>continued from previous thread<...then I will wait, too.> You sit in the center of the chamber. Fang kneels on the stone.<I saw you as a near god in those mines,> you tell him. He looks at you. <Something I could only burn myself out defending against. And then, as the ruler, cold and calculating, willing to do anything to tighten your grip on power. But finally, I saw you as her uncle. Kind. Still holding out hope for what he thought he had left behind.<We have never been friends in your eyes, I think. But I trusted you, Fang. That trust has been tested by your actions today. If she dies, I will kill Archon. A life for a life.> You face him. <That will be my justice.>"If she dies," he says, "Archon is dead anyway."----------------------------------
>>26083039penis
>>26083039The suspense is palpable.
Rolled 72>>26083041To be fair I don't think we'd be emotionally stable right now.One of the very few people we would willingly give our life for has been deceived by her uncle and tricked into it using an illusion made to resemble us.Hell hath no fury like a monster betrayed.
>>26083039Meditate on hunger and isolation shards
>>26083039analyze/focus the doorway
Hours pass. You both take them in silence.Finally, when you feel you have fully collected yourself, you speak. <Tell me about the Archonium. Everything you know.>"It is old. Predates the times before the elemental lords appeared. The magic pulls a person into the facets of their personality. We all argue within ourselves constantly. The many desires, the wants of a moment, fighting for dominance against the greater concerns, the morals, the plans that span years. The archonium materializes the greatest facets of a person's personality, and pits them against one another."<What for?>"To know oneself is to gain great power," Fang says. "The archonium clears the mind of its warring factions. No more questions, no more hesitation. It enables a man to answer the question "what do I want?" with absolute certainty. With great conviction comes great focus. The leaders of archon need this focus."<What is it like inside there, exactly?>"It is always different," Fang says. "But besides my own experience, and some few public records of those long past, I have little to go on. The councilors and graduates that have survived their journey are, understandably, reticent with the details, and I am not curious to discover them. If there is any honor to be had in Archon - it is on this subject. What happens within the Archonium is intensely personal. It is simply not something that we speak of."<...did you go through the archonium?>"I did."<And your...personality, it split into pieces?>"I understand that the exact number varies, but for me, there were two opposing sides, if you could call them that."<So...what happened?>"I won," Fang says.<What was the other side?>"Shadow...there's a saying about cats, and curiosity. I'm not sure how many lives you have left, but it certainly isn't all 9, not after you escaped from the Ring City intact."<You don't have to answer,> you say. <Because I already saw the losing side is locked in your desk.>>con't
>>26083066
You will get the bone of being able to meditate on your hunger and isolation shards.Roll 1d100. First three for hunger, second three for isolation.
>>26083090Too>>26083066Late
>>26083090A bunch of over emotional fags aren't resisting.Wanting to kill off everyone in Archon when they are needed to buffer the vampire lady and all the other threats out there.
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Rolled 38>>26083118THESE DICE WILL BE THE DICE THAT PIERCE THE HEAVENS
Rolled 55>>26083118Rolling to charge our batteries.
Rolled 54>>26083118
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Rolled 58>>26083118rolling
>>26083125There's a difference between stated intent and following through. It's not locked in, yet.
Rolled 15>>26083137>>26083136wut>>26083118
>>26083118watch we burn all the good rolls here
>>26083125Fuck it after we consume archon we will have enough power to consume the vampire lady aswell
>>26083101><You don't have to answer,> you say. <Because I already saw the losing side is locked in your desk.>Daaaaaaaamn.
Rolled 50>>26083118
Rolled 27>>26083125I'm pretty sure they're going by the view of "If Abby dies then the world may burn."The amount of hate and disgust at humans after seeing something like this would take epic levels of spagooti knight to undo.Hate would be an understatement.>>26083118
>>26083136Guys, this roll isn't legit.
>>26083153Whateva, if it allows us to go into evil overlord mode that's all good.We could even become like Michael!
Rolled 14>>26083136dice1d100=3whut
Rolled 32>>26083118darkxis comon
>>26083136>>26083193yeah, this one is bad i think
Rolled 4>>26083118We should get Adavan here, to be there if/when abby returns.She's his mentor. He deserves to be here. And we want his help if she doesn't get back.Get adavan, THEN roll.
Fang does not answer your statement, and you feel no need to press further, either.------------------------You decide to meditate. You may be needing all your strength soon...one way, or another.Hunger resists your attempts to strength it, but Isolation responds well. It is fully empowered.Current Statistics:HP: 81/81Mana: 34/34EXP: 14Humanity: 504Temerity: 319Shards of True Darkness: 3(Isolation) - Empowered{Hunger} - Strong(Silence) - Empowered------------------------https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBmCKI2oNAAn hour passes, then another. And another.Fang shifts on occasion, but doesn't speak. You feel no burning desire to communicate with him.The silence is deafening.The minutes tick by.Abigail will make it. She's strong enough. Smart enough.If anyone can do it, she can.You have to keep telling yourself that.You're not sure you can face a world that doesn't have her in it anymore.------------------------
Rolled 25>>26083208We wouldn't become that shitty.Honestly we don't make empty statements. We never have. This would be the first.I honestly think the rage and hate would over take us if she died. I really do. It would be a disappointing but reasonable response to it. A creature with amazing power finds out their greatest friend has been deceived by their only living family and said creature was used as a tool to orchestrate it?There we be no where they could run where we wouldn't find them. No rock would be big enough, no shadow dark enough, no light blinding enough, and no army strong enough to stop us. We would find them, and we would consume them.
How long do we got to wait for Abby to not come out before we can take a poop on Archon's chest?
>>26083193as much as I wish it weren't so, it is legit. You no longer have to punch in the + to roll a dice.
Rolled 100>>26083299The 24 hours. Once the time is up so is his.
>>26083279>She's his mentor.Other way around there, champ.
>>26083315... can this count towards something?
Rolled 89>>26083315WHAT HAVE I DONE!?
>>26083315mfw
>>26083325WHY DO I STILL HAVE DICE ON!?EREBUS HELP ME.
Rolled 46>>26083279yeah. it would probably help to have someone here to help us burn down the world.
>>26083315We are waiting SO HARD right now
>>26083315I hate you for rolling that number in relation to nothing.
>>26083315COME ON
>>26083321Nope. Haha, WASTED
>>26083344WAITING SO FUCKING HARD CUNT.
>>26083282We may not want to talk to him but we should know.<What happens to those that fail? How many fail?>
Rolled 32>>26083301>testing this
>>26083358No one knows what happens to those who fail. They never come out. Ever. A lot have failed.
>>26083358Adavan already told us... they don't come back.
>>26083358This was answered. They die. If you don't even read the quest, don't post.
>>26083101>"It is old. Predates the times before the elemental lords appeared. The magic pulls a person into the facets of their personality. We all argue within ourselves constantly. The many desires, the wants of a moment, fighting for dominance against the greater concerns, the morals, the plans that span years. The archonium materializes the greatest facets of a person's personality, and pits them against one another."This sounds a LOT like what happened to us, actually.A lot.And erebus had a plan...Analyze the Archonium.Deep focus it too for shits and giggles.Yeah, if erebus had a plan to split himself into various shards and fragments of his personality in order to eventually revive himself, this machine sounds tailor-made for the job.Don't take this shit at face value. If our past self could figure it out, we probably can do.
Rolled 20We wait so hard that we burn a hole in the ground
>>26083374I want to hear his educated guess.
>>26083386Also, ask fang where he FOUND the device.Could be a major hint.
>>26083386This sounds good.
>>26083386IT'S THE PLOTBERG
...I don't know why but I have the burning desire to try out Archonium.
>>26083398You are trapped in a place where your own mind tears your mind apart. Where you are your worst enemy. Every fear you have, every doubt, every decision is used against you. Imagine it, everything you've ever done is the ammunition used against you. Also, you can never leave.
>>26083407He did not find it you retard, he told us it predates the Elementomachy.Holy shit, you haven't read any of the quest have you?Please stop posting.
Rolled 92>>26083386this actually does kinda sound like what is happening to us. so now we have our own version of it was all a dream theory. we are currently in some archonium style device deciding how erebus will act when he gets out
>>26083407Fang didn't find it as he USED it before becoming the mage he is today. Probably it was amongst the first people who founded Archon.
>>26083440You know...it might just let us get them shards working full time.
>>26083384We were told something incredible vague, being satisfied with vague information is the very reason of this situation. It is you who should read the quest with more attention.
>>26083386Oh GOD.Abby's going to walk out of the Archonium with an army of Erebus shards behind her. Holy fuck.
Rolled 75>>26083457so where is it fabled to be found. still will help
>>26083450>He did not find it you retard, he told us it predates the Elementomachy.Yes. Its old. Its named after archon. This means its older than the place its currently in.This means it came from somewhere else.DUH.So if it was used to split us, and moved here, where it used to be is Very Likely to have another shard nearby.Follow?
>>26083282>can we focus/analyze the door to learn anything?
>>26083448So Hell?
>>26083475It was an artifact fabled to have been crafted by the ancient fagsmiths to be symbolic of your mom, as countless mages have entered it.
>>26083508No dumbass, it was there and they build Archon AROUND it.
>>26083508We ate the Archon shard.
>>26083508You have one good idea that makes me hate you less and you promptly go back to shitting yourself
>>26083544>>26083538I think he's saying there could be another shard inside the gate. Also that we should enter the gate when we can.I think that's incredibly dangerous.>>26083448As he said, if that's what happens we're in for one hell of a ride. We aren't exactly squeaky clean.
------------------------After some hours, you feel Adavan outside the door. Strong spirit, with a bit of your own aura wrapped around him.More time passes.You count the seconds.------------------------Fang stands. He begins to pace with his hands folded behind his back. A finger taps his wrist."Five minutes," he mumbles.<...left?>"Yes."You stand. Fang continues to pace.The gateway remains solid.A minute passes, and another. And another.And another.Fang stares at the mirror-like metal. "Come on, Abby. You can make it. You can make it." He steps closer to the steel. "Come on. Come on."The steel begins to waver.Nothing emerges."Abigail." Fang puts a hand on the edge of the gateway. "Abigail!"She does not emerge."Abigail." Fang falls to his knees. He puts his hands on his face, and he cries. "You can make it. Don't..."You're not sure how to react.You don't think it's hit you yet. You feel dead inside.You glance at the liquid metal. <...is she still in there?>"...I don't know. Yes. Lost. She's lost."<Then what's stopping us from going in and finding her?>He shakes his head. "It doesn't work like that. I can't go in - I'm a lich, now. And you're not even human.><We have to try something,> you say. Your voice is even, and steady. But you feel like a dam about to break.Fang stands. He silently watches the wavering steel. His eyes will her to come out. But Abigail does not appear.What do you do?>enter the Archonium>attack Yi Fang>leave>something else (write-in)
>>26083596>>enter the Archonium
>>26083596>enter the Archonium
>>26083596ENTER THE ARCHONIUMorCONSUME the Achonium
>enter the ArchoniumWhat else would we do?
>>26083596>>enter the ARCHOMNGINOMGMGOMNOMOMOMOMONOMNOMNOMNOM
Rolled 95>>26083596<Fuck you, Fang.>And then we stride through the Gate.
>>26083596>>enter the ArchoniumTear it open.
>>26083596>enter the damn thing.If we make it back out, IF we make it back out, and we haven't found Abby we're going to kill him. We're going to fucking kill him. No sadness, only anger.
>enter the Archonium>implying you can stop us
>>26083634If some fags in this thread had there way, unleash a batman-esque "MAH WAIFU IS DEAD!"and then go on a rampage.
>>26083596>(Isolation) - Empowered>{Hunger} - Strong>(Silence) - EmpoweredIT BEGINSenter
>>26083596>enter the Archonium<The Archonium does not frighten me; I have already fought against those other parts of me and won. If it is for her, I can do it a second time. I will conquer my own demons anew, and, when I find her, we will conquer hers. Together.><Because if nothing else, that is what family is for.>
>>26083644Agreeing to tell him fuck you. We're about to enter our own personal hell. Fuck that guy.
>>26083596>>enter the Archonium>enter the Archonium
>>26083644<Fuck you, DAD!.
>>26083596...We are going to enter and finally be able to talk to the other shards aren't we?
OH GOD THE SHARDS ARE GOING TO SEPARATE FROM US AND FIGHT US AGAIN.AND THEY'RE SUPERCHARGED RIGHT NOW!!!!FUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKK
<Look what your recklessness has bought><In all your years, you're none wiser than a child, because much like a child you only consider your own perspective><Now the blood is on your hands, and there's no second chance>
>>26083679Call him a chicken shit too.He's literally pushing all his hopes and dreams on abby instead of shouldering the weight. Because he's tired. The fuckin chicken shit.If we find abby we're outta here. Fang can suck our shadowy dick.
