>wooopsSuptg Archive: (scroll to bottom)http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Shadow+Quest+Archive compiled using with only story posts for easier read-through (up to thread 30):Book 1: http://pastebin.com/iaag8N6YBook 2: http://pastebin.com/JcexH2Jv>thanks to Herald of Shadow for compiling thoseTwitter (quest times, cancellations, updates):https://twitter.com/ShadowMaster_tgTheme music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTQ5PlEWko------------------Notes on Rolls and Voting:When I request rolls, each set of three rolls counts for one action. For example, a two-step plan would take the first 6 linked rolls. A particularly bad failure can stop your plans early.When rolling 1d100, I will consider criticals within the first ten linked rolls. Only criticals that occur in the first three rolls will be counted as "supercrits". This is still the case even if you'd have plan long enough to require more than ten rolls.When I roll 1d20, the rules are the same, but I only consider criticals for the first five rolls, rather than ten. Criticals in the first three are still "supercrits".When a plot choice results in extensive debate, I'll try to weed out the most popular trains of thought, and then call a vote on them. When voting, please respond with only a link back to the post and the number corresponding to your opinion. Other votes are discounted.Finally, note that this is not a democracy; it is a benevolent dictatorship.
And we're back back backBack again 'gain 'gain
OH SHIT SONWE ONAGAIN
And we're back. Again.
http://pastebin.com/kj9KNUAmWhat have I done
Deleted other thread, forgot the title. If everyone would downvote that other thread in suptg, it would be appreciated.I'll email the dude later.----------AHEM----------You managed to escape your own visions, and Humanity directed you to Abigail's location within the vast dark of the Archonium that lies between the gateways. Within her vision, 11 long years have passed. In a strange world in which she was the only source of magic, she united warring clans of monsters and beasts and ruled over them as empress. However, after forming that empire, her personality split in three, and have since been locked in an uneasy stalemate.You've met the Abigail that still sits on the throne of the Empire. She is ambitious, effective, ruthless, and disturbingly in awe of you. She sees you as the long-awaited anchor to help her defeat the other two sides of herself and escape back to the real world.After confronting her on subject of her other sides, you were barely able talk her down, and fled to find the third Abigail. You did, and she has agreed to return with you to face her other self.The two Abigails faced off, and the battle was enough to shake the palace. You held back Abigail's fear so that they could fight on even ground, but a new threat showed up - the Banshee, Abigail's third and final portion. Just when it seemed she might be warping you into helplessness, your Temerity arose and turned the tables.The united halves of the Empress and the Knight arrived soon after, but not before the Banshee could escape. You and Abigail tracked her to her lair in the wastes, and now Abigail battles her for dominance while you hold the line against the Banshee's numerous minions.You defeated your foes, and Abigail likewise defeated the Banshee - but not before activating a strange spell that warped the destination of the final archonium gate. You and Abigail take in the strange surroundings as you decide your next move...
>>26496572IT'S SHADOW TIME! AGAIN!
>>26496606Oh god I hope this ends in dinosaurs being walked.
He's back!And we're not letting you go, this time.
>>26496572motherfucker keep that thing in one piece.so early.
>>26496606
>>26496606that.... happened.
>>26496606<I warned you about chaos, bro.>Temerity just made my sides achieve orbit.
Ability TreeGREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.UNDERLINED abilities are active-use, as opposed to passive. Not all active abilities require mana.All Revealed Ability Descriptions:http://pastebin.com/SDvkHrNtBooks the Main Character has read:http://pastebin.com/dAXR00gPCharacter Sheet including learned abilities and other important information:http://pastebin.com/ZFqqm4eS>Tao purchased>EXP: 7
>>26496606>I'll just pretend I didn't see that there
>>26496672you forgot to make Tao green.
>>26496672Tao is still blue.
>>26495564All my talk of Abby leading last thread got me thinking.Just imagine, we're out fighting (insert villain here) when a messenger from Archon comes with a letter from Archmage Abigail. We take it, assuming it's a request for aid or an update on important events, but instead it's a sappy letter about how much she misses us and how nice the city looks this morning.
Current Statistics:HP: 81/81Mana: 48/48EXP: 7Shards of Erebus:(Isolation) - Broken{Hunger} - Normal(Silence) - Empowered{Temerity} - EmpoweredNew Shards:{Humanity} - Resonant--Summoned--none--Automatons--Earthen Construct (currently in Haven)--Equipment--Utility belt with purse--Inventory--Moonsong Shards x 3Sun-Moon KeyLightning KeySuccubus Reagents x 1--Current Location--Within the Archonium?
>>26496672Good, now buy robust immunity. its only 3xp we will make that back before this is over.
>>26496720like she is going to let us leave her behind.
>>26496606SHOULD NOT WANT
>>26496718>>26496709muh badsaved in the shop file but didn't make a new jpg
>>26496726Please don't start this now. We don't need robust or any other upgrade at this moment, and what little EXP we have left we should save for reacting to unexpected things.We will end up getting robust when we fight the demon lords, where it will be useful.
>>26496726nah, not until we get access to a shadow pool. Then we can vote on whether or not to give Abby Servant.
>>26496745Did... did you even read the post I quoted?
>>26496767We told the shadow mages at Haven to work on shielding for a man pool, didn't we?
>>26496792there is one in archon.
>>26496782The post you quoted doesn't exist.
All the talk about Abby leading last thread made me realize that if all goes well all of our party members will be busy leading or managing a nation/settlement after the demons are stopped.Is SQ shifting more into the political or something?
You examine your surroundings more closely. You're in a desolate place...actually, it's reminiscent of the Banshee's wastelands. But the black and twisted hills aren't sprinkled with fountains and flowers - there is no island of solace here. Barren rock looms in every direction.By their appearance, you'd think the clouds would promise heavy rain, but the air is parched, and the grounds cracked with dryness. You doubt it's rained in a very long time. Still, the sky moves quickly, as if driven by fierce winds.You can't feel any wind.This place is becoming more disturbing by the minute.Abigail appears next to you. "...what...what is this place?"<I have no idea.>Abigail takes in the view. She gasps, then points. You follow her finger. The top of a distant peak begins to crumble, bend, then round off. Bits of rock are swept away on a stream of air.It's like watching a hundred thousand years of erosion take place over only a few seconds. In short order, the craggy mountain is just a rounded hill.A sudden flood of water rushes over the valley floor between the mountains. You both swivel to take in the sudden motion.The water level starts to drop. For a time, you think it's receding, a sort of flash flood - but then you realize it's -dropping-. It's carving a canyon, inches of progress every second. Layers of rock are exposed to the air as the river vanishes into its dark crevice.<...Abby. Stay close.>Abigail is already practically hugging you, but she nods hard and presses in tighter. "...do you feel that? Over there?"<...yeah.> Without the distraction of the landscape, you know exactly what she's talking about. An archonium gate.<Judgement,> calls a voice.<...Humanity.><...this place...it's in between things. It's like...a foggy vision of the place she wanted us to go. The archonium is naturally fighting it to keep us inside. Explains the preparation time.><I see.>"What should we do?" Abigail asks.>choices
>>26496606>You've gained 1000 humanity points
>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)>let's be cautious. Maybe a look around could be fruitful (explore)>some other strategy
>>26496806I know, but we were thinking about making one in Haven and were told that mana pools really fuck with mages not-of-the-element. So IIRC we told Ila to look into proper shielding so that it didn't make the light mages feel like shit.
>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)
>>26496812Lets just get to the fucking gate, and get out of here.
>>26496812>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)
>>26496824>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)
>>26496807>What is 4chan X.
>>26496824if we stay here to long the plane will collapse, its already starting to happenCheese it to the portal
>>26496824>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)The world is falling apart around us, I don't want to be here when either the archonium snaps back or the Banshee's spell succeeds.We can throw out some deep focuses while flying toward the gate, just to see what the hell happened.
>>26496824>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)Less time spent here the better. Deep Focus the Gate to find out if it's tainted by Banshee magic, if it's pure Archonium then GTFO because that's where the Archonium wants to shunt us.
>>26496761>>26496767Its just 3xp we can get it back in a flash. We will not lose anything.
>>26496824Leaving is good, let's do that.
>>26496865except the 3xp
>>26496824>less time spent here, the better. Let's go (fly toward the archway)It's time to get out of this place before Namek blows.
>>26496606> I warned you about chaos broHeh.
>>26496865except it will do utterly nothing for us now. There is no reason to get it, and this argument is pointless now.
>>26496865we don't know whether we will have to face any physical enemies.I doubt it though. If we want to use that 7 xp otherwise right away we're better saving it.
>>26496846IDK what that is. My browsing experience is by-and-large just fine, so don't be a cheeky cunt about me not having an add-on that I don't really have any reason to get.
>>26496824Let's see just HOW fast we can gtfo.
<We shouldn't stay here,> you say. <Hold on, I'm going to fly us.>"Ok."---------https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1ZydcSgacM---------You fly over the landscape, heading in the direction your senses lead. You pass over the end of the mountain range and onto a stony steppe. Beyond are still more mountains, sharper and steeper than before. They look less natural, and more like jagged teeth puncturing up through the plain. The archway lies within them.You soar between the spikes of land, and you find what you know you must be looking for. A silent fortress looms atop a plateau isolated from the surroundings by a black pit into which you cannot see. In a world without magic, you'd say it was a remarkable feat. But in this world, you know it's all entirely intentional."...Shadow," Abigail whispers. You can barely hear her over the flap of your wings. "Where are we?"<I say we focus on getting home before we have to find out.>"...yeah."The fortress seems empty. Your detect no prescence in its halls. The archway shines in your senses like a beacon. It sits within the topmost part of the structure. You can see a large door leading into it from the walk that runs through the center of the fortress.What do you do?>use deep focus to try and learn more. Knowledge is power.>You might not sense anything, but that doesn't mean they can sense you. Glide down and stealthily move for the door>speed is of the essence. Go as fast as possible and barrel through the door before anything can react>some other strategy
>use deep focus to try and learn more. Knowledge is power.
>>26496906>use deep focus to try and learn more. Knowledge is power.
>>26496824>SM trying to keep us on Namek.NOOOOOOOPE!
>>26496906>speed is of the essence. Go as fast as possible and barrel through the door before anything can react
>>26496906>>You might not sense anything, but that doesn't mean they can sense you. Glide down and stealthily move for the door
>>26496906>use deep focus to try and learn more. Knowledge is power.and if nothing:>You might not sense anything, but that doesn't mean they can sense you. Glide down and stealthily move for the door
>>26496906>You might not sense anything, but that doesn't mean they can sense you. Glide down and stealthily move for the door
>>26496889Okay, it's fine if you don't use what other people use, but for future reference, it lets you view posts from dead threads among other things. So if someone quotes something that you think doesn't exist, assume it's archived and other people can see it.
>>26496923>>26496934>>26496906Deep focus while continuing on. Try and gather information while making good time.
Roll 1d100 for deep focus.
