Jasmine Gower

@jasminegower

Fantasy author (jasminegower.com) and freelance book editor (publishing.jasminegower.com). I am also Normal about video games.

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Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 21d

Good news! I found the very first screenshot of Leileira I ever took, and it is, in fact, one for the books.

A screenshot of Final Fantasy XIV of a red-haired Lalafellin woman in clearly low-level gear with a Nanamo wind-up minion sitting on top of her head. Behind her is a brown stone wall. The image was taken prior to the game's 2024 graphical update, so the details are considerably pixelated or smudged.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 21d

new isekai anime: Reincarnated as a Third-Wheel in the Marriage I Was Already Previously Third-Wheeling in (graphically spoilery for Endwalker, once again)

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Lalafellin woman smiling and throwing her arms wide between two Ancient men over twice her height. One of the men has purple hair in a braid and the other has loose shoulder-length white hair. All three characters are wearing identical black robes with face masks hanging over their chests.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 21d

yeah i got a Steam Machine haha ha

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Lalafellin woman reaching up to pet a white chocobo in a dry field. The chocobo is dressed liked a (technically electric) train.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 22d

She simply wears it better

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Lalafellin woman wearing red leather, black chainmail, and a black cloak. She is posing with a spear in hand with a cocky grin.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 22d

saving da worl

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Lalafellin woman holding a box three times her size straight up over her head. She is wearing red and black armor. In the background is a colorful fabric mill with tiled yellow and green walls. A wind-up doll of the character Ardbert stands nearby, looking on.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 22d

We're really in it now, G'raha! (not actually graphic, just Endwalker spoilers)

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Lalafellin woman in red leather armor, black chainmail, and a black cloak looking up and to the side at a Mi'qote man with red hair and cat ears wearing a gray shirt, red tunic, black scarf, and black pants and boots. Behind them is a South Asian-inspired cityscape and a glowing red sky raining fire.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 25d

While cleaning today, found this old birthday card my mom made me when my beagle Valentine was still alive. Also found a picture frame just the size for it, so up it goes on my wall. Still miss you, sweet puppy 💚

A framed homemade card featuring a picture of an elderly and barrel-chested beagle looking at the camera and panting slightly. A caption under the picture of the beagle reads "...aaaaarrrrff...... ...aaaaarrrfff..........."

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· 26d

LOOK AT WHAT I BOUGHT

A boxed Make Market Book Nook kit. The cover of the box depicts a book nook in the shape of a cartoon black cat's face opening its mouth to reveal a Halloween-themed miniature carnival scene inside. Technical product details are printed along the edge of the box's front.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jul 8

my leveling policy has been no glams or portraits below 50 to motivate myself to level quickly out of total scrub territory. Stayed up late getting my last job over 50 and putting together a wild wild west glam to celebrate

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a Viera man standing facing the camera with his arms outstretched. He is wearing a maroon waistcoat, white ruffly shirt, black ascot, tan pants with Peruvian-inspired embroidery along the sides, tall brown boats with spurs, and a black newsboy hat. A machinist's tool pouch hangs from his left hip, and a bronze blunderbuss strapped to his back is barely visible.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jul 8

This is the last standard class that I'm leveling up to 90 with Efnisien, so I'm really savoring the journey (even though Leileira is a machinist main, so obvs I already know about my good man Stephanivien and his whole bimbo deal)

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV of a character Class/Job menu that shows level progress on every combat class in the game. It shows multiple classes at various levels between 90 and 100, plus Machinist at level 44 and the two limited jobs Beastmaster and Blue Mages, which are both grayed out and at level 0.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jul 8

Stephanivien bringing a smoky eye, tits out steampunk kind of look to the Thousand Year Dragon War that the rest of the Catholic aristocracy is NOT enjoying

A screenshot of Stephanivien from Final Fantasy XIV. He is an Elezen man wearing a bandana over his hair, goggles across his forehead, a white collared shirt and black corset with red accents opened WAY up to expose a generous amount of his chest, and black and red gloves.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

In closing, if you doubt my abilities to spin gold with this concept, please remember that these are indie horror games popular on Youtube for their weird lore, and I am autistic. My DMs are open for serious offers and also Funger memes. Thank you for your consideration.

