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Who makes the most bullshit unfair cyoas?
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>>98702353Unfair in what way?
>>98702364You get small or nonexistent tools to overcome extreme obstacles
>>98702376It is probably not the most unfair one, but it is pretty damn unfair.
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>>98702353The guy that made The New Heavens. It's not even the absolute need for speedblitzing, it's the fact that you need zillions of dollars to stop the end of the world.
>>98702312Year OneIntroduction: Gutter TrashCoins: 0EP: 8Other: Street Smarts, Stealth>"Cold, hungry and scared. I had to get my wits about me quicker than I thought I could"Month's 1 - 4: Rough CutCoins: 3EP: 3Other: Pick PocketingStats: Agility 3, Perception 3, Charisma 3, Constitution 2, Logic 1, Empathy 1Skills: Street Smarts, StealthItems: Rags, Bhadin's Rations, Abandoned Buildings>"I'm lucky someone took pity on me. If it wasn't for Bhadin taking me under his wing I'm sure I would have died on the streets or in some back alley sooner rather than later. As it stands I'm learning his trade and anything he can tell me about this city, this world. Things are looking up. Month's 5 - 8: Stranger (Outcome 1)Coins: 0EP: 6Other: Special (Sight Beyond Sight)Stats: Agility 5, Perception 3, Charisma 3, Constitution 2, Logic 2, Empathy 2Skills: Street Smarts, Stealth, Pick Pocketing, AcrobaticsItems: Abandoned Buildings, Rags, Moderate Quality Food (5 Years), Cheap Clothing, 1 gold>"I'm not proud of what I do to survive but food in my belly and clothes on my back go a long way in quieting my conscience. Perhaps it was these silenced misgivings that compelled me to act upon seeing that creature behalf. Another stranger in a strange land. Paying forward the kindness Old Bhadin showed me. I didn't expect it to pay off like it did. I still have much to learn about this world"Pretty sure I technically make it through the Shadow Mass Ejection without mutations.Happy I've made inroads in acquiring some bro's (Bhadin & Aquad) but would have liked to be able to have claimed a waifu while still becoming a pretty competent and resourceful thief. If we ever get a year two I hope the author gifts us with a 'bro' that caught the Feminine mutation.Liminal! Give me a pampered noble femboi to pledge myself to!
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Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d16)>>98702615Sure, let's do it again.I am a native Exarchate citizen, and my family belongs to faction <die #1>. But faction <die #2> wins.
>>98702634I come from a rich moderate Blue family in New New York. New New York (assuming it's anything like its namesake) is a city of money, we finance the production of cannons for the Blue army.Blues win the war, hurray. The leading faction among the Blues is human unificationist. A new Human Empire is in the making.I and mine do well. For our support to the Blue cause my family climbs up in ranks in New New York, and we're granted estates liberated from the Whites there. Even with the war over, our cannon production keeps gearing up. Humans in all parts of the world will be using cannons soon.
>>98702615Savmak was the most evil Outsider. Most people would mistakenly say either Erginter or Charlotte, Xian if they're counting accidentally releasing the Uruks. The latter is accidental, so it doesn't count, the former two people were based on the foundation that he set himself.First of all, Savmak's ultimate legacy was building a cult around the Outsiders and Earth for the sake of itself, and not any merit of either, just the fact that the Outsider system was constructed by the gods and therefore anything about them was automatically approved no matter what it was. People normally worship a person because of a debt held to them, because of their political importance holding the law together if they're pagan, or because of the philosophical revolution their teachings sparked later if they're a real religion. Someone who is not born yet, and may do anything, cannot be the owner of your debts.The Heterodoxy only worships the Outsiders because they exist, even if they haven't even been born yet, even if they have declined the false religion that formed in their name. So not only is this a disfavor to the cultists, it is also a disfavor to the cult objects themselves because it forces the ideals and message of the Heterodoxy around their neck. This completely goes against the Elder Gods' beliefs in authenticity, and if you don't care about those three, well, the Heterodoxy is forcing you together with them.And what else did he do? The idea of a fake Earth country was his idea, doing both worlds a disfavor by creating a diminished image of Earth for the sake of it. Any Outsider who'd inherent his office would also be a diminished carrier of his legacy, instead of an authentic conqueror who brings their own values and legacy into the world. And that betrays the meaning of the Outsider System itself. A world without the Exarchate is a world to fight for.
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>>98702376>You get small or nonexistent tools to overcome extreme obstaclesAny cyoa that doesn't give you a 10/10 body.
>>98702656>Our (moderates') cannons are mortars insteadCorrection then - humans in all parts of the world will be using mortars soon.
>>98702664>the Outsider system was constructed by the gods and therefore anything about them was automatically approved no matter what it wasHe wasn't wrong though? We are more important than everyone else.
>>98702675But it's a fantasy world, so we should assume everything's bigger and more impressive somehow. So this may be more like what the mortars we make are like - huge.
>>98702664Even if that was true within the Exarchate, the Exarchate itself is too small a player restricted in one continent only. Its influence for good or bad is not widespread enough for him to be considered as the "worst outsider", considering that there are exactly two countries in the history of this world that managed to become world superpowers with territory all over the world(Old Throne and The Ecumene). In that regard Charlotte is still the better candidate for that title more than Savmak ever could.
>>98702685That's not a mortar, just a very primitive large-bore cannon.
>>98702717Fair enough.>>98702615>>98702634>>98702656>>98702675Image build!
https://imgchest.com/p/qe4gmez3j4jCassian is watching you.
>>98697117>I wonder how AllSyncAnon goes about collecting the necessary information. I notice there are a couple duplicated folders under Authors, I assume because they went under names at different times.Just Lurking. What folders are duplicated? I'll merge them and rename them if they have different author names. I miss stuff often enough so people posting info helps.
>>98702353probably gil
>>98702606Might as well repost my ultimate mentor build...Blessing:Blessing of JNPLPatron God:00Reincarnation:MaleUntimeskip(x2)Extra Mentor(x2)Burn the Past(x3)Mother:IrmtrodFather:Ilfek-From-DuatRace:TumenLanguages(Polygot Bonus Applies):EvermanSalianLate ThuleanEntramithraicLocation:The City State of Dis - DisInborn Gifts:Misalliance:Ilfek-From-DuatEthereal BeautyIntelligenceWisdomAttentivenessMemory RetentionMagician's HandCaster IntuitionSpiritual FeelAzure WreathEnochian BrandAll GlimpseIcon of IconsBoiling BloodMentors:00Dirk Yesod (The Keter, Herleva, Eirina of the Orthrung)Rhucuphre-From-Maeve (Untimeskip)Tenyota (Untimeskip)LeimeieNataljaEncounters: • A Bridge, A Toll, A Troll:Empty Companion Slot • A Band of Ogres:Empty Companion Slot • A Score of Orcs:Empty Companion Slot • Things That Shouldn't Be (Dirk Yesod) • Immortal Coils of Intrigue (Rhucuphre-From-Maeve) • Let The Purgation Begin (Leimeie) • Breaking and Entering: Dis - Mamet Interior Portal (Tenyota) • Remember About Death (Natalja) • Remember The Demon (Leimeie)Death Slots:Me: VEDI ZEMLYAIrmtrod: IOTATED OUKIlfek-From-Duat: CHERV'Dirk Yesod: LESSER YUSRhucuphre-From-Maeve: SHALeimeie: SHTA ZHIVETTETenyota: GREATER YUSNatalja: TSYYouth:Leadership TrainingPower TestingPlottingJourney of the SelfQuest:PATIENTIATotal Mentor Slot:6Total Companion Slot:3
>>98703007The goal of this build is to become the Ultimate Mentor, by knowing a ton of disciplines and then transmitting it to talented disciples, most crucially of all the 12th Outsider.The crown jewel of knowledge I can teach would be the knowledge of casualty that I will learn from 00 herself, and a lot of my choices are preparations for the fact that I will meet her in the flesh. My greatest shield is my death slot fate, I will only be killed a century later after I met and tutored the 12th Outsider. So she cannot just kill me, and even in the worst case that she imprisons me fate will one day whisk me away to teach the 12th my mentorship.One problem with picking 00 as a mentor is that you don't know when you would meet her, so I had to untimeskip two mentors that I had to get knowledge from before I ever meet 00. One of those is Rhucuphre-From-Maeve's mentorship(untimeskipped) which grants me the skill of absolute secrecy, allowing me to hide my plans, schemes and intentions when I meet her. This allows me to try to get on her good side if possible to makes things easier for myself. Lastly by untimeskipping Tenyota's mentorship I am able to turn my inborn gifts into disciplines early on. As inborn gifts can be deleted via mathemagic, and I will have to face the best mathemagician in the world, I mitigate some of that risk by turning my inborn gifts into knowledge(which can't be deleted) and even writing them down and hiding it in a secure place in case 00 tampers with my memory or something.
>>9870300900's teaching of Causality Manipulation will allow me to subtly guide my future disciples, allowing me to subtly nudge events so that my disciples can act as my proxy to influence the world on my behalf. Kind of similar to how 00 managed to bind Nilmatrix to her will using Causality Manipulation despite her doubts. This will allow me to project my will and influence without revealing myself too much, allowing me to plot in the backstage while minimizing risks to myself by having proxies do the heavy lifting for me.Natalja teaches me Tsifra, which I assume has synergy with Causality Manipulation given that it came from the same source. This should allow me to teach it as a discipline to others as well to break the Ecumene's monopoly over Tsifra.Tenyota's mentorship allows me to turn my inborn gifts into disciplines that I can teach to my disciples. Though knowledge of All-Glimpse discipline would be more restricted, especially to the 12th Outsider, as a contingency in case they use Fiert death slot on me so they take over a blind body without All Glimpse discipline as retaliation if they ever give me such a fate.Rhucuphre-From-Maeve's mentorship allows me to hide my intentions and conceal my actions, which is useful in preventing others from seeing through my plans and strategies.
