Demo update (Patreon)

What's new?

More of chapter 5! (it's a big one)

-Elaine's POV. Note that it doesn't come up where the demo last left off; it takes place right after the magic lesson scene and before bumping into Elaine in the inner courtyard.

-Play wingman!

-Greet the guests! So far, the only guest you're actually greeting is Elewen. But Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and the others are on their way! How does Mordred feel in anticipation of finally meeting the Royal Sorcerer? 👀

And also, edits, edits edits!

One of them is very relevant in order to get the right text/choices during a little convo you can have with Elaine while waiting for the guests to arrive.

-Added a new variable in Mordred's chamber scene with Elaine; it keeps track of your romantic status with her, so it's very important to replay through it again, otherwise you'll receive her platonic scenes

-I think it mentioned in a previous update that Mordred also keeps in touch with Guinevere if they're close to Arthur. In chapter 4, we find that Guin regrets missing Mordred's birthday party due to a spell of illness. Additionally, Guinevere knows about Arthur being their father, the prophecy and everything else. This info has been added in chapter 3, where Guin is mentioned alongside Kay in Arthur's POV. And if you choose to spend time with Arthur by the river, either to bond or find out more about your Pendragon powers, Mordred gets a chance to ask him if Guinevere knows.

-Some of you may remember that a while ago I teased some tweaks to dragon lore. Rant below!

Dragon lore rant

Well, I've finally incorporated the lore changes in the game (though there may be bits that need editing). So, what's the changes? Dragons don't have the same concept of gender as humans do. They have no sexual dimorphism, which is now a newly introduced fact, but it's one I don't think I ever mentioned before.  The way dragons reproduce is pretty similar to birds. There are some dragons who lay eggs, and some dragons who fertilize them, but it's didn't lead to them classifying themselves on that binary. So, all dragons are referred to by they/them pronouns and gender-neutral terms in the story now (and if you see otherwise, it's because I missed that part and I ask you kindly to let me know about it!) I've tried to go through all instances and replace the uses of other pronouns, but there's still some editing and polishing that needs to be done. 

A second change that I've been meaning to add: the names of the dragons that we see in the text are their "human names": a lot of dragons and humans have taken to choosing a second name that would be easier for the other party to use. There's a mention of it when you meet your dragon companion. Their actual name in their language isn't written out, but it's described similar to how I describe a dragon's speech in other instances. Note that Mordred doesn't introduce themselves by a "dragon name" there; it'll be included later.

Hope you enjoy the update!

Link: https://llamagirl.itch.io/the-bastard-of-camelot-beta

New Password: TBCDemoUpdate

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