DEMO / COG FORUMS

The dragons are gods. The stars are their heaven. You are stuck in the hell known as Earth.

No one is supposed to find a hatchling before it leaves for the starry skies, but you did. Your life will forever be ruined by treading upon the divine.

Currently 27k words in demo (Prologue to Chapter 2)

-> or about 10k per playthrough

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*takes notes*

As you should, Anon, as you should!

i just finished the demo and i really liked it. i really like the direction the story goes and im excited how it continues. i ahev a few questions about the cult/"evil"-route:

do i need to have a high cruel-stat to ""unlock"" this route/do i have to pick the cruel options (especially in the prologue])? or can MC be kind but still wants to create a cult and be powerhungry?

will it be possible to get a ""good"" ending when you are on the cult/"evil"-route? as in e.g. the romance wont break up/MC´s plans wont get stopped/MC wont get defeated etc.

are the RO´s locked depending on the route? e.g. will certain RO´s wont even romance/break up later when MC is on the cult/"evil"-route?

i also found a bug:

those 2 sentences repeat themselfs.

thank you for your answers. [this is spoilery so dont read ahead if you havent played the demo yet:]

to play as an powerhungry/cult MC, do they have to kill the dragon?

Hello!

The variables are not meant to lock you out or lock you into the cult storyline.

You can be on the cult route and still have a "good" ending, HOWEVER deciding to be evil towards the dragon in the Prologue will decide which ending storyline you'll have.

The ROs are NOT locked depending on the route you're on, but it will determine how good their ending is. For example, one RO's greatest ending depends on MC being more cruel than kind, alongside having a high stat with that RO. You won't break up with either RO unless MC chooses to down the line.

That's likely because the forum post is in the Adult Readers section. You have to be logged in and you have to join the Adult Readers group to view WIPs in this section.

But now that I put more thought into it, it's kinda expected lmao. Anyways, I already love the demo so far! Will keeping tabs❤️❤️

idk what I expected from the monster-fucker website lmfao, ofc there's people who wanna romance the dragon even if (or maybe because) it's not intended

The dragon really is just a little guy! It's a little fucked up and understanding it would break a human's mind in two, but it's just a weird lil guy!

I admire the fact we have multiple paths in this, and that they are quite significant! I actually expected killing the dragon to be mandatory, so I was surprised we could not only spare it, but ALSO have two branches on that path depending on how we treat it.

Very excited to see more of Jules too! The one scene with him so far and the fallout of it if the MC tells their mother the truth were quite intriguing.

Also, I have a small question! Normally, when possible, I pick my character's name / surname from a suggestion list to make it "more canon". It's obviously even easier when there's only one name suggestion like in this game. But when there's only one suggestion, sometimes picking it has some specific flavor text, and I'm wondering if that's your plan here or no? Obviously I'm fine with it either way, but still curious!

This is such a nice comment, thank you ☺️

There is some magic in this IF later on, but it's all tied to dragon shenanigans. I find it kinda hard to classify the story I'm telling within genre conventions, since in some ways (dragon, deities, magic) its high fantasy, but in other ways (modern-ish inventions, medieval-esque setting) it's not.

I'm surprised you thought killing the dragon was mandatory though, as if I were to guess, taming it / befriending it is probably the more popular option. My original draft follows the MC after he destroys the dragon's wings, so that's the earliest version of "canon" (they're all canon but that one was the one I was most interested in writing first)

I like having multiple paths as it makes each one more significant in their own way. If there's only one option, then it's not really a "choice" now, is it? I did think about whether or not to "lock" the player in the original path, but I foresaw that this would be a problem for most audiences. I got feedback on the original draft and it was basically that the MC is a psychopath and not exactly someone worth rooting for, especially since that particular reader saw the dragon as something similar to a puppy.

Jules is one of the weirder character concepts I've written, can't wait for you to see how his story goes!

As for your question, there probably won't be flavor text if you choose the name Aster. Aster was just the original name for the MC back when Blissfallen was a short story. I miiiight put in some text in one of the endings that refers to that short story, but I don't want to lock it to MC's called Aster as less people will get to see it.

That's because in CScript, when there's an opposed stat, only the red side of the bar "exists" for the game. So if you want to add X to the Kind stat, you need to actually remove the amount from Cruel instead (basically, you have to do "Cruel %- X" instead of "Kind %+ X").

Oh damn, wasn't aware of that, thank you! I must've missed this when playtesting!

Also, you reminded me to add the opposed pair Selfish/Selfless as visible variables in the stats, they also need the same fix. I'll add these to the list of things I need to do for the next update.

Had someone ask in the main forum post about an MC becoming more dragonlike in the future, and I thought it'd be interesting to mention it here for those who don't follow the thread

Basically, I do have plans for an MC becoming dragonkin the more of a cult leader they become. It won't be locked regardless of if your MC is a believer or a nonbeliever, but it will be locked if the MC is a kind priest that doesn't try to gain power. Basically, the more you lean into the whole cult thing, the more power the dragon will give you.

I'm not planning on a romance for the dragon until I finish the four main scenarios, but I might add it afterwards. It won't be a "full" RO most likely, as I probably won't do any spicy scenes involving the dragon.

Right now there's not a romance planned for the dragon but... When I finish all four scenarios, I'll revisit whether or not I want to add a new branch for it.

Available Now:

Prologue

All Scenarios: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

What I'm working on for future updates:

Finish up Chapter 3 (max priority, adding more variability)

Continue working on Chapter 4 and Chapter 5

Give the players more character options at the start

Work on an aromantic route (which leads to a QPR rather than a situationship)

Low Priority:

Stats, stats, stats

Also: stat balancing

Chapter Select Menu is iffy and barebones, fix that

More choices! (Feel free to suggest some!!)