CYOA General

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>>49890191

Name: Lindaswen Thereliel (goes by Lindas)

>Lunestier

>Arcane Magic x3
>Summoning Magic x3
>Tactics x3
>Magic Refinement
>Maneuvers x2

>Valerie Bluewood
>Allyce Westhold
>Crale Edwards
>Tennie Northbreed

>The Great Hunt (every year)
>Security
>Bodyguard

>Art/Music
>Paranormal Research

>Bookworm

I was a orphan adopted by Lunestier groundskeeper. A teacher saw that I have strong innate magical skills. So I got accepted in the prestigious magical school.

Hopefully with my summoning magic and tactics I can basically become a general of my own magic army and I can use arcane magic to protect myself and support my army. After graduation my friends and I can go on quests to find treasures and lost knowledge and help protect peasants and kingdoms. After I become stronger, I can take over a old castle as base and start small Queendom of magical creatures summoned from the different planes. Then become a famous mercenary company and have my magic army help settle conflicts in exchange for extravagant gifts and titles.

Eventually have more titles than all those pompous spoiled students at school who wouldn't except me because I'm "poor" and "low class".

>>49896197
Haven't seen you around in a while.

>>49896197
This is OC, correct?

SInce Italics is around here, I would like to continue a question that I made some time ago.
I asked about in the Goddes Waifu CYOA what would happen if I choose Athena and Minerva (both and only them), since they are normally already rivals.
I belive I was anwsered that Athena might try to manipulate me more, while Minerva threats would be more direct.

However, I would like to know, how hard would it be for them to not fight much or harass me in the first place?

>>49896291
Indeed, I just made this.

>>49896197
Mountains
Plains
Swampland
Desert
Cavern

Rous
Giant bugs
Thugs
Gobold
Gargoyles

Ignan
Omnour
Cadusscans
Aplos
Pikents

Disaster

Medium

In that order btw

>>49896197

It' a neat idea. Idk how I feel about having 5 picks and 6 things to choose from though. It's like I'm just picking which thing I like the least...

>>49896302
Just stop being a manslut and choose one of them.

>>49896367
>>49896197
I feel like he should double the amount in each section, more or less.

>>49896242

Except the ones who aren't.

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>>49896302
>What would happen if I choose Athena and Minerva.

Yes, Athena will be manipulative in keeping you via mind games. Minerva would use brute force and be direct, taking you where she wants.

>How hard would it be for them not to fight much or harass me in the first place?
Depends on the abilities you picked. Athena will give you, your alone time, and will refrain from starting things with Minerva. She'll eventually come a knocking when Minerva breaks her anger bar.

Minerva will be an argument. She'll ask you what is more important than her for you to ask her to stop harassing you, and rant on how Athena thinks she's top shit.

Anymore cyoas questions?

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>>49896199
And water is wet. Your point?

>>49896197
>Jungle, ROUS, The Caducans
>Swamp, Bugs, The Ignan
>Cavern, Shades, The Ruined
>Desert, Gobold, The Pikents
>Mountains, Gargoyles, The Omnour

>Challenge: Hunted

>Difficulty: Medium

Does anything in the Dream transfer to real life? Or does it simply function as a sort of somnambulist video game?

When you awake normally, is that a quick save?

If I mix Jungle and Ruined as a male, will I have the ability to make females heavily pregnant? At least, differently than the normal way?

>>49896630
I don't know what somnambulist means, but I'm going to say it is like a game.

Yes.

Pretty much.

>>49896199
>Accompanying the authors comes out
>get Italics as a quean, SDA as the cake
>Keep Italics on permanent clean-up duty after I cum inside SDA.
>Italics never is allowed to get herself off.
>Laugh maniacally while holding SDA's hand

>>49896684
Sleepwalking.

Learn some fucking latin.

>>49896684
It means someone who sleepwalks.

>>49896579
This may be a stupid question but... what is the order cyoa about?

>>49896693
Speaking of that smug mofo, doesn't he have a Battlemage rework coming? Fuckin love me some Battlemage

>>49896750
Presumably it's the opposite of the chaos cyoa

>>49896619

There are simply way too many people who do not notice obvious things.

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>>49896750
Here you go mate. Order cyoa is about a place called Granvair that has a bunch of magical mana which creates life for it. Civilizations fight for the mana in grand wars eventually shattering it into different disconnected lands.

Now you must traverse the lands, create your custom class with a bunch of different abilities, acquire a bunch of items, acquire monster summons, recruit companions, pick your antagonist, pick major lands to go to and do major quest, pick sub-quests, and if you want to do the optional expansion make your own civilization & land.

Inspired from Final Fantasy and Mana series. It's also a duel remake of New World and Quest cyoas of mine.

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>>49896863
What are you doing here? Hurry up and finish it, anon!

only kidding, but that sounds so cool

>>49896863
That sounds cool. I really like CYOAs with a civilization- or environment-building component, so combine that with customizable adventures and it being a remake of New World (itself a really cool CYOA) and I am sold on this concept.

>>49896863
>magical mana
As opposed to mundane mana.

>>49896164
That's a lovely CYOA. The format is simple, it's attractive, and it has nice options.

Thank you for sharing.

>>49896863
You said that it is full of husbandos and bros, but can I be the cutest boy?

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>>49897008
It is full of husbandos and waifus. You can be a cute boy if you want. It's your build and character.

>>49897063
Will it contain potato people?

>>49897379
Yes.

>>49897403
Welp, I guess my kingdom will have Lalafels then.

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>>49897015
Name: Steve

Foes: Rats
Vault
Utopians

Objects: Scratchcard
Phrasebook
Lighter
Game Boy

Allies: The Exhibition
The Musician

a merry band of writer and musician are off on a mystic quest to delve into strange crowds, overwhelm and mystify with intense feats of artistic warfare leaving the stage stunned and bleeding rich ichor onto the ground before the duo can exit stage left with a cigarette thrown to the crowd, satchels full of occult secrets, fringe sciences and anything else the roadies could get their eight legs on and throw on the next train out to the next concert.

regions jungle, cavern, plains, moutains and desert

hazards cavern shades, mountain gobold, jungle gargoyles, plain thugs and desert rous

civilization mountains the ruined, desert the aplos, cavern the pikents, jungle the caduscans and plains the ignan

personal mortality easy

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Pick your race.
>not going with Blemmius

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>>49897610
holy fuck

>>49897610
I dunno, Astomus looks pretty good.

Italics, why didn't the First Kind also target Meliorate when they were holding Amew hostage?

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>>49897610
true amigo

>>49897669
Astomus are trash.
They have no mouth, and survive by smelling fruit and apples, but can die if they smell something really foul. And they can't talk.

>>49897412

>that feel when you will never have a lalalfellfu

>>49897643
This guy looks too smug for someone without a head

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>>49897610
To make them a full rooster of ten, you can also choose to be a Sciapod.

>>49897610
>Not going Homo ma gnis auribus and having unending bunny sex

>>49897787

Those are fucking ears?

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>>49896579
How suicidal would it be if all the following goddesses were to take an interest in you in Pantheon mode?

Astrea
Ba'laat Gebal
Demeter
Frigg
Inari Okami
Izanami
Xochiquetzal
Cybele
Amaterasu
Shub-Niggurath

>>49898090

Why would you post that picture and ask that question at the same time

>>49898118
Words of wisdom are meant to be ignored.

>>49898090
I think you answered your own question

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>>49890191
Jah’Kara Tel

Spiceology II
Potion Making I
Martial Combat (Scimitar specialization) II
Maneuvers
Physical Training
Exchange program: Blue Magic III

Might as well embrace the Middle Eastern aesthetic and become an Alchemist
I could have taken Explosives instead, but I much prefer the adaptability of Blue Magic

Companions:
Luvyna
Eldaah
Hana
Kengen
Transfer Student: John C. Icium

Events:
Year 2:
-Fundraising, probably by selling spices or cookies

Year 3:
-Fundraising
-Battle Royale

Year 4: The Big Hunt

Clubs:
-cooking
-Disciplinary Squad

>>49898090
>Ascended tier
Shub Niggurath
Ba'laat

>Top tier
Demeter
Frigg

>Mid-tier
Inari
Xochi

>low tier
Astrea
Izanami

>Garbage tier
Amaterasu
Cybele

>>49898166
>Exchange program: Blue Magic III
You can only take two drawbacks, iirc.

