Death and Other Practical Jokes [Paranormal] [NaNo16]

[Katy133]

Oooo, this looks interesting! The title and plot summary intrigues me. I look forward to seeing how this VN develops.

[Kumiho]

Shush that collab offer is as real as Artie in her family of ghosts xD

I'm trying to make the experience basically... mmm, how to say it? Basically if you know what you're supposed to do, you can deduce what to do. Of course, there might be some questions that only rise up when you inspect in depth. But I think it's possible to at least avoid spectral wrath without clicking around.

The child is Artemisia, actually! She's very feisty. And likes blue.
The dress is sooorta accurate because it was a real one, but suits... meeeeh. xD (the lapel and such are right; it's mostly the length that might be inaccurate.)
I'd have them better drawn (painted, more like) in a future VN with yours truly (aged up, a lot less cute) so I can't spoil tooo much :'D

Hahahah oh my gosh yesssss <3 and ooh, I see! That makes sense I hope I'm not too derpy when I finally play your VN once it's out LOL. Just watch me miss the obvious cues and be like "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING??? WHAT DO??" And yasss, that's super cool 8') And oh I see! Artemisia is awesome omg,, both her appearance and personality <3 And I seriously love your coloring for her ;u; + if it's just the length that's off, I really don't think anyone will notice at all LOL. And hahahahah awesome! 8'))

[fmjaye]

Thank you! That's really a compliment because I love Artie AHAHA my taste in characters is awful
The game is pretty lighthearted, though-- but perhaps in a weird way. Because like... Artemisia is still looking at things through rose-colored glasses, since she's always been close to ghosts, and she's immune to the fact that some are truly terrifying. So basically it'll be like... [insert sprite of some unholy abomination]
Artemisia: I like you!
Though some parts can be pretty terrifying hAHA

(Thank you!! I really like your art, by the way. So pretty * u *)

ehehe I am ALL ABOUT befriending unholy abominations~!
( Ah, thank you!! ;w; )

Artie's side sprite looks super cute!
(Sorry Artie, cool...?)

[epistellar]

This sounds absolutely adorable. You had my interest at the first line, but I was pretty much sold by 'give cookies to ghosts'!

[Ghost of Crux]

Oooo, this looks interesting! The title and plot summary intrigues me. I look forward to seeing how this VN develops. :)

Thank you very much! I hope the end result interests you still! :'D

Hahahah oh my gosh yesssss <3 and ooh, I see! That makes sense :) I hope I'm not too derpy when I finally play your VN once it's out LOL. Just watch me miss the obvious cues and be like "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING??? WHAT DO??" And yasss, that's super cool 8') And oh I see! Artemisia is awesome omg,, both her appearance and personality <3 And I seriously love your coloring for her ;u; + if it's just the length that's off, I really don't think anyone will notice at all LOL. And hahahahah awesome! 8'))

YOU JUST TALK TO THEM!! If stuck save lots and choose anything AHAHAHA

Thank you! I wasn't sure about the style because tbh I'd rather go for something either simpler or more paint-y but I suppose I'd go with it ahaha

ehehe I am ALL ABOUT befriending unholy abominations~!
( Ah, thank you!! ;w; )

Artie's side sprite looks super cute!
(Sorry Artie, cool...?)

HURRAY!

Thank you! :'DD

This sounds absolutely adorable. You had my interest at the first line, but I was pretty much sold by 'give cookies to ghosts'!

HEHE THANKS! Cookies are great >)

[Zelan]

*creeps in quietly* I'm just gonna stalk this ok? ok cool.

(Artie may be a brat but she still looks precious. Besides, all kids are brats to some degree, right?)

[Ghost of Crux]

*creeps in quietly* I'm just gonna stalk this ok? ok cool.

(Artie may be a brat but she still looks precious. Besides, all kids are brats to some degree, right?)

HAHA HELLO
DO STALK IN PEACE (ignore the fact that I'm answering in caps lock)

(That is pretty much it-- not to mention that Artie is a brat because a lot of people are kinda assholish to her thanks to her ability. (Her classmates used her as scapegoat often, parents don't want to deal with the fact that she can see ghosts and throw her at the first psychiatric they can find))

EDIT:
Saguaro suggested something about GUIs and I got the idea to do things this style but who knows what the final decision will be so I'll just drop this here

[potouto]

I wonder if you are going with your more pixelated style this time because I think it's pretty unique and cute like how you did it in of all there is. I wonder if this is meant to be suspense because it's adorable c: Even little Artie is very cute, I'm afraid it already comes across as a bit dorky for me aha good luck with the game! I'm hoping to see a finished product from you c';

[Ghost of Crux]

I THINK I AM. SAGUARO JUST SENT ME THE MOCKUP GUI FOR THIS AND I AM SO FLOORED BY IT IT'S BRILLIANT. AND SINCE THE GUI TOOK INSPIRATION FROM OLDER POINT AND CLICK GAMES, YES, I WILL BE USING THE ART STYLE FROM OF ALL THERE IS. There will be coloring style variation since it's not really the style I'd use here, but the brush will be back!

