As A Kalalav (death Flower) Harvester, You Live And Work In The Holy Land Of Duutrepia. You've Known

I know I haven't talked about this project in a while, but I'm still working on this. Just very slowly writing it. I figured I should get around to getting down the look of the game though, so gonna be toying with this template and see what I can make of it I still dunno how to code man, i'm scared

Description

You own a bakery at the heart of your home village, Berseras. Your older brother, Ryan, has been looking after you for the past nine years. Though in reality, he was always the one taking care of you. But at some point you’d have to move on, right? Start your own life so your brother can live out the rest of his. Well, that was always true but neither of you ever expected it to be so abrupt. 

Having never left Berseras, you find yourself navigating a world that you are definitely not prepared for. With a prophecy looming over your head, an assassin on your tale, a people-appointed ‘savior’ charge, and a tyrant Monarch, you are poorly prepared for this journey. 

Travel to different cities, make allies or enemies, befriend a Saint and/or an assassin, be a menace or a peacekeeper, no matter the choices, what you do will go down in history. What kind of Protector will you be?

The Edge of Yesterday  is a 18+ interactive fiction game, with a main focus on plot and lore. It is intended for mature audiences and will contain scenes of violence and vulgar language. Some themes might be distressing for some, so please understand your own limits. Here’s a list of themes: murder and attempted murder, gore, blood, slight torture and mentions of past torture, enslavement and mentions of past enslavement, explicit language/profanity, instances of harassment, severe character injury, emotional abuse/manipulation, fear, domestic violence, mentions of neglected childhood and child abuse, talk of arranged/forced marriage, religious topics (I’ve created a new religion, there will be no mentions of real life religions), scars, mentions of alcohol, fire, mentions of wars and past wars, guns, hospitalization, obssession and possession, jealousy, and forced to do something against your will.

 I will have an option for viewing warnings before each chapter.

Features

✮ Customize your character’s identity and appearance:  pronouns, color and style of hair, skin tone, scars, height, clothing style, and nickname. 

✮ Romance one of two characters, or both.

✮ Join the darkside or take the high road.

✮ Influence both ROs to join you on the darkside or on the high road.

✮ Flee from your home village.

✮ Deal with a prophecy that dictates the rest of your life.

✮ Build a relationship with a dragon!

✮ Take down the tyrant Monarch or join the Monarch in taking over Dunaria.

✮ Travel to different countries and cities!

✮ Navigate family drama as you meet different family members.

✮ Get lost in a forest.

✮Develop skills in stealth, strength, and strategy.* 

✮ And more!

* This is not a stat heavy game, so please do not worry too much about your statistics. While they do contribute to the game, they’re not the main focus. This interactive fiction is mainly based on lore and plot. 

Romance Options:

☀ The Savior

[ Finley Raith | He/She/They | Vi’ba | 22]

Overly cocky with a side of innuendos, Finley is the main star of a foretold prophecy dating back hundreds of years. With a big ego, sassy comebacks, and sleazy diplomacy, Finley doesn’t seem like the kind of person to ever doubt themselves or their abilities. They would rather inject poison into their own skin than admit they don’t know what they’re doing. Having grown up as the child of an extremely rich noble family, they find themselves in a whirlwind of shock as they try to navigate the world their family so desperately tried to shelter them from. Will they rise up and be the savior everyone has been dreaming about or will they be Dunaria’s worst nightmare?

“They’re all the same, but how much different am I?”

⚔ The Assassin

[ Elliot Lennox | He/She/Xey | Sho’ai  | 23]

Extremely mysterious with a side of snark, Elliot is the tyrant Monarch’s right hand, eyes, and ears. With an abundance of nonchalance, coldness, and disinterest, Elliot doesn’t appear like the kind of person to stray from orders or their supposed destiny. Though perhaps a part of xem, deep, deep, very deep down, aches for something more. Having grown up without parents, taken in by an assassin training academy, xey have known nothing but violence and strength. Will xey be able to find xemself after spending so long being someone else or will xey finally break free from the chains binding xem to a dark past?

“If I’m going down, you’re coming with me.”

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DEMO TBA

Eighteen years.

You promised yourself as soon as the clock struck midnight, on your eighteenth birthday, you’d be on the first train headed far, far away from Sageville. Alas, it didn’t end up quite like this. 

You did find yourself at the train station numerous times, however, though you simply never purchased that getaway ticket.

You couldn’t… afford to that is.

Two years of picking up shift after shift later, and you’re finally on that train, turning the page to the desperately awaited chapter of your life.

