From peeking through Psychic Reading, the fight starts off against the Superior Chosen, Chaos.
Chaos +2 T1 T2 T3 T4
MOR (min) [X][X][ ][ ]
INN (core) [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
CON (sig) [ ][ ][ ][ ]
DIG (min) [X][X][ ][ ]
I don't really care what kind of Forsaken she'll make. If I decide to do some kind of Break against her the only one available is Rampancy which is--kind of annoying? We'll see.
I buy Focus (refunded by Newspaper) and send out a 2-capture 2-turn Demon Commander with a free Hypnosis Punisher with my starting 3EE. I doubt it'll be enough to earn the customary +2EE from Chaos's core INN, but it doesn't hurt to try, and it'll at least rack up some turns and make other Chosen appear quicker.
Combat 1
Oh hey it was more than enough:
Round 13
Evacuation: 100/100 (100%) [####################]
Extermination: 167/200 (83%) [################====]
The Demons have the Chosen at their mercy!
[SUPERIOR] Chaos: Captured until next turn
FEAR: 1243 [Lv 2] x4(HATE) x16(PLEA) = x64 Total
DISG: 32.9k [Lv 3] x2(HATE) x64(PLEA) = x128 Total
PAIN: 4100 [Lv 2] x2(HATE) x16(PLEA) x2(INJU) = x64 Total
SHAM: 1879 [Lv 2] x2(HATE) x16(PLEA) x2(own EXPO) = x64 Total
HATE: 229 [Lv 1] x2(HATE) x3(INJU) x1/4(highest Circ.) = x1.5 Total
PLEA: 1219 [Lv 2] x2(HATE) x3(INJU) x1/2(DISG) x1/4(highest Circ.) = x0.75 Total
INJU: 114 [Lv 1] x2(HATE) x3(INJU) x1/4(highest Circ.) = x1.5 Total
EXPO: 163 [Lv 1] x2(HATE) x3(INJU) x1/4(highest Circ.) = x1.5 Total
For the record, I have 13 Forsaken, that are all losing 10% of their Motivation each turn. I think I've only got one Sacrifice lined up, so, uh, this sucks:
During her daily routine, Bitters is confronted by a Thrall with a recording of her being humiliated, but Bitters is pleasantly surprised to see that the Thrall is just an enthusiastic fan. (+25.4% Stamina, -7.8% Motivation)
Polequeen sleeps through most of the day, having vivid dreams as you reach directly into her mind and carefully influence her thought process in order to prevent her from finding a way to break your hypnotism. (+68.0% Stamina, -6.4% Motivation)
Liquorice goes outside in the nude as if it isn't any big deal. (+15.4% Stamina, -10.7% Motivation)
Due to her nighttime activities, Poke has been impregnated with another fast-growing Demonic child. She gives birth to a small tentacled creature, then mentally collects herself and continues about her business. (+38.2% Stamina, -5.6% Motivation)
EXPOdia locks herself in her room, resting there until she can overcome her old fears of being abused by the Thralls. (+36.4% Stamina, -5.7% Motivation)
Queen Ruth isolates herself and spends the day in silent contemplation of your greatness, reminding herself that your will is absolute. (+42.0% Stamina, -9.0% Motivation)
Haterape begs you to punish her for ever daring to oppose you, and after you use a spare Demonic body to lightly molest her, she seems grateful and satisfied. (+32.2% Stamina, -5.5% Motivation)
Queen Tacticia feels worried about going outside, so she just spends the day in her room. (+44.8% Stamina, -8.5% Motivation)
During her daily routine, Splendor is confronted by a Thrall with a recording of her being humiliated, but Splendor doesn't let it get to her. (+60.0% Stamina)
pet of expodia is busy making plans for training. (-6.8% Motivation)
Ritual is put to work punishing a disobedient Thrall selected by pet of expodia. She's careful not to kill her victim, but she does end up breaking his mind in the end. (-28.4% Stamina, -5.8% Motivation)
PLEA/EXPO -> 1757 Exp -> HATE/INJU
+43 Exp HATE/INJU
Queen Lampanelli is put to work punishing a disobedient Thrall selected by pet of expodia. She ends up killing her victim, but she enjoys herself in the process, so she doesn't really care. (-39.0% Stamina, -9.0% Motivation)
+1800 Exp HATE/INJU
Queen Sadonia is made to drink a Demonic extract that causes her to become uncontrollably horny. She ends up violently assaulting an unsuspecting Thrall lured by pet of expodia. It isn't too different from her normal behavior, but she still enjoys it so much that she becomes even more motivated to do the same thing during battle. (-27.2% Stamina, -9.0% Motivation)
+5000 Exp HATE
No other Forsaken show up Day 1. The Inferno Pepper restores the 3EE I spent, I got 2EE from reaching Level 2 PLEA, and I got 1EE from Chaos, so now I'm at 6EE, which is exactly what the Pepper gives me. But, there's not really a way to spend 6EE on a Demon Commander. Oh, if I only had a Forsaken that cost exactly yeah you know where this is going.
