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Something may be coming soon! In the meantime, feel free to send some asks to help get the cobwebs out from my mind. It can be about the setting, unique characters that aren’t from the original undertale universe, or anything else you want to ask! Sky’s the limit!

pls im desperate

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Gib lore ask

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When you say "normal means" for the NPCs to make parties, do you mean like real world things, such as being "recruited" into the guard, being asked to join a band (of fighters but i mean-), so on so forth? Or are there any specific/special requirements to the way NPCs make parties as well?

That’s a very good question, anon!

While one can form impromptu parties (i.e a ragtag team of fighters), generally to form an official Party that benefits from boosts to stats and the like? There needs to be a bit more there. Joining the Royal Guard would make you eligible for the Royal Guard Party, yes, but if NPCs were to, say, make an alliance right there on the Field then it wouldn’t.

For example, let us say that Monster Kid wanted to be in the Royal Guard, right? So, they make a “Royal Guard Jr.”. If they were to let monsters join willy-nilly and those they weren’t too aware of? It would not be eligible to be considered a proper Party for the system. 

However, if Monster Kid were to be accepted into the guard by someone besides Undyne then they also would not benefit from the Party effect/join it-- as the Leader of the Party must accept the NPC into it.

Now, let’s say... Shyren wanted to start a band (literally), so she goes and recruits Napstablook. Since they are friends (at least in this scenario), then their Band is eligible for being considered a proper Party as they know and trust one another. If they were to then recruit a random stranger into the party then that stranger would not benefit initially from the Party Effects/be considered a Party Member in the eyes of the universe, if that makes sense. 

There has to be some sort of bond at least between the Leader of the Party for an NPC to be considered a Party Member or for a Party to even be made. 

I hope this cleared things up a bit!

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Let us talk first about the Party System that exists in the world of Voidground. Despite it’s name, the Party System is not exclusively speaking of all the units available for either Angel/Player or NPC. Instead, it speaks of a specific set of Units that make up a specific Party that give unique bonuses to those specific members when they are out on the Field. They can range from a duo of units up to 8, with varying effects (i.e increasing dodge rates for the Party, splitting taken damage from one Unit to the rest of the Active Party, or increasing DEF per Active Party Members on the Field). 

NPC Parties are generally what one would expect: Royal Guard, with the Leader of the Party being Undyne (originally Udona) along with members of the Guard, which increases DEF per Active Party Members. Skeleton Rave, consisting of Sans, Papyrus, and Gabriola-- which increases Dodge Rates for the Party per Active Members. Generally, one can expect to find the Parties to be rather obvious. 

Along with this, however, is that Parties can include members from other Parties-- while NPCs cannot be the Leader of multiple Parties, they can be a member of another Party. 

Parties made by Angels/Players can only be comprised of themselves as Leader (they cannot be the Member of a Party made by an NPC). Depending on available Party Members determines what type of Party/Effect they can give the Party. The members of these are Units the Player gained through Recruitment. 

Recruitment, meanwhile, is a skill unique to Angels/Players that are given to them by their Human SOUL. It allows them to gain NPCs as Units after defeating them in battle (killing them). The method of which is unique to each SOUL

Bravery - Recruitment via giving SOUL to NPC (Taking over NPC body) at the cost of their own.

Justice - Recruitment via killing Unjust NPCs (Unjust NPCs shown when scanned with Unique Justice SOUL skill) and giving fraction of SOUL

Integrity - N/A (Recruitment not possible)

Perseverance - Recruitment via giving half of SOUL to only one NPC (cannot change NPC chosen.)

Kindness - Recruitment via solving issues of already dead NPC (cannot gain via killing NPC themselves)

Patience - Recruitment via giving 1/4th of SOUL. SOUL pieces regenerated within a week. 

Determination - Recruitment via killing NPCs. (No Limit, however cannot recruit Zombiefied NPCs or ones killed via other Units.

