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I'm still catching up on everyone's Step 3, but I wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know that Game 2 has been cancelled, so this is the only Cortex Wild West / Steampunk / Weird West game that I'm running. With that being said, I'd like to Welcome @DreamsnThings to our game! I'll be adding her to the Pathways map and we'll get her caught up to the rest of you. Thanks for your patience and continued interest, everyone!

I think I'm going to get one of those "Jesus is my Co-pilot" bumper stickers and mod it out to "Izzy is my Co-Pilot" Back to the game everybody. Apologies.

Oh, God no! love it here, but Izzy, take the wheel!

Careful, @IsabellaRose this thing may not need you anymore, @WickedCadrach seems to have a pretty good handle on this.

Let me see if I can help a little, lol Character Sheets are here - People also have notes in their character sheets about some of the NPCs tied to them, so that's a good place to look for that too. Rules Reference (important lists) are here The Board (our web of connections) is here (you'll need to make an account of some kind, and probably want to use the same user name as here since it's how we'll see your cursor and notes on there) --A quick PC rundown-- Edmund Blackwood (MagnificentBastard) is the wealthy, casino/brothel owning playboy who is rumored to be connected to occult societies and dark (sexy?) magic. He h

well I see i have been very thoroughly welcomed into this side of the game<3 absolutely great to be welcomed so warmly! before I catch up ill start with sharing the basic concept I had for my character to see if anyone has any immediate Ideas or sees any immediate conflicts well I start looking through the backlog... 15 pages hot damn. the short and sweet explanation is my character uses an off shoot of steamtech based around chemicals, namely pheromones, my intent initially was for her to be this secret agent or honey trap style character carrying a parasol that doubles as he main gadget, it can function along the lines of a spr

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm actually hugely enjoying the pathways process

If the steps are all paced like the ones we've covered so far (make a few choices and one or two additions to the map), I feel like we're getting into a good rhythm with it. I'd go as far along the Pathways as you'd like.

Gotcha, I can't presently step any of that up AFAIK, so I'll presume if we get to the game without any use of it she's still perfecting the tech :p

welcome @DreamsnThings!

To clarify- if I do this for the pistol are the other SFX achievable? I ask because the skill is still marked as d4

@IsabellaRose Debating on Supernatural instead while we're still in this step but I'm not really sure how to make a heritage distinction but figured I'd run the idea by you. I admittedly have no idea how this work or if being cursed would go to heritage: d4 Cursed by Cacophony: You've read the the ebon pages and heard the aberrant strain. You've sung the peculiar arias, and played with odd tones. Your study into the music of the world beyond has given you the ability to open the minds of all who hear your songs, but in turn wrenched open your own never to be shut again. Your head filled music you can no longer escape, only abate. Y

I am very much enjoying the Pathways system and running through it. I say go as far as it goes.

There are up to 9 steps. It depends on how far we want to take it. We have to do at least the first 5: Origin, Youth, Focus, Road, and Life Changing Event. That will give you a character with an entry level amount of Distinctions, Abilities, Relationships, etc. Ideally, we'd complete the last 4 steps (Priority, Modus Operandi, Motivation, and Identity) as well to get us all up to fully fleshed out characters, but I might try to find a way to just step some stuff up for each of you if we're getting "Pathways Fatigue"... the process runs a lot quicker around a table.

Whilst we wait for Dreams to catch up. Can you elaborate how a little about Pathways, how many steps are there?

Plus, you'll have more opportunities to step stuff up in the rest of Pathways.

@DreamsnThings Welcome.

You would need to step it up to d8 to get the second SFX, and then step it up again to d12 to unlock the third SFX. It's sort of designed to mimic the way superheroes discover and think of new ways to use their powers as they get more experienced with them.

Welcome, @DreamsnThings! I know there's a lot to catch up on in the web so feel free to ask questions if you're having trouble finding what a name or location actually is.

“Still want to do the other side of the contest hmmm? Of course I’m not experienced enough for this to be too easy. But I wonder? Maybe I should take up the challenge, see if I can get you to submit enough you don’t even want to try?” Shinigami still having fight in her was reassuring in a way. But Jumi was in a new state of mind. Curious to see if they could go further, make Shinigami want to submit more completely. If it did not anger Shinigami, nothing was off the table anymore. No activity, no result. But it was far from certain she could go that far. “Though I hoped for a little less defiance in that admission. You sounded so

Still feeling Jumi inside, she could not help but feel good. Shinigami was pushed to humiliation before the catgirl but there was nothing for her to be upset about now at this point, if not feeling a little ashamed of herself. A part of her still enjoyed these games with the fairy, still liked her for being a part of her life, unlike what stranger she was just a few days ago. She had challenged her and lost. Jumi could do to her whatever she wanted. "I... belong to you... until I make you and your pussy mine back...", she defiantly said, her body hanging and her penis still hard as she clearly wanted more. Her tail gave a nice wag. "...All be

