Sneaking His Way into the Multiverse (RWBY Jaune, WC-lite mechanics)

[Mashadarof402]

Of course Jaune saved the cat faster than he did Tats. The cat is more adorable than her, refugee from Wildbows Grim World of Mean Girls and Mid Looks that she is.

 

[DraconianGreed]

If they can get Academy City tech to decode the genome of at least one monster of the Monster Hunter world, then maybe they can boost their physical strength even further? Aura enhances what's already there after all.

 

[Talimancer2]

I hope that Jaune and Lisa stick around in this universe much longer than other. Lots to learn and such, includimg basic humanity given Lisa came from grimderp world

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Agreed. It's nice to have a universe where people try and help each other

 

[VLF]

I think jaunes gonna have more fun in this world once he gets a better weapon or an upgrade

 

[sul4ic]

I think jaunes gonna have more fun in this world once he gets a better weapon or an upgrade

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Hunting big fuck off monsters is what Jaune lives for. And because this world puts more emphasis on the thrill of the hunt rather than solely killing beasts to protect people, he'll probably love this place eventually

 

[CriticalFailure]

"Both."

She quirked a delicate eyebrow. "Bold of you." Stupid of you, she probably intended. "Any reason?"

Jaune gave a shrug.

"I dunno. Two monsters translate to twice the reward, I guess."

As one, the Hunters spun towards him, fingers pointing.

"""You're a genius!"""

Tattletale's smile grew stiff.

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Jaune is finally among his people.


....I am not sure what that says about Hunters.

 

[coalface]

If they can get Academy City tech to decode the genome of at least one monster of the Monster Hunter world, then maybe they can boost their physical strength even further?

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I think it was implied it something in the food that everyone eats that gives everything, including the human, increased strength. So if they eat enough good meals, and get a build up of what every it is in their system, then Jaune and Lisa with both benefit from it.

 

[Tohu]

Huntsmen and huntresses: We fight for survival.

Hunters: We fight for sport! And survival too, I guess.
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RWBY: W-who are you?

Monster Hunter: I'm everything you tried to be and failed.

 

[MrSplashy]

Huntsmen and huntresses: We fight for survival.

Hunters: We fight for sport! And survival too, I guess.
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RWBY: W-who are you?

Monste Hunter: I'm everything you tried to be and failed.

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Don't forget Monster Hunters get to kill godlike beings so yeah...

 

[SebazuD]

I wonder how Jaune would react to the pokemon world, which is the absolute antitesis to every single aspect of his own world.

So, what would be the antitesis of Lisa's world?

 

[Jiopaba]

I wonder how Jaune would react to the pokemon world, which is the absolute antitesis to every single aspect of his own world.

So, what would be the antitesis of Lisa's world?

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Sailor Moon? Maybe one of the more hopeful incarnations of DC Comics. Everything the promise of superheroes was supposed to be. Hell, maybe even Invincible: A deconstruction of the genre by someone who actually loves it.

 

[Lazurman]

I think jaunes gonna have more fun in this world once he gets a better weapon or an upgrade

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You'd think a titanite-enhanced, Aura-infused blade would be doing just fine here. Ah well, fun fight, and Vomit Boy's making some fire-forged friends.

 

[Heuristic]

You'd think a titanite-enhanced, Aura-infused blade would be doing just fine here. Ah well, fun fight, and Vomit Boy's making some fire-forged friends.

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Well, Jaune's sword is better pick against tad smaller enemies, like humanoids of about his size or somewhat larger Grimm. The monster hunter weapons are better suited for hacking away at huge dinosaurs by design.

 

[Agent Orange]

Ah well, fun fight, and Vomit Boy's making some fire-forged friends

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It just struck me that for someone with a severe case of motion sickness (V1-3 Jaune) Vomit Boy isn't doing much vomiting while figuring out how to move around in 3D on the fly.

Also, speaking of this setting being both really familiar and antithesis to his home I wonder how would a setting like Attack on Titan feel to him?

 

[Lazurman]

It just struck me that for someone with a severe case of motion sickness (V1-3 Jaune) Vomit Boy isn't doing much vomiting while figuring out how to move around in 3D on the fly.

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There was also a touch of it in the finale of V7. Jaune resting his hands and chin atop Crocea Mors' pommel with his eyes closed. A moment of restful respite, or focus on keeping his lunch down? I find the latter funnier.

 

[last admiral]

Also, speaking of this setting being both really familiar and antithesis to his home I wonder how would a setting like Attack on Titan feel to him?