>>49896199
Wow.

>>49898090
>How suicidal would it be for the following goddesses to take an interest in you.

All those goddesses would be more or less okay with the harem, but there will be massive arguments of sharing especially from Inari.

Astrea would avoid you because doing things with a harem then doing things to her is super impure, and she's not ready for that, yet.

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>>49898182
Oh, right
there goes my build, then

>>49897725
Heads are an evolutionary bottleneck.

The torso cerebral systems are the future of man

>>49898172
> Low Tier
> Izanami

You talking shit about my waifu?

>>49898285

Where would the brain in the chest be?

>>49898324
>So ugly that Izanagi decided that getting his wife out of Yomi was a crap idea and rolled a boulder over the entrance to lock her in.
>He was perfectly happy with the idea of letting her murder and devour the souls of 1,000 brave nipponese every day just so that he would never uave to look at her ugly mug again.

She's pretty crap, as far as waifus go.

>>49898397
>He was perfectly happy with the idea of letting her murder and devour the souls of 1,000 brave nipponese every day just so that he would never uave to look at her ugly mug again.

Isn't that more of a flaw on his part, though?

Also, great conversation on PP, gents. Wasn't there to witness it, but top quality posting.

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>3 new Patrons
>3 new Level 1 Powers and 1 new Special Power
>6 New Perks
>A few new Companions and Quest (Quest are a bit rushed, ill probably go back over it when I have time)

Sorry that took so long, everytime I think im free I just get pulled back into the shit.

Not as big of an update as i'd like but its still something for you all. Halloween shit is coming next of course with more Quest and whatever else I can think of.

- Official Universal War Music -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ZAx_OvKpM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXhThbgtWwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnDutViIj-8

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>>49898397
> He says this with Mamma Shub at the top of his list.
I'd be willing to accept this if it wasn't for your MILF horror.

>>49898425
In fairness Izanagi was always a bitch.

>>49898474
Hey neat.

>>49898166
Holy shit someone used the new page

>>49898542
Are the three goddesses the only light gods that exist?

>>49898474
On the one hand, I was in the middle of writefagging a snippet, and I'm probably going to be throwing it all out and starting over. On the other, fuck yes, update. More comments once I get a chance to read it.

>>49898562
Shit yea sorry I never gave you a reply I was foucused on other stuff.

They are not the only light gods but they are the highest tier light gods thus the main religion of the setting revolves around them. However no one from said religion would ever look down on a follower of another light god.

>>49898474
Based lodo

>>49898624
I won't see this till morning, but do you want to hear my idea for a semi possible boss fight, relating to hero academy?

>>49898474
A beast that gains size, strength, speed, dexterity & toughness with each member of species X it kills would be a...(magical creature that can only be made with Daemonicus or plain ol' Animus 3)? What about a beast that is straight up immune to the Square-Cube law?

>>49898624
You said you're going to be working on rivals and mentors next. Will we be able to pick any student on the friends lists as our rivals?

>>49898474
First: Survivalist has the line "Temperatures up to twice that can be survived for short periods" twice in a row.

Next, questions.

Can Soul Arts or Miracles be used to detect someone under the effects of level 3 stealth? How about Senses 3 or the new Sixth Sense?

If you take Alone or Undetectable perk, what happens to the companion slots? Can they be sold for Prismatic Stones through the Red Marker Seal, or do they already count as having been sold off?

What happens if I get the Ultimate Monster to fight the Lord of Woes?

Does the Aeon Scroll remove the need for a magical tutor? Does it at least replace the Magus Tome and Miracle Catalyst?

How much control did 'other' incarnates have over their incarnations? Did they get to choose their powers, or did they get assigned randomly?

>>49898474

What's with all the 4th wall breaking shit in CYOAs? It's not like you aren't already aware of your fictitious nature of your existence.

>>49898782

>First: Survivalist has the line "Temperatures up to twice that can be survived for short periods" twice in a row.


I think that's the joke

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>>49898474
AW SHIT

>>49898801
Whoosh, then. Whoops.

>>49896693
Where does AA fit in all that?

>>49898474

>vampiric

So it says with every attack, not hit. Does that mean when you swing a weapon you absorb a small portion of the health of the person you intended to hit? If not, then the closest person near to where you swung the weapon? What if you use it against something that it wouldn't damage? Would it essentially be able to kill them if they had armor that protected them from everything (excluding vampiric draining, obviously)?

>>49898474
Imo, reduce the power of the Herald by 5 points. It just /feels/ approrpriate to me that it should be, truly, easily inferior to even Lesser Incarnates (The Lovers) but still a dominating force compared to Mages and other such things.

>>49898835

Nowhere. I'm not a waifu.

>>49898776
>A beast that gains size, strength, speed, dexterity & toughness with each member of species X it kills would be a...(magical creature that can only be made with Daemonicus or plain ol' Animus 3)?

Thats a powerful enchantment, you would need both.

>What about a beast that is straight up immune to the Square-Cube law?

Too powerful m8.

>>49898782
>Can Soul Arts or Miracles be used to detect someone under the effects of level 3 stealth?

No.

>How about Senses 3 or the new Sixth Sense?

Senses 3 no, Sixth Sense yes but only faintly.

>If you take Alone or Undetectable perk, what happens to the companion slots?

They disappear for Alone and Companion selection will be delayed or Unknown for when you finally leave Earth.

>Can they be sold for Prismatic Stones through the Red Marker Seal, or do they already count as having been sold off?

They count as being sold off.

>What happens if I get the Ultimate Monster to fight the Lord of Woes?

Wew lad you might want to get out of that universe.

>Does the Aeon Scroll remove the need for a magical tutor?

Yes.

>Does it at least replace the Magus Tome and Miracle Catalyst?

Yes.

>How much control did 'other' incarnates have over their incarnations?

Slightly less than you did. About 80% wont get Spirit Gifts and some will have a few powers randomly activatedm limiting their selection.

>>>49898785
Thought it would be funny.

>>49898859
You have to hit and do some damage to the person. The amount of health you absorb is related to the amound of damage you deal.

>>>49898870
Maybe. It might be useless with such a large reduction. A Herald would already be sorely out matched in most fights even at the start. They do have like 13 to 15 less power points than you do by default.

>>49898985
>Maybe. It might be useless with such a large reduction. A Herald would already be sorely out matched in most fights even at the start. They do have like 13 to 15 less power points than you do by default.

No, that's obvious. I was speaking more about like TL, but it's fine either way.

Anyway, does The Lord Of Woes count as Evil for the purposes of the Bloodstone & Scythe?

>Thats a powerful enchantment, you would need both.

So what are the limits of vanilla Animus 3? I was thinking that one could just conjure up an army of counter-tyranids to go against the Patron when it attacked and when one needed a quick-ish army.

What's the CYOA with the best waifus?

>>49899022
>I was thinking that one could just conjure up an army of counter-tyranids to go against the Patron when it attacked

The patron's forces*.

>>49899022
>Anyway, does The Lord Of Woes count as Evil for the purposes of the Bloodstone & Scythe?

Its a predator. So no, its not really evil. It just does horrible shit.

>So what are the limits of vanilla Animus 3? I was thinking that one could just conjure up an army of counter-tyranids to go against the Patron when it attacked and when one needed a quick-ish army.

You can give one minor magical ability to any race you create.

For example, any tier 1 power on the Powers list. Immortality, hive mind, and other more creative shit like that.

You only have a limit of one magical ability though, making a Nid race to fight the LoW may not work.

>>49899077
>For example, any tier 1 power on the Powers list. Immortality, hive mind, and other more creative shit like that.

A being that connects to other creatures I create and then takes data from their deaths. It then imprints the way other creatures died into creatures I make--similar to how Orks get their Mekboys, Painboy, etc expertise--, and how to avoid those deaths.

Daemonicus [Y/N]?

>>49899077

But immortality isn't a tier 1 power

Also, immortality isn't a magical ability, you've got jellyfish and shit which are immortal.

