Forever Gold (Demo)

“Even among the finest breeding, aberrations of nature can occur. A prized goat births a kid with two heads. A pedigreed cat bears a one-eyed kitten. An archduke begets a son with the haretouch."

Forever Gold is a dark fantasy, text-heavy rolplaying game. It is a game about the nature of change as told through the unprepared young heirs to a country in turmoil - and of these heirs, none are less suited to leadership than you. You are Duke Quintrell Barghur: a cursed black meur wielder, misanthrope, and an all-around painfully awkward man. When a mysterious affiliation called the "Brothers of the Barehand" starts stirring up political unrest, you are summoned from your lowly job of mine inspector to join the Prince Convoy. With the rest of your companions, you must travel the Tri-Kingdom of Vestur, quelling unrest and managing the complexities of public and court life... all while navigating the pitfalls of being, well, you.

Halfway between visual novel and interactive fiction, Forever Gold is a unique multimedia experience incorporating artwork and writing with role-playing game mechanics such as skill systems, dice rolls, and lasting narrative decisions.

In the demo, you’ve been summoned to Diadem Castle by Prince Oscar Andimeur for unknown reasons. The demo spans one major quest from the first chapter of the game.

• A CHOICE-BASED NARRATIVE: Your words and actions effect the world and the people around you, and consequences may range from "inconsequential" to "catastrophic geopolitical scandal."
• SHAPE THE SORT OF MAN QUINCY WILL BECOME WITH THE TRAITS SYSTEM: The narrative takes recognizes trends in your behavior and characters in the world will react accordingly. if you never stop talking about rocks... you will eventually become known as "that guy who never stops talking about rocks."
• GET TO KNOW A NUANCED AND VARIED CAST: Form relationships – friendly or otherwise – with your fellow travelers in the prince convoy.
• LOADS AND LOADS OF ART: Forever Gold is bursting at the seams with detailed character portraits and illustrations.
• PLAY IN EITHER "HUMAN" OR "SNOUT MODE": Select one of two different "skins" for the cast (human or anthro) depending on whether you want to spend the game looking at dog-men or men-men.
• LEVEL UP AND IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS (OR DON'T): Gain experience by completing story quests and invest your points across five skills, improving your chance at rolls and unlocking further dialogue options. alternatively, withhold your stat bonuses and crawl through the narrative as a pathetic worm who bungles every action you attempt - you'll live. probably.

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