Spider Queen

Spider Queen

Project Overview

Hello CCC! This is my first time posting a project here so please correct me on my mistakes!


This is a visual novel that I've been meaning to create for a while. The main script is still in progress, but I've decided that I would like some voices to help build the characters. So here I am!

More roles will be added as time goes on! If you don't like any of the current characters, wait for everyone to be added.

What is Spider Queen about? 

Spider Queen is set in a world where mythical creatures and the such are the norm (as in normal) and humans are almost extinct/extremely rare. There are a bunch of different worlds where different laws and different creatures come to live. The other thing is that the seven deadly sins and the seven heavenly virtues are personified into 14 beings from the worlds. They naturally live for millennia and have always assumed one mind and soul, but possess different bodies. When their body is killed, the soul drifts on and possess someone else.

An organisation called SPIDER works to find and kill all the sins and virtues to trap the souls and vanquish the evil forever. SPIDER also crowns a queen and each queen tricks people into joining their cause. If anyone tries to leave, the queen is allowed to eat them. But the queen is not allowed to be killed, making it a problem if they possessed the soul of a sin or virtue.

In the present day, a young angel with devil horns called Taoreta is our main protagonist. Taoreta works with her father, the sorcerer Hoshi and a team of six talented young people to find all fourteen sins and virtues and keep their souls free from SPIDER. It will involve a lot of world jumping, something Taoreta has never done before...


No main roles will be cast until the deadline, but minor roles will probably be cast before then.



DEADLINE 

Due to change. As of now, it is the 5th of June, but that will most likely change.



LENGTH

I am hoping that the final game will be around an hour long if you explore through all the routes. There will be different decisions that you can make which will affect the story in the long run. 



LINES

Since the game will have multiple routes, when lines will be required will be different. I will give everyone a month from when they receive the segment of the script to send in their lines. You will need to contact me if anything pops up that will effect that. You will also need to contact me if you need to drop off the project, otherwise, I will still expect your lines and go on a wild goose chase to find you.



Other than that, the number of lines for each character will vary with how important they are.  Once the script has been completed fully, I will include the final count of all the lines. As of now, it goes as follows.



Taoreta - 30

Narrator - 15

Ocha - 11

Hoshi - 7

Pollo - 7

Ningyõ - 5




RULES
- Decent mic quality is preferred, but minimal background noise is acceptable.
- Please make sure to read the descriptions for each character and at least put some effort into your voice! I'd love it if you tried out for multiple roles, but please be warned that you may be cast for multiple roles.
- You can do multiple takes for each line, but no more than 5.
- Make sure you are easily accessible from either skype, discord or email.
- Try to send in lines within a month of receiving them, if you are cast. I will allow extensions if any problems show up, but otherwise, you will be expected to hand them in within the month.
- Don't disappear off the face of the earth! If you don't feel like doing it anymore or give up, please tell me.
- Have fun! This project is supposed to be a fun thing to work on in my spare time and I'd like you guys to have fun too.
- Any more questions then contact me on discord (BetteNoire eg #2746) or by email (Please ask).



That should be it. Thank you for reading!

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Latest Updates

  • Discord and Final Script Update

    Okay guys, thank you all so much for auditioning for this! It means a lot to me. Unfortunately it's now over which means that I won't be able to collect more voices! So I'll hopefully choose appropriate voices in about a weeks time, before getting the final minor voices e.g. For the sins and virtues. Anyone who auditioned is welcome to join the discord for Spider Queen and chat. ;) https://discord.gg/pbbe68W. Come chat with me I'm lonely. As for the script, the final script should be finalised in July. It's been made my Camp Nanowrimo project so that should be finished hopefully! In other news, all chapters should be planned out before then and the first two should receive their scripts and voices first. I've decided to just make those two part of the demo for the game. Thanks for reading!
  • Dev Blog!

