Hi friends,
Happy February!
January was a very busy month. I spent most of it sick (I’m still sick, unfortunately), but Wayfarer development is progressing smoothly. In keeping with the Wayfarer Roadmap, I am nearing the end of Episode 3 Part 3 Route 1. Because I am a little behind, right now I need to decide whether I am going to cut some events out of the path or not. There is a...
2024-02-02 23:05:30 +0000 UTC View PostA little bit of progress here... There are numerous variation checks in this section, so when you encounter it in-game it may be a little different.
You tread carefully across the cavernous hall, keen to avoid the gaping holes in the stonework, your footsteps echo hollowly with every step....
2024-01-26 23:37:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
This week I drafted the second flashback/dream to the MC’s Wayfarer training. This a pretty straightforward scene that takes place a year into the MC’s training. Their mentor and Varyn take them to Trost (the nearest town to the Spire) to deal with some business and they meet another magianis. There are three versions with different configurations depending on the MC’s m...
2024-01-19 23:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis sneak peek takes us to another Wayfarer flashback that can be triggered in Episode 3. For context, it uses the Child of the Fields origin and the MC was trained by Cenric. As this is a WIP written in third person, the player character is referred to with they/them pronouns (variables will be added later).
2024-01-12 22:01:48 +0000 UTC
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Hi friends,
A few updates.
The 2024 Wayfarer Roadmap has been released; you can read it here. This is an estimated schedule for the coming year; as always, development is difficult to predict. Finishing both Episode 3 and Episode 4 this year is an ambitious goal, and I a...
2024-01-05 19:08:10 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s the start of a new year and I’m excited to announce my plans for Wayfarer’s development.
The primary focus for 2024 is finishing Episode 3 and starting Episode 4. My goal has always been to get the alpha build to the point where it is one episode ahead of the public build, and forcing my way through this period has been very difficult. Episode 3 has turned into a more challengi...
2024-01-05 18:33:46 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good end to 2023 and a restful, relaxing holiday if you were celebrating. I’ve returned from my trip and I am ready to get back to work and get things started.
Today the new Patreon tiers have gone into effect. January is going to be a bit weird because it is transitional and the...
2024-01-04 04:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Thank you all so much for supporting Wayfarer and its development. This pinned post is a navigation page to help orient some common features and help you find your benefits.
Progress reports are posted twice a month on Fridays. You can find them under the 2024-01-04 03:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post
You instincts are screaming at you, but your mind is set.
Against your better judgement, you crouch and place $blade at your feet. Aeran’s eyes widen with fear and surprise. He stares, dumbfounded, too taken aback to interfere. Or perhaps he assumes you have some kind of mediocre plan and wants no involvement in it.
You straighten and step over your blade, walking determinedly tow...
2023-12-29 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
The upcoming changes to my Patreon tiers will go into effect on January 3, 2024. Whether you are a current subscriber or are considering pledging, please read this carefully so you know what to expect.
It has always been important to me to keep my membership prices accessible. However, I haven’t made any changes since I started my Patreon in 2021 and I am feeling the ef...
2023-12-19 22:59:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait.”
He hesitates. Before he can answer, you shoulder past him and approach the maw of darkness undulating before you. The white eyes waver, following your movements. For a moment, you catch a faint stir in the air—the wind dies, the gnawing hum fades, and you are cloaked in groaning silence.
“What are you?” you call and your voice evaporates into nothingness.
You...
2023-12-15 20:33:09 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Happy December!
This month I am picking away at more of Episode 3. I am finishing up the first of the three tower routes (there are multiple variations within variations here, so it’s a matter of scooping them all up, bottlenecking them, and sending them on their merry way—well… as merry as Aeran can be, that is). I’m hoping I can get that done within the next co...
2023-12-12 00:04:20 +0000 UTC View PostRead Part 1 Here
A scream of joy rips from Ves’ throat.
It is a silent cry. No words, no sound, just the endless, gaping thrill that precedes the moment of death. The gale of freefall rushes over them, through them, swallowing them whole. It pulses in every part of...
2023-12-06 21:41:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello patrons!
As I'm progressing through Episode 3, I wanted to do a quick check in about the next update. The current route I am working on has hit around 40k words (I am currently at the end of the flowchart from this progress report). I am going to push through with it; once I have the MC an...
2023-12-01 22:12:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
I hope you all had a good November!
This is going to be a bit of a difficult progress report to write this time. I didn’t do as many updates as I had planned coming out of October. Though I have stuck to my challenge of writing 100 words a day, I have had many ups and downs with it over the course of the month. It’s not really the kind of thing that I can write much ...
