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Poll: Follow-up poll re: snake girl appearance. (Included her description)
🕑 Added 2023-01-31 23:16:27 +0000 UTCTL;DR: Do you want the snake girl to be a furry/scalie with a snout (as described) or a monster girl? Select both to tell me if you have no preference.
Here's excerpts of her description in the scene:
It is a snake girl. The humanoid form becomes unmistakable the longer you look, glossy brown scales cascading over thin, shapely arms, slight breasts, a finely tapered waist. She has no legs, just hips that melt into the long tail that's currently strangling the air out of you.
...her eyes which are reddish-brown, round, and glaring over a delicate, pointed snout.
She turns her head toward you, cupping a hand around a dark hole in the side of her head.
A long forked tongue flicks out of her mouth, flutters, then withdraws.
You can tell now why you didn't see her before; the scales on her back are a lighter, dappled brown, blending with the foliage that gives way to the river earth.
She blinks. It's a weird motion, a horizontal flicker of something white across her eyes.
The summarize, the furry/scalie option has scales all over her body and face, and she has a pointed snout. She has arms, but a snake lower body.
The monster girl version would have a human torso with a snake lower body.
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The results of this poll will determine the kinds of character designs shown exclusively to $10 pledges. The $10 pledges will then choose one to be her actual appearance.
99% chance the rest of this post is overthinking everything, so feel free to ignore what's below:
I wish I didn't have to give this poll in the first place (or that the site had some sort of tool to make this easier). Here's my predicament: The snake girl won the previous poll, but I don't know why. Is it because snake girls are cool? Is it because she's a furry/scalie? Do the people that voted for her remember she's described as furry/scalie? Heck, I don't even know they have read the scene. Maybe everyone assumed they were choosing a monster girl.
I'm betting most people that voted for her the first time envisioned the answer to this poll, and I don't want to accidentally disappoint those people by making the wrong choice here.
The poll in this post is open to the public because the feedback would be valuable to me, but I am aware of an outcome that could disappoint the original voters again, and this is a scenario I'd like to avoid: what if the people that voted for her the first time want her to be furry/scalie, but the majority of people that vote this time want the snake girl to be a monster girl? It may not turn out that way, but if it does, here's how I plan to address it:
I will weight the original snake girl voters higher in this poll than other voters in this poll. For example, if you wanted a snake girl in the original poll, in this poll, your vote will be counted multiple times.
Depending on the outcome, I may not even need to do this, but I wanted to say it in advance for transparency, and to let you know I'm attempting to be fair. If I've fallen short in that regard, let me know!
Comments
Bawdy Ink Slinger
When you say it sounds like a lamia, you mean based off of the description? I interpret the way it's written to be closer to naga than lamia. But if the people want her to be a monster girl, I'm okay modifying the text.
Bawdy Ink Slinger
Well, if it's any consolation, her lower body will be snake-like for sure.
Bawdy Ink Slinger
So like a monster girl face but the rest of her is scalie?
Dragon_ANGL
Sounds a lamia to me, if going the monster girl route. At least you won't be going the Indian mythos route of a naga, right? (Snake body with human head)
Petter Wäss
I prefer her to be a monstergirl (ie lover body is snake-like, I have no opinion on face and such) but I don't have string feelings on it
With that description, I imagine monster girl with scales going up a significant amount. Almost like mostly scalie, but the head and the front of the torso is human. Like in the shape of a plunging v-neck.
Bawdy Ink Slinger
Yep, there's no denying that. I still think the game title will fit in spirit if 90-99% of the anthropomorphic characters are monster girls. Plus, to be fully transparent again, having a furry with artwork in the game opens up promoting opportunities with those communities. Of course, making a game that tries to appeal to everyone may end up appealing to no one. That could be a net detriment to the game. Thank you for your feedback.
Bawdy Ink Slinger
That's great to know and is what I assumed the people voted for. We'll see how it turns out. Remember, the majority here may not necessarily win. It also depends on what the original voters wanted. Thanks for the feedback.
Landon Prestly
There's already lots of nsfw furry games monster girl farmer should be about monster girls of you ask me
Eugene Sheets
I definitely pictured her as more of a scalie. I love the scene! I feel that her behavior is much closer to snake than human, and that her appearance should reflect that.