>>26496906this has to be the Nether considering the fact that there is no Sky Sever
Rolled 27>>26496974
Rolled 68>>26496974
Rolled 7>>26496974
Rolled 77>>26496974TIME TO SHINE
Rolled 12>>26496974>1every demon senses us
Rolled 59>>26496974
Rolled 25>>26496974
Rolled 55>>26496974
>>26496606AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHWHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rolled 74>>26496974
Rolled 21>>26496974
>>26496984>>26496980>>26496983DON'T SEE SHIT, CAPTAIN.
>>26497001its called smut... pretty good smut actually.
Fuck these rolls.
Rolled 13>>26496974rolls huh
You don't sense anything.The air is still; the strange half-twilight is silent. You watch carefully, but there is no motion within the fortress.If anything sensed you, it hasn't reacted to your presence.What do you do?>stealth in>go fast
>>26497001I did a terrible thing, of which I am deeply ashamed. But I will not hide my shame, I will wear so that others may know me.Also, I can now work on other shit without being distracted.
>stealth in
Rolled 13>>26496974
>>26497032>go fastGotta go fast! Hypersanic!
>>26497032>stealth inSNEAK, SNEAK, SNEAK.
wait, how visible is Abby to our senses.
>>26497032>stealth inUse Shadowmeld.
>>26497012Well, thank you. I appreciate that.
>>26497032>>stealth in
>>26497032If there is anyone that deep focus alerted themGO FAST
>>26497032Go fast. We just let out a sonic ping, if anything is there it already know we're here.
>>26497041>HypersanicStop being stupid.
>>26497045This close, you sense her without much trouble, though she's keeping her power carefully suppressed. It reminds you of when you tried to sense out Fang - blurred, fuzzy.
guys the problem with stealth is that we don't have the ability to share it with abby. We'd need Conceal.
>>26497033You know, I was going to post the AurialXShadow rapefic but then you went ahead and did that and the writing is actually better.So.I fucking hate you. But thanks for the content, I'll... make it last.
>>26497032>go fastOur stealth powers won't help Abby be stealthy, and anything that is there got notified.
>>26497032>go fastSonic shadow gotta go fast
>>26497067well then, stealth might work after all.
>>26497069>AurialXShadow rapeficyou people sicken me
>>26497032>go fastHighway to the Danger Zone.
>>2649660610/10, Anon. Thoroughly enjoyed.
>>26497045Your sense of touch is quite aware of her, as is your sense of smell. She smells rather nice, actually - like cherries, though the musk of sweat and battle is also present... but it's not entirely unpleasant, to you.
>>26497086Auriel was on top. So, it's not character projection or anything weird like that.
Sounds like a comfortable majority wants to GO FAST.Writing.
>>26497106> it's not character projection or anything weird like that.Just because its not weird to you doesn't mean the idea of it isn't weird to me.
>>26497050Well I'm thoroughly disturbed.But it is pretty good smut.
>>26497069> AurialXShadow rapefic> Not semi-consensual AurielXFlint, where Flint can't consent because of the parasite and Auriel rides him into the ground anyway.
>>26497069Sorry :<I didn't want this, I never wanted this. It made me do it.I blame my mother. Relatively successful romance author (~2 dozen books), it has infused my mind.You don't know disturbing until you've read a sex scene written by your mother.
>>26497130W-we can feel... weird, together! a-anon-san..
>>26497111I have a reaction image prepared for the inevitable failure.
>>26497138If anything Auriel's OVERWHELMING LIGHT might burn out the parasite. And in the process rekindle her powers using Flint's unsuppressed soul as a jump-start.GOOD END.
>>26497153>You don't know disturbing until you've read a sex scene written by your mother.Oh god where the hell is this thread going.
>>26497153Holy fuck that actually sounds terrifying.
>>26497153Fuck man, that's pretty crazy but I couldn't help but laugh for some reason.
>>26497153
>>26497164I'll consider it anon-kun..
>>26497153My mother fucking loves those cheapo romance novels, what's your mom's pen name?
>>26497153Jesus Christ.
>>26497153ABANDON THREAD
It's feeling very Oedipal in here.
>>26497153That must've really desensitized you. I'm sorry for the loss of any innocence you once possessed.
>>26497153Am I the only one that finds this hot?
>>26497254No.
<Hang on!>You dive toward the fortress. Abigail grips you tightly as you pick up speed, whistling through the air. The double doors loom before you - but no doors can hold you in place. You morph a heavy bulkhead of shadow in front of you and slam through them.Your wings flare wide, slowing you over the course of the hall. You come to a stop at its end, landing softly on a worn red carpet.Before you looms a throne made of what appear to be dragon bones. Oddly shaped, twisted spears lined the space around the seat. There are candles, but none are lit. The only light is the barest hint filtering in from the twilight outside.Before the throne are two doors - two archways. One is like the door you used before - cracked. Corrupted. Sickened. You can feel that ugly energy growing at a steady pace. The other door is more familiar - a normal archonium gateway. A silver metal sheen greets your gaze. The way out?But it isn't intact. It's as if the energy from the corrupted door is leaching into your escape route.Abigail hurries forward. "...I can feel it. It's not so far gone. I'm going to try and..." She struggles to put it into words. "...clean it, I guess."<You have a spell for that?>She looks at you. "I don't really use spells. I just sort of feel it out."That sounds rather like what you do, at times. Didn't Fang say something about her being less analytical? <Alright, I'll keep watch. Try to focus.>But she's already kneeled on the ground, brushing the hair out of her eyes. She stares at the door like it's an enrapturing puzzle.You can feel her efforts take root immediately. The ugly energy is pushed away, concentrated into the corrupted door. You plant yourself firmly between Abigail and that other door. You don't trust it for a minute.Roll 1d20
>>26497230Her real name, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline to give it. I don't want someone eMailing my mother Fantasy-smut written by her son, you see.
>>26497254>>26497260STOPPLEASE
Rolled 12>>26497262
>>26497267>I don't want someone eMailing my mother Fantasy-smut written by her son, you see.But just think of how proud you would make her!
>>26497267I'm sure she'd be proud
Rolled 1>>26497262ROLLIN TO NOT DIE
Rolled 4>>26497262ah shit
Rolled 18>>26497262
Rolled 9>>26497262
Rolled 13>>26497262All of the ones, I'll roll them.
>>26497290Uh oh.
Rolled 14>>26497262
>>26497153I'm sorry.
Rolled 17>>26497290Please kill yourself.
Rolled 8>>26497290GOD.FUCKING.DAMMIT.
>>26497262I really expected us to crash into an invisible spell
>>26497290How ironic. Also fuck, shit, fuck.
>>26497309NO.PLEASE.I'LL WRITE YOU SMUT.
>>26497283>>26497286proudmind
>>26497290
Rolled 7>>26497262We will all die eventually.
>>26497290Normally I'd post a reaction face, but people yelled at me for stressing them out. So,Writing.>>26497327Eh...?
>>26497290Oh dammit.Though!Did SM say that the 20 from when we rolled 3 was banked?>Double super crit + extra crit SAVEPlease let that be what that meant.
>>26497309PLEASE SMI DON"T LIKE BEING HEREJUST PLEASELET US LEAVEI FUCKING HATE THIS NAMEK NIGHTMARE OF ARCHONIUM CONTRIVED NONSENSEPLEEEEASE I"M BEGGING YOU WITH QUOTATION APOSTROPHES SO YOU KNOW MY MUSCLY PINKY NEVER LEFT THE SHIFT KEY
Can we shunt a shard at it or something?
>>26497351
>>26497351But I liked your borderline erotic obsession with doompaul.
>>26497355Not sure that's what that meant.
>>26497351Wait just a moment. Didn't you promise us a few threads back there was a crit that -should- have counted, and you'd use it to negate/improve a roll in the future that went super poorly?
>>26497351Awww I liked your reaction images
>>26497379I know that probably wasn't, I'm just clinging to a vain hope.
>>26497290><Alright, I'll keep watch. Try to focus>>Shadow I am done, lets go!><Zzzz>
>>26497355Pretty sure the "save" thing was referring to the fact that it was on d20 rolls (which have been used for outside forces doing things, generally to help bail us out, as opposed to d100s which have been things we had Shadow do himself.)
>>26497355>>26497392That was just me commenting on what an awesome roll it was. And then you instantly won the battle against the Banshee and empowered Temerity.Nothing was saved for the future.>>26497359You'll be leaving in this very thread. I guarantee it.How that occurs is rather up in the air at the moment.>>26497374>>26497393So did I. Doompaul may be my favorite meme.
>>26497359>"Okay, I'll let you leave.">RonPaul.jpg>"Alone."
>>26497393I think he does overuse them. But a nat 1 is a good time to pull one out.
>>26497412I liked Doompaul too. I don't know what got those fags panties twisted.
>>26497412Is it bad that whenever SM replies to me I giggle like a school girl?
>>26497436Probably because of how common it was.>QM posts doompaul reaction beforehand>players freak out, second guess themselves, don't know what to do>QM posts doompaul as a reaction to one offside comment>same effectIt's about the same as>implied smileIf you know what I'm talking about.Of course if it's after the fact & the roll it's totally natural.
>>26497412Well, we'll get out some how. But we're not making it easy on ourselves.
>>26497444Yes.But I've done the same when he's replied to me in a positive way.<3 SM
So are you going to archive this thread, SM? I think some people have the accidental one in there confused for the real one.
This is going to be the thread where it all comes down on us.All our good luck throughout the past few threads is going to turn on us and we will roll nothing but 1's.Abby will die on the final steps of this journey, and we will be cast out into the nether crippled and broken to be taken apart by Dave.
>>26497524It is.The one on top is the bad one, that's why it has -4 votes. Downvote it some more.The one immediately below it is this thread, upvote it.
>>26497542I would hate to get this far just to have this entire very long arc end in failure over fucking bad luck.
