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The Bridge of Bones (Riel and Trouble's Story)

[EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: This story is an attempt at a police procedural murder mystery, and contains all of the elements included in that genre, including extensive discussion and investigation of murder and death. In particular, this story involves the implied kidnapping, physical beating, and violent murder of an adolescent, as well as discussion of the crime scene and his injuries and dead body. Please protect yourself and read only at your own risk!]

2021-10-26 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Author Answers (October)

General

Just found out that bobbing for apples was a courting ritual in Great Britain... I personally think lots of fall things seem to be good for romance. I'm sure it's the same in Blest! Which ROs would be all over a hayride, bobbing for apples, or a corn maze (etc)?

(I know Riel would rather be stabbed than bob for apples. The germs!)

Ooh, great question!

Blade: like with most holiday/seasonal things, he is largely indifferent to...

New Reward Unlocked, Music Poll, and Small Update

Hi everyone - wow, a lot of polls to share with you this month! (I hope it hasn't been too overwhelming! 😅)

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, because thanks to your support, we unlocked the next reward for this Patreon! 🎉🎉🎉

This is so incredible!!! When I first started this Patreon, I never in my wildest dreams imagined that we...

Author Q&A (October)

Hi everybody, it's that time of the month already! I hope your spooky season is going well! 🎃

If you know the drill, fire away! As per usual, the ask window for this Q&A will only be open for the next 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will be Saturday, October 16th, 2 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!

If you are new or need instructions, read on. If not, leave your questions her...

Commissioned Art Poll #7 - Subject

Hello there! If you're new to this, voting on continual art commissions for the game is a special reward that Patrons have unlocked on this Patreon! Thank you so much again for your support! 🎉

How this series of polls works:

• First we vote on the subject of our next commissioned art piece (this is the poll seen below).
• After that's decided, we vote on specific details of the art piece. If Characters and ROs won, f...
  2021-10-12 23:59:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Commissioned Art #7 - Riel's Character Sheet

You voted, we created! Riel's character sheet is here!

Isn't he ❗️❗️❗️handsome?! I was shocked when the artist sent over the final product--he looks so sophisticated! Everything about him is so perfectly Riel! 💜🖤The picture of ruthless elegance! The version on the left is his "everyday" attire, whereas the version on the right is when he's meeting with guests and business people he has to impress! 😂

Stay tuned, the next series of polls for the next art commiss...

Breads of Blest (September Goody)

Hi everybody, I made a thing!

Well, I commissioned a food painter to paint some things, and then I put them all together into their own little codex pages! All for bread!

Why bread? Well, I was inspired by this Tumblr post--and also, I was really hungry at the time, I guess! And I also really love bread...

If you guys like seeing th...

Mimir's Callsign (Poll)

Hi everyone, as I'm gearing up to write the next part of Chapter 7 (spoiler alert: Mimir shows up in this one!), I realized that we never actually voted to decide a callsign for her! I'm shocked! (I think it's because I thought I'd cut her from the recruitment list... shows what I know...)

So, we need to decide on a callsign for our resident Seer! We've long since passed the part in the game that talks about callsigns, but in case you don't know what they are, read on below! And thanks ...

Credits List (October)

Hi everybody, welcome to October! (My brain is still lagging a few days behind in September, so I'm not really processing the beginning of spooky season yet... 😭)

You know the drill! If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! 😃 Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in whateve...

The Wallmire Twins (Name Poll)

Hi everybody, I hope you're enjoying the new update as much as I enjoyed writing it!

If you've played up until the end of the new content, you'll see that we actually got to meet the Wallmire twins--Saranae and Wren's kids--briefly. You decided on their genders and the names of their parents: now we just have to decide on the twins' names themselves! What do you think? 

(I'm thinki...

Alpha Preview (September)

Hiya everybody, I've got the alpha update for September all ready for you! I got a surprising amount of work done on the game this month, so I'm excited to share the new content and changes with you! Read on to find out what's new!

