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Nancy Drew | I love Ned! ♡

[perpetuallylocked]

warnings at waverly academy

[topeka-commission-for-the-arts]

Instead of Nancy going on vacation and stumbling onto a case, Nancy should go on a case and stumble onto a vacation

[trademarknickersoncharm]

The Nancy Drew Games as clickbait YouTube titles: (spoiler warning)

Secrets Can Kill: Why Murder by Staircase in High Schools are Destroying America

Secrets Can Kill Remastered: THIS is how my “uncle” threw a man down the stairs then drunk coffee!

Stay Tuned For Danger: 12 Reasons Soap Opera Star in Danger is the END of the WORLD as We Know It

Message In A Haunted Mansion: The Most BORING Video About Ghost in a Chandelier House You’ll Ever Watch.

Treasure In The Royal Tower: The SURPRISING Truth About How My Alleged Best Friend Backstabbed Me!

The Final Scene: MY HEADLINING STORY SAW MY ABDUCTION! The story of a survivor.

Secret Of The Scarlet Hand: 11 Ways Investing in Cinnabar Hands and Amneisa Can Make You a Millionaire

Ghost Dogs Of Moon Lake: I SAW A GHOST! And other fun vacation stories.

The Haunted Carousel: 10 Ways Gangsta Carousel Can Help You Live to 100

Danger On Deception Island: Killer Whale Terrorizing Coastal Shelf!!? - Pay Attention To These 8 Signals

Secret Of Shadow Ranch: I CAUGHT THE GHOST HORSE THAT ATTACKED ME ON CAMERA (MY RECENT SOUTHERN PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE) 

Curse Of Blackmoor Manor: I SAW WITCHCRAFT AS A CHRISTIAN! How I overcame myself.

Secret Of The Old Clock: THIS woman lives everyday like it’s 1930!

Last Train To Blue Moon Canyon: 13 Ways To Get Through To Your Ditz On A Ghost Train

Danger By Design: I impulsively got a tattoo! (not clickbait).

Creature Of Kapu Cave: I WON FAKE CURRENCY! My experience in pawning.

The White Wolf Of Icicle Creek: How I became a maid and cook in less than 10 minutes: MY story of success.

Legend Of The Crystal Skull: MY experience in New Orlens (with a little bit AHS Coven and Indiana Jones 4)

The Phantom Of The Venice: WE GOT ROBBED! (Not clickbait)!

The Haunting Of Castle Malloy: I CALLED MY WEDDING OFF (stories that my caretaker wants you to believe)

Ransom Of The Seven Ships: WE GOT SCAMMED IN THE BAHAMAS! (not the way you think)

Warnings At Waverly Academy: I PAID A NEW GIRL TO EARN MY VALEDICTORIAN STATUS FOR ME! (how I became valedictorian)

Trail Of The Twister: How To Take The Headache Out Of Chores And Tornadoes!

Shadow At The Waters Edge: MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE GRUDGE GIRL! NOT fake.

The Captive Curse: THIS German Castle has been the hotspot of Germany for centuries.

Alibi In Ashes: MY WHOLE TOWN TURNED ON ME! How I coped.

Tomb Of The Lost Queen: I REWROTE HISTORY (and saw some bugs)

The Deadly Device: You’ll NEVER believe what this Tesla Coil did (how to stay safe in the workplace)

Ghost Of Thornton Hall: STORY TIME: I FAKED MY KIDNAPPING (and dressed up as my dead cousin)

The Silent Spy: DEAD MOM WAS A SPY! (NOT clickbait).

The Shattered Medallion: I went on TV! (How I took a break from mystery solving for once!)

Labyrinth Of Lies: 5 easy steps to art fraud and rave theatre reviews (THIS THEATRE TROUPE WILL SHOCK YOU)

Sea Of Darkness: I forgot my anniversary! How a SWORD saved my relationship.

Midnight In Salem: I HIT PUBERTY! (How my voice changed overnight).

[nancysan]

An actual picture of me, ignoring my problems and walking away from them

[henrikvanderswoon]

CURSE OF BLACKMOOR MANOR DIGITAL POSTER NOW AVAILABLE ON ETSY!

BIG SHOP UPDATE, YALL!

Good morning, Clue Crew–I’m excited to announce that the next set of three digital posters in my Nancy Drew game notes series is now live on my Etsy shop! In addition to SSH, SHA, and TRN, you can now find the additional games available in my listings: Curse of Blackmoor Manor, Message in a Haunted Mansion, and Warnings at Waverly Academy! 

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I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who took the time to like and reblog my first post promoting this new shop, and a huge shout-out to those who have purchased so far! A third set of posters is already well under way, and I have been working on a few additional product ideas as well that I’m extremely excited to share with you all soon!

I am still developing my shop Instagram (life the last few weeks has been wildly hectic, including a two-week trip and a wedding I only just returned from, so things have been a little slow as far as production goes), but I will share it as soon as it’s complete and will begin sending product teasers there as soon as I can!

At this time, I am still only able to provide digital copies, but I’m hoping for the ability to offer some printing and shipping in the future when possible. Once again, please check out the shop listings for additional information regarding digital downloads!

Please spread the word! Again, even a reblog or referral to a friend provides tremendous support to my shop at this time. I appreciate you all so much!

Happy sleuthing!

[queerdagny]

Jacques when he’s done talking to you

[zekescurioshop]

me whenever Taylor Sinclair shows up

[daretosnoop]

Nothing really beats loading up a ND game and hearing the soundtrack play as the screen loads

[ndconceptarchive]

An interview with Cathy Roiter on the making of Warnings at Waverly Academy from the November 2009 newsletter.

