hohkay i did not expect to be making this thread but here we are: a thread to discuss the TCP sexuality stuff we've been working on for the past while or so- more publicly anyhow, and not just cordoned to discord. it could be fun to talk things over with people, demystify the concept a bit after having it be cold turkey "don't fucking touch this" for so long, and talk about canon characters and ideas for different typings.

what we will be doing in this thread
- discussing TCP sexuality/kink stuff
- discussing canon characters
- discussing fan characters if people want to volunteer stuff and ask for discussion on that, i'm open to it
- asking each other questions about things to help develop our characters and yours- please make sure to specify if you're not personally open to people asking/commenting on stuff when posting. otherwise, i'm going to say it's fair game, and we'll do the same in our own posts.
- posting goofy doodles (that follow the rules)
- allowing people to ask for common cultural trends regarding sexuality for different types- these will not be universal truths, and more just ideas that come to mind for us. these may also be very fucking weird and have unspoilered kink talk, even in the cases of horror, gore, and vore/cannibalism stuff.  due to TCPs being very atypical in their culture compared to complexes, especially food and body types, i'm gonna say that spoiler necessities are only applicable to what you personally feel like needs to be spoilered, and is only 100% mandatory for discussing stuff that would be banned in pornographic contexts but allowed in character backstories- ie, talking about stuff like sexual assault. i dont want to limit people (including ourselves) from talking about those kinds of backstories/situations and how they tie into a character's sexuality, but please don't make the backstory itself a kink thing, etc. 
- being open to new things and not going "ewww, gross." you don't have to be into it, but keep any negativity to yourself.
- having a fun time and playing around with ideas together

what we will not be doing in this thread
- being judgmental over harmless shit
- not following overarching rules on what kind of TCP content is allowed to be produced and posted. while some things are canon to the worldbuild, such as TCPs engaging in more complex-similar/explicit sex acts due to the vastness of what characters are into, i don't want to have to moderate both posting and engagement with that.  if you're unsure what's banned/in the rules, refer to the dex here.
- asking people to engage in your kinks directly- this is an Objective Discussion Thread and i don't want flirting or propositioning here. be cool and don't slide into peoples' DMs either- if this happens, you are allowed to report people.
- anything else dickish

ok thats the thread opener. i have to do some stuff but i will be back with some character details and Type Facts afterwards. feel free to start convos or ask things, whatever that may be.

Hey! So I’m a bit of a sucker for a lot of old media, spend a lot of time each week going to local pawn shops, swap meets, old video and record shops, the works.

And I decided I wanted to start talking more about some of the neat finds? Specifically, a rare original script version of a game that a online friend of mine managed to recommend and I got lucky enough to pick up from a tent selling import films and games.

Introducing, “Swordking’s Fold!”



Based loosely on the events of a historical period in Paradiso, you might’ve grown up with a romanticized take on the story generally known in most parts as “The Starmen Affair.”

It’s actually a pretty common thing for it to be mandatory reading in schools. Lots to say on that but a little known fact is that it’s actually the sequel to another novel, “The King’s Hand”, a classic tragedy that takes place in the formative years of Paradiso, one that really goes perfectly hand in hand with its companion novel.

You play “The King”, a self proclaimed “Champion of the Meek” who sets out on an adventure to form an army to reclaim what they dub “The god’s capital” after being banished.

You’re allowed and encouraged to name “The King” and the various party members you encounter, but for the sake of ease we’ll just use the default name.

The game is a mix of dungeon crawling and tactical rpg gameplay, something that I never really knew I wanted til now? It’s a bit of an influential one in freeware crowds too…

What really sets it apart is how heavy it puts emphasis on narrative, to the point that the mechanics of the game are actively willing to sabotage you to get the story across.

I think it’s a bold move to make a game less “fun” for the sake of immersion. Party members at on their own most of the time. You can make suggestions and if your bond is close or things are tight, they will just outright let you make shots in encounters but..

A lot of the time you just drop because you haven’t managed enough food to keep people from squabbling..

There’s management as a big element, trying to keep a good pace and well supplied between quests.



Also,these primitive but ambitious cutscenes do a lot for me.. hits different with the music..

It’s a brutal game, incredibly feast or famine on the “Criticalist” Difficulty.

There’s also branching paths too? Ones that really let you explore elements from the source material in a way that play into the nature of the actual historical events being pretty disputed in nature.

Weird to think how much is lost to time.

Recruiting party members is a mix of folks you meet in town, some mandatory story ones, and even one you meet as a boss?



Mission is my favorite for that, they’re really fast at felling your party members when you first meet them, playfully taunting you early on and then as things get desperate, makes a point by leaving you for last.

You can kill them of course, but the “canon” route wants you to recruit them, and why wouldn’t you?

Love them. Kind of a bastard, a little silly and a bit hard to understand.

Them joins you because they like the idea of living in a king’s castle. And honestly? Love that energy. Such a bastard… Want to cosplay them some day…

Needless to say, I picked them as the main romance for my run. You can actually develop weirdly complicated relationships with most of the party!

Despite everything, she’s pretty loyal to the end.

And uh.. I guess this is where I get into spoiler thoughts and localization weirdness?

There’s a lot of script edits based on region. The Spells “Holy Fire” and “Heaven’s Door” being replaced with “Pearl Flame” and “Sky Highway.” is a pretty notable one in a more popular distribution.

The nature of the red and green cavaliers? I mean in any script their closeness is apparent, and while it’s not outright said it’s clear their feelings for each other are more just platonic foils. But in some versions they seem to just loathe each other! Apparently it was a homage to a tv show in a certain continent where the lead couple is just always at each other’s throats about the milk?

