this was so good!! the feels!! makes me feel a lot of things (i wanted to say more but the words escape me). alsoo!! i like how both sides of the war were both explored and how you're so stuck in the middle because both sides have their fair share of rights and wrongs
When I first played this story I thought Calliope was the default name for the protagonist so I just named him Calliope. Despite the fact that I've since learned that's not the case, two years later I still call my MC Calliope lol. Its always the fun and weird things that stick with you, that's the kind of fun vibe I sometimes get from the story and I love it.
I just finished playing, i did two replays, one in which the Mc does accept the lessons and one where they don't. It's quite funny to see the change in the way Maeve feels about us. The dance scene? It was so cute, Maeve is honestly quite interesting. Tho i do feel like there was a sudden change in the way the Mc was all of sudden just totally fine with her and wasn't that guilty as i thought Mc would be. (Not that i mind but it seems like for an Mc who was taught their whole life that fae are bad and stuff like that, it's a really sudden change how they start trusting Maeve a lot - tho that may be because my dumbass was only choosing options with Maeve and no one else) overall it's fun and i enjoyed all that's out yet, i wonder what's going to happen when Az finds out about it 👀 , after all his Champion has been spending time with a fae, and is a changeling, will he acts the same as when he found out about it in Route A? (The only other route I've played for now) Or will he have a different reaction because its been going on for weeks? BUT OH MY GOODNESS MAEVE IS SUCH A LIKE FULL OF JOY WITH HER ALWAYS SMILING AND LAUGHING, LOVE IT. ALSO WHAT WAS THAT WHEN SHE LEANED IN AND THEN DISAPPEARED? SHE'S REALLY TEASING THE MC, AND THE AUTHOR IS TEASING US.
sorry for the long comment but i wanted to rant about my thoughts about it 🤗 you are welcome and should be thankful for the opinion no one asked for /just to make sure, I'm being sarcastic
Yeah, an MC that spends any amount of time with Maeve will slip into the "is accepting of fae" category pretty quickly, so that is probably what is happening here (on B and C routes, at least). But I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the scenes with Maeve! ;)
I honestly wonder if there's anyone romancing Maeve? I wanted to try her romance but i feel like there won't be many scenes with her yet since she's fae (For an MC who said no to the lessons) I played up to chapter 7-8 Thianne and said no to Maeve mentoring me, and there weren't a lot, so i feel like if we want more scenes we need to say yes) tbh I'm trying to do smth like Maeve romance but an MC who doesn't believe her and is in denial, kinda dislikes her at first.... And maybe/possible declines the lessons so Maeve hates them..... A lot.... So dunno if the romance IS possible but i feel like it'd be good [I LOVE ENEMIES TO LOVERS OKAY?]
So my question is, is it possible? (I'm trying it our right now tbh but still want to ask, also i haven't replayed this If in a loooooong while so i forgot half of the details and important stuff😭🙏)
Edit: Also another question: How many, like routes, are there? I've played A and C for now so there's obviously B but I'm wondering if there's more
It is technically possible to pursue any of the five characters on any route, but that doesn't mean it'll always end well. And yes, on the A route, it'll be difficult to spend any time with Maeve (for obvious reasons) so their dynamic here takes a bit of a different turn... So to answer: yes, it is possible to romance her even if you're enemies, but it won't be a very traditional sort of romance progression.
To your second question: First the story splits into A, B, C, and then it splits again depending on which character you are focusing on, so there are 15 routes in total (like A-Vynn, or B-Maeve, or C-Lester, for example). As for different endings, there will be 20.
That's a lot of endings ngl, i honestly don't understand how you can be so creative 😭🙏 And excited to see how all the endings will work out since I'm planning on trying to get them all once they are out 👀
I went for Az'Lean for the extra angst (do I like hurting myself? no. but I do anyways) (I dont even like angst, I hate crying, but oh well)
but the other characters are so charming too!! I am obviously going to replay this game to get with the other characters, this will be my hyperfixation for the time being om nom.
