Ophelia Reers

Charming Rogue

Constitution 10
Strength 8
Charisma 16
Cunning 14
Dexterity 16
Luck 16

Weapons: Brace of guns and hidden dagger, Ancient Pistol
Ship: Sloop
Current Cargo: Bottles of Crystal sand, Hard- Hard Devil Fruit, Gold trinkets.
Island goods

Crew:
Joh-Bird: Foul mouthed bird of paradise.

Hey OP

With the rise of the Sun on the sea, you awaken from your sleep at the cries of your foul mouthed bird," Fuck Bitch! Wake up! Gonna sleep all day?!"

It's foul calls remind you of your homeport, Loguestown. You smile to yourself as you remember that good old city of trade, cons, and so much more.

"Shut it ya buzzard! I've been awake," You call to the bird as it's taken roost at your mast. It seems that it's taken it upon itself to be your lookout in the "crow's nest," how odd of it...

You're close to the village now. You've made more than a few stops here as it's a friendly little village on your route... And of course their Beris are good... Yet as you near port, you notice that there's a large ship in port, flying a Jolly Roger...
This could be bad...
Or it could be good! Pirates have Beris too after all!
This reminds me, what kind of goods were you going to sell to this island?
>A) Weapons & Gunpowder
>B) Food, fur and other commodities.
>C) Construction Supplies.

Also, what will you do?

>1) Get closer, try to identify the colors.
>2) Dock your ship, they won't try anything.
>3) Go around to the beach and investigate.
>4) Write in.

Good Evening Hobo!

How ya doin tonight?

>>22519314
Ah yes, excellent.

B) Lets impress them with some shiny do dads
2) And if they do try anything open fire.

>>22519324
Good how bout you?
>>22519314
Lets go with
A-1
Rather figure out what kind of pirates we are up again

>>22519422
Not enough crazy, dock immediately and begin firing!

>>22519422

Just another night for writing.

Everything's pretty alright~

Wooooo yesterday it was JUSTICE, today it's CAPITALISM, HO!

B, 1 are my votes

>>22519432

One woman and a bird against a pirates...

Are we going to eat her devil fruit yet?

>>22519314
>>A) Weapons & Gunpowder
we deal in death and fine things lets sell to them pirates

>>22519464

So we're that's an A and 2 then?

>>22519450
Yeah, no reason not too imo

>>22519486
Except it may be worth millions and is of little use to us personally.

Before continuing further, Ophelia takes out the jar of sand that contains her by chance Devil fruit that she identifies as the Katai Katai no Mi.

With the bird squawking and cursing about pirates in its nest, she cintemplates whether or not to eat the fruit and gain it's powers...

At the cost of becoming a "hammer" of the sea...

>y/n

>>22519528
No, Goddammit.

>>22519486
>One Piece Universe
>No Reason to Eat A Devi's Fruit

There is always reason. I mean, we are in a universe where crazy has a direct correlation to power. If we are to ramp up the scale of our ability quickly we must be a refuge of audacity. We must make men brimming with insanity fresh from the asylum look upon and say "dat nigga trippin".

>>22519314
A)
Dock first then try to identify the pirates.

>>22519503

It's worth incredible money... Provided it's not stolen. And the Katai Katai no Mi is "Hard fruit." The ability to make things hard, solid, compress...

>>22519528
No for fucks sake we need to eat a merchant power devil fruit.

>>22519546
No reason NOT to, as In i think we should eat it
>>22519539
It's an extremely good fruit. The chances of us finding another one is incredibly low, and if we do find one we can give it to our crew mate. Why not?

Rolled 38

A and 2 seem to have it.
Let's decide on the fruit shall we?

Oh, and as it's chance... here's a luck roll...

>>22519528
eat it does it look tasty?

>>22519579
A merchant who got defend themselves is a shit merchant

>>22519594
Thats what guards are for.

>>22519585
none of them are tasty, in fact, they are known as one of the most terrible tasting things in one piece.

>>22519615

Guards cost money. Fruit can be sold for lots of money... But eating it makes guards Moot.

>>22519581
Ah I see, so let us up the insanity. Let us eat the fruit and get this rolling.

>>22519562
So we can turn to steel? Lets do this, eat the damn fruit.

>>22519645
We are SHIT in a melee fight. Which is pretty much where this fruit shines without some SERIOUS training.

>>22519655
Idk I think it gives us the ability to make anything in gas or liquid form into solid form. IE we can turn air into solid form to block shit and etc.

>>22519671

This is so. Katai allows the user to make things solid, harder, and compress.

Air walls, compressed bullets, overhardening something to make it brittle... I've thought about this.
The fruit is actually shit for melee.

>>22519696

Then again, all fruit users make their shit work somehow.

no
Save the damn fruit were a fucking merchant.

>>22519546
Remember that a person can only eat ONE devil fruit, well except for Black Beard and he's just CRAAAAAAZY powerful. If we eat the Hard Hard fruit that is the only fruit we will ever eat and will die if we attempt to eat another one.

