>>20977253
Your name is Big Bozz Squigslap Stabgrattle Grotstompa when you don't trip over the syllables, and you are going to be the next 'Ead Kouncillor of the Grotocracy of Titanopolis. And, you've already taken the first steps to realizing your goal. You even rubbed elbows with one of the Grotocracy's finest. At least, you assume he was one of the Grotocracy's finest. He was at least fine for pestering with questions, and for elbow rubbing. And he gave you wonderful news. The Grotocracy is holding an interest meeting for those up and coming ambitious grots like yourself. Okay, so Snaggleteef didn't exactly say that, but it's probably the Grotocracy that's hosting this. It's probably not a meeting with an entry level grot that you're supposed to off or something.

After all, you wouldn't be able to guarantee that it was a grot you'd be replacing. And all grots in the Grotocracy are protected. Or so you summarize. It wouldn't make much sense for regular grots to be able to kill members of the Grotocracy if members of the Grotocracy couldn't (openly) do so themselves. There were exceptions, like killing for personal advancement, and that vague hint about one grot who didn't follow the rule. The rule was plain unorky, but it made sense. You couldn't have higher officials dying left and right all the time, or there would be so much backstabbing and killing that nothing would ever get done. You note that non-lethal krumping was never mentioned.

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>>20977262
Anyway, you are supposed to head to the Smasha Condominiums after nightfall for that interest meeting. Until then, you seem to have a few hours to muck about with, and four whole teef burning a hole in your pocket. You've never had so much teef. Never needed it before when everything was begotten by the old five finger discount. But that's behind you. Now you're a different grot, a better grot, a grot who was destined for great things, since this morning at least. Since then, you've made your way to the 60-Second Market in more or less one piece, picking up your giant squig mount in the process, Squigsby Watson Wall Smasha, and the ire of Scrunky and his boys. You delivered a package for your personal savior (who you learned was named Blue) meant for the owner of the Zizz 'n' Bitz there, who you found on the ground dying after a large explosion. You instead delivered the package to the git's assistant, and, passing the opportunity to own the shop because it was technically bequeathed to you, you gave Grotface a rousing speech before telling him he was the boss here. Also you were able to get a job from him. In that first shift, you managed to talk to Snaggleteef, and the rest is history.

Now you are wandering around the stalls and stores of the 60-Second Market with your giant squig Wall Smasha in tow, those four teef jangling in your pocket. You could buy something, or you could go check out the casino you vaguely remember seeing on your long since discarded map, or you could perhaps scout out the Smasha Condominiums beforehand.

What do you do?

Rolled 11

>>20977273
No prob OP, good to see grotquest again.

To the casino, we might find good opportunities there.

Rolled 1

get something to eat, you haven't eaten all day and you don't want to show up to the meeting looking like a hungry beggar for your first impression.

>>20977331
I see we're off to having the same luck as always right from the start...

Rolled 17

WE GO TO THE FUCK MOTHERING CASINO IN SEARCH FOR GLORY AND FORTUNE!

Rolled 15

rolling for Wall Smasha to drag us someplace with food then.

Rolled 18

Look around the market stalls, maybe we can find something to make us look like a classy Grot

Rolled 12

Look around the market stalls, maybe we can find something to make us look like a classy Grot

While I can't stay in this thread as I need to sleep, I just want to say, OP, you do a great job, and it's really appreciated.

>>20977431
>>20977452
I'm guessing I'm not the only one posting is acting up for then.

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Rolled 19

>>20977452
>>20977431
/tg/ sure is laggy today..

Rolled 6

casino for glorious teef

>>20977400
>>20977317
>>20977522
>>20977331
>>20977402

You like the idea of going to the casino very much. After all, with your wonderous luck, what could go wrong? Nothing. That's what. Today is your day. It's the beginning to your thousand year reign of bloody savvy ruling and fiscal responsibility! You may not know what those words mean exactly, but you have heard those words used in reference to being 'Ead 'Oncho and stuff, so you are sure that is exactly what you will be doing. You are feeling lucky. Not just lucky, you are confident there's nothing that could possibly go wrong with your day. After all, you've gotten this far already! Your first day, and you've already gotten an in to the Grotocracy. Other gits would be messing around the left leg still! Ha!

Heading towards the downtown exit of the 60-Second Market, your stomach growls. Alas. As great as you are, you are still mortal. And thus you still hunger for sust-susbsten- food. But being great, you can take a whole lot of punishment before whimpering and crying for your mommy!

A few of the last stalls by this exit have some cheap food. Squigpies, fried squig legs, squigheart salads, squigbone soup, squigslop, mystery squig meat... A lot of squig stuff at least. They smell horribly enticing, when they don't just smell horrible. But you're a grot, so there isn't much of a difference between the two anyway.

You notice up ahead that there's actually a large tacky sign with flashy bits. Not only are there lights, there seems to be a crudely made grot riding a squig automaton on top, perpetually waving back and forth.


TOOFZ'S KASINO AN' SQUIG GRILL

>>20977695


Ohhh, if only you knew how to read!

But underneath the mechanical squig and words, there's that red and black spinning wheel that you know means casinos, and what seems to be a grill. It could also probably be a jail, but if a jail is on fire, it's basically a grill anyway. Finally, underneath all of this, there is an arrow pointing downwards at the exit.

