Rolled 20

I sure hope City 001 still likes us at least as much as they did before.

Participant capability roll!

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Recent Events Summary:

You have collected and reforged each Shard of your past self. Three of the four keys to Hecate's prison are in your possession; you are certain as to the location of the last. The Black Lady has joined the alliance between the Great Forest, Felnoir, and Archon. More importantly, you've convinced both you allies in Haven and the Archonians that this is a good thing.

Soon, your collected followers will meet in Arland, ready to shock the world with a force comprised of outsiders and rulers joined together against the demon lords summoned by Kan-Abar.

It's halfway through winter. Auriel has predicted that Kan-Abar won't move until the snow thaws and spring arrives, but rather consolidate control over their newly captured territories. So far, that prediction has held true.

A banquet was held in the Black Lady's honor by Yi Fang, introducing her to the Archon nobility and cementing Abigail as a councilor and major political force. Once again, he's turned the unexpected into a powerful advantage.

Things seem to be aligning themselves as you've planned for some time. However, one last thing weighs on your mind: City 002, the source of the highly aggressive constructs that have repeatedly attacked you.

You've gone back to where they last emerged and are following the path they dug there. But in your way is a nest of vicious, gruesome creatures: the vog...

>>28443448
Well, we're looking pretty fucking good so far then aren't we?

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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/Py9YnSQ2

Books the Main Character has read:

http://pastebin.com/dAXR00gP

Character Sheet including learned abilities and other important information:

http://pastebin.com/neYXYtGB

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Recently purchased:

>Spirit Siphon - Spend 5 to 15 mana. If successful, does minor Spirit damage, and gain 50% chance to drain all mana from enemy (guaranteed at least 1 mana gained this way). (note that the 50% chance and "all mana" denote base values, which vary depending on battle conditions and the target)

>>28443436
greetings shadowmaster

Current Statistics:

HP: 73/81
Mana: 21/58
EXP: 13

Shards of Order and Chaos:

(Retribution) - Strong
(Maker) - Normal
(Silence) - Normal
(Peace) - Empowered
(Breeze) - Strong
(Hammer) - Strong
(Ardor) - Normal
{Resolve} - Broken
{Humanity} - Resonant

--Summoned--

Wisp - 1 mana to order

--Automatons--

Earthen Construct (currently in Haven)

--Equipment--

Utility belt with purse

--Inventory--

Sun-Moon Key (pocket)
Lightning Key (pocket)
Fire Key (pocket)
Aurora Water Gem (pocket)
Steam Golem Core (pocket)

--Teleport Anchor--

Haven - Inner Fortress

--Current Location--

Timorian Deep

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Known Mana Pools:

Jacob's Field - entrance to Hecate's tomb - Spirit
Palthair Mines - Magnock's Lair - Spirit
Archon - Spirit District - Spirit
Archon - Shadow District - Shadow
Archon - Earth District - Earth
Archon - Water Distric - Water
Haven - Shadow
Abbotsford - Shadow
Aurora - Water

>>28443477

Greetings!

>>28443448
It's gonna be a good one tonight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYREDPK7J_E

Running on the fumes of your fast blink, you try to dodge - but the contorting arm of the Vog sweeps you up and sends you flying. The impact hurts, but you manage to blink back to another location before you run into anything hard.

>you've taken 5 damage (73/81)

You use nightblaze - and the world inverts in color. Shadow magic eats away at the Spirit holding the vog together.

And to your surprise, a breakthrough - the left half of the body is severed from the core! The vog collapse away, still hooked together, but cut off from the main body that is now struggling for balance.

And then you see the center of the thing. A squirming, slimy thing - vaguely reminiscent of a vog, but as if its flesh was turned into brain matter. The repulsive sight makes you blanch in disgust.

But now's not the time - you've got to damage it before it puts itself back together!

And then something pulses at the edge of your senses. Earth. Not the spirit-earth of the vog, but a pure, cool earth. Smooth like metal. Taking your eyes off your enemy for just a moment, you glance over toward the tunnel at the other end of the nest.

There's a small metal box, square and compact. As you watch, it retreats back from where it came, rolling along on small wheels. Printed on its casing are bold black numbers:

-001-

A dozen shrieks drag your attention back to your foe. You've got to act, and fast!

What do you do?

>try to consume the exposed brain-core
>use a physical attack on the exposed core
>use magic on the exposed core
>attack the fallen mass of Vog while it's detached from the whole
>some other strategy

>>28443497
does Adavan not hold the keys SM?

