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Hail there, Traveller. Welcome to the Astral. Grab a cup of tea.
Okay, now for that in normal English. Hello. I’m Zed. I write novels and I draw things. It’s great. Here’s some things that you might want to know.
What is the Astral?
The Astral is my custom built fantasy setting. It’s the setting and location of all my stories and art. The Astral is a nebula that contains hundreds of inhabited landmasses and thousands of cultures. Magic is real there but so is technology and they get along better than you’d think. There are a mix of both humans and anthro races in the setting and for the most part everyone gets along so long as they’re paid on time. The nebula has a bit magic itself and the people of the many worlds navigate it on tallships and galleons. People who live on a ship full time call themselves Travellers and manage international trade between the other nations. If you need a setting or some species names for a project or story please message me so I can tell you about my partnership system.
Do you sell things?
Sort of. I am the owner and sole proprietor of Infinity Game Studios. The company makes tabletop RPG games set in the Astral and also sells my novels. Most of my PDFs are free and I'm supporting the novels and game design part of the project with a Patreon.
You draw?
Yes. I hand draw all of the art you see here. Everything is done on a phone screen with a $2 drawing stylus in Sketchbook.
Do you code?
Yes I do. I'm working on several video games set in the Astral setting. I switched a while ago from the Unreal Engine to the open source Godot Engine and progress is going great. The games will have a ton of furry content in them.
What Order do I Read The Books In?
Good question. Everything I do is designed to stand alone as a single product. If you want a novel then start with the free version of the Astral Chronicle and read it in order. The Astral Chronicle is designed to be an introduction to the setting it's in. The game manuals can be read in any order so be picky about them and get the one you want first. There are free quickstart manuals for two of my games available below.
Do You Print Books?
I do! I print and bind all my own books. I own an incredibly high end laser ink printer that I have here in my home office. I'm using it to print and then hand bind copies of my games and novels for sale at conventions. They'll look a bit different than a factory made book but that's because they're hand bound by me.
Important Links
Free Digital Products
These links go to a OneDrive folder full of all my free digital products. This list will grow over time so check back often. Feel free to share the links so long as you don't alter them and give proper credit.
SFW
https://1drv.ms/f/c/f77fe6fdce91837.....AINjGx95Rdx_LQ
NSFW
https://1drv.ms/f/c/f77fe6fdce91837.....04s25Z_fkigSx4
Fan Media Guidelines
Everything I do except The Astral Chronicle is 100% open content for all non commercial work. If anyone wants to use my characters, species, or setting for commercial work please get in touch. I'd love to work out something.
Patreon
Pending
That’s it for now.
Zed
Okay, now for that in normal English. Hello. I’m Zed. I write novels and I draw things. It’s great. Here’s some things that you might want to know.
What is the Astral?
The Astral is my custom built fantasy setting. It’s the setting and location of all my stories and art. The Astral is a nebula that contains hundreds of inhabited landmasses and thousands of cultures. Magic is real there but so is technology and they get along better than you’d think. There are a mix of both humans and anthro races in the setting and for the most part everyone gets along so long as they’re paid on time. The nebula has a bit magic itself and the people of the many worlds navigate it on tallships and galleons. People who live on a ship full time call themselves Travellers and manage international trade between the other nations. If you need a setting or some species names for a project or story please message me so I can tell you about my partnership system.
Do you sell things?
Sort of. I am the owner and sole proprietor of Infinity Game Studios. The company makes tabletop RPG games set in the Astral and also sells my novels. Most of my PDFs are free and I'm supporting the novels and game design part of the project with a Patreon.
You draw?
Yes. I hand draw all of the art you see here. Everything is done on a phone screen with a $2 drawing stylus in Sketchbook.
Do you code?
Yes I do. I'm working on several video games set in the Astral setting. I switched a while ago from the Unreal Engine to the open source Godot Engine and progress is going great. The games will have a ton of furry content in them.
What Order do I Read The Books In?
Good question. Everything I do is designed to stand alone as a single product. If you want a novel then start with the free version of the Astral Chronicle and read it in order. The Astral Chronicle is designed to be an introduction to the setting it's in. The game manuals can be read in any order so be picky about them and get the one you want first. There are free quickstart manuals for two of my games available below.
Do You Print Books?
