[LP CYOA] Epic

[treave]

Offering a way out for those who want to play as Ean again.

 

[Kayerts]

I suppose that went about as well as could be expected.

B. Dio's been an interesting protagonist but will be so much better as an antagonist.

 

[treave]

Diogenes, unfettered by the chains of the Codex...

 

[Baltika9]

I win.

Dis gonan be gud. Fists up.


Edit: although, I gotta ask. Was it for the lulz?

 

[Baltika9]

Diogenes, unfettered by the chains of the Codex...

As sad as I am to say this, here it is:

Bed.Made.

LIE.

A.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

B

 

[Esquilax]

Holy shit. Will this be a long timeskip, treave?

Voting B for now, might flop to A.

 

[oscar]

Hm tempting choice. Would be interesting to see how powerful Diogenes could become with us leaving him in this successful state. But I've grown fond of the bugger and think he's in an interesting position to play as.

 

[treave]

The timeskip will be longer than it would have been if you picked A in the previous choice, but not that lengthy. About a decade or so.

I must say this, though, there are consequences to waking Ean up, which the Imperial family and its allies, and by extension Dio now, are aware of. Basically his awakening will also awaken the hunger instinct in all of his spawn. There are a few other side effects which are not yet known to them though.

 

[Baltika9]

I must say this, though, there are consequences to waking Ean up, which the Imperial family and its allies, and by extension Dio now, are aware of. Basically his awakening will also awaken the hunger instinct in all of his spawn.

Yeah, no. I'm holding to A. Superpowered cannibals are the last fucking thing we need.

Edit: treave, wait a minute. Ean will be ressurected by the Imperial family+Dio, correct?

 

[treave]

No. For now Dio has absolutely no motive to have Ean awake, none at all. He'd much rather have him permanently gone. If you play as Dio, depending on what you do Ean would be woken up eventually by other people.

Of course if Dio ate him you wouldn't get the problem of a hundred superpowered man-eaters running around.

 

[Baltika9]

Damned if we do, damned if we don't, eh?

I'd much rather play as Dio and implement a final solution to the mini-Ean crisis. But, with all the other things calling for our attention, I don't know if we'll be able to pull it off. Especially since they're in the different corners of the whole world.

I must ponder this.

 

[Baltika9]

Also, Dio with Anbar'Shi and without supervision, acting on his Will to Power and propelled forward by your plot scares the living shit out of me.

 

[Azira]

As I see this, Ean will wake up, regardless of what we choose here. Dio will have to deal with the hunger issue.
I'd rather play as Ean, who we know has the mental fortitude to resist that hunger.

Besides, Dio is now, more or less, Naram's puppet. Yes, I know he's probably raging and pulling at the chains, trying to escape. But basically, he's Naram's bitch.

Don't want to play as that. I'd rather we play as Ean again.

Voting B

 

[Baltika9]

Besides, Dio is now, more or less, Naram's puppet. Yes, I know he's probably raging and pulling at the chains, trying to escape. But basically, he's Naram's bitch.

Speaking of Naram, what do you think: quick and painless, or round up Shulgi, Sek and Edem and "punish" him?
Motherfucker's forgetting who he's dealing with, sitting in his fortress at Olympus trying to rescue Zeus and bring back the Masters. Gonna have to beat some sense back into him.

 

[Baltika9]

...sure you did.

For posterity: B will end up badly, especially considering the ramifications of his awakening and the timeskip in which Dio can do all sorts of scary shit.

Also, I remember, at the beginning of this chapter, I pushed the envelope for Dio to be picked instead of Aodh. Lo and behold, he was.

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[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

When you asked if the god was in Ankida, Runikylos shook his head. He had a palace within the wastelands of Olympus, where no one ventured. Ten thousand labourers had been brought there to construct it, and then one by one walled into the pillars as a living sacrifice, and also to keep the existence of this palace a secret.

Missed this part. Wow. Evil much, Naram? I'd expect this from Shulgi, but...

 

[Baltika9]

root gonnan root.

Does this increased activity mean we'll finally get some more 40K cyoa's? "Borrowed" sourcebooks don't do it anymore, I need my fix man.

 

[Baltika9]

Although, does this mean Epic is done and over?

 

[Baltika9]

Huh, Christmas came early this year.

 

[Azira]

He's probably trying to bring the Masters back. Remember that the initial seeding required a lot of human sacrifice? Only three survived out of the expedition the king sent out...

Maybe Naram's gotten himself some more allies.

 

[treave]

Chapter 20: Ean Flips Out and Fights Giant Mechs on Foot.

He's probably trying to bring the Masters back.

 

[Baltika9]

Too late, then. Of course, this being Naram, he would have done so. And, of course, those sacrifices were for the Masters. And of course of course he became their Avatar.

Well, time to layeth the smack down. Maybe it is better to play as Ean.

Edit:

after all, ean hasn't been made God-Emperor yet, has he? you can be certain i ain't leaving this thread until he has.

I'll hold you to that.

 

[Storyfag]

Ahh, decisions, decisions. Since Naram is afoot, I believe it'd be prudent to wake Ean up. B

 

[Baltika9]

trust me. I have a Plan.

Ah, fine. I've a lot of respect for you, so I'll follow your lead here, though I'm most likely setting myself up for a titanic troll here.

That and if all this goes kabloo-ey, I'll have the right to be a dick and bitch about it.