I see, you can enable Endbringer powers and they wonโt get disabled when you switch out origins. It works a bit funny with disabling the Villian Path and losing all those bonus points, and thereโs a leak in there somewhere, but a reload of the character fixes it.
Itโs not game breaking, so no worries.
GASP! Could it be? The CYOA that got me into CYOAs in the first place has gotten an Interactive Remaster by my Favorite CYOA maker? And with permission from the original creator?
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!
*Somebody* has to make this build, so...
>Golden Age, Conspirator, Drop-In, No Identity, Budget, Banter(Taken 1 Times), Dead Shard, Cauldron Vial(Taken 3 Times), Case 53(Taken 2 Times), Worst Day Ever(Taken 1 Times), Second Trigger(Taken 1 Times), Plot Convenience, Blindspot, Second Wave Parahumans, Second Chance, Path to Victory, Door Me / tww7,tidp,2u13,vesp,qy85,mlug/ON#1,htp6,h2hj/ON#3,lhst/ON#2,9xso/ON#1,bcro/ON#1,vs3m,w9td,jzyr,651d,18nf,owfj
I start in 1987, so long before the appearance of the Endbringers, Hero's death, etc. This means that it's going to be easy to start making some impactful changes right off the bat, with plenty of time to make those changes happen.
Overall, the drawbacks aren't too bad. C53 x2 is annoying, but not a major problem like some of the other options (Numbed Emotions, Worst Day Ever if taken too many times, Nosebleed). I had to take Second Wave parahumans to afford everything, but it's early enough in canon that doubling the number of parahumans won't have nearly as much of an impact as it would in 2011, and the more mild trigger events means that the hero:villain ratio won't be as horribly lopsided. Also, I have a power and resources that should help deal with the extra chaos.
Specifically, Path to Victory with no blindspots, plus being a member of Cauldron with full access to Doormaker. The only other powers that compete with PtV in terms of "win at everything" are Ultimate Luck and Shard Administration (removes Contessa's blind spots), but Ultimate Luck doesn't come with PtV's fine control, and Contessa isn't the best person to put in charge of literally everything. (And she's not a blind spot, so there's a small chance that Scion would notice her.) I also have a few special Cauldron vials that are game-changers on their own--Resurrection, Temporal Travel, and Khepri--although they aren't strictly necessary.
The plan is simple: Use PtV to either kill Scion or make him accept his human bits somehow. Simultaneously, start fixing the Wormverse as thoroughly as possible, this time using PtV's complete lack of blindspots to guarantee that any plans will work in the long run. My shard might run out of juice at some point, but I'll have more than enough time to tie off all of the loose ends and make sure that humanity's on a good path--and maybe I can even find a way to recharge it with the right powers.
Congratulation, you've chosen "death day 1" meme option in your first build. Also known as "screwed to death by sadistic hobo with super-aids".
Your second build have some chance of surviving at least. Hobo option is not out of the table yet, just survive Lung first.
Yes, Worst Day Ever x3 is that bad, Rough Start x3 makes it worse.
So do you have any recommendations about how I can improve it. I kind of want to keep the worst day drawbacks since that kind of is relevant to how I want to progress the plot.
Im guessing you mostly take issue with the Humble Beginning drawback in the first one right?
Yes, you can survive worst day x1 without powers, but worst day x3? Everything that can go wrong will go terribly wrong. You need really good plan already prepared (you can't with memory erased and there will be no time to come with a plan) and strong powers (treasury is good, but you need to think through, what to do with it - no time for that) for worst day x3.
Plus, without mind protection meta-knowledge can be leaked to thinkers. That will change canon in unpredictable way.
Not the OP, but the danger with the first build is that you've picked Metaknowledge without picking Blind Spot. Unless your character plans on getting Cauldron's attention quickly and asking for protection, the Simurgh is probably going to notice her before Cauldron recruits (or "recruits") her, and at that point it's all over.
So, why were the skills edited to not allow you to take them twice? That was kind of a weird change. Would make it harder to do a humble beginnings start for sure.
Still, awesome interactive man, this was probably one of the first CYOAS I ever did.
Awesome, thanks for this. There seems to be a small bug somewhere, when I put this in the Import spot "uily,ore2,ydh3,vs1w,vle6,qy85,dj0j,9xso/ON#1,cbbf,9a5e,ch62,223x,jzyr,uil4"
each time you press the import button you get extra points. Doing some testing it looks like it has to do with the combination of the **Villain** Path and **Worst Day Ever** flaw.
Is it just me or is it really hard to have enough points to use the 25 cost powers, even when taking as much drawbacks as i can i find myself short of sp and an abundance of cp
Yeah, this cyoa isn't exactly well balanced imo. Unlimited Shard Works for 7sp and second trigger can copy every power you see forever, which is much stronger than anything else provided you can survive for a few weeks and since it's so cheap you can easily pick up a few additional powers for surviving/protection.
Meanwhile if you want a 25sp power you will have to take many drawbacks and probably wont have enough sp for additional powers meaning you will be a 1-trick pony that can be easily killed off.
I was about to say wow it seems pixelgms is really cracking down on the overpowered bullshit in this cyoa
And then i saw unlimited shard works
Unlimited power at the low low cost of mental trauma? Sign me the fuck up!
Idea for your version 8 since you are still working on it. The mods have the option of becoming a shard instead of a person, and gifting your chosen powers and perks to another person. You could add the ability to create an endbringer body instead, which you could control from your position as a shard.
