[CYOA] Prometheus Cycle: The Second War of Heaven

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Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Tomn posted:

Guys, I just had an idea that's even crazier and more hilarious than a wedding at a funeral.

Seriously, think about it. The Adventures of Sincera Pax, Honest Rogue Trader!

She always leaves a receipt.

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 20:48

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

Tomn posted:

Didn't the last Lord-Sire spent the early days of his reign getting rid of all the former rivals to his position?

quote:

Born out of the Dregs, Lord-Sire was adopted into the Greycloaks after participation in a Tiyu-Qiyu related riot. They had watched him find a member of the opposing fandom on the ground, pushed over by some part of the fight or another. They had watched him kick their head head into the brains were spread all over the deck. And that, as they say, was that.

Fredriks Di Muzio took to the Greycloaks like a shark in shallow water. In superb physical condition, he took to every riot he could, and soon became known as The Butcher. All Greycloaks are known as butchers, but Fredriks was The Butcher. The previous Lord-Sire even farmed him out - Tempestus training with the Schola Progenium, Kasrkin training with the Cadians. He specialized in hive-fighting, and there were rumors he found Savlar Chemdogs just to party and brutalize with.

Behind that bulldog face, though, was a growling intellect, hungry and territorial. He demanded a marriage into the Family, and got it. Such skill wasn�t to be wasted, and his avaricious approach to life was considered exemplary. From there, he began a vicious, decades long project to remove all possible rivals to what he considered his. Few of them expected such a monster to also be good at politics, and he soon had them by the throat.

It was said they were accidents, but that was rather hard to believe when he had had them stuffed and mounted.

The previous Lord-Sire actually stepped down, once they became aware of the snake that had gotten loose in the garden. It hadn�t helped them much - they suffered an accident a few years later. Di Muzio became Lord-Sire with considerable applause, although it would only be a cynic that pointed out it looked remarkably liked terror. There were people who said he was an outsider, not even of the Family. That his loyalty to the gutter he came from would be the downfall of the ship.

As his first act as Lord-Sire, he found every Dreg who shared his DNA, and personally spaced them. He didn�t want people to think he�d gotten soft.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:26

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Lord-Sire is just a Devries clone that was warped into the past, got it.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:28

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

Green Intern posted:

Lord-Sire is just a Devries clone that was warped into the past, got it.

Its Devries all the way down :v:

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:29

Tomn: Aug 23, 2007; And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands

Remind me, we don't really know who our birth parents are, right?

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:32

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

Tomn posted:

Remind me, we don't really know who our birth parents are, right?

Correct. Out of character, there is strong speculation that your mother had a conversation with Lord-Sire in one of the SoLs

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:35

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

Tomn posted:

Didn't the last Lord-Sire spent the early days of his reign getting rid of all the former rivals to his position?

Guess why I used the word snake do describe DeVries at the wedding. It's what everyone called Lord-Sire, too.

In a way, yes. DeVries is the perfect Rogue Trader material (just look at his actions on the planet - even his misplaced attempt to blackmail ended up being a masterwork plot), and our glorious predecessors were pretty much glorified robber barons. Which is why he needs to die. A good Rogue Trader doesn't let Ohones live.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:35

Obscil: Feb 28, 2012; PLEASE LIKE ME!

The only person who deserves to be rogue trader is Ohone.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:36

Tomn: Aug 23, 2007; And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands

LowellDND posted:

Correct. Out of character, there is strong speculation that your mother had a conversation with Lord-Sire in one of the SoLs

Right, then! You heard the man, everybody start setting up plans to prepare for Devries pulling a Time Traveling Darth Vader on us.

Edit: This seems relevant.

Tomn fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Feb 25, 2015

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:37

HiHo ChiRho: Oct 23, 2010

Hey Lowell, does the autopsy report that got forwarded to us contain a DNA sample?

Can we compare it to Devries for genetic testing?

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:38

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

HiHo ChiRho posted:

Hey Lowell, does the autopsy report that got forwarded to us contain a DNA sample?

