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Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 16

Can't believe we're in the middle of October already! It sure doesn't feel like it: where I'm standing in the US, we're having a high of over 80F degrees. Personally, I wouldn't mind a mild winter with a bit less snow to shovel!

But enough about the weather. You're here for Chapter 16!

This one is definitely an MC + Tosh duo chapter, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who's kept up with early access. Forget romance and lewdness: just having two characters interacting with eac...

A Note on Plagiarism

Sorry beforehand for the unpleasant subject matter! This stuff isn't fun to write about, and I'm sure it's not a joy to read, either. But due to something that happened last week, I felt it deserved some attention.

Plagiarism is nothing new in the world of published fiction, but recently I came across a "writer" pretending to be the author of SoH, posting copypasta'd chapters from the books as well as the patreon short stories.

They had been keeping the act up for over a year. I d...

MCScript Update: Choices!

(The link to Chapters 1-15 of Book 5 is in here!)

Hey again, early access patrons! In my spare time away from writing the next chapter, I've been working on Book 5's early access site to make things more readable + give it a better feel.

The solution: turn the choices into accordion objects, which expand when you click them!

While it was a bit tedious to implement t...

Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 15

Welcome to the first month of early access using MCscript!

As I mentioned in a previous post, there's no choices to be made in this version: you guys will get to see every choice, variable, and stat branch. While a lot of readers actually prefer reading chapters this way, I apologize for those who don't.

For me, it kind of feels like I'm putting on a theater play with the curtains drawn up. I don't really like my audience being able to see what's going on backstage as it kinda det...

Book 5 Early Access: Chapters 1-14

Relationship ended with Choicescript...MCscript is my new best friend! 

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Memes aside, I've got a new site for you guys to use for the early access chapters. Any and all feedback is welcomed. While it's still rough around the edges, I hope it allows you to enjoy the chapters all the same.

And as always, you can expect the next chapter to be released on the 15th of the month!

2021-09-02 15:16:41 +0000 UTC View Post

New Early Access Site

With the removal of ChoiceScript from this account, I've been busying programming up a solution to get Book 5 Early Access up and running again through a different method. I've created a site that should be able to present the chapters in a nice format.

You'll be able to select your MC's name, gender, and what they're attracted to, with all the pronouns and character names changing accordingly....

ChoiceScript Announcement

Hey patrons!

Got an important announcement to make: going forward, there will be no ChoiceScript on this Patreon account. The reasons, as you can imagine, are legal ones. This is not specific to me, but all creators with early access chapters made available through this site.

I understand the position Choice of Games/Hosted Games have taken with this, and I don't disagree with them whatsoever. While Patreon is a very legally grey area, I respect the desire to prot...

MC #22 Face Art

This is the second in a short series of bonus portraits, featuring original designs by some of the artists you already know! These designs are (mostly) up to the artist themself, as both a thank-you from me and a way to get their original characters into the game.

This MC was drawn by Rym! If you like it, feel free to tell him about it on the patreon discord!

Portrait (Normal)

2021-08-29 16:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 14

Another huge chapter starts us off on the third arc of Book 5: the Midlands Arc!

You can expect a bit of a departure from the previous two, with a few new faces along with some returning ones. A new setting allows me to shape it however I want, but I also get to play around with some ideas and genres that I wouldn't be able to devote an entire book to!

Thinking about it, that's really one of the greatest strengths of a multiple-story structure. But who wants to think when we've go...

Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 13

Chapter 13 is one of my favorites of the whole book. Not only was it fun to write, the choices feel really satisfying, too!

Of all the chapters so far, this one interweaves the side story content the most. That doesn't mean you have to read the short stories to understand what's going on, but they do help delve into some of the revelations made by a certain character in this chapter. That character, of course, being none other than Nishi!

The foul-mouthed yakuza is one of my favor...

Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 12

Hope you guys enjoyed the little teaser I posted earlier!

