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You’re back. It’s obvious where you’ve returned. Where else would you go in your dreams? A few more lamps have been added to the room. It won’t be long before you can see their faces. Maybe then you’ll take the chance to have an actual conversation with the squatter, instead of gormlessly standing there and helplessly receiving their abuse.

The scent of cream cake gently wafts through the cold air. A plate is carefully rested on a cloth-covered table.

“Welcome back, kid.” The boy states, smirking. “You’ve hit a milestone in terms of your bonds. A miniscule milestone, comparable to an ant in the path of a steadily rolling boulder, but a milestone nonetheless.”

“Nii-san and I were surprised.” The girl follows up. “You’ve certainly been more prolific than your predecessors. Even the Last Word had only created four bonds during the first fortnight. So in that regard, you have surpassed them. Of course, you shouldn’t become too cocky, Weakest One. We bestowed that title upon you for a reason!”

“On that note, let’s examine your new bond. Normally we would refrain from summoning you here, but this Arcana is of particular interest to us.”

“I’ll do it, nii-san!” The girl heaves up the leather-bound Persona compendium and flips over the covers. “Here we are…Kozue Yusa, of the Death Arcana. A mysterious young girl who had a chance meeting with the Weakest One. Her eyes are as empty as the night sky.”

“We noticed, kid, that the majority of your astonishment arose from the establishment of a fresh bond, rather than the idea of Death itself.” The boy snorts a little. “Humanity has passed the point where a man’s fate is judged by the inscriptions carved upon one’s own soul. Now, they simply segregate children by whether or not they are capable of controlling magic and manifesting their inner selves as demons. In any case, are you aware of the symbolism behind the Death Arcana?”

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“Let’s give him a recap, nii-san!” The girl chirps. “Our guest has been a shut-in for quite some time and has shunned the outside world.”

“Now now, my dear little sister, at least let us give him this paltry flake of credit. He isn’t that foolish. After all, magic and tarot interpretations have become an integral part of human society, along with violence, falsehood, power lust and arrogance the power of Personas have influenced. But now I feel we are sliding off topic. The Death Arcana is the thirteenth trump of the major tarot. Despite the name, the card is not primarily concerned with physical death; it also represents spiritual death, metamorphosis, regeneration, deep change and cycles.”

“Yep!” The girl continues. “Vegetation burns, mountains crumble, cities fall and the living perish. The skeleton on the horse tramples through a grim field of dead kings, bishops, knights and peasants. Death will come to everyone, no matter who they are. But in the background, the rising sun peers over the horizon, showing that a new day will always come and there will be life emerging from the deaths of others.”

“Reversed, the people rise from their graves and curse the earth. The positive aspect of the card is now seen as negative. As for how all of this relates to the girl named Kozue Yusa…that is a mystery you alone must discover.”

“One of your predecessors was heavily associated with Death, Weakest One.” The girl says. “His tale was a fascinating voyage of hope, sacrifice and redemption. Without wishing to spoil much, he gave up everything to ensure the survival of humanity. I’d say his action had the greatest significance amongst all your predecessors. Nii-san disagrees, as typical of him.”

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“The Bifurcated Duo had a much more interesting story, which is of why I favor them.” The boy smiles. “It’s interesting to note that barely a soul is aware of the Great Seal’s contribution to the world. It may be better if humanity never understands the depth behind his sacrifice. You seem curious, kid. You hunger for the information of the Wild Card’s pasts. Is he really important to the trial you are facing, though?”

“Probably not, nii-san! That boy’s tale is long over; his task done. His legacy will forever exist, however unaware the masses remain.”

The boy glances over to the side. An ornate grandfather clock is standing against the wall, its pendulum gently swinging in a vacuum. “It appears our time is trickling to an end. Very well kid, let’s wrap this up. You will receive the Persona of the Death Arcana during our next visit. As for the other matter…”

He retrieves something out of his pocket and places on the table.

“Care to indulge your superiors in a little game?” The boy grins. He doesn’t even bother to wait for an answer. Not that you are capable of talking back. “Gifts, for you.”

>>Takashi: Obtain the Hollow Deathstone
>>Takashi: Obtain the Blank Cards

“There are various…existences that have wronged us in the past. We will eventually resolve them, but we are giving you the chance to finish the job for us. You will be handsomely compensated, of course. The Hollow Deathstone will heat up and vibrate when the battle draws near. When you slay these existences, their souls will decompose. You may either devour the souls with the blank cards, or patiently wait until the decomposition has complete and a rare artifact appears. Either way, we would like to see the fruits of your labors…”

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“I do wonder if the Weakest One is capable of achieving victory against the first contract, nii-san.” The girl wonders.

“Who knows, he just may surprise us.” The boy responds. “Now then, return to your world. You have your own matters to attend to, no?”

[8:00 am, 11-Apr-2129 (MONDAY)]

The sky is cloudy and gray today. There were reports of showers occurring outside the city walls. No doubt the Anti-Shadow Operatives would be hard at work there, cleaning up the Shadows undoubtedly gathered there like mushrooms springing up in a damp rainforest. It’s fine in the depths of Akumachi City, though. You dress yourself, replace the bandages from yesterday’s exploration and eat a breakfast of rice and pickled vegetables. Then you head off to school.

Celeste isn’t with you. Must be sleeping in today.

Six more days until Akikazu Osaragi dies in Pyre Ruin Valley. Will anybody miss him? The sharp, mechanical eyes of Veleis-sensei would notice his absence. The student body wouldn’t give a crap, though. They might even celebrate his disappearance. You don’t why, but the thought of it rubs you up the wrong way.

The student council president might pine for him. Probably. It was hard to decipher the relationship between Eriko Ozaki and Akikazu Osaragi. If the other boys and girls didn’t know, what chance do you stand?

“Yo!”

Takauji Koyoura runs up to you, dressed in the school shirt and trousers. “Hey, Takashi!”

“Hi, Takauji.” You reply.

“How was your weekend?”

You briefly look down at yourself, scanning over the few bandages on your arms and feeling the tiredness coating your body like a veil of shadow. “Sore.” You reply, simply.

“Whoa, did something happen, man?”

>Nothing, I trained a lot.
>Just didn’t sleep well.
>Fell down a flight of stairs.
>Fought some Shadows in a nightmarish otherworld trying to rescue a classmate and nearly got killed by a murder. (deadpan)
>Custom option.

>>41959245
>>Fought some Shadows in a nightmarish otherworld trying to rescue a classmate and nearly got killed by a murder. (deadpan)
but really it was a combination of
>I trained a lot.
and
>Just didn’t sleep well.