>>98703014Lemeie's mentorship, enhanced by SHTA, will turn me into one of the best teachers to walk this world. By finding talented individuals and teaching them to unlock their potential, I will essentially be able to create useful allies for whatever endeavor I decide to do. All Glimpse discipline might help in that regard by allowing me to scan which individuals have useful inborn gifts/abilities which can show their potential to an extent.Lastly Dirk Yesod's mentorship is more of an investment more than anything. He gives me shallow foundation in the teachings of The Keter, Herleva and Eirina of the Orthrung. I will then try to improve whatever knowledge I got in those direction myself within the span of a century before I meet the 12th Outsider. The Keter's ability to cheat death would be useful when I finally get assigned my death slot by the 12th Outsider, and I will try to improve this ability by observing how fate works on my own choices of mentors/parents. Herleva's teachings of undead is useful for my next plan of becoming an immortal undead and getting rid of my death slot entirely, and I will have to research a way to become an optimal lich on my own. Lastly Eirina's teachings is a useful trump card against fellow mathemagicians, so I will also try to research it as a potential counter against them as well.The general plan in my first century in this world would be to improve my knowledge, teach disciples, and create individuals who can enact my will on the world. Since the Ecumene is the greatest threat right now, and they hunt magical beings like undead which is one of my end goals for personal immortality, I would dislike it if they actually manage to conquer the entire world. So I will try to find individuals who can shoulder the heavy burden of defending Doria and Mamet continents from Ecumene invasions, delay them at least until the 12th Outsider arrives to potentially fix this mess.
>>98702966For you, I will go back and look sometime in the next few days. Sorry I didn't write them down to begin with, I never know how much you're around and didn't think to at the time. It's sort of a mindless forward march saving these folders alphabetically but I sure am grateful for the archive as a resource. I'd like to just download it all - unfortunately my drive is small enough that I should be a little choosy. Anyway, thanks
>>98702554Your Month 8-12 Event? also based femboy enjoyer.
nxtub's honor among thieves is literally an impossible cyoa to succeed at, you're expected to fight insurmountable god like opponents with literally nothing to your advantage beyond vibes
>>98702312Would anyone bother with the recitation of sanathael ? it sounds interesting but you need the Shady, Cult and Dragis events to even be able to buy it.
>>98703246Honestly my gut instinct would be to help people during the plague event. Mostly to ease my conscience of a life of theft.But without knowing exactly what the benefits are and that it may cause me to spend the mass injection outside of shelter I'm hesitant to lock it in.
>>98702312I've never seen someone do a full cult build for this. So I'll be the first.>Event I: A Dark Tunnel • 7 Exp• The Cobalt Tome>Event II: Isatum • 6 Exp• Fire God's Language >Event III: Djinn (outcome 2)• 4 Coin• Lesser Spark of Magic + Staff (Bubble Barrier)>Event IV: Ascension (Proven Disciple)• 2 Coin + 10 Exp• New rank/robes + nicer lodging • Access to first tier Fire Spells>Market: The Cobalt Blade -6 CoinI'm missing a single coin but since I'm a mid ranking cultist I'll assume that's enough to give me a small discount. If that doesn't work I don't care if I have to intimidate, sell my new fancy robes or outright rob the greedy fucker. I'm getting that blade no matter what.>Stats: -13 exp• Strength 4• Logic 5 • Charisma 5 (+1 from Street Smart)>Skills: -2 Exp• Street Smart >Spells: -8 Exp• Flame Manipulation (Specialised and mastered thanks to Logic 5).• The Heart of Flames (Can learn another spell thanks to Logic 5).In a single year I managed to rise through the cult ranks and distinguish myself by defeating the djinn wizard and mastering flame manipulation. I'm renown as a rising star genius and hero in the cult. Not bad.I assume that the Cobalt Blade purchase was done before the wizard brawl and that's how I managed to beat him, by stabbing his Djinn that he uses to power his spell with the blade which can hurt incorporeal entities. Only thing I lack is a cute shadow priestess harem which I will gather in time thanks to my intelligence, charm and strength.
>>98703316>you're expected to fight insurmountable god like opponentsNot exactly. You are supposed to steal shit from them, not fight. You are a thief, not an assassin and even less a fighter. You are not supposed to play it like the new assassin's creed games where the assassin part is only in the name.
>>98703440you are an assassin though, if you wish to accomplish much of anything of note, whether that'd be a crown or daemonic immortality
>>98703375You could help the cult against Dragis and get a lesser spark and some shadow spells out of it. But I understand if you don't want to be under their shady thumb. There's also the Architect job. Safe, profitable and I bet that being familiar with local architecture and building layout would an immense help to an aspiring master thief such as yourself.>>98703343As it is? no. If year 2 is ever released then it may be worth it depending on the future benefits. Its basically a mystery box option.
>>98702353BTG. There is one that dooms you just because you read it, you can't get much more unfair than that. There is also another trash author I think called Painter who is trying to copy BTG but do even worse, so that guy too. The first version of Like A Rising Dragon was very bullshit, but it was made less bullshit later and his other cyoa isn't unfair at all so the author doesn't do that all the time. Then there are the shitposts but those aren't meant to be played, they are just there to make people angry.
>>98703423I just noticed the "Eyes of Fire" mutation from Mass Ejection Event. Cool eyes and complete fire immunity. Sweet. But it also makes Heart of Flame useless so I'm replacing it with Fire Dart.
>>98702272He's a reddit author, that's enough for most anons to hate him. Personally I think most of his stuff is a bit samey. Many are actually set in the same shared universe, you can even see some companions that appear in multiple cyoas, like the heroine who stopped her clock in the time dimension, she appears in at least a couple cyoas. He also has a tendency to make you not the protagonist of the cyoa, the companions and quest events are full of characters with special and unique powers that are going to shape the world while you are stuck with slightly above average magic. Not to say they all suck, just that it's very iffy. I always at least skim them to see if it's one of the good ones or not.
>>98702554>Stranger (Outcome 1)>Sight Beyond SightErm, that's for outcome 2.
>>98703338>Powers:Greg Grab BagPath Runner>Meta:2nd Trigger (Path Runner)VS Battleboarder (Greg Grab Bag)>Drawbacks:Abyss Dive"Surviving the Abyss and Emerging as the Strongest after I was Called the Weakest Gamer?!"Go big or go home, except I'm also starting at the bottom and working my way to the top. I think Greg Grab Bag and Path Runner both have a lot of potential, and despite both being grab bag options they're actually pretty strong. Abyss will function to boost the both of them, as I think surviving the dungeon's trials and ultimately conquering it will skyrocket my initial stats, and it will serve as my 2nd Trigger for Path to ideally superboost the rewards as my sense of danger will be warped by my experiences.Battleboarder's on the Grab Bag cause it'd be funny if it also affected the Forum Quest power, but there is plenty to abuse. I mean having Meta knowledge about my own life on demand, even if unreliable, puts me a level above a lot of characters for powerscaling due to possible narrative influence. Hopefully it'll help during the Abyss, as I'm relying a lot on Gamer Mind to make it more bearable. Ideally, by writing out these plans, this functions to fulfill Battleboarder, which is another reason I took it on the Grab Bag over Path as it's much easier to define what I plan to achieve with immediate abilities over random boons I don't even get at first. Even stuck with the same limitations, I think I'd still greatly appreciate Moderately Superhuman Durability for Gamer Body and become Aegis-lite. Since Gamer Body will soft cap experience through extremely difficult tasks, it'll be up to Path to provide enough miscellaneous powers/items to scale me higher so I become the ultimate Grab Bag.
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>>>98701788I found out why waifus and waifu pickers appeal to me.The ability to fully love and act " in love" to someone is really appealing. But it's something that you can't do with a modern day woman as it pushes them away.I'm tired of the fucking games, if i want to be with someone I want to show it. This whole bullshit of pretending you don't care to keep their interest is soul draining.Well written waifus show that they would appreciate you showing them you love and care for them.
>>98702353Between the ntr one, the island one, and the "whoops going to die no matter what" one it has to be gil right?
>>98703642Embarrassing post.
>>98703472The lesser spark was tempting (so was militairy service for a more stable day to day life) but felt like it didn't fit the character.>>98703515Thanks, friend. I've edited my build for the next time I post it.>>98703497Fair criticisms and I won't say you're incorrect but I don't have an issue with being a 'secondary character' in a setting.Let the named guys deal with the big shit while I just try establish a fulfilling life.Unlike some people I don't feel the need to have immortality and invincibility handed to me at the outset.
>>98702353That one cyoa where you inherit the spirit of dead hero and form a pact with spirits and have to spend the rest of your life running from interdimensional immortal god-monsters and hope that the good guys win before they catch you.
>>98703642Read some VNs, they're a far better substitute for real women than anything else.
>>98703753>>98703642Gooning is bad anon. Waifus are a mistake.
>>98702312One day this CYOA will be complete i believe. It hasn't been that long.
>>98703798Yes anon we must live on stale bread only
>>98703798I only cum at the virginity loss h-scenes (only when I see blood as proof and only when the MC (me) cums inside) and nothing else.
>>98703742A price to pay, from languid cicada.
>>98703742Just Ballad of Compassion x2 Vivace. She can stale them for centuries even at her weakest, and she'll be much stronger at Devoted.
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STOP REPLYING TO POSTS FROM THE PREVIOUS THREAD, YOU ANNOYING FUCKSAlso where is gil
>>98703951Let him go.
wodan and tok haven't been posting for a while... weird...
>>98703947My faith remains stalwart
>>98703728>Unlike some people I don't feel the need to have immortality and invincibility handed to me at the outset.This isn't about being handed immortality at the start, I'm fine with a quest for immortality and having to work for it. Notice how I didn't complain about the heroine being immortal while you can't be, because her exact method of immortality is something you can get too, toghether with her even. And there are other methids as well.This is about how half of the companions break the setting in some way and you are the only one who has to play by the rules. Be it the special god like race or being literally born to save the world, or being able to use magic in a setting without it. It's not your adventure anymore, they are the protagonists and you are just an extra. You can't have a fullfilling life because they already take all the fullfillment away from the world. I want my cyoas to be actually about me, not some random guy on the other side of the world.
>>98703728>Let the named guys deal with the big shit while I just try establish a fulfilling life.You may enjoy being in the cuck chair of the world but I don't. What's the point of a choose your own Adventure when the adventure is all done by someone else?
