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The Sleep of Reason [Worm/The Gamer/???]
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You spent a long time staring at that last exchange. It wasn't the forums themselves that you'd miss, nobody took you seriously anymore after that stupid stunt you tried to pull after Leviathan. It was the lost connection. You couldn't talk to girls in real life. Hell, you couldn't even make friends in real life. GstringGirl was the one person who thought you were worth something. You'd fucked up. Again. You're not sure when you passed out. But in your dreams you saw them: two perfect, impossible beings, flying through the void toward the Earth. One of them - made of an impossible silver that was metal and crystal and liquid and music and truth all at the same time - smashed into the ground with a terrible crash. A single drop splashed toward you, burning and bright.
You awaken. The monitor is off, but there is a screen in front of you, glowing with that same impossible silver.
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AN:
First vote of the quest is a bit of a doozy, folks! Please select which Stats and Skills Greg will raise, as well as what he will fill in for Religion, Substance, Civics, Politics, Economics, Ethics and his two Virtues. Race and Class will be selected in the vote after this. Greg's attributes do not let him to know what all of these choices imply without expending Hints to get more information. You may use a single Hint to bring up the manual entry about one entry on the character sheet, or to ask your power any other question the thread votes for. If you happen to recognize the third part of the crossover, please don't spoil it for the rest of the thread just yet. Your questmistress is amused by puns and she may award bonus experience for particularly groan-worthy ones. And finally, please keep in mind Rule 3 of the forum: Be Civil. If people are voting to make Greg be a Communist Idealist who believes in Free Will, don't get antsy and call them freedom-hating liberal scum just because you wanted a Catholic Materialist Bonapartist Greg instead. This is not a place for serious philosophical, political or theological discussion.
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♦ Private Messages from Alathea:
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: I know you've heard this before, but I'm REALLY sorry. I didn't think before posting about Skitter. I didn't mean to try to out her. Please, just give me an hour to say goodbye to everyone. You don't have to unban me. Just let me say goodbye.
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: Alathea?
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: Hello?
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: Testing. Are you getting my messages? I think the forum isn't sending properly.
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: It's been a couple hours now.
Alathea: Speculating on cape identities is strictly forbidden on Parahumans Online. You have a history of lying to moderators.
Alathea: As Judge and Tin Mother have already informed you, this ban is final. No goodbyes, no special treatment. Nothing.
Alathea: Do you understand now?
xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx: Please. Just pass on a message for me. Let me give GstringGirl my phone number. Or at least read her last PMs to me.
Alathea: Absolutely not. And don't try to message a fourth admin. I know about you asking Tin Mother and Judge before me.
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You spent a long time staring at that last exchange. It wasn't the forums themselves that you'd miss, nobody took you seriously anymore after that stupid stunt you tried to pull after Leviathan. It was the lost connection. You couldn't talk to girls in real life. Hell, you couldn't even make friends in real life. GstringGirl was the one person who thought you were worth something. You'd fucked up. Again. You're not sure when you passed out. But in your dreams you saw them: two perfect, impossible beings, flying through the void toward the Earth. One of them - made of an impossible silver that was metal and crystal and liquid and music and truth all at the same time - smashed into the ground with a terrible crash. A single drop splashed toward you, burning and bright.
You awaken. The monitor is off, but there is a screen in front of you, glowing with that same impossible silver.
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Name: Greg Veder
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/20
Will: 8/8
Race: None. Please select one of [Anglo-American|Continental|Asian|Greek|Elf]
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: None. Please select one of [Ethics|Metaphysics|Politics|Logic|Science|Religion].
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Agnostic. Please specify religion.
Substance: Agnostic. Please select one of [Materialism|Idealism|Dualism|Agnostic]
Civics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Absolutism|Liberalism|Anarchism|Agnostic]
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: None. Please select a virtue.
Virtue 2: None. Please select a virtue.
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 09 PHR: 05 MER: 20 BUL: 11 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:1 I:5 V:20 O:+5
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Spells: None.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
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Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/20
Will: 8/8
Race: None. Please select one of [Anglo-American|Continental|Asian|Greek|Elf]
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: None. Please select one of [Ethics|Metaphysics|Politics|Logic|Science|Religion].
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Agnostic. Please specify religion.
