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Recent Events Summary:

You have entered, and escaped the Archonium. In so doing, you have confronted your Temerity, embraced your Humanity, and helped Abigail achieve balance and return to the world. It's a trial that will sit with you, and her, for the rest of your lives...but it's one you've beaten.

You decided that your priority needs to be finding the Staff of Winds and healing Sir Flint of his parasite. Fang told you the location of the staff - Xile, the floating isles of the wind mages. Unfortunately, Xile is surrounded by fierce winds that make up the core of the spell that encompasses the entirety of Venia, making it totally inaccessable.

However, Fang also located the landing site of the Goddavi family, Flint's ancestors and the sole group that retreated from Xile before they cast the skysever as a countterattack against the Black Hand. If there's any clue to returning to the islands, it'll be there.

When you returned to Haven, you barely ducked a patrol of angels flying over the forest. They've set up camp - right where you need to go.

Do they know about the staff, and the landing site? Or have they merely been able to track your movements? You're not sure, but you're going to find out.

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Ability Tree

GREEN abilities have been unlocked and learned.

BLUE abilties are unlocked, but are not yet purchased.

RED abilities are revealed, but locked due to prerequisites.

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

All Revealed Ability Descriptions:

http://pastebin.com/SDvkHrNt

Books the Main Character has read:

http://pastebin.com/dAXR00gP

Character Sheet including learned abilities and other important information:

http://pastebin.com/sfJKxfWV

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>>26661617

>>26661587
SM confirmed for still best waifu

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Current Statistics:

HP: 81/81
Mana: 58/58
EXP: 30

Shards of Erebus:
(Isolation) - Normal
{Hunger} - Normal
(Silence) - Empowered
{Temerity} - Empowered

New Shards:
{Humanity} - Resonant

--Summoned--

none

--Automatons--

Earthen Construct (currently in Haven)

--Equipment--

Utility belt with purse

--Inventory--

Moonsong Shards x 3
Sun-Moon Key
Lightning Key
Succubus Reagents x 1

--Current Location--

The Great Forest

>>26661659
I-I feel like a idiot for asking this because I feel like I should know...but what is a doorknob chewer anyway? I've seen the term crop up in the threads before.

>>26661689
It's someone who chews doorknobs.

>>26661689
Something I think Snapple started that quickly grew into an insult that referred to anyone advocating a really stupid decision. Or just one people disagreed with.

>>26661689
It's a fairly uncommon way of calling someone a retard. It's a thing out in the world.

In this quest, it's what the antiwaifuers call the waifuers.

The ground rumbles.

"Whoa..." Flint steadies himself against a tree. "Shadow, is that you?"

<No. Does anyone sense anything?>

"Nothing here."

"No."

~I can't feel a thing~

"...it's coming from below us," Abigail says. "It's...Earth."

The rumbling increases, louder, heavier. You catch Abigail when she stumbles, holding her steady.

The shaking fades, and stops.

"What in the 8 elements was that?" Auriel says. "Abigail, you sensed something?"

"...yeah. Concentrated earth magic. But it was foggy."

Auriel bites her lip. She glances at you. "Shadow, we're almost to the encampment, and they haven't detected us. That earthquake might serve as enough distraction to help us out..."

"But what about Haven?" Flint asks. "Maybe we should go back."

"We've come this far," Adavan says. "Might as well go all the way."

You focus below you. You can't feel anything. Abigail's natural sensory range, surprisingly, is larger than yours. You might be able to get more information if you Focused...but this close to the angels, it might not be worth the risk. Not all your party members are as resilient as you.

What do you do?

>One threat, or two - we still have to deal with things one at a time. Let's get to the encampment; Hamil and Tyrael can hold the fort.
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going
>Let's return to Haven. If something's amiss, they'll need our help.
>some other strategy

>>26661662
SMxFa/tg/uy smut when

>>26661741
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going
As if there's going to be any debate on this point.
Please tell me none of you are going to debate this point.

By the way, does anyone have that cartoon image with Magnock "Magnumcock" the lich giving his whole shpeel? I was reading through the last thread, but it got pruned before I could save it.

>>26661741
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going

So what took you so long?

>>26661741
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going

Can we send the gargoyles down to scout? They swim through stone

>>26661741
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going

>>26661741
>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going

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>>26661775

>>26661741

1) Wispbro to haven.
2) Pause/wait, see which direction the earth magic is heading.
3) Analyze the feeling, see if it reminds us of anyone in particular
4) Consider focus or deep focus depending on information this reveals, and whether we want to maintain stealth.

>>26661741
>>send wisp back to scout things out, but keep going
We're almost on top of them, Hopefully we can resolve this and get back to Haven.

>>26661775
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26656078/images/1376686495129.jpg

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>>26661763

>>26661799
>L2ERECTIBUS

>>26661741

Wisp-Bro on scouting. We march!

If the angels are up to something, let us catch them in the act....

also, If we use NIGHTBLAZE420 on scrubby angels, would they loose their wings? or is that a Demon only / not unlocked ability thing?

>>26661799
>Get's 1shot by Fang within the hour
>Proceeds to have phylactery eaten by Shadow

>>26661831
Pretty sure it was Legion doing that from the Nether, bro. So we probably can do it. Maybe with Erasure/Humanity aura.

>>26661831
It was a demon thing, and one that took a long time to activate.

>>26661831
Nightblaze doesn't affect souls. It doesn't affect the angel blessing, and it doesn't kill liches, however it can destroy phylacteries.

Send wisp Forward to check things out. And why don't we ever summon more than one? We should have those things swarming around us 25/7. Get'em when we R&amp;R.

