Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale Free-for-All Discussion Thread Where Spoilers May Appear

Choice_destroyer · 2020-01-06T12:26:38.422Z

@Lordlorac I swear, tally ho was so immersive I was actually hallucinating scenes! The world building was so great it actually felt like a movie with an immersive feeling.

Jess1973 · 2020-01-07T04:24:00.128Z

Why should we send help? This style is absolute FABULOUS

Akm · 2020-01-07T08:18:09.015Z

Nope not happening. Im addicted to your Writing style. So no help coming from here:triumph:

Lordlorac · 2020-01-07T08:49:08.520Z

I just hope that our domestic will be at least half as good as Rory’s domestic and very loyal. I can’t wait to hear her sight while accomplish my foolish will and trying to taught me why this was all a bad idea… but remain at my side any way.

Lordlorac · 2020-01-07T10:35:21.594Z

“Sight”. Just… “Sight”

Myrtle · 2020-01-07T15:17:30.524Z

It’ll be so fun to be the one causing no end of troubles this time around.

Now, I intend to wear my sequinned flapper dress to tonight’s dinner, and it had better be ready on time or there’ll be the devil to pay!

Urban · 2020-01-14T15:42:13.443Z

@Gower will it be possible to be a proper noble? Someone who will make the MC’s family proud?
And do Aunt and Uncle approve any of the RO,? Will they try to marry the MC with someone of their level?

idonotlikeusernames · 2020-01-14T21:20:32.352Z

Gower:

with no visible source of income

Well we’re playing aristo’s, so I assume even having a visible source of income would be vulgar and uncouth.

Jess1973 · 2020-01-18T11:07:20.814Z

We already know who Tabby is ( the fabulous one with a beret ) but, @Gower can you introduce us to the other guy ( the one in the fan art besides Tabby ?)

Silverhart · 2020-01-18T19:02:34.626Z

I’ve been quietly lurking, and I must say, I’m super excited to be hearing about all this progress! Over a million words?! I can’t wait to dive into this when it’s finished, and explore every nook and cranny of this world.

Gower · 2020-01-29T00:02:13.851Z

Urban:

will it be possible to be a proper noble? Someone who will make the MC’s family proud?

Eventually, I suspect. In this first game, you are mostly climbing out of the hole (or digging deeper, if you like). Getting up to “proper noble” will take you well into game three.

Jess1973:

can you introduce us to the other guy ( the one in the fan art besides Tabby ?)

That is one artist’s rendition of your servant. I will keep mum on further details so that you can fully appreciate meeting them when you get the opportunity.

Silverhart:

I’ve been quietly lurking, and I must say, I’m super excited to be hearing about all this progress! Over a million words?! I can’t wait to dive into this when it’s finished, and explore every nook and cranny of this world.

1.1 million as of today, as I work to finish the very very last vignette of the last chapter. Then I have a few days of filling in little gaps and fixing some story issues, and then a few more days of messing with numbers, and then finally a few more days of proofreading and playtesting!

Pheriannath · 2020-01-29T13:14:47.366Z

Gower:

Then I have a few days

Gower:

and then a few more days

Gower:

and then finally a few more days

“Just one more day”
“Gotta Catch ’Em All” (bugs)

LouisTheBassman · 2020-01-29T13:34:22.097Z

Is there a demo somewhere in this thread, or have I misunderstood and this is just a discussion thread?

Gower · 2020-01-29T13:51:03.547Z

No demo link, I’m afraid. I decided to just do a discussion thread.

Symphony · 2020-01-29T14:02:00.349Z

Wow over a million words?! I’m so excited to play this when it comes out!!!

LouisTheBassman · 2020-01-29T14:05:19.129Z

Oh, swag. Still pretty juiced to play either way, but I just pulled an all nighter, so I wasn’t exactly feeling like scrolling comments for any amount of time, so I figured a direct TL;DR kinda question was apt.

LouisTheBassman · 2020-01-29T14:07:16.830Z

More directly, though I thoroughly enjoyed Tally Ho, for some odd reason, I’m more psyched for this in-universe trilogy of yours. I think I’m going to revisit TH just in anticipation!

Vertigo · 2020-01-31T22:23:03.715Z

I found a pretty interesting resource that talks a bit about names during the reign of King Edward VII in the 00s and 10s. I decided to channel my excitment for the game into building a good, correct-period name for my MC, something I really like doing in series. If you’re anything like me, I think this looks handy:

British Baby Names

7 Ways To Create An Edwardian Baby Name

Are you looking for a perfectly proper Edwardian style name? Perhaps you are a fan of Downton Abbey or Titanic, or are simply looking for a name that captures that elusive quality of class and comeliness discovered by British Edwardian parents? This...

I think it might be directed at mothers, but it scratches the itch either way. Now I’m leaning a bit to “Magnus Brynmor Beckett” for the male MC and “Charlotte Celia Whitley” for the female.

Gower · 2020-01-31T23:03:18.275Z

Those are excellent names. I should tell you that “Magnus” is Col. Firesnuff’s first name. I am sure he would be honored.

Draft finished today, and beginning the debugging tomorrow. It’s about 1,111,111 words long.

Pauly51 · 2020-01-31T23:08:55.397Z

My MC will be named Alfred Fredrick Fairfax. A country gentleman from the provincial southwest of the realm.