Substance: Agnostic. Please select one of [Materialism|Idealism|Dualism|Agnostic]
Civics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Absolutism|Liberalism|Anarchism|Agnostic]
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: None. Please select a virtue.
Virtue 2: None. Please select a virtue.
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 09 PHR: 05 MER: 20 BUL: 11 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:1 I:5 V:20 O:+5
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Spells: None.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
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AN:
First vote of the quest is a bit of a doozy, folks! Please select which Stats and Skills Greg will raise, as well as what he will fill in for Religion, Substance, Civics, Politics, Economics, Ethics and his two Virtues. Race and Class will be selected in the vote after this. Greg's attributes do not let him to know what all of these choices imply without expending Hints to get more information. You may use a single Hint to bring up the manual entry about one entry on the character sheet, or to ask your power any other question the thread votes for. If you happen to recognize the third part of the crossover, please don't spoil it for the rest of the thread just yet. Your questmistress is amused by puns and she may award bonus experience for particularly groan-worthy ones. And finally, please keep in mind Rule 3 of the forum: Be Civil. If people are voting to make Greg be a Communist Idealist who believes in Free Will, don't get antsy and call them freedom-hating liberal scum just because you wanted a Catholic Materialist Bonapartist Greg instead. This is not a place for serious philosophical, political or theological discussion.
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Name: Greg Veder
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/30
Will: 7/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: Metaphysics 1. (0/50)
Unspent XP: 0
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi. (+1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality.)
Substance: Idealism (-10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks.)
Civics: Liberalism (+1 to Oikonomia)
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 06 PHR: 06 MER: 19 BUL: 09 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:23 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 6 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Metaphysician Spells:
1. Noumenal Strike. Turing Test.Billard Ball Strike. Descartes' Rapier.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
-Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/30
Will: 7/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: Metaphysics 1. (0/50)
Unspent XP: 0
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi. (+1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality.)
Substance: Idealism (-10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks.)
Civics: Liberalism (+1 to Oikonomia)
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 06 PHR: 06 MER: 19 BUL: 09 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:23 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 6 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Metaphysician Spells:
1. Noumenal Strike. Turing Test.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
-Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
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SPELL LIST
Metaphysics 1:
Metaphysics 1:
Requirements: Level 1 Idealist Metaphysician.
Type: Targeted, Kantian
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Effect: Strikes the true essence of a target for five mental damage, unmodified by defensive bonuses.
Type: Targeted, Kantian
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Effect: Strikes the true essence of a target for five mental damage, unmodified by defensive bonuses.
Requirements: Level 1 Metaphysician.
Type: Targeted, Computers, Technology
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Defense: B(S) > Your Level + 2
Effect: Distinguish a true human from a convincing simulacrum. On successfully casting this spell, you discover whether the target creature has a mind (and so is capable of taking mental damage) or whether it is a robot, clockwork creature, or p-zombie (and so can only be harmed by physical damage). On a successful Bullshyte save, target can choose which result you receive.
Type: Targeted, Computers, Technology
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Defense: B(S) > Your Level + 2
Effect: Distinguish a true human from a convincing simulacrum. On successfully casting this spell, you discover whether the target creature has a mind (and so is capable of taking mental damage) or whether it is a robot, clockwork creature, or p-zombie (and so can only be harmed by physical damage). On a successful Bullshyte save, target can choose which result you receive.
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No problem, deleted my post.
EDIT: For clarity, I suggested that some posts be reserved for future information.
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So if I wanted to ask what Virtues are, we would have to expend a Hint? If I guessed correctly - say the "traditional" 7 Contrary Virtues - would you confirm that I was correct, or is it explicitly unknown until an attempt is made to set one successfully, or a Hint is used?
As for Greg's beliefs, I'm kind of torn. My first instinct is to go for something not based on faith at all, and a take a science-y approach, but attempting to model him after my own beliefs may be somewhat missing the point.
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What you know without a Hint: There's two spaces on the menu labelled "Virtue 1" and "Virtue 2", and Greg can fill in whatever words he wants for those boxes. When he fills in a box, he gets either a "Set Virtue to <whatever you put> Y/N?" confirmation message OR a "Could not parse, please reenter Virtue." error message.
