>LOOK STATS
Hit Dice: 3d6+0 HP (13/13 HP)
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+5
Masterwork Knife +6 melee (1d4+4), 19-20/x2 crit
Cricket Bat +5 melee (1d6+4)
Claws +5 melee (1d4+2)
Bite +5 melee (1d6+4)
Crossbow +0 ranged (1d8)

AC 19 (+3 dex, +4 natural, +2 leather armor)
Str 18, Dex 17, Con 10/17 (poison damage), Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 14
Fort +6, Reflex +5, Will +4
+7 Initiative
60 foot land speed, 15 foot climb speed, 30 foot swim speed
Membrane for gliding (40 ft (clumsy) in favourable winds)

Scent, Low Light Vision, Darkvision 60ft
Ferocity
Poison: with successful Bite, DC 14, 1d6 Primary & Secondary Con damage, 3 uses/day
Language: Common (young boy voice, man voice)

Total skill bonuses (when higher than stat):
Jump +25
Balance +17
Swim +14
Hide +13
Move Silently +13
Listen +13
Handle Animal +7
Climb +6 (plus climb speed)
Disguise +5
Diplomacy +5
Bluff +5
Escape Artist +5
Spot +5
Knowledge (Local) +4
Survival +4 (+7 when tracking by scent)

Feats:
- Agile, Alertness, Athletic, Stealthy (+2/+2 skill feats)
- Skill focus: Bluff, Diplomacy
- Weapon Finesse
- Improved Initiative
- Great Fortitude
- Point Blank Shot
- Run
- Endurance
- Track

>LOOK INVENTORY
Masterwork Knife
Cricket Bat
Dwarven Waraxe (no proficiency)
Decent Clothes
20 ft + 50 ft rope
Leather Armor
Chainmail Armor (no proficiency)
Buckler (no proficiency)
130 gp, 64 silver, 53 copper
Scrolls: Calm Animals, Summon Nature's Ally I
Light Crossbow (no proficiency)
4 flasks of high proof alcohol
9 crossbow bolts (2 tipped with knockout poison)
20 silvered crossbow bolts

>LOOK ALLIES
Claire (human wizard novice)

Will we eventually gain magical powers by drinking Claire's lubricating fluids?

>>9924792
>>9924792
7 Con damage? Sheee-eeet. We need to get that fixed.

And >Also, it's been pouring rain all day.
means no finding people out on the streets to nab...

>>9924861
I'm confused--do you want to eat her, or have sex with her?

Stay inside until the rain stops and talk to claire.

>>9924938
Yes.

>We need to get that fixed.
You've got a few options for that. You could go back to the church of St. Cuthbert, you could wait until the Con damage heals naturally (a point per day), or you could seek potion-based healing.

>Stay inside until the rain stops and talk to claire.
When you get back to the house, you see Claire and a man you recognize her landlord concluding a shouting match. The rain makes it hard to hear the specifics, but neither is pleased.

>Will we eventually gain magical powers by drinking Claire's lubricating fluids?
>Yes.
Sorry, not running a fetish quest.

>>9925023
i think we should try to get a con healing potion from claire. she's an aspiring alchemist and we can only be a source of encouragement. and hopefully we can survive if she accidentally poisons us!

also, FUCK YEAR DOPPLEGANGER ^_^

>>9925023
Go see what's going on.

Fuck year, this quest is more awesome than this cabbie.

>>9925023
yeah lets try to eavesdrop first.

This reminds me of a more RPG-like version of Mycrobe.

>>9925121
mycrobe?

>>9925050

Yes you are.
See: Vore.

>i think we should try to get a con healing potion from Claire. She's an aspiring alchemist and we can only be a source of encouragement. and hopefully we can survive if she accidentally poisons us!
You make a note to ask her. All those flasks and vials have to be good for something, right?

>also, FUCK YEAR DOPPLEGANGER ^_^
>Fuck year, this quest is more awesome than this cabbie.
FUCK YEAR AWESOME PLAYERS!

>Go see what's going on.
>yeah lets try to eavesdrop first.
>1d20+13=24 Listen
The pouring rain is making it almost impossible to hear, but some of the shouting makes it through--notably "LATE," "OR ELSE," "-ICT YOU," and "FAILURE." It gets easier to hear as you get closer, but before you get there the landlord finishes and stomps off.

Action?

Go ask Claire what happened

>>9925173
casually ask claire who that was when she returns, try to pick up on subconscious cues to see if she feels threatened. id suggest eating the landlord but this could have repercussions for claire.

>>9925206
This, please. We've got a high enough Bluff and/or Diplomacy to feign interest/get her to open up to us. Also, we need to put some ranks in Sense Motive. Maybe nomming a priest or low-ranking clergy?

>Yes you are. See: Vore.
Pantophilia means that any quest could be considered a fetish. However, the point of this one is to have fun, not cater to fetishes.

>Go ask Claire what happened
>Casually ask Claire who that was when she returns, try to pick up on subconscious cues to see if she feels threatened. I'd suggest eating the landlord but this could have repercussions for Claire.
You head inside after Claire, who whirls at you furiously before seeing that you're not the landlord coming back. At your question, she tries to smile and says, "Nothing to worry about, really. Just my jerk of a landlord."

Use DAT diplomacy guys. Get talking to Claire, get the whole story from her, find out how much money she needs, if she can heal us, how she is aligned, her morality would feel about finding the truth about us.

>>9925248
if we are going to nom a priest make sure that they're not from the church that we go to for healing.

>>9925286
seconded

>>9925294
Good point. Maybe pin it on a rival/evil church.

>>9925286
Again, this please.

we do have some GP we can offer her.

>>9925330
It's not like we desperately need it either. We could eat a taxman and take his money while getting some financial knowhow.

>>9925369
this is true and so i support it, but id still like her to open up first

>>9925369
eat the criminal element

>>9925377
Yeah, I meant AFTER she opened up. Not just gonna say LOLHAVEMYMONEYILOVEYOU.

Yay, doppleganger damacy. Now hopefully this one wont mysteriously 404 on us like yesterday.

Also voting for talking to Clair.

someone hook me up with a description of claire. i want to know if i should be typing in this thread with one hand or two.

>>9925129

Bah, I just looked it up, I could have sworn it was called Mycrobe (even though it isn't, it probably should have been).

Anyway, behold! Microbe! Microbe is the best!

>Use DAT diplomacy guys. Get talking to Claire, get the whole story from her, find out how much money she needs, if she can heal us, how she is aligned, her morality would feel about finding the truth about us.
>1d20+5=11 Diplomacy
"It's money problems, like usual. I spend as little as I can but it's almost impossible to stay afloat. Everything's so expensive with this inflation, and some things have gotten way overpriced. Plus all the costs for working toward getting certified... Well, now the landlord's getting impatient and says he's going to kick me out if I can't come up with forty-odd gold. As if I have a way to get that on short notice, but he doesn't seem to care."
>Potion
"You got POISONED? Are you okay? I could try and work on something for that; it's a bit beyond what I've been working on, but I'll give it a shot for you. Let's see, I'll just need... oh joy that's a lot of new components."

(cont, will be refreshing for adding further questions)

>>9925489
how much money is she behind on?

>>9925524
around 40 she said.

Offer the gold, help with the potion if you can, thank really gracefully for all her help, MAKE EMOTIONAL BOND MAN. We want her to become a serious sidekick, don't we?

>>9925536
give her 50 :D

>>9925489
Let's offer to pay for the components and some extra for the completed potion, to help cover the rent.

Just hand over the cash, what are we doing with it anyway?

