Completed World domination? Threads of Fate (aka Dewprism) MEGATHREAD!

[Crooked Bee]

And so Mint has gone all extreme on the hole in the ground

Surprising Rue and everyone else

Monsters? No bid deal

Elena, don't ever be that reckless, ok?

Such a submissive girl

But back to Mint

The new enemies down here are evil-looking badgers
They roll around very quickly and knock us off our feet
(Sorry the screenshots got a bit badly cropped)

We go jumping around

Meeting the already familiar spitting plants

And down we climb

Looks like

a boss fight area!

An HP-restoring pool is here

So we recover HP

Huh?

Two scary gargoyles appear

They hit us hard

And aim some kind of sonic waves at us

The tricky thing about this fight is that you must kill both gargoyles at once
since otherwise the killed one respawns in 1-2 seconds

I'm bad at taking screens and fighting at the same time :/

But finally we're victorious

A stairway to heaven appears!

And up we go!

Looks like we've climbed pretty high up

High indeed

Bloody stairs

And poor 'lil princess

This looks like the atelier... Looks like a dingy old church.

So let's go treasure-hunting, then!

But as Mint approaches the atelier door

Something jumps on her from above

Throwing Mint away

A horsie!

The horsie looks butthurt

And so the boss fight begins

The horsie's nastiest trick is to jump on our princess from above stomping her

Or maybe to set her a-flying to the other side of the battlefield

But the horsie stands no chance against our powerful princess

 

[Crooked Bee]

Now Mint is free to enter the atelier

I wonder what she's going to find inside

Valuable treasure?

Powerful magic?

Nope.

The Stones in Threads of Fate would definitely fall into the 'useless' category of items. There are four types, and as any seasoned adventurer knows, the only dignified thing to do with priceless stones is pawn them for cash. Here's how much you get:

Night Stone - 500G
Moon Stone - 1000G
Dream Stone - 2000G
Star Stone - 3000G

The exception would be the Dream Stone, which has a purpose.

The magician's workshop is large but empty

Climbing the stairs

Mint discovers a treasure chest with a Silver coin. Meh.
WHERE'S MAH TREASURE!?

The balcony hides another useless Moon Stone

Perhaps the Vault can yield some treasure?

Hopefully!

Won't open, no no

Bloody vault

How does it work

Given up already, Mint?

Prepare for

a power rush

But to no avail

Klaus appears

We finally made it.

I'm surprised you made it up those steps. I thought you hurt your leg.

Disappointed, sis?

Just thinking about this atelier made the pain go away.

Aha, there's a switch.

And the vault is now open!

Indeed...

Bookish types, bookish types never change

I don't understand a thing...

Leave it to me. Analyzing ancient manuscripts is one of my specialties.

...

Hmm, interesting... What!? Impossible! Can this be true?

Impatient as ever, I see.

Klaus is one big meanie.

It has detailed records of his research.

From what I've read, it appears this magician was doing research on the creators of the relic.

Studied? SHOCK!

They were powerful magicians that ruled the world about a thousand years ago.

Indeed, it is. There are so many theories as to why they perished.

Now, all that remains are the items they created many years ago.

Yay!

A relic holds unimaginable powers. A great relic can probably grant any wish.

Taken by surprise, sis?

 

[procrastinator]

 

[Crooked Bee]

Cool, at least one reader is charmed by Mint's awesomeness...

 

[KalosKagathos]

She's like pre-puberty loli Rance. How can you dislike her?

 

[Coyote]

Hey, I've played this! A long time ago, but yeah. I wasn't sure at first, but when she started talking about all the ways she would get back at Maya, that clinched it.

I recall Mint and Rue having two having intertwining paths, with one unique area each. And Rue being very boring in comparison to Mint. And a boss who used traps on some sort of grid or something. And... that's about it. Well, I guess it'll come back to me as you go on.

 

[procrastinator]

Cool, at least one reader is charmed by Mint's awesomeness...

This LP feels so cozy for some reason Orange font maybe?

She's like pre-puberty loli Rance. How can you dislike her?

Dunno bout Rance, but I'm getting Haruhi vibe fo sho.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Does Klaus know too much? Is he going to have an...accident?

 

[lightbane]

Rue is this game's second hero
I could've chosen to play his route, not Mint's, but he's too boring

But you'll do it anyways after completing Mint's route just to make the lp as complete as possible, right?

That's a guy?? I know japanese heroes dress horribly but still...

In fact, that guy's costume vagely reminded me of another game...

