/cyoa/ - Choose Your Own Adventure

This is going to be an interesting one. Putting my decisions in separate spoilers here so I don't ruin anyone's journey.

Page 2: The moon appears to be pretty fucking comfy, but it's not what I came for. It's the shallow end of the pool. In the chest I find the Moth Amulet. I meet Morcus. I can handle the bantz, and he'll make sure I don't get too comfortable. I'll spend a long time here, but I'll move on when the time comes.

Page 3:I don't want to be the very best like no one ever was, but I guess I'll have to. I'll choose the Water type starter over the Grass and Fire. Euryophele will join my party. And Hildebrand is my kind of bro, we'll get along just fine. We'll move on to Venus together

Page 4:Buckle up everyone, this is Revolutionary Girl Utena now, and things are going to get pretty damn surreal. I'm up for turning into a car if you guys are. For the date, I'll go with Amusement Park. Joining my party is Alec. He's called for a journey, he's got a real potential character arc. We'll move on, to the Sun!

Page 5:Finally, a real world to chew on. I was considering music, but I think I'll go with Poetry, as the real power in song lies in the lyrics. I don't need to play or sing like a master, just good enough to carry my message. As I study I will unlock my Manifested Will. And I will Declare this sphere to be my true home. Every sphere before has been shallow, every sphere after is a gamble. I will create something to make my spot in the Sun to return to.

Page 6:If I must battle, it will be in the Heaven's Edge style. Aided by swift and timely application of telekinesis, and my Ring of Invisibility I should be able to eventually pass my quest to find the dragon's balls- I mean take down the Invincible Whoever.

Page 7:I'll align myself with Prothia, and Alisanne will be my retainer. Because everyone else is boring.

Page 8:I'll seek the Sky Lord.

Page 9:This is the real choice. But I will forge on to The Empyrean.

Page 10: I have come, and seen, and will move on and remain myself.

Moon. This place is sad. And I don't mean poetically sad, I mean just disgustingly pathetically sad. Nothing for me to do here. I don't want any of the artifacts or any of the friends here. Move on.

Mercury. This is just pokemon on steroids. Infantile, boring, lackluster. I take the fire guy, and I don't need any of the friends here either, I don't like any of them. Move on.

Venus. Worst one yet. Being stuck as a lovestruck fool, getting basically cucked for eternity. Don't want no dates, don't want any of the friends, I'll try to get out of here as soon as possible, through rape if necessary. Even if I have to fight the bullshit emotion duels, I am pretty sure my desperation to get out will overpower their empty attraction. Move on ASAP.

Sun. Looks good, but all of it is essentially circlejerk. What's the point of making the greatest of art, if it is limited only to one plane? How can you make the world a better place, if the world is perfect already? I'll take music and voice of Ra. Move on.

Mars. Now this looks like fun. However, it is really just one thing over and over. It is the most attractive of those I've visited so far, sure, but I wanna see what's at the end more than I wanna stay here forever. Iron Dragon and Spirit Compass. Move on.

Jupiter. Graeland. Actual working meritocracy > monarchy, populism and dissonance. I'll take Javier as my retainer, it's the first friend on this path that doesn't bore or repulse me. Not feeling like staying, though, this is more fun as a journey. I'll live for maybe a year in the conquered and united place though. Kinda sad to leave, but I still want to see what's next. Move on.

Saturn. The Sky Lord. Nothing much to say here, this place is only needed to understand what I am. Staying here is just reveling in basics, not interested, move on.

Void. The man is right. I started this, wanting to return to Earth. So far, every realm is just one aspect of Earth, only exaggerated. And paradise doesn't sound too good. He makes a damn good point about just being another theurge, with just a bit of my former personality hanging on like a pretty ribbon. I turn back

Back at earth. Apparently, I'm a demon lord now. You know what I'll do? I'll write down what I saw, and make an actual coherent guide to this fucking thing, so others may make informed choices. And when I'm done, I can just do whatever. No realm is more fun than real life. Did not even open the paradise picture, and not even regretting it.

This was pretty damn fun, I just wish it was more fleshed out. The gifts and friends do not come into play, and may as well not even exist. This has a Mass Effect-like problem, where the ending to a great journey has like 3 endings with no real variations. This could really use some branching paths, too. Fair 7/10, well above average.

Page 2: moth amulet and Igaluk. I will probably need Igaluk's energetic presence to push me forward from the peaceful moon

Page 3: When I think"ësoteric", pokemon isn't the first thing that pops into my mind. Now I'm wondering if the moon was some sort of reference that I missed. For my familiar, I will pick Gharibulus because prophecy, For this sphere, he should be useful in coming up with strategies to beat upcoming opponents. Ferashizaar is tempting as I always pick the fire starter and enchanting metal is not half bad, but I don't think he's the right choice this time. My rival is Hildebrand as he seems like such a likable fellow

Page 4: For a date, I stay at home with her.For my compannion, Giovanna.

