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RE: The Watchwood

It’s official! I’m writing The Watchwood again (finally, I know it’s been a year). Thanks for being patient, y’all.

For those who missed it, I put Watchwood on the back burner because of, well. Y’know. Everything that happened like right after we released the first demo build. The Watchwood is a story that deals really heavily with trauma and recovery, and I just could not write scenes that were intended to be traumatic for characters, or scenes that were intended to refer to characters’ past trauma, while living through a new global traumatic event.

Obviously the pandemic isn’t over yet, but things are looking up- at least in my corner of the world- so here I am, picking it back up. Can’t promise a when, but we’ll be getting a new demo build out in the nebulous near future.

MORE IMPORTANTLY

There are a few changes being made! Namely, we’re switching to Twine. This was a big decision and we aren’t going to get into the whys of it, but it is ultimately the best option for us.

Secondly, the ROs will no longer be gender-variable. I’ve realized in writing them that I have very specific thoughts and feelings about gender identities and gender presentations that I want to write through each of them, and while it would be possible to write that in if they’re gender variable, it would be much, much harder to orchestrate ways to actually have those thoughts and feelings be part of the text of the game!

I want the ROs to feel like real, fully-fleshed people, and I’m going to be much better able to do that with their genders locked in place.

So instead of S, B, and V, your romance options are now

Salomón de la Puerta (he/him), the spacey and kind of airheaded fortune teller who operates Greyvale’s metaphys supply shop.

Bridget Schmidt (she/her), a determined and friendly painter who runs Greyvale’s gas station & convenience store.

Vi Dearborn (they/them), a curious and clever writer who has, after a fashion, taken up residence at the local bakery.

Looking forward to getting a new demo build out to y’all soon. <3

- Scottie

"Something I should never have done"

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My name is Yellow. They say that this colour speaks "lies", and, unfortunately, those believing it are not far away from the truth, in this particular story of mine, at least.

"Why is that", you would ask me.

Well, frankly speaking, I FELT COMPELLED TO kill my coworkers. And not only I DARED TO think of it just hypothetically, I actually did it.

Because I am Yellow, and I am an Impostor.

You see, me going on killing spree had been an OBLIGATORY condition upon which I was ALLOWED on the board of spacecraft. That was a magnificent ship, you can trust me on that fact alone. Sadly, now it's smashed into smithereens thanks to me. Oops.

But every story has a beginning, and this one had started from the dying star – the Sun. A group of scientists had been strucked dumb by a dreadful omen of it. Thus, the research of finding a new place to live in had begone. A special team of 10 people who HAD THE COURAGE to take such enormous responsibility had been sent in the open space, to live and thrive among Supernova until they could find a way out of humanity's doom. Of course, I was in that team as well. Using our real names was PERMISSIBLE, but we really prefered naming each other by our space suit's color. Since then, I was Yellow. But I was an Impostor far long before that.

On the spaceship, there were vents. Everyone was BANNED from tinkering with it. Wouldn't had sense in the first place, as we HAD BEEN FORCED TO literally spend our lifespan in cosmos, if not for someone stealing the tools with which help you can go through vents and stuff. This someone was me.

Via vents, I'd been watching my crewmates, stalking them until we were alone - and then, I striked. The first murder took place in Storage room, and after that this place was decided to stand as a FORBIDDEN one. Didn't stop me from giving them all an inexplicably experience of life and death, though.

After third murder we had established meetings, during which we discussed who could have even a marginal connection to vents.

After seventh, attendance upon them was no more COMPULSORY- everyone still alive were trying to get into capsules in desperation, trying to save themselves.

After my last prey, everything went Yellow. And then - Supernova

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Game Projects

CURRENT GAME PROJECT

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Supernatural

Short Summary

You and your entire family had just moved to a new town and you were promptly transferred to a boarding school; Winford Academy. On your first day, you had the misfortune to see a dead corpse in the school grounds. You had thought that, that would be it until another body showed up. Somehow these deaths are connected to your new school. Can you unravel the mysteries of Winford Academy or will you be the next victim?

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FUTURE GAME PROJECTS

Genre

Lovecraftian, Horror

Short Summary

You lived a normal life of an atypical university student when you got a sudden call from your mother that you sister is missing. Your mother had told you that the police was of no help so you did what you had to do: find your missing sister. The last direction your mother knew was Northcester. When you were driving through the forested path, your car suddenly stalled. You got out of your car to check but nothing seems wrong. That’s when you heard an unearthly growl beyond the woods…..

Japanese Resources

Essentials

Rikaisama - Pop-op Dictionary - based on Rikaichan Yamasa.cc - Learn Handwritten Stroke Order Anki - Spaced Repetition Software Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Dictionary Codes and Meaning - ex: v4k, vi Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - Stroke Orders, Lists, Study Sheets A better Japanese font for Windows web browsers Verb Conjugation Chart - gaoshukai Similar Kanji Lookup

Dictionaries

Jisho.org Tangorin - English⇆Japanese Online Dictionary Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ローマ字 | Specifically for Translators JLect - Japanese Dialect Word Search TMdict - vocabularies from games, books, anime, and other works by Type-Moon.

