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[crownofefflorescence]

🥀 Demo Update + VSCode

Had to delay drafting and coding for a bit!

Twine was never going to be sustainable for my coding style, and I decided to upgrade to a more comprehensive system with syntax highlighting now rather than later; however, migrating to Visual Studio Code has been more challenging than anticipated.

Fortunately I have a friend who is much smarter than me at coding!

With luck I'll be able to start working again soon, and I really think this will expedite my process for future chapters.

Fingers crossed!

[cinnamon-flame]

Hello I am back with more Viva Piñata doodles! Turns out if you think enough about fluffy piñatas you can force your way through art block (at least for a while)

The typical Viva Piñata experience, I love you Pretztail but why are you like this I drew so many Pretztail as a "do over" of my first Viva Piñata drawing from 2018

that's when it all started

[grimfolks]

bees' counterattack 🐝

[jellolegos]

Everything’s growing in our garden, you don’t have to know that it’s haunted

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Print store :)

[onenicebugperday]

No ID needed, just wanted to show you this friend I've met at the cafe! Had a very cute face, sadly I only have this photo.

I was worried for it's safety inside because while the baristas are all very chill, other patrons are a mixed bag when it comes to insects, especially wasps. So I took the little guy outside with me and it flew away after hanging out on my hand for a bit!

I'm glad they were removed safely! Definitely most people are not chill about wasps being indoors :)

[doc0bill]

no cause the idea of Zoya telling Genya about the garden... them burying a flower together for David...

don't mind me, going to sob in the corner

(also which flower would they choose please share your thoughts)

[xxautumnivyxx]

I can take you to a multiverse worth of paradises.

[crownofefflorescence]

🥀 GARDEN of BONES

You, a mortal, awaken in an unfamiliar land of heat and sand, staring into the unfeeling mask of a spindly stranger who claims to rule the deathless kin of the air.

Beholden to an unremembered promise to assassinate their disgraced twin sibling, bound for an eldritch garden hidden somewhere in the arid plains, and compelled by an enchantment you do not understand, certain choices are beyond your control...

...yet even so, the power of life and death is forever fated to slip through immortal fingers. It lies within in your hands, and yours alone. Many questions plague you, but only one can you answer.

What will you do with it?

GARDEN OF BONES is an 18+ interactive work-in-progress with an emphasis on relationships, and includes some content that may be triggering; complete warnings will be included within the game and updated if necessary.

Note: as the siblings are identical twins, both ROs must be set together, so you will have the opportunity to play the game with immortal sisters or immortal brothers as your romantic options and potential allies.

CHARACTERS

The Younger (M/F)

Weary of being disregarded and mocked for their aspirations, the Younger has their golden eyes set on not only their realm... but yours as well. Yet they need their disapproving sibling and crowned ruler out of the way, for good, and only a mortal can kill an immortal. Will you be their weapon?

The Elder (M/F)

A banished ghost haunts a garden removed from the flow of time; they had not considered that their beloved twin would stab them in the back... and now they are doomed to rise and fall by your hand. How far will you take this lie?

The Mortal (N/A)

A forgetful assassin, sent to dirty your hands on behalf of an immortal ruler from another realm. Cling to the past with bitterness or longing, or abandon it all if you wish. Forge a path built on vengeance or mercy. What will you sacrifice?

FEATURES

CURRENT FEATURES

⮞ fey-adjacent immortal folk ⮞ 2 M/F selectable romance options (one of them is very ill-advised) ⮞ customize your appearance ⮞ shape your personality ⮞ 30 minute playtime ⮞ decisions

PLANNED FEATURES

⮞ a curse (may or may not be discovered) ⮞ bones (quite a lot of them) ⮞ angst ⮞ finished romantic route ⮞ platonic route ⮞ more creepiness ⮞ riddles ⮞ revenge

Everything here is subject to change.

LINKS

DEMO (TBA) | ITCH.IO | RO INTROS

Current word count (with code): 45,000.

I find friendships to be equally as captivating and fulfilling as romantic affection (and also fully support your right to antagonism and arson if desired) so expect me to do my best to ensure that each route is as lovingly detailed as possible!

There is a plan and intent to release the demo soon. Thanks for your interest and I hope to craft a most distressing and positively delightful journey for you.

Ask me anything!

~ Effie

[whatareyoureallyafraidof]

In 1939, Nazis held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In 2024, they're back. Please vote blue -- all the way down the ballot -- to preserve Democracy, and defeat these scum... again!

[crownofefflorescence]

🥀 Garden of Bones Demo Update

Prologue + Playtesting

Much progress has been made (huzzah) and I finally have plans to hand over part 1 of the revised prologue to my generous, patient, and very much unpaid playtesters this weekend!

In case you are curious, part 1 is sitting at ALMOST 29,000 words with every current choice variation and a roughly 15-20 minute playtime, although the word count does include the code.

All that remains is to iron out some wrinkles in the prose and sort this wildly chaotic "variables" situation - somewhat.

After that, it's out of my hands for a while, which is good because whoof...

Hoping by Monday I'll receive some valuable feedback on Garden of Bones and decide how to further improve the experience for you! From there, I can begin coding the final scenes of the prologue and chapter 1.

~ Effie

[nionom-art]

Lemme just draw the same couple of Lego people over and over again

[keezybees]

Hi everybody! I just hit an 'insufficient funds' while trying to purchase my Emerald City Comiccon table this morning 😭💔 So I'm just gently nudging my Inrpnt shop link on here in case anybody wants to pick up some Christmas gifts for loved ones (or yourself 😘) a little early! I would be so, so grateful if you could take a look and see if there's anything you like <3

[rabdoidal]

thinking about my sad cleric and religious responsibility and trying to find controlled moments of chaos to feel like you have control over your life (and trying not to have gay feelings)

🌹 kofi link in bio if you’re feeling generous 🌹

[canisalbus]

I just read the tags in your previous ask and ouch, I felt that in my bones

I gave eyebrows to one of my ocs after they got compared to Marylin Manson. That was ONCE and I'm still salty about it, I can't imagine 13 years of that. You're not being oversensitive at all.

As for Machete's name itself, I think it's beautiful and it suits him really well!

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[crownofefflorescence]

The Romance Options

Both RO's in Garden of Bones are M/F gender-selectable.

🥀 U

The Younger

Ambitious to a fault, cunning and brooding, and gifted in dealings of intricate spell-craft - to one day manifest an empire across realms is their life's aspiration... and they are long-lived indeed.

moonlight / dark romance / all the red flags

Appearance: The younger's gaze is honeyed, vivid, and locked on you; with sallow features, a complexion best described as golden bronze, stark black hair they keep in elaborate braids which trail almost to their knees, long pointed ears, and a moon-tinged hunger beneath it all, their presence is enough to steal your breath, and their absence leaves you hollow...

Notable traits:

elegant

seductive

What you know: They are the reason you are here, bound by a deal you cannot recall and sworn to a name that isn't yours. They will keep you close, until they deem you ready to uphold your unremembered promise...

🥀 Z

The Elder

Crowned the most powerful kin of the air but drawn to the arts of the earth; conflict between the undying siblings has shattered a kingdom...

??? / ??? / ???

Appearance: In the oldest tales of your ephemeral kin, the Elder is said to possess a mirror image of their younger twin...

Notable traits:

capricious

melancholic

What you know: The Elder's ancient and still-beating heart is doomed to be pierced by the dagger beneath your cloak, for mere mortals cannot sever a pact with the kin of the air...

Everything here is subject to change and I don't want to spoil certain in-game discoveries yet, so expect to learn more in subsequent updates and when the demo launches!