There it is! That is where you need to go! And there's probably food there too!

Soldier on to the casino, or just get food now?


>>20977475
>Thanks man, I do what I can for the Scraplootas because I know I'm not the only guy who likes them so.

this is the only quest thread in which I've read more than one post... you are appreciated OP

Rolled 20

>>20977705
Let's go rustle up some grub, need to keep our thinky bitz running nice and sharp!

Rolled 7

>>20977705
if the roll is 10 or lower, soldier on
if the roll is 11 or higher, casino time.

>>20977757
well shit, we must be starving.

we've only been burned, crushed, and chased all day before standing around selling stuff. That's all pretty typical for a grot, must be all the excitement over the meeting.

Rolled 7

do we have anything like a spot check in this quest?

check to see if anyone might be eying you or Wall Smasha.

>>20977757
Time for grub! Not actual grub. You're in the big city now. You shouldn't be digging around for that sort of fare. You part ways with one of your teef and load up on fried squig legs and a squigpie. Watson Smasha, having had made a meal previously out of a few other squigs when you had him cooped up at the squig stand, doesn't seem as peckish, but you throw him a squig leg just the same. He gurgles scarily in appreciation.

After stuffing your face, you have two fried squig legs left, and three teef. You feel sated. You're pretty sure if you tried to eat the last two squig legs, you'd be stuffed.

You continue on towards the downtown exit. It seems there's another supply depot, much like the gun warehouse you'd passed on your way to the market.

What was that?

>>20978176
>>20977970

You suddenly look around. Did someone just dart behind a stall? You pride yourself to be as close to sane as a grot can get, but... Well, you're well on your way on your journey to the top of the Grotocracy. And you haven't exactly been quiet it about it. You've mentioned it to just about every single grot who would let you get a word in edgewise and didn't look like he'd try to kill you. This kind of behavior... It could attract unwanted attention.

Then again, you could just be paranoid.

...Then again, Snaggleteef had told you that Zizz 'n' Bitz, where you're currently happily and gainfully employed, is under scrutiny of the Shootists, who are looking to get into the bitz market. Those armed, right-winged, right armed shoota enthusiasts may be taking interest in you...

Hey, didn't that old grot die in a mysterious explosion under extraordinary circumstances?

You shake your head. No, this is being silly. Besides, it's not like they'd up and kill you just because you're new and in the way. Anyway, if anything came up, as long as they didn't shoot first and ask questions later to your dead body, you're sure you can talk your way out. You're a diplomatic grot after all.

...Still.

Investigate your paranoia?

Continue on to the casino? (While watching your back)

Rolled 17

>>20978182
I'm gonna do this again since the casino is involved and we should have good luck if we venture in there.

if the roll is 10 or lower, Investigate your paranoia.
if the roll is 11 or higher, Continue on to the casino.

Rolled 20

>>20978250
PRESS ONWARD!
PRESS ONWARD FOR GLORY!

Rolled 19

>>20978182
We'll be a dead grot before long if we don't take our quest seriously. Try and get a fix on where this other grot is hiding, maybe have Wall Smasha sniff him out and see wot da zog is going on.

>>20978266
Holy fuck! I cant believe that worked!

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Rolled 2

>>20978284
You and me both, we be high rollin' all up in this thread!

>>20978302
whoops, didn't mean to roll.

Of course it'd be low too haha.

>>20978266
>>20978271
the casino beckons it seems.

but the paranoia is almost as strong... guess Wall Smasha is gonna be put on high alert.

>>20978250
>>20978266
>>20978345

You can be a right git sometimes. Yeesh, even if you're being properly paranoid, you'll probably have plenty of time to deal with whoever is. Preferrably somewhere public with a lot of other grots around. Somewhere like a casino. If you're being tailed, there's no reason they wouldn't tail you down to the casino as well.

You just barely manage to fit Wall Squigsby and yourself into the elevator down. What are you going to do? It's a giant squig. This is also advantageous for you, since if anyone is following you, they'd have to wait for the next one. And in that time, you can lose them, or at least gather your wits enough to figure out what to do about any potentially deadly, potentially imaginary, stalkers. Besides, it's not like Wall Smasha seems agitated at all.

Casino time! Ding.

The elevator opens up to the casino floor actually. There's so much flash! So much zizz! Tables and tables of Blackjack! They seem to even have actual blackjacks and not just stones like they used sometimes in Krumpus Bay! Rows and rows of GrotSlots! Squig racing! Git Pit Fights! That spinny red and black wheel thing! And a grill! It's the longest grill you've seen, and there are about fifty squigs all roasting at the same time. Whole squigs too. And yikes. 10 teef for half a squig. It's a good thing you ate before. Because these prices are killer.

Speaking of killer, there's a few grots in killer suits lounging around on couches by the grill. They're surrounded by other grots in wigs and dresses.

Your squig seems to be out of place though. Some casino goers eye the two of you presumptiously.

It isn't too obvious you're a country hick, you hope. There is a squig stand on the opposite side of the casino where you can keep Watson Squigsby. At least you know he won't get into to much trouble. It also seems to be a free* service!

What do you do?

