The Day of Thunder

[Canary]

I found myself having thoughts, so give me your opinions. This isn't conclusive, but will help influence how I set things up.

[Otomo Akutou]

...and the Crown Princess enters the fray to stay single.

[Nanzi Ai]

What's the time jump, potentially?

[Hisomu Tadaka]

I'm not sure the difference between the two.

Is princess marriage not possible in the first? Are other marriages not possible in the second?

[Shiba Kumori]

I think princess marriage is available for both.

First one just has more options for marriage for a larger numbers of PCs (including PC-PC stuff).

Second one is less concerned with everyone else and just… eyes on the princess.

[Akodo Kenji]

I mean in a very real way people in the second will just end up giving up early and marrying each other. But that happens in every game.

[Canary]

What's the time jump, potentially?

20 years

[Canary]

I'm not sure the difference between the two.

Is princess marriage not possible in the first? Are other marriages not possible in the second?

Basically, it's a matter of whether the events could be aimed toward pairing anyone, or if they'll all go toward determining who marries the princess specifically.

[Canary]

I mean in a very real way people in the second will just end up giving up early and marrying each other. But that happens in every game.

Facts

[Nanzi Ai]

I am a big fan of allowing people to pair off, more drama, more fun than one person feels like a more intense contest and I hate singular winner contest games... dislike is more apt. Gives more chances for more personal stories and more potential ships outside the main story.

[Ryoshun Yukara]

Competing for a single spouse didn't stop people pairing off in Black Scroll, but yeah, I'm chill.

[Nanzi Ai]

Competing for a single spouse didn't stop people pairing off in Black Scroll, but yeah, I'm chill.

No of course not but much less pressure and more chances for drama if she isn't the focus. Assuming this character is an NPC it also means the GM is tied up much less often.

[Togashi Satsuki]

A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.

[Ryoshun Nao]

The mass miaii could be an interesting way to shape alliances and conflicts in the next era, even with low status characters. Presumably any potential suitor would have influence of some sort within their clan or in their own right. So, who they marry or don't marry can have ripples.

[Anjing]

A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.

That sounds very interesting, could go for an even longer time skip if needed to move things along .

[Nanzi Ai]

A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.

I could definitely get behind this.

[Ryoshun Yukara]

What if, instead of a Miai, we just opened a college. It'd be the same but everyone would also get a degree.

[Otaku]

What's the time jump, potentially?

20 years

Oh, for some reason I thought longer!

Like ‘Kami and characters from this game actually won’t be around anymore’ longer, for some reason.

[Nanzi Ai]

Oh, for some reason I thought longer!

Like ‘Kami and characters from this game actually won’t be around anymore’ longer, for some reason.

That was my hope as well.

[Jiyo Sora]

A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.

Maybe if the Princess and her homies have fun with this one at twenty years on, they can make it a regular thing...