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I'm Taylor's What?! (Worm CYOA SI)

Discussion in 'Creative Writing' started by Nightgazer, May 24, 2016.

  1. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    Here's my CYOA build for you now.

    Self Insert

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    God Mode +150 points
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    Disadvantages

    Wanted +3 points 'ABB/E88/Merchants'
    Without a Map +2 points 'in a three-way fight between the E88/ABB/Merchants'
    Shard (Taylor's Shard) +4 points
    Anomaly Magnet +4 points
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    Subtract

    162
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    Things Get Worse

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    Rayvateil Origin

    Aurica -26 points (Immortality) (Shapeshifting)
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    Advantages

    The Stealth Package -5 points
    Extra Skill -1 point 'Anything-Goes Martial Artist'
    Greater Vials -5 points (for fifteen vials)
    Charles Atlas Superpowers -1 point
    Comic Book Pretty -1 point
    Companion -1 point 'Princess Sunset Shimmer'
    Companion -1 point 'Princess Twilight Sparkle'
    Companion -1 point 'science Twilight Sparkle'
    Item of Power -1 point (Captain America's vibranium/uru shield and a version of his uniform made of unstable molecules)
    Resoures -2 points
    Secret Lair -1 point (upgrade) -3 points
    The Cybernetic Package -4 points
    Tinkertech -1 point (personal force field) (upgrade) -3 points
    Adaptable -1 point
    Combat Aptitude -1 point
    Logistician -1 point
    Born Leader -1 point
    Original Thinker -1 point
    The Stickers Package -8 points "Baseball" (trick shot item is baseballs)
    The Domestic Martial Arts Package -7 points
    Special Cell Phone -1 point
    The Utility Bundle -7 points "Artistic" 'Writing' 'Painting' 'Music/Singing'
    Magic Ring -0 points
    Genius -1 point (upgrade) -1 point
    Shard Vision -1 point
    Psychic Paper -0 points
    Minions -0 points
    The Girl Package -8 points
    Special Snowflake -1 point
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    For A Brighter World?

    For Want of a Nail -1 point 'every parahuman remembers the two entities and getting bonded with a part of them now'
    For Want of a Nail -1 point 'Annette Hebert lives but now walks with a permanent limp in her left leg from the accident that almost killed her but didn't'
    For Want of a Nail -1 point 'the supernatural - souls, gods/demons, spirits, blood oaths, magic itself - are quite real and publicly acknowledged on this Earth Bet'
    Crossover -2 points 'Friendship is Magic' 'it's always been this way'
    Crossover -2 points 'Ranma 1/2 both manga and anime' 'it's always been this way'
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    Convert

    +5,800 dollars

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    Recruits

    The Seraphim
    Bill & Ted
    The Real Ghostbusters
     
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  2. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    No offense, but either create an All in One CYOA thread for your various ideas... or just pick one and stick to it.
     
  3. Gladiusone

    Gladiusone Well worn.

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    We've tried that, Psycko. We've tried offering help, advice, suggestions ... It's like trying to advise an autodialler.
     
  4. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    Then we should bitch at the mods.
     
  5. Gladiusone

    Gladiusone Well worn.

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    His threads keep getting locked, the mods issue warnings, he tries to rules-lawyer mods, he gets banned, he spreads to other sites and just keeps spamming ...

    I first saw him on SV, then on SB, then here, then TTH ...
     
  6. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    *groans*
     
  7. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    I was thinking of building my own xenForo Worm forum, but I'm too poor to be able to afford the server and hosting fees now.
     
  8. TotalAbsolutism

    TotalAbsolutism Magnificent Bastard Moderator

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    Alternatively, just make a unified thread. As suggested.
     
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  9. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    And then people wouldn't be able to tell which chapter went with which story either.
     
  10. TotalAbsolutism

    TotalAbsolutism Magnificent Bastard Moderator

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    Yes, they would. You label them. Provide a link at the bottom of each post to the next snip in the line. Others have done it and had no issues.
     
  11. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    They're called "Threadmarks"
     
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  12. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    I know of threadmarks well.

    But if you have all stories in one post with many prologues and chapter ones threadmarks become confusing.

    And not very helpful.
     
  13. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    That's what Threadmarks as well as Indexes are for.
     
  14. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    See the post of mine above yours.
     
  15. Gladiusone

    Gladiusone Well worn.

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    ... Sorry, I've been holding my tongue, but .. You only have two stories. Yeah, you do a little editing, swapping words and names, but they're just minor variations on two stories.

    Trust me: people aren't dumb enough to get confused.

    edit: and note: you're arguing with a Mod. Again.
     
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  16. TotalAbsolutism

    TotalAbsolutism Magnificent Bastard Moderator

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    You can also adopt the mythical talent that people used before we had threadmarks known as 'Indexing'.

    Again; label your snips. Make a manual link to the next and last post in a series. It's really not hard at all.
     
  17. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    I'm going to say this... what do you think I did with my snippet thread? Or other people do with THEIR snippet threads?

    Threadmarks and indexes. All it takes is making sure to label your snippets properly.
     
  18. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    Maybe I'll just build my own forum.

    A server can't be that expensive right?

    And then I can post what I want and no one will complain since I'll be admin.
     
  19. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    Or you could, you know... stop acting like a unique special snowflake and just... you know... have a single snippet thread with thread marks and an index?
     
  20. Nightgazer

    Nightgazer Cute Lil' Pegasus Gone for Good

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    No. I will not conform to the rules and standards of others. I am me and I will not be someone else for anyone now.
     
  21. Psyckosama

    Psyckosama Connoisseur.

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    Basically you're a narcissistic egomaniac who thinks standards are for peasants.
     
  22. Gladiusone

    Gladiusone Well worn.

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    ... you do realise that by joining sites like this, you agree to abide by the rules and customs of that site? It's part of the registration process.
     
  23. Generic_Generica

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    Gladius, gladius, gladius my friend. Don't you get it? Rules are obviously for other people. 's why we totally have anarchists running rampant and all that, yeah? Cause obviously some people are too cool for rules, yeah?

    /s
     
  24. gibbousmoons

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    This topic has already been addressed. So long as Nightgazer's future threads contain new content they will not be considered spam, and his existing threads will be left as-is. Should a new thread consist solely of another rehash, and only if it consists of another rehash, will more than the existing warning be given for this.
     
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