#point system

But like.......points?????? i genuinely can't understand that part

thank you so much! i’m so glad 😊

no problem, i'll explain it in a little more detail ;)

for some options, if it’s interacting with a character, there are certain poll options that, if chosen, will earn you these points.

the higher the character points, the better relationship you have with them. if you have a poor number of points with a character, it will effect how good your relationship is with them, and therefore (could possibly) even change the course of the narrative

so, to start off with, each character you’re going to see, will have 0 points. Completely neutral for the time being. If you choose a certain poll option, i have a note of how many ‘points’ that’s worth with the character, and it may either go up or down.

I’ll give an example:

Imagine Sidekick comes up to you with a present, and wishes you a happy birthday. Which might be a bit awkward...since your birthday isn’t for a few days. Some options could include:

Tell them politely they got the wrong date.

Laugh at them...be a little mean.

Take it and pretend it is.

Pretend you’re busy and make a run for it.

Something like that. I have a note (that you obviously will not be able to see) of how many points that’s worth for each option!

Tell them politely they got the date wrong. (+2)

Laugh at them...be a little mean. (-1)

Take it and pretend it is. (+1)

Pretend you're busy and make a run for it. (±0)

Let’s say, ‘tell them politely they got the date wrong’ won the poll. Then, congratulations! You collectively earned 2 more character points with Sidekick, and your relationship is stronger. I will make a note of the relevent character points you’ve earned at the end of the poll for each part.

These points can be used to change the narrative (for better or for worse), or, if you have enough, be able to choose new poll options.