Grand Zen-Oh, the omni king and ruler of the omniverse has declared there will be a massive tournament to be held in his honor. A grand affair between several universes, each battling it out for the very right to exist. And at the forefront of this grand spectacle will be the Saiyans of Universe 7, who Grand Zen-Oh has grown fond of watching battle. Twenty eight years ago, the Saiyan race were annexed into the PTO as just another race, one of many sent to conquer other worlds. Now, the Saiyans are widely regarded as the strongest warrior race in the entire Seventh Universe, defenders of the PTO led by their strongest, the “Dragon of New Salda” General Karn and his family.You the players will (most often) control Karn. A man who has grown from his lowly beginnings as a Saiyan Brawler with a sub-3000 powerlevel in Age 733 to become not only the strongest Saiyan of his time at AGE 759, but also personal friend to the former emperor Lord Freeza, father to well over a dozen powerful and unique children, a mentor and teacher to his fellow Saiyans, and the best hope for his universe's continued survival. No one warrior can hope to battle eight other universes' strongest fighters alone and hope to prevail, one man's power and skill won't be enough to overcome the looming threat of extermination. But this coming battle will be the ultimate test of how you've lived your life until now, the choices you made not only for yourself, but for the fate of your entire universe.Character sheets and other info: https://controlc.com/46ec566dhttps://pastebin.com/u/GrandDragonQMArchive:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=Saiyan+Conqueror+QuestHelp fund quest art commissions and get exclusive side stories as well as artwork by joining the patreon for only $1/month at https://www.patreon.com/GrandDragonQMQuest rules are as follows(unless otherwise noted):>30 minute vote times>Pick ONLY ONE option when votingComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6329032I was about to object to lowballing Ginyu like that before I remembered that Kayo held down a post-Zamasu SSJ2 Goku. It feels like only a few weeks ago that Majin Buu's body had the most overwhelming power by far, and it was a genuine miracle that the bodyswap worked.
24 hours until the new episode begins!>>6329032>a bit muchIn terms of raw power, probably. After all, he's strong enough to hold Dyspo down with the equivalent of one hand. But our Ginyu Force has a LOT MORE than physical power.>>6329046A Goku who was conserving power, who couldn't actually land a punch.
>>6329099>24 hours until the new episode starts!It will be episode 250. I would say it's a special moment.
>>6329487Indeed, SOON!
The big 250 begins NOW! >>6329534
Quest Resources (stats, party, location, neofauna information, date, time, etc.): https://rentry.org/PokepocalypseQSTQuest Archive: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Pok%C3%A9pocalypse%20Revival (Start here if you want to catch up on the quest's previous threads!)Updates will be attempted every 2 days! Ideally, I will be back to daily updates by the end of this thread. Absences will be announced in advance and given definitive end dates if I can manage it.<><><><><>Within the Year of Our Lord, 1884, upon a world quite similar to our own, all civilization is at war with a peculiar breed of creature......all civilization, that is, save for Walter Buchanan and his companions. Walter, an aspiring naturalist, sees the good in these creatures: these demons of earth and sky, able to command the very heavens themselves, privy to the inner thoughts of man and the very souls that animate them. He has tamed four such creatures, all of whom walk by his side: Aster, his flaming foal; Mary, his electric sheep; Taylor, his silk-spinning caterpillar compatriot; Florian, his aromatic flower sprite. These creatures, whom he dubs "neofauna," are not his only company. Walter is further joined by two human travelers: Thomas J. Steele, a businessman and state representative of Indiana, and "Andrew," a former buffalo hunter now employed as Steele's own bodyguard. All three of these men share a common cause: a desire to return to the East Coast.This trio is further bound together not only by shared experience, but by their shared allegiance to the Staters: a movement led by a group of rebellious Californians looking to upend the most recent state governor, C. P. Huntington, for his atrocities against the state of California. The treacherous governor has used the state militia to launch a coordinated raid on the Staters' former headquarters, and suspicions abound that he is now responsible for multiple deaths within the movement-- deaths which the Stater's stalwart leader, Aaron Muyr, now seeks to avenge...Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6346254Take your time QM. Even if you typing like this is honestly really funny, please for the love of God do not hurt yourself on our behalf.
>>6346254Rest and heal up. We'll see you soon.
>>6346254Rest and recover, QM. Health comes first.
Unfortunately, I'm going to have to cut this thread short.The next few weeks are just too busy for me to continue writing and the thread is already nearing the end of the catalog; I can't be confident it will still remain when my schedule clears up.I have several health issues, mechanical issues, and obligations demanding my attention that have to take priority. As a result, Poképocalypse is going to go on hiatus early.I should have mentioned this yesterday when I didn't post an entry-- I did, in fact, but in the wrong thread on accident. (>>6347483) I didn't notice until I'd woken up that it was in the wrong thread, so I'm sorry for that.The thread has already been archived (here: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Pok%C3%A9pocalypse%20Revival), so I've committed to this.The quest will return sometime in January, likely within the second to third week of the month. I will try to update the /qtg/ thread on its status if anything happens to hamper that, but for now just look forward to thread #7 sometime then. The vote in this thread will remain open until it falls off the catalog. I'll take the results into account for thread #7's opening post and write them into that.May you all have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year in advance. Here's hoping next year is better than the last, and thank you for helping make 2025 much better than it could've been!Thank you all for reading so far. I'll see you all in 2026.