>>26497542I still can't help but laugh about the name
Abigail swallows hard. You feel the magic in the other door begin to move. It's actively fighting her, and it's pushing her back, hard."...tough," she mutters.<Just keep at it. I've got your back.>She eyes you briefly, giving you a grim smile. "Well...pretty good at that so far." She focuses more power at the door, but as it stands, you're not sure if she can do it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZN0pqrM1NkYour decision to stand between her and the corrupted archway turns out to be well considered. A black tentacle worms through, half within, half without. It's covered in dozens of eyes. They swivel, taking in the room, and then, as one, focus on you. ".̧..͝Ȩrebus͜. ̶E͘rebus̨. Eŗe̕bus͘!"͞<...what the hell are you?>The words are like static and rocks grating together. They resound within your head. "͜.́.͞.̧y͢o̡u͏ ̸-s̶t͘ill̀- háv͠èn̸'t͞ re̛me͏m̴be͡rèd͝? I͜ ca͟n̛ ̶tell͡ it's yo͢u,̵ no͘w."<...Legion. Or should I say, David.>Another tentacle, slightly smaller, joins the first, rooted somewhere beyond the door. "̛S̶o̶ ͠you do ̵re͏me͏mb͞er̷! ́I ́wás w̡o͞n͝dęri̴n̕g̢ ho͜w y͡o͏u ļơst ͘thaţ ́b͜i͞t, ̨cons͘i̴der͜in͜g you͟ ̀g̴av̡e͢ i͏t to͏ ̀m͞e. ̧C͏as͢e ͏of̢ am̧ne̸sia̴ ̛af̴te̴r ̀th͢e͜ ͠bįģ ͏b̧low͟o̸u̴t͢? I̷ ̧h̶ear ͜t̶hę e̛ĺvęs̷ h͢av̴e s͞o̢m̵éthing for th̶a̕t!"̢ Legion cackles madly at his own wit."...Shadow," Abigail says. Her attention has been ripped from the door. "What is that thing?!""H̛m͝m?" Legion says. "̷Yo͜u͘ ̢s̴h͜ou͝ld͝ b҉è ̧d͡i̛f̨f̀e̷r͜en̛t.̸"You hear something. No...you feel it, more than hear it. It's pitched, like sound, but it vibrates to your magical sense. A screech...increasing in volume.>con't
Abigail puts a hand on her forehead. She winces. "...it hurts.""Th͝at͞'s̷ ͞t͠ḩe̶ ot̕he̵r҉ y̡o͝u͝,͞"҉ :Legion says. "̧I͝t̷ w͟a̴s̛ ͡tr̛yin҉ģ to̕ ͜reac̛h͜ m̛e̛.͜ ̴Co͘m̵e͞ o̕n, I ́c̢an͜ ̕al̵m͞ost̶ ̡h̨ea̴r̛ h̛er͟ ̧t͟oo̵."The shrill whine turns into a shriek. Abigail's hands clutch at her temples. "...stop it. Stop it! Stop!""St̴o͝p ̴i̷t, s̵to҉p it,̕"̛ Legion repeats, singing the words."͜T̴his is m͝y͝ ̴şu͠bs̨titut҉e,͢ ҉E͠rebus, ̡t́hi̧s̀ ͏wea̸k ͠l̵i҉ttle҉ ͝t̴h̢ing͠?͞ ͟W̢el͢ĺ, w͢e h̵av̸e ̨t͜o̶ ̧make͠ ͡do.̡ I͡'l͘l̸ ju͠s͡t fo̴rc̸e ͢h͏er ̸b́et̸ter̸ ̨ha̧lf҉ ̶ba͘c͏k͜ to the su̸rf̡ace͜ ̧a̢nd̵ ̢th́e̢n ̛- ͟"His words are cut off as your arm, morphed into a sword, slices deep into the larger tentacle. It retracts away from you, and the shrieking halts. Abigail blinks, then sighs.<If you harm her again,> you tell Legion, <I'll kill you.>̧"Oh͡, ͢to͝u͜chy s͡ubj̸ect͜,̴ ͢Į ̡s̀eé.͢" Legion's voice changes from light to dark like the flip of a switch."I'l͞l̵ ͟kíļl ̶her,͟ anḑ ̧t͏hen͏ w̷ę ca̛n͟ fi̕nish͠ what̴ ̸ẃé st̀a͜rt͜e̸d̕. ̕Yo͜u͟ ́don̴'̡t̴ ̀n̷eed̛ h̢e̕r."<We're not going to finish what we started.>"͏.̷..you͢'ve ch͠a̕n̨ge͟d͟," Legion says. Its tone stays gravely. "́Nǫ. ͏Y҉ou'̕v͢e b̢ee̴n ͠cha̷n͏ge̡d͡.͞">con't
<I changed myself.>"...for her." Legion states it, rather than asks it. When you don't respond, his tentacles begin to writhe. "F̕OŖ ḨE͞R͞?̶! ̧WHA̡T͝ ͏AB͞OU̧T ́ME?͠! ͠I ̨ḐÍD ̧E͏VER̀YTH͡I̡NG͢ ͝FO͘R ̛Y͝OU!͡ I͏ ̴D̡ID E̴VER҉YT̀H̛I҉NG̕ ̶YO̶U A͢S҉KE̶D̛!̢ YOU ͢S̷AVED MÝ LI̢F͏E̸ ̸A͝ND͡ G͏AV͏E ME͡ A̸ NA̢M̧E̢,͞ ̵A PÚRPOSĘ,͞ ̸A͞N͡D T̡H͏EN̷ Y̡O̕U NEV͟E͢R̸ ̷LOǪK̸ED ͘AT ̴ME͘ A̴G̸AIN҉!͟!҉"Its voice drops to a mad whisper."̧I͠ k͜n͞ow.́ ̕I s̀ee͠.̨ A̢ ţest.́ Y͜ęs, ̕p̧ŕo̵v̸e m̡yse̢ĺf͡, t̕h̷at'͜s͡ álw҉a͜y͞s ̛bȩen̨ ̢what y͞ou͢ ̴w͞a̸nted̡, ͞I͠ ͝k͟n͟eẃ ̶it҉, ͝Ì just ̧had to ̨sh҉ơw͝ ̴yo̵u, ̛I͏'̶ll ́f̶įņişh our w͢or͏k,̢ f̧i̸ni̕sh͜ ̵t́hin͟gs͡ fo̵r ỳou̧, a̵n͘d͢ t͠h̕e͘n ͢it'͢ll̨ b̧e͝ ͠j͘ųśt͢ ͏lik҉e ̢i͢t͞ ̀wa͞s ͢b̷ȩf̛o͜r̷e͜,͝ ̵ju̸st͏li̵kew̷h́en͡yo͝u͟n͝am͏ed̶me̡,͝ I̴j̡us͟tk͠ìlļh̸e̢r, aǹd, j̡ust͏kil̕lh́er͡, I͠'m̛s͝tro͘nge͠rno҉w̴, ҉Ib̕e͟cam͢es̀tr̶o̢nger͞he̸r̴e͞ìnt͢h͡isp͞lace҉,̴ y͝ou'͠lls͢e͝e҉, ̀you'҉l͢la̢cķn̷ow͢le̡d̵g͠emys̶t͜ren͢g̶th̢,҉ jus̢tķil͝l͏h̛er, kìl͠lhe̷r, ̴we̡'l̛ĺst͝aytoge͝t͘heŗinV̶ig̨ilw͠e̢'͟llrul͏eV̨e̡ldįns̸k̡and̡Ava͞nkt, k̨i̢l̸lh̀erwe'ļld̢e̷st̨roych͜a͜o͢şan̵dt̕h͟enIj͜us̡t͡hav̡eto͘ki̛llher҉,͘ k̴ill̡h҉e͠r̀, KILL ͘HÉR!̸!̴!̵What do you do?>try to talk him down>attack those tentacles>some other strategy
FUCK YOU, BANSHEE
>>26497616Fucking Dave.>try to talk him downStall for Abby to try and fix the door again.
>>26497616>attack those tentaclesI can't let you do that, Dave.
>>26497616>>attack those tentaclesYeah, no way are we going to be reasoning with this guy. He's centuries gone, and we aren't Erebus anymore.
>>26497616I do hope you guys aren't gonna try to talk to this one. It's worked before and I've supported it most time, but yeah, no, that's not happening.>attack the SHIT outta them tentacles.
>>26497616Good god he's crazier than Darkxis.>attack the tentacles.
>>26497616Dave confirmed for best waifuIla and Abby a shit
>>26497616Dave I'm gonna need you to calm down, and get those files printed for me.As much as I'd like to diplomance him back into something resembling sane, for now we should fuck his shit up
>>26497616>attack those tentacles
>>26497616...Holy Fuck.I knew he was nuts, but I didn't think he would give Yuno Gasai a run for her money.pic relevant
>>26497616<You want a test!? TEST YOURSELF AGAINST ME YOU MISERABLE FAILURE! YOU WERE NEVER WORTH MY TIME OR ATTENTION!>
>>26497616>try to talk him downtell him that his test is one of restraint to not attack Abigail is his test...
eat the gate that the tentacles are coming from
ON SECOND THOUGHT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT OF THISONLY ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH YANDERE BOYS
>>26497616<I can see why Erebus never looked at you again. Look at yourself now.>
>>26497705That would ruin our way out.Gotta buy Abby time to fix the gate, and hope that it ends up portal-cutting Dave when it seals back up.
>>26497678oh, nice taunt>>26497683oh, nice reasoning--------------------Vote 1:><...this is a test, David. Against me! Fight, and show your worth!> (attempt taunt to further distract while you attack)Vote 2:><...yes, a test, David. But one of restraint. Show me your perseverance, and be silent. (bluff while Abigail works)
>>26497458Yeah this. It's fine to doompaul us on shitty /rolls/. But any time we're supposed to be making decisions it just fucks with the collective anon, makes us useless.
>>264977221
Rolled 10>>26497616>attack those tentaclesthere is a time to talk, and a time to kick ass. now is ass time. <you may fight for order, but you have perhaps the most chaotic mind i have ever encountered. spent a little too much time in the nether have we?
>>26497458>>26497730notedpokerface until anon makes a decision and rolls
>>264977222
>>264977221Also tell him to stop being such a bitch
Is Dave saying that the Banshee is Erebus' better side or is he saying that it's Abby's better side?
>>26497768Abby's better side.
>>26497757Why do you people keep doing this?
For what it's worth, I like the second option as well, but I feel like he's too far gone to take our word for what he's supposed to be doing.He has already more or less said that he thinks something is wrong with us, and has arrived at his own decision at what needs to be done. It's the same deal as with the Black Hand back in the Elementomachy. They got it in their head what Erebus REALLY wanted, and anything that went against that mental perception was obviously flawed in some way, and they just needed to do it EVEN MORE AND HARDER.Maybe rub it in that, in his current state, he's no better than they were.
>>26497768Abby's. I think he's basically trying to possess her to get back in the real world.
>>26497722this shitcunt isnt worth itERASURE
Rolled 4Taunting and attacking with solid majority.Roll 1d100I'm rolling 1d20 for Abigail
>>26497799We don't have enough XP anymore.
>>26497779Doing what?
>>26497616Jesus ChristLegion is yandere for Erebus
Rolled 24>>26497804
Rolled 65>>26497804Damn it, Abby. Come on.
Rolled 18>>26497804
>>26497616>we̡'l̛ĺst͝aytoge͝t͘heŗinV̶ig̨ilw͠e̢'͟llrul͏eV̨e̡ldįns̸k̡and̡Ava͞nktI think this should be important to remember. I think he's referring to places that exist outside of the realm of Chaos.
Rolled 5>>26497804FUCK
>>26497799I like this.
Rolled 76>>26497804That nat 20 she rolled has really drained her luck.
Rolled 3>>26497804
>>26497804>4 for AbigailAw shit
welp, our dice want this to be a proper boss fight it seems.
Rolled 16>>26497804
>>26497788You're onto something.Telling him that we thought he was smarter than this, otherwise we wouldn't have chosen him. Instead he's being a fool just like black hand.Then again, as you've mentioned, he's too insane to even comprehend our arguments.
Rolled 22>>26497804It's gonna be a day where all our dices scrape the low rolls, and Abby gets fucked up RIGHT as we leave. fucking SHIT.