NPCs can Recruit as well, though only if having one of the Angel SOULs. Otherwise, NPC Parties are pertained via normal means rather than forced Recruitment. 

NPCs Recruited do not persist past Resets, though will regain stats they had in the Angel Party when/if recruited again.

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Bigger new post should be coming today! (or at like 2 am haha)

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Just need to go back and tag all that stuff............

When it’s not 2 am

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What was sans' original timeline like? Was it fancier, unique, different, or the same? You also mention cyborgs (and I assume with that, robotics/advanced tech). What role did that play in the timeline?

Great questions! 

The timeline is roughly the same as the base one, however a chain of different events leads to it being a drastically different setting. For starters (this partially goes with another question you asked that’ll be answered later), the Monsters already had the Underground set up as a sort of stronghold long before the War broke out, leaving to a lack of any lost innovation or steam, really. Because of that, things were far better off than being a hastily scrambled together community refined. Because of that, the Underground is more of a, well, underground country instead of a small line of brought together cities.

Cyborgs are, in fact, more than just a Sans thing. They, for better or for worse, are essentially his universe’s closest equivalent to Amalgamates, albeit far more… accepted to some extent. Essentially, whenever a Monster has Fallen Down (entered a comatose state before dying), they would be taken to one of the Labs to begin the cyborgification process. Of course, one can willingly volunteer without Falling Down, too.

Because of this, the War ended up lasting far longer than it does in the original timeline as the Monsters had the edge for a time. However, cyborgification is dangerous and that inevitably led to the same outcome as the main timeline. It’ll be touched on in a later answer! For now, all I can say is that it’s very, very important to calibrate it perfectly for each monster rather than rush jobs.

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Are cyborgs treated any differently than other monsters in the timeline, or is it just a one-time thing only relevant to sans? Are there any other technological/medical advancements that play a key role in the others? How DOES magic interfere with technology and all that jazz, since it causes sans some serious problems it seems?

Even more goodies!

As stated in the last one, cyborgs are semi-common, though they’re treated as lesser than normal monsters if their cybernetics are noticeable or the populace is made aware of them. Especially so after the first “zombie” was made. Essentially, if one has too many cybernetics or their body rejects it too harshly their SOUL can no longer maintain the reasoning. Along with this, their form begins to melt (again, similar to an Amalgamate), making them a zombie of who they once were. After that, those with cybernetics were generally seen as lesserfolk even if the making and usage of them were kept– albeit with harsher restrictions. 

Of course, with this also comes far more survival stories. While Alphys in the main timeline was hiding the Amalgamates away, the Cyborgs were able to leave and generally lived peacefully (save a few). Generally, any that could be gotten to a Lab quickly enough managed to pull through. Healing magic users also increased in amount as it generally helped the process. 

Now for the biggie: Magic and Technology. You see, monster bodies are comprised entirely of magic, so adding in foreign things such as cybernetics isn’t really something that’s supposed to happen. Of course, it can essentially stunt a monster’s magical capabilities or at the very least FORCE them to not go all-out. This is due in part to the process of gaining cybernetics requiring some very, very intricate trickery to a Monster’s SOUL in order to convince it that this foreign object is meant to be a part of the monster’s body. So the SOUL compensates with a decreased amount of innate magic being made. 

Specifically in Sans’s case, as he has a prototype cybernetic that was supposed to be too volatile to ever be safely used, it is truly debilitating as his body is constantly aware that this isn’t supposed to belong. Hence why he had made a concoction to suppress his SOUL’s attempts at rejecting it–

However! Thanks to his absorption of the Patience SOUL boosting his magical output? His body is basically extremely volatile. It has more magic than it can deal with and the KR-I (KR Eye) is simultaneously suppressing Monster Magic– not Human. So his entire body is basically in a constant struggle to keep all of this maintained; hence why his seizures have increased in intensity and he isn’t capable of using his innate magic during these moments. 