>>41959245
>ought some Shadows in a nightmarish otherworld trying to rescue a classmate and nearly got killed by a murder. (deadpan)
>Nothing, I trained a lot.

>>41959245
>Just didn’t sleep well.

>>41959245
>Nothing, I trained a lot.
>Just didn’t sleep well.
Make sure to bring some Binoculars with us into AETHER
I love the imagery in your Death metaphor

>>41959245
>Fought some Shadows in a nightmarish otherworld trying to rescue a classmate and nearly got killed by a murder. (deadpan)

>Nah I just trained a lot recently.

>>41959245
>Custom option.
"Crows are assholes, Takauji. I hate them so much."

>>41959402
I've seen people mention binoculars before, and some sort of exploit we can use them for. What's it a reference to?

>>41959573
I was the guy who mentioned them at the end of the last thread, but I have no idea what the exploit would be.

>>41959573
Dark Souls. Binoculars are one of the gifts you can choose at the beginning of the game. Black Firebombs are better.

Writing now...

>>41959245
Attacked by crows. They're called MURDERS for a reason.

>>41959596
Binoculars is the WORST gift in both games. You can get it right at the starting area.

>>41959573
>>41959591
There was a bug in DS2 that gave you superspeed if you used the binoculars. It was pretty much essential for speedrunning in the earlier patches of the game.

>>41959186
>Death will come to everyone, no matter who they are.
Except for this one kind of jellyfish.

>>41959573
>>Custom option.
>"Crows are assholes, Takauji. I hate them so much."
Seconding the crows

>>41959596
Master Key best. Black firebombs are too risky for new players who will likely waste them. Throwing stuff has a pretty long recovery animation, anyway.

I didn't get to say at the end of last thread, but I only see four ways that a DS quest would go.

>fanfic fuck with canon and interact with main story NPCs
I'd pass, thanks.

>Have a regular job that involves a lot of danger. Spend most of the time gathering lore bits and trying to find out what happened in THIS particular shithole.
Never seen it in quest form, would play.

>This is who you are, this is what you do AND THEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED
ehh, it's been done badly before.

>Blank slate character just entering the setting
I've had my fill of chargen, but I suppose you will always find an audience.

>>41959660
and I think this one lobster, too.

>>41959660
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexactinellid
or these guys.

>>41959658
I never played it, I just thought that binoculars would be useful for legit reasons. They could help us search for new players, and avoid shadows that are too tough for us.

>>41959715
Lobsters, in general, are biologically immortal if I'm remembering right. They just get bigger, stronger, and more sexually active forever until something kills them, they starve to death, or their own body wight crushes them.

>>41959769
In a place with little cover like the desert? Definitely. Anywhere else, it would be more useful for finding items and passageways, and that's if you can work out triangulation for distances and shit. It's not much of a shortcut if you need to jump 10 meters past this one bit that looked like 2 from the binoculars.

Well, personas can help with that, but still.

>>41959769
>I just thought that binoculars would be useful for legit reasons.
Kinda useful for bow sniping, but I wouldn't keep them equipped in a slot or anything.

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You look at your club mate with an expression so flat it could be mistaken for a pancake. “Yesterday, I spent the morning running around an otherworldly desert, fighting off Shadows and resting at bonfires. I’ve come to realize that group of crows are called murders for a reason, Takuaji. They are complete assholes and I hate them so much.”

Takauji stops and stares. “Takashi, what?”

You sigh. “I spent my Sunday training. Practising my kicks and fire magic. Didn’t sleep well, either.”

“Oh, okay then.” Takauji says, nodding in understanding. “Cool. I studied for the most part. Got to keep up with schoolwork. Midterm exams are coming up soon too.”

“They start in May, don’t they?”

“In the first week, yeah. Gotta be honest, I’m not looking forward to it.” Takauji groans. “So, you coming to martial arts club today?”

“Um…”

“Haha, I won’t blame you if you don’t. I don’t expect as many people to turn up today.”

“Why not?”

“Because the culture clubs are accepting new members.” Takauji says. “Drama, cooking, calligraphy…those sorts of activities.”

“Really, huh…” Joining the martial arts club had created a bond with Takauji. Would any of the culture clubs produce the same results? A new Persona would help. Maybe you should check out the clubs after school…

“I’m not really interested in joining more clubs, but I know a lot of people are. They're popular. You might have to fight for a placement.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Oh crap, there’s the warning bell. C’mon, Takashi! Let’s move!”

>>41959961
Do we have time to show up to a club then go to the void?

>>41960005
No.

Still writing.

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>>41960015
Thanks for the confirmation.

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There is no morning assembly today. Instead, you have a house meeting. As you are already aware, the students of Akumachi-Kirijio are split into six houses: Alpha, Boxer, Caliban, Derham, Engel and Falco. The intended purpose is to introduce camaraderie and friendly competition amongst the student populace. A wealth of interschool competitions are introduced every year, including swimming, dueling, athletics, basketball and more. This is all information found on the school website, by the way.

You gather in one of the school’s auditoriums that Falco reserved. Celeste and Takauji are presumably elsewhere. The latter is in Boxer, so you might end up facing him on the courtyard one day. You see a twintailed redheaded girl walk up to on the stage. Gulping, she nervously swipes through notes on a smartphone before speaking.

“Um…good morning everyone. Welcome to Akumachi Kirijo, both the new and the old. My name is Yoshino Sagisawa, and I’m the house captain for Falco this year. I promise to carry out my role with diligence and responsibility. Thank you to all who voted for me last year!”

The speech continues…

“…so, I know Falco house has been suffering a string of losses over the past years, but that’s no reason we can’t try. Let’s put in 100% effort and clench, um, a victory!”

...she really doesn't sound confident in herself.

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“…the spring athletics interschool competition will begin at the beginning of the week after next week. So if you’re interested in signing up in any of the sports—swimming, basketball or table tennis--please come at see me or a house staff member by the end of this week. And now, uh, let’s move onto introductions.”

Hmm?

“It’s customary for Falco to greet every new student at the beginning of the year. We have quite a few new faces today. Um, let’s go through them, shall we...?”

Well, this is kinda unexpected.

“…Takashi Wakui. If you would come up on stage, please…?”

Looks like you have no choice. Wouldn’t want to leave the house captain hanging. You climb up there and now stand in front over a hundred people. Their eyes are on you. What do you say?

>Nice to meet you.
>Let’s do our best.
>I’m weak, so please treat me well.
>Watch me, I’m going to be strong.
>Custom option.

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.
No need to make a scene

>>41960265
>>Nice to meet you.
>>Let’s do our best.

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.
>Let’s do our best.

>>41960265
>Let’s do our best.

>>41960265
>Watch me, I’m going to be strong.