>>26661925
>Forward
>Send him where we're heading
Unless you can give us a reason to go back to Haven instead, that's probably no happening.

>>26661741
>>One threat, or two - we still have to deal with things one at a time. Let's get to the encampment; Hamil and Tyrael can hold the fort.

THis, but with wispbro

>>26661841
He still holds the record for the villain who had the shortest amount of time between showing up and being hated.

Well, maybe tied with Michael.

>>26661975
That's what the next option is.

>>26661999
I dunno, I kinda hated Vonnegut the moment he was introduced.
Fuck the penguin.

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>>26661799
Here's the alt if you wanted both.

>>26661999
I think Michael might have gotten killed quicker.

Most of our villains don't last long if we have any means of killing them.

>>26662035
Why don't you like the penguin?

>>26661999
As a villain, Michel may have been my favorite thus far.
You know, from a reader perspective.
From Shadow's perspective it took all of ten minutes to realize that this guy was a horribly scarred bag of dicks.

You tell your wisp to go scout out Haven and report back once it knows more. It zips off through the trees.

>mana: 57/58

<Let's keep moving,> you say. <We know this encampment is a threat right now, and we have to deal with things one at a time.>

You lead the way through the trees, closing the gap to the meeting stone. You gather at the edge of the wood and peer over the field.

Another patrol briefly flies overhead, then lands on the field, in a cleared, designated section in the back. The encampment itself extends into the forest, and out onto the field all the way to the meeting stone itself.

Whatever they're doing, they're doing a lot of it. There's a flurry of activity over what looks like a few collapsed watchtowers. One of the wood barracks has also collapsed. Angels are everywhere, reorganizing panicked workers and clearing the rubble. You quickly count at least several dozen - at least two units of 40, then, for starters.

Large pits have been dug around the stone. They're almost like trenches, in fact, criss-crossing the landscape. It's transformed from the flat, untouched green field into a dusty, muddy mess.

But you just glaze over all that, because standing in the distance are two people you hoped you wouldn't see again soon - Lucifer, and Damian Vonnegut. They're arguing quite fiercely. Well, Vonnegut is arguing - Lucifer is just standing there with his arms folded. You can feel the powerful water of the crime lord, and the crackling Lightning and Light of Lucifer's aura. It's still odd to you...it seems to bend light. Or Shadow. You're not sure. Either way, there's a sort of distorted bubble around him.

What do you do?

>sneak in alone, try to find out what they're doing
>sneak up on the two bigwigs, try to listen in on the argument
>open attack while they're disorganized; distract the angels. Send the party in to try and find what they can
>some other strategy

so incom stori w/pics guize
mak sur u do da righ choices

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>>26662070

oh wow, vonnie is here and we just got that epic water resist.

>>26662070
>Damian Vonnegut.
I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED THAT FUCKER

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>>26662080
u step'n up stairs n shit yo
it's like an intro to aid in immersion or somthin

>>26662070
We're still pretty excellent at sneaking right? Let's try going in and listening to what they're faffing about.

>>26662122
We got a shard of the sword out of him, and not we are all but invincible to his attacks, when before we were taking massive damage.

>>26662080
butt der no mani pic m9 wut u talk bout

>>26662070
>sneak up on the two bigwigs, try to listen in on the argument
But as you sneak up,
>sneak in alone, try to find out what they're doing
And if something goes wrong,
>open attack while they're disorganized; distract the angels. Send the party in to try and find what they can

Haha, I'm so great at decisions!

>sneak up on the two bigwigs, try to listen in on the argument

Use compress and shadowmeld.

also guys should we buy the next lightning since we might be facing Lucy?

>>26662070
Have Ila do the eavesdropping - if the fluff text from her introduction in the airship is any indicator, she's as good if not better at stealth than we are.
In the mean time, we should scout the perimeter (alone) and consume any sentries.

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>>26662139
You lay your eyes upon a crossroad in your path, one sign promising argument over tactics. Your instincts tell you this leads to discussion over battle.
The opposing sign beyond promises counseling for the wifey sort.

Which do you choose?

>>26662143
>and no(w) we are all but invincible to his attacks
OH SHIT YES
BASED WATERTREEFAGS

>>26662070
Well then, I'm thinking Lucifer found Damian and Damian told him about meeting us. Don't know what's up now. Could be a potential ally based on the argument.

I say listen in. Shadowmeld and Compress.

>>26662070
>>sneak in alone, try to find out what they're doing

>>26662070
>>sneak up on the two bigwigs, try to listen in on the argument

We should listen in, for sur

>>26662145
My answer to "should we buy resist X" is always yes.
Just so ye know.

>>26661677
>EXP: 30
WELL THEN

>>26662070
>sneak up on the two bigwigs, try to listen in on the argument
Full stealth.

>>26662145
Can we buy lightning resist now? I'm not sure if it trips the "No buying" rules.

>>26662173
We are still weak to lightning and light, Lucy would wreck us, he's the second strongest of the angels.

>>26662159
We've gotten better though, and mostly I'd rather we be next to the two strongest enemies in the area than her.
>Have Ila scout while we eavesdrop?

>>26662206

eh, my bad, didn't update that. Should be 12.

>>26662214
we shoudl be able to, we aren't in battle yet.

>>26662169
waifu path I guess?

>>26662169
Tictacs

>>26662219
Yeah, the reverse is also acceptable.
I decided on my initial suggestion because consume sentry angels for XP, but if we think it's too dangerous to send Ila near Satan then we can go.

>>26662169
Waifus!

Alright, compress and 10 mana shadowmeld?

