In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.The Sultana was troubled. For a fortnight she had been suffering the same dream, grim, with a startling vividness, such as she had not experienced since her girlhood. They concerned her only son, the prince, now eleven years old, perched upon that precarious threshold between childhood and maturity. Only the other day the Sultana had been devastated to learn that the prince no longer wished to play Shatranj with her. "Shatranj," he had said, "is a game for men. It is not fitting that I should play with you." This, despite that she had herself taught him the rules of the game. They were parroted words he had picked up from one of his tutors, but that was little comfort.Some rituals are harder to erase. When the prince fell sick one dark moon, his body trembling with feverish chills, it was his mother whom he called for. His mother, to come and wipe his brow and comfort him and whisper in his ear the tales she spun so skillfully and with so much love. So she came, passing through the dark hall alone by the light of a single oil lamp. The scent of sandalwood and night-blooming jasmine hovered thick in the lavish bedchamber."Ummi," the prince said, in a little lamb's voice which smote the Sultana's heart, though she showed nothing of it in her face."I am here," she replied, sitting down upon a silken cushion beside the bed."Will you tell me a story?""Certainly. Of whom do you wish to hear? The hunchback? The fishermen? Perhaps the Vizier's daughter?""No, something new. Something I have not heard before.""As you wish. A story of the great and the small, the wise and the strong and the cruel, the ordinary and the supernatural. But I shall need your help.""My help?" So great was his astonishment that even in his fatigue he raised himself up on his elbows, his eyes alight with pleasure."We shall recount the tale together.""How?""Well, to begin, tell me, ya ruhi, what sort of hero this story shall concern..."
>>6259786Choose one of the following:1. The Disgraced ScholarA student of the stars from the Burj al-Kutub, you were cast out for reading from a forbidden astrological text. Now you wander the alleys of Madinat al-Asrar, your mind filled with dangerous secrets and your purse empty. You seek not gold, but the truth that lies hidden behind the veil of this world.Might: 1Reputation: 2Knowledge: 4Fatal Flaw: Curious. When faced with a sealed mystery, you can choose to open it. You gain 1 Knowledge, but you also unleash whatever was meant to stay contained.2. The Wary MercenaryYou are a veteran of the desert wars, your skill with a scimitar as sharp as your wit. You came to the city of secrets not for glory, but for gold, and you trust no one. You believe a full coin-purse is the only true armor against the whims of fate and the treachery of men.Might: 4Reputation: 1Knowledge: 2Fatal Flaw: Avaricious. When you discover a treasure, you can choose to secretly take the most valuable part for yourself. You gain 1 Reputation (as your wealth grows), but this act of greed will always have unforeseen, dangerous consequences.3. The Silver-Tongued PoetYou are celebrated in the city's gardens and courts for your beautiful verses and even more beautiful charm. You can talk your way into any party and out of any trouble. You navigate the treacherous currents of the city's elite with a smile, believing that the right word whispered in the right ear is more powerful than any standing army.Might: 2Reputation: 4Knowledge: 1Fatal Flaw: Romantic. When you meet a person of intoxicating charm, you can choose to trust them implicitly. They will grant you a great, immediate boon, but their aid is the first step in a trap that will spring when you least expect it.4. Write-In You have 7 points to distribute between Might, Reputation, and Knowledge. You must also choose one of the three Fatal Flaws (Curious, Avaricious, or Romantic).(Might, Reputation and Knowledge are the primary resources of this quest. You will spend and acquire them as you play.)
>>6259787>3Still hit tho
>>6259787>1. The Disgraced ScholarI wanna open Pandora's Box.
>>6259787>Fighter belly dancerAn extremely beautiful but retarded girl that is somehow a dancer and a mercenary. Fatal Flaw: Curious. When faced with a sealed mystery, you can choose to open it. You gain 1 Knowledge, but you also unleash whatever was meant to stay contained.Might: 3Reputation: 3Knowledge: 1
>>6259787>1. The Disgraced Scholar
>>62598187+1 to the bimbo belly dancer heroine
>>6259787Unusual setting! Excited to see where it'll go.I like the belly dancer anon's idea, but I'd like to modify and expand upon it a bit...>4. The Enigmatic Belly-DancerHer beauty unparalleled, her dancing enchanting, she has convinced many to give up their secrets with both sweet lies and movement of her perfect body. She has many friends that are ready to protect her, but none that know her true motives, and her toned body may be used not only for dancing, but as a dangerous weapon itself, proficient with hidden blade and poison.Might: 3Reputation: 3Knowledge: 1Fatal Flaw: Avaricious. When you discover a treasure, you can choose to secretly take the most valuable part for yourself. You gain 1 Reputation (as your wealth grows), but this act of greed will always have unforeseen, dangerous consequences.