>>41960265
>I’m weak, so please treat me well.
>Let’s do our best.

Lower expectations, then proceed to preform above them.

>>41960265
What are the respective animals representing each house again?

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.
>I ain't much now, but I'll catch up.

>>41960410
Seconding this.

>>41960265
>Lets get strong together.

>>41960410
I like it.

>>41960265
>Nice to meet you.

>41960265
>Let’s do our best.

combined with >>41960410

>>41960408
Alpha: Lions
Boxer: Stallions
Caliban: Foxes
Derham: Bears
Engel: Owls
Falco: Hawks, surprisingly.

>>41959715
If I ever get around to doing a Humanity Hunter Quest, it would probably be darkly comedic in tone and involve the adventures of a not-so-Chosen Undead as he tries to keep his affliction away from the eyes of the paladins and collect as much Humanity as possible for his kinda shadowy guild to sell.

But this is Persona 2129 Quest, not a sort of maybe but not really Dark Souls Quest. Let's leave this discussion for a later time. I'm writing now.

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>>41960594
>Falco: Hawks
Just like the Band of the Falcon/Hawk

>>41960622
Does that mean we're Griffith and Celeste is Casca?

>>41960622
Hopefully we don't end up the same way

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>>41960622
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!

>>41960622
For some reason, I just got the strangest feeling that a Behelit will show up at some point in the future.

>>41960658
Nah, we're Judeau.

>>41960683
This would be an interesting plot twist though. What if that's what's at the bottom of the Abyss?

>>41960658
>>41960701
No, we're the flag

Useless, but the group isn't the group without us.

>>41960750
That's a pretty good description of Rickert as well. At least pre-eclipse.

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“Uh, I guess I don’t have much to say here.” You say, a little awkwardly. “Nice to meet you, and let’s do our best?” You shrugs your shoulders. The crowd seems unimpressed. A girl yawns.

Come on, an imaginary mimic of your nee-san’s voice sounds in your head. Is that all Takashi? You need to present yourself better. Don’t be arrogant, but at least be confident and assertive. The demographic of Persona wielders respect strength as one of their virtues. Don’t give them a reason to bully you!

It has a point. You open your mouth again. “Um, well, I ain’t much now, to be honest.” You admit. “But I’m gonna catch up one day, so watch me. That’s all.”

The crowd is silent, then they begin to clap. It isn’t a thunderous standing ovation reserved for the end of a brilliant orchestral concert. But you can see that some of your house teammates are nodding and smiling a little. You grin back and leave the stage.

“Okay, thank you Wakui-san. Next up is…”

>Your WILLPOWER has increased by 3 points!

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[Elsewhere…]

In the Caliban house meeting, AETHER’s second player prepares herself to address her comrades.

“Um, good morning everyone! My name is Celeste Tachibana.” The orange-haired girl smiles, all prim and proper with her ironed blazer and neat academy skirt. “I’m a transfer student from America and very glad to have been accepted into Akumachi-Kirijo. Truth be told, I didn’t expect to be speaking to my entire house right from the word go. But, now that I’m here…”

Celeste raises a finger to her lips and pretends to be contemplating her next few words. She smirks again. “I’d just like to say that I am the girl who will one day rise to the top of this academy and join the ranks of the elite.”

She pauses. “I’m fully aware the current me is weak and you have every right to laugh and jeer at me. You might call me overly ambitious or foolish. But mark my words: there will come a time where I will have surpassed all you ladies and gentlemen here. In any case, I hope we can still get along and enjoy some friendly competition with each other. Best regards for the rest of the year!”

She smiles again, bows and leaves the stage.

>>41960943
Go Celeste. Good on you, girl. We should go hang out with her more, get that Social Link up.

>>41960997
Magician is pretty good.

>>41960997
yeah, we need to spend more time upgrading a single Social Link, get at least 1 persona that can tank physical or magic damage.

>>41960997
I think that we may be limited by our social stats actually. I remember that being mentioned at some point.

>>41961047
How do we increase social stats without socializing?

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The house meeting is over. It’s time for the second class. The crowd surges forward, swarming at the exits of the door like a swarm of bees tracking down a jar of honey. You try to shove through. It’s too tightly packed, so you end up waiting for the masses to abate before proceeding.

You sit down on one of the seats and idle. The Interschool Spring Sports Competition would take up a whole day on the 26th of April. Midterms Exams start on the 6th of May and continue until the 10th. And the deadline for Akikazu’s mission was looming with every second ticking down from the clock. Really, what to do…?

“Um, may I help you?”

You look up. Yoshino Sagisawa is staring at you with an anxious expression. She is gripping her phone in her right hand.

“You’re a new second-year, aren’t you? Uh, you seem a bit lost. Is there anything I can assist you with?”

>Can I join a Falco sports team?
>Know anyone called Akikazu?
>Nothing, sorry sempai. I’ll be leaving.
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?
>Custom option.

>>41961075
>social stats without socializing
I dunno mate. I guess the internet counts as socializing.

>>41961075
We increased our willpower by training Augmentation. We increased our knowledge by studying. I'm lost on the other parts.

>>41961111
>>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961111
>>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961111
>Custom option.
"It feels more like that should be my line. Are you alright? You look nervous."

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961157
Backing. >>41961111

>>41961157
changing my vote to this, not sure which one of the many
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?
votes are mine.

>>41961111
>Can I join a Falco sports team?

>>41961157
backing

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?
>Umm, is there something wrong with your phone, sempai?
AETHER STRIKES AGAIN

>>41961118
Browsing the internet increasing our understanding. Charisma probably takes talking to people, reading, or the internet, considering internet seems like the meat bowl grab bag of stats at present.

>>41961111
>What kinds of activities do the houses do?

>>41961294
You forgot watching TV, which I think increased both understanding and charisma the last time we did it.

>>41961157
This

>>41961111
This>>41961157 and >>41961288 mention in the past we had some similar problems with our phone.

>>41961118
Protip: Most people read e-books these days...

Writing...

>>41961380
We should read sometimes guys.

>>41961294
We should also look at the internet more often.

So what should we do if we figure out someone is going to be taken by ATHER?

>>41961719
Convince them to carry some basic emergency supplies at all times, maybe? Could help them keep alive a bit longer.

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“It feels more like that should be my line. Are you alright? You look nervous.” You say.

“Huh? Me?” Yoshino Sagisawa stutters. “Well, um…Wakui-san, was it? You’re a little right. Part of me didn’t expect to be elected as the house captain, so I was surprised when I received the notice. I was quite worried about not doing a good first speech.”

“I thought it was alright, sempai.” You respond. “Way better than me, at least.”

