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>>22993240
Name: Gaelen
Age: 31
Appearance: (pictured, disregard the swords)
Profession: Bowyer

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Name: Bob
Age: 58347
Appearance: picture
Profession: King of the world

>>22993281
Do you know who did the art for this?

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Your name: Beggar Sam
Age: 58
Appearance: Old man with old clothes
Profession: Beggar

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Patrificus.
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Wood Carver/craftsman

>>22993414
No, sorry.

You are Gaelen, professional Bowyer. Whilst working late one night you hear a tapping on your window. You open the door to find an old man in beggar's rags standing before you. There is something both off putting about him and yet subtly alluring.

"My name is Ulric" he says, holding out his hand for you to shake.

"My I enter your home, I would like to speak to you about an urgent matter concerning you"

>Shake his hand and let him in
>Ask what business he wishes to discuss

>>22993790
[B]
Please don't be offended, but i wonder how you can know something that concerns me so importantly, yet we have never met, and i have never heard mention of an Ulric in this town.

>>22993790
>Ask what business he wishes to discuss
"Forgive me for not trusting a stranger in my home. Perhaps we can talk outside."

>>22993853
Also ask who he's looking for

>>22993853
"Please don't be offended" you say, keeping your hand by your side "but i wonder how you can know something that concerns me so importantly, yet we have never met, and i have never heard mention of an Ulric in this town."

The lines in Ulric's face crease into a heart warming smile.

"No offense, taken dear boy" he says, holding his vacant hands together. "I merely wish to talk about the acquisition of your fine business"

From the rags he wears he retrieves a large coin purse stuffed to the brim with golden coins. More money than you've ever seen in your life.

"If you please, I do not feel safe standing outside this time of night with this much gold on my person. Perhaps a cup of tea would be in order?"

>Smile graciously and let him in to discuss business
>Decline offer but still take him up on the drink
>Decline offer and get back to work

>>22993978
Tell him it's not our business, lets see how keen he really is,
OR
tell him to put the gold away and suggest that the local pub is the better venue to talk business, It is run by friendly folk and will be warmer than our draighty kicthen.

Can we do either of these OP?

>>22994022
(Yes, please be more specific and choose one choice, I'll add "other" to the decision maker in future posts to see how it works)

>>22994047
Ok thanks dude,
lets try and take him to the pub, maybe he'll be genrerous enough to splash some of that cash on a pint or two.

Bumping thread for interest whislt OP writes

>>22994117
"Perhaps we could go the the pub down in the lower district, they have marvelous pints" you say.

Ulric sighs and looks over his shoulder, when he looks back there is something a little different about him though you cannot ascertain what it is.

Roll for Fortitude 1d100 (lower the better, 40 or less wins)

Rolled 73

Rolling!

Rolled 70

>>22994263
well fuck.

>>22994263
You don't know what it is but there is most definitely something about Ulric that seems so genuine.

"Please, come in, I'll make us some tea" you say as he steps inside, kicking the dry mud off his worn boots, and sits at the table.

"These truly are impressive bows" he says, lightly holding one up to the candlelight. "Yes, only a keen eye could create one as fine as this"

You make the tea and sit at the table with Ulric.

"Before I go into business with a man I like to have an understanding of his character" he says, putting the bow aside and sitting forward in his seat. His fingers tug at his small beard as he looks at you, summing you up.

>My father taught me everything he knew and passed the business onto me. It has always been this way.
>I worked for this business from the ground up all by myself. I'm very proud of it and intend to do this for the rest of my life.
>Other

>>22994402
>I worked for this business from the ground up all by myself. I'm very proud of it and intend to do this for the rest of my life.

>>22993240
Best quest threads are ones that become totally derailed though. Ignoring wild tangents ('trolls') is just a bad idea, so I don't have other option but to hide this thread. Hopefully you'll run something more worthwhile in the future!

>>22994452
(bye)

>>22994452
Sorry if writers/artists don't want to waste their time with 'I try to fuck it' or 'rape the maids.'

