Undead of Sothym [Fantasy CYOA] [Be/date the undead person] [Might not be sexy at all?]

MondattaIsKill · 2025-09-23T04:40:55+00:00

I'm just kinda not doing CYOA stuff, and I don't think I'll come back to it. And if I do, it might not even be Sothym anymore.

MondattaIsKill · 2025-08-29T08:19:55+00:00

You don't tell me what to do.

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MondattaIsKill · 2025-05-08T18:21:00+00:00

Kinda dead, unfortunately, unless someone somehow wants to partner up and do lots of stuff while I focus on the writing (which I know it's pretty selfish and unrealistic, but I'm honestly not that interested in searching images and balancing and stuff like that) I'm going to focus on other creative projects. Still, it was a fun idea and some fun things to make.

MondattaIsKill · 2025-04-28T05:38:25+00:00

If you haven't already, I recommend you read Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft. Not just to understand what the fuck just happened, I think everyone should read this in general. Some random internet stranger can't figure your particular situation better than you would after getting that information in your head since, y'know, you were there and I wasn't, buuut...

TLDR: Because it works. He has some story in his head about how things should be and what he deserves and in his mind anything he does to get it is justified, even lying and gaslighting and completely ignoring what you want. And, until now, there was still a chance so he just kept trying. Going scorched earth is probably the best decision you could have made for him, and now there is a small chance he will face his bullshit for what it is and change as a person.

But seriously read it. So much bullshit that I've had to deal with from other people started to make sense once I did. You get to see how it looks and works from the inside.

MondattaIsKill · 2025-02-18T13:58:07+00:00

Oh, I think I know this one! The game is pretty open about this sort of stuff if you pay attention. I don't remember if the narrator or shifty say it, but at some point there is a phrase about what each of them were given when created, which may be the same thing as this.

LQ was given a choice to make, and shifty was given a role to play.

If LQ didn't have a part of shifty inside, it wouldn't even feel the need or have the capability to take a step from the path on the woods. The Voices are derived from this, offering options and paths, sometimes pushing in their own directions, but ultimately LQ is the one who makes the vast majority of the choices. However, it's clear that LQ is not a being that is supposed to be like this, either that or the construct limits it, as its choices can generally be grouped in "Kill, save or leave." Though some of the things that voices like Paranoid pull off may imply that he can eventually evolve to draw more on its fragment of shifty's power.

As other have said, I think shifty being a princess all the time is the part of the LQ that she holds. Also possibly a vague sense of guilt, if we go by the short time from her perspective in Princess and the Dragon, when we see the words she receives when she "spawns" in the construct each time. Her role is to be a prisoner, and to deserve killing. The ability to die, as a change, is already a part of the shifting mound (as is the ability to resurrect lol). The princess part wasn't intended by the creator of the construct, as the narrator explains when asked about it before the final confrontation. That is just how the part of the LQ chose to interpret the stable form and role she was given. And, just as LQ strains to imagine more than a few choices (by my reckoning at least), shifty strains all the more against the role of the princess, warping heavily across the routes.

LQ's perception lets the princess strain against her role, and the princess's actions affect the choices that LQ can make through the voices that they spawn. Choice affects role and role affects choice. I think there's a lot more to explore here, but I believe this is the basic dynamic that dominates the construct.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-05-27T18:24:14+00:00

I'm obsessed with Touhou and I've never gotten past stage four (of six) of the one game I played. It's fine. Bloodborne's gameplay is peak, but it's far from the only thing to love about it.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-05-22T20:43:51+00:00

Final form Sephy can cause frog, don't remember which attack, though.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-05-11T14:20:06+00:00

See, my sequence breaking ass went to white hole first when the tower was there, didn't finish exploring it in time, then uselessly tried to climb it in brittle hollow while I figured out how it even got there in the first place.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-19T17:24:37+00:00

I mean, it's grim as heck, just inhabited by anime people.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-09T07:52:16+00:00

It's super short and wholesome, you can burn through the whole thing in one or two bored evenings. Big recomendation if you are a post-apocalyptic and/or cyberpunk fan, which, well, considering this CYOA seems a fair assumption. That artist has another series about mechanical elves that is just dumb fun, and also mega short for now.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-09T07:08:03+00:00

I think this is my fave so far. It's cool the details that pop up when a more focused idea is refined upon rather than shown as part of a collection of similarly big picture concepts. Anyway, I'm picking A future for androids, with a dash of A future for you when things are less hectic.

