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>>97475073

Make a new thread, this one isn't right.

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>>97475078
shut up t*k

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>>97475080
Make a new thread, you fucked this one up.

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The goal is to be as immortal as possible whilst still being able to put up a fight and hopefully aquire divinity as described in Q/As for Dawn of a Demon Lord.
Downtime is a trap as you could be depowered on the day you would have revived thus never reviving.
Spell failure makes conditional magic free if you have quick magic, however more points can be gained via divinity later and is not worth the permenant downside.
To be effective in combat we need a small, medium, and large attack spell.
Repeating magic is slighty too expensive otherwise infinite duration mind control trumps the bottom spells.
Mages are only mentioned in this CYOA and seemingly don't exist in other planes. My presumption is the first mage was made by a Planeswalker with the Blessing of Empowerment but could've been the Ascension Ritual as well.
The Space Magic mentioned in Dawn of a Planeswalker requires only visualizing the destination and makes no mention of public or private locations. As a result of these two factors, public teleport locations probably only exist on earth unless you make more yourself.
Spells In order of importance:
Pocket Plane 1 & 2; -2: 18; This is not a proper plane and cannot be accessed by typical Planeswalkers or Demon Lords as indicated in a Q/A for Dawn of a Planeswalker.
Quick Magic; -4: 14
Dimension Traveller; -3: 11; This and Telekinesis are not considered magical or spells for the purposes of anti-magic
Warp Perception; -1: 10
Dispel; -1: 9
Magic Immunity; -1: 8; Does not protect against Mind Control, Trance, or any other pyschic or supernatural effect.
True Sight; -1: 7
End of the point tax spells;
1/2

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Body Enhancement 1 & 2; -2: 5; Taken only for the perception.
Blink; -1: 4; Primary way of dodging and moving, when I'm prepared to torture myself, I can move 179 MPH by casting it every 1/4th of a second. Any prepared opponent won't let me teleport though.
Conjure Storm; -1: 3; Cheapest large scale attack/mass destruction spell and probably the only one that can't be dispelled after casting.
Conceal; -1: 2; Useless for stealth because of True Sight. Still needed to not be ambushed at every turn.
Light Beam; -1: 1; Strictly better than Arcane Explosion, Arcane Missile, and Arcane Shotgun with Quick Magic and without Sentient Energy Ball.
Meteor; -1: 0; Of debatable usefullness, any sufficiently mobile and aware opponent will never get hit but it is also the only way to bombard an anti-magical field.
Telekinesis; -1: -1; Surprisingly the only way to commit sucide while bound in an anti-magic, anti-teleportation field.
Mindfuck; -1: -2; The best attack Shiro can do with Quick Magic.
Teleportation 1&2; -2: -4; Nice for running away and repositioning Pocket Plane's door. In planes that don't contain mages I will have to scout all of them ahead of time making this less useful.
Heal; -1: -5; I have a leftover point to do whatever with.
Drawbacks:
Demon Lord; +6: 1; If he can planeswalk, I can still run away. If he cannot planewalk, if I coordinate with the local plane's heros, he'll probably die.
Paranormal; +4: 5; Shouldn't matter with how much of a cockroach I am.
Factions:
Netrual Power
Ignore Pindlesnoot/The Magician Society
Companion/Pact:
Shiro the Astral Queen; -5: 0; The only way to gain immunity to mind control and not be mind controlled to reject respawning in your pocket plane.
Eventually after having dealt with the Demon Lord one way or another, I will try to find a Godless plane and accumulate divinity from the populace to hopefuly buy the rest of the spells.
2/2

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>>97475156

Hey girls haven't been here in a while. Any good big ones? Any update to that Luminary where you have magic items who are girls? Also any recs as to arranged marriage cyoas?

>>97475259
>Hey girls haven't been here in a while
Bro you've been here yesterday, stop the larp.

>>97475306
Nope. I went through a bad breakup and was extremely depressed so I went self improvement mode for many months. Now I am depressed again. So I escape.

>>97475309
Suuuuuure.

>>97475259
when were you last on? Need a date range for any recommendations, were you gone Pre Outer Reincarnation update or past?

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>>97475144
I have never managed, and never will manage to make a build here without ignoring the rule that stops me from taking more than one companion.

>>97475259
>Any update to that Luminary where you have magic items who are girls?
Husanon will never finish the five lines of text necessary to complete the cyoa

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>>97475795
wrong cyoa.

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>>97475144
>1 Arcane Missile (Destruction)
"I cast fist (ranged)!"
>1 Blink (Space)
*teleports behind you*
>2 Body Enhancement II (Alteration)
Perfect Saiyan physique
>1 Death (Alteration)
For when some lower lifeform (any mage with less than 32 points like me) annoys me.
>1 Dispel (Alteration)
It's more fun to punch people when they have that stupid look on their face when their barrier is dispeled.
>1 Domination (Alteration)
I hate long queues, they should just let me pass.
>2 Flight II (Alteration)
Imagine the possibilities for sex
>2 Heal II (Alteration)
To resurrect my dear wife if she gets killed and to feed her only best quality blood
>1 Light Beam (Destruction)
My wife hates other vampires so might as well turn them to ash with one spell
>2 Pocket Plane II (Space)
I'm not sure why true immortality costs the same amount of points as flight but sure
>1 Sense (Divination)
So I could sense when some 5-point jobber enters my dimension to challenge me
>1 Sex Magic (Alteration)
Obvious choice
>1 Summon (Space)
So we could always be together
>1 Suspend Biology (Alteration)
I'd rather not shit myself in front of my wife
>2 Teleport II (Space)
So me and my wife could go on a moonlit walks to different worlds.
>1 True Sight (Divination)
So I could negate the entire pussy school of magic
>2 Transformation II (Alteration)
To make my body perfect for my dear wife
>1 Warp Perception (Alteration)
So I could scream "Too slow!" to scare the shit out of those arthritic 10-point archmages

3 Dimensional Travel (None)
Moonlit walks on the beach part II

-4 Specialist (-Conjuration)
-4 Specialist (-Protection)
-4 Specialist (-Illusion)
All pussy schools. Magic immunity won't help those weak-ass wizard niggers against me punching them in the face or turning them into rats (the animal; I'm not antisemitic).

>>97476367
>5 Emilia
(my loving vampire wife)
>Position: Dominant
"Of course, honey, you're a strong woman and I completely support you in your genocide crusade against your treacherous kind. I'll personally teleport to the vampire dimension right now and kill every single one of them in a single day. Of course you can "dominate" me with your supple vampire lord body any time you want, let me just turn off my x100000 Sayian super strength for a minute so you could actually drink my blood"

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>>97475036
THIS IS NOT IN ObscureSuperpowerAnon's ALLSYNC FOLDER.

>>97475259
The last big cyoa was radiant iirc, a paladin thing

>Also any recs as to arranged marriage cyoas?
Theres one in the works

>>97476448
>Gifts:
Blindfold: Train in lucid dreams.
Bottle: False immortality.
Scarf: Indestructibility against non-living objects.

>Mentor:
Circe

>Training:
Elemental Immunity, Fine Control, Elemental Senses, Extended Range, Extended Lifespan x2

500 meter radius kill zone.

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>>97475259
>Hey MEN haven't been here in a while. Any good big ones?
The Platinum Age: https://imgchest.com/p/9p4nzrxww4n

>>97476448
> Gifts
Mask
Compass
Bottle
> Mentor
Katyusha Romanov
> Further Training
Elemental Immunity
Fine Control
Extended Range
Increased Power
Beast Form (Hawk, Immortal Jellyfish)

This next year is going to suck hard, but it's worth it. Wind magic is as always the best, and with beast form I can hopefully achieve immortality. Long run I'd like to join up with Astraeus to fight the bad guys (or should I say, it seems like the only viable option).

