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Red Moon: An Interactive Fiction

You do not remember how you awaken, nor how you came to be in this world. All you remember is a blurry outline of a face, and a single name bestowed upon you. And that you are different from the rest of them, no matter how much you try to blend in.

Red Moon is inspired by a popular Filipino myth, with splashes of horror and romance. 

Customize your character’s name, pronouns, and gender.

Build romance and friendship with varied cast of characters.

Discover who you are and your purpose.

Elias (M) - Handsome and charming, Elias moves with an otherworldly grace not belonging to that of a human. He is friendly and playful, but beneath that facade is someone who has mastered the art of deception.

Simon (M) - Brash and fearless, Simon comes from a family of farmers. He is humble, helpful to those in need, but beneath that lies an anger you could not seem to understand.

Isabela (F) - Isabela is one of Elias’s companions. Like him, she is graceful and charming, using her looks to get what she wants, but beneath that facade lies an air of mystery no one is able to read.

Clara/Crisostomo (M/F) - They are kind and friendly, with a desire to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. They live on a small farm in the outskirts of town, out of sight, away from everything.

DEMO LINK (TBA!)

Nai has brought to my attention that there’s been some stuff going on with horrible messages being sent to other interactive fiction authors and it has something to do with Wayhaven.

I don’t look at social media except to answer asks, so I haven’t been up to date with what’s happening at all but Nai’s tried to explain it as best as she can.

I absolutely cannot stand the idea that my work, my passion, is being used as an excuse to send hate to other people! Why? Why would anyone send horrible messages ever, for any excuse?

Creators are putting their hearts out there through their work. They are laying themselves bare. How dare anyone treat anyone brave enough to do that in this deplorable way.

Just no. 

There’s no excuse for being horrible. Ever. Bullying should never be tolerated.

I do not tolerate it.

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Despite the fact that your power sucks, you managed to become one of the most loved figures in the country. 

After an accident that would end your short career as a hero, to keep the secret behind the reason of your retirement under the radar, you were assigned a last mission; To protect the leader of the P.N.S (public national safety) agency by posing as their spouse to the public, while working as a school teacher to monitor a child who shares the same power as you but on steroids.

Features:

▪︎Romance a school teacher, your childhood friend turned villain, the young CEO whom you’re in a fake marriage with, their best friend or your common rival.

▪︎ Costumise your main character, including appearance, personality, gender identity etc.

▪︎Choose one of the four powers: 

enhance (you can enhance the power of whoever you touch), 

future vision (you can see a few seconds into the future; it gets triggered every time your life is in danger), 

immortality (a far fetched name. You’re not immortal by any means but a bullet to the head wouldn’t do much damage unless your head got cut off), 

telekinesis (be careful what you wish for).

▪︎Take care of a brat with an attitude.

▪︎This is a character driven game so relationships are important, be those romantic or platonic.

Romantic options:

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In light of recent events, I just wanted to make a post to once to make a few things crystal clear about myself, my characters, and my relationship to this community.

The first is that, as a white author, I want to make a public commitment to not only listen to readers of colour, but to decisively take action in addressing any issues that are raised.

I know that I have spoken before on this blog about my issues with ~hate mail~ etc, but I just want to make it absolutely clear that I do not consider valid criticism of my work to fall into this category, and I will always welcome and appreciate readers coming forward with any concerns about the way that I portray my characters or conduct myself on this blog. While I hope that I won’t get things wrong too often, please feel free to call me on it if/when I do, and I’ll do what I can to fix it!

I also want to say that I absolutely don’t vibe with discrimination or hate speech of any kind, and I won’t stand for it on my blog, in my mentions or in Discord. This should be something that goes without saying, but to avoid any ambiguity, I think it’s best that I spell it out!

It also seems timely to provide some more information about the Body Count cast. My lovely pal @whoreromancer​ has put together some skin tone references for me and I hope that they will be useful going forward to anyone who is interested in drawing or making edits for the cast!

