The baborc plant has a gender. Orc ashes act like seeds. But in life, in terms of understanding human romantic interaction, they don't- it was more a shorthand for explaining why orcs have no interest in romance because many IF readers look for that type of thing.
In essence, we can say those orcs (in this world) are both male and female, like many, not all, plants- but have the appearance of muscled males, the stereotypical 'barbarian.' This is what I find most fun about orcs.
Also, this game is set in a medieval-esque world. Folks here are not overly concerned with deep discussions about gender. But I take your point- many do wish to gender their MC.
-On a side note, the follow-up does allow you to pick your gender.
EVEN IN THE MEDIEVAL ERA PEOPLE HAD GENDERS, REGARDLESS IF IT WAS A DISCUSSION OR NOT......THE ORC'S ARE LIVING BEINGS SO THEY WOULD MOST DEFINETLY HAVE GENDERS(EVEN THE GODS HAVE 2 SEXES)......ALSO YOU CAN'T HAVE 2 GENDERS BRO........OH AND FYI THE MEDIEVAL WAS WHITE PEOPLES HISTORY, NOT EVERYONE'S HISTORY.
The "reddit as a reliable source" bit is simply sad. Reddit is a tool, and like all tools, its the user's responsibility what they do with it. Reddit can be a cesspool, but this is a reddit sub run by historians. Maybe if you would stop and read, you would actually learn something. But hey! American, right?
Bro, in the real world, that how it is. Period. Now, the reason why people come to IFs its because of that thing...what was the name? Oh right, imagination! Uuuuuh spooky. The beauty about IFs is that you can put anything you want in it as long as it's well written, the characters are amazing and the plot is decent at best. You know what I do everytime I see woke stuff like they/them pronuns in my IFs? I roll my eyes, scoff and proceed to read, because I won't let my personal feelings about that get in the way of enjoying good stuff, unlike some woke people, if not all, that immediately go to other people's neck because their opinions don't match their own.
Yes, it is a fantasy world, an escape from our reality. I don't want to write about 'present-day' stuff. Nothing wrong with authors who do, full power to them and to those who want that but, for me, I want to give folks a chance to run away with their imaginations in an unexplored land. Always loved game books, particularly Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf, and I wanted to focus on adventure above anything else.
I know Green will not be to everyone's taste but I have been so happy with the positive response.
I hope you give my game a go- more than that, I hope you enjoy being an orc and plundering all the gits. There is a free demo to see if it floats your boat.
Hi Trlsander! Thanks for showing interest. There is a link on the main page where you can play the full beta version of the game (0.9- needing proofreading and the squashing of any found bugs)- I've also posted it- here This goes to a site called DashingDon which hosts many work-in-progress Interactive Fiction games.
Once released on Hosted Games, the game will be available for mobile apps- some of these games are also released on Steam.
I have a question. After leaving The Dust Clan, I went to Krog's Rock and tried to get a seat on the council. After being granted a seat for my contributions to Krog's Rock, it crashes every time. Any way to fix it?
Will take a look at it tomorrow morning and find the problem. Thanks for letting me know- Did you help build the city first?
EDIT: Ah, it was left over code.
The council events have been taken out as the only way to build an enduring city here is to become the Dust Clan's shaman- and, to a lesser extent, much later in the war chief path.
You can still help to found the initial settlement, which helps your orc gain prestige- although, without a great leader it will flounder under Krog's disapproval.
Have patched it but it might interfere with saves. Lately, since I am proofreading the project, I am constantly re-uploading files which can mess with the saves on the DashingDon site. But your comment has helped me to get the final game out of Beta by catching and squishing bugs. Hopefully not long now!
Though you will not have access to cheats at the outset- you can still acquire the blessing of the Crone of Fates. Survive to adulthood and venture to the heights of the Western Hills. Take the Crone's blessing and you get what you seek.
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This entire game is a slavery and barbarian fetish......DISGUSTING
Womp womp, go read Barbie and her cute little dolls
Every being has a gender, even animals,....your either male or female
The baborc plant has a gender. Orc ashes act like seeds. But in life, in terms of understanding human romantic interaction, they don't- it was more a shorthand for explaining why orcs have no interest in romance because many IF readers look for that type of thing.
