Hello everyone! I originally planned for this to be coded in CS and twine but after losing my files for CS I decided to focus on the twine version instead!
Apologies to anyone who has been waiting for the dashingdon demo but if it eases your mind, the twine version has been released and I have a Tumblr blog for Dev logs!
Itās mythical (the one in my story) because it doesnāt exist.
A few weeks ago Iāve had a dream (corny, I know, but bear with me here) which I found rather compelling and thought āIf I manage to work this out, it would be a pretty fun story.ā
The details of the story are not yet final, but I have a rough idea of what Iād wish to achieve.
It would be a tale following two siblings, one of whom being you! Audible gasp, shock-horror. It would focus on their quest and their relationship. Siblings orphaned in a world teetering in the uncanny valley between low fantasy and Metro 2033. Not necessarily post apocalyptic but certainly derelict. Think of the fringes of a Kingdom ravaged by banditry and vicious creatures.
Why low fantasy? Well, magical powers and Arcana in general are seen as a curse. A bad omen. The gifted or cursed (depends on how you look at it and how far away the Justiciars are, really) are shunned and tormented by the people while the Crown persecutes and rounds them up behind the walls of The Citadel never to be seen again.
Sounds like none of your damn poor orphan business. Until either you or your sibling (narrative choices, hooray!) start to awaken hidden magical powersā¦ and the rozzers are on your tail. Audible gasp, shock-horror part two.
Follow their story - with distinct flavour depending on your choices - as they flee the city theyāve always known. Protect your sibling, get stronger and help keep their nature a secret or try and control fantastic cosmic powers while not bringing doom upon the only family you have leftā¦ or going crazy. Bicker like youāre rivals because your siblingās the eldest and a know-it-all, darn them!; have the chemistry of two life-long best friends; or try and balance a relationship thatās strained to the limit because of this new reality youāve both been suddenly thrust into.
Maybe start a brotherhood of monster hunters and bounty hunters?
In any case one thing is certain, you managed to avoid capture thanks to a man that has the same markings of magic as you (plural) do and he says he knows where you (pluralĀ²) can find answers: the conclave beyond the sands of the flooded desert. But first, you need to train.
While I donāt know exactly whatās the ultimate goal of the story (if there is a MacGuffin, whoās the villain, why are you orphans, WHO AM I!? Cough sorry, etc), thought Iād gauge the forumās gut reaction to this pitch. Anyone fancy the idea? Let me know. Thanks!
Iāve always wanted to experience stories of family relationships and this wants to explore that since asking me at the feet of a single mother/widow the brotherās would be interesting. Iām interested
Your story idea actually reminds me of another that was of a similar premise that Iāve read here in the past. Though I canāt recall itās name at the moment unfortunately in any case I like the idea 
Are you thinking of The Nascent Necromancer? Or something even older?!?
Nope pretty certain it was called something else and definitely not adult rated as that one lol
Though I canāt recall much at the moment what I do recall there was a older sibling maybe it was a friend. There was laws of the land that magic was illegal and frowned upon and you had to keep your powers a secret. Worked for a time something happens in the course of living life that causes it to become known and while escaping you get caught or something like that.
Like I said I canāt recall to much at the moment but it was good little demo that I can say safely not sure if it was dashingdon only or not though. Been a while since I read it and it was probably last year when I did.
Itās probably Demon: Recollect? The game is also already out fyi.
Nope not that one either though I do have it itās a good game thanks though.
I most likely have read it but it wonāt come to my mind right now just like for you 
If it helps, I have no idea what either of you are talking about. 
thereās an another IF where the people with power/magic were seen as bad guys and MC and sibling eho are orphans and one of them gets some type of power/magic and they run from the authorities that hunts themā¦
Lol no worries and did recall another tidbit after some sleep. The one group that works for the authorities wants them to come along peacefully. While they get saved sorta from this other group still everything is a vague memory at this point but the recent wip idea post was similar enough to spark the memory.
Hi, long-time lurker here with my first attempt to write an if-story. For a while now I wanted to write my own book (title of which is still TBD) and gather the courage to post it. English is not my first language (so there will be grammar, punctuation, and possible spelling mistakes :c ).
Iāve got the idea for my book through the love for anything related to King Arthur and his legends. Considering that Iām currently in the prosses of writing my masterās thesis about him, Iāve decided to use what Iāve learned as an inspiration to create something of my own.
I considered making a proper post; however, Iāll hold that thought until the first chapter is complete and if this is something you guys would be interested in reading since what I have so far isā¦ uhh quite early in development :3
You are a young knight in your 20s that has recently joined the Knights of the Round table. The story starts just as you embark on your first real quest with Sir Lancelot at your side. As the two novice knights, you are asked to investigate the disappearance of a priestess.
It seems pretty straightforward, right?
Wellā¦
So far, I have planned 5 (maybe 6 possible romance options).
Those that appear in the first chapter are:
Lancelot (M), Mordred (M), Merlin (M/F ā gender selectable)
With introduction of Morgana (F) and Nyneve (F) coming later in the first chapter.
Demo: link
I quite like this, it sounds so promising. Great job so far, hope you keep this up! (Also good luck with your master thesis!)
Hello again!
Currently I have two published Hosted Games, and a third one in the publishing queue. However, Iāve thought about several concepts for my fourth (or even fifth/sixth?) next game(s), and I have doubts about some the ideas Iāve been planning. Mainly if theyāre interesting/popular/fun/good enough to warrant a story focusing on that idea or not.
An idea I then had was to create yes/no choice polls for each of them, to see how relatively (un)interesting theyād be as a rough estimate. Not like any of this is binding, but just to get some extra direction for my future plans 
Here we goā¦! (open comments are also welcome!)
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I picked Neutral for the first question, but itās less neutral and more āit depends.ā Iād just want it to be made very clear that I canāt choose to be good. Iāve played a few games where there are purportedly options to be a good person, but theyāre just randomly thrown in there and have no impact on the story or your personality moving forward, or theyāre intended to be (not-so-)obvious joke options, or the MC goes āWait, why am I doing something good? Iām evil!ā I donāt want the option to be there if itās not actually possible.
I am very interested in this story of yours and I wish you luck if you choose to write it .
Do you mean to be like the Golem of Prague or Resident Alien?
Thank you. 