>>21209759
Ask Mark if he wants to help train with the apprentices.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21196399/

Previous thread.

>>21209783
>"I'll help in whatever way I can, but I've sparred with them before, and one of them beat me. So there's not too much I can do."

You feel a spark of pride, one of your lads has trumped Mark in a fight.

What do you do?

>>21209801
That sounds promising.
Well, might as well see how the last frenemy is doing.

>>21209801
"Good lads. Want to come with me to go see Clarice? I haven't seen her in 3 years. I wonder what's changed."

>>21209832
"So, where's Clarice?"

>"Why do you want to see her? She's not like me, or Adrian, who had ideological reasons for disliking you at the start. You traumatized the girl."
Mark doesn't seem to want to bring you to Clarice.

>"So he can apologize, fuck, Mark, just think."
Adrian actually has your back for once.

Mark takes a moment to let those neurons fire.

>"Ah, right, makes sense..."

Adrian shakes his head. Then tells you to follow him, he'll take you to the masters of the earth.

You ask who these masters are.

>"A bunch of old farts who like to think about this life far too much. The only reason we haven't gotten rid of them is because they're pretty powerful."

So Clarice wants power, eh?

You, your lads, and your frenemies return to the city's market square.

>"To find the old buggers, just follow the old road. I can't go with you, rules and laws about a young elf in an old man's house. But as outsiders looking for wisdom for your painfully short lives, it's fine."

Adrian leaves you in the city as he returns for home.

Sure enough, you see the old road. A dirt trail with the odd brick or stone that once was a well formed way, now eroded and in a state of disrepair.

What do you do?

>>21209906
"But I don't have a painfully short life.

So do you know anything about what Clarice has been doing during the past three years, aside from accruing magical power?"

Head down the dirt road.

>>21209906

What kind of a question is that?
Take up the old road! Let's go and ask these old farts a few questions, while at it.

I bet they maintain it to look old.

>>21209943
>"Yes you did, you died. But you didn't remain dead, like a good chap."
Mark bestows his own brand of wisdom.

>"Last I heard from Clarice was she decided to learn some greater magics, for inner peace or something. I knew a man who wanted inner peace, once, he'd ignite this strange herb and laugh all night long. Apart from magics? Not a clue, she was very private on that part, even after we killed the men who enslaved her."

You continue down the old road, soon you can feel eyes looking on you.

>"Uh, sir, I've got this odd feeling..."

"That's your murder sense, Steve. It's tickling, right? Someone is watching us. We'll let them make their move, pretend you don't know."

Even after you arrive at the house of learning, no one has attacked you.

Of course, there's a little old elf standing infront of the main door in an old robe. It wouldn't be right without him.

>"We've been expecting you."

"Yeah, we know."

The man laughs and walks to the doors. If you guessed it, you'd be correct. The doors are also in a state of disrepair.

The man pushed them open with a grunt and ushers you inside.

The inside, however, is immaculate. Every surface is polished stone, a sheen like a film of water is covering everything.

What do you do?

>>21210006
"Lovely place you have here. I am here to visit Clarice. Would you mind giving me directions?"

>>21210078
>"We thank you for the compliment, but Clarice can not be disturbed right now, she's in the sensory deprivation chamber."

Clarice is busy at the moment, but she should be out soon. You can't spend a long time in a sensory deprivation chamber."

>"You and your friends must be weary, feel free to explore the grounds. If a door is open, you are welcome. I would suggest that you try to hot springs, they are great for relaxing and soothing aching muscles."

Oh yeah, great for everyone but you.

Mark and your lads seem adamant to try out these hot springs.

What do you do?

>>21210122
Send the guys to hot springs if they really need it. Wait somewhere near the sensory deprivation chamber, but not so that we'll be making Terminator 2 trauma scare to Clarice.

>>21210122
Let them, then start asking about what exactly do they do.

"Fine, whatever, go."
The four of them quickly walk off to the springs.

>"Are you not joining your friends?"

"The experience would be wasted on me, I feel."

"Tell me, what exactly do you do here?"

>"We search for enlightenment through contemplation."

"You all sit around, telling eachother how smart you are, because you think too much into things?"

>"Pretty much, yes."

The man laughs and begins walking, you follow him.

>"What is you want from Clarice? When she came here she was an emotional wreck, jumping from one extreme to the other in the bat of an eye."

What do you do?

Rolled 31

>>21210122
send the boys to the hot springs we go to the library

>>21210209
"Well, I think that's a little bit my fault.."
Remove helmet, show skull.

>>21210209
....Seduce?

Just to say sorry and all that? I don't think the idea was to leave her wrecked for 3 years. And if the reason was our blinks then god damn.

>>21210209
Don't show the skull, don't.
No.
Because if we wink or the sort these people might break too.
Or maybe not.

Just no. No.

Go see what else they do, and how do they exactly keep it so tidy in here?

>>21210209
"I came to apologize to her. To make amends. I may not be the entire reason she is so hurt, but I didn't help when I should have."

>>21210249
>"Ah, I wondered why I heard no breath from you. So you're the one she scream about in the night? Tell me, what exactly did you do to cause so much pain?"

"Tried to woo her, didn't work, gave her a wink."

>"A wink? You have no eye brows."

You wink.

>"Wha-bu-how? No, never mind. I see why that would do something to one with a susceptible mind..."