>>26497822For sure. Let's all note this, hopefully one of us will remember to ask about them when we get out.And I still want to try and make a dynamo when we're out of here, too.
>>26497814talking with vote, you dumdum.
>>26497834The dice want this to be a "lel you lose inches from victory!"
>>26497833No, maybe its good thing, he could be speaking about banshee Abigail. Right guys? Guys?
>>26497616>YOU ͢S̷AVED MÝ LI̢F͏E̸ ̸A͝ND͡ G͏AV͏E ME͡ A̸ NA̢M̧E̢So sadness. Dave previously being is situation of similarity to ours with Abby. Dave became similar of us and for Abby is being us in past.
Can we use a shard here?
Rolled 100>>26497804let's fucking go
Don't pull punches, guys. We're on the verge of escape - blow this fucker up as soon as we have a proper chance to pick a method of attack.
Rolled 70>>26497875Ninth roll, neat.
>>26497875The rape trains has no brakes.
Rolled 91>>26497875yeaaaaa
Rolled 1<...you're right, David. This is a test!>The tentacles pause. They hover, silent, still, hanging on your words. You let the moment drag on as long as possible.<A test against me! Fight, and show your worth!>Without another word, David lashes for you. You dodge and duck around the larger and smaller limbs of black ink. You aren't able to manage a counterattack, but you do draw them and his attention away from Abigail.Meanwhile, she continues working on the door. It's slow going...you can feel the door being purged, but David's magic is swiftly growing by comparison.What do you do?>dodge, physical counterattacks>magic attack (specify)>some other strategy
>>26497875Okay, we're fucking going!
>>26497896sm, sm look!
>>26497875THANK YOU SWEET BABY JESUS
>>26497875YOU ARE THE MAN OF THE THREAD.
>>26497875OH GOD YES, WE'RE SAVED
>>26497853Sorry anon, I'll stop if it offends you :3>>26497875aw shit nigga
>>26497875BASED ANON. THE POWER OF FUNK IS WITH YOU.
>>264978759th roll.
>>26497896Rewrite because >>26497875 ???
>>26497896SM please no don't roll with cursed /tg/ dice go back to random.org SM please
>>26497896Abby, you're a shit.Erasure Legion.
>>26497896>1I really hope this post is now invalidated.
wow another nat 1 abby? really?
>>26497896Ok, two things.1) I posted before I saw the 100, because it wasn't much of an update. We'll use a "within ten roll 100 bonus" on the next action as compensation.2) the d20 I just rolled isn't doing anything, I just left it in the dice field. Unless I state -in the post- that I'm rolling for something, you can disregard my rolls.So, actions?
>>26497905It doesn't offend me. It just doesn't count.There is no need to be passive aggressive.
>>26497937420/10Mana/Nightblaze it
>>26497896>>dodge, physical counterattacksTao Darkness Within METAL AS FUCK SMACKOWN
>>26497937Phew.>dodge, physical counterattacksUse berserk. DW might be overkill for now, but we can use berserk fairly safely.
>>26497937Scold Dave for fucking up our Sword!
>>26497937DW.We got Tao after all.
>>26497937>dodge, physical counterattacksI'd like to conserve mana for now.
>>26497896Can we erase that gate, along with dave?Considering the bonus.
>dodge, physical counterattacks
>>26497896>dodge, physical counterattacksDarkness Within time now that we have Tao
>>26497937Grab Dave and drag his bitch ass all the way outside the gate.
>>26497937Oh, good. Abby is slightly less of a shit.Still, Erasure Dave. Fuck Dave.
>>26497937Taoness Withdark
>>26497951DW is just more damage without any drawbacks now thanks to Tao.
>>26497958Supporting.
>>26497964not enough xp.
>>26497964We don't have the 12 exp needed for Erasure.
>>26497966It lasts 4 turns longer, which might end up a problem, but screw it, go for it.
>>26497939I wasn't
>>26497937Physical and dodge, make it actually seem like the beginning of a test.Be careful because of the dodging he might rationalize the dodging as "maybe HE isn't the test, maybe SHE is the real test," bullshit etc.
>>26497964I'm assuming, being a Servant/Chosen/some variation, made by a much stronger Erebus, that he's made up of Order more than Chaos. Wouldn't be worth wasting the xp to find out even if we had it.
>>26497968>>26497984Oh. Well, that sucks.>I suddenly regret voting to buy Tao.
>>26497839It also kind of loses its impact when you consider that we, as the shard of Judgement, more or less did this ALSO, except without the part about trying to justify it as being the true will of Erebus.Maybe less disrespectful to Erebus as a figurehead, but definitely worse from the perspective of Erebus as an entity.>>26497896>some other strategyTry to sever and consume the tendrils that he is striking us with. Consuming pieces should help mitigate the fact that he's starting to ramp up his magic at least somewhat. It can't be easy for him to manifest given that this is still sort of half Archonium vision as well, so anything to help make it harder for him is a good idea.Also gotta take back some of that power Erebus granted to him somehow, right?
>>26497956It's not -that- much of a bonus.
>>26497937DW
>>26497956>>26497964>erasing delicious xp
Vote 1:>activate heavy metal berserkVote 2:>stay mundane for the moment (dodge, counter, taunt him somewhat)
>>264980372
>>264980371
>>26498008Darkness Within.Relentless mocking to keep him focused on us.
>>26498037TITAN DARKNESS WITHIN
>>26498037 1
Are we allowed to combo Titanic with Tao-DW? You know, in case this gets hairy.
>>26498079We actually have the exp for that.
>>26498008Well, the part of dave/id that is outside, anyway. But that's moot, because we don't have enough exp.
>>26498091Let's see what our 100 DW attack gets us. Then we can consider Titan.
>>26498079...Won't help us hurt him. We get a strength bonus, but he is all coming out of the portal, something more effectively combated at human scale.Titan seems like it's only really useful for something like tackling an airship.
>>26498091Yes.Titanic would be used first, followed by Darkness Within. That burns a turn of Titan, though, so you only get two effective turns of titanic and DW.You also should consider that you are inside a building that, while spacious, isn't going to stand up to that kind of violence.
>>26498114Or a Demon Lord. Kaiju battle.
>>26498114Though I think it would be hilarious to rip the Gate right out of the ground and chuck it outside.
>>26498114>Titan seems like it's only really useful for something like tackling an airship.As soon as we get rid of the Skysever, we're testing this shit out.After getting Abigail out of here, the least Fang can do is "lend" us an airship.
>>26498125And Abby is next to us. Not a good idea.
Rolled 24>>26498037guys i just though of something. we are stuck in darkness withen for 4 rounds. we might get out of here still on a roid rage
Rolled 6, 13, 1, 18 = 38Darkness Within wins by a landslide.Welp, 12 rolls!!!+100 "cool bonus"Also, I'm rolling for Abigail.
>>26498160That's why we got Tao.
Rolled 2>>26498169
>>26498160an inner peace filled roid rage
Rolled 31>>26498169
Rolled 80>>26498169
Rolled 77>>26498169>1God damn it, Abby-Sabby
Rolled 58>>26498169
>>26498169>1
Rolled 29>>26498169
Rolled 74>>26498169dice them
Rolled 71>>26498176Well I can't get a worse roll than that!>>26498169
Rolled 97>>26498169inner peace
Rolled 82>>26498169
Rolled 53>>26498169
Rolled 91>>26498169METAAAAAAL
Rolled 32>>26498169why does abby suck so much right now. i mean really.
Rolled 25>>26498169
Rolled 25>>26498169les go
Titan is more of an anti-army or for hitting something just as big as us when in titan form.
Rolled 18>>26498169FUCKHOW CAN YOU DO ANYTHING, ABBY?
Rolled 50>>26498169Boom Shaka LakaCaptcha > John offived
>>26498188Dice just hate Abby for fucking over the Banshee's spell and trouncing her so hard back in her vision.
organizing2, 31, 8077, 58, 2974, 71, 9782, 2, 53
>>26498169Well at least -we- rolled all right.... Not that it's going to help with that 1...Hopefully all it will do is reset the progress of the last few rolls, and the 18 after it is alright.>Clinging to false hope.
>>26498231oh good, the turn abby critfailed is the turn we murderize Dave.
>>26498231It's best 2 of 3 per roll, right?Doesn't look too bad...
>>26498176 2>>26498178 31>>26498179 80>>26498180 77>>26498183 58>>26498189 29>>26498190 74>>26498197 71>>26498198 97>>26498200 82>>26498201 2>>26498202 53Hmm...
>>26498231>2, 31, 80shit>77, 58, 29Meh>74, 71, 97Solid hit? Maybe?>82, 2, 53More resounding meh.AND THEN STACK ABBY'S CRITFAIL ON TOP!
>>26498241It'll probably have to do with the Banshee trying to get out again.
>>26498231Really good third turn.
>>26498188Abby a shit.Ila would never roll this bad.
>>26498231Thank God we have a crit bonus from our earlier 100 to make up for Abby-fail.
>>26498278I almost forgot about that. All is not yet lost.
I'm just going to blame all these bad rolls on Banshee bitch not learning her place yet.Like all those bad stealth rolls right after we got Silence.
>>26498343right. and she probably cant actually go inside herself to show the bitch her place. so she will probably have to take longer digesting than we did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLWe0jjQArQYou reach for that tap of power.But this time, you're ready for it.Strength surges into your limbs. You look up. David's tentacle whips straight at you, but it appears to move in slow motion. You're still adjusting, but you manage to bend mostly out of the way, turning it into a glancing blow. It sears you on contact...it isn't just normal strikes he's attacking with.The power courses around you. It's black and wild. But you rest at its center, an island, solid, unmoving. A rock in a river. A tree in a breeze.You can't move faster, but it feels like you have all the time in the world to make decisions. David lines up his smaller arm for a thrusting attack while the big tentacle comes in for a sweep. You bend neatly between them and sever the lower tentacle almost at the base, where it emerges from the portal. David screams, but it's not the shrill, whining vibration - it's a shout of pain.Your words echo, as if distant. You feel calm. <...is that all, David?>Two more tentacles emerge from the portal. But they move like slugs. You slice on in half the long way, carving it down, and then you snap it off. David draws back, and the tentacles waver, considering how to gain advantage.You've done damage, and slowed him down...but he doesn't seem to be tiring. A slight sense of worry drifts across the surface of that inner island, but slides away. Worry is of no use to you.Abigail is struggling with the portal. It seems as if she's making progress, but then is shunted away. She grunts, and starts again, pushing harder. Slowly, but surely.David attacks you again. A third tentacle emerges as the other two work together in concert to keep you back. You dodge them both, and again cut down the third before it can fully emerge. The blackened remains of his severed pieces lie about. The earliest chopped bits start to turn to smoke and ash.>con't with choices
>>26498379I guess we're going to have to get inside Abby and pound that bitch into submission, then.
>>26498379your post invokes thoughts of abigail on banshee-abigail vore with digestion tag
Suddenly, the world snaps back to full speed. You feel oddly relaxed, as if you'd woken up from a nap.What do you do?>try to Gaping Maw the tentacle remains while you dodge his attacks>use Darkness Within again>use magic>some other strategy
>>26498411>try to Gaping Maw the tentacle remains while you dodge his attacksUse a multishade.
