So if you got me for Boyfriend Dungeon (or want to treat me for this game) but need a bit of help in the worldbuilding department:
* Jesse introduces the whole idea of people turning into weapons and the idea of dungeons/dunj in the first part of the game. He lays it out as if a dunj is a local phenomenon, but some of the later dialogue contradicts that. * Isaac mentions in one section that his father is a saber and his mother was the only one who could wield him. He also mentions his father doesn't turn into his weapon form (much) anymore. * Isaac also mentions after you initial meeting with Sunder that weapon-forms heal quickly, as they're more spiritual than physical. * Also in Isaac's storyline is an app called Slicr, which is a dating app for weapon-people. * Sunder's storyline doesn't have anything specific regarding weapons/dunj(es), but it also reveals things about the world that the other characters may not know. * There's a bit in your birthday where Jesse mentions it's traditional to use a weapon-friend to cut your cake. * Seven's storyline mentions that his agent doesn't want it getting out that he's a weapon-person because he's his band's maknae (youngest member, therefore cutest - I'd think a kpop singer who could turn into a lasersaber would be cool PR but I'm not the agent) and also you watch a show with him that has at least one weapon-person character in it. You can also watch a horror movie with him called "The Dunj". (You can also watch another movie with him and others that prominently features weapon-people.) * Jonah's entire storyline is about how he fights for acceptance as a big, burly man who turns into an axe - this includes how he got fired for showing a kid his weapon form, and how he got disrespected in a kitchen. * Neither Jonah nor Tank (Pocket's person) seem aware that it's possible for a cat to turn into a weapon until you tell Tank over text about Pocket. (The world you go into at the end of his path is also kind of strange and interesting, tbh.) * Sawyer mentions having a blacksmith as well as a doctor. They also mention what seem to be a different set of constellations during one of the pause/gift areas in the La Rosa dunj. * It's a bit unclear, but Rowan may actually be able to do some magic and/or may be rather old - they seem to be a bit detached from the mundane world and barely know what a smartphone is. * Samantha's weapon form proves that there are non-edged weapons out there, and she mentions the possibility of changing the form that a weapon-person can turn into. Her (ex-)boss Dr. Holmes can turn into a whip, so it's clear that while swords and other blades are most common, any weapon is possible - even a stick! * Supplmental material indicates the shopkeeper in the hidden dunj shops can turn into a staff, though he never does so in canon.
Edited (Missed a worldbuilding reference or two in my initial notes.) 2023-10-19 14:29 (UTC)
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Boyfriend Dungeon - Worldbuilding notes.
* Jesse introduces the whole idea of people turning into weapons and the idea of dungeons/dunj in the first part of the game. He lays it out as if a dunj is a local phenomenon, but some of the later dialogue contradicts that.
* Isaac mentions in one section that his father is a saber and his mother was the only one who could wield him. He also mentions his father doesn't turn into his weapon form (much) anymore.
* Isaac also mentions after you initial meeting with Sunder that weapon-forms heal quickly, as they're more spiritual than physical.
* Also in Isaac's storyline is an app called Slicr, which is a dating app for weapon-people.
* Sunder's storyline doesn't have anything specific regarding weapons/dunj(es), but it also reveals things about the world that the other characters may not know.
* There's a bit in your birthday where Jesse mentions it's traditional to use a weapon-friend to cut your cake.
* Seven's storyline mentions that his agent doesn't want it getting out that he's a weapon-person because he's his band's maknae (youngest member, therefore cutest - I'd think a kpop singer who could turn into a lasersaber would be cool PR but I'm not the agent) and also you watch a show with him that has at least one weapon-person character in it. You can also watch a horror movie with him called "The Dunj". (You can also watch another movie with him and others that prominently features weapon-people.)
* Jonah's entire storyline is about how he fights for acceptance as a big, burly man who turns into an axe - this includes how he got fired for showing a kid his weapon form, and how he got disrespected in a kitchen.
* Neither Jonah nor Tank (Pocket's person) seem aware that it's possible for a cat to turn into a weapon until you tell Tank over text about Pocket. (The world you go into at the end of his path is also kind of strange and interesting, tbh.)
* Sawyer mentions having a blacksmith as well as a doctor. They also mention what seem to be a different set of constellations during one of the pause/gift areas in the La Rosa dunj.
* It's a bit unclear, but Rowan may actually be able to do some magic and/or may be rather old - they seem to be a bit detached from the mundane world and barely know what a smartphone is.
* Samantha's weapon form proves that there are non-edged weapons out there, and she mentions the possibility of changing the form that a weapon-person can turn into. Her (ex-)boss Dr. Holmes can turn into a whip, so it's clear that while swords and other blades are most common, any weapon is possible - even a stick!
* Supplmental material indicates the shopkeeper in the hidden dunj shops can turn into a staff, though he never does so in canon.