Back home. Client insisted on bringing back the corpse, so it took longer to get back home.
Anyway, as reward I got 220 pien and an amulet. He said it wards of evil spirits, but I cannot see any magical enchantments, so bleh.

Oh, I think Nxisa has finally returned. Should I tell her about my little adventure or just leave it be? She might still be little down, so I am not sure how she would react.

>Tell her, man. This is kinda of important :V
>Tell her about it while thrusting your hips inappropriately.

>"Oh hey Daniel..."
"Guess who just killed a mountain troll!"
>"You did what...?"
I think she is little drunk.
"Signed up for small quest to locate a lost brother. Found a mountain troll and half-eaten corpse instead."
>"... Damn it Daniel. Don't take tasks alone. You are still a rookie. You might get killed!"
"Relax, it all went smoothly. He couldn't even land a blow!"
>"Daniel, I am serious. I don't want you to take a task from someone and then get killed by who knows what. Consult me first. Always."
"... Okay."
>"But I am happy to hear how well you did. Mountain trolls are serious business. You are... promising."

...

>"Anyway, I thought about getting us some money. So I went and looked for some... missions. Trouble with kobolds, some elementalist went insane, some cultist of Edel have taken over a building nearby the city, some undead disturbance nearby... You get to pick. Consider it my reward for performing well."

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>Well, the elementalist and cultists sound like they're up your alley. Let's do the cultist.
>agree

"Let's go with the cultist, sounds like it's up my alley."
>"Sure. Just go to sleep and shoo em' away tomorrow."
"Shoo? Not kill or anything?"
>"Yaawn- I'll explain it to you... there. It's not that complicated. It will pay well tho. Good night."
"Where did you disappear today?"
>"Went drinking and had a quick screw. Good night Daniel."

loving this quest, though it's an odd time of day to run it isn't it?

Tel her while leaving out more incriminating details, gauge her reaction

Slept well.
As for our task; it is simply to shoo away all cultist from old abandoned Church of Sun. Which strikes me as bit weird. I asked Nxisa:

>"... Well eh, taking over abandoned building is not a crime itself. However, there are two things: they are Cultists of Edel. Edel is considered false god by Church of Sun and many other religions. Edel was a powerful man with strange powers, but still only a man. Second thing is that this building is still considered somewhat holy. Cultists are disgracing it with their presence."
"Who is Edel?"
>"Edel? Damn, I don't remember too well actually. Some Zere-era human who was supposedly sealed to hell as punishment for breaking into gods' domain. Nenonen mentioned him once on the airship, something about him. Cannot remember what it was."
"Uh, so, do we even have to resort to violence?"
>"Well, probably. They probably don't want us inside. Unless we can talk our way through."

Hm, what do?

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>Dan, you talk to the guy at the side of the church. Introduce yourself, tell him that you're from out of town, appear curious about what this place is. That way you can cover for waht nxisa's doing. Besides, you look like a dumb kid, which is not a bad thing, and keep the guy's attention on you. Nxisa, goes to the other side of the church and takes a peek into the church. let's see what we can see in there.

I suggest Nxisa to scout and spy through windows while I have a little chat with the cultist.

"Hello!"
>"... Who are you. What are you doing here."
"I am from the city, and I was just very curious about this place. So I came to look."
>"It's a church, yes. Soon it will be the first shrine dedicated to honored Lord Edel."
"Ah."
There is long awkward silence. I think she is a mage.
>"Have you heard of honored Lord Edel?"
"Um, yes."
>"Good, good. You can ask master to join our religion if you want. I can let you in."
He does seem to be bit annoyed by my presence, but seems like he can answer some of my questions.
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>Well, ask her about the church and the religion. What do you have to do and all that. If she gets angry or tries to pass you on to the leader, ask her what kind of magic is she using as you're curious since a friend of yours from the city is a counter-mage and has told you a lot of things about countermagic. (Its not lying. Its just not telling the entire truth)
>Ask him about why they're using this church, as it's kind of weird using a church dedicated to a different god than yours. I mean won't that mess stuff up.