>>26498411>use Darkness Within againThat was great, lets just keep that up.
>>26498411Let's do some sort of magic, just to shake things up. I'm not good at the thinking part though, someone else look at the ability list and think up a clever combination.
>>26498411>use Darkness Within again
>>26498411>use Darkness Within againWe just flicked his attacks aside, again!Tao is really working out for us.
>>26498411Cone of Destruction
>>26498431Let's use water magic and make his tentacles wet.
>>26498411TAO TRAIN HAS NO BRAKES.
>>26498445He's a chosen of shadow, I doubt shadow magic has any effect on him.
>>26498396>HP: 77/81Sorry, forgot to throw that in there.
>>26498446Fucking lol'd.
>>26498411whatever we choose, leave enough mana for an emergency Void Ring...
>>26498411Guys lets drag him the fuck in here and beat the living shit out of him!
>>26498471We don't have it unlocked
>>26498471You can't use Void Ring, you haven't purchased it.
Can we use a multishade before going DW?It would help counteract the dodge/defense penalty.
>>26498495Why not?
Vote 1:>multistade first, then DWVote 2:>moar DW
>try to Gaping Maw the tentacle remains while you dodge his attacks
>>26498411I'm a little wary of committing to another 4 turns of autopilot, seeing as he's been ramping up this entire time but hasn't used any magic yet so far.>try to Gaping Maw the tentacle remains while you dodge his attacksGives us a little time to breathe, gauge what he's up to inside that portal, see how Abby's doing with closing it, etc, also gets us a little bit of XP while we're doing so.
>>26498411I like to imagine classical music is playing while we're in Tao, just serenely beating the shit out of David while smiling inside.
>>264985082
>>264985081
>>26498508>1
>>2649850810 MANA NIGHTBLAZE
>>26498544doesn't count like that.
>>26498508 1
>>26498508>>>>1<<<<
>>26498570AGH SOMEONE DID IT AGAIN.AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN DO THE WRONG THING RIGHT.
>>26498551We got an Empowered Silence shard to fix that.
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>>26498595Oh come on now you aren't even trying.Be creative.
Rolled 20, 15, 10, 19, 16 = 80Multishade, and then another DW?Roll 1d100. 15 ROLLSSSSZZZZ!!!!Also, rolling for Abigail. 1/4 chance of crit. Fingers crossed...
>>26498508|
>>26498595>>26498600>>26498607wut.
Rolled 28>>26498622
Rolled 42>>26498622ROLLS!
>>26498622Looks like she's figured the portal out, at least.
Rolled 1>>26498622
Rolled 44>>26498622BASED ABBY PULLS THROUGH!
>>26498622clearly I should cross my fingers more often
Rolled 53>>26498622FInally Abby kicks ass and takes names.
Rolled 1>>26498622Damn, Abby. Way to comeback.
Rolled 45>>26498622Alright then!
Rolled 37>>26498622Abby got her shit together!
>>26498622OH MY GOD FINALLY SOME GOOD ROLLS
Rolled 14>>26498622
Rolled 1>>26498640really anon? really?!?>>26498622
Rolled 38>>26498622inner peace is the key to victory
Rolled 1>>26498622Dice atheism help us
Rolled 27>>26498622les fucking go?
Rolled 51>>26498622thank god abby
>>26498645Reporting to shamebox now.
Rolled 66>>26498640FAKE>>26498645Not fake...>>26498657Also not fake...>>26498622
>>26498640Nice try motherfu->>26498645DAMMIT
Rolled 18>>26498657damn you namefag
Rolled 83>>26498622alright sm at least 2 of these ones are fake
Rolled 91Welcome TO DIE
Rolled 60>>26498622Goooooooooooooooooooooo
Rolled 1>>26498659>>26498657>>26498645>>26498640PLEASE BASED DICE
>>26498666>666>Rolled 66Satan!This is your doing!
Rolled 14>>26498622alright this is just getting ridiculus
well, we were due to double crit fails eventually after that time we had two nat 100s.still, why now?
>>26498640>>26498659Are fake....Well, Abby succeeded on her portal patching, while we are getting torn apart.
OKAY28, 42, 44 for multishade53, 1, 4537, 14, 1 (damn that one's going to hurt)38, 27, 5166, 18, 83WRRRRRRITING
>>26498666>Trips>666>Rolled 66It's all your fault
>>26498657>Irony
>>26498687seriously man could you quit it we got two real ones no reason for you to make anymore fake ones
>>26498719sorry
>>26498708Can we, like, at least use Silence on that Multishade roll?
Fucking Dave...
>>26498690>>26498713Making people roll 1s is too evil, even for me. I stick with starting waifu arguments and playing Devil's Advocate.
>>26498708I think we still need to archive this thread, can't see it on the archives.
>>26498737Har-har-har we all already know how to spot the perfect fake 1s.
Rolled 43>>26498737The odds of that.
>>26498745Look harder.
>>26498745its archived - here http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26496497
>>26498745You can't archive more than one thread within the hour, so I've been waiting because I archived then deleted the first one.It's been an hour, so I'll do it in a minute. Thank you for reminding me.
>>26498645>>26498657Time for us to get dragged into the portal...>>26498622Just as Abby manages to close it.Guess neither was a supercrit fail, so maybe it's going to be something slightly less horrifying than that, but still.
>>26498763You dense motherfucker
>>26498745Anon is right, this thread isn't archived yet.
>>26498763That's the old thread, the one that SM deleted because he forgot the title.
>>26498767Glad to be of any help SM, it's for everyone's best interest.
>>26498708>mediocre rolls all around>double crit failAt least Abby isn't being so fantastically below average.
>>26498763>-4>after 20 votesThere are some really dense anons here, apparently. That thread was misarchived.
The thread is now archived. The term "(real thread)" is in the title. Please downvote the other thread. I'll email the webmaster later so he knows to delete it, but flagging it with negative votes should help.
Can we just erase David?
Rolled 16>>26498657>dice 1d100hmm
>>26498870Huh, you don't need the +.Never knew that.
>>26498843No, we don't have the exp.Erasure probably will never get used, especially since Moonsong is essentially an Erasure on a stick.
>>26498843How many times do we have to say it.We can't use Erasure. It costs 12 xpWe have 7.
>>26498889>Erasure - All chaotic matter and energy you touch is permanently and totally erased. Lasts 2 turns. Use caution. (10 EXP)
>>26498921Oh, so it's 10.Thanks for the correction, anon.
>>26498921Note the Chaotic. I dont think David counts. It might even buff him.
>>26498708>I showed up late for this shityou're lucky i love you SM, or all the shit I missed might piss me off something fierce....
Shades explode out form your form. The four images of your self fly in every direction.Magic is building in the middle of your little show.You lunge backwards - barely in time. The space trembles, warps, and goes black. When it reappears, there's a solid -whump- of air. Your shades were erased - just like that.Five new tentacles burst through the portal.You dive and weave and bob, but there's too many - you can't help but take hits. But you're calm. You avoid what you can, and cut down what you can't. Whenever David touches you, he leaves with a wound that's as bad or worse than what he delivered to you.Your battle continues. There's another tentacle, and another. Some are spiked, others clawed. You don't discern between them - you cut them all.A wall of tentacles sweeps at you. You're coming down from a jump. If you try to take flight, you'll just end up hovering as you combat your momentum. The tentacles are pressed all the way to the floor. It's unavoidable. It's rather frustrating. You can see them coming, you know the danger - and it's crystal clear there's nothing you can do.But you can defend, at least. You bring up your aura and shield yourself with a bevy of limbs. The wall of searing eyes slams into you, swatting you like a fly. You're sent careening across the hall, and you smash through the throne of bones.You can't give David more than a minute alone with Abigail. You can feel the tide turning. She's through, or almost through.You leap back into the fight, ignoring any wounds you have. You can't feel them. You don't particularly care if they're there. You have to buy enough time. You have to protect Abby.>con't
It's like fighting a cobweb. It's impossible to avoid everything. You're careful to not get stuck in another situation like the previous, and continue to trade blows - but it seems as if for every limb you cut down, another two grow to takes its place.H̛OW͘ ̶IS IT, HOW IS THISSTRENGTH?! David's shriek fills your ears, and you mind..͞ ͡A̧M ̷I ̵PASŚI͟N͟G̶ ̡T̵H͜É ̴TĘST?!̵ ISYO̧U̡R ͡T͘ES͟T̵,̵ ̕IS TH́IS IT, ̸I̵SI̢T̡OV̵E͞R͏?͏! YÒU ҉S͞EEM ̀W͟E̵AK͝. A̷R͜Ȩ ̡Y͞OU? KI͡L͞L ̨H͞ER͝?̵!̢You just keep fighting. It feels like you've been fighting for a lifetime. Every second grinds by. Every moment - "Shadow!"You have to protect Abigail. You dodge another tentacle, take another on your flank, slice it open. You're already turning to hack into another."Shadow, I'm through!! Shadow!!!"An arm grabs you. You spin, readying a limb -<...Abby?!>Abigail's spirit magic forms a sphere around you. The tentacles bounce off it, but they're striking so fast is sounds like a drumroll. Sweat streams from Abigail's forehead. "We've got to leave, now!!" She drags you toward the gateway.It's done. She purged it clean.>you've taken 51 damage (HP: 26/81)>Mana: 45/48The shield cracks. It's breaking.You take the lead, dragging Abigail through the portal bodily. David's tentacles worm after you.Roll 1d100
Rolled 53>>26499045
Rolled 21>>26499045
Rolled 10>>26499045
Rolled 86>>26499045good going abby sabby
Rolled 65>>26499045Cmon.
>>26499065Too late.
Rolled 38>>26499045FOR PONY
Rolled 57>>26499045Cmon, critical!
Well, fuck.Can we shard this in anyway?
Rolled 65>>26499054>>26499060>>26499062Welp, we suck ass.
>>26499054>>26499060>>26499062DAAAMN IIIT!
Rolled 21>>26499045War. War never changes
Rolled 13>>26499062>>26499060FUCKING COME ON
>>26499045>You take the leadHere's where we went wrong. Should have thrown Abby through then followed.
>>26499079>escape...sorry, anon, but you don't have that shard yet.Looks like we're going down to the wire.
Rolled 69>>26499045
>>26499105IDEA!!!!Humanity could shift our main mass behind her, just as someone wanting to protect another from an incoming blow might.....maybe, just maybe it might work...
So, can we agree not to just spam DW after this? I know double 1s is unlikely but I felt this would have hurt a whole lot less if we weren't locked 4 turns in our serene berserker state.
>>26499105>as long as we get out with Abby and not die, i can't focus with all this happening T-T
>>26499129too late for that
>>26499154well, at least we have enough mana to spam heals.... maybe... hopefully...anything other than fatally / mortally wounded we can fix up..... maybe...
We really need the GO FAST shard.