BUT WHAT WAS THAT IN THE CHAPEL?? PLEASE DONT TELL ME SOMETHING IS GONNA HAPPEN TO VYNN I WILL CRY I WILL ACTUALLY CRY--
anyways, hopefully Az'Lean doesnt learn the truth from someone else and start to hate us forever and ever till the day he kills us with his gauntlet or something <33 (I saw the option to tell him the truth early, I CHECKED IT A BIT AND WAS TOO WEAK TO CONTINUE READING)
(NO WAY I CAN BEAR THAT AHAHHSHDSDBIFBSFD FUCK I'M GONNA CRY AHAHAHHAHAHA)
anyways, back to punching my pillows and screaming WAAAAAHHHHH
ah another thing, I hope being in Az'Lean's route means I can still get peace to both sides (I am always a 'you can do both' person) (because I am an indecicive piece of shi--) (or maybe because I dont like war in general) (kinning Vynn btw, LIKE WHY ARE THEY SO RELATABLE?? I'M GOING TO KISS THEM--)
i spent a significant number of hours reading up till the latest chapter and i am ABSOLUTELY going to do it again. the characters feel so real, i don't know how you do it... xcited to see how the story'll end up :")
I think it's safe to say this is one of the best fantasy romance pieces of media ever created!!!! ^_^ I've always loved the choose your own adventure type games and books, so this is a rare and absolutely delectable find. I love how descriptive it is too!! Somehow, this game has already managed to wiggle it's way into my sleep as well- I'm pretty sure Vynn popped into my dream while I was buying a dragonfruit banana hybrid. In short, I am OBSESSED with this piece of gorgeous media and will never get over how perfect the fantasy is balanced with the action and romance. Thank you for eternity for making such a wonderful thing!!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! That is some very high praise, and it makes me so happy to know how much enjoyment I was able to bring to you with my writing. Makes all the hard work worth it!
I DO THIS THING WHERE I CHECK LIKE THE IF'S IM INTERESTED A FEW TIMES A WEEK MAYBE TO SEE IF THEY'VE UPDATED AND SAFE TO SAY IM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED W THIS UPDATE >:3 GONNA PLAY IT RN!!! ^_^
im loving this. every part. i spent like idk, a few hours reading everything and i really like the worldbuilding and concept. im all for az'lean's route!!
I really love this game!!! The amount of choices you can make in this game makes it really interesting and a lot of fun. I also loveeeee the concept and characters so much! I feel like changelings are hardly ever humanized or portrayed as protagonists so it's super awesome that the player character is a changeling. (I am crazy about changelings, they've always been a favorite of mine). The writing is great, too! Keep up the wonderful work!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Agreed, changelings are really interesting and there's so much you can do with them as a concept and as an analogy. Glad you're enjoying it so far!
Hello I'm really enjoying the updates. I found a consistency bug though;
How else are you going to explain why you know Maeve and have been talking to her for weeks?”
There's a route where you simply never talk to Maeve again after establishing you can't trust each other on the second meeting. The story doesn't reflect this at all after this point.
Yeahhh, you're not supposed to be able to get that route without having good rapport with Maeve. Not sure what's broken there, I'll have a look at it. Thanks for letting me know!
i found this game today and just finished it. i really love your writing style, characters and everything else. im really glad that i found this.
there are some things i want to tell/ask about. hope its ok:
- potential bug: i dont know if this happens in other scenes, bu i noticed it during the scene, where MC is in her private castle room and for the first time realizes that they are a changeling. i made a save file at this point, then chose the option about "numbness". this changed MC´s "stat" from "You have your good days and your bad days, just like everyone else...." to one level donw (dont rememeber the exact description). now, when i reloaded the save and chose the same option, suddenly the text didnt changed this time. i tested it multiple times and both things happened. sometimes the description would change, sometime not.
- questions:
1.) how many chapters will the game have? just another comment where you answer this question, sorry.
