>>29492385
B

>>29492385
>D) Other
Leave, then laugh when the house blows up.
It's like you forget we tried to burn it down the other day.

>>29492385

Sweet, missed your second story and just finished catching up on this one on foolz. Wish you guys would have pissed in the pot before Helda caught us up.

>>29492453

Semi-agreeing with this. Don't run outside immediately though, she'll sense it happening. Let the fire start and then book it. But let's grab that magic-for-beginners book on the way out.

>>29492453
>>29492640
You turn your back to the shelf and watch the black pot as it simmers. You stifle a chuckle as you prepare to watch the pot burn out of control. A minute or so passes, however, and nothing interesting seems to happen. Eventually, Helda reenters the house and walks over to the pot, humming as she opens the lid and drops in a smooth white stone. She takes a large whiff of the mixture, and then her gentle smile turns into a frown. She closes the lid and glares at you.

"You didn't add the petals, did you?"

A) Tell her you couldn't tell which was which
B) Assure her you did
C) Remain silent
D) Other

>>29492843

Oops, should have thrown all three in. Well, more opportunities will arise I'm sure. Might as well play dumb for now.

>A) Tell her you couldn't tell which was which

>>29492843
>D) Other
"Nope!"
Smirk.

>>29492886
She shakes her head and tuts under her breath. "Here I thought you might be interested in learning something about magic, but I suppose a man who knows little more than a hound can only understand things that involve putting food in his mouth. If you really don't care about my work then just sit on your hands and don't touch anything."

A) Grab a book and sit down
B) Ask to help
C) Go outside
D) Other

>>29493119
>C) Go outside
Get back to work on those weapons. We get ourselves a decent bow, we can shoot flaming arrows through the windows.

>>29493119
B) Ask to help
and apologize. at least we'd make some kind of progress.

>>29493175
You head out the front door and over to your old lean-to. IT seems to have held up fairly well over night, through the snow did collapse the roof a bit. You reach in and grab the bow and arrows that you had been working on the day before. You sit cross-legged in the snow and begin carving the wood again. Hours go by as you work on the project.

Sometime after noon, you hear Helda calling you in for lunch.

A) Go in and eat
B) Stay out here and keep working
C) Other

>>29494022
>B) Stay out here and keep working
There was something sweet and unidentifiable in the last 'meal' she gave us.
She's a witch, who we've seen making potions.
Eating [i]anything[/i] she gives us is what I like to call a Very Bad Idea.

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>>29494168

>>29494168
You ignore Helda's call and continue working on your bow. She continues to call, and even comes out to speak to you, but you only stay quiet and diligently work. By sundown, the bow is nearly done, and you have 5 arrow shafts. You feel your stomach growl slightly, but know that there is still a great deal of work to be done before you're finished. You recall that yous spear is still inside your lean-to, but if you were to hunt now you wouldn't be eating until late at night.

A) Keep working
B) Try to hunt
C) Go inside
D) Other

>>29494663
>B) Try to hunt
Food. Of the non-drugged variety.
Food good.

>>29494706
You stand up and dust the snow from your pants before reaching into your shelter and pulling out your homemade spear. It still seems to be in perfect working order, much to your delight. You head off into the forest, using every inch of available space you have to try to find food. You search late into the night, as the moon rises overhead. Unfortunately, the snow makes for poor footing to chase down animals, and the trees aren't close enough together to simply run through. By around ten o'clock, you have nothing to show for all your effort, but the work had certainly built up a hunger. You head back to your shelter, but as you walk you notice a few flakes of snow beginning to fall. You pick up the pace, hoping to get back before things get out of hand.

You arrive at your lean-to to find that the weight of snow on it has collapsed it completely. Thankfully your tools are intact, albeit buried beneath a few inches of powder.

A) Dig out the lean-to
B) Go inside
C) Do what you can with the bow, and try to catch at least something
D) Other

>>29495308
B

>>29495308
>A) Dig out the lean-to
I assume B refers to the witch's house?

