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Introducing Ascendance (WIP)

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Total word count: 75210 words | Average playthrough:  ~28089 words

Last update: Jun 7th | Next update: TBA

Ascendance is rated 16+ for mild swearing, descriptions of sensitive topics, and future non-explicit descriptions of intimacy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Ascendance is a text-based fantasy love story about the first contact between humanity and the extraterrestrial beings known as The Y. 

Though the premise is a very fertile (and fun!) ground for sci-fi, Ascendance is inspired by several concepts from different spiritualist philosophies, as well as by great fantasy stories, so it might bring a different perspective for you!

 Oh! Don’t put on such a thoughtful face...it’s going to be fun!

You’re an ordinary college student who is simply trying to make it through your college days and graduate. Your life isn’t eventful and you don’t particularly excel at anything. On what looks like an ordinary day, something completely out of character happens in the middle of a lecture. Are you ready to ascend, or will you turn your back on the unknown?

Customize your mc (name, gender, physical appearance).

Shape your mc’s personality through choices.

Befriend or pursue a relationship with three contrasting love interests.

Choose the division you’ll join to help shape the new world (Or choose not to join any *evil grin intensifies*).

Elya | He/Him | 1,91m | X y.o. | Born in 64°34'41.91" N 17°53'17.65" E, Jupiter.

Elya is highly intelligent and extraordinarily good at dealing with people. Although frequently being perceived as calm and kind, great part of Elya’s talent is being able to easily change his behavior to adapt to different situations, as he sees convenient. Who is Elya, when no one’s looking?

Ian Ishihara | He/Him | 1,8m | 24 y.o. | Born in Yokohama, Japan, Earth.

Ian is a free spirit. Being very bright, impulsive and playful, Ian has little to no respect for social conventions that don’t have a clear purpose. People will often describe him as charming and seductive but, in reality, Ian rarely flirts with anyone. Curious, isn’t it?

Joana | She/Her | 1,73m | X y.o. | Born in -19°01'0.92" S 29°09'10.09" E, Jupiter.

Joana might be the strongest, most determined being you’ll ever meet. Since she is very serious about her duty and very devoted to her division, most of The Y find Joana intangible. Legend has it, though, that whenever she arrives to assist those in need, rays of sunshine can be seen, no matter the time of day.

Learn more about them: Elya | Ian | Joana

This project is a wip and, therefore, might suffer changes and adaptations along the way! I have very exciting plans! ╰(*°▽°*)╯

If you’re interested, please follow the development of Ascendance here on Tumblr  ❤

It will be great to share this journey with you! 

Stay hydrated!

Lou

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Worldbuilding - Devlog 12

Hey you! 💕 It's our monthly-ish update.

Since resuming development on the game, I've been reading quite a bit and actively working on worldbuilding, yay!

I used to think that a story set in a world very similar to real life wouldn't need as much worldbuilding, and I stand corrected. A great chunk of Ascendance is fantasy and requires study and thought in order to start making sense.

It's important to start from the ground up, building a strong foundation upon which the world can grow and exist cohesively.

Characters in great tales only feel real and alive because, in a way, they are. They were born, raised, challenged.

You, as a writer, have to bring all of that to life before they even set foot in the story you're currently telling.

That being said, my current focus is the story of Jupiter, and soon it should involve how Elya, Ian, and Joana came to be.

There isn't much to share at this stage, but I'm making sure to say hi anyway :)

I'll also say that, ever since I started writing for myself, the process has been so much more joyful! I hope it comes through in this work.

I'll see you next month, drink water!

Lou

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Dusting off - Devlog 11

Hey there, I hope you've been properly hydrating since last time!

I'm pleased to announce that Ascendance is being worked on again ❤️

I believe creating is essential for us to truly exist and, when I decided to start being creative again, I realized this is the one project I would very much like to see finished. There's a story here I'd like to tell.

Here's the plan:

1. Worldbuilding and character development

My primary focus, coming back to this project, will be building a coherent world first, with elements that make sense together. The characters will also be more deeply developed and more familiar to me before I start actively writing the story again.

