Jumpchain CYOA Thread #1785: ACTING! Edition

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That's false it's also why they were popular in the 2000's.

So how exactly would you say that Bels & Whistles' whole "demonic courts" bit, Power of Dominance's soul-familiar-bit, and a Wraith's "mark-and-enslave-creatures-of-darkness" bit all interact and work together?

Am I just stacking dumb redundancies right now?

Are there any perks that let being ignore a specific weakness? Like an ice elemental relaxing in a volcano and not having any negative affects other than thinking that it was pretty hot.

Supernatural saw me gain a lot of notability at State and County Fairs for stuff like pie or watermelon eating, having freakishly large animals or vegetables, and somehow sneaking booze onto every ferris wheel.

Also, showing up at cons in preposterously good cosplay. I didn't even steal them from the characters, I just have a perfect memory and a metric fuckton of crafting perks.

Figuring out how this Radio Star quirk works, and reminding the party Lalonde to be careful with his Brainwashing quirk.

Oh, and I'm still the only one having any actual trouble with his Fetch Modus.

>Supernatural saw me gain a lot of notability at State and County Fairs for stuff like pie or watermelon eating, having freakishly large animals or vegetables, and somehow sneaking booze onto every ferris wheel.
That both sounds like tons of fun and a great way to seduce all the farmers daughters.

You would go SSJ6, not Blue, as Go Further Beyond is for transformations like the normal Saiyan ones. You'd probably still be able to unlock Blue/Rose, but they wouldn't be accessed through the perk.

Question for other jumpers. How many companions do you bring along or plan to cap out on (aka what amount of followers is a good amount)

Any preferences?

What's Wraith from?

Also, wouldn't PoD let you use those souls as powersets like Soma, in addition to what Draccy does?

Double also, probably redundant yes.

Shadow of Mordor.

JC, I FIND MYSELF IN NEED OF COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF ROBITS, PREFERABLY COMPANIONS.

P-pls. They're my only friends.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. It's basically the protag Tallion's power-set.

Thank you.

I've got 3 right now, we may pick up more depending on what happens.

Speaking of, Incredibles is a good place to go after HeroAca, right? Or should I just show the other players the list and see where they want to go?

lay em on me.

cockblocking himself, probably.

If you can stand androids, Nier:Automata's entire cast aren't human.

Angeloids should work.

>you are worth nothing more

But that would imply that my life, or any life, is worth anything in a universe without value.

All of the girls basically. Even if you don't like lolis, they age up in later series.

I got rid of the companion hole early with the purchase of an Island and the HTTYD Archipelago, so I've been more free with companions than usual. I have something like 50 now living with a large population of random villagers. If I don't have specific need of any of them, they have a sign up sheet to get out, but I leave the warehouse open so they can explore Minecraft and Terraria worlds and whatever other bullshit I have in there.

Well... Bels & Whistles only works for SMT demon-like things (so basically any mythical/supernatural creature), right? So, Power of Dominance would allow you to get things the Bel court doesn't allow you to take.

Also, Power of Dominance lets you do other things with their souls than just having them as your backup. Conversely, I imagine the Bels & Whistles would work much better if you wanted to go for an actual demonic invasion, instead of just drowing a city you're in wiith shoggoth-blood and replicas of people you claimed.

Wraith's thing is more of a mindcontrol thing IIRC, so I wouldn't really call it redundant with either of the others?

Jail
hit him with genderbender gun, steal his genderbent clone he made as well, twice the waifu

Discovering that "Plug and Play" may seriously be the best thing he's ever learned how to do with magic.

Taking Job Crystals from Chocobo Dungeon, refining them into coins, and then plugging them into the OOOs Driver has had some really incredible results. White Mage + Black Mage + Warrior = Red Mage Combo!

>Picture is Ankh's face when, instead of shouting names, the OOOs Driver begins playing the following theme every time Jumper uses these Class Combos.
youtube.com/watch?v=4fIKWrG0Gv0

(Metal Slug) #14
-Background: Researcher (Free) -I'm just going to do business here.
-Faction: Amadeus Syndicate (Free) -It's all about the technology.
-Practical Redesigns (Free) -Altering things for specific environments! Score!
-Personal Tools (900CP) (Discount) -Drones. Drones is why.
-Databased (700CP) (Discount) -Hell yes, making Mother Computers.
-Less Is More (400CP) (Discount) -Shrinking items and technology while maintaining their potential. YES.
-Empty Nest (Free) -Why am I suddenly a good parent.
-Carrion Feeder (200CP) (Discount) -Reverse engineering technology and viruses? FUCK YEAH.
-Nice Body (100CP) -APPEARANCE UPGRADE.
-Graveyard of Iron (Free) -Lots of scrap metal to use and abuse.
-Jumper Corporation (-100CP) (Discount) -A superb company that is skilled in aerospace engineering.
-Business-Suit Labcoat (Free) -Always be classy no matter where I am.
-$100,000 (Free) -Some money!
-Rations and Drinks (Free) -Wait, what is this.
-Army Attire (Free) -Some extra clothes?
-Suddenly, Reality (0CP)
Dice Rolls: Saudi Arabia
-End Choice: Next Adventure