>>26083596>enter the ArchoniumWe M.A.L.P. now.
>>26083729OH JESUS FUCK, YOU'RE RIGHT
LET THE PLOTCOMMENCE>>26083729top lel----------------------------------------You stride forward. Fang raises a weak hand. "Shadow, it isn't - "<Get the fuck out of my way before I tear you to pieces.>Fang gets out of your way.You step through the warped edges of the gate, and into the gleaming steel. It feels like passing through a clammy liquid.You plunge into darkness - and you begin to fall. The tiny gateway of the Archonium shrinks above you, a tiny crack of light leading back into the outside world. You try to extend your wings, but you aura is pinned to your sides, restricting your movements.<Shadow!> comes Fang's voice. <Can you still hear me?!><I can hear you!>Roll 1d100
>>26083596>enter<Then I will bring back what has been lost, with or without your help. You said I would see things your way eventually, but it is you who needs to see things my way. Never give up, Always fight for those you love, and don't let even the gods or demons bar your path>
>>26083736>He's literally pushing all his hopes and dreams on abby instead of shouldering the weight. Because he's tired. The fuckin chicken shit.Yeah, I kind of wanted to tell him that last time too, actually.>>26082742<And if you truly believe this—all of this—was necessary? Creating a young girl to carry your burdens for you rather than doing what you believed was right by your own hands? Then perhaps you really are as far gone as you kept telling me you were.>
This is quite possibly the most dangerous consensus on a decision ever.Let's hope we don't regret this.
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Rolled 27>>26083762100 pls
Rolled 22>>26083762Rolling.
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>>26083644What is WITH these childish responses? Even putting aside that that statement isn't in Shadow's tone, it just falls flat.
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>>26083762>top lelYou bastard
Rolled 95>>26083762GIMME DAT 100 BABY.
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Rolled 60>>26083762lets hope for good rools
Rolled 42>>26083762herewego.jpg
Rolled 77>>26083762WE WILL NOT FAIL HERE
>>26083806So close, yet so far.
>>26083779>>26083786>>26083791
Rolled 34>>26083762 no 100s here I guess
Rolled 92>>26083798Childish responses? Can you even imagine the anger shadow would be feeling? Abby's like his daughter man. That shit's fucked up.
>>26083596<Always remember your decision here. I hope it never stops hurting, Fang.>And then stride right the fuck on into that gate.
Rolled 60>>26083762>Let's hope we don't regret this.here comes the 1 train
Am I the only one who feels for Fang?
>>26083779>>26083786>>26083791http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht8JDbWUM1E
>>26083779>>26083786>>26083791at leastyou tried
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHIT BEGINS
>>26083798It's because most of /tg/ is comprised of children in the body of late teen to early adult.
>>26083860Empathy for someone who knowingly took an incredibly deadly risk with his own kin WHO IS A CHILD?!Not really anon.
>>26083868can we use a shard?
>>26083868why sm whyyyy
>>26083868Yayyyyy. One roll deaths.
>>26083826I can. Believe me when I say I can. "Fuck you" does not even begin to communicate them, however.It's the response of a teenager.
>>26083868Oh god, these feels. I'm having them all over again!
Rolled 4>>26083923We've come a long way from not being able to talk
Just in time for the plot, fuck yeah!After we get out of here we need to seriously fuck over Fang. Regardless of whether Abby survives, he's screwed with us.We also need to find out what he told Abby about this, and how Abby feels about it. If she knew full well how dangerous it was and decided to go through it...Well, she's only 9 I guess.
>>26083923Shadow is basically a toddler FYI.
>>26083868I hope this is over soon, all this emotion baiting has people writing up shitty, childish angst responses. When you try to dress them up, it feels contrived and not at all how a being made of elemental magic would speak, points in humanity aside.
>>26083868Idc what we fight, who we have to face. As long as abby sabby survives. SM THIS ATTACHMENT TO A FICTIONAL LITTLE GIRL...IT'S NOT NATURAL
>>26083936Bad. Bad Scruffy
>>26083894TAKE A WILD GUESS
>>26083936I personally have nothing against you.But that's kinda dumb.
>>26083950Because a creature that's akin to a toddler gaining empathy and emotions rapidly would respond in a calculating manner to seeing its closest friend killedright
>>26083943That' a lazy excuse, Shadow's intellectual and emotional maturity isn't bound to his age. Though I certainly agree there are those present in the thread today that want to make him ACT like a toddler.
>>26083964This sort of shit just makes me hope Abigail doesn't make it so it can be written out of the story.
>>26083950We've spent 50 threads humanizing, and SM now describes us as having honest to God emotions.Not sure why you're being so autistic about this, anon.
>>26083964inb4 we have to fight...ohSM said he would make /tg/ relevant to the plotand we have many arguing voicesmany, many voices.oh fuckWE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING NAMEFAGS AND WAIFUERS AND ANTI-WAIFUERS AND PRO-HYDRA AND PRO-SUMMONING AND AND FUCK EVERYTHING
>>26083980ye-yeesss?....
>>26083868We are watchingand we are judging.
>>26084013>The Ride Never Ends
>>26084010Shadow can have emotions without throwing tantrums like a child, which is how everyone wants him to act today.
>>26084013>mfw we have to fight against pls
>>26084064I'm with you, at least. No idea what good it will do.
Now, now I'm sad>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a9Z05XgOhU
>>26084013inb4 flying doorknob demons
<The visions - fear - don't - watch carefully, avoid - always, when you see the doors!><I can't understand you!> you shout back.Fang's voice falls silent.----------------------https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AZTMopqja8You drift down through emptiness, and the silence is absolute.Orange light sparks around you, snapping, stinging your skin. An image appears before you.<...Flint?>Flint raises a hand - and then orange light bursts through him, and he shatters to orange dust.The images keep coming, starting, stuttering. You see Adavan, Abigail, Joey - but they shatter as quickly as they come. You cringe when you see Michael's half-rotten face...and then, you smile at a glimpse of Auriel dragging Flint into a kiss. You see Refuge, and Jacob's Field, and the Ring City. Obis appears, draws his cape over his shoulder, and then vanishes. Nothing stays long...and it doesn't make any sense.The sensation of falling through space doesn't stop, though you can't sense or see any progress. The orange light keeps pinching and picking at you, even slicing into your skin...but they're only nicks and scratches. You barely feel them.You're not sure what's happening. Is it supposed to be like this? Or is the magic struggling to compensate for you?Sandalphon's face flashes in front of you, grinning in satisfied triumph. A cage of light burns your sides as it appears around you. You draw yourself in. A spike of fear stabs you through for a moment - but then his face and the cage burst and vanish.A bird appears, and flies around you. You track it for a moment, and you then see something else.It takes the vague form of a human...but it's wavering. Shock orange. It exudes a deep, pure Spirit. And then, like everything else, it vanishes.You land gently on the ground...though there isn't any ground to be seen. It's as if you're floating in a black void. You wonder if this is what it's like to be unable to see in the dark.>con't
Rolled 38>>26084080We're all going to die.
>>26084085>>26084064>Not throwing tantrumsSeeing somebody throw your daughter into a manhole and then being angry is not a tantrum2muchmeta
>mfw I'm the only guy who understands Yi Fang's positionFeels Bad.
>>26083979;_;>>26083990Not really. If she made a decision to go through with it in full knowledge of what "it" was then that should weigh at least something on the "how much of a dick is Fang" scale. Bearing in mind, of course, that she's only nine. We're her guardian, not her king to give her orders, but I do realise she shouldn't be left completely to her own devices.I mean, what I'm saying is, we get the final say but what she wants should have bearing on what we say.Also Fang's a cunt. Even if she survives, he went behind our back, against our will, and undermined our authority. I wouldn't be surprised if he lied to Abby about this somehow too. He's a cunt. He's not on our side, he's a dick. I don't advocate just flat-out murdering him or his city, but I do advocate taking what we came here for (which is Flint's parasite removal) and then, once we've got all we need from him, taking Abby and leaving him and his city to rot.Damnit Abby is ours, and he can go fuck himself.
>>26084102>implying pls would apologize for splitting apart from the main conscience and then try to crawl back inside of us.
>>26084124I am more mad at his deception not his decision.
>>26084124Understands, no. Sympathizes, probably.
>>26084114Being angry about it is fine. Killing Yi Fang is fine. Even killing all the councilmen who supported this is a semi-reasonable response. Slaughtering tens of thousands of people is not fine.
>>26084096>Hecate desperately calling to us>We're distracted by our friends and enemiesAnyone disagree with this interpretation?
>>26084182B-b-b-but MAH WAIFU!*murders innocent peoples*
>>26084208What if it's an incorporeal Abby-Sabby?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkrAGsHIXY4Green light blooms before you, then softens. A woman is seated on a heavy oaken chair, but it boasts soft angles, intertwining branches, and moist leaves. It's less made from wood, and more as though a tree decided to grow into a throne.The woman herself has sharply pointed ears, and her skin is tinged a faint green.It's the elf.She opens her eyes, and looks at you. "...you've come back together, somewhat."You've been thinking about this very moment - the moment you find this elf again - since you came into this world. And yet, despite all that, your response is quick, and heated. <Who the hell are you, and what did you do to me?!>"I am Queen Ellendra Kalladar, and I broke you into pieces, Erebus."For a moment, you're speechless. You are Erebus. Or -were- Erebus.But the deep frustration that has dogged you for months is not easily silenced. <I will hear your explanation. Now.>"I did it because I believed that, if you gave this world a chance, you'd want to stop yourself."<Stop myself from what? What are you talking about?>"...you will see...I cannot..." She swallows hard, and you notice that a glimmer of sweat shines on her forehead. Actually, now that you're taking a second look, she appears extremely taxed. There are dark lines under her eyes, and her hands are gripping the end of the seat's armrests hard. "...stopping...your other self...is difficult...enough. You...must find the answers...alone"<Just tell me what I need to know!>A door appears to the side of you, floating in the void. It looks like the gate of the archonium itself - orange flames trapped inside twisted steal. You glance at the woman, and back to the door, and see the pattern of the flames has changed."...no time...the door does not linger. Go."<Give me something! Anything!>Roll 1d100
>>26084208I thought the same thing
>>26084182That was like two people though, not a majority opinion
>>26084208Like we did before went we have our key on hand and we chose not to use it.
Rolled 66>>26084235fucking rollingno i didn't read the postSHIT DAMN
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Rolled 18>>26084213Innocent? How? People commit sins every day. Sins that must be purged. Humanity is a virus upon this earth that consumes all around it. Every bright light they snuff out. They shall all be purged.no seriously though shit's whack.
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>>26084254>>26084256>>26084259>we may have something here
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Rolled 6>>260842351 fishing!
>>26084276thank god that other low roller didn't count.
Rolled 93>>26084235GIVE. US. ANSWERS.
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>>26084295we win
>>26084295.... yes
>>26084295FUCK
Rolled 97>>26084295I ROLLED ITI ROLLED ITI ROLLED ITOMIGODOMIGODOMIGOD
>>26084257So glad that wasn't linked.>>26084295And that's number ten!
>>26084295YES!!!
>>2608429510th roll, too.Not bad.
>>26084295ROLL 11 FUCK yOU ALLL SHITTTT
Rolled 30>>26084295Last slot too. YES
>>26084257>>26084295Yessssssssss!
>>26084295>mfw 11th roll
>>26084295After the tenth roll.
>>26084327Nevermind I counted a nonlinked.WOOOOOOOO
>>26084295You lucky punksAlright, here comes the KNOWLEDGE
>>26084235If this is the plotberg, SM, I hope you don't decide how much to reveal through dice rolls.
>>260843273rd roll didn't count
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>>26084244It was enough that Shadow stated he'd destroy Archon if Abby dies. I'll work to repurpose that statement to just kill Fang if it comes to it, but it is what it is.
>>26084339>>26084327One wasn't linked blind people
Rolled 24>>26084327>>26084327>ROLL 11 FUCK yOU ALLL SHITTTTRoll 10.Check links. Someone forgot theirs
>>26084327>>26084343count again
>>26084314Oh wow, I guess I didn't roll it.Damn, I was so happy for a moment.
>>26084295AND THE ROLL IS NUUUUUMBERELEVEN!Gott verdammst.
>>26084348It was after the tenth roll!
>>26084348My body is ready
>>26084366BE PROUD ANON, YOU DID IT. Today you are a hero!
>>26084368NOP. We were saved by a missed link.
>>26084368Oh wait no it's not I counted one I shouldn't have.Cool.
>>26084348Awwww yiss. Here comes sweet sweet dialogue
>>26084348IT'S HAPPENING
>>26084348we try>>26084371no, it was the tenth LINKED roll
>>26084383Wait, Scruffy, you wouldn't happen to be a dirty Kraut would you?
