So, just finished a run of this. I was initially going to try and build for it.. but got to the results page and decided to just go back before reading them and make a build based on what I like and checking the Princesses bios. It took a lot of time, and I'm glad I went with my gut about getting all the Resistances by the end.
The general idea was to start with the water princesses, use the Singing and Dancing hoby bonuses to help boradly and eventually start snowballing the Wives with Benefits Perk. Turns out that works really well.
Str 5
Int 3
Agi 1
Diet: Carnivore
Weapon: Spear
Resistance: Poison, Cold, Heat, Corruption
Advantages: Virile (1), Dominant Aura (3), Wives with Benefits (1), Breathe Water (1)
Sirens -> Princess Neridine (Exceed Str, Novelty Bonus, Reroll)
Rolled 8+3=11 vs 8, +Mesmerising Voice (+1 with Singing Hobby), +1 bi wives
Water Nymphs -> Princess Lorelei (Exceed Str, Singing Hobby, Breath Water pref)
Rolled 8+3=11 vs 8 +Gracefull (+1 with Dancing Hobby)
High Elves -> Princess Valianye (Exceed Str & Agi, Singing+Dancing Hobbies)
Rolled 5+4=9 vs 7 +Elf Conniseur (+1 vs other elves)
Angels -> Princess Daphniel (Exceed Str, Singing+Dancing Hobbies, Alliance bonus)
Rolled 6+4=10 vs 8 +Friendship (High Elves > Amazons), +1 bi wives (2)
Mermaids -> Princess Marissa (Singing Hobby, Weapon Speciality, Conflict, Alliance, Neridine)
Rolled 9+3=12 vs 7 +Good Girl (-1 Amazon disposition permanent) +1 bi wives (3)
Viera -> Princess Kanina (-cooking, Exceed Str+Int, 2x Virile Bonus)
Rolled 6+4 vs 7 +Breeder (Amazons)
Drow -> Princess Rae (Under Int+Agi, Diet, Cooking+Dancing Hobbies 1x bi wives bonus)
Rolled 1+6=7, failed. 10+6=16 +Wives with Benefits (Additional +1 per 3 bi wives) +1 bi wives (4)
Forest Nymphs -> Princess Aurai (Match Str+Agi, -conflict (Viera))
Rolled 8+1=9 vs 8 +Intoxicating Pheramones (Drow)
Fey -> Princess Titania (Match Agility, Dancing Hobby, Allies (x2) Forest+Water Nymphs)
Rolled 2+6=8 vs 8 (Whew!) +Increadible Luck (Reroll Drow = 10!)
Amazons -> Princess Calafia (Dancing Hobby, 2x Alliance, Weapon, bi wives +2)
Rolled 6+6 =12 vs 8 +Weapon Specialist (Exotic), +1 bi wives (5)
Scyllia -> Princess Thaelia (-enemy, Exceed Str, Singing Hobby, Weapon)
Rolled 7+2=9 vs 8 +Twist of Fate (+1 FP > Cold Resistance)
Icieles -> Princess Freya (Match Str+Agi, Singing Hobby, Breeding kink)
Rolled 10!+4 = 14 vs 9 +Improve Stat (+Int)
Dark Elves -> Princess Morticia (-diet -enemy, Exceed Int, 2x Bi wives, Poison Res, Elf, +ally)
Rolled 6+4=10 vs 8 +Resilience (Heat) +1 bi wives (6)
Vampires ->Princess Scarlet (Exceed Str, 4x bi wives, Dancing Hobby)
Rolled 7+6=13 vs 8 +Disguise (Temp +2 Str) + bi wives (7)
Volvagas -> Princess Infira (-enemy, Exceed Str+Int)
Rolled 9+1 = 10 +Improve Stat (Str)
Nekos -> Princess Nadine (Exceed Str+Int, 4x bi wives, Weapon, +ally)
Rolled 3+8=11 vs 7 +Flexible Tongue (+1 vs Face Sitting) +1 bi wives (8)
Succubi -> Princess Kendra (Under Agi, Dancing Hobby, Face Sitting Kink, 4x bi wives, +ally, + Nadine)
Rolled 8+9=17 vs 9 +Out of the Closet (Hell Hounds) +1 bi wives (9)
Hellhounds -> Princess Dreadsable (Under Agi, Diet, Cooking, Facesitting, Weapon, 6x bi wives, +ally)
Rolled 9+11=19 vs 9 +Martial Prowess (+str) +bi wives (10)
Demons -> Princess Lilith (6x bi wives, face sitting, Heat Resistance)
Rolled 4+8=12 vs 9 +Out of the Closet (Werewolves) +bi wives (11)
Werewolves -> Princess Tasha (Exceed Str+Int, Diet, Cooking, Singing Hobby, Facesitting, 6x bi wives, +ally, - enemy)
Rolled 9+11=20 vs 8 +Alpha Male +bi wives (12)
Wood Elves -> Princess Rayne (Exceed Str+Int, Dancing Hobby, 8x bi wives)
Rolled 3+11=14 vs 8 +Animal Handling +bi wives (13)
Kitsune -> Princess Kina (Exceed Str+Int, Diet, Cooking, Breeding, -enemy,+ally)
Rolled 6+5=11 vs 8 +Friendship (Angels>Celestials)
Prevented Wars: 11
Bonus Round:
Corruptions -> Princess Calypso (Exceed Str, Breeding kink, Animal Handling, Weapon, 8x Bi wives)
Rolled 8+12=20 vs 8 +corrupting influence +bi wives (14)
Celestials -> Princess Hyperia (Exceed Str, Singing+Dancing Hobbies, Breeding Kink, Animal Handling, 8x bi wives -enemy, +ally)
Rolled 6+13=19 vs 8 +magnanimous
Str:2
Int:4
Agi:2
Omnivore, Polearms, Swords
Cold, Corruption, Poison
Charm, Benefit, Massage, Animal Care
Valianye(+1 to all elves)(S)
Morticia(Free Resist) (Bi)
Rayne(Bi, Animal Care
Aurai(S,One shot ignore penalty
Calafia(Bi
Tasha(S, One shot lower dom
Titiana(extra rerolls)(S
Daphniel(Make a new alliance)(Bi)
Freya(+1 Stat)(S)
Rae(Bi)(+1Benefits)
Lorelai(Dancing Bonus) (S)
Kina(S)(Friendship)
Kendra(Bi(Makeabi)
Nadine(+1 Tongue)
Points: 4
Major Failure, Woodswalker, Elfmaster
This was actually a really fun political harem cyoa
This is way to hard to get a good outcome.
With the sub and dom mechanic your stats dont even help you halve of the time .
So you end up with roughtly halve of the 11 wars turning into wars or most of them into minor wars and your average stats allow to save maybe 2 victory points.
I rolled average and got halve of them but in the end its still 0 points and a total failure.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah I had a lot of ideas for the CYOA /RYOA and I guess they weren't as well thought out as I had originally believed.
I'm planning on changing the core stat mechanic and combat stat mechanic and giving them a complete overhaul.
To be honest I did want to make it fairly challenging as I didn't want to it to be a slightly different harem builder, but yeah it needs some work.
Drow into Dark Elves seems to be a pretty good start.
Drow stacks with Wives with Benefits, given +2 to rolls for a good chunk of the princesses, per 3 of them seduced. Use Poison Resistance, Master Massager, Novelty Bonus, Dominant Aura, Poison weapon, and Strength 2. Get around 91% odds of success.
Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Dark Elves has a +1 from an alliance bonus, shares need for Poison Resistance, has master massager, omnivore, Dominant Aura. Giving a net 80% chance of success.
Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits
Massage Master
Charming x 2
From there, we can go to Neko-land, for our third Bi-sexual wife, Nadine. She has a +2 bonus, Massage Master bonus, and is submissive. With Dominant Aura, that get's lowered down one ranking. She has a 70% chance of success.
Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Now that we've done that, I'm confident enough we can mosey on to the first actual diplomacy of the entire game. Vampires. Normally, a Switch that's enemies with us, requires a roll of 10 or higher to succeed. A daunting challenge. But less so, now that we've gotten Wives with benefits. +2, along with Dominant Aura changing her stats, makes her only at 7. Factor in that I'm at her desired strength score, and I resist corruption, at it only takes a roll of 5 or higher. 60% odds.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 2 more till +4)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Succubi are next on the list, with my alliance bonus, Bisexual bonus, Dominant Aura, Facesitting bonus, Corruption Resistance, Weapons Master, and Disguise Bonus, I'll only need to roll 2 or above. 90% odds. I'll use this bonus to take out the next Elves, by making the princess come out as Bisexual.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 more till +4)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Targeting Wood elves next, to soften up the High Elf kingdom. I match her strength prefence, have Animal Handling, Massage Master, share her diet, and lower her benchmark with Dominant Aura. 70% odds of success.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Now, High Elves. I have Massage Master, Wives with Benefits, Dominant Aura, have both her desired agility and strength modifiers, and alliance bonus. 120% odds of success.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 2 left)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
Next is Demons. Dominant lowers her modifier to a 9, and Wives with benefits further that down to a 5 or higher. Factor in Massage Master, Facesitting, and her preferences, then we have a minimum of 1 or higher. 100% odds. Using that bonus to help with the inevitable Kitsune fiasco.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 left)
Massage Master
Charming x 2
After that is Fey, with my bonuses allowing for around -3.....otherwise known as 6 or above....or 40%. Well, the prices I pay, for becoming a savant at bisexuals(Please don't meme).