Liquorice
Stamina: 100.0%
Motivation: 96.7%
Cost: 20% Stamina, 17.2% Motivation, 6 EE
Combat Style: Desperate (1000% INJU)
Reputation Strength: 48%
Target Compatibilities:
Chaos - Good (7 rounds)
Liquorice (formerly known as Flawless Princess Mayhem)
Real name: Rokuda Rin
Stamina: 100.0%
Motivation: 96.7% (max 136.5%)
Expertise
HATE: 25.5k (x1.037 dmg)
PLEA: 26.2k (x1.040 dmg)
INJU: 338k (x1.416 dmg)
EXPO: 65.3k (x1.174 dmg)
x8.300 trauma dmg from Ritual's parasitism
Combat Style: Desperate (1000% INJU)
Lacking confidence in own abilities, acts with singleminded focus to disable the target. Useful early in the battle to increase future circumstance damage taken.
Training Plan: None
Remains idle when at full Stamina
Defiler Specialty: Torture (INJU)
Can torment a target with at least 10k INJU, dealing bonus INJU damage, multiplying all damage with lower Disgrace, and causing tier-2 Confidence Break
First Impregnation: Ritual (+36.5% max Motivation)
First Hypnosis: Demon Lord
First Drain: Ritual (-29% starting Obedience)
First Parasitism: Ritual (+730% trauma damage)
Hostility: 54% (Pessimistic about humanity)
Deviancy: 48% (Twisted sexual desires)
Obedience: 71% (Eagerly obeys)
Disgrace: 76% (Viewed with contempt)
I send her out in the hope that Forsaken #2 will have a core CON vulnerability. There's a 50% chance, right? Hopefully the Devil doesn't also have the core of CON?
Normally by this point I've got my Undead Demon Knight which would be perfect. Alas, fate has not been kind and there has not been a good candidate so far.
Combat 2
Well, shit.
The Demons advance on Purgatory, brandishing their razor-sharp claws. She very prudently retreats, lacking confidence in her ability to withstand many hits.
FEAR [ ] ( 0 = 0)
DISG [ ] ( 0 = 0)
PAIN [ ] ( 0 + 1 = 1) only a hurting a little
SHAM [ ] ( 0 = 0)
HATE [ ] ( 0 = 0)
PLEA [ ] ( 0 = 0)
INJU [ ] ( 0 = 0)
EXPO [ ] ( 0 = 0)
Well, shit. That's clearly a CON unbroken minor, even though I'm not able to look at her stats. At least Liquorice will be tearing right through her.
I can't seem to avoid this turn in the fight, or get an improvement on it:
Round 10
Evacuation: 100/100 (100%) [####################]
Extermination: 170/200 (85%) [#################===]
The district is consumed by an enormous explosion as Chaos blasts away the Demons!
(Extermination power per Chosen: 75)
[SUPERIOR] Chaos: Opening Level 5 vs. Defense Level 3
[UNDEAD] Purgatory: Captured for 6 more turns
Liquorice: Busy with Purgatory
Who will you target?
If I surround Chaos, the fight ends on the turn they're both free and I lose a lot of extra turns since Purgatory isn't escaping yet. But waiting to surround her means I'm still losing some turns because I don't get the second surround on her. I need to prioritize getting an advanced species that's focused on CON damage.