"About the whole cult-thing."
>"Circle of Edel."
"Yeah. What's it about? What kind of stuff you have to do? Why Church of Sun, isn't that already dedicated some of the sun gods?"
>"Embrace all magic and wait for Edel's return. As for the church, we couldn't build a shrine in the city, so we decided to re-purpose an old church. It's abandoned after all. We'll get the symbol off this week."
"Edel's return?"
>"Yes. He is only sealed behind one million gates and walls, but they will crack in time."
"And embrace all magic? You are a mage then?"
>"This world and all its living are together stronger than all gods together. We need to embrace that power. And yeah, I studied to become an enchanter. Got kicked out."
"... Nice scarf. Where did you get that?"
>"Thank you. Got it from one of the tailors in the city. Could you go now, I am trying to read!"

I think Nxisa's ready with scouting.

I return to Nxisa. Two cultists inside, don't look too tough. They are trying to figure out what to do with the altar.
The upstairs is ruined. There is a shack connected to the church, constructed from wood. She guesses that it was built later on. She sensed more folk downstairs.

We both approach the cultist again.
>Cultist: "You again? What is... now?"
"Why dont' you build a shrine right outside of the city? "
>Cultist: "Because we are all pienless. And it is much easier and cheaper to use this church! I like this place already."
>Nxisa: "This is still a sacred site."
>Cultist: "An abandoned one! It's just better to repurpose it! You are making me really pissed now, bug off!"


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>"Ok we won't bother you anymore then, just show us to the master and we'll talk to him instead."

[ brought thread back from tgchan. you can start suggesting from here.]

Go inside, talk with the leader. Be ready for a fight.

>>18239215
Alright! Glad I stayed up all night.

Insist upon being let inside, and if that doesn't work, maybe a bribe of a few piens will.

Also, let me just say I love your artstyle, that title image looks lovely.

She lets us inside so she can continue reading her book in peace. Inside we are met by three cultists. All three of them seem to be casters of some sort. The eldest one seems to be their leader, while other two are acting as bodyguards.

>Leader: "Are you here to hear about honored Lord Edel?"
>Nxisa: "No, we want you to leave this church. "
>Leader: "And... why would we do that? Who are you even to demand these things?"
>Nxisa: "This is still considered a sacred site by Church of Sun, so they want you to get out."
>Leader: "Church of Sun can go kiss my ass. "
>S. Bodyguard: "Ben, I think they are counter-mages. Their clothing and all..."
>H. Bodyguard: "Counter-mages?"
>Leader: "Ach, Church of Sun sent murderers after us?"
>H. Bodyguard: "I think we should get rid of them. This place is property of honored Lord Edel right now."
>Leader: "Let's just hear them. I am sure they can explain."

Try and reason with them, we want to avoid bloodshed, they don't need this church, they can surely find other buildings.

Let Nxisa dot he talking for now, be ready to try to stop any magicks sent at you.

Attempt REASON. Despite it being abandoned, the Church of Sun still finds this place to be important. Even if the cultists win now, actions taken against them will likely escalate. The Cultists seem like resourceful people, I'm sure they could make the money to build a shrine of their own.

"I am pretty sure you can find other building than this."
>Leader: "Yes, but this one simply most suited for us!"
>Nxisa: "It isn't. Even if we leave your here, Church of the Sun will keep coming for you. They might not even try to reason next time."
>Leader: "I think we can defend this place."
>Nxisa: "You might. But don't try to underestimate the Church."
"You are all mages. Can't you like, get yourself a job from the city. Enchanter and whatever. Just build the shrine with your own money, okay? I am pretty sure Edel would appreciate that more than just taking a church belonging to other religion."
>Leader: "... I guess you are right in that respect. Just... give us a day and we'll leave this place. Miracles bless us."
>H. Bodyguard: "Man, I already unpacked my stuff..."

>Nxisa: "I am surprised Daniel. This went very smoothly. We can get back to the city now. Once again you have earned your bonus."

I could get back to the city with Nxisa. We'll probably continue training I guess. Or is there anything I should do here? They are not fond of me, but I think they might answer some questions if I ask nicely.

I vote to continue training. Say farewell, wish them luck in getting a place of their own, and head off.

Ask if they've heard anything about that evil archmage or whoever it was.

We shouldn't pester them after that. How much money do we have?

Is the insane Elementalist job still available?

>>18240267
We left that city a long time ago.

Glad to see you back OP.

>>18240341
But, it's listed as one of the jobs along with the cultist church

>So I went and looked for some... missions. Trouble with kobolds, some elementalist went insane, some cultist of Edel have taken over a building nearby the city, some undead disturbance nearby..
> some elementalist went insane, some cultist of Edel have taken over a building nearby the city

We did the latter of these two just now. I'm curious if the former is still available.

