>inb4 good storytelling

>>24691714
20 threads too late.

>>24691714
You're 20 threads too late for that.

>>24691724
>>24691729
More like 25.

<I did. Sir Flint spoke out against the mayor's action in front of the townspeople. The parasite actively prevented him from from convincing the villagers with words. That was not the first time such a thing has happened, and it has not been the last. I can see the creature move - wrapping, constricting around his soul. It chooses the worst moments for him to stumble, either over his feet, or his words. It does his best to destroy him. It drinks of him, when he'd otherwise shine brightest.

<I do not know why, and I do not know how, but that parasite must be removed. That is why I am going into the gorge. It is not to prove a point about a lich - it is because I believe this is the best chance we have of helping Sir Flint. If we can find common ground on something, surely, it's there.>

"...I'm not sure how he feels about me, after...that."

How do you respond?

>You're a third wheel, Auriel. You're clearly not compatible with Sir Flint, and I don't even know why you're here. I've had plenty of opportunity to consume or otherwise corrupt Flint before you came along.
>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.

>>24691625
Hm, this is going to turn good. We should also mention some things about how when we met him after the first incedent at the bar, how he vented his frustrations regarding how his family saw him, though we should leave out Megan. Then we should note that we think that he must have had a very lonely childhood, seeing from what we heard.

>>24691753
second choice pls

>>24691753
>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.

>>24691753
This, plus 2.

>>24691753
>>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.

>>24691753
Who Flint romances is not my business.

>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.

>>24691753
>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.
Really wanna do the first though I know 2 is better

I noticed some discussion about diplomacy at the tail of the previous thread.

I adjust the DC of diplomacy based on numerous factors - the character, their perspective, your own arguments, your deeds that they're aware of, etc. Basically, everything.

You can roll for it in the open if you like, or I can do it behind the scenes. Or, I can not roll at all, and simply make the narrative call that I feel is appropriate. It's your choice.

>>24691753
>>Even I can see he is infatuated with you. I will...help you, in that, because I believe he has affection with you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.
<Flint has lost much in his short life, but I believe his infatuation with you is sincere.>

>>24691753
We may want to include the second part of one with two.

>>24691778
Sorry, let me try again...
We should mention >>24691755, then say the second choice.

>>24691807
Roll with DC modifiers unless you need to make a narrative call.

>>24691818
>We may want to include the second part of one with two.

Yeah, I probably will.

>>24691807
If you're going to roll, or if you're going to just make a judgment call or fudge it, either way do it behind the scenes. That makes it feel more like roleplaying and less like rollplaying, and lets you make whatever call you think would be most natural.

>>24691807
I like it as you've been doing just fine.

>>24691753
Different approach: "Flint seems to care for you. Do you believe he would have argued with so much passion if it didn't matter to him what you thought, of him and in general?"

Then 2, though as others have said the last part of 1 does make sense. Though she'll probably think we're already succeeding at corrupting him.

>>24691828
>unless you need to make a narrative call.

I'm glad you keep the faith, but that puts me in the position to be tempted into a "narrative call" every time I want diplomacy to go a certain way for the sake of the story.

I either want a green light or a red light. Yellow is too ambiguous. I'll tell you now I've written too much not to abuse that power every chance I get.

>>24691879
That's not the kind of narrative call I mean. I mean that if we've just made an impassioned argument that you like, or that surprises you, that's much more important than whether we manage a decent die roll. And the same goes for failures, as well.

>>24691879

By the way, I need to know this...

...right now. Because the fix is in and its time to roll.

Am I rolling, or are you rolling?

Or am I just going to go Caesar on your asses and give you the thumbs up or down as I see fit?

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>>24691879
I would say take it easy on us, but I trust your judgement on narrative call

>>24691879
I'm going to give you red light, then. I trust your judgement but awesome things can happen when you have to write outside of your comfort zone/expectations and I'd rather not see you get stuck in some rut or routine and keep improving.

I'm fine with a DC modified by what we agree on to say.

(I prefer to roll in any case.)

>>24691920
>I mean that if we've just made an impassioned argument that you like, or that surprises you, that's much more important than whether we manage a decent die roll. And the same goes for failures, as well.

That makes a lot of sense.

>>24691922
I'd much rather you put yourself into the head of Auriel and your other characters, knowing everything you know that we don't, and make the call for what she'd decide. If you think it's too close to call, or you want randomness, roll behind the virtual screen and then act wise like you knew all along.

We must all be bros. That is the source of our power, broitude.

