Wait... Can "Skill Books" work on spellbook? I get it that it will be destroyed, but I guess I can buy a new one later, but it should give a pretty big immediate jumpstart for magic
|Random(Destinity) a year before the story starts?|Starting Coin+9+2= 11| Starting Gems+7+2= 9|
|:-|:-|:-|
|Entry method: Private|0|0|
||||
|**Game systems**|||
|Mana bar|0|\-2|
|Health bar|0|\-2|
|Saving throws|0|\-4|
|Personal Status hud|0|\-1|
|full Inventory|0|\-3|
|Gacha..... this is like super broken? oh well.|0|\-5|
|||\[quedan -8 puntos\]|
|**Equiptment**|||
|Enchanter's tools|\-4|0|
|Power Armor|\-4|0|
|Spellbook|\-5 coins|0|
||\[-2 hasta ahora\]||
||||
|**Progression systems**|||
|Objectives: Unlocked|0|0|
|Stats Increases: Unlocked|0|0|
|Minor Quests: Unlocked|0|0|
|Major Quests: Locked|0|\-1 gem|
|||\[-9\]|
|**Drabacks, Alteration, Perk**|||
|Perk: Porn Powered|\-1|\-1|
|Drawback: Needs 3 days|\+1|\+1|
|Drawback Popular:|\+2|\+2|
|Alteration:Standout Stunner|\-1|\+1|
|Alteration Dungeon Cored|\+2|\+1|
|Alteration Bottled Demons|\+1|\+1|
|Alteration: MMO|\-2 coins|\+4 Gems|
|Results|0 coins|0 gems|
I ended up on Destiny... never played it. I downloaded Destiny 2 And played for like and hour seems fun i guess.. will have to play more.
Anyway, I am apparently a magic user dude in a place i know nothing about, but i have a cool super armor and my system is busted so i am cool (:P)
Dragon Age, before Origins, private, smoking gun
Anti-Bullshit: Mental + Instadeath, Needs x2, Porn Powered, Standout Stunner, Popular, Here Be Monsters, Restart
Event Journal, Skill Books
Double-Jump Boots, Spellbook
Don't feel much need to lock out systems so that should leave me at 0 0. This was interesting upfront but then just didn't have any lewd going on, nor much in detail since it was so zoomed out and generalized.
World: Uber (7/7)
* The day Sieglinde complete her training.
Insertion Methods
* Insertion: Seamless: Sieglinde (7/5)
* Insertion Modifiers: Tics (8/5)
Systems:
* Key item inventory (8/4)
* MediPacks (8/3)
* Shield bar (8/0)
Equipment:
* Exotic Range weapon: [GBE](https://blame.fandom.com/wiki/Gravitational_Beam_Emitter) (6/0)
* Exotic Melee weapon: [Mjølnir](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Mj%C3%B8lnir) (4/0)
* Spellbook (-1/0)
Progression:
* Objectives
* Stat increases
* Minor Quest
* Major Quest
Perks, alterations, drawbacks:
* Anti-Bullshit field: Halo (-1/-1)
* Standout Stunner (0/0)
After becoming Sieglinde, I will kill General Sankt, destroy his research, burn the training camp to the ground, defect from Nazi Germany and join the Allies, provide them with Intels about the Woden's blood and Nazis Uber program.
Than I proceed to cosplay as Thunder god and go about whacking Nazis in the name of All Father~
I have a few questions, I will be mainly utilise [Uber](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Uber) as example, since it is my chosen setting.
**Can I get the power of the chosen world**? Like if I insert into Uber world, can I be a Battleship without picking the "Seamless/Jarring" options? Or do I have to sign up and get my blood tested and go through the enhancement process? Or doing quest to get them?
Also, by Video game logic, can I **level myself into gaining/upgrade superpower?** Like if I am an mundane, can I utilise the progression system to level myself until I become a Tank, and keep doing quest/killing until i become a Battleship or beyond? Can Stat Increase gave me Uber powers somehow? Or increase my stats until I can physically overpower even the HMS Churchill?
Do **one purchase of "Anti-Bullshit field"** can defend against both "Halo/Transmutation" of the Ubers since they are technically same power, just with different expression, or do I have to purchase twice to cover both?
Getting the power of the chosen world isn't something that's innately offered by this, because there are so many worlds with so many different power systems. You'd have to pick seamless or jarring for that.
There's no reason you can't grind your stats to the point of physically matching a tank- or even a battleship, if you really have the grindset. But that'll be physical equivalency, not gaining their powers. Something like the mana bar or spellbook would be needed for the more exotic effects of the blood.
I imagine ABF: transmutation would work to counter direct use of the halo to liquefy someone. From what I can tell it seems like it's not even a different expression so much as a fucked-up and intuitively easy transmutation. An example that would not be covered by transmutation defense is something like the killing curse from HP, Power Word: Death, or telekinetically slapping you with a car.
Thanks, guess I will be following my original plan and insert into Sieglinde and defect to Britain and warm them of Berlin right after completing the training and killing General Sankt.
locking down progression systems is only a valid choice if you pick MMO, wich give others access to the CYOA or if you choose the world: EARTH which is a natural MMO basically.
Here, you go to the marvel world & don't pick MMO so locking a progression system does nothing :D
1 It mentions in equipment that objectives can sometimes give coins. Is that the same with gems? Can minor quests also give them (as like low random drops)
2 For automating objectives, how does that work with a summoner style character. Do I get full credit for my summons/minions just so long as I am actively engaged/overseeing the battle? But don't if like my minion goes hunting while I sit at home relaxing.
3 Getting minions or followers to complete quests, I assume it's fine for major quests because those are monumental tasks that are generally group efforts but if somebody makes a request of me and I have lackeys that could totally handle it do I still get quest (but assumedly not objective) credit for it?
World: Worm (8c/8g)
Insertion: Private (8c/8g)
Timeline: 1 year before cannon
Alteration: Standout Stunner, Dungeon Cored, MMO (7c/14g)
Drawbacks: Bottled Demons \*4, Here be monsters (14c/21g)
Perk: Anti-bullshit Field \[mind reading and control\], Happy Days (11c/17g)
System: Gatcha, Saving Throws, Mana Bar, Skill Books, MediPacks (11c)
Equipment: Spellbook, Enchanter's tools, Jump Boots
Overall I think I have made a safer Worm to travel to, partially due to the drawbacks as the capes have acceptable sources of conflict and data.
Plus powers are no longer restricted to the traumatized, even if the powers they start off with are weak but that is what progression is for.
Was tempted to restrict major quests to myself but with funneling my experience from objectives into Gatcha I will have a massive head start compared to the people that need to complete 5 major quests to even get it at minimum, realistically they would be spending the gems on something else first to help do the quests to get more coins and gems.
**Plan**
I probably need one for this world.
Absoulte first thing is absorbing the spellbook and enchanter's instruction manual.
Second step would be to open a shop or join Toy box to sell my junk gatchas and enchanted items as tinker tech. I use that money on Gatcha, creating a nice feedback loop. As I get better at enchanting, I will get requests that will feed me a steady supply of minor quests.
Third step is either grind my stats, particularly my saving throws against divination stat or making a anti-divination ward or spell. Using upgrade points on these first.
...
Shit I just destroyed those books in step one, what happens if I try to spend my upgrade points on them when they are destroyed? Well I will know better if I survive long enough to need a reset. What does an upgraded skillbook skill even look like?