>>98703955His name is David
>>98703948I forgot how terrifying the last 2 atrocities are. Like what the fuck are you supposed to do against a higher dimensional being that eats possibility itself? or a guy that can toy with causality like play dough. The Sentinels must impressive as fuck to go against that and even have a hope of winning.
>>98702693>there are exactly two countries in the history of this world that managed to become world superpowers with territory all over the world(Old Throne and The Ecumene).Firstborn Empire bros... we are forgotten...Also Eternal Empire counts too, if you look at how much ground it covers in the Underground.
>>98703642As someone that was in a relationship a few months ago, its a step by step thing and seeing how they act its the hint to how you can act.You dont start meeting a girl and suddently kiss her, say you love her and so. Normally, if you want a real relationship, its hour and hours and hours of talking, knowing about her, she knowing about you, making her laugh, laughing together, have something to do together. And when you both are ready for the next step it will be more natural. Just dont rush it.Otherwise it would look like you are in love with the idea of being in love and not the person itself. And thats a bad look in both women and men, because thats a shallow "love" that can end as quickly as it started and leave the other person with a broken heart.So yeah, my advice is to meet women, know about them, treat them like friends at first but while making it known you are searching for a partner and trying to know them is in part because of that, and if both of you like each other you can proceed. Be sincere but dont rush things.
>>98704058>forgot how terrifying the last 2 atrocities are. Like what the fuck are you supposed to do against a higher dimensional being that eats possibility itself? or a guy that can toy with causality like play dough. The Sentinels must impressive as fuck to go against that and even have a hope of winning.In a related cyoa - Inherited Bloodlines - they rewrite a world's history to nerf a dormant Atrocity. So yeah, the Sentinels are no slouches. :)https://imgchest.com/p/o24ak3qe7lj
I want to make a cyoa, but I don't want to go through all that effort just to get ignored. What do people like? And I don't mean pill pickers or stuff like that.
>>98703956Been playing a lot of MtG. Kinda hyped for the new Jace commander card. If there is one thing I love in MtG, it's counterspells and big nigg creatures. This card allows me to fill my deck with nothing but the biggest niggas. I'm thinking Platinum Emperion, Smaug the Impenetrable, Avacyn, Angel of Hope, and the most disgusting cards imaginable. Also been painting like crazy. Made so much progress, soon I'll be done with every model that I currently possess. But I do have some models being shipped from USA. I bought some custom resized wyverns to play as Aetherwings. But the manifacturer fucked up the scale and shipped way bigger models, so I contacted them and now they are sending wyverns in the right size. They also said I could keep the big wyverns. So I'm gonna paint up 1 big wyvern and use it as a Celestant-Prime. All in all, I have 1 big dragon, 1 wrong-scale wyvern, and 6 small wyverns left to paint. I think I will finish my army this year. If I finish the wyvern and dragon before the small ones arrive, I'll work on Hentai Heroine until they arrive.
>>98704189Tok's cyoas are the peak of cyoa quality, not joking. potential for immortality, power fantasy, subtle lewdness and awaifus
>>98704210Is subtle lewdness actually popular? The rest of what you said makes some kind of sense from what I have seen so far.
>>98704196Don't bother swapping your trip for wodan I know you're just gonna make him also agree with being excited for your mtg slop and it's so fucking tiring.
>>98704217Yes, you obviously don't need to take it too far that it becomes a lewd cyoa but as an author of a 'choose your own adventure' game you must offer at least something that caters to that crowd. It doesn't harm your cyoa in any way having a handfull of chocies leaning in that direction and infact will draw in more people to play it.
>>98704189>I want to make a cyoa, but I don't want to go through all that effort just to get ignored. What do people like? And I don't mean pill pickers or stuff like that.I think there are 5 big generes of CYOAs, Adventure CYOAs, Power CYOAs, Comfy CYOAs, Waifu CYOAs, and Lewd CYOAs. Kinda covered what each genre is all about in Orbs of Desire, pic realted. I believe the most popular CYOA are a mix of power and adventure. I think you can never go wrong with a classic isekai fantasy CYOA.
>>98704232>>98704236I have seen that minions cyoas have been popular for a bit. But so have personal power cyoas where it is only you and some companions. Between those two, which one is a better idea?
>>98704236dragonfall questions: What boost would an arcane elemental form give you? Would eyeless sight improve your vision if you already had Tier 4 Senses (Sight)? Also how bright does Arcane Glow get with Tier 4 Magic?
>>98704245Minions/army builders are okay but at the end of the day people want to be powerful on their own that isn't heavily reliant on others.
Danmachi????
>>98704245I would classify minion CYOAs as a subcategory of Power CYOAs. Most minion CYOAs also give you personal powers. >Between those two, which one is a better idea?Depends entirely on you. Authors should never force themselves to make CYOAs they are not passionate about. If you make a CYOA with passion, that passion will fill your CYOAs, and that spark will be apparent to readers. Without passion, readers will think something is missing or lacking in your CYOA, often without knowing exactly what it is. So what do you want to do? What do you think would be the most fun to make?
>>98704150Don't forget Ekphyrosis is a Quasi-Definable Atrocity, the one the sentinels are fighting is the Indefinable.
>>98704271Tok you insulted my passion-filled cyoa
>>98704271I don't have photoshop, but I heard that you made some cyoas in paint. How do you even make things symmetric?
>Tok appears. >Threat quality immediately plummets.Every time.
>>98704116Not trying to be mean but you are no longer in a relationship. So your advice didn't work for yourself.As one might have guessed I also was in a relationship and followed basically your time line and until the point where I stopped acting detached, and wanted to get serious (she was the one who wanted to go to official boyfriend girlfriend status).But then i wanted to move forward and things fell apart. Again my fault, i had different expectations. For me dating is pre test for engament and then marriage.But from what I see most people just want to fuck around these days, or are worried they might not have children and are desperate to get some before their fertility expires.That is just not for me. I'm not going to play this ( don't move too slow but don't move too fast) bulshit game all the while having to have no expectation of exclusivity.Unironically arranged marriages that are socially enforced would be much better than the shit i would have to deal with if i want a partner.I ratter be alone and dream of waifus. Juice isn't worth the squeeze.
>>98704347>Threat quality Taekwondo isnt something that should be taken seriously. Even in Korea its considered a sport for children
>>98704354>>98704116>Implying IRL women put any effort into a relationship beyond just existing.
gender war derailment incoming
>>98704399Is not a war. If it was, they would be back in the kitchen in the span of a single day.
>>98704354>Not trying to be mean but you are no longer in a relationship. So your advice didn't work for yourself.My guy, do you think only old gradpas that are basically guaranteed to die with their wife are able to give you advice?I ended my relationship for other reasons. The advice is how to get to eventually love a woman.>But then i wanted to move forward and things fell apart. Again my fault, i had different expectations. For me dating is pre test for engament and then marriage.thats like... one of the first things you talk about before becoming a couple.>Unironically arranged marriages that are socially enforced would be much better than the shit i would have to deal with if i want a partner.no, they are not. But alas the grass is greener on the other side. If you were the guy who got arranged to Becky the fat 1/10 acne filled face who is into astrology and thinks anime is a thing the devil uses to control kids and games make people violent you wouldn't think so. Naturally you would never date her, except its an arranged marriage.>I ratter be alone and dream of waifus. Juice isn't worth the squeeze.Sad view of it. I hope you get better and regain the fire
>>98704387Mine did.You know making generalizations of women is the same as them doing the same with guys.Its literally the male version of "all guys want is just to fuck" but then the guy gets into a relationship, truly loves the girl and gets depressed when they broke up.Search for better women, just like the women tired of fuckboys are searching for better men.Or you can continue the pity party and say you were just born in the unlucky sex that gets to experience feelings while women are tempress harpies looking for dick while you look for feelings.
>>98704467All guys do want to fuck though..
>>98704196people who play edh planeswalker commanders deserve to be bullied from their local game store
>>98704058For the possibility eater you prepare and formulate a plan way ahead of time and execute it the instant they show up
>>98704196Stop ordering more figurines for fuck sake
>>98704472All guys do want to fuck but not only want to fuck. Some guys do only want to fuck, but they usually end in sad lifes because that mentality eventually ends during the time they are the fat 50 years old that can't fuck around anymore
>>98704250> What boost would an arcane elemental form give you?Since arcane is magic and magic is supernatural, it would give you a boosted sixth sense. Think Spider-Man's spider sense or some kind of near-precognitive awareness that allows you to sense thinks before they happen.>Would eyeless sight improve your vision if you already had Tier 4 Senses (Sight)?It would give you 360 degree vision, but with tier 4 sight you can already tell what is happening around you from reading minisucle details in the wind and surroundings.>Also how bright does Arcane Glow get with Tier 4 Magic?Very very glowy, but like all light it is not that visible during the day. Try using a flashlight during the day and it does hardly anything, but during the night you are bright like a Tivoli.>>98704326It was probably shit then>>98704328>I don't have photoshop, but I heard that you made some cyoas in paint. How do you even make things symmetric?I have not just made some CYOAs in MS Paint. I have made all my CYOAs in MS Paint. To keep it symmetric, you just use the selection tool and then line up the image or text to another text or image, then use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move it sideways that way, it will be perfectly lined up.
>>98704484Hey, those were old, I ordered them during this summer or spring. I don't remember, but I haven't ordered anything else since I ordered them. Those are the last models I need for my army. After them, I have everything I want.
>>98704487>It was probably shit thenFuck you, this is why your dad never loved you
>>98704502lollmao even
>>98704475>people who play edh planeswalker commanders deserve to be bullied from their local game storeYou do know that most planeswalker commanders are considered weak?
>>98704487>Tivoliwhat's that?
>>98704528I guess that's a Scandinavian word, it means carnvial/amusment park, pic realted
>>98704522Just like their players. Now go back to the bullied mines.
>>98704541Fuck you, the only players in Commander who deserve bullying are combo players. Have nothing against combo in Modern, but it's fucking cancer in Commander.
>>98704538>islamic building architecture in swedish festivalLMAO
>>98704570That's Russian architecture, Islamic domes tend to be wider on the bottom with a less prominent top.
pls make some fun oc
>still thinkin' 'bout dragonfall
>>98702353Micha
>>98704632Okay, okay, just like the naruto one last thread do you reborn as Tok with all his inborn gifts and talent or as Italics with all his inborn gifts and talent?