>>24691943
If it's a kinda blah argument, make us roll. If we pull something stellar, just thumb up it.

And if we spagooti harder than Flint give the thumb down.

>>24691879
SM I want a fantastic story, I don't care how it happens, as long as it does. So far, I'm not disappointed.

>>24691922
I would say that unless the situation is tense, then just compare arguments and modifiers, possibly taking an average "take 10" equivalent roll (take 50 with d100) to base it on.

>>24691920
This is good too.

>>24691968
This, so much this.

>>24691968
I support this.

>>24691922
I think I'd prefer to keep rolling for combat and so forth.

It makes more sense to me for the success or failure of social interactions to depend on factors like the persuasiveness of our arguments and our reputation with the person we're talking to.

>>24691968
>>24691986
>>24691993
>>24691946
>>24691937

...compiling...

...compiling...

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You sigh heavily. <Even -I- can see he is infatuated with you.> She blinks, her face blank. <Are you surprised?>

"...I...yes."

<I will...help you, in that. Because he is my friend, and I believe he has affection for you. If - IF - you will set aside our differences and focus on what needs to be done. I cannot fear a dagger at my back in battle, if it comes to that.>

Roll 1d100

>>24691968
It's not flint's fault that he spaghettis so much, that thing on his soul has a dozen pasta grinders working full tilt.

>>24692001
Agreed. I'd like to keep rolling for combat, because so much of that depends on chance, and there are many opportunities for small actions. Randomness modified by skill works well there.

Social interaction should not use visible rolls.

Rolled 19

>>24692024

Rolled 44

>>24692024
Rollin'

Rolled 91

>>24692024

Rolled 26

>>24692024

Rolled 24

>>24692024
Rolling for san loss.

Rolled 78

>>24692024

Rolled 41

>>24692024

Rolled 38

>>24692024

damn our dice.

Rolled 4

>>24692024

>>24692044
Oh, excellent.

So, why did we agree to roll for narrative knowing what we know about our curse in recent threads?

I hope it was a low DC

Rolled 12

>>24692024

Rolled 69

>>24692024
for spaghetti

>>24692089
We did get that 91

Rolled 46

>>24692024
!

Im just laughing at our rolls.8 of the first 10 was under 50

>>24692087
We didn't. We agreed to roll when it's too close to call and we don't make the right argument (or don't write it well). Otherwise, SM makes the decision the character would.

>>24692106
>>24692089
It's like the dice gods themselves are trying to stop trying to bring Auriel over to our side.

>>24692100
Indeed.

>>24692173
>>24692100
pity we need two dice to pass a DC check.

>>24692151
The dice are our Shel'kath.

>>24692193
What? I thought it was "at least one, plus a decent average and/or handwaving"?

>>24692250
nope SM confirmed it in a previous thread. My response to that was of course: We are doomed.

>>24692291
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24195585/#p24196929
>Rather, I sort of play a miniature game of Risk, then take into the account of the quality of the rolls after success/failure is determined.

>>24692320
Which suggests that one beating the DC is at least a partial success, with more than one being a stronger success.

>>24692250
Nope. On the up side, if it looks like we succeeded we still have good reason to doubt her intentions toward us (go-go gadget meta knowledge about roll failure!).

Rolled 81

>>24692291
We DO get some modifiers, though...

"They say...the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Well." Auriel looks at you. "You're not exactly a friend...but I'll accept you as an ally. For now."

<Understood. Then, to business. Now, the night you both imbibed ignorance potions, you asked Sir Flint what it would take to get in bed with a demonslayer. He said you would nearly need to dress poorly and ask nicely. I suggest you take off your armor to facilitate copulation, if that is your immediate goal.>

Auriel doesn't blush, this time. "You as blunt as a club...but I think I'm getting used to it. Did...uh...I phrase it that way?"

<You did. You were quite blunt, yourself. I was with the understanding that -smooth talk- was preferable in such situations. Do you not have much experience in the matter?>

"...it's been a while."

<Why does Sir Flint attract you?>

"...when we were on the airship...we spoke. It wasn't for that long...but...something about the way he stands."

<...the way he stands,> you state flatly.

"When you've met as many people as I have, Shadow, you come to know them at a glance," she says. "His posture...said he carried a burden as large as the sky. And still, he stood, and took it all, refusing to bend. And...well, he did rather sweep me off my feet...what woman wouldn't..." She sighs. "...I don't think I'm explaining this well."

<I believe I have the essence of your argument.>

"...and...he is, of course, physically attractive. That makes more immediate sense to you, I'm sure."