The fact that we know what this fruit is makes it more valuable as a trade commodity, in my opinion.

>Because of their power, if sold they can expect to reach well over 100,000,000 Beri.

That'd buy a pretty nice fucking ship.

no
Save the fruit it will prove to be an insane investment later on.

>>22519707
We are a ROGUE MERCHANT
Meaning we should be able to fight.

>>22519708
Also, we need to hold out for the Wiggle-Wiggle fruit so we can utilize it to its full potential.

>>22519729
We are also ALONE, save for the damn bird. Which means if we fall overboard it's game over.

>>22519743
Guys, I just got the greatest idea in the history of forever. Lets feed it to the bird.

Save the fruit once we eat it were done. No more devil fruit powers unless were willing to die. We save it for later and keep our eyes open for another devil fruit one that is that is much better for a merchant.

>>22519696
make our opponents blood hard whelp good luck with out your blood moving

the air i there lungs hard

and our skin so hard it is like getting hit by a diamond

Be professor X of fruits. Save them, give them to awesome people, have said people join crew to pay debt for the fruits. Track down a merchant related one

>>22519770
YES finally someone else understands. Also we are ALONE as earlier mentioned we fall overboard game over. Also op what is the bird like physically anyway?

Ok.

Pros of this fruit.
- Air bullets= unlimited ammo.
- diamond hard skin.
- Steel hard air wall to defend ship and investments.
- HARDEN WATER SO YOU CAN WALK ON IT

>>22519792
You can also make explosive ammunition if you harden the right types of gas

Something that wasn't really discussed last time that I think we should decide early is what will our end goal for sales be, my vote would be for strange and exotic stuff (large portion of which is fake and/or broken) like the bazaar from the aladdin movies.

Also as far as fruit goes i'll give 2 cents towards not eating (although I could go either way). controlling density is pretty much easymode and doesn't involve the hot blooded romance that is the one piece universe.

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>>22519734
DEEDLE-EDDLE-EDDLE!

I don't like it, it's power is too straightforward to have any real fun with it. I vote no. Keep it on hand as a trust fund and eat it if things go to shit, but otherwise hold out and see what the world has in store before making a once in a lifetime decision.

Its not like we cant eat it later.

>>22519787

The bird is about 2-3ft tall, with a wingspan of about 6 feet. It's colorful and has a beak like a macaw. Its soulless eyes strike fear into most mortal creatures, and it constantly squawks obscenities when it's pissed.. or happy.. not too acquainted yet.

>>22519792
Sorry mate doesn't work that way. Anyway to do anything cool with the fruit we would need FUCK TONS of training . That is just to figure out how to use one ability and not even master it.

>>22519840

Can't master it if we don't eat it now.

>>22519840
Also we couldnt really do anything with water or blood as its the weakness of fruit users in general. We'd be screwed on that front

We need business partners to refine/craft our goods. Alchemist/botanicist that we attract using the fruit? We also need muscle and a face

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>>22519804
>like the bazaar from the aladdin movies.

Are you talking about the merchant, who was just the mortal form of the genie going around telling his tale to strangers?

>>22519819

Unless it's lost or stolen, which realistically acn happen any turn.

>>22519864

Standing water is the weakness. And devil power can affect it.
Some fruits, like the Chilly Chilly for instance.
Aokiji uses it to freeze the sea and ride a bike on it.

>>22519839
Well that is one big ass bird by normal standards. How manipulative is its talons and beak?

>>22519840
What do you mean "it doesn't work that way?"

>>22519905
He means we'd have to train first

>>22519875
Who else would I be talking about. But imagine rolling into town in the middle of the night offering a half drunken pirate his dreams for only some treasure and beris.

>>22519909
No, that was his second point.

>>22519770
>Be professor X of fruits. Save them, give them

yes this is good too

So guys, I just read the last thread and...
We're seriously planning to carry around a suitcase full of guns?
This pleases me greatly.
New Crew Member: Oh wow Captain, your suitcase is HEAVY!
Us: Of course it's heavy, it's full of profit.

>>22519943
>full of profit
Well done....
Well done

>>22519943
That IS the idea of course said suitcase weapons are the best we have/use, but that goes without saying.

With your firearms, swords and gunpowder, you're quite sure that the pirates would simply love to buy from you... though they could also be the sort that might take everything... You put the Jar in a secret panel in the ship and make port. As you come in you see the pirates from the ship gathering and whistling at you.

"Hey there lil' girl! You look'n f' a good time?!" One of the larger men bark at you. Ugh, seems that these guys are pigs.
"Fuck off man! She's my bitch!" The bird squawks at the man.

You can't help but laugh as the men stare at your bird, as colorful as it is in appearance and ballsy it is. It's gaze meets the man and even from this distance, he's paralyzed in fear.. pissing himself in fear before one of his mates kicks him into the bay.

"Fuck ya doin man! Fin' a hole f' that!" The man behind him growls.

So, these seem... the pleasant sort of pirates?

