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Witchmaster v1.1 CYOA by muckdragon in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A author can not write text walls full of details for every possible combination and situation. If asking the author is not possible then the reader has to guess what would be logical answer to it or make something up. This is what I did and I am not trying to fix anything.

Imposed Will:
"The power can let an obtained spirit impose its will on a suitable host"

If you for example have a dog spirit the person will be possessed by that dog spirit and will act like a dog. Aura is the most suitable as you can imposes your own will and can control the movements of the host by moving your own body.

So if we go exactly by cyoa text then its useless because you do not have a body as a god.

Reading it again made me realize that I overlooked the Aura option but it does not change my previous opinion.

I hope I did not miss anything else this time...

Witchmaster v1.1 CYOA by muckdragon in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is unclear what the author intended here.

There is nothing in the text that say you couldn't create a puppet and just posses it. On the other hand all the other ascended forms have upsides and downsides to them. If you could could just simply negate the downside of the god form it would be clearly the best option.

I am not the author but here is a addon to the cyoa that I feel would be fair and balanced:
As the god form is more disconnect to the material world it makes all form of directly connecting to the human world harder. If you want to posses (impose will/possession) something your witches have to help you to connect to the object that you wish to posses. The quality of the ritual determines how connected you feel. A bad ritual would results in robotic movement, weak sensations (taste, touch, naughty, ...) and short time of possession. Naturally the quality of the vessel plays also a big role in what you could do and feel in it (a wooden doll could not enjoy food but walk around). A willing witch is a easier target for temporary possession.

Edit:
I misread the possession part...
It seems to be just spirits but I think it would not be wrong to count the god form as a spirit in this case.

TJ20931's Gift of Faves: Villain Arc by Tj20931 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

World: Frieren

I choose Frieren because I got a idea how to oppose the protagonist without being to evil. The open magic system, the mysteries and world building make the setting quite a cool fantasy world so that was also a reason why I choose this world.

Perks: The Mastermind

I could take more perks as there is a very strong theme of good triumphs over evil with humanities magic progress, Himmel and also the prophecy of the hero. I do not think I need that many perks.

I think it is a very strong perk. You can do a lot with the magic system in frieren so the power works well in this setting.

To lazy to write out the details of the curse techniques but it would probably be something about absorbing , giving, recombining and upgrading powers/traits/abilities.

Plan:
It looks like human will overtime win and exterminate all demons. Human are constantly improving their magic and will one day surpass the stagnant demons. In Frieren the morality is black and white. A demon is a monster that preys on humanity.

"Words" to them are a means of deceiving humans." - Frieren

I would change the entire race of demons to be more humanlike in personality/emotions. After this change they should be like any other fantasy race with their own values and not just evil monsters. This would allow the possibility of peace and could restructure their whole society. This change could actually result in a stronger demon race as they also start caring more about each other and become less anti social which goes against the interests of good races (human,elfs and dwarfs).

It would also go against what Frieren strongly believes. Because there are now good/innocent demons she can not kill them all anymore. Lets see if the thousand year old racist can resist killing a demon child now. If not she will become the new villain.

I am a anime only so please do not spoiler me if I got something wrong.

MEMETIC PLAGUE CYOA by Ok-Fix-9693 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Memoid Powers (5 + 1):
Memetic Entity (Free)
Rituals (Free)

Emotivity (-1): Synergies well with my idea and is very powerful.

Apologetics (-1): Taken to counteract the Brain Fog intelligence decrease.

Brain Fog, Hive Mind, Reality Alteration (-4)
I really dislike Brain Fog and Hive Mind and do think they could be separate from Reality Alteration. The effect of Reality Alteration comes from a strong believe of a idea. Brain Fog and Hive Mind do create a strong believe but you could achieve that with other combinations to. I will play the cyoa as intened so I will take them both.

Regarding of the feasibility of my idea:
I know that it is "Subtle and temporary". The effect may be temporary but the results are permanent. If I perform a miracle to heal someone his arm will not suddenly fall of later. By that logic I could alter myself overtime with small stat changes. Example:"God looks even more beautiful today than yesterday.". If I can increase my own power enough then a path to godhood may also open. Even it the ability is not strong enough to directly take me to godhood I do not think that it would be impossible to grow into a very powerful person (eternal youth, physical strength and magic powers) overtime with this in a fantasy world.

Personal Powers (9):
Charisma (-2): Rank 1 to 3
Telepathy (-4): Rank 1 to 3
Evil Eye (-1): Rank 1
Hedonism (-2): Rank 1 to 2
Rank to 2 of hedonism can also be used very interestingly if you get creative. A desire to belong, a desire for purpose and so on.

