>>24693808
"Lord Trevor, even if you don't like what I had to say earlier, the fact remains that most of your defenders have left this place, and that there are powerful people looking to capture Mer for their armies. These are not simple poachers or trappers that are searching; these are servants of Citadel who are brimming with all the power that it can muster.

"It is readily apparent that you care about your subjects and their well-being. For their sake, please take the necessary steps to ensure their safety from a large-scale attack.

"Those two lamias that lived there will be leaving with me today so feel free to do what you will with the Cathedral, should you change your mind."

Trevor just turns his back on you. You nod to Dana and the two of you leave.

"I know another girl whose art was criticized! You know, if you saw me out all the way to where I'm going I could introduce you!" You say.

Dana pauses. "Well...I have a duty to open and close the door for the Queens." She says. She opens the door to the Feast Hall. Then she walks through the threshold and closes the door. With her and you on the outside. She smiles. "There. I have done my duty."

She blinks and looks at you. "You sure you need an escort to make sure you leave all that way?" She rubs her arms. "I haven't...really...gone that far." She says. "Also, I can be extraordinarily cross with people, and have very harsh arguments with them...often with my stick." She points to the coral handled mace at her side. "It is a very poor argument sometimes...I just refuse to allow the other side to make any form of rhetoric at all." She frowns. "Also...people make too much sense out there." She says. "I could get confused and make mistakes."

>>24693770
realistic. about a fictional creature. are you serious?

>>24693766
Thats fine we all have our quirks. Mine are bad puns and stupid plans. As for mistakes I make them all the time!

>>24693868
Posted from last thread

"Oh, they just make a different kind of un-sense, it's easy enough to pick up. Besides, you don't have to see all that much of them if you don't want to, I have a very nice tower on a beach. With an indoor hot spring."

>>24693894
He's pulling your leg. A jokester. Pretty obviously non-serious.

Though, we should let this girl know she doesn't have to come with us- we can always use another hand, but she's free to stay at any town or place we find.

>>24693929
We have a beachside lighthouse with a hot tub. I think it's pretty obvious where the mer girl will end up

She uses a mace. I have a feeling she might be prime Caligo Clarus material if we convince her to come with us.

>>24693868
You'll fit in with my group. We are all rather quirky individuals who share a common inability to come up with good names or plans.

>>24694005
Not to mention a source of endless amusement

>>24693868
"Mistakes are fine. You might want to introduce yourself to all my friends if we're going to be traveling together. If you decide you don't like us, well, you're always free to go your own way."

Guys be careful about getting new party members. One of them might actually be GOOD at making plans

Imagine how silly that would make us look

>>24694059
I hope Dana is our strategist. That would be perfect.

>>24694102
oh god... it would.

>>24694102
We must make it so

>>24694102
This has to be done

>>24693925
"Oh, they just make a different kind of un-sense, it's easy enough to pick up. Besides, you don't have to see all that much of them if you don't want to, I have a very nice tower on a beach. With an indoor hot spring."

"NOW, you're sounding crazy." She says.

"You might want to introduce yourself to all my friends if we're going to be traveling together. If you decide you don't like us, well, you're always free to go your own way." You say.

"You sure it's okay that I come along?" She says.

"You'll fit in with my group. We are all rather quirky individuals who share a common inability to come up with good names or plans." You say.

"Oh, alright." She says. "As long as you aren't crazy. I don't want to travel among mad people. That's how you lose your mind, and pick up bad habits like littering." She follows you.

When you get back, the others have the boat ready, and Ssah is wrapped around Lea's arm.

"The little one loves Lea's singing." Tricia says. "Who is this?" She looks at Dana.

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>>24694141
>>24694118
>>24694102

>>24694193
"I keep making friends and I can't stop. Her name is A Mistake From Too Much Absinthe, Who prefers to be called Abby, spelled D-A-N-A. "

>>24694193
Just to be clear, every time you write "Dana" Ssen is saying "Abby", or was that just Dana being Leviathan about introducing herself for that particular moment only?

Either way, introduce her the same way: "This is Abby, spelled D-A-N-A. Dana, this is Tricia, Mari and Peri, Mage, and Lea.

>>24694208
Nonono, we do stupid ideas. Not bad ones. Bad ones end with people hurt and dead. Stupid ones just don't work as planned from the start.

>>24694193
>>24694208
"I think she'll fit right in"

>>24694193
A Mistake Brought From Too Much Absinthe, or Dana for sort.

>>24694193
"I'll need some help guiding the ship from the water, and Dana here agreed to come along. She hopes we aren't crazy, which is a terrible shame, given our history, but I'm sure we'll get along smashingly."

"I'm glad Lea's winning them over so quickly. Maybe she'll be the one to drop them off?"

>>24694193
This is an almost-friend. Her name is A Mistake From Too Much Absinthe though she prefers prefer to be called Abby, that's spelled D-A-N-A."

>>24694193
>and pick up bad habits like littering
I am so glad we decided to keep her.

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>>24694228
>Just to be clear, every time you write "Dana" Ssen is saying "Abby", or was that just Dana being Leviathan about introducing herself for that particular moment only?

Yes.

