I mean, that's the plot? You need to accept the agreement to continue the plot. I don't think there's any other way (or reason) for a Wayfarer to enter Velintris.
I meant that succeding a stat check or failing the stat check results in the same outcome. Why put a stat check there at all?
This time it's justified though. We weren't there and depending on if you get/choose the elven lady, very intentionally locked out of the loop.
I thought you meant in that the MC was intentionally made helpless by the author via narrative which would be true.
I wouldn't call Geralt 'compelling'. To me, a Slav woman, he was quite frustrating (again, I am talking about the book one), though interesting and I do like him. What I meant was that Geralt is the protagonist of the WItcher series, but he is NOT a protagonist of the world around him by any means. Also a big difference is that we meet Geralt when he is well-established as a person, while Wayfarer MC is in their mid-20s which is just the time when you stop being a total mess and start figuring things out.
Yes, but the wayfarer MC doesnt feel like a protagonist tho? I did mention that Geralt was very influential throughout the series and not that he was running the witcher world. Emphyr, Ciri, Yennefer, Vilgefortz, Wild Hunt if you take the games, All these characters are heavily influenced by Geralt and without him the story would be very different. Without Geralt, Emphyr would be dead and Ciri wouldnt have born, Without Geralt Ciri would be dead, Without Geralt, Yennefer would have no role in Ciri's life. Without Geralt Vilgefortz would have hunted down Ciri. And on and on. Im no expert on the Witcher series and its been very long since i read stuff.
Wayfarer MC has reached their 30s i believe. They were around 10 in the prologue.
See, this is where I'd say it's to each their own because to me Golden Rose was a snoozefest; tho for me it's the setting that does it, mostly. To me Wayfarer MC is the same I'd expect my starting level DnD MC to be when they are thrown into a high-stakes campaign, so I am fine with it. From what I have seen, the first 3 chapters are basically a prologue\set up, and MC will get their agency and such by chapter 4, if we ever live long enough to see it.
I agree the first book is a snoozefest, But the MC, the RO's and their writing alone was enough for me to bear through it. I always use Golden Rose as an example to writing a good MC. They're no god or a power fantasy character but they ARE the MC and it shows when you see how much effort is put in by the author.
I feel like with almost 1 million words and a shitton of branching, its probably never gonna happen. MC should already be an established character. I feel like the author is more interested in writing their world and the side characters than their MC. Probably due to the fact that they gave so many origins to them.
That's what happens when choices matter? I think it's less choices being railroaded here and more you getting upset that Wayfarer's story isn't what you want.
Not really, I'm saying that you cant really expect what will happen when you choose a choice. Majority of the times choices dont matter. Its just flavor text and when it matters, its just so obscure you dont know how to reach that point.
(let's hope I didn't delete the files or that the WIP thread has them)