You put your helmet back on.

>"If you truly wish to apologize, then you may do so. I lied, earlier, about her being busy. I didn't want anyone to interrupt her therapy."

You're standing next to a door, with a bronze plaque on it.

>"She's in here, go in and talk to her."

The man leaves as you open the door and enter.

You see another man, this one decades younger, probably human.

Then you hear Clarice. She's lying down on a long sofa, her eyes covered by a blindfold.

>"And the other two, they just let him come along. I know he saved us those times, but things like him shouldn't be allowed to travel with us. We should of killed him, or died trying."

You hear her say.

>"I still see him dancing, every night, in the ocean with that massive kraken... I'm stuck there on the deck of the ship, watching as he spins in the water... What does it mean?"

What do you do?

>>21210330
"The winking works by just giving the impression of a wink. Like how the gift of tongues lets people understand what others are saying without actually knowing the language." We don't have to actually know how we wink, but that seems like a satisfying bullshit answer that might give her some peace.

>>21210330
"Sorry" would be a good start.

>>21210330
Resist urge to boast.
Get the attention of the therapist, then wait outside.

>>21210366
"Sorry."

The man writing notes looks up at you.

Clarice, on the other hand, screams and rolls off the chair and under it.

>"He's here, isn't he! I know that voice! He's come to wink and kiss me!"

Clarice is trying to remove her blindfold while stuck under the chair, the therapist is stifling a laugh.

What do you do?

>>21210391
"On the contrary I came to apologize."
>>21210359
and give bullshit explanation about the wink

>>21210391
"I'm not here to wink, or kiss you.

I just want to apologize. I never meant to hurt or scar you. If you want to hate me don't hate me for being a skeleton, please, hate me for who I am. Hate me for being a broken man who used that as an excuse to be an asshole."

>>21210421
She hates us because we're an asshole already

>>21210391
"Clarice, I just came to apologize, I am sorry about my unthinking actions, I'll leave now and let you in peace."

>>21210391
"No. The jokes seem to have gotten way too under your skin, and I'm responsible for this whole mess you're in. Sorry not going to kiss unless you ask for it, and >>21210359 "

>>21210437
I don't think we can do that, she's having dreams that sound vaguely prophetic. But we can apologize and make amends

>>21210407
>"Lies! Nothing but lies from the monster!"
>>21210359
No, you do actually wink. Erik enchanted your face in the first thread.

>>21210421
>"/Never/"

She seems steadfast in her opinions of you.

"What can I do to show you I'm sorry?"

>"By leaving me alone and never returning."

>>21210437
>"Good! My life was bad from the get go, but Mark and Adrian brought a ray of light into it, but then you came, and everything you ever did, it just shit all over it."

>>21210451
No, she's having nightmares about the very first time you danced.

What do you do?

>>21210468
dance out of the room. it's only appropriate. go wander about the compound while we wait for the fleshlings to finish their hotspring bath

>>21210468
"Very well, I'll leave. But if I hear you're in trouble, I'm not ignoring that. I still count you as a friend."

>>21210468
Not gonna happen. We were away for 3 years and she's still screaming herself awake? God damn it, woman, get a grip or tell us how to help you in achieving that grip.

>>21210468
Oh, well explain that Erik enchanted your face so you can wink. Magic explains everything, right?

>>21210468
"I really am sorry. I guess people like me are meant to be hated.

But honestly I doubt that a few winks and an awkward kiss 3 fucking years ago is why you still have nightmares. Yeah, I know that I kill things, I know that I'm a monster in a number of ways, but all I really want to do is help people.

Have you ever seen me kill something that didn't need to die? Have you ever seen me turn down someone in need?"

>>21210468
"I came here because I heard you were screaming yourself awake over my actions. I won't kiss you, I will keep my helmet on, and I'll defend you just like I defend Mark, Adrian, Erik, Stumbles, Meryl, or any of the other people I've befriended since coming back."

>>21210468
"I made peace with Adrian, and I know he hated me far more than you ever did."

Rolled 93

>>21210468
Can we dance to this?
A way to get her to forget us?
Her fears are music, oh yes, but is it any that we can dance to?

>>21210502
>"Don't ever think to come after me again. I thought I was free of you, but I'll be dead long before you turn to dust, wont I?"

>>21210513
"Woman, I've done shit and seen shit you wouldn't believe. A wink from a dead man is nothing, suck it up and move on. Gods damn..."

You slam the door behind you. You hear the therapist say "He's got a point."

The first man that showed you to the room reappears.

>"You said what you said, no going back now. We'll see how she takes it."

"Heh, yeah."

>"Perhaps you should join your friends, or take a look around. There are lectures and discussions going on for all people."

What do you do?

>>21210565
No, no, no. No dancing.

>>21210565
well with that kind of roll...

>>21210569
"What sort of discussions do you have going on? Maybe there'll be one where my input will be educational."

>>21210569
Lets look at some of these lectures, maybe they can help our depression/rage issues

>>21210569
How did she get this way? We've danced with her before without her freaking out, what happened?

Rolled 31

to the library

>>21210591
>"Your input? I feel that would only be acceptable in a group therapy session or one telling people the horrors of war. But as it stands, there's one for people wishing to travel, and a debate between religious fellows. Perhaps you might like them?"