If you spent a Hint, you can bring up the manual blurb for Virtues, which explains what they are, what they do, what a valid entry would look like and other helpful information regarding Virtues.
Hints will only be used if there is a consensus that one should be used.
The Religion box works the same way as the Virtue boxes - you can put in whatever you want. All other beliefs have preset choices.
If you spent a Hint, you can bring up the manual blurb for Virtues, which explains what they are, what they do, what a valid entry would look like and other helpful information regarding Virtues.
Hints will only be used if there is a consensus that one should be used.
The Religion box works the same way as the Virtue boxes - you can put in whatever you want. All other beliefs have preset choices.
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[X] Religion: Jedi
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
I think this seems like what Greg might do.
Don't want to blow a hint on the stats and skills, but nothing I can see requires us to spend those immediately, we can try out what they mean first.
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
I think this seems like what Greg might do.
Don't want to blow a hint on the stats and skills, but nothing I can see requires us to spend those immediately, we can try out what they mean first.
[X] Race: Elf (cause let's face it he would want to see what it does and the possibility of being immortal would be too great to resist.)
[X] Classes: Logic, (yes, logic, not because he tends to be logical, but because that's what HE THINKS he is)
[X] Religion: Psion and the GIANT SPACE WORM!!! (as well as some possible cults from time to time, seriously though, knowing his online persona that would probably be what he believes)
[X] Substance: scepticism (and misplaced belief).
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: libertarianism
[X] Economics: Communism when he doesn't have any possessions, but capitalism when he does, so essentially "Whatever get's me the best deal in life...regardless of consequences"
[X] Ethics: agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Curiosity (i mean, you can't say he isn't)
[X] Virtue 2: imaginative (i mean, you can't say he isn't this either)
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you are sure that you aren't insane and know what these do.
[X] Skills: No Greg! No! Wait till proof!!!
[X] Classes: Logic, (yes, logic, not because he tends to be logical, but because that's what HE THINKS he is)
[X] Religion: Psion and the GIANT SPACE WORM!!! (as well as some possible cults from time to time, seriously though, knowing his online persona that would probably be what he believes)
[X] Substance: scepticism (and misplaced belief).
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: libertarianism
[X] Economics: Communism when he doesn't have any possessions, but capitalism when he does, so essentially "Whatever get's me the best deal in life...regardless of consequences"
[X] Ethics: agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Curiosity (i mean, you can't say he isn't)
[X] Virtue 2: imaginative (i mean, you can't say he isn't this either)
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you are sure that you aren't insane and know what these do.
[X] Skills: No Greg! No! Wait till proof!!!
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[X] veekie
This sounds very Greg.
This sounds very Greg.
[X] Religion: Jedi
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
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Guesses about skill/statistic names:
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 09 PHR: 05 MER: 20 BUL: 11 STR: 07
These seem to be intrinsic values that can be changed, through practice and training.
RAT - Rationality
PHR - ?
MER - Mercy?
BUL - ?
STR - Strength
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:1 I:5 V:20 O:+5
These seem to be intrinsic values that can't be changed.
HP - Health Points
Z - ?
W - Willpower
L - Luck
A - Agility (Doesn't quite fit - Agility is trainable)
I - Intellect
V - Vitality
O - ?
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
ERU - Erudition
RHE - Rhetoric
SOP - Sophistry
SNS - Sensitivity
PRE - ?
TOM - ?
RES - ?
SEM - Semantics
TEC - ?
POI - Poise
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 09 PHR: 05 MER: 20 BUL: 11 STR: 07
These seem to be intrinsic values that can be changed, through practice and training.
RAT - Rationality
PHR - ?
MER - Mercy?
BUL - ?
STR - Strength
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:1 I:5 V:20 O:+5
These seem to be intrinsic values that can't be changed.
HP - Health Points
Z - ?
W - Willpower
L - Luck
A - Agility (Doesn't quite fit - Agility is trainable)
I - Intellect
V - Vitality
O - ?
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
ERU - Erudition
RHE - Rhetoric
SOP - Sophistry
SNS - Sensitivity
PRE - ?
TOM - ?
RES - ?
SEM - Semantics
TEC - ?
POI - Poise
[X] Race: Elf (cause let's face it he would want to see what it does and the possibility of being immortal would be too great to resist.)
