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Author Answers (August)

Added 2020-08-26 22:58:59 +0000 UTC

General

Romanced!Ros reactions to an MC who refuses to tell anyone when they are injured in battle and instead just continues to fight.

Frustration, this would cause a lot of arguments:

Blade

Trouble

Briony

Ayla

Worry and a lot of fussing:

Shery

Lavinet

Ultimatums: this is a deal breaker because it shows MC doesn't care about themselves long enough to maintain a relationship

Tallys

Riel

Sigh... "Just be careful, alright?" MC is an adult and makes their own choices

Chase

Red

Hey, hope all is well! What is the RO's reactions to overhearing MC confessing their feelings about that RO to a friend but then saying "I don't know if they like me/I don't know if I'm worthy of them so I don't know what to do"? All the best!

Would confess to MC later that day but not tell them what they overheard:

Blade

Riel

Tallys

Would confess to MC later that day and would say they overheard what MC said and reassure them otherwise:

Red

Chase

Would be happy to hear that MC likes them and would subtly give signals to show that they like MC so MC will make a move:

Briony

Lavinet

Would assume they misheard or that MC was talking about someone else:

Trouble

Shery

Ayla

How would the Ros react if they were having a child with MC but during birth found out that it was triplets instead of one kid.

All-encompassing joy:

Trouble

Shery

Tallys

Ayla

Chase

All-encompassing panic:

Riel

Lavinet

Half and half:

Blade

Briony

Red

How would the Ros react if while they were in the room with their baby and MC, MC goes to move but stubs their toe on something and let's out a single swear word and baby repeated it, making it their first word.

Pissed at MC: "Now look what you did!"

Lavinet

Tallys

Panics and tries to get baby to say anything else:

Briony

Shery

Red

Busts out laughing:

Trouble

Chase

Ayla

Dry amusement... the first word doesn't mean much and it will go away in time:

Blade

Riel

How would the Ros react if they were coming home to see MC and baby and saw MC leaning over baby's crib while whispering Ro's name and trying to get baby's first word to be Ros name.

They'd melt from the sweetness:

Shery

Lavinet

Ayla

They'd find it very sweet but would tell MC not to push it, baby's first word will happen organically:

Blade

Briony

Riel

Tallys

Would lean over baby's crib and whispers MC's name instead:

Chase

Red

Trouble

Dear author please share some scraps of information with fans of the non-romancable character: some fluff Halek facts?

Halek is very protective of MC when they're sleeping or recovering and would essentially guard them with his life while they were vulnerable
He'd like to cook them dinner every day
He'd like to be the big spoon at all times except when he's sick, in which case he'd like to be the little spoon
He's never quick to anger, but he turns into a different person if someone says something insulting about MC in his presence
One gesture of love for him would be pulling MC's shoes off after a long day and washing their back in the bath together!
He'd definitely cry when their first child was born!

For that Tumblr ask where the MC drinks a love potion and falls in love with Halek; I was wondering how the RO's would react if they were romanced by the MC and that happened?

Blade: He'd be pretty upset and jealous and would have to keep telling himself that it's a potion making MC do it... but he'd get pretty weird afterwards, wondering how strong is their relationship really if a potion could make MC forget that

Trouble: he'd be pretty upset by the whole situation and would avoid MC out of hurt, trusting the others to take care of it and only seeing MC again when they're cured because he wouldn't be able to handle the sight of them in love with Halek. He wouldn't blame them for the situation, though, and things would go back to normal quickly afterwards!

Tallys: she'd understand it was strictly a matter of the potion and wouldn't blame MC or Halek, going about to resolve the situation in a calm manner. She might tease MC a bit about it afterwards, though!

Shery: she'd be heartbroken but would try to keep it together for MC's sake. She'd be crying a lot, but she wouldn't leave MC's side no matter how much it hurt! Afterwards she'd feel a little awkward about MC being in the same room as Halek, but so long as they acted normal afterwards, she'd be able to relax.

Riel: he'd understand it was just the potion and wouldn't let any feelings of jealousy or insecurity stem from that incident. Things would proceed as normal!

Chase: he'd make light of the situation and act normal, joking and teasing both parties and not leaving MC's side... but this would be a shield for his secretly-hurt feelings. He'd forge through, though, and shove them down for MC's sake!

