World of Monsters CYOA (Part I)

Meh, I would probably assume then that B is out of the question unless we have resounding success in what we're about to do. Only after that will we have a chance at recruiting her. Kinda like Nephenee, but quite a bit more hardcore.

I'll go with C then.

DoubleEdged wrote:Meh, I would probably assume then that B is out of the question unless we have resounding success in what we're about to do. Only after that will we have a chance at recruiting her. Kinda like Nephenee, but quite a bit more hardcore.

I'll go with C then.

Would be kinda strange for the leader of the army to say,
"Yeah let's go total strangers, I will abandon my people to go on your absolutely impossible mission instead!"

Maybe if we kill the queen she might join us, though as Commander of the army I am not too
optimistic about that.
I too will go with C, equipment might be something different then just the rings so
who knows, except Zero!

"If you could spare any equipment for this it would be very appreciated." Celtica said to Signum, who nodded. "We don't have much that isn't in use, but I can certainly pull some strings. Go down to the dungeon, the woman working there will be able to give you a little. I'll tell her you are coming." Signum told the party as she motioned for Artoria to lead them down.

The fort's dungeon had been repurposed due to a need for space with all the knights stationed here, and now it's rooms were storehouses and other various things. Going through some hallways led the party to an almost lab-like place with parts of weapons and items around on shelves and tables everywhere. It certainly seemed like a testing ground for anti-slime measures.

"Oh, welcome." a woman said, with medium length blonde hair that touched her reddish short cheongsam, a black shirt and panyhose underneath. "I heard from Miss Signum that you would be coming. I am Yoko Belnades, I've been working here trying to devise countermeasures against the monsters with the other mages in this place."

"Miss Signum said that there was some gear for us here, do you have anything that can help us?" Nephenee asked, and Yoko nodded. "I hope so." she said, first giving everyone a Coral Slime Ring. "This will be absolutely necessary if you want to enter the city." she told them, then revealed the rest of her wares. There was accessories, armor and weapons around, some of which could possibly be of use.

Yoko's Shop (All Free)-
Shadow Sword: A jagged violet sword filled with dark power similar to that used by monsters. Increases Corruption Resistance.
Lightning Rod: A bronze rod infused with the power of lightning. Can absorb lightning used by others and release it in an even stronger form.
Monster Killer: A fierce whip enchanted to slay monsters. Deals extra damage to monsters, but is hard to wield properly.

Diver Armor: Bulky bronze armor reminiscent of a diver's suit. Greatly protects against Water damage.
Flame Zentai Suit: A red and orange full body suit with flame patterns on it. Resists corrosion and increases the size of fire spells cast by the user. Allows hair through suit if desired.
Negative Space Armor: A highly revealing set of silver armor that only covers the breasts and crotch region, along with adding silver stockings and a cape. Generates a defensive barrier around exposed skin that partly repels attacks.

Dominance Ring: A green ring brimming with a strange energy. Can absorb the soul of a low level monster and bind it to the wearer's will.
Flare Ring: An orange ring with an X on it. Doubles the MP of magic cast by the wearer, but greatly increases it's power.
Huntress Bands: A pair of silver bands with blue runes inscribed into them. Increases the aim and precision of the wearer.

A. Select what you want to take, and who gets it.
B. Take nothing.

Well now... really? All of that, free? I mean, I know we're volunteering to be the lead force in a major assault, but still...

Shadow Sword -> Asia
Lightning Rod -> Lina
Monster Killer -> Celtica (but do not equip)

Diver Armor -> Celtica. She'll probably move around in it better than anyone else, and water resistance will be wanted (because hopefully we'll only fall for really obvious traps that lead us to desired instant bad ends).
Flame Suit -> Lina. We may want to consider having her give the Wildfire Blade and Scarlet Dress to someone else, as she's the only one who can utilize Flame Suit's effect, period.
Negative Space Armor -> Nephenee

Flare Ring -> Elphelt
Huntress Bands -> Lina. Elphelt should already be more than proficient in marksmanship, Lina's spells can get a little wild at times.
Dominance Ring -> Asia

Also, take Yoko.

A woot woot free stuff

Shadow Sword - Nephenee (though she uses a lance, so might not be able to use) if can't use, Asia
Monster Killer - Celtica (might take some time to practice with it)

Flame zentai suit - Lina
Negative Space - Nephenee

Huntress bands - Elphelt
Dominance ring - Bullet


And seconding adding Yoko to party. Maybe let her look at the black rings and see if she can do something with the four that don't have enchantments on them

DoubleEdged wrote:Well now... really? All of that, free? I mean, I know we're volunteering to be the lead force in a major assault, but still...

Shadow Sword -> Asia
Lightning Rod -> Lina
Monster Killer -> Celtica (but do not equip)

Diver Armor -> Celtica. She'll probably move around in it better than anyone else, and water resistance will be wanted (because hopefully we'll only fall for really obvious traps that lead us to desired instant bad ends).
Flame Suit -> Lina. We may want to consider having her give the Wildfire Blade and Scarlet Dress to someone else, as she's the only one who can utilize Flame Suit's effect, period.
Negative Space Armor -> Nephenee

Flare Ring -> Elphelt
Huntress Bands -> Lina. Elphelt should already be more than proficient in marksmanship, Lina's spells can get a little wild at times.
Dominance Ring -> Asia

Also, take Yoko.

