William Oh seduced Holdna, the thousand-eyed goddess, and when when Granesh tried to kill him, he lured Granesh into the sky, where he should’ve been at a disadvantage.
In a surprise upset, he rallied Holdna’s family against Granesh in a battle that raged across the skies for eons. The stars themselves supported William Oh’s steps, clouding his enemy’s vision, overwhe...
2024-09-13 18:03:57 +0000 UTC View PostOn the fourth floor, disease and disadvantageous terrain is the name of the game, but we need some 4th Floor monsters.
So far we have:
relic worm - relic-eating worm swarm
swamp witch -swamp witch
Manekan burrowers-insects that burrow into flesh
Bloodsucker - giant mosquito
Adder - snek
Diseased Lumberer - Shambling Mound+disease
Dreamcatcher Vine- puts Climb...
William Oh’s entire party caught their baptismal rotlung on the fourth floor and I swear to you, I saw him carrying all six of them on his back, plus their gear when he arrived at the Waystation. No joke, directly on his back.
Kid must have five Strength growth or something.
- Level 18 hunter
&n...
2024-09-11 16:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostLeeches once stole a few drops of William Oh’s rarified blood. They couldn’t handle its raw power and were transformed into miniature flaming versions of him, which went on to swarm the insects themselves, shooting them out of the sky in droves and giving them a taste of their own medicine.
- Jason Salazar
&...
2024-09-09 17:46:04 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam oh once had a staring contest with Holdna. His gaze was so smoldering that the Thousand Eye Goddess was forced to blink.
The air was quiet in Bishop Gilder’s temple. The acolytes and priests tiptoed around him as he sat in the main hall, contemplating the nature of the war they were waging.
Order against chaos. Progress against collapse.
<... 2024-09-06 15:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostAnd lo, William Oh was delivered unto the hands of sinners, who crucified him, and on the third day, he rose again, crawling through a river of shit and coming out clean on the other side.
- Jason Salazar
“Hey, check this out,” Will said, pushing his foot against the surface of the water, which ...
2024-09-04 17:11:35 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh is a master of the reverse-ambush. He once slept on a giant spring-trap and it made him breakfast in bed.
- Jason Salazar
Will’s eyes snapped open to the sound of an explosion.
In the dim starlight that filtered through the ornate windows, Will saw a steel blade sink through the m...
2024-09-02 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh once fought a giant atop a mountain on its sickly brother’s behalf, to regain his honor.
He buzzed like a gnat in the giant’s ear, effortlessly evading the Giant’s clutches. The giant’s wrath made his hair catch flame, and his wild swings shattered the mountainside, pelting William Oh with shards of stone that threatened to tear him to pieces, but William O...
2024-08-30 17:35:08 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh is gonna smash in here like a bolt of lightning on a clear day. He’s gonna cut through your ranks like a ballista bolt through softened butter!
You’ve poked the bear. You’re swimming with the hippos. You’re out of your league, out of your depth, and you’re gonna drown in a pool of your own blood!
He’s not gonna stand for this!
Bring him in. It seems as though it has begun again in our lifetimes. May the gods help us.
Case file 8934: Ashwood
They discussed Will’s Build, where he was going with it, and what the possibilities might be.
In the end, Will admitted that, while less exciting now, Sourdough could be upgraded to provide r...
2024-08-27 18:25:25 +0000 UTC View Post(spoiler) I'm going to give Will the Sourdough ability because some of the upgrades I have in mind for it are going to be absolutely unfair.
That being said, what kind of consumeables can Will purchase when starting out?
All i can think of at the moment is a bone totem that you smash and it summons a bunch of ravens to peck out your enemy's eyes.
PED's, of course, like ...
“What’s that on your face?” Brianna asked, cocking her head.
“Lipstick,” Will replied. “The ladies of The Floatilla sensed weakness and swarmed me. Like Genshur fish smelling blood.”
“That is true,” Loth said, nodding.
“Black lipstick?” Bri asked, bemused. “I thought you dove into a pile of coal or something.”
“It’s a Floor specialty, actual...
2024-08-26 16:16:02 +0000 UTC View PostGranesh found an idyllic pond in his divine realm, where a beautiful crimson fish of massive size swam back and forth from bank to bank. When none of his hooks were big enough, he cut the head off a magnificent ox with horns as sharp as blades. The god attached the head to a rope, carved barbs into the horns and threw it into the pond, eager to catch this enormous crimson fish.
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2024-08-23 21:18:34 +0000 UTC View PostThat boy fought like a coked-up Badger made love to an ornery mule and a Klar snake in an unholy threesome to produce the most vicious offspring you could possibly imagine. Yep, it was just William Oh. All by himself.
- Thug McBandit – level 25 Climber in a 4th floor Stilt-bar. Name redacted.
“L...