>>9925553
Hand the money over this way. It's smooth and feels good.

Possible creature upgrades:
Badger:
Burrow 10ft, Track feat, Escape artist ranks, Escape artist +4 racial.
Bat:
Blindsense 20 ft, Alertness.
Bird of Prey (Hawk, Falcon, Eagle):
Flight 60-80ft, Spot ranks, Spot +8 racial, Alertness.
Centipede:
Poison vs. Dex, Climb +8 racial, Hide +8 racial, Spot +4 racial.
Dog:
Survival rank, +4 Survival when using scent, Track feat, Spot ranks, Listen ranks.
Monkey:
Climb 30ft, Climb +8 racial.
Owl:
Move silent +14 racial, Alertness, Spot +8 racial (low light only), Listen ranks, Spot ranks.
Scorpion:
Sting natural attack, Constrict attack, Improved Grab, Tremorsense 60ft, Spot +4 racial.
Spider:
Poison vs. Str, Web attack, Tremorsense 60ft, Jump +10 racial (if hunting), Spot +8 racial (if hunting).

Additionally, tougher enemies that have a good chance of kicking our arses:
Ape:
Claws 1d6+5, Str 21, Toughness.
Boar:
Gore 1d8+3, Natural AC 6, Toughness.
Choker:
MOTHERFUCKING QUICKNESS.
Crocodile:
Bite 1d8+6, Improved grab, Tail swipe 1d12+6.
Leopard:
Improved grab, Pounce, Rake.
Wolf:
Trip attack (on bite), Survival rank, +4 Survival when using scent, Track feat, Weapon focus (bite).

are we permanently clawed or do we semi-transform our hands? what's the deal?

>>9925624
They retract.

>>9925624
retractable claws, we can snikt with the best of them.

>>9925544
I also agree. Give Claire the gp and find out what she needs to replace the components she used for us.

>>9925578
well we need more bolts. More bolts!
And possibly to hire some retard to go track down some Owls and Centipedes for us, apparently.

>how she is aligned, her morality, would feel about finding the truth about us.
>"I'm curious. What's your view on life, anyways?"
"Hmm? Ha, haven't gotten asked something like that in a while," she says, flipping through another book near the rudimentary lab. "Guess it'd be something like my dad always said: Look out for number one, but don't step on number two. Haven't spent a lot of time with philosophy lately, though. If I'm not working, I'm practicing magic practical, and if not that then I'm trying to get through those boring as dirt books on arcana theory or the planes of existence, and if not that then I'm trying to make headway with alchemy."

>Offer the gold, help with the potion if you can, thank really gracefully for all her help, MAKE EMOTIONAL BOND MAN. We want her to become a serious sidekick, don't we?
>Let's offer to pay for the components and some extra for the completed potion, to help cover the rent.
"Really, you don't have to--well, if you're going to insist, then alright. Tell you what, I'll make a list of stuff I'll need, and while I get the process started with things I have on hand you can pick those up."

>>9925595
we managed to kill a boar

>>9925691
Ask her why she's doing all that cramming.

>>9925693
There are still potentially more boar-related upgrades we can obtain. I'm just making a list of all the decent stuff obtainable from SRD for CR:2 and below that would likely be found in the nearby forest.

>>9925691
>>9925715
What he said. And after we find out what it is that drives her so, get the list of things and let's get going.

>>9925693
And 2 gators if I recall correctly.

Let's go ingredient shopping, and we might find someone good to eat on the way.

She runs a courier service (thus she's employed), and is supernaturally good at it, and still can't pay the rent?
Does this town have a housing crisis?
More delicious homeless people. ^_^

>>9925691
Let's head to the market and pick up the components. Make some spot checks on the way, whoever followed us to the river may still be around.

>>9925766
landlord is an extortionist.

>>9925766
nope the magic tuition is really high

>>9925771
We don't have much Spot (+3 from wis only, I think). We could do with the racial spot or spot ranks from any birds we come across.

If we spot some easy gold on the way, of course we should go for it.

>>9925804
How about selling that chainmail and waraxe we can't use?

>>9925804
load sharks

>>9925830
Sell the booze too, if possible.
What are we gonna do with booze?

>>9925830
They're possibly marked as stolen goods, especially if the guys following us are from the dwarf's party.
Still worth a try.

>>9925859
If asked, we just found it. Hope for a decent Bluff check.

According to the inventory, we already have enough gold for the short term rent. Not saying we should turn down more money but we're pretty good atm. Not that we'd be afraid of loan sharks but lets not cause any more trouble than is necessary to feed us.

>>9925866
This isn't fookin' oblivion, there aren't red hand marks on 'em. Sale good. :D

>>9925859
>>9925873
make sure alcohol isn't on her component list first.

we need a woman's voice to increase the number of ways we can deceive people.

>>9925880
No.
We find a loan shark
and then
we EAT the loan shark

We'd basically have to do the equivalent of pawning them and I doubt we'd get near what they are worth.

>>9925894
It could be useful, but it isn't urgent. We know at least one group is tracking us right now, so we may need to lay low.

>>9925942
If we get Pounce and Rake we'll be able to deal with them, that's effectively 4 free claw attacks and a free bite attack on a charge.

>>9925880
fyi when some one suggests something its probably to eat it

>>9925981
well damn, we need to learn where we can hunt/buy some leopards.

So what's the issue currently? Are we trying to get more money right now?

>Ask her why she's doing all that cramming.
>What he said. And after we find out what it is that drives her so, get the list of things and let's get going.
"It's been my dream for--well, since I was little--to be a real wizard. Didn't know then that it would involve hours and hours of studying really dry material, or running my butt off every day to try and scrap together enough money. But at least I'm living the dream, right? And every time I'm casting a spell, I get that same glee of being able to actually use magic. It just seems like there's something new ready to pop up as an obstacle to getting there every time I turn around. Okay, here's the list."

>Let's head to the market and pick up the components. Make some spot checks on the way, whoever followed us to the river may still be around.
>1d20+5=12
Back into the rain. You don't see anyone else on the streets right now. Luckily a lot of these shops have an upstairs home for the owner, so even if business isn't good today they'll be able to help you out. You follow Claire's directions to the alchemy shop, and hand the list to its rotund, beaming proprietor.
"Ah, you are not one of my regular customers, are you? Tell me, what is your name? How are you on this most rainy of days?"

Name? Uh oh.

Jimmy Hoffa

Kirby

jack

We're just here to pick up some things for a friend. Give him the list, give him money, make no smalltalk, be rude if necessary, get out.

>>9926073
P.S. I hate shopkeepers and I think our doppleganger should have an irrational hatred for shopkeepers too. We've already eaten a baker.

>>9926017
"My name is Pell. I'm helping Claire with her errands. I need these components."

Jack Kirby?

I'm Vlad, I'm soaked with water.

We should not, at any rate, tell the man that we know / are living with Claire. If he were to ever learn of our true identity, he could link us back to her.

>>9926017
... "eh, we're from out of town. Got poisoned, figured we'd pick up some stuff to make a potion to cure it."
No need to mention name. Just act like we didn't hear it or we're a dense fucker and just forgot he asked.

>>9926090
that's not to bad

>>9926098
This but use "I" instead of "we".

>>9926017
Don't mention claire. No need to give anyone any more plothooks than is needed, fuckin' adventurers.
Just make up a fake name, grab the lewt and gtfo

>>9926057
This is brilliant.

>>9926017
"Oh, I got poisoned; an alchemist I know said she'd mix something up for it if I bought her a few things."

>>9926098
This, we have always side stepped the name issue and its working, no need to make one now.