<That makes less sense. I'm unsure why humans judge things by appearances. The appearance of something often has nothing to do with the thing in question.>

"...well...so it is." Auriel opens her hands. "If he...does...have feelings for me, why doesn't he say so?"

What is your response?

>write-in

>>24692349
Let's not even go there. (That's another good reason to roll behind the screen for diplomacy and social interaction, by the way; the meta matters.)

>>24692409
Right back at you, Angel.

>>24692409
<Flint has lost much in his life, what I don't feel right saying. But I believe he fears opening up to you will just be one more thing to lose to his....affliction>

>>24692409
B-because I like you...

Seriously, though
>Why don't you?

>>24692409

<you have seen what the parasite does to him when he defends something, It should not take much to work out what it would do if he were to profess his love for you. Though, One could also ask why you do not confess to him...>

>>24692409
<If you have feelings for him why didn't you say so?>

>>24692409
<If you do have feelings for him, why do you not say so?>

>>24692409
<Humans, and angels, often hesitate to say exactly what they mean. He cannot be blunt, as you put it. For the same reason that, at least when sober, he doesn't talk about your tits. And probably for the same reason he keeps calling you -Highest-, rather than Auriel.

Not to mention that parasite wrapped around everything good about him.>

Rolled 99

>>24692409
Time to tell her a bit about Flint. Tell her that his life had been mostly about him getting compared to his brothers, and him being the "runt", and that the reason why he feels so strongly to us is that, in terms of how many friends we had, there weren't many...

>>24692409
<He mentioned some events in the past to me once that obviously continue to trouble him. Most of them involved his family but one involved a woman he seemed to have cared greatly for. He blamed his curse for how thing turned out and it's likely that he doesn't want to attempt anything while still under it. Particularly after tonight.>

>>24692478
>>24692493
>>24692409
second

Is it too late for me to join the quest for the night?

>>24692409
"Flint has spent most of his life mired in failure. He is strong, but his confidence is fragile. You notice how he kept calling you Highest despite your repeated attempts to get him to use your given name. He does not really believe he has a chance with you. You are too high, too far above him for him to reach. And even if he did reach you, the black thing around his soul would drag him away. It is only the influence of an ignorance potion that dampens those doubts."

>>24692514
>>24692513
sounds good.

We, the essence of Shadow, are giving relationship advice a former Paragon of Light.

Something seems wrong about this situation but I really don't care.

>>24692535
Yes

>>24692513
What the hell.

>>24692501
>And probably for the same reason he keeps calling you -Highest-, rather than Auriel.

It does seem like Flint has a "not good enough" thing going on. He might be bold when uninhibited, but not otherwise.

>>24692540
Yeah, that's the problem. Imagine having such a large chance of failing at anything significant you do, plus stumbling over your own feet whenever it'll make you look stupid.

the dice are cruel and fickle. The also like to tease us with good rolls when it doesn't matter.

>>24692513
That guy here.

What the fucking fuck...

>>24692501

10/10 will write about it

>>24692514
>>24692513
>>24692540

Ah, now we're cooking with gas.

Sometimes I wonder if you people pay attention to the small things.

But ever since that one anon found the mention of "birds" I planted at the start of the story, you've been watching like Hawks.

Well, time to write.

>>24692555
>implying I give a shit

>>24692513
I like it, other then the damn roll, of course...

>>24692609
>proving you're an attention whore for asking when you don't give a shit

>>24692607
watching like groundowls
pls rememeber your own cannon, hawks are extinct.

this is a joke, pls dont get made pls ;_;

>>24692642
Please calm down. I was just trying to alert people to the fact that I had arrived.

>>24692647
I feel like you would have a heart attack if someone say anything remotely threatening to you.

>>24692647
Unless the remaining hawks have begun the slow evolution into something like mini-velociraptors. What, we're in a magic setting, some bored wizard could have helped it along.

>>24692683
Hey, don't pick on pls pls!

He's one of the only namefags I can stand.

>>24692716
I'm not picking on him. He's like a bunny with a heart condition.

>>24692607
I'm bad with details, sadly. I will never discover the tiny thing that blows everyone's mind.
;_;

>>24692716
>pls pls
Double pls is a dead give away...

well falcons and hawks were typically kept as pets by nobles... once the Sky Sever came about I bet you they immediately began to work how to keep their pets alive.

>>24692665
>implying I give a shit

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<Why don't you say as much to him?>

"...I don't know."

