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SwiftRosenthal

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  • "If you purchase a Heritage Root after chargen, you must first activate it in-character before it will take effect."

    Could that be anymore vague? Like that could be anything from getting a dragon heart in the mail and going through an hour long change after eating it, to getting kidnapped by a van from The Company that drops you off in the middle of an alien wilderness for a six month spirit quest.
    TJHooker83
    I've spent the last three hours scouring for any hint of a clue as to the general scope of the activation requirement, nadda.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    The point of the rule is to get your MC to go out and touch some grass by doing something narratively appropriate and interesting. (I'm aware that this is asking a lot from most writers.) If you're aiming for a dragon heart to eat, you'll have to go out and hunt one down yourself, and the world you're in might not even have dragons around to hunt.
    I was reading the catalogue and saw that frisk chara and flowey are in my opinion way to high tier. They just have mental time travel when they don't have their special power ups so maybe make them tier 7 and give them perks that give them tier X you can call charas the demon that comes when you say their name Frisk's can be save the world and flowey's can be god of hyperdeath.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Undertale has zero official representation in the catalog. I didn't play the game when it came out, and as the hype built up and the fandom went crazy, I decided that I never would. Whatever their ratings are in an interactive - whether the old interactive or the new official one - I can say with certainty that I wasn't involved.
    Licht
    Questions about Dragon heritage and Dragon blood-enhanced people's pregnancy Do they lay eggs? or what.
    Who404Who
    With the addition of a new full binding, in the future when we have more variety in bindings do you think there would be a spot to allow another or multiple bindings or is that something you never want to include in WC? I really like the utility of the Mystic Tattoo binding but i don't think i would want it as my primary binding and reselling/hot swaping binding would be awkward and a waste of points.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    There will never be a way to have multiple bindings at the same time.
    vignette001
    Hi Swift! If I buy or possess Barry Allen/The Flash, does he still have the connection to the speedforce or will the power be internalised and if he goes to the DC Univere will he be connected to the speedforce?
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    That's a background magical field. There's an explicit rule for that kind of thing.
    Licht
    Hi! Swift just a quick question about heritage
    Outsider heritage has that you need to be invited to other universes first does trajectory agreement fix that
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Trajectory Agreement is homebrew, and even if it was approved it wouldn't fix that. The way to "fix" it is to send some of your subjects to a world first so that they can set up the conditions for your invitation.
    Hi Swift,
    I got a question that's been bothering me for a while now and neither the interactive nor written versions explain it. Does Paper Trail provide a home or do you need Stronghold to provide a visible home? Living out of a Pocket Plane would raise questions virtually anywhere eventually.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    You have mind control options. If you can't think of ways to use them to secure housing then you're not even trying. You don't even have to target canon characters. "MILF widow with a large estate" is a personal favorite.
    Hey Swift,
    I'm wanting to play with Alterzelu in Subnautica, can Larva capture fauna or only sapients? And can Globsters function underwater? I love the bioluminescensent style of that world and want it all included in my ecology. Lol also are Creep & structures okay with a whole lot of lava?
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Larva only capture sapients, but creep can be upgraded to auto-assimilate flora and fauna. Globsters can operate in water but aren't as maneuverable in it as skitterers. A volcanic-element Alterzelu ecosystem would logically have a lot of open lava flows.
    Primalparadox
    It says stationary unresisting targets on the Creep get assimilated in the rules so I figured Aquatic creatures that never touch the sea floor would need Larva or some other way? As for Skitterers... I don't wanna have sex with fish dude....
    Just to clarify Subnautica is entirely set underwater, sorry haven't meet anyone unfamiliar with it in years.
    Primalparadox
    Never mind, I just discovered the written Catalog (I've only used the interactive before) and wow man, so much better. Thanks a tonne for all the work you've put into this it's given me endless fun for ages now.

    P.S.
    Strongholds are so much better than the lite version in the interactive, love it. Awesome stuff man, thank you.
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    swift does one need to visit RWBY to buy added Potential for Aura
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Either visit the place (anyone in your retinue can do this, not just you personally) or have someone in your retinue who already has Aura.

    The actual problem with using AP for Aura specifically is that it's already shareable on its own. You can just get it from someone who already has it.
    Licht
    Licht
    Thanks and does the perk Inexhaustible also work for retinue members
    Dr_BlackThumb
    Hey, how would you rate the Saint Seiya/Knights of the Zodiac verse, Since the power scaling is completely crazy and can change from one day to the other?
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    Yo' swift

    I got a reader who is upset because I decided not to include Patrons in My latest story and is berating me because I decided they don't exist for my story.

    So, I just wish to know what's your oficial stance about that particular DLC?
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    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    If you look at the worst (most shamelessly OP) homebrew that still exists on the interactive, you'll see that same name pop up all over the place.

    The second batch of patrons were made from scratch by a few people in the interactive catalog's discord and replaced the first for the interactive. They're markedly less bad than the originals, but still quite bad.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    ...Wait, that's who your angry reader is? Ignore him outright. I've known him on the three forums for over ten years and he's always been a backseating asshole.
    fappingtoyourpost
    fappingtoyourpost
    Eh, some of them are OK. Isekai Genie is great as-is, and the Fae are a great excuse for your character to have to smooth-talk. As long as they only interact with missions I think they could be great, but the Outsider buying you a thousand point perk and Death letting you stamp corpses is way over the line.
    Chronosign
    The only one I really liked was the MHA one, Jaune is an unstable mess that wants to use violence first but never uses that damn stamp with zero subtlety. 60-63 was where I quit and lost hope of it improving with how he was talking out of his ass about the multiverse to Pyrrha. The only reason I'm not condemning him is that it was his early work and the MHA one actually shows character improvement.
    Chronosign
    Okay, awhile ago you said "Eww. His protagonists are all self-righteous, hypocritical assholes, and when he defends their actions in the comments he shows that the self-insert angle is far more accurate than he realizes or ever intended." about Leecifer's Waifu Catalog Stories. And yeah, after reading a bit of the RWBY I see what you mean and completely agree at least when it comes to that story.
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    Hey, swift.

