Art by Dins

So, the bsc universe has an alternate-history setting and all the countries have different names, but we can still tell what they’re based on. How did you come up with the alternate names? (Rusalka is such a cool one!) Were there any versions you ended up not choosing? I imagine we’ll get to know even more countries in the full version of lnlc!

And just for my personal headcanons, what is Italy called there?👀

Most of the names are either based on specific regions, historical names for countries / geographical areas, or just... a word in that language that communicates the idea. For example: Tsara is the way you pronounce ţara, meaning 'country' in romanian. Albion is an old name for Great Britain, etc. I don't know about the thought process for all of them as my co-writers Josh and Tom were responsible for most of them, but at least for my writing process I usually had a little short list and went by what I figured most readers would intuitively understand without having to google stuff hahah.

so while i’m here… i’m curious, were you originally planning to make a sequel since the beginning, or did it come from all the love for best served cold?? 🤔

so excited to meet the new cast fully in the full version 👀

Sorry about taking so long to reply to this one! Rambly answer below. But, in general, I'm glad to know you're looking forward to the new game!! I can't wait for you all to meet the rest of the cast, too.

Just wanted to say that your sentiments about being an artist resonate with me deeply; you're not alone.