>>21210612
You seem to forget that she was always on edge, and seeing you do you thing
>Kerm
>Roland
>The first Champion

Has left her with a bad impression of you.

>>21210593
Group therapy.

What do you do?

>>21210633
Yeah, let's go to some group therapy. It might help us, though I'm worried we'll scar anybody else in the room.

>>21210633
Group therapy. Tell him exactly what happened with Nomad to illustrate exactly how bad it is.

>>21210633
let's get a taste of the kind of therapy going on. hopefully they can handle us

>>21210664
and that a succubus won't even touch our minds

>>21210633
Group therapy, but let them know that we're worried about scarring the other participants with our stories

>>21210643
>"You'll find it in the main hall, go downstairs and through the large doors on your right."

You follow the man's instruction and enter the room. There's a great circle of chairs so everyone is looking at each other.

>"Ah, a newcomer. Please, take a seat."
He gestures to an empty chair. Which you pull along and into an empty space in the circle.

>"Now, Fred, continue."

The man designated as Fred finishes his story.

>"And he just looked up at me, as he lay there dying, and there was nothing I could do. I still see his eyes, but not so often as it was."

The circle gives a little applaud and congratulates Fred on spilling his sorrows.

>"Now would anyone else like to share?"

You raise your hand.

>"Ah, a first timer eager to talk. This is rare. Go on then, and tell us your name."

"Hello. My name's Daniel, and I have a few stories, actually, and I think you lot might know what I'm saying. But uh, I feel they're more graphic than Fred's."

>"Oh, well, Fred's has been one of the worst I've heard in a while. Surly they can't be that bad?"
The therapist with his note pad says.

You chuckle and begin.

You start with your resurrection and end with annihilating Nomad. Leaving no detail out.

When the final words drops in the air, no one in the circle can speak. No one claps for you like Fred, no one says how brave you are. They just stare. Some with pity, others empathy, but others with disgust and contempt.

What do you do?

>>21210748
"Told you." think apologizing would be worth it? or should we just up and leave?

>>21210773
"Told you."

>"Well, that was, something different... A lot of the time these people have the things happen to them. They don't actively seek out these horrors. Why exactly do you do that?"

What do you say?

>>21210748
"Nomad isn't the only one, just the worst. I've been fighting for a long time, and all I really feel is anger at the way the world is, that there are people that will do something like what he did with no regrets. I don't want to not be angry at it, but I don't want anger to be the only thing I have. I've got more than a lifetime's worth of war and battle under my belt, and I don't want that to rub off on those closest to me."

>>21210748
Just put our head in our hands and try to weep.

"I can't even cry any more. I can't sleep but honestly it would make no difference. I would see these things no matter whether I was awake or asleep. And I'm never going to get away from it because sooner or later some jacked up arrogant fucker with magic is going to go around hurting people and I'm going to be the only one who can hunt them down."

>>21210799
Thrill seeking, I suppose.

>>21210748
"Hopefully that added some value." stand and away. We've been telling bunch of depressing stories inside the span of few days.

>>21210799
"Some use for these skills and old bones. Maybe make the world a better place at the same time."

>>21210799
"Nomad was a monster. I couldn't let him keep imposing his monstrous will on the world. His twisted creations literally lined up and asked me to grant them a merciful death. I seek out these monsters because no one else is capable of stopping them. And because of the situation I'm in, they will actively seek out my loved ones. I seek them out of necessity."

>>21210809
We can sleep once a week.

>>21210799
"Because I'm already broken. You can't break me any further.

Because it's the only time I feel alive. Because it's the only time I don't always notice that I'm nothing more than bone in a metal suit.

Because if I don't no one else can or will, and I can't let that happen. If I didn't take out Nomad what would have happened? He'd have just continued, more people would have been changed into creatures that wished for nothing except their death and they couldn't even scream."

>>21210809
Not always with magic, the pope didn't have it.

>>21210799
"Some people find themselves eirhter cursed of blessed with a 'destiny', whatever it may be, it allwasy means that interesting thing will happen to and around them.
After a career as an adventurer, and then fending myself re-animate, it was clear i was one of those folk.
So I was left the choice of waiting for the interesting things to happen to me and my loved ones, or to go out and give the interesting thing a pre-empetive kick in the junk."

>>21210799
"What else am I supposed to do? What else am I supposed to do besides find monsters above everyone else reaches and bringing them down? Am I supposed to stand by and try to ignore their horrors and evils?"

>>21210809
>"So you do it to protect those who can't protect themselves?"

"Pretty much, it's what Hydra charged me with, so I do it. But I did it before I found religion, albeit I was a lot more vague as to why."

>"Well, I'm not sure what I can say. You do these things because otherwise people would get hurt, but you just hurt yourself doing it. I'm conflicted in saying this, but, well, you need to keep doing it."

Finally, someone who values what you do and the damage it does.

"Thank you, I think I just needed someone to tell me I was doing the right thing."

You stand, give a little head nod to the group, and leave.

Mark and the lads are standing in the main room, steam rising off them in the cold room, they're telling jokes and laughing. They see you and beckon you over.

>"So, Daniel, how did it go?"

"As I expected. Time will mend Clarice, but not me."

Mark nods at those words, understanding.

What do you do?

>>21210896
"Time to hunt Umbra I suppose."

