Slinko (and others who have taken the plunge), any advice on adding extra media to quests, like animations or minigames?

>>140873
Don't make it too complicated. The number of assets you'll need can pile up VERY quickly, especially if you do a game with animations. Have a well-defined goal, a purpose that you want to achieve with it, for example "character bouncing around a room with physics because it's funny." Once you have made that happen, then you can think about adding things onto it.

>>140873
Yeah, would reccomend incredibly small scopes per project, stuff like:

> Just a guy moving around and talking to people with text and simple character/environment art

Is actually a lot for most people even just using premade assets and software. Not to mention the writing and art assets also required to make it work. Not to mention most people feel it's a requirement to add talksprites so that's basically doubling the artistic work required.

Keep it simple, and if you consistently make more projects, then add like one new thing that you felt you needed to the next one.

At least, that's how I'd suggest handling it if you wanted to produce something reusable or long term for a project while working solo.

Is it possible to delete other people's comments?

If so, I might have made a mistake. Sorry.

>>141264
You're only able to delete posts you know the password to. A password is auto-generated and automatically filled in for your posts.

So if you're worried that you deleted someone's post, don't stress about it. Unless you managed to delete some spam then hell yeah!

>>143121

He´s fiiiiiiiineeeeeeeeeee

>>143118

I can't help but feel like Appeal's pinboard is more or less just an advertisement for wetwork, lol.

I looove how graphic the panels are getting. the bold colors, the emphasis on expressiveness and mood. it sets the scene really well and I think it's a Great contrast to how clear and linear the text can be

Glaive pinboard is showing off a lot of very cool cyberpunk body parts. .....and we´re stuck in Dez instead now. WE NEED TO UPGRADE HER, STAT

I'm so jazzed I'm so excited about this thing. I've got to get a friend or two interested so I can chatter at them about it also.

Pinboard suggests Glaive was/is sexier than anybody else here. I hope they're intact somewhere, even though they're Mz.Caused an ontological mystery and an Incident for Reasons.

not just because I want to see glaive in more detail because hot. but partially.

very amused by the revelation that Glaive Cave is something she called us herself. I assumed that was a Vittorio thing.
(am I right to be she/theying glaive I don't know if I remember or made that up)

very Very excited to transfer between. whatever. hell yeah let's be in multiple places at once.

Rambling here partly in an attempt to not post *way* too many times in the main thread. Not sure if successful yet.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/12/17(Tue)15:25 No. 143163 ID: 9246cb
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Prince Hollow Heart: "I must apologize how my other half acted. You are my target for this festive ritual, so do you accept the gift that was your name on it?"

tippler 2024/12/18(Wed)16:05 No. 143168 ID: f1368b
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Flygon chows down on the most delicious scrap he's ever encountered, some chewy savory fried little wedge with a crispy crunchy tail. Is it some kind of specially made tofu? Whatever it is, the taste is remarkable.

Smeargle is sitting on the tall couch next to him as they watch the unfolding party.

Flygon, I think that's meat.

Whoa, they eat people here? Hardcore.

Yeah, it's not your fault since you didn't know but maybe don't have any more.

tippler 2024/12/18(Wed)16:08 No. 143169 ID: f1368b
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Flygon sticks to the finest confirmed vegetarian food and drink until he's satisfied. With a sigh he leans back on the couch.

You got the gift, right? We can hand it off as soon as we see 'em.

Got it right here. TM02, Dragon Claw!

The perfect move for any dragon!

1/2 Tanna 2024/12/20(Fri)11:59 No. 143174 ID: 9ed8c4
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...

Haha, I’m in danger.

