In case you missed it elsewhere, Noblesse Oblige is due to be released on August 25th and is available to wishlist on Steam! I am absolutely over the moon.
Royal Affairs continues - more slowly than I'd like, because of various medical things and the heatwave in the UK, but I'm making progress. I hope to get the draft of Chapter 9 done in the next week or two, so fingers crossed! I'm curr...
2022-07-23 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostDear everyone, I hope you're having a good July so far and are able to keep hydrated!
Good news: Noblesse Oblige is in copyedit, and hopefully will be released soon. And I've been able to get on with a bit more of Chapter 9 of Royal Affairs - I'm towards the end of the chapter now, with some intense romantic scenes within!
Bad news: I've realised that I need to remove some of my Patreon tiers to enable me to keep steady progress on Royal Affairs. When I first started the Patreon I...
2022-07-20 11:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a snippet about visiting Auguste in Jezhan after the events of Creme de la Creme. Enjoy!
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2022-07-11 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello there! I'm pleased to let you know that I've got a Royal Affairs update for you! It contains a bunch of bugfixes, plus the rest of Chapter 5. Enjoy!
(as ever, save slots may be dicey as variables may have changed or been added since your save file was created)
2022-06-19 09:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostLong time no... write. I've had a pretty stunning few weeks and I'm still processing it all. For one thing in mid-April I had a major (non-worrying, much-needed) surgery and spent a bunch of time in bed watching What We Do in the Shadows. For another, once I had the brain for it but was still in physical recovery I spent a LOT of time racing towards the end of my first draft of Noblesse Oblige.
And can I tell you a secret? That not even my editor knows yet because she's busy editing the...
2022-05-09 18:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the first half of Chapter 5 of Royal Affairs! In this chapter we return to Archambault, catch up with friends and enemies, work on our leadership projects, and meet a minor character from Creme de la Creme a few years on!
2022-05-09 18:35:08 +0000 UTC View PostI really enjoyed making the post-Creme Hartmann snippet, so I'm going to do a post-Creme snippet again with another character or characters, aiming to get it done during May (poll ends May 15th). Who would you like this one to be about? (Delacroix and Blaise included this time, as this is a peek at post-game life)
2022-04-24 11:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for your patience waiting for this interactive short story. I very much hope you enjoy it.
In Shiny Shoes, it's time to visit Hartmann at university. Set after Creme de la Creme, it allows for having befriended or romanced Hartmann, and works whether or not you went to Gessner with them. There are Feelings (mandatory) and a Kiss (optional).
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Here we are with a delicious Chapter 3 of Noblesse Oblige! You have a day off for the first time since you arrived on the Isle of Teteriuk. Who will you spend your time with, and what will you get up to?
2022-03-11 12:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostI hope things are as good as they can be with the world doing... all of the things it's doing, and that you are safe.
February ended up being chaotic in a lot of ways and there's been a lot going on between The World, my work, and personal life. Hence this non-Friday news post! I've taken a deadline extension for my next Royal Affairs milestone which I hoped not to have to do, but as ever my editor is really understanding about it. I'm afraid Patreon ended up slipping through the cracks...
2022-03-02 09:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening, everyone! This fortnight was on the slow end of progress for Royal Affairs, alas, due to a variety of things but mostly shoulder pain. Desk work for the day job sitting on a less than supportive chair and then sleeping on a less than great pillow means that working on Royal Affairs/Noblesse Oblige after work difficult. Which is a real drag, and of course puts a dampener on mood - I love writing, and it's hard when I can't just sit down and power through it.
In happier news...
2022-02-12 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the wrongly scheduled post that went up yesterday - it went up before I had a chance to sort out the post and uploading the update! But now here we are with the early access Royal Affairs demo, including the completed Chapter 4.
I'd love to know what you think (and especially if anything goes wrong). Thank you for playing!
2022-02-08 15:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostYour regular reminder that this post contains spoilers and NSFW content, and that this tier is for 18+ subscribers only, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!
From CDLC, who is most dominant and who is more submissive?
Freddie and Rosario are enthusiastic about either dynamic; they're not especially extreme though either way. In general none of them express this ingame in any major way, but it's something that might come ...
We're nearly finished with January! Time... has very little meaning anymore. But I did write a bunch of Royal Affairs Chapter 8!
Royal Affairs wordcount: 187,444 words
I'm around a third through Chapter 8. This is the Verdancy holidays, where you go home to Fenburg to hang out with your family. Meanwhile, Parliament is voting on what to do about suffrage! Here the player can make a big difference to the future of Westerlind, and cause a...
2022-01-28 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostYour regular reminder that this post may contain SPOILERS, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!
