#the gilded

[the-gilded]

The night has just begun...

The Gilded Demo v1.1 is out now!

So far...

Your younger brother, Leo, went missing three days ago. Your parents called the police, and they started investigating quickly. They were too late. Leo had already disappeared into the deepest part of the forest, where the mortals have vowed never to return. The police have offered to contact your family if Leo crosses the barrier back to the mortal side, but their investigation can’t go any further without inviting the wrath of the Fae.

The winter solstice is approaching fast, which means that the High Fae are likely gathering mortal children for their great feast. The only way to get your brother back is to follow him into the forest and steal him back from the palace of the High Fae… If you can get there in one piece. The Fae forest is full of tricksters and killers, and you'll likely need some allies to help get you both back home.

A customizable main character. Choose your gender, name, appearance, skills, and more.

v 1.1 Features:

Word Count Approx. 70k

Stat building. Choose starting stats, and improve your skills throughout the game for fights and problem solving.

Romance. Meet the first two of four romanceable characters, and make a lasting impression.

Exploration. Make your way through the forest one step at a time; backtrack to previous locations and revisit them to discover the secrets they hold.

Planned Updates:

v1.2: Bug fixes, mobile layout improvements (I hope)

[matriaeon]

I'M HERE, NOW WHAT?

WE'RE ONLY GODS TO THEM (island universe, cosmic sand) is a masturbatory parody involving my original characters/world/story called "we're only gods to them" (not real only exists in my mind palace) and the general premise of the legend of zelda specifically the stories breath of the wild (2017) and tears of the kingdom (2023). by general premise however i mean i'm too lazy to name shit and i liked the worldbuilding concepts like the triforce, ganon and hylia but the actual plot and explored topics/characterizations are a lot more convoluted and ridiculous as i intended.

it's something i've been slowly building up and working the kinks out of since 2019. i cannot emphasize enough how insanely self indulgent this is. from how much i love the creativity on display to make a video game enjoyable to a wide ranging audience to how awful both the loz franchise and nintendo are. first and foremost, it's an Intellectual Property that is used to Gain Profit. loz and breath of the wild notably leans hard into the pro-monarchy divine right to rule narrative. it's racist. however, it is also for children. it's a fantasy story about good vs. evil.

with that being said, imagine such a simple stupid world could curse itself into oblivion. the myth can no longer regenerate itself anew, a divine disgorgement that created new roles, unnecessary extras, a natural mutilation. in the midst of that waning power, after the world failed to save itself, but did not yet die, every finger in that pie thought now was their chance to dig. to fight. there would be a new world, but only if the right hero could revolutionize it.

TAG SYSTEM (CLICK ON THIS POST'S TAGS): the mother's failure - living myth, the world's creation and its destruction, the continental womb (worldbuilding) the gilded - the lady of the land, the lady of the living, and the lady of the law; and all of their creations (NPCs and misc.) the stillborn - and all of her descendants; the youngest of the goddesses who cradle the spirit of the world; ancestor of the royal family, whose mastery over time and light is a miracle passed down to every firstborn daughter (the fourth hero) the leper - and all of his descendants; an ancient king of the world; a stunted cataclysm 1 - the first hero, Mara Halon 2 - the second hero, Gavrel Link Hanoka 3 - the third hero, Benji Kakoka TO BE EXPANDED UPON POSSIBLY MAYBE IF I NEED TO

[thekeatoncadet]

Wooo some pics for the OCtober prompt 'enemies working together'. This one got a bit out of hand lol

[dcvina-claires]

i am a tragedy enjoyer before i am human

[thewritenerd]

NaNoWriMo: Day 20

Story: The Gilded Throne

Word Count: 1848

Total page count: 57

Best Line(s):

"Putting the telescope to his eyes he could hardly hold in a gasp as the church steeple in the far distance now seemed so close she could almost convince herself she could reach out and touch it. Despite everything Lowhan couldn’t help it as a grin spread across her face. He watched as a crow perched on the bell-tower and began to preen itself. Only to fly off again when the bells started ringing. Though she couldn’t hear the bird Lowhan could see its beak move and could imagine the indignant caw at being so rudely interrupted."

[mademoisellegush]

Shoves this in the gortash tag.

[awardswatcherik]

Trailer and First Look Images from Season Two of HBO's 'The Gilded Age' Returning in October

[lionofchaeronea]

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), John Singer Sargent, 1893

[catboymoments]

I’ve been playing with my own take on the AU concept of “Belos finding Luz instead of Eda” soooo here it is!! Gilded Cage AU!

I think people forget that just because she’s silly doesn’t mean she’s dumb or would easily Get Evil if she was Belos’s ward. that’s the main theme here. Belos is like “hm maybe if I give Hunter a sister to play with he will not betray me this time. I’m a great emperor” and Meanwhile Luz is like “okay Hunter here’s how we’re going to kill this guy”

[the-gilded]

I love the gilded so much! I just reread it and aaaaaaaaaa. This game has a chokehold on me and my brain space. I love Ayre, give me slow burns give me angst.

Hey! Thank you for your message, I was so happy to see it. 💜

I'm really looking forward to diving into more of Ayre's particularly angsty storyline with the new Camp chat scenes in the next update. Theirs & Jolenn's take a little longer to develop because they're tied pretty closely with the central plot, but I think that just makes it tastier. 💜💜

In other news, I'm working on getting the update out as soon as I can. I wanted it to come out in spring, but things have not gone well in my life recently! They're still not going well, tbh.

For you, anon, and the others reading this: A little preview of the updated character arts I'm working on for the Chapter 2 launch.

M & F versions of Nex and Wren will be posted with the Chapter 2 update announcement, and then updated Ayre and Jolenn will follow when I finish them.

Wren got a bigger appearance update than I think anyone else did... I decided to change their hairstyle to something that matches their personality a bit better, and I expanded their wardrobe to get away from just drawing them exclusively in flannels.

The full(-ish) body versions of these will be included with the Chapter 2 update. 💜

[chaoskilled-dinosaurs-darling]

if a show is trying to be historically accurate then it better have employed the best historians and researchers and have everything fact checked….

on the other hand, if they are throwing historical accuracy to the wind and saying ‘fuck it, the Tudor princess is going to say ‘Slay Queen’ and they’re all going to do the cha cha slide’ then i am on board

[lindewyrm]

Spiritual Rebirth v2

[paintingslaurlikes]

John Singer Sargent. Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d'Abernon. 1904. Oil on canvas. Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama.

[vintagehomecollection]

100 Designers' Favorite Rooms, 1994

[bigfatbreak]

Would any of the changeling characters be able to do that trick from mythology where fey can cast illusion spells on leaves to make them look like money and then scam random shopkeepers? I can just see a. fey trying that on Marinette when she's working at the bakery, only for her myriad fey admirers to flip out at the fey who pranked her.

they can definitely do that! unfortunately, fae don't usually make it into the bakery.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Dressing Gown

1878-1879

United States

Peabody Essex Museum (Object Number: 133939)