>>49899113
>It then imprints the way other creatures died into creatures I make
The way other creatures I make died*

Fex:

Mon 1 stands in front of a machine gun and dies.

Data is taken.

Mon 2 sees machine gun: dodges.

>>49898474
Yo, Lodo, is there a point increase the further you go up the tiers in power (i.e. Tier 1 powers costing less than Tier 3 powers)? If so, how much?

>>49899136
Nope.

>>49899123

Are you intend to make the dumbest creatures in existence?

>>49899136
Nope.

>>49899123
>>49899113
I suppose thats possible.

>>49899121
Eh, magical or not it can be bestowed. Beings are kept alive by your power.

>>49899149
Not necessarily. It's just that, you never know what the future may hold. Plus, this thing gets more and more powerful as the army increases in size. The entire army would immediately know what changes occur in enemy combat ability/etc.

>>49899177

You need to clarify exactly how it "connects" though. Without details you can't get any answers.

>>49899222

Kind of a passive-hive mind? It only collects data and crunches it. Then it returns an output of what not to do for next time into the created being's foundational essence, kind of.

>>49899077

>creative shit

Where do you determine what counts as a "tier 1 power" and where it stops?

>>49899244
It's basically just a computer but 100% dedicated to this one task.

>>49899244

Ah, but what happens when it's unable to return an output?

>>49899277
Collects More. Crunches More. Returns More. If not, then well...

>>49899289
If it experiences a critical hard-ware failure, it just releases all of its data into my head. I'd have Mentality 1 for that. Failing that, it gets distributed to the rest of the army. Then I'd start again.

>>49899289
>>49899310

I mean, what if it fails to determine how to avoid being killed the same way?

>>49899164
Also noticed that Power Gauntlet states that it gives you level 3 Strength and Durability, but those were (i'm assuming) replaced with Muscle Mass and Toughness. Might want to fix that?

Also, how powerful can your Perk-weapon be? Can we pick mythological weapons and then scale them to our level, or do they just start off as an ordinary whatever, and we have to enchant them? (For example, could I get Laevateinn, or would I just get a normal sword that I have to light on fire?)

>>49899341
It releases all captured data to me, I open a God-Gate and GTFO.

What else?

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>>49896693
>that spoiler

l-lewd

>>49897643
This must be the work of an enemy stand.

>>49899349

Really? You bail when something manages to kill one of your cannon fodder mooks twice?

>>49899389
I'd have time to think about the situation, but if after millions of being were killed and the computer had run over 100, 000, 000+ simulations and found no solution...why risk it?

>>49898870
>but still a dominating force compared to Mages and

What? Mages can destroy the fabric of the universes, so much so The Father of the Beasts job is to essentially kill mages who get that far. Maybe average Mages are pretty weak but I imagine a high-class Mage would be on-par with an Incarnate, if not an Demiurge.

>>49898474
Welp, got a new long term of goal.
>Obtain Scythe of Sin
>Kill The Ultimate Monstrosity

Of course it won't be that simple but it seems like that would be the one object in the universe capable of killing it.

>>49899415
>Mage would be on-par with an Incarnate, if not an Demiurge.

It says that powerful mages are able to destroyer planets. And that Incarnate magic is yet more potent. Thus, an Incarnate with all the same spells as any given mage is more powerful, by far. A Demiurge is incomparable.

>>49899345
If I recall, weapons are stronger than enchanted energy/gauss/etc weapons.

>>49898474
WOOHOO SOME OF MY SKILL SUGGESTIONS MADE IT IN

>>49899402

Or, you being an all powerful butt pirate could just saunter over and punch it in the face. I mean, it's probably a glass cannon if nothing else.

>>49899431
That's assuming the Incarnate/Demiurge also have access to Magic. Innate powers aren't Magic.

>>49899430

>implying you need some super special weapon to kill something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0

>>49899440
Possibly. Yes, possibly. Then again, why risk it? Seriously. If push meets shove, I might, but case-by-case judgments.

>>49899448
Occultism. It says right there. Then there's all the companions that can and will teach you magic. Plus the Aeons.

>>49898474
>awoken
Why do this.

>>49899462
1. Occultism gives you the ability to cast magic, you still need a teacher, and presumably a magic focus. Not to mention many builds I've seen neglect it.

2. It takes time to learn.

>>49899480
It's cool.

>>49899485
>you still need a teacher,

Not if you take the Aeon and use its gift. Plus, that's true for every mage that doesn't have access to the book.

>and presumably a magic focus

Nope. Lodo said so above. Plus, even if not, it's super cheap.

>Not to mention many builds I've seen neglect it.

Meh. It's overrated anyway.

>>49899485

You telling me everyone isn't putting at least 2 points into mentality?

>>49899532
I'm not. I only need the memory level 1 gives. The rest can be worked out as we go.

>>49899532
I don't feel like pulling up my five builds, but as far as I know nope.

>>49898283
hello shelby
stay away from my goats betty

>>49898474

>pale orchard
>5 prismatic stones

What the fuck can you even buy with this

>>49898474
Given that Prodigy increases the base strength of your Powers is there any reason not to pick Soul Transposition if you're a Star?

>>49898474

For nano infusing, what counts as people?

>>49899676
>>49898474
I was going to mention that: shit's wild OP. How do you even begin to defend against your atoms being ripped to pieces by microscopic machines?

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>>49899453
>Implying you shouldn't bring the right tool for the job when you go to kill the thing that fed on the corpse of GOD

COME ON SON

>>49899633
You now learn everything at 105% the rate & your powers are 5% stronger than others. If the increase/decrease is proportional then you'd get shit like

>You learn everything at 125x the rate and your powers are 85% what another Incarnate might have.

>>49899724
I agree, but don't forget: you need to land at least ONE blow .Again, the hit needs to LAND. Sure, its presence might instantly slay the more villainous Incarnates that don't have many kills, but still. You need to LAND. I think you'd need to have like 10-20 kills before you'd be able to do anything at all. Even then, you'd need hella allies.

>>49899724

He's a filthy good for nothing scavenger. A goddamn bottom feeder. If he killed God himself that might've been worth something but the guy is just hiding behind a mask.

>>49898474
Here's my first build. Hopefully I don't die horribly right out of the gate.

>Devil
>Sacrifice, Pact, Consumption 1, Charismatic 2, Shapeshifting 1, Scanner 2, Immunity 2, Stylish 1, Tongues 2, Beauty 2, Occultist 2, Elementalist 3 (Fire), Familiar 3, Instant Tranmission 1, Mentality 3, Mind Control 2, Muscle Mass 1, Regneration 2, Telepathy 3, Toughness 1, Energy Attack 1, Elemental Energy
>The Other
>Wealth, Fame, Authority, Resonance, Legion
>Gem of the Dreamer (Astral Projection 2, Speed 1); Melee Weapon, Conventional (Light); Ranged Weapon, ballistic (Light); Armor (Light); Armor (Energy Shields); Upgraded Blue Box Armoire; Rodin Watch; Vergil's Amulet; Magus Tome; Aestus “bottled fire” Flask; Entertainment Suite; King’s Road Writ; Beast (Titan Beast) (Behemoth - Healing Factor); Magus Hood; Fancy Hat; Gravity Gun; Explosives (Thrown); Magus Catalyst; Royal Mushroom; Servitor (Bound Devil)
>Lucius Greene, ???, ???; Agares, Champion of the Asylum of Ash, Hell – 999; Mammon, Lord of Plots, Void Space; Abigail Flavian, Demoness with a heart of gold, Hell - 09; Battle Bruva Borgut, Shoota Boy, Orkhanum
>Xurel O: Big Bug Hunt (Broods Blessing); SCP Prime Weapons Facility: Teeth for Coins (All my friends are monsters); Fall of Aeian: The White City of the Eldrid (Ring of Morthis)

I'm thinking this guy as a Cult of Personality kind of guy with strong magic and semi-strong physical capabilities when the going gets rough. Siding with the Other because of the gem and power.

>>49898474
How bad an idea would it be to try and implant the Bloodstone like a Magus Gem?

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>>49898474
So many (You)s...

I'm only responsible for 4 as well...

