#dear diary we created a plot hole

[ddwcaph-game]

Chapter 4 & 5 is finally out!

The wait is finally over. Grab your plot armor, Chapter 4 and 5 of Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole! is finally here!

🚌 Play it here! 🚌

To celebrate the release, a +50% ✨EXP Bonus Event will be running for the next couple of weeks!

The full change log is over 500 lines long, so here's an overview of all the new stuff:

🌈 UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS

~ 509,000 total wordcount (including code) ~ 278,000 additional words (including code) ~ New average playthrough of 115,000 words!

New Stuff to Discover!

52 New Secrets to discover, 8 New Trinkets to collect, 12 New Achievements

30 New Character Traits, 15 New Heritage Passives, 3 New Phobias, 16 New Status Effects

3 New Main Quests, 12 New Sidequests

and 1 New Song to sing along to!

New Scenes!

Introductions to Wayne, Lily, and JM's parents!

New exclusive bestfriend scenes!

Get a sneak peek into the story worlds you'll visit in future, in the Story Exchange!

Revamped crush confession scene with your twin!

Steal a kiss on the cheek from your crush!

Catch a preview of Chapter 6!

New Choices and Customization!

Choose the name of MC's dad!

Choose a second bestfriend, other than your twin (and give them a custom nickname)!

You can now choose to have two different pronoun sets!

Choose a mild swear word for your MC

Added B as a crush option

Tons of Diary and Stat Improvements!

New, updated, and expanded character diary entries!

New unlockable codex entries!

Write custom post-scripts in your diary!

Added new toggle settings for simple/detailed view of traits/passives, and background transitions

New trait option that reduces the frequency and gives additional context to Filipino expressions

Improved diary and stat notification layout

So Much More!

Added lots of new character art!

Added gameplay tips!

Lots of references to In Auctorem Credimus!

Roselyna is now approximately 20% more huggable!

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I've also updated the Trinkets & Secrets Guide, as well as the Twin Character Templates!

If you encounter any errors, or have any questions or feedback, feel free to send me an ask! I'll go through my ask backlog after I have recovered from the update.

I hope it was worth the wait! 😊

[in-auctorem-credimus-if]

DDWCaPH! Chapter 6 Spoilers

Do you remember what happened after your In Auctorem Credimus MC woke up after packing up for their expedition?

Yup. Originally, Dear Diary MC just wakes up to some tropical snow and aurora borealis in the sky, before the bedtime story villains invade the school through a plot hole. But what if they wake up as a 9-year-old on the date of the cursed fieldtrip?

It's one-half flashback, one-half time travel, and a whole load of anachronisms. Everyone in F6E still remembers everything that happened after that, and everyone still has what they had before that: all the trinkets you've collected and stuff you've written in your diary, and all the gifts Rosie received on her 12th birthday.

I love this idea for a bunch of reasons:

You get to experience a little bit of MC's backstory without going through a flashback, and it opens up a lot of interesting character interactions and choices that wouldn't be possible otherwise, such as MC being short enough to ride the Paddy Express again, or pretending to have never seen your bestfriend before.

MC and Twin's big fight is also interesting to look at: if it hasn't happened yet in this timeline, did they actually fight before, or are they fighting about something that they only think will happen? What if you pretend to have no memory of it? And with all the knowledge that you have, can you prevent it from happening again? (Which is doubly interesting for me, as resetting the day through the diary is one of the concepts I wanted to explore before I did the rewrite)

And of course, I get to write MC and F6E as 9 year olds again. Well, not really since everyone in F6E still retains their memory, but after aging them up from 9 in the first draft, I never thought I'd get to do that again unless it's a flashback. Plus, fighting the villains is going to be more intimidating when you're suddenly back to your younger self.

Also, I needed an excuse to draw chubby Wayne with a missing tooth. Hehe.

Not to mention, doing this actually reduces the amount of branches I need to write (finally a decision that lessens the amount of work I need to do for once).

And don't worry: MC and everyone in F6E reverts back to their original ages at the start of Volume 2.

What do you all think? Are you excited for Chapter 6?

[r-bea]

@ddwcaph-game my twins 💙🧡

These little fellows have been haunting my brain so I decided I had to finally draw them. So here they are! They are absolute menaces to each other, but hey, are you really siblings if you don’t get under each other’s skin sometimes? <-(At least, that’s how they see it)

[interact-if]

hiya! im trying to find a demo about twins where they go on an adventure and there's a book involved at some point (or one of the twin was writing a book?) and there's like a squad/friendship group. I think the kids are like 10-14y/old. Oh and your mom disappeared! Do you know if it still around and where i can find it? THANK YOU

Hi Anon!