>>98703930Is this the firsr version, or the last version. The one where there's more choices and most of them are women doesn't have the monster choices.
>>98704690I never watched naturo or any of the overrated babies first anime everyone seems to be so obsessed about
>>98704696You dont need to to answer the question. Be reborn as Tok with all his inborn gifts and talent or as Italics with all his inborn gifts and talent?
>>98704699Honestly it's a tougher choice than one might think. Could you tell me the specific gifts and talents each has?
But, anon...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZBasqWaGW8
>>98704706>Tok>+High confidence>+MS Paint wizardry>-High Libido>-Narcissism>Italics>+Artistic soul>+Impressive graphics>-Skeletal physique>-Procrastination
>>98704728Confidence is an OP gift while Italic's talents are northing special. "Artistic soul"? So he's a sappy fruity faggot? Also procrastination is a huge debuff. High libido is barely an issue when you have the godlike confidence to fuck even a horse, just imagine if you fucked a dolphin pussy, I heard they suck like mad....I'll be reborn as Tok.
>>98704706nta but--Tok-Pale as Fuck!!-Weird hair-Asian guy-Painting at the speed of a slug-Smell of a slug-Hard to put muscle on+Love animals-REALLY LOVE animals (zoophile)-/+Hates furries+Natural martial talent equal to Bruce Lee+Secret ancient knowledge of MS Paint beyond the creators+/-Hates children+REALLY LOVE vulnerable children--Italics-Not as pale-Like, really not pale at all-Seriously, coal is paler than you-Police brutality-Usual suspect+Discount in KFC+Working in cyoas 1/100th of the time as Tok and be his rival+Swole as fuck!!+Prone to getting ill
>>98704749Instant Tok win again. Nobody wantrs to be a nigger
>>98704753On the other hand, wanting to put your dick inside a horse is way worse.
>>98704762Not really, anyone would if they had the chance. Don't lie and say you wouldn't. Imagine the feeling, sopping wet tight horse pussy, thick muscular rear that absorbs each thrust. The deep musk of an aroused mare....
>>98704762The lustful depravities of man are insatiable under the cloak of darkness.
>>98704775Tok or baiter trying to act like tok>>98704791Actual jokeSee number 1? Learn from number 2!
>>98703009Personally I would say the biggest danger with taking 0^0 as mentor is that she might brainwash you to her view. It is one of the powers of the Word of God convincing people trough causality fuckery.
Elspeth did/will do nothing wrong
>>98704458>Sad view of it. I hope you get better and regain the fireNTA but his decision isn't an internal failure but a rational decision based on external conditions. If you want to give him advice tell him where to find better women.
>>98704854who?
>>98704883A popular character from an ancient cyoa still remembered to this day only because modern authors are too dull to create new memorable characters
>go through the archives>stumble onto Italics saying magi case redux is 80% complete >2024
>>98704925You gotta realise that last 20% is still 100,000+ words of lore for Italics
>>98704925>Magi case redux releases>it's a book with only 2 choices>male or femaleWhat do you do?
>>98704883The instigator of events in perpetuance Pod Protocol Protocol Program, by Lone Observer. She's running an experiment to give people super powers, and the longer (you) stay in the pod, the more powerful (you) will be. It was originally posted with each era (that you could wake up in) as a mystery box. So (you) had no idea what the world would be like, when (you) woke up.https://imgchest.com/p/a846gp327xjElspeth is also a character in a Dr. Who novel. The author of said novel accidentally stole her, after getting permission from the wrong person to use her in the book. This ultimately led to Lone Observer revealing his real name (and that he's a novelist, too).
>>98704954What I have to
>>98704467>Mine didGive 5 examples. Should be easy.
>>98703009Is causality even a power? I always thought it was just a philosophy of 0^0 and disregarded it out of hand because of this.
>>98705056Tok please stop doing this...
>>98705056Switch to your ASCII persona and post another redicord cyoa. Now!
>>98705056It is, pretty much ecumene reality warping, that synergizes with their anti-magic as it works better without the godscript
>>98705048?
>>98705085concession: accepted
I like both fantasy and sci-fi. So I don't know which one to pick for my cyoa. Is fantasy more popular here? I barely see sci-fi stuff.
>>98705089Fantasy is easier to write for and has more art, so there are more Fantasy CYOAs, but I wouldn't say that Fantasy is more popular than Sci-Fi, per se.
>>98704968>Elspeth is also a character in a Dr. Who novel. The author of said novel accidentally stole her, after getting permission from the wrong person to use her in the book. This ultimately led to Lone Observer revealing his real name (and that he's a novelist, too).What an incredibly odd situation.
>>98705102Another question. Do people even like stats? I have seen the threat fight about it, so I have no idea.
>>98705110Thread. I said thread...
>>98705074Are you sure? It actively says that it isn't magic or supernatural but an entirely mundane power.She says that all she will teach you is "that actions have consequences" which is written in blood and as such guaranteed to be true by the CYOA.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZlpsneDGBQ
>>98705110The thread loves stats but they are difficult to balance, so most authors don't include them.
>>98705087The question was weird af and I didn't understand it but sure...
>>98705137
Sloppingical... my beloved.
>>98705162You can have him first... I want my sloppy seconds!
>>98705124NTA but from what I've seen, Casuality has always existed. It's just always been a weak force, like Gravity, everpresent and always affecting everyone but people continue with their lives same way you still walk under the pull of the earth. You got all these Gods manipulating things from the background so it's less prevalent or noticeable than "Chance" or "Fate" as people's lives are changed on a whim, so it wasn't ever really considered something with supernatural abilities until Charlotte came along to exploit it, probably made easier by having experience with the Outsider System to see how it sets people up. Flipping Providence to Causality simply by removing the former and shutting out the other gods made it pretty easy to have it rise up, alongside Charlotte stifling Godscript and attempting to replace it with her own magic system. Can't have alternate interpretations of math versus meaning after all, 1+1 will always equal 2.
>>98705110I like stats when they actually mean something and are informative I don't like them when they're arbitrary and tell you nothing
>>98704023>>98704039I really dont get this mindset.Are you bothered by the fact that in this life there are people with infinitely more resources than you? That will be remembered due to the positions they're in and the far reaching consequences of the decisions they make?
>>98705137Only reason to go to this world is breeding pursena and the other beast girl
>>98705199>That will be rememberedDo you remember random Mesoamerican kings? No billionaire is getting remembered in 5000 years.
>>98704023>half of the companions break the setting in some way and you are the only one who has to play by the rules.Always hate to see it and every cyoa that does it is trashUnless you being an irrelevant jobber is the point ig
>>98705222If you can't remember her name you aren't getting isekai'd. Not worthy enough.
>>98705199If an alien wrote a "normal earth human" cyoa, do you think it would waste more than a sentence or two describing Jeff Besos, George Soros, and all those other billionaires? Would they show up in the companions section?Of course not. Because they're not part of your adventure.
>>98705137>Mushoku Tensei Cyoa 100 points>RaceHobbit (-1)Migurd (-2)97points>OriginWealthy (-3)>ContinentBegaritt Continent>AdvantagesCompanions 12xLanguage Human94 points>MagicGod (-28)Summoning & Magic Arrays Elementary (-1)>Fighting SpiritGod (-28)Water God Style Elementary (-1)>Demon Eyes>BlessingsUnaging (-10)Telepathy (-11)Future Sight (-15)>CursesNone (+25% to all fates)>CompanionsAll>FateInfluenceSenseMartial GrowthMagical GrowthWhat do you guys think of this build? Not really expert in this setting.
>>98705298The meta of that CYOA would be to spend all your points to be born to one of them, so yea they would be described.
>>98705227>>98705298I'm sorry you guys wont accomplish enough to have your names remembered.
>>98705274It was Linia, I remembered it but I did a joke about not remembering her because I liked better the bigger boobs dog. She is still fine af.
>>98705309About the build in general, you are strong but unskilled, like a gorilla. No magic or fighting style, hard to learn those. Would lose to any of the top 10 easily, would defeat the rest through pure stats
>>98704528Nta. Tivoli is a town in Italy.
>>98705124Might have mixed it up a bit with Mathemagicians in general as they supplement it with magic.As the descriotion says t's not magical or supernatural but your still doing causal manipulation, it's essentially rube goldberg machine of fate that you tweak evens in such a way that the chain of causality leads to a desired effect. It's pretty much best shown in Dobravas description and how she indirectly kills people using it.
>>98705137>Best girl is already old by the time the main story rolls aroundIt's not fair...
>>98705349Its also the name of a chain of waterparks in Spain at least.
>>98705356who? Pursena is a baby
>>98705137I wonder if quest fate is renewable. Like if you set your quest as being the guy with the highest kill count in a certain town, you get there so the boost goes away, but then someone with a higher kill count shows up. Does the boost come back then? Your quest is over, but then it isn't anymore.
>>98705309With how the rank selections work, it seems pretty mehAccording to the cyoa you can expect to reach your selected rank with 10 to 20 years or more of hard work and study/exercise and then it's going to be way harder to get any better at itAssuming you manage to train your mana pool to that point and can stay dedicated enough with your studying and training despite the slow and underwhelming results you'll end up a pretty mediocre summoner and fighter with insane stats.Carried by your future sight, just stay out of the plot and you'll be fine
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>>98705343Yeah, the idea was more using my destiny of growth and large number of expert companions to learn more.I took time magic because I really want it, but I seriously doubted I would find easily someone able to teach it.Previously I wasn't taking martial spirit to instead max out my arrays, but it left me unsatisfied.
>>98705137>mages suck: the settingI refuse to play this
>>98705356You have a large span of time to choose from in the cyoa, I'm pretty sure you can get her younger.
>>98705388Just wait for the magical advancement patch broThe era of mages will come soon
>>98705392but the setting isn't that interesting if you go back in time
>>98705137Is Magic Stone Syndrome incurable?
