>>25307382
With unnatural speed, you drive your sword forward, seeking to thrust it up under the cult leader's chin.

((Come, dear fellow, let us see what your vintage is like.))

Silver flames spring forth in the blink of an eye, deflecting your stab. Your blade runs across the man's face, making a shallow cut across his jaw and chipping the mask.
Blood trickles out. Its aroma holds a hint of foulness, an acrid suggestion of brimstone.

((Well, this is interesting!))

The flames cover the man's face entirely, and suddenly he is gone.

((Leaving so soon? Come, show me more!))

You spring to your feet, whirling about just in time to intercept a gout of silver flame with your shield.

((Well, I suppose a prize hard-won does taste all the sweeter...))

>Roll

>Magic number today is 3. Third post rolling what I ask for (1d20 unless otherwise specified) is the number(s) I'll go with. Remember, you do have one reroll. If someone calls for a reroll, reply to that post voting whether you are for or against using the reroll there, and if the yeas outweigh the nays I'll make the reroll myself.

Rolled 12

>>25307387

Rolled 1

>>25307387
Let's get this a rollin

Rolled 10

>>25307387
All things come to an end.

All things come to an end, but some only lie still, forgotten...

Rolled 1

>>25307387
Let do this!

>>25307451
Not bad, not good. It'll have to do.

>>25307441
>>25307451
>>25307452

>1
>10
>1

What magic faggotry is this>?

Rolled 18

>>25307451
Aww right between two 1s, oh well. Let the fight begin!

By the end of the thread, if there's something that deserves to be drawn, you could make a comprehensive list of details that make the picture so that I don't need to worry about forgetting something and therefore I could get right into the drawing process.

Thank you.

>iM@SFQ starts
>I am about to go out for the whole fucking day and will undoubtedly miss the entire thread
Fuck you.
Just... fuck you.
Don't screw it up, guys.

>>25307516
what about those old scenes?

or is this just for "get to it later sake"

>>25307517

:D

>>25307387
>>25307451
The cult leader is now fully wreathed in translucent silver, licking over his form.

((So, I play the miner today, do I?))

You lunge forward, bringing your sword to bear.

((This coat of gray, I'll chip away...))

Another bolt of flame shoots out from the cult leader's outstretched palm, splashing harmlessly against your shield.

((...the crimson gem inside to see.))

You swing your blade, a lightning-fast downward cut.

((Dear pick, strike home, remove the stone...))

Flames curl around your sword, slowing its path, but it breaks through nonetheless, carving a sizable gash across the leader's chest.

((...and precious rubies render free!))

The cult leader staggers back, bleeding substantially.

((Ah, marvelous! Simply sublime!))

You press forward, shoving him with your shield, but with a flaring of silver he resists your assault.

((O-ho! Well, aren't you an interesting one!))

>Roll

Rolled 14

>>25307755

CRUSH FLAY BURN MAIME KILL

Rolled 7

>>25307755
get roll

Rolled 1

>>25307755
Pay with silver, pay with steel.

Rolled 12

>>25307755

>>25307799
The tables have turned...?

Rolled 8

>>25307799

BASED ANON

>>25307799
OH HO HO

>>25307799
CRITICAL HIT!

Rolled 17

>>25307808
>>25307813
Waves come, waves go.

Easier to stop the flowing tide than the stop the Bloody-P.

Rolled 6

>>25307837

I guess P is Khorny.

>>25307755
>>25307799
In the blink of an eye, you follow up your shield bash with a deft leg sweep, sending the cult leader toppling to the floor.

((Tell me, mountain, how deep do your lodes run?))

Dropping to one knee to follow him, you plant your sword deep into his shoulder.

((How many sparkling rubies do you hold?))

Wrenching your blade free, you raise it for another blow.

((How many ingots of red gold will you yield?))

You bring your sword down, shattering the man's mask and carving deep into his face.

((I want to see it!))

You cut down again, making another gash across his face crosswise to the first.

((I want to taste it!))

Another cut, striking across the neck. A great spurt of blood gushes forth, spattering across your face.

((Yes! Give it all to me! The full extent of your treasure!))

Again and again, you rain blow after blow with your sword. His feeble struggling ceases after the first or second strike, but you continue until the man's face is lacerated beyond all recognition, a flayed mess of chopped meat and fractured bone, glistening with crimson wetness

((Oh. Is that all? Alas, I was expecting more.))

As you rise to your feet, something catches your eye in the shadows by the stairs leading up to the surface: A pair of shining yellow orbs, low to the ground.

>cont

>>25308156
The orbs move, and a shape emerges into view, melting out of the shadows as though formed from them. Small, furry, with a long tail.

A black cat. Or so it would seem. You aren't fooled, though. The shadow it casts is unusually large, and has the shape of a humanoid with skeletal wings. And even from this distance, you can smell its blood -- foul, noxious, the scent of acid and sulfur and decay.

{{Alas, dear brother, I was rather fond of that pawn...but I suppose I shall leave you to your fun with your own.}}

As the cat slinks away, bounding nimbly up the stairs, you hear a great cracking sound of shattering stone, followed by bellows of rage. Turning to face the archway you came in by, you see two hulking figures barrel into view.

((Such an imposing form must surely hold great treasures indeed...))