<Let me tell you what I have observed,> you say. <I have observed that humans hesitate to say exactly what they mean. He cannot be blunt about his feelings for you - for the same reason that, when sober, he doesn't talk about your tits. And probably for the same reason he keeps calling you -Highest-, rather than Auriel.

<I think Flint has lived with this parasite - survived - since he was quite young,> you continue. <He has spent most of his life mired in failure. He is strong, but his confidence is fragile. He does not really believe he has a chance for your affections. He thinks you are too high, -Highest-, to far above to reach - and even if he did, that thing on his soul would crush his hope. And so he doesn't even bother. Perhaps he's taken all he can take. Perhaps he can't bear another failure.>

"...dear spirits."

<He mentioned some events in the past that continue to trouble him,> you say. <I cannot mention specifics. It is not for me to say. But despite working as hard, if not twice as hard as the rest of his brothers, he feels that he's always compared negatively to them. A runt of a litter, if you will. I believe there was once a woman he cared for, deeply, and the parasite ruined the relationship, or otherwise stole him from her.>

Auriel is very still for some time. "...you...understand him...far deeper than I do."

<That is not for me to say.>

"...I thank you, Shadow."

<You are welcome.>

Auriel nods to herself, then stands. She strides toward the campfire.

>con't

>>24692751
well, i don't think they really care that much about their pets really. not the same way we care about our dogs or cats or whatnot. cold masters who only care about functioning things. once the sky-sever happened, i imagine the nobles just roasted those birds that once served them so faithfully.

they ate their best friends when they were no longer of use. it's all allegorical imagery relating to human nature, and the overarching relationship between the people, nations, and even elements of the game.

in my eyes at least ._.

>>24692647

Relax, I loled.

>>24692751
>...not exactly...

>>24692805
>slaps him because he doesn't tell her anything

>>24692751
At the time of the Sky Sever, they were probably more worried about keeping themselves alive.

>>24692805
Looks like Flint is how we're going to get Auriel to stop being a bitch.

Time to get a relationship help tv show. Dr. Shadow to the rescue!

>>24692807
Yup, bunny with a heart condition.

>>24692855
Was that supposed to be derogatory?

>>24692834
>...not exactly...

Without falcons, there are no falconers.

Now there are Lizarders.

>>24692805
The only thing I request of you for this knoledge is that you still try to reach out to him. He needs more then one set of hands to pull him from his mire...

>>24692888
No. It's cute, but if you poke it it'll die.

>>24692805
d'awww

>>24692903
Notice how the post ended with "con't" instead of a "wat do?" not sure how much input we have at the moment anon.

>>24692805
Mr. Shadow is the best wingman.

>>24692903
This... (sniffle)... ...please...

>>24692938
with all do respect sir, i have survived 4chan for 5 years, and you cant be a complete pussy to wade through the shitmire that is /b/ and /v/.

i just find it is generally less obtrusive to a quivering beta than to attempt to act like a raging alpha. non-confrontational attitudes generally prevent confrontation, and thus i take on as non-confrontational of a persona as i possible can while online.

but really, i thank you much for your kind words.

>>24692987
I'm going to be honest, I do like you better than people who act like, "FUCK YOU FAGGOTS, MY OPINION IS THE ONLY GOOD ONE." But seeing 'pls' every other sentence is almost as annoying.

Auriel plants her feet directly in front of Flint, who had been sitting on the ground, rubbing his sword with a whetstone. He starts when he sees her armored legs, then sits up. "...ah...Highest?"

"Highest? Again?"

"Uh, well, yes, but I - "

"Stand up."

"I - "

"I said, stand."

Flint stands.

Auriel grabs him and pulls him into a long, ravenous kiss.

Joey's eyes bug out of his head.

Eventually, Auriel leans back from it, and faces a stiff, totally bewildered Flint. "I thought I told you to call me Auriel. Don't forget again...or I might have to make a punishment of it."

"Yes, High - "

Auriel's face warps into a mask of death.

"Er, Auriel. Auriel."

"Better." She inches back from him a bit. "...what I said earlier was unfair. I apologize. I was...frustrated."

"...you don't have to apologize...Auriel."

She looks at him, and smiles. "No. I do. The...shadow...and myself...have come to an understanding. I'll not trouble you further until we get whatever curse plagues you removed and gone for good. And in exchange, you - you should be more open with yourself."

"...y-you too."

Auriel smirks. "Hmm. I already am." She walks back across the campfire and plops back down without another word.