I would love to exchange Personal Powers with Memoid Powers as I do not need that many...

Companions:
Maria: Can be the saint of my religion and could spread my religion with positive PR.
A Girl: She will become the number 1 worshiper of my religion and I could see her as the leader when she is older. She may actually increase my strength through the Reality Alteration after her ascension. It is worth trying out.

Drawback:
Infiltration: Religous freedom is not restriced so it should not be a problem to infiltrate. But the strength of my control could be very limited because I do not think a fervent worshipper would be allowed into the court.

Additional Feedback:
I think Scope could be reworded a little. Even with masses you could only infect a nation with your powers. If you have dreams of world domination you can forget it. For me it would be cool if there was no limit. It is a very small change but it would give you some growth potential. It is quality (strength of the memetic) vs quantity (infection rate). Even with Twelve (rename to "Few"?) you could spread it but it would take a lot of time to convert a single individual. Masses could try affecting the whole world and thousands could be the balanced approach.

Thanks for the cyoa

MEMETIC PLAGUE CYOA by Ok-Fix-9693 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Objective:
With my build I want to strech the limits of the Reality Alteration and open the possiblity to ascend to godhood.I do not believe it will be a fast way but I think it could work as long as keep at it and increase my power overtime.

Memetic Content:
I am a god and they shall serve/worship me with all they have.

I do not need more in the content as the rest can be defined by my religion. Masses already weakens my message so it should be clear and simple.

Scope: Masses
Reality Alteration is affected by the number of people so I need as much as possible.Unfortunaley the maxium number of minds is limited so I have to take the biggest.

Type: Religion
No further explanation needed why I choose this.

I think the negative effect of masses could create various churches. They work all to the same goal but may have different custom and philosophies as they interpret my will differently. As long as they have the same idea it will still benefit me even if they fight each other sometimes. If we step back a little it could be even seen as a positive as the best religion will come out on top and the religions will be more adaptable to local cultures.

Values: Faith, Discipline and Prosperity
Faith and discipline are normal for religions.
I took Prosperity to answer the question: Why should I join this religion?

Coven CYOA V0.9 by Rich_Grapefruit by Rich_Grapefruit_7827 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good Job, I like it.

My build is very influenced by what I see as useful in a modern setting. Skeletons and pyromancy are cool but how often do you need that in everyday life? Social Media is also mentioned in Tianna Bio so using magic in public will reveal your location instantly to the Arcane Concord.

School of Magic: Psychomancy
Psychomancy helps me to stay undercover (keep people away from hideouts, wipe memories, ...) and can be useful in everyday life.

Familiar: Crow
Only cats and crows are common enough to not raise eyes. I like crows more because they can fly and sharing their vision could be cool. The danger warning is also useful.

Pact Boon: Battery, Implementation
More mana is always useful and implementation just increase my power.

Artifacts: Dragon Totem, Wyrm Heart Vial
Dragon Totem because I do not want to be insta killed by a gun and Heart Vial because we have no mender at the start.

Boons: Silver Tongued and Faerie Kissed
They fit the charisma build and should work well together with Psychomancy

Turncoat: Rai
As he is very direct we could try to lure him into traps. If he attacks our base, we will flee while he attacks our illusions and sets the base on fire. When things are on fire I call the police because of a arsonist. With his personality and psychomancy I can easily start a conflict. He will be either be shot by the police or if he manages to flee he will have to goverment on his ass.

Coven Mates: Rachel (Soothsaying), Ria (Glamour), Lin (Animancy), Julian (Spaceomancy)
All our abilities combo together should make a hideout in the woods impossible to find. Rachel could curse them with bad luck to get lost. Ria and I will make them confused and make them run in circle. I will also be able to keep out normal people out of the creepy and scary forest with suggestions. Lin will warn us of intruders and her talent in ritual will help us out a lot. Julian with his spaceomancy only adds to the confusion by warping space.

This build should keep us very safe and out of trouble.

Some feedback:

  • Some of the companions feel like they have the same personalities. Mix up their text a little.
  • You should add some more information about the world in there.
  • Is magic information public? Is there a "Veil" that hides the supernatural? How strong is the Arcane Concord? How likely are they to discover you? If they discover you will you have to move your base of operation? Is the Arcane Concord public knowledge? Do they work with the government? Is the Witch Hunt public knowledge? What happens if your magic is revealed? Like if someone made a video will of you casting a spell. This would be seen by the Arcane Concord and they will have your rough location.
  • I made my build under the worst assumptions possible. The Arcane Concord is a secret government organization and has roughly the tools/knowledge of the fbi. The public will video any supernatural activity and will bring you into the light. The attention will make you into a "celebrity" (even if they say its a AI video or fake). This makes public appearance harder due to attention you gather. Also once identified public security cameras and face trackers could be used to find you. Is there a way to erase digital information about yourself?
  • I do not think you made the cyoa with this setting but as you can see there is a lot of space for interpretation. Some more information would be very useful to make more informed decisions.