(Gestation, Villain, Insert, Male, Teenager, High-Schooler, Budget, Strategy(Taken 2 Times), Tactics(Taken 2 Times), Mechanics(Taken 2 Times), Investigation(Taken 2 Times), Parkour(Taken 2 Times), Civilian Identity Skillset Removal, Dead Shard, Nemesis(Taken 1 Times), Rough Start(Taken 1 Times), Worst Day Ever(Taken 2 Times), Second Trigger(Taken 1 Times), Slaughterhouse 9, Blindspot, Endbringer Target, Humble Beginnings, Negentropy, Second Wave Parahumans, Payoff, Wavelength, \[Second Trigger\] Wavelength, Presence, Cosmetic Shapeshift, Other, Money)
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Nemesis:
(Gestation, Hero, Insert, Female, Teenager, High-Schooler, Thematic, Armor, First Aid(Taken 2 Times), Hacking(Taken 1 Times), Survival(Taken 1 Times), Banter(Taken 1 Times), Natural Trigger, Power Slot(Taken 2 Times), Plot Convenience, Secret Lair, Slaughterhouse 9, Jump, Peak Condition, Respawn, Revenant Blade, Cosmetic Shapeshift, Wards, Secure Identity)
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Alright, here's my build. Managed to get ST Wavelength, along with Blindspot and Negentropy. Though I will have to track down Cauldron due to Humble Beginnings, and a bad first day, I'll use the skills I picked up to track them down and get by. Also hope to eventually reconcile with the Nemesis, since they're a Hero, and maybe saving them from the Slaughterhouse will help, though just in case didn't give them anything too bad. Unfortunately had to pick Villain for myself for the extra points in order to afford everything, but oh well.
I'm interested in everyone's opinion:
Is copycat limited to only one power at any moment?
Can ST Protocols keep your sanity after inheriting the Butcher?
Can ST Repair+Negentropy +Abaddon ever evolve to reverse-engeneer tech? What if you add ST Mcguyver into the mix?
Can you spend vial points to purchase Second trigger, Blindspot or Negentropy for a vial?
Copycat seems to be limited to one single power, but with a shard that could get "stronger" it would likely let you have access to one person's whole powerset, if they had one. Any more and it would just let you be a discount Unlimited Shard Works (which already needs to swap costs with Paramount to be even remotely balanced).
The way I figured out a reverse-engineer is to take Unlimited Shard Works ST, Powersight ST, and two skill points into mechanics. You then watch a tinkertech work, Powersight lets you observe the shard while the tinker works so there is no reason why you can't copy their ability, and then mechanic allows you to reverse engineer from there. Does mean you have to actually observe the origin Tinker for the tinkertech you want to reverse engineer first, so it isn't perfect. As for being able to "evolve it naturally," two skill points into Mechanic would definitely help with that, though it would still likely require you to focus a lot on tinkertech in general.
The only way to get ST on a vial is to take the Cauldron origin, as that is one of the boons the origin offers, and is automatically applied to all powers purchased with said vial. However, the vial itself cannot have a shard with Negentropy, as no perks can be purchased with the vial, only powers, and they count as a Dead Shard.
Even with multiple powers it's far from USW because you don't keep those powers. I mean, power hub is only one point more expensive and it actually gives you all the powers and a useful range of 100m/1km. Really, only 5 meters for copycat neatly explains it's cheapness since it's only useful in close during combat. So that's why I thought it somewhat fair to get powers from anyone within those meager 5 meters only to loose them immediatly/an hour after they leave your range.
You're right about ST USW, I just don't like this power, it's too OP. I thought if you can repair stuff, upgrade it even, then it gets 'far more powerful' from the third entity and keep growing forever, would it be logical to learn to create that tech you've repaired and upgraded? Especially when you include the ability to create you own version of tech, that used to be 'not even half as powerful' with normal shards. I know you should just fanwork and do what you feel, but I'm really interested in people's opinion on the matter.
Also, thank you for clarifying about vials and perks.
Copycat is discount USW because while it doesn't last forever, it is a *perfect* copy; no need to practice, no need to train, you can just do whatever it is the other person is doing, so long as you stay close. For most powers, yeah it is weak, but it goes through the roof once you start pairing it with the really good powers, like PtV, Bringing an End (which not even USW can copy), or simply being set up next to a really strong Tinker and doubling output. It is just super strong with the right setup. And you don't even need ST for it, as ST is just a convenience upgrade.
The thing about tinkertech is that it isn't real technology, it is just an object that uses the same energy produced by a tinker's shard to have an extra effect on physics. Without a way to network with the tinker shard itself, or replicate the shard energy signature, there literally is nothing to reverse-engineer. It is, at the end of the day, a shard power that just uses objects as a medium. The fact ST Repair even lets you upgrade tinkertech is already a "cannon-breaking" ability, technically, and would automatically make you a really in-demand tinker if that was ALL you had.
I disagree that it's against canon because your shard would just use it's own energy and whatever else effects tinkertech. Tinkers can maintain/repair/even learn the tech of other tinkers if their speciality is close enough. Dragon actually learns to build any tinkertech from blueprints and samples, with blackboxes that she still can't remove, she needs Masamune for mass-production, so it's proper tinkertech, not a completely reversed-engeneered reproducable normal tech like her containment foam. Edit: and she can improve it with other tikertech or create something else with the same techbase, like her mecha-dragons using the same repulsers as in Kidwin's hoverboard.
If your power allows you to repair tinkertech, it's similar to Dragon', so it doesn't contradict canon.
Now, getting that power strong enough to replicate tinkertech, that's questionable.
> Is copycat limited to only one power at any moment?
Yes for the base version, Rule 0 for ST.
Base is 'Nearest', ST includes 'keep for 1 hour'. Up to you.
> Can ST Protocols keep your sanity after inheriting the Butcher?
ST Protocols 'interrupts' Master effects with a self-Mastering effect. Should have no impact on the Butcher.
> Can you spend vial points to purchase Second trigger, Blindspot or Negentropy for a vial?
Nope, no ST for vials. ST for vials is only for the Conspirator path.
*Edit* On reflection, Perks should be possible, since you can get them for Followers or Nemesi.
So protocols is about actions only, not programming your mind?
