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SwiftRosenthal
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    1. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Ohh, a question I've been pondering for ages. If you pick Alterzelu Symbiote alone, how and how much if any, control do you have over the Larva before structures? Theres no psychic talent or mention of pheromone queues so do they just do their own thing or can you be strategic with them right from the start?
    2. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      Hey Swift, hope you are doing well. Wanted to ask you a quick question. Can the gandalfir runes from familiar of zero be used via added potential?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Either you have it or you don't. TS it instead.
        Sep 22, 2023 at 2:39 AM
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    3. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      It seems I remember zero from math class, I'm trying to work out just what size the Alterzelu King and queens junk would be, what's 130% on an exponential curve add up to???
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Just treat that as a linear scale, the same as height. But height increases too, and everything scales to height, so just take the average length for someone who's 168cm tall and multiply that by an average of 1.69 (actual range 1.44 to 1.96).
        Sep 22, 2023 at 1:39 AM
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      2. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Thanks man that's much easier to work with. Also I'm looking at the interactive catalog now and there's no mention of a height increase, which could be bad for a already busty Queen as she'll easily wind up with a 2+ meter bust line.
        Sep 22, 2023 at 3:22 AM
    4. Chronosign
      Chronosign
      Out of ALL the Waifu Catalog stories, which is your favorite? Mine is "My Harem Academia" by Leecifer, surprisingly wholesome and very well written.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Eww. His protagonists are all self-righteous, hypocritical assholes, and when he defends their actions in the comments he shows that the self-insert angle is far more accurate than he realizes or ever intended.

        I suggest forgetting about him entirely and reading x50413's, Collinsworth's, and Andoriol's fics instead. Metabolicjosh and Meline Sureli are a somewhat distant fourth and fifth.
        Sep 20, 2023
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    5. Chronosign
      Chronosign
      Is it true that you create the Waifu Catalog?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Yes. I can even point to the exact post from nearly 4 years ago where the idea began, as a homebrew mod for the r34 Economy CYOAs that came before it.
        Sep 20, 2023
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    6. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Heya'

      Just got a small inquiry.

      Say, You have a goddess as a waifu and you buy her a template stacking of one of the deities from danmachi.

      Does that mean your waifu will gain the ability to grant Falna or would you need to visit the setting first with your waifu in order for her to learn how do that?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        The template stack skips the "visit Danmachi" step. If you were going to do that anyway, don't bother with the template.
        Sep 12, 2023
    7. JohnSmith
      JohnSmith
      If you capture someone who has been possessed by a spirit, and both the spirit and the possessed person are in the catalog, which do you capture? Do you capture both? If so, would the spirit get their own body or still be riding around in the possessed person?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It depends on the context. You'll often capture the host and then eject the spirit into a separate body, which will be in a (temporary) state where they can be captured easily.

        Other times, if there's a SWP for the two together, you'll capture them both as-is.
        Sep 12, 2023
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    8. Reines_simp
      Reines_simp
      Quick question, will the soul and mind defense protect the contractor from the effects of reading the grimoire from the toaruverse ?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Drain Defense doesn't. Mind and Corruption should definitely help.
        Sep 12, 2023
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    9. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      Good afternoon Swift, wanted to ask a question pertaining to Shroud of power. The boost that is granted via complimentary colors, does that also apply to the contractor as well. Or do they only get the initial boost from when they first bought the binding in question?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        CC's boost explicitly does not apply to the contractor.
        Sep 12, 2023
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    10. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      Hey Swift, I hope you are doing well. A quick question or two for you I would appreciate you answering for me.

      Question 1. Can the company talents and defenses prevent the gods of Danmachi from sensing that something is off about Scathach?

      Question 2. Evolution array, can this effect apply to monsters killed in Danmachi who have abilities native to them. An other adventurers?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        1. Info Defense is designed for exactly that.

        2. I don't know what that is.
        Sep 12, 2023
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    11. Ypintox
      Ypintox
      How do jobs work for Final Fantasy Tactics? Do they work like the FFV Crystals?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        I never actually played Tactics PSX or PSP, or the Advance games.
        May 21, 2023
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    12. SobaSamurai
      SobaSamurai
      Wished to verify the ruling for Cash Still Rules in the new update. The starting loan limit it refers to means the limit for that intensity's budget for DR10, even if the starting world is of a lower DR, correct? For instance, if I was at I5 and in a DR8 world, would the limit be 960?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        No, the largest starting loan on a CSR of that intensity and starting DR would be 365.
        May 19, 2023
      2. SobaSamurai
        SobaSamurai
        All right, thanks. Just wanted to check since the old rules could raise the budget over the normal amount in certain cases.
        May 19, 2023
    13. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Hey Swift, how you've been doing?

      Just passing by for a quick question.

      What sort of benefits do Familiars get?

      That is... Do they get acess to your Talents and defenses? Or do they just remain as they are as part of your retinue?

      Can't find any mention of this in the catalogue's rules.
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Body Tune-Up, Everlasting Talent, and all Defenses apply to everyone in your retinue. That includes you and all subjects, including Familiars. The other basic talents require Talent Sharing to do that.
        May 19, 2023
      3. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
        Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
        All benefits, except generic and specific waifu Perks I must assume.

