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WotR Chapter 32: Stocking Up.
Calvin stooped as he stepped into the Alchemists shop, wrinkling his nose at the acrid fumes swirling through the tiny room. The shops ceiling was oppressively low, and he felt like he was going to bump his head at any moment.Other than the size and the malodorous content, the shop looked like any other well-kept establishment, with racks of nonvaluable alchemical products near the door, and the more interesting or dangerous stuff within cupboards behind a locked iron grate placed solidly behind the desk and its warden.Lining the shelves we...
WotR Bad Skills
I also need suggestions for Bad Skills and bad skill synergies. these will serve as cautionary tales and help flesh out the world and system. a side character might eventually have a particulary amusing combo.off the cuff example, a cooking skill mixes with a fire starting skill and now you can't not burn your food.Bad skills would generally be highly situational or impractical, not actively bad.
WotR The Onslaught of lore continues.
I need a small race that likes making tech or alchemy, basically a gnome or dwarf knock off, but they need to be rebranded, since everything in the story has had a pallete swap to allow us to pursue our own mythos.So, if you comment, give me a name, physical description, and cultural quirk. I'll mix and match out of the suggestions to create new races and characters from those races.
Chapter 195: Miss Trial
Garth walked into the alien courtroom, wearing a prisoner badge that made it impossible to conceive of --------- whatever it made it impossible to conceive of. His head was on a swivel, gawking at the many, many ways it was different from a human courtroom.The entire thing seemed like it was built to house giants, for starters. There was an inordinate amount of room down the hall and between each and every seat, along with a ceiling that stretched fifty feet in the air, far enough that Garth was a little suspicious that there might be weather ...
WotR Chapter 31: God Sent
Karen watched as Elaine stood in front of the raised dais, trying to fix everything. Reggie stood in the corner, holding his daughter, barely a month old. The girl was already starting to regrow her tufts of black hair, while shed been bald, shed reminded Karen of a chubby Andrew.Andrew was gone.Karen blinked her tears away as she studied the marble platform inscribed with intricate spellwork, scrawled by the gods themselves.The Kingdom of Malkenrovia was at the forefront of summoning techniques, and usually a virtuous maiden would be train...
Chapter 194: Jailhouse rock (Explicit AF)
My god, Garth said with a groan as he collapsed into the downy alien bed. Can you believe weve been having nonstop sex for the last two weeks?Alicia raised an eyebrow.You woke up yesterday.Eh, it was worth a shot. .Day 1:She chuckled, her hand unconsciously traveling to the necklace Garth could just barely make out under her state-issued jumper, reassuring herself it was still there.Whats the necklace? Garth asked, curiousity piqued.Nothing! she said, tearing her hand away from it and clearing her throat. Its no...
Butt stuff?
So I took a day off yesterday to refresh and think about what I wanna do with 2 weeks locked in a penthouse, and I woke up today still wanting to do an explicit chapter, then resume regular shenanigans afterward.I mean, 2 people locked in a penthouse for 2 weeks? it's gonna happen.Anyway, I just wanted to test the waters on how you guys feel about messing with her butt. So the choices are:1. Garth introduces Alicia to the back door. (Regular stuff included)2. Regular old sexy stuff.
WotR war arc
1. Typical Japanese academy arc.2. Andras apprentice/eventual officer. (More field work)
Discord brainstorm.
Feels like I need to brainstorm the broad strokes for both stories. I'll be on discord or have my phone on me for the next...8-10 hours.https://discord.gg/4RwUy6
Gonna do another dump
Gonna start dumping chapters publicly in the next day or so, so be prepared.probably something like 15 Outer Sphere and 10 WotR, staggered so that WotR picks up a couple days after Outer Sphere starts.
WotR Chapter 30: Princess Sandwich
Cal was riding one of the carriages guars as a Very Important Prisoner. Since his identity was still a secret, he was in the form of a handsome young Gadveran male who felt familiar to everyone, but no one could place.Strangely enough, when he averaged peoples features, he got a very attractive face. Its said that ugly people are ugly in their own way, which meant those unique uglinesses were wiped out by other peoples normal features. One person has a weird nose, but most peoples noses are ok.One person has a tiny, underdeveloped chi...
Chapter 193: Subpoena is hard to spell
The boob-cowboy glanced over and spotted Jim with a knife through his chest and half of his floating ribs torn away.Well, Shee-it, looks like I missed the party. He said as he dismounted, spitting some dark brown chew off to the side. He turned back toward Alicia, his hands on his hips, wedding tackle flopping in the dusty wind. This all would have been fine with Garth had the man not been wearing the same idealized body as Garths. Obviously Dr. Daniels and he shared the same asthetic.Hey there, Missy, he said with a deepened, souther...
