In Progress [LP CYOA] Tower

[ChumBucket]

Fine, I will agree to infiltrate the commie institute, if only to learn the layout for when we burn it to the ground later.

Flopping to A.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

A "laxatives added" button for shits

I see what you did there.

 

[CappenVarra]

I think CappenVarra is right, Liz really is a vampire.

Nevill's Kz3r0's clever idea, not mine

EDIT: my memory playing tricks, apologies bros

 

[Nevill]

It was Kz3r0, not me. I dislike it (too many "special" characters for three kids randomly picked from a village), so I choose to not believe it.

 

[treave]

Will check and close votes in around 72 hours from now, will try to get out one update a week for the time being since I'm still occupied at work.

edit: as for rumours about people being assaulted by vampires, you don't have the charisma nor the connections to find out such a thing.

 

[Kz3r0]

too many "special" characters for three kids randomly picked from a village

Treave tends to be Anime, besides my point was that the ritual affected all three of us, it’s perfectly possible that the entity we saw in Sophie’s dream just contacted her, the same for Liz, they weren’t special from the get go.
Furthermore we chose them over the other kids, not very random.

 

[Azira]

To those voting A, do any of you seriously think that vote will aid in Liz' recovery? If so, please explain how.

I can see getting to know more about astras might help. But sorting marxist litterature?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

But sorting marxist litterature?

Might take her mind off things, or bore her vampire to death.

 

[Nevill]

To those voting A, do any of you seriously think that vote will aid in Liz' recovery? If so, please explain how.

Connections, mostly.

Either there is a guy on campus who know an underground quack, an eccentric professor, or a bored librarian who remembers the right book.

It's a long shot, and hardly the main reason for the pick, but the possibility is there.

 

[Baltika9]

To those voting A, do any of you seriously think that vote will aid in Liz' recovery? If so, please explain how.

Huh? None of these options are there to help Liz; she has a doctor for that. In fact, Uridimmu already have us the option to do so (which we turned down lol). All of these options are there for our and Rain's development.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

To those voting A, do any of you seriously think that vote will aid in Liz' recovery? If so, please explain how.

Huh? None of these options are there to help Liz; she has a doctor for us. In fact, Uridimmu already have us the option to do so (which we turned down lol). All of these options are there for our and Rain's development.

You have your priorities on point men.

 

[Azira]

To those voting A, do any of you seriously think that vote will aid in Liz' recovery? If so, please explain how.

Huh? None of these options are there to help Liz; she has a doctor for that. In fact, Uridimmu already have us the option to do so (which we turned down lol). All of these options are there for our and Rain's development.

I got the distinct impression that some people thought this choice might also benefit Liz directly, and I was curious as to how they saw that happening. Nevill has stated "contacts". Problem with that, as I see it, is our piss-poor charisma and non-existant social skills.

We're MUCH better suited to being a medical guinea pig than try to make friends with educated people with ideas the way I see it. I don't feel we're playing to our strengths with choice A.

 

[Baltika9]

We're MUCH better suited to being a medical guinea pig than try to make friends with educated people with ideas the way I see it. I don't feel we're playing to our strengths with choice A.

In my opinion, the nature of medical and magical experiments is such that they threaten to alter us in some unpleasant way by their very nature. Having high willpower and endurance is not a foolproof shield against any, ahem, side effects that the experiments may cause us. And that's just us; I'd honestly rather not risk Rain getting roped in to these experiments.

I am honestly curious, what do you think makes us a good guinea pig?

As far as playing to our strengths goes, Wrinkly is a bookish young fellow, and that is a trait that I find endearing and relatable. Like I mentioned earlier, most Marxist scholars and revolutionaries were also highly erudite, we're very likely to find some interesting books in their collections.

It's getting a little repetitive at this point, but I really want that Hunter/Scholar hybrid.

I got the distinct impression that some people thought this choice might also benefit Liz directly, and I was curious as to how they saw that happening. Nevill has stated "contacts". Problem with that, as I see it, is our piss-poor charisma and non-existant social skills.

The update implies that there is very little we can do for her at this point and her parents explicitly stated that we ought to be focusing on our own development as a young man. Liz's disease may be astra-related, it may be a health issue, or she may actually be a vampire; we have no way of knowing. Mewling about 'poor Liz' seems kinda moot when we turned down Uridimmu's offer to cure her in the previous update. None of these options are likely to help her, really.

Lastly, I get the sense that you want nothing to do with the Marxist stuff, which I can respect (I would be lobbying against any attempts at collaborating with fascists in the setting) and maybe even the political aspect of the setting, but please try to see where I am coming from. This is one of the most important ideologies that shaped the twentieth century, to which many interesting characters and factions are undoubtedly tied (I'm kinda hoping that Lenin is coincidentally spending his exile at the KMI right now ).