You sit next to her. <...that was...unexpected.>

"I thought to take a leaf from your book." For the first time, she extracts a bedroll from under her saddlebag and spreads it out on the ground. She lays down, shutting her eyes. "...exhausted..." She cracks an eyelid and stares at you. "You kill me, I haunt you for life."

<I wouldn't want that. I plan on living a very long time.>

The edge of a smirk turns her lip, and then she rolls onto her side, facing away from you.

You hop over to Flint.

He slowly turns his head to you. "...what just happened?"

<I believe you have moved one step closer to achieving copulation, and playing with her Hyperion-blessed tits, and sheathing yourself in both of her two holes. Which holes are those, by the way?>

"...later."

<As you would.>

>>24693032
well i cant be too popular, that would cause just as much of a problem.

polite sage for off topic

>>24693033
we are officialy best wingman.

>>24693033
>"...y-you too."
Oh god.

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>>24693033
>"...y-you too."
Oh, Flint.

Good for him, though.

>>24693033
>"...y-you too."

Oh Flint.

>>24693033
>"...y-you too."
It's the little things like that that makes this quest so enjoyable.

Sir Spagooti knows what it be.

>>24693033
>that last part
MY SIDES

Time to rake in some mad Humanity dosh, I'm guessing.

This has got me thinking. When Shadow finally understands the nuances of all these actions, is it going to look back on them with slight embarrassment? The same way a person might learn something new that corrects a misunderstand of the past?

Shadow is gonna have so many "Oh god, why." moments when he reflects on his childhood.

>>24693172
I do hope we never become human enough to feel embarrassment.

>>24693033
Right before Auriel gets up, we need to get very close to her face and say <You are rather amusing when you're asleep>

>>24693214
Nope.

>>24693033
time to give Joey the talk

I wonder how Auriel would feel if er curled up with her so that she was the big spoon. I bet shadows are cuddly :3

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>>24693172
Considering these are basically his teenage years. The answer is yes.

>>24693214
yeaaaahhhh.... no

>>24693246
>er
we*

derp

>>24693198
Huh, always thought of shadow as female. Odd.

>>24693256
Fucking waifushit.

>>24693214
why don't we just stick to putting Flint in bed with her in an effort to assist in their copulation attempts? Now that they have acnolaged the others feelings whilst not under the effects of the Ignorance Potions, they should be more likely to respond...

>>24693270
Indeed.

>>24693275
I support this.

>>24693275
<Human Observation Log<Attempting to repeat experiments on copulation>

>>24693275
This sounds a little, too, intrusive.

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You stay alert through the night, patrolling the edge of camp, as had become your habit.

The sun rises.

Auriel stretches like a cat, then sits up. She rubs her eyes with the back of her hands. "...sleeping in armor, again."

Flint is already awake. He glances over. "You know, you get used to it, on the road."

Auriel joins him and Joey at breakfast. "You must have traveled alone for a time, but that's not what I meant."

"What did you mean?"

"...when the wars dragged on, I slept in my armor so much...going back to a bed was strange. I had to wear it just to sleep, the first few weeks. Sometimes I just slept on the floor of my rooms."

Flint nods slowly. "...I suppose so." He raises his head. "Then...are we into the canyons?"

"Forward to Tarun Gakth," Auriel says. "Against all better judgement."

<It will turn out well. You'll see.>

"I'll believe that, Shadow, after I actually see it."

You wrap up breakfast quickly, and soon, you're on the move. The canyons approach quickly. Close up, they seem much higher, walls of pained stone in reds and whites and bold orange. Earth fought wind, here, and wind won...though it seems strange to think so.

You're relatively high up...and you can see the lands beyond the entrance you've chosen. The winding canyons stretch on like a forest of stone, over the horizon. It's like a maze and a desert fused as one, though the shade at the bottom of the canyons is cool, almost chill.
>pictured

An hour passes, and you come to a fork.

<Wait.> You stretch over the center of the fork. A orange sigil glows into existence. The triangle spins, then points directly to the northern passage. <Our heading. As predicted.>

"...or a one-off trap to get us nice and lost," Auriel mutters.

You ignore her and lead the way down the towering corridor.

>con't

>>24693270
pls scruffy, there is a time and place for hate and anger. pls just wait for the *actual* waifufags to show up, that way the rage will be fresh and new

just a kind suggestion, feel free to ignore it.

>>24693256
We're a genderless shape-shifter.

Check your privilege.

>>24693275
Do it. doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit

>>24693275
ya this didn't work the first time. Its fairly probable it won't work the second.