    I'm still overwhelmed by the number of auditions both on and offsite this project has gotten. In fact, I'm actually surprised that the other one got any at all! 0 the last time I checked and 9 today! That's shocking. Thank you all so much for everything! School may b e getting in the way of things, I'll still try to update you guys whenever possible. On with what I wanted to say! Unfortunately, I don't have any major script updates. However, I have started a dev blog on Tumblr! There's nothing on it but feel free to follow if you want. The link is spider-queendev.tumblr.com. Also, a new character has been added (Or will be asap!) Feel free to check her out. Once again thank you guys!
  • Thank you + A question

    Thank you guys so much for all the auditions! I have listened to every single one so far and they're all amazing! Im so thankful for you taking time out of your lives to audition. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. On a script update I haven't got anything new, but I am planning on fleshing out what has been already written as it feels rushed. I will let you guys know when this is achevied and once again thank you guys! Also school has popped up and it may get in the way. Be warned but I will try to work around it! (For the people who have auditions do you any of you guys want feedback?)
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Narrator
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I will also be needing a narrator. They will be speaking at the beginning of the game and at some points in between. You can use your normal voice, just make sure it is clear and loud.


On Line 2, you can replace Sophie with any name you want. Sophie is just the default name.


  • *questioning* Who are you?

  • *angry* Sophie. You aren't welcome here.

  • I'll tell you if you leave. Right away.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Taoreta
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Pronounced Taur-e-ta

Taoreta is a girl of many words and few of them are nice. She holds her tongue in fear of saying the wrong thing in front of her father, but will happily say whatever she wants when he's not around. He doesn't exactly scare her, she just hates to see him disappointed in her.

Her voice is a bit low and she talks slowly, with few pauses. She speeds up when talking about things she likes, especially magic. (Ask for more details!)

  • *monotone* Don't touch my stuff or I will kill you. *pause* And it won't be painless I can assure you.

  • *angry* Fine. I'll admit it. I'm jealous of Hoshi. *her voice rises with each word before falling* And it's not because he's my father.

  • *excited talking fast* Magic? I absolutely love magic! It's so pretty and mystical and you can do all sorts of things with it! Amazing! *tone drops and slows down* I wish I had it...

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
"The Great Sorcerer" Hoshi
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Pronounced Ho-shi

Hoshi is Taoreta's father. He is highly respected in his current world, but was bullied for his powers and rejected in his home world. His parents weren't very supportive of his ideas and wanted nothing to do with him, so he tries to do the opposite and show he cares with Taoreta.

His voice is bubbly and cheerful, but can easily sink to Taoreta's normal tone of speaking when depressed. He speaks at an average pace but slows down when nervous. He also doesn't really talk about the things he likes often, still feeling as if they aren't important.

  • *doubtful* The Great Sorcerer? I'm not that great... Do you really put me on such a high pedestal? *questioning*

  • *slow but gradually gets quicker* Taoreta, *pause* please grant me one wish. Never abandon your dreams and let someone else shape your future. *sad and fades out* I don't want you to feel what I did.

  • *put down and depressed almost sulky* My magic isn't all that special... I'm nothing unique.

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Voice Actor
Ocha
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Pronounced O-ch-a

Ocha is Hoshi's first and only familiar. She is a squid that takes human form when on land. She lives with Hoshi and Taoreta and is able to make Taoreta's favourite kind of tea. She is very thankful towards Hoshi for bringing her from her old world but is worried that when he abandons her or dies she'll have to go back.

Her voice is high and she speaks at an average speed but speeds up when talking about the things she likes. She's nervous when on the subject of the worlds and hates thinking about her old world - it makes her break down in tears and have a panic attack.

  • *nervous* Taoreta please calm down!

  • *scared* Hoshi please. *pause and on the verge of tears* Don't make me go back there! I'll do anything I swear!

  • *depressed* I'm just a lowly familiar and even then I'm nothing cool. *voice trails off and pause* Hoshi could have gotten a lion, a whale, a cat, a dog, a turtle or a monkey. *voice gets louder and louder before she pauses* Instead he got stuck with me...

