The City of the Crafters continues to be a giant horror show that never lacks for creativity. You snuck your way inside the Foundry, the facility where the Crafters did their advanced fleshcrafting, research into the art of fleshcrafting, and where they stored giant vats of 'spare material' for later use.

Inside you first met Nakai'ia. A 'Nurse-Assisstant-Guide' who was less of a person and more of a biological robot. Her entire body had been 'perfected' to make her the best at her duties. After a little bluffing, you were able to get her to take you inside the Foundry to meet with Doctor.

Doctor turned out to be less of a person, and more of an entire room. An operating room with a living ceiling. A mass of eyes, mouths, and plenty of dendrites and tentacles coming down from it. The largest being a 10ft tall, headless torso with six arms connected from the waist down to what resembles an umbilical cord that connects to the ceiling.

Doctor was cheerful and friendly. He was also upset at the realization that he hadn't noticed all the time that had passed and in that time some of the spare materials had spoiled. So, in a jovial manner, he proceeded to reprimand/correct Nakai'ia by 'restoring her original settings and then repairing her...with upgrades!' a process that requires three dendrites that have surgical implements growing out of them, and Nakai'ia screaming...a lot.

Then he turned to you and, addressing Mage, said that he would be taking the rest of the group and be using you to replace the lost materials.

Naturally, at this point in time, you felt it would be thoroughly necessary to express your distaste, and absolute loathing, of the City, the Crafters, the North, and the really BAD days that you've been having so far.

You're about to do a LOT of harm.

>>26136109
The Doctor is the entire ceiling, right? That means he's HUGE, therefore he has HUGE GUTS. CLEAVE AND SMITE!

>>26136109
>Remember it's a Lamiathon weekend
>Check tg's catalog
>See Lamia quest with 1 reply.
Feels good

YESSSS!!!!
Echo, you surprised me with Lamias. And for that I am greatful.

Woo, lamiathon is here!
>>26136236
Not yet bro, we need to save nakai. She's screaming a lot.

I vote we constrict all three dendrites together, so they can't work any more. Also, we could saw them down from this position.

>>26136109
I vote that once Nakai is safe, we try seeing his reaction to being told that all the Crafters are dead.

Aww yeah Lamiathon.
>>26136269
Do we even have enough length for that? We're only 20ft

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>>26136282
We should do that while making sure she's safe. Get to restricting and destroying the dendrites, while simultaneously telling him something like
"Okay, I was bluffing. The truth is the crafters are dead and we're a free association of peoples investigating your long dead civilization. Also, it might explode soon. My bad."

>>26136109
Alright... For the time being, maybe we can still get out of this, diplomacy style. Gonna try my hand at writing.....

"WAIT! You don't have to do this anymore. All of the Crafters are dead and gone!"
~wait for him to say something like 'That's silly, they're immortal!~
"When's the last time you've seen a Crafter? Why do you think it's been so long? Why else would a group of people, not part of their empire, be wandering their city, carrying weapons? You're a logical thinker. THINK! What are the chances that they've just been avoiding you, or forgot about you and the silos? Now compare them to the chances that the CRAFTERS ARE DEAD!!!"
>Aaaand see his reaction to that.

>>26136368
(Well, dendrite/villi/really thin tentacle, take your pick, but if you put a picture of a typical tentacle of any type, from any form of media, and then put one of these things next to it, you'd think that these are either malnourished, still forming, or some other body part. It just doesn't feel right calling them 'tentacles.' The Choir had tentacles. Doctor doesn't.)

Okay, so last night we rolled initiative and you got first. Pick your action. You can also give orders to the other Dawnchasers and make a battle plan, I have to go deal with cat vomit.

Rolled 5

>>26136480
Try to free Nakai'ia

>>26136430
chill on your exclamation points and such. Also we need to get to saving nakai first, since doctor works fast and who knows when the lobotomy-stage of the operation is.

>>26136480
We're stopping the dendrites from getting to nakai first. If we can tie the dendrites up, do that. If not, cut whatever is restraining her and physically remover her.

>>26136487
Seconded. While preferably trying Diplomacy.

If Diplomacy fails, once we free Nakai'ia, I vote to start brewing them Fumes.

Rolled 15

>>26136519
No, preferably with sharp pointies.

What's a battle plan for the other dawnchasers? Just have them hold the torso off?
Perhaps we should earmark Tricia for medical duties instead of fighting this battle, because we'll need to stabilize a surgery patient.

>>26136519
The doctor wants to recycle our companions to replace the spoiled flesh. This isn't DnD, Diplomacy doesn't let you do that shit.

Let's save Nakai'ia

I don't think diplomancy is going to work at this point, he is literally programmed to be the Doctor of this place.

Anyway lets try to free Nakai'ia. Maybe shooting an arrow at the base of where the dendrites are coming from.

>>26136678
diplomacy's not going to work, but I still feel obligated to inform him his civilization is long dead.
I don't really care whether he believes it though, and nakai'ia takes priority.

What's her real name I wonder.

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>>26136769
>>26136678
>>26136596
I'll just stop posting for an hour then.

>>26136845
No, we'll need Diplomacy with Nakai'ia to actually help us with the vats and so on.

>>26136845
Good enthusiasm, execution needs refining.Try again later.

Yeah, let's just tell them that the crafters are dead, and if he doesn't stop, then we murder the shit out of him.

>>26136946
I think it'd take like, 70% less time and risk to just cut off his hand and book it with nakai'ia.

I mean, he's a room. What's he going to do, chase us?

>>26136971
alert his masters that we are here.

>>26136971
Don't taunt the QM

>>26136946
For someone who's had power over others, I imagine that they'd fall back on having power over a smaller group of people, starting with the rebuild Nakai'ia. If you want to, you can try.

