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(OOC: I haven't settled on precisely how I want to proceed with Plat and Esyllt, give me another week and then yell at me on Discord to get my shit together) Stole Tys Tys nodded in understanding. "Alright. Just keep it in mind." She said, "If there was anyone who left before you, they could be the one the church is after. If it comes down to it, you can lie to get suspicion away from you." She cleared her throat to indicate she'd be moving on. "We'll proceed forward by assuming they believe you're involved, and you don't have any way to redirect them. Since you weren't involved, you need to convince them that they've got the wrong person. Hard persuasion is a weak spot for you, so you'll be at a disadvantage. Since you're not involved, you can tell the truth, just be careful to avoid leaving any gaps in your story. Focus on the bit about helping the girl with the dislocated shoulder, it means you were preoccupied and wouldn't know anything. Maybe we can get the teacher to come by and vouch for you? If not we can potentially get one of the other girls involved, but their word will be worth a lot less." Lilith "Mommy is mommy." Lilith answered Arturia firmly. It was as much an answer for herself as for Arturia, confronting what Knife was saying was impossible. "Lilith. I can't possibly imagine what you've gone through to make you do that." Knife said, treading carefully, "But I need you to accept it, you can't stay here alone." "I'm not alone, Mommy is with me." Lilith insisted, but her faltering voice revealed the truth. Lilith didn't believe what she was saying herself, not really. It was a false reality she'd constructed to protect herself, and now it was going to break. Even without Knife's interference, it had to break if she wanted to be friends with Arturia. And she really did want to be friends with Arturia. Her eyes were tearing up, the look in them pleading with Knife and Arturia to fix her cracking world before it shattered entirely.

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Lilith It made sense? No it didn't. None of it made sense. "What do the goddesses have to do with me? Why do I have to go anywhere?" She protested, "I don't want to leave Arturia. I want to stay here with her." Lilith wasn't sure what that even meant, she couldn't really stay here, Cora wouldn't keep her anymore after this. She didn't want Cora to keep her anymore. She didn't have anywhere else to go, she didn't have anywhere to stay, but she didn't want to let Knife take her. Knife sighed, the tone warning Lilith of precisely what to expect next. "Lilith, I looked through the bitch's phone. I know what you did." Knife said, "Now I'm not gonna hold it against you, I already smashed the evidence, but I did see it. I don't know about the goddesses, but you have to go because you can't stay. I won't force you to come with me, I doubt I could if I wanted to, but do you have another option?" The question was asked to Arturia just as much as Lilith, and seemed sincerely open to any suggestions either might have. Lilith wasn't listening anymore, she stopped when Knife revealed she'd seen. "You... You saw mommy?" She whispered the question, barely able to accept the reality of what she was saying.

Seeker Seeker shook her head, "Aries shouldn't be aware of your abilities at all, if he even knows you exist at all. It would be a different story if you'd participated in the Favor-gathering competition before the tournament, but since you didn't, you should just be one more in a sea of 'good fighters from other lands' to him." She looked to Blink for permission before continuing, "The bigger problem is Blink, he knows exactly what she does and while he can't stop her himself, we expect him to take precautions against each of us. It's possible that you won't even make it to Aries in the first place. We won't be able to know who he's prepared for until we reach the battlefield, so we can't plan around it easily." "It won't be a problem though." Faerie said confidently, "Mel won't let anything stop her, she'll just have to think a little outside the box."

I have lots I want to do, I suppose, I'll try to keep this brief. I'd like to start by getting a job, eventually I want to work in a library. I still want to go to college eventually. Gotta cut off my dick at some point. Next month I want to roll Illya, NP2 if possible, and get her to level 90 on day 1 of her availability. I have a few friends I want to meet. I want to get at least a little better at art. I want to write a video game. And I want to finish The Tenth God.