This sounds like you are looking for Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole, by @ddwcaph-game. You can find the demo here!

[drinkyourvillainjuice]

Result from the Google Form (part 3/x)

When it Hungers By roast ifs on tumblr.

It’s sooo fun, filled with angst, a wide array of ROs and personality’s plus a lot of poly options. If any1 would like to cry themselves to sleep read this, it’s great.

Crown of Ashes and Flames

the writing is amazing, amazing characters, MC gets to get revenge on the man who killed their family. So much angst and pettiness and it's all so good and I wish everyone would play it. I love stories with revenge in them and the idea of taking everything Luceris loves from him before killing him brings me joy.

Grey Swan - Birds of a Rose

Because I am writing it and can put all the Angst I want into it! Or the ESC.

I have a whole list:

each one has a short answer to why. they are all really good

My friend writes "Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole!"

I like it because it is a love letter to my childhood, to my identity as a Filipino, and to that part of me of really loves stories.

[ariondevereux]

AND YES i love slice of life so much so i’m totally with you on the lack of it in ifs!! they’re so comforting to read so please send me the ones you’ve played 🤲🏼😔

Sure! This is quite a long list, but here are the the ones I've played. All of them either have demos out or have been completed. 🥰

Slice of Life IFs

Trouble comes Twice by @foxglovegames

A World Without You by @jaunefleurwrites

Silent night by Leoreth (itch.io)

The Love Interest Gets their Own Game by WitPop (itch.io)

You Live and Fern by @beetlebethwrites

It's a Promise by Foxpancakes (itch.io)

Blooming Panic by @robobarbie

The Odessa Dating Games by @theodessadatinggames

Of Love and Starlight by @of-love-and-starlight-if

Elsinore: After Hamlet by @lapinlunaire-games

Pageant by Autumn Chen (itch.io)

Our Life: Beginning and Always by @gb-patch

Kaleidoscope by bimxbim (itch.io)

Our Life: Now and Forever by @gb-patch

Butterfly Soup by brianna-lei (itch.io)

The Space In Between by SpaceBtwnGame (itch.io)

A Nice Date by mxedk (itch.io)

Mark my Words by sarahjeancorner (itch.io)

Merry Crisis by @allieebobo

Raiders of the Caravan by @leftski-if

College Tennis: Origin Story by @allieebobo

Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole! by @ddwcaph-game

A Comedy of Manors by @sviyaginthegreat

idk when you sent this but i’m assuming this was weeks ago and i’m not sure why this never showed up in the app. i would’ve never seen it if i didn’t log in using my laptop :\\

anyway THANK YOUUUU and omg your taste!!! college tennis and merry crisis are lich rally my shit right now ksdjkljsf thank you sm again for these recs <33

[when-life-gives-you-lemons-if]

OMG you are so cute!!!🥺 I'm so glad I found you❤❤ I got some curiosity about you🤔

Question 1: Where are you from?

Question 2: How old are you?

Question 3: What is your gender and pronouns (If you do not want to answer this, its fine)

Question 4: How did you come up with an idea when life gives you lemons?

Question 5: Did you ever want to stop writing?

Question 6: Who is your favorite character?

Question 7: What are your favorite HTML5 games?

😯

Do you work for the FBI?

1: I'm from a small country in the Caribbean called Haiti. French and Creole are my first language.

2: Old! Don't get fooled by my overuse of emojis. But I like to tell people that I'm 25.

3: Pronouns she/her.

4: Here's the answer here

5: When I first started with my first game, yes. lol 😭 thankfully I have some lovely people who encouraged me to keep going. You might think I'm new, but I've been around for a long time and I have some OG readers that are just the best, and they supported me from day one and that is why I keep writing.

6: In this game, the kid, the ex, and the boss. I also like Fiffer.

7: there are so many awesome game out there that I feel like I will forget if I start naming but to name a few...

Novatruriant

Golden

Golden Rose

Kingdoms and Empire.

Next in line

Gold Rush

Sherlock holmes adventures

Blood Moon.