>>49896197
>Plains (w/ Rous and The Aplos)
>Jungle (/w Giant Bugs and the Omnour)
>Cavern (w/ Gobolds and The Pikents)
>Mountains (w/ Gargoyles and The Caduscans)
>Swampland (w/ Shades and The Ruined)

>Easy Mode

>>49898979
you can't police our imaginations. You have no idea what I'm doing to your puffy nipples right now.

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>>49896765
I do, but it's coming along slowly but surely.

Just don't expect it anytime soon.

>>49897610
Fig. 8 - Fig. 9 - Fig. 7

Fucking amateurs

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>>49899500
>it's cool

It's really not.

We already know Cyoas aren't real. Breaking the 4th wall within the cyoa itself is meme tier lol wacky randum bs.

Pic related

Also, question about the tomb of angels. Dose your soul have to be bound into angelic armor or can you pic your unique armor or soul bonded armor instead.

If so, can you combine armors or something?

>>49899841
Sure you want to side with madness?

Otherwise nice full throttle evil bro.

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>>49900257
Lod has said before that we can use any armor for the transfusion if it can "hold the right wards in place". So unique armor? Yes. Soul bonded slayer suit/liquid crystal armor? Yes. I have been meaning to make a Strength spirit angel build, but have not gotten to it yet. And then of course I had an even more op idea.

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>>49897610

I'll be the Wildman of the Sylvan Woods.

would someone be sweet enough to post Traveler?
its time

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>>49900602

This is the one I have, pretty sure it's the newest version. Usually don't save these but haven't made a build for it so

>>49900640
Thank you!
but the whole thing is blurry on my phone. i cant read a word

>>49900667

That's what you get for being a phoneposter.

Maybe try zooming out?

>>49900676
I figured it out, i can use an app.
>bullying phone posters
come on man, that's not nice

>>49900708

You gotta use an app to zoom out? Why even bother using a phone?

>>49900781
No you bully. When I zoom in or out, it's blurry. I have to use an app to not have blurry text.

>>49900837

What kinda shitty phone are you using?

>>49900847
An iPhone 5 i think

>>49900257
That picture of deadpool is very accurate. It's what he was going for. Because he likes deadpool and deadpool-esque characters.

>>49900934

You think? You don't even know what kind of phone you're using? I suppose it has to be an iphone though

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>>49896164

Haven't seen this posted in forever...

>>49900360
The AI would make me magickless, half of them wouldn't agree with my "ethics", and the Lord of Woes didn't click with me with the whole "eating everything" plan. At least with the Other, I'll be able to enjoy shit without being someone's mind segment or lunch.

>>49896199
And what might be the reasoning for this assumption?

>>49901248

>assumption

Nigga

>>49898979
In the cutest, non-sexual way you are mine.

>>49901258
Haven't been here since I got a life.
So excuse me not knowing and start explaining.

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>>49899345
>Also, how powerful can your Perk-weapon be? Can we pick mythological weapons and then scale them to our level, or do they just start off as an ordinary whatever, and we have to enchant them? (For example, could I get Laevateinn, or would I just get a normal sword that I have to light on fire?)

Perk weapons are fairly powerful and can do quite a lot.

>>49900257
Eh, who cares. Ill take it out, I just needed more powers.

>Dose your soul have to be bound into angelic armor or can you pic your unique armor or soul bonded armor instead.

You can bind into anything. You cannot combine armors.

>>49899633
Probably not, its up to you anon.

>>49899676
Anything alive.

>>49899884
Try it. What could possibly go wrong?

>>49899841
An evil build, I always like those. We need more dicks in the multiverse.

>>49899430
Be careful it isnt eating your corpse next.

>>49901278

It's like I gotta explain to you why birds fly

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>>49898474
An autism to surpass Traveller's Tale.

>>49900667
>>49900708
>>49900837
>>49900934
Bruvver, ya really should wait until you get home and do this on a computer. Less headache, y'know?

>>49901285
Then do it like you would explain it to a child

>>49901280

For the atram palm 7th stance, it says if you put all your energy into blocking, you can't be hurt. But what about something that can instantly kill you?

>>49901290
But Im going to sit in a train for two and a half hour, i may as well start now?

>>49901292

Children are too stupid to understand anything.

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>>49901306
You'll manage to dodge it.

As long as you have the endurance to keep it up you may be able to go on forever.

However, if you try to block something stronger than you or dodge something faster your defenses will likely fail. Keep to enemeis around your general level.

>>49901325
Actually quiet the opposite, they learn much faster overall, but have a hard time grasping nuances we take for granted.

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>>49898474
>Still no waifu patron.

>>49901329

>Keep to enemeis around your general level

But if you do that, how are you ever going to get more powerful?

>>49901323
I won't stop you, but it might be more prudent to just make some notes about the build you want to make, then wait till you get back.

Do what makes you happy, anon-kun.

>>49898474
>Fallen Demiurge – A strange twist of fate has occurred with your soul. You may be an Incarnate but you’re the only one
in your universe.

Best thing that's happened to this cyoa, imo.

>>49901331

Why is this? And what nuances?

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>>49901335
Its an all defensive art. You need to kill Incarnates to get more power.

Or study magic os something.

>>49901332
Well anon, who said the Conquering King is a man?

>>49901340
Its just for you anon, happy birthday.

>>49901350

The King part of his name did.

>>49901355
Crossdressing anon. She just wants her senpai to notice her.

If you're there Italics, I was wondering if you were planning a remake of New World in the "near" future? It's one of my personal favorites from you.

>>49901213
>>49901280
Does the AI patron severe our connection to the Aether? I was under the impression that it just killed magic in ITS universe and we where free to wizard it up in our own.

>>49901350

Wait a fucking minute. With endurance 3, you become tireless, therefore infinite energy. Does this mean you can attack as well as block at the same time?

>>49901339
I already know what build to make, the question is will the CYOA let me self insert?
And yeah ill probably give up. I got a headache playing Pokemon on my last train ride.

>>49901361
>The Conquering King is actually a crossdressing woman.

I didn't know I wanted this.

It actually makes sense in a way, because it could throw off would-be assassins looking for a man.

>>49901152

Do you get to save/load or respawn when you die or is it permadeth??

>>49901347
Mostly bacause primate children are needed to learn much in their early years in order to become selfsufficient. A trait we still carry. For exaple learning new languages gets harder the older you get.
Additionally many things in human society are either taken for granted once you've eached a certain familiarity with them and and others, mostly in regards to social interactions, are just hard to explain and better to experience.
Overall, if you manage to pique the interest of a child, usually it'll understand even complex things when explained step by step.

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>>49901369
Maybe if you had another limb to attack with or something. I dont imagine it would be too effective.

>>49901366
No Patron takes away anything from you. It wants to kill magic inside of its universe.

Becoming a God Machine will just improve you, it wont come with any drawbacks.

>>49901388
See anon, your waifu was there the entire time.

>>49898474
Weren't you going to add some kind of Predator Sense power?

>>49901400

Another limb? Who says you have to use all your limbs to block?

>>49901350
About the Ultimate Monstrosity - so, basically, if I'm a hedonistic twat he'll make me into an invincible juggernaut, yes?
What if after all that's done I do a 180 and renounce the edge? Does he come after me in retribution? Can he even do anything to me (beyond fucking shit up all around me) now that I'm all juggernutted out?

>>49901400
>shapeshift into something with four arms

Ta-da.

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>>49901405
Couldnt think of how to phrase it and it wouldnt be very powerful anyways.

>>49901411
The Atram Palm fighting style itself. You can still fight with it but you will just need to give up some of your blocking capability.

>>49901417
Thats kinda what I was getting at.

>>49901416
>About the Ultimate Monstrosity - so, basically, if I'm a hedonistic twat he'll make me into an invincible juggernaut, yes?
Yeah pretty much.

>What if after all that's done I do a 180 and renounce the edge?
Nothing really.

>Does he come after me in retribution? Can he even do anything to me (beyond fucking shit up all around me) now that I'm all juggernutted out?

Hes still going to be more powerful than you so yeah, he could flatten you if he wanted.

I suppose the Mark of the Outcast would weaken but not disappear, it is a soul brand and cant really be removed.

I dont think he would care. He doesnt do much thinking now of days.

