Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Zikar
Save him, and you'll get to scold him for being so annoyingly reckless.
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Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Zikar
The choice doesn't matter, only the outcome.
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Bridge
Regardless of the variation path you choose or whether or not you decide to let the bridge collapse, you will get this choice in all playthroughs. Just because you run to save Zikar, it doesn't mean you will save him.
The Assurance of Battle - Oren Side Story
This side story explores Oren’s reflections before the battle. Haunted by past wars and the quiet burden of leadership, Oren faces the coming battle with heavy armour—and an even heavier heart. With old loyalties and new promises at stake, he must find the strength to stand firm in the face of impossible odds.
Word Count: 1096 words.
To read ...
2025-04-27 10:15:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The Promise of Death - Zikar Side Story
In this side story, step into Zikar’s perspective on the morning of the battle. As the sun rises over Ishari, Zikar wrestles with fear, loyalty, and the weight of legacy. Fighting not only for survival but for his family’s future, he finds himself questioning what it truly means to be brave in the face of death.
Word Count: 887 words.
To read...
2025-04-27 10:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly Devlog: 21 April - 27 April 2025
Hello, lovely Patrons, and happy Freedom Day ✨
Some fun background information for those of you not from South Africa. Freedom Day is celebrated when we, as a country, were able to participate in our first democratic elections at the end of Apartheid (pronounced apart-heyd). It's a historic day to remember, but the real bonus is that tomorrow is a day off for me, which means more time f...
2025-04-27 08:31:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek - Bridge Save
You never thought you'd see your awestruck fan from Solime again, did you?
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Divinity
Your divine blessings don't always have to be destructive...
A notable difference between how divinity is tested compared to combat, leadership, and politics is that divinity is linked to the health variable. It's set up as a high-risk, high-reward tactic. You won't fail in the first battle scenes if y...
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek
Should I have really written different feelings and different flavour text? Probably not, but it's too late, and no one will really notice the one paragraph difference but me.
Next up, the divinity scene will be tackled. Hopefully, by late Thursday, early Friday, I'll be able to move on to the bridge ...
What side story do you want for April 2025?
As a member, you'll receive one side story per month featuring the perspective of an NPC character who's not an RO. The option which receives the most votes will be shared with you.
Option 1 - Zikar's POV: Zikar has never known war until now. In this side story, delve into Zikar's role in the battle against the Blood Guard.
Option 2 - Salyra...
2025-04-21 06:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Weekly Devlog: 14 - 20 April 2025
Happy Easter Patrons 🐰 🐣
I've been fortunate enough to have a long weekend and the next two weekends are also filled with extra days off, so I've been happy about that 🎉
Last week was really productive in terms of writing and I'll continue working and finishing off the politics variation for the bridge battle scenes, before I work on the divinity path and move to the bridg...
2025-04-20 09:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek - Politics
Politics differs from leadership in that you're using your political savvy to undermine, manipulate and persuade your enemies rather than lead a battle. If given the choice, which would you do?
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Leadership Bridge Battle
Just a glimpse of how the leadership stat works - you won't be expected to fight.
Like with the different variable options of each path, you get success, failure and mid-success outcomes based on your stat levels. Anything that's 60 and above is an automatic success. Anything that's 39 and below is a ...
What update would you prefer for Chapter 12's beta release?
Hey everyone! I’m deep into the main battle scenes of the game and making great progress on the combat path. I've completed one of the four variations, and should be done with the rest by the end of next week before I need to tackle the bridge collapse scenes.
To keep things moving, I’d love to get your input on the next update:
Would you prefer the full...
2025-04-15 16:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - The Bridge
Seriously, choose wisely.
The battle is made up of three main parts, the beginning, the bridge and then the confrontation with Virion in the concluding battle. Eventually, all routes (bridge battle, ship battle, temple nursing and ambush) will lead to the bridge and you'll determine what happens to it...
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek - Bridge Battle
You've been dismounted from your mare and facing a soldier ready to kill you. How do you respond?