Go with her. If we think she's holding us back, this is the time to see whether she is, or if we're lacking in a way that requires training from someone else.

>>18240454
Perhaps we should look into getting a nice scarf like that mage had. Perhaps also a sturdily reinforced leather cap.

I decide not to pester them, even about the whole Dark Archmage-issue. They probably know jackshit about his whereabouts. But Edel... name sounds oddly familiar.
But yeah, let's get home. I am pretty sure she can teach me bit more! Nxisa tells me I earned 180 pien, which makes my total 425 pien!
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And two weeks passed so quickly. I learned a new spell and finally learned how to cast slow fall properly ( 5 seconds ). The new spell is Barrier, which grants me bit extra-protection, especially against spells.
But overall, I cannot help but feel that she is bit keeping me down. Learning Counter-Magic is great but, I don't feel like staying here in Daciht. Maybe I should go to the city of magic; Jania. It's a long trip, but I think I have enough pien for it. Plus, I think there will be some human brothels there.
Sigh.

>"Oh, there you are!"
"Hi Nxisa."
>"Well, good news, I found ourselves a new task. We'll be destroying a small Draconian Camp in the mountains."
"A campt? Isn't that too risky?"
>"Haha, we won't be alone. However, you can stay here if you feel like you are not ready for this kind of things. We'll leave at the evening. Go get some equipment if you will. I'm in bit of a hurry, so farewell for now!"

I guess I should not leave her like that.

Anyway, I bought a cap and a scarf like you said! I still have so much time left... Enchantment on my sword is still doing fine.
Hm, anything I should take care of?

We're going to the mountains. Get a few emergency supplies in case something happens. Like some food and water.

>>18240578
Try to get some leather or cloth armour costing 200 pien or less if it's better than the robes you're wearing. That's all really.
Also, why don't you like the brothels in Daciht? No human brothels or no human prostitutes?

>>18240741
Who says it has to be a human, those goat women like Nxisa are quite attractive.

>>18240741
We were able to keep our leather armor after the crash. I support an upgrade if we can get a nice one, but think it may be best to save up for a nice enchantment.

Yes, there are no human brothels or prostitus in Daciht.
And fuck no I am not doing satyr. Satyr have very hairy legs. Also, I think it might be illegal ( it was illegal in Joros ). The one lady in Joros in particu~
Hah! It's none of your business.

Anyway! Yeah, I still have that leather armor! It has served me well! I could enchant it. The Edel cultist opened a enchanting-service about a week ago. I don't know how good he is. There are other money sinks as well. Herman's spells for example.
I mean, I still have 365 pien.

Armor Enchantment ideas, ordered from one's I'd like the most, to the least:
Speed or Evasiveness Buff
Health Buff
Added Protection, particularly for physical attacks.

What sort of thing does Herman's Spells sell? Do you get one use spells from them, like potions and scrolls, or can you buy spells to learn?

tgchan is just WAAAAAY to slow, isn't it?

Let's get us some armor enchantments! let's see if there's some way to increase our casting speed

See if you can get an enchantment to keep yourself warm or at a comfortable temperature.

>>18240997
I think a protection enchantment would be good because it was stated that heavier armor could get in the way of casting. Mobility of leather, with the protection of something... Sturdier.

>>18241456
Oh, I like that. Some kind of environmental protection. It might even provide fire or frost resistance, if only in tiny amounts.

>>18241929
I also like this. see if this is doable, an enchantment that gives environmental protection, and if such an enchantment could also give a degree of fire/cold protection.

Then see how much it would be to add improved physical protection on top.

... I just stopped by to say I like your art and I think you are a good person for running this quest, OP.

>>18242012
>>18241929
>>18241456
Smart enchantments are kinda our thing, I guess. A sword that keeps itself sharp, intact, and rust-free. Armor that keeps you warm/cool (dry?) in harsh conditions. Fucking smart.

>>18242063
If we're going to focus on anything, then "Smart" seems like a decent choice.

