please make this do you have in mind for the ros to be gender chosable i love this idea or just cat boys and or girls
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I believe Iâm using this thread correctly, but please correct me if Iâm wrong!
Hi, small time hobbyist writer Ali here. Iâm hoping to gain an idea of which of my tales would (hopefully!) be something anyone here on CoG and HG would want to read.
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âBroken, Thus Buriedâ - BthB concerns the tale of a seiĂ°r priest, telling the story of an ancient Nordic tribe ruled by FyrsĂĄrr, the kunnigr, and his wolf, AuĂ°rikr. Faced with a premonition from your own visions, you took the life of the kingâs own brother; a grave and fatal mistake in eyes of the people, much less your sworn ruler. Accused of treason and sentenced to death, you run for your life â where the chase ends in tragedy. Now blinded, bound, and stripped of your blessings for the loss of your eyes, you are left with nothing to lose. The blood of another is still fresh on your hands. Bereft even of Sivontârâs own voice, you assume death is come for you⌠but the words of the wolf sound mournful when it comes to greet you again. With blue and sombre eyes, it says: âMy sister is manic, erratic, and ill. Help me end her life, dear rabbit, and I will resolve to save yours.â
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âStay Awhile, Yesterdayâ - A heist tale following the unorthodox story of an Ăkfir â namely, you. You werenât planning on being much of anything. Not being a boss was easy. Eating meager pickings, more so. As a low profile criminal living off of what they could swipe on the street or out of pockets, did you need to be concerned for any upper class conflict? No, of course not. Life was good; life was easy. That was until your mediocre crew was slaughtered at the hand of a man named Lâlavren. Of all the people there, he left you as the living survivor out of every damned corpse still to rot in the splintered remains of an old theivesâ hut. Of all the things he could have done, he made you the host of a soniarus â a parasite that buries itself in the flesh to grant someone unique power. Of all the places he could have dropped you afterward, you were left in the middle of a facility chock-full of five military project psychos who are on a mission to capture him alive. More importantly⌠how did he even do that? And most importantly â why?
Please let me know if anyone would like to put stock in these stories. These are both fantasy worlds, and are going to be written with inclusivity in mind, from both the freedom of player choice to the freedom of player identity. I would appreciate any and all feedback â it gives me a reason to keep writing!
If these drum up any buzz, I do have more details and excerpts waiting in the works.
Cheers folks! I hope youâre having a great night!
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âStay Awhile, Yesterdayâ interests me the most tbh. It has a lot of potential for body and/or existancial horror
And playing as a criminal with powers sounds fun too
My first thought on the first scene of Stay Awhile, Yesterday, was writing a scene detailing the parasite - âLâlainâ, twin to Lâlavrenâs own parasite - entering the body of the player character and it⌠well, youâre not wrong in the slightest haha. Iâve tried to figure out a good middle ground between âtoo much violence/goreâ and âacceptable realistic terror of a parasite in your fleshâ and thatâs a balance Iâd definitely want feedback on if people are more interested in Stay.
As for being a criminal, Iâve planned out multiple routes. I highly value being able to pick playing as the villain, not only because stories like Fallen Hero are such great inspiration, but because I love villain stories in general. Criminal background roots HAD to be a thing for this one, I couldnât help myself 
Player individuality is still important to me though, so hero or villain would be your choice in both stories 100% of the time!
Thanks so much for your feedback! I appreciate it 
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Hello everyone!
Currently working on a game called FORMULA
Itâs set to be all about Formula One in 1982 where you (a rookie in their first season of Formula One) goes through that season, dealing with the highs and lows of the life of a racing driver, managing the multitude of relationships all around you, and most importantly, racing on track to try to be the best of the best. Going to have immersive racing, and drawn out storylines off the track that keep you engaged.
Itâs set to have a few romance options, a plethora of drama inspired from real life events, and plenty of danger and high-stakes that came with racing in that era of Formula One. Youâll begin with a prologue that takes place right before, and during the finale of the European F2 Season in 1981, where you and your rival (who youâll get to customize) are currently the top two contenders. This will determine your relationship with them, and how youâre viewed heading into your first season of Formula One.
Each race will consist of choices, stats-based results, hidden variable checks, and randomness (as motorsport tends to be). Each race will also feel unique as itâll be following the tracks that were raced on in real life, with plenty of flavor text and choices to be made in setting up your car for that track and your own skillset and dictating the development for the rest of the season.