If this is difficult to read because it's a maroon font on a grey background, here is the pdf file from the website.

Alternatively, here's a transcript I made for it (since unfortunately you can't copy and paste from the pdf).

Nancy Drew

Interview with a Game Designer

This month, we managed to catch up with the designer of Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy, Cathy, for a short Q and A. She’s got all the answers on the creation of Nancy’s 21st PC adventure game, plus a little insight on the future. Check out the interview below.

What was your main inspiration for Warnings at Waverly Academy, beyond the books?

That would have to be my own crazy schooling experience. Having moved around a lot growing up, I was always switching schools - though never to one as prestigious as Waverley! I met every personality and stereotype imaginable, from large schools with immutable cliques to smaller ones where students crossed social lines simply because there weren’t enough of us otherwise. Add to that the unique experience of dorm life from college, and I had a world filled with unique characters and situations to draw from.

Can you discuss the themes of the game and how you chose to incorporate them?

There were three main themes: Gossip & rumors run amuck, the all-important issues to high school girls (such as social standing, grades, boyfriends, etc.), and the gothic styling of Edgar Allan Poe. A large portion of the story was driven by the girls’ opinions of each other and the scandals that kept breaking- gossip and rumors - which were deliberately cohen by the Black Cat to cause the most damage to the intended victim’s psyche - the important issues, Poe provided our link between the girls and Ms.Hallowell, as well as a grounding theme for the school. We used dozens of Poe references throughout, pulling from The Black Cat to The Pit and the Pendulum and beyond to imbue the world with his gothic touch.

How did you help shape the characters and environments to reinforce your concept?

During the initial design, I worked up detailed character profiles, including what exactly everyone thought of each other. Although the high school stereotypes are present, Anne (our scriptwriter) and I wanted to make sure that each girl was more than just her social standing. The dorm rooms were designed with the intent of conveying additional insight to the girls’ characters with decorations that really showed off their personalities. Public areas, such as the library and the foyer, were designed with a traditional gothic aesthetic. Plus, I brought back Nancy’s phone with a vengeance, upgrading her to the latest cell phone technology. This allowed us to bring in texting and photos as an additional way to further the story and really give it the feel of being in school. I confess this was new to me- in college I only knew two people with cell phones, let alone high school!

How do you tie all that up and still keep the “Nancy Drew” experience strong?

Even after 21 titles, that’s still one of the greatest challenges facing design. To keep it strong, you have to keep it fresh. Each game needs its own flavor while still embracing the quintessential Nancy, and it’s why we generally don’t have back-to-back games with the same feel- spooky, adventure, or mystery. Waverly was Nancy’s first foray back to high school since her very first adventure in Secrets Can Kill and we wanted to create a completely different experience here. With its multi-layered design, gossiping cast, environmental changes and new tech toys, Warnings at Waverly Academy provides a rich sleuthing experience for everyone.

Any spoilers for the future?

Well, as those following the Amateur Sleuth Blog and our Twitter have read, we recently chose our concepts for some future titles. All I can say about these games is this: they’re exciting new mysteries in spectacular locations. I also know that our savvy message board users have caught some of our past hidden spoilers in games. The Phantom of Venice had Caribbean pamphlets to tease Ransom of the Seven Ships, The Haunting of Castle Malloy had a Waverly sign hinting at Warnings at Waverly Academy, Ransom of the Seven Ships contained a Wizard of Oz book alluding to Trail of the Twister. They all seem to be hinting at the game two titles from their release. Hmm, I wonder what hint we put into Warnings at Waverly Academy for ND23?

[papenniesandbentoboxes]

Warnings at Waverly Academy

[theytalkofglasshouses]

Animal Crossing Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem

[elliotchen-apologist]

the wolf of icicle creek

[myfortuneandterrorandrapture]

Me playing Curse of Blackmoor Manor: wow I’m really glad my cell’s international data plan still works in the bowels of an ancient secluded English castle...

[poorlydrawnnancydrew]

Henry and Renee carrying Nancy into the study after she passed out in the beginning of the CRY

[nednickersonsgf]

i just found out i didn’t need to lock the door every time i left the ca (where nancy is staying) in ven… i literally always locked it. is this a joke

[henrikvanderswoon]

I have never once in my life locked that door. I never.... I never knew you could 😳

[papenniesandbentoboxes]

YOU CAN LOCK THE DOOR?!

[marynostop]

PARDON YOU CAN LOCK IT??

[snack-shop-boss]

Wait can someone please show/explain how to lock it because I had no idea

[nednickersonsgf]

okay so basically, all you have to do is select the key from the inventory, and touch it to the doorknob (with a click). then the door is locked and will stay that way until you put the key back on the doorknob again. sadly the caption just says **door rattles** when it is locked and we do not get nancy’s signature ‘it’s locked’

[jim-archers-wifes-dress]

YOU CAN LOCK THE DOOR???!!!! I never knew you could do that! I was an irresponsible person!

Does this change any of the dialogue when there’s a conversation about someone leaving the door unlocked? (I think there was a convo about this??)

[lavellenchanted]

Ned changing his voicemail in FIN to add “Nancy, if this is you, I’ll be right back!” so she doesn’t think he’s forgotten her is the cutest thing

[nancydrew-onthecase]

why does midnight in salem have the most potential for the best vibes and yet its one of the worst games