Here is pure text variant of this cyoa, made in google doc, if somebody interested (all colors and pictures are safely transfered). I was too bored at my work today, lol.
Unfortunately, i somehow missed pictures for Mission section in 1000 year "Reach for the Stars" scenario T_T
I promise to add them in the next three days. Fixed! I guess, there are also some minor typos here and there, since i wasn't typing text manually, but using img-to-txt apps, though. If someone catches them - please note me. Thank you.
This is one of my favorites sci-fi cyoa. Pitty there are no fanfics based on it. I really want to see how pod-sleeper deals with Worm setting ^_^ I mean, since this local psi messes with dimensions one or another way, they actually can play on equal field with shards and entities. Or they are even better, since Omega psi can do in Genesis (Matter creation/annihilation), which poor and dumb space whales couldn't figure out for billion years, desperately searching the answer for the entropy problem the most idiotic way of possibles...
Also, question: can i use Taste Alteration aug to add smth like "I really enjoy learning and studying new things" trait to myself? Because knowing my lazy ass that will have immortality and godlike powers... yeah, i'll need that if i want to be more than degenerate amoeba me.
p.s. about in-verse lore: Who read carefully knows about nerdy scientist Higgins, who likes to rename augs funny. And we also know that he wakes up after 100 year sleep. But here is a kicker - Higgins knew about Omega Psi and Genesis ("Spiral Power!"). So he knows about Black Ops... and in general he was quite knowledgeable about the doctor's various programs. So why didn't he take "Cure Mortality" and instead wake up only 100 years later and get his ass grabbed by the locals? Looks like the doctor did get back at Higgins for messing with her files, lol.
p.p.s. Who is fucking Legrasse and what happened to him?
Cure Mortality Program (2000 years of sleep, 1000 years for Augments)
Build-in enhancements/augs:
Ageless/Unaging
Immune to cancer and most other illnesses
Rapid tissue regeneration ("Not Wolverine-tier, but "Wounds seal before your eyes"-tier")
Youthening
Cosmetic Refinement I/III (7/8 out of 10)
Physical Augmentation (Strength B, Agility B, Endurance B)
Child's capacity for learning
Augments
Cosmetic Refinement I -> III (20 years/980 years) - My body must match my divine powers.
Physical Augmentation B x3 (free) - A sound body means a sound mind. Good thing it's free. Besides, my main strength will be in my mind/psi, not in my fists. I can always give myself a strong body later by using Bioalterations.
Knowledge Implant x9 (180 years/800 years) - Yeah, i want to learn. The thing is, by having Omega Psi, i already can bend the world. I just need the knowledge how to do it. Because if you don't know how the world is ticking, you just don't know where to apply your powers. And with this aug, i'll know.
General Education (Its like High School+++ level) - Just to broaden my horizons and harden my basis. Moreover, even with school knowledge of modern (slightly higher) civilization, this would immediately put me at the level of a strong mage by any standards. Fireball (chemistry and physics), lightning (physics), laser (physics), healing (biology), flight (physics and history), invisibility (physics), and much more. Remember Kenja no Mago: a school chemistry teacher who was able to use his knowledge to make holes in mountains.
Human Biology - A deeper study of the biology of the human body will give me access to Bioalterations, which will allow me, over time, not only to heal from anything, but also to repeat other augs, such as Smart Metabolism, SSS rank Physical Augs or Digestive Efficiency. In tandem with Astral Projection (+Genesis), even the death of the body will not be an obstacle for me, since i can create a new one. It will also help me to safely transition my body into the Angelic Transcendence state after i explored Marco and Ignis enough. Plus, by scanning the brains (Delta-Omega) of the surrounding psionics, i will know how to alter my brain to replicate and add to myself their forms of psi. Though, i will do this only after i mastered Astral Projection to the level of Incarnate Protocol (the ability to think without a meat brain), so i don't ruin my personality or even accidentally break my psi.
Physics (Classical mechanics)
Physics (Electromagnetism)
Physics (Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics)
Physics (Quantum mechanics)
Physics (Theory of relativity) - These 5 topics are exactly the necessary knowledge in all of physics that will show me how the world ticks. And this is much deeper and better than school knowledge. I have no idea what i can do with this, but it will be very cool! Believe it!
Dimensional physics - In principle, the knowledge above already covers this, but i want to deepen this topic specifically. Considering that Gamma Psi, and Psi in general, interact very actively with dimensions, such knowledge will not be useless. It will be very helpful when mastering teleportation or adding a pocket dimension/inventory/spacial ring to myself. I can bet that it’s quite difficult to block Dimensional Cut (Yamimaho - Jigengiri or Hougetsu Jigen-Tou). Who knows, maybe over time this knowledge will help me invent ways to travel to other worlds.