>>28443526
>use magic on the exposed core
Nightblaze. Let's see how good it is when it can't communicate to the others at all.

>>28443526

do this: >>28443553
And an immediate consume.

>>28443526
nightblaze it again

>>28443526

Cone of Destruction on the exposed core... If we can kill it's brain, the body should be easy pickings...

>>28443526
Shattengrieg exposed Brain

>>28443543

Oh, yeah. Right. Forgot to change that.

>>28443582
>>28443583
nuuhhoo muh delicious XP

>>28443565
This.

>>28443526
nightblaze then consume

Just finished catching up from where I left off in thread 63 - a few things:

1) Why did we not ask Fang (or other equally knowledgeable persons)about the Aurora water gem? seems like a thing to do.

2) When Abby was giving her speech in thread 71, some Anon(s) said something along the lines of "I don't see what we could really do anyway" "What do you expect us to do to help her with this, assuming nobody attempts to do trickery?" and "Yeah, we really can't do much but moral encouragement".

While I wouldn't have condoned it at the time, I would like to remind these anons of our "IMPRESS" abilities, and they way we've used them to sway crowds before, like when we helped Flint out in Jacob's Field with his speech.

3) Joey Theory- http://pastebin.com/rxSvce4s

CALL SHADE

>>28443526
>>try to consume the exposed brain-core
xp, plain and simple

>>28443526
Nightblaze core. Get Shade or Wispbro to tail 001 bot.

>>28443679
This.

>>28443677
>>try

>>28443679
Seconding this. Let's also make that consume with Gaping Maw as well.

>>28443634
I like your Joey Theory... but in reference to not asking Fang we're reasonably certain our assumptions of its relations to Atlantis' water gem being somewhat maybe probably accurate.

Vote 1:
>schattenkrieg exposed core

Vote 2:
>nightblaze the core

Vote 3:
>attempt to consume the core immediately

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Wisp will go tail the 001 robot.

>>28443634

in regards to 2, while yes, that ability was forgotten, It means that the other counselors chose her based entirely on her own ideals and merits, not because we poked them with a mental stick to go with her...
And since shadow can't lie, the confidence boost gained though that event is completely legit and a display of her capacity to lead...

>>28443679
this

>>28443718
3

>>28443718
2

>>28443718
3

>>28443718
1

>>28443718
w

>>28443718
3

>>28443718
1

As for strategies to do so, blink to the core then use Gaping Maw.

>>28443718
3

>>28443717
>>28443745
That was supposed to be a 2...

>>28443718
w

>>28443718
3

>>28443745
>>28443770
What..?

Also;
>all these people not understanding how shocked the rest of the vog will be when they can't communicate with the coremind and how easy it will be for us to consume the core & them right after the nightblaze
>shiggy diggy

>>28443770
>>28443745
what letter is this supposed to be?

2

>>28443634
Because I still think Fang is pretty much the Benjamin Linus of Venia. We shouldn't trust him with everything we find.

>>28443718
2

>>28443718

cutting off votes

Hey there. I was reading through the archive, and Chapters 71-80 are missing the last two or so chapters.

Anyone able to lend a hand?

>>28443798
Corrected myself here >>28443766
My fingers like to be retarded at the worst times, I swear

>>28443813
It doesn't count if it isn't linked.

>>28443823
doesn't count

Looks like we're attempting to consume the core immediately.

Roll 1d100 to consume.

Rolled 68

>>28443857
Hm. Wonder what the DC is on that thing.

Rolled 24

>>28443857

>>28443857
Here we go

Rolled 1

>>28443857

Rolled 30

>>28443857
nig

>>28443875
dam auto correct, not me though

>>28443857

Rolled 15

>>28443857

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>>28443884
ha. hahahahahahahahaha

>>28443884
...fuck

Rolled 18

>>28443884
you are a terrible person

>>28443875
you should have rolled right

Rolled 93

>>28443857

Ugh. Why didn't you guys actually go with the better plans? YET AGAIN?
There was an option to weaken it, and a strategy to Gaping Maw it, and so on and so forth, but no. None of that.
Even if we roll well and succeed it's ridiculous to not cover our asses with preparation for the rest of the vog to retaliate.

>>28443906
I'm sorry!

