Sounds about right, that Sabrina would get beaten up by Yuma rather than the reverse.

Of course she would. Even if she could beat up Yuma, why would she?

Imagine beating the little sister of your girlfriend, that won't end well for anyone involved.

Edit: oh shit, misread Sabrina as Sayaka. The same applies though, just swap girlfriend for friend.
 
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[X] Do you really think Mami would hurt you?
-[X] If you are that worried, I can be there for the introductions to intervene if needed.
-[X] But really the only thing you need to worry about is Mami breaking some ribs when she hugs you.
--[X] She will hug you, I will buy you ALL the meat you can eat if she does'nt hug you at some point in the conversation.
 
[X] Do you really think Mami would hurt you?
-[X] If you are that worried, I can be there for the introductions to intervene if needed.
-[X] But really the only thing you need to worry about is Mami breaking some ribs when she hugs you.
--[X] She will hug you, I will buy you ALL the meat you can eat if she does'nt hug you at some point in the conversation.
Gift
 
Heya folk! I finally caught up with the story only thread and decided to pop over here.
What are the rules for voting and/or suggesting votes? They most be here somewhere but I'll admit that I'm too lazy to read 6k+ pages of backlog to find out.

Also, let me get ahead of the game here:
Carne Fresca!
 
Also, let me get ahead of the game here:
Carne Fresca!

That's cheating.

Welcome.
The only rule is to try and keep the vote within 150 words. It's not a hard limit, and it's sometimes lifted, but 150 words usually provide enough detail and actions to cover one update.
Oh yes, and
[] Microwave tea
[] Witch out for superpowers
[] Don't hug Mami
These votes are forbidden.
:V
 
That's cheating.

Welcome.
The only rule is to try and keep the vote within 150 words. It's not a hard limit, and it's sometimes lifted, but 150 words usually provide enough detail and actions to cover one update.
Oh yes, and
[] Microwave tea
[] Witch out for superpowers
[] Don't hug Mami
These votes are forbidden.
:V
Thanks!
 
Heya folk! I finally caught up with the story only thread and decided to pop over here.
What are the rules for voting and/or suggesting votes? They most be here somewhere but I'll admit that I'm too lazy to read 6k+ pages of backlog to find out.

The meat, it is fresh.

Generally speaking, you can write-in your own vote by writing:

[ ] Your vote here. Include an X or x between the brackets, of course.
-[ ] You can include sub-items using hyphens.

[ ] There can be spaces between vote items.

If you like an existing vote, you can copy-paste it to vote for it. You can also vote by username, which will list you as voting for the most recent vote by that user, just by writing:

[ ] Username

This has the benefit of letting the person "controlling" that vote make adjustments without all of their followers having to vote again to confirm the changes. It has the downside of potentially having your vote change in ways you don't like.

This can also result in chains, where you delegate your vote to one user, who then allocates their votes to another user, and so on.

Generally speaking, once a number of votes are well established, as is the case in this voting period, it's best to raise concerns with the current winning vote directly with the person running the bandwagon - most of the time, we're happy to address any issues that come up.
 
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The meat, it is fresh.

Generally speaking, you can write-in your own vote by writing:

[ ] Your vote here. Include an X or x between the brackets, of course.
-[ ] You can include sub-items using hyphens.

[ ] There can be spaces between vote items.

If you like an existing vote, you can copy-paste it to vote for it. You can also vote by username, which will list you as voting for the most recent vote by that user, just by writing:

[ ] Username

This has the benefit of letting the person "controlling" that vote make adjustments without all of their followers having to vote again to confirm the changes. It has the downside of potentially having your vote change in ways you don't like.

This can also result in chains, where you delegate your vote to one user, who then allocates their votes to another user, and so on.

Generally speaking, once a number of votes are well established, as is the case in this voting period, it's best to raise concerns with the current winning vote directly with the person running the bandwagon - most of the time, we're happy to address any issues that come up.
Thanks!
I noticed the thread gets a new update more or less weekly. Is there any specific time when the votes are tallied or is it more of a general feel sort of thing?
 
