Totally not because I canāt decide on a plushie and name for both twins and thus cannot finish their character sheets, but what you all picked as the plushies and choose to name them? 
teddy bear
puppy
kitten
piglet
bunny
turtle
penguin
elephant
octopus
seal
pretend these are a platypus ok ok platypus
dinosaur
dragon
unicorn
alien
ghostI kinda like octopus and ghost as Inky and Blinky, but Iām also partial to penguin as Clyde.
I love this game with my whole heart 
Especially characters, their interactions and the amount of choices that can influence the development of story.
I also found an error: chapter-4 line 8199: It is illegal to fall out of a *choice statement; you must *goto or *finish before the end of indented block.
Would you believe it if I told you the unicorn belonged to my MC, and the bunny (sometimes changed out for dragon) belonged to his sister?
As for names, I donāt really remember what I named the dragon-bunny, but the unicorn often got the name Jewelhoof. Donāt judge himāhe was little when he came up with that! 
For the sibling, went with dragon entirely because it felt cute and appropriate for whatever reason, but for the PCās one I chose puppy and went with the name Scruffers because I just wanted to bring in one of my oldest stuffed animals into the game
Have you ever thought about m turning it into an app? I would love to see how the rest of the story would go!
Hello. Sorry again for the radio silence, but I badly needed to destress after some terrible stuff happened. If you havenāt been checking the blog, this post has the details. Iām mostly okay now, but it has made me reconsider my plans about the game. It was also my birthday last last week, if thatās something you care about.
Anyway, I just finished coding in the new Ancestry and Heritage Traits! I changed a lot of them to be a lot more thematic, so Iām mostly satisfied with the new trait effects. If there are any further changes, it will most likely just be number tuning.
You can select an Ancestry Trait regardless of your chosen favorite genre. There are two versions of the Ancestry Traits. The enhanced version (indicated by the ā+ā symbol) is only unlocked if you choose High Fantasy as your favorite genre.
Increase stat bonuses from Height, Body Type, & Character Class Bonus by 25%
Human Ancestry+
Increase stat bonuses from Outfits, Height, Body Type, & Character Class Bonus by 50%
+10% Charm, Increase Grace & Magic Resistance by 25% of Current Health, +50% Healing Received, +100% EXP from successful Grace checks, +25% Resistance to Grace Penalties, Grants 
[Enhanced Senses], -20% Intimidation
Elven Ancestry+
+10% Charm, Increase Grace & Magic Resistance by 75% of Current Health, Increase 
[Perfect Health] EXP Bonus by 10%, +200% Healing Received, +400% EXP from successful Grace checks, +75% Resistance to Grace & Healing Reduction Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -20% Intimidation
+33% Vigor & Intimidation (Increase this bonus by 50% of missing health), +33% Max HP, +100% EXP from successful Vigor & Intimidation Stat checks, +25% Resistance to Vigor, Grace & Intimidation Penalties, -10% Charm
Orcish Ancestry+
+50% Vigor & Intimidation (Increase this bonus by 100% of missing health, and gain Bonus EXP equal to 25% of missing health), +100% Max HP, +333% EXP from Enemy Encounters and successful Vigor & Intimidation Stat checks, +75% Resistance to Vigor, Grace & Intimidation Penalties, -10% Charm
+10% Vigor (If below 50% HP, reduce all Stat Penalties by 50% of Headstrong Personality), Increase Damage Resistance by 25% of missing health, +25% EXP from Codex & Trinket Discoveries, +25% Resistance to Poison, Inebriation, and Vigor & Knowledge Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Grace
Dwarven Ancestry+
10% Vigor (If below 75% HP, increase Vigor and reduce all Stat Penalties by 75% of Headstrong Personality), Increase Damage Resistance & Healing Received by percentage of missing health, +100% EXP from Codex & Trinket Discoveries, +75% Resistance to Poison, Inebriation, and Vigor & Knowledge Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Grace