>>26136971
That's just asking to find out, Anon.

I haven't had time to catch up with this for a couple of weeks, but thanks for running it Echo! Definitely my favorite quest.

Rereading the last thread, it sounds like the Doc is going to turn Nakaia back to her original state then mindfuck her until she loses all her memory. We should allow him to do that while we fight his tentacles then kill him

>>26137020
Let him turn her back to her original form, then kill the Doc. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

>>26137020
I think she is currently at the original state, and is in the process of being mindfucked.
Which must be interrupted.
>>26136988
>>26136996
what's the worst that could happen?

Also, on the topic of nakai'ia's spider lower body: I bet that's one of the only mounts wide enough for us ourselves to ride. Think it would become tame outside of doc's influence?

>>26136430
"WAIT! You don't have to do this anymore. All of the Crafters are dead and gone!" You say.

"Really? Again? Well, do you mean ALL of them, or just the majority of them due to another slave uprising or one of the Factions detonated another bio-bomb in the city?" Doctor says. "Well, that certainly means a lot more work for me. I'll send out some harvesters, and get to work! But, now I REALLY need that extra material, so behave now and rejoice, perhaps some of your tissue will be used in the new bodies of the Divine Ones! Gosh, you're lucky!"

So you'd have to sweep the operating curtain that's hiding Nakai'ia away with your tail, and then you'd get one shot at one of the three dendrites. There's scalpel, needle, and saw. Which one are you aiming for?

Or you can aim for the torso, or you can reach yourself up and jab beacon into the ceiling, or whatever else you want to do.

>>26137080
>scalpel needle or saw
I can't choose all three?
Well, let's go for the saw first. It's the most potentially damaging.

Also, we should call somebody over to free her from her restraints. Peri and Mari have right proper blades. Let's put them on restraint removal duty, while the rest of them hold off the torso.

>>26137080
needle, the saw and the scalpel can damage her body. The needle can damage her mind.

>>26137080
Let's save Nakai'ia first, then we can stab the ceiling.

Take a whack at the saw I guess.

>>26137188
well, the saw can also damage her mind is the worry.
Valid point on the needle though.

Rolled 18

>>26137080
[x] Needle first.

Is the saw currently in operation?
Could we pull a use SAW on NEEDLE procedure? Or have I been playing too many adventure games?

>>26137080
How about we use Quick-Quick for an extra action here, that way we can get the needle and the saw?

>>26137271
That is a good idea...

maybe combined with >>26137276


If we can get a bird from across a room we can shove a saw into the needle.

>>26137188
>>26137204
>>26137245
>>26137276

You whip the curtains away.

"You guys handle that!" You say. "I'll get Nakai'ia!"

You jab Beacon right at the needle dendrite.

Nakai'ia has already been 'reset' it looks like. The clear back pops open like a display case, the spine-disc things have been removed and you see a normal spine has been replaced. Her lower torso is the same, so they probably plan to just stick her back into that eight-legged platform thing. But her face has changed from that gummy-shape-shifting thing back to what must have been her original face.

Huh, she's a Crafter.

Anyway, 1d20+1 to hit the needle.
1d20 to see if your quickquick can get a swipe at the saw.

Rolled 6 + 1

>>26137343
needle

Rolled 14, 7 = 21

>>26137343

Rolled 6

>>26137343
Quick quick

Rolled 9

>>26137343
saw

Rolled 18, 14 = 32

>>26137343
so... 2d20 then?

>>26137381
nice, both hits

>>26137381
I sure hope so.

Rolled 20, 3 + 1 = 24

>>26137343

>>26137343
>lower torso still the same
So... no legs?
I guess we're going to be plugging her back into spiderthing.

>>26137381
The blood is thick, black, and for some reason smells sweet. But it's that fake kind of sweet that you get when people use perfume or berry juice to cover a nasty scent.

Your body responds to your commands, and your quickquick muscles snap into action and let you swipe Beacon across the air and at the Saw Dendrite.

1d20+1

Rolled 15

>>26137648

Rolled 7

>>26137648

Rolled 4 + 1

>>26137648

>>26137670
probably a hit.

>>26137689
Echo made no indication that this was a harder than normal attack.

Besides 16

Rolled 15

>>26137689
Might be a spot check.

>>26137648
>surrounded by blood and meat
Roll to avoid embarrassing stomach grumbling noises

Rolled 10, 16, 13, 16, 5 = 60

>>26137670
A nice slash. Textbook from Granny and Father's training. More of that artificially-sweet smelling blood.

Lea goes for a double strike against the torso.

The needle tries to jab at you.

Tricia lunges with arms of a mantis blade and a scorpion tail.

>>26137797
I wonder if that needle affects us. And what's in it.

Best to not find out.

Oh man, Tricia seems to be really buggin' out.

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Rolled 12

>>26137934
Poor Trica seems to often do not so good on combat rolls

>>26137907
>>26137907
It didn't hit us.

Dice are for Lea, Lea, Needle, Tricia, Tricia.

Bosses hit on 14

Rolled 8, 3, 16, 1, 6, 13 = 47

>>26137797
You just barely manage to avoid the needle and Lea and Tricia manage to get a few connectons. The room continues to fill with that sweet smelling blood. It kinds of causes your nose to tickle and you find yourself smiling for some reason.

The torso lets out three swipes at Tricia, Lea, and Peri.

The Saw swipes at you.

Nakai'ia's platform scuttles around, it's as if it's trying to decide what to do.

The scalpel makes a jab at you as well.

darkness take it all with a cattle prod, there is some sort of chemical in the blood, have mage start freezing it.

>>26138131
Is Peri doing her analysis thing? Because if not, she should really start.

>>26138131
Peri got hit and the saw critfailed.