>>24694268
That picture is glorious.

>>24694268
>Citadel's_solution_to_flooding.png

>>24694268
dat eye

>>24694259
Is leaving dead people laying about considered littering?

>>24694335
That's a good question. Or maybe that's what she meant.

well, I -have- been petitioning for us to get some squires and trainees.

This is... almost what I wanted.

>>24694154
Welcome!

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>>24694297
Artist is Jacek Yerka.

>>24694364
Ah, Citadel architecture at its finest. Supported by hopes and dreams, and collapsed just as easily.

>>24694268
just add some tentacles and turtle parts and you have a full leviathan.

>>24694341
We should ask Dana if leaving dead cultists laying about is considered littering.

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>little one wrapping around lea's arm

Dawwwww

>>24694437
Ssen did it way back in the orginal writefaggotry that spawned this quest

>>24694468
>thatsthepoint

>>24694468
yes, I know.

But I don't have any images featuring both the concept of adorable things AND the concept of the cyclical nature of reality.

>>24694341
littering might mean producing litters, like a cat.

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>>24694468
knew I had it stashed somewhere

>>24694494
I am not good at judging the intent of posts. I've spent too much time on /v/.

>>24694223
"I keep making friends and I can't stop. Her name is A Mistake From Too Much Absinthe, Who prefers to be called Abby, spelled D-A-N-A." You say.

"Uh...huh." Tricia says. "So her name's Abby?"

You and Dana roll your eyes at the same time. Humans just can't understand, at least it sounds close enough that Dana isn't insulted.

"Anyway, we need some help guiding the ship from the water, and Dana here agreed to come along. She hopes we aren't crazy, which is a terrible shame, given our history, but I'm sure we'll get along smashingly." You say. "I think she'll fit right in."

"Smashing like a club to the skull." Tricia says.

You get on board. "I'm glad Lea's winning them over so quickly. Maybe she'll be the one to drop them off?"

"I have not felt my arm for the past hour." Lea says. "I want this kid GONE." She takes a dep breath. "His Light is filled with compassion and charity. Children are the virtues of His Light in purest form." She says. "I am a pious and good person, I serve the Light, I can..." She grunts as the kid squeezes.

"Sing! Sing!" Ssah says.

"Do you know 'Crush the Darkness and all that dwell within it?' You little Spawn of Shadow?!" Lea snaps.

Ssah just laughs.

"I think we should cast off, quickly." Peri says. "So...what are we calling this death trap? And we're NOT calling it Ship or Boat!"

>>24694588
Ssencorship.

>>24694588
say the lizard word for ship or boat

Ssah, come here, your hurting Lea and thats not a good thing. Poor human arms are fragile.

As for a name I got nothing. Maybe Wind?

>>24694588
Hope.

...Because that's the only thing keeping it afloat.

>>24694588
The Dawnship

>>24694629
I like you. We shall make man babies.

>>24694588
Shoat or Bip

>>24694653
bleh, sounds like such a Citadel sentiment.

>>24694588
"B-b-but... fine."

Then >>24694636 we'll get our way yet!

>>24694588
We could ask Dana for a name.

>>24694588
"Obviously, it's the Coral-rammer."

>>24694650
I second asking Ssah to get off of lea. You're hurting her arm, little one.

>>24694588

The S.S. "Inevitably Successful in All Endeavors."

>>24694588
Peace Sailer.

I've been playing Peace Walker a lot.

>>24694719
Definitely. We'll hold her for now.

>>24694719
Yeah, we should hold her and totally not tear up to finally be holding our own little one

>>24694588
the SS Smaller Than Peace's Mom

>>24694726
At the cost of 3d20 points of Status quo per heroic action taken

>>24694588
"Blanket".

Posting the obligatory "She's One of Ours, Sir."

>>24694811
That's crazy enough to work as a slight distraction

"Flotsam!"

Good name, eh?

>>24694811
>>24694832
No, no, that's what we'll rechristen the Leviathan.

I can just imagine Dana and Ssen going back and froth with names right now.

"High Water".

>>24694855
Fair enough.

I hope echo likes one of these.

Also:

"That thing we sail on!"

>>24694857
Not enough punny names aside from >>24694629

imagine some historian trying to translate our history into their language.

"And so, "name" the paladin, along with her brother, "mage" the mage, on their ship "boat", along with their friends p/meri, lea, and tricia..."

>>24694901
I can't come up with any puns damnit

I'm TRYING

The "Sea Serpent"?

>>24694650
<Ssah, come here, your hurting Lea and thats not a good thing. Poor human arms are fragile.> You say.

<Auntie! Auntie!> Ssah says as she uncoils from Lea and wraps around you.

<Ssai, what's the word for Ship?> You ask.

<Kassat> Ssai says.

"Kassat." You say.

You hear a scraping sound. You look. Dana's etched the word into the prow of the boat with her claws. She gives you all a cheery wave. "This word also means death by exsanguination by way of perforation in my tongue! Although it's pronounced Kasst-aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh-ttttt."

"Yep..." Mage says. "She's one of us." He shrugs as he casts sail. "So...here's hoping we don't die!"

You set sail.

