Eventide: A (partially)RWBY OC CYOA

>>1223851
Push the power button on the game console

>>1223932

....

The choices are:

[] New Game
[] Load Game

>>1223944
new game

>>1223944
>PC Master Race
>Highest Possible Settings
>muh 60fps
>m&k controls
>New Game

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>>1223976

I...don't know some of the things you said there, anon.

>[x] New Game

Okay!
I will draw the character once all the features have been answered.

Let's start with a [Name] then.

Now in the world of RWBY the names of its people (either first or last) are evocative of a color of sorts (ie. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Jaune Arc, etc) but for this CYOA we can turn that stupid rule off!

Apply Name Rule? (They are off for the NPCs)

[] Y
[] N

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>>1224005
>Name rule applied
>Name: Red Rocket

>>1224049

I'll wait 15 more mins if another one will come along, otherwise we get that.

>>1224005
Y
Thomas Aquanus

Okay, it's either:

[] Red Rocket
[] Thomas Aquanus

Place your votes now!
If we do not reach majority, I'll just flip a coin then.

>>1224155
: <

I hate both of those, wat do?

>>1224202

What's yours then?

>>1224155
Obviously >>1224105
But then, does my vote even count?

>>1224263

We'll see, anon.
Imma give it like 5 minutes before we proceed.

>>1224207
hum...well, alliteration is horrible in names. aquinas/aquanus is just a lame pun.

for a name to pick up any traction on /qst/ at all it has to be at least sort of familiar to its crowd (you'll never see Nurasyl al-Farsi Ali win a /qst/ name vote, for example)

so maybe for a female name, Amaranth Pallas, or something, for a Greek background

and for a male, Jasper Batory

>>1224155
well the obvious best name is red rocket :^), but aqua-anus may be a close second

OKAY.
No more additions!
These are the FINAL choices:

Jasper Batory
Amaranth Pallas
Red Rocket
Thomas Aquanus

Vote!

If there's no clear majority then I will decide randomly.

>>1224347
I'll vote for Amaranth

Amaranth Pallas it is!

Determine Amaranth Pallas' sex:

[] Male
[] Female?

>>1224295
But most of the RWBY names are lame puns. It's sort of a running theme.
>>1224347
There will never be concensus.
Also, gender shoulda come before name.

>>1224512

>gender comes before name

Huh.
Really?

>>1224295
>>1224401
I'm out autismo hijacked quest

>>1224534

What is going on?!?

>>1224527
>Red
Generally male, but technically neuter
>Thomas
Male
>Amaranth
Given as a female option, suppose either could work maybe
>Jasper
Male

So, yes, really.
>>1224511
Female, because a male MC named Amaranth sounds like a wuss.

>>1224511
well, I intended Amaranth to be a female name (cause it is) so
>Female
>>1224512
lame puns are alright...when they don't include introduce 'anus' into a perfectly good name
>>1224527
if you're gonna do chargen, usually you avoid gender votes altogether, because it immediately alienates half your would-be playerbase. there are ways to do gender votes that don't break down into autism but the general rule still holds
>>1224540
people get mad about someone saying words

>>1224560
>anus
Fucking children.
If it hurts that much, suggest aquanis. Look, no more anus.

>>1224557
>>1224560

Got it.

Amaranth Pallus is a female.

How old is she?

If you all cannot agree on a number then just pick one of the three:
Young Adult, Full Adult, Senior?

>>1224560
>>1224569

>anus

I wouldn't have noticed that if you didn't point it out.

>>1224580
12
Because whynot.

>>1224569
I'm not even sure where you got the 'nus' since the original was 'aquinas', so I had to assume you did it on purpose
>>1224580
Personally interested in a Full Adult hunter—too much RWBY fic gets bogged down in the schools stuff that really has little bearing on the series as a whole. Maybe 22, 23?

>>1224592

Anon, I think if you came here for a strict RWBY quest you might get disappointed.
This is a re imagining.

>>1224592
Aquanas looks like a dumb name is why.

>>1224612
All the better. You seem like you've got an alright head on your shoulders and have already put some effort in.

Then for the sake of getting things moving, I'll say 12 for consensus.

>[x] 12

Ok?
That wasn't even part of the range but majority I suppose.

Amaranth is a young girl.

Is she a Faunus?

(Faunus in the world of RWBY are humans that posses a key trait found in other animals. Be it antlers, a monkey's tail or even a rabbit's tall ears but they may only have one maximum)


[] Y (If so, name her trait)
[] N (I ain't no faunus!)

>>1224683
Y, use randomizer.

>>1224683
feel free to tell us we're retards and veto things QM

anyway, young Faunus waif is a bit of a crowded archetype but I like it enough that I'll go Y.

>Y

to make some speck of originality the trait will be something odd? not just animal ears for sure.

>snake jaw and tongue?

amaranth for immortality, snake shares that meaning

>>1224714

>waif

We'll get to body types next, just focus on this right now.

>[x] A long forked tongue!

Amaranth has a long forked tongue, akin to a reptile.
The tine-tongued teen can use this to aid her in smelling stuff out.

