Andrew Kenneth Specter posts
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Chapter 6 Header!
I finished up with the header for chapter 6, today! It look me a few hours just to trace those damn lions, but I think it's appropriately thematic with the royal purple border (the lion is the seal beast of House Gen, which Sovereign Mayhew XXII belongs to). The "reckoning" that the titl...
Developer Update: Week of August 24th, 2025
Just a small update, this week. I finished the route where both MC1 and MC2 have both joined the Radicals, so I will grant access to patrons some time this week. I will also give the public access to three-fourths of chapter 5 in a few days. During all of that, I will be working on chapter 6, which ...
Update: August 20th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed the route where both MC1 and MC2 joined the Sovereignty for chapter 5.This includes romance encounters for Blythe and MC2.Fixed various spelling, grammar, and continuity errors.Adde...
Developer Update: Week of August 17th, 2025
Only a little bit to share, this time. I gave the public access to the full half of chapter 5, last week, and I've been continuing to work on the route where both MC1 and MC2 have joined the Sovereignty. I'm getting through it at a pretty decent pace, and I would estimate that I will be fini...
Update: August 12th, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Completed one half of the routes for chapter 5.This includes romance encounters for Blythe.Added to the "quick start" feature so that MC1 can have a po...
Developer Update: Week of August 11th, 2025
This week, I will be granting the public access to the second route of chapter 5, where MC1 joined the Sovereignty and MC2 joined the Radicals. Other than that, I will say that I'm about 20,000 words into the third route of chapter 5 (both main characters have joined the Sovereignty) and progres...
Update: August 5th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed half of the routes for chapter 5.This includes romance encounters for Blythe.Added to the "quick start" feature so MC1 can properly set their romance threshold with Blythe a...
Developer Update: Week of August 3rd, 2025
I'm almost done with the second route of chapter 5, and I anticipate finishing some time this week! Then, it will be time to write the routes where both main characters are on the same side of the war. Those paths usually take me a little less time to complete, and I can say with confidence that...
Developer Update: Week of July 27th, 2025
The total word count for the second route of chapter 5 is now 33,777. I got a good bit of writing done, last week: I finished the forced "dates" with either Myra or Myron Dun if your MC1 is a "deviant." My next chunk of writing is admittedly a little daunting. It will be the interrog...
Developer Update: Week of July 21st, 2025
I am up to about 19,000 words now in the "route B" that I mentioned last week. The "lunch date" with the Sovereign, as well as the romance encounter with him, are written. Now, I'm working on something that was introduced last chapter for certain routes (I don't know why I di...
Developer Update: Week of July 13th, 2025
I would like to extend a welcome the one and only patron here! Just for you, here's a progress update! I am currently working on writing what I call path "B" in the code, where MC2 went to the Radicals without MC1. And because the perspective of chapter 5 switches to MC1, this means that...
Update: July 5th, 2025
This is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.In this update, I have:Completed one fourth of the routes for chapter 5.This includes romance encounters for Lázaro, Belvidere, and Prudence.Added to the "quick start" featu...
Update: June 28th, 2025
Patrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.Link.In this update, I have:Completed one fourth of the routes for chapter 5.This includes romance encounters for Lázaro, Belvidere, and Prudence.Added to the "quick start" feature so it properly jumps to chapt...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part VII
Month FourThey'll find this eventually -- don't care anymore.The Faceless got suspicious of me and I was terribly frightened. I know I should have stayed and accepted whatever punishment the Hierophant decided was just, but I fled. I tried to go to the Colonies, but didn't even make it t...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part VI
Month Two, Day 9I don't understand.Were we wrong??? Was I wrong???These diaries t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶m̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ that I'm reviewing were penned by a clever young thing named C—, and Whitaker save me, but I think I'm falling in love... Her wit and rhetorical skill are ex...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part V
Month Twelve, Day 19, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXII've been given a series of diaries to catalogue before censoring and filing.They've never given me diaries, before...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part IV
Month Eleven, Day 15, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXIIt's been quite some time since I wrote, last... Work is keeping me terribly busy. Just this week end I ran into an old Academy schoolmate on my way to the office. Sovereign forgive me, but I couldn't even remember his nam...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part III
Month Nine, Day 20, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXIHaven't had time to journal until just now -- too busy learning the ropes of the clerical corps! The personal clerical corps to the Hierophant himself. No matter how many times I write that, it still doesn't seem real. It do...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part II
____________________Month Nine, Day 11, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXII can hardly believe it, myself, but I've been accepted(!!!) into the personal clerical corps of the Hierophanthimself!!! This is truly a blessed day (and may that recruiter, His Holiness the Hierophant, and ...
Journal of a Nameless Clerk: Part I
THE FOLLOWING WORK HAS BEEN DECLARED APOCRYPHAL BY THE HIERARCH OF THE HOLY FELLOWSHIP OF THE FIRST SOVEREIGN. IN HIS INFALLIBLE WISDOM, THE HIERARCH MANDATES THAT ANYONE IN POSSESSION OF THIS DOCUMENT SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO THE NEAREST FACELESS GUARD AS A TRAITOR AND A HERETIC. FAILURE TO DO SO AND/O...
Developer Update: Week of April 25th, 2022
Hello! I wanted to welcome some new patrons, and also announce that I'll be periodically posting parts of a new supplementary story called "Journal of a Nameless Clerk"! It's about a young man on the Mainland who gets a job at the censorship office of the Hierophant. The first part w...
Developer Update: Week of April 12th, 2022
I'm sorry it's been so long without an update -- my boss has requested that I increase my hours at work, and that leaves me with little time to myself! That is, of course, no excuse for nearly a month of silence, however! I do have a few updates... First, regarding the tarot card commission(...
Developer Update: Week of March 17th, 2022
First, I'd like to apologize for the radio silence regarding the tarot card commission. I've been e-mailing back and forth with the artist for a few weeks, trying to come up with a viable payment method, but so far nothing has worked out because of the card transaction ban between our two co...
Developer Update: Week of March 4th, 2022
Not much to say this week, other than that I've e-mailed the tarot card artist and am waiting for a sketch. I believe they're Russian, though, so with recent events being what they are, it's understandable if they take longer than their estimated time to complete the commission. I'm ...
Developer Update: Week of February 14th, 2022
Just a little update for you, this week. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm talking to the artist that I'll be commissioning for the tarot cards, and that their estimation for how long a completed piece takes is about two to four weeks. So look out for the finished card coming soon, ...
Complete Cover Art!
The long-awaited reveal of the cover art for These Reluctant Years!This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
Developer Update: Week of February 7th, 2022
Just a quick update, this time! It looks like MC1 and MC2 won the poll, so they'll be getting a commission first, followed by Lázaro and Blythe! This week, the final cover art in full color will also be revealed! I am so excited to share it with you all and, like I've stated (many) times, I...
Full Cover Art WIP
And this is as far as we've gotten! I'm looking forward to sharing any and all updates with you whenever they become available!This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
Developer Update: Week of January 31st, 2022
First of all, I'd like to apologize for the lack of developer updates -- work has been very busy the last few months! There are a few noteworthy developments, though! Most exciting is the completion of the full cover art, which will be posted here in about a week. It looks incredible, and it'...
Full Cover Art Sketch
Everyone is together at last!This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
