>>238675
It shoots smaller medusa heads and lasers of petrification! And then rams them for double damage!

AHAHAHAHAH

First of all, since there's more tech, then we can arm the skeletons much better. Gunner skeletons, weilding small pistols. Cannon skeleton teams. Clockwork skeletons (they take a lickin' and keep on tickin') and so on. MOAR GOLEMS. Golems with gatling guns! Golems with LASERS.

BLESS ONE AND GET A MORDRE BOSS.

>>238637
Well then, tell them to sit down an enjoy a nice meal (make sure they understand that our guest is not part of that meal) while you talk over some stuff. Oh, and make sure your guest feels at home, poor thing looks like she's ready to crack again. Pour her some wine and be a gracious host.

>>238721
>MORDRE BOSS

...That would be awesome...

We have a SCIENCE CASTLE so let's MAKE SCIENCE.

Mass-produce GOLEMS and FRANKENSTEIN MONSTERS.

We have a SCIENCE CASTLE so let's make a literal SCIENCE CASTLE! Transform it into a MOBILE FORTRESS/GIANT ROBOT! It combines the best of staying your castle and conquering the countryside!

>>238721
I like the way this man thinks.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED

Chaos demands to know if Master Dracula's maids are the ones who can do backflips and throw knives. Because those are cool. And by cool I mean totally sweet.

>>240278
Indeed! I vote blessing one of the maids. :3

Suggestion 2010/10/08(Fri)12:54 No. 240312 ID: 19dce0
File 128656765133.jpg - (1.83MB , 1300x1818 , broken time.jpg )

>>240280
>Blessing a knife throwing ninja maid
Are we going for this, bychance?

>>240312
Meh, ninja-maids are overrated, I'd rather have a blessed golem instead.

>>240314
Who said we couldn't have both? I would go for a ninja-maid myself though.

>>240314
Why not a series of golems? We can use them as midbosses! Fire, Earth, Stone, Clay, and Iron golems, forged of the earth and set to wander the castle as they wish?

Carmilla seems to be a fine lady. Maybe she can dress up that waif you picked up in town. At the moment her appearance doesn't match your own Lordly grace.

Tell Orlox that you would like him to create some kind of potion that gives whoever drinks it a lot of power at a TERRIBLE price! Perhaps you can trick someone into drinking it and thus turn them to darkness.

>>240346
How about making any ceilings that can support them have reinforced bay doors to just DROP golems on the unsuspecting? That way, any time a particularly annoying adventurer comes, you can just convert any given area to golem area while effectively subjecting it to artillery bombardment.

>>240660
Like the Bear Trap, only with Golems.

I like it.

>>240660
And we can time them so that they literally drop ON the attacker.

Man. We are making the best/worst castlevania romhack.

Dracula!!zCiuXQBmHU 2010/10/14(Thu)03:42 No. 243403 ID: 1ef7bb
File 128705296445.png - (77.82KB , 666x444 , 020.png )

>>238650
> I'm not sure exactly what you want from us here.
Heh... You must be new. Well, what else do you do with an army of darkness? I've got a pretty simple request: I want to rule the world. To tear the earth from the heavens. To cast it into never ending darkness. To live eternally in a world of my own creation!

But I've been doing this long enough that the details become tedious. I detest tedious. So I've learned to delegate. The castle spawns an army, and there's always someone willing to take care of the details. Like Carmilla, or Blackmore, pr Olrox... or you.
So if you want to know specifically what the plan is, I've got news for you: there isn't one. We're just going to have to make this up as we go along. Hopefully it will be entertaining.


> Does Dracula actually lose strength when so blessing a creature?
Yes. One of my greatest powers, which we'll call the Power of Dominus, allows me to steal the souls of other creatures. This grants me power. But it also works in reverse. I can grant some of my own power to something else, 'blessing' it.

The amount of power given works on a scale system -- the stronger you are, the more power it takes to make a difference. If you're weak, it doesn't take much of a 'jump' to make you stronger.

FOR INSTANCE:
>>240278 >>240280
>>240312 >>240317

Dracula!!zCiuXQBmHU 2010/10/14(Thu)03:43 No. 243404 ID: 1ef7bb
File 12870529946.png - (109.84KB , 666x444 , 021.png )

I've given this maid a portion of my strength. Because she's almost worthless compared to me, we can see a big improvement for a relatively small expenditure. She's much stronger now, and I'm just a little weaker.

