Eduarda

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[earlronove]

Was the whole story in the bonus dungeon about the Slaughterer and the False King based on something which actually happened? Or did Xiri make it up? If it happened, who was it? The False King is dead so it isn't Soan. He also fled to another land. We know Soan's father was born in Norin. So is this about Soan's father fleeing from Norin to the Snowy Island? If so, what did he do which was so bad that so many hated him?

I don’t actually remember. I think I was writing up all that as I was thinking up the sequel and I probably meant it to refer to Soan, Soan’s father or grandfather.

Spoilers maybe behind the cut.

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[snoerio]

Whoops, sorry! I went back and checked where I thought that Soan’s father was born in Norin, and seems like I misread this screenshot:

I guess “He” was referring to the son (Soan), not the King (Soan’s father).

The whole thing of the story being how Soan’s memory perceived and distorted the past is really cool. I didn’t think of it like that.

A fake King that's what you are. All plot for your death.

The King persists and the rebels organize a stronger attack- they must take down the fake King.

A bloodbath ensured because of the King's inability to understand a single thing. Everyone wishes he was dead and gone-let them live in peace, fake King.

The King has killed the rebels. All for naught-his kingdom in shambles. Why didn't the King just die?

The Slaughterer advances on the King and the King hides. Away from the world, burned, scared, and bloodied. The Slaughterer advances. We light these candles so the King knows it’s safe to return home. Where is the King so that we may have his head?

And the Slaughterer was vanquished by the King who still rots in his grave, forever until He returns.

It makes a lot of sense and adds an even creepier tone to the whole situation. The Slaughterer might have been Soan’s personification of his depression or self loathing. And the fleeing could have simply been his moving to the Floating Island. The Paradise. All the rebels who died, their bodies were left down in the Snowy Island, and they became ghosts, and later, phantoms. Waiting for the King to return.

The way you planned this out is amazing, Ronove. It’s a lot deeper than I thought it would be. And the fun facts were surprising to read. Thank you for all the thought that you put into this game!

[snoerio]

I am bored so I tried to draw Astra and Erio talking and they look like they are about to kiss 😳 (How to draw sideways demon ears)

[earlronove]

even if you didnt have everything all planned out with your world building, i adore asking/seeing other people ask about it and seeing what you say, even if you end up having to ponder things anew because of forgetting or having not thought of it before. the world you made is so neat! i could honestly shoot the breeze thinking about this and that detail and wondering how such and such might work all day tbph

Ahh, you’re too nice! That makes me feel better. At least peeps are enjoying it!

[snoerio]

I agree with Ironic :) The world you made is already so complex and believable and it’s amazing and fun to delve deeper into it. There are a lot of things left for interpretation that can be extended, and that’s a sign of a great author! Asking you about lore or clarifications on how the world works, and reading your responses are really interesting. Sometimes your forgetfulness even adds more dimension and character to the world haha xD Don’t feel bad! We’re all very thankful you spent so much of your time to give this story to us! :)

[earlronove]

Do you remember if any of your Star Stealing Prince resources (tilesets, battlers, animations, ect) were made by RPG Maker, or were edits of RPG Maker? Would it be legal to recreate the game on another platform?

Unfortunately, most of the tilesets were edits from RPG Maker resources and/or from Celianna’s parallax stuff from rpgmakerweb and she explicitly says you can only use it in RPG Maker.

The battlers are the same as many of the ones I used were from a site that used the VX battlers and made different ones (and the ones I made myself were also edits). Animations were probably from RPG Maker but there are quite a few I think were made with some other program that theoretically I think you could use in other programs (but not commercially since the program used is expensive so unless you have said program I don’t think you can, I could be wrong).

So really, no. If I were to make SSP on any other platform but rpg maker, I would have to redo a lot from the ground up.

[snoerio]

Aww, that sucks.

I’m a Computer Science student, so I was hoping I could recreate the game for Mac and maybe iOS/Android. So others can play it more easily. Maybe later when I learn 3D gaming, if you allow it?

[earlronove]

I wrote something on twitter that I wanted to reiterate here because I’m better on tumblr than I am on twitter.

