World of Monsters CYOA (Part I)

DrgnmastrAlex wrote:If we had more time, I'd go with A.  But it's sunset already, so we're short on time before everyone needs to bed.  I'm going with D.

Oh fuck, totally forgot that it is already sunset, so I will change it to D also.

I too am in favour of training up Asia.

And to make it a overkill 4 votes, I vote D as well. Maybe we will get some info on our cleric and rank up our confidant.
I do hope we meet with super strong, skilled, and sexy(SSS) Sigum soon. Also if we did get BRS, her power might hinder our bad ends...

testuser wrote:And to make it a overkill 4 votes, I vote D as well.  Maybe we will get some info on our cleric and rank up our confidant.
I do hope we meet with super strong, skilled, and sexy(SSS) Sigum soon.  Also if we did get BRS, her power might hinder our bad ends...

Really against getting BRS, since it would make the game much less interesting.
It would just show every one when a monster girl is there,
causing it impossible for monster girls to sneak up or make a
surprise attack/ enslavement.

"Asia, we've got some time. Let's do more training." Celtica told the healer, who was eager to comply. She hadn't been able to help fight at all in the battle with the Undine, so Asia felt more than ever that she wanted to become someone who didn't need to be protected.

The two went over into an empty room and began their training. Slowly but surely Asia was improving, she was starting to get a better handle on how to hold the blade and how to swing it's weight around. Partway through Celtica had her swap out the normal shortsword they were training with for the Obsidian Blade to try and get her used to that now that she knew the basics. It's increased weight was a problem but she saw doing better than she had originally. This training continued for a while, and by the end of it Celtica felt that Asia was almost ready to use it in battle. One more session would probably be all it would take. Celtica thought about having them stay up to continue but Asia was clearly already exhausted so no use trying to do more now.

"Thank you for the lesson! I promise I will put it to good use." the nurse said with a bow before heading off to bed. Celtica had lost track of time a bit, she only now realized that it was getting a bit late. Elphelt and Lina had already gone to bed, though Nephenee and Bullet were still wide awake. Maybe there was time to do a little more.

A. Look for Signum.
B. Glance at the armory.
C. Ask around about the slime forces.
D. Head to bed early.

With some time left, lets look for the big dog Signum!

Glad everyone else thinks the same as I do on BRS, especially with the implication made by her "power" makes towards our next mark (which I finally saw in Suzuka's Journal. I approve!)

I would definitely like to get Signum though, as her already excellent swordsmanship is very well backed up by her magical ability, she could probably rival Celtica in toughness with "Panzergeist," if you include that in her skills, and her natural skill can cover close and mid range (long range takes a lot of magic) depending on her sword form.

Now to seal the deal with the 3rd A vote

Hmm... do we have a party limit? Cause right now we are at 6... Though that could mean party splitting which might lead to some permanet bad ends >:}

There isn't a specific party limit, but there will be situations where it might be better to not bring everyone on a certain mission, or where indeed the party might split up.

Picking A as well.

Aggra wrote:Really against getting BRS, since it would make the game much less interesting.
It would just show every one when a monster girl is there,
causing it impossible for monster girls to sneak up or make a
surprise attack/ enslavement.

We've already seen enough cases of the party splitting up, and there might be some limitations to BRS's power (like maybe she can't detect someone who is entranced but not fully converted, or can't identify the type of monster).

ZeroStormZZ wrote:There isn't a specific party limit, but there will be situations where it might be better to not bring everyone on a certain mission, or where indeed the party might split up.

Cool, this does open up a lot of opportunities, also it reminds me of the end of FF6 =)

Before heading off to bed, Celtica still wanted to have a talk with the leader of this force. Nephenee had learned that she was a powerful knight named Signum but that was all that they knew at the moment. After talking to a couple knights she went up to where she learned Signum was usually stationed, but the door was closed and waiting outside of it was a youthful girl.

She had bright green eyes and blonde hair, a black bow in it while a white armored dress coated her body. "Are you here to see Commander Signum? I'm afraid she's very busy at the moment so seeing her tonight would be rather difficult." the girl explained. "Sorry."

"It's fine. I imagine that she has her hands full dealing with the battle." Celtica told the girl. "I'm Celtica Arven." she said as she shook the girl's hand, causing her to smile. "Hello there Celtica! I'm Artoria Pendragon, a knight in training under Commander Signum herself. She's a really wonderful woman, and a strict but excellent teacher." Artoria explained. "I've been hearing nothing but praise for her. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a chance to meet her." Celtica said.

With how late it was and Signum busy, Celtica couldn't think of anything else to do and descending through the fort entered her room and got in bed with Elphelt. The next day everyone was once again up early ready to go, which meant now there was plenty of time to do stuff.

A. See if Signum is available.
B. Look for BRS again.
C. Check out the armory.
D. Gather intel from the knights on the enemy forces.
E. Train Asia.
F. Look for people who could teach new skills or magic to party members.

(Fate characters? Hoping for Tamamo now~)

A, D, E, and F seem to be the best options here for proceeding, since the armory likely has nothing new to look into, and BRS will likely give us the same kind of response as last time. Of those, I'm more inclined to pick A, E, or F.

...E might have a bad end option, so I'll go with that.

I would like to check out that Armory, just in case, but yeah, torn between the same choices... So I'm going to pick E, but the next thing we should do is go see Signum... You know, she's pretty up there, she might not be a party member, but a driving force in the story...