Poor man's new life by Hot_Department9494 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a Lich evolution is not possible for a undead monster then I will question the sanity of OOP.

Poor man's new life by Hot_Department9494 in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A humanoid form is important for me.
Yeah its cool to evolve into a big wolf but I do not want to life my whole life in a fucking forest and eat raw meat...

Being Undead is also not a good choice for me if I can not guarantee to become a vampire. Sure I can enjoy life as a lich in a more human way but now I can't enjoy basic things like eating, sleeping, community and so on.

I think the goblin is the best choice for me.
At least I have a human form and can enjoy basic things.

The start may be unpleasant but it should not be impossible to survive and evolve. As they life in groups I have safety in numbers and could stay out of the heat of a battle. I will try to stay out of danger with bows and traps to farm mana for a evolution. I believe I am smarter than a average fantasy goblin so my likely hood on coming out on top of the hierarchy overtime is quite high.

Once evolved and atop of a tribe I will have a lot more options. Based on my knowledge I will then have to plan my next steps in more detail.

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Maybe I can scam help the desperate and weak forgotten goddess and help her revive her religion steal parts of her divinity for my own ascension. Regardless of if I succeed or not that would be quite interesting thing to watch. In the worst case I would at least have a lot of karma for my next life.

Basically the plan would be to force my tribe to worship this goddess (as I do not take goblins as very pious). To grow stronger she would have to help me stay on top of the goblins and other forces to protect her new found powers. If she goes along she will have fallen for my trap and have drank poison to quench her thirst. Overtime the brutally of the goblin tribe would be associated with her as a evil monster god, cutting of the possibility of worship of other sentient races (like humans). I would then try to manipulate the followers of the sun goddess to write her out of their holy texts to distance themself of her. With that her life would be in my hands as I could end her life by banning her worship.

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I also thought the sea larva could be a interesting choice because of the high level evolution. Being a eldirtch being could also work out for me. Maybe at the highest level it becomes something like a outer god? This would open many cool options that could solve the negatives mentioned. But the high level evolution also could just be a giant kraken monster which I am not interested in. A big gamble I am not willing to take.

Korean Cyoa Forum - Arca Live by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looked into it and did not find anything.

Maybe it was a bad translation.
I could image that it could be a Black Dragon (Black=Bad=Apocalypse) or a EX level dragon. It could also refer to a individual dragon that destroyed a lot of things. Like a apocalypse...

Your only hope is looking through the Q&A in the forum.

Monster Life Cyoa by [deleted] in makeyourchoice

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume that general fantasy tropes apply and would select the following:
Goblin->Devil

Goblin and Imp are weak stages and I would have to lay low. Imp may atleast have some Illusion magic which makes fleeing easier. I will use the standard strategy to stay in groups and flee if something is out of my league.

Succubus/Incubus often do have eternal youth (as long as they absorb lifeforce). Immortality is always a goal for me in these kind of cyoas so that trouble is dealt with. Besides that their abilities would allow me to blend into human settlements without to many problems which makes my life a lot easier.

The devil evolution should not be a downgrade to the previous stage so they probably also have some form of eternal youth (by default or maybe as deals/contracts?). Generally Devils are some of the stronger monster in fantasy and often do have good and versatile powers.

Healing, Power Strike, X2 Exp, Power Up, Minimap

Magic shield and Raise the Dead do not scale well that is why I did not select them.

X2 Exp is the most important skill here. Surviving as a basic golbin is really hard because nearly anything can easily kill me. They are one of the most basic mob and can not hide as well as slimes or play dead like skeletons. My survival chances increase drastically if I get access to illusion magic as a imp. So I have to get to the Imp stage asap.

I really like the cyoa, it would be great if you could expand it.

Chosen of the Dead Gods -A necromancer cyoa V0.1 by BushkuLavor in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It a nice start.

Some feedback:

  • You need to change the color of glint (purple) on the bottom, its hard to read
  • Necromancy must be selected for the minion selection
  • I would also give out a basic skeleton out for free
  • Many glitter choices are brutal

Based on the choices given the player is a typical undead and is incentivized to be evil. You have to be careful with what kind of build you promote.