>>22994419
"I worked for this business from the ground up all by myself. I'm very proud of it and intend to do this for the rest of my life." You say, remembering the years of hard work which went into crafting your business from scratch.

Ulric is impressed by your answer.

"A man who has goals and sees them through, I like that" he says "I do believe you will be of great use to me"

He stands and holds out his hand for you to shake once more. "I thank you for your hospitality and wish you the best in your endevours for the time being, you will here from me shortly"

>Shake his hand and thank him for the opportunity, telling him that you look forward to seeing him again.
>Decline offer to go into business but do so in a professional manner in which both can save face.
>Other

(bumping for visibility.)

>Shake his hand and thank him for the opportunity, telling him that you look forward to seeing him again.

>>22994624
>Shake his hand and thank him for the opportunity, telling him that you look forward to seeing him again.

>>22994725
I doubt you have to do that. Most people on it will refresh every few minutes, and the actual running of the quest should keep it visible a bit. (plus, I've been struggling against captcha for the past minute or so)

Rolled 97

>>22994624
>Shake his hand and thank him for the opportunity, telling him that you look forward to seeing him again.
Lets go with this, i suppose now he's drunk of our precious tea it's no big deal if he invests of our precious bows.

>>22994452
And don't listen to this dude,
having every thread the same every time (raep!!LoL!) is really, really boring.

>>22994934
While he has some point in that derailment can often lead to epic win, the best ones are just the story going down a different direction than the GM had thought of. Trolls etc can indeed just destroy threads.

>>22994845
>>22994856

You shake his hand and thank him for the opportunity, telling him that you look forward to seeing him again. His grip is ice cold and the skin unyielding, you feel bad about making stand outside for so long.

"Very well" He says, no ill will given.

Ulric leaves as he walks off down the street and out of sight.

Days pass and you see or hear any sign of Ulric anywhere, not that you were looking for him, you've been too swept up with running your business to dwell on it. You're pretty sure you made the right decision declining whatever offer he may have made. It's your business and you worked too hard to share it to a random stranger.

By the seventh day you lay in bed and the familiar tapping at your window again. You look to find a young man peering inside.

You tiredly get out of bed and open the door. It's your good friend Toby and he's clearly had too much to drink.

"Hey, Gaelen, how's it going?" he asks, his head drooping from side to side.

>"You're drunk, I'll walk you home"
>"Come inside and sober yourself up"
>"Go home, Toby, I'm trying to get some sleep"

>>22995052
Walk him home, (and see if he got any booze to take away, cold night air outside we could use a fortifying nip of something or other.)
"How goes it Toby, what got you into this state eh?

>>22995052
>"You're drunk, I'll walk you home"

>>22995106
>>22995123

"You're drunk again? I'll walk you home" you say, putting on your boots and grabbing your coat. Holding your hand against Toby's back you walk down the main square of the Lower District and turn down a narrow alleyway.

"What got you into this state?" you ask, cutting off Toby's drunken murmurs.

"Well" he says, as if beginning a great tale "I met a very nice old man who said he was interested *hick!* profitable buisnesses around the Lower District"

You immediately think of Ulric.

"He paid for my drinks" says Toby, "and said he would "very much like to talk in the near future""

You notice a figure standing at the foot of the alleyway, blocking your path from up ahead.

>Turn around and go another way
>Keep moving forward
>Ask "who goes there?"
>other

>>22995236
>Turn around and go another way
best keep out of trouble. Look behind us in case he follows.

>>22995236
>>Ask "who goes there?"

>>22995236
>Turn around and go another way

>>22995236
>Go the other way, having to look after someone this drunk in a fight would spell trouble for both of us.

>>22995371
You tap Toby on the shoulder and turn him around. "Best we go the other way" you say.

You take several steps before the figure reappears, out of nowhere, at the other end of the alleyway. Whoever it is starts to draw closer, their features becoming visible.

It's Ulric, but his face is pale white, skin stretched taught over his bony features, his eyes hollow whites except for black pupils, his teeth jagged and razor sharp.