"The eight elements are an illusion. The world...it's a coin. Only two sides. Order...Chaos...you...are a soldier of Order. The Guardian of the Endless Void..." The vision of Queen Kalladar begins to fade. She bends her brow, and growls. Her green light pulses. "...before, you did not question...but I knew, if you could see...this precarious world of ours...it's worth keeping. We are all...balanced on a knife's edge..." She shakes herself. "Your power will bring you together...it did before I broke you, and it will do so again, in one form...or another. I cannot stop it forever...but...the first time...you - "I what?!> you shout. You flicker next to the wooden seat and grab her shoulders. <What did I do?!>Kalladar looks up at you with bloodshot eyes. "...the first time...you planned it all...to destroy all the elemental lords...but you knew you couldn't do it all at once, and planned for..."Her head begins to droop. You shake her again. <Tell me what's going on! You did this - answer for it!>Kalladar grits her teeth. Her eyes are shut in concentration. "Four of the lords you removed outright, shunted back behind the barrier...the other three...you had to trick...so - "<Wait,> you say. <I knew Erebus destroyed four of the lords, but the other three were his...they were my allies. And what barrier? Where is it?>"That is...not the case..." She's grunting the words between her teeth, now. Every sentence is an effort. "...you...are order...they are all shades of chaos...all were your enemies. But to destroy them all...was beyond you. You observed that there was tension between...so you catalyzed full conflict...and then, you inserted yourself...allied with the lesser elements, to subvert them..."<I don't understand!>>con't
>>26084235>49 threads>finally confirm we were/are Erebus
>>26084414No, he's a filthy Australian. He bitches about the timezones fairly frequently
Kalladar takes a long, shuddering breath. <One by one...tricked the three...abandoned Geb to his fate in battle...told Leviathan and Hecate to seal themselves, and wait for your return...but you never intended to unseal them. And then...the greater four, alone, you had the power to destroy, barely. But your masterstroke was to place pools of order on the ley lines...to revive yourself before any of the elementals could escape their prisons...so that you could complete your task..."<What task? What was Erebus trying to do? Why did he want to destroy the elementals?>"...you...are not...elemental...you...are order...they, are chaos...truly, there are only 7 elements, not 8." Her hands moves weakly in your direction. "You see, Shadow...this whole world is chaos..." Her finger points at you. "...except...you."<Why should that matter?!>"No...time..." She gasps heavily, as though the air is too thin and she simply can't breath. "This...is your chance. Balance...within reach. Your power grows rapidly...my strength...if you do not condense the chance you've made, here, now...it is over for you...and us. Use...the door...the Archonium let you speak with my conciousness...but be wary...it might aid you...or curse you forever."And in a blink, her and the throne are gone, and you are left alone in the void.>con't
>>26084444Oh hey, nice quads.
You're left with more questions than answers. What did she mean by the fact that the elements were an illusion? Order, Chaos? What are they, exactly? And she split you up intentionally, into these Shards of Darkness...but you're recombining? If she hadn't done that, would you have never been forced to face those other Shadows?...the way she said it left no question as to its inevitability. You'll come back together...in one form, or another.Suddenly, it strikes you. You've always felt that hunger, lingering within you. You've always had a an urge to consume...the quick, simple option, the easy choice. But it was never your urge to begin with. Your instincts aren't instincts. They're the result of something set into motion with pointed intent - an inherent drive to recombine, to gather power, to recover.If that's true...The implications strike you. Did you ever choose anything for yourself? Has all of this been planned, hammered out hundreds of years ago by Erebus - by you? You don't understand it. You're not sure you want to. No. She said she gave you a choice. She said she was holding that power back. Your will is your own.You remember meeting a small girl in a graveyard...and a hunger that struck you, as you watched her. And you remember pushing it away.That was your choice.But what happens when she can hold it back no longer? What happens when you finish recovering?She said you have to achieve some sort of balance...condense what you had made...but what is it you've made, exactly?This time, the answers to your questions will not wait. You are going to hunt them down.You dive through the door.Your sight goes black.
>>26084425>we are a reincarnation of ourselves, living again with a new personalityThis really updates my journal
>>26084425>>26084444>>26084486.........Shits crazy yo
Suddenly, you're standing in a field. It's a farm - that's quite obvious. Rows upon rows of a short green plants extend over a gentle hill, culminating at a large farmhouse. In the distance, you see the white-capped peaks of a picturesque mountain range; you're in a narrow valley set between the ridges of rock. Past the borders of the farm, distantly, you can see a small dirt road, but otherwise, it's quite isolated. You can see far from your vantage point - the nearest village must be miles away.There's no archonium gate in sight; no immediate solution to this strange vision. You climb the hill toward the most obvious landmark, the farmhouse. As you cap the rise, you see a long, bright-red barn built behind the house, and you hear the characteristic snorting and grunting of pigs.>con't
>>26084486>>26084444>>26084425So does this mean Erebus is confirmed for pls, or...?
>>26084414Only in my dreams. Fourth reich when?>>26084439This Anon has the right.>>26084444>>26084486Well that's a poltberg and a half. Looks like the final boss is ourself.
>>26084444Oh so anti-magic is just enforcing Order over the Chaos of the elements. Makes sense,
A man sits on the ground with a long, wodden cane set across his lap, watching his pigs mill about a fenced-in grassy field that borders the turnip fields. A dog rests at his heels. He pets it idly. You see a single horse grazing alongside the shorter mammals.The man himself seems to feel like just a bare hint of shadow. But now that you think on it...You direct your senses around you. What you find is a confusing sensation. You can't sense life that should be easily visible...not the pigs, not the horse, nothing else in the house. Furthermore, it all feels like the same slight-grey shadow. The man stands out just barely from the fuzzy background, but all else is virtually invisible.What do you do?>wait, and watch>try to communicate>explore the farmhouse>consume>some other strategy
>>26084486>ha, so Servant is a servant of order and our servants are champions of order not shadow
>try to communicate
>>26084567>Approach carefully and peacefully
>>26084567>>try to communicate
>Mfw that's like the 4th 100 i've rolled in this quest>Mfw my internet froze as soon as it happened
>>26084567By the way SM,>"Powers From Without: A Delegation of Time"I knew I called it, right from the beginning of last thread. Good show too.
>>26084546HAI HAD ALL THAT WRITTEN OUTI CROSSED MY FINGERS FOR DAYS HOPING THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO MOVE IT ALL TO MY RECYCLING BIN AND COME UP WITH SOME OTHER RIDICULOUS WAY FOR YOU TO FIND THIS SHIT OUTHELL YEAH
>>26084567>try to communicateOh god, they're either all people from Abby's memories or they're all the people that got trapped in the Archonium and are clinging to some half-existance.
>>26084327>try to communicate
>>26084604you're doing god's work, son
>>26084567>inb4 this is Isolationapproach peacefully and comunicate
>>26084611>SM confirmed for in league with the dice gods.
>>26084513I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed it.And is kind of displeased about it.
>>26084567Speak the customary greeting of/tg/"Hail sir, present your dong for knob nibbling!"
>>26084611>magic creates instability, and instability creates magic>chaos makes more chaos
>>26084444>>26084486So Erebus shot first after all.
>>26084444So shadow represents order, the rest represent disorder. Doesn't explain why Spirit and Shadow are closely linked, though. The universe is built on the order that comes from unlimited entropy, and Erebus would have destroyed it all. Doesn't really represent a problem, though. But I now wonder what to do with hecate. And, the presence of other soldiers of Order.
>>26084659not really, Erebus wasn't part of the already occurring conflict but he did push it to war
>>26084655Slowly it comes together...>>26084665>Doesn't explain why Spirit and Shadow are closely linked, though.You'll see.
-------------------------->writing for an attempt at communication
>>26084665>shadow is order>whats more orderly than death? not chaos, not anything to upset the order
>>26084692So if magic creates instability which is chaos, then as a creature of order why is Shadow able to use magic?
>>26084691He totally shot first dude.Man we are such a dickhead
>>26084611I'm most curious about how Spirit magic is still Chaos, despite one of its branches being summoning (applying an indicated form to the formless energy of the Nether.)Unless it's something like that the energy in the Nether is akin to a perfect entropic spread, and the "chaotic" element of Summoning is the disruption of the natural state of that energy into an unnatural physical form.>>26084665Oh hey, other people pondering sort of the same thing.>>26084692>You'll see.Goddamnit SM.
Rolled 56>>26084567>>try to communicate
>>26084655In theory we could erase elemental pools by trying to create a darkness(order) pool on top of them.
>>26084692Explains the robot voice, too. So, the elf queen is in a coma because she is holding our urge to consume back?
>>26084713that totally updates my live journal*cuts wrist*
>>26084692>i wanted to say something about that as soon as it was said that magic was introduced and didn't occur naturally, but ruining that before the quest even reached double digits wouldn't be the Shadow way
>>26084692>this means that mages of shadow are Order mages
>>26084692So, is that anti-magic place nelmar or somesuch what Erebus originally wished to achieve?I think the sky-sever should be left untouched. it would keep any other super-entities erebus level from coming over and screwing with venia.
I have no idea what's going onbut I like it
>>26084780Yeah, I think the Sky Sever is probably stopping Erebus' plans quite a bit.
<...hail, farmer.>The man doesn't look up - or even react.<Good farmer! Do you hear me?>The man doesn't stir.The door to the farmhouse opens. You swivel your attention at the sound.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f1h3mNuwuIA woman steps out.You draw back in surprise.No. It can't be.Can it?But...if Abigail had blossomed into a beautiful young woman, you would imagine that she'd look exactly like this person. She wears a white dress sewn with patterns of sunflowers, and long blonde hair falls down her back. Like everything else, you can't sense her.<...Abby?>Despite your words, and the fact that you're standing in broad daylight in the middle of the grass, the woman walks right by you."Honey, dinner.""Mmm.""Are you coming in, or not?"The man stands. A well-trimmed beard covers his chin. He's lean and muscled from the work, but he's not particularly striking. Just a solid sort of fellow. You'd place them both in their late twenties."For your cooking, I'd slay kings, dearest.""I can see you're racing as fast as you can.""Just rinsing the clouds out of my head." He walks up to her.For a moment, she keeps her stern expression, but she can't hold it long, and a smile breaks her face. "It would take an ocean or two to do that."He kisses her briefly, and then takes her hand and walks with her back into the house. The dog runs around them a few times, then slips in the door after them.There's still no sign of the archonium gateway.What do you do?>follow them into the house>explore the countryside>something else
>>26084713If complete order is what we want, we'd have to consume everything. EVERYTHING. In a nameless void with nothing but shadow. That's what the elf queen is fighting against, Existence is already a form of entropy.And legion is another soldier of order, it seems. He wanted to erase everything. Doesn't explain why Erebus and his justice seemed to impede him, though
>all these wild theories>the part where I lean back, cross my arms behind my head, and put on my shit-eating grin
>>26084822>>follow them into the house
>>26084822>He's lean and muscled from the work, but he's not particularly striking. Just a solid sort of fellow....Joey?
>>26084822>Follow them>Implying we'd do anything else
>follow them into the house
Rolled 44>>26084859Why do I feel that we just learned about a secret that would destroy the minds of lesser men?
>>26084864No, Joey's a young adult already. But damn if I didn't think of that too for a second.
>>26084864Abby and Joey, sitting in a tree!F-U-C-K-I-N-G
What if the archronium lures you in by what you want the most or something?Like fang wanted to just sail
Abby's parents, perhaps?>>26084822>follow them into the house
>>26084822>inb4 Joey and Abbyfollow>analyze/focus as we go
>>26084822>follow them into the houseAlso, a thought, the four removed elemental lords are beyond the barrier at the end of the world that Blackwater saw.
>>26084822>Follow them
>>26084822Oh oh goshfollow them in
>>26084822When a person enters the Archonium and does not leave, they have remained inside and live out lives based on the dominant aspect of themselves that emerged victorious.In Abigail's case, the desire for a life of peace and simplicity.
>>26084907And apparently that barrier is keeping them out via the incredible sky-sever.So if we do deal with the sky-sever... In come the lords.
>>26084907and the "bubble" of Venia that exists is what's left that Erebus couldn't bring order to
>>26084921No, not for peace and simplicity.The desire for a real family.
