Do you ever feel stressed or unsure about how you write your story? Like, feeling like you’re just making things up and not being sure if it’s any good? (Cause writer feelings have got me down. I was wondering if it ever got to you, especially since so many people think well of your writing + FHR.)
Okay, story time. I published my first story when I was 39. Not the first story I wrote, not by a long shot. For most of my youth I was convinced that what I wrote was bo...
2022-09-10 15:45:18 +0000 UTC
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Spoilers for the end of the alpha - on the endings where the puppet is the one caught in the crash, Ortega calls you from the hospital and asks to see you. I don't know if I totally misread this scene, but it didn't feel like there was any ulterior motive for this, they just wanted to see you for like, emotional support? If this is true, isn't this super rare coming from Ortega? Sidestep acts pretty blasé about it, so I don't know if I read too much into it os if 'step is ...
2022-09-10 15:28:57 +0000 UTC
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Ask away, about the game, process, lore or anything else you can think of!
2022-08-25 13:31:25 +0000 UTC
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When did I start feeling this old? Not past forty yet; anything below can be ignored. Joints ached worse when I did climbing. Nothing a few painkillers can't fix. Maybe I should do that. Go for a climb. Leave the city. Breathe some fresh air. Yeah, right, do that and realize I'm heavier than I used to be, and my fingers don't grip right. Shouldn't do it anyway. Bad for the mods. Still miss it. Alone. No mistakes. It would only take one fall to…
Yeah. No. Stop that. Kill that thought d...
2022-08-07 20:33:18 +0000 UTC
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Has Daniel ever flirted with villains on the job? Are there any villains in LD that he wouldn't kick out of bed? Since he's been a bit pearl-clutchy about Argent kissing Sidestep's helmet: how does he react when the press pairs him up with villains for publicity stunts?
The Daniel in my head is blushing fiercely now. He has, so far, not flirted with any villains on the job, but some have flirted with him. And there has been villains he thought were attractive, but...
2022-08-06 09:55:38 +0000 UTC
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Could Shroud eat Ortega’s mind?
(And if yes, could she access its content? What would it “taste”/feel like?)
That is actually spoilers I won't be talking about for reasons.
Excluding boosting, what makes for a tasty mind in Shroud's eyes?
Cool memories and a lot of experiences.
Has the puppet been spending time with Ortega or the crew beyond what Step knows about?
Now that sounds...
2022-08-06 09:33:18 +0000 UTC
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Time for you to ask the questions of the month! Anything about the game, writing process, or story or anything else really.
2022-07-26 16:53:06 +0000 UTC
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If you want to be a part of it, here is the link to the discord server where you can find the link to the game and all the information about playtesting:
Copy and paste this link: https://discord.gg/AWDTMKZzx9
It is preferable if you report your bugs in the server as well, but if you want to, you can also DM me to me directly on Patreon. There is no need to interact on the server at all, but I do require people ...
2022-07-14 15:34:06 +0000 UTC
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An except from Mayor Teresa Alvarez personal notes, archived for autobiographical purposes.
Los Diablos, 12 November, 2018.
Present: Teresa Alvarez, Mayor (MA), Justin Koch, (JK)
Topic: Preliminary discussions about the proposition of forming a new team of heroes, the Los Diablos Guardians.
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JK- Are you sure you want to go through with this?
MA- You know that's not the issue here. I wouldn't h...
2022-07-13 13:36:12 +0000 UTC
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In Ortega's office, their conspiracy bo
2022-07-09 19:42:22 +0000 UTC
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During the Moray Eel memory, does HG get glimpses of Step's own tank memories since they've dived too deep and are seemingly losing control until HG saves them?
It is a mutual feedback loop, yes. HG definitely saw some stuff.
Are Herald's powers developing into a type of telekinesis--just how extensive would his ability to "lift" things be? Could they be expanded into him not needing to touch those objects or people to make them float?
2022-07-09 19:24:21 +0000 UTC
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Happy midsummer everybody, I am within inches of opening the beta testing, but until then, have fun asking me any questions about game, process or world.
Now I am off to have a nice midsummer weekend, hottest one in 50 years, so I expect to be melting. Hope everybody is keeping safe.
2022-06-24 08:46:13 +0000 UTC
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Mitchell's Guide to Vigilantes entry 124.
Subject: Ashfall/Pyroclast.
Civilian identity: Nazar Sarkisian.
Family: Parents are still alive, no siblings. They currently live in Seattle.
Birthdate: 4 June 1988.
Birthplace: Evacuation Camp 43, Nevada.
Height: 5'9"/176 cm
Weight: 188 lbs/85 kg
Cla...
2022-06-10 11:27:12 +0000 UTC
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When you tell Steel about HB being an experiment, he replies "huh, that's interesting", as if "your words triggered something inside him". You also tell him about medical equipment being attached to HB right before Steel replies that. What does he find interesting here? Did Steel also think HB was an experiment? Did he see HB's body? Was the corpse not attached to medical equipment when he saw it, which could make him find Sidestep's comment "interesting" (as in "odd")? Or,...
2022-06-07 20:01:34 +0000 UTC
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When does it drop 😭😭
Sadly, I can only submit (beta test coming VERY soon, working on the save system now), and then it is up to Hosted Games schedule.
Can we destroy the HG trio’s confidence? Individually? As a team? Can we destroy their relationship to each other without killing them?
Yes, yes and yes.
