#to embrace a swamp creature

[ratwavegamehouse]

The Forces at Play from To Embrace a Swamp Creature

There are four Forces at Play (the term for what in other games might be called setting elements) in To Embrace a Swamp Creature. They all have their own token pools (which was inspired by Pillars in Galactic 2e).

The preview page here is "The Wounds of Austerity and the Misguided Dream of a Place Less Scarred". In addition there's:

The Conservative Attitudes That Surround You

The Ghosts of Memories, All Around

The Stench

They're an interesting mix. A place being defined by it's material conditions, a place being define by it's occupants, a place being defined by a personal association and then an element that is the least focused on place.

You can buy To Embrace a Swamp Creature digitally on Itch or physically at the new Rat Wave Webstore

[fruitpunchnoice]

[mountaingoatsfirstlineaday]

she embrace my swamp til i creature

[dearestlyrics]

but i'm out of my element

i can't breathe

[owochimauwu]

social anxiety type beat

[tmgsucc]

“How to Embrace a Swamp Creature”, from Heretic Pride

[bunniesbearsandadventures]

Yo if I had green moss hair that would be great

[unfriendlyamazon]

Gimme a 7 and a 9 for the ask game (ygo of course)

7. Is there a piece of clothing you think [character] is particularly fond of/that you imagine them wearing a lot or like to draw them in?

this is a tough one! there's a few characters that i probably stick with a main look or a few articles of clothing that are distinctive to them, and i'm always on my seto kaiba hoodie agenda, but i actually think the best answer is joey wheeler's jean jacket. in my head he's had this jacket for years and years. it is ripped in some places, the sleeves are fraying, it stinks of cigarettes even after he quits smoking, and he hand washes it so it doesn't lose that nostalgic scent (not at all based on someone i knew). it's a comfort item to him that he loves dearly.

9. Write a recommendation of someone else's fic you enjoyed!

this one is also hard because i love so many fics!!! and scrolling through my bookmarks reminded me of more that i love!!! there is a fic that i think has inspired my writing of kaijou more than any other, and i reread it constantly, and i have no idea if the author is even still writing, but if you are a kaijou fan you have to read "The Structure of Your Heart" by Chiharu. it is beautifully constructed and shows the progression of their relationship through stunningly domestic scenes. it captures seto's loneliness, his lack of experience with intimacy, and some beautiful moments that showcase jounouchi's own anxieties about himself and his relationships.

i am going to cheat a little and say if you are looking for a non-romantic fic "A Fresh Spring Green" by FloaromaMeadow studies Noah returning to the Kaiba home in an android body. it is crushingly sad in places and showcases (without being explicit) how gozaburo's abuse affected noah as well, and how he and seto are able to bond. lots of kaiba sib antics that explores the dynamic of three kaiba brothers i can only hope to touch on one day.

and one more since i'm hopping on the ryou train is "comb of iron and ashpodel (so bright and brazen)" by twelvemagpies which explores ryou's mental health problems, his disconnection with reality, his ghost sight, and is heartshipping which i adore but can never seem to write myself.

so i cheated a lot but i want to give poeple ~options~ and i do want to highlight some ones people might've missed. if you read them and like them give some love to the authors!!

[tmglineaday]

I'm scared of all the strangers in this town

[goingtolesbos]

he got literally everything right actually

[malaisequotes]

“I stand where the flashing swords gleam, and I try to shake my head clear of the dream, but I’m out of my element. I can’t breathe. I’m out of my element. I can’t breathe.”

How To Embrace A Swamp Creature by The Mountain Goats

[ratwavegamehouse]

The Witch in To Embrace a Swamp Creature

“There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away”

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road

So there was a first edition of To Embrace a Swamp Creature and one big difference was the addition of the Witch. The Witch is the additional playbook that answers the book already contained but hadn't address; what if you got out of here and then had to go back?

I've said before it almost feels like the Witch is the voice the rest of the game is written in.

The Witch could be played in a lot of different ways, she could be returning just for a brief spell (pun unintended) in which case her presence kind of gives a structure to your wider game. Or she could be far more focused on returning home with the intent of staying. Her presence then is a very direct interrogation of whether this place could be home for someone like her, like the rest of the playbooks.

You can buy To Embrace a Swamp Creature digitally on Itch or physically at the new Rat Wave Webstore

[epicdogymoment]

gears in my brain actually kinda turning today BUT unfortunately im suspicious of everyone in the world.

[mountaingoatsfirstlineaday]

what if you were a swamp creature and i was a transsexual and we had homoerotic encounters

[daisychainsandbowties]

!!! rain in soho by the mountain goats!! such a bop, recommend highly

i am holding your hand anon. this is great. i have like four mountain goats songs in my repertoire (i am a music himbo. this is true) but THIS. is very lilith

"no promise sweeter than a blood pact/ nothing harder to go through than a vanishing act/... no friends closer than the ones we've lost"

"you could meet someone who's lost like you/ revel in the darkness like a pair of open graves" <- bealil 🫡 

cannot stress to u enough that this song is wonderful. if i had a chip-n-pin reader in my brain i would be sticking this inside with unnecessary force

[cinnamonest]

Female-Targeted Doujin Masterlist

Thank you anon! Sooooo, I have decided to compile a female-targeted/yumejoshi masterlist, I'll add this post to my main masterlist soon.