Chapter 29: Horseplay
Calvin recoiled backward.Shi-Splitting0/11 Bent remainingCalvin used the single Bent hed acquired over the last twelve hours of meditating to duplicate the door to the carriage, placing it between himself and whatever the hell that thing was.The monster struck like a snake, lunging forward on a black, chitinous neck that hung out of the carriage, cinching the cage of teeth down around his makeshift shield.The impact slammed him back into the far wall, the teeth quivering individually around the edges of the door, almost like fingers.Go...
Chapter 192: Gimmie a minute
Garth glanced up and saw some four hundred or so Dan Ui clan members floating in the sky, looking imperiously down on the chaos below. At the head of them was someone he actually recognized: Mareen, the Corio woman whod almost killed him in order to avenge her apprentice.I wonder how shes doing nowadays.Immortals were popping out of the woodwork.Cease this at once! Her magically enhanced words blasted across the battlefield and forced even the most feral combatants to stop and pay attention.This planet is under the protection of the D...
WotR Chapter 28: Catfight Averted
Alright, listen up, General Andra Kolein said, pacing in front of the hundred or so new recruits. Your captain didnt make it. He did however put his team in a position to win the highest honor in Gadvera. You are going to escort the royal family back to Mujenan and receive high accolades for the work youve done here.Her eyes snapped over to Farren, who had raised his hand.What?Did we really do anything? He said. Last thing I remember we were charging, and then I got really sleepy.There was a general murmur of agreement....
WotR Meditation lvl 5 vote
Abilities:Shadow boxing: Allows the user to raise any Skill up to the level of Meditation, at 1/4 speed.Useful for practicing Bent dependent skills or being imprisoned with time on your hands.Disconnect: Allows the user to disconnect from their senses and the flow of time.Useful for demon summoning, battles of Will, or retaining your sanity after a thousand years in prison.Editor's choice!Sherl*ck vision: Plan your moves out in advance with a solid sense of the near future.Mutations:Bent Regeneration: Flat 20% Boost to Bent regeneration.Use...
Meditation hits level 5 today.
I have only come up with two ideas for Meditation.Shadow Boxing: Allows a person to practice a skill in the mind.Bent recharge: A simple, boring, flat boost to Bent regenration rate. (not too high) Max 20% or so.Please suggest others!Once we've got 4 or 5, we'll vote em.
Chapter 191: Marker
One by one, portals of every shape and size began to open as creatures began to step out into the dusty wasteland, their attention focused on two tiny men brawling in the center.Alicia blinked the gum out of her eyes, her head feeling much better after a full nights sleep. In front of her Mrs. Banyan was watching the TV with rapt attention.Thats umm Alicia said, her jaw dropping as she watched the chaos unfold on the screen in front of her. That was more non-human creatures than shed ever seen. The sky and land were being torn apart...
WotR Chapter 27: Leroy Jenkins!
He turned and headed back to camp, mulling over the Systems name. Elliot was a persons name, not a number or some kind of inhuman call-sign or anything. It was distinctly Malkenrovian in origin as well.Like Calvin.Cal set the pondering aside and headed back to the camp, behaving as similarly to the captain as he possibly could, given his limited experience with the man. It started to be a little fun, hooking his thumbs in his belt and acting like he knew what the hell he was doing. Everything else seemed to fall into place on its own as his...
Chapter 190: Its all coming together
Garth sat down on his couch, put his feet up, and turned on the magical TV, cracking open an imported beer.This particular kind was made by a dwarven worshipper of Beladia, and widely considered among the best in the Spheres.Oh, god damn, Garth muttered in ecstasy, putting on an episode of Adventure Time. Work was done for the day, now it was time to relax. The Core was back in Grasss keeping, providing Garths Command center with a sizeable upgrade, neither Tad nor Alicia were in any danger of dying. Caitlyn was humming away on a new id...
WotR Chapter 26: Captain Gadsint
Okay, how do we handle this cold-blooded murder in the most reliable way? Calvin thought glancing up. He had three Bent available, since he hadnt spent the one hed gotten from Ella last night. Hed gotten his second before bed, and one more late this morning. His next bent was only an hour or so away, but in a fight that wouldnt mean shit.First, to use a Bent to escape the cage. Do or not do? If he used a bent he could duplicate the key that was hanging on the side of the wagon. Quick, clean, and on his way, in exchange for a third of hi...