Building off the ‘what do the ROs find attractive in a partner’ what about Mortum?&nb...
2022-06-07 19:56:39 +0000 UTC
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Ask away, about the game, history or my writing process!
2022-05-26 06:41:19 +0000 UTC
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RE: Heartbreak postscript.
This is all I could find. No video, just transcripts, and I suspect they are manipulated. Especially the Charge one. If you read it carefully, you can see how jarring and disjointed it is, as if several parts had been cut away and the rest spliced together. Also note that I have not been able to find the full session notes leading up to this anywhere.
If I had to hazard a guess, I suspect these were put together to ...
2022-05-15 16:19:41 +0000 UTC
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How would Ortega react to a romanced!Step that loves them, but are neutral about their good looks? Like a ‘yeah, they exist’ mindset instead of a ‘they’re pretty attractive’ one.
Part relief, part challenge. Because honestly, while Ortega would be happy to just be loved for who they are, I don't know if they'd really believe it. Not deep down. I think they might have been too hurt growing up knowing they look good and having people treat them ...
2022-05-07 17:15:46 +0000 UTC
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Why does Steel still continue/pursue a (false) romantic relationship with Step when he knows they’re manipulating him?
Does he know? Or does he deep down hope that the feelings might be real? Maybe real enough to pull Sidestep back from the brink? Is he maybe a romantic at heart? Maybe there's guilt involved? Maybe he thinks he's mistaken about the manipulation and feels bad for suspecting Sidestep of things they weren't guilty of, like so many years ago?
As you...
2022-05-07 17:00:53 +0000 UTC
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I was thinking we'd switch it up a little this time around and see if you have any suggestions of what you might like more lore on? I am curious, and any suggestions I don't use might be added to future polls if I don't judge them as too spoilery. So make your suggestions!
2022-04-20 17:09:10 +0000 UTC
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Feel free to ask away about anything.
2022-04-20 17:07:24 +0000 UTC
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Mitchell's Guide to Villains entry 19.
Subject: Psychopathor
Civilian Identity: Kurt Theodore Moran.
Birthdate: 12 December 1971
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa.
Height: 6'9"/206 cm.
Weight: 450 lbs/204 kg
Classification: Gamma level boost (?). Type B mod, including among other things: Armored skinweave, reinforced...
2022-04-17 09:34:42 +0000 UTC
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I know if your trans in the game you can have some surgery to make your physical appearance more of what you want did you ever consider letting some of our characters not trans have some plastic surgery on there face to be more unrecognizable/ make some changes to make them more comfortable with there appearance?
I have thought about it, we'll see what happens in the future.
How would the RO react seeing the MC or the puppet, playing with kids.<...
2022-04-09 13:51:24 +0000 UTC
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For Romanced!Steel. At one point did Chen’s opinion evolve from growing understanding/empathy to actual attraction?
Sometime during Retribution, probably during one of the dog park meetings.
Did Step’s venture into his mind influence him to make the choice to sleep with them in any way? With something like that, especially with how intimate and personal it is, I can’t imagine that it *didn’t* have any effect. Or was he silently hop...
2022-04-09 13:37:38 +0000 UTC
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I'm in good time this time!.
2022-03-17 16:03:04 +0000 UTC
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Time for an updated progress report!
First, some facts. I am still working a full time (40h week) day job, so this is done in my spare time. I have also had health issues and other real life problems last year and a half which has slowed the pace some (not to mention general 2020, 2021 and 2022 shenanigans).
June news: Health issues are better, I am back at working 100% at work, which is a step in the right direction. Summer vacation coming up, that will give me four weeks o...
2022-03-13 08:49:04 +0000 UTC
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You said that when it came to Chen’s/Blaze’s relationship, Chen got the feeling that Blaze was more interested in Julia. Was his instincts wrong? Because you mentioned several times that Blaze hated Ortega.
Ortega has that effect on people. You can hate them AND be interested in them, I am sure many Sidesteps out there would agree. In essence, Chen was not wrong, and at heart of it is that Blaze felt less threatened by Julia than by Ricardo, because she is a woman. ...
2022-03-12 13:34:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi I just joined your patreon (love your first book) is Chen only attracted to Male MC or is he also attracted to NB MC? Sorry if it's been asked before. I tried to romance him as NB MC (my usual gender) but he doesn't seem into it? Looking forward to reading retribution in it's full!
Chen can indeed be romanced with a NB Sidestep that doesn't present too female for him, but the route is a little more complicated at the moment (and not in the open alpha).
2022-03-12 13:25:56 +0000 UTC
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Mitchell's Guide to Villains entry 1.
Subject: (The) Void.
Civilian identity: Unknown.
Birthdate: Unknown. Estimated early 80's.
Birthplace: Unknown. Accent suggests California.
Height: 5'4"/165 cm.
Weight: Unknown. Reputedly less than seems natural for the body type.
Classification: Alpha level boost. Pos...
2022-03-08 19:35:44 +0000 UTC
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The world is falling apart, please take care of yourself and your loved ones. But, nothing will change by succumbing to despair. I'm 50 years old, I've seen bad times before, and even though things seemed like they would never end, they did. The world moved on, and in a generally progressive direction. Right now might look dark, but keep moving forward, and things will change.
In the meantime, if you need an escape from reality, please ask any questions you want answered for this month....
2022-02-25 07:39:54 +0000 UTC
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