Oh, and your old rival from F2 is now your teammate.
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As an avid fan of F1, this plot you have going sounds interesting and definitely something Iâll have a look at when a demo comes out.
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Hey, guys. Long-time lurker here, and Iâve been thinking of making an IF so I wanted to check with yâall first.
The first thing you should know about me is I am a female, and Iâm attracted to males. I have a bit of trouble stepping into the shoes of other genders and sexualities when it comes to writing and Iâm not sure Iâll be able to deliver it with as much finesse as it deserves. I would be first and foremost, writing this for a female heterosexual reader unless I hear otherwise from this interest check. Depending on what I read here, I may take the plunge and do my best to write it even with all my doubts. I want to know what the people want before I make a final decision on this.
Moving on, I have named the game Bridge Ices Before Road and I hope the idea can captivate some readers. I actually did figure skate for a lot of my youth, so Iâm happy to bring one of my actual hobbies into my writing and announce that this is a figure-skating-themed IF! You, the main character, are a recently returned home high school graduate. Youâve been ice skatking for your whole life, and youâre finally ready to train for the Olympics. Youâve been away at a boarding school for only the best skaters. Boxcroft Academy, located in Boxcroft, Maine, was the school for young, aspiring skaters. You made a lot of connections with other skaters your age, but ultimately left to return to your hometown in (TBD-somewhere in new england).
Your parents and older sibling welcome you home, and you start training at your local rink again. You havenât been slacking off, but you havenât been able to skate like you wanted to ever since you got to Boxcroft. Let loose, skate your way for a while. The first of three ROâs approaches you, someone who you used to see all the time at this rink. Dennis Doverman was now on the townâs local hockey team, and who wouldâve thought heâd become the captain. Last you knew, he was a geeky little shrimp that helped out at the skate rental counter with his dad. Now, he was different. Attractive.
You try to return home, but stop at the vending machine to grab a sports drink (of your choice) and are stopped by your old best friend. Vincent hadnât treated you the same since you got into Boxcroft and they didnât. They never forgave you for that, and they devoted themselves to their skating, vowing that they would best you at the next Winter Olympics. They still seem to hate you, and tell you as much before running off.
On your drive home, your coach calls you to make sure you show up at training on time tomorrow. His name is Argo and heâs a workaholic. He canât stop thinking about your routines, about your next competition, about the press around the event, your costume, everything. The man never stops, you think not even to sleep, some nights. You wish he would let himself relax, sometimes.
And thats what I have so far, besides the outline and a bunch of notes. Let me know what you think!
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Intriguing, but kinda tricky. Iâm not sure if this genre will attract a lot of attention with this audience. Maybe Iâll ask some questions to focus this a little.
Are you planning to have stat management and gameplay mechanics? Or is this purely just narrative and story?
Romance is big in CoG town. How much does it factor into your game?
Is this a slice-of-life type of game? Or is there an overarching plot to follow?
Write what you are comfortable with first. That said, one thing I would say is never to have a character-locked game, even if you have a gender-locked game.
Might be just me, but I donât quite get this title. Does it have anything to do with figure skating?
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Sounds pretty original honestly. Donât think I ever saw a game about figure skating before.
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It sounds great! Figure skating, the Olympics, and romance? Iâm here for it
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- There will be stat management. If you donât know about the judging system for figure skating, it is on a execution-based scale. Before you perform, you turn in a program to the judges describing what jumps and spins you will attempt and in what order at what time in the program. You are then graded on execution. Spins and jumps are worth a set amount of points, and with perfect execution, you receive full points. Lackluster execution, like not sticking the landing or not performing the full number of rotations means you will get less than the full value of the trick. Your stats (Agility, Balance, Power, Creativity, Intelligence) will play into the grades you receive and what kind of program you can choose. Your attempts will succeed or fail based on the spot within the program.
Typically, with skating, you will get awarded extra points for making a jump or spin more challenging. For example, preceding the jump by a spin, making it more difficult to enter the jump consistently, or performing something right after the jump that makes the landing more difficult. There should be replayability in the many variations you can create with your programs.
There will still be a lot of romance, as I am originally a romance writer and I enjoy it quite a bit. - So, the title is something I plan on being kind of a trick title. It will come up in the narrative and its a secret that would ruin the plot but itâs basically a hint about how to âwinâ during the climax of the story.