Destination: Dahlia Hills.

The difference between Sageville and Dahlia Hills, some might ask? 

Clear as day. 

Not only riddled with some of the most influential and wealthy people, but also the haven of glamour, gossip and that never-ending nightlife.

Still, the reason a small townie like you has their eyes set on the city, is because of its university. While it may not be ranked number one, you’re aware of the life-altering connections a diploma from the Dahlia Hills College brings.

But you also always craved to experience the promised whispers of life and excitement that reached all the way to your very own ears.

The complete opposite of good ole Sageville.

Well, I guess it’s time for you to find out, meet and experience all the special things Dahlia Hills has in store...

Dahlia Hills takes inspiration from early 2000s shows, such as One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl. Personally, growing up a little after that time, I’ve absolutely loved discovering and watching those types of shows and have always imagined myself thrown into that kind of scene. And I’m sure there’s plenty of other people who have felt the same (right??) and so I present to you ‘Dahlia Hills’.

The book is a slice of life with a dash of nostalgia, set in the mid to late 2000s. 

Customise your MC from your name all the way to your personality and appearance.

Meet unique characters.

Live in the moment.

Explore different romances.

Experience that glamorous side Dahlia Hills is known for.

Get your name out there!

♦️ Carter Black, M/F, 21 [RO]

What Carter lacks in social skills, they make up in candour. Seriously, nothing against you or anyone for that matter, they just prefer probably anything else but people.

Avid smoker, who ironically works at one of the biggest nightclubs in the Dahlia Hills ‘The Tini’. Though, it is only because of their two favourite things: cigarettes and alcohol.

“For what it’s worth, if I really despised you, I wouldn’t be here. You’re not getting any more from me.”

♦️ Zach/Zoe Powell, M/F, 22 [RO]

Although gone most of the time, curious whispers follow wherever they go- or should I say appear?

Isn’t the saying: secrets are meant to be uncovered? Or maybe it's curiosity killed the cat?

At the end of the day, no one’s forced to do anything, and only you can stand in your very own way… so do with that as you may.

“Life gets boring fast, when you have everything, you’ve always wanted, handed to you like this.”

♦️ Jackson/Jordyn Whitlock, M/F, 21 [RO]

‘With great power comes great responsibility.'

Not for J though…

Some would say they are ‘set for fucking life’. Only thing standing in the way of them, and their multi-million pounds corporation inheritance is well… their parents, for one, and downright stupidity.

Apart from that, they have free range to do just about anything they please.

Born with a silver spoon doesn’t even begin to describe the mountain of wealth they are surrounded by.

Still, a spark of intrigue flashes across their hazel eyes, as they wander down the shape of your entirety, like the shiny new toy that you are. 

“Let’s make things clear, if I haven’t fucked somebody, it’s because they didn’t excite me enough.”

♦️ Valentine/Valerie Beaufort AKA Val, M/F, 21 [RO]

If there’s one thing you don’t want to miss, it’s Val’s frequent parties thrown in none other than one of their parents’, who seem to always have business overseas, mega mansions, located in the outskirts of the city, allegedly worth a staggering eight digits.

While they enjoy their more than occasional night of fun, don’t expect for them to go for just anyone, for even they have standards, contrary to popular belief.

Although they might appear frosty during the first few encounters, it’s best not to take it to heart, as they do tend to come around… 

At some point… 

Later rather than sooner...

Sooner, if the people they care about do.

“Seriously Carter, that cancer stick is gonna fucking age you like crazy.”

♦️ Bonnie Marlowe, F, 22 (she/her)

If Bonnie has any enemies, it means hell has frozen over and pigs can fly.

Seriously, she’s like a fluffy ball of cotton candy; sweet and cuddly… not kidding, that girl LOVES hugs. 

And yeah, she can be a little dim sometimes, but cross my heart she means well. Truthfully, it’s not really her fault there seems to be a disconnect between the thoughts in her head and the way they come out of her mouth.

Just know, if you ever feel offended, she’ll be waiting… lips quirked up, exposing the single dimple adorning her right cheek, along with her big black eyes… and then you’re in trouble. 

Because only a monster can still be mad then.

“I love you guys so much. I can’t wait for our babies to be best friends.”

♦️ Grace Watson, F, 22 (she/her)

Honestly, I can’t tell you much about the girl.

Yeah, she’s quiet and she seems friendly... and she attends some of Val’s parties... and surprisingly she hangs out with J, Bonnie and the bunch.

