Can't believe we're in the middle of October already! It sure doesn't feel like it: where I'm standing in the US, we're having a high of over 80F degrees. Personally, I wouldn't mind a mild winter with a bit less snow to shovel!
But enough about the weather. You're here for Chapter 16!
This one is definitely an MC + Tosh duo chapter,...
2021-10-15 16:09:11 +0000 UTC View PostSorry beforehand for the unpleasant subject matter! This stuff isn't fun to write about, and I'm sure it's not a joy to read, either. But due to something that happened last week, I felt it deserved some attention.
Plagiarism is nothing new in the world of published fiction, but recently I came across a "writer" pretending to be the author...
2021-10-15 15:31:28 +0000 UTC View Post(The link to Chapters 1-15 of Book 5 is in here!)
Hey again, early access patrons! In my spare time away from writing the next chapter, I've been working on Book 5's early access site to make things more readable + give it a better feel.
The solution: turn the choices into accordion objects, which expand when you cli...
2021-09-25 15:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the first month of early access using MCscript!
As I mentioned in a previous post, there's no choices to be made in this version: you guys will get to see every choice, variable, and stat branch. While a lot of readers actually prefer reading chapters this way, I apologize for those who don't.
For me, it kind of feels like...
2021-09-15 16:40:51 +0000 UTC View PostRelationship ended with Choicescript...MCscript is my new best friend!
(￣ω￣;)
Memes aside, I've got a new site for you guys to use for the early access chapters. Any and all feedback is welcomed. While it's still rough around the edges, I hope it allows you to enjoy the chapters all the sa...
2021-09-02 15:16:41 +0000 UTC View Post
With the removal of ChoiceScript from this account, I've been busying programming up a solution to get Book 5 Early Access up and running again through a different method. I've created a site that should be able to present the chapters in a nice format....
2021-09-02 14:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey patrons!
Got an important announcement to make: going forward, there will be no ChoiceScript on this Patreon account. The reasons, as you can imagine, are legal ones. This is not specific to me, but all creators with early access chapters made available through this site.
I understand the position Choice of Games...
2021-08-31 19:04:27 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the second in a short series of bonus portraits, featuring original designs by some of the artists you already know! These designs are (mostly) up to the artist themself, as both a thank-you from me and a way to get their original characters into the game.
This MC was drawn by Rym! If you like it, feel free to tell him about it on ...
2021-08-29 16:34:07 +0000 UTC View PostAnother huge chapter starts us off on the third arc of Book 5: the Midlands Arc!
You can expect a bit of a departure from the previous two, with a few new faces along with some returning ones. A new setting allows me to shape it however I want, but I also get to play around with some ideas and genres that I wouldn't be able to devote an en...
2021-08-15 17:28:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13 is one of my favorites of the whole book. Not only was it fun to write, the choices feel really satisfying, too!
Of all the chapters so far, this one interweaves the side story content the most. That doesn't mean you have to read the short stories to understand what's going on, but they do help delve into some of the revelations...
2021-07-15 16:39:08 +0000 UTC View PostHope you guys enjoyed the little teaser I posted earlier!
It's no spoiler to say that the scene between the Silent Lady (Momoko) and General Shatao (Hatch) is gonna be dramatic! While we're still on the second "story" of the book, I consider this scene to be the midpoint of the novel. It was something I'd been building towards for a while ...
2021-06-15 15:47:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Momoko and Hatch face off on the cover of Book 5 courtesy of Kanitama Corokke!
It's amazing how much our two companions have changed since Book 1. Prepare for a confrontation unlike any other: the drama is sure to be at an all-time high! Considering all that's happ...
2021-06-12 16:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the first in a short series of bonus portraits, featuring original designs by some of the artists you already know! These designs are (mostly) up to the artist themself, as both a thank-you from me and a way to get their original characters into the game.
This month's face was drawn by Tokiko220 (2021-05-31 15:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
While it may be just one chapter this month, Chapter 11 is a behemoth: a monster that I'm glad to have behind me! It probably should've been made into two chapters, but I felt the entire heist scene needed to be done in a single shot. While every chapter needs to be able to stand on its own, this one especially has a defined beginning, middle, a...
2021-05-15 16:09:14 +0000 UTC View PostI love Patreon (don't get me wrong!) but their website can be a bit slow and a chore to navigate. So I decided to make a big list of all the side stories here for easier access! Whether you're a fresh patron or an OG wanting to re-read your favorite story, this should save you some time!
While this post is public, you'll still need to be i...
2021-05-13 15:34:06 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to you guys, we've got 20 handsome/beautiful faces to pretty up our stats screens with in Book 5! I really enjoyed all the voting, and I hope you guys did to! While its kinda sad to stop it, the polls had to stop sometime, and we got a lot of ground covered thanks to your input.
Hell, picking your portrait will probably be the trick...
2021-05-01 14:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostA new month, a new face! That's right: in Book 5, players will be able to (optionally) select a face for their main character! Faces will be designed each month by the intermediate+ tiers via polls. This month's face was drawn by Ishiyan (twitter)!
This month's build:
Nani?! Back-to-back months with two EA chapters? What's going on here?
Well, long story short is that chapter 9 is short! Not every chapter is going to be a 30k word monster, and that's a good thing: chapters are the most powerful scene transition tool an author has. They allow for mini-cliffhangers throughout a book--and that's w...
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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
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Attention: This month's portrait will be the last able to be voted on for Book 5! In the months that follow this one and as a thank you to the awesome artists I've worked with, I'll be commissioning them for their "OC"s so that they can insert their p...
2021-04-01 17:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostA new month, a new face! That's right: in Book 5, players will be able to (optionally) select a face for their main character! Faces will be designed each month by the intermediate+ tiers via polls. This month's face was drawn by Huan Lim (twitter,2021-03-31 15:15:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The ides of March are upon us again, patrons! To celebrate, I've got two meaty chapters for you guys this month! They span the ending of the first story in Book 5, the "Hokusei Escape Arc", and the start of the next.
Between them, there's a total of three text-input choices. They shouldn't be too difficult, and I highly recommend you play ...
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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
2021-03-11 18:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostA new month, a new face! That's right: in Book 5, players will be able to (optionally) select a face for their main character! Faces will be designed each month by the intermediate+ tiers via polls. This month's face was drawn by Souijinn (twitter)!
This month's build:
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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
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February's portrait (Very masculine, Perverted, Short hair) is unfortunately getting delayed, but you can expect to see it sometime later this month!
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2021-03-01 15:44:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6 is an interesting chapter, though probably not for a reason you'd expect: it contains the longest conversation in the series. I'm talking about a straight, sit-down-by-the-fire sort of conversation: no shogi matches, sexy undertones, or murder mystery trials involved.
It's something I rarely do in SoH out of concern for my reader...
2021-02-15 17:43:25 +0000 UTC View Post▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
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For these last few portraits: the gender poll will work as it always has, but for personality/expression and hair, I'll be excluding options that have been used before with the same gender-type.
For example: since we've already done a Feminine Charming <...
2021-02-07 15:27:28 +0000 UTC View Post