Archives & Other Resources: https://rentry.co/cyoagAllsync: https://cyoa.allsync.com/s/owWor64yLTngDk3Previous thread: >>97267022Happy new year brosI love most of you, all of the timeThreadly question:What was your favourite Cyoa of the last year?What would you like to do differently?Will you finish that never ever?
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>first and second posts are shitpostsOff to a great thread.
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>>97276615The example sorcerer is already a winner. Except green is cooler than red.
>>97276593https://imgchest.com/p/5xy22anpnyl
>>97276626> green is cooler than redlol kys
>>97276695Who or what is "Track Star"?
>>97276597No. I don’t care how big and shiny and watery your eyes are.
Cyoas where you can give 10/10 villain speeches ?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EG3rq-M7uMc
>>97276728Outer Reincarnation, Entropist, JRPG Reincarnation, Generic Dark Lord, Villain Academy
>>97276637>CharlieZAMN, at least two kids popped out of THAT?
How is the necromancer cyoa going?
OC time. Paladin cyoa is done. https://gofile.io/d/ze6QOE>>97276848If you mean the one with the gigalich? Its this one. Sorry.
>>97276855Hope everyone had a happy new year.
>>97276858Should I turn the filename scrambler when doing this? MIght help people read the thread better. But theyre all labelled in the gofile.
>>97276855Our prayers have been heard...!
>>97276862How large is the bug?What species of bug is it?Is the bug loyal unlike the supermodel girlfriend who will leave me after 1 minute?
>>97276861Going to be at this for a while. The cyoa got a bit long.
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>>97276878There's some companions that I'm curious about the reception of.
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>>97276894Gigalich page.
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>>97276866>How large is the bug?that is a side to side comparison on the actual size to the actual model>What species of bug is it?you can choose, either a Sawyer beetle or a cool longhorn beetle>Is the bug loyal unlike the supermodel girlfriend who will leave me after 1 minute?very loyal, and the girlfriend will at the least give you a sloppy toppy before leaving you
>>97276901And that's it. Hope you enjoy the cyoa, do shout out if some segment is really poorly balanced or ask any questions you may have. Ill probably be around to answer.
>>97276909before i read, can i be immortal or is this a trash cyoa?
>>97276907Longhorn beetles are super cool but I have a blowjob fetish from gyaru so with that guarantee you've forced my handI only have a minute but that's all I need for this CYOA
>>97276728the quality of the villain speech is not determined by the cyoa but by your own ability to come up with a villainous speech
>>97276707former hero from game dispatch, speedster who didnt realize that his super speed also sped up his aging and so now hes hung up the costume and become like a 911 operator for supes kinda
>>97276707>Who or what is "Track Star"?Track Star=ItalicsRobert Robertsson=PCAInvisibitch=AroShroud=TokToxic=SylenArmstrong=Dragon's WhoreLightningstruck=Dragon_JakPunch Up=CeltFlambae=EntropistBlonde Blazer=RosanonPrism=BlissGolem=BeriSonar=SDAPhenomaman=TankistaWater Boy=GilMalevola=AngelCoupe=HighlanderRoyd=AcheldBeef=FatanonCat Mascot=CatfagThreadslave=Galen
>>97276707He's a speedster designed to look like a black albert einstein. tl;dr track star was friends/partners with MCs dad. MC's dad worked with the villain in that pic. Villain obviously has some kind of grudge against track star from the old days hence the shitpost keikaku doori moment. (Track star is basically totally irrelevant to the actual plot for the record.)
>>97276855Being fresh off 'Slay the Princess' makes the Light Indomitable/Dawn very eerie to read.Congrats on releasing it.
>>97276943>Slay the PrincessIncredibly based taste, Anon.
>>97270963Alright, its done. Tell me what you think.
>>97276597>>97276707A supporting character from Dispatch. Hes the MC's best (and only) friend and also essentially his dad since his actual dad was too busy with mecha things to bother. Hes not super important to the plot, but he is an insight into the MCs past and why they are who they are. Hes also a sassy old black dude because his powers aged him to near death.
