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''Ballads at Midnight'' is a UsefulNotes/RenPy-based dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria (''VisualNovel/ImperialGrace''), Wudgeous (''VisualNovel/{{Herotome}}''), Arrapso, Notafish, Jeneara, Rowanty, Eliana Zebro, Shar Joyner, Megan Youmans, Eric Navarro, and Kiminako. It features fairly kinetic gameplay, focusing instead on showcasing a defined protagonist and an abundance of [[WittyBanter character banter]].
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''Ballads at Midnight'' is a UsefulNotes/RenPy-based MediaNotes/RenPy-based dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria (''VisualNovel/ImperialGrace''), Wudgeous (''VisualNovel/{{Herotome}}''), Arrapso, Notafish, Jeneara, Rowanty, Eliana Zebro, Shar Joyner, Megan Youmans, Eric Navarro, and Kiminako. It features fairly kinetic gameplay, focusing instead on showcasing a defined protagonist and an abundance of [[WittyBanter character banter]].
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* BrutalHonesty: In a curious subversion of trickster bard tropes, Abigail asserts she is a miserable liar and thus has a policy of being honest to a fault. She will even inform her vampire host that his cooking tastes terrible and that she intended to hit him with a fire poker.
** You can try to ''make'' her lie about her opinion of his cooking. Abigail will attempt to craft [[BlatantLies elaborate praise]] for the dish, and Lucius's response is predictably dry.
* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Lucius calls Abigail "mortal" and "bard" at first, but later insists on referring to each other on a [[FirstNameBasis first name basis]] when he realizes they were never properly introduced.
** They slip up and still call each other "mortal" and "vampire" a few times after the fact.
** You can try to ''make'' her lie about her opinion of his cooking. Abigail will attempt to craft [[BlatantLies elaborate praise]] for the dish, and Lucius's response is predictably dry.
* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Lucius calls Abigail "mortal" and "bard" at first, but later insists on referring to each other on a [[FirstNameBasis first name basis]] when he realizes they were never properly introduced.
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* BrutalHonesty: In a curious subversion of trickster bard tropes, Abigail asserts she is a miserable liar and thus has a policy of being honest to a fault. She will even inform her vampire host that his cooking tastes terrible and that she intended to hit him with a fire poker.
**poker. You can try to ''make'' her lie about her opinion of his cooking. Abigail will attempt to craft [[BlatantLies elaborate praise]] for the dish, and Lucius's response is predictably dry.
* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Lucius calls Abigail "mortal" and "bard" at first, but later insists on referring to each other on a [[FirstNameBasis first name basis]] when he realizes they were never properlyintroduced.
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->[[spoiler: ''Queens, Queens, They rule in the light,'' \\
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* EveryoneIsBi: Lucius mentions being in love with a man named Gillian before the start of the game, and asserts they were both “attracted to men, women, and everyone in between.”
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* EveryoneIsBi: EveryoneIsBi:
** Lucius mentions being in love with a man named Gillian before the start of the game, and asserts they were both “attracted to men, women, and everyone in between.”
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* GirlInTheTower: [[spoiler: Lucius is a male example of this.]]
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* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: [[spoiler: The vampire Bliss ending.]]
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* GenderedInsult: The guardsmen refer to Abigail as a harlot, among other things...
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* GenderedInsult: The guardsmen refer to Abigail as a harlot, among other things... Of course, she hangs a lampshade over this.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Illuvia (the game's setting) has been ruled for centuries by a long line of cruel queens. [[spoiler: Or rather, by one cruel, witchcraft-practicing queen who had been prolonging her life by draining the life essence of countless orphan girls who had the misfortune of ressemblent her so she could maintain the masquarade.]]
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Illuvia (the game's setting) has been ruled for centuries by a long line of cruel queens. [[spoiler: Or rather, by one cruel, witchcraft-practicing queen who had been prolonging her life by draining the life essence of countless orphan girls who had the misfortune of ressemblent ressembling her so she could maintain the masquarade.]]
