You are Reinhold, master swordsman and victor of the Royal Swordsmanship Tournament. The King was so impressed with your skill, he personally requested that you be transferred out of the army and into the Royal Guard! Not bad for an orphan who was raised in a brothel in a poor fishing village.The only issue at this point is your assignment... you've been charged to be the personal guard of the King's only daughter Marianne. While she is the vision of loveliness that you'd expect from a Princess, her personality is... well... she seems to have some issues.Agnes lent you her sword!It is a very nice sword, you'd best take care of it.You were also offered a ride back to the castle, but declined in favor of walking back there by yourself.>Sorry, but you've been stripped down to the rank of DOG!>Though dogs are loyal, they're not all that smart...>Though she still considers you her friend, she thinks a little less of you... and also herself.>And while dogs are man's best friend, they still don't count as people.Thread archive:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Princess+Guard+QuestCharacter list + descriptions (in progress):http://pastebin.com/1Vhj4DJvList and descriptions of the spells shown thus far:http://pastebin.com/2c9y2sDMTwitter:https://twitter.com/QM_ArchelonQuest compilation that's kindly maintained by a person who isn't me:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n4nhs9gd0kmnnni/04tpEy5_pe>>>>>>>>
>"Umm... Reinhold?" Sylvie speaks up. "Do you even know the way back to the castle from here? I mean, I'd be happy to walk with you so you don't get lost, but...""I may not the area at all, but it's a castle, you know?" you reply. "How card can it be to find that? The worst thing that could happen is that I have to ask someone for directions.""But still..." Sylvie says, looking down at the bundle in her hands that contains the remains of your sword."Don't worry, he'll be fine!" Citrine says, patting her on the shoulder. "We can still give -you- a ride though, if you want!""...thanks, that would be nice."With a disappointed sigh, Sylvie steps inside the carriage... but turns to you just before she takes a seat."Try and be careful, okay?" Sylvie says. "I really don't want to leave you alone in the condition you're in, but you absolutely insisted so I guess I'll leave you alone...""Don't worry, I'll be fine," you reply with a reassuring smile. "It's not like I'm going looking for a fight or anything.">[1/2]
>>29813506HEREWEGO
>>29813506>[2/2]"You damned well better not," Citrine says in a scolding tone. "If I hear that you got in a fight with drunk people or something like that, I'll kick your ass myself, you got it?""C'mon, Citrine..." Marius sighs as he forcibly pushes his wine inside the carriage. "I get that you're worried, but that's no reason to go overboard.""Yes, I'm confident that he'll be just fine," Agnes says as Marius helps her inside the carriage as well.With all the ladies seated, Marius turns to you."Last call, man... you sure you don't want a ride back?" he asks."No, I'll walk," you reply. "I would appreciate if you could maybe tell me which way to go just in case.""I guess that would put me a little at ease..."Marius then whips out his sketchbook and quickly jots down a set of directions to the castle, then hands it to you."Take care, okay?" Marius says."Will do," you reply. "And I'll see the rest of you later, okay? Oh- and thanks again for lending me your sword, Grandma!""You're quite welcome," Agnes replies.Shortly after Marius closes the dor behind him, their carriage speeds off for the castle, leaving you by yourself in thi unfamiliar sention of town.>roll 1d20
for those in the future having trouble finding thread 117 on suptg, it can be found herehttp://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/29795815/
Rolled 9>>29813572>1>We end up in another quest
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Rolled 8>>29813572It's time for ADVENTURE! And they can't get mad at us if we get in a fight protecting someone.And where did Marius get wine?
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Rolled 20>>29813572ere we go!
>>29813618>>29813621
>>29813618>>29813621show up faster
>>29813618>>29813621what
I am genuinely fucking curious, why did we want to go back alone? Why? Is it the "MUH FLAGS" crowd being fucking retards again?
>>29813714I voted for it because I figured Reinhold would want a chance to stretch his legs after being unconscious in bed for hours, get some fresh air, and have some time alone to think.
Rolled 7>>29813714Didn't participate in that vote but I can see it as 'he lost, wants to take a walk alone to think and take it in abit.'
>>29813714Half them, half "MUH RANDOM ENCOUNTER", half people who want Reinhold to take a moment alone to chill.
>>29813714Closest thing we get to adventuring man. Gotta get our fix somehow.
>>29813714from what i can tell, people were hoping for a random encounter despite all the complaining about not being out of marconetti yet
>>29813754So three halves?
>>29813618>>29813621One of these times you'll be on time.>>29813714I was asleep, when I read what the choice was it I can't say I was too happy and 90% of the time I don't care what happens
>>29813791I can go all the way up to fifteen halves, nigger.
>>29813791That's six quarters!
>>29813572Are we still using the new dice system?>>29813642>>29813645>>29813658>>29813805Crits are more or less useless thanks to the new system.
>>29813845I read that as"Deputy Peter Wanker"
>>29813714Because people are retarded.Daily reminder that common sense wins the race! Not "thanks for the sword but I'm gonna skip family time and waste the day alone in a city I'm unfamiliar with."
>>29813845They aren't useless, they're just less unpredictable. A crit is still a crit, but now we won't be SUPER fucked because some ass got a 1, or the opposite because someone got a 20.Now 2 out of 3 people have to fuck up BADLY to have another Dancing Peaches incident.
>>29813896>alone in a city I'm unfamiliar with>waste the dayShit no that's a guaranteed recipe for an interesting time.
>>29813896don't forget that it's probably dark by now, since the duel started at noon and we were out for like 6 hours
>>29813714I genuinely think people did it because they didn't want to spend more time with family I think people are just sick of this whole story arc and want to get done with it. I'm not one of those people, I wanted to hear more from grandma, if anything I would like to use this time to go visit Monique.
Rolled 18>>29813845>taser>no effectthats bullshit.
>>29813754>150%
>>29813958Nicer way of saying 'officer dipshit took a shot at a guy in a bathroom and missed'
Rolled 6>>29813983okay
>>29813895same, i didn't notice it was something else until you pointed it out.>>29813925I like the unpredictable nature of the dice my self and arch confirmed that a bad end will only lead to a restart to a previous choice.>>29813958There have been cases where it has happened, before, but could be what>>29813980 like said.
>>29813937You are legitimately cancer.
Rolled 10>>29814032The electricity scrambles the signals the brain sends to the body, how is possible to withstand it. You cant train against something like that.
>>29814036Have you never traveled?Damn man I could list cities and stories if you want but most of them you really had to be there for.
>>29814054There are plenty of people out there who can shrug of the voltage from the average taser.
>>29814086"Off," not "of".Damned typos.
>>29814085>>29814036Traveling is fun. I think we all need to calm down and enjoy the quest.
>>29814086really? huh.
>>29814032>Arch confirmed that a bad end will lead to a Taiga Dojo and reload previous saveI don't dislike Arch's choice, but something about that in conjunction with you liking /tg/ dice pisses me off. I'm half drunk, on my way to three-halves drunk, so I can't figure out WHY you piss me off, but I'll get back to you on that. Nevertheless, you're welcome to your own opinions and I readily admit I can't form any sort of argument against them.
>>29814054either there is a problem with the taser it self, thick layers of clothing,the cop misses, or you can build a resistance to the shock(though anything to the neck will knock you out.).
>>29814085Too late, you already disagreed with him, cancer.Have you people seriously never taken a walk just to contemplate stuff? Are all of you teenage shut-ins?
>>29814054http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpbbANEYQXE
>>29814152Personally, I do that shit every day. Helps me focus on studying if I take a walk every few hours.
>>29814179You forgot about the pcp videos out there.The funny thing is that the more buff some one is the more likely tasers will work on them.>>29814130Yeah i like them in this quest, i do admit they can be annoying in others.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-pVz3_8xN0 something to watch to pass the time, while we wait for arch.
>>29814152Think it's just the camp that wants to get out of Marconetti fast and end this arc.
>>29814152i walk around randomly all the time, but when my grandma that i just met and the sister i hardly ever see ask to spend more time with me i tend to put my walking on hold
>>29814139Or read the article, he was high on meth. You can find numerous stories about meth heads taking bullets and shrugging them off, well that's until they are subdued or die of blood loss.
Rolled 2>>29814237>Gaki no TsukaiShit, I haven't gone to /hp/ in way too long. They had thread sabout them all the time.>>29814258I personally will be happy no maytter who Reinhold ends up with, and am happy to let Archelon move the plot at whatever paces he feels are right at the time.
After fastening the scabbard of your grandmother's sword onto your belt, you adjust it a bit... even though the weight seems to be similar, it still feels very strange to be carrying an unfamiliar weapon. After all, you spent nine years using the exact same sword.But you did feel kind of naked without a sword at your side, and that feeling of unease has since lifted. Even though you're still a bit broken up about the current state of -your- sword.But you shake that from your mind and take a look at the directions that Marius gave you."What the hell...?" you mutter as you look at the piece of paper. These aren't directions, this is a MAP.You were just hoping for a list of landmarks and turns to make, but this is... yeah. This is what happens when you ask a professional artist for directions.>[1/?]
>>29814316Based Marisu being based again.Damn, he is cool.
>>29814316>this is a MAP.Fuck yeah Marius.
>>29814348i just love that in the time it takes someone to write down a few "turn left/right here"s he was able to do a full map
>>29814316I love Marius, he's a pretty awesome brother in law.
>>29814316Shouldn't we inderstand a map since we were in the military?
>>29814471we do understand, it was just shocking
>>29814471We're just socked at how quickly and well it did.
>>29814552>>29814503Ah ok, that makes sense, also how long did he have?
>>29814614captcha ate my last word.Also how did he have the time to draw something so detailed.
>>29814614>Marius then whips out his sketchbook and quickly jots down a set of directions to the castle, then hands it to you.i'd say less than a minute
>>29814614He did it sanic-fast enough for us to be shocked.
>>29814640>Also how did he have the time to draw something so detailed.by being based
>>29814316>[2/2]After wasting a few minutes to make sense of the map's landmarks, you're pretty sure that this one large thing represents the arena where you're at right now, while the lines around it are this building... and that building over there...It takes a bit of shuffling around, but after a while you're pretty sure that you've got yourself oriented properly. And now that you have that out of the way, it's time to get going! Especially since it's almost completely dark outside and you did kind of promise Nicolette and the others that you'd eat dinner with them.As you make your way down the street, you get a few stares and overhear some people talking about the duel (mostly about how cool Monique's sword is), though nobody actually tries to flag you down or anything.Good, you really don't feel like dealing with that right now anyways.After getting turned around a few times due to your mistaking one landmark on the map with another, you're fairly certain that you've made it to a par of the city that you actually remember!...just in time to notice a couple sitting at an outdoor cafe table.Milien and Josephine Girardot.>take evasive maneuvers>engage the enemy
>>29813714My reasoning is because I don't like missed opportunities, and I think that walking by ourselves we'll potentially find something interesting.Riding would make us miss opportunities, and we wouldn't have the opportunity to stop and look around.
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuversNothing to gain.
>>29814717>>engage the enemy
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversDive dive hit your burners pilot!
>>29814717>Evasive maneuversWe have nothing to say to him, and making a scene won't help anything.Nope, nope, nope.
>>29814717>take evasive maneuvers
>>29814717Evasive maneuvers. We can't possibly profit from interacting with them, especially now.
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversfuck that shit
Rolled 3>>29814717>engage the enemyPLOT ADVANCE
>>29814717>Take evasive maneuvers.
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuversignore and walk past
>>29814717Don't even acknowledge them, do not alter coarse, if they attempt to make contact look through Milien.
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversNothing good will come of this.
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuverswe have a diner to get to
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversTime to take the long way back!
>>29814717>Evade, do not graze danmaku for bonus points
>>29814717>OtherIgnore them and walk past.
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuversFuck offff
>>29814717>>engage the enemyI don't think they'll do anything.
>nobody wants to know more about what happened
>>29814820What is there to find out? We know everything we need to.
>>29814717>>engage the enemy>>29814820Seriously.
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuversAbort, abort!
>>29814717>engage the enemyRemember, don't stab him unless he tries first.
>>29814820Even if we do trust him to be forthright, he's not going to be even remotely honest about what happened while his wife is around.
>>29814717We said we weren't gonna get in a fight. Evasive maneuvers.
>>29814863But I believe she already knows what has happened
>>29814742What a creepy fucking slut.
>>29814863true, but it makes you wonder why they are in the area.>>29814888No she doesn't
>>29814717He obviously had something to say. Let him say it. Barring plot rage we can just walk away if we don't like what he says, even while he's talking to avoid a fight.
>>29814820we've been over this, even if not hearing his side isn't the smartest thing to do, it's a realistic reaction, even without counting any trauma rein may have personally
>>29814888When we spoke with him at the party, after Sylvie revealed who he was, she acted like she didn't know what he did, and he just said something like "Oh, it's old history, not important."
>>29814717>>take evasive maneuvers
>>29814905its called art.plus i wonder if the girls were kept in rooms of similar fashion.(without the condom wall of course.)
>>29814912>it makes you wonder why they are in the area.they were invited to the party, stayed for the fight, and then stuck around a bit longer
I genuinely can't tell if we should talk with them or not for two reasons:A) We might learn something else about the duelAnd B) He's going to be a condesending cunt the whole time we talk to himBasically, if you love "MONIQUE? WOW! WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON WHO HAS NO FLAWS AT ALL, HE SURE KICKED YOUR ASS!" Dialog, vote to talk to him. If you hate shitstorms in the thread, then ignore him.
Rolled 4>>29813958some people are naturally more resistant to electrical shock than others. I remember back in physics we did a lab where one guy had on hand on a Tesla-tech static generator and everyone held hands in order to hold the charge, while the teacher would ground people for shits, giggles, and the sick and twisted amusement everyone was getting. Most people fell over from shock overload as 25 people's saturation level static electricity ran through them and out via a small point. Some people would twitch violently. Only two people shrugged it off like nothing; myself, and a guy who stuck a fork in a power outlet when he was five. Add that kind of natural resistance to being shitfaced on meth, and yeah, you could probably walk off being tased.Although I will admit it is far more likely the policemen a shit at aiming their tasers, which are remarkably inaccurate anyway.
>>29814945>its called artNot by anyone sane it's not.
>>29814954Ah my bad, i mixed up the kingdoms.
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversNothing to gain there, even if he compliments us it would likely be snarky as fuck.
>>29814742Some of those photos appear multiple times.
>writing
>>29814956I voted not to talk to him because it's just another thing to remind us how stupid and weak we are, and furthermore remind us why we shouldn't even be in this quest.
>>29814968since when does modern art have anything to do with sanity?
PGQ seems like it's been a lot quieter the past couple of threads.Makes me wonder if everyone's still here but silently lurking, or if people actually dropped the quest over the shitstorms.
>>29814991>since when does art have anything to do with sanity?Fixed that for you
>>29815009It was a lot quieter before the shitstorms too. Things are back to normal. I could probably prove it by stirring up shit, but I think I'd rather not.
There is nothing to be gained by speaking with him. Nothing aside from anger, and you've had more than your fill of that today. As such, you instead take evasive action in order to keep him from noticing you as well...>roll 1d20
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Rolled 10>>29815077>1>trip and grab HIS peaches
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>>29815009>PGQ seems like it's been a lot quieter the past couple of threads.Because people actually did legitimately quit reading because of the duel. Quite a few people
Rolled 14>>29815077yag
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>>29815113I sincerely doubt it. It seems to me that people don't want to make Arch leave again.
>>29815113I speak for myself, but I just stopped posting a ton to not clutter the thread and go into auto sage early.
>>29815113Yourself, for example?
>>29815113There isn't a significant variation in the sup/tg/ upvotes these threads are getting.
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>>29815113GoodDon't need em anyway.
We chose a good time for a random encounter.Everyone is either back at the castle or praising Monique.
>>29815160I know several who have>>29815153>>29815151Maybe, I'm not posting as much myself because nothing is really happening to discuss>>29815201For large quests, they are typically upvoted by robots.
>>29815242>For large quests, they are typically upvoted by robots.What?
>>29815276I'm serious, some quests have bots upvoting them constantly.not saying PGQ is that way, but it's very possible. Which is why I hate suptg votes with a grain of salt, and you should too.
>>29815242>For large quests, they are typically upvoted by robots.It's all a big conspiracy man. All the players here are Martians investigating human brain-waves, Archelon is the Mother Brain.
>>29815242>For large quests, they are typically upvoted by robotsi'm a robot?
>>29815318>bots to upvote quests that people like>ITS CONSSPRCYno, it's a bunch of people trying to keep the quests they like on the front page and in the gold. Try to keep up.
>>29815318>Archelon is the Mother Turtle.fixed
>>29815094Bless you, son. You done good.
>>29815318Not him but it's pretty common knowledge that suptg is ruled mostly by bots. Bots that downvote, bots that upvote, bots that never stop voting. You can spot this if you look at quests that don't have many followers (five or six posts per storypost), but lots of upvotes.It doesn't help that you're allowed multiple votes either. It's a terrible system for gauging popularity.
>>29815310No offense but that doesn't really sound plausible. Why would somebody make a bot just to upvote a quest on 4chan? There is literally nothing to gain from it.
>>29815369>you're allowed multiple votesUh, no, you're not
>>29815370Neckbeards getting validation for their existence?
>>29815310i feel sorry for the guys doing that.. both upvoting/downvoting a thread multiple time a day...so sad..unless they're Chinese then it's a whole new thing.
>>29815370>Why would somebody make a bot just to upvote a quest on 4chan? There is literally nothing to gain from it.Did you just see someone take SupTG votes as an indicator if a quest is popular/active or not?Because suptg is where people go to find new quests. And if your quest has maybe eight votes, not many people are going to check it out from glancing the list of active quests. So you use bots to get into the gold and suddenly, it becomes visible and distinct on the quest list. It works the other way around too, people can make bots to downvote quests by people they hate.I personally think PGQs votes are from archive lurkers because no one really reads quests at this time of the night except losers like us.
Doing your best impression of Gerhard, you practically blend in with the scenery, sneaking by him without him noticing at all! And just to be extra sure, you take care to remain as inconspicuous as possible until he's well out of sight, breathing a long sigh of relief when he finally is.That was... unpleasant. Far from the pleasant walk that you were hoping for.And you're still feeling kind of weak.But you suck it in and keep on going, constantly checking and rechecking with the map until you finally make it onto the main street that you've been on several times since coming to this country.>home stretch, let's go!>take the scenic route
>>29815453it doesn't make sense though, the archives have at most 35 votes, yet archelon has about 168 twitter followers.i guess people are just lazy as is.
Rolled 5>>29815519>take the scenic route
>>29815519>take the scenic route
>>29815519>>take the scenic route
>>29815519>take the scenic routemight meet some other more fun people
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!must. reach. plot.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!No sense in being late to our dinner date.
>>29815519>take the scenic routeOkay, we're here already so I'm not going to screw us out of adventure
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!to TURKEY LEGS and fragment blader and asking granny to come to granache to train us in the family style properly and telling mari we're glad she cares about us
Rolled 8How are votes real if PGQ is not real?>>29815519>take the scenic route
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!to diner with friends we go
Rolled 12>>29815519>home stretch, let's go
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go
Rolled 9>>29815519>>take the scenic routeeven though we have people waiting for us.
>>29815519>take the scenic routeADVENTURE!
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!
>>29815519>take the scenic routeWe will enjoy this walk if it's the last thing we do.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!
>>29815540PGQ threads have all lost a bunch of upvotes since the duel incident. They used to have upwards of 80 upvotes.For that I blame the bitter.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!We are literally wasting time and it's probably getting dark and spooky out by now.
>>29815519>take the scenic routeMight as well take in the sights one more time before we leave. Might even see something we missed before
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!I just want dont want to pass out in the street.
>>29815519>>take the scenic routeCurse the call of the unknown.
>>29815540those are all dummy twitter accounts and you know it.
>>29815519>take the scenic routeJust a little bit longer without waifus
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!we is feeling weak he needs food and rest
>>29815519>>take the scenic routeI picked walking for adventure.
>>29815519Scenic route. lets find something to draw. if we have our pad. If not we can just find something to brood over. after all while we played it COOL in front of everyone else, losing to Monique along with loosing our sword must have pissed us off something fierce.
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!Guys, WE ARE LITERALLY WASTING TIME HERE. There are people waiting for us, we're not feeling all that good to begin with and Marianne's probably pissed that we went wandering in the middle of the night for no goddamned reason as well.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!>>29815655we have diner with friends to go too
>>29815519>>take the scenic routeI did not waste an hour be forced by the adventure guys and not get something out of it.
>>29815519>home stretch, let's goI can't help but imagine Archelon's face at this completely pointless walk.
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!No sense in dawdling just for the sake of it.
>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!Everyone want's to get back to our own kingdom until there's an event roll at stake.
>>29815519>home stretch
>>29815519>>take the scenic routethis is therapeutic and helps clear our head.
>>29815685Well we WERE kind of hoping for some reflection during our walk.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!I hate the adventure guys so much
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!the scenic route may only take 5 minutes, but we're still on namekian time, and i don't want another 20 threads in those 5 minutes
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!Marianne's probably pissed (read: WORRIED) that we're not back, our family and friends are waiting, we're weak, hungry, and it's getting dark. Please.
