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Digimon Inheritance: A Heroic Lion's Turbulent Times (Finished)

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TempestK said:
So... who else was a little freaked out about the whole oath to arms that both Verge and Beat knew instinctively?
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Oh yeah, that's fucked. Clearly past-life shit, and what's particularly odd about it is that the two of them seem to have gotten into an extremely similar situation to this one in a previous life. Makes certain things seem... less coincidental.

The more I think about the potential meanings of this the more Shroedinger's Cans it presents, those being cans that may or may not contain worms.
 
[X] Pidmon: You haven't spent much time with your newest friend yet. Now's as good a time of any to find out more about him. Maybe you could talk about why he likes *Sistermon*, or his anger issues?

[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
Will Scratch be able to help Verge figure out what he's doing wrong with the attack spell?

TempestK said:
So... who else was a little freaked out about the whole oath to arms that both Verge and Beat knew instinctively?
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The Oath thing has come up before. Verge started referring to his promise to Flamemon as having "swore an oath", much to his own confusion.
 
NMS said:
Will Scratch be able to help Verge figure out what he's doing wrong with the attack spell?



The Oath thing has come up before. Verge started referring to his promise to Flamemon as having "swore an oath", much to his own confusion.
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Not sure what you mean by "what he's doing wrong with the attack spell". If you mean Holy Light Strike, he learned it successfully, he just hasn't had a time when it was appropriate to use it yet.
 
[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?

[X][Day One] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
Man, given how well he was already doing before that battle and how he's now back to hard physical training all day every day, Beat is likely to hardcap every physical stat by the time he evolves, which is... quite something.
 
drexal15 said:
"He did?!" The humanoid champion exclaims, a hint of what almost sounds like anger in her voice. Ardat's face twists into a pout as she looks away from you and begins to grumble something under her breath. "He never offered to teach me that stuff… Hmph!" Your comrade tries to cross her arms together, fumbles due to the broom held in her left and then ends up dropping her foci to the ground. It's only then that she looks down her nose towards you and turns away. "Wind Sorcery is the very best anyway, I'm not going to be sad just because he decides to teach Verge instead of me. Not like any magic can hold a candle against mine, so it's not like I have a reason to be jealous. No I should be proud that my ma-" and that's the point where you tune the downtrodden, jealous Witchmon out and move away. Wow, new record; you made it two point eight seconds longer than your previous longest time listening to her.
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MY MAN??? oh no, I didn't think she was this far already. I thought she was still at the wooing us stage.


drexal15 said:
You consider saying that he can be your friend, but quickly realize the negative connotations that could have considering how Blitzmon used the word. Something grey pops into your mind, a strange foreign memory, right there in your mind but infinitely distant, like a thousand fog banks compressed into a single inch lie between you and it. A voice is speaking.

A set of somehow familiar words erupts from your lips.

"Comrades in arms, bound by oath of vengeance."

"Comrades in arms," Beat replies instantly, almost as it he'd heard you words a thousand times before. "Sworn to fight till the task is done."

The Wormmon blinks. You blink. Awkward silence stretches on as you both wonder just what the heck that was. Neither of you can really find a way to continue the conversation after that.
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I know we are some type of freak soul amalgamation reincarnation, but where does Beat's and Spark's data come from? Now both of them have slipped into this formal language with it seemingly growing stronger in Spark when he digivolved. I wonder if that will happen to Beat too?

I wonder if both Beat and Sparks previous incarnations were gladiators like ours under Daemon. I feel like if a vengeance pact was going to be made then it being by the gladiators Daemon used would be quite appropriate.


[X] Pidmon: You haven't spent much time with your newest friend yet. Now's as good a time of any to find out more about him. Maybe you could talk about why he likes *Sistermon*, or his anger issues?
[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)

I like all these choices, simple as that.
 
Man, all these buffs sound so good!