Sounds good to me, new sexy outfits for those that need it(Lina's hits me in the right spot, and Nephenee can definitely use the Negative Space Amor. We'll have to have Celtica ditch the suit for now, though she could put it back on whenever we enter a town...  I know wonder if we could use are charisma stat to seduce Signum to join us, or Yoko, or Artoria...  Though I do wager 2 of those turning it around on us, sliding their leg between ours, and making us work extra hard for them(which in that case I would totally be up for trying lol)...  I do like the idea of Asia getting dominance too, she's turning into a regular Soma now, swords, staffs, healing magic and dominance =)

The only thing I would change is giving the whip to Elphelt so she has a extra weapon and one that operates at mid range(not because I want to awaken any feeling of a domi in her, no no)... Also, should we swap the sling swimsuit and shinobi gear between her and Bullet?  Only reason I ask is Bullet is going to have to get real close to deal any damage(and not because I want to see her busty build and a sling swimsuit and a cute ninja bunny getting hot from Bullet's musk...)  Temporarily of course...  But if the agility will help her dodge the slime well enough at close range then I guess that's fine...

Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys their new outfits(and finds a new fetish awaken within them)

Also, Yoko-sama~

Rainday wrote:The only thing I would change is giving the whip to Elphelt so she has a extra weapon and one that operates at mid range

Actually, I can agree to that, since I'm not entirely sure how much her MP correlates with her shots, and if I'm voting to give her the Flare Ring, she'll definitely need something more for fighting than just her gun(s?).

the whip's future:

Oh, and I should've mentioned: let Lina utilize the option to let her hair out for the Zentai suit.

DoubleEdged wrote:

Rainday wrote:The only thing I would change is giving the whip to Elphelt so she has a extra weapon and one that operates at mid range

Actually, I can agree to that, since I'm not entirely sure how much her MP correlates with her shots, and if I'm voting to give her the Flare Ring, she'll definitely need something more for fighting than just her gun(s?).

the whip's future:

Oh, and I should've mentioned: let Lina utilize the option to let her hair out for the Zentai suit.

Definitely Definitely!

Nephenee can use the Shadow Sword, but it means she wont get anything out of one of her passives since she isn't using a lance.

And as for Elphelt, she basically uses MP to pull out her special weapons, and then Reload to continue using it without requiring more MP.

Current decisions are-

Shadow Sword: Asia
Lightning Rod: Lina
Monster Killer: Elphelt

Diver Armor: Celtica
Flame Zentai Suit: Lina
Negative Space Armor: Neph

Huntress Bands: Lina
Dominance Ring: Asia, Asia
Flare Ring: Elphelt

Is that good, or does anyone have any changes they would like to mention?

Sounds good to me.

First Celtica looked at the weapons. Asia's current weapon was a good defensive tool to be sure, but that Shadow Sword looked more dangerous and could stave away corruption. Better to have options in her arsenal. Then the Lightning Rod was a weapon of magic, obviously it should be for Lina, and that left the Monster Killer. "Elphelt, would you like to have the whip? Having a close range weapon could be useful." Celtica said to the girl and she nodded in agreement, picking the whip up and snapping it on the ground. "On your knees, peasants! Or something like that, right?" Elphelt said with a giggle, though it did give Celtica ideas for later. That was unimportant at the moment though.

Next was the armor. "Nephenee, would you be alright wearing this?" she asked, pointing at the Negative Space Armor. "Oh gosh, that's so revealing. Miss Belnades, why would ya make a set of armor like that?" the guard asked.

"All of the stuff you see here were potential anti-slime measures, with the Coral Ring being the easiest to mass produce and thus most effective. Higher level slimes have corrosive abilities that can tear through even armor, which is why all three of these are designed around that. Two full suits with their own methods of weakening the corrosion, and then that armor with a defense that can't be corroded naturally." Yoko explained. "I mean, when you put it like that I guess it makes sense." Nephenee said as she began to change her clothing.

"And this weirdo bodysuit thing is mine, right? I am the only one who could put it to use after all." Lina said, and Celtica nodded. "This thing looks pretty weird but if it gets results I wont be complaining." the redhead said as she stripped out of her dress and gloves and coated herself entirely in the flame themed bodysuit. After it was fully on, the top glowed and her hair appeared out of it. "Woah, this is way different than what I'm used to. But not bad." Lina said while Nephenee meanwhile was in the corner blushing. "If this is what I gotta do to help people, then I'll definitely do it...it's just real embarrassing..." she said. That left the Diver Armor and as much as Celtica enjoyed looking classy she needed something more like that for the coming fight.