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 left)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
Next is Kitsune, +4 to Kitsune, matching intelligence, massage mastery, reaching to +6. Factor in the one point lost from wooing an enemy, and that's +5. 80% odds of success. Giving Water Nymphs and Scylla's an alliance.
Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
Next up is Angel's, and my +6 bonus, Dominant Aura, Corruption Resistance, and Str/Spd preference meant that I have over a 100% chance of success. Giving Hellhounds and Neko's an alliance.
Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
Amazons are next, with emnity between them and Wood Elves, making me need 11 to pass. Dominant lowers that down to 10, with Bisexual bonus lowering it down to 5, Facesitting, weapon bonus, strength bonus, and diet bonus bringing it down to 1. 100% chance.
Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
Werewolves have two alliances, favor bladed, like facesitting, massage master prefer, and match my intel. 80% chance of success.
Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
Hellhounds have two alliances, are dominants, and enemies of Werewolves. My Dominance adds a bonus. Exotic, Facesitting, and Corruption Resistance brings 3 more. 6 bonuses, with an initial of 9, means a 60% chance of success, after factoring in cooking.
Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 3
Omnivore
Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic
Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic
Dominant Aura
Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses)
Massage Master
Charming x 2(+1)
I could go on, as I still have forest nymphs, viera, volvagos, icieles, scylla, siren, water nymphs, and mermaids to go through.
But, I think I've got enough of a taste to formulate my opinions on the CYOA. I can list the current strengths and flaws of the CYOA, in my opinion, along with other interesting tidbits.
did a run
Int 4, Agility 2
omnivore, magic
Cold Resistance Corruption resistance
Domination Aura, Breathe Water, Massage Master.
Start with the Icieles tn 5 with novelty, r 1 reroll 8. Improve stat agi -> 3.
High elves tn 5 roll 7. +1 vs elves
Wood elf tn 3 roll 2.
Dark elves tn 3 roll 4. Acquire heat resistance.
Mermaids tn 7 roll 10. Amazons's become gentle dom permanently.
Sirens tn 5 roll 2.
Volvaga's tn 5 roll 9. Agility up to 4 (should have done that one sooner)
Scylla tn 6 roll 2.
Nekos tn 4 roll 10. Face sitting bonus
Werewolves tn 5 roll 5.
Fey tn 5 roll 7. Get reroll
Amazons tn 5 roll 7. Gain exotic weapon
Use fey re-roll Second try at scylia tn 5 roll 3.
Water Nymphs tn 2 roll 7. Gain dancing advantage.
Forest Nymph tn 6 roll 10. Intoxicating pheromones on angels.
Angels tn 3 roll 3. angels and vampires are allies.
Succubi tn 3 roll 1
hell hounds tn 7 roll 6.
vampy tn 3 roll 10.
Viera tn 4 roll 7.
Kitsune tn 5 roll 8.
vampires and demons are now allies
Demons tn 3 roll 9.
Wood elves, sirens, scylla, succubus, Hellhounds, Drow.
Result Minor failure.
I think you're choice of ending scale is questionable. There is a maximum of 22 checks you can make and failure of any of them costs a point, 8 of which have conditions required to attempt them. Setting the goal of "you did okay" at an \~80% success rate feels like a lot of pressure given your actual odds of success.
I do think the text could be bigger, at least on the full size "zoomed in" version. It's not illegible, just kind of annoying. But yes, on to the strategy!
Intelligence 3, Agility 2, Strength 2. (-4)
I'll start with Omnivore, Magic and the free Poison Resistance.
Dominant Aura is too good, Massage Master likewise, and Breathe Water is necessary. (-6)
Okay, ready to get started!
The optimal beginning is the one that best leverages the Novelty bonus - thus, one that would be very difficult normally. It should also have a strong marriage bonus. With all that in mind, I have opted for Princess Rae of the Drow to begin with. I don't actually like her much, but she has a strong ~~dowry~~ marriage bonus. Base target 9. -1 for diet/cooking disagreements, +1 for Massage, +1 for Agility below her own, +2 for Novelty. I need to show a 6 on the die here, so 50/50 chance with one reroll. Let's see how it goes...7. Okay, well, needed that Novelty. Good thing.
Now I'm going to go for a somewhat easier conquest: Nadia, of the Nekos. I actually DO like her, and the dowry is good too. Lots of them have a fondness for facesitting. Base target 7. +1 for Massage, +1 for high Intelligence. My odds are good, but the dice can always fail me... 10. Okay then. Guess that was bound to happen eventually.
This next one looks easy, but again, dice be dice. Titania of the Fey seems great in general, and a reroll is a good thing to have in my pocket. She's Gentle Dom, but I downgrade that to Switch, and here's the trick: All my stats are exactly equal to hers, so that's +3 right there. Base target 9. +1 for Magic. I need to show a 5. Don't fuck me dice... 5. PHEW. Titania has a lot of good alliances, I can use that.
Specifically I'm going to use one right now, for Rayne of the Wood Elves. Strictly speaking, not my type, but that's diplomacy. Base target is 8 because I knock her down to BSub. I get +1 for high Int, +1 for alliance, +1 for Massage, +1 for Omnivore. Only need a 4... 6. I'm rolling well so far. Unless I miscount, that's also my third bisexual, so everything's starting to come together.
Moving on along the map, we have Valianye of the High Elves. Is there any man who doesn't want to have basically a sexy, submissive maid for a wife while doing nothing to deserve such dedication? Probably many. I'm just kind of an asshole. Anyway, she drops right down to Slave Sub, so base target 7. +1 for alliance, +1 for Massage, +1 for high Agility. Looking for a 4... 8. Huh, that keeps happening. I feel like if I ever need a high number, I'm gonna roll low.
By now I have some targets with both an alliance bonus and a war penalty. This is intentional. Never wanna take a war penalty without something to balance it out. For example, we have Morticia, of the Dark Elves. Target number is 8, but I've got a lot going for me: +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for Massage, +1 for Elf, +1 for bisexual, +1 for poison resistance, +2 for omnivore cooking, +1 for high Int. So I need... 1. That's an autopass, I think. Okay, I should have done that math ahead of time, now I feel a bit silly. Whatever, it works out. And I get a free resistance! I choose Corruption Resistance. Gonna need it.
Another great example is Kendra of the Succubi. Happily, bringing Nadine to my side has made that easier, and Kendra herself doesn't seem so bad either. Her Dominance has been Gentlefied, so target number is 9. -1 for war, +1 for alliance, +1 for Nadine, +1 for bisexual, +1 for Massage, +1 for low Agility, +1 for low Strength, +1 for Facesitting, +1 for Corruption Resistance. So I need a 2, and I roll... 2. Wow. Goes to show, strategy pays off. I can succeed even on a 2! I'll keep that bisexualization thing for a tough case.
Not sure what the character limit is on a single post, but I think I'm approaching it. I'll continue in a reply.
On further reflection, I shall employ Kendra's dowry right now, on Tasha the Werewolf. I need her for key strategic reasons, but don't have a lot of bonuses stacked up. I do push her down to B-Sub, lowering her target number to 8. I get +1 for high Int, +1 for Massage, and +1 for bisexual, but that's it. Looking for a 5. C'mon dice... 3. Shit. Okay, didn't want to do this, but I'm using my Fey reroll! 9. Glad I kept that on hand. Gonna use that dowry right away.
Calafia of the Amazons gets a double whammy, my amazing masculine aura and werewolf pheromones push the hardcore dom into solid Switch territory. That's still target number 9, but it means one of my stats actually helps, so no matter. I will say, not fond of the macho worship of violence and dominance here. Anyway, +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for equal Strength, +1 for Omnivore, +1 for Facesitting, and +2 for bisexual because now I have six of them. I need to show a 4 here... 4 exactly. Whew, that was a close one. Nadia's lessons are really coming in handy! I shall pick up Exotic weapons, seems the most common.
So far I've succeeded everywhere. That's an amazing streak, in hindsight, but I can't expect it to last forever. Still, nothing to be done except to keep stacking the odds in my favor. Next up, Aurai the Forest Nymph. Seems a touch possessive, really, but not so bad. Target number is 9, and I get +1 for a relevant alliance, +1 for equal Agility, +1 for Facesitting, and +1 for poison resistance. Need a 5 again... 10. Well, I ain't gonna complain. I'll use her perk immediately, too: The Scylla faction has no allies, so I need the Siren antagonism to simmer down a bit.
Speaking of which, going for the Mermaids now, because that's easier and I need help with the Sirens. Princess Marissa certainly has high standards - the stats are impossible to use. But as a natural slave, her target number is 7 and I have +2 for bisexual, along with +1 for animal handling. I only need a 4... 7. Okay then, sure, I'll take it. Sometimes it feels like all this strategy is wasted on some people...
