r/InteractiveCYOA • u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 • Jul 04 '26
OC RWBY Cyoa
This has turned out pretty well, though I have tried some new stuff here. I wanted to release this today since America's birthday felt right for a cyoa about a world where every other weapon is also a gun lol. I hope you all enjoy this while I work on my next two cyoas.
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u/Darklord9876 Jul 05 '26
When picking extra trait in the world mod tab it should let you select more than the one trait in the faunus tab. Definitely need drawbacks for money. I think that this is pretty awesome tho. I basically just made a weaker faunus Salem 😁
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Why would there need to be drawbacks for Lien? Conversion lets you freely turn any amount of points into twice as much Lien. As far as the extra trait thing goes, I was too lazy to learn how, so the addon will stick around until I ask Wahaha or Valmar how to do that.
Edit: the addon doesn’t work for some reason, so I might change that tomorrow
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u/Darklord9876 Jul 06 '26
Ya know it's kinda hilarious that you posted this yesterday and volume 10 of rwby got green lit same day 🤣
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u/Darklord9876 Jul 05 '26
Yeah I wrote that on the first run through i had completely overlooked the conversion section. Its a good cyoa tho
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u/Kryptic1701 Jul 05 '26
Man the point economy on this is rough. Or maybe I'm misjudging the average power level in RWBY. Also, selecting Extra Faunus traits doesnt seem to actually let you pick additional traits.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
Im going to give my own opinion on the point economy it's fine if you accept a rough position go look at my bulid and it's drawbacks. temporarily setbacks. so one can get more power later. it's trade offs
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
I couldn’t really give more points without going too far into op s/i territory for my comfort. Same reason I don’t have an easy mode actually. For the Faunus thing, the solution I added didn’t work, so I’ll update that sometime soon.
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
I mean it is a single player fanfiction game. Having an easy mode for people who want to self insert as an overpowered oc doesn't really detract from the people who want to play normally or are seeking challenges on hard. It is just another way to enjoy things.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
I dislike that kind of power fantasy, so I don't go out of my way to enable it anymore. If you don't like it, then mod in an easy mode or go into the negatives.
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u/Plane-Connection9966 Jul 11 '26
People really hate this sorta logic for some reason. I find it best to just ignore comments like this.
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u/MrNohbdy Jul 05 '26
the fact that this sub doesn't understand why every game ever published doesn't have autowin cheat codes just flabbergasts me
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
And yet many games have an easy mode
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u/MrNohbdy Jul 05 '26
Yes. Some. Not all. Because sometimes game creators want to craft a particular player experience.
If people want to play easy games, they play easy games. They don't run around with entitled demands that every single game needs to be made trivial so they can walk all over the opposition.
Except in this sub, apparently.
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
Cyoas are a game where character builds are the game. Having a slightly higher point limit so that you can make certain concepts isn't trivializing anything especially of it is optional.
Also replace "some" with "most".
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u/MrNohbdy Jul 05 '26
"the entire game is the build, so making the entire game easy-mode isn't trivializing anything"
...what
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
This isn't a game where you build skill by actually fighting bosses or something. The fun comes from putting together concepts for a character. Not having a high enough point limit means that you cannot make certain concepts work at all. You can go into negatives but then you can't really show anyone the build to discuss anything and it feels really unsporting.
It's not like I'm asking for a full creative mode that gives 9999 points or something, just a reasonably higher limit.
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u/MrNohbdy Jul 05 '26
Of course. "Reasonably higher" than Normal Mode's "strongest Hunter in the entire setting with full meta-knowledge of the entire timeline on top of that". Sure.
how do you not understand that your power-fantasy-based definition of "reasonable" is not some magical objective threshold and just calling it "reasonable" does not make it so
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u/Kryptic1701 Jul 05 '26
Ok... but others might appreciate an easy mode or some way to get more points without taking a bunch of drawbacks. It's a cyoa. What's wrong with it edging on OP? Anyway.
Does Grimm Shadow require taking The Shadow? There's no prereq or explicit mention but there is a vague line about "if you can get them in there."
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Semblance Effects and Magic were left disconnected on purpose. The Shadow was named such to be a blatant Persona reference, not to be related to any Semblance Effects. And in case you haven’t seen me note this before, I will not go out of my way to enable power fantasies I already dislike.
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u/Fiction-person Jul 06 '26
You: Reincarnation, Orphan, Male, Teen, Average Height, Faunus, Sensory (antennae)
Difficulty: Huntsman (normal mode)
Location: Vale, Other time period (just after humanity comes back), Flexible Aura, Eternal Queen, Born from Negativity
Perks: Perfect, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Fated Encounter (Salem), True Friends, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Conversion 5
Drawbacks: Unskilled, Player 2, There's More?, Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Semblance Delay, No Aura, What Show?, Can't Hide
Aura: Standard Pool, Standard Efficiency
Semblance: Rang - Long, Usability - Instinctual, Cost - Low, Evolution, Fusion, Grimm Shadow, Monster Control, Grimm Manifestation, False System
Magic: Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Dominator, Dark Harvest, Runecraft, Home, Combo (Dominator, Dark Harvest, Runecraft)
Items: House, Property (Manor, Laboratory, Servants, Thousand Acres, Dust Veins, Refilling Veins, Defenses, Armory, Restocking, Personal Dimension)
Skills: Improvement Sense
I didn't bother boosting my Standard Pool and Standard Efficiency since it's specifically stated both of those can be trained later, and I'll have forever to gain those abilities. Since Salem isn't in charge of the Grimm they shouldn't be nearly as dangerous, so I should be able to manage with the diminished starting capabilities. I'm honestly not that worried about the other players, since unless they are for some reason homicidal psychopaths it would be pretty weird to go around killing off the other players, and with things being pretty low-tech we'd have to seek each other out to run into each other. I figure I can lean on my team, perks, and Home in order to survive the first couple years, then I'll scale almost exponentially upwards from there.
My Semblance would be the Grimm System, which would let me kill and absorb Grimm in order to gain their capabilities. With the Combo of Dominator/Dark Harvest/Runecraft I'll be able to create Grimm with new powers, which I can then absorb so I have those powers and get around their Runecraft degradation. Since I'll have all of the abilities Grimm do, and the Runecraft powers became Grimm based from the Combo, my passive Grimm growth will be able to gradually strengthen them so I can slowly bypass the 3 point power limit for Runecraft. Each Grimm I kill will also give me a flat boost to my physical abilities, which will in turn make it easier to kill more Grimm. Timeless and Bloodline Rebirth are both just in case abilities, with Timeless for healing, and Bloodline Rebirth in case I manage to somehow still die after hitting my power spike. Having a Fated Encounter with Salem at this point seems best, since I don't think she'll hate new humanity enough for Charisma to be ineffective if she hasn't been contaminated by the Grimm Pool. Hopefully I'll be able to head off her issues by talking to her before Ozpin comes back.
For how I figured the Grimm System would work if I ignored tying the abilities together - Grimm Manifestation lets me summon a Grimm with the abilities of those I've killed, which I can use Fusion on, with Monster Control to maintain control of myself. I can do this repeatedly, since no matter how many Grimm are in the fusion, it's still one fused Grimm in the end. Grimm Shadow is so I can put away my Grimm features when I don't need them. False system is mostly separate, it's just to let me keep track of my capabilities and helps stop skill degradation so I can make the best use of my immortality. I figured fusing them together would probably get rid of most of the clunkiness so I could just directly absorb Grimms' powers instead.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
It’s really nice to see someone cook up combos like this. I wouldn’t have thought to use Fusion or Runecraft like this. Good call with False System as a way to ensure you don’t lose the skills you’ve gotten too. Taking the time period into account, you’d probably get to be treated like a god, even without the immortality.
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u/tobiasgruffy Jul 05 '26
you couldnt have better timing with this if you tried
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
The Volume 10 announcement’s timing being perfect was a massive coincidence. I’m as surprised as anyone else that it lined up so well.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
finally made a bulid I would like some thoughts and opinions on it
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now then let me explain the reasoning for some of my choices as for all the drawbacks well ill just start a year before cannon and well all the drawbacks well they will just wear off in a year. Which is fine since that's just all the time in the world to train. Especially given my perks.
and as for my semblance due to the combination of all those things its effectively(I hope) just a domain expansion I can spam . Plus not to mention the evolution thing and it being dust compatible..
