premise is interesting, and with 20 possible endings nonetheless. Hope to read the demo soon, and all the best for your wip 
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I donât really see a connection - perhaps itâs best to elaborate.
Thatâs a lot and itâs interesting how you will handle this.
Good luck, I will check on this project!
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I definitely love the premise of this WIP, with a PC wracked with guilt over the loss of loved one(s) Not sure if the PCâs child is included on the list of dead and taking matters into their own handâs when the heroes failed to save their live. I will say however that shooting for 20 possible endings sounds great but also try to pace yourself with the story, a lot of people try to aim for a story with multiple endings but start to get really burnt out by it. Not discouraging your from it, again it sounds amazing going for that many possible endings but just make sure your pacing yourself with your story 
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The premise sounds interesting. I think u need a little more clarity but that can be done when u have ur page for the game. Such as if our child is still alive or not as that opens up the interest of happens to them if they do survive. Do they get taken in by the heroes, taken away from us, can we influence their way of thinking, etc?
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I donât want to spoil it, but the baby is alive and they can either live with us or with their grandparents. The childâs age at the time of the first book is 6 years old. This too will affect the narrative.
The second book will be on behalf of the adult child of the mc.
And I have changed the description, I will post when there is a demo.
I apologize for the errors I donât have a sleep.
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Youâre completely fine and thank you for the clarification. Iâm looking forward to playing the demo when it comes out
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I mean this could be interesting. Maybe the âheroesâ mostly care about preserving the status quo in favour of the current elites and thus might care more about protecting either property or sometimes VIPâs than regular people. Could definitely see how the mc could be pissed enough about that to turn all Charles Bronson in the death wish seriesâŚonly with superpowers I guess.
As long as the kid can be adopted and the mc can be gay with a same sex deceased significant better half I suppose. Otherwise it wonât really be for me.
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Yes, the kid can be adopted and the MC can be gay.
Without a spoiler, it will be like this, but not quite.
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So Iâve got an idea for an IF, it was actually prompted by my English teacher and Iâm working on a demo and characters right now. Tell me what you think.
The Talmara Federation
Itâs been thousands of years since World War 3. Humans have found a new planet to destroy and more resources to take. They have also created you, a clone of one of the most renowned soldiers ever. But they made you better, hundreds of years studying physical and mental enhancements have made you the perfect soldier. Now they want you to complete the mission that your likeness started. After nearly five thousand years itâs time for The Talmara Federation to take back Earth, and youâre going to lead the charge. Well, you and your team at least.
More History
Over 5000 years ago World War 3 happened on Earth. The United States had entered a conflict with Russia. And because of a mistaken transmission, the United States launched a nuclear warhead at Moscow, causing the Russians to retaliate. In little under a year, half the Earth was now covered in radiation, and the other half was struggling to survive the aftermath.
Then a brilliant scientist by the name of Cannon Parsons discovered a new planet similar to Earth. The planet was named MSK-0419 at the time, but it would later be known as Talmara. The remaining population of Earth was overjoyed at this discovery and began to work on ships that could take them to Talmara to start a colony. After 2 more years of work and another 50 million deaths, the ships were finished.
However, they could only take 3000 of the nearly 5 million survivors. So in typical fashion, the few people who had money left were able to buy their way off of Earth. The ships were launched quickly loaded with all the supplies they could find left on the planet and the colonists in stasis pods. After nearly 400 years of space travel, the colonists awoke from the stasis pods and found themselves entering the orbit of Talmara.
Before stepping onto the planetâs surface once they landed the 3000 had a vote. This vote was on two very important things, what should they call themselves, and who will lead them. Eventually, the colonists decided on a 7 member council, who will be voted in and serve for life unless impeached. The council was then elected with James Hanzley being chosen as Chairman. The colonists also decided to call themselves the Talmara Federation.
Features
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Play as male, female, nonbinary, with a fully customizable OC
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Five ROâs
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Heavily war, romance, and politics based
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Nice concept. Would love the idea of having to play as a super soldier like our beloved Steve Rogers. Especially in the future.
I would be willing to take some burden off of your shoulders, if youâre interested. Iâm looking to improve my coding skills and would love a challenge.
What kind of dangers or rather challenges does the MC face on earth?
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Thank you, Iâm a huge sci-fi and Captain America fan so I thought this was a perfect idea. As for helping me with coding, Iâd love that. Iâve got some of the basics down and even have a demo right now with a few thousand words, but there was some more complicated things coding wise I was interested in doing.
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Iâm going to have to give a kind of nonanswer here cause that reaches into a bit of spoiler territory for some things I had planned. However what you know as the MC is that the council (leaders of Talmara) have told you that an alien species has landed and occupied Earth for the past thousand years and are what caused the death of the person youâre a clone of.
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You can send me a DM so we can discuss.
Whoa loved your concept, itâs interesting, quick questions
- Whatâs the population now?
- Has the size of Council been increased since its establishment?
- If the size hasnât been increased is there a âLower House of Parliamentâ type of thing?
- Also does chairman have more power than Councilman, if so what are they?
- Also is chairmans appointment also for life? Or that can change depending on the support a chairman commands in the council?
