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[Parisbre56]

While I am still hopeful due to the fact that monk has not yet pronounced this dead, I do not think pages upon pages of bumps help anyone. Especially not anyone reading this in the future, assuming monk starts writing again. The only positive thing one could attribute to bumping is bringing it back to the front page and getting it more readers. It would be much more constructive if you at least did something other than simply say bump, something related to the story. Speculate about the future. Discuss possible actions. Discuss ideas for experiments or cool golems or cool uses of magic. Try to use clues to decipher things. Say which character (other than main, unless you dislike her for some reason) you like and why. Post low (or high, if you have the skills for it) quality drawings. Write a thesis on the discrimination against necromancers. Write a satirical poem about the swallowing of undead fish-cameras for medical reasons that hides a deeper meaning. Write an epic poem about the main character's exile. Write horrible fanfics. Something.

[Felius]

You know, were not the subject of the thread, people would really complain about the necroing. When (I refuse to use if for this ) the quest returns, I wonder if we will have gained mastery in animating woven fibers, that is, threads...

[monk12]

Alright, I think it's time to throw in the towel. I've had a lot of fun with this, first as a game conceptualization and then as an avenue to practice my creative writing skills, but I think I have to admit that I'm never going to get any better than I am, and if there's no way for me to take it to the next level then there's no point in plodding along. I think that's why I stopped, I just knew that this is the limit of how good it's possible for me to do. You are Necromancer is dead... in this incarnation anyway.

See, I've always wanted to do an ISG, and I figure I've already got the hard stuff like rules and a setting in place here, so maybe I could reboot the story to help me develop as an artist. I know my art is going to be pretty rough to start out with, like how my writing was way back when, but I think if I tough it out and put some effort in then I can get better. Maybe not as good as freeformschooler or Solifuge or anyone with real talent like that, but self-improvement is the name of the game, right?

So yeah.

You are Faile, a young unattached elven maiden who has recently manifested Necromantic powers. You see here a zombie fish, some ants, a pool of water, and some trees. You can use your spell and your inventory to solve puzzles and navigate the world. You can unlock new spells by finding spellbooks hidden in the environment, so check everywhere!

What do you do?

[stabbymcstabstab]

LETS RIP OPEN OUR STOMACH AND LOOK FOR A SPELL BOOK!

[Parisbre56]

What time of day is it? Are there people around that could see our Faile?

Also, the current date is probably very important. Is it Spring?

[~Neri]

Eat the zombie fish.

[monk12]

What time of day is it? Are there people around that could see our Faile?

Also, the current date is probably very important. Is it Spring?

You are alone except for the fish. Yes, it's spring, can't you tell?

LETS RIP OPEN OUR STOMACH AND LOOK FOR A SPELL BOOK!

Your stomach proves difficult to open but you check for a Spellbook anyway. Nope, nothing.



You eat the zombie fish. Your Hunger stat goes up. Your Inventory stat goes down.

[~Neri]

(Not as much of a connection to the character as there used to be. I've always seen images in ISG's as visual assistants rather then tellall for environment and emotions and similar.))

Investigate white stuff on ground.

[Deep Waters]

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This is back?! Holy... wait, what are you talking about? Your writing was great! Unlike most wordy suggestion games, my eyes never felt like glazing over the text walls, and I always felt as invested in it as I would in a good novel. I don't think it ever really needed images--in fact, I'm actually kind of sad it has drawings  now, as there doesn't appear to be any equivalent characterization so far with just drawings... oh well, it's not a big deal. Also, if you really want to improve in art skills, constant grueling practice is indeed the way to go-- but art tutorials might be a good thing to look up so you know what you need to practice. Don't feel limited to one art style either. What program are you using?

>Try to find the ants' colony so you can raise a zombie ant army with you as their zombie ant queen!

[monk12]

(Not as much of a connection to the character as there used to be. I've always seen images in ISG's as visual assistants rather then tellall for environment and emotions and similar.))

Investigate white stuff on ground.

That (Those?) is (are?) merely the remains of the undead fish (fishes?) you have consumed.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is back?! Holy... wait, what are you talking about? Your writing was great! Unlike most wordy suggestion games, my eyes never felt like glazing over the text walls, and I always felt as invested in it as I would in a good novel. I don't think it ever really needed images--in fact, I'm actually kind of sad it has drawings  now, as there doesn't appear to be any equivalent characterization so far with just drawings... oh well, it's not a big deal. Also, if you really want to improve in art skills, constant grueling practice is indeed the way to go-- but art tutorials might be a good thing to look up so you know what you need to practice. Don't feel limited to one art style either. What program are you using?

>Try to find the ants' colony so you can raise a zombie ant army with you as their zombie ant queen!

The ants are easy to zombify as they are so small and unimportant as to be lifeless anyway- you easily take the place of their queen!

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Gimp, incidentally- I made a gif!

[~Neri]

Have ants cut down tree.

[RAM]

Follow the stream, but do not cross it...

P.S.
 So sad that it's gone, so happy that it's back, so conflicted...

[~Neri]

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More word description is better then visual in my view. Images help, but the majority of the story should always be word based.

[Yourmaster]

I agree. I read through the entire thing before, and I personally prefer how the game was treated before. Don't take this as an insult, just my opinion.

[monk12]

Have ants cut down tree.

Your ants destroy the tree handily, creating an easy escape from your current pool.

Follow the stream, but do not cross it...

P.S.
 So sad that it's gone, so happy that it's back, so conflicted...

You cross the stream, finding the cliffs that bound Yicelafo. Suddenly, your Necromantic senses begin to tingle! Something is written on the wall!



You get the sudden, inexplicable sense that the Creator is a massive jerk. Wait, no, it's an entirely explicable sense. You do not need to look at the calendar- you know what it says.