[X] Religion: Jedi
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Religion: Jedi
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
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Immortality or even an extended lifespan is actually a pretty good reason to roll those dice, yeah. It's not like the world is ending in the next few years or anything!
[X] Race: Elf (cause let's face it he would want to see what it does and the possibility of being immortal would be too great to resist.)
[X] Religion: Jedi
[X] Substance: Idealism
[X] Civics: Liberalism
[X] Politics: Agnostic
[X] Economics: Agnostic
[X] Ethics: Agnostic
[X] Virtue 1: Diligence
[X] Virtue 2: Curiosity
[X] Basic Statistics: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
[X] Skills: Save all points until you can try and see what each means.
It's a reference to the people who put down "Jedi" on the census so that it would show up in official breakdowns of the population's religion - it's definitely Greg making a joke in a place where he really should be being serious.
Jedi census phenomenon - Wikipedia
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You study the screen, bewildered. It's like someone fused a dungeons and dragons character sheet with a census form. You recognize some of the words. You know what a belief is, obviously. STR is your Strength score, obviously. But what's MER? Mercy? PHR? Parahuman Response? Ohhhh, if that's what it is you've GOT to put all the points in it. What power are you going to. Wait, what if THIS-
No. That's how you got yourself into this situation - not thinking about things before we did them. You resist and fill out the other parts of the form instead. But on the other hand...
Race Selected: Elf! Elves cannot be left out of a role-playing game under any circumstances. Having become tired of slaving away in Santa's Workshop for the benefit of others, your people have adopted the principles of Objectivism en masse. Now they preach elf-reliance and the virtue of elfishness. Elves age slower based on their current wealth level and receive a bonus to Rationality, Merit and Bullshyte equal to their wealth level -3. Your current bonus is -2. Elves may carry an extra copy of Atlas Shrugged in addition to their usual two books. However, they start at -1 to Association.
New Quest: Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
New Quest: Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
Religion Selected: Jedi! +1 to Bullshyte and -5% to XP costs in the Empiricist class. -10% damage from Apologists. -2 to Merit. Apologist class disabled. Afterlife disabled.
Substance Selected: Idealism! -10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks. There are metaphysical consequences for this choice.
Civics Selected: Liberalism! +1 to Oikonomia. There are tax consequences for this choice.
Virtues Selected: Diligence and Curiousity. Actions relating to these Virtues have increased moral consequences.
You brush your hand through your hair. You feel something on your head. As you jerk away from the screen, you realize that either the room has gotten a lot bigger, or you've gotten a lot smaller. You start to wonder if maybe picking Elf wasn't a good idea.
Alright, that's some Beliefs and your Race handled, for better or for worse. It's now time to pick your Class! Ethics, Metaphysics, Politics, Logic or Science?
No. That's how you got yourself into this situation - not thinking about things before we did them. You resist and fill out the other parts of the form instead. But on the other hand...
Race Selected: Elf! Elves cannot be left out of a role-playing game under any circumstances. Having become tired of slaving away in Santa's Workshop for the benefit of others, your people have adopted the principles of Objectivism en masse. Now they preach elf-reliance and the virtue of elfishness. Elves age slower based on their current wealth level and receive a bonus to Rationality, Merit and Bullshyte equal to their wealth level -3. Your current bonus is -2. Elves may carry an extra copy of Atlas Shrugged in addition to their usual two books. However, they start at -1 to Association.
New Quest: Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
New Quest: Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
Religion Selected: Jedi! +1 to Bullshyte and -5% to XP costs in the Empiricist class. -10% damage from Apologists. -2 to Merit. Apologist class disabled. Afterlife disabled.
Substance Selected: Idealism! -10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks. There are metaphysical consequences for this choice.
Civics Selected: Liberalism! +1 to Oikonomia. There are tax consequences for this choice.
Virtues Selected: Diligence and Curiousity. Actions relating to these Virtues have increased moral consequences.
You brush your hand through your hair. You feel something on your head. As you jerk away from the screen, you realize that either the room has gotten a lot bigger, or you've gotten a lot smaller. You start to wonder if maybe picking Elf wasn't a good idea.
