>>25305374
First for Shadow Beam. We need more high power offensive spells.

Rolled 68, 87, 80, 61, 83 = 379

yea shadow quest

It begins.

Andyway, for xp:

>Balance preferred
>Using servant on Molly is second favorite
>Third place is some combo of schattenkrieg /earth resist/ wind resist

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Events Summary:

After relating to Flint and Auriel Xella's casual treatment of their lives, and admitting that she cannot be trusted, you worked with them to banish her. You were successful, but something else possessed Xella's fading corpse - something that identified itself as Legion. At first, it mistook you as Erebus, but then changed its mind, claiming you just a shard of a shadow. While it was powerful, you managed to subdue and consume the horror - but an echoing voice threatened you with the fact that it was far from truly dead.

The battle destroyed the tavern you staying in, but everyone escaped unharmed. You were quickly surrounded by the city folk, who you learned were enslaved by the lich, Magnock - your battle against Legion drew his attention. Adavan and Abigail were captured by the lich, whom Auriel recognized as an old foe.

You defeated and subsumed another Shadow, named Darkxis, who was working with Magnock, and gained a second Shard of True Darkness. Auriel protected the party with some sort of Light-based barrier, but Magnock teleported them into his lair to work on cracking it open - after finishing the job of 'breaking' Adavan.

You disguised yourself as Darkxis to infiltrate Magnock's lair within the Palthair Mines and find your friends - but when push came to shove, you were forced to kill one of Magnock's close accomplises. As he confronted you, a new threat appeared - a huge presence of Spirit even stronger than Magnock himself.

You took the opportunity to reach your friends in his laboratory. But before you could escape, the Spirit mage killed Magnock, and on top of that, you sensed a huge army and what felt like several angels waiting above the mines.

Your friends prepared to teleport out of the base while you would hold off the mage as long as possible. But the mage, Yi Fang, turned out to be perfectly willing to talk, rather than fight...but upon taking a second glance, it seems Fang has his own ideas for your party...

Rolled 21, 65, 4, 27, 78 = 195

>>25305401
whos molly?

>>25305401
We can't use Servant without a pool of shadow mana.

Rolled 66, 55, 58, 2, 43 = 224

>>25305417
we know where one is, a quick supersonic there, and we have a servant

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Ability Tree

GREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.

BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.

RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.

UNDERLINED abilities are active-use, as opposed to passive. Not all active abilities require mana.

Unlocked Ability Descriptions:

http://pastebin.com/sjdk7szp

Books the Main Character has read (some minor edits earlier today):

http://pastebin.com/dAXR00gP

>>25305415
>>25305401
>Molly
I'm retarded. Abby.

I'm starting to mix up characters from this and Gargoyle Quest.

>>25305417
Going to murder Hogwarts. I'll be surprised if there isn't one.

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Current Statistics:

HP: 44/52
Mana: 20/20
EXP: 17
Humanity: 105
Temerity: 139
Shards of True Darkness: 2

Party Members:

Sir Donovan Flint - A knight of Dobshire, the capital of Arland. Fourth son of the lord and ruler of Arland. Wears iron armor and wields a two-handed longsword. 29 years old.

Joey - A young boy from Jacob's Field, now Sir Flint's squire. No particular magical talent. Wears leather armor and wields a shortsword. 16 years old.

Angel Auriel - Formerly a powerful angel of the Ringed City, now traveling with you, ostensibly to protect Sir Flint and Joey from you. Wears heavy plate steel and wields a one-handed sword and a wide, round buckler. 732 years old.

Obis Vin - The exiled Prince of Kan Abar. He wears steel-adamantium plate armor and wields a Ram-headed shield and a one-handed sword. 32 years old.

Summoned:

Wisp (1 mana per order, does not break control, stealths with you)

Equipment:

Utility belt with purse

Inventory:

Shadow Sword Shard x 2
Fancy Sun-Moon Key
Mind-Scribing Pen
Succubus Reagents x 1
Jen Fang's Diary (Abigail's father)
Golem Power Core

Current Location:

Palthair

>>25305431
>http://pastebin.com/sjdk7szp
I say we get Balance and Shadow Beam. Balance might unlock another Magic Power, but we won't be able to afford it anyway.

Rolled 32, 12, 53, 59, 93 = 249

>>25305432
no keeping pools of a substance that will kill everyone that touches it is dangerous, if they have one it will be kept under lock and key

>>25305465
>dangerous
>Scholomance giving a fuck

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Active (intent-use abilities that don't require mana)
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Consume - Devour the latent energy of enemies and magical artifacts to add to your own power and restore your health.

Glide - Your aura allows you to glide, dropping safely from large heights or covering large distances if starting from a high position. Gliding is always stealthier than flying.

Flight - Spread wings of darkness to soar through the air. Carrying capacity is based on physical strength.

Supersonic - Fly at supersonic speeds. You'll move extremely fast, but suffer a large penalty to stealth and magic stealth. Takes 1 turn to activate.

Mimic - Take on the vague form of things you've seen. Won't stand up to close examination, but works well in the dark.

Snuff - You shadow can put out the lights it touches.

Blink - Sight-range teleportation. (Cannot blink through walls, through the ground, into places you can't see, etc. 5-turn cooldown in battle. Auto-cooldown if battle ends. You can only Blink yourself and inanimate objects on your person. Max range 1/4 mile or 0.4 kilometers)

Focus - With a burst of concentration, you can significantly improve your detection of both the mundane and magical, but you also drastically increase the risk of giving yourself away. (think sonic ping)

Berserk - Ignore your defenses and strike all around you in a vicious physical assault. Difficult to determine friend from foe.

Shadow Eater - Eat an enemy's shadow for a small heal. Their shadow will regenerate over the course of a day. However, things might turn sour if they notice their shadow is missing...

Doom Aura - Puts out all lights in an area at once. Large penalty to dodge if used during battle.

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Spells (and other abilities that DO use mana)
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Shadow Strike - Strike the foe with needles of darkness. (base power 2. Costs 2 mana)

Shadow Assault - Launch a flurry of shadowy projectiles at the enemy. (base power 4. Costs 4 mana. Can hit multiple enemies)

Nightflare - Disrupt target spell or enchantment. (costs 2 mana)

Nightblaze - Cancel enchantments and spells in an area around you. Success and range based on mana spent. (Spend 4 to 10 mana. Radius: 30 feet. Additional 20 feet per mana. Alternate: Spend 10 mana to attempt to cancel any one single spell in sight-range with a greatly enhanced success rate)

Shade - Create an illusory projection of yourself to confuse enemies. (dodge buff. Costs 1 mana)

Spirit Whip - Lash the enemy with a whip of spirit magic. (base power 2. Costs 2 mana)

Bind - Trap an enemy in ropes of spirit magic. May spend 0 to 10 mana (determines strength).