A slide that reads: "In conclusion
I have no experience in film making or TV writing
I am simply Exuberant about video games and weird horror lore
More people deserve to know about Crow Mauler
Let me cook, you cowards"

To the right is an image of Crow Mauler, a bloodied man in tattered rags with a crow head and a spiked maul for an arm, from the original Fear & Hunger. A red speech bubble is coming from him stating: "i'm ready for prime time :)"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

Is this concept particularly scary? No, absolutely not. But would it rule? Would it rule for Tanaka to hop onto Moonless's back and ride her as a noble steed into battle against the Kaiser and defeat him with the power of friendship and gay sex magic? Tell me no. I dare you to tell me no.

A slide that reads: "What would a Tanaka-centric season look like?
Focus on Tanaka’s status as a cultural outsider to Prehevil (and Europa in general); his relationships with Marcoh, O’saa, and Olivia; his latent soul and the power of the human spirit in the face of fear (and hunger)
Tanaka is not currently playable, and there are currently no endings in which all 14 characters can survive
Least equipped to deal with the situation, most eager to help out, just a genuinely kind person who cares about individual people instead of gods or politics, the only character aside from August or PC to possibly reach Night 3 without Moonscorching:
Tanaka’s season should end with everyone surviving for once"

To the right is an edited screen shot from Termina of all fourteen contestants on the train out of Prehevil after the Termina festival. A caption underneath the image reads: "Pictured: an impossibility"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

This is why it matters how Tanaka dies each season. His murderability is important to establish so that when it's HIS time to shine, we get to see what a thing to behold this man can be under the right circumstances. (Speaking of, I know he's dead here, but girl, why are you so caked up? 😏🍑)

A slide that reads: "Ways Tanaka Can Die
Beheaded by the Woodsman
Beheaded by Needles
Shot by Pav
Shot by August
Poisoned by Henryk
Possessed by White Mold
Moonscorched into Judgement
Murdered by the player"

To the right is a collage of screenshots and character art of Tanaka in various states of death or combat. In some of the images, Tanaka is lying on his side facing away from the camera, and his butt looks notably shapely.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

Why do people watch TV? For blorbos. And, brother, do I have a blorbo for ya right here.

A slide that reads: "Why Kida Tanaka is the Character of All Time
So easy for him to die
Way more so than anyone else
“You’re in a dying competition and your opponent is Kida Tanaka” is a meme in the fandom
He has no fucking clue what’s going on, ever
Never heard of Le’garde, no connection to the war, does not worship old gods
Just trying to get to his business meeting :(
He likes to do crossword puzzles
Marcoh can teach him to box and they fall in love [heart emoticon]
Pure of heart, latent of soul, home of sexual"

To the right of the text is a screenshot from Termina of Tanaka and Marcoh practicing boxing in the grass beside an unmoving train. Olivia is sitting nearby in her wheelchair watching them. A thick white fog surrounds the edges of the image.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

But now the REAL show begins.

A slide that reads: "Fear & Hunger: Judgement
Tanaka Time"
In the center of the slide is a full-body picture of Tanaka wearing a business suit and hat and carrying a suitcase. A caption next to his image reads: "Kida Tanaka
Class: Salaryman
Birthplace: Edo
Soul: Latent"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

This is just an example of what another season would look like. Marina's a great starting place for this series because she's a fan favorite and, along with Levi, sort of the unofficial main character of Termina anyway. But characters like Daan are more like a 201 course on the lore.

A slide that reads: "Future Seasons
Fear & Hunger: Pocketcat
Follows Daan’s Termina experience and focuses more on characters who died or Moonscorched early in Season 1, as well as expanding lore focus to other figures in the F&H universe–Pocketcat, the Sulfur God, Sylvian, etc.
Designated Tanaka death: beheaded by Needles
Ends with Daan’s unique “degenerate furry” ending
Other seasons would follow similar trends: new main character, new focus on characters and lore, different ending achieved (not necessarily a canon game ending)"

To the right is a screenshot from Termina, showing a scene in which Pocketcat looms over Daan and says "Like using a mask, you hid the darkness..." They are both standing in a black void, and Daan is depicted in his in-game pixel sprite. A caption underneath the screenshot reads: "Daan/Daniël
Class: Doctor
Birthplace: Rondon
Soul: Blank"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

Spoilers for my conceptual Season 1, I guess. I think it should end basically recreating the cover art A) because it's cool, B) because I see great potential there to put a nice bow on Marina, Levi, and Samarie's arcs (this situation leads into Marina's B ending, which involves Samarie *kind of*)

