If it was, I do not remember it at all. Never heard of a lvl 5 sheet, so I assumed the maximum was 4.
...I also assumed that sheets generally start at 0 for some reason... but now I can not remember why.
Level 5 is usually referred to as max in the main thread, iirc. But Level 4 definitely isn't max level if you look, because the level 4 sheets still have question marks in places.
Just to make sure... they count as OoC-knowledge, right? It is not required to make a character actually tell them about a level 5 thing for the sheet to reach that level, correct?
I mean to ask the following:
Do the characters need to learn about something in-character for more of someone's sheet to be revealed to the players?
For example... even if the twins would never see or hear anything about Strength's second Spell throughout the story, could the players still get the highest level of her sheet (which includes that Spell)?
I mean to ask the following:
Do the characters need to learn about something in-character for more of someone's sheet to be revealed to the players?
For example... even if the twins would never see or hear anything about Strength's second Spell throughout the story, could the players still get the highest level of her sheet (which includes that Spell)?
Um... That's really up to you as the GM, but in the mainline quest there's generally been at least some kind of plausible IC info source. (Obviously the fan MG submissions that revealed the whole thing to the players from the get-go don't really count under those conditions.)
Um... That's really up to you as the GM, but in the mainline quest there's generally been at least some kind of plausible IC info source. (Obviously the fan MG submissions that revealed the whole thing to the players from the get-go don't really count under those conditions.)
Well... I am doing things over social links just like Crys does, so I can keep up plausible deniability by having them close to the character in question.
However, I do like to reward people with additional levels on sheets at times; will not do it often, but it is good to know that I can.
Well... I am doing things over social links just like Crys does, so I can keep up plausible deniability by having them close to the character in question.
However, I do like to reward people with additional levels on sheets at times; will not do it often, but it is good to know that I can.
[X] Spend more time with Ana, she is better off not being alone right now
[X] Go visit Chitin Dancer; you ought to apologise for hurting her spideys
[X] Exp-Plan
- [X] Save it
Yes. I've also started collecting various ways to describe this thisness, for amusement.
Don't get me wrong, I'm furious at the Magnificent Bastard who set this thisness up. Bravo, you certainly didn't pull any punches. I am also awed by it.
Also, I am now intending to IC learn everything there is to know about this thisness, then do what comes naturally. If it's at all possible.
On another note, we can apparently connect to Ana eventually, making her a PC. I wonder if something like that is possible for Best Dog and Best Big Sis, too?
On another note, we can apparently connect to Ana eventually, making her a PC. I wonder if something like that is possible for Best Dog and Best Big Sis, too?
Additionally, please stop dragging up this kind of argument at any opportunity. Faraway-R was mostly wondering whether it is possible, not whether you should do it.
That aside, if you are worried about invading her mind, you could just, you know, ask Ana if she would want in on what the twins have.
Getting Eva and Rico's Flight straight from level 4 to level 10 instantly at the same time. Which costs ~780 EXP. While a slower build up for it is more easy, I just see so many other shinys that are to hard to ignore. And a few other things are quite a bit more important than Flight at the moment.
So basically, I'd have to be hoping to A) that we get 780 EXP at one go, which I am convinced won't happen in either a very long time or never at all.
And B) Convince the majority of the questers to go along with it, when it's 99% likely nothing will be unlocked from it and our poor tendency to stick around when we shouldn't, which while has given us only good results so far could get us killed, really reduces the potential use of 90 MPH speed.
Though seriously, I'd have an easier time getting over the hurdle if B than A. Mainly because short of massacring an entire city or the military, I don't see how we can get that much EXP at once, even with the help of potential visions.
Additionally, please stop dragging up this kind of argument at any opportunity. Faraway-R was mostly wondering whether it is possible, not whether you should do it.
That aside, if you are worried about invading her mind, you could just, you know, ask Ana if she would want in on what the twins have.