2.) will all the future chapters be released her on itch? or will at a certain point chapters be fully exclusive to patreons?
3.) how much influence does the stats (e.g. honesty vs dishonesty) and relationships (both friends and romance) have on the story/certain events.
==> do my MC have to have a high honesty-stat to be able to tell Az'Lean about being a changeling? or oes it only depend on dialogue choices?
thank you in advance for your answers. im waiting eagerly for the next chapter release.
Oh, that choice has nothing to do with the personality description changing. It actually changes in the scene before you make that choice about how MC reacts, and even then it only changes depending on other choices you have made throughout the story. I checked and I don't see anything that could be bugged about it, so I think unless there's something wrong with your safe file, it is working as intended.
Now to your questions:
2) The main story will be released on itch for free. However, there will be some epilogue chapters (mainly focusing on romance) that will be exclusive to Patreon and/or paid DLC. I want to strike a balance between everyone being able to reach an ending to their story, while also providing something more for those that are willing to spend some money on it.
3) The personality stats serve two functions. They change some of the flavour text about your character, and they are relevant to get certain endings. However, they never determine which choices you can take, for example, a dishonest person can choose to tell the truth, or an honest person can choose to lie. So in your example, no, the stat has nothing to do with that choice.
The relationship stats are more important. They determine which routes you can go down, which factions you can align yourself with, who you can form a partnership with, and more.
Aside from personality and relationship stats there are also a few hidden stats, but they're hidden for a reason.
about 3.): you said, that personality-stats are relevant for certain endings. what exactly do you mean by that? if my MC leans towards dishonesty, will i not even get a chance to get the "world peace"-ending? or will it be more like: e.g. during a peace meeting a dishonest MC has a difficultier time to convince everyone than a honest MC?
an additional question: will i be able to increase the relationship with the characters even if i dont choose them to spend time with?
==> sometimes the game give me the choice to spend time with either Vynn, Az'Lean, Maeve,.... during these i always chose maeve, since shes the one i want to romance (& i dont want to miss potential romantic options). at the end of the demo i noticed that only her relationship description changed, the rest stayed the same.
I'll try my best to explain without spoiling too much. It is similar to what you just wrote: There might be an important moment where your MC has to convince someone, and if they are very dishonest, they might not succeed because no one believes them. On the flip side, there might be an important moment where your MC has to come up with a convincing lie, but if they've always told the truth, they might fail at that.
Now, what does that mean for endings? I think getting one of the 'peace' endings should have some difficulty to it, but the personality traits aren't the deciding factor. They might make it easier/more difficult, but they don't lock you out of anything. What's more important is the actual choices you make in specific situations.
To your second question, yes you can increase your relationship with characters even if you don't spend time with them, but it is much more difficult. There's three ways to increase (or decrease) your relationship with the characters: 1) dialogue choices in the main story (like when you first meet them), 2) spending time with them when given the opportunity to (like asking them to dance), 3) major decisions (like whether to set the mabs to lethal or not).
For example, it could very well be that you made some choices Vynn liked, and some they didn't like, so if you don't spend time with them, it might just stay roughly the same as it started. It's totally fine to just focus on one character if you want to see all of Maeve's scenes for example.
- in short: if you want a specific ending, you shouldnt do stupid decisions (e.g. for the peaceful ending you shouldnt insult one side and then demand soemthing from them without something in return); and while having a high relationship could make things easier (i guess having a good relationship with the heir of the kingdom is a good idea ;) ), it doesnt matter that much, if you choose clever options.
- could this work as some kind of "rule of thumb" in terms of relationships?: aslong as the description doesnt say something negative (lesters description said something about hating my face), it should be fine
- since you mentioned the mabs: i may be wrong, but i remember, that Az'Lean said something like, that he would appreciate it if MC would offer different perspectives than he does. if thats true, could you tell me, if the nonlethal-option increases or decreases the relationship with him (of course, if this is too much spoilery, you dont have too. i understand completely).
