(WIP) Drink Your Villain Juice! (Superpowers, Horror | 349k) Patreon 28th April 356k

[Sujan_Dhakal]

I went with parasite

[bl00dragon]

The legacy has eclipsed the man, as it must.

[izzily]

Holy mackerel that’s a lotta comments!

@Lonily

How do you meet Phalanx??

• Don’t piss off Arcade too badly in the opening chapter (or he attacks you early because he’s holding a grudge)
• Don’t take the slow approach to joining the fight with Arcade/Phalanx/Enfilade (so don’t climb the wall)
• Have very high observation or Beth as your best friend.

@JohnKittz

Phalanx is only interested in women/nonbinary correct?

Correct!

@Chorn

I got fisted. Then I found out how to avoid it.

Thats all I wanted to share.

You are our bravest warrior.

@KeiyarlaDraga

I dont know what is considered spoiler, so to be on thw safe side.
When i chose the choice of our mc wondering if they can remote pilot their membrane to escape Surpass, I believe it is my MCs actual name became unknown.

Thanks for flagging this! It was an oversight in the chapter skip code where, with a pseudonym, this wasn’t being set properly.

This is what I get for having 6 different MC name variables.

@A_guy

I purposely let myself get fisted

You are also our bravest warrior.

@bl00dragon

My dime has so many edges they make polyhedrons blush. And the mutations don’t help.

I usually went for Thresh because I once had the grievous disease known as League of Legends.

I did wonder if people would connect that name to league of legends, but I liked it enough to keep it in - guess both names have the same root of y’know, threshing.

@VioletHikari

First time playing this and I like it so far. Kinda bummed out that Dion isn’t an RO, and sooooooooo glad jerk face “older brother” isn’t! Forgot his name and don’t care enough to look it up .

Glad you enjoyed! And yeah Catalyst sucks.

Alas, Dion’s got Spoiler Stuff blocking him from being an RO.

@JohnKittz

I’m honestly surprised by this. Didn’t think i would enjoy it based off the description but it’s super good.

I hope we can reconnect with the romance from the past (for me Shauna I think is her name lol)

hopefully we can gain control of the powers and stop relying on the juice. I hate that we die if we come off it.

Pleased to have surprised you!

The old friends will come up again. I don’t want to say too much but there’ll be closure one way or another.

As for Juice… well, you’ll see.

@A_guy

Does anyone know what happens if we run out of juice because I’m on like 20% and smashed my vial

Bad stuff.

@DarthRevantheGreat

I dunno if its just me, but I find it hard to play a brutal mc. There just aren’t enough opportunities to be ruthless during fighting.

This is something I’m intending to ramp up over time, particularly with future encounters likely to involve more civilians. I’m still finding the right balance of actual skill checks and I didn’t want to have the Zone stuff in particular be “mash violence to win”

Every fighting style has a means of being extra brutal/ruthless in the opening, you can be vicious with Ranger separate from intentionally injuring him afterward, badly hurt a DPR officer patrolling and attempt to mess up Vantage (also a sort of hidden option - one of the tactics for fighting her, if you picked that you don’t care about killing, results in trying to smash her in the head with a rock).

I get why you’d feel the opportunities are lacking though! There definitely isn’t an extra-vicious option for every fight (again, kind of a case of… being particularly violent doesn’t necessarily avail you advantages in all circumstances). I’ll put it into my considerations as something to add for earlier on.

@DarthRevantheGreat

That’s the thing. The only brutal action that could get you on the heroes radar is breaking the ranger’s bones AFTER the fight. If you ignore that, you could do literally all other brutal actions available, and you won’t have any bad rep with them.

Hm. Yeah, that check is off. I’ll need to calibrate it.

@Formicinae

1. Will we ever get an opportunity to arson traumatize eat have a mask fight against Catalyst? Ideally with the Altruists involved, so we have an excuse to really go ham and blatantly disregard Coven’s hierarchy in the name of our “mission”
2. In our backstory dream with AdVenture, if our Dime is highly observant, the following pathway for being low-strength still says we didn’t notice there wasn’t any glass in the window when we go to “sneakily” rest on it which just felt a bit out-of-character;
   • Could be changed to us noticing the lack of glass (independent of having a high observation stat, if that’s easier) and thinking we’ll let the others know we’ve found a way in after we have a bit of a rest bc we’re tired, and then sitting on the windowpane, overbalancing, and falling in bc of the weight of our backpack instead?
3. I could very well just be overthinking, but why is Control included in “the Altruists” potentially lying about their abilities in that one poll?
   • Also would it be possible to get a list of each other character’s abilities as they would describe them to us? They’re all listed in the stats menu but don’t have much detail and I’m just kinda curious ngl

Got a laugh from that one guard saying he’s gonna have to report Surpass trespassing in the Zone area when there’s literally a mask brawl going on. Bureaucratic protocol nonsense giving us our getaway there lol

1. wait and see : )
2. Good point! I’ll add that to my list of things to review Later On .
3. Because my wife, who built the poll, is a chaos gremlin.

sgsgl yeah that guard is uh. Look, dude meant well.

