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    1. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Hey, swift.

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

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

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

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

        5 credits I would understand for the Rayburn Caliburn, Guinivere Aerondight, Chevillon Emperor. But the Halla...?
        Mar 15, 2024 at 4:53 PM
      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        I can't give a flat cost. It depends on the setting and vehicle.
        Mar 16, 2024 at 12:59 AM
    2. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Heya swift! Just a quick question. The catalog is pretty clear about curing physical ailments with body tune up but what about magical ones?

      Say a waifu has a soul bound that says,.this characters is linked with another, if one dies the other will follow. So, if you capture the waifu will she still have the soul link or will it dissapear? Or do you need some other defense, in that case, which one?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        That sounds like a job for Destiny Defense.
        Mar 11, 2024
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    3. KaiserGilgamesh
      KaiserGilgamesh
      Hey Swift sorry to bother but what happened to the Project Stigma perk of Kevin Kaslana was about to make a new build using possess on him but realized the perk vanished
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        I don't run the interactive.
        Mar 11, 2024
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    4. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Hey Swift just wondering about the new binding choices, Familiars Only, what does that mean exactly? They're just loyal? So is that like "won't go to the cops if your killing people" or just "won't tell someone your afraid of spiders?" can't find anything informative.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's in the basic rules.
        Mar 11, 2024
    5. Nova150
      Nova150
      Hi Swift, been wondering. Could Body Tune-Up be use to bring undead back to live, or would that be too much? Have been looking for a way to bring back Sylvanas form WoW back to life.
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        With unsouled undead, those are just animated corpses. Nobody's home and there's nothing to even capture. With souled undead, undeath is their current natural state and you'll want some other way to make them fully alive again.
        Mar 11, 2024
    6. Islander21
      Islander21
      Hello! Perhaps this is a question you've been asked too many time, but how exactly do you determine a tier in the WC? If becoming a dragon brings an OC to T6, as they gain more power, how would an author know when said OC is T7 and so forth? Is there a specific criteria? I read the WC but I don't quite understand it
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        It's mostly vibes, actually.
        Mar 11, 2024
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    7. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Heya Swift, I gotta ask why in the world is Doll from Bloodborne T8? She's immortal but ridiculously weak and can provide a middling Leveling System, that's it. Hestia from Danmachi's only T7 and she's a God.
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      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Maiden in Black (Demon's Souls) was set to T8 because she has a similar role and feat to FGO Abigail Williams. The rest of the Soulsborne Maidens were set to equal her so that you could simply choose the one you like.
        Dec 24, 2023
      3. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        The powers I already mentioned are it. Doll can't grant Immortality, she can only empower a Hunter with a contract with MP. Honestly I thought she'd be T2-4 at best.
        Dec 24, 2023
      4. Primalparadox
        Primalparadox
        Monster Girl Encyclopedia's mamono mana has no power ceiling and can be acquired by purchasing a T3 waifu.
        Dec 24, 2023
    8. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Hi Swift, just found a defence option that might be missing. No Man's Sky frequently resets the universe and it's content. Does Wildscape Defence cover reality ceasing to exist? Cause it's listed at T5 but seems unsurvivable through any method I can think of.
    9. Exaninja
      Exaninja
      hi, what AI did you use to generate the rias in 2B's outfit pics?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Barret made those, not me.
        Nov 11, 2023
    10. Who404Who
      Who404Who
      In catch a ride you have Black Ark under flying section when it should be in the sea section.
      Also with spelljammers can you design your own of does it need to be a listed Variant if not would you be able to buy just the helm and install it into a ship?
    11. Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Lord_Indoril_Nerevar
      Sup' just passing by.

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

      If I were to buy captain Harlock as a companion would he bring his spaceship Arcadia with him? Or does this only apply to characters capable of summoning their own ships like nasuverse Servants?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        Read the basic rules. The only exceptions are people who can summon a vehicle or store it in a sufficiently small form. (The cast of SSSS Dynazenon comes to mind.)
        Nov 7, 2023
    12. Danieldhdy
      Danieldhdy
      hey sorry to bother but i have a question, if i were to create a character that had access to things like a solar exaltation which are supposed to be limited to only 300 but had papertrail would the character actually have an exaltation or only thought to have a 301st which had 'obviously' existed before?.
      1. Danieldhdy
        Danieldhdy
        as at least in the interactive version it says "Under the same conditions, any powers they have may be documented in a way that best fits your needs." and i was curious how it would interact with powers accessible to only a limited number at a time.
        ps: i din't know there was a character limit in QQ
        Oct 31, 2023
      2. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        The company made their exaltation. It's a real one. If they had the Drop-in/Walk-in or Possess origins, it'll be a 301st.
        Nov 7, 2023
    13. Primalparadox
      Primalparadox
      Hey Swift,
      Quick question, Maru Mari. Is it just a budget work around for Conjunction or is there something I missed?
      You've put alot into it with beasts to transport them, but all they seem to do is turn people into giant beasts. I mean there's a portal network. Conjunction allows control several of them I think.

      So, what am I missing? They seem like alot of your efforts gone into them for... Nothing?
      1. SwiftRosenthal
        SwiftRosenthal
        The most basic feature of Maru Mari is the Morph Ball from the Metroid series. The name itself comes from the original NES game.
        Nov 7, 2023
    14. fareakyhoneybee
      fareakyhoneybee
      I'm going into yugioh 5ds as a starter world for waifu catalogue. I did randomize and got that, so quick question is taking Akiza from Yusei ntr him or no because I'm thinking on adding sherry to the list.
      1. Malcanthet
        Malcanthet
        Were they in a relationship at the point of the story that they meat the SI?
        Oct 13, 2023
    15. None of your bee wax!
      None of your bee wax!
      Hope you are doing well.

      Nothing else, have a good one.
    16. 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?
    17. 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
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    18. 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
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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
    19. 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.
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      2. 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
    20. 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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    21. 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
    22. 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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    23. 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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    24. 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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    25. 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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    26. 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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    27. 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
    28. 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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    29. 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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    30. 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
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