COOKING QUEST III: THE REIGN OF RAMZI

“Congratulations on passing your final Chef Exam, students! You who have survived the gauntlet of trials can now enter the wondrous world of cooking. There is just… a little bit of paperwork. Very important stuff, mind you.”

“Firstly, you must fill out the form currently on your desk, with your basic personal information for your Chef’s License.”

Chef’s License FormShow

Name & Title:
Gender (if applicable):
Appearance:
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
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Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
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Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
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Preferred Chef Implement:
-

“...”

“All done? If not, hurry up, I have a meeting.”

“Next up… Take a look at that handy Portal Deployment Apparatus (or PDA) you’ve got there. Y.. Yes, switch it on… Now type in your login…”

PDA LoginShow

[enter username]
[enter password]

“Wonderful. Now, there should be one entry on that device, of our school mascot, Potatio, and his incredibly gargantuan vegetable.”

“H-hey, stop laughing!”

“Take a look at that screen. You’ll see a few things, which I will explain to you now.”



“The first element we shall discuss is the decorative border around Potatio. This border symbolizes that this entry is about a type of Plant. The other types of entries you can find include Animal, Tool, Mystical, Monster, and Miscellaneous.”



“Next up we’ll take a look to the right of Potatio. Here is the name of the entry, and it’s full description. Fairly self explanatory.”



“If you are in possession of an item, your PDA will keep track of it with a small portrait on the ‘Inventory’ menu. You can always check the full entry by selecting an item from the inventory.”

InventoryShow

Wizard Potato
-2 SW +2 SR +2 SA
+3 UM -1 SI +2 SN
-3 SP +1 SG
23/23P

“Now that we have that stuff sorted… What’s next.... Ah, yes, the Flavour and Texture meters. Below Potatio, you will see an array of coloured meters. These detail the Flavour and Texture, respectively, of Potatio’s Wizard Potato. The score can range from a -4 to a +4, and certain flavour combinations will synergize better than others.”

"In the case of this Wizard Potato, it's stats are... -2 Sweet, +2 Sour, 0 Spicy, +2 Salty, +3 Umami, -1 Silky, +2 Snappy, -3 Spongy, +1 Soggy, and 0 Crispy. The middle bar of these meters is 0, and the more segments there are towards the plus symbol, the higher flavour or texture score. And vice versa. You'll get the hang of it."



“...and finally, we get to the Portions section. To the bottom right, you will see that there is a grid shaped like the item in question. However many squares are filled in that grid represents how many portions of that item you have left in your possession to utilize in a recipe. Some recipes may call for additional portions, while some may use half portions. Remember that Flavour and Texture bonuses/penalties are also affected by this multiplication. If you use twice the amount of Wizard Potato, that will be quite bitter, and disgustingly savoury.”




“Of course, Portions, Flavour, and Texture are unique to food or ingredient items, and Mystical/Tool type items will have Properties rather than Flavour or Texture, and ‘Uses’ or ‘Charges’ instead of Portions, and Monsters will be different again. I’m sure you’ll figure it out soon enough, anyway. I have to go to this meeting, so toodley-doo!”

Name & Title: Vandermar Bittersweet
Gender (if applicable): Male
Appearance: Super Big Buff Brawny Dude.like, 7 feet tall, SHREDDED. Wears the Uniform from his Mother's Cafe, where he learned all his skills. It's adorable. Like, pastel Pink, Cute little Frills. he loves it unironically. He's a little sad about the state of it, though, since he flexed and the Sleeves fell off. Hair is naturally Also a Shade of pink.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
-Pâtissier
-Really Nice Dude. Like, not a "Nice guy" Just. friendly, Outgoing, Kind. all that rad stuff. Kind of a Chad, really
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
-Inherited his family's Ability to increase The Sweetness of an Ingredient in exchange for lowering Another Taste value. Can't reverse this process.
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
-has A Sweet Tooth, so tends to over sweeten things
-Allergic to Most Seafood
Preferred Chef Implement:
-Piping Bag, Followed by Whisk