Can we compare it to Devries for genetic testing?

If there is a DNA sample, then please also compare it to any previous DNA sample we might have of the Lord Sire, and if there's any anomalies, compare the anomalies to the differences between the primary DNA sample we acquired form DeVries during the wedding and the clone DeVries.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:44

Grognan: Jan 23, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

jng2058 posted:

Well there's a few of things about that.

First of all, Devries never tried to kill us. WE tried to kill HIM. Sure, he was going to blackmail us, but that's not the same as killing us. LIMOSA or Amacita was the one who sicced the poor Rogue trader kid on us, not Devries.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:51

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

HiHo ChiRho posted:

Hey Lowell, does the autopsy report that got forwarded to us contain a DNA sample?

Can we compare it to Devries for genetic testing?

Don't appear to be any similarities beyond both are human.

JT Jag posted:

If there is a DNA sample, then please also compare it to any previous DNA sample we might have of the Lord Sire, and if there's any anomalies, compare the anomalies to the differences between the primary DNA sample we acquired form DeVries during the wedding and the clone DeVries.

Thats trickier. He was somewhat paranoid and usually in his armor, and you didn't meet him much. Finding a source of his DNA that isn't the one in the autopsy report might be tricky.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 21:59

Arcturas: Mar 30, 2011

Can we compare the DNA we took off Devries at the wedding to the DNA we took from his clone, to make sure they're the same? Or at least get a sense of how Devries has tried to modify his own DNA? It'll give us a leg up if we decide to drop a targeted DNA virus on the ship.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 22:09

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Arcturas posted:

Can we compare the DNA we took off Devries at the wedding to the DNA we took from his clone, to make sure they're the same? Or at least get a sense of how Devries has tried to modify his own DNA? It'll give us a leg up if we decide to drop a targeted DNA virus on the ship.

The DeVries at the wedding was a full human. He was the real article, apparently. It does make our job easier if we decide to make a virus keyed to his DNA now that we have his on file.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 22:12

alpaca diseases: May 19, 2009

Still a fan of having plasma accidentally vent into whatever deck DeVries (and possibly the Inquisitor) is on, whoever suggested that idea

# ? Feb 25, 2015 22:29

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

If Devries becomes Lord Sire, he's not going to forget to carry his Ohones (right out of the airlock).

# ? Feb 25, 2015 22:34

Outrail: Jan 4, 2009; www.sapphicrobotica.com

If you were a lordsire and had just faked your own death with a clone, how and where would you hide?

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:12

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

Outrail posted:

If you were a lordsire and had just faked your own death with a clone, how and where would you hide?

In a coffin that was actually an escape pod.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:18

VanSandman: Feb 16, 2011; SWAP.AVI EXCHANGER

We should track the torpedo's path once it leaves the ship. Also, what's the protocol for a presumed-dead Lord-Sire that isn't as dead as everyone thought when they re-appear?

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:23

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

VanSandman posted:

We should track the torpedo's path once it leaves the ship. Also, what's the protocol for a presumed-dead Lord-Sire that isn't as dead as everyone thought when they re-appear?

I don't know, but I presume it would depend on if a new Lord-Sire is formally named before they re-appear or not. If a new Lord-Sire is named, then it's probably treated like they retired. If they are presumed dead and come back because the new Lord Sire tried and failed to kill them, then it's probably time for civil war. If no new Lord-Sire has been yet named I presume they take their old position.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:36

Sogol: Apr 11, 2013; Galileo's Finger

So what does the Lord-Sire want to see based on his presumed death?

It can't be DeVries since we think that is how he got cloned.

There must be vats on board someplace. They would have come on board about the time of the trucks? Would they have specific supply chains, waste streams or signatures we can put Sincera Pax onto?

Must be related to the Inquisition and so probably related to us and what actions we take or don't take.

Also if it is a clone and we have the corpse officiate at our wedding, will that call into question the Commissar's legitimacy as an heir?

E: people who might know what is going on: Devries; the Lord-Sire's wife.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:50

Grognan: Jan 23, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Sogol posted:

So what does the Lord-Sire want to see based on his presumed death?