The first bit of the sailing is pretty fair. It's a matter of getting the right current in open water. Thankfully, with Dana and you in the water, it's not really a problem.

The first problem you hit is when you reach the first heavy coral reef.

Steer around it, guide it through with Dana, or just smash any coral that gets in the way with beacon and Dana helping with her stick?

>>24694942
Guide it through with Dana.

>>24694942
Ford the River.

>guide it through with Dana
Yup,

>>24694942
guide it through, coral is tough as hell.

>>24694942
Guide

>>24694972
you just doomed us to die due to dissentry.

>>24694975
And it might be somebody's home, too. No smashing.

>>24694942
>>24694967
Yep. The plan was guiding-with-dana.

Hope we don't run afoul of sharpcorals!

>>24694999
>>24694981
>>24694974
>>24694967
Guide it is.

Do you want Ssai to help?

>>24694942
When we hit the corals

<"I have to help with the ship now Ssah, go be with Ssai for a while. it was nice holding you a while.">

Then, after she unwraps, get to it

>>24695020
How big is Ssai?

Also, does she want to?

>>24695020
three hands are better then two. sure.

>>24695020
Lets not.

>>24695040
actually yes, ask her.

>>24695040
I think Echo said 10-12 feet.

At same I kinda want her watching over her sister so >>24695020 no for me.

>>24695020
Nah, Ssah would end up curling up on Lea again. Or Mage's pencilarms.

>>24695020
no, she should watch over Ssah, and we don't know how dangerous it could be.

>>24695020
Ssai watches Ssah is how I think it should go.

Unless she REALLY wants to help.

>>24695112
>>24695062
>>24695045

You leave Ssah back on board to keep her sister under control.

+1 for you guiding them
+1 for Dana's help

Roll 1d20+2

Rolled 8 + 2

>>24695171

Rolled 3

>>24695171

>>24695171
That should be Ssai. My bad.

Rolled 15

>>24695171

i hope 10 was high enough... but I have a feeling it wasn't.

>>24695171
And the ship explodes. As usual.

Rolled 3 + 2

>>24695171

>>24695181
10?

we're AVERAGE. prepare to bump things, but not disastrously.

>>24695218
>Average
>Coral Reef
>Mer and Ssen guiding it through.

thiscanonlyendwell.jpeg

>>24695181
Well, you get Kassat through the area in one piece. Trouble is that it takes longer than you thought it would.

A few bumps here and there, but nothing harmful.

The next obstacle is nastier. There's a crazy strong riptide in this area. You need to keep the Kassat on course, or at best you'll be pulled into dead water, at worst, back into the coral shores.

Steer it yourself, have Mage use some magic to make a stronger wind. Stay in the water and follow Dana's leads on guiding the ship, trying not to get sucked out to sea yourself.

>>24695282
Steer it yourself, have Mage use some magic to make a stronger wind


This sounds best. With Dana leading the ship. She's better at water then us.

>>24695282
Have Mage use some magic to make a stronger wind. Trust in our brother.

Oh dear god what am I supporting.

>>24695282
Follow Dana's lead, she'd know better and Mage is Mage.

>>24695282
Whatever we do, don't try to directly fight the rip currents. tack in the general direction we want to go, but go with the current as long as it doesn't lead directly into the coral.

Get Mage's help, and Dana's guidance, working together.

>>24694942
>Auntie!

Oh shit I just realized.
Granny exists. We're auntie now.

This whole situation is growing more adorable.

>>24695351
To clarify: get Dana's guidance about specifically how the wind might help before getting Mage to try it. The wrong wind will make the rip currents *worse*.

Rolled 12

>>24695351
>>24695319
>>24695324
Okay, a +1 because Stitcher knows his stuff.

Mage takes a deep breath and focuses. He points the Horn of the Fell Hind at the sail.

Rolled 19

>>24695422

oh nice, not a nat 20, but close enough

>>24695427
You now realize he didn't call for a roll.

well fuck those are good rolls for us.

>>24695422
Mage sags in relief, and then tries to cover it up with an 'of course it worked' attitude.

+1 Good tactics
+1 Dana
+1 Mage's Wind Spell

Roll 1d20 +3

Rolled 17

>>24695447

Rolled 18

>>24695447

Rolled 20 + 3

>>24695447

>>24695457
hah funniest thing, it still adds up to 20

>>24695461
well then.

... damnit I just realized we're going to have crap combat rolls.

Rolled 8

>>24695457
>>24695458
>>24695427
>>24695461

17, 18, 19, 20

>>24695483
Shhh you.

>>24695447
Mage gets a back pat.

>>24695492
That had a one-in-twenty chance of being hilarious.

>>24695457
>>24695458
>>24695461
And now were are completely fucked later on. I'm fucking certain of it.

>>24695508
see
>>24695494

>>24695457
Marvelous! And you've made up a little of the time that you lost on the reefs!

Now the hard part, you have to leave the ocean and go through a sound for a bit, rapids, rocks, and His Light only knows what else, but if you can speed through this, you'll be spit out back into open water, and you'll Be able to ride the current to get you to Stone Hall and the Leviathan before Adahn and his troops. You might even get a little sleep in.