Name: Greg Veder
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/20
Will: 8/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 2
Classes: None. Please select one of [Ethics|Metaphysics|Politics|Logic|Science].
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi.
Substance: Idealism
Civics: Liberalism
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 07 PHR: 05 MER: 16 BUL: 10 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:16 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Spells: None.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-New Quest: Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/20
Will: 8/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 2
Classes: None. Please select one of [Ethics|Metaphysics|Politics|Logic|Science].
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi.
Substance: Idealism
Civics: Liberalism
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 07 PHR: 05 MER: 16 BUL: 10 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:16 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Spells: None.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-New Quest: Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
Alright, that's some Beliefs and your Race handled, for better or for worse. It's now time to pick your Class! Ethics, Metaphysics, Politics, Logic or Science?
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- Location
- Actually pretty lost
Heh. This does mean that we're operating at a debuff until we get some money...
Whoops.
Yeah, we weren't thinking of Santa's elves - unlike pointy ears and possibly a more slender frame, the height difference is likely impossible to hide.
Jedi gives a bonus to the Empiricist class, which is probably Logic?
[X] Logic
Updated names list (green is probably confirmed):
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
These seem to be intrinsic values that can be changed, through practice and training.
RAT - Rationality
PHR - ?
MER - Merit
BUL - Bullshyte
STR - Strength
Special Statistics
These seem to be intrinsic values that can't be changed.
HP - Health Points
Z - ?
W - Willpower
L - Luck
A - Association
I - Intellect
V - Vitality
O - Oikonomia (Google says this is sort of religious housekeeping?)
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU - Erudition
RHE - Rhetoric
SOP - Sophistry
SNS - Sensitivity
PRE - ?
TOM - ?
RES - ?
SEM - Semantics
TEC - ?
POI - Poise
These seem to be intrinsic values that can be changed, through practice and training.
RAT - Rationality
PHR - ?
MER - Merit
BUL - Bullshyte
STR - Strength
Special Statistics
These seem to be intrinsic values that can't be changed.
HP - Health Points
Z - ?
W - Willpower
L - Luck
A - Association
I - Intellect
V - Vitality
O - Oikonomia (Google says this is sort of religious housekeeping?)
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU - Erudition
RHE - Rhetoric
SOP - Sophistry
SNS - Sensitivity
PRE - ?
TOM - ?
RES - ?
SEM - Semantics
TEC - ?
POI - Poise
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- Pronouns
- She/Her
Only Devout Jedi get to become force ghosts. You selected Census Jedi instead. As a one time offer, you can switch to the other one for free.
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- Location
- Actually pretty lost
Nah, we knew we were making Greg make a dumb joke. It's more the implication that there is an afterlife and we've shut ourselves out of it that's tripped us up - IC Greg's gonna be salty as hell, if he doesn't assume it's a joke. (Which he probably will, actually.)
Silently Watches
Professional Stalker
- Location
- Right behind you
[X] Switch to Serious Jedi
[X] Metaphysics
[X] Metaphysics
What the-?
Does PRE stand for Precognition?
PHR - Phreak?
[X] Switch to Serious Jedi
[X] Metaphysics
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A New Dawn
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Belatedly, you realize that you saw the words "Afterlife disabled." flash up on the screen. Is that a joke? Is there seriously-
Religion Revised: You are now a Serious Jedi! Former theological modifiers lost. +1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality. Apologist class enabled. Afterlife enabled.
Oh.
New Quest: Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
Um?
Class Selected: Metaphysician. Next Level: 0/50 XP.
The Metaphysician deals with the deep structure of the world and the meaning of reality itself. They also focus on the mind, consciousness, and on the division between body and soul. Most likely cause of death: voluntarily turning into a vampire in an attempt to find out what it is like to be a bat.
It occurs to you that you should probably-
New Spells Unlocked: Noumenal Strike and Turing Test.
-stop pushing buttons-
Your recent display of common sense has given you +1 to Phronesis.
Your recent display of curiosity has given you +2 to Virtue.
Your Moral Worth has increased to 3. You are now Upright.
-without knowing what they do.
The menu closes, leaving you alone in your room. You hear your parents moving around upstairs. It is now dawn. What do you do?
Religion Revised: You are now a Serious Jedi! Former theological modifiers lost. +1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality. Apologist class enabled. Afterlife enabled.
