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hi and thank you! it's very nice to see developers understanding that it's totally fine to make and delve into characters that are evil while holding these characters accountable for their actions. thank you so much for even addressing the fact that people can be disturbed by his behavior, it's a very observant and kind thing for you to do! i'm also sorry that you have experienced people like him in your life, it must've been really tough but on the bright side you at least have some kind of experience for writing them, haha

i personally find myself drawn to characters like jeth in a psychological manner, he is charming in a DNA way and i am fond of the way he reacts to things that are new to him- by being morbidly curious. you wrote him really well and i found myself interested in the way that he acted and wondered what his story really was. and when i did, i came to find out that he was groomed for his behavior which doesn't excuse it but what i really took from it was the budding curiosity that he had from the very beginning. i think it's fascinating that he's curious about the TO and i think it's fascinating that he's curious about the world that they're from. this is no shade to any creators and obviously people deserve to create what they love but villain characters that are humanized will always have me drawn to their behavior.

and so i found myself fluttering in circles around the villains, flip flopping between feeling extremely connected with them and getting upset about the things they do. i think i am very easy to manipulate if you can put ur mind to it LOL. you put so much care into jeth's character and i, PERSONALLY, could see him being confused and curious at the same time even if he doesn't truly express it since he's... well, you know, jeth. AND OMG! RUWIN AND JETH COMPARISON FTW!! i always thought they were similar in some kind of aspect but couldnt put a finger on it teehee.

oh man... i hope it's not me misinterpreting his character but i am joyful that his overwhelming yearning is on par for his lust for violence and power. and i'm glad that you wrote him to be that way! aka having a longing so deeply struck into him to the point of making him irrational and completely off his game! so cute! i dont think i'll ever romance jeth in a way that matters to him because i enjoy the prospect of torturing him with the painful HURTFUL HORRIBLE feeling of never being able to get something you TRULY want . (DISCLAIMER; i just really like unrequited love. it's delicious and jeth is a perfect victim for it) i also get a kick off of a bad man having to come to terms with his emotions in the most hurtful way possible ^q^ yessssss please go ahead and figure out ur yearning and heart break at the same time while KNOWING that the TO forgave you for almost killing them.

and i think my canon routes will always be with the 'heroes' of ADW or........... ashur...  i guess (rolling my eyes) LOL. and personally i liked the way you portrayed him and the way he switches between two faces helped me like him even more fdakjgfdjkg, there are two wolves inside of you. a sick and twisted assassin with the desire to watch the world from the sidelines     and a failguy who cannot for the life of him get the TO to like him because he cannot help but go freak mode every time he is shown a semblance of a smile from them.

and ive been drawing a lot lately for the forums haha, it's all doodles but i hope it isn't too much! and as always thank you for responding!

AND SHE WILL! hopefully the others will provide!!

and wow thank you so much for listing them all! i love going through games to see what i missed but sometimes i feel like it becomes a lost cause when i can't find anything haha, it's nice that there ARE scenes though for certain things that i was going to test out! thank you!!

and to reply to the spoilers just in case anyone cares -- -- -- -- -- --

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OOOOOOOOOOOOO i must take care and get the jeth scene where he bites the TO bc i am highly curious on how he does it and what his dialogue around it is ^q^ he couldnt just get mad and leave apparently. he just NEEDED to cause some havoc via something physical fmejsafeasfkgg CMONNN//  but wow! i actually based the little doodle i made off of the fourth scene because i tend to wait til last minute to figure out who to romance in games (i set a checkpoint and everything) but i max out their affection just in case ,fksfdf... it causes a lot of problems in ur game as you can assume. (jeth is watching me with cat eyes) i originally thought that the scar ZACK was talking abt was in that particular scene so i was confused cause he felt like he was going in for the kill instead of actually scarring but yea! thats cooll!! it's awesome that jeth has a ton of scenes where he's just straight up killing cuz... um well you know, it's his job but you know! nice to see that he lives up to it even with someone that has such an overwhelming presence!

thank you so much for ur kind words! it seems you were right about the scar haha so no need to say that! we're both just a tad bit forgetful thats alll! ^o^/  but yes... jeth is very intriguing and fantastically complex. he's my favorite kind of cruel desperate character who is dedicated to his own meaning of 'love'.