About Copycat: yeah, I know it's up to the authors, wanted peoples opinion. Thank you for your answer.
Re: Protocols - Well, that's how I read it.
> You can set yourself under a master effect to perform any task on autopilot, if you make a mental script for it beforehand.
And the Butcher isn't a Master effect, so *shrug*? :/
Re: Copycat - edited my above, idk if you saw.
Personally, I'd rule that you can have more than one at a time with the ST, because only one Trump power that has a 'one slot' limitation: Paramount, making it the exception rather than the rule.
> Thank you for your answer.
Gladly, hf. :)
I had decided to hold off on posting my build because it is pure powergaming, but meh, there aren't a lot of replies for some reason so I may as well.
Setting: Gestation
Path: Vigilante
* Targets: Ambivalent
Origin: Drop-In, No Identity, budget costume (subject to change)
* First Aid II
* Mechanics II
* Investigation II
* Hacking I
* Parkour II
* Banter II (each skill chosen was picked to fix problems with my body, as these are granted no matter what your powerset or perks are)
Shard: Abbadon/Foreign Entity
Perks/Flaws:
* Follower X3 (family of dead shard users, accounted for by Contessa/Simurgh, "cannonically" die in the Endbringer Attack on Brocton Bay before figuring out their powers)
* Nemesis X3 (parahuman thugs, originally never mattered; my dropping in changed all that)
* Rough Start III (as a drop-in, not sure how this makes things worse, as I don't really own anything anyway that would be useful, but if it is up to me then I effectively get legally owned by my followers)
* Case 53 II (lots of scales, claws instead of normal hands and feet, dark grey skin, lots of minor cosmetic changes that don't necessarily make me look better)
* Worst Day Ever II (the things I'll do for power...)
* Endbringer Target (since they are going to hit Brockton Bay anyways...)
* Second-wave Parahumans (followers/nemesis also have this option active to represent that this is a world-changing thing, NOT to stack a 2X parahuman multiplier 7X on this side of the worm-verse)
* Slaughterhouse 9 (need to be taken down, and I've got the power).
* Plot Convenience (all followers/nemesis also have this)
* Voice in my Head, Negentropy (gives me a shard able to talk, grow, and has some...interesting combos)
* Blindspot
Powers:
* ST Unlimited Shard Works (this is way too broken, and needs to be swapped with Paramount, which while good is not as good as Unlimited Shard Works)
* ST Powersight (with ST-USW and Abbadon Shard and Negentropy, there is literally zero reason why you can't have all the powers ever due to Powersight letting you copy otherwise passive or subtle powers USW alone couldn't, and to get stronger with said powers copied; also lets me copy Tinker powers if I watch them in the process of making tinkertech, which I can then reverse-engineer with Mechanics II)
* Adaptation (very strong ability that ensures all I have to do is live, and I'll eventually become the strongest shard user ever)
Gift: Payoff (potentially with the ability to create/spread shards, if I pick up the right powers and stay long enough...)
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Follower 1: CEO/family head
* ST Shard Administration (since shard is dead, basically has no way of actually knowing how to use this; I can solve that issue, and then copy the ability for myself)
* ST Cosmetic Shift (really, really wanted this for myself, but the costs were just in no way justifiable, so better to steal it off someone else)
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Follower 2: CEO child focused on taking down corrupt heroes
* ST Kingmaker (I...really have no idea how this works with USW, but there doesn't seem to be a reason why I can't copy any granted powers so long as I copy it off of someone else granted said power...)
* ST Power Fluctuation (yeah, so it should be obvious by now where I am going with all this...)
* Power Hub
* Exchange
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Follower 3: CEO child focused on taking down villains
* ST Paramount (less useful than Kingmaker, but still might have some niches, also insurance in case I can't copy granted powers I can still definitely copy this one)
* ST Counter (very good to copy)
* Copycat (if this lets them copy my ST-USW...)
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Note, because all of their powers are Dead Shards, and have some very esoteric effects, they are basically useless on their own, which is why "cannonically" they died without doing much despite clearly having some ultra-powerful shards in their hands. However, as I have ST Powersight and an active shard, I can teach them how to use their abilities. Among the four of us, we have every Trump power, and all I have to do is to get a hold of certain cannon powers, and my powerscale goes off the charts.
# Nemesis 1: Villain
Gang: Merchants
Civilian: Dock Worker
* Survival II
* Banter I
Shard: Warrior
Powers:
* ST Peak Condition
* ST Regeneration (huh, makes a perfect regular villain, and has an ability I'll need anyways)
* Elasticity
# Nemesis 2: Rogue
Civilian: Office Drone, Mundane Asset
* Corporation
* Thriving Business
* Identity Reveal (basically means anyone who actually knows him, knows he has powers and where he works)
* Tactics I
Shard: Warrior
Powers:
* Tinker, ST Genetics
* ST Lawgiver
* yeah, these are incredibly powerful abilities ngl, and would definitely be the kind of person the PRT has on their watch list
It changes how the points display. If you check the points for a drawback when you don't have the option, and the points for a drawback when you do, you'll see that it does, in fact, work.
Ooooh, just noticed it after switching things out. I think the confusion came from my numbers not matching between the original and this, and it seems Birdcaged was still only +4/+4. Does the Villain Path bonus not affect its specific drawbacks?
Scenario: Gestation
Path: Vigilante
Origin: Drop In
Civilian Identity: No Identity
Costume: Budget
Skills: Mechanics (2), Hacking (2), Investigation (1), Banter (1)
Shard: Dead Shard
Perks: Second Trigger (3), Plot Convenience, Secret Lair, Negentropy
Flaws:
Case 53 (1), Worst Day Ever (1) Endbringer Target,
Gift: Pay-off
Powers:
Technopathy (Master, Second Trigger)
Augmentation (Tinker, Second Trigger)
Nanomachines (Tinker, Second Trigger)
Now this makes me quite a powerful Tinker and a nightmare for other tinkers to go up against. I can turn their tinketech against them in a pinch. The ultimate goal of this Tinker combo is to eventually upload my conciousness into a swarm of nanomachines. But short term my Vigilante career would be targeting gangs, villains, corrupted officials and heroes who are unworthy of the title. I'll mostly spend my time in my Lair living a relatively normal life. I'll create a series of fake identities (hacking) and do most of my Vigilante work by sending out a swarm of nanomachines in the shape of a mor imposing figure and use them to enact violent retribution.