>>6347701I hope things calm down for you soon, QM. See you next month!
You are Phlegna, the underworld goddess of plague. The world has just been ravaged by a cataclysm, and although you had nothing to do with it, you got empowered by the ensuing generalized bad health. Most of the old gods were killed or driven away. You escaped your prison while more powerful and far more evil deities made their escape into the outer planes. You thought about escaping as well, but the material plane right underneath your sacred stars was just - rather empty. You don't think there are more than 100,000 souls in the entire world. Most deities think this is too scant a meal to bother, so you're alone - for now. You are now looking for a particularly gifted individual or group that you can empower so as to restart your ancient cult. And who knows - maybe this time around you'll achieve divine supremacy.Searching far and wide, you find only small scattered groups. There are a few representants of most races, but they are all scattered. There are places where members of the same race are continents apart, with little hope of ever rejoining. You look around for a resilient little group, and you find a race of:> Humans> Elves> Dwarves> Gnomes> Orcs> Undead> Demons> Ratfolk> Write in
>>6320154>>6320172"We could work together. Help me rebuild this world in our image. I hold sway over some orcs. You currently rule the kobolds. What sort of world would you like to see? I desire a peaceful one with many people who grow old and die of diseases in their old age. If this world does become repopulated the other gods will return and I will need help to fend them off. Is my world vision compatable with yours? Also, by what name should I call you?""I am Alderac, the Ancient. The only world I want to see is one where the natural order of things is in place. All things fearing dragons. Due tribute given by the lesser races. Each dragon with its own vital territory. Respect to the eldest and most powerful. I have little interest in the lesser races except as a means to receive the due tribute. Gods are unnatural. They steer the mortals away from paying the due tribute.""If it is tribute you wish, we could shape a religion where one of its tennets is giving tributes to dragons. I don't care about it, I just need the mortals to multiply, so I can cull them with disease. Think about it, Alderac! This world could be ours!""Hmmm... I face a small problem. Though I've found dragons of other colors, I haven't yet found a female black dragon. My race might perish."You raise your head and Look Beyond, the powerful ability the gods have of seeing anything anywhere no matter the distance. You eyes glow and you know the answer!"I see a female black dragon, alright. She's alone in a swamp, very far from here. She's small... the size of horse. Her name is... Zarbele!"Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>Correct directions.We might not be strong enough to protect babie Zarbele on our own and it's a show of good faith. If Alderac betrays our trust presumeably we can figure out some sort of dragon disease with which to repay him.
>>6320911>> Give Alderac the correct directions
>>6321078>>6321123"The Swamp of Oleryth. There is an ancient temple there. She's hiding on the lowest level.""Hmm... I'd have to tear her lair apart to get to her. She would probably flee long before I reached her. I will have to make her come to me instead. I'll arrange it.""So what do you say about my generous offer?""I say... let's see if you have any staying power, Phlegna. I've seen gods be born and die, entire pantheons rise to power and vanish. For now, just follow my advice - you will need someone who can take a hit for you. The animated carcass of a dead god could be your first line of defense when more things like yourself decide to show up. And believe me, they will. This world never remains abandoned for long.""The carcass... of a dead god...?"You ask and then suddenly the vision comes to you. You see a massive battle where three gods beaten, raped and then killed a goddess of music. Her remains lay strew on a forgotten continent, sunken beneath the waves.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6323745>> Give life to her stillborn rape fetus
Sing, goddess, of thirsty Argos, and of the glory of Hippomedon Aristomachides - sing of the folly of Adrastus, of the savagery of Tydeus and of Oedipal transgressions! Sing, O Muse, of Zeus’ designs, which even now come to fulfillment…
>>6344785Er, no, I really mean dice+1d1+5 (although my math could be wrong per usual here...) In Homer's original boulder system, you roll a Bo2 or 3 (I forget) for boulder size and then the size of the boulder becomes your damage die (i am pretty sure). But in this case, Hippomedon wants to stay at range for the planned ambush on Hyperbius, given his wounded status, so he'll be collecting a bunch of smaller stones for maximum range huckin'. Homer's system mostly ignores range considerations for ranged combat (clearly he was imagining throwing spears in sight-range when designing) so it's left to the QM to adjust for reasonableness in other circumstances, otherwise we'd have men hucking ten ton boulders at infinite range and perfect accuracy, which is a bit silly to think about.Anyways, Hippomedon doesn't actually want to crush the Theban with a massive boulder at this point, given the narrative constraints - he's trying to organize for a highly unfair 3v1 ambush scenario. ---Updates have been excruciatingly slow for the past several weeks but I am getting back into the flow (this time I swear), so tomorrow night's update ought to finally bring us to the cattle rustling event... We've been stuck in Trachis with Hippomedon for months and months in real world time, and I'm getting pretty eager to get him out, I have to say...
>>6344804Hmm, I'll go back and check the prior threads for accuracy but I'm doing dice+1d1+(12*0.5)+(+3 Gifted Athlete)-(4 wound malus) = dice+1d1+5. The Argive Stunner math is slightly different and so doesn't apply to this scenario, nor would Hippomedon want to use them now that he's wounded. I could certainly be convinced that I'm calculating wrong.
