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Shall I scream before I after I read the update? Thank you, author!

Hello! I would actually love if we could spend more time as the PC, though I understand how insightful interludes can be

Varric was pro-smut, and I consider him my mentor. Also, amazing how these characters have stuck with you!

And thank you for creating! Congrats on this milestone!

If it's complicated or throws a wrench, don't worry about it! I'll just fill the form out next time I'm at my desktop 🥰 You're already doing all the work of writing the story. I can do this much! 

Hi! Congrats on the webpage!!

Semi-related question: Is there any way to add image upload to the bug reporter? I have screenshots that include the location and issue and prose that I think would help with locating them.

So excited to see your return!! And I hope the return of the spark accompanied what sounds like a much needed breather. Diving in now! Thank you for all your hard work (and, honestly, returning to any sort of creative project that's gathered any amount of dust is harder than starting anew, imo, so double thank you for fighting the good fight)!

Excited to see this dev log! I hope things are well, even if busy. If not, I hope things calm down for you soon!

I wish you much comfort and love during such a horrid time. I'm glad to hear about the game, but I'm even more glad to hear you're taking time to care for yourself!

I see! I was going for my beloved Gabe alone, but I can see how these would overlap. Also, thank you so much for all your work!!!

Also the scene that mentions gay furries and kinks has a "your'e" instead of "you're," and after that "affct" instead of "affect". A few scenes later, there's "shot support" instead of "show support".

Pointing these out because I love this game!

Hello! When repicking choices for ch6, selecting Bella/Gabriel/No key leads to a blank page 

This is garbage!!!! Bowing to bigots? How fucking embarrassing. 

Thank you for making a statement about this!

I think Itch was responding proactively in case the payment processors turned their bigoted gaze on it, a much smaller company with fewer resources to battle what are essentially monopolies. This reminds me of preemptive compliance, which can be seen in fascist regimes as people attempt to avoid getting beaten by authorities as their neighbors are dragged away.

All that to say: Why the fuck are we doing anything to appease such hateful people?

I saw someone propose starting a Titcho.io, which I thought was hilarious. From what I've read, the major issue with the payment processors pushing this is the blanket reaction to any NSFW content being offered on the same site as non-NSFW content; they threatened to drop providers regardless of if their cards are only used to process payments for non-NSFW work. I also read that there are a few NSFW payment processors, but the fees to use them are exorbitant in comparison to companies like Visa and Mastercard. Titch.io could go full NSFW and use those payment processors, but expenses would go up across the board, which I'm sure will be another dividing debate. (Though such a platform would be worth it in my eyes). 

If they're coming for sex games, they're coming for queer games; They're coming for anything they dont think is "family friendly," and they specifically mean friendly to their family. The Christian Right is **obsessed** with  fetishizing queer ppl, arguing their existence is inherently sexual and deviant. 

This is straight up artistic censorship to please bigots. It's disgusting and will continue to have a chilling effect until someone with enough resources does something to slap back.

So good! I love the tone and characters so far. I spotted a few typos while doing a quick read, and I'll do a reread later to catch them and post them here. 

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You don't have to explain why you need to fund this project! I wish you all the sustainable creative energy and endeavors. Excited to see what happens next!

Dead. Dying. Obsessed.

I don't know whether to cackle in delight now or later

Congrats on what sounds like several well-received life changes! Thanks for the update, and I hope you find yourself itching to pick up a pen more often than not!

And sometimes you might be able to click "advanced" or something similar on the warning box, which may reveal a "proceed anyway" button; at least that's how it works on my pc!

Congratulations!!! Well deserved!

I agree. We should be supporting artists, not corporations benefiting from stolen art. 

Hell yeah!!

It's happening!!!

Yes!!!!

This is such a fun and creative concept! Thanks for explaining it here and exploring it in game. I can't wait to see some of the larger impacts 👀👀 I adore how it gives rise to small tonal shifts that increase replayability and deepen pc personalities.

Patreon subs typically get access to new content a few weeks to a month ahead of free readers

yes!! That's totally your right as the creator of the world, and I'm excited to see what you craft next! 

I love the writing and word play, as well as the characters and pov shifts! The worldbuilding and lore are also so interesting! Tldr: I'm obsessed. 

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I was having issues accessing the two options to submit bug reports, so I hope this works!

When selecting the first dialogue option here, several errors pop up on the following page:

Also! I noticed that the intro of the game is filled with lore that is organically dispersed throughout the text. As a reader, I was overwhelmed with the new lore before I got my footing as my character. I wonder if it would be possible to put that lore somewhere as reference material in the menu/stats page vs as a prologue to the prologue. 

Lemme paused Avowed and replay chapter one real quick before I dive into this bb 🤌🤌

Such fun and lovely writing! I'm sorry to say the bad guy is gonna get me good, and the only reason I haven't been got yet is bc I ran out of words to read. So excited to see what you're cooking! 

You 🤌 are 🤌 not 🤌 alone 🤌

I noticed the scene change immediately! The king is so cute 😭

Hope recovery is going even better than expected! Please don't apologize for healing. Deadlines can be motivating but after a point they become vehicles for shame and harm. Take all the time you need, without any pressure or need for apologies! 

I saw on the cog forum that the author is already working on a fix!

Hope you're doing well and have gotten a chance to rest (and here's hoping that chance was actually restful)! Chronic fatigue is no joke :(

Excited to see more! And cannot wait to see some people get what they deserve 👀 hope all's well, author! 

Some potential edits:

I think you might've meant "deaf," unless you were implying our girl Eloise had skilled hearing? ;)

*through

* dilemma

Possible coding error when Marcella and Julian get ready to head to market.

Ah!!! I missed this update!! So pepped to play through again!