(Don't worry of the specific biology, it just works out)


What is her build?

Tomboy-ish, Waifish, Svelte, Average, Chubby or Bulgy?

>>1224808
You know my vote : >

waif all the way

>>1224808
Svelte
It'll go better with Tall.

>[x] Flipped to waifish, sorry other anon.

Amaranth's figure is skinny, bearing nearly no curves at in exchange for litheness.

She can find that she fits most garments, often finding some to have much more room.

What is her height?

Dwarven, Short, Average, Tall, Treefolk

>>1224882
Tall, of course.

>>1224882
Tall

Also, don't be discouraged to be imaginative.
I'm not so it helps if you guys are.

>[x] Tall

Amaranth is tall for her age, just inches above some other people.
Low-rise doors are her nemesis.

(Around 6 ft.)

[Custom colors]

Now what is your complexion?

Ghastly Pale, Fair-skinned, Olive, Sunkissed, Ebony.

>>1224941
>6ft
>at 12 years
Damn. What would treefolk have been?

Pale.

>>1224941
a 6 ft 12 year old is tall indeed O.O

I'll go for fair-skinned or pale, whichever the other guy goes for

>>1224953

I said around 6ft, anon

She could be 5'10 - 6'4 for a sharper range.

>>1224965
I was expecting 5 and a half or so, personally, but don't mind this too much

>[x] Pale

Your pale skin is pure white.
Coupled with your figure, people often ask if you are sickly to which you answer with a resounding "no".

Now what color are your eyes?

Blue, Green, Brown.

(You can choose whatever, this is RWBY after all.)

>>1224991
yellow or amber

>>1224991
>>1224997
Amber sounds fine.

>[x] Amber

Your eyes shine that of beautiful amber gold, highlighting your face pretty well.
They are your most complimented feature.

Now onto your hair:

What style do you want it in and what color/s?

(If you want any other tattoos, ornaments, piercings, eyewear. now is the time to say them.)
(Although if you would wear glasses, it would take one spot in the quirks as "Fuzzy Vision")

What is the color of your hair?

>>1225015
Peroxide Blonde, single braid with a ribbon worked it.
No piercings or ink. Because 12.
>Fuzzy Vision
But that'd be both our quirks auto-selected. No glasses.

>>1225015
long, straight hair tied back into a ponytail or braid with loose bangs?

as far as color, either black for the chiaroscuro pale girl look, or reddish purple for the name

can't say I'm a fan of anything extra other than a ribbon or two

>>1225030
I'm against having a feature colored purple. Clothing, maybe, but not any part of her person.

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>>1225056
it's this color, not quite purple. is that better?

>>1225063
Not at all. And also, that was the color I pictured from the description, so well done there.

I will combine both but as for the color, peroxide blonde won the flip (is that like platinum blonde? Not that it matters).

Along with: A ribbon, single braid, long and loose bangs.

>>1225056
>>1225063

The drawings are gonna be in black and white, the colors are just for in-lore writing.


Now,

Post two Quirks (at maximum) about her.

(Quirks can be anything that is part of her character, physical or not: eg. has an affinity for nature, a chaste virgin, precociously developed/ fertile, fuzzy vision, etc.)

And since we have the special nature of just two voters, each of you post one.

>>1225072
alright, amaranth the color can be relegated to clothing. for hair color then black is my vote>>1225030
>>1225015

>>1225088>>1225087
oh, woops, nevermind about the hair color then.

quirk, quirk, quirk...how about being double-jointed?

>>1225087
Well, Lisp shoulda been auto-locked.
>>1225095
Unusual joint bendings fits with the snek-faunus as well.

>[x] Lisp and Double jointed

(Remember, be imaginative! Anything is fair game here!)

Lastly, how were you brought up?

[] Spoiled
[] Bibliophile
[] "In the salt-mines"
[] Destitute

>>1225146
strict parents that insisted on being the best, maybe. believers in the 'talented tenth' and 'burden of representation' philosophies

>>1225146
By wild animals.

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>[x] Wild animals won the flip!

Amaranth has been raised by wild animals, discarded from birth unto mother nature.

She has learned most of her speech from observing and watching from afar or hidden close proximity but treasures the inherent thought that action most definitely speaks louder than words.

Because of her upbringing she gets the [Wildborn] perk, which grants her some added resistance against the elements.

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Name: Amaranth Pallas
Sex: Female
Age: 12
Faunus: Y, Snake-like tongue
Build: Waifish
Height: Tall
Complexion: Ghastly Pale
Hair color: Peroxide Blonde
Eye color: Amber
Quirks: Double jointed, Speaks with a lisp
Upbringing: In the wild

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Is this you?

>>1225218
sounds neat! ghost child that she is

I find it funny that the speech impediment came in before the backstory of rearing by wild animals

>>1225218
>Start

>>1225229
>>1225258

Hold on still trying to draw your character.

>>1225267
no rush, I always like seeing the cool stuff QMs turn out

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Is this you?

>>1225324
>Dat deadpan
Yup.

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>>1225335

All the MC's are gonna look like that, here was another one in another board's playthrough.

This will be it for now.
It took alot longer than I expected.