Getting Eva and Rico's Flight straight from level 4 to level 10 instantly at the same time. Which costs ~780 EXP. While a slower build up for it is more easy, I just see so many other shinys that are to hard to ignore. And a few other things are quite a bit more important than Flight at the moment.
So basically, I'd have to be hoping to A) that we get 780 EXP at one go, which I am convinced won't happen in either a very long time or never at all.
And B) Convince the majority of the questers to go along with it, when it's 99% likely nothing will be unlocked from it and our poor tendency to stick around when we shouldn't, which while has given us only good results so far could get us killed, really reduces the potential use of 90 MPH speed.
Though seriously, I'd have an easier time getting over the hurdle if B than A. Mainly because short of massacring an entire city or the military, I don't see how we can get that much EXP at once, even with the help of potential visions.
I should really quiet down on the subject yes. If anything, I'm probably adding more fuel to the fire of going against what I would personally want.
To be fair, if we compare the twins to Solid Core, she only started raising her Flight from level 5 (to 11) as she started Operation Starborn (aka the mission with the mobile nuke launchers) - and she had 6360 EXP to her name. While we currently have 6082 EXP spent, it's been divided between two magical girls. So, unfortunately, we aren't at the point we could take advantage of better Flight on the grounds of "most of other things are already gotten".
To be fair, if we compare the twins to Solid Core, she only started raising her Flight from level 5 (to 11) as she started Operation Starborn (aka the mission with the mobile nuke launchers) - and she had 6360 EXP to her name. While we currently have 6082 EXP spent, it's been divided between two magical girls. So, unfortunately, we aren't at the point we could take advantage of better Flight on the grounds of "most of other things are already gotten".
To be fair, if we compare the twins to Solid Core, she only started raising her Flight from level 5 (to 11) as she started Operation Starborn (aka the mission with the mobile nuke launchers) - and she had 6360 EXP to her name. While we currently have 6082 EXP spent, it's been divided between two magical girls. So, unfortunately, we aren't at the point we could take advantage of better Flight on the grounds of "most of other things are already gotten".
I want to get better Flight on grounds of 'better to get it now, so we can ignore it later' to be honest. And I'd rather get it now, than to find out later that something like Shining Protector requires us to get in front of an attack rather than drawing the aggro of the enemy, being to slow, and getting someone killed because of our slow speed.
Of course, my plan is neigh impossible so better to just throw it away at the moment.
Actually, she raised Flight 5-11 immediately before getting said ludicrous amount of exp. I should know, I did the bookkeeping.
It was after that when she raised Flight 11-20, and even then it was like 40% of EXP spent on that batch, 1350 out of 3300.
After that were the piecemeal upgrades mid-mission while we were dealing with the Old Guard - 20-25, 25-27, 27-28 (this last one after mission).
[X] Spend more time with Ana, she is better off not being alone right now
[X] Go visit Chitin Dancer; you ought to apologise for hurting her spideys
Ludger already awaits you once you leave the building... but no Sky. Weird.
Then you notice that he holds a piece of paper that he actually gives to you after bouncing to your side; it is a bit wet with dog saliva, but you ignore that and quickly read the scrawly words.
In the meantime, Eva tells Ana what you see: "Sky says she forgot about something and had to go."
There is a rather big splotch of black stuff on the bench where she sat earlier, partly hardened into crystals. Some are already scraping off and turn to dust as you watch. Neither of you knows what to do next and your friend starts to fidget after a bit. She looks confused while you watch the crystals with interest. "What do we do now? I... uh..."
Oh. She does not know what to do, either? That is fine then, you can think of something together. First off... actually, now that you think about it, Sky mentioned that library, right? "How about we go look at the maps? I'm curious!"
"Um... okay?"
It does not take more and off you go.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
"Here it is!"
You point your finger at the coloured paper in front of you, pressing down at the right city at last. Finding it was hard with so many possible places for it to be in Russia. Eva and Ana lean in a bit from their chairs on the other side of the table to see it, so you lift off your finger to show them.
