The Price of Silence is the second Abnormality suppression of the Floor of Religion. It can be unlocked in Star of the City by obtaining the Book of Esther, Book of Hubert, and Book of Gloria. Completing it raises the floor's realization level to III.
Mass-IndividualMass Attack Targets every enemy. A successful hit destroys the target's Combat Page or action dice. Individual If the dice roll is larger than the target's current die, they take damage, and the die is destroyed. 13~13 This die deals damage equal to (Dice value x 2)% of target’s Max HP (Ignores resistances) 13~13 This die deals damage equal to (Dice value x 2)% of target’s Max HP (Ignores resistances) 13~13 This die deals damage equal to (Dice value x 2)% of target’s Max HP (Ignores resistances)
Stats
150
300
2~6
Ineffective
Ineffective Ineffective
Ineffective
Ineffective Ineffective
Passive Abilities
Time Flowing Cannot be targeted. Every Scene, the player is given 30 seconds to select Combat Pages before the combat phase starts. At the start of the Scene, give other allies one of the following: 'Gain +3 Power in a clash' or 'Gain +3 Power in a one-sided attack'. Time Cumulating At the start of the Scene, spawns a 'Remnant of Time'. If 4 Remnants of Time are already present, the one with the lowest HP is replaced and all librarians take damage equal to its HP. Time Unstopping If 12 Remnants of Time are defeated within 12 Scenes, becomes Staggered the following Scene. If fewer than 12 Remnants of Time were defeated by the end of the 12th Scene, uses a Mass Attack page on the thirteenth (13th) Scene. The Price of Silence At the start of the Scene, add a copy of 'Silence' to the hands of all librarians.
Drops
Does not drop books.
Combat Bookshelf
Has no Combat Pages.
Combat Dialogue
Has no combat dialogue.
Remnant of Time
Behavior
Spawns every scene. If there's already 4 present at the start of the scene, the one with the lowest HP is replaced and all librarians take damage equal to its HP.
Stats
80
60
2~6
Normal
Normal Normal
Normal
Normal Normal
Passive Abilities
Your Betiding Copies the Speed dice number, Speed values, and resistances of a librarian. Combat Pages played by said librarian this Scene will be played by this character next Scene.
Drops
Does not drop books.
Combat Bookshelf
Has no Combat Pages.
Combat Dialogue
Has no combat dialogue.
Strategy
The goal is to kill 12 enemies in 12 scenes, averaging at one kill per scene.
A Remnant of Time that spawns when none other are present will copy the resistances of the patron librarian. Deliberately giving them a keypage with a Fatal resistance to a type can help kill one every scene easily.
To maximize damage, consider any of the following: SmokeSmoke Amplifies damage taken by 5% per stack. At 9+ Smoke, all dice gain +1 Power. Stacks up to 10. -1 Smoke at the end of each Scene., Slashing StanceSlashing Stance Slash Dice Power +2. Deal 50% additional damage with attacks., Eliminate Eliminate ( 3) On kill, give 1 StrengthStrength X Offensive dice gain +X Power for the Scene. to all allies next Scene 5~10 Add +1 Power if target’s HP is at 50% or lower 5~10 Add +1 Power if target’s HP is at 50% or lower, Le Regole Le Regole ( 3) On Use All allies deal +2 damage with their Offensive dice next Scene 5~11 5~10 3~8, HookUpon defeating an enemy, gain 1 Strength next Scene.
Each scene has a 30 second time limit.
The P key will instantly make all characters use every speed die with a random card.
Since a character restores light by killing an enemy or leveling emotion, it is feasible to run minimal light restore on the decks.
Sacrificing a librarian or two to activate Kizuna/Extreme FatigueAfter an ally dies, gain 1 Strength and 1 Endurance each Scene for the rest of the Act. (Stacks up to two times) Starts the battle with 25% less HP and RemembranceIf an ally has died, gain 2 Strength at the end of each Scene. helps increase damage output and also lowers the amount of time needed to act.
Abnormality Pages
By completing the suppression of The Price of Silence, the player acquires the following Abnormality Pages
Abnormality Pages
Name
Description
Floating Text
Lv Ⅰ -1 Time
[All Allies] The player has 30 seconds to select Combat Pages before the combat phase begins each Scene. Boost the Power of all dice of all librarians by 1-2.
Time flows as life does, and life goes as time does.
That one doesn’t have enough time is a useless complaint.
Tomorrow may or may not come.
You’ll be given more time than you have lost.
Time is given to everyone evenly, but fate makes it unfair.
