Ever since I have been on (well on and off) chyoa, I have had two fantasies: 1) Create an old school D&D style erotic module. 2) Create a finished story. (Now that one might be a total fantasy!) With the possibility of future additions of scripted commands it just might be possible. To this end, I have been writing a script for a story/module I have in mind and am curious of the community's thoughts and constructive criticisms. I want to keep it simple, both so I can finish it and for it to have that old D&D feel. So, here are my ideas . . . STORY Story Title: CY1 – Through the Dungeon of the Thief Lords. POV: 1st person and the player can choose male or female. Or, should it be in the 2nd person? Plot Summary: The player is a mid level thief who is going through the initiation to become a full member in the Thieves Guild. The first half of the story will be a simple dungeon, similar to the old “A4 – In the Dungeon of the Slave Lords.” The character will be stripped and have to survive an underground maze and make it to the guild representative, Furnok of Ferd, in the Inn of the Welcome Wench in the Village of Hommlet. I can go into more detail if people are interested, but I don't want to give away to many spoilers. GAME MECHANICS I want to keep this really simple. Player Stats The player character will have 6 basic stats which will cover both innate abilities and skills. Might = Strength, Stamina, Resilience, Combat Ability (unarmed, melee, ranged). Intelligence = Knowledge, Lore, Critical Thinking, Gaming, Forgery, Languages. Will = Mental toughness, Spirit, Awareness, Wisdom, Innate Magic Ability. Nimbleness = Agility, Dexterity, Acrobatics, Stealth, Move Silent, Hide in Shadows, Concealment, Pick Pocketing, Opening Locks. Personality = Charisma, Leadership, Persuasion, Gambling, Seduction, Speaking, Presence. Carnality = Physical Appearance, “Endowment”, Sexual Prowess, Attractiveness. Stat Levels 1 = Feeble 2 = Poor 3 = Average 4 = Competent 5 = Exceptional 6 = Legendary Starting Stats All stats will be “average”, with the exception of male characters being “competent” in Might, and females will be “competent” in Carnality. At the beginning of the game/story the player will have a few additional levels to increase the stats of their choice to tailor their character to their liking.
I wouldn't allow choosing between male and female in an erotic story as there are so many differences and you probably can't use the same storyline for both genders. I'd probably go for 2nd person POV. With current possibilities, I would suggest scaling this from 0 to 100 (progress variable), maybe even refining it like 0-10 Feeble 11-25 Poor 26-40 Average 41-60 Competent 61-99 Exceptional 100 Legendary
First person is better for autobiographies as your saying I which is more distant to the reader instead of saying You. For playing as a character second person is preferable and 3rd is doable. Also your going to be making a very long story here with all the options from these stats. Good luck.