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Illuvia (the game's setting) has been ruled for centuries by a long line of cruel queens. [[spoiler: Or rather, by one cruel, witchcraft-practicing queen who had been prolonging her life by draining the life essence of countless orphan girls who had the misfortune of ressemblent her so she could maintain the masquarade.]]
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* YouAllMeetInACell: Played with, when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Lucius is also a prisoner. Vampires cannot cross running water, so he can't cross the moat surrounding the estate.]]
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* YouAllMeetInACell: Played with, when it's revealed that [[spoiler: Lucius is also a prisoner. Vampires cannot cross running water, so he can't cross the moat surrounding the estate.]]
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* TheDissTrack: [[spoiler: Abigail's crime was performing before the queen's court, calling her (''through song!'') proud, cruel, vain, and insinuating that the queen will be "slain at day's conclusion." She later performs this song for Lucius, much to his delight.]]
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* TheDissTrack: [[spoiler: Abigail's crime was performing before the queen's court, calling her court (''through song!'') song!''), calling the queen proud, cruel, vain, and insinuating that the queen she will be "slain at day's conclusion." She later performs this song for Lucius, much to his delight.]]
->[[spoiler: ''Queens, Queens, They rule in the light,'' \\
''Remembering tales of their kingdoms,'' \\
''Those lands now may be out of sight,'' \\
''But You can still remember your strategem:'' \\
''Be vain, be cruel, be always right,'' \\
''Proud until unproven'' \\
''Show your true self till the end of night,'' \\
''Where you'll be slain at day's conclusion.'' ]]
->[[spoiler: ''Queens, Queens, They rule in the light,'' \\
''Remembering tales of their kingdoms,'' \\
''Those lands now may be out of sight,'' \\
''But You can still remember your strategem:'' \\
''Be vain, be cruel, be always right,'' \\
''Proud until unproven'' \\
''Show your true self till the end of night,'' \\
''Where you'll be slain at day's conclusion.'' ]]
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* Shapeshifting: Lucius, being a vampire, can turn into a bat.
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* Shapeshifting: {{Shapeshifting}}: Lucius, being a vampire, can turn into a bat.
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* OrphanageOfFear: Nightingale Gardens, [[spoiler: where Abigail grew up before she ran away to seek her fortune.]]
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* SuperSenses: Though his taste buds aren't what they used to be, Lucius can pick up some extraordinarily specific scents.
-->'''Lucius:''' “You smell of chain rust, fresh soil, dried blood. And… incense?”
-->'''Abigail:''' [[DeadpanSnarker "Yeah, I'm a big hit with nuns and orphans."]]
-->'''Lucius:''' “You smell of chain rust, fresh soil, dried blood. And… incense?”
-->'''Abigail:''' [[DeadpanSnarker "Yeah, I'm a big hit with nuns and orphans."]]
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When the bard Abigail [[HelloInsertNameHere (name changeable)]] is punished for a mysterious crime, her sentence is to be fed to a supposedly ruthless, blood-thirsty vampire. She arrives ready to fight for her freedom, but the vampire insists they make a deal instead…
''Ballads at Midnight'' is a dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/ImperialGrace Imperial Grace]]), Wudgeous ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/Herotome Herotome]]), Arrapso, Notafish, Jeneara, Rowanty, Eliana Zebro, Shar Joyner, Megan Youmans, Eric Navarro, and Kiminako. It features fairly kinetic gameplay, focusing instead on showcasing a defined protagonist and an abundance of [[WittyBanter character banter]].
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''Ballads at Midnight'' is a UsefulNotes/RenPy-based dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria
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* LovingDetails: Lucius notices that Abigail has a habit of wrinkling her nose when she finds something disagreeable.
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* AffectionateNickname: Lucius ardently refers to Abigail as "my radiance" towards the end of the game.
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'''Lucius''': '''Fine!''' ''Fine!'' Then you're NOT leaving!