When you see the tentacles, you lift Abigail into the air in front of you, and you sprint like mad. You fly through the gateway.The black void sits before you. There, across the endless chasm, is the exit of the archonium. You remember it. It glows like a star in the blackness."Shadow, there it is!"<I see it!> You spread your wings, and prepare to fly like you've never flown before.A tentacle grabs you.David has reached through the gateway. The black limb burns your body with an empty fire, so hot the sensation's gone backward and it feels like ice. You struggle and strain, but Davi's grip is firm. You hold Abigail clear of the gateway. She fires several magical blasts of spirit back toward the growing mess of tentacles pursuing you. Several of them are blown to pieces, but it doesn't put him off.I̵S T̷HE̴ ҉TESTOV̢ȨR ̴YE͜T̨?̀! WH͝YAR̛Ę ͘YO̷U ̡LEA̴V҉ING̀?͠!̷ ̕L̕EAVI͜NGMEIN͜ T̀HE͜ NE͠THER͡, YO͢UBR̶OK͞E̸MYSW̡ORD͘A̵ND̴ LEF̷T̕ M͘E,̛ ͝LEF̴T ̕M̛E҉ AL̶O̡N͘E, ALL A ͢T̕EST͜,̷ C͢OMÈB̢AC̢ḰAND͡WE'͢LL͏B͡E JU҉ST͘ ĹIKE͝ IT͡ ͢W̨ÀS͞B͏E̵F͟OR͝É, ̧IPR҉OM͠ISȨ, ̕D͢ON'̛T̶ĹEA̛V͏EME,̡ ͞EREB̴ÚS,̶ E̷R̴E͡B̸U͝S!͟!̛!̡!̡Another tentacle latches onto you!>you've taken 2 damage (24/81)Roll 1d20>don't fuck this up
Rolled 28>>26499172its not healing we have to worry about. its a piece of david coming with her our of the archonium. and since she will probably get reconstituted as a child again it will become part of her. like the banshee
Rolled 13>>26499190FUNK lets do this
Rolled 6>>26499190how sm. HOW!
Rolled 6>>26499190AAA DOnT" FkUC UP!!WD@
Rolled 4>>26499190
Rolled 20>>26499190THROW ABIGAIL AT THE GATE! CHRIST
>>26499190>don't fuck this up>Tells us to roll dice
Rolled 16>>26499190Funk be with me!
Rolled 11>>26499190Why don't you FUCK OFF, DAVE.
>>26499217OH THANK FUCKING GOD
>>26499217>last roll of 5, thank you anon
>>26499190Can we still use that 100?
>>264992176TH ROLLNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>26499217Well thanks
>>26499217Cutting it a little close there, weren't you.
Rolled 10>>26499217GOD DAMN IT. roll 6. doesnt count
>>26499217Fuck yea.
>>26499217THANK YOU BASED SHADOW JESUS
>>26499217FUCK YESFIFTH ROLL THANK YOU OH MY GOD HAVE MY BABIES
>>26499217Saviour.I will suck your dick for free.
>>26499217well thank the night and the moon for that shit
>>26499217
>>264992365th, 28 was not d 100>obvious since its a 28....
>>26499236WAIT NO THAT FIRST ONE WASN'T AN ACTUAL ROLL.PRAISE THE DICE GODS!
Rolled 19>>26499241wait im a faggot. didnt notice the first one was a 100
>>26499241>>26499236That first roll is a d100, and quoting a different post.You can't roll 28 on a d20, anons.
>>26499251think anon meant d20....
>>26499190<Shut the fuck up Dave!.>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCYWEEE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIENDS~!
>>26499248>Implying you didn't want to write out the gory David win scenedon't u ruse me SM
>>26499217GLORIOUS ANON HAS SAVED THE ASSES OF SHADOW ONCE MORE!!!Though, David seems to be suffering from abandonment issues... It seems like we may be able to save a part of him from what he has become...
>>26499217I will do whatever you want.You have literally saved this thread from disaster.
>>26499262We just got overly excited about the 20, did a quick count, and whiplashed into despair!The only thing that feels better than victory is perceived victory followed by devastating loss, then a realization that it really was victory!
>>26499217>throwing a d20 save critical myself in a SQ threadI DID THIS FOR YOU, /TG/.
>>26499271>Not "Don't Stop Me Now"Get it RIGHT man.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM
>>26499248>victory SCREECH
>>26499190Oh. Apparently WE broke the sword.Probably got pissed at Dave and took his toy away.
>>26499283The Flaming Dick images are getting kind of old, sir.
>>26499301I chose it as my theme for this thread, I can stop if you like.
>>26499300The question remains, why did Erebus break the Sword?
>>26499288Hey I threw the power of FUNK roll. Welcome to the Awesome Club.
>>26499313Because Erebus was a dick.
>>26499313too see what would happen
>>26499296>>26499271>Not "I Want To Break Free"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM8Ss28zjcEClearly the most thematically appropriate.
>>26499313id guess to either punish/neuter David so he didn't fuck with our plans or maybe he tried to use it to aid Chaos or harm Erebus
>>26499311Ah. If it's just for one thread, then I guess don't mind too much. Carry on.
Seems like a pretty fitting way to end the Archonium as well, actually.Good work on all fronts, guy who rolled a 20.>>26499278Alienated OG Erebus by virtue of Erebus not caring about beings of Chaos despite their allegiances; alienated Second Erebus by maintaining allegiance to OG Erebus rather than learning from his experience and realizing that OG Erebus was kind of a dick.Being Dave is suffering.
>>26497616>we̡'l̛ĺst͝aytoge͝t͘heŗinV̶ig̨ilw͠e̢'͟llrul͏eV̨e̡ldįns̸k̡and̡Ava͞nktJust a reminder now that we're getting out of this alive too look into this shit.
>>26499329Dude I don't even want to imagine the amount of pure rage he'll be in the next time we encounter him.
>>26499298strangely accurate to my reactions.....>>26499248its always outta the Shadows and into the sunlight around here SM
>>26499329We should introduce him to Isolation and Silence... they could be best of friends!!!
Dave just needs a moral speech and a punch in the face.Erebus was to him as Abby is to us. Except an inhuman avatar of the void, herald of the end, instead of a little girl.So yeah.
>>26499328I'm running out, anyway. And the "For Pony" bit was definitely too much.I'm already probably on someone's nerves after writing that smut, might as well not get on someone else's by avatarfagging.
>implying you got away unscathedDid you think a 20 "bonus" would be enough to save you entirely?You got something good, but you're not out of the fire yet.
>>26499368It's more like Dave is a mix of Abby and Shadow gone horribly horribly wrong.
So as SOON as we get out, smashing the shit out of the Archonium.
>>26499387
>>26499363>David- So, you guys are antisocial dicks as well?>Isolation-.....................>Silence-Fuck off>David-........neat
>>26499387DOOMPAUL RETURNS. THE END IS NIGH!
>>26499368It's like a love story written by Cthulhu
>>26499353Yes, good!As soon as we recover, that is.>>26499378Well shit, man, you realize that you might be bugging some people and realize when to cut consider cutting it out. You've already won a shitload of brownie points compared to most the people in these parts. (Barman...)
>>26499387Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccckkkkkkkkk.
>>26499387>my heart, it screams for Shadows
>>26499387I ehat u
>>26499378I don't mind the smut, it was amusing. But the avatarfaggotry was indeed getting on my nerves. I'm some other random dude.
>>26499387god damn it sm. i want out of here. i want a breather episode. talk with flint. pester auriel. sneak up on people. just let me off the rollercoster sm. please
>>26499389>lvl100 infi-bind
"Shadow, hang on!" Abigail shouts. She throws another magical blast. Three tentacles are blown apart, but David surges on. You can see the lines under her eyes. Her breath comes sharp. She's fought herself, fought herself again, and then fought David's magic back out of that doorway.She's totally exhausted.Another tentacle grabs your midsection. You Ink your body, but you can't totally turn to liquid - you're still holding her away from David. The mass that is Legion takes advantage of your vulnerability and keeps grabbing for you."Just hang on!!"<I'll be fine. Get ready.>Abigail's mouth opens slightly. And then it dawns on her. "No. No, I can - "You don't listen. You can't, because it might break your will.You throw Abigail.She sails through the darkness."SHADOW! SHADOW!!! SHAD-"Her scream is cut off as she vanishes through the silvery sheen of the archway.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Ej80wM4wIYou Ink fully, but David's made unfortunate progress. You slice and hack at the tentacles. They respond just as rapidly.>you've taken 6 damage>2 HP from regen (20/81)You can feel your strength ebbing. If you're going to do something, you've got to do it now.>actions
>>26499415Other anon, at least it isn't waifu debate/ latch licker arguments
>>26499398I feel somewhat bad for Barman and Nevermore, but they brought it on themselves. It's perilous to namefag, you will inevitably get that name dragged through the mud.
>>26499430Cone of Destruction and then bolt.
>>26499430<David, i'm sorry>
>>26499430Blink away, Hypersonic.
>>26499430Oh fuck...
>>26499430>can we just Blink to the portal and ditch him?
>>26499450I'm glad to see them go, I fucking hate tripfags and namefags.
>>26499430super sonic to the archway
>>26499461>>26499430Can We?
>>26499461THIS. If we can see the portal we can just blink out.
>>26499453in case of no escape
>>26499430Blink and then supersonic. If that's not sanic enough for Dave, then hypersonic.
>>26499430blink, run like fuck, cone of destruction over our sholder repeatedly till we get out. no more bad touch david. we dont like you like that
>>26499430Shattenkrieg out the goddamn door.
>>26499430maybe cone to separate him and then Blink to ditch hi<David, I wish now that it haden't ended this way.....sorry old friend>
>>26499453We can't truly be sorry for something we didn't do.Blink to the doorway and out.
Please no more rolls.I'm too terrified to make any more.
>>26499368>Erebus was to him as Abby is to us. Except an inhuman avatar of the void, herald of the end, instead of a little girl.>Chose to shape himself after an amoral, extrauniversal entity, and is sticking with it even after being abandoned to float around stewing in his own misery in the formless void>Thinking a moral speech will snap him out of it.>>26499430Whatever we do...<Let's make this quick. Unlike a mutual acquaintance of ours, I would rather not make a habit of abandoning my friends on the other side of mysterious portals.>
>>26499430>actionsChannel Temerity to look as much like Old Erebus as possible.<YOU FAILED AGAIN,DAVID. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS FAIL ME?!?!>
Confirm Blink attempt!Y/N
>>26499430<THE TEST IS COMPLETE, DAVID.><CEASE YOUR ASSAULTS AND AWAIT MY SUMMONS. REMEMBER THE OLD TIMES. THEY COME AGAIN.>Dave is desperately seeking affirmation, yes? Let's play along as Old Erebus until we're safe.
>>26499496Kind of hard to describe that in detail to him that
>>26499430>implying david won't follow us out of archoniumHOPE FANGS BODY IS READY
>>26499519YEmpower with temerity!
>>26499519Y
>>26499519YES. GET US OUT OF HERE.