2023-11-29 18:56:34 +0000 UTC View PostSome flavour text has been removed; some markers are for high romance/approval with Aeran.
Darkness engulfs you. It sinks into your skin, your hair, your eyes. You inhale it and it coats your tongue, your throat, the inside of your lungs. It is beyond you, yet inside you, eating, scraping, clawing. The pressure should be suffocating, but you persevere, your body re...
2023-11-29 04:18:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the fail variation of a Strength check.
You grunt, placing one leg ahead and the other extended behind you, and push. Your palms scrape against wood, your feet slip against stone. Sweat drips down your forehead, stinging your eyes. Muscles strain, your arms aching, your mind empty save for one thought: move the fucking door.
The door...
2023-11-17 01:16:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe mark is an easy one. Or so they’ve been told.
Ves grunts and looks outwards, hazel eyes narrowed against the golden burn of the setting sun. Grimacing at the cramp in their leg, they flex their shoulders and unfurl their wings, using them to keep balance as they alleviate the pressure in the offending muscle. Bronze sings against bronze, the artificial feathers a far cry from the ru...
2023-11-06 19:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a preview with low approval flavour text.
You are drawing near the citadel now.
The great gates loom at the top of the hill, glinting in the strange light. They are strangely intact for all the devastation around the tower. The landscape shifts as you approach the epicentre, the air humming with energy akin to a lightning storm. Floating debr...
2023-10-23 20:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe promenade stretches out before you, seemingly becoming longer with every step you take. Even with the statues behind you, the air remains hot and thick. You feel as though you are dragging yourself through mud. The buildings glisten with the variegated, oily sludge. The closer you get to the citadel, the more concentrated it becomes. Where once it was contained to walls and roofs, you now f...
2023-10-09 23:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Well, September is a month that has happened. Without going too much into it, a family member has had a very serious surgery and is in recovery and my thoughts are more with my family at this time than work.
There aren’t very many changes that I can update you on. I am working on Event 3 of Path A (2023-09-28 18:17:04 +0000 UTC View Post
You exhale a breath and step away, the heat scalding your cheeks. You’re not sure how much longer you can stay in the vicinity. But the longer you look at the statues, the more they leave you with an odd impression. There’s a precision to the way their faces have been ruined. Almost as if it was done intentionally and out of malice.
Aeran moves stiffly at your side, adjusting the kerc...
2023-09-25 19:19:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-09-11 23:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
I first wanted to apologize for the lack of regular updates. After a summer of trying to get Wayfarer back on track, development is still sitting much in the same place it was before. I have been trying a number of different strategies to kickstart things, but nothing has really clicked yet. It is stressful having development go stagnant—this time last year I definitely thou...
2023-09-11 00:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Further ahead you pass an arcade leading to the remains of a ruined library. Its arched windows are intact, but the grand doors are destroyed. Chunks of bronze sloughed off in rivulets to pool in the threshold, the scenes sculpted into their reliefs damaged beyond recognition.
Something sparks i...
2023-08-26 00:52:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe flavour text of this passage uses the version for high romance or high friendship with Aeran.
Beyond the wall, the air is unnaturally still.
Gone is the lakeside breeze and the pleasant summer day. The sky turns to an acrid haze, casting a orange-yellow tint over everything. You ...
2023-08-11 23:10:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
I am planning the rest of this year's bonus content and I would like to get your opinion on the kind of bonus content you would like to see. Poll will be open for a week! 💖
2023-08-11 17:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostSome brand new material from Part 3 to share! This is Aeran and the MC taking the most direct path to get into Diradan Tower.
Stone crunches beneath your feet as you march on in silence. Despite the breeze, the air feels oddly still as you approach the gate—almost as if it is holding its...
2023-08-05 00:24:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Just a quick message for the end of July.
I’ve had some pretty serious family stuff happening this week. I am still struggling with Episode 3; I have most of my outlining done for the tower sequence, but I haven’t written any content for it yet.
I have closed the Creator Q&A question form for now; thank you to everyone who submitted questions! Since I’m n...
2023-07-31 19:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostDeep below the Undercity lies a network called the Red Depths. Converted decades ago from dark, sprawling caverns to a majestic complex of brightly lit halls and walkways, it houses the most infamous and popular fighting pits in the Undercity. Its history is long and bloody, and inextricably tied to the criminal underworld.
Controlled by the Lavernai (the largest criminal organization in ...
2023-07-29 23:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post