>>353772
>If I may also speak directly, then, I'll say that it was not so much about knowing what option to choose and more about knowing what option to not choose.
That's the same thing. Again, the it's not that the correct choice wasn't hinted at being correct, it's that the correct choice wasn't hinted at being possible.

>The punishment was not for failing to flee, but for insisting on pushing onwards when there was no chance of success.
We weren't insisting on continuing to fight instead of fleeing. The votes were mostly split between "get us away from it" and "get it away from us"; most of the people who said to fight were panicked and would most likely have fled if they had thought it was possible. If it had been presented as "Continue or flee?" instead of "AAAAAAAAAAAAAA" before the votes were categorized, the outcome would have been different.

I can't be sure of that, of course, but nearly everyone seemed of the mind to escape.

>>353774
Why would we think we could leave? We were dealing with previously-unknown magical effects with almost no explanation. And some of us did manage to guess it was possible, but it wasn't confirmed until it was too late.

>>353780
Let's see how it went.

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>>353782
what is a quoddles?

>>353827

First description of quoddles, in ITQ 5:
>>340227

(I wonder if the Scellor made them.)

>>353844
Thanks.
And, dawww!

can we try eating the fragments that keep the chains of each individual we meet? I think we could gain in power by doing so.

>>345755
>>345760

ಠ_ಠ Oh god why would you do that

>>345763
common internet meme, happens to any picture with something with it's mouth open.

>>345765
indeed. I remember the drama when someone edited lonelyworlds' ref sheet to show zane with a dick next to her mouth

You should make a Wiki page when you get the chance, just so people can have a quick way to find the old threads and in case you want to add any details about the world, characters, answers to frequently asked questions, etc.

Anonymous 2011/10/17(Mon)18:41 No. 44353 ID: 84b916
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Hey RML, is this related to your work?

i was seriously hoping to see something by now... whats the delay?

Freis 2011/10/15(Sat)18:20 No. 44211 ID: f6b265
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On the one hand, finishing some clearly dead quests that the author has long abandoned is all well and fine.

On the other hand, try it with mine and I'll likely barge into the thread myself.

>>354011
Sounds win/win

>>354017

Indeed.

>>354011
So if someone starts up a quest again the author might take back control of it? hmmmm....

So maybe you explained this elsewhere, but what caused you to switch back to /quest/ from MSPA?

I like the art, the characters and monsters, the ideas, etc--it's a generally awesome quest so far. If I had to give it critique, I'd say you could draw more dynamic people by working on anatomy, but that's pretty much it.

Rand 2011/10/14(Fri)11:31 No. 44141 ID: 178c80
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>>353751
The reading-base was way too different. Rather than suggesting what character should do, they tend to suggest what happens next in the story. That is my experience.
Also, it did not lift up too well, so I decided to return it here after Phrix bugged me a bit about it.

>>353941
:3c

>Rather than suggesting what character should do, they tend to suggest what happens next in the story.
Hurm. Did you explain or at least strongly imply the difference, and they were just too dense? We may be used to it the other way but that doesn't keep alternative methods from working here.

As you may have notice of my drawing, I'm not a greatest artist and I have still problem with drawing hands.

But anyway, I have thinking about making my current quest to become little more complex by adding quit simple combat system.

I have thinking that all controlled character have amount Stamina Points (that work like MP) that allowed to spend on character's special techniques or team-up attack.

maybe you should improve your skills before making a quest. it might be easier to run a quest once you can draw better.

if the story is good i wwill read it, art is asecondary factor (that just my opinion)

>>353902

True, I maybe should improve my skills first before starting image quest. I have actually though about it many time, but I had decided to do it anyway even my drawing are not at expert level because I had thought that if I do image quest, it will also improve my drawing skill and also it is good challenge for me to try to draw something that I are not comfortable with.

>>353903

True, I also think that story is more importing than arts.


I have thinking about that I should put my image quest on hold until my drawing skills are at acceptable levels. What do you guys think? Should I put it on hold and start a text quest instead or I should try continue with my current quest?

I dunno, art seems fine to me. It's also a pretty interesting quest so far, so I don't see any problems.

Anonymous 2011/04/17(Sun)16:34 No. 35421 ID: b6ca92
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Oh hey, a quest idea thread!

