The Patron Corporation

This is a playable narrative demo using the save the cat format that showcases scenes from the narrative beat Set-up, followed by four consecutive scenes from The Bad Guys Closing in Beat.

The Story

What would it look like if capitalism were pushed to the extreme in a fantasy setting?

The story is set in a Capitalist fantasy world flooded by consumerism.

The setting blends:

• High Fantasy
• Sci-Fi
• Modernised/Medieval
• Magic Tech
• Modern-day tropes
• Comedy   

Theme/ Moral Argument

Morality - Do the ends justify the means? 

Premise

The Guide and the Hero.

In a capitalist fantasy world consumed by consumerism, the player plays as “M” a newly promoted Warlock Patron at The Patron Corporation who seeks revenge against their former patron, now Manager, blaming them for a previous job gone wrong, resulting in the deaths of their friends. Zach’s world changes as they lose their job, and their village is “Cancelled” by “The Agents of Anarchy” for opening a “Sir Eats a Lot” Fast Food Franchise store.  “M” takes advantage of Zach’s misfortune and recruits them as their warlock - XxakhxX. To meet their new Job’s KPI “M” must use their new Warlock Pact with XxakhxX to harvest power while secretly siphoning off power to use later to destroy the manager.   M is gifted the soul of their friend S to use as an assistant to help guide and maneuver XxakhxX to harvest power to achieve their goal. As XxakhxX uses their new powers to combat the cruel, harsh realities and turmoil plaguing the land, they learn the responsibility of their new power. XxakhxX has frequent run-ins with an anti-capitalist faction called “The Agents of Anarchy”, a growing movement that threatens to throw out the cosmic balance of the world as they seek to destroy the Sacred Cosmic Contract.   A-Plot: As “The Agents of Anarchy” get closer to their goal, M must guide the - Hero/Warlock on their quests to fight and stop them.   B-Plot: M’s personal goal is to use XxakhxX to gain enough power through their Warlock to take down The Manager.   The catch is one will come at the cost of the other, and M will be faced with a choice to either get what they want, destroy the Manager and lose S OR help XxakhxX stop “The Agents of Anarchy” 

Engine: Twine 2 Story
Format: Sugar Cube 2.36.1

Unfortunately, Itch doesn't like my zip file, so I couldn't include the character portraits