Saved this, printed it out, and bit half of it off with my bare teeth. Love it 

EFAMKFAEUGRGJHGHHHHHHHHHHHHHN THIS IS KILLING MEEEEEEE . i love jeth so much and i dont want to equate him to just "lovesick fool" but its so hard not to joke about it when he's always shaking with anticipation to say SOMETHING to the TO's in any scene he's in with them. he experiences cuteness aggression and he cannot for the life of him hold back even though he's known for his impressive willpower, it's cute.... and pitiful. 

AND WAHHHHHHHH THANK U SO MUCH FOR DRAWING YUMI WITH THE OTHER TO'S . they are all so cutieful and marshmallow like. i can totally understand jeth's sick behavior (facepalming)

beileph is our emotional support mage in every single fate </3 it's a tough job and he is not fit for it but he's there at the very least </3

i love when he acts so mean when you make an honest true mistake on his character!!!!!! sorry that i asked a simpleton question that you wont answer!!!!!! i love u so much for being so overprotective of ur cool suave character to the point you can't even admit to silly things like this ToT never change! AND WAHHHHHHHH SQUEEZING KATNIR. HE'LL ALLOW ME TO? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. IF ONLY HE'LL ADMIT TO BEING FLUSTERED AND HAPPY AND LOVED AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. maybe if lady yumi pouts enough she'll get it

I FULLY AGREE WITH SPARKQI. goi9ng full jeth mode and throwing ashur into my dungeon forever and ever. but thank u for the fan service... orz. ashur will always deliver

GNAWS ON HIS ANKLES GNAWS ON HIS ANKLES

i LOVEE seeing him get rejected, i think i may be a masochist for it... taiskgfdfnajmgrgtkldgmr. i havent touched adwavh in  a while so i cld be completely wrong abt this but i dont think jeth scars you? i think he grazes the knife near ur neck and you bleed a little (?) BUT it wld be SOOO interesting if that graze was deep enough to leave a scar (forgive me if im wrong, again, i dont remember it too well HAHA) . but speaking as if he did, i personally believe that he would leave a scar on the TO to assert some kind of mark onto them!

if he can't have them then the best thing he could do is leave his mark both mentally and physically, it may not be permanent because it could fade over time but jeth is unable to even severely harm the TO so he couldn't even leave a deeper scar if he wanted toooooooooooo </3

This is super nice! Actually, when you said that you just started last week, I gasped because it seems you have the fundamentals down! It’s very cute though and I think the way you framed it is VERY funny!! I too would have to be restrained from Jeth messing with me or my Guild!!! He can be a little infuriating sometimes when you don’t know his motives haha >_<

YESSSSSSSS (RAISING MY ARMS UP SO HIGH I FEEL LIKE IM ABT TO FLY AT ANY MOMENT) i think jeths freak levels absolutely shadows his charm because he completely forgets how he got to be the queens number 2 and opts to instead whip out every single romantic situation or scenario or ANYTHING from his brain to the TO. it’s so pathetic ToT 

TO ; “do you want anything for breakfast”

Jeth ; “You.”

TO ; “pass, anything else”

AUFHJSKAHDJDKKSKHS im happy to know that my comments (WELL MORE LIKE EVERYONES COLLECTIVE COMMENTS) have reached them from somewhere, i am currently now looking around to see if there’s any god plushies anywhere that knows what im thinking or writing or drawing OR SPEAKING OUT LOUD. 

i wonder how ashur feels about compliments… wld he just shower himself in them? even though we called him a soggy loser, im sure he’s also read the part where we said we adore him and all the other compliments. does he get embarrassed abt it? WAH… SO MANY QUESTIONS

and even though i like teasing katnir in a bullying manner, i think itd be nice to see his ears go red instead of him sulking LOL. how do we get him to do that? wld it just be honest and genuine emotions served on a silver platter thatll make him break, I NEED TO KNOW. I MUST SQUEEZE HIM LIKE A STRESS RELIEF TOY EXPEDITIOUSLY.

