Beyond the Gilded Veil

Hey yall! This is my first game using choicescript, so I'm open to suggestions, comments and complaints. Chapter 1 is fully out, with 34k words (including code).  Feel free to comment and show support, since I'm aiming to get this on Choice of Games eventualy, and your encouragement and advice will probably be the deciding factor in whether this gets finished or not.

More information about the game can be found here: https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-beyond-the-gilded-veil-grim-fantasy-romanc...

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In the kingdom of Aurivale, where magic is both birthright and power, you are the unthinkable, a heir without the gift.

“I’ve slept for an eternity…”

Born under scandalous circumstances, your very existence is a mark of defiance against tradition, and your claim to the patriarchy is met with disdain.

“I’ve observed for an eternity…”

As the firstborn of House Luminary, your position is secured by bloodline alone, protected by the influence of your father. Yet behind the scenes, ambition festers and whispers scathe you.

“Time and time again, I have watched what is mine be taken…”

Can you hold on to what you love as everything crumbles around you?

“Child of circumstance, vessel of my will, your chains are breaking…”

Can you accept what you are as everything falls apart?

“Show them our truth. Take what we're owed. As you are unbound, so too shall I be free.”

Are you truly without a gift?

“I am the fires of damnation…”

“I am the law of anathema…”

“I am the blood within your veins…”

“I am the nightmare hidden in the darkest shadows…”

“I am what shall always prevail…”

“I am madness incarnate…”

We are the abyss that gazes back.

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Beyond the Gilded Veil is a grimdark fantasy interactive story where you take the role of an heir apparent to one of Aurivale’s most powerful noble houses. An anomaly of nature, in a world where every noble holds the One God’s gift, you are the only one to have somehow escaped His notice. Despite this, your claim to the pa(ma)triarchy holds strong, and your arranged marriage to the Prince(ss) even stronger. What could go wrong?

You can immerse yourself with a fully customizable protagonist and choose what path you will take. With a (mostly implemented) extensive magic and combat system, you can be assured that every fight and every encounter will push you to your limits. And what is war without love? You will have access to a total of 7+ love interests* with customizable genders.

*1 introduced and partially implemented, 6 possible varations of technically the same interest introduced and to be implemented, and more depending on popular demand.

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