Will we offer to sell to them?
You don't see any of your usual customers around the village... in fact it's almost dead save for the pirates...

>A) Open your wares for the pirates, they're in for a treat!
>B*) Offer to sell them the devil fruit!
>C) Ask about the villagers
>D) Leave this place for now...
>E) Write in

>>22520000
>>22519943
We don't have the strength for a suitcase currently...
>>22519899
It can manipulate its talons and beak as well as most birds. It has a good grip as it's left some marks in the things it's sat on... As an aside, it's been pooping on the ship...

>>22520027
>A) Open your wares for the pirates, they're in for a treat!
Remember the first rule of arms dealing.

>>22520027
B is the worst possible thing we can do
A/C
Talk while selling, its the best way to scam them out of their money while getting information

>>22520027
Be careful with B. They might just try to mob us and take it.
A and C, please.

>>22520054
Oh yes, never load the guns

>>22520054
>Remember the first rule of arms dealing.
Never get shot with your own merchandise?

>>22520082
Never sell them the weapons loaded

>>22520027
I vote for opening the wares to the pirates. DO NOT TELL THEM ABOUT THE DEVIL FRUIT. Ask about villagers casually during negotiations

So, A+C, like all the other rational folk have been suggesting.

>>22520082
Ah shit, I meant the second rule:
Always ensure you have a foolproof way of getting paid, preferably in advance.

Anyone else liking Jo-bird so far? We can rename him at any time.

>>22520120
We can call him JoJo for short

>>22520027
E identify who these pirates belong before attempting to sell to them. That should give us the info we need if they would just jack our shit without paying or not, also ask them how the seas been/business.

>>22520133
I will admit to liking that name much more.

>>22520134
We really should have eaten the fruit so we could actually defend ourselves better

>>22520133
If we call him JoJo we are REQUIRED to give him a fruit at some point so he can kick ass and make fabulous poses....

I second the motion to call him Jojo.

>>22520162
Well of course, we would have to our pal JoJo a fruit

>>22520162
If we gave him some sort of ridable Zoan we might be able to use him as a flying mount (of course, he'd bitch about it).

>>22520133
Yeeeeeeees. We shall be a walking ball of shout outs. Thus far, we are Koko Hekmatyar, carrying a Punisher, with a pet bird named JoJo...

>>22520183
Brilliant

Rolled 58

>>22520159

This roll will likely show whether we should have or not..
For the record... danger level is rather high at this point...

>>22520162
We could always find an Ice based fruit and call him Petshop.

Honestly, I don't even know most of these references...

>>22520214
We should be....alright right?
I mean w-with our luck bonus r-right?

>>22520178
Yes Jojo we receive a fruit EVENTUALLY.

>>22520183
Yeah that sounds about right very good.

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>>22520230
Koko Hekmatyar is an arms dealer from Jormungand. They run around making arms deals of my personal favorite color. Grey. They once bolted an artillery piece to the ramp of their cargo plane and used it, with flechette shells, to suppress enemy air defenses while getting out of dodge after a deal went bad.
The Punisher is that crazy cross-full-of-guns thing Wolfwood always dragged around with him in Trigun.
JoJo, as in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It's... y'know what, I'll just let wikipedia explain JJBA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure

>>22520105
I'll throw in my lot with this guy. He knows what he's talking about.

I'm following this one now.

>>22520134
>>22520105
>>22520073

As you tie your ship to the port, you set up shop as the pirates gather around, various sorts, all of them dressed with some sort of freaky Alligator looking clothes... With a glance, you see that their Jolly Roger is a crying Alligator... That's a bit odd, isn't the saying Crocodile tears?

They seem amiable enough though as you open your wares, various guns, rifles, and swords behind a glass showcase that pops out from the side of your ship. The pirates admire the weapons as most of them are fairly high quality than their piece of shit scrub weapons.

A pirate starts, "Oi, lady, so y' sell-"
Only to be cut off by your glorious presentation and announcement speech," Yes, yes! Come one come all! These are the finest guns and blades in all of East Blue! Imported from master makers in the Grand line! They fetch quite the pretty Beri, however they van be yours for the low-low price of 79,999B a piece! This deal will not last for long as I'll be leaving this afternoon! Act now while supplies last! Ammo and gunpowder not included..." You wrap them up in your words with your charismatic tongue, and end very softly... Some of them seem to be contemplating theft.. However the stare of JoJo and your brass ladyballs makes them second guess an attempt at roberry.. many of them end up trying to haggle you lower for your truly not that great weapons.. they're really just some of the normal quality that Loguestown offers... You take their haggling for what it's worth as you still make a decent profit. After the initial sales die down, you've gotten to know some if the pirates a bit and find that they're the Alli-Alli Pirates. Their captain is currently drinking in one of the bars.
However, it seems that your regular customers are hiding due to the fact that the pirates are in town and mooching off of all their things.. You determine that they've been at this port for at least a month now, landing it up...

>A) See a friend in Town.

>B) Meet with the captain.