I do! I print and bind all my own books. I own an incredibly high end laser ink printer that I have here in my home office. I'm using it to print and then hand bind copies of my games and novels for sale at conventions. They'll look a bit different than a factory made book but that's because they're hand bound by me.
Important Links
Free Digital Products
These links go to a OneDrive folder full of all my free digital products. This list will grow over time so check back often. Feel free to share the links so long as you don't alter them and give proper credit.
SFW
https://1drv.ms/f/c/f77fe6fdce91837.....AINjGx95Rdx_LQ
NSFW
https://1drv.ms/f/c/f77fe6fdce91837.....04s25Z_fkigSx4
Fan Media Guidelines
Everything I do except The Astral Chronicle is 100% open content for all non commercial work. If anyone wants to use my characters, species, or setting for commercial work please get in touch. I'd love to work out something.
Patreon
Pending
That’s it for now.
Zed
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Welcome to Quantum the Furry Card Game (G)
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Heyo. I’m probably back here on FA permanently. While I’ve been away I’ve almost completed my card game Quantum. This game started as Eversummer and has grown considerably since then. It’s educational and I’m planning on including content about subjects like the periodic table, world cuisine and algebra. I’m using fursona to teach science and it’s fun.
Okay, so bear with me. Can you meet a fursona? Like, can you date one?
I set out ages ago when I started writing my tabletop games to find a way of actually having a fursona as a friend, preferably physically. It got interesting real fast. I’ve learned some fun stuff. The short version is that hypnosis can allow the brain to simulate touch and mass. I know a lot of us furries make hypnosis scripts and audio. I’ve used some. They’re pretty interesting.
The trick is always inducing hypnosis. It took me years but I’ve figured out that art works well for this job, sometimes better than audio. It can also contain the desired character. I find art hypnosis works best if the art is colourful, has a name and has a setting with a known history.
This strangely agrees with quantum mechanics. Atoms can teleport and be in more than one place at once. They work differently when measured than when not measured. The world is probably solid because we’re observing it. Whatever matter is it responds to consciousness. I’m mostly trained in biochemistry and storytelling and this checks out with everything there as well.
Quantum is being made as free PDFs funded by the Patreon I’m setting up. The PDFs can be printed on a laser printer on business card paper. I’m going to keep making it since I have a ton of setting and a ton more characters I want to draw. I’m currently doing the final art and updating some of the fonts for the Starter Set that contains the core rules and player characters.
So I might have updates here about things my fursona do. I’m not kidding, the hypnosis thing worked. They steal all my decaf green tea and cookies. They’re also warm.
Okay, so bear with me. Can you meet a fursona? Like, can you date one?
I set out ages ago when I started writing my tabletop games to find a way of actually having a fursona as a friend, preferably physically. It got interesting real fast. I’ve learned some fun stuff. The short version is that hypnosis can allow the brain to simulate touch and mass. I know a lot of us furries make hypnosis scripts and audio. I’ve used some. They’re pretty interesting.
The trick is always inducing hypnosis. It took me years but I’ve figured out that art works well for this job, sometimes better than audio. It can also contain the desired character. I find art hypnosis works best if the art is colourful, has a name and has a setting with a known history.
This strangely agrees with quantum mechanics. Atoms can teleport and be in more than one place at once. They work differently when measured than when not measured. The world is probably solid because we’re observing it. Whatever matter is it responds to consciousness. I’m mostly trained in biochemistry and storytelling and this checks out with everything there as well.
Quantum is being made as free PDFs funded by the Patreon I’m setting up. The PDFs can be printed on a laser printer on business card paper. I’m going to keep making it since I have a ton of setting and a ton more characters I want to draw. I’m currently doing the final art and updating some of the fonts for the Starter Set that contains the core rules and player characters.
So I might have updates here about things my fursona do. I’m not kidding, the hypnosis thing worked. They steal all my decaf green tea and cookies. They’re also warm.
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Wolf
Favorite Music
EDM
Favorite TV Shows & Movies
Lord of the Rings
Favorite Games
Skyrim
Favorite Gaming Platforms
Android
Favorite Animals
Wolf, Dragon
Favorite Foods & Drinks
Really Weird Stir Fry
Favorite Quote
Through the sky and onto what lies on the other side.
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