>>6344814Malus is to the str bonii only, no?
>>6344817Oh, do you mean dice+1d1+( [12-4=8] * 0.5) + 3 = +7 instead? I suppose this would make more sense if you apply the malus to the STR bonus directly.
>>6344994Ya
You are a powerful magician who was once an adventurer. After amassing a large fortune, you recently finished building a tower near a small village. Now is the time for you to begin your research, whatever you're interested in researching.Select race of your villagers.Select name, gender and type of magic of your magician (can be any element or combination of elements)Select one unique perk for your magician (could be special backstory, an unusual ally, membership in a strange society, a powerful artifact, etc)
>>6325708>"No Solkan, no potion, little buddy." You say as you melt his head with acidic gas, picking up the amulet after it falls off his neck.
>>6325712"No Solkan, no potion, little buddy." You say as you melt his head with acidic gas, picking up the amulet after it falls off his neck.The Inquisitor looks at you concerned."Perhaps the influences of the Kryalon are perverting your behavior, wizard. I didn't recall you being this needlessly cruel.""He got caught by the acid cloud by accident, and we lacked the means to restore him. Even if we carried him to the potion woman, nothing guarantees that he would survive. Besides, there are vampires out there. I granted him mercy."The Inquisitor seems satisfied with your answer, for now, but asks:"What should we do next?""Well, we wait for the dawn so the vampires aren't around anymore, and then we decide."Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6325742>Take the collector up the mountain
>>6325744You begin the ascent up the mountain, carrying the collector.The climb is hard and you almost slip to your death several times.Once you get up there, you just leave it on top of the mountains, and looks down. The view is amazing.The mountain isn't very tall nor too steep, you managed to climb in a day.Still, you wonder if you should really stay up here during the night.> Collect some firewood and make a fire> Stay in the dark not to draw attention to yourselfComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6325745>> Stay in the dark not to draw attention to yourself
Your name is Vincent Cruz. You work in a shady government-backed facility in the middle of the New Mexico desert. By all accounts, you are still a complete and total nobody.You've spent the last five days struggling to survive in this new world. Your new job now involves studying and researching various anomalous entities in order to make money for the Abnormality Regulation Coalition (also known as ARC). Somehow you've managed to do a good job over the last five days, despite having no formal experience being a researcher. It's been a struggle to get adjusted to everything but you're shocked at how good of a job you've been doing.You suppose it's not your first time dealing with anomalous entities. You have vague memories of this chained, bleeding heart that you encountered in the past. You don't know why but you feel like that thing is watching you. You're not sure why it's so interested in you, you're a nobody after all.Maybe that's part of the reason ARC dragged you off the streets? Who knows. Nothing about your new job makes that much sense.As for a recap of what happened, you just finished your latest shift. You had to fight for your life against a heavily armed man who wanted you dead. You managed to beat him thanks to sheer dumb luck and in the process, you're earnt the mild respect of some of your coworkers. The rest of the day went over pretty smoothly, all things considered.You also met two new weirdos, Moxxie and Edward, who might be trustworthy enough to hire in the future. You need as many friends as you can in a place like this. Even if most of the 'friends' you have here are way too weird for your liking.You owe Colt a favor now after you got him drunk because of an experiment. You need to find a way to get some rifle ammo for his gun. That'll be a headache to deal with but you do owe it to him.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Rolled 25 + 14 (1d100 + 14)>>6341204rollan
Rolled 48 + 14 (1d100 + 14)>>6341204CAT GIVE ME STRENGTH
Rolled 69 + 14 (1d100 + 14)>>6341204
Annnd the results are...At minimum, 1 SUCCESS, but it's very likely you got 2 SUCCESSES. Let's just say this isn't the first time Vincent has dealt with a crank call.You won't know for sure until I post the update later on the 4th or 5th. Might have to do the 5th since I have to go to an appointment on the 4th.Thread is archived here: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6318470/I'll post a link to the new thread in the /qtg/ when it's ready. See you guys later, and remember. Invest into ARC and always trust the beat of your Heart!>>6341212EL FELINO is not responsible for any damages caused by invoking its name.EL FELINO is responsible for any damages caused by not feeding it.
>>6341228Thanks for running the quest! I really enjoyed reading it.