>>29814717>take evasive maneuversABORT ABORT ABORT
>>29815685people want to be alone for a quite walk after all the shit that happened.who knew?
>>29815685I really hope there isn't a random event roll. Rein just walks around and almost pass out. Totally pointless.
>>29815702>expecting anything more than the blandest in PGQha ha ha ha
>>29815594>used to have upwards of 80 upvotesSince when? Last I checked, it's gone from an average of 25 per thread to 20 per thread, and that's more due to a greater quantity of downvotes.
I hope the adventure fuckers are happy since we wasted time doing nothing and worrying our friends.Hell sylive could have taught us magic on the way there or anything intresting could have had happened.
>>29815728I'd say they deserved it.
>>29815519>take the scenic routeTry to enjoy this part of our walk.
>>29815719
Rolled 13>>29815750>man why are we so weak we don't know magic or anything>fuck learning magic let's go for a walki'm being a tool on purpose, don't reply
>>29815747Hey, I didn't say the expectation was realistic.
>>29815655This is literally the only justification for the scenic route
>Not interacting with Milien and telling him Mari fired us for losing the duelIt's like none of you skubs are pranksters
>>29815519>>take the scenic routeOh yeah, lets see some sights.
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!lets just get this over with
We should totally whisper sweet things to our bracelet as we walk and clear our head.
Rolled 14>>29815519>take the scenic route
>>29815677We have feeling to feel that we don't want to burden or friends with. What if you just lost a in something that literally defines who you are. Your you are not gonna be all happy go lucky about it. you are going to want to sulk. Have me time. Your friends are gonna try to cheer you up but you don't want that. you want to evaluate your life.TL;DR LET US HAVE SOME CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT DAMN IT.
to all you who voted for scenic route, well done at being fucking retarded, we're on a schedule, with people waiting for us, and you refuse a much faster ride in a carriage, then decide to fuck around on the streets while we're still greatly weakenedgood job on being mentally challenged
>>29815519>>home stretch, let's go!let it end
>>29815796she can feel our emotions so thinking about her is enough.
>>29815828Y'know, that could be done while walking back. Or before bed. Or, you know, back with the others once stuff is done. This isn't just A or B.
>>29815840>we're on a scheduleCitation needed.
>>29815840This.When all of the NPCs are going "Are you SURE?" it's a pretty good indication that you are making the wrong life choices.
>>29815828taking the long way back to the castle is not character development
>>29815840we do have a pocket watch, I think
>>29815859We said we'd be back to have dinner with everyone, and it's getting dark out?
>>29815840Yes, how dare we want to do something else other than talk to the same 6 people we've talked to for the entire quest.
>>29815866Did this ever stop players before?
>>29815840those people don't even read others posts other than arch.
Why the fuck would you write the vote as 'Engage the enemy' Arch?What the fuck? Are you a retard?That's just asking for people to vote against it.
Rolled 18implying i don't want to bait the bad end so arch can write taiga dojo
>>29815859We WERE going to learn Fragment Blader from Sylvie, and even voted to do so when we had the free time to do so.Which we then completely wasted by walking back for no good reason.We were also supposed to have dinner with our friends.Guess what else we're not doing!
>>29815840Pretty sure the scenic route would've been the bad thing to do had we been caught up by Girardote and his faggotry. But since we evaded that fuckup and his misinformed wife, we should have plenty of time to spare.
Rolled 92>>29815519>home stretch, let's go!
>>29815859refer to >>29815884 & >>29815916good job on being retarded fucktard
>>29815900Stop being a dick man>fishhook timeI know CAPTCHA
>>29815916'Cept that Arch pretty much established that said lesson would take place when we got home.And you guys accuse other people of not reading.
>>29815900Don't you have something better to do than bait or shitpost?
>>29815937>Stop being a dick manCriticism is being a dick?Oh look, another fucking awful namefag.
>>29815922we had little ttime to spare when we were offered the carriage ride, what with the group dinner waiting on us, and trying to learn fragment blader tonight as wellbut thanks to you morons, looks like we won't be doing any of those
>>29815949no he said back at the castle.
>>29815873No but avoiding the people you feel you let down is. people aren't rational. Yes they are going to be worriedYes it's probably pretty far from the best possible But sometimes, to make a character interesting, you don't do the smart thing. you do the thing that allows them to develop as a character.
>>29815965>>29815933>>29815840sir do you know how mad you're going
>>29815949>And you guys accuse other people of not reading.if your going to bring that argument out, you might actually want to read, its scheduled for tonight, after dinner, back at the castle
>>29815937there is even a pic on the top page about NOT feeding them>>29815960
>>29815952>home stretch, let's go!30 votes>take the scenic route24 votes>No sketching pretty pictures.
>>29815977>implying this was anything but a shot at random encounters
>>29815949Time management. You think people are just going to wait on Reinhold and NOT be vindictive when he shows up late and goes, "Hahahah okay ME TIME now I'm done blowing you off."
Judging from everyone reacting to reinhold during the duel it seemed to affect nico the worst.Which makes me think her grandpops died of something other than old age.Magic cancer?
>>29816003we don't have our pad anyway
Man, the melodrama is strong as always, isn't it?
Rolled 34>>29816022A chunk of ice fell on him and killed him
>>29816022Time traveling monique killed him
>>29816022>Nico was worried for Reinhold during the duel>therefore Nicolas died from magic cancerWhat?
>>29816022IIRC she mentioned that he got sick and died sort of out of the blue, so some kind of illness or debilitation.What sort, who knows.
>>29816022iirc there was a comment about it being fast. may have simply been old age but that stuff can come in in less than a month sometimes
>>29816008And then we say fuck you. I live my life literally waiting on someone else. all I wanted this one moment to be by myself when my pride, and my only possession, have been shattered. >>29816004I mean... this is why *I* voted for it. if some gronard wants Reinhold to be THE GUY then that's his problem
>>29816022Who knows, maybe he was in a duel against a homosexual and inexplisitly lost his life to ice magic.
>>29816212>my pride, and my only possession, have been shattered.i'll give you the sword but why would his pride be hurt? he stood up and did HEAVY damage to a guy wielding a portable demi god. that's something to be proud of
>this much chaos because some people vote to have the main character take a walkIt's like shooting fireballs at dry kindling. Unbelievable.After that beating and having his sword shattered, it makes sense in-character to seek some alone time and just get away from people for a bit, even if it's just in the form of a walk. Yes, we have a schedule, we have arrangements - well, sometimes a man needs time to collect his thoughts.And if you disagree, hey: I'm fine with that.Peeps need to get a grip.
>>29816242For Monique to be attracted to men he'd have to know they aren't all women in disguise.
>>29816265Except when choices are made that are frowned upon it reflects in-character. These little things literally have consequences.
>>29816265people are into the story so much they get emotional over little things man.
It will never happen due to the problems it could causeBut id love a thread that just has all of the bodyguards hanging out together perhaps all out for a drink and slight shit talks about their jobs.Trying to outdrink takamaru who becomes a talkative drunk
>>29816265It was because at least half the votes for walking alone was for random encounter and when we get said encounter people avoid it, and these guys wanted to try doing the encounter one more time.
>the quest will probably end before we meet Taka's wife.give based character more screen time
>>29816348I'd vote the shit out of that occurrance. Maybe when all the royals are hanging out together so the kids are looked out for by their dads?Would Reya and Rana also be along for the ride given their status as security?
>>29816370>>the quest will probably end before we meet Taka's hot daughter.fixed.
>>29815960Cursing and spitting at the QM like an angry cat ain't criticism. I've had a name for all of this thread right now and posted five times maybe, but whatever point is please don't act an ass toward the turtle who takes the time do this.
Im surprised we haven't had a thread on reinhold during his soldiering days or met any of his past comrades.
>>29816348We could always start hanging out more with those two gate guards we met at the start of the quest and go out for drinks with them.
>>29816407I bet he had a harem in the army, too.
>>29816407i do not want to meet that potato girl again.
>>29816318Well yes it will have consequences, but Reinhold won't think of them. He will be sad, he is 17 for god's sake. Your are telling me that a 17 year old boy is going to be thinking about the consequences of his actions at this point?
>>29816403dude don't reply to bait
>>29816397I hope it does I don't want to be on the receiving end of Taka's magic.
>>29816392Trying to outdrink a dragon
>>29816403>IT'S FREE YOU CAN'T CRITICIZE ITNamefags are just the worst. Tell me you're doing this deliberately and are actually just ruselording me.
>>29816441taka actually seems to approve of us and is mature enough to still be cool with us even if we don't go for luci
>>29816397Why did you need to remind everyone.
>>29816434ya he is seventeen for most of history at 17 you were not a kid
>>29816434... You telling me you weren't well-adjusted by then? Kidding, but Reinhold is supposed to have a decent head on his shoulders even if he seems to be a bit autistic at times thanks to certain choices.
>>29816397The one true wiafu, forever out of our grasp.
>>29816434He's a 17 year old who grew up in a brothel and has been in the army since 13.That sort of life experience means you don't give much of a fuck for long.
>>29816434If said 17-year-old boy was beaten for most of his life whenever he DIDN'T think of the consequences of his actions?Probably.
>20 minutes since Arch's postBusy or wall of text?
>>29816563That's about how long it usually takes him, to write a post.
>>29816563Busy.Still writing, though.
>>29816397>we will never got to !Japan
>>29816581its actaully 30 minutes.He usually takes around 8 hours, which equals towards 16 story post.Its a good thing he does this almost daily.
>>29816462Dude. Chill out. Sure the choices could have worded better and it turned a probable insight into Marie into a 'Do stupid, don't do stupid' choice but its over, it's done. Let go. I'm not telling you to not criticize, or even to criticize more politely, but you're not even doing that anymore. You've left your own topic to fucking grandstand on 'criticizer's rights' like everyone who criticizes your criticisms are fucking oppressing you or some shit.
>>29816666>Dude. Chill out.Chill out?!? Do you know who the fuck I am?FUck off asshole. You're just one of the people dragging this quest under.
>>29816600>>29816517>>29816481>>29816397
While you could take the scenic route, you don't really see any point in doing so. Your sketchpad's in your room at the castle so it's not like you'd be able to draw anything, and you have friends who are probably waiting for you right now.As you make your way back to the castle, your thoughts drift back to the duel... you thought you were doing pretty well, but then Monique pulled out his Sealed King and completely turned things around in his favor. While this was a controlled situation, what if you were to come up against an opponent like that OUTSIDE of a duel?Damn it all...But it's not like you're going to give up or anything. Hell no. You're going to keep on training and getting stronger until you're up to Volker's level.And then you're going to keep on going from there.>[1/?]
>>29816596
>>29816536>>29816537Touche. I still think that it would have made for a interesting story if Reinhold brooded about his loss for a bit. but that's like, just my opinion man.
>>29816712Time to face facts Reinhold, even Volkier was a nobody in the world of magic.
> lets talk about cool one off ideas while we waitNo id rather complain about a character talking a walkbto clear his head.> drunk bodyguard bros> stories of reinhold soldier days> drinking with dragons> takas kitsune daughter> challenging nico to a eat off to cheer her up over sad grandpa memories> trying to rank back up before we return
>>29816743volker knew sanctuary
>>29816771too bad he didn't know "Not dying".
>>29816743>even Volkier was a nobody in the world of magicHe knew how to cast Sanctuary, at least, but it was sort of a secret even to his close friends.Even if he wasn't great at the typical sorts of magic, this means he had some sort of access to at least one more esoteric branch of Mantra....this is a thing we should probably ask Grandma about, actually.
>>29816729
>>29816781Low blow.
>>29816695its cool manwe got dragon chicks
>>29816781Too soon
Rolled 14>>29816781
>>29816781BAZINGA
>>29816743He fought 2 dragons man. DRAGONS plural. and it's been stated that he did know magic, just mainly utility magic rather than blaster magic. and as any 3.5 player can attest that is where the real power of magic lies, utility.
>>29816781
>>29816781I want Reinhold's next action to be yelling "MY MENTOR IS DEEEEEEEEAD"
>>29816786Yeah i agree, how did he pull off sanctuary,
>>29816820GOOD THING WE'RE PLAYING 3.5E THENOHWAIT2dumb2dumb2dumb
Any ideas for a singular thread you would enjoy writing Arch ?Or a area to cover
Rolled 13>>29816781
>>29816781why
"Walk by yourself" has got to be the most retarded choice I've seen dince "Try earth magic without Sylvie's help while still in the room with Marie."
>>29816781well done
>>29816870Going to do an interlude thread in a few days... maybe tomorrow or Wednesday.I miss writing the Granache cast.
>>29816913And yet, we picked itAnd you know what? We're going to get the option to be completely by ourselves againand we're going to take itIf we got an option that was just "Sit in our room and cry for the rest of the night", we would take itAnd you know why? It's because we pick what we know.
>>29816940is that the anime with the le semen demon
>>29816920>chicken wings and milk>not chicken wings and purple drank
>>29816781welp
>>29816954Depressing but true. Have a drink with me, brother.
>>29816999>>29816940>>29816920>>29816892>>29816867>>29816833>>29816822>>29816799>>29816781Might I ask to stop spamming yourself with reaction pics?
>>29816913>>29816954I gotta say, PGQ players seem to have a rough time figuring out that once something has happened, Arch won't retcon it unless it kills us or he makes an incredibly minor spelling error that half the thread misses entirely>>29817039joke's on you, i'm only 4 out of those 9I've nothing better to do
>>29816712After about a halfhour of walking, you finally make it back to the castle and head to the side entrance, where you notice a few guards sweeping up... they're probably the guys who Luciana punished for slacking on the job, come to think of it.Nodding to them as you pass, you walk inside and head straight for the siaircase that leads to your party's suites. While you're not sure where any of your friends actually are, that's the most likely place that they'll be.And just as you enter the stairwell proper, you barely keep yourself from running right into Sir Gregory.>[2/?]
>>29817039
>>29817057>Greg time
>>29816938I like to think that they are all slacking off since the king is gone
>>29817057oh god run
>>29817039Come on you fucking IDIOT.YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST PUT SOME EFFORT IN.FUCK YOU.SEPERATE THE PICTURES INTO SAMEFAG GROUPS.LOOK AT ALL THE ANIME ONESCLEARLY SAMEFAGGET BENT PRICK
>>29817057Thank god more Gregory.
>>29817052>>29817059>I've nothing better to doeh, so be it.
>>29817057RIP.
>>29817057>>29817052Dohohohoho
>>29817039sugoi anon
>>29817080>>29817102why should we be worried about greg
>>29817147Because Nico route never.
>>29817167But every route leads to the Nico route. All it takes is greg saying nope you are going to marry my daughter.
>>29817167True suffering tomboy never wins.I wonder what the case would be if the maid crush didnt exist.Would glasses rank lowerI mostly miss reinhold and nico doing the over exaggerated voices for battle/food
>>29817197Greg is too cool as a father to do that as long as Nico likes Melanie more. And /tg/ will never vote for Nico route to make her actually like Rein over Melanie so it doesn't matter.
>>29817167Now i'm sad
>>29817237I really wanted the tomboy to win.
>>29817057"Back up and about, I see," Sir Gregory says, looking you over."Yeah, I actually walked back here from the arena," you reply."So I heard," he says, smirking at you. "Nico's kind of pissed at you for blowing off dinner with her and the rest of them, you know... but there might still be some food left if you hurry, they're all in our suite right now.""Thanks, I was actually wondering where exactly they were at," you reply."I actually think that the only one of them who -isn't- pissed at you right now is that dragon girl who drank up all of my booze," Sir Gregory says as he walks past you. "I suggest you get your ass up there before things worse for you.">[3/?]
>>29817280She has a chance, she seems to have gained a lot of fans recently. Or they're just posting about her more.
>>29817238if nico and meido works outdo you think umone of them will use magic toumbecome a futa.
>>29817237>>29817280>>29817238>tomboy never winsBut it isn't over yet, anonsThe happening can be nowthe tomboy CAN win
>>29817280Yeah me too
>>29817293>We missed the partyWell, fuck
>>29817293fucking knew it
>>29817293Great job once again.
>>29817293>we pissed them off by being lateMUH ADVENTURE
>>29817293>"I actually think that the only one of them who -isn't- pissed at you right now is that dragon girl who drank up all of my booze," Sir Gregory says as he walks past you. "I suggest you get your ass up there before things worse for you."doohohohohoh
>>29817293Ahahahah! Consequences! I approve.
>>29817293can we please dragon routeI love herbecause she is stronk and likes shounen protags acting like shounen protags
>>29817293>Nico's kind of pissed at you for blowing off dinner with her and the rest of themAHAHAHAHHHAHahahhaaahahahahah
>>29817293Seriously?
>>29817293Wait? We promised to be at a party?Who the heck thought it was a good idea to not take the carriage then?
>>29817347No.
>>29817354choices have consequences, even stupid choices that acomplish nothing
>>29817293>Nico's kind of pissed at you for blowing off dinner with her and the rest of them, you knowWait, wut? At no point did you ever make it specifically noted that how long taking that walk would take, OR that it would cost us the dinner.This one isn't on us, Arch, this one is on you failing to inform the players of something basic as fuck as time constraints.
>>29817347It's okay dudebro I'm going to shitpost for her as much as I can :) :)
>>29817293See? Even greg thinks we're fucking stupid
>>29817379Pretty sure it's because we failed the roll to understand the map.
>>29817293>>29817357>>29817354We SAID we'd meet them for dinner, which I suppose then turned into a party that we never showed up to because we were too busy...Uh...Oh wait, it was a waste of time period.>>29817379>walking instead of taking a ride takes more time than taking a rideyeah arch how dare you use common sense
Aw shit son I hope we get CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and not simplyIm angryIm sorryStatus quo kept
>>29817357Half the fucking thread, apparently.Despite the fact that several people were mentioning WE HAD SHIT TO GET BACK FOR LIKE THIS.
>>29817379HAH! Why don't you go read the archives and NOT blame others for your failing?
>>29817293THIS IS YOUR QM ON 'I WANT TO QUIT THE QUEST' DRUGS
Rolled 14>>29817425>drugs>not players choosing stupid shit
>>29817411What character development could possibly come from this?Is Reinhold going to break down crying about carriage-related trauma?Will Nicolette reveal that her grandfather died after getting lost on a walk?
>>29817379walking takes longer than a five minute ride, who knew
>>29817425>>29817411This is your playerbase on being brain damaged, news at 11.
>>29816913>>29816954>>29817293My god it's like an eerie window into a fa/tg/uy's life. >decide to be alone for no good reason>have an opportunity for a chance encounter >deliberately avoid it>miss out on social obligation>friends mad at you>what? what'd I do?
>>29817440Stockholm syndrome is a very serious mental condition Anon.Your QM has conditioned you to accept any fault in the quest is in fact not his, but the players choosing.
Now that the retards that boted for that have MUH CONSEQUENCES, can you retcon it, Archelon, so that the rest of us without brain damage can have a better time that's not ruined by them?
>>29817399>>29817374>>29817342>>29817330>>29817326'Cept that this is basically the equivalent of the DM describing something as a lake, and offering us the chance to swim in it.And then after we decide 'sure, a swim would be nice' he declares, "It was a lava lake, really guys, how did you not even manage to feel the heat when I didn't mention anything about it?"Consequences are only relevant when it's made even remotely clear that the distance we're going to travel is going to cost us a lot of time, either through the character's own acknowledgement, or someone pointing it out to them. Otherwise our choices become nothing more than assumption and guesswork and not actual decisions.
>>29817458In this case, the players are just fuckeads.Sometimes a bad decision is Just a bad decision, anon.
>>29817293>players chose the trap optionsasuga master DM archelon..... we activated your trap card.....all according to kekakuepic truly epic
>>29817446not only that but we went alone instead of bringing sylvie to guide us
>>29817445Reinhold doing something for himself is already character development.
Now that the retards that voted for that have MUH CONSEQUENCES, can you retcon it, Archelon, so that the rest of us without brain damage can have a better time that's not ruined by them?
>>29817469Can you fuck off back to /qtg/? There's a thread up right now, go whine about Humility or EGO or whatever it is you people do
>>29817454Enlightening, isn't it?
>>29817469Shut the fuck up man. I was mighty pissed about some of the stuff that went on the last couple of threads, but this is apples and oranges. Besides, who cares if those girls are mad at us for missing dinner? Gotta get used to being disappointed by the men in their lives at some point.
Rolled 17>>29817458Not really, I voted for the opposite choice and I knew it was retarded the moment I read it.
>>29817488Lolno
>>29817469Use your fucking common sense you idiot.We *knew* we had stuff to get back for. Dinner SPECIFICALLY TO CELEBRATE REIN NOT BEING DEAD.It is blatantly obvious that walking takes considerably longer than a carriage. And we got multiple cues, *constantly* telling us that walking was a pretty fucking bad idea.