A. We should probably see Signum first thing now. Maybe she's doing her morning training.

I too will go with A, maybe we cant meet her but at keast find out how

Definitely F, but let's leave a message that we'd like to arrange a meeting with Signum at her convenience

To get our 3 votes let me repick to E.
Can't wait to see what we encounter next

The slime army was on the horizon and soon it would be time to fight hard, which meant that training Asia was more of a priority than ever before. "Asia, you up and ready to work?"Celtica asked, and the blonde haired priestess nodded. Once again they began their training, the nurse wielding her large black blade as she followed Celtica's instructions. Positioning of feet, movement while attacking or defending, breaking through an enemies guard and more were thrown Asia's way and she was getting a fair bit of it.

Seeing that Asia could now at least wield her blade like a proper warrior, Celtica put her to the test with a sparring match. Naturally she did go easy on the girl but Asia was actually able to keep up to an extent. Blocking with her unbreakable blade, then countering with a strong slam to for the knight back only to roll away as Celtica came in with a thrusting attack. "Pretty good. I don't anyone would expect moves like that from a girl like you." she said, giving Asia a pat on the head. She did want to do one more thing before practice ended, now that Asia knew how to wield a sword it seemed like a good time for them to practice striking in unison.

As training ended Celtica and Asia returned to the rest of the group, seeing the entire castle was up with knights in motion all over the place.

A. See if Signum is available.
B. Look for BRS again.
C. Checkout the armory.
D. Gather intel from the knights on the enemy forces.
E. Look for people who could teach new skills or magic to party members.

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Asia learned a new Passive Skill, and Asia and Celtica learned a Dual Tech.

Right, we should probably go visit the boss now.

Let's find that cute Signum!

A. Now we should try talking to Signum (though something tells me she's busy because of whatever's got everyone in motion).

The first thing Celtica wanted to do was meet with the leader of this fort, Signum. Though she had been busy last night Celtica was sure that she would be able to catch her today. Once again she went to the upper floors of the fort and towards Signum's room. Luckily this time it was open and stepping inside she was finally able to meet the woman.

It was very clear that she was the one everyone was talking about, though Artoria being at her side made it more obvious. The woman had a serious face that exuded power, pink hair fashioned into a ponytail, and an armored outfit that was varying shades of pinks while at her hip was a blade. "Are you Signum, the leader of this place?" Celtica asked, causing both women to turn and see her. "Oh, this woman wanted to see you last night while you were in those meetings. Her name is Celtica." Artoria told her.

"That's correct, I am Commander Signum, of the Knights of Sacrima. I'm the leader of this current mission." she said in a serious tone as she looked at Celtica and her party. "I don't recognize any of you, are you a part of the mercenary force?" she asked. "No, not exactly. We're just a group of travelling warriors, on a quest to slay the Monster Queens and the demons overseeing them in Eldria." Celtica explained. "That may be a foolish quest for such a small group. It doesn't seem like you are half hearted about it however, so I wish you luck. Come over here, I'll explain the current situation." Signum said, motioning them to come closer and look at the map on the nearby table.

"Gaolth City has been completely subjugated by Slime Queen Jelle, who has made it her base of operations for the moment. The Knights of Sacrima have been constantly fighting back to make sure her influence doesn't spread past Gaolth, but things have been rather difficult. Only now that we've been able to develop and mass produce a way of greatly lowering the corruptive powers the slimes possess have we been able to make any real strides. Have you ever battles a slime before Celtica?" Signum asked.

The knight shook her head. She had heard of them, and how dangerous they were, but never seen one in person. "Slimes have a small spherical core that their body forms and reforms around. Without destroying it, they are effectively unkillable. Their slime is also highly corruptive and can bring strong willed women under control in minimal time. Then there's the more advanced slimes, usually shown by different colors. Slimes that possess multiple colors are especially dangerous, and should be avoided if possible. The current method of fighting them has been using modified Coral Rings that can resist the monster's slime to defend ourselves and then send out precision fighters to attack their cores." she continued.

"So if we go to this Gaolth with these rings on can't we just beat the queen and win?" Elphelt asked, and Signum shook her head. "It's not that easy. Even these things don't grant complete protection, and the entire population of the city that wasn't able to flee in time now serves Jelle. First a path would need to be cut through to her and that's easier said than done. We've been waiting for our chance to deliver a decisive blow to them, but an opening has yet to occur."

It sounded like this Slime Queen Jelle was exceptionally well defended and without a good way in there was no chance of beating her. Even if they reached her, would they have enough energy to win? Monster Queens are supposedly on a whole different level and have brainwashing and abilities beyond the norm of their species.

"Well, I don't mean to boast but I am pretty good at clearing a path." Lina said. "Cel and I can kind of make a path too." Elphelt added. "And I possess a holy sword. Certainly that would be enough to take down a slime in a single blow if I can strike it's weak point." Celtica told her. "You'd need a long path, and I can't risk so many knights on a plan that might fail. However, if you want to be the ones going in, I can see what I can do about getting some resources together. Put a special team together for an attack to temporarily blow a hole in slime defenses. Do realize though that after that the army would not be able to support you against the queen. The likely outcome would be your enslavement."

"If we can't handle this, then there's no chance we could succeed in her goals." Celtica said with dedication and sternness. The plan was still rough, but it would take risks to defeat a powerful foe. While Signum had to think about the many knights under her command, Celtica and her gang were all ready to fight. They would also need to grab some of those special Coral Rings at some point.

A. Ask Signum about this special team.
B. Ask Signum if she would join them on the mission.
C. Ask Signum for gear to help them on the mission.
D. Look for BRS again.
E. Checkout the armory.
F. Look for people who could teach new skills or magic to party members.

C, if we have time I would ask about the others but F is a must(and it would be poor form to leave in the middle of a conversation).

If the dialogue does take place in the frozen time, then ask everything.