I am so appreciative and frankly still totally blown away that anyone would ever want to draw the little people that exist in my brain and I realise that I probably should have shared something like this sooner, but I didn’t really anticipate the need for it! If anyone who has drawn fanart of the characters and their skin tones are lighter than the ones referenced, then I would be beyond grateful if you get the time to update ❤

This also seems like a good time to restate the characters’ ethnicities, which I know I’ve answered before, but perhaps a little more vaguely than I should have. It’s worth noting that all characters except Charlie were born in the UK and would identify as British, but have a range of ethnic backgrounds.

Arthur, Atticus, Avery, Florrie, Griff, Imogen & Syd are all white. Florrie is Polish and Atticus is Irish-Spanish.

Ellis is mixed race; their mother was mixed Colombian, and their father was Welsh.

Rowan is mixed race; her father was Mongolian, and her mother is Scottish.

Adegoke is Yoruba.

Vinh is Vietnamese.

Nyra is Tamil Indian.

Charlie is mixed race; his father is Māori, and his mother was mixed race (white British and Zulu South African).

I hope that this will be a useful resource, but I’m happy to take any questions that anyone, particularly readers of colour, might have xoxoxo

Launch: 1 June 2021 (Intro to Chap 3 [81k]) | Next: 8 July 2021 (Chap 4 [approx. 36k]. Moved the update date earlier due to your support. Thank you! 💚)

{Random Word Teaser for Chap 4: cabin exploration, the (partial) Truth, carving, ‘let’s split up’ said no one ever, cake, searching x 2, and into the woods you go.}

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Check the Announcements tag: here for ongoing drawings, timeline updates, etc.

[ Fernweh Saga is a character driven, romance focused interactive fiction with slow-build horror elements that unravel as you move deeper into the plot.]

~Some homecomings feel more like rude awakenings, but this one will become a waking nightmare…~

You return to the small town of Fernweh after the death of your grandfather, which is ironic because you were explicitly sent away from the town by him following the tragic death of your parents in a house fire. It’s been several years since you left. Returning isn’t something that you had considered, but the vague letter you received about tying up loose ends was on fancy stationary and looked official enough.

What was supposed to be a quick trip to collect personal belongings and sign some legal documents soon spirals into a grim mystery when you learn of the odd circumstances surrounding your grandfather’s death and start experiencing vivid nightmares.

Familiar faces are all around; you know some of them as former childhood friends, rivals, or neighbors, but they may become current allies as you all try to unravel what exactly is going on in this small, seemingly idyllic, forested town.

A feeling of unease grows with each sleepless night spent within Fernweh’s borders, but you can’t leave yet…

It won’t let you.

Play as a man, woman, or non-binary person with the ability to customize your sexuality, fashion style, physical features, room theme, etc.

Allow your personality, habits, decisions, and relationships to influence how you face-off against what lurks within Fernweh like in a horror film/book.

Experience different types of romantic burns and tropes (rivals to lovers, friends to lovers, unrequited love (or is it…?), no strings attached, and more) alongside different types of horror (dread, cosmic, supernatural, survival, and more) as you progress through the series.

Develop ‘something’ (the choice is yours) with the 4 romance options; there are 5 romance routes that are fully integrated into the plot.

Create friendships and relationships with the main cast of characters that are tracked by different point systems.

Understand your past, your parents’ death, and what really happened to not only your family, but to you.

Add to (or take away from) an inventory system that will impact/unlock certain choices later in the game. Clues, weapons, odd items, etc.

Discover that there are more than just small town politics at play; factions will remember how you treat them and may help or hurt you in the future books. (Book 1 is about hints/discovery, while we learn more in Book 2.)

Fight, resist, flee, struggle, or adapt to face whatever is invading your nightmares and the town; there is more to it than a boring ole’ monster…Much more. 