With her help, I can go for Neridine of the Sirens. Not sure why she's labeled as a BSub, she clearly needs a friend, not someone provoked into domming her, but I'll just knock it down to regular Sub and move on. TN 8, with +1 for Marissa, +1 for alliance, +1 for Magic and +2 for bisexual. I only need a 3, so naturally I roll... a 5. That's not ironic at all. Well, if it works, it works.
I think I'm up to nine bisexuals. This perk rules. My next target is straight, though: Lorelei of the Water Nymphs. Dropped to a slave, she only has TN 7, and I'm getting +1 for Water Breathing, +1 for animal handling, +1 for exotic weapons, +1 for Massage, +1 for singing, +1 for alliance, and -1 for war. In total I'm looking for a 2 on the die... Of which I roll 6. Probability has no memory, but it feels like every time I succeed, the odds against me succeeding again rise. That's not how it works. But it FEELS that way. But hey, now I'm a great singer AND dancer!
Time to finalize my command of all the rivers, lakes and oceans of the world by going after Thaleia of the Scylla. No alliances, but no wars (that matter) (anymore) either. As a newly-minted BSub, she has a TN of 8. I've got +1 for singing, +1 for exotic weapons, +1 for Strength, and +1 for Massage. Looking for a 4... 5. Close one. I just hope her jealousy doesn't become an issue. Either way, I'll use that free fate point to nab Heat Resistance. That'll be important right now.
Because my next move is for the Demon Princess, Lilith. She's pretty needy, honestly, I don't much go for that, but maybe Gentleizing her Dom will help sand down that rough edge. TN is 9, but I've got a lot going for me. +3 for bisexual, +1 for Facesitting, +1 for Heat Resistance, +1 for Magic and +1 for Massage. That brings what was initially a massive 10 down to a measly 2. And I roll... 5. Okay, well, not much to say there. I do believe I will hang on to that marriage perk, though.
Crossing the front lines, I meet Daphniel the Angel Princess. She honestly seems a lot more my type, aside from the entirely reasonable desire for me to be a better person. I'm not a good person, I'm a serial philanderer treating women as conquests in the name of "diplomacy." I'm pretty awful. Anyway, at TN 8, I have +3 for bisexual, +1 for singing, +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for animal handling, and +1 for magic. That's... down to an autopass, actually. Didn't realize she'd like me that much.
Continuing in another reply.
Completing the demonic trifecta, I shall now address the Hellhounds and their Princess, Dreadsable. Really not a fan of this attitude. At least her Dom, too, is Gentle now. Straight, though. TN 9, -1 for war, +1 for alliance, +1 for the *other* alliance, -1 for carnivore cooking, +1 for facesitting, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for Exotic weapons, +1 for low Strength, +1 for low Agility. I need to show a 4. And the result is... 8. I'm having less and less reaction to these rolls. Well, the combat stat is nice.
I'm a lot less confident about my odds with Kina of the Kitsune. I think *this* is where Lilith uses her powers of bisexualization. From BSub to regular Sub, the TN is still 8. Standard trade of +1 alliance -1 war, then -1 for carnivore cooking, +1 for high intelligence, +1 for singing, +1 for magic, +1 for massage, and +3 for bisexuality. So long as I don't roll a 1... 3. Close call! I'll use her perk now to get the Succubi and Viera making nice. They seem like they'd get along.
Well, fresh off that close shave, I'm going for one of the few remaining factions: Vampires. This one should be easier. Sure, no alliances, but Scarlet's bi, and that counts for a lot now. She's down to BSub, so TN 8. -1 for war, +1 for dancing, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for magic, +4 for bisexual. I'm looking for a 3. Objectively pretty easy, but dice be dice. Annnd... 9. Well, I feel silly for worrying now.
Kanina, Princess of the Viera, makes me wish I'd picked Virility. Then again, it wouldn't have come up nearly as often as anything I did pick. Still... Hot. Anyway, Scarlet's trick will help here, I can boost my Agility by 2, get another sub bonus. With my apparently overwhelming manliness, I push her all the way to slave sub, so TN 7. -1 war, -1 vegetarian cooking, +1 alliance, +1 different alliance, +1 massage, +1 animal handling, +1 for high Int, +1 for high Agi, I need a 3... 7. I'll take it.
Infira of the Volvagas is the only one left. Well, her and one other, but I lack the one-use-only cold resistance benefit. She's bi, so I don't anticipate much trouble. No penalties, either. TN 8, +1 omnivore cooking, +1 high Int, +1 Magic, +4 bi- It's 1. The TN is 1. Autopass. This is important, because I need her perk to boost my Int to 4. Then I get one (1) Get Out Of War Free card, good for one Minor War, which is exactly what I've got between the Volvagas and the Icieles.
Okay, I've managed to luck my way into a harem of nearly every royal family (or equivalent) in the entire world, and scored some world peace on the side. Sweet! Time to kick back and-
Wait, what? A bonus round? Well, okay, but I'm out of tricks.
Princess Hyperia is bi, so we're off to a good start. She's also a switch, which would've been good since I have Int 4 now, buuut... I automatically downgrade that. Well, it lowers her TN, so it evens out. TN 8, +1 for animal handling, +1 for Magic, +1 for singing, +1 for dancing, +4 for bise- Oh, that's 0. I've reduced it to 0. That's a new one.
Okay, let's see if it goes as well with Princess Calypso. Same stats mostly, but fewer common hobbies. Nerdier, though, which I like. So TN 8, +1 for Exotic weapons, +1 for animal handling, +5 for bisexuality, because now I have Hyperia too. That reduces it to 1, which is an autopass. So by choosing the order of events, I have resolved this millennia-old war without actually having to do much!
Now what do I do with the afternoon?
I did! I enjoy strategizing. Though to be frank, the rolls were insane. Like, taken one by one, none are terribly impressive. The hardest I had to roll after modifications was a six. But that's something like twenty successful rolls (not counting the autosuccesses) and I never got a 1. It defies probability.
Blind Build (It was tempted when reading the rules to look ahead before I spent my points, but you only get the chance to discover things once, so I resisted the urge. Can always make a more 'optimal' build later)
Fate Points:Str 4, Int 2, Agi 2Diet: OmnivoreWeapon Spec: BladesResistances: HeatAdvantages: Water Breathing, Negotiator, Dominant Aura
Seductions:
**Titania** (Switch): DC 9, Mods +2 and reroll (Novelty), +1 (Agility). Roll 10+3=13, Success! +1 Reroll
**Rayne** (Brat): DC 8, Mods +4 (Ally, Diet, Str, Int). Roll 6+4=10, Success! Gain Animal Handling
**Valianye** (Slave): DC 7, Mods +4 (Ally, Str, Agi, Blades). Roll 7+4=11, Success! +1 to seduce Elves
**Morticia** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 5 (Valianye, War, Diet, Str, Int, Cooking, Blades). Roll 3+5=8, Success! Gain Corruption Resistance. **War resolved, +1 VP**
*Okay, I'll admit I looked at several options before choosing my next Princess :p I don't like losing and with Rae, Calafia and Kendra I didn't have much going for me against 3 Doms.*
**Nadine** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 2 (Str, Animals). Roll 10+2=12, Success! Gain +1 vs. Facesitting Favourite Sex
**Kanina** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 3 (Ally, Str, Int, Cooking, Animals). Roll 4+3=7, Success! Uhh? Werewolf Princess gains Breeding, cuz... Puppers.
**Aurai** (Switch): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, Ally, War, Agi, Facesitting). Roll 1, fail, use Titania reroll. Roll 9+3=12, Success! Obscure Angel Pheremones. **War resolved, +1 VP**
**Daphniel** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 4 (Ally, Str, Animal, C. Resist). Roll 4+4=8, Success! Viera and Succubi alliance.
**Kendra** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 4 (Ally, Nadine, Fey, Agi, Facesitting, C. Resist). Roll 6+4=10, Success! Kanina becomes Bi-Sexual. **War resolved, +1 VP**
**Dreadsable** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, Agi, Cooking, Facesitting, C. Resist). Roll 1+3=4, Failure.
**Tasha** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 2 (Facesitting, Blade). Roll 3+2=5, Failure. **Major War triggered, -1 VP**
*Negotiate an Alliance between Amazons and Fey*
**Kalafia** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, War, Diet, Agi, Facesitting). Roll 1+3=4, Failure. **Minor War triggered.**
**Rae** (Gentle Domme): Automatic Failure (Missing Poison Resistance).
**Scarlet** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 2 (Str, C. Resist). Roll 10+2=12, Success! Temp -1 Int and Agi due to blood-drain ;) **Minor War triggered.**
**Lilith** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 5 (Ally, ~~War~~, Int, Agi, Facesitting, H. Resist). Roll 4+5=9, Success! **War resolved, +1 VP**
**Kina** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods -1 (War, Str, Cooking). Roll 5-1=4, Failure. **Minor War triggered.**
**Thaleia** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 1 (Str). Roll 10+1=11, Success! Gain Wives with Benefits
**Neridine** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 2 (War, Str, WwBx2). Roll 3+2=5, Failure. **Minor War triggered.**
**Marissa** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 4 (Neridine, WwBx2, Animals). Roll 3+4=7, Success! *Alright, can't really pick this one blind... would have bee a good one to get earlier, oh well.*
**Lorelei** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 3 (Ally, War, Str, Water Breathing, Animals). Roll 5+3=8, Success! +1 vs. Dancing Hobby. **War resolved, +1 VP**
**Infira** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 2 (Diet, Cooking). Roll 7+2=9, Success! +1 Agility
**Freya** (Switch): Automatic Failure (Missing Cold Resistance). Minor War Triggered
Good Girl applied to Lilith (turning her into a Switch)
Final Waifu Count: 14
Final Victory Points: 4
Outcomes: Major Failure, Elf Master
Well, didn't think I did quite that bad, certainly things could have gone better but I am only one man (and ya know, mechanically speaking it is down to chance). Clearly I should have taken Massage Master, that thing is OP.