“Thanks. But there’s a lot of work a house captain has to do, and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to handle it. I should be okay, though…”

You eye her phone. “Is there something wrong with your phone, sempai?”

“Oh, no.” Yoshino Sagisawa responds. “I was just checking the list of the new house students.”

“So…what kinds of activities do the houses do? I’m new here and I want to know.”

“Lots!” Yoshino Sagisawa says. “The Spring Sports competition has basketball, table tennis and swimming. There’s a dueling tournament after semester 1 exams. In the autumn we play soccer, football, lacrosse and hockey. We also have minor competitions such as chess, literature and singing. And lastly, um, I guess the houses try to compete each other over grades. It makes the winner look good. Wins and losses in the competitions are tallied into this big ranking and calculated to decide the winner at the end of the year.”

“What’s the benefit of participating?”

“Um, a healthy commitment to extracurricular activities? Exercise?” Yoshino smiles awkwardly. “The house will be grateful if you volunteer, because the captain last year had an awful time trying to dig up people for the mandatory competitions. I’ll certainly appreciate it and so will the staff.”

“Anything else?”

>>41961719
Explore/grind in the blackened void. Upgrade equipment, and what >>41961753 said.

>>41961719
Based on what the 'Observer" said it's unlikely we could prevent them from being drawn into the game, so it's probably best to focus on mitigation, like >>41961753
said.

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“Well, if you do well, you might gain prestige among campus? Your fellow students may respect you more. Although, knowing half the kids here, they could very well seek a challenge from you. If Falco wins at the interschool competition, the students who contributed the most get rewarded. Certificates, money, presents and good notes to put on your resume for college.”

“I see…”

“If you want to sign up for anything, come and talk to me at lunchtime or after school. I mostly hang out in class 6-1.”

“Okay, thanks sempai. See you later, then.”

"Goodbye!"

[12:30 am, 11-Apr-2129 (MONDAY)]

It’s lunchtime.

“Hey, if the cafeteria seriously serving spicy mapo tofu today?”

“Yeah, wanna try some?”

“Ugh, hell no! It’s too much of a challenge. Like, only A-ranks can stomach that stuff. I really don’t get them sometimes…”

What will you do?

>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.
>Try the mapo tofu.
>Find Celeste and eat lunch with her.
>Go to the school library and study.
>Custom option.

>>41961831
>Find Celeste and eat lunch with her.

>>41961831
>>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.

>>41961831
>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.

>>41961831
>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.

>>41961831
>Try the mapo tofu.
I think we've found our beef bowl challenge.

>>41961831
>>Try the mapo tofu.
>>Find Celeste and eat lunch with her.

>>41961860
I thought that the Doujin store was our beef bowl challange.

>>41961831
>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.
then
>Find Celeste and eat lunch with her.

>>41961831
>Try the mapo tofu.

>>41961831
>message Celeste that we should both try the mapo tofu in preparation for more trekking in the sun

>Go see Yoshino afterwards with swollen lips, asking to sign up.

>>41961831
Are these all mutually exclusive? because

>Find Celeste and eat lunch with her.
>Try the mapo tofu.
>Talk to Yoshino about signing up for the Interschool Spring Sports Competition.

all seem like they can be done at once.

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>>41961831
>Find Celeste and try to eat more mapo tofu than her.

>>41961831
try the tofu, lets put some hair on our b̶a̶l̶l̶s̶ chest

>>41961952
No, choices are not mutually exclusive any more. Feel free to combine at your leisure.

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>>41961831
>Pic related, WITH Celeste

>>41961885
The Doujin store was our Witch Detective.

>>41961975
Then my vote is as >>41961952
What's with all the fucking eggs captcha?

Eating mapo tofu with Celeste? Sure.

Writing...

So what are the plans for after school? Saving Osaragi from AETHER? Wondering around randomly in town? Heading to Marshal Arts club? Joining a Culture club?

>>41962157
I say heading back into AETHER if Celeste isn't too sore. Preferably with some birdshot.

>>41962157
I think we should take a break from AETHER today, and join a culture club.

>>41962065
>>41962157
wait, the persona list pastebin is out of date. Which arcana was moh shuvuu? Hanged Man? fuck, we can't raise it one level before going back into the desert

>>41962212
Shit, you're right. Sorry about that. Um, I'll update it if a new Persona is obtained during this thread.

>>41962212
Lovers. Hanged Man was Inugami.

>>41962195
Well, we did beat the boss though, so it shouldn't be nearly so difficult this time.

>>41962258
>>41962243
Martial Arts it is. Even if we can't get it to 3 in one day, we need to try out ways to infuse ourselves with cold and stave off the heat.

>>41962300
I think that was just a mid-boss

>>41962344
Perhaps. But if we don't keep at it, we'll be unable to beat the real boss when we get to him! At the very least, we need to practice Augmentation after school.

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<THE_FIRST> Hey Celeste
<THE_FIRST> They’re selling mapo tofu in the cafeteria
<THE_FIRST> Sounds like it’s a big shot type of meal out around here
<THE_FIRST> Since I have nothing else to do this lunch
<THE_FIRST> Let’s eat it
<chocolat_orange> umm…
<THE_FIRST> Something wrong?
<chocolat_orange> i think i might pass takashi-kun. i’m not good with spicy foods.
<chocolat_orange> and remember that alcohol i drank at that get-together with your sister and her friends. yeah…it wasn’t good.
<chocolat_orange> sorry
<THE_FIRST> Uh
<THE_FIRST> Because it’s so hot it might help us in trekking through Pyre Ruin Valley
<THE_FIRST> IDK
<chocolat_orange> i don’t think that makes sense.
<THE_FIRST> Oh come on, it’s just food.
<THE_FIRST> How terrible can it be?

Akumachi-Kirijo Academy Cafeteria, 12:45. Two bowls of steaming mapo tofu are placed on the table. You are sitting opposite Celeste Tachibana, who is poking at her meal with her chopstick. She looks very apprehensive, almost afraid of the heat and spiciness emitting off the tofu like redness spurting out of a volcano. She has the kind of grimace that might as well be a sign saying, ‘How the heck did you rope me into this?’

The mapo tofu looks very well made. Looks. It could taste like utter shit, for all you know. This damn thing cost 6000 Macca each, so it better damn well be good. For what it’s worth, the tofu is soft and the sauce seems fresh. It’s steaming and bubbling too. A side of fluffy white rice rests on the side, part of it mixing with the spicy liquid.

You close your eyes, count to three and open them.

“Thank you for the meal.”

>>Takashi: Eat.

>Roll 2d20
>Best out of three.

Rolled 18, 14 = 32 (2d20)

>>41962459

Rolled 18, 15 = 33 (2d20)

>>41962459
make sure to bring milk!

