What Is This?

"Hey, Girlie!" is an upcoming free visual novel dating sim. Play as chosen cleric Kristen Applebees and attempt to romance favorite sapphic characters from Fantasy High, including Tracker, Gertie, Kipperlilly, Fig, Lucy, and Naradriel.The mod team will work on developing the story outline and game systems, but we would love to have Kristen Applebees fans of all kinds to contribute to the project! Don’t worry if you don’t have game development experience – we are looking for contributors in a wide variety of roles in 2D art, writing, sound, voice acting, and programming.This is a fan project unaffiliated with Dimension 20 or Dropout.

Who's In Charge?

Hi, I’m Ray/Radish. You might remember me from D20 Zine Jam 2024, co-modding NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS. I’m a game developer (programmer, designer, producer) experienced in leading projects to completion, and you can see what I’ve made on my itch.io page. I’m excited to help bring Hey, Girlie! to life!

I’m Rae (they/them)! You might recognize me from my content on TikTok, organizing PARALLEL PLANES and First Timer’s Zine! for D20 Zine Jam 2024, or my ongoing mission to convince everyone to play DIE:RPG. I’m a professional screenwriter (got my BFA and everything) with two shows set to release in late 2024/early 2025. I’m very excited to write and run socials for Hey, Girlie!

Hi! I’m Sree (she/any), and I’ll be one of the writing mods for this project! You may know me from a handful of D20 fan events — I’ve participated in two D20 Zine Jams (I co-moderated NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS with Ray this year!), the 2023 D20 Exchange, ACOC zines A Catalogue of Candy & Swifter Than Arrow, and D20 Artists for Palestine! I love how much creativity and care is going into Hey, Girlie! and I’m so excited to see it come to life.

Hiya, Kirby here! I (he/they) will be acting as one of the PMs and writing mods on this project. You can also find me on the Prodigal Daughter zine (also about Kristen– there may be a pattern here), making this my second collaborative D20 event. I’m so, SO excited to work with a truly awesome community of creatives on this game, and help bring new life to Kristen and her various romantic options! :)

Hello, I’m Jun! (she/he). I contributed as an artist in the 2024 D20 Zine Jam to multiple zines, including my own Jukebox 20. I’ve been a big fan of D20 and its vibrant creative community since 2020 and hope to continue the tradition in the form of this new game! I’m excited to be involved in project management and art admin for this project :)

Hi, I’m Lucia (she/they). I have been involved as an artist and collaborator in a variety of D20 projects throughout the years (namely The Calorum Cookbook, A Gentleman’s Guide to Treason (The Calzine), Decalogue, and the 2023/24 D20 Zine Jams! A product designer and illustrator by trade, I’m looking forward to overseeing art development with this fine team!

Hi I’m Kelsy/Kelp! (they/she) This is my first time hopping on a D20 project but I’ve fallen in love with Dropout and D20 over the past year. I’ve worked on a few game jams, zine collabs, and DND campaigns throughout college. I’m excited to join as a producer and artist for this project :D

Hey it’s Diane (she/her)! You make recognize me if you’ve been in the d20 fanspace for a while or from any of these projects, PHUWOWNGNHI (dieantik.carrd.co), such as Calzine, Calorum Cookbook, Decalogue, D20 Artists for Palestine, D20 Zine Jam 22-24, and many more! I’ve dabbled into coding and game asset work (dieantik portfolio) here and there (does anyone remember elmville escapade? probably not) and I’m super excited to help organize this art team! I made a tweet based off one of sam kindlestuck’s tweets and it has spiraled since LOL.

When Is This Happening?

Interest CheckSeptember 19 - October 3 2024
Contributor ApplicationsOctober 31 - November 21 2024
Contributor DecisionsDecember 5 2024
Creation PeriodDecember 5 2024 - April 1 2025
Game ReleaseApril 26 2025

Application Materials

Writersone (1) writing sample no more than 500 words, preferably dialogue-heavy
Artiststhree (3) full-color art samples
Music/Sound Designersat least one (1) work sample
Voice Actorsaudition tape — sides will be available on the application
Unity Developersat least one (1) work sample