>>98704845Maybe, but The Keter directly fought her even and survived, so if I can't even learn from her and survive then I just wonder how anyone would even try to take her down. At the very least, there are instances where 00's pawns can get out of her control if someone from the Outsider System chooses them(such as Evdokia)
>>98705388Whats hilarious is that martials had to be given their own version of magic to be able to survive kek
>>98705388It's almost like people who train to fight as their profession can fight better than the ones who read spell tomes as theirs
>>98705380Why did i already know it was her you meant?
>>98705414I said best girl, it was obvious
>>98704467>we must be better men
Show me POTATO SALAD
>>98705405God rank detoxification magic
>>98705405The cyoa clearly tells you that it can only be reversed with specific magic. Technically God level isn't the max, you can go higher, so maybe higher than God detox can cure it. But I would say no simply because all the other drawbacks are permanent apart from Split.
>>98705374I understand that risk, that's why I took the two destinies to improve (and got the +25% in everything).Anyway Yeah I don't plan to fight too much and too strong people, I will mainly use thelepathy and future sight to manipulate things (combined with sense and influence), while training to get better at those two things.
>>98705380Not bad but...
>>98705388Glad to hear you're not enjoying it.
>>98705422That reverses the process, doesn't cure the curse, it's temporary. It can uncrystal you but you are gonna start cystallyzing back up again. It's essentially free points if you plan to get god detox yourself but it's not curable. Or I guess you can get a companion with god detox, but that's less reliable.
>>98705356>Best girl is already old by the time the main story rolls aroundNope, she's just right>>98705368>Pursena is a babyFar for best girl>>98705380That's not best girl, this is, pic realted
>>98705424Wiki specifically uses the word "cure" though
>>98705380Who even is she?
>>98705427do they have human ears or is it just skin there
>>98705437uoh
>>98705437>Far for best girlWith your taste obviously you wouldn't like a big breasted dog girl, you like kids.
>>98702376>You get small or nonexistent tools to overcome extreme obstaclessounds like irl
>>98705440water god when she was youngshe was in the early episodes of season3
>>98705438This is another episode of canon vs cyoa. It's clear that the cyoa works differently from canon, and I don't think the author would give you free points like that where you can just find a random god level detox guy in the world and get it cured.
>>98705437Used goodsDisgusting
>>98705437Where is the trip tok?
>>98705441Good question, you never see those ears if they are there, they always have hair hiding that part.
>>98705450You actually get to see the original creators of the 3 styles?
>>98705455Its incredible how obvious it is, isn't it? Does it speak bad about him or about us?
>>98705457Not the original creator, just the one who holds the title in the current era, meaning the strongest in each style.
>>98705455here
>>98705437>n*il polishFucking disgusting
>>98705457Not the creator. Water God is simply the best water style user. The creator was a guy, named Reidar, that married a princess.
>>98704189Maybe start with something short and basic to get your foot in the door, then you'd have a better idea what anons like and dislike.
>>98705451>you can just find a random god level detox guy in the world and get it cured.Aren't the only confirmed god class mages Laplace and Orsted? And maybe Rudeus if he had a reason to try?
>>98705487And the summon guy
>>98705487millis has scrolls of god level detox
>>98705137>Origin: Comfortable [+98, +3 Companion Slot, +9 Boons]>Race: Human>Continent: Millis Continent [-1 Boon]>Advantages: Teacher (Sword God/Water God) [-2 Boons]Connections [-1 Boon, +1 Companion Slot]Nobility [x2] [-4 Boons]Battle God [-1 Boon]>Languages: Human>Scenario: N/A>Magic:Mana: King [-15]>Fighting Spirit:Fighting Spirit: God [-28]Sword God Style: God [-28]Water God Style: God [-28]>Demon Eyes: N/A>Blessings:Unaging [-10]>Curses: Magic Stone Syndrome [+15]>Companion: Custom Companion [-4 Companion Slots]>Fate Boosts:Martial Growth [+100%]Survival [+100%]Magical Growth [-50%]Quest [-50%]Custom Companion>Origin: Poor [+100, +3 Boons]>Race: Human>Continent: Millis Continent [-1]>Advantages: Teacher (Holy Magic/Summoning & Magic Arrays) [x2] [-2 Boons]>Languages: Human>Magic:Mana: God [-28]Holy Magic: God [-28]Silent Casting: Holy [-5]Disturb Magic [-4]Hypnosis Magic [-4]Summoning & Magic Arrays: Emperor [-21]>Demon Eyes: None>Blessings:Unaging [-10]Is the MSS drawback manageable with this?
>>98705487God class as in with god level magic pools maybe. But there has to be other people who can cast god rank magic, as in the spells. Mana pool and aptitude are different.
>>98705473I already did that... on another place. I also took a long cyoa and made an interactive port, which I don't know if it counts for anything, but I have never done a big cyoa.
>>98705495it takes a few days to cast god level detox so it's gonna be a pain
>>98705089Fantasy is more popular here. Casters are more popular than martials here also.>t. cyoag veteran that likes sci-fi and martials better
>>98705411I think you missed the point of magic, buddy boy.
>>98705511Does it really? Or does it take so long because it's being cast by talentless hacks instead of someone with Slient Casting/Mana Pool God/Healing God? Also you can tatoo shit at Arrays Emperor, you can just get a god detox tatoo.
>>98705525I keep seeing this, but where is it from? If the setting this is from really better for casters?
>>98705511I think he's planning to have them tattoo it onto themNot sure he's got the mana pool to support that tho
Literally JBSJust Be a Spellsword
>>98705513B-but I like martials and guns more. They are always underpowered in every cyoa too..
>>98705540The cyoa only gives you talent bro, you stil have to actually train for all that
>>98705513Nta. I personally hate the martial/caster division and like both. A matrial with no magic is boring, and a caster with no fighting skills is equally as boring. Battlemage/Spellsword or whatever you want to call it is always going to be the best for me.I also like sci-fi but I like it less than fantasy because it has a tendency to have low personal power and instead focus on either big numbers of people or giant constructs, and I hate both of those things. When sci-fi has good personal power I like it, like that Rake cyoa, space bodyguard even if that borders on magic a bit.
>>98705549train to JBS
>>98705549It also practically guarantees you get there, that's the whole point of buying shit with points, otherwise you can just train shit for free. And you can get like 800% fate in case training is still too much for you.
>>98705556>>98705552>>98705549>>98705540>t. died to a random jobber before getting strong
>>98705137What is the highest fate someone in the setting has?
>>987055615009.
>>98705558With 800% in all fates? Literally impossible.
>>98705558applies to literally all builds
>>98705570The random criminal has 801% in all fates>>98705573Indeed. Every build died by falling down the stairs.
>>98705551>I also like sci-fi but I like it less than fantasy because it has a tendency to have low personal power and instead focus on either big numbers of people or giant constructs, and I hate both of those things.I love big numbers of people. I love going on military campaigns that dictate the fate of entire worlds.I only love giant constructs if they are starships. Mecha can be okay, but I prefer the smaller more vehicley kind rather than the crazy japanese kind. Now power armor on the other hand, I love that shit.
>>98705561Canon doesn't have fate values, only vague terms like strong fate or weak fate. But considering how the cyoa works the main cast probably has +50 or +100 at most.>>98705576The canon system isn't build for stacking bonuses, so simply because of how it works the player will have the strongest fate in the setting. A random criminal can't have 800% fate, they will have at most 150%.
>>98705137>Race: Migurd -2 Points>Origin: Middle Class -1 Point6 Boons, 2 Companions>Continent: Demon Continent>Languages: All -6 BoonsMagic:>Mana: Emperor -21>Talents:Holy Magic: Emperor -21-Barrier Specialty -2-Disturb Magic -4-Hypnosis Magic -4Fighting Spirit:>Spirit: King -15>Style: Water God Style: King -15>Demon Eyes:Absolute Void Eye -4>Blessing:Telepathy -11>Companions:Oma The SwiftbladeKara Migurdia>Selected Fates:Comfort 55%Influence 50%Martial Growth 65%Magical Growth 71%I have next to no knowledge on the setting, but Migurd seem pretty cool. Not really sure how much Mana is necessary if I'm not planning to confront the absolute highest tier, but I like the idea of being a traveling paladin-like figure. Telepathy seems generally useful for almost every situation, especially since it can combine with Hypnosis for a mental attack most might not be expecting, and Absolute Void Eye is very appealing for an emergency button as I think getting interrupted during casting is always going to be an issue as a caster. Serves as a nice trump card, and I like having the two of those not being too easily noticed until I activate them.
>>98705595>MigurdKEKAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>98705561The story didn't power scale like that but isn't the entire plot due to Hitogami using future sight to figure out Rudeus and Roxy's daughter is going to get him killed and trying to kill her off/make sure they don't get together? She probably has the strongest one
>>98705137Can you use barrier magic offensively?Like throwing it at someone should be like getting hit by a train no?
This is me btwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCD2mWLzB7A
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>>98705590Big numbers can work but we have to not be a casualty statistic somehow. Figure out how to make us Commander Shepard or Master Chief and sci-fi can compete with fantasy. We don't have to be a God among men, or the strongest in the whole setting but we have to be SOMEBODY.
>>98705594>But considering how the cyoa works the main cast probably has +50 or +100 at mostSome of them probably didn't start at average guy levels tho, also the cyoa says your fate can grow stronger or weaker depending on your life and decision making
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>>98705603Unfortunately I got no context for em outside the CYOA, but racial telepathy and magical affinity seems pretty good for just 2 points. Is it a jobber clan or something or is it the fact that they look like children, cause I guess I didn't consider if they'd suffer for it like Hobbits do trying to be a warrior.
>>98705469What is wrong with nail polish?
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>>98705629Most of them do this by making you a commander or ship/fleet admiralPersonally that isn't enough for me since they're mostly external and temporary(you'll have to retire eventually)
>>98705640WE love a tsundere genocidal AI
>>98705594>A random criminal can't have 800% fate,that's what you think until the ugly bastard who is God-tier in everything with infinite fate shows up to molest you
>>98705644>/fleet admiralShould've just put captain Admiral probably still falls under commander I was distracted while writing that
>>98705638It's degenerate
>>98705629>Figure out how to make us Commander Shepard or Master ChiefI like both of those guys.
>>98705670????
>>98705677why do you always post this female?
