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>QM question
What genres do you think just don't work in a quest format, if any?
>Player question
In a new quest, on what do you like having control? Setting, personality/appearance of the MC?His or her name?
>>44540495
>What genres do you think just don't work in a quest format, if any?
Mystery, slice of life, strategic planning, anything without a lot of action. Also, stuff with a lot of die-rolling. For evidence I point to Joker Quest, where the final battle has stretched for MONTHS.
>>44540495
>What genres do you think just don't work in a quest format, if any?
None. Some are harder to do, but if you're determined you can make a fun quest within any genre you like.
If done right, would a Shonen quest work?
>>44540554
>slice of life
U wot m8.
Go try reading Blank Slate on Akun. It is more or less a slice of life/romance about raising your own homunculus waifu.
Yes, there are other elements in it too, and they are quite nice, but honestly the quest would hardly suffer if they weren't present.
>strategic planning
As in?
>>44540588
Most quests are at least somewhat shounen. /tg/ always plays that way whatever the actual genre.
>>44540737
I mean full-out shonen though. I guess it would work out since most players already have the mindset for a shonen setting.
>>44540588
If done right, any quest will work. Stop asking these questions.
To answer the OP since it's relevant, there's no narrative genre I would outright write off. Chances are most have been done to some success at some point.
>>44540495
>QM question
Horror.
Horror, or a genre meant to scare the readers, relies on a investment in the story/characters, 'threat', and loss of agency.
The first problem here is the investment. When you decide to write a quest, it's pretty easy to get the players invested in it, depending on the type of genre. Introduce interesting, playful characters for a Slice of Life. Make a hyped-up monster-battling introduction for an adventure quest.
Horror needs buildup, it needs something 'normal' to be happening so that you can get into the heads of characters. Theoretically, you could act like it's a slice-of-life quest and get the players invested, but when things or people begin to die, they're going to feel more betrayed than scared. But if you come out at the start and say it's a horror quest, then everybody will just make jokes about whose going to die first, and their investment will be minimal.
The 'threat' is definitely doable, I mean, it's pretty easy. A shapeshifting mimic in your normal everyday house. An ex who you used to date has come back into town- and they have a knife. A mysterious force has you held up in some maze, labyrinth-like location, and you can hear a strange, fleshy beating in the distance. This is the 'free pass' for you guys.
But for loss of agency... The problem with horror in quests is that a quest is about Doing Things, while horror is about Not Being Able To Do Things. A Quest is about achieving things, whether it's slaying a monster, discovering the mysterious character's secrets, making a new cute friend, doesn't matter. You need to be able to do things in order to make meaningful choices. But horror as a genre shouldn't let you do that. You shouldn't be able to just 'punch the monster in the face!' Because A) It's a goddamn monster, and B) letting the monster get punched gives it the illusion of vulnerability. Thus, less fear. But players will want to try, and not being able to choose in a quest is dumb.
>>44540495
So I have a quest I am working on with notes and all, do you think it would help me to just run some write in whatever you decide the MC setting, goals ect, for practice?
>>44541414
Absolutely. Do a small one shot or a short run quest with an idea you think will be fun and get some practice in. Towards the end, ask the players for serious feed back, what did they enjoy, what could you have done better, how was the pacing etc. It's always good to get a feel for things first.
>>44540722
Alright, I'm a scrub. After spending a while googling I cannot find "Akun" or what it is besides that quests take place on it. Mind giving me a hand?
>>44541445
http://anonkun.com/
>>44541449
You are a gentleman and a scholar
>>44541449
>Unironically recommending that someone visits Anonkun
>>44541462
It's ok when the server isn't shitting the bed.
>>44541462
I'm not recommending anything. I spoonfed.
>>44541445
http://anonkun.com/stories/blank-slate/p4j6nQhYEWchtvifC
M-M-MAXIMUM SPOONFEED.
A QM dies and you take over his queslt.
Which quest and what do you do with it?
>>44541981
Any quest.
I fail miserably because I can't write for shit.
>>44540588
Seriously? You may as well ask if a text-based quest could work.