==> new question, came up right before i wanted to start a new run, this time with focus on Az'Lean: will certain romances "force" you to pick a side/break up with you if dont side with their faction?
Yes, that about sums it up! And yes, that works as a rule of thumb.
Az'Lean is being honest there, he respects your decision either way and it doesn't change his relationship stat. However, he will take note of whether you have similar views to him or not (this is one of those hiddens stats I mentioned earlier), and let's say if you disagree with him multiple times, there might be a threshold where it does negatively impact the relationship.
That's difficult to answer. In theory, you can pursue someone no matter what side you are on. So you can side with the fae and still go for Az'Lean, but meeting the requirements is a bit harder (since you're relationship might not rise as high if you say and do a lot of things he doesn't like). Also, it might not turn out well from a story perspective. You can't secretly work against him and expect your relationship to go well, haha. That doesn't have to mean a break-up though. You will get an ending with him, it might just not be a happy one.
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this was so good!! the feels!! makes me feel a lot of things (i wanted to say more but the words escape me). alsoo!! i like how both sides of the war were both explored and how you're so stuck in the middle because both sides have their fair share of rights and wrongs
I'm pretty new to this, but I really like it, and I hope you feel good enough to make chapter 10. I really like this story!
totally.. hypothetical suggestion.. not that I would.. do that or anything but ehrm..
weshouldbeabletoromancethedulluhanoh no whatever was that!
When I first played this story I thought Calliope was the default name for the protagonist so I just named him Calliope. Despite the fact that I've since learned that's not the case, two years later I still call my MC Calliope lol. Its always the fun and weird things that stick with you, that's the kind of fun vibe I sometimes get from the story and I love it.
I just finished playing, i did two replays, one in which the Mc does accept the lessons and one where they don't. It's quite funny to see the change in the way Maeve feels about us. The dance scene? It was so cute, Maeve is honestly quite interesting. Tho i do feel like there was a sudden change in the way the Mc was all of sudden just totally fine with her and wasn't that guilty as i thought Mc would be. (Not that i mind but it seems like for an Mc who was taught their whole life that fae are bad and stuff like that, it's a really sudden change how they start trusting Maeve a lot - tho that may be because my dumbass was only choosing options with Maeve and no one else) overall it's fun and i enjoyed all that's out yet, i wonder what's going to happen when Az finds out about it 👀 , after all his Champion has been spending time with a fae, and is a changeling, will he acts the same as when he found out about it in Route A? (The only other route I've played for now) Or will he have a different reaction because its been going on for weeks? BUT OH MY GOODNESS MAEVE IS SUCH A LIKE FULL OF JOY WITH HER ALWAYS SMILING AND LAUGHING, LOVE IT. ALSO WHAT WAS THAT WHEN SHE LEANED IN AND THEN DISAPPEARED? SHE'S REALLY TEASING THE MC, AND THE AUTHOR IS TEASING US.
sorry for the long comment but i wanted to rant about my thoughts about it 🤗 you are welcome and should be thankful for the opinion no one asked for /just to make sure, I'm being sarcastic
Yeah, an MC that spends any amount of time with Maeve will slip into the "is accepting of fae" category pretty quickly, so that is probably what is happening here (on B and C routes, at least). But I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the scenes with Maeve! ;)
I honestly wonder if there's anyone romancing Maeve? I wanted to try her romance but i feel like there won't be many scenes with her yet since she's fae (For an MC who said no to the lessons) I played up to chapter 7-8 Thianne and said no to Maeve mentoring me, and there weren't a lot, so i feel like if we want more scenes we need to say yes) tbh I'm trying to do smth like Maeve romance but an MC who doesn't believe her and is in denial, kinda dislikes her at first.... And maybe/possible declines the lessons so Maeve hates them..... A lot.... So dunno if the romance IS possible but i feel like it'd be good [I LOVE ENEMIES TO LOVERS OKAY?]