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Knife Knife nodded. "From Nayo, and not officially here." She said, "I was trying to be discreet, but the bitch in the other room ended up ruining that plan." She still couldn't get over the feeling that she should have ignored the shouting when she came to the door, if she'd known it was a third party she might have let it be. But her conscience still pushed back and said that she'd made the right decision regardless of whether she saved Lilith or Arturia. "I work directly under Nigh Abigail, and I'm supposed to ask one Lilith Perditia to return to Nayo with me." Knife left out that she had been ordered to shadow Lilith first and not give the girl a choice if she saw anything extraordinary. The thing was, Knife didn't think she had any hope of forcing Lilith along, so playing nice was the best call. "The story as to why is a little crazy, but I get the feeling you both have a lot more crazy going on than I do, so I'll go ahead and tell it: "An upside down girl showed up in Abigail's bedroom a few weeks ago, she was caught on camera so we know it wasn't a dream. This girl spoke in odd riddles, but managed to communicate two things: The name Lilith Perditia, and that the four goddesses exist in our world. She then vanished. Normally the things she said would seem insane, but when an upside down girl appears out of thin air to tell you them, you at least have to check it out. So that's why I'm here." Kindle A look of annoyance flashed on Kindle's face for just a moment, but she quickly shifted back to a neutral expression. Her arm reached up and started idly scratching her chest as she stepped into the room, something about her presence intimidating Alva into letting her through. "My name is Kindle, I'm here to see Kaede." She said, "I'll wait here until she gets back. She turned her head so her visible eye was looking over her shoulder at Alva, who was now between Kindle and the door. "That won't be a problem, will it?" She asked, with the clear implication that if it was a problem, Alva would be the one going out the door.

You met one of your favorite authors, Felicity Whateley, at a convention recently. She seemed to take a liking to you, and gave you a folder containing her, “notes on my latest project.” It was more than a little bit of an honor, and you felt jealous stares at your back the whole way back to your hotel. But when you opened the folder, what you found weren’t spoilers for Felicity’s next book, but rather photocopies of some kind of journal. An envelope near the back revealed a note from Felicity. “This is not a joke, this journal is real. It was written by someone who survived the Otherworld, and it’s the key to exploring the unknown. I’d like your help in following their legacy. Read through the journal and think it over. If you’re willing to risk everything to discover the impossible, come to my mansion in New York. I’ve enclosed a plane ticket and the phone number for my driver so he can pick you up. Signed, Felicity Whateley” What else was there to do but read? The Otherworld An impossible world separated from reality, home to unimaginable creatures. At times its power seeps into our world, inspiring authors and madmen alike. But I’ve found a way to reverse the process, allowing the beings of our world to travel to the Otherworld. It is not without risk, the other world is sure to be fraught with danger, but I cannot just let it go unexplored. This is a world that holds great influence over our own, yet we know nothing about it. I have no choice but to go forward with this. I plan to leave this very night. In the likely event that I do not return, I have left behind my notes on the ritual... The Other World rejects my very presence, attempting to destroy me. Were it not for bonding with one of the native creatures immediately upon arrival, I would surely be dead. Even with this creature bound to me, I am not safe. The terrain is a treacherous network of narrow tunnels that seem to completely ignore the concepts of up and down. The walls are a writhing mass of purple and grey, constantly moving as if they are alive. And every once in awhile I encounter a large cavern with a shallow pond of glowing green-white liquid at the bottom and a large group of monsters. Thus far my Otherworldly Symbiote has protected me, but I know not how much longer I can last. Symbiote When I first arrived in the Otherworld, I immediately realized I had made a fatal mistake. All that I had brought with me was destroyed in transit, and the very air threatened to burn me to death. Worse, my arrival had drawn the attention of one of the native creatures, a slimy mass of tentacles and teeth. It jumped towards me, and I was certain I was going to die. But death was not what awaited me. The creature joined itself to me, becoming like a second skin, and protecting me from the harshness of the Otherworld. I could sense that my Symbiote’s intentions were not pure, it had joined with me with the to corrupt me. But I accepted that if it meant I would survive a little longer to discover the truth of the Otherworld. With its protection, I would challenge this world for its