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I'm changing the rules and mechancs of Pred Quest 3 a bit.
The first change is relatively minor and doesn't affect the players at all, and that's that I'm no longer restricting my usage of franchise characters. There are far more popular artists out there than me using them for Patreon projects, and technically it falls under Fair Use in the "parody" clause anyway, so whatever. No point making myself unhappy over something that technically isn't illegal anyway by forcing myself to do recolors and redesigns.
The second change is that PCs can now be eaten during their little adventures. It's going to be very difficult, and they can be rescued before they're digested, but it is a thing that can happen. It raises the stakes, and it makes some scenarios more believable. It also allows for a more variable roster.
The third change is the most complicated. I'm adding a bonus "Pledges" system as a reward for Patrons pledging $5 or more. Essentially, you'll be able to submit characters as Pledges for Pi Phi Chi. Those characters then go on missions with voters choose from (variable difficulty and success chance), and those characters have the potential to become full player characters if they last long enough and I like them well enough. Even if they're eaten on their first mission, though, you'll get a minimum of two frames with that character, which is what you would get for an equivalent amount of money spent on commissions, and you'll probably get more than even that. There are some specifics on this reward, though:
— The character must be female. This is pledging for a sorority, after all.
— The character must either be yours, another user's with explicit permission from that user directed at me, or a franchise character.
— Character must be reasonably easy to eat. No giant characters. The point is that they're highly expendable.
— Character does not have to be predatory at all, but if that IS the case, she cannot become a PC.
— I have the right to reject any submitted character for any reason, and I do not have to tell you the reason. You can, however, submit another character if one is rejected.
— If you remove your pledge or drop beneath the $5 threshold while your character is in the field, the character will automatically fail the mission and be eaten.
— Depending on the pace of the game, there may be months where Pledges don't get used at all. Just be aware of this when you pick up the reward: It is not a guarantee that I will deliver every single month. This is just the nature of Pred Quest and its upload schedule/action.
— I am only opening up five of these slots, as I don't want to get bogged down with this mini-game. Consequently, if you don't have a character to submit, please relinquish the reward on Patreon so someone else can pick it up.
If you have any questions or need clarification, please ask.
...Also, this is the first time I've drawn Zee getting eaten. :3
https://www.patreon.com/HumbugtheRat
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Posted by DarkPinkie 8 years ago Report
Yay! We can now fail! Now the game will feel more alive I think. Also time to check in on that Liz nom, or do everything in my power to get her eaten... *looks at all the people staring at me* What?
Posted by Humbug 8 years ago Report
Well, you could fail before, but the stakes are higher now. :D
Posted by DarkPinkie 8 years ago Report
Pff. If the PC's get eaten I think most of us here get what we want anyway. We get to see a lady get snarfed by another lady.
Posted by Humbug 8 years ago Report
You seem to think that way, but having run Pred Quest games for years, I can pretty confidently say that most people actively try to keep their main characters from getting eaten. :3
Posted by DarkPinkie 8 years ago Report
Well yeah, but that only applies when you only have a single main character. Now we have plenty so one or two may be expendable.
But yes. My quest is only to se Liz snarfed. I have no idea why I hate her with the intensity of a thousand suns, but I do. Now about that Zoey option...
Posted by Humbug 8 years ago Report
Yeah, I don't get it either. But I am going to make it very clear what the Zoey option entails before people vote on it.
Posted by DarkPinkie 8 years ago Report
Aw phoey! That means people wont unwittingly help me in my quest. But at least it means I don't have to do a heavy analizis to figure out which it is.
Posted by Kasra 8 years ago Report
It has been....quite some time since I last remember seeing Sam in a predatory position. Not too common these days.
Main characters may be relatively safe, but I feel sorry for the first pledge in a red shirt that makes their way onto the scene.
Posted by Humbug 8 years ago Report
Yeah. I don't do it often. I was commissioned to do it somewhat recently, though: http://aryion.com/g4/view/360684
But yeah. Pledges are cannon fodder. XD
Posted by Kasra 8 years ago Report
You are correct! The last one I remembered was the wallpaper, http://aryion.com/g4/view/325497
Those poor, poor fools. I really do hope at least one does in fact wear a red shirt.
Posted by Humbug 8 years ago Report
Up to the Patrons!