Beetle of Lordly Caliber

ViTS is different in that the first scene I imagined was the "Sleep Paralysis" cutscene in /AbyssalZone. Specifically Kathool messing with Dage. Everything else was built around it until there was a solid outline that connected it to the rest of AoR.

RoCT's was more standard, starting from the ending and working backwards to the beginning. The first scene on paper was Victoria shooting the arrow. Developing Iona with Darkon came after that. (That's another reason for Iona to spite/be jealous of Victoria in a meta way lol)

FoTB is special in that there were two moments that were separated into two different cutscenes. The first one being the "It would only take one moment" spiel that eventually became a bonding scene between Warlic and Tara that turned out even sweeter cause Tyronius' added the hug.

The other one was Aleister learning what he truly was and running away from Warlic and the Hero when there was no way of denying it anymore. Plus, a line was cut about how the Hero and Tara were more than gods to Aleister, because they "destroyed and remade" him.

For Doom Triad in general, building up to this specific point was something we were all waiting a long time for, ever since Verus Doom Knight was released, back when Immortal Joe and I discussed how we could make classes feel more important and cool. I wonder if he remembers that

ViTS, RoCT, and FoTB's initially daydreamed scenes were on paper way back when SoW II was about to conclude. Doom Triad's came to mind a little after, and Last Sunset's initially daydreamed scene went in a direction even I'm amazed by!

ViTS is different in that the first scene I imagined was the "Sleep Paralysis" cutscene in /AbyssalZone. Specifically Kathool messing with Dage. Everything else was built around it until there was a solid outline that connected it to the rest of AoR.

RoCT's was more standard, starting from the ending and working backwards to the beginning. The first scene on paper was Victoria shooting the arrow. Developing Iona with Darkon came after that. (That's another reason for Iona to spite/be jealous of Victoria in a meta way lol)

FoTB is special in that there were two moments that were separated into two different cutscenes. The first one being the "It would only take one moment" spiel that eventually became a bonding scene between Warlic and Tara that turned out even sweeter cause Tyronius' added the hug.

The other one was Aleister learning what he truly was and running away from Warlic and the Hero when there was no way of denying it anymore. Plus, a line was cut about how the Hero and Tara were more than gods to Aleister, because they "destroyed and remade" him.

For Doom Triad in general, building up to this specific point was something we were all waiting a long time for, ever since Verus Doom Knight was released, back when Immortal Joe and I discussed how we could make classes feel more important and cool. I wonder if he remembers that

ViTS, RoCT, and FoTB's initially daydreamed scenes were on paper way back when SoW II was about to conclude. Doom Triad's came to mind a little after, and Last Sunset's initially daydreamed scene went in a direction even I'm amazed by!

"At first, my parents thought that I loved bugs because I caught fireflies thinking the were lost stars. I'd gather them up in a jar, check each one by one, and let them go.

...When I freed the last firefly, I burst into tears for some reason."

"Then my parents freaked out because those fireflies were actually man-eating locusts. Huh, all of the towns around ours were going through famine, but the locusts wouldn't eat our crops unless I fed them.

Sorry, getting off topic. I left home and began studying actual stars."

"You helped create stronger telescopes, and discovered new asterisms all on your own. It's impressive!"

"More like obsessive! And a little fool-hardy. The best stargazing spots tend to be places like Darkovia or Doomwood, but I can't stop myself!"

"That said, I like the stories more than the math.

The Mourning Cygnus, the Lupercalia's Pisces... the stars mean so many things to so many different people."

"Which one's your favorite?"

"It's always been 0̶͈̩̈́̕1̷͙̣͎͌̒͋̓0̶̺͚̞͇͋͊̍͘1̴̘̄0̴̓͜0̵̢̯͓̊̈́́ͅ1̶̥͙̭͊͐1̷̫̯̹̕ ̶̗̇̑̚͘0̸̻̑̐͛͆"

"Sagittarius? Is that your zodiac sign?" - Neveya

"Oh, did I say that? Uh... Yes, I suppose my favorite stars are part of Sagittarius." - Kylokos

"I was never treated like a human being. My classmates called me names when they weren't ignoring me, or kicked me in the ribs. You know how happy I when the Shadowscythe killed them? Here, I'm treated like a friend. I… want to be like my friends." -Pilot's Afterimage

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold… almost as cold as now. That's right. You don't know what it means to 'be cold.'" -Pilot's Afterimage

"I do now." - Exiled Shadow

"Wait, are you… Oh, please don't cry."

"Hey… Want to know a secret? I was thinking of a new name for you. I hoped I'd get to tell you after the surgeries. It's-"

[Repeating Sequence]

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold..."

"My body isn't going to last, so this is it. Let's end on a high note.