Would any of the CdlC ROs feel enamored at the MC having a favor them? Like a small portrait, a piece of clothing/handkerchief, or a possibly a small bottle of their favorite perfume/cologne?
Hartmann would be a bit bashful about it. They'd keep it somewhere really safe, making sure no one could get at it.
Max &nb...
In the first fortnight of 2022, I finished drafting Chapter 7 of Royal Affairs, and planned Royal Affairs Chapter 8.
Royal Affairs wordcount: 179,156 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 47,352 words
Royal Affairs playthrough is nearly at novel length! I'm really, really pleased with progress - the pre-holiday overwhelm hit me rather hard and so I'm a little behind where I'd prefer to be, but I'm very ha...
2022-01-14 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostGood morning, Bonus Supplement subscribers! I hope you're safe and well today. For admin purposes, here is a reference post for your ongoing bonus stories.
Silk Handkerchief (Asher Garnett POV interactive short story)
Grey Jacket (Javi del Quiros POV interactive short story)
Good morning, Sneak Preview subscribers! I hope you're safe and well today. For admin purposes, here is a reference post for your ongoing content.
You are Javi del Quiros, Zaledoan royal, and you are not happy with your outfit.
Play Grey Jacket, a Javi story, at itch.io
Thank you for your patience, dear Bonus Supplement subscribers!
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2022-01-09 11:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Noblesse Oblige Chapter 2, in which you venture into the great outdoors and a newcomer arrives at Teteriuk Hall...
Play the new early access demo here!
2022-01-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostRoyal Affairs wordcount: 170,071 words
Happy end of 2021, everyone! I will personally be happy to see the back of this year, but there are some really lovely things that I can take forward and feel good about such as: some nice family news, a lot of positive gender developments, an unexpected new project (Noblesse Oblige has been such a breath of fresh air that has helped me feel more inspired with Royal Affairs too!), 2021-12-31 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Do you see Max and Hartmann ever hooking up? The potential for electricity there, whew!
Oh man, this was a plot point that I originally considered but it ended up on the cutting room floor! In the original Creme de la Creme outline, I planned something where you coul...
2021-12-30 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostYour regular reminder that this post contains SPOILERS, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!
If you decided to have your MC teach back at Gallatin, what are some other subjects for them to teach? Do they take over for whoever is the headmaster at the college if Lady Renaldt is gone, or, if she is still there, and so are the others, how does their dynamic change going from student to coworker? I can see someone trying t...
2021-12-29 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI did my Noblesse Oblige edits! I'm now ready to rock on Chapter 5 (!!) once I'm done on my big Royal Affairs chapters.
And speaking of, here we are going through Chapter 7 of Royal Affairs. There are some sweet and spiky moments with your leadership class, as well as receiving some juicy gossip from the royal palace!
I'm not going to do the wordcount update this fortnight because it's a bit measly and I want to emphasise that creativity isn't always linear, rest is needed, etc, e...
2021-12-17 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the latest early access demo for Royal Affairs! This demo has the first chunk of Chapter 4, during which you're going home for Hearthlight! It's time to meet your family for the first time in months, but are problems stirring?
Total wordcount: 97,000 words
Playthrough length: 30,000 words
2021-12-06 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been disastrously organised this fortnight; please expect normal service to resume soon.
Royal Affairs wordcount: 154,657 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress: 0 words
Noblesse Oblige wordcount: 50757 words
Total Noblesse Oblige wordcount progress: 5441 words
A bit weird seeing relatively low wordcount increases, but part of it is because I was able to cut down ...
2021-12-06 10:46:47 +0000 UTC View PostYour regular reminder that this post contains spoilers and NSFW content, and that this tier is for 18+ subscribers only, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!
i saw your answer on the RA RO's fantasies, what about the CDLC RO's? do they have any fantasies?
Blaise, Freddie, Rosario, Karson: I feel like they're fairly vanilla - passionate certainly but maybe not heavily into fantasies.
Hartmann...
2021-11-30 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostYour regular reminder that this post contains SPOILERS, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!
Will a high bold Asher result in a public declaration of his/her/their feelings and intention towards MC?
It will depend on the vibe of their relationship and how happy the MC is with everything being public, but if the MC is into it and you've gone down that path, YES. There will be some friction in the family about it, so be warned! 2021-11-29 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm so excited that Noblesse Oblige is now out in the world! Thank you all so much for your support!
Royal Affairs wordcount: 154,657 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress: 4167 words
Noblesse Oblige wordcount: 45,316 words
Total Noblesse Oblige wordcount progress: 87...
2021-11-19 20:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn December, I'll be making a bit of bonus content centred around a character from my games. Who would you it to be about?
You can vote until 8th December!
2021-11-08 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post