Once I asked for opinions about a Quest where you play as a monster-like beasts n what not. Today I gave it some more thought and worked on list of monsters to pick from: http://paste2.org/5h5gF22V
Then about the genre, which ended up being a bit of slice-of-life until you happen to be tamed, then it would be more about being the companion for an MC type of story. I also have something akin to talent tree, I have yet to decide on rolling system though.
Opinions?
>>44542382
Check out Awesome Lizard Thing Quest. It had a similar premise but was much less planned. Something to compare and contrast with in what to expect and how your mechanics will be applied.
Is there space for an Arrow-inspired quest? Mundane detective/vigilante using his wits and gadgets to defeat superpowered villains and their private armies?
I'm running a special session of my quest on Akun, if anyone's interested.
http://anonkun.com/stories/iron-a-tiefs-questbr/fSu8BbLHw3nHQfnXn
Eclipsed Moon Quest Episode 116 is up and live over here.
>>44543526
>>44543526
>>44543526
Come on in.
I am sorry guys, something came up and I can't deliver the new quest today.
It will be for tomorrow.
>>44543030
Right up until he loses his first fight. The screams of outrage and hate are annoying.
To anyone who cares Novice Heretek Quest #88 has just started:
>>44543554
>>44532038
I'm reposting this because I'd like to see more data.
>>44543694
>allowing failure in your quest.
That's not Vaelys-approved, going to have to ask that QM to step away friom the keyboard.
>>44543828
young teen female/female
the sluttier the better
>>44543828
Young
Male
Male
Young because it gives more room/time for the player's and QM's choices to influence the character and future of said MC. Male because it's easier for me as a male to think like one when I am playing or writing a quest.
>>44543853
>Vaelys shitposting again
I'd like some input from you guys about a certain aspect about a quest that I'm currently writing notes about and doing world-building for.
So essentially there's five ancient beings that each have individual powers that Humans can be granted if they are born in the vicinity of one of these ancient beings or if these Essences, as they are called, gives it to a Human.
However, I'm unsure as to what powers they should be.
Currently it's Five Essences and they each hold a different element: Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and Energy. Do you guys have any other suggestions for what the Essences' powers could be or should I run with this?
>>44543828
>Old
>Male
>Female
Can I ask what your results were so far?
>>44540495
What's with the OP pastebin?
>>44544452
Troll pastebin for a troll thread.
>>44544469
>>44544452
To be fair, most of our pastebins are troll pastebins in one way or another. No one reads them because most of the information is outdated on the one that's usually posted anyway.
>>44544452
I didn't even read it to be honest. Just copied the previous thread OP.
My bad.
>>44544469
N-No!
>>44544516
Explain this, then.
>>44544597
>Just copied the previous thread OP.
>>44544396
A surprising number of people went for middle aged and female, which are honestly the options I was hoping wouldn't be picked.
>>44544817
Who the fuck cares what the players want when it comes to the age and gender of the MC? If it's a good setting and decent writing/QMing, players are bound to come.
>Congratulations, you managed to destroy everything related to traditional gaming on /tg/ with your /a/ garbage flooding! Are you happy now?
>Kill yourself you autistic lolifucking mongoloid cock sucking subhuman degenerates.
Behead all those who insult smug lolis.
>>44544863
Or just report the pastebin.
I really regret writing a fanfiction quest now and not some kind of spin-off.
Every time I go back and read/watch the source material, I think "Am I doing it justice? because I'm not sure if I am."
>>44544932
>fanfic quest featuring canon characters
>>44544932
>>44544967
>fanfic quest featuring canon characters
This better not be what you're doing, anon.
>>44544967
>>44544995
No, in fact I don't know where you thought I mentioned canon characters or the fact I was using established continuity.
>>44545025
He posted a Ron Paul reaction picture. You'll have to excuse him, his brain is rotten.
>>44545039
>bringing political opinions outside of /pol/
sigh.
>>44545050
You really should start reading what is being written rather than what you think is being written.
>>44545025
>>44545039
No no, there are no canon characters and it's not in canon.
I suppose I misspoke, it is a spin-off if you take it at that level.
I'm worried that I didn't capture the feel of the source material.