Lovely.

Rolled 15

>>26138131
Oh shit, the blood is some sort of drug.

Also, what do you think of the "please wait while Echo Generates world" thing I made?

Rolled 9, 8, 9 = 26

>>26138131
The platform continues to scuttle and scamper around. No sentient thought means that it's just trying to go through a bunch of original orders...that aren't coming in thanks to there being no Crafters.

You dodge the scalpel and make it so that when you do, the saw rips into it instead. More of that sweet smelling blood pours out.

The doctor slashes Peri.

Peri does a double slash on the Doctor.

Mage lets loose with a fireball.

>>26138265
Misses all around.

"Mari, start telling us what to watch for!" You snap.

Mari comes out. "Heh...okay okay got it."+

Your turn.

Rolled 13

>>26138298
The saw is the only thing left before we can secure Nakai'ia, right?

[x] Attack Saw

How's becon doing in charges?

>>26138298
Can we wrap around the dendrites so they are crushed/sliced and drop the tools?

have trica feed a little bit of the blood to an insect, if it starts acting funny we can confirm that its drugged.

Rolled 16

>>26138350
Seconding this.

>>26138350
Or just have mage freeze it.

Much to our displeasure

>>26138333
All three dendrites are still active. You can always try and grab Niakai'ia whenever you want, but that'll leave you open.

>>26138338
You can try, you'll probably get one, but more than one is trickier.

>>26138298
"Be careful everyone, the blood is some sort of drug!"

Swipe again at the needle (guessing the arms have multiple hit-points?).

>>26138380
How tricky?

>surgical tools attacking us instead of nakai

Wonderful! Continue work on the saw, I suppose. It's the weakest at this point.

>>26138298
Looks like that blood is some sort of laughing gas or something...
Makes sense, in a way. Make it so if you DO bleed, everyone else will be a bit woozy, which will help to make sure you won't bleed again.
Also helps to ease patients during surgeries.

>>26138407
You make a constrict roll. 11 gets you one, 15 gets you two, 19 gets you all three.

>>26138530
I'm wondering if the others are getting similar symptoms or if it's just us.
What if it's a lethal poison, but due to our unique condition it just makes us a little loopy?
Things to consider.

go for the wrap attack

>>26138700
I'm fine with that. Go for it, prioritizing needle, saw, scalpel.
Or saw needle scalpel, it doesn't really matter and shouldn't hold us up too long.

Rolled 15

>>26138700
Rolling

>>26138801
>>26138729
>>26138713
Alright, I'm taking Dicefag's number, but roll

1d20

Rolled 2

>>26138700
Lets roll

Rolled 12

>>26138828

Rolled 10

>>26138828

Rolled 5

>>26138828
this is for us getting gassed I bet

If we manage to entangle two of the dendrites, then we can twist them against each other like supple wood, breaking them all along their structure.

Rolled 16, 16, 11, 3, 2, 19, 8, 3 = 78

>>26138801
You swipe your tail and snag the needle and the saw. The two tendrils thrash and writhe, but they lack the power to break free of your own coils.

It'll take a second to spin your coils for the barbs to sever the dendrites.

Lea continues to do her lamia style double strike

The needle can't break free.

Tricia does her double attack again.

The doctor does the same triple attack again.

The saw is stuck as well.

The Platform tries to make a decision.

>>26139048
Platform, just keep doing nothing.
I don't want to kill you, because we will have use for you immediately after the fight.

Rolled 18, 14, 2, 17, 8 = 59

>>26139048
Tricia misses and gets cut for her trouble.

Lea does her double strike-kick perfectly and her blows don't draw any blood.

The Platform comes to a decision. There are Base Races assaulting Crafter materials. They have to be stopped. The thing rushes you.

Also the scalpel stabs at you.

Peri does a double slash.

Mage shoots a fireball at the torso.

Rolled 3

>>26139166
Damnit platform!

If we get Nakai into it again, will she automatically be in charge of it?

>>26139166
oh boy, a scalpel and a... scorpion spider lower body torso thing

And they're both rolling well.

Rolled 18, 14, 3, 2, 13 = 50

>>26139166
"Fire's not working." Mage says.

"Mari get out here!" Tricia says.

"She's can't...heheheh...that's...something making our heads funny. Can't swap right now!" Peri says.

Peri lands a nice slice.

Sadly, so does the scalpel and the platform jabs one of its legs into you hard enough to draw blood.

Thankfully the pain is making your head a bit clearer.

Your move.

You can slice off the dendrites, but that will spill a LOT of blood everywhere. As long as you have then wrapped they can't move, and you can still attack, just not with your tail.

>>26139250
Be glad that the pain is keeping your head straight.

Everyone else is still doing fine, save Mari and Peri being unable to swap, yet.

>>26139250
"Peri, USE THE STONE!"

Keep the Dendrites wrapped, destroy the scalpel.

>>26139250
>>26139270
grab scalpel.
tie the dendrites we have constructed together with scalpel.

Then, we're free to escape with the patient. With minimal bloodloss.

>>26139250
We nothing else seems to be working, we need to start using our venom. That'll probably cause a LOT of trauma.

>>26139307
Seconding this
>>26139314
Which kind and where?

Rolled 6

>>26139250

How's beacon doing?

[x] Have one of your friends try to get Nakai to plug into the platform so it will stop attacking us.

>>26139329
If nothing else works, we'll probably have to use a deadly poison. The white will most likely work best.

>>26139361
I'm not sure, does this thing even have bones?

>>26139394
Some! Some bones!
Though, the black might be more effective, since it certainly has nerves.

Rolled 17

>>26139250
And for Ssen's actual action

[x] Pump the doctor full of as much black as you can.