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''Ballads at Midnight'' is a dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/ImperialGrace Imperial Grace]]), Wudgeous ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/Herotome Herotome]]), Arrapso, Notafish, Jeneara, Rowanty, Eliana Zebro, Shar Joyner, Megan Youmans, Eric Navarro, and Kiminako. It features fairly kinetic gameplay, focusing instead on showcasing its defined protagonist and [[WittyBanter character banter]].
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''Ballads at Midnight'' is a dark fantasy romance and collaborative visual novel between Synstoria ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/ImperialGrace Imperial Grace]]), Wudgeous ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/Herotome Herotome]]), Arrapso, Notafish, Jeneara, Rowanty, Eliana Zebro, Shar Joyner, Megan Youmans, Eric Navarro, and Kiminako. It features fairly kinetic gameplay, focusing instead on showcasing its a defined protagonist and an abundance of [[WittyBanter character banter]].
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->''"I’m sorry— are you criticizing the way I’m fighting for my life?"''
-->-- ''[[https://synstoria.itch.io/ballads-at-midnight Itch.io Page]]''
-->-- ''[[https://synstoria.itch.io/ballads-at-midnight Itch.io Page]]''
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'''Lucius''': Your only means? Nonsense! You're able-bodied, young, far from hideous; once you
'''Abigail''': Your venerable age must have impaired your hearing then, vampire, because I'm not sure you quite caught it when I REPEATEDLY SAID NO! I am NOT giving it to you!\\
'''Lucius''': Fine! Then you're NOT leaving!
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* FedToTheBeast: Although this is meant to me Abigail's punishment, it is promptly subverted.
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* FedToTheBeast: Although this is meant to me be Abigail's punishment, it is promptly subverted.
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* BrutalHonesty: In a curious subversion of trickster bard tropes, Abigail asserts she is a miserable liar and thus has a policy of being honest to a fault. She will even inform her vampire host that she intended to hit him with a fire poker and that his cooking tastes terrible.
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* BrutalHonesty: In a curious subversion of trickster bard tropes, Abigail asserts she is a miserable liar and thus has a policy of being honest to a fault. She will even inform her vampire host that his cooking tastes terrible and that she intended to hit him with a fire poker and that his cooking tastes terrible.poker.
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* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Lucius calls Abigail "mortal" and "bard" at first, but later insists on referring to each other on a [[FirstNameBasis first name basis]] when he realizes they never learned each others' names.
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* GrowOldWithMe: [[spoiler: In one of the Bliss endings. Abigail will grow old if refuses to turn. It's implied that Lucius will love her until the very end.]]
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* GrowOldWithMe: [[spoiler: In one of the Bliss endings. Abigail will grow old if she refuses to turn. It's turn, and it's implied that Lucius will love her until the very end.]]
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* ProfanityPolice: Lucius won't allow the player to proceed if, when asked to introduce themselves, they type in a curse word instead.
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* StinkSnub: Lucius remarks more than once about Abigail's scent and state of cleanliness, citing these as reasons he has no desire to bite her. To be fair, she had just been marching through the wilderness with unruly guardsmen for nine days...
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* GenderedInsult: The guardsmen refer to Abigail as a harlot, among other things...
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* SpitefulSpit: When the pockmarked guardsman returns Abigail's lute, Abigail points out that he was likely intending to pawn it off but became [[DisproportionateRetribution afraid of the potential consequences if he got caught.]] The guardsman then becomes so angry that he calls her a harlot and spits at her before hurrying away.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Once they're at a safe distance, the pockmarked guardsman snickers when Abigail yells an insult at the old guardsman.
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* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Lucius calls Abigail "mortal" and "bard" at first, but later insists on referring to each other on a [[FirstNameBasis first name basis]] when he realizes they never learned each others' names.
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* TheDissTrack: [[spoiler: Abigail's crime was performing before the queen's court, calling her (''through song!'') proud, cruel, vain, and insinuating that the queen will be "slain at day's conclusion." She later performs this song for Lucius, much to his delight.]]
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* StoryBranching: The story branches off into [[MultipleEndings different endings]] near the end of the visual novel.
