Mehehe
HMM
Urge to play high cuckoo rising
What You Did
Dilworth Park
City Clock
City Wildlife
City Ice Cream
Museum Start: Statues
Museum Mapped
Normal Exhibit
Special Exhibit
Happy Arch
Museum HVAC
Museum Painting
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 2
Objection!: 0
Foozit: 27
Cafeinated: Yes
Fed: Stuffed
Bold : 177 Sweet : -100 Sassy : 17 Optimist : 40
Perception : 32 Silent : 21 Fear Level : -1 Addiction: booze
Congratulations on this update oh dear Saint. Looking forward to reading it. 
I’m done reading it and it was great! Can’t wait for the major heist. Looking forward to more Merlin romance scenes.
My stats:
What You Did
Dilworth Park
City Protest
City Clock
City Talk
Museum Start: Layout Planning
Museum Mapped
Normal Exhibit
Special Exhibit
Fox Hall
West Entrance
Religious Tour: Altarpiece
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 3
Objection!: 1
Foozit: 19
Cafeinated: No
Fed: Yes
Bold : 199 Sweet : 146 Sassy : -92 Optimist : 103
Perception : 40 Silent : 78 Fear Level : 2 Addiction: drugs
Loves the update, Percy bonding time was great. Hopefully all of the dancing and tomfoolery my MC did will not end up biting them in the ass later (though it would probably be more fun if it did)
What You Did
City Clock
City Wildlife
City Talk
Pigeon Football
Museum Start: Rocky Steps
Museum Dance
Special Exhibit
Perelman Building
Happy Arch
West Entrance
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 0
Objection!: 0
Foozit: 22
Cafeinated: Yes
Fed: Yes
Bold : 23 Sweet : 145 Sassy : 105 Optimist : 102
Perception : 76 Silent : 72 Fear Level : 0 Addiction: drugs
the bonding with percy left me giggling quite a bit.
What You Did
Dilworth Park
City Dining: 2
City Protest
City Clock
City Talk
Museum Start: Layout Planning
Museum Mapped
Normal Exhibit
Special Exhibit
Fox Hall
Museum HVAC
Religious Tour: Galahad
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 1
Objection!: 0
Foozit: 24
Cafeinated: No
Fed: Stuffed
Bold : 61 Sweet : 48 Sassy : 16 Optimist : -34
Perception : 67 Silent : 32 Fear Level : 3 Addiction: drugs
If you have ridiculously high mind + charm, you can notice something about Merlin when you ask them why they can’t put the museum in a time bubble for the heist.
*set temp3 "museum_no_bubble"
From what Merlin had previously explained regarding the mechanics of ${timebubbles}, they seem perfectly suited to performing just such a stunt.
The group could force their way into the museum without a care in the world about what damage is done, far beyond the eyes of normal people, and safe in the knowledge that no one would notice and that everything broken during the attempt would be reset to new in the end.
*if (merlin_timebubble)
"I did already once warn you that such is beyond me at the moment,"
*else
"Ah yes,"
Merlin ruefully replies, ${m_their} lips twisted in a faint moue. "That [i]would[/i] be the optimal path here and is, indeed, what such things were oft used for when mortals cast them in the past. But, alas, even for one so small that it encompasses a singular building, the energy expended would be too great to bear in this case."
*set merlin_timebubble true
*if ((mind + charm) > 70) or ((cop) and ((mind + charm) > 55))
And despite ${m_their} calm words, the nonchalant way this is dismissed, you can faintly sense it more than see it. This inability disturbs ${m_them} far more than @{merlin_plural they are | ${m_they} is } willing to let on.
What @{merlin_plural aren't they | isn't ${m_they} } telling you here?
If you don’t mind spicy scenes, there should be the option for one at the end of chapter 2. Merlin’s been losing a lot of HP lately…
“Not again” implying she’s done this before…
Unfortunately for Merlin, my MC’s entire wardrobe is Spandex Tracksuits…
Ah, I see Adrian kept the condom the púca gave him. I guess he wants to be prepared even if his subplot doesn’t. 
Elf encounter #1:
Elf encounter #2:
Well, sounds like my MC is already very familiar with the Camelot tradition of stripping naked in public…
Well, I was going to post my stats, but I got this error when I hit the end of the new content. 
