@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialIn a frankly absurd twist, the king of the realm has joined my party- as a level 1 shlub. This would be ridiculous even if we were a high-ranking squad, but the next thing we do is head to the guild to argue over promotion to the third-lowest rank. 🙄
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialChef must have been practicing his blackening, because that there's a BURN. 🤣
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialShut the FUCK up, Johnny!
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialShut the fuck up, Johnny.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialI don't think this is what Johnny meant when he said he expected to carry the party.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialCaught up to the prologue, and despite doing pretty well in the fight, the boss cutscenes us half to death. Then Lute unlocks a badass super mode and turns the tables.
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@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialRan into this wandering boss which should have been out of my league, but my newly-recruited Inquisitor friend helped make short work of him. I do like a woman who wields large, heavy orbs. 😏
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialI can assure you that context would be of absolutely no help.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialRecognized adventurers get some tit. 😏
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialShut the fuck up, Johnny.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialIn an impressive cutscene, the presumed Big Bad debuts by crashing a funeral and taking all comers. Being a hot-blooded shonen anime idiot, Johnny tries to 1v1 him and nearly freakin' dies before a greybeard badass saves his tail.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialAnd now, for some reason, I am being attacked by a rogue save point. #indiegames, baby!
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.social.............Isn't Dragon Dust essentially magical c*caine?
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialThis technically-optional boss is the first foe to be a real challenge- he has a ton of HP and hits hard. This is where being able to dodgeroll and wear down his stance with archery is useful.
#DragonswordAwakening #ARPG #indiegames #rpg
(Unfortunately didn't get an action shot. Sorry!)
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialWelcome to 2026, Castella.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialPaused the questing to open-world around for awhile. Found some interesting puzzles and minigames and a dungeon or two, but it was mostly quests and chests. Oh yeah, and we can cook.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialAlso, at one point the party decides the best way to stop Roxy from absconding with the treasure is to fastball special Lute into her.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialThe first chapter's concluding quest takes us into a dungeon where we reluctantly team up with a rival party against goblins and a mysterious mage. After the redhead tries to yoink the load-bearing quest item, we have to run for it and fight a dragon.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.socialTook a break from questing to use my big bug to Batman (Bugman?) around the city rooftops, turning up awesome views, a few chests, and some other goodies.
@asteriondeltoro.bsky.social...and then it turns out the little girl was conning us the whole time! She put on the waterworks to convince us to deal with the goblins, then tricked us into dealing with the spider too. Little brat! 😠 But I got some armor out of it, so w/e.