Weapons had been handed out, and then with Celtica getting the full suit on save for the currently unnecessary helmet armor was equipped, which meant the only things left to decide on was the accessories. Celtica gave the bands to Lina and the Flare Ring to Elphelt to help them out, then looked at the Dominance Ring. "Asia, this would probably be best in your care, but I'm not sure you really have the type of personality to get the most out of it." Celtica explained.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Asia asked, her head tilted in confusion. "She means that you aren't the commanding type. You need a strong will to order the bound monster around once you have them. You are more of a please and thank you type." Bullet told her. "I-I can handle it! I can be commanding when I want to be. It's just, I usually prefer to be more polite about things..." Asia responded.

"If you think you can handle it then I'm sure you'll manage." Celtica said, handing her the ring. Seeing it made Asia remember something and she turned to Yoko. "Miss Yoko, would you happen to know what this is?" she asked, pulling out the Judgment Crest. The witch looked at it for a moment. "I'm not exactly sure what it's supposed to be, but right now it's in a locked form. Basically it isn't going to be doing anything until you can figure out how to unlock it's power. I can't say for sure the method for that though." Yoko told the girl.

It looked like this was the extra gear they were getting, what mattered now was making the most of it. "Hey Yoko, you want to join us on this mission? We could use all the help we can get." Celtica asked, but Yoko shook her head. "I've still got things I need to do here to keep everything running. But I'll see if I can give you some extra support when the time comes though. I want to take down Jelle as much as anyone here." she said.

A. Return to Signum.
B. Ask Yoko about the rings Celtica found.
C. Ask Artoria if she would like to join them.
D. Look for BRS again.
E. Look for people who could teach new skills or magic to party members.

Artoria might be more willing to take part in this mission than Signum, but...

I think I'd rather go with E for now.

Solving the mystery of the rings... or learning new skills... or Sabeeeeeeeeeeer...

E, but we better see Yoko again because this mystery is killing me

Go with E.

If possible B which shouldn't take too long, followed by E and definitely C

With everyone's gear in order, the next step in preparations for this would be to hone their skills and abilities. While simple training would be easy enough, being in a place filled with so many warrior gave Celtica an idea to look for those that might be able to teach them some brand new skills. Signum was certainly an option, assuming she wasn't busy, but there had to be more than that. Yoko was busy, but there was also BRS if she was willing.

Starting the search, Celtica found a possible someone without even looking as a group of knights had recently returned to base. The woman leading them was covered fully in armor, but in a flash it dissipated to reveal a strong looking woman with short blue hair. People were talking all over about her, this Commander Aqua who had been on the frontlines keeping other knights safe for days. She sounded like an amazing person to learn from, if she would help out.

Moving outside to look around the fort Celtica also saw another impressive looking woman, though this one was significantly more imposing looking. She was busty and had a pink ponytail like Signum, though hers was more wild, and wore a black and white outfit with a sword at her hips. An eyepatch covered one of her eyes, and pink markings were on her face, and to top it all off she seemed to be missing an arm. And yet despite the lack of such an important thing she looked like a threat even as she was just casually sitting.

There was another girl in the mercenary camp that caught Celtica's eye, though for reasons opposite the previous. This girl had short blonde hair and a cute red hood and outfit, an innocent smile on her face. She looked far less rough or rugged than the mercenaries she was accompanying, which to Celtica meant she must have something she was hiding. If it was a useful skill, it could be good to learn from.

A. Ask Signum to train someone.
B. Look for BRS and ask her to train someone.
C. Ask Aqua to train someone.
D. Ask the one armed girl to train someone.
E. Ask the red hooded girl to train someone.
Note: You can pick multiple here, so long as each party member is only trained by one person.

Going to push for C, D, and E, since we can do all of them for a single party member each. Best to gauge what they can teach.

Lets see Aqua definetly trains Asia, our healer.

Thesamurai girl takes care of celtika.

And red riding hood...
Bullet? Since she is the most agile.

Ask the heavenly badass Goddess Baiken to train Bullet
Ask B.B. Hood/Bulleta to train Elphelt
Ask Aqua to train Nephenee
Ask Signum to train Celtica
Ask BRS to train Lina


OR, Have BB Hood train Asia(for dominance reasons), have Elphelt train with Signum, and have Celtica go ask Yoko about the rings .

Supporting Rainday, with BBHood training Asia

tilltherewas1 wrote:Supporting Rainday, with BBHood training Asia

Then let me jump on this train.
Didn't even realize that Signum/BRS could train someone.
Kinda of read "talk to" into that...

And never heared of BBHood, thought it was the cute little
red riding hood from the fairy tail, so had no idea what
she was ment to do.^^

Well I'm just hoping for the best

Aggra wrote:

tilltherewas1 wrote:Supporting Rainday, with BBHood training Asia

And never heared of BBHood, thought it was the cute little
red riding hood from the fairy tail, so had no idea what
she was ment to do.^^

Oh yea, she's a bounty hunter in the Darkstalkers franchise

So then,

Baiken: Bullet
BB Hood: Asia
Aqua: Nephenee
Signum: Elphelt
BRS: Lina

And then Celtica going to Yoko about the rings. Is this good with everyone or does anyone have any different ideas?