That was it? Jumi claiming her, drove Shinigami to orgasm? Was it just the moment of sexual utter domination? Or did Shinigami want more? Would she give herself to Jumi completely? Her previous comments and negative reactions warned Jumi to stop. But she could not help but wonder, did some part of Shinigami want it? If Jumi did this right was Shinigami actually capable of agreeing to it? Of wanting it? She was not done, though she won. Shinigami came first. She had said earlier she would do what Jumi wanted if this happened. But Jumi still was figuring out what she wanted. What was more important, was she wanted Shinigami to be o

Jumi explained her feelings and for a part of it, Shinigami could understand with what happened to Mitsuko or between her and Reika. It didn't stop her from teasing her and taking unexpected means to get to her end. What did she mean by permanent? Still, she didn't know what answers to give her. The final nail on the coffin of this "fight" was the last line spoke by Jumi. A promise of domination on the puppy even after she would have reached her climax while the fairy was still going strong on her. Calling her out on how close she was to cum... She belonged to her... With all of this while moaning louder, Shinigami suddenly jerked, tightened,

“…Who knows…”. Jumi had some guesses, but nothing certain. “Everything that happened, with Mitsuko, is screwing with my head…feels good…but it isn’t building much…”. She was psychologically in an uncertain place. All these feelings diminishing, but not blocking the pleasure. “Maybe I’ve just decided not to give up. See what you really want me to do. Since you aren’t giving me answers, who knows how drastic I will get? If I do something permanent? I wonder…does that scare you? Anger you?….or excite you?” It was not a specific idea at the moment, just making it clear how far she was willing to go. A permanent change between them, rat

Shinigami wasn't too sure about them being alone. This fight of power certainly turned against her right now and Mao was witnessing it. Jumi was no domination expert but she was trying and if she went on with it, she might succeed to tame the fox. She was stuck and she was not sure how long she could take it. "How are you holding for so long...?", she told the fairy while her own pussy was dripping juices and her penis leaked pre-cum. Would Jumi cum soon or would she make her cum first now? Either way, she was feeling good and started to love this, with the dominant side or not. Jumi did not need to do this much but the tail pulling and spank

It was something, not enough. What did Shinigami really want. Was it really as simple as Reika suggested? Did Shinigami just enjoy being overpowered? Did she want more? “It’s just us now.” More assertiveness, with some bitterness, inexperienced but giving into desires she might have feared. “I’m going to spend every moment I still have this thing, and this power of yours to overpower you. I don’t know where I’ll stop, you better warn me now if anything is off limits. Otherwise I have no idea how far I will go. You like that? That what you hoped I would do? What I had it in me to do?” Another chain wrapped around her tightly, che

Shinigami felt a horrible feeling inside her but she trusted Reika for what it was worth. There were so many feelings about what had happened during the fun time between them, if fun was even a word she could use to define it for everyone. She had feared that bullying Reika would go too far but Mitsuko might be fine... Before she could focus on Jumi, the fairy did well to focus on her instead, channeling her anger on the fox or at least what Shinigami assumed to be her being angry. The command, the tail being pulled and the spank on her butt made her yelp and moan only more, her pussy suddenly tightening on Jumi while her penis twitched. Jumi

Welcome @DreamsnThings!

I don't know the fandom, but that's not a good judge of how popular something is. So, give me the run down in case there's someone else who's curious but doesn't want to ask. Sell me Cloud Meadow.

Hey, what yall think if i were to run an adventure in a setting thats heavily based on cloud meadow? Yknow, floating islands, sentient monsters and battles and breeding

It all happened so fast, the shock of it did not fully register. Rather than try to ease the mistrust, Reika was gone. She took Mitsuko. Mitsuko was gone. Alone with her. What she feared at the convention hall, why she followed Mitsuko with Shinigami. That turned out well, that time. But it was a punch, almost a stab to the gut. She had not had a chance to say anything, to Reika or more importantly Mitsuko. Shinigami turned out well. But she was terrified now. Reika was the reason Mitsuko needed healing in the first place! Why not take to the altar? Would Maxim really have ignored her? Jumi found that very hard to believe. It s

Magda's breath caught as she felt her lieutenant's hand dip into her soaking underwear. As much as she wanted orgasms forced out of her, Magda loved the unresolved pressure of arousal. Lovers cumming while she ached until she needed only the barest touch... Only pleasing Emily mattered now. There was no Captain Payarkoon only a squirming, mewling knot of conflicting desires focused on the lush flesh and steel that demand answers. Words were hard. Her mouth hungered for that pretty cunt. Her own cunt begged and fingers slipped over and between her drooling lower lips. Some part of her made a noise as her body shivered, pleading,

Shinigami kept moaning softly, unable to do much for herself. Her tail was being squeezed but unable to make it stop. Unlike that first time, she seemed more tamed. Reika was right that Jumi was making her feel good. This was no longer a battle but a lecture, a punishment, a confusing or conflicting feeling of domination set upon her and asking for answers she was too proud to give. On the opposite, Reika was now irked. She tried the nice way but that clearly did not work. For Jumi to be with her fox was almost an insult, especially after what happened so far. Ignoring Jumi for now, Reika knelt in front of Shinigami again, feeling her face wi

Cant wait to hear from him!