>Roll

Rolled 18

>>25308298
Get a hold of yourself man.

Rolled 20

>>25308298
I thought it was gonna be spepapupu-san for a second form that description of the cat

Rolled 12

>>25308298
GIMMI THE GOOD STUFF

>>25308338
Oh thank god

>>25308338
Ah hell. Could be worse.

>>25308338
slight disadvantage. It'll have to do.

>>25308298
>>25308338
Vaulting over the altar with a tremendous running leap, you charge headlong at the leading large figure.

((Come, let us dance!))

Ducking under a swinging claw, you angle a slash at the brute's belly.

((What scarlet riches will you show unto me?))

Your blade strikes true, bringing forth a gout of foul, dark ichor.

((Putrid! Vile! No, this will not do!))

Furious, you bring your sword back for another blow, striking deep.

((Accursed, tainted thing! Begone from my sight!))

The beast lashes out with a claw, which you narrowly manage to deflect with your shield.

((A big fellow like you is hard to hit properly...)

You swing again, cutting into the side of the creature's knee. It roars, and staggers a bit.

((...but I imagine I can still finish you quickly enough.))

>[] Attack the leg again to try to knock it down
>[] Go for the kill -- stab up under the ribcage
>[] Other (specify)

>Roll 'em

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Rolled 9

>>25308732

>[] Go for the kill -- stab up under the ribcage

Rolled 9

>>25308732
>[x] Go for the kill -- stab up under the ribcage

Rolled 4

>>25308732
Go for the kill

Rolled 20

>>25308732
close in.

>>25308769
EXCELSIOR

>>25308769
>>25308775
Dodged a bullet there.

>>25308775
god, my roll. that would've sucked hard.

>>25308769
TAKEDOWN CONFIRMED.

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Rolled 3

>>25308769

>>25308769
good roll buddy

>>25308732
>[X] Go for the kill -- stab up under the ribcage
More blood must flow!

>>25308732
>>25308769
Shifting to take advantage of the brute's momentary instability, you thrust your sword ceilingward, plunging it deep into the creature's viscera. As your blade pierces the heart, a gout of rancid ichor pours out to drench your front, causing you to retch.

((Ugh! Disgusting, wretched creature!))

As the big enemy falls, the second creature approaches from your left, bellowing with rage. It makes to grab you with one of its oversized claws.

((Perhaps you'll be more interesting than the other?))

You duck under the advancing claw just in time, pulling your sword free as you do so. Moving to step around to the side of the second large enemy, you cut at its ankle, drawing more of the same black, rotten ichor.

((Alas, the same. No, I think I've had enough.))

Turning about, you run toward the melee back on the dais. One form lays motionless, its black robes charred by lightning but relatively unstained by blood.

((Such wastefulness! What cretin would use such inelegant methods?))

You come to the closest target, one in dark robes. It is presently engaging another, clad nearly as your target's chromatic opposite. Your blade pierces the foe's unguarded back easily, emerging from the other side dripping red.

((Yes! Cleanse the foul grime with treasure pure!))

>cont

you know, seeing our decent into madness here...where are the girls?

>>25309322
Next on the list.

>>25309322
OH GOD WE ARE KILLING THEM

>>25309322
Saving them for last.

>>25309341
>>25309355
That's ominous.

Rolled 8

>>25309322
>>25309341
>>25309344
>>25309355

FLESH OF FALLEN ANGELS

>>25309191
The one in white makes some peculiar noises. They've all been making peculiar noises all this time, but this time these ones are especially peculiar because on some level, you have the vague impression that they have some meaning.

T̬̞̲̬̰͡-̩̪͍͕͚t͎̮̺̫̜̞͜h̥̪̟͓̯͟ͅa̡̝͈͎̮͎͇ͅn̷k҉͇̫ ̼͚̭y̦o̸̺u̥̫̠̥̙,̹ ̜̩͇̼P̴͔̺͍̹r̗̤o͓͉͓̫͎̼̳ḏ̠͇̞͈u̩c̰̹͓e̵̙̦̼̟̻r͇͎̩͓̝̠̘!̼̱̺͚̟̯̻


((What, are you so eager to play?))

A̯̪͜a͎͔̩̠͇̪h̩̝̫̮!̸ ̮͡P̮̩͝r̸̠͉̙̭͖͔͇o̼̞̞d̡͙̣u̙̯͇c͞e̖̫r͏,̶̰͔̤̮̲ ̸̙͉̘t̲̘͔̼͕h̹̜͓͈̦̩͕e͈͍ ͖o̤̻͚̯̟͓̹ŗ͙̼c̰͚͓̩͘!̟͚̼͈͖

The one in white steps around behind you, seemingly concerned about the rotten-blooded brute approaching behind you. You hear a shifting of stone.

((Ah, good. It would be rude to abandon my current companion so soon.))

The black-robed one slumps to the ground as you pull your sword free.

((He still has so much more precious treasure to show me!))

You deliver a few more swift cuts, lacerating the body until the blood flowing from the fresh cuts ceases to be enough to amuse you.

