Ink and Intrigue is published and you can play it now! ❤️🔥
Play the demo for free!
Heed magic's call! Find love on a lush tropical island among immortal warrior-mages as you explore ancient mysteries, craft dragon-rune tattoos, and discover your true loyalties. When mystery tempts, how do you answer?
Ink an Intrigue is a standalone Heart’s Choice IF romantasy adventure set in the same world as Their Majesties' Pleasure.
Plunge into a world where magic calls the passion in your soul.
Choose your kindred: a powerful dragon, a shapeshifting griffin, or a blue-lightning phoenix.
As you train to become a warrior-mage, do you romance or befriend a sexy tattoo artist, a feisty initiate, a playful sage, or a maverick with an unfulfilled quest?
Ink and Intrigue is an interactive high-heat fantasy novel by Leia Talon, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—300,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
As a seasoned spy from the kingdom of Minare, you have been sent as an emissary to the Kitherin warrior-mages of Ra'zai, whose tattoos give them supernatural abilities and whose magical rites bond them to powerful creatures from another world.
But, as soon as you enter Ra'zai, you hear the call of the Kitherin. The magic has chosen you, and now, your fingertips tingle and your heart pounds. An unnamed need grows within, like a thirst that can't be quenched. Magic infuses your very breath.
As your magic expands, so does your heart. Which of your new Kitherin companions calls to you?
TEO: Are you attracted to Teo, the soft-spoken tattoo artist whose muscular body is covered in tattoos and whose eyes blaze with amber fire? When he paints dragon runes onto your skin, do you feel the power of his heart as well as his magic?
KAI: Or to Kai, whose dark hair contrasts with brilliant blue eyes: his mastery as a warrior is unmatched, but his quest to overturn a corrupt regime has earned him the opposition of the Kitherin Council.
RAE: Perhaps you prefer Rae, a feisty fellow initiate, with her dark skin and wicked smile. Rae's determination is legendary—she has failed the trials before, but never stops trying—and her boisterous spirit is unbreakable.
THEA: Or maybe Thea is the one for you, with her sea-green eyes and copper hair. Elegant and serene, dedicated guardian of the temple—but if you earn her trust, she will show you her playful side, and sing the songs of her Fae ancestors.
What does the call of the Kitherin mean for your duty to the crown? Will you confess the clandestine role you've played for your king, or keep your secrets and leave your past behind? What information will you send back? Will you use your position to build alliances with the Kitherin Council and other nations, or will you use your spy skills of blackmail and poison to get what you want?
Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, and/or asexual.
Romance a passionate artist, a serene sage, a feisty initiate, or a determined warrior.
Choose high-heat or sweet options, or avoid sex scenes entirely.
Form a psychic bond with a magical creature: choose a dragon, a griffin, or a phoenix.
Learn how to craft dragon-rune tattoos, and infuse your art with powerful magic.
Explore a lush island paradise crowned with ancient temples, peaceful healing gardens, a hidden library, and sun-swept beaches with the perfect waves for surfing.
Indulge in magic elixirs and delectable food as you revel under the full moon.
Dive through portals to strengthen your ties with your bonded creature, and explore other worlds!
When magic calls, where will your heart find its home?
Play the demo of Ink and Intrigue and try the first three chapters free to see if the adventure sucks you in!
Big shout out to everyone who has given feedback on the WIP demo and during beta testing. Thank you so much for your suggestions and for sharing in the excitement for this game!
I can't believe Ink and Intrigue is 300k words! It's actually upwards of 375k words including repeated text (much of which still has to be edited for different situations). I meant to write it much shorter, but I accidentally wrote a whole extra chapter during beta testing and added to all the paths.
There are so many gems to uncover in this game!
If you have any asks, hit me up! I'll do my best to answer. Just please be patient as sometimes I forget to check socials for days at a time. 🤣 After working for a year straight on this game I'm taking a breather. I'll rest, you play. Let me know what you think!
Play the first three chapters for free!
Ink and Intrigue is published by Heart's Choice, the romance division of Choice of Games. Game art by Adrien Valdes.
My DnD character, Yolotli. I thought it would be hilarious to put her in a tiger halloween costume. Because she’s a weretiger. She could literally just turn into a real tiger.
Ok listen. Listen. What do we think abt the rest of the SDR gang with tattoos? HUH? HUH?? WHAT DO WE THINK.
I can’t be the only one with this idea,,,
Rett with old tattoos he got during the war and then maybe covered up after he changed his opinion on them, with little small symbols that represent important people in his life, a paw from an old family dog, a little daisy in the name of Dandy, a star for Pyke, think think.
You know where I’m going with Pyke, STARS, STARS, STARS. Constellations, suns, planets, swirling colors of super nova, patches to cover old scars from fighting a small number three tattooed in his inner wrist.
Dandy can paint the bigger ones with eyeshadow, she doesn’t have skin but sometimes Kavir will use eyeliner to design intricate flowers into her arms, just IMAGINE.
Idk if Chuckles could get tattoos but he could go a diferent route like Dandy, he’s got one of those massive hearts that says “MOM” on his arm, a lamacorn on his thigh, a tramp stamp,,,