2/2 Tanna 2024/12/20(Fri)12:01 No. 143176 ID: bf1721
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“Eh… erm… s-sure…”

>>347240
>These are exactly the same studies which are used in our own world to make these determinations, and are undertaken by similar agencies. Only the timeline differs.
This actually doesn't work. To give an example, in our world, in order to prove that a company needs to pay tens of millions to, say, clean up a river, all you need to show is that they were discharging polychlorinated biphenyls into the river, that the concentration of said PCBs is above the legally mandated allowed levels in said river, and that no one else is discharging them; ergo, the company is breaking the law and have to pay. In Flora's world, not only do you have to prove all that, you also have to conduct health studies or environmental studies in the region fed by the river which show beyond reasonable doubt that specific detrimental effects have emerged since the discharge began, and then further prove beyond all reasonable doubt that said effects are a direct result of the PCB discharge rather than any of the other myriad of factors that the defense will drag in to confuse the issue, some of which might very well be substantial contributors to the same or similar problems.

It's comparatively easy to show that someone broke the letter of a law. Proving beyond reasonable doubt that they actually caused significant harm? That is much, much harder, and requires much more research and far more compelling evidence. Said research and evidence costs money.


>I just decided that corporate lawsuits of this nature are required to go to trial in no less than two years, and even delaying that long requires significant legal tap-dancing. so :p
They're required to go to trial in two years... or else wha

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sounds good, if ALL companies have to cough up a fuckload of cash for doing something they will be VERY careful to make sure they aren't doing something harmful or spend a ton of money to cover it up. also have to remember OTHER companies are using this way to take out the competitors so some of the prices. also the defence has to be ready in two years, you don't make a claim unless you are ALREADY sure your case is good, meaning the defense is the one who must prepare and so they are the ones who stall for time meaning that yes they have to pay the penalty cause they are trying to take to long.

>>347248
First of all, OOOOOH, I see how we are envisioning this differently. No, proving that a chemical or drug is harmful is not a major part of a court case. That is done with testing in independent labs. An expert witness reporting on the effects of PCB exposure on lab rats and how difficult it is to break down would usually suffice. If there are multiple widely conflicting studies, then things might get interesting, but the court case is usually just a matter of "look, these are the measured levels we think you are responsible for, the scientists tell us it is X arbitrary badness units, what do you have to say for yourselves?"

>They're required to go to trial in two years... or else what?
Just like a criminal trial. The court date is set, you can appeal for change of date maybe twice, and if you don't show up ready, the judge rules in favor of the other side.

>management assures them that it's fairly standard and that no company has ever been prosecuted for using their methods
If management was this shortsighted, then yes, they would pretty much doom the town, and themselves as well. That's the idea. It's an incentive for the company to figure out what a new substance does ahead of time.

>Ex post facto taxes are an utterly terrifying thing.
Yes. This IS horrifying. Sort of the point really.

I never said this system would be a great idea and we should totes be using it. I said it's a system that *almost* works. But it's a system that has resulted more than half of the children born since 1970 being mutated in some minor way.

>Is this still fun
no, i just want to get back to the quest and tell the haters to suspend their disbelief.

>>347283
>An expert witness reporting on the effects of PCB exposure on lab rats and how difficult it is to break down would usually suffice.
That certainly makes things a hell of a lot easier- though in many cases, those studies with lab rats would have to be conducted specifically for the case, potentially requiring a couple years of testing on the part of the prosecution or their affiliates. It's fairly rare that animals are experimentally exposed to various levels of specific industrial wastes in order to measure the effects, after all.

Fortunately, this is exactly the sort of research that would attract corporate backing, which can easily circle around to tie in with the inter-company competition bit that you were bringing up- because a company who bankrolls it can not only use the results as a weapon against their competitors, they can also design their own next industrial process to skirt in just under the line of what their study's results declare harmful and thereby have a reasonable rationale for their own level of pollution if they get charged in turn.

>If management was this shortsighted, then yes, they would pretty much doom the town, and themselves as well. That's the idea.
The number of companies that are willing to look more than five years ahead is... very small. Hell, a lot of them- particularly those which are publicly held- aren't willing to look more than one or two years ahead. The drive to raise stock value is huge.

Something that occurs to me here is this: By the time the court case rolls around, it's possible- even likely- that the vast majority of those who were involved in the original construction and operation of the plant will have retired or o

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quietCrisis 2024/12/02(Mon)16:44 No. 143058 ID: 89a43f
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Drawing YOU is kind of addictive. Very shaped.