Rolled 10

>>20978540
check the minimum entry cost for games, if it's more than 3 teef you might as well just head down to the Condominiums before they knock a few out of your head to force you into a bad game.

>They're surrounded by other grots in wigs and dresses.
fucking lost it, warp tainted "escort" grots. Boris certainly has it all.

Rolled 5

>>20978696
Let's go with this, we don't want to push all our teef on one game. Also keep an eye out for the next group to come down the elevator if we can.

>>20978696
>>20978748
our luck seems to be slipping.

Rolled 8

oh shit, DON'T LEAVE WALL SMASHA AT THE free* SQUIG STAND!

I just realized where they're getting the roasting squigs from.

>>20978696
>>20978748
Lowest bet in Blackjack seems to be two teef. But if it's anything like Krumpus Bay Blackjack, it's a matter of avoiding saying "Hit me."
At Grotslots, you use tokens, three tokens per teef. Pay out is in tokens too. But there are service grots waiting in case you need to exchange either way.
Lowest bet at the races is one teef. And if you want to try your luck at out running the squigs with meat strapped to your head, they'll pay you 10 teef if you make it through the race unbitten.
Lowest bet at the Git Pit Fights is one teef. But if you go into the pit yourself, you get a quarter of what the house gets every fight. Drop out whenever and keep winnings. If you win, of course.
The spinny red and black wheel thing has a minimal bet of three teef. Also you'll probably have to learn the rules. Why is there a grot running on the wheel?
You could probably bother the grots in killer suits for free. But you might get escorted away. Those grots in wigs seem to be built pretty powerfully.
The squig stand is free*. You should probably ask what a freeasterecks is.

There are probably other games further in the casino that you can't see from here. Wow this place is massive!

The elevator just went back up.

What do you do?

Rolled 3

>>20979098
Provided the machines aren't rigged, grot slots seems like an inexpensive way to try our luck. Anyone else agree?

Rolled 8

>>20979098
>You should probably ask what a freeasterecks is
but we can't read, and how do we know what an asterisk is?

move (slowly) closer to the free* squig stand while getting a better look at what else is in the casino and keeping an eye/ear out for the lift to come back down.

I don't trust this free*

>>20979172
Oh zog it, looks like Gork and Mork have better things to do than keep our luck afloat.

Rolled 14

>>20979212
you're telling me.

I'd roll for Wall Smasha to make a break for it and cause trouble in the casino, HE KNOWS THE free* MEANS BEING ROASTED OVER A PIT, but that'd be problematic for a number of reasons.

so slots I guess, seems the least lethal.

>>20979172
>>20979208
>>20979256
What's a free*? The grot at the squig counter's been shouting it this whole time. "SQUIG STAND, STAND YER SQUIGS 'ERE. PRICE IS FREEASTERECKS." And then he seems to start muttering under his breath. Getting closer you catch "--oidwhereprohibbededweain'tresponsibleifyergrotgetsnabbedoranyfinfreeonlyifyaspendtenormorete
efatdacasino--" There are about five squigs at the stand right now. None of them are as big as Watsha Smaton. The grot in charge stops muttering under his breath as you approach and gulp noticably.

You're pretty sure you'll try the Grotslots after you decide what to do here.

>>20979379
Stand Wall Smasha here? Or ask questions first?

Rolled 18

>>20979379
Ask him what all he just said, only not at a speed only weirdboyz could process.

Rolled 13

>>20979379
you've got good ears, you at last caught
>free only if ya spend ten or more teef at da casino

so you can either spend the three teef you have and then hope you get enough winnings to part with 7 more, or pull 7 of your own teef to make sure you have enough teef to spend so that Wall Smasha will still be there when you get back.

this being the casino I'm gonna go with the dice based luck again.
10 or lower, keep going down to the condominiums
11 or higher, leave Wall Smasha at the squid stand and try your luck at the slots.

and then we'll deal with the teef issue when we come to it.

>>20979464
And boom! In the name of subtle dickery, we have Gork's (or Mork's) lucky attention again.

Rolled 7

>>20979476
alright, so my vote goes for staying and playing

>>20979401
ask him about teef exchange rates (are big ones worth more, or are they all worth the same?)

there's probably a "dentist" around here somewhere too I bet.

>>20979464
"Terms an' condishuns apply, see da stand fer details, void where prohibbeded. We ain't responsible if yer squig gets nabbed or anyfin. Free only if ya spend ten or more teef at da casino. Uddawise three teef an hour. Unclaimed squigs at da end of da day will be slaughtered an' cooked da day after."

>>20979512
"Teef is teef here. Unless yer bringin' in Bug teef. Dose get plenty big, and are done on a teef by teef basis. Dentist is further in da casino."

You leave Squigsmasha Walton at the stand. He gives the grot a good hungry look.

Grotslots! How many of your teef do you want to exchange for tokens?

Rolled 20

>>20979720
exchange 2, save one for another game if your luck sucks at slots.

we can always get 7 teef pulled and spend those if we don't want Wall Smasha to get slaughtered.

>>20979791
oh come on!
This better be one hell of an exchange or else I'm be suspecting the dice gods of siding with the casino if we roll crappily on the slots.

Rolled 17

>>20979791
Going with this, in Mork we trust.

>>20979834
>>20979791

You call over a servicegrot and ask for two teef worth of tokens.

