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http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21225612/
Previous thread.

Oh yeah motherfucker

scrub those bones, scrub them gooood

>>21241448
>>21241460
Whilst I love the enthusiasm, I'd like it if you could tell me what you want Daniel to do.

>>21241467
"Clean... Clean... Must be clean..."

You scrub yourself white, if you actually had skin, it's be red and pink by now.

>"I think that's enough, Daniel."
Erik says from the side of the fountain, staff in hand.

What do you do?

>>21241502
"What do you want, Erik? More wetwork to be done?"
Give him a winning smile

>>21241564
>"Daniel, I find the fact that you can grin, further than normal, disturbing. Please stop. As for work, I never sent you out to do anything, you took it upon yourself. You saw my house before you came along, it was decrepit, and lonely, but I was content with my library."

Erik sits down on the rim of the fountain.

>"But if you need any advice or information on your quest, feel free to ask."

Erik dips his staff into the water and suddenly there's bubbles forming on top of it.

>"No use bathing without some soap, now is there?"

What do you do?

>>21241623

Can Erik teach us any magic, or are we incapable of learning it for some reason?

>>21241623
Wait, are we naked?
Can skeletons blush?
Anyway, how many of these fellas remain?

>>21241643
You are incapable of learning magic, it's just not your thing. Miracles, on the other hand, are right up your alley.

>>21241648
You are naked, so far as a skeleton can be naked.

You can't blush, no cheeks, no blood.

There are 4 of the Top Tier magicals left in the world.

What do you do?

>>21241643
I'm quite happy with the blessings of our god Hydra over magic

Rolled 21

>>21241704
Slip beneath the surface of the water
Pray to lord Hydra
Perhaps he knows the location of one of them?

Rolled 56

>>21241735
DAG NABBIT! RETARD GOD!

>>21241735
>"In the great city made of steel, where men build to the heavens, there plots one of your quarry. This one fights not with weapons, but with words. An Oriatomancer."

>>21241746
Over 70 for guidance, not a little chat. He can point you in the right direction, but not on weaknesses and stuff like that.

What do you do?

>>21241704

Can we find any priests of Hydra to teach us more miracles, or can they only be obtained directly from Hydra?

>>21241793
They could teach you some low level water breathing. Or how to directly convene with Hydra. But seeings as how you're his Champion, I feel that they'd be asking you for help.

>>21241809

I was hoping for something more along the lines of, like, "Hydra's Claw", or something. Could be useful to cut things if we didn't have a sharp weapon on us.

>>21241901
>Giant ass sea snake
>Claws

If you'd chose Dagon... Then maybe.

But as it stands, you are without.

>>21241928

Well, it could be a lesser form of our lizard man form. Hydra doesn't have any arms or legs, but we do when we're in that form.

>>21241944
That's still a pretty impressive thing. Changing form to that of your God's. If you found the leader of Hydra's church, then sure.

But common monks that tend to the chapels do not have that kind of knowledge or power.

What do you do?

oh mighty hydra, how are we to beat a man of words with our 3rd grade spelling?!

>>21241980
Let's find direcions to that steel city. Ask Erik and the crew then, if that doesn't work out, let's ask those around town.

>>21241980
A pilgrimage might be in order then
Erik isnt exactly riding us to slay his enemies
Perhaps we should attempt to find the centre of Hydra's religion?

How is Erik?

>>21242012
To death with a hammer made from a dragon's tooth?

>>21242018
"Erik, do you know of a steel city?"

Erik looks up from the bubbly pool.

>"There's a few, actually. But you probably want the biggest, yes? Insurgo, an entire city made of iron and steel, and the world's tallest freestanding building. It'll put any wizard's tower to shame. Rather amusing, I think. Everyone with a nose for politics knows about it, go west, past the horizon and the green ocean, and there on the coast lies Insurgo."

Only Gary knows about it from your crew/apprentices, as he's from a trader family.

>"Yes sir, I can say I've seen those steel spires."

What do you do?

>>21242088
I agree, let's find the top of Hydra

>>21242100
Sit naked in the fountain and ponder your course of action. Announce that you need some bitchin' clothes to fit in in a trader city.

>>21242140
"I NEED NEW CLOTHS FOR MY JOURNEY!"
You yell out to no one in particular, but from the silence that follows, you hear Stumbles get to work on his sewing station.

>>21242117
Will you leave Gallowmere to find the main church building of Hydra?

What do you do?

>>21242152
Lets find that main church while Stumbles is working. Surely we have something plainer to hide our bleached sexiness. And we should be able to find at least 3 ways to make Areal speechless in the meantime.

>>21242152
TO THE CHURCH!

>>21242152
Loudly thank Stumbles, he is too good to us.

>>21242152
Find the HQ of the Church of Hydra, take SpiderDan with you (since he's also Hydra-adherant, if I remember correctly). Hopefully by the time we come back, not only will our new clothes be prepared, but Rebecca will have been gone long enough for us to have heard some stories about her.

>>21242184
You assume that a main temple to a water god would be out over the sea.

You assume correct.

You nail a note to the door, telling everyone where you've gone.

You adorn your armour and weapons and make your way to the docks along the Sea Road.

Along the road you call out.
"It's OK, Dan, come out."

SpiderDan drops from the tree canopy.

>"I read the note, going to Hydra'sh Main Temple? May I accompany you?"

"Sure, you're an adherent as much as me."

SpiderDan nods and scuttles up next to you.

You and your godson walk along until you arrive at the docks.