>>29817458>>29817469>Okay, so they offer you a ride to the castle>Nah, I'll walk>Please, at least take a guide with you>Nah, I'll walk>It'll take a lot of time, and dinner isn't too long from now>Nah, I'll walk>But you don't know the WAY->Nah, I'll walk>Fine at LEAST take this map that this artist drew in fucking SECONDS>Fine, but I'm fucking walkingSoon after>the fuck you mean I was late, bullshit GM fiat
>>29817469we agreed to meet our friend(s) for dinner and then decided to walk half way across a city instead of taking a 5 minute ride back. it's a basic concept called "things take time and things happen even if we aren't there"i don't know where you got lava from
>>29817526Good thing someone said dinner was happening the second we got back to the castle so we knew we had to rush, right? Oh wait.
>>29817409Well i was under the impression that a 5 minute carriage ride might be an hour MAYBE hour and a half walk. and that dinner is usually a evening affair and it was just starting to get dark out. but apparently dinner started just as the carrage got there so w/e.
>>29817534>Trolling in a quest>Anything but /qtg/
>Waiting another 30 minutes for the person who said he would be there>Fuck that noise. Food now.While this does makes sense given CONSUME trait shared by Nico, seems kind of silly in context. The whole point was they were going to eat together with everyone. Unless she was still pissed about the fight. Then this totally makes sense.Oh.Yeah, this totally makes sense.
>>29817301Really Anon, can we win?
>>29817379Ya how could we possibly known that walking is slower. Arch should have known his players lack common sense.
>>29817463so apparently pressing the cancel loading button on a phone doesn't stop it from posting... good to know.
>>29817545They said it was happening when people got back to the castle.EVERYONE HAD ALREADY GOTTEN BACK TO THE CASTLE OR WAS GOING BY CARRIAGE.OF COURSE WE FUCKING MISSED IT!
>>29817469But we did promise to have dinner in this case so as per your analogy he did mention that the lake was hot and we still decided to swim and now people are bitching about it.
Holy shit. with so many people shitposting about this, you would think we snapped at Marianne again.
>>29817535All the more reason for arch make a VN.
>>29817561>Arch should have known his players lack common sense.Well to be fair, all past evidence has pointed to this being the case.
>>29817569>Trying to start a shitstorm over nothing>Anything but /qtg/
>tfw voted for walking, knew there would be consequences, and still don't regret it
>>29817409>common senseCommon sense would imply that we were informed of the actual distance we were traveling and how long it would take us overall to make the trip on foot. The way that it kept being presented was that it was a leisurely stroll back to the castle.>>29817420See above. Nowhere in the previous thread was it stated how long the journey was going to be.>>29817526>And we got multiple cues, *constantly* telling us that walking was a pretty fucking bad idea.By multiple cues were you referring to Sylvie being typical pouty-face Sylvie about not being able to hog more Rein-time to herself? Cause that's all it ever came off as to me, at least. Sylvie's reactions weren't even remotely indicative of anything other than disappointment that we weren't spending time with her. Like she always does.Seriously, you lot talk about 'common sense' while failing to employ it yourselves. Sure, a five minute carriage ride would be faster than walking, sure, but the time difference we're talking about here is if the fucking carriage was RACING back to the castle at full speed.
>>29817582We did do something inconsiderate and offensive again.
>>29817469Exactly. This is the reading the earth book shit all over again anytime Rein wants a second to himself Arch writes him stupid. Oh well I wouldn't be surprised to find out that on the carriage ride back they hit a bump and everyone found sealed kings.
>>29817582I loved that my favourite quest moment so farReinhold acting out then it being swept under the rug straight away
I was hoping we would get to hear how the common folk viewed the duel, but all we got "people kinda recognized you."
>>29817613>offensiveit's a fucking walk dude
>>29817599i think by multiple cues he meant sylvie, granny, marius, and citrine
>>29817599>Cause that's all it ever came off as to me, at least.Then you're a braindead moron. See:>>29817535
>>29817599You must be trolling, because those were pretty strong cues. Hell I don't even like Sylvie and your little supposition is completely off-base.
>>29817535I was more under the impression they were worried that we shouldn't be alone with our injuries than they were worried we were gonna be late to the tea party.
This isn't even a big deal."Oh sorry guys I just needed to collect my thoughts"There, you apologized for being retarded.
>>29817638The walk isn't the offensive part. Blowing off an engagement is.
>>29817582When did we snap at marianne?
>>29817638it's skipping an agreed upon dinner
>>29817638No, it ditching your friends at a celebration they threw in honor of you not being dead. Bit of a difference.
how about we get in the room and say something cheesy like "i hope you didn't bury me yet" or "heroes are always late, right?" and then tell them (more seriously) you needed a small walk and didn't realize how long it took. it should go fine that way
>>29817570They never said it was happening right away. They just said they were going to have dinner together.
>>29817650Well you're an idiot.>>29817651Regardless it's still rude and a pretty shitty reason.
GuysIt's already happenedStop arguing
>>29817679A BODYGUARD ARRIVES PRECISELY WHEN HE MEANS TO
This shitstorm... Over going for a walk...What the fuck is wrong with you people?
>>29817640You mean all those people who at no point ever say a word about the fact that if we decide to walk we will definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY miss the dinner arrangement?'Cause if these strong cues exist, then by all accounts copy-paste them. There was never any strong indication as to anything more than disappointment that Rein was going it alone.
>>29817667when elena almost splatted herself and we told mari she could have helped after she asked if we learned a lesson
>>29817679Yep. True route is solo route.
>>29817686im not going to stop arguing till we get a retcon#RETCONORBUST2014
>>29817679Reasonable.
>>29817613>Having time to ourselves is offensive>>29817667After the loli somehow learned magic which, as long as we're making this the designated complaining time, was more BS than anything that happened during the duel.
this could all have been avoided if reinhold was decently equipped with a teleport ring like in bloodine protetcor. they could have just summoned him for foods.
>>29817679Yeah, I'm fine with this.
we were so close to a random encounter and majority did not vote for scenic route!why!?
>>29817704I'm pissed that Arch is being a dick at this point. Probably because we're ignoring the plot point with Mari's former guard so he's punishing us.
Jesus christ people, stop responding.There is no reason to be arguing, what's done is done. Do you all need some form of drama in between Arch's posts or something?
Okay, guys, it was a shitty thing to do, yeah.But what is raising a stink about it really going to do at this point? Especially considering that in the grand scheme of things, this isn't going to affect much.
>>29817709Ah yes, that. Really, such a minor incident. I would love to see Reinhold act genuinely unpleasant for once, if only to shake things up
>>29817357This is more arche's fault, he didn't really specify that it was a party and we were supposed to be there AND it would take us longer to walk there than it would the entire duration of the party.BUT it's also our fault for being so fucking stupid and splitting the party like that.By 'our' I mean 'the same fucking retards who keep making dumb decisions because they want to flag crush and not because they are smart decisions'.
>>29817706If there was a big flashing "THIS IS A BAD END" sign over every potential decision there'd be no point in this being a quest.Take some fucking responsibility for your own idiocy.
>>29817765At this rate Reinhold is gonna alienate everyone before the end of the week.
>>29817679Sounds about the only way to make the most of this. The whole walk seems to have been a total bust in the end - people picked it because they wanted Rein to do some self-reflecting, and we got none of that, so we basically got nothing out of it, making showing up late pointless altogether.At the very least we should've gotten some decent self-searching done during the damn thing. Seems more like Arch is just punishing the players for wanting private time by giving nothing altogether.
>>29817748because we can't do anything if it doesn't involve a waifu, apparently.
>>29817722>which, as long as we're making this the designated complaining time, was more BS than anything that happened during the duelwell, she's a kid, kid are fast learners, right?and i'm pretty sure she's gifted (and you know, she's king Celestiano's daughter)
>>29817749arch is giving realistic consequences, that's not being a dick. being a dick would have the castle being attacked and getting a bad end because we walked
>>29817679this sounds good to me. ice puns optional
>>29817749Its more like we ignored everything. We chose to walk and when we walked we chose to not have any interactions. And here we are.
>>29817748Because that would be even more fucking stupid than what we did do.
> reinhold does something for himself and wants time alone or to act like anaactual 17year old> MUH TRAUMA> SO EDGY> arch mistakes us for trolling to be alpha> post written like hes a idiot quickly swept away to be forgotten and glossed overIts like that poochie episodr of simpsons but replace poochie with waifus.
>Princess Avoid Questfuck interactions, they might not be with muh waifuI am a raging Nicofag but I don't vote against something I see as in Rein's character, or vote for something retarded like this, just to flag crush
Arch is doing this to you poor saps because you didn't talk to Millen.Arch is doing this to you poor saps because you didn't talk to Millen.Arch is doing this to you poor saps because you didn't talk to Millen.
>>29817794The entire point was people wanted to give Reinhold a chance to reflect on the duel and then maybe have an interesting encounter. Instead we got put into a possible encounter with someone we've already said we're going to ignore and then a small ass post with Rein 'reflecting' on things and then we headed right back. And Arch is punishing people for that.
>>29817771>If there was a big flashing "THIS IS A BAD END" sign over every potential decision there'd be no point in this being a quest.>Take some fucking responsibility for your own idiocy.Say, anon, could you drive my car around the corner and park it for me?What the fuck, anon, you crashed my car! What's that, the brakes didn't work? Well of course they fucking didn't, you should've known that the moment you started driving it. I mean, geez, all the signs were there when you weren't slowing down, weren't they? Fucking idiot. Take responsibility, you asshole.
>>29817748Revenge of carriage fags on walk fags
Now I'm convinced we just have people who wait for something slightly negative to happen then stir up shit about it.
>>29817849There's a clear difference.It was possible to use logic to know this outcome, being late, was the most likely.
Calm down and get over it.
>>29817787Realistic consequences to a misinformed decision. Basically like your professor at university putting stuff on your final exam that he never even mentioned was on the studylist.
>>29817835You're a fool if you don't get that Millien was about the only encounter he could pull out of his ass at a time like this without introducing a new character.
>>29817849don't busted breaks usually have a big flashing sign saying they're out
>>29817835I highly doubt that Arch is doing this over a random encounter that was undesired in the first place. Quit shitposting.
>>29817849>Take responsibility, you asshole.Legally, in most western countries he *would* be liable for damages, actually.
>>29817877You're JUST realizing?
>>29817783Yeah, she's Celestino's daughter. He's previously been shown to be very protective of his children, making the already unlikely sceario even more unlikely. There's no in-character justification (which is why I say it was more BS than the duel), Arch just decided we weren't being punished enough for not doing what he wanted and went "Well fuck you the 8 year old almost kills herself and also the princess is upset now get sad"
>>29817877It's been like that for weeks now.
I didn't come here to quest, I came here for an argument.
>>29817892Obviously it's your fault for not noticing it in the non-existant description of the car.
>>29817849Anon's fault for not engine braking or using the handbrake. Shit doesn't anyone know how to drive in adverse circumstances these days?
>>29817783Dude, it was shown a long time ago that she knew magic.And Nicolette's little brother was mentioned to be learning magic even earlier than that.
>>29817892Yeeep. Mandated by law for nearly forty years now.
>>29817839Heres the thing we also had a decision to take the scenic route which would have gotten us something. Guess what, we didn't. So we gained nothing. We had a lot of chances. We never took them
>>29817888>>29817849>want to play a quest>gets mad when ANYTHING has negative consequencesStart thinking before you choose shit, then come back and we'll talk.>>29817877They're the same guys who get mad for everything, I don't know why they still come here if they hate Arch so much.
>>29817849That analogy would work better if monologue guy mentioned repeatedly that the brakes we're just about to fail, actually they could fail anytime, but if Anon did barrow his car and anything happened then it's on him.
>>29817888this is more like us agreeing to meet the professor to get a cram lesson in and then walking to campus instead of driving
Why do so many people feel compelled to start crying and arguing every time something doesn't go perfectly in reinholds favor? Jesus Christ guys, one wrong decision doesn't mean Satan is gonna pop out of the ground and eat rein.
>>29817293>[4/4]"...yeah, I think I ought to do just that," you say as you hurry up the stairs, waving goodbye to Sir Gregory.Craaaaaap, you missed dinner after all! You really hope that they're not too mad at you for losing track of time... and also that there's at least SOME food left, seeing as how you haven't had a bite to eat since you left the castle this morning.Walking as quickly as you can, you make it to the door of Nicolette's suite before long, and you can tell from the voices leaking out into the hallway that they're still inside.Great. You're not too late after all.Taking a deep breath, you open the door... and see Rana, Sylvie, Nicolette, Melanie and... Marianne? She's here too?>greet everyone?
>>29817937It's because they hate Arch so much that they still come here.
>>29817937They feel the need to ruin everyone else's day because they don't have fun.
>>29817953"I just flew in from the Arena, and boy are my arms tired!"
>>29817953"I guess I shouldn't have taken the scenic route, huh?"
>>29817899More like confirming a hunch really. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt.
>>29817953"Marius drew me an entire map instead, so it took me a while to get here. Sorry."
>>29817902Daughter of a hilariously powerful mage.She, and Luci, are taught and encouraged to learn magic form a young age. (It's just Luci's grimoire fetish that Celstino has issues with).It's blatantly obvious she'd be good at magic.
>>29817953"Hi there, it seems I'm actually bad at readig maps"
>>29817937So from now on I should just assume to have all the answers and make up my own idea of the things that aren't being stated, such as how long something should take, or how people will react. Got it.Okay guys, prepare yourselves, that room everyone was eating in will be full of flesh-eating corpses. The food was poisoned in an attempt to assassinate us with a magical toxin that turns the ingestor into a ghoul. Also, Marianne decided to murder Thierri for all the ice puns.
>>29817953Apologize for being late, say that you needed some time to think. Gauge the mood. If everyone's pissed off, grab food and leave. If people seem willing to hang out, sit down and be a pal.
>>29817741might as well have that dimensional house like in mahou shounen quest too so we can get back to our room faster.also that golden broadsword from magical noir quest would be nice for reign.wouldn't mind an elemental companion too like mr. shadow to keep around.you are retarded.
>>29817931Fucking hell my piece of shit bronco was a 91 and the only indication I got that it had popped a brake line was the pedal going all the way to the firewall as I approached the stop sign at the end of my block.Thanks a lot Ford. At least the e-brake worked.
>>29817787>realistic consequencesRealistically we would know that walking back by ourselves is fucking stupid
>>29817953"Sorry for being late, just needed some time to myself."
>>29817908#100percentstockholmsyndrome
>>29817971second
>>29817953"Sorry I'm late. Needed some time to myself. Also I was stupid for going alone, but I did have a map!"
>>29817996This
>>29817953"Hey, sorry I'm late. How is everyone doing?"
>>29817953Sorry I'm late, I had a rough day.Did you at least save me some food, cause I'm about to DIE from hunger.
>>29817953"The party don't start till I walk in"
>>29817953SORRY IM LATE GANGAUTHOR FIAT MEANT I HAD TO BE LATE FOR THE EDGINESS
>>29817996Sounds good
>>29817948How far away from campus are we?See, that right there is basic information that would dictate whether or not I would walk or drive. I know some people who make pointless car journeys for shit it'd take next to no time to do on foot.
>>29817953"Sorry apparently if I'm not around someone I get really stupid and something bad happens."
>>29817979A hillariously powerful mage who wants to shelter his daughters as much as possible.
>>29817984perfect. second this.
>>29817984Seconded. Make the best of it.
>>29817996I am going to vote this.
>>29817953>>greet everyone?"Sorry I'm late, I lost track of time."There. Carnage mitigated. Can we please stop arguing about it now?
Has it EVER been mentioned how far away Gran's house is from the castle?In fact, it was mentioned that we could see the castle, so how long is an ordinary walk there? An hour? I don't' see any mention of what time it is.Either reinhold has the slowest fucking walk ever, or we just made a mistake due to lack of information
>>29817996This works.
>>29817787>realistic consequencesWant to run that one by me one more time?Let's review.A group of our friends invited us to a party after we got knocked on our ass.Yes, we're a big boy, we can take a licking and stand back up. But you know, it's totally in-character to blow it off and take a walk. We changed our minds - we didn't feel like celebrating. We didn't feel like riding in a carriage with other people. We wanted to be alone for a minute. Shocker.If they are all legitimately angry at us for not showing up, then they have the sensitivity of rocks, and we should get some new friends, because they're clearly idiots. Seriously. If we show up, apologize, and then they all huff and snort and fold their arms and look cross, we should walk out of the room without another word. We are not a fucking dog, we're a man, and we should act like it.You all think these women are hanging off Reinhold's dick, when in reality, it's the opposite. They've got him whipped, and whipped bad. It's pathetic. We eat with them, we study with them, we train with them. When are we going to do something on our own?It seems to me that Reinhold is only relevant by his interactions with other characters. He doesn't stand on his own. We're in a dead sprint to cripple our own player character.
>>29817984>>29817996Least worst option.
>>29817984Sure this.
>>29817953I like this one>>29817971followed by this one.>>29817996
>>29818000>>29817996>>29817984Dis ere niggas
>>29817953>>29818042This.
>>29817953>>greet everyone?>>29817984Something like this?Wanted a little time alone just to clear our head, may have lost track of time a bit.Took us maybe an hour or so to get back, I think? That's really not THAT terrible.
>>29817982if you need to be outright told that walking halfway across a city you don't know, even with a map, takes time, then i think you may need to upgrade your knowledge pool>>29817996this
>>29817984This
>>29817953"oops, looks like i really lost track of time, sorry for being late everyone!um... anyone left me something to eat?"
Apologize for being late but only do details explaining if they actually ask.
>>29818043YesBy carriage, quick enough to get back within a short slapping session.
>>29818035Yeah no.So far the only two things we've seen him disapprove of are: Elena's sword fetish, which is pretty straightforward and with good reasoning, and Luci's Grimoire habit, *also* for good reasons given they're the untranslated works of long-dead, possibly mad mages.Luci has said to us explicitly that Celestino encouraged them to learn magic and was perfectly fine with a whole bunch of other stuff like Elena's Super Rabbit.People just latched onto "he's a bit conservative with regards to women's roles" and made a shitstorm in a teacup out of it.
>>29818046And I'm sure you do this in reality, too. Props for the time and feeling you put into your post, though.
>>29818046I agree.
>>29817379>>29817469>>29817599>>29817849>>29817888These people are not contributing to the quest they (or most likely one person) are intentionally trying to derail the conversation. I advise people use the report function.
>>29818043Nope, which is why I'm bitching at all these people going "lel cammon sans" about this shit. If we had ANY established parameters of the distance in question, we would never have opted to walk. The way it was presented was that it was going to be a leisurely walk that wasn't going to take that much time.And despite everyone else's insistance that we were 'strongly hinted' that it was a bad decision at no point ever was it made out to seem like anything more than disappointment at us bailing on spending time with them. And even if you were to interpret it as them opposing our 'walk' decision, at no point was it ever even remotely insinuated that we'd be late if we just went straight ahead from Point A to Point B (which we did, we didn't take any sidetrack options and went straight for the castle, and we were still late).
>>29818046>not showing up when you promised to do so>being asocial all of a suddenGod forbids we bow to social norms.
>>29818046>It seems to me that Reinhold is only relevant by his interactions with other characters.Duh, It's a VN-themed quest. The whole purpose of the exercise is interactions with other characters.
>>29818046But we said we'd go, and then didn't show up.It's not like we said "I'd rather have some time to think things through", it's that we said "I'll see you guys there" and then never showed up.
>>29818043~20Min by carriage, significantly longer by foot.
>>29818103So, we have the slowest walking speed ever?
>>29818104Did you miss everything Luciana said the first time she visited, or something?>>29818107>And I'm sure you do this in reality, tooAre you trying to say people don't?>>29818118I still would have.
Misarchiver hit us again.So mature...
>>29818148YOU BET
Sunday's are a hullava day to post quests. Nothing good comes out of them at times
>>29818116It's all one person - me. And I'm actually not trying to derail anything. Sorry if you find that debating an issue constitutes derailing, but while I'm ticked off at the outcome of a misinformed decision, whatever 'hatred' you assume I have for Arch is non-existant. It's entirely possible to strongly disagree with someone and not hate them, believe it or not.
>>29818152at least he didn't fuck up the tags...
>>29818152And he even got the quest tags as "princes guard quest"Honestly, people who can't leave alone something they dislike are ridiculous wastes of oxygen.
>>29818182>princes guard questYeah he did.
>>29818148Only when limping and weak. Which we are.
>>29818046>Yes, we're a big boy, we can take a licking and stand back up. But you know, it's totally in-character to blow it off and take a walk. We changed our minds - we didn't feel like celebrating. We didn't feel like riding in a carriage with other people. We wanted to be alone for a minute.Except we never said or implied any of that to them.All we did was arbitrarily decide to walk back despite people saying *this isn't a great idea* constantly, without us giving good reason why.All we ultimately did was blow off a party with friends for no given reason or warning. It's a fucking rude thing to do, not "oh so stoic and manly and contemplative DEEP"like you're trying to make it out to be.
>>29818182He did, he put it as "Princes" guard quest.
>>29818146>>29818043It was mentioned in one of the earlier threads. Walkable from the castle, but not close.
>>29818152stop giving your self attention.
