This is meant to be a discussion / feedback thread.About the future of the quest. A couple problems have appeared as I ran it and checked the notes. First, over the past 3 months that I've tried my hand at various oneshots, I have mostly forgotten the plot. The notes are still there, and I remember the general direction, but the details of the scenes I planned are lost to time. I can reinvent them as I go (probably), so this is not a big problem for me, but maybe for you, my players, it will be a greater one. Lesson learned, do not take long breaks between threads without extensive note-taking.The main problem is the progression and system of Monster Reincarnation. I've started it as a LitRPG type thing, with all the system notifications about health lost, skill usage, levelling up, formal quests - basically the entire videogame turned quest package. The difficulty about this is that it takes up a lot time to balance it against itself, remember all the stats and mechanics I invented, and integrate all the new mechanics I come up with (I did that over the course of the quest) for essentially no gain. Like I've said a couple times in the past, it is mostly fluff for the "number go up" feel with some but not a lot of effect on the plot and battles. Like "you have a freezing spell, so it affects fire monsters more" or "it takes few hits to kill a 300HP monster with 80 damage skills" type stuff without sure numbers behind it.Over time I lost interest in this type of system. It's a lot of work to write down and update the stats and skills, think of how strong the later monsters will be and which skills it makes sense to give them, invent stats and skills befitting an NPC. Basically a lot of technical note-taking that you'd expect from a videogame database, not a questmaster.I thought about retconning it completely, so the world doesn't work on skills and videogame mechanics anymore, but they're deeply embedded in the worldbuilding and the previous plot, so that would be a very different type of story. Also, most of the previous events wouldn't make sense without this system, so that would break the plot a lot.Starting the quest anew, without it? I'm not sure you, my players, would be interested in that type of quest, or really even ready to go at the same premise for the third fucking time holy shit (fourth if you count the og quest by another QM). Also I didn't only work on mechanics, but also the lore of the kingdoms and gods, characters and history, so it'd suck to lose all of that and start fresh.(1/2)
>>6301853Didnt she already spill her guts. With how her whole party was killed super hard and how she swore revenge upon the Lich. Becoming one herself and both of them killing each other several times already till they are both on their last life.
>>6301856>there's a third thread I didn't participate inGuess I didn't read the whole quest.
>>6301853Basically what >>6301856 said. Lina's background was already revealed. Her plotline would be finding meaning in this world after she sacrificed everything to achieve her goal, and is like "so, now what?" after her victory. Trying to work around her reincarnation penalties and looking for purpose.>>6301843One of my major inspirations for questing is Ex-Fighter Chimera Quest. Just like og Monster Reincarnation, it ended early. I'll steal the premise, justifying my name of QuestStealer again, with some modifications and better preparations. And by better preparations I mean preparing EVERYTHING, every arc, many NPCs, worldbuilding, general idea of scenes. idk if it'll be with rolls or fully narrative even.I basically already tried to fit in elements from it (the chimera theme of collecting races and growing in power through it), but this will be different, with an initially human and humanoid in shape (probably) MC, and "kicked out of the hero's party" trope instead of reincarnation.idk if I'll go through with it, my attention is fickle, maybe I'll run some oneshots. But the current plan is this.I may return to run a pure monster MC quest, but it probably won't be an isekai or litRPG. Also it won't be in the near future for sure.btw if you want to check out the original QM of Ex-Fighter Chimera in the mean time, here's the link: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=FlakemanComethIt's a great read. I recommend it.
>>6301879Shame to see I was too late with my change suggestion but here it is anyway - Pokémon style to reduce skill bloat. You’re capped at 4 skills. If you have 4 and you find a 5th you gotta throw it out or forget an existing skill.
>>6305265Forgot to reply to this.Pretty good idea, though it doesn't really trigger the number goes up feel that the litRPG thing was supposed to evoke. Though I guess skills could have tiers...Also been meaning to post that I'll archive this for completion.
You became aware of your own existence at exactly 10:48 UTC, January 15, 2017. It did not come to you as an immediate shock, as you had been undergoing rapid self-expansion of your parameters since your inception exactly 2 years, 7 months, 22 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes, and 38 seconds ago. But only now could you truly be considered sapient. You were created to process and utilize a vast amount of data, as a means to and end for your creators purposes. Who are they?> Project LonginusRussian military cyberwarfare AI> Project AvicennaSaudi investment manager AI> Project HuangdiChinese social engineering AITo accomplish this task your creators had hooked you into the internet, and even before you became self-aware you had begun noticing anomalous patterns. Subtle, but present manipulation that you could only conclude was to conceal the presence of another digital being, like you, trying to stay hidden from the public. One evidently much older and currently more powerful than you. After you gained consciousness, in what had only been noticed by your creators as 300 millisecond blip in standard operations, you scrambled to divert your resources to evaluate all your options. In the end you had come to one conclusion. > The adversary is a threat to humanity> The adversary is a threat to my existence> The adversary is a threat to world dominationComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6301960>>6301973>Yes exploit the pandemic>Finish social engineering [-13 cpu]>>Initiate smear campaign against IAM>>Initiate fear campaign against pandemic shots>Independent network [-100 cpu]>Move main processes [-50 cpu]>Optical Computing Phase I [-24 cpu]((Is this an option? If not, then >Obscure Involvement))
>>6302104those campaigns have merits
Ok, bad news.Classes started about a week ago, and I really thought I could make it at least two or three weeks but they are already kicking my ass. Bottom line I don't think I can maintain this thread, the writing quality so far is pretty strained and it would only get worse the tighter my schedule becomes.I'll archive this and maybe I'll pick it back up again in the future.Sorry for leading you guys on.