You find your ship, it's the one covered in docking tickets.

What do you do?

>>21242152
I was hoping to master some sort of deep-sea sensory deprivation rest to keep the mind focused. But a pilgrimage to Hydra's holy land/sea seems pretty cool.

>>21242269
Eat the tickets. Ask around the Hydra shrine if anyone can help you navigate to his main church.

>>21242269
laugh at the tickets and set sail!

>>21242269
Fuck parking tickets. Take that boat out on the high seas.
...wait, do we know where we're going?

>>21242269

Take all of those tickets and origami them into boats. Set them all off in the ocean.

>>21242312
Watch the origami ticket boats get their own tickets

>>21242301
I'm sure hydra could tell us where his church is.

>>21242285
You stuff the tickets down your face hole, the hornbees make use of it to start building a hive in your chest.

You make your way to Hydra's shrine.

Inside is the usual lizard man attending to the altar.

You ask if he knows where the main temple is.

>"Cross the sea with the intent to find your Lord, and you shall find it."

He turns his back on you and returns to his duty.

That's all you'll get out of him, it seems.

You and Dan return to your ship and set sail, with the intent of finding the main temple.

Roll 1d6 for findings.

Rolled 5

>>21242351
YARR HARR FIDDLE DEE DEE

Rolled 1

>>21242358
BEING A PIRATE IS ALRIGHT TO BE, DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE LIVES FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE

Rolled 6

>>21242351
What if there's no temple at all, but it's the actual factual physical manifestation of Lord Hydra on this plane?

Rolled 5

>>21242369
OH FUCK YOU, YOU ARE THE WORST PIRATE

>>21242375
Or what if the church is over him?

>>21242369

I think your failed attempt at piracy was so bad, that I accidentally pirated you. All your stuffs are belong to me.

>>21242358
>>21242369
>>21242375
>>21242380
The average is 4, so we'll take that. Note, 1d6 rolls aren't about how high, just what it is on my little chart.

And 4 is my lucky number.

You and Dan sail across the sea for three days, passing nothing but driftwood.

Eventually you see a rock, rising out of the waves.

There's a small dock, covered in moss and mildew.

What do you do?

>>21242430
Dock.

>>21242430
what >>21242438 said, but not in the gay way

>>21242430
Dock, of course. Assume champion form upon landfall.

>>21242457
Too early for that. Plus, if we use Hydra's gift like a shiny formal dress, that might anger the God who's not that hot on etiquette and high society balls.

Rolled 83

>>21242453
Whats wrong anon? Are you afraid of a little manlove?
We should let Hydra know we're coming

>>21242430
dock and see if anyone is about

I get the feeling that by the end of this quest, there'll be a Holy Order of the Dancing Night, or a Church of Fortescue, or something.

>>21242479
That's our godson you sick fuck

>>21242501
We're already the angel of death according to a prophecy rock thing

>>21242457
Not enough time has passed.

>>21242453
>>21242438
You dock on the pier, and tie up the ship as you step off. Trying not to be homosexual about it.

You walk along an empty wooden pier, there's no ships, no shops, just mussels and clams sticking along.

You see a building's outline in the fog.

You go towards it.

The building's covered in the same stuff as the pier, and the outer walls made of coral and sea rock.

The doors are made from drift wood.

What do you do?

>>21242503
I didn't mean dock with Spiderdan, goddamn. Why are you so afraid of the gays? Why did you even think that was what I meant?
You got issues, boy.

>>21242513
There are multiple angels of death, each deity has one.

>>21242514
Knock politely and wait for a response. If there is no response, walk in.

>>21242523
Who else was there to dock with?
>>21242514
Knock

>>21242514
Enter this, most holy site of our beloved Hydra.

>>21242525
knock, ask to enter,if we dont hear anything
enter if the doors arent locked

>>21242533
You rap-a-tap-tap upon the doors.

The drift wood doors open silently.

Inside torches burn upon the walls as Hydra's faithful go about their business, but the ones here aren't dressed head to toe in the brown rags the ones on land are.

The lizard men, and monks of Hydra go about with a moss green cloak wrapped around them.

They turn to see who has come to them.

>"Hail, champion most high."
One says in passing.

What do you do?

>>21242573
hey, im here to ask about some stuff, i wanna know about my god, and to introduce a new member to the faith, my godson, and as his godfather, i must look after his spiritual needs

>>21242573
Is there an altar, or a shrine? Kneel before the holiest thing in the room in prayer, then ask to see whatever passes for a pope around here.

>>21242591
>"Ask your questions, champion, you and your kin-in-faith are most welcome here."
The one who spoke first adds.

>>21242595
>"The Old Alter is down below, in the high monk's room. Would you like me to show you the way?"

What do you do?

>>21242612
What questions do we have...? We talk to our God all the time.
Follow the monk down to the altar.

>>21242612
Pray at the old altar

>>21242612
Ask about the lizardmen

>>21242634
"Lead on."

>"Very good, follow me."
The monk shows you to a door, but instead of an altar room there's a winch.

>"Enter the lift."

You do as prompted and get on.
The monk gets on after SpiderDan and closes the gate behind him.

He rings a bell and soon enough the lift lowers down into the earth.

>"The Lord of the Deep is below, as you can guess. The Old alter as well."

You go down and down for what seems like hours. But eventually the lift stops and the gate opens. You walk off and into a room carved into the earth. You feel the pressure of the rock above you pressing on all sides.

