Alex beheld himself.
Alex beheld himself.
The scene played out twice before his eyes, then split down the middle. There was one him and he was another. His eyes drifted analytically from the face of his other self and around the darkness around them. It was different from a lightless void, for it was the complete opposite. Rather than the absence of everything, he was in the presence of anything, blending together to form the primordial soup of life.
At least that was what the reason thought.
“What is this place?” he investigated.
“You know,” the instinct answered.
“I suspect, but I do not know.”
A deep sigh escaped the instinct. “This is why the gods died.”
“Tell me more.”
“I cannot tell you more.”
“You spoke with such certainty.”
“I intuit that this is why.”
“Intuition is not good enough, we need to know in order to think.”
“You need to know and think. Good is good enough for me.”
“I think therefore I am, you think not and therefore you are not.”
“That thought is why the gods died.”
The intellect of the man of the island shook his head and broke the circular discussion with another question. “Will I remember this?”
“In part, I reckon. You’re rediscovering the wild magic step by step. The instinct sleeps no longer.” He put a hand up and he placed his hand against his own. They were opposites and equals, a mind and a body and a soul between them. “We must combine if we are to rediscover Magical Thinking.”
“Then let us blend.”
His finger sunk into his own, turning two palms into one with two wrists and two arms.
That was as far as he could fuse for now.
It was enough.
The surrounding darkness of endless potential roiled. A vein surged out of it, spreading its fleshy tendrils everywhere. A myriad of eyes opened, beholding the unorthodox heir. The progenitor, one of the many the mongrel had, cackled madly before a cacophony of drums and flutes put him to sleep once more.
A simple touch was enough.
Spoiler
[EXP for the day:
Fundamental Might: 25 EXP
Second Island Reached: 25 EXP
Glass Avoided: 5 EXP
Titan Bloodline Strengthened: 5 EXP
Tree Seed Found: 10 EXP
Titan Bloodline Ascended: 25 EXP
Toolbox Found: 5 EXP
Crab Decimated: 10 EXP
Death Willow Centaur Killed: 50 EXP
Incubus Bloodline Awakened: 25 EXP
‘Thank God we have Womb Tattoos’ Bonus: 9 EXP
Total: 194 EXP
81/100 EXP -> 25/150 EXP. Level up to Level 11.
You now have 2 Rerolls per Day.
Harem Sultan Alexoth awakens.
Alex now has Mana. Mana is a resource that regenerates at the end of day and only when certain conditions are met. Each bloodline has a Condition. When that Condition is met, he regains 1 Mana at the end of day. This repeats for each Condition met until he hits his current Maximum Mana. Maximum Mana, in turn, increases based on number of Bloodlines awoken.
Mana can be spent on Spells or to power Arcane Objects you may find around the archipelago. Spells are unlocked by going deeper into your Bloodline. There is no set system for that (at least not right now), you unlock them as I feel is appropriate and as I have ideas.
The fundamental idea is this: to achieve higher Mana regeneration and Maximum Mana, you want to go wide on your Bloodlines. To unlock cooler/more powerful spells, you want to go deep into specific ones.
Harem Sultan Alexoth gives you the following boons:
You begin with the Summon Tendril Spell, which allows you to pay 1 Mana to summon a tentacle to aid you in combat or in appropriate checks.
If you end the day on 0 Mana, you regenerate 1, even if you have no Conditions fulfilled.
Additionally, because of your highly developed Titan Bloodline, you are granted the following Spell:
Elevate Might - For 1 Mana, until the end of the current Action you increase your Strength by 25. (current Action meaning until the next time a poll is put up where to go. So if you cast this at the start of Combat or before a string of challenge rolls, it will remain throughout).
Alex gains +4 Strength from his 2 Level Ups due to World-shaping Might.
Stat Ups, Alex Transformation, and then we’ll see what we do with the girls.]
-Voting closed - 7 voters
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Hide Mutation (Mostly cosmetic) |
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Develop Mutation (Mostly cosmetic) |
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[Mhm, since I had similar comments in chat before and this now won, I suppose I should ask the question: do you want to keep Alex from changing generally?
Personally, I do enjoy the MC mosterfying (to limited degrees) alongside his women but that appears to turn some people off. I therefore offer the following choices:
1. Just continue as is, Mutations occur at times and change Alex and can be reverted if desired during these nightly sessions.
2. Reduce Visibility. Mutations occur at times, but any that are beyond base human template are typically hidden and only come to bare if plot relevant. Base human template changes are: height, skin tone (within the human range), eye colour, hair length, hair colour, etc.
3. Freeze State. No more Mutations occur, Alex remains as he is at this time. (+choice for the Hide Mutation still applying)
4. Human Baseline. Revert Alex to his base human form. I'll be clear that I find this one supremely boring, but I'll deal with it if it wins.]
-Voting closed - 10 voters
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[Alright, based on the split results, a few concessions/clarifications.
1. To be clear: Alex will never break the humanoid mold. There can be tails, horns, fangs, unusual skin colours, and any number of such things, but he won't get permanent fur, permanent claws, permanent wings, etc. He'll always be recognizable as a human baseline. That was always the intent. I should probably have said this sooner just so there is no confusion.
2. I promise that, eventually, he will have an option where he can freely switch between a human form (where any changes besides height are rolled back) and monster form (where he shows his new true form). Both will be utilized.
3. Any changes that would be obstructive to regular human activity (claws, wings, scales, fur, whatever) will be treated the same way as his monstrously long tongue currently is: it is always there to use but not usually visible or otherwise relevant. Scales would manifest in combat, wings when he is flying, fur when he is cold, etc.
I hope that works for everyone.]