Name & Title: Sous Chef Sous Chef
Gender (if applicable): Nonbinary
Appearance: Around 4 and a half feet tall, Sous Chef Sous Chef (or SCSC for short) is a chaotic goblin of cooking prowess. They're not a literal goblin, but they sure are as close as you can get without crossing that threshold, with greenish skin and bright solid yellow eyes. Their uniform is tattered and stained with what looks like blood, but it's probably alright.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- Great with kitchen tools (i.e Knives)
- Can detect imperfections in food easily after tasting
- Has survived both blade and bow in combat
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Enhanced Durability, they should have lost numerous fingers by now
- Like, seriously, how are they alive
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- Enjoys "experimenting" with recipes
- Ironically hates having to follow orders given their name
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Two Steak Knives Taped Together

PDA LOGIN:
[stabbyStabby]
[kn1fe]

Name & Title: Sophie the glorified Waitress
Gender (if applicable): Female
Appearance: Really tiny. Like she would lose a fight with a hamster. Wears coke bottle glasses and a brown apron.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
-Food presentation
-Origami
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Aw Soggit (Automatically maximizes the sogginess of any ingredient she touches(Why would anyone want this power))
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- Weak jaw(Has a hard time chewing most foods)
- Poor judge of texture
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Spoon

PDA:
PASSWORD
PASSWORD

Name & Title: Chef Sei
Gender (if applicable): (The only thing in this form is a small cartoon fox head)
Appearance: A surprisingly stout-looking figure with green robes, dark hair, a fox mask. Has distinctly vulpine ears and tail. Is actually average sized; the robes just make them look big.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- Patient, useful with long cook times
- Analytical, able to better determine what went right/wrong
- Open-minded, able more easily stomach more... exotic taste combinations
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Has the ability to perform small visual illusions
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- Maybe a little... too patient. Overcooks things easily
- Biased towards tofu and tofu-like characteristics
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Chopsticks/Wok

PDA:
noblefox603
9Tails

Name & Title: Master Chef

Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
-Cooking (Not Elegant)
-Warfare

Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
-Can combine two dishes into one instantly

Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
-Knees (x2 damage)
-Lower back (x3 damage)

Preferred Chef Implement:
-Multi-utensil

Name & Title: Mr. Protagonist
Gender (if applicable): Male
Appearance: Scrawny little kid with messy dark hair, big sparkly eyes, and endless determination and willpower.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
-Motivational speeches
-Improvising
-Eating literally anything
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
-Can enter a second form with more power for a limited amount of time, leaves him very exhausted afterwards
-When in the second form, can enter a third form with even more power for a limited amount of time, he passes out afterwards
-When in the third form, can enter a fourth form with much more power for a limited amount of time, but he will die afterwards
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
-Girls
-Doesn't know how to give up
Preferred Chef Implement:
-Spatula

Name & Title: Ferre Cook
Gender (if applicable): Masculine
Appearance: A reptilian creature clad in metallic scales. Has absurdly sharp claws and teeth that are capable of cutting anything he had known except himself. Has golden eyes, and two pairs of metallic horns growing on his head.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- Baking
- Fixing Things
- Forging
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Anything less than throwing him to the sun would have minimal damage. He's sometimes miffed by the fact he's so durable, there's nothing that can trim his claws and horns
- His teeth and claws are absurdly sharp. It could cut through anything he has encountered. It unfortunately cannot cut any part of himself.
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- He cannot stop his claws from being absurdly sharp.
- Lactose intolerant.
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Spatula.

PDA:
BigMetalLizard
IamIron28

Name & Title: Lady Beurre du Poussin
Gender: Sometimes. Depends who's talking.
Appearance: Just an ordinary lightly-built, fem-coding human. Mostly. Carefully-dressed outside the kitchen to try and avoid unwanted attention. Ignore the odd amber eyes, sharp teeth and lightish grey-maroon skin. It's a hereditary condition. One you're contractually-bound not to discuss. The little devil gets angry when you do.
Skills:
- Pastry, Poultry, Pork, Pasta and ...Pineapple Pizza
- Languages (English, French, Elvish, Infernal)
- Sociology??? (You didn't expect to do so well at this whole cooking thing)
Magical Abilities:
- Sorcery
- Illusions
- Pacts, uh strictly theoretical!
Weaknesses:
- Diets
- Big crowds
- Greens, especially Sprouts. I HATE SPROUTS.
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Whisk (but you carry your grandfather's silver splayd with you everywhere as a memento but also for taste testing)