Hypothetically, I could keep throwing power into something until there's nothing left of me, but I'd like to think I'm not that stupid.

Myself, I'm essentially the self-made incarnation of Chaos and Darkness combined, so it's hard to find anything strong enough to increase my power. I'm just that incredible.
I can absorb humans, but they're so pitiful compared to me that it would take a few hundred of them for any negligable return. Minions are the same effect; while they're stronger than the average peasant, they're also spawned by chaos and darkness itself, so it's a bit like I'm chewing off bits of my own toenails.

By far the best way to gain power myself is to absorb something worthy of my power, which of course are in short supply.
I'm also fed power by Chaos, which means I'll become stronger naturally over time. The amount becomes less the more I travel, because the link is actually connected to Castlevania, and my Throne Room specifically. It's not a lot, but it adds up.

Conveniently, there's usually some so called hero trying to find me, and the first place they try is the usually the Throne Room. Like a food delivery service.


What else...

Minions are weak. Stronger than peasants, but still cannon fodder, not even important enough to list. But I have a lot of them. Used properly, they can be useful.

Now all these suggestions you've given me are fabulous, really, but the castle only spawns minions of negligable power, and boss classes take either time to build or a 'Blessing' from my own power.
I do like that 'load the skeletons up with tech' idea though. That's an easy augment. Very simplified. That one's an idea man...chaos...thing.

Which brings the final point, that power isn't everything. I said those numbers were a measure of raw power, but that's all it is. You could, for instance, have all the power in the world, and still be a complete dumbass. The whole system is just trying to categorize an abstract concept, anyway. It's going to be vague at some point. But as a rough estimate it works.

... Elemental Golems sound fun. I'll have to look into that.

Dracula!!zCiuXQBmHU 2010/10/14(Thu)03:43 No. 243405 ID: 1ef7bb
File 128705301260.png - (103.39KB , 666x444 , 022.png )

So that should be everything. I hope I don't have to explain anything else to you, because it's very tedious. And I detest tedious.

That was really long and boring, so here's a recap so it hammers through:

blahblah rule the world blahblah decide how
blahblah minions are weak, bosses are strong blahblah minor power limitations blah strategy blah

blahblah try not to make it too complicated blahblah short attention span blah

Or, hell, I could just go out and smash things myself. But if I should fall, so does Castlevania. That is, essentially, Game Over. So, even though I am the most badass freaking Lord of Darkness, try not to do something stupid, alright? Alright.


Death: "Master Dracula?"
Dracula: "BAH! WHAT? I'm talking to the voices in my head!"
Death: "I just thought you'd wish to know, a very large mob of peasants has arrived on our doorstep. I could just release the hounds, but you seemed so on edge today, I thought it might amuse you to decide what to do yourself."


Ah. Perfect. This will be our practice run. Very easy. I don't feel like moving right now, so why don't you pick someone to handle this for me. After that, go ahead and give any general orders you'd like the rest of these nimrods to handle. Remember complicated stuff takes time. Or a huge blast of power. Huge blasts of power circumvent most things.

So relay some plans to work on over the night, then go ahead and

> CHOOSE A CHARACTER

>>243405
Lets unleash the maid and see what she can do. Should be entertaining enough. Remember to have some other maids clean up the resulting mess. Grumpy boss minions are not effective boss minions.

Lets see, stuff to work on. Win the heart of the young maiden, get her to fall in love with you and then turn her into a vampire. That should be entertaining.

Then I guess start construction of a bigass magical golem of asskicking, don't devote every workshop or so to it though, it's ok if it takes some time to build it. Get on the mechanical improvements to the skeletons. Send out airborne minions to scout out the local area and map it out accuretly, then they widen their pattern until we have a good idea of what we can expect.

Once we got maps of the local areas we can start sending out airborne minions to terrorise places. Oh, and get the labs on working up some kickass explosive munitions that can be airdropped onto small peasant hamlets and stuff.

And lets send out Blackmore to look for dark wizards and witches and shit. Magic can make so many fun things.