Just wanted to test out making a comment here before committing to the main thread. This looks like 4chan in the formatting but I've never used that site before lol.

Anyways, assuming this works as I hope, I wanted to let you know that this is a REALLY interesting idea and I cant wait to see where it goes! Interactive storytelling is always so fun, and this premise is especially captivating. Have you written other works of horror before or is this your first project?

>>143164
Thank you so much! To answer your question, I've definitely written things that at least contained horror elements (I have previous quests on this website that either were outright horror or just had the elements, but I don't feel especially confident pointing people at my old work, it has a lot of flaws). Most recently I ran an ARG which had a lot in common with my quest writing and also contained a lot of those elements, although I would describe that project as more "dark fantasy" than anything else.

Which is all to say "yes and no." I'm not usually able to resist including horror elements in my work, but I think this is the first project that I would consider firmly within the genre that I've done in a long time, and definitely the only one I'd feel happy about pointing people at, haha.

Christmas tanna over in the secret santa is gonna fill that requirement too.

>>143137
She's even wearing pants this time!

Nice crowd scene in the secret santa, such a fun image

>>143140
Thanks!

I'll post the sprites tomorrow in the fanart thread if people would like them, they were a lot of fun to make.

I also commend you for the dedication. It is a lovelingly detailed scene and the Tanna's inner monologue is pretty funny as well!

Silly Zealot 2023/09/13(Wed)18:49 No. 140714 ID: 918cdb
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Look, Sophia from Scion of the Old Blood, I made a picture of you hanging out with Björn!
Now you can think of it whenever he shows up and feel happy and not scared!

What do you think? Will he also like it?

Sam and Gail 2024/02/25(Sun)14:20 No. 141761 ID: a7a180
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>>140711
"Look, uh, venom milking is a complicated process because you need a medium to bite, and if you’re not careful it can be very painful to bang your teeth on the glass, which can lead to further issues when-"

"Oh, I can help answer that!"

Gail and Sam 2024/02/25(Sun)14:20 No. 141762 ID: a7a180
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"Mleeeeem~ Thee? Ith easy once you’re uthed to it! I donate venom all the time!"

here's a (hopefully) fun question for all quest writers

you wake up to find yourself in the world of the last quest you worked on. what happens?

Silly Zealot 2024/12/15(Sun)20:43 No. 143144 ID: 71fafc
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>>143127
That'd be Quick Parenting Lesson, the quest where we find out if Toriel is a good parent.


I'd probably pour my woes onto the MoominMom herself before being killed by an angry mob for saying that I never liked Homestuck for being too long and wacky (tobyfox made music for it).

>>141728
the curse
the cuuuuuuuurse

>>141728
I'm a terminally online reader and sometimes suggestion maker of your quests and/or quest attempts from roughly since this image board began and I must say it's nice you're at least still trying.

Cirr 2024/04/02(Tue)13:08 No. 141975 ID: e139aa
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so I don't make a habit of this but I made fundamental goofs with an image of the last update, so, uh, putting a corrected image here

That Blood-Drinker Lepi Lord Tri.ti 2024/12/08(Sun)09:07 No. 143102 ID: 4d3d69
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Damn it Cirr, why do you make hot alien creatures.

Lightgreen Mint of the Golden Bough Lord Tri.ti 2024/12/09(Mon)15:23 No. 143108 ID: 4d3d69
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I can't believe I haven't drawn Lightgreen yet, so have Lightgreen with a flocklett!

LonelyWorlds 2024/05/14(Tue)17:14 No. 142185 ID: 0d1c28
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Icker reluctantly joins the roster!
please let me know what you think if you want to see more of this sort of thing!

Download here!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/king-of-strip-104264097

LW 2024/08/21(Wed)22:08 No. 142581 ID: 0d1c28
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Sharub Strip poker module on it's way!