>>26084822<Is this my illusion or Abigail's?>
You Ink under the door and into the house.They're seated at a table in the middle of a well-stocked kitchen, eating dinner, which appears to be a stew. The man 'mmms' appreciatively. "Gets better every time.""Good." She blows at her wooden spoon, then sips it down. "How are the turnips?""We just might beat out that harvest we had two years past. Depends on the rain. Just a little more, Elements save us.""I'm glad to hear it. Are you going to hire some hands from town?""Probably going to post the notice up tomorrow, I suppose. Ford told me he'll look after the place during our little break, and he'll drive the pigs to market. Should set us up nice for some time.""Maybe we can finally by that milk cow.""With this, we'll be able to buy three." The man smiles. "I'm looking forward to all that cheese.""Ambitious, aren't we?" She puts her head in her hands and smiles. "But not nearly enough. Butter, darling. Butter. The nobles love it with salt.""What are we going to do with that money, then?""Expand further," she says."I like how you think.""Isn't that why you married me?"The man scoops up the last of his soup, and sets his bowl to the side. "I married you for your looks, dearest. Your brain is just a bonus.""You're a terrible man. But an excellent farmer, I admit."He gives her an amused, lopsided grin. "You never let me get away with anything.""Your head might explode if I did. Then there'd be all that mess, and I'd have to explain to the baron's men what happened...too much effort.">con't
>>26084946>real familyi swear if she named the dog mr shadow
>>26084944Which leads to the question...Did the guys who removed the sky-sever know what they were doing when they did it?
>>26084944rather what he couldunless complete order brings nothingnessand complete chaos brings nothingness
>>26084907>>26084940No, that barrier was created after the war, by the wind mages. It has no relation with Erebus's work.The seal relates to the shards. It if wasn't obvious now, that's what the warning was when we overstrained them.
>>26084964Two sides to the coin anonThe world is balanced on a knife's blade
Guys, didn't Adavan ask us something like,"What are you going to do with her? Run away and build a house in the woods?" Or something like that, WAAAY back in Jacobs Field.
So, do we free Hecate, or not?
Rolled 36>>26084958This isn't hell...it is but isn't in it's own way...the gate shows you everything you want. Everything that could be. Holy shit...it traps you by giving you what you want, not by confronting you with your decisions.The easy way...peace...jesus christ this thing is evil.
THIS CONTINENT IS IN A POCKET DIMENSIONSHADOW/EREBUS/ WAS CREATED TO ACT AS A FAILSAFE IF THE INHABITANTS STARTED TO REACH THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR EXISTANCESPIRIT IS SO CLOSE TO US/ORDER BECAUSE IT CAN CONNECT TO THE NETHER WHICH IS WHERE TRUE ORDER LIESAND THAT MEANS THAT DEMONS ARE CORRUPTED VERSIONS OF ORDER
>>26084921Balls, you got a point.We gotta find a way to communicate.
>>26084984However it does not explain the robots in our head
The man stands and collects their dishes, then offers her a hand up from her chair, and pulls her into the living room. He builds up a little fire under the mantle. They nestle together on the couch for a long, quiet moment. She gets up only briefly to retrieve a book, and then returns to her husband's embrace. He leaves her to the task, content to hold her and give a pipe an ocassional puff.In time, they wander up the stairs. Your senses tell you that they spend some time awake, moving together on the bed, and you realize they are copulating....except that's not right.It isn't some biological function. Their relationship is beyond the sheer physicality of sex. They are making love.Eventually, they grow still with sleep. The house is dark, and silent.------------------------You're alone.You've felt lonely before, but this is different. It lingers there, a heavy ball sitting in your gut. An uncomfortable weight. It's been some time since you struggled to lift anything...but the feeling doesn't budge.You sigh, and leave the house. You shake yourself, and look up at the night sky.You're unsure of what to do. What does this mean? Where is the door onward? What kind of vision is this? Is it yours...or Abigail's?You decide to try something. You slip back into a kitchen and try to grasp a chair. You pass straight through it.Confused a moment, you attempt to touch and move other things. You pass through everything but the ground. When walk out of the house, you don't bother to Ink under the door - you just walk through, as if you're a ghost.You fly outside and scope out the surroundings. You're high on the side of the valley. A few miles distant is a cluster of buildings that mark a small hamlet; other farms dot the landscape. You give all the locations a brief flyover, keeping your gaze and senses actively hunting for the door you seek. You find nothing.>con't>>26084997you sharp little fucker
>>26085002i don't fucking know don't look at me
>>26083101tfw the three arches of Tar Valon.tfw when just now get to see Shadow Quest.
>>26085002we just learned that Hecate and Leviathan sealed themselves away, with Geb we could bring this world back from the brink so yes
So in a way...our trying to get everyone to play along and to have people work together...is our own way of trying to bring order to chaos.
>>26085019Well I did suggest that book name and reread the archives looking for more hints, so I guess something had to turn up.Also, fuck yeah.
You decide to fly out a bit further, but then, something begins to change. The colors of the world begin to bleed out, and grow pale. You decide to land. You glance at yourself; your limbs are sharp and dark against the faded half-white colors. You walk on, and the vision grows more and more pale, until it's almost pure white on white. When you look back, you can barely see the valley through the white fog.Instinct tells you not to lose yourself in the whiteness. You move back the way you came, and slowly, the colors return, sharp and crisp and real. You fly back to the farmhouse, plant yourself in the living room, and meditate on what you've seen.What did Fang tell you about the Archonium? It's original purpose is unknown, but now it's used as a test. It shows visions and reflections of the self. Therefore, this place is a reflection of something within you....something someone said to you long ago rises to the surface of your thoughts.>"If you really want to protect her, why not just go build a cabin out in the middle of the woods?"...is this a vision that place? Is that man supposed to be you...and the woman, Abigail? Is this a glimpse of what might be? Or what could have been? Or is it just a fragment of imagination, of want and hope?>con't
Let's have a new goal, once we become the supreme shadow deathgod. Organised chaos.
>>26085060>if we're a ghost here, then try talking to Abby. she is a spirit adept
They're both up before the sun rises. He heads out to inspect the fields in the pre-dawn light, and she begins to prepare breakfast. He returns a half-hour later to eat.You explore the inside of the house while they share their quiet meal. It's quite comfortable - most of the furniture is upholstered, and there are wide rugs covering the wood floors. A large room on the first floor has several plush bunks - probably living space for extra hands, during harvest. Judging by the house, their talk, and the number of pigs they own, they're doing quite well for themselves.You go up the stairs. An L-shaped hallway frames the second floor. The first room is a small washroom and closet. It adjoins the masterbedroom, the large bed of which is neatly made up. You continue to the end of the hall.You find another bedroom. There's a crib in its center. It has its own closet space, and the walls are a light shade of green - the only painted room in the house. You conclude that the woman must be expecting...or, at least, they're working on it.For some reason, after taking in that room, your loneliness fades away...and you feel a smile on your face.You walk back downstairs. She is washing the dishes, and he is heading back out.What do you do?>follow the man on his chores; he feels like the center of...whatever this is>stay with the woman. Maybe she appears as Abigail for a reason>some other strategy
>>26084961I chuckl'd
>>26085009>AND THAT MEANS THAT DEMONS ARE CORRUPTED VERSIONS OF ORDERSooooo, our plan to create a pure version of that Succubus so that wouldn't be such a bitch is actually what Erebus would eventually do since he was the Herald of Order?
>>26085060HAHAHA!! I CALLED ITI KNEW WE WOULD MAKE SWEET LOVE WITH ABBY--SABBY AT SOME POINT!! VISION SEX COUNTS TOO!!! HAHAHA!!!
>>26085092SM how long do you intend for us to be voyeurs with two mundane farmers?
>>26085060>call it ahead of time>now /I/ get to wear the shit eating grin
Rolled 28>>26085117They're US you fool!Also follow the man.
>>26085092>>stay with the woman. Maybe she appears as Abigail for a reasontry to reach her<Abigail please hear me. Abby please feel me...... don't leave me like this...Abby sabby>
>>26085092>stay with the woman. Maybe she appears as Abigail for a reasonShe would be most important regardless if it's our vision or hers
>>26085117Next four threads.
>>26085092>stay with the woman. Maybe she appears as Abigail for a reasonWe don't want to get caught up in a fantasy. We're here to get Abby out so that's what we should stick to.
>The man himself seems to feel like just a bare hint of shadow.>The man stands out just barely from the fuzzy background, but all else is virtually invisible.>She wears a white dress sewn with patterns of sunflowers, and long blonde hair falls down her back. Like everything else, you can't sense her.>>26085092>>follow the man on his chores; he feels like the center of...whatever this isIf we're going to get to the bottom of this, we need to follow the person who seems distinct from the background.
>>26085092>follow the man on his chores; he feels like the center of...whatever this is
>>26085136farmer voyeur quest 1 begins
>>26085117The man is a human version of Shadow you dufus.
>>26085015Actually, it does. Maybe the shards areconstructs created by erebus, using the machine language? (check the description for automation, it mentions the language, so it may be another ability.)
>>26085092Follow the man.
>>26085158Something as pointless as MGNQI like it
>>26085092>follow the man on his chores; he feels like the center of...whatever this isGoddamn archonium human us. Stop being such a knob and help us out.
>>26085117This section is highly narrative. Fewer choices, unfortunately, but they're still very important.However, that means we'll move along at a much brisker pace. I have a ton of pre-written notes for this bit.
>>26085092>stay with the woman. Maybe she appears as Abigail for a reasonIf the man is really a human Shadow. Then going with him will only bring us deeper into not getting out of this thing. We follow Abby, because we want to get her out, and the Arhonium is all about testing what we really want.
>>26085182Can't we deep scan while we are inside here?
>>26085182We are firmly anchored upon your plotberg shadow master, now take us where the ocean winds blow.
>>26085092>Follow the mandrill and smack his ass when he isn't behaving
We have to remember, all of this is a test.Think over everything that has been said, we are fighting the desire to escape, to flee from the pain of the world.We have to break this, no matter how painful it might be.>>26085148>>26085153Follow him. >>26085204Following abby is following the desire for escape from the world.
>>26085092Follow Abigal
>>26085206Sure. I'm thought I wrote that in...If I didn't, then here you go: it all feels like the same grey shadow. The only thing that stands out at all is the farmer.
>The levels of what in this threadIt's all going to end bad isn't it
>>26085235Seconding this hard. Follow the man.
Guys if we follow the man it shows we are willing to put our work over.others. if we stay we put our feelings for above our job.
>>26085092man for now, since the woman feels like everything else here
>>26085249NahIt's going to end horribly.
>>26085092>>26085245>follow the manHe's all that stands out. He's the key to all of this.
>>26085245>If I didn't, then here you go: it all feels like the same grey shadow. The only thing that stands out at all is the farmer.Well there we go, we need to follow human shadow and beat him into submission
>>26085235Okay that kinda makes sense. Follow McFarmer.
----------------------Writing for follow the man.You jumped the first hurdle, anons.
>Everyone saying our objective is to escapeNo, you retards, our objective is to find Abby-Sabby and save her.
>>26085249>>26085270Not with a bangbut a whisper
Follow the man. This is, after all, Shadow's fantasy. Regardless, we will win because we have so much shit to do left in the real world.
>>26085015>However it does not explain the robots in our headProgramming language is a PERFECT expression of Order. Pure order, actually.Makes sense. In fact, with the Constructs so early down on the earth tree, you might even say we have a knack for it....Pick up disguise, impersonate dwarf, hijack City 001+002 robots, reprogram to suit our neads.
>>26085289Point 1 for the knob nibblers muggafucker
>>26085249The only thing that I'm sad about is that Abbigail might be gone which is a shame.On the other hand, Shadow might tap into his true power after we are through!
<I KNOW THIS ISN'T REAL! I JUST WANT HER BACK. SHE IS BUT A CHILD, SHE WAS NOT READY FOR THIS! SHE HAS SO MANY POSSIBILITIES AHEAD OF HER, BUT SHE CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS OF WHO SHE IS ON HER OWN TIME! Please, let her come back.>
>>26085280Okay, so for all anons and namebrahs, treat all these situations as tests because they certainly have the form of them...
>>26085340We're screwed, aren't we?
>>26085182I am loving this.
You follow the man about his duties. After finding the fields in good condition and gathering water from the river, he walks down to the town. It's a very tiny affair; the bare minimum to attend to the needs of the surrounding farms. A tax office. A small barracks that houses only ten soldiers. A stone church. A blacksmith. A tavern. Another mile distant is a miller, his water wheel positioned in the valley's stream.The man posts a notice of work on a bulletin board in the tavern, and the chuch. He spends about an hour greeting and talking with the men in town, asking after other farmers, and the state of affairs in the outside world. Ford, it seems, is the tavern owner. Apparently, in the past, he's helped the farmer find extra hands for the harvest, and driven his pigs to market for him, along with several other herds from the neighbors. The farmer uses the opportunity to take a little break from his chores with his wife.An idea strikes you. As he walks through the tamped-dirt square between the buildings of the hamlet, you position yourself so he is going to walk through you. He does, and passes through your form without difficulty.But then, he stops, and shivers. He glances over his shoulder, then takes a breath and shrugs to himself. At least it's something.>con't
Personally I think the Archonium isnt that great a leader filter. Some great leaders lead not because they have the will to, but because of the weight of their responsibility.
>>26085357Nah, we would be fine if we disregard abigail and follow our true path as a Herald of Order.