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Pollo
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Pronounced Po-lo


Pollo is the shop keeper of a store that specialises in magic. He works alongside his younger sister, Ningyõ. He is the more energetic of the two of them, always cheerful and putting on a smile for customers. He lets himself get crushes on multiple girls who wander in and out of his shop. He tries to get himself to talk to them, but he never can. It's his dream to finally manage to get a girl to like him back, but most of the time he's oblivious to others love.

His voice is average but towards the lower side of the scale. He puts emphasis on a lot of his words and takes many breathers. He talks at an average speed, normally easy to talk to and chill. Imagine a surfer dude. He's also a self proclaimed joker and likes to make people laugh. When he's crushing on someone, his voice goes more high pitched and he sighs more often. He takes more pauses in between his words. (Ask for more detail!)

  • *calm*Hi there! Welcome to Pollo's - *pause exasperated* Fine. Pollo and Ningyõ's shop. How may I help you?

  • That'll be eleven hundred dollars. *laughs* Just kidding! 

  • *in love* She's so beautiful! Should I talk to her? But what if she rejects me! I should take this opportunity and she's gone. Dammit.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Ningyõ
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Pronounced 


Ningyõ is the younger sister of Pollo and helps run the store alongside him. She is the more reclusive of the two, preferring to stay in the shadows while Pollo is front and centre in his work. She likes to spend her time organising the store and is more familiar with the products, as a result, being able to correctly guess most of the time an item from a simple description. She's rather lonely though and wishes for more friends. She scares people away often in ways she can't handle and wants to defend herself more easily. Pollo is helping her with this, but as of lately he's been abandoning her for trying to score girls. This hurts more than she shows on the outside.


She has a high pitched voice but talks quite slow. Imagine a cutesy anime girl voice, but with more pauses and a slower speed. She had a tendency to name of random things from the top of her head and mumbles things that she wants people to know under her breath and is hurt when people don't realise. (Ask for more detail but more detail may be added at a later date)

Since I wanna emphasis on the lines are as follows (As I see them - feel free to change as you see fit! I may like your interpretation better)

Line 1 - don't and really. On already, I'd like the next words until the dash to speed up with each word before stopping and resuming the normal pace. 
Line 2 - please, also and all. I'd like her voice to be more cutesy in the first sentence before dropping in the next one to a Taoreta monotone.
Line 3 - pretty and so. Towards the end of the second sentence, I'd drop her voice down like she's reminiscing.

  • *cheerful* Welcome to Ningyõ's and Pollo's shop! We don't sell printers with the bread already in it stop asking Matthew it's the third time this week - oh I'm drabbling. *tired* *sigh* Pollo should really do this. 

  • *stern* Taoreta, please don't set another toaster on fire. We also have a curse on the door disabling all printers, 

  • Pollo's pretty stupid but he's not bad. I just wish he wasn't so, you know, full of himself like when we were younger.

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Voice Actor
Sergio
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Pronounced S-eur-ge-o

Sergio is a happy and joyful ghost. She used to be a princess and the embodiment of Greed, but she drowned when a flood took over her castle. Now she haunts the nearby lake with her parents. Despite her death, she remains cheerful and puts others happiness before hers. 

Her voice is a high pitched and generally what you'd expect from an eight to ten-year-old. She's perky and talks quite fast. She only really slows down when her friends or family are upset or someone brings up her death. If it's to do with her family and friends, then she drives her cheerful energy into trying to make them feel better with encouragement and kind words. She isn't the best, considering her age, but she still puts her heart and soul into everything she does. If it's to do with her death, she falls apart and will start to choke up water. This jumbles up her speech and will make her seem a little more mature/older. You can put this into your audition if you want, however, whether you use effects on your voice or not is optional. It is allowed! When something bothers her, she doesn't let anyone see and keeps it inside. If you want a reference, imagine a cliche protagonist's little sister. 

  • *upbeat and happy* My name is Sergio! It rhymes with *pause* Vergio? Whatever! I'm happy to meet you!

  • *shocked* Woah. That's super cool. *excited* Do it again! Do it again!

  • *confused* I don't get it. If your dad can do magic why can't you? His magics super cool too! *tone rises* Did I say something wrong? *scared* I'm sorry! Are we no longer friends? *sad*

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