>>26139468
It is suppose to stop hearts on a second dose.

but the doc is bigger.

fuck it
>>26139496
second this instead of >>26139307

>>26139331
>How's beacon doing?
Two charges.

Please remember that the torso is NOT Doctor. Doctor is the ENTIRE room. Most of its organs are hidden above you, protected under a layer of flesh.

After these messages we'll be right back.

>>26139603
Oh, goody, time to make dinner.

Also, we know the torso isn't the whole of doctor, echo. It just seems to be the primary weapon pod of the doctor. If that makes any sense.

Also, we've taken a shoulder hit last thread, and two hits here with no healing. I hate the north.

>>26139603
Can we pick out anything notably different with heat/magic vision that could be a vital organ/major blood vessel?

>>26139702
I think we heal between major encounters. Also we only got hit once by the scalpel.

>>26139762
we got stabbed by spiderplatform.

>>26139844
Oh I missed that

>>26139702
Right, keep forgetting the hit rule...Becaon's at four charges.

Well, from your heat vision, you can see that the torso doesn't really have any organs. It's just bone, blood vessels, nerves, and muscle.

Also, you can't reach the torso from your position and still keep the two dendrites wrapped.

>>26139930
yeah yeah, we're not fighting the torso right now. Dendrites take priority for us, our teammates are dealing with torso.

Now- what happens if we inject them with black? How are we going to do that, a claw-leak-in procedure? Biting might be risky.

>>26139930
Well, once the dendrites are dealt with, we should drive Beacon into the ceiling near the base of the torso and fire off the focused light attack thingy which has a name that I forgot, but actually INSIDE the Doctor.

>>26139930
Beacon at four charges. YES! Time to enlighten this Doctor.

>>26140024
>>26140004
Aww yesh

>>26140004
enlightenment.
that's a fair enough long term plan, though we're still dealing with dendrites.
That sounds like a sit-com title.

Ssen: don't think about how beacon gains power whenever blood is spilt in proximity, be it yours or an enemies'.

>>26140004
Brutal, if it works.

But it's the good kind of brutal. I like it.

Rolled 20

Has anyone noticed that the archive has every single thread titled wrong? It's Lamia Child Quest, not Lamia Daughter Quest.

It occurs to me. Have we been applying clang's defence bonus?

Do we even have it equipped right now? I recall us switching to 2h to smite that headhunter

>>26140091
yes, since we blocked that needle earlier.
>>26140089
not a biggie. Just one of those mistakes we're not changing later on because it would look strange in the archive.

>>26140091
Okay, so I'm reading that you want to try and chomp on one of the dendrites and pump it full of black. No problem.

Which one do you want to try for? One of the two you have wrapped or the scalpel?

Rolled 11

>>26140185
One of the ones we've got trapped would be the easiest.

>>26140185
The saw dendrite we wrapped. I dont know what chemicals in in the needle dendrite and I don't want to find out.

Also, biting the thing will be disgusting

>>26140181
We dodged it.
>>26140185
Saw

Rolled 6, 6, 15, 13 = 40

>>26140232
>>26140211
>>26140203
You bite into the saw dendrite and pump it full with a full dose of black.

>>26140185
Let's bite the saw. This will be the test, to see if it even works.
>>26140211
yes, it'll be super disgusting. also we'll get blood in our mouth. I suggest we use clear as mouthwash.
>>26140232
it rolled a 14, which was our clang AC. if I recall.

Rolled 11

>>26140276
Not letting us roll? You make us sad.

>>26140281
It got a 13.

>>26140317
still, our non-clang AC is 12. Though that's enough mechanical talk, it makes me feel dirty like a rules lawyer.

Rolled 2, 9, 8, 12, 17, 10, 20, 18, 6, 11 = 113

>>26140276
The needle dendrite goes very sluggish in your coil and the scalpel goes limp.

Lea keeps on fighting the torso.

The saw dendrite keeps trying to get free, but no dice.

Tricia does another double attack.

The Torso does another triple attack

The needle dendrite sluggishly tries to get free. No chance.

The platform tried to attack you again.

The scalpel dendrite just hangs there limply.

Peri squeezes the stone and swaps to Mari. Mari starts to figure out what exactly to do.

Mage shoots an ice blast at the torso.

>>26140383
Well Mage's ice spell hits and works on the torso. But that's about all the good that happens. Lea and Tricia get hit, Tricia got slashed hard enough that one of her limbs reverts back to normal.

Also, the platform stabs you again.

Beacon throbs and vibrates in your hand. It's ready.

Your turn.

Rolled 1

>>26140453
[x] Stab Beacon into the celing. Fire off an Enlightenment inside the fucker.

so, morning star?

>>26140453
>3 stabs one fight
Jesus christ. Let's sluther up the dendrites to get to the ceiling and enlighten its shit.

Or I guess we could enlighten it from here, but that would be less dramatic.

i think we need a healing potion soon.

>>26140453
Ok, We can Bite with the black again or we can let go of the ones we wrapped and use Enightenment like >>26140004
has suggested. I believe we should use Enlightenment.

>>26140470
>>26140489
Point is, stab Beacon into the Ceiling and get some Enlightenment all up in this fucker.

>>26140453
Definitively use Jesus Beam on the doctor.

>>26140453
>3 stabs one fight
Jesus fuck. Okay, let's climb up the dendrites and stab the enlightenment right into the doctor's ceiling.

How's Nakai'ia doing? She's not been screaming recently, which could be good or bad.
>>26140496
Or, even better, some bedrest. not gonna happen

>>26140558
>>26140489
oop, excuse me, those are both my posts. I thought captcha ate one.

>>26140453
Also, Get Tricia or Peri to cut off a hand from the Doctor. We need his hand for the doors.

