>Previous threads,
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/14979882/
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/14987008/
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/14992476/

>>15003212
Okay, we probably should have gone to the village to build up Torment first, but we're here now.

We know the patrol routes of the Kef; do we know a spell that can deaden sound? Such that we could use it to sneak up behind a patrol, fight and kill them, without alerting the others?

The latest map of Artall is a PNG instead of a JPEG, making it much easier to tell the difference between different colors.

>>15003251

That's...Actually a good question. I'm not sure, so I'm going to say sound manipulation falls under Evocation, and stopping all sound in an area for a minute (ish) requires two Torment.

>>15003283
Using our knowledge of the layout of the dungeon, and of the patrol route, set up an ambush.
Do the guards patrol side-by-side, or one behind the other?
Stopping sound, we should be able to immediately kill one Kef, and then hopefully incapacitate the other to get some Torment back.

Set up the ambush in a place where we can dispose of the bodies, so that the following patrols won't raise an alarm.

>>15003380
But these Kef are wearing plate rather than mail. Can our sword even penetrate their armor?
Will we need to spend Torment to make our sword stronger and able to slide through their plate?

>>15003423

You transmuted your sword into a masterwork weapon of finest steel quite some time ago.

>>15003380

You stand just around a corner and prepare the deafening field as you hear the next patrol draw near. As they round the bend, their eyes widen at the sight of you and the sudden, eerie silence as they enter the field. You get the drop on the Kef, but you're barely able to scratch them through their heavy plate armor. Fortunately, your own brilliant swordsmanship prevents them from doing any worse to you.

Their swords gleaming, yours pitch black, the three of you perform a silent and deadly dance within the field. When they see that their calls for reinforcements cannot even make it past their own mouths, one of them turns to flee. Your razor sharp, blackened blade carves through his armor as you run him through, but the other is able to land a glancing blow on your arm while your sword is still embedded in his comrades' back.

Health: 8/13
Torment: 1/10

rolled 8 = 8

>>15003499
There is only one left right?

Paralisis and slow death for torment
.... what? It is a good tactic and I intend to use it as much as possible.

>>15003499
Can we disarm the remaining Kef with our superior swordsmanship?
Or Transmute his armor into a single piece of metal, locking his joints together?

rolled 70 = 70

Then we need to free Vehsrik.

Extra combat hands would be good.

We should ask him to let us torture him (without killing) to build up 2 torment (Ophelias compassion should boost us). Then we will heal him so that he is combat ready.

Would that work?

Of course, torture him in the deaf field (or would it be gone by that time?)

>>15003520
Well, we could try different things like eating his face while he's alive, so that the last thing he sees is descending white teeth.
Or we could, while he's paralyzed, spit him like a pig upon a sword.

When we get enough prisoners, we need to make a forest of impaled victims.

>>15003532

Both of these would be equally difficult.

>>15003520

Paralysis requires direct contact with the skin (or with metal/water touching the skin, but the Kef have padding). Since these Kef are almost completely covered, this would be very difficult.

>>15003552
I have not mouth, but I must scream..seal his mouth and put him through the worst imaginable torture that we can do.

>>15003554
So how's this:
We transmute the remaining Kef's armor into a single unmoving piece, and then rip out his tongue. Then we bring both bodies to a side-room, where we castrate the still-living Kef, then disembowel him so he can see his intestines spill out. Hopefully that will make back most if not all of the Torment we've used.

rolled 33 = 33

>>15003594
>>15003552

Combine these.

Of course. Do it in the silenced field. And be quick about it. No need to run into another patrol.

The Kef takes another swing at you. Deftly ducking under, you grab him by the wrist and transmute his armor into a single solid piece. You search him and find the keys, opening one of the heavy wooden doors into an unoccupied cell. As you're dragging the dead Kef's corpse in, you can hear faint cries for help coming from the still living Kef...The deafening field has begun to wear off!