2. Re-learning Twine and interactive fiction

I'll take time to learn how to use Twine again. This includes seeing which aspects of my current story structure are sustainable and which aspects will have to change in order to be.

3. The story itself

As of now, it's highly likely that the prologue won't change much. I want to improve the quality of the writing and the text-choice distribution, but nothing so huge that it would feel like a different story. Now, after the prologue, I imagine each division will start feeling more like its own thing. We'll see!

4. The work

Steps 1 and 2 will be worked on at the same time and are the stage I am at right now. I see them as complementary tasks.

They are planned to take about 6–8 months to reach a satisfactory level.

The story itself (step 3) will start being developed again after that.

You can expect monthly-ish updates overall! 

I would like to thank you deeply for your unwavering support and patience 💕 I see you too. Love, Lou

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so i was reading ian's fun facts, and i was so SHOCKED at the hmong part, lolololol

it was so random, are you also hmong?

Hello! :D Not at all! I do have a good friend who is, though, and she's always bummed not many people know of her culture or get it right. I was planning on making it play a part in Ian's story moving forward, maybe someday! :) Thanks for reading ❤️

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Hi my name is Lynn. I’m 21 years old and I’m opening commissions so that I can make some extra money towards my moving out fund.

My goal is it to be able to move out before I turn 22 which is in March. I’m working a full time job but with the holidays around the corner I don’t think I’ll be able to move out in time to meet my goal.

My starting price for commissions will be $5. I’m good at drawing chibi icons but will be happy to draw anything else as well. No NSFW please. I’ll be reblogging some of my art from my main blog so people can have some reference of my work. Thank you so much for the help.

Support Lynn Gargoyle on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/cordialgargoyle

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My #1 wonderful customer @ascendance-if 🥰💖🥰💖 and her RO - Joanna!!

I had so much fun drawing her, even tho my skill in drawing curly hair is equal to 0. I love her soo much!! She's a baby!! Thank you so, so much, Lou!! 💖🥺

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Look at Jo!! *incoherent noises* Nyks might be opening emergency commissions again in july, but we are the ones being truly helped here ✨ Check her out (and tip her if you can!! =D)

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🌈 Happy Pride Month Everyone! 🌈 I am excited to finally share with you what I have been working on for this special time of year. Here are my several ocs for ifs that I really love. Whenever I felt under the weather, these games always cheered me up and brought a smile to my face. 💖🏳️‍🌈

🐉 Anna Walsh for Wayhaven Chronicles (@seraphinitegames) 🐍 Lavina Sigrún for Ascendance (@ascendance-if) 🪼 Ida Varyn for Wayfarer (@idrellegames ) 🕊️ Davor Kovač for The Fernweh Saga (@lacunafiction)

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Official Hiatus Announcement

Hello! Long time no see, huh?

As you've probably noticed by now, it's been quiet in here for a while. I apologize for the long period of silence, I too needed time to understand what was happening, and then address it.

If I may be honest and straightforward, among other life matters we all deal with, I truly just find myself in need to reignite my passion for writing/branching stories.

And while I do intend on doing that, it will take its time, since I'm also trying to work on being disciplined and more organized with personal projects. Somethings just can't be rushed, unfortunately.

When and if this project does come back, though, it should be a lot better planned and, hopefully, better executed. Fingers crossed!

I hope what you know of the universe so far will be enough to keep your hearts warm until next time! And if it isn't, that's completely okay, I understand the frustration and can only thank you for the support you've given me up to this point! ❤️

Lastly, but very importantly, I'd like to thank everyone who's sent an ask or left a comment, in any platform, being caring, kind and politely asking about the project. It's also because of you I will keep trying =D

TLDR: Ascendance is on hiatus indeterminately, but the dev still trying!

I genuinely hope you guys are well and, of course, hydrated!

Love,

Lou

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[Redacted]'s birthday has come and gone, but the very talented Rokuro on my discord server drew the child and gave me permission to share it here.

look at he!!