So my question is, is it possible? (I'm trying it our right now tbh but still want to ask, also i haven't replayed this If in a loooooong while so i forgot half of the details and important stuff😭🙏)
Edit: Also another question: How many, like routes, are there? I've played A and C for now so there's obviously B but I'm wondering if there's more
Let me try answering your questions:
It is technically possible to pursue any of the five characters on any route, but that doesn't mean it'll always end well. And yes, on the A route, it'll be difficult to spend any time with Maeve (for obvious reasons) so their dynamic here takes a bit of a different turn... So to answer: yes, it is possible to romance her even if you're enemies, but it won't be a very traditional sort of romance progression.
To your second question: First the story splits into A, B, C, and then it splits again depending on which character you are focusing on, so there are 15 routes in total (like A-Vynn, or B-Maeve, or C-Lester, for example). As for different endings, there will be 20.
That's a lot of endings ngl, i honestly don't understand how you can be so creative 😭🙏 And excited to see how all the endings will work out since I'm planning on trying to get them all once they are out 👀
I LOVE EVERY RI SO MUCH I'M GOING TO SCREAM
I actually nearly cried when my relationship with Az went to us being inseparable whimsy and joy filled tears
absolutely lovely storytelling. cant wait for the full game
first of all, HELLO??? I COMPLETELY DIG THIS
I'M GONNA DEVOUR EACH AND EVERY WORD AAAAAAAAAAAA
I went for Az'Lean for the extra angst (do I like hurting myself? no. but I do anyways)
(I dont even like angst, I hate crying, but oh well)
but the other characters are so charming too!! I am obviously going to replay this game to get with the other characters, this will be my hyperfixation for the time being om nom.
BUT WHAT WAS THAT IN THE CHAPEL?? PLEASE DONT TELL ME SOMETHING IS GONNA HAPPEN TO VYNN I WILL CRY I WILL ACTUALLY CRY--
anyways, hopefully Az'Lean doesnt learn the truth from someone else and start to hate us forever and ever till the day he kills us with his gauntlet or something <33
(I saw the option to tell him the truth early, I CHECKED IT A BIT AND WAS TOO WEAK TO CONTINUE READING)
(NO WAY I CAN BEAR THAT AHAHHSHDSDBIFBSFD FUCK I'M GONNA CRY AHAHAHHAHAHA)
anyways, back to punching my pillows and screaming WAAAAAHHHHH
ah another thing, I hope being in Az'Lean's route means I can still get peace to both sides (I am always a 'you can do both' person)
(because I am an indecicive piece of shi--)
(or maybe because I dont like war in general)
(kinning Vynn btw, LIKE WHY ARE THEY SO RELATABLE?? I'M GOING TO KISS THEM--)
Dude. We are the exact same people. Tho haven't tried vynn out yet so will replay soon!
YEAHHH LETS GOO TWINN 🗣️‼️‼️
NOOOO I DIDNT SEE THE UPDATE IM GONNA PLAY NOW
Is there a downloadable version of this game?
My browser refuse to run it.... >_>
(Although it seems to run downloaded browser based games just fine. I have no clue why. o_O )
NO WAY I MISSED AN UPDATE-
see you in some hours after I'm done replaying the chapters before and the new one
dont worry. i missed the update too. somehow itch didnt send me a notification.
I never get a notification when things update and i HATE it 😭😭🙏
May be because I'm playing in browser tho ooor I'm just stupid which is pretty possible
i spent a significant number of hours reading up till the latest chapter and i am ABSOLUTELY going to do it again. the characters feel so real, i don't know how you do it... xcited to see how the story'll end up :")
Loved the update so much! Cannot wait for more!
not this updating on valentine's day!! i cant play this rn but when i do i will update it
I think it's safe to say this is one of the best fantasy romance pieces of media ever created!!!! ^_^ I've always loved the choose your own adventure type games and books, so this is a rare and absolutely delectable find. I love how descriptive it is too!! Somehow, this game has already managed to wiggle it's way into my sleep as well- I'm pretty sure Vynn popped into my dream while I was buying a dragonfruit banana hybrid. In short, I am OBSESSED with this piece of gorgeous media and will never get over how perfect the fantasy is balanced with the action and romance. Thank you for eternity for making such a wonderful thing!!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! That is some very high praise, and it makes me so happy to know how much enjoyment I was able to bring to you with my writing. Makes all the hard work worth it!