These were the one I could think of from memory, I’ll come back to this list and add to it if I get more, I'm sure I missed a few from my bookmarks. Feel free to add to it in the comments, and I'll try to find and update it! Also, several of these were recommended from anons in the past, so thank you all <3

FYI several links lead to nh*ntai dot net, so be aware of that.

Umekoppe

As per the post anon is referencing, Umekoppe is a doujin group that consistently puts out exclusively good content!

“The Yandere Prince Won't Let Me Slip Away”

(Part One)

(Part Two)

Premise: Isekai/pseudo-reincarnation trope, premise basically explained by the title, MC is isekai'd as prince's lost lover.

"The Sacrificial Maiden Corrupted by Coupling With an Oni"

(Link)

Premise: Historical Japan setting, the "MC is an offering sacrifice to the Creature, but the Creature chooses to keep her instead" trope.

"Until the Trashiest Boy Toy Exorcist Ren-kun Crushes Me in His Embrace"

(Part One)

(Part Two)

Premise: MC is a girl that attracts malevolent spirits, exorcist-kun is obligated to help her ward them off (with orgasms, naturally).

"The Spy Who Ravished Me ~Reborn As a Mafia Princess in a Deadly Game~"

(Link)

Premise: Isekai, MC reincarnated into a game where she knows who the guy who is most likely to kill her is, but in her attempt to avoid getting killed by him, ends up taking actions that make him grow into an obsessive love-hate instead. Top tier, this boy is probably the worst (in a good way) of how all the Umekoppe love interests treat the girl.

"Heibon Onna wa Downer Kami-sama ni Izon sarete Modorenai" (this one didn't have a translated title, sorry)

(Link)

Premise: MC discovers her friend is a shrine god and wolf-boy. Wolfboy fun times ensue (and in the end she's apparently unknowingly trapped into being with him forever, so that's nice).

You’re Cutest When You’re Pathetic ~Obsessed Golden Retriever Boy Haru’s Disciplinary Sex~

(Part One)

(Part Two)

Premise: Softboy™ neighbor finds MC's phone with lewd stuff on it, gets her confessions in drunk conversations, turns out to not be so much of a Softboy behind closed doors.

Oniben Katze

Another group that also does a lot of fem-targeted stuff.

Serious Sex with my Brutish Boyfriend

(Link)

Premise: MC's lover gets mad over rumors that she's a slut, decides to get possessive and rough over it.

Dog Eat Dog Era

(Part One)

(Part Two/Extras)

Premise: a personal favorite, an isekai'd witch adopts two dragon boys who grow up to have a strong fixation with her and noncon ensues.

Parasite Garden

Makes notably darker stuff that contains more controversial subject matter/themes, so be warned.

The Corpse of a Goldfish is at the Bottom of the Swamp

(Link)

CW: INCEST

Premise: possessive brother wants to corrupt/mindbreak sister to keep her forever (spoiler: he succeeds)

The Neighbor in Room 203 Disappeared Leaving their Keys Behind

(Link)

Premise: stalker girl meets her match, as it turns out the boy neighbor she's stalking pulls a spiderman pointing meme and has actually been her stalker for even longer and to a much greater, darker, and more more extreme extent, and is intent on not letting her go.

My Sweet Bunny Cage

(Part One)

(Part Two)

Premise: tiny girl is kidnapped by a crazed guy convinced she is the reincarnation of his lost pet rabbit.

Other

(artist listed below titles)

If you wish, hypnosis ~Maki-san's secret love therapy~

(Link)

Artist: Meeo

Premise: pretty straightforward, after she doesn't believe it's real, MC's coworker uses hypnosis on her for Certain Specific Purposes.

Sakaki the Lazybones Shows His Talents at Night

(Link) (Contains all chapters' links on the page, you might have to scroll down on the chapter list to see chapter one on some phones)

Artist: Potsunen Jin

Premise: (Another personal favorite) MC's younger coworker, peak innocent idolizing softboy, is in love with her and takes advantage of a situation while she's drunk after watching porn to "learn what girls like." Clingy, possessive relationship ensues.

Lady K and the Sick Man

(Chapter One) (site's menu is a bit awkward to deal with, but you have to click in the corner to view the menu to go to other chapters).

Artist: Rororogi Mogera

Yet another personal favorite, this one does have slight male gaze to it in that it focuses on the girl quite a bit, but it still focuses on the guy way more than the average doujin. Also the guy is an older bigger guy, if you ever tire of the twink/twunk standard in yumejoshi stuff.

Premise: guy moves into an apartment with a ghost lady and just kinda accepts it because he can't afford to live anywhere else, but quickly decides he’s down bad for ghussy.

I Became the True Love Object of Mr. Segawa, Who Has a Huge Attitude and Body

(Link)

Artist: Haruo Haruyama

Premise: very straightforward office coworkers to lovers, coworker is a big guy who turns out to be kinda sadistic, which is good for the masochistic MC.

The Man Who Saved Me on my Isekai Trip was a Killer

(Part One)

(Part Two)

(Part Three)

Artist: Ahan Horihori

Premise: this one got kind of infamous and shock-valued the mainstream crowd due to an animated advertisement I believe, it's essentially self-explanatory from the title: isekai'd lady gets saved by a guy who turns out to be a violent murderer, dark and sometimes pseudo-incesty plot twists ensue.