I really like it! I played it through four times: the first time, playing it straight and just paying off the lich (since I wasn't getting anyone killed, the second time he showed up I didn't have the money); the second time, refusing twice in a row; the third time, focusing on trying to level up the Ruff Riders so they could go after the lich; and the fourth time, getting everyone killed.
Two things--in that first playthrough, even though I was careful not to get any adventurers killed (I never sent any on black skull/white skull quests), it still said I paid with "many souls", which felt a little unfair.
And the last playthrough... well, after I got everyone (except the messengers, obviously) killed, I decided to refuse the last payment to see what would happen, figuring that if I paid him off I'd get the same "paid in full" ending. Well, what happened is that I got the same "you have to pay off the debt now, I'll be back in twelve weeks" transition bit, and then the lich never came back. The game just went on indefinitely with the Undertaker and Dania continuing to come by. It does feel sort of appropriate!
ETA: Actually, it looks like, in general, if you make all the payments until the last one and then refuse that one, the lich says they'll come back, but then they never do, and the game can go on indefinitely. You can, at this point, still send adventurers on the A Debt Unpaid quest and potentially win that way.
LD44 — Your life is currency (1)
Daybreak Inn by Joror 2019-05-17T01:15:03Z ♥ 1
I really like it! I played it through four times: the first time, playing it straight and just paying off the lich (since I wasn't getting anyone killed, the second time he showed up I didn't have the money); the second time, refusing twice in a row; the third time, focusing on trying to level up the Ruff Riders so they could go after the lich; and the fourth time, getting everyone killed.
Two things--in that first playthrough, even though I was careful not to get any adventurers killed (I never sent any on black skull/white skull quests), it still said I paid with "many souls", which felt a little unfair.
And the last playthrough... well, after I got everyone (except the messengers, obviously) killed, I decided to refuse the last payment to see what would happen, figuring that if I paid him off I'd get the same "paid in full" ending. Well, what happened is that I got the same "you have to pay off the debt now, I'll be back in twelve weeks" transition bit, and then the lich never came back. The game just went on indefinitely with the Undertaker and Dania continuing to come by. It does feel sort of appropriate!
ETA: Actually, it looks like, in general, if you make all the payments until the last one and then refuse that one, the lich says they'll come back, but then they never do, and the game can go on indefinitely. You can, at this point, still send adventurers on the A Debt Unpaid quest and potentially win that way.