Rolled 86

>>28443857
rollin

>inb4 people try to add this to the list of stupidity because of a bad roll

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>>28443884

>>28443822

Sorry is the namefag that compiles the archive, so you'd have to ask him. As a patch, I'd just read the archived part 78, 79, and 80 threads from suptg.

Rolled 62

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>>28443884

Rolled 68

>>28443857

Rolled 63

>>28443926
>>28443914
exactly.

this is because of a bad roll, the plan is not the problem

Surely the competency roll is on a roll under system, and a nat 20 is a critical failure. Oh dear.

>>28443941
What? No, I wrote that before I saw the results as a response to the vote.
Your thoughtlessness doesn't get waived because the roll failed, in the same way it doesn't get waived if the roll succeeded.
It's unreasonable to not use the powers we have to tactically weaken opponents we are going to consume, that's all.

Rolled 34

>>28444005
besides we have a perfect opportunity to eat the brain and it is off balance so it should have been a very low DC.

>>28443884

You. You had one job.

Your wisp flies off into the tunnel after the robot.

>mana: 20/58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgSqxHCsmz0

You sprint forward at top speed. The brain is exposed, and the body is off balance. This is your chance to end it in one stroke!

You leap up, tendrils extended, ready to sink into the brain -

A pulse is sent out from every individual Vog still connected to the core. They follow the lines and branches of its connections, meeting up like streams combining into a mighty river. A huge flow of spirit power crashes like a wave into the brain, and it's sent rolling out in an explosion.

Something grips you. You tumble through the air, frozen, unable to move. This thing...it's too much. Why did you think you could defeat it? You've got to get away, get back to the surface, it's huge, you've got to run, run, but you can't move, WHY

As you roll through the cave, helpless, an arm made out of Vog slams down on top of you, swatting you onto the stone like a bug. It pins you there, and tendrils of spirit latch onto your sides!

>you took 11 damage (62/81)
>mana: 5/58

You're pinned under the beast, and it's draining your mana as fast as it can. The other half of its body picks itself back up. A thick band of spirit is reestablished to the downed vog, and they rapidly try to reintegrate with the whole. You try to escape from its grip, but you just can't move yourself the way you want to.

Suddenly, the life returns returns to your limbs. But you're still stuck in its grip...

>regen: HP: (64/81)

What do you do?

>actions

>>28443814
Thought that might be the case, which is why
>(or other equally knowledgeable persons)
should be consulted, such as Adavan or Auriel.
>>28443717
Certain in that the Atlantis Stone and Aurora Gem are the key to reviving Leviathan, yes. Knowing about any other possible Leviathan cities(and thus,I presume,other Shards) would be helpful, not to mention setting in motion any ideas our consulted allies might have/get about moving Atlantis away from the 'Allied to the Empire of Light' side using this watery macguffin, and possible delicious lore.

>>28443720
agreed, hence
>While I wouldn't have condoned it at the time,

Rolled 2

>>28444093
so these bitches have Terror as well?

or just the ability to mimic?

We are not running, we are still almost full health. I say full power Spirit Siphon to stop the regen.

>>28444093
No mana? Darkness Within

>>28444093

Back off. Cone of Destruction or Shadow Blast to cover escape.

>>28444059
You're making excuses to not think tactically, don't do that. The greater form was off balance but well prepared to reform and respond because the brain wasn't damaged yet- at all.
We took care of the shield with siphon, we wrecked the vog surrounding the brainvog and exposing it, but no attacks had been made on the brain itself.
It's something we're trying to consume even though we haven't damaged it directly yet, which has always been very risky. The nightblaze was to sever its connections to the rest of the vog- prevent it from relying on them for aid and from them being able to use the brainvog to reform. Stop being silly.

>>28444093
God damn it.

>>28444093
Stop that Regeneration with another spirit siphon. we are running out of mana awfully fast

>>28444093
Dakness Within

>>28444093
Cone of destruction right away, either it takes the full blast hit and staggers off or it backs off while still taking a lesser hit
Follow up with an immediate spirit siphon for added taste

>>28444144
we don't want to hurt the brain, we want to eat it whole for xp.

we are only really here for the xp, or else we would have gone around.

that was the best critfail we have ever had, a decent roll would have bagged us that thing

>>28444093

Everyone who voted 3 needs to take a step back.

>>28444093

Melee time, use Retribution as needed.

>>28444093
That fucker! Spirit Siphon that shit back, then use another Nightblaze.