...You just got seven tokens out of that! An extra one! It was stuck to one of the others.

Play the slots? How many times?

(I'll be rolling for it.)

>>20979958
Let's play four times, that sounds like an orky number to set things off.

>>20979958
play 4 times! (would've rolled 4d20 if you weren't rolling)

test your luck, no idea how high a roll we need for a pay out though.

Rolled 133, 334, 36, 280 = 783

>>20979988
>>20980017

Here goes!

>>20980066
No pay out.

Play again?

>>20980066
Uhm boss, could you explain how these rolls work? I'm at a loss.

>>20980116
A service grot walks over. "Yer lookin' fer trips, boss. Trips, or sumfin above 500."

Play again?

>>20980075
are the tokens good for anything aside from slots?

if not we might as well play again.

>>20980170
"Well boss, all da udda games exchange tokens fer teeth as well. It's three fer a teef all over da casino."

>>20980137
Assuming this is going off of d999's we might as well just keep playing. We've gotta get above 50% at least once out of 7. Stati-sta-guessing will get us somewhere hopefully.

Rolled 20

>>20980200
gonna let luck decide.

10 or lower, look at some other games.
11 or higher, use the rest of the tokens and see what happens.

>>20980227
THE DICE GODS SAY TO SPEND ALL THE TOKENS!

Rolled 982, 432, 550 = 1964

>>20980213
>>20980227
Here goes again!

>>20980254
the dice gods do not disappoint.

that's two of them above 500!

>>20980254
The machine dings twice!

You win 4 tokens total!

Play again?

>>20980268
ok dice gods, show us some luck once more

10 or lower, cash 3 tokens in for a toof and play the extra token before checking out the other games.
11 or higher, play all the tokens.

>>20980268
Well, if there's a 50% chance to win per token and a 2 token payout our luck could frankly go either way. Unless trips are worth more, but even so.

Oh what the hell, we got a 20 anyway. All in!

Rolled 4

>>20980303
I forgot to roll... that's embarrassing.

>>20980311
looks like I'm for playing one, cashing in 3 (after the one is played and we know if there's any pay out) and seeing what other games there are for a grot with at least 2 teef to play.

Rolled 89

>>20980309
>>20980303
>>20980311
Well... Let's try once more before you go all in or cash in your tokens.

Rolled 16

>>20980342
Oh zog it all, let's go cash in for a toof and see what else we can play around this place.

>>20980342
>>20980384
You get a teef from the servicegrot.

Well, that could have gone better, but that just could be your luck telling you not to bet on rigged systems! (Otherwise, you're sure you'd have won more.)

You can play Blackjack, or bet on the races or Git Pit Fights. You could also participate in one of those two.

You could also go bother those grots in killer suits.

What will you do?

Rolled 10

>>20980342
hmmm... if we walk away now we'll have two teef.

two teef isn't even enough to get Wall Smasha and leave, and also rules out playing the spinny red and black wheel thing.

Races might take some time, time which you may be running low on if time gets more speedy when you're having fun.

eh, I'll roll again for luck
10 or lower, cash out now and check out the races.
11 or higher, play all 3.

what of the elevator?

Rolled 10

>>20980400
look at the elevator, then check out the races.

if the odds at the races suck we can just run with the squigs, they won't bite us, we're the zoggin' squig whisper!

Rolled 5

>>20980400
Let's go for blackjack. Scope out a nearby table and see what company we have.

>>20980501
>>20980523
our luck kinda stinks right now.

>>20980467
>>20980501
You take your two teef and head over to the Squig Races.

There are ten squigs running. The odds are

1-5
1-4
1-3
1-2
2-1
4-1
10-1
20-1
50-1
100-1

The top three are ded 'ard squigs. They are not squigs you want to meet in a dark alley.
The last few... are runts. Not even worth grilling. You have a feeling that's why they're here and not being served.

The grots who are betting talk to and examine the squigs before the race starts. No shenanigans here, there's one of the boyz sitting around, acting as security.

As the running grot, you could probably talk to all of the squigs first.
If you're betting, you're pretty sure you'd only have time to talk to one squig before the race begins. You don't need to bet on this race though.

What do you do?

>>20980654
I'm torn between watching this race to see how long a race typically goes for, or TALKING TO ALL THE SQUIGS.

can we try motivating one of the runts with the food we have to run faster, or is that not allowed?

>>20980709
None of the squigs are being fed by any of the grots inspecting them now.
Any grot that brings out anything that looks like food gets a glare from the Ork.

Rolled 3

>>20980739
alright, that rules that out.

do we want to do something reckless and stupid that will make us known by all or die a pitiful death?
Or do we want to play it safe and place some bets?

I'm leaning towards reckless and stupid, so if this roll is over 15 I'm voting for running with the squigs.

if not, just watch the race to get an idea of how long they are and if you even have time to stick around that long.

Rolled 10

>>20980739
Ask the ork why he takes orders from grots. Maybe convince him he should fix the race for you, just to prove who is boss around here.

>>20980829
what's to keep him for taking your advice and not take orders from you, a grot?

Rolled 14

>>20980829
Invoking DIPLOMACY.

Let's hope this works, dude.