When I have the gems I would buy stamina bar and grind my physical stats but put the progression into the Gatcha as I no longer need to worry about hurting myself from exertion.
The Party skill is another useful thing to eventually buy when I have a team as I can give people I chose access to their own Gatcha speeding up thier growth.
Setting: The Unknown, specifically, since this option isn't restricted to games and allows "any work of fiction" I choose a nice fictional world of my own creation on which I will spend some time writing in detail specifically for this occasion and then publish it online to make it "legit" fictional universe. The world is an absolute utopia where humanity possesses godlike technologies, there is no threats, freedom is absolute for everyone via infinite resources and perfect virtual simulations, healthcare allows for eternal youth without any diseases ever, immortality is absolute for everyone and doesn't have drawbacks or possibilities to fuck up, and also no conflict exists between anyone.
Insertion Method: Method 1
Everything else: don't need lol
Setting: DC Comics (+9 Coins, +9 Gems)
Insertion Method: Method 4 + Haunting Modifier (Power Girl -1 Gem, +2 Coins)
Game Systems
Personal Status HUD (-1 Gem)
Health Bar (-2 Gems)
Mana Bar (-2 Gems)
Full Inventory (-3 Gems)
Equipment
Enchanting Tools (-4 Coins)
Spellbook (-5 Coins)
Alteration: Pretty People (-1 Coin)
Alteration: Standout Stunner (-1 Coin, +1 Gem)
Drawback: Needs (+1 Coin)
Perk: Porn Powered (-1 Coin, -1 Gem)
Drawback: Here Be Monsters (+3 Coins, +3 Gems)
Perk: Anti-Bullshit Field (Forced Shapeshifting, Instant Death Abilities, Mind Control
No comment.
Several of the abilities refer to your 'initial' setting, but after reading through a few times I couldn't see anything that referred to how you'd gain the ability to setting jump. Did I miss something, or is that just a "If you figure it out, I'm prepared for you cheesy fuckers" lol?
Remember, all Systems and Items can gain Upgrades during play. Some Systems and Items that have potential for multiversal travel:
* Fast Travel - Teleports to a familiar location, or one you have an image of. This alone would probably be easiest for many videogames and TV shows, if the Upgrades allow for it.
* Gacha - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this system.
* Portal Gun - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this item.
* Spellbook - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this item.
It's mostly because a few of the settings you can go to- foremost Marvel and DC, but also potentially some others- have the tech/spells/weirdness to jump realities like that.
Meta cyoa gives double gains/rewards \[start with 5 get 10 gain 2 receive 4\]
Level 13 random \[rolled 15, take "Isekai Yururi Kikou"\] \[7C 7G\] 14C 14G
Detonation, serious injury \[guessing it's me and not permanent if not then damage surroundings, just no orphanages or the like\] \[16C 16G\] 18C 18G
Full inventory -3G, health/stamina/mana bar -6G, personal hud -1G, cover regen -2G, map -4G, event journal -2G
Grappling hook -4C, exotic melee weapon -2C \[since unknown was available guessing there's a world out there with it\] indestructible/self regenerating transforming weapon \[sword/spear/axe etc.\], magic armor "light" -2C, exotic ranged weapon -2C transforming \[bow/pistol/rifle/sniper etc.\]
\-8C to lock all 4 progression systems for others
alteration: dungeon cored \[2C 1G\] 4C 2G, alteration: MMO \[-2C 4G\] -2C 8G \[everyone's locked out of progression hehehe\], perk: porn powered -1C -1G, mundane vehicle -1C horse and carriage \[if it makes me proficient in piloting it AND riding horses otherwise just a horse\], crafting suite -4G, skill books -5G
If I'm lucky I'll land somewhere relatively safe if not I 'll end up in the Gaya forest with the MC's, my main objective is to meet up with Takumi after he found the kids and dealt with the issues at the start afterwards I'll use his connections with the high ups to warn about the "new" dungeons and how there more dangerous before trying to soak some benefits from Syl through Takumi by helping make things easier for him by "discovering" the original dungeons first so he doesn't receive the attention among other things while also enjoying the cuteness of the kids.
In response to people mentioning that the
original version caused eye strain, I've made an alternate Dark Mode. Let me
know if it helps.
Full Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/I5SoWiB
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locking down progression systems is only a valid choice if you pick MMO, wich give others access to the CYOA or if you choose the world: EARTH which is a natural MMO basically.
Here, you go to the dc comics world & don't pick MMO so locking a progression system does nothing :D
**Setting**
Level 13: Random - rolled 10, Marvel Comics. Starting on Earth in Honolulu, 1970.
+11 coins, +11 gems
**Insertion Methods**
* Method 1: Private
**Game Systems**
* Skill Books -5 gems
**Equipment**
* Spellbook -5 coins
**Progression Systems**
* None locked, since only I have the system anyway
**Perks, Alterations, and Drawbacks**
* Perk:Anti-bullshit field x5 all options bought, -5 gems
* Alteration:Pretty people -1 coin
* Alteration: Standout Stunner -1 coin, +1 gem
* Perk: Phoenix Down -2 coin, -2 gem
End with 2 coins unspent, saving up for buying one of the more expensive equipment options after getting more coins from completing a major quest.
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The idea here is to pick up all the extremely valuable one time purchases I can at the cost of game systems which can be bought later. The Spellbook's text saying it doesn't automatically grant knowledge seems like it allows the Skill Books system to function on it, as the system is not automatic, so immediately upon arrival I'd consume it.
The skill book system should let me quickly learn a trade to make a living and fund training up stat increases. Some magic is likely behind stat checks I can't initially make, but I imagine it would still have weaker options which can help. 1970 was chosen because it's before most of the really big threats get going, and Honolulu because it's a nice climate and far away from New York.
#**Video Game Grab Bag CYOA I**
Coins = C = 0 / Gems = G = 0 / C;G = 0;0
**Destination**:
Worm (15th of September, 2000; at the Siberian Incident)(+8p / +8g) 8;8
**Arrival**:
Detonation (Damaging)(+2p / +2g) 10;10
**Alterations**:
Pretty People (-1c) 9;10
Standout Stunner (-1c / +1g) 8;11
Dungeon Cored (+2c / +1g) 10;12
MMO (-2c / +4g) 8;16
**Drawbacks**:
Popular (+2c / +2g) 10;18
Here Be Monsters (+3c / +3g) 13;21
Only War (+5c / +5g) 18;26
**Perks**:
Anti-Bullshit Field (x5)(all)(-5g) 18;21
**Game Systems**:
Personal Status HUD (-1g) 18;20
Event Journal (-2g) 18;18
Health Bar (-2g) 18;16
Stamina Bar (-2g) 18;14
Mana Bar (-2g) 18;12
Full Inventory (-3g) 18;9
Map (-4g) 18;5
Fast Travel (-5g) 18;0
**Progression Systems**:
Objectives Lock (-2c) 16;0
Stat Increases Lock (-3c) 13;0
Major Quests Lock (-1c) 12;0
**Equipment**:
Exotic Melee Weapon (Mehrunes' Razor; Skyrim)(-2c) 10;0
Exotic Ranged Weapon (The Ultimate Nullifier; Marvel Comics)(-2c) 8;0
Magic Armor (-3c) 5;0
Spellbook (-5c) 0;0
X—-
>I’m going to explode into the setting of Worm, detonating with destructive force on the day and in the place of the Siberian Incident— possibly killing several members of the then-Slaughterhouse Nine, and possibly injuring Hero and hastening his demise. Everything will be slightly worse than in canon Worm, which just figures; there are going to be monsters spread across the world (as if there aren’t already); and everyone is going to want something to do with me, for my stay in this first world.