>Run and leave Toby behind
>Run and take Toby with you
>Defend Toby and yourself
>other

Cheese it!
(dragging Toby along too)

>>22995515
>Run and take Toby with you

Yeah fuck fighting that thing unarmed.

>>22995515
Try to talk, but on the first sign of aggression, run like hell, with toby

Rolled 76

>>22995515
OP Where have you gone?!?!

>>22996310
Didn't seem like many were interested.

>>22996370
Well, I like it so far, and the more activity the more it'll attract more people.

Rolled 71

>>22996410
Yeah for sure, and up until you disappeared you had 3 anons questing, which was the most since you started the thread and will only increase if you keep going. i know 3 insnt loads but it's enough, and i was in your last thread when you called it a day and have been looking out for this since, and it so far is worth the wait!

>>22996410
>>22996455
Sorry for making you wait. I'll continue.

Rolled 14

>>22996490
Thanks OP, would have been bummed if you'd scrapped it so soon.

You try to run, taking hold of Toby who'se sobered up enough to follow you. You make it to the other end of the alleyway before a hand roughly grabs you by the scruff of your neck.

You feel weightless as you are lifted up into the air, Ulric somehow scaling the wall with you in his monstrous grip.

The ground grows smaller beneath you as he carries you to the highest point of the building. You are thrown aside, as you look up you can see the village stretch out in all directions, torchlights illuminating the streets.

"This is nothing personal" says Ulric, his face changing back to the old man you had first met a week ago.

>"What are you?!"
>"What do you want with me?!"
>Both
>Other

Rolled 36

>Both. What the hell is going on!?!

Is Toby still on the ground?

>>22996601
Both!

>>22996685

"What are you?!" you shout, clambering to your feet. Ulric steps slowly towards you, there's nowhere for you to run.

Toby shouts for you below "where'd you go?!" he cries.

"I offer to make you an immortal" says Ulric, gravely serious "you will be rich, handsome, strong" he says.

He holds out his hand. "Are you not tired of being a lowly peasant? Of seeing the rich aristocrats of the Upper District live a life of luxuray and wealth whilst you work day after day for scraps? I offer you an eternity of pleasure and pain, you will be more than you ever thought you could be...you will be a Vampire!"

>Accept his offer.
>Refuse.

Rolled 21

"A Lowly peasant!? I earn my own living and am happy with what i do, with humble means comes humility, and if that is considered lowly by your kind i do not want to join them!!"
>Refuse that sucker.

>>22996785
>Refuse
"I am a master bowyer and take pride in my work. I have made bows my entire life and will continue with that until i die. Frankly you insult me by calling me a lowly peasant. I will have to refuse you, you filthy parasite."

>>22996884
"A Lowly peasant!? I earn my own living and am happy with what i do, with humble means comes humility, and if that is considered lowly by your kind i do not want to join them!"

Ulric says nothing as his appearance changes into a monstrous form once again.

"Then you shall be just another meal"

Roll to 1d100 to Defend

>>22996996
forgot trip

>>22996996
>>22996785

"But enough talk. Have at thee!"

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Rolled 15

>>22996996
Defending. (i Hope)

Rolled 21

>>22997035
Ah no fuck, re-roll, re-roll!!

>>22997035
>>22997048
But isnt low good?

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Rolled 74

>>22997048
That's shit too, TOBY YOU'RE MEANT TO BE MY FRIEND WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!?!?!
Go get helllllp!!!!!

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Rolled 32

>>22997062
>isn't low good?
ORLY? Then i feel much better,

>>22997048
>>22997035
Ulric ascends upon you, but you manage to move just fast enough to avoid his bone crushing grip. You throw a punch and hit him square in the jaw, knocking him off balance. It's like punching brick but you're hand will survive.

"Have at thee!" you cry, readying yourself for another bout.

Ulric turns to you with fury in his eyes, his demeanour changes further as wings sprout from his back and he takes on the form of some twisted half man half beast with teeth as long as knives.

Damn.

The batbeast gives a shrill cry and launches into the air, circling round to come at you.