What You Did
Dilworth Park
City Clock
City Talk
Museum Start: Layout Planning
Museum Mapped
Normal Exhibit
Special Exhibit
Fox Hall
Museum HVAC
Religious Tour: Galahad
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 4
Objection!: 0
Foozit: 27
Cafeinated: No
Fed: Yes
Bold : 128 Sweet : 59 Sassy : -1 Optimist : 22
Perception : 60 Silent : 74 Fear Level : 1 Addiction: internet
# "What is a 'sheep with the heart of a wolf'?"
*if (dream_mute)
*gosub dream_mute
"A prophesy," the king tells you. "Even though I've always been terrible at such things. Perhaps consider it the vision of a dreamer trapped within an endless dream. Something... someone... is approaching you. Someone with the manner of a gentle lamb and the heart of a pitiless wolf. I don't believe they hold any truly good intentions towards you."
*if (tell_infiltrate)
"That sounds like the saboteur from Merlin's warning is definitely coming," you mutter, half to yourself.
Or are they already here?
*else
*if ((((sass > 55) and not(t_serious)) or (t_sass)) and (((optimist < 50) and not(t_optimist)) or (t_pessimist)))
That's just great! As if things weren't bad enough as it is!
*else
Sounds like things are about to get a whole lot worse.
To clarify, the above is what a Lucid Dreamer MC has access to at the end of the Camelot dream sequence in Chapter 2.
What it is referencing, though, is a line Arthur says to the MC in the nightmare in the prologue:
"They are watching, always watching." The king's voice is a mere rasp of sound as blood oozes from his lips. "They are already there. They have already found you. Beware the broken lamb with the heart of a wolf."
There’s been a lot of theorizing about who Arthur might be referring to here. Most readers (and indeed, the MC themself) believe Arthur is talking about the Saboteur.
…but, IS he, though?
This would be a pretty sweet opportunity for some misdirection, if I were a crafty author.
Think about it: the MC has multiple enemies on multiple fronts to deal with in this story. Even when it comes to the Saboteur, the author has said that it’s possible for there to be more than one saboteur depending on the MC’s actions.
Arthur never explicitly says he is talking about the Saboteur. And just because the MC can be the reader’s self-insert, does not mean they have no biases/the reader can believe everything they say without question.
Just something I’ve been chewing on today. Back to the spreadsheet with me. 
Hmm, maybe it’s because I’m late to join, but I had no idea the theory was that Arthur was talking about that. I’ve always read that as Arthur foreshadowing multiple mysteries.
@Notice_me_senpai Were you the one who noticed you also have fae luck? I can’t quite remember.
Anyways, I like to think of luck as being unlucky, which is fun.
Memory. I had “eidetic memory” (jury’s out if it’s real) when I was younger. I still think it’s a good skill to have to collect evidence.
Endurance is second. The talent the author mentioned forgetting the most.
Lucky me. 
What do guys think is the best talent so far aside from Lucid Dreamer, which is obviously the goat?
It has to be Luck…
Real talk each talent has its own purpose. Some boost up your mind, charisma, and body. Some have buffs for events.
My ranking would be that number 1 would be dream walking and the worst talent would be… Luck
Yup, even Author in Q&A says it’s the most troublesome talent xD
I think there’s been some foreshadowing that lucid dreamer can help you even outside the dreams eventually (apart from all the stat increases). Looking at the abomination of Monster Under the Bed stat check, maybe agility is the best at the moment? More and more are getting time to shine with each update so each can be useful depending on the situation, but luck is rng soo…
What, our good friend Adrian? Oh, he’s just shy~!
Well, it could possibly also mean 404 trying to catch up with us? If they’re a corrupted reincarnation (Lamorak?) they could be the broken lamb with the demons watching?
The takeaway is that Arthur should leave clairvoyance to other people and stab his way out of the dreams already.
After seeing this Tumblr ask and thinking about it more…
He’s a King and Sebile is a Queen (so the MC can be a Fairy Princess)
He “rules over darkness and light” which would give the MC dark/light powers
He was a Knight of the Round Table as “Gwynn,” which makes him a chill dude and explains why Merlin and Adrian think he’s better than MC’s mom
Plus, he is virtually guaranteed to show up soon for a family reunion!
Imagine instead of asking your dad if you can borrow the car, you ask if you can borrow the Wild Hunt instead.
Of course, this would mean that Changeling MC is 3/4 fae and 1/4 human… although…
…maybe that doesn’t matter as much as you might think…
I don’t use Tumblr, but I wanted to respond to a discussion I saw in the comments.
