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About Choice of the Deathless
Choice of the Deathless is a text‑only RPG set in a demonic law firm where you battle demons, negotiate contracts, and juggle everyday concerns such as student loans, rent, and sleep. The story draws from Tor Books novels and blends necromancy with legal drama.
You may select any gender, sexual orientation, or even a dead or living status for your character. All events are delivered through text without graphics or sound, leaving the imagination to fill in visual and auditory details.
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Story and World
The narrative places you inside the elite demonic‑law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, where you confront a fallen god and interact with scheming magicians, monsters, and undead attorneys. The backstory is rooted in the Tor Books novels and evolves as you progress.
Because the game is entirely text‑based, every scene, creature, and courtroom is described in prose, requiring the player’s imagination to visualize the fantasy realm and its legal intrigue.
- Read contract descriptions carefully; subtle wording often hints at hidden consequences.
- Keep a brief note of recurring characters, as their motives may reappear later.
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Character Creation
At the start you can choose male or female, gay or straight, and whether your character is dead, alive, or both. These selections affect role‑play flavor but do not restrict the text‑based interactions available.
The living, dead, or dual status provides narrative hooks for romance and career paths, allowing each playthrough to feel distinct while staying within the same story framework.
- Experiment with different identity combos in separate runs to see how dialogue varies.
- Consider how a dead character’s perspective might influence contract negotiations.
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Career and Litigation
The core loop revolves around building a legal career by drafting and reasoning through contracts with demons and undead clients. Successful cases move you toward partnership at the firm.
Each decision also interacts with personal demands—student loans, rent, sleep, and commute—adding a strategic layer where missteps can threaten your soul.
- Look for contracts that include clear soul‑preserving clauses.
- Monitor financial obligations; overdue loans can limit future options.
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Romance and Social Life
Romantic opportunities appear throughout the story, encouraging you to look for love in "the right places" with both living and undead characters. Relationships develop through dialogue choices and shared events.
Social actions such as partying with skeletal partners affect how colleagues view you, potentially opening or closing future contract opportunities.
- Notice which characters respond positively to your legal arguments; they may become romance options.
- Balancing social events with work can help avoid burnout and soul loss.
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Platform and Features
Choice of the Deathless runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux via Steam and offers single‑player mode, Steam Achievements, Captions, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. The game contains no graphics or sound effects.
These features make the experience accessible across major desktop platforms and allow progress to be saved, with Captions available as a listed feature.
- Captions are listed as a supported feature, so you can enable them if you wish.
- Use Steam Cloud to keep progress synced across multiple computers.
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