>>26499504He's living his life incorrectly and we're going to punch him right in the face for it right after we give him a long moral speech.It /will/ work.
>>26499519Y-yes?
>>26499519NOThink about it - this is our chance to end this once and for all.He'll just come back later
>>26499519Y!
>>26499519can we Cone of D to get some distance, or just leave him with a heartfelt message>Y
>>26499519Y>Asking questionsWe literally cannot leave the Archonium fast enough, not even bending space to instantly move forward is fast enough.
>>26499532
>>26499430Y
>>26499538we're at 26hp with barely a fraction of our full power and you want us to single handedly stop the anti-Shadow BBEG
>>26499538The Gate is for Abby. I don't know how long a gate stays open after its intended user enters, but I don't want to wait to find out.
Alright, roll 1d20Beg for mercy from the dice gods.
>>26499430<Do you know what Erebus had planned? Were you aware that ALL was to be destroyed? Eberus used you, just as he used the 'Greater' Elemental Lords to weaken, kill and imprison the others! You were being used to dig a grave. Everyone's Grave, Including your own! If you are that desperate to follow the Plan of your Old Master, why not destroy the nether? why not destroy yourself? That is what he had planned! I only learnt of you through a Soldier from the Elementomancy!><Think on this, for I await your reply when next we meet, for we shall meet again...>
Rolled 20>>26499576WHHHYYY
Rolled 1>>26499576
>>26499576
Rolled 20>>26499576mercy
>>26499582Stop!
Rolled 5>>26499576In nomine dice gods...
Rolled 17>>26499576OH SWEET JESUS NOT AGAIN
Rolled 16>>26499576WE ARE NUKING THE SHIT OUT OF THE ARCHONIUM WHEN WE LEAVE
Rolled 11>>26499576
Rolled 11>>26499576>Making us roll againYou have no mercy in you.
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585WHAT.
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585dice gods are schizophrenic as fuck.
>>26499582>>26499583whut?
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585...?
>>26499583>>26499585>>26499585HOOOOLY SHIIIIT
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585They do have a sense of humor.
>>26499582yes>>26499583WHY>>26499585YEAH
Rolled 5>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585>First 3WHAT IS THIS
>>26499583FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585dear god
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585oh god...
>>26499582YES>>26499583NO>>26499585Yes????the THE HELL DICEGODS!?
Jesus, I seriously don't envy SM having to figure out what THOSE rolls mean.
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585DICE GOOOOOOOOODS!
Rolled 9>>26499583Again, Umbit? I think you should give your dice a break for a while.
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585Aha. Ahahahahaha.
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585WHAT...IT'S...HAPPENING
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585I think we can all agree, first two cancel each other, left with Super Crit
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585Only in Shadow Quest!
>>264996291st dice - You Super Get Away.2nd dice - But David Goes with you...3rd dice - But the gate closes before he enters???
>>26499580Also don't want this getting totally lost in the chaos over those rolls, because I think it's probably an interesting plan to see whether Dave knew what Erebus actually had planned for the world.
>>26499585this has to be the eleventh crit I've rolled in this quest
>>26499645so, if the 1 and 20 cancel, then does that mean the other 20 is a super crit?
There are times when I wonder where this quest is going.
Rolled 9>>26499584By the way, I'm really happy that you fucked your roll up.
>>26499658Actually, it's two supercrits and one superfail.So... yes? Maybe?
Interpretation:First two cancel, leaving you withSUPAH CRITICAHHLLLL
>>26499645not sure if this is accurate, but this quest am i right?
>>26499668I was mad that i goof'duntil I saw the after effect.my goof was a save
I think this is for Temerity yelling at Dave.Initially, Dave is shocked, but then gets madder at us, but then Temerity goes full drill sergeant on him and he fucks off for a second.
>>26499638what do you mean again
>>26499689>>26499692>amen
>>26499689>We come out of the portal with 1HP
>>26499689Can it be dramatic as fuck?
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585What the blueberry fuckmuffins am I looking at here
>>26499582>>26499583>>26499585WHAT THE FUCK I GO TO TAKE A SHOWER AND THIS IS FUCKING HAPPENING
>>26499655>1st dice - You Super Get Away.>2nd dice - But David Goes with you...3rd dice - And passing through the gate returns him to sanity!FRIENDSHIP END
>>26499699Or it could be Humanity burninating his shit.
>>26499689
>>26499689>praise
>>26499707OH...I'M WRITING LIKE A MOFO
>>26499689Are we leaving the Archonium?ARE WE FUCKING LEAVING THE ARCHONIUM?
FUCKING ARCHONIUM ARC GUYS!WILDEST OF RIDES!
>>26499737>inb4 our parting message actually gets through to David and sets the stage to FRIENDSHIP him into submission later
>mfw
>>26499703My mistake. Mixed you up with Redaeth.I apologize.
Perfect climax for this arch? I am right?
>>26499737>can't wait to take human form and punch Fang before inevitably becoming bros
>>26499780Dice gods have a better sense of drama than any mortal.
>>26499779no worrys dude
>>26499780I know right? I made that first 20 there, and I was the one who rolled for FUNK originally.I think after this thread I'm not rolling for a while until my karma recharges.
>>26499750While I have grown to hate the arch, what a way to end it, eh?Abby is gonna be a wimpering mess on the other side, though. We just almost killed ourselves to make sure she got through.
>>26499737>mfw
>>26499791dice gods? more like dice devils
Guys..... is Yi Fang's Wild Ride over?Did we best the Wild Ride?
>>26499801To be honest. I've wanted it to end threads ago but it's my favorite arc yet.
>>26499804I wouldn't say that we bested it, but we survived it.We survived.
>>26499804>the ride never ends, you know this
>>26499814Aye. It's a love-hate thing. I really enjoyed the philosophical nature of it.Still been here way too damn long, though.And yet, to everyone on the outside, it may as well have been no time at all.
>>26499822You trying to make me cry, bitch nigger?It's working.
>>26499784i truly cannot wait to rip fang a new one. maybe find out here his phylactery is. then wreck him again. then puppet him around archon doing the chicken dance. then and only then will he grit those teeth
SM better be giving us some kind of rest in the plot after this. I need to fucking catch my breath after all this.
>>26499804Inb4 fang sees Abigail come out first and fucking destroys the entrance so we get stuck here forever.said lliticum
>>26499845Don't make me break out the "be nice to Fang" speech again.
>>26499848There are no breaks on shadow train motherfucker
All I want to do is destroy the Archonium, and maybe shout at Fang a bit. That's all.
>them fucking Zyzz comicsI gotta go read those again
>>26499843>its alright bro, we've all been therei'm sorry
>>26499850I do not doubt that this would be a possible outcome if we had not rolled them 20's.
>>26499869Destroying the Archoniom probably wouldn't work, and wouldn't be terribly smart even if we could.It's just a tool, and it produces powerful mages for Archon, a city which will be under Abagail's control in the future.
>>26499852Sure, we can be nice to him.Right after he grits those fucking teeth. He deserves at least that much.
>>26499869Destroying the Archonium is stupid, it's just an artifact that administers a test, and the only way to fail is to pretty much chose to live a lie.
>>26499869Agreed. Into the Void it goes.
>>26499869We're gonna CONSUME the fuck outta that thing.
>>26499910dhurr lets keep the device that traps innocent souls in it FOREVER
>>26499869or set up shadow turrets and golems so know one enters or leaves without our sayso
>>26499910>implying WE SHOULDNT FREE THE PRISONERS WITHIN FOR MAXIMUM JUSTICEGuys, this place isn't a test. It's a prison.
>>26499921No we aren't, and it would only happen is SM decided to ignore a bunch of people who disagree with that course of action.
>>26499914>>26499921I doubt we actually could consume it, and it deprives Archon of a valuable resource.>>26499928Most people who go into it know exactly what they are getting into.
>>26499905>>26499910Fuck the Archonium.I think the hatred is justified in character as well as out.
>>26499928Most who enter ARE forewarned of the danger.
>>26499936huh. maybe. you cant get out without going lord of the flies on your own soul or finding inner zen. so maybe?
>>26499936That only holds if people choose to go to prison and then choose to stay there.
>>26499943>>26499949That doesn't make it right.Most of the people who go into it are easily influenced whippersnappers.And like abigail's case, some might not even know what it does
>>26499944Not really.Both us an abagail came out of it much stronger, and even though we might be angry at how long it took, we are sill better for it.We just got Tao, lets be a bit more calm and medatative.
Is nobody else concerned that the Banshee spent a decade setting up a thing which solely functioned as a way for Legion to get to us?How the fuck did she even know to do that?
>>26499936I think we're better leaving it. I get the feeling most people who were Thrown in/Took a test for some reason/Were training to lead Archon are less amicable than Abigail.
>>26499944No, it isn't anymore than someone would be justified in hating a teacher for failing them for doing poorly on a test.
>>26499968if Legion is trapped in the Nether, and summons come from the Nether, then the Banshee who is a summoner could easily find a way
>>26499968Pfft. Not important.
>>26499976If you think that's an accurate metaphor, you're a retard.
>>26499965You really have no way of knowing that.And fang had to jump through tons of hoops to get abagail into it.>>26499970I doubt anyone gets thrown into the Archonium, given the (however slight) possibility that they will return much stronger.
Guys, haven't we corrupted the Archonium by allowing David into it?
>>26499968I was very concerned, but honestly, I don't think we'll get a good answer any time soon. Better to move on and worry about it later.
>>26499970Precisely, think of all the bad people that were to lead Archon that may have trapped themselves within their own power fantasies?
>>26499976>It's not justified to hate something that can trap both you and the person you've basically deovted your existence to foreveru wot m8
>>26499996Oh fuck HE'S STILL IN THERE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>26499992Hurr he disagree he a retardddd.
>>26499968It wasn't solely as a way for legion to get us.She was trying to escape into the nether, so become a god-being that ruled it like dave.That's why she referred to is as "Ascension"
>>26499984>>26499968pretty much this anon, David is trapped in the nether and odds are while trapped here and looking for power to tip the scales in her favor she could've run across something of David's
>>26499997I think Legion found his way to us just like he did before when we summoned shit rolls.
>>26499976>Teacher fails you>Teacher splits your soul into multiple pieces and tells you it is soul Highlander, doesn't tell you about the shortcut which would allow you to not permanently excise a part of your personalityI don't think we just up an break the Archonium either, but that metaphor is lacking.
>>26500023>dear god, he must have spaghetti radar
>>26500005That's like saying think of all the bad jewish people who died in the holocaust >Inb4 le happy merchant
>>26500016No, its a super shitty metaphor.Its more like hating a teacher who ACTIVELY TRIED TO MURDER YOU
>>26500008Well she'll be trapped as leader of Archon, better go retard fury mode and destroy Archon!
>>26500016No, he's a retard for thinking that the teacher metaphor is in any way accurate and not a massive understatement.Come up with a better metaphor or just say that you think the hate is not justified.
>>26499965It has been VERY heavily implied that people usually aren't allowed to go in as young as she is.
