Precursory Note: There are no choices that cause you to lose Life except the ones that instantly kill you. Because of this, the only purpose it serves is to give you 100 extra points at the end of the chapter. However, you do need to be careful not to let your Reputation reach 0, or you will lose the game and receive the following message:
Dear reader, you are out of reputation and your enemies have caught on to you. You lose this round. Time to go back
Starting Stats: 10 Life, 5 Reputation, 0 Cool
Chapter 1
Choice 1
Walk Faster (Cool +1)
Slow Down and Listen (Cool +1)
Run! (Cool -1)
Choice 2
Yes! (Cool +1)
No Way
Chapter 2
Choice 1
Tell Him About the Farthers (Cool +1, Reputation +1)
Offer Him An Apology for the Yarn Looking So Horrible (Cool -1)
Hand it To Him Without Comment (Cool +1)
Choice 2
Give Her Wild Congratulations
Mention Slim Pickings in A Village Like This (Cool -1)
Congratulate Her for Fulfilling Her Duty (Reputation +1)
Stay Silent - If I Don’t Have Anything Nice To Say…
Choice 3
“The Farm Absorbs Most Of My Time And Energy Now” (Reputation +1)
“I Can Find Other Sources of Fun”
“I Hardly Find Social Events Relaxing”
Change The Subject to The Idiotic Merchant (Cool +1)
Choice 4
Interrupt Them With A Goodbye and Leave
Make Sure Cole Knows I’ll Fight My Own Battles (Cool +1)
Ask Them to Stop Discussing My Parents’ Death Like I’m Not There
Chapter 3
Choice 1
The Barn (Cool +1)
The House
Choice 2
Make Up Some Other Story About My Delay (Cool -1)
Let Ivy Tell Her Brother What Happened - It’s Her Fault We’re In This Mess
Tell Him About The Farther Before Ivy Can Say Anything (Cool +1)
Choice 3
Reprimand Her
Remind Her (Gently!) About Quota
Let Her Stop For The Night (Cool +1)
Chapter 4
Choice 1
Remind Ivy He’s A Farther And Our Supplies Are For The Family
Tell Ivy to Get Supplies For Me (Cool +1)
Tell Ivy She Can Clean It (Cool -1)
Choice 2
“So I Don’t Have A Useless Dead Body On My Hands” (Cool +1)
“So You Can Get Better And Go” (Cool +2)
“Because My Sister Asked Me To”
Chapter 5
Choice 1
Tell Her About The Storms and The Sounds I Hear Within Them
Tell Her I Have Other Things To Worry About and These Reports Are Just An Inconvenience (Cool +1)
Tell Her I Can Believe It Because I Live It More Than She Does (Cool +1)
Choice 2
Tell Her It Was One Of The Horses (Reputation -1)
Don’t Tell Her Anything - Walk Away (Reputation -2)
Tell Her I Found An Injured Stray (Cool +1)
Choice 3
“What Do You Want?” (Cool +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Tactless)
“No, Thanks To Yours”
“Never Been Better”
Chapter 6
Choice 1
Elbow Him In The Face (To Choice 1.1)
Head-Butt Him
Knee Him In The Groin
Cool +1
Choice 1.1
Laugh With Him - He’s Clearly A Psycho, And I Want To Appease Him
Wrench My Wrists Free And Push Him Away (Cool +1)
This Time, Knee Him In The Groin
Choice 2
Annoyed That For All I Do, My Sister Just Thinks I’m A Flirt (Cool +1)
Disgusted At The Very Idea
Ignore Her (Cool -1)
Choice 3
Go To The Barn - Quickly
Look Around For Tracks First (Cool +2)
Stop And Listen For Watchers (Cool +1)
Chapter 7
Choice 1
“Are You Done Ogling Our Belongings?” (Cool +1)
“I Wasn’t Ogling”
“Yes, It Didn’t Take That Long”
Choice 2
Yell Into The House for Ann (Reputation -1) (To Choice 2.1)
Tell Her I’m Ann’s Friend (To Choice 2.2)
Mention The Watcher Tracks (Cool +1) (Skip Choice 3)
Bring Up My Parents (To Choice 2.3)
Choice 2.1
Try Again - With An Apology And Some Begging (Reputation +1)
Go Around The Back (Reputation -1) (Redirected to Other Options)
Find Ann’s Room And Throw A Pebble At Her Window (Cool +1)
Choice 2.2
“The Mayor Knows Who I Am, Please Just Ask Him” (Skip Choice 3)
