Thank you so much for the feedback! 
Yes, Nyarlathotep would be the major threat to MC, of waking up insane or not waking at all. Other, more minor, creatures and phenomena encounters would add to the insanity. Petting the Cats of Ulthar, meanwhile, would make MC more sane.
I might use Sanity/Insanity and Asleep/Awake stats to help determine the epilogues. Sane + awake = waking up more or less normal. Sane + asleep = living in the Dream Lands (happy but unaware of reality anymore). Insane + awake = ending up at an asylum. Insane + sleep = dying or falling to the Outer Gods in some way.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
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Hey all,
so Iâve finished writing the first chapter of a story the idea for which has been stuck in my mind for a year by now. Itâs a fantasy story (yep, another one), set in a world populated by various elemental clans (though the word âelementalâ is used loosely as say âsunâ or âflowerâ is an element as wellâŚ). The MC is of mixed ancestry, so can use abilities of both clans (to a degree). But, this has also resulted in them being taken from their familyâŚ
-Ch1 covers MCâs childhood (and was initially supposed to be just a prologue and a quick recap because I didnât want to do it via flashbacks)
-It is written as more of an âinteractive storyâ than a choice âgameâ, and the MC is not a completely blank slate.
Basically, I was wondering if itâs something people would be interested in reading (though Iâm pretty sure Iâll keep writing it regardless). You can find the ch1 here: https://dashingdon.com/go/9251
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@lliiraanna Love the original worldbuilding and your writing in general. My favourite moments were between MC and his mentor/s, but Ember was just so suspicious that I couldnât bring myself to make MC befriend him. The most I could do, was being polite and civil with him. One moment I found funny, which also reminded me of Aang in ATLA during earthbending training with Toph is MCâs POV:
Typos
Bugs
Right after ditching Ember
Dunno if this is a bug or not, but when the flashback of lord Nebra and the mentor is shown, lord Nebra refers to MC as âtheyâ instead of my chosen pronoun.
Iâm glad you liked it! Thanks for catching the bugs. Also, this story now has its own thread here in case you stumble upon more issues.
Funny how the setting was initially inspired by Naruto, but ended up kinda similar to ATLA anyway (well, Naruto and DnD. Sun abilities are basically Abjuration+Force magic).
Probably a remnant of the old draft, which was written in a gender-neutral manner. Iâll look into it.
I am good at coding but I want someone who can write story with me.
May I suggest that you post in the Interest Check Thread instead?
Fine interest check perusers, a question on gender-selectable ROs if you willâŚ
Just doing a little bit of 
research
- I prefer to choose RO genders individually as I meet them.
- I like to set RO genders all at once before the story begins.
- Iâd rather randomize the RO genders before the story starts.
- I prefer when IFs set RO gender based on a defined sexuality for my MC.
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Side note, the spell checker wanted to correct âgender-selectableâ to âgender-delectableâ which, honestly, yeah, my gender is quite tasty, thanks.
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Hello, Iâm working on my IF: The Lost Children of Iona
Many run to Ionaâs Temple. Perhaps to escape hunger or the touch of death. You arenât sure why. No one is. All you know is that youâre among them.
You knew it was wrong. When your father let you attend the Feast of Xihnir, you knew something would happen. And it was a night you will never forget after witnessing the Divine Lord slaughter your father like a lamb. Since then, youâve learned how deep Xihnirâs murderous and twisted fascination with you goes.
Fleeing to the neighboring kingdom, Gilhanna, you find a place to escape the pursuits of your fatherâs killer. You were hoping to find peace while masked as a Child of Iona. So far, youâve enjoyed seven years of peace now. Youâre sure more is still to come.
Yet, the sudden appearance of a wounded stranger threatens to uncover your secret while talk of encroaching armies praying upon Gilhannian borders grows rapid.
You canât let yourself be reduced to running, hiding â surviving. Nor will you allow yourself to be caught in Xihnirâs crooked grasp. Will you give up the identity of this mysterious stranger to protect your own?
FEATURES
- Customizable appearance, personality, and gender/sexual identity.
- Choose a given trade/skill to influence your characterâs nature and story! (i.e., swordsman, musician, scholar, weaver, dancer, or merchant.)
- Make meaningful choices that can affect the people around you and your future.