I DO THIS THING WHERE I CHECK LIKE THE IF'S IM INTERESTED A FEW TIMES A WEEK MAYBE TO SEE IF THEY'VE UPDATED AND SAFE TO SAY IM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED W THIS UPDATE >:3 GONNA PLAY IT RN!!! ^_^
probably the realest thing ive read today yet
Hey Cal, do you have an idea of when the next public update would be? No pressure :)
How about now? Ask and you shall receive! :p
ooooooooooo i'm a psychic!!!!! thanks for updating, can't wait to sink my teeth into this!! <33
The story in this is amazing. I did multiple runs just cause I couldn't decide on one route.
10/10 story amazing still on chapter five though
im loving this. every part. i spent like idk, a few hours reading everything and i really like the worldbuilding and concept. im all for az'lean's route!!
(if you could call from 2 in the afternoon to 9 in the evening "a few hours" LMAO)
I really love this game!!! The amount of choices you can make in this game makes it really interesting and a lot of fun. I also loveeeee the concept and characters so much! I feel like changelings are hardly ever humanized or portrayed as protagonists so it's super awesome that the player character is a changeling. (I am crazy about changelings, they've always been a favorite of mine). The writing is great, too! Keep up the wonderful work!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Agreed, changelings are really interesting and there's so much you can do with them as a concept and as an analogy. Glad you're enjoying it so far!
Hello I'm really enjoying the updates. I found a consistency bug though;
How else are you going to explain why you know Maeve and have been talking to her for weeks?”
There's a route where you simply never talk to Maeve again after establishing you can't trust each other on the second meeting. The story doesn't reflect this at all after this point.
Yeahhh, you're not supposed to be able to get that route without having good rapport with Maeve. Not sure what's broken there, I'll have a look at it. Thanks for letting me know!
hi Calliope.
i found this game today and just finished it. i really love your writing style, characters and everything else. im really glad that i found this.
there are some things i want to tell/ask about. hope its ok:
- potential bug: i dont know if this happens in other scenes, bu i noticed it during the scene, where MC is in her private castle room and for the first time realizes that they are a changeling. i made a save file at this point, then chose the option about "numbness". this changed MC´s "stat" from "You have your good days and your bad days, just like everyone else...." to one level donw (dont rememeber the exact description). now, when i reloaded the save and chose the same option, suddenly the text didnt changed this time. i tested it multiple times and both things happened. sometimes the description would change, sometime not.
- questions:
1.) how many chapters will the game have?just another comment where you answer this question, sorry.2.) will all the future chapters be released her on itch? or will at a certain point chapters be fully exclusive to patreons?
3.) how much influence does the stats (e.g. honesty vs dishonesty) and relationships (both friends and romance) have on the story/certain events.
==> do my MC have to have a high honesty-stat to be able to tell Az'Lean about being a changeling? or oes it only depend on dialogue choices?
thank you in advance for your answers. im waiting eagerly for the next chapter release.
Oh, that choice has nothing to do with the personality description changing. It actually changes in the scene before you make that choice about how MC reacts, and even then it only changes depending on other choices you have made throughout the story. I checked and I don't see anything that could be bugged about it, so I think unless there's something wrong with your safe file, it is working as intended.
Now to your questions:
2) The main story will be released on itch for free. However, there will be some epilogue chapters (mainly focusing on romance) that will be exclusive to Patreon and/or paid DLC. I want to strike a balance between everyone being able to reach an ending to their story, while also providing something more for those that are willing to spend some money on it.