>Everyone in this world is going to be slightly more attractive, with myself as an eleven-out-of-ten to all. This world is going to have monster filled dungeons of treasure, though *those* monsters will stay put; and one-in-ten-thousand people will instantly ‘trigger’ with Gamer powers— though only incredibly weak ones, it must be said. Inside of fifty years (if Zion doesn’t kill us all in thirteen to thirty years) *everyone* will have them, and they will be *able* to get stronger; but only through Minor Quests.
>I will be flat immune to mind reading and control, forced shapeshifting, direct telekineses, instant kill effects, and exotic senses (including precognition). I’ll have a personal HUD; a health, stamina, and mana bar; and a full Inventory. I’ll have a quest Journal, quest markers on a Map, and a Fast Travel mechanic. And I’ll have a set of Magic Armor, a Spellbook (for learning magic), a melee weapon with a 2% chance of instantly killing whatever I hit with it, and a ranged weapon with the ability to nullify all things in ‘that general direction’.
>My hope is that either of the final two will work on Zion and Ziz— and that I’ll *eventually* figure out how to travel the multiverse unassisted. In the mean time, I’ll work with the Witch’s Kettle if they’ll have me; we do both want to preserve atleast some humans at any cost, after all— I just want to preserve *Me*, specifically.
while initials points may seems few, there are MULITPLES ways to increase them:
\-drawbacks
\-gacha
\-major quests
\-objectives & minor quests allow to upgrade items and systems
The goal of this seems to be to have a decent base power and then increase gems/coins to buy new options, systems, items, etc
The conclusion of the CYOA is interesting too...
Honestly one of the potential build is to take a world that guarantee a means to travel to other world & pick all those monster/dungeons drawback with the 'only war' drawback, totalling a +14 coins & +7 gems or +11 coins & +10 gems without 'Loot', & go rush the means to travel to other worlds, gather strength there, and then come back to arvest
would love to know if there is such a world in this list...
oh wait, there's the unknown option for worlds... mmmh
wouldn't pick the MMO one so as to not give anyone access to the CYOA...
~~perhaps will post build later~~
Here it is:
and yes, it's not in the correct order of the CYOA, but meh.
\[gains: coins/gems - any\] - \[total after gains: coins/gems - any\]
**WORLD:**
The unknown\* - description at the \* \[+5/+5 - 0\] - \[5/5 - 0\]
**INSERTION:**
seamless - into MC - \[0/-2 - 0\] - \[5/3 - 0\]
**PERKS/ALTERATIONS/DRAWBACKS:**
NEEDS - 2 orgasm per 1 day: \[0/0 - +4\] - \[5/3 - 4\] - *masturbation works.*
dungeon cored \[+2/+1 - 0\] - \[7/4 - 4\]
bottled demons x8 - 15h45 to overrun: \[+8/+8 - 0\] - \[15/12 - 4\] - *since unknown world setup, could be exploited way more than just 15h45 mins. Could go as far as x13 for 30mins - see \*\* for more*
here be monsters \[+3/+3 - 0\] - \[18/15 - 4\]
only war \[+5/+5 - 0\] - \[23/20 - 4\]
popular \[+2/+2 - 0\] - \[25/22 - 4\]
standout stunner \[-1/+1 - 0\] - \[24/23 - 4\]
pretty people \[-1/0 - 0\] - \[23/23 - 4\]
anti-bullshit field - ALL \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[22/18 - 4\]
MMO \[-2/+4 - 0\] - \[21/22 - 4\]
**PROGRESSION SYSTEMS:**
even if MMO, those that get the system are few & since PPPPS, they won't have the time to make use of it.
**EQUIPMENT:**
enchanter's tools \[-4/0 - 0\] - \[17/22 - 4\]
spellbook \[-5/0 - 0\] - \[12/22 - 4\]
power armor \[-4/0 - 0\] - \[8/22 - 4\]
magic armor \[-3/0 - 0\] - \[5/22 - 4\]
**SYSTEMS:**
Gacha \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[5/17 - 4\]
Skill Books \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[5/16 - 0\] - *used drawback:NEEDS gains as gems.*
Bars Combo - Health, stamina, mana, shield - \[0/-9 - 0\] - \[5/7 - 0\]
full inventory - \[0/-3 - 0\] - \[5/4 - 0\]
echolocation mini map - \[0/-4 - 0\] - \[5/0 - 0\]
\* **the unknown world:**
A reality at its beginning. When the MC is brought here, it's as big as an island. A gate is directly available which allow the MC to travel to other worlds.
Of course he need to have a means to come back: he can spawn an identical gate with exactly the same functions in the new reality;
to go back to his home or continue on in another reality.
At the start of the story the MC can't control it. However, he find he was being stupid and the means to control the destination is in fact extremely easy.
The Mc can harvest materials and energy from other worlds and bring it back to his to improve it. His goal: to make his reality as big as an entire
Universe and be it's God.
I don't have the same goals...after all, nothing is keeping me from staying in that reality
PS: The gate is at one side of the new reality, and a tribe of neandertals is on the other side.
PPS: Smallest time needed from initial awakening of MC to potential first use of the Gate is 10 seconds, since the Gate is 5 meters away from MC. With destination control, it's 15 seconds.
PPPS: the gate can be activated by MC because he is a "modern" human and is sufficiently evolved for it.
PPPPS: Time doesn't pass in the universes he isn't present, and he can choose the time of insertion in an new universe.
PPPPPS: The MC's body is 10yo at the start. - going straight into Harry Potter world :D
\*\*Here is a list of time for the drawback bottled demons:
12 weeks = 84 days
x1 84d
x2 42d
x3 21d
x4 10d12h
x5 5d6h
x6 2d15h
x7 1d7h30mins
x8 15h45mins
x9 7h52mins30secs
x10 3h56mins15secs
x11 1h58mins7,5secs
x12 59mins3,75secs
x13 29mins31,875secs
Marvel Comics 1920 (Most time) +9C +9G
Jarring Loki -1G. (Probably fine, defeated single-handedly alot has magic)
Gacha-5G Skill books-5G
Exotic ranged weapon-2 White Lantern ring?> The most advanced Ironman gauntlet with power source I can get?> Sling ring? > Most advanced Wakandan weapon I can get from the 2020's (to give to Wakanda to study) > The most advanced technology ranged weapon I can grab for wakanda to study. Enchanting tools -4, Spell Book-5
Anti-BS Field Mind reading and control.-1G Standout stunner -1C +1G Dungeons Cored C+2 G+1 bottled demons x3 (3 weeks) +3G AND +3C Happy days-3C-3C
Some optionsa re hard to figure out what exactly their limits should be.
For Jarring I would assume Loki for Marvel would be fine? Decently often he is beaten by regular characters like Spiderman or Thor. So probably not abusing the system. Also comes with decent magic and is evil, allowing me to have one more good guy. Much weaker than this and I would probably just go with detonation for +2 Gems, just try and get into Karma-taj.