>>97475144
> Magic
Alter Memories
Ascension Ritual
Body Enhancement 2
Dispel
Domination
Heal 2
Immortality
Magic Immunity
Pocket Plane 2
Sense
Telekinesis
Teleport 2
Transformation 2
True Sight
> Special Magic
Conditional Magic
Dimensional Traveller
Quick Magic
Repeating Magic
> Drawbacks
Demon Lord
Paranormal Magnet
Specialist (Illusion)
> Factions
None
> Respond
Talk to the hand
> Pact
None

Just dimension hop to place where i can easily accumulate power I guess.

>>97475337
Just about the time of Outer Reincarnation Update actually!>>97475337

>>97475259
>Hey girls
Anon thinks this is discord

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>>97475144
>MAGIC:
>barrier, body enhancement T2, conceal, dispel, heal T2, magic immunity, sense, suspended biology, true sight, altered perception
basics to survive/detect most dangers

>arcane missile, light beam, telekinesis
decent enough to fight back, plus telekinesis could work as an alternative to the flight spell

>pocket plane T2
no allies means having a secure location where I can rest is valuable, plus true immortality

>teleportation T2
moving almost anywhere at anytime is a no brainer, and it might need a bit more set up but this is a much better blink spell

>transformation T2
very strong as an attack or stealth option, and the immunity to hostile transformation means less options for others to counter my true immortality

>SPECIAL MAGIC:
>dimensional traveler
just as the description says. with true immortality I will have to eventually move to another world unless I want to spend the rest of eternity stuck in mu pocket realm

>quick magic
nigh-instant transformation, teleportation and light beam are OP

>DRAWBACKS: paranormal target, specialist (conjuration)
if the supernatural is real then I want to see all of it obviously.
and no spell of value was lost (conjuration fucking sucks apart from the meteorite)

>FACTION: none
they are all way more trouble than they are worth, and I have more than enough power to defend myself

>PINDLESNOOT: HAHAHA, no
I ignore him, I can easily live a life of luxury with all my power.

>PACT: none
I am not giving away power in exchange of friendship, I can just talk to people like a normal person.

so I have a spell to counter pretty much almost every hostile spell, plus nigh-instant teleportation+polymorph makes for a strong one-shot "kill" against those who don't know this specific spell or dispel, if that fails my body enhancement and nigh-instant light beam are also a good backup plan.

>>97476391
https://lordofthemysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Original_Creator#Sefirot
>In a time more ancient than the Modern Era of the Pre-Epoch, the sleeping Oldest One had naturally split into multiple personas. "They" were also in a state of slumber
>The other six Sefirot and sixteen Standard Pathways originated from the Original Creator and were split off when "He" woke up, with different personas controlling different Sefirot, Uniquenesses, and Beyonder Characteristics.
>different personas controlling different Sefirot
>In Modern Day
>There are no true gods at the pinnacle of the pathways yet
>Original Creator [...] started crumbling without awakening
>the 6 persona Great Old Ones on Earth split from the Original Creator AND died without any of them awakening
In Modern Day lore is crazy.

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>>97477172

Why are there 2 fucking threads you RETARDS

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>>97477225

>>97477178
True Sissys vs Palacucks isn't a real thread.

New thread when?

>>97477359
It is new thread.

>>97477364
We need a newer one, this thread is old and wrong.

>>97477379
This thread isn't old, it is the most recent thread and therefore new.

>>97475259
This year? There was a paladin and a superhero cyoa, but thats about it.

>>97477517
>most recent thread
Too old and too soulless. Make a new one.

>>97477556
shut the fuck up mongoloid, just let the thread die naturally.

Fresh thread:
>>97475036

>>97477614
kek

I want to do a basic one pager to take my mind off of my work. Would you like an environmental challenge, a violent challenge, or an abstract challenge? Likewise, would you like an apocalyptic theme, a pseudo-modern theme, or a surreal theme?

>>97477698
violent apocalypse

>>97477698
Environmental, pseudo modern?

>>97477698
surreal apocalypse

>>97477698
abstract challenge

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Hi everyone, Scottishanon here. I made a thing (OC). Please adjust your expectations, I think it's fairly mid and a bit rough around the edges. It's not one of my old projects which are all still on ice, just something that popped into my head that I decided to make. Regardless, it felt good to make a CYOA again. I hope you like it and as always, constructive criticism is gratefully recieved.

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>>97477770
Page 2

>>97477770
Ah, brilliant

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>>97477776
Page 3

>>97477770
Imgchest with pngs?

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>>97477770
A ScottishAnon CYOA in the grim year of 26? Maybe it isn't as over as I thought...

>>97477770
https://youtu.be/qw_I0cnJdIk?si=RS2TE8OrbAo7luCL

>>97477698
> Would you like an environmental challenge, a violent challenge, or an abstract challenge?
violent and/or environmental are better, abstract are too... abstract

>Likewise, would you like an apocalyptic theme, a pseudo-modern theme, or a surreal theme?
modern apocalyptic or modern post-apocalyptic

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Best ScottishAnon CYOA

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>>97478004

>>97477770
I do immediately wonder if the office job/modernity mentions might have something to do with where life took you

In an older time the trail would be a metaphor and the reward would be self actualisation.
The internet has made people alot more willing to see non-metaphorical adventures

Build:
Yes
>I actually like walking, and can do so for prolonged periods. It's nice to move

Biomes:
Fiordlands
Mountains
Boreal forest
>Beautiful and cold. I am a fairly large man, and as of such I am fond of the cold
Temperate forest
>Like home
Mediterranean
>Pleasant walking climate in the late autumn and early spring, at I would like to be tested at some point

Bag:
Pasiking
>Chances are I will expend any rations I bring on the mountain trail, So it would be best to learn to forage

Compass:
Trail compass
>Obviously actually using this will require some effort If I intend to read maps or share advice with my companions, but still, it would be best If I could walk in a straight line towards my goal
>Additionally, the most navigationally challenging parts of my journey should be the mountains by the start, for which this will be almost entirely consistent

Items:
Knife
>The wolves
Cloak
E-reader
>Some things to think about while I walk. I
Water filter
>I would have taken it without the bonus.

Sentiment:
Inspire you
>Accept no substitutes

Hopes:
Songs
>Something to remember the trail by

Calls:
Call of the first ones
>I would do this regardless
>Find as many marks as I can and leave some notches in the rock for when I leave
>>I should learn ogham sometime

>So I am to march.

Nice cyoa. rustic
I should go mountaineering at some point in my life.
Not any of the actually difficult ones but somewhere to march alone

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CYOAs for this feel?

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>>97477964
Picrel is better.

https://imgchest.com/p/9rydnx2zn4k

>>97477714
>>97477715
>>97477723
>>97477769
>>97477860
Thank you. I was mulling these parts over, but your input helped me crystallize the yearning into an idea. If inspiration is like lightning from a blue sky, you are like the focusing rods, and I appreciate it. It will involve, to some degree, a very hot woman. You'll know what I mean when you see it. Might be a two pager. We shall see.

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>>97477770
>Trail: Mediterranean, Mountains, Desert, Archipelago, Lost World. In that order.
Variety is the spice of life and all that. I purposefully spread the in order to experience the widest variety of biomes possible.

>Pack: Haversack.
Food is food.

>Compass: Astrocompass.
I suck at navigation in all its forms. Acquiring the knowledge to read the stars accurately is vital. Plus it can double as a lightsource.

>Items: Water Filter, Fire Steel, Multitool, Arnica Cream.
The filter and cream are a no-brainer. The multitool is useful in all situations. The flint because I have literally zero experience lighting a fire.

>Sentiment: Know.
Tough choice. It was a tie between Know and Inspire. But self-discovery won over wonder in the end.

>Free Things: Heart-to-hearts.
Can't neglect my companions.