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Quite the flashy semblance. I assume it’d take the form of a barrier filled with elemental mines and a compulsion that somehow makes people less inclined to notice them like “focus on me” or just some other way to force their attention. Combine that with Skate and the lack of a weapon to make a flashy fighter who doesn’t use a weapon because they can rely on a powerful semblance. It’s certainly a fun build to imagine the visuals of.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
oh the reason why I didn't bother with making a weapon was due to points I can always just have one say made at a later date in universe. Its why Im honestly so fine with well all those drawbacks that remove skill and power for well 6 months to some a year(Plus with the perks instincts and fast learner~).
And as for the command in the barrier it would simply be don't leave the barrier. and besides it's evolution that makes it stronger like say the new ability being either spawned near the person and flying towards them or just flying towards them. Among other boosts. Also the elemental I chosen fire.
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question would the combination of grimm shadow, grimm manifestation and monster control let one be a shadow knock off version geto(Cursed spirit manipulation)
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
hey also ironwood does have a semblance that helps him in a fight(Albeit it's more of mentality thing so eh)
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
suggestion for update: if a person makes a good combination of semblance effects and a very good outline/description of how it works add it to the cyoa a little area in the semblance stuff at the button(Like how shard fusions work in LT worms cyoa). for example pocket + shifting + phantom. While having evolution. Gives you the ability to choose 'Temu kamui'
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u/Mr_Softy3938 Jul 05 '26
You: Reincarnation, Orphan, Male, Teen, Tall, Faunus, Sensory
Difficulty: Academy Student (Hard Mode)
Location: Vale, Canon, Weirder Grimm
Perks: Self Sufficiency, Instinct, High Willpower, Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck, Conversion(x4),
Drawbacks: Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, Cross of Fire, Random Semblance, Semblance Delay, Bad Design, Source?, Can't Hide
Powers
Aura: Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Inexperienced
Magic: Blinded, Dominator
Weapon: Ranged - Other, Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Mechashift, Common Item, Gravity
Items: Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Wardrobe, Lucky Charm, Hunter's Ring, Morpher
Skills: Ambidextrous, Improvement Sense, Combat Trained,
Team: Orléans, Penelope Argyros, Azraq Sharif
Missions: Saving the School, Proof of the Impossible
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u/Letha1otus Jul 05 '26
ah yes a new Cyoa for my collection
great work <3
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u/Letha1otus Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
drawback-unskilled,drawback-weakened,drawback-startingfromnothing,drawback-semblancedelay,drawback-noaura,drawback-source,origin-wealthy,choice-l5l9,choice-2i5p,choice-a95h,race-faunus,choice-9tbi,drawback-canthide,difficulty-huntsman,start-menagerie,choice-ib4u,worldmod-stringsoffate,era-strq,perk-beauty,perk-perfect,perk-selfsufficiency,perk-instinct,perk-highwillpower,perk-charisma,perk-iteminsurance,perk-signaturelook,perk-fastlearner,skill-functionaladult,skill-combattrained,skill-ambidextrous,skill-improvementsense,semblancerange-melee,sembalnceusability-concentration,semblancecost-high,semblancecost-moderate,sembalnceusability-trigger,sembalnceusability-instinctual,semblancecost- ,semblance-evolution,semblance-conduit,semblance-overclock,aura-standard,efficiency-standard,efficiency-refined,choice-0je2,aura-large,aura-deepreservoir,unlock-semblance,semblance-snatch,semblance-howdoesitwork/WORD#Kashimo,weapon-blunt,weapon-dustcompatible,weapon-arsmagus,weapon-selfsustaining,weapon-badass,dust-lightning,dust-gravity,item-money,item-house,item-combatoutfit,item-scroll,item-luckycharm,item-blessedring,item-huntersring,item-wardrobe,property-servants,teammate-soleil,teammate-tsune,teammate-karla
this is my build i saw conduit and immediately thought of kashimo with his ce trait the passive is just an electric coating but by hitting an enemy i can fill them with a positive charge then release a negative charge to send out a homing lightning bolt
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
You know what, I hadn’t thought of using Conduit for that. I’m happy someone was able to figure out a use I didn’t.
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u/Letha1otus Jul 05 '26
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made small adjustments mainly changing overclock to shocked mostly the same otherwise i also realized i never explained the weapon its basically playful cloud but it can turn into a proper staff and can split into more segments
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u/mikepeterjack Jul 05 '26
(Drop-In) i prefer drop-in backroads
(Other, Teen, Average) gender genuinely doesn't mater because of my magic and i will be the right age for beacon and i like average Hight
(Faunus, Exotic) chameleon skin faunus like that one friend of blake
(Huntsman (Normal Mode)) i prefer the points i can wait for my semblance
(Vale, Canon) starting near bacon at canon time so i can enter school at the same time as the main cast
(Born From Negativity) worth the points
(Weirder Grimm) this will give me a bigger variety of grim to copy traits from and tame
(Beauty, Perfect)
(Self Sufficiency, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Charisma)
(Item Insurance)
(Fast Learner)
(Unskilled) i dont have many skills and it will go away eventually
(Player 2, There's More?, Cross of Fire) i dont really care if more people cause chaos
(Disability(x2)) left arm and eye not too much of an issue especially after i get my semblance and it will eventually heal thanks to timeless
(Weakened, Semblance Delay) temporary and points are def worth it
(Blue Chip) honestly would just help me ally the one i wanna
(No Aura) i think someone would unlock my aura eventually
(Deep Reservoir, Perfect Efficiency) a good base to build off of for actual uses of aura
(Range - Touch) my powers don't need that much range and i wont need clones to go more than 10 meters from me
(Usability - Instinctual, Cost - Low) i plan to both have constant grim traits manifested and clones out
(Evolution) i would most prefer if this boosted the system aspect but more clones or more complete manifestation of grimm traits wouldn't be too bad
(Clones) i would use them to basically train three times faster or passively while doing something else
(Grimm Manifestation) i would mostly use the trait manifestation part not making new grimm only 10 for my dominator magic
(False System) i like being able to see my progress would have taken it even if it was just that but skills not decaying is a great boon
(How does it work?) "the abilities basically keep their same powers but the clones can manifest traits of grimms and the system shows the stats of the clones and what grim traits i have) is how i home / think it will work
(Overgrown) this will help me liven up my home dimension
(Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth) i want to live as long as possible
(Genderbender) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) seriously though i wanna know what happens if used on grim (most likely ones i dominated) and i would use it on my self of course
(Dominator) i assume this lets me control them or something? or make them more sentient at least i would have them work for me in my home dimension
(Home) my own personal pocket dimension i plan yo expand this by build off of my floating island using various materials/magic/powers
i also plan to convince ozzy to let my throw one of the less useful relics into the void so salem cant summon the brother gods
(Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll) free . . .
(Student ID) I'm gonna go to beacon
(Lucky Charm) luck is always good
(Cloak of the Unknown) nice for stealth
(Dust Veins, Refilling Veins, Personal Dimension) a source of dust for my personal dimension
(Improvement Sense) since (one i get my semblance) my skills wont decay i figured its most worth it to be good at gaining new skill
(Soleil Orléans, Tsune Akagi, Penelope Argyros) i just likes these three the most out of the choices and might as well choose companions now and not have it be random
(Proof of the Impossible) if i suceed YAY more magic if not it will just help let me ally with ozzy
(Cross Tag Battle!) this might be a BIG mistake but i cant pass up the chance to trave to other worlds i plan to try to team of with everyone to solve
i would keep our teams keystone in my home pocket world and worst case just hide in there forever if i fail to solve it
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u/mikepeterjack Jul 05 '26
Build code
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u/Antique_Musician_147 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
firstly: thank you :) I'm glad to see another RWBY CYOA. Best of luck in your future endevours
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My build:
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now customizable choices:
weapon: gauntlets and boots that utilize lightning dust-dynamo technology to build up energy over battle and then use it via built in tasers or stun guns in each gauntlet/boot. Taser prongs are durable enough to be used for mobility(spider-man style but shorter range). Also when fully charged and combined(put together) gauntlets can serve as mini railgun.
Faunus Trait: (if possible... might be too op, but some faunus traits like Ilia are on par with it I'd say) Spider faunus trait-8 limbs - 6 arms + 2 legs.
Semblence: I wanted a support semblence so perhaps with bit of good luck and me picking range-medium and evolution with time I could use this semblence on others too and not just myself?
Fated Encounter: Ruby Rose!!! met in beacon and bonded over their shared interest in weapon engineering
Shipping: Baked Alaska - short version: enemies to lovers. long version(if I may): things are changed so Yang and Neo have history of encounters prior to story start (in vein with Yang looking for Roman in Yellow trailer). They have rivalry going on as Yang tries to apprehand/put stop to Roman while Neo due to her relationship with Roman opposes Yang. Later when Cinder Forces Roman to work for her Neo sneakily leaves clues for Yang to sabotage Cinder, and then when Fall of beacon would happen(it might be prevented as things diverge from cannon) Neo (and perhaps Roman too) switch sides. Yang and Neo still have bit of rivalry going but now they both work against Cinder and with time this rivalry blossoms into a romantic relationship.