and jeth is not immune, i think it’s really funny that a lot of the community seems to be against his flirting LOL! AND I AM UNFORTUNATELY ONE OF THE VERY FEW THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF “wow jeth ur flirting lines r good” AND “oh you are…. A FREAK (LOVINGLY)” AUSBDJFJANH. i think we all deserve to see jeth in a pathetic light, im sorry. 

and im sorry for always attaching screenshots of my livetweets, i just cannot help myself . ROGUE LUVR 4 LYFE. ♡ 

HI ZACK:3333!!! FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! it is such a delight to be able to share my work and make others happy! im also quite happy to know that the ashur artwork got you to like him JAHSJSHFNRBF he is my second favorite for a reason, silly kind of stupid but still pretty intelligent and intuitive men for the win!!!!!!!! 

that sequence of events seems about right for finding games haha! i think im pretty turned off of games that i cant figure out how to play and it’s mainly my fault, not the games!! Y_Y but im happy that you seem to do ur research and to find fan works to motivate you into playing!! that’s so interesting! i think a well rounded community allows for newer players to feel more welcome or to get more people interested, let’s do our best together!! 

AND HEHEHE i get it! i was extremely enamored by the writing because a lot of vns seem to be poorly written these days in order to focus more on the romance aspect. while that’s all good and everything, i think id like a story that has a lot more plot + romance engrained in interesting ways and ADW was wonderful for something that fit the somehow rare middle ground. i also found myself drawn to the writing because of how simple the dialogue was! i remember gushing about how you don’t need any text that’s eloquent or long winded to truly be something ‘great’! sometimes katnir saying something like ; “Can I be happy about this yet?” is enough to give insight into a relationship with the TO and his character without going into excruciating detail about it. 

I LOVE THE ROGUES TOO! while i am naturally drawn to their charming behavior, i think it’s soo lovely to hear that you like all three HAHA. they are… interesting! 

and to celebrate more ashur fans! i doodled a little ashur, enjoy! ☆ 

HI OH WOW sorry for the late reply, busy with work and other things but please don’t apologize for a long wall of text! Reading is my FAVORITE past time and i like yapping and equally i love hearing people yap Especially when it’s about something i care immensely abt ♡! 

BUT WAH youve summarized why i like Ashur so much!! He is so genuine! so entirely silly! and obviously even if he is so so silly, i also believe he’s quite smart (street wise) albeit clumsy and quite frankly idiotic while doing so. also he’s so UNBELIEVABLY cute when he’s worried about small things like deceiving people (mainly only the TO sorry guys) and his image being tainted. he’s a ‘villain’ not a monster LMAOOOO… i get that impulsiveness is something that most people seem to find the ick for but i find it really endearing coming from ashur. he easily adapts to his surroundings, immediately heads into dangerous things headfirst, and even easily forgives if it’s someone he knows. what a guy… im kind of envious with how easy he takes it and i can’t help but want to pull him by the collar and kiss him on his stupid dumb lips!!!!

AND YEAH URE RIGHT ABT KATNIR. gosh… You are So Right…. i don’t think i have anything to add but brotherrrrrrrr, this guy is the love of my life and he doesn’t even know it. and he doesn’t even know that i wld love him no matter how cringe he is and no matter how much angst bubbles up inside of him, i stick by him…

AND THATS SO SWEET TO HEAR WAH. <— STARTS BAWLING MY EYES OUT ) i love hearing the passionate things people talk about with characters they like!!! beisel is the sweetest ever, she is my best friend that i (OR MORE LIKE WEE) kiss on the lips sometimes and i love the headcanon that beisel is korean!!! yesss!!!!!! YESSSSS!!!!! LOVE THAT FOR U

and here’s a little doodle of hajin that i scribbled as thanks for the little yumi ^_^ hope u like!!! 