Another company. Another venue of profit, this one multinational apparently? That along with really fine-tuned Mother Computers and shrunk down technology with the same effectiveness just means my work is going to be that much more amazing. Buy from me, who already has her own shipping company and can get your products where you need them to be! War? Who cares about the war? I'm not getting involved, it's all about the dosh for me!

I'm not saying this because of being in one of the worst places around. Nope.

B-but I'm trying to avoid interaction with things that look like people.

Just to name the two I consider the best, Lindy, who I’ve already posted, or Reinforce.
Nice people, and very powerful.

Fallout New Vegas gives you a bunch. Big MT is full of em.

Go to Fallout NV. There's an option for a bunch of appliances with AI.

Go and get your toaster friends (literally, they can be toasters).

Capitalist Pig.

So I'd have to turn off the perk and achieve it the same way Goku, Vegeta and Goku Black did?

Would I still have access to the forms I've already achieved if I turned off Go Further Beyond?

Seeing as standard Super Saiyan, god ki, and perfect control are the minimum requirements for Blue/Rose.

Does Pascal look like people?

Jump # 225 Symbiote (not the spiderman one)
Starting Location: Canada
Background: Civilian (100)
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Perks:
*Common Sense (0)
*Mind like a steal trap (300)
Symbiote Abilities:
*Regeneration (0)
*Berzerker OS (300, Discount??)
*Advanced Bioprocessing (100, Discount)
*Enhanced Body (200)

(So I know nothing here. I did the best I could with what limited information I had. Hopefully at least you can get a chuckle out of how terrible I did at interpreting things)

So I have a rule as a jumper that if things haven’t gone to hell in the first 20 minutes then the greater the amount of time it takes for the shoe to drop the worse things will be when feces finally meets fan.

Aside from waking up with a new voice in my head things started out alright here. Not that waking up with a new voice in my head wasn’t a surprise but at this point as a jumper I just sort of rolled with it. Ok alien super computer inside my bones, great lets be friends your name is now Dove.

Apparently Dove was one hell of a super computer processing things at a dizzying pace. She wanted to make some changes to my body to improve it (especially when she found out about some of the resources I had.) However I was kind of hesitant. Adamantium bones might be nice but I am kind of attached to my skeleton.

Things finally hit the fan when it turned out I wasn’t the only one with a alien super computer inside them. Infact there were a lot of people. Some of whome went berserk.

Also America sort of went a bit crazy hunting those who had the computer in them, thankfully in this world I was Canadian so screw you America I have hockey.
(to be continued)

Do AIs without actual bodies count? Because Metal Slug has like a thousand of them in one purchase.

Well, if you don't mind androids, GUNNM has a pretty sweet selection depending on your tastes. If you just want a friend/servant, you could hit up Invader Zim, grab a SIR/GIR unit and snag AI Friend while you're there. Persona has an absolutely excellent Companion robot which is even pretty customizable when you buy it. You might also take a peek at FLCL if you don't mind a few friends with less than perfect vocal skills and a hearty appetite.

If all else fails there's Terminator, Fallout, VA-11 HALL-A, and Venture Brothers for all your robot needs.

I set about hunting down the crazy symbiotes and those that were misusing their powers. I apparently missed the big showdown between some synbiotes that had become gods or something and the US government. You would think gods could come up with better name than God A and God B.

Anyways I tried to use my charisma to sow for peace between the gods and the American government, even finding a cure for what was driving the symbiotes berserk. The American government wasn’t really interested in peace

...

Oh, go to stellaris be a robot

>Nice people, and very powerful
I suppose it would be best to be the master of the book of darkness to waifu Reinforce?

Overwatch has the God Program.
And super intelligent robot that is unfaltering loyal to you.
I call mine Soundwave.

BAHHSCQ

you'd probably get on great with Anna, if you like girls whose only friends are PTSD and her semi-sapient AI

The robotics perk from SBURB might let you make yourself a talking pair of shades based on you.

Just don't give them an obsession with irony.

You'd still be able to unlock Blue/Rose as normal, and you wouldn't need to turn it off, it just won't unlock them as a part of its functionality.

>not taking the family of Hayate scenario, being dad, and waifuing Rein

Rein is prime waifu material. Although the rest of the Yagami family is no slouch either.