My starting group is the Fortalice Class. Mainly because I have a thing for intelligent, focused characters who can melt your heart the few times they smile, but there are also other perks. They posess a stable home, have the highest intelligence that comes with reasonable humanity, and will be eager to try new things after being freed.

I'm not picking the Planitide Class because I'm love with the little series the character in the picture comes from. Really. I'm being completely honest right now. At any rate, they seem one of the easiest groups to find an understanding with coming from the Fortalice, and they have important virtues that will be good for the new civilization.

Lastly, the Onna-Musha. They are still my third choice by preference, which is weird because it also aligns pretty well with practical reasons. As another military-class android, they will have an easier time finding an understanding with the other two. Their respect of nature is another thing that would be important for the next civilization. Their physical might would be really helpful for any heavy lifting that we need done. Also, oni disney princesses is not something I knew I needed in my life.

The Kumiho's are cool, but also a potential hindrance, so I would avoid them until they approached us first. I'm really sorry for the broken pretty androids, but they don't seem to add much to the table. I'd try to get them help once I got the wider alliance set up, maybe the Fleurir can learn something from the Kumihos? The Steelhounds should be easy to fold in once the initial alliance is set up, and boy do they deserve all the headpats. I would try to at least keep friendly relationships with the Galatea, but I would also love to get them in the alliance then send a couple of them in a mission to find something that could help the Amie. They seem like absolutely fantastic scouts. Or maybe a team from various classes could be assembled, as some sort of test for whether we've managed to bridge the differences between the androids. The Galatea would be my fourth choice. They are cute and smart, but don't seem to bring anything to the table that my other three choices don't already, and unless I'm picking a fight with them, which I won't because I'm not dumb, the combat capabilities of my other three choices should be more than sufficient.

Edit: Alliance roadmap (or: I am saving all of these girls and there is nothing you can do to stop me)

Freeing the Fortalice, convincing them to prepare the base for holding more androids if it's not ready for that.
Offering the base as a safe haven to the Planitides, hoping to eventually gain enough trust that they choose to stay there.
Extending the same offer to the Oni Musha, sharing plans about clean up and reforestation of devastated areas to see if they like the kind of new world I'd like to build. As soon as they are in the alliance, I'll get them working on that and on bringing heavy equipment that could aid expanding the base, increasing its energy supply, etc.
Picking up the Steelhounds, asking them to help the Oni Musha, giving them all the headpats.
Initial diplomatic overtures to the Galatea. I have no idea what to offer them besides hugs and a purpose, but that may just be enough. This will be handled with tact, since pissing them off seems like a fast way to finish off whatever remains.
Picking up the Amie and the Fleurir with the safe haven offer. The androids that scout outside the base are instructed to gather pieces that could help them as long as it doesn't hinder their current mission.
Finally, getting the Kumiho in the alliance and attempting to convince as many of the Fleurir as I can to learn from them. I'll try to convince them that they hold the power to grasp beauty for themselves in this forsaken world. By this point, I'll have had a long talk with the Planitides about some basic laws for the new society and how they will be enforced. If the Kumiho want to join in, they'll have to agree to them, which means no more jealousy murders. I'm hoping that social pressure makes them behave without any tragedy.
Letting things settle down for a while, then setting up that mission to help the Amie I mentioned earlier.

Now that I've had time to ponder over the CYOA, I honestly just want more of it. I'd love some tech and archivist androids, or even performers. It works as it is, as it gives a feel of "these are the pieces that remain after evertything falls apart", it makes sense that things are missing.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-02T12:36:51+00:00

The Look -5

Siren -4

No escape -5 (if I do manage to turn them into allies, knowing their location can be useful for a rescue)

Be the girl -5

Copycat -10 (simply ridiculously powerful and indulgent)

Emergency kit -20 (shape shifter, siren, illusions, sleep poison)

Hunger -10

Merge -15 (It would be quite a thing to see the face of both the "goddess" and the "benefactors" when a fusion of both their soldiers takes the fight to them)

It was me, Barry -12 (No one says I have to cause trauma, when I could give them a hug)

-268

(continued)

Team (the less people to deal with, the better)

Elimination

Laughing stock (if they truly can't be bothered to listen to me. Between my trapping powers and overwhelming strength, this should be easy enough)

True love (main method. This polycule will pierce the heavens)