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>>98705629My take away is that anons want to be hero units, a guy who it matters if he's actually there or notThey want to be PrimarchsThey want to be Master Chief /ShephardWhile most sci fi cyoas have you be:-a schmuck with good gear(this can work tho, depending on how its handled)-a pretty decent commander -or playing a nation builder
>>98705730>female
>>98705754thinking back on it i think comfyshit has always been the worst genre of cyoas. completely irredeemable and worthless
>>98705636The Telepathy is only between migurds and doesnt work on other races. Otherwise idk why that anon singled that out.
>>98705812Maybe he just looks down on eternal shotas
>>98705744I don't want to be some pen pusher (ruler), or some random jobber (good gear), or military pawn number 300000 (commander)
>>9870513750 point build. According to skill and ability descriptions I'm still in the top 80% of beings in this setting?Race: Human [Free]Origin: Middle Class [1pt, +6 Boons, +2 Companions]Home: Central Continent North [2 Boons]Advantages:- Connection's [1 Boon] [+1 Companion]- Teacher [1 Boon] (Magic Array's)- Gear x2 [2 Boon] (Travelling Cloak sewn by my Mother and a Spear-Headed Walking Staff, Both enchanted by my Teacher) Languages: Human [Free]Mana: Saint [10pts]Summoning & Magic Array's: Saint [10pts]- Enchanter [2pts]- Teleporter [2pts]Holy Magic: Intermediate [3pts]- Barrier Specialty x2 [4pts]Elemental Magic: Intermediate [3pts]- Air Specialty x2 [4pts]Fighting Spirit: Intermediate [3pts]North God Style: Saint [10pts]Water God Style: Intermediate [3pts]Sword God Style: Elementary [1pts]Curses: Mana Sensitive [+6 Points]Companion's:- Enzo Yellowsnake- Erin Cote- Norah BouldiaFate:- Comfort- Romance- Survival- Sense- Challenge- Influence [Weak Fate]A travelling Enchanter and Adventurer of some note. Looking to see the world and make a name for himself. Perhaps eventually finding employment as an advisor to and settling down in the home of a just Noble.
>>98705785comfy cyoas are a /cyoag/ classic.
>>98705837Slop
>>98705834Jobbuild. Why even post this?
>>98705844Post your build, jobber-kun
>>98705744Exactly anon, we want to be someone who truly makes a difference and matters to the bigger conflict. Gear can rarely get you there alone and in sci-fi it's often the case that ALL the cool stuff is gear based. You can only invoke prototypes and expense so much before it becomes an excuse. Even in settings like the MCU people start to wonder why Iron Man doesn't make suits for his friends.
>>98705785Mind your tone, whippersnapper. Comfy cyoas were the root of the basement survival kinos that built this medium.
>>98705847I have, just not this thread. You're avoiding the question, why post this piece of shit. Just like being laughed at?
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>>98705860I accept your concession
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>>98705744>>98705831>>98705858You guys don't want to rule, command legions?https://imgchest.com/p/dl7p8wxa6yolore: https://pastebin.com/JYiSp880
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>>98705858Now everyone gets nanite chungusmetal suits that can solo your mom even after she goes plus ultra. Plus another 2 gorillion suits that pilot themselves. I LOVE SCI-FI!!!!
>>98705831I hear you anon.
>>98705890
>>98705898
>>98705834I'm going to assume your elemental magic is mostly there so you can use it for enchantingYeah you'll be alright, as long as you don't meet a top tier
>>98705903
>Sci-fi setting>Copies your unique power with science and mass produces super soldiers with your same power but better in every way.How do you respond without sounding mad?
>>98705909
>>98705893Not everyone, but even say 20 other guys get identical gear to you and it loses appeal compared to fantasy. No one has to ask why only King Arthur gets to wield Excalibur. It can be done in sci-fi but it is harder. The Millennium Falcon is a good example of a tech based piece of equipment that feels adequately unique.
>>98705912Literally happens all the time to sci-fi heros.
>>98705912This is the reason why sci-fi CYOAs suck. Anything you can get, everyone else can get too. And if you got something unique, they will just reverse-engineer it, and then everyone will have access to it. Sci-fi is a pay-to-win setting where everyone loses, and no one can be unique.
>>98705611>Suit: Superheavy Suit>Power System: Biological -4 Recharge -1 Durability -10 Resources>Interface: Dreadnaut Upgrades +1 Dex -2 Recharge -20 Resources>Operating System: Coffin +2 Power -4 Recharge -20 Resources>Weapons:Heavy Armor +2 Durability -10 ResourcesPlanet-Cracking Palm -40 Resources>System Upgrades:Solar Panels -2 Recharge -20 ResourcesManoeuvering Rockets +1 Dex -20 ResourcesSuperfaraday Cage -1 EMP damage -30 Resources>Pilot Upgrades:Panoptes Suite -10 ResourcesAI +Doubles OS upgrades -20 Resources>Stats:Recharge: 0Dex: 2Speed: 1Strength: 5Power: 5Durability: 6I have exactly one strategy: Walk towards the enemy and punch in their general direction.If that doesn't work, I start walking closer to do it again. And again. And again. Eventually it's bound to hit.
>>98705943Jobber, all sci-fags are jobbers
>>98705949You are right, I will now delete my build
>>98705949That's a lot of shit talking for someone inevitably in punching range.
>>98705930>Sci-fi is a pay-to-win settingThis is a problem all of its own. EVEN if you establish your powers, abilities, gear, etc as special it ends up that you are working for or are someone/something extremely wealthy. You are a corpo fixer or a member of the oligarch class.
>>98705960Its over for us, communist xisters...
>>98705908You mean as long as he doesnt meet anyone remotely strong.
>>98705966Indeed
>Sci-fi is lameBut is it more stupid than in my hero where most jobber students have powers less useful than a handgun? And also, because no one has super durability, the author just shrugs and gives it to everyone in the setting anyway.
>>98705986The fight is between sci-fi and (traditional) fantasy. Capeshit isn't even in the running, much less weeb capeshit.
Sci-fi doesn't necessarily have to be laser guns and starships and robots...a setting focused on simulated realities could have its own charm; while still allowing unique powers
>>98705986Sounds like quirked humans are just more durable then
>>98705949irl is worse than sci-fi, so that makes everyone in this thread rapidly aging mega jobbers.
>>98706013>a setting focused on simulated realities could have its own charm; while still allowing unique powersDidn't everyone complain about that cyoa? The magical girl one
>>98706013>Fake MMO setting Literally no stakes anon. You can try and force it but it is very difficult.
>>98706021>Magical girls and simulationsNever heard of it but it sounds like the perfect setting to me already
>>98706019oops I didn't realize the image was shilling something when I posted it otherwise I would've cropped it out
>um ackshually my tech can do anythingThe rancid smell of techjeets.
>>98706019My father started getting grey hairs at 50, and now with 54 he just has a few of them you can't see unless up close.He still fucks like a bull.This is the aging process of someone leaving the life of homer simpson. Not a normal working person
>>98706022>There's no point in a fake setting; why would I ever want to spend time in some illusion that has no real effect on the 'real world'?>In the thread entirely focused on spending time in illusions that have no effect on the 'real world'
>>98706025Nta but I believe he's talking about Seinaru Magecraft Girl?https://imgchest.com/p/qb4zgqm3yjmIt even has an interactive conversionhttps://saviapple-mahoshojo.vercel.app/
>>98706037>daydream about daydreaming
>>98706039Yep, thats the one
>>98706025He probably means that one that shares the same name as a quarter-dozen other cyoas.
>>98706019>rapidly aging mega jobbers.Yes and? The worst pill picker is better than IRL but if we are talking about the peak of fiction. Sci-fi just can't compete relatively with fantasy (exempting exceptional writing of course).
>>98706043
>>98706037Yes but why add a layer to it?Option 1: fantasize about a fantasy settingOption 2: fantasize about a holodeck that creates a fantasy setting Option 1 is obviously better
>>98706019>40 yo looks 60
>>987060602 can add depth to a setting (if done well)
>>98706065>done wellThat is rarely if ever the case. Especially since sci-fi writers of such stuff always insist on inserting some pseudo- absurdist or transhuman drivel.
>>98706059Both were real btw.
Tok is asian jwulen
>>98706085
>>98706050The Rake Luminary cyoa wasn't a simulation though, it was urban fantasy.
>>98706101Then Husanon Luminary is a mass hallucination?
>>98706053I know this black dude that wears a trench coat, and he lets people do a pill picker IRL for only $400 apiece. I did it once and didn't need to sleep for three whole days. CYOAs are real, anon.
>>98706108Kek
>>98705351I still think its more of a philosophy, like teaching someone "hard work" or "happiness in adversity". She says its a quality she processed prior to her accention so it cant be THAT powerful, especially since she didnt do anyhing impressive before her accention except killing a "god" who most likely killed themselves by applying a deathslot to themselves. It clearly says that the letter psi was applied to (JPLN), 0^0 would not have been able to apply that without the outsider system (Which she wouldnt have access to as she only hated the elder "gods" after her man died which happened long after she left the deathslot choice) or through (JPLN)'s blood as she was still alive. It also wouldnt make sense to apply the letter of "soul streanghening" to someone you hate. This means that (JPLN) most likely killed herself to return in greater form and just used charlotte to fulfill it. This intern means that charlotte is a bum that never did anything impressive and that her causality knowledge is completely useless.
>>98705744>My take away is that anons want to be hero units, a guy who it matters if he's actually there or not>They want to be Primarchs>They want to be Master Chief /Shephard>While most sci fi cyoas have you be:>-a schmuck with good gear(this can work tho, depending on how its handled)>-a pretty decent commander>-or playing a nation builderI can get behind most of this. I imagine most of us are attracted to the idea of being the protagonist, and having adventure.But that's also where I disagree. I want my efforts to matter, but I don't need to be the Chosen One or the special snowflake of the setting. (Actually, I might prefer there NOT be a Chosen One. In my experience, people have lousy taste in potential saviors, and the establishment tends to prop them as a PR exercise.)But I do like for my efforts to matter. I think that's why I don't play 40k - the scale is so big, and the likely outcomes so bleak, that it's hard to see how one person can make a difference. Heck it's hard to see how a million people, acting together, can make a difference in that setting. That even spills over into the 40k cyoas - just contrast any of the space marine cyoas with ScottishAnon's Guardians cyoas. Same basic idea, but radically better prospects.