It can't be DeVries since we think that is how he got cloned.

There must be vats on board someplace. They would have come on board about the time of the trucks? Would they have specific supply chains, waste streams or signatures we can put Sincera Pax onto?

Must be related to the Inquisition and so probably related to us and what actions we take or don't take.

Also if it is a clone and we have the corpse officiate at our wedding, will that call into question the Commissar's legitimacy as an heir?

E: people who might know what is going on: Devries; the Lord-Sire's wife.

If they break the facade, then it all goes worse for them.

# ? Feb 25, 2015 23:53

paragon1: Nov 22, 2010; FULL COMMUNISM NOW

I want Ohone to be the Rogue Trader because we're getting the triple hat goddammit.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 01:09

Brownview: Oct 15, 2012; Nothing in this world can take the place of a power rack

Arc 4 is killing your husband because he won't accept your AI goddess

# ? Feb 26, 2015 01:53

Tran: Feb 17, 2011; It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Just gonna' put this out there, Fabiyan would be an outright awful rogue trader. He's got no diplomatic skills whatsoever, finding it outright difficult to relate to people who laugh or talk. The primary job of a trader is to bribe, threaten, or charm your way into ever increasing piles of money.

Now he would make a perfectly suitable Arch Militant.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 02:05

Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

Commissar Fabulous will be our go to military guy. We have poo poo fighting stats after all.

Hell when we're Rogue Trader we could quell any riot on our ship by threatening to send in the Krieg

# ? Feb 26, 2015 02:21

Loel: Jun 4, 2012; "For the Emperor."

There was a terrible noise.
There was a terrible silence.

Slice of Life XXXVI

At the end of the day, social institutions exist purely to concentrate power in the hands of those with the will to take it. The Administratum, the Ecclesiarchy - they are simply how the powerful express it. There is no God-Emperor judging you of your sins. There is no Omnissiah secretly making the Machine-Spirits work. The so called god-emperor was a powerful psyker, sure - the most powerful in history. But he fell to the most basic of flaws, loving his children.

Animals have that flaw. To be human is to put away such childish things.

And the omnissiah - the mumbling of old people, pawing in the ruins of cities they can�t understand. They maintain a monopoly on a rubbish heap, and think themselves Holy for it. There is no holiness in this universe, there is nothing sacred or profane. There is just us. Those with the Will to Triumph. Vandire started on the right path, although he fell to his own flaws in the end. Malcador concentrated all civil power in himself, but lost it when he grew too sentimental.

Of them all, perhaps only Guilliman was worth emulating. Seized power, kept power. What else is there?

Oh, the holodramas talk of love, and Family, and comradery. There is none. Those are the excuses people make to explain their failings. Not even people - animals. A miserable and useless form of life, worthwhile only in their ability to be dominated by real humans. Like you. Every moment of every day, you are surrounded by pitifully flawed life, mewling piteously. They want love, or friendship. A thousand cons born every day, faith, and mercy, and companionship. You see their flaws, every one. They are nothing but flaws, crawling on their bellies. You take the wedge of your Will, and break them, and make them yours.

This is what is like to be Piter Devries.

lacks the humor of the character. 5/23/2016

Loel fucked around with this message at 21:33 on May 23, 2016

# ? Feb 26, 2015 03:26

Lanky Coconut Tree: Apr 7, 2011; An angry tree.

The angriest tree

sounds like we should incite the church against him

# ? Feb 26, 2015 03:30

SerSpook: Feb 13, 2012

sounds like we got ourselves a heretic here

# ? Feb 26, 2015 03:35

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Loon, Crazy and Laughable

A very cool piece of writing, but I feel like it could have been dropped later, or used in the main updates somehow.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 03:36

wiegieman: Apr 22, 2010; Royalty is a continuous cutting motion

Such a man is unworthy to hold power in this universe. Such a man is without faith, and he is weak. The faithless shall surely be consumed by the Great Enemy, for what man can wear the armor of contempt if he is without faith? Only the mad are faithful. Only the faithful are strong.