>>26140557
>>26140529
>>26140470

You'll have to unwrap from the dendrites to get enough tail available to push yourself high enough that Beacon will reach.

>>26140631
sure, worth it. If this works, the dendrites will be stunned anyway.

If it doesn't, well, we're going to get stabbed with a saw. Ow.

>>26140631
Make it so, Number One!

>>26140631
Fuck it, why not.

>>26140631
Do it. We'll need to take a healing potion after this place anyway.

>>26140631
Do it.

If the fight runs on any longer, we might be in some serious trouble, and that does nobody any good. If we hadn't taken so many hits we wouldn't have to rush.

>>26140631
This is gonna be metal as fuck.

>>26140658
>>26140666
>>26140677
You unwrap from the the dendrites. The saw recoils instantly, the needle sluggishly moves a little.

You push yourself up as his as you can and punch Beacon into the fleshy mass that's above you. Then, you twist Beacon like you always do, and unleash Enlightenment within Doctor.

Roll 4d4

>>26140631
The dendrites are part of the doctor anyway.

Today, we find out what happens when you cast dispel on a permanent version of a surgically enhanced flesh-shaping spell.

Rolled 1, 1, 2, 4 = 8

>>26140731

Rolled 4, 4, 2, 2 = 12

>>26140731

Rolled 3, 4, 2, 4 = 13

>>26140731
Rolling

Rolled 2, 2, 4, 1 = 9

>>26140731

>>26140744
>>26140751
>>26140752
Well okay then.

>>26140744
I think this might be one of those threads, buddy.

Rolled 2, 3, 3, 4 = 12

>>26140752
since I doubt 1s matter much with d4s this is the one that probably is gonna count.

>>26140752
The Torso spasms and twitches as you see the insides of its body light up brightly, and for a moment you can actually see the skeleton of the creature through the flesh.

The dendrites all explode into ash. Vaporized in a burst of light.

Roll 1d10

Rolled 8

>>26140806

Rolled 3

>>26140806

Rolled 3

>>26140806

Rolled 9

>>26140806
Man, every time we use this spell I have no idea what it's going to do.

I think it's because we keep using it on WIDELY varying targets.

>>26140806
Well, that can't be ALL bad.

>>26140806
Well okay then

>>26140806
Thia s might not be good. Remember we need the doctor's hand to access all the rooms. Yes, we can proceed to the objective with Nakai'ia hand, but she's got access to lower security areas, which luckily the flesh storage area is one of them.

Rolled 3

>>26140874

I think only the dendrites got vaped. The torso should still be structurally intact.

Rolled 6, 11, 19, 15 = 51

>>26140814
About four of Doctor's eyes explode into ash.

The entire room shudders and the mouths let out wails and groans of pain.

Lea continues to fight the torso.

Same with Tricia.

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>>26140874
Or we break the doors down ourselves, because fuck the north, fuck the Crafters, and fuck anything that gets in the way of us getting back to the south where we belong.

>>26140922
Tricia just got nice hits in.

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>>26140922
>dendrites are dead
Marvelous! How is the patient doing? Still alive?
>>26140952
The doors are quite heavy, it would delay us significantly. Though I am eager to get out of this BLASTED northern temperature range. We're like mostly snake by weight, and not a cold-weather snake either. This place is basically awful for us.

And I can't imagine how bad this will make our next shed.

Rolled 9

>>26140922
Tricia's remaining mantis blade arm slices through the torso's cord, blood spurts all over the room as the cord flops around wildly. The large multi-limbed torso falls to the ground with a crash.

"Heh...heheheh...get...hehe....get a hand!" Lea says. Tricia nods a dopey smile on her face.

The platform is still trying to attack you.

Laughing, and drooling a little, Peri clumsily slices off one of Doctor's hands.

Mage lazily points his staff at the Platform. "Hang on...ssssss...hang on." A stream of cold mist...something...sprays out of his staff.

Nakai'ia has long since passed out. Both due to stress, and the anesthetic effect of the blood.

>>26141057
This time you manage to twitch yourself out of the way.

You do feel a little giggly and lightheaded, but you're actually not that bad, as compared to the others at least.

Your turn.

>>26141057
Okay, get that hand, and open the door and get our guys first out of there then Nakai'ia.

Rolled 10

>>26141089

The only thing I can think of is to wrap the platform then try to plug Nakai in.

>>26141057
Time for a few cracks over the head to get people focused.

HEY MAGE! LET'S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!

>>26141089
hmm, we gotta do some damage to the Doctor. Any hints we can see with our special vision on where to strike?

>>26141057
Grab that doctor hand and open the door. This room is flooded with silly-gas, we need to start letting it out so our friends don't get KOed.

As for the spider platform, I dunno, put some neurotoxin in it. We'll figure out if Nakai can pilot it once she wakes up.

Rolled 16

>>26141127
>>26141135

Still have to deal with the spider platform people.

>>26141089
Remind them of their pain stones. This is srs bsniss, we all gotta keep our shit together.

>>26141158
Seconding this

>>26141168
Also seconding this

I'm not surprised we are doing better, we are immune to most poisons... though this does seem to effecting us slightly

>>26141201
well, even if we have a much higher lethal dose of silly gas, it's still silly. I think is how it works.

I would wager that many conventional poisons would, instead, get us krunked off our rocker.

>>26141201
>>26141258
We do weight 800lbs

Most drugs do need much larger doses to affect us I guesss

Rolled 18

>>26141158
The Platform is completely unaffected by poisons unless you can bite through the carapace. So the blood hasn't been effecting it.

You snap down and swiftly grab the hand. You speed over to the door and slap it on the cloudy passgem. The gem goes clear and the door opens. You've never been happier in your life to feel cold air.