Username: BdP
Password: t4i113v3nt

Name & Title: Lord Crumblebottom, heir to the Crumblebottom fortune debt.
Gender (if applicable): Yes.
Appearance: Nondescript features, wears an old apron over an equally well-worn suit. Tired. Has a top hat with the top removed. Blame the imp.
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
-Baking scones.
-Baking biscuits.
-Making tea.
Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Can summon/dismiss a small flame at fingertips.
- Can adjust the temperature of above just so.
- Fire resistant.
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
-Inherited debt.
-Personal demon familiar resembling a small winged debt collector. Black hair, glasses, blue suit, floating over my shoulder and will continue to do so until you pay your contract. Annoying.
-Occasionally possessed by above.
Preferred Chef Implement:
-Spoon. Very useful.

Login credentials. No looking!Show

Username: Crumblord
Password: 1B3D2C4E01

Name & Title: Lz. Apporomentum

Gender (if applicable): Genderfuck Devil Spirit

Appearance:
So they ask me, "L****z**a Apporomentum ***q, what's the deal with looking the way you are?
That's real funny! I appreciate a good joke. Haven't you ever seen the Real Deal? Glowing red eyes? Translucent skin?
I look just the way you do, but better! Better! You're just wishing to be cool as me, huh?
Check this out... I've got vambraces made of coal.
Huh? You can't see my legs? Maybe I didn't put them on today.

Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- The best roasting this side of the planet has to offer
- Making people extremely frustrated for no obvious reason, but only for a very short time
- Fine perception of spice and zing

Magical Abilities (If applicable): (i.e. Fire breath)
- Able to fulfill the dish wish of another... with a devious backfiring twist. The greater the dish, the greater the twist!
- Completely impervious to burns of any sort. That's right. Any sort.
- Great manipulation of spice and zing

Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- Often and easily burns food
- Completely unable to taste salt

Preferred Chef Implement:
- Mini-prongs (Definitely not a giant fork. Definitely not.)

Name & Title: Goob Zalp II III Jr. V Sr.

Gender (if applicable): NULL

Appearance: At all times 3/4 of bird (ambiguously blue/green)
That or 1/4 of insect, definitively orange

Skills: Can swap a Flavor with its respective Texture, and vice versa

Magical Abilities (If applicable):
Can directly manipulate cooking times

Weaknesses: At all times, will mistake a flavor for another flavor
Deathly allergic to the specific color [c=#ca7f30]#ca7f30[/c]

Preferred Chef Implement: Oversized Egg-Beater

PDA:
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Name & Title: Grongith Banghorn
Gender (if applicable): Powerful
Appearance: only wearing apron
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- sensitive tongue
- quick hands
- large
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- common vegetables
- food
Preferred Chef Implement:
- stick

Name & Title: Sara Sweets
Gender (if applicable): Female
Appearance: Super cute candy girl who always wears frilly dresses
Skills: (i.e. Cooking)
- Confectionaries
- Cake Art
- Gingerbread Houses
Magical Abilities (If applicable):
- Can bring her food creations to life
- Can heal her wounds with food
Weaknesses: (i.e. salmon)
- Extremely Naive
- Editable
- MEAT
Preferred Chef Implement:
- Spoon


Username: CakePrincess
Password: \(^w^)/

[Hello! I'm Myeth, the co-artist to the adventure. We have picked 3 of you, but are unable to pick one out. Please vote on 1, 2, or 3!]

3! (I am definitely unbiased)

number 1!!

3

>1
so cute

2 (although I love them all)

PICK ONE!

*holds up four fingers*

Number one please! cooking fairy is good yes

2

Hopefully all of them can be in their own way! This is a school after all, so we oughta have classmates...

Chaos option. ..... 2

2!!