The cultist's ( Jako ) shop is kinda small, smaller than John's. I guess you gotta start from somewhere.
>"Oh hey- it's you."
"Yeah, it's me. Are you still mad about the book?"
>"No no. We are doing fine. You are here to enchant an item or just talk? Honored Lord Edel of Miracles would not like me to shoo away a customer."
"And yes, I would like to enchant my armor. Can you enchant it to provide warmth when it's cold and cool me down when it's hot? By the evening if you can?"
>"Sure, I think I can do that. How strong do you want it to be? Light would be 200 pien, heaviest would be 800 pien. Light helps little, while heavy can keep you comfortable pretty much anywhere. You need to recharge it um... every 3 days? I think. Takes hour or two I guess, depending on how strong you are."

>>18242134
Is there a medium? Also, can we upgrade to heavy later if we get more money, building on the old enchantment? And will it keep us dry? If it won't keep us dry, let's get light and something to keep us dry. Also, is this cultist a lady? I can't tell if that's a breast or a shirt fold. If the cultist is a lady, flirt a bit. We already have a foot in the door with that scarf compliment from the other night. No reason to be (speciest? racist?).

Find out if upgrades are possible, but get the light regardless. It'd be better to need to pay more later than for the need to arise now with no protection at all.

Yes, Jako ( enchanter/cultist ) is a she.

"Um, how about medium? And will it keep me dry? And can it be upgraded later on?"
>"320 pien I guess. Heavy enchant require some very pricy ingredients. So medium would not cost that much. And yeah! It doesn't keep you dry, but the armor will dry fast thanks to the enchantment. And yes, it can be upgraded. But it can come cheaper to buy heavy rather than buying medium and then upgrading it."
It's still quite a lot...
"Yeah. It is still itty bitty too much. I am pretty sure a beautiful satyr like you can offer me a small discount. Maybe slightly less, I dunno, 270 pien? I could pay the discount later, with pien or something else. "
Oh god why am I doing this.

>"... Yeah. I guess I could you give a slight discount. But don't expect another one. 290 pien for the enchant, pay the 30 pien later if you will."

Should I?

>>18242478
Teehee. Daniel's clumsy attempts at flirting are adorable. Let's go with medium. We should come back with more than enough money to pay back that 30 - and maybe even upgrade.

Get the medium.

Why not. We have enough to come back to pay even if we're unable to earn some more in a timely fashion.

75 pien left.
I already got the enchantment, and I gotta say: it is really comfortable! Makes living here bit easier.

I guess I am done here for now. Now I just have to wait few hours...

Since this town has no human brothel, and we don't have the cash to throw at things like that anyway, let's check if there's any available jobs for a counter mage.

>>18242693
Screwing Satyrs?
Just kidding

>>18242790
Jobs that only take a few hours? I doubt it. Let's go around flirting with Satyr chicks. We can't rely on brothels forever.

>>18242790
Well, maybe instead of buying whores we could actaully look for a nice human lady?

>>18242790
Wait, scratch that. This can be put off until after tonight's mission.

the artwork reminds me of moomins. i love it.

>>18242805
What? Try making lady friends? That sounds just crazy enough to work. We should do it.

Later. After meeting back up with Nxisa.

>>18242827
It also might be a good time to pick up a taste for exotic women, considering the fact that there don't appear to be many humans around.

>>18242805
Well, we're already hanging around a perfectly nice lady. I think should could really need a friend, maybe more.

Don't tell me Daniel doesn't have a thing for one-eyed counter mages.

>>18242877
It seems Daniel sees her as more of a maternal figure than a romantic one. I wouldn't rule it out, but I also wouldn't necessarily pursue it just yet. That said, yeah, if she's even remotely receptive, go for it. I just have a feeling the whole master/apprentice thing might complicate it.

God no, Nxisa is a teacher and... I dunno. Big sister?
I'll look into all of this after this mission!
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Met up with the group, moved to the mountains as soon as we could. There are 16 of us.
The draconians are already resting. There are not many, but they are all capable fighters. Draconians are very capable fighters, though they are not bright. Our archers are going to take out the nightwatch. After that, warriors will charge and the elementalist will set the tents on fire. Nxisa's and my job is to stop their casters from casting anything.
Soon...

Just going to state this, the best way I can see for Daniel to get Jako to like him is having Daniel pretend he gives a shit about Edel.

I mean really, it's not that hard to think of that.

Now let's go dragon hunting!

>>18242877
She doesn't have one eye, and is much older than us. Beside being other race. Have you considered that goat people probably don't find humans particulary attractive?

>>18242920
Waiting until his training is over is probably a good idea.

>>18242936
We'll get you there, don't worry. We should try to get a copy of the local laws next time we're in town though.