>>44545050
>implying Ron Paul reactions is unique to /pol/ and has anything to do with political opinions.
Wow anon, its like you want to be colossal faggot.
>>44545071
>>44545078
>Biting the bait this hard.
>>44545110
>I was just pretending to be retarded, I sure trolled you!
>>44545110
Is this the "hurr I was just pretending to be retarded" thing?
>>44545128
>I got baited
>Time for damage control
>>44545185
>Gets called out on being retard thinking he is clever.
>Backpedals to d-d-d-ddamage control!We are bored aren't we?
>>44545185
>>44545211Yeah. None of my quests are running.
>I just wanted to talk about my worries regarding my quest
>It devolves into this
I'm sorry.
>>44540495
>QM question
Tragedy. Not because it'd be particularly hard to do, but rather because I doubt the players would stick with it.
>>44545185
https://desustorage.org/tg/search/filename/1394239504939/
Are you trying to start an epic new meme or something?
>>44545254
At least people replied to your worries.
smug loli quest when?
>>44545285
>implying it hasn't already taken form.
>>44545239Then try something or read something new?
>>44545285
It's just an obnoxious reaction image.
Which quests need more smug loli?
>>44545565
Each and every single one of them.
Last year:
>Started doing Quests
>The first two were moderately succesful, if I may say so myself
>The second two crashed and burned
>Decided to call it quits
This year I think I want to start over again, even though I probably don't have the talent for it.
1. Should I do it?
2. Should I use my old Twitter account or trash it and start a new one? Surprisingly, I still have quite a few followers on my old Twitter.
>>44545672
>2. Should I use my old Twitter account or trash it and start a new one?
trash it
crush your last few players hopes and dreams.
>>44545672
Use the old one. Almost any rep is better than no rep.
>>44545768
trash it. preferably with some loose references to committing suicide.
start fresh
>>44544817
>Give people an option you don't like
>Complain that people chose it
The solution to this is to only include options you're willing to fucking write. It's like giving us the option to be lesbians and then complain about yurifags "ruining your quest"
If you don't like the possibility, don't make it an option period.
>>44545672
WELL? SHARE YOUR QUESTS. COME ON COME ON COME ON.
>>44545672
Learn from the legends. Start a new quest under new name.
If it doesn't catch up, you're fine to fade into obscurity.
If it does gain momentum, come up with the big reveal you're actually the fuck that has been dropping quests before. Ideally after getting custom OP image from fellow QM/drawfag.
>>44545025
>>44545074
My apologies, then. You did say you "should've written a spinoff", which kinda >implies you wrote fanfic featuring canon characters.
There are very many examples of quests that did that and were awful.
it was good to see DASQ run normally again last night
New Quest is up!
>44546011
>>44545870
I was actually just doing data collection to see what options people were likely to pick.
>>44544372
Still looking for any ideas, suggestions etc.
Elemental powers works, but it feels overdone. Could work, but I'd like to explore other ideas.
>>44546031
Science-fiction!
>>44546125
I don't know, have them embody different types of energy like heat, radiation, electricity, ect. or represent the different platonic solids and have magic be based loosely on sacred geometry and the perception of all the things in the world as being literally made of those shapes.
>>44546125
The elemental essence of smug
For those interested, an update on the Paladin of Avalon is up.
http://anonkun.com/stories/the-paladin-of-avalon/-JRvxJl3loGBg9Bo64XE/22-battle-of-battles-endgame/kenhnw6evTSbF22Jr
>>44546289
I like your idea about different forms of energy. Sounds more original than Elements. I'll look into it. Thanks!
>>44540495
>QM question
Anything can work in my opinion but i heavily relies on your players.
Pitching in some ideas for a new quest that might occur should my players chose to.
XCOM
>You are the commander. you are tasked to lead the XCOM project and humanity to victory against the invading aliens.(EW+Some good features from the earlier games, high focus on management, strategy..etc.)