>>21210896
Dance the dance of hunting the next magic bastard.

>>21210896
"I suppose I should go hunt Umbra soon.

I do want to see Clarice one last time before I go and see if any of the people here know anything about Umbra. I don't like going into these situations unprepared."

>>21210896
Get the apprentices, and start heading back to our town.

>>21210896
Ruck up, say goodbye to Adrian for now. Leave some gold and have him get Clarice something that might put her in a better mood. Don't let her know it was from us. After all that's said and done, pack up and head out. We've got work to do.

>>21210958
If she comes to see us maybe. I don't think going to see her again would go over too well.

>>21210983
>>21210985
No, we haven't seduced his mother yet! We were luring him into a sense of false security for a reason right?

>>21210958
>"Umbra? ...Daniel, I know you think you've got to do this, but Umbra's perfected the art of Golem craft. Are you aware of what that means? Diamond golems, Daniel. Indestructible. Swords and hammers might not hurt you, but an army of living diamond, and if they throw you into the volcano. You're going to die out there? And why? Because you feel you should go out there."

Clarice stares at you in silence.

>"You know why I came here, apart from getting over you? To find a way to stop him. No wound can kill him, he sold his flesh for a form made of smoke. Daniel, if you can stop him, and I know you can because you're the angel of death according to some of the scryers here, then you'll have earnt my forgivenes."

You leave her in the room and return to your group and share your information.

"None of you can come with me. The smoke would burn your lungs, and the golems would tear you apart. I'll be back, don't worry. Just stay with Adrian and his family until I return, OK? Mark, train them in my absence, please."

Mark nods, but your apprentices protest at not coming with you. You tell them that to do so is certain death, at least for them.

Soon they submit to your decision.

What do you do?

>>21211071
She's happily married. It'd be extremely rude to do something like that. If she was widowed yeah we could try seducing her, but she's not.

Rolled 99

>>21210896

CONGA us out of here!

>>21211071

A married woman. An elf. I don't think so.

Rolled 59

>>21211091
Find a shrine to Hydra and pray. We'll need guidance on this one. Failing that, call erik for his input

Rolled 33

>>21211109
PRAY HARDER.
>>21211105
LIKE THAT GUY

>>21211092
Damnit, I guess we have to seduce Adrian then.

Rolled 99

>>21211118
Your faith is weak, good sir!

Rolled 31

>>21211091
We've still got that dragon tooth warhammer/pick right? That might be able to fuck up diamond something fierce. We should ask about that.

Also call up Hydra, see if he knows anything about breaking diamond and murdering smoke men.

Rolled 53

>>21210896

They were telling jokes? We should joke with them too!

"So uh, a kracken walks into a bar and says "Doctor, Doctor! I can't stop dancing!" and the doctor goes "Knock knock", no that isn't how it goes, um... Hydra, tell me a funny joke!"

Rolled 53

>>21211124
We can take that one slowly, elves live a while

>>21211091
>>21211127
I have a plan! But first we need something very cold and something that can produce strong winds!
Ask around for these. Perhaps Erik?

>>21211091
Well, first we need to find a chunk of diamond and see if we can smash it. As for smoke form, we're going to have to trap him somewhere and flood the room.

>>21211127
>Pressure
>Doing shit to diamonds
Then again, maybe a localized pressure point attack. I'm more concerned with Umbra myself.

>>21211184

We can buy (fireproof) paper fans and blow the smoke away!

Diamond is hard, but not very resilient.
You can shatter diamonds with a rock.

>>21211127
>"People think diamond to be unbreakable, but that's not true. Enough force will shatter it. Strike true, Daniel, and victory will follow."
Hydra bestows a few words.

You wonder which is stronger, a dragon's tooth, or a diamond golem.

>>21211125
>>21211105
You feel the beat overtaking you. It is a good song.

You dance and dance, following the sight of smoke and the sound of volcanic activity.

Soon enough you see the mountain on the horizon.

What do you do?

>>21211184
You want to condense his form and either spread his remains so he can't form again or throw him directly into the volcano, hoping the infernal heat will destroy him before he can reform?

Perhaps a dousing with Hydra's power to raise the humidity of his form, and then a blanket to absorb the moisture. Though that may only separate the water from his form, effectively doing nothing.

>>21211238
Exactly! But diamonds are a different matter, we will need a diamond weapon or something that can cool the diamond golems to a brittle state before we can smash them.

>>21211243
We need to take out the golems before taking umbra. They may be breakable, but that doesn't mean they won't be tough as shit.

>>21211240
not shatter, maybe chip, even with something very hard you can only split it at the right angle.

>>21211275
Dragon tooth. Supernatural strength. And hydra says we got this.

>>21211243
Head to the volcano, if I was a mad magician I would set up shop there.

Rolled 42

Assuming we have brought/are bringing our bow, rolling for Hydra to bless our arrows.

Rolled 83

>>21211320
roll harder

>>21211306
You walk towards the volcano. Slowly the ground goes from fertile grass lands to desolate ash and burnt wastes. There's burnt out shells of trees dotting the landscape.

Soon things get smokey, if anyone with lungs were here, they'd be choking on the ash cloud that surrounds the volcano.

You can see figures lumbering out in the smog and ash.

One closes in on you, a fire burning in its eyes.