>>28444175
>>28444128
we can't afford cone of destruction right now.

it costs 7

>>28444093
If we're grappled, it's probably better to blink out ASAP rather than try and break out physically and let it drain the rest of our mana while we're doing so.

It's also pretty important to make sure the split body doesn't reassemble itself, since that undoes most of the work we did getting it damaged in the first place.

Either nightblaze the new connection, or try and destroy the severed mass before it gets reattached.

Rolled 19

>>28444184
thew only reason it failed was because of a supercrit fail. Blaming the plan is stupid.

>>28444175
>>28444156
>>28444128
We only have 5 mana. CoD costs too much.

>>28444093
darkness within

>>28444188
This

>>28444184
blaming a plan for rolls is stupid and is what you do when you don't actually have an argument

>>28444175
>>28444128

Cone of Destruction costs 10 mana (8 with Oneness). Shadow Blast costs 7 mana (6 with Oneness). You only have 5 mana

>>28444198

You can't use Blink for another turn.

You can't use Fast Blink for another two turns.

>>28444205
>>28444197
Ah, right, that'll teach me to read.
Ink away and spirit siphon then?

>>28444093
darkness within

>>28444222
>You can't use Blink for another turn.
>
>You can't use Fast Blink for another two turns.
Hey guys remember that ability called Void Walker? We should totally buy that.

>>28444198
or just grapple and consume everything we touch with ardor

>>28444093
darkness within

>>28444144
>>28444221

Would you kindly read the post I linked above yours.

>>28444222
it definately says that cone of destruction costs 7 and shadow blast costs 5 on the sheet here>>28443475

>>28444234
Void Walker is still locked.

>>28444093
We could let it regenerate.
Spirit siphon does not seem like an AoE or MultiTarget spell, and it affected ALL of Vogotron.
Once it becomes a monstrous whole again, instead of separate connected individuals we could try to pocket or enslave it.

-could- work

>>28444262
Oh what the fuck SM.

>>28444222
>You can't use Blink for another turn.
Yeah, was kind of curious as to what the cooldown on that was. Good to know.

>>28444259
That's how much XP it cost to unlock, not how much mana to cast.

>>28444259

That's how much experience those abilities cost.

>>28444247
i did, and it blames the situation we are in on the people who voted 3. when it is the dices' fault

Is void walker supposed to be locked? Is it like the Dark Grey tree?

SM got something for you:

>>28443497
--Automatons--

Earthen Construct (currently in Haven)

Shouldn't this be corrected to the newer model and location for the future?

>>28444287
>>28444290
I'm an idiot

>>28444259

It definitely does not.

The numbers in the image refer to the experience it costs to purchase an item, not the mana cost of the ability. For the mana costs and ability text, refer to the pastebins.

>>28444281
>>28444262
>>28444300

Void Walker should be unlocked; my apologies.

>>28444177
More excuses to not cover ourselves tactically. Nightblaze wouldn't have outright killed the brain, it kills the magic they use. Sorry if that wasn't clear but there was no good reasons to go with an ALL OR NOTHING consume with zero preparation.

>>28444184
Yes, please.

>>28444199
>>28444221
No, you don't get to do that. You don't get to blame rolls for you not thinking ahead or critically assessing a situation. You don't get to say "the rolls were bad but if they succeeded the plan was good," because that isn't how DC works here.
It works by having an actual plan. By thinking about what we have and covering our asses. Not rushing headstrong into a consume on an unweakened foe.

>>28444312
>Void Walker should be unlocked; my apologies.
We should totally buy it once we eat the vogbrain overlord.

>>28444291
>the people who chose this rash action are not at fault
>its the dice that ruin the plan

There wasn't a plan anon, it was just consume. Take responsibility for your choices.

>>28444309

No worries, the tree can get confusing.

>>28444313
Even with the best plan ever, a supercrit would still make the plan fail spectacularly.

Here what happened? we took like10 dam? and it regened a bit?

no big deal, this was light as fuck for a supercritfail

>>28444313
I propose that we use Darkness Within to tear the brain free while tanking the damage on the way, then running off with it while they're disoriented and consuming. We're really low on Mana so we need plans that reflect that.

Can we pulse a message to our robot? We need backup.

Till he gets here, mana tug o war.

>>28444348
Vonnegut did 24 or so didn't he?

Vote 1:
>darkness within. Pulverize the arm pinning you down.

Vote 2:
>Ink out from under it. Nightblaze the core to prevent it from reattaching the half of its body.