Moving quickly, you pull out a dagger, open the Kef's visor, and before he can think to shut his mouth, you shove the dagger inside and cut his tongue out. You drag him back inside, and can hear the sound of booted feet approaching, as well as the muted screams of pain coming from the Kef. You cut off a strip of your cloak and gag the Kef with it, placing your hand over his mouth to cut off the sound completely. Dragging the dead and living Kef out of the view of the barred window cut into the door, you wait until the next patrol comes and goes. "Did you hear something?" one of them asks as they approach. "No, did you?" the other asks. The first pauses for a moment, and then says "I must be hearing things." Then the two move on. Apparently they didn't notice the blood you'd left on the floor.

You've gained back one Torment from tearing out the Kef's tongue. At the back of your mind, you can hear Ophelia sobbing and repeating her mantras to herself over and over again, but her will to obey you is beginning to slip. Sifting through her memories, you can see her horrified by what you've done to the Kef, and by what you're planning on doing, and bubbling with guilt and self-loathing for having such thoughts for the people who've so relentlessly pursued the extermination of her own. Her rising compassion may become troublesome if it's allowed to get out of hand, but for now you've earned another three Torment from her suffering.

Health: 8/13
Torment: 4/10

rolled 42 = 42

Yay!

Okay.

Back to stealthan games.

Again, being slow and cautious, avoid guards at all costs and got a cell to free Vehsrik.
Then bring him to this cell so that he can get the guards arms and armor.

if the armor is too heavy for him, transmute it into a masterwork armor made out of lighter material but still has the same defense (if not better)

>>15003667
Use 1 Torment to heal ourselves, and now, it's time for this Kef to feel our wrath.
It's too bad it'll have to be quick, but it can't be helped. We need to cause as much torment and suffering as quickly as possible. And keep the Kef gagged; we don't want to use up more Torment than we have to erecting another silence field.

Oh, idea: Take the armor of the two Kef guards to make one complete suit for ourselves. It should provide us more protection, and help us as a disguise.

>>15003774

Slim on time, you strip the Kef of his armor, stab him through the gut, and give your sword a sharp twist. You wait a few minutes until his gurgling screams into the gag have quieted enough that you can remove your hand from his mouth. Without a tongue, he probably couldn't force the gag from his mouth anyway, but better safe than sorry.

You heal yourself, the familiar feeling of sudden and total blood clotting followed by the odd sensation of your skin stitching itself back together. At least this time there were no bones to be snapped back into place.

The guards have noticed that two of their comrades are missing, apparently, because the patrols have been switched up. Though it takes several minutes of ducking around corners, you're able to crack the new pattern.

As the door to his cell opens, Veshrik looks up to you with a confused mixture of fear and hope. He's not sure if you're here to save him or punish him for his failure in being captured. Or both. Regardless, reinforcements will likely arrive soon if the guards suspect you were the one who disappeared the patrol, and really, who else would it be?

>>15003886
Is Vehsrik any good with the plate armor and sword we took from the dead guards?
I think we should heal Vehsrik, get him kitted up, and use one of the dead bodies to take his place in the cell.

Here's the plan I've got: we stealthly hunt down and kill each pair of patrollers, then we kill the ones guarding the bishop. We make our escape via the secret shaft.
Sound good?

rolled 36 = 36

>>15003941
Yes.

We could pretend to be a guard patrol and off them with surprise attacks.

But don't heal him if it is especially needed.
We might need to make silence field again and we are low on Torment. If the plate armor is too heavy for him refer to >>15003765

[also, we shouldn't have healed ourself. I don't think anyone suggested for it]

rolled 95 = 95

>>15003941
>>15003995

Whatever we plan, make sure to share it with Vahsrik. If sudden silence falls he could be caught unawares too.

>>15003995
Actually, I asked for healing. 3 hits can kill us in our current state; we only need to make sure that we have enough Torment to put up the silence field for the next patrol we ambush.

rolled 65 = 65

>>15004029
Ah... okay.

But, healing would be justified if we were going in alone again. But this time we have Vashek. Better armor and element of surprise.