Page 5: For mastery, I pick poetry. I like the idea of being a great writer and being a great poet is just as good. For my power, I pick the voice of Ra. The other powers are useful, but only on a personal level. With the voice of Ra, I can work great things on a much grander scope

Page 6: Tempest Fist and Flying Cloud. We Dragonball now.

Page 7: Kingdom. Maquel as moral virtue is the best. Graeland sounds like a bunch of intellectual morons and Prothar is far too close to a democracy. Jahar Confederacy is actually a very close second. Retainer will be Allisanne because I think Javier and I would clash too much despite or because of our similar temperaments. This is the most tempting sphere so far, but I will continue.

page 8: The Skylord. It will see me coming, but I will see it coming as well. And I am the Skylord now. This is the god-beast I would want to be.

page 9 Of course I'll go forward.

page 10; Wordswordwords. Reach out!

Finale; [Spoiler] I knew at least one option was going to end up with me being a normal person who learned the power of hardwork and friendship.Glad I missed that trap.

Shaping the world into a better place as supreme being is the bees knees.[/spoiler]

>Moon Comfy planet, but I think way too easy to get stagnant here, like the world from Turgor but less of a death sentence. As for treasures I'll nab the Silver Whistle because who the hell doesn't want their own personal soundtrack. As for a dream world companion I choose Igaluk, because fuck you it's a big happy talky dog, how can I choose anything else.

>MercuryPokemon Planet is nice, but I don't think I could stay here forever. It's better to get a move on. For a starter I choose Salamandermon, he seems like a hoot and also the type to get in long arguments with without either side to get too pissy about it. On top of this I'd pick up XaIn Ziao as my rival, I like someone I can bully a bit when I beat them but I think once I become the Master, or Champion or whatever it is her eyes will open up to how much else is further up ahead she could get into this. Not to mention her tactical insights would be of great use since I have two headstrong goofs with me so far, a thinker would be appreciated at this point

>VenusThis one actually insults me a little bit, and not just because I didn't like Revolutionary Girl Utena. Being Pheremone Brainwashed/Eris's Apple'd is high up on my list of things I hate, but here we are since Eros is a part of any humans nature. Now here's the question of how do you make someone whose entire purpose to be owned by others exclusively yours? You play hard to get game, win the duels but refuse her each time, and keep it so no one else can win her from me. I'd become close with another student though, Giovanna, I'm pretty sure me trying to GTFO from high school would intrigue her enough to tag along, or at least be chummy with me until I skip town/sphere

>SUN A beautiful art focused city really is a breath of fresh air from what I've been through so far. I'd manifest the art of Visual Media, and depending on how long it takes to find my feet I'd practice making statues and paintings of Igaluk, if I became close enough friends with Salamandro I could make metal sculptures with enchantments to make them even better, such as sensations of warmth/cold, the soft feel of like it's actual flesh or living material, so on. As far as my powers that manifest I'd pick up Soul Eyes, being able to read people better will come in useful pretty much always. I hope me and my team can eventually win Solar Idol but this is one that will take some time as opposed to the others I believe. I don't think I have it in me to permanently dedicate myself to art here, so binding my soul to the Sun is out for me. I guess I'll just enjoy it while I can

>Mars worst planet. For the power I gain I'd have to go Assassin Wasp, being the tricksy zoner type works for me and I'd much rather do this than exchange blows point blank. For gifts I'll take Phoenix Pills because no way in hell do I want me or any of my friends eating shit while on this hellscape. Hopefully playing safe and smart we can kill the Anime Demon Lords. Sacrificing one of my allies is 100% off the table, once the BBEG is gone time to GTFO

>Jupiter Wew, time for Kingmaker. The choice for Liege Lord is tough, but I'm gonna have to throw my hat in with the Confederation. I'd pick Alisanne as my companion here, she'd get along well with Igaluk and I love characters that have a hard front but soft squishy center. I don't have the intestinal fortitude to rule a planet, so time to run along

>Saturn Spooky cold and wild planet, when I first saw the Godbeasts I assumed we Ahab now, and I wasn't necessarily wrong. I wanted to take on the Dweller Beneath, because slaying a dragon(sorta) by the end of this would have been great, but eventually to see I WAS THE MONSTERS was pretty cool. I was honestly tempted to stay here, the idea of 'Creating and Destroying without Care' would be interesting if it meant I was like a super earthbender, especially considering I specialized in statues on the Sun so I could make amazing stuff and put the GOD in GODBEAST, but to forsake everything for such a power trip seems limiting in my mind, even if it means an eternity as a Chaldean God. Really tempting though, but I still don't know what was up ahead

>Final 2 Believe not the demiurge, continue on

Once I behold the face of creation, I would hope it would all be worth it, after my gnostic journey it would certainly be some final revelation. But I would definitely have to turn back, because I'm certain the stranger was telling no lies about what it would do to me

ENDING

OK, so it's Dorothy Gale option but I'm actually OK with it. Ubermensch ho, ready to make the most of my life and feel self fulfilled with new friends. Good End

If OP made this, good job. I really liked it.

