What themes do you want to explore with this if?
I want to explore, mainly, on how you effect the characters around you, and not always in a good way. I believe @attollogame is also making something similar. I find a lot of time, in IFs, your personality doesn't really change anything in how the characters really act around you. But I want it to be that not every decision will get you good things, and when you foster a bad environment, it does effect the people who are there with you.
I also want to explore the idea of a thrill seeker. In a way, each of the ROs have something they're chasing (which, of course, will become more apparent in the story). They are their own characters with their own wants, and it might not always align with what the MC wants and needs. I want to show that kind of moral dilemma.
There's other themes I want to explore as well, but they are kind of spoilery so I'll hold my tongueš
I used to think scifi was off limits to me because I can't subtract 15 from 50 without having a minor mental meltdown... but then I remembered my brother has a masters in astrophysics and I'm very good at bullying him into doing what I want.
Coming soon. Written by me but with all the maths and science done by someone smarter than me.
Werewolves in Space!
This post is a joke. Unless...
Thank you so so much to everyone who has been so supportive, welcoming, and patient with me these past few months, Iām very pleased to bring you the first opening chapter of Skin & Scales! Please enjoy! Iāll be following the tag #S&S IF but as always my ask box is open for feedback!
PLAY NOW
In this chapter:
- Meet 3 2 of the 4 ROās!
- Get recruited into the King Institute
- Start your investigation
- Eat some bar fries
- Get thrown off a moving train
- And more!
Content Warnings for this chapter:
- Depictions of violence
- Depictions of anxiety
- Intense migraine depictions
- Talks and displays of prejudice and dehumanization
Wordcount: 76k
What are your favourite IFs?
I've answered this before but since I love them so much, I'm gonna answer them again! Below the cut because I have many more š
I've added the links to the demos in alphabetical order (I hope) for your and my convenience :D
Absentia by @absentia-if
The Abyssal by @theabyssal
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: An Affair of The Heart by @doriana-gray-games
Attollo @attollogame
Before We Are Ghosts @anjiefiction
Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff
Blood and Runes by @bloodandrunes
Citadel by @bouncyballcitadel
Crown of Exile by @ramonag-if
These Crimson Strings by @thesecrimsonstrings-if
Deadweight by @deadweight-if
Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian by @defiledheartsblog
Fell Star by @fell-star-if
Fallen Lights by @fallenlightsif
Golden by @milaswriting
Honor Amongst Thieves by @leoneliterary
The King's Hound by @the-kingshound
Mirror Mine by @if-mirrormine
The Moonless by @moonless-if
The Nameless by @parkerlyn
Next in Line by @nextinline-if
Novaturient by @kalorphic
The Numbers Game by @thenumbersgameif
Ouroboros by @honeypeabrain
Out of the Blue by @outoftheblue-if
Project Hadea by @nyehilismwriting
Ripper's Plague by @ripperplague
Scandal by @nightingale-interactive
Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites
Snakeroot by @cerberus-writes
Swallow the Moon by @dipmyquillinmoonlight
Swan Song by @swansong-if
Unwilling Souls by @unwilling-souls-if
Water to Blood by @veirsewrites
When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings
Whisper in the Dark by @whisper-game
Witches of Ferngrove by @witchesofferngrove
Zorlok @zorlok-if
1. If you fall asleep now, you will dream. If you study now, you will live your dream.
2. When you think itās too late, the truth is, itās still early.
3. The pain of studying is only temporary. But the pain of not knowingāignoranceāis forever.
4. Studying is not about time. Itās about effort.
5. Life is not all about studying. But if you canāt even conquer this little part of life, then what else can you possibly do?
6. Enjoy the inexorable pain.
7. Itās those who are earlier than the others, those who put in more effort, who can enjoy the feelings of success.
8. Not everyone can truely succeed in everything. But success only comes with self-management and determination.
9. Time is flying.
10. The saliva that flow now will become the tears of tomorrow.
11. Dogs are learning, ambassadors are playing.
12. If you donāt walk today, youāll have to run tomorrow.
13. People who invest in the future are realists.
14. The level of education is in direct correlation with your salary.
15. When today is over, it will never come back.
me and who
Wow! This is aĀ crazyĀ number. Thank you all so much for giving this blog a follow ⤠To celebrate, I thought we could do a raffle!Ā
The prizes:
A short story featuring your Romanus and a character of your choice ā must be SFW, and if itās romantic in nature it has to be with the official ROs only.
You pick one snippet in the Patreon tag, and Iāll send you the whole story!
You pick one snippet from the Ko-fi tag, and Iāll send you the entire commission!
The first winner gets the first pick of the three prizes, the second winner chooses between the two left, and the third gets the last.
Rules:
Must be following me.
Reblogs count as 2 entries ā but only one reblog is valid, so please donāt spam your followersā dashes with the post! š
Likes count as one entry.
On the 12th of May, Iāll put all entries in a random number generator and get the winners! Please have your messages open, so I can contact you :)
I hope this will be fun, Iāve never done anything like this. Thank you, again, for all the support, it only motivates me to work harder and pick up the pen even on days when it seems to weigh a ton.
I know Iāve been quiet regarding Book Twoās progress, but thatās only because I want to get to a specific part before I make any sort of announcements. But I hope you find comfort in knowing that Iām working on it almost every day ā and the days Iām not, Iām thinking about it constantly. It wonāt be very long before I invite you to step back into the world of the Rose.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
And may you have an amazing Friday.Ā š¹
this whole situation is very funny
credit to @cryptvokeeper for the idea!
something in me jumped a little
finding this in a dying soldiers wallet
art + lemony snicket
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OK, so I was messing around with chatGPT is an AI model thatās truly terrifying (try it here), and I made it write haikus for me. Iām not sure if this is amusing or scary, but itās also ironic that in the process of registering an account with ChatGPT I was asked to identify photos with chimneys to prove that Iām not a bot, and failed 3 times.
College Tennis
Out on the green court, Racket swings with precision, Ball flies through the air.
Merry Crisis
Merry Christmas cheer, Suddenly disappears, Crisis on the rise.