+10% Grace, Increase Charm by 25% of Outgoing Personality, +50% Food & Resting Stat Bonuses, +Chance to succeed failed stat checks by 10% of Warm Personality if 
[Frightened] or 
[Adrenaline Rush] is active, +100% EXP from Food, Resting & Exploration, -10% Vigor
Halfling Ancestry+
+10% Grace, Increase Charm by 50% of Outgoing Personality, Doubles Food & Resting Stat Bonuses, +Chance to succeed failed stat checks by 10% of Warm Personality (20% if [Frightened] or [Adrenaline Rush] is active), +300% EXP from Food, Resting & Exploration, -10% Vigor
+10% Knowledge (Increase this bonus by 0.5% for each Codex Discovered), +Non-Quest EXP Gain increased by 25% of Precocious Personality, +25% Resistance to Knowledge Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Vigor
Gnomish Ancestry+
+20% Knowledge (Increase Knowledge Bonus by 1% and Magic Resistance by 0.5% for each Codex Discovered), +Non-Quest EXP Gain increased by 50% of Precocious Personality, +400% EXP from successful Knowledge checks, +75% Resistance to Knowledge Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Vigor
+50% Stat Bonuses from Trinkets, +250% EXP from Trinket Discoveries, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Vigor
Goblin Ancestry+
Doubles Trinket Stat Bonuses, +1000% EXP from Trinket Discoveries, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -10% Vigor
+0.5% to All Stats, Healing Received & Magic Resistance for every Trinket Discovered, +15% Intimidation, +100% EXP from Trinket Discoveries, +Resistance to Fire, Grants [Enhanced Senses]
Draconic Ancestry+
+2% Main Stat & Healing Received, and +1% Magic Resistance and other stats for every Trinket Discovered, +30% Intimidation, +200% EXP from Trinket Discoveries, +Resistance to Fire, Grants [Enhanced Senses]
There are three fae subraces that determine the āPrimary Statsā increased:
Fae Ancestry
Increase Primary Stats & Magic Resistance by 10% of Silly and Naive Personality (If 
[Diurnal/Nocturnal Focus] is active, this bonus applies to Healing Received and other stats, and gain [Enhanced Senses])
Fae Ancestry+
Increase Primary Stats & Magic Resistance by 15% of Silly and Naive Personality (Ifā:sun_with_face:[Diurnal/Nocturnal Focus] is active, this bonus is increased to 30% and applies to All Stats & Healing Received, and Reduce all Stat Penalties by the same percentage), Doubles EXP Bonus from [Diurnal/Nocturnal Focus], Grants [Enhanced Senses]
Here is a preview of the Ancestry choices:
Your Heritage Trait is based on your first favorite genre that you choose.
Unlocks the full potential of your Ancestry Trait, +20% Bonus EXP in Fantasy settings
+10% Grace, Increase Charm by 30% of Altruist Personality, Relationship Points lost from choices reduced by 20%, +20% Chemistry Bonus to all Crush Options, +75% Resistance to Charm Penalties, Gain Bonus EXP when increasing Honest, Discipline & Altruist Stats, +20% Bonus EXP in Fairytale settings
+20% Main Stat, Increase Main Stat by % of Lowest Stat, Increase Lowest Stat by % of Main Stat, +75% Resistance to Main Stat Penalties, Gain Bonus EXP when failing stat checks, +20% Bonus EXP in Sci-Fi settings, Grants [Enhanced Senses]
+10% Main Stat, Increase Main Stat by 5%, and all other stats by 2% when failing stat checks, Increase EXP Gained from successful stat checks by percentage of Main Stat, Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Mythological settings
Increase Grace, Charm & Healing Received by 20% of Warm, Honest, Disciplined, and Altruist Personality (Gain Bonus EXP when increasing these stats), Increase Vigor by 20% of Cold, Manipulative, Headstrong, and Opportunist Personality; Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Mythological settings
Increase Vigor, Grace & Intimidation by 20% of Cold, Manipulative, Headstrong, and Opportunist Personality (Gain Bonus EXP when increasing these stats), Increase Charm by 20% of Warm, Honest, Disciplined, and Altruist Personality; Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Mythological settings