In case anyone is curious, the flowers depicted are Alpine primroses <3

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Yoshiaki/Yoshiko/Yoru

The Court Sorcerer

Beside the heir was their closest friend and infamous magic-user, Y. They looked utterly bored, but from your past experience, you knew it to be a ruse- a mask to hide any weakness.

This commission was done by the one and only @sanagii (Amanda Corona). Thank you again 💕💞💕

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VP X Ascendance Crossover

Thank you @ascendance-if for working with me on certain aspects of Ian :]  this was so fun to write and idk i think ian and z will be on my mind for a very long time enjoy my 1k Zen and Ian dumbassery drabble <33

Zen had to wonder what the fuck was going on here. Their day had started out fine. Better than fine, in fact. They got a job worth a lot of leas and maybe they were getting paid extra to make up for having to deal with the most annoying merc around.

Ian Ishihara, the dagger duel-wielding dumbass as Zen proclaimed. There was, of course, Laine as well, but she was never an issue to Zen. In fact, before Laine had claimed Ian as a partner there was a time where Zen had considered asking Laine to join them in Catina’s guild.

Perhaps Zen had been a little jealous when meeting Laine’s new friend and maybe their reaction was a little exaggerated, but it was almost impossible to stop what they had started, not when Ian just kept pushing it. He was never mean-spirited- no, he was worse. He always seemed so smug, so suggestive, with sly words that made Zen’s heart act stupid.

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hi, i hope youre doing well! i just remembered a short comic i saw years and years ago called 25 lives which you can find if you just google "25 lives by tongari," and it reminded me of ascendance with the reincarnation and loving across different lives concept that it has so i just wanted to share that with you! i hope you like it if you decide to take a look <3

Hello! I just did, and it's wonderful 😭❤ Thanks for sharing! I hope you're doing well too.

Read 25 lives here 💕 (18+, I believe, but not really)

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Play here!

What’s been added:

The second half of the chapter

A DARK THEME

A setting to make the text bigger

Some customization choices: piercings, jewellery, scars.

Enjoy❤

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Hi! Do you have any recs for alien ifs, please? :D

Hi Anon,

Here are some games with aliens!

Completed:

Nebula: A Visual Novel by @nebulathegame

Demos:

Andromeda Six (VN) by @wanderlust-games

Ascendance by @ascendance-if

Event Horizon by @if-eventhorizon

Project Hadea by @nyehilismwriting

Supernova: Renegades by @jupitergames-if

No Demo:

Novus by @novusgame ​

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It's been so quiet.. psst, anybody there...?

Hi, yes! haha I know it's been quiet 💕

I'm dealing with some life stuff and, right after, I should be back with our normal schedule. I do still check the blog sometimes; Checking on you guys, really.

If you've sent an ask, know that I've seen it and even possibly created a draft of its answer. If you're a reader and wondering where I've been, I've been here the whole time, and I'm fine 🥰

Ascendance isn't in a hiatus, though progress has been slow and quiet.

I hope you're well, and that you've been staying hydrated. Thanks for sticking around.

Lou

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Blood of a Saint (WIP)

“You know the problem with heroes and Saints? They always end up dead.” ― Leigh Bardugo, The Lives of Saints

Three years have passed since the war that ended the life of the newest saint. Sankta Alina, whispered in reverence and in mourning. Now there’s talk of a heist in Fjerda that has political figures scrambling to hold their fortunes and secrets closer to their chests. Not that it mattered much to you and the others suffering the effects of war and the drug called jurda parem. Surviving as someone who has always been considered an outsider was already hard and having to live through the aftermath of “heroes and saints” only made it that much harder.

The rating will be 16+ for descriptions of violence, drug usage and imagery, language, and sensitive topics and themes. A more in depth content warning list will be posted later and will be included in the game.

Keep reading

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I just wanted to say that I love seeing you authors just being friends and supporting one another, its so heart-warming 💕💝💕 Keep being you, it makes my day

Thank you so much, this made my day <3