>>20980847
Because we're not just any Grot, we're Big Bozz Squigslap Stabgrattle Grotstompa! And zog it all, we're gonna run this place eventually.

Rolled 17

>>20980847
Diplomacy! We's a cunning git, remember?

>>20980878
let's never let him become aware that even the highest grot is still lower than the lowest of boys.

>>20980890
can't argue with that.
we've got two teef and two fried squig legs, let's do this.

>>20980829
>>20980807
>>20980849
>>20980890
>>20980949


You decide to watch the race first and talk with the Ork.
"I gets more teef dis way den anyfin else." the Ork says. "Dey pay me ta keep fings straight. I'll be outta dis joint wid me pockets jinglin' before ye know it. Just gotta repay me debt wid Sneakyguts first."
He points towards one of the grots in a killer suit.
You don't think two teef and two fried squig legs is going to change his mind.

You try anyway.
He's actually sort of receptive! Looks like he hasn't had dinner yet. He takes a squig leg.
"I fink I may want ta use da little boyz' room in a bit. If some grot were left wid da squigs fer a few moments, I fink no grot will know."

He takes the second squig leg and your two teef.

...Now what? The Ork will leave in a few.

The elevator finally comes down again. From this distance, you can still see that the grot exiting is wearing a suit.

>>20981064
Wait, do we have any teef left? If so, cripple all the squigs except for the one with the highest payout and bet on that one.

If not, use this time to get the fuck out of there with Smashby.

Rolled 9

>>20981107
Shit, I think he did just run off with all our currency...right? If we're gonna bet, this is gonna be painful and fast.

I've honestly got nothing, so let's go with this.

>>20981064
You sit and watch the race. It ends kind of how you expected it to. 1-4 won because 1-5 stopped to eat more of the poor grot who was running out there. This was roughly ten seconds out of the gate too. And 1-5 still managed to get second place. The 100-1 squig was actually stepped on and squashed by the 1-5 squig.

But the 1-5 squig isn't as big as Wall Watson.

...What if you substituted your giant squig for one of the other squigs in the race? With the Ork gone...

Rolled 18

>>20981230
how do we get Wall Smasha though?
pull three of our own teef?

OK, so we either nab Smasha from the squig stands and enter him in the race, or pay three teef to get him.

Once Smasha is in, WE enter the race! Smasha is already fed and I don't think he'd let the other squigs eat us.
This seems like a pretty good plan.

rolling for I don't know why.

>>20981230
Oh Gork'n'Mork this is so audaciously risky. But OP you didn't clarify if we have any teef left, that's really the deciding factor here. No point in risking this idea if we don't have anything to bet with.

I mean, we can always pull a toof or two out, but that's probably a last resort.

Rolled 14

can I just roll for the squig stand attendant being eaten?

it'd save us some teef if he were just eaten.

>>20981292
>>20981306
>>20981315
You have no teef left.

Walking slowly back to the stand, you see there are no squigs left. Save yours.

"OI. TAKE YOUR SQUIG BACK. TAKE YOUR ZOGGING MONSTER BACK."
The grot is trying to get his hand out of Smasha Squigsby's mouth. It doesn't look like your squig is pulling very hard, whereas the grot is pulling with all his might.

With a few soft "whosagoodsquig" calls, you manage to pry the stand grot's chewed up hand out of Wall Smasha's mouth. The stand grot then runs away.

Walking back to the races, you have Squigsha Smasby stay by the squig pen. They seem to have found an equally runty 100-1 squig to replace the one that was squished.

The Ork coughs importantly and turns to leave.

You have enough time to go to the betting booth and place a bet with a pried out toof and get your squig into the squig pen

or

You should have enough time to volunteer as the runner. This will give you a shot at talking to all the squigs and sneaking Walton Smaston in.

Rolled 13

>>20981315
I second this, come on Wall Smasha!

>>20981404
I love Smasha so much.

that's a tough choice, on the one hand you can substitute Smasha for the 1-100 squig and bet on him, or you can enter the race and have Smasha run as the 1-100 squig anyway.

No time to do both or are running grots not allowed to place bets?

What's the pay off for the 1-100 bet with only a toof? 100 I'd assume, but I'd rather be sure with these races...

>>20981469
You would have to go to the race manager's place to volunteer to run, it's on the other side of the racetrack to the betting booth.

Pay out for a one teef bet at 100-1 odds would be 101 teef.

Rolled 12

>>20981492
OK, so high risk with little payout (10 teef) is running with the squigs.
Low risk with a potentially big pay out is betting on Smasha.

Are we going to attract some bad attention from the killer suit grots? Zog if I know, let's place a bet on Smasha.

Rolled 1

>>20981492
Let's do it. Pry out a toof and substitute Smasha for the 1-100 squig. Go bet and give Smasha the most amazing pep talk you can! Preferrably involving a food reward if he wins. Diplomacy!

Rolled 8

>>20981492
ALWAYS BET ON DA BIGSQUIG

>>20981547
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUU- WHAT HAVE I DONE? DIPLOMACY WHY HAVE YOU FAILED US?

Rolled 15

>>20981569
you rolled a one on pulling out a toof, you failed at pulling out a toof is all.

I'm just gonna roll and hope for a big number (I always roll low as well though) to counter some of the low rolls we're getting.