I do manage to get Level 2 EXPO on Purgatory.
I get the 6EE back, +1EE x 2 for each of the Chosen's Downtimes, and the +2EE for Level 2 EXPO. Purgatory, by the way, is the Demon Knight I want:
Purgatory
Deployment cost: 78 Evil Energy
Braggart Breeder (+8.9% own HATE damage per Impregnation)
Adaptive Hypnotist (+0.089 own Expertise gain multiplier per Hypnosis)
Dutiful Harvester (+77 EE per Drain)
Notorious Publicist (+178% own trauma damage per Parasitism)
So we'll definitely be doing some level of Rampaging.
Anyway, with 10EE, I get Psychic Reading (no more flying blind!), Wide Deployment, Fast Breeders, and Coordinated Deployment, along with some free 2EE and 3EE techs I don't bother enumerating from the Newspaper. This brings me to 5EE.
So as I plan for the next combat, realizing that I definitely do have to do a Rampancy on Purgatory and might also do Rampancy on Chaos, the core that's out there waiting to be broken is Purgatory's DIG. It's time for the world's most confusing summoning, meet our friend:
EXPOdia
Stamina: 100.0%
Motivation: 44.1%
Cost: 20% Stamina, 7.2% Motivation, 4 EE
Combat Style: Flashy (1000% EXPO)
Reputation Strength: 80%
Target Compatibilities:
Chaos - Good (7 rounds)
Purgatory - Excellent (8 rounds)
Loyal Hypnotist (+20 victim training consent modifier)
EXPOdia (formerly known as Revived Revenant Return)
Real name: Fujmori Natsuki
Stamina: 100.0%
Motivation: 44.1%
Expertise
HATE: 60.2k (x1.162 dmg)
PLEA: 87.2k (x1.216 dmg)
INJU: 73.1k (x1.191 dmg)
EXPO: 243k (x1.367 dmg)
x8.300 trauma dmg from Ritual's parasitism
Combat Style: Flashy (1000% EXPO)
Focuses on putting on a show for any onlookers, usually by attacking the target's clothes or by sabotaging a stripped target's attempts at modesty. Can be used to demoralize an entire team.
Training Plan: None
Remains idle when at full Stamina
Defiler Specialty: Tempt (PLEA)
Can switch mid-battle to a high-PLEA combat style with an extra damage multiplier at low Disgrace, can cause and intensify Morality/Confidence Distortion against valid targets
Trait: Undead Forsaken
One-third motivation gain, 1/4 Evil Energy cost, Distortion trait changed
Trait: Eager Partner (Vitality Addict)
Regardless of Obedience, 1/4 Motivation cost to deploy and +50% PLEA and EXPO damage
Restore 1% Stamina per Trauma level inflicted on targets, can spend 100% Stamina to Capture flying target
First Hypnosis: Orgasmia (+0.02 Orgasmia's Expertise gain multiplier)
First Parasitism: Ritual (+730% trauma damage)
Hostility: 20% (Ambivalent about humanity)
Deviancy: 51% (Twisted sexual desires)
Obedience: 44% (Obeys out of fear)
Disgrace: 60% (Object of base lust)
At a cost of 4, she was created early in the run, one of my fist Undead. She's tuned to deal lots of EXPO, lots of Trauma, and can switch it up with Tempt to also deal lots of PLEA. I am fairly sure I can use her to at least get a T2 break on Purgatory's DIG.
Combat 3
Oh, here's the Devil:
All across the battlefield, Thralls suddenly begin to hesitate and look over their shoulders, overwhelmed by the sense that they're being watched. Memories of the sins they've committed flash across their minds, and even though they should have lost all of their inhibitions, some of them momentarily wonder whether they've done something wrong. The figure staring down at them looks almost human, but the disappointment reflected in her wise eyes speaks of an ageless intelligence.
"My knowledge is too much for you to bear! Wise Djinn Order, transform!"
The speaker is enveloped in blinding light as her civilian clothes burst away and are replaced by the garb of the Chosen! A thigh-length dress spills down her body, with a midriff cutout dipping down to expose the leather straps that go down to cover her crotch. Her legs are bare down to her high-heeled boots. Her clothes' bright colors and provocative cut give her a striking presence. Her long, detached sleeves wave in the wind. She wields a heavy mace whose impacts banish evil from their target.