>C*) Eat the Devil Fruit

>D) Leave town, this isn't your business.

>E) Write in.

(Extra note. In this quest, we're not locked in as merchants. We can become marine, pirate, bounty hunter, etc. Just depends on the choices.)

>>22520451
A) Mine as well see what they hell is going on

Another note... most of these options leave the ship unattended. Save for JoJo.

>>22520451
lets go with A

>>22520451
We could fake leaving and tie off further down the coast then see our friend.

>>22520451
I'm going to vote for B. If we can get into the captain's good graces, we may be able to secure ourselves some bodyguards, or some information about what's going on the bigger world at worst.

After that, I'd say we should do A, and see what the people think of these pirates.

>>22520496
>>22520519
Then do this, tie up somewhere hidden

>>22520451

D
fuck leaving the ship alone there is to much to lose. Plus were alone and we are not strong. I doubt we could do much other than alert any marines we may encounter of the problem.

>>22520519
This could work so long as we hide the boat.

>>22520547

High dex and gunplay.

She's not a bruiser, but she can fight.

Note for the future:
We're a cunning rogue, we should have traps and hidden compartments all over the ship for just such a scenario.
When we get around to making them, anyway.

>>22520613
We have a raft right now though
Are ship is shitty

Rolled 20

Leaving port to tie down further along the coast to meet friend discreetly.

Good plan.
Below 20 something bad happens.

>>22520662
You said BELOW 20, right?

>>22520662
Oh lordy dat so close roll

>>22520662
AHAHAHAH
ALL THAT LUCK

>>22520654
It's a small sloop, very fast ship.

>>22520662
>>22520679
Yes I did... Next time I'll say 20 or below... it'll roll a 21 I betchya...

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>>22520662
High luck pays off.

>>22520662
Oh wow talk about a close one.

>>22520451
>A) See a friend in Town.

>C*) Eat the Devil Fruit

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STOP SAYING EAT THE FRUIT GODDAMN

With the majority of the sales coming to a close, and these pirates effectively buying off most of your shitty weapons, you find that it's time to get out of this port at the very least...
You'd like to meet with a good customer in this village... and not with the pirates eying your ship like the scoundrels they are. . .

Their beris are good, but they're not inherently trustworthy, just like you... Heh...

One of the pirates catches you leaving and bellows,"Oi lass, where y' goin? We aint done wi-" He's cut off as JoJo stares him down from the Crow's nest.
"Silence, Faggot." The man's eyes go blank and he twitches before falling to the ground...

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>>22520792
Guys, I think... our bird has the Conqueror's Haki.
>mfw

>>22520792
>"Silence, Faggot." The man's eyes go blank and he twitches before falling to the ground...
JoJo, bird of the year, all years.

>>22520792
Ladies and Gentlemen Jojo

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>>22520792
>"Silence, Faggot." The man's eyes go blank and he twitches before falling to the ground...

OUR FUCKING BIRD HAS HAOSHOKU HAKI!

>>22520822
>>22520845
Yeah......it really does appear that way doesn't it?
>>22520829
Yes Yes he is at least i think its a he.

Whoever first decided we needed the bird deserves an internet.

>>22520792
why do i have a feeling that the bird is really a devil fruit user...

>>22520911
Nah, Haoshoku Haki/Conqueror's Haki/Color of the Supreme King.

>>22520951
>>22520911
I just like how he actually kind of likes us after we totally stole his ass

>>22520951
This

Basically for those who don't know if someone looks at you or has an imposing enough presence its an instant KO if your weak. At least thats how i understand it.

You drift off down the coast, out of sight of the town or pirates. You tie your ship down with the coming noon and set foot onto the sand. Jojo stays in the Crow's nest, being near ornamental and lazy as fuck.
You took notice of that odd display earlier, but choose to ignore it... Jojo's weird but.. ahh whatever. You slip into the back of the village and head to a house with a large amount of amount of burnt and charred material around it, you knock on the door and a short portly man with an amiable smile and no eyebrows answers it rather promptly.

"Oh, good good! Miss Reers, you're here again! And just in time! I need help with this part of my experiment! Just stand right over here, and pour this jar into that spot there." As you try to comply, you're interrupted," No, not that spot, the other one... Oh nono.. this will never do... Oh, wait, yes it will! Pour it here and then I'll mix the result!"

As you pour whatever he gave you into wherever he was probably pointing, he starts chuckling in a weird, "Hyek, Hyek" manner. THe concoction explodes forward, blasting a hole in the wall and leaving you unscathed.... Another one of Bartleby's odd experiments...

In the middle of him ranting about what could've gone wrong, you manage to ask him about the pirates," So, Bartleby, I was in port earlier and the Alli Alli pirates seem to be mucking up this little village of yours. They causing much trouble?"

His brow furrows, and lack of eyebrows becomes more apparent at that." Yes, yes.. Those Alli Alli pirates have been an absolute mess for my experiments, can't get anything good to work with... They've been taking food, ale, and whatever else they get their hands on. Surprised they didn't take anything of yours, Miss Reers..."