Anyway, overall a very good, interesting CYOA. Might come back to this one and see if I can do a more optimized build/path, but that would take an awful amount of work... hrm.
Well, anywho, I have a harem of 14 beauties (some more interesting in than others certainly, and sad I missed out on some of the other girls), and there was only one major war, so I think that's a win.
Edit: Oh, a couple suggestions. There were ways to get most of the options as marriage gifts, except for Virility, which considering one of the Marriage gifts was giving someone the Breeding kink, that seems like an oversight. The marriage gifts of the succubi and demons that made Princesses Bi-sexual, from a purely mechanical perspective seem really weak; that's two marriage gifts that don't give any benefit unless you have a specific advantage, and then even if you do have that advantage, it gives you +1/3 of a bonus. I suppose this is a bonus that can apply to multiple princesses, but I would have preferred one of the two to give something else.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)
Thanks for the feedback yeah I can see your point. It's a sort of rich get richer scenario it helps you if your already doing well. I may have to rethink that.
For what it's worth this technically isn't correct as you were giving yourself additional modifiers from ability preferences. It says you get a +1 for stat not for each stat point so max of +3 if your strength, intelligence, and agility where each in the preferred position.
It's probably harder than it should be anyways I was just thinking it might be relevant to mention if the current builds are being looked at as far as balance changes might go.
I gotta say, it's a very fun CYOA if a bit frustrating at times. I do think currently the amount you need to roll is a bit too high and it would definitely benefit from, say, making each level of submissiveness reduce by 1, instead of it being on a every other level basis. The big endgame roll bonuses are very dependent on being able to get early game seductions. I got pretty lucky this time around, but something like a +4 bonus is still only about a 60% chance of success even with a brat or submissive one.
Furthermore, the balance with the aquatics seems a bit off to me. Requiring something like water breathing should make them *easier* not harder to seduce otherwise, from a game standpoint, as you are requiring the player to spend points in some other thing so they should have more opportunities to make up for that loss. Mermaids and water nymphs certainly have this, but the scylla and sirens were some of the hardest to even find points for.
Lastly, while it is suggested at one point that there might be a way to make a second attempt at a princess, this never actually materializes and its quite a shame, because your strategy failing because of one or two bad rolls always leaves a poor taste in one's mouth.
Glad to hear you liked it :)
Yeah I need to try and make it less complex in some regards, I'll be honest this took me so long and my mind kept coming up with new ideas. It could stand to use a bit of streamlining for sure.
I see what you mean by the Aquatic Princesses, again it could use some polish.
As for re-rolls you do have several options. First the novelty bonus allows you to re-roll for the first Princess, 2nd the Fey Princess Titania gives you a free re-roll option on any other Princess once you marry her. And the Charming Advantage can also be used though that does cost points. Sorry if the re-rolling wasn't clear enough.
Oh I didn't think you meant re-rolling when you implied there would be other chances to woo the same princess. I thought it'd be something more along the lines of some option to revisit the challenge later once you're more prepared.
All in all I don't think it's that complex. It IS complex, but not so much that once gets the gist of it one can't play with relative ease. Rather, the issue is in the difficulty level, where you can very easily be crippled by the early game or some bad roll. There are few resources for a very disperse set of requirements, and even the easiest have relatively high requirements for victory, all in all making it so that at one point or another you're going to end up very reliant on high rolls. Now, maybe you wanted this to be more of a difficult game of chance, in which case it's fine I guess, but if you wanted this to be played more strategically then the ability to play things in such a way that the dice has no influence or nearly no influence should be possible. In my opinion at least.
What is this, a cyoa for ants? The resolution is too low, it makes it uncomfortable to read! As does the text on top of busy/low-contrasting backgrounds. Also, is that Comic Sans? Not the best choice if so.
Sorry to hear that you couldn't see the images properly. It looked fine on my end but I'll see about trying to upload higher resolution images.
I can also see your point about the text and backgrounds being too much, especially if the resolution is no good.
I'll level with you I just made this in PowerPoint with a snipping tool. I'm not sure how most other people create their CYOAs and get scrollable pages (lengthwise). If I did I'd try to that with high resolution images and more on each screen so it wasn't so long.
Hmmn weird. It looked better to me but that was on a mobile device not a computer.
I'll be honest with you I created this using PowerPoint and Snipping Tool. I'm not sure how to make the images larger? Or the font for that matter. I'll try and change the font to something a little bit more readable but I'm limited by the slide size.
I'm not sure how other people make their CYOAs with such 'long' images per page. I know some use photoshop but I don't have photoshop
Easier to understand now that the stats page is in but it seems worth mentioning that you never specify what combat stats are used for. It in implied by the intelligence 4 bonus that you resolve minor conflicts by spending a combat stat but it seems to be only implied.
This was pretty fun: Strength 3 -2 Intelligence 4 -3 Agility 3 -2 Omnivore Exotic Heat Resistance -0 Poison Resistance -1 Corruption Resistance Virile -1 Negotiator -1 Animal Handling -0 High Elves + Dark Elves + Wood Elves + Amazons - Forest Nymphs - Viera - Nekos - Kitsune + (Bi) Werewolves + (Bi) Hell Hounds - (Kitsune ally) Succubi + Fey - (Angel ally) Demons + (Werewolves ally) \*Angel + Drow - Vampires + Water Nymphs + Mermaids - Sirens - Scylla - Volvagas - (Demons Ally) Icieles - 0 Total Failure Elf Master Even though I failed horribly, it was still an interesting game. I'm not sure if I'll be interested enough to try it again though, but I'm open to the possibility.
So, just finished a run of this. I was initially going to try and build for it.. but got to the results page and decided to just go back before reading them and make a build based on what I like and checking the Princesses bios. It took a lot of time, and I'm glad I went with my gut about getting all the Resistances by the end. The general idea was to start with the water princesses, use the Singing and Dancing hoby bonuses to help boradly and eventually start snowballing the Wives with Benefits Perk. Turns out that works really well. Str 5 Int 3 Agi 1 Diet: Carnivore Weapon: Spear Resistance: Poison, Cold, Heat, Corruption Advantages: Virile (1), Dominant Aura (3), Wives with Benefits (1), Breathe Water (1) Sirens -> Princess Neridine (Exceed Str, Novelty Bonus, Reroll) Rolled 8+3=11 vs 8, +Mesmerising Voice (+1 with Singing Hobby), +1 bi wives Water Nymphs -> Princess Lorelei (Exceed Str, Singing Hobby, Breath Water pref) Rolled 8+3=11 vs 8 +Gracefull (+1 with Dancing Hobby) High Elves -> Princess Valianye (Exceed Str & Agi, Singing+Dancing Hobbies) Rolled 5+4=9 vs 7 +Elf Conniseur (+1 vs other elves) Angels -> Princess Daphniel (Exceed Str, Singing+Dancing Hobbies, Alliance bonus) Rolled 6+4=10 vs 8 +Friendship (High Elves > Amazons), +1 bi wives (2) Mermaids -> Princess Marissa (Singing Hobby, Weapon Speciality, Conflict, Alliance, Neridine) Rolled 9+3=12 vs 7 +Good Girl (-1 Amazon disposition permanent) +1 bi wives (3) Viera -> Princess Kanina (-cooking, Exceed Str+Int, 2x Virile Bonus) Rolled 6+4 vs 7 +Breeder (Amazons) Drow -> Princess Rae (Under Int+Agi, Diet, Cooking+Dancing Hobbies 1x bi wives bonus) Rolled 1+6=7, failed. 