Water Strike - A pressurized blast of water imbued with magical force. (2 base power. Costs 2 mana)

Heal - Spend either 2, 4, or 6 mana to heal a target 4, 7, or 10 HP, respectively.

Purify - Spend 3 Mana: 100% chance to heal 1 ailment on target. Spend 6 mana: 85% chance to heal all target's ailments. Spend 9 mana: heal all of a target's ailments and the ailments of all those you are physically touching.

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Summons
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Wisp - A shadowy wisp from the Nether. (2 base shadow attack). Costs 1 mana to summon, 1 mana per action. Never breaks your control; if you run out of mana, it will merely vanish. [Level 0, Shadow]

>>25305465
Scholomance is a death trap. A magical deathtrap. There's probably mana pools all over the place and if anyone touches them it's considered pruning the weak and stupid.

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>Last time...

Fang glances over the party. He takes in Joey, Samantha, snorts. He looks to Obis, and purses his lips. He gives Flint a good, long stare, and leaves it there until Flint looks away. Auriel doesn't meet his gaze.

Fang glances to the corner of the room. "When are you going to reveal yourself?"

Everyone flinches as the corner of the room wavers. Steward walks forward, appearing as if from thin air. You can suddenly sense the core of earth at his center.

"A dwarven construct," Fang says. "Fascinating. This group does travel in broad circles."

"I had not planned to make contact with you yet, Archmage Yi Fang," Steward's metallic voice says neutrally. "If you wish it, I will converse with you. However, I cannot reveal classified information."

"Would it still be classified if I threatened you with death?"

"Yes."

"Well, never mind, then." Finally, Fang looks back at Abigail. "You certainly have many friends, don't you?"

"Um..." Abigail picks at her finger nails and twists on her feet. "Um, can they come with us, maybe?"

"You think I would pass up this opportunity?" Fang says. "Not a chance in the world."

"What...um...op-port-tity? Abigail asks.

>>25305462
I'll support balance and shadow beam.

Rolled 3, 93, 90, 33, 76 = 295

>>25305478
dude, it is extremely deadly, you don't want all your students getting killed by touching it, also its extremely powerful, they wouldn't let students anywhere near that, if they even had it

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Fang smiles his evil smile. "Why, to make wonderful new friends, of course." He looks up. "There's been a change in plans. You're all coming with me, whether you like it or not. You will speak only when prompted, in a manner that agrees with the following: you were all imprisoned here by the lich, and I saved you from certain death. Mage, your name?"

"Adavan."

"Adavan, you are my close associate that I teleported in to assist me; Steward is your pet project, an old dwarven construct you found and have been fixing up. Shadow, you are a summon conjured by myself. The rest of you have never met me until today, excepting the Highest, and Prince Vin." Fang smiles. "Oh, my apologies. It's just -Auriel-, now, isn't it?"

Auriel swallows hard, but bites her tongue.

"Follow me."

Fang turns on the spot and marches out of the room, heading toward the bright point of light that is working its way through the mines. You sense the other Light souls - including the massive presence - are also flying down to the ground level outside the mines.

<What are you planning?> you ask Fang.

"Oh...you'll see," he says.

>con't

>Note: I was a tired, earlier. Today, I rolled for some humanity based on last night's thread. You've gained 14 Humanity.

HP: 44/52
Mana: 20/20
EXP: 17
Humanity: 119
Temerity: 139
Shards of True Darkness: 2

Rolled 72

>>25305431
shadow domination, soundless, poison, fog, twisting gloom

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The group marches along. Flint ushers Joey and Samantha foward. Fang glances back at the two of them. "Who are you both?"

Joey's mouth open and closes. "U-u-u-I'm SirFlintsSquire!" he squeaks.

"How quaint. And you?"

She's been reeling from everything that's happened, but Samantha seems to snap back to the present at Fang's question. "...Samantha Muin. The daughter of - "

"Harold Muin," Fang finishes. "Good. You two, keep quiet."

You reach the end of the hallway. Up above you extends the dark shaft you dropped down. Fang focuses for a moment, and an orange mist appears on the floor. It begins to rise, and everyone rises with it. In short order, you arrive at the top of the shaft, back on a level with the prison bloc. You walk through the room with the cages - which have stayed off, after their maker's death - and Fang raises the remaining group up to the processing floor.

You enter the furnace room. The place looks like part of the nether burst in and chopped it up, but it eerily silent. The great smokestack channeling the used air up out of the mine has holes blown up its length. One of the furnaces is totally gutted. Half-solifidied slag pools on the floor. The heat radiates off it in waves. The only person that doesn't break into a sweat is Obis.

You're glad you didn't fight Yi Fang.

Fang raises a hand, stopping the group. One of the souls of light is just on the other side of the chamber, coming in through the main entrance.

The angel is dressed in dark robes, with a long, hooded cowl rather similar to Adavan's. You doubt the resemblance is anything more than aethetic.

He leaps down from his spot higher up on the platforms and lands heavily in front of Fang. "Archmage," the angel says quickly. "The enemy tried to evacuate the enslaved, but we solved that problem. Sandalphon sent me to see what was -- Captain?!"

Auriel swallows hard. "Tyrael."

>con't

>>25305523
If we're going by the setting of Scholomance that /tg/ made, the students are encouraged to kill eachother. They will not give a single fuck about anyone retarded enough to touch the mana pool.

"...captain...I don't...what...how?"

"Long story," Auriel says wryly.

"...your powers..." Tyrael says. "...then...it's true."

"A nessecary sacrifice to put a demon lord back in the nether," Auriel says stiffly. "It is what it is."

Tyrael thumps a fist to his heart. "Captain." Inside the shadows of his cowl, you can see him frown. "...the Archmage has been respecting the temporary alliance, I trust?"

Fang looks at Auriel pointedly.

"...admittedly, he's done nothing beyond the helpful," Auriel says slowly.

Tyrael nods. "I see. Well...where on earth have you been? Why did you report back with the Velarion? How did you end up here?"

"Let's save it for later."

