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Demo link and other such information

Figured I may as well post the links to everything here, instead of just in the description.

You can find the demo to the game here. There is about 15k words in the demo at the moment, but that is rapidly increasing as I rewrite the prologue and continue to expand upon what is already there.

If you want, you can go to the forum page of the game, otherwise I will reiterate here what is already there.

It is heavily based on character choice, I will attempt not to force too many ‘good’ or ‘bad’ decisions on the player as I believe that can take the fun out of interactive fiction. Players can be a warrior, rogue, mage, or archer, though these initial choices do not necessarily lock them out of using such skills in the future, it merely determines starting skill levels and what players preferred weapons and skills are-which can be brought up by other characters in the game.

Throughout the story, players will be able to ally themselves with three different factions, or completely disregard that and go off on their own, either creating more enemies for themselves or choosing not to burn bridges. There will always be the choice to be a villain. That was my entire plan to begin with, however, if you wish to redeem yourself, that will also be an option.

There are a few love interests throughout the story, and you can choose whether or not you wish to go down that road, it isn’t necessary for a full gameplay experience, it is merely there for those that wish to pursue it. Currently, the love interests that I feel comfortable releasing without spoiling anything too major are as follows:

Spotter: Your constantly-dishevelled young apprentice who sees the good in everyone, and even appears to believe that you, ultimately, mean well. They appear outwardly naive, but is that who they really are, or is it just an act?

Herron: An aspiring necromancer who doubles as a healer and mother hen. You’re not really sure why he came to be allied with you, but his magic is strong and so long as you give him the resources he asks-which isn’t much-he seems content to do your bidding.

Severa: A foreign warlord with a love of the curse word and seems to have appointed herself as the interrogator and warden of your dungeons. She’s violent and sadistic, and has made it quite clear that if at any point you seem to loosing your hold over the masses of Hadaria, she will not hesitate to slit your throat as you sleep and take your place.

So that’s all for now, you no longer need to look over at the forum page, and can just find this if you need any links. As I am tired, I probably neglected to clarify anything, so if you need me to answer any questions, just feel free to ask.

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Are we going to have to fight some (greater)evil that threatens the world and us? Because it kinda takes the fun out of being a villain, and forces us into the role of a hero, even with the excuse of self-interest.

Well, yes, ultimately this greater evil is stronger and will, let’s say, consume the world quite literally if it is not stopped, however, there will always be the option to either let it vanquish your enemies for you before you kill it, many of the characters will be able to be killed, or even attempt to join forces with it in an attempt to gain more power. You aren’t completely stuck to the ‘hero turned villain must turn hero again to save the world’ sort of narrative.

The actual evil strives to completely unmake the world, and due to spoiler reasons, it actually has the ability to do so, and thus it would be completely unfounded to just let it be.

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Welcome

This blog is for the development of my interactive novel Regrets of the Traitor, which will be made using the choice script format. I figured, hey, may as well give me a place to put everything, right?

It is about a fantasy world where you are the villain, except you have already won and have the kingdom at your beck and call. Of course, not all is well, and when you begin to receive visions of an otherworldly nature, you must decide whether to trust those who once trusted you, and hope they’ll trust you in return, or continue the fight alone. You can’t afford failure, for failure means death on a cosmic level.

The game takes place in the Kingdom of Hadaria, five years after you have vanquished its rulers and virtually ruined any trust those that used to travel with you had in you. You were supposed to be a hero, after all. You will be able to choose things such as sex, gender, sexual orientation, race and height, all of which will have an impact on how some characters and the world treats you.

So, that’s my game, you can find the link to it in my bio, as well as where to submit what, but virtually, here is where worldbuilding will take place, and potentially spoilery content will be posted, and the original forum post is where bugs can be submitted for me to fix, though I don’t particularly mind if you ask over here, either.

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Dev Log #1

I... wanted to do some work on it today, however, alas, it seems I have reached that point in the week-despite that point being a Tuesday-where my executive dysfunction has become impossible to get past. The only reason I can do this is because I’m a procrastinator at heart and and I’ve just woken up from a series of naps.

On the up side, I have quite a bit of writing done and the update may come sooner than anticipated. We’ll finally be able to meet the first few characters of the game! Honestly, I can’t wait to see the reception to these characters, as they are all very close to my heart and I kind of love them. Past that, there might also be a new prologue to add to the mix as well. As I am not happy with the way the current one reads, I decided to completely overhaul it. I am about halfway through it, and already it is much preferred over the current. It, erm, may or may not now hold some foreshadowing.

Now, for an actual schedule? I don’t think I can give one. I’m wondering what would be preferable; dev logs/fun little updates on a regular basis, or more in-depth dev logs/other such items but at the cost of irregular updates? Because, I can see the benefit of both; though that isn’t accounting for any asks I might receive. It will require some thought, to be sure.

But also, I wish to say thank you to the first twenty followers here. This project has only just begun, but I hope to have interactions with you all the way through. While the plot is basically outlines, everything is changeable, and it isn’t set in stone! That being said, thank you again for actually reading up till this point, I know it’s mostly just rambling at this point.

EDIT: I managed to get something done, so that’s something at least.

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Dev Log #2

Well, I’ve finally finished Herron’s first scene! It’s longer than anticipated, but that’s just more dialogue for the most part. Alas, this isn’t an update announcement as much as I wish it were, but I figured I have to post something here other than random late-night sleep-deprived thoughts. Next on the list is Spotter’s scene, followed by Severa’s. If I’m feeling particularly inspired, I might even add the dungeon scene (that... sounds kinkier than intended...) in with the next update. But... for now that’s not my concern.