>You are a soldier who was qualified to enter the XCOM project. you are the best of the best (squad focused, more focus on decision making in mid fights)
>You are an Exalt operative trying to sabotage the XCOM projects with some aid from your comardes (A mixture of above mentioned)
Sunless sea
>You are a brave captain, commanding a vessel to explore the darkest and deepest secrets of the zee
>You are a drifter in fallen London and other whereabouts. you sell your gun and sword for the highest bidder.
Darkest dungeon
>You are the heir. A man cursed to undo his relative's grave mistakes. You send hapless souls against this tide of madness. Time will only tell the outcome of it all (Heavy focus on resource management and the occurrings in the hamlet itself)
>You are another soul who found itself at the door of a dark withering hamlet, be it the glimmer of gold, the promise of power, the urge to cleanse the defile, you take a step forward in this chaos (More focus on the squad rather than micromanagement)
>>44547028
>it heavily
>>44547028
>Sunless sea
I want to discover the deepest secrets of the zee
>>44547093
heavily underrated game. I wish it would gain some popularity
>>44544372
Five emotions.
Then rip off the characters from Inside Out, except grimdark and with godlike powers.
I feel like running a one-shot, but I have no ideas. Throw anything at me and I'll try to work it into something palatable before the day ends.
>>44547210
I like this a lot. Thanks anon. Can't believe I didn't think of this. Though what might be godlike powers when used by each individual Essence, it's greatly diminished when used as a Human.
>>44547266
No problem.
Don't forget, the powers don't actually have to be control over emotions, they could just follow in the spirit of their essence (e.g. Anger powers focus on destruction, Fear on disguise or escape)
>>44547337
Oh, I like it. While the Essence of Anger can use its power freely, a Human must conquer their Anger to be able to use it freely or be consumed by it.
Definitely going with emotions now. Thanks a bunch, mate.
>>44540959
this gentleman knows what's up.
>>44547210
>>44547337
This is what I got so far.
The Essence of Anger - The ability to create Fire from thin air. It represents both life and destruction. In its most basic form, you can only create fire in and around your hands, but in more advanced forms you can create it around your entire body or anywhere in a 10 yard vicinity. In the most advanced form, you can create black fire that only another advanced Anger Essence user can put out.
The Essence of Envy - The ability to copy others abilities for a set amount of time depending how strong the user is and how advanced the form they're using is. Can range between 5-30 minutes in a basic form to 12 hours in the most advanced form.
The Essence of Fear - The ability to instill illusions upon others, whether they be pleasant or fearful ones. The length of these illusions and the number of people that can be placed in these states vary depending on the users strength of mind and their form. However, they are paralyzed in the real world when they're influenced by Illusions. The only way to snap out of it is to realize it is an illusion or if you feel pain in your real body or the Fear Essence user releases you from their grip. At the most advanced form, a Fear Essence user can take control of someone's mind for a set period of time.
The Essence of Grief - N/A
The Essence of Hope - The ability to bend the Chakra within ones body to either strengthen their physical abilities, their mental capacity, their resolve, or in very advanced stages, shield themselves from physical attacks with an aura of Chakra.
>>44548225
>Essence of Anger
>The strongest user is just silently angry all the fucking time like wrath from FMA
>>44548290
>The Prophet of the Essence of Anger is constantly passive aggressive.
>>44548388
Me and images on 4chan don't go well together.
Spitalian Quest is up.
>>44548361
Bleach quests
why are there so fucking many right now
>>44548459
Entry level weebs, large ensemble cast, and a concept that isn't limited to "ONLY THE CHARACTERS YOU SEE ARE SPECIAL."
>>44548459
Aren't there like 2 Bleach quests? That's not that many at all.
Left my last quest about a year ago unfinished due to some turbulence with my personal and professional life and I'm kind of feeling like jumping back into questing.
What are the better reads for current active quests and do I start up from where I left off, reboot it, or do something new?
>>44548459
Mushroom's new one is actually good.
>>44548833
Its different. Not exactly good. His style glosses over a lot of things and feels way too rail roaded. Played the last 3 and it felt like nothing much happened and the players didn't have much agency. It might change in the near future, but right now it's very much a non-entity.
>>44548882
I think it's interesting. The pace and agency could be better though I guess. Still definitely better than that savant one.
