Hello to everyone who has taken the time to respond! Thanks to you all I think I’ve sorted out a lot of the issues, but I can definitely promise that the actual demo will be much neater and less…bumpy. Which is to say I think I’m going to move forward and give this a shot! Thanks again!
@Anna_B Thanks! I think I may be overthinking the issue! There definitely seems to be a growing pattern with having ROs be gender-selectable, so I think I sort of invented an obligation in my own brain that they had to be. I’ll give it some more consideration and settle on what’s best for the individual character. Thanks for the advice!
@Ananasjuicebrik Hi! Thanks! I know a lot of people love the escapism of fantasy, so I’ve been a little hesitant to lean into something more realistic, but I think I’m gonna go for it! I saw your thread on characters and it’s really helpful. So, I think my plan is to move forward with them as they are and feel them out, like you say!
@Random_Brit Haha I absolutely agree and I solemnly swear that the dog has thicker plot armor than the reader character. Spoilers, but the dog lives to be 387 years old and I hear she’s still going strong
@geldar Thanks for bringing up the issue with the images, because I wouldn’t have ever known! I’ve actually gone ahead and removed them, but I’ll play around with formatting before releasing a full demo. It’d be a bummer if I couldn’t include them, but really, they’re much less important than everything else. Also to your impression about the Parish…sort of? Some are criminals or descendants of criminals. That’s a pretty major part of the worldbuilding, so I’ll work on clearing this up, too. Thanks for the feedback!!
@Fenrir1 Thanks for pointing that out! When more than one person is having an issue, it’s definitely a clue for me to do some investigating before turning out a full demo. It should be cleared up for now!
Again, thanks everyone! This was super helpful. See you guys when the real demo is ready, I guess!