>>29495308
>B) Go inside

>>29495308
B

>>29495336
>>29495425
>>29495426
You gather the salvaged bits of your project and head back to the house. Inside Helda is still stirring the pot, but there appear to be red vapors rising from it as she hums. You dump your things out by your coat.

A) Ask if you can have something to eat
B) Ask about what she's doing
C) Go to bed
D) Other

>>29495712
>B) Ask about what she's doing

>>29495712
B) Ask about what she's doing

>>29495740
B) Ask about what she's doing
Lets stop being so chaotic lolrandumb

>>29495712
>B) Ask about what she's doing
Do not trust her food.

>>29495740
>>29495810
>>29495770
You enter the kitchen and peer over at the pot. The liquid inside, a greenish blue this morning, has become a deep red. It smells slightly of cinnamon. The liquid itself is too thick to see very far into. You look to Helda and ask what part of the process this is.

"Oh, so now you want to be a part of my work? Are you all done playing in the mud like a little piglet?" She says, sarcastically.

A) Give a half-hearted apology
B) Give a sincere apology
C) Say nothing
D) Find something else to do
E) Other

>>29496252
>A) Give a half-hearted apology
If she's going to be sarcastic, we will too.

>>29496252
>E) Other
Give a completely and obviously fraudulent apology.
Why did we agree to return to her hut, again? She hasn't changed her attitude in the slightest.

>>29496305
>>29496385
lets comprimise and give a 2.5 hearted apology

>>29496644
...do you mean .25? Because I don't want to harvest any hearts for the sake of a meaningless apology.

>>29496385
Actually she agreed to treat us like a human being last time.
>B) Give a sincere apology

>>29497206
She agreed to, yes. But how much has her behaviour actually changed?

>>29496252
a

>>29496252
"Done playing in the mud. Now I need to tread it all over the house.

>>29497206
Let's stop being an ass and try to get along(not saying we aren't right to be an ass but she's being nice)
>B

>>29496305
>>29497274
You give a simple sorry, just lightly dipped in sarcasm. If she notices she doesn't let on, instead resting the large wooden rod she uses to stir on the side of the pot and walking over to you. She wraps her arms around you and smiles. Its very awkward. After she invites you over to observe the pot. You peer in, seeing nothing really new. She begins explaining the basics of alchemy, most of which goes over your head. You do manage to retain some facts though. According to her, potion making starts with a base made from water and Dragonroot, a rare plant which acts as a conductor of magical energy. After boiling overnight, the resulting broth can be made into nearly any potion imaginable. The current mixture is meant to be medical tonics that heal flesh and bone when poured.

A) Ask about this potion
B) Ask about other potions
C) Ask about other types of magic
D) Other

>>29497433
>C) Ask about other types of magic
necromancy

>>29497433
>C) Ask about other types of magic
Elemental magic. Pyromancy would fit with our track record in Rags' quests. Hydromancy works, because muh piracy. And electromancy really fits, considering our Owain's tendency to act on impulse in often catastrophic fashion.

>>29497433
>C) Ask about other types of magic
Elemental magic.

>>29497582
>>29497867
You begin to ask questions about other types of arcane magic. At first she reviews what you already know from the book you skimmed last night. Then she opens up the topic a bit. You learn that Pyromancy is considered an ancient and dead art form, but in its time was considered a beautiful and multifaceted practice. She talks about elementalists in general, and explains that the majority of them have always been sorcerers, but the few true practitioners who utilized elemental magic often had to find a source in order to learn to channel it. It is said that eating the heart of a dragon gives one its mighty breath, and that certain natural wonders can open one's mind up to elemental magic. Finally, she explains that although elements are complex, they are generally fit into the categories of fire, water, wind and earth.

A) Ask about fire
B) Ask about water
C) Ask about wind
D) Ask about earth
E) Other

>>29498033
>A) Ask about fire

>>29498033
>A) Ask about fire
>B) Ask about water
>C) Ask about wind
Earthbending isn't that useful to pirates.

hey, guys, remind me, who bought Mom? And where were they off to?

>>29498096
Nobody bought her. She's free as a bird in the empire.