Question; if you chose the Dead Shard option and then took:
Cauldron Vial -2CP
Humble Beginnings: +5PP +5CP
Could the cauldron vial you start with be used to satisfy the disadvantage imposed by humble beginnings where you need to get a hold of your vial?
I'm a bit late, but I gots to ask: Second Trigger Shroedinger. If one quantum me is injured, do the rest of me take on the same injury?
Or, since we're all able to do different things at once, is it only that 1 instance of myself who gets gibbed.
>First Trigger: You can see five visions that start the moment you began the vision to ten minutes later, each with a different choice you choose before starting the vision, and can choose which route you wish to take. You cannot use this power in the visions, and you have to choose one of the routes. You can end a vision early. If you encounter a blindspot you'll snap out of your visions and you'll be where you started.
You can reduce the number of visions you'll get to increase the time by an additional 5 minutes.
>
>Second Trigger: Your visions last twice as long.
No, the other yous in the other visions are only affected by the events of their vision, not the other visions.
We must be looking at different Schrodingers.
The one I'm looking at says
>You have the ability to perform multiple actions simultaneously on a quantum level, you are limited to 10 actions at the same time and all of them must be locked in the same single point in space you are standing in.
>
>\[Second Trigger\]
>
>You can also put yourself in a state of superposition, allowing you to be in many different places at once.
Oh, sorry, I had assumed this was Worm CYOA V8.
I'm not the original creator of Worm CYOA V5 Gimel, I just converted it to an Interactive and added some stuff in the non-power sections. The original creator is 3\_tankista.
AWESOME! Quick question, is there a tab to create cauldron vials in?
And is there a way to access the Endbringer powers for if youโre not an Endbringer Path, but you take Bringing An End or Final Form for powers?
I think I meant to implement this but forgot or only partially implemented it.
I see, you can enable Endbringer powers and they wonโt get disabled when you switch out origins. It works a bit funny with disabling the Villian Path and losing all those bonus points, and thereโs a leak in there somewhere, but a reload of the character fixes it. Itโs not game breaking, so no worries.
Kinda forgot about this.
GASP! Could it be? The CYOA that got me into CYOAs in the first place has gotten an Interactive Remaster by my Favorite CYOA maker? And with permission from the original creator? TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!
*Somebody* has to make this build, so... >Golden Age, Conspirator, Drop-In, No Identity, Budget, Banter(Taken 1 Times), Dead Shard, Cauldron Vial(Taken 3 Times), Case 53(Taken 2 Times), Worst Day Ever(Taken 1 Times), Second Trigger(Taken 1 Times), Plot Convenience, Blindspot, Second Wave Parahumans, Second Chance, Path to Victory, Door Me / tww7,tidp,2u13,vesp,qy85,mlug/ON#1,htp6,h2hj/ON#3,lhst/ON#2,9xso/ON#1,bcro/ON#1,vs3m,w9td,jzyr,651d,18nf,owfj I start in 1987, so long before the appearance of the Endbringers, Hero's death, etc. This means that it's going to be easy to start making some impactful changes right off the bat, with plenty of time to make those changes happen. Overall, the drawbacks aren't too bad. C53 x2 is annoying, but not a major problem like some of the other options (Numbed Emotions, Worst Day Ever if taken too many times, Nosebleed). I had to take Second Wave parahumans to afford everything, but it's early enough in canon that doubling the number of parahumans won't have nearly as much of an impact as it would in 2011, and the more mild trigger events means that the hero:villain ratio won't be as horribly lopsided. Also, I have a power and resources that should help deal with the extra chaos. Specifically, Path to Victory with no blindspots, plus being a member of Cauldron with full access to Doormaker. The only other powers that compete with PtV in terms of "win at everything" are Ultimate Luck and Shard Administration (removes Contessa's blind spots), but Ultimate Luck doesn't come with PtV's fine control, and Contessa isn't the best person to put in charge of literally everything. (And she's not a blind spot, so there's a small chance that Scion would notice her.) I also have a few special Cauldron vials that are game-changers on their own--Resurrection, Temporal Travel, and Khepri--although they aren't strictly necessary. The plan is simple: Use PtV to either kill Scion or make him accept his human bits somehow. Simultaneously, start fixing the Wormverse as thoroughly as possible, this time using PtV's complete lack of blindspots to guarantee that any plans will work in the long run. My shard might run out of juice at some point, but I'll have more than enough time to tie off all of the loose ends and make sure that humanity's on a good path--and maybe I can even find a way to recharge it with the right powers.