+30% Vigor, Grace & Intimidation (Increase this bonus to 100% and increase Max HP by 100% if [Nocturnal Focus] is active), +75% Resistance to Vigor & Grace Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Supernatural & Horror settings, when Overcoming Phobias, and if [Nocturnal Focus] is active
+10% Vigor, Grace & Charm (Increase this bonus and Healing Received to 300% if [Nocturnal Focus] is active), +75% Resistance to Grace & Charm Penalties, Grants [Enhanced Senses], -33% Healing Received if [Sleepyhead] is active, +20% Bonus EXP in Supernatural & Horror settings, when Overcoming Phobias, and if [Nocturnal Focus] is active
Increase Grace, Charm & Healing Received by 20% of Warm, Honest, Disciplined, and Altruist Personality (Gain Bonus EXP when increasing these stats), Increase Vigor by 20% of Cold, Manipulative, Headstrong, and Opportunist Personality; Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Supernatural & Horror settings, when Overcoming Phobias, and if [Nocturnal Focus] is active
Increase Vigor, Grace & Intimidation by 20% of Cold, Manipulative, Headstrong, and Opportunist Personality (Gain Bonus EXP when increasing these stats), Increase Charm by 20% of Warm, Honest, Disciplined, and Altruist Personality; Grants [Enhanced Senses], +20% Bonus EXP in Supernatural & Horror settings, when Overcoming Phobias, and if [Nocturnal Focus] is active
Increase Stat Bonuses from Status Effects and Healing Received by 50%; Increase Magic Resistance, EXP Bonus, and Stat Penalty Reduction by 1% for every Trinket Discovered, +20% chance to succeed failed stat checks (increase chance by 5% each time you fail a stat check; this bonus is reset if this effect triggers), +20% Bonus EXP in Supernatural & Horror settings, when Overcoming Phobias, and if [Nocturnal Focus] is active
+10% Grace & Knowledge (Increase this bonus by 0.25% for every Secret Discovered, or +0.5% if Fully Discovered), Doubles Bestfriend Stat Bonus and gain +10% EXP if Bestfriend is in the party, +200% EXP from Secret & Codex Discoveries, and successful Grace & Knowledge Stat checks
+10% Main Stat, Increase Main Stat by 4% and other stats by 2% for every Quest Completed, Increase EXP Gained from successful Main Stat checks by percentage of Main Stat, +75% Resistance to Main Stat Penalties and +25% Resistance to all other Stat Penalties, +20% EXP from Quests, Grants [Enhanced Senses]
Increase [Adrenaline Rush] bonuses by 20% (Increase this bonus by 0.2% for every Trinket and Codex Entry Discovered), +20% EXP while [Adrenaline Rush] is active, +50% EXP from Exploration, Codex Discovery, Overcoming Phobias & Enemy Encounters, Grants the āTreasure Senseā Ability (Choices that unlock trinkets and collectibles are now marked with a ā
ā)
Notes:
Some Traits will improve your āMain Statā. The first attribute (Vigor/Grace/Knowledge/Charm) that you choose to increase during the prologue is considered your main stat.Some Traits also grant
I still need to edit the prologue with the new changes, but this is shaping up to be a fairly big update (since Iām also doing a quick editing pass on the whole game), so Iāll probably wait and release the changes along with the rest of the missing choices in Chapter 5.
Iām also going to change some parts of the prologue/diary so it mentions the job of MCās dad, but you probably already know that if youāve read IAC. 
Haha. I can just imagine the distracted boyfriend meme with MC looking at ERROR instead of B. 
@LiliArch Thank you for the IAC reports, but Iāll let it be for now. The story/characters/worldbuilding still hold up for the most part, but after all the new developments/changes, IAC needs more than just edits. Unfortunately, a total rewrite is a very low priority for me at the moment.
Thereās no general answer to your question as it depends on a lot of factors (like what they decide to do about it, how much they deviate, how much it affects the plot, whether or not their story is finished, the authorās intentions, etc.), but generally the TARDIS Squads handle the worst offenders. Thereās a lot to explore there, so thatāll definitely be a major topic in future volumes.