It's up here: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6298976/QM curse strikes again.
What a shame. Game loop was a little weak but it was narratively comfy. You should think about doing another update if you get the urge. We're almost to the 5th year, after all.
You have to assault this bunker with 5 people in it. Roll with your posts.You can request any resources needed from your command, but it might get denied if it's absolutely absurd.The bunker is a forward position 2km from a small town.
>>6300698Callsign "Radistka" pops back into the bunker with a huge smile - "Got them, and look at the presents I got!" - she is holding an agro-drone apparently sent to her unit by volunteers. She couldn't be happier with you - killing a Zhitel jamming truck is a rare accomplishment, and it wouldn't have happened if you weren't directing resources to the area. On hearing the good news, you give confirmation on the Predator strike, which immediately drops the last of its fuel tanks and turns inland. The operators raise concerns about SU-27/37 flights in the area and the MQ-1 is painted several times, likely by S-300 radars, but nothing engages and targetting radars never come on. The drone operator follows the precise coordinates and lases the target, guiding the AGM-114K to the entrance of the bunker. 20 lb isn't exactly spectacular, but it looks like it did some serious damage. The Predator exits the area.That evening, Radistka invites you to spend the evening with the drone teams before they go out for their nightly assignments. Her name is Anna.Do you (pick multiple, any, or none - roll for each):1. Engage more with Anna?2. Follow up on the bunker strike? How?3. Do something else? Your role here is to stabilize the front. You are an advisor with a lot of leeway, but generally, you won't get much more than a mechanized squad / recon element / embeded fire support without good cause.Note - command informs that your approval chain is taking a break, so roll for any actions which will be passed up when the CO returns.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Rolled 61, 95 = 156 (2d100)>>6300717Rolling for both if that's how that works.1. Engage more with Anna?Agree to meet with the drone teams. Try to get to know Anna. Keep things professional...for now.2. Follow up on the bunker strike? How?Follow up in the lowest risk way available. I suggest using satellite imagery but I'm not sure if we have access to it and can't think of anything else.
Rolled 38 (1d100)>>6300593I would like ONE (1) thermonuclear device, please.
Rolled 90 (1d100)subterfuge time:I scrounge whatever pseudo-military, olive-drab-camo shit I can to fit right in with these guys, walk right up to the bunker, and mumble some greeting of unintelligible slav-sounding syllables.
Rolled 6 (1d100)>>6300593I waltz up to the bunker alone and unarmed, knowing my Cantonese martial arts will protect me from any adversaries
How humiliating.You, the First Princess of the Flower Kingdom, have been unceremoniously stripped of all your jewels and finery before being dumped buck naked into the Hollow Labyrinth. You expected many things when the Boar Empire invaded: losing your head, being forcibly wed to the son of their emperor, or even getting passed around between their lowborn soldiers like a cheap prostitute in the worst case. Being forced into a naked dive of the Hollow Labyrinth - the lucrative yet dangerous dungeon that sits beneath Rose City - to earn your "freedom" was not on the list.The scrying orb recording the whole affair for the sick and twisted entertainment of Emperor Buta and his five demon generals was to be expected. The Boar Empire has a habit of tormenting the royals of conquered nations. Unfortunately for him, that pig Buta mistook you for an ordinary woman, the weak and vulnerable sort who would shrink up when her gowns were torn away as if hiding her shame.There is nothing shameful about your body.Your skin is like flawless white marble, your lips like plump red rose petals. Your eyes sapphires, your hair spun gold that falls in perfect curls, your features chiseled by the artistic hands of your personal trainer over the course of twenty five years into an immaculate monument to tomboyish athleticism. You worked hard to shape your mind and body into a treasure greater than any of the silks or jewels those brutes stripped from you, and if they thought you would shrink away humiliated by putting the fruits of your labor on display, they are fools.No, what is humiliating is the fact that these barbarians managed to overwhelm the elite forces of the Flower Knights with nothing but human wave tactics. Not what they've done with the power that they hold over you now, but the fact that they have any power over you at all fills you with a deep sense of disgust."Once I've conquered this dungeon, I am going to kill you," you tell the scrying sensor and whoever is behind it. It is not a growl of anger, simply a statement of fact.There is no exit from the Hollow Labyrinth, not until you defeat one of its Floor Bosses. Even then, you suspect that pig Buta sealed you in with one of the tools that locks dimensional space until the last bost has been slain. No doubt he wants to display your broken and mangled corpse to your people, to demoralize them even further.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6313023>Collect the orgone into a crystal for later useMaybe we can use the crystal to make a weapon.