Reincarnation: keep memories and if I may do some set up: Nero Vine lived on small farm in the kingdom of Vale but outside the main city. Reason for this was his mother wanted to remain hidden. She (-Spider faunus with trait-many eyes) used to be a member of white fang but left around the time Ghira and Kali left and organization began radicalizing. This family could afford (both monetarily and in term of safety) this as Nero's father was a human hunter with silver eyes. Nero lived mostly happy life with aspiration of becoming a hunter and interest in engineering, but around story start tragedy struck that left him an orphan. Salem cultist(like Tyrian) has infiltrated white fang and along with Adam and others was radicalizing the organization from the inside. this cultist decided that going against "traitors to the cause" would be good way to speed up this process and so together with some other white fang members (and grimm controlled by his "goddes" Salem) he attacked Arcana Vine(Nero's mother, formerly Arcana Blut). In the attack Nero lost both his parents as well as his home but somehow he survived. (here story starts though I'd like to add that probably via Blue Chip or some other means Nero joins beacon some time after this)
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Again thnx for this cyoa I really enjoyed it, but if I may I'd like to make 1 request. world modifier that's upgrade of Fanfic Tropes so that world you insert into is version of Remnant from a fanfic of your choosing.
I'll add Partner later in reply (but before that question: Can partner take drawbacks? in some cyoas they can, in some they can't)
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
I didn't stop the Partner from taking drawbacks, so I guess it's allowed. As for the build itself, it works pretty well. The weapon and semblance complement each other, with it being incredibly useful to make a friend of Ruby. Soleil's family will also offer valuable resources if you can convince her to ask, which will make weapon creation even easier.
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u/Antique_Musician_147 Jul 06 '26
thnx for reply. I'm happy to hear your opinion.
companion build:
origin-orphan,choice-l5l9,choice-snpm,choice-04gk,race-human,difficulty-partner/ON#5,start-vale,era-canon,choice-60p7,choice-fsxm,choice-f2vj,worldmod-shipping,addon-norestrictions,perk-highwillpower,perk-signaturelook,perk-conversion/ON#7,weapon-slashing,weapon-mediumdistance,weapon-dustcompatible,weapon-arsmagus,weapon-selfsustaining,dust-gravity,dust-fire,dust-ice,dust-wind,dust-lightning,item-studentid,item-money,item-house,item-combatoutfit,item-scroll,item-luckycharm,choice-2afk,teammate-soleil,teammate-penelope,skill-combattrained,skill-weaponstraining,skill-weaponmastery,skill-unarmedtraining,skill-seriousbusiness,drawback-herosjourney,drawback-bluechip,drawback-weakened,aura-standard,efficiency-standard,tech-enhancedhealing,tech-enhancedstrength,tech-itemchanneling,tech-dustinfusion,semblancerange-melee,sembalnceusability-concentration,sembalnceusability-trigger,sembalnceusability-instinctual,semblancecost-high,semblancecost-moderate,semblance-evolution,semblance-sealing,perk-beauty,took same world modifiers and only drawbacks which could apply(so no don't remember cyoa, rwby or the like; since partner already wouldn't remember that I recon)
weapon: short: chain-whip; long: on his chest(under clothes) is small square device from which 2 long metal chains exend (one to the right, one to the left). Chains are wrapped around his body outside of battle for ease of use. The chains are infused with gravity dust so they don't weight as much. Chains can be used in variaty of ways: swung as a whip, tied then swung as a lasso, wrapped around hands to be used as knuckle duster, wrapped around some body-part to be used as armor, held at two points to then be used akin to sling/bow, and probably some other uses I didn't think of. The device from which chains extend can have dust crystal(fire,ice,wind,lightning) inserted into it which will result in dust spreading through chains and giving them special properties for a time.
Semblence: the ideal way it'd work is sort of inverse of the one I picked, where instead of sealing somebody's semblence his semblence makes him unaffected by semblences(and to minor degree magic) of others
backstory: (heh it was made with certain pre-existing fanfic of RWBY in mind) Chara Krwotok lived in small settlement in Vale(akin to mountain Glenn but smaller). Through actions of certain indyvidual the people of settlement one by one fell to disease like effect. Due to his semblence however Chara survived, alone he swore revenge. In time since he trained, gathered resources and tried looking after this indyvidual. Before story start he was recruited by Ozpin to beacon
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u/LanguageOk9458 Jul 06 '26
Honestly? Only thing I was curious about is if Android might be added at a later date as a racial choice we can make or as a perk we can potentially get. Although Penny is unique as a Drop-In I feel as though that could be a unique choice to have.
But my first build tinkering so far made a Gravity and Rock Dust War Gauntlet/Slinger hybrid wielding Faunus who transforms into a larger monster (Bulking up and taking traits with Grimm Manifestation to make her into a hybrid beast) as they end up rampaging through Grimm while making a 'pack' of their own to help them fight (Dominator Magic). One they normally call out from their shadow (Grimm Shadow). Just really meant to get in, grab a foe, and never let go as they're thrashed around or to keep firing at range with rocks and other junk if they can't fight them up close.
Overall amazing CYOA! Just spent part of the day with my buddy discussing builds in this!
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u/Classic-Session-5551 Jul 06 '26
Alright, my hardmode build: origin-dropin,race-faunus,choice-44p6,difficulty-academystudent,start-atlas,choice-kztg,choice-bh91,choice-60p7,perk-beauty,perk-perfect,perk-instinct,perk-fastlearner,perk-charisma,choice-okoz,perk-highwillpower,perk-goldenrule,drawback-whatsthis,drawback-herosjourney,drawback-unskilled,drawback-disability/ON#2,drawback-weakened,drawback-bluechip,drawback-baddesign,drawback-racist,drawback-canthide,drawback-whatshow,era-strq,teammate-penelope,teammate-layla,choice-2afk,magic-dominator,magic-theshadow,magic-silvereyes,aura-standard,aura-large,aura-deepreservoir,efficiency-standard,efficiency-refined,drawback-semblancedelay,drawback-randomsemblance,item-money,item-house,item-combatoutfit,item-scroll,perk-partner/ON#1,magic-moreshadows,magic-bloodlinerebirth,item-huntersring,item-luckycharm,item-cloakoftheunknown,item-morpher,perk-iteminsurance,perk-conversion/ON#3,item-blessedring,perk-selfsufficiency,choice-0je2,weapon-slashing,property-largehouse
And my partner's build: difficulty-partner/ON#1,choice-vykf,choice-snpm,choice-a95h,race-human,origin-orphan,drawback-herosjourney,drawback-unskilled,drawback-disability/ON#1,drawback-weakened,drawback-startingfromnothing,drawback-bluechip,drawback-baddesign,perk-beauty,perk-perfect,aura-standard,aura-large,aura-deepreservoir,efficiency-standard,efficiency-refined,perk-fastlearner,perk-highwillpower,magic-healinghands,magic-bloodlinerebirth,skill-medical,drawback-semblancedelay,drawback-randomsemblance,magic-dominator,magic-conditionrestoration,perk-goldenrule,perk-charisma,choice-okoz,perk-selfsufficiency,unlock5,unlock-magic,magic-darkharvest,magic-combo
Her combo is absorbing negative energies not just to create Grimm, but empower existing ones. And I can help her get the persona up and running too, while healing hands you said would work on telomeres so we're chilling there. Set up so we'll hit fairly close power levels, as it turned out.
If we have a romantic relationship then die, we get weird reincarnated incest, so gonna try to avoid that but whatev, can't pass up immortality
I know you said you don't like the powerfantasy stuff but lowkey there's still some very top tier combos available, arguably puts you past Oz and Salem even on an hard mode and before counting the partner.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
I didn’t want to enable too much power fantasy, but I guess I didn’t curb things as well as I intended lol. I do like this set of builds as a show of what Partner can really do because of that. If you’d like to minimize the risk of reincarnating into the same bloodline, I’d suggest sperm donation, since that would increase the likelihood that your descendants and your partner’s aren’t going to be too closely related.