Hmm…

She is dating Alec, so I suppose that does make sense… (don't worry I'll tell you more about him next)

Anyway, not much to see here… yet, so I guess I’ll let you do the getting to know ;)

“Why I had to get along with you guys of all people, I don’t know.”

♦️ Alec Greene, M, 21 (he/him)

He is just a sweet one.

Seriously; charming, friendly, decently intelligent, outgoing AND handsome?

What the hell doesn’t he have?

Yup, Alec is the guy parents wish you’d bring home when you tell them you found a special boy.

That guy = Alec motherfucking Greene.

And what is the perfect guy without a weird obsession with repairing old fancy cars? Nuff said.

“No, seriously, if I can help, I wanna help.”  (see?)

Hope this peaked your interest!

Hugs <3

"Keep an eye on them."

This was supposed to be another mission like any other. The conflict between Drenea and its twin kingdom, Kysia, is broiling once again. Spies amongst the Drenean court once again becomes a growing concern. Tasked to keep track on a suspected spy and follow them back to their hideout, you instead find yourself in the frigid region of Kasal.

The snow continues to pile high and the winds rage on. The sudden blizzard shows no signs of relenting. Thrown off course, you are forced to take refuge in an abandoned manor in the mountains. Worse yet is the company, a soldier that hails from your kingdom's greatest enemy nation. But it's either them or the howling storm and whatever starving beasts lie in the woods beyond the manor.

You just hope the manor will be enough to stave off the cold.

Rating: 16+ (subject to change)

Customize your gender, pronouns, and appearance.

Choose from three backgrounds: Noble, Orphan, Performer.

Choose a combat style and how your magical companion manifests.

Determine how you navigate your forced partnership.

Survive the cold of Kasal, and perhaps find out what secrets it holds.

MC (Hey it’s you!)

Drenea's Shadow, the ever loyal and skilled spy and assassin of the kingdom. You are the blade hidden in plain sight by the royal family, a warning to all who may oppose them. A blight on scheming nobility and the boogeyman used to scare naughty children, your reputation far precedes you. Loved or hated, you are a tool for the royal family, a blood sniffing hound kept on a short leash.

The Lupine Knight (they/them)

There is so much to say about the Lupine Knight, yet at the same time there is so little. They are one half to the greatest military duo in Kysia, some may say in all the continent. Working side by side with the second prince of the enemy nation. Citizens of Kysia sing their praise to the divines, and the elite of Drenea cannot deny the skill they possess. But outside of martial might, there exists nothing but rumors and speculation. 

Demo: TBA 

thinking about how much work i could get done if i would do it

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Thanks, I'll definitely need it whichever path I go down. But whatever I do, these stories will be told one way or another, I love them too much to let them go.

They found the corpse on a Sunday. So why was Danny Fenton still alive?

Ectoberweek 2024, day 1

probably my only contribution for this year because I’m busy with uni, but we’ll see

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“Find me a house where no one can ever come. I like talking to you, but to no one else in the whole world.”

— Virginia Woolf, from a letter to Lytton Strachey wr. c. September 1925 

Well of The Divine - a work in progress Interactive Fiction Story

Well of The Divine is a 18+ fantasy text-based game built using ChoiceScript. Rated 18+ for explicit language and optional sexual content.

This is my first time writing anything in ChoiceScript (first time coding in general) so please bare with me as I learn and thank you for your patience 💛

The Well of The Divine has been compromised. Once the source of the Gods strength, it is now closed off to them leaving them truly vulnerable for the first time in their long existence. They are scared.

What does this have to do with you?

Found as a new-born, abandoned by those that brought you into this world, you never knew your birth parents. Only those who took you in. The problems of the Gods had never involved you until now. Divine blood flows in your veins. An encounter with your Godly parent brings death to your village. Those who hunt the Gods have come for you too.

Now, who are you?

Features:

Play as male, female, non-binary or trans, straight, gay, bisexual or asexual

Customise your character's appearance and personality

Learn who your Godly parent is from one of five options

Gather allies, both divine and mortal to travel with you

Forge relationships with your companions, friendships, rivalries and more

Choose from five romance options to pursue, creating a deep romantic or platonic bond

Improve your skills including your control over your demigod powers

Discover who is hunting you and decide the fate of the Gods

DEMO: TBA

Was just scrolling the IF tag and saw your art and went :000 they look so cool I love their design (clip on tail would be pretty cute)!!! I also am liking the premise of your game very excited to see where you take it. Much luck to you Author.

I'm so glad to hear that you like the art and the story premise! Thank you for the kind words