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Life in the Shadow Realm Adventurer 05/31/19 (Fri) 20:45:38 No.15130

Get access to a realm with its own laws.

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Adventurer 06/02/19 (Sun) 11:17:14 No.15140

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I really enjoy this CYOA, though I see it's a WIP. Perhaps the author isn't confident enough in this release. The most odd thing about this is the sexual content. It's only touched on here and there. Neither ubiquitous enough to be truly called pornographic, nor obscure enough to be considered SFW. Not that I mind. It's interesting to have only a little bit in a work. Sex is a part of life, after all, so any perfect simulation would have it. It's a fascinating idea. A parallel world which is infinite in all directions, full of danger but also extremely useful resources. A world I'd have no issue inhabiting. After all, who wants this disgusting, finite, collapsing world? My build is as follows:

Standard (free) portal(s) which opens rarely. Though I am bound to the shadow realm, I can project to earth realm once in a lifetime. I've taken the liberty of learning all processes and materials. These should prove extremely useful for a myriad of reasons. The two relics I've selected are the Iron Ring and Dark Blade. Though I may make superior artifacts in time, these will be useful for awhile. The Corruption of this plane is Infectious and quick, and those who are corrupted find their forms Warped to match. Bound by Truth and Thresholds, they will also find that food from earth realm is neither delicious nor nutritious. In return they will find they are Ageless in a world they are Adapted to live in, with excellent Shadow Sight and a Hypersexual Form. I decided to go with "Mending Shadows" for regeneration, though "Grace" may be the superior choice. Dodging bullets (avoiding damage) might be superior for survival in the long run, but even in The Matrix that was insufficient for an Agent to survive. The Dark Currents of the place allow for magical workings, through Shadow Sorcery and Shadow Thaumaturgy. Mortals beware, I have mastered the power of the Hungry Dark and will make you my prey to further my mystical ends. The world is absolutely infested with creatures who are Constant and Aggressive. Their assaults are not deadly but degrading and Sexual, however, and their Corrupting Essence further serves to modify interlopers. Their Rebuilt Forms will help warp the realm to my preferences. The men of the world are everywhere as well, though Rarely seen, and are Neutral to my presence there. They are, however, In Need of an Emperor and I shall oblige, with a Spark of Magic and my ability to grant them Enlightenment, they will be most pleased. So pleased, in fact, that I'm sure none would ever regret being Fetishized. My plan is simply to live out eternally in the shadow realm. There I will carve a place out for any and all like me and have all the freedom to do as I will. A dark paradise for my kith and kin.

I look forward to any updates to this. Know that at least one person finds it fascinating.

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Adventurer 06/02/19 (Sun) 23:22:09 No.15143

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>>15130

>Life in the Shadow Realm

I can't believe I lost in a card game!

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Adventurer 02/24/20 (Mon) 08:44:42 No.16301

>>15130

>Savestate

I both love and hate his CYOAs; I always feel like I'm 20 IQ points short of fully wrapping my head around them.

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Adventurer 02/24/20 (Mon) 13:25:33 No.16303

>>16301

I suppose to really comprehend what is possible with the materials and process, and therefor know which ones to take and which to skip, you might need quite a lot of knowledge and some creativity. Personally I just take them all. They all seem like they should be useful for something, and it's not hard to get the points.

The main thing that confuses me is portal/uniquely + increasingly/infectiously. They seem on the surface like they should be incompatible, but nothing in the CYOA design says so (they aren't in the same column). Also the general corruption mechanic is dumb, basically it's near-impossible, and near-pointless to fight it, so there's not much reason to pay attention to it at all.

<Access

>Portal/Uniquely

The way back closes

>Increasingly/Infectiously

Might not be allowed, but new ways may open to allow more in (this is a net-0 points anyway)

>Projection/Once in a Lifetime/Tightening Bond

I can't go back anyway, not for long.

<Materials and processes

>All

No need to worry about what can and can't be done, if it can be done I can do it.

<Relics

>Iron Ring

Definitely the power choice

>Frozen Native

Lots of options, but it's mostly between the native and the blood. Having something like a guide should be useful, waifu optional

<Corruption

>Taint/Infection

Just give in, there's no point in fighting it. It will happen eventually anyway

>Ideal Form/Warped Form/Malleable Form

So I fit in a bit better, but I can also change things as I want. While this technically applies to natives as well, the other choices more or less define their ideals in a static way

>Oathbound/Truthbound

Remember this applies to basically everyone in the shadow world. No one can lie or break promises. Definitely restrictive and something to be careful about, but generally a good thing.

>Light Bitten, Flavorless, Hunger

Basically these just prevent me from going back. There's little light in the shadow realm to worry about.

>Ageless

Mandatory

>Shadow Sight

As I said, there's little light

>Adaptation

Necessary, but a bit disconcerting to have my comfort and tastes warped like this.

>Hypersexual Form

Lots more lewd to come

>Grace

This is kind of weird since it means that EVERYONE in the shadow realm will be faster than cars, but it could be useful to have

>Mending Shadows

Healing is definitely a plus for everyone

>Dark Currents, Shadow Sorcerer, Hungry Dark, Shadow Thaumaturgy

The only actual advantage I have besides the crafting (maybe), since natives don't get magic, they are born fully corrupted. Doesn't seem THAT useful but I'll take it all anyway

<Beasts

>Infested Lands, Infested Seas, Infested Skies

I'll take it all, would be kind of weird not to.

>Tame

If I could apply different levels to different beasts I would. Tame or wild "animals" and sexually agressive monstergirls could be an interesting combination. Since I can't break it up though I'll just play it safe

>Common

There REALLY needs to be a middle ground between rare and common. 12 bears per square kilometer vs 1 dog per square kilometer? I'm not really sure which I should pick they both seem too extreme.

>Corrupting Essence

Whatever, we already have no choice but to go full corruption. I guess the "enjoyable" part would be weird with claws though

>Sexual Assault

Monstergirls are apparently "beasts", so that's cool. They are all tame so nothing is going to "attack" unwanted.

>Rebuilt Forms

This kind of goes both ways, saying monstergirls are fine but intelligence isn't. I'm not really going to pay much attention

<Natives

>Landbound Natives, Seabound Natives, Skybound Natives

Why not everwhere? Slightly less realistic than with the beasts but it's fine regardless.

>Friendly

Another one that needs a middle ground. I want SOME friends, not everyone friends. Better that then the alternative though.

>Rare

I probably need to flip these around, make beasts rare and natives common, but at least natives living in compact areas with huge spaces between cities (therefor keeping a low average while still having dense populations) makes sense. It does not make much sense for animals.

>Fetishized

I MIGHT want to back off on this one, but it seems the only point I have to control what the natives are.

>Enlightenment, A spark of Magic

I can share my advantages if I want to

>A Breaking

The world shouldn't be static.

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