Jinxed Games

A development blog for all projects created by Jinxed Games. NSFW Tag Rise of the Heathens (roh)

[jinxed-games]

You are the eldest child of House Venali, the ruling house of Etrea, after centuries of political isolation from the world around your county you are chosen for a prophecy predicting the rise and expansion of your home.

So a plan is hatched: A war will be waged, it will be violent and bloody. And you, you will be working on taking the world from the inside. Your mission is to use the ensuing chaos to manipulate and control the naïve heir to Avralux, one of the most influential kingdoms of the known world.

Will you fulfill your destiny as ordered? Or will you break the chains of tradition and change you and your kingdom’s destiny?

ROs:

Aurelian / Aurelia / Aureli (Gender Selectable)- The heir to Avralux, and with the proper guidance one of the most politically powerful people in the world.

Ritar/Eirina (Gender Selectable M/F) - A powerful mage and your Champion. Chosen and trained to be your most trustworthy adviser and ally.

Alistair (he/him) - An experienced knight who recently pledged his service to the King of Avralux.

Maeve (she/her) - An ambitious diplomat known for her quick wit and polite nature. Maeve can only be in a relationship with F!MCs.

Kyrin (they/them) - A traveling cleric for the Church of the All-Seer.

Dorin Asteso (he/him) - The distrustful Commander of the Lucidian forces.

The Oracle (she/her) - The young prophetess for the All-Seeing God.

Keala Surral (she/her) Maeve's (unwanted) wife. The Maxim Noblewoman was abandoned soon after her wedding day. Keala can only be romanced in a poly relationship with Maeve.

DEMO (OLD) DEMO (NEW ) FORUM (as a note it is currently closed, and I have no plans of having it reopened until the demo is completed)

[jinxed-games]

Breaking a long hiatus to share the ROs made in the new dragon's dogma character creator. Giving you guys screenshots with two different lighting options just cause I went ham. I'll be taking down the previous portraits in favor of these in the next few days so if you're particularly attached I recommend saving them.

In order of appearance: The Mage, Nb!Royal & F!Royal, Alistair, Maeve, Dorin, Kyrin, Keela, and The Oracle

Under the cut will be the same screenshots with warmer campfire lighting

[8pxl]

PSA: Tumblr/Wordpress is preparing to start selling our user data to Midjourney and OpenAI.

you have to MANUALLY opt out of it as well.

to opt out on desktop, click your blog ➡️ blog settings ➡️ scroll til you see visibility options and it’ll be the last option to toggle.

to opt out on mobile, click your blog ➡️ scroll then click visibility ➡️ toggle opt out option.

if you’ve already opted out of showing up in google searches, it’s preselected for you. but you also have to opt out for each blog you own separately, so if you’d like to prevent AI scraping your blog i’d really recommend taking the time to opt out. (source)

[chrysanthemumgames]

Chapter Ten and the Epilogue are out!

Hey everyone!

This announcement is basically just what it says on the tin. You can now play the past part of the game. Here's the link if you don't have it handy.

I don't think there are any particular content warnings for this one other than Zeus existing, but my brain is kind of scrambled eggs right now, so if I've forgotten something, please let me know.

I feel like I should have some thoughts here about actually being finished with the game, but either because of the brain-eggs thing or because I still have a lot of editing to do, it's hard to think of myself as done.

Just a few things I've been getting questions about clarified in one place:

FoA's first draft will remain where it is, as it is, complete and free, until I submit the edited version for publication. I estimate this will be about three months, (so until March 1, 2024), but can't say that for sure.

The second draft will bring about substantive changes both from a game design standpoint (various systems) and a character standpoint (some pacing things are going to change, particularly with the romances that probably should be a little bit faster paced than they are. A smidge.)

I may or may not be doing a closed beta test for the second draft. That's not me being coy, that's me genuinely not knowing if I will.

There will be one sequel. I will begin working on it immediately after FoA is submitted for publication.

If you want to follow the editing process, I will probably be summarizing my progress monthly here, but I will be going into much more detail and previewing the edits on my Patreon. No pressure ever; that's just an option if you'd like to see more or support me as I go.

Thank you, everyone, for your support, critiques, and suggestions. They've already made FoA a much better game than it would have been without you, and I'm looking forward to getting the chance to take more of them on board as I move through this next part of things.

I hope you enjoy.

[the-kingshound]

CINDERELLA - happily ever after is my entry for the Anti-Romance Jam.

Following the lyrics of Labour (Paris Paloma), it explores the happily ever after of Cinderella, ten years after she became Queen. Or, rather, how little things have changed.