Its entire body shines from the light of the volcano.

>>21211320
>>21211335
Arrows are blessed, but they'll do little good against a smoke man.

The golem lifts its great thick arms up to crush you.

What do you do? If combat, roll 1d100.

>>21211297
I'm just worried our hammer shatters on the third or fourth one, and then we fucked, siege bow would probably deflect, compression and drowning wont affect them.

Rolled 75

>>21211353
trip it up, then bring the hammer down as hard as we can into its chest

>>21211372
drowning might turn the smoke guy into a muddy puddle

Rolled 72

>>21211353

Jam the tooth into it's chest and smash it in deeper using your hammer!

Rolled 36

>>21211353
Quickly dodge past it's attack and give it a full strength kick, to sent it rolling downhill.

Rolled 62

>>21211372
I assumed our siege bow would do non-negligible damage to a diamond golem.

>>21211389
IF that happens, you could compress the puddle (traces of carbon in the ground) to create a jewel that contains his essence. Oh the irony.

Rolled 10

Headbutt the golem

>>21211405

It might do knockback, it could be our "GET OUT OF MY FACE!" weapon?

>>21211398
No anon, the tooth IS the hammer.

>>21211379
You swiftly grab the handle and spin it through the knees of the golem, dropping it onto its front. It tries to roll over but you smash down into its chest, exposing the furnace of magic that keeps it animate. You drown it out with your touch.

The light in the golem's eyes peter out and it stops moving.

You walk towards the volcano once more, you see more and more lumbering figures out in the smog, none come for you.

Soon you come across a stone archway carved into the volcano's face.

You can see a faint light down inside, a red and orange glow.

What do you do?

>>21211417
That would be a DANGEROUS fucking jewel

>>21211433
can we drown the volcano?

>>21211449
Roll 1d1000. 9998 or higher for success.

Rolled 7

Shout and ask Umbra what he wants/what his/goals are

Rolled 35

>>21211454
k.

Rolled 296

>>21211454
on it boss

Rolled 716

>>21211454
Uh, okay?

>>21211454
Challenge Accepted. Rolling

Rolled 2630

>>21211454
Assumingnyou meant 10k, rolling.

>>21211433
Head towards the glow. Walk with purpose. We have a mission.

>>21211433

Go into the archway. I'm hoping this Touch>Puddle>Compress>Diamond idea works guys because I've got nothing.

Rolled 63

>>21211454
You give a tough choice here.

Rolled 145

>>21211480
phail

Rolled 569

>>21211454
>>21211480

Oh. Rolled a dice+1d1000
Well, anyways. We're not doing this, so we might as well get on with it.
Explore deeper!

Rolled 883

>>21211454
I... What?

>>21211455
The sounds of the volcano drown out your voice.

>>21211464
Real smooth, chum.

>>21211483
No. I hit too many nines.


Protip: Don't keep rolling, it annoys people.

>>21211490
>>21211487
You put your hammer on your shoulder and walk further on into the furnace of the earth.

You enter a great big opening, maps and a table that shows the entire world with little miniature golems dotted about are in the center.

A wisp of smoke soon builds up into the shape of a man.

>"Ah, another has come to end me. Give it your best, foolish mortal."

What do you do?

Rolled 7429

>>21211454
well, its better chances than seducing clarice

>>21211528
use the drowny touch

>>21211528
"Mortal?"

>>21211528
"Okay."
Siege bow to the face.

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You guys actually rolled!?

Well, I suppose all that's left is try to defeat Umbra. Is he scrying the area, maybe? Wait atop the stone arcvhway for him to appear, jump down behind him and surprise attack him if he does appear. Otherwise, enter the cave.

Rolled 47

>>21211528
"I am no mortal."
Charge him to distract while wwe think up a plan.

Rolled 70

>>21211528
"I'm not mortal. And you're an asshole."

Grab his smoke form by the throat and see if drowning him will do anything.

>>21211539
Sort of difficult to grasp him, since he's smoke.

Would separating him enough cause him to fall apart? Think of some anti-smoke thingies, people!

>>21211539
Your hand just moves through him.

He gives a harsh laugh and back hands you away and to the floor.

You stand.

>>21211545
>"Ah, one who knows death comes for me this time. This will be good."

>>21211554
You notch and loose an arrow, the same thing as your drowning touch happens. Umbra just reforms from the ash around you.

>>21211559
You rush him with your hammer. He just dissipates and reforms a few yards away.

What do you do?

Rolled 74

>>21211559
That only works if we have someone Else charge at him.
Hydra Guidance Roll

Rolled 91

>>21211528
drowney time

>>21211528
"I ain't mortal, you are though, transmuting yourself into a dragon-fart' hasn't changed that"

Rolled 47

>>21211571
We can't hydra form here, the smoke will choke us. Rolling for hydra's fury

Rolled 86

>>21211571
So he solidifies himself? bait him into hitting us again and use decompress as soon as we feel contact.

>>21211573
>"You've shattered souls before, and this thing must be bound to this world somehow. Find out how and you will beat him."

>>21211575
Umbra becomes slightly more solid, and is surprised by the hammer hitting him in his smug fucking face.

But the heat of the volcano evaporates the water into steam.

You hear great diamond feet marching behind you, golems will soon be upon you.

What do you do?

