Hundred Reigns Future Loop Poll: long or short?
Added 2025-11-20 23:22:39 +0000 UTCHeya everyone,
As it is tradition by now, here's the new reign poll. While the current arc still has a few chapters ahead of its conclusion, I'm putting it up early for new patrons fresh off RR.
The second reason is that one of the options is a long reign.
Yes, Simon has reached enough information and levels to earn himself some reigns that last beyond three months ;) but that means they'll cover a lot more chapters than previous arcs so I'll need a bit more time to plan them out. Future poll options will also indicate whether those reigns are planned to be long or short ones.
Otherwise, here are the character-appropriate options (Overlord of Crime will be offered in another poll). As usual, the poll will conclude with the current arc.
1) The Season of the Minotaur: Realizing his weakness in the face of grave threats, Simon decides to spend a full year in Whispermire to complete the Minotaur-binding ritual. As Simon Magnos mysteriously disappears, the Darkwood Necromancer appears to terrorize Whispermire. A pity there’s no shortage of adventurers trying to ruin one’s evil schemes…
Contains: A full year long reign, ‘evil’ dungeon master reign with multiple levels progression, Zodiac Fiends intel, and minions.
Length: Long (a full year)
2) The Elf Conspiracy: Simon is sure of it now, the elves are plotting to destroy Castle Frightwall and the Malphas family is at the center of it all. Infiltrating their clan through a skillful betrothal to Elaine Malphas and feigning sympathy for the empire’s enemies, Simon will soon discover that he has only scratched the surface of the conspiracy and its reach...
Contains: Uncovering the elven conspiracy, new allies for future reigns, intel on who killed Balzam Magnos, a new mentor.
Length: Short (a few months)
3) Mask of the Jester King: Having seen the devastating civil war that will unfold between the War and Church party without an Overlord to rein them in, Simon hits upon a genius plan: impersonate his own father, with none knowing the switch has taken place, and try to mediate between the factions. His efforts are doomed, of course, but this may be the occasion to find out who dug his father’s grave… and who’s profiting from it all.
Contains: Intel on who killed Balzam Magnos, a lot of black comedy, a happy and well-fed Gourmand, Magnos 'family bonding.'
Length: Short (a month of madness)
Comments
We need more like Mask of the Jester King! This kind of stuff is 1/2 the reason I follow Void
Chaos Beyond the Void
2025-11-23 19:42:30 +0000 UTCI'm voting the elf conspiracy. While others have mentioned that the mask of the jester would be the most fun and the season of the minotaur has the most benefits for Simon, I don't think Simon as a character would chose either path. He has constantly put himself out of his family's path, so unless he was forced or needed to do something vital in the castle, he wouldn't try the mask run. I think the minotaur run is the worst by far from a character point of view, Simon simply isn't at the stage where he could morally sacrifice innocent people. I know some might say that he has taken dark decisions, but every one of those decisions has been forced onto him or could be justified. The season of the minotaur is a run that needs to be done, but only after Simon has no other options available. My suggested ordering would be the elf run, the jester run and finally the minotaur run .
Tri Turtar
2025-11-23 00:05:55 +0000 UTCMy hope is the longer the Jester King’s reign is put off the longer it will stretch as Simon is better able to handle the madness.
Guy Incognito
2025-11-22 20:43:22 +0000 UTCI really want a long reign, but more so another allies would be better
Touch
2025-11-22 17:05:40 +0000 UTCOk, FINE, I will reread Perfect Run.
Grey
2025-11-21 23:32:58 +0000 UTCVoted minotaur, because it seems like the most logical so far, but I really want to see the Jester one happen.
Grey
2025-11-21 17:52:09 +0000 UTCI’m voting Minotaur reign for the levels but also so that Simon can see how everything plays out in the longer term. He needs to get at least one version of the lay of the land so that in future reigns, he can make better conclusions of what is probably going to happen next. But I would like the Jester King to be next
C. Adkins
2025-11-21 17:45:55 +0000 UTCSame. Simon in the 50s and 60s would still have plenty of enemies who could take him on, but he wouldn’t be auto-killed as often. Meaning more fun!
C. Adkins
2025-11-21 17:41:12 +0000 UTCSo Void is going by a real experience tracker for levels. So I take his hints to mean that Simon will have just more opportunities to do things that would give him experience. I would expect being an evil necromancer to provide more experience than the other routes at this point.
C. Adkins
2025-11-21 17:39:44 +0000 UTCI want the jester king, I get that the other two are more important right now, but the jester king seems sooo fun Especially since I think I know who killed balzam, and I want to see if I’m correct
Lizy Flore
2025-11-21 13:42:02 +0000 UTCSeems that this perk to transfer damage to a spouse was created specifically for that marriage scenario
Myrdin
2025-11-21 12:56:15 +0000 UTCI want all of them in the end. I voted for the long one, but I hope that the Jester King will appear in the future again.