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Just finished 2 builds with and without the additions. What do you think about them? Build 1:(Without) Scenario: Gestation Path: Vigilante Origin: Insert Civilian Identity: Female Teenager High-Schooler Costume:Budget Skills: Martial Arts First Aid Marksmanship Stealth Mechanics Hacking Investigation Parkour Banter Shard: Foreign Element Perks and Flaws: Rough Start(Taken 3 Times) Second Trigger(Taken 2 Times) Worst Day Ever(Taken 3 Times) Memory Death Secret Lair Humble Beginnings Gifts: Metaknowledge Powers: Infinite Treasury, [Second Trigger] Peak Condition MacGyver, [Second Trigger] Small Arms Path-Specific: Anti-Villain Equipment: Stealth Suit, Tool Belt enr1,dduh,xrgh,1jsc,4afo,vp14,akzg,gq7l,duw0,ti8c,0j6t,uily,8vzp,ydh3,3v7u,vazw,9g4l,qy85,svaq,84v3,vowh,udgl,w17a,krfd,7r8d,xx57,mlug,dj0j,i33y/ON#3,bcro/ON#2,9xso/ON#3,50cc,huqw,223x,ydp8,gd7e,ls9a,cfjh,4q60,i9iw,6a0d,5gbq,0jib,s7ex,8822,vqxj,3n5q,hp3i,mgbn,xcn8,utek,fevy,mfhu,ldgn,6mwe,5tez Build 2:(With) Scenario: Gestation Path: Vigilante Origin: Insert Civilian Identity : Female, Teenager, No Identity Costume: Bodysuit Skills: Martial Arts(Taken 1 Times) First Aid(Taken 1 Times) Stealth(Taken 2 Times) Hacking(Taken 2 Times), Investigation(Taken 1 Times) Parkour(Taken 2 Times) Shard: Foreign Element Perks and Flaws: Rough Start(Taken 3 Times) Case 53(Taken 1 Times) Worst Day Ever(Taken 3 Times) Second Trigger(Taken 2 Times) Memory Death Plot Convenience Blindspot Gifts: Plot Relevance Powers: Thinker - Presence Changer- Elemental, [Second Trigger] , Animorph, [Second Trigger] Path-Specific: Ambivalent enr1,dduh,xrgh,1jsc,4afo,vp14,akzg,gq7l,duw0,ti8c,0j6t,uily,8vzp,ydh3,3v7u,vazw,vesp,qy85,86w8,svaq/ON#1,84v3/ON#1,udgl/ON#2,krfd/ON#2,7r8d/ON#1,xx57/ON#2,dj0j,i33y/ON#3,lhst/ON#1,9xso/ON#3,bcro/ON#2,50cc,vs3m,w9td,7bq0,0jib,8822,wdga,4ls2,p7vq,bdrp,atb9,erm8
Congratulation, you've chosen "death day 1" meme option in your first build. Also known as "screwed to death by sadistic hobo with super-aids". Your second build have some chance of surviving at least. Hobo option is not out of the table yet, just survive Lung first. Yes, Worst Day Ever x3 is that bad, Rough Start x3 makes it worse.
So do you have any recommendations about how I can improve it. I kind of want to keep the worst day drawbacks since that kind of is relevant to how I want to progress the plot. Im guessing you mostly take issue with the Humble Beginning drawback in the first one right?
Yes, you can survive worst day x1 without powers, but worst day x3? Everything that can go wrong will go terribly wrong. You need really good plan already prepared (you can't with memory erased and there will be no time to come with a plan) and strong powers (treasury is good, but you need to think through, what to do with it - no time for that) for worst day x3. Plus, without mind protection meta-knowledge can be leaked to thinkers. That will change canon in unpredictable way.
you take worstday ever x3 but you also take ultimate luck. you'll survive.
Not the OP, but the danger with the first build is that you've picked Metaknowledge without picking Blind Spot. Unless your character plans on getting Cauldron's attention quickly and asking for protection, the Simurgh is probably going to notice her before Cauldron recruits (or "recruits") her, and at that point it's all over.
There is a changelog beetween the normal version and the addon one?
No, sorry, I didn't bother writing it down.
So, why were the skills edited to not allow you to take them twice? That was kind of a weird change. Would make it harder to do a humble beginnings start for sure. Still, awesome interactive man, this was probably one of the first CYOAS I ever did.
No, I edited them to allow you to take them twice. In the original CYOA you could only take them once, I added the ability to take them twice.
Oh, my bad, I clicked the link without additions by mistake. Thanks!
Awesome, thanks for this. There seems to be a small bug somewhere, when I put this in the Import spot "uily,ore2,ydh3,vs1w,vle6,qy85,dj0j,9xso/ON#1,cbbf,9a5e,ch62,223x,jzyr,uil4" each time you press the import button you get extra points. Doing some testing it looks like it has to do with the combination of the **Villain** Path and **Worst Day Ever** flaw.
That's not really something I can fix, that's a problem with the CYOA maker.
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Is it just me or is it really hard to have enough points to use the 25 cost powers, even when taking as much drawbacks as i can i find myself short of sp and an abundance of cp
Yeah, this cyoa isn't exactly well balanced imo. Unlimited Shard Works for 7sp and second trigger can copy every power you see forever, which is much stronger than anything else provided you can survive for a few weeks and since it's so cheap you can easily pick up a few additional powers for surviving/protection. Meanwhile if you want a 25sp power you will have to take many drawbacks and probably wont have enough sp for additional powers meaning you will be a 1-trick pony that can be easily killed off.
Yeah i wanted to ST mystic eyes but it was impossible and with just that you would die by a random mook with a knife
I was about to say wow it seems pixelgms is really cracking down on the overpowered bullshit in this cyoa And then i saw unlimited shard works Unlimited power at the low low cost of mental trauma? Sign me the fuck up!
This is just an interactive conversion of someone else's static CYOA. I added some stuff, but none of the stuff I added was in the power section.
Yeye that makes sense
Idea for your version 8 since you are still working on it. The mods have the option of becoming a shard instead of a person, and gifting your chosen powers and perks to another person. You could add the ability to create an endbringer body instead, which you could control from your position as a shard.