Status: completed

Length: 1.5k words

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged me in times of need.❤

[jinxed-games]

Tousle for Ritar? Pretty please?

Well... since you said please.

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It is such a silly thing to want. A silly thing brought on by a quiet evening. Or maybe the word is domestic. Ritar sits nearby on a desk that was once just yours, but by virtue of your now shared room has become his too. You've both spoken about getting another desk but neither of you has made the move.

Maybe because of moments like this. In quiet evenings when you've moved one of your large armchairs so that you have one corner and he has another. Both are angled so you can put your leg on his chair if you want. Or if he wanted his hand could rest on your thigh, or your hand, or whatever touch he wished to initiate idly while working.

Or, should you have the urge, you could tousle his hair while you get up to leave work with the much too-long reports and endless problems.

When you do it doesn't quite work the way you want it. Because no matter how soft and tempting his hair looks, it is in a tight braid as it always is. But you know he will redo it before bed anyways, it is a part of his nightly ritual.

Ritar's eyes are on you as you find other ways to occupy your time. You know they are narrowed in amused accusation, this is not the first time you've felt the urge.

Finally he speaks, "I'm going to start making you do my hair so that it is your work you are messing with."

You smile, "You say it like a threat."

"I would hold you to the same standard I hold myself. We could spend hours with me sitting, telling you how you will ruin my beautiful hair."

You turn back with a raised brow, "I have yet to hear the threat."

Ritar sighs and shakes his head, "Very well then. I will arrange the time."

You hum, pleased at the unintended consequences of your actions. Maybe if you do good, he'll let you do it more often.

[fallenlightsif]

I love how I can tell when someone is going through a character’s tag because ALL posts related to that character are getting liked rapid fire…

I’m like yes…discover your love interest bestie…

[jinxed-games]

(Same as the reportrd bug anon)

sorry! Im not sute which demo is the old or new one now. The hug I mentioned was in the demo labeled new but it seems like the old demo is more different from what I remember...are the labels maybe switched? Sorry again!

I did double check and the two demos are correctly placed. The old demo did go through a few attempts of rewrites before I decided to completely redo everything which could be why it's so different?

And thank you very much for the bug report, you should be able to progress when going through the Mage's options and I caught a few other's that I missed as well!

[jinxed-games]

What happened to the old demo, the links are both the same in the intro post.

Yeah that was my bad lol. I updated the wrong one. I have fixed it now so the old demo is now playable from the link in the pinned post.

[jinxed-games]

I played the new demo and loved it! I really enjoyed getting to see mcs family fleshed out and the events leading up to leaving in all their juicy detail. *chefs kiss*

Thank you that's so sweet of you to say! ❤️

[ohisms]

𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃  &  𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄    (a  series  of  nonverbal  prompts .   mature  themes  present ,   ‘ my ’  muse  belongs  to  the  one who  posted  the  meme  -  send   “ + REVERSE ”   to  reverse  the  prompts .)

→     𝐈 .    GENERAL

❛   hush .   raise  a  finger  in  a  gesture  to  silence  my  muse . ❛   sit .   gesture  for  my  muse  to  sit  down . ❛   door .   hold  a  door  open  for  my  muse . ❛   tap .   tap  my  muse  on  the  shoulder  to  garner  their  attention . ❛   hunger .   give  my  muse  something  to  eat  /  drink . ❛   cook .   present  my  muse  with  home - cooked  food . ❛   brush .   work  a  brush  /  comb  through  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   read .   silently  read  a  book  alongside  my  muse . ❛   hand .   hold  out  a  hand  for  my  muse  to  take . ❛   dressed .   help  my  muse  put  on  an  article  of  clothing . ❛   note .   give  my  muse  a  note  saying :   [ content ] . ❛   amplify .   turn  up  the  music  in  the  car .

→     𝐈𝐈 .    ANGST

❛   patch .   help  my  muse  patch  up  a  wound . ❛   night terrors .   hold  my  muse  after  they  wake  up  from  a  nightmare . ❛   company .   silently  sit  with  my  muse  to  comfort  them. ❛   hospital .   my  muse  is  told  that  yours  is  in  the  hospital . ❛   revelation .   show  my  muse  evidence  of  a  lie  they  told . ❛   indulge .   find  my  muse  drinking  to  cope . ❛   downfall .   find  my  muse  collapsed  on  the  ground . ❛   console .   comfort  my  muse  as  they  cry . ❛   nurse .   give  my  muse  company  in  the  hospital .