Kanji Alive_ Web App - Kanji Lookup, Stroke Orders, Examples, Picture Mnemonics Kanji Dictionary - 漢字辞典 Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP Oichan’s Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese

語源由来辞典 - Etymology Dictionary 平明四字熟語辞典 - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary 故事ことわざ辞典 - Proverb Dictionary 日本語俗語辞書 - Colloquial Language Dictionary 日本語コロケーション辞典

IT用語辞典 e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms 三省堂 Web Dictionary - Sanseido Weblio - 辞書 - Main Dictionary Weblio - シソーラス - Thesaurus Weblio 翻訳 - Translate alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary goo.ne.jp - Goo’s Dictionary kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface Tatoeba - Example Sentences Tsukuba Corpus 複合動詞レキシコン - Compound Verb Lexicon Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent

Software

Houhou SRS - Dictionary + SRS Tagaini Jisho - Dictionary on each OS zKanji - Another Dictionary + SRS Capture2Text - Get Text from Manga and Other Images JGloss - Automatically annotate Japanese text with readings and translations KanjiTomo aard OmegaT - Translation Memory Tool Foreign Language Text Reader Learning With Texts Language Tool - Proofreading/Spellcheck Program Lingoes - Dictionary & Translation StarDict Wakan - Dictionary App for Chinese and Japanese

Thesauri

Goo.ne.jp’s Thesaurus 類語同義語辞典 - Quasi-synonym/synonym Dictionary

Learning the Language

Wanikani - Learn Kanji Through Spaced Repetition (Paid Subscription) Japaneseclass.jp - Vocabulary and Kanji Kapibara - Apps and Materials U-biq - Japanese study Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Tae Kim’s Guide - Site for Complete Beginners Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material Japanese Parts of Speech - 日本語 Japanese Linguistics - General Terms, Parts of Speech, Particles, etc - General Linguistics Loanwords - gaoshukai.com Esaura - Q&A site dedicated to J<->E translation. Lang-8 - Write Journals, Get Corrections from Natives (All Languages) Japanese Reading Practice with Tanaka Corpus Tips on Japanese JLPT Study Materials JLPT Vocabulary Lists HiNative - Q&A OnomatoProject - Practice Japanese onomatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) with examples and illustrations!

Grammar

Imabi - Lessons From Basic to Classical Japanese | Everything You Need for Grammar Kanzen Grammar - Sentences broken down in detail JGram - Japanese Grammar Database Renshuu.org - Over 600 entries for Grammar Jtest4you Auxiliary Verb Chart

Radicals

Kanji Radical Names - 仮名 and ローマ字 214 Traditional Radicals - From Kanji Alive Radical Names in Japanese - with kanji used More Kanji Radicals

Kana

Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana Multiple Font and Stroke Magnifier Kana - Anomalous Cursive Syllabary

Advanced Learning

Mistakes & Differences Guide Different Kanji With Same Reading and (Usually) Meaning Slight Different Meanings Read Your Level

Reading Material

Aozora Bunko - Japanese Project Gutenberg Bauddha.net - Similar to Aozora Children’s Reading Material - Fairy Tails Reajer - Bilingual Texts & Frequently-updated Language Blog

Manga & Light Novels

Comico - Manga & Light Novels Mangabox Vomic - Manga with Voice (Mac users download VLC web plugin) Kadokawa - Free Comics

Light Novels

Tueee 小説を読もう！

Anime

AniChart Anime List Hummingbird - MAL Alternative Anime Recommendation Finder

Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally Japanese Subtitles

News

SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App SANSPO.COM（サンスポ） NHKニュース and NHK Easy Version 朝日新聞 - Asahi and Children’s Edition Japan Times Japan Today MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine Metropolis Magazine | Japan’s Number 1 English Magazine Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine Yomiuri, Children’s Edition, and English Edition Easy News - Newsinslowjapanese.com Nikkei Sankei

Japanese Sign Language

ITEC More Lessons

Dialect Study

JLect - Dialect Word Search Osaka-Ben Kansai-Ben Kansaiben.com Kansai-Ben Word List

Pitch Accent

U-Biq Pitch Accent Diagram Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent OJAD Online Japanese Accent Dictionary

Recommended Books

White Rabbit Japan - Buy Things From Japan - A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar - Dictionary of Misused Japanese - Kanji Dictionary - 1006 Kanji Picture Dictionary - ALC’s Japanese for Business: Business Etiquette

J-LIST - Buys Things From Japan - Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan - Bilingual - Encyclopedia of Japan - Bilingual

Amazon - The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded - Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) - The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary - The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary - The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary

Culture & Life

AFA Channel - Japanese Pop Culture Video Channel Becomming Legally Japanese - Information on Naturalization Danny Choo - Culture Japan Japan-guide - Your Guide to Japan Japan Subculture Research Center - Yakuza and other cool culture information Just Bento - Blog About Bentos Just Hungry - Japanese Food & Recipes néojapanisme Spoon & Tamago - Japanese Art, Design, and Culture What Japan Thinks - Surveys of Japanese People Niponica - Free Multilingual Magazine in HTML, PDF, or E-Book Nippon.com - Your Doorway to Japan

Music

JPop Asia - Asian Music Videos, Top Charts, Lyrics, & Forum Kasi-time - Lyric Search Utamap - Another Lyric Search utaten - Lyrics with Furigana Lyric Get - Copy Lyrics on Restricted Japanese Lyric Websites

Information

JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information JNTO - Japan National Tourism Organization JET Programme - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Japanese Language Schools - List of language schools in Japan Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

Scholarships

JASSO - Japan Student Services Organization Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - U.S. Citizens

Work

GaijinPot - Jobs and Other Information Japan Today Jobs - International Jobs in Japan Kansai Flea Market - Jobs, Classifieds Metropolis Classifieds O-Hayo Sensei - The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan White Companies - Information

Wanikani Extensions

KaniWani - Reverse WaniKani Duendecat - Sample Sentences from WaniKani Progress WaniKani to Anki Exporter

Misc

Free Japanese Kana and Kanji Fonts http://www.find-job.net/startup/ Convert Japanese Dates and Western Dates Japanese History - Wikibooks Japanese Ghost Stories - Hyakumonogatari Reading Speed, Comprehension and Eye Movements While Reading Japanese Novels - Scholarly Article Hinoki Project 何年.jp/ - Japanese 平成 (Heisei) Year Lookup Math Symbols & Readings Traditional Colors of Japan - With Hex Values Color-sample - Colors in detail Onomatopoeia Picture Game - in Japanese Kanji Used in Important Documents Free Beautiful Handwriting - Handwriting Practice Sheets with Your Own Data

The Queen and her son sun

Hopefully, soon-to-be-finished fanart, inspired by the great angst-material game "Legend of a Savior" by @legend-of-a-savior-if

The dearest Blob @coffee-flavor-cat-blob made me a fantastically drawn surprise!😭😭❤️ Here's my OC Chester for the game The Graves of Heirs by @gravesofheirscog!

I'm sure that he and Nao would be absolutely purrfect shenanigans-provoking catbois, bff like two peas in a pod!

⚡️RO's Descritpions/ Portraits

Caleb Walker (M)

Caleb has a very short temper and is standoffish. He can control and produce fire from his body. He is very outspoken and honest. Caleb are known for their temper. Also they are very intimidating to the other students on campus. He has curly brown hair, light brown eyes, dark brown skin, and a tall athletic build. Caleb’s hair is down to his ears.

Evie Hoffman (F)

Evie is silent and keeps to herself . People do not approach her ever because of her ability to see and conjure the dead. She doesn’t talk besides giving brief answers or sounds and head movements. Evie is mostly seen with headphones and also spend most of her time painting and drawing. She has light olive skin and dark blue eyes. She is on the shorter side. Evie has chin-length dark brown wavy hair and a thin build.

Rafael Baez (M)

Rafael is the campus’ residential flirt. He is known for his sweet talking and he say less than appropriate things. Rafael uses this to get out of sticky situations he get himself into. He has giant vibrant white wings that help him soar through the sky. Rafael has tan skin, dark brown wavy hair and green eyes. He is of average height and has a lean muscular build. Rafael’s hair is at his ears.

Benny/Brie/Boe Clark (M/F/NB)

B is cocky and overly confident. They are also a kleptomaniac but barely gets caught because they’re fast. Because of B’s super speed, they are always three steps ahead of everyone else. They are very sarcastic and will make jokes a lot. Takes nothing seriously and would rather not bother with boring things. B has fair skin and straight strawberry blonde hair. Benny wears his hair cut short, whereas Brie and Boe have long hair past their shoulders. They have light blue eyes and a gangly build.

Nasir/Naeva/Noor Traore (M/F/NB)

N is very kind and caring. They can read minds and move things with their mind. They are the most intelligent student at Jemison and spend their time studying or helping others. Despite this, they don’t have friends and spend most of their time in the library. N has deep brown skin and kinky dark brown hair. Nasir's hair is in a short afro. Naeva is in a larger afro that reaches past her chin and Noor’s is just past their ears. They have dark brown eyes and wear round glasses. They have average height and thicker build.

Silas/Sloan/Salem Adams (M/F/NB)

S has a noble and honest spirit. They have the ability to break apart and put together matter. They do not tolerate injustice and are quick to step in to a situation in order to make things right. S is also very kind and curious about everything. They are always asking questions and is quick to learn new things. Silas has light skin, blonde hair, and grey eyes. Silas hair is up to his earlobe. Sloan's hair is at her shoulders and Salem’s hair is up to their chin. They have a very tall, muscular build.

Just the Two of Us

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