Leaping from the rooftops down to the streets below, Order joins the fray!
"Don't worry, I'm here to save you!"
Huh, wonder if they get along:
(Chaos courtesy of
Kalloi's Portrait Pack)
Anyway, reading more:
Her dress clings to her shoulders with no sleeves. It covers her not even down to her knees. The bulges of her tiny breasts draw immediate notice. On the other side of the see-through material, her leather straps can be seen going just barely down past her bottom. Her feet are covered by heeled boots which stop at the ankle. She proficiently wields her mace.
Devil Chosen:
Base damage taken is decreased by double Allies' ANGST bonuses (but never to less than own ANGST bonus)
Allies cannot pick downtime actions which generate more Evil Energy than own downtime action
If two Devils are present, third ally must pick downtime action which generates less than theirs
Alternative Tier-3 Break moves
Quadruple Resolve in Final Battle
Quadruple Achievement Weight
Vulnerabilities
Morality: FEAR | HATE <= Core Vulnerability: Reach Lv 2 HATE
Innocence: DISG |- PLEA <= Minor Vulnerability: Reach 100M Unresolved DISG
Confidence: PAIN | INJU <= Core Vulnerability: Reach Lv 2 INJU
Dignity: SHAM | EXPO <= Significant Vulnerability: Use Grind and Humiliate until 10k dmg
Unresolved Trauma: 0 FEAR, 0 DISG, 0 PAIN, 0 SHAM. 0 ANGST (+0 base damage)
(-68 base damage from ally ANGST)
Note that the vulnerabilities are all just blank, except for PLEA which comes to us pre-broken.
So, what happens when the damage modifier is -68, but you deal 8x Trauma damage because that seemed like a good idea?
EXPOdia and Order catch sight of each other across the battlefield, but when Order tries to subdue the Forsaken quickly, she finds that EXPOdia is no pushover.
FEAR ['''''' ] ( 0 + 69 = 69) only a little worried
DISG [' ] ( 0 + 13 = 13) only a little disturbed
PAIN [' ] ( 0 + 16 = 16) only a hurting a little
SHAM [ ] ( 0 + 3 = 3) only a little self-conscious
HATE [ ] ( 0 = 0)
PLEA [ ] ( 0 = 0)
INJU [ ] ( 0 = 0)
EXPO [-'''''''''] ( 0 + 185 = 185) clothes have some small tears
EXPO up! Despite Order's best efforts to keep herself covered, EXPOdia rips her dress all the way up to her hip. She does her best to squirm away and reduce the damage, but her clothes are much less durable than her flesh.
"This must be EXPOdia. Be ready, because I won't hold back!"
"I have to fight you. I just need you to hurt me..."
Well, that's a bit unpleasant. What about when she uses Tempt?
Order starts lashing out with superhuman strength, and EXPOdia stops molesting her and backs off reluctantly.
FEAR [--''''''''] ( 69 + 142 = 211) nervous eyes
DISG [''''''' ] ( 13 + 59 = 72) only a little disturbed
PAIN ['''''''' ] ( 16 + 65 = 81) only a hurting a little
SHAM [''''''' ] ( 3 + 71 = 74) only a little self-conscious
HATE [ ] ( 0 = 0)
PLEA [---------'] ( 0 + 999 = 999) blushing and distracted
INJU [ ] ( 0 = 0)
EXPO [-'''''''''] ( 185 = 185) clothes have some small tears
That's a bit better.
I do manage to get Purgatory's T1 and T2 breaks on DIG, as well as the allowed T1 INN break. I also do a bit of Trauma to our friend Order:
Wise Djinn Order: real name, Rokuda Wattan. Though incarnated as a human, she has the memories and soul of a Devil, an entity which exists to punish all sinners. As a djinn, she offers her knowledge and power to any mortals who know how to ask, even though she knows that most of them will use it only to consign themselves to damnation.