>>18243040
Well, it wouldn't be love if the physical aspect mattered that much, right?

Ah, still preparing. The circle of silence golden. I gotta learn that spell someday.

... Who the hell is that.
Why is he wearing boots of silence?!
Why the fuck!

We try to stop him, but too late!
He yells in language I don't understand. He is loud, and out of our circle. His yell is answered with other yells coming from the camp.
Fuckshit.

>>18243099
Not good! NOT GOOD!

[ Stopping for today, thank you for playing. I will continue tomorrow in same thread. Feel free to suggest actions and use thread as discussion-thread for Daniel's Quest. ]

>>18243099
Taze him. Hard. Don't fight with honor. Taze him to set someone else up for a coup de grace.

>>18243110
Fireballs into the camp.

>>18243121
thanks for running it :)

FIGHTERS: Take down hunter quickly. Counter mages: Be ready to make sure any magic he has isn't going to help him.

Once that's done, take down the camp as planned, just more NOW, instead of simply soon.

I think this needs a bump.

>>18246413
>>18242063
>>18242082
>>18242063

bamp

I taze him with a lightning bolt! He falls and one of our warriors strikes him dead.
We are told to attack since our cover is blown. Elementalists throw fireballs at the camp, setting tens on fire and killing one draconian.

I think I lost track of Nxisa...

This shit is terrible. It seems that we underestimated draconians. We have lost our healer, one of our elementalists and two warriors.
We have managed to kill, I dunno, total of 7 draconians already?

fuck.

>>18250478
Duck! Roll! Taze!

>>18250478
Dodge that swing and sword him.

>>18250478
Toss up a barrier right in front of his arm. Keep him from ever even getting the momentum to swing. Then taze and stab.

Barrier, Taze, coup de grace

I mumble the words and cast barrier! Shortly after that the draconian's hatchet collides with the barrier, stopping draconian's assault and destroying the barrier. Enough time for me to act.
I taze him hard and stab!

I did not notice that he had a chainmail. I did injure him, but not very seriously. Oh well, he is in bit stunned from the lighting bolt.
Draconian draws breath.

SHIT NIGGA FIRE BREATH, STAB HIM WHEN HE OPENS HIS MOUTH!
IN HIS MOUTH!

I'm thinking a barrier would be best, as to avoid being burned. Then stab him in the face.

Stab in the mouth!

>>18254331
Twist, then kick him off of your blade. Or hit him with an air bolt to push him off. Either one. Make sure to twist, though.

Zap him now that we've got this handy conductor in his face.

>>18254373
>>18254406
Both of these.

>>18254639
Get your sword back asap. Walk up to the corpse, give the sword a final good twist for good measure, just to make sure he's dead, and then yank the sword out of his mouth.

I give the sword a twist, leave it there and kick him hard. Then I electrocute him using the sword as conductor. Zap!
There is no kill like overkill.

Awesome, Daniel Quest is back on.

And it seems we're off to a good start.

>>18254675
Now that the immediate thread has been dealt with, we should look for the rest of our group. Somebody probably needs our help, so let's keep looking.

>>18254721
Agreed. Also, this:
>>18254660
We should look around to make sure we're in the clear now, though, before moving to help anyone else. It's like on an air plane - secure your own mask first.

Yeah, he's dead. So dead. It's very unlike killing a troll. I got my sword back. I am getting kinda strong.
Anyway, okay okay... I think I am kinda clear. There are only corpses here. Two friendly, three draconian. I guess most of draconians must be dead. But our numbers have been reduced a lot too.
Yeah... I must find Nxisa...
Do I need to take anything from this draconian?

>>18254820
Does he have anything on him that looks like it's particularly well-made/magical? If not, that hatchet could fetch a modest price. That can wait until after the battle, though. Only grab something if it looks magic/valuable and you want dibs.

>>18254820
TAKE HIS NIFTY CAP!

Nah, I'm joking. It doesn't look like he has anything useful on him

GO FIND NXISA!!!

What. The. Shit.
That guy is huge! Huge guts! Huge sword! Huge cape!

I found Nxisa. She's still alive. But she seems to be wounded. The big draconian is kinda busy gloating at one of our warriors ( who is bleeding severely ).
The draconian hasn't noticed me yet.