A slide that reads: "The rest of Season 1
Follows Marina toward the game’s B Ending, in which she wins the Prehevil (Fear &) Hunger Games
Focuses on her relationships with Levi, Samarie, and Pav in particular, as well as her knowledge of the gods
Designated Tanaka death: shot by Pav
Season ends with Levi about to Moonscorch as they approach the tower, Marina sacrifices him to become the victor of Termina then necromances him to face off against Per’kele"

To the right of the text is the Termina cover art, depicting Marina missing an eye and an arm holding a knife to Levi's throat as blood runs from the slash across it. Surrounding them are white flowers and skulls. In the background behind them, a man in yellow robes faces a tower over which a grimacing moon surrounded by sickly yellow light rises.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

[insert spooky elephant noise] F&H, of course, is a very monster-forward series, and as such, it's very important to me that a Funger TV show honor the noble tradition of practical effects for high-quality horror monsters. Rubber masks, puppets, hoses, pipe cleaners, whatever it takes.

A slightly edited screenshot from Termina of Chaugnar, a muscular humanoid monster with gray skin and a bloody elephant-like head. Chaugnar is wearing what appear to be yellow overalls with the seams ripped out.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

So here's, more or less, where events would start branching off each season--when the MC of the season leaves the train, aside from backstory stuff potentially. No reason it has to follow the games existing possibilities (esp with the update coming), but I'm using that as a blueprint here.

Slide that reads: "Pilot Episode
Marina travels west from the train to find the first signs of violence and influence from the gods. Tanaka is also there.
Avoiding the Woodsman, Marina travels into town, watches August parkour over the locked gate, fights/avoids Moonscorched townspeople, and heads to the Mayor’s house where she finds Henryk and one key to the gate. Henryk heads back to the train with food, and Marina heads toward the bunker to look for the second key.
Inside the bunker…
Bang
Bang
BANG"

To the right of the text is a screenshot from the game of a rural cottage where two people have been mutilated and pinned against an outer wall of the building. Inside the building, an arcane symbol is etched on the floor. A thick white fog borders the edges of the image.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

For those not familiar with F&H, it's set in alternate history. So Europa=basically Europe, Prehevil=basically Prague. WWII IS happening but doesn't involve the Holocaust or actual Hitler. Also, the US doesn't exist. This slide is basically just describing the actual first 15 minutes of Termina.

Slide that reads: "Pilot Episode
Eastern Europa, 1942, en route to Prehevil
Marina on the train, the audience gets her backstory in second person similarly to in the game, narrated by Per’kele. The dream with the Janitor happens, Marina gets her legs cut off, then Per’kele explains the premise of Termina.
Marina wakes up and meets other characters from the train. A young woman with dark hair watches her as she steps off the train."

To the right is a collect of character portraits of Daan, a man with an eyepatch and checkered pants; Karin, a woman in a fleece-lined jacket with her hands in her pockets; Abella, a woman in yellow overalls; O'saa, a man in bright yellow and dramatically patterned garb; Olivia, a woman with glasses and a wheelchair in a lavender shirt under a black camisole; Marcoh, a man with curly hair wearing a green jacket and jeans; Henryk, a blond man in a collared shirt; and Tanaka, a man in glasses and a hat.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

Rags is beating the shit out of Le'garde's corpse, D'arce is crying screaming throwing up, Cahara is just trying to distract the Girl from the trauma, Enki smoking dope in the corner, so over it. Also Moonless is there, I forgot to mention. (Don't @ me about this exceeding party size, I KNOW.)

A slide reading: "Pilot Episode - Cold Open
Scene opens on the twin dungeons of Fear and Hunger (the setting for the first game)
Le’garde’s jail cell, the gang’s all here, but he’s fuckin DEAD
Nosramus genders onto the scene like “~ooooh you should go further into the depths oooooh~”
Establish the tone (depressing! And gory!), Le’garde and the Girl’s presence in the story, some loose worldbuilding about magic and the gods
SMASH CUT"

On the right side of the slide is a screenshot of the cover image of Fear & Hunger (the original game). Le'garde is front and center slicing his wrist with a sword while a white figure leans over his shoulder and watches. The Girl stands in the background holding a doll and staring directly ahead. Nosramus and an armored knight stand stand further behind the Girl.

Below that is an image of the main playable cast of Fear & Hunger lined up side-by-side and labeled by name. In order: Cahara, a man with short black hair wearing leather armor; D'arce, a redheaded woman with a bowlcut wearing silver armor; Enki, a gaunt man with long blond hair wearing dark robes; and Ragnvaldr, a muscular redheaded man scantily clad in furs and leather.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

This slide is pretty self-explanatory, so this just seems like a good time to mention that no, of course I don't have rights to any of this.