THANK U THANK U ^w^!!!!!!!!!! AHHH thank you for liking lady yumi!! she's a sweetheart and way too kind for own liking...! AND THANK U OHHHHH MY GOODNESS, IM SO HAPPY TO SEE ART OF HER... I DIDNT EXPECT IT WAHHH O_O!! she loves u too!! and i love ur art style! it's so cute and i love how you draw your faces! did you know that the faces you draw are reminiscent to yours? i think about it everytime i admire someones facial structures in their art ToT I HOPE THAT DOESNT SOUND CREEPY??!@:!$r

i think video games do that for people, a little comfort goes a long way! i love going back to my own interests whenever i'm really down and it's always really helpful. no matter what, there's a kind of strength you obtain when you love again and it most definitely helps if you burn out or if youre just upset at the world or something like that... im happy you had adw

AND WAH... THANK YOU... i dont know how to articulate my thoughts about ashur without filling up the entire thread with nonsense but i loveeeeeeeee him so much. something about the way he's an absolute buffoon but is sooo extremely loyal to the people that care about him wah... and the fact that he's so unbelievable in everything he does. he might not be the best person morally but he's not the worst person ever so.... i can win a little! i also particularly liked him for his self deprecating behavior in ADW:GD where he fell in love more and more with the TO and started to progressively reflect on his actions (which he never seems to do LMAOO). 

i love fictional men who are pathetic and soggy and absolutely vulnerable and ashur has taken my heart.

i also LOVEEE katnir <- subjected to the horrors of liking fictional men that are cagey because theyre afraid of getting attached) AND I LOVEEEEEEEEE the fact that katnir DOES get attached and is mad at you in ADW:GD AUGHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE YOU KATNIR *HOLDING MY HEAD IN MY HANDS*  and he does stop getting pissy with you because you didn't mean to hurt him but he's still hurt regardless.... but he's made a gamble on you FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK <- GETTING UPSET BC I LIKE HIM SOO MUCHH) he tries to act cool but he can't sometimes and he gets embarrassed !!!!!!!!! he's cute when he gets embarrassed but he isnt immune to flirting back!!!!!!!!! 

oh!! and i saw that you like beisel! and that you also enjoy pathetic people!! while i am not the biggest beisel fan, i am a big pathetic person fan and we get a healthy dose of it with ashur JASKDSAFJKDFFM... i was wondering what you liked about beisel? while i enjoy beisel, i found her a little too feminine for me (AND DISCLAIMER IT IS ABSOLUTELY FINE FOR HER TO BE FEMININE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HER AND I RECOGNIZE THAT HEAVY, I STILL LOVE HER SM!!!! she's just not my first option orz) and i have a certain type of attraction for female characters who are more masculine in appearance and attitude ToT do you enjoy that she likes to bake? or maybe that she's so caring and motivated to fight like she was born to do so? there's a lot of things to like about her but i just wanted to know what you thought! :D

ROGUE LIKERS 🤝

and to speak more about rogues, i think i'm interested in their more deeply cemented problems and trauma that has affected them entirely! all three seem to be shrouded with a kind of indescribable past that makes me want to gnaw on them  djkasfgnjdkggf,.. not saying that the others are uninteresting, i just think the rogues cater to a specific demographic- which is ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! katnir was easily readable to me even though i have trouble responding to him. to me he's sentimental and emotional which is highly exploitable so he conceals it even with people he trusts. i'm not entirely sure if he's reacted like that his whole life to the point he can't 'turn' it off or if he's reacting like that to avoid his feelings hurt with every single person ever but ToT....... id like to believe it's both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love u katnir!!!!!! i love you and i know you!

oh and this is an edit ; but please feel free to 'barge' into conversations! it is SO very welcome (to me personally! i cant speak for anyone else) and i think it's so so nice to talk to multiple people about things i enjoy! cheers!

It's totally fine! I go by Noodle and Noodie, mostly Noodle because my friends tend to call me that haha! But call me anything you like!

two years is a long time! being a huge supporter to a game like this is the best though and i'm happy to see you being loud and proud about it! it's wonderful in a way and never change! ^o^/

thank you! and i'm really sorry about that, i'm glad that you can find other characters to like though! the joy of having a lot of characters in a game is the idea that you can find one that's to your taste and i'm overjoyed to know that Lor (one of the sweetest guys ever) is for you <3

i also quite like them both in a "i shall study you in a microscope" way JSNDFNASJF, i find them funny (my humor is a little skewed forgive me) and reallyyyyyyyyyyyy interesting but alas. they cannot beat gentle and caring men for me. jeth is a weird case for me though because his character is reminiscent of a character ive created and while not to a T, i can understand the energy he puts forth in the world. i hope we can see more jeth scenarios where he's utterly terrifying and crazy in the head BUT JUST FOR ME!!!