Sitting at Alvor's table and munching on a piece of bread, you mull over your situation for what must be the hundredth time this week. Sigrid, Alvor's wife, has been giving you the stink eye for the last couple of days, assuaged a little by the hours you've been putting in at the mill to earn some septims. You've overheard her argue with Alvor at night in their own language (which you guess is Nordic), in which you've heard your name spoken aloud a few times--and not with affection. You tear off another chunk of bread. You could murder a quater-pounder with cheese right about now, but meat is apparently the food of kings around these parts. Even so, you're getting tired of cabbage and leek soup."No work at the mill today?" asks Sigrid pointedly.You shake your head and swallow. "Log jam. Hod's taking a look. Should be fixed soon." You know she means well. She was the one that nursed you back to health when you washed up at the riverbank. She had even spent some of her own savings to buy you a health potion from Lucan--if not for that, you might have died from the injuries. But, at the same time, hospitality has its limits. Her husband's a blacksmith, which means they're not exactly starving but an extra mouth to feed is never really welcome, especially one that's been so vague about where it came from and why. And so, you've been planning to move on, except every time you think about what's happened, how you got here, and what it all means, and especially what might have happened to Lem, you have a panic attack.But anyway, here are the facts as far as you understand them:One: Skyrim, for some reason, is real and you somehow washed up here (in Riverwood to be exact) after the kayak accident. You haven't seen Lem, your best friend, yet. Chances are he didn't make it.Two: This version of Skyrim is nothing like the game. It's an actual world, not a computer program. There aren't stats, levels, skill points. There's no NPCs. Almost nothing is abstracted like it is in the game. The other day you tried picking some red flowers down by the river. In the game you just point and press a button and the flowers are in your inventory. Here, you actually have to pick them one by one, and you have to be careful not to damage the plant or cut yourself on the thorns. The locations and the places are still the same, there's Riverwood, and you've heard about Whiterun and even Bleak Falls Barrow from Lucan, but if Riverwood is anything to go by, those places should be much bigger and more complex than they were in the game. Three: The dragons haven't shown up yet. There is a civil war going on between the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks as in the game, but when you asked about the dragons, Alvor just looked puzzled and started talking about the Throat of the World and the Greybeards. 1/2
>>6325266>2
>>6325266>2. Go back for help. Risk waking Alvor (and Sigrid) to ask for help and a cart. You could offer them a huge share, which might repair your relationshipWe've never, ever hunted before. We can't properly process a carcass.
OP here. I've decided to discontinue this quest for now. Dealing with irl stuff and don't have the motivation to continue it anymore.
>>6328182Damn. Well, I hope things improve for you. it was quite well done, especially by the standards of the genre. I'm sad to see it go.
>>6328182Thanks for letting us know at least. Good luck with your IRL stuff.
Knock.Knock.Knock.Three knocks on your front door, exactly three-and-a-half seconds apart each. Your heart skips a beat. Your body tenses up from head-to-toe. Your breathing forgoes tempo and rhythm. A brief moment of the truest panic you have ever experienced. Because you know, with absolute certainty, that they have found you.>Foundational Choice: Origins(A Foundational Choice is a choice that determines an aspect of the world. Foundational Choices will be used to shape locations and lore, determine who exactly the protagonist is and was, and decide the people they knew in the past, among other important things.) >You are... an Escapee. Abducted and held in captivity by a shadow organization, you managed a miraculous escape. There's something abnormal about you that got their attention in the first place, and it seems they won't be forgetting you anytime soon. You're the anomaly, after all.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6321229Give QM a time limit and take it over yourself. It’s how I got into the Waning game myself
>Your manifestation is... flaking. You can draw attention to yourself and disappoint others at will. You do need to partially perform an action to trigger the effects
>>6319461>>Your manifestation is... an ally. By exerting yourself, you can manifest a humanoid projection that possesses great strength. You can manifest this projection anywhere within eyesight, and you can also rapidly change its position at will. It can punch out most foes, block projectiles, and generally provide great assistance at getting out of danger.STANDO POWAH!
>>6321229>>6321370Fuck that, it’s been over a week. OP led us into the second most important decision of the game and pulled the rug out.If anon has ideas on how to do this, he can go ahead.
>>6319460>Your manifestation is... animating. By exerting yourself, you can bring objects to life. You can do things like causing someone's clothing to strangle them, getting a knife to shoot itself across a room, and causing walls to tear themselves apart. Your car can even drive itself without having to use a faulty self-driving feature to do it!So... is no one gonna pick this up?
It has been 100 years since ancient beings, known as the Old Ones, walked the Earth with their two strong feet. Now they are gone and we animals now rule the remains that they left behind. With our new knowledge of sword and sorcery, we were able to survive in peace for a while, but then came the three factions.The Apes: Strong giants, claiming to be as just as the old ones and believe they should be the ones to rule over the new world.The Pigs: An intellectual but slothful group who wish to rule the world with an iron hoof and remain kings while the others remained as dumb animals.Then there the Lizards: A fast and large group that want to set the world a blaze. Trying to forget the harsh past that the old ones left.All three sides wishing to go war and destroy one another to bring in what they believe to be true peace.But, unbeknownst to everyone, there was another group. One that was trying their best to find a way to heal everyone. To bring back order.You found it.... and now you are taking care of it.A D&D Homebrew Adventure.Previous Quests:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Rise%20of%20the%20Awakened
>>6356249>>6356236"That so?" the wolf replied, his eyes narrowing, "Well Czar Dhalsim always was a no good terrorist freak."Really he was trying to bait out a reply to see if shenanigans had occurred in the backrooms without the group's knowledge, putting the blame on Lincoln instead of Dhalsim. That shouldn't be the case, given that the group had captured the bombers themselves and handed them over to the guards, but cephalopod infection could change those previously established dynamics in an instant. The queen should be clear, at least up until very recently, he had checked her before, if he recalled correctly. Maybe they got to some of the guards."Ursus, wasn't the bomb underneath the castle, not the courthouse? This still doesn't add up? Or is my age catching up with me?"
>>6356254"Good to know we are all thinking the same thing.">One party was ahead of you."Tell me boy, why are you here?"