As for the telenovela, itās mostly a reference to IAC, so it doesnāt have any real significance. I might change the story/characters to something that youāll see again later though, since there most likely will be new characters from CANonās Slice-of-Life department.
@Izalight Hello, thank you for the well wishes and taking the time to leave a comment! 
I too wish that there are more silly slice-of-life stories here, but they unfortunately tend to be unpopular.
Anyway, Iām glad youāre enjoying the twinsā relationship! I still donāt have a very good handle on the twins if they have a complicated relationship, so feel free to let me know if thereās something you want me to address. Iām currently working on edits to the Chapter 1 fight scene so thereās more build up to it.
@dawn I actually already made a stuffed toy poll on the thread before, but I guess it doesnāt hurt to have a new one and compare the results. If it helps you decide, the stuffed toys will come to life later in the story! 
Poor elephant and seal though. 
@Rhododendron Thank you for the kind words and the bug report! Iāll see what I can do, but just to confirm, your birthday gift for Roselyna was the flower bouquet, right?
@mermaidf Hello, thank you for your interest in the story! Iām not sure what you mean by āappā, but you can check out the FAQ for my plans regarding the development of the story. I just updated the FAQ about my plans after I finish Chapter 5, but if anyone has any questions regarding this topic, please send me an ask on the blog instead.
When you finish the story, I would personally like to see it as a downloadable game so that more people would see and play it.
Also, I think itās unfair that we have to restart the game if we make a small mistake over costumizing our character. There should be a āprevious pageā button.
Ah, sorry, I didnāt realize it was a spoiler 
Yes, thatās my goal in the future.
Is this your first ChoiceScript game? Iām sorry, but as much as I want to add that feature, ChoiceScript doesnāt have that functionality. There is a save button on the top right of the screen (beside the settings button), so you can use that instead to save at the start of a new chapter, for example. You can have up to twelve saves.
One more thing. Is there a particular reason why the story takes place in the Philippines? Is it perhaps based on your own experiences?
@mermaidf Yup! Especially the school and jeepney scenes, and a big part of Chapter 3. Thereās also quite a few references to real life events.
I do wanna mention that only Volume 1 is set in the Philippines; the other volumes are set in their own story worlds.
There is another reason why it takes place in the Philippines, but thatās very much spoiler territory. Thereās also the fact that thereās a lot of Philippine mythology/culture/folklore that I wanna include, along with Southeast Asian culture in general. Who wants yet another Western-inspired story anyway?
On another noteā¦
Iām curious about what nickname everyone picked for their bestfriend. I totally wasnāt expecting it, but Lyna and Jamie (Roselyna and JM), are actually growing on me.
I also wanna know if someone picked something else other than the preset nickname options. 
Iām just using the names everyone in the group does, I get too confused otherwise.
Hi! I would like to suggest some custumization options for you story:
ā¢ A unibrow
ā¢ Some color hair dye
ā¢ Vitiligo
ā¢ Beanie hat
Let me know what you think!
Yes, it was a flower bouquet
My MCās piglet plushie is named Strawberry, and her twinās dragon plushie is named Chocolate. (I was going to named him Hot Cocoa but ending up changing my mind and going for the default name: Chocolate.)
@LiliArch Ah, thatās fair! I was just curious, since from the playthrough codes I noticed that some people chose to have custom nicknames (but I didnāt really track what people picked).
@mermaidf Thank you for the suggestions! I might add vitiligo as an option later, but at this point I really need to limit new customization options since Iāll have to draw them as well in the future.
As for the hair color, MCās school doesnāt allow hair dye, but you will get the option to dye your hair (or change your hairstyle) in Volume 2!
@DementedBitch Aww, a piglet named Strawberry sounds really cute! I think Hot Cocoa makes sense too since heās a dragon, but yeah, I based the default plushie names on MC & Twinās favorite milk flavors.
I really like how being trans is handled in this game. The mixed curiosity and acceptance is really sweet.