Your friend keeps looking at the map before scrunching her brow in thought and looking over to its edge. Then she pulls out a map of the world and starts measuring something. Both of you watch her in silence, wondering what it might be she wants with Europe.
"Hm... huh, that's... a lot of kilometres from home."
...oh. Right. Now you wonder how everyone is doing. They are probably alright... but you can not even write a letter, or anything else.
Eva shrugs off her bad mood first and pokes you with Focus a few times until you both turn back to cheering up Ana. She had to do something terrible, so you better give her some way to not think about it. Hm... actually... "Ana?"
"Yes?"
Her eyes focus on you the moment you speak and start to shine a little once you ask your question: "How did you get here anyway? I mean, this is pretty far... can you fly? That's how we got around so fast before Autumn brought us here."
"You can fly? Just like that! Oh you're lucky, I have to transform to fly and it feels weird... but I didn't fly that much because I was so slow at first. Night helped me get better at it... aww, now I'm sad you didn't meet her, she only stayed for a week..."
She does not stop babbling for a bit and you poke each other with Success and mentally pat your shoulders. Then however, a stray thought from Eva has you start doing some quick math in your head. Wait a second...
"Ana?"
"Hm?"
"How long have you been here?"
"Uh..."
Your friend scratches her head for a moment and leans aside with a frown. "About a month, why?"
Oh. That timing is... weird. You ponder about that and let Eva answers this one: "We kind of reached New York about a month ago, too. How weird... oh, is Night big sister's friend?"
You still wonder if you could have met Ana a lot earlier if you decided against staying with Yggdrasil for so long. But... you could not have known about this, could you? Either way, Ana looks happy enough talking, so it is fine. Your twin listens with interest.
"Yes, she is. I... I was really scared of her first. It's... if she is there, you just feel so small and helpless and all that. I mean... I guess it makes sense? But... she was really nice to me and Sky. We learned a lot from her. She even made us some zombies to train with."
Wait. Zombies? And the girl is called Night?
"You... uh... big sis is friends with Nightmare Child?"
It is hard to believe even after Ana nods yes, despite everything. Everyone knows how strong and scary Nightmare Child is; you really did not think that Bianca would know her when she mentioned the girl back then. It makes you feel... a bit weird. How did they meet and why?
Ana probably can not answer that, though. You both sigh in unison and shrug at each other before Eva pulls over the world map and looks around. She is looking for New York, so you quickly help her by diving for one of the maps of North America.
There, that corner looks like this one on Eva's map and you had to have come from the right, so... heh, there it is! "Found it! We were here!"
You let Ana check and her eyes go a little wider at the sight, then dart over the paper. "Wait, over there? But... but that's the other way, how did Autumn get here so fast?"
Hehe, now it is your turn to explain stuff.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
Once you were done telling Ana what happened on your end, she actually pushed both of you to get ready to leave. After looking at a nearby watch, that is. The sun still stands high when you leave the library. "Come on, we've got to go!"
""But where?""
"To Chi! It takes a while and dinner is soon!"
Her tummy grumbles in response to that, which makes you giggle a little. If your friend thinks that you need that much time, you will just go along with her and see what happens. Ludger darts after you like the fluffy ball of happiness he is, yipping over the imagined hunt.
You become decidedly more unhappy once the first spiders show up, though. Ana leads you to a big, round building close to the dormitories... it could be a tower, but you are not sure if you can call it that with just four storeys.
Anyway, there are spiders. Webs are spun over the walls and tiny crawlies are everywhere, with a few bigger, black ones sitting around in-between. Ana slowed down a lot to not step on one on accident, but there are none on the ground. Just on the walls and the ceiling!
It takes a lot out of you to not try running again, but you manage and suppress the shaking while you are at it. Eva pokes you with calmness and weaves it around- bad way to think of it right now, abort!