P̸͕̹̫r̖͓̦̼̜̠͙o͇̫̲͖͇d̞̭̗̱̲u̖͕͚̭̺̫c̮͔͖̳̬̟͉̀e͙r̤̩̜,͍̣̳̠͚̫ ̶̭̲͉̘̩ḥ̛̝̞e͔l̝̲̠̩̀p̸̹! T̰h̦i͎̟̦̝̰͠ͅs͉͈̝̘̩͘ ͈̣͓̘̥̳͝o҉̪̥̜͇r҉̹̰̝c͉͇̤̬̜̜͖'͕̯̥s̯̗ ̢̮̠̩̗͎ͅͅt̜̫̪ơ̱̼̺̤̥o̧̳̹ ̸̪̻̼̣s̳t͈̱̦̩͇̹̺r̯̥͇̗̣̦o̝͓̞̲̳͎̺n҉̳̩̣g̜͖͉͈̤̼͔!͇̝̰̮͈͜


Something stirs within you, a faint sense that all is not quite right.

((Quiet, you. On to the next plaything...))

>Roll 3d20

Rolled 7, 20, 10 = 37

>>25309412

Rolled 14, 2, 11 = 27

>>25309412
oh boy murders!

Rolled 18, 13, 3 = 34

>>25309412
RECLAIM YOUR SANITY PRODUCER

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Rolled 19, 17, 1 = 37

>>25309412

Rolled 15, 1, 18 = 34

>>25309412

Rolled 2, 9, 5 = 16

>>25309412
Who gets the blade next?

>>25309435
OH FUCK

>>25309445
Damn my captcha that was a good roll.

>>25309435
Get those healing pots ready, blood will flow!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQgMntenO8

this is what i feel like is going on right now

>>25309412
>>25309435
The ones dressed in varied colors all turn and disengage their foes, running past you. They're all yelling those strange sounds that seem to have meaning.

Y̷͎̠̘̣̰̬̪u̘̗̥̲̩͍ki̶̱͍͕͍͙̟̯h͍o҉!̞̖̪͉̠̖
̰̱̼̠̲W̬͞e̸͙͍'̘̫ḻ̪̦̟͖̺l͔̠͖̲̖͎ ͓͙̲̙̮h͝e̴̻͓l̪͈̼̦ͅͅp̶ ̶̥̬̮̠ͅͅý̱̟̘͈̹̯͓oṷ̶̳̥͍͔̱̫, ̷̳̩̣ͅY̯͍̞̝͢u̦̼̖̰̫͈̙k̷i̤͍p̹̭̻͈͓yo̷͙̖̘̼̻n̘͓ͅ!͉̪̣͉̘
͏̗̞͇̞̙̩P͚r̡͉̯̥̯̤̳̘o͙͢du͓ͅc̜e̸̗͙̬̱̰̦ṟ̜͖̱̫̹ͅ,̛̳̹̼ ̡̫̫w̘͈̱͎͙̮̫ḫ͓̹͔̙͠a̺̪̹̦̕t̶̤̦̬̤̪̲̪ ͍͙̮͎͠a̷̘͔̩͈̭͔̱r͔͔̯͇è͙̳̰̣̳͙ ̙̹̰̣̗̺͝y͟o͈̪̬̘̠͈u̗ ̞̮͈̳͓̻̫͝d̖o̱̗̜̠̦͕̪͘ing̞̳̥͓̯?͔̝̜͝ Th̡̥̝̙̞̦̪ͅé͓͉̟̬̼ ̩o̪̝ṛ͙̳̼̯̞͢c̵̰̞͈'̞͓̬͎̬͢s̬ ̛̙̮g̯ͅo͈͇̠̘̘̫͝ṉ̤̺͇͙̫n͏̺̗͙͕̣͓a̭̳͇͉͓ ̭͚g̟͈̪̣̱͚͜e̯̺͚̘̰͎ͅt̼ ͕̪̯ͅͅY̠̫uk͎̯̳i͇̫̝h̺̖̱̺͡ͅo͍͉͜!̸͖̮

((Yes, you lot have your fun. I'll get to you soon enough.))

The black-clad ones move to follow the others, but you move to intercept them.
The first raises a fistful of silver flame, making to hurl it past you. Before it can do so, you sever its arm at the shoulder, following up with a raking cut across the torso. As it staggers back, a thrust through the chest finishes it off.

((Ah, so much sweet nectar here!))

Two of the remaining black-clad ones shift their focus to you, advancing with daggers glinting with argent light.

((It has been long indeed since I last drank so deep!))

The two are no match for you, falling under your blade like so much grass.

((Truly, a bountiful harvest!))

You turn to the last, who already bears several wounds from his previous engagements. He turns to flee; you smell fear in his blood.

((And I...))

>cont

>>25309663
Oh shit, bloodlust.

>>25309663
>He turns to flee; you smell fear in his blood.
Easier to run from the dusk than escape the Bloody-P.

>>25309663
producer...your scaring me man

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Rolled 20, 13, 3 = 36

>>25309663

You?

DIE

>>25309663
Chasing after the fleeing foe, you overtake it effortlessly, cutting its legs out from under it.

((I am the reaper.))

Having lost the use of its legs, the foe attempts to crawl away.

((Give unto me my due.))

Advancing calmly, you lop off one of the foe's arms. Then the other.

((Render to me...))