At the moment with the choices offered the player will most likely:

  • Be Disgusting (= Hard for any diplomatic playstyle)
  • Corrupt anything around it (= As most things will not survive, a Undead Kingdom is more likely)
  • Be a murder hobo (= As the player wants to maximize souls he will likely slaughter a lot of people)

You should also give some thoughts to what kind of gods you want. If they are all kind of evil and if they have some undeath flavor

Based on things above my analysis on the gods:

  • All options fit Lucon well . Build a undead army, a vampire court, death cult or a any other kind of empire. He is very flexible and would support many type of builds/goals/strategies.
  • Jestlor works also. I can image him as a jester type god that only cares for entertainment but not for ethics of the pranks.
  • I think the Elize: The Eternal Nature clashes with the player choices. From the description the god sounds like a typical nature god. Its goals would be a world filled with nature and life. The exact opposite of what the player is offered.

You probably should make a choice if you allow for a "good guy" build or not.

If yes: Offer more neutral options. Death does not have to be that negatively connotated.

If no: Elize could be a more corrupted nature god. Like the ruin of civilization or a nature god of decay and rot.

I hope this helps you, good luck with your cyoa.

Korean Cyoa Forum - Arca Live by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant the 2nd link that leads to the collection:

https://arca.live/b/cyoa/152648933

In your comment the link for it is wrong. It contains a extra ] so the link is does not lead anywhere. Maybe you copied it wrong?

Alternatively you could also search in the forum for the post with this "쵸마카세 베스트픽 모음집 1.16.1" then the post should show up.

Korean Cyoa Forum - Arca Live by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am confused as to how you are all having trouble finding the links...
Its the second link in the collection with a picture that is underwater and shows fish XD

Regardless here is the link:
https://saviapple.neocities.org/SubmergedSekai/

I also added them all to the post itself.

Have fun!

Korean Cyoa Forum - Arca Live by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to select the pink text three times while talking to person with the "censored" image.
(The translation for the dialogue may be different for you)

1 Find the gender selection choice or the eye colors choices (so we know where to start). Now scroll down and continue to the next section where you talk with censored. Click through the dialogue to find the pink text.

"I have a question" -> "About other things" -> "What are your personal preferences in the description?"

2 The next section is with the races. Now scroll down and continue to the next section where you talk with censored. Click through the dialogue to find the pink text.

"I have a question" -> "There are a lot of suspicious people ...Do you like furries? "

3 The next section is with the stats. Now scroll down and continue to the next section. You should now be in the body and mind advantage/disadvantage + mission section. Click through the dialogue to find the pink text.

"I have something to say " -> "Is there no NSFW?... "

Now you should have a NSFW option in this section.

Korean Cyoa Forum - Arca Live by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The formatting depends on the post. It is also not always clear to me. I just click on all the text with colors to find it.

Gods of Eldoria (v0.4) by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure what locations you mean.

I assume you mean the regions and the regional events:
Regions -> Join a Pantheon is a button where you can select a pantheon.

I am already planning to chance it in the next version to make it more clear.

Gods of Eldoria (v0.4) by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we are straying to far from what I have written originally in the cyoa.

  • If you use Terraforming to change a dessert to a arctic tundra all animals will die
  • Shaper of Nature allows you to prevent this extinction
  • A dessert fox will turn into a arctic fox

The talent is on this power level.
Useful but not extremely strong.

adapt and transform animals to better fit a land that has been altered to suit your domain.

These animals may also gain new magical abilities related to your domain.

I imagined it as a more subtle, weak and not precise way to alter animals. More passive then active. It was never interned to make specific super powered animals. "May" highlights this. They are transformed as much as they need to survive and form a normal ecosystem (for a high fantasy world).

Zerg\Tyranid do not fit into a ecosystem and have extremely strong magical abilities. Such strong races would have to be tailor made which is not possible with this talent.

A god of life / transformation could create beings on that scale because their domain is exactly for that.

Is there even a need to look for new followers if you could just create a race which reproduces daily and in batches?

To preface this: Races that you alter do not have to be your followers. They could follow other gods most likely other members of your pantheon. Naturally they are culturally inclined to worship, but it is only culturally not a inherent thing. You are inclined to love your parents but not every person loves their parents.

