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 No.1494

New thread. Even though this is a standalone, I'm pretty sure you could pair this with another CYOA if it fits.

 No.1497

>Symbiote

Have it maintain the shape of a dog (probably a service dog so I can take it anywhere) most of the time to avoid arousing suspicion. Whenever need be, I can combine with it to essentially become the T-1000 from Terminator 2.

My abilities are not overt and obvious so as to result in getting dragged into fights with others who have powers; my strategy is subterfuge and patience while everyone else is killing each other in the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. I collect data on a target and then figuratively and literally stab them in the back when they least expect it. Being able to appear as anyone (even mimicking their fingerprints/retinas/DNA) will aid in this.

Even if I don't feel like taking over the world or hunting down other symbiote users, I'll be able to lay low and live a fairly normal life in the shadows by faking my identity.

I deliberately avoiding taking Super-Science because it's OP. Seeing how all the other powers must be within the realm of science (else they wouldn't exist in that universe) this power enables accessing ALL the other powers.


 No.1498

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>>1494

Super Science.

Easy.

Step 1: Hack into the DARPA servers and post a message that you are a genius, can hack their servers on a whim, and would love to work for them.

Put together a file-dump as insurance, and agree to work for them. They protect you with the combined might of the entire united states military while giving you unlimited funding to build weapons, starships, ect.

You build immortality devices, mind-swapping devices, and a starship in your spare time when you're not building weapons. Eventually, you use your combined tech to leave this planet and seed other worlds with life, journeying as an immortal overseer of our precious galaxy.

who wouldn't do this?

Yes, yes i am op as fuck.


 No.1542

>>1498

But on the other hand, Super Science is the only one with limits. And don't say the limits are not THAT clear yet. Just the fact that there ARE limits is enough. While magic could, in theory, grant literal godhood. Same for spirits but it would probably require you to bend over backwards for many of the more powerful ones. I think the obvious choices here are magic or ki. Symbiotes is a close second but eh. I'm sure I can just magic that.


 No.1543

>>1497

>Seeing how all the other powers must be within the realm of science (else they wouldn't exist in that universe) this power enables accessing ALL the other powers.

Explain. I don't get your magic. I could say the exact same thing about magic, only more so. I am absolutely certain there are magic rituals possible to increase your intelligence to godlike levels, to channel spirits (ESPECIALLY this one), unlock access to ki, change your genetics AND generate symbiotes but I think that one is rather redundant at this point.


 No.1743

Dice rollRolled 6, 5, 19, 19, 8 = 57 (5d30)

All of these require hard work to get power (besides genetics and symbiote) and if were willing to work to make my power fantasy come true I wouldn't be here.

Rolling for genetics because it may be lulzy.


 No.1744

>>1743

Invisible, flight, heat vision, and double danger sense.

So maybe I'm the ultimate smart bomb. Nothing can detect or intercept me.

Or a peeping tom with always-warm coffee. Britty gud.


 No.1788

>>1494

>spirits

I don't want to get dicked around by Cthulu.

>genetics

The genome is too damn complicated. Many gene therapy patients end up with cancer, because the metabolism of the edited stem cells was disrupted by the insertion of new genes. Even if it does work out, I am not sacrificing my humanity for power.

>symbiotes

Like I said, not sacrificing my humanity.

>psionics

Migraines are a bitch. I don't want any more headaches.

>magic

Rituals requiring advance preparation is a bit of a let down.

>super-science

Technology is nifty and all, but I'm concerned that I would go just a tad too far and remove all struggle from life, precipitating the destruction of mankind. My University's science faculty has some of the most reactionary people I know, and this could be influencing my position on this, but putting a synthmeat chicken in every microwave, a space ship in every garage, and a robot waifu in every bed is fundamentally a bad idea.

Ki it is. Deriving my power from sheer force of will does not require specific preparation, avoids most nasty unintended consequences, does not come with a dependency upon an eldritch entity, and allows me to retain my humanity, all while avoiding nasty headaches. All other powers except for magic and a very conservatively wielded super-science will bring ruin to the wielder.


