#the sword of rhivenia

[kingdoms-and-empires]

Out of curiosity, what's some of your favorite movies and / or shows? Just curious of your inspirations haha.

Yall just trying to get me to fess some deets up and try to pinpoint where the story will go!

Okay my paranoia is under control again, but uh I honestly have a bit too many in terms of other media so ill stick to the games that made me say fuck it ill make one myself.

But by far the biggest contributors to making me want to write my own story was Enderal, Sword of Rhivenia, and A Mage Reborn, and I, The Forgotten One at the time!

Sword of Rhivenia just hit the right spots for me and I can see the potential it had. I really enjoyed it back when it was a WIP!!!

A Mage Reborn does angst and drama so well, it really made me care about the characters.

I, The Forgotten One was simply different from the other titles. It dealt with heavy subjects in a way other IFs didnt at the time.

As for Enderal...I've you never played Enderal, you have to fucking play it. Do not look up reviews, GO IN BLIND!!!!

Just take my fucking word for it and know that it has 100% my stamp of approval!! Enderal really helped me in crafting a more realistic world where characters felt more real with real flaws. That is all I will say!

[slytherincursebreaker]

preparation of the coronation

it's been a while I haven't drawn Sword of Rhivenia

and I'm waiting for book 2

I made a comic series about it, I asked the creators of the game if I can make a comic series of it and they said yes

[kazuo-n-crinan]

A collaborative work between @lilac-liliales & @kazukitnacho! We hope @theswordofrhivenia likes this one. I really loved Book 1 and this was one of my favorite scenes. Keep up the good work!

Btw I inspired the heirs in @blvckbl00d's portraits and King Charles in @slytherincursebreaker's comic!

[hopelessromantic-ghost]

SHUT UP I LOVE THEM BOTH IM SO THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO DATE THEM BOTH 🥺💞💖💕💗💞💖

[troglodytepixieeater]

THE MERCIFUL QUEEN

The Sword of Rhivenia is so good! This is my MC, Valentina who personality is basically the opposite of her father, the king. She is romantic involved with Xavier and I can't wait to see them married.

[harurusstuff]

"Love the drama, keep up the stoical face also doesn't forget be kind to anyone, that's how my MC works".

First, let me show you my MC stats at the end of the game:

Now, my MC face...

Behold,

This is Prince Cyril face...I mean the King whahahaha ᕙ⁠(⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠ᕗ

Can't wait for the next book...

Kinda sad I couldn't choose Astryn and also Lena at the same time...why?

COZ I WANT THE DRAMA (i want and also love to see my mc died because of that two RO) WHAHAHA.

[sebille]

yknow what IF I miss????

body count

[interact-if]

Is there a IF where friendship is as important as romance?

Not just friend, like can be a soulmate(platonically) or a bff.

Hi Anon,

We are certain there must be more, but we could only find applying to the following titles:

Completed:

Breach: The Archangel Job by @breachverse

Known Unknowns by @brendanpatrickhennessy

New Witch in Town by Grace Card

Our Life: Beginnings and Always (VN) by @gb-patch

Superstition by @13leaguestories

The Golden Rose: Book 1 by @anathemafiction

The Sword of Rhivenia: Book 1 by @theswordofrhivenia

Demos:

A Tale of Crowns by @ataleofcrowns

Checkmate in 3 Moves by @checkmatein3moves

Diaspora by @diasporatheblog

Fellow Traveler by @robotvampire

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

Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

The Exile by @exilethegame

Wayfarer by @idrellegames

Zorlok by @zorlok-if

[slytherincursebreaker]

Daemir and Lyanna talking about the upcoming uprising.

again Daemir reminds me of Aemond in some ways.

[wildmelon]

it's wild how life happens. i started replaying a hacked version of the kim kardashian game in december 2021 to avoid the reality that i was failing 2 of my college classes. because of that, i googled 'a tale of crowns,' which is the name of the game of thrones ripoff the kk:h player character stars in. that's how i stumbled across one of my favorite things of all time: the interactive fiction called a tale of crowns. then i became obsessed with this choose-your-own-adventure format and barely slept the next three days while i played the sword of rhivenia and wayhaven and the soul stone war. i spent all spring obsessively playing every if i could find. then my desire to create atoc fanart reminded me that i'd been dying to learn to make cool sims edits but i forgot about it after going back to school. so then i started making my mcs in sims and slowly learning photoshop while i should've been in class for all of spring 2022. then i saved up in the summer and bought a new laptop that could run gshade and handle games and editing much better. then i wanted to have a simblr presence so badly and started posting and spending time on tumblr. then i decided to branch out and play dragon age because of an offhand comment the author of wayhaven made answering a tumblr ask. because of that i fell in love with rpgs and played the whole da series, mass effect, skyrim, and bought bg3. then i got into critical role bc of simblr, and at first i didn't think dnd was for me but i liked watching it. then bg3 came out and became my obsession and i realized maybe dnd was for me. and now here i am looking up ttrpg events in my area and joining a beginner dnd discord server and all the things that are the most interesting and important to me rn i never would've gotten into if i hadn't done the worst thing i ever did.

[osakaonryoif]

I'm just asking because I'm curious, and I don't think I've seen it mentioned anywhere, but is this book 1 of a series? Or is it a standalone?