    How much do you believe a generic vehicle from a setting should cost? The cheapest Cars cost 5 credits but they are all iconic.

    Say, if I were to go to Mass Effect and instead of wanting the Mako, the Normandy, or Even the hangar bay shuttle; I would instead want to buy through the catch a ride one of those generic aircars that appear in the cutscenes.

    How much credits something like that should cost?
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    I ask, because there's some setting with a wide range of vehicles like cyberpunk which are not necesarilly iconic.

    I mean if you were to tell me V's Halla cost 5 credits because it's iconic I would consider that a rip off because the car is pretty meh and basic.

    5 credits I would understand for the Rayburn Caliburn, Guinivere Aerondight, Chevillon Emperor. But the Halla...?
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    I can't give a flat cost. It depends on the setting and vehicle.
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    Heya swift! Just a quick question. The catalog is pretty clear about curing physical ailments with body tune up but what about magical ones?

    Say a waifu has a soul bound that says,.this characters is linked with another, if one dies the other will follow. So, if you capture the waifu will she still have the soul link or will it dissapear? Or do you need some other defense, in that case, which one?
    Hey Swift just wondering about the new binding choices, Familiars Only, what does that mean exactly? They're just loyal? So is that like "won't go to the cops if your killing people" or just "won't tell someone your afraid of spiders?" can't find anything informative.
    Hi Swift, been wondering. Could Body Tune-Up be use to bring undead back to live, or would that be too much? Have been looking for a way to bring back Sylvanas form WoW back to life.
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    With unsouled undead, those are just animated corpses. Nobody's home and there's nothing to even capture. With souled undead, undeath is their current natural state and you'll want some other way to make them fully alive again.
    fireball77
    Hello! Perhaps this is a question you've been asked too many time, but how exactly do you determine a tier in the WC? If becoming a dragon brings an OC to T6, as they gain more power, how would an author know when said OC is T7 and so forth? Is there a specific criteria? I read the WC but I don't quite understand it
    Heya Swift, I gotta ask why in the world is Doll from Bloodborne T8? She's immortal but ridiculously weak and can provide a middling Leveling System, that's it. Hestia from Danmachi's only T7 and she's a God.
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    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Maiden in Black (Demon's Souls) was set to T8 because she has a similar role and feat to FGO Abigail Williams. The rest of the Soulsborne Maidens were set to equal her so that you could simply choose the one you like.
    Primalparadox
    The powers I already mentioned are it. Doll can't grant Immortality, she can only empower a Hunter with a contract with MP. Honestly I thought she'd be T2-4 at best.
    Primalparadox
    Monster Girl Encyclopedia's mamono mana has no power ceiling and can be acquired by purchasing a T3 waifu.
    Hi Swift, just found a defence option that might be missing. No Man's Sky frequently resets the universe and it's content. Does Wildscape Defence cover reality ceasing to exist? Cause it's listed at T5 but seems unsurvivable through any method I can think of.
    Who404Who
    In catch a ride you have Black Ark under flying section when it should be in the sea section.
    Also with spelljammers can you design your own of does it need to be a listed Variant if not would you be able to buy just the helm and install it into a ship?
    Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
    Sup' just passing by.

    If you buy a ship captain as your companion do they come with their vessels?

    If I were to buy captain Harlock as a companion would he bring his spaceship Arcadia with him? Or does this only apply to characters capable of summoning their own ships like nasuverse Servants?
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    Read the basic rules. The only exceptions are people who can summon a vehicle or store it in a sufficiently small form. (The cast of SSSS Dynazenon comes to mind.)
    Danieldhdy
    hey sorry to bother but i have a question, if i were to create a character that had access to things like a solar exaltation which are supposed to be limited to only 300 but had papertrail would the character actually have an exaltation or only thought to have a 301st which had 'obviously' existed before?.
    Danieldhdy
    Danieldhdy
    as at least in the interactive version it says "Under the same conditions, any powers they have may be documented in a way that best fits your needs." and i was curious how it would interact with powers accessible to only a limited number at a time.
    ps: i din't know there was a character limit in QQ
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    The company made their exaltation. It's a real one. If they had the Drop-in/Walk-in or Possess origins, it'll be a 301st.
    Hey Swift,
    Quick question, Maru Mari. Is it just a budget work around for Conjunction or is there something I missed?
    You've put alot into it with beasts to transport them, but all they seem to do is turn people into giant beasts. I mean there's a portal network. Conjunction allows control several of them I think.

    So, what am I missing? They seem like alot of your efforts gone into them for... Nothing?
    SwiftRosenthal
    SwiftRosenthal
    The most basic feature of Maru Mari is the Morph Ball from the Metroid series. The name itself comes from the original NES game.
    I'm going into yugioh 5ds as a starter world for waifu catalogue. I did randomize and got that, so quick question is taking Akiza from Yusei ntr him or no because I'm thinking on adding sherry to the list.
    Malcanthet
    Malcanthet
    Were they in a relationship at the point of the story that they meat the SI?
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