Should Mage keep up the wind control?
You want to brave the rapids with Dana?
Should Ssai help here?
Any other tactics?

>>24695483

If we're lucky, maybe our enemies will too!

It'll be like one of those episodes from G.I. Joe, but with magic and swords and stuff.

>>24695564
And NOW we blow up.

>>24695564
>Should Mage keep up the wind control?
Yes.Light help us.
>You want to brave the rapids with Dana?
Yes...
>Should Ssai help here?
No.
>Any other tactics?
Pray?

Should Mage keep up the wind control?
You want to brave the rapids with Dana?
Should Ssai help here?

Yes to all. We need those bonuses

As far as any other tactics taking a Schooner through rapids is stupid. We need kayaks.

>>24695569
We had one of those on our way to this watery hellhole.
>>24695564
Keep the kid in the boat where is marginally safer, do not change the plan unless the changes involve prayer to the Light

>>24695564
In the rapids, wind seems like it'll mostly churn things up, and it'll toss us around more when we need precision control. If the sound has currents moving us in the direction we need to go, cut down on the sail a bit and go with it, though leave enough if we need to furl it back out quickly. Use the blunt end of Beacon as a guiding pole to push us away from rocks if needed.

>>24695612
Cutter, not a schooner

>>24695564
Let's get Ssen in the water. We have armor, so abrasive injury isn't a big deal. Crushing perhaps maybe.

Ssai and her sister should be helping to tie things down at this point. Last thing we need is someone besides ourselves being flung overboard.

>>24695618
>Keep the kid in the boat where is marginally safer, do not change the plan unless the changes involve prayer to the Light

We know better than this. Pray to His Light (silently), but keep rowing to shore.

>>24695632
Does this thing have backup oars, I hope, and not just a sail? Break 'em out.

>>24695629
alright I'll concede to soemone who sounds like they've actually gone through rapids.

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Please, there is no such thing as too much prayer' in rapids.

>>24695692
Heh. A few times, yeah. Not crazy enough to do it in a sailboat, though; that's definitely a Dawnchaser plan.

>>24695705
I'm certain that we could be better off praying constantly until the citadel is overthrown;.

This is actually a really good time to teach the girls about praying.

>>24695731
We're going to be way too busy for that. Perhaps later. Right now, this is a "His Light helps those that help themselves" moment.

Rolled 2

>>24695686
"Mage," You say. "Enough wind. I have a new task."

"What?" Mage asks.

You hand him one of the spare oars, and the others, even Ssai have the punting poles you 'borrowed' from Coral Gate's gondolas.

"Oh." He shrugs. "Alright, I don't mind this."

Ssah has been tied down tight, she's clapping and loves the splashes and when the boat tilts.

Peri's at the helm, having a grand time steering.

You're using Beacon as a pole.

Dana...

>>24695752
>dana roll

Oh boy, what is dana doing?

>>24695760
Or, not doing.

oh damn, thats a horrid roll.

>>24695752
I hope this is a "low is better" roll...

>>24695752
>tying them down
I actually meant Ssah could... tie things down. As is our natural ability. But whatever!

>>24695752
"Crap!" Peri yells. "Abby got pulled to the side and hit a rock hard! She's gone under, I don't see her!"

Say with Kassat, or go for Dana? She could be fine.

>>24695784
I dunno if she technically can drown. Don't care either, we're jumping after her.

>>24695784
Go for Dana.

>>24695784
Could we use our tail for her to grab? Or grab her with.

>>24695784
Jump out, hold on to the side, duck under, and look. She might be fine, but if we don't see that for sure, we're going after her.

>>24695805
We could use our tail to anchor ourselves to the ship.

>>24695807
Or, alternatively, get Ssai to do it; she's almost certainly a better swimmer than Ssen.

>>24695784
>>24695805
no no no. We grab a rope and jump in.

Maybe we hold on with the tip of our tail to the ship if the rope idea is too slow.

>>24695784
Can mer even drown? I don't want us to lose our brand new companion right after we got her.

>>24695826
she didn't have visible gills.

Which means she can probably drown. Like a whale.

>>24695826
I don't think we actually know if they can breathe water; fairly sure they can breathe air, though, and it isn't common to do both. But in any case, she can still get seriously hurt if she's unconscious in the rapids.

>>24695825
>>24695807
>>24695813

There's no rope that you haven't used to something else vital, so you wrap your tail around a sturdy part of Kassat and dive in. Thank the Light for your new eyelids.

1d20 +2 for the eyelids.

Rolled 3 + 2

>>24695889

Rolled 8

>>24695889

damn, do we have any re-rolls?

>>24695900
>>24695889
how do we roll poorly on eyelids.

>>24695900
Why

our sense rolls are always, alway horrible.

>>24695909
Not a one.

>>24695919
we really need to get some bonuses on those, I'm pretty sure cavefish have better rolls than we do.

>>24695900
Crap, you don't see anything.

"Ssen!" You hear when you come up for air. "We need help!"

Look again for Dana, or help the Kassat?

>>24695957
we... can't leave her behind. And yet its the entire ship... damnit, damnit.

I'm going to be stupid and say look for Dana.

>>24695957
Give it one more try.

