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i came for the bard shenanigans, but i stayed for the trailer song that, fittingly, is also bard shenanigans

the board reached thru the screen and cursed u, sorry

so excited! i hope this vn gets more of the attention it deserves alongside other bangers like remember the flowers and dawn chorus

how tf have i never heard of this before?? such an absolute hidden gem

exciting! i also just got over being sick (the sniffles persist tho), so i get u

wallace and deacon are a precious pair and all but my favorite character is still jay

he could sue for libel tbh

i havent played the most recent update for will yet and therefore have no opinions on whatever this hot-button topic is, but even so, there are a lot of points here that resonate with me in general. 'the stories that y’all put out let me enjoy a side of me i hide and i am so grateful for that,' ugh how seen that made me feel.

even if this project is receiving financial support, it is still a passion project first and foremost, which means that the creators are not making something just for the sake of making it. they are putting together something they love so much that they want to continually share it, something that they have the yearning to work on and express whether or not it ever gets popular; and for that reason they deserve a large amount of grace and understanding, because they are sharing updates for a story thats far from finished. how can we have fully-informed and thoughtful opinions about the work before its done? we as readers can offer up our feedback when we feel it is necessary to do so, but otherwise should give the team breathing room to do what theyre doing in peace. even if an update is an uncomfortable one, there will be a resolution, there will be closure, but for now we must learn to wait and see how that scene will later fit into the larger whole.

i just want to end by giving a big thanks to the team for everything theyve done on the smoke room. i dont have the means to support on patreon, but this project, out of all the projects under echo, makes me feel the most. i not only feel like i step into this rich tapestry of prose, but that i see it through the eyes of an actual person with motivations and heart, and not just the narrative framing device of a neutral or passive first-person protagonist. it just- ugh. its fulfilling in a deep way that only a few other works of fiction have ever been able to impact me before, and thats because i can sense how much love and care goes into the work of producing it. this work has a spirit for certain, and it is full of longing and the kind of full-bodied beauteous sadness that only we queers can truly savor. mwah!

came for the werewolves, stayed for the illustrations and the mentions of my home state of arizona (whats up tucson peeps)

the embedded link wont play (youtube says its age-restricted), but heres the link so you dont have to wade through the sewer of homophobic shit that i did to find it again

i was sold at 'convince more people to become homosexual', for this indeed is my unofficial mission in life already

omg i need more! besides a few typos, its very compelling

this feeds my craving for specifically gay spooks. i dont care that october was last month, halloween never truly ends and spooky season is all year round

edit: how could i be betrayed like this

i mean, polyamory does exist even after marriage. if everything is consensual and transparent, you can indeed be married to one person and also be dating other people, and your married partner can even be friends with your other date(s) if everyone is okay with that. hell, in that arrangement the other married person will probably also be dating other people too, and that doesnt inherently make the marriage any less meaningful. ive been in that situation before as the non-married person, and its actually pretty chill. however, if the other married partner doesnt know anything is going on, thats a straight-up emotionally-manipulative relationship, and is 100% not okay regardless of whether or not the partner would have been fine with the situation if they had been informed. in this case it feels like the events of the story might unfold more towards something like that, since we don't know if dave is aware of chesters extra-marital feelings, so im a bit nervous about how that will be revealed in later updates. plenty of people will unfortunately lie and tell their extra-marital date that everything is legit when it is, in fact, not at all legit, so the mc should tread very carefully indeed :f thats a very long answer to your comment, but hopefully an informative one!

i dont think so, it seems like a stand-alone release. my condolences for your loss tho :(

ok but spill the tea tho! i still havent found mandilitrio and im otherwise finished with the game :(

hi im stupid, ive been trying for an hour to find a lantern or some other way of getting light into the cave so that i can get these stones everyone is talking about. i got the antipoison tea, i just need a method of illuminating the cave to be able to enter. do i need to find a torch or oil (since arakarn offered a lantern if i could get oil) or what??