>>21211568
A giant fan, perhaps? Wind magic? Inhaling a lot? A giant air filter?

>>21211571
Fuck, we should have brought a sheet and trap his gaseous form within. Kinda like how some people use blankets to draw moisture from the air. I don't suppose there's some sort of sale on magic vacuum cleaners nearby, right?

Grab the map, try fanning him. See if wind has any effect on him.

Rolled 42

>>21211606
Well, might as well do what we know. AAAAANNNNNNGGGGGGGEEERRRRRRRRRRR

Rolled 73

>>21211606
Look around for a phylactery or anything that looks important spiritually speaking. Preferably one tied to smoke.

>>21211571

Do we have any containers like bottles in our inventory? Maybe we could bottle some of him up!

Rolled 31

>>21211606
Is there anything in the room that appears to react when he uses smoke-fu?

Rolled 83

>>21211606
Is hydra intervention an option here? If water solidifies him a bit, some think fog would be perfect.

Rolled 44

>>21211618
YOU CALL THAT ANGER YOU PANSY LITTLE SHITSTAIN? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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K

Pour on the water

>>21211615
ABORT, ABORT! If we had more time, I would suggest smashing his place in hopes of destroying his phylacetery, but we stand a very good chance of being overwhelmed. Unlive to fight another day and all that. Grab the map on your way out, to hinder his plans.

Rolled 65

>>21211644
YOURS IS SHIT TOO.

Rolled 90

>>21211644
I am not impressed.

Rolled 29

>>21211618
Your anger is weak, look for any items of significance in the room, maybe he has a phylactery type magical maguffin we can smash.

Rolled 29

>>21211652
Oh sweet fucking jesus, calm down bro

Rolled 93

Calm yourself, reach out and see if you can sense any pockets of water in the volcanos foundation.

Phone Erik and see if he has any advice to give.

>>21211652
He mad.

>>21211665
We have anger and calm rolls conflicting now. We bipolar now.
>>21211669
We really don't have that kind of time

>>21211610
You have no lungs, or magic, or a fan, or a filter.
>>21211633
>>21211620
The entire room is aglow with the light from the lava. If it did react, you wouldn't see it easily.

>>21211637
90 and over for intervention.

>>21211652
You start swinging your hammer as the golems close in and Umbra laughs.

But it's not enough, they clamber over their fallen comrades and restrain you. They lift you up and carry you towards the light. It suddenly clicks as to what they're doing.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

They cast you out, over the edge. You see the bubbling lava down below.

Roll 1d100 for resistance.

Rolled 28

>>21211606

Run around his room smashing all his trinkets!

Rolled 5

>>21211665
Calm yourself, first.
Damn son.

Rolled 24

>>21211686
Not yet. Not like this. We can't fall here and let Clarice and the others face this.

Rolled 78

>>21211686
Lava can't touch me.

Rolled 12

>>21211691
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

Rolled 6

>>21211686
We already got a 93 for calm.
We shall cool the lava into a placid lake.

Rolled 10

>>21211686
LiVE!

Rolled 16

>>21211686
SHE WARNED US ABOUT GOLEMS BRO

Rolled 702

Incase we fail and get chucked in, I'll try wasting my post on Drown Touching the magma.

Rolled 20

>>21211686
Frankly, that's better than my worst predictions. At least, we will know peace.

But the story can't end here, it's not nearly climatic enough.

Rolled 99

>>21211691
>>21211711
>>21211712
aaaaaaaaand we're fucked. Hydra preserve us

Rolled 30

Gotta live man.

Rolled 64

>>21211723
DICE GODS BE PRAISED

Rolled 63

>>21211723
HE'S PRESERVING US PRETTY WELL!

Rolled 69

>>21211686
cant die yet

>>21211723
Thank God
If we survive, we need to get out, now.`

>>21211742
We need to take out the golems individually so this doesn't happen again. That is, if we don't end up drowning the volcano like >>21211665

>>21211723
>"Now is not your time, brave warrior.

The lava hits you like a wall of molasses.

You feel it melt your steel armour, but your hammer and bones are preserved.

I'm sure Adrian made a little joke about your rage versus a lava bath...

You reach the bottom of the volcano, you feel the greatest pressure you've ever known, crushing from all sides. But pressure if your God's domain, and as his champion it's yours, too.

You climb out of the magma, glowing white hot, half with heat, half with fury.

Umbra looks over at you as you enter his command center.

>"Shit."

Just by walking you set the ground afire, all his maps and plans turn to ash.

Every Golem that comes near is crushed by your hammer's might.

The lava can't hurt you now, and you can smash the golems like glass with your heat.

What do you do?

Rolled 25

>>21211774
Keep up the drown/smash combo.

>>21211774
Smoke and ash can be incinerated. Lets give umbra a hug.

Rolled 73

>>21211774
GLASS EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE'RE MAD

>>21211774
Destroy everything in sight, gotta find that phylactery.

Strike the wizard, plasmify him!

>>21211774
smash umbra

>>21211774
"Even smoke turns to diamond should it be compressed. Even smoke burns."

Charge our way to Umbra, grab him and compress the living fuck out of him.

>>21211789
All the water you produce turns to steam.

>>21211795
You grab Umbra as he calls for his Golems to aid you.

>>21211801
You lift him up, the area you grab turns to glass instantly. Umbra sees the grin on your face.