Also, the ROâs and many of the characters will not be themed strictly around ice skating, but rather the winter and winter sports in general. When I skated, the rink was the only one in town and that means all the events that require ice will be held there. I knew a few hockey players simply because I hung out at the rink. I think I will remain open to changing the name, though. There may be a better option that I havenât thought of yet. - On the plot, there will be some trials and tribulations that come from being an Olympic skater, but that will play out a little further into the game. I have some ideas but havent nailed anything down yet in terms of a villain or any kind of exterior antagonistic force. The judging system is incredibly strict for female skaters, so it may be worth thinking about as a kind of antagonist.
Anyway, thank you for your questions! I really appreciate that they made me think. ^^
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So no skating the actual figures, then? Just the âexcitingâ stuff?
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Hahaha you will be getting on the ice, if thatâs what youâre asking.
Hi! Some of you might know me as the writer of CT:OS or Merry Crisis, but otherwise, hi!!
I have big dreams for where to take Monsoon Games next! A little about me: Iâm a full-time urban planner, but Iâm considering taking a 1 year break in 2026 to see some of my game ideas to fruition. I want to know how viable this is, and what you guys are interested in, to best plot out my next steps.
Iâve created a google form as an interest check to better understand what to prioritize and what next steps are viable for the next 2 years.
Iâve shared it with my current readers/players, but as Iâm hoping to branch off and make some new games as well, I thought doing a more general interest check would make sense too! Would appreciate the replies
For more information about some of the new games including a cozy sci-fi space diner game Iâm interested in pursuing in the future, click here.)
If youâve not heard of any of my games, start here to read about my current games or click through my posts on this forum.
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Hello. Interest check here too.
Title The Wild Brethren.
Quick summary
Be a catalyst for the greatest war the Riverlands has ever seen or stop the mercanary band from causing a war and teach them there are other ways to live. Do you want to make the rivers rise and free the Riverfolk from the opression of invading nations? Or support their claims in making the Riverlands whole. Every decision will shape the future of the Riverlands.
Longer Summary
I was planning to write a fantasy game centred around The Wild Brethren; a mercenary band fighting in the Riverlands. A war for the Riverlands were fought between two factions the Yellow Circle (Arthurian inspired) and the Dominion (witches that had formed a nation and uses lifeforce to make powerful relics). The Riverlands were inhabited by the Riverfolk (names are a WIP) who are the native population and have been heavily persecuted by the two invading nations. Thereâs large distrust for the Riverfolk, as they believe in the old gods, perform hit and run and have totems which summon river floodings, which has caused a lot of destruction.
After a ceasefire, many of the Wild Brethren were unable to continue their previous lifes because they feel too out of place and unable to continue normality as they felt purposeless. So the band reforms and sets their purpose to starting another war in the Riverlands. Your purpose of course is to either continue on this path; lead the group (or not); find purpose for the people within the band; decide who to support and find what the underlying plot underneath it all is that threatens to destroy them all.
Would you choose to convince the Wild Brethren from setting off another massive war. Try convincing people that war and that they can still find purpose in the world (thus the central theme). Find identities for people in the band, dancing, singing, beekeeping. Reduce drive for war in time. Find meaning through communal efforts and social ties. Get to know your band and they will do anything.
Manage the Wild Brethren, become leader of the band; settle feuds and stop civil wars from tearing the band apart. Make decisions for cities to visit, convince the nations to war or to keep the ceasefire. Note. This band is set on war, to get them off the path would need a lot of convincing. Recruit a variety of troops for the band to increase its strength, including mythical creatures and people from other nations (including two not mentioned, one with druidic transformation elements, the other focuses on technology).
Darius is a character within the band who takes control or becomes a loud voice for naysayers of your actions. He is a large threat to splitting the entire band and if morale becomes low enough there is a change of it splitting and morale and strength becomes much lower.
Choices
Where did your parents come from before they got killed in the war? This influence how others see you.
Choose to support Riverfolk, Dominion, or Yellow Circle for control over the Riverlands, or a permanent war. Essentially the Wild Brethren believe in perpetual war where they can always be paid for battle.
Choose how to convince the various powers to war or peacec, 'findâ powerful artifacts of the Dominion and hand them over to the Yellow Circle, dress in Yellow Circle armour and attack Dominion caravans etc.
Manage their strength levels so no nation becomes too strong and takes over.
Manage Wild Brethrens morale and strength level, recruit mythical creates, or riverfolk (which would lower morale) or find powerful artifacts.
Manage relationships within the band and find purpose and meaning for the people therein.
