>>30675713
>* Really Eat Anything - You have a cast iron stomach and become immune to most poisons and diseases that would occur from ingesting something

>>30675713
>* Back"stab" - With stealth you can wield your sword in critical sneak attacks! They'll never see you coming! You cause a ridiculous amount of damage if you catch an opponent off guard.
What exactly do you mean by reroll a party member?

>>30675738

You don't like the character I introduced, you can get someone else - at random! I'll put the results chart up in a bit.

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>>30675713
>>* If it is nailed down then we just have to steal the nails - You become adept at quickly dismantling security and taking practically everything that can be stolen. You get a bonus to looting! And you spend less time doing so in time sensitive scenarios.
Better shit is always good.

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>>30675713

>* Really Eat Anything - You have a cast iron stomach and become immune to most poisons and diseases that would occur from ingesting something.

>>30675748
I think that should be changed to something else.

>>30675713
>* Really Eat Anything - You have a cast iron stomach and become immune to most poisons and diseases that would occur from ingesting something.
I just want to know what this leads into.

>>30675713
>really eat anything

>>30675779

Suggestions?

Also, looks like really eat anything is gonna win. Writing!

>>30675786
* Grim Dark Veteran - When times get tough, you get tougher. You've survived, seen, eaten, and done things most people have never had to consider! Which is your regularly every day life for a goblin like you. Your ability to survive alone in the wilds is vastly increased!
And goblin longevity.

>>30675713
Wait a second, shouldn't 'Why Fight When You Can Poison?' and 'Including Goblins' be options too?

>>30675812

Oh right, I forgot. Yeah. I should look at my own chart probably?

>>30675801
maybe instead of a character reroll an event, or diplomacy.

>>30675851

Hmm, if someone wants to recruit a member I don't really plan to let them recruit, they can sort of FORCE DESTINY into friending them? I like that.

>>30675872
When do we meet Squidface again

>>30675872
sounds good.

>>30675872
>shit is ridiculous
i like it. it suits the mood.

You've been eating well lately. But that hasn't always been the case. You've had your fair share of long weeks of scrounging in the warrens and tunnels you were raised in. The things you've eaten then weren't designed to really be digested! But you did it anyway. Now, your constitution sort of reflects this fact! Years of stomach abuse have developed your resistance to poison and disease from consumption to unheard of levels! You don't particularly have to worry about those anymore. At least from the food you eat.

>You've unlocked Longevity of the Non-Goblin! Goblins are notorious for dying quickly. Possibly more than anyone on earth! They don't live particularly long either. But not you! You're tougher than the average goblin. This skill increases your general toughness, increases your "hp" (this stat doesn't exist), and reduces the ravages of time!

=====================================================

"I've been real super busy," You begin before digging into the food, "With raids and stuff."

"So, you've been raiding?" the dark elven scout begins, skewering some meat on a fork, "Want to talk about this back at the camp, or do you feel as if the forest isn't adequately secured yet?"

You shake your head energetically while munching on the succulent food gripped in both of your hands. This really is the best part of life. "Nah, it is probably good, but there is still an errand I should run while I'm out here..."

"Oh? Well, I supposed we can have a quick meeting. It's only been a few days, but you mentioned some raids. How'd those go, and what else have you been up to?"

You give her the short version, especially mentioning a potential alliance with the gnolls. She looks very impressed overall with what you've done.

>Play up your raiding exploits!
>Inquire about the reinforcements you asked about.
>Try to get back to finding the witch hut before too much of the day is gone.
>Tell her you'd rather be back at camp, and cunningly make her lead the way!

>>30676033

>Play up your raiding exploits!
git that S grade for raiding!

>>30676033
>Play up your raiding exploits!
Shax feeds on positive feedback.

>>30676033
>>Play up your raiding exploits!
>>Inquire about the reinforcements you asked about

>>30676062
>>30676071
>>30676086

Bragging time is GO. Writing.

>>30676140
Oh boy oh boy, praise!

Maybe Xab has been rubbing off on you, but you are really proud of what you've done! "...we snuck into the place so well, I took half their stuff before the boys even go to work on the sleepin' farmers..." The dark elf scout has a lazy grin as your story continues.

"...So there was this wizard, and he was blasting the golems all to bits! But I told my boys, looked 'em right in the eyes, and said we gotsta get to that farm! So I got on my lizard, waved my sword about, and led them in a charge right into..." With her chin resting on folded hands, the scout leader listens intently while some other people join in. Laughing at the various voices you use. Allonces is looking a little upset.

"...'Bout twenty of em, all holdin' that breach like we was goin' to take all their shinies, and we definitely were, but I jumped in and BOOM! CRASH! sent two of them flyin' so me and Milda could run right in..." There was some mild applause when you mimiced swinging your arms around, and some appreciative 'oohs' Milda joins in to say that, yes, this is all true.

"...The whole place was going off as we were getting out of there! The ground was shaking, and you could see buildings catching fire all over the place! I had all kindsa loot under my arm, and Milda's brothers were practically tripping over each other as we booked it out of there. The guards at the wall didn't even know what hit them! And then..."

Several minutes later the scout took a long swig of something from her flask and looked at you. "Well, you've been awfully busy, then."

"Yep. Couldn't have done it without my boys, though!" Allonces sniffs depreciatively. "Oh! Speaking of, didn't you say you'd try and get me some reinforcements?"

The scout looks a bit surprised, then slaps her forhead. "Oh! Right. I sent them on ahead to the main camp. An orc and two goblins volunteered to join up with your raid. Most everyone else is getting conscripted for the Valorien Wood campaign. Losses are getting pretty heavy out there."