Oh.
New Quest: Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
Um?
Class Selected: Metaphysician. Next Level: 0/50 XP.
The Metaphysician deals with the deep structure of the world and the meaning of reality itself. They also focus on the mind, consciousness, and on the division between body and soul. Most likely cause of death: voluntarily turning into a vampire in an attempt to find out what it is like to be a bat.
It occurs to you that you should probably-
New Spells Unlocked: Noumenal Strike and Turing Test.
-stop pushing buttons-
Your recent display of common sense has given you +1 to Phronesis.
Your recent display of curiosity has given you +2 to Virtue.
Your Moral Worth has increased to 3. You are now Upright.
-without knowing what they do.
The menu closes, leaving you alone in your room. You hear your parents moving around upstairs. It is now dawn. What do you do?
Name: Greg Veder
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/30
Will: 8/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: Metaphysics 1. (0/50)
Unspent XP: 0
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi. (+1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality.)
Substance: Idealism (-10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks.)
Civics: Liberalism (+1 to Oikonomia)
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 06 PHR: 06 MER: 19 BUL: 09 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:21 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Metaphysician Spells:
1. Noumenal Strike. Turing Test.Billard Ball Strike. Descartes' Rapier.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
-New Quest: Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
Aliases: xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Title: The Gamer
Gender: Male
Health: 20/30
Will: 8/8
Race: Elf. Current Wealth Bonus: -2
Moral Worth: 3
Classes: Metaphysics 1. (0/50)
Unspent XP: 0
Effects: None.
Hints: 3 Remaining.
Beliefs
Religion: Jedi. (+1 Merit, +10 Mental Hit Points, -1 Rationality.)
Substance: Idealism (-10% damage from all physical attacks. +10% damage from all mental attacks.)
Civics: Liberalism (+1 to Oikonomia)
Politics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Leftism|Rightism|Libertarianism|Agnostic]
Economics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Capitalism|Communism|Agnostic]
Ethics: Agnostic. Please select one of [Deontology|Utilitarianism|Agnostic]
Agency: Agnostic. Please select one of [Determinism|Free Will|Compatibilism|Agnostic]
Virtue 1: Curiosity
Virtue 2: Diligence
Basic Statistics (5 Unspent)
RAT: 06 PHR: 06 MER: 19 BUL: 09 STR: 07
Special Statistics
HP:20 Z:0 W:8 L:-1 A:0 I:5 V:21 O:+6
Skills (5 Unspent)
ERU: 4 RHE: 1 SOP: 1 SNS: 2 PRE: 2
TOM: 3 RES: 5 SEM: 3 TEC: 1 POI: 1
Metaphysician Spells:
1. Noumenal Strike. Turing Test.
Feats: None.
Inventory
Book #1: None.
Book #2: None.
Atlas Shrugged: No.
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Quest Log:
-Obtain a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Reward: +1 Hints.
-Obtain Wealth. Reward: +5 to Oikonomia for 24 hours.
-New Quest: Defeat an Endbringer. Reward: Kyber Crystal.
Requirements: Level 1 Idealist Metaphysician.
Type: Targeted, Kantian
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Effect: Strikes the true essence of a target for five mental damage, unmodified by defensive bonuses.
Type: Targeted, Kantian
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Effect: Strikes the true essence of a target for five mental damage, unmodified by defensive bonuses.
Requirements: Level 1 Metaphysician.
Type: Targeted, Computers, Technology
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Defense: B(S) > Your Level + 2
Effect: Distinguish a true human from a convincing simulacrum. On successfully casting this spell, you discover whether the target creature has a mind (and so is capable of taking mental damage) or whether it is a robot, clockwork creature, or p-zombie (and so can only be harmed by physical damage). On a successful Bullshyte save, target can choose which result you receive.
Type: Targeted, Computers, Technology
Cost: 1W
Timing: 1
Defense: B(S) > Your Level + 2
Effect: Distinguish a true human from a convincing simulacrum. On successfully casting this spell, you discover whether the target creature has a mind (and so is capable of taking mental damage) or whether it is a robot, clockwork creature, or p-zombie (and so can only be harmed by physical damage). On a successful Bullshyte save, target can choose which result you receive.
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