In Progress [LP CYOA] Tower

[Baltika9]

B. Miecao Someone needs help!

It seems our master has an even lower CHA score than us.

 

[Kipeci]

B.

Might as well bite the bait on the plot hook.

Hmm..! ‘Unwise’ to abandon the deer? As in, -1 WIS in favor of some ‘curiosity’ (+1 INT)? Nice try, you almost had me!

A. Disregard and acquire venison

 

[Baltika9]

Might as well bite the bait on the plot hook.

I mean, what else are we gonna do for the rest of our life?

For as long as you could remember, your master had drilled into you how to hunt beasts in the wilds. How to follow their tracks, how to lie in wait without making a sound, and how to bring them down. And that was all you learnt. At the age of ten, where other children would be indulging in learning and playing, you know of nothing but the hunt.

FFS, we're illiterate, innumerate and we can (I'm assuming) barely even speak.

 

[Life of the Party]

There will be time to mind our own business. Let's check it out.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

B. It's the stupid option and thus it has my name on it.

 

[CappenVarra]

And then there was no scream, only focus

 

[Tigranes]

Yoda told us to hunt, not to save maidens! Maidens only bring trouble!

But hey, alright, I'll be sensible this time with a B

 

[Absinthe]

So far there are 9 A votes to 10 B votes.

Votes

Nevill B
Smashing Axe A
asxetos B
Baltika9 B
Kipeci B A
Life of the Party B
ERYFKRAD B
CappenVarra A
Tigranes B A
Zerafall A
Azira A
Lambchop19 B
hello friend B
baud B
Grimgravy A
Kz3r0 A
Oscar A
Esquilax B
Absinthe B

 

[Zerafall]

A.

Disregard waifus, acquire venison.

 

[Azira]

It's A trap. Focus on the hunt.

 

[CappenVarra]

FFS, we're illiterate, innumerate and we can (I'm assuming) barely even speak.

look on the bright side, this is a character literally born with a heart full of neutrality and conditioned to: 1. see edible animal 2. kill edible animal - we might yet salvage this and build an assassin

 

[Baltika9]

FFS, we're illiterate, innumerate and we can (I'm assuming) barely even speak.

look on the bright side, this is a character literally born with a heart full of neutrality and conditioned to: 1. see edible animal 2. kill edible animal - we might yet salvage this and build an assassin

Yeah, an assassin of deer.
The shadow that all forest critters fear.
We will be Fear, we'll become the Night.
And we'll make all the rabbits run in fright.

Not feeling it. Real talk, I'm hoping that we'll rescue someone who will give us a ticket outta here and onto a more, ahem, prestigious job, like a spy or bodyguard.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

B - Investigate

 

[hello friend]

B

 

[baud]

B - Investigate

 

[Azira]

FFS, we're illiterate, innumerate and we can (I'm assuming) barely even speak.

look on the bright side, this is a character literally born with a heart full of neutrality and conditioned to: 1. see edible animal 2. kill edible animal - we might yet salvage this and build an assassin

Yeah, an assassin of deer.

Grimwulf would love this..

 

[Grimgravy]

A - we're wise enough to know it's unwise not to follow the deer.

 

[Kz3r0]

A

 

[Baltika9]

A - 9

B - 9

Kipeci and Life of the Party, please confirm that I've counted your votes correctly. You either put down the wrong letter, or did not put one down at all.

Tally

Smashing Axe - A
Kipeci - A (?)
CappenVarra - A
Zerafall - A
Azira - A
Grimgravy - A
Kz3r0 - A
oscar - A
Tigranes - A

Life of the Party - B(?)
ERYFKRAD - B
asxetos - B
Baltika9 - B
Nevill - B
Lambchop19 - B
hello friend - B
baud - B
Esquilax - B

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Kipeci]

A - 7

B - 9

Kipeci and Life of the Party, please confirm that I've counted your votes correctly. You either put down the wrong letter, or did not put one down at all.

Tally

Smashing Axe - A
Kipeci - A (?)
CappenVarra - A
Zerafall - A
Azira - A
Grimgravy - A
Kz3r0 - A

Life of the Party - B(?)
ERYFKRAD - B
asxetos - B
Baltika9 - B
Nevill - B
Tigranes - B
Lambchop19 - B
hello friend - B
baud - B

Thanks for the catch! Can’t believe I nearly gave up a deer, an arrow, and however many hours we’ve stalked it to follow some phantom voice.

Voting A

 

[Baltika9]

Thanks for the catch! Can’t believe I nearly gave up a deer, an hour, and however many hours we’ve stalked it to follow some phantom voice.

The real question is: could there perhaps be a more interesting prey in that direction? Say, a wolf, or a bear?

...or even some Astra?

 

[oscar]

A

 

[Esquilax]

A. Ignore the scream. Your job today, as it is every day, is to hunt. You don’t need to bother yourself with anything else. If you stop tracking the deer now you might not ever find it again, and that would be rather unwise.

B. Investigate the scream. For the first time in a very long time, a small ember of curiosity stirs in your heart. You want to see what is going on.

I think, on a meta level, the takeaway here is what kind of character this encounter will produce. A, I'm pretty sure will result in a more stoic, "level-headed" type character that is not really concerned with much in the way of abstract ideas or philosophy. B's more unpredictable - this injured person is the first person we have encountered in years, and it's the first time that we've been curious about anything related to the outside world in a very long time since this day-to-day grind is all we know.

We've never played the sort of character that would make a decision like A, which makes it inherently interesting. But I dunno, the prospect of meeting someone completely new after all this time seems exciting, so I'll go B for now.

 

[Tigranes]

Esquilax, you're right. You're absolutely right.

So on that basis, I'll flop to A.