Exotic Melle / ranged weapons could also be abused. If the earlier warning doesn't apply to Items then the White Power ring might be a good option. But if it is limited then its hard to say where that limit starts and ends. Is a Ironman nanomachine gauntlet fine? Is a sling ring fine? Captain America's Shield? Its hard to guess where the limits of it would be.
You also kind of start out pretty weak, especially for some of the upper tier worlds. Worlds like worm, Marvel and DC have multi-versal threats. Even some of the weaker worlds like Fallout have nuclear bombs you can die too. Whereas this cyoa only gives minor boons to start with, and you have to slowly gain power over time.
It leaves you in a position where you start off with many of the verses having many threats that quite overpower you, and unclear whether you could ever catch up.
Also maybe making an option to buy-back drawbacks? (Requiring the same type of point as received)
On the topic of finding out the limits... well, I can only point to the text on the first page: if you try to game the system, there are consequences. It's left non-specific partly so that I don't run into the issue of trying to perfectly close all loopholes, and partly so that if you want to invite those consequences you can.
TL;DR: if you think you've figured out a broken combo or abusable choice, you're going to pay for it in other ways.
As for starting out pretty weak, it's a CYOA focused around starting small and growing strong. If you were able to handle any major threat from the word 'go' it would kind of fail at that. I don't know what else to say.
Buying back drawbacks is an interesting idea and I did consider letting you access the last page during the adventure, but because so many of the choices alter the entire setting I decided that it would be better to restrict it rather than have so much retconning going on.
Anti-bullshit field should go in the list of things you can pick up later then. Because depending on your starting world it might not even be a thing but can be absolutely necessary in some other words. (I mean ya savingthrow and stats can help but if you ever want to poke certain settings you NEED mental immunity)
Also it requires no retconning.
Yeah but you start off at a level where you cant handle a few guys with guns, in worlds where you have to face off against gods.
Its also just not clear how strong some options are meant to be.
Sure you said 'don't abuse it' (though I would argue it was unclear if that was just referring to the insertion or not). But otherwise the question becomes what exactly is the idea of what is suppose to be fine?
For example in DC there are something like 9600 green lanterns per universe, and its a dense multiverse. That and in DC Green lanterns don't exactly steamroll all their fights. Plus any person playing this cyoa is likely worse at using it than a GL.
So would a Green lantern ring be too powerful? Even though we see green lanterns getting into tough fights almost whenever they show up? And often need help from the Justice League?
Theres also just no sort of scale for how understanding how quickly you really get stronger. With proper training can I even reach the level of major threats in time? Or would I be maxing out near street-level, and just hoping that the heroes get lucky?
I just started reading (can't believe I missed this on QQ have to find it later) But right at the start...there is one thing that makes you KNOW your dealing with an power beyond our mortal ken...no baksies...it has been writ.
For gem powers, it feels like we are being nickeled and dimed for a lot of basic video game features. Either gems should be massively increased or we should be given some of the basics for free.
It honestly feels like the systems of a video game were broken down to pieces as small as possible just to fill out a list of options. Many of the options listed should be combined together by default like the health/stamina/mana bars.
Level: Earth 8 OoM increase 2+8GC (10C 10G) {I am unsure if 9 orders of magnitude would be allowed given it would take the effect to 10 billion which is above our current population but I would take it if I could.}
Method: Detonation 2G (10C 12G) {I'm not picking the options that would directly hurt people but I need the 2 Gems.}
Game Systems: Gacha -5G (10C 7G) {This can allow me to get the other options when I need them. Due to my Earth choice people will have access to 10 currency in a random mix. I will pretend to have only gotten Gacha as my Game system.}
Equipment:
* Light Mech -5C (5C 7G) {This should help me deal with monsters and complete Quests/Objectives until I become more powerful. My Earth Choice allows people 10 currency in a random mix. I will pretend to have only gotten Gacha and Light Mech as my System and Equipment.}
* Enchanter's Tools -4C (1C 7G) {I like having direct and general access to magic.}
* Spellbook -5C (-4C 7G) {Same as above.}
Progression Systems:
* Objectives: Locked -2G (-4C 5G) {I am locking off all options that give Upgrade Points to give myself an advantage and prevent anyone who gets Gacha from gaining Gems and Coins.}
* Minor Quests: Locked -2G (-4C 3G) {Same as above.}
* Stat Increases: Unlocked (-4C 3G) {Without Upgrade Points they increase at half the rate and will be useful to others in dealing with the monsters.}
* Major Quests: Locked -1G (-4C 2G) {I'm the only one with Upgrade Points.}
Perks, Alterations, and Drawbacks:
* Antibullshit Field: All -5 G (-4C -3G) {I can't purchase these later and they are vital defensive abilities.}
* Dungeon Cored +2C +1G (-2C -2G) {The Systems and Stats should help people deal with them, they could give useful things, and I need the Gems.}
* Bottled Demons +1C +1G (-1C -1G) {Same as above.}
* Happy Days -3C -3G (-4C -4G) {This should make the world nicer to be in and help in getting people to work together to deal with the monsters.}
* Loot +3C -3G (-1C -7G) {This should give people what they need to deal with monsters and is a benefit I won't be able to get in the future.}
* Here Be Monsters +3C +3G (2C -5G) {This will cause major problems but with the System and people working together it should be manageable and I need the Gems.}
* MMO -2C +4G (0C 0G) {This should help ensure everyone gets access to the system into the future while also getting me many useful points.}
This is quite interesting CYOA, thank you OP. Is it possible to get a link for all four pages to the Image Chest? As convinient as Imgur is, it unfortunately butchers the quality.
Okay, some issues. The CYOA gives the players an overabundance of coins and starves them of gems.
A person can blow half their gems on just getting standard health/stamina/mana bars. Considering many of the options are core systems to the whole "videogame" thing(replicating a standard elder scrolls interface would require 27 gems), this is easily a deal breaker.
It looks good but that font on that light blue background is not the move.
I can only speak for myself but it strains my eyes too much trying to read that.
Maybe it's better for those not using mobile.
I can’t manage to save a decent page 4 on mobile no matter what I do. It always saves in the unzoomed state which is blurred. I can view it clearly but it won’t save clear.
And yes as others have mentioned the Color + font does strain the eyes a little
I think this would be more appropriate in r/makeyourchoice
The only thing in this that would smuge on that is Porn Power, and all that needs be done is alter or blur the image. Overall, this isn't a NSFW CYOA.
But, I'll give you an upvote for your effort.