>>26085340>The final test is a doorthe only way to open it is to bite the knobYOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS
Okay, it looks like the key to this little segment is figuring out the symbolism behind each choice and it seems (hard to know for sure, only done one so far) that the symbolism is relevant to prior threads.So let's break open the archives and the magnifying glasses.
>>26085289She's dead.She failed the test of this device, there is nothing we can do to save her.All we can do now is fight through our own test.And from what we know, the test will tempt you. It will show you the things you want most, the escape from reality. If you take it, then you stay within the illusion forever, if you can confront the pain of reality, then you are strengthened.I still can't fathom why Fang thought a child would be able to tear away from this kind of happy lie.
>>26085357If we engage the rare form of /tg/'s super meta critical thinking then we'll be fine.If.
>>26085357You know, sometimes I worry about you, anonymous.Eh, you'll scrape through.One wayOR ANOTHER
>>26085374Are the residents of the town going to be representative of the anons in this thread?
>>26085392>impligigng
Concluding his short trip, he returns home. From other people addressing him, and asking questions, you learn that his name is John, and that his wife's name...is Abigail.You're not sure how comfortable you are with that. But if this vision is a reflection of something within you...it probably isn't meant to make you feel comfortable. Your worry is how trustworthy your own self is.His fields, nearly ready for harvest, require little oversight; he walks among them with a keen eye out for weeds and disease, and then takes an easy supper with...his wife.After they go to bed, you decide to scour the town more thoroughly. You look into all the buildings, including the surrounding farms. You find many sleeping people, and many mundane doors...but not the magical gateway that will lead you onward.You feel like you're wasting time. But then, does time flow here, as normal? Is this all a dream, occuring in the span of the 24 hours Fang seemed confident in? What if the door already came and went, and you're trapped, like Abigail?No. It hasn't yet come. You feel confident you would know if it did. Something is here, something that remains to be done - or something that has yet to happen. Perhaps, given that it's a vision...something you need to see, or experience?Too many theories...not enough evidence.What do you do?>continue to observe>something else (write-in)
>>26085388thank you for revealing the truth for me dear anon, I can finally release my jaws from this doorknob
>>26085392This is gonna be like that riddle section on LotR-world in Meta Quest all over again.
>>26085415NIGHTBLAZE
>>26085415Stand inside him? When he moves, follow him and stay inside him.
>>26085378>but because of the weight of their responsibility.Yeah, but what happens when those people finally decide to accept that responsibility? This is what the Archonum is.
>>26085415>CONSUME John
>>26085435Sure, why notNIGHTBLAZE IT UP
>>26085415Full power nightblaze 420
>>26085415Deep Focus/Analyze, then continue to observe.
><The visions - fear - don't - watch carefully, avoid - always, when you see the doors!>Posting this since it's the only hint we have on how to deal with these things. So let's get into filling the blanks. So what are we to watch carefully and avoid and alway when we see the doors. What about the visions and fear?>>26085415>something else (write-in)Try possessing the farmer or doing something to him. He is an aspect of us and we need to wake him up from this dream.
>>26085415Full powder NIGHTBLAZE
>>26085374>But then, he stops, and shivers. He glances over his shoulder, then takes a breath and shrugs to himself. If he stands in place or sits down/sleeps we should try to fit his exact position and occupy the same space.
>>26085415>>26085458We might also want to try and move in his way again and impression bomb him with feelings that SOMETHING IS WRONG.>moralsh farmerNo, captcha. WE CAN'T BE SUCKED INTO THIS FANTASY!
>>26085455>>26085452>>26085435if we did that, we'd break the Archonium. WE AND ABBY ARE STILL IN THE ARCHONIUM. you'd probably kill us all.
>>26085415APPEAR BEHIND HIM WHEN HE IS LOOKING AT A MIRROR/ WATER REFLECTIONTRUST ME ON THIS I'VE SEEN GHOST MOVIES
>>26085497this might be something
>>26085492tRue oRdeR ɴeveR dJes.
>>26085443>>26085415Why not?Keep trying to interact with him.>All the people wanting to nightblaze.This isn't something we can break out of with magical force.This is a riddle, if we want any chance of victory, we have to work our way through it.
>>26085497Does this setting even has mirrors?
>>26085492CONSUME THE ARCHONIUM
>>26085497I like it!WE 2SPOOKY NOW!
>>26085497That's clever but i don't see how a blurry mirror will do anything
>>26085415Guys, this is just me thinking, but since it's an artifact that has to do with increasing magical strength alongside the vision quest thing it does...What if we use magic?More specifically, Shadow Assault this John character.Fang did say he beat his other personality.
>>26085415>something else (write-in)Try and merge or awaken the farmer like we did before. We shouldn't linger too long in these visions.
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>>26085491>>26085475>>26085443>>26085514That's four for disturb him.But Fang explicitly said watch carefully. If we fuck with the show we can't watch it carefully, can we?Fuck.Watch for a bit. If nothing happens then fuck with him.
Vote 1:>wait until he lies down; mimic his position carefully, and impress a feeling of "something wrong"Vote 2:>Nightblaze at maximum powerVote 3:>try to appear to him as a reflection
>>26085524>That's clever but i don't see how a blurry mirror will do anythingThe ghost needs to be aknoledged by the victim in order to gain power and haunt him.
>>260855651
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>>260855652
>>26085519>>26085525This isn't someting that can be brute-forced out of, it's a test of character and will.If you need extra convincing, it's also a centuries old artifact that withstood the waring of the elementals, it's not going to budge to our powers.
>>26085388People keep saying the those who fail die. The way I see it no one,not even Fang, understand what goes actually goes on in here. This is older than fuck and a punch of idiots mages thought it was made to build character and subsequent generations just keep sending their best hoping for the best. I am not for letting the cycle of stupidity take Abigail from us without a fight.
>>26085565>>26085582With the caveat that we wait for a bit and observe to see if anything happens.
>>26085519>>26085468>>26085455>>26085452>>26085435>>26085544You are trying to brute-force a magical riddle. DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW BAD OF A THING THAT IS!? Brute-forcng this shit will blow everything up and kill us all. Just do the puzzle and get out.>who orkednoYes, capthca, they need to not be Orks about this.
>>26085565I'd much prefer a hybrid of 1/3 (e.g. Approach him as he is viewing a reflective surface, stand in his position and impress a feeling of "something wrong".)This way he gets the potential visual feedback, as well as the tactile.
>that feeling when your suggestion gets picked for voting>that feeling when that suggestion gets the most votes>that panic for what you'll feel if your suggestion was wrong>PANIC
>>26085565 1
>>26085565 2
>>26085627I was joking when i typed nightblaze all caps. jeeze guys. speaking of ghost movies, let's sit on his shoulders like that bad horror move i watched.
>>26085565 3
>>26085626WE NEED TO BRING ODRER TO TEH ARCHONIUM SO WE NEED TO CONSUME
>>26085634Sure, that's feasible. It's not like your experiment is burning a ton of time.
Also, when we appear as reflections in the mirror, appear as flint, auriel ,obis etc. Appear as the people we know we need to help.
>>26085565if possible both 1 and 3>feel free to ignore this
>>26085662Does that last sentence require sarcasm quotes?
This reminds me of something in the Wheel Of Time series....
>>26085662>It's not like your experiment is burning a ton of time.FUCK, TOO PARANOID, CAN'T TELL IF BEING GENUINE OR >IMPLYING
>>26085680No, there was no sarcasm there.At a glance, option 1 won out by a lot. We can also give the reflection thing a shot.So why don't you roll me...1d100
>>26085669You mean appear as all the other people that tie us to the real world... to our probable self in this world... to wake up our probable self in this world.Nice one anon.
>>26085690I had the same thought.
>>26085595They might die, they might remain trapped, the difference is null.We can't focus on Abby while in here, that's what the temptation is.It's going to tempt us with the desire for calm and escape. If we are going to save abby, it is going to have to be by dragging her back to the painful real world.>>26085662great. Knowing how we go we are going to burn a whole bunch of time trying to take apart the whole puzzle and be trapped doing so.
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>>26085690Yeah, someone mentioned the arches of Tar Valon. That was the inspiration.We'll be going a bit further than Mr. Jordan.
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Rolled 87>>26085693you want paranoid? it could be that every thing the elf said was a lie we told our self>>26085694
Rolled 93>>26085719>>26085709Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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this is why this tread pisses me off sometimes, hours to come up with awesome plans and such and its the rolls that fuck everything up>as if the waifus and servant bitchers weren't bad enough
>>26085788Well, it's part of the game. The rule of chance.
>>26085694>So why don't you roll me...1d100>>26085392>If we engage the rare form of /tg/'s super meta critical thinking then we'll be fine.And this is why I was hoping this would be more narrative.More narrative means less rolling, means a better chance of coming out ahead.Tgdice :p
Rolled 47>>26085788We haven't had this argument in a while, so please stop bringing it up
Rolled 71>>26085788Endure brother, we will persevere!
Rolled 551>>26085830I roll to endure
>>26085788I think we're rolling to convince this aspect of our self over rolling to see if our plan works. Anyone else think it's the Isolation shard? We've been bombarded with lonely feelings in here and this entire vision is about getting rid of them.
>>26085804i understand, just sharing my two cents>>26085822stop? i haven't even started>>26085830if 49 straight threads haven't deterred me, this won't
>>26085705You have an odd thought. Perhaps you can appear to him indirectly, as a reflection? You feel as though Obis or Flint mentioned something like that, during your travels...You give it a shot, but despite windows and ponds and basins of water, John does not react.You decide to try something new. When he lays down, you lay down within him. It's rather...odd...but it's effective.He gets up, and shivers. He glances at the spot he laid, frowns. You dog him for a day or two, doing it repeatedly, impressing a sensation of negativity on him. Eventually, it gets to the point where he avoids you outright. If you're standing in a room, he'll go out of his way to avoid you, though he seems puzzled as to the cause.It seems, however, that you've figured out how to assert a little influence in the vision./Abigail/ notices his behavior, and approaches him about it. "Is something wrong, John? You keep doing this thing..." She hugs herself with her arms, mimicking his shiver and frown."...just a weird feeling...like I've got to leave...hair stands up on the back of my neck.""Hmm." She kisses him on the cheek. "You've been working too hard. We've got our little vacation coming up. That'll help, I bet.""Yeah." Abigail smiles and walks away, but the frown lingers on John's face.What do you now?>try something else (write-in)>observe for now
>>26085844>>26084632>thats what i think
>>26085856Keep going. He does need to leave. Make him feel it.
Rolled 40>>26085856Attack him CONSUME her happiness
>>26085856>"...just a weird feeling...like I've got to leave...hair stands up on the back of my neck."Yes John, we DO have you leave. That is the RIGHT feeling.
>>26085856try it more, but with feelings of peace and acceptance. that we won't hurt him but wish to help
>>26085856>try something else (write-in)Try reaching for our shards and see if they resonate with John.
>>26085856wait, impressions work? is it just emotions or can we do more? impressing him to leave may be a good idea
Rolled 17>>26085856CONSUME THEM
>>26085856Use what little influence we have on him to herd him to the village cemetery and impress the fuck out of him with our first encounter with Abby.
Rolled 303>>26085856>try something else (write-in)FAKE ABIGAIL IS THE ONE HOLDING HIM AND US BACKIN ORDER TO MOVE ON AND SAVE THE REAL ABIGAIL WE NEED TO KILL THIS ONE
>>26085856Talk with him.
>>26085906OOOHOOOHWHAT IF WE LEAD JOHN TO THE WHITE MIST?!
>>26085919>>26085898Won't work, you're a ghost.
>>26085856keep trying, add urgency to his leaving, that we want to help him even though he's avoiding us
>>26085930>IN ORDER TO MOVE ON AND SAVE THE REAL ABIGAIL WE NEED TO KILL THIS ONETruly a modern Shakespeare.
>>26085856Keep it up and try telling him that he needs to leave while we occupy the same area.Captcha: John subaddYes, we need John to get out of her bad.
Soon, the foolish elf queen will be all but a fading memory, and I will, once again, shape this world to my whims...
Rolled 84>>26085936CONSUME YOURSELF
>>26085856We need to get abigail away from him/
>>26085856Roll 1d100>adding and reinforcing to the feeling; impressing that he needs to leave
>>26085856Start really dogging him every time /Abigail/ shows up.Get him to associate her with -bad feels-
>>26085936then bug de fuck out of him
>>26085933This sounds good. He's avoiding us so we just keep up the pressure and lead him to the mist to show him this is all fake. We also get to keep trying to convince him in the processs
>>26085856>We've got our little vacation coming up. That'll help, I bet."AN EVENT! We will strike when the time is right.>observe for now; resume our campaign once they have left the "safety" of their home.
>>26085856"MISTER SHADOW, WAKE UP!"
>>26085933Might b cool.
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>>26085933YES. >>26085936>If you're standing in a room, he'll go out of his way to avoid youCan we use this to "Push" him away from the town?
