If you had a dragon in the party, how big would it be, I wonder? Would it be human size or bigger? I think it would be fun to walk around as a HUGE dragon.

LOL Kirroha! What are you on, and where's mine?

The dragon would have to be human-sized, or only a little bigger. There are graphic layering issues if you have larger sprites (remember the gryphons? with the bees near the elf town in GoN? Their wings did funny overlapping things with the trees)

New snippet:

Sherwin is Dashiell's best friend. They grew up together in Merivale, a small farming community, but while Dashiell is happy in his little corner of the world, Sherwin detests the lifestyle and longs for travel. A geeky intellectual who would rather have his head in a book than be outside taking in the fresh air, he is also ignorant to the advances from the opposite sex. Sherwin is an optional team member, and you'll have several opportunities to recruit him.

"Several" opportunities to recruit the same character - somehow that interests me most of all. But I like geeky types, so I would put him in the party.

Hmmm... If we recruit him would we not be able to recruit someone else?

There will be several optional party members. Sometimes you will have to choose between two people, and sometimes if you chose not to let someone join, you will get another opportunity later to have them come with you.

Sometimes it may be better to NOT have someone join, and wait until later. But you will only know that after playing through the first time

like Nicolas and Gavin in av2?

I hope it's a bit more complicated than Nicolas and Gavin. It would be great if the game were to branch out differently, at least in certain areas, based on which party members are chosen. I feel like the idea that different people can change the outcome of a situation by their presence or lack thereof would be great to implement into a game. Then again, that would probably be really hard to do.

Wow, the thing about party members just make me even more excited!

Hmm I wonder if this Sherwin will be hoodwinked by the dark side?

I like complex party member . . . things. It makes for replayability.

New town:

Pittleton is a town of thieves, with a thriving black market. When you need that "special something" that you can't just go down and buy from the corner store, this is the place to go ... if you are prepared to pay the cost or scratch a few backs to get it.

Your reception here depends entirely upon decisions you make along the way. Will you be viewed with suspicion and kept at arms' length? Or welcomed like one of the family? Or perhaps you'll be greeted by a lynching mob, out for revenge?

You'll need to play more than once to experience everything this town has to offer

Oh gosh Shaz, this is really keeping me on my toes! *_* So much replay value! It's almost like a visual novel with choices!

Will there be multiple endings, too?

Not in the way that AV1 and AV2 gave you multiple endings.

Most of the party members will have two or more fates. Which one they actually get will depend on if/when you recruit them, and other decisions you make along the way.

But this does not affect what HAPPENS at the end of the game - just who is there at the end, and how they (and you) will look back on the adventure.


I have HUGE plans for the sequel ... I just need to convince my writer to accept such a mammoth task, and not come to my own senses in the meantime

I am loving this thief town idea. Some of these things seem visual novel-ish, with receptions depending on what choices you make and different endings for each character.

Holy macaroni, I'm so excited for this right now. Is there going to be a One True Villain, or are the dragons vs humans war going to be the major conflict in the plot?

Wait, is Dragons Among Us shaz's creation? Oo, intrigue!

New character:

Carwin is a sergeant in the Mayfield army. His loyalty to the king is unshakeable. Strong and ambitious, he's happy to help you if there's some benefit for him, and he can get you into places that are otherwise inaccessible. But he will not tolerate anyone getting in his road, and heaven help those who betray him!

@d_a - Yup, this game is shaz's

Hmm,I wonder if we'll get introduced to any female characters soon...

I usually like it when the female characters are the ones who hide more secrets, instead of just being satellites to the men. XD

I LOVE the fact that decisions carry some weight; it makes games so much more immersive when developers take the time to make it an individual experience. Reminds me of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books!

Everything sounds great so far! Can't wait for this.