Just ran into Rosalyn for the first time. Beautiful character. The image itself is a wonderful mix of otherworldly beauty and hints of sensuality but I really liked her mix of playfulness and sorrow. She reminds me a bit of Tolkien's Eldar.
Here’s something I think you might want to take a look at:
Conversation with Svytibor:
‘You almost regret saying as much. It’s true, but… that fact really didn’t have anything to do with your choice. Svytibor regards you quietly for a moment before admitting a sound you realize a few seconds late was something akin to a chuckle.’
I think you might mean ‘emitting’ rather than ‘admitting’. Admitting suggests he is confessing or acknowledging something while emitting is just producing, discharging or making a sound.
A lot of the forest story delves into various pan-slavic lore, some more on the nose than others. Siofra is based on vila, Svyatibor is the god of the leshy, bogatyr in general, etc. I had a lot of fun researching that stuff. It's crazy how many variations there are between say, Russian, Belarusian, Polish, and Latvian versions of the same stories.
I had Sarah on Support nearly the whole fight. I did the smashy stab with mah Mana Blade! I remember taking some big damage a couple times in the fight but Sarah did her thing, because she is best gurl, and I threw in some hits of Dhampir to top Astaroth up. Also I always run Earthern Essence and have the permanent Health Regen Talent, getting back like 10% Health per round regardless.
Like I said Astaroth is a dangerous man.
I really love Rosalyn, she's a good girl who has been through a lot. Her music ended up sounding a bit more modern than I expected, but it works for her. Can't wait to mess with her more, MAYBE next update, no promises.
Wish I had the time to make her an actual party member but I don't think I can commit to that without taking away time from other girls.
Yeah, at this stage Astaroth is truly spoiled for choice on which girl/s to spend his time with. I have actually adopted a strategy of picking 1-3 girls with a particular build.
For example: My Spellsword build practices a little Aether and Nether Magic along with Earth Magic and ALL OF THE MANA BLADE!! :P That Astaroth is romancing Ashley, Sarah and Metatron.
I have a Magos of the Four Elements build, starting with Earth Magic and then adding Water, Wind and finally Fire. That Astaroth will pursue Sam and Celica... he will most likely die horribly due to his unfortunate choices in life!
Indeed! Maybe a couple points of affection just to establish a basic friendship too. Mostly trust tho.
The story does seem to be written with the assumption that the player is romancing all of the girls though, as much as possible.
My strategy of only romancing a few at a time is also about leaving content for myself to enjoy later though.