Rolled 20, 16 = 36 (2d20)

>>41962459

>>41962477
>>41962488
>>41962501
of course, as soon as we get back to the desert, we'll roll crows all the way to Akikazu.

>>41962477
>>41962488
>>41962501
Takashi Wakui fears no tofu!

>>41962477
>>41962488
>>41962501
We can't do shit against crows, but at least we can eat food!

>>41961612
Are those homemade of is there somewhere you can buy them? They look niffty.

>>41962477
>>41962488
>>41962501
These rolls are good. But are they good enough?

>>41962477
>>41962488
>>41962501
>14 15 16
huh Celeste get's incrementally more resistant while Takashi just gains resistance from 1 exposure.

>>41962554
>But are they good enough?
I'll bet a 20 is.

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>>41962552
Hey this is persona, food is important. It will raise our stats and get us some social links.

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>>41962501
>>41962488
>>41962477

>>41962687
Can't you only take three with you?

>>41962679
Think you linked to the wrong post anon.

>>41962714
Might be a stitch.

>>41962775
Yeah meant to link this one>>41962538

>>41962552
Uh, they were the pre-order/first edition copy bonuses from Ultimax and PQ. 0 to 10 (fool to strength) came with Ultimax, and the rest came with PQ. Probably gonna be hard to find now, but they should be out there.

>>41962552
You can get the set off ebay for $5-$10 shipped, just search for persona tarot cards.

>>41962857
>>41962860

Thanks yall.

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OH GOD.

The reaction is instantaneous. It’s as if an entire volcano was exchanged with your oesophagus, sending all the magma and liquefied rock tumbling down your throat and mixing with your stomach lining. A hundred Agidynes have seared your tastebuds, sending your poor tear ducts flowing from the pain. This is not merely hot, it is a spicy explosive apocalypse!

And yet, you cannot stop eating, even though your tongue is well on its way to becoming a lumpy, dry piece of jerky. The tofu is fantastic! It’s soft and delicious and the vegetables have been mixed in really, really nicely. The rice was cooked just right to magnificently complement the sauce and the tofu. Guess the lunches in a private school are a cut above the rest, after all.

However, your limit is about to be reached. As well as you are withstanding this trial, you are not invincible. In order to conquer the Akumachi-Kirijo Super Spicy Mapo Tofu Challenge, you will need INTELLIGENCE to analyze the contents, UNDERSTANDING to set the pace, CHARISMA to display an aura of confidence to your peers and lastly WILLPOWER to give it your all and push it through!

…

You failed to fully eat the mapo tofu. It appears you will have to try again another time…

On the bright side:

>Your INTELLIGENCE has increased by 5!
>Your UNDERSTANDING has increased by 4!
>Your CHARISMA has increased by 4!
>Your WILLPOWER has increased by 5! Congratulations! Your WILLPOWER has reached Rank 2. It is now Standard!

“Water, water, water!”

You see Celeste dash off in search of a drink tap. You stand up to follow after her. But then something on the side of the plastic bowl catches your eye.

Is that…

Can it be…

>>41963016
Well, we might not have conquered it, but we got some damn nice stat boosts out of trying. Sweet.

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>>Takashi: Catch a glimpse of complimentary Kaede Kurusu sticker attached to the bowl

Aaaaragh! Not again! Does this woman have (dead) gnarled claws sunk into everything? First religion, then anime and video games, and now this? What the hell does mapo tofu have to do with an immensely destructive messiah girl from eighty years ago?

Why???

>>41963016
We are eating nothing but this until we max social stats.

>>41963062
But its only here on rainy days.

>>41963016
she fucking finished it, damn

>>41963062
6k money a bowl anon. We can't afford it

>>41963056
>What the hell does mapo tofu have to do with an immensely destructive messiah girl from eighty years ago?
Given how hot it is? a lot.

>>41963071
Every time it's available, then. WE SHALL CONQUER SCHOOL COOK KOTOMINE.

>>41963056
>>41963072
.....orrrr not.

>>41963056
>from eighty years ago?
Wait, didn't the twins say that there hasn't been anyone to the velvet room in 60 years? are we assuming that the 20 year difference is just because Kaede Kurusu was still using it after she disappeared from public view?

>>41963116
Well, yeah. What other explanation is there?

>>41963148
Another wild card, who died early?

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[Elsewhere…]

“Hey.”

Nothing.

“Let me out of here, you bastard.”

No response.

“Can you hear me? Are you even alive?”

The blindfold has been taken off. An empty water jug is littered on the floor of the cell.

“Damn it, answer me! Why does the sun never set here? Why did you stick me on a pole for hours? Who the hell are you people?”

The black knight guarding Akikazu Osaragi refuses to move…

>>41963016
Those gains. Damn son. Also it seems Takashi has good taste. Mapo tofu is great.

>>41963171
Black night. Crap.

>>41963167
No, because they would have needed to have entered the velvet room, and mentioned as the previous wild card after The Last Word by the velvet room attendants.

>>41963171
Look, we'll try to push forward again soon, okay? Don't blame us, blame the crows. Fucking crows.

>>41963016
>>Your CHARISMA has increased by 4!
Shouldn't we have gotten a +1 to that from the food we got from our sister way back?

>>41963313
So we see a crow in the street, chances of us going PTSD and trying to fry it?

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>41963336
Lets roll for it!

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<chocolat_orange> takashi-kun
<chocolat_orange> …
<chocolat_orange> …
<chocolat_orange> …
<chocolat_orange> sorry, let’s not ever do that again…
<chocolat_orange>

[4:00 am, 11-Apr-2129 (MONDAY)]

“See you tomorrow, everyone.” Veleis-sensei says. “Oh, and if anyone finds Akikazu Osaragi while walking home, tell him that I want to see him in my office as soon as possible.”

School has finished for the day. Martial arts club is on today, Culture clubs are accepting new members.

And of course, Akikazu Osaragi is awaiting rescue in the Blackened Void…

What will you do?

>Check out the culture clubs.
>Go to martial arts club.
>Study in the school library.
>Talk to Yoshino Sagisawa
>Head to the Blackened Void.
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
>Custom option.

>>41963056
That picture. Her face seems incredibly lewd right then.

>>41963362
Damn RNGesus, you no fun.

>>41963370
>>Check out the culture clubs.

>>41963370
>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK

>>41963370
>Go to martial arts club.
Time to get cold

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
Make sure to get more supplies, and new personas.

>>41963370
Are the culture clubs only accepting member today?

>>41963370
>Blackened Void

We're gonna rescue the shit out of that delinquent.

>>41963370
>Check out the culture clubs.