Sometimes I think back and wonder if making Star Stealing Prince was worth it in the end. I had a lot of issues making it (I was really sick and couldn’t afford grad school so I was pretty down) and writing the sequel and I got really burned out. Then I have people telling me it helped them through a difficult time, it helped them make good friends, that it really touched them in some way.

That always makes it worth it. I have always had issues wondering if the things I do are worth the time I put into them especially since I am slow and I get distracted a lot and things don’t always finish. Sometimes when I can’t sleep I just wonder if I should keep trying and that if it is worth it.

Star Stealing Prince reminds me that it is. Always.

So thank you so much for playing Star Stealing Prince and reading its sequel. For telling me that you’ve played it and adored it, that it’s touched you in some way, that you just enjoyed it and made friends through it.

You guys keep being swell.

[toriikun-blog]

Heeeeey! Am I still in time for the fandom?~

[capitainecorbeau]

I went back to Star Stealing Prince again because I love this game, and I felt like illustrating the first “boss fight” °v°

It’s been a while since a did an illustration with colors and a background (somewhat) ! It was challenging (I redid the colors three times) but really fun ! I miss having the time and energy to do stauff like that regurlarly, but oh well. Really like how it came out !

[leftbians-deactivated20160809]

“Who’s your favourite Beatle?”

[snoerio]

Am I the only one who head cannons Astra as aromantic? o.o

While reading EP, I never really saw the connection between Astra and Canan. It was only after, when I started reading the SSP fanbase’s posts, did I realize that Astra and Canan were a thing. I guess I might have been too busy shipping Erio and Snowe with my life and soul xD

Astra and Erio dating after the events of the game surprised me, to be honest. I knew that Erio liked Astra. But I didn’t feel like Astra had romantic feelings for him. I know she likes to tease him about him liking her. The teasing could come from a subconscious level of Astra feeling the same to him, but I never felt that way.

I feel like if Astra was aromantic, that might have been the reason why they broke up. Astra might have started dating to give it a try. She seems very open minded to anything, and would want to give everything a test. So Erio would have first confessed (I can imagine how that went xD), and Astra would have gone, sure why not. But over time, she realized that she can’t develop romantic feelings for him, no matter how much she tried.

I can see Astra trying to please Erio. Trying to give gifts and go on walks for him. But as an asexual, I feel like she probably had a similar experience as I did in my first relationship. Trying to feel something I just can’t feel, and getting confused as to why. Eventually she realized that this is not working, and confronted Erio. Of course, she made sure the relationship would end on good terms. She would probably smooth it all out as fast as she can to take away any discomfort.

I feel like I can more easily imagine Astra as an aromantic than homo/bi/panromantic.

(I’m not too knowledgeable on aromantics so sorry if I got anything wrong)

[snoerio]

I'm trying to draw SSP fanart but I never stick to it for too long. I think it looks terrible but don't know how to fix it and then stare at it for half an hour before I do something else and then never return to it. It's a miracle I finished that Snowe drawing xD

[snoerio]

Maiamai are my favourite thing in Zelda

[snoerio]

I drew this a few days back. I might trace over it digitally (and fix that horrible face of course). I need to draw Erio too, instead of just Snowe xD

[earlronove]

Lvl 15 MP w/o items: [Snowe:32] [Astra:17] [Hiante:13] [Relenia:9]. I was wondering what an average citizen's MP would be, and a person born at WC Temple's MP. I have a theory about Astra but I need to know if she's strong or R and H are just weak :P

All right you lost me at WC Temple’s MP!

Both Relenia and Hiante aren’t very strong in magic. Snowe is very definitely and Astra is as well but she relies more on her strength and speed. I figure being dead for a while kinda hampered Hiante’s magic and Relenia mainly relies on her strength rather than her magic so their MPs were adjusted accordingly. I probably botched it up somewhere because what is balancing? I would like to hear your theory about Astra, however! I didn’t put much thought into MP pools or stats when I was doing it but on some unconscious level I did skew them in the way that fits my own theory.