"Go go go!" You shout.

The group sluggishly goes towards the door.

The platform skitters towards you, then pauses and skitters back a little towards Nakai'ia, sleeping on the table. It's having another conflict.

Rolled 17

>>26141318
Huzzah, it made the choice that was good for us, I'm assuming?

>>26141318
lets go grab her!

It'll follow us then.

>>26141318
Go back for Nakai. She doesn't have legs, so it should be easy to carry her.

>>26141318
Poor spider platform

>>26141318
It makes a decision. Protect host. It scuttles over to Nakai'ia and hops up on the bed. It clumsily tries to pick her up and opens and closes its 'hatch.' There's no way the thing can collect her on its own, but its trying. Probably eventually it'll get there, but you'll be long gone by then.

The others, giggling, laughing, and stumbling over their own feet make their way through the door and out of the room.

>>26141362
Help it out

>>26141362
Get nakai, lure the spider thing along. We'll re-unite them once we're out of the room.

Rolled 8

>>26141362
Help the thing with nakai.

Might be wrong decision, but I want Nakai to get out safely.

>>26141362
bring her along. We can talk to her once we get her awake.

Rolled 2

You know, now that the doctor is dead, it might be feasible to sleep here safely.

Not sure if I want to risk it though.

>>26141362
Pass the Doc's Hand to Tricia or Mage, then go get Nakai'ia. We can re unite those two away from this gastrap.

>>26141362
We'll help Nakai'ia in a moment, but first we slap a pain stone in each of our companions hands and make them squeeze it. We -need- to sober up. We're wounded and burning precious daylight. No time for this shit.

>>26141460
man doctor aint dead, we just cut off his weapons.

He'll be pissed.

>>26141468
it is literally already nighttime. we're still time-sensitive, but you made a hilarious miswording.

>>26141404
Wiping away a little drool and keeping the giggling to a minimum you go over to the bed and lift Nakai'ia up enough so that the platform can open up and fit her inside. Nakai'ia makes a little grunting noise and flexes her jaws.

The platform skitters towards the exit. You follow, using Doctor's hand to re-open the door and taking it with you.

The door seals behind you and you take a deep breath of clean, cold, not-drugged air.

"Ughs..." Tricia moans. "Head...I see all around be with twinkly-sparkies."

Mage just lets out a long "heheheheheheh." as he stares up at the ceiling.

Peri and Mari are muttering to each other.

Lea leans against you and smiles. "This...this was a good flight. I think I need to sit down and possibly vomit." She stokes your tail. "Your tail is smoooth...but it feel like you're gonna shed...yeah...I need to..." She slips off you and lies on the ground.

Nakai'ia makes a 'Mmugh...' sound.

>>26141586
"I am not in the mood to shed right now. Fuck the north"

>>26141586
Fffffff- We're so vulnerable. Sshhiiiiiit.

>>26141586
"Dude what.

I... could go for a snack."

No, Ssen, this is not a good time to be high.

>>26141586
I don't think pain stones will fix this one. Might temporarily jolt them out of it, but they'll fall right back in because it's a chemical state.

"I suppose we're taking a bit of a break then. I think I got stabbed. I'm gonna just coil here and make sure nakai'ia doesn't run off, and nothing jumps us."

5 minute period of shock recovery.

>>26141586
I take it we're taking a rest break. Good. Also if we are attacked we are so fucked.

Next time we fight a giant flesh monster who calls itself Doctor we bring gasmasks.

Rolled 5

>>26141586
Start applying pain stones

>>26141586
"Aw man, now that you pointed it out I can feel it. This is going to be the itchiest trip."

>>26141586
Alright, everyone's still a bit high from a gas so now is a good time for you guys to take a break. Drink a healing potion for your wounds. Do not put Nakai'ia on her platform until all of you are ready to continue.

Also Ssen should chug a healing potion, we're probably pretty injured

Rolled 18

>>26141697
Nakai is already on her platform

>>26141708
We do have healing pollen from Tricia.

>>26141714
Oh sorry, I didn't see that there.

"Man, you guys are such lightweights."
Then giggle uncontrollably, because we're 800 pounds.

>>26141586
So. Who's gonna bet nakai'ia freaks right the HELL out once she wakes up?

>>26141743
If we can get her to serious up again.
>>26141878
750 pounds. We weigh 750 pounds.

SHUT UP, YES WE DO.

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>>26141878
And probably have a liver rivaling the size our their torsos.

aren't we up to a ton by now? We've surely grown in the timeskip.

>>26141961
we got up to 800 in the timeskip.
and by 800, we mean 750. Don't you dare tell anyone we're 800.

>>26141961
800lbs/20f is where the timeskip left us.

Cold prob isn't good for our growth.

Rolled 11

>>26141586
[x] Attempt to acquire heals

Keep an eye on Nakai. Hopefully she wakes up soon.

>>26141983
You all take a moment to just wait in the hall and wait for the drugs to wear off. You slump against a wall and wriggle a little. Lea's right, you are going to have to shed soon.

You swear you closed your eyes for just a moment. But when you open them, you have two hands pinning your arms, a spider-esque torso pinning you to the ground, two more arms are pointing Peri's blades at the others and one hand slapping you awake with another shaking your collar.

"Wake up, Beast!" A voice snaps. "These Base claim you're their leader. So wake up and 'talk' or else I'll execute them all for illegal insanity!"

"Sorry, Ssen." Mage says. "She jumped us...and my arms are still...noodlely."

>>26142372
What makes you think they are insane?

>>26142372
"I'm not a beast, calm the fuck down."

>>26142372
"Darn, and here I thought you'd be happy to not have gone through all that doctor's business. Good morning, by the way."

