History VideoGame / TheYawhg

''[[http://www.theyawhg.com/ The YAWHG]]'' costs $10 on Steam.

''[[http://www.theyawhg.com/ The Yawhg]]'' costs $10 on Steam.

** If you encounter the [[spoiler: patient in the hospital with the spiral sores]], he will rudely ask you to get him a drink of water. Unless you have a high level of a certain stat, you can't refuse him, [[spoiler: then you can only prevent becoming possessed by his magic by passing another stat-check after he spits at you.]]
** Same goes for the [[spoiler: vampire in the slums that will force you to come to her, whether you want to or not, unless you pass a stat-check.]]

A StoryBranching game with RPGElements, ''[[http://www.theyawhg.com/ The YAWGH]]'' was created by Creator/EmilyCarroll and Damian Sommer. The player can take control of up to four different citizens as they go about their lives, blissfully unaware that in six scant weeks the YAWHG will arrive. Depending on how they spend their time, and how they cope with the random events thrown their way, they can build up their Physique, Finesse, Mind, Charm and Magic, and earn Wealth.

A StoryBranching game with RPGElements, ''[[http://www.theyawhg.com/ The Yawhg]]'' was created by Creator/EmilyCarroll and Damian Sommer. The player can take control of up to four different citizens as they go about their lives, blissfully unaware that in six scant weeks the YAWHG will arrive. Depending on how they spend their time, and how they cope with the random events thrown their way, they can build up their Physique, Finesse, Mind, Charm and Magic, and earn Wealth.

* NiceHat:
** One of Ms. Azure's most striking features is her cap, which has triangular prongs on each side.
** Mr. Moss almost always wears his distinctive circular hat, only taking it off for fighting crime and in DownerEnding results.

** If you encounter the [[spoiler: patient in the hospital with the spiral sores]], he will rudely ask you to get him a drink of water. Unless you have a high level of a certain stat, you can't refuse him, [[spoiler: and therefore can't prevent becoming possessed by his magic after he spits on you.]]
** Same goes for the [[spoiler: vampire in the slums that will force you to come to her, whether you want to or not.]]

A ChooseYourOwnAdventure game with RPGElements, ''[[http://www.theyawhg.com/ The Yawhg]]'' was created by Creator/EmilyCarroll and Damian Sommer. The player can take control of up to four different citizens as they go about their lives, blissfully unaware that in six scant weeks the YAWHG will arrive. Depending on how they spend their time, and how they cope with the random events thrown their way, they can build up their Physique, Finesse, Mind, Charm and Magic, and earn Wealth.

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: The gameplay's formula. Each week, the player chooses a location, chooses which of two tasks your character does that week, and then a random event happens at that particular location, providing two options, one of which may be impossible based on your character's stats. After the YAWHG, you choose your character's contribution (or lack thereof) to the rebuilding effort.

* DoomedHometown: Definitely prior to the YAWHG - there's nothing you can do to keep it from coming - and potentially afterward, if you can't deal with the ensuing destruction, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential or actively make it even worse]].

** If you [[spoiler:get a fighter banned from the Arena, they hang themselves.]]. You can find the body in [[spoiler:the Forest]].
** Similarly, if you [[spoiler:defeat a bard at the Tavern in a lute playing competition, the bard hangs himself.]] The body can be found in [[spoiler:the Forest, along with a broken lute.]]

* FantasticDrug: You can start creating these if your magic stat is high enough, [[spoiler: and if you couldn't manage to rebuild after the YAWHG.]] Alternately, if your physique stat is high enough, [[spoiler: and you were unable to rebuild after the YAWHG, you can become addicted to a strength potion and eventually die of an overdose from it.]]

* GoodFeelsGood: Certain moral deeds give your character a feeling so good [[spoiler:it increases all of your stats by one.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's possible the YAWHG [[spoiler: is just a disastrous but otherwise normal hurricane.]]

** Does your hometown survive the ravages of the YAWHG and rebuild -- and if so, can you regain any semblance of its former glories, or is it naught but a shell of its former self?
** What fate does each of your heroes meet? Do they, in fact, become heroes, or choose only to look out for themselves -- and regardless of their chosen path, do they succeed or fail?

** In an equal sense, the [[spoiler: giant hand of the hedge.]]

* PunnyName: All 4 of the playable character's names (Ms. Azure, Ms. Cerise, Mr. Moss, and Mr. Aurum) are based on their [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color.]]
* PurelyAestheticGender: All four characters start with the exact same stats -- 5 across the board and no Wealth -- and neither gender is more inclined to earning certain stats.

* WhatDidIDoLastNight?: This can happen to the player characters if they come across an event that involves heavy drinking, such as a contest at the tavern or a secret party in the palace wine cellar. They can even find out what happened by visiting the right place in the weeks to follow. [[spoiler:This can include anything from putting on a performance that made you the talk of tavern, to rocking out with an orc raiding party and catching the eye of their female leader.]]
** This can also happen if you [[spoiler: have your mind consumed by the powers of the wizard with the spiral sores, or if you are attacked by the creature in the woods and briefly become a werewolf.]]

-->''The YAWHG will be here in six weeks. ...and no one expects it. Not a one of us. We just keep on living our lives, week by week, unaware...''