[Preview] Saskia

hustoon

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What's up, it's Sat 20th of February - World Pangolin Day. I know, I read about it a week ago myself.

So in honor of that, I'm releasing Part 1 of Saskia. In a nutshell it's a long intro for her at about 30 000 words - though there are some choices, meaning the player won't see all of it without save scumming or whatnot. There are also some personal notes about the character that will be edited out, mainly spoilers. The document is a 'rough draft' I would say, there are probably quite a few mistakes in it. I haven't edited it either - apart from some glaring issues. There might be a few scenes that only have headings without any content, that's not a mistake, I'll just have to do some scene studying - mainly about corrupted version of some player choices.

So next up is editing for Part 1 - oh yeah, I moved to a different system. I would have written all into a single file, but Docs performance started to tank at some point with enough words and it's a pain in the ass to use. So, I'm moving on to Part 2 which will be a different file mainly for UX. So yeah, next up is editing Part 1 (which you can do too!), at the same time I'm moving to a concept phase for Part 2 to figure out the arc and the story I want for it. In a nutshell, in Part 2 Saskia is a roaming random encounter with "primary" scenes - that is, moving her story forward - and repeatable "secondary" scenes - sex scenes, talk scenes, etc., etc.

Part 1 -> Part 2 -> Sexpacks 1-3 -> Part 3 -> Sexpacks 4&5. Pangolin TF (probably) and mini expansion if I feel like it.

A submission to the team could be considered after Part 2 and Sexpack 1 are done.

For now I'll be doing editing to Part 1, concept writing for Part 2 and 3, and slowly gearing up for Part 2. I also have a second character in a concept/writing phase, but that's mainly to kill writer's block if (and when) it happens.

Without further ado, here's the 'readers' version of Part 1, happy reading-editing-whatever.
Saskia: Pieces of the Past - Part 1

Also, to mods: If possible, change the threads title to "Saskia: Pieces of the Past", big mc-thankies.
 
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Savin

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Yes, you're allowed to make new races.

Actually telling me what the new race is and what you want to do with them is a big plus though!
 

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I wrote a small concept blurb about her:

The point is to introduce a completely new character to the player, someone who they have never seen before. This time though, the PC can’t simply ask “Who are you and what are you?” but instead has to - if they are so inclined - start a bit of a detective story with her, to find the answers as much for the player as for Saskia too. She has retrograde amnesia so she cannot answer any meaningful questions for the PC directly.

What she is, is a Pangolin. Though I have taken some heavy creative liberties since the bad boys don't have any proper mouths. Basically, heavily scaled humanoids; they also fall more on the MG side than anything.
 

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Pangolin, huh. That's quite topical, just don't let her buddy up with any bats. Joke, by the way. Too soon?
 

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Pangolin, huh. That's quite topical, just don't let her buddy up with any bats. Joke, by the way. Too soon?
In some research I did go through a few lines on the 'vid spreading through Pangolins, but I didn't really pay any attention to it. One thing I can guarantee, is that this lass is 100% clean.
Almost literally cause she's got no memory
 

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ohmygodit'sjustapreviewguysican'twritethatfast

Here come the blue balls, sex scenes are gonna come later on. I want those to be natural, either unlocked through player corrupting her or character agency i.e. Saskia wanting to do the nasty, not just the player.

While I know casual sex pervades the game, I want to write something more meaningful than just another lay. Maybe that's a bit too on the nose considering a porn game, but I still want to try. And I hope that my skills can translate my concept and thoughts into something in the game.

tl;dr is the text in the preview doc too robotic?

The point of posting a preview like this was to ask for feedback on my writing, because I mainly write reports and papers that are functional. I'm afraid that my skills in writing material like that won't convert into "good reading," something that a reader wants to read on their free time; instead of something that's dropped on your desk at work, you read and then file away. I have a constant nagging voice in the back of my mind "this writing is hella robotic and functional," i.e. "he said, you said, they do that, she does this." Writing without any descriptive flavor. Due to my past, I veer hard to the side of functional writing and I struggle to write with - emotion, I suppose.

There's a good essay at thanetwriters which explains this: https://thanetwriters.com/essay/style/balancing-functional-and-flowery-writing/

I suppose posting to a writing forum would be more appropriate, but I reckoned if my target is to get something submitted to CoC, then why not ask here.
 

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Here come the blue balls, sex scenes are gonna come later on. I want those to be natural, either unlocked through player corrupting her or character agency i.e. Saskia wanting to do the nasty, not just the player.[/SPOILER]
If you don't try to put it out with the sex on the launch, I can practically assure you with a 99.9% guarantee that it will not be implemented. First-time submissions (TBH most submissions, really) should be including sex.

Just don't forget that or whatever in your concern about robotic text or trying to overthink your thing. You'll end up like the 99%.
 
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I took a look and did an editing pass. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you can come up with for her!

But yeah, I would add my voice to the chorus that Saskia should probably launch with a solid content base. Valencia, strawberry's recent NPC, is a good guide here: she has initial encounters, noncombat hangouts, and smutty hangouts from the first.
 

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But yeah, I would add my voice to the chorus that Saskia should probably launch with a solid content base. Valencia, strawberry's recent NPC, is a good guide here: she has initial encounters, noncombat hangouts, and smutty hangouts from the first.
I'm gonna chip in here for a second and say don't go that big for your first character tho
Val is... honestly fucking huge. Start smaller
 

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Thanks for the edits. The file I shared is an edited copy that only has a few chapters done. I think I've written about 16 new pages - though formatting takes space so it's not pure text. What that means, is that the shared file is not representative, though I will look at the edits and comments if there are any. I'll share a new doc at some point in the future. I've noted the criticism for the lack of sex scenes - though this early there wouldn't have been any anyway - and I'll conclude this for approval once I have some written.

I'm currently studying (and have for 1.5 years) in a uni, so this project will be very low priority; I started this project during the holidays when I had some extra time knowing that I wouldn't have the same time in the future. I'll make a note here at some point if I legitimately stop working, but at the moment the project is alive and well if only progressing slowly. I'm giving myself a lot of time, and hoping to release something concrete in a year - Christmas 2021. This due to the need to focus on actual real life studies and due to the size of the project. Start small? Fuck that; it's good advice to do so, but I don't care - ambition might be my downfall, but, no matter.

Edit: @Alypia Thanks for the boat load of edits, I just got through reading them, I'll make sure to incorporate the suggestions to the main project.
 
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