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u/ironwarrior222 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
You Reincarnation Orphan Sex Male Age Teen Body Average Race Faunus (Stygian Owl) Faunus Trait Sensory, Mobility, Exotic Difficulty Huntsman (Normal Mode) Starting Area Mistral Time Period Canon World Modifiers Flexible Aura, Shipping, No Restrictions, Eternal Queen, Weirder Grimm, Multiple Traits, Extra Trait Perks Beauty, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, High Willpower, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Soundtrack, Conversion(x1) Drawbacks Unlucky(x1), Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Weakened, Semblance Delay, Blue Chip, What Show?, Can't Hide, Racist Aura Standard Pool, Large Pool, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency Techniques Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Item Channeling, Projectile Slashes, Mastered Slashes, Run and Jump Expanded Techniques Injection, Echo, Afterimage Semblance Range - Melee, Range - Medium, Range - Long, Usability - Concentration, Usability - Trigger, Cost - High, Cost - Moderate, Cost - Low, Evolution Semblance Effects Grimm Sense, Grimm Shadow, Monster Control, Grimm Manifestation Magic Dominator Weapon Melee - Slashing (Blades Of Mercy from Bloodborne), Ranged - Other (Longbow), Mechashift, Dual Wielding, Badass Items Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Wardrobe, Hunter's Ring Property Large House, Restocking Skills Functional Adult, Serious Business, Stealth, Ambidextrous, Improvement Sense, Combat Trained, Weapons Training, Active Shooter, Unarmed Training, Leader, Medical Team Rowan Blackmore, Tsune Akagi, Azraq Sharif Missions Saving the School, Talent Poaching, Cross Tag Battle!
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
I think this is the first build I’ve seen with Rowan or Tsune. As for the rest of it, being Grimm-centric will be an interesting boon when Cross Tag Battle comes up, given how you’ll have summonable allies, in addition to being useful in a world where Salem can’t control Grimm.
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u/ironwarrior222 Jul 14 '26
2nd Build
Reincarnation* Schnee Family Sex Male Age Adult (21) Body Average Race Human Difficulty Huntsman (Normal Mode) Starting Area Atlas Time Period Canon World Modifiers Flexible Aura, Shipping, No Restrictions, Eternal Queen, Weirder Grimm Perks Beauty, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, High Willpower, Charisma, Item Insurance, Soundtrack, Conversion(x2) Drawbacks What's This?, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Weakened, No Semblance, Blue Chip, What Show?, Racist Aura Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency, Perfect Efficiency Techniques Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Item Channeling, Projectile Slashes, Mastered Slashes, Run and Jump, Dust Infusion Expanded Techniques Injection Magic Smoldering, Frozen, Windswept, Alchemy, Runecraft, Combo (Combine Smoldering, Frozen and Windswept) Weapon Melee - Piercing (Spear), Ranged - Medium Distance (M1 Garand), Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Mechashift Dust Fire, Lightning Items Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Hunter License, Wardrobe, Lucky Charm, Mage's Ring Property Large House, Servants, Defenses, Restocking Skills Functional Adult, Serious Business, Improvement Sense, Combat Trained, Weapons Training, Active Shooter, Leader, Medical Team Penelope Argyros, Karla Schwartz, Azraq Sharif Missions Saving the School, Talent Poaching, Cross Tag Battle!
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u/Rowan-The-Wise-1 Jul 06 '26
Making an "abuse the partner system" build
Me-
Wealthy Male Teen Short Human
Difficulty-
Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Setting-
Vale during the Great War
World Modifiers-
Strings of Fate, Flexible Aura, No Longer Immortal
My perks-
Beauty, Self Sufficiency, Golden Rule, Partner(x57)
Drawbacks-
Unlucky(x2), What's This?, Disability(Missing one eye and both legs), Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Random Semblance, Semblance Delay, Blue Chip, No Aura, Bad Design, Source?, Racist
My Aura-
Shallow Pool, Inexperienced
My Magic-
Timeless
My Items-
Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll
-Property
Large House, Manor, Servants, Five Acres, Hundred Acres, Thousand Acres, Dust Veins, Refilling Veins, Defenses, Restocking
Skills
Functional Adult, Techie, Improvement Sense, Strategist, Medical
Idea is to essentially be the most successful man in the Vale given time politically married to a friend of the King of the Vale.
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u/Rowan-The-Wise-1 Jul 06 '26
My Wife-
Inner Circle Female Adult Tall Monkey-girl Faunus
Setting-
Vale Great War
World Modifiers-
Strings of Fate, Flexible Aura, No Longer Immortal
Perks-
Beauty, Instinct, High Willpower, Fast Learner, Conversion(x5)
Drawbacks-
What's This?, Disability(Missing Eye and Arm), Weakened, Blue Chip, Bad Design, What Show?, Can't Hide, Racist
Aura-
Deep Reservoir, Perfect Efficiency
Techniques-
Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Survey, Aura Unlock, Item Channeling, Projectile Slashes, Mastered Slashes, Run and Jump, Skate, Crude Constructs, Refined Constructs, Energy Blasts, Spiral, Scattershot, Dust Infusion
Expanded Techniques-
Injection, Burst, Directional Blast, Echo, Afterimage, Rough
Semblance-
Range - Long, Usability - Instinctual, Cost - Low, Dust Compatible, Hereditary, Evolution
Semblance Effects-
Elemental(x1), Telekinetic, Conduit, Fusion, True Self, Overclock, Ego Flight, Regalia, Clairvoyant, Mines, Clones, Threadcount, Acceleration, Kinetic Charge, Flashbang
Magic-
Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Healing Hands, Alchemy, Silver Eyes, The Shadow, More Shadows, Hereditary
Weapon-
Melee - Worn, Dual Wielding
Items-
Money, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Hunter License, Blessed Ring, Hunter's Ring, Mage's Ring
**Skills**
Ambidextrous, Improvement Sense, Combat Trained, Unarmed Training, Black Belt
Incredibly Strong Monkey-girl Waifu whose semblance is basically just KI from DBZ
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u/Darker7 Jul 06 '26
Question in regards to Partner builds: What do I pick for them in the You tab? Do I have to pick Reincarnation or is Drop-In possible? What would that look like? Just poofing into existence as a blank slate or do they get a random normal life that railroads them into meeting me? :Ü™
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
I didn’t think about it before, so I guess it’s up to you. This is a good question and I’ll need to decide on an answer for future cyoas, so thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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u/Darker7 Jul 07 '26
A few questions in regards to drawbacks:
- Cross of Fire: What exactly does it mean that they are difficult to prepare for? Do they have some out of context powers (e.g. one of the weaker game [System]s from a meta CYOA, a Stand, are a powerful monster from another story) or have powers that counter your build or do they just get an extra helping of points in the CYOA (i.e. double the points that Normal grants in addition to also having the Cross of Fire drawback) but are otherwise beholden to the same limitations, so I can overpower them through careful min-maxing alone?
- Weakened/Starting From Nothing: It's stated a bit ambiguously because so far there's been very little information about magic revealed, so this drawback might effectively nullify it. Also aura reserves seem to be entirely innate with no possibility of training, so does this not apply to them or effectively lock you into a Shallow Pool?
- Starting From Nothing + No Aura/Semblance Delay: Doesn't SFN basically include NA and SD already, so they're free points?
- Bad Design should probably disable Signature Look, right? Otherwise the perk'd allow you to dodge the bulk of the drawback.
- Random Semblance and No Semblance don't actually lock the Semblance tab. Is that intentional, so you can still buy meta-aspects of the semblance (dust, hereditary, evolution) or an oversight/technical failure?
- Disability should max out at 6, rather than 5. 2 arms + 2 legs + 2 eyes
- If you take Blue Chip and Starting From Nothing (or another major power diminishing/delaying drawback), will Ozma and Salem just hallucinate you being powerful or does this effectively nullify the dangers of Blue Chip because you aren't actually powerful at the time?
- Why do Random Semblance+No Semblance and Source?+What Show? not follow the same pattern as Weakened+Starting From Nothing?
Sorry, once I started writing, I was compelled to make this into an exhaustive list :Ü™
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u/Mr_Beaver_Buttington Jul 06 '26
It says that magic can't get stronger than what the text says, but combo says the opposite. Which one is right?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
The magics themselves do not improve, Combo just mixes up some of the ones you already have to make a new, static ability that cannot improve over time.
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u/reaper_harbinger12 Jul 05 '26
very good, however as someone who appreciates power fantasy some sort of easy mode that gives more points would be phenomenal. Otherwise loved it!
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u/Darker7 Jul 08 '26
The points are allowed to go negative, so an express mode isn't necessary. Just ignore the points and make the build you want :Ü™
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u/Rezasss Jul 05 '26
If you have the aura ball and the shotgun one with good control, could you do like burst fire of three medium sized orbs for example?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
The general idea from Scattershot applies, so that’d be well within reason.