Kneeling beside your foe, you slip your blade under its chin.

((...that most precious of treasures!))

With a single fluid motion, you slit the foe's throat.

Rising, you turn to face the others. You see that they have felled the large one, and seem to have done so with little harm to themselves.

((Good. That will make our dance all the more fun.))

They make noises again. The strange kind, that resonate deep within you.

Pr̙̥͎o̧d͇̝̹̞u͓͖̲͚͙̠c̬̜̲̝̠͍͍e͉̳̮̹͢r̢̩̹̩ͅ,̶̰̣͙̦̭͈ͅ ̳͙̦̻̳ͅw̫͝e͈̩͍͇̟̗ ̡̹͙̜d͚͓͎͖͜i̠͇̞͓̬ͅd͇̞̳̖̯̪͎ ̲̦̣i̤̖̭̟̭̝͜ͅt̩͔͓!҉
͇̰͉̭̮̟W̹̰͇e ̡b̴̹͍̼͔͇̰ͅe̩̲ạ͞t͍̠͙̮̝̳ͅ ̡̺͚t̞̝̥̣h͖͚̥̩e̦̹̭̹͎̰͟m̸!͏̦̲
̻̫̘̳̤͡ͅD͉̬̞̤id̝ ̥̺̞̘͓̖̰w̝͚̦͞e̻̼ ̷d̛͍ơ̤̬͎͉ ̝̦͓̣̱̘g̨̞̯͕̠o̬o͕̥̗d̯̤͕,̠̹̰̜̹͘ ͈ͅN̬͢i̡͎͔̠̖͚ḭ̯-̡͖ć͈̤̟̤̮͖h́a҉̜̟n̹͎̦͟?̬̯̟̪̭̙͎

((Somehow, I imagine your treasures will taste sweetest of all...))

P̰̝̗̱̖̪̗-̟̟̱̲͔P̶r͓o̧̱̟d̴̘u͇̮̖c̸͖̞̫̩̠̼͕e̵͍̲r̗̘̮̙̱͉̗͝?̣͖̝͈̱̣́ ̢A͉̥͚̠̯r̺̬̖e̝ ̰͇̲̰y̤o̟̳̤̪͓u̮͍̬̣̣̘͈͠ ̲̻͉͔̼̼a̱̲͈̫͙̙̘͡l̪̠͙͉̣͇̯r̛̲̝͚̙i̢̝̣͎͍͚ͅg̵̮̖̮̱͚̜h̦͕͇̩͓͇t̶͚̣̝̻̝̭?̖̤̬̝


A new voice flares abruptly in your mind:
>>No! This isn't right! Stop it! Get out!<<

((SILENCE!))
>Roll 2d20

Rolled 2, 7 = 9

>>25309883

Rolled 3

>>25309883
DON'T DO IT P!

Rolled 4, 7 = 11

>>25309883
Oh god no

Please don't hurt them

Rolled 13, 3 = 16

>>25309883
FIGHT IT

Rolled 6, 6 = 12

>>25309883
I WILL NO LONGER LISTEN TO YOU BLOOD DEMON IN MY HEAD

Rolled 3, 12 = 15

>>25309924
oops

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Rolled 5, 4 = 9

>>25309883

TIME TO CUT THE SHIT OUT P-SAN

>>25309927
Too bloody clo-

>>25309928
...

>>25309927
Time to commence mental purge. Clear out!

>>25309924
FUCK

If only it had counted

Rolled 20, 18 = 38

>>25309928 is the roll right, because of >>25309924 being a improper roll?

>>25309995
Wait...does a low roll mean we successfully attack them or we successfully DON'T attack them?

>>25310000
Afraid so. Damned folly.

Rolled 7, 20 = 27

>>25310000
Yeah. It's decent.

>>25310014
In this quest, low is good

>>25310014
The lower, the greater chance of success, I presume.

>>25310014
I assumed low roll=good things happen, high roll=bad things happen. killing an idol for the blood demon would be bad.

>>25309883
>>25309928
You advance on the nearest of the bunch, one with its hair in a short ponytail sticking off to the side. You move leisurely, casually, savoring the look of horrified comprehension that slowly spreads over its face.

N̢̟̪̯̜ͅ-̢̯̤̟̜̥ͅN͉̠̪͎i̺͇̬i̵̱̹̞̦̺̠-̧̺̜̩c̦͙͖h̠̫̮̫͍̮͈a̫͕͓̝͔̩͓n͟?̮̱̻̟̺̘ ̦̰͓͚T̙̮̦̹̫̖̕-̬͎̯̰ͅt̫̖ẖ͉̟̥i͍s̩͕̰͍ ̙̦͜i̷̹̻s̮̤͢ ͍͙͈͚͕̰̙so̡m͖͚̱͕̖̬̦e̺̳ ͇͓̼̤̼̻̻k̫̰i̙̱͓̜͇n̞̠͠d͈̝͔̟̩̣͖a̱̲̹̗̤̜̼ ̯̰̗̬j̸o̤̦̣͞ͅk͎̘̳͉͙̫͜e̗,҉̣̮̥̣ ̰̦͈̭̘ͅͅr͓͞i̤͠ǵ̹͍ͅḩ̜̠̥t͓̯̳̳̖?̯͚̥̱͜ͅ

>>No! Stop!<<

((I thought I told YOU to be QUIET! Let me have my fun for once!))