>>6356255Mog laughed "It has been a long time since anyone called me 'boy'. To answer your question, to say my piece as to the direction of this great country. And to make sure nothing untowards happens today."
>>6356262>ursus is silent reviewing his plans and trying to account for the coming madness
>>6356262>>6356265Sorry guys gotta leave. Hopefully we'll get fsrther next thread.
Past Thread: >>6281756Archive: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=MissvalGeneral Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/5hFQZtc3Character Sheet: https://pastebin.com/x0sZyPY3 (New's here!)Twitter/X account for important announcements, contact and stuff: https://x.com/MissvalQMYour name is Shelly Suzume, and you’ve finally discovered what really happened to you all those years ago. About your condition, your mind, and the mess it’s become.Unfortunately, the truth isn’t good news.After a retrieval mission was abruptly changed at the last minute, you decided to take matters into your own hands and infiltrate the Black Sheep Family’s headquarters. You’d been here before. Partially, at least. But with the city under blackout and Grimm swarming the outskirts, this seemed like the perfect time to go deeper.And, somehow, it paid off.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6351684>Try to protect both of them at the same time. It would be far harder than focusing on just one, but this wasn’t the time to weigh lives. You’d save both. You had to.
>>6351684>Try to protect both of them at the same time. It would be far harder than focusing on just one, but this wasn’t the time to weigh lives. You’d save both. You had to.Happy New Year
Since it is literally almost the end of the volume I'll close the vote here>Dice roll! Best of 3, DC of 22, Crit for 25. This is probably the second most important roll of them all
Rolled 3, 7, 4 = 14 (3d10)>>6354981
Rolled 10, 7, 3 = 20 (3d10)>>6354981
"We should keep moving and catch up to the NPC. My transformation only lasts a minute and we should make the most of it." You say motioning to the next cave entrance. Ryuji nods and tears his glaive free from the zombie just as Irene finishes her trance. The three of you regroup and begin to run through the cave system once more, all pretense of stealth lost. Not helping was the fact that Ryuji was constantly gushing and asking questions about your abilities. "What else can you do? How long is the cooldown? What buffs do you get? Did the coat come with the costume?" He asks, eagerness overtaking any sense of restraint on his curiosity. "I don't know anyone who's ever gotten this far!" He concludes. You suppress a small sigh building up. You had expected him to explode with excitement given his love of the game but you hadn't really expected to see him get this excited. Still, you couldn't help but share a bit of his enthusiasm. How long had it been since you had eagerly spoken about the game with someone just as passionate instead of trying to avoid the conversation with non-answers? You pull back your helm, allowing it to fold back behind your head and somehow vanish causing Ryuji to let out a noise that sounded like a mix between a squeal and roar of excitement. "It folds back..." He manages to eek out. "It's on a 5 minute cooldown. So it's really more of a boss fight kind of ability though right now I don't think we have the luxury to hold back big CDs. While I'm in this form, these are considered two handed weapons." You say raising your fists. Ryuji's jaw drops. "Waitwaitwait. You're dealing two hander damage with your fists alone? I've seen how fast you can swing those things and you're telling me they can hit as hard as a warhammer?" He asks. "Yup. Only while transformed though. Untransformed I have the Brawler's [Powerful Fist] skill but it seems to scale better because I can't really wield anything else." You continue. "Also, I'm considered to be wearing light armored outside of my transformation and medium while transformed. Stacks with the bit of damage reduction my class gives. Class seems to give me a handful of abilities from other classes to pick from on level up but it seems to lean towards fighter and brawler skills." You pause for a moment. "But I get this feeling that there's more to it. Almost like the game is keeping note of what I do and adjusting for it. I got a weird quest regarding another player on the tutorial island and now I'm expected to grow under strife, whatever that means. For the moment it seems my class progression is locked until I meet some kind of requirement. Nothing about this class is straight forward and the power seems to compensate for it." You say, drawing your helmet back on. "If I'm honest...that's the fun part."
>>6356293>Head through the doors and have a spar. You can ask about the player a bit more.
We are heading into the door. I will start the next thread with this vote. I'll have it up on monday. Thanks for voting and reading guys!
>>6356658Thanks for running it! It's very unique and cool, not like anything else I've seen ongoing here.
>>6356658Don't forget to archive this
The Caretaker Quest - Part 8This is part 8 of the "side quest" for "Disappearing Hogwarts".An unofficial alternate timeline based on HeadQM´s highly praised quest, Disappearing Hogwarts.Reading the original story is not exactly necessary but heavily encouraged since this quest will contain references to it.Created mostly as a place to wait while HeadQM was away for a while but slowly evolved into his own thing.Quick recap so far:>Recently graduated Ravenclaw student is hired at Hogwarts as the new Caretaker.>Merlin somehow ended up inside your head.>Harry Potter´s daughter died, letting Salazar Slythering (previously stuck inside her head) free to continue his quest to control The Beast, an all powerful ancient creature accidentally created by Merlin.>He is currently now trapped inside a poor and weakened girl named Artemis.>You obtained a piece of The Beast>The Beast is now trying to escape under any circumstance>Because of it, magic is now gone and you now have to find a way to get the rest of the pieces before The Beast escapesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6350182Can we actually stop salazar from doing anything safely (just take his wand or something) or does he have wordless wandless magic and is basically unstoppable short of an AK? If we can hold him safely then >”It might be more work, but i'll drag him back so we can hear Merlin's side of the story first”Otherwise>”We can stop Salazar…we can stop Merlin if necessary, im going to kill him, we'll figure out the rest later”
Happy new year, fellas!i know this has been dead for a bit, but i still have a couple of holidays left here, i should be able to pump out an update before the thread dies tho, after that, we in the end game!Thanks for sticking around all this time, i´ll see you all soon!