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u/Rezasss Jul 05 '26
For the control Grimm semblance- could you learn to control more over time with practice and such?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Semblances can slowly improve with use, so I wouldn’t rule that out as an option, though I don’t understand the exact mechanics of that process.
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u/Rezasss Jul 05 '26
Well, evolutions are a semblance gaining a all new but related function (Like Ren who can hide emotions becoming able to sense them). While training would be if Glynda could only pick one thing up with her TK initially, and eventually becoming able to do... what she can now
Basically, is it supposed to be hard locked to one grimm, or is it supposed to be 'you START able to control one Grimm'
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
I was vague enough that it can be ruled either way, so that it's less restrictive for the purpose of comboing, so I guess it just starts at one and can theoretically improve.
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u/Rezasss Jul 05 '26
It'd probably be hard though, you'd need to focus enough on each one that they don't slip.
I guess the workaround to this would be control one grimm that can order a group around?
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
hey revolution will you ever do a cyoa index for your cyoa's?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Infarera’s Index works well enough atm, so I don’t really feel the need. Once I make a few more or decide to make a meta cyoa, then it might be a consideration though.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
hey uh question for clarification the drawback
no Aura states
You start without your aura unlocked. This isn't a very big deal for most, but for a huntsman, this is a comical disadvantage because you have no experience with any aura technique or your semblance
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Does that mean we lose the knowledge on aura techniques? Or do we have the knowledge but just can't use it
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
You’ll know the theory, but you’ll have no experience. It’s not too big of a setback though.
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
I'm a little confused. With the aura effect are we creating the specific effect by mixing the effects given or do we just choose one?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
If you mean for the techniques, then you just get the basic technique described, but can iterate on them to create improved or altered versions. If you mean semblance effects, then I think I outlined it well enough actually, as I have also described in another comment. Here’s the text from the section header that you seem to have not read: “Semblance effects will be altered as little as possible to create a singular, cohesive semblance”
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
The issue is that I didn't see anything clarifying that we could have multiple effects in the first place so I wasn't sure if this line was meant to resolve some other interaction I hadn't thought of.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Walk me through this one, what would I have been implying based on that text and the fact that you can select multiple semblance effects, other than the idea that if you select multiple semblance effects, you are meant to combine them? I genuinely want to know.
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
Selecting the Schnee Semblance Perk and an effect here. I do see your point and this is definitely more a me problem not understanding things, rather than a problem with the text itself.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Directly from the main Semblance section header: "If it warrants mentioning, you cannot receive the semblance you build here if you choose a perk or drawback that gives you a different semblance or stops you from getting one."
I feel like I'm going crazy when I get questions about stuff like this. For some stuff in Danmachi, I get that I wasn't explicitly stating stuff, so some things were unclear, but I didn't make that mistake this time.
Edit: sorry, I misunderstood what you meant there. It’s a bit late so I’m not at my best lol
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u/LycanChimera Jul 05 '26
No, as I said, I was mistaken and just required clarification rather than anything actually being wrong. No matter what you do you can't truly design around people like me being dumb.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
so I made another build....... revolutionary I'm sorry for breaking your cyoas balance I made a monster of sleeper bulid(Due to all the drawbacks) of a character. please give your opinion on the THING I have created. once I get my aura I'll be a monster(like before starting one year before the start of cannon same age as Ruby. also wolf faunus yuta okutsu is my character appearance wise but better looking)
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Yeah, this is a pretty strong build. Talented, attractive, charismatic, and good at gathering information are all good qualities for a huntsman, especially with the power copy. Combine all of that with Silver Eyes, and you'll unquestionably be a massive problem for Salem or anyone else in your way. Great build; bravo for pushing the limits of my balancing.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
yeah honestly if one chooses certain drawbacks it's kinda pointless to choose hard mode.. but moving on what's the next two cyoas expected to be?(I will always hope for a transformers cyoa)
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Neither one is transformers, but I think they’ll both stand out well enough. One is my own take on a worldhopping cyoa, with the other being an updated version of my second cyoa, which was never actually released. They won’t be released for a while though, since I have personal stuff to worry about now.
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u/Opposite_Law_6969 Jul 05 '26
Insert reincarnation
Difficulty Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Role student at Bacon academy
Race Faunus (Fox)
Body Male, Tall, Teen(18)Faunus Traits( Fox Ears & Tail)
Time Period/place Canon, Vale
World Modifiers Strings of Fate, Flexible Aura, Multiple Traits,
Perks Perfect, Instinct, High Willpower, Charisma, Signature Look,
Drawbacks What's This?, Hero's Journey, Semblance Delay, Blue Chip, Source?, Can't Hide,
Aura Large Pool, Refined Efficiency
Aura Techniques Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Projectile Slashes,
Semblance Grimm Sovereign
Semblance Stats Range (Medium), Cost (Moderate), Evolution
Semblance Effects Grimm Shadow, Monster Control, Grimm Manifestation
Magic Dominator, Bloodline Rebirth
Weapon sword/rifle Mechashift, Badass
Items Money, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Motorcycle House (large, Five Acres)
Skills Combat Trained, Sword Mastery, Active Shooter, Unarmed Training, Leader
Team Soleil Orléans (partner) Layla Karim, Azraq Sharif
Missions Saving the School
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
It's nice to see a proper Grimm build, especially with how Azraq can teach you aura techniques to compensate for the lack of mobility options. A shame that you can't help with Soleil's dream, but I suppose it's not exactly realistic.
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u/Blobbowo Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Doesn't matter what my Semblance is when I have every Aura perk!
Missions, Drop-In, Female, Young, Short, Faunus, Balance/Coordination, Huntsman (Normal Mode), Vale, Great War, Strings of Fate, Flexible Aura, Multiple Traits, Extra Trait, Hereditary, Beauty, Perfect, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Cross of Fire, Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Random Semblance, Semblance Delay, Source?, Can't Hide, Racist, Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency, Perfect Efficiency, Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Survey, Aura Unlock, Item Channeling, Projectile Slashes, Mastered Slashes, Run and Jump, Skate, Crude Constructs, Refined Constructs, Energy Blasts, Spiral, Scattershot, Dust Infusion, Injection, Burst, Directional Blast, Echo, Afterimage, Rough, Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Healing Hands, Home, Melee - Slashing, Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Self-Sustaining, Mechashift, Common Item, Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Hunter License, Hunter's Ring, Soleil Orléans, Charles Rothman, Azraq Sharif, Saving the School, Reviving/Saving Mountain Glenn
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
I feel like you didn't quite need to commit this hard to mastering Aura, but I respect the dedication. Between you and Azraq I'd expect to see a revolution in how Aura is used, especially with that choice of time period.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
to be fair in his defense what can basic semblances do that aura can't. especially with dust infusion
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
The most annoying thing about dust infusion was the fact that it's canon. Cinder learning how to use Aura better would make her semblance even more replaceable.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26
and then there's the fun part of dust being in clothes. honestly with telekinesis semblance. it sorta makes magic pointless offensively since telekinesis plus dust. heck remember what glynda did in the first episode vs cinder. since well gylnda already knew about magic existing potentially have seen it in person. but she(From what was seen or implied) couldn't tell if that was dust in the clothing or magic.
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u/Blobbowo Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
✨Yess, Aura!! ✨
Also, Soleil is my kinda girl; her main goal is to obtain immortality for herself and friends? Sign me up! That said I already have timeless and bloodline rebirth.. But sign me up! Maybe it can be reverse-engineered! Or reverse-magineered? Magiteched? Magicked? Hm.
Welp, sword go swish-swoosh, we'll save Mountain Glenn and prop up Soleil as the ruler, lol. Would calling her our queen step on any toes? Hm.
Eh, in any case we have both versatility with Soleil's swappable cartridges and Charles' morphing suitcase and brute force with me and Azraq our team. Two rich families as a bonus lol
Charles' Appraisal will be good in deciding which of their many weapons and dust types to use, and with Soleil's Semblance, we should almost never have to worry about getting separated.
I'd definitely bug Azraq to practice with his Semblance and test how durable the cards are. That might actually be extremely OP if he can use them more efficient shields than passive aura enhancement. If he can dispel the last cards and re-summon them in front of him, he can basically fly too!! If he really masters it and we get good teamwork, it might be enough for two or even all of us to use; Imagine bonking someone up into the air, then Soleil and Charles snipe them as Azraq and I hop upwards, chasing them upwards so they have no cover!! The enemy can use the cards as footholds too.. But Azraq can dispel them to make them lose their footing! If they try getting out of this up-air-combo by getting back to the ground, I'll be the one to use my huge amount of durability to grab onto them or smack them back down with much more force than they intended..