>>18255067
Shock him to stun him. Then, once he's stunned, shock him again before he can recover. Electricity is fucking awesome at incapacitating otherwise difficult foes. Keep spamming electricity until you can either perform a coup de grace or his heart stops. All of those muscles will work to our advantage when they seize from the shocks.

>>18255067
We definitely need to distract that thing to keep it from mauling our allies even more.

>>18255082 's idea sounds good.

>>18255250
I like the idea too, but feel like we should be waiting for an opening. Like the draconian getting ready to attack, or another team mate coming in. On the other hand, WE'RE another team mate coming in, so there's that.

>>18255489
If we don't act now, Nxisa could get hurt worse, or the warrior could get killed. Hard and fast. Fucking blitzkrieg, in a literal and figurative sense.

>>18255067
Can we like, blind him or something?
Shock trick cannot work all the time and I think this is the time it will not work.

Could an ice bolt be good? These are fire breathing creatures. Maybe ice could hurt them more.

>>18255571

We could try the orb of light trick we did with the troll. Even if it doesn't blind him, it might distract him, making an opening for Nxisa (and potentially the warrior)

>>18255571
>>18255593
I think this is the exact sort of situation shock is perfect for. Being big doesn't make someone more resistant to electricty locking up their muscles - at least, not until you start getting into elephant sizes. This dude's just regular huge.

Lightning bolts away!
... They don't have too noticeable effects. He twitched a bit.
>"Oh. I did not ssee you little human. You are not not late to the party. I was finisshing this guy. It was nassty you to kill almost all my ssoldierss. Just wait a few momentss and I will deal with you."

Fuckshit. Nxisa is glaring at me, I think she wants me to run the fuck away.
... I cannot just leave her here!

>>18255734
Elephants have a shitty save vs electricity.

Running seems like a good plan

>>18255762
You're right, we can't leave our boss behind.
And that guy does already have one eye patch... ice rod to the other eye. If he has any magic abilities, would the spell that drains mana from a person help against him?

>>18255762
>... I cannot just leave her here!

She's a lot more experienced with these things than we are. We'll just get ourselves killed going up against this guy.

Back off for now and go get some help.

>>18255797
THIS. Hell, you don't even need to aim that precised; if we encase that side of his face in ice, it would be good enough. Point being, though, number one priority:

Destroy his good eye.

This is why you should always wear goggles.

>>18255818
Ex-blind guy that has a penchant for blinding people. Interesting.
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At least bait the guy away from her.

>>18255845
I think she's currently hiding. All luring him away from her does is put us in a decidedly deadly level of danger as we move from mild annoyance to target.

>>18255858
As far as I can tell, she's lying on the ground, waiting to be killed.

Vote on distraction.

Blind the bastard!

Ice bolt to the ey...
>"Hahrara. Eager one. Good spirit. I will fight you, yes."

>>18256124
Lure him into some sort of trap. This place probably contains a lot of potential pitfalls. Even if a 50ft drop doesn't kill him, it'll take him time to get back.

>"Hey, no run! We fight now!"
NOPE.

I run the fuck away from him, he starts to follow me. I guess that is good? I am slightly faster than him! I guess that's a plus.
What should I do... Lose him, go fetch Nxisa if possible? Or just run the fuck away from the camp and get back to the city?
Or maybe I should try to blind him once more...

Disrupt that magic sword of his

>>18256180
If he ever starts closing in that is. For now get him and you away from here. Go get yourself 'trapped' against a cliff.

It's time to put slowfall to the test.

>>18256178
I agree with >>18256159
there's probably a chance to make him fall down a cliff if we ice the ground underneath him.

>>18256199
Oh, nice idea. Then we can loop back for Nxisa, to see if she gets away on her own or if we need to rescue her.

I think I have found a proper cliff. It looks like I have been trapped and it is quite of a fall ( I can manage this with my slow fall ).
>"Ahararararara. I found yooou. Trapped. You are not very ssmart."
Hah.
Ice and slow fall will not fail you.
>"Well, it wass fun. I am gonna chop you in piecess."
He charges.
I cast my spells.

>>18256472
>>18256472
...like I boss? Also, slow fall only lasts five seconds. Don't try to ride it all the way to the bottom. Use it to fall slow enough that we can grab something and start climbing back up.

Slow fall.

>>18256564
Try to grab something! Also, flip him the bird. Asshole.

I also agree that it's a good idea to try and prevent us landing where he does, at least until we know he's dead and out.