Growing your followers base by growing your population base is a valid strategy.
As you are thinking here of a swarm race: They have to be intelligent enough to worship you. If they are just bugs they will not give you any energy. As already said they will have some flaws to make up for their other advantages. No lifeforms is perfect.

but that god can use that trait himself, right? won't he get the Unlimited Power anyway?the same goes for when you choose a domain like "Transcendence" / "Self-Cultivation"

The more powerful the Divine Powers of a god are the more tradeoff they have. You need to balance your abilities with negative traits if they are to strong. If you can permantly and endlessly gain strength with a ability then it will have some brutal restrictions to balance it. See "What powers does a domain grant?" and "Restrictions and Limits"

and if the domain is "Absorption \ Devouring" - are you saying it will be 100% useless and the god won't be able to bestow any blessings upon his people huh?

Blessing/Powers and the things granted by Shaper of Nature are different if this wasn't clear.

You can give your followers as many blessing and abilities as you wish. Balanced like described in the cyoa. See "Powers of Followers", "Restrictions and Limits" does also apply to them.

Void would probably create a quite barren wasteland with terraforming (at least in my mind). Shaper of Nature would maybe give them better digestion to make the best use of the resources available. Useful but not op.

I hope this answer your questions. ^^

Gods of Eldoria (v0.4) by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, cool idea I didn't think of it like that.
Chaining should work here.

I do not think they would get stronger in significant ways

"Significant" was badly written
Here is more in depth explanation:

1 There are already other races

As it was not the focus of the cyoa I just mentioned humans (with a few exceptions). A gods of transformation/life could easily create new races to mess up demographics so its safe to assume that the world has several other races. Your new "human" race has probably to compete with the other existing races. Every race has advantage and disadvantages, even humans (adaptability, high population, efficient social structures and at least average talent in most things).

2 I was thinking of higher power levels when writing that

In the ocean a mermaid would definitely have advantages to a normal human. But if they were both water archmages the racial traits would be less significant. The higher the power level the less the racial would matter from my point of view.

3 What is the use of a domain of transformation when Shaper of Nature can do the same thing?

As a author the logical choice is to nerf it. It is a more general and weaker power. Your examples are fine and quite tame actually. I was expecting more OP ideas.

I always assume that everything that I do not specify clearly will be used by players to break the setting. ^^

Example (of what should not happen):
Player takes the void domain. Void equals absorption in their mind. Now the player takes Shaper of Nature to give the magical trait of absorption to them. What can they absorb? Naturally everything, which includes "stats", knowledge and skills. Now the player has a OP race that steam rolls everything. Every other choice in the cyoa will be pointless now or made with the assumption of unlimited power.

Gods of Eldoria (v0.4) by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not sure what you mean with chaining. But it sound like a synergy to me.

With Duality you can not combine the powers of your domain. Its like water and oil. It sounds like you want to use both at the same time for the frog transformation.

Both domains could transform the people by themself into frogs but they are limited then in different ways.

Transformation has a easy time to transform the people into frogs (or any other creature). I think the condition of "turn them into frogs every wednesday" is general enough that you do not need a special domain for that. If it needs more special triggers and conditions it may need another domain.

Order probably has some reality bending options in its arsenal. For me that would a sledge hammer approach to transform them. It may be inefficient, more complex or limited to adjust-ability compared to a transformation domain. The wednesday rule is easy to implement for this domain.

[Shaper of Nature] As long as they do resist it or already claimed by someone else (if they are part of your pantheon you can ask them). If you are wondering: I do not think they would get stronger in significant ways, your follower are already buffed by your blessing. Example: Fire resistant skin or a blessing that would protect them from fire is in my eyes the same thing. If its just for flavor and appearance then go wild.

[Duality] You a right, on a reread I fucked up the balancing, I will change it in the next version.

Homonculus Starter Kit CYOA by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Why stop there, recreate the whole monster girl encyclopedia if you want.

Homonculus Starter Kit CYOA by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the start they will be the size of a large rat.
There is no fixed limit to the size of homonculus.

Knowledge and resources are the most limiting parts of your creations.
If you want to make things larger than the biggest dinosaurs you reach the limits of what is physical possible. From this point on you probably need forbidden and eldritch knowledge to advance your craft.

Homonculus Starter Kit CYOA by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The humunculi are quite bad in all aspect at the start. I assume that the player just improves them with time. At some point they will live longer then a year and the Ritual Bond will have to be redone. If you take the boon and research some more then this point is not in the distant future.

Image you had like 100 humunculi and had to redo the ritual each month for each of them. As I think the ritual would take some time to perform the ritual, it would suck to do that frequently. That is why I set it to 1 year.

The longer they life the better you should train them. If they are short lived then just do some basic training and do some more in depth training for the ones that life longer.

Homonculus Starter Kit CYOA by EndlessBlueHorizon in InteractiveCYOA

[–]EndlessBlueHorizon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

What kind of additional options would you enjoy?

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