how did you get a cease and desist❓❓❓❓❓❓ there are so many deltarune fan-projects out there and yet yours gets singled out :     (

some of my favorite deltarune fan music man, I really hope you still continue this in some way, you are very talented my friend 🙏🙏

are you sure this was actually from Materia Collective? I've seen plenty of fake cease and desist emails and messages get sent to projects before.

Hi there, this was brought to our attention. If you received a Cease and Desist from someone claiming to be Materia, it was not us. We'd like to learn more, and we are here to help if there is interest in doing cool things with UT/DR music. Our publishing team is reachable at info@materiamusicpub.com.

i am confused in dozens of different ways (none of them are about the legitimacy of the emails)

* (There's a strange, malformed sign here.)
*  ("VACANT")

Lonely River

THIS CANNOT END HERE.
YOU MUST CONTINUE.
--
Chapter 6 Game Over.
Last purely ambient song I plan on doing for Chapter 6.

DARKER DREAM

* Hello!
* What? You didn't say hello?
* Why not?
--
Miniboss track for Chapter 6.
Just a little ditty for a guy who shows up on occasion.

And an And an

The Swarm

* Hey uh, c-could we leave?
* This place is just... a weird butterfly nest.
* There's nothing for us in here!!
* ...
* God, okay fine!
* If you're gonna be stubborn...

Nest

Song that plays when you meet a friend?
---
Original composition by Toby Fox

* YOU'RE IN TOO FAR NOW.
* YOU HAVE TO PROCEED DEEPER.

The Abyss

Poisoning Food

Hopefully the music isn't too grating on the ears.

As of today, Thus Spoke The Prophecy is no longer a Deltarune fan project. We received a cease and desist from Materia Collective on the 31st of May, who argued that our usage of copyrighted characters was a violation of US copyright law, and that we did not have the authorisation to make such a project. Rather than do what Undertale Yellow's developers did, because we lack a large enough audience, we have decided to remove all copyrighted elements from TSTP moving forwards, and we will be setting all of the released music up until this point to private on all platforms.

To clarify, TSTP is not cancelled, and provided I'm not struck dead, it will be finished one day. I've poured far too much of my time and energy into this project to simply let it die. Ever the optimist, my initial reaction was to consider this a compliment of sorts. It means that, with just a handful of music uploads and some story tidbits on an account with only 50 subscribers, I've been considered enough of a financial threat that such legal action was necessary. To clarify, not a single line of code for TSTP has been written, due to ongoing circumstances beyond my control. I know that sounds like lazy talk, but trust me, if you've been following the weekly updates in the Discord server, it really is that bad.

I've chosen to see this as a hidden blessing, as I often do when tragedy strikes in my life. I now have a blank canvas upon which to correct narrative and gameplay quirks that were holdovers from the fact that this was a Deltarune fan project, things that bugged me but I couldn't really do anything about. It also means I get to re-develop TSTP's story and worldbuilding all over again, which was a joy the first time. Those of you who remember the old tracks will recall that I hardly used Toby's motifs due to an insistence on producing almost entirely original work, so thankfully the music will only require a few note changes here and there. My only concern is the logo, which I don't have an adequate replacement for right now, nor do I have the means to commission any artists.

Once this is uploaded, I'll be responding to the cease and desist itself. Fingers crossed this is enough.

Sorry about the music. At least it's original.

(Written 3rd of June)

Please read the description.

Apologies for the radio silence. I've been working on a few other things behind the scenes and in my personal life. Also, sorry about the broken glass everywhere.

Last month, I uploaded a song to both the Youtube and Soundcloud accounts to inform you all that Thus Spoke The Prophecy had been struck with a cease and desist from Materia Collective, and moving forwards would no longer be a Deltarune fan project. I also privated all of the music uploaded to both accounts, in compliance with the emails I had been sent. 

However, Materia Collective reached out to me and clarified that they hadn't sent any such email, and asked for further details. After forwarding the correspondence I had with someone claiming to be a lawyer representing Toby Fox and Materia Collective, Materia Collective denied any involvement with the lawyer, accused this individual of impersonating a legal professional, and may be in the process of seeking legal action against them. Materia Collective also clarified for me that I am well within my rights to continue making Deltarune music, as I had not attempted to monetise anything with copyrighted material, a conscious choice on my part to avoid situations like this.

In light of this surprising turn of events, I will be unprivating all of the previously uploaded music on both platforms. However, after having sufficient time to process this incredibly stressful situation in full, I've come to the conclusion that despite getting the go-ahead from Materia Collective, I will continue to rework TSTP into a fully original project, while also being open and transparent about its origins as a Deltarune fan project. Honesty is the best policy, and it's a policy I've maintained both with TSTP and in my personal life for my entire adult life so far.

This means that the older music on both platforms will be labelled as (OLD), to avoid further confusion. Eventually, I'll redesign the logo, among many other things, but for now, both channels will retain the "Please read the description." logo as a placeholder. As for the immediate future, my goals for the rest of the summer are to lose weight, eat healthier, learn the guitar, and finish other musical obligations before sitting down and really working on retooling TSTP into becoming a game I can be fully proud of.

(Written 15th of July)

Please read the description again.

Thus Spoke The Prophecy is an independently produced game made by a small team of enthusiasts, which will be released for free upon completion. Originally a Deltarune fangame, it has since grown into its own thing, with a cast of entirely original characters, a distinctive aesthetic reminiscent of early PS1 RPGs, and a complex, nuanced narrative that will please veterans of the genre, as well as being a friendly introduction to newer players to the storytelling potential and depth of gameplay that RPGs have to offer.

TSTP started life as a series of speculations about the story of Deltarune, shortly after the release of Chapter 1. Several people contributed and built upon one another, until we had a cohesive and compelling narrative. With an original soundtrack being composed by myself and art provided by several good friends of mine, we have spent the last five years developing this project into a state where we feel comfortable sharing it with the world!

Please read the description.

Thus Spoke The Prophecy

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