MaliMi
2025-11-21 11:18:34 +0000 UTCThe only right choice
Jasus
2025-11-21 11:01:37 +0000 UTCAll of the above
Orion1024
2025-11-21 10:09:28 +0000 UTCThe elf conspiracy will probably not win but i really want to know if they know that Simon was destined to become the Paladin. I also want to know if the elfs can become allies.
Jasus
2025-11-21 09:14:20 +0000 UTCLonger Reign please, it’s too short recently
Touch
2025-11-21 09:12:43 +0000 UTCThe Elf Conspiracy: that one I'm not fully convinced about. No matter how powerful or good an actor he is, Simon can be revealed as the Overlord the moment he is placed near the Paladin, and the high-level Elven Archmages are also likely very dangerous and skilled when it comes to perceiving dangers to their species. It would be good to know more about Elaine Malphas and the entire conspiracy, as well as its motivations...I don't know. It probably isn't as 'fun' as the other two.
Antony444
2025-11-21 08:36:54 +0000 UTCNow for my opinion on each of the three proposals. Season of the Minotaur: I have a feeling we know how it's going to end, lol. In hindsight, it was likely inevitable. Way too many people know that Simon went to Whispermire and the Darkwood (Louis, Lauriane, etc...) and he wasn't exactly discreet for certain moves lately. To last long enough to enact in full the Minotaur ritual, anonymity is needed. The other alternative was to prevent the Imperial Civil War, but it clearly isn't possible anymore during the Tenth Reign. Going 'Darkwood Necromancer' and 'Evil Necromancer' is certainly...an interesting choice (interesting in the Chinese sense, of course).
Antony444
2025-11-21 08:33:07 +0000 UTCThis could be a possibility in a later reign, I think. The truce aside, maybe the elves can provide some healing guidance, because so far, well, it's each time a tragedy to see Agnes/Belzemine reverting to...to the awful beaten slave the Overlords have forged her into (though Mardok was worse than the other two by far in that regard).
Antony444
2025-11-21 08:18:52 +0000 UTCI got the feeling in the last few reigns that it doesnt really matter if we vote for a reign to lvl him up. He always only gets like max 5 or 7 lvls. Slow but continues progress seems the way to go here. Jester sounds like so much fun.
Seriously?
2025-11-21 08:17:40 +0000 UTCMay the Muses forgive me (or not), but I want to read the Reign of the Mask of the Jester King. I know it is not that tactically smart (though there's an excellent opportunity to win all these nice Levels by acting like an utter tyrannical bastard) but look at the description of the contents! How could I resist the tempation, friends? It may be only a month of madness, but Magnos 'family bonding' promises to be so hilarious in a demented sort of way...murderously hilarious, yes, but come on!
Antony444
2025-11-21 08:12:49 +0000 UTCI think Simon needs some time to sort out his plans and needs.
Federico
2025-11-21 07:36:47 +0000 UTCI still vote for Strength, obviously some of the others will be more interesting but he can't stay at the mercy of people forever.
CentaureHeart
2025-11-21 07:00:23 +0000 UTCI though Simon may offer to return Belzemine to the elves in exchange for something. Information, maybe a truce with him (but not his whole family).
Aric Meyer
2025-11-21 06:28:17 +0000 UTCJester King sounds like something that despite shortness could level up Simom significantly :D That's where my vote goes now.
Publius Decius Mus
2025-11-21 06:00:43 +0000 UTCDang these all sound like good options. I guess the third one sounds the most fun, but I'd like to see some reigns that last several years, at least in numbers. I get that it wouldnt work for storytelling purposes too well to cover all that tike in detail, but it feels like such a waste if all the reigns are months long. Time skips sound like a great option there. Surely there will be many where he lasts a decade or two, or more. Balzam definitely had several that lasted as long. I think they are all good options, but I'd like to see him start getting some legs (and some intel) so I'm going with the long option. Is what I WOULD say if it werent the same setting and a near repeat of the same story we just read. There also needs to be a bit of variety, or lack of repetition, and the setting is wearing on me a bit. I' going option 2. The new mentor sounds interesting, as well as diving into the elven conspiracy.
Thaabit Rivertree
2025-11-21 05:31:38 +0000 UTCI think it's moreso something a person always carries. Wasn't confirmed but pretty sure a person just needs contact with their Crestone to use it. With that said for a vassal to steal a noble Crestone it'd pretty much take them being speed blitzed to an obscene degree. Since noble crestones are always more powerful than their vassal variants that seems like something that could never happen. That's not even taking into account that the noble creststones seems to be exclusively owned by high nobility or royalty which means that they are pretty much guaranteed to be power-leveled and well protected. So while theft in theory is possible in practice it pretty much isn't. Also even if a thief were to get there hands on the Crestone, it'd take them god knows how long to level the class up to something that would match their vassal class. Doing that while flying under the radar of the previous owners of the Crestone also seems like a pipe dream.