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Hello there! Iâm Fernando, aka Ferddai
Iâm new at this story-making thing, but I wanted to know if someone will play this (even just one person barely interested would work for me) or if I should burn it all in the flames of oblivion and go back to playing Minecraft⌠So here goes nothingâŚ
Scarlet Lords is a high-fantasy interactive fiction series currently being written by Fernando Bethencourt that takes place in the fictional universe of Merlya, specifically in the Scarlet Citadel, the nest of (arrogant) nobles (with funny-sounding titles like âklinkoolperâ before their first names) located right at the center of the coldest and most unforgiving place of the whole Continent: Kazergo, capital city of the Kingdom of Bresden.
Your father has died, and you must take his place as one of the most powerful nobles in this side of the Fourbloods River: the Scarlet Warden.
But as easy as your life may look like, you know better than to get too comfortable. Specially after learning that your father was murdered, and that you could (and probably will) be the next target.
Will you uncover the secrets that lie inside the walls of the centuries-old Citadel? Will you learn the true motive behind your fatherâs assassination? Will you protect Queen Larissa at all costs, or will you join forces with those who conspirate against her? Will you survive the machinations of the other nobles? AND WILL YOU EVER LEARN WHY IS SO $&%*ING COLD AT NIGHT?!?!
All this while fighting (or supporting) the greatest revolution this country could ever face!
Love, intrigue, betrayal, mystery and much more await in my first and most ambitious IF project: SCARLET LORDS
FEATURES
Note: an exclamation (!) sign at the end means that the feature is still being coded and tested appropriately. On the other side, an interrogation (?) sign means that the feature hasn't even been tested/isn't fully developed yet and may or may not appear in the final product.Note 2: also, (!H) means that is under heavy development, (!VH) means under VERY heavy development, (E!) means early development, and (?A) means that while it isnât tested nor coded in its entirety, it will most definitely appear in the ultimate version.
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Morale and Personality Traits (codename PETRA) system! Inspired by the Attunement in the Samurai of Hyuga book series. Be Ruthless or Merciful, Friendly or Hostile, Humble or Arrogant, Talkative or Quiet, Cold-hearted or Sensitive, Spontaneous or Planning, Playful or Serious⌠and even achieve the ultimate balance! - (!H)
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Pick-Yer-Heraldry system! Choose your Houseâs familiar, pick a nice color for them, then a matching background color and youâre done, mate! But donât do just a pretty banner: your heraldry actually gives you ELEMENTAL powers! WHAAAAAAT?! (mInDFUcK!!) - (?A)
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Dummy AI! Yes, what you heard: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE!!! While youâre busy flirting with that good-looking bodyguard of yers, the revolutionaries and NPC factions will act differently based on your choices and the world around them! (Disclaimer: Donât expect too much of this one if itâs implemented) - (?)
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Different House origins to choose from! Does your House hail from the sun-bathed coast of the Jolqamar Peninsula? Or are you the descendant of a settler from the extinct Kalandian Confederation? What about the opressive Ocassian Empire? Did your ancestor came from there? Each lineage gives bonuses to your attributes! Yay for balanced character creation! - (!VH)
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A (hopefully) extense and (hopefully Ă 2) well-developed world lore! The Merlyaverse has been a tiny little project of mine since mid-2020, but Iâve never been so sure about my creation before! Itâs still a newborn (and Iâm still a noob in this world-building thing), but this forum is the best place to let it free and receive that feedback I so desperately need!* - (E!)
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Yer Very Own Diary! Some sorta inter-dimensional wormhole where you can see what your character thinks of themselves, their acquaintances, the world, and⌠Well, thatâs pretty much everything⌠But still! What if you could read/see what your character really thinks, instead of what YOU want them to think? - (?)
*Disclaimer: may contain plotholes.
MAIN PATHS
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Unconditional Servant: Her Majestyâs word is holy to you, and while is true that some may call you a pelele, it is your duty as the Warden! Protect Bresden from traitors both within and without! Honor, Freedom and Motherland! - (E!)
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âLoyaltyâ Is Relative: Yes, you are the Warden⌠But youâre also ambitious. Use your cunning and your influence to undermine Larissa and her court. Take the Throne of Rubies for yourself! - (E!)
Note: These two paths are the ones I alreade have started writing and coding, but theyâre not the only ones that will appear in the final product.
The storyâs still in very early alpha stage, since it will be composed by three/four volumes, but I hope to have a demo of the first two chapters ready in, say, somewhere between late December 2021 and February 2022.
Iâll be happy to answer any questions about Scarlet Lords if I can!
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You got to make the mc as a important commander on either sides if a war break out
(Please make the mc versatile in each skill since he is an heir to a powerful seat he should be prepared)
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Of course the MC will be versatile! One of my top priorities is to make a balanced skill system, and while you could still specialize on some specific abilities, one of the unspoken prerequisites for being a Warden is being well-versed in the political, academic and military fields. At the start, youâll be given small bonuses to each attribute, and then some more as the story progresses.
Still, I wonât make the MC a super-cunning, super-strong, super-smart person. The game would be too easy, and thatâs the opposite thing of what I want in a story about scheming and double-crosses
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Interesting. Gives me some Captain America vibes which isnât my favorite Marvel character but a game were we get to play the super soldier now thatâs something I look forward to playing. I am curious to see if weâll get to turn against those who cloned us or not?