>Call of the First Ones.
The final mystery.

Very nice cyoa Scottie, short and sweet. Brings me back to the good old days of cyoag. If I have one complaint, its the lack of companions' section after being mentioned so many times.

>>97478046
The ban Tok meme CYOA because he got banned from a lot of places like Xbox Live and Trump Tower

>>97477770
>>97477847
Not a good fit imo?
How about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na47wMFfQCo

>>97478085
After thinking it over. I'll replace the multitool with the cloak. Protection from the elements and shelter are way more important than whatever the multitool offers.

>>97477770
>I think it's fairly mid
Are you seriously trying to say that this CYOA is not utter garbage?

>>97478013

Thanks for the build, glad you liked it. Nice to see you leaning in to appreciation of the trail in your build. Any suggestions for tweaks or improvements?

>>97478141
*utter kino

>>97478046
There was an epstein loli cyoa a while back.
You met a kid in the playground alone and started to groom her.

>>97478143
>Any suggestions for tweaks or improvements?
NTA but, Threats, Companions, and Rewards for when you finish the trail. It would also be nice if each reward was tailored to your choice of sentiment and call.

>>97478143
I think it would be nice if there were some more defined challenges or throughpoints you needed to venture through, like a cave that periodically refills with water and needs to be crossed in some hours, a puzzle of any sort or a nest of creatures
Just a few things to imagine facing on the trail and to justify more of why so many people have died walking it

>>97478183
I would disagree about the rewards. It's about the journey and the narrator isn't supposed to know what's there. You shouldn't really be thinking about what you'll find but why you need to find it and it;s pretty clear that you need to avert the end of the world
As for companions, the solution of insisting they will be net on the road makes sense, although you could have events where one might meet a companion instead of defined characters, so of like the fate system from OR v2 but without choosing characters to add fates to
Like you would choose to meet someone while stranded far from civilisation, you would meet another when you save them from some wolves, and you meet another while drinking. Something like that might work, although it does comprise fateshittery which many anons don't like and leans more into the writing prompts side then adventure

>>97478143
High image quality PNG version? In an imgchest if it's too big for 4chan.

>>97478206
The rewards don't need to be related to finishing the trail at all. It could be the valuable corpse of the beast you kill in call of the hunt for example, or a treasure unique to one of the biomes. That's why I said tailored to sentiments and calls.

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>>97477770
Before starting, by a perverse compulsion alien to my senses yet undeniable all the same, I put on the Solvefag Hat. It now controls me as I pick these choices.

>Are you prepared?
Yes
Going by tropes, nopeing out of this would somehow end up decreasing my expected remaining lifespan.

>Biome
Moorland
Sounds even easier than Temperate Forest, and lacks Temperate Forest's clause about how it makes you soft. The lack of disease vectors, extreme temperatures etc increases my expected remaining lifespan relative to other options.

>Pack
Sarcina
It will "strengthen your body", increasing my expected remaining lifespan.

>Compass
Geological Compass
It provides the best superpower. After I'm done with the trail, I could continue using the superpower to earn money, and use the money to extend my expected remaining lifespan.

>Items
Water Filter
E-Reader
Fire Steel
Foot Powder

>Sentiment
Help You
Even if the other options could provide something of value, this would not compensate for the extent to which they decrease from my expected remaining lifespan.

>Free Things
Heart-to-hearts
I like the deepest of human connections as I listen and share, because they correlate with extension of the expected remaining lifespan.

>Calls
Call of the Colour
Gold can be monetized to provide medicine and other means to extend my expected remaining lifespan.

>>97478405
>Plan your route through atleast 5
You have NOT solved the cyoa
BAD anon, No biscuit

>>97478085
>>97478138

Interesting that you say Water filter and Arnica cream are auto-picks. How would you rate the item balance overall? I agree the cloak probably beats the multitool if you're going for biome variety.

I've always felt companions sections were my weakest link. I didn't really feel inspired to write one for this CYOA so instead I abstracted it to "you'll just meet some people bro." I can see how that comes accross as a bit insipid. Maybe I'll add one, maybe I won't.

>>97478141
I feel like it's a 6/10. I like the overall theme of a non-combat themed adventure that's about travel on foot, but I left the setting a bit vague. I feel like the Backpack and Compass categories fit the flavour well, but some of the other categories are a bit rote. Not my best work, but not everything has to be.

>>97478183
I drafted a hazards section, which the calls were part of but I trimmed it down to just the calls for brevity. That felt a bit more original and I didn't have the time or inclination to do a full hazards section. If you want, you could probably substitute in the hazards from Pioneer CYOA and they'd work.

>>97478430
Alrighty, that is a snag, will redo

I can't help but notice we are not given any tools at all to actually shoot bears and the like? All these wild environments with bears and wolves in them are then trap options.

>>97478479
You are given friends, the greatest bearhunting tool known to man
Even a beginner solvefag should know that

>>97478192
That's a good point. It occurred to me that it was missing something like the mysteries from Cloud Forest, I think that would fit nicely with the theming. Something like Milestones or Thresholds, symbolic setpiece challenges. Hmmmm.

>>97478206
You're right on the money, this isn't a reward based CYOA. Interesting suggestion regarding the fates, I might look into that.

>>97478215
JPEGS only

>>97478294
The beast in Call of the Hunt isn't valuable, the only reward is glory. I inteded it as a kind of Moby Dick situation. You really should just leave the animal alone, but you can't help yourself.

>>97478405
One thing this board has taught me is that you can't write a CYOA that someone won't try to minmax. I always appreciate themed builds, though the Sarcina may not be the way to go. Roman Legionaries life expectancy wasn't great compared with today, but then again you're not going to fight at Canne, so maybe it'll work for you.

>>97478468
Wild animal attacks are pretty rare. If you need self defence there's the stun gun.

>>97478515
>JPEGS only
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Come on, please? Allow your cyoas to be immortalized in their best form.

>>97478530
Nta but the cyoa's are the authors intent. He didn't actually draw any of the pictures
Not everything needs to be preserved pixel for pixel, anything good enough to fool the eye is fine

>>97478549
Having this conversation takes more time than exporting files in png and posting them. There is no reason to not have a high quality version available.

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>>97478530
And I will also never forgive artists who work in super low resolutions like 600x600. Why would you put in all that effort to make an ant-sized image? Makes hunting for CYOA images so much harder

>>97478549
It is utterly absurd that one would refuse to do something as easy as preserving pixels when considering all the effort (including VISUAL DESIGN) it took to create the cyoa in the first place.

>>97478549
>Not everything needs to be preserved pixel for pixel

Yes! It does! At the very least, anything intended to be preserved at all does! We must stop the spread of entropy and preserve the world, lest it slowly erode away into unrecognizability

why do scottish cyoas have refusing to play as a written option? if you dont like the premise you can just close it

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With this treasure I summon, Jujutsu Kaisen Re:Life!

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>>97478626
Not scottish, but I would assume "because it helps set the tone".
Framing is important, a scenario where you wake up on an abandoned space-station isnt exactly giving you much room to not engage with the situation presented, youre "forced" into it. Sure, you can ignore the CYOA entirely, but that's an entirely different thing.
Having the adventure be your choice helps set a certain tone, come what may, you picked this, it was of your own free will that you embarked on that journey and ended up however you did. You weren't forced into it by some evil spirit, it was your choice and your free will.
This voluntary nature helps mellow things out a little, makes the cyoa less adversarial and helps you feel more in control.

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>>97478454
>Interesting that you say Water filter and Arnica cream are auto-picks.
Clean water and medicine are invaluable in survival scenarios.
>How would you rate the item balance overall?
Pretty good, some are clearly more optimal for certain biomes over the others.
>I agree the cloak probably beats the multitool if you're going for biome variety.
Yeah I figured, my only question is how good its temperature regulation abilities are? like is there a risk of a heatstroke from wearing a fur coat in the desert?

