Hello, Iβm writing this on my phone (and Iβm an awful texter so please forgive any typos) because I tried to use my laptop charging cable (despite the fact that it electrocuted me) because my computer was dying as I was finishing up bug-testing for the update. Anyway, it nearly caught fire, s...
2020-06-24 16:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If you have access to the new character page (going public soon), you'll know we needed portraits of each of the characters on the page! Here are Croelle, Halek, Caine, Prihine, and Mimir, done by iwonn-arts on Tumblr: Briony,...
2020-06-23 23:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostBlade won the commissioned art poll, so now we have to vote on what style commission we want him to be portrayed in! I'm adding more options to this poll as well, so you can vote on multiple options, mix and match, and combine! Hopefully it works!
Note: the references provi...
2020-06-23 23:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostFlash poll! I am beginning to incorporate the "Captain's squad" into the game: you get your own little squad of green recruits to lead and mold if you're a captain or higher. Each day off you can take some time to train them, and their performance (and what path you set them on) will have some ef...
2020-06-22 23:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! I hope you're doing well as we enter the final weeks of June! Here's some updates:
We're down to our last two tarot cards! You know what that means... we'll have to make more... jk... (?) Vote below on who you'd like to see next!
2020-06-20 19:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Here she is!!! The queen! β€π
2020-06-20 19:28:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everybody.
For this month's goody, I'm going to reveal to you something that I vowed I would never breathe a word of to any living soul. This is something I've buried down deep, out of cringe, embarrassment, and loathing of my younger self.
Many years ago--over a decade ago--wh...
2020-06-10 20:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostCharacters and ROs won the last poll, so now it's time to decide WHO will be the subject of our latest art commission! Remember that I will have new art styles and mediums as options this time around, as well! :)
Vote below on who you'd like to see as the subject of the next art commission!...
2020-06-08 21:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostSo the Wild Hunt absolutely trounced the Wild Ride, so here's another poll for you! If you recall, I need help naming Briony's two companions: the first one was decided to be Ronan. This second one is another childhood friend of hers, a half-Elf half-Mage young woman with close-cropped platinum h...
2020-06-07 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello! If you have access to the alpha build (see the pinned post at the top of the Patreon feed), I have uploaded a new build with some stat fixes and changes implemented. The problem I detailed in the last update (regarding fairmath) has been mostly fixed!
What's been adjusted 2020-06-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
So I'm starting to finalize the major holidays of the Blest calendar year, both for a codex document and for some other secret things... And there's a summer holiday that I'm planning on incorporating (with spooky pagan roots/Midsommar vibes), but I can't for the life of me ...
2020-06-01 23:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostIf you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! π Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in ...
2020-06-01 22:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you enjoyed Caine's story! It was actually going to be the basis of a novella for a long while, in which the journey to Lindell took much longer and was fraught with more peril, and eventually Caine would run away to search for his father, who he had more cause to believe was actually aliv...
2020-06-01 22:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post[CONTENT WARNING: there is a description of animal death/sacrifice (the killing of a chicken) as well as one mention of the R word (referring to sexual assault). Please read at your own caution!]
The horse fair at Orlop smelled of blood and churned dirt.
The bandits t...
2020-06-01 00:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post5/31 Edit: Several bugs are now fixed! Please see my notes at the bottom of this post!
Hello, Zuko here! I bet you thought I wasn't going to update this month, didn't you? I pulled 18-hour workdays to make this happen! :D 2020-05-30 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Anonymous: Hi Lena! As an IF writer, how do you feel about the following: 1) choices that donβt result in an outcome favorable for the MC (not a game over though) 2) locking romances if the MC does something that really clashes with the ROs worldview/cha...
2020-05-28 00:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello, it's time for the author Q&A for the month! :) I will answer the first 20 questions sent in before the deadline! Any questions after the first 20 will be saved and answered in next month's Q&A! β€ (Please keep in mind that we have some questions (8) left over from last ...
2020-05-25 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Not even half an hour after I first posted, the commission was completed lol! Look at his clothes... the hammer! *dying* I will definitely have to make a better Tumblr page to view all of the commissioned art and character design/reference pages we do!
Another time... Also, I didn't realize...
2020-05-21 20:56:15 +0000 UTC View PostSee my newest update post for my context about this: it's time to vote on our next commissioned art piece!
I'll be including more style options and examples this time around, so be on the lookout for that! π What subject do you want us to focus on this time?
2020-05-21 20:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone--wow, this week just flew by!
I've gotten a wee bit done on ShoH these past few days: I'm really hoping to update the alpha build before the end of the month with at least one route of Chapter 4 done (probably not the one you expect) and at least some of the pr...
2020-05-21 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to have to start coming up with more art for you guys, since we're starting to run out of character cards to reveal! π Unless we start making character cards for all the side characters...
Vote below on which character card you'd like to see next!
2020-05-20 18:56:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Briony won last month's character card art poll, which makes this month a little bit of a the month of Briony (what with her portrait as well)! <3 This card, like Croelle's, was also done by mafuriah on Tumblr, and is full of symbolism that will make sense as more of Briony's story is revealed...
2020-05-20 18:53:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, welcome to the 2nd week of May!
Unfortunately I don't have any news on ShoH this week: I've been swamped with trying to meet a deadline for work, so I haven't had any time to work on it! (I'm also up north visiting family for Mother's Day/a mini-vacation, so there's that, too.)...
2020-05-14 23:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! For this month's goody, I'm publicly releasing the visual references and moodboards I've made on Pinterest for Blest's world, setting, and characters. I hope this adds a new element to envisioning Sh...
2020-05-10 18:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostSo we've done this a few times now and it's actually been very helpful in solidifying certain characters to me! As with Lavinet's lady-in-waiting, Clara, Chase's ex Saya, Caine's mom Oleandra, and even Naolin and Avonis--I always have these vivid ideas and pictures of the characters in my head, a...
2020-05-08 01:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi there everyone, I hope your May has gotten off to a fantastic start!
My update for this week:
As usual when I've put out a big alpha update, I tend to have a "cooldown period" immediately after where I quietly work on other aspects of the game, to give my brain a break and time to ...
2020-05-07 23:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you enjoyed Tallys' story: I found it weirdly haunting for April! Whose story would you like to see next? (I'm going to have to start throwing characters like Moonsilk and Mekduk into the mix someday, lol, but then I'm afraid you won't be able to make the hard decisions about them! π€£) 2020-05-01 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! π Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by HG (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in what...
2020-05-01 22:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post[ANGST WARNING: If you know anything about Tallys' past, this story could be a major bummer. Read at your own caution!]
When the clan settled in a forest on the edges of the Norm township, Tallys felt an uneasy stirring in her gut.
βItβs the ratra,β...
2020-04-30 22:57:56 +0000 UTC View Post