secrets. My Symbiote needs feeding, and each time it feeds, I learn a little about the Otherworld. I quickly discovered that I was not the first to come here, there were others before me. I noticed a trend in the physical traits of those that were bonded to. Young women with youthful figures, little muscle, and freckles or birthmarks. There were exceptions, I myself am much better endowed than most, but they were few in number. I also noticed what seemed to be five different ways of bonding to a Symbiote. Some connected with their mind but resisted a bodily connection, some lost their minds entirely and allowed the Symbiote to take hold of them, some refused to fully connect to the Symbiote and used it only as a tool, some melded with it perfectly yet managed to retain full control of their minds, and others were like myself, accepting that the creature had become a part of them, but not allowing it to fully join with them. Though I am connected with my Symbiote, the strength of that connection varies. As our bond becomes stronger, I can feel the thoughts of my Symbiote more clearly. Or perhaps its thoughts are becoming my own. Whatever the case, I fear for what will happen should I become too close with it. Yet I also fear that should our connection become too weak, it will abandon me. Rifts As I explored the Othwerworld, I encountered Rifts through which our world seeped through. Simply being near them strengthened my mind and weakened my Symbiote’s attempts to corrupt me. As well, I was able to acquire weapons from the Rifts which proved surprisingly effective in fighting off the creatures of the Otherworld once connected to my Symbiote. Since these Rifts are connected to our world, I believe them to be my only hope of ever returning home. Should that become impossible, perhaps I can at least send my journal back as a guide for those wishing to follow in my footsteps. Further pages served as a record of specific events: Encountering various creatures, fighting against the terrain itself, and trying various ways to escape through a Rift. It was more than enough to convince you to go and hear Felicity out. There was immense risk, but you had your reasons. ~~Mechanics~~ With the story covered, we now move into the mechanics. There’s a lot to go through, but let me start by explaining this spreadsheet to you. The first page is the character sheet I’ll be using, it automatically sorts out your stats based on your level, Types, and equipped Gear. This is not the character sheet you’ll submit to me, but a version of it pertaining to your character will be maintained on the Accepted Characters spreadsheet. By default, your character gains 5 Health per level, 2 Sanity per level, and 1 each of Dexterity, Strength, and Wisdom per level. This is modified by the multipliers granted by your Type and any equipped Gear. As well, Gear may have stats that add extra points per level (at a rate matching the basic rate) but are not affected by multipliers. The second page notes the basics of the Types and Classes. The other pages are the skill lists for each Class, displaying unlock conditions, attunement cost, and their effect. Combat Combat in this game is turn-based, but does not rely on a rigid system. Combat is resolved in order of player post, with enemies usually only acting after all players in an encounter have acted. When a player or enemy has a turn, they may use all of their equipped skills one time each in any order so long as they have the resources to cast them. After combat, you may gain Eldritch Attunements or Rift Energy, used for skill attunement and gacha rolls respectively, based on how many enemies you defeated. You may also gain or lose Bond depending on how your Symbiote feels about you after the combat. (Generally you will gain unless you took a lot of damage or didn’t kill anything.) The state of characters in combat will be tracked on the Accepted Characters spreadsheet. Field Mechanics Not everything will happen during combat. Many of the things you do will be performed through roleplay. Outside of combat you may gain or lose Health, Sanity, or Bond from roleplay effects. In particular, Bond will be necessary to manipulate through roleplay effects. While out of combat, you may still use some skills. Any skill that deals damage, affects Bond, or restores Sanity may not be used. You may be subjected to checks to perform certain actions in the field. If your stats are not high enough, you will fail. Checks will only be tied to predetermined actions, and the value to pass will be decided before any party member attempts that action. (You’ll have to take my word on that, since this is all behind the curtain.) And, on rare occasions, you may be given the opportunity to learn a new skill from the field. Rifts Sometimes in your travels, you may encounter Rifts. Rifts are your respite from the horrors of the Otherworld. Upon reaching a Rift, your Bond will be reduced by 25%, your Sanity will be restored to full (Consumed will only restore 50% of their Sanity), all buffs and debuffs will be cleared, and skills with limited uses will recharge. While at a Rift you may access the Gacha, change your equipped skills (and freely use skills regardless of equip), and give one item to another player if you so choose. Types There are five Types of bond your character may have with their Symbiote, each with a different set of stat multipliers, effective against different Types of enemies, and gaining(/\) or losing(\/) Bond at different rates during roleplay. Though both Types and Classes have lore tied to them, you should focus primarily on Type lore over Class lore. All Types have a baseline appearance of having a smooth, skin tight suit that covers the entire body below the neck, with the location of further design elements (texturing, protrusions, etc) varying by Type. The base color is a dull greyish-purple, with the Type color used as an accent. Absorbed The Absorbed allows their Symbiote into their mind, but recoils when it touches their body. They bond with it to sharpen their mind, and inevitably it will take over that mind. But until then, they use its power to fend off the empty world around them. Inflamed The Inflamed has long past lost their mind to their Symbiote, with only the most raw and primal of emotions remaining in them. They have little control over their impulses, and aggressively seek to fulfill their desires. Protected The Protected fears their Symbiote, and refuses to let it touch their mind. It is only a tool they use to survive, nothing more. Enlightened The Enlightened understands the true nature of their Symbiote and allows it to commune with their mind and body both, but refuse to let it take control. They maintain a precarious grip over their Symbiote, and the slightest mistake could result in a total loss of self. Consumed The Consumed has melded perfectly with their Symbiote, becoming a perfect merger of human and suit. They are simultaneously corrupted and sane, and at no risk of being taken over, as they and their Symbiote are of one mind in resisting the Otherworld. Classes There are seven classes which determine what gear you can equip and what skills you’ll acquire as you progress. As stated above, they do have lore tied to them, but you should only make use of it if it fits your character, prioritize classes as a mechanical device over their story relevance. Gunner The Gunner resists the power of the Otherworld, choosing to utilize man-made weapons to defend themselves. They rely on their quick reflexes to tear through their foes with hails of bullets and a slew of debuffs. Striker The Striker goes head to head with the creatures of the Otherworld, putting their life on the line to destroy them. Using their sharpened blades, they cut down the horrors in front of them with little regard for their own safety. Speaker The Speaker announces the hidden truths of the Otherworld, shouting them to all who will listen. They use horns to draw attention to their words, offering a brief respite in return for complete submission. Survivor The Survivor gladly accepts the Otherworld so long as it offers to protect them. They use polearms to keep the creatures that would do them harm at bay. Ranger The Ranger uses their time in the OTherworld as training exercise and learning experience, looking to not only survive it, but master it. Their bow is always ready to put an arrow through the horrors that challenge them, but they have also learned to turn the Otherworld against itself, manipulating the terrain into expert traps. Savior The Savior not only rejects the Otherworld, but seeks to protect others from its influence. They carry a shield which they use to guard others from the horrors before them. Revealer The Revealer is an insidious preacher who whispers the secrets of the Otherworld into the ears of their allies, seeking to convert them under the guide of helping them. They carry books, from which they speak unintelligible truth to quell the masses that would cut their teaching short. Skills Skills are your primary method of interacting with the game’s mechanics, and serve as the core of the combat system. You may have up to 10 skills equipped at any given time. Skills are primarily activated in combat, but some have non-combat effects. If using a skill would reduce your Health or Sanity below 0, you will not be able to use it. The same goes for using a skill that would cause your Bond to increase/decrease beyond 100%/-100%. Skills are acquired by achieving their unlock condition, or--rarely--through roleplay, and can be improved at any time by spending Rift Attunements equal to their attunement cost. The final attunement on a skill will cost twice as much as the rest. Gear Gear are items you equip which modify your stats. What types of gear you can equip depends on your Class, but all classes have access to one weapon, one headpiece, one torso piece, and one extremities piece. Gear can add flat stats per level that are unaffected by multipliers or it can increase your multipliers. A stat point on Gear is worth 1 stat point every 2 levels. It is split into three categories, SSR, SR, and R, in order of strength. Gear is acquired by rolling the gacha. Gacha The gacha is where you acquire gear, it can be accessed at Rifts. Rolling gacha requires 5 Rift Energy to acquire one Gear. The gacha may be rolled 5 