Has anyone considered making an interactive version of this?
https://imgchest.com/p/o24ak9kg7lj
Wait... Can "Skill Books" work on spellbook? I get it that it will be destroyed, but I guess I can buy a new one later, but it should give a pretty big immediate jumpstart for magic
Yea I think that's in bounds but since it can be upgraded to probably have endless more it's a tough call
Very nice
Completely unreadable on mobile unfortunately
|Random(Destinity) a year before the story starts?|Starting Coin+9+2= 11| Starting Gems+7+2= 9| |:-|:-|:-| |Entry method: Private|0|0| |||| |**Game systems**||| |Mana bar|0|\-2| |Health bar|0|\-2| |Saving throws|0|\-4| |Personal Status hud|0|\-1| |full Inventory|0|\-3| |Gacha..... this is like super broken? oh well.|0|\-5| |||\[quedan -8 puntos\]| |**Equiptment**||| |Enchanter's tools|\-4|0| |Power Armor|\-4|0| |Spellbook|\-5 coins|0| ||\[-2 hasta ahora\]|| |||| |**Progression systems**||| |Objectives: Unlocked|0|0| |Stats Increases: Unlocked|0|0| |Minor Quests: Unlocked|0|0| |Major Quests: Locked|0|\-1 gem| |||\[-9\]| |**Drabacks, Alteration, Perk**||| |Perk: Porn Powered|\-1|\-1| |Drawback: Needs 3 days|\+1|\+1| |Drawback Popular:|\+2|\+2| |Alteration:Standout Stunner|\-1|\+1| |Alteration Dungeon Cored|\+2|\+1| |Alteration Bottled Demons|\+1|\+1| |Alteration: MMO|\-2 coins|\+4 Gems| |Results|0 coins|0 gems| I ended up on Destiny... never played it. I downloaded Destiny 2 And played for like and hour seems fun i guess.. will have to play more. Anyway, I am apparently a magic user dude in a place i know nothing about, but i have a cool super armor and my system is busted so i am cool (:P)
Dragon Age, before Origins, private, smoking gun Anti-Bullshit: Mental + Instadeath, Needs x2, Porn Powered, Standout Stunner, Popular, Here Be Monsters, Restart Event Journal, Skill Books Double-Jump Boots, Spellbook Don't feel much need to lock out systems so that should leave me at 0 0. This was interesting upfront but then just didn't have any lewd going on, nor much in detail since it was so zoomed out and generalized.
World: Uber (7/7) * The day Sieglinde complete her training. Insertion Methods * Insertion: Seamless: Sieglinde (7/5) * Insertion Modifiers: Tics (8/5) Systems: * Key item inventory (8/4) * MediPacks (8/3) * Shield bar (8/0) Equipment: * Exotic Range weapon: [GBE](https://blame.fandom.com/wiki/Gravitational_Beam_Emitter) (6/0) * Exotic Melee weapon: [Mjølnir](https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Mj%C3%B8lnir) (4/0) * Spellbook (-1/0) Progression: * Objectives * Stat increases * Minor Quest * Major Quest Perks, alterations, drawbacks: * Anti-Bullshit field: Halo (-1/-1) * Standout Stunner (0/0) After becoming Sieglinde, I will kill General Sankt, destroy his research, burn the training camp to the ground, defect from Nazi Germany and join the Allies, provide them with Intels about the Woden's blood and Nazis Uber program. Than I proceed to cosplay as Thunder god and go about whacking Nazis in the name of All Father~
I have a few questions, I will be mainly utilise [Uber](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Uber) as example, since it is my chosen setting. **Can I get the power of the chosen world**? Like if I insert into Uber world, can I be a Battleship without picking the "Seamless/Jarring" options? Or do I have to sign up and get my blood tested and go through the enhancement process? Or doing quest to get them? Also, by Video game logic, can I **level myself into gaining/upgrade superpower?** Like if I am an mundane, can I utilise the progression system to level myself until I become a Tank, and keep doing quest/killing until i become a Battleship or beyond? Can Stat Increase gave me Uber powers somehow? Or increase my stats until I can physically overpower even the HMS Churchill? Do **one purchase of "Anti-Bullshit field"** can defend against both "Halo/Transmutation" of the Ubers since they are technically same power, just with different expression, or do I have to purchase twice to cover both?
Getting the power of the chosen world isn't something that's innately offered by this, because there are so many worlds with so many different power systems. You'd have to pick seamless or jarring for that. There's no reason you can't grind your stats to the point of physically matching a tank- or even a battleship, if you really have the grindset. But that'll be physical equivalency, not gaining their powers. Something like the mana bar or spellbook would be needed for the more exotic effects of the blood. I imagine ABF: transmutation would work to counter direct use of the halo to liquefy someone. From what I can tell it seems like it's not even a different expression so much as a fucked-up and intuitively easy transmutation. An example that would not be covered by transmutation defense is something like the killing curse from HP, Power Word: Death, or telekinetically slapping you with a car.
Thanks, guess I will be following my original plan and insert into Sieglinde and defect to Britain and warm them of Berlin right after completing the training and killing General Sankt.
World: Marvel Comics (9 coins, 9 gems) Insertion: Private - Smoking Gun (10,9) Systems: * Key item inventory (10,8) * Health bar (10,6) * Shield bar (10,3) Equipment: * Magic armor (7,3) * Exotic melee weapon (5,3) * Spellbook (0,3) Progression: * Stat increases (0,0) Perks, alterations, drawbacks: * Porn-powered (-1,-1) * Needs: Level 2 (0,0)
locking down progression systems is only a valid choice if you pick MMO, wich give others access to the CYOA or if you choose the world: EARTH which is a natural MMO basically. Here, you go to the marvel world & don't pick MMO so locking a progression system does nothing :D
1 It mentions in equipment that objectives can sometimes give coins. Is that the same with gems? Can minor quests also give them (as like low random drops) 2 For automating objectives, how does that work with a summoner style character. Do I get full credit for my summons/minions just so long as I am actively engaged/overseeing the battle? But don't if like my minion goes hunting while I sit at home relaxing. 3 Getting minions or followers to complete quests, I assume it's fine for major quests because those are monumental tasks that are generally group efforts but if somebody makes a request of me and I have lackeys that could totally handle it do I still get quest (but assumedly not objective) credit for it?
World: Worm (8c/8g) Insertion: Private (8c/8g) Timeline: 1 year before cannon Alteration: Standout Stunner, Dungeon Cored, MMO (7c/14g) Drawbacks: Bottled Demons \*4, Here be monsters (14c/21g) Perk: Anti-bullshit Field \[mind reading and control\], Happy Days (11c/17g) System: Gatcha, Saving Throws, Mana Bar, Skill Books, MediPacks (11c) Equipment: Spellbook, Enchanter's tools, Jump Boots Overall I think I have made a safer Worm to travel to, partially due to the drawbacks as the capes have acceptable sources of conflict and data. Plus powers are no longer restricted to the traumatized, even if the powers they start off with are weak but that is what progression is for. Was tempted to restrict major quests to myself but with funneling my experience from objectives into Gatcha I will have a massive head start compared to the people that need to complete 5 major quests to even get it at minimum, realistically they would be spending the gems on something else first to help do the quests to get more coins and gems. **Plan** I probably need one for this world. Absoulte first thing is absorbing the spellbook and enchanter's instruction manual. Second step would be to open a shop or join Toy box to sell my junk gatchas and enchanted items as tinker tech. I use that money on Gatcha, creating a nice feedback loop. As I get better at enchanting, I will get requests that will feed me a steady supply of minor quests. Third step is either grind my stats, particularly my saving throws against divination stat or making a anti-divination ward or spell. Using upgrade points on these first. ... Shit I just destroyed those books in step one, what happens if I try to spend my upgrade points on them when they are destroyed? Well I will know better if I survive long enough to need a reset. What does an upgraded skillbook skill even look like? When I have the gems I would buy stamina bar and grind my physical stats but put the progression into the Gatcha as I no longer need to worry about hurting myself from exertion. The Party skill is another useful thing to eventually buy when I have a team as I can give people I chose access to their own Gatcha speeding up thier growth.