Chapter 189: Instant communication
Garth didnt really mind Half-nose having the core, or even using it to boost his spells. As long as the thing wasnt scrapped for parts by the end of this he could always get it back. Two factors kept Garth calm.1. He was pseudo-immortal, and a little energy beam shenanigans wasnt gonna do anything,2. Half-nose couldnt keep this up forever.Maybe we could have a civil conversation, cuz I mean, the property damage is getting ack! Garth ducked hard enough to slam himself into the ground, hands under his chest.FlyGarth shot sideways...
WotR Chapter 25: Now I Gotta kill this Guy.
Cal sprinted up behind her as she lunged forward and jumped on her, dragging her to the ground, a crossbow bolt whizzing above his head.Wait! he shouted in Gadveran, standing and raising his arms, feeling the strange prickling of a hundred different gazes with a hundred different emotions, swirling with confusion and suspicion, anger, readiness to hurt.Wait! Im not Genosian, see? He said, baring his teeth and pointing to them, keeping his foot firmly on Ellas silvery back. She was looking up at him with confusion and more than a lit...
Chapter 188: Motivation
Lets see, weve got beardo, half-nose and the third Inquisitor didnt really have any obvious flaws, like a certain younger brother. Well call him Jim Junior.Jim Junior leapt at Garths back, and was blown away by a tiny purple and yellow potato flower that cast Force Shield.Garth took the fraction of a second that rebound bought him to summon something flashy. If he wanted attention, this would probably do it.Summon Nature Spirit.Garth sent his lure out into the other plane, and snagged a big one.Oh boy, Woodys grown up a bit hasn...
WotR Chapter 24: Tight Holes
Calvinian Summoning: A Hybrid of Chained Spirit & Dupdomancy. Any creature wholly consumed may be recreated, and is bound to the users will for the duration. Skill allows manipulation of size and quantity of summoned creature, up to a mass limit.Calvinian Summoning level 1: 5 pound limit, 1 minute. 0 slots available.Calvin mulled over that statement for a moment. Size and quantity? Is that thing saying what I think its saying? Chained Spirit had specified a limit, being the creatures original size. This one had not.Cal had just unlocked t...
Chapter 187: Midlife Crisis
I think its a pathetic midlife crisis where a grown man tries to use his underage girlfriend as a dress-up doll! Garth said. Can you believe she said that? She was so sweet and innocent eight hundred years ago Alicia was below him, still naked, still strapped to the table, a gag in her mouth muffling her shouting. She was glaring at him for some reason.Im sitting here, baring my feelings, and youre glaring at me, Garth said, pulling up the interrogators chair and putting his feet up on the torture table. You have any idea...
Calvinian Summoning.
So something I've not decided on is the behavior of the hybrid skill as it relates to the 18-skill limit. I've come up with two ideas, and had one floated to me, so I'll put them up here.1. The hybrid skill is it's own skill, and takes up a slot, which allows it to advance and diverge from the parent skills by unlocking it's own abilities and mutations.2. The hybrid skill does not consume a skill slot, but it does not gain levels or grant abilities. any abilities gained by a parent skill apply to the hybrid skill. As they co...
WotR Chapter 23: Emergency Exit
The symbol flickered off, returning to the map with the emergency exits marked.Well, lady, and possible gentleman, youve been somewhat helpful, and extraordinarily confusing. I hope you get out of the web, or the walls, or wherever you are. Cal said, glancing around.Have a nice day! wall-lady said.Lets go check those emergency exits. Cal said, tapping Ella on the shoulder, pulling her away from where she was playing with the glowing buttons and dials.The first marked emergency exit was a panel on the ceiling with a handle and a ...
Chapter 186: Thoughts on Body Modification
Those Dimensional traps theyre putting up around her, Garth asked around a mouthful of popcorn. how good would they be at stopping say, a seventh-tier master of a clan, as a random, nonspecific example?Not at all? Emilio said.Dang. Looks like it has to be context. Garth sighed and stood.On the big screen, Alicia was slowly waking up, guarded by three Inquisitors and about to be interrogated by their boss. Things werent looking great for her.Shadow.The black lab jumped out of his shadow, tail wagging so hard it pulled its...
The Planet's origin (WotR)
1. Planet America. During imperialistic space exploration, America colonized this planet then got fucked into the stone age2. Earth, after apocalypse.3. WTF did you mention America, I was enjoying my fantasy story, goddamnit!