>>44549007
The savant one has 52 unique IP's for reasons though. Can't deny that.
>>44549053
Because it's 100% pandering. Yuri, overpowered special snowflake MC, Yoruichi is the waifu, and it's all about canon events.
>>44549105
100% pandering, while not the most respectful way, is one of the better methods of getting players.
>>44549105
Mushroom's old one had yuri and a somewhat overpowered MC, but she was also insane in a not good way.
>>44549105
>>44549130
>>44549226
Yuri is rarely the sign of a good game. At least around here.
Tried Savant last night after seeing it running and I couldn't even make it past the 1st thread.
Wish Cosgrove would come back with his shit because while it was super overpowered snowflake we still got our asses handed to us on the daily and had a waifu leave us.
>>44549105
You say that like Yoruichi being the waifu is a bad thing, and as if "overpowered" Captains fighting similarly "overpowered" enemies isn't normal for the setting.
So far the only Captain level fighters the MC has even beaten are known jobbers like Zaraki and Komamura.
>>44549385
The same could be said of every fanfic or quest with waifus in it.
>>44548652
>What are the better reads
AT-TE
Heretek
Spitalian
>and do I start up from where I left off, reboot it, or do something new
I'd say either do something new or restart it. Reviving quests rarely works out.
>>44548388
Thought it would be this dude.
Re: Monster EX is coming back tomorrow, it seems. Good or bad news, depending on your opinions of spidergirl stompy-times.
>>44549986
That'd be pretty sweet.
What are everyone's opinions on magical girl quests/the new one that just started up last week?
>>44550425
I don't like female protagonists.
>>44550425
magical girls is shit.
>>44550425
>Magical Girl quest that just started up last week
What?
>>44550425
Almost all of them are dumb subversions to the point where a MG quest played straight is a rarity.
>>44550648
Military Magical Girl I think it was called. Came a bit too late to it but was curious as to what /tg/ thought about it.
>>44550425
Completely unoriginal and also shit
>>44550656
What do you mean?
>>44550694
They all try to be meguca or some other gritty take on the themes.
>>44550425
Too much can go wrong with magical girl quests.
>>44550739
Oh I see what you mean. What would a "real" magical girl quest look like then?
>>44550781
Something that's more concerned with having fun than it is with trying to use the conventions of a little girl show to make some kind of dumb point.
>>44550781
Something that feels like it was written by someone who actually watched a magical girl show other than madoka.
>>44550820
>>44550860
>having fun
Were you thinking a SoL/Monster of the week type deal then?
>>44550860
Or knew something about magical girls beyond the memes that get spouted about them on 4chan and in other anime or hentai.
How long should I run a quest thread for? What is the optimal amount of posts before I should end the session?
>>44550860
So like (Evil) PreCure?
>>44550881
-ish?
That's sort of the basis of most MG media. That doesn't mean you can't have combat or an overarching plot.
>>44550907
Run it for 6-8 hours+
If the posts exceed the bump limit, do an extra thread.
>>44550907
Depends on how long you have but at least 4 hours.
What sort of setting/premise would /tg/ like to see run in a Quest?
>>44550909
Isn't that dead?
>>44550924
>>If the posts exceed the bump limit, do an extra thread.
/tg/ is a relatively slow board, it will take time for a thread to reach page 10 and get pruned so take a moment to ride out the thread before making a new one should you reach bump limit.
>>44550980Reverse harem
>>44550985
I'd say 450+ is the max posts for a slow board like this.
>>44550980
Whatever setting/premise YOU want to run.
>>44550912
So basically YuYuYu.
>>44551054
No.
Not at all.
>>44551054
>YuYuYu
>not an edgy subversion of magical girls
>>44550907
About 6 hours to start, 4+ hours on the regular. To begin, it is better to make sure you'll be completely free. Threads often start slow, specially the early ones.
If you want, you can run often for a few days or for long hours, to try and cover more people. The next step is being somewhat regular with your sessions, so non-twitter people can catch the thread while browsing.
>>44551054
>He thinks YuYuYu is a traditional MG show
holy shit take a load of this retard
>>44551108
>somewhat regular
Do you mean like daily (or semi-daily) threads? How often should I be running?