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)

It'll take the longest to learn, but it'll work us closer to using more Attack Element Modifier type buffs. since, hopefully, once we get good with High Programming, we can kitbash a Holy version using what we learned from this Spell and what we learned from Holy Light Strike.

As for the rest of the vote, I'm not sure really.

TempestK said:
So... who else was a little freaked out about the whole oath to arms that both Verge and Beat knew instinctively?
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Yeah, that was a bit weird. wonder if they knew each other in a past life? we should ask Sarge about those words sometime, he might know something about them since he's the oldest of the bunch.
Don't forget the age-old quote from George Santayana; "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Verge's mysterious and shadowed past very likely holds many keys for his future.
 
Zale said:
MY MAN??? oh no, I didn't think she was this far already. I thought she was still at the wooing us stage.




I know we are some type of freak soul amalgamation reincarnation, but where does Beat's and Spark's data come from? Now both of them have slipped into this formal language with it seemingly growing stronger in Spark when he digivolved. I wonder if that will happen to Beat too?

I wonder if both Beat and Sparks previous incarnations were gladiators like ours under Daemon. I feel like if a vengeance pact was going to be made then it being by the gladiators Daemon used would be quite appropriate.


[X] Pidmon: You haven't spent much time with your newest friend yet. Now's as good a time of any to find out more about him. Maybe you could talk about why he likes *Sistermon*, or his anger issues?
[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)

I like all these choices, simple as that.
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We don't even know if Verge was the Gladiator, or what happened with him. It's unsafe to make such assumptions. All we know for sure is that Verge's original birth was almost certainly in that lab, and he wasn't the only success, though he was considered the best at one point.

However, I'm actually thinking: what was his core made from? Perhaps all of those experimental, dual-nature cores were made by breaking down harvested cores into their base components and then messing around with those for construction? If this is true, Verge likely had at least two "past lives" before his first birth, in a way, in that at least two mon's cores had their components used to make his.

So, if my theory is correct, that raises more questions: which past life memories are from post-lab lives and which are from before then? And which "core parent" would they be from?

Or I'm just talking out my ass and reading too much into things. Who knows?
 
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Yeah, this is basically exactly how we should be using magic, to supplement our absurd physical stats.

They'll be useful even after Evolution.

Also, Verge continues to be a stupid monster of a Rookie, he's very close to 200+ in all physical stats I think?
 
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We don't even know if Verge was the Gladiator, or what happened with him. It's unsafe to make such assumptions. All we know for sure is that Verge's original birth was almost certainly in that lab, and he wasn't the only success, though he was considered the best at one point.
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Verge's past data was probably a gladiator for Daemon. I think we can make this conclusion from these dreams...

drexal15 said:



Art By @Demenos​

The following takes place during night #1 of the next update.
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drexal15 said:
dream 4
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dream 2
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(In order dream 5, 4 then 2)

Through these 3 dreams we clearly see the earlier parts of Verge's past life's baby stage. We see him being created, being taken to Daemon and seeing other "promising" digimon being killed.

In particula this part,
The tall digimon stays like this for what feels like an eternity watching you stay frozen in place, before finally letting out a single *Hyuk*

"So. This is him M______n?" He muses, finally turning away from you "I have to say, he certainly doesn't look like much."

"Appearances can be deceiving as you very well know Lord D____n" Replies a cold, hard voice. One devoid of even a hint of warmth or emotion "V_____ will be a gladiator one day. I can assure you that he will live up to purpose"

"Is that so…" The terrifying figure musses, one finger moving up to tap near the bottom of his mask. "His disposition is still an odd one, considering"

"V_____… Did not turn out as we hoped. But My_______ will make do, as will I. The necessary steps have been taken"

"Of course, dear M______n, I'd expect nothing less from one so schooled in the art of High Programming"
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is what I'm basing my assumption off of that he was a gladiator. From what I understand there where many gladiators, I'm not saying Verge's past self was the one special gladiator, just that at the very least I think he was a gladiator under Daemon at some point in his life.
 