In an instant, you suddenly shift from a leisurely stroll to a violent lunge, lurching forward to stab your foe.
Immediately, the foe vanishes from your sight, and your blade strikes empty air.

>>Good one, Ami!<<

((You're cheering for the wrong side, you DAMNABLE WRETCH!))
((Now, my dear little playmate, you may be invisible, but I can still smell you...))

You turn to pinpoint the location of the smell, but suddenly you find yourself beset by numerous impediments. A bizarre sense of vertigo washes over you, sending your perception of the world spinning. A mighty blast of wind knocks you to your knees, and tendrils of stone reach out from the floor to bind you there.

And finally, you are attacked bodily from behind by one of the foes.

>cont

>>25310313
>((You're cheering for the wrong side, you DAMNABLE WRETCH!))
>((Now, my dear little playmate, you may be invisible, but I can still smell you...))
I don't know if I like this blood deamon or not. On the one hand he is trying to kill idols, but on the other he is pretty bad ass.

>>25310358

SOunds like two voices in the head.

>>25310313
This be about the only time in a quest where I HOPE we get knocked out

>>25310313
Christ, can't imagine how the girls are going to behave around you now.

>>25310387
Lucky for us we have a good track record for acquiring blows to the head.

>>25310417
Us. I meant us.

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>>25310313
Reaching around from behind, the foe wraps its arms around you in some sort of grappling hold. It's not much of a hold -- both arms are wrapped around your neck, but with neither the proper configuration nor the tightness to choke. And it doesn't restrict the limbs at all. Ordinarily you could break free easily, but with your legs and sword arm bound to the floor with stone...
The one grappling you makes those strange noises.

P̛̗̳̗r͎ǫ̱̮̬͕̼ͅd̲̪̟uc̀e̟͔̰̗̺̱͜r͇̥͢,̧̺̞ ̦̼̦͈̜̻p̣͚̻͚̘̀ͅl͎̳ę̻̥͚a̺̣͈͈͝s͔e̲̩.̤̹̪̱̝͞.̛͍.̦͖͚͞
T͔̭̗̭̮h̫̮̜i̯̣̖̳̥̘s͇̜̟ ͔͚͓̤̤͇͝ͅi͉̪s̞ǹ̯̟͉̹̹'́t̷̟̼̻̜ ̹̝̠l̶̺̭̞̯͓̱i̢̝͎̩͕̣̟ͅke ̵͖̦y̠̪̫͓̟̣o͇̻͠u͔͎̘̳̣̫̲.̼̭̹͉


((Unhand me! What do you even hope to accomplish by such a thing?))

P͇l̲̝e҉̤̫͍͖a̧s͓̘̭͉͢e̠̺̖̮,͔ ̷P̳͈̫̱r̥ͅơ̝̼̟̻͍͙d̦͎͜u͝c̝̟̙͍͘ͅer.̸͓̮
̪I̢̟̮̘͍̭̦͉ ̨̜̙̻̲k͟no̸w̩̠̝̖͎̼ͅ ̫͙̪̩̣ͅt̮͇̦͘ḫ̖̺̜̤̦i҉̥s̟̤ ̠̤̱i̼͈̬͕̳͍s̩͟n̗̻̥̼̗͔͘'̡̳t̰͚̟͉ ̦̪̖̭͖y͙̝̯̙͖̼ͅo̝ͅṳ̖̞̟̩͢.̹̯̝̟ͅ
͙͞Į͕ ̛̦k̰̱̤̠̙n̺̼̹o̱̩̮̪w҉̼͔̯ ͉̜̳͝y̥̰̬͟o͚u̞'̫̭̙̦̰͓̹r͞e̩̯̬̘̯̼ ̻̫n̲͙̖͢ͅo̻̜̜t͘ ̝̘̞̞̺l̖i̭͞k͍̯͙̪ͅé͈̻ ̟̟͇̬͍͍̹t̪̟̹̱h͇͔̟͙̘̮i̛͈̝̬̘s̥̮͉̫͇.̤̬̖̪

>>She's right, you know. I'm not.<<

((Didn't I tell you to BE QUIET?!))

Suddenly, for just a moment, the sounds are clear. Not noises with a vague sense of meaning, but speech.

"Come back to us, Producer."

>>Haruka...<<

((SILENCE! THIS IS MY TIME! I AM IN CONTROL!))

>>Not if I have anything to say about it.<<

>Roll

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Rolled 12

>>25310513

CUT IT OUT

Rolled 3

>>25310513
Break free P!

Rolled 12

>>25310513
Come back.

>>25310530 12
>>25310533 3
>>25310536 12
Ah, the dice gods are in a humorous mood tonight.

Rolled 15

>>25310513
There was more to do, always more, but it was too late, too late...

>>25310536
Dammit. Should we go for a reroll?

>>25310566
we're fine

>>25310566
No, not really a need.

>>25310566
>Reroll
>12

We can still resist the dark influence.

>>25310566
no, save that for a serious fail

>>25310570
>>25310576
>>25310582
>>25310590
Point taken. Let's just take the lumps then and hope for the best.