Red: he'd be more worried about MC going back to normal more than anything. He'd be mildly jealous at seeing MC so in love with Halek, but he'd push through it to concentrate on curing MC!

Ayla: she'd be insanely jealous and would probably treat MC a little coldly/angrily after they were cured; her feelings would be really hurt!

Briony: she'd manage to keep cool while MC was under the potion's spell; she'd smile and make light of it, and she'd mainly be concerned with helping them get back to normal! Afterwards, though, she'd demand a lot of affection from them to make up for everything!

Lavinet: she'd hold it together and be very business-like and bossy. I think she'd feel a little jealousy but she'd tell herself it wasn't fair to feel that way. She'd jokingly threaten Halek like "stay away from my MC!!!" and he'd be like "bls... I asked for none of this" but she wouldn't hold it against them afterward.

How would the Crushing!Ros react if they never saw MC angry before but walked into a room to see MC angrily scolding a recruit but the second MC noticed Ro was there, they seemed to automatically calm down.

Would wonder if MC is "hiding" the angry side of themselves from the RO and only calms down immediately because they don't want RO to see that part, thus making them suspicious:

Blade

Tallys

Riel

Lavinet

Wouldn't think much of it:

Chase

Ayla

Touched that their presence seems to soothe MC:

Shery

Briony

Trouble

Red

The Ros reactions if at their wedding someone objects and say that they love MC more than Ro ever could.

They'd react pretty much the same as if anyone objected at their wedding, what the objecter actually says doesn't really matter as much.

Kayleen: do you remember the Superman ep, "The Man Who Has Everything", where he gets this mysterious plant that gives him this dream-coma of his perfect life of Lois and a kid and in order to free himself, he has to let it all crumble and hold his terrifird child as he has to destroy his own paradise and wakes up with so much grief that Supes almost kills the villain who tricked him with the plant??? what would happen if crushing! or deep!ROs +Halek were tricked? would they be able to even break out??

This is essentially what happens in Chapter 3, except a dream rather than a nightmare.

Blade: he'd figure it out pretty quickly, he's the type to question things when they're a little too perfect, so I think he'd manage to break out on his own! However, he would not sleep well and would feel unsettled for quite some time after experiencing his perfect life falling apart right in front of him.

Trouble: I'm not sure he'd be able to break out on his own, not without help. He'd be too happy to stay in the fantasy... he'd be pretty pissed once he snapped out of it, and he'd definitely try his damnedest to kill the villain who put him in there!

Tallys: she'd live in the fantasy for a while, but I think she'd eventually start to figure out that something was off and manage to break out of it. She wouldn't be too sad to see the dream go because it wasn't ever real, so she isn't "losing" anything. She'd just vow to make it a reality someday!

Shery: she wouldn't know it was a fantasy and someone would have to break her out. She'd be heartbroken afterwards and pretty depressed for several weeks, grieving for the people in the dream as if they'd been real, until the memories of that place faded!

Riel: he would know it was a fantasy right away, I think he's too smart to be taken in by it. He wouldn't be affected at all by seeing his loved ones die in his arms as the world crumbles, because he knows they're just cruel figments of his imagination, nothing he's really "losing." He'd watch with totally dead eyes as the dream begged and pleaded with him to save it. And then he would definitely kill the person who put him in there, lol.

Chase: he'd definitely be suspicious from the get-go because he doesn't really believe he'll ever have a perfect life, so I think he'd be pretty self-aware from the start and not taken in by the fantasy. Someone would probably still have to help him get out, though!

Red: I think it's a 50/50 split, he might figure it out on his own, he might not. He'd be very emotionally-affected by watching the dream crumble before his eyes for a few days, but he'd recover quickly!

Ayla: She'd be taken in by the dream and would definitely be "stuck" in it for the longest. When she realized the truth, she'd be the angriest out of the ROs, because the villain not only trapped her in her perfect world, but then they ripped it away, and she'd lash out with all of the fury that comes with that. She'd be angry and heartbroken for a long time after that.

Halek: I think he'd be stuck in the dream until someone got him out. Afterwards, he's breaking someone's neck.

Briony: I think she would subconsciously realize something was off, but try to deny it or brush it off for a while until that nagging feeling just couldn't be ignored anymore. She'd be able to break out herself, but she'd definitely leave that villain in a coma afterwards! And then she'd forget all about the dream as best she could, lol.