>>29818046that would have more merit if we hadn't agreed to show up first. the problem isn't "i need some time alone" it's "sure i'll hang out with you. wait, no fuck that". >They've got him whipped, and whipped bad. It's pathetic. We eat with them, we study with them, we train with them. When are we going to do something on our own?it is our job to be near one of them for half our waking life, and the other half we spend with the others since we can't make it to town and back before we need to sleep, and everyone else at the castle is either too busy to deal with us or too scared to train with us
>>29818152He's been busy recently. Managed to strike one quest that was only on it's fifth thread.>>29818176I can appreciate that anon, but we're already to autosage after only a few choices. Let's try to keep things more under control, so that we don't have to go through two threads every night
>>29818213>yourselfAre you implying something?Just arch needs to know so he can contact the admin, stop being a dick.
>>29818145>It's not like we said "I'd rather have some time to think things through", it's that we said "I'll see you guys there" and then never showed up.That's exactly the point. Don't you think our best friends might be able to draw some conclusions about our state of mind?>>29818107Actually, when I'm pissed at my friends, I tell them exactly why right to their faces. And we hack it out, and we're all better for it.Reinhold is a bit damaged - I think that's clear. He doesn't have the gumption or the confidence to say it right to their faces, especially because they're women, and he hasn't really known them for so long. That's why I think his strategy would be to walk away - because he'd rather say nothing than say things he wasn't sure about or that he'd regret.
>>29818196the title and Description, yesbut the theads are filed by the tags and it's fine.still a shitty thing to do.
>>29818176This is not the correct place for this type of conversation. I'm not telling you to gtfo I'm just advising you that there is a specific thread that exists for this function.>>29816836
>>29818227Duly noted. Like I said, I'm ticked off, but I've no intention of derailing the thread or shitting it up. I presented my arguments, and that's where it ends. I never expected Arch to change his decision, after all.
>>29818221Except that the king already let us know we don't have to worry about our job for the rest of the day.
>>29818265For fucks sake, it's only got one S. Princes. Not Princess.
>>29818265The only tags are "Collective Game" and "princes guard quest", with one "s" in Princess.
>>29818196>>29818209(re-checks) well fuck. my bad. damn it.
>>29818265He changed the tag from"collective game, princess guard quest"to"collective game, princes guard quest"Plus, 117 has the wrong tags...
>>29818273It's cool, like I said here >>29818278 I'm not gonna argue the matter further. I said my thoughts on it, and let's just move forward.
>>29818253I'd rather he actually come out and say something if he had issues, which is what a normal human being would do. We shouldn't be stuck between an outburst and avoiding our friends if we have issues. Let's calmly but clearly explain ourselves as opposed to our usual antics.
>>29818241Lircorice barely tolerates quest threads. Not going to happen.
>>29818265Enh should have put >princesbelow the first line of greentext, I figured that was what you missed but I executed my response poorly.
>>29818281doesn't change the fact that they're our friends and we already agreed to dinner with them and then blew them off last second
>>29817953"Hi everyone, sorry I'm so late, I didn't think the walk would take so long." if they are were worried, that's one thing and we will deal with it accordingly. if they are angry then they get the word smack down. we don't like to use out razor wit for evil, but if they force our hand? so be it.
>>29818304>which is what a normal human being would doHaving issues implies you are *not* a normal human being, and thus handle things vastly differently.
Why can't some anons just accept negative choices occuring.Look how mad everyone went when reinhold spoke back to princess which was swept under the rugLook how mad people got when we lost the duel and dont get a unique swordLook how mad we are now for wanting a walk to reflect on.More anons want waifu interaction arch does as well.Reinhold does not get to act alone or be a character best to accept that
>>29818205>we never showed them how we felt or told them that we might be late>hurry and apologize because we might have offended themSounds whipped to me.
>>29818313He changes the names whenever someone contacts him, it's not the first time.
>>29818319We'll have lots of chances to eat with them whether we like it or not. As you yourself pointed out, we won't have nearly as many chances to take time off for ourselves.
>>29818333If that's how you approach social commitments, Then you're just a boorish arsehole, i'm afraid.
>>29818354MISSING THE POINTIt's not the eating that's the thing.It's that we made a commitment to show up to said social gathering, and then blew it off with no warning or reason.The fact that it involves eating is tangential and irrelevant.
>>29818385Being fair, we were inside the city, they couldn't wait fifteen minutes for him to show up?
inb4 it was a surprise party all along and Gregory was messing with us
Do people not realize that skipping out on worried friends and family regardless of the situation is just plain rude?
>>29818354then we should have said we wanted time alone before agreeing to meet them for dinner. again, the problem isn't that we had time to ourselves, it's that we blew off an agreed upon meeting to do so
>>29818354Its more the fact that we broke our word.
>>29818400
>>29818400Wow, what a cunt.
Misarchived threads:>29184433>29795815>29813483Any else?>>29818402Neckbeards don't.
>>29818385We had a reason and having everyone else take the carriage without us is a warning.>>29818403We hadn't decided that yet. People can change their minds, anon.
>>29818399Where are you getting fifteen minutes? I thought it took about an hour to maybe an hour an' a half from where we were?
>>29818400...that would actually be surprisingly in-character.
>>29818424Nope, 116, 117 and 118 only.
>>29818330Bit of a leap between your opening statement and your closing statement - Arch has already said he's going to try and steer away from blank-slate >[] WAT DOtypes of options.Reinhold HAS a character - he's sickeningly nice, determined, motivated, hard working, and doesn't die when killed.But I do agree with your first point, people seem to have a problem with bad things happening as of late. And also thinking that breaking your commitments and not even apologizing somehow makes you a better friend, despite the fact that we got our ass mangled not even 10 hours ago and randomly wandered off on our own, telling them we wouldn't be too long, etc etc we've seen this argument 50 times in this thread so far
>>29818402You are greatly overestimating the social competence of the people who play quests about waifus on /tg/.
>>29818399Depending on the city size and layout, it could take over an hour to walk from place to place.
Why are people mad that the girls (read: waifus) are upset with us, except we just entered the room and don't know how they are going to react to us being late?Honestly, Marianne is going to probably make a remark about us being late, and Nico is probably going to grill us slightly, but everyone probably understands Reinhold wanting an hour or so to himself.
>>29818439#96 got misarchived too.
>>29818424thread 96 got listed as generic harem quest 415>>29818429>We hadn't decided that yetyes, we agreed to dinner with nico. even if we didn't know everyone else would be there we blew her off
>>29818431From the description Archelon gave us of a rather short walk with zero time for contemplation, the purpose of the walk in the first place.
>>29818456You're being optimistic.They're women. They have a pathological hatred of not being given attention. The moment we decided to do something not revolving around them, they're liable to eat us alive.
>>29818365Look, let's both back off the name-calling for a minute and try to look at the situation from a distance.I'm not saying we have to be deep and manly and stoic. I'm not saying that we have to be an asshole to be a character. I'm not advocating that we make a habit of blowing off our friends. In fact, if you look at what I wrote, I only said that Reinhold should be so blunt in action if they were still angry after he apologized. I'm all for an apology.What I'm saying is that we aren't doing so hot. It makes sense for us to miss the party. We're always punctual; we're almost always fulfilling our obligations to the T. We don't break our word. When we do - when Reinhold isn't where he said he would be - it says something about how the character feels.So, given that situation, and that his friends know him pretty well, they should be able to gather that Reinhold probably could use a little encouragement. The last thing they'll be is angry.And you know what? Everyone's in a panic because for once, one time, we didn't follow the plan to the letter. We said, 'you know what, fuck it. I'm taking a walk'. And I think that's extremely realistic.If you don't agree, that's fine, but there's no reason to be impolite. I'm trying to express frustration without insulting people, and it's difficult when everyone is so heavily invested that they treat these fictional women like bombs that will go off if we aren't running at 110% every damn second. That's no relationship at all.
>>29818481actively trying not to get lost tends to limit the ability to self reflect
>>29818149>Did you miss everything Luciana said the first time she visited, or something?That was in regards to her Grimoire collecting, which is explicitly different from just learning magic normally.
>>29818474I mean we hadn't decided that we needed time to ourselves.>>29818446It's not about being a better fried, it's about the fact that if these people are actually friends they'll understand and not give us shit about it.
>>29818481>someone dense like reinhold>actually contemplating stuff very hardI mean, yeah he's witty, but he doesn't give a lot of thought to anythinghence the stupid decisions...
>>29818471As was thread #17.
>>29818481...if we were within a mile of the castle we would be able to see it, thus negating the need for a map and the existence of a scenic route.
If we'd showed up early the girls were all going to give us blowjobs and snuggle with us.
>>29818481>>29817057>After about a halfhour of walking,That's at the "scenic route" choice part of the trip, so it seems reasonable to assume it's probably between 45 minutes to maybe a bit over an hour, depending on how long it took to get our bearings.
>>29818524;_; what could have been, anon, had we done something right
>>29818481Honestly that's what I'm pissed about. I don't mind the consequences, we blew off our friends, they are expected. I'm pissed that we did it so that Reinhold would get some major introspection. Not 3 sentences of I NEED TO BE STRONGER.
>>29818510>I mean we hadn't decided that we needed time to ourselves.then we should have stuck to our commitments and not blown our friends off
>>29818524I'm going to give you a blowjob and snuggle up with you if you know what I mean
>>29818533That's your opinion.
> tbh im more surprised we didnt run into taka during hit nighttime city huntsWhen karel joines up with taka I honestly expected arch to a interlude but no dice
>>29818534So suck out his soul and eat his corpse.Yep, got it.
>>29818534Sorry, I don't do taxidermy.
>>29818510Yeah, I don't disagree with you on PRINCIPLE, friends should be compassionate to one another, but we SAID we'd be at a certain place at a certain time, and then we went out of our way to NOT BE at that place.If we had said "Man, I think I'd like some time to myself" instead of making said plans with Nico (which she then invited EVERYONE ELSE to), then you'd be right.But we made plans, and then undeniably did not keep them.Like, how can you even argue this.
>>29818526the half hour is how long it took after we got back to the main street we'd been on before. there was also however long it took to get there
>>29818524Nico was willing to go backdoor too
>>29818573
>>29818567We can take back a largely unimportant promise to a friend once in our life. It won't kill us nor will it kill them.
The girls are all sitting at the table, all with several plates of lasagna in varying stages of being eaten. Fortunately, there's a little bit left for you... considering that three out of the five people sitting there are heavy eaters, you're just grateful that any food's left at all."And look who FINALLY decides to show up," Nicolette mumbles, glaring at you."We were worried that you'd passed out somewhere..." Sylvie says, breathing a sigh of relief."Sorry for being late," you reply. "I just needed some time to myself.""You ought to tell people stuff like BEFORE agreeing to have dinner with them, dumbass," Nicolette says, shaking her head. "You're lucky that Sylvie managed to convince Rana not to eat EVERYTHING until you finally showed up.""Umm, you are well enough to eat... right?" Sylvie asks."Yeah, I'm starving," you reply."At least you still have your appetite...">[1/?]
>>29818526It took them time to get to the castle too, carriages in a city aren't much faster than walking, the horses can only go so fast when also dealing with pedestrians and other vehicles.
>>29818621I'm going to find YOU and burn YOUR house down, m8
>>29818600Now all that hype and its no biggie we all calm down again until the next shitstormWhich is saying goodbye to luci or helping slyie to pack
>>29818621 hi anon, don't look behind you
>>29818621You did that one already.Gods be good, if you are going to come in here to shitpost, then at least take pride in your shitposting.
>>29818632Jokes on you nerd I live in your house.
>>29818621this was anon's decision anon. arch just writes what he's told toalso, arch please make this into a VN. i love what you write but hate /tg/ sometimes
>>29818648Then I'm going to burn my own house down, so get fucked.
>>29818632>>29818621I'm going to find both of you and give you blowjobs and then cuddle together
>>29818648And everybody else in your mother.
Does Arch seriously need to emphasize "oh hey this may not be an optimum idea" or outright limit things so people can cry 'railroading' just so they don't complain about getting penalized for stupid ideas?
>>29818482Oh hey look>>29818600Nicolette girlled us slightly and Marianne has yet to make a remark about our lateness.
>>29818665I'm going to find you and hold your hand
>>29818676You can never make spoiled brats happy, anon.
>>29818647While I do not support shitposting, I agree that some effort and pride ought to be involved in the endeavor.
>>29818648Jamie, how many times do I have to tell you that eight year olds don't fucking belong on the internet? Go back to bed.
>>29818676Most of the people complaining about the consequences are the people who didn't want to take a walk in the first place.
>>29818686Reported to the police, enjoy your time in prison, faglord.
>>29818686Get the fuck out.
>>29818686>I'm going to find you and hold your handDisgusting.
>>29818676Pretty much. You need to think of playerbases like a special needs child. If you don't hold their hand they are going to end up playing in the road then complain when they get run over.
>>29818641>next shitstorm"Reinhold, would you like anything to drink?">arch's face when
>>29818686Am I the only one feeling like using that meme is beating a dead horse at this point?
>>29818767No.
>>29818767Yes.
>>29818767Maybe
>>29818760Regardless of whether or not Arch is actually railroading that is exactly the kind of advice you a railroad DM/GM would give.>>29818767No.
>>29818767Probably, but i still giggle at it. so whatever.
>>29818767Not at all.
>>29818504>And I think that's extremely realistic.Well, you're wrong.
>>29818600>[2/2]You then walk over to the empty seat between Marianne and Sylvie as the latter prepares you a plate of the remaining lasagna and then hands it to you. And as you sit down, Marianne drops a box on the table that you're barely able to catch before it lands in your food."Idiot," Marianne says as she shakes her head. "I felt bad for hitting you so I got Father to rush back here instead of spending time in town like I'd planned on, and I even got you that thing in hopes of making it up to you... but then you had to go wandering around doing God-knows-what so all of my effort was completely wasted.""This thing?"sliding your plate to the side, you open the box... and it has a rather large cinnamon bun inside!"As you can see, it's cold and stale now since you took your sweet time getting here," Marianne says, rolling her eyes."I'll eat it if you don't want it!" Rana says from across the table, waving at you with a wide smile on her face."As long as -someone- does, I don't care," she sighs. "It'd be a waste of time, money and sentiment otherwise," she says s she cuts you a sharp glance.>how do you respond?
>>29818885No he isn't.
>>29818888"... Ah hell. Thank you, Marie." Wince and eat it.
>>29818888eat it.
>>29818888"It is a good day when you can start with dessert"
>>29818888Slide it over to Rana.
>>29818888Give it to Rana.
>>29818888EAT IT.NO WORDS TILL AFTER.CONSUME
>>29818888>Thanks.THEN CHOMP ON THAT BUN LIKE A HUNGRY DOG. FINISH IT.
>>29818888Thank her and eat it.
>>29818888Eat it.
>>29818888SEEWE FUCKED UPWE FUCKED UP OUR TIME WITH MARIE'S BUNS
Resist the urge to make a pun about frosting
>>29818888Say thank you to her and eat it
>>29818888thank you marianne, i'm happy to know that you care about me so much
>>29818888"Mine" Then we CONSUME what offerings these women have left for us, starting with the bun.
>>29818888Eat it.Wolf it down. (heh).Thank her after we do so.
>>29818676No, he just needs to give sufficient information in his posts.
>>29818937Fail to resist urge to make a pun about frosting.
>>29818888>thank her and eat it
>>29818888Thank her and eat it.Also holy shit that's like top tsun or some shit damn she called him a baka and everything
>>29818888"We'll talk later, but thank you for the thought."
>>29818909edit it with "It's still a good day..." and i would second it. eat it as well.
>>29818888"Thank you Marianne, I'm happy to know you care."Eat the cinnamon bun, no matter what.
>>29818888Time to watch our rank drop again, I guess.
Rolled 1>>29818888Rolling to cry since its our 2nd gift ever the first being our father's sword.OrJust be legit touched by said gift because of not getting gifts and thank her kindly.
>>29818888Why so Tsun Marie?
>>29818888Give it to Rana and full steam ahead on Rana route.
>>29818888Imagining how people are going to freak out about his post.
>>29818888Wolf it down with hesitation.Thats the best thanks we can give.And then thank her afterwards.
>>29818888"Well, even if it got cold, it definitely isn't a waste of sentiment. Thanks, Marianne."god damn I really don't want to make a joke about how it was sweet of her to think of us like that, but it's taking all of my self-control not to
>>29818888thank her, tell her you didn't plan on being that late and eat it
>>29818933So? We're trying to close that route anyway.
>>29818888Eat the roll as though nothing is wrong.Perhaps make a call back to our first meeting with the tea, remind her what we once said about wastefulness and note it's doubly important when it comes to gifts.Then it is lasagna time
>>29818888Look at her and break into a smileThanks mariMaybe try to eat it in one go to show tears of joy.Odd that being a hour or two late makes a bun stale that quick
>>29818982No we're not.
>>29818949seconding
>>29818888"Man I got friends who care if I live or die, I got a family, I got to fight a Sealed King, I'm going to be an uncle, Cinnamon buns! All things considered this trip has been awesome for me."
>>29818888>I felt bad for hitting you>Now let me call you an idiot and get pissy for having a normal reaction to losing a duel when you are a master swordsman and just had your adoptive father's sword broken
>>29818988Might be exaggeration. Could be her tsun feelings of feelbad projecting onto it.
>>29818975she's a dragon, not a dog, remember?
>>29818888Wallop the cinnamon bun and thank Marie after the consumption is done.
>>29818988Dice willed it, I toss in with this.
>>29818888Look her right in the eye, smile."Thank you. It means a lot to know you care."Eat that fucking bun, no matter what.
>>29819017Rana is a functional adult and doesn't classify her friends or other people as animals, so the whole dog ranking doesn't matter.
>>29818933http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGp9P6QvMjY>>29818888>You raise the cinnamon bun's box up and take a long whiff, then chow down until the entire thing is gone. You lick your lips.>"Thank you." You grin at her. "I'm glad you thought of me. I think I needed that one."
>Try to go to sleep, need to wake up early for class>Loud masculine groaning and repetitive music from other room>Can't sleep.>Fucking>Fuck>PGQ.I hope this runs late.
>>29819034No, I think he means "Rana isn't a dog, giving her a slightly stale cinnamon roll won't mean route lock."
>>29818888>bite into bun"that's very sweet, and i'm not just talking about the bun"
>>29818888"I believe the first compliment you gave me was I am not wasteful.">CONSUME
>>29819050Ah. No, but it'll possibly make it more likely.
>>29818982Are you daft? Marie route is only route that matters.
>>29819053This.captcha: last loverscIS IT HAPPENING, CAPTCHA?
>>29819049>Loud masculine groaning and repetitive music from other roomYou know what to do anon.Go be the little girl
>>29818888I actually really like >>29819053
>>29819069>The only legit boring one.FTFY
>>29819092truth.
>>29818888Can we hug? is hugging allowed? cause if it is then we should hug, look her right in the eyes and thank her giving up on daddy time as we know how important it is to her. Then we CONSUME BUN before she has a chance to react.
>>29819005woah, that is a good summery. i would add to it at the end "if the these buns are the last frosting i get hit with, i won't complain either."
>>29818767Yeah. I feel like half the people who use that reference don't even know its origination.
>>29819092Can we not do this right now?
>>29819104jesus what is with /tg/ hug obsession? we don't need to hug people just because they did something somewhat nice.
>>29818888Be happy. "Thank you. I'm sorry for making you wait, then.">>29818973Marianne Route open.
>>29819131They're like Japanese school girls, eh?
>>29819069Not really, her dad signs the check, hot her. Marie really doesn't matter any more than anyone else in this quest. Arguably she matters less because she can't get rid of us or avoid us unless her dad consents.
>>29819141>>29819131Clearly, those anons just want to be the little girl.
>>29818988Well you forget that Mari is royalty. let's be real she would probably think that bread that isn't still warm is stale.
>>29819053>"I believe the first compliment you gave me was I am not wasteful."THIS
>>29818888 I like this.>>29819053Then thank her for the treat.
>>29819168Well of course bread that isn't warm is stale. Only a dog would eat cool bread.
>>29819131Your right friend, time for apology hugs.I do agree tho.
>>29819131Do you need a hug anon
>>29819212good bread can stay good for a good week.shitty bread can go bad in a dayi'm talking about french bread, if that matters
"My not being wasteful was like the first nice thing you ever said about me, remember?" you say with a smile as you take the cold cinnamon bun out of the box and DEVOUR it as quickly as possible. You would have liked to down it in a single bite, but you're forced to take three since it's just that big.While it maybe kind of hard, it's still good. Makes you wonder how much better it would've tasted had you gotten it fresh, though."And I'm happy to know that you cared enough to even do something like that, Marianne," you say, turning to the Princess."Whatever, it's not like you don't make me regret doing so every single time," Marianne replies.Crap, she's still mad.Seems slightly less so than before though, so you'll accept this as your victory anyways.>[1/2]
>>29819131I just like hugs alright. I'm a huggy guy. I would give her a hug right now, she showed she cared about my feelings and sacrificed DADDY TIME to be with us. do you forget how big of a deal that is? I feel like that deserves a hug. do you want a hug anon? I'll give you one. if you ask.