Lv Ⅰ 2 The Thirteenth Toll
[Single Ally] Every 13th Combat Page the librarian plays gains 1-2 Power. (Excludes [On Play] pages) The dice on the page also gain the following effect: ‘[On Hit] Deal bonus damage equal to (Dice value)% of target’s Max HP’.
I know of absolute solitude. I shared my silence, and now I take its price. Once the time comes and the original owner arrives, the price will be paid.
I heard that disastrous bell yet again.
As the bell rang, a scream broke the silence at last…
The bell tolls for the last time, in a moment that never seemed to come.
I gave out my silence, and now I take its price.
Lv Ⅱ -2 Silence
[Single Ally] Add a ‘Silence’ page to the hand: ‘Cost 0 - [On Play] Take 15% of Max. HP as damage; all other characters lose 5 Speed’. Add an ‘Amplify’ page to the hand: ‘Cost 0 - [On Play] Take 10% of Max. HP as damage; Gain 5 Speed’. The page is also included in the deck at the start of subsequent Acts.
Rarely, I feel as if time has stopped. Fleeting moments of silence sometimes befall me.
Silence does not always bring peace.
An instant of silence, as if time had stopped.
When time stops, silence falls. In a way, they are one and the same.
Even when all has stopped, the soul will not perish.
E.G.O Pages
The following E.G.O Page is associated with The Price of Silence.
On Use Gain a Speed die for the next Scene 12~20On Clash Win Destroy opponent’s next die
Battle Symbol
The following Battle Symbol is related to The Price of Silence.
Battle Symbol
Name
Slot
The Price of Silence
Headwear 2
Effect
While possessing the Price of Silence's Abnormality page, 5% chance to boost attack damage by +1
Condition
Use The Price of Silence's Abnormality or E.G.O pages 10 times.
Background
For a more in-depth explanation of its story, visit The Price of Silence on Lobotomy Corporation Wiki.
The Price of Silence's Stage resembles a dark forest clouded in green mist, with very few grass visible on the dark ground and two thin and crooked trees in the background, multiple clocks with the same appearance of The Price of Silence's are attached to the aforementioned trees or engraved into the background. in the middle of the background is a big green clock different from others' appearance (having only 1 hand) and is the only moving one. It moves during the Combat Page selection phase, freezes upon the battle is engaged, and restarts upon the start of the next selection phase.
The Price of Silence is an enemy with the appearance of a black lamppost, but with a green clock attached to the middle of the post, making it a more scythe like design. The clock possess 5 clock hands of different sizes and forms, positioned at around 10 and 3 (making it about 3:50).
Combat Dialog
Screen
Normal:
"The flowing time cannot be grasped, nor can the flow be stopped."
"Time flows as life does, and life goes as time does."
"Why do you try to defy this greater stream that none can stop?"
After librarian uses 'Silence' card:
"A price follows silence."
"Silence does not always bring peace."
When using 'Inevitable Demise' card:
"Time is given to everyone evenly, but fate makes it unfair."
"Alas, silence does not always bring about positive outcomes."
Assistants: Combat Entrance
"A price… for silence…? What is it trying to say?"
"A scythe… clock? What does it mean?"
"Maybe there are more things we didn’t get to see before…"
On Kill
"I guess the lesson was “Don’t waste your time.”"
"…Phew, I was in such a hurry; I’m outta breath."
"Silence and death are similar in nature… I suppose that’s not wrong…"
Trivia
The Price of Silence appeared in the Legacy build of the prequel game, Lobotomy Corporation, as a HE Abnormality, with a similar appearance. The Abnormality represents the Major Arcana Card XIII, also known as Death, hence the scythe like appearance and the 13 Bells.
The Price of Silence, Hammer of Light and Poor Screenwriter's Notes are the only ones that were actually featured in a playable build of the game.
The Abnormality uses similar lines from the Hokma's Core Suppression, which itself bore a lot of similarities to The Price of Silence in terms of appearance and abilities.
The Abnormality uses the Second Warning theme in its fight, despite this theme being exclusive to WAW class Abnormalities and The Price of Silence being originally considered HE. This might indicate that it is now considered a WAW class Abnormality.
This change would be similar to The Queen of Hatred, Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary, Big Bird, and Judgement Bird all having been upgraded from HE class to WAW class either during the production of the Legacy versions or during the jump from Legacy to modern versions.
The big clock in the background actually indicates the player of the 30-second limit of choosing Combat Pages in this battle, as it will only activate in the selection phase and finishes a cycle every 30 seconds.
It will also appear upon the selection of the Abnormality Page Time. which is obtained after this Abnormality's Suppression.
8~8
13~13 This die deals damage equal to (Dice value x 2)% of target’s Max HP (Ignores resistances)
Time Flowing