>>24693275
I think we've at least learned that people prefer this to be a private matter. Not to say we aren't curious, but you know

>>24693337

Yeah, I think we learned our lesson last time.

>>24693270
What, shadow is totally turning into the den mother of this merry band of misfits. Not sure where the waifushit in that is, but fell free to explain it to me.

>>24693314
Wait, we didn't gain any Humanity?

>>24693326
>>24693375
We need to invent a sarcasm punctuation mark...

>>24693379
He'll tally it all up at the end of the session.

>>24693386
They did that. Then they realized it was a dumb idea.

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>oh yeah
>you've gained 7 humanity (65)
>you've gained 1 temerity (42)

Branches of stone connect the rock above, like little bridges. The width of the canyon warps and ships up the sides, all the way to the sliver of sky high, high above. It feels unnatural...rock pulverized, cracked by a furious wind, and then worn smooth as glass.

You reach another intersection...much larger, this time, a big break in the stone. Spears of rock like oversized stalagmites dot the small plain. The sky above had grown grey with clouds. Many different passages split off from this section.

<There's sure to be another sigil, probably in the center.>

"Mmm," Auriel agrees. "Nice and exposed down there. Perfect spot for some kind of magical trap."

<Your pessimism is not helping our efforts.>

"No, but annoying you is my last recourse for entertainment in the middle of blasted, light-forsaken lands such as these."

You decide to ignore her, and lead the way toward the center of the field of rock.

...booom....

"...what was that?" Joey asks.

...booom...

"...run," Flint says. "Run! Gallop!"

...BOOOM....

>>24693386
Support.

>>24693450
Here comes the BOOM!!!

It's been a while since we unlocked anything.

>>24693450
I smell miniboss.

*sniff*

Smells like bad rolls.

>>24693450
Goddamn monsters always showing up uninvited.

>>24693472
It's the only kind of roll we know.

>>24693450
<GO! I will delay it.>

And eat it if our rolls allow.

Interesting thought, I wonder if at some point it'll possible to trade humanity / temerity for xp.

Makes me wonder if Erebus traded away his humanity for power towards the end when it was four on one.

>>24693513
Truly, where do these ideas of yours come from?

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The horses break into a gallop. Joey's horse rears, then takes off even faster than the other two. You sprint behind them, not quite at full speed, but putting effort into your run.

...BOOOM!

A huge golem emerges from behind a thick spear of rock. Its arms hiss and grind as it turns to look at you.

EERRRRRRAAAAAHHHHHH

A huge foot crushes the ground next to you. Cracks spiderweb through the rocks. The blast throws you slightly, but your wings guide you back to your friends. The robot turns to chase you, each stomp of its feet like a miniature earthquake.

What do you do?

>stick with the party. Don't split up!
>hang back, try to distract it!
>work to protect Joey; he doesn't seem to have good control of his horse
>something else

>>24693513
most likely he never developed it. If he simply ate as in our nature he wouldn't have understood why people saw him not striking the Black Hand down as bad... and why he did not aid his fellow elementals. No compassion at all.

>>24693450

Well I say we lead whatever is going BOOM away from our party members and when we are far enough away we super sanic back to them

>hang back, try to distract it!
Yup, look for whatever is powering it. Without a living mage it must have a powersource of some sort.

>>24693547

WE SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS NOW

Stick with the party though, I don't want to face this thing head-on if we don't have to.

>>24693547
>hang back, try to distract it!
Let's see if we can scamper up onto its back.

>>24693547
protect joey pls

>>24693547

>hang back, try to distract it!

and if joey falls off his horse pick him up and fly him to flint

>>24693513
I hope not. That would probably mean that certain things would be unlocked with Humanity and certain things Temerity.

The meta would destroy our ability to roleplay the character.

>>24693547
>>hang back, try to distract it!
>>work to protect Joey; he doesn't seem to have good control of his horse

>>24693547
>work to protect Joey; he doesn't seem to have good control of his horse

our hopeless side kick and comedy relief(besides Flint and Auriel's romance) is in danger.

>>24693547
Slip through it's cracks and wreck it.

Rip it apart.

jump up onto it's head and ride it

I second kiting it away from the group. we can always do a fly-over to relocate them...

>>24693547

You've chosen to hang back and distract it, possibly trying to hamper it.

>bonus for observation that mageless golems have a power source
>bonus for attacking a joint if possible

Secondary action: assist Joey if he needs help

Roll 1d100

>>24693549
Elementals - no sense of right or wrong!