>>25310602
>Let's just let the girls take the lumps then and hope for the best.

>>25310644
Rev up that broken trust.

>>25310513

Rolled 15

>>25310644

>high impact sexual violence

Rolled 18

>>25310728

Fail.

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Rolled 8

>>25310741
Flail

>>25310513
>>25310536
Slowly, your perceptions of the world start to shift.

((MORTAL! CEASE THIS IMPUDENCE!))

>>No.<<

((YOU ARE NOTHING WITHOUT ME!))

>>That's a lie. And even if it weren't I'd rather be nothing than let you have your way.<<

The scent of blood, though still strong (it would have to be, given the quantity of it spilled in this room), grows less overpowering. Less intoxicating.

((EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BELONGS TO ME! IT WAS SWORN TO ME!))

>>I've sworn nothing to you or anyone else.<<

((THE BLOOD PACT IS BINDING! IT IS YOUR BLOOD!))

>>Only by half.<<

A pain begins to blossom in your gut, your stab wound suddenly dawning on your awareness.

>>My strength is my own.<<

((NO!))

>>My passions are my own.<<

((NO!!))

>>I am my own. Not yours.<<

Clarity -- true clarity -- slowly creeps in. Back to reality. Back to sanity.

((HOW? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?! YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS YOURSELF!))

>>You think I didn't learn a thing or two in all those years living in monasteries?<<

((I'LL BE BACK, YOU KNOW!))

>>And when you do, I'll kick you right back to the pit you came from. Now OUT!<<

>cont

>>25310802
Out with you Khorne, and STAY OUT.

>>25310802
At last, the dark presence departs from your mind, driven away by effort of will...aided, no doubt, by the help of the gods, to say nothing of your own personal party of goddesses here.

Taking deep breaths to calm yourself, you look up at the girls. Yukiho is shrinking away, clutching her shovel to her tightly. Ami and Mami are at either side of you, daggers out, looking very uneasy. Miki stands directly ahead, poleaxe leveled at you. Her expression is...remarkably resolute, actually. Though certainly troubled.

Haruka...you can't see her, but you can feel her weight on your back, the pressure of her arms clutching you tightly. A faint hint of her scent -- honey, and baking bread. A bit of wetness on the back of your neck where her tears have trickled past the edge of your helmet.

"Girls, I..."

>[] "I don't know what came over me. It must have had something to do with the ritual those cultists were doing." (Lie)
>[] "I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you..." (Truth)

>>25310958

>Truth. TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

>>25310958
>>[] "I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you..." (Truth)

We just fucking tried to kill them, time to own up.

Rolled 8

>>25310958

>[] "I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you..." (Truth)

>>25310958
>Choice 2

Truth, but what did I miss last session that caused the Bloodlust?

>>25310958
>Truth

You can call me P-san the demon killer.

>>25310993
Stabbed in the gut.

Considering we almost killed them in bloodlust lets go with the truth

>>25310958
>[X] "I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you..." (Truth)
Because Trying to explain it when the blood deamon is back a second time will make things pretty awkward.

>>25310958
>[] "I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you..." (Truth)
TELL THEM DAMMIT.

Rolled 9

>>25310993
>>25311000

I dont think it was that.

It was probably already there.

>>25310958
Tell them. Or they'll never trust you again.

>>25311000
So we were the offering instead?

>>25311020
Yes, but that was what triggered it.

>>25310958

Good miki.

She knows what needs to be done if it happens.

>>25311026
No. We're apparently possessed by a battle demon or something. It takes over past a certain point.

Rolled 81

>>25310958
We lie.

A.

>>25310958
"I'm sorry. There's something I really should've told you. I understand if you want to leave me bound up like this for now, but please, at least hear me out.
Hoo boy...where to begin..."

>[] Tell them only what they need to know. Your relationship with them has already taken a pretty huge blow, and if they learned all the sordid details of your family history, it would probably only worsen matters.
>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.

>>25311008
Yeah well they've almost killed us with regular lust so it evens out.

>>25311200

>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.

>>25311200
Only the basics.

>>25311200
>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.
This. All secrets come out eventually and usually if they find out you were hiding more from them they would be really upset/angry

>>25311200
>>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.

>>25311200
>[X] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.

>>25311200
EVERYTHING, FUCKING EVERYTHING.

Because for fuck's sake, we nearly KILLED THEM.

>>25311200
Oh gee, I wonder what everyone's going to pick.

>>25311200
>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.
SHOUT
SHOUT
LET IT ALL OUT

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>>25311200

>[] Tell them everything. Some of the details might shock them, but at this point it's better to leave no further secrets that could come back to bite you in the future.

Feels train has no brakes.

I oddly expect Miki to the most understanding in this. What with her having to deal with her family and the baggage of history as well.

>>25311200
>[X] Tell them only what they need to know. Your relationship with them has already taken a pretty huge blow, and if they learned all the sordid details of your family history, it would probably only worsen matters.
Now might not be the best time to divulge all of our history, probably better to say more in better circumstances.

>>25311200
>>25311217
Actually, no, wait. Now's not the time for that. Check the area. Are any of them still alive? Any of them escaped? They were about to sacrifice a girl, how's she? Maybe she can tell us.

