Chapter One-Hundred Eighty
Despite Tarl’s pessimism, I’m pretty confident the ODA can do something if things really go pear-shaped, even if it only ends up being an early warning. Of course, I’m still go...
2023-08-15 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Peek: Delver's Digest
As winter descends, most delvers take a break. While very few fully abstain from delving entirely, most will slow their pace. They take the time to spend what they gained over the...
2023-08-14 00:54:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Nine
I had been considering not bothering Tarl with the weird invaders, since I’m pretty sure he won’t know what they are, either. But I’m pretty sure he will at least have a better idea of ...
2023-08-11 01:21:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Eight
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**Honey**
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Despite the cold, Honey is very glad she insisted on joining Leo. Not only has she had the chance to learn so m...
2023-08-08 01:39:33 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: Berdol's Notes on the Manor
The Manor is the most obvious structure in Thedeim, at least so far. While most delvers will first enter The Yard, The Manor is generally the first destination, even for more experienced delv...
2023-08-06 23:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Seven
The various projects continue overnight, and I think I’m finally ready to give Yvonne the first compound bow once she and Aranya return. I still don’t know how strong to make it, but it...
2023-08-04 01:55:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Six
The next few days are that weird mix of relaxing and busy, I don’t know how else to describe it. Teemo returns, and spends most of the first day tending to Honey’s notes and the other lit...
2023-08-01 02:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: An Interview
Earlier in the week, I got asked for a quick interview from Ashen Combatant, a member of a writing discord. I thought they asked some interesting questions, and I hope you guys find them inte...
2023-07-30 21:33:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Five
I’m not sure if I could be more proud of Coda than I am right now. I was kinda confused at first why he has artificer instead of engineer, but it’s not too difficult to guess why: enginee...
2023-07-28 02:05:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Four
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**Coda**
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The bat scion nervously pores over his blueprints, feeling like each glance reveals a new design flaw. But any fix would re...
2023-07-25 01:35:43 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: The Southwood
Life this year has been much more active than in a long time. The large dungeon reflects on his life as he watches the foreign scions dissect the disturbing invader. When he was first f...
2023-07-24 01:12:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Three
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**Elsewhere**
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Far beneath the surface, far enough where something like the surface is viewed as a myth, lays The Depths. &nbs...
2023-07-21 01:33:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy-Two
As enlightening as the autopsy turned out to be, there’s still a lot of questions to be answered, and not just about the weird invader. Well, not directly about it. I still d...
2023-07-18 01:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostPeek Q&A Three!
Lots of great questions in the last nudge, and I think a lot will be expanded into full peeks on their own. Thank you everyone for the replies, lets get to the questions and answers!
Chapter One-Hundred Seventy-One
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**Thing**
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The crawling hand scion drums his fingers as he goes over his list of enchantments. The Master has not quite given him carte...
2023-07-14 01:47:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Seventy
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**Aranya**
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The red kobold does her best to not sigh at the lack of progress, but it’s difficult to hide her frustration. At le...
2023-07-11 02:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostFresh Nudge for July!
Time for a fresh nudge, and to see if anyone has new things they'd like to see in the peeks. Also if anyone has any new questions they'd like to see in a Q&A post! Perhaps you'd lik...
2023-07-09 23:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: Berdol's Notes on the Yard
Inspector Tarl has asked me to practice my notes by focusing on each section of Thedeim and being as thorough as I can about what I see. In essence, that's what an inspector's job is, so prac...
2023-07-09 23:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Nine
Honey and her small swarm move in to examine the thing as the stag repeats his question.
“Does your Lord Thediem know what it is?”
Oh, right. Uh…
“Other than somethi...
2023-07-07 02:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Eight
Both Leo and Honey are fighting to not laugh as the stag tries to free his antlers, Teemo still perched on his snout. It doesn’t take long for his ear to flick and for him to finally sag in...
2023-07-04 01:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: Butterfly Effect
Life for a creature born of a resource node is different form most other life. While denizens and scions actively work the will of their dungeon, the only real job of a node-born is to be har...
2023-07-02 23:21:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Seven
I go through a fair few design iterations for the spearheads before I’m satisfied. While the concept itself should work fine in theory, it takes a bit more practical time to put that theory...
2023-06-30 02:17:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Six
Fluffles and Poe seem to have the tour well in… wing? Yah, they both have wings, that counts. With them focusing on the tour, I focus on working the lava tubes. At the moment, t...
2023-06-27 00:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: Power Levels
I can't think of a good way to explain it in-universe, so I'll go ahead and take the time to answer CrazyDud's question about the rough rankings of the power of the various characters in the story....
2023-06-25 23:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Five
Projects and potential problems presented, pored over, planned for, and possibly even prevented, the meeting adjourns. Rezlar looks like he’s managed to get Coda to show him some more of hi...
2023-06-23 01:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Four
When Poe shows up to get the Quartermaster, the albatross is standing at attention and waiting. Poe imperiously inspects his form, and I‘m pretty sure the only reason the scion isn’t swea...
2023-06-20 02:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: The Fall
The legend of the Fall of the Sanctuaries is not an easy one to tell, but I think that's what makes it important. Where to start? Well, not at the beginning, because the legend of our c...
2023-06-19 01:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Three
I try not to listen in on Teemo’s thinking to himself. I think he’s better at ignoring it than I am, but the distance makes it a little easier, even if some of the things he’s thinking ...
2023-06-16 01:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One-Hundred Sixty-Two
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**Teemo**
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He has to admit, he’s missed doing this kind of work. He certainly doesn’t dislike being the Boss’ Vo...
2023-06-13 01:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostPeek: The Raven
There are precious few moments for the Raven to relax and reflect. What few he does manage to acquire, he finds he spends on thoughts of Fourdock. While the Neverrest dungeon was the sm...
2023-06-11 22:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post