So, Our friend Bartleby seems troubled by them... This town is full of customers... There's likely a reason they put in an order for firearms with the guild... Either the pirates did it, or they wanted to defend themselves...

What'll it be?

>>22521044
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbyqv2d8Y5g

There's your example.

>>22521126
YESSS
MY NPC GETS USED MWAHAHA

>A) Go on a little campaign to get rid of the pirates. There's likely a bounty in it...

>B) Have Bartleby examine your recently procured "Rare" goods.

>C) This isn't your problem, You leave.

>D) Try to get Marines involved. (no bounty... and you sold them weapons...)

>E) Write in

>>22521126
>put in an order for firearms
Well boys, looks like we have new customers

>>22521177
I think A would be fun, but let's do B first. I wanna know about that sand.

>>22521177
>>B) Have Bartleby examine your recently procured "Rare" goods.
We don't turn them in, we don't get rid of them ourselves.
I did it once; it was a bad idea. Cut my profits in half, almost got me killed. Never again. You sell to both sides. You can help level the field, stabilize the market, draw out the conflict and make more money. A big sale to one side doesn't generate repeat business. Both the APR and the UFLL are using my weapons. Now they're in détente. Both sides are stockpiling. Less violence, more spending. It's perfect.

>>22521177
A) Help the civilians and sell the weapons to the rebels
Collect the bounty on the pirates you sold mediocre weapons to, sell mediocre weapons to rebels, make money and maybe get an in with the marines

>>22521173

Bartleby sounded good.. He's a craftsman of sorts too so he'll be able to make profit and such..

Among other things..

>>22521178
Seconded
if there is money to be made were obligated.

>>22521237
And we can collect the bounty on the pirates while we are at it. If they pirates tell that we gave them money, tell the rebels its bullshit and that they are trying to turn us against each other

>>22521257
oh jesus I fucked that up
If they pirates tell the rebels we gave them the weapons, we can call bullshit on them

>>22521257
What why there's more money in playing both sides plus the pirates will have more money.

>>22521293
And the marines will have more than the pirates. There are 3 sides to play here friend. The pirates, the villagers, and the bounty (IE marines).

>>22521293

Mind, that in playing both sides we become a more neutral merchant...

If we go for the bounty, we'll get payday, "morality" and a step towards bounty hunting/ Revolutionary.

Just a thought to consider.

>>22521322

An by neutral, I mean corrupted-like.
Since fostering war is pretty evil by One piece standards.

THen again.. we'd be like Crocodile.

>>22521322
I say we go for the bounty while we are at it, not because of morality, but because we can make even more money

>>22521337
Well crocodile was hardcore evil

>>22521293
>Rule of Acquisition #34: War is good for business.
>#177: Know your enemies...but do business with them always.

>>22521365
Exactly.
The best way to beat the enemy? Sell them shitty weapons and take their good money

>>22521365
Rule of Acquisition #2: The best deal is the one that brings the most profit.
We already took all these pirates' money, they don't have any more so there's no reason not to collect their bounty.

Rolled 48

>>22521400
Best part, take back the weapons and sell them to someone else

>>22521400
Not to mention that we can maybe steal the weapons back.

>>22521365
>>Rule of Acquisition #34: War is good for business.
Ah, but Rule 35 states that PEACE is also good for business.
>>22521419
Rule 14, anything stolen is pure profit.

>>22521419
well, forgot to turn that off

>>22521419
Oh shit man, we can claim the pirates stole our weapons from us.
And we have the charisma to pull it off

So.

Bartleby examines your rare goods...
then
Go on campaign to get rid of the pirates... as they have no more money...

>>22521380
That's bad for business we only sold crap weapons this time because we had crap weapons available. We don't want to e known for this instead we should have the best stuff available for the highest bidders of each side.

>>22521446
Because then, when the marines come to pick up the criminal for the bounty, they won't confiscate or ask about the weapons

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_Acquisition

time to be Ferengi

>>22521459
Just remember rule #60:

Keep your lies consistent.

>>22521457
Well of course man, we don't want our product to be known to be shit, but if we plan to fight the enemy at some point its smart to sell them dysfunctional weaponry

>>22521462
That implies there is a time NOT to be. I disagree.

>>22521457
Ah, but that's why we have BOTH.
We have cheap shitty weapons if that's what the customer wants or needs. But we also have high-quality weapons if they can afford it.
Selection, my friend.

>>22521499
>82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price.

>>22521499
To this point.

Ophelia lied about the origin of the weapons. The ones she sold were shitty because they were pirates. Of course she has better stock.

>>22521528
Ahhhhh, rule one-hundred-and-eighty-one! Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.

Rolled 79

luck rollin

>>22521569
AHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>22521569
I smell profit!

>>22521569
I hear profit in the wind.

>>22521601
>>22521686
I taste profit?

>>22521462
I like these rules!

>>22521707
I feel profit

Rules of Acquisition?
Awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFKTNQYHkcY

This thread proves that Rule 284 is true. Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.