Night Market

Thrill seeker

Whispers of the accursed

The king's hound

Once and future

A cat's life

The princes IF

Adoriel Tears

A magician voyage

Dear Diary we created a plot hole

Ouroboros

Midnighthopesgame

The grand heist

Conspiracy in Emerson

College Tennis

Crown of exile

Eternal Spring in solitary confinement

Fell star

Detective of Willborne

So many more 💕

[cheerstotheelites-if]

A bit late, but do you remember the old crossover writing DDWCAPH (dear diary we created a plot hole) author did once? I think it was a little prompt writing of theirs but they put your emery in it as a little crossover. Well guess what. I finally finished their latest story update and- THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY PUT EMERY IN THE STORY!!! AND HE SHOWS UP QUITE A FEW TIMES!!! IT'S SO ADORABLE (If you're wondering i think it's in chapter 4 and 5)

Yeah, I'm totally aware, don't worry! Ate Franz (the author) did a great job characterizing Emery and at the same time putting her own little spin on him. My heart melted when I found out (from what I can remember) that Emery has a little owl backpack. I consented to let Ate Franz use Emery however she wishes in her story, if you're wondering. So no one better go to her and argue about "Emery being my character and about how I didn't consent to her using him in her story", or I will bite your ankles off your damn feet and throw you off a cliff.

I just feel really honored and also grateful that Ate Franz did the effort to make Emery show up a few times in TWO (two is alot) chapters without making it feel forced or jarring. Deep respect and admiration to Ate Franz y'all. Go read her IF and her other works, it's awesome, they're great, and absolutely fun to read, I promise you.

[ddwcaph-game]

New MC Heritage Options

Hello everyone! So I’ve received several suggestions to include additional heritage options for MC, especially for the supernatural genre. I was planning on expanding your genre/heritage choice in later volumes as MC discovers more about their story world, but I figured it might be a better idea to establish that earlier in the prologue instead.

And then I thought, what if the fantasy heritage options were a universal choice instead of being limited to fantasy?

So, all genres will now allow you to select MC’s Heritage:

• Human Heritage • Elven Heritage • Orcish Heritage • Dwarven Heritage • Halfling Heritage • Gnomish Heritage • Goblin Heritage • Draconic Heritage • Fae Heritage

In addition, some genres will allow you to select a more specific origin on top of MC’s heritage:

Sci-Fi:

Extra-Galactic Adaptability: Will now allow MC to be a more proper alien by letting you select which attribute to specialize in (Vigor/Grace/Knowledge/Charm). The choice that increases Vigor will now mention MC having tougher skin, for example.

Mythology:

• Divine Ancestry • Nephilim Ancestry • Cambion Ancestry

Supernatural:

• Werewolf Ancestry • Vampiric Ancestry • Nephilim Ancestry • Cambion Ancestry • Enchanter Ancestry

Additional Notes:

The [Fae Heritage] will be the catch-all for most other fantasy beings, so you can headcanon whatever creature is your MC’s heritage.

The [Divine Ancestry] option for Mythology is the same as the current one. But now MC can have nephilim/cambion ancestry instead of being a demigod.

I think I’ll stick with werewolves as the only shifter option, as they’re the most popular. If I ever decide to add more options, they’ll have to be canines, but don’t quote me on that.

I went with “enchanter” rather than witch/wizard/sorcerer/etc. as I think it’s the most fitting and neutral name for the option.

The [Divine Ancestry] and [Enchanter Ancestry] will also be the only available option for MCs with Fae or Draconic Heritage if you choose Mythology or Supernatural. Otherwise, we’ll end up with dragon werewolves. While that sounds cool, it’s a little too much for me, even with the plot hole excuse.

Genre passives will now also grant you Bonus EXP when you are in a story world/setting of the same genre. Since the Adventure genre has a lot of overlap, the bonus EXP will be active whenever you have the [Adrenaline Rush] Status Effect instead.

I’ll have to rewrite the prologue a bit, but this will make the (previously) fantasy-exclusive flavor text and special interactions become more worthwhile to write.

There won’t be any exclusive heritage scenes until you arrive in MC’s story world, so the additional workload should be minimal. Plus, you can now have elf detectives, orc superheroes, halfling werewolves, or dwarves in space! 😄 Fantasy has always been the most popular genre, so this should also help in balancing things out a bit.

Nothing’s concrete for now, but I’ll definitely have to adjust the bonus stats and effects. Please let me know your thoughts! 😊

[to-where-all-paths-lie]

Happy Birthday, Princess Rosie!

To Roselyna of Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole @ddwcaph-game​​ ​

From Remy & Ryan Valdez, Agnes & Richard Madrigal

Original Pencil Sketch below:

Agnes’ version of the drawing:

[in-auctorem-credimus-if]

1,000 New Recruits!

