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Newsflash: April #2
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 es...
Newsflash: April #1
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 Mushroomerfrom the Pathologic 2 OST. (yes, that album is ...
The Earth Has Teeth: Chapter 1 and 2
Now up for everyone, Chapters 1 and 2 are ready to play!Welcome to the steppes of Amikya. Good luck surviving the storms.-Try listening to this song from my writing playlist while you play: Plague Awake Here by Mushroomer-| Forum Thread| cogdemos link| itch link| Feedback Form-I would love to hear what you think of it,...
March Q&A Answer Post
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 player...
Non-monogamy in The Earth Has Teeth
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!Armellis monogamous and they're happy to romance someone who doesn't ...
Newsflash: March #2
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 Mushroomerfrom the Pathologic 2 OST.Writing ProgressI sorted out the revisions for Chapter 1,...
The Earth Has Teeth RO intro: Val Chernenko
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:26Gender:selectable between trans man (he/him), trans woman (she/her), and nonbinary transfem (they/them)Background:Val lived in Rizhala with their elderly grandmother wh...
The Earth Has Teeth RO intro: Commander Roschin
Full name:Serhii/Sara/Saba RoschinAge:39Gender: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 ranks, they gained the attention ...
Newsflash: March #1
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...
THE EARTH HAS TEETH Chapter 1 and 2!
Lose everything. Piece it back together, if you can.Welcome to the steppes of Amikya. Good luck surviving the storms.-Play the demo on cogdemosor itch! The content of both is the same, and you can save anytime with both, but on cogdemos you can view the code, and on itch you can close your browser tab/window and it wil...
March Q&A Post
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 su...
Patreon Plans: March
Here's what's coming up on Patreon for March!1st March (sneak preview):Q&A questions5th March (sneak preview):The Earth Has Teeth Chapter 1-2 up7th March (all paid tiers):Newsflash with detailed progress report and wordcounts11th March (bonus supplement):Rys story12th March (sneak preview):Fourth The Earth Has ...
Bonus Supplement public master post
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 storiesGrey Jacket(Javi del Quiros: readying to leave Zaledo)Shiny Shoes(Hartmann, MC POV: stress at Gessner, friendship or romance)Silk Handkerc...
The Earth Has Teeth RO intro: Nikita Leu
Full name:Nikita LeuAge:25Gender: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 experience handling life ...
The Earth Has Teeth Newsflash: Feb #2
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 Ear...
The Earth Has Teeth Romanceable Character Intro: Dr. Kiriyak
Full name:Elisei/Elena/Elis KiriyakAge:32Gender: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 their community’s health (correc...
The Earth Has Teeth romanceable character intro: Armell Bassar
Full name:Armell BassarAge:23Gender: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 about what makes the storms tick and th...
Project Amble Newsflash
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 Zurfrom the Fallout New...
Project Amble Announcement and Title Reveal!
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 playlistif you want to get in the mood while you read about it!A century ago, the tiger god Vastan ...
Patreon Plans: February
Here's what's coming up on Patreon for February!5th Feb (all paid tiers):Project Amble title and concept announcement7th Feb (all paid tiers): Newsflash with detailed progress report and wordcounts11th Feb (bonus supplement): Beaumont story12th Feb (sneak preview): First Project Amble RO reveal19th Feb (sneak p...
Project Amble Newsflash
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 bi...
Writing trans characters in Honor Bound and future projects
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 les...
Bonus Supplement announcement
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...
Seasons Greetings
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 1and Part 2which go over the proces...
Honor Bound is out!
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...
Blog Post: Writing Varenn Korzha
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!
Blog Post: Writing Savarel Lopes
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!
Blog Post: Writing Raffi Claudian
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!
Blog Post: Writing Matia Frasada
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!
Project Amble Devlog #1: from general vibes to more specific vibes
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 enjoy...