Lavinet: I think she would understand that something was "wrong" about the scenario, but not enough to break out on her own. I think if someone helped her, she could, but the ordeal would leave her drained and confused afterwards, not able to do much against the villain!

Grim: Red's turn! What are his Thoughts on the different schools of magic? Any he would be like or be uncomfortable with RO!MC being a specialist in? Or if MC was as passionate about their studies as Red is about his, are there any areas he *couldn't* sit and listen to them talk for hours about? 😂

There isn't anything that Red would judge MC for specializing in, and he could listen to them talk about any area of magic for hours! If they were a Whisperer (essentially a necromancer) he'd be a little bit squicky about it but he'd still find it fascinating on an academic level (just please don't talk about it with his parents). He wouldn't mind if MC was an Enchanter, but if they were in the habit of frequently enslaving people's minds/brain-blasting them psychically, I think he'd get a little bit weirded out by it and they'd have to have some talks about it. He thinks free will and free thinking are some of the most sacred things, so an MC who's comfortable with taking that away from others would give him pause!

Obviously he would love an MC who's another Traveler, but really any specialization is equally interesting and exciting to him. I think he'd be quite fond of a Healer MC as well!

RO’s win a fight but decide to spare the rando’s life. Rando does the thing where they try to kill RO anyway. MC finishes them off but now they have to get rid of the body. What do the RO’s do? (Last month I asked if ro’s would help me hide a body but it wasn’t v specific, so I thought creating a scenario behind it might help)

I'm not totally sure why they would need to get rid of the body, given that MC killed the person in self-defense of the RO? But if they do:

Helps MC hide the body:

Tallys

Chase

Shery

Red

Lavinet

Doesn't bother hiding the body and will face the consequences on MC's behalf:

Blade

Trouble

Briony

Ayla

Riel

Romanced!Ros reaction if deep in the relationship MC starts to stay out most of the night some meeting someone that they are obviously hiding from Ro and are acting more secretive. When Ro finally confronts MC (most likely saying it looks like cheating) MC pulls something out of their pocket and admits they were doing jobs to buy a nice ring to propose to Ro while pulling out the expensive ring. Reactions?

I don't think they'd confront MC because they trust them, so this confrontation wouldn't happen in the first place:

Blade

Tallys

Chase

Riel

They'd be embarrassed and would apologize profusely:

Briony

Shery

Trouble

Red

They'd still be a little annoyed, it's a sweet gesture but MC could have done something to communicate better, not just staying out late at night. And now the proposal's ruined lol:

Ayla

Lavinet

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Spoilers

What were the Shepherds thinking after MC told them what happened to their village and about their word of powers?

Blade: he's appraising MC in a new light and trying to make sense of their powers and story. What does it all mean?

Trouble: he feels terrible for MC and focuses mostly on their loss and not whatever supernatural thing is going on with them. He wonders if there's anything he can do to help them feel better, but figures it's not his place or that nothing really can soothe that pain.

Tallys: she feels much closer to MC due to the similarity in their backgrounds and the shared tragedies of losing their entire families and homes. She's filled with lots of sympathy for MC in that moment, but it's the intimate kind, like "we're the same"

Shery: she feels a lot of pity and sadness for MC and even cries in her room about it later. How painful must that have been? She can't even imagine, and she vows to help MC through this no matter what!

I was simply wondering if someone important from Briony’s past will show up? How would she react? (I love your work!!)

Thank you! Yes, important people from Briony's past will show up in the game! I think her first reaction would be fear: what are these people going to tell her about her past self? What if they tell her she's like a child-murderer or something like that? Do they hate her or like her? How can she know for sure? They could make anything up and there'd be no way for her to know. So basically it would be a lot of anxiety and wariness!

Do you have an idea on how high your stats need to be to defeat Briony? I need to be prepared.

A lot of it will actually depend on your choices, so stats won't be the end-all be-all of determining how the fight goes with Briony. I also haven't written that sequence or tested it out yet, so these are tentative!

To best or tie with Briony in a fight, you should have at least one of these (though the more, the better):

70 magic
62 physique
70 weapon

what does blades tattoo look like?

Full disclosure, I have no idea. I'm not very good at imagining or describing symbols and logos so I don't have a clear mental picture. It's essentially the sigil of his city-state stamped in black ink over his heart. Probably something like this?