@BubbaJubbs

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure how to get the option to smash your juice vial and completely reject. Never had that option available to me.

You have to consistently pick anti-Coven/bitter-about-current-situation style options! It’s intentionally hard to access.

RE: Surpass, only a very high Guts MC can fight to a standstill (tagging her without getting hurt themselves). But it’s possible to last through the fight without severe injuries provided one plays their cards right, and most builds should have at least one option that enables that possibility.

@Sujan_Dhakal

Do kind of wish that even if we play a tall/muscular build, we could still choose guts as our week skill, If only because it has the potential to be extra funny

It would be, I guess! I dunno, when I first created the options, it just felt wrong to allow you to be like. Actively muscular yet somehow physically weak? (only the muscular build option should prohibit weak guts tho! Tall should be fine!)

@Songsmith

Still working my way through the demo. Think I’m near the end. Really enjoying myself.

I would never have guessed this convoluted story based on the title, which sounds kind of campy. Readers might expect a different sort of story, and those who would really love what you have might give it a pass because the title sounds like comedy.

Just a suggestion. What do I know? But I’d say your work has more in common with Fallen Hero: Retribution than comedy. I think very highly of Retribution, so consider that a compliment!

Yeah I kinda made my bed with the title at this point.

It’s been mentioned before that the title gives a different impression (and forgive me if I’m repeating myself from this thread, but I think I was replying to a tumblr post last I discussed this), but DYVJ is, well, by far the best name I could come up with? Like nothing else was anywhere close to as memorable or as interesting, so I kinda banked on that Horror tag up there to clue people in that the tone isn’t all that goofy,

I dunno, it’s absolutely a good point, just can’t imagine changing it now barring some kind of magnificent bolt of inspiration.

@Formicinae

This could all be utterly incorrect, idk, I’m just munching on dyvj like mutations Dime munching on Vantage’s baton

Oh lemme get out the popcorn.

Theory: Munch munch munch interesting…

@Formicinae

If we have a good relationship with Wil and genuinely offer to help with his injury after the first mission, he gets super weird and the conversation dies. Might be reading into it but maybe he has an ulterior motive he’s starting to feel guilty about if he thinks we’re a good person.

Interesting thought! Though bear in mind regarding Wil, there’s a couple of scenes (albeit one is specific to relationship content) where they express discomfort with being touched.

Other theories: The Hounds do participate in outreach, huh?

• Alistair/Arcade: Can confirm not to be the case. Arcade (Sammy) has a POV piece I wrote a couple months ago on Patreon. Sticking to non-supplementary stuff, Arcade’s probably due some more explicit description sometime soon; it’d be evident to MC that Arcade and Alistair are different ethnicities (Arcade is Japanese-American). Maybe something for an editing pass.

Mal erasing footage: Well-observed! Dime does not find such a note!

[bl00dragon]

@izzily

I did wonder if people would connect that name to league of legends, but I liked it enough to keep it in - guess both names have the same root of y’know, threshing.

It’s too cool a name to leave in the hands of Mr. Rito James alone and it helps with my therapy.

Plus yes very appropriate for one who threshes. As my naming scheme implies I’m very literal with my cape names lmao.

[izzily]

@Formicinae

Also would it be possible to get a list of each other character’s abilities as they would describe them to us? They’re all listed in the stats menu but don’t have much detail and I’m just kinda curious ngl

You fool! You've activated my nerd brain!

Altruists

Dion - Can create energy projections which emerge from terrain, e.g. walls, floors, ceilings. These can also extend from each other to a more limited extent. They specifically seem to manifest as geometric shapes, as in, rather than just a vertical energy barrier, it would be a cube-shaped projection

Mal - Exceptional durability/resistance towards physical harm (cuts, blunt trauma, etc.) Capable of altering their own appearance, including height/bulk, but not precisely enough to accurately mimic others (could maybe hold up to a cursory inspection, but nothing more)

Kay - As well as having sheeplike physiology, she is able to absorb impact (and energy to some extent?) and ‘charge’ herself with it, resulting in an electrical aura. More charge = harder hits and greater speed.

Teddie - Constant bone growths that push through his skin. Luckily for him, his body works with these to not be, y’know, constantly bleeding everywhere. Unluckily for him, he still feels the growth. And he can only get rid of them by breaking them off. He’s able to influence/stimulate growth to an extent, allowing him to construct exoskeletal armour for missions (hence his more elaborate setup on the two jobs so far)

Wil - Able to drain energy from others via touching them, temporarily boosting their own strength and speed. Apparently works on constructs like Portrait’s too, neat!

Hounds

Surpass - Super strength, durability, and speed. Doesn’t work quite as straightforwardly as advertised, but we’ll get into that in time. ; )

Vantage - Creates precognitive simulations which enable her to predict roughly how likely a given course of events is to happen. The more information she has on the topic, the better her prediction. Has limitations: introducing outside factors to a simulation will likely render the previous simulation useless, and she’ll have to do it again, and she doesn’t have infinite concentration/mental energy to constantly run every possible permutation of events at all times. 97.65% was a bluff.