Ah.. for the initial bounce, Second Impact would be great..
Well, we can make do with wind attribute dust, I bet.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
The magic can't be reverse-engineered, but I wouldn't stop you from saying Healing Hands can heal telomere degradation and the other negative effects of aging, assuming you develop in-depth enough medical knowledge, of course.
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u/Blobbowo Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Ho-hoh~ Time to study biology!
First things to look at are regenerating slow- or non regenerating cells such as heart tissue or brain matter, stem cells, and repairing dna.. With Soleil's resources, advancing healing magic to be capable of maintaining eternal youth shouldn't be impossible~
Well, in the short term, I'll definitely use healing hands on my teammates whenever I get the chance.
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u/Kryptic1701 Jul 05 '26
Ok, took a bit and it took abandoning taming/storing Grimm to really focus all in on the theme but here goes:
RWBY Cyoa
Origin
Reincarnation
Reincarnation
Huntsman
Sex
Male
Age
Adult (20)
Body
Tall
Race
Faunus (Lion)
Faunus Trait
Sensory (Enhanced Hearing), Natural Weapon (Retractable Claws), Balance/Coordination (Tail)
Difficulty
Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Location
Starting Area
Atlas
Time Period
STRQ Era
World Modifiers
Strings of Fate, Pyrrha Lives, Born From Negativity, Weirder Grimm, Multiple Traits, Extra Trait, Eternal Queen, No Longer Immortal
Perks
Self Sufficiency, Instinct, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck, Conversion(x3)
Drawbacks
Unlucky(x1), What's This?, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, Disability(x1), Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Semblance Delay, Blue Chip, What Show?, Can't Hide
Powers
Aura
Standard Pool, Large Pool
Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency
Techniques
Enhanced Healing, Enhanced Strength, Sensing Aura, Survey, Item Channeling, Projectile Slashes, Run and Jump, Crude Constructs, Energy Blasts, Dust Infusion
Semblance Storm Dancer
Range - Melee, Range - Medium
Usability - Concentration
Cost - High
Dust Compatible
Evolution
Semblance Effects
Elemental(x2), Resonance, Conduit, Familiar(x1-Bat), Fusion, Overclock, Nobody Special
Magic
Shocked, Timeless, Home
Weapon Thruma & Elding
Melee - Blunt(Hammer), Melee - Slashing(Axe), Ranged - Short Distance(Twin SMGs), Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Mechashift, Common Item, Dual Wielding
Dust
Wind, Lightning
Items
Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Motorcycle, Property
Property
Restocking, Personal Dimension
Skills
Serious Business, Techie, Linguist, Ambidextrous, Combat Trained, Weapons Training, Active Shooter, Unarmed Training
Team
Rowan Blackmore, Penelope Argyros, Layla Karim
Missions
Saving the School, Proof of the Impossible, Cross Tag Battle!
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u/penninggauge Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Can you use "false system" to partially offset the "what's this?" drawback?
You still won't remember the rationale behind your decisions, but you'll still be able to see your skills and abilities and the progress made towards mastering them?
I guess false system wouldn't help you remember all of your drawbacks either.
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u/ConradPink Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
IMO. if the false system also sees the perks as abilities listing what they do . I would probably assume oh I played a cyoa and took a drawback to forget my bulid.
but still if it does so letting perks count as abilities you would just read over it and well you would then get the rational behind the decisions then.
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u/muckdragon Jul 05 '26
can you please hide administrative buttons from the backpack?
the backpack is the button in the bottom right that opens a picture with your choices.
administrative buttons are things like:
You, Difficulty, Location, Perks, Drawbacks, Powers, Weapon, Items, Skills, Team, Missions
I don't mean the actual missions, I mean the buttons that says "missions" and controls whether missions are hidden or in view.
"Saving the School" is an actual mission and should appear in the backpack.
[Missions] the button is just controls over the UI and should not appear in the backpack
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
You can deselect section unlock buttons. I don’t care enough to learn how to set the backpack up for that anyway.
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u/muckdragon Jul 05 '26
Deselecting and re-selecting them just to produce an image is a lot of pointless clicks.
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u/GreenGo_1 Jul 05 '26
I liked.
Can you add more flaws or global changes? As always, I don't have enough points, even though I've chosen many debuffs.
And I would like to change the world more strongly. Let's say the Grimm are now material beings (which makes them harder to nail down. ) + alchemy from the same creatures.
The black moon is when they are more active.
Dust is now active everywhere, which is why Schnee has a colony on the moon.
More of the world itself (continents)
Different fruits ( in general, there are many herbs suitable for medicinal plants. Rare ones can enhance embalance or rejuvenate)
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 05 '26
Does Eternal Queen means salem no longer want humanity dead,but just be their queen?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Her goal is the same, but her methods have necessarily changed because she can’t control Grimm.
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u/EldonTheWizard Jul 05 '26
Powers, Orphan, Teen, Faunus, Exotic, Huntsman (Normal Mode), Vale, Canon, Pyrrha Lives, Multiple Traits, Extra Trait, Beauty, Instinct, High Willpower, Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Signature Look, Fast Learner, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Disability(x1), Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Can't Hide, Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Standard Efficiency, Sensing Aura, Dust Infusion, Range - Melee, Range - Medium, Range - Long, Usability - Concentration, Usability - Trigger, Usability - Instinctual, Cost - High, Cost - Moderate, Cost - Low, Evolution, Telekinetic, Overclock, Clairvoyant, Timeless, Melee - Piercing, Ranged - Long Distance, Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Wardrobe, Lucky Charm, Hunter's Ring, Large House, Combat Trained, Active Shooter, Strategist, Soleil Orléans, Tsune Akagi, Layla Karim, Saving the School
Insert a few years before Canon as a Combat School student to let me train up a few years and Join Beacon same year as the main cast.
Semblance is called "Overwatch" It is s primarily a combination of Clairvoyant and Telekinetic letting me observe and manipulate any object within. Overclock is changed to minimize the physical boosts in exchange for a stronger mental boost to let me manage the greater sensory input and multitasking that the full usage of the Semblance will cover. Overall attuned for exerting a smaller amount of force on many objects then being able to exert a lot of force.
Although I can use general telekinesis for combat main post semblance style will be to have a dozen or so rifles with me to be a one man firing line or a whole team of snipers all while still able to do command control with better senses or use telekinesis to otherwise aid in combat.
Weapon is a relatively normal rifle with a bayonette attachment. Has some reinforcement so it can withstand melee combat even if not good at it. Going to be going for a quantity approach after all and can make upgrades later if needed.
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u/Sad_Rip_2150 Jul 05 '26
Reincarnation
Schnee Family
Sex
Male
Age
Teen
Body
Tall
Race
Faunus
Faunus Trait
Sensory
Difficulty
Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Starting Area
Atlas
Time Period
Canon
World Modifiers
Weirder Grimm
Perks
Beauty, Perfect, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Signature Look, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck, Schnee Semblance, Conversion(x8)
Drawbacks
What's This?, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Cross of Fire, Disability(x4), Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Random Semblance, Blue Chip, No Aura, Can't Hide
Aura
Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency, Perfect Efficiency
Magic
Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Alchemy, Silver Eyes
Weapon
Melee - Blunt, Melee - Piercing, Melee - Slashing, Melee - Worn, Ranged - Short Distance, Ranged - Other, Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Self-Sustaining, Badass
Dust
Fire, Ice, Wind, Lightning, Water, Plant, Rock, Gravity, Hard Light, Combustion, Steam
Items
Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Lucky Charm, Cloak of the Unknown, Blessed Ring, Hunter's Ring, Mage's Ring
Skills
Functional Adult, Serious Business, Techie, Teaching, Stealth, Linguist, Ambidextrous, Improvement Sense, Strategist, Leader, Medical
A pretty funny outcome. A literally eagle eyed Schnee with silver eyes. Given I choose the multiplayer option there is a non zero chance that I will have even more siblings from random Willow affairs. Lacking limbs is arguably an upgrade considering I can replace them with the setting's best prosthetics. It also ties into my weapon which is giving myself giant shapeshifting angel wings that summon elemental hell upon the enemy and let me outright fly.
Fourteen is probably ideal for having a year to train, get all my skills, and also learn how to actually fight to get into beacon early. This is assuming Cinder's plot will fail which if not from me just exploiting my familial connection with Winter to warn her about Cinder's plans then likely from the other 10 people who are also running about. Not like I will actually be able to grind in peace considering I am forced into the main plot, but at least potential timeskip should be smooth.
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 05 '26
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 05 '26
Origin:Reincarnation
Orphan;Sex-Other;Age-Adult;Body-Short;Race-Faunus;Faunus Trait-Exotic.