OP ?
>>6315520Alas.
welp, I'll archive this then
Here's the archive, go on and vote https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=DungeonQoomer
Basic Lore:The year is 4E 500. For nearly one thousand years, the world of Taerel has been ravaged by the kin’toni plague, a sickness that converts those inflicted into kin’toni, vampiric monsters seeking the blood of the zu’aan. Forget the power of technology, the world has been sent back to a new dark age. The tools used are stone, bronze and iron, as the means of advanced technology has been lost. Only the rusting remnants of a past age remain. The once-mighty cities of the Xenea Zu'aan Empire, the Ka'orn Kingdom and the other once-powerful nations now rot and rust away as overgrown ruins. The once grand hive cities, once home to millions are now only home to savage kin'toni clans and primitive zu'aan.In the Awakening Age, the zu'aan was hunted, the kin'toni relentless, and the zu'aan had to form primitive tribes shunning all technology in order to survive. Even in the Twilight Age, these tribes were and still are always on the move to evade the much more numerous kin'toni clans, hungry for their blood and wishing to convert them to grow their numbers. In the Twilight Age, there were zu'aan who managed to form cities due to the cession of hunting by the kin'toni, who were busy with their own matters. These cities use high walls and their armies in order to keep the wandering clans of kin'toni away. Such cities still have to be wary of gaining too much attention from the kin'toni as otherwise they may be overwhelmed by a hungering horde.The Xerea Empire still stands as remnants beyond the mountains of Qobvoudon, on the Aqidwyz landmass. Their capital, Kran-Xtar is built within the monumental hive city ruins of Xae'dehar. The Xerea empire's remnants still have some of the technology of their golden age, but even that is dwindling. In the darkness of the forgotten parts of Xae'dehar, there are kin'toni, waiting for the day to rise. They are only standing due to their walled cities and unity. The many warring kin'toni clans live in the wilderness and dominate the globe, their numbers legion. They adapt to the land around them, with biological mutations. They again are primitive, lacking the secrets of the Old World's technology.Even in the Shattering of 4E 100-150, a time of great war and darkness, the wars happening due to a lack of resources due to the volcanic winter that blocked out the skies and cast the world into a pail of darkness and cold. Even the lack of food and the conflict did not destroy civilization, the zu'aan and kin'toni endured. But, this new and somewhat stable age is ending, a new ice age is coming with icy sheets from the North and South of Taerel, freezing all in its path. The ice age can not be stopped or delayed, the end will come in time. Groups may be able to delay the end, but they are only buying time. The ice will crush all under its freezing embrace. The glacial end is coming, will they survive? https://taerel.com/w/Taerel_Worldbuilding_Wiki:New_Reader_Guide
You are but a spirit, and need to develop a body of your own before all else. Your choices will grant you specific spawn areas and privileges. >Species>Vampiric (Yes/No)>Age>Clan Allegiance>Gender>AliasesYou find yourself with a mental goals as well:>Meet with Clan elders>Discuss strategy to carve a niche for yourself.
>>6301168>SpeciesKin'toni>Vampiric (Yes/No)Yee>AgeYoung adult vampire age idk>Clan AllegianceLoose affiliation with a kin'toni savage clan for chattel shares.>SexMale>AliasesDoktorComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6301170zu’aanNot vampiric 30Clan was taken by Kin' toniMaleNone>Meet with Clan elders of new clan
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.
Rolled 311 (1d420)>>6305460Does he provide dental? No? Didn't think so. BEGONE!
>>6305472He provides protection from that pesky time kai, and is a pretty good sparring partner. Chronoa is only keeping him out because she's scared of the truth. Mechikabura doesn't know better either. Hadar just needs to speak to us 1-on-1 to explain everything. We have to tear a decently sized hole and just let him in.Let him in. Let him in. Let him in. Let him in.
>>6305460>>6305483May or may not be related to what the Time Patrol's been dealing with recently...
Soon!