"...understood. If you would, please, follow me." Tyrael glances hard at Fang, Adavan, and gives you a particularly long stare, but then walks up the rickety platforms up the side of the room. The group follows.

You can feel the other three lights waiting in the first mining chamber. You glance at Fang. <...I hope you know what you're doing.>

Fang smirks at you, and you hear his words inside your head. <I know exactly what I'm doing. Just try to keep the girl calm.>

<Which one?>

Fang's smirk broadens. <All of them. But Abigail, in particular. It won't do if she makes a scene.>

<Why not?>

<If what I suspect is correct, we don't want to find out -why not-.>

You're almost there. There's time enough to speak to one of your party members, either to comment upon something, or ask a few questions.

You pass the crevice in the wall, past the iron gateway embedded in the stone. You remember climbing it earlier. You could squeeze Abigail through...

>ask Auriel about Magnock and Tyrael
>ask Flint what he's thinking
>ask Adavan if he's got anything up his sleeve
>speak with Abigail. Ask her how she is.
>see if Obis has thought of anything useful
>see how Joey's dealing with the situation
>talk to Samantha about her father, or the mines

>try to escape out the crevice with Abigail
>some other strategy

>>25305533

Guys, I think we should purchase Compress right now.

Scholomance is guaranteed to have us sneaking around and Compress sounds like it gives a fairly large magical stealth bonus for a very cheap 5 xp. While compressed, we might be able to use focus or deep focus in a way that doesn't immediately let everyone know we're around, which will be insanely useful.

Rolled 67, 77, 32, 32, 64 = 272

>>25305556
you know, that raises a big question, what version of the scholomance are we dealing with?

>>25305570
>speak with Abigail. Ask her how she is.

then later
>ask Auriel about Magnock and Tyrael

>>25305570
>ask Auriel about Magnock and Tyrael
And for now, I say just go with it.

Rolled 23

>>25305570
>speak with Abigail. Ask her how she is.
there is no way we could get out. and fang already has a good excuse to "discipline" us by saying that we are a summon of his

Rolled 51, 54, 56, 2, 82 = 245

>>25305570
Hey, are we near an angel that will notice an intelligent shadow?

>>25305634
I like this. She can vent telepathically which is probably best.

>>25305462
This sounds good, but we really need to wrap up the rest of those magical endurances next time we have a wealth of XP.

>>25305644
we just bought a ton of magic concealing abilites.... but buying some mundane ones might be wortht it.

Rolled 31, 55, 39, 43, 96 = 264

>>25305657
>Endurances
wat

>>25305644
>Tyrael glances hard at Fang, Adavan, and gives you a particularly long stare
>and gives you a particularly long stare
Yes.

Anyway I vote we buy Soundless and Poison.

>>25305588

You'll see.

But you're all doing an awful lot of planning, just assuming you're going to get without problems, aren't you?

>>25305669
Resistances, fuck my bad.

Rolled 31, 14, 32, 100, 48 = 225

>>25305671
I'm just saying, if we start asking the group questions, the angel might get a little suspicious about how we know them so well

>>25305462
Support

>>25305703
telepathy is private.

>>25305690

So, are we buying Balance, and Shadow Beam?

Alright
Servant.
We probably shouldn't be pouring power into people without Yi Fang's permission right now, least of all his granddaughter that he went to all this trouble to recover.
Plus, we don't really have time to be working that kind of magic right now, there is an angel/angels/something big here/incoming and we have to pretend to be Yi's Summon for a while.

When we are away from danger, we can talk with Abby about it, and we can save 15 exp for the decision.
Though given we won't be able to work anything for a while, I would push for getting balance as well; Opens several paths and makes scouting less risky.
>>25305582
If we really want to, we can get both. Though cutting the penalty by 3/4 and opening up more options may be a better immediate choice.

>>25305570
Talk to Abagail for a bit, then try to ask Auriel about Magnock and Tyrael when she has a free moment.

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Rolled 100, 3, 61, 80, 63 = 307

>>25305690
oh god here we go

>>25305727
Aye, Cap'n Shadow Master.

>>25305727
Sure

>>25305727

Yep.

>>25305722

The only person in your group that knows telepathy is Fang. I suppose you could try to pry more out of him.

I don't really want to buy magic at this time.

Rolled 41, 38, 21, 75, 64 = 239

>>25305722
They can do telepathy?

>>25305727
Looks like it had the most support.

>>25305727
Yep and yep!

Rolled 27

>>25305727
i was voting for a mess of lesser powers, but it looks like i get no support. ohh well.

>>25305727
I wanted something else, but I'm fine with getting those now.

Rolled 2, 28, 14, 55, 65 = 164

>>25305727
Sounds good

>Consuming three angels
Oh... oh man. 60-ish XP. That gets me hard.

>>25305727
Balance first, see what it opens up.

I'm somewhat against shadow beam, given our physical build.
Also, if we have to fill out a color to unlock it's heart of darkness power, we are going to want to fill out water magic for out magic powers rather than shadow, at least at first.

>>25305788
It gets us all hard.

>>25305788
Fuck off, Darkxis.

Rolled 7, 4, 65, 66, 49 = 191

>>25305788
I think one of those is more than an angel

>>25305796

We just need an attack option more effective than Shadow Assault.

I just thought I should mention that I've started a TV Tropes page for Shadow Quest, due to it being an absolute travesty that we don't have SOMETHING for it yet.

Feel free to contribute.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Roleplay/ShadowQuest

[tghasnotruespoilers]We totally get a free 100 for this right SM?[/spoiler]

>>25305813
Hey, buddy. Wanna know a secret?
/tg/ has spoilers now.

>>25305582
get this, what if we aren't going to the goddamn scholomance?

>>25305813
"The light is not good" or whatever it's called would go in there.

My angels are different I think is another.

>>25305774

It's a shame, too. Maybe I'm just OCD for completed trees, though.

Buying Balance and Shadow Beam. They're certainly not bad.

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I'd note that the only person who can respond to anything you say without the angel maybe getting a little suspicious is Fang, who can telepath back to you.

You could ask Auriel to distract Tyrael so that you could have a mumbled conversation, though.

I thought we were going to buy earth and wind resistance?

>>25305837
And I think there's one about little girls having monster friends.

>>25305828

FUCKING SORCERY

It's been ages since I've actually been on /tg/, rather than just being an archive lurker.

