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i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

atheist bad driver: I will rely on my own skill to see myself safely home after a mere 8 drinks

The gif above is a preview, the full gorgeous trailer is linked below.

🚨Herotome is coming to steam! This is not a drill!🚨

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280720/Herotome/ ⬅️

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Yes, you! I'm talking to you directly! Yours, too! 🫵 You matter!

Herotome is a superhero dating sim originally posted to itch.io. A more polished edition with two new episodes is coming to steam.

I've been pouring gallons of blood and tears into this thing... No, no sweat, I've made sure to keep it clean and it smells like oats and jasmines.

Paper: Arches 100% cotton/ cold press

Brush: Silver Black Velvet rounds/ Da Vinci Casaneo mop

᯽ Welcome to the realm of Elphame. 

Every fae is bound to the truth. And you are the only exception. You are the only fae who can lie.

✦︎ DEMO ✦︎ (tba) CHARACTERS ✦︎ LORE COMPANION ✦︎ CW (tba)

Every fae, half-blood or not, is inherently bound to speak no falsehoods. Unable to lie, they have instead perfected the art of bending the truth. Centuries of bargains and curses have earned them humanity's fear and reluctant respect alike.

You were born of those two worlds, a half-fae shunned by both. But you carried within an anomaly, an aberration on the Queen's sacred image, the ability to lie.

To keep your secret safe, the renowned sage known as the Peregrine took you in as their disciple. And under their patronage, you survived beyond the realm's scrutiny for most of your life.

Until now. When their disappearance forces you into the very world that would condemn you.

To uncover the truth, take your house's seat at the court in lieu of your missing mentor. ​Clear your name and unravel Elphame's secrets, twisting words and hearts alike.

᯽ MC Customization: Choose your name, alias, gender, pronouns, appearance, personality and orientation.

᯽ Patron and House: Choose your house's heritage, crest and name, as well as your history with your mentor.

᯽ Cast and Relationships: Meet 5 romanceable characters (4 of whom are gender selectable). Romance, befriend and antagonize them as you play.

᯽ Navigate the Fae Court: Explore Elphame and shape its story through your choices, ideals and lies. Discover the secrets hidden in the gaps across the seasonal courts, the grand archives and the forgotten corners of the realm of the fair folk.

᯽ Uncover the Peregrine's Mystery: Piece together the mysteries behind your mentor's disappearance, their hidden notes and their strange research into the Queen of Elphame.

᯽ The Prince/ss 

Alias: The Envoy/The Human In Gold. Name: Yvaine/Ywain.

Human. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

A royal diplomat sent to negotiate with the courts. But you know the plain, grim truth. The gilded envoy is a tithe, a martyr that the human realm believed would appease the Fae Queen. However, refusing to play the victim, the Prince/ss gravitates to you, proposing an alliance to survive in the pit of glistening vipers you were both mercilessly thrown into.

᯽ The Knight/ess

Alias: The Raven/Winter's Retainer. Name: ???

Half-Unseelie. Winter Court. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

Your childhood friend and the first proof you had that other half-bloods cannot lie. Years ago, they left to serve the Winter Court. When they came back, you found that shy friend changed into a somber, solemn weapon. Though you suspect their work is darker than they let on, around you, that old innocent smile almost returns. You are the only person that still manages to make them laugh.

᯽ The Rival

Alias: The Nemesia/The Autumn Paradigm. Name: ???

Seelie. Autumn Court. Gender Selectable. (She/Her. He/Him.)

Your patron was supposed to be theirs, and they have despised you for stealing their prodigious spot ever since.  Even now, standing high as the Paradigm of Autumn, the sour expression on their face betrays they were never able to get you out of their head. They seem to believe you to be behind the disappearance of your own mentor, and have resorted to hounding you for a confession.

᯽ The Sovereign

Alias: The Dreamstalker/The Night Sovereign. Name: ???

Unseelie. Gender Selectable. (Fem. or Masc.) (They/Them.)

A mysterious unseelie entity who first began tormenting you in your sleep. But since your arrival at the courts, you find them stalking empty halls and appearing to you when you're alone. They seem to be aware of your secrets, testing and teasing you to pry lies from your lips. As they offer favors and hidden knowledge, you begin to wonder if they might be involved with your mentor's disappearance.

᯽ The Herald

Alias: The Specter/The Exiled One. Name: ???

Fae. (They/Them.)

You've heard rumours about a specter, an entity so strange even the fae have made rules for. And that such specter is said to collect all that is hidden, discarded and forgotten. If for some ill-fated reason you choose to summon the Herald, do not meet them without an offering, and never accept flowers from the Exile.

⚙ Hello! This project is a prototype I'm developing, please let me know if you'd be interested in playing! If there's interest, the full RO Profiles, their art and the Lore Companion for this version of a fae world should be coming in the following weeks, and then finally the first part of the demo build! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

All art and assets were done by me. (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ) I have a lot of fun drawing them, but please feel free to imagine them as you'd like.