Is that Pascha on the cover?
Also, I thought this game was coming out tomorrow. I must have ben dreaming 
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A week after Heart of Battle, too! Y’all have a pretty exciting month coming up … but then again, so do we all. 
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Ooh, the cover art is so evocative and ominous.
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I hope you enjoy the full game when it’s out!
Thank you so much! I’m really excited!
It puts me in mind of Rys! I gave ideas/references to CoG to pass onto the artist but I haven’t seen the full cover - I’ve asked for a full size version to admire and will post it when I get it 
Edit: aha, when I posted a thumbnail elsewhere I saw more of the full image - yes, the smiling person with the window behind them is Rys and you can see Pascha and Danelak as well 
so good!!!
I keep staring at it…
@FayI and I get to be launch month buddies, we were hoping it would work out that way! It’s so fun that they fell so close together
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Does anyone from Creme de la Creme appear?
No, it’s more self-contained than Royal Affairs, where there’s more of a thread of cause and effect from Creme de la Creme. In some continuities, one character is connected with a Creme/Royal Affairs character (it’s very spoilery so I’ll keep quiet about that for now) but it’s not discussed in detail. The Noblesse Oblige can have gone to the same pre-Gallatin school as the Creme MC if you choose that background, but again, that’s not something that’s discussed onscreen, more something that players can imagine if they want to!
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Who’d like to see some beautiful cover art by Adrien/ne Valdes? Isn’t it amazing? It’s everything I hoped for and MORE. (That’s Danelak standing by the window, Pascha’s sitting on the floor, Countess Iravan’s on the couch and Rys is leaning on the fireplace.)
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Oh, this is very very very good great art.
Look at that lighting!
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Isn’t it just? I love it so much!
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What a gorgeous cover! I cant wait for the release.
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Just out of curiosity, does the previous MC have a role in this new game? or are they mentioned just in passing?
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The Crème MC isn’t mentioned in this one as it’s self-contained, but the Noblesse Oblige MC can have gone to the same school as them when they were younger, or they could have ended up both going to Gessner University. I considered referencing them like in Royal Affairs, but I decided not to as I wanted to focus very closely on this MC and their current situation - especially as I was using fewer words to make the game.
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Oh geez, my bad! That’s it. I confused the two lol it’s ‘Royal affairs’ that you see the prefect NPC right?
Sorry lol
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Oh no worries! 
Yes the Crème MC can have some time “onscreen” in Royal Affairs, mostly if they’re a teacher or romanced Rosario.
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Is Blood Money part of this series too?
No, Blood Money is in a different setting and is totally separate!
In case anyone missed the announcement, there is a demo and author interview up here!
For those who played the WIP demo, I added a lot to these chapters during beta testing in response to feedback and changed various things! In particular there are a lot more worldbuilding details, more about the MC’s background, family, and life before the game, changes to Danelak and Rys’s scenes in Chapter 3 to improve flow and foreshadowing for later revelations, and some big Chapter 2 additions showing your lessons with Pascha and more time getting to know the characters. I’m really pleased with the additions and feel they made the game a lot richer - many thanks as always to the beta testers who had a great eye for where there could be more depth and detail.
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hello, I’m not sure where to ask this. I’ve been really enjoying the story but I was wondering who the poly options are? and thank you for including them, it’s hard to come by stories with good poly like in creme de la creme!
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I beta tested it, and if memory serves there is a poly option. I’ll try to find out which Ro’s the option is for.
I found in another thread that one of the poly options are for Pascha and Danelak.
I am not sure if there are poly options with other ROs. If I find any other poly options I can let you know
Edit: @HarrisPS beat me to it.
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You can romance Danelak and Pascha in a polyamorous relationship. It’s based on some very spoilery plot actions that you can take that involve teaming up to resolve some late-game issues the characters want help with, but in general in the early parts of the game make sure to keep up their relationships and don’t say "I only want to keep this professional” to either of them.
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