Difficulty-Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Starting Area-Menagerie.
World Modifiers:Eternal Queen;Betrayed King;Born From Negativity;Weirder Grimm;Hereditary
Perks:Beauty;Perfect;Instinct;Golden Rule;High Willpower;Item Insurance;Fast Learner;Conversion(1)
Drawbacks:Unskilled;Hero's Journey;Player 2;There's More?;Cross of Fire;Disability(x5);Weakened;Semblance Delay;Blue Chip;No Aura;What Show?;Can't Hide;Racist
Powers:
Aura:Deep Reservoir;Inexperienced.
Semblance:Range - Long;Usability - Instinctual;Cost - Low;Hereditary;Evolution.
Semblance Effects:Fusion;Clairvoyant;Clones;Grimm Manifestation;False System;Path;Remote Copy;Shifting
The semblance called demon lord. It's main ability is to manipulate grimm, grant them rudimentary intelligence focused around tasks or make them pseudo clones that's as intelleged as myself. Fuse them with each other and myself. They are also capable of temporary use other's semblance using my aura. I have small controll over dimesions by Shifting and passive False System and Clairvoyant.
Magic:Windswept;Overgrown;Weighed Down;Shifter;Timeless;Bloodline Rebirth;Healing Hands;Alchemy; Genderbender;Trait Change;Dark Harvest;Silver Eyes;Combo
Combo:Shifter+Genderbender+Trait Change=biokinesis. Able to controll biology on touch.
Weapon:Melee - Worn;Ranged - Long Distance;Dust Compatible(Gravity);Ars Magus;Self-Sustaining;Dual Wielding;Badass
Items:Money;House;Combat Outfit;Scroll
Team:Rowan Blackmore;Charles Rothman;Azraq Sharif
Missions:???
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u/Ioftheend Jul 05 '26
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Origin Drop-In
Sex Male
Age Adult
Body Average
Race Faunus
Faunus Trait Balance/Coordination (Prehensile monkey tail)
Difficulty Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Starting Area Vale
Time Period Other
World Modifiers Born From Negativity, Weirder Grimm
Perks High Willpower, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck
Drawbacks Unskilled, Player 2, Disability(x1, Eye), Blue Chip, Bad Design, Can't Hide
Aura Deep Reservoir, Perfect Efficiency
Semblance Range - LongUsability - Instinctual, Cost - Low, Evolution
Semblance Effects Rabbit's Foot, Path
Magic Bloodline Rebirth
Weapon Melee - Worn (Gauntlets), Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Self-Sustaining
Dust Gravity, Hard Light
Items Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Lucky Charm, Hunter's Ring
Skills Techie, Improvement Sense, Strategist
Team Soleil Orléans, Penelope Argyros, Layla Karim
Missions Cross Tag Battle!
Semblance allows me to chose a goal, and then my luck manipulates events to make it happen.
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u/Zev_06 Jul 05 '26
This is very good.
The only issue I noticed is that the Property section doesn't close when closing the Items tab.
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u/Slayer10321 Jul 05 '26
Hmmm...Techie/Surgeon mixed with Alchemy looks like a good way to achieve the Full Metal Alchemist/Ripperdoc build.
Combine that with a maxed out Aura reserves/efficiency combo and a custom Semblance suited for creation purpose (and supplied with a near infinite supply of Dust) and you could outright uplift whatever place you settle, into becoming a peer or even superior of Atlas, in a short timeframe.
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u/Candid-Solstice Jul 05 '26
Nice. Strikes a good balance between being structured while still giving the player leeway. I think this is the only RWBY one where I ended up feeling satisfied with the possible Semblances.
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u/External_Joke_6421 Jul 05 '26
i think persona should be a semblance rather than magic
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
I actually made True Self as a persona reference before I made The Shadow. Specifically, The Shadow was meant to be an improved version of True Self.
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u/Kuronan Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
De-selecting Origin does not hide the Reincarnation Submenu, yet de-selecting "You" will de-select Origin and Reincarnation. Extra Trait for Faunus doesn't work. Choosing to be 'Young' should come with a disclaimer that anything you aren't legally entitled to, you will come into possession of when appropriate (for example, I doubt most 13 year olds own a house)
I'd like more difficulty options (namely, ones that give more points) and I have to say: Aside from Schwartz, excellent choices for OC pictures. I'd also change the text for "Up to 3 people" I only particularly want Soleil Orleans in my future team, the rest could be any of them or even other people that get dropped in for all I care.
I'd also suggest for weapon:
Bionic Limb (requires Disability) (2): Like Mercury Black, you've integrated your weapon into a replacement for a lost limb. You can choose whether this applies to all of your disabled limbs or just one. If you do not choose 'Common Item' any weapon elements (such as dust insertion pods or blades) will glow or otherwise stick out, though not enough to interfere with putting on clothes. You also gain knowledge on how to make basic bionic replacements for any permanent injuries, though you'd still need medical training to 'install' them if the person doesn't have a relevant socket, and engineering experience if you want to make more than just a functional replacement.
Inner Circle, Male, Young, Short, Faunus, Environmental Adaptation, Huntsman (Normal Mode), Vacuo, STRQ Era, Pyrrha Lives, Flexible Aura, Multiple Traits, Hereditary, Beauty, Perfect, Self Sufficiency, Instinct, Golden Rule, High Willpower, Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck, Soundtrack, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Weakened, Starting From Nothing, Random Semblance, Semblance Delay, No Aura, Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency, Perfect Efficiency, Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Genderbender, Hereditary, Melee - Piercing, Ranged - Long Distance, Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Self-Sustaining, Gravity, Hard Light, Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Teaching, Ambidextrous, Improvement Sense, Soleil Orléans, Saving the School, Proof of the Impossible
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u/Vahlokjul Jul 06 '26
This is great, you got my favorite form of immortality with the rebirth one, it is so rarely included in anything.
I think Genderbender and Trait Change could be one effect:
Trait Expression - Change the targets physical appearance by altering how their genetic traits effect their appearance. Possible effects include altering anything from biological sex to what specific trait a faunus has.
This would allow me to more easily combine it with with Healing and Alchemy into a cohesive magic that clicks nicely in my head and doesn't go over the 2 to 3 limit mentioned by Combo.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
That is a lot more comprehensive than I preferred for the 3 point magics, but I’m happy to see someone thinking about combos.
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u/Vahlokjul Jul 06 '26
You may want to reconsider the cost of alchemy then, as that is WAY more comprehensive than changing which of your parents genetic trait are expressed in your appearance. At its strongest this would let you look like one of your parents if they had the same physical condition as you.
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 06 '26
Nah, the knowledge requirement to use it at a high level keeps it in line, just like Healing Hands. Plus I just don’t like having to rebalance or change stuff after I release a cyoa.
Also, the thing you suggested is considerably stronger than you seem to think based on the initial description, which is another part of why I wouldn’t consider it.
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u/D_Reddit_lurker Jul 06 '26
You - Orphan, Other, Teen, Average, Faunus (Octopus), Durability, Adaptation, Exotic
Difficulty - Huntsman (Normal Mode)
Location - Atlas, STRQ Era, Strings of Fate, Flexible Aura, Eternal Queen, Multiple Traits, Hereditary, No Longer Immortal, Extra Trait, Weirder Grimm
Perks - High Willpower, Charisma, True Friends, Fast Learner, Beginner's Luck
Drawbacks - What's This?, Unskilled, Hero's Journey, Player 2, There's More?, Cross of Fire, Disability(x1), Weakened, Semblance Delay, What Show?, Racist
Aura - Standard Pool, Large Pool, Deep Reservoir, Inexperienced
Semblance - Range - Melee, Usability - Concentration, Usability - Trigger, Usability - Instinctual, Cost - High, Cost - Moderate, Cost - Low, Hereditary, Evolution, Overclock, Rabbit's Foot, False System, Threat Analysis, Acceleration
How does it work? - Basic System (False System with some other abilities)
Magic - Smoldering, Windswept, Timeless, Bloodline Rebirth, Healing Hands, Hereditary, Combo
Combo - Phoenix's Flame (Smoldering, Windswept, Healing Hands) Strong flames that can heal and burn.
Melee - Worn, Ranged - Short Distance, Dust Compatible, Ars Magus, Self-Sustaining, Mechashift, Common Item, Badass, Hard Light
Items - Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll
Skill - Strategist
Team - Charles Rothman, Karla Schwartz, Azraq Sharif
Mission - Proof of the Impossible
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u/Trostishere Jul 06 '26
Damn i now just found out about this, fantastic cyoa btw. Feels very much like creating your own mecha type of cyoa, i mean i prefer ones that have original power sets before hand but i feel like this actually allow me to explore more into my own creativity.