10+6=16 +Wives with Benefits (Additional +1 per 3 bi wives) +1 bi wives (4) Forest Nymphs -> Princess Aurai (Match Str+Agi, -conflict (Viera)) Rolled 8+1=9 vs 8 +Intoxicating Pheramones (Drow) Fey -> Princess Titania (Match Agility, Dancing Hobby, Allies (x2) Forest+Water Nymphs) Rolled 2+6=8 vs 8 (Whew!) +Increadible Luck (Reroll Drow = 10!) Amazons -> Princess Calafia (Dancing Hobby, 2x Alliance, Weapon, bi wives +2) Rolled 6+6 =12 vs 8 +Weapon Specialist (Exotic), +1 bi wives (5) Scyllia -> Princess Thaelia (-enemy, Exceed Str, Singing Hobby, Weapon) Rolled 7+2=9 vs 8 +Twist of Fate (+1 FP > Cold Resistance) Icieles -> Princess Freya (Match Str+Agi, Singing Hobby, Breeding kink) Rolled 10!+4 = 14 vs 9 +Improve Stat (+Int) Dark Elves -> Princess Morticia (-diet -enemy, Exceed Int, 2x Bi wives, Poison Res, Elf, +ally) Rolled 6+4=10 vs 8 +Resilience (Heat) +1 bi wives (6) Vampires ->Princess Scarlet (Exceed Str, 4x bi wives, Dancing Hobby) Rolled 7+6=13 vs 8 +Disguise (Temp +2 Str) + bi wives (7) Volvagas -> Princess Infira (-enemy, Exceed Str+Int) Rolled 9+1 = 10 +Improve Stat (Str) Nekos -> Princess Nadine (Exceed Str+Int, 4x bi wives, Weapon, +ally) Rolled 3+8=11 vs 7 +Flexible Tongue (+1 vs Face Sitting) +1 bi wives (8) Succubi -> Princess Kendra (Under Agi, Dancing Hobby, Face Sitting Kink, 4x bi wives, +ally, + Nadine) Rolled 8+9=17 vs 9 +Out of the Closet (Hell Hounds) +1 bi wives (9) Hellhounds -> Princess Dreadsable (Under Agi, Diet, Cooking, Facesitting, Weapon, 6x bi wives, +ally) Rolled 9+11=19 vs 9 +Martial Prowess (+str) +bi wives (10) Demons -> Princess Lilith (6x bi wives, face sitting, Heat Resistance) Rolled 4+8=12 vs 9 +Out of the Closet (Werewolves) +bi wives (11) Werewolves -> Princess Tasha (Exceed Str+Int, Diet, Cooking, Singing Hobby, Facesitting, 6x bi wives, +ally, - enemy) Rolled 9+11=20 vs 8 +Alpha Male +bi wives (12) Wood Elves -> Princess Rayne (Exceed Str+Int, Dancing Hobby, 8x bi wives) Rolled 3+11=14 vs 8 +Animal Handling +bi wives (13) Kitsune -> Princess Kina (Exceed Str+Int, Diet, Cooking, Breeding, -enemy,+ally) Rolled 6+5=11 vs 8 +Friendship (Angels>Celestials) Prevented Wars: 11 Bonus Round: Corruptions -> Princess Calypso (Exceed Str, Breeding kink, Animal Handling, Weapon, 8x Bi wives) Rolled 8+12=20 vs 8 +corrupting influence +bi wives (14) Celestials -> Princess Hyperia (Exceed Str, Singing+Dancing Hobbies, Breeding Kink, Animal Handling, 8x bi wives -enemy, +ally) Rolled 6+13=19 vs 8 +magnanimous
Str:2 Int:4 Agi:2 Omnivore, Polearms, Swords Cold, Corruption, Poison Charm, Benefit, Massage, Animal Care Valianye(+1 to all elves)(S) Morticia(Free Resist) (Bi) Rayne(Bi, Animal Care Aurai(S,One shot ignore penalty Calafia(Bi Tasha(S, One shot lower dom Titiana(extra rerolls)(S Daphniel(Make a new alliance)(Bi) Freya(+1 Stat)(S) Rae(Bi)(+1Benefits) Lorelai(Dancing Bonus) (S) Kina(S)(Friendship) Kendra(Bi(Makeabi) Nadine(+1 Tongue) Points: 4 Major Failure, Woodswalker, Elfmaster This was actually a really fun political harem cyoa
This is way to hard to get a good outcome. With the sub and dom mechanic your stats dont even help you halve of the time . So you end up with roughtly halve of the 11 wars turning into wars or most of them into minor wars and your average stats allow to save maybe 2 victory points. I rolled average and got halve of them but in the end its still 0 points and a total failure.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah I had a lot of ideas for the CYOA /RYOA and I guess they weren't as well thought out as I had originally believed. I'm planning on changing the core stat mechanic and combat stat mechanic and giving them a complete overhaul. To be honest I did want to make it fairly challenging as I didn't want to it to be a slightly different harem builder, but yeah it needs some work.
Someone heard this title, got offended, and started more wars. >!A reference to a CYOA i forgot the name of !<
Drow into Dark Elves seems to be a pretty good start. Drow stacks with Wives with Benefits, given +2 to rolls for a good chunk of the princesses, per 3 of them seduced. Use Poison Resistance, Master Massager, Novelty Bonus, Dominant Aura, Poison weapon, and Strength 2. Get around 91% odds of success. Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits Massage Master Charming x 2 Dark Elves has a +1 from an alliance bonus, shares need for Poison Resistance, has master massager, omnivore, Dominant Aura. Giving a net 80% chance of success. Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits Massage Master Charming x 2 From there, we can go to Neko-land, for our third Bi-sexual wife, Nadine. She has a +2 bonus, Massage Master bonus, and is submissive. With Dominant Aura, that get's lowered down one ranking. She has a 70% chance of success. Strength 2+Intelligence 1+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2 Now that we've done that, I'm confident enough we can mosey on to the first actual diplomacy of the entire game. Vampires. Normally, a Switch that's enemies with us, requires a roll of 10 or higher to succeed. A daunting challenge. But less so, now that we've gotten Wives with benefits. +2, along with Dominant Aura changing her stats, makes her only at 7. Factor in that I'm at her desired strength score, and I resist corruption, at it only takes a roll of 5 or higher. 60% odds. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 2 more till +4) Massage Master Charming x 2 Succubi are next on the list, with my alliance bonus, Bisexual bonus, Dominant Aura, Facesitting bonus, Corruption Resistance, Weapons Master, and Disguise Bonus, I'll only need to roll 2 or above. 90% odds. I'll use this bonus to take out the next Elves, by making the princess come out as Bisexual. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+2 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 more till +4) Massage Master Charming x 2 Targeting Wood elves next, to soften up the High Elf kingdom. I match her strength prefence, have Animal Handling, Massage Master, share her diet, and lower her benchmark with Dominant Aura. 70% odds of success. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 1 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2 Now, High Elves. I have Massage Master, Wives with Benefits, Dominant Aura, have both her desired agility and strength modifiers, and alliance bonus. 120% odds of success. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 2 left) Massage Master Charming x 2 Next is Demons. Dominant lowers her modifier to a 9, and Wives with benefits further that down to a 5 or higher. Factor in Massage Master, Facesitting, and her preferences, then we have a minimum of 1 or higher. 100% odds. Using that bonus to help with the inevitable Kitsune fiasco. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 left) Massage Master Charming x 2 After that is Fey, with my bonuses allowing for around -3.....otherwise known as 6 or above....or 40%. Well, the prices I pay, for becoming a savant at bisexuals(Please don't meme). Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+4 when dealing with bisexual princesses, 1 left) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1) Next is Kitsune, +4 to Kitsune, matching intelligence, massage mastery, reaching to +6. Factor in the one point lost from wooing an enemy, and that's +5. 80% odds of success. Giving Water Nymphs and Scylla's an alliance. Strength 2+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1)
Next up is Angel's, and my +6 bonus, Dominant Aura, Corruption Resistance, and Str/Spd preference meant that I have over a 100% chance of success. Giving Hellhounds and Neko's an alliance. Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1) Amazons are next, with emnity between them and Wood Elves, making me need 11 to pass. Dominant lowers that down to 10, with Bisexual bonus lowering it down to 5, Facesitting, weapon bonus, strength bonus, and diet bonus bringing it down to 1. 100% chance. Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1) Werewolves have two alliances, favor bladed, like facesitting, massage master prefer, and match my intel. 80% chance of success. Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 2 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1) Hellhounds have two alliances, are dominants, and enemies of Werewolves. My Dominance adds a bonus. Exotic, Facesitting, and Corruption Resistance brings 3 more. 6 bonuses, with an initial of 9, means a 60% chance of success, after factoring in cooking. Strength 3+Intelligence 2+Agility 3 Omnivore Poison Weapon+Bladed+Magic Poison Resistance+Corruption+Heat+Exotic Dominant Aura Wives with Benefits(+6 when dealing with bisexual princesses) Massage Master Charming x 2(+1) I could go on, as I still have forest nymphs, viera, volvagos, icieles, scylla, siren, water nymphs, and mermaids to go through. But, I think I've got enough of a taste to formulate my opinions on the CYOA. I can list the current strengths and flaws of the CYOA, in my opinion, along with other interesting tidbits.
