In Progress [LP CYOA] Tower

[Nevill]

Very well. No Cloud.

Switching this part of my vote to 1C.

Character Sheet

The Nameless Hunter

We'll be the Nameless One.

 

[Absinthe]

Initial Voting Tally:

Name:

A 7
B 4
C 6
D 1
E 2
F 1
!B 2​

Activities:

I+II 9
I+IV 1
I+V 3
II+III 1
II+IV 1
II+V 7
III+V 1​

Focus:

A 14
B 5
C 4​

After Flops:

Name:

A 8 (+2 "not B")
B 4
C 8 (+2 "not B")
D 1
E 0
F 0​

Activities:

I+II 10
I+IV 1
I+V 3
II+III 1
II+V 7
III+V 1​

Focus:

A 15
B 6
C 2​

Votes

Kz3r0 !B, II V, B
Baltika B>C, I+V I+II, A
Absinthe C>B, I>II>V, C>A
Oscar A, II+V, B
Zerafall B, I+II, A
Azira C, I>II>IV, A>B
Nevill B C, II V, B
ERYFKRAD !B, II V, B
CappenVarra A, II V, B
Asxetos B, II+V, A
MoistCloister D, I+II>II+V, A>B
Egosphere A, I,V, A
Tigranes A>C, II+V, A C
A bear named spigot A, I,V, A
Kipeci A, III V, A
Storyfag B, II+III, A
Esquilax C, I+II, C
Hello friend B F>G>B, I+II, A
Grimgravy E>F>G>C, I>II>V, A
Lambchop19 A, I IV, C>B
ItsChon C, I+V, A
Life of the Party C>A>B, II>IV>I>V>III, A>B>C
Baud E>A, I II, A

I'm currently interpreting the second option as package votes, but if we are just summing votes for all individual options and taking the highest 2 in the end:

I 13 (13 after flop)
II 18
III 2
IV 2 (1 after flop)
V 11​

 

[Nevill]

Nevill B, II V, B

I just switched to 1C. Should break the tie.

 

[Grimgravy]

I honestly thought Loch was good alternative to Cloud. It keeps the thematic connection to rain, without the "fabulous" and Final Fantasy connotations and adds a Scottish flair. I like Puddle and Bucket for the lulz.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

FFS, we're "boy" now?

edit: I hope you counted me as a Jack with a conditional on Snake.

 

[baud]

E > A
I like Loch, though Jack sounds alright.

I II
Maths and Alchemy both sound useful for our character

A
I prefer this since it would show Father McClellan we're taking the opportunity he's offered us seriously

 

[Absinthe]

FFS, we're "boy" now?

More like we'd be The Man With No Name, but we're back to a tie with baud's vote.

 

[hello friend]

Flopping to C to break the tie.

 

[Life of the Party]

Beauty: 3
Charisma: 4

The Boy With No Game.

 

[Baltika9]

Sk8ter Hunt3r Boi.

 

[treave]

Very well, locking the winning votes at C, I & II, and A.

Imagine thinking that a socially awkward, reticent child who also stands out in terms of looks (not in a good way) and is an outsider to a place can get away with trying to pull the "I have no name, call me boy" schtick and continue having no name.

Looks like Codex needs a social crutch too to compensate.

 

[Baltika9]

Imagine thinking that a socially awkward, reticent child who also stands out in terms of looks (not in a good way) and is an outsider to a place can get away with trying to pull the "I have no name, call me boy" schtick and continue having no name.

You gotta admit that it's in character, tho.
Can't wait to hear what nickname the village will give us.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

Imagine thinking that a socially awkward, reticent child who also stands out in terms of looks (not in a good way) and is an outsider to a place can get away with trying to pull the "I have no name, call me boy" schtick and continue having no name.

Great, now we're going to get stuck with a name like "shithead" or "caped baldy".

Nice going, guys.

 

[Kipeci]

Aw man, I thought Jack was in the lead. Well, I’ll still take Crispy over Cloud.

 

[Baltika9]

Character Sheet

Wrinkly

 

[Esquilax]

Character Sheet

Wrinkly

I love it! Now, being the weird kid with a fucked-up face, I really wonder how our character will react to the inevitable name-calling sure to come his way.

 

[Baltika9]

Character Sheet

Wrinkly

I love it! Now, being the weird kid with a fucked-up face, I really wonder how our character will react to the inevitable name-calling sure to come his way.

Constitution: 8
Willpower: 7

Sticks and stones won't break our bones and words will never hurt us. I guess we'll have to earn respect the old-fashioned way.

 

[ItsChon]

God damn it. Wrinky is such a fucked name.

 

[Tigranes]

Hah. Well, I wanted a normal name like Jack, but Wrinkly will have to do. We'll grow up to be the village Quasimodo, at least for a while.

 

[treave]

Since the option to be a good student won, I'm putting together an extensive lore-dump regarding the "State of the Tower", which will include the commonly taught history of this alternate universe. This will take just a bit of time and I may split it off from the regular update if I need to. You can make requests for setting information and I will see if it is plausible to slot them in.

 

[Absinthe]

Hah. Well, I wanted a normal name like Jack, but Wrinkly will have to do. We'll grow up to be the village Quasimodo, at least for a while.

Just because our charisma blows doesn't mean we have to bow and scrape like him. We're made of sterner stuff than that, so we can at least carry ourselves with self-respect, I'd say.

 

[Esquilax]

Since the option to be a good student won, I'm putting together an extensive lore-dump regarding the "State of the Tower", which will include the commonly taught history of this alternate universe. This will take just a bit of time and I may split it off from the regular update if I need to. You can make requests for setting information and I will see if it is plausible to slot them in.

Awesome.

One thing that I wanted to know, especially since we live in the curiously-named Scotsfield:

The strange vastness of the Tower harbours both wide rolling plains and unexplored forests within it.
...
In the middle of the Atlantic, a gigantic tower stretches to the heavens. Within the Tower are floors as large as countries, self-contained worlds that defy all imagination. When was it built? Was it always there from the start? What lies at the top?

Given that the Tower is neutral territory, and we have these massive, country-sized floors (and God knows how many of them are around), are certain floors considered to be the sovereign territory of the country that they represent? For example, this community is Scotsfield (and, duh, is full of Scots), but is the floor that Scotsfield is contained in, and by extension, Scostfield itself, also part of the United Kingdom?

Also, would I be correct in guessing that the vast majority of the Tower is uncharted? We have a resilient character with survival skills - becoming an explorer seems like a good fit for ol' Wrinkly.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

How big is each floor? Have they calculated the distance from wall to wall? Or even x number of days travel from wall to wall?

 

[Kipeci]

How does light enter

 

[Esquilax]

These mysteries of the Tower have persisted for centuries ever since its discovery, and no real answers have been forthcoming. Scholars puzzled over it, politicians fought over it, and priests worshiped it, all in their own way.

Who discovered this place, and when?