Rolled 31

>>24693653
Time to eat golem!

Rolled 55

>>24693653

Rolled 27

>>24693653
rolling

Rolled 34

>>24693653

I invoke the wrath of Dr Pepper...

Rolled 78

>>24693653

>>24693547
Ride with Jo.ey. We need some character development for all of our companions!

Rolled 75

>>24693653

Rolled 89

>>24693653
I am the core of my dice.

>>24693659
Pfhahaha

Rolled 97

>>24693653
Rolln

>>24693659
ha

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>>24693659
>my face

>>24693695
>I invoke the wrath of Dr Pepper...

Really reaching here, people.

Frankly, I think the curse is from horribly abusing the baby seals. It was every roll, five people were all over those seals. Seal can only take so much.

Rolled 54

dice

>>24693742

It knows that I'm actually drinking pepsi...

Rolled 68

>>24693702
>>24693709
>>24693697
>>24693738
HUZZAH!

>>24693679
>>24693681
>>24693694
Dicerolls that counted average: 37.6
>>24693695
>>24693697
>>24693702
>>24693709
>>24693738
Dicerolls that didn't average: 74.6

>>24693771

too bad only first 3 count....

Rolled 17

>>24693789
My body is made of dice.

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>>24693789
shhhhh

37.6 is much higher than my average. I didn't get anything higher than 15 for two weeks once.

>>24693812
Hmm, it appears that the dice only appreciate the Fate route.

>>24693822
Obviously you need to roll more frequently to beat this curse.

Let's go back to first ten. We keep sucking at first three...

>>24693845
We abandoned that because we were getting too many crit successes/fails.

>>24693874
I would rather have first 5.

>>24693874
And we get too many fails/bad rolls with this one.

Rolled 23

>>24693653

You bounce up onto a pointed stalagmite and fly back toward the golem!

It swings hard! You try to dodge, but you've got too much momentum - and as it closes in, you realize that fist alone is the size of a shed! It scrapes along the ground, blowing away rock and dust.

You flap furiously, trying to gain altitude, but the debris from its sweep knocks you about, and its fist smashes into you! You're sent flying!

>you've taken 4 damage (33/37)

You're able to right yourself, and you land hard, then leap into the sky once more. The golem has turned back toward the horses, which are halfway across the valley.

Stomping feet shake the ground. Joey's horse slows, bucks, and he rolls off!

You're there. A giant foot comes down from the sky, but you're gone, dashing with the speed of shadow before it contacts. Joey rides on your shoulders, gripping your shadowy aura as hard as he can.

He glances up behind you just in time to see the horse get swatted into the canyon wall. It smashes to blood and gore on the stone.

He turns white as snow, then pins himself against your body. "RUN SHADOW, RUUUUN!!!!"

The golem unleashes its screech of steel and steam.

EERRRRRAAAAAHHHHH

The ground shakes.

...but it's different...the shaking isn't from a footstep...it doesn't stop, and gets louder, louder!

RUMBLE - CRASH

ROOOOOUUUAAAAAGGGGHH

A huge worm emerges from the stone, a titan of flesh and scales. Its face is a giant mouth, circular, lined with hundreds and hundreds of rotating teeth.

You're caught between two giants.

------------------
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And you'll figure out what the fuck you're going to do, next time!

Questions, comments?

HP: 37/37
Mana: 10/10
EXP: 2
Humanity: 65
Temerity: 42

>>24693874
How about best three of ten?

>>24693904

No method of rolling dice is ever going to be completely perfect.

mainly because /tg/ dice are evil, fickle creatures who enjoy fucking us over

>>24693838

or just use better dice...

If Shadow wanted to be a merciful Lord, he would allow us to use Bell Curve Probability rather than Straight Probability...

2d50 has a higher likelihood of getting 'average' rolls than 1d100...

but, that has the added effect of neutering the crit ratios.
chance for 100 on 1d100 = 1:100
chance for 100 on 2d50 = 1:2500

I find that taking the highest of the first three is generally the best method.

>>24693922
10/10 quest, would bang.
Don't change the dice system. It works well enough and we've ironed out the kinks.

>>24693922
>And you'll figure out what the fuck you're going to do, next time!
God damn it!

>>24693922

RUN

DON'T THINK JUST FUCKING RUN

Next thread?

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>>24693923

>best three of ten

No.

Don't worry, you can win even with shitty rolls...if your modifiers are high enough.

First clash against a new enemy, you don't have a ton of bonuses.