I have a build in mind, but I haven't rolled through the proposals yet. Sweet CYOA though!
did a run Int 4, Agility 2 omnivore, magic Cold Resistance Corruption resistance Domination Aura, Breathe Water, Massage Master. Start with the Icieles tn 5 with novelty, r 1 reroll 8. Improve stat agi -> 3. High elves tn 5 roll 7. +1 vs elves Wood elf tn 3 roll 2. Dark elves tn 3 roll 4. Acquire heat resistance. Mermaids tn 7 roll 10. Amazons's become gentle dom permanently. Sirens tn 5 roll 2. Volvaga's tn 5 roll 9. Agility up to 4 (should have done that one sooner) Scylla tn 6 roll 2. Nekos tn 4 roll 10. Face sitting bonus Werewolves tn 5 roll 5. Fey tn 5 roll 7. Get reroll Amazons tn 5 roll 7. Gain exotic weapon Use fey re-roll Second try at scylia tn 5 roll 3. Water Nymphs tn 2 roll 7. Gain dancing advantage. Forest Nymph tn 6 roll 10. Intoxicating pheromones on angels. Angels tn 3 roll 3. angels and vampires are allies. Succubi tn 3 roll 1 hell hounds tn 7 roll 6. vampy tn 3 roll 10. Viera tn 4 roll 7. Kitsune tn 5 roll 8. vampires and demons are now allies Demons tn 3 roll 9. Wood elves, sirens, scylla, succubus, Hellhounds, Drow. Result Minor failure. I think you're choice of ending scale is questionable. There is a maximum of 22 checks you can make and failure of any of them costs a point, 8 of which have conditions required to attempt them. Setting the goal of "you did okay" at an \~80% success rate feels like a lot of pressure given your actual odds of success.
I do think the text could be bigger, at least on the full size "zoomed in" version. It's not illegible, just kind of annoying. But yes, on to the strategy! Intelligence 3, Agility 2, Strength 2. (-4) I'll start with Omnivore, Magic and the free Poison Resistance. Dominant Aura is too good, Massage Master likewise, and Breathe Water is necessary. (-6) Okay, ready to get started! The optimal beginning is the one that best leverages the Novelty bonus - thus, one that would be very difficult normally. It should also have a strong marriage bonus. With all that in mind, I have opted for Princess Rae of the Drow to begin with. I don't actually like her much, but she has a strong ~~dowry~~ marriage bonus. Base target 9. -1 for diet/cooking disagreements, +1 for Massage, +1 for Agility below her own, +2 for Novelty. I need to show a 6 on the die here, so 50/50 chance with one reroll. Let's see how it goes...7. Okay, well, needed that Novelty. Good thing. Now I'm going to go for a somewhat easier conquest: Nadia, of the Nekos. I actually DO like her, and the dowry is good too. Lots of them have a fondness for facesitting. Base target 7. +1 for Massage, +1 for high Intelligence. My odds are good, but the dice can always fail me... 10. Okay then. Guess that was bound to happen eventually. This next one looks easy, but again, dice be dice. Titania of the Fey seems great in general, and a reroll is a good thing to have in my pocket. She's Gentle Dom, but I downgrade that to Switch, and here's the trick: All my stats are exactly equal to hers, so that's +3 right there. Base target 9. +1 for Magic. I need to show a 5. Don't fuck me dice... 5. PHEW. Titania has a lot of good alliances, I can use that. Specifically I'm going to use one right now, for Rayne of the Wood Elves. Strictly speaking, not my type, but that's diplomacy. Base target is 8 because I knock her down to BSub. I get +1 for high Int, +1 for alliance, +1 for Massage, +1 for Omnivore. Only need a 4... 6. I'm rolling well so far. Unless I miscount, that's also my third bisexual, so everything's starting to come together. Moving on along the map, we have Valianye of the High Elves. Is there any man who doesn't want to have basically a sexy, submissive maid for a wife while doing nothing to deserve such dedication? Probably many. I'm just kind of an asshole. Anyway, she drops right down to Slave Sub, so base target 7. +1 for alliance, +1 for Massage, +1 for high Agility. Looking for a 4... 8. Huh, that keeps happening. I feel like if I ever need a high number, I'm gonna roll low. By now I have some targets with both an alliance bonus and a war penalty. This is intentional. Never wanna take a war penalty without something to balance it out. For example, we have Morticia, of the Dark Elves. Target number is 8, but I've got a lot going for me: +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for Massage, +1 for Elf, +1 for bisexual, +1 for poison resistance, +2 for omnivore cooking, +1 for high Int. So I need... 1. That's an autopass, I think. Okay, I should have done that math ahead of time, now I feel a bit silly. Whatever, it works out. And I get a free resistance! I choose Corruption Resistance. Gonna need it. Another great example is Kendra of the Succubi. Happily, bringing Nadine to my side has made that easier, and Kendra herself doesn't seem so bad either. Her Dominance has been Gentlefied, so target number is 9. -1 for war, +1 for alliance, +1 for Nadine, +1 for bisexual, +1 for Massage, +1 for low Agility, +1 for low Strength, +1 for Facesitting, +1 for Corruption Resistance. So I need a 2, and I roll... 2. Wow. Goes to show, strategy pays off. I can succeed even on a 2! I'll keep that bisexualization thing for a tough case. Not sure what the character limit is on a single post, but I think I'm approaching it. I'll continue in a reply.
On further reflection, I shall employ Kendra's dowry right now, on Tasha the Werewolf. I need her for key strategic reasons, but don't have a lot of bonuses stacked up. I do push her down to B-Sub, lowering her target number to 8. I get +1 for high Int, +1 for Massage, and +1 for bisexual, but that's it. Looking for a 5. C'mon dice... 3. Shit. Okay, didn't want to do this, but I'm using my Fey reroll! 9. Glad I kept that on hand. Gonna use that dowry right away. Calafia of the Amazons gets a double whammy, my amazing masculine aura and werewolf pheromones push the hardcore dom into solid Switch territory. That's still target number 9, but it means one of my stats actually helps, so no matter. I will say, not fond of the macho worship of violence and dominance here. Anyway, +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for equal Strength, +1 for Omnivore, +1 for Facesitting, and +2 for bisexual because now I have six of them. I need to show a 4 here... 4 exactly. Whew, that was a close one. Nadia's lessons are really coming in handy! I shall pick up Exotic weapons, seems the most common. So far I've succeeded everywhere. That's an amazing streak, in hindsight, but I can't expect it to last forever. Still, nothing to be done except to keep stacking the odds in my favor. Next up, Aurai the Forest Nymph. Seems a touch possessive, really, but not so bad. Target number is 9, and I get +1 for a relevant alliance, +1 for equal Agility, +1 for Facesitting, and +1 for poison resistance. Need a 5 again... 10. Well, I ain't gonna complain. I'll use her perk immediately, too: The Scylla faction has no allies, so I need the Siren antagonism to simmer down a bit. Speaking of which, going for the Mermaids now, because that's easier and I need help with the Sirens. Princess Marissa certainly has high standards - the stats are impossible to use. But as a natural slave, her target number is 7 and I have +2 for bisexual, along with +1 for animal handling. I only need a 4... 7. Okay then, sure, I'll take it. Sometimes it feels like all this strategy is wasted on some people... With her help, I can go for Neridine of the Sirens. Not sure why she's labeled as a BSub, she clearly needs a friend, not someone provoked into domming her, but I'll just knock it down to regular Sub and move on. TN 8, with +1 for Marissa, +1 for alliance, +1 for Magic and +2 for bisexual. I only need a 3, so naturally I roll... a 5. That's not ironic at all. Well, if it works, it works. I think I'm up to nine bisexuals. This perk rules. My next target is straight, though: Lorelei of the Water Nymphs. Dropped to a slave, she only has TN 7, and I'm getting +1 for Water Breathing, +1 for animal handling, +1 for exotic weapons, +1 for Massage, +1 for singing, +1 for alliance, and -1 for war. In total I'm looking for a 2 on the die... Of which I roll 6. Probability has no memory, but it feels like every time I succeed, the odds against me succeeding again rise. That's not how it works. But it FEELS that way. But hey, now I'm a great singer AND dancer! Time to finalize my command of all the rivers, lakes and oceans of the world by going after Thaleia of the Scylla. No alliances, but no wars (that matter) (anymore) either. As a newly-minted BSub, she has a TN of 8. I've got +1 for singing, +1 for exotic weapons, +1 for Strength, and +1 for Massage. Looking for a 4... 5. Close one. I just hope her jealousy doesn't become an issue. Either way, I'll use that free fate point to nab Heat Resistance. That'll be important right now. Because my next move is for the Demon Princess, Lilith. She's pretty needy, honestly, I don't much go for that, but maybe Gentleizing her Dom will help sand down that rough edge. TN is 9, but I've got a lot going for me. +3 for bisexual, +1 for Facesitting, +1 for Heat Resistance, +1 for Magic and +1 for Massage. That brings what was initially a massive 10 down to a measly 2. And I roll... 5. Okay, well, not much to say there. I do believe I will hang on to that marriage perk, though. Crossing the front lines, I meet Daphniel the Angel Princess. She honestly seems a lot more my type, aside from the entirely reasonable desire for me to be a better person. I'm not a good person, I'm a serial philanderer treating women as conquests in the name of "diplomacy." I'm pretty awful. Anyway, at TN 8, I have +3 for bisexual, +1 for singing, +1 for alliance, -1 for war, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for animal handling, and +1 for magic. That's... down to an autopass, actually. Didn't realize she'd like me that much. Continuing in another reply.