“If Ann Is Home, You Can Ask Her” (Cool +1)
Choice 2.3
“I Would Like To Speak With Him About Matters Concerning Their Death” (Cool +1) (Skip Choice 3)
“I Would Like To Speak With Him About The Watchers” (Cool +1) (Skip Choice 3)
“I Would Like To Thank Him For His Kindness In The Aftermath” (To Choice 2.1)*
*Note: You can’t pick “Try Again” unless you first pick “Go Around The Back”
Choice 3
Watcher Tracks (Cool +1)
Quota
Chapter 8
Note: If you don’t skip Choice 3, you won’t see the in-game heading that says Chapter 8. To clarify, Chapter 8 begins as soon as you enter the Mayor’s office
Choice 1
“How Did You Hear This Rumor?” (Cool +1, Reputation -1)
“Do You Have Any Suspicions Of Where He Might Be?” (Reputation -3, Cool +3)
“What Will You Do With Him If You Find HIm?” (Reputation -2, Cool +1)
Choice 2
Farther Tracker (Cool +2)
Watcher Attractor (Cool +1)
Some Tech That Puts Me Under A Farther Spell To Do His Bidding
Chapter 9
Choice 1
“Because I Rescued You And Took Care Of You” (Cool +1)
“Because I’m Keeping You A Secret” (Cool +2)
“Because I’m Putting My Family In Jeopardy” (Cool +1)
Choice 2
“I’ll Have To Think About It”
“What Can You Do For Me In Return?” (Cool +1)
Chapter 10
Choice 1
Smile At Him (Cool +1)
Say Something
Retreat!
Choice 2
“It Is Expected Of Me”
“I Have No Desire To Marry” (Cool +1)
“There Isn’t Anyone I Want”
CHECKPOINT REACHED
Chapter 11
Choice 1
“Poems Are Stupid, Sappy Things” (Cool -1)
“Maybe I Will” (Cool +1)
“Or Do You Wish I’d Read Them To You?”
Choice 2
Ask Why He Broke It Off
Ask Him If He Loved Her (Cool -1)
Ask Him If He Was Disappointed, Or Regretted Anything (Cool +1)
Choice 3
Get The First Horse (Cool +1) (To Choice 3.1)
Go Straight After The Second Horse
Choice 3.1
Lure Him With Food (To Choice 3.2)
Sneak Up And Grab Rope (Cool +1)
Choice 3.2
Coax Him Closer (Cool +1)
Grab The Rope (Cool -1)
Choice 4
“Yarn Doesn’t Grow Anywhere, You Dolt” (Cool +1)
“I Don’t See You Carrying A Keg, Brewer” (Cool +2)
“I’m Looking For My Horse” (Cool +1)
Choice 5
Tell Him I’m Full Of Surprises (Cool +1)
Tell Him There’s No Risks Involved (Cool -1)
Choice 6
Everyone Knows Everyone In This Village
A Lie - Adam Is A Potential Suitor I Was Trying To Avoid (Cool +1)
The Truth - His Parents Had A Hand In My Parents’ Death (Cool +1)
Choice 7
No, I’m Perfectly Capable Of Coming Up With A Plan
Yeah - Who Knows, He’s The Horse Man Of Astralux? (Cool +1)
Choice 8
Flank On Both Sides (To Choice 8.1)
Lure With Fake Treat (Cool -1) (To Choice 8.2)
Have Gabe Herd Him To You (Cool -1)
Choice 8.1
Rush And Grab
Keep Sneaking, Then Grab (Cool +1)
Choice 8.2
Double-Flank Him
Have Gabe Herd Him To You
Chapter 12
Choice 1
Keep Going To The Barn (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Go To The House
Choice 2
Don’t Hold Back - Let Her Have It. She Deserves It (Cool +1)
Better To Just Let It Go. She’s Not Worth It
Choice 3
Romantic Tryst Location (Cool +2)
Risk-Taker (Cool +1)
Offer of Assistance
Chapter 13
Choice 1
Sneak Out and Go Home (Reputation -3)
Sneak Out and Go To The Brewers’ (Cool -1)
Stay To The End Of The Assembly (Cool +1)
Choice 2
Comfort Her
Excuse Myself (Cool +1)
Ask Her For Information (Cool +2)
Choice 3
Help Ivy (Path A)
Warn Gabe (Path B)
Choice 4 (Path A)
You Need To Take Care Of The Horses - Routine Is Important (Cool +1)
If There Was A Fugitive, You Wanted To See Where He Might Hide (Reputation -1, Cool +1)
Choice 5 (Path A)
Stay Quiet
Talk Loudly (Cool +1)
If you didn’t say you needed to take care of the horses, go to Choice 5 (Path B)
Choice 6 (Path A)
Divert Him With My Horse (Cool +2)
Wait (Cool +1)
Choice 4 (Path B)