Vote 3:
>you're touch enough to take its physical hits. Use Spirit Siphon to counter its magic regeneration.

>>28444337
but there was nothing wrong with it. It had a high chance of succeding. the reason we failed was because of a supercrit fail, not because of the plan.

if we had nightblazed or shattenkriged we still would have failed, only probably worse because magic supercritfails are usually terrible as fuck.

>>28444369
2

>>28444369
1

>>28444273
Pocketing a living thing only works on consenting or disabled targets, IIRC.

>>28444369
1

>>28444369

3

>>28444369
3

>>28444369
1

>>28444313
So how does shadowmaster's post change if its a critfail on a consume or nightblaze here?
Cause all is see is him switching the consume description and a nightblaze one and we still eat shit.

>>28444369
1

>>28444369
2

>>28444291
>using consume
>not using magically reliable nightblaze on the vogbrain

It was the thing we talked about at the end of the last thread as the better idea to go ahead with.

>>28444348
>a critfail ruins all plans
This is true, but don't use excuses to not think about consequences. That's lazy and disheartening to the roleplay.

>>28444376
Incorrect, magic is more reliable. And once again, stop using a critfail as an excuse. Better options were available and they were ignored.

>>28444369
3

>>28444369
3

>>28444364
which is why this was light as fuck

>>28444369
3

>>28444273
Assuming spirit siphon is a single-target spell, and that when it was
>You can't sense individual connections between the vog - it's all one giant pulsing monstrosity.
it counted as one individual, the DC for enslave is probably way to high, and pocket might not be big enough (Though if it were, I wonder what the desensitization would do to it)

>>28444369
3

>>28444369
3

>>28444369
3

>>28444364

I believe Vonnegut's spell did 19 damage when he spiked you down through several decks of his ship.

>>28444369

cutting off votes

>>28444413
where in the world did people get the idea that magic was more reliable? we have been able to rely on Consuming things more than magic throughout our career.

you still are not pointing out how consume was a bad idea. High probability of ending the fight that turn and very low risk because we supercritfailed and took 10 dam. definitely worth the risk

>>28444369

Roll 1d100 for Spirit Siphon (5 mana)

>>28444500
SM flatout stated Magic is more reliable.
lower DCs

Rolled 61

>>28444526

Rolled 88

Its a shame the vog don't use swords. or hydra would have been useful

>>28444526

Rolled 52

>>28444526

Rolled 17

>>28444526

Rolled 68

>>28444526

Rolled 61

>>28444526

Rolled 7

>>28444526

>>28444531
well it hasnt shown itself to be throughout the quest

>>28444500
SM has stated magic was reliable. And I did say why an outright consume was bad, because the primary target of the consume wasn't weakened at all, and still connected to the rest of the vog, which is what the nightblaze was for.
You're grasping at straws for reasons to support non-tactical thinking and it's getting pretty tiring.

Rolled 99

>>28444526

>>28444567
the weaker they are the less we get from consuming, actually

>>28444526

>>28444567
What would have change between a critfail nightblaze and a critfail consume? How does a plan help stop a critfail?

>>28444567
so

Good chance of ending the fight with minimal wisk

or

Do the same thing we just did last turn.


We night blazed to take down its defenses so we could consume it in the first place.

Against tendrils of spirit, you counter tendrils of spirit! Between you and the vog is a tangled net of Spirit magic. Mana mixes and swirls between the two of you, caught in a tug of war.

But the vog-brain proves stronger! It's capabilities in Spirit are more powerful than yours are. and bit by bit, you mana is tugged away. It's regeneration has almost stopped while the battle plays out, but now it's picking up speed once more. In a few moments, the core will have a full meat shield once again.

>mana: 0/58

What do you do?

>>28444635
Fuck it, DW.

Melee is the most reliable of them all.

>>28444635
adamantize, darkness within. anyone in support?

>>28444635
Ink. Blink. CONSUME

>>28444635

Cry

>>28444635
beat it into bits

>>28444635
darkness within

>>28444652
can't afford adamantize

Call for our robot.

>>28444652
no mana doofus.

>>28444650
do it

>>28444635
Either blink out and then Darkness Within, or use what might be the first actual reasonable time to Schattenkrieg in the entire quest so far.

>>28444652
Can't adamantize with no mana.

>>28444635
We failed with those rolls? Christ.

Darkness within and tear out the core. It's metal time.