>>22521756
damn right

Well, you can't have pirates messing with your regular customers... There's also likely to be a pretty bounty for these guys.. You'd sell them more goods.. yet alas they don't seem to have much money left.

However, there's other business to attend to. You have an Ancient Gun, Crystal Sand, and various golden trinkets that require examination.

"Would you like to come to my ship Bartleby? I've something you may be interested in... things from a walking island.."

Bartleby's eyes go wide," A w-walking island?! Why didn't ya say that first Miss Reers!? Let's go!" He begins to run off post haste... Only to turn and laugh a bit,"Ahh, uhh, where's your ship miss Reers?"

- - -
Back on the ship with Bartleby and Jojo, the latter shouting Obscenities at the portly man," Fatass! Get off the ship before ya sink it! The nice ass is mine! Mine!" And he goes on like that from the mast...

Looking over the sand, golden trinkets, and the ancient gun, Bartleby seems to be quite curious about the sand in particular... "Oh... hmm.. Oh, Miss Reers! This sand, this sand is!"
With a raised brow, you look at the man, " Yes, yes, what is it Bartleby?"

"This is blast sand! Glorious blast sand! It explodes ten times greater than dynamite pound for pound!"

Your eyes go wide and you look about your ship.. You threw that "Blast sand" everywhere...

"Erm... what... pray tell ignites it?" You ask, not wanting to hear the answer...

Bartleby smils at you with a bit of glee," Why, it ignites with blood. After about a day it'll explode!"

Wait, snapback... You bottled bloodied sand from that old man... It's been almost a day since you acquired it... Oh shit!

You grab the bottle of red sand as it's started to glow a bright red, and Bartelby, realizing the danger, gives it a hefty toss into the ocean. It explodes not too long after, rocking the ship with waves, but doing no damage...

You laugh hesterically as Bartleby lets out a jolly, "Hyek Hyek!" Jojo's obscenities stop for the now...

>>22521569

That roll saved the ship by the by.

>>22521831
Ask Bartleby if there are any other ways to ignite blast sand. Preferably FASTER ones.

>A) Begin the campaign against the Ali Ali pirates. We're gonna get their bounty!

>B) Examine the Ancient Gun. Personally and with Bartleby's help.

>C*) Get rid of all the sand.

>D*) Eat Devil Fruit.

>E) Write in.

>>22521868
B.
I have a plan for that blast sand.

>>22521868
>>B) Examine the Ancient Gun. Personally and with Bartleby's help.

we must know what it is so we can make PROFIT!

>>22521838
Oh jesus that was badass
Also we should recruit this guy with us. He knows alot about product and stands to gain alot traveling with us due to our ability to obtain strange items
also lets go with B followed by A

>>22521868
B, know our weapons.

We'll do A once we've done that.

And I personally think we should eat the fruit, Kuma was able to pull unparalleled levels of bullshit with pushing things, turning things hard allows for all sorts of versatility.

>>22521868
>B, then A

Lets leave the sand for now, someone said they had a plan for it and I love terrible ideas like leaving exploding sand on our ship.

>>22521913

Yes, Kuma is a fine example of fruit use... It seems the fruits can be used entirely based on what their name is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TREQGl54BU8

>>22521931
Bottle up the sand at least

>>22521931
The plan is that we get blood on it, offer it to the pirates at a "special discounted rate" of dirt cheap, telling them it's highly valuable, then once they take delivery, we wait.

>>22521973
Oh god that's brilliant.

>>22521973
I love it...

>>22521973
I rather like this.

>>22521985
>>22521987
>>22521992
Rule #239
Never be afraid to mislabel a product.

>>22521868

B

>>22521999
again the rules guide us!

>>22521999
Ah, but it's not mislabeling at all!
We're not lying, we're just not telling them about the added substance.

>>22521868
We should probably meet up with the captain before screwing over the pirates since if we have good weapons It's likely he'd have cash for them.

>>22521973
>blow retarded pirates up
i'm completely and utterly ok with this.
then drag them off for bounties when we are done.

>>22522017
Unabridged and fully annotated with all 47 commentaries, all 900 major and minor judgments, all 10,000 considered opinions. There's a rule for every conceivable situation.

and what the Hell happened with namefagging?

>>22521940
By that logic, we could use the hard-hard power to make ourselves braver ("Come on then, if you think you're hard enough!"), make things difficult, or make people dickish ("hardening their heart").

>>22522033
Meant to get on that as soon as I had something appropriate to the thread. Guess this'll do.

>>22522024
We actually should talk to the captain too. Bring the bloodied sand and sell it on our way out

>>22522033
Not quite sure.

Aside, I'm seeing B

With a followup of what's now looking to be a very short campaign..

>>22522042
WOAH. AND IF OUR TITS ARE SAGGING AND OUR ASS IS LOSING ITS FIRMNESS. KABAM, FUCKIN' MAGIC TITS AND ASS.
Fuck I love your threads, Dran.

this blast sand is reminding me of C4

Rolled 21

Luck

>>22522074
well fuck?

