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Bye Bye Princess Ark (Apr 2013)

Bye Bye Princess Ark... Hello Calidar! (Oct 2013)

Sneak Preview: The Orcs of Ghüle (16 Jan 2014)

Preview: The Soltan Ephemeris (27 Jan 2014)

Calidar Status Check (10 Feb 2014)

System-Neutral Character Rankings (2 Mar 2014)

March Update (7 Mar 2014)

Calidar Moving Ahead (9 Apr 2014)

Voices of Calidar (10 May 2014)

Behind the Maps (27 May 2014)

Behind the Maps Part 2 (2 Jun 2014)

Behind the Maps Part 3 (21 Jun 2014)

On a Sail and a Prayer (30 Jun 2014)

On a Sail and a Prayer Part 2 (10 Jul 2014)

On a Sail and a Prayer Part 3 (23 Jul 2014)

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Interviews

Threshold Issue #1 (30 Sep 2013)

Interview at SlimGamer.com (20 Dec 2013)

SlimGamer extra text at Bruce's blog (21 Dec 2013)

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