>>97276855>>97276955I'm about to pass out but when I wake up I'll check it out fully. Thanks for the OC, Anon!SOON I WILL SMITE EVIL AND BURN HERETICS
>>97276955great, give me some time to check it out
>>97276955The what appears to be AI art does harm the otherwise pretty good visual design. Also the names range from what appears to be nonsense (thewaro? Lsundros?) to "its a pun-ish thing" and that also leaves some options feeling unappealing on the outset.Also, given how much weight the CYOA seems to give to the "its a sex harem" thing, the ugly options feel out of place. The rhino being strong doesn't really compensate for "yeah, but I wouldn't stick my dick in it" compared to other options like the emo flatties or whatever.
>>97276955First waifu picker I don't hate in years.
>>97276943I should play that at some point. I played the demo a while back and that was fun.
>>97276943Well ofcourseThe princess loves you and the light indomitable doesn'tYou need to [Slay] it
>>97277002>*CAW*I don't speak corvid.
>>97276909>DragonfallNice Dragonfall reference! This CYOA looks really good and it's design reminds be of theotherangelanon. Is that theotherangelanon?>>97276927Why the fuck am I a techshitter gunfag villain? I would NEVER ever do that, and you all know it!
>>97276984when did people start giving a fuck about ai art in cyoas?
>>97276914Don't even bother bro, you and I instantly fall because of that "I am not a God" oath
>>97276914seconding this
>>97277050Were you somehow asleep each time Surinical posted?
>>97276955unironically based
>>97277050The issue isnt "this art is AI", the issue is that I can clearly tell its AI art because it has the usual imperfections and issues. Its low quality. And because its low quality it makes you want to continue reading the cyoa less, its the visual language of low effort content. If someone uses AI art and you cant tell its AI art? Good for them, but most of the stuff genAI makes is not very good and visually offputting.
>>97277066this
>>97277066To make a comparison. UE5 is, memes asides, fine, there are good games made in UE5. But when you see a game and it just looks like generic UE5 assets? It does not inspire much confidence. The same goes for GameMaker generic assets, when you see those you know that you might be in for a bad time even if there are good games made with GameMaker.
>>97277066I'd rather that than seeing art from cards I can name from MTG
>>97277099Above or below characters you recognise from anime.
>>97277099Than you're retarded. Unless you're talking about nuMagic cards, those can burn
>>97277099I don't mind soulful MtG art, but I do mind imperfect soulless AI art
>>97276855>pages 1-11>page 13, 14, 15wheres page 12?
>>97277119half the cyoas i read don't even have art
>>97277110Mid new MtG art is shit, but new MtG art is good once again
>>97276858I assume condemnation will not trigger the I shall not kill oath? In the case it kills the target
>>97276855Nicely done. Love the classic fantasy vibe. There's a lot of powers so I'll need time alone with my build autism. The only critique I have right now is probably the fact that I thought the demon lord quest/crisis should also have 3 tiers like the other ones (good job on giving the investigative paladins a lot of work and good powers btw)
>>97276955asterni and trawlite description says they have tails but i see none in the imagesthe image for the slervers is particularly not good and i have no idea at what i am looking at when i see the movemasscan servitors develop a personality?can misu win create new servitors or junkyardians?what is stopping me from taking the virginity of the flins warrior?if you want/need to create ai generated pics of higher quality for free you can use pixai.art,
>>97277196>can servitors develop a personality?Potentially>can misu win create new servitors or junkyardians?I would say so yeah, though like anything they would need the parts.>what is stopping me from taking the virginity of the flins warrior?Their willingness or unwillingness to use the four swords of theirs against a principality. You'll have to determine if she would kill you and risk her own life to protect herself.I mean you could order her to do so and see, but the text is pretty clear.>if you want/need to create ai generated pics of higher quality for free you can use pixai.art,Ehh, I really don't care that much. If I did, I would have stolen some art. I value my time more than the art quality.