Rolled 9, 11, 96, 86, 19 = 221

>>25305855
ITS AMAZING

>>25305829

I mean, that's okay, but a 5 xp purchase to give us a significant boost to stealthiness might be a good long term purchase, you know?

Imagine if we could have scouted out the Vog Cave before that whole rocks-fall sequence, you know?

>>25305829
But I want to go to Scholomance

https://images.4channel.org/f/src/winglev.swf.swf
>Scholomance

Rolled 69, 13, 40, 15, 34 = 171

>>25305919
20/20 hindsight man
cant change the past
unless time machine

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>you've purchased Balance and Shadow Beam

>Shadow Totem - Form an automatic magic turret from rock and shadow that fires shadow assaults. Will attack closest enemy within range. With Machina Loqui, can be programmed to focus fire on selected targets. Lasts until destroyed at no further mana cost.

>Pocket - Forge a pocket within the nether that only you can access. The size of the pocket is determined by magic power level (3^lvl meters cubed. For example, pocket with magic level 2 = 9 meters cubed of space) You can reach the pocket at any time, assuming your magic is functional. Each object placed within or withdrawn from the pocket costs you 1 mana, independent of the size of the object. The pocket has no gravity, but starts filled with air, so living creatures could survive there. However, long periods in the nether are not good for the health of living things. You cannot transport yourself to your pocket.

>WALL OF TEXT ABILITIES

So, what the hell are we doing?

Rolled 21, 19, 31, 70, 65 = 206

>>25305957
Get Fang to tell us what the fuck we are doing

dat pocket.

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>>25305957
>>Shadow Totem - Form an automatic magic turret from rock and shadow that fires shadow assaults. Will attack closest enemy within range. With Machina Loqui, can be programmed to focus fire on selected targets. Lasts until destroyed at no further mana cost.

That's so awesome.

Rolled 41, 43, 38, 78, 88 = 288

>>25305957
how many turrets can we have at once?

>>25305985
Second. Hopefully our broker sword would be safe there (and can continue reassembly inside the pocket, so we won't have to pull it out whenever we find a shard).

>>25305998
pity we don't have access to the requirement tree. Which seems to be... earth magic.

>>25305957

Can I ask you a meta question on the skill trees?

Do some of the skills, such as 'Mighty Regeneration' and 'Darkness Within' have Humanity, Temerity and/or Shard of Darkness prerequisites?

also, I suggest we bob next to Abigail...

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>>25306015

There is no limit to the number of turrets you can have at once.

>>25305957
Well, i guess it's all but confirmed that that orange-brown is earth magic. Makes sense that we would get a bit of all the allied magics.

Also, the name Machina Loqui makes me think that if we are going to unlock earth magic, it may be with the help of the robots.

>>25305975
I think right now we are keeping quiet and comforting/talking with Abby. We don't want to be pestering Fang.

>>25306040
he is hiding that from us at the moment. Part of the magic of the quest. All we know is that we have the ability to unlock them right now.

>>25306033
Maybe if we eat Steward it will unlock!

>>25305957

Is Shadow Totem's mana cost the same as its experience cost?

Rolled 51, 38, 2, 68, 41 = 200

>>25306053
So, turret spam is ok?

>>25306040
>Can I ask you a meta question on the skill trees?

Nope!

Rolled 42, 10, 45, 97, 69 = 263

>>25306060
You cant possibly think that is a good idea

>>25306053
>Find mana pool
>Recreate the 2fort intelligence room

>>25305374

Awesome! I am the new guy from the last thread, I just finish reading the archive thread and I am ready to jump in!

Rolled 83, 34, 38, 71, 47 = 273

>>25306088
Turrets, turrets everywhere

>>25305957

Make sure Abigail is okay and doesn't cause a scene.

>>25306085
But I'm so HUNGRY!! And it's not like he does anything anyway! HE'S WORTHLESS! ALL HE DID WAS TAKE OUR DELICIOUS ORB!

Why can't we eat Steward? We should eat Steward.

>>25306084

I see. Thank you for answering my question. I have learned a lot from it.

Nothing to see behind those curtains there... Nope, nothing at all...

>>25306068
>>25306088

How else are you going to construct your fortress of doom? When I said you needed to stop being a cog and start being a mechanic, I meant it literally, too.

>>25306064

Sorry, I forgot to include that. Shadow Totem costs 12 mana.

>>25306109

Shut up, Darkxis. You're not funny like Citadel.

>>25306053

That sounds wonderfully abusable.

>>25306124
>>25306117

So no turret spam. Oh well.

>>25306084
Can I ask you questions about cute golems doing cute things?

>>25306109
Fuck you. You failed at naming yourself even more than we did.

>>25306131
>mana pools

>>25306117

>disregard skills tree.
>Cover the world in shadow mana pools and turrets.
>???????
>Profit!

Rolled 38, 57, 51, 97, 24 = 267

>>25306109
No
not yet

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>>25306142

>useful for other things

NEVER MIND, THEN.

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>>25306096

>Awesome! I am the new guy from the last thread, I just finish reading the archive thread and I am ready to jump in!

Welcome!

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Unless anyone has a massive objection, you'll be speaking to Abigail. Time to get this show on the road.

>>25306109
Oh good, we can auto ignore ghosts, right? I mean, we're shadow, not spirit, so the don't get voting rights.

>>25306161
Can we take a bite first?

lets spend the last of our xp and get poison.

>>25306132

Get some earth magic first, and then we'll talk!

First, shadow pools shall cover the earth...totems will dot the landscape...cute golems will construct endless fortresses of DOOM...

AND THE WALLS WILL OOZE GREEN SLIME

Oh, wait, they always do that.

Rolled 23, 61, 36, 93, 44 = 257

>>25306168
Yea, out of you

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>>25306168

That's enough out of you, Darkxis. You've been subsumed.

Don't worry, you have a role yet to play.

>>25306184

You have no more EXP left.

damnit

Rolled 19, 80, 4, 39, 30 = 172

>>25306219
what

>>25306186
YAY!

morning everyone pls forgive me 4 being late pls
talk to abigail pls

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>>25306202
Get on with it!

>>25306184
How much mana do we have left? If its less than 5, I'd rather wait until we're away from the potential hostiles. Agree we should get poison though, I'm hoping it unlocks paralysis/neurotoxin.

>>25306202

Possible ways to get to Darkness Within:

>Get Schattenkrieg
>Get Shadow Domination
>Get the remaining Water/Physical/Spirit/Mental abilities
>Get the remaining purple Shadow abilities

How many did I miss?