I once told some people (I legit can’t remember who or where) when asked why Hiante never turned into a ghost or a phantom and I figured what would turn you into either relies on your magic. If you had a lot of magic when you died, your magic would still cling and you become a ghost (and as per what the game says, the more you stay a ghost the more your thoughts warp and slowly you become a phantom depending). When I said that however, it was taken to mean that Hiante’s not very strong and nor would Relenia be because they likely wouldn’t have enough magic to become ghosts or phantoms as such. So it was made to sound like they were lesser because of it when I meant nothing of the sort!

[snoerio]

It isn’t much. I’m trying to plan for a fanfic, so my ideas/theories I’m thinking to put in are a bit of a stretch :P I doubt I’d ever finish fleshing out the fic and write it but if I somehow manage to, it is a spoiler, so cut :P

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[earlronove]

Ahhh! That’s really clever! I’ll reply in a cut!

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[snoerio]

:D

Yeah, I didn’t really elaborate on Edgar and Lina’s relationship with Astra while the plan was set :P I did imagine it how you described it. 

As to why they didn’t bring her up to the floating island, I guess they probably thought to bring her with them at first. But as their plan went on, they started to become more and more desperate, and a bit insane too. Lina and Edgar used to meet Astra often and spend time with her. But the more time went on and their condition started deteriorating, they started loosing focus on anything except their goal and started developing tunnel vision. Astra soon became a thought at the back of their mind. It was clear in the game that once they arrived at the floating island, they were pushing away the guilt for leaving Snowe behind. For Astra they probably told themselves that they came to the floating island to get away from responsibility and that bringing Astra would counteract that. They probably also comforted themselves knowing that her life is long (because of Erio) and happy and delusioned themselves with the idea that everyone on Sabine is going to live happily ever after. So to them they aren’t really wronging her. In fact, maybe the notes left throughout the castle might have been interpreted as written to her. I forgot what they all said so I can’t confirm if they could have been read that way :P

As for White Cloud, I imagined that Lina is slightly stronger than the people at White Cloud, if not, then at the same level. I never developed a theory as to why, though. But Lina’s strong magic + Edgar’s average magic would have created Astra’s pretty strong magic. 

Why Snowe’s magic is so strong is explained in the story itself. Because Soan is busting with magic capability. Soria immediately could tell that Edgar wasn’t Snowe’s father, but Soan was. So their difference in magic capacity must be huge.

I never thought about Sephi though. I guess your explanation to that is right. Or maybe because Lina was never part of the temple itself but her magic is strong through other means. Because the woman who carried Astra through pregnancy did not have any DNA connection to Astra. Astra was purely Lina and Edgar’s, and just implanted in that woman. 

Hey, maybe there was a secret resistance group with powerful magical capability, against the Lords which Lina’s ancestor was from and they had all those ancient spells with them but the Lords got rid of them with Lina’s ancestor only surviving which expains why Lina’s so strong, or something like that :P

[earlronove]

Lvl 15 MP w/o items: [Snowe:32] [Astra:17] [Hiante:13] [Relenia:9]. I was wondering what an average citizen's MP would be, and a person born at WC Temple's MP. I have a theory about Astra but I need to know if she's strong or R and H are just weak :P

All right you lost me at WC Temple’s MP!

Both Relenia and Hiante aren’t very strong in magic. Snowe is very definitely and Astra is as well but she relies more on her strength and speed. I figure being dead for a while kinda hampered Hiante’s magic and Relenia mainly relies on her strength rather than her magic so their MPs were adjusted accordingly. I probably botched it up somewhere because what is balancing? I would like to hear your theory about Astra, however! I didn’t put much thought into MP pools or stats when I was doing it but on some unconscious level I did skew them in the way that fits my own theory.

I once told some people (I legit can’t remember who or where) when asked why Hiante never turned into a ghost or a phantom and I figured what would turn you into either relies on your magic. If you had a lot of magic when you died, your magic would still cling and you become a ghost (and as per what the game says, the more you stay a ghost the more your thoughts warp and slowly you become a phantom depending). When I said that however, it was taken to mean that Hiante’s not very strong and nor would Relenia be because they likely wouldn’t have enough magic to become ghosts or phantoms as such. So it was made to sound like they were lesser because of it when I meant nothing of the sort!