Ah. Thank you for clarifying.

I just think turning the perk off would be easier. That way I wouldn't accidentally unlock Super Saiyan 6 while aiming for Blue/Rose.

That’s one way, but it’s not necessary.
If you can fix the book (or transfer her to the Book of the Dawning Sky), it’s pretty much a guarantee she will love you for it.

They wouldn't interfere. You would need to be training in your highest Super Saiyan state in order to unlock the next, meaning you won't unlock 6 unless you're training in and trying to perfect 5.

Very true.
Also, maybe it’s just me but I think corrupted Reinforce looks cool.

Pascal looks like he needs a hug.

Close to people, but not enough to be disqualified.

What can I say? Money's pretty nice, and for whatever reason the Benefactor is propping Red up to be a very, very rich person.

Truth.

(Batman: The Animated Series) #15
-Background: Scientist (Free) -I am also very knowledgeable.
-Timm Design (Free) -APPEARANCE UPGRAAAAADE.
-Gimmick (Free) -Whut.
-Researcher (Free) -Learn things super fast, and know where to find info.
-Specialist (Free) -I'm going to say... genetics.
-Accidental Breakthrough (900CP) (Discount) -Making sure I don't die in the lab is nice.
-Brilliant Engineer (700CP) (Discount) -Improving people with technology!
-Hybridization (400CP) (Discount) -Oh bloody hell. I'm going to need to be careful with this.
-Lab Safety Equipment (Free) -Don't want me falling into a cryo vat.
-Programmable Metal (250CP) (Discount) -Oh holy crap this sounds amazing to have.
-Jumper Industries (0CP) (Discount) -And an absurd base via a technology company.
Dice Rolls: -
-End Choice: Next Adventure

...wait I've been here before haven't I. Gotham City, bunch of psychos running around inside a place trying to play King of the Mountain, all while a man dresses like a bat and runs out in the night beating up criminals with their bare hands.

...I think I will instead try to figure out how to improve the technology available. Make better computers, figure out how to cure some diseases, make the world better one bit at a time! That sort of thing.

Oh, and electrocute the shit out of any supervillain who tries to pick a fight.

How do you fix the book again?

Pascal absolutely needs a hug after what happens in-game.

Nah, corrupted Reinforce is awesome. Too bad the design is never really perfected in any of it's incarnations, though. In A's the lines needed to be more subtle and in the movie there was that over the top tentacle thing.

I think she's the one who gave me my fetish for head wings as a kid.

Is there any jump with Norse dwarves other than the Viking jump?

For anyone who doesn't know, Norse dwarves act exactly like standard fantasy dwarves, the only difference is in their looks. Instead of being short, stocky, and bearded Norse dwarves are dark elves. Depending on the specific myth, they're either brown skinned or drow-like pitch black. So yeah, any setting use those?

So what are some perks that keep you from losing memories due to time travel or because someone decided to overwrite reality?

Does dnd have any weird races immune to gravity? Like, the prismatic dragons are immune to light, and I think there's a force dragon who's immune to kinetic energy,

Anything for gravity?

Oh wow. I completely forgot about that aspect of the perk. Yeah that makes sense. Thanks for reminding me.

Logically, wouldn't you just stumble across both forms during your training? Vegeta and Trunks stumble across two different forms while they're training for a new one, and Goku and Gohan apparently discover them as well while still focusing on just enhancing SSJ1 ki control.

Like, you might discover one or the other first, but it's not like it'd prevent or interfere with your progress towards the other one even if you do go into that form during the training.

No. They don't. Gravity isn't considered an element in D&D. At all. Force comes close, but it won't give you what you're looking for.

>Reminded that if I use Icon of Civilization from Evo on a bug that is most likely what I'd get

Thanks Yoro for the reminder, and you too Worm for making this item and dream a reality.

>I think she's the one who gave me my fetish for head wings as a kid.
>First appeareance is in 2005
>Kid
I feel old

No real way to in primary canon. Wait a while for the darkness to form into a loli you can blast the darkness out of if you go by battle of aces.

>shoggoth-blood and replicas of people you claimed.

That's Hellsing. Power of Dominance seems to look more like weird bone structures if the final boss of Soma's game is anything to go by.

And I guess that's a fair assessment of PoD's contribution to this. It's gauge is a lot more focused than Bels & Whistles, but at the same time is broader in one direction (namely, CREATURES OF DARKNESS vs Mythical Beings).

Thanks for helpin' with this, by the way. And Wraith's bright-hand thing seems to be... kind've a mix of mind control, but also something like Sauron's own dominion over Orcs and similar creatures? hard to explain as I've never really played the game.