Play the alpha here

Password: remembertohydrate

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2021-09-28 01:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Caine's Character Card

In other words,

BABY

You voted to create a character card for Caine, so here it is!!! The artist (who also did Halek, Croelle, and Briony's character cards) took heavy inspiration from "The Fool" arcana for Caine, but he's got his little wooden sword and he's ready for an adventure!!! Isn't he precious?? He's even got Good Boy with him, though a miniaturized version; in reality, Good Boy is a big dog (like Alaskan Husky-sized) and easily reaches the top...

Tiny Update 2 (and Sneak Peek)

Everyone... I don't know if I'm going to make it...

I am so, so close to updating this month's alpha build! But with how things are going and how work has been stacking--I plum forgot I have a reading for my book this month, on top of all of the other deadlines I've got floating around, and I didn't even remember to bring a copy of my book with me so what am I going to read from gfljgfdg--I'm not sure yet if I'll be able to whip up the next chapter of Riel and Trouble's Murder ...

Author Answers (September)

General

How will relationships work in game? Will they deteriorate if I don’t spend time with my RO? Etc

Hi there, I highly recommend browsing through the #romance system tag on the game's Tumblr, since it goes very in-depth into exactly how the romance system works in ShoH. Specifically, these two posts break it down very neatly!

2021-09-17 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Saranae and Wren's Children (Poll)

Okay, so we've decided that Saranae's spouse will be named Wren! (See here for more context if you need it.) Now we get to determine the names of their two kids, who are very likely to be twins unless something in my brain suddenly decides against it! Again, these are fairly minor characters, abou...

Tiny Update

Hi everybody, so here's me with just a tiny update on where I stand with Shepherds stuff this month!

As you might know, I'm actually out of town for the entire month and staying at a cottage on the beach with my partner, mostly to get away from the searing heat of our desert home, and also to sort of de-compress after the last several months of traveling, hectic busyness, and stress, including all of the things that surrounded (and continue to surround) my first book launch. 2021-09-15 19:42:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Author Q&A (September)

Hi everybody, it's that time of the month already! This week (month) is just flying by...  

If you know the drill, fire away! As per usual, the ask window for this Q&A will only be open for the next 24 hours, so make sure to get your questions in before the deadline, which will be Thursday, August 16th, 12 PM MST. I will not save or answer any questions sent after the deadline!

If you are new or need instructions, read on. If not, leave your questions in ...

ShoH Random Character Builder and Squad Name Generator (September Goody)

Hi all, just popping in to link the goodies for this month! I actually had another goody planned, but the artist had an unexpected family thing come up, so that will be pushed a few weeks to the start of next month! 

For this month, I've got two things for you: a random character generator where you can 'roll' the stats for your ShoH protagonist, from their name and appearance to their personality and ...

Saranae's Spouse (Name Poll)

As you voted here, Saranae's spouse will use they/them and xe/xer pronouns! Now to decide on their name before moving onto the twins, their kids! I'm really liking nature-themed names for a lot of the Wallmire residents, but we shall see what you guys decide on... 👀

Saranae's Spouse (Poll)

Hi everybody, it's time for a whole series of polls as we edge further into our swamp chapter! 

Back in April, you voted on the name of the leader of Wallmire (the swamp village which you also named!) and decided to name her Saranae! Well, as the Guy Squad + MC careen towards Wallmire and all of its strange secrets, I'm realizing that there's a whole host of characters in...

Credits List (September)

Hi everybody, welcome to September! If you haven't done so already, please message me or comment below if you'd like to have your name added to the Shepherds of Haven credits! 😃 Names like John S. or John Smith are preferred by Hosted Games (over usernames like hottie69420), but you can send in whatever you're most comfortable with! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you have a great start to your week!

The Bridge of Bones (Trouble and Riel's Story)

[EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: This story is an attempt at a police procedural murder mystery, and contains all of the elements included in that genre, including extensive discussion and investigation of murder and death. In particular, this story involves the implied kidnapping, physical beating, and violent murder of a child, as well as examination of the crime scene and his injuries and dead body. It also involves discussions of morgues and contains adult language and brief allusions to...