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[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?

[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
[X] Pidmon: You haven't spent much time with your newest friend yet. Now's as good a time of any to find out more about him. Maybe you could talk about why he likes *Sistermon*, or his anger issues?
[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
Zale said:
Verge's past data was probably as a gladiator for Daemon. I think we can make this conclusion from these dreams...








(In order dream 5, 4 then 2)

Through these 3 dreams we clearly see the earlier parts of Verge's past life's baby stage. We see him being created, being taken to Daemon and seeing other "promising" digimon being killed.

In particula this part, "The tall digimon stays like this for what feels like an eternity watching you stay frozen in place, before finally letting out a single *Hyuk*

'So. This is him M______n?' He muses, finally turning away from you 'I have to say, he certainly doesn't look like much.'

'Appearances can be deceiving as you very well know Lord D____n' Replies a cold, hard voice. One devoid of even a hint of warmth or emotion 'V_____ will be a gladiator one day. I can assure you that he will live up to purpose'

'Is that so…' The terrifying figure musses, one finger moving up to tap near the bottom of his mask. 'His disposition is still an odd one, considering'

'V_____… Did not turn out as we hoped. But My_______ will make do, as will I. The necessary steps have been taken'

'Of course, dear M______n, I'd expect nothing less from one so schooled in the art of High Programming'"(dream4)

is what I'm basing my assumption off of that he was a gladiator. From what I understand there where many gladiators, I'm not saying Verge's past self was the one special gladiator, just that at the very least I think he was a gladiator under Daemon at some point in his life.
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Er, those quotes didn't come out right.

And again, what do you mean "in his life"? It's dangerous to assume that Verge's current life is the second one he's ever had. He may have had multiple, very different lives. In addition, "gladiator" under whom? Did they mean under Daemon, or perhaps under someone else?

Basically, what I'm trying to say is that we shouldn't assume the picture is so clear-cut. Hell, are all of those baby-stage memories even from the same life? There's nothing guaranteeing that.
 
no. said:
Er, those quotes didn't come out right.

And again, what do you mean "in his life"? It's dangerous to assume that Verge's current life is the second one he's ever had. He may have had multiple, very different lives. In addition, "gladiator" under whom? Did they mean under Daemon, or perhaps under someone else?

Basically, what I'm trying to say is that we shouldn't assume the picture is so clear-cut. Hell, are all of those baby-stage memories even from the same life? There's nothing guaranteeing that.
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The physical descriptions in dream 2 and 5 match up (loosely). The purple lined lady matches up across all 3. The fear of the Blue Eyes matches up in dreams 4 and 5. Now that I fixed the quotes I suggest giving the dreams a reread. It is clear that all 3 of those dreams are from the same perspective/digimon.
 
[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?
[X][Day One] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X] 4th Spell, Tandem Body Burst: Gives the effects of both prior spells for three seconds (0/18)

@drexal15, in regards to the spells wouldn't acutally make more sense for Scratch and Verge to focues on getting Verge to cast holy light strike first?

I mean it's is a spell that Verge already knows, even if he cannot properly cast it yet
To me that is untapped combat potential, since Verge's inability to cast it should be resolved quickly with having a magic mon and a holy mon on hand and not something that Scratch would let slip by
Adhoc vote count started by sidestory on Sep 26, 2018 at 3:17 AM, finished with 24 posts and 12 votes.
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sidestory said:
[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?
[X][Day One] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X] 4th Spell, Tandem Body Burst: Gives the effects of both prior spells for three seconds (0/18)

@drexal15, in regards to the spells wouldn't acutally make more sense for Scratch and Verge to focues on getting Verge to cast holy light strike first?