>>26500023Yeah, the Banshee's plan might not have actually had anything to do with Dave. Coul just be all the fuckup rolls.
>>26500035But that would be the vast majority!Obligatory
>>26499968She was the Banshee ancestry part, so presumably it was just as a gate to the Nether in general, rather than to get to Legion in particular.It could easily just be an unfortunate coincidence that the Nether is where he happens to spend most of his time these days.>>26499996>>26500010THIS is a thing that might be worth bringing up, though.It was sort of halfway between the Nether and the Archonium, so we have no way to know how stable it will be now that Abby (and more importantly, the fragment of her that created the pocket, and presumably was responsible for sustaining it while she remained inside the Archonium) is out, but it should definitely be put under careful observation for the near future.
>>26500037More like a teacher that is widely known as fighting their students to the death as their final test. Harsh? Yes. But (usually) nobody is forcing anyone to train under them.
>>26500051The nether-pocket think probably got successfully shunted back into the nether after abagail left, carrying Dave with it.
>>26500051Legion mentioned that he helped her.
>>26500074And this time our best friend was tricked into taking the class by an imposter hired by her uncle.And then we had to go through it to save her.Rage fucking justified
>>26500080Ok, yeah, Legion actually DID say that Banshee was actively trying to seek him out.>"Th͝at͞'s̷ ͞t͠ḩe̶ ot̕he̵r҉ y̡o͝u͝,͞"҉ :Legion says. "̧I͝t̷ w͟a̴s̛ ͡tr̛yin҉ģ to̕ ͜reac̛h͜ m̛e̛.͜ ̴Co͘m̵e͞ o̕n, I ́c̢an͜ ̕al̵m͞ost̶ ̡h̨ea̴r̛ h̛er͟ ̧t͟oo̵."Didn't say whether she was doing so from the beginning, or that she started trying to reach out to him once he appeared just out of reflex, much like Temerity keeps trying to point us toward terrible shit that he wants us to do despite our "subjugation" of him.
>>26500100>And then we had to go through it to save her.>implying we wouldn't have gone in after her anyway even if i had been us seeing her off into the Archonium
Destroying the archonium would be a massive waste of resources, and not just the ones it would take to accomplish that.Abagail is going to Inheret the city from fang, and may very well keep a stricter eye on archonium admissions after what happened to her.Meaning that in the future, it will almost be certain that the only people going in are ones who fully understand exactly what they are doing.Even during the interrum where Fang is still ruling, He's probably going to be a lot less iceheearted after almost losing his Niece in that little gambit of his.
>just letting you all know I'm still writing>gonna be a LOT
So many people that are butthurt about school in here.
>>26500133THE SUSPENSE
>>26500133humm. guessing last post for the night then
>>26500133
>>26500134>le fish and hook post
>We're finally out of the Archonium.
Banshee probably came into contact with Legion by accident (most likely she was dicking with the Nether, as Spirit mages are wont to do, and Legion was attracted to the immense power).He probably initiated communication with her, some info was exchanged (we're not sure how much), and some kind of plan was arranged which would allow Banshee to escape into the Nether and Legion to get a hold of us. He may have been planning a double-cross on her, to gain a permanent corporeal form (right now he appears to exist in the nether, but be able to manifest on the material plane without a summoner or under specific circumstances).Think about how bad this could have been. Legion could have possessed Abby. We then have a millenia-old insane entity which is yan-dere for us, in a 20 year old woman's body.
>>26500133My body is ready
>>26500133>>26500140Spoiler Alert: Shadow and Abigail escapeSuspense ruined!
>>26500116I'm agreeing with you, really, we shouldn't be pissed at the Archonium just for existing.But fuck if we still aren't mad that we had to go through this shit.But also a strange feeling of gratitude, because it prepared Archon's new ruler, give us new strength, and gave us insight into our past and our nature.And made our waifu stronger.>>26500134Repressed feelings up in this thread.
>>26500133I hope it's full of hype and friendship
>>26500134https://images.4channel.org/f/src/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%83%E3%81%A8%E3%82%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E2%86%92%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%83%E3%81%A8%E5%90%B8%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E2%86%92%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%BC!!.swfThis is what I think of you.
>>26500145>implying that I and the peolpe posting about teachers are the same.
>>26500158
>>26500163Escape Dave? Maybe. ESCAPE THE ARCHONIUM? HA. AHA. AHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>26500100Yeah at the uncle, not the teacher who was in no way aware or complicit in the deception.
>>26500133>inb4 the feels and friendshipbring it
>>26500100You're angry at an inanimate object.I don't smash my TV every time the reception goes out.Be pissed at Fang for shunted her in there, or at the political climate of Archon for forcing him to do it before she was ready.
>>26500180I turn you on?
>>26500158who is at least 33% yandere for us. but it doesnt look like david can make his own nether portal. he has to hijack someone elses or have one opened for him. the thing with mike is i think archon inadvertently or not used him to add a little more oomph to thier engineered plauge
>>26500210Yes.
>>26500180
>>26500185I am unsure how to interpret this.
>>26500158Maybe legion was another test. Erebus put his plans and needs before Dave and practically if not outright abandon him. We on the other hand chose to right our life for Aby and even put her safety before our own.
>>26500205I'd get mad as fuck at my TV if it trapped me in a live showing of my life and suicide as a turnip farmer for a couple months. And that's ignoring the rest of the bullshit.If you wanted Shadow to act like a logical, inhuman unfeeling thing and not have the stupid irrational feelings that humans get, you shouldn't have let him get so much Humanity.
>>26500180>just leave this here...
>>26500224Shit's hot yo
>>26500185
>>26498004>Oh. Well, that sucks.>>I suddenly regret voting to buy Tao.This is why we spent a good portion of the last two threads TELLING YOU FUCKERS TO SAVE XP FOR WHEN YOU NEED IT.And you fell for SM's TROLLVOTE of 'lets spend 25 xp! just before the big boss battle!'I'm glad the taoshit is put to rest, but seriously, be smarter about falling into traps like that.Why the hell would you buy a battle skill when you're not even in a fight?Sense No Makey Makey!
>>26500238I didn't say the anger wasn't justified. I said smashing it wasn't.I get pissed as fuck at my TV when the reception goes out, I just don't smash the thing because that's unreasonable.
>>26500274>HURRRR I'M RIGHT ABOUT TAO BEING A MISTAKE BECAUSE IT KEPT RETARDS FROM WASTING 10XP ON ERASURE!!!>I AM SO SMARRTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey so here's a thought: Fang stole Abigail's childhood from her. Cause I'm pretty sure she's coming out of this all grown up. So that's a thing.(Which I actually think was a terrible decision because she logically CAN'T be a well-adjusted adult with the last 8 years of fractured psyche bullshit she's gone through and the three years of fighting for her life before that. Ignoring or wandwaving this issue is shit, but I'm absolutely certain it will not be addressed sensibly.)
>>26500274>Why the hell would you buy a battle skill when you're not even in a fight?>metagaming this hard
>>26500238And yet, most of the poster here are human and are capable of being logical and not as stupid or irrational as the pro-humanity crowd try and force Shadow to behave as.
>>26500287So you wouldn't throw your TV out of a window after it sucked you into some kind of TRON universe composed of your deepest held beliefs and fears, and forced you to fight your way out?
>>26500274I actually think erasure was a stupid choice to begin with. Tao on the other hand is incredibly useful.
>>26500274>Why the hell would you buy a battle skill when you're not even in a fight?>The first fight we get into we use Tao and Darkness Within to amazing effectk brah
>>26500287It's unreasonable of you to think that the reception going out on the tv is in any way comparable to the shit that just happened with the archonium.
>>26500296I don't think she had a shot at childhood in Archon, not as the niece of the Arch-Lich.In spite of how mad I am at Fang, I think he did the right thing. He didn't do it in the right way, but he did the right thing.
>>26500302Dude, TVs are sturdy as fuck. Or used to be. My friends and I threw a TV we found in an abandoned house out of the window, and it didn't even crack. We had to take sledgehammers to it.
>>26500296And he was aware of this. And he was regretful as fuck about locking his other self away. And felt guilty as fuck about sending Abigail in. But he did it anyway, because he felt it was necessary for the good of Archon.Again, not saying we should get all nice with him, because he's still a dick, but we don't need to start tearing into him the first time we see him again either.
>>26500302>after it sucked you into some kind of TRON universe composed of your deepest held beliefs and fears, and forced you to fight your way out?Dude if my TV did that I'd put it in a fucking museum.
>>26500274>Why would you buy a gun when you're not even in a gunfight!>And don't give me that nonsense about 'I'm going on hunting trip this weekend'!You are this retarded.
>>26500300Well, we have basically metagamed the entire upgrading process, so it doesn't make sense to stop now.Either way, Tao+DW proved incredibly useful against dave, at least until we started rolling 1's.
>>26500321i actually love the narration style while we are in darkness within now. it is very zen and clear. while the first time was metal as fuck, then tao times seemed more miyagi. just a peaceful island of victory surrounded by violence.
>>26500344>museum>not gathering some close friends and doing it again.Do you even adventure?
>>26500302Not if I considered it a normal function.Obviously if my TV ACTUALLY did that I'd chuck it the fuck out - shit is possessed. But this is a normal function of the Archonium. I can't really hate it for doing what it does.
>>26500301Because they didn't go through the hellhole that was the Archonium in real time.It's much easier to say "Well I would behave logically and unimpeded by emotion in this situation." than it is to actually do it. For every 100 people that say they could remain logical after going through the archonium's wold ride, I would be surprised if even one could actually follow through.
>>26500350I think it was a mistake to spam DW. Those 1s wouldn't have hurt nearly as bad if we weren't locked into DW for 4 turns.
>>26500341We're still gonna slap the fuck out of him though.
Tao and Darkness Within make perfect sense given how much we've sunk into the physical trees. We've been saying get them both ever since we unlocked Tao.
I prefer Tao over Erasure since Tao is infinate use, Erasure is one use per payment... Tao is better choice, only because I play long game over short game...
>>26500363Darkness Within and Tao were both well worth the cost just for those two scenes, goddamn.
>>26500381I kind of just want to ignore the fuck out of him for a while.silent treatment best treatment
>>26500377but would we even had been able to dodge/deflect those blows in the first place without DW
>>26500383You and Nevermore have been fagging threads up about Tao, now that you've suckered enough retards into buying it you can finally shut up about it.
>>26500341Oh definitely. We need something between not caring and whining at people. /tg/'s idea of how to put people in their place is incredibly juvenile.Still think SM made a mistake with the aging thing.
>>26500381As long as it's just emotional slapping, sure.Well, maybe just a smack or two won't hurt.But really, I think the guilt would hurt most coming from himself, instead of us trying to force it on him. I'm sure Abigail will have plenty to say to him, for starters.
I haven't said shit about Tao, my big thing has been Robust Immunity
>>26500384I haven't seen a sensible suggestion to use Erasure yet so I agree.
>>26500409i can back RI>after we angel up Abby
>Which we will get when we go to fight the demon lords.
>>26500400DW/berserk reduces our dodge and defense, bro.