edit: you have to ask the shopkeep next to the bakery, gotcha

with unlocking the nsfw visuals? what i did is:

-when given the choice, DONT kill assassin (this one is very important)

-support leandros on the ship when discussing him leaving for renemos

-when talking to jaws about feelings for leandros, choose 'maybe more'

-run away after attempted kiss (but im not sure if this one would change anything, but its what i chose and seems to work)

this is the first place in my life ive ever heard cum referred to as 'milky molasses', A+ for creativity

chapter 12 holy shit WHAT

OMG

i feel so many things, but mostly, good job on rendering an accurate portrayal of a genuine psychopath as seen in the character of adrian. those tender scenes with lyall thruout the vn are also very precious, 10/10 always need more

how fuckign dare you leave on such a cliffhanger, i just want to see my gay boysss... very cute and good follow-up story tho, im glad to see more of these grounded yet adorable characters

not sure if this thread is dead or not, but no you don't encounter even the cursed dodoro only once—it's just that you can just only visit the '???' location at night. i would get any necessary grinding done during the day, or just take naps until nighttime, and then head out to the cursed dodoro location. stock up on three or four 'orc's favorite dishes'.

thank u for blessing us

sure! my philosophy is to create from and for one's deeper self based on the story that one needs to tell, whether anyone else will listen or not. that way, whoever hears it will know that it rings with a special kind of truth, and not an empty clamour for attention. make of that what you will! if an addition to the story here is calling within you for expression, then take the plunge, but you have my support either way :v

not sure why anyone else hasnt commented but i'd love one! 

my first words are: holy shit my heart

my next words are: that was incredible

...i spent 6 hours (no joke) last night just reading through and catching up. i havent even finished yet, but i for one appreciate the new character sprites a lot more than the old ones. now everyone looks like theyre not in, you know, elementary school. i still found a fair few typos throughout, but its definitely better than it was before. i wish i had the funds to be a patreon supporter, but until then, mad props shirokoi!

i havent even started the new version yet and tbh im already impressed beyond my ability to express

it took me longer than it should have to realize that 'TB' did not, indeed, stand for tuberculosis lmao

im excited and i havent even opened it. remember to do wrist stretches once an hour, me boy! 

i finished reading this an hour ago and im still shook. incredible. i will definitely be perusing the other stories by this author!

why does it have to hurt so much ;-; i really stayed up until 3am and thought it was all going to end sorrowfully but still somehow cushioned, and then not only did a train came in from left field but a whole motherfucking FLEET of trains came tearing thru the walls of my soft heart like heat-seeking missiles on a mission from the land of i-hate-happiness. call it schadenfreude of the self or masochism but goddammit i love this vn please dont stop

i found this game a while ago, just playin for the first time, everythings chill, cute boyfriends being cute, and imagine my surprise when they name-drop AZ, the state where i was born and still live :00 winter has been disturbingly not-winter this year but i love the desert sm. hello from tucson!!

i love how artemi always calls sidd 'sir sidd' and cole just gets called fucking cole lmao

truly an immaculate experience

i found the inclusion of a goetic fire cult in reference to the story of how lozran got his title super interesting!! sucks they always get the short end of the stick but i love that shit. also, the soundtrack and art of this game is now one of my favorites, i can tell that they were made with care and it is much appreciated<3

ugh what a finish!! i love the edits and the credits, and i noticed some small typos in the new content (mostly the word 'becasue') that may want to be refigured. thank you for the story and i can only await your larger works!

i dont know what pain youre talking about, i had a goddamn blast :')

exciting times for an exciting story!!

hey! i noticed a few typos so far towards the end of the build, where 'tome' is misspelled as 'tomb' (unless the arcane researchers are also necromancers with deceased alchemists as spirit patrons, following after some real-world examples of ppl actually doing that, which is... also fuckin rad) and 'curtly' misspelled as 'kurtly.' also love the work put into the story and that sweet sweet character growth #wholesomehamish