Roll 1d100

>>26662070
>Lucifer and Vonnegut
>In the same place

Fffffuck

Think we can take them? We're pretty powerful, but Lucy uses our two weakest elements. Vonnegut shouldn't be too much of an issue because of our HUGESTRONK water resistance.

Rolled 92

>>26662276

Rolled 80

>>26662276

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>>26662227
>>26662270
You chose counseling.

After walking for some time slightly inebriated by your own capacity for information distortion you find a door.

Rather, a door is placed in front of you. Just *poof*! Door. There was even that elevator bing sound that they have at ritsy places.
You analyze and observe every inch of the door, it is most certainly a normal door. It even has a knob! Unlike those much less friendly but far too common doors with long handles.
Those fucking putrid double-steeled artless handles that grant insight into nothing but how wayward the modern world in how its mass produced materialism has gone so to show
that appreciation and faith towards gently crafted handles and latches and keys are ignored and shafted and left in dumps to be of an era forgotten- but wait, this isn't
why you are here.

Do you choose to open the door?

Rolled 46

>>26662276

Rolled 72

>>26662276

Rolled 34

>>26662276
HERE WE GOOOOO

Rolled 13

>>26662276
Rollin'

>>26662288
>>26662292
Sneaky Sneaky.

Rolled 59

>>26662286
Honestly, with Vonnegut's morality/sense of self-preservation I think if we told him to fuck off and leave Lucian to fight us alone he would.

Rolled 18

>>26662294
Roll to continue quest

>>26662288
>>26662292
Yes. Good rolls.

>>26662160
edgy

SNEAK SNEAK SNEAK

at least there is no nat ones like last time we tried to sneak in this forest.

>>26662331
Goddammit, fine, chew the doorknob open.

>>26662294
>Chew the knob first, we have fine taste in art.

>>26662331
>>26662350
Are you sure?
>implied smile

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>>26662294
>licked clean

Rolled 96

>>26662276
Need ten rolls, you guuuys.

>Shadow Quest
>4chan Cup
>EU4
God damn, today is a GOOD day.

>>26662365
>Sah-gay in SQ.
Man, I'm all for polite sages, but this is the last place to do them.
Let all know the glory of the shadow D.

>>26662375
Eh. Why risk a 1?

>>26662375
>Need ten rolls, you guuuys.

nah, stop rolling.

Rolled 43

>>26662276
Fine, I'll finish our check alone

Rolled 74

>>26662276

>>26662365
You chew it a bit. Nothing important really changes.

>>26662350
>>26662331
You made your choice it seems... incoming end.

Rolled 7

>>26662276
10

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>>26662415

Send a wisp Forward. Also, why aren't we drowning ourselves in these things? Can we summon only one at a time?

We should have these suckers swarming around us pewpew pewpewing space invaders all around us.

Rolled 25

>>26662276
Is my roll late?

>>26662430
yes

>>26662416
>>26662403
>>26662397
You really shouldn't do that when our first 2 rolls are a 92 and an 80.

>>26662455
But he is right, you know.

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>>26662427
You've chosen to open the door.

Every single nerve screams as if your skin was ripped off and exposed your fragile body to a class ten hurricane of bear urine. Every single good memory you have and feeling that you've kept has
been striped from you for all eternity, and you will now bask foreverially in your incongruent self. What a shame.

The reasoing behind your action can easily exist for seemingly marginal things, at the excuse of greater emotional conflicts within, and still be just as distant from reality and passion as the greatest extremes of naivety.

The game is over, you've made your choice.

That was fun! I swear to never do this faggotry ever again.
The other endings were tictacs door opening to a field of all your companions and their stuff, and the secret door that you would have found if you walked down the stairs at the beginning. Ah well. Back to the real quest!

>>26662430
I'm lazy and don't want to check. I just assumed we could only summon one, because it's all we ever did.
We treat Wisp more like a Familiar, anyway. I wish SM would let us make him permanent.

>>26662464
No he's not. SM doesn't require all 10 rolls. Only the first 3. The next 7 are optional if people have self control.

>>26662455
We'll still need more rolls. Either we roll them, or we'll let SM do his keikakuintensifies.gif thing

We have avoided Lucifers detection 3 times now. He's kind of not good at this detection thing.

only first three rolls are required, then next 7 are if you want to try for a minor crit... which we didn't need in this case as we got high-end rolls.

>>26662485
see >>26662482

>>26662500
type 'dice+1d100' in the email field. Make sure to link to SM's post

>>26662482
I have never seen anything to indicate that the +7 is optional. If it is, I'd like SM to clarify.

dice 1d100

>>26662509
The faggot's right on this one.
If we have good starting rolls, it's better not to keep going, since there's an equal chance of succeeding or fucking up with each roll.
But it worked out this time, so.
Yeah.

>>26662521
a few threads ago he started writting before the tenth roll which was a nat 100.

>>26662521
Other than all the times he updated a post with less than 10 rolls because people were happy enough with the first three and didn't want to risk a crit?

>>26662532
Jesus christ, it isn't hard

>>26662532
Keep trying buddy, you'll get there eventually.

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>>26662532

>>26662539
>>26662543
Fair enough. I'll hold off in the future, and I apologize for the mistake.
But I WOULD like an official statement on this, rather than be left to infer

>>26662610
>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.

...It's right at the top there.

>mana: 49/58

<We need information,> you say. <Everyone stay here. Ila, make sure none of them sneak up on us.>

"Hold on, Shadow," Auriel says. "Both those men in the same place..." She stops. "Shadow? Where'd you go?" Everyone glances around, confused.