I thought I'd share how much variation is actually behind these small choices by showing you how each path will play out. As you can see from below, the path I'm currently working on is the bridge scene. F...
Weekly Devlog: 7 - 13 April 2025
Hello Patrons 💖
It's been another week of working on Chapter 12 and I'm happy to announce that all preparation scenes are completed. For the sake of time, I've left out a bit, but it's nothing overly important so I'll add them in edits.
From tomorrow, I'll be working on the main combat/battle scenes. If you think it's going to be easy in terms of coding/writing, think again. I'm...
2025-04-13 05:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek
Some final words (or silence) before the big battle.
Sorry for the lack of context, unfortunately, it's all contained within a previous choice.
A Note on Pirates
A pirate has struck again and this time, this person targeted multiple IF authors which is how I came to realise the 12.1 version and all side stories were leaked. I've blocked the Patron who joined last month but there's always a chance they'll rejoin as a different person eventually.
Because of this, I've really had to rethink how to protect the game as best as I can for future updates....
2025-04-10 06:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek
What's a little foreshadowing before the big battle?
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek
Some last-minute tasks before the big battle. Eventually, I'll come back to add more choices based on feedback, but for now, this is what you'll get as a short choice and passage before the day of the battle.
Paths for Battle - Chapter 12
There are four different ways for the main character to proceed with the main battle scenes - they all eventually join back to the main storyline but for the most part, players will have different tests and expectations. Like with Chapter 10, the scenes will be branchy and have their variable tests and outcomes which means they take a while to complete.
This poll is to decide which paths ...
2025-04-07 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek
Do you plead for mercy or wrath, or will you put off the decision until later?
There is an invisible tracker for determining how high you've gotten your Cyre Support. Depending on earlier choices in Chapter 11 and then now in Chapter 12. It might seem like this is pointless in the grand scheme of the w...
Weekly Devlog: 31 March - 6 April 2025
Hello Patrons 💖
Last week was a struggle to say the least. Writing has been like walking through a thick bog. I felt very drained creatively, mostly because it's been a while since I took a break from it but I also have been extremely busy in my IRL job which has slowly chipped away at my will to do anything.
I decided to take Thursday and Friday off from writing last week just t...
2025-04-06 08:10:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 Sneak Peek
In another timeline, there'd be a sneaky, secret choice to join Virion here.
Chapter 12 Sneak Peek
Tensions are running high but will a speech really help?
Weekly Devlog: 24 - 30 March 2025
Hello Patrons 💖
It's the last Sunday of the month and with it, another update has been uploaded. With the interlude scenes now completed, I'll finally be able to work on the battle scenes that have just been sitting around in my chapter outline, collecting dust.
I sometimes wish I had more time to write because there's so many scenes to get through and it feels like there's just...
2025-03-30 07:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate Schedule - Partial Update
Hello Patrons! I come bearing some good news. Testing is progressing well. There's really not a lot of content to test aside from the romance scenes and the alone scenes so I've got a tentative release schedule for the tiers as follows:
29 March 2025: Ishari Tier
1 April 2025: Vinia Tier
5 April 2025: Cyre Tier
12 April 2025: Nomad Tier...
2025-03-28 06:46:37 +0000 UTC View Post
The Call of Dawn - Elora's Side Story
The Call of Dawn is an Elora side story featuring the events of Chapter Twelve's interlude. In this story, get a glimpse of Elora's thoughts after choosing to spend the night with her.
Word Count: 866 words.
To read the story, download the PDF attached to this post.
2025-03-27 08:18:08 +0000 UTC View PostA Daughter's Plea - Rana's POV
A Daughter's Plea features Rana's perspective on the events of Chapter Twelve. As the battle approaches, Rana is caught between her fear of losing her parents and the desperation of wanting to keep them close. But the consequences of war can't be denied even by Rana.
Word Count: 1123 words
To read the story, download the PDF file attached to this post. If you encounter an issue, ple...
2025-03-26 07:33:09 +0000 UTC View Post