This fortnight has been quite the ride and has involved a great deal of going through feedback from players and from my editor. There's been a lot to do, which, I'll be honest, combined with not having very much work time available hasn't always the most comfortable way of working.
Besides which, it's especially hard being trans in the UK after the last few days and I'd be dishonest if I said it hasn't had an impact on work.
Still. I'm continuing to make my queer games and hopeful...
2025-04-18 18:45:01 +0000 UTC
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This fortnight has been a lot more pleasant than the previous one: my shoulder recovered after a few days, and I was able to take a couple of days away from home to work intensively on getting The Earth Has Teeth work done.
From my writing playlist: Stress Hug by Mushroomer from the Pathologic 2 OST. (yes, that album is a large proportion of the playlist)
Writing Progress...
2025-04-04 15:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Now up for everyone, Chapters 1 and 2 are ready to play!
Welcome to the steppes of Amikya. Good luck surviving the storms.
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Try listening to this song from my writing playlist while you play: Plague Awake Here by Mushroomer
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| 2025-04-02 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Apologies for the lateness of this - I will try to make sure I post the April one in better time, and I hope you enjoy!
As someone who polyed with Max and Delacroix but got engaged to Blaise, what does that mean for the 4 of us by the time of Honor Bound?
That's something where I’m happy to leave it open for players to headcanon. The specifics on that particular branch were unfortunately too complex to include references to in the Honor Bound scene - ther...
2025-04-02 18:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Some of the romanceable characters in THE EARTH HAS TEETH can be romanced non-monogamously. This is the most complicated non-monogamy setup I've done so far in a game, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out once I get there!
This has not been a very forward-moving fortnight thanks to a number of things which culminated in a seized-up shoulder today - so I will be brief as I can't be at the computer too long.
From my writing playlist: Twyrine by Mushroomer from the Pathologic 2 OST.
Writing Progress
I sorted out the revisions for Chapter 1, 2, and 3 that I mentioned from last fortnight and I'...
2025-03-21 19:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Full name: Valerio/Valeria Chernenko (known by their full name in-game, but for ease I’ll refer to them as Val when talking about them generally)
Age: 26
Gender: selectable between trans man (he/him), trans woman (she/her), and nonbinary transfem (they/them)
Background: Val lived in Rizhala with thei...
2025-03-19 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Full name: Serhii/Sara/Saba Roschin
Age: 39
Gender: selectable between cis man (he/him), cis woman (she/her), and transmasc (they/them)
Background: Roschin has lived in Rizhala all their life, apprenticing to the town guard in the footsteps of their now-older parents. Working their way up the ra...
2025-03-12 19:00:08 +0000 UTC
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A lot of planning, outlining and coding this fortnight for The Earth Has Teeth, with a hefty side order of revising. I drafted Chapter 3 - but it turned out it isn't actually completed, more of that in a minute. I've outlined and coded Chapter 4, and am pretty confident about it: lots of drama and tough choices for the PC in this one.
Here's a track from my writing playlist to get you in the mood: The Reckon...
2025-03-07 19:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Lose everything. Piece it back together, if you can.
Welcome to the steppes of Amikya. Good luck surviving the storms.
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Play the demo on cogdemos or itch
2025-03-05 18:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Here's this month's question form! Feel free to ask questions on the form or in comments here. I'll post up the answers at the end of the month!
I will probably not answer questions about: graphic NSFW stuff about the Creme de la Creme or Royal Affairs characters. But depending on the question, I may answer such things about Blood Money, Noblesse Oblige, Honor Bound, or The Earth Has T...
2025-03-01 19:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Here's what's coming up on Patreon for March!
1st March (sneak preview): Q&A questions
5th March (sneak preview): The Earth Has Teeth Chapter 1-2 up
7th March (all paid tiers): Newsflash with detailed progress report and wordcounts
11th March (bonus supplement): Rys story
12th March (sneak preview): Fourth T...
2025-03-01 19:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Here's the list of the stories currently accessible from the Bonus Supplement tier! If you're subscribed to this tier, go here for the links and passwords.
Interactive stories
Grey Jacket (Javi del Quiros: readying to leave Zaledo)
Shiny Shoes (Hartmann, MC POV: stress at Gessner, friendship or romance)
Silk Handkerchief (Asher Garnet...
2025-02-27 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Full name: Nikita Leu
Age: 25
Gender: selectable between cis man (he/him), cis woman (she/her), and transfem (they/them)
Background: Nikita is a courier like you, fetching and carrying items, messages, and sometimes people from settlement to settlement. They’re a survivalist, having a great deal of e...
2025-02-26 19:00:07 +0000 UTC
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I've been busily working on Chapter 3 of The Earth Has Teeth this fortnight! And I did do my Chapter 2 revisions, including streamlining some stats. I feel like every time I make a new game, I end up removing some stats early on - I always realise that there's more complexity than I need. In the case of The Earth Has Teeth, I've cut at least four of the things, and there are still a very decent number remaining.
