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March Content Update

It’s the second week of the month, which means it’s time for me to upload another installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea!

This month’s article is an overview of the Knightly Orders, the organisations which serve as the most visible sign of religious faith in the Northern Kingdoms. Wealthy, prestigious, and influential each in their own ways, the Orders-Militant, Orders-Succorant, and Orders-Aspirant all serve not only as expressions of faith in the Sainted Martyrs, but also as forces to be reckoned with in the political sphere of the Northern Kingdoms. Those who have played Guns of Infinity have already had a glimpse of what being a member of a Knightly Order entails, but you should all expect a lot more Order politics in the upcoming Lords of Infinity.

As usual, this installment was made possible by my supporters on Patreon. If you’d like to see more of this kind of content, feel free to become a patron. Donors at the $1-a-month tier get access to new articles a week in advance, while those who commit $2 a month get the ability to vote on next month’s article, as suggested by the $10-a-month backers.


February Content Update

It’s the second week of the month, which means it’s time for another installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea.

This month’s article is the long-awaited history of the Royal Dragoons, showing how the regimented developed from an improvised stopgap coastal defence force established in the first days of King Alaric’s War to a hardened veteran unit by the end of the Dozen Years’ War, nearly half a century later.

The subject for this month’s article was chosen by my $2-a-month tier backers on Patreon, who are currently voting for the topic of next month’s article. If you want to support my efforts in presenting more of the Infinite Sea’s worldbuilding, or want your own say in what I should be working on next month, feel free to make a pledge and vote before the deadline on the 19th.

 


January Content Update

The newest installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea is now up!

This time, we cover the Tierran home front during the Dozen Years’ War. How did the war affect those who stayed behind, and those who were faced with the economic fallout of an overseas conflict which they never chose to take part in? Find out in this latest article, which comes in a new format to better integrate images and text.

As always, if you’d like to support more content like this, feel free to pledge to my Patreon. Those who back $1 a month get early access to new installments. $2 backers get to vote on next month’s article, and $10 backers get to suggest future topics!

 


December Content Update

With this month’s installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea comes the last part of The Welles Report. In this section, the Countess delivers her conclusions, ones which those who have played Guns of Infinity may find somewhat familiar.

Next month will bring with it a new article on a new topic, thought up and voted on by those who’ve donated to my Patreon. If you’d like to have a say in determining what article goes up next month, there’s still time to pledge your support before voting on January’s article ends on the 19th.


November Content Update

It’s that time of month again: time for a new installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea

We’re making a slight digression in this part of The Welles Report with a series of maps showing the progress of the Battle of Blogia. Now you can see where every battalion of infantry, every squadron of cavalry, and every battery of artillery was at the crucial points of the battle.

This is the first time I’ve added genuine real-live pictures to any of my patron-backed content. This was made possible thanks to the 48 generous patrons who’ve helped me meet my first-stage goal of $150 a month. The next goal, at $300 a month, will bring with it a second monthly column, this time devoted to the politics and society of The Fledgling Realms, the setting of The Hero of Kendrickstone and its upcoming sequel, The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford.

If any of this interests you, feel free to pledge your support through my Patreon page. A $1 US a month gets you access to new content a week in advance.


October Content Update

Another month means a new chapter of The Welles Report in A Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea. This section covers the end of the Battle of Blogia and its immediate aftermath. I can assure you that those of you who’ve played Sabres of Infinity will have a lot to like in this bit.

If you want to see more writing like this. Please do not hesitate to donate to my Patreon. We’re just a touch short of $150 a month now, which means we are on the cusp of seeing every new article accompanied by some artwork by yours truly. I’m sure some of you are looking forward to that!


September Content Update

September’s Patreon Content update is a bit late, sorry about that. Work has been a bit hectic lately, and I’ve been trying to keep a whole lot of plates in the air at the same time.

Nonetheless, the latest installment of The Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea is up for public viewing now. This part of the Welles Report focuses on the climactic hours of the Battle of Blogia. With Prince Khorobirit’s battle plan proceeding far too well and the King’s Army on the ropes, Countess Welles describes the crucial actions which allowed the Duke of Wulfram’s army to preserve itself against all odds.

Only two more parts of The Welles Report remain to be uploaded. After that, I’ll be presenting a selection of potential topics every month to patrons, so that they can vote for the subject of the next article.

If you want to get in on that voting process, feel free to donate to my Patreon. Those who donate $1.00 a month will be able to get access to these updates a week in advance. The $2.00 tier comes with the ability to vote on the next topic to be covered. At $10.00 a month, you’ll even be able to suggest future topics yourselves.

 


August Content Update and Other News

I’ve been keeping quite busy over the last month. There’s a lot of new work I’ve been throwing myself into, including The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford, the sequel to The Hero of Kendrickstone (expect a page for that to pop up sometime in the next few months). There’s also another new project which I am very excited about, but I’m not supposed to give away anything about that one quite yet.

Rest assured though, this month’s update for A Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea hasn’t been delayed. This latest installment of Countess Welles’ report focuses on the first few hours of the Battle of Blogia itself, from the initial artillery barrage to the infantry engagement, all the way up to just moments before the fateful point when Mikhail of Khorobirit commits his Church Hussars.

As always, if you’re interested in seeing more world building and setting articles, feel free to donate to my Patreon. Not only would you be supporting further installments, but you’ll also get access to updates a week early!

 


Introducing: A Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea

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Today marks the release of the first installment of my Patreon-funded series: A Soldier’s Guide to the Infinite Sea, a monthly column dedicated to exploring the culture, history, and politics of the Infinite Sea, the setting of Sabres of Infinity and Guns of Infinity. While patrons do get access to funded content a week in advance, all content will be openly available for free on this site via the Patreon Content page.


Patreon Page Now Online

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Over the past few months, I’ve been coming to the realisation that the sort of in-depth world-building I do for works like Sabres of Infinity aren’t particularly financially sustainable. By spending months and months tweaking cultural biases and orders of battle, I’m able to make my stories take place in richer, fuller worlds. Skimping on the process leads occasionally to works which could have ended up being better. However, spending all that time on it also slows down my writing process appreciably, to the point where I’m not really doing paying work at the rate that I’d really want to. Guns of Infinity has proven to be a pretty good example of that: taking the time to build up the political and cultural forces that drive the story have made it a better one, but it has also taken the better part of eighteen months, and releasing one title every year and a half isn’t really anything I can live off of by itself.

So, I’ve decided to fuel my “extracurricular” worldbuilding with a Patreon page. In exchange for the funding provided by generous patrons, I intend to make publish a series of articles on the settings of my two ongoing series (The Infinite Sea of Sabres/Guns of Infinity, and The Concordat of The Hero of Kendrickstone). These articles will deliver in-depth explanations and examinations of the culture, politics, and minutiae of these settings, and will be made publicly available here on this website, in the hopes that you will enjoy reading about the details of my worlds as much as I enjoy creating them.

You can find my Patreon page here.

Secondly, some great news: barring any sort of major emergency, Guns of Infinity will be releasing tomorrow. It bears repeating that due to the way that Choice of Games has to juggle a release on six separate platforms with six different approval processes that this is not guaranteed. However, if nothing horrible happens, then everyone should be able to get their hands on a release copy sometime in the next twenty-four hours.