>>6350182>>”It might be more work, but i'll drag him back so we can hear Merlin's side of the story first”Sorry I haven't been around for a while to vote. IRL stuff + holidays.Sad we are getting close to the end. It has been a fun ride.TF is up with this new capcha
>>6353476Also Happy New year. Hopefully this one will be better than last year.I will archive this a bit later after rereading it to make a good description.
>>6354290I am an idiot and forgot I already archived this, lol. Looking forward to the fuckery that will probably come soon.
It was late in the afternoon, as staff were starting to wrap up testing, check-ups and other activities in the deeper parts of the facility. However, whilst most subjects were being brought back to their containment, this was not the case for Kaenum. In fact, she was currently following Catherine to a place she hadn't visited before. "So, who are you bringing me to?" Kaenum asked calmly, looking around and noticing that there were a few guardsmen around, which made her both curious and concerned. "Her name is Edith Astor. Codename, PW-87. I designed her with Roraima. However, after she refused to do what Roraima demanded of her, he... punished her." Catherine said in a regretful tone, Kaenum giving an understanding nod. "I fortunately managed to take full control of her, ensuring Roraima doesn't hurt her further. Unfortunately, she has been rather scarred by the experience. Which is why I was hoping that you could help her out. Perhaps give her some therapy to help her cope with things."Whilst Kaenum was saddened that a subject had to suffer so much under Roraima, she was optimistic that she could help out here. After all, she had trained quite a bit when it came to therapy, and knew that she could help anyone out with enough time. "Of course, Catherine. I'd gladly help out." Kaenum responded, Catherine smiling with relief, as the two headed towards the secluded and relatively well-guarded chamber. Until finally, the two would reach the large set of doors leading to the chamber. "Will you be joining me?" Kaenum asked to Catherine, who paused before reluctantly shaking her head. "I want this to be between you and her. I've talked with her a bit, but... I could not get her to talk much. She needs someone else. Another subject..." Kaenum nodded again, taking a deep breath before looking ahead. "Very well then." With that, Catherine would give a nod to the nearby guardsmen, before taking a step back. Kaenum stepped through the door after it opened, entering the small space which separated the outside world from the containment chamber. Though once the second set of doors opened, Kaenum was met with a rather neat and homely looking room. Clearly, Catherine had tried o decorate the room in such a way that it helped Edith feel more at home. Though, given how things looked eerily untouched, it had not been too effective. Not to mention, the fact that Edith wasn't really doing anything in the room. Kaenum spotted her in the corner, sitting on the floor and facing the wall. "Go away..." Edith mumbled in a worn-down voice, Kaenum remaining calm and quietly entering the room. Kaenum looked over the subject, quickly noticing all the combat features Roraima had clearly given her. Those large and long wings, those clawed hands and her stature all were traits meant to appear intimidating. And yet, Edith appeared more sombre than scary. "Edith, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kaenum. I am here to talk to you."
>Ask them some questions about... well, anything. Who are they? What are they doing here? Where was their base? Was there anything you could do to make them less scared? Were they okay with a few more people revealing their presence?You started with the basic questions you asked everyone, starting with what they themselves knew about the disaster. It made the guardsman tilt his head and raise an eyebrow. "I... I mean, that is kinda what I was hoping to get from you guys. From what I gathered, a large unknown combat subject escaped, caused some havoc to the east Titania's chamber. Things seemed to calm down for a moment, only for a massive explosion to hit the facility. Though, given that there are death squads here, I suspect either some kind of outside attack... or that you are here to loot the place whilst the government does fuck all to help." It seemed this guy knew a bit more about the location and origin of the disaster, but less about what happened after to cause the main blast. Still, their knowledge of Titania made you curious about what they knew of Titania. Specifically, where she might have gone off to. "I heard rumours that she was let outside for some reason. I don't know what reason, but my best guess is that the escaped subject somehow reached the surface and Titania was used to try and catch her. But even then, I highly doubt a massive subject could easily escape the facility. Unless if they literally went out through Titania's chamber..." In turn, Kaenum remarked: "Going through Titania's chamber? That would be impossible. The entrance to the outside world from Titania's chamber could only be opened by staff. Not to mention, not even Titania herself could force that door open." Kaenum seemed sceptical to this 'escape' theory, the guardsman shrugging. "I'm... just saying those are the rumours I heard. I don't know if it's the truth or not..." It was at least some new intel which was worth considering.This actually brought you to your next question, as you wanted to know other escape routes. The guardsman let out a deep breath, before looking around. "The... vehicle hub to the south of here, maybe? But, that is also not exactly easy to open. Other than that... the main entrance? Though, given the presence of death squads and what not, I am sure that that place has been secured already." You nodded, making the guardsman sigh. "Yeah, not surprising." Afterwards, you asked for Elbrus' and Roraima's location, which made the guardsman ask: "Why do you wanna know that?" To which you said that you just wanted to question them as well. "Well... not sure. We've got a few staff members back at base who might know a bit about where they were. But, I myself am not too sure." It was perhaps worth asking those forces about Elbrus' and Roraima's locations. But first, you wanted to continue asking questions, with you asking what they had been up to since the disaster started.