>>6561

This seems cool. A cyoa in the more literal sense in that there's an adventure to be chosen. I'll follow the format my fellow anons have set before me

Sphere of the Moon -

I'm almost tempted to make my first stop my new home. I've always been fascinated with dreams, though the question is in how truly dreamlike it is for in dreams you can create, but here? Perhaps, perhaps not. I'll take my comfort while I can and move on. I assume I can only take one treasure? They're all nice, if simple. Let's go with the whistle. It's probably the most useless trinket, but at the same time it's likely the one I'll get the most use out of. It's tempting to take the dog with me, but I think I'd rather have Vinuriel to talk to, even if she might reply as often as the dog. She also probably has a bit more utility to her? I feel kinda bad trying to optimize/powergame here though

Sphere of Mercury -

It's pokemon. Just straight up. The elementals are pokemon, and that first image may or may not be promotional art from X and Y, I'm not sure. God dammit I've always wanted to live in pokemon… Though these elemental spirits are lacking a lot of the charm that pokemon have. Generally I'd go with the grass starter but in this case I think I'd rather take Euryophele, the water spirit. I like song and dance. I think I'll take Hildebrand with me. He seems like a bro. Also isn't the art for Xian Xiao the sorc from diablo 3? Anyway, so with the aid of everybody, I become a pokemon master and move on to the sphere of venus without looking back

Sphere of Venus -

I'm sure a lot of people love this sphere. I'm not one of them. As much as I like anime, my two least favorite genre are school and slice-of-life. Mixing them together makes for the most boring combination ever… but maybe I'll change my mind now that I'm part of it… Nah, Sofia's cute but this school-wide battle with her as a trophy sound cheesy and lame. I hope the competitions over her are at least fun and interesting. I'm taking her to the amusement park, because fuck yeah, roller coasters. I guess I'll go with Kiyoko this time around. She's cute, and I like the notion of hidden potential. Hastily I leave the sphere with her in hand, eager to leave this twisted world of "love" behind

Sphere of the Sun -

I'm really considering taking root here. I love art in all its forms: song and dance, drawing and painting, philosophies… The temptation to peek ahead is strong, but I'll resist. I think I'd get less out of taking music or dance mastery, due to my whistle providing music only I can hear. So I'll take visual arts. I've always loved doing sketches, let's see how far I can take it. From there I'll follow in the footsteps of Kamina and take up the Voice of Ra. If nothing else, such a skill may serve me well in convincing the grand council of my worth. Looking around at everything, I think I actually will tie my soul to this place. It might not be as actiony as pokemon, but it should be at least as entertaining. And I've always been a creator. What will my magnum opus be? Would painting an epic tale of my journey be too overdone here? Hmm, the tale would be incomplete anyway, I'm only half way through the planetary spheres. Perhaps I will paint my mind. The raw essence of my inner self expressed in a way that anybody could see and understand the true nature of my soul. Sounds just pretentious enough to work

Sphere of Mars -

War as expected. I hate to say this, but I'm actually looking forward to this sphere. It's finally a bit of action. Seems my magic alone won't get me through this, and to be fair I haven't learned too much that's combat-oriented, though my new Voice may be helpful for amassing an army. Until then, learning to harness Heaven's edge sounds useful, and probably the most like my style? Though really anything other than the assassin wouldn't be bad. The cloud doesn't have enough room to carry my entire party (I assume that the chosen companions from the previous spheres are still with me) so I think I'll actually go with the phoenix elixir. Even if it's limited it's likely to get me out of some jams… alright, companions are confirmed to still be with me, and one of them would become my weapon if I wanted to stay here. I'm not sure I'd want that, though. Maybe if I had selected one of the guys on Venus, but as it stands I'm not sure my current companions would make for very good weapons. They're too friendly to have the essences forged into a good killing tool. Therefore, I'm moving on without looking back

>>6588

Sphere of Jupiter -

A bit more classic of an adventure, but honestly none of the kingdoms are really jumping out at me. I think that in an effort to make them all good-aligned they ended up too samey. I'll side with Prothia and become the people's champion. Alisanne and her holy blade joins my side. I always take the holy option. Having already staked my claim, I can't settle down here obviously, and I'm not sure I even would. Never been too fond of political intrigue and being a ruler sounds kinda boring. Let's move on and not look back.

