Just some basics a lot of info (whoops!) about my AUs
Luxurytale:
This AU (and Opulence) was originally inspired by Ink sans, but it greatly diverged the longer I worked on it
Monsters are born without SOULs, in order to feel emotions they have to use items made out of magic
Items not made of magic are actually very scarce, there isn't a dump in waterfall but there are veeeeery rarely items that flow past
As a result monsters have to make all of their objects out of magic.
Magic items don't persist very long, ask such the magic clothes monsters do wear only last about a day (talk about fast fashion!) And even phones, computers, jewelry, anything you would consider a luxury item is made of magic and therefor has limited uses before it expires
In the original Undertale Frisk has to eat magic food to heal, but here they instead have to apply magic luxuries typically /before/ a battle to get a buff during it. Some things like makeup only last one battle, others like clothes would last a few battles.
Magic objects also has a special affect on monsters, it helps them feel emotions briefly, so monsters often wear clothes and jewelry of every color to feel every emotion. If they want to feel one emotion they would have to only wear one color.
Monsters also have a chance to grow a SOUL over time, usually using magic luxuries helps build up SOUL incrementally.
But that alone isn't enough, the SOUL they build up needs to become attached to something, be it a (usually non-magical) object, a personal belief, or a person. It can be anything!
Finally, once they have formed enough SOUL, they need an inciting incident different from what they're used to for it to finally form a fully functioning SOUL.
Monsters choose a Path to forming their SOUL after they graduate school. The inciting incident to forming that SOUL is usually not a part of their Path, but just having a planned Path makes it easier to form a SOUL, and even to determine what traits it will have
Once fully formed, a SOUL will shatter if the person/object dies or is destroyed, but a Path being killed/destroyed before a SOUL forms will only make it very difficult if not impossible to form one later.
A shattered SOUL will kill a monster, but a damaged Path will not.
Those with SOULs feel emotions naturally and more powerfully and without magic luxuries, but tend to live shorter lives because their SOULs shatter. In spite of this even monsters without SOULs want them because living a very good life is worth the cost on their lifespan.
There is so much more of this too! I can keep going forever lmao, but for now this is just the premise, I probably have to do more for each character individually and that isn't even getting started on Opulence (the Sans of this AU)