Reblogs are greatly appreciated; thanks for your support! <3

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Honor Amongst Thieves

DEMO: JULY 2021

For as far back as your memory can stretch, you’ve been running the streets of Lower Cusmo, the underbelly of Hashind’s jewel of a capital city.  In these dark corridors you have grown from a lowly locust, just another street child, into a full fledged thief belonging to a well established guild.  

But things are shifting in the city. Guilds are going quiet and reemerging under new leadership, nobles are becoming more flagrant in their corruption under the eyes of a young king, and merchants tell harrowing stories of the unnatural beasts in the service of a ravenous empire.  

You, now caught amidst the machinations of the city’s most influential and supernatural, must decide how you will act.  The city, your honor, and your very life are all up for grabs.  

Honor Amongst Thieves is a text-based fantasy interactive fiction game, full of political intrigue, romance, and of course thievery! 

Synopsis

You play as a thief pressed into the employ of a mysterious nobleman. With the your life, the fate of your guild, and your honor on the line, you’ll have to navigate the perils of the royal court and combat a more mystical threat. The story is set in Cusmo, the naturally fortified, desert capital of Hashind, and will showcase the much praised Upper Cusmo, the crime ridden Lower Cusmo, and much more.

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Play here!

This is the very first demo of The King’s Hound, you will be able to pley the first half of the first chapter for a rough estimate of 10k words plus the character creator.

The UI is very temporary, I definitely plan on refining it in the future, as well as adding the ROs profiles, a codex and a character page. In the meantime, start your adventure as Arthur’s Royal Consort and interact with the first RO.

Note: the game is NOT implemented to run on moble, so please bear with me and play it on browser. I will fix this issue in the next update!

Chapter Progress [09/JUN]

Hey guys, it’s been a while since I did one of these, but here we are! I’ve had a lot of steady progress the past few days–not to jinx it, but I’m averaging about 3k words a day at this point, so at this rate, I’ll be finished with the first draft in two weeks and have the first draft ready for beta readers.

Some things I’ve been working on in general:

I cleaned up the intro screen and added a few more style touches; mostly very minor, like prettier bullet points. It’s the little details that make me happy haha

I’ve finalized the map of Arsur and will be adding it in a future update! Probably not Chapter 7, but maybe 8 or 9.

Added customizable pronouns at the start of the game! You’ll have to input each form manually, but I’ve got it working at least.

For Chapter 7 specifically:

Two brand new and extensive codex entries that will be introduced this chapter, even more important than the calendar codex that was unlocked last time.

More opportunities to build friendships with the LIs you haven’t chosen, as well as various side characters this time!

A new location that was teased in previous chapters, as well as new characters that will be introduced.

Two very different routes, each with slight variations of their own, depending on what you chose in previous chapters!

One more aspect of MC customization finally comes into play, and it’s a very important one.

And last, but not least, route-specific scenes for your chosen LI, including the opportunity to build your relationship further… or possibly harm it, if you don’t choose wisely.

I’ll be posting previews for each LI soon as well, so you have that to look forward to!

As always, thank you for your patience and your support 💖

play the prologue for the golden harp here!

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CHAPTER 3 PART 1 IS NOW AVAILABLE

After a brief delay due to real-life concerns, I'm incredibly excited to announce the first half of Chapter 3: the Pariah/Sysba route.

What this includes:

Browse social media, work out, read a database, or watch a super creepy video (so, the typical Saturday)

Who needs energy drinks when you have men trying to kill you?

Dress up for your local club with the team <3

Get gambling with an intergalactic lap dog

Liminal spaces cause sad faces

Boys with glowing eyes are NOT invited to the brunch party

Other house business:

Not much besides some edits to grammar, spelling, and other suggestions made in the meantime spanning from the prologue to the current chapter!

New hairstyles were added as per suggestion for chapter 1

Helios, Pariah, and Deadlock all have character bios in the stats section

Total wordcount: 210, 398 ( 52, 140 added with update)

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