We've recruited over 1,000 members since the release! Thank you so much for playing In Auctorem Credimus!

In case you missed the last couple of updates, the game should now launch in portrait mode for mobile users!

If you haven't answered the IAC Survey yet, please do! Your responses may influence how the MC and their (ex-)spouse will appear in Dear Diary, We Created a Plot Hole!

Keep an eye out for this blog for more DDWCaPH! spoilers and sneak peeks!

[kateeorg]

Art of Adaptation: The Literary Webseries

Classic novels ingrained in Western culture have been adapted in many ways over years – plays, musicals, miniseries, films, modern teen novels, even text posts (no, really). In recent years, with the success of Game of Thrones, we’re seeing more and more books and series adapted to television format.

But one of my favorite methods of adaptation is one rarely discussed outside of internet culture: the literary web series.

These modern retellings of public domain works turn classic protagonists into Youtube vloggers, who let their story unfold before an audience. Literary web series have to be particularly inventive in bringing classic stories to modern day, organically integrating racial & gender diversity and modern sensibilities to works made over a hundred years ago.

Breaking down the structure of these series, there are five components to an effective adaptation:

Components

Initial conceit (or, why does this character have a blog?)

Audience acknowledgement & interaction

How are other perspectives integrated?

Inventiveness (with camera stuff, settings, etc.)

Quality of Adaptation (modernization of problematic elements, captured the spirit of the original)

Let’s look at some examples to see how this breaks down. (spoilers ahead)

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, 2012-2013

(Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, 1813)

Conceit

Pretty straightforward – Lizzie Bennet is a grad student in Communications doing this as her project, presenting her views in contrast to her mother’s. What starts out as documenting Lizzie’s opinions ends up getting involved in a whole lot of drama.

Audience acknowledgement & interaction High acknowledgement and interaction. Lizzie’s videos are very public and very popular in-universe. The story even takes from the audience quite a bit, responding to the multiple requests for Darcy, and even affecting the self-esteem of Lydia. Acknowledges the problems of putting your life and the lives of those around you on the internet, but how communicating with strangers can help to communicate with people closer to you.

Are other perspectives integrated? Other characters take over Lizzie’s vlog or have their own side vlogs, and show the holes in Lizzie’s sometimes biased logic.

Inventiveness This was pretty much the first well-known literary web series, so launching the whole art form definitely counts! Also, two words: costume theater.

Quality of Adaptation Lizzie Bennet Diaries, rather than being a straight point-by-point adaptation, streamlined the events to make sense for modern day – house parties become weddings and pub visits, estates become companies, problems with inheritance laws become problems with student debt and bad economy. Characters barely sketched out in the original text are fleshed out, and Lizzie herself is not only the modern Elizabeth, but the voice of self-exploring 20-somethings everywhere.

But my favorite method of adaptation was the new life injected into main themes of pride and prejudice. When the original book came out, the audience would have been surprised to discover, along with Elizabeth, the hidden depths of Darcy.

200 years later, when “Where is my Darcy?” is the common phrase among Austenites, no one is surprised Darcy is better than he seems. So, Pemberley Digital brought back the element of surprise by making Lydia Bennet, an irresponsible flake in the original book, the one truly misunderstood by Lizzie (though dear Darcy still plays an important role).

The only thing maybe lost in adaptation is the fact that, in the original book, Lizzie was more right than wrong, whereas in the web series, she seems more wrong than right. Additionally, Lizzie’s confrontation with Caroline Lee near the end of the series, meant to mirror the one with Lady Catherine De Bourgh, loses its power since Caroline doesn’t have nearly as much power over Lizzie. Lizzie standing up to her is not as big a deal.

Note: I highly recommend the companion novel The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet, as it fills in some elements of the story that couldn’t be put on screen.

Emma Approved, 2013-2014

(Adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, 1815)

Conceit Emma Woodhouse is documenting her greatness in lifestyle excellence as head of the consulting firm Emma Approved. Eh…it does fall in line with the character, but some see it as over-the-top.

Audience acknowledgement & interaction Emma’s videos, except for the Q&As, are private. But she has cameras on the desks of everyone who works there (to the consternation of some of them). I think this is where a lot of fans got lost, because the audience didn’t affect the story the way it did before.

Harriet’s music videos are a little more interactive, but not part of the main storyline.