>>29819279
>>29819279Dammit Marie! Stop being a fucking doormat!
>>29819300>cared about my feelings>myanon pls
>>29819339She obviously does, just can't express it without being all angry/critic.Remind you of any archetype?Ts...
Reinhold feels more and more like he's abusing his popularity and the patience of his friends for all its worth.And it will never end. Elena's tantrum, the duel, and now the walk: All of them were made with the same justifications ("so alpha, so in-character, give us a real rpg already") and ended up with the blame put on Archelon. Nobody learns anything.
>>29819300>my feelingsThat is just beyond pathetic. please kill yourself.
>>29819403They want to roleplay mr Niceguy von Sliceyas mr Alphman McShounenIt's a bit idiotic, but I suppose that's what we deserve for trying to have something nice here
>>29819403So wrong it hurts
>>29819420Why not level-headed straight man who's a bit witty and still kind to his peers? Too complex?
>>29819403>>29819420Not exactly sure how wanting to take a walk with the intent of self-reflection on how we got our ass fucked, made everyone worry, and how best to avoid it in the future is 'alpha'. But okay.
>>29819300Are you sure that you're ok off your meds? Because its ok to be supported on properly prescribed substances.
>>29819444With waifufags, people bitching about 'muh power gaming' and a couple of assholes trying to ruin it completely?Probably a bit too hard.
>>29819444Too late in the game to switch established characters.
>>29819449I'm refering more to the"I've got both my arms cut, can't hold a sword and will probably need a crit to win... BUT I'M SO MACHO SO I'LL KEEP GOING"
>>29819449They want waifu not reinhold time he's just a empty vessel
>>29819300>she cared about my feelings>my feelings>myIs this why people having been getting so incredibly butthurt about votes they don't like and anything bad ever happening to Reinhold?
>>29819444Problem is he's already estabilished as a niceguy and it doesn't really fit at the moment to change him
>>29819479Yes and angry over reinhold supposedly being rare alpha at times
>>29819468Oi! I just want to wreck things with Marie. Literally everything else is negotiation friendly.
>>29819476I'd argue that that was less alpha and more 'shonen protagonist', personally. I'm not denying there are some people who keep bitching that Rein should be less of a 'doormat', but so far the duel and the walk were pretty reasonable decisions to make. The walk, in particular, seems like a fairly out of place penalization for us being.. hell, we don't even know how late we are. Are we several hours late? Half an hour? Fifteen minutes? No information was presented to influence our decision-making outside of 'are you sure?' several times.
>>29819504Oooh, tell us who your waifu is so we can destroy all chances with her, too! Fuck off.
>>29819444I too miss the early days of the quest anon.We can never go back.
>>29819504And that's the level of player that makes this place suck. Not archelon, but this fella, right herethis fine speciemen of idiot.Of course there are other kinds, but hey, just scroll up and you'll see all of them.
>>29819513Yeah, if it was going to be a problem, we should have checked what time it was with the watch we bought forever ago.
>>29819513Yes, but, on the other side of it, no one bothered to ask arch the time of day or to walk
>>29819476Really? I felt it was more of a "Wow I shouldn't have offered Monique a replacement blade because now I can't refuse one myself without appearing disingenuous." kind of thing going on.
I just want a character who isn't 'Nice Guy McSnarky,' like every other quest protag.
>>29819546Ye be on the wrong bord then fair anon.
>>29819513When the DM ask "are you sure" several times, it means the players are making a stupid decisions and he's giving you a chance to think about it.Now:>"What are you going to say to Elena, finally?">"Wow, look like the duel is going bad. Do you want to continue?">"Wowie, Reinhold, we're all a bit miffed that you decided to flee us all of sudden.">>29819546Too late for that.
>>29819545The difference was (at the time) at nearly full health while Reinhold had a broken collarbone, a pierced fore arm, mangled hand, along with other bruises and cuts...
>>29819279Welp, we need to make this up to them.With a cake at least.
>>29819546then make one.
>>29819546You're too late by about a hundred threads.
>>29819574Yes.
>>29819504>>29819515It's this sort of behavior that has really started fucking up this quest. In a quest like this we need to try and work together otherwise everything turns to shit.We'll have threads that hit the bump limit insanely fast and drain arch's desire to write, which can cause a decrease in quality, timeliness of posting, and even outright will to deal with it.Without at least a basic level of understanding and respect for each other it's really not going to get better, and I'm sure that at least 95% of the people who follow this quest do want to see it succeed.Of course this is /tg/, so this does absolutely nothing in the way that the thread will progress.
>>29819574We already apologized, there's no need to do anything else to make it up to them.
>>29819403All of those were the result of the players being fed either too little information or misinformation-Elena's tantrum was a misunderstanding the players had about Elena's presence on the trip and what the fuck Arche's choices meant, and as usual he refuses to clarify. Then he had us mouth off to Marianne because he changed the tone of a write-in vote for whatever fucking reason from sarcastic to angry and bitter.-The Duel was the result of the dice system swapping suddenly, a system that the players didn't understand the full impact of because surprise, Arche didn't tell anyone that he applied it to crits as well. Conveniently excluding that factoid. -And now this, which has EVERY LITTLE THING to do with how much information Arche has been giving his players, like what time it was, like how long it takes to walk back to the castle, like how fast Reinhold can walk, like what he would be doing during his walk. The players have been wankers about making decisions to crush route flags and they are in-character (for whatever retard those people picture Reinhold to be) and not because they are smart decisions, but Arche shoulders a bunch of the blame for the way he's been running and the way he's been wording some decisions to basically be traps for the players.
>>29819279You then turn your attention to the tiny itty bitty bit of lasagna that was saved for you, consuming it handily. But you're still hungry, dammit...KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK"Who is it?" Nicolette calls out....maybe it's a maid with some more food. You certainly HOPE that it's a maid with some more food. Because you want to eat some more food."It's me, Luciana," she said from the other side of the door. "Is everyone still in there?""Yeah, come on it," Nicolete replies. "The door isn't locked."With a creak, the door opens and the red-haired princess and her bodyguard enter the room... but Luciana doesn't seem to be her usual energetic self. Hell, she looks even more miserable than she did back when she visited you in the infirmiry."Princess, could you please say what is worrying you now?" Takamaru asks. "All of your friends are here, so there's no need to be secretive.""Luciana?" Marianne calls out as she jumps out of her chair and rushes towards her best friend. "What's wrong, did something happen?""Yes..." Luciana mumbles as her eyes start to well with tears. "I guess you win after all, Sylvie..."Wait, what?>[2/3]
oh wow.Shitstorm in 5...
>>29819615He'll offer her hand in marriage to Monique afterall
>>29819615Oh fuck me don't tell me those people who think posted incessantly about her getting married off to Monique were rightFUCK
>>29819615Oh Fuck
>>29819615
>>29819615>[3/3]"Huh?" Sylvie says, looking extremely confused. "I didn't do anything...""Yeah, what's going on?" you ask as you get up from your seat and walk over to the two princesses."R... Reinhold..." Luciana looks at you and does her best to smile.But she's not able to keep up the facade for any longer, falling to her knees and breaking down in tears."F... father, he told me th- that he-" Luciana sobs. "He's going to call an assembly of everyone from the party who's still in town tomorrow...""What?" Marianne asks. "What's so bad about th- oh no, he wouldn't!" she gasps, her face going completely pale."Y- yes, you already figured it out..." she chokes out. "Father's going to formally offer my hand in marriage to THAT MAN!!""What!?" Nicolette screams as she leaps out of her chair and rushes to her cousin's side. "There's no fucking way that he'd ever-""No, he just told me so," Luciana says, shaking her had in defeat. "He's offering me to Monique Gilbeault.">HOW DO YOU REACT?
>>29819615Time for people to be upset with Celestino.
>>29819615Look like the MoniquexLuciana callers were dead on the money.
>>29819615fuck.calling it now:her father is marrying her off to some ass monique?
>>29819631>"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCK THAT GUY"
>>29819631ARCHELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
>>29819631first person to call it.
>>29819631"Is your father really that politically-minded? Welp, time for you to abscond back to Granache with us."
>>29819631HAHAHAAHA WHAT THE FUCK?
>>29819631You're a brave man Arch.Braver than I.
>>29819631
>>29819631>PUNCH THE FUCKING WALL>PUNCH IT AGAIN>ONE MORE TIME>"FUUUCK"
>>29819631A moment of silence, then"Let me have a word with him."
>>29819648This is what you meant when you said we were getting route-locked due to plot, isn't it?God damn it
I'm out. Maybe I'll read the archives and rejoin in a while, but I'm sick of the retarded choices, the consequences of said retarded choices, and ensuing shitstorm that always follows after. This has become a regular thing, and it feels masochistic to continue knowing that it's going to happen again and again.
Absolutely glad we lost the duel.
>>29819339>>29819413>>29819479I roleplay in the 1st person... I'm sorry this offends you. I'm don't care about the consequences. I really just wanted Reinhold to do more "I could died out there because of my pride. I really worried my friends because I couldn't accept I was outmatched. and Damn it. I *was* out matched. He could kill me 6 ways to sunday if he wanted to. How the hell am i supposed to do my job when I can be beat by the likes of Monique?"
>>298196311) flip table2) hug luci3) contact Thierri and explain him the situation4) REVANCHE (duel vs monique for luci's hand, no magic sword BS)5) SAVE THE BABE OR DIE
>>29819612i'll give you the mouthing off to maricrits being harder was explained when arch changed the dice system, as that was the entire point behind the changewe knew it was late (duel started at noon, we were out 6 hours, and it was at least another before we left), and walking half way across a city you don't know while still sore from the match, even following a map, takes time
>>29819631Show no expression."I believe I ought to have a chat with him. Man to man if you will.Don't worry, I won't start a fight."
>>29819631So who is ready to form a lynch mob.
>>29819631Yeah, I predicted this happening and I don't give a shitEnjoy your sword and your wife, Monique, I really just want you out of this quest so the further we get away from one another, the better.
>>29819665I can't think of anything better, so, this.
>>29819631Don't say shit.Start walking to Celstino.
>>29819631Okay, we got Rana, Sylvie, Nicolette, Melanie, Marianne, Luciana, Takamaru and ourselves.With the possible exception of Takamaru, all of them would be steadily opposed to this.Time for planning.
>>29819668not>Let me have a sword with him.
>>29819631FUCK YEAH MONIQUE!!!WE HIT THE FUCKING JACKPOT!!
>>29819631"So, how much of a shitstorm do we need to cause to get this called off? And who else can we call in to help? Emilio?"
>>29819668With Monique?This is actually a good suggestion
>>29819631>"No you're not, if you don't want to marry him... you don't have to.""Run, escape... I'm serious, you shouldn't take this"
Rolled 61>>29819631Pretend we feel something other than anger. Try to console her.
>>29819699This.
>>29819631this bull shit will not stand! time to make some plans to get Luci out of this place!
>>29819631I'm not worried, Monique is an ass, but he would never marry anyone against their will.After all, he -is- a gentleman.
>>29819631Oh man, Gregory is going to have a fucking field day."He can't just... he hasn't said yes though, has he? Someone needs to... I need to talk to him."
>>29819631HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>29819631Monique has so many insecurities and buttons to push. Give Luci 5 minutes alone with the guy and she can probably make him snap.
>>29819717actually, I was thinking of talking to the king, but it might be best to talk to both of them
>>29819631Nope nope nope nopeAssemble a posse. Get Gregory Get Aquaman Get Grandma Get Takamaru Get to where Celestino is and talk some goddamn sense into him.
>>29819631Does that mean Gregory would have Monique as an inlaw relative?
>>29819631"can't you turn him down? wouldn't your father be okay with marrying someone you don't hate as long as they can be useful?"
>>29819631"He really wants that sword, huh?"
>>29819631I knew it.What now?Well give her the comforting hug and contemplate the future. To be fair Monique is not a bad person when not under effect of psychotic breakdown.
>>29819694you don't understandrena, nico, mari, even sylvie they'll ALL get over us quickly.but luci...you have the proof in front of your eyes, she'll be stuck with THAT FUCKING GUY if we don't grow a pair FOR THE REST OF HER short? LIFE
>>29819685>we knew it was late (duel started at noon, we were out 6 hours, and it was at least another before we left)He didn't even fucking mention the time, so I am not giving you that oneAlso anyone who didn't see this coming is a fool.
>>29819732Why would you think they're going to get a chance to talk before tomorrow? It would also probably fuck Monique over if he rejected Celestino's offer.
>>29819699This, please this. All of that anti-doormat training is about to pay off.
>>29819699Are you people retarded? What is Reinhold going to say to him? He's a king. Reinhold is a dinky guard. Even if he decided to listen to what he had to say, the only thing that might make him consider otherwise is if Reinhold said he wanted Luciana's hand himself. Since people won't go for that obviously, nothing will result from going to the king. Not like the king would pick Reinhold over Monique anyways.
>>29819631Monique has so many insecurities and buttons to push. Give Luci 5 minutes alone with the guy and she can probably make him snap. I mean really, he'll be unable to withstand any sort of manipulation she'd use to get rid of him.
>>29819631"Why? Why the fuck would he do that? WHY?"
>>29819740I dont think Monique would let luci be so miserable. If we speak to him, he might say he would refuse.
>>29819631Nope not happening no
>>29819631Stay calm, very calm, unnaturally calm."I think I need to talk to that clown. Do you know where he is? Don't worry, I'll be polite."
I am still confused about how reinhold feels about monique.
>>29819754There are some things I care about, maybe if the last few threads went differently this would be one of themBut we saw it coming, we know this would happen if we lost the duel, and I don't care anymore
>>29819777He can't refuse, though.
>>29819705Monique supporters! This win was for all of you! We rock so much!
>>29819631Eh, no biggie.
>>29819777Yes, YES.YESSS
>>29819631>NEED TO KILL A NIGGA INTENSIFIES
Welp, time to turn it into a Runaway Princess Quest.I think at least Rana and Reya can halp us.
>>29819631>Do you have any say in it.Let try to be supportive of her. Doesn't matter if its monique or someone else.
Rolled 16>>29819631HAHAHAHAHA!I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth already.But im not worried. Monique isnt going to accept, because for one thing, that would put him right smack in Gregory's way. and he's now currently scared shitless of him.
>>29819631I KNEW ITI KNEEEEEEEEW ITHE TOOK THE DUELHE TOOK YOUR PROTAGINIST ROLEAND NOW HE TAKES YOUR WAIFUYOU WERE NEVER THE MAIN CHARACTERYOU WERE NEVER IN CONTROLMONIQUE IS ARCHELON'S CHARACTER AND HEWILLALWAYSWIN
>>29819631Does Monique even want her?
>>29819631Go and talk to Monique.Deal with the problem at the most easily influenced point, we might not be able to convince Celestino of anything, but Monique, if he doesn't agree then it'll be fine. And despite him being a bastard he wouldn't force a woman to marry him.
>>29819770At this point, I think Reinhold would consider the king to be personally insulting him.I mean, first he calls bullshit on our past, and now this?It's time to be angry
What if this is what the kidnappers were trying to prevent?
>>29819631The Great Escape: Marconetti Edition?
>>29819789This exactly. He is confused.>>29819795Why? Its an offer and his current standing and clout means he can refuse without making too big of a fuss with the politics here.
>>29819795Why not? He's not Celestino's subject.
>>29819810Is it finally time for adventure?
Oh god, why are people actually saying that we need to go have a talk? There is nothing that we can do, at this rate we are going to revert back to the rank of Ferret
>>29819777This
Options:>talk to monique for him to turn down (greg could join)>run away to adventureland>give up
>>29819829fuuuuuck
>>29819770If Reinhold wanted Luciana he should have wonand he didn't, his fault.
>>29819699not this, odds are even if we can get near him he won't care about our opinion>>29819760yes he did, we asked how long we were out and were toldalso>celestino offers luci to monique>monique looks around>sees greg giving DEATH GLARE>politely says no
>>29819631Let everyone else react.But really, is Monique even into girls?
>>29819820>Monique isnt going to accept, because for one thing, that would put him right smack in Gregory's way. and he's now currently scared shitless of him.>Rein can't even scare his own rivalahahahahahahaayou guys never mattered
>>29819827How is this an insult to Reinhold? Explain that please because it doesn't make sense. This doesn't involve him in any way.
>>29819795Celestino holds exactly zero authority over a noble from Granache. And it's an offer, it doesn't have to be accepted.
>>29819631Time for Monique to prove he is a real gentleman and turn down the offer so that Luci isn't miserable. Failing that time for an adventure.
>>29819839Not talking with Celestino, who has next to zero chance of budging on this, but talking to Monique, who's the only other person who has agency in this whole situation.
>>29819856He knows Luciana likes Reinhold, he could assume he likes her back.
Fuck you archelon, I was about to go to bed.
>>29819829 then WE become the kidnappers then!
>>29819699Don't go to Celestino, if we're going to talk to anybody its going to be Monique
>>29819631"...so, do you think we can get Luci across the border before her dad finds out?"
>>29819856>Offering the hand of one of his friends to the man who hates him more than anything elseThat's a fucking diss, whether intentional or not.
>>29819865Monique, be the best man Monique!Monique, turn the offer down...Or else ADVENTURE TIME
>>29819868Tough shit. This is medieval politics. Likes rarely are involved in these kinds of choices. Reinhold has no grounds to try to talk the king out of this.
>>29819827No he wouldn't. Your projecting.
>>29819882How does that figure into his calculations at all.
>>29819631I can't find a picture for this. Finally getting rid of Luci, amazing. I'm glad I stayed to counter all the stupid 'body gurad can do tell stop king what do'."Congrats on the wedding!"Or I support you.
>>29819631Clearly the only recourse we have left is to have wild monkey sex with Luciana so as to make her unsuitable for marriage.
>>29819631Go talk to Monique.Or get Luci to talk to Monique. Head this shit off somehow.
>>29819631"Uhhhh what? Wait..." just trail off and don't say shit after that. Reinhold should know that there's nothing to be gained from joining in the inevitable girls' freak out. They will likely all want to be with. Luciana, we should make ourselves scare (unless our presence is demanded).
>>29819770Celestino is a paranoid, conniving fucker.I wouldn't be surprised if he arranged this whole thing to just to see how we would react.I'd bet money that he's just checking to see if we actually give a fuck about Luciana, since she wants to marry us and all.
Rather than only going "IT'S HAPPENING", why don't we come up with a plan?Also, I'm afraid that Monique would:1. Not trust Reinhold, so it can't be him who talk to him,2. Possibly be too focused on the social climbing to give a fuck about Luciana's feelings.Dude's crazy. And very, very frustrated over how he's been treated in Granache. We are not trusting him ever again.
>>29819631"So, how much stuff do we have to blow up to get this shit canned?"
Well, that's one down! At this rate the waifu wars will solve themselves.
>>29819810why would rein leave?>>29819827>first he calls bullshit on our pastall rein knows is that he was suspicious of him, and even mari mentioned his life seemed pretty convinient
>>29819865>ImplyingArchelon isn't about to let Monique lose at anything. Even if he turns it down, it will be in pity for you, boosting himself and humiliating you.
>>29819631"Well I certainly didn't see this coming from a mile off, no sir."
>>29819631DJ drop that beat!
ok ok ok, who to contact?grandma? yes. we know she can tell celestiano to suck it.king Thierri? yes. he's on our side, and we do need to be knighted [by him] if we want a chance to marry lucigregory? last resort. i'm sure he'd transform monique into fine red droplets. or just hug everyone goodbye and flee the country with luciana
>>29819905Talk to Mathias..TALK TO MATHIASSSS
>>29819905We should see if we can get Monique to refuse the offer. Failing that, have Luciana run away.
>>29819904That's just stupid. There's no way he is doing thing for any reason other than trying to get the sealed king under his influence. Can we just move on from this entire arc and be done with it? I'm tired of this Monique wins at everything bullshit.
>>29819912And I don't know why we wouldn't be fine with that. If you're not willing to give up a bit of your pride to keep a friend from being miserable for the rest of their life, you're probably a pretty shit person.
>>29819939>Okay, I saw you guys lose your shit. Time to write! :D
Man all these people acting like Luci and Rein are together, you know the girl he just rejected like an hour ago.
THIS IS ITTHIS IS OUR CHANCE TO CHALLENGE MONIQUE TO THE HAND OF MARRYING LUCIANATHEREFORE GETTING WAIFU AND SOLVING PROBLEM
>>29819940Agreed
arch, if you're going to suck off the donut steel character so hard can we please just make him the protagonist?I'm seriousI don't want to follow this Reinhold dipshit anymore. I want to follow the guy with the hot wife and badass sword.
>>29819919>Hug everyone goodbye and create a flight spell on the spot>Flight spell is powered by our childhood trauma, hugs, and shitty puns
>>29819947Pretty much. Reinhold has no grounds at all to object unless he wants to pursue her.
>>29819939Wait, what? Did we even come to a consensus on anything?