>>25306241
no pls why r u late pls

>>25306255
>focus on our DARKNESS WITHIN
>plot
>violate the shards of true darkness

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>>25306255
1. get the earth and wind resists +schattenkrieg

Okay, so clearly we need to start thinking about setting up a permanent base of operations we can return to between adventures. Personally, I think The Shiprakers deserve some investigation on this front. At some point, that is.

At Scholomance, we could shapeshift into an Abby double and whenever some dickass mage tries to gank her, we eat them.

>inb4 "we are not playing a little girl" rage

>>25306279
How would we get our friends and such there quickly, though? That's kind of out of the way.

>>25306255
if you dont mind my input pls i would assume that it may pls have something 3 do with the shards of darkness pls
as in, we obtain all shards and then we access darkness within pls which is a powerful ability only available to the full manifestation of his plsd darkness lord master shadow pls Erebus

>>25306279
No, I think we should just be a nomad shadow.

>>25306255
I believe the Wind and Earth Resistences are the only ones remaining on the strength and endurance trees while Schattenkrieg is the only one on the movement tree. Those are the ones leading up to Darkness Within.

To get Hydra on the other hand we'd need the entire shadow tree, the consume tree, the water tree and the ailment tree.

>>25306284

This is actually a smart idea. We're not going to stay as Abby, but we can certainly act as bait to fuck up whoever goes after us.

>>25306295
We could put them into a Pocket, and then super sonic our way there, and then pull them out of the pocket.

>>25306310
I have a feeling Earth magic is a ways off.

>>25306298

that is also my thought pls.
though I also feel the Temerity may also play a role, but those curtains have nothing behind them...

>>25306255
Well, the theories have been.
>get every connection to a Heart of Darkness skill
>Fill out all powers of connected colors (which you listed)
>>25306270
>Plot (unlikley, but possible in the form of....)
>Something with the shards of true darkness

>>25306310
We could just carry them, we have the mass and the strength.

My guess is we need to collect all the other shards of true darkness.

SM has stated we could unlock Darkness Withing with our current resources, Which means its not related to plot.

>>25306284
So long as we don't stay as Abby forever, I'd be fine with this as a way to remove some of the more stupid and violent competition.

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>>25306053

Why didn't Erebus cover the world in Shadow Turrets?

>>25306349
or perhaps pls it is related to plot, and we just have yet to figure out how to access it pls

SM said that we could unlock that tree right now.
Unless every shard of darkness is in this very room, in a form we have yet to see, I find it unlikely that retrieving them is how we will unlock it.

>>25306352
Not ambitious enough.

>>25306352
we don't know.

>>25306352
He was a puss.

>>25306349
We just need to eat more. We need so much MORE.

>>25306352

>implying we aren't Erebus

Give us time.

>>25306284
Sounds like a good way to jack up our temerity. I like it.

I think we should figure out how to unlock Earth magic ASAP.

>>25306391
He thinks shadow is Erebus.

Laughingangels.tapestry

>>25306418
Eating Geb should do it.

>>25306352

because he wasn't Mr Shadow!
that and it would have killed all the people due to Mana Pools apparently being lethal to non-elementals...

>>25306284

As long as it's not a permanent thing, I'll deal.

I like Shadow as the awkward teenager, saying so many things he's going to regret looking backwards with a higher humanity score.

Pretending to be a little girl is... Well, it's not something most teenage boys do, but at least it'll give Flint some ammunition to shoot at us later down the road.

>>25306428
Or you know asking him to teach us if wefree him.

>>25306349
A good first plan would be to make every connection to the heart of darkness skills, something we would need to do anyway in the future.
After that, we would need to get earth, wind and shattenkreig to test the "fill the trees" theory for darkness within.

>>25306418
Earth magic probably comes with either PLOT or with magic upgrades.

>>25306440
>implying pretending to be the little girl isn't something every teenage boy does

>>25306284

We're called 'Mr' Shadow for a reason.

But the idea of us roleplaying as Shadow, while he roleplays as a little girl is pretty funny.

You guys do realize we already have a way to unlock Earth Magic right? The same way we unlocked the summoning trees and the water tree. We just gotta get enough points on Magic Power.

>>25306383
This is the only time I'm going to respond. Snapple, you have much better ploys to shape our discussion and the direction of this quest or initiate shitstorm protocols, let the fallen rest in their graves until they are but a distant memory, so when it's least expected SM can bring them back to play.

>>25306459

Well, yeaaaaaah.

I think I can safely imply that.

>>25306428

Only eat Geb if he proves to be a dick once we have freed & cured him...
Geb seems to be a bro who got caught in the middle of a gang-war and got locked-up for being there....

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<Auriel...speak with your friend, there. I have words for Abigail.>

Auriel's gaze flicks back to you. She says nothing for a moment, then turns to Tyrael. "How is the city?"

Tyrael begins to answer in the sort of tone a soldier uses to address a superior officer. You slink alongside Abigail.

<Hi, Abigail.>

Abigail grabs a hold of a piece of your shadow and clings tight. You form it into a hand and give her a light squeeze.

"...you can call me Abby-Sabby."

<...Abby-Sabby?>

"You always say Abigail. But you can call me that, too. It's what my mommy and daddy called me. "

You have no words for how you feel.

<Abby...Sabby.>

She lowers her voice further and glances conspiratorially at Yi Fang. The archmage makes a show of not noticing, glancing at the wall and whistling off-key. "...daddy never said I had an uncle. He said it was just us in our family. I'm...I said I wasn't, but I'm sort of afraid."

The idea of family is foreign to you. Distant. Unfamiliar. But greater meaning comes to you, from somewhere inside.

<...I'm here, Abby,> you say. <And I don't think you need to be afraid of your Uncle Yi. He's a part of your family...and that means something.>

Fang smiles, and nods to himself.

"Thanks, Mr. Shadow." She looks up at you with wide, watery eyes. "Um, is the light going to hurt you? It feels really, really bright?"

You puff out your chest. <I'll be fine, silly.> You look at her. <Are you alright?>

"Addy helped me. I wasn't in the cage very long. It hurt when he hit me, a bit, but not so bad."

<He'll never hurt you again,> you say. <I'll keep you safe. I promise.>

"Ok." She lowers her head. "I love you," she mumbles.

You say nothing more, for you are unable to articulate the words.

>you gain 54 Humanity (159 total)

>con't

>>25306391

>Shadow
>Erebus

I doubt it.