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>>26085971>so close
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>>26085856<This is all good and nice, it maybe what we want in some part of us. But we cant stay like this forever we have so much to do, must to, can do.>
>>26085972>>26085975>>26085978>>26085981>>26085983>>26085986>>26085990Holy. Fucking. Shit.
>>26086000I hate shadow quest dice. They are never constant.
>>26085972>>26085975>>26085978>>26085981>>26085986>>26085990>>26085996>>26085997what is thisi really don't even
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>>26085565>wait until he lies down; mimic his position carefully, and impress a feeling of "something wrong"This is an expression of our desire to be normal and have a family.The correct solution to this puzzle is to make the man leave, and by extension give up this fantasy.Killing him outright may indeed kill that desire inside us. That may be bad.So that means 1+3 are the 'correct' answers. One by fear, one by persuading ourself
>>26086000At least there was a 99 on the first role.
>>26086015But we've rolled about ten 100s since the last 1
>>26086024With your post that's 9 rolls in a row under 50.God damn.
You reinforce the feeling on John, repeating your actions.He's quicker to react. The sphere of influence he avoids around you is a bit wider.You're not sure what to do with it, though. Drive him out of the vision? Separate him from Abigail?Perhaps you'll learn something on their trip to the mountains. As John's uneasiness increases, he seems to be looking forward to the getaway more and more.The day of their vacation arrives.What do you do?>go along with them>stay in the town>something else
>>26086040Oh god, we're winding back down to the next 1. IT'S COMING.
Rolled 14>>26085956Here comes the one train, then
>go along with themkeep an eye out for doors
>>26086046>go along with them
>>26086046I don't like the sound of a 'vacation'
>>26086060A given.
Rolled 28>>26086046>go along with themWarming up the ol' dice roller
>>26086046>go along with them>make the feeling WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSEActually, can we impress urgency, responsibility, etc, the things we feel right now in reference to finding our way out of here and helping our friends?If we can we should impress that sense of...Friendships in jeopardy.
>>26086046go along w-OH GODWE SHOULD ASSOCIATE THE FEELING OF DREAD WITH ABIGAILMAKE HIM COMPLETEY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH STAYING AROUND HER
>>26086046>>go along with themThere's nothing else to do but to keep focusing on the only person we can affect.>something elseMaybe attempt to consume John's shadow if possible in order to try and express to him further that something is not right.
I think Nevermore is lagging or something.
>>26086046>go along with themI'm pretty sure that we need to Separate him form Abigail in order to have him face us.
Rolled 56>>26086083This little autoupdate button at the bottom of the thread?Somehow it got unchecked :VI THOUGHT it was current.
>>26086046>go along with themLinger around Abigail and continue to force him away.
Shit man i can already see what direction this is going in Now im all depressed thanks SM
>>26086085Well, he's avoiding us so if we stay close to her...
Rolled 32>>26086046>go along with them
>>26086046If this is a wonderful life type of illusion, why don't we accelerate this then?Skip to child birth.Then them growing up.Their adulthood.Then grow old.Then pull out when he dies.
>>26086106THANKS OBAMA
>>26086046We should go along the illusion. I don't think this is the real Abigail. We should break from the path set by the device.
We don't want to separate him from Abigail, we want him to leave her of his own will because he knows he has other shit to do, knowing that one day he can come back. We're not driving him away we're persuading him to leave.
>>26086106>Shit man i can already see what direction this is going in>Now im all depressed thanks SMI'm pretty sure that >>26085930 is right and this place tests our attachment to Abigail, so we will need to let her go and forget about her in order to pass.
>>26086132>>26086070So basically this?Worth a try I guess.
Soon, Ford comes up to take the pigs grown and ready for market; John entrusts them to the man without a blink. You gather that they have a longstanding relationship. Ford's son arrives to look after the farm, and Abigail and John leave the house with thickly stuffed packs and walking staffs.They take two days and climb high up in the valley. The green fields turn to thick pine forests. They keep climbing, and soon, the forests give way to rocky, barren terrain. They take a path lined with piles of rock to mark the way. The trail itself, while somewhat overgrown, is clear enough to follow. And then, the path turns to snow, but they have the gear to traverse the terrain, and they keep on. The weather holds, and in three days, they've made the peak nearest their home.It's a dizzying view. You've never been up so high, even when flying. You can see for miles.This vision has no skysever. It's nice, just to glide, and not have to worry about the winds themselves hunting you down. You don't remember ever flying for the sake of it.For some reason, you can't see the white fog - the land keeps going past where you know it should end. You're sure you've passed the old border of the mist. Does the vision move with the farmer, then?The couple spends only a brief few moments on the mountaintop, before starting down another route.>con't
>>26086146Or we could find a way to show him that in order to have a chance at truly seeing Abigail -not our shared vision of a dream- that we'll have to leave.
>>26086132>>26086163Do you guys really think this is the case? That sounds like chinese animu and SM already said that this isn't how the world is.
In a few hours, as the sun sets, they reach what must be the head of the valley's river. Snowmelt from the peak forms a stream of water, which cascades off a cliff. The time and flow of water has worn down the rock into a smooth chute, a natural gutter sculpted by nature. The water falls a few dozen feet, then hits a shelf lower down. It is to the lower shelf that they make their way, and there they camp, in a cave behind the waterfall.After taking their load off, they stand side-by side next to the waterfall, watching the sky as it folds through yellow and orange and pink. The mist of water droplets form a tiny rainbow that hangs in the air.It's may be the most beautiful thing you've ever seen.When the sky becomes purple, they retreat into the cave. After building a fire, they make love again.It's a vision. A figment of yourself. Just magic.And yet...something is special about them, and their love.But then...if it comes from you...you would find it so, wouldn't you?You stand a vigil at the entrance, meditating on these thoughts quietly, an invisible guardian.After a time, they begin to speak. The echo of the cave is such that you can hear them easily. You feel as though you're eavesdropping a bit...but...if this all comes from you, is it eavesdropping?In all this time, you've combed the countryside. There has been no sign of a gate. Maybe their words hold a clue. You bend back toward their conversation.>con't
I think the vacation will be with the rest of our friends. I think this is our desire for a happy life with them. We should impress John that we need to work to get that, though. That this isn't real and we need to keep moving if we ever want it to be.
>>26086153>Does the vision move with the farmer, then?Well that's a hint and a half, maybe even two.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8NIU52KwBw"I love you.""I love you too.""I..." Abigail's voice seems suddenly choked. "...why...""Why what?" John asks."...why haven't I borne you any children?"The following silence drifts out of the cave like the stench of ugly things left unspoken."...I'm not human," John says. "Maybe I just can't have children.""You're more a man...more a human...more a good, kind person, John..." You hear her sniff sharply. "When the farms were dying, who journeyed a hundred miles to find an earth mage? When Ford's son almost died, who rode night and day to find a cure? When the town was nearly caught up in the war, who talked that captain into leaving us be? When I was all alone in this world...who saved me? You did. You've done more for everyone around you than anyone has any right to expect...and the Elements deny you - deny us - this one thing. How have we displeased them? Are you cursed by the angels for your nature? For something over which you have no control?""It's no one's fault," John says. "It is what I am." His voice goes quiet, and sad. "...I am sorry. I could never...you should have someone that - ""Shut up!" she shouts. You hear a shifting, and you can know she's holding him as hard as she can. "Don't apologize for what you are. I love you. I love you, and everything about you. So don't do that.""...we'll keep trying," John says. His voice sounds sad, but determined. "I'm not giving up. You can't either.""...ok," Abigail whispers.They drift into an uneasy sleep.>con't
>>26086179Pretty sure he was talking about the main setting, this is shadows trumped up dream of a possible future and a test that we have to pass/break.
The ball in your gut has mutated into a red-hot stone slowly burning its way through you.You are doing something you have never done before.You are crying.Tears fall down your cheeks. You do not expend a concious effort to make them. They come in answer to the pain.You glance down at yourself...and you're half surprised, and half not.You've assumed a human form without realizing it. It's halfway between the form you took when you first wanted to appear as a human...and John. A disjoined mix. That would happen because you're not really concentrating, wouldn't it? Maybe. Maybe not.You just want your mind to shut off for a few damn minutes.You want the tears to stop, and the pain to go away. But for some reason, these things are beyond your control.>con't
>>26086223Oh god, we're breaking!
>>26086212Break the illusion somehow, but I can't think of how.
They make their way home. In a week or so, Ford returns with a heavy wallet of cash for John. The adult pigs sold well.Several men come up to the farm with brief letters of introduction from Ford over the space of time. The unused space in the large farmhouse is suddenly occupied by the young journeymen. The harvest goes swiftly, and smoothly. John pays his helpers, and they move on their way to other work.John makes plans to travel to a nearby settlement; the closest true town, to purchase supplies for the oncoming winter, seed for spring crops, and two milk cows. He prepares his horse, and the cart that was stored in the barn.This is a new development. For all your searching, you haven't found the gate. But what happens when John leaves your little bubble of existence? Or does this world expand with your visions?Whatever the case may be...you can't stay here anymore. You need to get out of this place. Both for the real Abigail...and your own sanity.Is that what happens to mages that fail to pass through? They're trapped forever by their own desires? Or fears? You're not sure what this place is, anymore.And some days...you feel as though this place is real, and you're the illusion. The ghost.You have to get out. John's trip is the only thing that seems to have the potential to give you clues. But then...maybe you're missing something in the town.Is his absence is what's important? Or do you need to stick with him?What do you do?>follow John>stay at the farm>something else
Rolled 55>>26086267John is the gate. We're going to have to destroy him. He's the center of this world, as such, he would probably be the gate.
>follow John
>>26086267
>>26086267>follow JohnI dunno whaaaat to dooo anymooore!
>>26086267>follow JohnIMPRESS ISOLATION IN HIM WHILE HE IS AWAY
>>26086267Fuck, it's probably something obvious we're overlooking think /tg/ think
>>26086267>stay at the farmWe're merging with him the longer we stick around. Let's try a different approach. Fang said not to watch closely.
>>26086267Follow john Is there a way to give them a child? I know this is a dream, but maybe in order to get out we must reconcile with this dream.
>>26086212>>26086223FEELSWHY >>26086267Deep focus before anything else.
You know it's taken me this long to realize that in shadows fantasy Abigail is LITERALLY his waifu.God damn I love you SM.
>>26086267>stay at the farm
>>26086329>You know it's taken me this long to realize that in shadows fantasy Abigail is LITERALLY his waifu.....How?
>>26086318You could be on to something
Rolled 26>>26086267Follow John and make him uneasy the whole way. Don't let him have a moments rest.He needs to leave this place behind.
>>26086327shit, why has nobody suggested this until now? deep focus, right now!
>>26086327You use Deep Focus again; nothing has changed.
>>26086318this
>>26086318Hes right>>26086267stay at the farm
>>26086344They're married? She called him husband? Hello? Anyone IN THERE?
>>26086212>"...why haven't I borne you any children?"THIS is the wedge you use to drive them apart.>>26086318>. Fang said not to watch closely.Agreement here.We should test the Nightblaze theory asap, see if it works. We NEED more ways to influence the illusion.
>>26086305>>26086318Changing vote to this.
>>26086362wow that was quick.
>>26086267>stay at the farmBetter try something different. The longer we've been observing, the more it's been affecting us. We need some distance
Follow John has the most votes, but there's a major variation on the theme.Vote 1:>follow him; observe onlyVote 2:>follow him; dog him with the feeling that he needs to leave, to escape
>>26086362Use deep focus on ourself. Turn it inward, instead of outward.This place is only a reflection, and the focus is spread too thin.
>>26086348>make him uneasy>when he leavesThat won't help. He needs to feel good as he leaves and bad when he comes back.
>>26086318Oh god he is right, Stay at the farm.
>>26086362oh. we already used it?shit. we need to put distance between us and John. we're merging, and we don't want that.
>>26086267OH GOD, WE'RE LOSING>Stay at the farmSpurn the illusion, hate the vision, use the shards.
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>>26086370I mean how did it took you so long dumb-dumb
>>260863852
>>26086385What, no! Everyone was just deciding to go the other way and stay at the farm!
>>26086313Hear me out, the archonium is a test to show what one truly desires right? All we have to do is make escaping the Archonium with Abby our number 1 desire.
>>260863853, stay at the farm.
Also, Fand didn't say "don't watch closely" he said "don't SOMETHING SOMETHING watch closely".That is an important distinction.
>>26086385put a hold on that one, seems like a lot of people suddenly want to stay.-------------------Think carefully, now.-------------------Vote 1:>follow him; observe onlyVote 2:>follow him; dog him with the feeling that he needs to leave, to escapeVote 3:>stay at the farm
>>26086385But staying at the farm just got a huge increase in support.