LET'S NOT MAKE A SONG AND DANCE OUT OF THIS.

>We're just here to pick up some things for a friend. Give him the list, give him money, make no smalltalk, be rude if necessary, get out.
"Only these? Of course, of course. It will be the smallest of moments for me to get them." He continues to try and make small talk, your silence not dampening his constant flow of chatter and flashing smiles. "And there, my most honorable of customers, I have your very fine ingredients! For your sake, I have even wrapped them in this fine skin to keep this rainiest of days out! I would very much appreciate in return the most small sum of twelve of the happily bright golden coins, if it is not a great difficulty for your most esteemed self."

>>9926217
pay the man. He doesn't deserve to be eaten.

>>9926217
12? Are you trying to rip me off? I'll give you 9 for it and if you try to rob me again I'll call the guards.

>>9926217
>Need a name to use in case of emergency
I recommend that we let claire in on the fact that we're a shapeshifter pretty soon.

>>9926234
BLUFF ROLL!

>>9926234

>>9926234
This. Sounds like a haggler
Less aggressive though?

>>9926230
Pay him. We don't want to make waves in Claire's world... yet.

>>9926217
Heh, I like this guy. I want his-

-no, bad doppelganger! Do not eat everyone you like!

Attempt to haggle down a bit, but don't try too hard.

>>9926217
"Lolwut? 12?"
Hand him 12 and be all like "you sure it's not 10? That's quite a lot!"

>>9926240
Yeah, while she's making the potion I suggest we come out of the closet to her. Try to say we're only trying to get by and don't do evil shit unnecessarily, etc, etc. If she doesn't take it well, murder and eat that judgmental bitch.

>>9926240

Perhaps after we help her out (i.e. we establish ourselves as an ally worth holding onto) we might be able to confide in her - it's important that she's dependent on us to some degree.

>>9926217
Appraise check it. We can use it untrained so we can do that and try to figure out if this is a good deal.

lmao, one second you guys can't wait to get out of the shop, next second you're willing to haggle for hours over a couple of coins.

>>9926286
I suppose no harm in trying.

>>9926304
that's us, the bipolar doppleganger

>>9926318

Well he must have multiple personality disorder!

This guy seems like a more posh version of crazy Hassan.

Haggle it down to 10gp.

Also, FUCK YEAR ITS DD

>Kirby
Cracked me up, in case you were curious.

>12? Are you trying to rip me off? I'll give you 9 for it and if you try to rob me again I'll call the guards.
>This. Sounds like a haggler. Less aggressive though?
>Attempt to haggle down a bit, but don't try too hard.
"I am the most sorry of persons on this rainiest of days, to hear that this most happily brought service to you is not worth the smallest of sums." You note his smile hasn't wavered. "Yet it would make all who hear of it the most delighted of souls to know that I would gladly give you these most rare and valuable materials for the merest amount of ten brightly shining coins of gold!"

>>9926351
"Thank you, my good shopkeep. This may indeed be the start of a lucrative relationship..."

>>9926351
>implying we still got ripped off

>>9926351
ten is good

Can we just pay the man now please?

>>9926380
I think the grin is permanent rather than an indication of us being ripped off.

not like we're short on money or lacking a way to get more

Are there any living creatures in the shop? Like caged crickets or spiders?

>>9926400
No, fuck that. I won't be robbed I tell you I won't have it.

EAT HIM. EAT HIM ALIVE!!! [spoiler] just kidding. pay the man and leave.[/spoiler]

>>9926380
yes but we were trying for 9gp hard to change tunes now

At some point, whenever we have access to simple earth moving/shaping spells or a pick/shovel and lots of time, we need to dig ourselves out a hidden lair/hoard.

Speaking of which, how are our stashes of random stuff around town? We should add stuff to them/check up on them once in a while.

>>9926415
those would have to be monstrous crickets or spiders.

>Well he must have multiple personality disorder!
I see what you did there.

>"Thank you, my good shopkeep. This may indeed be the start of a lucrative relationship..."
>ten is good
"Many thanks upon you, my most treasured of new friends! I await your arrival upon my humblest of doorsteps with most hopeful of hearts! May your feet stay dry on your walk home on this rainiest of days!"

You leave to a broad smile at your back. Back to the house, or did you want to buy anything else while you were here?

This is fine.

>>9926454
Back to the house. We've got a showdown with that Claire.

>>9926424
Not really, this is how haggling works: The seller sets a price fairly high, you ask for a really low price and then the two of you work on a compromise.

>>9926351
Ehh well that works. Have 11.

Ask him if he has any stuff that might help lure / find / track down Spiders and Centipedes. Delicious racials.

one of you eloquent assholes write a nice coming-out-of-the-shapeshifter-closet speech to say to claire.

>>9926454
when she's making the potion, subtly come out of the closet about the shapeshifting thing. Make sure she knows that we're NOT any sort of were-animal

>>9926463
yes but we asked for it at 9 we got 10 and he wanted 12

>>9926454
The house is good, we need to get our Con score back up.

Need? I don't think we needed anything, but keep an eye open on the way back to make sure we're not being followed.

Grab some bolts, no haggling, then home.

>>9926475
NO. There's nothing positive to be gained by her knowing what we are right now.

I vote for heading back.

>>9926454
Something to find Spiders or Centipedes or Birds would be good.

>>9926454
If it's raining and low-traffic outside, then it's probably a good day to eat shopkeepers. Their stores will be open, but there won't be a lot of customers going in and out, or watching people come and go.

>>9926475

YO CLAIRE IMA FREAKA NATURE WHOOP WHOOP
*pelvic thrusts

>Cost-benefit-analysis

Why again would we like to divulge our identity?

Cleric of Cuthbert is gonna be pissed he prepared lesser restoration for no reason.

Also, after this we should see about getting our hands on a healing potion of some sort to keep as a panic button.

>>9926514
Yeah, but we'd need to check the store has a Rooftop exit first. Or we'll be found. And that'd be bad.

>>9926503
there is, it means she'll be less freaked out later on if she finds out another way.
increases trust, etc.

>>9926475
>>9926474
This will need to be handled delicately.
I propose we broach the subject by asking if some of the stranger components used in potions are really safe for consumption by humans in a skeptical manner. She may pick up on the cue that we're nonhuman, if not then just wait for a convenient segue.

>>9926495
this, we are running out of bolts. we only have 9 left.

Voting not to tell Claire just yet.

>>9926545
voting to tell

>>9926527

seconding this panic button idea. more things to add to the stash(s)

>>9926529
"Ohay, I eat things and gain their powers."
>people have been going missing recently
>fuckfuckfuckfuck

50 bolts would be good yes?

also voting not to tell yet; go with >>9926530 if we really have to tell her

>>9926545

Seconded.

>>9926563
we tell her about the shapeshifting, not about HOW it works

We haven't killed a werebear have we?

Voting to tell.

Lets see:
Cost:
She may freak out and we have to kill her.
She may freak out but keep her cool around us, tomorrow when we're out hunting she has the adventurers here waiting for us.
Benefit:
We'd be able to have more autonomy. We could ask her advice on things without worrying (IE, learn things without killing someone). Maybe she trusts us more?

>>9926593
nope

voting not to tell her.. yet

are there any bridges in town we can check under on this most rainy of days for indigents, hobos and dogs?

Also, I've been looking forward to this thread. Why the hell can't we have a mod like this for NWN or similar?

>>9926604
I say we tell her but make it very clear how much we respect her and only wish to tell her out of honesty.

