Hello all!
And to those of you who are new, welcome. I'm happy to report that the transition to the new structure was pretty painless; hopefully you all found it so as well.
In the roughly five days since the BIP was released, I've written 10k new words, bringing the chapter tot...
2023-03-06 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've adjusted the tiers as outlined in the previous poll on the matter, and we're up and running with the new benefit structure!
For the two of you formerly at the $50 and $20 tiers, if you would be so kind as to choose from the new options, I would appreciate that. My p...
2023-03-03 00:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
As you may be prepared for by now, the BIP is here. Now with a total of 100k words, and three complete scenes, with loads of variation. Most of this is, in some form or another, exploring the fallout from the previous chapter, before we move into the plot developments ...
2023-02-28 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
The BIP will be here in a hour. In the meantime, next month's RO POV bonus content is Hermes's, so in this case I'm asking you to help me set the dynamic between him and Seph. Which of these sounds best?
2023-02-28 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Good news to report this week: the chapter has just passed the 100k mark, and I am officially done with not only the job-related scene, but the talk with Eurydice that happens therein! That means that from here, the chapter is going to be the Orpheus and Eurydice story, foll...
2023-02-27 02:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
First off, let me thank you all for a cumulative two and a half or so years of support here on Patreon. Fields of Asphodel has come a very long way in that time, and I truly do (quite literally) depend on your support and generosity to keep working on it. Hopefully, one day, w...
2023-02-25 00:18:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
This month for the Mirror, I've written up a (vague and short, but hopefully interesting) history of the Underworld itself. There's quite a bit of lore in here, so for those of you who like that stuff, enjoy! :)
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The Underworld has always been, for a...
2023-02-22 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Another week, more pretty decent progress if I do say so myself. The chapter is up to 85k, which is again 11k more than last week. I'm still making my way through the third scene of the chapter, but I've almost made it to the part where Eurydice actually shows up haha. The...
2023-02-20 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
This month, you voted for some aftermath from Hekate's perspective. So here she is, on a break from her very extensive work, and musing on the subject of Persephone.
I hope you enjoy it. Cheers!
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Hekate quite literally cannot remember th...
2023-02-15 02:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
We seem to be moving through February at a very rapid rate, unsurprisingly. This week was pretty steady and consistent for progress; the chapter now stands at 74,000 words, 11,000 more than last week, which I'm pretty happy with! I'm making good progress through the (relativ...
2023-02-13 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
If you've been following the pattern of Q&A responses, you know this is a bit out of order, but I've reconfigured the order so that no one 'doubles up' in a month (i.e. we get someone different as the focus for the questionnaire and each of the bonus contents), so some things h...
2023-02-08 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello and welcome back, everyone. This month is off to a moderate start, I'd say. The chapter is up to about 63,000 words, 8,000 more since I dropped the BIP on the 31st. I am also finally through the conversation with the RO/PO, and into the section afterwards. This features the PC at their work...
2023-02-06 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone,
This month's what-if/maybe-happened side story features Charon angst and a good-natured Dionysus with a pretty obvious crush. I hope you enjoy it!
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Charon sighs almost under their breath, running their fingertips along the deep purple bark of...
2023-02-01 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAnd hello again, folks. :)
It's the last day of the month, and by now you all know what that means. Here once again is the BIP, this time with all of the first and almost all of the second scenes of the chapter included, for a total of just over 55,000 words. I think some of it can get pret...
2023-01-31 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
This month's bonus content poll is about Hekate, who will feature in the next variable bonus content piece (that's the one that comes out in the third week of the month).
I've got a couple ideas that should work for it, so I'm curious to know which one interests yo...
2023-01-31 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
Here we are, at the end of January. My next couple of days are pretty packed with stuff for the Patreon. I've got to get the BIP edited and posted, and then do the first bonus content of the month (featuring Charon) on Wednesday, so it might be closer to Thursday or Friday before...
2023-01-30 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello all! This month's mirror is of the 'in-depth preview' variety, and I'm going to talk about some of the choices and decisions I made at the beginning of Chapter Eight!
Without further ado:
2023-01-25 02:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello all!
Here we are, rounding the bend into the last stretch of January. As usual, I can't decide whether I think this has gone by entirely too quickly or entirely too slowly. Sometimes it manages to feel like both at the same time.
Anyway! As of this writing, Chapter Eight is up t...
2023-01-23 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello all!
The report this week is a good-if-uneventful one. I've made steady progress (except for yesterday when the house needed an emergency clean), and Chapter Eight now sits at 35,000 words. I remain in the debrief scene with the ROs, but significantly further into it now. I do think I...
2023-01-16 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Back with more would you rather questions this month, and in the hot seat is Alekto, who I have to say would probably not get the point of this game. I did have fun with her answers, though; I hope you enjoy reading them. :)
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1. Would you rather alw...
2023-01-11 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Another week down, and I'm finally back to my usual place of residence after a year's end trip. This is certainly a mix of things for me personally, but the good news is, it does mean I can get back to a more regular writing schedule.
I'm pretty proud of the fact...
2023-01-09 02:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello, everyone!
I'm back with another maybe-if sidestory thing in this slot this month, and in this case, it features Hermes's perspective, and a bit of a grumpy, smart-alecky Seph. Though, that might just be because they're grumpy when they wake up.
I hope you enjoy it!
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2023-01-05 00:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Welcome to the year 2023. Personally, I'm hoping it's a banner year for a lot of things, but one of things I'm going to be actively focusing on this year is my goal of finishing FoA, editing it, and submitting it for publication! As you most likely know, the plan at the mome...
2023-01-02 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I've asked the super-awesome @gncrezan on tumblr (whom many of you will know from their fantastic comics and art featuring Seph and Hermes), to do a series of commissions of the River Deities. This is the fir...
2023-01-01 00:03:30 +0000 UTC View PostHello, all!
As promised, here is what I have so far for Chapter Eight. It's only about 15,000 words or so, plus some bare-bones outlining, but for half a month of work over some holidays I don't consider that too bad. Hopefully I'll be able to make a full month's worth of progress in Januar...
2022-12-31 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I'm back again with the poll. And as the veterans know, this means the BIP drop is only an hour away. So, in the meantime, does anyone have any particularly strong feelings about what kind of PC should feature in the next RO POV bit I write for Pyri?
It will probably feature s...
2022-12-31 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello all!
This month for the Mirror, I've done a writeup on the process of the afterlife, and the features of spirits. Some of this has been scattered piecemeal throughout the game, but if you're looking for something of a collected highlights version of this lore, then look no further! 2022-12-28 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
Here we are, in the last stretch of the year. Chapter Eight is now up to about 11,000 words, and the first little scene is finished in both its variations. I'm now onto the second, which involves the PC's RO/PO coming to check on them after they wake up, and some debriefing/...
2022-12-26 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
You voted to see something from Chapter Seven as the RO POV content this month, and so I bring you... Alekto and axe-wielding Persephone in the middle of a fight haha. It is nice to be able to write a bit more of what's up in Alekto's head, as we all know she's not the most express...
2022-12-21 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
New week, new progress report. I am happy to say that the outline for the chapter is done, at least to the extent that I usually do them before tackling individual sections. Some things inevitably move around and are edited and so on, but having this initial frame gives me a b...
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