It's no spoiler to say that the scene between the Silent Lady (Momoko) and General Shatao (Hatch) is gonna be dramatic! While we're still on the second "story" of the book, I consider this scene to be the midpoint of the novel. It was something I'd been building towards for a while now, and it's always satisfying when a plan comes together!

Also: we've got portraits in the game now! During character creation, you ought to s...

Book 5 Cover Art: Rough Draft

Momoko and Hatch face off on the cover of Book 5 courtesy of Kanitama Corokke!

It's amazing how much our two companions have changed since Book 1. Prepare for a confrontation unlike any other: the drama is sure to be at an all-time high! Considering all that's happened so far, that's saying something.

Early Access folk will get to experience it all firsthand in this month's chapter!

MC #21 Face Art

This is the first in a short series of bonus portraits, featuring original designs by some of the artists you already know! These designs are (mostly) up to the artist themself, as both a thank-you from me and a way to get their original characters into the game.

This month's face was drawn by Tokiko220 (twitter, deviantart)! It's especially ...

Book 5 Early Access: Chapter 11

While it may be just one chapter this month, Chapter 11 is a behemoth: a monster that I'm glad to have behind me! It probably should've been made into two chapters, but I felt the entire heist scene needed to be done in a single shot. While every chapter needs to be able to stand on its own, this one especially has a defined beginning, middle, and end.

There are more [action] and decision-type choices in this chapter than any other. As I was editing and programming it into choicescript,...

The Side Story Compendium

I love Patreon (don't get me wrong!) but their website can be a bit slow and a chore to navigate. So I decided to make a big list of all the side stories here for easier access! Whether you're a fresh patron or an OG wanting to re-read your favorite story, this should save you some time!

While this post is public, you'll still need to be in the $5+ tiers to read the stories. It's not mandatory, but I recommend starting from the 1st and working your way down, just because some of the sto...

MC Face Portrait Announcement

Thanks to you guys, we've got 20 handsome/beautiful faces to pretty up our stats screens with in Book 5! I really enjoyed all the voting, and I hope you guys did to! While its kinda sad to stop it, the polls had to stop sometime, and we got a lot of ground covered thanks to your input.

Hell, picking your portrait will probably be the trickiest choice to make in the whole game, lol!

This process was also a great excuse to interact with so many awesome artists! It really astounds me...

MC #20 Face Art

A new month, a new face! That's right: in Book 5, players will be able to (optionally) select a face for their main character! Faces will be designed each month by the intermediate+ tiers via polls. This month's face was drawn by Ishiyan (twitter)!

This month's build: Neutral, Chonmage, Stoic

Portrait (Normal)

2021-04-30 23:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Book 5 Early Access: Chapters 9 & 10

Nani?! Back-to-back months with two EA chapters? What's going on here?

Well, long story short is that chapter 9 is short! Not every chapter is going to be a 30k word monster, and that's a good thing: chapters are the most powerful scene transition tool an author has. They allow for mini-cliffhangers throughout a book--and that's what makes a story into a page-turner!

Chapter 10 is unique in that it references choices made from all prior books in the series. Aside from hel...

MC #20's Face Poll: 3/3

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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.

For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming ronin, Charming will no longer show up during that particular face poll. Hope that makes sense!

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MC #20's Face Poll: 2/3

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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.

For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming ronin, Charming will no longer show up during that particular face poll. Hope that makes sense!

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MC #20's Face Poll: 1/3

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Attention: This month's portrait will be the last able to be voted on for Book 5! In the months that follow this one and as a thank you to the awesome artists I've worked with, I'll be commissioning them for their "OC"s so that they can insert their particular character design into the story. The aim will be for around 24 portraits in total!

TLDR: Get those votes in!

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MC #19 Face Art

A new month, a new face! That's right: in Book 5, players will be able to (optionally) select a face for their main character! Faces will be designed each month by the intermediate+ tiers via polls. This month's face was drawn by Huan Lim (twitter,artstation)!

This month's build: Feminine, Stoic, Ponytail

Portr...