>>22522074
Is this the roll were 20 and below is a fail?

>>22522065
Firm enough to bounce a quarter off of, baby!

>>22522042
Maybe. Kuma was able to push pain and other stuff around, so its entirely possible.

Also we can compress stuff with it and make things harder, so we can get air guns that shoot hardened air at however much pressure the metal of the gun can take, and the guns will be hardened to take more. And that's just one of many things doable, this is an absurdly versatile fruit.

>>22522074
>>22522087
It's because Alue's not with us, guys.
We have forsaken Him, and in turn He has forsaken us.

Rolled 77

HAH, if I had said 20 and under...

Anyway, this one's for identification.

60+ will be partial.
80+ will be most
90+ total

>>22522074
Hah oh wow Gol you said earlier you were gonna roll a 21 and what do you know.

>>22522101
Your right
I've forgotten his name, and he has forgotten me

>>22522101
What does a Finnish term meaning "region" have to do with it?

>>22522138
Alue is God

>>22522116
We are as much servants of Him as Mara was of the Empire, and in return Alue will reward us as richly as the Empire rewarded Mara.

>>22522138
His Name was shown to the Finnish people, in the Dawn of the World. They named Him 'region', signifying that everything and everyone was protected and watched by Him.

>>22522186
Haha jesus christ you made that sound hardcore on a really short notice

>>22522196
"For the Knowledge of Alue, all one has to do is seek out His prophet on /tg/"
-Samuel L. 1:3

You and Bartleby get down to trying to identify the odd gun.

Not much can be gathered from it aside from its appearance and the strange coil shape on the side. It does nothing when the trigger is pulled, and it seems that the shell-like coiled part does nothing... You blow into it to see if there's anything inside, and you only hear the whistle of air going into a mute nothingness...

How odd... In frustration you pull the trigger again and find that it shoots air out, but only for a moment.

Who the heck makes a gun that shoots air?

It's a novelty piece it seems... Pretty useless to you, no?

- - -

Despite choosing to cleanse the village of the alli alli pirates, you decide that it'd be wise to meet with the captain first, you have a small jar of blast sand on your hip along with your usual brace of guns and hidden knife.

You decide that you'll just use the sand as a "bargaining" chip if things go south. Bartleby opts to stay on the ship, gathering the loose sand into jars seeing as that it's dangerous.

Entering the village in the early evening, you find that you're rather hungry, and that there are drunk pirates loafing about. They haven't seen you yet...

>A) Shoot them dead.
>B) Slip past them and seek out their captain.
>C) Talk to them, (Write in)
>D) Charge the Blast sand and place it on their ship, who needs negotiations?
>E) Write in.

>>22522239
Did anyone ever save that Alue..I picture that someone made?

>>22522248
D, treachery is always the best option.

>>22522239

It'd be better if the quotation was anon, or a random thread number.

>>22522248

D. Make it simple for all involved.

>>22522248
>Gun that shoots air.
Now guys, I may have just caught up with the thread, but that seems like an excellent reason to eat the fruit.

>>22522248
>pretty useless to you, no?
mfw op wants us to eat the damn fruit
B-Also bloody the sand up and try to sell it to the drunk pirates

>>22522248
>D) Charge the Blast sand and place it on their ship, who needs negotiations?

>>22522287
>>22522264
>>22522256
Why just set it when we can sell it to these drunken oafs.
I mean come on guys, its easy to trick drunks, especially when you have charisma like us

Points for whoever guesses the "make" of the gun.

>>22522278
That it does. I advocate we nom the fruit and then think of every possible way to abuse its somewhat open ended abilities.

>>22522287
WAIT SHIT NO!
>>22522248
>>B) Slip past them and seek out their captain.
We'll SELL him the charged sand! Get him to pay us for his death.

Why don't we try to swindle them out of their money instead of just putting a bottle that won't even explode until tomorrow there.

Putting the bottle there is going to cause us shitloads of shit if we end up on the ship at the wrong time.

>>22522300
Skypiea?

>>22522300
Breath dial

>>22522310
>>22522313

Le bingo.

And breath dials don't just use air!

>>22522303
Fact: A guy who can make air hard enough to act solid is a guy who can create an entire invisible maze that also has invisible spikes and traps everywhere.

Also, every tool we'll ever need, we can make out of thin air. Swords, lockpicks, shovels, whatever!

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>>22522257
who the fuck doesn't love Samuel!?

>>22522248
Go with B we want to make a profit from this sand so prime it and sell it to him.

Also we can sort the fruit stuff out when we leave port and figure out pros and cons then.

>>22522248
C, gamble with them. They'll be too drunk to realise you're cheating them, and you're too charismatic to let them think they're getting robbed.

>>22522334
This exactly.
1) Prime some sand in a bottle.
2) Sell that bottle to their captain.
3) Wait 24 hours.
4) PROFIT!