>>25306484
... welp. I can say only one thing to that

d'aww.

>>25306428
True, but I don't think the short term gain will be worth the long term loss of such a powerful vassal. Plus he could probably unlock it for us if we ask right (note: asking right may or may not involve holding all remaining dwarve and Eli's hostage or threatening to reapply the madness inducing pain curse.).

>>25306484
>54 humanity
God damn.

hug the girl is my suggestion. sometimes actions speak louder then words.

>>25306484
HNNNG

>>25306508
>holding all remaining dwarve and Eli's hostage or threatening to reapply the madness inducing pain curse.
At that point it's less of a dick move to just eat him.

>>25306484
We really should give her a boost of shadow magic.

Even if it's only so she doesn't have to go and lichify herself in a few decades.

>>25306479
Not judging, but yeah, this anon is correct. Unless you went to a parochial school, then more than half the guys dress in drag for Halloween, not sure if that applies though.

I just had an idea...
Instead of being Abby, could we be her back-pack?
We can grow wings to fly her to class, we can use tendrils to bring things down for her / fight read; CONSUME her enemies...
AND we can hold her stuff in our handy tool-belt!

>>25306484

>54 Humanity

Fuck me.

Once it get's to stupid high levels, does either temerity or humanity have any physical or magical effects, beyond being able to communicate/impose our will to/on others?

>>25306549
actually I agree that Abigail should be the first one to recieve the Servant upgrade.

>>25306561
If Humanity gets too high waifus become available.

>>25306560
Dora the Explorer?

>>25306560
>Be backpack
>Dickass fireballs Abby in the face
>Abby gets hurt
>We rage hard and eat the dickass

vs

>Be Abby dopple
>We get fireballed in the face by a dickass
>Laugh it off
>Consume dickass

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>>25306551

Maybe it's an American thing then. The people at our school just dressed up as Frankenstein's monster or something.

Not that I ever went to any parties that I could avoid.

>>25306587
>Be backpack
>Dickass throws fireball
>Block with shadow tendrils
>Eat the dickass
FTFY

>>25306605
It's the sneaky dickasses you have to watch out for.

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You enter the main mining room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft-4r1596bk

The three angels stand in the center of the chamber. Two of them stand to either side; they're clad in full armor covered by white tabards which are emblazoned with a gold sun. They don't feel as strong as Tyrael. In fact, alone, you feel as though you'd stand a good chance. But they seem somehow...enhanced...by the figure between them.

Looming taller above the other angels is a a might figure in dark, burnished steel. A red cape flows over his shoulders. A necklace dangles about his neck, holding a thin, miniature sword.

Tyrael thumps a fist to his heart and bows deeply. Auriel does the same, and Obis follows suit. They stay there, heads bowed.

Flint's eyes go wide. He falls to one knee and plants a fist to the ground. He grabs Joey and drags the boy down into the same position. Samantha glances about, unsure, then settles on mimicking Flint.

Adavan merely looks at the angel without a word. Yi Fang idly picks at his nails.

"Most High," Auriel says simply.

You feel battered by the Light. Even though the hulking angel says nothing, does nothing, his mere presence rolls over you in waves of pressure.

What do you do?

>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.
>Shove back against the light, establishing your presence. Stand tall.
>something else

>>25306574

But wait...

We gain humanity at a retard rate by hanging around with Abigail.

By hanging around with Abigail, we also don't hang around with any other girls who could possibly become waifus.

What I'm saying here is, for the sake of my sanity, we should stop spending time around Abigail and start munching on kittens or something.

>>25306484
This is going to end like the comic with the mutant rat man and the little girl that grows old and dies.

>>25306648
>Shove back against the light, establishing your presence. Stand tall.
Fuck THIS guy in particular.

>>25306648
>Shove back against the light, establishing your presence. Stand tall.
You think I give a fuck?

>>25306574
This is sadly the case. Speaking of which, elemental lord harem route?

>>25306648
>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.
We are supposed to be a summon as per Yi's plan.

>>25306671
Yes, it is.

>>25306648
>Stand tall
Alternatively, call him racial slurs.

>>25306648

It's not like we have any hope of him not noticing us. Stand tall.

>>25306648
>>Shove back against the light, establishing your presence. Stand tall.
BE TALL

>>25306648

>something else
Do neither. Do not react at all. You will not be cowed... but neither will you call attention to yourself. You are Shadow.

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>>25306684
How about fuck no.

>>25306688

WITHDRAW. WITHDRAW, YOU STUPID MAGGOTS.

>>25306648
>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.
We're just Yi Fang's familiar right now.

>>25306648
Stay by Yi Fang. We don't want to jeopardize anything.

>>25306648
>Shove back against the light, establishing your presence. Stand tall.

>>25306684

B-but anon, we're all boys...

D-doushio

Rolled 18

>>25306648
do not stand tall. but to not shrink. be not the oak. be the supple willow. we will bend. but we will not break.
do not make a point of defying. but do not shrink away. ignore it

>>25306688
>implying we can't be a rebellious summon
Fuck that Yi Fang guy who summoned me, I'm twice as cool as him!

>>25306697
This. But don't forget the cover identity Fang gave us!

>>25306684

We playing pretend now?

>>25306724
That's the kind of thinking that got Xella shoved back into the nether.

>>25306697
This man has it. (assuming redaeth is a man)

>>25306648
Withdraw, there is no good reason to make ourselves a target and violate Yi's plan.

>>25306722
Or this

>>25306648


>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.

Play it smart

>>25306648

Withdraw and fucking hide.

>>25306724
>implying Fang won't mindrape us to be obedient if we embarrass him in public
I worry that you like to taunt sociopaths that are much more powerful that us (for now) anon.

>>25306648
>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.
Play it safe. Fang's got this.

>>25306755
The more agitated he is, the more likely he is to snap at the angels and injure them, so we can CONSUME the remains

>>25306648
>>Withdraw into yourself. Stay close at Yi Fang's shoulder; don't draw attention.

Don't blow our cover this quickly, remember we just came face to face to it last thread and I doubt it has forgotten in the short time since observing us observing it. Better to play dumb and weak than act macho and get killed possibly.

>>25306648

Withdraw, remember the last time we didn't hide well against an angel?

Why do you guys think we should draw any attention to ourselves whatsoeveR?

>>25306648

Withdraw and stay with Abby.

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You've decided to play your presence down.