>>20981532
>>20981547
>>20981559
>>20981638


You... didn't really need this tooth anyway. It'll serve you better as currency. After all, one has to make sacrifices on your way to glory!

And this should be glorious, if you've planned all of it out correctly.

Placing your still bloody tooth and pointing excitedly at the 100-1 odds (It's the Blue squig too! Your lucky color! Okay, so it was everyone's lucky color, but it wasn't like they were betting on that squig.) you get a blue receipt and a roll of the eyes from the grot in the betting booth.

Rushing back to the squig pen, you go to examine the runt of the litter. No one else is. And no one else notices when you pull the sticky patch of paper colored blue off that squig and onto Wall Squigsby. You then stick the runt into your grot's mouth.

You try to give your squig a nice pep talk, but your words come out distorted due to the excess blood in your mouth. He just likes your face. Probably for the blood, and pants happily at you. Welp. Here goes nothing.

You go sit in the stands. There seems to be quite a few grots watching. One of them is in a suit. There is also what seems to be two boyz in the stands as well.

A grot comes out with meat strapped to his head and a determined look on his face. He does a few stretches and cracks his knuckles. This git thinks he's about to get ten teef. Oh boy.

A shoota goes off. RATATATATA

Rolled 9

>>20981722
I hope Smasha is feeling frisky and motivated.

>>20981722
For about thirty seconds after gate opens, no squigs come out. The stands start murmuring. The runner grot made it to about a quarter of the track before one of the smaller squigs burst out of the gates squeaking.

Wall Smasha breaks the gates open, squig legs hanging out of his mouth. Skidding slightly, a slight lunge pops the last other squig into his mouth. The runner grot turns to see what happened, and Squigsby Watson, in his enternal gluttony, bursts into a sprint, chasing after the grot, ripping up the track behind him.

A few seconds later, the grot is no more, and your giant squig sits on the track, unmotivated. The patch of blue paper is quite evident on his back.

Rolled 9

>>20981722
Cmon Squigsby! Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! Well, not that we had any.

>>20981798
The stands are now in uproar. It's quite evident that none of the other squigs are still around to finish the race. And Wall Squigsby eventually, lazily, makes his way to the finish line. Sniffing for more grots wearing meat as a hat to eat.

...Well.
That went about as well as you expected. If not better!

What do you do?

Rolled 7

>>20981824
We do what any grot that values his hide would do. We collect Squigsby, get our winnings, and get the zog out of this casino! Preferrbly towards Smasha Condominiums.

Rolled 20

>>20981824
zog it all Smasha, you are the best squig a grot could hope for!

Time to collect our winnings and somehow get Smasha out of here.

>>20982008
the only thing that rivals Smasha's appetite is how the dice gods favor him.

He might be banned from entering more races though.

>>20981865
>>20982008
You head over to the betting booth. It's surprisingly devoid of grots. You give the booth grot your receipt. He gives you a death glare, but still ponies up a sack of teef labeled UNDRED and another tooth. It's still bloody. Looks like you got your tooth black! It served you well.

It's a pretty heavy bag. But you are a new grot with a new fortune! You should invest this properly. Like on a suit and local small businesses.
...You could also probably hire an escort like this.

Speaking of escorts. There seems to be a gathering crowd. The grots in killer suits have also gotten up, and seem to be strolling your direction. With their wigged grots in tow. They suddenly seem very interested in you. The one pointed out as Sneakyguts seems to be trying to make eye contact.

That Ork who was supposed to be watching the squig pen? No where to be seen.

You could probably hightail it, but you probably wouldn't be able to get Wall Smasha out too. He's gone back to the squig pen, probably to lick up any remaining squig pieces.

What do you do?

Rolled 10

>>20982142
politely greet them and try to make a good first impression.

also smile, but not smugly!

Rolled 16

>>20982142

DIPLOMACY our way out of this. We've got the Silver tongue

we need to add some of this stuff to the wiki page.

this quest is really fleshing out Boris' interior.

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>>20981798
NOW I remember who Squigswall reminded me off! Right down to his relationship with our grot!

>>20982452
holy crap, you're right.

>>20982194
>>20982297
Looks like running isn't going to be an option here. And why should you run? You're no longer a smelly grot from the Krumpus Bay undertunnels. You're a proper grot, you were just considering buying a suit too. Like a proper grot.

Sneakyguts takes your proffered hand and shakes it warmly. There doesn't quite seem to be any anger or anything in his body language. In fact, if you didn't know any better, he seems to be quite happy.

"'Ello, dere, you must be new. My name is Sneakyguts, and welcome to Toofz's Casino. I 'ope you've been 'avin' a good time."
You introduce yourself, Big Squig Stabbozz Grotgrattle StompaSlap, and you affirm that you've been having a pleasant evening. Despite the fact the Grotslots are clearly rigged.
"Ah yes, of course dey are. What kind of casino do you take us fer? Anyway, is dat large squig yours? 'Cause dat squig's owner owes me ten squigs. Some of them were quite expensive indeed. Squigs bred fer racing you know."
You try to explain the situation. You were pretty sure there were no rules violations, you just saw that this opportunity, and it was too good to pass up.
"Oh, I'm not sayin' you broke any rules. I'm just saying some git owes me teef. And I hate getting dat teef myself. An associate of mine is currently runnin' da numbers." Said associate runs up, a smaller grot with a bow around his neck and large glasses.
"Ah yes, five 'undred sixty seven teef. Dat's da worff of da squigs etten. All of dem."
Sneakygits smiles jovially, "Now, are you da proud owna of dat squig?"