<I'm here.>

"Where?"

Ila smiles. "I think Shadow can handle the whole sneaking part. I'll keep an eye out for sentries." She vanishes into the trees.

"Well...alright," Auriel mutters.

You creep out into the field. There's plenty of holes and trenches to slip in and out of, and when those don't work, you edge between lumber and piles of dirt. Steadily, you close the gap to the two men.

" - without more time," Vonnegut says.

"I don't want excuses, I want results."

"My men are already bone tired. This fucking earthquake didn't help anything. It'll be done when it's done."

"That's not good enough," Lucifer says.

"It'll have to be."

Lucifer steps closer to Vonnegut until he's looming over the shorter, rotund man. "Do I need to remind you who you're talking to?"

Vonnegut's face darkens, but he lowers his voice. "I can't work them harder. We've been at a breakneck pace for a week, now. What can I do?"

"Bring in some of your slaves."

>con't

>>26662626
This doesn't outright confirm that you don't need 10 per roll though.

But it's worked in the past regardless, so if nothing else, SM doesn't care about all 10 that much even if it's in "the rules."

"...that business isn't as profitable as it used to be," Vonnegut says. "I've been shifting resources away from that. Investing in other areas."

"Well, -make it- profitable." Lucifer's gaze bores into Vonnegut's face. "You get free reign because we let you have free reign. If you're not useful when we need you, then why shouldn't we replace you?"

"I'm the best there is," Vonnegut snaps. "Don't toy with me."

"Sandalphon himself is expecting immediate progress on this mission. We thought the staff was dead and buried. We thought it wouldn't be a problem. We were wrong, and I need your men to dig faster. This is enemy territory, and we're extending ourselves at a time when myself and my battalion could be well-used elsewhere."

Vonnegut eyes the angel for a moment. "It must be a pretty big damn problem for all this effort. Just how powerful is this staff?"

"Powerful enough to warrant the Most High's concern," Lucifer says sharply. "Get your men to work. Or get your slaves here, or dig yourself, if you have to. Whatever it takes. The longer we're exposed, the greater chance of unforeseen risks."

"Like what, exactly?"

"And here I thought you were the best," Lucifer says. "Yes, I'm sure the greenskins and the wood elves and the wolf freaks will just let us sit here in piece, in Yi Fang's own backyard, and dig up their land. By the Light, Vonnegut, either pick up the pace or I'll find someone who can. And I'll be sure to make your failure demonstrable motivation for the next in line."

Lucfier stalks off. Vonnegut's face is red with fury, but he clamps down and keeps his mouth shut. Once the angel has taken his distance, he wanders toward you and kicks a pile of dirt into the trench you're hiding in. It showers over your head. You keep still, and he doesn't seem to notice you. He folds his arms and stares at the ground, thinking hard.

What do you do?

>say something to Vonnegut
>wait until he leaves, then report back to your allies
>some other strategy

>>26662644
>>mana: 49/58
Should be 50/58
Oneness, yo.

>>26662648
>>26662610

I only require three rolls. You don't have to roll more after that if you don't want to.

>>26662680

You spent a mana to order Wisp back to Haven.

>>26662660
>Lucifer using slaves.
Pretty sure he was already on the "dickass angels" list.
He's almost Micheal-tier now though.
Not quite though.
>wait until he leaves, then say something to Vonnegut.

>>26662660
>report back

>>26662697
>two 'though's in a row.
God dammit I piss myself off so much sometimes.

>>26662660
Hmm...well he backed out of slave trade for us and he's obviously not happy with this arrangement.

Maybe send an Impression back to our allies first and try talking to him?

>>26662660
>say something to Vonnegut

<Hey brah I totes got a better deal for you and I'm not a big fucking DICK, whaddya say pal?>

>>26662660
>say something to Vonnegut
<He's not much of a gentleman, is he?>
>Analyze hat.

>>26662660
I think it's time to work with Vonnegut. If we can take Lucifer and his battalion out here, it is a massive strike against Ring City, and persuading Vonnegut to side with us is a very solid strategic move.

>>26662660
>>say something to Vonnegut

<We meet again, damien vonnegut. What would it be worth to you to reallly, really irritate that angel? >

>>26662660
Ask him how interested he is in the change of command.

>>26662660
>"Don't worry. We will take care of him in a moment. Keep low or help."
Nothing more.

talk to our allies first before deciding what to do about Vonnie. I agree it looks like he might be changing. But its too soon to be sure.

>>26662660
>wait until he leaves, then report back to your allies

No reason to expose ourselves, he's still a dangerous criminal, and perfectly likely to expose us if it means getting us out of his hair.

Of course, we -are- near invisible, so he wouldn't know where we were, but he could alert the angels to the fact that we are here.

>>26662660
>say something to Vonnegut
<How would you like to have the angels off your beak, once and for all?>

>>26662748
He wouldn't. Afterall, if we can get rid of the ones using him it'd make his life much easier.

>>26662660
<I didn't think you were the type to take a middle management role, Vonnegut.

Maybe our interests have aligned. Don't tell Lucy I'm here, and I think we can help each other out.>

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>slaves

>>26662782
Lucy?

>>26662660

the question is, can we offer a better deal than Old Lucy there? He will do nasty things to Vonnegut... but we plan on toppling the Angels castle... We can offer him an immediate exit strategy.... possibly safe passage into Archon (he goes nowhere near Haven)... all we want is to know what they're building here and how they plan to get the staff...

>>26662697
Umm, are you forgetting the Shadow and Spirit mages we freed? All the angels used slaves.