>>9926563
We wouldn't do anything so rash, we would explain that we have a complex magical disorder that we hoped she could one day help us with. The cost of curing something as obscure as uncontrolled polymorph syndrome is prohibitive, and we aspired to help her to become a full blown wizard in exchange for a little research into the disorder.

>>9926609
I also agree with the not telling her yet. It's better to not show our hand all at once. Also, if we're being tailed, she may be at risk.

DAT DIPLOMACY will be useful won't it?

>>9926635
one hell of a bluff check

>Are there any living creatures in the shop? Like caged crickets or spiders?
Nothing you saw of the size needed for trait gathering.

>one of you eloquent assholes write a nice coming-out-of-the-shapeshifter-closet speech to say to Claire.
Bonus to the roll for doing this, determined by how convincing/eloquent/awesome it is.

>Back to the house. We've got a showdown with that Claire.
>keep an eye open on the way back to make sure we're not being followed.
>1d20+5=25 Spot
You head back to the house, but as you pass an alleyway you see a pair of people in it. They're--whoa now, that's odd. They're connected by a stream of something dark and liquid-like, which pulses a moment before tearing out of the one and flowing into the other. The one it came out of collapses, and the one the flow of stuff went into shakes its head a moment before it sees you and bolts.

>>9926604
Risks outweigh potential benefits for now, we have plenty of autonomy, we work for her a couple hours a day then we nom stuff.

>>9926649
PURSUE

>>9926609
Dogs would be good.

Don't tell claire.

See if Mr. Alchemist has stuff that can trap centipedes or spiders.

Get 50 bolts.

>>9926649
PURSUE!! SILENT WALK. ALL DAT GOOD STUFF.

>>9926649
How quickly is it escaping? Is pursuit a viable option?

If not, check the drained body.

>>9926649
lets chase that Warlock nothing bad could happen.
/sarcasm

>>9926658
PURSUE!

>>9926677
>>9926678
pretty sure we can outrun it

>>9926649

motherfuck...check the fallen one for loot/to determine whatever the hell it is, then use scent/track to follow the fleeing figure

>>9926649
WTF follow and be careful we need to know what this is, it could be delicious.

>>9926649

Fuck, I'm outta here.

If we tell her, I'd prefer not telling her about the specifics or making up any fake 'disease' that she can look up. Play up the "Oh no, am I a monster?" thing and try to win her around. We offer to move out if she wants (whither we actually move out or kill her depends on our whims).

Haggle, but don't be pushy enough to raise suspicion.

"Are you sure you don't mean ten?"

also EAT THE CORPSE he might have residual knowledge of whats going on

>>9926710
you're late we got it for 10

>>9926688

I likes this idea.

Perhaps we can pick up on the scent of the attacker by smelling the corpse.

>>9926649
Probably too high level for us anyway. go check the dead guy.
See if we can eat the dead guy.

>>9926649
another for check the fallen one and follow the runner.

CHASE!

>>9926725
>>9926715
These.

Just throwing this out there:
"Springheel" Jack Damacy.
Due to the show we gave the populace in our first race with Claire.

Examine dead guy for evidence

Perhaps something could be analyzed by Claire - would she be able to distinguish the cause of death or if any magic was used?

yes! i withdraw my pursue vote. eat dead body, get scent, THEN follow after looting. i'm so silly.

All you bloodhounds realize that it is currently raining, right?

>>9926752
i like this name for a cover later

>>9926768

>>9926768
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

if we're fast, we can make it

>>9926761
It's at least a good time to experiment if the "kill it ourselves" thing is valid.

>>9926768
we saw him and it's only a +1 for every hour in the rain

>Speaking of which, how are our stashes of random stuff around town? We should add stuff to them/check up on them once in a while.
As I remember it, it was decided to just store the stuff at Claire's, so that things wouldn't get noticed or damaged by weather. You opted not to return to the scene of the crime and stash things at the empty buildings of people you'd eaten in their homes.

>PURSUE
You dash around the corner after it, and--crap. Where did it go? There's like a dozen doors here, and you can't smell shit in this rain.

>If not, check the drained body.
Well, this is odd. There's a hole in this guy's gut, but he's not bleeding. In fact, there seems to be the absence of blood. Not in his skin, or even his eyes. Eat him, or keep examining?

can we ready one of our knockout bolts while pursuing?

can we ready one of our knockout bolts while pursuing?

Chasing the living guy. If the dead guy had anything we would want, he wouldn't have died! :P

>>9926806
in that case, continue examining and searching.. no way we can bring a dead body back to claire without arousing unwanted suspicion, even in this weather

>>9926810
or maybe the living guy was just that more powerful.

I say it's snack time!

>>9926806
I vote eat, just for kicks

>>9926806

fucking vampire warlocks. keep investigating the body, take anything it has, consume

>>9926806
Examine, but drag the corpse somewhere hidden.

Give it another once over then eat it.

>>9926806
*shrug* eat anyway.

>>9926846
Yeah, because if WE'RE spotted, that won't look suspicious at all.

1. Search dead man for any evidence or goods. An extra set of clothing never hurts also. In fact, what sort of clothing is it?

2. Do we really want to precariously pursue this thing?

3. If we examine the corpse, it needs to be done so out of sight - we don't want people thinking we've just murdered someone and are gawking at the body.

Here's hoping we don't get indigestion.

Puny humans get indigestion! We could digest a God!

>>9926911
good point, on to the investigation/nomming.

>>9926806
did we wiff the tracking check? or did you just say we couldn't? not that it matters with the base DC of 23-26. but it would be nice to know.

>I say it's snack time!
>I vote eat, just for kicks
>1. Search dead man for any evidence or goods. An extra set of clothing never hurts also. In fact, what sort of clothing is it?

You haul it out of sight and devour it quickly. It feels filling, but not tasty at all, like all the delicious creamy filling was sucked away already. What gives? It can't be the lack of blood, you haven't minded that before.

He's got a bit of chump change and a knife on him. The clothes aren't anything much either, cheap city worker fare.

Willing to bet there's no abilities attached to this body.
We should get that stat point healing from the Priest, then go to claires after eating the body.
>Working on a write up for coming out of the closet

>>9926949
Aha! My Holmesian mind has deduced that we feed on people's essences as well as their bodies. Thus, that vampirewarlock or whatever the fuck it was got to this essence before us.

>>9926901
I imagine our digestive system as something akin to a wood chipper inside a sponge encasement.

>>9926956
>Working on a write up for coming out of the closet

For that, sir, I love you.

We should get back to Claire, I'm of the opinion we should keep ehr in the dark for now, though.

>>9926971
then we must kill him for stealing our food.

>>9926956
see>>9926701
and>>9926530

>>9926949
is the church on the way back because the priest has that spell on hold for us.

>>9926806
Don't eat him! If we didn't kill him, we gain nothing from it!

>did we wiff the tracking check? or did you just say we couldn't? not that it matters with the base DC of 23-26. but it would be nice to know.
Unlikely roll for you to get, and you came nowhere close.

>I imagine our digestive system as something akin to a wood chipper inside a sponge encasement.
On turbo.

bonus roll for speech + diplomacy = claire sucking a shapeshifting dick by the end of the night. i promise.

BE BRAVE OF HEART GUYS.

>is the church on the way back because the priest has that spell on hold for us.

Vote is now. Church first, or house?

>>9927034
somehow I doubt that.

House

>>9927077
Church

>>9927077
House.

>>9927077
Church to even things up

>>9927034
No.

House now.
Get delicious Constitution healing. ^_^

Church first

Church

house

>>9927093
Oh, wait. We're getting the components so she can try to cure us. Duh. Changing to house. If it doesn't work, to the Church.