I mean it's is a spell that Verge already knows, even if he cannot properly cast it yet
To me that is untapped combat potential, since Verge's inability to cast it should be resolved quickly with having a magic mon and a holy mon on hand and not something that Scratch would let slip by
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Like I said before, Verge already knows Holy Light Strike and can use it. That one time he couldn't was an interlude to introduce Crusher Bone. It's not a persisting problem.

Zale said:
The physical descriptions in dream 2 and 5 match up (loosely). The purple lined lady matches up across all 3. The fear of the Blue Eyes matches up in dreams 4 and 5. Now that I fixed the quotes I suggest giving the dreams a reread. It is clear that all 3 of those dreams are from the same perspective/digimon.
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Nah, I don't believe you. I'm not making such bold assumptions on such little information. Obviously there's going to be at least one major red herring, and I suspect there will likely be two.
 
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Anyway, I feel like this most recent development is exactly the reason I didn't want anything to do with magic way back at the village. Verge is working on knowing a total of EIGHT spells as a Rookie (though he certainly won't finish as a rookie), which will leave him with a bloated arsenal of twelve special abilities(thirteen if you include Muscle Charge), and always worrying about healing this and casting that while doing this and training that, because not only is Verge going to know spells with very different roles in combat, but magic being such a prominent thing means he has to focus on honing physical stats and magic stats and spell progress and combat skill and high programming skill, and there's so much shit to deal with all over the place.

It also means that the character who Verge can't get stand gets more focus than any of the ones who he actually likes, with the exception of Sparks.

And oh god, knowing spells that perform multiple, completely different roles in combat means that there are going to occasionally be gigantic abomination write-ins of "buff this, heal that, blast that, then do close combat in this way, and if this buff runs out cast this other thing" and so on.

Basically, this is exactly why I wanted magic to remain exclusively available to wizard species and certain kinds of mystic ones like Devas.
 
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Zale said:
MY MAN??? oh no, I didn't think she was this far already. I thought she was still at the wooing us stage.
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This is now my headcanon, you can't dissuade me from this path! :V

[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?

[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?
[X][Day One] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Focus on trying to learn the third of Sorcerymon's spells
[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)

She's growing on me like a fungus.
And spells. Faster spells.
 
[X] Ardat: Despite your… misgivings on the Witchmon, you can't help but a feel a bit bad about the situation. Maybe you can offer to share Scratch's spells with her?

[X][Day One] Strength Focus: 3 Strength, 1 Fortitude, 1 Endurance
[X][Day Two] Agility Focus: 3 Agility, 1 Strength, 1 Endurance

[X] 1st Spell, Flame Weapon Shroud: Adds fire damage to claws and nose based on special stat. Lasts for 30 seconds (0/18)
 
no. said:
Anyway, I feel like this most recent development is exactly the reason I didn't want anything to do with magic way back at the village. Verge is working on knowing a total of EIGHT spells as a Rookie (though he certainly won't finish as a rookie), which will leave him with a bloated arsenal of twelve special abilities(thirteen if you include Muscle Charge), and always worrying about healing this and casting that while doing this and training that, because not only is Verge going to know spells with very different roles in combat, but magic being such a prominent thing means he has to focus on honing physical stats and magic stats and spell progress and combat skill and high programming skill, and there's so much shit to deal with all over the place.

It also means that the character who Verge can't get stand gets more focus than any of the ones who he actually likes, with the exception of Sparks.

And oh god, knowing spells that perform multiple, completely different roles in combat means that there are going to occasionally be gigantic abomination write-ins of "buff this, heal that, blast that, then do close combat in this way, and if this buff runs out cast this other thing" and so on.

Basically, this is exactly why I wanted magic to remain exclusively available to wizard species and certain kinds of mystic ones like Devas.
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Considering the duration of the buffs and the time it actually takes him to cast spells, this does not seem like a likely scenario.

And by the point that spamming them and combining them does become a viable combat option, using the spells will probably be second nature to Verge and something he'll do without an explicit instruction to do so.
 
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