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Gonna add mine too. I think Cut Strings is the Canon Route.

Ruby's event also implies some kind of past relation with Leran or I guess the player? She's the only one who refers to you by the name you input in the first Linne sequence. Meaning she probably has some kinda meta awareness above most other characters.

Also, I think she might be the half blood Linne mentions. Since she's the most "plot relevant" side character. Though the plot is a bit of a clusterfuck (in a good way) since everything is hidden as heck and it's hard to latch onto one main quest when most of the worldbuilding is through character dialog mentioning things in passing. We still haven't seen Malbec, Daultus, or the Ortna Empire yet. Which is a bummer because those places would legit be better settings than most of Rhun. At least with Rhun it's contained and easy to build onto. I also think Kaas is some kind of ex slave given dialog about how she remembers chains and whips. Along with that being her class in the earliest builds of LOA. Overall I'm still gonna play because this game is hilarious and scares the shit out of me but still. I've got a few gripes too.

Oh, and one last thing. I think Linne may not be a god, maybe some kind of demigod or avatar? But making one of the most important side characters into a god seems kind of shitty from a narrative standpoint. The helpful guide goddess or useless goddess just feels too Tropey for something made by Enoreth. They use tropes but it just feels like Linne is a victim too given how done with life she is.

default username7 days ago(+1)

I think the most important thing to consider is whether anything is really canon or not. it's not like Quasi's confirmed one canonical route. Chances are we're gonna see more routes come and they'll all be canon because none of this is real. This is a game about concepts, it's a game where you really shouldn't try to apply facts and logic to the meta aspects of the world. like, we have the world established by dialog and worldbuilding that clearly has a lot of work put into it. since every piece of throwaway dialog about some faroff place is consistent and doesn't contradict itself. It's very clear we've seen maybe 10% of the world so far. but the rest feels like it's really there. you know Ortna is xenophobic and kind of oppressive, or that Daultus is nicknamed the University Town because it's the home to a bunch of mage houses and run by a council of High Magi that operate like a supreme court instead of a regular lordship. or that Malbec is the nearest place to Rhun in the Northern Freelands. All of this is clear, though not told to you unless you talk to people and put it together. But once you get to the meta stuff it gets all messy. since it's implied to be extremely conceptual and abstract, the world is a song run by a composer that seems to be some kind of high god. Which brings into question who the "Maiden of Holy Wars" worshipped in Rhun is. If they consider her the high god. but she's not the one ,entioned in the intro, are there multiples? or is it just that different cultures have different beliefs. how do we know ours is correct?

In the end anything cut strings and meta related shouldn't be taken literally. It's hard to tell what is literal and what is conceptual beccause I highly doubt we're literally revisiting the prologue to fight a floating mask named self. It's probably metaphorical. Or not. This game is friggin bonkers, we have french geese that praise you for existing and references to Logan paul. there's a solid chance I'm overthinking this

QuasiDeificAlpaca7 days ago

Holy Yappanese, I think you're overthinking my goofy goober game. Like, don't get me wrong, you're 90% of the way there. The attention to detail is crazy, but, like, bro, I don't even remember adding this much of my worldbuilding bible to this game yet..

Yeah, good on you, though. I take full responsibility for developing Drunk. Still, don't take the comedy aspects too seriously. The meta comedy aspects kinda fall apart when you overthink them. It's best just to keep them separate in your head, since the world's just fucked like that. Most 4th wall break jokes are throwaway, and only the worldbuilding is designed to be held under a microscope.

The cut strings concept is also extremely metaphorical, as you said. Like, the world is tearing at the seams. But also, you shouldn't overthink it. In the end, it's meant to send a message and tell a story. There's a more traditional story that's being worked on, but until then, this cryptic shit is the story, lmao, so keep interacting with strange holes. It's a recipe for success! (Real talk, the game isn't even 10% finished yet. Even with 214 maps. So stay tuned homie)

Meritocratic Orange7 days ago(+1)

Okay but Istfg if this guy pulls an "it was all a dream" I'm gonna kms. Just embrace the insanity. It makes a way better game, and also stop apologizing for delays. Everyone knows it was gonna be that or burnout. You work too damn much on this thing. I love this game to death and spend way too much time analyzing it for my own good but health is key.

Also, I think it's more likely gonna be some kind of romance plot between leran and ruby with how his heart is trying to escape and shi when we meet her. Don't get me wrong, smash, but still.

QuasiDeificAlpaca7 days ago (1 edit)

First off, I despise that trope. Friggin sucks. Biggest copout ending known to man. Second off, the original D&D campaign's lore delivery system was inspired by Black Souls, lmao. Not afraid to say the cut strings route is inspired by the SEN event system in BS2. Though the scenes were a bit too gross for me, I turned it off. No shame if people like it, but it's a bit much for me. Freaks me out. Which sucks because, outside of that, the game is actually ridiculously well made. Makes mine look like the great value knockoff by comparison, lmao.

Despite this, I've got a world in mind, and a campaign I owe some homies an adaptation of. This world is technically decades in the making, since the original worldbuilding bible for Aeon was written by my father when he was a kid with his D&D group. I played a campaign with him and the family for 7 years, and ended up running that same world for damn near my entire adult life, lol. In the end, it feels like a disservice not to adapt it. There's so much I need to immortalize because I know one day I'm gonna forget it all. That it's gonna disappear forever, and I just can't have that happen. I won't let it.

Moving swiftly onwards! I've got pictures of the physical worldbuilding bible, too! I don't have the book itself anymore, but I've it memorized, so it should be fineeeeeeeeeeeee (Map courtesy of the original player of Keito, everyone's favorite, JimmyJimmerJamJams).

I'll post a high res version when the game is a little more complete, but Rhun is just the top left corner. There's also unlabeled areas on the right, like Bheraghast and The Ortna Empire. Basically, I've got a lot of work ahead of me. But hey, price ya pay for goofy goobering.

default username6 days ago

I would strangle him myself if he did.

QuasiDeificAlpaca4 days ago

For the last time I'm not into that!!!!

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