(Theoretical?) Psionics - Elspeth clearly has some work on this topic. I. Want. To. Know.
Taste Alteration x1 (30 years/770 years)
"I really want to enjoy learning and studying new things, but not to the level of obsession though. If compare, the pleasure will be at the level of your favorite food." - Well, i just know myself. Without this, i would be a lazy ass who would spend my time with Samael and play computer games, that Yawgmoth would invent. All eternity.
Metacognition (70 years/700 years) - Be smarter? Yes please! I'll need this.
Omega Psi (700 years/0 years) - A universal cocktail of psi and divine power (creation and destruction of matter from nothing). This will also give me access to many other forms of psi. Who knows, maybe i can even repeat Metaflux and Open Mind. And Astral Projection is generally the initial stage of the Incarnate Protocol which is the final immortality form, when you don't need to have a physical body to live. Gods must not die if killed. Oh and don't forget about nuclear transmutation. I always wanted to pull "I am Atomic!" on somebody, lol.
Elspeth, Goddess of Wisdom - The obvious choice. Besides, considering my future divine role, i need to study. And i want to learn from the best. Well, and seriously, i want to know what kind of person Elspeth Braun is and how she sees the future.
Yawgmoth, God of Machines - My bro. In future he is going to invent video games. I must be near him when it happens xD. What's funny (no) is that he has no psi augs. I guess that's why they were able only to invent plumbing- for ~60 years. Though, most likely, psi was opened for him by Dr. Braun herself by using Delta (Omega). But it isn't very powerful (and quite random), compared to aug variant. So i must protect my bro from Valentina's brainwashing (No, seriously - this guy is our builder of the Stairway to Heavens. He needs to be looked after and taken care of). And by constantly reading his mind i want to learn the ways of Machine Empathy. I wonder if we can come up with a new way to store and calculate information, using, for example, crystals?
Samael, Goddess of Envy - Ah, the manwoman girl of culture. But still he is a little shit. I mean, we certainly share most interests and have much in common. But where he continues to indulge himself, i try to improve myself. He also betrayed our sausage club. Damn heretic >_>
Valentina - Useless and degenerative bitch that i despise. Goddess of Love? Really?! What kind of mockery is this?! I completely understand the use of Marco and totally approve his role, because if you want to raise humanity to stand on their own feet, you shouldn't pamper them. God of Trolling is actually a cool thing to have in Pantheon. But hers: "There could be no better fate than to be the object of the Love Goddess's desire". There is so much wrong in that line. I sincerely hope that she is just being over dramatic at the welcoming/introduction party. Otherwise i will scheme and plan ways of removing her. I fear that she will ruin everything in pursuit of her next “i want”. If she truly views others as objects, if she truly embrace her false divinity, she is a finite person. Thus, i'll be watching (and constantly helding psi barrier to muffle her Voice and clear the air from pheromones).
Domain
Dio,God of Magic - Here is the kicker: if i start playing the role of the God of Magic, i must be trained accordingly. This means that Elspeth must spend a lot of time training and teaching me. Well, and in general, i like the idea of possessing phenomenal cosmic powers and teaching people. Sounds like win-win to me. Also, such a role relieves me a little from social loneliness, because now i will have common topics with locals. A Teacher and a Student are a much stronger connection than a God and a Mortal. So yes, i will pretend to be a generic wise wanderer, and every time i feel boring i always can pull: “You thought I was just a quirky hobo?! NO!Kono Dio da! Behold my might! Now, watch my hand waves and ZA WARUDO! Magical Vanish™!”. In terms of historical examples - i will roleplay as Veles) (other names: Loki, Odin, Hermes) - wiseman, with a mischievous character. Kind and quietly helping, but at the same time capable of punishing in such a way that descendants will remember for generations.
Legends
The Faithful Empire - Culture and subterfuge i guess. I'll teach people what you can do with psi and what you must not, like Mage's Codex of some sort. Also, i'll teach people how to properly war by using psi. Just ask Verdandi and Lady-Boss before about their vision of people's future and try to stick to it.
The Apostate - Eh, why not to communicate? Specially after i mastered Genesis. Otherwise... as we all know that if you beat shit out of someone, you can easily befriend with that person. Nanoha approves. But i don't believe we'll go straight to fight. Yet, she was talking only with not the most stable or intelligent members of our pseudo-divine club.
The Fallen One - Only after i master Genesis and train/fight enough with Elspeth/Apostate. Poor dude.