All the rooms here have no doors, at least on the first two floors. The spiral-staircase leads further up the building's central axis and once you reach the third floor, you find a few closed doors. So maybe there are no spiders living in those... all the others are actually full of webs.
But Ana walks on, further up and to the last floor; all of you are panting a little bit from going so fast, but it does not really matter. There is a room marked with a silver nameplate, telling everyone that this is where Chitin Dancer lives. And the door swings open but a moment after you could read the plate, moved on threads from the inside.
You can hear something sirring inside, but not see it yet.
"Good afternoon, you three."
And there is her voice. Just like you remember her sounding from a few hours ago, friendly yet detached. No one greets you at the door, so you enter after a moment. "You too, Ana. Might as well check up on you."
Your friend jerks and quickly follows the both of you instead of going elsewhere like she said she wanted to. Curious, what does the older girl want from her?
Inside, you see an.... actually normal room, a bit wider than the one you got. A handful of spiders sit around on the couch, but you can not see any others. Chitin Dancer is sitting at some weird thing that you do not know the name of; more threads from a few spiders on the table are slowly pulled out and spun around a not-round wheel that turns constantly, with her watching over it.
It does not stop her from turning around to offer you a friendly wave, though. "Again, good afternoon. Seamstress Chitin Dancer at your service, just call me Chi. I'm responsible for all the clothes people wear around here, so you will see me again in the future."
You nod your understanding while Ana stays a little to the side; after a short pause, Chi smiles and gently clips the threads connecting her spiders to the wheel before scooping up the crawlies; they quickly crawl into her dress and out of sight. She pulls on a few thick strings that pull the door close again, making it click quietly. "Alright. First things first, I need your measurements to do proper clothes. You don't mind taking off your shirts and skirts, do you?"
Why would you? There are only girls here. Two headshakes and the older girl nods. "Good, that speeds things up. Please take them off, I will take care of Ana first."
Your friend is already taking off her own clothes and then... then spiders quickly crawl all over her, weaving threads here and there and clipping them once they are done. Then they bring those strands to Chi, who spans them into some weird clamp and takes notes before looking at some kind of folder. This gets repeated a few times before the older girl hums and the spiders retreat.
"Hm... you grew a centimetre or two, but not much else. Okay, you're done."
Ana nods and gets dressed again. It did not even take five minutes for her... maybe you can get through that, but... really? Spiders? Why?!
"Now to you."
Eva takes a deep breath next to you and then... then you feel something crawl up your leg. And more. And more.
Urgh... you close your eyes and hope it will be over soon.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
It is not over soon. They measure basically every part of you for some reason... and then they do it again. Chi says it is for accuracy, but you are pretty sure she is just mean on purpose.
Oh, right...
While another group slowly crawls over your skin and gives you goosebumps, you slowly unclench your teeth and wet your lips before speaking up. Your eyes are still closed. "Um... Chi?"
There is a moment of humming and you can see her finish up some measuring through Eva's eyes. Then she turns your way while your sister continues to murmur encouragement to you. "Yes?"
"Um... I wanted to say sorry for hurting your spiders..."
Now might not be the best time to bring that up. Chi does not seem to mind though, seeing that she just waves it off and notes numbers down with the slight scratching noise of pen on paper. "It's fine... and with that, we're probably even. You're holding up pretty well, Sun, we're almost done. But anyway, Ana was way worse at first. She actually ate some of them before I told her not to."
And you can see Ana blush from where she is sitting with a glass of juice, mumbling something you can not understand from where you are.
...Great, now you want juice, too...
But Chi stays true to what she said and the last spiders soon leave your body. You shudder and, once you get the okay, quickly put your clothes back on. Eva does the same. "Thanks for your patience, girls. Any wishes for your first set of clothes?"
You turn to look at your twin. There is an idea...
""We want something cute!""
