Calliope's Interactive Fiction

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Misplaced is a fantasy romance IF wherein your choices not only determine your own fate, but that of an entire kingdom. Let me take you on an adventure filled with both whimsy and tragedy alike.

The current public demo goes up to the end of Chapter 9.

The demo on Patreon goes up to the end of Chapter 10.

The Story:

For decades, the human kingdom of Gaiapeia has been in conflict with the fae living in the surrounding lands. There’s no end in sight - in fact, an outright war seems more likely with each passing day.

You are the child of Lady and Sir Grahm, a noble family who has been serving the crown for generations. Eager to follow in your father’s footsteps, you have been training for years to become a knight worthy of being Prince Az'Lean’s Champion - his right hand, his closest confidant, the one who protects his life from the growing danger of the fae.

When the time finally comes and you are chosen for the position, it’s a dream come true. You couldn’t be happier, but just one day later on your 21st birthday, a terrible truth is revealed to you.

You are a changeling - a fae child that was smuggled into a human family with only one purpose: to gain the prince’s trust and use it against him.

A war between humans and fae is slowly but surely brewing, and the outcome depends entirely on your choices. 

Will you choose a side or try to make peace? 

Will you embrace what you are or reject it? 

And who will you let in on your secret?

Features:

Customize the appearance of your MC, play as non-binary, female, or male and romance whoever you like however you like, including the option of asexual or queer-platonic relationships.

Enjoy the story without having to worry about stats - you will be a competent knight no matter what. There is no failure or success, only different choices and their outcomes.

Shape your personality, and your trustworthiness, with your actions. How other characters feel about you will change depending on how they perceive you.

Pick a side early on, play the long con, or refuse to make a choice at all. There are multiple split paths that will feature the same romancable characters - but their relationship to you might vary greatly (including villain romances).

Romance:

Vynn (nb): A fellow knight and your best friend

Unlike you, Vynn isn’t a knight by choice and doesn’t care much for fighting. They’d much rather be a bard if they could, seeing as they love playing the lute, spinning epic tales, and generally being a source of levity. They are fiercely loyal and good-natured, though there is that bit of resentment that will never quite leave their heart.

Az'Lean (m): The prince and the one you are sworn to protect

At a glance, Az'Lean is the very picture of a fairytale prince: charming, chivalrous, and powerful. He is an excellent fighter, loves animals, and prefers to be treated like an equal. Anyone who cares to look will soon notice the darkness lurking beneath that shining exterior, festering ever since the death of his mother.

Maeve (f): A powerful dryad and your teacher on the ways of the fae

Maeve is usually playful and soft, though she can get eerily intense at times. As much as she cares about decorum and courtly things, she finds joy in the simplest pleasures and easily turns into a giggly mess. For all her humour, you can never quite tell if she is being serious. Sometimes it feels like she’s just playing with you.

Thianne (f): A sorceress and one of Az'Lean’s most trusted advisors

Thianne is intelligent and hard-working, though sometimes at the expense of her own well-being. Although she comes across as abrasive and rude, she is always willing to help those who need it. Her dry sense of humour and brutal honesty have endeared her to just as many people as they have made her enemies.

Lester (m): A half-fae and servant in the castle

As with most half-fae, Lester’s presence isn’t entirely welcome, and his reasons for being here seem deeper than he lets on. Lester is known for his mischief and his crude humour, often pulling pranks that border on malicious. Despite the way he presents himself as laid-back and uncaring, it’s clear that there’s a lot he isn’t opening up about.

Warnings:

This story contains potentially triggering content. There will be graphic depictions of violence, death, discrimination, body-image issues, mental illness (including panic attacks, suicidal thoughts and paranoia), discussions of genocide, war, and terminal illness. 

Discretion is advised. More warnings might be added at a later date.

Support:

Thank you so much for showing any interest in this project at all! If you would like to receive biweekly update posts, participate in polls, and get access to bonus short stories, consider supporting me on Patreon.

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crisasincrisis asked:

I found Misplaced recently, and it's great!

In currently on the second day of the summer festival, and I love that the red eyed grey rabbit kinda looks like a changeling, it also reminded me of my own grey (originally white) rabbit plushie, tho mine doesn't have red eyes

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I used to make it's ears look like all sorts of different hairstyles, with no gender in specific in mind, I like to imagine the champion got a version of this rabbit but with red eyes

Aww, that’s adorable! Yes, I was imagining something along those lines as well!

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virsia asked:

Hi..

As a fan of medieval related fantasy I can't help but wonder how does Grahm family keep their name if MC is a women and say married to the prince? Wouldn't MC children be of Prince family? Or is MC Family have contingency heir to take up the spot like cousin or something?

While I understand this is fictional story I just can't help but ask such question.

