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Weekly Update (8-11-2025)
🕑 Added 2025-08-11 18:25:20 +0000 UTCFirst things first, I posted a poll for count-tier regarding the possibility of a new choice in the latest chapter. This one will only be open until the 14th.
Had kind of a rough week last week, which is annoying for break, but irl stuff happens when it wants to, heh. Still got some reading in. I do miss reading. It would be hard to express just how much reading I did in my youth. These days, I'm quite picky and I also read even faster than I did back then (500 page books hold up about a day :X), so it's frustratingly rarely worth the investment of finding something good for how quickly I burn through it. Starting things has a lot of inertia to me, so I really appreciate being able to sink 40-50+ hours into something once I do get into it. Anyway, read some fun books at a friend's recommendation.
As far as what else I want to do... My typing arm has been sore for a few months, despite going to the chiropractor (if I've never mentioned, I'm a one-handed typist). I've been trying to avoid action games to let it recover better, but there are a few of those I'd like to play. For now, I've ended up revisiting Kamidori Alchemy Meister, which is an old favorite vn/srpg of mine. I will in fact be revisiting my favorite route rather than the one I haven't played. :X
On another note, it's obviously a long way off, but I've recently had my first real ideas about the next project I want to work on. There's a bit more in-depth discussion on the patron channel on discord, but I'll share a brief desc here.
My overall inspiration is that I've always felt that Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest's premise of "You're a non-evil prince under an evil king in a kingdom with dark aesthetics/overall reputation locked in a war with a more traditionally good kingdom" is one of the greatest story ideas ever wasted. And there's nothing to get inspiration from like a good idea being wasted, heh.
So, my thinking is along these lines: I'll be taking the core of the concept and doing something more interesting with it. Similar setup, but you're instead playing as a more generally competent and capable prince (unsure yet if crown prince or not, this is a very early-stage idea). The protagonist isn't exactly thrilled that his father is a tyrant, but also isn't an idiot. So, he knows he needs to make a name for himself in the war to build support for his intended coup.
The game likely starts off with you leading the invasion of a small kingdom or significant enemy city, then demanding the governorship of it as a base of power to start to build up. So, overall, we get to the ruler rpg aspects faster, and it definitely will still be one since I like this genre a lot. XD From there, we get to lots of intrigue and politicking (various internal factions you can ally with/betray etc., plus potentially some larger paths shaped by the choice to shift toward more traditionally heroic versus more of a dark savior willing to use intrigue and ruthlessness. And, of course, romance will be important. =P
I have some more specific thoughts than this, but it's an early-stage idea so still very much in flux. Despite how far off it is, I am very happy to finally have something I can actually see myself doing. My creative process benefits from an idea having a lot of time to marinate.
Anyway, one last thing before I go back to alchemy: Another rather excellent commissioned piece by Gaiachild that I've been meaning to share!
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Lord Forte
I have a lot of inertia, so I really need something to be worth the ramp-up time. A short story has almost as much inertia as a longer story, but less payoff for getting over the hump (for me).
Lord Forte
An interesting thought, but that's not really something I'm inclined to write, I fear. I did write an (unpublished) novel with a female protagonist once, but... suffice to say that she isn't the type you would normally see in a game, much less a more adult game. XD And I'm honestly not sure I could do the same now. Either way, my inclinations (and especially for anything with potential sexual content) are basically to write dominant guys. I'm basically typecast as a writer, heh. I do think there will be a female secondary protagonist with at least as big a role as Ariadne's in Noblesse, though.
Seryuu
About the next project idea, maybe you should try it with a female protagonist. I feel like a female protagonist is more fun to play with that kind of setting.
K
As always, Cynthia looks great in that art ! Thank you Gaiachild ! For books, I'm in a strange situation where anything <100 pages (so mostly short stories, or anthologies) I can read easily, and that's why I've been going for them recently. If anything leaves me wanting for more, I check out longer stories like that. Especially if they're the type of authors who are prolific enough to write short and longer stories. I think the idea using the premise FE Fates also has some potential.