I've already voted but I don't think theres a need for the church since Claire will heal us with this potion anyway.

>>9926949
>This potion you're making... it's safe for human consumption yeah? What about other races? Just curious you know? Elves, Dwarves, the like? Because I get this feeling sometimes that I'm not... exactly normal. Almost like I'm not 100% human... I think there might be something in my family, some other race...
>Every morning that I look in the mirror, I feel like I look a bit different than I did the day before, have you noticed?
>(Let me know what you think /tg/ before we submit it?)

>>9927103
Church also gets our con healed, thats the point.

>>9927103
that's the spell the preist has on hold for us

house, for fucks sake.. we already paid for our poison potion ingredients, don't need to tithe too

house, for fucks sake.. we already paid for our poison potion ingredients, don't need to tithe too

>>9927140
>>9927141
potion is a bonding experience with claire, as well as a backup plan

>>9927139
He'll just restore some other 'tard
Can't be too angry about that.
I mean what priest doesn't prepare a Repair Attributes anyway?

>>9927134
Dude, that's not even close to coming out. I think a bit more frankness is alright. Mention how you somehow keep adapting and changing physically when you meet people.

>>9927161
This one didn't yesterday.

>>9927161
he said that he normally doesn't prep that spell because it's in low demand

>>9927134
I like it, and most of us are opposed to a full reveal, so it seems like a good balance.

>House
>Church
>House
>Church
>House
>Church
>House
>Church
Fricking cracking up. Okay, first to three after this post gets it.

>>9927198

House.

>>9927198
Brothel

>>9927141
>>9926809
Could you delete these double posts?

>>9927134
You know, I kinda like it. It's the truth and then it's not. And it's topical.

church

>>9927198
Church

>>9927198
House

>>9927198
I changed to house.

House

>>9927134
Eh, it's an okay start. Not saying I can do better, but I don't expect a huge bonus.

house man!!!

church

>>9927198
House

sell the stuff we don't have proficiency for.

Eat touch animals, like armadillos, gain natural armor.

>>9927249
Armas aren't in Standard, though.

House it is. You show up without further ado. Claire is busy with a bubbling pot of some chemical or another, concentrating as she measures out another component drop by drop.

>>9927249
we have croc natural armor.

Do we know the actual value of the goods? Is this guy trying to rip us off?

>>9927271
Give ingredients. While she's bubbling do the speech that guy wrote. Maintain eye contact and be serious. Gimme some of dat diplomacy.

>>9927305
In during natural 1

>>9927305
no speech we don't want to distract her.

diplomacy can solve everything. if it doesn't we'll eat her. i am so looking forward to eating her.

>>9927324
second, wait till she can actually talk.

>>9927271
give a helping hand, maybe gain a random rank in alchemy?

>>9927271
Give Claire 40g rent and alchemical stuff.
Restore con.
Deliver goods
Go hunting
Fuck bike
sell girl

I still vote for not telling her. Just act really grateful for the potion, and say we'll find a way to help her with her financial woes.

Fine, if we are really doing this do we wanna blow some of those bonus points from previous artworks on this diplomacy check?

>>9927289
Well, there may be that, and inflation.
We should have visited the animal vendor while we were out for
>>9925595
suggestions.

>>9927354
We're going to get the naturalest 1 ever.

>>9927354
I vote we use most if not all of them
this is a very important roll

afterwords i think we should ask claire or the priest about that soul stealing caster

rolled 17 = 17

>>9927394
DICE GODS, AID MY ROLL! GRANT ME THE NATURALEST 20 EVER

If we're going for the big reveal, I vote we use ALL the bonus points

we really can't afford to fuck this up, and we can always make more art

>>9927394
Sure, go for it. If it doesn't work too bad. Then it's snacktime.

>Give ingredients. While she's bubbling do the speech that guy wrote. Maintain eye contact and be serious. Gimme some of dat diplomacy.
>wait till she's not busy
You wait until she turns away from the lab, and present the components. "Good, this one'll do, and this should be more than adequate. Now to hope I don't screw something up."

>This potion you're making... it's safe for human consumption yeah? What about other races? Just curious you know? Elves, Dwarves, the like? Because I get this feeling sometimes that I'm not... exactly normal. Almost like I'm not 100% human... I think there might be something in my family, some other race...
>Every morning that I look in the mirror, I feel like I look a bit different than I did the day before, have you noticed?
Say this and use Diplomacy? And if using bonus points on the roll, how many?

Since there's some for and against, will take the first to three vote on saying it or not, and consensus on points to use if it's decided to do it.

>>9927354

use all the points on the roll. if we fail even with the boost, give her all our gold, thank her for giving us a job, food, and board, then bow to her and leave quietly.

>>9927433
Do it, and use all bonuses
srs business

>>9927433
Do it and use a whole load of points.

>>9927433
Go for it and use all of them.

Alright then, TempDM: we wanna blow our bonus points on the diplo roll.

>>9927433
Use all the dice, if we fail and she freaks, kill and consume.

>>9927439
>give her all our gold, thank her for giving us a job, food, and board, then bow to her and leave quietly.

you crazy ass motherfucker get out of here with your insanity

bitch gonna get eaten if the roll doesn't work.

>>9927472
Step 1: Om
step 2: Nom
Step 3: Goto step 1

>>9927433

Do it. Use all bonus points.

>>9927472
>>9927469
Nooo don't eat her.

DOOOO ETTTT

>>9927510
Weasel jesus did not die so that we could get sympathetic.

>>9927510
only if it doesn't work

>>9927510
We're not trying to eat her, we're making a backup plan. We're trying to make her more loyal.

Hell with it, full speed ahead and use all the bonus points.

>>9927433
Weasus: Patron Saint of Wingmen in Doppleganger Damacy.

>>9927519
TELL CLAIRE ABOUT WEASEL JESUS. ATTEMPT TO CONVERT TO WEASALANITY SO SHE MAY LEARN THE LIGHT

>Claire's face

By the end of this night Claire will either be dead and rotting in our stomachs or the greatest ally we could ever hope for.

>>9927555
Or a fuck buddy

>>9927034
To make it special, we should probably find a horse to eat by the end of the day.

Actually, every other ally we have is rotting in our stomach too, so that's not hard.

>>9927559
What is this, maid quest?

I would say that we need to tell her we kill people if were burning so much on this roll, I mean if we still have to hide stuff from her that would kind of suck.

stop with the fetish ideas you're going to run the DM off.

>>9927559

That's definitely included in "greatest ally you could ever hope for".

THE DM IS CURRENTLY WRITING. LET US WAIT AND HOPE THAT CLAIRE WILL KNOW HOW MUCH WEASUS LOVES HER.

>>9927583
This. Seriously. If we're going to use all those bonus points we might as well come completely out of the closet.

The suspense is killing me!

While you wait for the DM, here's a copy pasted list of some traits we could easily pick up via nomming

Possible creature upgrades:
Badger:
Burrow 10ft, Track feat, Escape artist ranks, Escape artist +4 racial.
Bird of Prey (Hawk, Falcon, Eagle):
Flight 60-80ft, Spot ranks, Spot +8 racial.
Centipede:
Poison vs. Dex, Climb +8 racial, Hide +8 racial, Spot +4 racial.
Dog:
Survival rank, +4 Survival when using scent, Track feat, Spot ranks, Listen ranks.
Monkey:
Climb 30ft, Climb +8 racial.
Owl:
Move silent +14 racial, Spot +8 racial (low light only), Listen ranks, Spot ranks.
Scorpion:
Sting natural attack, Constrict attack, Improved Grab, Tremorsense 60ft, Spot +4 racial.
Spider:
Poison vs. Str, Web attack, Tremorsense 60ft, Jump +10 racial (if hunting), Spot +8 racial (if hunting).