Rolled 36

>>24693922
trick them into fighting each other, supersonic

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>>24693975

And then I realize that this is a cliffhanger.

Fucking hell, SM.

>>24693983

Tomorrow, 9pm EST.

A little earlier if I can, but it won't be before 8 at the very very earliest.

>>24694010
>Tomorrow
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

>>24693922

Bottom part should be 33/37 hp SM.

In your haste to cliff hanger us you goofed a bit.

>>24694003
Double 1's count as critfails, Double 9's as critwins?

Next time, we might want to start by using Shade. If we position our decoy directly between the golem and the worm, we might be able to get them to attack each other.

Assuming they aren't being controlled.

>>24694043

ya corrected

Both threads have been archived. Will be up for another ~20 mins if anyone has a random question.

>>24694263
How fucked are we?

>>24694263

I think you aren't gonna answer this but, could we enchant armor or have someone enchant it for us to bind to our body and act like us. The armor would be able to ink and conform to any shape we take.

>>24694263
If we get Replicate, does that mean we can convincingly hold *any* realistic form, not just humanoid?

>>24693922
Sorry about being late on the pastebin compile, I've got exams for the next few weeks so they'll be bit late. I've got some catching up to do.

>>24694369

I'm afraid I can't answer that, Dave.

>>24694285

Mildly. These enemies are large, and difficult to kill, but you could outrun them.

The real problem is AFTER the battle...

>>24694263
When we get to either 100 Humanity or Temerity can we get a small passive bonus to our persuade / intimidate rolls?
And if so could that bonus get bigger every 100?

>>24694411
>If we get Replicate, does that mean we can convincingly hold *any* realistic form, not just humanoid?

That's exactly what it means, within reason. You can't grow to ten times your size, but you could hold any realistic form - tree, inanimate object, door, another person, angel wings, etc.

You'll stand up well to any mundane examination - except for how you actually feel. Magical detection will still pose the same obstacles.

>>24694432

There's no rush for a free service, take your time.

Captch: fdvalu services

>>24694450

There's already a system in place for that, which I will not discuss in great detail to spare you the meta. However, as I said, humanity and temerity do effect how you are perceived.

There has been almost no roll in this entire game that in unaffected by some modifier. I just don't show you.

>>24691625
I have to catch up from the last thread, but I am back! Kidney stones will not keep me from Shadow Quest!

>>24694263
Shadow felt his magic leave when the Demon Lord shut off magic, as did Auriel. Shadow got his back; Auriel didn't. What did the "getting it back" feel like, and how long did it take?

>>24694533
>Kidney stones will not keep me from Shadow Quest!

Shit that sucks man. Swift recovery.

>>24694581

It came back pretty quickly. You didn't have any mana left, but magic was back "on" - the senses simply returned to you, as if they were no longer blocked. You attribute this to the strange nature of the "unmagic" spell.

However, note that the "Spirit Sword" you picked up from the Old Forest Keep lost its enchantment permanently. Flint and Auriel's armor also lost their enchantments.

Finally, Auriel lost her angelic powers. She still is a strong mage in her own right, but she can no longer fly. Hovering and gliding are both possible for her.

Take what you will from that information.

>>24694694
>Finally, Auriel lost her angelic powers. She still is a strong mage in her own right, but she can no longer fly. Hovering and gliding are both possible for her.

Via magic, presumably, since she has no wings?

>>24694581

As an additional note on enchantments; they generally take one to several days to complete, and the most powerful enchantments are possible only with months of effort by a -very- skilled enchanter.

Furthermore, enchanters are very specialized, because it is a difficult skill and takes many years of practice to master. Most mages would rather strengthen their own powers than imbue armors with them, so enchanted things are not all that common to begin with. Most non-nobles, for example, can't afford enchanted equipment.

You already know you can consume enchanted materials for EXP and possible mana...but in the long run, they're probably more valuable if you hold onto them.

That's just my opinion, though. Hell, you could go on a mission to specifically consume enchanted things to fuck with the world for all I care. Mite B kool.

>>24694748
>Via magic, presumably, since she has no wings?

Correct.

Well, night all, hope you enjoyed.

Next time, on Shadow Quest:

Clash of the Titans!

>>24694796
At some point I'd like to see Auriel using the thought-writing quill. Could be entertainingly informative.

>>24694694
Before I ask, I have to apologize- my question is a loaded one.
Will we get to see the ability trees/stats for other characters?

>>24694899

....
....

...it depends.

I'm afraid that's all I can say, Dave.

Later peeps