The world has long since gone to hell.
The farms that make our food and the cities we live in are the only safe places left. The only places with any guarantee that you'll wake up to see the sun rise. Everywhere else is cruel and unforgiving...
2018-11-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I had this idea a while ago, did the sketch about a week back, and marathoned most of the finalized linework last night. All that's missing is the face.
All things considered, one of the two longest parts of the process is now nearly finished. Once the lines are done, the basic colors are next...
2018-11-13 14:21:16 +0000 UTC View PostNot a chapter, yet. 6.7 is kicking my behind, and thoroughly. Every time I get through one section, I hit another stumbling block later on.
So, here's this thing, a quick, short sidestory for the night immediately after the 6.0 bonus interlude. It's not finished yet, but it is, as the tit...
2018-11-11 07:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostArákhnē Metamórphōsis [Noble Phantasm]
Thus a Spider I Become
One of Arachne’s two signature Noble Phantasms. Rather than embodying the sublime skill she possessed as a seamstress, this Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of the latter part of her legend, wh...
2018-11-02 11:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostRight. Since this is kicking my ass so bad, like a lot of this arc has been (to my, and I imagine, your, frustration), I'm gonna open this up to all of you, here.
2018-11-02 05:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostWill it ever happen? Who knows. I've been talking with my editor about it, and he seems certain that reconciling these two realities is a herculean effort that won't pay off, in the end. To some extent, I can understand his point, because when we discussed it, there were some seriously difficult hur...
2018-10-27 17:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs it says on the tin, the first half Tyranny 6.7. I figured I'd give it to you guys to chew on while work to finish the second half.
This half turned out to be lots of talking, most of it by Alexandria. The second half...will be lots of fighting. Hopefully, with some new and novel ideas thrown in...
2018-10-22 14:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I figured I'd list these guys for everyone, just to keep track and clarify exactly what they can and can't do. Obviously, not everyone is listed in their entirety, because there are some clones that haven't been used, yet, but I'll make another post when we get there.
First:
Amel...
2018-10-18 12:22:45 +0000 UTC View PostHe awakens in a warehouse, surrounded by old machines. He doesn't remember how he got there, where he is, or even his own name. Retrograde amnesia, he knows, although he doesn't know how.
And in his head is knowledge, impossible knowledge. Images of towering... 2018-10-16 23:28:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The end is the same. A locker filled with refuse and waste. A girl shoved inside and left to rot. But in the weeks of peace beforehand, without her tormentors to control her focus, Taylor is left wondering why. Why has her best friend betrayed her so utterly? Why has Emma spent ... 2018-10-16 23:11:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Of the almost half-dozen chapters opened in my tabs and in the process of being written, this...will probably be the most frustrating one. It's definitely going to necessitate rereading the Noelle fight in canon, because there needs to be more substance than, "the Triumvirate whales on Noel...
2018-10-03 15:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostSo, my editor and I have been playing the Discord equivalent of phone tag for the past week or so, which is why it took a little longer to finish this. I couldn't pin him down until about twelve hours ago, and the minute I did, I sat down to finish this chapter.
As for the chapter itself, we're ge...
2018-09-25 10:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostYup, we're skipping past 6.7 and going straight to 6.8.
You shouldn't, though. I mean, you can, that's the whole point of the Chapters-in-Progress access. Being able to read ahead while I write the chapters.
But you shouldn't. There's massive spoilers for the...
2018-09-19 14:10:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe second half of that previous chapter. About 2/3-ish done, I think. Maybe as little as one half. Lots more fighting in this one.
You can find it here.
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2018-09-19 14:07:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe bad news - this had to be split in half, it got so big.
The good news - splitting it in half means 6.6 is about 2/3 done, so it should be ready for you guys by next weekend, which means you'll be getting it a week early, again. Am I finally getting back on track? I hope so.
Now, as for t...
2018-09-15 09:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostSince the last arc has been giving me so much trouble, I've decided, at this point, it's best to just call a spade a spade and officially announce the change of release schedule to a biweekly release, once every other week, rather than trying to pretend it's been anything else.
What this means for...
2018-09-12 14:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostI wasn't quite sure how to start this, at first. It seemed a little strange to just jump straight into the action, and I wanted very badly for Brandish to get in a line or two about Marquis and his relation to Amy.
Anyway, here's the 2018-09-04 11:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon is currently having payment issues. If you are a patron that uses a credit card, please check w/ your bank to approve the charge as non-fraud or update your payment method. Many of the creators I know have had 30-50% of their income essentially deleted, myself included ... 2018-09-02 09:36:24 +0000 UTC View Post
It's actually a little shorter than usual, probably the shortest chapter I've written for Essence, but I got to the start of the fight, realized that it was going to balloon up again and I was going to wind up with a minimum of three chapters of fighting, and decided that it was better to cut it off...
2018-09-01 12:14:31 +0000 UTC View PostI don't even have a title for it, yet. That's how tentative this is.
But. I do want to bring this in and start towards the plot that this is a part of.
So, I don't actually know if Tyranny will go all the way up to a 6.8, which means this might be 6.7. But I do have a general plan for where 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6 will start and finish. If things balloon, then this might be 6.8.
In any case, 2018-08-30 04:22:24 +0000 UTC View Post
So, 6.4 has been delayed (again), and may be for another week, depending on how quickly I can find another person or two to help out with Essence.
Some of you may have already heard, but after the big SNAFU on the SV thread, where basically everyone expressed how iffy the last few chapters have se...
2018-08-26 04:45:10 +0000 UTC View PostIt's kinda been something that's been happening for the past few weeks or so, but it's now an official policy thing: Chapters-in-Progress ("CiP") links will now be made available in posts, tagged "Chapters-in-Progress," rather than made accessible via invites from Google Docs.
There are several re...
2018-08-24 13:36:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You really don’t give yourself enough credit,” she told him, trying to be supportive. “Your jewel magecraft is perfectly acceptable —”
“You mean mediocre.”
“— and your grasp on the basics is solid.”
“In other words, good enough to match a second or third rate m...
2018-08-18 23:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe new and improved version, hopefully. I don't know if everyone will agree, but I do think this one turned out better than the previous version.
Somewhere in here, 1000 extra words got added. A little extra stuffing for everyone to chew on.
Now, to be fair, most of the secon...
2018-08-18 07:35:49 +0000 UTC View PostQuite late, yes, so the amount of time you have exclusive access is short, but here is the Chapters-in-Progress link to the redone version of 6.3.
Also, th...
2018-08-17 14:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostAmulet of Arrow Protection [Term]
A golden amulet. A simple charm made of gold, lacking in any complex designs or ostentatious ornamentation. Small and innocuous, it could be mistaken for an ordinary piece of jewelry.
In spite of its unassuming appearance, however, it is a p...
2018-08-17 14:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostReal talk? I don't know what happened, last week. It wasn't like there was anything particularly exciting going on or something came up that took up all my time, I just felt so tired for some reason. Lethargic and exhausted, for no apparent reason. Maybe my utterly ass-backwards... 2018-08-14 12:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post
If the Charge Up Front feature had been enabled (and existed, for that matter) when you pledged to my Patreon, would it have made any difference in your decision to pledge your support, or would you have pledged your support whether it was enabled or not?
2018-07-31 14:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this is apparently now a thing.
I thought about doing it, because it adds some convenience for me and helps with those guys who show up, pledge for a day or two, then vanish and quit before the mont...
2018-07-29 22:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post