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this is gonna sound stupid but i’m amazed at baby capybaras bc they really truly are baby capybaras. there r so many animals you guys. so many where the babies look like tiny primordial creatures compared to the mature ones but baby capybaras r just little capybaras. they just start out like that. you know what i mean

Kinda drew something few years ago sdhjdsh

Urban fantasy

Play as an experienced conjurer working as a forensic necromancer. Investigate an unusual crime scene that holds more than you bargained for after a run in with the Chosen One brings back faces from your past you’d much rather forget. Solve magical crimes, guide (or try to avoid) the chosen one, explore the magical Otherworld and deal with a prophecy you were never meant to be a part of.

-          Play as a man, woman or as nonbinary.

-          Choose from 5 ROs, all available to any gender MC.

-          Personality and skills stats.

-          Choose which ‘side’ to ally with, or choose neither.

Demo  |  Forum Post  |  Changelog  |  Characters  |  The MC

In a world similar to ours where magic is known to exist, but not particularly common, humans live together in large cities away from the dangers of the earth-bound spirits in the wilds beyond. Conjurers like you are able to commune with the spirits that live in the Otherworld, a world filled with dangerous spirits that is separated from your own world by the Veil. Spirits slip through the Veil occasionally, or they can be brought over via demonic contracts with conjurers. Both of these scenarios terrify ordinary humans who find solace in a prophecy that promises a chosen one who will strengthen the Veil, permanently sealing all spirits and magic away in the Otherworld forever.

This project is being worked on alongside ‘Dead Men’s Tales’ (a Victorian low fantasy) on deadmenstales-if.

There are pretty AWESOME references

You know what’s some crazy $hit?

You know what’s some crazy $hit?

This fabulous bitch

She makes a shit ton of poses (like 16,000 or some crazy nonsense).  I used this lovely lady to draw so much as a teen.  Whether it was some nerdy pose for my Mary Sue as fuck OCs

or for full on fight sequences

or for tragic deaths of my OCs in the arms of a totally OOC main protagonist.  

this bitch hooked me up.  

And with the wildest, craziest stuff that you could see in your head but had no way or resources to reasonably draw like

or this

or this

DUDE!  INASNE SHIT!!  So I was using her for a pose reference and decided, you know what, I owe this bitch some cash.  Lemme dole it out for her.  BUT then, I looked and saw she only has 286 fucking patrons!!  This chick gives out free shit and spends countless hours arranging these shoots and setting this stuff up.  

I’ll fork up the cash, SenshiStock.  You’re worth it.  

Check out this amazing woman’s stuff, and get knowledged:  https://www.deviantart.com/senshistock

Thank you, Lu, I'll punch myself now for making me cry. WTF I WAS THINKING ASKING THAT QUESTION.

The angst- the pain- IT'S SO SCRUMPTIOUS, WONDERFUL, AMAZING. I'm a mess

C-can we have an angsty time? 😿 What if MC is soon to be ceased and in their last moment they confess their love, barely able to touch RO, as their form just sizzling away in, well, nothing. MC kisses RO for the first and last time and disappears right before the eyes without interrupting eye contact

A: As if losing you once wasn't painful enough, now they had to experience that pain again. And this time, it would be forever, with no return. They tried to reach out to you, feel your touch for the last time...but it felt unreal. You were disappearing into millions of nothing and when they tried to say something, anything, you interrupted them. "I love you" the words are bittersweet, they wanted you to return that feeling, but now it just felt like another fuel for the pain. And when you kissed them, for the first and last time, they welcomed the pain as a gift.

S: They can't survive this again. They've seen you leave more times than bearable...but there was always a way, this time however, things were different. You would never return to them. And if you weren't coming back, they didn't have to stay here. They try to get as close to you as possible, feeling your aura, your energy...."I love you." You say as they make their own confession, that's not a real surprise but they can't help but be amazed at how comforting it is. Their kiss tastes like tears, but they don't care, these aren't just tears of sadness.

Bo: She should be the one to be comforting you. But instead, she's the one being comforted, feeling what's left of you hugging her as you say everything will be okay. "Please, please don't go." She begs you, she has never begged for anything before, not even for life itself. But there's nothing you can do and she knows it..."I love you." You say as she tries to hold on to you even more, futilely, you lean over and kiss her briefly before fading away. And even later when you can no longer hear, she keeps begging for you. 

Kyle: He knew you would be the end of him. But he never imagined it would hurt so much to care about you. Seeing you disappear in front of his eyes was always his worst nightmare and it became real. So real. "Kyle" you call out to him, feeling his hands squeeze you tightly, as if they could keep you from disappearing. "I do not want to know". He cuts off roughly. "But you already know, you know I love you." He holds you tighter but you can't feel his touch anymore and he feels it, letting out an agonized sound. "I will never forgive you for making me love you." He whispers before you interrupt him with a kiss. The first and last kiss in a story that will never happen. 

🔐They don't say anything. All they do is hug you and keep from letting out any emotion. They care about you and you are dying, again and forever. There's nothing they can do to stop it, for the first time in their long existence, they're not enough. "I love you." You say suddenly, and they feel you start to fade faster and faster. "You love me too?" You ask already knowing the answer, of course. "I wish I didn't love you." They respond by looking at you with frustration and barely concealed sadness. You smile, to their dismay, and kiss them and it's what they expected it to be: Soft, sweet and loving. As you disappear, an absolute certainty grows within them. That was the first and the last time they allowed themselves to love. 