>>26662660
<So we meet again vonnegut. Sounds like you are having some trouble, but at least you are pulling out of the slave business.

>>26662790
He means Lucifer

>>26662790
Lucifer

>>26662775
he knows that we are against all that he does, and if he thinks we have the power to kill Lucifer, he might just force a battle then kill whoever is left.

Hell, he might try and do that even if he -Does- say he will help us.

>>26662790
Nickname for Lucifer. Just like Sandalphon is Sandy or Sandals.

Vote 1:
>report back first, confer with your party

Vote 2:
>try to strike a bargain with Vonnegut

>>26662829
1

>>26662829
>>report back first, confer with your party

Use telepathy, talk to party

>>26662829
1

>>26662829
1

>>26662809
>>26662810
>>26662825
OOOHH I see I see yeah yeah it makes sense don't it? Yeah.

>>26662829
2

>>26662819
Not if we tell him that we'll let him do his thing.
He's a man of his word, in case you hadn't remembered our first encounter with him.

>>26662837

we know abby can do this, so telepathically inform them of what's goin on

>>26662804
Okay, let me correct that.
>Lucifer using non-shadow mage slaves, so he can't even try to justify it with a stupid "shadow is evil" bias.

>>26662829
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>>26662829
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>>26662791
Of course we can. Vonnegut doesn't seem like the type of man who likes being under the thumb of the angels. All we need to do is offer to eat Lucifer and I'm willing to bet he'll jump right over to our side.

Of course, we need to be ready for him to cut and run at any time (Possibly after stabbing us in the back), but we can use his help right now.

>>26662829
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>>26662829
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>>26662829
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>>26662829
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>>26662837
It doesn't work over too long a distance.

Also, Vonnegut is still going to be here, if they think we can get him to turn, we can sneak back and talk to him.

Hell, even if he does alert people, we can use that as a distraction for our allies if we plan.

>>26662829
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>>26662829
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>>26662849
This. Damian at least will keep to a promise.

>>26662868
Sounds reasonable.

>>26662829
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>>26662819
He doesn't know that we have ridiculous water resistance.

Even if we do get weakened fighting Lucy, we still have a pretty good shot at taking him out.

Coud we buy ghost, the thing after it, and then grave silence for MAXIMUM OVERSTEALTH?

I still want his hat.

Going back to confer with party.

>>26662856
Lucifer is second only to Sandalphon among the angels.

He also wields Two of out weaknesses, and has a veritable army of angels to back him up.

It's highly unlikely, from both a mechanical and a narrative perspective, that we will kill him today.

>Blink to Lucifer
>Activate Erasure
Into the void he goes.

PROBLEM SOLVED

>>26662925
>not gaping maw for all dat xp

>>26662932
>implying GM would oneshot him.

>>26662911
With our backup, we can.

He made it clear that Ring City is overextending itself in an effort to cover multiple fronts. What he has right here is all he's getting - No backup, no safe place to retreat. If we draw the confrontation out, things will only go badly for his forces.

By all accounts, his position right now is weaker than it will probably ever be again. The time to strike is right.

>>26662925
As powerful as Erasure seems to be I really don't think it would just be an instant kill for all boss characters.

>>26662925
>Mysterious field that bends shit
>Not plot armor
SM has plans for this one.

>>26662925
We would be wasting EXP when we could wait, get a little stronger, and then consume him for massive EXP.

Michael gave us 40, and Lucifer is far stronger than him.

>>26662963
Bendy shield is chaotic. Into the void it goes.

>>26662955
It costs 10, + you lose out on the consume xp. It's essentially spending somewhere between 50 and 70 xp to skip the bossfight.

>>26662954
>>26662963
I would like to at least know what he is capable of.

Which is something we can ask Auriel when we get back to the group.

>>26662905
Can we analyze hat? I'm still curious about the hat.

>>26662996
Seconding quick use of Analyze on hat

>>26662996
We've tried that. Can't make heads or tails of it.

>>26662992
>50 and 70 xp to skip the bossfight.
Remind me why we would ever do this unless we were within distance of being one-shotted, and had utterly no way of getting out?

If we acquire the hat, who gets it? Auriel, Ila, Flint, Abby, Adavan, or other?

>>26662996

Hat is a magic protective item... possibly a family heirloom as well...

>>26662994
Oh, sure, I can support gathering all the intel we can before acting. Not doing so would be dumb.

But from a strategic standpoint, crushing his battalion here is a fantastic idea.

>>26663011

You analyze the hat. It holds powerful magic, but it's also enchanted specifically so that it can't be easily discerned.

So we know Flint's parasite is connected Arland, which may mean it's got to do with his brother, who is the Angel's bitch. Anyone think the Shel'Kath is why these fuckers know what we're up to?

>>26662996
>>26663011
I'd rather use Analyze on Lucifer the next chance we get.

>>26663026
Clearly Adavan get it as we would then have a lich companion with a fancy hat.

>>26663052
Yeah that might be a bretty gud idea.

>>26663046
Welp, kay.

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>>26663046
>Hat magic

>>26663015
>>26663046
Bah. Thought it was just our shitty rolls the first time.
>>26663052
Is good idea. The skill is meant to identify enemy strengths/weaknesses, and gets underused for that purpose.

>>26663040
It would be great if we could take out the angels stationed here, especially since they can't replace the ones they lose.
And we get more EXP to go toward whatever.

Lucifer would probably either get away or force us to retreat though.

I'm still incredibly wary of him, he holds the weakness to most of our party.

>>26663057
I dunno. Flint in a top hat would be pretty humorous. And it would make him even better at demonslaying, since we know it tanks the fuck out of shadow attacks.

