#ashes and sand

[a-crown-of-ash-if]

The Prologue for A Crown of Ash is now released!

I have no clue how I got the willpower to finish the prologue for the story after how hectic things have been. But yes it is finally here!

I have decided to preserve the original Neo-Twiny jam version of the game separately. So that people can still view that first build if they desire.

Some things were changed in the transition from the 500 word limit draft to this version, but the ideas and concepts are still the same. I took some time to explain things I saw fit.

You can play the prologue here!

Your support is appreciated, and all criticism is welcome! I heavily went through and spell-checked everything, but don't be afraid to say something if I missed something!

Thank you all, I hope you enjoy it!

[manonamora-if-reviews]

Neo Twiny Jam - bite-sized review

The Neo Twiny Jam (@neo-twiny-jam) is an interactive fiction game unranked jam where participants could not write more than 500 words per entry.

You can find every submitted piece on the jam's Itch Page.

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The Real Me by Ashes and Sand

Entry - More by Ashes and Sand - @a-crown-of-ash-if CW: Talk of death, transphobia, and burning alive

A touching submission. Through a fantasy setting, a fairy describes his experience of finding and accepting their identity in the face of adversity. It is quite emotional and raw.

[tazova]

Dukes, redraw for @ash-arts-a-thing Soul Sand AU.

Pinterest pic undercut (idk who is the author)

[here-there-be-drag0ns]

Hornfels: oh hey you're back early-

Me: sun's haunted

Hornfels: what?

Me: *flipping off the Nomai statue and climbing back in the ship* sun's haunted

[javierduffy]

nothing, just thinking about how javier is so coyote-coded and low honor arthur is represented by a coyote …

[fuzzkaizer]

Astro Amp - Astrotone Fuzz

"made by Universal Amplifier Corp. of New York. This is from 1967"

cred: reverb.com/Sean's Funkadelic Gear Parlor

[raurquiz]

#HappyBirthday @reallucylawless #LucyLawless #actress #xenathewarriorprincess #hercules #TheSimpsons #theXFiles #BattlestarGalactica #Spartacus #BloodandSand #TheLWord #ParksandRecreation #agentsofshield #AshvsEvilDead #MyLifeIsMurder #starwars #Resistance #spiderman #eurotrip

[mcytegg]

i need to vod hunt to see if i can find info on When lalas broke up in s5 bc i know the general timeframe so ik where to look but bc of who is in lalas, i gen dont know if theres any footage or context behind what happened at all. the only thing i know for certain is that ro left the lala legion prior to her being kicked from the foundation bc ash mentions it during their convo on the last day

[gree-gon]

winter date on Apophyll beach

happy valentines <3

shaye belongs to @vectaboom

[a-crown-of-ash-if]

Planning for the future of A Crown of Ash and an overall update

First of all, I want to thank everyone for the huge amount of support for the prologue! I honestly never expected to see this many people interested in something I was doing for fun.

I want to start off by saying that I have started to write the first chapter.

I have also decided not to put any full dates for when an update will be released. As I go in and out of being able to predict my availability. I would rather not rush out a product with which I am unhappy or have taken liberties. It's not fair to either side of the party.

I am currently unaware of how long this story will end up being. I have ideas written down on a document, but nothing has a solid order. I work best by letting things flow as they come to my head.

While I have made this clear on the Itch page, I wish to state it here too. This project is going to become more mature in nature as it progresses. There will be blood and gore, profanity, along with mature topics, themes, and the potential of mentioned adult actions. As progress moves along, I will update the intro page with a list of warnings and potential triggers. If things do have their moments of 18+ content, that will be updated too.

Around 48 hours after chapter 1 releases I will reveal the potential love interests, and dig a bit into them as I see fit. I consider it a spoiler for what I'm planning for Chapter 1. So I'd rather wait to post it.

I am still considering adding a fourth romance option, but I am not sure if it will blend in too much with another option that I am 100% sure will be in the game. I will be hosting a poll to gauge interest after the first chapter's release.

I want it to be known that I will always put a story narrative over adding more options for the player to pick. It's not fun when you're just adding something to add it. Some choices are going to be separated to give different bits of lore. I'm building the game this way so that if someone decides to replay it, they can learn different aspects of the story they didn't notice or find before.

The same here goes for that mature content label. Mature topics and themes aren't being added just for the sake of being there. There are other projects like that out there for people who are looking for it. That's not the direction I desire for this story to take.

That being said, I am still learning coding and Twine. I am going to make mistakes, but I am always going to try my best to fix said mistakes that happen. Whether it's a spelling error I missed, something coded incorrectly, or a major bug. Whatever it is, I will try to the best of limited knowledge I currently hold to fix everything that pops up.

Once again thank you all for the support, I will slowly update the blog with progress as I see fit. Monthly updates put too much pressure on me, and I'm going to stray away from that in favor of smaller and more spread out but more content heavy updates.

[manonamora-if-reviews]

Neo Twiny Jam - bite-sized review

The Neo Twiny Jam (@neo-twiny-jam) is an interactive fiction game unranked jam where participants could not write more than 500 words per entry.

You can find every submitted piece on the jam's Itch Page.

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A Crown of Ash by Ashes and Sand

Entry - More by Ashes and Sand - @a-crown-of-ash-if CW: mention of bullying

Anxiousness and marriage ceremony, name a more iconic duo. As a short prototype, this piece manages to tell just enough to hook the reader, and very little that it leaves you wanting more. From is ominous title to the tense descriptions, the writing manages to leave you with too many questions. It would be interesting to see where the author takes the story... Also Armstead is a great name for a knight!

[leo-kinnie]

lol Sand has no rizz

-❄️

He has rizz its why he keeps getting bitches. its just he SUCKS at being vulnerable

[pangeen]

" Space to be alone … " //© Ronald Söthje

[cryptidclaw]

Help . Every once and a while I remember a cat's canon parents and it makes me loose my shitttt

ASHFUR IS SQUIRRELFLIGHT'S UNCLE 😭

[where-is-vivian]

I am once again facing the crippling choice of what I should eat today

[shadowmoses]

found the picodragon i bought at a doll meet a few years back and finally had the time to work on him and. whatever his old owner used to hold his eyes in MELTED THE PLASTIC. it took me a solid 2 hours of scraping and acetoning to get it off. help!!!!!