>>18256564
I doubt he will die from a fall but I also don't think we can take him on even in weakened state.
So grab on something, climb and go help survivors.

>>18256762
What enchantment do we put on our sword? Something smart. What enchantment do we put on our armor? Something smart. How do we choose to comport ourselves in fights? Fucking smart.

Daniel's pretty smart, considering our abject lack of education.

>>18256762
If you do a recap in the next thread like you did in this one, it should keep it bumped long enough for players to start finding it. I've noticed lately that some QMs actually bump their threads; I find that annoying and I'm glad you did it this way instead.

The slow fall is success. I simply direct myself to the nearest edge, while my huge draconian friend hits the ground! Bam!
Smashed!
He does not move anymore. Fuck you big draconian! I am the winner here! Oh well, even if he is alive, it will take him plenty of time to climb up. I should just fetch my pals and get back to the city.

[ Thank you for playing. I will continue this later. Probably next week, tuesday. Anyway, now this thread can serve as discussion thread. Feel free to ask questions whatever. Also reposting this because oh god the typos ]

>>18256838
It's been a lot of fun once again, thanks for that. I hope you'll have a nice weekend.

>>18256788
The recap this time was because they kept moving the thread around. This is the third iteration of it, after it got moved to tgchan and back.

>>18257204
I know why. I'm just saying, I think it also serves a purpose in terms of getting players in without posting BUMP three times before players start posting.

I do agree that some form of recap would be nice, although I'd suggest skipping the minor parts and try to slim it down to the big three posts to copy-paste over. Would work great as a bump, and to refresh memory of people.

>>18260350
Maybe with an update on our inventory, enchantments, and spells.

A full recap would be nice, if only to see more of this great art.

Quick recap of story and Daniel's abilities here. Might repost this on new thread whatever.

Daniel, a blind orphan gets cured from his blindness by a mysterious man going by the name "Miracle Lord". To thank him, he leaves his home to learn magic.
In capital Joros of Joros, he becomes apprentice to satyr Nxisa, who teaches him counter-magic. After year of training, they defeat a rogue translator-necromancer and novice elementalist together.

Later on they move to Nxisa's homeland Daciht. Nxisa needed to participate in capture/kill of Dark Archmage Ingram who is seeking ancient flying fortress Xjaal. However, she told Daniel that they'd be only going there for work.
Their airship is however shot down by the passing Dark Archmage and his black dragon Gaia.
Daniel, Nxisa and other survivors continue the travel by foot. After long trip, they reach Daciht and hear that ambush was a complete failure and most of people participating had been killed by Gaia and Dark Archmage. Nxisa disappears to mourn her dead friends, while Daniel helps a local satyr to find his lost brother in the mountains. The brother was eaten by mountain troll whom Daniel kills in combat.

When Daniel gets back, he and Nxisa get job to shoo away some Cultists of Edel from abandoned church of sun. They manage to reason with the cultists, and no violence was involved.
After two weeks of training, Daniel and Nxisa participate raiding a draconian camp in the mountains. The raid is a failure. Nxisa gets seriously wounded by a huge draconian. However, Daniel manages to lure him and throw him off a cliff.

Money:
75 pien

----- Equipment ------

Father's Sword ( enchanted with longevity )
Robe ( enchanted with light magic resistance )
Leather armor ( enchanted with thermal comfort )
Leather gloves with plates ( bronze )
Metal-toed leather boots ( bronze )
Goggles
Scarf
Cloak
Useless amulet

---- Spells ----

Disrupt
- Disrupt enemy spell / circle
Break Barrier
- Annihilate enemy barrier. Might require multiple uses.
Destroy Mana
- Deplete enemy mana. If enemy has no mana, it has no effect.
Barrier
- Create a protective barrier around caster. Efficient against spells.
Heal
- Close wounds.
Orb of Light
- Create a small orb of light. Lasts 20 seconds, can be moved around.
Elemental Bolt
- Fire a bolt of fire/water/ice/lightning.
Extract Water
- Extract water from air. ( exhausting )
Slow Fall
- Slows fall for 5 seconds.

----- Quirks -----

See magic

----- Victories -----

Necromancer ( + minion )
Novice elementalist
Mountain troll
Draconian with a hat
Huge draconian

>>18263988
>>18264042
Well, I guess we should get climbing. A lot of people back at the camp should be in need of some healing magic.