Goddammit.

help the Kassat, we cannot risk it sinking.

>>24695957
One last try and hope that Dana is somewhat competent

>>24695957
Look one more time, then we have to help the others.

>>24695985
>>24695972
>>24695970

+1 continuing search
+2 Eyelids

1d20 +3

Rolled 12

>>24696000

Rolled 14 + 3

>>24696000

Rolled 4

(for some reason the save email field has disapeared completely... so I have to type it in everytime)

>>24696005
>>24696006
thank god

>>24696005
15? Hopefully that's enough.

>>24696005
Thank you anon!

>>24696005
There! You see her. She's conscious, but she's only using one arm to swim. She nods her head at you and points upwards.

Rolled 8

>>24696073
Right, to arms! Err time to help the ship.

>>24696073
Sounds like she's OK; she doesn't look desperate for help.

Just to make sure: follow her finger, where is she pointing? At the ship or surface, or at something else?

If she isn't pointing to something else, help the ship.

>>24696073
If she's good then go up and help the ship.

>>24696073
Guess we can help the ship now

>>24696073
It was good that you spotted her, because she had almost lost you guys as well.

You come up and try your best to keep the Kassat in position. The ship's already veering off a little.

No bonus for the 1 extra turn to find Dana
No bonus for Dana because she's hurt and can't lead
+2 for Ssai, Lea, Mage, and Tricia also pushing.

1d20 +2

Rolled 2

>>24696203

>>24696073
Return her gesture and retun to the ship to help there after the emergency see what's wrong with abby.

>>24696213
I'm so sorry. I'll put the dice away.

>>24696213
oh.

oh

We really need a new fucking dice rolling mechanic.

>>24696249
yup, its about to kill us

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>>24696203
When you say "come up and try your best to keep the Kassat in position", do you mean swimming and guiding it, or back in the boat with Beacon. Kinda hoping the latter, since that gives us a chance to push away from rocks we get close to.

>>24696259
worse than kill us:

it's going to DELAY us.

>>24696277
ya true. hopefully we get a good roll again soon.

>>24696213
And this has gone from a boating journey to a swimming one.

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>>24696249

but I have a feeling we are going to pay for that string of good rolls.

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>>24696249
Mayhaps we should try best of two? or even of three? even of two should be an immense aid to us, seeing as we always get single digit rolls followed by >15 almost every time.
also ~yay~ i just finished catching up on this quest, and am now actively going to be participating. maybe.

>>24696203
We've got this. But we're definitely going to come into port like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7m5Int1hAA#t=1m4s

>>24696213
>Players: But i only wanted a peaceful trip home.
>Dice: YOUR NOT FUCKING ALLOWED TO HAVE NICE GODDAMN THINGS YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!!!!!!

>>24696213
The ship pitches and rolls, back and forth, and someone, you're not sure who, maybe you, over corrects.

You spin around wildly, and the get pulled along sideways, you look and you see a chance to push off. You push off one way, you'll survive, but you'll lose your lead, and you'll tie Adahn to Stone Hall.

The other way keeps you in the current...but you're going to have to pray that when you slam into the reef, that the ship holds enough not sink. Pushing off wont be hard from that, and you'll keep your lead.

Or you can push really really hard, and grab Mage, and blast your way out.

>The other way keeps you in the current...but you're going to have to pray that when you slam into the reef, that the ship holds enough not sink. Pushing off wont be hard from that, and you'll keep your lead.

This. Have Mage cast Stone to mud on the reef.

>>24696356
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE CAUTIOUS! FULL SPEED AHEAD!

>>24696350
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7m5Int1hAA#t=1m4s
Can we go into port like this echo?

Please?

Pretty please?

>>24696377
Brilliant! We might stick, but we won't bounce.

Let's hope coral is close enough to "stone" for it to work.

>>24696356
Guess there is no point in not going full magical balls out

>>24696356
FULL SPEED AHEAD!

STONE TO MUD!

PREPARE FOR A HARD CRASH, LADY TRICIA. INFORM THE CREW.

Rolled 8

>>24696432
>>24696398
>>24696393
>>24696377

You grab Mage. "STONE TO MUD!"

"WHAT?!"

"ALL OF IT!" You yell gesturing to the big ass field of rocks and stones the Kassat is heading towards.

Mage grabs his staff in both hands and raises his staff and focuses. You can see the sphere glowing brightly.

He slams the staff against the side of the Kassat.

damn, its his best spell. You'd think he'd get some bonuses to it.

>>24696558
Oh man, we dead.

It was a good run, guys.

>>24696558
Pressure plus Mage equals bad.

Rolled 9

The spell sorta works. A few rocks are turned to mud, and a few rocks are turned into slightly less solid rocks. Sadly too many of them are still very solid.

"HANG ON!" You scream.

>>24696578
>>24696558
>rocks turn to mud
>water turns to mud
>everything is mud
>we are now stuck and must pull the boat

>>24696594
I hope high was good.

>>24696594
Can we help break them?

>>24696594
There's a horrid CRUNCH sound, and you see the mast of the Kassat crack and snap. The boat quietly floats out of the sound and into the current...but you watch in quiet horror as the mast slowly breaks and falls, splashing into the water.

