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ICNCSusan watched closely as Vemha carefully tackled a small lizard to the ground. The creature vanished beneath Vemha's vast tracts of hair. It reappeared moments later in her outstretched hand, contained by a ball of friendship magic. "Tada!" The broom woman announced, "I told you I could do it."
"Amazing, you really are talented." Susan complimented her friend, "I've heard it's really hard for brooms to learn Source magic."
"It wasn't easy." Vemha said proudly, "But with a bit of practice, even a talentless Broom like me could manage it. Now come on, let's get back to the city before it gets dark." Vemha beckoned Susan to follow her across the candied path that led back into town. Susan wasted no time in following, but it didn't take long before Vemha suddenly froze in her tracks. "Fwuyo met vlat." she whispered. the terror in her voice was palpable. Susan found herself terrified of following Vemha's gaze to see what the broom had spotted.
"Fwuyo what?" Susan asked nervously.
"Most terrifying death." Vemha said, "The broom word for devourers. Humans call them zombies, right?"
The color drained from Susan's face and she chanced a look. At first, the creature looked nearly like a human boy, but it didn't take long to spot the discrepancies. They came in a variety of strange skin colors, but this one was a pallid blue. Its pupils glowed a sharp white, like stars in a clear night sky. Its body seemed almost segmented at the torso and joints, and it was smooth like a doll. Susan had seem them before, but never this close. Never this alone. She froze.
"Run for it Susan." Vemha whispered, "I'll hold it off with my magic." Vemha quickly threw up a glowing pink barrier.
Susan didn't need to be told twice. She turned and bolted. She ran and ran and ran. She broke away from the path and trudged through the icing in a desperate attempt to get away. Eventually, she thought she might be far enough away to rest and she slowed her pace to a comfortable walk. She panted raggedly but didn't stop moving. There was no way to know how far it was to somewhere safe, but as far away as possible was a good start.
"Are you lost, miss?"
Susan's heart skipped a beat. There, no more than a few feet in front of her, was the zombie boy from earlier. It smiled so sweetly that she actually thought it looked pretty cute from up close, but that didn't overwhelm her terror.
"If you're lost, I can guide you home." the boy offered, "I'm not busy right now."
Her throat dry, Susan barely croaked out an, "Okay."
The boy's smile widened to what she was sure were inhuman proportions. It then took to guiding her all the way back to the city. The walk was tense as she waited for the moment it would turn around and kill her. But that moment never came. They stopped a little ways outside the walls and he gestured for her to go on without him. She started to, but a thought crossed her mind. Maybe this zombie really was just a cute little boy. Some people kept the docile ones as pets after all. She reached into her bag and pulled out a chocolate bar to offer him. "Here." she said, "As thanks for helping me."
The boy smiled brightly but shook his head. "No thank you, miss. I'm full."
This is a cutely morbid roleplay where you play as a monster that literally everyone is terrified of. Everything is cute and fun and happy on the surface, but horrifying and grotesque just beneath. The plot will seem quite simple at first, focusing on the Seven Crowns and what the hell is up with them, but you can expect things to spiral in absolutely insane directions. Sadly I can't give much more detail because I don't want to spoil the wild shit I have planned. If you're familiar with The Tenth God or Lunatic Advance, this is set in the same multiverse as those games, but, like, with the what the fuck factor turned up to 11.
Since there's not a lot I can say outright, if you're vaguely interested, feel free to ask questions on the Discord and I will do my best to answer them.
SettingThe game is set in the Seven Stars, a group of vaguely planet-ish things floating around each other in space. Physics do not care. These planets range a wide variety of climates from temperate forest to ice cream hills and everything in between. The inhabitants vary across an equally wide variety of species.
The Seven StarsThe various racesMechanicsAll power comes from Source, the fundamental energy of the universe itself which can be given form by emotions. When a strong enough emotional event occurs, Source can even take on a humanoid form. This form has many names depending on what race you ask, but the one name that can be universally agreed on is "Devourer." But I like the name the Snakes use, so we're going to use that instead.
StomachAll Ziszih are sustained by a virtually infinite regenerative ability that acts more swiftly depending on the contents of their Stomach. The more energy contained in their Stomach, the harder they become to kill. If a Ziszih's stomach is emptied, the reverse effect begins as their own bodies break down in place of the contents of their empty Stomach.
PowerPower is the capability of Ziszih to alter the world of their immediate surroundings.
- Happiness - A Ziszih with the Power of Happiness will have slow, powerful attacks.
- Confidence - The Power of Confidence takes the form of direct, skillful assaults.
- Terror - The Power of Terror attacks wildly and indiscriminately. It has the weakest raw power, but will cause by far the most destruction in the long run.
BondBond is the medium through which Ziszih effect others from afar.
- Trust - Like Happiness, the Bond of Trust is slow and powerful.
- Respect - The Bond of Respect takes on the same direct, skillful traits and Confidence.
- Guilt - The Bond of Guilt is scattered and wild, quickly growing out of hand like its Power counterpart.
FreedomFreedom is the means by which Ziszih can traverse the world.
- Celerity - Freedom of Celerity is light-footed and flexible, able to move in unexpected ways and dodge all sorts of attacks easily.
- Stride - Going very quickly in a straight line comes from the Freedom of Stride, which is unwavering.
- Transience - The Freedom of Transience causes movement that seems counter to the normal way of things, allowing for all kinds of strange strategies.
Self- Heart protects the Self by guarding.
- Soul protects the Self by defying.
- Empty protects the Self by absorbing.
EmotionAll Ziszih possess an Emotion, a unique power that represent their fundamental being. This is their most powerful strength, beyond any of their other attributes. An Emotion cannot be taken away or destroyed. If a Ziszih's Emotion is lost, they die instantly.
CharactersCharacter SheetFa Fwu ~ Big Fire (Stratos)Dnagravostinae ~ One Who Is Fast While Also Being Hard To Stop (Chevaleresse)Skylar ~ Scholar (Knightwing)Higo'r'el Na'meuna ~ Nebulous Summit (Glass)
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