AND RUWINNN <3333 im happy that you can recognize that he's improving and honestly that's such a huge thing to say coming from you whose been through so much! when you crack away his hardened disposition, you find something gentle to nurture... and perhaps its not sewing or knitting or anything too soft but it's innocent. something to care for!

thank you so much for answering! and i'm sorry for the late reply, haha, i was busy working and i did read it prior but didn't know when i had the time to write out a reply but oh wow i love hearing about your personal experiences and how you incorporate it into the game!! it's nice to know that every one has a part of them in stories that they tell, it's sweet and makes my heart warm! i think it's apart of why i love indie games so much. but anywho i appreciate hearing about these kinds of things!

and ahhh... i love katnir so much... i quite enjoy characters like him!! he's not confusing at all, i think it's perfectly reasonable the way that he acts especially with since he's been through so much!! and he loses SOOO much in ADWAVH. i think i was suffering most of the time bc i just cldnt handle seeing him distressed TToTT  which i'll attach below! buttttttt i love katnir so dearly and i will understand him in every single universe. and wah... while he doesnt like having this little air of refinement, i think it's a cute contrast to his way of living. 

and to touch up on ruwin in ur second reply, it's very tragic! and ruwin's story is terribly heartbreaking but you made sure to flesh him out well!!! he was just a child when it happened and unfortunately under drastic circumstances, his physicality worked against him :( i enjoy hearing about your own experiences, once again, and i think it's interesting haha! ruwin being a saint bernard is so cool!! especially with the comparison, big brain big brain! but as always... ruwin, if no one cares about you then that means im dead. i am ur #1 fan... ur crimes r mine too

HI HI HI !! OH WOW! i'm so happy you enjoyed my fanart to the point you follow me on twitter and have saved my art to a folder... wah..!! NO WORRIES ABT DELETING IT! i'm actually really flattered and happy! i love sharing with a community and i love seeing people like things ive drawn out of pure indulgence, it makes me super duper joyed! and thank you so much for the kind words! when i was drawing the bishounen ruwin it made me laugh a little because i'm not entirely sure if he'd understand it if he was real. does he know that he's super super handsome underneath his helmet? with long eyelashes and all? SOOO CUTE... you were built to be loved ruwin... i also liked seeing ruwin's journey!! i resonate with him in a way (not the killing part of course but things like thinking youre nothing more than what you were molded to be) and this comparison to myself in turn allowed ruwin to shoot cupids arrow into my heart JFKASFJK..

and yes! that was the idea, sort of! i thought it'd be nice if yumi's eye turned glassy if faced in a predicament (i didnt quite think of it in a romance way LOL) like facing down an enemy. i wanted the other person to be caught off guard at looking at the defiant look in her eyes because for a brief second, they saw themself! something cool like that i guess ajfgksadjk

lor, katnir, ashur, and samuel are really good choices! AND URE SO RIGHT ABT ALL OF THEM IN MY OPINION. my favorite pattern between all of them is the fact that theyre all soft in a way. like personality wise... so sweet! and i love the way you love them, it's so enjoyable seeing people explain why they like certain characters wahhh.. for me i think my tierlist would be katnir <- ashur/ruwin <- samuel/lor <- jeth/belieph <- deita <- beisel <- mikaylis . but this list changes everyday ajffskdfajksdgdsa i rotate everyone except katnir when i play ADW... i do like everyone though! they're so interesting and their stories make it so much easier to love them. wah..

I FELT THE SAME WAY! at first i was like "oh niceee battle system for a visual novel wow!" and then i saw the animation and immediately downloaded DJAKFJDSKG. it's a special kind of love for your game when you decide to add details like that!! its nice! it's awesome that you stumbled upon it! i got into ADW last year in july but i assume youve been here for longer than that? :O

ASHJUADSKGKJ i would love to see them all pathetic. AT LEAST ONCE! perhaps i will draw something regarding that but ejsakfsafdk lor is highly loved for his emotional behavior... i wonder how he'll feel about that if he was told that... i love a man who can show his emotions.