I'm sorry for all the caps lock. I'm just. So excited.

Ahaha good c8 I'm actually trying to make it suspenseful for the player, but not Artie herself-- in TV Tropese, I guess I'm trying to play up the player's Adult Fear because you're playing a kid who's too young to understand death, and has always associated positive emotions to ghosts in general. It's not made to be dark and suspenseful, but I'm hoping to induce that horror when you see a child you know accept candies from a stranger with a wide smile next to a car. :'d

Considering how amazing Saguaro is and how much I don't want to disappoint someone I really admire, I'd definitely try to release this on time HAHA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND LIKEWISE!!! I'm looking forward to your vns too!

[Zelan]

I'm hoping to induce that horror when you see a child you know accept candies from a stranger with a wide smile next to a car. :'d

As an aspiring teacher who also has a younger sister, just the thought of this terrifies me. I'm super excited to see how this turns out. owo

[YossarianIII]

Just wanted to agree with everyone else -- awesome title!

I like point-and-click, and I like weird stuff in old mansions, so this VN sounds win-win to me. As I mentioned in the thread for the other NaNo game Redacted, I'm always up for a lighter take on paranormal stuff. (Or a darker take -- pretty much any version of horror done well .)

The game is pretty lighthearted, though-- but perhaps in a weird way. Because like... Artemisia is still looking at things through rose-colored glasses, since she's always been close to ghosts, and she's immune to the fact that some are truly terrifying. So basically it'll be like... [insert sprite of some unholy abomination]
Artemisia: I like you!

Kind of reminds me of the Pyro in Team Fortress 2. He (she?) is surrounded by death and destruction, but sees it as a candy-colored wonderland.

Best of luck, Ghost of Crux!

EDIT: Plus UI by saguaro? That's awesome!

[Ghost of Crux]

Just wanted to agree with everyone else -- awesome title!

I like point-and-click, and I like weird stuff in old mansions, so this VN sounds win-win to me. As I mentioned in the thread for the other NaNo game Redacted, I'm always up for a lighter take on paranormal stuff. (Or a darker take -- pretty much any version of horror done well :) .)

Kind of reminds me of the Pyro in Team Fortress 2. He (she?) is surrounded by death and destruction, but sees it as a candy-colored wonderland.

Best of luck, Ghost of Crux!

EDIT: Plus UI by saguaro? That's awesome!

Haha, thanks!

Funny you should mention Pyro-- Artemisia grows up to have pyrophobia, actually :'d
And her situation is a bit different than theirs, since she actually sees more horrific things than others might assume. Like... she regularly sees some true abominations throughout the years and sometimes draws them as she sees them, which prompts future psychiatric visits when someone discovers said drawings.

I KNOW RIGHT. I am still kind of just... homg. It's a bit like... what is a miracle it is this

As an aspiring teacher who also has a younger sister, just the thought of this terrifies me. I'm super excited to see how this turns out. owo

She won't be taking any candies, but she does trust less-trustworthy ghosts too much xD
Hurray! :'D

[Ghost of Crux]

Morning folks! Progress posts in my part is sparse so far so here are the two sprites out of the very few that are present in the game. (Few, I say, because despite the fact that there are 4 characters with actual faces, the amount of art-ing I have to do is far less compared to Of All There Is :'d)
AND why share sprites where your character looks good? Have Artie internally panicking!

[Weenily]

Oh wow those pixel sprites look really cool!! I love how she has her name on her notebook! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY SCARE ARTIE THOUGH. Getting grounded? Did her cookies burn??? I look forward to seeing your sprites together with Saguaro's GUI!

[Ghost of Crux]

Oh wow those pixel sprites look really cool!! I love how she has her name on her notebook! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY SCARE ARTIE THOUGH. Getting grounded? Did her cookies burn??? I look forward to seeing your sprites together with Saguaro's GUI!

Thank you! It's probably my fav style because it dOESNT TAKE AS MUCH TIME AHAHAHA I mean otherwise I won't draw so many sprites
SHE GOTTA HAS HER NAME ON THINGS YANNO even though she's a friendless only child
SHE'S SCARED OF DISAPPOINTING CLAIRE AND ALTON and also fire
And psychiatrists

SO AM I AHAHA mostly because I still am fangirling over it...................
I'm going to try to get some mockup/actual screenshot finished this weekend!!
but for now I shall conk out