Stern Algorithm

Overlord: Momento Mori

@Enkryption

Got it. As long as it has passed the GM's discretion.

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@Xaltwind

No no, it's fine. I did think it was funny. I wasn't asking for an apology, but I accept either way. It's just that in the past, playing OP characters in other RP's tended to lead towards over-reaching, and often spilled into meta-gaming. I also didn't want the prior incident with Graft to be assumed as, "I guess Stern is just okay with people pushing Salem around." I just wanted to bring it up to nip a potential problem in the bud.

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@Xaltwind I just wanted to point out that in the post where Graft grabs Salem's hat, Lugubrious PM'd me prior for permission to interact with Salem in that way. If someone's going to do something rude to or touch my character, and have my character not react or retaliate in any way, I'd like to be asked first. While I have no qualms with the events that transpired (Salem being unceremoniously removed from COIN), I just don't want this to become a habit, with people doing things to other people's characters without permission, since it violates the common courtesy of RP.

@Enkryption I also question the fact that Socrates, and by extension, Chuunitrix has the administrative privileges to move, rename, or lockout chapters. I feel the basic infrastructure of the Chateau should only be editable by player characters. Like Salem might have known the password to COIN, but he wouldn't have been able to access the UI to input the password. I realize this RP is about playing as OP characters, but I feel some limits should apply, especially concerning the Chateau, which is a shared playground among all our characters.

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Salem Vicarious, Lord of Lost Things

@The Irish Tree @Xaltwind

A look of annoyance passed over Salem's face as Isolde insulted the doll's stature, but the feeling passed, and Salem shrugged, "Being small is my charm point." Salem found it interesting that neither the absence of Isolde's creator, nor the questioning of her loyalty to Rodias perturbed her, yet threats to her supposed chastity did. Such strange priorities to harbor, though Salem figured that was probably the fault of Isolde's creator, who likely had 'a thing' for 'pure maidens'; Lords knew how often Dr.Drd had been accused of being a 'shotacon' because of Salem.

But the tense moment passed, and Isolde brought up a fair point. The reason Dr.Drd had taken an interest in the Chamber of Imaginary Numbers was because the function of the Chamber was revolutionary, and quite frankly, indispensable. How Chateau Gothika had managed to function without such a convenience for so long was a testament to the tenacity of the Sable Lords. Thinking helpfully for once in the doll's miserable life, Salem knew the function of COIN would greatly benefit not only those outside who were exploring and bringing in newfound materials, but the upkeep and production centers as well, like Kaldorna's pens, Flan's kitchen, and Graft's factory. "But who could repair this place and get it working again?" Salem lamented. Though Dr.Drd was one of Bandersnatch's most celebrated creators who had a hand in the most intricate parts of the Chateau, he had not passed on any knowledge of creation to Salem; unlike Graft who had the Factory at his disposal, Flan who could cook, and Chuunitrix who could spawn. Creation was a gift from the gods, and it had been denied to Salem. Salem turned their attention to Rodias, who was one of the Sable Lords, yet had no creation to his name, which led Salem to wonder why it was that some of the Sable Lords created, and why some of them did not. "Could you fix the Chamber? You did manage to unlock it...without my help..." Salem asked, then teased Rodias with the hint that the doll could have offered assistance earlier.

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Kath looked down at the chest, considering what best to do with it. It was mush now. Destroyed utterly. What could she do? She still didn’t have an answer as she leaned down to pick it up, leaving Graft to his own devices.

@Guess Who

Kath and Flan make an omelette.

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@Enkryption

Thanks for elaborating, my main issue was that I didn't know how deeply the mimics had infiltrated/were allowed to infiltrate the other chapters. If they were all up in the Factory, then Chuunitrix's statement would have been hypocritical, but since that does not seem to be the case, then the label of hypocrisy doesn't apply. And I'm also saying it's not necessarily bad even if Chuunitrix was hypocritical, since we can intentionally characterize our characters however we want. For example, I intended to write Salem as a bratty, annoying little shit with daddy issues. Which is why I pointed out that I wasn't trying to criticize Chuunitrix, nor her creator. I emphasize this only because I've had experiences in the past where mentioning a character's flaw was taken with offense by the creator.

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On a different note, I realize that The City of Lost Things probably comes off as a pretty useless Chapter (it kind of is), and is a terrible destination for anyone. However, the secret of the First Chapter is that it is a test-bed for evolutionary machine-learning experiments. The dolls, plushies, mannequins, etc. are created with randomized combinations of traits so that after each patch and update, Dr.Drd can see which traits or mechanics rise to the surface as the state-of-nature competition allows one to elucidate what the 'new meta' is. That being said, it might not be extremely hard to survive in The City per se, but anyone who wants to test their mettle against absolute f***ing chaos can go there. This is specifically an open invitation to Rodias who might want to flex outside Kaldorna's pens, Graft who might want to train Tabula in less sterile conditions, and potentially Chuunitrix who might also want to train her next batch of leader mimics.