>>97276955>>97277232>maritell>capable of 'flipping' items for profiti know its some kind of metaphor but have no idea of what does that mean
>>97276855>their powers exist in service of the light indomitable alonebleghhh
>>97277247Found the degenerate. Make your hentai whore CYOA already so we could all laugh at it
>>97277253what?
>>97277256He's already in the "everyone who hates my favorite cyoa is actually Tok" phaseSurprised he's already that far gone when the cyoa hasn't even gotten a build yet
>>97277253making a lot of assumptions here just because anon does not want to serve and has his own goals and ambitions
>>97277262>everyone who hates my favorite cyoa is actually TokThat's usually correct for most CYOAs however.
>>97277256Anon thinks you are me, and now he will accuse us of samefagging
>>97276855Would gathering power to be sure in future break the I'm not a god oath even as long as you don't abuse it, if you don't need it?
>>97277265>posting JobtraEnjoying Tomb Kings in Age of Smegmar, anon?
>>97276855>Destined deathSee now this is the type of thing I meanThis spirit is clearly and actively maliciousIt literally kills you>Soul flareAnd why exactly is it asking that I expend my soul exactly as a "unholy" magician would?Why does it teach magic that uses souls as a fuel?What exactly is it doing with all those souls we left it unattended with?>TabooWhy do you have this?Why did the light create a set of gimped mind control spells for causing suffering to othersIf it created the universe and supports the emotional manipulation of others why do people have temptations in the first place?Might it be: Lying?>Voice of authorityWeak mind control>EquipmentHow can equipment be lost if it can be rescinded?Could the light not just teleport it back to the vault and then back to you?>TechniquesHow many paladins fight armies of mortals?"By my oath, I will not harm the innocent" is a mandatory oath"A paladin is a sword against evil and evil alone"How many armies are made out of truly immoral men?Are the most of them not just "Mildly sinful"?And don't try to claim opposition to a paladin justifies murder, that's utter nonsenseHow, geopolitically, can there exist entire armies not just benefiting evil by their existence but being made up entirely of evil people?Are the arms dealers evil? the factory workers? The farmers who knowingly sell to said people?How can however many people be definitively morally evil?Would it not make most everyone on earth evil?>AelthirielThe light has children?It has sex?I wonder how the women got pregnant when ignoring your duties for even a day is seen as a fitting reason to strip a paladin of their power (Pregnancy is voluntary and takes months)>NecrocracyThis really looks like a problem I would have solved with a nuclear holocaustNot only do I not take the deal, I oppose this wretched creature at every possible opportunityThings like this should be either banished or enslaved for the good of mankind
>>97277247>anon can't think of something like Justice, Good, and Love being more important than himselfMany such cases. We'll talk when you grow up some, kid>>97277253It's going to be a /trash/ CYOA though (in more sense than one, lmao), why would it ever be posted ITT
>>97277265dont the tomb kings still serve their gods and whatnot, even setra, also, like someone else posted, pretty sure the tomb kings are all serving nagash in age of sigmar, including setra, best part is so are all the vampires including manfred and yes manfred gets bullied alot by everyone as he deserves
>>97276858a minor gripe but I'm definitely not fan of the background on power options... especially the parts with light grey & black scratches have pretty bad contrast with white & black outline of the text
>>97277283>Are the arms dealers evil? the factory workers?>This really looks like a problem I would have solved with a nuclear holocaustThis post was sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Smite Evil with extreme prejudice.