Ah, the mechanics.
I was sort of thinking the question was about the ethics of the voting.
To expand on my previous shitpost, the Quest Master gives us a fair amount of freedom in deciding the course of actions, but there are some things Sabrina just wouldn't do.

Example: Sabrina is Mami's girlfriend, so providing her emotional comfort and being saccharine with her are pretty much automatic actions. Sabrina won't intentionally hurt Mami without any reason. Voters, however, can be mistaken and vote for something that will unintentionally hurt Mami. People of course argue about it all the time.

Then there are hard moral stances she takes that are pretty much non-negotiable. You know, not killing people, helping someone who needs it, that sort of thing.

Edit: Firnagzen asks us to start voting somewhere on Wednesday if there are no votes yet, but if we really have to deliberate, he just extends the time and writes the update later, when we achieve a consensus.. It happens rarely, though.
 
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Thanks!
I noticed the thread gets a new update more or less weekly. Is there any specific time when the votes are tallied or is it more of a general feel sort of thing?

Firn doesn't "close voting" the way other QMs sometimes do - that said there have been cases when the vote was overturned late enough that Firn had already started writing.

The way that usually goes is that Firn plays into the "thread is Sabrina's thought processes" thing and has her realize that she could/should have done something else partway into the update, often when its too late to adjust things.

It's very rarely an issue - usually the vote gets settled with days to spare.
 
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Ah, the mechanics.
I was sort of thinking the question was about the ethics of the voting.
To expand on my previous shitpost, the Quest Master gives us a fair amount of freedom in deciding the course of actions, but there are some things Sabrina just wouldn't do.

Example: Sabrina is Mami's girlfriend, so providing her emotional comfort and being saccharine with her are pretty much automatic actions. Sabrina won't intentionally hurt Mami without any reason. Voters, however, can be mistaken and vote for something that will unintentionally hurt Mami. People of course argue about it all the time.

Then there are hard moral stances she takes that are pretty much non-negotiable. You know, not killing people, helping someone who needs it, that sort of thing.
Actually this is good to know. Is important to know where the boundaries are.

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Thanks for helping me out BTW.
This is the first time I post at all.
I wasn't kidding about being Carne Muy Fresca!

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Woops!
 
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Thanks for helping me out BTW.
This is the first time I post at all.
I wasn't kidding about being Carne Muy Fresca!

Happy to help!

(PS: To fix it when you accidentally double post, just open up the "edit" window on your second post, Ctrl+A and Ctrl+C it, then paste it into your first post under its original content. You can then delete your redundant second post.)
 
Actually this is good to know. Is important to know where the boundaries are.

As far as I understand, Sabrina is slowly becoming her own character. We do provide her thought processes, but some thoughts, well, if Firnagzen chooses to include them, they cause cognitive dissonance or just plain disgust.

The tone the QM is apparently going for is a reconstruction of the Magical Girl genre to the original work's deconstruction. Not to say that it doesn't get dark sometimes, but we are expected to make an effort to change things for the better. Can't do that if we are a part of the problem, you know. So Sabrina's motto is "I'm here to help" for a reason. It's more or less her life creed.
 
Thanks for helping me out BTW.
This is the first time I post at all.
I wasn't kidding about being Carne Muy Fresca!
Carne Muy Fresca is right.

It doesn't even know that the mods typically frown on people double-posting like you just did.

:V

By the way, have a picture that sums up every loop Homura has made up to the beginning of this quest.

 
As far as I understand, Sabrina is slowly becoming her own character. We do provide her thought processes, but some thoughts, well, if Firnagzen chooses to include them, they cause cognitive dissonance or just plain disgust.