It was a partial answer. Not good enough, the uncertainty still lingered. This had to be figured out. “What am doing?” She insisted, softly, but firmly. She had taken a step, but remained very uncertain. She was afraid of taking a wrong step. She wanted this to be clear, no mystery, uncertainty. She squeezed the tail a bit more, since it seemed to effective, as she asked her next question. “What is it you really want me to do here? What are you hoping I have it in myself to do to you?” It was not angry, but aggressive. If Shinigami wanted to dominated, she wanted to hear it from Shinigami’s words. “I won’t stop until I find out

-Shinigami felt the chain disappear but the sigh echoed in her mind. Jumi did sound upset now. Instead of giving up though, the chains soon lifted her up, making her pretty vulnerable. "For this battle...~", she tried to reply but the grasp of her tail made it freeze as she pushed a surprised sound followed by a moan from the thrusting. The hand on her hip also made her shiver a little. Shinigami's ears dropped as she was being lectured but also pleasured while hanging helplessly. The movement causing her penis to sway slowly as well, dripping a bit as well. "Y-you're finally doing it...", the fox muttered, feeling dominated by the fairy, at

Ben had just returned from his first solo mission when Ned sent a handsome, young cavalryman to fetch him. The soldier seemed to be about Ben's age, broad-shouldered and narrow-hipped, his uniform clean and pressed. Ben thought the dark blue shirt and brass buttons might look far better hanging open over an unbuckled belt. He shoved the thought aside as best he was able and found Ned inside the barracks of the fort. In the captain's quarters, Ben found Ned standing with Doc Vraber over the captain. Captain Sanger lay, sweating and shaking, under a pile of blankets. "Done all I can." Doc told Ned. The old scout shook his head. "Lieut

Jumi was just getting more confused and frustrated now. She was getting less certain what Shinigami wanted or hoped she would do here. Getting lost in whether Shinigami was encouraging or pushing back on her trying things. Reika was not helping now, Jumi was very reluctant to call on her help, if there was any chance it would cause trouble. It was not just what happened to Mitsuko, there were other fears, she and Shinigami seemed to be in sync for a bit there, now it was cooling down. She feared a repeat of the manor. The chain around the next faded, lost to whether or not she should have pushed that step or not. She sighed in

I love them- I'll update then on my actual sheet first thing tomorrow (sleep time for me now!) <3

The Exchange and Edmund are both good. For the Ferroburst Pistol, I'd like to keep it as close to the original "magnetism" as possible. I wouldn't limit it to a single shot, but maybe it needs to be reloaded. You might also want to replace one of the SFX with "d4 Earn a Plot Point when you run out of ammo" and move the others left up one. For the Alchemascope, I'd suggest something more like: I think those align better with the rules of the game and will be more universal, but let me know what you think. IF you like them, Millie is good to go for Step 3!

I think my character is setup. I changed his Youth to Believer since now that he isn't immortal he would have be very into the magick religion to be this powerful and used Focus for reputation.

Ben never really understood how poor they were. The frontier was always a hardscrabble existence for everyone. Some people were better at it, Others, like Ezra Garret were meaner. It was meant to be independence, but the end result was isolation. Ben was 16 when he finely added it up. People were slow to help them, but quick to help the McGraths and the Thornes. Ben's last fight with his father was about butchering the Yancey's ram that had broken through the Yancey's fence and wandered on to the Garret homestead. Ezra knew who that ram belonged to, "It's on my land, it's mine. Meat on that will get us through 'til January at least."

Even Shinigami had glared a bit at Reika with her comment, doing well to shut her up and not comment more for now. It was uncertain to the fox if Reika's or her own words alone served to anger or feel like it angered Jumi. A result even Shinigami herself didn't want right now but before she could reply, a chain had appeared around her neck, picking the curiosity of the reaper but made the fox's tail stop wagging for now. "I thought you wanted to fight this battle with me but maybe I misjudged you when you said you accepted my deal. Did you not mean to try and make me cum first? You're more docile than I thought. If you prefer to take me like

Ben was little more than a toddler when his father striped him from shoulders to knees with his belt for playing with his sister's dolls. That lesson, and the underlying betrayal, never left. Little soothes the itch of those long healed welts but the secret pair of porcelain headed dolls that sit atop the wardrobe - tiny guardian angels.5 It was years after the beating that Ben discovered the only girls he was interested in were toys and those only as an act of defiance, his passion ran to boys and boy things. He took to field and stream naturally, glad in the quiet and solitude15 where dreams of bare, broad chests and hard, strong hands seem