>>26662973
You seem to be forgetting that shit is worth less EXP the more we accumulate, or have you forgotten that regular shmucks stopped giving us EXP back in like thread 20 something? We're FAR stronger than when we fought Michael.

I'm not saying Lucifer wont give us a chunk, but it probably isn't the end-all people are playing it up to be.

>>26663090
We're tanking enough to keep him pinned while the rest of our forces mop up his troops, though.

Even if he gets away, Ring City has lost a significant amount of soldiers, plus whatever resources they invested here.

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>>26663130
He's the second highest, it's going to at -least- 40, if not far more, even if the amount we would get is downgraded.

Also, I was under the impression that the downgrading thing mostly applied to Mooks, so we couldn't just level grind our way to victory.

If we are fighting something of incredible power, we will be rewarded accordingly

Well, if we plan to attack anyway, there's no disadvantage to telling Vonnegut we're here and try to get him on our side. If he starts blabbing, we just start the attack. Be sure to get some telepathy going before we start fucking shit up.

I think we're forgetting one thing about all of this.

They don't know about Haven; they're here for the staff. But those fucking robots are still there. It's possible a commotion caused by the attack could lead to them discovering it.

>>26663175
>If we are fighting something of incredible power, we will be rewarded accordingly

We don't want to fight now, though.

It attracts attention, endangers our party, and lets the angels know, oh hey that shadow's HERE.

Don't shit where you sleep.

When we were escaping the Ringed City, didn't we fire a Nightblaze Shell at Sandys face while augmenting the ships Dynamo?

does that count as part 1 of the Sandy Boss Battle?

>>26663197
I know, I don't -want- to fight now.

I was just pointing out that if/when we do fight, the EXP is probably going to be very high.

Honestly, it might be better to try and get Damian's assistance, then get the rest of the forest folk to help out after taking care of whatever's causing those earthquakes.

Fighting them with both vonnegut AND Lucifer is a very very bad idea.
Not to mention the ~80 angels +workers at the site. No way we can beat that,

>>26663197
But they're preparing something. If we don't strike now, their stake here will just get stronger. The angels are spread thin right now, we won't have to worry too much about reinforcements if we cripple them as soon as we can.

Though maybe not right this moment. Figure out what's happening in Haven and return with a small army, maybe.

>>26663256
Don't forget the elves and werewolves. The elves wanted more info before moving and we just got it.

>>26663247
Which is why we try to get Vonnegut on our side. Sounds like he doesn't like working under the angels, and if he takes his workers with him we only have to deal with the angels. If Haven isn't fucked, we could get some backup and take the angels on with greater numbers.

>>26663256
>But they're preparing something. If we don't strike now, their stake here will just get stronger. The angels are spread thin right now, we won't have to worry too much about reinforcements if we cripple them as soon as we can.
>Though maybe not right this moment. Figure out what's happening in Haven and return with a small army, maybe.

Then we should interrogate vonnegut. Looks like he's chafing under the angel's command. We can exploit that. Do it!

You decide that you need to inform the party of what you've learned before making any hasty decisions. You keep still, and eventually, Vonnegut heads back in the direction of the rows of log barracks.

You're about to slip out of the trench, but before you do, a shine catches your eye. You walk forward.

There's exposed metal in the dirt. Steel - with a greenish tint. Adamantium? You brush your hand along the dirt, revealing a strip of the stuff. You walk along the trench, dragging your hand, curious as to how far it will go.

And then you round a corner.

Your tiny trench opens into a huge excavation pit that had been opened on the other side of the meeting stone. Beams of steel and adamanium soar back and forward over the clearing. Huge plates of the metal are exposed. Men are working hard with picks and shovels to clear the stone and dirt, carting it up tamped-down ramps and dumping it off in the trees. A few angels appear to be working with some uniformed men to lay down enchanted track to speed up the transfer of debris to the ground level and rebuild a few support beams that collapsed in the earthquake. Tunnels rimmed with the metal lead off into darkness, lit by small orbs of magical light.

It's quite the operation. Your friends definitely need to hear about this.

>con't

You manage to make it back in one piece. Thankfully, they haven't been discovered. You tell them everything you've learned.

Auriel rubs her chin. "Vonnegut, eh? Slimy bastard. Just slimy enough to turn his back on Lucifer, maybe."

<What can you tell me about Lucifer?>

Auriel squints. "He's not like Sandalphon. The Most High believes he's in the right. Lucifer is ambitious, clever, and a suck-up like you wouldn't believe. He enjoys being number 2."

<What about his magic?>

"Unique, isn't it?" Auriel asks. "He was a lightning mage. Most of them worked with Raijin, but Lucifer stuck with Hyperion - what he saw as the strongest side. His magic repels attacks, magic, everything, and he's faster than a bolt of lightning. In swordplay I could beat him, but his sheer speed always wore me out over time."

<How does it work?>

"He didn't talk about his magic much - keeps those sorts of things to himself. But once, I pried a bit out of him. He said it's less that he bends things out of the way, and more that he bends the world around himself. Whatever the hell that means. Anyway, watch your back if he gets a bead on you. We shouldn't take him on unless we're sure we've got him trapped."

<Understood.>

"While you were out there, I was watching the angels," Auriel says. "This is all just Lucfier's crew, no one I'd be able to convince. Good news is, I don't care about killing opportunistic bastards. Lucfier's battalion was always a bunch I thought we could do without. Bad news is they won't hesitate to kill us

Flint gestures back to the field. "So, this isn't a construction project as much as it is an excavation. What are they digging up? Something my family left behind?"