Additionally, tougher enemies that have a good chance of kicking our arses:
Ape:
Claws 1d6+5, Str 21, Toughness.
Boar:
Gore 1d8+3, Natural AC 6, Toughness.
Choker:
MOTHERFUCKING QUICKNESS.
Crocodile:
Bite 1d8+6, Improved grab, Tail swipe 1d12+6.
Leopard:
Improved grab, Pounce, Rake.
Wolf:
Trip attack (on bite), Survival rank, +4 Survival when using scent, Track feat, Weapon focus (bite).

>>9927606
yeah. she's clearly all about number 1 like she said so if we just make clear to her that we would never hurt her and consider her a good friend that might or might not be enough to get her on to our side.

p.s. it bears repeating: bitch is gonna get eaten if she even looks at us sideways.

>>9927606 Thirded

>This potion you're making... it's safe for human consumption yeah? What about other races? Just curious you know? Elves, Dwarves, the like? Because I get this feeling sometimes that I'm not... exactly normal. Almost like I'm not 100% human... I think there might be something in my family, some other race...
>Every morning that I look in the mirror, I feel like I look a bit different than I did the day before, have you noticed?
>>Sometimes I get this all consuming hunger within me that causes me to eat... things. Animals. Sometimes people.

>This potion you're making... it's safe for human consumption yeah?
"Sure, what good would it be if it wasn't safe to drink? Kind of silly to make a potion to cure a poison's aftereffects and have it be harmful, isn't it?"
>What about other races? Just curious you know? Elves, Dwarves, the like?
"This is a pretty new book that had the recipe, so I don't know if they bothered testing potions on elves; but it should be fine for dwarves too."
>Because I get this feeling sometimes that I'm not... exactly normal. Almost like I'm not 100% human... I think there might be something in my family, some other race...
"What?"
>Every morning that I look in the mirror, I feel like I look a bit different than I did the day before, have you noticed?
"Well, yeah your face doesn't look the same as when I first found you... or a few days after... but--what are you trying to tell me?"

Everything is ruined forever.

>Claire, there is something I would like to talk to you about.
Ever since you took me in after finding me in that ally half dead, you've been wonderful to me; but I haven't been completely straight with you.
I'm different, you see. I was afraid you would react badly to the news but I have to tell you.
I'm a shapeshifter... not one of those werecreatures that have been terrorizing everyone, just something... else. I don't even know myself yet, but I'm trying to figure it out.
You don't hate me now do you?

Then the DC would go up significantly. And if we fail the roll, that would suck even more.

>>9927636
>>I want her to love me, but if she doesn't I'm going to cry and kill her!

>>9927671
Alrighty guys, how many beans will we spill?

Has no one here remembered the cardinal rule of relationships: When the going gets tough, lie like crazy? Omnomnoming on people is not one of those things that earns friends. Tell her about our race? Sure. Tell her about our thirst for humanoid flesh? Maybe as 'Yeah, we can improve ourself with it, but it's not something we'd go out of the way to do'.

>>9927671
"I'm not trying to scare you, Claire, believe me that's the last thing I would want for you to be scared of me. I'm not like normal people. I'm a shapeshifter. When I consume the essences of animals or people, I gain their traits. I say this to you only because I hope you can understand that I would never think of harming you but I want you to understand fully who I am and of what I am capable. Claire. Do you think you can trust me?"

>>9927701
ITT, we become date rapists.

>>9927703
Fuck it, spill 'em all and hope she's kind of amoral.

>>9927701
3/10 caused mild irritation, obvious troll.
I recommend you attend the trolling lessons occasionally posted on /v/, they're quite enlightening.

>>9927648
Forgot to add the link to
>>9927700

Sure is Autosage in here

>>9927740
at least we got this far yesterday we 404'd at something like 90posts

We spill everything. Bonus points to the max, let's go.

If she freaks out too much, we eat her and take her alchemical knowledge.

>>9927700
>>9927740
>Autosage
I need sleep soon, so no new thread. We'll use this till we're done. Just pop "noko" in the email field.

>Ever since you took me in after finding me in that alley half dead, you've been wonderful to me; but I haven't been completely straight with you.
>I'm different, you see. I was afraid you would react badly to the news but I have to tell you. I'm a shapeshifter... not one of those werecreatures that have been terrorizing everyone, just something... else. I don't even know myself yet, but I'm trying to figure it out.
>You don't hate me now do you?
Use this?

>"I'm not trying to scare you, Claire, believe me that's the last thing I would want for you to be scared of me. I'm not like normal people. I'm a shapeshifter. When I consume the essences of animals or people, I gain their traits. I say this to you only because I hope you can understand that I would never think of harming you but I want you to understand fully who I am and of what I am capable. Claire. Do you think you can trust me?"
Or this?

Or something else?

Monster who feeds on humans that wants to love a human girl. sounds like a book i heard of....twi something.

>>9927798
I like the second one better.

>>9927714

I say no to telling her we kill and eat people. Let her first absorb the fact that we're a shapeshifter and (hopefully) become comfortable with the fact. If she's still on our team, we can tackle that issue if we get that far.

>>9927798
First one. If we're going to dick this up, let's dick it up as little as possible.

>>9927798
both. nothing in them is mutually exclusive are they?

I vote the first one.

>>9927798

First one.

>>9927798
>Ever since you took me in after finding me in that alley half dead, you've been wonderful to me; but I haven't been completely straight with you.
>I'm different, you see. I was afraid you would react badly to the news but I have to tell you. I'm a shapeshifter... not one of those werecreatures that have been terrorizing everyone, just something... else. I don't even know myself yet, but I'm trying to figure it out.
>You don't hate me now do you?

>>9927798
First one.

>>9927833
finding out that you haven't been told the whole truth at a later date is pretty trustbreaking. either tell all or tell nothing. don't be a halfmeasure kind of guy.

>>9927835
agreed, first one

>>9927798
Seconding second one

>>9927835
I say if we dick it up, let's dick it up all the way.

second one. lets do this.

>>9927798
I like the first one. The second... eh... it could lead to a quick cast freeze spell, and the next thing we know, we're in a stockade awaiting our execution.

>>9927874
>>9927874
>>9927874
>>9927874
>>9927874
>>9927874
>>9927874

First one, leave the second one for later.

no don't tell her about eating shit at all make it more of a JUST HAPPENS kind of thing. if you look weird one day it JUST HAPPEND IDUNNOLOL. she will not be cool with the fact we eat people and her knowing that does not help our cause....to nom stuff

FIRST

>>9927866
The second one sounds plain creepy though.

>>9927905
This

>>9927919
DO YOU TRUST ME CLAIRE? TAKE MY HAND. I WILL SHOW YOU THE GALAXY.

>>9927935
SHINING SHIMMERING SPLENDOR

The many arguing posters make a great analog for the psychology of such a monster as it gains sentience and then extreme intelligence.

>>9927935
According to google, "I will show you the galaxy" appears in only six places in the internet, of which, three of those are different Star Wars fan fics.

>>9927965
I'm not sure where you're getting "extreme intelligence"

>>9927972
Well. Erm...I was just trying to make a funny line following on from what he said.

>>9927990
As we eat more and more intelligent beings, we too gain that intelligence too, right? Maybe we don't want to eat Claire if we don't have to, but we should definitely scarf down an archmage at the first oppourtunity.

>>9928006
Don't get your knickers in a twist, it sounded like a quote so I was curious. It works in what you were aiming for: creepy and a bit cliche. I was just observing that creepy and a bit cliche fits Star Wars too.