Arcade - Shoots lasers!! - fires colourful lasers from his hands, growing in intensity the longer he charges them up. Easily capable of causing burns/starting fires.

Enfilade - Augment. Cybernetically enhanced in various ways, boosting physical capabilities. Most prominently, her arms are almost entirely artificial, and one forearm houses a powerful bolt launcher.

Portrait - ‘Paints’ constructs from inorganic material, with the creations taking on some characteristics from the material (i.e. a concrete construct would be hard-skinned). The constructs have limited autonomy and are heavily reliant Portrait’s orders, which as you can imagine is a significant weakness. Struggles to maintain more than three at a time, though there’s no diffusion of overall power (they don’t get weaker as he makes more) Unclear whether the animal theme is a preference or a requirement.

Phalanx - Telekinetic manipulation of metal (so nope, she’s not Magneto). Metal she’s manipulating exerts force roughly proportional to the weight/size, meaning she’s liable to dragging herself around. Though that essentially renders her capable of flight, score!

Coven

Hypothesis - Still a secret!

Catalyst - Physical attacks are repeated threefold. He punches you once, you feel it thrice. One two three.

CG - Superhumanly perfect balance. As in “can run on walls and stand on pretty much anything capable of bearing her weight” perfect.

Variable - Can teleport themself a short distance, leaving behind a weird membrane like they just shed a shell.

Gremlink - Augment. Cybernetically enhanced with a particular view towards integrating tech with her senses. Absolutely none of this was done through legal channels. Tinkers her own cyberware because, to be frank, she’s possessed of a reckless disregard for her own safety.

Lullaby - They sing, you snooze.

WPP

Ranger - Can produce a temporary chameleon-like effect, allowing him to blend in with his surroundings. Maybe chameleon isn’t quite the right word as it’s maybe a bit more like stealth camo from Metal Gear? Anyway, he goes gloes to invisible, albeit still possible to make out a silhouette, with effort.

Hit - Greatly enhanced accuracy, especially with projectiles. Technically works in close combat but uhhh he’s kind of shit in a fistfight.

Mis - Greatly enhanced reflexes. Operates on kind of a scale depending on how close and direct something threatening physical harm is. Hence, in a straight up brawl it’s nigh-impossible to land a clean strike. Nowhere near as effective with grappling or indirect attacks, and, well, she doesn’t have eyes in the back of her head and she’s no stronger than any other young adult in decent shape.

[Man]

I love Kay’s powers, shes just Izuku Midoriya lmao

[SaladAss]

I’ve found my people.

[Greytrap1]

Want to report a coding error:

If I skip to Chapter 5, during my discussion with CG and after getting fisted by Surpass, every so often I get called “Unknown” rather than my alias. No idea if this happens if I jump to an earlier chapter or if I use my real name rather than an alias. It only happens sometimes, and not at all if I play through from the start no skipping.

[izzily]

Oh! I thought I’d fixed that, turns out I uploaded a version of the scene file without the correction

That will work properly from here on, thanks for bringing it to me!

@SaladAss

I’ve found my people.

excellent username.

@Man

I love Kay’s powers, shes just Izuku Midoriya lmao

I do not know anywhere near enough about MHA to accurately respond (as in, I had to look up who that is), so I will just nod and say mm yes yes of course.

[BubbaJubbs]

Super awesome to see how exactly each characters’ powers work! I can tell you put a great deal of thought into them. On the topic of powers, I was really surprised that the mc can separate his tentacles (and maybe other parts of himself with wild mutations) and control them. Can’t wait to see if this is further expanded on or if we’ll find out other applications of our powers.

[Man]

Pretty much, he has an ability to store energy and re-release it, and output is often represented with electricity in his case, whether through one of his other abilities or the aforementioned one

If you care at all, even the first few seconds of this clip show what i mean: https://youtu.be/jKlxg-q6UJ0?si=HU4S6JLMlsfpvWG5

[Sujan_Dhakal]

This game inspired by worm, by any chance?

[Sel_Lee]

I love the idea of MC craving punishment because it will snuff down notions of rebelion and notions of rebelion will get you killed. Lesser violence that keeps you safe even though it’s the source of the danger.

[izzilyssecretary]

Surprise Q/A Form: Ask us questions and I will go through them!

I promise there are no reading comprehension questions in this, but if I did.......

Surprise! A poll! Well, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. I keep making them. You should be used to it by now.

[izzilyssecretary]

Secretary Questions and Answers Part 1

first part

[Abridgedbog]

Can you win against surpass in the last update?

[Gloomcat]

Only tie or get out without having a new hole

[Man]

Author is so real for Our Life Beginning and Always. The 1.25 Our Life games are genuine peak, I actually cried at the first one and the new one, Now and Forever, sure as hell got me close.

[stsword]

Well I feel dropping a building on her is very much a win, but no, you can’t win against her in a fair fight, or even three on one with Kay and Teddy.

But feel free to join the “dropped a building on Surpass” club, we have cookies. Shaped like buildings of course.

[Gloomcat]

What does the “I was fisted” club get? Donuts?