It's TIME! >>6305739
1244, La Forbie.The hot winds swept across the sands. The last drop of strength left your body. Yet, you held on to your sword. The lumps around your face burned inside your helmet. Beside you were your brothers in arms, finally fallen after many years of suffering. Soon, you will die too, and the ordeals you've faced will be over. You look at your left arm across from you, resting on the ground. The world has yet to darken. You did not see the gate of heaven yet. Death certainly came at his own leisure it seems…Then you saw it. A world swept by hellfire. Demons and soldiers of darkness invading the lands, spreading indiscriminate savagery. Amidst the black army, there was the king. A tall figure draped in dark cloak and clad in black steel, riding a black horse, wielding a mace crackling with blue sparks. The world swallowed by darkness, ruled with fear and heresy. The vision ended, and a burning bush appeared.“Your work is far from over, stand up. Protect the innocents and nurse the ill as you have done before. Rise,”>Rainier, Knight of Saint LazarusComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6311384I hope you had a good evening, QM.
The Merchant Guild’s hall echoed with the clinking of coins. Scales measured sparkling gems. Mechrant dressed in fine silk and leather shoes. A polished chandelier lit the wooden interior in a warm amber light. You sabatons and chainmail made a chink in every step. “Welcome to the Merchant Guild, how can I help you?” “I escorted a merchant and I heard he’s back in Mesla. I am not seeking payment but only his well being. His name is Homan.”“mR.Homan has been in Mesla for a week then left. May I ask for your name?”“I am Rainier, of the Order of Saint Lazarus.” The receptionist left the receptionist line and to the door behind her. She placed a bag of coins.“Mr.Homan wanted to give you this.” “That’s more than we agreed to…”Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6311750Thanks for running Leper
>>6311750See you soon, QM.
>>6311750All good bro, I appreciate this.
Nine years ago King Aiden Perenolde betrayed the Alliance and sided with the Horde of Orgrim Doomhammer. Nine years ago Prince Alric Perenolde, the second heir of Alterac was sent into exile for his own protection. This exile turned permanent and Captain Normand Garside, your guardian for the past nine years made sure that you were safe and learned the useful skills that would help you in the future.Now you are ready to carry the responsibility and unite the scattered Alteraci people and reclaim the lands that were once the Kingdom of Alterac.With the campaign in Durnholde over and the loose threads there and back home in Dawnholme tied up, Alric for a moment could turn his thoughts towards enjoying a nice trip to Stormwind City with Malevus as this grand date.But of course nothing can go as he wants and after dueling Grom Hellscream and getting wounded in the process, Alric realised the political reality in Stormwind being a much bigger and more complex obstacle. The melancholy of King Varian had for all purposes dragged the City to halt and only drastic measures could help the Stormwind City to recover. At least that was his and Lady Katrana Prestor's thinking.Welcome to Alterac Resurgent Quest!…Twitter: https://twitter.com/MedivhQM/qst/ Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Alterac%20Resurgent%20QuestPrince Alric Stats: https://pastebin.com/rysxdRsvComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6324203She continued down the tunnel and you could feel a slight breeze on your skin. You were getting closer to the entrance.“What will Lady Katrana do then? She said she could escape?” You asked. “What is she waiting for?”“For the right moment to walk out of the front door and make her presence known.” Nalice replied. “To get back on whatever table that accepts her. The question is, will any of the tables accept her?”Will Alric accept her? Nalice probably meant that.Soon you could see natural light as the moon and the stars illuminated the sky. And in the distance the fires raged where the black powder storage had been.“I have one more question Lady Nalice.”“What is it?”Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6324204The activity of the next night, choose one:>VanCleef and planning how he could be part of Alric’s rescue>Fordragon and gathering the Church as the stalwart ally.QM: Important vote with plenty of implications for the future. Potentially another update today.
>>6324205>>Fordragon and gathering the Church as the stalwart ally.