The first dialogue, not the second.

>Monster who feeds on humans that wants to love a human girl. sounds like a book i heard of....twi something.
OHNOWHATHAVEWEDONE?!
D:
...if you all seek out something to eat that makes you sparkle in the sunlight, I'm jumping thread.

>Ever since you took me in after finding me in that alley half dead, you've been wonderful to me; but I haven't been completely straight with you.
>I'm different, you see. I was afraid you would react badly to the news but I have to tell you. I'm a shapeshifter... not one of those werecreatures that have been terrorizing everyone, just something... else. I don't even know myself yet, but I'm trying to figure it out.
>You don't hate me now do you?
"Well. Well. Okay, you're obviously not kidding. I guess... I guess this doesn't really change anything though, it's not like you're turning into an animal or wanting to eat me or something. THEN we might have problems."

"So... you're a shapeshifter. What exactly does this mean, anyways? That's a pretty generic label, but all that I've seen is that your face looks a little different each day. Anything else I should know?"

>>9928030
Fair enough. And my knickers are fine.

>>9928039
Eat her!

>>9928039
>...if you all seek out something to eat that makes you sparkle in the sunlight, I'm jumping thread.

Guys. We need to track down a luminescent butterfly. Or one of those fluorescent plants.

>>9928039
We could tell her that we eat animals. Never people, obviously. Also, we just woke up a few days ago and have no idea what's going on.

>>9928039
Weeeeellll.. We kinda ate someone on the first day we can remember. WE DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER!

Can the character actually change their appearance at will, or is it more of a you are what you eat sort of affair?

>>9928039
WEEEEELL, on my way back, I noticed some guy suck the life out of some poor bastard in an alleyway and ran off with the body. Might be the same guy going around taking animals and people.

>>9928039
Tell her she might have to get used to him changing faces or voices sometimes. Tell her we're not even clear ourselves why it is we can do what we do, and we might need her help in figuring out what we are.

>>9928039
>"So... you're a shapeshifter. What exactly does this mean, anyways?"

Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.

>>9928087
thisthisthisTHISTHIS!
We finally have someone to pin blame upon!

>>9928114
YES.

>>9928098
this

>>9928114
I like this. Explain that we can adopt the properties of those we come into "contact" with.

>>9928039
Noone knows how to respond, else they're busy flipping through the first 10 pages of /tg/.

Just tell her we have no family to speak of, we've only been alive for a week or a month (how much game time has passed since the beginning, anyways?) . If we have to tell her about the eating, then we tell her that once we had gained sentience, we had no sense of right and wrong, and we're beginning to understand, (which is not exactly a lie, since we're not claiming to choose right over wrong, and since she's philisophically neutral she shouldn't have too much of a problem with that.

Parts of the truth are better then none.

Tell her that we can gain traits from animals that we eat.

It might just take some blood, though.

>>9928129
seconded

>>9928039
Roll Sense Motive!

>>9928175
No way man. Stop the lies. We just about managed to get her trust.

Besides, I imagine a morally gray alchemist could find a way to turn rattlesnake poison into money. :P

>>9928187
(Sarcasm) Then maybe we should tell her how if she isn't okay with us eating people, then we would probably eat her. Since we don't want to mislead her and all.

>>9928228
And while we're at it lets tell her we ate her cat.

>>9928228
Eating her is more honest. TEEHEE.

She's just some girl we hardly know, not our mother.

If we tell her eat their bodies and steal their powers, she might think it's cool. Maybe Claire digs bad boys.

>>9928187
but we did see it eat someone, and it prolly has in the past, we may have taken some heat for a few killings we did not do as well as our sins. we should pin it on him and try to minimize our nomming of people, monsters and animals have plenty of traits to pick up

>>9928114
this

>Guys. We need to track down a luminescent butterfly. Or one of those fluorescent plants.
You think I'm joking.

>Can the character actually change their appearance at will, or is it more of a you are what you eat sort of affair?
The latter, but you can reset your appearance to a humanoid you've just eaten instead of taking a different trait--you take their appearance.

>WEEEEELL, on my way back, I noticed some guy suck the life out of some poor bastard in an alleyway and ran off with the body. Might be the same guy going around taking animals and people.
>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
>Tell her that we can gain traits from animals that we eat.
>We could tell her that we eat animals. Never people, obviously. Also, we just woke up a few days ago and have no idea what's going on.
>Just tell her we have no family to speak of, we've only been alive for a week or a month (how much game time has passed since the beginning, anyways?) . If we have to tell her about the eating, then we tell her that once we had gained sentience, we had no sense of right and wrong, and we're beginning to understand, (which is not exactly a lie, since we're not claiming to choose right over wrong, and since she's philosophically neutral she shouldn't have too much of a problem with that.
Pick one. Note that she's more of a neutral bordering good--look out for yourself but don't harm others.

>>9928257
yes but we still need to eat some people to keep our humanoid shape.

>>9928289
thats fine just try to stay low key, dont abstain

he's cutting into our resource pool anyway

She isn't stupid, presumably.
If we tell her we gain traits from things we eat, but claim to not eat people, then she will eventually realize where our new voice and classier appearance came from.

>>9928288
>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
>Tell her that we can gain traits from animals that we eat.

>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
THIS

>>9928288
Options 2 and 4. One after the other.

option 1

>>9928288
we should mention " I noticed some guy suck the life out of some poor bastard in an alleyway and ran off with the body."
but shouldn't try using it to lie about our eating habits.
these two>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
>Tell her that we can gain traits from animals that we eat.
are good.

All but the first option: fill the vial, explain we take traits from what we eat, and that we have no idea what we are or if we even existed more than about a week ago.

On second thought, this:
>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
and this:
>WEEEEELL, on my way back, I noticed some guy suck the life out of some poor bastard in an alleyway and ran off with the body. Might be the same guy going around taking animals and people.

>>9928326
Eh, that's more of a white lie. Trying to fabricate an alibi with a bloodsucking warlock on the spot that's good enough to pin all the blame on him and not us seems trickier.

>Grab an empty vial and put some rattlesnake venom in it for her.
As the toxin trickles into the vial, her eyes widen. "That's venom, isn't it? Are we really making this batch of restorative for you, or is someone else really the one that got poiso--
>Tell her that we can gain traits from animals that we eat.
"You--oh. So, you ate the snake that bit you? And now you're like that snake? I guess that explains the poison. And--hey! THAT'S how you were able to suddenly run so much faster! What'd you eat for that?"

the first option just doesn't seem like a good idea to me

>>9928402
>"And--hey! THAT'S how you were able to suddenly run so much faster! What'd you eat for that?"
We look reproachful and at our feet. "A horse..."

>>9928426
I really shouldn't be d'aaaaaaaaawing over that, yet I am.

>>9928402

>>9928402
A horse. HAHAHAHA. I'm cool rite?

>>9928426

this one

>>9928426
thirded

>>9928426
Seems to me we are way to pleased with ourselves right now. A little caution might be best.

Rabbit? Weasel? What's an animal less terrifying to consume than an entire horse?

As she's likely to have knowledge of the supernatural animals that we want (CHOKER!) revealing that we are what we eat may be a good idea, if we can play it right.

I imagine if there's any such thing as a magical zoo or a wizard who keeps animals (Owlbears, y'know) then she might know of it - and if I were a wizard, I'd be all for letting some super-doppleganger chow down on a few beasts in exchange for a little experimentation. Though it's important to find a Lawful X wizard, so that we don't end up in a dozen jars.

