VN Ren'Py Price of Power [Ch.25] [Pandaman Games]

[Elduriel]

I don't remember any kind of hard decision, most choices are just flavor on how the MC will handle a situation, letting you roleplay to some degree. The choices for romance are pretty obvious (except for what e6mill mentioned, you want to support the remnants relationship and they will eventually add you to it).

there is a choice (or two) earlier in the game where you can reject Emilia locking you on the solo Maria path. So for now there are three routes (iirc)...solo Maria, throuple with Maria and Emilia, and a haremish one with the addition of Zaya and Lune.

 

[walkerjonny]

there is a choice (or two) earlier in the game where you can reject Emilia locking you on the solo Maria path. So for now there are three routes (iirc)...solo Maria, throuple with Maria and Emilia, and a haremish one with the addition of Zaya and Lune.

Zaya and Lune:
Do I have to approve or disapprove of their lesbian relationship in order to get them? Normally I would say disapprove. But now I'm a bit confused.

 

[AlexMpog]

Zaya and Lune:
Do I have to approve or disapprove of their lesbian relationship in order to get them? Normally I would say disapprove. But now I'm a bit confused.

You have to approve their lesbian relationship to add them to your harem.

 

[walkerjonny]

You have to approve their lesbian relationship to add them to your harem.

Okkayyy... Not very logical. That is their relationship. Between them. Not between them and me.
Aside from this being their relationship between themselves this approval or disapproval shouldn't relate to their relationship between them as individuals and me.
I actually assumed disapproving of it would lead to the opposite. Edging them on to get in a relationship with me.

But many thanks for the intel. Seems I have to go several chapters back to change that decision then...

 

[Elduriel]

Okkayyy... Not very logical. That is their relationship. Between them. Not between them and me.
Aside from this being their relationship between themselves this approval or disapproval shouldn't relate to their relationship between them as individuals and me.
I actually assumed disapproving of it would lead to the opposite. Edging them on to get in a relationship with me.

But many thanks for the intel. Seems I have to go several chapters back to change that decision then...

you could change the variable with URM, but you'd then have missed a couple of scenes with them, so if you are curious about those then better go back indeed.

 

[walkerjonny]

you could change the variable with URM, but you'd then have missed a couple of scenes with them, so if you are curious about those then better go back indeed.

There's a second choice afterwards regarding if you don't mind or don't want to know the details. Does that one have an effect?

 

[jadepaladin]

Okkayyy... Not very logical. That is their relationship. Between them. Not between them and me.
Aside from this being their relationship between themselves this approval or disapproval shouldn't relate to their relationship between them as individuals and me.
I actually assumed disapproving of it would lead to the opposite. Edging them on to get in a relationship with me.

But many thanks for the intel. Seems I have to go several chapters back to change that decision then...

Trying to split them up will just make you seem worse in their eyes. They already have an established relationship and you're basically this new guy they barely trust coming in and trying to get involved.

 

[Kagarus]

Okkayyy... Not very logical. That is their relationship. Between them. Not between them and me.
Aside from this being their relationship between themselves this approval or disapproval shouldn't relate to their relationship between them as individuals and me.
I actually assumed disapproving of it would lead to the opposite. Edging them on to get in a relationship with me.

But many thanks for the intel. Seems I have to go several chapters back to change that decision then...

Because it's not really between you and them as individuals.
In the harem path, they're a pair, the same way you and Maria are a pair, and how the two of you and Emilia are a throuple - unlike the traditional harem setup, where the MC is the No. 1 of every girl, you're just the No 1 of Maria and Emilia, and they're each others No 1, and the 3+2 of you form something enjoyable for all of you - it's an extension of their relationship (et vice versa).
I haven't played the non-harem paths, but my intuition would be:

• If they get together, but you don't support them fully, they'd probably less inclined to link up, obviously.
• If they don't get together, they're probably still more concerned with each other than wanting to join an existing couple/throuple who're clearly and intensely in love with each other - remember, you're not doing the usual "I'm the MC recruiting members for my harem" thing.