>>97478519
>Wild animal attacks are pretty rare. If you need self defence there's the stun gun.
A bear is much bigger than a human. And if it's wolves, only (You) have a stun gun while your companions do not, will they just get wolved? And in any case I wouldn't want to be in a fight vs even a single wolf even with an unusually large stungun in my hand, that's lethal as hell.

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>>97477770
Yes please.

>Biomes
Mediterranean
Boreal Forest
Archipelago
Lost World
Temperate Forest

>Groundsheet
Haversack
Trail Compass

>Items
Water Filter
Fire Steel
Hammock
Arnica Cream

>Sentiment
Inspire You

>Free things
Starry Nights

>Call
Call of the Night

When I was in the Bahamas, the night sky was usually clear enough that you could see the outline of the Milky Way. I'd like to see it with even less light pollution.

>>97477770
It's good to see you again, Scottishanon. I hope your own Heroes' Trail has been treating you well. This one resonated rather deeply with me.

I'll take a seat on the dry earth, set my feet around the blaze, and listen. His plea catches me like a snare. By the time the question comes, there's no doubt of the answer.

>Yes.

I'm an eagle scout, a searching soul that wishes he had the strength to be a misanthrope, and a hard-headed fool. There's something beyond that the doldrums of the day-to-day life cannot give. I would walk this alone, but for the sake of a world? I will and I must.

>Biomes:
The journey will be long and convoluted, a trek to end all treks, but the end will be that much more meaningful for it. Grit and sweat will see us through.

>Wetlands
We'll start in the bogs, of cloying mud and choking mist. This is the sweet spot, distant enough to be not so familiar, but for me far from foreign. It will hone our instincts and teach us to keep pace. Moreover, trudging soft ground and warding off all manner of bugs will harden us for what is to come.

>cont

>>97478804
>Desert
Just when we've gotten used to the swamp, to the give-and-take of crossing ground, we'll go somewhere else. Sun-baked dunes and gnawing thirst will be our companions here. There is anguish here but it is predictable, we'll drag our limbs with molten heaviness, buoyed by the certainty each oasis is closer to our last. The desolation will lend us a two-fold appreciation, at first for the peace and solitude, at second, when it has beaten us down and the heat has sunk in, for the lively noise and biting insects we've left behind. If we are to save the world, we'll need to see the beauty in all of it.

>Lost World
From endless wasteland to a slice of yesteryear's yesteryear, old and primal, rugged and fragile. Home to strange plants and exotic lizards, it is a savage place but not inferior to our now, nor an enemy to be stood against. It is simply here, whether we like it or not. The lot of us will get by, step by step, and slowly but surely, pass through and find that there is worth in the children that father time has forgotten.

>Fjordlands
At last, the struggle of struggles, the slog of slogs. There is no way out but through. We'll plant our travel-worn boots into craggy soil, brace ourselves at the biting wind, and push up and ahead. Summit by summit, valley by valley. Not one step. The hardships here will break us, and we'll remake ourselves when we find the strength to pick up the pieces. When one falls, they'll find the rest of us lifting them up by the shoulders. It will all be worth it. The catharsis of our last descent will be worth a hundred such pains.

>cont

>>97478810
>Temperate Forests
Now, for the final leg of our journey. The worst is behind us, and all that's left is to take our time, appreciate the sights, sounds, and smells of home, and reflect on how far we've come. Our trail nears its end, and whatever we find, the trip will have been worth the doing for its own sake. Even at the height of our relief, I'll take care to keep my head on a swivel. The Heroes' Trail may have some surprises yet.

>Pack:
There is nothing more important in the wild than a man's gear, and by extension, the most valuable thing he has is what's holding it. This is a decision I'll mull over carefully.
>Sarcina
In the end, the Sarcina is the worst of backpacks, and that is why it is the best of them. Deprivation does a soul good, and with a remainder of age-old Rome rattling on my shoulders, I'll know that I walk with an ancient legacy behind me. I've used a similar bindle a couple of times and don't make this choice out of ignorance, but with full awareness of how much pain I'm putting myself in. I have a furnace inside me, and spite is the very best fuel.

>Compass:
This one is a cinch. A few minutes of looking them over is all I need to make my choice.
>Geological Compass
I'm no stranger to orienteering and like to have a lay of the land, where I can. What better method than one I already know like the back of my hand? Personally, the little gadget is a reminder of old days, better in some ways, worse than others. It reaffirms that if I got this far, I can go farther. I will and I must.

>cont

>>97478820
>Items:
These are the most important things I have, and overlooking any areas would be remiss. Slow and steady may win the race, but the biggest obstacle is in keeping up the pace. Easier said than done.
>Water Filter
No man can go without water, and even a fool ought to hedge his bets. Thirst has been the end of stronger men than me, and I'll avoid it if I can. Between this and a few old tricks, our party should be set.
>Hammock
A good night's rest is essential. I've slept on the ground and could do it again, but swinging at night will get me some quick and deep shut-eye. Even so, we'll be setting up a rotating watch, and I'll do my part to pitch in. Can't be too safe.
>Foot Powder
With the Heroes' Trail comes a heroes' march, and with that, a heroes' chafing. It's inevitable and to some extent, blisters and calluses are a good thing, but too much of a good thing is bad. Bloody socks have never done a body good.
>Natural Sponges
Absolutely mandatory. If I had to sacrifice all four choices to get my hands on these, I would not hesitate for a second. There's nothing more miserable under the sun than doing the dishes with a dirty rag, but these mitigate that risk. On top of that, they'll keep us clean and carrying on.

>cont

>>97478829
>Sentiments:
I've approached the Trail of Heroes with blind determination. It's only to be expected that it will try to give me the gift of sight in turn.
>Test Me
We will suffer, and experience the worst that these winding paths can throw at us. It will either dash us on the rocks, or bring out the best of us as we climb to meet the challenge. Pain. Misery. Struggle. All of these are whetstones for the human spirit, and will sharpen us accordingly. This world depends on us to reach our destination and so, we'll keep walking. We will and we must.

>Free Things:
Conan has his opinions, and I have mine. The best things in life are free. Sweat after a hard day's work, dull soreness resting on weary bones, hitting hard limits and pushing into them with all my might, just to stumble back and try again. These are what I live for.
>Starry Nights
Swaying on a hammock under an open sky, looking at the cosmic symphony unfolding. Soaking in that crisp, twinkling stillness for as long as it lasts, night after night. That, is something I'd be willing to die for.

>Calls:
I can feel it stirring in my bones. The Trail of Heroes calling out to me. In my weariness, I imagine the burden on my shoulders whispers in my ear. Rationality has no place here. I lean in, and I listen.
>Call of the First Ones
I'm not the first man to walk the Trail of Heroes and I won't be the last. It asks for a quiet respect. That's not enough for me. I'll go on a thousand wild detours, tread slipping mud and crawl boiling sand for them. The art of old. Precious secrets to see, and remember, and pay silent homage to where they can be found. They'll sit there, still as ever, and I'll wrestle from their pigments and carvings the strength to carry on. I will and I must.

>cont

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>>97478834
I am not special and am certainly no hero, but I'll take a crack at it all the same. I feel I have a strong chance to surmount the Trail of Heroes. I'll either succeed in due course, or another traveller at the end of their rope will find my bones and then find it in them to keep walking. Thank you for your CYOA, Scottishanon. I thought it was beautiful.

How do anons feel when a cyoa gets an update and old options are changed. Not necessarily in what they do, but in terms of things like being renamed or having their text modified to be easier to read/understand?

>>97478872
Good. What kind of question is this? What else is anyone supposed to feel when something is improved?

>>97478872
That depends on the choice. Generally anons don't notice or more anons will take it then previously, but sometimes an anon or anons go ballistic.