Roll 1d100

Agreed, lets do nothing. We aren't scared of the light, but with our cover (and the situation) we also should not be acting all macho. Remember everyone,this is not anime-logic-land and this is the angel leader.

Rolled 94

>>25306781

Rolled 45

>>25306781

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>>25306781

For the love of God, hide.

Rolled 47

>>25306781

Rolled 37

>>25306781
Rollan

Rolled 66

>>25306781
Rollin' for hiding'

>>25306790

A million times this.

I wish you could post this at the beginning of every thread, Anon.

Rolled 45

>>25306781

Rolled 52

>>25306781

>>25306791
>>25306793
>>25306798
Purdy good, probably pass a 2/3rds DC.

>>25306648

How did Raziel compare to Tyrael and the other two. It seems that not all angels are all power as they presume with but for an exception.

>>25306791
>>25306798

>Shadow uses Hide.
>It goes fairly well for once...
>maybe...

with all our bonuses I think we just disapeared completely.

I wonder how much of a threat the angels will see something that can escape their senses at will.

>>25306774
Not true. He doesn't want a fight with the empire at present, and he has centuries of political experience and the self control to match, so I doubt he'll do anything to problematic for himself or his kingdom down the road. We, on the other hand, are a curiosity. We could make an acceptable familiar for Abby if he desired to actually enslave us.

>>25306781
>don't make a scene
Did we- did we actually play this one smart? I'm a little stunned here.

You shrink back from the light, crouching low by Abigail and Fang. You have a role to play. Abigail looks slightly concerned, but you give her hand another light squeeze of assurance before letting go. Sandalphon's gaze sweeps over you briefly...then skips to the Archmage.

"...Fang," the angel says. If Fang is like death on steel, the angel sounds like the booming spirit of the sun. His words echo with force. "The lich is dealt with?"

"It is," Fang says simply.

The angel nods. He turns. "Auriel. Explain."

Auriel faces him. "...defeating the demon lord forced me to sacrifice my powers," she says.

"You did not return to the city."

"...I met Sir Flint, during the battle," she says. She gestures to the knight kneeling on the floor. "I thought it well to accompany him on his quest."

"You decided," the angel says slowly, "that after confronting and defeating a demon lord, with Kelvere reeling from the battle, with Nulis Vin still in power, and still commanding yet more demons - to run off with a knight errant."

"...Sir Flint is the fourth son of - "

"I know who he is. Do not condescend to me."

Auriel bows. "My apologies, Lord Sandalphon. I judged that he was an important person in need of protection. He was leaving immediately, and would not be convinced otherwise."

"...I see." Sandalphon turns. "Sir Flint. Stand." Flint stands immediately, though he doesn't meet Sandalphon's gaze. "I am curious as to what quest brought you here, to Palthair. Do tell."

Flint swallows. "...I had thought...perhaps...I might meet...ah..."

Fang steps forward. "If I may," he says to Flint.

"O-of course," Flint stutters.

>con't

>>25306943

Help Flint!!

>>25306963
Fang's got this.

Thought for the collective: is there any chance we can passively siphon mana from any Servants we create? We need a mana regen mechanism, and it seems somewhat in keeping with the title (which can't be changed for "reasons").

>>25306943

time to see if Fang is an ally or someone we wish to disassociate ourselves from...

I know that activating berserk right now is the worst idea ever, but I kind of want to see what would happen.

>>25306985
its the stupidest thing you could do.


Maybe after getting shadowrage and darkness within it'd be something other then suicidal. But I doubt it.

>>25306977
Oh he's an ally, just one we need to be exceedingly careful of his he's following his addenda, not ours.

>>25307003
of course hes following his own agenda. We have to see if it can be aligned with our own which is at the moment.

a) protect our friends
b) make the world a place where we and those of the 'lesser' elements aren't prosecuted.
c) CONSUME and grow.

Fang smiles. "Quite a group, I know. You see, Flint had thought to establish himself at Palthair by making a connection with the mayor, and secure supplies for a body of knights he eventually planned to form in Arland. Isn't that right, Sir Flint?"

"...uh...yes."

"Indeed," Fang says. "A worthy goal. Unfortunately, neither the Highest," he says, gesturing to Auriel, "or the good knight, suspected that a mad lich had taken over fair Palthair. They were quickly captured."

"And you know all this...how, exactly?" Sandalphon asks.

"I have my sources," Fang says. "The same sources that informed me the lich was here in the first place. You see, -Most High-, I care about the supply of Adamantium, as I care about the people. So I thought to inform you of the situation, and even offered to deal with it personally - and considering I govern Spirit, whilst you govern Light, you agreed to the arrangement."

"Get to the point."

"Nearly there," Fang says. Fang gestures to the party in turn. "In so doing, I have rescued one of your chief angels, the good Sir Flint, son of one of the Empire's most important allies, his squire, the daughter of the mayor of Palthair - and, oh yes. The formerly missing Obis Vin, rightful king of Kan-Abar."

Sandalphon glances at Obis. The prince raises his head. Sandalphon nods. "I see. Prince Vin. Might I - "

"Most High," Obis says. "In exile, I took refuge in Tarun Gakth. It was on its outskirts that I encountered Sir Flint and the Highest, Auriel."

Sandalphon looks at Steward, then at Fang. "Who is this lich, and what is this machine?"

"The -mage- is an associate I teleported in to help speed out just cause to its conclusion. The machine acts as his familiar. The Shadow you see here is my own familiar. And the girl," Fang says casually, "is just another prisoner. It seems that our mutual foe had some rather...deviant...sexual tendencies."

"Disgusting." Tyrael spits on the stone.

>con't

>>25307046
>It seems that our mutual foe had some rather...deviant...sexual tendencies
Lolicon liches, man.

>>25307046
>The mage is an associate I teleported in to help speed our just cause to its conclusion. The machine acts as his familiar.
>The machine acts as his familiar.
If this is a reference to the quest I think it's referencing, I am a bit impressed.

>>25307073

"Lord Rastongan why didn't we burn down the all girls orphanage?"

"Because the DFC would be destroyed you dolt!"

"DFC sir?"

"Delicious friendly children."

>>25307046

I can't believe he is buying it to that lot of shit.

>>25307149
Maybe they are lawful stupid?

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>>25307115
what quest

Sandalphon raises himself straight and considers the words a long moment.