You undo Veshrik's manacles and explain your plan to him: You're going to dress him in armor from the other cell and then ambush and kill the last two guard patrols using a deafening field spell. Then the two of you will attack the guards on the Bishop's cell and escape the castle through a hidden passage you've found. Can he fight in heavy armor? "Well enough, Lord of Shadow."

As you're heading back to the cell, one of the patrols, having changed (or broken) the pattern, surprises you, but before they can recover from their shock, you cast a deafening field spell, and all sound is muted. Veshrik is unarmed and can do nothing, but you draw your sword and attack! Your sword is quick and true, and soon one of the Kef is all but dead, but they've gashed open your arm and leg. Veshrik, seeing the battle going poorly, tries to distract one of the Kef. Landing an incredibly lucky blow, he's able to knock the Kef around. The Kef retaliates, ripping a huge but fortunately shallow cut across his chest. Shallow or not, Veshrik is bleeding badly.

You finish off one of the Kef, while Veshrik's luck holds and he's able to deal another ringing blow to his fully armored enemy, and this time dodge the retaliatory strike.

Health: 7/13
Torment: 1/10

>>15004059
Yes, we probably won't need to use a point to heal after this next ambush if it goes according to plan.

rolled 96 = 96

>>15004128
Shit man. Did we have to say to be super stealthy and careful for each update? I though we would have proceeded at the same pace as before.

Anyway, if we have killed one, he should have dropped his weapon. Kick it in direction to Vehsrik. This time work as a pair and pincer him. Have Vehsrik go on defensive while we try to subdue him.

Actually. Lets transmute his armor too. And torture him like the guy before. We might get 3 torment again.
Hopefully Ophelia will not rebel ... she has low will power anyway.

>>15004163
Let's do it. We need to get more Torment back for the last patrol and for the guards at the cell.

You try to grab the Kef's armor to transmtue it, but it swats your hand away with his sword and swings his blade at your head. You duck under it, and Veshrik stabs his sword in between two fo the Kef's plates. It's a light cut, but it gives you the opening you need to grab the Kef by his armored throat and fuse the armor closed again. Once again, you tear out his tongue, gag him, and drag him and the corpse into a nearby cell. Unfortunately, Ophelia's been able to calm her nerves and you aren't able to harvest any Torment from her, however you do get another two from disemboweling the Kef.

Seeing no reason to go back to the old cell and transmute the armor so that its joints will unlock when you could just use the armor from the new Kef, you disguise Veshrik.

>>15004163

You just got unlucky.

rolled 13 = 13

>>15004163

Be quick with it .
Have Vehsrik help disposing of the bodies.
Get him to put the armor on while you torture.

Then stealthy ambush the last patrol before they figure that another patrol has gone missing. Do the same thing, kill one, torture one.

Health: 7/13
Torment: 2/10

rolled 61 = 61

>>15004262
Okay, great.

Quickly dispose of the bodies. Put them in Vehsriks cell.
How long will the stealth field last?
Wait till another patrol enters it and use 1 torment to reinforce it.
Ambush from behind.

>>15004262
Okay, now we're both armored, and have just enough Torment to set up a silence field, ambush the last patrol, and then capture one of them for toturing.
Let's do this right.

>>15004289

The deafening field hardly lasts long enough to conceal a fight, and certainly not long enough to wait for another patrol. Reinforcing the field would only extend it another minute, and you'd be lucky if the patrol even got to you by then, let alone have enough time to kill them.

rolled 4, 1 = 5

>>15004300
Typically I do most of the rolls myself to avoid bogging the quest down. But this point seems dramatic enough to roll some in public.

Stealth roll, 2d6+1 against the guards perception roll above. Ties favor you. Good luck.

rolled 10 = 10

>>15004289
>Wait till another patrol enters it and use 1 torment to reinforce it.

Of course, if it dissipates before anyone gets caught in it, get to stalking again. Ambush a patrol from behind. Use stealth field again.
Try to get them both alive this time.

