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In the future Episode 2 of @forevergoldgame, the Convoy is actually going to actually get on the road and start traveling. That means characters depicted on horseback. That means an opportunity to overthink and overdevelop some "horses."

Usually I'd just hand some colored napkin scribbles to Dan but it sounded fun to clean it up a little bit more so that's what I did.

(I also played with designing some riding tack, but realistically the tack depicted here is probably not going to be something we want to have to recreate across insert illustrations, so take those designs with a grain of salt. Also, ignore all the missing straps and details that should be there but aren't.)

Also, as a side note... man it's NIGH IMPOSSIBLE to recreate a dapple gray coat in a simple cartoon cel style, holy shit.

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Drawing some guys who don't have proper art (or only outdated art...) in preparation for the yearly artfight! I haven't really talked about Elijah in public at all, so I wonder how many people played Episode 1 of @forevergoldgame and suspected he was my doing.

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I think the craziest thing about this piece is that everyone thought this reveal was so normal it wasn't even worth commenting on. This guy shows up with his expensive tiny shorts fursona and the people just nod and think "yeah that tracks. I believe Kaitos would be a furry and commission $5,000 worth of art of his fursona."

Dan told me I had to wait until Episode 1 was released before I started with the character assassinations. Since Episode 1 is out now, well, the pact has been fulfilled.

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Dan told me I had to wait until Episode 1 was released before I started with the character assassinations. Since Episode 1 is out now, well, the pact has been fulfilled.

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Behold!

A woman with a skin condition!

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Forever Gold is a text-heavy dark fantasy roleplaying game. Assume the life of Duke Quintrell Barghur, a pariah of high birth, and grapple with your unlikely rise to political relevancy as the thriving alliance between Vestur's three kingdoms comes under strain. Achieve, fail, and despair as you navigate the frustrations of the Tri-Kingdom court and negotiate precarious double-binds. Halfway between visual novel and interactive fiction, Forever Gold is a unique multimedia experience incorporating artwork and writing with RPG mechanics such as skill systems, dice rolls, and lasting narrative decisions. It is intended for mature audiences.

EPISODE 1 NOW AVAILABLE

At long last, our first real installment! Brought to you by @broncoburro and @lsdoiphin, Forever Gold is a massive labor of love; this episode is the first of many more to come. Play online in your browser, or download to play offline on your desktop.

👑Reblogs greatly appreciated!👑

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For the past month and a bit I've been busy running a Secret Santa for a bunch of buddies and cool folks, where everyone draw's everyone's OCs! And LOOK what beautiful art everyone did!!!!! This exchange, brought to you buy the colour ourple, delicious textures, and beautiful women. If YOU aren't following anyone who's posted art here and are looking to repent, look no further than below! @avpol @basbird @beastdyke @bowelfly @cereovo @chalkrub @clowncare @crtastrophe @deadlydaemondraws @flame-shadow @flatw00ds @iguanodont @kombuchaclock @librivore42 @lsdoiphin @lymphwyrm @mathpope @.nocturalfiend @mossymandibles @odetoscavengers @rhobi @siins @skelizard @solidagold @spiralshells @threeleggedbike AND @toldentops !!!! (and me, I guess)

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HYDRAPHONE 2025 BRANCH 1

Team 1 artists:

1: @psshaw 2: @lsdoiphin 3: @polturn 4: @avpol 5: @librivore42 6: @cydork 7: @iguanodont 8: @chocodile 9: @yyyipes 10: @leona-florianova 11: @flame-shadow 12: @chalkrub

Back to the beginning

BRANCH 1 | BRANCH 2 | BRANCH 3 | BRANCH 4 | BRANCH 5 | BRANCH 6 | BRANCH 7

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OKAY WELL i was going to wait to post the latest art telephone game on here until everything was finalized but one of the last artists got delayed by life stuff but everyone's already posting their individual piece online so it's silly to keep this secret now. i'll hold off on posting all the art natively on tumblr until i get the last piece in but in the meantime you can check out the hydraphone 2025 tag on here to see a bunch of it

this was the most ambitious game of art telephone i've run to date and had so many artists that i split them into 7 teams but with each working off of the same starting image. seeing how the characters and world evolved and changed across the different teams was so insanely cool and i'm so proud of all the kickass artists who contributed to this.

CHECK IT OUT:

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(AHEM. Accidentally had this queued to a sideblog at first, so here's me reposting it in the proper place.)

MY PIECE FOR THE 2025 HYDRA TELEPHONE, hosted by @bowelfly. My neck of the hydra was manned by team captain @psshaw, and you can see how the piece evolved HERE!

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AT FURNAL EQUINOX THIS TIME. Come see if you are here! @lsdoiphin and I are at E3.

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Hey! If you're at Vancoufur, come find me and @LSDoiphin in the dealers den. We have some free Forever Gold stickers too!

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A little something Sonic before convention season begins! This game stole multiple hundreds of hours of my life. (Especially the chao garden.)

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Been deep in the Forever Gold concept art mines, so have a redress of good ol' Uncle Kal (with snout mode) as a treat. Originally he was going to be working/living in the Midland under specific circumstances (hence the outfit he first appeared in) but as we developed the story/setting, the place he was supposed to live got cut from the setting. So! Time for some good ol' Southern fashion. Is he wearing pants under there? Don't know, don't want to know!

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Wishbone Summer Y1 Beta Release!

At long, long last, the Wishbone Summer Year 1 Public Beta is COMPLETE! Download it here!

