the v0.4 build of Emberfate, containing Days 1 to 5 of content, is now ready for you all to enjoy! 

If you are a patron of $15 / $30 tier in August 2022, you should receive a private message from me soon with a link to the files for download. 

Patrons who have made or raised their pledge to $15 / $30 tier on or after September 1, 2022 will receive the Day 1-6 build as the September reward in the third week of Septe...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: [Emberfate] Promotional Art

Hey everyone! 

Thank you to the familiar faces for staying around for another month, and welcome to the new patrons who just joined us! 

To kick off the month of August, we have here a sneak peek of *gasp* the last piece of art to be done for Emberfate! I just received the sketch today, and couldn't wait to show you all, so here I am! 

It's meant to be the promotional / key art for the game, themed as a group photo taken by MC (imagine it at a guild m...

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