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QUESTION TIME START. I see sans still has access to his old timeline; so it's not dead then (i'm guessing bc of his fight with frisk/chara)? do people still live in it or is it empty? how *DID* that fight end (if you're not saving up to talk about it later)? Is the universe glitchy and messed up (and, if so, why?) or is it normal and just kind of empty/dusty?

That’s right! Because the fight was won in Sans’s favor and the Player just… never deleted the game, either, it’s just… there, with all the deeds done by the possessed Fallen left unchangeable as the Player still has power over the SAVE even if they haven’t returned yet. People still do, in fact! Along with those evacuated by Alphys from the capital cities (the ones you’d see in any run), there are also those that exist off in other cities and such that have not been seen. However, after the Trail of Massacre? None have dared to return yet in fear the “Angel” may return to finish the Rapture. 

What I can say about the fight is that, while it lasted only a few hours, it went on for months. Whenever fatigued, one would wrench it back to try again or when the Player died whilst still returning. I don’t want to get too in detail of the specifics of each fights (as i’m planning on writing out the notable instances at some point) but just know some went better than others. 

The universe is… off. After Sans cheated, the universe wasn’t quite sure what to do. No endings happened, the route was altered, and Roles were left unfilled. So it’s somewhat unstable, though the most any would notice is some visual disruptions that wouldn’t be too harmful. It is fairly quiet, however, as stated before. Maybe one day that may change (for better or worse).

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Who else was a cyborg, if anyone we know? What was Undyne like? What were Grillby and Muffet like?

Funny you should mention! The exact list of cyborgs are as follows!

Monster Kid

Undyne

Alphys

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Chara

“Flowey”

Asgore

and a number of misc. monsters that i don’t feel like listing orz. but just generally there’s a cyborg every 1/9 monster encounters at least. 

But Undyne was… a lot more jaded, as due to the longer time before the War started, she was there to take part and almost Fell Down there. She was only saved thanks to being so close to the Underground when it happened (near the very end of the War before they were sealed down). Grillby remains… mostly unchanged, admittedly. He finds it far better to stay in the quaint bar in Snowdin, though many state there was a Fire Monster that helped save many lives in the War. 

Muffet! Ah, Muffet. She’s… well, she’s running a much more successful industry thanks to having many charity bakeries around the more vast Underground. The only reason she fights the “Angel” in the timeline is because Mettaton said he’d promote her bakeries and even potentially take her to the Surface with him. It, uh… well, you know how that part goes.

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WHAT WAS GASTER LIKE N WHY DOES SANS HATE HIM ,,,, WHY DID SANS' MOTHER DIE IN FRONT OF HIM,,, TELL ME THE GOOD DEETS

I was gonna get to this last but…………………………….

Gaster was very much Pro-War, focusing most of his efforts on making bigger and better machines to do the job. Even the cyborgs were his idea, though instead of helping it was intended to make more stable monsters. All of his inventions essentially consisted of “how can i manipulate or hurt the humans” whilst Sans just wanted it all to… stop.

And on the flip side, Sans’s mother was a Field Medic in the war and he’d spend a good amount of time helping her. While there’s generally a code to not shoot medics… well, Humans didn’t think Monsters had that privilege. So she was shot whilst trying to heal some wounded innocent Monsters and Sans briefly.. well, snapped, for lack of a better word. He had to be dragged back by both Papyrus and Undyne.

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💭 When he first got his KR-i

“…finished,” he murmured, leaning back in his chair and sighing with relief at finally finishing the damned thing. His eyes, both still natural, drift to the many blueprints and hastily scrawled corrections– either in wingdings or his own chicken scratch. 

Sans had to admit that finishing one of the old Doctor’s inventions wasn’t something he thought he would do after that, but this one seemed to have enough potential to be used for more than just the War… Still, he couldn’t use it quite yet. It needed a ‘sacrifice’ to work, which he truly thought was downright stupid. He didn’t have a choice if he was going to do this now, however. 

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