>>26142372
"This isn't the way you talk to people who just saved your sorry life. Calm down a bit, then Ill explain exactly what the situation is."

>>26142372
try to wriggle so our tail is in position to pin those arms holding blades on our friends.
She may have us by the throat, but she doesn't have a blade on us. We'll be able to deal with it.
Though, talk first. I like talking.

>>26142523
Spider body seems to be pinning us

>>26142553
it couldn't do that with its size unless we were coiled.

So I'm going to assume we're coiled.

>>26142372
Can we spit the white into her eyes?

>>26142585
Give us a chance for diplomacy

Then eye spit.

>>26142372
"Carefull who you call base. My body is able to kill in the most horrid ways possible and my mind able to out think gods.

>>26142616
nnnah. Too boastful.

>>26142372
"Hi, Nakai'ia. I'm Ssen. What do you want to talk about?"

>>26142592
Maybe it would be better to use black. We want to have her assistance, not blind her.

>>26142634
I like it!
Remember, last time we woke up with a knife to our throat we made a lifelong friend. Well, their life.
Now I'm sad.

>>26142636
It makes sense.

Although she might go cross eye'd.

>>26142372
"Howdy."

>>26142634
Seconding this.

man, why's she putting air quotes around "talk"
Our language not good enough for you? I have more!

"What makes you think they are insane?" You say.

She gasps and jumps back. "It can TALK?!" She looks at the others. They give her the 'NOW do you believe us?' look.

"I'm not a beast, calm the fuck down, and here I thought you'd be happy to not have gone through all that doctor's business. Good morning, by the way." You say.

"Is it morning?" Peri asks.

"I dunno." Mage says.

She stares at you, completely flummoxed. "It can talk."

You wriggle yourself into position so you can snatch the blades away when you can.

"This isn't the way you talk to people who just saved your sorry life. Calm down a bit, then Ill explain exactly what the situation is." You say.

"It can talk?" She says again.

>>26142916
"Yes, I can talk. In a few languages, too.
There a problem with that?"

>>26142916
"Yeah, and hopefully the rest'll be able to talk soon now that I've killed that bitch Peace and sent her pet land-god into hiding."

Rolled 46

>>26142916
"Yes. We have established that, yes, I can talk. Now can we talk about letting me up?"

>>26142916
Yes, and I know more than three words; how about you?

>>26142916
"Yes, I can talk. Quite well, in fact, in several languages."

"So, Nakai'ia, what do you feel like talking about? Or can I... you know, go?"

>>26142969
cut this. No way any of that is pertinent info for her.

>>26142916
"Of course I can talk! What do you think I am, some sort of monster?" *Grin*

>>26142916
"In 3 languages."

>>26142969
None of that means anything to her.

Ditch this.

>>26143000
My Moorish companion. Do this one.

>>26143015
yes add this.

"haven't heard that one in a while."

>>26143000
okay, you done good kid.

>>26143048
and this

>>26143048
Also this

"Yes, I can talk. Quite well, in fact, in several languages." You say. "I can also say more than three words. Can you?"

"So, Nakai'ia, what do you feel like talking about? Or can I... you know, go?"

"That's not my name." She snaps. "Why did you disrupt my internship? Who's your master? Why am I not back in my divine body? Did the program get cancelled? I was told that irregardless of the program being cancelled in the future or not, that I would be grandfathered in to the University." She snaps. "Where's your nearest courier, I'm contacting my father!"

>>26143102
Hate to be that guy, but irregardless isn't a word.

>>26143102
Do that gesture where we turn to our friends, cover our face with one hand and point incredulously at "Nakai'ia" like "Is she fuckin serious?"

>>26143102
"Oh, yes, how to put this with tact. Erm.

You see, the program was cancelled. Along with the university. And all crafter civilization. For thousands of years now."

>>26143102
You've been in internship for a very, very long time.

Most of the other crafters decided to try to become a God.

>>26143146
I'm sure Echo knows that; I think he's trying to hint that "Nakai'ia" is not the brightest lantern in the dungeon.

>>26143173
I like this.

>>26143146
Actually we should point this out to Nakai'ia along the way of whatever else we do. As Caligo Clarus we strive to slay the evil of ignorance, including grammatical, etymological and general linguistic ignorance.

>>26143196
>>26143181
So we should say "Hate to be That Lamia, But 'irregardless isn't grammatically correct."

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>>26143102
It was the name the Doctor called you by, and what you introduced yourself as. I'm not sure about your internship, but you seemed to be used as a secretary/door-opener. I'm sorry about your body but whatever the Doctor was doing was making you scream and I wanted it to stop. My master is the Light. The University is probably a ruin and like the rest of this city and civilization has been buried and forgotten by the rest of the world for Light-knows how long. There have probably not been any couriers here for centuries if not millenia. Irregardless isn't a word.

>>26143173
tack on to the end of this
"Also, I hate to be a nitpick, but I don't think irregardless is a real word."

>>26143102
"I'm my own leader, mostly. The head of my church has joined a different nation and I'm honestly not sure about who is my superior."

>>26143102
"Oh... Oh dear, this is going to be hard.

I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but I'm afraid your father is dead. Well, that might not be true, but you should hope it is, because what the Crafter's have turned themselves into...

Your internship ended, centuries ago. When this was still a city, and not a graveyard. When they turned you into a robot."

>>26143227
Love it.

>>26143102
"I'm sorry, but you, me, and my friends here are the only sane, living beings in this city."

"Everyone else is gone."

>>26143227
Hate it. Too flippant.

We're basically telling her that everyone she knew is either dead or an undead nightmare, and that she's probably the last of her race.

Well the Doctor is alive, but I doubt he is willing to cooperate with us.

>>26143408
It'll be easier to deal with if she has something to be angry at.

