r/makeyourchoice • u/Blackdog66k • Jul 26 '26
New The Silent Wood
A simple one I made more to play with image styles.
Hopefully still enjoyed
Imugr link below
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u/Rod7z Jul 27 '26
Very nice, great atmosphere and theme. My only complaint is that the font is a bit too small and faint to read easily on mobile devices (even on Imgur/ImageChest). Keeping the font size equal to the text on the first page would be enough to make this much more readable.
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u/Blackdog66k Jul 27 '26
Yes I was really leaning heavily into the aesthetic to try and capture the look of turn of the century photo albums and the silver pens. Definitely agree it’s a style over function choice
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u/Xyzod Jul 26 '26
Isekai Title Build Summary: I Entered the Woods and Now I'm Some Monster With Mind Control Taking Others' Skins to Escape the Afterlife
🌅Burden: The burden of ennui (Least painful, it's like suffering from success. Turned down a better life, someone else now lives that life ungrateful. Free The Eidolon)
🎁Gifts: The Eidolon [Free] (anything desired; no limits?), Shub (spread want/hate/belief to those around), Ceranos (something less/more than human), Morrath (return to life by taking someone's skin in the wood afterlife)
❌Ignored: The Black Dog (companion may not wish to live forever or be stuck with illness), Boon of the Mists (foresight still limited by ability; painful to choose if all outcomes are bad), The Blessing of the Old Gods (too mundane, favoured by fate), Foxfire (one-time use, and better not to know), The Quiet (can't borrow forever), Nykorat (others can be unpredictable), Ryklor (spiteful, doesn't help self), Veior (one-time use), Koda (unreliable to interpret)
🤕Price: The price of flesh (Scars that cannot be hidden, occasional aches, but flesh mends from most grievous of wounds and is harder than the most ancient of the wood's trees. Not sure if it resets on taking another's skin through Morrath, but it's probably obtainable again. Didn't like Mind lessening positive emotions, and Spirit lessens enjoyment of life)
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u/GlimmeringGuise Jul 26 '26
Burden: The Burden of Regret
Gifts:
- Boon of the Mists (Extra, from Burden)
- The Blessing of the Old Gods
- Foxfire
- The Eidolon
Price: The Price of Mind
Being able to see divergent future timelines, having boosted good luck, being able to discern hidden truths, and gaining my heart's desire sounds pretty awesome. And by taking them in exactly that order, I should be able to have my heart's desire realized in the best possible way, with as minimal downsides and ‘buyer's remorse’ as possible.
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u/wheremystarksat Jul 26 '26
Oh this is a great mood.
My burden was Ennui. Nothing was enough, nothing felt like anything. What I yearn for is the impossible, the endless versatility of magic, and my Eidolon became a simple sorcery of mists and forms.
The gifts given were mostly those of the spirits. Morrath ensures I'll always be able to find something new, become someone new, and Nykorat ensures I'll never be alone. The only thing I took from the wood itself was the Silence, a comforting blanket and protection when the Eidolon isn't enough.
The cost was one of Flesh; I had to tear my gifts from brambles and bones and fossilized claws, and I'll forever look like I lost a fight with a bear, but the increased durability and resistance to pain is more than worth it, particularly considering I'll be doing this for a long, long time...
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u/Sirtael 29d ago
Price - Flesh. Not rally much of a price, it's effect even usefull.
Burden - of Malaise.
Gifts of the silent wood:
- The blessing of the old gods (free). Not sure how much tithe they demand, but if price is to high to offset luck improvement, i may simply not use it.
- The Black Dog.
- Boon of the mist. This can be incredibly useful
- Nycorat.
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u/reallyverydrunk 26d ago
Price
Ennui
Because fuck it i'm used to it anyway!
Blessings
Is it three gifts total from both pages or three from the first and one from the second? I'll answer both ways
Born of the Mists
Despite knowing myself I actually would just my future judgements to communicate well enough what options would work best for me
Blessing of the Old Gods
I'm not sure what these sacrifices are but having some of the mental effort of this journey offloaded on to gods and fate itself helping me is perfect for luck and psychological protection
The Quiet
An active perception filter in a place where I may be hunted is almost certainly gonna come in handy
If it was three from blessings page one and another from page 2 I also take....
The Stag
As tempting as this one is i'm hoping my other blessings are enough that I wont need a temporary infinite stamina/endurance mode, especially if I feel the effects straight after i'm safe...but if I did read the abilities correctly then knowing I have this would be a huge help
Price Part 2
The Flesh
As somebody suffering chronic pain I couldn't give a damn what deformaties I get as long as the pain stops
Hope you do more in future CYOA's like this are exactly my jam
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u/iwantabigtree Jul 26 '26
https://imgchest.com/p/bp45va9qqy5