We'll talk in a better place.

>>25311342
They've all got their weapons pointed at us and Haruka's restraining us from behind.

I don't think that's an option right now.

>>25311413
>Haruka's restraining us
It is a hug.

>>25311473
A restraining hug.

>>25311413
>>25311473
>>25311478

>Legs encased in stone tendrils.

So is Yukiho.

>>25311473
Yukiho's using stone to hold P to the ground, not much we can do about that.

>>25311509
>not much we can do about that
I think bloody P would think differently.

>>25311200
"Well, I guess I'll start at the very beginning. My father was...not a very good man. In fact, he was a cultist, not unlike these guys we just fought. He kept it secret from the family for awhile, but it still affected us. You don't live with a witch without winding up a little bit tainted just by association. Even if you only live with that witch for a few years before he gets killed by adventurers. And it doesn't help when the witch is including members of his own family in demonic pacts.

Anyway, I wound up stuck with a curse of possession. Sometimes, I just, well, lose myself. Something else takes over. A demon, I guess. It doesn't happen nearly as much anymore -- actually, this was the first time it's happened in years -- but when I was younger it was...disturbingly frequent. Practically any time I'd get the least bit angry, the demon would take over. And when the demon takes over...well, you saw what I was like just now.
I've hurt a lot of people. Even killed people. Innocent people. I...I killed my own mother, in one of those episodes. Would've killed my little sister, too, if a neighbor hadn't heard the noise and put a stop to it. Even then, as a little kid, it took two full-grown men to restrain me, and I hurt them pretty bad in the process.

I guess the Arbiter takes a liking to me though, or else one of the other gods does and has his ear, because I got off pretty easy for it.

>cont

>>25311838
"Normally the tainted are lucky to get exiled to some distant wasteland, but me, I just ended up living in monasteries for awhile. Not too much different from any other orphan, I guess, except instead of being put up with temples and monasteries of the Matron, I got passed around between a few different ones. The Arbiter's, to start with, then once they got a better idea of what was triggering the possessions they started sending me to Sister Flame's and the Hero's so I could learn to control it.
And it worked, for the most part. I had some rough patches early in my adventuring career, had to restart in new places a few times to get away from bad reputations, but like I said, it's been years since the last time this happened. I thought I'd beaten it for good, but I guess the circumstances here, between the demonic influence and all the blood and everything, made it easier for the demon to break through.

And...and then I tried to kill you. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."

---------------------------------------------------------------------

And I think that'll be it for tonight's session. Before I open the floor to questions and feedback, I want to explain a new mechanical option available to you guys now that P's big dark secret is out. I'll start that in the next post.

>>25311838

Sweet Zombie Jesus.

>>25311968
By Sister Flame's holy fire, looks like we gotta schedule visits with the temples again.

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>>25311838
>>25311968

>>25311838
>>25311968
Jesus, that Azusa episode was foreshadowing in hindsight.

>>25312043
Okay, so how do we deal with occasional demonic possession, /tg/-wise? What is the most trusted form of PERMANENT exorcism and curse-lifting?

>>25312115

If they had something like that handy, it would've been applied to us already.

>>25312115

Sudoku

>>25311838
>>25311968
holy fuck

>>25312043
And here I was thinkin that wasnt that big of a deal

>>25311968
Basically, P is a berserker. He can enter a battle frenzy to significantly boost his combat capabilities. This means massive stat boosts -- it'll be virtually impossible to fail most combat rolls, and the upper limit of what would be considered reasonable will be significantly raised. In this state, P is indisputably stronger in combat than anyone else in the cast, bar none.

This battle frenzy is NOT the same as the possession stuff that went down in this thread. However, possession is an ever-present risk while in the battle frenzy. Not an especially likely risk, mind -- contrary to what this session and a few other points of this cavern arc might suggest, I'm really not intending to make this quest super grimdark. The whole possession thing is just one of those things that spiraled out of another, more innocuous detail that took on something of a life of its own. P's possession issues are intended to be more of a background element -- his history will come back to haunt him, and the risk of possession is always there as a drawback to discourage abuse of the berserk mode, but that's about the extent of it. And I should note that future possession episodes will generally be more of a fade-to-black deal; the detail today was just a special instance to really drive home what sort of shit P has to deal with.

TL;DR -- P can barbarian rage and usally stay in control, but there is a small risk of going all BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD. Which is bad. Use at your own risk.

>>25312241
So its Devil Trigger?

So the incident with Azusa was more Beserker mode and this time was "I THINK ITS TIME FOR JACK...TO LET'ER RIP"?

>>25312241
Is the zerker rage limited per session at all?

>>25312241
That's somewhat of a relief to know. As interesting as this quest arc was, it'd be terrible if things got darker and darker from here on.

What session was Azusa's adventure in again, I need to reread it?

>>25312305
It was the third session, if I'm not mistaken.

>>25312305
that's either thread 4, 5 or 6.

>>25312241
Note to self: bloodlust unnecessary with high rolls. An angry soldier fights blind.

>>25312043
Yes. Yes it was.

>>25312274
Yup, pretty much. You were also (briefly, before the voice spoke up) in berserk mode at the very tail end of last session, when you got that extra burst of speed to save the girl.