Wall Smasha seems to have turned around and is now looking in your direction. He's still in the track though, and there's a large crowd between you and him.

What is your response?

Rolled 18

>>20982518
“I can always reunite you with your squigs if they were that valuable to ya”
Call over Smasha

Rolled 15

>>20982518
Well shit. Looks like we're gonna have to make a break for Smasha and get his attention best we can. Diplomacy isnt gonna cut it with this guy. Smasha can eat him...surely...right?

Rolled 18

>>20982518
technically, you are NOT the owner of that Squig.

You should direct the bill for all the damages to SCRUNKY'S STEELWERKS.

Rolled 7

>>20982553
>nice roll

This.

>>20982553
>>20982583
Combine these two.

>>20982619
I support this actually, I rolled the 15. Much smarter plan.

>>20982553
>>20982580
>>20982583
so, looks like we call Smasha over and then tell this killer suit that he's not ours, but we give him an address that he can send the bill to.
then we can be on our way.

everyone's happy!
everyone who matters anyway.

we should also offer to escort the squig out of this fine establishment before it causes poor Scrunky anymore problems.

>>20982553
>>20982583
You explain to him, that you aren't the owner of the squig. The squig is your companion by choice. A free squig as it were. But his original owner was a certain Scrunky. Scrunky who owns the Steelworks. You also offer, in your politest voice, to reunite Sneakyguts with his lost squigs. A short whistle calls Squigsby Watson Wall Smasha over at a gallop, trampling over a large part of the crowd.

Wall Squigsby comes to an abrupt halt in front of you and Sneakyguts. He snorts, blowing the stringy thing around Sneakyguts' neck into his face. Seizing control of his stringy thing, he looks at you with the same smile, though clearly he's been somewhat ruffled.
"Ahaha, you'z a clever git. I fink I like you. Would ya like to listen to an offer I 'ave? One time chance. No need to commit. 'Ow 'bout it? Take a gamble?"

Rolled 19

>>20982771
politely ask him what time it is saying that you do have a meeting to get to, but if time will allow you'd be delighted to take him up on the offer.

Rolled 4

>>20982822
Yeah pretty much what I was gonna say. Dunno how long we've been in here.

>>20982851
probably a couple hours.

it's almost 1am 4chan time, so we can't expect the quest to keep going for too much longer I think.

>>20982822
>>20982851
He pops open a pocket watch. It looks very unorky. If you had to hazard a guess, you'd say it's humie in construction. "It's nearly seven in da evenin', Boris standard time, if dat means anyfin to you. It'll only be a second. You can even come back an' consider it. Just ask for Sneakyguts."
One of his escort grots gives a high pitched giggle, fewer things have ever sounded wronger to your ears.
"Now, 'ow would ya like a place in da Grotocracy? A clever grot like you should be in da gov'ment!"

Rolled 2

>>20982946
There are no words to express my joy.

Get the particulars from him, and say you're very interested.

Rolled 6

>>20982946
well damn, let's play things cool.

Tell 'im dat sounds delig-deli... you accept and that the meeting you're expected at pertains to just dat.

>>20982994
And this is where I stop rolling. Cmon guys! Help!

Rolled 19

>>20982994
>>20983004
we're coming off dorky it seems.

can I get a better roll for our gracious acceptance of his generous offer maybe?

>>20983033
mama mia!

things are looking up for us.

>>20982994
>>20983004
>>20983033

This...
This just fell into your lap like a dream, or an extremely large piece of squig dung.

Thank goodness you're not a paranoid grot. Now you just have to keep yourself composed.

This is delightful. You concur. Smart grots like you do belong in the Grotocracy. You belong in the Grotocracy. It's funny too. You were just going to a meeting about joining the Grotocracy.

Sneakyguts' smile disappears.

It looks like he was just rudely woken up from a pleasant dream, or he just saw you have an extremely large piece of squig dung drop into your lap.

"Wot was dat? You were 'eaded off to a meetin' fer joinin' da Grotocracy? Wot's dis about?"

Rolled 1

>>20983123
Oh zog! Leg it!
Squigsmasha Wallsby away!

Rolled 6

>>20983123
Er, I don't know why we would run just yet. Just calmly explain what you know and what you were doing.

Rolled 2

>>20983123
looks like we might've landed ourselves in the middle of some internal strife.

explain to him that it was stated to be more of an interest meeting with no real guarantee of joining the Grotocracy, more of getting your foot in the door type of meeting.

(last thing we need to do is get krumped or killed right when things were looking up for us, best to let the big wigs duke it out amongst themselves and take this as a lesson not to tell nothing to no one unless they ask).

Rolled 14

>>20983123
Tell him you were supposed to be meeting them at Krumper Apartments to throw him off your trail.

Rolled 18

>>20983166
>>20983201
>>20983203
we're doomed at this rate.

rolling in hopes of a better story to tell that won't put us in the line of fire.
Like it's a block meeting to garner grot support and increase morale you assume.