Ask Vehsrik if he has more polished plan since it seems he is a roguish type.

rolled 1, 4 + 1 = 6

>>15004324
Buh-uh

new plan >>15004326
use the parts of this too.

rolled 5, 5 = 10

>>15004326

Without Torment to transmute their armor, how do you plan to catch them alive?

rolled 77 = 77

>>15004357
Know them out with the butt of our swords.

If it is too hard, then kill one and incapacitate the other.

Like before, share the plan with Vehsrik and ask his opinion.

rolled 92 = 92

>>15004390
>Know
Knock

damn what a typo

rolled 5, 2 = 7

Oh, my. You've suffered a bout of atrocious luck.

You're able to sneak up on the last patrol, cast your deafening field, and ambush them. Though you're able to cut deep into one Kef's shoulder with your sword, Veshrik isn't so lucky, and his sword slides off the Kef's plate armor. The Kef turns around and stabs him through the throat, while you attempt to batter your Kef unconscious. Ultimately, you succeed, but not before it cuts deep into your thigh, and the other leaves a similar wound on your arm. Your wounds are piling up heavily, now, and you've still one Kef, completely healthy, to deal with. And no Torment left. You could turn and flee or try to kill the Kef. Either way, you're very much dependent on luck to save you now. That, or some incredibly brilliant ploy the likes of which I certainly can't fathom.

Er. You can disregard most of the rolls I've been making in comments. They were accidental.

>>15004458

Actually, thinking on it, this fight's gone mostly the same way the last one did. But this time Veshrik was already wounded, so he died when trying to assist you, and losing 6 health is a lot more drastic for someone who's got 7 going into it than someone who's got 13. And also you haven't got enough Torment to instantly neutralize the remaining Kef.

rolled 3, 1 = 4

>>15004458
What why? Didn't I beat the roll that you specified?

>>15004324
>rolled 4, 1 = 5

>>15004340
>rolled 1, 4 + 1 = 6

Or did you decide to use other rolls?

Fuck it.
Lets battle to death!

Take other Kefs sword and fling it at our enemy to distract him or make and opening and then attack him!

Health: 1/13
Torment: 0/10

>>15004483

That was stealth roll: Hence your successful ambush. The combat rolls were separate. My apologies for the lack of clarity.

rolled 4, 3 = 7

>>15004481
Anyway, It's Mortal Kombat now.

rolled 6, 3 + 3 = 12

>Roll 2d6+3, and pray

>>15004483
>Take other Kefs sword and fling it at our enemy to distract him
May as well. Throw the blade at his face, and use the opening to put a dagger in his mouth.

rolled 4 = 4

>>15004494
Oh.
I see...

Hmm.

Anyway.
Fuck.

This is bad.

I don't want to run now.
Anyway, throw the swords at him and hope to screwer his face.

If that fails.... then shit. Mission aborted I guess.
Tuck your tail behind your legs and get out of here through the secret tunnels.

rolled 1, 2 + 3 = 6

>>15004511
Ashteroth isn't going to be happy about this.

rolled 4, 1 + 3 = 8

>>15004511

Still, I had another plan. >>15004521
Keep distance, throw swords. If that fails LEG IT!

>>15004522
ded.

rolled 2 = 2

Now rolling damage. If it's two or less, then your plate armor cancels it completely. Fingers crossed.

>>15004535
Isn't that cheating?
Did we always get such treatment?

rolled 2, 5 + 3 = 10

Aha! Not quite dead yet. If you run, you risk being stabbed in the back. If you stay and fight, you will almost certainly not be able to finish the Kef off in a single blow. Either way, 2d6+3, and good luck.

rolled 3, 2 + 3 = 8

>>15004552
Shush you!
We are lucky. This was incredibly hard mission after all.


okay
NOW WE NEED TO GET AWAY.

rolled 1, 6 + 3 = 10

>>15004561
Let's eat his face!

rolled 3, 4 + 3 = 10

>>15004561
Throw a sword to distract him and run away!

>>15004552

You've had the DR for as long as you've been wearing the plate. You had DR 1 for as long as you were wearing the mail before then. The Heavy Kef would have it as well, but your transmuted, fine steel, masterwork sword deals +2 damage, cancelling it out.