Hey hubby!! Jkjk (unless??)

OoOOOoOOh a specific motive you say....hHmMMm, W, what are you hiding i wonder?

R: Cat-person who is weak for puppy-eyes. The irony is not lost on me agsjkaah

C is a gummy bear and I so love it!!!

Omg X's so goofy I can't- pls take my soul and heart little demon 😭

So, we got princess-carry ros one, but whaaat about a reaction to mc puppy eyeing ROs to carry them (mc)? Whether it's piggybacking or princess-style👀👀👀

hey bestie KDJSJK that's a cute one, uhmm let me thinkk

W would laugh gently before reaching for the heir, not minding it at all. there's a specific motive for this one that is actually a little funny but I'm not telling you guys so soon!

R would roll their eyes, asking "are you serious?" but the sight of the puppy eyes would make the half-blood relent with time.

C would ask "are you sure?" before accepting it, with an entertained laugh and blushed cheeks (as always, that's the Heir effect on the elf)

X would go like "thought you would never ask!!" and immediately proceed to grab the Heir! if piggyback, they would pretend to be a violent horse and if princess-carry, they'd hum a wedding song

I'm having a hard time finding the list of ROs 😅 who are the ROs besides R?

oh hey!! no problemo! maybe i should edit the pinned post to have a short description of each one? i'll write one up here and add it afterwards!

ROs in a nutshell:

r - a kind, peaceful fisherman/woman that just wants a good and quiet life for their loved ones (see more here)

i (or il) - a glib-tongued and charming merchant that holds an intense hatred for magicians (see more here)

n - a grumpy, lone wolf magician that doubles as a key figurehead among the rebels

a - a duty-bound yet idealistic noble that's part of the Holy Order, assigned to hunt down and capture magicians

thank you for the ask! :D

ESKIMO KISSES ESKIMO KISSES ESKIMO KISSES ESKIMO KISSES

wait what do you mean "appropriate" in 🔐's answer-

ROs reactions on mc giving them flower crown while saying "for my heart's ruler" and then kissing their forehead? 🥺 Or, if it was asked before, then reactions to mc whi loves giving them Eskimo's kisses?

To be honest I don't know if this has been asked 😂😂 then ....

A: They wouldn't be able to react immediately, they would be so honored with the gesture that they would just hug the Mc until they could think of something to respond to them.

S: "Now I think this is official." They would respond as they leaned over to kiss Mc. They would guard the flower crown as carefully as possible.

Bo: She would be so excited that she would have to be careful not to drop the crown. "I always wanted to be a ruler" but then she would take off the crown and put it on Mc's head. "Would you like to be the ruler of my heart?" 

Kyle: He wouldn't know how to react to that, so he would just thank Mc with a quick kiss on the lips. Then, he would take some flowers from the crown and start carrying them always with him, in his pocket, a reminder. 

🔐: "Very appropriate." They say giving Mc a meaningful smile.

Reactions to mc whi loves giving them Eskimo's kisses...

A: They love Eskimo kisses so they are happy whenever Mc kisses them like that and will do the same.

S: They are a little surprised at first, but always receptive to any affection that Mc gives them. They didn't try to kiss Mc that way, however.

Bo: Most of all, she would find it sweet and fun. She would return the gesture whenever she could and sometimes ask the MC to kiss her like that.

Kyle: Like S, he wouldn't try to kiss Mc like that, but he would accept since Mc was always happy about it. Someday he would ask the MC why they like it so much ..

🔐: Surprisingly they would take Mc's Eskimo kisses well, maybe tease them a little bit about it, saying it wasn't enough to satisfy them.

RE: The Watchwood

It’s official! I’m writing The Watchwood again (finally, I know it’s been a year). Thanks for being patient, y’all.

For those who missed it, I put Watchwood on the back burner because of, well. Y’know. Everything that happened like right after we released the first demo build. The Watchwood is a story that deals really heavily with trauma and recovery, and I just could not write scenes that were intended to be traumatic for characters, or scenes that were intended to refer to characters’ past trauma, while living through a new global traumatic event.

Obviously the pandemic isn’t over yet, but things are looking up- at least in my corner of the world- so here I am, picking it back up. Can’t promise a when, but we’ll be getting a new demo build out in the nebulous near future.

MORE IMPORTANTLY

There are a few changes being made! Namely, we’re switching to Twine. This was a big decision and we aren’t going to get into the whys of it, but it is ultimately the best option for us.

Secondly, the ROs will no longer be gender-variable. I’ve realized in writing them that I have very specific thoughts and feelings about gender identities and gender presentations that I want to write through each of them, and while it would be possible to write that in if they’re gender variable, it would be much, much harder to orchestrate ways to actually have those thoughts and feelings be part of the text of the game!

I want the ROs to feel like real, fully-fleshed people, and I’m going to be much better able to do that with their genders locked in place.

So instead of S, B, and V, your romance options are now

Salomón de la Puerta (he/him), the spacey and kind of airheaded fortune teller who operates Greyvale’s metaphys supply shop.

Bridget Schmidt (she/her), a determined and friendly painter who runs Greyvale’s gas station & convenience store.

Vi Dearborn (they/them), a curious and clever writer who has, after a fashion, taken up residence at the local bakery.

Looking forward to getting a new demo build out to y’all soon. <3

- Scottie

Nightmare deer believes in you.

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