>>44551131
Thought the dude was asking for an example of a MG show that had SoL, MoTW, plot and combat.
>>44551216
Except that YuYuYu only has MoTW for the first part of it. Nanoha or Cardcaptor are more traditional examples of a MG
>>44551216
...that's basically every magical girl show.
>>44551216
>>44551054
This is the reason why we don't have real magical girl quests.
>>44551273
Retards and autists will be present on any board. The real question at hand here is how to run a traditional MG quest
>>44551247
>>44551257
>>44551273
Fuck these guys, they can't read.
>>44551318
And you can't follow a conversation.
Posting twitter in here to (hopefully) be added into the directoryhttps://twitter.com/finaljas90
>>44551174
Regular is whatever you can keep doing. QMs tend to run only on certain days, start threads near the same time, push updates and votes at a certain rhythm they write, and do it multiple times a week or take weeks between sessions.
If your players know you run Fri-Sat before dinner, even if they don't keep an eye on twitter they can look out for you.
>>44551273
Maybe we DO have real magical girl quests but we are ignoring them for some reason.
>>44551568
Because traditional magical girl shit is shit.
>>44551656
Considering most of the things that make quests bad can be avoided, I don't see why.
>>44551656
Name one traditional MG series that is shit
>>44551310
You don't.
The more traditional and straight you try to play a genre the more players will try to derail it.
>>44551677
All of them.
>>44551677
Tokyo Mew Mew.
Certain Precure series.
>>44551694
>>44551743
Sorry your favourite genre is shit, FQOP. Maybe get better taste.
>>44550907
Run for 5-7 hours, back when I rand stuff I ran thread for like 14 hours and thinking back on it that was stupid and unproductive.
>>44551788
Namedropping QMs that have been dead for years isn't going to make you look any smarter.
>>44551826
Sure, Mors. Sure.
>>44551699
What are the shit Precure? Which ones are good?
>>44551826
>FQOP has been dead for years
Why did you have to remind me?
>>44551864
>shit Precure
The ones you like.
>good Precure
The one I like.
>>44551910
What if we like the same ones?
>>44551920
Then we both have shit taste.
Lich's Employee Quest was three years and three months ago.
>>44541981
That one super quest ran by Calamity. Inspired by Steelheart, or in the setting. It should be easy enough, the QM is already dead after all.
I want to run a space-themed quest based on music being used as a weapon. Does anyone have any tips / any places to go for reference material?
>>44553070
how do you use music in space you dummy there's no air sound is impossible
>>44553070
The trash can. Feel free to stay there awhile.
>>44553070
Just do Brutal Legend in space?
What's a good time to run in EST?
>>44553070
Macross?
>Reading smutty akun quest
>Haven't fapped in three weeks.
>>44553924
Which quest?
Working on a short quest. It combines differing interests (weabshit and long range shooting) in the way that only 4chan can.
Enter Naruto Sniper Quest, where you play as a marksman trying to pull off an assassination and escape the regular security and hired ninjas with your wits and your rifle.
It should be running tomorrow, probably starting in the early afternoon burgertime since I'm enjoying a long weekend.
>>44554094
Sounds intresting. What time were you gonna run it?
>>44554094
Are you setting it in the Naruto-verse and can we shoot and kill established characters?
>>44554122
3pm-ish central, but I can go earlier or later.
>>44554146
>can we shoot and kill established characters?
If the answer is anything but a firm "no", it's shit.
Honestly, in any fanfiction, canon characters should never be encountered. They can be mentioned, but actually pulling them in is fucking cancer.
>>44554176
Actually, if we're straight up murdering them, this is the one time I'd be cool with it.
But it can't just be bad guy that'd already die anyway. I mean like, shoot one of the hokages or some shit who isn't supposed to die. Or kill that faggot with the mask.
Thinking about running a Shin Megami Tensei-esque quest with a slight dash of Dark Heresy elements. There will be demon negotiation as well as demon fusion.
>Task Force 666 is a secret, multinational organization created to protect humanity from demons and those that would use them for ill intention.