Taking no rolls until a course of action has been decided upon.

rolled 1, 1 + 3 = 5

>>15004575
>You had DR 1 for as long as you were wearing the mail before then

How about the armor we had transmuted?

Distract him by throwing other Kefs sword or your own gauntlet. And leg it!

run after the bastard and beat him to death with your bare hands. time to unleash the FUCKING FURY

rolled 5, 5 + 3 = 13

>>15004636
What the hell are you talking about?

It is us who should be running

>>15004601

Your previous armor was masterwork fine steel chainmail with a DR of 3. Since most weapons deal 1d6, a masterwork fine steel plate with DR 4 pretty much completely breaks the RNG for anyone who doesn't have a really nice sword. Or just a mace. Those come with special armor-piercing qualities.

>>15004646
we are anger, we are fury, we are WRATH! HUNT HIM DOWN AND SHOW HIM WHY WE ARE FEARED!

rolled 1, 3 + 3 = 7

>>15004659
HE IS NOT RUNNING AWAY!!!
He just landed a glancing blow.

Fuck, he could sneeze in our general direction and we will dies.

>>15004646
If we run, then the guard will raise the alarm, and it'll be doubtful if we'll be able to escape.
Even if we did, they will undoubtedly increase security around the bishop.
Do you have a plan for after running away?

>>15004675
oh, the way everyone was talking about throwing shit at him I thought he was. either way, if we go out, at least we'll go out beating the ever loving piss out of this asshole instead of getting stabbed in the back.

>>15004659

Ironically, what is possibly your greatest strength right now is that no one knows you're even on this plane. You aren't feared at all.

Regardless, all of those not suffering brain damage seem to have decided on fleeing. Roll 2d6+3.

It seems you're a bit indecisive. Roll 2d6, post with the highest roll is the one we'll go with.

rolled 2, 2 + 3 = 7

>>15004692
Everyone, would be me only actually.

I just wanted to distract him or if we are exceptionally lucky to skewer him in the face.

>If we run, then the guard will raise the alarm, and it'll be doubtful if we'll be able to escape.
That is a good point. But if we lose them before getting into the secret tunnels then we will have more chance

>Even if we did, they will undoubtedly increase security around the bishop.
True.
But I am not intending to go back here with such a gimped character, no support and meager equipment.

>Do you have a plan for after running away?
Torture and kill entire village

could we torture ophelia for some torment? seems like we need it now more than ever.

Hmmm. Seem to have suffered some kind of atrocious lag. Irksome.

rolled 6, 5 + 3 = 14

>>15004700

we are going to die, aren't we?

>>15004741
Not physically. Her body is yours. Anything that takes more than half a second will require you to be out of battle, first.

>>15004756

We're about to find out. Though it is worth noting that demons are exceptionally hard to KILL even when they're not so difficult to incapacitate.

rolled 5, 6 = 11

down to the wire, we run, we die, we fight, we die. But at least we go down swinging.

rolled 6, 3 + 3 = 12

Oops, wrong field!

rolled 3, 4 + 3 = 10

>>15004741
Hey maybe that will work!!

Okay as she sees what is happening. We need to get her compassion working... but how?

As the things are going, we will probably die. Transmit images of our people being killed and tortured, slowly dieing by Kefs hands and going exctinct.

Maybe these thought will torment her.
If it does, heal up.

>>15004726
>torture entire village
You mean the logging town all the way back near where we started? It's a long hike, but if we stay away from roads we should be able to make it.

rolled 5, 3 = 8

>>15004765
here, fuck that, torture Ophelia for torment, THEN fight.

Quick... change the title before zhakuvaan misinterprets this as "KyoAni Quest"

rolled 1, 5 + 3 = 9

>>15004756

14 v. 12, you've won this round! A thrown sword isn't much for damage, and this one's just a plain old sword so you probably won't even get through his DR. But the Kef stays behind to try and revive his unconscious comrade, and you're able to escape. As you flee towards the secret passage, you notice that an Elite Kef is prowling the corridors. It would seem reinforcements have arrived.