Obviously Not, If There’s A Runaway (Cool +2, Reputation -2)
To Back Off My Sister (Cool +2, Reputation -1)
Nothing
Choice 5 (Path B)
Divert Him (Reputation -2)
Wait (Cool +1)
Note: Path B doesn’t have a Choice 6
Chapter 14
Choice 1
“Nice As A Farther Girl?” (Cool +1)
“Oh, This Old Thing?” (Cool +2)
“Doesn’t Matter How I Look - Just How I Act This Plan Out”
Chapter 15
Choice 1
“Making Sure My Family Survives The Winter Is Purpose Enough, I Think”
“I’m Only Following My Parents’ Purpose, As They Laid Out For Me” (Reputation -1, Cool +1)
Choice 2
“I Am Not Interested In Your Advances” (Reputation -1, Cool +2)
“Not Everything Is Your Business” (Cool +1)
“You’d Be Better Off Staying Out Of My Business”
Choice 3
You Trust Her And You Could Use Her Help (Path A) (Cool +2 (after Choice 4))
You Trust Her But You Don’t Want To Endanger Her (Path B)
You Don’t Trust Her (Path B)
Choice 4
“I Just Showed You The Brooch - What More Proof Do You Need?”
“I Have Part Of The Map To Echlos” (Cool +2)
“We’re Hiding The Farther” (Cool +1)
Choice 5 (Path A)
Take It
Trace It (Cool +1)
Choice 6 (Path A)
Maybe Adam Brewer Tricked You
Perhaps Cole Seeking Vengeance For Your Rejection (Cool +1)
Maybe The Mayor Had Suspicion After All (Cool +1)
Maybe Nobody - The Farthers Could Be Suspicious On Their Own (Cool +2)
Choice 5 (Path B)
Use The Hairpin And Pick The Lock (Reputation -100) (Game Over)
Go Get A Butter Knife
Go Get Ann (Cool -1) (Redirected to Other Options)
Choice 6 (Path B)
Take It
Trace It
Chapter 16
Choice 1
“I Wish My Parents Were Around To Teach Me”
“The Mission Is Too Dangerous” (Cool +1)
“Loving Someone Is Too Dangerous”
Choice 2
Absolutely (Cool +1)
Not At All
Chapter 17
Choice 1
“They Weren’t Traitors - You Are” (Cool +1)
“Are You Saying They Deserved Death?” (Cool +2)
“This Doesn’t Concern You One Bit”
“How Did You Find Out?” (Cool +1)
Choice 2
Ask Him If There’s Anything I Can Do To Change His Mind (Cool +1)
Remind Him Of How Long We’ve Been Friends (Cool +2)
Tell Him If He Spares Me, I’ll Tell Him More Information (Cool +1)
Don’t Bother With A Plea - Tell Him To Go To Hell
Choice 3
Grab The Gun
Make A Circle Of Snow Blossoms (Cool +1) (Achievement Unlocked: Quick thinker!)
Split Up And Run (Life -100) (You Have Died)
Chapter 18
(No Choices in Chapter 18)
THE END
Final Points:
Cool x 30
Life x 10
Reputation x 20
Final Ranks:
Top Rank! Butt-Kicker of the North! - 1600+
Clever and resourceful - 1200+
Dignified survivor- 900+
Barely Alive - 500+
Frostbitten and dumb - <500
“No Takebacks” Guide:
As you’ll probably have noticed, almost all the choices above have at least one emboldened option. The emboldened choices signal any objective ‘correct’ or ‘best’ choices, as is standard for most of the walkthroughs here. However, they also double as a walkthrough for getting the achievement No Takebacks!
A few of the choices don’t have an emboldened choice, and most of these have choices which impact both Reputation and Cool. If this is the case, I would suggest prioritising Cool over Reputation - if you do this, you should still finish with 2 Reputation, but you’ll have at least 7 more Cool than you would otherwise have
I do encourage picking non-emboldened options for reading pleasure, as there’s a lot of cool stuff written in the ‘worse’ choices. However, if you’re heavily conscious about achievements, you may want to do a “No Takebacks” playthrough before actually reading the story, as you only get one crack at that achievement. Or maybe you could read the story while doing a “No Takebacks” playthrough, then read it again afterwards. Honestly, it’s your reading experience, so it’s your choice :)
Hope you found this useful,
Yolo