>>28444635
Darkness Within this fucker..

>>28444684
It has us in its grasp

>>28444635
SM I think we go darkness within and call Shade to come when its over

>>28444629
Stop using dice hindsight as an excuse to not plan to support our advantageous. That's the kind of recklessness that gets risky choices support.

>>28444632
>Good chance of ending the fight with minimal wisk
Not on an unweakened foe.
And the next nightblaze was to sever the vogbrains connections to the rest of the vog.

>>28444635
Unleash the METAL

>>28444737
but it wasn't risk at all. we supercritfailed and we took like 10dam

>>28444737
Advantages, even.

Vote 1:
>Unleash the METAL (darkness within)

Vote 2:
>blink away a safe distance, shattenkrieg the core

Vote 3:
>blink into the gap between the Vog's limb and try to consume the core once more

>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444737
the fact that it was missing half of its bady means it is severely weakened.

SM specifically said you could not tell the difference betweeen the vog, that it was "one" vog. plus they are hivemind, it will be reeling from having it mental linked almost severed and trying to keep its spirit from falling apart.

and we would have failed that and the argument would be switched with me saying why didn't we just consume it and get the fight over with there?

>>28444791
3

>>28444737
whine harder

>>28444694
I suspect that being in its grasp wouldn't exactly stop us if we decided to turn into a supersonic bullet.

>>28444755
There are worse things than taking damage; we lost an absurd positional advantage, got drained of 3/4ths of our remaining mana, and let it get within two turns of regenerating its outer coating of Vog meatshield.

>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444791
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>>28444848
still no bad consequences at all.

and SM said it takes some distance to reach supersonic speeds, it isn't an on/off switch.

>>28444791
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>>28444791
blink + metal

>>28444884
>not bad

Let's SHADOW CONTROL/DOMINATE PUPPET MASTER to close range and release a TOXIC SMOG to take out some vog.Alternatively, MIND READ and DIPLOMACY

>>28444755
The damage isn't as important as the consequences of how much a setback in the fight it is, anon.
Using your logic, of using hindsight excuses, it was incredibly risky because it's why we're here right now, pinned down and about to go METAL.

>>28444814
The center brain at the core wasn't significantly weakened itself, anon.
The rest of what you said isn't even coherent, it's >grasping at straws

>>28444844
I will staunchly support insightful planning, whining involves making excuses as >>28444884 enjoys so much.

You will Blink out of its grip and adjacent to the offending arm before beginning your attack.

Roll 1d100; 12 rolls.

>>28444926
No, we're here right now, pinned down and about to go METAL. because of a supercritfail.

>>28444926
He specifically said it was 1 being. and do you even know how a hivemind works?

Not to mention that the brain was obviously regulating everything else and would be struggling to maintain its spirit connection and put itself back together, which is why it would be off guard and weakened. perfect for consuming.

Rolled 64

>>28444971
I'm so sorry for that player competency roll.

>>28444791
3

Rolled 9

>>28444971

Rolled 65

>>28444971

Man, why have we never used Titan? Not even once?

Rolled 94

>>28444971

Rolled 53

>>28444971
COME ON 100!

Rolled 74

>>28444971

Rolled 55

>>28444971

Rolled 22

>>28444971

Rolled 21

>>28444971

>>28444926
>HURR DURR MY PLAN DIDNT GET PICKED YOU ALL SUK AT BEING TACTICOOL!!

Rolled 50

>>28444971

Rolled 52

>>28444988
cause it costs EXP and we are kinda jews

>>28444971

Rolled 50

>>28444971
Time to be brutal.

Rolled 41

>>28444971
Rollin.

Rolled 95

>>28444971

Since it seems we don't have as many players, providing another roll

>>28445022
>kinda
Just look at Shadow's hat

Rolled 71

>>28444978
>>28444980
>>28444987
suceed?
>>28444989
>>28444990
>>28444998
suceed
>>28445002
>>28445004
>>28445005
minor fail
>>28445017
>>28445022
>>28445027
avergae

...organizing...

64, 9, 65

94, 53, 74

55, 22, 21

50, 52, 50

>>28445046
not awe inspiring. Oh well only one of those really failed.

>>28444977
I think you're missing the context of the posts anon, and it's tiring that you contine to do this.

>He specifically said it was 1 being. and do you even know how a hivemind works?
The vogbrain was mentioned to be specifically powerful with spirit magic, and as something centralized for the power of the vogtrain as a whole. It was then proven afterwards with how the vog quickly channeled spirit magic to defend their core.