PS: I like it when jrpgs have characters that are not walking cliches/silent protagonists, for example Radiant Historia's main character, Stocke, at first sight he seems to be a clone of Squall, but he actually is very intelligent, doesn't make poor decisions, can socialize with other people and generally is not a fag.

PPS: And please continue with your lp, miss Bee.

 

[KalosKagathos]

Radiant Historia

The game's development team mostly consists of Atlus staff who previously worked on Megami Tensei games like Persona 3, Strange Journey, Nocturne and the Etrian Odyssey series.

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS GAME BEFORE?

 

[Fowyr]

Soooooo wacky

 

[kazgar]

just caught up on this.

my brain hurts.

oh well, continue, i'm sure it'll zany and adventure filled...

...until someone rule 34's it and the thread will go off the rails.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Orange font maybe?

The learned bastard is clearly making fun of Mint

He knows too much indeed

Still, there's no way for Mint to get to the relic without his aid

...

Let's leave it at that for now

We should get going. The sun'll be setting soon.

Alright... I'll take what I need back to town.

The diary has some interesting information about the relic.

Thank you.

Ok, I need you to carry these books right here.

Looks like our princess got totally trolled!

And so we're back in town

Thanks again, Ms. Cartha, for letting Mint stay at your inn.

You sure I can stay for free?

You helped Elena in the forest, you helped my husband with his work...

Actually, it's more like a crazy hobby, huh?

You're welcome.

Maybe he wants to talk more about today's findings from the atelier. Come by whenever you want, ok?

And now we're free to explore the town some more

Graham is here to give us tips

He's basically the in-game manual

I won't be boring you with all this shit in detail
Let's just check the "Other hints"

"You might find rare items and stuff you missed earlier."

Graham's telling the truth
It's sometimes worth revisiting the past locations
And it can be extremely useful to give the right items to the right people

And here's Ms. Cartha's inn, we can rest (and save) here for free

We can also visit Mint's room

And choose to sleep on the bed

Sweet dreams, princess

As we save the game, we learn we're currently in Chapter 1, "World domination, baby!"

Resting restores Mint's HP but not MP

At the shop we can sell the monsters we've killed so far
We can't sell different monsters separately, only all of them in one go

And we've got enough money to buy a Silver Bracer now, yay!

Hobbs' shop is now open

We can buy upgrades here, but the prices are ridiculously over the top
There'll be a way to reduce them later on, though

At the inn Neil tells us about Rod

"Rod travels all over the place. I met him before in another town."

Annette has a dream

She wants to open her own shop

She also tells us to visit Rod

I guess the game really wants us to meet the guy

Drinking milk

grants us a 10% MP boost
Totally not worth it

Hmm, a note?

We wanna fight!

And so to Rod we go

Hey, who do you think you're talking to!?

Yeah, really, who the hell are you?

Sure you wanna know...? Alright, I'll tell ya.

So full of-- uhm, nevermind

Are you a weapon maker or a swordsman?

I already told ya. I'm both.

Rod totally wants to be cool

Just the thought of great battles motivates me to make better weapons.

Sure does

I can't do that.

A fight without heart is meaningless.

Hmm?

You sure, Mint?

I'm not your baby!

Mint, eh?

Oh, I forgot.

What?

That's my rule.

Hey, if you win, I'll pay you 1,000G.

The money just makes it a little more interesting.

So, you still up for it?

Sure thing!

And so the fight begins

This is an optional fight, and it's VERY hard at our current level of ability

Rod is fast as hell

And his blades are deadly

Mint may not be impressed, but that's because she hasn't yet experienced the thing

And find out we do

Rod can do two things: whirl around and rush at you
Both are very hard to avoid and deal a lot of damage

Here's what happens if you lose

:/

That's fine with me, but it'll cost you another 100G.

No need to rush. I'll be in town for a while.

You can come by anytime.

Still, winning is feasible if tricky
You need to whack Rod as soon as he pauses after a rush
And then jump around like crazy avoiding his blades

That was a great battle.

Why don't you get yourself a nice meal?

Pretty princess FTW, yay!

 

[spekkio]

Dunno why, but I think he resembles this character somehow...

 

[spekkio]

Also:

 

[Crooked Bee]

^

 

[Brother None]

lulz cosplay

This is a charming game, indeed, as far as jRPGs go. Always works better when characters are unashamed assholes rather than supposedly-sympathetic assholes.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Dunno if anyone noticed this, but...

edit: I have this feeling alzheimer's is creeping up on me and I already pointed out this funny little reference, but google brings nothing.

 

[Crooked Bee]

And so we won that fight

I'll fight you anytime.

Let's leave Rod be for now and finally visit Klaus

We owe you so much for helping Elena.