>>29498106
huh, must have remembered things wrong. thanks for the correction

>>29498033
>A) Ask about fire
>B) Ask about water
>C) Ask about wind
In that order. We have a forest to burn down when we've leeched all we can.

>>29498106
Do we know that? I thought all we heard was that she was being shipped to the Empire, and considering she was in chains and the rangers have been shown to practice enslavement...

>>29498144
They told you that she would be escorted out and brought to the empire, then barred from ever entering the Feywood again. They also told you that they would have done the same to you had Helda not plopped down a generous amount of gold to persuade them to revive some outdated Ranger bilaws.

>>29498177
Fair enough. Sorry if I seemed confrontational on that.
I've had a few, and metagaming is... something of a pet peeve.

>>29498177
that doesn't mean we can't send out letters, does it?

>>29498062
>>29498073
>>29498144
You ask about the elements of magic. Helda lets out a frustrated sigh, but does commence to explain. The only place she knows that might provide a source of fire is a fiery mountain far to the west, past the Republic. The best place for a source of water is to the north, in the frozen sea. The best place to learn of wind if probably the plateau to the northwest, near the white plains. All three places are quite far and quite dangerous. It seems that elemental magic is a task to gain in itself.

A) Ask about other kinds of magic
B) Ask about the easiest magic to learn
C) Ask if you can learn magic
D) Other

>>29498660
>A) Ask about other kinds of magic
necromancy

>>29498660
>C) Ask if you can learn magic
Just need to convince her to remove the spell in our arm, and then... we decide whether to visit Monk Ross.

>>29498660
>C Ask if you can learn magic

>>29498727
>>29499241
"Well I suppose anyone who is willing to put in the effort to learn can do it. It just takes time. A little raw talent doesn't hurt either. I can show you some if you like, but only if I get something in return."

A) Ask what she wants
B) Agree
C) Refuse
D) Other

>>29499332
A.

>>29499332
>A) Ask what she wants

>>29499332
a

>>29499385
>>29499387
>>29499418
"If you promise to stop being such a brute, and let me brush you and dress you when we go to see the Rangers, I'll teach you. Take it or leave it."

A) Refuse
B) Accept

>>29499582
>B) Accept
We can put away our pride like a reasonable man, right?

>>29499582
A) Refuse
Not okay with the "dress up" part. Plus, I figure we can learn enough from her books.

>>29499582
>B) Accept
as long as there's no inappropriate touching

>>29499582
>A) Refuse

We're men and should be treated as such. Men are not brushed like pansy little lapdogs, and I also have issue with the dressed up part considering what she tried to have us sleep in.

>>29499582
A We don't need no magic

>>29499582
>A) Refuse
Not a chance.

>>29499711
>>29499668
>>29499632
It'll only be temporary, maybe we'll learn enough to break the binding.

>>29499859

Have you no pride man?!

Besides, we're supposed to be working towards evil magic archer pirate overlord or something. It just won't do having something like that in our past.

>>29499891
Yeah, but we'll never reach that goal if we don't learn the fundamentals of magic.

>>29499859
Refused. Her condition goes against agreements already made - if she breaks her word this quickly, we cant trust her to teach us what we need.
Her every action just makes me want to kill her more.

>>29499891
sometimes, you have to swallow your pride to get the job done. And the job involves killing our captor. Possibly in the way of the Night Lords.

>>29499942

Could always do our best to learn on our own. She gave up her ovaries, wonder how much a left nut would get us?

We can probably pick up a fair bit safely from her books in our free time too.

>>29499944
That IS true.... I dunno, I think B is the right choice but you do make a pretty solid argument.

>>29500009
what if in exchange we give up our nuts for her to use in a potion or something? Because let's face it, as a wizard, were never gonna get laid.

>>29499632
>>29499668
>>29499704
>>29499711
>>29499891
>>29499944
>Want to make an omelet
>Don't want to break any eggs

>>29499582
Accept

>>29500146
True.

>>29499944
She's not breaking it though, she's renegotiating, since we are also bringing new things into the table.