I tried making a build for Living God, but that CYOA is so fucking bad and boring, I quit halfway.

>>97478893
>we are spared another tok build
To have karma like this, anons must have been on their best behavior for awhile.

>>97478872
Sounds fine

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>>97477770
Trail: Tundra, Fiordlands, Mediterranean, Jungle, Subterranean, Volcanic.
The road to metamorphosis is set. My path is one of no return. I'll either sublimate or face annihilation.

>Pack: Sarcina.
Suffer, Overcome, Grow, Flourish, Repeat.

>Compass: Trail Conpass.
Eyes always on the prize. No time for distractions.

>Items: Filter, Cloak, Knife, Lantern.
Water, Warmth, Blood, Light. It will suffice.

>Sentiment: Test.
The Trail gives its hardest battles to its strongest Heroes.

>Free Things: Trauma-Bonding.
Camaraderie forged in the fires of hardship.

>Call of the Void.
The final test Will the darkness devour me? or will I conquer this veil of ignorance? Either way I'm eager to find out...

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Which CYOA authors do we actually respect?

>>97478933
Every SINGLE one, except toek.

>>97478950
I respect To- yeah, I can't even say that with a straight face. He's a literal horse fucker.

>>97478950
Fuck gil and his fucking over anon.

>>97478964
gil has never fucked anyone over because he doesn't exist.

>>97478967
If Gil doesn't exist who are we talking about?

>>97478964
gil doesent even count as an author at this point, he made like 2 cyoa and the last one was years ago

>>97478933
Most of them
There are a few I love but don't respect, but none I can recall that I respect but don't love

>>97478970
>who are we talking about?
A tulpa your schizophrenic mind created to cope with the death of your beloved dog, Gilbert.

>>97478978
But I never had a... Gilbert? No, it's not true, I never... NO...

>>97478989
Anon he's dead... you have to let him go...

>>97478967
>>97478978
>>97479002
t.gil

>>97479002
Shut the fuck up, Gilbert is still alive. Fuck you.

>>97478893
I like it less than the other god cyoas, but I still gained some xp points from playing it.

>>97479007
First stage of grief is denial.
>>97479009
Violent outbursts are typical in victims with repressed trauma.

>>97477770
When the world needed him the most he returned

Gilbert is a great old one
Death is a dream
Not dead

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>>97479056
My fucking dog died so yeah I'm fucking traumatized you motherfucker, Gil is still alive HE HAS TO BE

FUCK YOU

>>97479078
I’m sorry anon. Was your dog’s name Gil? Or Gilbert? These are good names for dogs.

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>>97479084
Huh? What're you talking about, Anon? I never even owned a dog before. Did you reply to the wrong post?

Where is Gil btw? When's his next CYOA? I miss when he was active.

>>97479095
I see you’re mentally ill.

I see strong overlap among the majority of our most obnoxious shitposters but I can’t pin them down exactly

*mumble cries*

>>97479133
They are all Tok

>>97479066
When the stars are right, he shall awaken. For in strange aeons, even death may die.

>>97479133
All me btw

>kills death
>nobody can die now
>wait, but you initially killed death?
>no! ‘twas the final death!
>but what if birth death?
>everyone can die now
To kill death you must also kill birth

>>97479133
They're all autistic trannies

>>97479177
Y'Know there was a very very good vidya about this

>>97479192
Don’t fucking say it.

>spreads legs
>gives birth to new concept
>”deal with it chud”
Based

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>>97477770
>PREPARED: yes
I'm not sure if I will survive but I know that if I at least don't make an attempt I will never live.

>BIOMES: temperate forest -> boreal forest -> mountains -> tundra -> mediterranean -> savannah -> moorland -> desert -> tropical jungle -> fiordlands -> subterranean -> wetlands -> lost world -> archipelago -> volcanic
I might be a bit greedy but I want to see all this world has to offer

>PACK: bergen
I will need to carry a lot of things to be prepared for each and every biome, and while it might not supernaturally strengthen my body like the sarcina, the heavier weight could work to train my muscles the old fashioned way

>COMPASS: astrocompass
I know this one will serve me well throughout the whole journey

>ITEMS:
>water filter
very handy for some of the harsher biomes

>fire steel
fire is man's best friend, we need it to cook, see and keep us warm

>knife
self-defense and general utility rolled into one

>arnica cream
the road won't pull it's punches, I will get hurt, beaten and bruised, yet my feet must keep marching forward through the pain.

>SENTIMENT: test you
I lived a life of apathy and complacency, I owe life a debt of both hardship and victory.

>HOPE: starry nights
there is something comfortable about a cold and quiet night after a scorching and loud day

>CALL: call of the void
it's not a matter of masochism or recklessness, I just want to know the depths my soul can handle, to prove to myself that I can take one more step forward.

>>97477770
immortality ?

>>97477770
What a great moment to check back in on this hellsite. Glad to see you again pal and happier still that you enjoy making these as I do playing them. So; without further ado:

>Pigeon Compass, Sarcina
Doing a Roman march reenactment seemed like a good idea at the time. Or at least I assume it did, having stumbled head-first into some uncanny patch of grit has robbed me of recent memory and apparently of everyday reality too. I've a strange sense understanding about these parts all the same and though the Trail is sure to be arduous I know already that it'll be rewarding too.

>Mediterranean, Volcanic, Archipelago, Mountains, Temperate Forest
The Ruins are overabundant, spilling from the Mediterranean stretches into pyroclast-preserved villas, drowned Cothoi, pass-spanning aqueducts and overgrown hermae. Were the March's demands not eternal I could spend a lifetime recording the remnants around me.

>Cloak, Knife, Lantern, Arnica
What I wouldn't give for a Flask of posca but the old Cloak, Knife and Lantern somehow feel Heroic in some Small (yet important) way. Ordinarily I'd spit on the notion of homeopathy but it seems an orichalc third eye and supernatural surrounds do a number on one's skepticism.

>Test You, Cookouts, Call of the First Ones
"An army marches on its stomach" remains true even for so paltry a party as I and whoever endures hardship beside me. "Hunger is the best seasoning" also holds up. It may not be fancy fare but heartier meals I've never had. There must be something to that animal satisfaction as I feel myself peering past familiar ruins and further ab immemorabili. If playing half-arsed Romeaboo started me on the trail maybe aping what we were just before Sapiens will take me off the path? Or perhaps set me on one still stranger...

>>97478141
Leave us shitposter

>>97478933
BMA

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>>97477770
>Route:
Temperate Forest, Savannah, Moorland, Desert, Tropical Jungle

Relatively hot and easy biomes.

>Items:
Tech Backpack, Geological Compass, Water Filter, Power Pack, E-Reader, Drone

The Geological Compass and the Drone make finding fool trivial and counter complex terrain and predators like those in the Tropical Jungle. Electronics are our greatest tools, so I took both the Tech Backpack and the Power Pack to maximize charging.

>Sentiment:
Test You

Preparation for the Trail of Heroes is also part of the test. Naturally, I must optimize my build.

>Free Thing in Particular to Hope For:
Wild Encounters

Who can resist the temptation of rejuvenation? Certainly not people, much less animals. The Water Filter produces the greatest carrot; all who taste its water will be tamed sooner or later.

>Call:
Call of the First Ones

This seems like the one that courts death the least, and it might actually be useful. No, gold is not useful once you're lauded as the savior of the world.

STOP MAKING BUILDS
THAT CYOA DOESN'T HAVE IMMORTALITY IN IT

>>97477770
Biomes:
>Boreal Forest
>Mountains
>Tundra
>Mediterranean
>Fiordlands

Pack: Haversack
Compass: Pigeon Compass

Items:
>Water Filter
>Multitool
>Cloak
>Natural Sponges

Sentiment: Know You
Free Things: Heart to Hearts
Calls: The First Ones

Nice cyoa. Cozy. Makes me want to get out of the house. Maybe once winter rolls around here.