>>49901442

>The Atram Palm fighting style itself. You can still fight with it but you will just need to give up some of your blocking capability

It doesn't say anything about that in the description though. Should probably mention it or something.

>>49901460
To be 100% defensive you need to devote all your energy to being defensive. I thought the desc said enough but if it didnt I just explained it.

>>49901466

Yeah but how would that work with infinite energy?

>>49901471
Attention I should day. You have to focus on defense. Endurance only makes it so you dont tire while doing this.

>>49901350
Can Incarnates close God Gates as well as open them?

>>49901478

What kind of a God are you if you can't do 2 things at once?

>>49901485
Yes sir.

>>49901487
Level up first. Baby steps anon. You can do pretty much anything you put you mind too you just need to build up to it.

>>49901442

Does density control let you be intangible like a ghost, or something? Like, unable to be touched by anything? Because it says you can change your body's density. Maybe my knowledge on the English language is failing me here.

>>49901508
Yeah, you can become like a ghost and phase through walls and shit.

>>49901514

And everything else can pass through you as well?

To how many ways of destruction can this make you immune?

>>49898474
The Lord of Woes is interesting in that you'd probably have to keep your dealings with it a secret, lest literally everyone tries to kill you.

Still, the motivations behind an Incarnate deciding to work with such a destructive being are fascinating. Perhaps a bid to obtain Godlike power? Extreme nihilism? Belief that creation is rotten or fundamentally flawed and must be replaced by something new? Or merely classic evulz?

>>49901530
Nothing can hurt you besides maybe a few magical attcks while you are intangible. Everything does pass through you.

>>49901534
There is a theory kicked around by some. The Lord of Woes is said to be the next "egg".

He will eat everything in the multiverse, finally die, and explode into a new, clean multiverse. Like a hard reboot.

Who knows it its true but crazier things have happened.

>>49901552

So why would you put such a powerful ability at like rank 1? And it's even tier 1 as well. Do the tiers mean nothing?

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>>49901555
Yeah, they dont mean anything. Just how many ranks a given Power has.

I havent seen many take it though. Dont know why.

>>49901563

Probably because they don't know the full use of it, like exactly what it can do. I've never taken it in a build because of that.

>>49901442
>Hes still going to be more powerful than you so yeah, he could flatten you if he wanted.

I assume Elder Dragons could as well, and possibly Demiurges when in their own universe. Anyone I'm missing? Prime Angels? High level Incarnates?

>>49901552
>>49901563
I assumed anything properly enchanted could harm an intangible Incarnate. Useful against fodder, but not against a prepared enemy.

>>49901563

Love the expansion and wanted to provide some feedback/suggestions.


Feedback

New powers love them all (especially sixth sense) except awakened simply because it is not needed. The only one I ever saw it work in was traveler and only because there was an in multiverse reason for its existence (which mainly exists to hand wave all the fictional universes being real).

Love the new devil companions they really add a better feel for the gift and are simply better than they were.

New patrons are all excellent additions and fit well. I am especially tempted by the Aeon for a spirit star build.

New quests coming along nicely.

MAJOR additions to perks and they are all great however it may have altered spirit gift balance IMO. Namely the world and sun & moon getting extra undifferentiated perk points puts them higher than they were (they may have needed a boost anyway). The biggest addition is Ascendancy IMO and this especially benefits the world gift. Taking Ascendancy on all three wise men would be huge.


Suggestions

Little tweek to the fool could be an option to take a set amount of extra points OR role for them. I have seen it come up several times and I feel it could be a good compromise say 3 points OR 1d6 points. Rolling has a greater expected return but more risk.

New Companion Request

Tony Stark. He has everything, he is bro tier, builds weapons, is combat viable, rich, a hunk, etc.

Quest Reward.

I notice you are beginning to add quests for the patrons and gifts. For the AI quest I was thinking we could get a new power called "predictive algorithms" or some such which would allow us to with great accuracy predict events. To keep it from being OP it could only work in conjunction with our other powers. So to use it to predict enemy attacks we would need scanner, to predict a bullet ricochet we might need balance, and for more esoteric things (toppling a government) we might need mentality or tutorship/master (politics).

>>49901589

Enchanted how?

>>49901581
>>49901442
Also, how does what the Ultimate Monstrosity give you compare to the 64 Prime Angel feathers in terms of durability and such?

>>49901606
With pure Aether energy probably. I might add that while I have not finished and posted one it has been a main power in most of my build because it is hugely defensive and offensive if used right.

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>>49901581
Plenty of things at first. You will eventually be equal to their power but right now you're like a lvl 1 and the Patrons are all lvl 20. They are endgame bosses and whatnot.

Everlasting Dragons, the first Devils, Aeons, and a few other things are as powerful as the Demiurges.

>>49901589
Correct

>>49901597
Eh, ill remove the 4th wall power. Just need some more powers in there, I wasnt digging it.

Since your post is so big I wont respond to it all.

Thanks for your input, its very nice to hear. I do try to make a nice CYOA for you all. I hope you like it.

I of course will take everything into consideration and will most likely add moft of what you said.

>>49901632
Depends on what you eat and how many corpses you eat.

The Iron Feathers cant actually protect you from the Ultimate Monstrosity. Hes too powerful.

>>49901632
Less than indestructible. Both UM and AI will be tougher with their final gift but be nowhere near a prime follower.

>>49897643
Square up nigga

>>49901654
>The Iron Feathers cant actually protect you from the Ultimate Monstrosity. Hes too powerful.

I should clarify, they cant protect you but they wont make you invincible. The UM can still kill you even with the Iron Feathers.

>>49901654
I do indeed like it. It has been an excellent cyoa and I have wasted a ton of time on it =).

>>49901654
Quick question can the Idol of the Sleeper be used to obtain another quest item like say the Amulet of the Golden Magus?

>>49901701
No.

>>49901647

Eh, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. It's just the source of all magic and shit. If it was all that powerful everyone would be using it.

>>49901703
Aww I don't want to join the Dark One. Still one of the best quest rewards though to get a patron item.

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>>49890191

>Name
Jean-Pierre Vernier

>Academy
Odesium

>Drawbacks
Year 2, Semester 1: Exchange Program (Jah'Kara Tel): -1 Companion, +1 Class from a different academy (Arithmetician)
Year 3, Semester 2: Transfer Student (Jah'Kara Tel): -1 Class, +1 Companion from a different academy (Eldaah)

>Classes
Year 1: Arcane Magic I, Airship Training I
Year 2: Exchange - Arithmetician I, Airship Training II
Year 3: Airship Training III, Arcane Magic II
Year 4: Knowledge: Engineering I, Arcane Magic III
Year 5: Knowledge: Engineering II, Knowledge: Engineering III

>Companions
Malyvyn
Bathsheba
Znanje
Jiel
Transfer Student: Eldaah

>Clubs
Art Club - Metalworking
Art Club - Architecture

>>49901663

Even an ant can kill a giant. The difficulty is the important part.

>>49901749
>Events
Year 1: No Events

Year 2: No Events
Exchange Program storytime on its way!

Year 3: The Grand Summit - Research Proposal
"Developments in Long-Range Communications through the use of Arithmantic Stabilization Techniques, by Jean-Pierre Vernier of Odesium and Eldaah of Jah'Kara Tel"

Transfer Student storytime on its way!

Year 4: The Grand Summit - Research Proposal
"The Eldaah-Jiel-Vernier Process: Improving the power efficiency of magic crystallization through the application of precision arithmantic calculation, by Eldaah, Jiel, and Jean-Pierre Vernier of Odesium"

Year 5: The Great Tournament - The Great Hunt
Jean-Pierre and Jiel will each fly half the party in specially-constructed airships, designed for maneuverability and stealth over speed. Aerial combat will be the order of the day, until such a time as melee combat is required for the final takedown, at which point Jean-Pierre will land with Bathsheba and Znanje and engage the enemy with Mage Armors, Arcane Magic, and brute strength. Malyvyn will direct the combatants, with support from Eldaah.

The Harvest Festival - Fund Raising
In the wake of two successful research proposals, Jean-Pierre and the others have decided to start a corporation to commercialize their inventions. However, it takes money to make money, and they are in need of more in order to file all the paperwork to get the appropriate licenses for the business.