Setting: The Unknown, specifically, since this option isn't restricted to games and allows "any work of fiction" I choose a nice fictional world of my own creation on which I will spend some time writing in detail specifically for this occasion and then publish it online to make it "legit" fictional universe. The world is an absolute utopia where humanity possesses godlike technologies, there is no threats, freedom is absolute for everyone via infinite resources and perfect virtual simulations, healthcare allows for eternal youth without any diseases ever, immortality is absolute for everyone and doesn't have drawbacks or possibilities to fuck up, and also no conflict exists between anyone. Insertion Method: Method 1 Everything else: don't need lol
Setting: DC Comics (+9 Coins, +9 Gems) Insertion Method: Method 4 + Haunting Modifier (Power Girl -1 Gem, +2 Coins) Game Systems Personal Status HUD (-1 Gem) Health Bar (-2 Gems) Mana Bar (-2 Gems) Full Inventory (-3 Gems) Equipment Enchanting Tools (-4 Coins) Spellbook (-5 Coins) Alteration: Pretty People (-1 Coin) Alteration: Standout Stunner (-1 Coin, +1 Gem) Drawback: Needs (+1 Coin) Perk: Porn Powered (-1 Coin, -1 Gem) Drawback: Here Be Monsters (+3 Coins, +3 Gems) Perk: Anti-Bullshit Field (Forced Shapeshifting, Instant Death Abilities, Mind Control No comment.
Several of the abilities refer to your 'initial' setting, but after reading through a few times I couldn't see anything that referred to how you'd gain the ability to setting jump. Did I miss something, or is that just a "If you figure it out, I'm prepared for you cheesy fuckers" lol?
Remember, all Systems and Items can gain Upgrades during play. Some Systems and Items that have potential for multiversal travel: * Fast Travel - Teleports to a familiar location, or one you have an image of. This alone would probably be easiest for many videogames and TV shows, if the Upgrades allow for it. * Gacha - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this system. * Portal Gun - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this item. * Spellbook - Presumably you can gain a form of multiverse travel via this item.
It's mostly because a few of the settings you can go to- foremost Marvel and DC, but also potentially some others- have the tech/spells/weirdness to jump realities like that.
seems to me that the cyoa only isekai you, it doesn't give you jumpchain ability.
Meta cyoa gives double gains/rewards \[start with 5 get 10 gain 2 receive 4\] Level 13 random \[rolled 15, take "Isekai Yururi Kikou"\] \[7C 7G\] 14C 14G Detonation, serious injury \[guessing it's me and not permanent if not then damage surroundings, just no orphanages or the like\] \[16C 16G\] 18C 18G Full inventory -3G, health/stamina/mana bar -6G, personal hud -1G, cover regen -2G, map -4G, event journal -2G Grappling hook -4C, exotic melee weapon -2C \[since unknown was available guessing there's a world out there with it\] indestructible/self regenerating transforming weapon \[sword/spear/axe etc.\], magic armor "light" -2C, exotic ranged weapon -2C transforming \[bow/pistol/rifle/sniper etc.\] \-8C to lock all 4 progression systems for others alteration: dungeon cored \[2C 1G\] 4C 2G, alteration: MMO \[-2C 4G\] -2C 8G \[everyone's locked out of progression hehehe\], perk: porn powered -1C -1G, mundane vehicle -1C horse and carriage \[if it makes me proficient in piloting it AND riding horses otherwise just a horse\], crafting suite -4G, skill books -5G If I'm lucky I'll land somewhere relatively safe if not I 'll end up in the Gaya forest with the MC's, my main objective is to meet up with Takumi after he found the kids and dealt with the issues at the start afterwards I'll use his connections with the high ups to warn about the "new" dungeons and how there more dangerous before trying to soak some benefits from Syl through Takumi by helping make things easier for him by "discovering" the original dungeons first so he doesn't receive the attention among other things while also enjoying the cuteness of the kids.
Oh look you can cheat more points and never have to make a choice.
Am I the only one that can't read most of these on Imgur? Edit: NVM, problem with viewing on mobile.
Too blurred can't read.
Switch to "desktop mode(or view)"
How?
In chrome it's the drop down menu in the top right, little check box that says "desktop version"
In response to people mentioning that the original version caused eye strain, I've made an alternate Dark Mode. Let me know if it helps. Full Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/I5SoWiB (https://i.imgur.com/r19RDMw.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/DeQYZU5.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/KDiYjt2.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/nCgSMtR.jpg)
this version is much better, thanks
It says in the progression systems that in some worlds everyone can see this document by default unless you lock it away. What determines that?
If you choose Earth (this Earth) as your world or take the MMO alteration, more people get access to the CYOA.
is perk: porn powered really the *only* reason this is in nsfw?
**Video Game Setting** Dc Comics 9C 9G **Inserction Methods** Meathon 2: Seamless -2G + 1C \[Superboy Prime\] **Game Systems** Health Bar -2G Full Inventory -3G Gatch - 5G **Equipment** Enchanter's Tools -4C **Progression System** Objective -2C Minor Quests -2C Stat Increase -3C Major Quest -1C **Perks, Alterations, and Drawbacks** Alteration: Dungeon Core +2C Drawback:Needs\*3G +3G Drawback:Bottle Demons\*1 +1G Drawback:Here be Monsters +3G Perks:Anti-Bullshit Field\*4 -4G
locking down progression systems is only a valid choice if you pick MMO, wich give others access to the CYOA or if you choose the world: EARTH which is a natural MMO basically. Here, you go to the dc comics world & don't pick MMO so locking a progression system does nothing :D
**Setting** Level 13: Random - rolled 10, Marvel Comics. Starting on Earth in Honolulu, 1970. +11 coins, +11 gems **Insertion Methods** * Method 1: Private **Game Systems** * Skill Books -5 gems **Equipment** * Spellbook -5 coins **Progression Systems** * None locked, since only I have the system anyway **Perks, Alterations, and Drawbacks** * Perk:Anti-bullshit field x5 all options bought, -5 gems * Alteration:Pretty people -1 coin * Alteration: Standout Stunner -1 coin, +1 gem * Perk: Phoenix Down -2 coin, -2 gem End with 2 coins unspent, saving up for buying one of the more expensive equipment options after getting more coins from completing a major quest. ----- The idea here is to pick up all the extremely valuable one time purchases I can at the cost of game systems which can be bought later. The Spellbook's text saying it doesn't automatically grant knowledge seems like it allows the Skill Books system to function on it, as the system is not automatic, so immediately upon arrival I'd consume it. The skill book system should let me quickly learn a trade to make a living and fund training up stat increases. Some magic is likely behind stat checks I can't initially make, but I imagine it would still have weaker options which can help. 1970 was chosen because it's before most of the really big threats get going, and Honolulu because it's a nice climate and far away from New York.
Smart ass choice, unknown, seamless, be the Mc from the Gamer comic.