>>97277239https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipping
>>97277169>The only critique I have right now is probably the fact that I thought the demon lord quest/crisis should also have 3 tiers like the other onesThere was originally meant to be a third three tier quests page, one focussed on a demonic threat, but I never managed to quite get a concrete enough idea of what it would involve that was more unique, and for spacing issues I ended up starting on the "sidequests" early, so it ended up being cut. >good job on giving the investigative paladins a lot of work and good powers btwThanks. I was (still am I guess) worried I was too focussed on the combat powers, but I tried to have utility where possible. >>97277139I would say its less about outcome than intent. Condemnation is a lethal technique, or one that you know can easily be lethal and whos effect you cannot necessarily control. So I would think that in the spirit of "not killing" you would need to be very careful with its use. If someone dies? Thats obviously really regrettable and bad, but its not necessarily in your control (someone might have, unknown to you, some health condition, and when you subdue them they die from a strike which shouldnt have been lethal, I dont think that would count against the oaht) but "im going to hit them with the "repent or die" attack" feels like its kinda flagrantly violating the "I dont want them to die" principle unless youre really certain they're going to repent. >>97277273Probably not. Nothing wrong with prudence. But its a dangerous road right? Power tempts and all that, so you would want to be careful. If you want to do some sort of "I need to train and be the strongest I can be so I can protect people better in the future"? Then thats going to be fine, the intention seems good enough, if theres going to be difficulties or issues its going to be in terms of "what sacrifices am I making for this power" and so on. >>97277283>It literally kills youNo, it just sees your death because it is a deity
>>97277286>You are worthless, stop trying to have thingsThis "light" guy is an assholeI'm starting to think having the correct colour scheme does not make you a fundamentally moral person
>>97277283for the army thing youre forgetting about stuff like undead armies or armies of constructs or demons and whatnot, theres definitely going to be times when being able to fight an entire army alone is going to be handy especially with some of these quests and whatnoti will say the rest of what you said does make an eerie amount of sense, idk, i might still take the deal doe if i wanted to like actually do good for my fellow person or smth, i tend to like paladins and clerics, not the lawful stupid kind, atleast not always but eh, i do think it could be interesting if we could get future cyoa's in this specific verse that lets us be other things like an archmage or smth cause i suddenly got interested in that when i saw they existed and that stuff like ensouled artifact and golemancy were things here
>>97277327Whatever you say about the light guy, he's not going to sell your body to sexual slavery/for organs, make you an undead slave, or do whatver the fuck the demon guy would do to you (which is probably worse than everythign else), so I'd say he's alright in my book
>>97277326I states directly that an individual can live for thousands of yearsMeaning the powers CAN change the amount of time you live forThe light can contact you if you have certain powersBut it won't save you, infact it will ensure you die as it has planned(So it gets your soul)
>>97277290>pretty sure the tomb kings are all serving nagash in age of sigmar, including setrano, they don't
>>97277327>apply for a job>"here's the broom you should use to sweep the floor but it's the property of your employer, if you don't like sweeping floors, just give the broom back">"NOOOOOOOOOO HOW COULD THIS BE HAPPENING TO ME, NIGGERMAN SAVE ME! FOR THIS SLIGHT AGAINST ME I REJECT THE GODS AND CONSIGN MY SOUL TO DEVIL! AVE SATANUS!"
>>97277329Mortal armies are implied to be humanI do just doubt that this large almost omniscient thing can be trustedIt clearly wants the end of all powers but it's own>>97277335We don't need to sell our souls to one or the otherwe could just learn magic and chill in an endless paradise(Provided we succeed at the magic but that's just the game)>>97277340>Here, if you give me your soul I will let you fight evil. Btw I own you, you are dirt that exists to serve me>>No>Incomprehensible seething
>>97277349>>Here, if you give me your soul I will let you fight evil. Btw I own you, you are dirt that exists to serve me>>>No>>Incomprehensible seethingIt says right there that you can just drop your oaths and live your boring ass mortal life and your retarded soul stays with you in your retarded body. You're being mad at a situation in your head
>>97277326answer my question you dick>>97276914
>>97277349What an odd thing to say. You can get magic powers by studying in wizard school, you'd not be a paladin in that case, you'd be a wizard. You know, in a wizard CYOA, not paladin CYOA.