Commission LW 2024/08/29(Thu)14:30 No. 142595 ID: 0d1c28
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Made a new strip poker as a commission
this one is of the commissioner's sylveon OC

Let me know what you think! and hit me up if you want one of your own!

Download here!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/111040100?pr=true

LW 2024/09/16(Mon)19:26 No. 142670 ID: 0d1c28
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Sharub really doesn't want to be here...
please let me know what you think if you want to see more of this sort of thing!

Download here!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/strip-poker-112206409

Commission LW 2024/12/07(Sat)22:20 No. 143099 ID: 0d1c28
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Made a new strip poker as a commission
this one is of the commissioner's sheep OC!

Let me know what you think! and hit me up if you want one of your own!

Download here!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/commission-poker-117539001

Silly Zealot 2024/07/22(Mon)14:40 No. 142497 ID: a7c2ff
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I decided to try at my hand at the challenge of drawing creatures with more than two breasts, knowing full well that the end result would either wind up looking hideous, or competent enough I would have effectively drawn some very weird lewd.

With that lose-lose situation of my own making in mind, here is Wall and Pond from Just a Job bringing their new crewmate Anisha along on a beach trip, who in turn is carrying the snacks! (You can't have any snacks)

Sofia 2024/08/04(Sun)23:08 No. 142529 ID: a0c6c5
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nemo defies death just for chest day. alright grandma slime, now that everyone has seen your boobies it's time for you to get back in your grave!

Sarcopholacooda 2024/08/27(Tue)13:15 No. 142592 ID: 92a30c
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the adorable Katherine Mauser from Date
https://questden.org/wiki/Date

Sarcopholacooda 2024/11/23(Sat)11:44 No. 143032 ID: 92a30c
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Wolfgang (and his wolf gang) from Cherished
https://questden.org/wiki/Cherished

Sarcopholacooda 2024/11/24(Sun)13:42 No. 143036 ID: 92a30c
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Yulka from A Walk Across Rodiola
https://questden.org/wiki/A_Walk_Across_Rodiola

Bonus Comic LonelyWorlds 2024/06/06(Thu)10:16 No. 142297 ID: 0d1c28
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Sharub has a bad vampire experience

made a strip poker pack for everyone's favorite bird slave!

https://questden.org/kusaba/questdis/res/95526.html

1 of 3 LW 2024/10/30(Wed)16:08 No. 142977 ID: 0d1c28
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Sharub having a bad halloween

2 of 3 LW 2024/11/17(Sun)17:39 No. 143023 ID: 0d1c28
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it only gets worse

3 of 4 LW 2024/11/19(Tue)18:15 No. 143025 ID: 0d1c28
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playing with her food

>>76603
Aight. I'm Squeegy on IRC, but I don't go in the channel.

Huh.

In the space doobie infodump,
>the famed pulgian scientist Quelg Toongiddler
seems to be from a species not mentioned in >>70266. Either that, or "pulgian" is a cultural/ethnic/&c adjective, rather than a species one.

>>76804

That picture does not represent any sort of limitation on the amount of aliens in the WotU setting.

>>76805
Okay, yeah, that's fair.

>>70268
Seconding this. How much "even larger and tougher" are we talking, here?

Have two. First would be a curse of decrepitness which would addle the bodies and minds of them with every death. Lots of deaths would leave them so demented and crippled that it'd be worse than dying. Do like the second one more though. One hour ritual that reverses one death within 24 hours. Once 24 hours passes its protection is gone. While the ritual can be done several times in a day the limit on each is unchanged. Say you did it at 4:00 and 14:00. Once 4:00 passes you can only die once safely not twice. Sure you could have a lot but you would get little done for the day. Perhaps not even sleep. Even then a skilled enemy could kill you 20+ times should they outmatch you that bad. Plus if the ritual is disrupted while ongoing it fails. Would be hard to pull off during an active siege with catapults banging on the walls (unless you're deep underground). Or if there is an emergency our people would have to decide if such news would be worth disrupting a ritual.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/06(Wed)19:06 No. 142999 ID: 65be43
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Thank you for giving me that answer, as for your suggestion of the Archer becoming the next Monster King. Here is how it would look.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/06(Wed)19:08 No. 143000 ID: 65be43
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And this is how it would look if you picked the third option.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/10(Sun)15:07 No. 143006 ID: 65be43
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Here is how it would look if you picked the fourth option.

