My apologies in advance if this has already been asked.
Hello, I’ve another question on another fine day. For the game I’m creating, there’s a customization portion in the beginning. The player, essentially, creates their own Hylian. This will be the character used to progress through the storyline. I looked at some older posts for a name with player input, so I’m done with that portion. Now, I have variables I need to set. I have one for gender/pronouns, name and romantic preference. How would I create another for hair color? That also asking about eye color, this is so it would be more… “realistic” in a way. It would be completely randomized, so it might look something like this after the player is done customizing their character:
Great! Your name is $name and you are a blond(e) [male, female OR non-binary] Hylian with blue eyes.
But it could also look similar to this:
Great! Your name is $name and you are a ginger [gender variable] Hylian with green eyes.
Not to say that they have to be exactly like that, as in common combinations. The character could have brown hair and blue/green eyes, blond/orange hair with brown eyes. There are also grey eyes that I want to include, and black hair. Another example is:
Great! Your name is $name and you are a black haired [gender variable] Hylian with grey eyes.
All of it would be randomized and I would love to add that aspect to the game. Also, how would I go back to it if I ever refer to the character’s hair/eye color? By that I mean, an NPC like the king could refer to the character like this:
"$name, you are a new knight in this academy. Come forth to this pedestal and look at me, sincerely, to oath your loyalty to the royal family."
- The character moves closer
"$name, with the trust I put in you, I bestow upon you the title of Zelda's new bodyguard, please take care of her. I am entrusting my daughter's safety in you. May your $eyecolor eyes not be deceitful in your honor."
Would I use the variable $eyecolor? Or is there something I may be missing?
For any further clarification in a way to simplify what I’ve already written:
Is it possible to make a randomized variable for hair and eye color that can later be referred back to in a different passage?
Thank you for any help, I can clarify further if necessary.
Twine Version: 2.3.16
Story Format: Sugarcube 2.36.1