2024-08-22 17:45:29 +0000 UTC View PostMark Wyrd leaned forward on his mount and studied the city in the distance.
Oilton. What a creative name for a place that produces oil from the inexhaustible landscape of the tower.
He’d always expected his first Lordship to be something…grander, in one sense or another. He’d always pictured staking a claim on hostile wilderness on the eleventh Floor, fighting tooth and nail t...
2024-08-21 20:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh once faced down an endless horde of monsters that had annihilated an entire city. Facing this threat, he yawned. Sixty-nine hydra heads emerged from his mouth and the sky darkened, raining down fire and destruction on his enemies.
By the time the yawn was over, the world had been cleansed of their filth.
- &...
2024-08-20 17:08:48 +0000 UTC View PostUnnamed Tower Climber doesn't grip me.
I'll put out some ideas and you guys can tell me what you'd click on.
Multiple choices are allowed/encouraged. Looking to get a good average.
However unlikely, if there is a suggestion that magically gets more hearts than anything else got votes, and I don't hate it: I'll pick that.
William Oh took control of the Tower’s first multi-species coalition by defeating the dragon prince in single combat. Once that magnificent creature was subordinated, the other species aligned themselves with the banner of the Hand, uniting them under one goal:
Conquer the world.
- Jason Salazar
Carrie watched the black kobold as he meticulously organized his belongings, finally pulling out a stubby spade and slowly digging through the ash, pouring each spoonful through some kind of metal grate.
Everything about the creature ran counter to what she’d been taught about Kobolds. That they were barbaric and bloodthirsty, blessed with cunning when it came to creating traps, but lit...
2024-08-13 19:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh once came across a city of ghosts, and exorcised them all, freeing them to move on to the Great Beyond by doing the ancient traditional dance of their people, a solemn ritual known as…twerking.
- Jason Salazar.
Clomp, clomp, clomp, Will trudged along, acclimating to the platforms.
“People wear these? Willingly?” Will asked, resolvi...
2024-08-12 15:17:37 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh is the most unparalleled survivalist in the tower. With his one hand, he squeezes water from stones, dirt into food, courage from the spineless, and love from the heartless.
He once crossed a pit full of Gorbash Fire-spewers by hopping on one’s back, hooking its mouth with his hair and surfing through the lava all the way to the other side. Some say you can still...
2024-08-09 16:16:35 +0000 UTC View PostWill's going to get his first Secondary Ability at level 10.
Here are the options he got when he was originally offered them, minus the ones he has now.
Stone charge
Mighty Leap
Prey’s Senses
Sourdough
Can you guys thin...
Will zeroed in on the noise, eyes widening.
The veterans running the bus, people who were vastly overleveled for the Floor, were under attack by…other Climbers?
Will’s blood ran cold as he saw one of the men get bisected in a flash of light, only for his killer to be destroyed by a torrent of raging green fire.
And on and on it went as the bandits and veterans tore each ot...
2024-08-07 17:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh once faced down an entire army of Climbers: Tens of thousands of young, ambitious Climbers eager to test their Abilities against the paragon of their generation. As one, they charged him from every direction, riding a wave of fancy Abilities with the intent of subduing him through sheer numbers.
William Oh merely sneezed, and a quarter of them were fl...
2024-08-05 18:44:36 +0000 UTC View Post**Written in a shaky hand with poor spelling**
Dear Lord Zodiak. In this cofin rests the bodi of your dotter, Alishia, along with her effekts. I can’t I am truli sorry for
Her deth was kwick, which is the most we can hope for in The Tower. I chooze to believe she dyed risking her life for somethin important to her, and I hope she is at rest.
...
2024-08-02 15:55:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe third floor is coming up soon!
It is a lava/fire biome. the smoke is thick, the heat is suffocating, and the air is noxious.
What kind of creatures or special environmental hazards might it contain?
William Oh once took over an expedition doomed to failure and through his masterful foreknowledge, experience and leadership skills, guided them to the biggest haul of Loot the Floor had ever seen.
He may look young, but that’s simply his masterful discipline over his body. In reality, he has wound his way through The Tower for thousands of years, constantly reinventing him...
2024-07-31 15:52:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe choices made here are non-binding. more like...testing the waters.
2024-07-30 15:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostWilliam Oh once discovered a princess trapped in ice. The ice was enchanted by a demon to ward off any external heat or force, keeping her trapped there forever as punishment for her father’s misdeeds.
Upon discovering that his efforts were futile, William Oh removed his shirt and plucked a single chest hair out, placing it upon the ice to seal the promise that he would ret...
2024-07-29 18:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Oh situation has resolved itself.
- Message attached to a Windrider’s leg.
William Oh died once. Spent seven days dead before his errant hand found him and dug him back up.
For three nights, The groundskeeper saw the disembodied hand scratching at the earth above the boy’s coffin, like a dog desperately tr...
2024-07-27 02:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post