>>97277354NoI do not trust this... thing
>>97277360Yes but being a paladin is unneededIn "Get stabbed in the dick" Cyoa's no one questions why you would try to not let that happen
>>97277326>>97277283>And why exactly is it asking that I expend my soul exactly as a "unholy" magician would?Its not. No one is asking you to soul flare, it is simply a thing you have the potential to do. Also, there is a difference between "your soul" and "other peoples souls". You killing yourself isnt the same as you killing someone else. >Mind controlAnon its just guilt. You can make guilty people feel guilty to help them avoid doing bad things.>Weak mind controlYou aren't controlling anyone. >How many paladins fight armies of mortals?Loads probably. Statistically I would imagine mortals account for a good chunk of the evil out there. Armies of orcs, bandit hordes, your regular megalomaniacal tyrants, theres plenty of reasons for a paladin to fight regular people in large numbers. Although the techniques are also useful against monsters, demons, undead and so on.>How many armies are made out of truly immoral men?Truly immoral meaning "pure evil"? Few, none probably. But you dont need them to be "entirely pure evil". If they are doing evil things (like killing innocents), then stopping them, by lethal force if necessary, is obviously fine (as a general rule, some paladins obviously have higher standards and will try exhaust other options first, but ultimately even the pacifistic types will stop people with violence if truly necessary).>Are the arms dealers evil? They can be. Do you think selling weapons makes you inherently good or something?> factory workersSure, I guess? You can work in a factory and also be a murderer. >How can however many people be definitively morally evil?By being evil? I don't follow.>Would it not make most everyone on earth evil?No? Why would it?>I wonder how the women got pregnant when ignoring your duties for even a day is seen as a fitting reason to strip a paladin of their power (Pregnancy is voluntary and takes months)Everything else asides. You know not everyone is a Paladin right?
>immortalityfag crying againYour parents will die IRL and there's nothing you can do to change that no matter how hard you daydream about being in isekaislop #54546. Hope you die first though because you're an annoying fag.
>>97276855>power comes from oaths
>Miseryfag crying againnot a surprise
>all those anti-paladin posts are basically 1:1 /tg/ "muh lawful stupid" threads from 10+ years agoWe're really here forever...
>>97277370i entrust you to shit on this cyoa every time its posted at the least for the next month catfag, you can do it
>>97277376I only wish misery on annoying people and their entire bloodlines.
>>97276855What a well made cyoa, but its boring, I'll continue to wait for a good cyoa to be made
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>>97276593When will I get isekai'd there?!
>>97277283>This really looks like a problem I would have solved with a nuclear holocaustTheyre undead anon. Radiation isnt going to do much. >>97277337It isnt setting you some designated lifespan, your body as a paladin simply ages differently (if you choose to receive that power).Its like if it gave you the biology of an elf or whatever.>>97277349>NoYou get told you can leave or quit at any time before you even get to your powers anon. The lady doth project too much. >Mortal armies are implied to be humanTheres a lot of different mortal races anon. They could be armies of goblins, or orcs, or giants, or ogres, or dwarfs, or whatever else. >>97277355There is no "immortality" power. Destined death means you will eventually die in some way or another at some point in time. It is an otherwise magical setting, go figure out whether whatever definition you are using can be accomplished.>>97277370Yea? I dont understand whatever point youre making.>>97277390Fair enough. Hopefully you find something more to your liking at some point soon.
>>97277367You seem to be purposefully missing the point
>>97277390i don't know if you can consider this good but another oc has been posted >>97276955
>>97277379I arrived here 5 years agoIt's differentGods I am so old
>>97277398OR seems like one of the worst places to be isekai'd into
>>97276861Does Destined Death ensure you will die?Can you enchant with silencing blows multiple weapons? Can you lend them to others?Can you create multiple spirit guardians?How would apotheosis+soul flare interact?
>>97276855……….gil
>>97276955>>97277402I'm tired of sloprinical's bad ai artstyle
>>97276955>all the females are sticcs>AI artWew it's fuckign nothing....
>>97277404Lurk for 5 more million years.
>>97276955You need to up your AI game, use Comfyui
>>97277398You already haveThey went too hard on the "it was all a dream" end and you actually forgot
>97276855>97276858>97276861>97276868>97276872>97276876>97276878>97276881>97276886>97276891>97276894>97276901>97276909Tldr
>>97277414I'll be here with youTill death do us part
>>97277326>Probably not. Nothing wrong with prudence. But its a dangerous road right? Power tempts and all that, so you would want to be careful.>If you want to do some sort of "I need to train and be the strongest I can be so I can protect people better in the future"? Then thats going to be fine, the intention seems good enough, if theres going to be difficulties or issues its going to be in terms of "what sacrifices am I making for this power" and so on.Yes, I was a bit worried about self-deception and actually being power-hungry, but I think I am capable enough to avoid sacrificing morally for power (and if I started doing that it's better for everyone if I fall)Thank you for the answer and the CYOA, I'm posting random question as I read it.