DoorQuest: You are in a white cube, 3x3x3 meters in dimensions. There is a door north, south, east west, and one above you. There is a note at your feet, it reads: "TEST SUBJECT #32, you have been chosen for ENHANCEMENT, but in order to build an accurate psychological profile we have selectively mind-wiped you and placed you within this artificial maze in order to observe your natural personality without external prejudice. You are not being timed. You will not suffer from starvation or dehydration. You will not be monitored by cameras or other external equipment, as the nanites in your system will do that for us. Any attempt to escape the maze will be futile, and runs the risk of DEATH. any injury suffered within the maze will be undone upon your successful escape. Be swift, SUBJECT #32, ENHANCEMENT awaits the victorious. -Dr. D.H. Phd."
Progression: It's a maze, you find items in it, most are simple, some are advanced devices, some are magical, others are best avoided. There are traps and ways around them and across them. There are other living beings in the maze, that may or may not be love interests. There may or may not be a portal gun or companion cube, depends on if the suggesters keep insisting on it or not.
The arching plotline: ENHANCEMENT is a buzzword for politicians used to describe Project Dionysius, which made a person superhuman and immortal. The test subjects were to be brainwashed and checked for naturally psychotic behavior, to insure that they wouldn't be empowering subconscious psychopaths. When you get out, you choose to keep whatever name you made for yourself, as well as whatever nifties you found while in the maze. Any compatriots you gathered with you, is something to figure out later. No BBEG at the end, but it makes room for a second quest sequel possibility.

Necrobumping, I know, but these are all incredibly awesome ideas and I have one I know I'll never develop enough to make anything out of.

I made these character designs awhile back and although they're abstractions from what I originally made them (not through improvement, but because I sketched them in a long-lost notebook and failed pretty badly at remembering them) they're still something I wish I could do something with. They're supposed to be some sort of single-celled organisms

>>353887
Shit, misfired. Gimme a moment to grab the file

Well, this is pretty fucking awkward--I can't find the file.

But this is one of the guys--err sort of ahah
http://tgchan.org/kusaba/draw/res/385.html#6423

I had an idea once for a setting that took place in a medieval Japan style setting. You'd take on a modern day protagonist who basically wakes up in a field in the middle of nowhere dressed in simple period style clothes and armed with a simple katana, and honestly, no clue what the hell is going on. Throughout your journeys you'd encounter various historical figures. The plot would follow Nobunaga gathering minds that could produce things beyond the technology level of the setting, and using them as a means for conquest.

The players would obviously be able to sway the protagonist in various decisions, but primarily the choice would be in supporting Nobunaga's conquest or standing against it. The world would be a scenic wonderland, and it's people free to live simple lives, but the advancement of technology in this manner would threaten that, which is how the choice would be presented.

It'd have a few twists. The place has it's own brand of mysticism and magic, though it wouldn't be immediately accessible to the protagonist. The place itself would be one of the biggest mysteries. I had it planned that as you meet the various historical figures they'd give you their impression of exactly what it is. Most would think it's the afterlife, a heaven or hell of sorts, but the truth would eventually come out, it's a sort of limbo that a powerful mind created after it died, and maintained until other powerful minds were drawn into it.

The reasons this will never happen? I tried producing pictures in paint. I got maybe 8 done before I gave up on it. Drawing landscapes took time but I liked what I ended up with, but it took me hours to do the people and they still ended up looking like shit. Simply put, I lack the patience and talent to keep it going and interesting.

Indigo 2011/06/11(Sat)09:25 No. 37736 ID: f7aa74
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here's another one

Indigo 2011/06/11(Sat)09:25 No. 37737 ID: f7aa74
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and those who followed the quest will recognize this one

>>347535
This one we need to contact, since Tessla might be willing to help us with our revenge.

>>347537
This one, I think, we shall be killing. Taking a life for every life saved is a dick move.

this is just a brief rundown of the powers and abilities of our characters so far

Tikamont Pont: Other then the god-hand gloves, really nothing of note.

Kilobyte: Technomancery, Technothurgy, mechano-magica, mechano-mystica, and there is potentially a small chance that kilobyte can preform meta-magica

Helena Jernaseth Improved Fitness, Cat-like agility, Leadership, and Task Management: and with the new legs she has Cleave, Great Cleave, Guillotine and Power Attack

Frederic the Fib: You will be surprised to know that fred is actually a minor level mage and a major level monk.

Now the Enemies

White Eyes: he's the bear thing, his challenge rating is epic

Twisted Fallacy: This one is the Cuddle bee king, his challenge rating is also epic. The only reason he was captured was because he was caught mating... very depressing.

Karma: He is a god, his challenge is Godly... sorry everyone.


alright, just a quick note- Meta-Magica is what Sparksus Lightbubble was using when he was acting all meta with the fourth wall. This is a rare type of magic which affects the fabric of reality and causes the balance of it to warp and frey, this is why karma had to kill him.

So finally, if you have any questions about the quest, don't be afraid to comment here.

Hiatus Indigo 2011/10/10(Mon)09:08 No. 43992 ID: f7aa74
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so well, yeah, i'm going on a small hiatus for a bit to read up on some quests that i need to read up on. catch on irc if you reeeeaaaalllly need to chat or anything about the quests that i've got so far. other then that, ttyl.