You're not caught, however. You've made it back to the hidden shaft. Wasn't that close.

rolled 3, 1 + 3 = 7

>>15004801
We have some seconds for us going

torment Ophelia psychologically >>15004769

>>15004801
Sure it was, but then PLOT ARMOR and GUISE YOU NEED TO AGREE.

rolled 4, 5 + 3 = 12

>>15004822
what plot armor?

We rolled better and got away. We were nearly killed here. And fuck, for the last 3 threads we've been struggling hard. If anything, OP is merciless

>>15004822

If you wish to test my willingness to kill you, by all means, pick a fight with another Kef. Or a Gerdo. Or a shrub.

>>15004844
How about the gazebo, can i attack the gazebo?
I attack the gazebo.

Alright, so we made it into the hidden shaft. We can use it to go up and down, but not out of the castle.

Maybe we can find the kitchen or servant's quarters? Better yet, the barracks?
We need to find someone we can kill easily; an unarmed servant would be nice.

rolled 6, 5 + 3 = 14

>>15004844
>Or a shrub.
haha

Anyway, try to torment Ophelia mentally.
If that works, heal self. Transmute your armor into masterwork.
Escape

rolled 4, 4 = 8

can we change our body? I mean, if we can get some solid natural armor, and maybe some claws, or a hidden blade, we would have a better chance

>>15004915
Yes, but as stated in earlier threads, would require a large amount of Torment.

rolled 5, 3 = 8

>>15004923
then we need to make that a long-term plan, short-term plan is fuck with ophelias mind, heal ourselves, and get out.

>>>>15004897

You draw up thoughts of the end of the Koyani people into yours and Ophelia's collective consciousness. But her mind is melded to yours, and even though you can make the connection one-way when you choose, she already knows you well enough to see what you're getting at. And she's already begun to resent you, though she won't admit it to herself. You know, though. You can see her every thought and desire, without the burdens of self-delusion to interfere. "Stop it...Leave me alone!" she shouts inside of you.

Going any further would provoke a battle of wills, which could end with her ejecting you from your body. More or less the same as your dying. If you'd like to go ahead, roll 2d6+1.

rolled 1, 1 + 1 = 3

>>15004972
like we have much of a choice, one unlucky encounter and we die regardless.

put the bitch in her place.

rolled 5, 1 + 3 = 9

>>15004983
THANK YOU

YOU GOT US KILLED BY OUR HOST
AT LEAST GETTING KILLED BY HEAVILY ARMORED FOE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIGNIFIED

>>15004983
>>15004972
Well, that was a terrible plan, wasn't it.

>>15004983
Dem snake-eyes.
Dat self-pwnage.

Bueno.

rolled 2, 5 + 2 = 9

>>15004983

With a roll like that, I suppose I needn't bother rolling Ophelia's. But protocol is important.

Your mood darkens as you seek to overwhelm Ophelia's will, but a bitterness fueled by a newfound self-loathing lashes back at you. "I'm sick of you..." she says, "And I'm sick of this. Leave me ALONE!"

You stagger and clutch at the chain in the center of the shaft. Ophelia's won the first round...And her victory could prove crippling if it's by too wide a margin. Roll another 2d6+2, or, if you're not feeling particularly demonic, concede to leave her alone.

rolled 3, 2 + 3 = 8

>>15005013
Nah
it was a great plan, we just got screwed by the dice

rolled 1, 1 + 3 = 5

>>15005029
Screw this
It seems entire Universe is against us.

Lets just escape.

rolled 4, 1 + 2 = 7

>>15005029
Concede? To a girl that was raised to be our willing host?
She forgets her place!

rolled 7 = 7

>>15005078
I think it is obvious that the only reason we were chosen over any other demon is because we are a huge loser.