>>28444988
Costs XP, which is pretty anathema to people who are already having a hard enough time arguing about what to unlock next.

I mean, we ate 12 XP worth of Vog; we could've easily just Erasured the Brain and been 2 XP up on the day, plus whatever stragglers were left after the hivemind was neutered.

And also known how exactly Erasure worked on top of that.

But people will almost always prioritize XP over every other resource, leading to thought processes like
>>28444611
>the weaker they are the less we get from consuming

>weakening a foe => less xp
>thus rather than weakening a foe we plan on consuming eventually anyway, we should attempt to consume immediately and hope for good rolls in order to maximize potential xp

>>28445114
Sure is purposely misunderstanding my point.
Weaken an enemy, but don't weaken them too much.
don't be a bitch

>>28445110
....and? kinda supports how they would already be very off guard from the nightblaze we already threw out

>>28445016
That's not right anon. We should be trying to help each other through these situations, and that involves filling in the holes of others' ideas.

Sometimes it's to make dialogue more in character, sometimes it's some sperging anon with plot dissection, etc. It's not as antagonistic as greentext seems to make it.

>>28445150
not that guy but true.

i just didn't see any holes in the plan.

>>28445114
we did weaken it severely

In an instant, you blink next to the creature's arm.

You sink within yourself. Your vision fades to a tight tunnel, but you feel as though you'd hear a pin drop amongst roaring and shrieking of the vog monster.

You rip into the arm closest to you. For a moment, you're untouched. The beast wasn't expecting you to slip from its grasp so easily, and it's finishing up closing itself together again. You destroy half the arm and eviscerate at least a dozen vog before it begins to retaliate.

As fast as you destroy them, the appear again, rolling out from inside like worms crawling over one another to get at you. The projection of writhing burrowers comes at you like an airship plummeting from the sky. And you meet it as fast as they attack, slashing with limbs like swords, hacking with arms like axes. As fast as they come, you kill.

A sphere of Spirit slams into the ground at your feet. You're sent flying backward - and the pulsing flesh of the vog surrounds you as you try to gather yourself. Arms and claws shred and rip into you. The wave of flesh drives you back down into the ground.

>you've taken 14 damage (50/81)

Even while being pushed and slammed around, you keep attacking. There isn't a moment when you aren't cutting something. Bits of your shadow fall away and dissipate; bits of vog flesh clutter the cavern floor. Their blood is everywhere, forming a thin, greenish film on the stone. You trade blows with the, taking a ramming from a side, slicing the one in front of you in half; a claw rips across your face; your claw blows its face in half.

>you've taken 7 damage (43/81)

>hydra: recover 9 slashing damage (52/81)
>regen: 56/81
>mana: 1/58

You snap out of your drawn-in state. The carnage is intense. You wouldn't believe yourself responsible if you hadn't just watched it all play out.

The Vog's arm comes in for another ramming conveyor-belt blow. But before you can react - !

Roll 1d20

Rolled 10

>>28445215

Rolled 12

>>28445215

Rolled 20

>>28445215
incoming city 001!!!

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>>28445233

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>>28445233
YES!

>>28445233
YES!

THIS PLEASES THE SHADOW

Rolled 9

>>28445233
hahahahhahahahahahah.

i love steward

>>28445233
Wispbro with the cavalry.

ok yeah, it's probably Shade, but still.

>>28445248
...I don't even?

>>28445149
And what that means is a nightblaze to sever that central power of spirit for the vogtrain would be great for a preconsume option.

>>28445180
Unfortunately we quite well didn't.
As the coremind hadn't been impaired directly, which is the reason they continue to be so difficult.
The fact is that the coremind was still very well connected to at least half of the other vog, and they subsequently used that to their advantage, an advantage that could've been nullified with a well placed nightblaze to the noggin. Pretty easy stuff.

>>28445233
Glorious!

Rolled 20

>>28445215

>>28445277
fifth, wow

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>>28445277

>>28445277
Oh sweet merciful jesus its the fifth.

>>28445277
Ok, there can be too much of a good thing, you know.

but we're not there yet

>>28445277
>>28445233
pffft

>>28445277
Even MORE glorious!

>>28445277
>>28445233
So its Steward AND Shade.

>>28445291
>>28445307
It's actually the fourth, but no need to tempt fate.

anyone feel like going triple or nothing on a fifth roll?