In essence, we can say those orcs (in this world) are both male and female, like many, not all, plants- but have the appearance of muscled males, the stereotypical 'barbarian.' This is what I find most fun about orcs.
Also, this game is set in a medieval-esque world. Folks here are not overly concerned with deep discussions about gender. But I take your point- many do wish to gender their MC.
-On a side note, the follow-up does allow you to pick your gender.
EVEN IN THE MEDIEVAL ERA PEOPLE HAD GENDERS, REGARDLESS IF IT WAS A DISCUSSION OR NOT......THE ORC'S ARE LIVING BEINGS SO THEY WOULD MOST DEFINETLY HAVE GENDERS(EVEN THE GODS HAVE 2 SEXES)......ALSO YOU CAN'T HAVE 2 GENDERS BRO........OH AND FYI THE MEDIEVAL WAS WHITE PEOPLES HISTORY, NOT EVERYONE'S HISTORY.
Lmao, white "peoples" history. From that, I actually know you're American. You are the only idiots obsessed by meaningless subjects like "race".
Here, maybe this will feed that dry sponge you call brain
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/yNs2DreRBK
Bro is seriously quoting Reddit as a reliable source lmao
The "reddit as a reliable source" bit is simply sad. Reddit is a tool, and like all tools, its the user's responsibility what they do with it. Reddit can be a cesspool, but this is a reddit sub run by historians. Maybe if you would stop and read, you would actually learn something. But hey! American, right?
Bro, in the real world, that how it is. Period. Now, the reason why people come to IFs its because of that thing...what was the name? Oh right, imagination! Uuuuuh spooky. The beauty about IFs is that you can put anything you want in it as long as it's well written, the characters are amazing and the plot is decent at best. You know what I do everytime I see woke stuff like they/them pronuns in my IFs? I roll my eyes, scoff and proceed to read, because I won't let my personal feelings about that get in the way of enjoying good stuff, unlike some woke people, if not all, that immediately go to other people's neck because their opinions don't match their own.
Thanks for posting.
Yes, it is a fantasy world, an escape from our reality. I don't want to write about 'present-day' stuff. Nothing wrong with authors who do, full power to them and to those who want that but, for me, I want to give folks a chance to run away with their imaginations in an unexplored land. Always loved game books, particularly Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf, and I wanted to focus on adventure above anything else.
I know Green will not be to everyone's taste but I have been so happy with the positive response.
I hope you give my game a go- more than that, I hope you enjoy being an orc and plundering all the gits. There is a free demo to see if it floats your boat.
It would've been nice to be able to PICK MY GENDER
Can't wait to download this.
Hi Trlsander! Thanks for showing interest. There is a link on the main page where you can play the full beta version of the game (0.9- needing proofreading and the squashing of any found bugs)- I've also posted it- here This goes to a site called DashingDon which hosts many work-in-progress Interactive Fiction games.
Once released on Hosted Games, the game will be available for mobile apps- some of these games are also released on Steam.
I have a question. After leaving The Dust Clan, I went to Krog's Rock and tried to get a seat on the council. After being granted a seat for my contributions to Krog's Rock, it crashes every time. Any way to fix it?
Will take a look at it tomorrow morning and find the problem. Thanks for letting me know- Did you help build the city first?
EDIT: Ah, it was left over code.
The council events have been taken out as the only way to build an enduring city here is to become the Dust Clan's shaman- and, to a lesser extent, much later in the war chief path.
You can still help to found the initial settlement, which helps your orc gain prestige- although, without a great leader it will flounder under Krog's disapproval.
Have patched it but it might interfere with saves. Lately, since I am proofreading the project, I am constantly re-uploading files which can mess with the saves on the DashingDon site. But your comment has helped me to get the final game out of Beta by catching and squishing bugs. Hopefully not long now!
Another question. Will Blessings Of Krog cheats be in the released game, or just the WIP?
Though you will not have access to cheats at the outset- you can still acquire the blessing of the Crone of Fates. Survive to adulthood and venture to the heights of the Western Hills. Take the Crone's blessing and you get what you seek.