Hope you're doing well my man. The first time I ever checked out these threads you had just posted Docklands and I've been stuck here ever since. Still one of my all time favourites.

>>97479600
>>97479424
>>97479229
>>97478925
>>97478751
>>97478405
>>97478085
>>97478013
Naisu builderu's

It's been a month since we had any OC, thread is dead...

>>97477770
Aight, lemme check...
>No lore
>No superpowers
>No wives
>No Immortality
Yep, this one will never be mentioned after today.

>>97477770
Sovlkino these young whippersnappers would never understand

>>97479961
>Sovlkino
You mean slopcinema, newfriend

>>97476391
I found why the GA and CW accommodated additional sefirot even though they knew that it would force them to converge.
Major spoiler ahead:
https://lordofthemysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Calamity_of_Destruction#Advancement_Condition
>Primordial God Almighty foresaw the danger of the Mirrored Original Creator and intervened personally by accommodating the City of Calamity and inserting "His" own consciousness into the City of Calamity as a Chaotic Head to serve as a barrier to prevent yin and yang from fully merging, halting their integration.
The situation should be more or less like this: CW knew that GA, with his now superior power, would come kill him. Therefore, CW also accommodated another sefirah to resist him; both dying by combat is better than letting one do whatever they want to the other for a while. Things spiraled from there.

Now let's get back to real meat and potatoes of /cyoag/ - Entropist and powerscaling Radiant.

>>97479996
>GA outprophesized the GOO of Seers
Embarrassing

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>>97477770
>Yes

>Desert
>Wetlands
>Lost World
>Temperate Forest
>Savannah
>Moorland
>Mediterranean

>Pasiking

>Geological Compass

>Hip Flask
>Water Filter
>Fire Steel
>Multitool

>Inspire You

>Mindful Silences

>Call of the First Ones
This one really distills the humanism of your other CYOAs. Even if you never make anything else, I think it's a great capstone. Thanks a lot for your work over the years, it opened me up to this medium as something significant and will likely always be my favorite. I love how grounded it is in place, your art choice is great, themes are unique takes on classic tropes, it has replayability and connectivity, "challenge". It feels like an actual adventure - as in a journey of personal growth - and to some degree can inspire real action in the real world, partly because it mystifies things that are otherwise mundane. Various anons have said you're involved in some kind of environmental activism; to me, this reads like it may be heavily inspired by that, but I might be projecting. I understand if you don't feel like answering, but I wonder: how do you regard this hobby (or whatever you want to call it) in light of the collapse we're living through, and what draws you to it personally? I also want to say that your CYOAs remind me of a book, which is seemingly unrelated but you might enjoy: "Tools for Conviviality" by Ivan Illich. Probably there is some other stuff I'd like to mention but I will forgo that
>>97477964
>>97478066
Wrong again, sorry

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>>97480060

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Never count him out . . .

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>>97477770
Glad to have you back (and writing!) ScottishAnon!

>>97480060
>inventing an entire narrative unrelated to CYOAs out of thin air just to have something nice to say
What a weirdly disingenuous way to praise someone.

>>97480126
Not sure what you mean! I'm a big fan of the guy's work, curious how the supposed reason he stepped away from this hobby is reflected in the CYOA he decided to come back with, and wanted to ask what CYOAs mean to him in general. Most people here don't really seem to take life or the world seriously, let alone this somewhat silly pastime. It would be interesting to hear what someone who's concerned with a better world (and presumably[?] one with progressively less of the tools we use to make and view CYOAs) thinks about all that

>>97480158
>Not sure what you mean
Suppose I want to tell you that I appreciate your efforts at reposting older CYOAs to keep the thread afloat, but instead of saying that, I say
>Your reposts really highlight the underlying problem of federal agents monitoring 4chan and the rise of gangstalking cases. I appreciate the fact that you put a trip on because, like many, I feel that the loss of identity is something so many people struggle with these days, most likely because of the way society pressures us into chasing things that don't bring us any fulfillment. I would recommend reading the "Chakra management 101" by McFuckerson but judging by your posts you are already on your 20th step to enlightenment. Glad that you agree with the notion that people should take fentanyl on a daily basis.

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>>97480187
In truth I would probably have enjoyed your reply very much. I see your point, but in this case half my post was complimenting specific parts of his craft, and most of the rest was asking after themes that are clearly present in it + what I have heard about this person here. Selfishly, I injected some amount of my own feelings in advance since I don't expect a drawn-out conversation

>>97476585
Am I missing something obvious, or is the only power that lets you mystically heal others Super-level Purification and Super-level Light? I like the idea of being able to heal others, but that's a hefty price tag for it given how sparing it is with Super-level powers.

>>97478626

See >>97478655

I think that adding a diegetic option not to play aids in immersion. Kind of like Dead Space 2's UI.

>>97478716
Cloak shelters from weather. It's not heat proof, but it'll help.

>>97478730
I visited Canada a long time ago and I remember my guide saying that there's never been a recorded bear attack on a group of 8+ people, same goes for wolves I believe. An animal that's starving will take risks it normally wouldn't so it's not perfect protection, it's just worth noting that it's not super common and you're probably at higher risk of other things.

>>97478751
Call of the night with no light source? A bold choice. Starry nights in the Bahamas sound really nice.

>>97478804
I'm really glad it spoke to you. Hiking is my tech detox hobby, though I don't have as much time for it as I used to. Desert is proving a more popular biome than I expected. I didn't think of mitigating Temperate Forest by putting it as the last leg of the journey, seems obvious in hindsight. Also interesting that you rate the sponges as the most important item. They're the thing I most often forget on a hike and I always regret it.

Nice build.

>>97478925
Short, simple, sweet. And you've gone for the full STH item set. You'll have some stories to tell once your journey's done.

>>97478933
I mentioned before I have a quiet respect for Peil and Nxtub that I should probably have voiced sooner.

>>97479062
This is most likely a one time thing. As I said, please adjust your expectations.

>>97479229
I did say at least five, if you want to see them all that's fine. Spelunking with no light item? Make sure you bring enough torches.

>>97476585
Man I just can't find it in me to make a build for this, I don't fucking care for several pages of constructing a world out of nothing.

>>97479403
It's not that kind of game.

>>97479424
Roman themed build? Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well. Also taking the STH item trinity, glad you picked up the reference. Hopefully you'll get more than salt pork and dried peas at the cookouts.

>>97479600
Min-maxed drone build. Be careful flying it in the woods and jungle. I think you might want to consider the bug lamp as well.

>>97479800
I can't believe I inspired someone on 4chan to go outside. This is an upheaval of nature. Fun fact: Docklands was inspired by the end of a hiking trip I took across Hadrian's Wall. There's some influence here too.

>>97479934
The very first response I got from posting OC here was "Too hard, not enough waifus." I'm glad to see nothing has changed. Frankly I'm amazed it's attracted the response that it has.

>>97480308
>I'm glad to see nothing has changed
The truth has a bad habit of not changing no matter how much you wish it did.

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>>97480304
>I don't fucking care for several pages of constructing a world out of nothing
do you not have an imagination?

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>>97480308
>Docklands was inspired by the end of a hiking trip I took across Hadrian's Wall.
Really? What part?

>>97480060
I'm glad you liked my CYOA's. I studied environmental science at university, so I take a lot of inspiration from the earth sciences in my work. Endless Ocean and Pioneer are good examples of that.

