Sleight of Hand — 01.07.2022🎉
"Sleight of Hand" is a fantasy interactive story about the struggles of a young writer, who will face obstacles on the way to get their unstable world-changing ability under control, and find that there is much more to them than they have previously thought.
SoH has it's own universe, which I like to call Holy Void, for several different reasons. Mainly, because its worlds (Aether, Abyss, Earth and Underworld) exist in an endless Void. Life on Earth of Holy Void is not much different from our own, except countless preternatural creatures—both friendly and malicious—live alongside human race, hidden. The story takes place in a quiet city of Dawnridge, somewhere near the centre of Britain, year 202X.
As of now, I have six (potentially more?) chapters planned out. Keep in mind that SoH is a hobby project, and while I am quite passionate about it now, I cannot guarantee I will see it through until it’s logical end. I’m just having fun with it, after all! The final product, if I were to finish it, would be completely free to read.
You are more than welcome to ask questions about SoH, I will do my best to answer them :D
Here's demo if you want to try it out! (Prologue and Chapter One)
Wonderful template used in the game is a Twine/Sugarcube 2 Template created by a.w. morgan!
Warning! Sleight of Hand will eventually contain mild horror elements, crude language, brief mentions of mature themes such as sex, homophobia, death and depression (currently 16+, might be updated later)
Customize your "little Raven";
Find out the secrets the Ravenstorm family kept from you, do your research or pretend nothing strange had happened;
Be the master matchmaker your older brother deserves (if Victor is not your RO).
What to expect from Chapter Two:
Deciding on University program and hobbies;
Nearly dying to a Nightmare on the campus grounds;
Getting to know the RO's, and getting closer to one (or two...) of them at the chill birthday party;
Sorting out the mess between your mum and you older brother.
There are four main love interests who are more than ready to welcome you into their lives! Currently, I don't have plans to make a poly-route, though there is going to be a love triangle.
25 in human years, real age is yet unknown. Van-O is Sebastian's best friend. Raven remembers him as a total punk, but he grew up to be quite a gentleman. Bad boy turned soft boy, in other words. (He/him, gay)
21 years old. Noah is one of Raven's childhood friends, and he knows too much about them. It is believed that he can see things others can't. Noah was mischievous as a child, though now he is much more considerate and gentle. His boisterous laugh and a whole lot of inappropriate jokes still can fool almost anyone into believing that he's doing fine, though those rapidly multiplying white hairs tell another story. (He/him, pansexual)
21 years old. Olivia is another childhood friend of Raven's, and even though she joined the Larson family much later than Noah did, she considers Noah and Raven her siblings. She'd never say that aloud, though. She doesn't have friends besides those two, and she doesn't really care; being around human beings hurts her in ways Raven is yet to learn. (She/them, panromantic/asexual)
29 in human years, real age is yet unknown. They are Raven's new History professor, fair and mysterious, also kind of an arse to those poor souls who miss their classes on regular basis. Cold and strict, Phil is the most proper and upright person Raven will ever meet. They do, however, have a scary side to them, but we don't have to be worried about that just yet... (Gender-selectable, demisexual)
P.S.: I should note that English is not my first language. If you happen to stumble upon grammatical errors, typos or questionable word choices, it would be much appreciated if you pointed them out for me!
Next update: Chapter Two — mid-late August.