We didn't just empower a maid to have her sit back and serve tea.

...Actually, we may have. Okay, send out Carmilla. They look pretty weak on aerial attacks.

>>243405
Dracula: Bless a Gold Medusa Head. Those things are so annoying that it would make a perfect boss.

Carmilla: Give her a completely awesome makeover. We want her to look amazing when her boyfriend shows up to rescue her.
We're romantics so we want things to work out for them, but we're also beings of chaos so we want to do things that are beyond comprehension. We'll combine these two goals somehow; don't worry, you'll love it. ... Probably!

Blackmore: Accompany Yoiza in meeting the mob. Disguise yourself as an old man, and claim that you have an annoying dark lord infestation.
Offer them tea.

Choose: YOIZA

Yes, let's send in our new recruit. Something weak like a mob of peasants is a fine test of her ability. GO YOIZA.

Nah, lets send Death out there, he's a pretty funny and effective guy.

>>243423

Your argument almost swayed me. But Death is overkill.
Hilarious overkill.

...Oh God...

Do it.

Wait, no! This is a practice run. Crushing them in an instant teaches us nothing. Yoiza.

Send Yoiza to deal with the mob, have Blackmore supervise her just in case.

Yoiza, with Blackmore watching in UTTER AMUSEMENT.

>>243405
Sleep with Carmilla while we are away.
GO YOIZA!

Blackmore & Yoiza: Yeah Blackmore's not doing anything at the moment apart from wearing down your carpets. Tell him to go train your new head maid on how to deal with guests. The story should go: "An angry mob went to the castle, none ever returned".

Have them lure the mob into the castle and then chase the mob around until they're dead from the many inherent dangers. Should be amusing to watch!

Olrox: You're bored so tell him to work on some secret project as a surprise for you later. He's surely smart enough to come up with something suitably impressive.

Chosen character: CARMILLA!

Having the maid walk up to the mob and ask them if there's anything they need will be patently hilarious, ass kicking follows soon after.

Y-Yoiza! Th- the master has shown favor to you!

Quick! Volunteer to take care of these peasants! They want to harm the master! Maybe you can get even more into his graces with this!

N-now's your chance! You can do it, Yoiza!

Yoiza!zCiuXQBmHU 2011/06/14(Tue)22:41 No. 313386 ID: 7bf33f
File 130811649889.png - (123.71KB , 666x444 , 023.png )

Oh, Voices of Chaos. It has fallen upon me to remove the peasants that now plague our courtyard.
Sir Blackmore has also been instructed to go out into the world and seek those who use magic, as the castle is not presently capable of producing magic on its own. As this means we must both pass through the castle gates, he has chosen to accompany me.
Much to my chagrin.

Blackmore: "Ah! Such bravery! To stand fast against the slings and arrows. To leap forward to prove yourself, so soon after favor has been granted! You certainly are ambitious, madame."
Yoiza: "It certainly is my honor to serve Master Dracula in any capacity."
Blackmore: "Well, you needn't worry. I'll be right behind you the whole time."
Yoiza: "That won't be --"
Blackmore: "So, in the event that you should die, I'll be able to pick up right where you left off to finish the job and report to Lord Dracula of my victory. And your regretful failure, of course. As a personal favor to you, I'll even keep your shadow safe and warm for you following your leave."
Yoiza: "... you are truly too kind, Sir Blackmore."
Blackmore: "I do try. By the by, as another personal favor to you, I'll impart some advice: When I mentioned slings and arrows earlier, I neglected to mention something."

Yoiza!zCiuXQBmHU 2011/06/14(Tue)22:41 No. 313387 ID: 7bf33f
File 130811651176.png - (128.53KB , 666x444 , 024.png )

Blackmore: "In this day and age, they have something called 'bullets', too."

...?

Oh dear. It's such a mess out here. There's trash all across the lawn. I suppose it's just as well that I was chosen. It will need to be cleaned quite thoroughly.
Well, as requested, I shall first attempt to speak to these peasants politely, though they certainly don't deserve it. Still, if that is yours and Master Dracula's will, I shall prove my elegance.

Yoiza: "Greetings, and welcome to our most humble home. Master Dracula gives you his welcome. How may I help you on this most lovely evening?"

