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Dream: i was directing a movie musical (that was also a comic) called "The Trial of Jesus Iscaroit Christ" and was basically about the harrowing of hell, only Judas was already there and Jesus is like, "yo, my bro, I am totes not okay with leaving you here coz prophecy screwed you over" and then God was like, "son, you can't rescue the dude who betrayed you" and Jesus responded "lmaooooo, I'm not leaving without him" and God was really mad and Lucifer was just feeling hella awkward and staying out of it, and God was like "YOU COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW OR SO HELP ME" and Jesus grabs Judas by the hand and replies, "who needs heaven when you have FAMILY" and then started glowing so brightly he was blasting holes in hell and letting all the repentant souls go free, and Satan just face-palms and was like "i *just* did renovations, Jay, can you please stop wrecking my place" and God was just incandescently angry but couldn't stop it, and all the while Jesus Iscaroit held onto Judas' hand and refused to let go.

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Relationships in Scarlet Hollow

Have you ever wondered why every playthrough of Scarlet Hollow feels so different? It isn't *just* from branching off of major decisions. A lot of characters make use of a hidden 10-variable relationship system that maps to their perception of the protagonist.

These variables influence a *lot* of dialogue, as well as the sprites and emotional range of these characters in a given scene, and tracking this much information lets us take a very nuanced approach to PC/NPC relationships.

It's also why SH will probably never get voice acting.

So instead of just looking at someone likes or dislikes you, we can look at "trust" as its own value separate from surface-level likeability

ex: You and your cousin can be at each other's throats and still trust each other with your lives, or you can be cordial and share nothing with each other on an emotional level.

This system also dovetails into other parts of our narrative design, often unlocking different paths or scenes based on who someone is to you.

Your relationship with your cousin, for instance, has the possibility to unlock an entirely separate outcome in episode 3.

We go out of our way to not show off this system, even though it's a big part of our secret sauce, mostly because the whole point of it is to make our story and characters feel more alive and dynamic.

Having a meter to see that x statement gives you y openness points with Tabitha would ruin that immersion and gameify things to the detriment of the narrative.

When you're making decisions and choosing what to say in Scarlet Hollow, it shouldn't *feel* like a game, at least not in the sense of it being something you're playing on a meta-level. You should pick what feels right for you, and the game should respond accordingly.

Hiding the system has other benefits as well, including being able to *change how it functions* as time goes on without calling attention to those changes.

Values move A LOT (almost every dialogue choice) in episodes 1-3 as you make a first impression on characters, but by late episode 3/early episode 4, most of the characters in Scarlet Hollow have decided who they think you are, and it starts to take big, character defining moments to move that needle.

Just like in real life!

Anyways if this stuff interests you and you want a longer read on it, please take a look at this devlog!

Or if you haven't played the game, try episode 1 for free!

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Your best is what you can do without harming your mental and physical health, not what you can accomplish when you disregard it.

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Your daily dose of cat memes

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Going insane reading this wikipedia quote about the real life Cocaine Bear, which is taxidermied and kept in a mall in Kentucky (though it may actually be a different, unrelated, taxidermied bear)

According to the bear's owners, the Cocaine Bear has the authority to officiate legally binding weddings in the mall where it is kept due to Kentucky's marriage laws. This claim is only partly true; the bear does not have the authority to solemnize weddings, but the state of Kentucky cannot invalidate marriages performed by unqualified persons if the parties believe that the person marrying them has the authority to do so. As such, it is a belief in the Cocaine Bear's authority that allows it to officiate legally binding weddings in Kentucky.

You have to BELIEVE in the power of your Cocaine Bear Marriage for it to take effect. Fucking magical.

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New Crow Time! It’s the Hound Knight. He’s a good boy!!!

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yes… ha ha ha…Y͟E͟S͟!

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Fuck it [injects you with weird fucked up science goo]

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People who say bi erasure doesn’t happen need to realize Freddie Mercury is known as the most famous homosexual man when he identified himself as bisexual. If that’s not bi erasure I don’t even know.

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The Lackadaisy Animated Short Film Trailer

…..in case you hadn’t seen it! See the extended cut of this trailer on the Lackadaisy YouTube Channel. The film premieres there in March!

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Cooking With Tumblr: "Why Are We Here? Just to Suffer?" Edition

Tumblr, I come to you as a woman on the verge of fulfilling her destiny. Thanks to a viral poll by @relientk, the newest meme on Tumblr is vanilla extract, specifically the act of using too much of it. Pure vanilla extract is, of course, expensive and also strong in small amounts. Who among us has that much vanilla extract on hand and is foolish enough to attempt this?

Me.

For personal reasons, I have a lot of vanilla extract in my apartment. It was here before the meme, and it will be here after. I had all the ingredients for the horrible poll cake except for milk, so I went out and bought some milk. It is three in the morning and very cold outside. Why am I doing this now instead of waiting for the poll to finish? Two reasons: the first being how fickle the internet in burning through memes, and the second being that five days gives my better judgement enough time to convince me not to do this.

Will God stop my sinful hands before the cake makes it into the oven? Let's find out!

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staying up late: hehe

waking up tired as fuck: not hehe

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Sarah was abducted by aliens. Sarah flirted to save herself. Sarah did not expect to become Empress-Consort.

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alright trans ppl we're returning to the fucking sea until shit gets better lets go everyone

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Someone will have to write one fake news report abt Cecil’s time in the sexyman polls