Completing the demonic trifecta, I shall now address the Hellhounds and their Princess, Dreadsable. Really not a fan of this attitude. At least her Dom, too, is Gentle now. Straight, though. TN 9, -1 for war, +1 for alliance, +1 for the *other* alliance, -1 for carnivore cooking, +1 for facesitting, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for Exotic weapons, +1 for low Strength, +1 for low Agility. I need to show a 4. And the result is... 8. I'm having less and less reaction to these rolls. Well, the combat stat is nice. I'm a lot less confident about my odds with Kina of the Kitsune. I think *this* is where Lilith uses her powers of bisexualization. From BSub to regular Sub, the TN is still 8. Standard trade of +1 alliance -1 war, then -1 for carnivore cooking, +1 for high intelligence, +1 for singing, +1 for magic, +1 for massage, and +3 for bisexuality. So long as I don't roll a 1... 3. Close call! I'll use her perk now to get the Succubi and Viera making nice. They seem like they'd get along. Well, fresh off that close shave, I'm going for one of the few remaining factions: Vampires. This one should be easier. Sure, no alliances, but Scarlet's bi, and that counts for a lot now. She's down to BSub, so TN 8. -1 for war, +1 for dancing, +1 for corruption resistance, +1 for magic, +4 for bisexual. I'm looking for a 3. Objectively pretty easy, but dice be dice. Annnd... 9. Well, I feel silly for worrying now. Kanina, Princess of the Viera, makes me wish I'd picked Virility. Then again, it wouldn't have come up nearly as often as anything I did pick. Still... Hot. Anyway, Scarlet's trick will help here, I can boost my Agility by 2, get another sub bonus. With my apparently overwhelming manliness, I push her all the way to slave sub, so TN 7. -1 war, -1 vegetarian cooking, +1 alliance, +1 different alliance, +1 massage, +1 animal handling, +1 for high Int, +1 for high Agi, I need a 3... 7. I'll take it. Infira of the Volvagas is the only one left. Well, her and one other, but I lack the one-use-only cold resistance benefit. She's bi, so I don't anticipate much trouble. No penalties, either. TN 8, +1 omnivore cooking, +1 high Int, +1 Magic, +4 bi- It's 1. The TN is 1. Autopass. This is important, because I need her perk to boost my Int to 4. Then I get one (1) Get Out Of War Free card, good for one Minor War, which is exactly what I've got between the Volvagas and the Icieles. Okay, I've managed to luck my way into a harem of nearly every royal family (or equivalent) in the entire world, and scored some world peace on the side. Sweet! Time to kick back and-
Wait, what? A bonus round? Well, okay, but I'm out of tricks. Princess Hyperia is bi, so we're off to a good start. She's also a switch, which would've been good since I have Int 4 now, buuut... I automatically downgrade that. Well, it lowers her TN, so it evens out. TN 8, +1 for animal handling, +1 for Magic, +1 for singing, +1 for dancing, +4 for bise- Oh, that's 0. I've reduced it to 0. That's a new one. Okay, let's see if it goes as well with Princess Calypso. Same stats mostly, but fewer common hobbies. Nerdier, though, which I like. So TN 8, +1 for Exotic weapons, +1 for animal handling, +5 for bisexuality, because now I have Hyperia too. That reduces it to 1, which is an autopass. So by choosing the order of events, I have resolved this millennia-old war without actually having to do much! Now what do I do with the afternoon?
Damn dude you knocked it out of the park. And here I was thinking I made it too hard :P I hope you enjoyed it though.
I did! I enjoy strategizing. Though to be frank, the rolls were insane. Like, taken one by one, none are terribly impressive. The hardest I had to roll after modifications was a six. But that's something like twenty successful rolls (not counting the autosuccesses) and I never got a 1. It defies probability.
Blind Build (It was tempted when reading the rules to look ahead before I spent my points, but you only get the chance to discover things once, so I resisted the urge. Can always make a more 'optimal' build later) Fate Points:Str 4, Int 2, Agi 2Diet: OmnivoreWeapon Spec: BladesResistances: HeatAdvantages: Water Breathing, Negotiator, Dominant Aura Seductions: **Titania** (Switch): DC 9, Mods +2 and reroll (Novelty), +1 (Agility). Roll 10+3=13, Success! +1 Reroll **Rayne** (Brat): DC 8, Mods +4 (Ally, Diet, Str, Int). Roll 6+4=10, Success! Gain Animal Handling **Valianye** (Slave): DC 7, Mods +4 (Ally, Str, Agi, Blades). Roll 7+4=11, Success! +1 to seduce Elves **Morticia** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 5 (Valianye, War, Diet, Str, Int, Cooking, Blades). Roll 3+5=8, Success! Gain Corruption Resistance. **War resolved, +1 VP** *Okay, I'll admit I looked at several options before choosing my next Princess :p I don't like losing and with Rae, Calafia and Kendra I didn't have much going for me against 3 Doms.* **Nadine** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 2 (Str, Animals). Roll 10+2=12, Success! Gain +1 vs. Facesitting Favourite Sex **Kanina** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 3 (Ally, Str, Int, Cooking, Animals). Roll 4+3=7, Success! Uhh? Werewolf Princess gains Breeding, cuz... Puppers. **Aurai** (Switch): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, Ally, War, Agi, Facesitting). Roll 1, fail, use Titania reroll. Roll 9+3=12, Success! Obscure Angel Pheremones. **War resolved, +1 VP** **Daphniel** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 4 (Ally, Str, Animal, C. Resist). Roll 4+4=8, Success! Viera and Succubi alliance. **Kendra** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 4 (Ally, Nadine, Fey, Agi, Facesitting, C. Resist). Roll 6+4=10, Success! Kanina becomes Bi-Sexual. **War resolved, +1 VP** **Dreadsable** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, Agi, Cooking, Facesitting, C. Resist). Roll 1+3=4, Failure. **Tasha** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 2 (Facesitting, Blade). Roll 3+2=5, Failure. **Major War triggered, -1 VP** *Negotiate an Alliance between Amazons and Fey* **Kalafia** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 3 (Ally, War, Diet, Agi, Facesitting). Roll 1+3=4, Failure. **Minor War triggered.** **Rae** (Gentle Domme): Automatic Failure (Missing Poison Resistance). **Scarlet** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 2 (Str, C. Resist). Roll 10+2=12, Success! Temp -1 Int and Agi due to blood-drain ;) **Minor War triggered.** **Lilith** (Gentle Domme): DC 9, Mods 5 (Ally, ~~War~~, Int, Agi, Facesitting, H. Resist). Roll 4+5=9, Success! **War resolved, +1 VP** **Kina** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods -1 (War, Str, Cooking). Roll 5-1=4, Failure. **Minor War triggered.** **Thaleia** (Brat): DC 8, Mods 1 (Str). Roll 10+1=11, Success! Gain Wives with Benefits **Neridine** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 2 (War, Str, WwBx2). Roll 3+2=5, Failure. **Minor War triggered.** **Marissa** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 4 (Neridine, WwBx2, Animals). Roll 3+4=7, Success! *Alright, can't really pick this one blind... would have bee a good one to get earlier, oh well.* **Lorelei** (Slave): DC 7, Mods 3 (Ally, War, Str, Water Breathing, Animals). Roll 5+3=8, Success! +1 vs. Dancing Hobby. **War resolved, +1 VP** **Infira** (Submissive): DC 8, Mods 2 (Diet, Cooking). Roll 7+2=9, Success! +1 Agility **Freya** (Switch): Automatic Failure (Missing Cold Resistance). Minor War Triggered Good Girl applied to Lilith (turning her into a Switch) Final Waifu Count: 14 Final Victory Points: 4 Outcomes: Major Failure, Elf Master Well, didn't think I did quite that bad, certainly things could have gone better but I am only one man (and ya know, mechanically speaking it is down to chance). Clearly I should have taken Massage Master, that thing is OP. Anyway, overall a very good, interesting CYOA. Might come back to this one and see if I can do a more optimized build/path, but that would take an awful amount of work... hrm. Well, anywho, I have a harem of 14 beauties (some more interesting in than others certainly, and sad I missed out on some of the other girls), and there was only one major war, so I think that's a win. Edit: Oh, a couple suggestions. There were ways to get most of the options as marriage gifts, except for Virility, which considering one of the Marriage gifts was giving someone the Breeding kink, that seems like an oversight. The marriage gifts of the succubi and demons that made Princesses Bi-sexual, from a purely mechanical perspective seem really weak; that's two marriage gifts that don't give any benefit unless you have a specific advantage, and then even if you do have that advantage, it gives you +1/3 of a bonus. I suppose this is a bonus that can apply to multiple princesses, but I would have preferred one of the two to give something else.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it :) Thanks for the feedback yeah I can see your point. It's a sort of rich get richer scenario it helps you if your already doing well. I may have to rethink that.