Don’t lose hope! There are fans who may be attracted to/gravitate towards male characters themselves, but are aware of how this affects female characters and take steps to try to balance the scales, even if only a little.
Being an Adrian fan in this fandom doesn’t erase the memories of the many, MANY times I have been a fan of a niche character or pairing and been starved for content. I know how awful that feels. 
I hope the upcoming Patreon drabble poll is a sign of good things to come…
LiliArch confirmed it for me, which is what compelled me to test it. 
…if there’s anyone out there who supports less Adrian content, it’s Adrian himself… 
That sounds like a neat idea! Not for Adrian, though, his birthday present is NOT being in a drabble for the month…
So thoughtful. 
I had mentioned that because IF are so skewed towards straight women, we may not see much of the women. I wonder if for the cast’s birthday month, should they get their own drabble—after the first one is open to all characters? There have been many tumblr asks wanting a little less Adrian for quite some time.
Then again, Lorelei did get a spotlight with Adrian’s help!
I keep replying to you. It’s only because I’m very intellectually understimulated. Apologies if it’s annoying.
I’ve been mulling over this theory for months now. I’ll make it public, I guess.
One of my theories of the Camelot backgrounds is that each person you can be willing to have a few variations of how their tales go, which is reflective of how the apocalypse is going to go: variations based off your choices (at least this is what impression I get when you ask Merlin or read Adrian’s apocalypse guide).
I have other theories, but I will only say that I’m 80% confident you could possible get Guinevere as your past life and choose to remain completely faithful to Arthur or have the affair with Lancelot.
Seeing those characters get vaguely fleshed out and revealed may be hinting that if you start seeing these characters emerge in your past memories or see them come up in later books, this is where it begins.
Another unfounded theory of mine with no evidence is that you can have a Guinevere that can fight somewhat or is completely helpless as variations.
Concluding, even if we can pin down which Arthurian characters we are, the variations we can play to those characters adds another level of complexity. Plus, the current Camelot incarnations may respond to the more major variations you do.
…or your past incarnation is set in stone. I have no idea.
As a reminder that Merlin’s Guide got some updates, here’s a completely new entry I found… which is very relevant to my interests…
Don’t apologize! If there was a OKS Discord I’d be yapping non-stop…
Would be hype, ngl. Would also fix a potential issue I was mulling over - how some players who want a female Camelot reincarnation might be frustrated that they can’t be a female knight like Melora or Britomart and are restricted to playing as a princess or noblewoman. But if you get to decide if Guinevere is a fighter or not…
Mmhmm.
What I’m implying is that it could be possible to track who our possible incarnations could be based off of the guidebook vaguely describing character’s circumstances. Never taking a side. Either this interpretation or that interpretation.
For characters that are more linearly described, those characters are much less likely to be us.
Meaning, our incarnations are more than likely the characters who would have the most choices to vary from the legends. There is a reason why the author mentioned something like “who knows if history got things right”, or something.
Unfortunately, the guidebook can also work against our favor by leaning heavily into a linear version of a character’s legend to misguide us.
Anyways, for now, I’m tracking to see which characters would be most interesting to explore and vary from Arthurian legends based off whenever they’re mentioned, if the game is firmly linear or more vague. In a game where variations and customization matters, I just don’t see the author preferring for us to play as a typical Arthurian character.
I think you were right that “U” is for the MC. I noticed a “u_hero” and “u_rescue” variable while looking through the code for the latest demo.
What You Did
Dilworth Park
City Dining: 2
City Clock
City Talk
Museum Start: Liberty Bell
Museum Mapped
Normal Exhibit
Special Exhibit
Fox Hall
West Entrance
Da Trail: 0
Owed: false
The Sus: 0
The Cough: 3
Objection!: 0
Foozit: 23
Cafeinated: No
Fed: Stuffed
Bold : 110 Sweet : 145 Sassy : 26 Optimist : 54
Perception : 62 Silent : 11 Fear Level : 8 Addiction: internet
Don’t forget Ninianne! The MC has mentioned her as a possible reincarnation in their dialogue options.
Please don’t take me too seriously. I’m just very delulu about her being a Camelot MC.
She would have a connection to Vivian and Arthur as well. Speaking of Vivian, I wonder if there’s anyone in Merlin’s Guide who was her past lover. The author has mentioned it being a possibility on the Tumblr.