[snoerio]

It isn’t much. I’m trying to plan for a fanfic, so my ideas/theories I’m thinking to put in are a bit of a stretch :P I doubt I’d ever finish fleshing out the fic and write it but if I somehow manage to, it is a spoiler, so cut :P

This relies on the idea that Astra is magically stronger than the average citizen. About as strong as the people at White Cloud Temple who have been ‘bred’ to be strong in magic.

Richard doesn’t seem to know who Astra’s parents are. He never mentioned them. If he does, he isn’t telling. But it was said in SSP that Edgar and Lina have taken a liking to Astra, so they chose her to be the Star Princess. Did Lina and Edgar know Astra’s parents? Richard seems to have no clue so that probably isn’t the case.

Considering the age gap between Snowe and Astra is 3 years, Astra would have been at most 2 when they arrived at the snowy island. So her personality must not have made Edgar and Lina like her. It could have been maternal instinct of course. Astra was the youngest on the boat. Lina and Edgar tried to have a child many times but failed to. Seeing Astra might have stirred some maternal instincts in Lina, which made her take more care of Astra. But the game and short stories made it very clear Lina liked Astra more than Snowe.

What I think is that Astra is actually Lina and Edgar’s real child. Snowe is the child of Lina and Soan. This is why Astra has a higher magical capability than normal. Because Lina’s magic is very strong. Also, in Chapter 5 when Snowe was trying to ‘fix the link’ again (and ended up seeing a memory instead), he told Astra that there must be a reason she’s the Star Princess, and not anyone else from Sabine. I don’t think there’s been a reason given in game or in the story. But if Astra was Lina and Edgar’s child, her high magic capability and their protectiveness over their only child together would be reason enough for them to make the decision. 

How did Lina and Edgar get Astra without the Lords or even Richard knowing? I’m guessing the whole thing was done secretly. They wanted to have a heir to their throne. Or maybe needed - as the prophecy said that their child would bring the Lords down, and that is exactly what they wanted. 

Everyone else on Sabine was able to have children, as evident by the number of children in the game. But only Lina and Edgar couldn’t. Maybe whenever the Lords would hear of a child, they would somehow manage to sneak in a spell and kill the fetus, causing a miscarriage.

I think that once Edgar and Lina had a few miscarriages, they figured out it was the Lords. So next time Lina conceived, they did a bit of magic, probably some really old hard spell, to transfer fetus Astra to another woman in Sabine. The woman was kept away from Lord’s eyes. And she gave birth to Astra. No one knew about this. Except for Lina, Edgar, and the woman.

So here’s my random weird theory :P Snowe and Astra are basically half siblings xD

[snoerio]

To get the Magic Points of the party members I needed to remove all the items and then put them back. I did this in my sister’s account as I hadn’t gotten Relenia yet in my recent play through.

When my sister stared playing again she suddenly stopped and looked at me confused and asked “Why is Relenia fighting monsters with a bottle?” Her fight options had a bottle icon for attack.

Turned out I forgot to equip Relenia’s things back. So now I know their default weapon of choice is a bottle. Now I need to draw the whole party throwing bottles at scary Soan.

[earlronove]

I suppose I forgot to change the icon for when you don’t have a weapon equipped and there was a bottle in the place of whatever was default!

[theeverchangingname]

Here is Relenia with a bottle.

[snoerio]

To get the Magic Points of the party members I needed to remove all the items and then put them back. I did this in my sister's account as I hadn't gotten Relenia yet in my recent play through. When my sister stared playing again she suddenly stopped and looked at me confused and asked "Why is Relenia fighting monsters with a bottle?" Her fight options had a bottle icon for attack. Turned out I forgot to equip Relenia's things back. So now I know their default weapon of choice is a bottle. Now I need to draw the whole party throwing bottles at scary Soan.

[theeverchangingname]

Looks like some demon is unhappy with his little prince bringing a friend!

I realized I forgot his cape at the very end but I didn’t feel like putting it in. I was originally going to add a chair, but his pose was already where I liked it and I didn’t feel like fixing it.