#Obscura VN

[rottenraccoons]

This is probably a little weird to hear but I did feel represented (to a degree) as a chronically ill person in the descriptions of fractum anima, specifically in chapter 2, to the point of being a little triggering (absolutely not your fault!)

My question, if not too personal, is, where did you get inspiration for fractum anima?

Thank you for the wonderful game experience so far!

Oof, we're glad the game resonates with you but sorry about hitting some triggers.

Fractum anima came about as a result of a couple of needs we needed to fulfil in the story. In pre-production we made a couple of decisions and fractum anima became the answer to tie them all together.

We built the setting first and established it to be a Bad Place, which is fun for writing but gives us a problem because

We wanted the protagonist to be a character who is reasonably sensible. They wouldn't just wander under the mountain for kicks, so we needed a motivation for them and it could not require backstory elements like a family because

We wanted the protagonist to give the players lots of space to put their own creativity into, which meant keeping backstory to a minimum.

We didn't know Vesper was going to become the Ultimate Rizzler of Obscura during pre-production, so we wanted to make sure the player was given a motivation that would put them on Vesper's side.

Unrelated to previous, but the meta elements of Flamebait Dating Sim (one of the characters is aware of the fourth wall) were really fun to play with, and we wanted to play with them more without having to break the fourth wall.

Making up fractum anima let us cover all five of those points in a tidy fashion. Which admittedly can feel a bit weird to lay out like that; it's a very utilitarian way of making a character. But honestly, I highly recommend trying this sort of process for making characters and plots; it's super interesting to see what kinds of answers can result from a list of requirements like this.

[grimalkinscribbles]

Touchstarved/ Obscura crossover mask concept art bc combining things I love is big serotonin

Leander: an overly helpful stranger you meet that may or may not be infatuated w you

(I know half masks are a norm in Obscura but I think it’s anything goes as long as it covers your EYES. Couldn’t for the life of me think up anything more suitable tho. Disclaimer: canonically socially unacceptable mask for under the mountain)

e y e s, if he can reattach an arm no biggie I’d trust him with gluing Vesper’s soul back together

Ais gets his hands on the most unnerving oni mask he can possibly find, katana casually resting at his hip to pull the whole fit together

“Some advice from one newcomer to another, maybe you should adopt the local custom of minding your own business.”

For Mhin I’d pick a delicate raven/ crow themed mask with a silky ribbon to tie it off in the back

Is it really Vere if you can’t see his smug smile??

[btwelve00]

BEST! DESSERT! EVER!!!!!!👅👅👅❤️

[myun5508]

Like a putty in his hands.

Me:don’t draw Cirrus too evil,he also has warm and kind side too Also me:BUT HE IS TRULY EVIL

[karokawwo]

you could probably praise kari into killing a guy i think

[ariawins]

Ah yes, making my OC for an obscure game dress up as an obscure movie reference for Halloween is my favorite thing.

This is a reference to The secretary, I thought their dynamic in the movie was similar to Aria and Cirrus :3 Happy Halloween, have lots of fun!!

[lenaffin]

I recently watched the original Scream with some friends and someone suggested I redraw a screenshot with Cirrus. And I said, that is a great idea.

Happy birthday Cirrus!

[yadding]

😽💓

blushing catboy，why not😘🤲

[micarxena]

please draw kier just being himself (hot) thank you <3

A quick one 👁️ he's saying hi to the bones

[rottenraccoons]

i'm curious, are kier's merry gang of thieves the same age as him or is he like older?

Unless you decide your Vesper is older, Keir is the oldest of the thieves, yeah. By at least a few years over Lave and Halo and closer to a decade over Griff.

[kaouyana]

abandoned house in the middle of the woods.

photographed with an OLYMPUS E-M5II and retouched with GIMP 2.10.30.

[grimalkinscribbles]

Let’s take ibuprofen together

[btwelve00]

💖💕

[firwoods]

Nil inultum remanebit.

Happy Belated 6/11 Birthday to the Moon-man.

[pininiu]

“Maybe if you bleed gold, you’ll be able to afford what you need”

When you get consumed by the soundtrack more than anything, and I also can’t get the idea of the golden blood in greek myth out of my head

So yeah I drew my own Vesper, I named mine Wisp

[ariawins]

I promise I'm not THAT down bad.... 😖 well LISTEN it's the DAMN priest's fault.