PAVED IN ASHES—DEMO UPDATE

Weeping Gods (WIP)

This tale sweeps you up and drops you back 3500 years into the past, straight onto the banks of the Nile, at the dawn of the Egyptian New Kingdom. The Empire has only been liberated from a hundred year old occupation. The scars left by the war are still healing and yet, threats loom on the horizon again. Some powerful artifacts have been stolen and the king entrusts you with their recovery. Suddenly finding yourself out of your depth and all out of options, you have no choice but to agree to the dangerous mission. You don't know what awaits you on this journey but you know one thing for sure: if you don't catch the enemies of the empire, you will risk more than your own life.

Take your fate into your own hands, solve mysteries, meet new friends, fall in love, learn about magic, monsters, spirits, gods, and have fun in the ancient Egyptian Kingdom in this historical fantasy novel.

The story is a work of fiction and is not historically accurate.

Features

Choose from 4 different origin characters, each with unique stories and choices that will follow you through the rest of the game: - a priest in over their head with a caring and loyal mentor - a noble very much in over their head with a problematic family - the captain of the Theban Guard, who is way too tired for this - a thief from the slums of Thebes, desperate for survival

Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, straight or bi.

Build friendships, rivalries, or find love with a young prince, a mysterious spymaster, a brooding spirit, an elite warrior… or even the pharaoh himself.

Explore Egypt through a series of adventures with a ragtag team of characters

Solve mysteries, climb the Great Pyramid of Giza, deal with the sparks of revolution, and help secure the kingdom's future

Warnings: The story will contain heavy and dark themes, excessive swearing, mental health problems, and optional sexual content, so it is recommended for mature audiences only. The whole list of triggering content can be found in the beginning of the demo.

The Romances

Narmer - A kind and patient man with a golden heart, a fierce sense of duty, a bloody past, and way too little free time.

Qenna (m/f) - The living enigma. Fun and casual at first glance, but why is everyone warning you against spending time with them?

Zaia (m/f) - Spends most of their time brooding or hiding from people, but they can be surprisingly cheeky with those they feel comfortable with.

Tabiry - A dependable and loyal woman, she is the type of person you could trust to have your back in any situation.

Ahmose (m/f) - Young and impressionable, with a dazzling smile and too much hope for a better future.

The Demo

Chapter 1 completed

Chapter 2 is around 99% finished

Word count (with code): around 296 000 words Word count (without code): 271 000 words Average playthrough on any origin: around 40 000 words

Last update: 23. Nov. 2024. (First published: 14. Aug. 2024.)

DEMO | FAQ | ROs and NPCs | Discord | CoG Forum | Ko-Fi (for tips)

Everytime a Sonic fan, non Sonic fan or even a sonamy/shadamy/blazamy/sonadow fan refers to Amy as a "stalker" or says she had a "stalker behaviour" a fairy dies 🧚

We love pink shadow bootleg bag

MY BABIESSS

HaruGou So sorry, my photoshop is down I was forced to edit in sai. >_<

drop an emoji if we can tell A we love them in b4 <3

I mean, you could tell A you loved them in Book Three so being able to do so (either for first time or reiteration of it) seems like 👍

Hehe!

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

Why you were selected, you could only guess. What the sisters saw in you you’ll never know, but they saw something.

Perhaps, it was your sullen disposition, or your observant eyes. Regardless of that reason, whatever it may be, from a young age you began training to become a child of mercy.

An Assassin.

The Assassin of Mercy is an interactive, 18+, romantic thriller novel by Lane. S. Snow. It is entirely text based, without graphics or sound effects, and fuelled by the power of your own imagination.

Face the world on your own for the first time as a hired assassin. After years of training, you have received your first contract, to kill the usurper king. Make your way across the continent towards the capital with unconventional companions, build relationships, battle foes and even find love while trying to accomplish your mission. Will you fulfil the terms of your contract or fall short in your paid search for justice?

Why were you chosen to be an assassin? Why did you succeed in your training while others failed? Is this all you are destined for?

Will the questions that keep you up at night be answered on your journey?

. Play as male, female, nonbinary or trans – with options to be gay, straight, bi or asexual.

. Develop relationships with 5 potential love interests.

. Choose your signature style of killing – sword, dagger, strength, bow and arrow or poison.

. Influence the world around you and beyond with your choices.

. Experience how your personality, skills and relationships affect the outcome of your mission.

. Discover the political and personal reasons that lead to the previous King’s death, and the subsequent usurping of his heir.

. Fight, lie, manipulate, spy and most importantly kill your way towards success.

. Fall in love, forge friendships, and fulfil your contract on a mission you’ve spent years training for!

Love Lane, x.

(The Assassin of Mercy is rated 18+ for explicit language, explicit sexual themes, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, morally questionable behaviour and more.)

Official RO IDs!

This was the little side project I've been brewing for a while... now it's finally complete!

To give a little taste...

J's hair gave me the most trouble, but I'm happy with how it ended up looking ( ˙▿˙ )

The rest of the ROs are currently on early access on Patreon for paid members, but they will eventually go public on May 14!

High resolution portraits and the ID template are available for patrons. I also post progress updates every Saturday and do character side stories on Patreon if anyone's interested in that :)

Hope you guys will like them . . .

was supposed to post next month but I couldn't resist...

The Bureau Tumblr Is Open!

The Bureau Tumblr Is Open!

This is the official tumblr page for The Bureau! It’s an interactive novel being written and coded in ChoiceScript. Questions are open to the public and you can find the demo for the first chapter here: https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-the-bureau-chapter-1/99993

Or you can play the game directly from here: https://dashingdon.com/play/morbethgames/the-bureau-wip/mygame/

If you like the story and want to read more by me/get other cool extras, be sure to support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TheBureauIF

Chapter 3 is officially done, putting an average playthrough of the first 3 chapters at 52k words per playthrough! Chapter 4 here we come!

Total Word Count: Over 550k

It really should be acknowledged, in one way or another, that Amy saved Shadow's life.

Not Sonic. Not Rouge. Their contributions later cannot be understated, but in a pivotal moment where it can be argued it counted most, Amy was the one to save Shadow's life by asking them to give everyone a chance.

By extension, she was asking Shadow to give themselves a chance.

And Shadow took it.

And just like that suddenly I'm a wonderbat shipper