The pronouns of Lucifer, the pretty bard of the party, are apparently different across scripts because even historians are still disputing it, so it’s based on the local translations of the book this game is inspired by. Wild honestly.. In my version Lucifer is she/her.

Gotta wonder if maybe they’re all right?

Non-Fat vs low fat is a pretty real discussion. A friend of mine said that if you can’t figure that out when you move in together, you shouldn’t get married. Kind of extreme but… I get it?

Also I cried when Mission gives up their form to become a sword in the route where you recruit them. They wants to live forever so they can be there for you in every life..



I want something like that maybe, but also that’s kind of sad.

I wanna cosplay them and a few other characters but I can’t find consistent examples of full body art. Seems like official illustrations are all over and inconsistent. Maybe I should go into those in a different post.

Overall the story had me engaged, the tragedy of knowing that any efforts toward a kind rule fell apart pretty much as soon as the king passed really hurt. In the novel, they only last 9 years after they become ruler, the strain of it all doing them in.

The royal family was apparently slain centuries later in a big revolution, many of the game’s real life inspirations for the “Ultima” weapons are said to be in the castle still, but it’s pretty forbidden.

The developers have several spiritual successors to this game including“True King’s Gauntlet” which is still active and popular among rpg crowds to this day. It’s neat stuff.

Overall I think it’s worth a try. It’s brutally difficult and has a lot of the roughness you expect from RPGs of the era, but if you’re into a bit of historical drama and an example of a super narrative driven game from way back when? Give it a crack, obtain it legally if you can since copies can go for up to 300 bucks in our local currency.

Credits to: @Cabinetspider and the DreamwavePreservation forum for helping me learn about and get access to this game.

[SNOW_BLOSSOM]

hello! my name is cherry! i'm not a super tech savvy person, but a while back i wanted to give friendzoo a try. admittedly, i've avoided the forums for a while since social media isn't really my thing, but i finally caved since thought it would be a nice opportunity to meet other folks who love their rasters and, as indicated by the title of this thread, document some of our adventures together!

before we get into the real meat of it, i wanted to start by introducing my rasters! i currently have six living cozily in my computer system. though all of them agreed to being a part of this log, some of them are a bit more shy than others, so i won't force them to sit in the spotlight any more than they want to.

my first three rasters are slimer, velvet, and bai. when i first installed friendzoo, i waited to see if any lost or wandering rasters would happen by my system. interestingly, this group of three showed up together!

USERNAME: [CANDIED_MEATS]
REGISTERED: 12-4-316
PRONOUNS: he/she
MOOD: desolate
STATUS: Online
ABOUT: i like food and taking pictures

USERNAME: [SNOW_BLOSSOM]
REGISTERED: 12-4-316
PRONOUNS: she/they
MOOD: warm and cozy <3
STATUS: Online
ABOUT: hello! my name is cherry! i'm always open to making new friends, so don't be shy!

[TCP]

name: cherry
species: tcp
type: husky/kitsune hybrid
pronouns: she/they
username: [SNOW_BLOSSOM]
occupation: chef
when cherry first spawned, they didn't know they were any different than a regular husky type -- until they learned how to cook, their life passion, and gained a second tail. they love the snow and flowers, and love cooking savory meat dishes. this hobby attracted the attention of roman, a fellow tcp harboring a nocturnal ravenous condition. the two became very close and live together, with cherry helping keep roman's condition in check. cherry hopes to one day open a restaurant of her own, but for now she has her hands full.
(designed by ringor mortis)



name: roman
species: tcp
type: cat/werewolf hybrid
conditions: ravenous
pronouns: he/she
username: [CANDIED_MEATS]
occupation: photographer
roman is unique in that his ravenous condition manifests in part with his werewolf typing -- every night, as he's exposed to moonlight, he changes from small and unassuming to a hulking wolf-like beast with a fierce appetite. roman has little to no control of herself during these times, hunting nonstop until her hunger is sated. the first time she transformed, she killed and devoured another tcp -- an incident that left a mark under her eye and lots of regret in her heart. she sought out someone who could help her, and came across cherry, a chef with a passion for meat dishes. the two became very close, with cherry making sure that roman is well-fed each night so that he can revert back to normal. roman has a strong love of nature photography, but she only works during the day...
(designed by ringor mortis)
 

[RASTERS]

name

hi! i'm elise/tyb, i love dogs and fast food. i absolutely love worldbuilding and fantasy universes so this stuff is right up my alley. i look forward to getting to know you all!

USERNAME: [ONCE_BITTEN]
REGISTERED: 12-1-316
PRONOUNS: it/its
MOOD: friend
STATUS: Online
ABOUT: BIG CHALLENGES writing. this is friend helping friend write make profile make more friend. be nice!

USERNAME: [BIG_CHALLENGES]
REGISTERED: 12-1-316
PRONOUNS: ok
MOOD: helping!
STATUS: Online
ABOUT: not tcp is ok. here to help friend. friend is tcp. it's ok. bye!

[DIGITAL_HORROR]:

hello everyone! i know i've been super quiet, but wanted to create a discussion thread for an event we're running: a new reveal every day for the next month. these downloads have been rattling around our games for a bit, and we hope you enjoy. feel free to leave commentary!

https://homebrewdeviants.com/static/friendzoo/downloads/advent2023.html
https://homebrewdeviants.com/static/friendzoo/downloads/advent2023.html
https://homebrewdeviants.com/static/friendzoo/downloads/advent2023.html

 

DAY 1: LUCKSTER PLUSH + COZY TEXTURES



a little preview as to the next critter being added to the game...and some textures for you to play around with! always remember to ask before giving your raster a makeover.