Look on Turtle's works, ye mighty, and despair.It's still astounding how plot progression that is only natural and makes perfect sense is still attacked by people who can't get over themselves though.I still think Monique will refuse arranged marriage anyway, especially if he sees that Luciana is not into him
>>29819925Oh shit that might actually work.
>>29819905To be fair, the only people giving Monique any positive attention right now are the asshole nobles from this country. He's made clear his opinion of asshole nobles. He's also probably noticed that literally everyone who is not an asshole noble thinks he's being an asshole.He's probably going to either snap completely and jump at the opportunity and really become an asshole noble, or take the chance to prove he is capable of not being an asshole.I recommend getting Gregory to help encourage him to pick option 2.
>>29819947But this changes EVERYTHING
>>29819938Same here. I hope we leave this place and never see any of the royal family or Monique ever again.
well at least monique is a gentleman so he wont treat her wrong. go conragulate the man with a suprise visit!
>>29819958Yep.And knowing /tg/, thats not going to happen.
>>29819925Do we know to do that in-character? I guess we did see him once and know he doesn't hate us.
>>29819963Haha, no. He's all for climbing the social ladder, remember?
>>29819939I love you Arch.Only you could stir up this maximum crippling ass pain in everyone.It's beautiful
>>29819961We don't need a consensus, just a majority within five minutes of the story post.
What is our course of action here? Are we going to go the Luciana route to prevent her from being married off to someone she would not love or are we going to just try and prevent the marriage without committing to anything? This may be meta but I have a feeling this is going to be the type of event that we can only stop with a route lock.
Mmm Mmm. Gregory is gonna shit at least two castles' worth of bricks when he hears about this.
>>29819948We just lost a duel to him. How exactly are you proposing we win barring insane luck with 20s?
>>29819971Hopefully it changes Luci throwing her self at any guy that isn't full of himself.
>>29819983I don't think there really was, though. Or if there was it was a pretty fucking small majority.
>>29819871You know what, I need to get up early.Please don't try to fight Celestino while I'm sleeping, guys.
>>29819938Celestino may be a lot of things, but he can't seriously be enough of a prick to marry his daughter to her love interests mortal enemy.So therefore, I call shenanigans.
>>29819966Won't work, we don't know that in-character, he's scolding his brother
>Arch interprets all the posts freaking out and yelling about HAPPENING as Rein's reaction>Rein just freaks the fuck out out of nowhere
>>29819978>>29819925We could try to find him and ask him to help us talk to Monique, since he seems like a reasonable guy even IC
>>29819631Remain calm. Console Luciana and try to calm her down. Proceed to go and have a talk with Monique. I'm sure he will listen to reason if we explain how distraught Luci is.
>>29819981He also considers himself a gentleman and has been shown being fairly considerate to everyone but Reinhold.I suppose he could come up with justifications like "better me than some of the other Marconetti nobles", though, as people do to make themselves feel better about choices they deem morally problematic.
>>29819998Set it in the distant future and train
>>29819998We could go ahead and have Sylvie make us the crystal sword? And, we'll probably fare better against him now that we know what shit he's going to pull.We'll probably get fucked over due to shit rolls if we do, however.
>>29819981Yeah, but social ladder at the expense of being a gentleman? I don't think he'd go for that, and I'm certain his sword wouldn't approve.
>>29819987While I'm still for Nico route, I honestly don't want Luci to being forced into a marriage with a person she doesn't like.
>>29819947reinhold was all like "oh, i'm not ready for a relationship right now" with his ball carefully hidden inside himnow the situation is a bit different, don't you think
>>29820011Wouldn't surprise me. >>29820007Don't kid yourself.
>>29820011Wouldn't put it past him.
I'm not even mad.
>>29819963Dude, the only way this is a surprise is that we can't believe he'd pull such an obvious and moronic move.We've been talking about this since the duel happened.
>>29820011Well yeah, he did ask for people to post Reinhold's reaction, not their own.
>>29819958Actually he does have grounds to object, he doesn't want to see his friends hurt or sad or upset.
>>29820007What did he ever do to make you think he's not a prick?The only thing going for him is that he's friend with the cool adults of Granache.
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>>29819987NeitherWe give our condolences, and watch the world burn.Nothing we can do about it now and I don't know why you think we can have any bearing on this.
>>29819981he's all for not being red hazed, remember
>>29819998Borrow Karel's flamberge or conduct the duel with both using non-enchanted swords?We've got a good handle on his bag of tricks now anyway.
>>29819631We discussed this.It's adventuring time.Marie even said waaaaaaay back in the beginning that if Luci asked her to go on an adventure she'd go. Greg and Aquaman would probably even run interference for us, Greg doesn't put up with faggotry and Aquaman just don't give a fuck.
>>29820042I'm sure that will be worth more than the fact Celestino can say he'd have a swordsman with a sealed king supporting him if they went to war. Can't have people feeling upset!
>>29820007>Implying he cares about anything other than securing control over a SEALED KING WIELDER via ties of blood.
>>29820042That counts for little against his country's political gains.Look, even Luci is sad but her words show she has accepted her duty.
Rolled 9>>29819631Stare."Thats dumb. Your dad really isnt takign your feelings into consideration at all is he? You should go talk to him. Monique I mean.the king cant make Him marry you."
>Inb4 Bloodline Protector introduces a noblewoman next thread>Who, while our opposite in being prim and perfect, is reasonable and kind>And our rival for Micheal's affectionsIt'll happen.
>>29820058Yes, if nothing else worksRunThe FuckAway!Runaway Princess Quest
>>29819963>implying Monique wants anything to do with any filthy gaijin whores.
>>29820074>Implying not our rival for Dr. Hunk's affection.Damn, break me off a piece of that. Mmmhmm.
>>29820058I'm so hype for this
>>29820027No, its not. The girl that he doesn't like and just told hes not ready for a relationship with is getting married. Unless Rein just wants to spoil Luci before her husband can, nothings changed.
>>29820058I really hope so.
Fucking Monique.Stop fucking screwing everything up ever in existance.
>>29820091No, that's the sweet nurse who ends up assisting him.
>>29820058Too bad this is Princess Guard Quest and we'll be back to being stuck in a castle soon enough. Not gonna happen, Anons.
>>29820058Bitch ass Celestino tryin ta have a marriage without love.Bitches don't even know that without love ya can't see nuthin.
>>29820104Hell now that I've said that, if you all really want to help her thats what we should do. Can't get married if shes been soiled. Toss her a pity fuck, thumbs up, and a good luck.
>>29820115>Monique is to Reinhold what Monique believed Reinhold to be.
What if...No, that's stupid.But if...No, It'll never work.Unless...What if we proposed to Luciana tonight?
>>29819982Some of us are over joyed. Monique desserves it.
>>29820115To be fair, this one isn't on Monique. He hasn't heard anything about this and still would have the chance to say no. It's super important that we get him to tell the king he declines before the announcement, so there's no political pressure.
>>29820142That would be Luciana route lock at this point and the only way Reinhold has grounds to oppose it. So it won't happen.
>>29820058I can't do it, I can't go out on the road with you people. I'm not ready for tin foil hattery, samefagging and flag crushing when dealing with actual life or death situations (rather than SoL hijinks).
>>29819971This changes nothing, before now we barely knew Luci. Before Marconetti we didn't even consider her more than flirtatious
>>29819631We say nothing. we get up calmly put our food down on the table and proceed to walk out of the room and find Gregory. If someone manages to see that the fork we were using is bent in half? then so be it.
>>29820067>>29820069Yes, I was merely disagreeing with his statement.Just because we're gonna be upset doesn't mean that we can do shit.
>>29820133Not Reinhold, just anons
>>29820091Nothing like solid beefcake. These guys dunno what they be missing.
>>29820142I'd be okay with that.
>>29820142Celestino: "No... " he turns back to talk with his advisors "moving on, we need to raise taxes everywhere"
>>29820142Not happening.
>>29820133What if they switch places?Cause, at the pace we're going, it really does feel like the world is out to get us.
>>29820142Fuck it I'm all aboard the Luci train just so the waifu wars end.
>>29820074I didn't expect to like Micheal so much when we first met him, but he's really grown on me.And him getting married isn't necessarily a problem, why would we want to actually be married, having to deal with the position and wearing fancy clothes would be annoying, and hopefully nobility can have concubines or mistresses. All the closeness and affection, none of the political bullshit, and his wife might end up being pretty.
>>29820159Except asking Monique if he REALLY wants to be That Guy.
I fucking guarantee you that even if we somehow manage to fuck up royally and don't get Luciana out of this somehow she'll get kidnapped at/before the wedding.
>>29820147>>29820115it's pretty clear in that situation that Monique and Luciana don't exist in that equation for Celestiano.he just sees a sealed king holder and a way to capture him
>>29820142Yeah, I'll support that.
>>29820182 probably not by the bad guys, they'll just take the blame
>>29820142We don't necessarily have to propose to her. I wonder how Monique feels about used goods? Think he'd want to be Eskimo brothers with 'ole Rein-dog?
>>29820147Meh. This is just another case of why Monique is awesome and we aren't. No matter what he does, he wins. He accepts? He becomes a damn prince. He refuses? He is the better man and looks good. As I said earlier - can we just get over and done with this arc on why Monique is awesome and get back to something fun again?
>>29820183I'm kind of wondering what Gregory would do upon hearing this particular news, given what he thinks about both Monique and Celestino currently.
Ok, so...Plan A: Try to convince Monique not to go full THAT GUY. Hopefully Setsuranka agrees that this situation is dildos.Plan B: Princess Guard Quest: Unsanctioned Roadtrip Edition.
>>29820179He really is a great opposite to Luci. Incompetent, terribly so, but all he wants is to be the best king there is.And to admire Raev's 'art'. Aw yiss.
>>29820142Reinhold would still need Celestino's permission and is unlikely to get it, regardless of what Luci prefers.Not opposed to trying though.
I'm pretty sure if Monique knew that Luci just had THAT reaction to the idea of marrying him, he'd never do it.
>>29820182Kidnappers: "aha! we finally captured you Princess Luciana"Luciana: "THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH"Kidnappers: dafuq
Suggest to Celestino that Monique can be engaged to Benedetta, or even Chiara for all we care.
>>29820211Fuck Plan A, Plan B will be considerably more fun.
>>29820221"Get me out of here or I'll kill you all. Takamaru, we're leaving."And he'd totally go along with it.
>>29820211Option 2 is out.If you know your waifu better, she previously already said running is out of the question.
>>29820058Reinhold waits for a pause in the conversation. then "You said he will offer your hand tommorow? then it looks like were all leaving tonight."
>>29820207It really is getting like one of those That DM threads.
>implying arche will allow us to speak to monique>implying arche will allow luci to go awol
>>29820211I like plan A best.
>>29820211Plan C: Tell Greg that Monique was talking shit about his waifu again
>>29820183Then the only option is to somehow make Monique no longer a sealed king holder before tomorrow. Either we need to convince him that he'll never be a truly great swordsman so long as he relies on it, or we convert him into a paste.
>>29820238Then we'll just have to marry her.
>>29820074>She has a powerful magical weapon>It's just a status symbol, she can't even fucking use it properly.
>>29820226We should at least make an effort.It'll be really embarrassing if, say, Monique turns down Celestino's offer and they later discover that we'd already fled the country the night before.
Seriously, just talk to Gregory.
what ifwe just wish the newly couple good luck?
>>29819631"So he sees Monique act like a villain in a bad play, and THIS is his reaction?"
>>29820267No.
>>29820267Never
>Through diplomacy or running away or emergency marriage proposal we manage to avert the marriage of Luci to Monique>Boring shit happens for a few years>Celestino offers Elena to Monique
>>29820267>we just wish the newly couple good luck?because the would be bride clearly hates the idea
>>29820267>Women sobbing, engaged to a man she hates>Comes to the man she loves for support>"Good luck!"Are you autistic?
>>29820267This kills the Luci.
>>29820268When you see pure evil, there are only two options: Destroy or contain. Apparently his daughter's cunt is the only hope.
>>29820283>Monique accepts>Eaglerly
>>29820267I think literally everybody but Celestino will think this is dumb as fuckMonique might not even want it.He has sord waifu.
>>29820267A decent number of people somewhat close to Rein try to hate him to death.Greg's gonna flip his shit.
>>29820268That's the problem. He does not care at all about the feelings of either. He just wants the sealed king. This is the closest he can get to having it.
>>29820283Monique'll probably have married some eastern woman by then.>>29820287Yep, he is. And that's the cause of 99% of our problems here.
>>29820283monique will already be married to ara ara and trap daughter by then.
>>29820283>Implying we're not taking the loli on grand adventureIt's like you hate fun.
>>29820293>Apparently his daughter's cunt is the only hope."Sorry, princess, but looks like you gotta take his sealed king.If you know what I mean.If you get my thrust.You have to fuck him."
I think no matter what happens from now on, we know that Celestino is a paranoid, manipulative shit and not a friend.
>>29820324God damn it, if we do try to run she's going to find out and demand to be taken along.
>>29820285Once he starts drillin her, she'll learn to love it.>>29820287>Women you don't love sobbing, engaged to a man she hates>Comes to the man she loves for support>Just a lowly body guard who got his asshanded to her gold wielding husband>"Good luck!"FTFYAlso he does support her, he said "Good luck"
>>29820254You mean hilarious.Although I can guarantee that Monique will accept. From his PoV:>he's finally recognized as the great guy he knows he is, by fucking King Celestino of all people>he gets to climb that ladder>he gets that sweet pussy>he gets to never have to return to Granache and face Gragory>he can bring back a girl home and rub her status in his brother's face>it's a big fuck you to Marianne for how she's been treating him>and, most of all, it'd make us feel completely mad, not to mention guilty as fuck
you know, call me slowpoke but i just realized 10 seconds earlier that celestino just wants monique for his sword.
>>29820343>he gets that sweet pussyNo, he gets poison on his drink.Luciana's one evil bitch
>>29820343Yeah. Becoming a prince isn't something you just turn down.
>>29820343Which means we need to flee the country with his new waifu.We're basically playing Dio Brando Tennis with the guy at this point. We're both Dio, just on alternating days.
>>29820343If he does, this thread will fucking explode. Along with the next one.And the /qtg/And BPQ. I feel sorry for Avalonian Guard, this is like a nuke going off one country over and getting a shipment of refugees.
>>29820363Sigh..............................................
>>29820363Just for you
>>29820371this, or have sex with her before he can.
>>29820363You did it anon! You solved the mystery!
>>29820304You having sword problems I feel bad for you son I got 99 problemsAnd a Waifu is all of themhit me (with a sealed king)
>>29820372>I feel sorry for Avalonian Guard, this is like a nuke going off one country over and getting a shipment of refugees.It'll be hilarious. The poor guy won't know what to do with it all.
>>29820363Are you talking about his dick
>>29820343>>he gets to never have to return to Granache and face Gragory>he's now RELATED TO GREGORY BY MARRIAGEI don't see how he can possibly see this as a positive change.
>>29820343You are reading it with your emotions and with complete disregard to Monique's actual character.What you've said would fit better with Millien.
>>29820363Bullshit. It's obviously Monique's stunning personality and wisdom he's after. It's fact they're both paranoid shits.I can't wait for Luci to murder Monique in his sleep.
>>29820343 Half those points dont even make sense since Luciana is DIRECTLY RELATED TO GREGORY, and he LIVES in granache, And Luciana is Marianes best friend. Monique isnt that moronic, he's just deluded
>>29820365I can see it happening. And then Celestino will be all "I don't get it. Why would she have done that? I mean, she screamed "No!" at me when I told her, and said she hated the guy. Murdering him makes no sense!"
i think that if we don't do anything there will be a big chance that luci gives us a last look with her eyes full of tears before getting officially married to Monique and squishes herself like a bug with her own spell
>>29820343>>and, most of all, it'd make us feel completely mad, not to mention guilty as fuckhe already thinks sylvie is Rein's girlfriend, haven't you been reading?
>>29820343not to mention >Reinhold steals his fiancee away>because he is jealous of Monique>and evilProceeds to hunt our party down with the full power of a sealed king at his disposal...I'M SO EXCITED
>>29820365Shit she would totally do that wouldn't she.
>>29820340Damn sonJust damn
>>29820384YepUsed Goods.Bang her and run away to Kinsen
>>29820365This is what everyone seems to be forgetting. Luci is good enough at manipulation to get Monique to commit suicide out of shame or something. The guy has enough mental issues to make it feasible.
>>29820365>Harming a noble from an allied country that her father wants to join with.Yeah.
>>29820407>King knew it would happen>She brings back the sword>Everyone has a laugh
>>29820395He isn't going to have long to think about it.
>>29820365She'd do that, Monique better say no or his lifespan just decreased considerably.>>29820415>noble that even the king of said country dislikes
>>29820365>She comes back, announces to her father he's dead>Dad has to now deal with a fucking war over a sealed king>Which he was trying to prevent"BITCHES AND WHORES I JUST WANT TO RUN MY COUNTRY"
>>29820365We Game of Thrones now son. We need to get winning or we gonna start dying
>>29820428>>noble that even the king of said country dislikesSpeaking of: I hope Aquaman just stares at him for a moment before shaking his hand and calling him an asshole and a bad father.
>>29820391There's a difference. As a bachelor he has to live in the palace and be Gregory's underling.As married to Luciana he's a foreign prince with all the respect that it entails.
>Have to guard Luci at night>At her door>Listening to them fuckAnd Arche would do it, too, just to spite us.
>>29820441"WHY CAN'T MY DAUGHTER JUST BE MISERABLE TO THE POINT OF CHOOSING DEATH OR SUICIDE OVER ALL ELSE TO APPEASE ME DAMMIT?!"
>>29820415He just wants the sword anon.If the sword suddenly becomes masterless in the middle of his castle, and one of his vassals just so happens to hit it off with the nice sword lady, then mission accomplished. Shame about that Monique boy though, who would have thought that hitherto unknown Chechnyan terrorists would decide to poison him? What a disaster. His poor daughter is beside herself with grief. She's so upset that she's laughing. Poor girl.
>>29820451>handHEAD. Fuck this I'm going to sleep. I'll read the aftermath come morning.
>>29820464>TO PREVENT THE DEATHS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDSfixed it.
>>29820451"Celestino, you just went full retard... never go full retard"Aquaman turns around and leaves
>>29820452He doesn't have to live in the palace anyway.He lives at his families estate or the border place.
>>29820452This is the same Gregory that bitched out the king remember? God himself could come down and he would bitch out god if he did something he didn't like.
>>29820466>He knows his daughter will poison him>She knows he knows>They are in cahoots and have their fingers crossed that Rein, the one chink in the plan, acts his part again
>>29820452He doesn't live in the palace; he's with the border guard.He only ever has to see Gregory occasionally during trips back to the castle, and even then it should be relatively unlikely given that the two have every reason to want to stay away from one another.
>>29820466Then Monique shows up, possession mode kept him alive. War breaks out.
>>29820466Be careful, or people are gonna suggest we assassinate Monique while he sleeps and claim the sword.I can already hear the "we just need to roll crits guys".
>>29820493Rein's not Chinese.
>>29820505Wouldn't work. The wielder of a Sealed King can't have been involved in their death.
>>29820463"THIS IS THE BEST, and... and to think i was going to kill you!""wait what?""JUST GO FASTER"
>>29820478Or he could just not try to get the sword.Crazy I know
"You can't be serious, right?" Nicolette asks, her voice wavering. "Even with the way your old man is, I can't believe that he'd actually think that that stupid fuck is worthy of marrying you...""It's not about that," Luciana says. "You saw, and Father saw, and pretty much everyone else saw that Monique is the holder of a Sealed King. And with the situation with Ancellotta heating up, he wants to take every advantage that he can.""...and the easiest way to get the holder of a Sealed King in his favor is to marry you off to him," Marianne says, scowling.BAMWithout thinking, you send your fist crashing into the nearest wall, startling everyone. With a blank expression that masks the anger you feel, you kneel down to Luciana."Can't you turn him down?" you ask."This is out of my hands, Father has already made up his mind," Luciana replies, shaking her head."But still," Marianne says, "maybe you could talk to-""Don't you think I didn't already say that to him!?" Luciana shouts, "I'm not like you, Marianne! My father doesn't spoil me, and I'm not free to simply turn down a suitor just because I hate him!">[1/?]
>>29820516So wait if Luci kills him that means the sword could go to us then right?
>>29820519>Reinhold finally loses it>Final PTSD>Goes Super Saiyan>Rapes Monique's eye sockets
>>29820505>claim the swordAnd then hurl it into the nearest volcano because 'fuck everybody & all these goddamned swords', right?Not like we could wield it anyway.
>>29820466>luci kills monique>elena gets setsuranka
>>29820505A) this: >>29820516B) that would be really low, and that's not how we do things
>>29820526Off to a great start here.
Rolled 13>>29820505we just need to roll crits guys
>>29820442Pgq arc 1: waiu simulator arc 2 game of thrones style death soakIt's puella magi all over again
>>29820526Monique gonna say no. We look like raging shithead. He look like saint. Yay monique. boo Rein.Can we go home now? I just wanna paint.