>>41963370
>>Check out the culture clubs.

more social links means more personas.

did we pay for Celeste's tofu? Because we probably should've kept some money for supplies and equipment.

>>41963370
>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
If this (>>41963429) is yes, then
>>Check out the culture clubs.

>>41963429
There's hot competition over spots, but no. We might not be able to if we don't get on it soon.

>>41963370
>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
Lets not leave him there any longer than we have to.

>>41963370
>head to blackened Void

we have a little maitainance to do before we head of.

Such as stopping by the velvet room for Death persona

supply organization

filling of water bottles

etc....

>>41963370
>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)
As much as I want to hit up the culture clubs and get a new Social Link, we can't just leave a man hanging. Restock on supplies and head out. Too bad we used the Traefuri Canister, though, it would have made getting back a lot easier. Hopefully we'll find another one as loot while we're there. I think once we start getting enough money from drops to afford it we should always carry at least three Traefuri Canisters. One for emergencies, and another two to fast travel to and from a location if we really need to get somewhere on a time limit.

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

But first

>Talk to Yoshino Sagisawa

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>>41963370
>Go to the velvet room on our way to save whats his face.

>>41963370
>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

>>41963429
For the next two weeks.

Let me make this clear.
Skipping the Blackened Void transition is a way of mitigating the length preparation process. You'll still receive a Persona of the Death Arcana before you leave, though. And you'll automatically receive supplies like water, food, equipment etc. You won't be able to customize your safehouse, go to the Forlorn Abyss, unlock vendor doors or anything like that.

This is also important. Once important missions are completed (like Akikazu's rescue), a timeskip will initiate, ending at the deadline of the cleared mission. It's done to prevent the quest's pacing from slowing to a crawl. You will gain significant social stat boosts, dependent on how early you completed the mission. Certain events may be triggered as well.

I should've explained this earlier. Sorry!

>>41963696
Oh, and the timeskip won't negatively affect your chances of levelling up Social Links.

>>41963370
>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)

>focus on gitting gud while grinding macca and getting to where we left off last time

>>41963718
Does that mean that despite skipping to the end of the week we'll still be able to join a culture club as if we responded promptly?

>>41963696
Can we open the TV door, at least? Assuming it will actually be relevant to this thread. If it isn't, go ahead and skip over.

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>>41963696
>WE GET BONUS EVENTS FOR CLEARING THIS ASAP
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO FROM THE BEGINNING OP
WHY

>>41963718
>Oh, and the timeskip won't negatively affect your chances of levelling up Social Links.
Does it prevent us from getting new social links?

>>41963370
>Talk to Yoshino Sagisawa
>Check out the culture clubs.

>>41963737
You'll be given choices in the middle of the timeskip, like this:

>I joined club A
>I joined club B
>I joined club C
>I didn't join a club at all.

And this will begin a scene where you're introduced to the club members and captain etc.

Or...

>I mostly studied at night.
>I trained with Shizuka
>I wandered outside a lot.

Stuff like that.

Random events may or not occur.

I'm going to eat lunch now. Be right back.

>>41963696
Thanks for the explanation thorn.

>>41963799
We've got four so far and only had to do two rescue missions. I think gathering those is at a good pace right now.

>>41963820
Cool, then. Thanks for the clarification, Thorn.

>>41963820
>I'm going to eat lunch now. Be right back.
Lunch? What timezone are you in?

>>41963820
WAIT
DONT WE HAVE A KEY?!

>>41964016
I think you're right, I want to use it on the TV room. I'm hoping it's filled with tvs all showing Tanaka's Amazing Commodities.

>>41964016
We haven't the Macca to spend right now, alas. All that Mapo Tofu.

>>41964016
Yes. But we're skipping that for right now. We've got a punk to save and not enough money to spend on anything anyway. I think we're down to 1000 Macca.

>>41964047
How much Macca do we have anyway?

>>41964098
12500 at start of thread
-6000 for the tofu
6500

>>41964098
Depends on whether we payed for Celeste's meal or not. If we did, we're down to 500 Macca. If we didn't, 6500 Macca.

>>41964016
It'll be a vendor all the same, and as >>41964047 said, we're poor right now. But we won't be for long, we just need to hit shadows until Macca comes out!

>>41964064
>I think we're down to 1000 Macca.
We got 6000 from the knight.

About how much is that in dollars?

>>41964109
Holy hell that was some expensive mapo tofu

>>41964117
A dollars comparison wouldn't be very useful when you consider all the inflation that has happened in the universe.

>>41964128
Everything is stupid expensive in the far off future of 2129 it seems. Shadows fucking up most everything outside of walled cities and all.

Okay time to write!

>>41964117
Celeste mentioned it the last time we were buying lunch, it's about 133 Macca to the dollar. Though it's not clear how much that's actually worth in 2015 money.

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>>41964192
Waiting warmly.

>>41964109
>>41964128
The average payout on low level shadows is around 600-800 Macca.
Mapo Tofu is the equivalent of 8-10 shadows.
We really need to focus on git gud out of fighting these shadows, and maybe learn some AoE.

>>41964235
We've got AoE. Moh Shuuvu has Mabufu and Celeste has Maragi with Sati. We could always use more, though.

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>>Head to Pyre Ruin Valley (skip Blackened Void transition)


<THE_FIRST> Heads up Celeste
<THE_FIRST> Let’s go and rescue Akikazu
<THE_FIRST> I feel alright
<THE_FIRST> Well actually my arm muscles still feel a bit sore but it should be alright
<THE_FIRST> What about you Celeste?
<chocolat_orange> i’m ready whenever you are.
<chocolat_orange> let’s do this, takashi-kun!

So you gathered the necessary materials—food, water, tools—and entered the Blackened Void. You and Celeste boarded the Hollow Express, having equipped weapons and armor, towards the land of the eternal sunset.

But before that…you stopped by the Velvet Room and gained a new Persona of the Death Arcana. So, which one was it?

Oh, and by the way, you and Celeste reached the E+ rank as a result of successfully defeating the Rampaging Knight yesterday. Just thought you’d like to know.

NAME: Mokoi
RANK: E+
STATS: STR E+, MAG E, END E, AGL E+, LCK D, DEV D
AFFINITIES: Blocks Ice, Resists Dark, Weak to Fire
SKILLS: Hysterical Slap, Sukunda, Life Drain
-A humanlike spirit of Murngin lore that lives in the jungle and moves at night. He is the reincarnation of the "shadow soul" of humans, and kidnaps and eats children, sometimes causing war with humans.
-Hysterical Slap has a small chance to cause foes to become enraged, boosting their physical strength but lowering their defences.