How do I see the hobby amidst the collapse? Same as the other things I enjoy. Everything in my life outside of the climate crisis is going pretty well. Mainly I feel sad that we've been given a beautiful world full of abundance that provides everything we need for everyone and more, yet still we're somehow fucking it up. I'm not sure what level of escapism is healthy, but I don't think it's a sin to have at least some. I started putting my time into other things which is why I stopped posting here, but I wanted to try and build some writing momentum again and I always found CYOA's the easiest thing to write. I think I'm mainly here because of habit. It's a powerful force.

>>97480069
Based Regen Croc CYOA reposter.

>>97477964
I think it's interesting that my first work is probably my most consistently popular.

>>97478066
Also surprising that this remains relatively popular since my standard feedback is "Too hard, not enough waifus."

>>97480081
Nice to be back, don't get used to it.

>>97480344
What does this have to do with imagination? I just don't want to bother making up an entire setting with dimensions and multiverses in a CYOA that is about making a cape character.

>>97480371
>this remains relatively popular
It doesn't tho?

>>97480381
I mean relative in popularity to the things I've written. Overall I agree, not popular.

>>97480388
>relative in popularity
But how would you know that? Your creations are rarely mentioned, not that it's a bad thing by any means. Do you keep track of every time someone reposts one of your cyoas? Your responses make it seem like you don't visit /cyoag/ all that often on the account of having a life.

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>>97480308
>It's not that kind of game.
Then I'm NOT playing.

No immortality? NO PLAY. Simple as.

>>97480490
It's amazing how no matter the board, no matter the thread, no matter the year, frog posters always, without fail, have the most dogshit tastes and most retarded opinions.

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>>97480497
You almost convinced me to play but I'd rather live forever, nice try though, you almost got me

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>>97480403
I ego-browse the board every once in a while to see if any of my stuff got reposted because I'm not better than that. I don't keep proper data or anything but in general Guardians and Cosmic horror seem to crop up more (also Night Ride). Small Town Hero, Dark Crossing, Doomsday Prepper and Clown show up a lot less.

>>97480554
Eh, at least you're honest, I can respect that.

>>97480297
They are indeed very accomplished. Nxtub especially has got the visual design aspect of the medium mastered imo. His image builds are worth enjoying for that alone.

Thistlewaite also reminds me of you sometimes too (most obviously between Revolution and Dictator albeit with different PoVs).

>>97478454
Serves as a nice "interstitial" cyoa for combo builds too. I could definitely see the Night Drive sedan conking out just as dawn drives away That Which Follows and Helps You back out of constant fight or flight or Call of the Void leading you down into the Catacombs.

>>97480554
Hm, Crossing and Pioneer always felt the most amenable to multiple anons' builds combining.

>>97480497
Mostly true though there are exceptions >>97479229.

Polygamists should be stoned to death. Y/N?

>>97480637
What?

>>97480637
Weird choice of punishment given that stoning people to death is a bible thing, and yet polygamy is never condemned in the bible except where a wife is not treated with enough respect. In most of those cases the issues are the same as with a single wife, or pertain to inheritance. So, no.

JRPG Traitor is a woke cyoa

>>97480013
He has Omniscience. Its not really that surprising. GA in general is shown to be consistently the most busted GOO.

>>97480725
>GA GOO Awooga googa gaga

>>97480726
>GA = God Almighty.
>CW = Celestial Worthy.
>GOO = Great Old One.

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>>97476391
Fool, Hanged Man, and maybe Mother pathway Beyonders can turn themselves into flesh and blood little girls. Pic rel is a Hanged Man bigshot.

>>97480729
Don't care, you still sound like a toddler or a lobotomite.

>>97480761
eh sure, if you say so I guess

Suppose you have three potential noble wives
One is fantasy French
Second is fantasy Italian
Third is fantasy British
Which one would you pick

>>97480886
British because I don't speak French or Italian.

Gil
GIL
Gil…
*bweh*

>>97480894
Well the British don't speak English either...

>>97480218
>Custom Porn UPGRADED
This is the best power by far. I have always wanted to fuck a yordle.
>Free Shit UPGRADED
TES 6 you say?
>Quality of Life
I hate that some websites require you to register to see their website.
>Freedom
I just want everyone to be able to say whatever they want

>>97480886
What do they look like?

>>97480964
The French wife has TWO HEADS and TWELVE FINGERS.
The Italian wife HAS ONE ARM AND ONE LEG.
The British wife has BAD TEETH and she's UGLY.

>>97480986
I'm going to need some pictures to make a decision here

>>97480964
All of them are equally cute, with no surprises or deformities or illnesses. The french wears a red dress, the Italian wears lilac dress, and the British wears dark blue.

>>97477770
Boreal Forest
Mediterranean
Moorland
Fiordlands
Archipelago

>The path ahead is majestic in it's treachery, and treacherous in it's majesty. We shall travel over the tallest peaks and the lowest valleys. The water will take us if the wyrms do not first.

Pasiking

>An army marches on it's stomach. I would not have myself and my companions starve for want of suppers before our very eyes.

Astrocompass

>The very stars will guide us! And it would be a terrible shame to falter before the final step.

Water Filter
Natural Sponges
Cloak
Foot Powder

>Everything is dry. Morale is indeed high. Hopefully that should distract from the fact I've prepared us for the bare essentials.

Help You

>What a peculiar choice. The very world is at stake, what other option could there be?! Unless...were we given freedom to be it's destroyer?

Cookouts

>In my experience song, kinship, bonds and silence all tend to follow a good meal. So let us eat, drink and make merry. For tomorrow, our world may die.

Call of the Hunt

>What a meal that king of beasts must make!

Thanks for making this! Hope you finish Terra Australis at some point, and also (presumably) the CYOA about dealing with the big crack monster all the others are seemingly training up venturers to defeat.

...unless we're it's heralds.

Rake? Twink.
Tok? Twink.
Celt? Chub.
Gil? Twink.
Sda? Twink.
Pca? Twunk.
Aro? Pooner.

Why are you like this? Don't you feel any shame? Don't make me start posting my JRPGTraitor builds.

I am a cute fat piggy !

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>>97481052
Bejitabro btw

The fuck is a pooner

>>97480986
>French wife can give a blowjob to me and my bro at the same time
kino

I wonder how were the threads before the shitposters arrived.

>>97480366
I did pretty much the whole of the wall, west to east. Finished up at Wallsend in Newcastle after dark in a creepy dock surrounded by crows. It was quite the mood, so I tried to capture it in fiction.

>>97481022
Dryness, build, I like it. I thought you might skip the water filter if you're foraging and cooking on the regular. The Coffee Grinder or Hip Flask might help you make a but more merry.

As I said I have no plans to pick up any of my old CYOA's. My old computer died years ago and I lost a bunch of the design files for my CYOA's. I've got all the text backed up but that put me off a bit. I've had more free time than usual this January, hence producing this but yeah, don't wait on me.

>>97481052
What the fuck is a pooner

>>97481096
>I thought you might skip the water filter if you're foraging and cooking on the regular
Ah, but there's a slight problem: I love soup and stew. Weirdly enough even though it's not the focus, one of the things I like about your CYOAs is the interactivity of food. It's the same reason why I want to travel through so much wetland, I like the idea of catching fish and turtles and beavers and river dragons for all I know to eat like a cajun adventurer (but without the humid swamp climate).

And damn, that's a tragedy. Will look forward to any new stuff you make, though.

WHAT IS A POONER

>>97481093
If you can believe it, they were even worse back when anons were threatening to rape and wish death on each other more passionately. At least with shitposting there's a sense of everything being low effort and performative.

>>97481117
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/pooner/definitions

It's Britbongistan slang for a tranny.

>>97481093
>before the shitposters arrived
So this morning?

>>97481093
>being this much of a newfag
Take your friend back with you on the way out.

>>97481123
>
Honestly I prefer the former myself. Passionate shitposting is so much better than the sad faggy larp we got going in on here.

In Spirit Conscript if you get a technique that permanently gives you another eye, can you learn an eye technique with that eye?
What if you lose it?