<I suppose so.>

"But what's that big?" Flint's eyes widen. "...elements. That's it. The airship is buried right here!"

>con't

"That makes no sense," Adavan says. "If that was so, we'd almost certainly sense the dynamo. I mean, it's right there."

"...I wonder." Ila frowns. "When we met with the orcs and the elves, before, I didn't sense anything then. Maybe it's hidden, somehow? Sir Flint, does that sound possible?"

"Well...if they escaped while the Black Hand was attacking, before the skysever was activated..." Fliny shrugs. "Stands to reason they were well concealed. Damn, I want to get in there! Who knows what we could find!"

"I think our best shot is creating a distraction using this Vonnegut character," Adavan says. "We can guarantee him safety in Archon."

"I don't know," Auriel says. "Vonengut was someone we tolerated, not trusted. Maybe we should just make our own distraction."

<And then what?>

"Well, Donovan's the expert here," Auriel says. "You could go inside with him and try to sort something out."

What do you do?

>sneak into and explore the excavation with Flint
>try to bargain with Vonnegut
>have Auriel and the others create a distraction, then sneak in with Flint
>create a distraction yourself, have the others sneak in
>some other strategy

>try to bargain with Vonnegut
We need to get Lucy trapped, or get him to leave.

Vonnie is the key to that. Vonnie and his wonderful hat.

>>26663334
>try to bargain with Vonnegut
Ask him if he wants Lucifer out of his feathers.

>>26663324
>he bends the world around himself
balls
>>26663334
>try to bargain with Vonnegut
We could skip exploring the excavation altogether if we can get him to tell us what's going on. Communicating with Vonnegut before we're sure on a plan of attack is risky, but sneaking around in the excavation is riskier, in my opinion.

>>26663362
Erasure would still wreck him. It straight up tears everything apart and voids it. Holes in reality into nothing.

>>26663334
Well, I guess if we could just lift this airship up right out from under him we'd got a pretty good shot of screwing things over, but I'd like to coordinate something like that as a start for a larger attack, maybe with the elves and werewolves. Let's talk to Vonnegut.

>>26663334
>"...I wonder." Ila frowns. "When we met with the orcs and the elves, before, I didn't sense anything then. Maybe it's hidden, somehow? Sir Flint, does that sound possible?"

Yi fang DId say it was hidden/shielded!

if you can shield a mana pool, you can shield a dynamo

>>26663324
>try to bargain with Vonnegut

Also if we could get the elves and werewolves to help us take out the camp it could be awesome but also unlikely to happen.

>>26663334
>try to bargain with Vonnegut

>>26663376
We would have to hit him with it though, and that's the problem.

Even if we try and blink, he could probably distort our endpoint then get out of the way.
And with his speed, there is no way we would hit him then.

There has to be a "Trick" to breaking his invincible shield, and once we figure that out, we might as well just fight him regularly.

Regardless, we aren't getting him today, but we will eventually.

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>>26663334
>try to bargain with Vonnegut
Real gentlemen do what they can to work out an agreement satisfactory to both parties. Vonnie will understand.
And then we get to eat them all.

Rolled 75

>>26663334
>sneak into and explore the excavation with Flint

So...

Why aren't we covered in wisps like a swarm of angry bees?

>>26663428
Punch into his bendy field and then pull our fist back at the last second so he bends the punch into his own face.

>>26663452
We would sense if wisp got killed, it must be on it's way back to report.

Also, when we go to sneak in, we may want to buy Conceal, so we don't have anyone screwing up our stealth with their notability.

>>26663428
If we're feeling particularly risky, we can take human form, then, as we're about to fight, ask for a gentlemanly duel and shake hands before beginning.

Then, when contact is made, ERASURE.

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>>26663428
Stretch into a giant bag / tarp like shape and completely surround him. Then activate erasure and contract.

Rolled 15

Seems pretty clear that we're bargaining with Vonnegut.

Checking something.

I assume you're going alone for maximum stealth.

Roll 1d100

On a different note Lucifer detection skills are lacking. This is like the third time we sneak pass him.

Rolled 51

>>26663532

Rolled 77

>>26663532

Rolled 76

>>26663532
Rollin'.
Can we not just telepathy, though?

Rolled 73

>>26663532

Rolled 90

>>26663532

Rolled 62

>>26663532
SUPER STEALTHY ACTION

Rolled 2

>>26663532

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>>26663539
Oh shit that was close

Rolled 98

>>26663532
ROLLIN' TWICE 'CUZ AIN'T NOBODY CAN STOP ME.

>>26663506
>>26663522
I doubt Lucifer is foolish/honorable enough to accept a duel.

And he would blow us apart if we tried to surround him, before we had time to activate Erasure.

FINAL ROLL APPROACHING

>>26663536
>>26663539
DO NO TAUNT THE DICE.

>>26663548

You need to be closer.

Rolled 47

>>26663539
Cut that shit out man.
>>26663532
FINAL ROLL

>>26663562
Erasure erases all chaos. Which means we have Godmode while it's on.

He can't do shit to us with it on.

>>26663539
really now? We all know that does nothing either way, so why do it.

>>26663589

>erases all chaos

>humanity is classified as chaos

I see a problem there...

>>26663589
It may mean that we are invincible while it's on, but it only lasts two turns, and it would be hell getting into a position where we could be assured of it's success.

Seriously, we're better off just figuring out how to break his shield and eat him.

>>26663603
Sm also said that Humanity's fire was basically Erasure given form.

So there's shenanigans afoot.

>>26663539

AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

ha.

Do people think I can't see their posts if they delete them?