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With above clarifications, I have decided to take the +2 Physical instead. |
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[collapse]
The reason absorbed knowledge meant for the unthinking mind, until it could no longer. Friction created between modern understanding of everything and the magical manifestations shattered logic’s presence in this inner realm.
The instinct grunted, pleased things had developed so far and so quickly already. There was nothing to complain about in the reason not being able to take more. Alex, the one that they both were and were not, would awaken to greater might and that was what mattered. They were far ahead of anything the instinct could have asked for.
The chain of bodies manifested, as it always did, for him to inspect himself. Today, the change was notable. In six days, scarcely anything about the body had changed. On the seventh, he had grown. Now, on the eighth, he had become colossal. Demonic and Titanic tattoos wound over the skin of arms and torso. Muscles had become more sculpted. Not any larger necessarily, just more aesthetic in their arrangements with his tallness.
As the might of the active mind grew, so too did that of the instinct. Greater changes to himself were now enabled. Physical strength needed no spurring on at this time. The Titans’ blood was making the fibres tense with supernatural power even without the instinct weighing in. Enabling greater social awareness and mental acuity was in the instinct’s interest. The reason was starting to become aware. One day, the two halves that were less than the whole would become one, creating a pure soul.
Step for step, day by day, change by change.
The rising power of the instinct reflected in the strength of his connection with the many souls around him. Today was the first day that the harem had not grown. Perhaps a good thing, as that allowed the instinct to concentrate more on spurring on the changes the souls of his women yearned for. The instinct had only so much power and love to spread at any given time.
Spoiler
[Medium Monstergirlification is now unlocked!
To not run a massive wall of polls and to stretch the changes out a bit, I will apply them to whatever girls accompanied Alex on the day. If one or several of the women that went with him have already been changed, then we can pick another one from the rest. Basically, three a day maximum.
I am fully open to both chimeras and going down further the currently chosen path.
We’ll do Selana, Tess and Charlotte’s new Monster Girl paths, then we’ll do the Perks for Niara and Sara (who will finish their Minor Monstergirlification during this night) and then we will do the usual small adjustments.]
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Holstaur [Further down the cow line, but the titty route. Selana starts lactating. I'll see if her tits can get bigger without looking rediclious to me. Cow ears] |
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Minotaur [Further down the cow line. She can't get more toned without me disliking the look, so she'd just get taller and stronger baseline. Cow Ears] |
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Demon [Mix some demon in this cow girl. Changes her skin tone to grey, sharp fangs, long tongue. overall infernal look] |
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Angel [Mix some angel in this cow girl. Halo, radiant eyes, aura, all the holy things] |
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Human [The choice to keep her as she currently is. This will have no negative consequences for Perk development, she just won't change visually] |
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Throne [Higher tier of angel. Angelic wings sprout to allow her flight for limited times a day (they are intangible most of the time), radiance increases.] |
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Fallen Angel [As Throne, but black and grey colour focus] |
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Blood Angel [Red wings, red eyes, sharp fangs, an angel fusing with a vampire] |
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Nephylim [Mix angel with demon. Horns, body markings, one angelic and one demonic wing] |
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Kitsune [Further down the fox route. Get the fluffy tail! Fangs! Mischief!] |
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Water Vixen [Mix in water elemental energies. Skin turns blue as her expertise in the element grows greatly.] |
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Fairy Fox [Mix in fae energies. No fluffy tail, but body markings and strange magics.] |
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[269 Likes Reached
A new 69 Point has been banked!]
[Alrighty, I'll do the follow for the tie:
fluffy tail and blue body markings!]
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Packmate - Niara is always accompanied by a wolf that just... appeared on the tree's doorstep. While Niara is in the party, Non-combat Rolls have Crit Extension (Extends Crit Range to 99-100) |
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Steady Movement II - While Niara is in the party, movement through Jungle Tiles only cost 1 Action |
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Hunting Prey - At the start of the day, when Niara is in the party, she will sense prey to be slaughtered. Prey is always a challenging combat encounter. In addition to the usual combat rewards, killing the Prey grants a 75 Point that can be switched in for a roll at any point. Only one such point can be banked. |
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Ranged Support II - While Sara is in the party, every third combat roll gains +5, starting with the first, then fourth, then seventh, etc. This bonus increases by 5 each time it triggers. |
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Lucky Paw - While Sara is in the Party gain one Reroll. |
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Rabbit Heat - The heat of a rabbit cannot be underestimated! Combat Rolls have Lewd Crit Extension (33-34 and 68-69) |
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[Mhm… I am somewhat certain that people tabbed out and did not see the Reroll being added, since I can't see the Reroll not winning if I am being honest…
we'll rerun that poll on another day just to be certain.
Small adjustments time.]
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Enlargen Breasts (Medium to Large) |
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[collapse]
First the instinct paid his attention to the women that had been with him this day. It was the most simple way to select them.
For Selana, he further emphasized the alluring aspects of the cow aspects that were already manifest. Her breasts would grow a little bit further than they had already, stopping just shy of the ridiculous. She would lactate and be the milkmaid for the many children that Alex would sire when that accursed Death Willow was out of the picture.
For Tess, he further emphasized her connection to the holy power of angels. Wings would sprout on the beautiful woman. Feathery wings that she could take flight on but would disappear when it came time to grab her by the waist and bring her the usual bliss the first sex slave deserved.
For Charlotte, the instinct helped her soul link to a new aspect. The aspects of a vixen would grow and mingle with that of a water spirit. The tomboy had a deep connection with the element and it was best to nourish such things.
On a lesser scale, the instinct decided on a whim that Amethyst should have bigger tits.
“As you desire, Master,” the slime woman purred inside the dream, so much more aware than the others.
And so the choices were made.
The work was done, the instincts pulled back.
The underlying mind settles within reality once more.
With the dawn comes a new chance at expanding life.
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