The Grand Summit - Research Proposal
"The Desert Angel: An extreme-range airship, well-suited for scouting, exploration, and high-value cargo transport through lands lacking traditional support infrastructure. Vernier Znanje & Co., Ltd."

>>49901738
I was referring to Density Control but you are right Occultist is fantastic and should be in more builds. I mean you get TELEKINESIS right out of the box with more power to be learned.

>>49901758
Year 2, Semester 1: Exchange Program
>Despite choosing Odesium over Jah'Kara Tel, he was always intrigued by the arithmeticians and their work. When the opportunity arose to participate in the exchange program, he took it with both hands. He was so excited to be there that on his first day of classes, he was rushing about in his room so noisily that he awoke the dread Sunrise Demon of the Desert. "How could you be sleepy at a time like this! Ah! The secrets formulas and equations of the universe are at our very fingertips! Such a glory to behold!"

>His excited babble overran her attempts to chide him for his noisiness, and eventually drew her into conversation as they left for class. This set a pattern for their time together at Jah'Kara Tel, as his excitement at unlocking the arithmetician's secrets further stoked her passion for the topic. They devoted countless evenings to furthering their studies together, and frequently spent their free time chatting and relaxing, throwing odd thought experiments and trivia at each other until curfew.

>Alas, all good things come to an end, and thus did it come time for Jean-Pierre to return to Odesium. He felt greatly conflicted; he knew it was time to go back, but he could not put out of his mind all of the time he spent with Eldaah, and how much he would miss her. During his last week at Jah'Kara Tel, he was rarely seen outside of classes, and Eldaah became snappish and irritable with the slightest provocation. Finally, she decided to confront him; she would not let his odd behavior ruin what little time they had left together. She barged into his dorm room, and found it a disaster area; tomes, blueprints, trinkets, tools, and gadgets were strewn about the room, Jean-Pierre working furiously in one of the few clear spaces.

1/2

>>49901552

>a few magical attcks

Well, good luck with that when I have my Amulet of the Golden Magus.

>>49901763
>"Ah, you're here, you're here! The prototype is ready for testing! Put it on! Put it on!" He shoved a pair of copper earrings and a copper necklace into her hands. "I just realized how soon it would be before I left this week- I wasn't ready- not enough time! I had to do something, anything! I wasn't ready to leave, wasn't ready to say goodbye! So now I don't have to!

>"Using Haradhrod's Spell of Far-Speaking as the basis, I was able to use Al-Khwarizmi's stabilization matrices and the Gerard range equations to enhance the spell's distance and duration effects to reach from Odesium to Jah'Kara Tel. Of course, it needed a runic array to serve as the targeting system, so I've etched that onto this set of jewelry! This way, we'll be able to keep talking with each other! It'll just need a good magic charge for every..." He shuffles through a pile of diagrams nearby, "78 minutes of usage? Oh well, I'll just have too keep working on it! It's only a prototype, after all!"

>Eldaah blushes, puts on the necklace and earrings, then gives Jean-Pierre a good chop to the top of the head and a firm glare. "Why couldn't you tell me what you were doing! You just started disappearing after classes without a word, Jean! Hmph, but that's your punishment, since it was for me..." She blushes deeper, and glances away briefly. "Anyway, since it's done, we ought to make sure it works!"

>The next day, as Jean-Pierre prepares to board the airship to return to Odesium, Eldaah stops him. She blushes furiously, then grabs him suddenly in a fierce hug. She whispers to him, "Come back as soon as you can. I want to see you again." Then she lets go, running back to the crowd watching from a safer distance.

>He grins widely and shouts back, waving, "I will! As soon as I can, I'll be taking my own airship on its maiden flight, and a trip here sounds like the perfect test!"

2/2

>>49901770
Year 3, Winter: Heading out to the Grand Summit
>Malyvyn yawned tiredly as he looked at Jean-Pierre frantically scurrying about his newly-completed airship. Bathsheba and Znanje's Mage Armors were finishing the final loading. "Jean, come on. What's the rush? It'll take you almost a week to get there as it is, why are you tiring yourself out now? Just sit back for a few minutes and calm yourself down."

>"Calm down, he says, calm down! I can't calm down, I've got so much energy I could nearly burst! Ah! It'll be wonderful, Malyvyn! Eldaah and I are sure to wow the scholars present. It's so unfortunate that Arithmeticians are only found in Jah'Kara Tel, we could be advancing the world so much more quickly by integrating their skills into more commonly known fields of resear-" He's dragged from his precarious position aboard one of the port stabilizers by Bathsheba's hand on his collar. "Ack! Znanje! Help! Make her stop!"

>Znanje did not, in fact, make her stop, as she'd collapsed into a helpless fit of giggles at the sight of Jean-Pierre being hauled about by the collar like a rascally schoolboy. Bathsheba drags him over to where Malyvyn is sitting, drops him to the ground, and says, "Sit." At his attempt to stand again instead, she puts her hands on his shoulders and says, "Sit. Stay."

>Jean-Pierre blushes brightly, and pouts at her. "I'm not a dog, Bathsheba. Znanje, tell her I'm not a dog!" Only giggles can be heard in response. He pouts harder as Bathsheba sits down between himself and Malyvyn. "Jiel would back me up on this you traitors," he harrumphed. "It's just my luck that he's already out on his shakedown cruise..."

1/2

>>49901762
I often take both because of the enchantment possibilities. A sword enchanted with density control could go through any mundane armor for example.

>>49901777
>Znanje plopped herself down on his other side, letting out a short yawn herself. "You've got enough energy for any three people, Jean, but when you work yourself up so much you get sloppy. Settle down and look it over again later. None of us want you forgetting something important because you were too scatterbrained to remember. Your [i]girlfriend[/i] wouldn't be happy if we let anything happen to you, after all." She cackled and ran off back to her Mage Armors as Jean-Pierre tried to chase after her, receiving another collar-grab from Bathsheba for his troubles.

2/2

>>49901782

It goes through everything though. How do you control when it's solid?

>>49901788
Year 3, Winter: A Certain Transfer Student
>Jean-Pierre was nearly dancing on clouds without the aid of magic or his airship as he readied it for his return to Odesium. "I knew they would recognize our genius! With such an amount of funding, there will be so many more ways for us to advance our research! Ah, Eldaah! It was such a wonder to see you again-" A cough broke his concentration, and he looked up to see the hulking form of Professor Warryn in the entrance to the hangar. "Ah, Professor Warryn! What can this humble student do to assist you this fine day?"

>"Well, boy, it seems that Odesium is picking up a transfer student for this coming semester, and the only airship returning with spare room for a passenger is yours. They'll be here within the hour, so make sure you've got your gear stowed away- [i]properly[/i] this time, I don't want to see anyone injured because you forgot to secure your tools and decided to do a barrel roll on a lark..." His grumbling invective continued as he stomped away.

>Jean-Pierre blinked at the departing Professor for a few moments, then burst into a flurry of activity to clear the co-pilot's chair for his surprise passenger. As he worked, his curiousity continued to grow, until he was nearly buzzing with the need to KNOW. He'd just finished moving the last crate of supplies into the cargo space when he heard footsteps approaching. He glanced out the windshield to see Eldaah walking up to the airship. He popped out of the hatch, jumping to the ground rather than wasting time with the short ladder. "Eldaah! You've come to see me off! Excellent, I was hoping to see you again before I had to leave, apparently I'm to be taking a transfer student to Odesium-"

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>>49901800
>He was cut off by Eldaah wrapping him up in a fierce hug. His eyebrows popped up in surprise, but he returned the hug with gusto. Soon, she released the hug, but kept her arms on his shoulders. She grinned at him, eyes sparkling, "It's me! I'm the transfer student you're waiting for!"

>He stared at her, shocked, as a grin spread across his face. "You?" She nodded. "You!" He seized her in another hug, spinning her about. "I- I-" he stammered at her, words coming too quickly to make it out of his mouth. She smiled wider. He spun her around again, then set her down and looked into her eyes. No more words came to him, and he was gripped by a most dangerous whimsy. He grasped her cheeks gently, and leaned in to kiss her. She stiffened in surprise, but quickly relaxed, grabbing his head from behind and deepening the kiss.