You're still afloat, and in the proper current...but you have lost your sail.

Dana pulls herself up onto the ship. "You lost your big bed sheet and stick. They were important, weren't they?"

<Wanna do that again! Whoosh, splash, CRUNCH!> Ssah says.

"Well...that's it." Peri says. "It was nice knowing the Leviathan and Stone Hall." She sighs. "Motherfucking cock-sucker!" She kicks the side of the boat.

Mage just goes to the stern, he's not looking at anyone.

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I still think we have an elves-save-the-day deus machina just waiting for when we need it. As soon as things get bad enough.

They still want to capture us, after all.

>>24696714
Don't give up! Get out and push, Ssen!
Oh god this is hopeless they're all dead.

>>24696714
oh ouch.

I'm afraid that thing was what allowed the wind to push us. We could move it so the wind pushed us differently. Without it we cannot move as we want.

>>24696714
Welp......nvm on the whole saving the day thing again.

>>24696714
"Mage, stop sulking, this is my fault. I got too greedy."
Get back in the boat and retreive the sail from the water, we could hold it in place with our tail or use the sail like a kite.

>>24696714
<yes, they were quite important.>

Curl up and assume the pondering position.

Stay like this a moment.

Get up, declare:

"We will harness sea life together and have it pull us to our destination."

>>24696714
"Dana, you looked like you took hard it, you good? Everyone else alright?"

<How are you two doing? No damage done, I hope.>

"Mage? You okay?"

Once we go through the check.

"Plans?"

>>24696714
We may not have the sail, but we have the oars, and Ssen and Dana. Row and push with all our might.

Pity we can't make our own currents... then we could go as we want.

>>24696795
>hard it
>hard hit

Sigh. I always catch this shit after posting...

>>24696714
"Yes Dana. Our big bed sheet and stick were very important. All right, is anybody injured? Raise your hand if you're drowning!"

>>24696810
Waitaminute, mage can use the wind, why couldn't he boost the current?

>>24696714

Is it possible to retrieve the mast and sail? It might be possible to mend the wood with a modified spell, although drying out the sail could take a while.

>>24696823
Because he might just boil the water away.

>>24696714
Snatch the mast and sail out of the water. We're *ludicrously* strong at wrapping. If the main mast is all that broke, and the bits holding the sail unfurled are still in place, we can manage this.

Between that, the oars, and Dana and Ssai, we can manage this.

>>24696831
Retrieve the sail. We can still use it.

The mast... I dunno.

>>24696714
If we can retreive the mast does Mage know a "mend" or "make whole" spell that we can use to repair it.

>>24696863
... I wonder if troll blood has any 'tree' in it. We could plant the mast and try to make it grow into the ship

(grasping at straws, but its fun to do.)

>>24696863
He can try to ice it.

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>>24696714
Check everyone, ask for plans, gather up the sail.

Then tie dolphins together and have them pull our ship. Or sharks. Whatever.

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>>24696714
We could try using the sail as a Kite to propell us?

>>24696911
>ice it

GRAB THE SAIL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

Get a bucket, start freezing water into a pillar we can hang the sail from.

>>24696930
that would be brittle as fuck.

>>24696772
"I'm afraid that thing was what allowed the wind to push us. We could move it so the wind pushed us differently. Without it we cannot move as we want." You say.

You jump into the water. "Come on, help me get the bed sheet."

You and Dana dive down and grab the sail. Your claws are invaluable to cutting it free. The mast is way too heavy, even with your tail. It's also covered in ropes and metal, and you can warp around it teasy enough...but you can't get it to go up, even with Dana's help. You write it off as a lost cause, but you're able to salvage most of the sail.

You come back up. The others have gotten out the oars and the poles and are trying to row.

"Dana, you looked like you took a hard hit, you good?"

Dana winces as she touches her arm. "Not broken, but very very hurt."

"Everyone else?" You ask.

You get declarations of 'Fine' or 'good' from everyone.

<How are you two doing? No damage done I hope?>

<We're fine.> Ssai says as she rows.

"Mage? You okay?" You ask.

No answer from your brother.

You head over to him. "Mage, stop sulking, this is my fault. I got too greedy."

"Every time...every time you NEED me to do something...I botch it." He looks out into the ocean. "Now people are going to die, and we can't stop it, and don't say that it's all you fault, because some of it IS my fault. You needed me to step up...and I botched it."

>>24696930
Salt water doesn't freeze very well, if I recall.

>>24696930
We can just ice the mast into place, it's be stonger than that.

>>24696928
That's an even better idea than trying to hold the mast together with constriction. Worth a try.

>>24696942
It would only need to last to stone hall then we would ditch he fuck out of it

>>24696946
I personally blame the dice system Mage. You knew that spell inside and out and random chance made you botch it. Nothing else.

yes i know this won't be used hah.

>>24696962
Might as well give it a try, not the worst idea in the world.

>>24696946
"Don't worry, we'll do SOMETHING stupid to fix all of this.

On an unrelated note, are you any good at flying kites?"

>>24696946
"They're only dead if we give up, brother."
"Think we could make it into a kite?"
"Dana, do you think you can get any sea animals to help, dolphins or something that could pull us? No idea if you can do that."