NAME: Ghoul
RANK: E+
STATS: STR E, MAG E+, END+, LCK D, DEV E
AFFINITIES: Blocks Darkness, Resists Earth, Weak to Light
SKILLS: Mudo, Poison Skewer, Enervation
-Cannibalistic demon from Islamic lore. It feeds on the flesh of both the living and the dead. It is indistinguishable from normal humans, and prefers to prey on children and travelers.
-Enervation can cause foes to become, well, enervated, which decreases their combat potential.

[Choose only one]
>Mokoi
>Ghoul
>I’ll decide later…

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>>41964223

>>41964565
Whoops, Ghoul should have E+ END, E AGL and D- LCK.

>>41964565
>Mokoi

Thorn Shouldn't our Charisma have gone to Ordinary after the madofu? From the pastebin:

CHARISMA: The ability to appear likeable and convince others of your point of view. Unlocks dialogue choices and can avoid confrontations with sentient beings. Level order:
-Unsocial (0)
-Ordinary (15)
-Assertive
-Confident
-Popular
-Divine

>>41964565
Is enervation half stats in this as well?

>>41964565
>Ghoul

>>41964565
>Mokoi

It'll come in handy later.

>>41964565
Are Raven's darkness? If so, then:
>>Ghoul

>>41964565
>Mokoi

>>41964565
>Mokoi

>>41964565
>Mokoi

>>41964565
Going with Mokoi.

>Select all the images with pancakes
WHAT PANCAKES?!

>>41964628
>It'll come in handy later.

How do you figure?

>>41964565
>I’ll decide later…
Neither are particularly good for our current needs. Ghoul's enervation and mudo are awesome, but the weakness to light overlaps with Ipon-datara's weakness to light.

>>41964677
At least captcha isn't giving you burned human arm or hands covered in what looks like smallpox.

>>41964565
>Mokoi

>>41964565
>Ghoul

>>41964565
>Ghoul

>>41964653
the ones that have control over life and death, maybe. I would bet on them having hama rather than mudo, though.

SMT seems to make them strong fire/healer mages

>>41964689
undead have HORRIBLE development potential, and the skills themselves are also okay, but don't scale upwards too well.

Life drain, at least, is almighty.

>>41964565
>Mokoi
I've always liked the little guy. And while he won't be useful in Pyre Ruins Valley, he should be useful later. Ice immunity could be really useful, and with Sukunda and Hysterical Slap we can disable enemy defenses nicely.

Also, we got our Death SL from a child, and both the potential Personas are things that eat children. That's not ominous, nope.

>>41964565
>Mokoi
We need something that resists instant death, or at least, not another thing that's weak to it, as appealing as enervate is.

>>41964565
>>Mokoi

>>41964772
I feel like we'll never actually use Hysterical Slap, simply because of the trade off. Unless the drop in defense is greater than Enervate's, it probably isn't worth using should we ever get another chance at Enervate.

>>41964616
Forgot about that, sorry.

Updated Persona list is here: http://pastebin.com/tDFHYrAA
Please choose the two Personas you will take on this journey...

>>41964922
It's potentially pretty good when combined with Sukunda. Reduce their accuracy and evasion, then lock them into performing only basic attacks while further lowering accuracy and evasion. Sure, if they hit they hit hard, but in the meanwhile they're an obvious target with low chance to actually strike.

>>41964978
Moh Shuvuu
Either Pixie or Inugami

>>41964978
Pixie and Moh Shuvuu

>>41964800
Eh Ippon resists darkness as well, but it is always nice to have options. If that is your big selling point Ghoul would fit better. Was pretty close to going with himl since Poison Skewer and Enervation seem really good for bosses.
>>41964763
Life drain was half the reason I picked Mokoi as well

>>41964978
Its cool.
Moh Shuuvu
Slime

>>41964978
Pixie and Moh Shuvuu

>>41964978
Moh Shuvuu
Slime

>>41965036
But it was weak to light, which Ippon is also weak to.

>>41964978
Moh Shuuvu for buffs and ice, Pixie for healing and lightning.

>>41964978
Moh Shuuvu and Inugami.

>>41964978
>Moh Shuvuu
>Pixie

Man I hope that after this rescue we get our persona stock limit bumped up.

>>41965171
I'd actually prefer if that didn't happen. It would be off-theme if we got strong enough that we didn't have to think about what personas we bring.

We're SUPPOSED to be making hard choices like this.

>>41965171
>>41965210
I don't even want to begin to imagine how long votes will take if we get 5+ slots.

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You chose Moh Shuuvu and Pixie, like yesterday. Pyre Ruin Valley is the as same as usual. Dry air, dark orange skies, barely a single scrap of vegetation in the landscape. You slip on your knuckledusters. Celeste draws her sword.

“Time to go.” You say, and the two of you set off. A group of Maya Shadows lurk nearby. You proceed to get the drop on them. Then you proceed to traverse the barren trail towards the first bonfire…

>Roll 3d20 (status, Macca and loot)
>Best out of 3

>>41965321

Rolled 12, 13, 4 = 29 (3d20)

>>41965321

Rolled 16, 1, 12 = 29 (3d20)

>>41965321

Rolled 18, 19, 12 = 49 (3d20)

>>41965321

Rolled 16, 11, 6 = 33 (3d20)

>>41965321

Rolled 19, 9, 2 = 30 (3d20)

>>41965321

Rolled 17, 11, 1 = 29 (3d20)

>>41965321
rolling

>>41965342
crap

>>41965342
Some how we manage to come out poorer than when we went in.

>>41965342
I guess the crows were actually magpies.

>>41965337
>>41965342
>>41965344
God I hope that 1 isn't something important.

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>>41965342

>>41965337
>>41965342
>>41965344
So we're in great fighting shape, but we picked up no Macca and nothing special in the way of loot. I'm okay with this. What's important is that we're strong enough to face the boss.

>>41965370
Macca gain.

>>41965370
>Roll 3d20 (status, Macca and loot)
Macca

>>41965370
Never mind, I can't read.

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>>41965380
Aye.
Still sad my 19 got cancelled by that 1. I normally roll like shit so it would have been nice.

>>41965380
No it isn't. Macca is super impotent.
We'll never beat the boss at this rate.
The worst part about it is that we would have other wise had a 19.
Just pray that the 1 doesn't auto-fail us in all other categories as well.

>>41965501
>Just pray that the 1 doesn't auto-fail us in all other categories as well.
Who does this? I mean; seriously, who in their right mind GMs like this?

>>41965501
Macca is important, but not until after we're done with this mission. We're not going to be buying things out there in the Void, so it's useless at this particular point. Health and manna aren't. We can grind for money later, but we need to survive this first.