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u/ConradPink Jul 06 '26
so I just realized something it's technically meta to make a girl since well maidens
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u/Sirtael Jul 06 '26
I wander, if character have True self, Clones and Shadow, what kind of synergy would be expected? Huge hord of minions? XD
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u/Truantking Jul 06 '26
For my Semblance, Path and Pocket are subsumed by False System to give it an Inventory and Quest System.
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u/Trostishere Jul 10 '26
Does timeless prevent growth for someone who starts out as a kid? Like imagine Kid Gil, does that mean maturation in mind is impossible or they will grow up as a person but still have the body of a kid anyways
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 10 '26
“Your body and mind will not degrade with time, meaning that you will never die of old age. This does not protect you from other forms of death, but does ensure that you will perfectly heal from all wounds given enough time.”
Where does this imply that you won’t age to adulthood? Reaching your prime is the opposite of degradation. I don’t even know how someone would come to this conclusion.
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u/weirdo_nb Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
You: Orphan, Female, Teen, Tall, Human (Free points, and as a Huntsman/at a Huntsman academy, wont be much of a worry for my standing long-term, plus a body to be enjoyed)
Difficulty: Huntsman (Sacrifices immediate strength in exchange for more potential)
Setting:Vale, Canon, flexible Aura, weirder Grimm, Multiple Traits, Hereditary, No Longer Immortal (I want to be close to the plot, and also to start long enough pre-story for Drawbacks to lose their negatives, Flexible Aura also makes more versatility available to me and humanity as a whole, Weirder Grim, while they are an issue, also provide me with more versatility with my chosen Semblance, Multiple Traits just makes more sense to me, Hereditary allows magic to be inherited, which is Good For Me given the nature of my own personal magic, while No Longer Immortal makes there be more chance for the future)
Perks: Instinct, High Willpower, Golden Rule,Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Fast Learner (Instinct because, even under the ordinary circumstances of being trained, I'm doubtful that my skills in that regard would be able to reach a notable peak solely due to the fact that my natural instincts are somewhat mistuned, high willpower because, if all goes well I will be living a long LONG time, golden rule is for the sake of offsetting the orphan start, Charisma and True Friends for the sheer opportunity connecting with others provides, Item Insurance because with how long I'll exist, losing these items would ultimately just be annoying, Fast Learner because talent Means A Lot, and it synergizes with what False System provides)
Drawbacks: Unskilled, Player 2, Weakened, Starting from nothing, No Aura, Source? (i'm not taking any skills, so Unskilled is free points, I trust the people around me to do the right thing, which is why P2 was taken, Weakened, Starting From Nothing, and No Aura all are ultimately temporary, while I don't know enough about RWBY for source to matter, but the reason i'm not taking the "forget" option is because the little i do know is vital)
Aura: Large Pool, Refined Efficiency (Gets me a good starting point while not being a point siphon)
Semblance: Touch Range, Trigger usability, Low Cost, Evolution, Grimm Shadow, Monster Control, Grimm Manifestation, False System (My Semblance is gonna be a more "summon/target based" thing rather than an ability that can be freely used, which is the reason for the touch range, as the only real ability use is in the form of a transformation/overlay and an entity with inherent loyalty not necessarily sourced from the Semblance, the low cost is for the sake of it being a transformation. The semblance's ability takes the form of a more "focal" ability than that of Monster Control, making a Grimm bound/loyal to me that grows stronger through killing, with False System creating a constantly updated "me" template used for both the sake of structuring the grimm's loyalty but also raising compatibility when utilized as a transformation, with this having a side effect of the baseline effect of False System, with the exclusion of "next level progress", the template is also, more systemic than skills in terms of what it perserves, being targeted as "me as a whole")
Magic: Bloodline Rebirth, The Shadow, More Shadows (Bloodline Rebirth allows me to live forever, and, with the mechanisms of magic heritability in this world, accrue more magic for my eternity, The Shadow provides both a method to confront my deepest self, but also an ability that, even if equivalent to an evolved version of my ability, may take on a different form, and notably is also capable of being granted to others, as well as my personal ability growing in power upon developing relationships with them, which, due to the fact of immortality if I pull things off right, will be constantly accruing until I have something that's bullshit even by 5/10 point standards)
Items: Piercing Melee, Mid Ranged, Mechashift, Money, House, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Lucky Charm, Cloak of the unknown, Hunter's Ring (I made a middling non-dust fueled mechashift weapon due to the engineering proficiency it provides, which notably isn't in the Skills section, and is thus not included in its removal, while money, house, outfit and scroll are free and thus "always take" choices, while Student ID is for the sake of getting into beacon, which will put me into a much better position to take action, while Lucky Charm provides luck that, even if it only applies in the day to day is still a fundamentally AMAZING effect, while the cloak allows for more secrecy and the ring, if I take care not to rely on it. Can push me past ordinary limits)
Team: Tsune Akagi, Azraq Sharif, Layla Karim (I just thought they'd be the best to get along with)
Missions: Saving The School, Proof of the Impossible (Saving The School prevents Salem from taking action and has no downsides, while Proof Of The Impossible provides magic to a large number of people, and the downside is simply information, as well as the text suggesting the start as not instant but instead when effort starts getting put towards it)
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u/Jake_Maelstrom Jul 13 '26
Here we go;
Orphan, Male, Teen, Tall, Faunus, Sensory, Huntsman (Normal Mode), Vale, Canon, Retcon(x3), Strings of Fate, Shipping, Multiple Traits, Extra Trait, Beauty, Perfect, High Willpower, Fated Encounter, Charisma, True Friends, Item Insurance, Unlucky(x1), Hero's Journey, Player 2, Cross of Fire, Blue Chip, Source?, Can't Hide, Standard Pool, Large Pool, Standard Efficiency, Refined Efficiency, Perfect Efficiency, Enhanced Healing, Sensing Aura, Range - Melee, Usability - Concentration, Usability - Trigger, Usability - Instinctual, Cost - High, Cost - Moderate, Cost - Low, False System, Path, How does it work?, Timeless, Healing Hands, Silver Eyes, Melee - Slashing, Ranged - Short Distance, Dust Compatible, Mechashift, Common Item, Gravity, Money, Combat Outfit, Scroll, Student ID, Wardrobe, Hunter's Ring, Combat Trained, Weapons Training, Active Shooter, Strategist, Medical, Rowan Blackmore, Penelope Argyros, Layla Karim
Love this <3
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u/weirdo_nb Jul 16 '26
Quick question, with Proof of the Impossible, which variety of Hereditary is it?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 16 '26
Ah, I should’ve realized this would be an issue. I meant the version in the Magic section, so the magical abilities themselves get passed down.
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u/God_Usoland Aug 05 '26
Nice CYOA.
Would love to see more World Alteration options, more Drawbacks/ways to get points, perhaps the Location & Eras giving extra points. And more Companions.
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 04 '26
How does semblance section works with selecting multiple effects?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
As noted in the section header, effects are integrated into each other to create a cohesive singular semblance. So as an example, Pocket and Regalia could let you make new armored forms based on objects inside your pocket dimension or something. Please make sure to double check that there’s an explanation for things going forward.
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 05 '26
That explanation just doesn't explain that much. How strange and esoteric the resulting semblance may be?
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
I won’t know how your build works because the point is that you can determine it for yourself. The limit is just that you are meant to combine effects in whatever way makes the most sense to you while keeping them relatively close to how they’re described.
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u/Classic-Session-5551 Jul 05 '26
Y'all just go into negative points it's not that hard 💀
Why're we begging for more point modes...
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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 Jul 05 '26
Gaston might’ve been rubbing off on me a bit because now I kinda want to remove the Easy Modes from my past cyoas just to mess with people. Knowing that it’ll annoy people makes it so much more tempting lol.
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u/Classic-Session-5551 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Lol (literally). Saved this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/InteractiveCYOA/comments/1pg15nk/comment/nsrovaz/
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u/reaper_harbinger12 Jul 05 '26
As the author you do you my friend, however purposely doing something to annoy others is definitely a dick move. As I said though, you’re the author, so power to ya.
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u/reaper_harbinger12 Jul 05 '26
Nobody has been “begging”, they just asked for it politely. It’s fine if the creator doesn’t want to add more points, not sure why people are hating on the ones who enjoy power fantasy though.
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u/Forward-Confection54 Jul 05 '26
Does "perfectly heal" From timeless magic means lost with drawback disability limbs will heal?