>>24696976
We need to use dice as a metaphor for Mage.

Also get Dana a healing potion.

>>24696994
We could make a pair of dice into a pendant and give it to mage. say its a metaphore for his magic.

>>24696946
>"Every time...every time you NEED me to do something...I botch it." He looks out into the ocean. "Now people are going to die, and we can't stop it, and don't say that it's all you fault, because some of it IS my fault. You needed me to step up...and I botched it."

"Remember the stealth spell back at the Bear Shrine? You pulled it off so well I was practically invisible. You are, without a doubt, the single best spell researcher in the world; you've invented more new spells than most mages do in a lifetime. Perfection is too much to ask of any mortal being, and you come as close as anyone could ever expect. But you seem to forget all the incredible things you've done the moment anything goes even slightly wrong, and you think we should do the same."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2FVLQrvUik#t=36s

>>24696946

As I recall you once brought down a mountain to save us. One mess up is always just another dawnchaser plan away from working even better. Now help me think of a stupid plan. So far I've got grow a new mast using some crazy magic, changing the currents, again by some crazy magic. Or all else fails we can get out and push!"

>>24697070
this is the most appropriate feeling for what we are going to do.

We may need to weigh it down properly with a bit of snakeweight, but yeah.

>>24696946
Okay. You botched it. I've botched things too. I tried to push Isen out of the way of an arrow, and left you all rudderless in the middle of Citadel. Every time I kill someone, it means I failed stopping the fight in the first place. And if I remember, a few days ago I accidentally stripped the flesh from Tricia's bones. Now what? What are you going to do?

>>24697122
Hardly fair to even call this a botch; he's always trying to push spells to their limit, bringing down mountains and mudding entire rapids. And the spell helped; it would have been even worse without it.

>>24696990
"Remember the stealth spell back at the Bear Shrine? You pulled it off so well I was practically invisible. You are, without a doubt, the single best spell researcher in the world; you've invented more new spells than most mages do in a lifetime. Not to mention the time you brought a mountain down to save us.

"Perfection is too much to ask of any mortal being, and you come as close as anyone could ever expect. But you seem to forget all the incredible things you've done the moment anything goes even slightly wrong, and you think we should do the same.

"Okay. You botched it. I've botched things too. I tried to push Isen out of the way of an arrow, and left you all rudderless in the middle of Citadel. Every time I kill someone, it means I failed stopping the fight in the first place. And if I remember, a few days ago I accidentally stripped the flesh from Tricia's bones. Now what? What are you going to do? They're only dead if we give up, Brother." You say.

You hug his shoulders and you and he stare out at the water. You see a bird soar past.

Deep in your Lamia Brain, you get an idea.

"They don't flap...they soar...like a kite." You look at your brother. "Mage, could...could we make that," You point at the huge drying sail. "Into a kite?"

Mage stares at it. Then he tilts his head. He nods. "We'll need a steady wind for this..." He nods. "I can do that...yeah...make sure someone keeps me from nodding off, but we could do it...but where are we going to get the rope?" He asks. "It went down with the mast."

You nod. "I'll think about that." You say. You head down to Dana who's drinking a healing potion that Tricia gave her. "Dana, can you get any sea animals to help us? Dolphin, or something to pull?"

"How would I do that?" Dana looks around. "I don't know these waters, and I don't see any convenient dolphins. If some show up, maybe...but we are pretty alone out here for now." She shrugs. "I could go looking, but I don't want to lose the Kassat."

>>24696928
I second this, make a kite and get Mage to magic-wind us.

>>24697179
"If we want something that will come to us, well, we could chum the water. Then harness the sharks."

>>24696946
"Botches happen, Mage. No one under the Light is perfect."

>>24697179
As for ropes.... hmm, looks like we are going diving.

>>24697179
"Never mind that then Dana, but I do need some help getting the rope that went underwater, lets go get it."

Grab a knife before we go.

>>24697179
"Well if we can't find rope we might have to make it but ho-Lea..Can I borrow a few feet of Bandages?"

>>24697179
First of all, make a mental note to start carrying a large length of rope in our pack; we're clearly failing as an adventurer if we don't have any.

Meanwhile, other approaches:

Dive for the rope and cut/bite through the knots holding it to the mast.

Tie some lengths of spare clothing together.

Use strips of the sail itself, carefully twisted for strength.

Full-length Lamia chain, with a strong enough wind.

>>24697205
Yikes. That's a Dawnchaser plan if ever I heard one.

>>24697242
"Never mind that then Dana, but I do need some help getting the rope that went underwater, lets go get it." You say. "I need a knife."

"Why do we need that rope?" Dana says. "Is it special rope?"

>>24697261
Not bad.

>>24697264
>First of all, make a mental note to start carrying a large length of rope in our pack; we're clearly failing as an adventurer if we don't have any.

No you did, that WAS the rope you used to get the Kassat together.

>>24697270
"...Dana, are you carrying any rope?"

>>24697270
"No, we'll just be needing a lot of rope.

Do you have a more convenient source?"

>>24697270
"We need rope to get moving, and thats our only rope."

hah.