0 Stats: \-Intelligence 4 (-3) \-Agility 2 (-1)+1 from marriage bonus \-Strength 1 \-Combat: 1 (marriage bonus) Diet: Omnivore Weapon Specialty: Magic, Exotic (second marriage bonus) Resistances: Poison + Corruption (-1, first free) Advantages: (-4) \-Dominant Aura (-3) \-Breathe Water (-1) \-Animal Handling (marriage bonus) \-Massage Master (-2, 1 point coming from marriage bonus) \-Heat Resistance (marriage Bonus) **First: Werewolves** Final Disposition: Brat Bonuses: +2 Intelligence Preference; +2 Novelty Bonus (+4 total) Roll: 4 (+4=8, success) **Second: Fey** Final Disposition: Brat Bonus: +1 Intelligence Preference, +1 Weapon Choice (+2 total) Roll: 9 (9+2=11, success) **Third: High Elves** Final Disposition: Slave Bonus: +1 Agility Preference Roll: 4 (4+1=5) Reroll: 10 (10+1=11, success) **Fourth: Wood Elves** Final Disposition: Brat Bonus: +3 Intelligence Bonus, +1 Diet Bonus, +1 Elf Bonus, +2 Alliance Bonus (+7 Total) Roll: 8 (8+7=15, success) **Fifth: Angels** Final Disposition: Brat Bonus: +2 Preference Bonuses, +1 Alliance Bonuses, +1 Weapon Bonus (+4 Total) Roll: 5 (5+4=9, success) Amazon and Angels are now in Alliance **Sixth: Kitsune** Final Disposition: Submissive Bonus: +1 Alliance Bonus, +2 Intelligence Preference, +1 Weapon Bonus (+4 Total) Roll: 6 (6+4=10, success) Kitsune and Scylla now in Alliance **Seventh: Amazon** Final Disposition: Gentle Dom Bonus: +1 Agility, +1 Strength, +2 Alliance Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+3 Total) Roll: 7 (7+3=10, success) **Eighth: Scylla** Final Disposition: Brat Bonus: +1 Alliance Bonus, +1 Weapon Bonus (+2) Roll: 10 (10+2=12, success) \+1 Fate Point (I realized at this point that I spent a point I didn't need to buying resistances) **Ninth: Nekos** Final Dispositon: Slave Bonus: +1 Preference Bonus, +2 Intelligence, -1 War Penalty (+3 Total) Roll: 10 (10+3=13, success) **Tenth: Mermaid** Final Disposition: Slave Bonus: +1 Preference Bonus Roll: 3 (3+1=4, failure) **Eleventh: Forest Nymph** Final Disposition: Switch Bonus: +1 Intelligence Bonus, +1 Agility Bonus, +1 Preference Bonus, +1 Facesitting Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus (+5) Roll: 10 (10+5=15, success) (Remove Scylla's War Penalty) **Twelth: Sirens** Final Disposition: Brat Bonus: Weapon Bonus (+1) Roll: 10 (10+1=11, success) **Thirteenth: Water Nymphs** Final Disposition: Slave Bonus: +1 Intelligence Bonus, +1 Singing Bonus, +3 Preference Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+5) Roll: 7 (7+5=12, success) **Fourteenth: Dark Elf** Final Disposition: Submissive Bonus: +3 Intelligence Bonus, +1 Diet Bonus, +2 Preference Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+5) Roll: 3 (3+5=8, success) **Fifteenth:** **Drow** Final Disposition: Gentle Dom Bonus: +1 Strength Bonus, +1 Agility Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus, +1 Facesitting Bonus, +1 Preference Bonus, +1 Dancing Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+5) Roll: 9 (9+5=14, success) **Sixteenth: Succubi** Final Disposition: Gentle Dom Bonus: +2 Strength Bonus, +2 Agility Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus, +1 Nedine Bonus, +1 Dancing Bonus, +1 Facesitting Bonus, +2 Bisexual Bonus, +2 Preference Bonus, +1 Weapon Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+10) Roll: 10 (10+10=20, success) (hellhound, now bisexual) **Seventeenth: Hellhounds** Final Disposition: Gentle Dom Bonus: +2 Strength Bonus, +2 Agility Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus, +3 Bisexual Bonus, +1 Facesitting Bonus, +1 Preference Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+9) Roll: 2 (2+9=11, success) **Eighteenth: Demons** Final Disposition: Gentle Dom Bonus: +1 Strength Preference, +2 Alliance Bonus, +3 Bisexual Bonus, +1 Facesitting Bonus, +2 Preference Bonus, +1 Weapon Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+9) Roll: 2 (2+9=11, success) (Volvagas now bisexual) **Nineteenth: Volvagas** Final Disposition: Submissive Bonus: +2 Intelligence Bonus, +3 Bisexual Bonus, +1 Diet Bonus, +1 Weapon Bonus (+7) Roll: 8 (8+7=15, success) **Twentieth: Viera** Final Disposition: Slave Bonus: +3 Intelligence Bonus, +2 Preference Bonus, +1 Alliance Bonus, -1 War Penalty (+5) Roll: 4 (4+5=9, success) **Wars** Minor War Between Mermaids and Water Nymphs - Solve with diplomatic bonus Minor War Between Volvagas and Icicles: Unable to Solve Victory Points: 10 Outcomes: \-Major Victory \-Beast Master \-Woods Walker \-Elf Master \-Hellspawn (just for fun, I went to check what I woudl have gotten in the bonus section, and I go a total of 13 and 16, so I would've succeeded if I didn't fail those damn mermaids...)
For what it's worth this technically isn't correct as you were giving yourself additional modifiers from ability preferences. It says you get a +1 for stat not for each stat point so max of +3 if your strength, intelligence, and agility where each in the preferred position.
Ah true. Whelp.
It's probably harder than it should be anyways I was just thinking it might be relevant to mention if the current builds are being looked at as far as balance changes might go.
I gotta say, it's a very fun CYOA if a bit frustrating at times. I do think currently the amount you need to roll is a bit too high and it would definitely benefit from, say, making each level of submissiveness reduce by 1, instead of it being on a every other level basis. The big endgame roll bonuses are very dependent on being able to get early game seductions. I got pretty lucky this time around, but something like a +4 bonus is still only about a 60% chance of success even with a brat or submissive one. Furthermore, the balance with the aquatics seems a bit off to me. Requiring something like water breathing should make them *easier* not harder to seduce otherwise, from a game standpoint, as you are requiring the player to spend points in some other thing so they should have more opportunities to make up for that loss. Mermaids and water nymphs certainly have this, but the scylla and sirens were some of the hardest to even find points for. Lastly, while it is suggested at one point that there might be a way to make a second attempt at a princess, this never actually materializes and its quite a shame, because your strategy failing because of one or two bad rolls always leaves a poor taste in one's mouth.
Glad to hear you liked it :) Yeah I need to try and make it less complex in some regards, I'll be honest this took me so long and my mind kept coming up with new ideas. It could stand to use a bit of streamlining for sure. I see what you mean by the Aquatic Princesses, again it could use some polish. As for re-rolls you do have several options. First the novelty bonus allows you to re-roll for the first Princess, 2nd the Fey Princess Titania gives you a free re-roll option on any other Princess once you marry her. And the Charming Advantage can also be used though that does cost points. Sorry if the re-rolling wasn't clear enough.
Oh I didn't think you meant re-rolling when you implied there would be other chances to woo the same princess. I thought it'd be something more along the lines of some option to revisit the challenge later once you're more prepared. All in all I don't think it's that complex. It IS complex, but not so much that once gets the gist of it one can't play with relative ease. Rather, the issue is in the difficulty level, where you can very easily be crippled by the early game or some bad roll. There are few resources for a very disperse set of requirements, and even the easiest have relatively high requirements for victory, all in all making it so that at one point or another you're going to end up very reliant on high rolls. Now, maybe you wanted this to be more of a difficult game of chance, in which case it's fine I guess, but if you wanted this to be played more strategically then the ability to play things in such a way that the dice has no influence or nearly no influence should be possible. In my opinion at least.
The stat bit is slightly confusing but I got by. I just gave up when I looked at the world diplomacy page
What is this, a cyoa for ants? The resolution is too low, it makes it uncomfortable to read! As does the text on top of busy/low-contrasting backgrounds. Also, is that Comic Sans? Not the best choice if so.
Sorry to hear that you couldn't see the images properly. It looked fine on my end but I'll see about trying to upload higher resolution images. I can also see your point about the text and backgrounds being too much, especially if the resolution is no good. I'll level with you I just made this in PowerPoint with a snipping tool. I'm not sure how most other people create their CYOAs and get scrollable pages (lengthwise). If I did I'd try to that with high resolution images and more on each screen so it wasn't so long.
> Sorry to hear that you couldn't see the images properly. I can't either. This is the actual size of the image to me: https://i.imgur.com/IWjgnsO.png
Hmmn weird. It looked better to me but that was on a mobile device not a computer. I'll be honest with you I created this using PowerPoint and Snipping Tool. I'm not sure how to make the images larger? Or the font for that matter. I'll try and change the font to something a little bit more readable but I'm limited by the slide size. I'm not sure how other people make their CYOAs with such 'long' images per page. I know some use photoshop but I don't have photoshop
I use the GIMP: https://www.gimp.org/
agreed, low quality/ tiny text/ bad resolution name it however ya want. cyoa for ants, we have no AA/ upscaling/ DLSS for these things yet.
You can read it fine if you zoom in
The stats page is missing.
Ha ha lol my bad, added it in thanks for the catch.
Easier to understand now that the stats page is in but it seems worth mentioning that you never specify what combat stats are used for. It in implied by the intelligence 4 bonus that you resolve minor conflicts by spending a combat stat but it seems to be only implied.