        Okay, got it. Thanks.
        May 19, 2023
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    14. MechaShogun
      MechaShogun
      Out of curiosity are there methods in either one of the Shroud's powers or a talent that would allow for the changing of a captured target's sex without using Universal Calibration, or is that the only method outside some of the other Bindings?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        There's always Demiplane Laws. The Shroud can do it natively, but it's an advanced technique that isn't listed in the rulebook.
        May 19, 2023
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    15. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      One more Symbiote question :)
      The Creep only extends from the spawning pool half the footprint of the Hatchery structures, yet most functionality requires the structures be connected by Creep. Groves don't mention expanding the range of the Creep. What am I missing?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        40,000 sq m is less than you think. The area of a circle with 1 km radius is 3,141,593 sq m (pi x 1000 x 1000). The 5 km raduis of a Lair produces an even larger circle (pi x 5000 x 5000), and then you can simply build additional hatcheries. The process repeats with the Colony and Hive upgrades.
        Apr 30, 2023
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      3. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Apr 30, 2023
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    16. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Why is Alterzelu Symbiote nerfed so hard compared to the races it's based on? To the point it would actively and massively weaken anyone substituting or possessing any Zerg, Xenomorph or Tyraind characters? Also the final Hive structure, there's an error where you call it a Lair and what on earth is a World Tree? It is mentioned nowhere else in the Catalog.
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's actually still WIP. I still haven't found the time to draft out the naval and space content, just land and air. World Tree is part of the space content.
        Apr 28, 2023
      3. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Ah, I assumed that was deliberate. Requiring Evolution Chamber work to make your own. That way all you'd need to finish is a final possibly multiversal structure to link it all.
        Apr 29, 2023
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    17. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      How does one buy more than one element to wield and use through shroud of power? I am asking because I wish to do a shroud build.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Prismatic Shroud. Note that it's purposely inefficient compared to Waifus + Complementary Colors + Grand Tapestry.
        Apr 28, 2023
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    18. Chrisoflight777
      Chrisoflight777
      One more thing do you have any ideas for madoka's symbiote theme?
    19. Chrisoflight777
      Chrisoflight777
      Question is it possible to combine settings with all the characters if one setting has multiple distinct worlds like kingdom hearts?
      Can you pick a cannon love interest or someone devoted to your substitution target that you yoink for a couples account?
      And if your substitution Target is madoka and you have Homura do you still ascend when you fight Walpurgisnacht?
    20. William Seymour
      William Seymour
      Good morning, I have a question. Would tagging one of Sukuna's wax fingers count as capturing him or no? Out of curiosity because I am planning to do a waifu catalog jjk in the future and knowing that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        You need him to actually possess someone first, unless you use the shroud's special ability.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    21. NounNoun
      NounNoun
      how does danger rating function for inserting during a disaster(eg: plague, famine) that kills let's say three quarters of the local population?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        That sounds like an apocalyptic event to me.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    22. LORDANTAS
      LORDANTAS
      I have a question, how do walk ins work? Also, when I use the public version it says that walk ins are free. is that correct or is that an error?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Walk-ins are pre-existing characters, not SIs: "Ciri in Cyberpunk," (that happened in canon), "Shirou in Danmachi," etc. They don't have to pay extra to be themselves.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    23. Thunder God
      Thunder God
      How does Template Stacking work to change the race in a character who is already a Hybrid naturally, using Gohan as an example, a change of race to a Yokai could only change the human part? because I couldn't stop thinking about a Saiyan with fox tail and ears in DxD
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        The natural hybrid status is counted as one, so the TS race would overwrite that.
        Mar 31, 2023
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    24. Aeon_Rex
      Aeon_Rex
      Quick question about Dxd. It says any captured High-class Devil or Angel loses either their evil pieces or Brave Saint deck. Does this mean if you capture someone like Rias her Peerage is no longer Devil's? Also, can you gain a peerage if you substitute or extra as a Devil?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        That's only for purchases, not captures. If you substitute or extra, yes.
        Feb 4, 2023
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    25. Malcanthet
      Malcanthet
      *Offers Surprise Spidery Cuddles.*
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    26. AngelicKnight.
      AngelicKnight.
      So I know any retinue members who have a crippling weakness like Kryptonians and Kryptonite and devil fruit users and sea water, have said weakness reduced to normal human levels.

      The rules mention vampires too so I assume its sunlight and/or silver depending on the type of vampire, but what about their need/desire for blood? Or a Ghouls need for flesh? I assume those remain unaltered?
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Dietary needs are not weaknesses.
        Feb 4, 2023
      3. AngelicKnight.
        AngelicKnight.
        Thought so, us there anything in the catalogue that would work for removing those issues?
        Feb 4, 2023
      4. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Not by direct company means. You accepted them when you chose those powers. If you want to lose those aspects, get some people who can mod the power to no longer have them.
        Feb 6, 2023
    27. Zaraka
      Zaraka
      Does Elemental Loom apply to companions with the Complementary Colors upgrade?
      If not is there any other way to give it to them?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        No and no.
        Jan 24, 2023
    28. CyberDragonEX
      CyberDragonEX
      I've been wondering about the Shroud - just how durable IS it? Its description mentions taking more time to bind stronger characters, but does that mean they can't physically escape once fully encased?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's deliberately vague.
        Jan 22, 2023
    29. Thunder God
      Thunder God
      One question, the rule that if you buy or capture Ophis, do you receive Lilith if she doesn't exist yet, does it also apply when buying her in DRX as the first purchase? And does it apply when buying it for any world or only if the world is DXD?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        By RAW: yes, yes, and any world.
        Jan 17, 2023
    30. Uncle Red Hood
      Uncle Red Hood
      Smooth brain boy here, need help. I can't seem to find anywhere that mentions how tiers are assigned. (Basically how to determine in which tier each waifu is).
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        There is no official tier guide. Yes, even after three years.
        Jan 17, 2023
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