>"Follow me to the old monk's room."
The monk leads you down another passage, going deeper still into the earth.

Soon you see a blue light at the end, and you come out into a small chamber.

You see an alter surrounded by multicolored torches.

Praying at it is another of the lizard men, but this one's skin is grey and white, instead of the healthy green the others have.

He hasn't noticed you.

What do you do?

>>21242692
Do not interrupt. Take your place in prayer beside him, but be careful not to disturb him.

>>21242692
walk up beside him, kneel beside him, and pray along with him
after a few moments, ask him his name, introduce ourselves(as a formality), and ask him how he is doing

>>21242692
Join him, wait until he is done to speak to him

>>21242716
>>21242722
You go over and kneel besides him.

You try to listen in on what he's praying about, but you can't make out anything.

"May I have your name? I'm Sir Daniel, the Dancing Knight and Champion of Hydra."

He coughs and snorts
>"Hmm? What? Oh, sorry, I fell asleep again."

All the spiritualism dies in that sentence.

>"My name? Dust, I was the champion before your predecessor. I left that for a more quiet life of contemplation. I see you have my hammer, too. I'd hope I'd get to see it one last time."

What do you do?

>>21242774
"So how did the hammer end up at the bottom of the sea?"
Also what exactly is the deal with the lizardmen? Where did they come from and what not? What's their story?

>>21242774
its a fine weapon indeed, please, Dust, tell me about yourself, I know of my god, but not of his other followers

Explain about our dancing and how it pleases the hydra.
Offer to show him a few moves

>>21242862
He's old, he'll fracture a pelvis.

>>21242864
>his pelvis
Don't know why I said that

>>21242864
He has more than 1?
He could probably manage a little soft shoe shuffle or a gentle macarena

>>21242774
"A mighty tool, but I can't help but wonder there's more to it than that. Was it used to fell dragons and other oh-so-mighty "above-the-earth-and-sea"creatures?"

"My visit is not without it's purpose, though. Not many moons ago, I fought Umbra and his Diamond Army. I thought I was mighty, powerful, an unstoppable dance of steel and death. I couldn't have been more wrong. I managed to defeat him, barely pulled through thanks to Lord Hydra's power."

"I almost died on that primordial chaos of magma. That made me realize I had grown sloppy, comfortable, weak. Perhaps three years of vanquishing the same foes day after day, that mindless carnage, had made me lost my edge."

>>21242801
>"I gave my hammer to a young monk traveling away, he needed it more than me. At the bottom of the sea? Then I'm afraid he never made it to land."

>"The lizard folk? They're an old race, older than men, but younger than the elves. They came from the seas, to spread Hydra among those who lived dry lives. They were seen as monsters and killed in droves, until they hid themselves in plain sight in the chapels."

>>21242820
>"A fine weapon, it came from my grandfather. As for me? I may look like the lizardfolk, but I'm not one of them. In my hay day I was Dust the Dragon Knight, truth be told I just had a skin disorder. But because of it I felt no pain and was a sight to behold on the battle field during the God Wars. Though I feel you've topped me on that one."

Dust looks over his shoulder at SpiderDan and the monk.

>"Monk Salier, we're going to speak in private for a while, I hope you don't mind."

>"Of course not, high monk Dust."

>>21242862
Dust has a dry laugh.
>"Oh yes, I know all about your new prayer form. I can't tell you how many have come here, and during a service they stand up and get down. The others frown upon it, personally, I love it. Prayer is a form of thanks and communication, it shouldn't be boring and a chore."

>>21242886
>"Yes, I used it to kill a dragon or two. Old Meron, and the smoke breath Burom."

>>21242967
>"Hydra has helped you a lot on your quest, this much I know. In these past years he's been more active than in the last 100. Lord Hydra must see something in you."

>"Your edge? Champion Daniel, I know a warrior worthy of his title when I see one. Do you truly think anyone but the best could defeat a diamond army, and a lich by themselves? Well, if I was a hundred years younger..."

Dust laughs at his little joke, but it's soon followed by a coughing fit.

What do you do?

>>21242972
Gently pat him on the back to help with the coughing.

>>21242972
why do you think he helps me so often? i dont spread his word, proactively at least, and im not exactly a role model, do you think there is something that he wants me to do?

>>21243000
GENTLY

>>21243006
Well, we convert people, but as far as his teachings go, we just point them at a shrine

>>21242972
We're alone, in a room, with the pope of our church, and he's old and having a coughing fit.
Is there a rule against being champion /and/ pope...?
If the old man dies while it's just the two of us here, nobody will ever believe us.

>>21243049
No, Hydra would know, and he'd be upset.

>>21243049
You have no idea how incredibly stupid that is.

>>21243049
I'm sure hydra can set the record straight considering he's more or less here

>>21243000
He swats your hand away.

>"Don't worry, I'm an old man now, it's to be expected."

>>21243006
>"I don't presume to understand the mind of a god, especially one like Hydra. But I know he looks kindly upon strange and broken things. You fit that just fine."

Dust stands up with great strain, but refuses your help once more.

>"If you're doing something wrong he'd tell you, so obviously you're not. At least not right now. Would your friend like a drink?"

>"No thank you."

>"Suit yourself."

Dust pours out a dark liquid and drinks it in one.

>"Ah yes, help oil the old joints."

>>21243049
Dust stepped down from Champion hood because he was getting old, and couldn't keep doing what he was doing. So he took the role of high monk after the last one died with a landslide vote.

What do you do?

Rolled 43

roll to seduce.