- Forge strong allies or begrudging enemies.
- Eight ROs totalâ two secret romances. (one minor, one major)
MORE INFO ON MY TUMBLR!
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Hi friends! Iâve been working on an IF thatâs nearing the demo posting stage called Folksaga & wanted to share it with you all / gather some feedback on the idea Hereâs a quick synopsis:
You are a human. A totally normal one.
Honestly.
Youâre a human. Youâre a bartender, which is a very normal job for a human to have, and when you walk down the winding streets of Akureyri you can blend seamlessly into any crowd of people which is, without question, only something that a human could do.
The fact that you came here two years ago with nothing but the clothing on your back doesnât mean anything; youâre hardly northern Icelandâs first wayfaring soul. That you had no money to your name, no friends or family to speak of â thatâs a fairly average human thing, too. And that little craving you have, that quiet urge to dig your teeth into any passing strangerâs throat? Itâs completely, entirely mundane.
Itâs manageable. Youâre managing.
Or you were, until someone â someone whoâs decidedly not as good at this human thing as you are â begins leaving a trail of dead bodies at your doorstep, and a trio of god-like siblings take a seat at your bar.
(RagnarĂśk might have marked the end of the Norns, but that doesnât mean your fate died along with them.)
Features:
- Customize MCâs name, appearance, and gender identity.
- Three mythical creatures from Scandinavian folklore to choose from for the MCs background. The different origins have unique appearance quirks (eg. a forest warden with a hollowed-out tree trunk for a back), different bonuses to stats, and will have significant differences in certain dialogues/scenes throughout the story.
- Five romance options - 2 male, 2 female, 1 non-binary - available to all MCs. ROs include the three children of Thor, your also-super-normal-human-definitely-not-anything-weird coworker, and the shadow you keep seeing in your nightmares.
- Multiple paths & endings, some significantly happier than others. Oops.
More info is on my Tumblr for anyone curious! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts xx
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I look forward to your demo @widogast!
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Sounds interesting! I look forward to undertaking a completely normal and unremarkable journey of various Human Thingsâ˘.
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Sounds excellent, and I canât wait to try it out.
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OHHHH this sounds FASCINATING!!! Eagerly awaiting the demo drop!
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@Eiwynn @StellarSkadi @Havenstone @Graceful-Not Ahhhhh, thank you all so much! Honestly Iâve been very nervous that the concept would be a little too out-there to click with people, so to see thatâs not necessarily the case is a huge relief! Now Iâm even more excited to share it with you guys soon 
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cough renowned cough (I think)
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Oh yeah totally missed that, ty
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Eagerly waiting for the demo 
Are you looking for a horror-romance game? Maybe a game that causes you to think through puzzles to save your and your friendsâ life?
Well, look no more! Forest of Fear is set in Copper Cove, a town on the small side where you play a college student of any gender and sexual orientation. You and your group of friends go to a party only to end up face-to-face with a cannibalistic murderer. He gives you all 1 week to figure a way out of his mansion basement full of ghosts heâs butchered before you.
Collect the ghostsâ last belongings and free them, while trying to escape, and navigate your feelings for one of your friends!
Hopefully this will be released later this year! :))
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Hey folks! Spinning up my first Hosted Games title just now and wanted to do an interest check. Iâve noticed people tend to be more fond of fantasy around here, so wanted to see if thereâs an appetite for contemporary occult/horror/mystery with tech themes.
You donât know if the ritual worked, but your code compiled, and a student is dead.
Your family disapproved when you dropped out of a prestigious university to attend a former polytechnic in the remote Scottish highlands, but to you, it was the oppertunity of a lifetime. Every auteur designer, genius coder and maverick artist involved in the games industry has come out of this secluded institution. Finally, this your chance to join them.
You intend to study programming, game design or computer arts, but what youâll truly learn is occult coding, whether a game can kill, and how to love like the world is ending, because for the group of mad geniuses youâve found yourself with, it might as well be.
Think The Secret History meets Bandersnatch.
Features:
- Customizable appearance, gender and sexuality.
- Three course options: programming, game design and arts.
- Five love interests, with customisable genders, one of whom may be murdered.
- Mysteries to solve, cryptograms to crack and rituals to take part in.
- Multiple endings: send a murderer down for life, or help them get away with it.
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