>>1225336
Heh, potato
>>1225353
Resume whenish?

>>1225425

Oh, when are you available first and foremost?
Maybe I can work something like a schedule.

>chargen
>ever

>>1225633
yeah that was kinda horrific

>>1225633
>>1225639

Was it an unwritten rule to not do that?
Sorry, I'm new to this board.

>>1225719
no, it's not a rule. Do what you want. If you have players, then there's nothing anyone can say.

Not like you have any intention of reading other quests.

>>1225731

I have the intention, there's just too many I don't know which one to choose from.

>>1225719
chargen just gets messy fast if you have a lot of impassioned people. it worked out this time because there were just me and the other guy, but sometimes you attract more of the sort like the baby who bailed as soon as something won which he didn't like

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Remember to have fun and think outside the proverbial box!

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~May your aria be everlasting;
lest you forget
You are here eternal~
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=Canticle One=

The still and eerie atmosphere of the waters bring only silence as you grip your arms together hat lower from the cold air.
Thick mists surround your small dingy; only the rowing of the ferrywoman disturbs the place's odd serenity, along with the lantern providing the only light defeating the swampy fog.

"May I inquire of your travel?"

The cloaked woman speaks up.
You've only s a glimpse of her face under her dark shroud, wrinkled and rumpled with age although her voice sounds young to you, from your shorthand experience in observing people anyways.

After much researching, your findings have boiled down to one place to venture towards.

New Yohan, and she is the only way to get tot the long forgotten city.

As for introductions, you two have already been introduced when you set foot on her ferry.
Her name is Charon.
She has offered you a free ride which was odd since you've learned that humans always love to trade goods in exchange for services.

[] Fortune
[] Family
[] Love
[] Fame
[] Random Wanderlust
[] Curiosity
[] BLANK CHOICE
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>>1225766

>it worked this time

Yes, it did!

>you'll attract more of the sort

Well, I don't get to call him a baby for not playing something he doesn't want to partake in.

>>1240051
>[Blank Choice]
It is time.

>>1240694

Anon!

I forgot to mention this little part of the quest.

Whenever you see an ALL CAPS choice and mostly at the BOTTOM, it is a WRITE IN choice not a choice in itself.
It just means a write in is available for this particular scene.

>>1240703
That was my understanding.
>It's time
Is the write-in choice, just to be clear.

>>1240743

You're traveling to this lost city because "it is time?"

>>1240752
Yup.

>[x] It's..time apparently.


"Itsth time.", you earnestly reply.

The hooded woman pauses at first, pondering on the context of your answer but ultimately just takes your word for it.
"Ah..Why yes of course."

Suddenly, loud shrieking from a far distance pierces the conversation.
An ear-piercing wailing which

"Are you learned with the creatures that dwell in these parts?"

"Why? Sthould I?", you respond nervously.

Your measly garments of straps and animal skin do nothing to combat the wetland's cold and still wind but being used to wearing nearly nothing at all (unlike most humans, save for the ones that get tackled to the ground shortly afterward) grants you some added resistance against the elements.

Granted that it does not get too severe, of course.

Also, on your travel towards New Yohan you've also came prepared with a/an...

[] Enchanted Whip
[] Hardened Club
[] Shielded Sword
[] Blessed Effigy
[] Magical Wand
[] Poisoned Crossbow
[] Silent Dagger
[] Deprived with Nothing
[] BLANK CHOICE

Anybody?

>>1241640
Are we not doing combo-weapons?
If yes
>Poisoned Crossbow/Spear
If no
>Poisoned Dagger

>>1242787
No internet at work today, sorry op.

>>1243455

No combo weapons sadly...and I'M ALREADY GOING TO BED!

Will draw your weapon in the morning.

>>1241640
just a reminder, autosage hits 3 days after thread creation, and you're on page 9

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>>1243562

I'll create a new one once this gets poof'd.

>[x] Poisoned Dagger

Fashioned from a decayed bark of an Ever-rot Tree, it may not be the sharpest of weapons to wield but a single scratch may prove debilitating if left untreated for long.


Is this your item?

[] Y
[] N

>>1244855
Sure is.

>[x] Ever-rot knife

... wooden knife.

You've observed (and painfully experienced) how an Ever-rot tree's defends itself from other creatures that try to rend its barks off.
And with that knowledge, you have carefully crafted it as your very own weapon

A short wooden dock reveals itself over to the horizon, ending the the seemingly endless waters of the swamp.
The shuddering screams get louder and are still consistent in their drilling of your ears.

The boat halts, "That's as far as I can go."

You climb up its mossy foundations and view yourself of the obscured path that lies ahead.

"Through Shrieker Bog is New Yohan, that is if you can survive the way there. Hihihihii.", she cackles bashfully.

The mysterious ferrywoman rows back into the abyss, leaving you to your own devices.
And to add to the already creepy ambiance, the shrieking has mysteriously stopped as a thick fog covers the path ahead.

[] Look around
[] Start walking into the fog
[] BLANK CHOICE
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SHRIEKER BOG
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>>1246640

Forgot chime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVg5Mnj02zA