>>21243094
NONE OF THAT HERE

>>21243076
Ask if Hydra is here, and if its possible to see him in person

>>21243076
Comment on his choice of liquor.

"It is good the many-headed God does not look down on libations. Thanks to his gift, I can indulge on them once again from time to time. It has helped me to come with terms with my unnatural state."

>>21243126
Once a week lol

>>21243094
"So, Dust, we're both champions or were champions, whadda ya say? A bit of the ol' champion on champion?"

>"Oh no, I'm too old to fight these days."

>>21243119
Dust points to the other end of the room.
>"There's a pool down there, below in the dark is a U-bend that leaves for Hydra's domain. Be careful, to see Lord Hydra in person is tasking upon the mind. Mortals aren't capable of looking upon a God and walking away unchanged."

>>21243126
>"Heh, did you know that your Champion form is modeled after me? Mine was modeled after a Minotaur that was Champion before me. And the champion that'll follow you will look like you. That's going to be funny to see..."

What do you do?

>>21243172
Not like we can fuck up our mind worse

>>21243172
Thank Dust, and go meet our god in person.

Rolled 67

>>21243172
FOR HYDRA'S SAKE, PUT THE HORNETS AWAY BEFORE WE GO DIVING AGAIN.
Come to think of it, leave EVERYTHING with SpiderDan; we don't want to lose anything down there.

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>>21243172
>"So, Dust, we're both champions or were champions, whadda ya say? A bit of the ol' champion on champion?"

> >"Oh no, I'm too old to fight these days."

MY SIDES.

>>21243172
We're Hydra's champion, we owe it to ourselves to speak with him.

>>21243172
Leave our equipment with SpiderDan, don't know what the pressure will do to it.

Rolled 43

>>21243276
And the Hornets!!!

>>21243172
[Scully]I've seen things that would fracture the mind of mortal men. In the city of the West, I've seen the form of mankind perverted by a deluded manchild. In Kerm, the Jewel of the desert, life of men bartered as if they were vulgar goods between a demon and a wizardling. I've fought three years of carnage uninterrupted, destroying the same faces and bodies again and again and again and again. As well as some birthing moments bes...nevermind that. What I meant to say is: I've seen some shit.

>>21243224
You drop all your stuff down on the floor and ask Dan to watch it. He's talking to Dust and says he will.

>>21243197
>>21243220
You step into the pool of water and go down until you're completely submerged.

You keep walking forward, down and down you go.

If you had skin, you'd lose it from the cold.

Eventually the dark gives way thanks to little luminescent fungus and plants.

Soon the tunnel opens up and into the open ocean.

You look around, every direction looks the same.

But you walk in whatever direction feels right.

Eventually your foot stops on open ocean and you fall down into a trench in the earth.

If you thought things were dark up there, oh man you were wrong.

Down in the trench light has never even seen the things down there.

But you make landfall and stop in the dark.

Little glowing fish light your way, still going down.

You arrive at a pit, perfectly cylindrical in the ground.

You look down into the abyss, and your God looks back at you.

16 pairs of glowing eyes stare up from the pit.

What do you do?

>>21243329
Shit your pants and bleat like a goat.

Rolled 44

>>21243329
Roll to seduce.

Rolled 27

>>21243329
Hey bro. Sup?

>>21243329
"Just wanted to stop by and say Hi more directly."

>>21243329
Kneel. "I thought I should make an effort to understand my faith further, My Lord."

>>21243172
Haven't we already looked upon Hydra?

>>21243329
It's beautiful. They should have sent a poet.

>>21243356
You can't defecate your self. But you do bleat.

"Baah?"

Roll1d6 for San loss for direct hearing of Hydra's voice.

>>21243329
Half dance, half bow, in slow motion due to the pressure.

>>21243357
DUDE. Just, no

>>21243329
"Hey. Figured I'd stop by and see you.

How's life been lately?

I have a few questions for you. Why do you take so much interest in me? Apparently you're much more active than normal of late, especially in reference to me. Why are you the only god who actually exists manifest on this plane? On a scale from one to 10 how dangerous is Eric really?"

Rolled 5

>>21243371
Do we have any to lose?

Rolled 3

>>21243371
EEP.

Rolled 3

>>21243371
WE HAVE FAITH

>>21243329
"Sup?"

Rolled 4

>>21243371
Also our mind is made reflected by this imageboard.
So everything we're going to lose will only come as an improvement.

>>21243329
"I... uhm
Everything I was planning to say sounds a little silly now, standing in front of my God and all..."

>>21243397
>>21243391
>>21243389
3 total.

You manage to form words.

>>21243377
>"LIFE IS GOING AS HOW IT HAS BEEN SINCE I WAS EXISTENT.

>BECAUSE I GROW BORED.
>MY FOLLOWERS WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE, AND I ALLOW THEM TO LIVE QUIETLY. BUT WHEN ONE OF THEM TAKES IT UPON THEMSELVES TO SEE THE WORLD, AND MEET THE EVIL IN IT, THEY GAIN MY FAVOR.

>BECAUSE I AM FLESH AND BLOOD, I ADOPTED AN IDEOLOGY AS MY OWN AFTER SEEING THE SUFFERING OF MY MONKS AND THEIR KIN. THE OTHER GODS WERE IDEALS AND NOTIONS THAT GAINED INDIVIDUALITY FOR THEIR WORSHIPERS.

>THAT QUESTION IS SUBJECTIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL ASKING IT. FOR I? 0. YOU? 8."