>>25312287
Nope. It's just a matter of how much you're willing to risk the chance of flying off the handle. Also, the wear and tear to yourself -- extended berserking will wear you down in the long term.

>>25312377
then best saved when target is powerful. If we roll high, we're guaranteed kills anyway. QM, is the trigger controllable?

>go out just as the quest starts
>get back just as it ends
Well at least nobody important died. Ya did good, guys.

>>25312399
Do you mean the trigger for possession, or for berserk mode?

>>25312441
both.

>>25312241

Was hoping for the girl's reactions today but oh well. Thanks for running, QM!

So is that girl alive or what.

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So guys lets work on controlling this thing and making the Arbiter our bitch at whim and call

Y/N

>>25312612

You want to make a God our bitch? Good luck with that boy.

N

>>25312457
Berserk mode is pretty much entirely in your hands. Strictly speaking, there needs to be some sort of plausible reason for P to get a good rightous fury going, but in practice that should generally be trivial to orchestrate in a combat situation with the idols about. Triggering berserk mode is basically a little snippet of narrative control on the player side of things -- it's not so much that P himself makes a conscious decision to use it, but rather you as players can dictate that circumstances somehow conspire to get P's blood a-boiling.

As for possession, there are some things that will exacerbate it. The presence of blood being a big one. As you may have noticed, the demon has a bit of a "thing" for blood. Other demonic activity in the area will also make it more likely to happen. And generally speaking, anything that could be expected to loosen/weaken conscious resolve (eg, pain, fatigue, starvation, etc) will make P more likely to slip. Possession won't happen unless you're already in berserk mode, but the same situations that make you more likely to slip from berserk to possession might also pose a risk of unintentionally entering berserk mode (which will then introduce a risk of slipping further to full possession).

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>>25312632
kinda worked a bit in agito

>>25312638
So going adventuring with a bunch of rookie girls is pretty much the worst possible thing we could be doing.
Gotcha.

>>25312638

The confession was worded a little weakly. Felt more like expo speak than a proper confessional.

Still got the message across, which is what really counts.

If we rolled poorly, would injury and death to our girls have been very possible? Or would have miki put P down without hesitation?

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would spending time with certain party members help in terms of demon control?

cause part of me thinks that maybe someone like Azusa (her gentle nature and soothing healing/demeanor) or Takane (moon mangic) could possibly help in some regards?

that and I just want the excuse to have try and go Azusa route with this thing

>>25312682
Well, to be fair, this episode was pretty much the perfect storm of shit that could make P slip up. He isn't lying when he says he's been clean for years; standard adventuring fare shouldn't be much of an issue. It's just that between the stress of his old guild disbanding, having to adjust to a new city, and suddenly stumbling right into a demonic blood sacrifice ritual at its climax after spending over 24 hours in caverns permeated with demonic taint...all of that together, that'll be a problem.

And the multiple blows to the head yesterday probably didn't help. I kid, I kid.

>>25312878
Kaka was attempting to draw it out, the devious girl.

>>25312878
Hmm, well. Honestly, I think this is an unnecessary plot element, and that you would have been better off just going with a creepy voice telling P-san to bathe in the blood of innocents, but it's your story and you can do whatever the hell you want with it.

>>25312878
>spoiler
it totally was that

>>25312861
If you mean the roll for >>25309883, yes, at least one of the girls definitely would've gotten hurt. The first roll there was for P to get ahold of himself on his own (which failed); the second was for the girls to restrain you/defend themselves (which succeeded marvelously).
For >>25310513, any failing roll short of a 20 would've resulted in P being knocked out. You were pretty much at their mercy there, but they're still not going to straight-up kill you that quickly.
With a 20, though, that would've ended with somebody getting hurt.

>>25312874
If you think it might help, you're certainly welcome to try. I can't say whether/how well it would work for any particular individual, though.

>>25312958
Well, the creepy voice itself grew out of the berserking. I first decided I wanted P to be a berserker sort, because I wanted to give him a bit more identity combat style-wise beyond just "dude with sword and board", and I feel like you don't see enough "civilized" berserkers. And when I'd decided that, I recalled the one berserker guy in Record of Lodoss War whose berserking is due to possession by an evil spirit, and considering how well that concept fit with the cosmology I already had in mind for the setting and the ample opportunities it would provide for drama and conflict, I couldn't resist. From there, the details of the possession and the backstory related to it sort of sprang up on their own.

Archive is up.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=iM%40S+Fantasy+Quest

>>25313250
>If you think it might help, you're certainly welcome to try. I can't say whether/how well it would work for any particular individual, though.
Alright lets stick with Azusa people!

or atleast someone nice or genki

>I recalled the one berserker guy in Record of Lodoss War whose berserking is due to possession by an evil spirit,
ah I dont really remember the show but that guy was pretty cool

>>25313401
or atleast someone nice or genki in the party at all times*

>>25313454

Or a singer like chihaya or kotori.

Should have some bonus for breaking free.

buop

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>>25312878
>And the multiple blows to the head yesterday probably didn't help
I fucking KNEW this was all Yukiho's fault! I kept saying it, but you all didn't believe me! Why didn't you believe me?

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>>25317839
Yukiho's fault for being mercilessly groped and manhandled?