 No.1789

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>>1788

>muh things man was not meant to know


 No.1794

>>1788

>remove all the struggle from life

I sort of feel like this has already happened.

Just how many bullshit jobs there are, or jobs that consist 90% out of 'looking busy'. Technology has made many jobs obsolete so we've had to invent them.

At the same time we're giving benefits to the disabled and the stupid, making sure they pro-create. Humanity is applying reverse natural selection to itself to make sure it de-evolves.

If anything we need someone with superscience to save us from that fate and if they can't at least engineer our replacement race, to make sure there's still people that can look up to the skies and wonder.


 No.1816

>>1788

A really conservatively wielded super science would be okay:

>Get cute chick like zooey deschanel in the 42 movie

>Tell her that you have a spaceship

>Spend the rest of eternity with your immortality device with her exploring the universe, finding new worlds and new civilizations, introducing human race to aliens and being overall a positive force in the universe


 No.2003

TL; DR: I choose Super-Scientist power to guide mankind into a far-reaching space utopia or at least as close as we can get to a utpoia. I'd educate as many people I can; always be comforted in the knowledge that I can easily rule over humanity as a science emperor (either directly or indirectly) knowing no one will ever be better in the field of science and even if someone gets the misguided idea they are, I would just be too important to get easily be dispose of.

Symbiotes: Yeah, being in a relationship with a symbiote is apparently like dating a teenager: if they don't give you a bunch of drama, their fucking friends will. NEXT

Genetics: Meh. As much as I love X-Men, most of the powers don't really rock my world and it's random on top of that. I'll pass.

Ki: Yeesh. I'm not really what one would call a muscle head. Plus, I really do want to avoid as much violence as possible and like the symbiotic option, this just seems to invite it.

Psionic: Oh geez, out of all the options, this one just seems doomed to fail almost as much as the symobiote option. Psychological instability if you exceed your limitations, which I'd imagine is the only way to train your mind to get stronger. While I'd imagine you could use some sort of auto-hypnosis to make yourself immortal, it would take great strength of character to not use your powers for evil ends and that's something I just don't have. I can picture myself now using my abilities to pretty much “seduce” people and that's pretty fucked up. Otherwise, all the best uses of my abilities require bringing a bunch of unwanted attention to myself.

Spirits: Oooooo so close! As much as I love the idea of getting of bunch of guaranteed benefits in worshiping some higher powers, as my anonymous compatriots have pointed out, it's a bit vague on what these spirits actually are. If it was just a little more specific on which of these “spirits” I'm worshiping (by name) it would be a little easier, otherwise who wants to risk being a bitch to Cthulhu? Kind of a shame to, I'm a rather big fan of Yuyu Hakusho and Shaman King and would mind basing my life like a character from either of those shows.


 No.2004

Magic: This would be my second choice. All things considered, this is my favorite choice as I like the idea of working with the unknown, which is why “Spirits” is my third choice. Of the options, this one seems to be the most underrated as while yes, it does take time to get up running, anyone who has read “Conan the Barbarian” knows that this is probably the one of the most powerful and definitely the most versatile in the list. Hell, now that I think about it, A Song of Ice and Fire also relied on a lot of ritual magic too, so I'm rather surprised no one truly consider the possibilities. Too keep things short, the beauty of this particular power is that you could theoretically rule the entire planet like a god and no one would be the wiser. The best part is that unlike the super-scientist, you aren't limited to conventional physics so your spells may very well transcend space-time. Is it your 88,000th birthday and someone in the Andromeda galaxy pissing you off? Do a ritual, and that cunt will die the exact instant you cast it. Donald Trump pissing you off? Do a chant and dance in a circle and have that fucker struck by lightening. Are you bored and want to sink India? Aim higher: Sink all of Eurasia! Who will miss it? Tired of dealing with kids? Make every fertile womb fly out of every woman on the planet like a cheery parade of greasy red balloons! The only limit is that you can only have twelve rituals going on at once, just have one for your immortality and you have eleven ways to rule the planet as you see fit. The only reason why I'm not picking this is A.) As of late, I'm more into Sci-fi than Fantasy. B.) This option doesn't say anything about increasing my intelligence and while I don't think I'm by any means dumb, I'm worried I may not unlock my true magical potential or get killed trying. Even worse, what if I blow accidentally blow up the Earth? How awkward would that be? C.) I can't teach my magical abilities to anyone. Which means no matter what I do, if any disaster happens on the Earth, I'm going to feel responsible since I clearly have the ability to stop. Yeah, I want to be powerful and all, but I don't want to shoulder that kind of burden when I have it. Now that I think about it, I wonder if this is why most religions have celestial bureaucracies?