Are other perspectives integrated? Swiveling to other people’s desk cameras helps. Also, Harriet has a music blog which often reflects her mood and her growing confidence in herself.

Inventiveness Month-long arcs of consulting clients in an office setting. More space, multiple rooms, in-universe charities made real.

Quality of Adaptation I love the way the characters were adapted, on one hand.The themes of appearance vs. true character are even more apparent in a web series format, where often charisma rules the day. Emma starts out ingratiating, but we really root for her by the end. Knightly is as lovely as ever, but now with more of a sense of humor (also helps that he’s not above Emma in station this time around). Harriet no longer stands in Emma’s shadow and grows beyond a project to a true friend.

The supporting characters are all well-sketched and memorable, with the addition of LBD’s Caroline Lee as the infamous Mrs. Elton an incredible twist. The resolutions of the main pairings (Emma/Knightley and Harriet/B-Mart) were extremely satisfying, almost more so than the ones in LBD!

But the adaptation of the story felt choppy. The month-long arcs of Emma counseling a client weren’t quite organic, and didn’t quite fall in line with the format of the original book. And by keeping the action confined to the offices, it’s argued that an important element of the story  – mainly Emma’s interactions with her neighbors and her father – is lost. So, as an adaptation, it may not be the strongest. Still, it’s an enjoyable, inventive twist on a classic.

(Oh, and PS - the actors playing Emma and Knightley ended up dating in real life. If you just watch for their chemistry, that would be enough)

Autobiography of Jane Eyre, 2013-2014

(Adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, 1847)

Conceit Jane Eyre is a nursing graduate embarking on a new chapter in her life, and wants to be brave like Lizzie. Though Jane narrates her own story in the original book as well, she’s a shy character who might seem unlikely to put herself on display on the internet. But once she gets going it becomes a great form of self-expression for her (the original Jane was an artist, updated to a photographer).

Audience acknowledgement & interaction Jane’s videos are public, and she does do Q&As, but the audience doesn’t affect the story more than that. However, Jane does acknowledge that her audience might serve as witness to the weirdness going on, proving she isn’t crazy (and possibly account for her whereabouts if she turns up dead! Ah, gothic novels.)

Are other perspectives integrated? Sometimes other people find the camera, or don’t realize that Jane left her camera on somewhere. Mostly, however, this is Jane’s story, and she tells it well.

Inventiveness Outdoor shots, not afraid to get downright creepy, meta-commentary episode of Mary Rivers watching all of Jane’s videos.

Quality of Adaptation Jane Eyre is a pretty weird novel, by modern standards, and a problematic one, what with its shortsighted treatment of race, mental illness (the half-Creole Mason family hinted as being somewhat crude and prone to mental illness), and culture (Adele and her mother are put down for being French), and its arguably unhealthy relationships (since Rochester is kind of a jerk who has slept with a lot of women, and St. John is… well… Jane’s cousin). So I’m glad a lot of this is either removed or approached with more sensitivity, while preserving much of the darkness of the original novel.

However, the adaptation does lose the supernatural element that makes the original a gothic novel. Also, since Jane isn’t facing nearly as steep of odds in terms of her class and gender, she’s as a result a softer character. But she is nonetheless strong and principled in the face of going it alone, and her story of finding a place and people to belong to is just as fulfilling as the original.Though the ending may feel rushed due to circumstances beyond the show’s control, overall it’s a strong modern adaptation.

The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy, 2014-2016

(Adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play, Peter Pan, and 1911 novel, Peter and Wendy)

Note: This only covers Seasons 1-2, as I haven’t gotten around to Season 3 yet.

Conceit In the town of Neverland, Ohio, 27-year-old Wendy Darling runs an advice blog through her family’s paper, the Kensington Chronicle, which also captures the lives of her brothers, John and Michael, her vitriolic female friend Lily Bagha, and her best friend (who wants the be more-than-a-friend), Peter Pan.

The blog fits with Wendy’s motherly personality from the original story, but realistically doesn’t show all the action happening in front of Wendy’s camera.Not-as-realistically, the rest of the action occurs from Tinkerbell’s perspective, but it is so brilliantly done that it seems like fairies should have been included in a web series ages ago!

Audience acknowledgement & interaction On Wendy’s vlogs, Wendy does talk to the audience and answers questions, though I think most are fabricated to move the plot along.During the fairy-cam moments, no acknowledgement of audience directly, but the businesses and characters created by audience members on the Neverland Twitter registrar are sometimes referenced (and on that note, the P + W social media platforms interact a LOT with their audience).