Sphere of Saturn -

Somewhere between shadow of the colossus and dark souls, then? It suddenly dawns on me how little my skills aid in day to day living, but at least I won't be alone. My foe is the Dweller Beneath. I'm not going to pretend that it, or any option, seems easier than the others, but at least it seems like the kind of thing I would be able to find, rather than having it find me. I cannot blame my companions for turning back. As I stated before, they are kind and gentle souls, not meant for this kind of hardship, and at the end of the day this struggle is mine, not theirs. The revelation here actually might not be too surprising after all. Knowing myself, if given the powers of a god, I would likely fit given description quite well. I'd create something to suit my fancy, then abandon it when I grow out of the phase. It's is fitting of the description of god-beast, and I'd rather not summon it if I do not absolutely need to. I'm not sure who would want to tie their soul to this sphere. I have no desire to become a monster. I'll be glad to leave this sphere behind not look back… though I did not expect to reach the Empyrean so soon. I never even claimed any of them. Perhaps I should've taken root at the moon after all. But if nothing else, I'm not staying here

The void

Do I no longer have my companions? I know I just said that this journey is my own, but I can't even imagine the whistle would make the void more approachable. The mysterious man was very convincing. I could see myself debating for a long time here, wishing that I had my companions to confer with. Heaven is, well, heaven, but if it changes me on such a fundamental level? I'm not so sure. I like myself and who I've become on my journey. I'm also sure that I won't agree with every virtue they will enforce. But to turn back without even knowing what could have been? I don't think any cyoa has ever had a choice so hard… Well, the one thing I can say for certain is that seeking the empyrean was no mistake. No matter what happens, the journey thus far has been worth it. I will do what I have set out to do and gaze upon the gates of heaven

The empyrean and finale

If only I could've seen this before staking my claim on the sun, a representation of this would've been perfect, if it were possible. I guess it's not really heaven, and yet it's everything I could've asked for… and I don't even want it. As much as I have dreamed of being god, the thing is that I want to be god. Me, myself, the human. I want to be god to fulfill my dreams and desires. The desires of a human to do frivolous things like eat an entire world made of glazed donuts, or live in a world surrounded by catgirls. To become divine in the way described would be to toss away all my fun human parts. In a sense, the man in the black coat wasn't wrong. This thing would erase myself and is undesirable, but the simple experience of seeing it is vital. Hopefully all my companions stay with me. I guess I could see Hildebrand (pokemon bro from mercury) and especially Alisanne (paladin from jupiter) leaving, though. The former to perfect his own craft in the world that supports it, and Alisanne to return to her duty, protecting the world I united. Glancing at the other ways it could've ended, I'm glad it ended this way.

Probably the most unique cyoa I've ever done. I liked it. Truly an adventure in a way no other cyoa amounts to

Gotta admit, I too am a little disappointed at the end, I could list all the choices I made, but as >>6577 said, they didn't really affect the ending at all. The important ones were I chose to return to Jupiter as the benevolent arch-duke of the confederation, but when I got to the void decided to listen to the man in the coat and so… I guess I end up becoming a demon summoner back on earth? It's not real clear on where you end up.

After looking at the last two pages what I should have done is continue on, and "then" turn back.

Regardless though, this was still pretty cool, and could actually make a damn good game/story were it to be expanded into a more detailed form where the endings were a little more varied and detailed. Thanks.

>Moon

Not what i'm looking for,too boring,i take the amulet and go with igaluk

>Mercury

Living in the pokemon world sounds tempting but i'll pass,i take ferashizaar,as a friend i choose Hildebrand,maybe because he's the only anime character

>Venus

I choose amusement park,it gives the perfect message and it's a fucking classic,my friend here is Vasily,because he reminds me of myself,i move on,once you get the girl there there is no challenge anymore,and i'm not gonna spend my life fighting for a woman

>Sun

I'll take poetry,so i can shitpost properly,and it goes well with Voice of Ra,move on

>Mars

I choose Heaven's Edge and phoenix elixir for weeb knight and easy mode,sounds like a good adventure but staying here after the work is done sounds boring,move on

>Jupiter

Graeland and Alisanne,move on

>Saturn

My favorite planet so far,i choose sky lord cause it can fly,and move on

>Void

I move on,i didn't get this far just to go back to earth in the end

>The Empyrean

Take the light

God ending best ending

>>6561

>>6562

Page 2: Moth Amulet and Vinuriel

Page 3: Euryophele and Lady Aurelle

Page 4: Botanical Garden and Alec

Page 5: Music and Voice of Ra

I Swear to the Sun

Page 6: Tempest Fist and Phoenix Elixir

Page 7: Maquel and Alisanne

Page 8: Sky Lord

Page 9: The Empyrean… If I've been struggling this long, I cannot forsake my own efforts…

Page 10: Reach out and take hold of the light

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