>>9928486
I don't think reproachfully means what you think it means.

>We look reproachful and at our feet. "A horse..."
"No kidding. Well at least you don't have hooves."

"Sooo... you eat things and become more like them. Anything else you've picked up, I guess? Sorry if it's awkward, I haven't really had someone confess something this big before."

>I'm cool rite?
Hell yeah you're cool.

>>9928540
2 gators

>>9928540
A family of bakers and old Maggie.

>>9928486
>>9928531

>>9928540

Show her the membrane.

>>9928568
no don't say that
>>9928567
this is a good one

>>9928486

Cats.

Just kidding - we did eat her cat after all.

Well, we bought her a kitten - so we can just say that we were buying rabbits for us (which we were) and we thought she would want one because weren't sure if we were unique, cause there are so many different looking people/races around that maybe we had just forgotten ourselves.

>>9928540
A large group of innocent school children.

>>9928288
I like
>>9928087
>>9928114
>>9928134
Two of those were my idea, but I thought I'd let you know where I stand at present.

>>9928594
I'm amazed at how dirty that sounds.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Doppleganger

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/9924792/

ARCHIVED. If you like it, vote for it.

>>9928606
Claire finally catching on to our little joke about the kitten's name being "Morsel" in 3... 2... 1...

>>9928540
Yeah, this is so going to fuck us over.
She's not stupid. A stable hand disappeared at the same time the horses did.
We're so fucked.

>>9928594
after that tell her we forgot what else we ate

>>9928648
That's why I'm saying we tell her we've eaten people in the past now.

Tell her man. Just get it over with.

>>9928641
i know i archived it over an hour ago

>>9928669
You just don't get it, do you?
EATING PEOPLE IS BAD.
SHE WILL NOT WANT TO SHELTER A MURDERER.
THE TRUTH IS NOT GOING TO HELP US.
There's a reason why we don't ask our victims if we can eat them. It's not a favorable thing.

>>9928540
>"Sooo... you eat things and become more like them. Anything else you've picked up, I guess? Sorry if it's awkward, I haven't really had someone confess something this big before."

"I really don't know. I can't remember anything beyond a few days ago. If you hadn't have rescued me, I don't know what I would have done."

>2 gators
>Show her the membrane
>Claire finally catching on to our little joke about the kitten's name being "Morsel" in 3... 2... 1...

Claire's eyes start to widen as you're about to mention a couple of your other meals, when there's a hiss from the lab and she bolts over to it, pulling a beaker off the flame and cursing. "Crap, that was half the mixture that just boiled away. Looks like we're getting one dose. Dammit."

She starts measuring and adding the ingredients you brought. "Keep talking, I'll be done here in a moment."

>>9928567

Yeah, this one is good - we should take our shirt off and show her the armour as well. Hmm, we are practically a walking ingredients stand - just need some fast healing and we're good.

Oh and another good thing to eat is a fairy, they're a little bigger than a rat so it's cool - they only have 4hps and at will greater invisibility (so yeah, there is one small problem but there are things with See Invisible) because they are hard to hit, TWF with Alchemists Fire is the way to go, because of the splash damage.

Speaking of TWF, we need to eat some thieves... well, that's a low priority cause it's harder.

>>9928540
Speech. An intellect.. and the wisdom to understand how wrong it was, what I did to those poor people... Before I had that awareness, I was a being of pure instinct with no concept of what I was doing. I just hope you can understand I never wanted to hurt anyone.

>>9928728
Get ready to dodge. Seriously. Grab the initiative. I have the feeling she just clocked on to your man murdering ways and she's about to surprise attack.

Keep talking calmly but get ready for some POUNCE shit.

Claire is gonna get eaten.

>>9928728

Show her only armor and membrane, mention nothing else.

>>9928739
get a bat they have blind sense.

>>9928750
Nah, you're just being paranoid.

Just name off a few of the animals we've eaten and try to steer the conversation away from our diet.

>>9928750
second, stay on your toes and prepare for incoming scalding potion.

>>9928720

Yeah, it doesn't matter how helpful we are or how many parcels we deliver. You eat ONE person and it's Jack the Cannibal.

>>9928778
>talk about diet to distract from diet

>>9928769
When we're dead and this wonderful game is over, I will quote your sentence back to you and piss on your face.

>ARCHIVED. If you like it, vote for it.
>i know i archived it over an hour ago
Thank you. You guys are awesome.

>Speech. An intellect.. and the wisdom to understand how wrong it was, what I did to those poor people... Before I had that awareness, I was a being of pure instinct with no concept of what I was doing. I just hope you can understand I never wanted to hurt anyone.
>Grab the initiative. I have the feeling she just clocked on to your man murdering ways and she's about to surprise attack.
>"I really don't know. I can't remember anything beyond a few days ago. If you hadn't have rescued me, I don't know what I would have done."
>Show her only armor and membrane, mention nothing else.

Pick one.

>>9928816
I choose option 5. Eat her. I'm serious. We don't have a choice.

>>9928791
If Claire is the one who kills us and we weren't trying to eat her or rape her at the time, I will gladly accept this.

>>9928816

Option 4

>"I really don't know. I can't remember anything beyond a few days ago. If you hadn't have rescued me, I don't know what I would have done."

>>9928757

Well, we really want Blindsight as Blindsense isn't good enough (Bats should have Blindsight though, but nevermind)

>>9928788

No no, it could work - basically if we WORDS WORDS WORDS it she might see it as a confession and that we've told her everything.

We *really* need to tell her about the essence vampire though. Like right now.

>>9928831
Voting against this. All this work to get an ally, and you'd throw it away?

>Show her only armor and membrane, mention nothing else.

Then ask if she needs an extra set of hands with the potion to steer the conversation away from our diet.

>>9928859
If the ally is about to turn against you for being a monster, then yes. I would throw it away for MY LIFE.

>"I really don't know. I can't remember anything beyond a few days ago. If you hadn't have rescued me, I don't know what I would have done."

>>9928847
We can't tell her about the essence vampire! Like an idiot, we ate the body of the person it killed; what will we do when she asks if we reported it or what?

>>9928831

Hmm, it is true that too many quests get bogged down in non-sociopathy...

If she shows the slightest sign of duplicity - OMNOMNOM. Or Kekekekekekeke.

>>9928835

Yeah, getting all emo is a good way to get ourself killed.

I'd go with the first one.

TempDM put us out of our misery and let us know already!!

no eating her right now unless she attacks first

>>9928897
That's why the "took the body with them" thing was there. We could also try to describe the link between them. She has spellcraft and knowledge arcane, after all.

>>9928816
Number 1 and number 3

>>9928897

Well, there's the thing - she's probably gonna realise or at least be suspicious of whether we've been eating people, so this is a decent way to admit to eating people without it being a *really* bad thing.

Or just eat her and get her magics. Though if we took her form, we could do her job and study to be a wizard while eating people and getting stronger. It'd be a good cover.

KILL THE FUCKING BITCH ALL THIS TEDIOUS DISCUSSION IS BORING.

>>9928941
Save 1 for if she figures out the voice thing.

>>9928816
I vote 3 and 4

>>9928956

Yeah, I agree - Nosferatu quest took a down turn when peole started on about having a mate and all that crap. Misses the point in my humble opinion.

Eat her.

>>9928955
Personally, if we never have to admit to eating a child, that's good for me, up to bluffing and saying our voice sounded like that when we woke up.

>>9928956
it's not worth eating her right now

>>9928996
Exactly man. I swear some of these guys didn't even bother reading what happened in teh earlier threads. We literally murdered children and whole families and now they act like life is precious and shit.