The crowd seems taken aback, unsure how to respond. Truly they underestimate how noble we truly are. They, however, rally quickly.

Leader: "Right! We know what this is about! Your master's gone an rose from the dead and's decided he can just go around burning villages and sproutin monsters wherever he please. Well we won't stand for it! We're here to kill the beast and burn is castle!"
Crowd: "KILL THE BEAST!!"

How troublesome. Well, you're the ones who asked for politeness.
They have not attacked yet, no doubt because of my earlier civility. Still, they appear to be your average unruly unwashed peasant mob. Torches. Pitchforks. The occasional metal tube.
How shall I proceed?

Those metal tubes are like crossbows that fire small projectiles that go VERY VERY FAST. Pretty dangerous. Take out the ones using those first.

Oh, and offer them tea. To the face.

>>313387
Kill the men with torches first. If they have no light, the advantage quickly becomes ours.

metal tube holders are high priority targets. they pack the most punch and are the hardest to dodge. use a thrown weapon if you see them taking aim at you to throw them off and then rush em. quick finger strike to the neck should take care of any normal humans. if that doesn't kill them then it should at least stun them, giving you a chance to steal his gun and use it on whoever is nearby.

Let the fools in and let whatever in the castle kill them. Their hubris is sufficient enough to end them on their own. Simply ask if you and Blackmore may pass on simple business and they may challenge the castle.

Let's face it, their confidence in their ability to kill Dracula is so adorable when only a single hero has a chance in hell, not a simple mob of peasants. OH my gosh their so fucking cute.

>>313387
Keep polite-ing them. Ask if they would like any refreshment, advice, or guidance on their quest to kill Master Dracula, or if you can otherwise be of assistance in any fashion.

Mention quietly to Blackmore that you would be much obliged if he would please determine the precise function of the pipes in the aqueduct with as much haste as possible.

Subsequently, lead the mob into the castle, as they request. Guide them carefully past the hazards in the courtyard and entrance hall, then down into the aqueduct, being ever so polite and assuring them that you will guide them to Master Dracula directly, since they are so eager to see him.

When they are well within the aqueduct, signal Blackmore to shift the water's flow and drown them all.

>>313388 >>313389 >>313391
Stop that, you foolish people. Yoiza is a maid; play to her strengths! Full frontal assault will only result in her getting unnecessarily injured or killed.

>>313404
blackmore has no reason to help her, at all. for all we know we could activate the "give all living humans super strength" pipe or something. also this is a test of her combat capability not her guile and cunning.

>>313387
Get your vacuum out and set it on automatic. Have it zoom around doing vaccuum things while you do flippies. Knives everywhere, but your priority is DODGING. Not being dead is more important than dead things.

If you're hurt too much, retreat and start setting up traps.

>>313387
Tell them that they get one last chance to just go home. Otherwise you will kill the lot of them and Master will raise them as undead abominations.

Throw knives at the dudes with metal tubes first if it comes to a fight.

>>313387
"Oh, I see. You are an honor guard for a Belmont, then? Or perhaps a powerful mage?
No? Then would you be so kind as to call for one after you leave?"

If they attack then use your vacuum to steal their weapons. If that doesn't work or they persist, then suck out their souls for a snack and throw knives at them.

Be efficient. Invite them in and when they're all bunched up at the door and unsure of what to do you strike! Use them as shields against each other in the cramped conditions and sweep them right out. Then clean the entrance thoroughly.

Taking them on in the open is just going to be too length and dangerous.

Saucer shurikens?

Saucer shurikens.

>>313543
...!!!
This!

"I'm afraid he's already taken leave of us. You can wait for him to return if you wish... Or would you like to make an appointment?"

>>313461
I like this plan very much, its awesome and you should do it... mainly because the fish need feeding.

She isn't "just a maid"... she is a ninja empowered maid. She isn't a pushover... but it is kinda silly to fight a bunch of gunmen in the open.

There's an angry mob attempting to "kill the beast and burn is castle". You may be contractually required to snark about not knowing there was a production of Beauty and the Beast in the area. (Sidenote, that girl we kidnapped's name is Belle now.) Then stick some knives in them.