>You and four others are the latest recruits to join Division 4 and protect the civilians living in the Eastern Seaboard of America.
>What lines will you be willing to cross in order to complete your mission?
Players will choose occupation (prior to joining TF666) that determines general stats and skill proficiency. Examples:
>Police Officer has high Ballistic Skill, good Investigation skills, terrible knowledge of Mythology.
>Computer Programmer has terrible combat skills, but is pretty solid at almost everything else.
Might run a session tonight. Thoughts?
>>44554176
>those_hot_opinions.jpg
>>44554206
>>44554273
>Supporting encountering and killing off established characters in a fanfiction.
You're both cancer on my soul.
>>44554308
If you're running fanfiction, the best way to establish it as it's own unique thing is to quickly establish that it is non-canon or not following the 'true route'.
Honestly it's keeping established characters around as NPCs or as waifus that gets fucking cancerous. As long as they're just targets to murder it doesn't seem like it's offensive.
>>44554308
Make no mistake, I'm not supporting anything. I just don't care what other people do with their quests, and I'm not going to complain or say they shouldn't. If people enjoy dealing with canon, or play as canon characters, what the fuck ever. It's no skin off my nose. If someone wants to run a quest where you snipe canon characters, same thing.
The Anon abides.
>>44554265
sounds interesting. what time were you gonna run?
>>44554411
Might run it within the hour depending on interest.
>>44554176
>years later SWfags still asshurt about one shitty god damn quest
Alright so, how much player input is too much? Like, what's the point where there's to much choice that voting breaks down to 'what can get two or more votes?'
>>44554539
As with most things, when the MC's characterization suffers for it.
>>44554539
I usually have 3-4 pre-selected choices and a write in choice. But three can easily become two depending on the amount of people in the thread. All depends on how many people are participating to be honest
>>44554429
I'd check it out but don't expect it to be huge. SMT can be kinda niche.
>>44554818
>Not wanting to be a pawn for a cosmic power in an eternal power struggle between two opposing philosophies.
Why even live?
>>44555051
>wanting to be a pawn for a cosmic power in an eternal power struggle between two opposing philosophies.
Does either side have waifus?
>>44555074
>>44553070
You should make it a crossover of two popular quests
JQ x AToW
What I envision from a crossover of those two is idols, in space. And they sing to turn into robots.
>>44555051
I do. I mean I already did that in the other SMT quest but its fun to do again.
>>44555157
For the love of God, please tell me that someone archived that.
>>44555309
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Devil%20Summoner%20London%20Quest
>>44555098
You call that cosmic power? Where's the tentacles?
>>44555309
What the other SMT quest? It's been running for months.
We're actually in a sequel quest right now following the events of the original quest.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Devil%20Summoner%20London%20Quest
>>44555329
>>44555355
Bless you, anons.
>>44555340
Have you seen Tiamat?
>>44555355
>>44555329
This quest better have enchanted rope in it or I won't read it!
>>44555450
No problem. It's a ride.
What is the best resource for making dungeon maps and overworld type maps? I am new to GMing and I am using FATE for my first campaign if that helps.
>>44555634
>overworld
Inkscape.
>>44554146
It's the B-team of ninja, even a pre timeskip Hinata should be a big deal. The power level should stay low.
>>44551107
You can't really call it a subversion when about half of all MG series are like that.
To all the SMT folks that were interested, I think I'm just about ready to get started. Gimme a few minutes to create the thread and we'll be good to go.
>>44556209
Are you deliberately going for a blank slate MC, or just chargenning because you don't know any other way?
>>44556209
Alrighty. Getting kinda late in murica though. Where are you from?
I'm starting a Megaman Battle Network Quest if anyone is interested.
>>44556256
>>44556332
Another one? Coulda sworn there was one last november
>>44556280
The way I set up the intro scene, you'll be able to choose your character's gender, race, occupation, and name in that particular order. Kind of like...in the style of the Fallout games. So our MC isn't a blank state, but one the players have control over.
It won't be too complicated, if that's what you're worrying about.
>>44556287
I live in America, and it's 12:12 AM EST where I am. Odd time to begin a quest, I know, but my sleep cycle is kind of fucked to begin with.