Edit:

Problem with that, as I see it, is our piss-poor charisma and non-existant social skills.

Yes, but people, especially grown-ups, tend to love us after they get to know us. We show our charisma through action and hard work.

 

[Azira]

I don't see us as very bookish. Our intelligence is above average, correct. But we've not had a bookish upbringing, to say the least. I agree that we could shore up some weaknesses, but where Wrinkly really shines is his extreme constitution and really strong willpower.
Things that I expect will help us more in resisting adverse effects when subjected to medical testing, than in comprehending texts in a library.
Also, our astra affinity and proficiency skills will also come in play.

Imagine unlocking more of our Akasha ranks. We might even be able to extend the protection it can offer to other people.

Sure, there's absolutely NO guarantee that it will help Liz, but I see it as far less of a longshot than "contacts from the marxist brigade".

 

[Baltika9]

I don't see us as very bookish. Our intelligence is above average, correct. But we've not had a bookish upbringing, to say the least. I agree that we could shore up some weaknesses, but where Wrinkly really shines is his extreme constitution and really strong willpower.

Constitution and willpower are situational tools, as are intelligence and erudition. The latter aren't really our weaknesses, but are more like our secondary assets, and I would like to develop both them and our scholarly nature.

As far as our 'bookish upbringing' is concerned, Comrade Commissar Nevill already addressed it:

Character choices so far:

Spoiler

B. Accept Father McClellan’s hospitality and stay with him while helping out with church and school.

A. You focus on studying and making up for your lack of education. The ease at which you take to your diligent study suggests intelligence which has been neglected thus far.

B. Can’t get enough of H.G. Wells. The fantastical elements of adventure found in stories such as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds really speaks to your imagination.

A. Choose the book.

A. You go through the books in the hut to see if there is anything interesting to read.

A. You accept Tlalli’s offer and pick two books.

D. Converse with Papus. He mentioned that he is a scholar of sorts when it comes to the occult; you might be able to learn a thing or two from him.

I dunno what to tell you, mate.

I think we're well on our way to the hybrid class I'm after.

Things that I expect will help us more in resisting adverse effects when subjected to medical testing, than in comprehending texts in a library.
Also, our astra affinity and proficiency skills will also come in play.

Imagine unlocking more of our Akasha ranks. We might even be able to extend the protection it can offer to other people.

That does sound nice, but I'm not willing to put our health and safety, as well as potentially that of Rain, in the hands of some (mad?) scientists. All to 'rank up' skills that the Hunter's Association can and will help us with. Sure, Grandma and her flock of blockheads may not be scientists, but neither is Uridimmu a scientific phenomenon. IMO, the KMI just offers Rain and us a better and safer opportunity to develop our skills.

Now that the 'serious' potion of my reply is finished...

Sure, there's absolutely NO guarantee that it will help Liz, but I see it as far less of a longshot than "contacts from the marxist brigade".

I dunno, bro, campus socialists promised me crazier things than curing vampirism. And since Liz will need crimson vitae to sate her vampiric thirst, I think Wrinkly becoming more, ahem, Red will be much more helpful to her.

But seriously, we don't even know what her illness is. Let's not speculate on it, yeah? Uridimmu offered us a method of intervention and we voted against it (you included, if memory serves). Let's just be consistent here and trust her doctor, since that is the path we picked.

 

[hello friend]

You know.

If Liz really IS a vampire, and all she needs is fresh blood, being conveniently surrounded by commies might not be such a bad thing. Just have to make sure no one catches us.

 

[Nevill]

You "better dead than red" types disgust me with your narrow-mindedness. Why can't we have both?

Spoiler

 

[ItsChon]

All these people hypothesizing about the dangers of being a lab rat or whether or not us being a part of the Communist Institute will actually be of use to us when I'm just trying to make choices based on what will lead to the most interesting story lines...

 

[CappenVarra]

these fellas seem like your run-of-the-mill astrologists, but maybe through them we can meet some proper mad scientists

Victor Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll, Dr Moreau, Herbert West... probably have fun equivalents in the Tower

we need a mask (phantom of the opera style, or similar) and more skill in Alchemy: what music we'll make

 

[treave]

Looks like nothing much's changed so A takes it I believe.

 

[Azira]

Fair enough. Maybe Marxists know a thing or two about laxatives? One can hope.

 

[Nevill]

Do purges count?

 

[Azira]

Only the intestinal kind.

 

[Tigranes]

oh no

 

[Baltika9]

oh no

Communism claims another victim.