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Chapter 1 is now OUT! finally
Play it here.
What to expect this chapter:
be transported into your new steampunk book.
be reborn as Sovereign
meet the cast
69 I did make some small changes tot he original intro post:
bumped the time since Sovereign took the power to 400 years
aged up Eli and Keyon significantly ( no, Eli is not a vampire :P ) Let me know what you think so far, if you spot any errors or if you'd like to see something added.
Hi! I found out about your game today thanks to a reblog, and tried it out!
It's an interesting approach to the trope, since most "isekai" of this kind have the MC be killed and reincarnated, while in this case it's the other world's character who died insteand with the MC being transported to take their place. I don't think I've ever seen that configuration before!
Other than that, I can't really say much yet considering we're in early story.
But I'm grateful for the very simple approach to choices and stats. I'ts very intuitive and doesn't make me feel pressured to min-maxing stuff!
That aside, I have two small coding issues to report, as well as a question!
For the bugs or whatever: - I have picked the option "The idea of having a whole empire under your care was, at this moment, crippling" when the MC thinks about the whole empire thing, but the follow up page seems to tell the opposite (with MC being excited): "It would be quite entertaining to be the head of an empire. You imagine lavish parties, champagne flowing out of golden flutes, masquerades and, most importantly, court intrigue! This was all hypothetical, of course, as you still thought it was all some elaborate hoax. Or a social experiment of sorts." - Another one is after going out and meeting someone. When my MC came back to the chambers, I had this: "Yes, going out now would be quite irresponsible. You knew nothing about the customs of this weird place and wouldn’t even know if you did something wrong before they might strung you up and burn you to the steak, if that was a thing, you didn’t know." - it seems to imply he didn't go out at all?
And for the question, it's a bit more complicated... This is something that I have to ask every time I start an isekai themed story. You see, my biggest trigger in fiction as a whole is an isekai story that ends with the MC going back to their home world. This is something that literlly enduces severe panic attacks in me, so I have to be very careful with what I play or read in terms of isekai, and I need to keep myself informed of that aspect of the ending(s)... And so, are you planning on letting us decide if our MC wants to go back or to stay? Or are you planning multiple endings in that regard? I understand if you don't feel comfortable revealing that, but I wanted to assure this is not me fishing for spoilers. It may be the weirdest trigger a person can have, but somehow my brain works that way, it seems. If it wasn't this severe of a trigger I wouldn't ask. If you really can't or don't wish to answer, I will just wait until the story is done, probably, since I can't allow myself to get involved in case the MC going back at the end is unavoidable - but well, I guess it doesn't hurt to ask, right?
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Have a great day!
Glad you like the concept so far! 💕 And yeah, I wanted not to pressure people into making choices just because down the line it gives an outcome they want. Besides some flavored text, most of the important decisions will be choice based, not status based. And thanks for the bugs! I wrote 1 wrong letter and 1 wrong number in each cases :)) Should would well now, only Blythe's route in the tower seemed to be coded wrong for when MC came back to the room. As for MC going back home, it's an option, but not an obligation. MC's motivation for helping/pretending to be Sovereign can be that it helps with the goal to go home throughout the game, and one endgame option is indeed to go home (unrelated to the motivation until then)... but it is not entirely a good ending. I'm basically writing it for pure angst, no matter the romance and the path MC takes until that point😅 The way I have it planned, MC will have 3-5 ending options (with some Good/Evil variables), and one of them will be to go back, but all the rest involve staying. It's definitely not a 'it was all a dream' thing. I think that's my biggest trigger :))
Who are the big spoons and who are the little spoons out of the ROs?
Eli - like most things with Eli, they just go with the flow. both big or little spoon is great as long as they are with MC.
Keyon - generally big spoon, but will internally combust if/when MC holds him instead. will also do whatever the MC prefers and will do it with his absolute pleasure.
Rae - will never admit, but she loves being held, so undercover little spoon.
Blythe - situational spoon, depending on what the moment calls for. she likes being held, but will definitely big spoon MC when the romantic situation arises.
Thane - 100% big protective spoon. he enjoys being a shield around MC and holding them close.
Who exactly is MC, what did they do and why did they become a villain?
Hmm so there's a a bit of a difference between MC and Sovereign (the villain of the book MC gets pulled into). They are essentially two different people, or perhaps better said, distinct versions of the same person, from very different realities. I should probably add them in the Characters section.
In their world/book, original Sovereign was part of the expedition that traveled at the center of the planet in an attempt to save it. They killed the Chosen One and the whole crew before they could fulfil a prophecy and took the power of the Core for themselves. They sort of saved the world, but in a more twisted way, and also took control over it. They installed a strict regime and often coerced people into giving up their aether. Which I now realize I haven't really mentioned at all, oops.
The exact details, consequences and reasoning behind Sovereign's actions are a part of the mystery MC and the gang will have to uncover - probably in Chapter 11-12.
MC on the other hand is just a regular human. You will have the options to play a good, evil or morally gray Sovereign. The only impact the previous ruler will have over MC is that people will assume they are evil, but MC does not have to be.
Now aether... here we get into the magic aspect of the story.
quick! choose ONE song that you feel is your IFs "theme song"
Oh God, this was HARD! The book is split into 3 parts with very different... thematics :)) So my mind kinda error 404ed for a good few minutes O_O
But after a long train of thought where nothing really fit anything, the aesthetic, the vibe, the conflicts... I settled on:
Kimbra - "Good Intent" ‘tis almost perfect
Steam Powered Giraffe
So, I want to headcanon that the SPG band exists in this universe, damn the logistics :))
Steam Powered Giraffe - Automatonic Electronic Harmonics
I am not an unimaginable thing My thoughts are tangible though they're full of springs I don't have the heart to send you untruthful words My skin is cold to the touch and made from the earth They say Oh, oh it's so down, but baby its sound makes your worries cease to pound And oh, maybe it's alright, 'cause baby it fights for some time just to be held tight And oh, maybe it's not wrong, 'cause it sings a lovely song one that drifts on for so long And oh, baby let's not lie, its eyes are alive and pointed up shining light to the sky
Some other songs:
Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee - beware the flash in the beginning , but this is GOLD Steam Powered Giraffe - Me and My Baby (Saturday Night) ♡ Steam Powered Giraffe - Electricity is in My Soul
Rihanna - Diamonds (Cover by Steam Powered Giraffe) - this one’s a guilty pleasure of mine
What's the dumbest thing each of the ROs has ever done?
Eli - Accidentally embarked on a 2 month cargo ship hauling coal when they only needed to go to the other side of the city.
Keyon - Used the wrong stamp for an official document that had been already signed. Stressed over it for a week before redoing the entire document.
Rae - She’d say the dumbest thing was trusting people. For the actual thing, mixing six types of alcohol and thinking there will be no consequences for her the next day.
Blythe - Gave a kitty a pair of mechanical wings. The servants in the castle still talk about the little furry menace.
Thane - As part of his initiation in the ranks of the palace guards, his peers told him that part of the official royal greeting was to kiss Sovereign’s hand. He believed them.
oh goodness im loving each of your ros so far - even the ones whose themes/"tropes" i dont usually go for, something about them just ... idk!! lol - and i definitely plan on making more than one mc werew qwwe but i have to ask, would you ever consider any polyamorous routes? (looking respectfully at rae/blythe ...)
Hehe I'm so happy you're liking the ROs <3 Well, if there will be a poly route, it would be Rae/Blythe :P But I'm not 100% set on it yet. I kind of want to let it in the air a bit and see how things progress as I write. But it is a possibility ^^