times at once with 25 Rift energy, rolling this way guarantees you an SR or better piece of Gear. Unused Gear is stored in your inventory, which can hold up to 15 pieces of Gear. Your inventory size can be expanded by 5 for 3 Rift Energy. Rift Energy is acquired by defeating enemies or performing certain actions in roleplay. The rates for the gacha can be found here. Items You can also acquire items through roleplay that can restore your Health and Sanity. They can be stored in your inventory alongside your Gear. Health Health is a key stat that indicates what shape your character is in physically. When it drops below zero, you will die. Health can be restored through skills, items, or roleplay, but does not recover at Rifts. Sanity Sanity indicates your mental state and how well you can resist the influences of the Otherworld. It also serves commonly as a resource for activating skills. When your Sanity drops below 0, you will lose 10% of your maximum Health and gain 20% Bond at the start of every turn. Sanity can be restored by skills, items, roleplay, or by visiting a Rift. Bond Bond represents how closely connected you are with your Symbiote. It can range from -100% to 100%. Bond increases most of your stat multipliers, but reduces your Sanity multiplier. If you are already at -100% Bond and your Bond tries to decrease, your Symbiote will abandon you and you will die. If at 100% and it tries to increase, your Symbiote will take over completely, your will die, and your body will become an enemy for the other players. Consumed Types are not negatively affected by Bond increase, losing no Sanity and being at no risk of being taken over at 100% Bond. Though there is no set threshold, your Symbiote’s level of interaction will vary depending on your Bond percentage. Getting too low will make it unresponsive and you’ll struggle to control it out of combat. Getting it to high will make it more active, and you’ll find your control over your own faculties weakening. Bond can be altered by skills, through roleplay,and after combat. It will also be reduced at Rifts. Character Creation When creating a character, you have two options. You may either create your character and have them accepted, and then roll the gacha for your starting Gear. Or you may roll the gacha and a random Type before, and base the rest of your character on what you roll. There are several physical traits that are recommended for your character, but far from required. In some cases, defying this trait list will result in trouble traversing the Otherworld. In others it may result in more difficulty obtaining a Sybmiote (you are guaranteed a Symbiote, but not matching the standard trait list may find you a more eccentric one). Symbiotes generally prefer to bond to those they deem weak. Character Sheet The following is the sheet you’ll be submitting to me, but not what will be listed on the Accepted Character list. Notes Just some notes on things I couldn’t fit in above. I’ll be in full control over your Symbiote and their personality, just in case that wasn’t apparent. Feel free to ask questions any time you need clarification Links: Discord, ask for the Gacha role Basic Sheet/Skills Gacha Rules: Accepted Characters That should be everything. If you got this far, I appreciate you taking your time to read through this monster of an OOC and would love to have you participate in my RP ^^ With Hope, Lexi

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(OOC: Well, I've taken far too long here. Sorry Twin. Will do Red a bit later, not feeling her right now) Renton "I grew up with Lady Isis." Renton answered, "My family has worked as her family's servants for almost as long as they've been doing magecraft, she's almost like a little sister to me. She can be a little bossy, and lately she's been in a bad mood because of her real brother's actions, but she makes up for her flaws with her intelligence and ingenuity. I'm not a mage myself, so I don't really get the details, but she apparently figured out some sort of complex ritual that will let her track down her brother and take back her magic crest, that's why we came to this city. Not just anyone could do that." Renton decided that was enough about Isis and shifted topics slightly, "What about you? How'd you end up here? Lady Isis doesn't often bring on new servants. I'm sure you're much easier to handle than the Northlight twins, but they're enough trouble for three." Red Red acknowledged her master, confirming her victory and that she understood his orders. She then crept back towards the hotel, trying to stay out of sight as she went. She left a trail of blood as she went, her strength continuing to drain from her wound even well after the fight. When Rosie found her in an alley near the hotel, she would be sitting on the ground in a pool of congealed blood. The bleeding would have largely stopped, but she would be very weak. She neither possessed any innate healing skills, nor could she enter spirit form to regenerate her body. The best she could do was sleep on the ground to maximize the amount of mana available for her body to regenerate with.

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