>>29820466Since the swords have been enchanted so that no associate of their masters' murderer can wield them, the sword would fall into hands of someone who's 1) antagonistic to Celestino 2) commoner without strong sense of loyaltyor 3) a foreigner with no loyalty to CelestinoIt's not a very good plan.
>>29820463Guy can control ice you know hes gonna be good in bed and its never gonna be boring.
>>29820526Well that's that then. Time to get the fuck out on the road everybody.
>>29820526ohh god, reinmadder.
>>29820563>That last lineRein's inner thoughts.
How much you guys wanna bet that right now Thierri and Gregory are just sitting in the room with Celestino and just staring him down between taking turns at repeating, "You are the dumbest fucking father in the world."Hell, there is no way that this is going to turn out well for Celestino. Pretty much all but his asshole kids (who will dislike him simply because he's a shitty foreigner married to 'that whore's daughter') HATE Monique for what he did to Reinhold, and Giancarlo probably doesn't respect him much for upsetting his younger sisters either. Gregory despises the fucker, as does Nico, and Marie.Hell, there isn't a single person in Celestino's entire family that likes the guy.
>>29820526PUNCHMOARWALLS
>>29820463why would we be guarding luci?
>>29820526>bracelet exploding in 5, 4, 3....
>>29820563>Monique gonna say no. We look like raging shithead. He look like saint. Yay monique. boo Rein.>yay monique boo reinThat could be literally every update since the duel.
>>29820565Guys! It's perfect! We trick Luci's kidnappers into killing Monique!
>>29820526Clearly the only way to stop this is to embark on a long campaign to raise public support for women's rights across the continent. DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!
>>29820598>Punches wall>Bracelet becomes a gauntlet
Just accept the fact the only way to possibly get onto Luci route was winning the duel. The fact we lost means you can consider that route gone.
>>29820563Not sure it's a "boo Rein". I could honestly see this being a (kind of roundabout) road to reconciliation with Monique. For all his talk about being a gentleman and whatnot, he hasn't really been that good at demonstrating it.If he can do the right thing for some definitions of "right" when the chips are down, I feel like that's something Reinhold could come to respect, even if it's begrudgingly at first.
>>29820596She's still a princess. The marriage doesn't make her a queen instantly.
>>29820563Monique won't say no, he's enough of a political climber to see the benefit.
>>29820604And then the lich's forces overwhelm the living world. Bad end.
>>29820596Monique requested it.>>29820603He slaughters them whole country goes nuts over his single handedly stopping kidnappers.
>>29820602Really starting to wonder if this is Arch being passive-aggressive for the duel aftermath's reaction.
>>29820612But Arch said all routes are open.There is hope for all of themSave the Waifus!Runaway Princesses Quest
>>29820612Had we won the duel after Monique showed off the Sealed King, this would still have happened.
>>29820612Even if we won that duel, it wouldn't have mattered. He's not marrying her to him because he won. It's because he has a sealed king.Him winning just makes it easier to get public support.
>>29820612That's a pretty shitty way to routelock, but I doubt it's true anyway. He proposed it because Monique had a sealed king, and he would've known that whatever happened.
>>29820576we leave and dont return till we EACH have a sealed king and depose him for rampant douchebaggery
>>29820623Still fits "yay monique boo rein"
>>29820621but she's not the princess we guard, and celestino doesn't make his kids have guards after they marry
>>29820635Arch said that route locks are coming up REAL quick.
>>29820588It's worth noting that He's trying to steal a sealed king from Granache too.
>>29820639>>29820638Arch said there was a small chance for us to knock him out before the reveal.
>>29820463For as unlikely as this is to actually happen, I've got to admit that it would be some pretty high octane suffering.
>>29820526this is so much better than tele novelas.
>>29820655Rein's route locks, or Monique's?
>>29820633I can't tell. I really hope not though.
>>29820638>>29820639>>29820647Winning the duel would have made Reinhold an alternative to Monique because he would have been a man who beat a sealed king user with pure swordsmanship. That is something worth obtaining for his kingdom.
I don't know if Marianne would respect Reinhold a lot more for proposing and demonstrating balls of steel or bash him for being reckless and letting circumstances deciding his love life.
>>29820655Didn't he say they were coming up AFTER we returned to Granache?
>Run off with princess>King turns to Monique and sighs. >"I could do this all day. Want the next one? Hell, you want them all?"
>>29820598That would actually be coolthe bracelet firing into really bizarre scary shapes as our face stays flat as we try to mask or emotionsOr just the fact Reinhold is in cold rage mode causing the bracelet reaction
>>29820656Suddenly the "escape to derail marriage" plan syncs up with our national interest.How about that.
>>29820670In a duel. Monique would wreck us outside of one.
>>29820661Monique stared deeply into Reinhold's eyes and said "You're actually my long lost twin, Michaella"
>>29820678You mean 'tomorrow' (or the day after, I forget), storywise? Yeah, exactly.
>>29820683There's only one after Luci. Which is Elena.And I think that's a bit beyond good sense given she''s. what, Eight?
>>29820683Shit. I can totally see him trying to foist Chiara on him. Monique probably wouldn't take it himself but Celestino is the kind of idiot who'd try it.
>>29820689This is correct but if he beat a sealed king user in a duel without magic, he still has potential to grow into something more with time. I'm not saying it's guaranteed but at least Celetsino could have justified it. Which is why losing is basically locking the route.
>>29820709It's not locking it if we somehow stop the marriage, either by getting Monique to refuse or fucking off with Luciana.
>>29820699There's Lil Face Smacker.
>>29820690>twinThere's a five years difference between them. Make it happen.>>29820699>>29820702We bring Elena with us. And count on the adults to save Chiara before she's of age.
>>29820699If we do runaway princess quest, we're taking Elena. I wouldn't put it past Celestino to marry her off anyway, and then we can also teach her swording.
>>29820717>Or by fucking LuciYes, please."You thought it was your dick in the loli's cunt? Haha, it was I, DIO."
>>29820674we're saving her best friend either way.maybe us getting engaged will confirm her we're not trying to get forcefully in her pants like her previous bodyguard, or she'll be annoyed at our "sacrifice" >>29820699yep, she's eight. but she can count on her bunny on her magic she's the canon runaway princess
>>29820689I don't think there's a significant power difference between Monique with sealed king in duel and non-duel mode. In fact, advantage Reinhold would get from using his own magic would be greater help to him than Monique's would be to him.
>>29820717>getting Monique to refuseJust tell him that it will upset Greg.
>>29820727It was one long birth, Reinhold really didn't wanna leave that pussy
>>29820733So we're going to fuck all of the princesses, just so Monique can't?
>>29820717Honestly, it wouldn't make sense for Monique to refuse. I'd consider it kind of out of character if he did. As for fucking off with Luciana, that is just going to result in Reinhold being a criminal to a kingdom, possibly war between the two kingdoms and him being chased down forever. And I don't think Luciana is the kind of girl to do that to her father or kingdom.
>>29820717Running off with her is an absolute terrible idea. You really think hes just gonna sit back and let it happen? You'd have to run to slaver country to even have a place to escape.
>>29820717We're not going to be allowed to do any of those things. Soon one by one each waifu will be Bad Ended, with our dick being the only cure.
>>29820709I seriously doubt that locked the route, it was designed to force us into a situation where we had the choice of whether or not to lock the route.Clearly ignoring this situation, leaving her to Monique, and going "oh well, lol!" is what locks the route.
>>29820753I support this plan>"I'm going to save all of you, WITH MY DICK"
>>29820753What's wrong with that? If we can arrange it, even catches us. Each and every time.>Finally got one.>Not that pretty, but whatever>Lifts poofy skirt>"Uh hi" >REEEEEINHOOOOOOOOOOOOLD
>>29820745This
>>29820745sealed king lets monique instacast any ice spell, but he was limited to attack only
>>29820526"Even so, he's still your father!" Marianne shouts back. "There's no father who would just stomp on his daughter's happiness like that!""You're so naive sometimes, Marianne," Luciana says, laughing bitterly. "Do you think that any of my siblings were able to choose their spouses? My only hope was to convince Father that Reinhold would be a valid choice thanks to his connections to the Eschenwald family since he's friends with Agnes, but..." she sobs, her voice breaking up. "Oh god, everything was going so well too..."The next few minutes are filled with the sound of Luciana crying over her shattered dreams for the future. Both Marianne and Nicolette do their best to console her, but it's to no avail...While you rack your brain for SOME way for her to get out of this horrible situation, Takamaru finally speaks up.>[2/?]
>>29820754He'd just be hunted down by elite fighters from both kingdoms because a guy that's been in employ for a month is less valuable than good diplomatic relations.
>>29820709No, losing wouldn't have blocked the route, since theoretically we could have lost before he revealed he even had a sealed king.So actually, if we had taken a dive, we would be having a way better time of things.
>>29820771>Reinhold runs off like fucking aladdin with a princess nailed to his crotch>ONE STEP>AHEAD OF THE SEALED KING
>>29820754>Honestly, it wouldn't make sense for Monique to refuse.Can Sealed Kings reject their wielders? Because if Monique realizes what a dick move it is, and does it anyway, than I don't see why Setsuraka would still work with him.He's already on thin ice for how he carried on at the duel, and his brother thinks he's a douche.
>>29820754>Honestly, it wouldn't make sense for Monique to refuse. I'd consider it kind of out of character if he didi would agree with you if it weren't for greg threatening to liquify him. luci is greg's niece and monique (or at least sets) is smart enough to know that will piss greg off like no tomorrow
>>29820771>200 years later Reinhold's dick finally reveals itself as a sealed king when it gets enough magical energy from princess-fucking.
>>29820777He only knows three spells. The snowflake platform spell, the one he used in the fight, and a flight spell.
>>29820791>Takamaru finally speaks upAw fuck, here we go
Ahhh shit.I'm getting some serious Romeo and Juliet vibes from this.
>>29820798>ONE JUMP >AHEAD OF THE DUEL
>>29820791Quiet down! QUIET DA FUCK DOWN!Real nigga 'bout to lay some wisdom down on us mufuggas.
Look, archelon, I wasn't happy about the outcome of the duel, but I dealt with it- there's a lot about that I don't agree with.But, you've ruined your story narratively in my opinion. The Sealed Kings were interesting lore as a background element. And then you introduced one. I looked at this to go 'there'll be a downside to having one. There's got to be ONE downside.'And I waited, and waited, as you made them better and better and BETTER.And I was wrong. You've created the perfect object. You can't be killed for it- you eliminated that problem. You can't have it be stolen. The rules are written around them, and now they're good enough that a King will marry his daughter to get one, despite knowing that everyone he knows now hates this guy.Monique Won.Because you gave him everything.And that's about the whole of it. We've lost. We have to suck up to our rival so HE can decide if he wants to make things worse or not.Congratulations. I'm out.
>>29820791>>29820791YES. TAKA IS THE HERO WE DON'T DESERVE BUT HE'S GONNA SAVE US ALL ANYWAY.
>>29820791We duel the king?
>>29820821Calm down, autismo. Stop taking things so personally, it's a story.
>>29820804we've only seen him use three spells, and the spells a sealed king lets him use are the spells the sealed king knows, not the ones monique knows
>>29820791>Takamaru finally speaks up.SAVE THE DAY, BEAUTIFUL ASIAN BADASS
>>29820791And so he rises, in our darkest hour, like a pheonix.
>>29820818>>29820822>Taka gives a speech about duty and responsibility to one's father.Remember, he's from not-Japan.
>>29820800Look at the Monique interlude - she said she'd support him in what he does even if she doesn't agree with it. Because Monique is awesome.>>29820801Meh. Gregory would be risking ruining relations between the two countries if he did it since this is basically political concerns. He still might do it you are correct but I'm not sure if Monique will refuse just because of that risk since he think Celestino/this marriage might save him.
>>29820821>We have to suck up to our rival so HE can decide if he wants to make things worse or not.Monique's the main character and has been since the duel.
>>29820843If that's what a real nigga says, than that's some real nigga wisdom, nigga.Best respect, biatch.
>>29820835It's a bad story, and more than that, it's a bad -setting-.
>>29820791taka is either going to become our party leader or to lose his jaw
>>29820791Godspeed you crazy asian!!!
Can't we just decapitate them?
>>29820851Okay. Sure.
>>29820821Nigga calm the fuck down. We will be alright, christ its not the end. I wonder what you do when shit really hits the fan.
Some anons just cant accept monique as a good character. He would make a decent husband and tbh its unlikely he would even go for this wedding. Its like a clash between shounen and real life and tg cant accept something turning out differently. Inb4 its revealed monique is adopted and turns out to be a kings bastard from the country acting up and this achieves peace
>>29820821Im honestly curious what the opposite to Sealed kings in BPQ is.
I wonder if this is what it's like being a courtier in Crusader Kings II.
>>29820851You're bad!
>>29820791Please say that we're going to become heroes of love and justice. Please say that we're going to become heroes of love and justice. Please say that we're going to become heroes of love and justice.
>>29820872Nice.
Wait, guys. What if we propose to Monique?
>>29820864Eh, I was rooting for us befriending him up until he went full retard during the duel.
>>29820870It's starting to sound like the Sworn are the answer to Sealed Kings, since they're a whole other brand of magic.
>>29820870White dog shit.You know the kind that's really brittle and dried out.It's the most useless object in existence, and thus, the opposite of the most useful.
>>29820864too psychotic for that
>>29820879Holy shit, how did no one think of this before?
>>29820880Even after all thisI can't hate him
>>29820791Takamaru offering to flee the country with his surrogate daughter?Also, I'm being told to put forward the possibility of begging Thierri to accept the political marriage that was originally offered waaaay back when Luciana first visited as a way of allowing Luciana to not be miserable and also keeping the Sealed King within the lines of inheritance in Granache, for whatever value he attributes to that but I have no idea how we would possibly break that suggestion given the huge status gap.Still like trying to appeal to Monique more, but this is an option that hasn't been mentioned yet.At least, I think unification is still higher on Celestino's list than obtaining one sealed king, but who knows.
Rolled 4>>29820879Roll to seduce.
>>29820864He went full Dio Brando.In real life, you don't recover from that because people generally avoid petty psychopaths once said lunatic has revealed just how batshit crazy they really are.
>>29820890>most usefulit's still just an intelligent weapon with caster levels
>>29820916So does that make Monique a Black Blade Magus?
>>29820890Good money is on the Sworn. If it's the setting I think it's from, Sworn are basically people who devote themselves to a single thing and gain power from it, and are hilariously powerful and can't be antimagic'd.
>>29820905We know that, but to the average peasant/fuckwit noble they thought it was great theater. Plus he got a nuke sword.
>>29820905>He went full Dio Brando.Right, but the difference is Dio was trying to actually back up his attitude. Dio set about trying to conquer everything and killed a bunch of people the moment he got that kind of power.Monique can't even hope for that kind of thing. There's too many people still above him even WITH that kind of weapon.
>>29820922probably his training journey was just him taking a level
>Falling Down, Part 2, Act 1.In retrospect the misarchiving was surprisingly prescient.
>>29820925I think you're confusing this quest with BPQ.
>>29820916That makes you invincible and can never be taken from you and only makes you stronger and stronger as time goes on.And makes a King willing to have the entire nobility of a country think he's an enormous douchebag.Unless Celestino is planning on achieving unification through force, he can kiss thats hit goodbye.
>>29820903
>>29820941Read the comment chain.
>>29820938 Maybe it was a player that came from the future
>>29820962What if the player who came from the future is actually Archelon's child who resents PGQ because he spends all his time writing it
>Inb4 Reinhold kills Celestino and flees the country alone>Inb4 Reinhold never retuns and spends the rest of his life as a wandering swordsman >Inb4 his grief and depression are forged into iron will and he turns into a sword hermit>Inb4 he teaches generations of heroes from the depths of the forest, captivating them with his weary age-worn nature and wisdom>Inb4 due to severe trauma he can only talk in puns
>>29820891NonsenseHe's exactly psychotic enough
To be honest I'd like to get back to the time when we were roleplaying a common guy who was happy as fuck to land a snazzy job with lots of perks and great company...
>>29820962
>>29820985>People regard him as weird for using a sword in an age of magic
>>29820985I would be okay with that.
>>29820985Good end
>>29820985Oh god, that's what happened to Yoda, isn't it.He just thought it'd be funny to talk backwards for a while and then shit went south.
>>29820985This is how odd hermit mentors are made.
>>29820985That's... that's beautiful anon
>>29820934Basically he went Dio, but everyone else is a pillar man or has stands.And we're part 1 Speedwagon.Lets go become oil barons and be relevant for our foundation from PGQ Part 2 onwards.
>>29820985We where not THE guy but we were made to train THE guy. GENIUS.
>>29821005...back from roleplaying a guy who's so cool and badass and awesome that he fears no woman and wants to forge the world in his image
>>29821038this genuinely describes Celestino to a T
So none of lucis friends want thisNor does greg and aquamanNor does taka and perhaps moniqueAnd luci will hate her father for itCan we either solve the problem or accept it like adults rather than do any anime tier reactions.Please,
>>29821072>Accepting a completely awful situation is "adult"Okay!
>>29821072This, if you guys want to help Luci use some common sense. None of this marry her bullshit.
>>29821072NoLets have a nice double suicide so we can be together FOREVER
Just to clear up a misconception, let me say that holding a Sealed King doesn't make you invincible or anything. Monique had broken bones, which is a very specific injury that can be somewhat countered by Setsuranka's abilities while in Possession-state.He can still be stabbed and maimed and all that just as easily as anyone else.
>>29821091Y'all really set on this waifu war thing, huh?
>>29821097It's still, as you put it yourself, like a grown man beating a child.
>>29821097But it doesn't matter until he lets go of it. Otherwise we would have won.
>>29821097So you're saying we should just kill him?Okay.
>>29821091>use some common sensei'm trying and i honestly can't think of a way out for her, since anything that comes to mind would get shot down in an instant by celestino
>>29821091I think the main move is "hope there is some small part of Monique that isn't a cunt and doesn't think political power is worth having his king and brother think he's filth"
>>29821097Arch, are you suggesting we should assassinate Monique?
>>29821115ADVENTURE.
>>29821097Well then, let's see how clever he feels without any thumbs.
>>29821097makes sense freeze bones in place so they dont rupture anything
>>29821115Except he can't make Monique do anything.Monique isn't from this shitty country.
>>29821120That's being completely passive. We are not risking this.
>>29821072There has been no sensible suggestion how to solve this problem so far.Celestino is not going to reconsider.It literally hinges on Monique refusing.+ even if he does refuse, Luciana will simply be available for another arranged marriage which, let's face it, is likely to land her with someone even worse than a ponce who considers himself gentleman.Only think Reinhold can do at this juncture, I think, is comfort Luciana and ask her to look past him getting skewered. But I imagine that would be extremely bitter pill to swallow for people who've been shipping her with Reinhold.
>>29821121no just his just telling us the that a holder of a seald king is not invinsible
>>29821115Do I have to spell it out for you? We are going on an adventure.
>>29820791"Princess," Takamaru says in a soft, fatherly tone. "I have family in Tenryou who can shelter us, you can decide where we go from there.""Wh- what?" Luciana turns to her bodyguard, utter surprise in her eyes. "Though my swordsmanship is not the best, I am confident that I would be able to defeat any of this kingdom's knights in single combat," he says. "As long as we are able to evade your father himself, we should be safe.""Wait, you're actually-" you stammer, unable to believe that Takamaru, who is as dutiful as they come, would ever do anything to betray Marconetti."Princess Luciana is the one who I serve, not King Celestino," Takamaru says, turning to you. "Her happiness is as important to me as that of my own daughter, and I am willing to risk my own life to protect it.""Takamaru..." Luciana stares at him.And then she once again bursts into tears, this time sobbing even harder than before.>[3/?]
>>29821141It's our only move in this tapestry of shit.Can't run because everyone is as good at tracking as they are at everything else.
>>29821147past that and into... Monique insulting Nico's mom, acting psychotic and throwing a fit during Emilio's birthday
>>29821072Lets be honest, there is no way this marriage will have good consequences.NOBODY in our kingdoms royal family likes Monique. We've beat the shit out of him in public without anything but cheers.Celestino is kinda consistently an idiot though. He doubts our story when the details said independently by multiple people stack up. He denies his daughter any kind of male affection, then gives her a rotating pool of buff men every six months. He makes constant, TERRIBLE decisions and the only reasons they ever work out are blind luck or someone else fixing it for him. He's not loved by his family or his court or his neighbors personally.I don't think there's much we can actually DO in this situation, but it becomes clear to me that this king has got to go. He's an idiot who thinks he's a genius, and that's the most dangerous kind of idiot.
>>29821097.mms I'm surprised Reinhold hasn't supplied with his grandmothers sword
>>29821140i was talking about things rein could do, which i can think of none, not on what monique could do
>>29821147There is one that lolwut considered.This one >>29820896It brings the countries into a full closer alliance, and give luci her happiness.
>>29821159We had better fucking be going with them
> im a little confused here what did you mean by sylvie has won luci?
>>29821159Taka's alignmentTrue Bro.
>>29821113Have you been listening? Celestino wants Luciana to marry the swords. If we kill Monique, someone else will get the sword and become valid candidate.