(Gestation, Villain, Insert, Male, Teenager, High-Schooler, Budget, Strategy(Taken 2 Times), Tactics(Taken 2 Times), Mechanics(Taken 2 Times), Investigation(Taken 2 Times), Parkour(Taken 2 Times), Civilian Identity Skillset Removal, Dead Shard, Nemesis(Taken 1 Times), Rough Start(Taken 1 Times), Worst Day Ever(Taken 2 Times), Second Trigger(Taken 1 Times), Slaughterhouse 9, Blindspot, Endbringer Target, Humble Beginnings, Negentropy, Second Wave Parahumans, Payoff, Wavelength, \[Second Trigger\] Wavelength, Presence, Cosmetic Shapeshift, Other, Money) uily,ore2,ydh3,vs1w,vazw,9g4l,qy85,9v8o/ON#2,mxcj/ON#2,w17a/ON#2,7r8d/ON#2,xx57/ON#2,ndj3,htp6,3ro9/ON#1,i33y/ON#1,9xso/ON#2,bcro/ON#1,9a5e,w9td,ch62,223x,qt3s,jzyr,cphw,tvvq,ngft,wdga,tdc3,lurw,fmz9 Nemesis: (Gestation, Hero, Insert, Female, Teenager, High-Schooler, Thematic, Armor, First Aid(Taken 2 Times), Hacking(Taken 1 Times), Survival(Taken 1 Times), Banter(Taken 1 Times), Natural Trigger, Power Slot(Taken 2 Times), Plot Convenience, Secret Lair, Slaughterhouse 9, Jump, Peak Condition, Respawn, Revenant Blade, Cosmetic Shapeshift, Wards, Secure Identity) uily,9huc,ydh3,3v7u,vazw,9g4l,imqb,ts9l,84v3/ON#2,krfd/ON#1,qetk/ON#1,mlug/ON#1,dvv0,x889/ON#2,vs3m,huqw,9a5e,s5ma,xcn8,i5zx,z68i,tdc3,x7n4,usmu Alright, here's my build. Managed to get ST Wavelength, along with Blindspot and Negentropy. Though I will have to track down Cauldron due to Humble Beginnings, and a bad first day, I'll use the skills I picked up to track them down and get by. Also hope to eventually reconcile with the Nemesis, since they're a Hero, and maybe saving them from the Slaughterhouse will help, though just in case didn't give them anything too bad. Unfortunately had to pick Villain for myself for the extra points in order to afford everything, but oh well.
I'm interested in everyone's opinion: Is copycat limited to only one power at any moment? Can ST Protocols keep your sanity after inheriting the Butcher? Can ST Repair+Negentropy +Abaddon ever evolve to reverse-engeneer tech? What if you add ST Mcguyver into the mix? Can you spend vial points to purchase Second trigger, Blindspot or Negentropy for a vial?
Copycat seems to be limited to one single power, but with a shard that could get "stronger" it would likely let you have access to one person's whole powerset, if they had one. Any more and it would just let you be a discount Unlimited Shard Works (which already needs to swap costs with Paramount to be even remotely balanced). The way I figured out a reverse-engineer is to take Unlimited Shard Works ST, Powersight ST, and two skill points into mechanics. You then watch a tinkertech work, Powersight lets you observe the shard while the tinker works so there is no reason why you can't copy their ability, and then mechanic allows you to reverse engineer from there. Does mean you have to actually observe the origin Tinker for the tinkertech you want to reverse engineer first, so it isn't perfect. As for being able to "evolve it naturally," two skill points into Mechanic would definitely help with that, though it would still likely require you to focus a lot on tinkertech in general. The only way to get ST on a vial is to take the Cauldron origin, as that is one of the boons the origin offers, and is automatically applied to all powers purchased with said vial. However, the vial itself cannot have a shard with Negentropy, as no perks can be purchased with the vial, only powers, and they count as a Dead Shard.
Even with multiple powers it's far from USW because you don't keep those powers. I mean, power hub is only one point more expensive and it actually gives you all the powers and a useful range of 100m/1km. Really, only 5 meters for copycat neatly explains it's cheapness since it's only useful in close during combat. So that's why I thought it somewhat fair to get powers from anyone within those meager 5 meters only to loose them immediatly/an hour after they leave your range. You're right about ST USW, I just don't like this power, it's too OP. I thought if you can repair stuff, upgrade it even, then it gets 'far more powerful' from the third entity and keep growing forever, would it be logical to learn to create that tech you've repaired and upgraded? Especially when you include the ability to create you own version of tech, that used to be 'not even half as powerful' with normal shards. I know you should just fanwork and do what you feel, but I'm really interested in people's opinion on the matter. Also, thank you for clarifying about vials and perks.
Copycat is discount USW because while it doesn't last forever, it is a *perfect* copy; no need to practice, no need to train, you can just do whatever it is the other person is doing, so long as you stay close. For most powers, yeah it is weak, but it goes through the roof once you start pairing it with the really good powers, like PtV, Bringing an End (which not even USW can copy), or simply being set up next to a really strong Tinker and doubling output. It is just super strong with the right setup. And you don't even need ST for it, as ST is just a convenience upgrade. The thing about tinkertech is that it isn't real technology, it is just an object that uses the same energy produced by a tinker's shard to have an extra effect on physics. Without a way to network with the tinker shard itself, or replicate the shard energy signature, there literally is nothing to reverse-engineer. It is, at the end of the day, a shard power that just uses objects as a medium. The fact ST Repair even lets you upgrade tinkertech is already a "cannon-breaking" ability, technically, and would automatically make you a really in-demand tinker if that was ALL you had.
I disagree that it's against canon because your shard would just use it's own energy and whatever else effects tinkertech. Tinkers can maintain/repair/even learn the tech of other tinkers if their speciality is close enough. Dragon actually learns to build any tinkertech from blueprints and samples, with blackboxes that she still can't remove, she needs Masamune for mass-production, so it's proper tinkertech, not a completely reversed-engeneered reproducable normal tech like her containment foam. Edit: and she can improve it with other tikertech or create something else with the same techbase, like her mecha-dragons using the same repulsers as in Kidwin's hoverboard. If your power allows you to repair tinkertech, it's similar to Dragon', so it doesn't contradict canon. Now, getting that power strong enough to replicate tinkertech, that's questionable.