>A cough interrupted them, and they jumped apart and blushed heavily as they saw Professor Warryn standing in the doorway once more. "I see she's found her own way here, boy. Takeoff is in fifteen minutes, and I expect you to stay in formation with the rest of the fleet. And no more crazy maneuvers! I don't care if they would impress your ladyfriend here, you do anything like that again and you'll be grounded for 3 months once we get back to Odesium!"

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>>49901552
>>49901765

Wait, is there such a thing as anti magic? Like being able to dispel magical/enchanted items?

>>49901765
I am not exaggerating when I say that in my opinion the Amulet of the Golden Magus is probably the single best item in the entire CYOA and it has singularly made me consider switching my builds to the Dark One even though I would never have considered him before.

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>>49901749
This is what, the third person to post a build for a CYOA posted in the last thread?
Can't you post it in this thread instead?

>>49901793
That part of the power is not specified so I have assumed it works the way I would like. I have assumed we can do things like grab peoples hearts with the power and I could be wrong. But even if I am it would still be useful for say getting past a parry.

>>49901818
The spear of the war god can kind of do that.

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>>49901850
Sure, I guess

I've just been working on those posts since last thread.

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>>49901867
2/7

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>>49901875
3/7

>>49901862

Yeah but the amulet deflects all magic. So how does it work? Seems like anti magic exists. Yet there are no powers or anything related to it.

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>>49901881
4/7

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>>49901889
5/7

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>>49901915
7/7

>>49901867
You know I have enjoyed Hero Academy but I never understood why it was so popular compared to other cyoas. I mean it is a great cyoa but the amount of builds and discussion it has got comparatively is huge.

>>49901883
Who says it has to be anti-magic though. It could be a deflective magic enchantment at work. If there is such a thing as antimagic though the AI will be the one to figure it out.

>>49901930
My guess is that it has to do with it having enough options to make a lot of distinct ideas, without having so many that it turns into something on the scale of Stardust or Traveller's Tale.

Combine that with the depth of lore Box Wine managed to sneak into all the option descriptions, and I consider it an excellent example of how to do a mid-large CYOA well.

>>49898474
>>49901534
I have a build idea kicking around in my head. A Tower Incarnate driven so mad by memories from the Universal War that he is committed to ensuring brothers never fight against brothers; that Demiurges never fight against Demiurges again. For all Demiurges are siblings from their creator God.

The mistakes of the last Universal War will likely repeat themselves in his mind. Even now, patrons prepare for another multiversal conflict.

So he decides to take matters into his own hands, and create a conflict larger than the Universal War. Something so fierce and devastating that every Demiurge - and all within reality - are forced to unite in arms. A war to end all wars. A war against the Lord of Woes.

Much of reality will burn. But in the ashes, they will stand hardened by the fires of war. Bonds of steel forged in the flames. Together, the Demiurges can repair reality. To restore the Age of Prosperity and even surpass it.

>>49901939

No, I mean anti magic exists in general. About the deflective magic, are you talking about the amulet?

>>49901963
I guess it goes to show how that little bit of extra detail can really make a difference.

>>49901963

Wow. Okay. Sounds like the lore is just 2deep4me.

>>49902004
Yes I mean the amulet. I don't see anything that suggest anti magic exist so far. Everything that works against magic could also be magic.

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>>49901997

>For all Demiurges are siblings
>every Demiurge - and all within reality - are forced to unite in arms
>Bonds of steel forged in the flames
> To restore the Age of Prosperity and even surpass it

Multiversal galactic incestuous orgy party? Sign me the fuck up.

>>49902015
Well, I didn't really mean to imply that it was some super deep thing that requires a magnifying glass and a degree in detective work or something to understand, it's just that if you read carefully, there's a lot of little nuggets of info about the world to find.

All too many CYOAs are guilty of skipping out on showing the setting in order to get to the options, in my opinion.

"Aliums invaded, get in tha powah armah!" is a clear and present danger, but not really something that answers any questions about what's going on.

>>49902025

It's magic that dispels/disables magic. It's anti magic. Like being able to shoot lighting out of your hands is elemental magic. Or casting spells using blood rather than mana or whatever is blood magic.

>>49902015
That is kinda what I mean. There is some lore but people obsessed about every tiny detail like Lunestier having more nobles than St. Flares and people RPing disdain. I am pretty sure most Lunestier builds (including myself) simply wanted the fantastic synergy of magic refinement with arcane magic.

>>49901930
It has the possibility to make diverse builds. The same build but with a different school will be different.
Also it had the possibility for roleplaying since we start off at the same level.
I liked that you had to go to classes to learn stuff, instead of getting the powers. It's effectively the same, but it makes me feel like we're making a new life, not a character.

>>49902064

>Aliums invaded

Actually, I think that explains EXACTLY what's going on.

>>49902084
I suppose I misspoke there a bit, should have put "Why things are going on" rather than "What".

There's no motivations beyond "ebil aliums"

>>49902065
Ah a simple definition misunderstanding then. I was thinking like a true opposing force to magic that negated it like matter and anti-matter. I would say what you are talking about is simply defensive magic and would be covered with the occult power (another reason to take it even if it is not your focus). It should mention that defense is a possible use though.

>>49902101

Because they're filthy xeno heretics that want to enslave or kill all Humans and strip our planet of resources or something. What else? Where is your Human patriotism, damnit? Do you hate yourself that much?

>>49902073
Other cyoas have had those things and not been nearly as popular. I understand its appeal but it just did it better somehow and thats what I am interested in. I suppose it is like asking why the Harry Potter series is more popular than others like it.

>>49902103

Hell, I don't fucking know. I didn't make it. Maybe the author himself can explain it.

>>49902052
I can't tell if that's better or worse than what I initially envisioned.

>>49902137
I think the answer for now is occultism allows us to learn magic including magic that works against magic. I am frustrated as well that currently the only counter to magic is more magic or a single quest reward that requires taking the worst patron and pissing off the (arguably) most powerful patron. I want a mage killer but as of now they simply grab me out of the air with telekinesis and rip my heart out unless I know some ward spells (which means taking occult and a tutor).

>>49902160

Hey, it's the purest form of love. Don't knock it until you try it.

Besides, they're Gods, so inbreeding isn't even a thing as far as they're concerned.

>>49902064
That shit is the hardest.

>>49902180

How exactly is the dark one the worst and the conquering king the most powerful?

>>49902135
Well, I'm only one person but I made three builds. My favorite part of Hero Academy and Quiet was that picking a different school/world presents a different settings with different requirements and you have to adapt.
You're right, I can't really put words in it. I just see the possibility for fluff.

>>49902127
No, I'm just a curious guy. I like to know why something is happening, not just what.

>>49902193
Very much my own opinions here. Dark One is a bad choice because he is literally an idiot who wants to become God. Perhaps I should of said least appealing to me. CK is arguably the most powerful because the republic has the best balance of resources, man power, and skill. The republic has made the most ground in a multiversal sense at least (most others have only one universe they dominate).

>>49900640
Okay I finished page one.
There are two spelling mistakes on page one
>imamaterial
line 5
>we're
second last line.

Also what the fuck am I reading? What the fuck is Third?

>>49902241
Sorry, it's
>imamaterium
That she spelt wrong

>>49902230

Cut off the head and so on. Kill the CK and the entire thing just collapses in on itself. And you think there's not gonna be infighting and all sorts of shit for the incarnates who want power and don't wanna be under anyone's thumb but their own? It's not like this shit is gonna fly smooth.

>>49902249
Okay I'll shut up and go read it all, but you make multiple "we're/were" mistakes. There are two in the first Origin option.
Shutting up and reading now.

>>49902209
I enjoyed the choice of school too. It was THE decision and everything else was around it. But like I said there are others that have had choices like that and they have not done so well as HA. The x factor that makes it popular is very important.

>>49902276

I guess if you're really into RPing or something, but personally I picked all the skills from the 1st page, and I only switched from Uzuza to another school because I couldn't take the companions I wanted from the 3rd page because of my school.