 

[Lap-pillow Princess]

Because it's not really between you and them as individuals.
In the harem path, they're a pair, the same way you and Maria are a pair, and how the two of you and Emilia are a throuple - unlike the traditional harem setup, where the MC is the No. 1 of every girl, you're just the No 1 of Maria and Emilia, and they're each others No 1, and the 3+2 of you form something enjoyable for all of you - it's an extension of their relationship (et vice versa).
I haven't played the non-harem paths, but my intuition would be:

• If they get together, but you don't support them fully, they'd probably less inclined to link up, obviously.
• If they don't get together, they're probably still more concerned with each other than wanting to join an existing couple/throuple who're clearly and intensely in love with each other - remember, you're not doing the usual "I'm the MC recruiting members for my harem" thing.

That's exactly it - if you're not supportive of their love for each other at all (or, arguably worse, say you support it but "don't want to see it"), why would they ever trust you, let alone want to be with you intimately as well?
It's real world logic, not stupid porn logic or whiny incel logic.

 

[Tdius]

all sites down for download wtf

 

[Tremonia]

all sites down for download wtf

Steam works fine.

 

[Tdius]

Steam works fine.

not gonna give 15$ for this game

 

[Dessolos]

not gonna give 15$ for this game

that's what steam sales are for and there is a big winter one in 1-2 weeks.

 

[Tremonia]

not gonna give 15$ for this game

Yeah, one beer in the club less. One have to set priorities.

 

[Rehwyn]

Because it's not really between you and them as individuals.
In the harem path, they're a pair, the same way you and Maria are a pair, and how the two of you and Emilia are a throuple - unlike the traditional harem setup, where the MC is the No. 1 of every girl, you're just the No 1 of Maria and Emilia, and they're each others No 1, and the 3+2 of you form something enjoyable for all of you - it's an extension of their relationship (et vice versa).
I haven't played the non-harem paths, but my intuition would be:

• If they get together, but you don't support them fully, they'd probably less inclined to link up, obviously.
• If they don't get together, they're probably still more concerned with each other than wanting to join an existing couple/throuple who're clearly and intensely in love with each other - remember, you're not doing the usual "I'm the MC recruiting members for my harem" thing.

Interestingly enough, this is probably a more realistic representation of what consensual non-monogamy or polyamory between 5 people would look like compared to the typical "4 girls all only love the MC" harem or "everyone loves everyone equally" quintuple often seen. I can appreciate that.

 

[Pandaman Games]

not gonna give 15$ for this game

not gonna give game for $0

 

[xapican]

not gonna give 15$ for this game

buy him a coffee ? (I don't dare to say tea else we get nuked again)

 

[motseer]

buy him a coffee ? (I don't dare to say tea else we get nuked again)

Buy him a tea flavored coffee...

 

[Elduriel]

not gonna give 15$ for this game

then you are shit outta luck it seems

 

[Rehwyn]

Interestingly enough, this is probably a more realistic representation of what consensual non-monogamy or polyamory between 5 people would look like compared to the typical "4 girls all only love the MC" harem or "everyone loves everyone equally" quintuple often seen. I can appreciate that.

Quick follow-up on this topic: just because there's a pretty distinct relationship hierarchy right now doesn't mean things can't become more equitable in the future. It's likely not an accident that the strongest bonds between MC and Maria and between Lune and Zaya are the ones that have existed in some form for 10+ years. It wouldn't surprise me if in the epilogue the newer bonds continue to grow in strength until there's less of a difference (even if they never become entirely equal).

On an aside, Emilia's pretty happy being the wife-approved mistress right now. But they're essentially making their own mini-society separate from the main Godsland group. Whose too say they don't decide polyamorous marriage could become a thing? Just idle speculation of course.