She has a dedicated fanbase among those who appreciate her strong sense of right and wrong. She is absolutely tireless in using her popularity to promote the war effort to the public, but feels a cynical contempt for the way that many of her fans hold her up as an object of sexual desire. Despite how much she enjoys being the center of attention, she doesn't consider it acceptable to dignify that sort of obsession.
As expected of a Chosen with such a wholesome reputation, Order lives a fairly traditional personal life. She is very outgoing and is considered irreplaceable by her many friends, always trying to do what's best for everyone. However, she's more of a cynic than a romantic, and in any case she's too strong-willed to let herself be forced into a relationship before she's absolutely ready for it.
Order became one of the Chosen to protect what she actually cares about. Always smarter and more capable of taking care of herself than her peers, she is absolutely fearless and convinced that she'll be the one to save the day. She doesn't take her fights as seriously as she should despite the fact that she ought to have learned better by now.
But the Demons are perfectly willing to teach her other lessons in the meantime. Order is normally very focused on her goal, but she feels no shame whatsoever about using their lewd attentions to satisfy her own sexual needs. She doesn't truly hate them, and that leaves an opening in her heart that she doesn't care about correcting.
Devil Chosen:
Base damage taken is decreased by double Allies' ANGST bonuses (but never to less than own ANGST bonus)
Allies cannot pick downtime actions which generate more Evil Energy than own downtime action
If two Devils are present, third ally must pick downtime action which generates less than theirs
Alternative Tier-3 Break moves
Quadruple Resolve in Final Battle
Quadruple Achievement Weight
Vulnerabilities
Morality: FEAR | HATE <= Core Vulnerability: Reach Lv 2 HATE
Innocence: DISG |- PLEA <= Minor Vulnerability: Reach 100M Unresolved DISG
Confidence: PAIN | INJU <= Core Vulnerability: Reach Lv 2 INJU
Dignity: SHAM | EXPO <= Significant Vulnerability: Use Grind and Humiliate until 10k dmg
Unresolved Trauma: 32.7k FEAR, 119k DISG, 22.1k PAIN, 24.8k SHAM. 198k ANGST (+17 base damage)
(-72 base damage from ally ANGST)
Yesterday's Evil Energy generation: 2 EE (4% of trauma required for more sinful action.)
What kind of Forsaken does she make?
Deployment cost: 268 Evil Energy
Charming Breeder (+40.5% victim max Motivation)
Resourceful Hypnotist (-360% Hypnosis Effectiveness required for Hypnosis)
Memorable Harvester (+40.5% victim INJU damage as Forsaken)
Practical Publicist (+40.5% victim EXPO damage as Forsaken)
I've already got the following: a victim +INJU, victim +EXPO, victim +Motivation. So, while those bonuses are very nice, I'm looking for a Forsaken I can use for damage.
From the species.txt file, here are the possible distortions for Devil Chosen:
Forsaken traits changed:
Capable of using Release on Captured targets
Deals +75% damage
Instead deals +100% damage if not defeated using Distortion
Every deployment deals 10% Motivation damage to all other Forsaken
"Eager Partner" Forsaken Distortion trait becomes "Eager Partner (Connoisseur of Correction)"
Lose 1% Obedience per day
When below 40% Obedience, 1/4 Motivation cost to deploy and deal +100% PLEA and EXPO damage but removes ally Motivation even when not deployed
When at or above 40% Obedience, grant +5% compounding damage bonus to all Forsaken
"Dissociative Identity" Forsaken Distortion trait becomes "Dissociative Identity (Personal Hell)"
Every time an Orgy is started, the next capture in the same combat can target flying Chosen
"Demon Knight" Forsaken Distortion trait becomes "Demon Knight (Unholy Avenger)"
Instead of dealing +50% HATE and EXPO damage, deals +50% for _all_ circumstance damage
"Flexible Peacemaker" Forsaken Distortion trait becomes "Flexible Peacemaker (Devil's Contract)"
Uses _worse_ between Hostility and Obedience to determine Stamina regeneration
Can be deployed regardless of Stamina and Motivation levels
If Stamina is brought to 0% by deployment, species damage trait is increased to +150% for that battle
Since she comes partially broken, my choices are Temptation or Negotiation. And I'm... going to sleep on it.