There is a momentary silence while both Ana and Chi stare at you... then the older girl brings up a hand and starts giggling behind it. "Pfft, hehe... okay, he, will do. Just, hehe, give me a few days and-"
She stops when a gong sounds out over the city, apparently returned to her more serious behaviour. "Oh. Sounds like it's time for dinner. You should go get some food. See you around."
You return her wave and are almost out of the door before something makes Eva pause... oh, that is right. "Um, why aren't you going to eat?"
Chi just smiles weakly and shrugs. "I don't really need to... and I have what I need here with me."
You leave after that, but you are pretty sure that there is more to it. Something... is not right here.
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Line Break Recognised . . .
Dinner was... different.
For one, the cafeteria was no longer empty and you actually had to wait for a bit before you could get your food. On top of that... everyone kept looking your way now. Curious gazes everywhere and a lot of older girls coming by to talk to you and say hello. And to coo over Ludger, of course.
You took turns talking while the other ate, with Ana sitting at the side and quietly watching you.
That aside, you could not really meet anyone new so far; there were just so many people and thinking got difficult because you were awake for so long...
Once finished, full and happy, the two of you yawn in synch and draw a few daww's from those around you. You just want to lie down and sleep; your eyelids feel so heavy, too. While you still blink and try to keep yourselves awake, Ana lets out a yawn of her own... uh, her mouth is not supposed to open that far, is it?
Your friend does not notice... and if Sky did, she ignored it. Sky joined you at some point after you started eating, but you did not get to talk to her over everyone else. The older girl is listening to all of you, her eyes milky and unfocussed. That looks so sad, not being able to see properly. "From the sound of it, you three should turn in early."
You just nod your agreement. Staying up later than you have to is no good. ""'Kay...""
With a mumbled goodbyes to Ana, you start to make your way through the big room. A lot of people wish you a good night until you trudge out the door; your feet carry you back up the staircase and to your room. Huh, someone added signs with your names to the door over the day.
Ludger comes in with you and... oh. You have no basket for him to sleep in. That is not good. But letting him stay with you is a no because you will be full of his fur again. Hum... ah! You have an idea!
The two of you quickly dart to the second bed and pull off the blanket, then drape it on the floor and put the corgi inside. Now he has a fluffy little nest. Ludger yips in agreement before taking the silent order to go to sleep and shuffling around a bit to lie comfortably.
With that done, you get changed and move the second pillow to the first bed. There, all done. Good night~
Night~
You gape in horror as the fist-sized hole in the young woman's chest closes, the glistening crimson edges flowing like liquid until all that is left is a single red spot upon her breast, which soon fades as well, leaving not a blemish on the white fabric of her gown.
"I shall fear no evil..."
The matching hole through Charlie's chest though, that one isn't going away.
"or thou art with me..."
I-it wasn't supposed to be like this! You were just gonna loot the town for some supplies and move on! There weren't supposed to be Magical Girls this far west!
"thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."
The girl, done with her prayer, opens her sole visible eye and looks at you with all the warmth and humanity of a marble statue. "God is infinite in his Mercy. Leave now, never return to this place, and you may yet live a long life."
For a moment, you stand there, anger at Charlie's death fighting the urge to bolt like a scared rabbit, but then you look down. Down at the body of your friend since high-school, dead because of this crazy bitch. Like that the balance is tipped, and with a snarl you rip your gun out of its holster and empty the magazine at the Magical Girl, half blind with rage and grief.
As the gun clicks empty and you stare uncomprehendingly at the empty space where the girl was, something sharp presses against the small of your back. "God is infinite in his Mercy," states the voice of the magical girl from directly behind you. "I, however, am somewhat less forgiving."
The pain makes it a bit hard to make out what happens next, as it's very distracting, but you think the thing that lands on your face before everything goes dark is a leg.
You did not really get to ponder the fragments of this dream you had after waking up. Ana and Sky got you not much later and brought you into a nice classroom, bigger than what you have back home. With Spring as the teacher!