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You manage to sneak back into the encampment without incident. You find Vonnegut standing on the edge of another widening trench as the men expand it deeper and along another side of the metal plating. It does seem likely that it's the airship in question...but you can't really get a good view of whatever it is, considering it's mostly buried in the ground.

Vonnegut uses a brief magic spell to carve stairs from the dirt in a switchback fashion, then walks down to inspect the plating further. He wanders off a bit from the main focus of the digging, peering into a hallway-like tunnel that hasn't been extended out too far. This is your chance.

What do you say to him to try and get him on your side?

>Buy Adamantize and Pocket
>Adamantize Lucifer so he can't move
>Put him in the Pocket
>Let him starve

>>26663603
>>26663622

Normally I wouldn't say anything, but you don't have to worry about this little detail.

>it'smagicidon'thavetoexplainshit.jpg

>>26663639
Start off with <I'm glad to hear that you're moving away from slaving.>

Rolled 41

>>26663532
>1d100

>>26663639
<You're an enterprising man, Vonnegut. How about another change in career?>

>>26663646
>Adamantized people cannot move, -unless other magics or enchantments are assisting them.-

He's got stupid amounts of movement magic.

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>>26663658
Capped to dissuade doorknob chewing

>>26663680
Career is a bit too much I think. A change in employers or business partners would be better.

>>26663661
This

>>26663663
I. Uh. Well.
That's certainly a post you have there!

>>26663639
As a thought, if he remarks on why he should trust us not to kill him, tell him something along the lines of <If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have announced my presence>

>>26663639
<I believe you can see how desperate Lucifer is about getting this staff. Desperate enough to come and find it himself. The Ring City Empire is crumbling. Even now forces are aligning to undermine them. This staff could be the final push. You'd be out from under his thumb forever.

>>26663639
<How about I make the calls this time? You create a distraction large enough for me and my party to get inside the caves and we can offer you sanctuary when we're done.>

>Buy Adamantize and Pocket
>Adamantize Lucifer so he can't move
>Put him in the Pocket
>Let him starve
>>26663646

I would approve if I had any insurance he would not take advantage of being a giant diamond devil.

Not many negotiators here eh?

Rolled 19

"It's nice to know that you've taken my advice about human stock. I hope that feathered friend of yours sees you as more than cattle."

<I'm glad to hear you're moving away from slaving.>

Vonnegut leaps back from the hole. He stares at it, glances over his shoulders a few times, and begins searching around himself. "...shadow?" he says quietly.

<You have me. I hear Lucifer's been giving you a hard time.>

"Where are you? Show yourself."

<In the middle of an angelic battalion? No, not at the moment.>

"Well...what the hell do you want? Ah...of course. You want the staff, too."

<You're an enterprising man,> you tell him. <Your current partner doesn't seem to be too keen on your continued success...or survival. I could offer alternatives.>

"That's none of your business."

<I'm making it my business. What I want from you is simple - a distraction. I need time to investigate the excavation.>

"...and in exchange?" Vonnegut says. He turns, and folds his arms behind his back, peering over the work crews from his vantage point.

<I have friends in high places in Archon. They could offer you support, new opportunities.>

"Places in Archon tend to shift rapidly."

<This particular friend is in the highest place.>

"...Fang?"

<That's right.>

"Damn. Of course you're working with him. He would be interested in Obis Vin, wouldn't he?" Vonnegut taps a finger on his wrist. "...so you can give me a way out. I'm going to need something else, Shadow, if you want to secure my services."

What do you say to Vonnegut to convince him to help you?

>>26663639
<Did you really think Lucy was getting antsy over a few orcs and some werewolves?>
Let him react.
<I've become much more powerful since we last met. I'm hoping I don't have to use it, but I have something that puts the Moonsong to shame. You're a smart man, Vonnegut. What do you say to working with me. You'll get Lucifer off your back, and you could help keep things from becoming... messier than they need to be.>


This sounds kinda edgy / douchey reading back over it. Oh well. Is a start.

>>26663842
Yeah. It's kind of weird, really. Shadow Quest is usually a bunch of talkers.

Rolled 33

Name you price.

>>26663849
Hold hands with him.

Rolled 38

Worried about Little Ol' Lulu?

Can't say I blame you.

>>26663849
<I won't eat you>
I'm not very good at this.

>>26663874
Who do you think we are, some kind of whore?

>>26663874
And hug him.

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>>26663849
We could offer him... I have no clue. We don't exactly have anything good to offer.

>>26663849

Try this:
>>26663780

And if that doesn't work we could just ask him what he wants.

>>26663902
That's going a bit too far.

>>26663849
Ahh. This is gonna take a bit, writing.

>>26663849
>"Damn. Of course you're working with him. He would be interested in Obis Vin, wouldn't he?" Vonnegut taps a finger on his wrist. "...so you can give me a way out. I'm going to need something else, Shadow, if you want to secure my services."

"What did you have in mind? Material wealth isn't something I'm very interested in, though I knew you are. Perhaps you would like to come with me, when I leave this place?"

>>26663849

<Well, for one you wouldn't be stuck in the middle of a battle, and yes, We have forces prepared to assault this place if needs be... But in addition, I can give you some ritual components now, maybe a souvenir from Xion>
assuming the sky-land is actually called Xion...

>>26663849
Well, ask him what he wants.

Preferably with a bit of "Lets make a deal" banter

Rolled 8

>>26663661
Follow by
>>26663680

<I am sure you can see that your current employer doesn't know a bad business decision went he sees one, I hope you do know that here could prove disastrous. Hopefully we could arrange a better deal for you, what do you say?>