Line #8 Roleplay/Towergirls


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4	''Towergirls'' is a form of PlayByPostGames that originated on [[Website/{{Fourchan}} 4chan]]. The artist for every major iteration of the Towergirls CYOA thus far, and the official IP owner, is [[https://twitter.com/gatsdoodles Gats]]. However, it has been stated repeatedly that the chart and perks he created are more suggestion than canon, and can be interpreted any way you see fit. Following the initial game, the concept quickly gained popularity and has seen various incarnations, including fan-made board games, figurines, and [[Roleplay/TowergirlsTvTropesEdition a version in TV Tropes' own forums]].
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6	In a ''Towergirls'' game, players would collectively guide a knight whose goal is to SaveThePrincess, with two major twists. Firstly, there were many, ''many'' princesses across the land, some of whose kingdoms were at war with each other, and the player often had to pick sides in order to get the best rewards. And secondly, every single princess had some kind of unique defining trait, such as being non-human (Kobold Princess, Slime Princess, etc.) and/or having a non-princess career (Pirate Princess, Knight Princess, etc.). In some versions, each princess has a specific dowry, complicating a player's decisions further. And sometimes, but not always, these quests also included romance elements, as Gats' original perk charts factor in a Princess' Love and Lust values in addition to the Wealth and Power that could be earned by rescuing them and receiving the StandardHeroReward.
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8	'''Towergirls''' has also led to two video game adaptations. One, ''Towergirls: The Game'' (Patreon page [[https://www.patreon.com/Towergirls here]]) is a work-in-progress JRPG / Strategy game supported by the original creator; official lore updates and expansions have been uploaded to this location. The other, currently titled ''VideoGame/PrincessAndConquest'' due to licensing disputes, is a fan-made hybrid StrategyRPG / VisualNovel / HGame, and is available on digital markets such as Platform/{{Steam}}.
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10	!!Tropes in Every Iteration:
11	* ArcNumber: As of the expanded lore, it's 5. There are 5 "Generations" of Princesses, each antagonized by one of the 5 Dragon Princesses, because they have shards of the 5 Gemstones that used to belong to the 5-Headed Dragon Queen (who, when included with her four lieutenants, make them the world's 5 main villains). There are also 5 notable Generals, 5 ancient heroes whose former steeds are now known as the 5 world beasts, 5 Masters willing to teach their knowledge to heroic knights, and 5 courtiers that can provide assistance.
12	* AltarDiplomacy: With games that included dowries, a possible choice was to rescue a Princess just for their treasure rather than for love.
13	* GayOption: Some of the "Princesses" are male or genderfluid, such as the Field and Mare Princesses.
14	* HotAsHell: Some Princesses are often depicted as having devilish features, such as the Succubus and Imp Princesses.
15	* SaveThePrincess: The main goal of the game.
16	* SeriesMascot: The Kobold Princess, who was one of the Princesses in the first official Towergirls thread, tends to be the "face" of the series. Some people even purport that the inspiration for Towergirls came from a comic by the artist "Guoh", depicting a knight rescuing a princess that turns out to be a small Kobold (compiled [[https://imgur.com/gallery/9304m here]]).
17	* SexlessMarriage: As Gats' charts gave every Princess Love and Lust values, it was possible to pursue a princess that had one of them (or both) at zero.
18	* StandardHeroReward: Occurs whenever a Princess is successfully rescued.

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