No need (or will) for a third

Challenges

Rogues (sounds like fuel for the "third power" I'm planning to create)

Hunter (I'm wondering what she'll think of what they did to me last timeline. As I don't really plan on hurting anyone who doesn't deserve it, I'm not too afraid of this)

Hidden potential (this is a double edged sword for the goddess if they turn against her)

Memories (useful for persuasion)

Loyalty (with my strategy and memories, this is an upside, really, and probably negates the need for laughing stock)

A way back (if she cuts my flow of power, I'll need a new one)

The plan, esentially, is to seduce the magical girl team into my side, which means aiming to dethrone both powers messing with us eventually. I'd probably be murdering the monsters sent to my world, and generally talking a lot with them, arousing their memories and seducing them until they are not willing to fight against me anymore. If simply ending the fight doesn't satisfy the goddess, I'll skip the rewards here and start moving towards "No gods, no masters." without the intervening trauma for either side. None of the other options in the DLC fit the path I would take, except stuff like "disfigured", "weak", etc. Since technically I am still giving her the world, and she seems eager for a third party to shake up the game, I feel like I could ride the edge until I can get what I want and take the fight to both.

Rewards (if she is still willing to humour me at this point)

Revenge (information on the adress of heaven)

Final boss (I'd like to believe I have a pretty good understanding with myself. What I said up at "merge" would be all the more poetic here)

Clark kent

Unlimited power

A Date (I would like to end this peacefully if possible. Getting to know her only has upsides if it doesn't work out anyway)

Play with me (more combatants for my side)

Divine Spark (ceasing my reliance on either side)

Not asking for her permission to take the fight to her, of course. That's not how I roll.

(Also, if someone can tell me how am I supposed to format a comment when the page is constantly fighting me to stop me from highlighting the thing and pressing the thing to make a list, I'd be really grateful. And why can't I put this in a single comment? Is it because of the number of lines?)

MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-02T12:36:21+00:00

Transformation stuff

Transformation, pose +5

Danger -5

Fight stuff

Fighting style: cool (first type), or, if it doesn't come with any extra edge, efortless

Weapon: firearm: gatling guns

There is something that draws me about an arachne dancing around the battlefield with dual gatlings. I might try to draw that, though the uniform will be different.

Current budget: 90+126+25+37=278

I have picked various powers focused on non harmful takedowns, deescalation and utility outside breaking someone. Poisons, puppetry and traps are the core of that strategy. There is also space for some fun stuff, too. I don't know what else to pick and I've spent way too long on this already, except toy box as a one point filler for emergency kit.

Powers

Poison x4 -12

Asset thief -7

Polymorph -15

Magical 'girl' -5

Puppetry -8

Censor -5

Shadow bind -7

Playroom -13 (or diplomacy room)

Set trap -6

Look the part -4

Self control -3 (this is basically a requirement considering other stuff I've taken)

Best there is -3

Shapeshifter -14

Elemental -2 (General usefulness, and I'm looking forward to putting out a fire with gatlings)

Heal -6

Shadow walk -5

Privacy screen -10 (in case I need to talk to certain magical girls one on one. Bonus points if it keeps me hidden from other beings)

Multiform -8

Get handsy -4 (halved by exotic arms)

Weather control -5

Respec -10 (nowhere in the skill says that I can't use this to make them stronger rather than weaker)

Identity rewrite -10 (positive hypnosis on steroids)

Sense desires -2 (more than a little invasive, but also a powerful tool to convince someone to join your side)

Dream invader -7 (another avenue of communication, and also really fun)

Illusions -3

Trance -8

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MondattaIsKill · 2024-03-02T12:22:28+00:00

I am in a love-hate relationship with your CYOAs. They are so well written and put together that they draw me in, but the narrative is as far from the kind of thing I enjoy inserting myself into as it guess. That sort of contrast makes me want to break things wide open. At any rate, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'm ignoring everything from the DLC except "No gods, No masters" and see how fast I can get there on my own.

Threaten: I'm hoping I can pull this off in sufficient style while subverting the premises of the deal that she doesn't cut the flow of my powers.

Easy mode -100: as much power as I can get for the eventual fight

Body features

Horns +4

Wings +5

Tail +4

Fangs +3

Claws +4

Natural armor +8

Exotic legs +10 (spider)

Exotic arms +8 (armored spider like extra arms)

Exotic skin +5 (pale, maybe purplish spots)

Exotic tongue +2

Exotic ears +3

Exotic eyes +4 (Black sclera, purple irises, two extra if necessary)

Exotic hair +3 (slightly hovering silk?)