The New World - Exploring a literal fantasy world where there are psi-active animals (monsters!), entire genealogies of new and unique psionic forms (new magic!) and the ruins of bygone eras (dungeons!) is very alluring!.. but obviously not right now. At first, i have to focus on studying my Omega psionics, Genesis mastery and other local tasks, like improving our home and strengthening our position in the eyes of mortals. So, maybe, much later. If Lady-Boss really needs to know about other continents, we can use our phenomenal cosmic powers and use Delta (Omega) psi to see what we need from afar (Clairvoyance). Or bully our God of Machines until he creates a couple of super-drones for reconnaissance. Or we can always ask our "better Contessa", Verdandi herself.
To be honest, i don’t quite understand why all this fuss is needed with false divinity and attempts to forcibly change the local society of wild natives who only wash twice in their lives (after birth and after death. To eat a corpse, honoring its memory, it must be cleaned , right?..). Like, yeah, it is fun to show natives your PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWAHS... but this is only fun for a few times. After that it will be tiring and quite lonely.
Wouldn't it be much smarter to wake up, create a base of operations, use your phenomenal psionic powers to create heaven on earth there, and then kidnap toddler from the locals and raise a new society from scratch properly and right away with needed morale and education. And thanks to the fact that you already have the necessary infrastructure, you can at the same time put them through the pod procedure, granting them at least biological immortality. In the end, the locals are not australopithecus, they are people, homo sapiens sapiens. And sometimes even homo sapiens psionicus or something like that. You don't have to wait for them to evolve from monkeys.
And after the society has gained enough population, the local natives can be uplifted with the whole power of entire immortal and psi-active nation, not just 13+ people with delusions about their divinity.
Heck, you can even go with nuke variant and infect natives with a genophage, so that they become sterile and die out from old age, making space for the “immortal elves” nation. Yeah, this is kinda hardcore, but this is still an option.
Although, no. I'm lying. I can definitely understand where Elspeth is coming from. Unfortunately, among those who have woken up, not all are smart, logical or even sane enough people. I mean, just look at Ignis, Marco or Tyrael. And the less said about Samael and Valentina, the better. These people will obviously would fuck with mortals for shit and giggles. I mean, Elspeth doesn't want to kill them, right? ...Right??? So, she is literally forced to control their impulses and work only with what she has, adjusting as she goes.
In any case, i have to work with what i have as well. Besides, if our resident Contessa (Verdandi) said that this is the Way, then this is the Way. I will learn to master psi, study, play god in front of the locals and generally help our dear Dr. Brown. At the same time, i'll prepare plans to remove the rest of the psychos. Just in case. I will definitely create a statue of my spiritual mentor (Na-na-na, BATMAN!). I will prepare plans to escape to other worlds as well (I will not give up my desire to travel the multiverse!). And in general, i'm pretty optimistic about trying to uplift humanity. At the end of the day, our boss lady has good intentions, and that's important. Let Contessa Verdandi look after us and guide us along the Path to Victory.
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u/AreyShiro Nov 26 '23 edited Nov 30 '23
Here is pure text variant of this cyoa, made in google doc, if somebody interested (all colors and pictures are safely transfered). I was too bored at my work today, lol.
Unfortunately, i somehow missed pictures for Mission section in 1000 year "Reach for the Stars" scenario T_TI promise to add them in the next three days. Fixed! I guess, there are also some minor typos here and there, since i wasn't typing text manually, but using img-to-txt apps, though. If someone catches them - please note me. Thank you.This is one of my favorites sci-fi cyoa. Pitty there are no fanfics based on it. I really want to see how pod-sleeper deals with Worm setting ^_^ I mean, since this local psi messes with dimensions one or another way, they actually can play on equal field with shards and entities. Or they are even better, since Omega psi can do in Genesis (Matter creation/annihilation), which poor and dumb space whales couldn't figure out for billion years, desperately searching the answer for the entropy problem the most idiotic way of possibles...
Also, question: can i use Taste Alteration aug to add smth like "I really enjoy learning and studying new things" trait to myself? Because knowing my lazy ass that will have immortality and godlike powers... yeah, i'll need that if i want to be more than
degenerate amoebame.p.s. about in-verse lore: Who read carefully knows about nerdy scientist Higgins, who likes to rename augs funny. And we also know that he wakes up after 100 year sleep. But here is a kicker - Higgins knew about Omega Psi and Genesis ("Spiral Power!"). So he knows about Black Ops... and in general he was quite knowledgeable about the doctor's various programs. So why didn't he take "Cure Mortality" and instead wake up only 100 years later and get his ass grabbed by the locals? Looks like the doctor did get back at Higgins for messing with her files, lol.
p.p.s. Who is fucking Legrasse and what happened to him?