Since Ophaesian weddings tend to be grand, will it be possible for our character to elope? Either secretly ala Romeo and Juliet or just running off to have a simple ceremony to avoid the extravaganza, ala Jim and Pam from The Office?
Now Iâm wondering again on how we can take the throne.
Rethorical question: shall it be by civil war, clever manipulation or both?
Manipulationâif you were to win a civil war, the losing side may already have a dislike of you that will end up hurting your heirs. At least with manipulation, you avoid bloodshed.
But manipulation is not going to guarantee that you can do it.
Right now, I think we might achieve it by doing both. Manipulating the others siblings and imposing our will by civil war.
Maybe there could be three ways to do it - Through war/coup (the Tepharon way), through manipulations (the Myteus way) or through allies (the Naphenia way) and finally a combination of all three, assuming your character leans a little towards all three waysâŠ
Absolutely. Obviously there will be some consequences and whatnot to eloping (and why you eloped), but it is definitely an option. I hope it will be an option for most if not all of the long-term romance options, but I canât say for certain right now. It all depends on whether it fits in the story, with the relationship, and with the characters. I donât want to bend over backwards to include something when in the end it doesnât really make sense, you know?
In regards to how you might be able to take the throne, it is my goal for there to be a variety of ways for you to do so, as well as an assortment of reasons for why you would.
You could always marry a powerful noble, engineer a coup, and crown him King if youâre a woman.
I think weâve discussed the whole âshadow rulerâ thing and the options thereof before
I donât know, heâd probably have to be royal cousin or something, what with Ophaesians believing their kings are descended from the gods and all.
Gods are fickle beings sir, they can always appoint a new champion, if the old ones lose their favour.
For some reason, I want my MC to start collecting bugsâŠ
@Zilla This is the best thing ever. Forget politics, war, love. I will be the greatest collector of butterflies in the history of Ophaesia!
What about spirituality? Will the MC be able to explore other religions and philosophies, or will we focus on the official religion of Ophaesia?
Also when can my MC start smooching boys
Butterflies, and Beetles⊠and maybe Dragonflys.
You want the MC to be able to become Ophaesiaâs version of Carl von LinnĂ© of what?
Once he/she enters their teens, I should think
And spiders? I would show them to girls, and wonder why theyâd stop talking to me. Not that Iâd really care, spiders are far more interesting than girls.
Iâll rather just have multiple cats and dogs at least three of each
I think Iâd rather my MC have a bird or something⊠Not a parrot through; wrong kind of setting for that
Yep the last thing you need is a parrot repeating your plans for world domination to random people
While weâre out collecting bugs, we might as well take any shed snake skin as well.