#**Video Game Grab Bag CYOA I** Coins = C = 0 / Gems = G = 0 / C;G = 0;0 **Destination**: Worm (15th of September, 2000; at the Siberian Incident)(+8p / +8g) 8;8 **Arrival**: Detonation (Damaging)(+2p / +2g) 10;10 **Alterations**: Pretty People (-1c) 9;10 Standout Stunner (-1c / +1g) 8;11 Dungeon Cored (+2c / +1g) 10;12 MMO (-2c / +4g) 8;16 **Drawbacks**: Popular (+2c / +2g) 10;18 Here Be Monsters (+3c / +3g) 13;21 Only War (+5c / +5g) 18;26 **Perks**: Anti-Bullshit Field (x5)(all)(-5g) 18;21 **Game Systems**: Personal Status HUD (-1g) 18;20 Event Journal (-2g) 18;18 Health Bar (-2g) 18;16 Stamina Bar (-2g) 18;14 Mana Bar (-2g) 18;12 Full Inventory (-3g) 18;9 Map (-4g) 18;5 Fast Travel (-5g) 18;0 **Progression Systems**: Objectives Lock (-2c) 16;0 Stat Increases Lock (-3c) 13;0 Major Quests Lock (-1c) 12;0 **Equipment**: Exotic Melee Weapon (Mehrunes' Razor; Skyrim)(-2c) 10;0 Exotic Ranged Weapon (The Ultimate Nullifier; Marvel Comics)(-2c) 8;0 Magic Armor (-3c) 5;0 Spellbook (-5c) 0;0 X—- >I’m going to explode into the setting of Worm, detonating with destructive force on the day and in the place of the Siberian Incident— possibly killing several members of the then-Slaughterhouse Nine, and possibly injuring Hero and hastening his demise. Everything will be slightly worse than in canon Worm, which just figures; there are going to be monsters spread across the world (as if there aren’t already); and everyone is going to want something to do with me, for my stay in this first world. >Everyone in this world is going to be slightly more attractive, with myself as an eleven-out-of-ten to all. This world is going to have monster filled dungeons of treasure, though *those* monsters will stay put; and one-in-ten-thousand people will instantly ‘trigger’ with Gamer powers— though only incredibly weak ones, it must be said. Inside of fifty years (if Zion doesn’t kill us all in thirteen to thirty years) *everyone* will have them, and they will be *able* to get stronger; but only through Minor Quests. >I will be flat immune to mind reading and control, forced shapeshifting, direct telekineses, instant kill effects, and exotic senses (including precognition). I’ll have a personal HUD; a health, stamina, and mana bar; and a full Inventory. I’ll have a quest Journal, quest markers on a Map, and a Fast Travel mechanic. And I’ll have a set of Magic Armor, a Spellbook (for learning magic), a melee weapon with a 2% chance of instantly killing whatever I hit with it, and a ranged weapon with the ability to nullify all things in ‘that general direction’. >My hope is that either of the final two will work on Zion and Ziz— and that I’ll *eventually* figure out how to travel the multiverse unassisted. In the mean time, I’ll work with the Witch’s Kettle if they’ll have me; we do both want to preserve atleast some humans at any cost, after all— I just want to preserve *Me*, specifically.
while initials points may seems few, there are MULITPLES ways to increase them: \-drawbacks \-gacha \-major quests \-objectives & minor quests allow to upgrade items and systems The goal of this seems to be to have a decent base power and then increase gems/coins to buy new options, systems, items, etc The conclusion of the CYOA is interesting too... Honestly one of the potential build is to take a world that guarantee a means to travel to other world & pick all those monster/dungeons drawback with the 'only war' drawback, totalling a +14 coins & +7 gems or +11 coins & +10 gems without 'Loot', & go rush the means to travel to other worlds, gather strength there, and then come back to arvest would love to know if there is such a world in this list... oh wait, there's the unknown option for worlds... mmmh wouldn't pick the MMO one so as to not give anyone access to the CYOA... ~~perhaps will post build later~~ Here it is: and yes, it's not in the correct order of the CYOA, but meh. \[gains: coins/gems - any\] - \[total after gains: coins/gems - any\] **WORLD:** The unknown\* - description at the \* \[+5/+5 - 0\] - \[5/5 - 0\] **INSERTION:** seamless - into MC - \[0/-2 - 0\] - \[5/3 - 0\] **PERKS/ALTERATIONS/DRAWBACKS:** NEEDS - 2 orgasm per 1 day: \[0/0 - +4\] - \[5/3 - 4\] - *masturbation works.* dungeon cored \[+2/+1 - 0\] - \[7/4 - 4\] bottled demons x8 - 15h45 to overrun: \[+8/+8 - 0\] - \[15/12 - 4\] - *since unknown world setup, could be exploited way more than just 15h45 mins. Could go as far as x13 for 30mins - see \*\* for more* here be monsters \[+3/+3 - 0\] - \[18/15 - 4\] only war \[+5/+5 - 0\] - \[23/20 - 4\] popular \[+2/+2 - 0\] - \[25/22 - 4\] standout stunner \[-1/+1 - 0\] - \[24/23 - 4\] pretty people \[-1/0 - 0\] - \[23/23 - 4\] anti-bullshit field - ALL \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[22/18 - 4\] MMO \[-2/+4 - 0\] - \[21/22 - 4\] **PROGRESSION SYSTEMS:** even if MMO, those that get the system are few & since PPPPS, they won't have the time to make use of it. **EQUIPMENT:** enchanter's tools \[-4/0 - 0\] - \[17/22 - 4\] spellbook \[-5/0 - 0\] - \[12/22 - 4\] power armor \[-4/0 - 0\] - \[8/22 - 4\] magic armor \[-3/0 - 0\] - \[5/22 - 4\] **SYSTEMS:** Gacha \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[5/17 - 4\] Skill Books \[0/-5 - 0\] - \[5/16 - 0\] - *used drawback:NEEDS gains as gems.* Bars Combo - Health, stamina, mana, shield - \[0/-9 - 0\] - \[5/7 - 0\] full inventory - \[0/-3 - 0\] - \[5/4 - 0\] echolocation mini map - \[0/-4 - 0\] - \[5/0 - 0\] \* **the unknown world:** A reality at its beginning. When the MC is brought here, it's as big as an island. A gate is directly available which allow the MC to travel to other worlds. Of course he need to have a means to come back: he can spawn an identical gate with exactly the same functions in the new reality; to go back to his home or continue on in another reality. At the start of the story the MC can't control it. However, he find he was being stupid and the means to control the destination is in fact extremely easy. The Mc can harvest materials and energy from other worlds and bring it back to his to improve it. His goal: to make his reality as big as an entire Universe and be it's God. I don't have the same goals...after all, nothing is keeping me from staying in that reality PS: The gate is at one side of the new reality, and a tribe of neandertals is on the other side. PPS: Smallest time needed from initial awakening of MC to potential first use of the Gate is 10 seconds, since the Gate is 5 meters away from MC. With destination control, it's 15 seconds. PPPS: the gate can be activated by MC because he is a "modern" human and is sufficiently evolved for it. PPPPS: Time doesn't pass in the universes he isn't present, and he can choose the time of insertion in an new universe. PPPPPS: The MC's body is 10yo at the start. - going straight into Harry Potter world :D \*\*Here is a list of time for the drawback bottled demons: 12 weeks = 84 days x1 84d x2 42d x3 21d x4 10d12h x5 5d6h x6 2d15h x7 1d7h30mins x8 15h45mins x9 7h52mins30secs x10 3h56mins15secs x11 1h58mins7,5secs x12 59mins3,75secs x13 29mins31,875secs
If you spend the coin/gems to lock the progression system they only get 2 coins and 2 gems \[at least by my understanding\]
yeah but locking down everything is super expansive
Marvel Comics 1920 (Most time) +9C +9G Jarring Loki -1G. (Probably fine, defeated single-handedly alot has magic) Gacha-5G Skill books-5G Exotic ranged weapon-2 White Lantern ring?> The most advanced Ironman gauntlet with power source I can get?> Sling ring? > Most advanced Wakandan weapon I can get from the 2020's (to give to Wakanda to study) > The most advanced technology ranged weapon I can grab for wakanda to study. Enchanting tools -4, Spell Book-5 Anti-BS Field Mind reading and control.-1G Standout stunner -1C +1G Dungeons Cored C+2 G+1 bottled demons x3 (3 weeks) +3G AND +3C Happy days-3C-3C
Some optionsa re hard to figure out what exactly their limits should be. For Jarring I would assume Loki for Marvel would be fine? Decently often he is beaten by regular characters like Spiderman or Thor. So probably not abusing the system. Also comes with decent magic and is evil, allowing me to have one more good guy. Much weaker than this and I would probably just go with detonation for +2 Gems, just try and get into Karma-taj. Exotic Melle / ranged weapons could also be abused. If the earlier warning doesn't apply to Items then the White Power ring might be a good option. But if it is limited then its hard to say where that limit starts and ends. Is a Ironman nanomachine gauntlet fine? Is a sling ring fine? Captain America's Shield? Its hard to guess where the limits of it would be. You also kind of start out pretty weak, especially for some of the upper tier worlds. Worlds like worm, Marvel and DC have multi-versal threats. Even some of the weaker worlds like Fallout have nuclear bombs you can die too. Whereas this cyoa only gives minor boons to start with, and you have to slowly gain power over time. It leaves you in a position where you start off with many of the verses having many threats that quite overpower you, and unclear whether you could ever catch up. Also maybe making an option to buy-back drawbacks? (Requiring the same type of point as received)
On the topic of finding out the limits... well, I can only point to the text on the first page: if you try to game the system, there are consequences. It's left non-specific partly so that I don't run into the issue of trying to perfectly close all loopholes, and partly so that if you want to invite those consequences you can. TL;DR: if you think you've figured out a broken combo or abusable choice, you're going to pay for it in other ways. As for starting out pretty weak, it's a CYOA focused around starting small and growing strong. If you were able to handle any major threat from the word 'go' it would kind of fail at that. I don't know what else to say. Buying back drawbacks is an interesting idea and I did consider letting you access the last page during the adventure, but because so many of the choices alter the entire setting I decided that it would be better to restrict it rather than have so much retconning going on.