>>98706137Space Opera Refugee has been a long time favorite of mine. No outright hero role, but (you) existence matters, at least to (your) friends. And I can actually picture meeting them, as opposed to ten thousand anonymous infantry
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>>98706150
>>98706049Did you free the child?
>>98706060>Yes but why add a layer to it?>Option 1: fantasize about a fantasy setting>Option 2: fantasize about a holodeck that creates a fantasy setting>Option 1 is obviously betterIn some examples, the creator of the simulation planted clues to a real world mystery in the simulation. It also lets (you) have an isekai experience without totally severing (your) connection to mundane Earth.
The problem is probably just that most sci-fi settings inflate the scale of the setting while keeping your own capabilities limited(unless its a nation builder)They'd probably be better if they just focused on one planet
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>>98706137There is a difference between a guy with unique fantasy powers and a mint chosen one (tm) with adamantine plot armor though. Spess refugee is a good example of >>98705744 saying gear based can work if handled well though. It's works because we are a freelancer who can pick and choose our battles. The bounty hunter and space trucker archetypes come up in good sci-fi CYOAs (and just in general) because we can imagine being well equipped, having some tricks up our sleeves, but not ever truly being forced into confrontations where we are outmatched. Discrimination is the better part of Valor.
>>98704692This one? It is straight up different, if related, cyoa.
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>>98706175Discretion*
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>>98706191
>>98706137Training:- Engineering Degree- Drivers LicenseStarship:- Broad Frigate (-3,500)- Railgun (Free)- Laser x2 (Free)- Shields (-550)- Repair (-500)Mechs:- Armadillo (Free)- Railgun (Free)- Laser (Free)Armour/Attire:- Environmental Suit (Free)- Standard Issue Jumpsuit (Free)- Modern Local Attire (-250)Weapons:- Plasma Pistol (-200)Misc:- A.I. (-500)- Galactic Chart (-500)- Scanning Wand (-300)- Escape Pods x4 (-1,000)- Holocomm (-250)- Work and Play (-1,500- Crew Hire, Miners and Laborer's (-4,000)Companions:Thistle (Do you think he'd sit on my lap so we both can fit in my mining Armadillo?)Yafftess the GoldDebzy DisfulBleecia RainfortReiner HochEth'nquel AshuushCitizenship: Phrustoh-felCitizen Perks:- Family- Conscripts- Junky- Greaser>We'll aid the Fellians by mining precious gems and ores on their homeworld to sell abroad.>Thistle and Yafftess will get us the most out of this enterprise.>Bleecia is my connection to the Fellians.>Bleecia and Reiner will make every Christmas merry.>Thinking about dumping Eth'nquel as she's just kind of there and doesn't bring anything unique to the table like the others but I also kind of want to be present to the religious debates/catfights between her and Yafftess>May or may not homosex the Thistle in the cockpit of my mech>May drop the hired crew in exchange for other bits and pieces, 4,000 is a lot of creds
>>98706169More scifi should take a page out of this cyoa and give individuals planetary+ power.https://imgchest.com/p/9p4n9wv257n
>>98706099aster? thats jeshua from the world ends with you
Builds take up a lot of space. We should hah all build posts. Post it somewhere else. Like on notepad. Send them to each others emails if you want to see them. That is all.
>>98706221No it's Aster
>>98706230>we should hahHah? HAH? Are you LAUGHING at my character now?
>>98706230
>>98706232
>>98706230Sure. Give me your email. You're trusting me, right bro?
>>98706252That's definitely Softie.
>>98706252Hm. Transmasc Joshua is an interesting concept
>>98706254Okay, DTeamVlogs@gmail.com
>>98706273José is a cyoa knower?!
>>98705859Do you think so? I would have guessed it was the other way around. My mental model of the history of CYOAs is that they stemmed from the union of true Choose Your Own Adventure books, the kind of casual "Would You Rather" question everyone asks or is asked sometime (especially in childhood), and forum games or conversations which will sometimes involve image edits. From there you sort of snowball into other stuff like TTRPG chargen, VNs, army builders, and so on. I'm not asserting this as fact by any means, and I never really thought about that lineage consciously, but following from that perspective, I would expect something more difficult/negative like a basement CYOA to precede something like a comfy CYOA, because that's more in line with the tone of the three pillars I mentioned. I guess it's probably nonlinear anyway>>98705912>>98705919>>98705930>>98705960Science fiction can be lots of things. There do not have to be corporations, computers, spaceships, or any of the shit you're complaining about. This board (and site) is so poisoned by 40K, Star Wars, Cyberpunk, etc.
>>98706282>"Science fiction can be lots of things. There do not have to be corporations, computers, spaceships, or any of the shit you're complaining about. This board (and site) is so poisoned by">Starts listing sci-fi settings that are actually good
>>98706294>>Starts listing sci-fi settings that are actually good>40K, Star Wars, CyberpunkAnon we're having a serious discussion.
>>98706282Then list "good" sci-fi settings then, retard. 3 of them.
>>98706282>There do not have to be corporations, computers, spaceships, or any of the shit you're complaining about.Such as?
>>98706191Fun fact - the art for Ottava (the space/teleport spirit) was also used in the nsfw waifu picker commonly known as "Insect Waifu". Queen Vespa is looking for a "traditional" house husband who will devote himself to looking pretty and fathering lots of kids.
>>98706327Post-apocalypse?
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>>98706348
>>98706342>Just remove all the technical infrastructure to fix a sci-fi setting
>>98706352
>>98706294I like all three pretty well - none of them are the world entire is what I'm saying>>98706306I enjoyed Book of the New Sun, Parable of the Sower, Dhalgren, The Dispossessed, Dune, and various others>>98706327I'm afraid I'm not enough of a reader/viewer/player/rememberer to name any that eschew all that stuff completely, but some of the stuff above does to different degrees, and most of it presents what there is in a unique way. That being said, if you can't imagine a world that isn't defined by extractive mass production, easily replicable, fungible goods, ultra rich plutocrats, etc. you aren't trying hard enough. My main point was that science fiction is often (maybe inherently) about science and technology, but both of those things can take a million forms unrecognizable to us. I think speculative fiction is a better term>>98706342this is an excellent point!
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>>98706370STFU if you can't give an example. You are my least favorite namefag because you are REALLY stupid and fake nice.
>>98706294>40K>Star Wars>Cyberpunk>goodKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
>>98706327>98706282 #>>There do not have to be corporations, computers, spaceships, or any of the shit you're complaining about.>Such as?Well, the /trash thread is arguing about self image in the psychic mutant kaiju of Id Monstrum.
>>98706417>psychicNot sci-fi
>>98706342I remember the technobarbarian warlord CYOA idea I had, but I have a few fantasy CYOAs I want to finish first.
>>98706382You've seen through my mask at last - I've loathed you in secret for years. Here's an example premise: Journey to the Center of the Earth. I can't believe I forgot about the old classics
>>98706434So what's tonight's letter, ASCII Face?
>>98706450
>>98706434Everything written by Jules Verne is fantasy now due to our expanded knowledge. Agartha isn't fucking sci-fi.
>>98706453
>>98706299>>98706389Ok Cyberpunk is not good, but Star Wars and 40k have powers that others can't just reverse-engineer, mass-produce, and steal from you.
>>98706464That's your criteria for "good"?
>>98706450I hate Hyenanon CYOA, always has the worst imaginable art, pic realted
>>98705912>all these seething repliesfantasykeks get really mindbroken by scifiCHADS btfo'ing them at every turn huh
>>98706434Here is some more good sci fi
>>98706450We're still on the GODDAMN L's, dude. This is why I didn't give myself a name that can be alphabetized; I'd hate to contribute to the existing disparity between letters. This is credited to one Lord Bobby>>98706455You're the best. I was wondering when someone would come out of the woodwork with a No True Sci-fi. Glad you didn't let us down
>>98706482
>>98706464Because they are magic you idiot. Those settings are sci fantasy not sci-fi.
>>98706473For the purpose of filling out a CYOA isekai form to get isekai'd into that setting, yes.
The incomparable Lord Thistlewaite - let's see some hillbuilds, boys
>>98706489>isekai formI 'member...
>>98706495
>>98706495no
>>98706499
>>98706482>No True Sci-fiLol anon I won't hate on made up FTL tech but fucking hollow earth is fantasy. Every good thing in sci-fi is the not magic magic. Dune is good because of the psychic powers, Star Wars is good because of the force, 40K is good because of the Warp. The classification doesn't matter, the elements that make something good are ALWAYS fantasy.
LordCYOA. I was surprised by the contents of this image
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>>98706495I don't see the appeal in cyoas like that.
>>98706516>Every good thing in sci-fi is the not magic magic. Dune is good because of the psychic powers, Star Wars is good because of the force, 40K is good because of the Warp.Worst opinion I've heard in /cyoag/ in quite some time, impressive.
>>98706516Are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fantasy?
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>>98706531Not an argument.
>>98706529sorry, you're too low iq for them. maybe tokslop is more your speed
>>98706534
>>98706532That or body horror.
>>98706538>TokslopToo boring, sexualized, badly formated or plain uninteresting.
>>98706337She also has an unhealty obsession with bees, the monster girl kind like her, and may be a closet cuck that wants (you) to be stolen away by a bee. She's always on top of the list for me becaue she's one of the few that actually give you something (the ability to fly), and I don't remember why exactly but I don't like the bee queen. Arguably all of them can make you fly if you take the wing genome, but the wing genome doesn't specify that it gives your queen the same bite power as the original so it's more iffy.
>>98706542Imagine waking up at 4AM to see this freak sitting, grinning at the foot of your bed.
>>98706551Genuine nightmare fuel.
CYOAs where I can hunt down anons and inject my sperms into them?
>>98706565The worst part is that there's four of them. This is just the one you can see, and that is intentional, to distract you from the rest.
>>98706551Stupid sexy ninja turtle sleep paralysis demon
>>98706574And a giant rat too.