>>29821159BADFUCKINGASS
>>29821159Based Takamaru.
>>29821159>"Princess," Takamaru says in a soft, fatherly tone. "I have family in Tenryou who can shelter us, you can decide where we go from there."Wow. He doesn't even hesitate. Dude has some serious fucking balls.
>>29821159based taka
>>29821159And to think I was going to bed for my morning lecture.
>>29821159My only regret is that we are Marie's bodyguard, and require permission to go on eastern adventures with Taka and Luci.
>>29821181 >>29821159based taka
>>29820985I've always wanted to be a crazy old mentor>Punhold, I-I just can't get this sword motion>What are you apprentice, an unemployed doctor?>W-What?>Because you lack PATIENTS>..>I just lost a lot of the respect I had for you
>>29821159Wellp, even Taka acknowledges this situation is so fucked that there is no way Celestino is going to back out of his fuckstupid decision.
>>29821159Based Tak
>>29821159>"Princess," Takamaru says in a soft, fatherly tone. "I have family in Tenryou who can shelter us, you can decide where we go from there."Fucking Takamaru
>>29821179we're guarding mari, not luci>>29821181rein knows full well about their rivalry
>>29821159HELL YEAH TAKA.A true hero of love and justice.
>>29821159Taka best girl.
>>29820656How about this? Ask if Marianne could make it appear Celestino is trying to steal away a Sealed King from Granache. Rather than alliance making it is asset theft. Heavy political fallout. Angry princesses. Faltering allies. War brewing; don't need this shit etc. etc.
>>29821159> I am confident that I would be able to defeat any of this kingdom's knights in single combat,"Shit sonHe's one badass motherfucker
>>29821159FUCK YESYOU HAVE MY GRANDMA'S SWORDAT LEAST UNTIL I HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK
>>29821179>Want to win a duel?>NOPE YOU'RE FUCKING BEDRIDDEN>Want to scare your rival?>NOPE SOME OTHER DOUCHEBAG WILL FOR YOU>Want to go adventure?>SORRY, WRONG PRINCESS>Want to have a cool sword?>NOPE, POWERGAMING
>>29821159I hope when Celestino finds out that Luci is already halfway to another country, Gregory is there to tell him "This is your own doing, you don't get to complain, you fucking dumbass, pinheaded fuck," if he tries to get outraged.
>>29821159How can one man be so based?
>>29821159>I am confident that I would be able to defeat any of this kingdom's knights in single combatThis is going to be a fucking bloodbath. Team Luci vs Team Celestino vs Team Mysterious Kidnappers.My body is ready.
>>29821159>Starting a war with TenryouNot going to happen.Also Tenryou is the human-racist country that's antagonistic to wherever it is Matthias is going?
>>29821243How much of Team Celestino would just be "you know what? Fuck this."
I still want Monique to deny it.Then ask Rein to join him on a royal bloodbath with Taka.
>we later find out that both taka and luci were killed during their escapeREMEMBER GUYSTHIS IS THE 'SHIT GETS REAL' ARCARCHELON SAID SO HIMSELF
>>29821249>Also Tenryou is the human-racist country that's antagonistic to wherever it is Matthias is going?Good thing they're both human.
>>29821256Probably a sizeable number of them. Man, even Celestino's own soldiers will end up acknowledging their king done fucked up.This shit will be told hundreds of years later as 'The Folly of King Celestino'.
>>29821265Real for other people. We're still stuck in the fucking castle.
>>29821270I kind of want to use this incident to crush the country.Destroy the nobility, burn the castle, start executing people for no reason, french revolution shit motherfucker
>>29821256I'm pretty sure 100% if they hear that Gregory is rooting for team Luci
>>29821256>>29821270You forget where you are? "Noble King Celestino wishes to get a sealed king in our borders hunt down the traitors!!!" Que slaughter of every one on all sides.
Jesus you think the wsy she is reacting shes being married to a rapist or a woman beater.You guys have to accept monique is a good person. Hes simply acting in his own manner.He could become such a bro tier character but so many are stuck at this anime esque rival nonsense
>>29821274It will never cease to baffle me why do people who don't like constraints of this quests and arch's storytelling still follow it. It's like a special form of masochism.
>>29821293Then that slaver country launches their attack?
>>29821313Because they hope it changes? All the cool shit happens to other people.
>>29821311Yes. And by acting in his own manner, he will accept Celestino's offer.
>>29821256Where the hell do you think you are?This country is bonkers. We're going to have to swim through the pools of blood tor each the border.
>>29821159I'm a bit pissed that Taka steals the spotlight and the agency by making the decision for us.But goddamn is he isn't awesome.
>>29821303Team Badass: Everyone from Granache, the Marconetti Bodyguards, Dragon Twins>Celestino's underwear is now brown>>29821311Psychotic fits, insulting, evil acts due to some conspiracy he imagined
>>29821318Good, they focus their forces in wiping out Marconetti and we roll in with Granache and Mongol that shit
>>29821311>You guys have to accept monique is a good person.Why? How?
>>29821311Well to be fair his losing his shit over his grandfather sword was pretty big thing in character. A bit railroady to be honest, since it pretty much precluded any reconciliation prior to the duel.Other than that I'm inclined to agree.Even then it makes sense in character for Luciana and Reinhold to hate or at least dislike the man.
>>29821311>monique>goodhe's fucking bonkers, with or without the sword
>>29821318Then we go full levée en masse. Who will be our Robespierre, Napoleon etc.?
>>29821311He could very well become a rapist and a wife beater, given how he responds to imagined slights, much less the real ones Luciana would be dropping constantly.
>>29821350Not us, I hope.
>>29821328I'm betting Aquaman and Gregory are going to be engaged in a war of words with Celestino to prevent him from just casting Greater Maximized Enlarged Quickened Cloudkill and ending the problem.
>>29821318Marconetti kind of is a shithole.If we can get Greg's sister and her kids and Karel and grandma out, the rest of it is pretty much whatever
>>29821347Actually... hes even better than that.Arch mentioned that he didnt hold a grudge for the fight UNTIL Rein punched him in the face.And that if we had restrained Nico from beating him, he'd have been very amendable to us.
>>29821319If hoping was all they do, it would be swell. I just wish it could be done without the tantrums.
What if this Thierri takes Luciana back to Granache and this turns into the Iliad?
>>29821350We will. Fuck being a side character Rein will rise to importance!
>>29821361"I have an army""We have... Niklaus"Cue abominations of war destroying Marconetti
>>29821373More's the pity. Although that punch is not something I'd regret. It was pretty good moment.
>>29821373>call someone's mom a whore>let's hold down our friend
>>29821360Don't you want to risk your life for the glorious republic?
>>29821256>How much of Team Celestino would just be "you know what? Fuck this."I'd say like ...90% of them.The actual nobility is self centered and soft wristed. They'd never stand up to actual lengthy violence. His palace guard is obviously not used to actual conflict since we had a huge fucking brawl and none of them managed to join in. Granche includes his wife's brother and a number of super badasses so even a nonviolent disapproval would dishearten them, and I doubt they'll actually help. Karel and the other bodyguards obviously don't share any of the kings sentiments and the kings other children don't seem loyal enough to their father to be willing to risk their lives.The INSTANT shit goes down from any direction this country is going to fold like a house of cards. They have no loyalty and compared to their neighbors no real battle prowess. The place is a powder keg waiting to blow up. Our only concern at this point should be making sure the people inside we care about don't get hurt, since they'd all be at ground zero.
>>29821376What, you mean like armies marching on the Capital, sneaking in with a wooden dragon?
>>29821373Right but he needed to be punched.
>>29821349Rein just punched a wall for no reason right after his friend just said shes getting married. Not mention the casting indoors, walking instead of attending his own party.Monique has a godsword, loved by the country and has a king handing him his favorite daughter to bang. Whos really 'bonkers'?
>>29821376The ship that launched a thousand ships
>>29821373That's bullshit. He did not have that much planned that earlier - it's obvious he made up Monique's characterization way after the fact to create a false sense of missed opportunity.I think I've had enough of this crap for one day.
>>29821243>>29821397The issue is that "Team Luci" is in reality mostly just Takamaru and Luciana in this case, maybe with some Gregory going totally off-script because he's a bit of an emotional loose-cannon. Almost everyone else is unable to act freely for the most part because of diplomatic shit.
>>29821159"If... if you go, then I will too," Nicolette says. "I promised back when we were little girls that I'd keep you safe, and I'm sure that my Grampa would want me to make sure that you're not stuck marrying that piece of shit. It's just too bad that he's not around to change Celestino's mind...""Nicolette, you too!?" Luciana gasps. "B... but I can't, I'm so sorry but I just couldn't..." she sobs. "Pellegrino was Father's favorite too, and he it nearly killed him when he ran off because of a situation just like this one," she says. "I couldn't do that to him... I just couldn't.""But if you don't, you're going to be married off to MONIQUE GILBEAULT!!" Nicolette shouts. "How the fuck could you be okay with that!?"As you try your best to think of ANYTHING that could get Luciana out of this arranged marriage, you feel a sharp pain in your side. Thinking that maybe something bit you, you see that your bracelet's reacted so violently to your mood that its spikes actually grew long enough to stab you.Taking that as a sign that you need to calm down, you take a deep breath... what can you do? Is there anyone who you could talk to?Wait. There is ONE person."What if I talked to Monique about this?" you suggest. "He may be an asshole, but he did keep claiming to be a gentleman... maybe I can convince him to bow out of this before the announcement's made.">[4/?]
>>29821311>Monique>Good person>Disrespects anyone of lower social status>Nursing precieved grudges for months>Insulting the royal family right in front of themThere are a lot of desicions in this quests i disagree with, but antagonizing this bastard is NOT one of them.
>>29821404Like, Celestino becoming Agamemnon and gathering all the kingdoms to push in Granache's shit with Monique at the helm.Monique would be Achilles, Reinhold would be Hektor.
>>29821404it's a reference to a storytime that happened on /b/ a while ago.
>Implying Arc is going to give us a chance to accept>Implying Luci isn't going to heart-rendingly tell Takamaru no, she can't>Implying even if she did, Marianne would agree to let us go/come with us>Implying that even THEN Takamaru would allow us to go instead of forbidding us from following themIt's like you don't even know Arch.
>>29821410He's mad that his friend is sad. That's pretty valid reason.
>>29821410>Lists actions without context>Lists context without actionsYou, apparently.
>>29821410Monique stopped a party to throw a fitwent into a little talk about HOW HE DESTROYED YOUR SWORD MWHAHAand also acted like a faggot when he was escorting luciana fucktons of threads agoSelective memory is a bliss isn't it?
>>29821424>One personOr we could talk to Thierri or Matthias or Gregory
>>29821424>"What if I talked to Monique about this?" you suggest. "He may be an asshole, but he did keep claiming to be a gentleman... maybe I can convince him to bow out of this before the announcement's made."Yeah, time to go to the fucking protagonist and grovel.
>>29821390>>29821407This. He insulted our friend in front of us and was obviously acting like a douchebag.
>>29821436>>Implying Luci isn't going to heart-rendingly tell Takamaru no, she can't>"Nicolette, you too!?" Luciana gasps. "B... but I can't, I'm so sorry but I just couldn't..." she sobs. I'd call you psychic, but it's fucking obvious.This quest is all about making Monique a fucking saint now.
>>29821424>"Pellegrino was Father's favorite too, and he it nearly killed him when he ran off because of a situation just like this one," she says. "I couldn't do that to him... I just couldn't."WELL FUCK, MAYBE HE SHOULD STOP DOING IT, THEN.Goddamnit, Celestino. Greater good or no, you don't have to be a total dick about it.
>>29821446Yeeeaaaah... where IS Greg in all this? I feel like he might destroy part of the castle, but he'd clear this shit right up.
>>29821447All abourd the monique trainchoo chooAnd then he'll be sooooooooo nice and soooooo perfect and say sure, I'll drop itAnd then, finally dropping all pretense, Archelon will show up as a character and suck his cock, end the quest, and say everyone should be happy to be graced with such a beautiful fucking story.
>>29821410How can you even come to that conclusion?His friend is CRYING over said marriage.Casting indoors? It happened once, and he's a very inexperienced mage.It was dinner, not a party.And a sword and good public status are no measure of mental health.Monique at least suffers from a good deal of paranoia.And at least is as short sighted as Reinhold is considering what he called Nico's mother.
>>29821466Seriously. You'd think Celestino woulda learned from the first time, but apparently his thought process is "My children are crying when I force them into political marriages that they hate? Tough shit!"
GUYS.GUYS.Let's go to King Thierri.Celestino sent Luci to propose to him in the beginning.Maybe we can get him to change his mind, if only to save her from this fate.Celestino isn't going to pass up marrying her to his best friend and a king.
>>29821424>"Pellegrino was Father's favorite too, and he it nearly killed him when he ran off because of a situation just like this one,"Celestino is suffering from some textbook insanity. He's doing the exact same thing and it's going to end the exact same way and he still won't understand why.
>>29821427He was actually shown courteous towards maids and service staff, even if that was at Setsuranka's bidding
>>29821423Well there's the other royals and their bodyguards. I mean THEY likely don't much care for their father's marriage ideas either.It's a very small faction, but it contains some of the best fighters and influential figures in the country.
>>29821424>Pellegrino was Father's favorite too, and he it nearly killed him when he ran off because of a situation just like this one," she says. "I couldn't do that to him... I just couldn't."You have to. Otherwise it'll be Elana who's in this position, or your youngest sibling.Celestino needs to learn that this is not okay.
>>29821467>Yeeeaaaah... where IS Greg in all this?He's not Monique is where he is.>>29821446>Or we could talk to Thierri or Matthias or GregorySorry, not moniqueIt's gotta all be him from now on, the perfect fucking pet for the QM
>>29821488Well at least there's a precedent.
>>29821485That's pretty ingenious
>>29821485Seconded. Could work.
>>29821424i just ran out of popcorn for this drama.fuck.
>>29821494Talking to Monique is probably going to have Matthias there as well, for what it's worth.
>>29821485That...isn't actually the worst idea.
>We have to beg monique to get anything done nowFucking beautiful, Archelon. Just pick up that scythe and cut through the followers.
>>29821485I like it.We also get to have our friend hang out in Granache with us, and Marie gets her best friend.
>>29821507I thought Matthias already fucked off to the land of fluffy tails?
>>29821485Screw it, convince Thierri that he must declare war on Marconetti.
What if monique has already left with his brother to go to not japan land
>>29821485Could work, could actually work
>>29821485Seconding this. It's worth a shot.
>>29821485how about we split?send Nico to GregoryMari to Thierrius to grandma
>>29821466If he decides to use his children as tools he should be more than prepared to lose them. He can't both love his children while completely ignoring their feelings to play at being some utilitarian king. He should have chosen one. He's a fucking terrible father and a terrible king and he would deserve every ounce of grief that would come with Luciana leaving him.
>>29821485This will definitely make for a good backup plan in case Monique decides to screw us up again.
>>29821485>implying turdking even cares about thierri at this pointSWORD SWORD SWORDGOTTA GIT DAT SWORD
>>29821523His invitation to fluffy tail land was revoked when he revealed that he was actually Dio Brando.
>>29821485Great plan, lets do it.
>>29821510I don't think Luciana would like it.To be honest I feel like running away is the best option, because otherwise Celestino is just going to keep fucking doing this shit.
>>29821485Second.
>>29821535Sure why not might as well try the full out blitz of pressure on him and see if he relents.
>>29821485It's fixedproblem overwe can laugh and eat now
>>29821540Thierri owns Monique you're winning a kingdom and the sword. I doubt he's that stupid.
>>29821535I like it! Rein just chillin with Gma having tea getting that social interaction so nothing will go wrong.
>>29821485This proposition was brought by anti-luci fraction. This way she cannot marry us.
>>29821558>>29821485This is a fucking cutscene, we can't do shit to alter the outcome now.
>>29821535spread the news quickly. good
>>29821578Says who?
>>29821578I think we're about to be called a pussy for relying on Monique, but then it's going to turn out to be the only effective move anyway.
>>29821485>>29821546>I don't think Luciana would like it.From thread 12>"Weeell... unlike you, all I am to my father is a useful diplomatic tool. And even if Father was the type to allow for a female heir, I'm too far down the line of succession to ever have a shot at the throne," Luciana says with a long sigh. "As it is, the best I can hope for is that he marries me off to someone who I'd actually like.">"...and that 'someone who you'd like' is my father," Marianne replies with a cold look on her face.>"Well, he is quite the dashing sort... though my preference is a younger type like Mr. Reinhold here, I can't say that I don't find your father to be quite the catch," Luciana says, winking at you.It's a matter of Thierri being willing to accept a diplomatic marriage in order to bail out his daughter's best friend even in spite of his dedication to his deceased wife, and Celestino still valuing a potential unification over gaining a Sealed King wielder.
>>29821485She's devastated because she can't marry Reinhold, not just because it's Monique.
>>29821535Let's at least try to talk to Monique.
>>29821576Your the anti-luci faction trying to lead us to a bad end running off.
>>29821535So, try to win support from as many powerful people as possible.Suddenly this is like GoT
>>29821571you don't realize who our grandma is, right?
>Suggesting Thierri that he marries a young girl just to save her from arranged marriageOh wow.I'ma tell you what this will get: He'll refuse, and he'll consider us crazy scheming bastards.Best we can tell him is to try and change Celestino's mind.
>>29821597Says>[4/?]
>>29821598You know, even though almost no one suggested it.Christ. The monique train has no brakes and is made of steaming shit.
>>29821619BAZOOPER.
>>29821535Nope sorry only Monique matters
>>29821627Which is why I don't understand people making fucking suggestions.
>>29821606Stop this reverse trolling, fate of best waiifu is on stake.
>>29821615We're not gonna talk to him.We're gonna talk to Marianne. Who will shut it down because choo choo motherfuckers.
>>29821483I keep saying it. Celestino is an idiot who thinks he's smart. He acts like some scheming political genius but he's done nothing to root out men trying to kidnap his daughter, has driven away basically all his children, and puts all his suspicions in the wrong place.
>>29821638Neither do I, they're hoping we dont beg Monique but its habbidin no matter what.
>Jesus>This quest>Dese doodly feelarinosI miss when the following was small. I miss the simpler times.
>>29821638from reactions comes discussionand from discussions comes suggestions
>>29821576I'm not anti-Luci, actually. She's my favorite girl.But the only political competition that can match a Sealed King is an actual King, who happens to be Celestino's best friend.I'd love nothing more than to get on the Luci route. But in reality, we (Reinhold) have very little influence over the situation now. And even if we did, Luci-faction doesn't hold a large enough minority to overpower that other groups - especially the quiet giant, the Marianne bloc.So, if I can save Best Girl from marriage to a shitty person (Monique), get her married to an awesome person (Thierri), and guarantee that we get to spend more time with her - even if only as friends (she'll be living in Granache) - I'm going to do it.
>>29821652When half of the suggestions were 'grope the princess?'Yeah me too.
>>29821576It actually makes sense, especially if it's done before Monique has chance to refuse the deal.
>>29821638It's called 'discussion'.
>>29821659And from suggestions come I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU GUYS DISCUSSED, IT'S MONIQUE TIME
>>29821659How can you react when he hasnt finished posting? The ? in 4/? means he didnt finished.
>>29821662...You want to NTR fucking Aquaman, don't you.IM ON TO YOU MOTHERFUCKERcackles madly
>>29821663When the quest wasn't 1366 post bitching about X or Y, and only 20 post related to what's going on right now.
>>29821663We never did grope our sword.
I love it.... we finally have something to do the choices are more exciting.... chance of escaping the routine...the old plan of running like a pariah is on the table.... and it seems like we escaped our own shitposting top of the mornin to ya... boys and gals...it's a brand new day
>>298216791387.
>>29821671Because right now Monique time makes much more sense than everything else offered so far.Are you so upset over Monique being central point of an event for once, or are you just trolling?
>>29821686>choices pfthahaha
>>29821686What quest are you reading?Can I read your version?
>Page 10
>>29821686>the old plan of running like a pariah is on the tableNo, it's not. Can you even read, you stupid shit?
Next post is going to the cliffhanger, isn't it?
>>29821648Clearly we need to incite a people's revolution to save Marconetti from his dumb ass.
>>29821686Holy shit... why... are you... typing like... that... you... fucking tool...
>>29821697You mean the fourth time.
>>29821710 step one drink step 2 read
>PGQ questers in a nutshell.
>>29821715I bet. And then /qtg/ will explode again with losers arguing spitting biting and kicking at each other over how shitty this quest is before coming invariably back for more.
>>29821697>for once>FOR ONCE
>>29821727New thread.
>>29821739And then BPQ gets more followers than ever before.
>>29821753And then BPQ goes to shit once it reaches critical mass.
>>29821722No. He's only important now because he has the Sword. He was just one of the named nobles before that, and he'll not be central point of the story after this situation has been in some way resolved.Alright, he was a bit more than that, he was actually a semi-PC on several occasions
>>29821774>he'll not be central point of the story after this situation has been in some way resolved.>implying
>>29821663what is so wrong with groping the princess!?