>>352974
Honestly, the art doesn't really matter that much! You could probably just do quick sketches (or whatever you're comfortable with) of what's going on and be done with it. Sure, a good quest can be made great with some good arts, but it all boils down to the writing. Specifically, how you interpret the suggestions and how you do characterization.

It isn't about the quality of the images, it is about the quality of the SHENANIGANS.

MrPsycho 2011/09/30(Fri)06:26 No. 43641 ID: e2020c
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Boobs & Dragons didn't catch up anymore.

So the question is should I just forget about questing?

Overlord 2011/10/08(Sat)14:44 No. 43955 ID: a53c72
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>>353753
I tried reading quite a few of your quests but I really couldn't get into them to much. Maybe it's the sandbox world? Quests should have a definite beginning with some kind of goal in mind and plot hooks along the way.
Another thing I personally couldn't get into was the art. Quests don't need to have amazing art to be good. Hell, Ruby Quest had fairly simple art (minus some backgrounds and fleshy/creepy walls) and it did amazing. Try making your art simpler, that'll help you draw something far closer to what you're trying to match it with what you're writing.

what? golem quest's pictures are all fanart and random google search hits for the word "golem". your idea has not been done for a reason. you would havea weak opening with only the promise of "it gets better"

Hmm. Good point.

If you don't want to go full image quest, it has been shown that having images drawn occasionally is acceptable; like an illustrated novel. See: Blood Quest.

People generally don't count googled images to be valid substitutes.

if you can draw images but don't have the time/equipment/technical skill to do so much, just have lots of things happen with each post accompanied only by one image, as opposed to, say, CheeQuest, in which every second comes with five images.

Theoretically, yeah! It'd be great if executed by a talented writer.

No. Accents do not work in text, they only make it annoying to read. It would be even worse because this would require the text to be in images, making it impossible for the readers to customize the font or size and making it so they can't ctrl+f.

There are limited format options, but not enough to make this work, I think.

It would possibly also get a bit obnoxious if mishandled.

Draw stickbox figures. Draw something. It makes a huge difference. Colored text is about as far as you ought to go in terms of individual style. Under no circumstances ̍́should y͖̌o̾̋u ȇ͍ve̝̗꙽͏̰̦́̀̌̄rHE C̃̌OM̨̨̠̟̖҃͌ͮ́̇̓̍́̆̉̆͟ES̞͈ͨ̿̃̃̈ ̗͚̣̿̔̍̐"̞͖̊̄̑̇̍Z̘꙼̾̂̀ȧ̀l̝͇̝̉̍̎͝gő̴ ҄̏it̜̥͟꙾̈̍̉ ̷̖̗̟̙̗꙽꙯̅̇͏̋̓̆͋̒̐̋̒̋̂̉̀̌̑ȗ̞̘̝̎p̵̙ͫ̌̐.̙̖̝̙̜̘͕ͧ̍̋̚꙲꙾̨̯͉͕ͧ̋̑̆�
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man, if I forget to draw his horn one more time I'm going to quit drawing forever.

So whats with that bronze beak eyeing Aldarens ass?

...wouldn't you? That's a divine ass right there. The Ur ass. Dat ass that all other asses come from. There's probably a group of zaki who live behind our monument just to see it every day when they wake up.

>>353292

there is.

>>/quest/355354
maybe I'll give 'em embarassing glowy bits.

which ones are the ones already built?

I believe it's the assimilator being built

Armory should be built next. so if something bigger and more aggressive then a alien scorpion shows up we can kill it.

JACK!H508X.HbJ6 2011/09/29(Thu)02:12 No. 43565 ID: 715620
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And here's Artemis, for all... two of you who remember. Yay.

uh... um... yeah... sorry?

needs more me

>>350948
Yes it does!

hey gais, i have my own laptop, so hopefully i'll be able to do more stuff... i just need to get an adapter for mai wi-fi thingamajig,

see you gais soon

  here's a sample of my current project, it starts off slow with just a pic of mountainsides, but wait through it pls.

well damn. anyone else got a guess?

I didn't think it was that hard to figure out.

The Eldest are the 'strange lights' aka 'false gods'. The first race to reach the Medium and attain the power it holds.

The First are the Deikail. The first species the Eldest created.

The Gekeh were competing with the Eldest, and have a huge grudge against them since they lost the race.

I think there is more to it though. the "you would birth the first" means that the motivation for targeting the species the first altered/made might not just be spite.

>>351262
It could also be a way to say "you pests will just breed again if we don't exterminate you". But, yeah, let's not discount the possibility of you (your species) being a major threat to Gekeh.

For now, though, look around. There's got to be something interesting here.

>>/quest/351876
Uh... New Guy. The resolver isn't coming to help us. It's coming to RESOLVE our LIFE.