Or... one of the teachers? It looks like the older girls teach the younger ones things; you get textbooks for Italian, though. But everyone helps you with English, math, even biology and physics and so many other nice things.
You work together with Ana most of the time... and she is good. Even the both of you together have trouble doing things as good as she does. Looking around, you notice that Sky is the only one transformed and she sits at the side, focussed on writing on a sheet. Black goo from her eyes drips onto the table at times.
Time flies like that until a bell rings and everyone stops for a moment. Before anything else happens, a voice cuts through the silence: "Before you go."
No one talks, but everyone turns to Spring. The Season is standing at the blackboard in the front and lost her everpresent smile; now she frowns a bit. "We will have a general assembly at five in the town hall. The bell will remind you of it and I hope that all of you will be there. We will be talking about what happened yesterday... that is all. Have a good day."
The quiet holds for a few seconds longer, then the other girls start cleaning up their desks. Sky levitates her crystals around and into a trashcan while Ana still orders her notes and puts them into a folder.
Spring is still there, too. She just sat down at the teacher's desk.
What do you do until the assembly? Choose two:
[] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[] Rope Ana into showing you the sewers; nobody said they are off-limits, so it must be fine to explore
[] Pay Chi another visit; she is probably busy making clothes, but staying all alone is not good
[] Bug Summer to teach you magic
[] Play with Strength
[] Training sounds like a good idea
-[] Train what?
[] EXP-Plan
-[] Write-in what to buy
-[] Save it
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+4xp Catching Up With a Friend
+3xp Meet the Seamstress
+5xp Unbalanced Reflection
EXP gained: 12 + 12 = 24 Total EXP: 91
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(Unlocked Level 2 Character Sheet: Magical Girl World Eater)
(Unlocked Level 1 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Chitin Dancer)
Adhoc vote count started by Naron on Jan 18, 2018 at 3:43 PM, finished with 2648 posts and 5 votes.
[X] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[X] Training sounds like a good idea
-[X] Train dodging: Moon and Sun play flying laser tag with their spells - Sun takes care to only shoot when she is notably below Moon, so stray shots go into the sky and not anywhere else. Test it carefully to make sure Moon isn't hurt by it, too.
[X] Training sounds like a good idea
-[X] Train dodging: Moon and Sun play flying laser tag with their spells - Sun takes care to only shoot when she is notably below Moon, so stray shots go into the sky and not anywhere else. Test it carefully to make sure Moon isn't hurt by it, too.
[x] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[x] Pay Chi another visit; she is probably busy making clothes, but staying all alone is not good
I'm torn between magic with Spring and going back to Chitin Dancer to request armor for Ludger.
What? Spider silk can be just as strong as steel at a sixth of the weight.
Edit:
Never mind, just noticed the pick two.
[x] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[x] Pay Chi another visit; she is probably busy making clothes, but staying all alone is not good
-[x] Get some armor for Ludger!
I get the feeling she's much more used to making clothes rather than armor. So I personally would advise the tried and true method of hoping for the best and expecting the worst.
I get the feeling she's much more used to making clothes rather than armor. So I personally would advise the tried and true method of hoping for the best and expecting the worst.
[X] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[X] Bug Summer to teach you magic
Let's see what those two have to say about our affinities
also would be willing to switch one of these for exploring the sewers with ana.
[] Rope Ana into showing you the sewers; nobody said they are off-limits, so it must be fine to explore
[X] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[X] Training sounds like a good idea
-[X] Train dodging: Moon and Sun play flying laser tag with their spells - Sun takes care to only shoot when she is notably below Moon, so stray shots go into the sky and not anywhere else. Test it carefully to make sure Moon isn't hurt by it, too.
[X] Spring wanted to help you with your magic; remind her of that and get started!
[X] Bug Summer to teach you magic
We still need a bit training. And why dont we try to level a few things we have in the near future, because we only buy new things without leveling like flight and so on. ... Just a suggesstion from me, what we can do.