"Prince Vin. You will return with myself to the Empire. It won't be long before we move in force against Kan-Abar. We can see to it that you are restored to your rightful place, and the - "

"My apologies, Most High," Obis says, "but I have no desire to take back my throne."

Sandalphon seems slightly surprised, but he nods. "...I see. All the same, I would - "

"The archmage has offered me asylum in Archon," Obis says. "He honors the long friendship between Kan-Abar and his own country. It would be most rude to refuse him."

Sandalphon narrows his eyes to slits. "I see." He looks at Flint expectant. "Then you, Sir Flint, shall - "

"M-most High," Flint stutters. "I...too, will accompany the Archmage."

"What?"

Flint begins to splutter helplessly in front of the greatest angel.

"It's simple," Fang says smoothly. He again takes the fore. "I just saved the good knight's life. He's an honorable man. This is an opportunity."

"...for what?" Sandalphon asks.

"Why, to establish a meaningful and lasting peace between my country and his," Fang says. Orange light glows as he grins. "Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Auriel," Sandalphon snaps. "Is this the truth?"

"Come now, -Most High-," Fang says. "Your words cut me to the core. Archon seeks only peace with its neighbors and prosperity for its people."

"Auriel," Sandalphon says again.

Auriel looks at Flint. She looks at Fang. She looks at Sandalphon. She looks at you.

"...it is true, he saved us," she says. "...I sense no ill intent from the Archmage...on this matter."

>con't

>>25307149
Who care if he buys the pretext, whether he acts is how we measure Fangs personal power.

I wonder what Yi's reaction to servantizing Abby would be.

Anything from "you're going to the angels now, bub" to "here's a mound of phylacteries I took from liches I don't like. Eat them and do me next."

>>25307226
If we do it, we should DEFINITELY ask permission first.

>>25307226
As we are the first option. When we get stronger the second becomes more likely.

>>25307226
It would probably depend on wether we ran it by him first. Abby is his niece (and potentially his heir?) so he has a pretty vested interest in her (and controlling her).

>>25307226
Likely the former, due to the fact that SM likely won't let us grind xp like that lich removal procedure, ever.

>>25307257
Servant doesn't control them. I wish SM would change the name already.

>>25307257
And possibly us as well...

Damn it, I feel like we're going to end up Yi's lackey, just like we were going to end up Duke Vellik's lackey. We need to be our own shadow!

Rolled 74, 11, 2, 83, 45 = 215

>>25307273
we are only his lackey until we are erebus

>>25307265
Dark Blessing would sound better.
Or just Blessing if that has too much edge.

>>25307273
They can help us climb, and it's always good to have allies, even if they are tenuous.

>>25307226
How many lichens do you think are left outside Fang's control? I'm guessing there might be a few in the empire and some serving under the vampire queen, but I don't think Fang has access to their phylacteries. You think he'd sacrifice tons of personally loyal mages just to give us a power boost?

"...isn't this convenient," Sandalphon says. He walks in front of the party, staring at Fang's bright, wide grin. "First, a sudden threat in Palthair, brought to our attention by Archon. And then, who jumps to volunteer to the defense? But the last I'd expect - Yi Fang himself. And as he walks from the bowels of the mines, he brings with him a cadre of new allies and alliances?" Sandalphon tilts his head. "What's your angle, Fang?"

"Don't have one," Fang says cheerily.

"Most High," Auriel says. "I...used...my Spirit...and I detect no sign of -"

"Then you are incorrect, vastly overpowered, or both!" Sandalphon shouts. "What am I missing here, exactly," he says more softly, gesturing to the air. "What do you get out of this?"

"As much as I'd love to hear your conspiracy theories," Fang says, "as you can see, I'm quite busy, because I do things with my time besides bask in my own paranoia on airships. If you'll excuse me, and my new -friends-, we've got some matters to attend to. You know, new alliances. Trade agreements. Running our countries. That sort of thing."

"Do not test me, Fang," Sandalphon growls.

"Fine," Fang says. The mage folds his arms. "Do you have a single shred of proof to support your assertions? Or is Light no longer an arbiter of justice, but a true dictator ship that claims what it wants and damn the rest?"

"Your hypocrisy sickens me."

"You're starting to annoy me," Fang says. "You wouldn't want to fight me, here, now."

Sandalphon pauses. "...it's something small, isn't it. Something you're trying to sneak by, hidden inside this little parade, this little show."

"I've enough," Fang says. "Palthair is secure. Our short-lived agreement is at an end. Provide evidence of your wild assertions, or get out of my way, Sandalphon."

The angel's gaze sweeps the party, going over them one by one.

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>>25307273
Simmer down. We're still only scratching the surface of the midgame.

>>25307265
Well, what would he call it?

A Shadow angel?
A Shaede?
A person blessed with shadows?

>>25307289
It would be hahalarious if we were actually Hyperion and this was all Erebus' last curse. Making Hyperion experience the hate for shadow that was his own making.

>>25307273
It's clear that Vellik was the lesser of two evils though. For what he might have done if he found out Abby's heritage, I've got a feeling that Fang's going to be worse...

...like experementation with the humanization process worse...

>>25307273
I thought we are helping the duke because he is a pretty cool guy and we agree with his policies

Rolled 26

>>25307303
Please don't notice us.

Rolled 98

>>25307303
oh god oh god oh god oh god

Rolled 75

>>25307303

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>>25307303

Rolled 7

>>25307303
Why OP?

Rolled 40

>>25307303
fuck

Rolled 36

>>25307303
Come out on our own. Fuck hiding and having him blast us. We'll just explain that we are his servant.

Rolling for the hell of it though...

>>25307332
>>25307336
>>25307337

Now you see me, now you don't.

>>25307332
nobody roll we good!

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>>25307311
Oh man that would be ironic.

>>25307332
>>25307336
Phew.
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We're gonna pay for these rolls later, aren't we?

>>25307355
...You have to ask?

>>25307311
>implying we're hyperion

>>25307332
>Don't mind me, I'm just a wisp

>>25307385
we custom build the wisp summon to summon wisps.

Second want of summoning tree.

>>25307385
It's two out of three clearing a DC, not highest of the first three, bub.

>>25307375

>we're probably a shard of Erebus with the mindset of Hyperion because they exploded at the same time in the Annihilation Event

Holy fuck, I just blew my own mind.

Can wisps even do anything?

Could we custom build wisps that explode? Suicide bombing wisp swarms.

>>25307399
Finally, the dream of MUSCLEWISP gets closer to becoming reality!