>>26086267CONSUME JOHN
>>260863853. at the farm
>>260864273
>>260863853 stay on the farm
>>260864272
>>26086398Because it's late and I'm tired and I haven't slept for 21 1/2 hours because of a combination of work and the previous thread as well as this one and I'm emotionally distraught over the loss of an incredible key lime pie doughnut? Fuck if I know man.
>>26086427Remember, vote with number and link to post only.I just posted a new vote table to include an option to stay at the farm
>>26086427>can we stay at the farm but follow John once nothing changes
>>26086412This world is OUR illusion, right? We need to drive this fantasy from our minds and replace it with what we REALLY want.
>>26086427 2
>>26086435>>26086445Did we all forget the rules of voting? By the way, I suspect we may slowly end up turning into John if we continue to follow him.
Maybe staying at the farm would trap us. Maybe following John and keeping him from returning would fix this. I don't know anymore.
>>26086447>emotionally distraught over a doughnutI feel a strong empathy, for some reason.
>>26086427>>260864792
>>26086512oh god, this is terrible! I don't like this suspense! I think this is the closest we've gotten to failing this quest since the Demon Lord!
>>26086427>everyone suddenly forgets that John is the only thing that deep focus says is "real" everything else is simply a deep grey
>>26086427cutting off votes
>>26086536I'm all set up and ready to REJOICE over here. I actually started feeling pain in my chest reading all this from the unveiling of the plot-burg.
go: 7stay: 9Not what I expectedWriting
>>26086555I think they got spooked by the "We're becoming him" thing.
>>26086555It's late. We make terrible decisions when it's late and the europeans aren't around.
>>26086583>Not what I expectedWe've made a grave error
this whole thread is like all of my feels
>>26086583[worry intensifies]
>>26086427OH Fuck! Guys, I'm pretty sure at some point we are going to determine whether we keep our humanity or our Temerity.
>>26086555>>26086583The only reason staying at the farm could possibly work is making it so that John feels the overwhelming pressure we're exerting on him to get away while he still can decreases as he gets farther from his "home", thus incentivizing him further to get the fuck out of dodge.
>>26086583What have we done!
>>26086587im here but it took me some time to catch up eat breakfast and that
>>26086612I would strongly suggest going this route.
>>26086583>Not what I expectedOH GOD
>>26086479>>26086583PLEASE
>>26086585But what if we need to face this fear? Fuck. I don't know, man. I made the original post about staying but I also made this one >>26086512 The minds a weird thing and I'm not exactly used to the idea that there's a right answer to make in these kinds of situations.
Somewhere in the world is a shard that is the opposite of everything we are.And I'm starting to suspect it's skill tree represents that. It isn't going to be the physical monster we are, it's going to have maxed out its magic.And I'm starting to suspect that it's the one summoning demon lords.
We should just accept the lossfade into happiness
>>26086583I WAS WRONG SMMY BODY WASN'T READYI can already feel my chest cramping up.
>>26086672>fade into happinessFuck off.
>>26086672
>>26086583I'm ready to do some serious Rejoicing here.
>>26086638Or maybe staying with John is what sent things into fear mode in the first place. Our presence burst the happy bubble of the fantasy.
>want to go to bed>have work in several hours>can't go to bed or may miss the chance to suggest the correct course of action>convince myself that it's worth staying up even that I know it isn't and I know I won't suggest anything worth a new directionIt's exactly like an addiction...
>>26086720Goddamnit, I don't wanna do no rejoicing.
>>26086672oRdeR does ɴot ғᴀde
You decide to stay at the farm. You've been following John the entire time, to no avail. It's already been two weeks. You have to try something different.John leaves on his cart. Abigail hangs over the fence of the farm, waving a long goodbye, and then walks back to the house. You stay near her, observing her. She doesn't feel like anything; it takes you a bit of time to work up the gall to 'sit' inside her, but it has no affect.You sit in the living room and think.You're tired of thinking. It's been days, and you've done nothing but think. You feel as though you've gotten nowhere.In the kitchen, Abigail, hums a soft song. She sings a few notes, a few words. For some reason, it makes you feel better.You're not done yet. You've got time. You'll think this through.The door to the house collapses in.Men in thick leather armor wielding knives rush inside. You leap at them, trying to strike them, slow them, anything.They pass through you as if you're a ghost.You double back and beat them Abigail is climbing out a window, grunting with the effort. You try to help her through, but you arms pass through everything uselessly. You can only watch as the men close in on her.She manages to get free! You're right behind her - A pillar of earth juts from the ground. It catches her in the stomach. She gasps, then falls over, wind totally knocked out of her.Another man in brown robes stands over her, then gestures for the others. They tie her up, and throw her in a cart with another young girl, who is also bound and gagged. The others ransack the house.You can't do anything.You decide to follow them. If you can figure out their location......the void is coming.You're sure, now - the center of this vision is moving with John. And he is moving in the opposite direction.The swirling white consumes Abigail, the girl, and the bandits, who are still raiding the farm. The hill vanishes.What do you do?>linger at the border>fly to john>something else
>>26086583I'm priming my feel engine.My guys think that the team in Australia is gonna be able to measure feels of unprecedented intensity.
>>26086726I feel ya. My first day of work is in 4 hours ;_;
>>26086764Fly to john. we obviously need to get his JUSTICE boner raging.
>>26086764>push John in their direction
>>26086764>linger at the borderWe're committed now.>>26086773I've got my mass feelometer ready to go Anon.
>>26086764>fly to johnWe need to reawaken what we were, what we are.
>>26086764uuhhhhuhhhhstay at the border
>>26086764>fly to john
>>26086764>border
>>26086764>fly to johnREMEMBER JUSTICE.
>>26086764>fly to johnBut analyze the other girl. Seems important.
>>26086764>>linger at the border
>>26086764GO TO JOHN AND IMPRESS HIM WITH WHAT HAPPENED
>>26086764>fly to John, stand in front of him, force him to turn back
>>26086764inb4 john turns intoa huge raging shadow elemental
>>26086776>My first day of work is in 4 hoursAnon, get some sleep, my goodness. You've got to be ready for your first day, there'll be a lot to learn.
Remember /tg/, supreme uber meta critical thinking.I know you can do it.
>>26086829>>26086823>>26086790THIS, GO AND SHOW HIM WHAT HAPPENED
>johnwe cannot affect anything but john so to john we go.
>>26086842Wouldn't that make him... more attached?
>>26086832>why? this anon is committed as am I
>>26086823NO YOU IDIOT!We are trying to get him to leave, not make him become more committed to the unreality.
>>26086764>>fly to john<There is nothing left for you there now; It doesn't matter anymore that there never was to begin with. There is a time and a place for rest, but it is not here and now. There are still things left for you to do, remember? People we still need to help; to save. People like Abigail.>
>>26086853>implying fake-abby will livebut seriously, John's been broken in. we need to get him adventuring again.
>>26086764Guys, we need to leave! Remember what Fang said! Don't pay attention to the events or we will forever be stuck here.
>>26086853He lives his life as a simple farmer, trying to be a human. Its something we cannot do. The vision's have shown us now.
Vote 1:>fly to John, get him to turn backVote 2:>linger at the border
>>26086832Don't you see what you've doneYou've trapped us all in this thread with the looming threat of rejoicingYou monster
>>26086834We need to ascertain the purpose of the vision. The Archonium is for find out what we really want and sticking to it. This vision may be testing us on something, or trying to trap us in something. Is what we want out of this vision or do we need to prove what we want to the vision to get out?
>>26086897WHATI want to FLY TO JOHN but NOT GET HIM TO TURN BACK
>>260868971
>>260868972
>>26086832Bu-but, shadow quest!
>>26086897I don't really like those options SM.
>>26086764fly to john and try to guide his actions back we need him to give up his human form to be able to do what most be done
>>26086897 1
>>26086897AGAIN, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO!
>>26086897Fly to johnExpress urge to consume.
>>26086897cutting off votes
What do we do? What the hell do we do?We've got no lifelines, only the vaguest idea of what to do, and utterly everything at risk here.
>>26086897I agree with this guy.>>26086915Fly to John and make sure he never turns back. We don't want to replace the part of us that hopes that some day we can live an idyllic life; if we do that we're just repeating Yi Fang's mistakes.We just need to make sure that part of ourself understands that there is a time and place for a peaceful respite, and it is not when there is still work to be done.
>Weird possible other shadow shard
>>26087009I have no idea, I'm voting without really knowing what I'm voting for, I can't get the hints or foreshadowing because It's far too late to focus and reading narrative writing puts me to sleep. I just hope it turns out alright in the end without having to do too much thinking.
Dunno if I posted this one before, but it's even got a heart shard thing in the middle of its chest.
Sorry, I missed a big subtlety there. Let's have another vote.Vote 1:>fly to John, try to get him to leave and never returnVote 2:>fly to John, try to get him to come backVote 3:>stay at the border
>>26087039Hear that, SM? Farmer voyeur quest is getting old, pretty fast. At this point I'm just hoping that the situation will resolve itself after I watch this cat video on youtube.
>>260870632
>>260870631
>>26087016Except we don't even know if that is the right choice.Maybe we have to drive him away from here, wake him up, maybe we have to bring him back to being like us, looking for justice. Just have no clue anymore.>>26087039I'm in the same boat, mostly. Trying to piece together what little i can.
>>26087016>ImplyingSHADOW WHOLE REASON OF BEING CREATED WAS TO DESTROY THIS CONTINENTONLY BY NOT BEING AFRAID OF OUR EXISTANCE AND CHANGING OUR WAYS TO PROTECTING THIS WORLD DO WE HAVE A CHANCE OF PEACETHIS JOHN IS TOO AFRAID OF ITS NATURE AND MASQUERADES AS SOMETHING HE ISN'TTHAT WHY EVERYTHING HE HOLDS DEAR DIEDTHIS ISN'T A TEST, ITS A WARNING
>>26087066>boo hoo i don't want to think
>>26087066I've already written the winning strategy.People are panicking and fighting the avalanche.
>>26087092>SHADOW WHOLE REASON OF BEING CREATED WAS TO DESTROY THIS CONTINENTYou have it backwards.Chaos and magic is trying to destroy the continent.We're the only ones trying to SAVE it.
>>26087094Damn straight I don't want to think at this time in the morning. Also not even the anon you're respond to, so it surely ain't isolated.
>>26087099So there is only 1 way of winning this.
>>26087099
>>26087063Guys do we know what will happen if we help john rescue fake Abby or leave her to her death. What if Fake Abby is the real Abby?
I don't want to vote anymore.
>>26087063 2
>>26087115Chaos and magic is the reason for this continent's existence. We are destroying it.
>>26087115This continent was the result of chaos, are you sure that you aren't the one having it backwards?
>>26087133She's not the real abby because she's already evaporated when the void came.
>>260870632mabye if he sees that the world is not safe any more he will try to fix it we dont need him to turn his back to the world
>>26087063cutting off votes
>>26087157This world is fake, we have to get him to realize that.He is us, without our mind or soul. He has our body.
>>26087171Number 2 won, though I wish it hadn't.
>>26087155What do we really know about this place? Next to nothing. What if the areas link up? What if a way to find her is to go after her? What ifs and more what ifs keep popping up.
>All those idiots not wanting to vote bcause "mah brain haaaaaaaaaaaaaaarts">All those picking 1 when >>26087092 is most likely what needs to happenReally?
>>26086910This. Guys, is this vision a test or something else to keep us occupied? What do we need to do to get out and search for Abby? These are the fears and hopes of a future with Abby, the girl we are trying to save. What if we need to accept that this is what can happen and save her anyway?
>>26087115Oh GODWE'RE FROM OUTSIDE THE WIND BARRIERWE'RE FUCKING QUOTE FROM CAVE STORY>Ten years prior to the events of the game, Quote and Curly Brace were sent to The Island during the conflict over the Demon Crown. Unlike the other robots sent to the Island, Quote and Curly were ordered to destroy the Demon Crown rather than claim it. As they arrived later than the other robots, much of the Island was in ruin, with death and carnage everywhere. By the time they found the Demon Crown, a human named Miakid had already found it first and unleashed its power. Quote and Curly battled the third Crown Holder and successfully wounded him but were eventually defeated, and were incapacitated for the next ten years.
>>26087191There's also the deep focus thing from way earlier in the thread? John is the only substantial thing here.
>>26087191THIS WORLD IS NOT REALWE KNOW THAT IS A 100% FACT
>>26087063Try to chase him away: 7Get him to come back: 9Locked.If people really want me to call the thread right now, I can, and we can pick it up later.For now, I'm writing this one.
>>26087212>but...but plotberg. i must know
>>26087212>If people really want me to call the thread right now, I can, and we can pick it up later.Fuck no, only call it when you feel like your writing is getting sloppy.
>>26087212hell nowe gotta see de plottwists
I want to get off Mr Shadows Wild Ride
>>26087212give us the information, and call it. I think having it be so late is killing our analytical skills.