>>22522330
Not just that my friend, we can harden people's hearts and make them assholes, make things more difficult, make wind blow harder, and all kinds of other wonderful bullshit.

>>22522321
..we have to eat the fruit now don't we?

>>22522346
Do this, and also sell them the sand. They are drunks. Then we can talk to the captain

>>22522370
Also gambling with our luck will be profitable

>>22522321
>le
Fuck you.

>>22522370
Oh my God.
We can make them lose all their money at the tables, then let them win back more than they lost!
Gamble the kabam sand shit, idk, be all shitty when you lose it, make them think they completely won against a stupid merchant!

>>22522378
I'm actually part french.

I have sanction to be a faggot now and then.

>>22522360
Giving people uncomfortable erections at inopportune times

>>22522402

Ophelia already does that.

>>22522378
He also does 'xD', now shut the fuck up and enjoy the story or fuck off.

>>22522402
Noone can fight while pitching a tent

>>22522398
EVEN BETTER!
YOUR ALUE HAS GIVEN YOU GREAT INSIGHT INTO THE WAYS OF PROFIT AND ACQUISITION!

>>22522414
>sadists

>>22522414

>Giving volatile explosives to drunks and expecting it to not end up in the village.

I say we go to the captain.

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>>22522412
Fuck you.

>>22522414
>He's never read pic related!
>laughinggirls.jpg

>>22522433
Tell them that its incredibly valuable and they will hide it somewhere safe

>>22522402
Actually that's more effective than you might think. You ever been really really hard? Like "I need to fap right now because this hurts like a motherfucker" hard? Imagine having to fight with that shit.

>>22522452
It would be absolutely terrible

Rolled 56

Obligatory luck roll.

Looking like we want to gamble with the drunk guys to take their money.

Rolled 1

Charisma roll.

1d20
3 for success.

>>22522471
56 is better then most, right?

>>22522452
I know that. I was being serious.
Hard-Hard fruit is fantastic.

Also, if we ever get a lute or a flute, we can create the hardest music known to man.

>>22522484
Well theres that

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>>22522484

>>22522484
Do we have like... fate or somethin'?

>>22522489
Playing the metalest goddamn lute solo that East Blue's ever seen. Hard enough to actually hit people with.

>>22522489
The hardest PIRATE music known to man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5TXyJlEMc
Also, bagpipes. Because they're insanely loud.

Hey GDR, I hate to try to force my stuff on you, but I'm drunk so my shame level is down. If you want to introduce a certain other NPC, gambling and drinking with pirates while everyone else hides in fear is totally something she'd do.

>>22522484
God dammit it's like I'M rolling the dice

>>22522520

Was going to bring her in later. Ophelia's homeport is Loguestown. Figure that'd be a good spot for that one.

>>22522516
>pretend our Devil Fruit allows us to generate incredible sound
>no one knows our secret
"So, I see you've great knowledge of my music."
>whip out a gun
"How about an encore?"
>shoot him in the face while making a coffin around his body with air

>>22522516
Yes. I personally like Hoes and Wine, but I'm a faggot like that.

>>22522530
Oooh, splendid. Yes, yes indeedy.

Also, we shouldn't feel too bad about losing money to these shmucks. At the very worst it's just more for us to carry later when we fleece them.

>>22522548
Give them the sand as our loss
Problem solved

>>22522534
Could we actually just make an instrument out of thin air?

Because that would make for the best air guitar solo ever.

>>22522516
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZ7V8LYFaM
Did someone say pirate music,

You stay off to the side in the village and find make a small cut on your own arm to prime the sand. It's only a few drops, but the explosion should set the rest off.

You take the bottled of bloodied blast sand and start chatting up the pirates, you offer to gamble with them, as drunk as they are, you expect them to accept.. However, drunk as they are, they just kind of stare at your ass and keep going on about how they'd like to have their way with a woman like you.

Unfortunately, none of them have asses worth grabbing, so you keep even your own perversions to yourself.

They don't seem inherently interested in anything aside bumbling over you body. They sluggishly try to grab you, however you step around them and many fall short.

Well, since these guys are so smashed, moving should be easy.

>A) Shoot them.

>B) Meet the captain.

>C) Plant the explosive on their ship.

>D) Abandon the plan, return to your sloop.

>E) Write in.

>>22522599
B

>>22522599
B

>>22522599
>Meet the Captain.

Tell him the sand is a special deal. If we sell it to him this'll be glorious.

>>22522599
B

They don't even have asses worth grabbing. Jerks.

As an aside for precious plans to sell the fruit...

That means someone else gets that power.

Someone that's not necessarily a bro...

>>22522599

B

>>22522625
I don't want to sell it

>>22522625
i'm all for eating it

>>22522625
Man, I've been saying eat the fruit since before we knew what it did.

>>22522625
Selling it is retarded.
Hard fruit allows us to pretty much survive anywhere, anytime.

>>22522642
I'd say we put limitations regarding water, but thats just me

>>22522599
>>B) Meet the captain.
Alright, gambling's a bust. Time to sell this shit.