You scream in rage, intensifying the heat.

Everything goes white, and then black.

When vision returns you're standing in a room made of glass, a glass statue filled with smoke stands before you, you swear it's moving.

The golems are likewise covered in glass, immobilized.

What do you do?

Rolled 548

>>21211774

If we are really hot and heating gases turns them into plasma then maybe our Drowning Touch is temporarily upgraded to PlasmafyingTouch?

Thrust your hand into his smokey neck and see if it's true.

Rolled 95

>>21211826
Ask hydra if he can get out of there. If not, head back. In glorious charred nudity.

Rolled 15

>>21211826
Break that glassed bastard.

>>21211850
No, not if it lets him out

>>21211845
>"No, that is obsidian, tempered by your rage. Only one as angry as you could do it."

>>21211856
>>21211850
It would indeed let him out.

What do you do?

>>21211826
Take the statue. We're going to carve something nice out of it.

>>21211866
Or just put it in a window somewhere.

Rolled 17

>>21211864
He's not dead, just trapped. We need to find what binds him to the world so we can destroy it. So start searching.

>>21211826

Draw a moustache on the stautue. Then chuck him in the magma.

>>21211864
Leave. If it takes our anger to break out of that, he's out of commission for a damned long time. Well, after looting the place and checking the basement.
>>21211866
No, that would let him out

>>21211880
He's the smoke, not the statue

>>21211880
That will either destroy him, or give him a bitching fire body.

>>21211892

So? The smoke is inside the statue.

>>21211875
Everything is covered in the obsidian, and Umbra can't do anything, so everything looks the same and unmagical.

>>21211885
There is no basement, just a room a room carved into the volcano.

To clarify;

Umbra is trapped inside the glass statue, he can't leave and only the rage that tears apart reality can free him.

What do you do?

>>21211864
Craft the now inert obsidian(?) golems into arrow/boltheads.

>>21211903
So we're not doing it. As it is, he can't do anything. We need to search for what binds him and destroy it, then loot the place for Erik.

>>21211911
Just leave, we're done here.

>>21211912
Revision: Break them intona form that's easier to carry, and bring them to our blacksmith to forge

>>21211911
Well I suppose we can just leave him here with a sign that says "Do not touch" and collapse the entrance on our way out.

>>21211911
Detach his feet from the ground, and toss him in the lava,, assuming that won't free him.
Otherwise leave.

>>21211946
Only rage like ours can break that obsidian. I do second the notion of collapsing the entrance though. Tell Clarice what happened and ask if there's any way to actually kill him as opposed to just indefinite and extremely secure imprisonment

>>21211930
we should do this, and then leave

>>21211950
just leave him, no one but us can break him out

>>21211930
>Imprison my mortal enemy and craft a blade out of him that I may or may not break, releasing an angry spirit that holds a grudge to me
Yeah, there's no possible way this can go wrong!

Just collapse the archway and call it a day.

>>21211911
Pick up Umbra, our new lawn ornament, see if we can collapse the lave pocket into the cave as we leave.

>>21211970
Think he was talking about the golems. Not sure what they would offer us over regular bolts, but hey, rule of cool

>>21211970
Isn't there also the obsidian from the Golems?

You shatter a golem and take the pieces for arrowheads.

You write "Do not touch" on Umbra. You can see him screaming silently in his glass prison.

As you leave you collapse the entrance with a few well places strikes.

You leave the volcano.

>>21211965
Well, there's the Champion of Ira, the Angry God...

You walk back to Sileo and then Adrian's house. People give the walking skeleton with a hammer a wide birth.

You knock on the door.

Clarice opens it.

>"What do you want, Daniel?"

What do you do?

>>21211990
>>21211989
Of course, you are right. Misread the subject there.

>>21211970
Excuse me, but Umbra. How can you say no?
Damn it captcha I don't have a Chinese keyboard, why do you do this.

>>21212006
"I'm done, I'm back. Umbra is forever entrapped in a glass tomb. He will scream and weep and never be free, never act upon the world. He likely will go mad in under a century.

You said you'd forgive me but honestly I don't think I deserve it."

>>21212006
"Well he's not dead, but he's indefinitely imprisoned. And you totally called the bit about getting thrown into lava by a bunch of golems by the way."

>>21212006

"Clothes."

>>21212006
did we lose our hydra helmet in the fire?

>>21212006
"I need some clothes. You were totally right about golems throwing me into a volcano. Oh, and I couldn't kill Umbra just yet, but he's not going to be a problem any time soon. I need to know how to find and destroy a phylactery if you want him dead-dead."

>>21212037
This one.

>>21212061
>>21212039

>>21212060
The extremely useful waterbreathing helmet?

>>21212090
Useful if we needed to save someone from drowning

>>21212037
>"You're right, you're not forgiven, but you're tolerated."

Clarice steps back inside and lets you in.

>>21212039
""Well he's not dead, but he's indefinitely imprisoned. And you totally called the bit about getting thrown into lava by a bunch of golems by the way."

>"Jolly good work, Daniel. Diamond golems, eh? Sounds like a tough opponent. I'm glad you persevered."

"Also, cloths."

Ubera stands and says.
>"You can have some of my husband's, your his size."