For those who haven't been following the project: Wishbone is a character drama-slash-farming sim game that takes place in a wild west-inspired setting. The player takes the role of a farmer, fresh off the wagon in a new town and tasked with building a successful ranch. The town of Wishbone might seem sleepy and mundane--albeit full of weirdos--at first, but there’s trouble brewing on the horizon: a fierce, prolonged standoff between the lawmen and the outlaws that will decide the fate of the town itself.

The Summer Year 1 beta represents a complete vertical slice of the first 25% of the final game. It contains around 10-20 hours of playtime, depending on how thorough you are.

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CHRISTMAS.

@broncoburro

@kwillow

@chocodile

@teethterror

@lozchic3

@featheredbeardog

@vaultcinda

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I'm curious about the nobility in Vestur! What-all are the different kinds of noble titles? Since the Gift is hereditary, how are illegitimate children treated? Since relics get passed down, do nobles in the same line usually conduct the same kinds of meur?

What-all are the different kinds of noble titles?

A midland illustration from the 1500s, meant to demonstrate for children that nobility is in service of the commoner. It depicts a fantastical act in which the lord conducts blue meur to forms a river, signifying ownership over the land. The viscount then nourishes the earth with green meur, so the commoner may grow food for all.

While Vestur is ahead of much the world in the realms of standard of living and technology, the social order is antiquated compared to other contemporary nations. Vestur still functions on something of a feudal system. There are only three ranks in the noble hierarchy, with little socialmobility except through marriage.

The Tri-Kingdom is an alliance of three sovereign kingdoms, each of which are headed by a Monarch: an Archduke/Archduchess, or High King/Queen if occupying the High Throne. Vestur’s Monarchs are absolute rulers, with ultimate executive, judicial, and legislative power. Of course, in the modern day such authority is wielded with a cautious hand, and a monarch will often defer to the expertise of various councils rather than rule by his own intuition alone. The High King may override the word of an archduke or archduchess in especially perilous situations, or regarding matters of the meur economy, but they are (theoretically...) considered equal on all other matters and in full control of their respective kingdoms. The son or daughter of a Monarch are referred to as Duke/Duchess, or Prince/Princess.

A Lord or Lady of the Land holds authority over a specific territory, or lordship. Lords oversee the appointment of viscounts within their province, collect taxes, and whatever other administrative tasks their land might need. They are ultimately beholden to their kingdom's Monarch, but are given the freedom to define local laws and run their own courts (so long as the offense doesn't involve another lordship or kingdom). The son or daughter of a lord/lady are referred to as Master or Mistress.

Both monarchs and lords pass their title by blood, following primogeniture-esque laws of succession. Eldest son is the preferred heir, of course, but in absence of any suitable men, a seat of power will turn to the brothers of the current monarch/lord. Technically, a daughter can claim right to succession if her family has no sons, though this is a politically risky move and she may face consequence for it should she "steal" power from a more popular relative in doing so.

The final noble title is the only one not to follow this system of succession:

Viscounts/Viscountesses are an appointed title, and culturally thought to be one you “earn.” In reality, if your mother or father holds a viscount title, it's extremely likely you will be granted one as well. Appointments are given based on a meur-related service the viscount can provide to his/her lordship. One viscount may provide green meur based soil enrichment to a specific town. Another may own the local quern, powered by a blue meur water wheel. viscountry is largely seen as the reward for fulfilling your pledge. To compare with the real world, if taking your pledge is like receiving your university degree, viscountry means you’ve established a career with that degree.

There are untitled nobles as well, but that’s... an embarrassing role to occupy socially, and one assumed to be caused by being too lazy or inept to be appointed a viscount title. In reality, there are many reasons someone might be untitled: They might not own gloves - the visual mark of nobility, and without which performing meur in public is illegal (and a grievous, heretical insult to The Architect, according to men of faith). They might be from a fallen family and unable to afford a relic. And some may, for personal reasons, choose not to use their gift at all.

Since the Gift is hereditary, how are illegitimate children treated?

Prince Lucas chose specifically to read law under and clerk for Mr. Beiric, who challenged the Crown on the eligibility of bastards to VRMA. Beiric was born to a common mother, but sired by a noble father. Though too old to attend VRMA after his landmark win, he received an honorary conductor’s pendant. (Black, signifying he is not allowed to conduct at all.)

“Half-common bastards” (as the lovely people of Vestur call them) are considered nobility, but this is a twenty year old development. The scientific “realization” that The Gift doesn’t get diluted or lessened by having only one noble parent is less than a century old. It took the courts some time to catch up.

But... the outlook of a bastard attending the Vestur Royal Military Academy isn’t great. While the school has loaner gloves, unless the noble parent or some benevolent benefactor is willing to give a pair of priceless unicorn hide gloves to the illegitimate child, they could never be able to conduct meur legally post-graduation. Most noble families guard their gloves jealously, and few would deign to waste them on a “mistake.”

Do nobles in the same line usually conduct the same kinds of meur?

It depends on the family whether or not they tend towards one kind of conduction. Some have a generational reputation to uphold, or possess a famed historic relic.

Among old white conductor families, the pressure is immense. White meur is famously the hardest pledge to take, requiring an aptitude exam and an extra two years of education after graduation from VRMA. Those who fail the aptitude exam must shamefully pick a second option. (Drawn by @lsdoiphin!)

Tradition aside, relics are expensive, even for nobility; some families conduct one color for financial reasons rather than upholding a legacy. If dad’s old hand-me-down blue relic is all you can ever hope to afford... you're going to take a blue pledge and become a blue conductor.

But no one is forced to take a specific pledge, legally speaking. Everyone is free to choose their own pledge/conduction specialty at the end of their education... so long as they can live with the consequence.