What do you do?

>>21243452
"8? Wow...
I was thinking 4 or 5 but EIGHT?!
I don't mean to keep spouting questions at you Lord. But do you know of any way in which I can be freed of my servitude to Erik? I mean, he's nice and all, but welll... EIGHT?!"

Rolled 2

>>21243452
"Awww, hell, I'm gonna have to murder Erik when this is over, aren't I? Lizard balls...

>>21243452
Is Erik trustworthy? If not, how did the other undead knight gain control of his soul?

>>21243452
How dangerous to the world at large, should he shift his.. interests?

Not that i expect hm to suddenly grow ambitions, but having seen so many other mages shift their path... I do worry.

>>21243481
>>21243488
We asked how dangerous he is, not how trustworthy he is. We're dangerous as all hell, remember?

>>21243452
"So is he much more dangerous than any of the other mages I've gone up against? Not counting the fact that he owns my soul.

I know that she isn't your worshiper but could you keep one of your many eyes on Rebecca from time to time, make sure that if she ever crosses the sea that she is afforded the protection that you grant your adherents. It'd mean a lot to me."

>>21243488
Probably not. He's a lazy sod who cares about his porn and his library and very little else.

>>21243509
Usually for something to be dangerous to you it has to be likely that it will harm you
A giant boulder could theoretically fall on you, but it isn't inherently dangerous because it won't

Erik confuses me
He's a skeleton, does he still have sexual desires despite having no testicles?
I mean, i guess its not impossible, he can still move despite not having muscles
But is that so?

>>21243552
Just look at us.

Magic.

We need not worry about Erik. As long as there's free trade in the world to produce new books and a sensual climate to make pornography profitable, he'll keep to himself enjoying his smut.

"Lord Hydra; How can I achieve internal peace? How can I be one with the sea; Calm, yet capable of wrath?"

>>21243552
We try to seduce everything. Erik summoned a succubus. That's really all there is to say on the matter

>>21243452
"Thanks, tips! You've been a real pal! Catch you around!"

>>21243576
This
We are in desprate need of some mental unfucking.

>>21243576
He's our God, not our counsellor

>>21243481
>"I ENJOY QUESTIONS, THEY ALLOW ME TO THINK ON SMALL MATTERS.

>YOUR SOUL HAS MY MARK, BUT IT IS BELONGING TO THE LICH.

>>21243488
>EVEN IF YOU TRIED, YOU COULD NEVER RAISE YOUR WEAPON AGAINST HIM. HE HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AS OF RIGHT NOW.

>>21243491
>HIS MASTER WAS KILLED.

>>21243503
>IF I TOLD YOU, YOU'D SET OUT TO DESTROY HIM. HERE IS A SCALE OF REFERENCE FOR YOU. UMBRA WAS A 6. ERIK IS A FAR GREATER THREAT BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER STOP HIM, IF HE DECIDED TO HE'D BIND YOU TO HIS WILL AND THERE WOULDN'T BE A THING YOU COULD DO ABOUT IT.

>>21243526
>I SHALL WATCH THE GIRL"

>>21243552
He loves trashy romance novels, that's all, really.

>>21243576
>"I AM NOT OMNISCIENT. THAT IS A QUESTION ONLY YOU CAN ANSWER. IT'S A BIT OF A CHEESY ANSWER, YES, BUT I'M A GOD. SO IT'S A PEARL OF WISDOM."

>>21243589
>"PRAY IF YOU NEED MY WORDS."

The glowing shines away and retreats down into the pit.

What do you do?

My question is a little less... important and meaningful
"My Lord, how many eyes do you have?"

>>21243552
He's not really horny as is.. it's more like... a fascination with Art.

Pig-disgusting 3d women/succubi tempts him not

And it's what he used to do, old habits die hard, especially when you've nothing else left from your former life.

>>21243629
From down below you hear an answer, faintly.
>"Depends on which heads are awake."

>>21243621
Head back, nothing more to do here. So it would appear that it is up to our frenemies if Erik ever goes bonkers.

>>21243621
Walk on back. Enjoy the sights of the pitch-black and featureless abyssal plain.

>>21243638
The succubus tempted him, he summoned her.

>>21243621
"Thank you my lord. Have fun down there."

Sit here for an hour or so, enjoy the peace and quiet. The calm of the place despite the violent pressure and darkness that obscures everything.

Then return back.

>>21243643
Oh man they'd be dust before they could unsheathe their weapons if Erik went rogue.

>>21243643
>>21243647
You walk back, the glowing fish guide you along the path until you climb out of the pool in Dust's room.

Dust and SpiderDan turn to you.

>"Well? What was he like?"
Dust questions.

"A pretty cool dude."

>"I thought as much."

You puts all your gear back on, and let the hornets back in.

What do you do?

>Walk back
We are at the bottom of an abyssal trench
Walking does not seem a likely option
And oh wow
Apparently there is literally NOTHING we can do to stop Erik if he wants us to do something
Erik has more power over us than our own freaking God

>>21243653
Mostly for Daemonical Knowledge though.

Whisper "Thanks"and swim your way out. Wai, how can a skeleton even swim, his body would be dragged by currents and offer minimal resistance, plus lack of an internal gravity? brb, rolling San damage.

Rolled 6

>>21243692
Thank them all for their hospitality. Return to Gallowmere.

>>21243694
So?
We ARE his minion. Sort of.
He'd probably never call us that, but essentially we are.