Here's a track from my writing playlist to get you in a mood for The Earth ...
2025-02-21 22:28:00 +0000 UTC
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Full name: Elisei/Elena/Elis Kiriyak
Age: 32
Gender: selectable between trans man (he/him), trans woman (she/her), and genderqueer (they/them)
Background: Dr. Kiriyak has been a herbalist for most of their life. They’re very strongly attached to their work, seeing it as an integral part of the...
2025-02-19 17:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Full name: Armell Bassar
Age: 23
Gender: selectable between cis man (he/him), cis woman (she/her), and agender (they/them)
Background: as the only child of the head of their town who is also a religious leader, Armell is conscious of having big shoes to fill. They’re intensely curious...
2025-02-12 19:30:02 +0000 UTC
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This fortnight, I've mostly been working on Chapter 3! I finished drafting Chapter 2 on the first Monday of the fortnight, and this week I had the editorial notes back for it.
Here's a track from my writing playlist to get you in a The Earth Has Teeth mood: No Rest For These Bones by Inon Zur from the Fallout New Vegas OST.
Not that, er, I've done very much revising yet because a) I need to ha...
2025-02-07 19:30:02 +0000 UTC
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I'm thrilled to announce more details about my new project! As you may already know, it's a fantasy game in a new setting and I've been working on it since December.
Here's one of the songs from my writing playlist if you want to get in the mood while you read about it!
A century ag...
2025-02-05 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Here's what's coming up on Patreon for February!
5th Feb (all paid tiers): Project Amble title and concept announcement
7th Feb (all paid tiers): Newsflash with detailed progress report and wordcounts
11th Feb (bonus supplement): Beaumont story
12th Feb (sneak preview): First Project Amble RO reveal
19th Feb (sneak preview): S...
2025-02-01 18:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Well, it's been brilliant getting back to work after the holidays. I wrote Chapter 1 of Project Amble, sent it off to my editor, and got it back in record time, giving me the chance to dig into revisions. I've also been coding Chapter 2, which is much larger and branchier than Chapter 1, and involved various bits of research around travel and geography (which I think is going to be an ongoing theme for this project!)
It is such a challenge writing in a new setting! I hadn't realised jus...
2025-01-24 17:00:15 +0000 UTC
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Back in November, I wrote a post about writing trans characters that became much larger than I anticipated. On my blog, I've expanded and formalised it.
So, a week before putting it out publicly, here's how I went about writing trans NPCs and PCs in Honor Bound, and some notes about what's felt good (and less good) when playing. Enjoy!
2025-01-22 16:00:11 +0000 UTC
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I'm formally reinstating the Bonus Supplement tier!
Currently by subscribing to this tier, you can access the archive of twelve Twine, ink, and linear stories.
From January 14th 2025 onwards, I will be writing a short story every two weeks based on randomly* chosen prompts and characters.
The first story, coming up on January 14th, is:
✨ Hartmann & Cooking ✨
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2025-01-07 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Well! What a year it's been. I hope you're all doing OK at a time which can have a lot of intensity, not to mention SAD for those living in grey places (each year I get surprised by it, which is annoying).
I have a couple of posts to share: Honor Bound development journal Part 1 and 2024-12-20 18:00:15 +0000 UTC
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I can't believe today's the day!
From warmth and coziness to anxiety and peril, from bashful glances to high-heat hookups, from steadfast duty to wild rebelliousness or even burning down your career... there's just so much in this game for everyone to explore and I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks!
Thank you so much for your support throughout it all. (You will see a special thank-you in the author's note, but I'm not going to miss out on saying thank you more times, haha!)...
2024-12-05 16:00:13 +0000 UTC
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In the lead-up to the release of Honor Bound I'm sharing posts about some of the characters, my thoughts when I was starting to create them, and the writing process.
Here's the one for Varenn Korzha - I hope you enjoy!
2024-11-21 16:00:07 +0000 UTC
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In the lead-up to the release of Honor Bound I'm sharing posts about some of the characters, my thoughts when I was starting to create them, and the writing process.
Here's the one for Savarel Lopes - a bit late this time, apologies! I hope you enjoy!
2024-11-15 14:00:17 +0000 UTC
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In the lead-up to the release of Honor Bound I'm sharing posts about some of the characters, my thoughts when I was starting to create them, and the writing process.
Here's the one for Raffi Claudian a week before it goes public. I hope you enjoy!
2024-11-07 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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In the lead-up to the release of Honor Bound I'm sharing posts about some of the characters, my thoughts when I was starting to create them, and the writing process.
Here's the one for Matia Frasada a week before it goes public. I hope you enjoy!
2024-10-31 18:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Here is a post about what how I was starting to put together my new outline last week. It’s not technically a new game announcement - it doesn’t go into detail about what the outline actually is and what the story/setting is about, and I'll be sharing more about that here once the game is greenlit - but I enjoyed recording it, as this kind of thing tends to get lost in the shuffle when it comes to formal retrospectives.
2024-10-30 09:57:35 +0000 UTC
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