Thursday 30/04/2026 - April Retrospective

30 Apr, 2026

=== Thoughts ===

Retrospective the third!

I've felt myself slowing down this month. I've missed a couple of exercises where I would have kept up on it daily, and my pace has slowed down quite a lot. I think that's very likely explained by things happening outside of this little internet bubble, but just to be sure, I'm going to be taking it a little bit easier in May. I have commissions to do, but I'll otherwise be writing at my own pace and not setting myself any strict targets.

Here's to a kind May!

=== Project Progress ===

April Commission #1: 100% Complete
D&D Project 1 Extension: 100% Complete (4% today)
MH Chronicles II Wordcount: 100% Complete
???? TTRPG Project: 90% Complete

=== What's Out There ===

01/04/2026

I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again

02/04/2026

08/04/2026

09/04/2026

Cindy Cohn's Privacy's Defender, Pluralistic

10/04/2026

AI is Really Weird, Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

11/04/2026

The House of Hikmah

12/04/2026

An Invocation for Beginnings

13/04/2026

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Trailer

14/04/2026

In praise of (some) compartmentalization, Pluralistic

15/04/2026

Lilura1

16/04/2026

Developers Diary from the original Etrian Odyssey, translated and preserved on Paul McCann's blog, Dampkraft

17/04/2026

Tiktokification shall set us free, Pluralistic

18/04/2026

FFXIV: 7.5 Patch Trailer

19/04/2026

FFXIV: Endwalker Launch Trailer

20/04/2026

I Was an Enthusiastic Early Adopter of AI Scribes. Here's Why I Stopped, Benn Gooch

21/04/2026

Comrade Trump, Pluralistic

22/04/2026

The Tortoise, by Rhystic Studies

23/04/2026

Framework 13 Pro Reveal

24/04/2026

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Teaser Trailer

25/04/2026

Final Fantasy XIV Evercold Trailer on Guitar, by Husky By The Geek

26/04/2026

Why Do I Keep Doing This?

27/04/2026

Roll Advantage's Token Stamp

28/04/2026

Wildflowers, by Patrick Costello

29/04/2026

Why It's Rude to Suck at World of Warcraft, Folding Ideas

=== Upcoming Releases ===

D&D Project 1 - Additions complete! Now it's time to seek some feedback on it.
Book! - First target complete, and with it, two chapters!
Monster Hunter: Chronicles - It begins!
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=== Latest Releases ===

FREE Monster Hunter: Chronicles I - Monster Hunter fanfiction! Two hunters take on their own challenges to make their mark in history.
Quitters - Queer, wholesome, spicy AF romance about a chance encounter going so, so right. (18+)
Menageries & Melancholies - Post-scarcity blues lead to tentacle monsters. Naturally. (18+)
Solomon's Prime Key - First released in the Book of Demons anthology. A pair of room-mates summon demonic tech support.
Smoke from the Bridges - First released in the Book of the Dead anthology. Friends discuss the ghosts they leave behind.