I bet we got bullied in school

rolled 2, 5 + 2 = 9

>>15005103

You are at only a fraction of your full power, it's worth noting. Although, most of your memories from before are currently locked away with that power, so it's anyone's guess as to whether you were chosen out of awe or pity.

rolled 4, 2 + 1 = 7

>>15005103
HEY, theres that fucking nerd Malapraxis!
>oh..h-hey lance..
SHUT UP NERD! WHERES MY HOMEWORK!?
>i-i-it's right here..I made sure to make it look like you did it..
THE FUCK IS THIS, LOSER? MAKIN ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT!
>I-I-I-I..(and then, something snapped inside me, I felt the rage flowing through every cell in my body.)
hey, wait, what are you doing with-AUUGGHHH

and thats the story of how we got through high school.

rolled 96 = 96

>>15005114
>so it's anyone's guess as to whether you were chosen out of awe or pity.

Well, definately not for our smarts.

Lets just get out of here.
Mission fucking failed.

Fuck, I should have done this when it became apparent how freaking hard this venture would be (before we decided to get in to the town). I had severe doubts back then, but decided to go through with it.
I was pretty much the only one active, so it wouldn't have been hard to do.

rolled 3, 5 = 8

Ophelia's Will rises to 3 over her victory. However, slightly placated, her compassion drops to 3.

Make a Stealth roll (2d6+1) to try to escape the castle without detection.

rolled 2, 4 + 1 = 7

>>15005224
Let's get out of here, and go back to that backwoods village. We need to start killing things that won't fight back. Maybe a baby; housecats would be too dangerous to start on.

8 v. 7, you are discovered!

You climb back up to the second floor and step out of the hidden passage. As before, you make sure to close it tightly, such that not a trace of it can be seen from the outside. Creeping through the hallway, you dodge patrols. There don't seem to be as many. Most of them have probably gone downstairs to search for you, which is fortunate.

Nonetheless, you find a single Kef guard in chainmail guarding the window you came in through. It does stick out a bit as a point of entry. He spots you, but though you are injured, you're fast enough and he close enough that you can try to kill him before he can sound an alarm (this will require a fairly high damage roll, plus you'll have to win the combat roll).

>>15005274
I say we chance it. If we run now, we'll only get a sword in our back.

rolled 69 = 69

>>15005274
>>15005298

yeah, lets try it.
Push him out of the window if possible

rolled 6, 3 + 2 = 11

Very well. Roll 2d6+3.

>>15005298
Chancing it is not /tg/s strength as double snake-eyes above demonstrated.

rolled 3, 4 + 3 = 10

>>15005350
>rolled 6, 3 + 2 = 11

Oh boy

rolled 3 = 3

>>15005382
Oh, boy indeed. Rolling for damage. Fortunately, you've still got that plate. Better pray for another lucky damage roll.

>>15005382
This reminds me of the last time i played a warlock in 4e, if i wasn't rolling 1s i couldn't beat the opposing roll, and that was with a mainstat of 18 at level 1.
It got very, very depressing when 4 hours in and 5 battles later i hadn't hit once.

rolled 2, 5 + 3 = 10

>>15005396
HAHA

Aw fuck.

rolled 2, 2 + 3 = 7

PRAY TO WHATEVER GODDESS HAD BROUGHT US HERE

FUCK

IT IS THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO NOW!

rolled 3 = 3

>>15005396

You raise your sword to strike the Kef, but your weary and wounded body fails you. He parries the blow, and slips his own blade in between the cracks of your armor. The cut is small, almost not worth mentioning, but with your body already bleeding badly, it's all that's needed to finish you off.

You slide back against the wall, and already you can feel yourself being pulled downwards. Yours and Ophelia's minds are being pulled apart. Your body (or rather, her body) bubbles and boils and shrinks down to its original five and a half feet, the horns growing to tiny nubs, Ophelia's features replacing your own.

As your mind is ripped from hers, the last thoughts you hear and see are the images of the end of the Koyani people, of her own family, a memory of her stubborn defiance of your will in the shaft. And this is her glorious destiny as the vessel for Ashtoreth's Chosen.

"I'm sorry," she mutters, staring up at the Kef, "This is all my fault." And then the lights leave her eyes. Perhaps the gods know where the souls of mortals end when their bodies are slain. But you don't.