"A whole lot of patrolling, caring for patients who were still here during the disaster, fighting against the occasional rogue subject who passes through here, taking in and healing residents who've been injured by rogue subjects... or death squads." The guardsman said that last part a little more tiredly, before you asked what their plans were, if any. Unfortunately, the guardsman didn't have much to say to this question, simply responding: "Survive." Which didn't really tell you much. Regardless, it begged the question of how many people they were with and how long they've been here. "Well, some of us have indeed been here for a while. Some of us... not so much. Some of us came from a few bunkers to the east of here, which was heavily damaged in the blast. Though some of us came from the south, looking for food, medical equipment and safety. As for our numbers, think there are roughly 60 guardsmen, doctors, staff members, janitors and other survivors. Along with about 15 or so people in the ICU who were there before the disaster." It seemed like a surprisingly low amount of people who were in the ICU, Kaenum even saying: "I hope that... the doctors are able to help these people out, given the chaos of everything." The guardsman scoffed, before speaking in a more bemused tone. "Trust me, medications, medical supplies and doctors are not the issue. Hell, this place still got plenty of emergency electricity. The real issue are the lack of food supplies, now that the green sector no longer sends food over. Oh, and the rogue subjects running around which might just cause a scare." Obviously, you wanted to know what subjects had come around in this place, which made the guardsman sigh. "A few... some didn't cause trouble, like Arika and Naamah... But, we also had Hapi, Sesia and Sirin coming through here. I think it might just be because the leisure centre is nearby, and... plenty of Elbrus subjects were there during the disaster, I imagine. Also heard Sibilia had come around here, but I am not entirely sure about that."This got you curious about what subjects the guardsman and his friend who just left worked with. The guardsman scoffed, before responding: "I mostly just did patrol to the east of here. There were several subjects there, but... I wasn't really assigned to any. My friend though, he worked with Iliara Salomon. A harpy girl who... well, I hope we can find quickly, because she could really help some of our more injured forces. Then again, maybe she's helping out other people who need it more, given that we already got a lot of good doctors here as well." Next, you were curious about if they had encountered death squads, which made the guardsman shake his head. "Me? Nah. Though, some guardsmen who came from lower floors, such as the leisure centre, did encounter quite a few death squads. Some... lost quite a few men to death squad forces, sadly." He remarked in a somewhat saddened tone.
This brought you to your final question, wanting to know where they were actually located and if it was possible to speak with the numerous survivors there. "Ummmm, I... I don't know if I can tell you our location, or if you can visit. I guess once my friend's back, we can send one of us back to then discuss the option. But... well, I imagine it depends on a lot of things. For one, some of the death squad survivors might not be on board with having you come over. More importantly though, what subjects are you with? Kaenum mentioned that you had quite a few, and... I know for a fact several staff members have dealt with aggressive Elbrus and Roraima subjects, which may make them less than eager to invite you guys over. Obviously, I doubt you guys got... Vinella or Hapi by your side, but you get the idea..">What do you do next?>Continue asking questions a out the various things you discussed or anything else on your mind. The subjects he mentioned by name, the disaster itself, the number of survivors and how things were going down here. (Write in what you'll ask him about.)>Tell the guardsman the things you knew about the disaster and what was really going on out there. You did say you'd explain everything you knew once he had answered some of the questions you had. (Write in what you tell the guardsman.)>Thank him for the intel and let him know you understood his position and that you wouldn't insist. You just wanted to make sure that he and the other survivors knew you were around and that you meant no harm. (Write in what you tell him.)>Bring up that you and your forces could be trusted. The "worst" group member you had was Reika, and she was far more of a misunderstood sweetheart than you could begin to explain. So really, the subjects on your group were probably not gonna cause trouble. (Write in how you try to convince the guardsman.)>Something else...
Bold to make an update three threads away from the end of the catalogue>>6357065>>Tell the guardsman the things you knew about the disaster and what was really going on out there. You did say you'd explain everything you knew once he had answered some of the questions you had.Central facility obliterated and somewhere in low orbit, forces getting in via giant craterAll the subjects are loose, some really tearing shit upGov hired thousands of mercs from five companies with orders to shoot everyone for bountiesGov not saying shit and disappearing soldiers who know too muchTengri and Mona dead in explosion, Illimani shot, at least six subjects killedDeath squads mostly focused on the mid levels>Continue asking questions a out the various things you discussed or anything else on your mind. The subjects he mentioned by name, the disaster itself, the number of survivors and how things were going down here.What about Naamah? Logan didn't give huge detail and government docs are unreliable.Who is Iliara? Not a familiar name.>Bring up that you and your forces could be trusted. The "worst" group member you had was Reika, and she was far more of a misunderstood sweetheart than you could begin to explain. So really, the subjects on your group were probably not gonna cause trouble.One team has Kenai, Idalia and VinishaOne team has Chrysidus and Reika(!)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6357065>Thank him for the intel and let him know you understood his position and that you wouldn't insist. You just wanted to make sure that he and the other survivors knew you were around and that you meant no harm. (Write in what you tell him.)Not going to insist on anything, but we do have Reika with us so see if anyone at your base has issues there in case we meet again? The fact that she can safely travel with us should prove that she won't rampage through their camp or anything.