>>49902267
That can be said for all of the really organized factions. FOB,Lord of Woes, ultimate abomination, Aeon, and Other are too elemental/force of nature to be organized. That leaves AI, Dark One, Primes, and CK for an organized rulership of the multiverse. All of these ones can be disabled by killing the leaders (yes primes come back but they will have essentially lost). "Most powerful" is extremely subjective and I would like to say I mean at the moment not potentially. Day one as an incarnate I would least like to be on the bad side of CK. Long term I might say Other though.

>>49902325
I felt the school skills where the most important/powerful. My selection of school was mostly based on that. So I usually picked Lunestiar or Ej Har for their skills.

>>49902341

Best would be to just put yourself in a position of strength, the kind that make others not want to mess with you, not the other way around. Just focus on killing the other incarnates as efficiently as you can. Or don't, if you don't really wanna do anything with it, because if you fall behind you're likely to stay behind.

>>49902364
Definitely. The quest is worth while it just is not fun to take a patron I don't like and piss off a multiversal republic composed of incarnates.

>>49902357

Felt kinda restricted to me, personally. I took both of the drawbacks which gave me 4 points, and since I only picked from the 1st page I actually needed 1 more to get what I wanted. Admittedly, there are some skills I suppose I would consider a bonus, like something useful but not totally necessary. Still, feels like I need 15 points to get what I want. Like, the bare minimum. Kind of like any superhero who wants to stay relevant needs to have peak or (slightly) above peak human strength, speed, durability, the works. Otherwise, what the fuck are you gonna do? It's not like you're the fucking Punisher.

>>49902391

Thing is, if you do manage to do the quest and get the amulet, magic can do fuck all against you. And if you have density control, then defense wise you're set. Still, it's a fucking amulet, not something fused to your souls or some shit, but there's probably a way to make it so anyway. Then magic can suck your dick.

>>49902400
I wanted more points too.

>Kind of like any superhero who wants to stay relevant needs to have peak or (slightly) above peak human strength, speed, durability, the works.

That's a big problem in a lot of CYOAs. A certain baseline is needed to stay competitive and it eats up a ton of points. UW is absolutely horrible that way, which is what a bunch of these convos are about.

>>49891512
>You can still get your cyoa fix on 9gag, reddit or any number of niche RP forums, even the one Acheld came from.
Where did Acheld come from? I'd like to contact him before I start working on a forked Altering History update.

>>49902431
Yes and currently it is the only way to be fully set on defense. I really want magic to "suck my dick" but I don't want to be with the dark one.

>>49902433

Yeah, the baseline is just regular Human, and if someone has something like muscle mass you something like toughness or regeneration to counter it. Hell, even muscle mass 1 does more damage faster than regen 1 can work and it can go straight through toughness 1 anyway. Bend steel? That's a lethal injury. Skin equivalent to stone? Shrug off melee attacks? Muscle mass 1 says hi.

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>>49902466

I don't think it's about "being with" the dark one or some shit. He's just useful. He's not a fighter, and a coward on top of that. He sure seems like an extremely small fish in a multiverse large ocean. Maybe that's kind of the point.

>>49902484
The baseline is incarnates. We need to be competitive with beings that on average have 30 points of options from their power list. So if we don't take the right options and a guy with speed 3, and muscle mass 3 (or something else) comes along we are screwed. Coming up with a guy that has a chance against 99 of these is very tricky and uses up most points.

>>49902511
Ok taking him as a patron. You might be right. Part of why I don't like it is he sucks otherwise. If the CK had this as a reward I might not be as upset about switching.

>>49902528

Yeah, I suppose. But I'm guessing since you've got a spirit gift, depending on what it is it will give you a definite advantage, no matter how small. What about their own companions? Are they the same? It's no fun trying to discuss stuff like this without enough details to accurately assume something.

>>49902511
The Dark One has been playing the great game the longest. Hes ran circles around the Primes in the past and is attempting to do the same with the CK right now.

I wouldnt underestimate him. Hes in for the long con and hes very clever.

>>49902433
>>49902528
Sadly, thats just how things go. All players get around 3 to 8 more power points that the vast majority of Incarnates do, so its about as even as it can be.

>>49902554

Circles. It's a wonder he still exists. What's his deal? He seems like your typical devil.

>>49901930
It's based on shitty anime clichés. That and waifus are two biggest ways to generate an avalanche of (you)s

>>49902486
There were not enough drawbacks that weren't the author's spanking or diaper fetish.

>>49902562
He wouldnt be a Patron if he didnt have something special about him.

His deal? Hes very old and very clever. Hes responsible for more than most know.

>>49902585

You're not just building this aura of mystery or whatever around him in order to not reveal what he's all actually about because it would be extremely disappointing, are you?

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>>49902583
Then make up your own drawbacks, comrade!

>>49902554
I wouldnt underestimate him.
>No one is underestimating the Dark One per se. In fact it may be the opposite in that we know that he is very liable to use us in ways we don't like.

>its about as even as it can be.

We understand but there is only about 10 points of build variety as a result. Not necessarily bad but it can put a damper on a build idea.

>>49902593
Lol I mixed up the quotes.

>>49902591

The problems with option 2 is, you can't make your own choices in real life that you can in a cyoa. I mean, I can't choose to be omnipotent. Or have superhuman speed, or invisibility, or whatever. Choosing stuff in real life means putting in effort. Not so much with these CYOAs. And while imagining what it would be like to have these powers and whatnot is pointless, since we'll probably never have them in real life, it's fun to do to distract ourselves from the terrible existence we live in. If you disagree that it is a terrible existence, the existence and popularity of CYOAs has already proven you incorrect.

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>>49902590
Im never going to tell you "what hes all actually about" because I dont know. I didnt think of it. I have a rough idea of what his place is and what he does.

Use your own imagination. Im being vague on purpose. Ive already talked about his origins and his goals so its not like im trying to hide it.

>>49902593
You still have to fight other Incarnates. In the end, no matter how many points I give you, you will still have this problem.

And The Dark One is using everyone.

>>49902591
Nah I gave up, I needed 170 points.
Hey, don't let me pick so much clothes and so many rooms!

>>49902590
It has already been figured out in large part. He was God's first creation the blind idiot who God taught a bunch of lessons to but being an idiot did not get them. One dead God and a bunch of time to get crafty later and the Dark one is a master manipulator set on claiming the empty throne of God and taking his power.

>>49902626

Why would God make his first creation a blind idiot?

>>49902636
He isnt literally blind and hes called the idiot because he failed to learn the lessons.

He could have been called the ignorant slave or deaf fool as well.

>>49902623
I understand it is simply the nature of the beast. If we got more points they would get more points. We have about as high of an advantage as we can get without crossing over into truly unfair territory (for them that is). However the power set itself is a bit unforgiving of taking or not taking certain powers.

>>49902636
Because God liked being God and making something ungodlike was funny to him.

>>49902652
Again, im not sure what I can do besides just combining all the physical powers into a single power and calling it a day.

>>49902647

But was he actually stupid? Did God make him like that on purpose? Do you expect a horse to be able to tap dance just because you think he should be?

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>>49902664
He was stupid, he still kinda is. He never learned the lessons God taught him.

God gave him free will. He didnt control him past the intial creation. The idiot formed by himself.

Hes not stupid in the way you think, in fact hes very wise and smart. He just never understood the deeper meanings past what God said, he took it too literally.

>>49902680

I was talking more like if he actually able to understand the deeper meanings of what God said. You know? Kinda like how the Old Ones are supposed to drive mere mortals mad because they don't understand them? I don't quite remember if that was the case. Like you're making fun of a goldfish for not being able to speak English even though it can't under the current circumstances. I mean, if you made it smarter, maybe taught it English.

I suppose some beings never learn.

>>49902660
It is not only the physical powers. The discussion above was about magic and occultism.

As for what you should do about it I would say look at the power set and look at every offensive possibility and then look for its counter. This is where the issues exist. Many powers might be useless because they have a cheap hard counter (plague 3 v immunity 1), they might have a soft counter that is perhaps too soft (toughness 3 v strength 3), or there may be no counter at all (occultism/energy attack v anything).

>>49902718
The counter to occultism is occultism, which is what some of us wanting to make physical builds were upset about.

>>49902718

Density control counters occultist/energy attack

>>49902718
You just come across like you're picky for its own sake.