(vote for kill Devries)

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:07

Volmarias: Dec 31, 2002; EMAIL... THE INTERNET... SEARCH ENGINES...

LowellDND posted:

Slice of Life XXXVI

At the end of the day, social institutions exist purely to concentrate power in the hands of those with the will to take it. The Administratum, the Ecclesiarchy - they are simply how the powerful express it. There is no God-Emperor judging you of your sins. There is no Omnissiah secretly making the Machine-Spirits work. The so called god-emperor was a powerful psyker, sure - the most powerful in history. But he fell to the most basic of flaws, loving his children.

Animals have that flaw. To be human is to put away such childish things.

And the omnissiah - the mumbling of old people, pawing in the ruins of cities they can�t understand. They maintain a monopoly on a rubbish heap, and think themselves Holy for it. There is no holiness in this universe, there is nothing sacred or profane. There is just us. Those with the Will to Triumph. Vandire started on the right path, although he fell to his own flaws in the end. Malcador concentrated all civil power in himself, but lost it when he grew too sentimental.

Of them all, perhaps only Guilliman was worth emulating. Seized power, kept power. What else is there?

Oh, the holodramas talk of love, and Family, and comradery. There is none. Those are the excuses people make to explain their failings. Not even people - animals. A miserable and useless form of life, worthwhile only in their ability to be dominated by real humans. Like you. Every moment of every day, you are surrounded by pitifully flawed life, mewling piteously. They want love, or friendship. A thousand cons born every day, faith, and mercy, and companionship. You see their flaws, every one. They are nothing but flaws, crawling on their bellies. You take the wedge of your Will, and break them, and make them yours.

This is what is like to be Piter Devries.

overly_smug_reddit_atheist.txt

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:09

Lord Cyrahzax: Oct 11, 2012

wiegieman posted:

Such a man is unworthy to hold power in this universe. Such a man is without faith, and he is weak. The faithless shall surely be consumed by the Great Enemy, for what man can wear the armor of contempt if he is without faith? Only the mad are faithful. Only the faithful are strong.

(vote for kill Devries)

Such a man can still be saved! He must be shown the truth of the Omnissiah. He must be made to serve Him, made to sing His hymns until his vocal cords turn to dust, until there isn't enough left of his brain to process the notes! Perhaps that will earn him his salvation.

Incapacitate DeVries and turn him into a singing servitor set to wander the upper decks.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:17

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

I think we should just hit DeVries with a neurotoxin that's just as likely to kill him as not, but if it doesn't kill him it'll permanently damage his clever wits. And losing his faculties would be worse than death for him.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:20

HiHo ChiRho: Oct 23, 2010

JT Jag posted:

I think we should just hit DeVries with a neurotoxin that's just as likely to kill him as not, but if it doesn't kill him it'll permanently damage his clever wits. And losing his faculties would be worse than death for him.

With Amacita cleaning up his poo poo for the rest of their lives? Hah!

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:25

Arkanomen: May 6, 2007; All he wants is a hug

Lord Cyrahzax posted:

Such a man can still be saved! He must be shown the truth of the Omnissiah. He must be made to serve Him, made to sing His hymns until his vocal cords turn to dust, until there isn't enough left of his brain to process the notes! Perhaps that will earn him his salvation.

Incapacitate DeVries and turn him into a singing servitor set to wander the upper decks.

Turn him into our own personal Acro-Fellagant and let him sing the praises of the Omnisiaah for all time!
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Arco-Flagellant

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:34

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
You're not my Debbie!
You're not my Sherry!

[humming] kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit, kill da WA-bit

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:36

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

Arkanomen posted:

Turn him into our own personal Acro-Fellagant and let him sing the praises of the Omnisiaah for all time!
http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Arco-Flagellant

+1 A life of nearly-mindless pain, terrorising your enemies.

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:43

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Xun: Apr 25, 2010

Lets upgrade Commisar Fab's hat

# ? Feb 26, 2015 04:52

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