→     𝐈𝐈𝐈 .    AFFECTIONATE

❛   wink .   wink  at  my  muse .  ❛   wrap .   wrap  an  arm  around  my  muse’s  [ shoulders  /  waist ] . ❛   caress .   gently  caress  my  muse’s  face . ❛   tousle .   mess  playfully  with  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   chest .   place  your  head  on  my  muse’s  chest .    ❛   comb .   comb  fingers  through  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   grasp .   run  to  my  muse  &  jump  into  their  arms . ❛   lean .   lean  on  my  muse’s  shoulder . ❛   tender .   kiss  my  muse  on  the  [ forehead  /  cheek  /  nose ] . ❛   abrupt .   kiss  my  muse  out  of  the  blue . ❛   chaste .   chastely  kiss  my  muse . ❛   good morning .   kiss  my  muse  the  morning  after . ❛   volumes .   gaze  at  my  muse  in  a  way  that  silently  says  ‘i love you’ .

→     𝐈𝐕  .    VIOLENT

❛   strike .   [ slap / punch ]  my muse in the face . ❛   gun .   wield  a  gun  at  my  muse . ❛   twist .   twist  my  muse’s  arm  behind  their  back . ❛   throttle .   aggressively  wrap  your  hands  around  my  muse’s  throat . ❛   parch .   burn  my  muse  with  a  hot  object . ❛   take down .   forcefully  bring  my  muse  to  the  ground . ❛   gouge .   wield  a  sharp  object  at  my  muse . ❛  shunt .   shove  my  muse  backwards . ❛  stickup .   yell  at  my  muse  to  put  their  hands  in  the  air. ❛  shoot .   [ fatally  /  non-fatally ]   shoot  my  muse . ❛  stab .   stab  my  muse with a  [ knife / other object ].

→     𝐕 .    NSFW

❛   surprise .   send  an  unexpected  nsfw  image  to  my  muse . ❛   pin .   push  my  muse  against  a  [ wall,  table,  other ] . ❛   go down .   go  down  on  my  muse . ❛   choke .   intimately  wrap  your  hands  around  my  muse’s  throat . ❛   belt loops .   pull  my  muse  closer  by  their  belt loops . ❛   skinny dipping .   go  skinny  dipping  with  my  muse . ❛   rip .   tear  a  piece  of  clothing  from  my  muse’s  body . ❛   mark .   leave  a  mark  on  my  muse’s  body  [ specify where ] .

[todayontumblr]

Wednesday April 26.

International Lesbian Visibility Day.

Today is a big one, folks. It is, of course, April 26, which means it is International Lesbian Visibility Day, the centerpiece of Lesbian Visibility Week 2023. It is many things at once: on one hand, it is a day for recognizing and celebrating the contributions of lesbian and queer women around the world. It is also a day to raise awareness of the issues faced by lesbians, and all queer women who identify as lesbians, and to encourage them to live authentically. It was founded for these same purposes on April 26, 2008, and then as now, International Lesbian Visibility Day commemorates the achievements, contributions, and unique experiences of lesbian women. It is also for reflection on the challenges faced by these women, and to promote a greater understanding of the LGBTQIA+ community. In celebrating International #lesbian Visibility Day, the aim each year is to help foster a culture of acceptance, inclusion, and work towards a more equal, just society.

So, however you're spending this International #lesbian Visibility Day, 2023, we hope you spend it well.

With love, light, and solidarity x

[jinxed-games]

Are there ways to be deceptive to A/L without fake flirts? Do the fake flirts mean that we don't have any affection for A/L, period?

I'm gonna start with an apology cause I have no idea why I left this in my inbox for so long.

But yes you can lie to them without flirting with them! You can also build a friendship with them and not be sincere.

The fake flirting will allow people to play as an MC trying to get in the Royal's confidence, and if you guys want to take a more emotional slow-burn route.

[jinxed-games]

Only RO I was interested is now F only yay...

I'm pretty sure you've put another ask like this in my inbox that I decided to ignore. But I won't ignore this one.

Maeve is a lesbian. That will not be changing. I made the change because I realized I could only imagine her with a woman in the context of future romance scenes.

And there are many, many well-written fantasy/political IFs that have Maeve's personality archetype that you can read instead. So yeah. Go enjoy those if this is a dealbreaker.

[jinxed-games]

The demo is really good! I'm curious about the test and I feel really connected to MCs royal family and guard

Thank you! It makes my heart warm to hear that!! ❤️

[coeluvr]

EID MUBARAK TO EVERYONE THAT CELEBRATES 🎉🎉🎉

[jinxed-games]

Wow! 😯 New demo has so many options! Just wow! It is super amazing and I am in love with this demo! ❤️💖❤️

Have a nice day! ☺️

Thank you! You too!! ❤️