You're right, it wouldn't interfere, but as Tamerai said Go Further Beyond requires training in your highest normal Super Saiyan form. Meaning I'd have to be training in 5 to get 6, which I don't need to do if I want to get Blue/Rose.

Barring in universe methods, either Dandachi or the Gamer Driver.

>Power of Dominance seems to look more like weird bone structures if the final boss of Soma's game is anything to go by.
I think you are thinking of Chaos though that being said I have never played Aria of Sorrows only watched videos of it

Yeah, that thing.

I mean, yes, but if you'd need to be training in 5 in order to have the possibility of unlocking 6, so I don't think you'd unlock Blue if all you do is train in 5. You might, or maybe you learn to fuse the two or something, who knows.

Oh yeah also remember to adopt the Materials and the Unlimited Darkness System. They are cute.

>tfw I was 14
>tfw it's just sunk in that It's been 12 years

What are the elements in dnd? Or, the non standard ones at least? (standard being stuff like fire/water/ice/wind/earth)

Always glad to help.

I thought the materials were OC? is that how they really look?

>I think she's the one who gave me my fetish for head wings as a kid.
White hair and red eyes for me.

The Materials are clones based off the three aces that were made by the remains of the book of darkness in a universe where Reinforce didn't die.

Okay let's be real she is many fetishes.

No, the scenario is based off of a split timeline thing. Look up the Nanoha fighting games, Gears of Destiny and Battle of Aces, that's where they're from.

You'd probably get a stronger version of Super Saiyan 6 that uses god ki instead of normal ki.

The elements of D&D are:
>Fire
>Ice
>Electricity
>Thunder
>Acid
>Sonic
>Force

That's it. The Prismatic Dragon's immunity to light is more specific because light isn't a real element.
>Immune to Light and Blindness (Ex):
>Prismatic dragons cannot be harmed by any light, including Evocation [Light] spells, searing light, and the various prismatic (sphere, spray, wall) spells. In addition, they are immune to any spell or effect that causes blindness.

Technically Earth is an element, but Earth Elementals don't do Earth damage. They do crushing damage.

(Batman Beyond) #15
-Background: Thinker (Free) -How did I make it here? Why GENETICS of course!
-Charmer (900CP) -Appearance upgrade, HELL YISS.
-Hacker (Free) -In this digital age, I will join in.
-Chemist (800CP) (Discount) -Yeah I think my chemicals NOT killing me is nice.
-Engineer (600CP) (Discount) -Knowing how to make the tech here, and my stuff is safer!
-Mad Scientistx2 (0CP) -Get both specializations. Cyberneticist and Geneticist for good times.
-Company (-600CP) -I'm pretty sure I own a multinational corporation now. This company is good at cybernetics.
-Personal Computer (Free) -Oh this could be nice.
-Epilogue (-600CP)
-Alone (-500CP)
-Disabled (Mute) (-300CP)
-Vulnerable (Lead) (0CP)
Dice Rolls: 25 years old
-End Choice: Next Adventure

...so turns out the CEO of the industries managed to survive. How? GENETICS AND TRANSHUMANISM, that's how. The future is kickass, and while Dr. Cuvier may be a psychopath wit his superiority bullshit and you have some cybernetics being weaponized, I like to instead use that technology to build a better human. To see us capable of going out into the stars and claim them for our own.

Yet it came at a price it seems. The first test subject for augmentations means that I'm mute and have to communicate through a text-to-speech device, my eerie views on transhumanism has left me alone to pursue my ideals by myself, and a few experiments caused a mutation in me that makes me rather vulnerable to lead. Which would be REALLY BAD to come into contact with.

But at least the money's worth it, right?

... ...right?

True.

>Acid
>Sonic
Oh, neat. Do you know anything with immunities to those?

Signum's pretty good.

Attempting to figure out which economy to utterly crush in Victoria. That time in germany trying to turn a profit under an idiot king was fun. Turns out being an utter blackguard is great when the rule of law is absolutely nil and void.

May end up going HCLI but in the Victorian age and just hold such a massive stranglehold on transportation and logistics that it's hard to get anything anywhere meaningfully without dealing with me

Where can I pick up a cool bio-curse, or some way to turn my super virus into a bio-curse?

What perks let you exist comfortably in extreme temperature environments, like a desert or the arctic?

Why not both?

Off the top of my head there's not too many choices. Both of those tend to be more obscure. Slaads have Sonic immunity, I think. About half the various Dragons have acid immunity though.

Honestly, your best bet is to sink some time and exp into a Ring of Energy Immunity and just keep stacking elements onto it. Or learn how to make magic tattoos and ink them right onto your body. That route is really expensive though, and if you get hit with some anti-magic you'll have to ink yourself up again.