Thinslayer

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

Okay, let me explain my thoughts behind the scenes a little bit. I was on the fence about making that post at all. I agreed with you that letting the players finish their introductions was a good idea. But part of me was worried that they were waiting on me for something, or that they were stuck. My own excitement to participate also got thrown into the mix and clouded my judgment. So I jumped the gun, basically. I needed someone to give me a reality check and say, "Hey, they still need to finish their introductions." I am grateful that you did so. So please believe me when I say I'm glad you spoke up.

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

From now on I'll refrain from speaking of turn orders & everything else.

@Dark Cloud

I'd rather you didn't refrain from that, honestly. But do whatever you feel is best. :)

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

@Conscripts I'm still torn between Aion and Xadia. Use whichever sounds better to you. xD

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

@Dark Cloud In all seriousness though, please don't feel bad for asking me to change stuff. I don't want to be the GM who ruins everyone's gameplay experience just because nobody had the courage to ask for something different. I don't take offense easily (I think), so feel free to say what needs to be said. :)

@Rabidporcupine I like that idea quite a bit. It opens up a lot of doors for me as GM, so I am absolutely game for that. :D

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

There, edited. If we're defaulting to round-robin turn order, GM elects to pass this round.

And no worries. I'd rather you be That Guy than I be That Guy. :P

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

@Dark Cloud I can still do that if you'd like.

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

The wooden dolls are essentially remote-controlled magic drones. Their pilots are stationed further away, their minds linked to the dolls in full-dive VRMMO style. They serve the Witch's purposes in every possible way: they train their pilots to fight against stronger enemies, and they train their enemies on the dolls, making everybody stronger in anticipation of the coming Void incursion. Of course, strengthening her enemies does risk making it harder to take down their weakling overlords, but that is a risk she feels is worth taking.

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

Lore: The Sealed Tower

In ancient myth, there was supposedly a Goddess of Life. They called her the Goddess of Life, not because she gave life to anyone, but because she sought life for herself - for she was dead since antiquity. The ghosts of her wish became disembodied souls, yearning for life and breath that only mortals possessed. So they spread across the world to seize it by force, possessing the flesh of any living things they encountered. Heaven, displeased by this turn of events, issued forth its angels to imprison these souls within the belly of the world for their error.

But greedy men saw only riches, power, and mana where the souls were imprisoned, and so foolishly opened gateways to the core with the blood of millions to tap into it. The ghosts fell upon the world like a flood and feasted upon the living once more, reveling in their newfound power as the bodies of men fell into their grasp.

Humankind would not fall so easily, and so began a long and bitter war between the living and the dead. The goddess's servants could not be slain, for they were already dead, and reissued from the belly of the world whenever the weapons of man sent them back. The only way to stop them was to lock the prison once more, in the same way it was opened: with the blood of millions.

Thus was the wretched tower built, to channel that blood into a magic spell so powerful that even a demon could not open it. Millions upon millions of people were dragged into its coffins, where they were placed in eternal slumber to continually give of their mana to charge the spell.

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

I just had an idea for how to bring the fight to the players. Teleport is a thing...

S E C O N D C H A N C E S (An Isekai Adventure)

@Dark Cloud Actually, Dexter could probably do that too. He's the same kind of being as the Witch. That kid could be a lot stronger than he looks.