>>21243724
It's worrying to know the finality with which we are completely powerless against him
Thats all

>>21243692
Rebecca then? Areal? We need to set something in place in case he goes rogue. Could be something as simple as a stack of high-quality porn. Actually, let's get Areal to write some emergency porn in case his library ever gets trashed.

>>21243692
"Dust, how do you stop? I mean how were you able to stop fighting. Sure you were getting old but even if I got old, which I won't, I'm not sure I would be able to resist one last battle. How did you change everything you are, from a fighter to a man of peace and contemplation?"

>>21243731
We are not powerless. We can set up failsafes.

Totally calling it
Some adventurers will show up and burn Erik's porn and he will go insane and bring the world to ruin

>>21243737
Seconded.
>>21243724
If Erik ever goes rogue, we're going with him. I guess we have no choice but to get our murderin' of innocents on.

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>>21243697

>>21243790
We need to doodle something like this and show it to Erik

>>21243829
Yes! YES!
They'll believe us, won't they?
It's brilliant, isn't it?
Look at what we've drawn! THIBBBBBBBB

>>21243742
>"I found love, as soppy as it may sound. A woman who wasn't afraid to touch me. She asked one thing on our wedding day, that I put the hammer down. That... That sounds worrysome, but I mean the one on your back, not something I was hitting her with. I thought about going back, but I had children by then, and I couldn't leave."

You thank Dust and leave with SpiderDan.

You sail back to Gallowmere with Dust's words in your head. They really don't apply to you.

>>21243760
Erik's library is fireproof. He's got runes and charms all over the place.
>>21243724
>>21243769
>>21243746
>>21243737
The only problem with such an idea is that only you know that he's a threat to the world, everyone else sees him as an incompetent Lich who loves erotica far too much.

I'm realizing just how dangerous Erik could actually be, didn't plan this a week ago...

What do you do?

What did Erik actually raise us for?
Did he ever have a solid purpose in mind?
Also, If we're heading back home we should bring Erik back some exotic porn

>>21243760
We need to entrust someone with a massive cache of porn and instructions to bring it to Erik should news ever come of him going insane. I bet Areal could write the absolute smuttiest of smut. Enlist her aid. Only problem is we need to find something to barter with. Erik already has our soul, and we wouldn't want to sell that anyways.

>>21243876
Go seduce someone.

>>21243894
He raised us out of necessity, we were his childhood hero. As things were, he would have been killed by rival magic-users. We are his bodyguard.

>>21243894
Just loneliness. He started out as some sort of comical-relief character, these new developments confuse me.

>>21243876
We should talk to Arael when we get home. She might know more about the Oriatomancer.

On the way back ask SpiderDan how he liked the trip.

>>21243876
Idea for a finale: Erik goes rogue and we go with him, burning and murdering shit like the Emperor and Darth Vader, then Clarice shows up and declares her love for us, and her love frees of from Erik, allowing us to slay him and in doing so freeing us from his control, giving us eternity with our beloved Clarice.
Or, maybe we murder her too and take over the world. Either way, possible ending.

>>21243955
Option 1 seems cheesy as fuck
"LOVE, LOVE IS THE STRONGEST MAGIC AFTER ALL!!"

>>21243946
Like the notable characters of Discworld, some just decided they were done being comic reliefs and took on live of their own.

>>21243894
He read about you in his story books, found out you were buried near, and spent a decade on figuring out how to tear the soul out of the next life and slap it back into your corpse.

So loneliness.

>>21243898
There are many vaults and crypts under the Delegree manor house.
The entire sublevels of the house are filled with unread porn.

>>21243953
>"I liked it, thoshe monksh were nice people."

>>21243955
No.
I hate that in movies, "THE POWAH OF LURVE".

What do you do?

>>21243976
I HAPPEN TO LIKE CHEESE.

>>21243955
Or....Since Rebecca has been reading up on necromancy....She destroys us, which breaks us of Erik's grip, then re-raises us. Seems like something the smug little shit would do.

I've been wondering about something for a while now. What if Erik doesn't just read trashy erotica, but also writes it? If you think about it, it makes (some) sense. He has spent decades reading that stuff so it wouldn't be too far fetched to guess that he may have tried his hand at writing some.

>>21243985
Well, you are the story man, after all.

>>21243985
I wonder when Erik invents a new type of magic, pornomancy. We should totally suggest this to him.

>>21243946
This is what we set out to accomplish!
We have brought in too many variables, things that would tip us against him!
If that was ever an option, that is.

We cannot be against him, for we are his minion. He didn't even care for the position and the power that much, it is our quest, that.
But through accomplishing certain steps we've come to realize that most of the magicians above him are just terrible dicks, so we're doing a favour for everyone by expunging them and reinstating a not-so-dickish lich in their place.

>>21243985
Let's get home and start researching and asking around about the Oriatomancer. Arael ought to know more, she knows things, that's her gig.

>>21244024
He doesn't even have one of those!

>>21244001
"And thenne, he dyd insurt his membur into her awayting orifiss"

>>21244040
How do we know!?
His fucking inner sanctuary could have a collection of penises for all we know!

And neither did Umbra!

>>21244001
What if he's just rereading what he wrote?

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>>21243985
Wait, unread or undead? This is important.

Anyway, check back on the arrows, commission a new sword and a new suit of armor, if necessary. Wait for Stumbles to finish the clothes, then adventure?

>>21244056
He's a skeleton like us. He's said he doesn't have one. He just reads his porn.

>>21244081
PICKLED PENII.