>>24697281
"...Dana, are you carrying any rope?" You ask.

"No, but that's spider seaweed," She points to a mass of green below the water where it's shallower. "So called because of how tiny the 'threads' of it are...but if you grab the root of the plant, and tie it together, and make sure that the temperature doesn't exceed 93 degrees...then those work as ropes. But if those ropes are special ropes, then I can help you get them."

>>24697335
How hot is it? the wind should help keep them cool.

>>24697335
Thank you Dana. It sounds like the Spider Seeweed is more special then Mast Rope.

>>24697335
"I see, that's very handy. How quickly could you get the seaweed together into rope? I think I may go and recover the rope anyway, but it's a brilliant idea to make some on the fly, if you can."

>>24697335
You know, I almost suggested seaweed, then dismissed it as not possibly being strong enough. I clearly fail at Dawnchasing.

>>24697366
I suggested chummed shark harnesses.

I'm too EXTREME for these dawnchasers.

>>24697356
"I see, that's very handy. How quickly could you get the seaweed together into rope? I think I may go and recover the rope anyway, but it's a brilliant idea to make some on the fly, if you can."

Dana shrugs and nods as she takes the knife. "How much do you need?"

Ten minutes later, the Kassat has it's new...propulsion. You've anchored it to the positions that Mari say will work and wont rip off from the ship. Mage has taken position, and everyone's waiting for your go.

"I don't think there's a standard prayer for something like this." Lea says.

>>24697418
"Up to the highest height!"

>>24697418
May the Light approve are crazy plans?

>>24697418
"No, I don't think there is."
"Just have faith in His Light and in Mage."

>>24697418
"Such is the burden of the creative and innovative. And maniacs like us."

>>24697418
"Why, lea, we don't need one for this. We're only flying a kite!"

I didn't like my last input, so I made this one instead.

>>24697458
>are
Our.

>>24697418
I think it may be a function of my order to inspire new lines of prayer...

>>24697482
Yes. I just saw that myself. Fucking hell.

>>24697418
"There isn't one for safe sailing?"

may the wind and currents be kind to our poor ship.

>>24697529
May His Light empower this poor ship.

>>24697418
"It is said that the Light helps those who help themselves. Never have we needed that to hold more than today. The Light has given us the strength and the craziness to adapt to whatever comes our way. May the Light shine on our humble kite, or may it give us the strength to adapt further if necessary."

>>24697546
This.

>>24697468
"No, I don't think there is. Such is the burden of the creative and innovative. And maniacs like us." You say. "Just have faith in His Light, and in Mage...and may His Light approve our crazy plans."

Lea gives you a look. You sigh.

"It is said that the Light helps those who help themselves. Never have we needed that to hold more than today. The Light has given us the strength and the craziness to adapt to whatever comes our way. May the Light shine on our humble kite, or may it give us the strength to adapt further if necessary."

Lea bows her head. "Amen." She says. "Punch it, Mage."

Mage casts his winds, and the sail fills, it rises up and fills the sky...and for a moment, there's nothing and you have a shred of fear...and then...the Kassat shifts...and pulls...and then you're moving!"

After a few moments, you just hang on and then the cheering and clapping and a punch of people patting Mage on the back or kissing his cheek. Mage looks focused. He's not showing off, or forcing things, but he wants nothing more than to get to the city on time.

And by His Light...it looks like you might actually make it.

As the day goes on, Dana explains that you wont run into Adahn and his army, odds are good by now that you've already passed him.

Mage takes the occasional break when it looks like the regular wind will catch the kite. Everyone's more than happy to let the guy have a few moments...and you realize, as the sun has gone down and you're piloting with Dana's help and moonlight...that you are crazy tired too.

You head down into the small cabin below, and before you can see or call for Tricia, you feel two bodies coil around you and two bronzeish-greenish heads of hair are right below yours.

<Goodnight Auntie.> Ssah says.

<Thank you, Auntie.> Ssai says. <It's been cold for a while.>

Tricia sticks her head down and blinks at the scene. She smiles. "I'll go keep Mage company." She says.

You sleep, and the hearts of your kin go into sync like normal.

>>24697743
dawww, lamia pile.

>>24697743
>adorable children
oh shit. Sorry about that one tricia. I guess things are just WAY TOO CUTE over here.

>>24697743
>Tricia sticks her head down and blinks at the scene. She smiles. "I'll go keep Mage company." She says.

Oh no you don't. Get over here; the more the warmer.

>>24697793
Nah, I don't think the kids will be comfortable with her quite yet.

>>24697743
Well, these kids are fucking great. Granny will love them. We'll love visiting.

>>24697819
Also we need someone to keep mage awake.

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>Auntie

We're making this face, aren't we?

>>24697865
yes. 100%.

This is an awkward and wondrous joy. These kids are damn great.

So guys, I have a crazy plan to neutralize the Leviathan if we can convince the Mers not to attack it.

We spoil all of its food and water supplies. That way it either has to sail all the way back to Citadel, or it'll be forced to dock in Stone Hall to resupply, and HEARTS AND MINDS them.

Either that or they just decide to shell us.

>>24697880
Not bad.