MasterofNova
2025-11-21 04:57:12 +0000 UTCHe'd have to at least be level 80 for him to not need to fear for his life during a Jester King reign. If his longer reigns are just a year then I doubt he'd have long enough for that to happen anytime soon.
MasterofNova
2025-11-21 04:49:41 +0000 UTCAs I am compelled to think of what's best for our boy I'm going for the Minotaur route since longer runs are objectively best for his progression. With that said tho, the latter two seem far more interesting with the Jester King sounding like the most entertaining. Depending on how well he does on the Minotaur route I think Simon would actually be ready to go through the Jester one. Although even then I think him attempting it before at least level 60 is foolish but the shear potential of madness in that route is hard to ignore
MasterofNova
2025-11-21 04:40:26 +0000 UTCNoooo the poll results are wroooong the later 2 options are cooler. Particularly interested in meeting the elves.
Charlie
2025-11-21 02:23:55 +0000 UTCI prefer the most Chaotic one.
Aakshaj Sharma
2025-11-21 01:54:14 +0000 UTCMinotaur is the smart play for Simon. His big weakness in any capitol reign right now is that he is criminally under leveled compared to everyone he has to deal with there. Minotaur takes steps to rectify that while also getting him more information about the apocalyptic threat of the Zodiac Parade. Minotaur also builds on what he’s been working on the last few reigns and feels like him taking more control of his reigns, while elf or jester kinda feel like him still flailing. Jester would be a fun read though.
Nachotoad
2025-11-21 01:42:12 +0000 UTCI feel like a long reign is a wiser decision for him (he needs levels to survive longer on his high intensity reigns) if you think the options will be similarly entertaining I'd go with that. It also seems like a good time to practice more spells and look for a way to hide his aura of darkness better like a magic item that would make me more optimistic about infiltrating the elves. Dryads seem to smell him miles away as is.
Earnest
2025-11-21 01:17:53 +0000 UTCI mean... Simon is no flower child. And his class DOES open options depending on levels. I get wanting to discover secrets, but it would be an incredibly smart tactical decision to level it up. As in "maximum priority". Sure, he would need to steel himself and kill a few allies, so it's morally dubious. But through inaction the chances of horrible situations increase exponentially. A long day reign where he goes full overlord will serve him well at the price of personal discomfort. Dude is not Quicksave. He has limited repeats AND a measure of responsibility, not a demigod free as the wind who can afford to be the ultimate white knight. Get to leveling HARD
Max Lopo
2025-11-21 01:17:19 +0000 UTCI'm all in for longer reigns, but I'm afraid that it would cancel Simon pretending to be his dad, since eventually he'll be strong enough that he won't need to take the funny desperation option
João Vene
2025-11-21 00:52:33 +0000 UTCQuestion, is there anything that stops a rogue or a vassal class from stealing a class creststone? I know its something that can be given or taken, but im unsure/can't remember if its absorbed into someone and therefore has to be given up willingly or taken from a corpse, kr if its held by someone or on their person and can therefore be stolen? Just curious
Kyle Donmoyer
2025-11-21 00:49:50 +0000 UTCHear me out, if put it off long enough, Simon can be as high-level as Balzam while doing the deception And it *still* all falls apart!
Garrett Therkorn
2025-11-21 00:12:15 +0000 UTCNew allies for future reign seems tempting af tho....
Pradian
2025-11-21 00:02:21 +0000 UTCI mean, I do want him to have a long arc, it only makes sense he would try to live for the whole 2 years and see exactly what happens. But your 2 other options also sound awesome
Halfcrzy
2025-11-21 00:01:40 +0000 UTCThe mask of the jester king not getting picked for the 4th time 💀
Arthur Glenn
2025-11-20 23:57:30 +0000 UTCThese are all going to be good, just pick whatever flows best
SirSteveX
2025-11-20 23:56:36 +0000 UTCThe Minotaur and Elf arcs are the only reasonable arcs in my opinion. Jester is funny, Elf does Jester’s important stuff better. I vote Minotaur because infiltration would be done more easily when Simon is stronger.
A Reader
2025-11-20 23:55:39 +0000 UTCall of them amazing i really don't know what to pick
George R
2025-11-20 23:30:35 +0000 UTCSome options may or may not come back in future polls, but I only offer options that make sense for Simon to pick at a given time. So it might be a while before either reappears.
Void Herald
2025-11-20 23:28:16 +0000 UTCYou're tempting me with "Mask of the Jester King," but I really want to know what the elves are up to...
alejandrox
2025-11-20 23:27:21 +0000 UTCHard choice
Brenden Theriau
2025-11-20 23:25:40 +0000 UTCGod, is it possible to vote for Season of the Minotaur and then the Mask of the Jester King? I love the idea of the latter, he just needs to get some levels to pull it off better.
Garrett Therkorn
2025-11-20 23:25:25 +0000 UTC