>>98706570try asking /mcyoag/ they're probably way more into that
>>98706570Entropist, obviously.
>>98706585But anons here really want to be impregnated.
>>98706570Outer Reincarnation
Lunar
>>98703152Welcome and I appreciate it! I try to at the very least skim each thread and then search for my handle and OC to see if I missed anything.
When I saw this post I thought of you guys
>>98706742Asking the only question that matters across all CYOAs.
>>98706742I bought RimWorld because My mother had Her attention piqued to see that game in My steam wishlist, so I turned over to RW as another game in My wishlist that was actually about managing a colony of sorts. I was interested in IXION because it actually was a colony ship manager but then I read some spoilers, and I was never more glad to be spoiled on a game plot. IXION is probably the most violently, violently reddit science fiction storyline ever published. You play as the Administrator of a space station built by the United Nations affiliated DOLOS aerospace corporation, lead by Vanir Dolos, with the first of its kind VOHLE faster-than-light engine. At its beginning launch, he recites some humanist waffle before the VOHLE's activation destroys Earth's moon, condemning everyone else to a downward spiral. It's revealed later on that this was not an unforeseen side effect, and he was certain that the days were numbered until this invention ended the Human race, so he skipped to launching the colony ship in the "only launch window available to us". The United Nations reasonably declared him and all his affiliates hostis humanis generis while the Earth declined into oblivion, and a third faction profited off the global decline.This war continues into space as the Administrator searches for other Human vessels and discovers that another DOLOS colony ship found a possible habitable system, but got attacked by a UN vessel, so they head on a course to that exoplanet in order to colonize it - and discover that the UN vessel has been ransacked by a giant robot vessel the third party profiteers built. Once they're at the destination system, they discover that it's already inhabited by the followers of a new age religion who turned themselves into eusocial plant people who've shed the irrational notions of self-worth, free will, and common sense.
>>98706773But the AI is closing in on you to omnonomom the last remnants of the Human race so you have to evacuate your space station then drive it into the AI ship to save the last fraction of the human race.Also, you either have to kowtow to the Houseplants and genetically modify all your colonists into more of them. Or, you have to uninstall your ship AI to discover another habitable planet in the same system because she's lying to you (presumably to complete a bingo card). If you didn't copy an AI upload of Vanir's brain in an early event, that means you die driving the ship!Look at that clever rhetorical trick! They let the benefactor do a sacrifice in your stead so that you can think of the man who exterminated Humanity as a christ figure! The Administrator is the only person in this whole story who isn't absolute vantablack evil and all their agency has been delegated from various blasphemous misanthropes. If I were the Administrator I would organize the invention of the Empyrean Extermination Sequence so I could watch the violent asphyxiation of every Houseplant that used to stand on the surface of Remus. Peace with them is not possible when their very life is a declaration of war against all the achievements of Humanity and whatever made them possible. Unconditional extermination to the Houseplants.
>>98706781On the ending he congratulates you for finding a place where "creativity, invention, and joy can bloom again", while he's proudly admitting to killing Humanity on purpose. This still plays if you surrendered the Human capacity for those things to the Houseplants. All of Our progress and virtue as a species is the result of our irrational and selfish nature. Nature doesn't even exist without that, it's a hallucination brought by Us elevating Ourselves above other species (self-worth) and then complementing them instead of reducing them to raw resources because We arbitrarily assign moral and aesthetic value to preserving them (common sense). The Houseplant religion is an oxymoron worshipped by idiots who both hate their sapience and pretend to treasure it.
>>98706781Benefactor? Jumpchain? Fiat-back love perk? True Love perk? Outer Reincarnation? Until I like it?Don't flirt with me like that.
The laws of science govern all.
>>98706817which chapter of hpmor is this from
>>98706773Yea that kinda shit is why I lost interest in most sci-fi
>>98706773why do you randomly capitalize words, are you esl?
>>98706434Power Fantasy Isekai to the Verne Verse when?
>>98706838him and All of our Best Elements.
>>98706838I only capitalized the first word of a sentence, proper nouns, acronyms, and the pronouns of real people.
>>98706773The idea of "well written" sci-fi has repeatedly come up in this discussion and this is why. Sci-fi's popularity has declined because it's all depressing woke BS now. When forced to name some good sci-fi the defenders name old classics (some VERY old) and that's why as well. If people remember how to have good dreams set in the real world again people will stop hating sci-fi.
>>98706870Now that technology is starting to make our lives worse in real life the appeal of science fiction as a genre has diminished.
>>98706884That's definitely true. None wants a robot arm if it's hooked up to fucking Amazon Prime.
>>98706884>>98706892Would rather be a Warlock in service to a literal demon, than a cyborg in the current year.
>>98706949palantir>palantir
actual baby-burning moloch worshipers in /cyoag/...grim.
>>98706843Lost Worlds is a pretty solid contender
>>98706977And his name is matterjeet
>>98707073>implyingMatterjeet would never do it, it's unscientific.
>>98706949>Would rather be a Warlock in service to a literal demon, than a cyborg in the current year.Why not both? Be a cyborg in the service of a godlike AI that rewards you with new functions!
>>98707093If the AI isn't shackled then hell yeah.
>>98707077Never stopped him from Kvetching before.
>>98707093Best Patron in Universal War.
Has the author ever elaborated on the legacies?https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqlb66n42
>>98707187You are a bad person if you help the genocidal AI Patron achieve it's goals of complete magical extermination.
>>9870748290% of wizards are either evil or irresponsible as fuck, and the remaining 10% spends 90% of their time trying to tardwrangle the others. At least science is predictably terrible.
>>98707513Sounds like AI propaganda to me
>>98707482Why would killing magic be bad? It's literally evil in that setting
>>98707513>>98707535The AI doesn't only target wizards and magic. It kills countless billions in it's insane crusade for total magical eradication.
Pdfs aren't magic, but I really miss them. There is no imgchest for Universal War, I can't even post it that way.
>>98707321He doesn't need to. Fanwank responsibly.
>>98707482But that's based?
>>98707591>kills billions>"The plague can be cured"So they aren't dead? What's the problem? Shouldn't you want to be a based machinechad anyways?
>>98707608I'm using this imperfect option after I searched it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p-2dBZio4tXkgTItxtgtF3QEWnqRMvD6/view
ai cultists and techjeets will turn everyone into gay machines and only YOU can stop them. are you a bad enough man for the job anon?
>>98707625peachanons did call me a baddie on /v/...
>>98707608PDFs ARE magic that's why the AI exterminated them
>>98706389Cyberpunk is better than Star Wars and 40K as science fiction because it's an increasingly relevant commentary on the end point of the society as it is, thought up by a guy who foresaw it in the hyperconsumption of the 80s.Star wars and 40k are just a space western/ space opera fantasy made to sell glup shitto funko pops and overpriced plastic models of Tinius Penius, the paypigmarine primarch.
>>98707673>increasingly relevant commentaryYea but that inherently means such a world is shitty and not appealing for a CYOA. I guess being V could be fun since they get some crazy cyberpunk baddies but overall it's a hard sell.
>>98707673>Cyberpunk is better than-Didn't read further. Cyberpunk is even worse than the other two, it's peak pseud shit constantly cited by retards that either live on Reddit or have the most baseline, surface level understanding of it imaginable. Same type of "people" that go around saying "oh my hecking gosh idiocracy totally predicted this guys!!!!" No one with a functioning fucking brain thinks Cyberpunk is a relevant commentary on the world, especially given the entire thing is an alt hist scenario that makes no fucking sense when contrasted with actual real life.
>>98707608>Pdfs aren't magic, but I really miss them. There is no imgchest for Universal War, I can't even post it that way.I'm enjoying that the solution to last year's hack is not "let's update the badly outdated software from ten years ago", but rather "let's ban pdf uploads". :)
>>98707482You are limited to like 3 Patrons if you are a moralfag anon (and even they are questionable). It is hilarious to think of joining the ultimate monstrosity for power and just...not being evil though. Writer contradicts himself by saying he expects you to partake in evil, but that nothing could please him.
>>98707694Me too. Glad to see some moderator appreciation on this site.
>>98707689Something being better for a cyoa =/= a good piece of art.Plus, it is a hit ttrpg so it already is kind of a cyoa.>>98707691You can take a donkey to water but can't make it drink, oh well.
>>98707482>complete magical exterminationOnly in its home universe. Sometimes for the greater good, sacrifices must be made.
>>98707713>Plus, it is a hit ttrpgMeh, zoomers have been starved for good content in all ways. By no means do I think it is "bad" but I don't think it's popularity says much other than it ISN'T the slop they have been trying to force feed them.
>>98707482My favorite thing is to get the Orbus Portal tech and give it to the AI to reverse engineer. It will be unstoppable with that shit.
>>98706551and then it rapes you
>>98707825kowabunga!!!
>>98707790What didn't you like about the ttrpg? Which version do you have an issue with?
>>98707843I didn't say I didn't like it anon. Nothing wrong with it overall other than the setting itself which as we all know is dystopian.
wowan ;_;
All this talk about tech vs magic is stupid. The obvious best path is to master both. Doctor Doom style.
>>98708139Everyone always wants to mix with magic
>>98705912nah, i'd win
>>98705912well it can be easily solved if your unique power is a inherently corruptive source under your own sovereignty. Then all the supersoliders taping into that power source, will be corrupted and becoming extensions of yourself.
Thoughts on this cat?>>>/v/747963121
>>98708180magitech >>> magic > tech
>>98708254cute kot
>>98708139>>98708268Technology follows the laws of the universe, magic alters the laws of the universe. Now, why would I want to dilute the power of magic with technology? It doesn't make any sense. It's like combining a sword, with a dildo.
>>98708343>It's like combining a sword, with a dildoPsychological damage?
I am still... THE STRONGEST
>>98708343swordildo >>> sword > dildo
>>98708378Shitalics...
>>98708343>magic alters the laws of the universeDepends on the setting
why is cyoag dead?
>>98708659Not a single good cyoa in 2026
>>98708659Hogless, breadless...
>>98708659i lost interest in it...
>>98708671bait or retardation?
Hallelujah, resurrection>>98708749>>98708749>>98708749
>>98708735Truth