>>21244018
This
To be the first Pornomancer would be pretty cool

>>21244091
How would that work?

>>21244001
Maybe, maybe.

>>21244018
If you knew the kind of power and chaos that would unleash onto the world...

>>21244036
You return to Gallowmere and eventually to the Manor house.

Areal's not in the Library with Erik, so you go exploring.

>"Shir, I'm going to join the othersh for a while. We're going out shoon, on a job."

You let Dan leave for his friends.

You walk into Areal boudoir without knocking. Because you're alpha and so what? She wont touch you.

>"Daniel, in future, give a lady prior warning. I could of been with a client."

She's sitting in her swivel chair, smoking.

>"Now what is it you want, it can't be services."

"What do you know about this Oriatomancer?"

>"Everything and nothing, deary. how much is it worth to you?"

What do you do?

>>21244129
I... erhm
Like a form of illusion magic which is based around making people experience the most erotic thing they have ever experienced and using it to cause various effects

>>21244137
Be very quiet while we consider.

>>21244137
Ask her about Erik. What he's up to, what he's capable of, what we should do about him.
Also, inquire about the apprentices' impending quest when we finish with Areal.

>>21244137
Spread arms wide
"This much"

>>21244137
Raise and eyebrow at her.

"Please, I already know that the hells have a betting pool on my murderous adventures. You helping me out let's you get inside information and win the pot."

>>21244153
>>21244161
combine

>>21244143
That sounds more like sex magic.
>>21244137
Solemnly hand her a drawing of a skelecopter.

>>21244137
Well. Not that much. We could always go to the city and ask people there.

In fact, let's just say we'll do that. See if she cares. Probably doesn't.

>>21244137
Just stand there staring at her silently, doing that silence amplification thing again. I want the sound of the embers from what she's smoking to be deafening.

>>21244169
This, so much.

>>21244191
>>21244191
>>21244191
sell her skelecopters!

well, offer her a license anyway

>>21244191
Then whisper
"THIBBBBBBBBB"

>>21244137
"You're the one who's supposed to have a price, but okay. 1 penny."

How does price negotiating work?

>>21244153
>"Stop that."

>>21244159
>"Erik? He's an enigma to me, deary. While I wont go near your mind, Erik has locked me out, somehow. His capabilities? Well, there's several prophesies, but they never come true. Do? How about nothing? Like him?"

>>21244161
>"Cute, really."

>>21244165
>"OK, you've got me. He's a charisma wizard. Uses that silver tongue to influence the crowd, get what he wants. He doesn't need to threaten or hurt, his words are a weapon all of their own. And he's dangerous, he'll make you kill your own mother with a few choice sentences."

>>21244169
Areal looks at it, then at you, and sees you're serious.

>"You're an adult, fucking act like it."
She puts her cigarette through the drawing.


What do you do?

>>21244222
Even though we don't have lips.
Followed by a few seconds of staring, and a wink.

>>21244263
Whisper a woeful "THIBBBBBBBBB" whilst the drawing burns away, forever.

At least until we make another one to show to people.

>>21244263
"According to you I'm certifiably insane and I'm also dead, I'm allowed to act immature.

Does this guy have a name? What is he doing with his power lately? Is he causing suffering and harm?

Also how's my mental state doing lately? Any changes?"

>>21244263

Cry a single tear of blood for our lost masterpiece of art, then nod enthusiastically to her query.

>>21244263
"I'm not the one having a tantrum. Do you know anything?"

>>21244263
"Just bear with me for a second, and consider how awesome it would be. Imagine these things flying through the hells, they'd sound all like THIBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB and they'd be pants-shittingly terrifying. We just need to get some regular skeletons and reinforce the arms. They could be used for transportation, propulsion, brutal torture. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS"

>>21244263
"The only way I can think of to straight-up murder his ass is with a well placed siege arrow, so I don't have to get too close. I guess what I'm asking is, will his charisma spells wear off after he dies, or is killing him going to turn the whole city against me?"

>>21244307
If we had skelecopters we could just send one to shred him

>>21244303
ENDLESS!

>>21244263
THAT WAS MEAN!
Then storm out.
Hmmm, thinking about the Retard God made me realize that perhaps his intervention would be useful when dealing with this new wizard. What good is the power of words when no one can understand you?

Perhaps an amulet or artifact that gives it's wielder a direct line to him, or overrides his mind... if so, the Champion of the Retards God could...

Or, maybe, a foreign army that doesn't speak his language. he shouldn't affect them, since they can understand. But, curses! it seems everybody speaks the universal language, Rigellian! Even so, maybe earplugs...

I just realize how obvious Daniel's mental instability is.
He keeps returning to topics, jumping between unrelated topics and sending mixed messages. Even sometimes asking the same thing twice, if only in a different way.
Sometimes he stops the conversation only to return and start again.

In short. Daniel acts exactly like a character from a roleplaying game that goes for all options in a discussion.

>>21244331
we must construct a skelecopter and use it to get to the charisma wizard

it will be our test case

after we kill him everyone will be like "OMG I WANT A SKELECOPPER"

>>21244342
Or, we just use the conch and ask Erik to turn off our hearing.

>>21244360
In the end, I'm pretty sure a successful charisma wizard has other ways to affect their targets than by communing with them vocally.

A successful charisma wizard like the one we're after.

>>21244342
We could perhaps instigate a conflict in his lands, and if he's the peacekeeping sort of guy, snipe him when he shows up. All according to keikaku.