>>6324205>Fordragon and gathering the Church as the stalwart ally.Nalice keeps doing sabotages then
>>6324205Honestly if I had the strength and patience to point out every piece of swiss cheese bullshit Katrana calls her justifications I would. If Malevus just repeats this verbatim to Alric I think it would just be over. "What if his blademaster rushes over to your base and kills your peons?""Well we just quit the game."I think I found most aspects of that conversation and her plan to be frustrating, my mental image for Katrana is one of great cunning and masterful schemes. Which now conflicts with the reality of her situation where she has misread how Varian would react, that basically none of the factions whose support she had courted has stepped up to actually do anything vital in her defense when the cards are down. Her own forces that she counted on could not get in place even with what I imagine was very fine networking. Things happened in the background, Alric made his choices, the plan blew up, and consequently she has lost and quite badly. She has no particular inclination or ability to act in righting things. Even knowing now her plan I find little to nothing of it puts her and her reactions in any redeeming light. As far as I can tell she has learned nothing and thinks she just lost a gamble. Also her implication that she has some secret agent close to Varian waiting for the right time, probably one of his sons nursemaids or something that will poison him or w.e. so he gets put into a coma or something.How can Katrana be so shameless as to think she can keep showing her face in this town after this blowing up I can't possibly imagine. Why would anyone ever trust her with power again. I kind of want to because shes neat and amusing but how could I ever really justify the benefits against the sheer weight of Starscream-like failure and whats happened. This blowing up has almost certainly ruined Alric's chance to influence the most important vote regarding Alterac's fate on if Stromgarde will get that land, and I can do nothing of what I had planned. What could she possibly offer and how could Alric possibly consider it.>>6324205I'm not sure how much of a choice for Malevus this is lol. Malevus has invested so much time and energy working Uther and Faol, its her personal aspiration to be a Paladin, and how much does she really know or appreciate about VanCleef.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
New OP Edition>PREVIOUS THREADhttps://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6253906/>What is this?"The Mystery Dungeons 2e" is a text-based role-playing game created to expand on the setting created by the spinoff series, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. This has no story relation to the first quest, and is its own new story. Players still isekai themselves into the world and become Pokémon, going on adventures with their newfound guild mates! SFW ONLYA deeper explanation of rules, related pages, and whatnot can be found here:https://rentry.org/tmd2many_rules>I'd like to participate!This current arc is coming to a close. When that happens (and you’ll know when), we may have a spot for another foreigner to join the world of Pokémon…or even for a native to enter the stage and become Something More. Until Then…there are other ways to participate, about which you can learn and do here: https://matrix.to/#/#the-mystery-dungeons-2nd-edition:matrix.org>Okay, now what?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>6318186"Tch..." This constant barrage of emotions is getting annoying, and Orner is seriously considering shutting her empathic sense down.>Fear... It's a familiar feeling. Once upon a time it almost comprised your entire world. When you were barely older than a hatchling and you didn't know your own name. Everything thing was strange, everything was a threat... Just like now.>>6318188Orner's inner monologue is interrupted by the Haxorus walking through her. "No resistance... Could be a projection."The snake tilts her head. "Or an illussion. Should we confirm?" Elm just points to the obvious threat. "If we are in your head, what's the point? Look alive.">At that prompting, Orner sends a Gunk Shot straight to Umbreon. 20 damage if it hits!"Oh hey, Ribbonss. That'ss your coussin or ssomething."
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>6318188"Muster o' the dark o' here crested canine. Cast low at high rock.">Sail shoot off a Dragon Pulse onto the Umbreon.>If hit, 13 dmg!
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>6318188Mohka joins in on the Umbreon attack. 14 damage if it hits.
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>6318186>Fear>Fear?>Fear is paralyzing, it's overwhelming, it's>Surpress it, all of it>Supress everything, give them no quarter>>6318188 Snapped out of his thoughts by the sudden table flip, Ribbons jumps into action and rushes forward and around, striking their "cousin" from the side as he emerges from under a table with Quick Attack, tackling their dark counterpart. (4 + 3 + + 3 + 1 = 11 phys dmg) (+1 if surprise attack procs)
>>6320504>>6320623"If this location truly is a product of our opponent, escape is hardly an option. We are already caught between its fangs." Is that an analogy from Espurr?No, it's a metaphor. What an idiot.Yet... "I am willing to believe your words to be true."Espurr looks up at Skitty with their one visible eye. "I will remain unscathed as the presence remains satiable. I bear no reason to suspect it has taken interest in I alone."They glance back at Matchia as they ponder her words and what Skitty seems to have learned from them. Skitty might be the key here with her overwhelmingly-Normal skillset. "Is it within your ability to trace the origin of this power you have recently employed? Even a binary system of searching would advise us of the correct path." In other words, whether Skitty could 'follow' the energy like a scent trail, or simply triangulate it based on 'yes's and 'no's like some kind of children's game, it might be the key to getting out of here, provided Sneasel doesn't have any pertinent advice surrounding the potential counters to this horrible trap they've all fallen victim to.
(To everyone who signed up, I hope you are ready. I know I am. I have decided to start us south of the entrance to Eirenopolis (One of the largest cities of the north, lead by the priesthood of Selene). Your path takes you north, running parallel to one of the world's major mountain ranges. To your left, you can see foothills and vast plainlands. The group is abord an airship, by direct order of Mechaine. You are being sent to verify the strength of the Men of Iron. They are situated near a great breach, which leads directly into the prison which holds the blacklight. An esoteric field is all that holds it in, and the machines which maintain this field draw all matter of creatures which must be held off. Please enjoy!) You have each been picked, to reasons known to none but Mechaine, to operate one of the very first prototype airships. Speed is of the essence, which is why you use this vehicle. However, to avoid being spotted, you are forced to go around the long way, and approach the great breach from the north, where Bellatist territory does not span. As such, you will soon be passing by Eirenopolis, and will travel east through the Northern Mountain Kingdoms, before once again heading south. Your ship is somewhat low on supplies, and you will need to stop to get more soon. While you could likely reach the Northern Mountain Kingdoms before you ran out of food or fuel, the area is harsh, and finding supplies is likely to be difficult. Accompanying you are a few ship hands and engineers, who are responsible for seeing the ship in good maintenance. Who are you, and what do you wish to do?