>>142999
Maaaaan, seeing this made me wish we chose the new character option even more. Potential ghost Bobbie would of be so cool.

people seem confused about the latest update, it's the same W3AV3R as before, but they closed the front door. Menacingly!

ASP-Ian 2024/09/29(Sun)13:40 No. 142824 ID: 1effd3
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Im gonna post some doodles here because i can, thx for idea Slimequest discussion thread!

ASP-Ian 2024/09/29(Sun)13:41 No. 142825 ID: 1effd3
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Silv cannot cook

She may not be able to cook, but she can burn better than any other chef

ASP-Ian 2024/11/13(Wed)18:40 No. 143012 ID: 1effd3
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Another Silv, Tetsi, and Fern doodle.

Art by Absurdity DeVoid Donut 2024/11/02(Sat)12:19 No. 142985 ID: ea5ee4
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The votes are in, and it’s Saiorse’s win! It’s her time to shine with a victory speech.

“Thank you, thank you! Thank you all!” Saiorse smiles smugly. “I’m so grateful for your votes. My ‘Serah Stole’ costume is available to purchase at A Stitch in Time for the low price of…”

Saiorse pauses.

“You know what? No! This precious fox stole is priceless. It’s taught me that if you listen to suspiciously compelling voices from inanimate objects, only good things will happen!”

Saiorse wins the Cutest Costume trophy, but at what cost? What terrible, otherworldly curse is upon her this spooky season?

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/02(Sat)15:39 No. 142986 ID: 39d810
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Rem: "I have to apologize for the time it took for us to break the three-way tie with the help from the Door who didn't vote until that moment. So without further ado let me introduce the winner of the coolest costume and it is W2K!"

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/02(Sat)15:41 No. 142987 ID: 39d810
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W2K: "Thank you all! And if you all want to see how this cool little piggy got to be so cool, why not come to BURGERVANIA, with burgers so cool, you'll be asking our employees to reheat it..."

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/02(Sat)15:43 No. 142988 ID: 39d810
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W2K: "Wait, that came out wrong! FU-"

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/11/02(Sat)15:58 No. 142989 ID: 39d810
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Dahlia Dreamwalker: "As for our final winner the giant worm just took its prize and flew away. With that finished this brings the end to our Halloween event. I hope you all liked it."

Any news on the new chapter?

>>142510
it went up four days ago

>>142511
Hey danke compa!
the quest catalog was not updating for me for some reason.

I've been having a doubt for a while now, is the main religion of the setting monotheistic now?
Because it was my understanding (specially since ch 13) that the main religion of the kingdom was polytheistic.

Hope this new month comes with a new update.

Buckwheat 2024/08/22(Thu)14:46 No. 142583 ID: 15a025
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A wonderful picture of Grace from DO NOT FILE! that Roaway drew as a birthday gift for me!

Buckwheat 2024/11/01(Fri)15:19 No. 142982 ID: b6ea64
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Another 30 minute study. This time with Lana! Wanted to mess around with a cool shading/lighting technique I had saw.
Enjoy.

tippler 2024/10/28(Mon)08:46 No. 142967 ID: f1368b
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phone drawn andrea butt

Anonymous 2024/10/28(Mon)16:08 No. 142970 ID: 681cb5
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Vul Wrok the Wroknir Magistrate from Starlight Afterglow is trying to subtly seduce the Captain

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/10/28(Mon)17:57 No. 142971 ID: 479b62
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This mean pussy is packing some heat and an unconventional way of aiming. Just be careful that she doesn't hit you in the but with her arrow.

Nalthar 2024/10/29(Tue)16:09 No. 142973 ID: 355e44
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Plan your trip to the biggest butt today!