Super Science: And this is my choice, to be some sort of comparatively benevolent Lex Luthor. Well, at least comparatively. First, I plan on studying and get rich of my minor inventions. After that, I'll educate myself further and make myself a huge asset to the US government while I'll develop methods for immortality. Whatever my options are, I'm going to choose something that leaves more ambulatory than Mr. House from Fallout New Vegas. If I accomplish that, I'm going to focus my efforts on terraforming planets and try to get our collective asses to space in the most comfortable fashion possible. Once we get people in space, I'll work on warp technology and try get our species out as far as reasonably possible. Hopefully, we can meet up with a form of intelligent that will either A.) Be intelligent enough to be worthy allies/friends B.) Have enough potential to be worth uplifting to either be seen as peers or at least a servant race like dogs are.

All this has the end goal of our kind and other intelligent life not easily being eliminated by any particular event all while learning all of what the universe has to offer us.


 No.2006

Dice rollRolled 15, 19, 3, 6, 13 = 56 (5d30)

>>1494

Rolling


 No.2009

>>2003

>>2004

What makes you think Ki is strictly used for attacking purposes? Ki is what is essentially energy. I'm pretty sure at higher echelons of power, you'd be more than able to create objects. If not that, life. If not that, then DEFINITELY unlock this gift in other people. Of course, to a lesser degree.

Psionics: Yeah, I can imagine someone going full Chronicle with this kind of shit. But if willpower isn't your forte, then perhaps you shouldn't pick something this strong in raw power anyway.

Spirits: You pick and choose who to align yourself with anyway. I'm pretty sure with time, you'd more than be able to determine who's who and how powerful an entity is.

Also, seeing as you are aiming for the extreme late-games; I do not see how you can possibly get stuck with Super Science. Other than Genetics (which IS SHIT in this CYOA), there is literally not one other source that is clearly and explicitly listed as "having limits". Sorry, but having limits of any kind whatsoever is not a prudent call if you are aiming for multiple thousands of years.

You may not be able to give people magic powers with Magic; but I'm sure you can replicate at least semblances of other sources and bestow them to other people if you hate responsibility so much.


 No.2424

>>2004

Well, can't you just keep at the subtler rituals? Like Gandalf, in LOTR the magic was subtle.


 No.2425

>super science

>found company

>sell inventions

>money money money

>build supper seekrit underground lab

>breed army of gene warriors

>arm them with advanced weapons

>backstab government in coup

>more labs, more warriors

>conquer world

>become emprah


 No.2426

Ki: It's the only one that allows immortality.


 No.2427

>>2426

You can't read can you?

Anyway, out of all the power sources I'm gonna have to pick Magic. Because it has more potential for interdimensional travel and self-defence combined compared to Super-science. And most likely less resource intensive.


 No.3713

Spirit power, since it implies there's an afterlife I better get on the good side of the gods anyway, right?


 No.4293

>>1788

>and a robot waifu in every bed is fundamentally a bad idea.

fuck you


 No.6570

>>1494

i'll use Ki to add instant immortality cyoas that lack the option.

>the secret to my youth is a good hour long work out every morning




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