Example Character
Romanceable. King Turlin. The Riverfolk have many kings in their lands. But he hadnât always been in charge. The Yellow Circle torched their home and took everything, he and a few others managed to flee into the woods and served as a vigilante force for justice and to save people.
He is very soft-spoken, having learnt to live, and infriltrate, among the enemy and to never stand out.
Very guarded.
Secretly joins the Wild Brethren, hearing they wanted to start another war. Without it both nations had focused on the Riverfolk.
His conflict is his compassion, having lived and interacted with so many common people. Against his hatred for the other nations, especially the Yellow Circle and risks everything by trying to destroy them.
His path is to unite the Riverlands and ridding the factions invading his home. Choose to support him or convince him to compromise.
Thatâs it really. Thereâs a quite a few more characters and the plot is all done. Would appreciate any opinions, ideas or thoughts on it.
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Hello everyone. I want to make a game but I donât know if itâs something people will be interested in. So Iâll write a synopsis or explanation below just to see if itâs something people will like.
In a world where 70% of the population is born with extraordinary abilities and 30% without youâve always been at the top of the power pyramid. Coming from one of the most powerful families, you were thrust into the spotlight before you even took your first breath. And when it was discovered that you were part of the rare 5% born with multiple powers, your future seemed unstoppable. You were destined for greatness⌠until your world was shattered.
Your parents, your siblings, and youâmurdered in what the media dubbed a freak accident. But you know better. It wasnât an accident; it was an attack. Someone you trusted, someone your family trusted, turned on you and your family. You would be dead too if your brain hadnât overridden your control at the last moment, and caused you to jump bodies.
The kickerâyouâre now stuck in the body of a random kid from a random and unfortunately middle class family, a kid that should be dead and resting. You are seething, broken, and angry. You want revenge, you want your inheritance and birthright, and you want your body back. You trusted this person. You looked up to this person, and they went and stabbed you and your family in the back.
Every day, you obsessively search for any kind of news on this person. Theyâve taken over everythingâyour inheritance, your legacy⌠everything. Theyâve garnered sympathy from everybody. Every video and picture of them shows them sobbing and in pain. Every speech they make is filled with regret and sorrow, about how much they miss you and your family. You hate it, you despise it, it enrages you. They are a liar, a murderer, and a thief. The same person that killed your family is parading around, pretending to mourn your family, stealing your inheritance, basking in the sympathy of the world, while you sit helpless in a body that isnât yours.
Your chance for revenge finally comes when you gain admission to the prestigious Valorum Institute. The institute is globally renowned for training some of the most powerful individuals in the world. Itâs known for its rigorous entry requirements, where only a tiny percentage of applicants are admitted, regardless of wealth, influence, or family status.
Admission is based purely on merit and power potential. People from all over the world travel to the U.S. just to try and gain entrance to this academy, which is considered the pinnacle of education for powered individuals. Graduates from this school often go on to hold positions of power, either in politics, the military, or prestigious corporations.
Even children of the most influential families must prove themselves to enter. Some powered families send their children here, hoping theyâll build alliances with other elite families and further their status. It was your school once, and now youâre back, even if no one knows itâs really you.
This is your chance to regain everythingâto get the connections, power, and influence you need to take down the one who betrayed you. But revenge comes at a cost. Will you risk everything to reclaim whatâs yours? Will you even want to once you uncover the truth behind the betrayal?
Sorry, it got too long so I decided to stop there haha. But thereâs a ton of features, like character customization and romance or friendships.
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This sounds sick! Iâd absolutely be interested in a story like this !
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Question: how is a normal kid from a normal family (with no powers? Or with your old powers? Itâs unclear) supposed to get into this elite of the elite schools? Also if âyouâ are dead, how is getting your (dead) body back going to work at all? And if you were that well known and some other, random person shows up with your powersâŚthatâs going to get a LOT of attention, probably the wrong sort of attention, particularly from the person that murdered you. How is that going to work?
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So first of all I probably made a mistake there, when I said normal kids, I didnât mean they had no powers, I meant theyâre from a middle class family in contrast to the mcâs original family background. Also I never said you would be getting your dead body back, there a ton of ways a scenario like that could go. And as for a random person showing up with your powers⌠The Mc has MULTIPLE powers, and nobody knows what kind of power a person wields unless itâs something thatâs pretty obvious or if youâre told. So no the Mc isnât telling anybody he has the ability to jump bodies yet. Thanks
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Ah, okay. Thanks for clarifying.
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