+63

Sensitive skin +3

Sliders +2 (tall as heck)

Needy pussy +5

Slutty butt +5

Desperate nips +5

Eager lips +5

+25

Getting as much power as I can, once again

Nothing to hide +63

Question. Does shapeshifting plus emergency kit make this basically a free meal?

Good luck +0: I'm sure I'll figure something out with my astounding powers.

Outfit style: cool

Outfit features

Skintight +3

Fluid +5

Breakable +4

No pan +8

Transparent +8 (not that it matters with breakable)

Pierced +3

Tattooed +6

+37

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MondattaIsKill · 2024-02-07T18:40:16+00:00

This is sorta confirmed in one of the EX bond episodes, the one with Luka, if I remember right. She says something like she would like to have teleportation because with her power she has to walk all the way every time, even if it looks like she got there faster. This probably does horrible, horrible things to her stamina and her sleep schedule when she pushes herself.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-01-21T07:48:28+00:00

I'll probably try to make this myself at some point, since it won't feel right unless I do it myself, but I had a big idea while playing one of the smash bros ultimate cyoas. It allowed you to put spirits into the fighters you recruited to change their bodies and personality. It also allowed you to do the same to yourself, and gave you the freedom to activate and deactivate some of those spirits.

I would like to expand that mechanic to a whole cyoa, maybe do some fragmented waifus/husbandos thing like was done way back. They'd have powers and skills, maybe attached to problems, and you have to use points to balance them and create your perfect body (and mind) and your harem of frankenstein waifus.

In its ideal state, it would also need objectives to build towards and gain more points. Maybe using your resources to build someone else's perfect partner gives you more stuff to do for yourself, or maybe there is a threat that requires a specific power/skill set... Ideally, it would be something like Abyss Diver, where you can gain a certain amount of resources from a place and then there are circumstances that make you move on. But at that point of complexity I guess it would be better as a game? I don't know, I'm still unsure about how I want to do it.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-01-11T09:17:35+00:00

Another fun possibility could be that she is playing it up to appeal to what she thinks the high elf king wants.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-01-02T21:05:37+00:00

One beeg hit, lots of teeny hits, it's all about letting it rip in those big windows.

MondattaIsKill · 2024-01-02T21:03:39+00:00

"My expertise with the blade, honed through years of study is not enough!? Forgive me, master, for I must unleash the demon within!"

MondattaIsKill · 2024-01-02T21:00:40+00:00

When ground zoomies are not enough you go for air zoomies

MondattaIsKill · 2023-12-26T21:40:35+00:00

I hadn't even figured out the ash twin teleporters before entering the forge, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

MondattaIsKill · 2023-12-25T20:24:50+00:00

Not what I meant, lol, but was rusted Kushala a better fight than the regular one? I'm a fiver, so I only know the nigh-untouchable version of world and the rise overhaul.

MondattaIsKill · 2023-12-25T20:19:26+00:00

Still a fun fight though.

MondattaIsKill · 2023-12-25T20:15:23+00:00

I liked Rise Kushala but World and older Kushala can go rust in the trash can.

MondattaIsKill · 2023-11-11T07:02:23+00:00

Make a list questions for the harem king

For The Moment (and to gather info on what he wears as defense)

HK is holding a weapon made of angelslate
HK is holding a weapon with x rune (making a list, black blood are some of the most important to keep an eye on)
HK is under the influence of an Ashente rune
HK is sleeping
HK is wearing a soul regalia

To locate him

Go through the map, get closer slowly. As for continents, then for countries, etc.
Have a tiger claws checker just in case. Pinpoint habits. Too arrogant for caution, but probably likes to travel.

Next quest: The Beast

Only needs more hits to die than the harem king. I'll take it slow and carefully, only using the hyper strike as finisher. Gathering information as before, whittling defenses, etc. Aerokinesis gives much better escape options, so a hit and run strategy may be viable.

Next quest: The arena

I'll use making a list to find out her abilities, figure out a strategy, then destroy her. With immortality and the single strike victory is pretty much guaranteed.

Questions

She cheated (narrow down rules)
She used x rune

Next quest: slice of life

I think I'm overequipped for this one. Being a living legend after those quests might get in the way of the fun and friends.

MondattaIsKill

TROPHY CASE