And it's of no particular concern for you now, as you're pulled downwards into the pit that spawned you. The further you're pulled from the Material Plane, the less solid things become, until you enter a world where matter is so thin that souls seem solid by comparison, and those who still retain the centuries old bodies of their tormented hosts have unfathomable power.

You have returned to Hell.

As your senses return to you, you feel a cool, solid material beneath you. Looking around, you find three walls, ceiling, and floor of pure black obsidian. The fourth wall is made up entirely of hellforged steel bars and D&D references.

Well. I suppose that's to be expected from having failed as Ashtoreth's Chosen.

Also, your powers don't seem to have returned to you. Which is also to be expected.

>What do you do?

rolled 4, 4 + 3 = 11

sulk around in corner

>>15005483
Well, what can we do?
Is there anything beyond the bars? Anything in the cell with us?

The ground shifts below you, and the floor begins to rise. You pass through the ceiling, evidently an illusion, and into a cage of hellforged steel in a courtroom. Several noble demons have arrived already, as well as the judge. You recognize none of them. A few of your old memories have begun to return, however, and the trial won't start until Ashtoreth arrives. Maybe by then you can remember something that will help you avoid being locked in some Baron's Torment Engine for the rest of eternity.

You can remember...A great demonic rival of yours. One whose power far outstripped yours, but who offended you so deeply that you swore to avenge yourself.

>What was his name?

>>15005579
Gugurash, Lord of Despair.

Oh, and how could I forget? Your unwilling exit from your host takes its toll. One of your skills has been reduced. Roll 1d6 to find out which.

1: Combat
2: Survival
3: Stealth
4: Evocation
5: Transmutation
6: Nothing

rolled 1 = 1

>>15005613
I doubt we'll be given a second chance, but might as well.

>>15005645
meh
we sucked at combat anyway

Very well. Your combat has been reduced from 3 to 2. More nobles are beginning to arrive. Ashtoreth always did like to be the last one to the party.

There was more to your rivalry than just your bitterness. There was more...A great war, and you and he fighting on separate sides. In fact, you'd chosen the one side just to have a chance at being the one to defeat him. But you weren't alone, there were others...Yes, a Demonic Compact you were once a part of, before it was torn apart by infighting. Compacts usually are. Surprisingly, Demons are not listed high on the list of trustworthy and agreeable people.

Try to remember one of those four other Demons, surely one of them could vouch for you? The first one, the one with whom you'd started the Compact at the beginning of the war...

>What was his name?
>What was his sin?
>Why did he help you in your fight?

Alacaluf
Envy

You had helped him to get better standing indemonic society so he felt he needed to help you (eh, I am bad at this, fill the holes as you see fit)

Hm. It seems I must be off. Thread archived here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/15003212/

>>15005724
Name: Vual
Sin: Greed
Reason for support: "We made a great team, Tron!"
Essentially, working together the two of us made a great team and rose up through the ranks of demon society. We didn't particularly like each other, but our powers worked well together.

>>15005843
So is this trainwreck of horror over for tonight?

>>15005951
4 threads of herping and deping

I sure hope to see this continued at least to see where finnaly the wreckage will end up

>>15005973
Hey, the first thread wasn't so bad. Other stuff kept me away from participating again till now.
And what I find is unmitigated failure.

>>15005999
Hey

at least we lived up to our name

>>15006058
Was our nickname 'Fumbles' back here in Hell?

>>15006143
Our name is Malapraxis or something like that

Malapraxis = Malpractice

so, is the quest over or something? is that it!?! i was starting to enjoy this quest. i like the setting especially....

rolled 17 = 17

>>15006407
Looks like OP left a way for us to redeem ourself so there is still a chance we can continue

>>15006202
No, I meant it as a comment on our apparent failures.

I am aware of the significance of our name.

>>15006449
well, thats good then, and maybe this time, if we DO redeem ourselves, we wont be Herp, the dark lord of Derp, and we'll play it smart as a shadowy wrath demon