>>97481185
I understand where you're coming from, although personally I prefer the latter solely because I have always only been here for the CYOAs so I just prefer to have less bullshit to scroll past to get to the imagination game and shut all you other niggers out.

>>97480913
Gil is still alive, why are you bweh'ing?

>>97480218
>Manhunt (Upgraded), Return (Upgraded), Quality Of Life, Cleanse.
Manhunt will forever eradicate j00ish tricks and Paj33ts from the internet forever. All scammers, all scumbags, all predators, will be fucked. Especially when combined with Cleanse which I will target against degeneracy. As far as Return goes, I don't care much for the ragecomics and flash games, but I do want the upgraded option of no internet spying so all the big corpos can go fuck themselves while the quality of the internet goes up tremendously thanks to Quality of Life.

>>97481205
>I-I-I come here for the cyoas pwease believe me I don't care about you bakas...

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>>97481378
>No Minority Hunter

Thread? Dead. OC only made it come alive for like three hours.
I think it's time we thought about not making any new threads anymore.

>Power doesn't change a person, it just show how they really are.
>Everyone here is either sociopathic, paranoid, a hedonist or a sex fiend
Interesting

>>97481484
>it just show
ESL...

>>97481466
Given the two last threads were plenty alive but it was just shitposting? slow is better

>>97481484
That's realistic, though; it allows you to indulge in your dark desires.
And the vast majority of people are not saints.

>>97480060
>>97480158
>>97480218
>NPCface once again making the most retarded dogshit posts imaginable with zero self awareness

>>97481378
>Blacklist hunter
>Sex hunter
>Treasure hunter
There are types of anons...

>>97481484
Power corrupts.

>>97475144
>>97475144
Downsides
Specialist (Conjuration) +4 (24); Doesn’t seem like a big loss, all the spells are lame
Paranormal Magnet +4 (28); This is a boon if anything, as a mage I would hope to interact with the paranormal
Demon Lord (34); I will have a plan to escape to, and a golem army by the time I am done

Wife
Elizabeth the Incomplete -4 (30)
I love a curious woman who can challenge me intellectually
Her superman strength will allow her to keep up with me in battle, and I will need a general
Free magic items make up for my lack of conjuration
I am not taking ‘Immortality’ spell, so she can make artificial bodies for mortals who we deem worthy
I find her current body ugly, but perhaps she will alter it to my preferences when she makes an immortal one

Special Magic
Dimensional Traveller -3 (27); Crucial if hunted by a Demon Lord, and if I am immortal I do not want to stay on Earth forever (it will get boring)
Quick Magic -4 (23); Alongside Warp Perception, near-instant casting will grant me a great edge in battle

>>97481523
>Anon once again seething at productive posts

I just had one of the greatest NSFW ideas of our time. But I can't think of a way to mold it into a CYOA. It only works as text. This annoys me, CYOAs are the foremost format in my mind.

>>97481536
Magic Spells
Mage Body Spells
Warp Perception -1 (22); As mentioned, very powerful when paired with Quick Magic
Sense -1 (21); Basic ability needed to exist in the magical world
True Sight -1 (20); Basic ability needed to exist in the magical world
Conceal -1 (19; Everybody’s eyes are on me - for peace of mind, I must be able to hide
Suspend Biology -1 (18); Nice perk to being a mage
Body Enhancement -2 (16); All around bonus, useful in both life and combat, part of my new Mage identity
Flight -2 (14); It would be a shame to be a mage and not soar

Combat Spells
Barrier -1 (13); Mostly for others, I do not need it, could be useful for preventing poison, near instant activation
Magic Immunity -1 (12); Crucial for fighting other mages, near instant activation
Light Beam -1 (11); Most enemies I could defeat through normal means, and thus there is no need for basic magic like Arcane Missile. Light Beam is my finisher, my annihilator when regular tricks won’t do

Mobility Spells
Blink -1 (10); Short range combat, go through walls, powerful with instant activation
Teleport -2 (8); In my opinion crucial for a mage who travels across dimensions

Utility Spells
Heal -2 (6); I like helping people, what can I say
Pocket Plane -2 (4); Useful to hide from the demon, and kind of crucial if a dimension traveller wants to have a home, or a mage wants to have a library
Telekinesis -1 (3); Good for long range fighting but useful for every day life too
Transformation -2 (1); Should not need to explain why this is cool, also instant
Dispel -1 (0); Wasn’t sure where to put this one but it’s useful
I am happy with this build. Basically immortal god, all my weaknesses are covered, I can do whatever I want. Priority one will be doing all I can to help dearest Elizabeth complete herself. Maybe we can dimension hop for more information. It will be fun adventuring together and trying out my new powers.

>>97481531
I now remember the anon who wanted to become a rich grain merchant and buy a dragon from daenarys in exchange for wheat. I am amused.

>>97480886
The Brit has the best bloodline. Celtic + Roman + Saxon + Norse = Kino.
Italians are a meme people with no ties Roman chads at all due to countless population replacements, they're basically the chinks of the west.
French can potentially be okay, but the southern french are hardly better than Italians, so it's more risky.

>>97481531
I'm tempted to try and make a girl build just to see if it's possible for a girl to be anything other than rapebait.

>>97481531
>Kingdoms
Kingdom of the Stormlands (Ruling House)
>Professions
The Quill
>Gifts
Giant's Blood, Touched by Magic(Affinities for Blood & Shadow Magic), Grace and Beauty
>Companion
Corton Penrose

Used to have Higher Education for Quill instead of Giant's Blood, but since I'm in a Ruling House violence is likely .

>>97480734
Plenty more can. Error, Door, White Tower, Hermit, Paragon, and more can do it sooner or later.

>>97481564
Least britbonged post

>>97481111
a trans man that doesn't pass
personally I don't believe it since Aromage acts too much like a woman

>>97481564
There's no significant Roman element in the British gene pool.

>>97481560
How much wheat would be even enough to pay for a dragon? They are literally priceless.

>>97481599
I dont know, but in hindsight I admire his optimism. Real "walk in there and ask for a job" energy.

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>>97481524
Some additional unorthodox splinter hunter groups built around cyoag archetypes. Which one are you?
>Power hunters: Their only goal in life is to become stronger, every action they takes is for the sake of higher strength alone. Their single-minded pursuit makes unmatched in terms of raw aura, but nen fights are mind games as much as they are a numbers game.
>Immortality hunters: To prolong their fleeting lives, these hunters are willing to resort any measure possible to attain it. They often dabble in lifeforce usurpation hatsu making them true nen vampires.
>Waifu/Harem hunters: Unlike the uncultured sex hunters, these gentlemen have a much more refined tastes. They seek only the best of the best in terms of sexual partners. Only the strongest, the prettiest, the most exotic are worthy of sharing their beds, and often keept around like a collection of living jewels.
>Edge hunter
These wannabe heroes hunt evil in whatever shape it takes and eradicate it. They are the ones responsible for the destruction of Loli hunters and are currently locked in a battle against the Immortality hunters.

>>97481594
shitalian cope

>>97480886
Italian because I love the way italian girls speak
Then french because why not
Then british I suppose. It would be pretty miserable to have to marry a british woman

>>97481604
Being optimistic in that setting is asking to die a horrible death.

>>97480886
Which ones an elf?

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>>97480886
Italian, anyone picking french is asking to get cucked (fun fact: its illegal to get a paternity test in France because it would literally tear their society apart from the insane rates of cheating that happens). Brit girls are meh, they are very boring overall

Italian invasion in progress, form ranks everyone

>>97481651
I'm pretty sure the reason they made that illegal was the inherent superiority of the monarchy and it's risk of rising again from even the most dire circumstances (The french monarchy specifically)

>>97481564
Just kek

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Cyoa with this feel?