A slide reading "The Termina Cast". Below the text is an image from the game of the fourteen Termina contestants' portraits arranged in a 2 by 7 grid. The characters, in order of top left to bottom right, are Daan, Abella, O'saa, Olivia, Karin, Pav, Marcoh, Levi, Marina, Samarie, Tanaka, Henryk, Caligura, and August.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

So the F&H1 parts of the show wouldn't maintain continuity between episodes and the Termina parts of the show wouldn't maintain continuity between seasons. Does that make sense? No? Good. Ideal, even.

A slide that reads: "Show Premise
Each season follows a character through the events of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, showing the events of the festival play out differently across each character’s experience, choices, and ultimate ending
Interstitial scenes in the form of cold opens would focus on the events of the first Fear & Hunger, similarly showing different versions of events each time to emphasize the abstract nature of the games’ style of storytelling and provide further background information for the events of Termina
Season 1 focuses on Marina– “Fear & Hunger: Cocoon”
There are 14 contestants in Termina, so this premise could keep a show going for a good long while"

An image of Fear & Hunger character Marina is on the right side of the screen. Marina is a pale girl with curled ashen blonde hair wearing a white blouse and a pink skirt. A caption under her picture reads: "Marina Domek
Class: Occultist
Birthplace: Bohemia
Soul: Changeling"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

A Fear & Hunger TV show would the first steps in re-establishing trans rights in this shit world, and if you disagree with me, then you're a Bremen sympathizer. Also, even Funger fans don't want to play through Ragnvaldr's hard route, there's gotta be another way to get that lore.

A slide that reads: "Why a TV series for a niche video game?
The games are incredibly challenging and contain a lot of graphic content that cannot be easily skipped around–a TV adaptation would be more accessible to the kind of weirdos who are interested in its spooky lore and aesthetics
F&H draws inspiration from other popular horror and fantasy franchises such as the Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Berserk, Bloodborne, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, and the works of Francis Bacon
Society owes it to trans women
Because I have A Vision"

An image of one of Francis Bacon's "Three Studies for Portrait of Lucian Freud" is on the right side of the slide, portraying a man in a red shirt with a warped face.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

People love these games, the demand is there. The pre-existing audience and their established level of engagement and emotional investment is certainly nothing to turn your nose up at. Everyone is saying: had gay sex, comma, to get my health back

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

I'm in the Fear dungeon. I'm in the Hunger dungeon. I'm in the combination Fear & Hunger dungeons. F&H are spooky, edgy dark fantasy RPG Maker games that people love for being 1) really hard, 2) mind-boggling in their lore, 3) cool to look at, and 4) chock-a-block full of goth trans bisexuals.

A white slide that reads: "Literally what?
Who is “they”?
Amazon Prime
Why?
They published Hazbin Hotel; those freaks will publish anything
They owe it to me personally for What They’ve Done to the industry I work in
What is Fear & Hunger (a.k.a. Funger)?
A duology of extremely difficult dark fantasy survival horror/RPG games made by independent Finnish developer Happy Paintings/Miro Haverinen
It is highly niche, contains VERY extreme content, and it has completely rewired my brain chemistry"

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 18

Ok, done with work, I'm going do it, Fear & Hunger TV show pitch deck, let's go spoilers for both games

A white slide that reads in large bold font, "They should let me showrun a Fear & Hunger TV series"

a white slide that says in dark gray text: "Content warning: I will be discussing a game that is extremely gory and contains sexual violence, dismemberment, self-harm, drug use, cannabalism, and body horror. I’m gonna try not to get too specific on the grosser stuff, but some blood, gore, and dicks may be inevitable in the imagery. Also, spoilers."

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 16

Revisions are just a constant sew-saw between

The It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia conspiracy board meme. Charlie Day with a frantic expression is holding a cigarette and gesturing manically toward a wall covered in papers and red string.

The Emperor's New Groove "Oh, yeah. It's all coming together" meme. A close up of Kronk's face as he smugly smirks. The iconic line is subtitled in yellow at the bottom of the image.

Jasmine Gower@jasminegower· Jun 14

Apparently I'm a Ramza rising, which I at least know who that is, but my dark FF secret is that Tactics is ALSO one of the few I have not played -.-