Rolled 3

>>28445215
let us SEE

Rolled 18

>>28445215
i rolled the first so lets try again

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>>28445305

>>28445356
That was too close.

Rolled 2

>>28445357
fist crit.

but nope, and i am perfectly fine with that

>>28445215
git dubs git 20

>>28445305
I missed Doompaul. Now it's just like the glory days.

>>28445396
I agree, it's been far too long. Maybe SM's doompaul folder is running embarrassingly low?

>>28445215

>>28445426
Or maybe it's because we're not being complete retards.

>>28445452
Nah he just got a lot of heat for it in the QTGs, they seem to think it is like THE sign of a bad QM.

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"ENTERING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MODE."

You barely manage to get out of the way as the vog's rolling fist slams into the floor. A pile of the creatures spread out onto the stone, as if absorbing the impact, and then begin to crawl back into the main body.

But before they can get there, a flash of green-plated steel flies in front of you with a pulse of earth. A dozen vog go flying into the air. The body of the beast reels backward.

A dozen stalactites already growing from the ceiling peel away and fire at their targets like arrows of sharpened stone. Each one pierces the chest of each vog, killing them all instantly in half a moment.

The robot rises from the small crater where it impacted. Its head rotates to face you. "Greetings, Shadow. It has been some time."

<...Steward!>

"Indeed."

The vog breast shrieks. A pulse of Spirit rolls over the room. But Steward is between you and the creature in a moment. A green shield of mana is projected over the two of you as the vog's magic reaches your position. It rolls around you harmlessly. A projection from Steward's chassis clicks back in, and the shield vanishes.

A flurry of Shadow magic strikes the beast's backside, felling several vog. The spirit connections waver. Shade stands at the entrance to the upper chasm, preparing another volley. "This is a threatening foe. I will provide support at range."

"Shadow," Steward says, "provide a distraction. I have a means of disrupting its mental homeostasis, but it will take a little time to establish a perimeter."

What do you do?

>actions

>>28445472
>vog breast

Oh you.

>>28445472
Float around it's head slashing and such at it.

>>28445472
use our bitching speed to run circles aroud it and use probing attacks while it trys to catch us. if it goes for steward or shade attack it harder

>>28445472
You heard the robot, dance little shadow, dance! We can take its physical blows like a champ.

>>28445426

A few people got annoyed in-quest, so I toned it down for a while.

I can understand being miffed when I did it too often; especially during player discussion, which really could and did influence decisions. So, I held back.

But I think it's fine after rolls. Doom Paul is how I revel in critical failures and successes both.

>>28445472
It seems to enjoy attempting to smash us into the dirt, so let's oblige.

It can be the cat made out of an amalgam of freakish hulking underdwellers. We'll be the laser pointer.

>>28445467
Yeah well that's the QTG for ya, they're cringy foolers fo' sho.

>>28445472
>>28445520
Do dat.

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>>28445495

>the one true waifu

I can't resist the power of Freud.

>>28445518
A fine stance, happy to hear it.

Rolled 1

>>28445520
This

>>28445542
no more dice for you

>>28445558
lo siento. I always forget to clear my fields

Rolled 7, 6 = 13

Entering melee: dodge and distract.

Roll 1d100

Two actions long, so roll 6 dice.

Rolling for outcomes.

Rolled 15

>>28445592
I hope robos have a roll under system.

Rolled 97

>>28445592
was that for our allies? fuck

Rolled 26

>>28445592
Go go go shadow!

Rolled 58

>>28445592

Rolled 35

>>28445592

Rolled 86

>>28445592

Are we fucked?

>>28445636
97, 26, & 58, 86.

Use breeze?

>>28445636
Doubt it. Our construct and Steward are both made of Adamantine. They'll pull through.

>>28445645
yes, gotta impress Steward

Use Breeze to assist you?

Vote 1:
>yes

Vote 2:
>no

Rolled 48

>>28445592
just got here and i'm baffled at the fuckers who wanted to consume the spirit brain instead of nightblazing it ,and then again at trying to do a spirit attack at a spirit based enemy instead of trying to nightblazre thit to stun it.

>>28445659
1

>>28445659
1

>>28445659
1

>>28445659
1

>>28445659
1

>>28445659
1

>>28445662
Come to the next thread sooner pls.

>>28445702
would have come at the the start ,but twitter doesn't update on my phone or browser.