>Stand you ground (roll for defense again)
>Run over rooftops (roll for leap)
>other

Rolled 65

>>22997159
rolling for rooftop retreat

Rolled 31

>>22997159
>>22997179
Yep time to give up all sense of dignity and run.
Roofop retreat.

>>22997179
Sometimes a man's got to run.

His turn on your heel and break out into a run, leaping and just making the jump. You fall onto your shoulder and clamber to your feet as you keep running.

The batbeast is faster than you thought it would be as it swoops with pin point accuracy and claws at you. A bloody slash ripping into your back.

>Run home
>Run to a church
>Run to the square
>Other

Rolled 53

>>22997333
>Run home
We got bows there. We should be rather proficient with them.

Rolled 53

>>22997333

Where's Toby? are any of those choices in the direction he might be in- If any are, I suggest we take that one.

captcha: Gpoint Sir,

never leave a bro.

Rolled 100

>>22997446
True, and agree.

Rolled 55

>>22997333
Run home. Get bow. Get arrows with no arrowheads. Get ready to kill vampires.

Rolled 24

>>22997484
"Toby is that you?... you would say that though wouldn't you"

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Rolled 34

>>22997484
WHAT ARE YOU DOING! LOW IS GOOD!
It says so here >>22994227

>>22997505
>>22997484
>>22997446
>>22997443

You run to the otherside of the building and slide down to a flight of stairs which lead into the building. You run down the stairs and run in the direction of your home. You have no idea where Toby has gotten to but you can only hope he ran this way instead of the other.

The Batbeast shrieks again, hind legs formed talons which swoop down to tear you to shreds

Roll for Dodge! 1d100 (lower the better!)

Rolled 99

My friends mum's always said i was a dodgy barstard, please let them be right!

Rolled 4

>>22997601
FUCK

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Rolled 71

>>22997601
WE ARE GOING TO DIEEEEEEEEE D:

Rolled 8

>>22997620
>>22997601
I hope these cancel each other out

>>22997676
Good Roll Anon!!
>>22997621
good gif anon

>>22997601
(bad luck bro)
The batbeast's talon sinks into your left arm like a hot knife through butter. You howl in pain as you hit the floor, your face grinding into the dirt.

The batbeast lands and reshapes into the vampiric Ulric. His eyes are captivated by your fresh blood, his mouth salivating.

"You should have joined me" he says, lifting you off your feet. His jaw unlocks and becomes wider than humanly possible, you can see down his throat, down into the void which will seize your soul.

>Famous last words?

Roll for Luck 1d100 (seriously you're fucked otherwise)

Rolled 32

>>22997714
"I WILL HEADBUTT YOUR MOUTH!"

Rolled 77

They call me the tooth puller!

Rolled 31

>>22997714
Grab stone or other object (maybe wooden stake conveniently lying around) and shove it in his mouth or heart.
and I'm aweful at final words so I'm gonna let someone else do that.

Rolled 81

"I worked with someone like you once. They were a real pain in the neck."

Rolled 47

"I heard being a vampire really sucks" or "Go suck yourself.", or better yet,

"Bite me, looser."

Rolled 53

>>22997714
"That is a nice uvula you got there"

Rolled 18

>>22997714
"Argh, fuck the /tg/ dice."

>>22997748

"I WILL HEADBUTT YOUR MOUTH!" You shout through the pain as blood drools from your arm.

SHWOOOOMP-SMASH!

The left half of Ulric's face burns away as a glass bottle smashes into him. He drops you as Toby, sobered up and valiantly stepping out of the alleyway steps into view.

"I heard it sucks being a vampire" he says coolly. "I guess blessed booze works too!"

You're on your feet but only just, not sure how long you'll be able to stay awake after losing so much blood. As Ulric shrieks and roars like the demon he is Toby grabs you by the other arm and runs with you in the direction of your home.

>We need to find my bows!
>We need to get more holy water!
>We need to let the whole village know what's happening!
>I need a doctor!
>Other

Rolled 82

"This Sucks!!, God i'd be better off dead- oh sorry, touchy subject!"

>OP, if we die as Gaelen can we just take over Toby as the loveable town drunk?

>>22997918
let's go for holy water. seems effective enough.

Rolled 17

>>22997918

TOBY YOU BRILLIANT BASTARD!!! Good god i'll never call you a drunken sodomite again.

Holy water.
>then straight to bows to dip arrows in said Water.

>>22997918
Church! We need holy water!

>>22997918
"Wait Toby, how did you bless that booze?"

>>22997991

You make a run for your home and make it inside safely. You're still bleeding out and need to do something about that quickly if you want to live.

You slump down at the table and point towards a bucket by the door.

"There. Water." You say, spitting out the words through clenched teeth.

"Righ" says Toby, grabbing the bucket and setting it on the table. He starts to bless it, placing his hands together.

"How are you doing that?" you ask
"My brother's friend's father is a Priest" he says.

You have no real way of knowing if the water is blessed or not but you don't have long before you see Ulric outside, tapping on the window, face unscatched.

>Roll for self-medication

Rolled 37

>>22998137
hope I don't do a nat 100 again.

Rolled 23

Roll for medicare.
God I'm glad we didn't let him in earlier.

>>22998198
"Let me in, mortal" say Ulric, fingers scraping on the glass, his face half visible in the darkness.

With Toby's help you manage to patch yourself up well enough for now, controlling the bleeding. You still fill faint but dying doesn't seem so close as it did five minutes ago.

"We can just wait him out until morning" says Toby "it's only an two hours til sunrise"

>Gather bows and remove tips
>Use holy water
>wait til the sun rises
>other

Rolled 10

>>22998248
>Gather bows and remove tips
>Use holy water
dip the tip-less arrows in holy water.

Rolled 45

>>22998248
Sorry OP what does remove tips of the bows part mean?

>>22998323
They become stakes

>>22998307
This.

>>22998323
Tip of the arrows, so they become wooden stakes instead.

>>22998248
Also, dip your shirts in holy water.

Rolled 89

>>22998307
Oh shit, sorry, should have figured that one out.
Yeah this, for sure.

>>22998397
Oh yeah, lets bathe our wounds in holy water just in case.

You go into the back and find forty arrows. You bring place them on the table as you and Toby set to work removing the arrow head and setting it finished arrow into the bucket. To make extra sure of not getting bitten you bath yourself in the holy water.

Ulric sneers outside, realizing what you are up to.

"I will return for you mortal, you will regret refusing me" he says, an instant later melting into the shadows.

Time passes and two hours later the sun rises. You are exhausted and bloody, but very much alive and your heart pumping. You are certain Ulric will return for you tonight.

You have until sunset to prepare.

>What do?

(this has taken an unexpected turn from what I originally intended, but I like it)

>>22998460
forgot trip again!

Rolled 22

>>22998460
We gotta warn people. There's a vampire loose. Though depending on setting they might not entirely believe us. Other priorities: get healed up, talk to priest, turn shop into fortress, but that last one's not gonna happen in one day.

Name: Aklek
Age: 25
Apperance: lad with a broken leg
Profession: turnip pitcher

>>22998460
We will become a pro vampire hunter!
Start filling several small bottles of holy water to keep on you at all time.
Create a couple of thicker arrows to use as wooden stakes.
Find good bow to use.
Ask the church for some advise (maybe they have a secret vampire hunting club!).

Get some sleep.

And that is also what i will need for now. It is 01:11 here in Europe and i need to get up early. Good night and good luck with the quest, it seems to be a good one.

>>22998565
if other anon are calling it a day then I will call it one too. Seriously, 00:14 here and I planned on getting shit done tomorrow. I'll be back with this tomorrow night.

Rolled 33

>>22998589
Nice one OP, thanks for sticking with it.
I have to hang out with someone tommorrow night but i will try and check in if i can convince them that me sitting there on the computer isnt rude (roll for bluff check). Glad you kept going, and that you like the turn it's taken, i think this will be fun!

Rolled 3

>>22998565
>>22998589
same, tired as heck, stuck around for this quest. Good work bro.