>>26087208>WE'RE FROM OUTSIDE THE WIND BARRIERNo shit? Did you completely forget what the Elf Queen said?
>>26087212YOU KEEP WRITING. YOU KEEP WRITING AND YOU NEVER LOOK BACK!!!!
I'm fine with continuing
Okay, these are my thoughts.The world revolves around "John", who we assume might be an identity we would've put on ourselves if we wanted to change to waifu-quest. Abigail is Abigail still, just in many years in the future.The elf warned us about the chaos all the other elements were. How Erebus did his best to restrain them all, and succeeded mostly, leaving us to clean up his dirty work. We are the only order left in a world where people fear the shadows.But we have been the justice the world has needed. And we will continue to get that. And remember where it all started? We needed people to NOT be afraid of us.Get to John and tell him to go back. He can fix this. We know he can. He just can't be afraid of what he must do.We never were.
>>26087212Don't stop
>>26087212I have no fucking idea whats going onYou'd better not stop until I do
>>26087212It's more a problem with a lack of direction. People don't know if the vision is something we need to breakthrough or pay attention to. We don't know if we're not seeing the forest for the trees or ignoring the bigger picture. No one knows what the vision is actually FOR even though we know what it's ABOUT.
>>26087240>I think having it be so late is killing our analytical skills.>Implying only amerikans are hereThis is early morning in Europe I'm 199% awake and capable of analytical skills.
>>26087212Don't hold out on me manI need more feels
FUCKING HELL. YOU FUCKING MORONS ARE TRYING TO GET HIM TO COME BACK TO AND STAY IN A WORLD THAT ISN'T REAL. HOW THE FUCKING HELL CAN'T YOU TELL THAT THAT IS THE WORST OF ALL THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS!GREAT, GOOD FOR YOU. HAPPY NOW THAT YOU'VE FUCKED UP EVERYTHING.
>>26087148Possibly.Gonna review what the elf queen said
I am being thrown into seizures of crippling ass pain
>>26087264In other words we are only ever going to know in hindsight, and by then it's going to be too late to use that information for... actually making a wise decision.
>>26087212Dont you dare stop sm you keep going
>>26087273>FUCKING HELL. YOU FUCKING MORONS ARE TRYING TO GET HIM TO COME BACK TO AND STAY IN A WORLD THAT ISN'T REAL. HOW THE FUCKING HELL CAN'T YOU TELL THAT THAT IS THE WORST OF ALL THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS!>GREAT, GOOD FOR YOU. HAPPY NOW THAT YOU'VE FUCKED UP EVERYTHING....Are you retarded? We need John to wake up and realize that he needs to throw off him human fursona and emprace the Shadow if he wants to have peace.
>>26087306
>>26087273We don't know that. Fang might have resolved his choice of a different lifestyle by completing it or allowing it to happen in his. WE DON'T KNOW!
>>26087273>FUCKING HELL. YOU FUCKING MORONS ARE TRYING TO GET HIM TO COME BACK TO AND STAY IN A WORLD THAT ISN'T REAL. HOW THE FUCKING HELL CAN'T YOU TELL THAT THAT IS THE WORST OF ALL THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS!Hmn.Actually, if he's guiding the vision.What we should be trying to do is guide him to find the REAL abigail.The little girl stuck here.Merge both our illusions, and get the hell out of dodge.
>>26087269You're the minority, DWI.
>>26087273Stop gettin' mad at narrative games.
You pursue John as fast as you can. For some reason, your aura is suppressed in this place. Not as much as in that black void, but enough to stop you from going supersonic.When you catch up to him, he's already reached the city - well, it's not much of a city, just a slightly larger town. It does have a small castle - probably the Baron's residence.You chase him down, stand inside him, and you throw every image in the book at him.He jerks away while haggling for food prices. Sweat breaks out over his forehead. He quickly closes with the man, perhaps lower than he would have liked, and unloads his cart.You don't leave him alone. Images of the house, begin broken into. Abigail's abduction. You're not sure how clearly it's getting to him, but you've got to try.John pulls his cart out of the town and rides back for the valley at top speed.>con't
>>26087334I was thinking the little girl was our Abby too.
>>26087336I woke up at 8:30 pm.I live in CST.I am ready for analysizzle.
Smoke rises from the farm's hill. John snaps his reigns, and the horse begins to gallop faster. Without the weight of the harvest, the cart rocks to and fro as it trundles of the dirt road. It's now clear that the smoke is coming from the farm. You sit in the cart, watching, waiting.You crest the hill.Slaughtered pigs dot the fields. Most of them are alive, scattered away from the destruction. The barn looks like a giant torch, and the top half of the house is already smoking ashes.You explode off the cart. You can't touch this world, so your speed won't hurt anything. You're at the house in an instant. You search every floor, but Abigail is nowhere to be found.John plows ahead at full speed, standing in his seat. He brings the cart around and throws himself into the house, shouting for Abigail at the top of his lungs. You follow him through, feeling neverous for him in the smoke and fire, but he ignores the flames, walking straight through them. They burn his skin, but he ignores the pain.After he searches the farm thoroughly, he comes to the same conclusion you did - that she's gone. For a moment, he drops to the ground. His mouth opens and closes without words. It's something like a panicked shock.For a moment, you wonder if he's just going to sit there forever, but slowly, he stands again, his hands clenched into fists. He draws in a breath, and screams with a primal fury you did not think a human capable.Perhaps a human is not capable of it, because as he roars, you watch the shadows bend around him like water.He runs to his cart, unhitches the horse, and leaps into the saddle, urging the horse back in the direction of the town.>con't
>>26087334>What we should be trying to do is guide him to find the REAL abigail.>The little girl stuck here.>Another man in brown robes stands over her, then gestures for the others. They tie her up, and throw her in a cart with another young girl, who is also bound and gagged.>another young girlFUCK, I KNOW THIS PROBABLY ISN'T ACTUALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IT'S TOO GOOD TO IGNORE EVEN IF IT'S WRONG.
>>26087347>>26087365I CALLED IT
When you get closer to the town, you can see several other plumes of smoke in the distance. John throws himself off his horse and runs into the town center, where Ford, and another man, the captain of the barracks, are standing with several other men."John!" Ford shouts. "You're alright. Where's Abigail?""What the hell is going on?!" John demands. "My farm...my home, is burned to the ground! Abigail is gone! What's happened?!""...bandits," the captain mutters. "A huge band. About thirty men. They had four mages with them. All we could do was get everyone into the town center." He looks up. "I'm sorry we couldn't save your farm. Not enough people to haul water that distance. The - ""I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT MY FARM!!" John screams. "WHERE IS ABIGAIL?!""...they took all the women from the farms they attacked," the captain says."And where the hell were you when that happened?!""It's not his fault, John," Ford says sharply. "You're not the only one hurting here. Get your damn head back on."John takes a long breath. "...why weren't they dealt with?""Like I said," the captain starts. "Four mages to our one fire mage. And he's just a novice, really. They're not anything special, either, but we're outnumbered. The best I could do was gather what we had left. Safety in numbers.""That's not good enough," John says. "We need to go after them. Now.""And what?" the captain asks, his tone rising. "Get ourselves killed against four times the magic we've got?""We've got to do something!""I've called for reinforcements. The baron will send - ""Even if he helps, it won't be for days!" John shouts. "Abigail doesn't have that kind of time!""I can't leave the town undefended!" the captain shouts. He closes his eyes, and looks away. "I'm sorry, John. I can't help you. I know how you feel, but - ""No, you don't," John says. "Don't patronize me." He looks up into the hills. "Which way did they go?""You can't be - ""WHICH. WAY.">con't
>>26087365>For a moment, you wonder if he's just going to sit there forever, but slowly, he stands again, his hands clenched into fists. He draws in a breath, and screams with a primal fury you did not think a human capable.>Perhaps a human is not capable of it, because as he roars, you watch the shadows bend around him like water.Yes..yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees embrace the shadows young John
>>26087322that's the exact opposite of you morons voted to do.It was literally spelled out right fucking there and you voted to tell him to run back to his literal waifu after we've put in the effort of trying to break him out of this place.
The captain looks up. There's no malice there - just pity, mixed with determination. "John, it's suicide to go alone. I'm not telling you."Ford steps in front of the captain. "...northwest, toward the other side of the valley."John runs to his horse, and captain goes after him. "You'll get yourself killed! John!" John ignores him, throwing himself into the saddle. "John, I'm sorry I couldn't protect her, but you can't - "John clicks his tongue sharply and snaps the reigns. The horse takes off at tops speed. The captain shouts after him for a few seconds, then gives up when John clears the buildings, swearing to himself. He turns back to the tavern keeper, Ford. "The hell did you do that for?! He can't do anything alone!""...maybe," FOrd says. "Maybe not.""And what the fuck does that mean?""If anyone can get in there and get out, it's John," Ford says. "I knew him before you came here, captain. He's the kind of guy that just...knows how to move.""...you're betting his life on that hunch, Ford. If you're wrong, he riding into a wolves den. He'll die."Ford shrugs. "Without Abigail, he'll die anyway."The captain shakes his head, but he doesn't have an answer to that.What do you do?>try to get John to turn back>you caused this; follow it through>some other strategy
>>26087409>you caused this; follow it through
>>26087384 This is not a dream of future or a dream of wish fulfillment. This is dream of the past.
>>26087409>>you caused this; follow it throughjustice
>>26087393>Implying that impressing him with spooky images would make him leaveYou are retarded do you know that? I will say this again: JOHN NEEDS TO ACCEPT HIS SHADOW PART. THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HAVE HIM GO AND FIGHT THE BANDITS
>>26087409>>you caused this; follow it through
>>26087409>you caused this; follow it throughAwaken the Shadow.
>>26087409>>you caused this; follow it throughFIne. we made a choice, we've set ourselves on the wrong fucking path and we will follow it to fucking oblivion.
>>26087409>you caused this; follow it throughAlong the way, impress him of what we've done. Protecting the innocent and judging evil. This is something he MUST do, and not be afraid of.
>>26087409>you caused this; follow it throughIMPRESS HIM WITH OUR BATTLES AGAINST HUMANSTRAINING MONTAGE GOOOOOOOO
>>26087409Follow him but force ourselves to remain impassive.Remember! Don't look into things too much!
>>26087409>>you caused this; follow it through"Without Abigail, he'll die anyway."
>>26087436>Having sex with our daughteruThats like...incest. Not cool man.
Rolled 27I roll to merge with John
>>26087409>>you caused this; follow it throughWe know how this goes; after all, we did it ourselves, with Yi Fang as our Captain.Now it's John's turn to remember.
>>26087409I'm beginning to think that the winning scenario isn't actually a singular thing SM, but something with more than one or two results dependent on our course... and choices.
>>26087436...Yes.Fairly certain we figured that out a while ago.
>>26087436>JOHN IS SHADOW AFTER HE'S BEEN HUMANIZED HOLY SHIT. This version of him loved abby so much he decided to become a human for her!WE ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU FUCKERDO YOU GUYS EVEN PAY ATTENTION?
>>26087409>you caused this; follow it throughBut even as we do, impress him with a sense of <WRONG>. <this isn't real, John.>
>>26087409Follow through, we could also try acting as a scout and impressing visions on him as well as trying to reawaken his inner shadow.
>>26087409set course for happening, all engines to rape stow the safety precautions and tie down the second guessing. make sure all liferafts are jettisoned. and for god' sake somebody break that radio - there'll be no mayday calls where we're going
Rolled 32, 96, 44, 74, 85, 33, 40, 98, 95, 1, 11, 94, 31, 32, 8, 84, 55, 94, 40, 33 = 1080Let's see what happens
>>26087472No not really, can't be bothered.
Did SM just choose a first name for us even after all the little stupid suggestions like dusk etc?
>>260875020/10
>>26087505>dude shut up, my name is John and I think its awesome
>>26087505inb4 his last name is Marsden
>>26087409UNDERSTOODWRITING
>>26087505John's an incredibly neutral, boring, and also sometimes shifty name. It fits perfectly.We're not keeping it.>>26087511>implying
>>26087505THAT'S NOT US ANON. DON'T LET THE ILLUSION TAKE YOU
Rolled 81, 5, 7, 70, 1, 31, 78, 52, 49, 62, 45, 50, 53, 84, 13, 88, 37, 42, 46, 5, 95, 12, 53, 58, 47 = 1164>>26087525>inb4 his last name is Moonblood
>>26087505John is a faggot, we aren't him.We're Erebus.
>>26087525That would be awesome, but most likely he took Abigail's name so he is John Fang now.
>>26087542>I'm working on edgyquest on the side>just coming up with names for the abilities is a fun time
>>26087533>i can't stop
Mr. John Shadow Moonblood-Fang
>>26087550<How's it going Uncle Yi?>
>>26087554>edgyquest ?do i even dare to ask
