Ok, I also asked this question in my WIP (the 6th legion), but the reactions have been a little underwhelming. So I thought, lets make a poll for my question.
So far my game has been reasonable innocent, but at some point that will change as it is hard to fight a war without talking about voilence etc.
I was wondering how far I should (could) go, so I have written 5 examples of the same thing. Ignore the spelling if possible. Could you please either choose an option or give your opinion (or do both). Thank you in advance. (also, I know that writing a hosted game which means I can write whatever I want, but I still want to get it published at some point.)
.1. The man rushes towards you, almost like he doesn’t expect you to use your weapon. But you training is good. You have practised stabbing so many times that you counter without thinking about it. All it takes is a single trust into the man, ending his life.
.2. The man rushes towards you, almost like he doesn’t expect you to use your weapon. But you training is good. You have practised stabbing so many times that you counter without thinking about it. But unlike the training your blade isn’t stopped by armour or the wooden post. Instead you smoothly push your blade through the man’s clothing into his body, staining his clothing red. And with that the man drops to the ground, dead or dying.
.3. The man rushes towards you, almost like he doesn’t expect you to use your weapon. But you training is good. You have practised stabbing so many times that you counter without thinking about it. But unlike the training your blade isn’t stopped by armour or a wooden post. Instead you feel your weapon cut through flesh and muscle. As you have been taught you twist the blade, causing a nasty wound to become a repulsive one. As the man fall down you wonder if he was already dead before he hit the ground.
.4. The man rushes towards you, almost like he doesn’t expect you to use your weapon. But you training is good. You have practised stabbing so many times that you counter without thinking about it. But unlike the training your blade isn’t stopped by armour or a wooden post. The man lets out a scream, but all you can focus on is the blade sinking into his soft flesh. The ease with which it sinks into him. How warm blood is starting to spill from the wound, straining both his clothing and your hand red. As you pull your blade back you see that the colour is already fading from the man’s face. Unable to fight he falls down on the ground, clutching the wound although it won’t do him much good. Meanwhile the battle line is still advancing, meaning that you have to step over the dying man, who will most likely be killed in a few seconds by a legionary behind you.
.5. The man rushes towards you, almost like he doesn’t expect you to use your weapon. But you training is good. You have practised stabbing so many times that you counter without thinking about it. But unlike the training your blade isn’t stopped by armour or a wooden post. The man lets out a scream, but all you can focus on is the blade sinking
into his soft flesh. The ease with which it sinks into him. How warm the blood is that starts to spill from the wound, straining both his clothing and your hand red. As you pull your blade back you almost feel like throwing up. It is not just the blade that returns. You must have cut through the muscle tendons holding his gut inside. As the man falls on his knees it is as if he no longer sees the world around him. All he does is try to keep his gut inside his body, but it is no use. The ground meanwhile turns red in a sicking pace. It would be best if he met a quick end. But you can’t give it to him right now. The battle line needs to keep advancing and so you step past him, almost losing your footing on the now wet ground. At least his suffering will be ended when the legionaries behind will finish him of.
- Option 1
- Option 2
- Option 3
- Option 4
- Option 5
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