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>> Links <<
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AllSync: https://cyoa.allsync.com/s/owWor64yLTngDk3
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Our Discord: https://discord.gg/Cwm8nCM
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Our Discord: https://discord.gg/72QNY4Y
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Our /other/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Cwm8nCM
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https://warosu.org/tg/
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A really well organized MEGA archive of CYOAs:
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https://mega.nz/#F!rZImQQbI!q0_MBu6MEWP8Hn3jd4Nvag
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Here's a dropbox with a LOT of CYOAs:
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CYOA Archives:
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https://cyoaarchive.com/main
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CYOA Booru:
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https://choose.booru.org/
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https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bwl-aJm3wG4nN2w1TGJCSVlQZ2M&usp=sharing
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The "SFW (Safe-for-Wife)" Archive:
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https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7BuylZWKxemS2dJNElOYkpjSHc&usp=sharing
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A CYOA-making program for those who are graphically challenged (untested):
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https://quantencomputer.github.io/cyoastudio/
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From Dropbox Anon:
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Hello friends, I am the guy who owns the Dropbox linked up top. I added a notepad to the dropbox. If you are a CYOA author and wish to see your CYOA in the dropbox, the most expedient way would be emailing my new Yahoo! account "[email protected]' with the CYOA. Adding a name either in the subject or body attached to the email would be helpful.
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>> Author Folders & Resources <<
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-- acheld --
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Google Drive:
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7BuylZWKxemMVFHODRFQjJ0MFE
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-- Amridell --
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Amridell's "CYOA Maker" program:
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https://github.com/Amridell/Amridell-s-CYOA-Maker
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-- Beri --
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Google Drive:
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bxbrh3Q2CTiyfjM3SjU2TWNJQ3VpZ2pWYk0xRUJ4LVZYRkgyTTlwUTQwZjZhN0FNTTJ3LUE
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-- Divine Trials Anon --
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Google Drive:
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zaeOP-Z5_gvM-KxwlWMsLpGJc2i86qGE
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-- Highlander --
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Traveller Blog:
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http://travellercyoa.livejournal.com/
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Pokemon Personified:
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-- Eternal Anon --
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ovLnUxIiZizbu8FlPBZXNSdaPWlUR2_X
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Google Drive:
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0h6Ycwh1mNzS2dfbnYzN2FtNXc
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-- Liminal Phrenic --
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Blog:
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theouterworlds.blogspot.com
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-- SDA --
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Mega Cloud:
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https://mega.nz/#F!9YMmVC5Y!CyuwmUx-K4ggK60LRVme3A
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-- Slut Life Anon --
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Mega Cloud:
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https://mega.nz/#F!AYwlHJBK!xVrJUD4PSAJACtDY3g_Lgw!IAxFHCTT
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-- Spacefuture --
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Google Drive:
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-- SandN*r --
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cw5df_F79mnTEJgotIJRwElxET6mwZS1?usp=sharing
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Blog:
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feathersnake.wordpress.com
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B01t_JeqhEkuUFNhazdoT1c3Qzg
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-- Sl*t Life Anon --
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1CwO4KqTgloRXVUV19DR19hdEk?usp=sharing
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-- ZBG --
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https://notanactualdoctorgabe.tumblr.com/
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-TEGKUrwW1tWWJNOWd4NGpiMjQ
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>> Some Image Resources <<
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http://game-icons.net
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http://www.pixiv.net
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http://drawcrowd.com
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1CwO4KqTgloRXVUV19DR19hdEk?resourcekey=0-W3KdK_IBXOUF5gWTJR3NRA
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https://www.artstation.com
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http://coolvibe.com
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http://www.zerochan.net
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http://danbooru.donmai.us
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http://gelbooru.com
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http://www.deviantart.com
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http://fantasygallery.net
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http://grognard.booru.org
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http://fantasy-art-engine.tumblr.com
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https://www.pinterest.com
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https://www.google.com/imghp
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>> CYOA FAQ <<
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Q: What's a CYOA?
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A: It's like a cross between an RPG's character creation system and game of "would you rather". A more accurate name would be "Choice Games".
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Q: What are they for?
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A: CYOAs are there to spark your imagination, provide escapism, and occasionally act as writing prompts. You'll get ones as simple as picking a special magical soda to drink which gives you a neat perk to live with in life, or complex ones to create your own fantasy domains with a slew of customization options. Some of the more complex CYOAs could be used to generate characters for an RPG.