>>97276861>Destined DeathI fucking hope this is optional and you can simply choose to not spend 0 points on it. Determinism makes everything completely meaningless.
>>97277411do not insult the ai art in this cyoa comparing it to the absolute garbage surical inserts in his cyoas>>97277407>Does Destined Death ensure you will die?yes>>97277420anon? you ok?
>>97277427Without some form of determinism in fantasy setting divination of any kind or even prophecies are meaningless, and they're a staple of fantasy storytelling. It could be gradations or probability-based (there are more possible ways for you to die tomorrow if you fight a big demon army or you might survive)
Paladins are crap. They will murder their wives if they get raped—before they kill the rapist. This is assuming they are allowed to take wives at all. Paladins are peak comedy mentality.
>97277440>schizobabble
>>97277440>They will murder their wives if they get raped—before they kill the rapistThey're only one step away from the correct behavior in that regard
>>97277400which is?>Does Destined Death ensure you will die?Yes. Eventually. Although, and I dont want to be a party pooper here, basically everyone dies eventually, eternity is a long time>Can you enchant with silencing blows multiple weapons? Can you lend them to others?No, enchanting a blow with silencing essentially puts your ability into the seal, so for the same reason that you wouldnt be able to conventionally silence people, you wouldnt be able to make another seal while the first one is up . Yes, the seal works even if you arent using the weapon. >Can you create multiple spirit guardians?Yes.>How would apotheosis+soul flare interact?Very dramatically. It would be a hell of a big explosion.>>97277426No worries, enjoy the cyoa!>>97277427Its a zero-cost power, you don't have to take it, but it's free and moderately useful. Finger of deaths and power word Kills arent everywhere, but they're a thing. The first tier of zero cost powers were originally a special category of "all paladins have this by default" powers, but I figured this implementation was cleaner and more elegant (and conveniently for me, less work and more consistent formatting for the powers page)Plus I do think its more in character for the Light Indomitable to not force any specific power onto you, I don't imagine it (she?) thinks youre actually going to become eternal in the way that destined death would care about, but if you want to dream then go for it.
>>97277437NoFirstly, fate can function like a magnetic force (There exists something similar in this very thread, if you can believe it)Secondly it can just be something like dune
>>97276955oh hey, now that i think about it at the least now we have a new one pager we can use!
Paladins think they’re going to HELL when they masturbate kek such idiots
>>97277447>which is?All of them?You choose the least logical possible interpretation of my words. You avoid thinking deeply about the topic to secure "Ebbin wrecked moments"You simply haven't addressed any of the problems presented
>>97277399>Yea? I dont understand whatever point youre making.You are infected with nu-D&D brainrot. Your pallies can even reacquire their powers after falling. That's wrong. "Redeemed demons" is wrong too (and stupid).Also your CYOA is too long. This one page paladin CYOA is much better.
>>97277447>Yes. Eventually. Although, and I dont want to be a party pooper here, basically everyone dies eventually, eternity is a long timeYes, honestly I was planning to take it as already agreed with your spoilered text.>No, enchanting a blow with silencing essentially puts your ability into the seal, so for the same reason that you wouldnt be able to conventionally silence people, you wouldnt be able to make another seal while the first one is up . Yes, the seal works even if you arent using the weapon.Worried about that, I like crafting things for others and similar ways of support, but fair.>No worries, enjoy the cyoa!Thank you As an additional question the holy bindings last forever if the victim isn't freed?
>>97277447>basically everyone dies eventuallyI'm not going to play your cyoa, sorry, the companion looked interesting. but atlas there is not fun to be had in your world
>>97277447>Everyone diesWill the light die?Might someone... Replace it?