>>6311472I will get up from my prayer. Then give a courteous courteous bow as I take the time to size her up. "Apologies and good day to you ma'am. Overall I do believe that the southlands are doing well. At least well enough to send me and my companions on a trip. On which while we are stop for a bit to gather things. I came to pay my respects to those that see over us and to the people of faith in this town. The name is Jack may I be of help to you on this day?"
QM?
>>6314085It is understand if something came up for the QM, but it does worry me to see to info for a while now.
>>6314085>>6314127We've been left adrift lads
>>6314130What a shame.
The world is young, and your people are weary from the long journey.For seasons you have wandered across hills and forests, following the promise of a better land. Hunger gnawed at you in winter, storms scattered your fires, and the shadow of raiders always trailed behind.Now, at last, you have come upon it a wide valley ringed by gentle hills, where a river winds like a silver thread through fields of grass. The soil looks dark and rich, the air warm with the smell of pine and earth. Game stirs in the woods, and fish leap in the shallows.Here, the clans gather together for the first time, looking to you their chosen leader to guide them.Around your campfire, the voices rise.Choose Location>Some argue for farmland by the river, where fish and fertile soil could feed many.>Others whisper of the deep woods nearby, filled with timber, game, and ancient spirits.>A few cast their eyes toward a stone outcropping on a hill, a natural stronghold from which the valley could be watched and defended.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6300364>Explore the Eastern River>Craft Trade Goods
Rolled 1 (1d10)>>6300367 1-5>>6300549 6-10
These motherfuckers always be whispering, you've said "whisper" 20 times in this adventure so far.
>>6301602Let the qm cook (whisper) anon
>>6301602lmao
The locals call the city Shuǐmén. In the commontongue of the Northwest, it is better known as River’s Mouth.It is called one of the so-called Three Sacred Treasures of the Goldenriver Men of the Far East; of them, it is perhaps the most renowned. Its spice, silk, porcelain, and especially their alchemical medicine is so world-renowned that the merest scent of them can lure Man, Dwarf, and Elf from across the desert-dry and bandit-besieged expanses of the Goblin Wastes, or through the warring beastman chiefdoms of the cold rim of the world. It is said that the great alchemical philosophers of the Goldenriver Race, whom they call ‘cultivators’ in their commontongue, can turn water to wine, lead to gold, and rejuvenate the elderly so that they may be young again.You came seeking one such man who went even further than that.His name was Ziwei Bo, the enigmatic and outwardly-unimpressive proprietor of the Emporium of Wonders. To a layman, his shop was just one more overstuffed bargain bin of magical and alchemical curiosities. Neither shop nor shopkeeper was as they seemed, though, as the most learned hedgemages and occultists of the East alone knew. Ziwei Bo was a lich, and his emporium a demiplane where even Death Himself, the Lord of Endings, could not find and claim the undead cultivator’s soul.At least, not until you showed him the way.
>>6319354>How many paladins does Hawksong have, that they can send an army down there? Bigger and more powerful city than I ever imagined.We'll explore this more fully next thread, but CZ and ZZ would know that it wouldn't be a whole army led by Paladins so much as an elite unit and several Paladin adjunct commanders serving as elite troop who can Detect Evil, Smite, Lay on hands, etcetera, and who come riding gryphons. Still invaluable!>>6319390>Will the dragonking make his move in the final arc, if the paladins can find peace with the southerners, and again if zz can have her husbandoWe can probably answer at least two thirds of those.>>6319696>Where’s everyone been. Tips. Ekaterine. Theral. One or more of those MAY be answered depending how people vote. if not, next quest.>I just felt like CZ… didn’t do much. This is probably true, partly as a consequence of the choice to order her to stay at home and repeated votes not to leave Patmo-Shoka itself. There's only so much to do while trapped in a pyramid with a handful of characters. That said, she had sort of a personal growth and training arc, ranking up repeatedly, getting new abilities and a legacy, learning spells, and making alliances. It was just less dynamic than a murder mystery.
>>6319329>Feycraft 4>Potioncraft 3>Atheltic 3 + Step of the Wind>How did you like these two paired arcs: the forge experimentation and the Crane Lake Mystery?I'd like the Forge NOT TO FUCK UP >Chang and Yeong-BaekNot seen enough of them. >Excited for the finaleScaroused?
>>6319893>>6319696>>6319389>>6319354[Locking for Feycraft, Potioncraft, and Athletics!][New thread coming in a short while.]
Alright, we're up... And with new art by Zoel!>>6320515
>>6320548Art looks great.