AND WOW! i love hearing concepts and ideas that you've thought of for the world!! that's so cool! i've always been quite curious what that 'aura' truly was but never really thought too hard on it cuz i just liked having everyone fawn over me.......... IN A HEALTHY MANNER I MEAN! if i may ask... do you have anything else to share? for example, id love to know if there was a design for ruwin's sister or if it never crossed your mind?

and im so glad that yumi's mirror eye can be apart of the lore!!! i love to mix some uniqueness with my inserted MCs that don't really add anything to the story but i'm happy to know that it CAN be something! oh wow!! i also recall you having trouble with fleshing out a self-insert protagonist and i can totally understand how challenging that may be especially when nowadays self inserters aren't as imaginative as they used to be (regarding factors like adding different options that can limit certain paths in story or just the fact that you cant include everything that people want) it's tough! and i appreciate the games that do try to be as inclusive as possible! like arcane dice wars!

i can sympathize with your friend, i too felt the same way when i was reading their dialogue ESPECIALLY when i had no clue what they were talking abt. like what did i do to katnir to make him so pissy? :( or why am i enemies to lovers with this ashur freak (LOVINGLY)? but instead of crushing on someone else, i kept digging for diamonds in the rough HAHAHAHA. what can i say, ekkoberry's art was tempting and then i gasped once i got the secret cgs AJKDFAHFUEIAWFDAKDFK <-- really enjoyed ashurs and ruwins. 

and to answer ur question, i finished all of ADWGD while jittering with curiosity. i had NO clue what they were talking abt!! and i wanted to know so bad! i then proceeded to play all of ADW and then went straight to ADWAVH after capturing ashur and then went back to ADWGD to read it all over again! i like replaying things once i learn something new, it's always interesting to me! i personally think there is something quite charming about the rogue faction, they're quite easy to like (IMO IMO IMO IMO) and i enjoy the multi-faceted personalities they display. but maybe this charm is extended only to me since i think theyre either super flirty (which i like teehee) or just SUPER funny to me JAKDNSJKAF. i like a person that can make me laugh....

AND OF COURSE OF COURSE!! i am terribly happy to even have the opportunity to even talk to the developer of a game i enjoy so much!!

HI EVERYONE! oh wow, i'm a little embarrassed to share these here but i think it'd be nice to share it with more fans of ADW! ^q^/  but this game has ruined my life (good thing) and i enjoy it with every single update! ive always been quite fond of more indie titles of anything i like whether thats the romance genre or things like fantasy, ive always gravitated towards things that people put their heart and soul into. and im SO glad to have found arcane dice wars in the midst of it. oh my goodness, the amount of time ive spent gushing over certain dialogues or getting progressively upset (GOOD THING) about the damn hydra in the sewers, im so fond of it. ive even started recc'ing it to people i know HAHA which is funny considering that they dont really play these kinds of games on a regular, i still do it though because that means i care abt it!!! i care about arcane dice wars sm!!!!!!!! and its such a joy to read everyones community posts whenever i can... im a tad bit shy so i havent responded at all ahhhh but once i muster up the courage ill be sure to respond in my own way!!!!

oh and just to say it to say it, the woman in these drawings is my transient one! her name is lady yumi and she's an office worker with a hugeee heart! she normally only has gray eyes but ever since she's been transported her right eye occasionally turns glassy. like a mirror! it happens only for a split second and only with guild kalen but because it's so brief people think they're just hallucinating. oopsie!

anyway ive just compiled all of my fanart here that ive done, i hope you all enjoy! OH! AND! spoiler warning for ADW: A Villian's Heart  at the end, it doesnt reveal ANYTHING LMAO and its just in game text but yk... just in case! teehee!

and id love to ask a question if youre all willing to answer, what led you into finding arcane dice wars? for me, i actually found it through arcane dice wars: gacha date! HAHA i fell in love with everyone ESPECIALLY katnir and ashur and wanted to find out their stories. it was really good, SO good and couldn't stop myself from latching onto everyone else as well... sigh... forgive my easily attached self.