It is a standalone book yes. The entire story will be wrapped up come Act 10, and the MC will get their closure, whatever that may end up being depending on your choices.

I didn't want to make a book series, because I see so many promising WiPs fall through After an amazing first chapter or first book, which realistically would've been fine on their own. But then I see "Book 1 of 156" or something stupid like that.

Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh, but I didn't want to do that to myself or any readers. I think jumping right in with a series, especially if this is your first time committing to writing something, is just overambitious and 9 times out of ten will fall through. Case in point: Sword of Rhivenia. It just rubs me the wrong way when I see intro posts with an awesome premise and infinite potential, and see book 1 of five. I don't wish to put anyone down, but most of those end up abandoned.

Saying that though, although the story I'm writing is a standalone and is a self-contained story, I would be open to potential standalone stories set in the same world in the future after I complete this one.

[inourselveswetrust]

Hi I hope your doing well ! I was wondering if you have favorite IFs , especially ones that also involves the police ? I really love your game and I'm so eager to read more !! and can I ask what was your inspiration behind making this ?

I hope you're doing well too! 💙

Is it bad that I can't remember my inspiration for IOWT? Generally, my ideas come from a combination of other media, music and random ideas when I'm trying to fall asleep at ungodly hours. Most often I watch television shows or movies and think "What if this happened?" then my thoughts spiral from there for hours.

As for recommendations, @interact-if has some great recommendations. Check out this list and this list for some great policing and detective-related options!

As for my some of my favourite IFs, buckle up! I've listed these in no particular order. Games listed with an asterisk* are crime/mystery/detective-esque.

*When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings

*Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites

*Swallow the Dark by @swallowthedark

*Olympus: Secret Services by @ekgfiction

*We All Bleed Red by @lost-kiwi-dev

*Whiskey-Four by Bacondoneright

*The Numbers Game by @thenumbersgameif

*Thrill Seeker by @thrill-seeker-if

*Hollowed Minds by @shai-manahan

Wolfsbane by @wolfsbane-if

Raiders of the Caravan by @leftski-if

The Exile by @exilethegame

Golden by @milaswriting

Water to Blood by @veirsewrites

Fallen Lights by @fallenlightsif

The King's Hound by @the-kingshound

Deliverance by @deliverance-the-game

Crown of Exile by @ramonag-if

I, the Forgotten One by Bacondoneright

The Sword of Rhivenia by @theswordofrhivenia

Shepherds of Haven by @shepherds-of-haven

Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian by @defiledheartsblog

Virtue's End by @virtues-end

[eddyiewriting]

Just finished the demo and excited to see it completed It sorta reminds me of I the forgotten one but also has a sort of a War of the west and sword of rhivenia

Thank you! Glad you're excited for what's to come. The next update should be coming soon, I hope.

ITFO was a big inspiration for how the IF works, actually. It's my favorite HG game. Sword of Rhivenia was very good, too. I never played War of The West, sadly, but I heard a lot of good things about it.

[pavedinashes-if]

What are some IFs/WIPs/Upcoming WIPs that you consider your favourite?👀

Oh wow, I have a list here, but I don't know if it contains all the IFs I am simping for atm - I will have to check it again soon... cause there have been so many new IFs appearing recently... - feel free to have a look on my other blog:

If you're too lazy for the link, here's the current list (BELOW THE CUT)

Q: Which are your all-time fav IFs?

A: In no specific order:

The Wayhaven Chronicles

Werewolves: Haven Rising + Werewolves 2: Pack Mentality

Fallen Hero: Rebirth + Fallen Hero: Retribution

The Golden Rose: Book One

Further:

I, the forgotten one

Arcadie: Second Born

The Sword of Rhivenia

Wayfarer

Keeper of the Sun and Moon

Keeper of the Day and Night

Hidden Sanctum

Way Walkers: University + Way Walkers: University 2

Zombie Exodus + Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

UnNatural + UnNatural Season Two

Breach: The Archangel Job

Crème de la Crème + Noblesse Oblige + Royal Affairs

Q: Most anticipated WIPs to get finished?

A. Way too many but these got me hyped:

Precious: The Eyes of Shan 💜

Softly Opulent 💜

Crown of Ashes and Flames 💜

The King's Hound 💜

Touch of Lies 💜

Red Strings of Fate 💜

Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian 💜

Ouroboros 💜

The Scun Chronicles 💜

Crown of Exile 💜

Blood Legacies

The Gray Ascendancy

Dark Impulses

Valiant

The Exile 💜

Wolf Set Free 💜

Fields of Asphodel💜

The Wroth Ode 💜

The Golden Harp

In the Ocean of Stars

Heir of Light and Blood 💜

The Deal💜

The Eight Year Revolution

Viam Ferro - The Path of Steel

Water to Blood 💜

Project Hadea 💜

Subject Zero 💜

Vendetta 💜

Mirror Mine 💜

Infamous 💜

Dropout 💜

Love and Leases

Love Bites

and many more...

[seventies70s]

@theswordofrhivenia released the full version and my siblings in Christ, I am floored. I loved every second of it. Shoutout to them for making Revna and Sir Arnold. Love those two bitches.

[snowywhipcream]

My mc: I honestly don’t care about the throne, it’ll break my fami-

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