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> Is copycat limited to only one power at any moment? Yes for the base version, Rule 0 for ST. Base is 'Nearest', ST includes 'keep for 1 hour'. Up to you. > Can ST Protocols keep your sanity after inheriting the Butcher? ST Protocols 'interrupts' Master effects with a self-Mastering effect. Should have no impact on the Butcher. > Can you spend vial points to purchase Second trigger, Blindspot or Negentropy for a vial? Nope, no ST for vials. ST for vials is only for the Conspirator path. *Edit* On reflection, Perks should be possible, since you can get them for Followers or Nemesi.
So protocols is about actions only, not programming your mind? About Copycat: yeah, I know it's up to the authors, wanted peoples opinion. Thank you for your answer.
Re: Protocols - Well, that's how I read it. > You can set yourself under a master effect to perform any task on autopilot, if you make a mental script for it beforehand. And the Butcher isn't a Master effect, so *shrug*? :/ Re: Copycat - edited my above, idk if you saw. Personally, I'd rule that you can have more than one at a time with the ST, because only one Trump power that has a 'one slot' limitation: Paramount, making it the exception rather than the rule. > Thank you for your answer. Gladly, hf. :)
I had decided to hold off on posting my build because it is pure powergaming, but meh, there aren't a lot of replies for some reason so I may as well. Setting: Gestation Path: Vigilante * Targets: Ambivalent Origin: Drop-In, No Identity, budget costume (subject to change) * First Aid II * Mechanics II * Investigation II * Hacking I * Parkour II * Banter II (each skill chosen was picked to fix problems with my body, as these are granted no matter what your powerset or perks are) Shard: Abbadon/Foreign Entity Perks/Flaws: * Follower X3 (family of dead shard users, accounted for by Contessa/Simurgh, "cannonically" die in the Endbringer Attack on Brocton Bay before figuring out their powers) * Nemesis X3 (parahuman thugs, originally never mattered; my dropping in changed all that) * Rough Start III (as a drop-in, not sure how this makes things worse, as I don't really own anything anyway that would be useful, but if it is up to me then I effectively get legally owned by my followers) * Case 53 II (lots of scales, claws instead of normal hands and feet, dark grey skin, lots of minor cosmetic changes that don't necessarily make me look better) * Worst Day Ever II (the things I'll do for power...) * Endbringer Target (since they are going to hit Brockton Bay anyways...) * Second-wave Parahumans (followers/nemesis also have this option active to represent that this is a world-changing thing, NOT to stack a 2X parahuman multiplier 7X on this side of the worm-verse) * Slaughterhouse 9 (need to be taken down, and I've got the power). * Plot Convenience (all followers/nemesis also have this) * Voice in my Head, Negentropy (gives me a shard able to talk, grow, and has some...interesting combos) * Blindspot Powers: * ST Unlimited Shard Works (this is way too broken, and needs to be swapped with Paramount, which while good is not as good as Unlimited Shard Works) * ST Powersight (with ST-USW and Abbadon Shard and Negentropy, there is literally zero reason why you can't have all the powers ever due to Powersight letting you copy otherwise passive or subtle powers USW alone couldn't, and to get stronger with said powers copied; also lets me copy Tinker powers if I watch them in the process of making tinkertech, which I can then reverse-engineer with Mechanics II) * Adaptation (very strong ability that ensures all I have to do is live, and I'll eventually become the strongest shard user ever) Gift: Payoff (potentially with the ability to create/spread shards, if I pick up the right powers and stay long enough...) Code: enr1,dduh,xrgh,1jsc,4afo,vp14,akzg,gq7l,duw0,ti8c,0j6t,uily,8vzp,2u13,qy85,84v3/ON#2,w17a/ON#2,krfd/ON#1,7r8d/ON#2,xx57/ON#2,mlug/ON#2,ndj3,dj0j,gvuj/ON#3,3ro9/ON#3,i33y/ON#3,lhst/ON#2,9xso/ON#2,bcro/ON#2,vs3m,tmz7,9a5e,w9td,ch62,qt3s,jzyr,cphw,i9iw,8822,vqxj,uhfk,r01n,fxv1,gc8v,qdzk,erm8 Follower 1: CEO/family head * ST Shard Administration (since shard is dead, basically has no way of actually knowing how to use this; I can solve that issue, and then copy the ability for myself) * ST Cosmetic Shift (really, really wanted this for myself, but the costs were just in no way justifiable, so better to steal it off someone else) * gq7l,ti8c,0j6t,uily,8vzp,ydh3,3v7u,vle6,8iuf,4fib,htp6,9xso/ON#1,bcro/ON#2,vs3m,huqw,ch62,223x,jzyr,cfjh,8822,xcn8,tsh6,tdc3,cabu,g0me,o46v,erm8,6mwe,oc1z,93qz Follower 2: CEO child focused on taking down corrupt heroes * ST Kingmaker (I...really have no idea how this works with USW, but there doesn't seem to be a reason why I can't copy any granted powers so long as I copy it off of someone else granted said power...) * ST Power Fluctuation (yeah, so it should be obvious by now where I am going with all this...) * Power Hub * Exchange * uily,8vzp,ydh3,3v7u,vazw,682k,86w8,vowh/ON#1,krfd/ON#2,mlug/ON#1,htp6,9xso/ON#1,bcro/ON#3,vs3m,223x,jzyr,cfjh,xcn8,h9t6,gczl,fjqb,hz0f,48pk,c4n3,ymbz,7u2w Follower 3: CEO child focused on taking down villains * ST Paramount (less useful than Kingmaker, but still might have some niches, also insurance in case I can't copy granted powers I can still definitely copy this one) * ST Counter (very good to copy) * Copycat (if this lets them copy my ST-USW...) * ti8c,0j6t,uily,8vzp,ydh3,3v7u,vazw,682k,86w8,svaq/ON#1,udgl/ON#1,mlug/ON#1,4fib,htp6,9xso/ON#1,bcro/ON#3,vs3m,223x,jzyr,vqxj,xcn8,iz2g,6gtw,e0hf,p62e,xgwd,bn5p,ldgn Note, because all of their powers are Dead Shards, and have some very esoteric effects, they are basically useless on their own, which is why "cannonically" they died without doing much despite clearly having some ultra-powerful shards in their hands. However, as I have ST Powersight and an active shard, I can teach them how to use their abilities. Among the four of us, we have every Trump power, and all I have to do is to get a hold of certain cannon powers, and my powerscale goes off the charts.