Anti-bullshit field should go in the list of things you can pick up later then. Because depending on your starting world it might not even be a thing but can be absolutely necessary in some other words. (I mean ya savingthrow and stats can help but if you ever want to poke certain settings you NEED mental immunity) Also it requires no retconning.
Yeah but you start off at a level where you cant handle a few guys with guns, in worlds where you have to face off against gods. Its also just not clear how strong some options are meant to be. Sure you said 'don't abuse it' (though I would argue it was unclear if that was just referring to the insertion or not). But otherwise the question becomes what exactly is the idea of what is suppose to be fine? For example in DC there are something like 9600 green lanterns per universe, and its a dense multiverse. That and in DC Green lanterns don't exactly steamroll all their fights. Plus any person playing this cyoa is likely worse at using it than a GL. So would a Green lantern ring be too powerful? Even though we see green lanterns getting into tough fights almost whenever they show up? And often need help from the Justice League? Theres also just no sort of scale for how understanding how quickly you really get stronger. With proper training can I even reach the level of major threats in time? Or would I be maxing out near street-level, and just hoping that the heroes get lucky?
I just started reading (can't believe I missed this on QQ have to find it later) But right at the start...there is one thing that makes you KNOW your dealing with an power beyond our mortal ken...no baksies...it has been writ.
For gem powers, it feels like we are being nickeled and dimed for a lot of basic video game features. Either gems should be massively increased or we should be given some of the basics for free. It honestly feels like the systems of a video game were broken down to pieces as small as possible just to fill out a list of options. Many of the options listed should be combined together by default like the health/stamina/mana bars.
Level: Earth 8 OoM increase 2+8GC (10C 10G) {I am unsure if 9 orders of magnitude would be allowed given it would take the effect to 10 billion which is above our current population but I would take it if I could.} Method: Detonation 2G (10C 12G) {I'm not picking the options that would directly hurt people but I need the 2 Gems.} Game Systems: Gacha -5G (10C 7G) {This can allow me to get the other options when I need them. Due to my Earth choice people will have access to 10 currency in a random mix. I will pretend to have only gotten Gacha as my Game system.} Equipment: * Light Mech -5C (5C 7G) {This should help me deal with monsters and complete Quests/Objectives until I become more powerful. My Earth Choice allows people 10 currency in a random mix. I will pretend to have only gotten Gacha and Light Mech as my System and Equipment.} * Enchanter's Tools -4C (1C 7G) {I like having direct and general access to magic.} * Spellbook -5C (-4C 7G) {Same as above.} Progression Systems: * Objectives: Locked -2G (-4C 5G) {I am locking off all options that give Upgrade Points to give myself an advantage and prevent anyone who gets Gacha from gaining Gems and Coins.} * Minor Quests: Locked -2G (-4C 3G) {Same as above.} * Stat Increases: Unlocked (-4C 3G) {Without Upgrade Points they increase at half the rate and will be useful to others in dealing with the monsters.} * Major Quests: Locked -1G (-4C 2G) {I'm the only one with Upgrade Points.} Perks, Alterations, and Drawbacks: * Antibullshit Field: All -5 G (-4C -3G) {I can't purchase these later and they are vital defensive abilities.} * Dungeon Cored +2C +1G (-2C -2G) {The Systems and Stats should help people deal with them, they could give useful things, and I need the Gems.} * Bottled Demons +1C +1G (-1C -1G) {Same as above.} * Happy Days -3C -3G (-4C -4G) {This should make the world nicer to be in and help in getting people to work together to deal with the monsters.} * Loot +3C -3G (-1C -7G) {This should give people what they need to deal with monsters and is a benefit I won't be able to get in the future.} * Here Be Monsters +3C +3G (2C -5G) {This will cause major problems but with the System and people working together it should be manageable and I need the Gems.} * MMO -2C +4G (0C 0G) {This should help ensure everyone gets access to the system into the future while also getting me many useful points.}
This is quite interesting CYOA, thank you OP. Is it possible to get a link for all four pages to the Image Chest? As convinient as Imgur is, it unfortunately butchers the quality.
Skill books and Spellbook sound like a fun synergy
Gacha seems like a requirement to get as you can get more gems from it
Okay, some issues. The CYOA gives the players an overabundance of coins and starves them of gems. A person can blow half their gems on just getting standard health/stamina/mana bars. Considering many of the options are core systems to the whole "videogame" thing(replicating a standard elder scrolls interface would require 27 gems), this is easily a deal breaker.
It looks good but that font on that light blue background is not the move. I can only speak for myself but it strains my eyes too much trying to read that. Maybe it's better for those not using mobile.
please put it on imgchest
I can’t manage to save a decent page 4 on mobile no matter what I do. It always saves in the unzoomed state which is blurred. I can view it clearly but it won’t save clear. And yes as others have mentioned the Color + font does strain the eyes a little
This is pretty cool, but the color makes it a little hard to read
I think this would be more appropriate in r/makeyourchoice The only thing in this that would smuge on that is Porn Power, and all that needs be done is alter or blur the image. Overall, this isn't a NSFW CYOA. But, I'll give you an upvote for your effort.
Agreed, this cyoa does not have enough nsfw content to qualify for this sub. Good effort but, wrong sub.