The tone the QM is apparently going for is a reconstruction of the Magical Girl genre to the original work's deconstruction. Not to say that it doesn't get dark sometimes, but we are expected to make an effort to change things for the better. Can't do that if we are a part of the problem, you know. So Sabrina's motto is "I'm here to help" for a reason. It's more or less her life creed.
I do really like that are some aspects to Sabrina's personality that are immutable: her desire to do good, her dislike of disproportionate violence, her compassion for meguca and of course her love for Mami.
I see these as more of a... literary meta-challenge of sorts?... if you get what i'm about. It make both the story and the quest better when your given limitations to play with rather that UNLIMITED PAWAH. That might just be me though.
 
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I do really like that are some aspects to Sabrina's personality that are immutable: her desire to do good, her dislike of disproportionate violence, her compassion for meguca and of course her love for Mami.
I see these as more of a... literary meta-challenge of sorts?... if you get what i'm about. It make both the story and the quest better when your given limitations to play with rather that UNLIMITED PAWAH. That might just be me though.

Well, basically, when PMAS was brand new Sabrina was just a puppet for the thread, without her own personality. But over the past 5 years she's gotten more and more "defined" by past decisions, to the point that she has her own quirks and personality.
 
I have an idea for Science!:
[ ] Make two rings of Grief large enough to walk through. Use the Witch form to make them connect to each other Portal like. Have Mami copy the effect into an enchantment. Mass produce the enchantment. Fast travel network achieved!
-[ ] Praise Mami for being so dang good at enchanting.
 
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Well, basically, when PMAS was brand new Sabrina was just a puppet for the thread, without her own personality. But over the past 5 years she's gotten more and more "defined" by past decisions, to the point that she has her own quirks and personality.

She's a lovestruck dork and proud of it, is what Redshirt Army is trying to say. :V

I take full responsibility for my part in it, but it's like, a year and a half for me.

Alright, anyway.
I had that thought.
About Yuma.

People pointed out that in Oriko Magica Yuma is the one who steps up and says a speech to get other girls going and not fall in despair?

Has anyone considered that it might be Yuma putting her big girl pants on and sucking it up for the rest of them? That she feels the same existential dread, but doesn't allow it to put her down, because Kyouko helped her a lot, and now it was her turn to, and if she didn't, the last person she thinks of as family wouldn't be there with her anymore?

All I'm saying is that Witchbombing Yuma in a safe environment might have drastically different results from doing it in a dangerous one. Some things may still apply, but I suggest caution and forethought.
 
@AionVal

Would you mind answering a few questions? I usually try to gather some opinions from newcomers to the thread when they arrive, since you guys aren't biased from spending years talking to the same small group of people when looking at things.

What was your favourite part of the story?

What do you think was something that Sabrina handled well, or handled poorly?

What would you like to see change about Sabrina?

What are you looking forward to or worried about?
 
@AionVal

Would you mind answering a few questions?

I'd love to!



@AionVal

What was your favourite part of the story?

The moment that Sabrina confessed her feelings for Mami, and Mami started to get better. The two are so cute!



@AionVal

What do you think was something that Sabrina handled well, or handled poorly?

I guess that the mess with Rionna wasn't the best way to solve the whole situation. My instinct would have been to antimagic and restrain her during timestop and then spend a while interrogating her. Dunno, feels like there's something off about her. If nothing else you could have pumped her for info on souls. Who knows, maybe find a way to reincarnate all the Shades.

On the other hand, sending Ono to the Animators was a good idea. Also, having Anri help with the de-Witching experiments was good; you're giving hope to a depressed girl and making her feel responsible for the return of her friend (if the experiment works)



@AionVal

What would you like to see change about Sabrina?

Sabrina needs to delegate more. She's really powerful but is running herself ragged trying to do it all. She has very powerful, smart friends, and by this point, enough connections to outsource some of her projects.



@AionVal

What are you looking forward to or worried about?

Mami getting Witchbombed and/or Homura getting told about the loops increasing Madoka's potential (is there a term for this BTW?)

None of those two are bound to be pretty. Maybe not catastrophic like in Cannon, but not a happy moment.





Hope this helped!
 
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