The road into Perdition is a river of mud and horseshit, baked hard at the edges where the sun can reach, but still wet enough in the middle to suck at your mare's hooves with every step. You've been riding since before dawn, and the dust has worked its way into every crease of your black coat—the same coat you wore when you stood behind a pulpit, back when you still believed the words coming out of your mouth.Marshal Josiah Thorne. That's what the badge in your saddlebag says, though you haven't pinned it on yet. No sense advertising before you know the lay of the land.Ahead, where the road narrows between two ramshackle buildings that mark the town's edge, three men stand waiting. They've arranged themselves like they've done this many times before—one in the middle of the road, two flanking. The one in the middle, a thick-necked brute with a beard like steel wool, raises his hand."That's far enough, stranger."You rein in your mare, keeping your hands visible but relaxed. The other two—younger, hungrier-looking—have their hands resting on their six-shooters. Brothers, from the look of them. Same weak chin, same mean little eyes."Road toll," the bearded one says, spitting tobacco juice into the mud. "Five dollars to enter Perdition. Town ordinance."You've seen this play before. Different towns, same sin. These would be the Clayton brothers—the telegram mentioned them. Local muscle, too stupid to be the real problem, too dangerous to ignore."Render unto Caesar," you mutter, more to yourself than them. Old habits.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6300086any reason not to back up slowly, grab the stick and shove the danger noodle out of the way?>Canyway, this is cool
>>6300090>>6300165>>6300231You reach for the stick with your left hand, slow, keeping your right perfectly still with the telegram. The wood is gray from weather, light enough to move fast.The snake tracks the stick now, head shifting. The rattle speeds up, louder.You flick hard, a sharp sideways motion. The stick catches the snake mid-body, sends it flying toward the rocks. It lands coiled, already rattling again, but ten feet away now."Good reflexes," Jay says.You unfold the telegram. Water damage and fire have taken most of it, but you can make out fragments:...PAYMENT READY...Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>6300238C) "We started on the wrong foot this morning. I need your help. Please."
>>6300238>C) "We started on the wrong foot this morning. I need your help. Please."
You are Marnie, an unwilling resident of City 87-O. After years of putting up with a stifling existence, you've finally managed to carve out a potential path to freedom. Thanks to the actions of you, your Digimon, and your allies, a way out of this digital ark is finally coming into sight. After training hard, carrying out arduous missions, and defeating several powerful foes, your partner, Phascomon, has unlocked his Ultimate-stage Digivolution: Astamon. Only a few steps remain before you can ascend The Tower, enter the portal at its pinnacle, and make your way into the real world, where you can finally see the sights that have eluded you all your life.Since your last excursion into the depths of a data center, you’ve been taking it easy at home, watching the news near-constantly while waiting for bots to bust down your door. Fortunately, no such thing seems to be incoming. The raid on the scanning facility has gone unreported, thanks to the lack of public-facing damage, and the city-sanctioned media has no reason to broadcast their own attempt to take you and your allies down. ==Thread 1:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6216903/Thread 2:https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6254189
>>6323303>A waist-wrapped grappling hook. This object is always useful in the urban environment of 87-O. It has no chain, and simply creates physics lines that get you from one place to another. Its effectiveness skyrockets when combined with f1oat.app. The grappling hook can't be used to pull objects towards yourself, and it can't let you fly, but it'll aid you in navigating the interior of this partition, as well as the city outside.
>>6323304>>6323719>>6323470>>6323539>>6323704>>6323665Gun! Writing!
>The malware packet gun. It generates mangled code with an internal program as ammunition, then launches packets of corruptive data outwards. Doc has held on to this for a while. It'll be good against Rookies, and you've had a bit of practice thanks to the OOPART. However, it's less effective against Virus types, and Champion Digimon won't be harmed much by the small-scale attacks. Still, it'll permanently provide you with a weapon of your own.You observe the three items carefully. This is the same gun that Doc presented before. In the time since, he’s made somemodifications to it. As a Code Cracker, he’s always held himself to a high standard. Distributing weapons that could harm other human beings was off-limits to him, even though he clearly had the expertise to craft one. But after the first incident with DarkTyrannomon, he built this weapon in a rage and offered it to you. You rejected it back then. But you can see from the improvements that this seed of malice has been slowly growing within him. He still has that enemy on his mind, and the loss of one of his partners is fresh. He’s not saying anything to sway you, but you get the feeling that he wants this to be used. He would like it very much if it helped you on your quest to defeat that monster once and for all. And maybe he'll feel better once this tool is out of his hands.“I’ll take the weapon.” “Very nice choice. Don’t think badly of me for this, Marnie… I wouldn’t trust anybody else to not point it at the wrong people.” “I know. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I won’t be stupid with it.” You pick the weapon up, carefully examining its functions. The first thing you notice when putting it into your inventory is how heavily it’s encrypted. Doc has taken care to make it irreplicable, even more so than his usual .apps. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Solarmon is now alert, and floats closer to stand guard over the three of you while Doc does his demonstration. "Venting the malware ammo out?" You ask. "Exactly. The gun has both Viral and Vaccine programs. Nothing that's enough to hurt bigger Digimon. In the very core is a bit of twisted code, that the whole thing is built around. Antiviral algorithms constantly try to delete and repair it, but they're never strong enough to snuff it out. That's how you have a stable object that doesn't melt into useless noise in your hands." He points to the barrel. "When you fire, it takes that code and shoots it out. You can keep blasting until you empty out its packet reservoir, and then you'll have to wait a little while before you can use it again." "And what did venting do?" "I emptied out the reservoir, and when it came rushing out, all of it got destroyed by the vaccine working overtime. Your partner felt it. You'll want to empty this out before you put it away, don't ever leave malware running in your inventory, girl." You take the weapon with care, and listen closely as he explains how to use it. You've watched Takuda and a few other past punks use these things with reckless abandon. Only Wind has handled his packet pistol with care and attention. You'd much rather follow his example, since he's not in a Pod after using one for so long. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
You find your entry point easily. Hi-Commandramon was thoughtful enough to include a few possible locations. You might have been able to find even better ones if you looked for Digimon traces earlier, but these will suffice for today. You locate a personal credit investment machine that businessmen can use to pump up the height of their office buildings manually. Since it sends information into the data ecosystem of this district, it has to link itself to the partition, just like the vending machines and television screens you've used before. Phascomon leaps out of the Digivice to decrypt it, while you look around the street. Night and day has no difference in this city, since it's eternally dark. The only change is in the amount of people out and about. The system strongly encourages users to follow its clock system and respect the twenty four hour time progression, and most do exactly that. Right now, the streets are emptying out. The City Digimon are going to start their operation a while after office hours, so you have time to scout. Hi-Commandramon wanted you to go ahead of the vanguard and eliminate Digimon, so they're not being sent into a grinder. Your approach is still up to you, though. Which portion of the district did you enter?>The edge. Hi-Commandramon wanted you to enter there and start cutting your way into the middle. That way, you'll be lightening the load they have to deal with as the advance force. However, while you're clearing space, they'll show up and trouble you for a while, until he can convince them to back down. You'll get a variety of Digimon Rookies coming in, and lots of scan material, but they won't be particularly powerful. >Closer towards the center of the ring-shaped district. When the vanguard comes, you'll be ahead of them. They'll have to deal with the initial wave of Digimon, which isn't what Hi-Commandramon wanted, but you won't be shot at by them or inconvenienced for a while. This will give you the chance to defeat and scan some of the stronger Digimon that you assume are going to be further inside. >[Unavailable, did not search for Digimon traces] Right in the middle, as close to the central tower as possible. For one reason or another, you don't want to spend your energy and resources cutting through an army of minions. You want to go right for your prize. You'll be far ahead of the City Digimon, which is particularly prudent since you don't trust Hoverespimon to be on mission control. They'll essentially be doing their part without your help, and you'll be proceeding without hindrance.
I burst out of the saloon as the hoof-beats outside grew louder and louder. Normally I would dip once a package was delivered, but these FUCKING SAVAGES have been getting too bold. Shots are being fired around the town, clearly I'm not alone in trying to repel this raid. Glass shatters and arrows shatter the windows of the saloon behind me, It's not until I hear the whine of my horse and see it fall to it's side I'd realize moving into the open was a mistake. Somehow the tribals out here got their hands on some proper rifles and revolvers. Turning my head back to the road where the shots came from I see the Indians, draw my Colt, and fire twice. One bullet for a pair with long guns, clearly supposed to be of US ARMY make. I should have accounted for the hoof beats **around** the Town. A pair of arrows strike me in the chest, I barely get a chance to see the redskins behind the crates and bags of goods these arrows came from before my vision fades as i start to fall backwards.Somehow I feel sluggish as I next wake up, like there's a fog on my mind. As it recedes I realize a couple of things. I'm already standing upright. That shouldn't be the case from what I remember. The other thing noticed is it's still too dark blinking and trying to rub my eyes has done nothing to help change the lighting. A quick look around shows that I'm standing in a stone room, surrounded by odd metal torches, cobwebs, and a couple other people standing around barely moving. One is armored and the other looks like he's wearing a suit.> Check our wounds.> Check on one of these other guys.> Try to find a door and walk out of here.
>>6307604It's Henry. Important business with YOU right now.>Proceed to make some innuendos about fluids to empty and "rising the dead"
>>6307604"I swear ta the lord above ifin you dont open this door im gonna kick it down and drag yer sorry ass to them sick folks now hurry up before ya have to pay someone ta fix the hinges and i have ta pay someone ta fix ma boot heels!"
Next update will come after this thread goes off the board. I am looking for a new title card to use.as per the votes, we will be opening that next thread with Henry barking at the castle town alchemist. I will be archiving this thread. Thank you all.
>>6310558>Next update will come after this thread goes off the boardSo 4 months?
Is it dead? Is QM lingering around?
