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[shadowsif]

Hi, guys! Thank you so much for showing interest in my project. <3 Now, if you have a few minutes and want to leave some feedback, you can do it by filling this here poll. There's under 10 questions (one of which is a chance to select who gets their portrait done first).

//Removed the link//

Again, thank you to everyone who was played/followed/liked Shadow's Kiss. I appreciate you all, but I am just really bad at showing it...

[shadowsif]

Hey, dear author.

Idk if it's just me having a hard time on your IF, or is it just something that bothers me.

Whenever I play it with the menu on the side, I can't see the right part of the text is because of the background. It made it quite hard to read. Do I have to play it without the menu all the time?

It feels a little bit annoying and I can't just easily save on it.

I had to turn the text blue/ the click hold thing just so I'm able to read while the menu is on the side

Hi,

thank you for this. This problem was one of the reasons I wanted to make multiple themes. I've never recreated this problem on my own computer so when I fiddled around the code I thought it might have been resolved. Apparently not. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

So, I just deleted the background picture for now. It's a shame 'cause I really liked it but hopefully will finally get a few themes to choose from when the actual next chapter goes up.

Might have to bribe a few friends who work in IT to try and help me....

But thank you anyway for trying to stick it out with my story! ❤

[shadowsif]

What would mask customization look like?

There will be an attempt to insert the lore/reasons behind why masks look like that in the first place. But it will become later and at this point to me it will be a bit spoilery so I'm a little reluctant to share it. Sorry :/

I want to give you some options about what kind of mask and how they are painted/decorated. Unfortunately giving complete creative freedom probably isn't feasible. This will happen in chapter 2 (or 3 if you count the prologue as the first one) when the MC is an adult.

I might ask for input closer to that, to gauge the interest on type of design people like. Feel free to imagine/draw your own. I'll try to leave a few of them at least a little vague.

I was going to make a quick answer. Instead have some visuals..

Pictures under cut

Something like this as a simple version. Could be without any paints at all.

Maybe something like this, though it's a bit more sinister for what I have written of the order this far.

A bit fancier, a venetian mask. Maybe to suit your future relationships and status better?

The point is a whole face mask, with the white background and unique, if that's what they want, painting in black mostly but few accent colours can be added.

This is one of the inspiration picture I used while crafting the idea. Unfortunately the pics are from Pinterest so I haven't put them up anywhere else 'cause I can't find the original artist. If you know/find them then please link it to me!

[shadowsif]

You guys... Thank you!

A small update and what I'm doing now!

1. I'm writing the second portion of the story that will include:

Choices about your strenghts eg.

Meeting a nonRO NPC or two

Going through the tunnels and receiving the long coveted membeship card (mask will be customizable later)

Accidentally or not make your and Hede's relationship antagonistic (or remain besties)

Start to craft your personality for when you are a grown up

2. Get rid of the few bugs/misspellings in the demo so far (and figure out the best way to roll out these changes. Will just updating the file with new one destroy saves?)

3. Figure out an alternative color scheme so people can choose which to use. And how to implement that

4. Start hounding my artist to start the first portrait for Hede!

5. Survive a friend's wedding, work and university classes.

I'm writing something to celebrate that big 300 followers this weekend, either an ask prompt list or just snippets of the ROs. Preferences?

[shadowsif]

if you're still doing the emoji-ask game, how about 🕷️ SPIDER for everyone? only if you feel up to it though! <3

Hi! I'm doing them as soon I get them and have time to write :) I bet I won't ever get tired of talking about my ocs...

(these are written while having a slight head cold and couple of mugs of mulled wine so excuse grammar mistakes, please)

SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?

Hede

Biggest fear: Debths. A hole in the ground that could swallow them whole down to the center of the world. A mild case of claustrophobia though because of story reasons once they hit puberty and were ordained to the Order it has been less of a problem.

No mundane fears.

Darin

Biggest fear: That their fight and sacrifices were for nothing.

Mundane fear: Anything that has more than 4 legs. Just no. Unnatural and creepy things. They are still able to function if they see a spider for instance but will happily let Ora or someone else deal with them.

Kallas

Biggest fear: That she will turn out like her mother.

Mundane fear: That she will lose her looks. She acknowledges that she is vain in that regard and tries very hard to not let it affect her life. But some fears are irrational and they are steeped into you from a childhood and thus are hard to overcome. (Is this still mundane fear?)

Ora

Biggest fear: Not being useful anymore and loosing their identity with their purpose.

Mundane fears: Seafood that has been prepared by someone else than them or someone trusted.

Thanks for the ask! <3 Sorry for the vagueness of some of the answers as I was afraid to spoil a bit of character moments ;)

[shadowsif]

I made mood boards for the different "countries" of the world. It's a bit more complicated than that but at the prologue of the story MC is still a child with no education so only has vague ideas what the world has to offer.

this has nothing to do with the fact that i suck at names and will put coming up with them as long as possible

Made with canva so all images are free of copyright so I had a bit of difficulty of finding what I really wanted. So these are more of a vibe than an actual representation of the culture they depict.