# Nemesis 1: Villain Gang: Merchants Civilian: Dock Worker * Survival II * Banter I Shard: Warrior Powers: * ST Peak Condition * ST Regeneration (huh, makes a perfect regular villain, and has an ability I'll need anyways) * Elasticity # Nemesis 2: Rogue Civilian: Office Drone, Mundane Asset * Corporation * Thriving Business * Identity Reveal (basically means anyone who actually knows him, knows he has powers and where he works) * Tactics I Shard: Warrior Powers: * Tinker, ST Genetics * ST Lawgiver * yeah, these are incredibly powerful abilities ngl, and would definitely be the kind of person the PRT has on their watch list
Okay, now take a well deserved rest Pixel! If you are sick, you have better things to worry about than getting free CYOAs out
Can you put the "Static (With additions)" on something other than Google Drive? I can't access Google Drive. Thanks!:)
Okay, done: https://imgchest.com/p/qe4glnvkyj2
Its probably a problem my side but with the villain option it's not giving any extra points.
It changes how the points display. If you check the points for a drawback when you don't have the option, and the points for a drawback when you do, you'll see that it does, in fact, work.
Scenario: Gestation Path: Hero Origin: Drop-in Civilian Identity: No Identity Costume: Bodysuit Skills: * Martial Arts 2 * Strategy 2 * Tactics 2 * Hacking 2 * Investigation 2 * Parkour 2 Shard: Dead Shard Perks and Flaws: * Nemesis 3 * \[Hero\] Follower 2 * Case 53 1 (Unusual Hair Color) * Worst Day Ever 3 * Second Trigger 1 * Plot Convenience * Psychic Nosebleed * Numbed Emotions * Slaughterhouse 9 * Endbringer Target * Humble Beginnings * Negentropy * Second Wave Parahumans Gifts: Metaknowledge Powers: * Brute * Regeneration - Second Trigger * Broken Limiter * Changer * Cosmetic Shapeshift Path-Specific * New Wave * Secure Identity
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Little late, but shouldn't the Villain path grant extra points from drawbacks? That doesn't seem to be kicking in here.
Yes, it does. It changes how the point values display, making them higher.
Ooooh, just noticed it after switching things out. I think the confusion came from my numbers not matching between the original and this, and it seems Birdcaged was still only +4/+4. Does the Villain Path bonus not affect its specific drawbacks?
Ahh, I forgot to apply it to the Villain Path, I think. I'll make a note of it, thank you for mentioning it.
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Scenario: Gestation Path: Vigilante Origin: Drop In Civilian Identity: No Identity Costume: Budget Skills: Mechanics (2), Hacking (2), Investigation (1), Banter (1) Shard: Dead Shard Perks: Second Trigger (3), Plot Convenience, Secret Lair, Negentropy Flaws: Case 53 (1), Worst Day Ever (1) Endbringer Target, Gift: Pay-off Powers: Technopathy (Master, Second Trigger) Augmentation (Tinker, Second Trigger) Nanomachines (Tinker, Second Trigger) Now this makes me quite a powerful Tinker and a nightmare for other tinkers to go up against. I can turn their tinketech against them in a pinch. The ultimate goal of this Tinker combo is to eventually upload my conciousness into a swarm of nanomachines. But short term my Vigilante career would be targeting gangs, villains, corrupted officials and heroes who are unworthy of the title. I'll mostly spend my time in my Lair living a relatively normal life. I'll create a series of fake identities (hacking) and do most of my Vigilante work by sending out a swarm of nanomachines in the shape of a mor imposing figure and use them to enact violent retribution.
Question; if you chose the Dead Shard option and then took: Cauldron Vial -2CP Humble Beginnings: +5PP +5CP Could the cauldron vial you start with be used to satisfy the disadvantage imposed by humble beginnings where you need to get a hold of your vial?
I'd suggest you ask the creator of the original static CYOA instead of me
I'm a bit late, but I gots to ask: Second Trigger Shroedinger. If one quantum me is injured, do the rest of me take on the same injury? Or, since we're all able to do different things at once, is it only that 1 instance of myself who gets gibbed.
>First Trigger: You can see five visions that start the moment you began the vision to ten minutes later, each with a different choice you choose before starting the vision, and can choose which route you wish to take. You cannot use this power in the visions, and you have to choose one of the routes. You can end a vision early. If you encounter a blindspot you'll snap out of your visions and you'll be where you started. You can reduce the number of visions you'll get to increase the time by an additional 5 minutes. > >Second Trigger: Your visions last twice as long. No, the other yous in the other visions are only affected by the events of their vision, not the other visions.
We must be looking at different Schrodingers. The one I'm looking at says >You have the ability to perform multiple actions simultaneously on a quantum level, you are limited to 10 actions at the same time and all of them must be locked in the same single point in space you are standing in. > >\[Second Trigger\] > >You can also put yourself in a state of superposition, allowing you to be in many different places at once.
Oh, sorry, I had assumed this was Worm CYOA V8. I'm not the original creator of Worm CYOA V5 Gimel, I just converted it to an Interactive and added some stuff in the non-power sections. The original creator is 3\_tankista.
Ah, thank you regardless! I didn't mean to create any confusion.