>>44556348
If there was, I missed it. There were a couple of could threads about a BN tabletop game about a month ago, you might be thinking of that.
>>44556361
>SMT
>AT MIDNIGHT
Enjoy your two followers.
Does anyone know if any quests have been run in the Magical Girl CYOA setting?
>>44556379
No, am actual Quest. Mc was friends with a princess and his navi looked lik Vile but without any of the personality
>>44556008
>half of all MG series have the main characters suffer as they sacrifice bodily functions to transform
No.
>>44556361
>gender, race, occupation, and name in that particular order
>not too complicated
Are you naive or just incredibly confident?
>>44556402
...you know what? Anon raises a good point. I'll do it tomorrow afternoon. Sorry for getting everyone's hopes up now. But I should have everything prepared by then.
>>44556458
Solution: simplify choices to only gender, occupation and name. MC is 25, white-American. Or is that still too complicated?
>>44556402
Spoken like someone who doesn't want to input their votes via the Midnight Channel's 1-800 number.
>>44556499
Choose your own name that way it's good.
No one wants to read a quest about Dieck Zucker.
Unless you're planning to have fucking going on in the quest, gender doesn't matter.
if you are planning to have fucking going on the quest, gender still won't matter to tg.
Occupation is the only choice you should offer.
>>44556499
>I'll do it tomorrow afternoon.
Probably for the best. As it stands you'd only have me for a couple more hours. I'll keep an eye out
As for the chargen, it should be fine.
>>44556008
Right now you're basically being the equivalent of that guy who only watched NGE and NGE knockoffs and then pretending to be an expert on mecha.
>>>>44556361
Fyi you'll probably need to run until you need to grab breakfast
>>44556499
Im not going to debate over a quickfix to chargen, you just really need to know: all the stuff people say about gender votes and name votes are not entirely untrue, and what's important isn't to avoid it, but to be aware of what issues they represent.
>>44556499
if you're dedicated to your quest, you'd keep running even with just one follower or voter.
Don't let your story die. Keep powering forward and don't let anything prevent you from seeing it through to the end. No matter what the quest is or what the story is. Just keep going even in the face of empty loneliness or quiet loss of sanity.
>>44556576
>>44556499
What this guy said about chargen. Though to be honest it shouldn't be a problem. As small as it is, the SMT community on here is pretty chill.
>>44556534
>Choose your own name
Probably go with a name that works for both genders. Like...Adrian or something with generic American last name.
>>44556576
>>44556610
Gotcha. I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
>>44556606
Thanks for the encouragement.
At any rate, I'm going to try to sleep. See you guys tomorrow.
>>44556606
>>Don't let your story die. Keep powering forward and don't let anything prevent you from seeing it through to the end. No matter what the quest is or what the story is. Just keep going even in the face of empty loneliness or quiet loss of sanity.
Anon, that sounds noble, but running a quest with only one players is very lonely and sad, it really takes a lot of dedication.
>>44556736
Do Adrian Sheppard.
I like that name a lot.
That or Adrian Michaels.
>>44555144
SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A TWELVE-EPISODE ANIME
>>44556807
>TWELVE
I'm going to need at least 52, friend. With the possibility for another two sequels.
>>44556801
I like Opposing Force too anon.
>>44556831
I know you do. :^)
>>44556795
That was no anon
>>44556864
That's a space station
>>44556795
Come back, Riz!
>>44556821
You're going to get twelve episodes and LIKE it, friend! Also, we want you to pimp the LN adaptation with a milquetoast male protagonist. Also, we want it to be a harem.
We also need a creepy full-page Megumi magazine spread. I'll get on it once I'm done masturbating.
>>44556951
>LN adaptation
Sure, no worries. I'm sure I can draw that out a decade or two longer than necessary.
>>44556983
On the bright side, we got Highschool DxD's designer for the characters. We also want Hex and JQOP to do spinoffs. The catch: the first one is yuri. The second is hard-core yaoi.
The producers have said, and I quote: "We want the Madoka audience."
We're going to milk this cow until it bleeds!