>>6259889ah fuck i meant >>6259818
>>6259892Supporting
>>6259787I support Disgraced Scholar, we don't want to embarrass our mother.
>>6259892>Interesting. Backing.
>>6259892+1
>>6259892throwing my vote to this one
I have an idea for a character that will work for everyone>Fit/lit crossdressing scholar titty tomboy An extremely beautiful tomboy with big breasts that has to disguise herself as a man to be able to study astrology and science and stuff. When men see her beautiful face, they think they turned gay but they are actually really heterosexual. Her breast are pretty impressive so she needs to conceal them with tight bandages like that girl from Valkyrie Drive. Might: 3Reputation: 1Knowledge: 3Fatal Flaw: Curious. When faced with a sealed mystery, you can choose to open it. You gain 1 Knowledge, but you also unleash whatever was meant to stay contained.
>>6260089+1
>>6260089This but with smaller tits. Makes more sense for the concept. if we can agree to nothing over a C-cup, I'll back it.>>6259787+1 to disguised, studious, and overly-curious tomboy
>>6259792+1I don't want to be a belly dancer or a tomboy. I want to be a normal character that doesn't appeal to coomers.
>>6260170C cup Is pretty good desu
>>6260194I wasn't gonna say anything, but sometimes I hate it here.
>>6259787>The Disgraced ScholarOh please can coomers stop cooming for once.
>>6260249You ask the impossible.
>>6259787>1. The Disgraced Scholar>A student of the stars from the Burj al-Kutub, you were cast out for reading from a forbidden astrological text. Now you wander the alleys of Madinat al-Asrar, your mind filled with dangerous secrets and your purse empty. You seek not gold, but the truth that lies hidden behind the veil of this world.>>6260249Coomers need to suck feces from the crevices of bathroom tiles.
>>6260194My write-in >>6259892 wasn't meant to have appealing to coomers as the end goal. Didn't vibe with the original options provided by the QM because I wanted a character that was a mix of being strong in stealth / combat and the silver-tongued social stat of the Poet. Got inspired by the belly dancer idea and tried to put some effort into my write-in to make it fit the setting. That's all it is, really.Reminder to the QM that if he doesn't want to write an option, he can veto it.
>>6260220I'm nothing if not willing to compromise.
>>6259892+1Hope you haven't been scared off OP
>>6260438You could've done that without making it a belly dancer that uses the "movement of her perfect body" and a "toned body that may be used for not only dancing."I don't actually have a problem with coomers I just dislike when they derail shit that doesn't even invite it. This isn't a comedy quest, it doesn't mention anything sexual at all. All that it literally did was give the option of a write-in lmao. And it's already been derailed before the second post because of coomerism.
>>6260574I did not seek to derail it, as I've already said. Other voters with their "fit/lit tomboy" and discussion of cup sizes? Sure, I can see they're just shitposting. Myself? I made a good-faith write-in, not just "lol sex haha she's a whore". More like a femme fatale with charisma + dexterity build, middle-eastern style, thus belly dancer with mentions of hidden dagger + poison. Not my problem if you treat all descriptions of female allure as "coom" and "comedy".Either way, that's the last thing I'll say on this topic. As I've mentioned, OP has veto power, if he doesn't like it and goes with Disgraced Scholar (who seems to be winning either way) that's fine with me so long as the quest lives.Also sorry to douban for making a scene. >>6260490 agree with this anon, hope he hasn't been scared off by the argument.
>>6260612A tomboy is not inherently a fetishistic thing. I just want to play a smart, athletic lady in disguise, in a culture where the disguise and being found out carry real risk. I specifically requested to not be exaggeratedly big titty.
>>6260619True that tomboys aren't inherently fetishistic, but the verbiage of the anon who proposed the fit/lit tomboy sure implied they were doing it for weird coomy reasons.The anons discussing cup sizes of said character were definitely not doing it for coomer reasons and just for storytelling purposes too :)
>>6260671I am the other anon, and all I said was that I'd rather she not be over a C cup, because then it starts to get a little silly that she can disguise herself as a boy. This was in response to the first anon who wanted her to have tig ol bitties.
Forget my implicit disdain, lets all just get along.
So is this going to start soon or just stuck?
>Another promising quest killed in infancy by cumbrained pests.*sigh* I hope you're still around OP.>>6259787>1. The Disgraced Scholar>A student of the stars from the Burj al-Kutub, you were cast out for reading from a forbidden astrological text. Now you wander the alleys of Madinat al-Asrar, your mind filled with dangerous secrets and your purse empty. You seek not gold, but the truth that lies hidden behind the veil of this world.>Might: 1>Reputation: 2>Knowledge: 4
>>6260869As always, the audience is the worst part of any story.
>>6291485I got so fucking excited cause I thought the QM came back, but I am filled with nothing but disappointment.