Also, if Graft requested all mention of the words, "Raid Boss", from Kath's library, he will probably come upon the fact that Dr.Drd refers to Raid Boss encounters as his inspiration for creating Salem. Unlike most of the other Keepers and denizens of the Chateau, Salem is an actual boss creature, complete with boss room, multi-stage fight, and weird combat mechanics. Might be interesting if he wants to pit Tabula against him to test her prowess, but also risky since he knows Salem thinks Tabula should be destroyed. Graft could, at any point end the fight by completely wrecking Salem's shit by using his Corrosive Mine.

EDIT: This post took a while and I wanted to add a few more points in response to recent posts:

I hadn't considered resources a big issue, so Graft's proposal to stop the stream of material into The City makes a lot more sense now (beyond just trying to threaten Salem for hinting at blackmail).

I grew up playing Age of Wonders (the first one, I exploited the shit out of wraiths) and StarCraft.

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"You should have left me to my secrets, as I left you to yours, dear sir."

@Enkryption

I might be remembering incorrectly, but didn't Chuunitrix send mimics throughout the Chateau to hide and spy on the other Chapters? Or was that just the errand for food and books? Or is Chuunitrix intentionally being characterized as an unreasonable hypocrite? I tried looking for mention of it but couldn't find it; it's a lot to re-read and I don't remember when said 'spy party' was sent out, if at all. Maybe I'm misremembering. I ask only because if she did send them out, it would be an interesting plot point and potential for interaction if said spy mimics were caught.

EDIT: I hope this doesn't come off as critical or antagonistic. I think Chuunitrix is an interesting character, flaws and all.

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Just doing a bit of digging around, but as it turns out the “real world” in overlord is pretty dystopian. Long story short but corporations have taken over government and a lot of public services like education and welfare end up becoming privatize and tuition based. Basically means you have to pay outta your own pocket for things like public school and being poor. Minimum education needed to enter the workforce is elementary at most. Ainz himself only achieved a middle school education.

Whack.

@Lucius Cypher

Yeah, it's why Rodias is so happy to actually eat Flan's tasty food since he couldn't afford anything as good in the real world. I've implied that Dr.Drd's life was a corporate nightmare, and being a programmer, he ultimately knew that he was part of the problem by automating away jobs but didn't/couldn't do a thing about it. I'm sure that reading between the lines of the snippets of the other creator's lives in the various posts would reveal similar dystopian disgruntlement. It also implies why YGGDRASIL is such an escape for the creators.

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I'm banking in Isolde's non-expressiveness to rub Salem the wrong way. "Creator! Why did you make me to have FEELINGS?!"

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Salem Vicarious, Lord of Lost Things

@The Irish Tree @Xaltwind

Salem's doll heads gleefully watched Rodias work while Salem's body was making its way from the first Chapter to the last. Salem had an idea what the secret words were to unlock the Chapter, having been Dr.Drd's closest confidante, but figured they'd at least watch the Sable Lord Lord struggle in the time it took Salem to reach the Chamber of Imaginary Numbers. Much to Salem's chagrin, Rodias successfully cracked the code, which meant that not only was Salem's entertainment spoiled, but it also implied that Rodias knew Dr.Drd well enough to guess the secret word. Dr.Drd often vocally complained about his peers to Salem, so Salem had assumed that Dr.Drd wasn't particularly close with any of them. To add insult to injury, Rodias referred to the Fifth Chapter's Keeper as Salem's stepsister.

Salem arrived in the Chamber while it was in the middle of booting up, floating over towards Rodias as the heads returned to the City of Lost Things to join Salem's collection of body parts. Upon Isolde's awakening, Salem felt some relief that the first name Isolde called out for was her own creator rather than Dr.Drd; it implied that Dr.Drd had not worked extensively nor taken a great deal of ownership in this side project.

Seeing the potentially sticky situation that might occur, Salem decided to step in, "Where are you manners? This is Rodias, the last remaining Sable Lord. Your creator has abandoned you like the rest of our creators have abandoned the rest of us. Only Lord Rodias remains to watch over the Chateau. As your fellow Chapter Keeper, I can vouch that between the time that your casket opened until now, Lord Rodias has done nothing to you, though as a Sable Lord, he would be well within his rights to do whatever he wished." Salem wanted to see how Isolde would react to the news of abandonment as well as suddenly being the property of another Creator.