Are other perspectives integrated? The fairy-cam gives the audience more movement and perspectives than Wendy’s vlog alone would allow, and each character gets their day in the sun, so kudos to P + W for that! Season 2 also adds cameras in Wendy’s office at JhMedia (similar to Emma Approved) and Peter’s playacting videos, splitting the narrative between the small town and the big city in interesting parallel ways.

Inventiveness The fairy-cam, and inclusion of magic in a web series in general (though it doesn’t really effect the plot). Also, surprisingly might be the most lewd of the shows reviewed so far, due to veiled references to smoking pot and “magic” brownies.

Quality of Adaptation New Peter + Wendy is by no means a faithful adaptation of the beloved novel in terms of plot. And really, how could it be? By choosing a fantasy over a comedy of manners/period piece, the creators faced a particularly huge challenge in adaptation.

The basic tenants are there – Wendy being too old to stay where she is, escapes with Peter, but realizes she has to grow up and leave Neverland, leaving Peter behind by his own choice. But other than that, the adaptation basically takes the original characters, fleshes them out as modern 20-year-olds, and uses them and Neverland as a launch point for a rumination of what it means to grow up – or not – in the 2010s. This is highlighted even more by depicting the Neverland gang and the pirates/executives of JHMedia as contemporaries. Adulthood, here, is not about age but about attitude.

The characterizations are spot on, the plot both whimsical and deeply thought provoking, and the magic of the original is still retained in surprising ways. They even made sure Hook went by “Jas” rather than “James,” a facet of the original story lost in time.

Changing Tiger Lily, a stereotyped Native American character, into a complex woman of actual Indian descent, sacrifices the problematic element of the character without whitewashing, which the reviled prequel Pan got flack for. In a major departure, the web series also explores sexuality more in depth. (If you’d told me John Darling and Smee could be an adorable pairing before this series, I’d have called you crazy. But there you go.)

Wendy’s character, however, strays from the original in that she is allowed to be more flawed. The original Wendy was meant to be an argument in favor of women’s suffrage by depicting a female character as more sensible and responsible than the male characters. While modern Wendy is still the most responsible of her friends, she is also zany, ambitious, and sometimes even cruel, making some questionable decisions the original Wendy might not have made. Her character arc reminds me a bit of Peter Banning’s in Hook as she tries to find balance between childhood and adulthood.

I can’t say whether it was effective or not without seeing Season 3, but I love that the writers are tackling those themes.

It’s difficult to pinpoint a single element that makes an adaptation a good one. But if I had to take a stab, I think it is heart, humor, and sincerity in the characters, plus a relatable plot dealing with changes and new beginnings, that most draws people to a series, and all the ones above definitely managed to capture that!

For more literary web series, check out this comprehensive list. My recommendations: Misselthwaite Archives, From Mansfield with Love, Northbound, The Cate Morland Chronicles, Edgar Allen Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party/Gala for Friends Potluck (aka Poe Party).

So, what do you think? Do you think these web series capture the best of the books they’re based on? Got any other examples you want to talk about?

[interact-if]

IF's where the mc starts as a kid/ has long flashbacks to when they were younger?

Hi Anon,

There are a handful of IFs where you either start as a kid or have long flashbacks to earlier years:

Completed:

Choice of Rebels: Uprising by Joel Havenstone

Dragon Racer by @13leaguestories

The Passenger by @the-passenger-if

The Sword of Rhivenia by @theswordofrhivenia

Demos:

Aequitas: The Off-Set by @aequitas-if

Checkmate in 3 Moves by @checkmatein3moves

Crown of Ashes and Flames by @coeluvr

Crown of Exile by @ramonag-if

Dear Diary, We Created A Plot Hole! by @ddwcaph-game

Fallen Lights by @fallenlightsif

Hollowed Minds by @shai-manahan

Honor Amongst Thieves by @leoneliterary

Merry Crisis by @merrycrisis-if

Our Life: Now and Forever (VN) by @gb-patch

Ouroboros by @honeypeabrain

Prodigy by @prodigy-if

These Reluctant Years by @specterwrites

The Bastard of Camelot by @llamagirl28

The Exile by @exilethegame 

The One Chosen by @parrotwatcher

The Seven Heirs of Ophaesia by @esfawkes

The Spirited: Origins by @yuveim

Throne of Ashes by @13leaguestories

Vendetta by @vendetta-if

Wayfarer by @idrellegames

Happy Reading!