Bags? The hoops are all we need!

And here's Klaus, down in the basement

What's up?

I finished skimming through the stuff we brought back from the atelier.

But I did find some promising leads.

Here, read this.

"The Aeon relic is sealed by one of the highest orders of magic.
Even my powers are incapable of overcoming it."

The Aeon who created the relic probably feared someone would steal it.

So he must've placed a powerful seal to protect it.

That means we can't get the relic unless we break the seal.

Like it says in his diary, even this magician couldn't break the seal.

Not so fast. There's more information.

Listen to this.

"Long ago, Grand Magician Elroy and his apprentices also sought after the power of the relic."

An underground atelier, hm? Duly noted

A key?

With it, we should be able to enter the ruins and find Elroy's atelier.

If we can find his atelier, I think we can find out more about the relic.

They are quite far. It takes at least half a day to get there by foot.

Get going, you say?

But what about your leg?

Indeed

And then Klaus

falls on his bottom again

But...

I'll find Elroy's atelier and bring back whatever I can.

Those ruins are full of monsters. It's too dangerous to go there by yourself.

Don't overexert yourself. If it gets tough, just come back, ok?

Yay!

Ok.

 

[ghostdog]

^ lol what a raging faggot.

 

[Crooked Bee]

This is a charming game, indeed, as far as jRPGs go.

What, you know a no less charming non-JRPG? Do tell, do tell!

Again, Klaus is trolling us

Smug bastard

I found this at the atelier.

Wow! Is that...

I can't use it, of course, so you can have it.

New type of magic acquired!

We'll test it out soon

We can also get other bits and pieces of info from Klaus

He was in control of Carona and its nearby regions.

Dolls, hmm?

The underground ruins are full of dangerous monsters.

I wonder about that, too...

What?

A bit of this game's monster lore

Whatever

A hint at an optional location? Sure sounds like it.

I'm hungry!

Remember Carona Hotel?

Staying here is costly yet it has a purpose

Totally optional, but still nice

We can acquire a Dream Stone here

Surprisingly enough, a Dream Stone lets Mint have a dream

Sleep tight, princess

This dream is about the hollow tree stump Marco mentioned earlier

And a monkey who jumps right into the stump

I guess we should follow the monkey, so off to the forest we go

First we revisit the already explored atelier to obtain a Silver and a Bronze Coin

And then we jump into the stump

Here we are

Sup, little plant

I guess we'll need some raindrops

to make you grow!

Now we can climb the plant and get to the treasure above

The fuck is The Last Hero, you ask? Well, it's a book, duh!

Evil badgers roll and rush at us

Spinning in the air, hitting us, and then jumping up again before we can hit 'em

It's badger rape time!

And then we exit the secret area

Rod is very much interested in the book we've found

Yeah. Who doesn't?

Dovahkiin Dovahkiin!

I've always wanted to read it.

Hey, if you're done with the book, can I have it?

Done with it? As if we needed a goddamn book!

Here, I'll give you this. It's a power up I got from Hobbs's shop.

And so we get a powerful and costly update for free

Mint's strength goes up by 4

I want to buy a Silver belt at Tonio's shop, but we ain't got enough cash
So off to Carona Forest we go, to slay some more monsters!

Now that we've got the Red magic, we have two new spells
The first of them is Burner

And the second one is Bullet

Here's Bullet in action

Burner is nice, too

We have enough gold to buy a Silver belt now, yay!

Saving the game, we learn we are in Chapter 2, "Underground trap"

Which also means it's time to finally visit the ruins Klaus was talking about

And here we are

But what's that guy doing here!?

Mint notices him

But her memory isn't really sharp

Who the heck are you?

Right, sis

Bloody rivals, how do they work

Mint decides to play nice

Klaus told me you would come here.

Uh-huh.

Screw you

With my magic, it doesn't matter how many monsters are in there.

I heard the monsters in the ruins are really vicious. They might be more dangerous than the ones in the forest.

What!? No way!

Perish the thought!

I'm looking for the relic for my own reasons.

I'm gonna go now. I'll meet you at the atelier. Good luck, Mint!

What, no co-op?

With that, Rue teleports down to the underground ruins

He's gone ahead, and now Mint cannot but follow him

 

[spekkio]

 

[Crooked Bee]

Only one comment? Not even bumped to the next page!?

Decline of jrpg codex, cry, suicide, etc.

(Nevermind, I'm too busy playing Dungeon Siege 3 right now, so updating will have to wait.)

 

[Coboney]

WHAT?!!?

Waiting on Updates? Don't do that to us Bee!

 

[Jaedar]

nah,

MOAR