>>29500146

Hey man, all I'm saying is there's more eggs out there than what you get from chickens. How about some ducks? I like ducks.

Room for another?

>>29500304
Sure, come on in bro.

>>29500304

Always room for more. Read up and cast your vote.

>>29499582
Accept. Knowledge is power, and power is necessary.

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>>29500304

>>29500304
Welcome. Ignore the vertigo, you'll get used to it in time.

>>29500304
alwasy

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>>29500388

I come back from putting the child to bed and you people give me a tie?

>>29500509
you could always roll for it

Rolled 8

>>29500509
Rolling for you.

<10 = Accept
>10 = Decline

>>29500530
1d10
Nice try, new guy.

>>29500530
Wooooo!

>>29500530
Erm, I mean 5 not 10. You should know what I mean at any rate.

>>29500555
Awwwww.

>>29500553
>>29500596
Wasn't trying to cheat, I just can't think and type at the same time.

It's a horrible disability.

>>29500509
Just strawpoll it.

>>29500612
Fair enough. But I've seen it happen enough that I had to say anyway.
Also, you don't actually have to put your email in the box. Easy mistake to make - made it myself at first - but you can leave it blank.

>>29500665
Make it so

>>29500716
I like having a blue name, lol

>>29500718
http://strawpoll.me/1019092

>>29500774
>http://strawpoll.me/1019092
You reluctantly agree to do that much in exchange for tutelage in magic. She cackles, in a shockingly in character moment. You spend the next hour or so helping her finish up her current potion, after which she sits you down and pours you a cup of tea. She also serves a small plate of cookies with some kind of nut embedded in the center, which you ignore for the moment.

"So exactly what were you interested in learning?"

A) Tell her you want to be a Wizard, like her
B) Tell her you want to be a sorcerer
C) Ask about pacts
D) Other

>>29501164
C.
A magical bond can be a powerful tool.

>>29501164
ask if there is a school of magic which incorporates the use of bows since that's our best skill

>>29501164
>She cackles
Damnit guys, I warned you.
>B) Tell her you want to be a sorcerer
>C) Ask about pacts
I doubt we'll be making any pacts, but more info is always useful.

>>29501164
What exactly is the difference? sorry if I missed it somewhere.

>>29501164
>B) Tell her you want to be a sorcerer

>>29501164
>A) Tell her you want to be a Wizard, like her
>B) Tell her you want to be a sorcerer
>C) Ask about pacts
Plus
D) Enchanting objects (magical arrows)

>>29501164
Nevermind, found out
>B Sorcerer
>D Enchanting

>>29501265
>>29501694
>>29501815
You think for a moment about what exactly you want to know. After mulling it over, you bring up sorcerers and pactmakers. "Being a sorcerer isn't easy. From what I hear it can be very painful. Always burning yourself with magic, and having to get such gaudy tattoos to channel your power. But if you wanted to be one, I suppose the fastest way would be to find a mana spring, like I told you. As for pacts, I'm afraid I really don't know anything about how to make one. I've never met anyone who has. I assume you'd just need to find a creature powerful enough and persuade them to help you." You nod in understanding, then ask about enchanting items. "Well for that you'd need to do what I do. But what I do takes a lot of study. That doesn't seem like anything you'd be interested in."

A) Ask her to make you a wizard
B) Ask her for her information on mana springs
C) Ask her for lore books on magical creatures
D) Other

>>29502314
forgot my trip

>>29502314
>B
+
>C

>>29502314
D) All of the above.

>>29502314
>B) Ask her for her information on mana springs
>C) Ask her for lore books on magical creatures

>>29502314
A) Ask her to make you a wizard
Also aske her to teach you enchanting, ie what she does

>>29502314
>B) Ask her for her information on mana springs
>C) Ask her for lore books on magical creatures
Being a witch costs you ovaries. The Dread Pirate Owain prefers his testicles attatched.

>>29502536
What about the Dread Pirate Roberts?

