Sep + Oct 2021 Patron Polls (Patreon)

Hello patrons and welcome to another 'big' combined poll series for September and October 2021!

For this poll series we are deviating away from our monster selection and delving into the topic of our pregnancy and weather systems.

As you may know, these two systems were introduced to keep players on edge, as without them players had gotten quite comfortable once a certain level of stats + wealth was accumulated and they could walk about with a fair degree of impunity.

These two systems were designed to force players to tread lightly regardless of how much they had or how far they'd come, to really simulate the feeling of Claire being a lonely stranger in a foreign land who can be taken advantage of at any time, be it by human elements, or nature itself, or just her biology as a woman.

Both systems now have their groundwork (as can  be seen ingame on how they function) so for this poll series I'd like to know how you'd like to see both of them expanded!

Vote now and be heard! (You can vote multiple times in this poll series!) Remember that the polls, as always, as not a guarantor of content, but a way for us to gauge interest from you guys, the players, on what you wish to see most.

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More elaboration on choices below...

PREGNANCY OPTION: MONSTROUS
At the moment, most monster-based pregnancies are gameovers with Claire caught and her tale over. Vote for this if you'd like to see monstrous pregnancies that do not end in gameovers. This could be monsters like goblins who might have Claire strung up and captured and bred, but she later escapes while carrying a baby monster in her womb, and has to deal with all the consequences of that choice. Could a monster's very nature be changed? Or will Claire abandon it in the wild out of fear? Will that scion, in the wild, grow with hatred towards the abandoning mother it remembers and go after her once it matures into a formidable opponent in a twisted Oedipal tale? ... Or perhaps a beloved pet or steed, combined with the machinations of a mad scientist, leads to hybrid possibilities? What would come of such a pregnancy? Would parental love persist? Or would it lead to sheer unadulterated debauchery? ... Or both? The possibilities are many....

PREGNANCY OPTION: ROMANTIC
At the moment we have plans mainly for various random encounters with thugs, corrupt plutocrats, etc., to carry random pregnancy chances (1 in 5). Vote for this option, however, if you'd like to see the potential for romantic offspring between Claire and potential significant other partners such as Leon, Gallis, and so on. These pregnancies would have a different style to the existing ingame ones, as the significant other would happily take responsibility and rear the child with Claire rather than her alone in a hospital ward being forced to make hard choices.

PREGNANCY OPTION: DANGEROUS
Vote for this option if you'd like to see pregnancies that carry inherent danger to Claire. Right now there are gameovers that end with pregnancy, but this differs in the sense that an enemy monster or creature could lay eggs or impregnate Claire in a sinister, long-term incubation that slowly saps at her strength, changes who she is (either personality-wise, physically, or both), resulting in a "poison status"-type pregnancy where carrying the pregnancy too far might lead to untoward consequences. Players could even choose to carry to mid-term before getting rid of it somehow because of benefits that may be conferred during the dangerous pregnancy in a twisted form of min-maxing. (Note: Non-lethal, does not end like Aliens or the Berserk trolls, we're not really interested in that kind of guro portrayal).

WEATHER OPTION: ELEMENTS
Rain falls heavily. Waters break the dam, creating large flooded sinkholes. A misstep into a seemingly small, dark pool, might end with Claire gasping for air, drowning to death if she does not have what it takes to get herself out... Vote for this if you'd like elemental mishaps to increase the sense of danger during inclement weather.

WEATHER OPTION: DUBIOUS SHELTER
You are soaked, or dying of thirst, or seeking shelter from a vicious tornado. The weather, in general, is horrific, and you need to find sanctuary. You go to a potential shelter. It is not an inn, maybe an abode, or perhaps it is a cave. Perhaps the choice is between a bedraggled stranger in a cave or a well-dressed man in a nice abode welcoming you in. Perhaps the stranger will give you water for free and let you tide out the elements while sharing his fire with no ulterior motives. And perhaps the well-dressed man will drug, rape, and kill you, with none the wiser in the storm. Perhaps it is the inverse. Perhaps it changes by chance every time you get the event so you're kept guessing. Vote for this option if you like the idea of dubious shelter propositions during weather events.

WEATHER OPTION: RARE TREASURE
The storm kicks up everything, uproots everything. Things fly. Danger is abound. You will surely be done for if you do not hide. But wait! The storm, despite it's danger, has thrown up something shiny. Something of great worth...! Should you risk it, to get to the treasure? But getting caught would mean certain death, for sure... Vote for this if you like the idea of rare treasure/loot that only appears in dangerous weather conditions, giving you a limited timescope to nab it.