>>142973
Mother of god!

>Hatred won here.
Hi. Semi-lurker popping in due to melodramatic take.

Exploring uncomfortable themes isn't easy, right? You'd typically want feedback to ensure enough folks get a buzz from your creative juice squeezings. Deciding whether to or how to change your output from the responses is a part of the creative process. Tippler has agency, it was up to him to agree with the input and change tack, which he did.

I certainly found it smart of him to assess his vision with with an interest check and be up front about what he was intending, given the combo wombo of slowly ramping up exploring upsetting themes in a close-to-real-world setting. Obviously real life analogue scenarios are gonna be all the more offputting to some parties and not doing trigger warnings here would've been a disservice.

And if you've ever run into some of the stuff that could've come up here in real life, you're not gonna be keen, even in an imaginary setting, and that means just skipping out on the whole thing to be safe.

Personally, I think it may just be easier to gain edification from uncomfortable sexual & interrelationship themes explored in mediums that aren't part of a collective storytelling process - offering input gives YOU agency in it as opposed to being a spectator, and that can be a blocker on engegement. It's not my regular cuppa tea, I can say that much. I'm unlikely to have participated even with odd suggests to the original concept. Never say never, story or whatnot could've drawn me in, but for stuff like this it takes a bit. In that sense I'm not the ideal suggester to that thread, so I didn't respond to it.

On a more practical level, if the themes explored lead to sufficient discomfort that folks drop off or are tentatively disinterested in participating, that just leads to a case where the engagement buz

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>>142955
You assert that Tippler chose to abandon his idea. This is true. He gave up on it when he asked for advice, and two posters responded with hate instead. If you take this to mean he's happier with the new quest, let's look at what he personally said about his feelings and ideas.

>Why not run a quest about some of the less palatable kinks (primarily ryona and what it overlaps like peril, master/slave, rape, etc.)?
>I haven't seen much of that on modern, post-edge questden, apart from Lascivious Labyrinth by Kaktus, which still doesn't lean into what I consider dark or cruel.
>A controlled fictional story where you get to explore the platonic ideal of a bastard.
>"Ryona" from what I understand is a fetish for physical and/or psychological torment. The appeal of this quest would be mostly the psychological aspect with some physical on the side. I like exploring the human capacity for violence in fiction.
>it appears slightly too violent for questden. The tippler struggle.
>I can't continue with the Henry/Jess paradigm without either limiting suggests to be nice (which I would find boring since I've already done that in This isn't working), or allowing anything and pretty much ending up in the same place as the original premise since I've primed everyone's brains.

Tippler specifically said that he didn't want to run the quest in a certain way because he had already done a quest that way.

The posters who hate the thread told him to do the exact thing he had just said he didn'

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Huh, I hid the quest immediately because I very much dislike those themes, but I sure wouldn't have asked tippler to change them. If readers don't like the themes of a quest then they can just not read it. It's not like criticizing the writing or art or mechanics or whatever-- themes are part of a quest author's intent for the overall direction of a story story and should not be within the readers' purview to change.

We're here to influence how events unfold, not what those events *are*, if you get what I'm saying.

>>142961
I think the initial response might have seemed worse than it was if the hatred blurred together with the criticism. Only two people actually said "this is a bad thread" (and they didn't say anythung else), with another two saying it might be more popular on another website. The rest of the responses were mostly talking about potential problems in the rules Tippler laid out, or issues with the narrative structure, but that all implies support for the underlying concept and a wish to help him execute it effectively. Even so, it could have been seen as a lot of negativity all at once, making it seem like everyone hated the idea of the quest when it was really just a couple of posts.

On a semi-related note, I think it's important to be accepting of dark or unpleasant kinks that would be morally unconscienable in real life. If we reject fictional stories that we wouldn't want in reality, then the anyone who wants to try them will have to go to places where they do want them in reality.

>>142962
>I think the initial response might have seemed worse than it was if the hatred blurred together with the criticism.
idk I didn't read the thread