>>29502366
>>29502371
>>29502536
You think some more, and narrow down your field of inquiry to a few subjects. You first ask her about the nature of mana springs.

"Mana springs are natural places where magic is abundant. There's on here in the Feywood, a stone well I think. But the Rangers don't usually let anyone near it. Supposedly it's cursed or something, I don't know. Other than that, you'd have to ask people if there was anything like that in the area. There aren't any maps of mana springs as far as I know." You then ask for any books she may have on creatures potentially powerful enough to form a pact with. "I have a few, but it's getting late. You can start reading them tomorrow after dinner, provided you hold up your end of our deal."

A) Ask her what she means
B) Insist that you see the books now
C) Agree and get some rest
D) Other

>>29502737
>A) Ask her what she means
>B) Insist that you see the books now

>>29502737
A

>>29502737
>A
Then
>C
Let's not push our luck

>>29502536
That would be the reference, yes. I think he was in a storybook read to Owain as a child.

>>29502737
>A) Ask her what she means
>B) Insist that you see the books now
Here comes the part where we regret not shanking her even more than we already do.

>>29502737
>A) Ask her what she means

>>29502737
A) Ask her what she means

>>29502763
>>29502823
>>29502849
You attempt to argue that she let you peruse the books now, rather than later, stating that it would be just as timely as doing it tomorrow. Her only counterargument is that it's fart too late do do any serious reading. Even your best and most cunning words don't phase her stubborn demeanor for a moment. Eventually you conclude that fighting her decision is only wasting time better used sleeping if not to read. When she sees you have quit your position, she smiles and walks to her room, telling you to sit on your bed and wait for her. When you ask why, you get no response.A few minutes later, as you strip off your boots and overclothes, she enters holding a soft bristled hairbrush. The very sight of it puts the hairs on your neck on end. Despite your dislike of the scenario, however, you did agree to allow her the act in exchange for your education. You grit your teeth as she sits behind you and strokes your head, what feels like a thousand times, before she finally lets you sleep. As you lay your head down, you can't help but notice how much smoother your hair feels.

A) Muss it
B) Leave it be
C) Try to sneak around again
D) Other

>>29503123
B.

>>29503123
>A) Muss it
>C) Try to sneak around again

>>29503123
>A) Muss it
I may be getting a little too paranoid, but that 'smoother' line made me feel WORRY.
Capitals necessary.

>>29503123
>b

>>29503123
B
Let's not be a rebellious teenager guys

>>29503535
>>29503516
>>29503158
You decide not to bother with such petty acts of rebellion and instead let yourself fall asleep. The next morning you are shaken from your bed bright and early by Helda, as she drags you into the kitchen to begin what she calls 'limbering exercises'. They mostly consist of a series of uncomfortable and sometimes painful stretches that last about half an hour. After, you have a light breakfast and spend the rest of the day working on more brews. Th.e process is quite repetitive and boring, but you do learn a few things about alchemy by paying attention.

Finally teatime and dinner pass, and Helda keeps her word. As you sit at the table, she brings over a small stack of books on the aforementioned subjects.

A) Read thoroughly
B) Skim for the interesting bits

>>29503663
A. No wizard ever got good by being lazy.

>>29503663
>A) Read thoroughly

>>29503663
A) Read thoroughly

>>29503663
>A) Read thoroughly
This matters. Don't fudge it.

>>29503678
>>29503721
>>29503837
You begin with the very first page and make sure to take in every word to the best of your ability. As you read, Helda sits across from you playing with a length of yarn that she twists into shapes with her fingers. You ignore her for the most part, and focus on the text. You slowly come to understand the fundamental philosophies and concepts of magic. The more you read, the more clear it seems to become. You read to voraciously that you get all the way to the end of the book within a couple of hours. The final few pages detail a training exorcise for apprentice mages in order to rehearse the somatic components, as well as sensations that come with learning magic.

A) Try the exorcises
B) Move to the next book

>>29504007
>A) Try the exorcises

>>29504007
a

>>29504007
>A. Try the exercises.

>>29504007
>A) Try the exorcises
Jump in the deep end.