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He probavly woild chastised the sheer casualties rates of Survey Corps and carelessness/uselessness of other Corps and the govt itself for not, well, find ways to minimised it. Like, i doubt Hunters and Huntress died by the droves like the Survey Corp does in each Grimm incursion, and they were less organised/more solo than the Survey Corp.

 

[Learned Knave]

It just struck me that for someone with a severe case of motion sickness (V1-3 Jaune) Vomit Boy isn't doing much vomiting while figuring out how to move around in 3D on the fly.

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IIRC, Jaune does worse in enclosed spaces and okay with fresh air.

 

[Anom1]

As much as a love the character writing, and it is great, I have to ask: when are we going to get anywhere? Like character growth and power wise. Because we are now 30 chapters and on our sixth world and we have at best two utility upgrades to show for it. Like everything has done nothing to actually increase his abilities. He has killed monsters, faced down apocalyptic beasts (Leviathan), and fought a being closer to a god then a person (accelerator is considered tier 8 by the very system you are using here, higher than many actual gods). But for all of that he still seems barely better than when he set out.

For all of his travels, all he has really gained is the third arm ability and a hammer space. I mean the last 2 worlds gave nothing at all in the way of actual boosts. Yes he got his flight boots, but lets be realistic they are not a real help. He is a tank, a sword and board fighter, not an aerial combatant. Anything they add is done (better) by his third arm. They are a minor movement boost with a list of limitations.

Then there is Dark Souls, which seems to be the spot with some real upgrades, but honestly after that fight I do not see it. Lets take a baseline for a minute. In RWBY, before receiving any training, he and his weapons were able to block an ursa major. Without a scratch. That creature is depicted as around twice his size (and he is 6'1"). That makes it half again bigger than even the largest bear at minimum. Bears can fold full steel doors. He then, cleanly, beheads the thing in a single strike. The French invented the guillotine because it is difficult to behead a human cleanly. Even with a two handed weapon, against a small neck, in perfect position a clean beheading was uncommon. The Ursa's neck was massive and he was using a single handed sword. Basically the baseline penetrative power of Crocea Mors is not unimpressive. Then it was supposed to be upgraded in Dark Souls but still cannot do more than scratch the most recent monster. Was that upgrade worthless? These are upgrades meant to bring normal weapons up to hurt gods and wound the immortal stone scales of ancient dragons, yet he is glancing off of the Rathalos. So that sword upgrade seems to have done nothing. Combine that with the talismans/skills he cannot use and weapons he does not use and we have yet another dud world.

Which leaves basically just Dishonored where he got third arm, a utility upgrade. Yes it is helpful, all maneuverability is, but again he is a sword and board tank. It will not help his main style of fighting. Give this to someone like Blake and it is a major upgrade, as it help the more acrobatic hit and run style of combat she uses. But for Jaune? It is a nice movement option, but not a true power upgrade.

And I do understand that this can come across as just a complaint that the main character isn't power fantasying hard enough. Plus I get that balancing can be hard, especially with something catalog adjacent. This genre is infamous for how easy it is to power fantasy off and escalate out of control. So I do understand the desire to try and not do that. To err on the side of caution and limit how much he gets and how easy it may be for him to use that which he does gain, but it is really starting to feel like an overcorrection.

Part of the hero's journey is their own growth, just as the world expands into something new and unknown so to does the hero grow to meet it. But Jaune seems to be standing still. I mean look at all of his recent worlds. He played backup to Solaire, then he was a side character to the Accelerator (a barely necessary one at that), and now what? Is he going to be the distraction for the hunters? Jumping up and down for the monsters attention while they do the actual work? Because sop far that's what he has been. What happens in the next world? Does he play backup again there as well? How are we ever expected to believe he can survive, let alone be of use, in a higher danger setting when he is a side piece in the current ones and he gains nothing from plane after plane? When is Jaune allowed to be the hero in his own story? To take the steps down the path towards saving his home? To actual be better and get stronger?

And again, I do get that it is a hard balance with the catalog. It can snowball so quickly when you give a character access to the multiverse and how powers can stack. That unless you make the character unreasonably stupid it can be difficult to justify them not just growing out of control. So I can see why you would be hesitant to give solid power ups. But man we are over 30 chapters and over 200k words in. That is two full novels in and he is still waiting on the first real power up. That is not slow burn, that is glacial.

You do such a great job with these characters and their interactions. You really have done an amazing job bringing them to life, I just wish you would let them actually grow.

 

[AshenOne]

Not going to lie.
Really hoping the cat is the next addition to the crew.

She doesn't 'overpower' the rest of the team.
And her sheer childish enthusiasm for anything new can be both a boon and a curse for future jumps.