Ubera leads you to her Husband's wardrobe and lets you take a set of cloths. You go for plain shit and trousers, and a good pair of boots.

You return to the lounge.

>>21212060
Yup.

"I can't truly kill him unless I find his phylactery and destroy it."

>"I'm afraid I don't know how to spot them."
Mark says, the rest agree with him. You'll have to ask Erik, but you can't use the conch, that got destroyed in the lava.

What do you do?

>>21212090
Still, and apology to Hydra is in order.

>>21212116
>that got destroyed in the lava
FUCK.

>>21212116
"Unless he finds someone as angry as me, which is likely to be extremely rare, he's not breaking out.

Clarice, do you know anything about phylacteries?"

>>21212116
Ask if there's anyone locally that would know, or if there's any way you could contact Erik.

>>21212116


>husband was same size

Damn that's one ripped elf. She knows how to pick them!

>>21212145
>"We don't like undead around here, the only reason the guard haven't attacked you is because they know who you are."
Adrian says.

>>21212142
>"I wouldn't defile my mind with such wicked magics."

It's either Erik or Mort.

>>21212130
Hydra knows it wasn't your fault, and losing a helmet to prevent a shade from killing millions in a conquest is a worthy trade.

What do you do?

>>21212171
Contact Erik, ask him how to detect phylacteries.

>>21212171
"Well, looks like I need to head back to gallowmere. Erik or Mort might be able to help. As always, my doors are always open. Don't suppose I could borrow something to hide my face on the way back?"

>>21212171
"Clarice, there's no such thing as good magic or bad magic. There's just good users and bad users. Eric is a necromancer, what you'd call bad magic and honestly he's a lot nicer than the rest of mages I've encountered."

>>21212171
Well, perhaps the high elven mages know of a Sending spell we could use to contact Mortimer(not a good idea to reveal to them the existence of Eric, in case we need to kill them in the future[\spoiler]), and ask for his advice in this situation. Or they could research an Arcane Locator spell that pinpoints us to the location of the phylacetery. Or a nuke spell to really glass that place.

Turn the obsidian to their greatest fletcher, commission a set of their finest arrows.

>>21212203
We can't, the shell was destroyed.

>>21212203

We don't have the horn anymore. Unless a magical person knows communication spells we'll have to walk back.

"Clarice. Do you or anyone else know communication spells? I need to contact my boss."

>>21212171
We are going home for now, to talk to Erik

>>21212116
How tall was Daniel again?

Because Elf that size would be rather wicked.

>>21212257
Yeah, try for a communication spell, don't want to have to backtrack for something we could do over the phone

>>21212284
Like 6'8" I think

>>21212203
Are you paying attention, friendo? The conch is gone, you'll have to speak in person, or invent the payphone and call him.

>>21212213
>"My husband has dust masks, they cover the entire head with cloth and leather. You could try that."

Ubera hands you what is essentially a sack with a filter in the mouth and two eyeholes with glass lenses.

>>21212219
>"Horse shit, infernal magic and demon pacts are evil. Don't deny it."

"Well... Not really, we've got a demon living with us, Areal, Azrael's brother. She's pretty cool."

>"...What? If the Inquisition of Castus found out... They'd lead a war against you."

"And I'd beat them all black and blue."

Clarice gives up and pours a tumbler full of corn whiskey.

>>21212284
6'6

>>21212257
>"I'm a battle wizard, remember? And I'm with my comrades all the time. No need for it."

What do you do?

>>21212300
"Well, I either need a communication spell, or I'll have to make a quick run to gallowmere. Unless someone in this city knows anything about finding and destroying phylacteries, or can get that message to gallowmere AND come back with a reply in less time than it would take me to do it, I'm going to have to leave that imprisoned shade unguarded."

>>21212300

Well I'm heading home then. See ya guys! Steve, Other Child, Spiderdan, come on!

>>21212300
"Clarice, I'm envious as hell of you. You can still drink to deal with any of your problems, lucky.

Cherish what you've got. You don't appreciate it enough. You still have flesh, you still breathe, you have friends and people who care about you, you are a rather powerful wizard. Stop complaining and moping."

>>21212300
>areal, azrael's brother
>brother

>>21212411
oh god, I hope that's a typo

>>21212411
well a succubus working for a guy with a futa fetish...

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>>21212284

>>21212439
I didn't think Erik had a futa fetish. We don't have one either, we just don't really give a fuck. A hole is a hole after all, and a skeleton can't be picky.

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>>21212411
With Daemonettes there's no gender, only sex. But I digress from the topic at hand.

>>21212371
You and your lads get ready to go, Ubera gives you some provisions for the trip back.

>>21212411
>Demon
You ain't seen what she's packing.
It's a typo, I'm a bit tired.

>>21212372
Clarice just gives you a mock salute with her glass, then gets to work downing the rest of it.

Mark does the old and welcome wrist lock.

>"May our paths cross again, Daniel."
"I hope they shall."

You and your lads leave the villa and return to the docks, your ship has been left untouched, but you do have a prolonged docking ticket attached to the helm.

You crumple it up and throw it overboard with a laugh.

You tie off and leave.

The wind soon gives you speed, and you man the helm for day and night.

Soon you see the port in sight and you tell the apprentice to get ready to make port.

What do you do?

>>21212471
Return all stolen loot to whatshisname and remark that we need better guards on the boats