>>26143420
Getting a torsoful of maybe divine energy isn't a fun expirence

>>26143466
I like how the Enlightenment Beam, instead of forcing him to confront his sins, just went 'Fuck this, burn his eyes.'

>>26143435
... how's that?

No, seriously, how the fuck does pissing her off by correcting her grammar at a time like this help?

>>26143507
Same way that letting somebody punch you in the face while you're apologising for something is a good thing to do.

>>26143507
it doesn't help but its a very Ssen thing to do.

>>26143535
But that isn't a good thing to do. I've done counseling and management training before, and that's not one of the things they tell you to do. It's like the opposite of what they tell you to do.

>>26143562
I disagree. We may be stupid sometimes, but we're not insensate.

"Oh, yes, how to put this with tact. Erm. Okay, first, irregardless isn't a word."

"Oh?"

"Yes. It's not grammatically correct." You say.

"Oh. Thank you." She says.

"But...you see, the program was cancelled. Along with the university. And all Crafter civilization. For thousands of years now." You say.

"What?" She says.

"Yeah, most of the other crafters decided to try to become a God." You say.

"What?!" She gasps. "Wait...the Ascension Party actually got the vote? I thought that they were going to lose, that's at least what the criers would tell us." She shakes her head. "Ah well, maybe becoming a God is a good future policy. Although Daddy and I still favor the Eugenic Party. Better living through better breeding is a much more catchy slogan than One Party As God...please." She scoffs. "Alright, now beasts, base. Escort me home so I can get dressed properly, and see about my private Doctor Suite. Get me back in a Divine body not this...utilitatian nightmare...actually no. We're not going to Daddy's. We're going to my Uncle's. He's got a better Doctor there, what with his menagerie." She nods and looks at you all. "Well? Chop, chop! Your Physical, Moral, and Spiritual better and Master has given you a command! Obey!"

You and the other Dawnchasers share a 'This is really happening?' look.

"You...you DO know that your family and civilization are long gone and turned into a giant...thing. We're not lying about that." Mage says.

(cont)

>>26143596
"Yeah, yeah. I heard, I heard." She rolls her eyes. "Not like the Crafters haven't been wiped out by our own hubris before. I mean I remember choking to death on my own blood from the plague that we created to try and stamp out the Orc Rebellions. Big deal. Eventually the planets will align again and release enough radiation...I'd explain what that is, but you're Base and Beasts so I'll spare your minds...and then the Restore Process will begin again at the Tower of Renewal." She shrugs. "Honestly, you Base get WAY to tied up in your concepts of mortality. So, how long has it been one hundred, two hundred years?" She grins. "Ah well, it'll be nice to have a proper God watching over us. Maybe nature will get things right for once and not need our divine guidance." She snaps. "Now come on! I have a home to get straightened up, my uncle to see...and while we're out I am SO going to go into Ras'ilia house and take BACK my favorite gown and a few of hers. Bitch owes me!"

"Umm...out of curiosity...where is the Tower of Renewal?" Lea asks.

"Eh, somewhere to the South." She says. "We recently moved it to keep it safe from the Orcs due to the uprisings. You can't miss the place, we have it surrounded by the Loyal Red Wolf Orc Tribe, and they maintain the great fires all around it. Showing the night that nothing can erase the immortal power of the Divine Crafters."

Tricia looks at you wide eyed. "Uhhh, this place, it's...it's not underground or anything hidden like that?"

"What? No!" She says. "Ugh, you Base...why should the Divine hide anything? The great vats are there for all to see."

You do remember seeing a lot of very thoroughly destroyed ruins on the Red Wolf Island when you were out hunting.

"Not anymore apparently." Peri says. "Look, kid...what is your name?"

"It's...ohh...oh shit. Fuck, see I KNEW storing my hippocampus was a dumb idea, but daddy insisted." She shrugs. "Nikai will do for now...but bow and say Praise Unto Thee when you say it."

>>26143408
>>26143596
Still hate it, friend?

>>26143609
Is she holding you or pinning you down anymore. If no, disarm her and get to the meat locker, we have a mission and it is not dealing with a spoilt brat. That is the orcs job.

>>26143609
"I meant it when I said thousands of years. Thousands. The towers were most likely destroyed. Considering the large amount of rubble at the red wolf tribe, and the lack of towers."

>>26143609
We were just there. There is no tower.

>>26143609
"I'm not bowing to you. You have no authority over me or any of my group. You OWE me for getting you out of being stuck in that room forever."

>>26143609
Wait, is she referring to the tower that I think she is referring to?

>>26143609
"You poor thing. You actually don't understand. You can come with us, it'll all be clear soon. Just don't make a sound or the eldritch abominations which once were your people will annihilate your soul."

>>26143596
So this is Kc'lasa's niece?

When we go back to the orcs and they decide to kill her, I say we let them.

>>26143748
Who?

>>26143749
We do got to give her a chance to repent.

>>26143757
The guy that turned the girl in Ssen's flashback into a lamia...thing.

>>26143609
Well, we're on a mission for the Red Wolf tribe, I highly recommend that you follow us if you want to live. Also, it hasn't been a few centuries. It has been thousands of years. There's no-one left. No-one knows what Crafters are. Hell, WE only know because we're the first living ones in this city for Light-knows how long.

I don't want to be mean, or cruel, but I am completely honest when I say that there is no mention of Crafters, or anything like them, in any recorded history anywhere as far back as it goes.

>>26143609
"Okay. You don't understand. The Crafter's have been dead for THOUSANDS of years. There is no tower of renewal. You are the last one. This city, the capital of your race, is a nightmarish wasteland of undead, ruled by an insane god. The so called 'Base' races inherited the world.

The hubris of your race destroyed you for good this time.

I'm sorry."