>>29504013
>>29504020
>>29504043
You follow the instructions outlined in the final few pages of the book. The forms it gives are a bit hard to get from the description alone, but you work something out. You repeat the motions over and over, trying to get them down perfectly. Once you have them down, you move on the the next step of the exercise. The book shows three minor alterations to the motion that will channel magic energy into a very simple spell. With the time you have left before Helda forces you to sit through another brushing, you will only be able to get one down perfectly.

A) Learn the spell 'Candle'
B) Learn the spell 'Chalk'
C) Learn the spell 'Reach'

>>29504324
>A) Learn the spell 'Candle'

>>29504324
>C) Learn the spell 'Reach'
Candle tempts me. But reach... so much potential utility.

>>29504333
Because trips, agreed.
>>29504324
A

>>29504324
>A) Learn the spell 'Candle'
Back guys. They all sound like useful cantrips - we should try to learn them all as soon as possible. Also welcome to the newcomer - always nice to have a new member.

>>29504324
>C) Learn the spell 'Reach'

>>29504437
Shit, forgot the name.

>>29504333
>>29504362
You repeat the modified motions outlined in the book until you get them right. The final time, you feel for the magical energy around you as instructed, and when you perform the ignition, a motion that releases built up energy, in this case a simple snap of the fingers, a small light comes into existence. The light is only as bright as that of a candle, as the name might suggest, but is white and illuminates more clearly than fire. It hovers above your thumb, and you find you can manipulate it as if it were a ball, rolling it around your hands. It comes to a rest in your palm, and you look into it. Despite not giving off any actual warmth, it generates a sense of comfort in you. Holding it feels almost like holding a baby in your arms. You almost want to cradle it against you.

You hear Helda clap quietly, and turn to see her smiling wide as she observes the small ball of light. "Oh look at it! It's so cute!" You smile and go back to playing with your spell. You toss it around some more, and eventually learn that you can set it in place, hovering in the air wherever you leave it. Soon however, Helda tells you that it's time to sleep.

A) Keep the spell lit
B) Put it out for now

>>29504570
>B) Put it out for now

>>29504570
>B) Put it out for now

>>29504570
B) Put it out for now
that's just what I was gonna do with my lights. see you guys next session

>>29504615
See you Wrenloft. Until next thread.

>>29504615
Cya next thread Wren.

>>29504570
>B) Put it out for now

>>29504615
Night Wren. And you've just reminded me that I need to go out in two hours. Wonderful.

>>29504570
Mr. Rags, how much longer will you be QMing today? Also, what description do you want for todays thread?

>>29504723
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD THATCHER THE CUM CATCHER IS NO MORE

>>29504723
Blinded by the Light

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>>29504761
Alright,mate.

>>29504742
I don't even...

>>29504591
>>29504604
>>29504615
You put out the spell and head to your room, stripping down and waiting for Helda. She comes in dressed in her nightgown and bearing the brush that is your torment. You sit through another brushing as Helda hums some kind of song, all while trying to focus on memorizing the motions of your new spell. Eventually Helda finishes and tucks you into bed, against your protest. The embarrassing nature of your agreement almost makes the reward not worth it, but you stay strong. Before falling asleep, you practice casting Candle and putting it out a few more times. Finally, you close your eyes and dream of a sea of stars.

>>29504824
Wrapping it up. Sorry to end so early guys, I have a busy week. But hey, at least you finally made some progress, despite Tiger.

Sh, Tiger I love you

There might not be a thread tomorrow, sad to say. The day after, however, there will surely be one, and then probably every night after until we finish.

Love you all, thank you for playing.

>>29504824
Reminder: We have to learn Hold or Dominate Person and then put her through this shit.

>>29504866
Thanks for the thread Mr Rags. It's been great as always. See you tomorrow or the next day.

>>29504866
Good thread man, until next time.

>>29504866
Hah! My wanton paranoia keeps everyone in check. I'm actually kinda proud of that.
Yeah, yeah, love you too, man.
Get some rest, Rags. You've more than earned it.