3) The personality stats serve two functions. They change some of the flavour text about your character, and they are relevant to get certain endings. However, they never determine which choices you can take, for example, a dishonest person can choose to tell the truth, or an honest person can choose to lie. So in your example, no, the stat has nothing to do with that choice.
The relationship stats are more important. They determine which routes you can go down, which factions you can align yourself with, who you can form a partnership with, and more.
Aside from personality and relationship stats there are also a few hidden stats, but they're hidden for a reason.
thank you very much for your answers.
about 3.): you said, that personality-stats are relevant for certain endings. what exactly do you mean by that? if my MC leans towards dishonesty, will i not even get a chance to get the "world peace"-ending? or will it be more like: e.g. during a peace meeting a dishonest MC has a difficultier time to convince everyone than a honest MC?
an additional question: will i be able to increase the relationship with the characters even if i dont choose them to spend time with?
==> sometimes the game give me the choice to spend time with either Vynn, Az'Lean, Maeve,.... during these i always chose maeve, since shes the one i want to romance (& i dont want to miss potential romantic options). at the end of the demo i noticed that only her relationship description changed, the rest stayed the same.
thank you in advance.
Always happy to answer!
I'll try my best to explain without spoiling too much. It is similar to what you just wrote: There might be an important moment where your MC has to convince someone, and if they are very dishonest, they might not succeed because no one believes them. On the flip side, there might be an important moment where your MC has to come up with a convincing lie, but if they've always told the truth, they might fail at that.
Now, what does that mean for endings? I think getting one of the 'peace' endings should have some difficulty to it, but the personality traits aren't the deciding factor. They might make it easier/more difficult, but they don't lock you out of anything. What's more important is the actual choices you make in specific situations.
To your second question, yes you can increase your relationship with characters even if you don't spend time with them, but it is much more difficult. There's three ways to increase (or decrease) your relationship with the characters: 1) dialogue choices in the main story (like when you first meet them), 2) spending time with them when given the opportunity to (like asking them to dance), 3) major decisions (like whether to set the mabs to lethal or not).
For example, it could very well be that you made some choices Vynn liked, and some they didn't like, so if you don't spend time with them, it might just stay roughly the same as it started. It's totally fine to just focus on one character if you want to see all of Maeve's scenes for example.
thank you once again.
- in short: if you want a specific ending, you shouldnt do stupid decisions (e.g. for the peaceful ending you shouldnt insult one side and then demand soemthing from them without something in return); and while having a high relationship could make things easier (i guess having a good relationship with the heir of the kingdom is a good idea ;) ), it doesnt matter that much, if you choose clever options.
- could this work as some kind of "rule of thumb" in terms of relationships?: aslong as the description doesnt say something negative (lesters description said something about hating my face), it should be fine
- since you mentioned the mabs: i may be wrong, but i remember, that Az'Lean said something like, that he would appreciate it if MC would offer different perspectives than he does. if thats true, could you tell me, if the nonlethal-option increases or decreases the relationship with him (of course, if this is too much spoilery, you dont have too. i understand completely).
==> new question, came up right before i wanted to start a new run, this time with focus on Az'Lean: will certain romances "force" you to pick a side/break up with you if dont side with their faction?
Yes, that about sums it up! And yes, that works as a rule of thumb.
Az'Lean is being honest there, he respects your decision either way and it doesn't change his relationship stat. However, he will take note of whether you have similar views to him or not (this is one of those hiddens stats I mentioned earlier), and let's say if you disagree with him multiple times, there might be a threshold where it does negatively impact the relationship.
That's difficult to answer. In theory, you can pursue someone no matter what side you are on. So you can side with the fae and still go for Az'Lean, but meeting the requirements is a bit harder (since you're relationship might not rise as high if you say and do a lot of things he doesn't like). Also, it might not turn out well from a story perspective. You can't secretly work against him and expect your relationship to go well, haha. That doesn't have to mean a break-up though. You will get an ending with him, it might just not be a happy one.
i knew Az would be blonde. he has that vibe.