>>41965522
I had a GM who did. The last time I had a game with him, the first time someone critfailed he killed all of us in a 'rocks fall everyone dies' kind of way.

Granted, he did it because he actively hates crit based systems, and will actively attempt to ruin any game set in one.

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>>Takashi and Celeste: Reach the first bonfire

Good news: You and Celeste managed to reach here relatively unscathed. The RNG must be taking a break from his usual tendencies of sadistic whipping and ball-gagging, because the Shadows so far have been defeated rather easily. Even the toughest one went down quick enough, although that may be you kept whacking the bastard with Ippon-Datara’s hammer until it was flattened into the dirt.

Bad news: You barely gained any money from the encounters. Acquired money: 50 Macca. Now that is just pathetic…at least you gained more spoils than the Anti-Shadow Operatives on a normal day. Shadows in the real world don’t drop any money, unless they’re gold colored and with the bravery of a fleeing squirrel.

You also received a single Trafuri Canister from the drops, along with a small chocolate bar. It seems Trafuri Canisters are common items in the Blackened Void.

“Those fucking crows are up ahead.” You mention, crouched next to the flickering flames.

“You think they might have dispersed by now?” Celeste asks.

“Don’t think so. Game states are supposed to be constant.” You mutter. “They’re probably waiting for us beyond that plain, ready to peck our eyeballs out and feed them to their chicks.”

“Gross.” Celeste comments. “Hmm, what to do…we should try and push through and hope they leave us alone after a while.”

“Or we could kill them all. Don’t if we’re capable of doing that, though…” Sneaking around might be another option…

How will you handle this?

>Stealth past.
>Defeat as many ravens as possible and hope the rest flee.
>Kill them all.
>Push through and hope they don’t follow.
>Custom option.

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>>41965663
That's some high tier autism right there.

>>41965700
>Defeat as many ravens as possible and hope the rest flee.
>Kill them all.
Celeste time to murder a murder.

>>41965700
>>Kill them all.
Burn baby burn.

>>41965700
>Kill them all.

>>41965700
>Defeat as many ravens as possible and hope the rest flee.
But secretly hope that "as many as possible" is all of them. If they flee we won't chase after them, but if we can get them all it will be a good thing.

>>41965700
Do we recall anything from the last time we "fought" them weaknesses, resists, ect or were we to busy fleeing to even get off any attacks?

>>41965700
>Kill them all.
Just spam maragi and mabufu. It's not like they have good health pools.

>>41965700
>>Kill them all.
It's bird season.

>>41965700
>>Kill them all.
It's fucking personal now.

>>41965764
This is also why I wanted to bring Slime, just for the Phy resist. Also I fully support the use of bird puns ala >>41965776
and >>41965723
if we do fight.

>>41965700
>Stealth into a good position for ambush.
>Kill them all. Mabufu spam.

>>41965764
Aren't they weak to ice?

>>41965700
>Stealth past.

>>41965700
>Kill them all.

I'm going to cut off any gamblers by saying that
>Lead the crows to the boss
is more likely to have us fight the crows AND the boss than have a free for all. We can hope for friendly fire so that our MP is all spent on the boss, but we don't know if shadows get stronger by killing other shadows.

>>41965824
Vicious Ravens are. The other types of Raven Shadow aren't.

>>41965700
Ambush the fuck out of these Crows.

>>41965700
>>Defeat as many ravens as possible and hope the rest flee.
>Kill them as they run.

>>41965848
I don't think shadows really fight each other.

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>>41965700
>Kill them all.

Really wish we had a shotgun with some heavy upland loads with #7 or #6 shot right now.

>>41965972
Shadows would laugh that off.

>>41965988
We can punch them to death. And a gun was one of the options presented in those early threads as I recall. So I think it would work fine.

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>>Kill them all

“Time for bird season.” You growl. There’s no other choice. Gotta remove the pest problem before it spreads all over the valley like a cancerous growth and you find yourself hurling the Shadows into a bonfire (or something).

Not to mention, this is personal. Celeste looks positively murderous here. Maybe because the Ravens nearly destroyed her precious headphones—which she now safely secures back in the safehouse in the Forgotten City.

You both climb to your feet, equip your weapons and head towards the space where the Rampaging Knight used to be. Nodding at each other, the two of you run into the clearing and summon your Personas.

The murder of ravens are waiting. Flapping their wings, swinging their lanterns about, cawing madly. Sati readies flames and Moh Shuuvu forms ice between her mits.

“CAW CAW CAW CAW CAAAAAAAAAAW!”

“Mabufu!”

The two parties rush forward and the battle begins.

>Roll 3d20 (status, Macca, loot)
>Best out of three

>>41965972
You know this is the future right?

We could get gause rifles and shit.

Rolled 8, 15, 1 = 24 (3d20)

>>41966023

Rolled 16, 12, 18 = 46 (3d20)

>>41966023
pls no 1 this time

>>41966023
dice+3d20

Rolled 17, 5, 20 = 42 (3d20)

>>41966023

Rolled 8, 12, 3 = 23 (3d20)

>>41966023

Rolled 4, 15, 7 = 26 (3d20)

>>41966023.

Rolled 14, 11, 16 = 41 (3d20)

>>41966023

>>41966027
>>41966036
>>41966040
17, 15, (20, 18, or 1 depending on how TT does crits)

>>41966027
>>41966036
>>41966040
Please tell me that 1 and 20 cancel each other out and we can take the 18.

Rolled 10, 2, 9 = 21 (3d20)

>>41966023
>>41966039
wow I fucked that up

>>41966027
Shit
>>41966040
Great

>>41966061
yes

>>41966061
ye, I was about to suggest that.

>>41966066
Great!

>>41966040
You're the hero we need, Anonymous.

>>41966027
>>41966036
>>41966040

17,15,18 Assuming opposing crits cancel.

Solid.

>>41966025
Naoto from P4 did fine early on with a fucking Nanbu. Bullets work fine on shadows.

>>41966098
Yeah, but why should we settle for lead propelled by powder when we can get tungsten propelled by electricity?

>>41966121
Meh, I just assume that kinda stuff is either stupid expensive or comes with its own issues, assuming it even exists. Chemical propellent is likely going to be the energy source of choice for at least a hundred years IRL when it comes to small arms, barring some truly revolutionary advances.

>>41966185
I wonder if specific persona/shadows have a resistance to munitions.

>>41966270
Well if null nuclear is a thing.

>>41966270
Possibly. Null Nuclear blocks all the effects of a nuclear blast, suggesting you can get immunity to specific weapon types and not just elements. I can see there being a variant on Null Physical that's Null Projectile.

>>41966275
And thus, the revival of traditional melee weaponry began.