>>20983235
All hail our savior.

>>20983235
>>20983201
>>20983203

Well, it's quite simple. You were just going to a Grotocracy interest meeting. A grot in a suit named Snaggleteef told you about something going on by the Smasha Condominiums later tonight. And you were going to head over to see what this was all about.

Sneakyguts pulls out a squigar. One of the wigged grots around him pulls out a miniflamer.
"Pardon da smoke, it relieves my stress. Keeps me happy." He chuckles in jolly manner, tinged with menace.
"Da Grotocracy don't do interest meetin's. I fink you just saved yerself from some trouble. Unfortunately, dere are dose who would try ta fool a naive an' new grot from outside Titanopolis. It's a good fing you ran into me."

He beckons at one of his escorts, then whisper in his ear. The grot flicks his wig out of his face in an exaggerated manner and strolls away. You notice he's also in high heels.

"Now, you just rest easy. We'll fix up dis situashun real quick, an' den, we'll see about gettin' you a place in da Grotocracy, dat sound good?"

...Well, does it? Or does it sound... strange?

Rolled 1

>>20983363
Something's funky...
Say that you'll stick around, but you're actually going to leave.
Who knows, he might be in contact with The Grot.

Rolled 14

>>20983363
Honestly, we should sit around and go with the flow. At this point either he's legit and we score big or we're about to be hurting a lot, plus at least we'll be learning some conversational skills from a grot that may be smoother than we are.

>>20983403
Fuck.

Rolled 11

>>20983363
Get out of there! Agree to what he says, but ignore him and leg it to your other meeting. Just be sure to keep your wits about you at the Condos.

Rolled 14

>>20983363
sounds good enough to me. No need to ask anymore questions about any of this (not like we won't be doing a lot of backstabbing later anyway).

Just tell him you can be found in the 60 Second Market during work hours tomorrow if anything comes up.

Leave and head down to the Smasha Condominiums anyway, regardless of the meeting you have teef now, you can afford to sleep someplace nice tonight.

>>20983403
>>20983433
>>20983439

You smile and nod. You sure are glad you ran into Sneakyguts! Look at this, hand delivered a position in the Grotocracy from a grot you know who had a one of the boyz working for him to pay off a debt!
Yeah you're not even fooling yourself here.

You tell him you're definitely going to be sticking around the casino while all of this is sorted out. You're not going to be leaving, no sir. Wouldn't even think about it, boss. Sneakyguts is pleased with your decision, and even gives you your own escort for just right now.

This... makes getting away a lot harder. However, you seem free to explore further into the casino now. Sneakyguts leaves with the rest of his crossdressing entourage.

Oh that's what's been bugging you the whole night! Where did they get the wigs and dresses and such! Well, who knows. Grots are quite resourceful after all.

Well, you're glad that's cleared up. Nothing else to feel wrong about.

The escort you were left has a nice pink wig that clashes nicely with his crudely done make up and yellow dress. He's got neon green heels. He seems to be really interested in the nails on his right hand, but for every step you take, he seems to also to take a step in the same direction. Just quite incidentally.

It looks like Squigsby Wall fell asleep.

What do you do?

I'd be laughing my ass off if Blue also bet on the 1-100 blue ticket squig.

>>20983584
I've no idea what to do.
But i've got to go to the thing.. where you learn stuff... from..
Yeah.

Rolled 19

>>20983584
ask the escort to get some food so you can get Smasha away from anything else he might wreck.

also, just think for a minute, we're in no danger yet, yeah, we're suspicious of all this (we'll need to be to get far), but no one is suspicious of us having anything to do with anything of consequence.

We're actually in a good position and we should at least get some information on the going rates for a condo in the Smasha Condominiums since we'll probably never be able to do anything in the left leg again... until of course we rise to power.

we've got 101 teef and we're in a casino.

let's asses how many of these teef we'd realistically be able to spend before they rot away.
Make sure we store away any teef we know we'll need so if anything happens to our winnings (such as thieves or the call of placing more bets) we'll at least be well enough off tomorrow that we won't care.

also, it's getting kinda late. Might be time to start winding down?

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>>20983584
Actually guys, I think I'm going to end it here on a cliffhanger. Sorry. I should really get to sleep. This thing went about two hours longer than I expected.

And we're just getting to the good part too!
Alas, I have to declare

GROTQUEST 3 END

We will pick up on this next Wednesday! Around 5:30-6:00 EST (GMT -5:00)

What will happen to our hero, Squigbozz Slapgrot Something Something?
When will Wall Smasha's appetite be sated?
How will Gork and Mork screw over our dice rolls for their personal enjoyment?
What is really going on in the big city of Titanopolis?
Will our hero ever finally make it big?

Find out all this and more, maybe, next time on GROTQUEST.

>>20983797
yeah alright, you did a good job with it, actually a great job with it.
I'm gonna bring up my rolled 19 post next time though.

anyone gonna archive this?

>>20983854
Already done
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/20977253/

>>20983908
awesome.
I think this was our best GrotQuest thread yet, though Wall Smasha totally stole the show, twice!

I know I'm late to the party, but that was great. I really enjoyed it.

Good job, OP. Keep it up. The Grotocracy is a great setting for a quest, actually.

Aye, i did aswell.