To most, the idea of being reincarnated into another world was a mere fantasy.But to you...It was reality.Your name is John Doe, and a few months ago you got hit by a truck. After your death you met Herta, the beautiful (and perverted) Goddess of Artifice. She told you that you needed to pick a cheat skill before she could send you to one of the many generic isekai worlds available."Because that's heavenly policy!" She'd said.But instead of picking between those boring options, you took the Goddess Herself and brought her with you to a world of her own creation.This universe of hers was slapped together with 'tags' and generic fantasy themes. Some might scoff at the abundance of stale tropes and cliched genres, but things were just the way you liked them.Well, you were still getting used to the unfamiliar logic and morality of this brave new world. Beyond being mere ideas that were held by people, these conceits extended deep into cultural thought, sculpting history and even shaping the laws of physics.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I live!!!Sorry about the silence, was pretty sick for a while after Christmas. I'm better now and can actually focus on writing, so I should have something done later today, tonight at worst. I'll probably wrap up the thread and make a new one after the update.Happy late New Year! I hope you guys had a better one than mine!
>>6356770Happy New Year, NotIseQM.
>>6356770Happy New Year my dude
>>6356770Happy new year QM
I got a bit sidetracked having to entertain some family suddenly visiting and staying yesterday and today, sorry. Will try to update later today (for real this time)
You're a plague rat.You don't remember much about your past. Your life before the plague settled within you is a mystery. The plague doesn't affect you, and you're not sure how it would affect others if they got infected. You feel an itch to spread it though. You also feel like you'll grow stronger and maybe learn something about the plague if you do.Your little body still aches, not from the plague, but rather as if from a long journey making your muscles sore.Around you, in the dark, is flowing waste, the pitter-patter of water drops on wet stone, and the stench, the unmistakable stench of the sewers. You think you also hear the squeaking of other rats. The stone tunnels stretch before you.What will you do, little rat?>Find someone to spread the plague to. A misfit dwelling in the sewers? Other rats?>Map the area. Check what's above the sewers. Maybe there's something of note within them as well.
>>6325778>Why do you think participation petered off?I can only speak for myself,but I just wasn't really feeling it. I'm not against a "bad guy quest" but I didn't really feel much incentive to run around being a plague rat.>Were the parts with glimpses of the city's denizens' lives with the plague to your likingI think that worked against it a little honestly. if the people have complex and sympathetic lives and the MC doesn't, and is just ruining their lives without any motive or catharsis, it just feels... Bad. With a tighter gameplay loop, more dark humor and less sympathetic NPCs, or something else, I could have ignored that. As it was I just didn't get invested. Things might have changed after I left, but that is why I didn't stay.
>>63257786. It was fun at first with the Ratatouille memes but this is not something I'd get into normally so I just stopped caring. Thing more of my liking called me. Sorry.I'm with the anons that complain about the sympathetic NPC's. It's important to look forward for something engaging in a quest but when the objective is simply to be a walking tragedy...
>>6325832Looking forward to it.>>6325858>>6325874Hmm, I didn't expect the pov that the relatability of the characters would be averting. I guess that's something to expect when you portray suffering. I think I just had little connection to them as a QM, viewing them as plot tools, didn't expect that players would be so invested in them. Something to keep in mind.>I'm not against a "bad guy quest" but I didn't really feel much incentive to run around being a plague rat.>It was fun at first with the Ratatouille memes but this is not something I'd get into normally so I just stopped caring. Thing more of my liking called me. Sorry.I see. Maybe if the quest ran longer, I could've reached some more dramatic parts. I had some ideas about Plague being one of the 4 horsemen of apocalypse with the other 3 having their own "heralds" and the plot would be something like looking for a way to cut off the connection while you're forced to be a walking biohazard and killing the others. But I wanted to do a oneshot and these were long-running ideas, so I put them away and tried to focus on making scenes that could be shown here and now.Thanks for the feedback!
>>6326092i for one liked the scenes from other perspectives the mostthis is an evil type quest so i feel like anons have no right to complain about killing "relatable" NPCsoverall it had an interesting premise and the only real critique i have is that it was too shorta tipp i would give you is to work with HP instead of "injured" (but that may get too complicated)oh and when anons made the "wrong" choice like at the beginning with the guy spotting us in his lab, you should still a roll if he sees us instead of just having it be an instant fail
>>6326768>i for one liked the scenes from other perspectives the most>this is an evil type quest so i feel like anons have no right to complain about killing "relatable" NPCsInteresting! So it's not as one-sided as it looked.>oh and when anons made the "wrong" choice like at the beginning with the guy spotting us in his lab, you should still a roll if he sees us instead of just having it be an instant failI normally would, but I intended this to be a full-narrative quest without rolls as a kind of experiment, so that's the approach I took.Thanks for the feedback! Only got around to replying now.