>>21244377
That's why we need to be quick and off him before he realizes we can't hear him

>>21244343
Mostly because he is one.

>>21244290
>"I'll hit you."

>>21244296
>"The insane are in the asylums, not in my room. So until you're in a padded cell, act like an adult.

>His name's Fide.

>>21244302
>I just told you plenty.

>>21244303
>Read and follow my lips, Daniel, NO.

>>21244307
>Some of them are under his spell, but others just want him to be right so much it's become part of them. They're the ones who'll be trouble.

>>21244331
>Enough with the skelecopters! I'm not a necromancer, take it up with one!

>>21244342
You slam the door on your way out.

Areal takes a long drag of her cigarette.

>I'm in a fucking mad house..."

What do you do?

We could always ask Erik to bind us to his will and tell us to go and kill the Oriatomancer
In that case, our will is not our own, and as much as we like him, it doesn't matter
Because Erik is at home, and Erik is the one he would need to convince

>>21244395
Draw a crude picture of our skull, captioned "STARING QUIETLY" and slide it under her door. See if it absorbs sound too. Then go talk to Erik about skelecopters.

>>21244398

That might work, but can he maintain that kind of binding at a level that can resist a powerful charisma wizard at such a long distance?

>>21244426
That might give the diplomancer control over Erik. Too risky.

>>21244426
As it was explained, it seems like its impossible for us to ignore an order given to us by Erik if he binds us
Best asking him about it I think

>>21244395
Open the door again, stare right into her eyes. "I love you honey, I'll be back soon."

Then see Erik, I want a skeletal horse to ride.

>>21244395
have erik resurrect us an undead mount. forget this talk of skelecopter. or dragon maybe. THEN WE CAN TRULY FLY

>>21244419
What if....what if we get erik to make us some reinforced arms, and we get to be a skelecopter for a bit? I can only imagine the look on Areal's face. She's sitting there, minding her own business as she heares a gentle thibbbbbbbbb slowly getting lowder outside her window. She ignores it, thinking we're up to our normal shenanigans. But as she goes to yell at us, she realizes we have ascended far beyond the usual shenanigans as the THIBBBBBBBBBBBB reaches deafening volumes and we take off into the sunset.

>>21244477
see
>>21244492

The skelecopter thing is getting out of hand guys

>>21244457
Not our style, we're creepier when quiet

>>21244492
oh god yes

our mastery of dance should allow us to be an expert pilot

we shall be our own test case!

>>21244522
Skelecopters don't have hands

>>21244395
Have the apprentices left yet? Perhaps we could use Gary for a mission of stealth.

>>21244419
ahahahahaha yes.

>>21244419
You slide it under hew door.

Halfway down the hall you hear her shout.

>"Why are my footsteps so loud?!"

You enter the library.

"Erik. Skelecopters?"
>"Daniel. Reading."

>>21244438
>"Dunno, never tried it. Maybe, I suppose. It'll be a combined effort of our will power, to resist him."

>"A charisma wizard is often underestimated, until they're in total political control and you're screwed."

>>21244477
>"Undead horse? That I can do. You'll have to walk it and clean it, though."

Erik bangs his staff on the floor.

>"Check the stables or something."


Note: Centrifugal force would tear you apart if you went skelecopter.

>>21244551
Your apprentices have all left on their adventure.

What do you do?

>>21244551
Adrian is our best stealthomancer. Too bad it isn't really down for murder though

>>21244561
What if we reinforced the rotating parts?

>>21244576
drop it you guys.

>>21244576
You wouldn't be able to move your arms other than skelecopter mode.

>>21244561
WHOO! WE HAVE A SKELETON HORSE. NAME IT SHADOWMERE.

>>21244561
Leave erik a skelecopter drawing captioned "Think about it"

>>21244561
Erik is getting noticeably more powerful fellas
There was a time when he found it difficult to raise stuff wasnt there?
He just summoned us a steed without a second thought

>>21244565
No murder, it's just a reconnaissance gig. Check from afar the public ceremonies, look for vantage points, that sort of thing.

>>21244589
Worth it to fuck with Areal, we can always have someone snap our other arms back on

>>21244561
"See you around Erik. I'm going out for a bit. If Rebecca calls in pass the message on to me."

Let's get to our horse, see how it's doing and prepare to head out. We'll need to get our clothes, arms, and armor but we should make sure our horse is good before that.

>>21244609
Failing that, look for feuding families or maybe different fanatic groups. Anything to instigate a fight.

Sniping him is by far the best option.

>>21244609
Good point, maybe we can get help from Adrian.

>>21244561
I don't think it's a matter of bone integrity, it seems to be more of an issue with the magical forces that keeps them together. When we attempt to reach RPMs that would allow for lift, the magical forces keeping us together would be pushed past there limits and that results in dansplosion.

>>21244561
THE HORSE THE HORSE MAN CHECK THE STABLES!

>>21244647
So run a bar across his arms and strap them to it.

We should pickup our shiny new arrows.

>>21244561
We better go see if Stumbles has anything nice for us to wear.
Also we should totally thank him.

Stables.

>>21244561
can we enchant the horse to have fire beneath his feet for him to fly? maybe some fear should be our near game... fear and dread. and dancing.

I'm gonna laugh my ass off if the horse is assembled wrong because Erik wasn't looking
Horse with its head on backwards?

>>21244673
and THIBBBBBBBBBBB

>>21244395
>>>21244290
>>"I'll hit you."
Oh god my sides

>>21244678
skelehorsecopter