It is a valid question to ask! A few things:

The society here isn’t quite as patriarchal as real medieval society was (or even our society today is, to be honest). Should the only child be a daughter, she would still be able to carry on the family name if her partner were willing to acquiesce. Of course, that wouldn’t be an option when marrying into the royal family, you are right about that.

Other means of succession, such as adoption or simply naming someone else as an heir, are legitimate options as well. Then, of course, the Grahm family is a bit larger than what we have seen in the story so far. Even if something happened to the MC (whether it be marrying the prince or, well, dying), they’d figure something out.

Of course, sometimes noble family lines just die out (or are disgraced). Then their territory would be redistributed, and that would be that.

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sh0ot1ngst4r asked:

Just finished chapter 8 and wowzers that was so amazing!!!! Did you come up with vynns ballads yourself? cause they're honestly one of the best lyrics I've come across in a while 😸😸

Aww, thank you so much! Yeah, I wrote them myself. I wish I could do more than just write the lyrics, but I don’t know anything about musical theory or composition. I suppose the rest is up to the power of imagination. Though people seem to like the ballads a lot, which makes me very happy. Can’t have a character that’s a musician without having them perform at some point, right?

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Anonymous asked:

Greetings, calliope :3

I just wanted to tell you in case it was unintentional, but as I was catching up with the public demo (amazing writing btw, teared up at vynns ballads) I thought that it only goes up to chapter 8, but chapter 9 is available and I'm able to play, although I'm not subscribed to the patreon (unfortunately </3), just wanted to bring this to your attention if it was a mistake since in the pinned post it says public only goes up to chapter 8 ;P

No, that was intentional. I just hadn’t updated the pinned post yet. Good eye though!

I do wish I knew anything about musical theory at all so I could write proper songs for them, but I’m glad to know that the lyrics alone are enough to get the emotions across.

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Anonymous asked:

What are the limits of changelings shape-shifting? Can they only turn into people that are humanoid with two arms and two legs? Could they have multiple appendages or abnormal body parts?

The shape-shifting ability is limited by three aspects: imagination, what is physically possible, and magic.

  • Imagination: The changeling would have to be able to picture what they want to look like. If the MC has never see a selkie, then they won’t be able to look like one. If the MC can’t imagine the fact that someone might have different coloured eyes, then they won’t be able to come up with an appearance that has heterochromia.
  • Physically possible: The appearance needs to be something that could exist naturally. So it would absolutely be possible to have an extra toe - but six arms, dragon wings, perfect vision and venemous teeth? No, as that is a combination of traits that would not occur naturally.
  • Magic: The transformation is only ever purely physical, and does not include the copying of any inherent magical traits. So a changeling could shift into a fire-sprite, but they would not get any advanced fire magic. Or they could change into a dryad, but they wouldn’t get their own grove or be bonded to any trees.
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Anonymous asked:

"piggybacking" off of that earlier cuddling position ask, how would the RO's feel about a shorter mc insisting that they'd be big spoon? (for at least the little spoon RO's)

Vynn would be all for it. Why wouldn’t they? Whether the MC is tall or not isn’t really of any consequence to them.

Lester knows too well what it’s like being short and still wanting to be in the big spoon position from time to time, so he’d get it and indulge the MC. Still, he’d hope the MC would extend him the same courtesy and consideration.

Thianne thinks it would be better if the big spoon were taller than her - and she does not have enough tact to keep that opinion to herself. She’d still be fine with this arrangement, of course, but she’d complain a bit - especially if she knows that the MC is a changeling and could just make themself taller.

As for Maeve and Az'Lean - while Maeve prefers being the big spoon, if the MC truly insisted on it, she’d give in. It isn’t a hill she would die on. Az'Lean, on the other hand, would not compromise. Either he is the big spoon, or there won’t be any spooning at all.

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atraxxa asked:

Very important question: when cuddling, which characters would prefer to be a big spoon and/or a little spoon? :D

Excellent question!

Vynn would prefer being the little spoon, but they’re also pretty restless, so they’d probably want to switch positions every once in a while. The MC would likely get their shins kicked a couple of times, but it’d be worth it.

Maeve would prefer being the big spoon, not just because she’s so tall, but she rarely gets the chance to hold someone she cares about this close. She’d be a very calm and static presence, so the MC would feel very safe in her embrace.

Lester likes both equally and sees no reason to only stick to one or the other. Due to his high body heat, it would make sense to switch positions frequently as to avoid overheating. In winter, it might be difficult for the MC to ever let him go again.

Thianne would prefer being the little spoon. Her reasoning is that it would be easier, since she doesn’t have to be the one to think about where to position the arms, how tightly to hold the other person, and so on. Also, knowing that there’s someone she trusts behind her would allow her relax more deeply.

Az'Lean would prefer to be the big spoon. He wants to be able to see the person he’s holding in his arms. He’d be afraid of feeling smothered or caged in if he were the little spoon. He’s not just going to let someone else’s arms come in slicing distance of his throat - not even if he loved them.

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