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Q: Who makes them?
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A: Anyone can. You can try to make one yourself, it's not that difficult.
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Q: Where can I find more CYOAs?
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A: There are hundreds of them. Start with the archive links at the top; if you know who the author is of the CYOA you're looking for, try their cloud drive first (if they have one).
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A partial archive can be found here: http://grognard.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=cyoa
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You can request a particular CYOA in the thread, and if you're lucky, someone will give it to you.
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If you must, you can try /r/makeyourchoice.
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Here's an archive of CYOA threads: http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/cyoa/text/cyoa/
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Q: I want to make a CYOA. How?
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A: You start with an idea, or crib a setting from your favorite book/game/chinese cartoon. It's usually best to start out small. Keep your big ideas in reserve until you have the skill to actualize them properly.
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A: You're going to need an image editor or DTP program. Paint or Word will suffice, but better looking CYOAs require better software.
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Paint.net (www.getpaint.net) is excellent for novices. GIMP (www.gimp.org) is more powerful, but has a steep learning curve. Beware, as Paint.net has particularly dreadful text editing.
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Scribus (www.scribus.net) is an open-source desktop-publishing software. It has solid text editing and layout functionality, but you'll need an image editor for any fancy graphics.
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Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator are perhaps the ultimate tools for CYOA creation. They're fairly hard to learn, but they're powerhouses for a reason. The downside is that they're very expensive, although Photoshop CS2 (a very old version of Photoshop) is offered for free (https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs2-product-downloads.html). Photoshop Elements is also offered at a much more generous price, but it's essentially a stripped down version of the CS/CC series.
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Check out SDA's cloud drive for some tutorials on basic Photoshop skills for CYOAs.
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Q: I need images. Where?
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A: See the links at the top of this paste for some neat recommendations. There's plenty of image sources out there short of using Google Images. The /tg/ booru (grognard.booru.org) is stuffed with character and setting art of all descriptions, all neatly tagged and sorted. Other popular resources for images are DeviantArt or Pinterest. There's usually a character art thread running on /tg/. You can request stuff there. You can also try /hr/ and /wg/.
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A: Generally speaking, a standard CYOA should be about 1200px wide. Remember, most screen resolutions don't exceed 1366*768, and many readers browse using mobile devices. Try to aim for a resolution where most users will only have to scroll vertically.
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PNG is the preferred format for image CYOAs due to it being a "lossless" format (the compression isn't apparent in the image quality). However, for larger and more colourful images, you might want to use the JPG format in order to fit /tg/'s 8mb file limit. Be wary that while JPG files are usually smaller than their PNG counterparts, the compression is much more noticeable in the image itself.
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/tg/ supports PDFs. You can export PDFs from some programs, or use (http://smallpdf.com/jpg-to-pdf) to convert your images to PDF. Some people dislike PDFs. They have advantages: they're easy to upload, and don't take up a lot of space in the thread. However, they're awkward to scroll through when saved, take a while to load and process, and can cause difficulties for those on mobile devices. Typically, they downgrade the quality of your CYOA by a large amount when used to compress larger CYOAs. I would only recommend using PDFs for lengthly text-based CYOAs, as they aren't meant for fancy imagery.
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If you want some thematically-appropriate fonts, try (www.dafont.com) and (www.google.com/fonts). Try not to go overboard; only pick really stylized fonts for titles and headers. The number one thing you must maintain in a CYOA is legibility; a basic, clean, and readable font is the best choice for body text.
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>> Misc <<
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Some Musings & Advice by a CYOA Author (read the FAQ first):
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http://pastebin.com/qaL8nDD8
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Here are some polls that were conducted about CYOAs in the threads:
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http://strawpoll.me/2729937/r
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http://strawpoll.me/2729372/r
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http://strawpoll.me/2740198/r
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http://strawpoll.me/2770406/r
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Post your builds. Criticize. Praise. Make good OC. Be excellent to one another.
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If you want to hang with the cool kids, swing by the IRC. #cyoa on Rizon. Just use a number if you don't want to namefag. A bunch of veteran creators can be found on the IRC, and we're happy to give advice and critique.
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If you don't know what that is, just follow this link to our chat: http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23CYOA&server=irc.rizon.net
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Daniel Fox lives at 5343 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO