>>23733493

We double checked our mags, weapons, grenades, and that we had multiples of each foci, right?

(Also, what weapons DO we have and do we have suppressors on them?)

>>23733585
This, if we're all sorted and equipped, then head out.

Exactly what happened during our tiny timeskip?
I missed the end of the last thread

>>23733585
>(Also, what weapons DO we have and do we have suppressors on them?)
I'm not quite enough of a /k/ommando to answer that. They're not covered in tacticool accessories yet, though. The pistols are normally carried concealed, so they don't have suppressors unless you guys are desperate enough to actively get situational flash-suppression and reduced report. The assault rifle can be suppressed if you want, but its rounds are supersonic.

>>23733493
Tell Lunch that if she's not busy she should start making a bracelet for Liz that has conjuration blocking Foci, both normal and strain reducing. Make it a 3:1 ratio

>>23733648
You studied, boosted your durability to +2, and started teaching Selene the spell game. Liz eventually managed to go a day without getting an erection in class, too. Your dad thinks that he'll be able to get the Jotunn and Duergr bones sometime this weekend.

>>23733694
Has dad gotten back to us about the possibility of teaching Pierre mind shielding with a flaw in it?

>>23733663

Fuck.

We're gonna need to fix that. As soon as we can we'll need to get Dad to head to Russia and Germany to get us at least one AS VAL and at least one HK USP Compact (.45 version), with a suppressor for the USP, as well as at least 15 mags for each and 2-3 thousand rounds of ammo (Not to carry, but as spares and whatnot)

More of each is better, of course

>>23733753
He made all our current weapons with alchemy, no reason he has to go buy these ones.

>>23733763

I'm not sure alchemy will handle the tolerances of the AS VAL's integral suppressor, or the USP's tolerances. If he can, go for it, but they're complex weapons. We'd also need field manuals for stripping, cleaning, and maintaining them.

>>23733795
>I'm not sure alchemy will handle the tolerances of the AS VAL's integral suppressor, or the USP's tolerances. If he can, go for it, but they're complex weapons.

We just last week teleported a chunk of the sun into someone's sanctum, I think magic can handle some fancy guns.

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>>23733742
Not yet. Also, here's a reorganized sheet.

>>23733753
I don't think there's a large enough statistical gradient for gun choice to really matter in this game, especially since FemCOCK is apparently not a full-on /k/ommando.

>>23733867
Yes, guns just give us a +2(?) in a fight
I don't think having a better gun will push us up to +3

>>23733844
Well then, head out and let's go see Dane if we're properly prepared.

>>23733888
I think it's +1 for the gun, then +1 for different aspects, like having a second gun, aiming through a scope, being designed to operate at longer distances, and so on.

>>23733888

It's not about that bonus, it's the fact that those specific guns are, in the case of the AS VAL, integrally suppressed weapons firing specially designed subsonic AP ammo, and for the HK USP, can near-totally silent with a suppressor on, where the action is actually louder than the round firing.

Stealth, bitch!

>>23733960
Until the enemy shots back with normal guns

>>23733663
A suppressed AR isn't really silent. It's just a bit quieter and the pitch is changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuS9XnY-IRA (about the best I could find, video doesn't really show it very well)

But since there's no muzzle flash, and the recoil, while a bit sharper, is cleaner, you're more accurate and can follow up on the next shot faster.

>>23733694
O good so sam is probable doing the delivery
we should tell him

>>23733493
lets go to the Lotus sanctum

>>23733682
do this before we leave.

>>23734030

Also why the AS VAL and USP are a better idea. .45 is already subsonic and 9x39 was specially developed to be a subsonic AP round.

>>23734036
He said that doing import/export is pretty common work, so it probably isn't him.

>>23734059
lets just get a description of him to dad, sam stated he had a big job this weekend.

>>23734097
But even if he is doing the job, we shouldn't say anything, after all, we don't want Sam to know that Dimitri is anything to do with us.

>>23734112
but if we know sam is the one to do a delivery like this, we can set a trap for him if we ever need to, down the road

>>23734050
You're thinking of the tactical situation wrong, though. No one's going to come running if they hear gunshots here. Hell, Liz was allowed to use her gun in class during the SotA test. A specialized weapon like the AS VAL or an MP5SD are for room clearing and other similar tasks where you're likely to be fighting close range, on the attack. We're carrying a rifle to defend ourselves, so if it's a firefight we'll be the ones returning fire. We don't need a perfectly silent weapon, and the AR is so heavily customizable that we can build it out to be perfect.

>>23734151
do we even know anything about guns

>>23734171
no.

>>23734171
No, it's not something Max ever expressed any interest in or knowledge of before.

>>23734171
COD we know about guns

>>23734171
Only what you've learned playing FPSes. Max's big hobby was martial arts, not shooting and gun collecting.

>>23734206
>COD
>know about guns
If that's where Max got her gun knowledge from, that's all the more reason not to do it.

>>23734183
>>23734193
>>23734206
doesnt make terribly much sense for us to go full tacticool kommando innawoods operator then, id say

>>23734212
Let's just stick with improving our magic martial arts then.

>>23734243

Full tacticool would be something like an M4 in .300 Blackout with a can and 5kg of accessories on it, not a specialised rifle with at most a Kobra reflex sight.

>>23734259
Speaking as someone who has no knowledge of firearms beyond what I picked up from video games, I have no clue about any of the stuff you've been talking about, so I'm assuming Max probably doesn't either.

>>23734259
An AR15 in 5.56x45 loaded with M855A1 is perfectly fine, but I'd say an ACOG is a better sight in this environment.

>>23734286

The AS VAL is a Russian made, integrally suppressed assault rifle chambered in 9x39, which a special armor-piercing subsonic round designed from the start to be used in suppressed weapons.

The KH USP Compact is a smaller version of the USP (Because we've got tiny hands compared to most operators), in .45 (Which is subsonic), and was originally designed for SF use with a suppressor after the HK Mk23 was found to be lacking for most users (Because it's fuckoff huge).

You triple-check your gear, kit up, and head out. A lot of the paths that had been covered in dust are somewhat cleared now by the strange winds that sometimes sweep through the school. On the lower levels especially, though, there tend to be large piles of it blown into corners or where wall meets floor. You move quite a bit slower than usual, mostly because the rifle and the armor make free-running awkward, leaving you having to find ways around obstacles you would normally have simply dashed up and over.

You make it to the sanctum, though, and with a few minutes to spare. When you get in, Dane is already there. He gives you a lopsided grin when you enter.

"Nice costume," he says, pointing at your armor. "If you need that, though, things will probably have gone so wrong that it will mostly get in the way of you escaping, though. Anyway, I'm glad you're early; I can give you the run-down on what I'm doing now that we're somewhere secure. I'm going to use an imprint of your aura to recreate the aura of a demon-blooded student in my class - the former lover of another student who disappeared under mysterious circumstances unrelated but known to me. I'm going to lure them out to get the drop on them and hopefully remove them as a threat. Have any questions?"

What do you say?

>>23734300

9x39 is only effective to about 300m, so a reflex sight is probably a better go, since 200m or less is the "normal" engagement range in most firefights.

>>23734312

Who are they, do we have intel on who they are, what they're strengths and weaknesses are, how to dispose of them in the fastest and most lopsided way?

>>23734312
Sounds good, let's get started

>>23734312
"Is there a possibility that since you're going to be using my aura as a base, it could be traced back to me?"

>>23734332
We're not doing anything, he just needs our aura so he can dispose of them. I don't think he even wants us involved in the fight beyond that.

>>23734350

We should still know all this. Compartmentalisation of information died in WW1, dude, we should know everything we can incase shit goes sideways.

>>23734369
We're in first year, we can't really do anything except run/teleport away if shit hits the fan

>>23734369
If anything goes wrong, we teleport out, that's all. We are not getting any more involved in fourth circle problems than is absolutely necessary.

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>>23734306
As someone who carried a MK 23 while deployed, it is kind of large, but not retardedly so like the Desert Eagle. The damn thing's a fucking tack driver, though, with a nice, soft recoil.

(I'm second from the left on the ground)
>>23734323
We probably don't have a fucking clue what the as val is though, and it's not likely we're going to go out of our way to get one.

>>23734312
I dont remember reading about it, so did the dust from the explosion eventually get blown away?

>>23734404

For all we know Max might have played STALKER.

Anyways, I know the Mk23 isn't super-huge, but we have to take into account Max is a 16 year old girl. Which means tiny hands compared to most men. The Mk23 is a rather large pistol, and I'm guessing a USP Match would be, too, hence a USP Compact.

"Who are they? What's your plan?" you ask.

"The Society of the Archmagi candidate in my year," he says. "I'm going to lure them out into the open - hopefully get their guard down with the message I'm going to send, but I won't rely on that. Once they're out, I stealth in, shut down their magic, and try to render them unconscious as quickly and efficiently as possible. I'm not going to make any effort to guarantee their survival, but if they do survive, I'll put them into a magically-induced coma and make careful adjustments to their mind over the next few weeks. I have the people who survive conflicts with me drop out of school with no memory of my talents and a subtle mental block against harming me in any way, shape, or form."

"Will there be any risk of this getting traced back to me?" you ask.

"Unlikely," he says. "I wouldn't know how to do it. An archmage might be able to. I'm not going to be using your aura as the base, I'm using it as a reference point to build up an aura to imprint on a message from scratch. Any other questions? I'll be able to answer more once we're at the sanctum I'm going to be taking you too; can't really talk about specifics outside of wards. You understand."

What do you say?

>>23734449
We had a guy who was almost a midget and could barely get one hand wrapped around the grip and still fire it well.

>>23734312
what kind of demon? and what percent ? you may wish to adjust it

also doesn't seem likely to work,mysterious circumstances usually mean dead .Good luck man, because that seams like a trap they would come to with every trick they had. not to mention multiple escape routs and plans for two people, and a way to take the person alive. it seams like you are relying a lot on them wanting to recover there lover.

>>23734492
That sounds alright, I guess.

>>23734502

Consider the circumstances, though.

If I could, I'd want to use a Mk23 too, but I just don't think Max can use it efficiently. Also, fuck Browning Hi-Powers

>>23734509
I'm sure Dane has a better idea of how to handle things than us, no reason to sound that autistic about it.

>>23734492
"I take it you're moving sanctums after this, because I wouldn't appreciate it if you were planning to make me forget about where you're taking me by messing with my mind afterwards."

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>>23734525
They'd be awesome if it weren't for the mag disconnect.

Now this is a kickass pistol. Just annoys the fuck out of me that Steyr can't find a reliable US importer.

>>23734554

I was more referring to the fucking bullshit extractors and how annoying they are to strip.

>>23734492
>Former demonic lover for the AotA candidate for his year

>Using our aura

>He's using "us" to ambush "Liz"

We're going to need to mention this one to Liz when we get home.

>>23734551
first part is good

>>23734587
It is the risk we take by having friends and allies, as Dane has told us before.

>>23734587
he is in year 4
but the idea yea we should go over contact/safety
procedures, have a family meeting

>>23734492
lets bounce

>>23734587
perhaps we should ask his advice on how to avoid this in our 4th year?

"This seems like a pretty big gamble. Also, are you planning on abandoning this sanctum afterwards, or are you going to be erasing my memory of it?" you ask.

"That's just because I haven't given you any of the specifics," he reassures you. "I spent over a month confirming the fact that they still hold out hope that their lover is alive alone. The entire sanctum we'll be using was built entirely for this operation. I'm planning on scuttling it after the operation is over; feel free to take anything that isn't nailed down. It's not much, though."

What do you do now?

>>23734630
Thank you, that last bit was something of a concern, well, I'm ready to go if you are.

>>23734630
Snap his neck

>>23734630
do
>>23734627

>>23734630

Assuming we haven't already, ready our rifle (And put it back on safe after) and make sure our 1911 are 7+1, cocked, and on safe.

Then we head out.

>>23734671
This

>>23734627
>>23734671
>>23734681
You realize his answer is going to be "don't have close personal attachments" right?

"How do I stop this from happening to me or someone I care about by the time I'm in the fourth circle?" you ask.

"Don't have friends, just allies," he says seriously. "Don't ever trust anyone for any reason. Don't let yourself be weakened by sentimentality or personal attachment. If you do, someone like me will use it against you."

What do you do now?

>>23734627
Don't
>>23734630
Agree and go along with it.

>>23734760
Agree and get on with it.

>>23734760
Go home and kill Lin and Liz.

"Thanks for the advice."

>>23734760

Mentally go "Fuck that," but nod in agreement and move along.

>>23734760
well lets get a move on

>>23734791
stop being a troll

>>23734760
Get started with his plan.

>>23734492
So, first time poster in any of these threads. Just want to note that, if we want to lean more towards Chaotic Good rather than Chaotic Evil, we might want to consider Dane's method in future. It's an effective method of dealing with people - just get them to leave basically rather than destroy their mind, their life, etc., and then make them suffer for a bunch for lulz - and doesn't need us continually sliding down an ever-more slippery slope.

"Okay, let's head out, then," you tell him. "I'm ready to get started."

"Okay, then," he says, leading you out of the Lotus sanctum. "Follow me."

He starts moving at a pace brisk enough to give you trouble, but you manage to keep up. He ends up leading you all the way to one of the cavern walls at the very edge of the school, then points out a crevice in the wall, a natural cave leading even deeper. He helps you through - and you have a hard time of it because of your equipment - and you find yourself in a small, circular room with a ladder leading up. "Shhh," he tells you when it's clear you're about to ask about this. "I'll tell you later."

Then he starts climbing the ladder, which eventually leads to a landing with stairs. The stairs lead to a tunnel that you realize must be in the ceiling of the Scholomance. The tunnel is completely unlit and you have to put your hand on Dane's shoulder to keep being led through maze-like twists and turns - he didn't want you turning on your flashlight. Finally, after all of this, there's a grating sound and a rough stone wall slides seamlessly to the side, revealing a medium-sized room sparsely furnished with a rug and simple furniture.

There's some kind of work bench with tools to one side, an intricate magical circle inlaid in the floor, and a trap door off to one side in the floor. The wall slides shut behind you.

"Okay, here we are," he says.

What do you do now?

>>23734899
>What do you do now?

Why do you insist on asking that, we can't do anything other than wait for him to explain what we must do.

>>23734893
Yeah, it's definitely more on the humane side. It's probably also a good deal riskier or at the very least harder, though. I'm a little surprised Dane is willing to take that risk, what with his paranoia. Unless it's the other way around, of course, and he developed his paranoia so he can "afford" going the extra mile of trying to avoid killing and mindrape.

>>23734893
Please don't drag d&d alignments into this.

>>23734893
Oh here we go, time for 300 posts of morality arguments.

>>23734899
Ask him how this is going to work.

>>23734899

I am little bit uncomfortable about this operation.

it's not that i don't trust Dane, it's just that i don't trust him enough.

"what now?"

>>23734924
Agreed, I feel this quest is going very slow because of this.
I mean do we really need to say that we check our phone after it rings like we did earlier when we got the text?

>>23734977
To be honest, we're already in a sanctum he set up specifically for this, so if he was planning on doublecrossing us in any way, he could have done it already.

>>23734987
>>23734924
Yeah, doing that only invites retarded answers like >>23734661 >>23734791

>>23735020
The only reason this quest has even reached LXXIII is because almost nothing happens each quest.

>>23735054
it's still fun

>>23735075
True, but its still a legitimate complain.

"What now?" you ask.

"Just got ahead and take a seat anywhere. I'll just need to look at your aura occasionally. Aside from that, you can check your guns, play with your phone, whatever you want. I'll be a little preoccupied, though," he says. He walks up to the magic circle and takes a seat.

You do as he says. You double and triple check your gear, play on your phone, sext with Liz for a while, that kind of thing. Eventually you even get some meditation in, just to chill and relax for a while. You're not sure what you were expecting, but it was certainly something more eventful than this.

Finally, Dane stands up. "Okay, done. I sent a message in the style of what they thought was their own private method of telepathic communication," he says, stretching a little. "It said that she was trapped and needed help. I set up a decoy base with very real wards and traps below us. It should be a few hours before she's scryed it enough to actually approach in person. You can leave now if you want; the tunnels in the ceiling are warded against scrying but not against teleporting out. You can stay and watch, though, as long as you promise to watch from up here rather than trying to follow me. I'll be able to start teaching you some Living Alchemy next Saturday at the Lotus meeting - I'm planning on starting with messing with gland regulation."

What do you do now?

>>23735114
Let's not stay in an area where 2 5th years are gonna duke it out.

Remember that those guys are the same level as dad. Speaking of dad give him a call and tell him to teleport you out.

>>23735114
I'm torn on this, on the one hand, being able to watch would give us an idea about fourth circle combat, but on the other hand, it's more dangerous, and we'll miss the prestige society meeting with the Lotus.

>>23735114
If we go now, can we still make it in time to the group meditation at the lotus sanctum?
If so, go, otherwise stay and watch

>>23735152
I believe they are 4th level, but yeah, we should leave and go to the lotus sactum for the weekly meeting.

>>23735162
Yes, you can.

>>23735180
In that case, wish Dane luck and teleport out.

>>23735180
Alight, then lets roll out.

>>23735200
this

>>23735180
leaving now.

>>23735180
being there for the meditation is great

>>23735200
seconded

say something like: don't die, you still have to pay me for this

>>23735180
to the lotus i think in the future we can tone the gear down to just the belt and out 2 guns.

>>23735319
Maybe if we're only going to class, definitely keeping the body armor and the rifle when walking about though.

"Good luck," you tell him. "Try not to die. Or worse."

"I have safeguards in place," he says cryptically.

You head out into the tunnels outside of his little sanctum, the wall sliding shut behind you, and send a message to your dad saying that you're ready to be teleported back whenever he's ready. After about a minute of waiting, you feel the tug of a teleportation, and then you're standing in the inbound circle in your tower. Your dad's the only other person in the room. "So, how did it go, Max?" he asks you.

"Quick," you say. "Easy. A little boring, even."

"Better that than dangerous," he says. "What's the plan now?"

"I'm thinking I'll head out to the Lotus sanctum and try to get in on the group meditation session. Maybe augment myself a little more while I'm there," you say.

"Lin just left," your dad tells you. "You can probably catch up with her if you hurry, unless you want to get rid of that body armor and talk to Liz and Selene before you go. I'll probably be gone when you get back - I'm going to be picking up the bones today."

What do you do?

>>23735409
Remove the armour then go to lotus.

>>23735409
Tell him to teleport you close to the sanctum

>>23735409
Get rid of the armour and rifle and head to the lotus.

>>23735409
dump the Armour, safety meeting with liz

>>23735409
lets lose the body armor and talk to Liz about safety and what we should do if things ever go bad

>>23735409
Keep the armor, just hang it on the coat rack when we get there.

>>23735470
>>23735482
I doubt we have time for a big safety meeting before the meditation at the lotus.

We can save it until we get back.

>>23735491
well tell her we should have one when we get back

and its the perfect time because no lin unless, we should add her make her feel more like family?

>>23735545
We should probably gather everyone together for the discussion, including Dimitri since he's worked in a group before, and has probably gone through this sort of stuff.

We'll move quicker without the armor. Might as well shuck it. If we're gonna be armored we clearly need less cumbersome armor. Or boost strength a bit more and get used to moving in it, so that it's not any more limiting than clothes.

>>23735629
I did suggest low-profile stuff like what police wear, but we went for the tac vest instead.

>>23735629
We should probably just invest in some enchanted clothing sooner or later, that way we can wear it anywhere without alerting anyone or worrying about encumbrance.

>>23735664
I thought we were just going to become impervious and render external armor redundant?

>>23735683
Redundancy is a good thing as far as armor goes.

>>23735664
Idea: Sexy lingerie that acts as temporary focuses for libido-boosting enchantments. We'll cast them slowly, letting each piece fall away as ash one by one while slowing amping up our (and other's) lust at the same time.

>>23735716
or for that sensitive spell we used on lin to fuck her so good she forgot her name

>>23735716
Well that sounds pointless.

>>23735664
a hoodie would be good as enchanted armour, as it could protect the back of the head and neck

>>23735648

Plates restrict your movement no matter what, doesn't matter if it's a low-profile police plate carrier or a full set of soft armor, tacvest, and plates.

It's just how VISIBLE they are.

>>23735745
>being able to strip hands-free is pointless
Think of what else we could be doing with our hands anon.

You get rid of the body armor and the rifle, stowing them in the armory, then head off to see Liz and Selene. You find Liz already gone - probably to her Society of the Archmagi meeting - but you do say hi to Selene at least. You head back off to your dad after that and have him teleport you near the Lotus sanctum. When you make it there and head in, you find that you actually arrived before Lin did thanks to taking the short way. It looks like everyone is just starting to gather for the group meditation as you ditch your shoes and head in. Pavana's at the bells, Sanchez and Lee are chatting about something off to the side, and Sanjay, Domino, Ali, Yin, and Yang are all sitting in the group.

What do you do now?

>>23735787
>Sanjay, Domino, Ali, Yin, and Yang are all sitting in the group.be cheery "good morning every one how is every one?"

>>23735787
Sit with the group, say some hellos.

Who are Domino and Ali again? Just some random Lotus fellows we're only acquainted with?

>>23735787
chat with the group of our peers

>>23735787

join in the meditation, keep an eye out for Lin to see if she got here ok.

>>23735860
Domino is the third-circle guy with the dryad named Apple. Ali is dating him and by all appearances a better student than him.

>>23735787
sit with Sanjay, Domino, Ali, Yin, and Yang.
>>23735860
Domino & Ali are the couple with the dryad Apple

>>23735787
when we mediate we should work on augment memory, willpower, or oxygen requirements

>>23735894
this

You take a seat with your Lotus friends. Sanjay just sits a ways off and ignores everyone, but the other four are happy to see you. "Hey," says Domino as you sit down. "How are things going with your dryad?"

How much do you tell him?

>>23736131
"Things are going pretty good!"

>>23736131
Squee out about watching the Lion King with her.

>>23736209
"She was hopping around like Rafiki afterwards!."

>>23736131
No real reason to hold back, right? Tell him plenty.

>>23735876
Oh, I remember them now. Ali is the one who can do the claw thing, right?

>>23736288
yes

>>23736131
this
>>23736209
>>23736243

>>23736336
also ask about Apple

>>23736336
>>23736342
this

>>23736243
Also this:
>"Mama, where dey?" she asks. "Dey tiny kitties in pooter?"

"Oh my god, she's the cutest little thing ever!" you say excitedly. "We watched the Lion King the other day and she hopped around like Rafiki for an hour afterwards and she asked if the lions were tiny kitties living in the computer and..." you trail off, just making an excited sound.

"Hah, that's adorable," says Domino. "Apple was always more interested in playing and building things with legos and blocks and stuff. I mean, she was curious, but she never asked questions and got into things like that."

"How's Apple doing, by the way?" you ask him.

"She's getting really passive-aggressive towards me," says Ali, frowning.

"She's getting even more clingy with me," says Domino. "I'm considering trying to find the grove that her mother was from. I figure we might need to visit there during break and have them talk to her. Give her some perspective and talk it out, you know?"

"If you think that will work," you say, shrugging.

He sighs. "You're lucky you won't have to go through this, Max. I should have just let her bond with Ali so I wouldn't have to deal with this weird daddy complex."

Carl walks up to the front of room, lights some incense, unseals a spring in the room to let the water start babbling out, and begins leading the chant. Lin comes in shortly after and sits down quietly next to you.

What do you meditate on?

>>23736523
strength. We'll need it if we want to get that martial arts thingy.

>>23736523
>You're lucky you won't have to go through this, Max
Dohohohoho.

I say strength. Gotta get stronk.

>>23736523
Strength

>>23736523
Focus

>>23736523
Meditate on strength, become one with the dao of punching.

>>23736523
speed
seems more useful than strength because we seem to shot a lot more than punch, lately
We ant both, eventually, but speed is better for now

>>23736523
How long does this meditation session go on for? No point meditating on something advanced if we won't have long enough.

>>23736591
They usually last about six hours, but you can keep meditating well after that if you want. They won't just clear you out or anything.

>>23736606
Okay, then I say Focus.

>>23736576
>>23736619
Seconding this, if we have long enough to boost something up to +2, may as well boost the one that will let us boost the others quicker.

>>23736523
Strength

also we should ask Domino if her could get a glamor for Apple by next weekend see if she could come to the girls night in Pairs I don't think any one would mind and it gets him some alone time next weekend

>>23736619
remember we need strength and speed at +2 for super martial arts

>>23736645
I just feel like getting Focus up as quickly as possible is a better investment.

>>23736606
switching to Focus then

>>23736657
lets get focus while it's still 6 successes instead of 8

>>23736606
>>23736619
>>23736632
Thirding this methinks.

And captcha belives we "Need seafExa", who or whatever he/she/it/thing is

Sounds like most of you want Focus now. Is that accurate?

>>23736523
8 successes vs. 6 and the lower threshold trait gives us a die for learning, teaching and meditating? Do focus.

>>23736713
That's right.

>>23736713
yes

>>23736713
Yep.

>>23736713
Indeed.

You decide to meditate on further increasing your capacity to focus on things. After all, that's been incredibly useful to you so far, both in school and as a Lotus. You close your eyes, join the chant, and calm your mind.

Roll Enchantment to work towards Focus +2. You get a +1 from Focus, a +1 from Calm, a +1 from the chant, a +1 from the incense, a +1 from the bells, a +1 from the water sounds, and a +1 from the general atmosphere for the sanctum during group meditation. I'll consider the first ten linked 1d100 rolls. You need to accrue a total of six successes in order to finish and each roll represents three hours of focused meditation.

Rolled 69

>>23736813

Rolled 54

>>23736813
Rolling.

Rolled 80

>>23736813

Rolled 39

>>23736813

rolling.

Rolled 85

hey maybe we will do really well and get to +3?

Rolled 98

>>23736813

Rolled 55

>>23736813

Rolled 5

>>23736813

Rolled 9

rolying

Rolled 5

>>23736813

Rolled 24

>>23736813

Rolled 69

>>23736813
Shit Max get it together

Rolled 82

>>23736813

Rolled 46

>>23736853
damn you and not linking the post we'd have been half done

>>23736847
>>23736854
Ten dice, two successes, we are terrible at this.

>>23736836
>>23736883
The dice gods are mocking us...

Rolled 93

>>23736847
>>23736853
2/10

>>23736847
>>23736854
You make some progress, but not as much as you would have liked. Something must be keeping you from focusing. Still, you keep at it.

Roll Enchantment. Same bonuses as last time. I'll consider the first ten linked 1d100 rolls. You're at 2/6.

Rolled 88

>>23736921

Rolled 13

>>23736921

Rolled 82

>>23736921
>Something must be keeping you from focusing

Rolled 20

>>23736921
common dice

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Rolled 18

>>23736921
dice for the dicegod
1s for the 1 throne

Rolled 14

>>23736921

Rolled 74

>>23736921
Let's do this.

Rolled 33

>>23736921

Rolled 73

>>23736921

go

Rolled 1

>>23736921

Rolled 99

>>23736921
rolling

Rolled 31

>>23736921

Rolled 49

>>23736921
>Something must be keeping you from focusing

Nah, the dice just hate us.

>>23736954
>d10

Rolled 18

>>23736954
>1d10

I give you a 0/10

>>23736956
and that's it with rolling for me tonight

>>23736954

that's a d10, doesn't count right?

>>23736986
Oh shit, sorry
I thought it was a d100

Rolled 80

>>23736928
>>23736935
>>23736948
>>23736952
>>23736956
5/10

Nailed it.

>>23736986
Ofcourse it doesn't.

>>23736947
d 20
>>23736954
d10

>>23736928
>>23736935
>>23736948
>>23736952
>>23736956
5/10

>>23737043
Shit, I forgot to change out my d20.

my bad

>7/6 successes
that means we finished the augment in under 6 hours right?

>>23737077
Yes, but not by a whole lot.

>>23737008
But that was me........

>>23737149
You seem to forget that we are all Snapple.

>>23737148
probably like 5 hours instead of 6

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>>23736928
>>23736935
>>23736948
>>23736952
>>23736956
You finish up with time to spare and end up just relaxing until the session ends. When it finally does, it feels less like you've gained some dramatic new amount of focus, and more like you just lose a little less of your meditative state as you leave it. You have a nice, long stretch - you were sitting down for an awfully long time. Lin grins at you.

"Looks like you beat me here," she says. "So, how did your thing go earlier?"

What do you tell her? What do you talk about.

>>23737173
"Simple, easy and safe, which made a nice change."

>>23737173
"It went smoothly for me, I'm not so sure about Dane tho. I will give him a call later if he doesn't call me first."

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>>23737168
really?

>>23737173
"It went well, it was boring, but safe and quiet.

Dane ought to be holding up his side of the bargain next Saturday.

How have you been doing lately Lin?"

>>23737242
seconded

we've been neglecting lin lately

>>23737240
>tho
Come on now.

>>23737173
">>23737205
say this also

see what lin thinks of bring apple to girls night out
Waite till Dominois done and ask if he could get a glamor for Apple by next weekend see if she could come to the girls night in Pairs I don't think any one would mind and it gets him some alone time next weekend

>>23737241
The only people in this thread are FemCOCK writing the posts, and Snapple responding.

>>23737240
I'd advise against calling Dane first. In case he failed and the other fourth year has his phone.

This also extends to sudden texts to meet him before next weekend anywhere other than the Lotus Sanctum.

>>23737173

"good, very boring but very safe."

"you got here alright?"

>>23737284
oh, and you.
So three people.
The entire thing is a set-up to make you look stupid

>>23737322
no, he's also snapple
as are you

>>23737272
second just check with Lin first it was her idea for girls night out

>>23737272
fuck yea plant girl time, and we help older lotus whats not to love

>>23737322
Nope, he's Snapple too. He just gets lonely sometimes and talks to himself.

>>23737383
right dont you know all of /tg/ is just one guy with multiple personalities who types really fast?

>>23737486
I actually started that joke.

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>>23736813
>a +1 from the water sounds
we need to get one of these then

>>23737495
So did I

>>23737582
And I [/spoiler

>>23737559
Everyone needs one of those things that go DONK. I'm got five set up so they play the Close Encounters thing.

>>23737595
and even I, newest of newfags, only here since last November, created that joke

"It went pretty well," you tell her. "Boring, safe, and profitable - all good things."

"Hah, fair enough," she says. She has a somewhat different outlook on boredom and safety considering her lack of personal fear.

"Hey, what do you think of asking Domino if Apple could come with us on the girls' night out?" you ask.

"Uh, sure, I guess," says Lin. "We don't really know her, though. I thought we were only asking friends and people we pretty much trusted. I mean, Domino's cool, but we don't really know anything about her other than what Domino's told us."

What's your response?

>>23737802
You're right. Let's keep to at people we know

>>23737802
Lin is right, why are people asking Apple out. It has the potential to go horribly wrong.

>>23737802
Yeah, let's not invite randoms to our trip.

>>23737802

Apple has no business with us anyway.

>>23737802
I figured it would be a good for them, just a thought thats why, I was asking If you don't think its a good idea *srug*

>>23737826
how?

>>23737825
>>23737826
Seconding these two. We know next to nothing on the Apple Situation and should really stay out of it for the most part.
>>23737826
I still want to try to setup a date between Selene and Apple when that time comes, but I know I am way far in the minority for that one.

>>23737802
Let's not bring her with.

"I would like to get to know Apple better some time, but it would mean we're bringing someone we don't know along, and honestly if I was Domino I wouldn't let her go anyways.

Silly suggestion.

So, how have you been lately?"

Why do people want to upgrade our meditation area anyways? Why do we even have one? We can go to the Lotus sanctuary even when class isn't in session and just meditate getting these bonuses.

>>23737802
Yeah, I agree with Lin. If we're gonna fuck Apple we should choose a different avenue through which to make that happen.

>>23737874
You're asking how inviting out a magical being we know nothing about to a crowded and confusing city could go wrong?

Seriously?

>>23737903
Because meditating in the comfort of our own tower is a lot quicker and easier than heading over to the Lotus every time we want to.

"Fair enough," you say with a grin and a shrug. "I guess I didn't really think it through. So, what have you been up to lately?"

"Mostly studying and meditating," she admits. "I'm trying to get my class ranking higher. Sorry I haven't been around much to hang out. I feel like I've been kind of neglecting you guys lately."

You actually laugh at that. "I was actually feeling like I had been neglecting you for the same reason."

You both have a laugh and a hug.

I'm going to end it here for now. There probably won't be a new thread later, but there could be. I'll archive this thread, then I'm going to go get drunk.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Scholomance

This thread is now archived.

>>23737965
just don't get to bad of a hangover

>>23738007
No promises, but thanks for the concern, slut.

>>23737965
Irish car bombs and green beer good times

>>23737965
For the record, well go hang out with the twins. And tell one of them that you are glad she isn't tied up anymore.

>>23738175
We can be more subtle than that.

>>23738262
But do we want to be?

>>23738175
>>23738262
more twins is always good

>>23738175
"Oh hey whatshername, othertwin told me you couldn't make it last week, someone must have had you on the ropes."

>>23738279
>>23738292
It's all part of the game. Domino didn't have a fucking clue about what we were talking about. "Good to see you're 'free' this week, Yang." Is much better than just openly talking about ropes, for example.

>>23738398
but isn't tied up the metaphor used last week? wouldn't it be suspicious to change it?

>>23738018
have fun be careful.

>Sleep in until 5 pm
>Miss the entire first thread
>No thread two
Damn

>>23739883
Why would it be suspicious to change it? The game is talking around the obvious in such a way that Domino doesn't pick up on it while almost realizing there's a subtext his missing. I would be pretty surprised if the twins used that same metaphor anyway, ir
Ty's more fun to see how much you can get away with.

>>23740356
And Embarrassing Yang.

>>23740394
Of course

>>23740034
>>Sleep in until 5 pm
>be surprised when you miss things

>>23740444
Less surprise and more "aww shit did I really just do that?"

so dose anyone have any ideas for what to talk about at the family safety meeting?

>>23740735
Not really, but remind me to suggest turning a belt into a kinetic barrier focus, and the buckle into a drain prevention focus for making kinetic barriers. We shouldn't compromise our ability to free run (which is a pretty big advantage for a first circle to have) when we want to be armored. Also, spell armor should cover the entire body, which I assume is not the case with our tactical gear.

>>23741116
We can just use our tattoos for that.

>>23741315
Yes, but like the armor this we could lend to Liz or Selene when she's older.

>>23740735
seating up alt sanctuaries, secret from each other,

plans for capture/death, letters to family in case of each,

a secure messaging system. Ideally thats only goal is to conform capture, have a mental virus erase its goal from our heads, that way it seams like a default message system make it both complicated and personal like we made it fool prof.

I'm back and tipsy. Are any of you sluts still around?

>>23741635
Yep

>>23741635
No. Youre drunk and Im an illusion.

>>23741635
somewhat

>>23741635
I am indeed.

>>23741635
Yes mastah

>>23741635

Nobody here, only us Snapples.

>>23741635
Well, this is unexpected.

>>23741635
Yes. And we're not even past autosage yet.

>>23741680
Ironically snapple missed the first thread

Okay, then. You and Lin just laughed, hugged, and had a moment together.

What do you do now?

>>23741635

Sens won AND you're back?

Fuck yes.

>>23741700
lets head back to the tower

>>23741700
return our library books and thank the Liberian and tell her about the spell we made so our daughter can see, thank her so much

>>23741700
Head back to the tower.

>>23741729
>Liberian
speaking of her we need to figure out something to bribe her with

>>23741729
o fuck yea we better get those bask did we pick up a nice bottle of wine for her?

>>23741635
Yes

>>23741635
Back to the tower with us.

>>23741700
Let's talk to Pavana if she's here, learn some more about Self-Enhancement, especially Soul Based Enhancements, get suggestions for good things to enhance.

Then we chat with Yin/Yang and tease them.

>>23741700
Go chat with Yin/Yang in front of Domino and Ali, try to embarrass the submissive one and amuse the dominant twin with thinly vieled references to whichever it was being tied up at home last week, while just barely keeping Domini from catching on to the subtext. Then ask how to safely partition our mind (what kind of augments mitigate the dangers dad brought up)?

>>23741788
This, though it doesn't have to be Pavana, we could ask Yin/Yang while teasing them, because teasing them is fun.

We have the ability to really pump our Self-Enhancement now with all the bonuses we're stacking to it. Getting some advice on good things to get, downsides of things, if we can enhance our charisma and talking ability with it.

We're already here, make use of that.

>>23741841
We'd have better luck asking Carl if self enchants involving soul are even a thing.

>>23741754
She told us to hang on to the sensory skimming book for as long as we need it (and I'm tempted to hang onto it for now to see if we can jury rig echolocation for Max), I'm pretty sure everything else is already home.

>>23741788
Seconding this.

>>23741853
If the people we ask don't know we can move up the chain to Carl. But I'd prefer not to bother him until we ask someone like Yin/Yang or Pavana.

>>23741788
I think Carl might be a better person to ask about soil based enhancement. I'm guessing it's either something a specialist teaches or not something Lotus dabbles in.

>>23741749
we can get her some nice wine when we are in pairs and an archival book scanner. As well as notes on Selenes spell and the game.

>>23741918
>soil should obviously be soul...

>>23741885
this this I like lets work on it when we get home
add echolocation to our vision just the opposite of the spell for Selene get some bats fuck yea great idea

Wait a second
>I'll be able to start teaching you some Living Alchemy next Saturday at the Lotus meeting - I'm planning on starting with messing with gland regulation."
>next Saturday
Isn't that when we were going to Paris?

>>23741885
yes yes yes lets go home and work on this now

>>23741700
ask Yin/Yang about sole enchantments and about good options bad options and downsides to good ones.
Also innuendo.

>>23741972
Yes it is. We'll go to Lotus in the morning, spend some time there, get some meditation in, and then spend the evening in Paris partying the night away.

>>23741972
that night we got to sanctum early in the Am

>>23741885
this is a great idea

>All these people fucking up the spelling out 'soul'
Sure is dyslexic tonight

>>23741972
Yes, except the lesson is before we go clubbing. Also, we should really do a toxin resistance aug before we go.

You head over to Yin, Yang, Domino, and Ali. "Hey, guys. I've been wondering. Are there any augmentations I could get for my soul? Like to make me more charismatic or whatever," you ask.

"No clue," says Domino. Yin and Yang shrug.

"Yeah, maybe Carl knows?" suggests Ali.

"Maybe," you say. "I'll go ask." You head on up to Carl. You get the impression he already overhead your conversation - which, considering how people can upgrade their senses, wouldn't surprise you at all. Still, he waits for you to talk. "Hey, Carl?" you ask.

"Yes, Max?" he says.

"Can I augment my soul? Like to make myself more charming?" you ask.

"Sure," he says, smiling and nodding. "That's not a Lotus art, though. It's the use of Conjuration to bind and alter one's fundamental spiritual essence. It can be used to make you more charming, more socially magnetic, all kinds of things. I only have the vaguest idea of how to do it without killing yourself, though."

How do you respond?

>>23741972
Liz has SoTAM Saturday we are going out late.