Good thing you didn't pick that one. You're not sure you'd have made it this far!

"So is the main army heading out that way, then?" You say, munching. You don't have much details of the overall scope of this thing, so it might be nice to know.

"Our primary forces are there. A different column will be heading this way. Progress in Stonedance has been slow, and the Everbrook Mountains have only begun to be mapped out. You have been doing real good work out here, though." The praise sounded pretty genuine. Maybe you're super awesome? "I hate to admit it, but we had replacement raid groups. Most of those have been redirected to the Valorien theatre. It's a real mess out there."

>That's lame. But let's go meet my new soldiers! I'll let you lead the way.
>Oh, that's unfortunate! But I really gotta get going. Say... you wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut is around here?

>>30676509
>That's lame. But let's go meet my new soldiers! I'll let you lead the way.
Only three? Well, hopefully they are useful. Sounds like the woods were a trap.

>>30676509
>Oh, that's unfortunate! But I really gotta get going. Say... you wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut is around here?

We can just have the new soldiers directed to the temple that we're holed up in

>>30676509
>Oh, that's unfortunate! But I really gotta get going. Say... you wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut is around here?
We need whatever that witch has got to give us!

>>30676509
>That's lame. But let's go meet my new soldiers! I'll let you lead the way.

don't ask about the creepy hut, that makes us look not in control

>>30676509
>>Oh, that's unfortunate! But I really gotta get going. Say... you wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut is around here?

>>30676509
>That's lame. But let's go meet my new soldiers! I'll let you lead the way.
Gotta brag!

>>30676509
>Oh, that's unfortunate! But I really gotta get going. Say... you wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut is around here?
We can recruit him into our party.

Alright, looks like the tie was broken just in time. Writing.

Wow, you don't even know where most of those places are. Just how huge is this army, anyway?! You don't want to imagine how many hundreds of people you'd need to field to attack this country.

Still, you'd like to meet your new recruits, but you really ought to get this over with while you're out here. You can't be too far off from the hut, right?

"So, uh, quick question?" You try to look disinteresed in the answer. Play it cool. "You wouldn't happen to know where a creepy hut around here is, would you? No reason." Smooth.

"Oh, yeah, my scouts reported something like that. It had some sort of protective magic on it to be hard to notice." She quickly gives you directions to it. And let's you know she'll be heading back to the main army with her report. You eagerly await your raiding report card!

>This raiding semester hasn't ended yet! You still have a few more weeks you can raid in. There aren't even midterms!

You bid farewell to the nice dark elves and start heading off in the direction of the hut. The instructions were pretty good, and you didn't even get lost once! By the time you get there, it was around noon. Though you couldn't tell from how gloomy the whole place was.

>Knock on the door and walk in!
>Snoop around his house a bit, you didn't get a good look last time.

>>30676891
Snoop around, but don't be afraid to look like you did nothing wrong if you get caught.

>>30676891
>Snoop around his house a bit, you didn't get a good look last time.
We're a sneaky little goblin.

>>30676891
>Knock on the door and walk in!

>>30676891
>Knock on the door and walk in!

>>30676891
>>Snoop around his house a bit, you didn't get a good look last time.

>>30676891
>Knock on the door and walk in!
Let's get this business settled!

>>30676891
>Snoop around his house a bit, you didn't get a good look last time.
Eh, we might find something cool to ask him about.

>>30676891
>Shamelessly snoop
cute lil gobby gurls can get away with this shit

Looks like Shax, Private Eye wins. Writing!

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>>30676891
Snoop.

>>30677036
now add that to the shax picture.

>>30677067

oh god I need to blingee that picture

Last time you were here, you didn't want to stick around too much. But you're a different goblin now. A better goblin! You've had a literal trial by fire! You definitely didn't jump when you just stepped on a branch, that was Milda's imagination! You didn't shriek when Allonces snuck up behind you and pressed her cold hands on your neck, that was some owl! ...You hate this dumb crooked house.

The most suspicious place is his garden, obviously. You creep on over, and open up the gate to the fence. Inside are several twisting stalks and various fruits that even you wouldn't consider eating. You look in the ground. There are weird bodyparts barely covered by the soil in here... You'd be more freaked out if they didn't resemble the parts you saw in his creepy lab. This dude is messed up.

The strange weeds around the house don't have body parts in the ground, so maybe they are the result of something else. You remember seeing a window inside the house, but you don't see one outside. You wonder how that works.

"Hey, Shax, you have some weird friends," Allonces says, nervously, "Are you sure this is a person we oughta been talking to?"

Nope, you were pretty sure he was beyond creepy. "Doesn't matter, he said he'd give me some stuff for these things, so we're going to get him to do his part of the deal and then get out of here." The whole PLACE smelled weird.

You knock on the door, and then open it up, "It's me! Shax!" You look around. The witch isn't anywhere in sight.

>Snoop around the house rapidly, trying to find witch boy.
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.
>Option to not snoop and wait, that no one will take.

>>30677158
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.
we gotta lose our innocence at some point

>>30677158
>>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.

>>30677158
>>Snoop around the house rapidly, trying to find witch boy.
>>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.
Do all the snooping.

>>30677158
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.
N-not like we want to read them or anything...

>>30677158
>Option to not snoop and wait, that no one will take.

>>30677158
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.

>>30677205

Such a rebel!

A bold move like that deserves a reward. But no one gets what they deserve in life.

Writing! You guys are the snoopiest people I know.

>>30677158
>>Option to not snoop and wait, that no one will take.

>>30677158
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books

>>30677158
>Snoop around the house slowly, trying to read all his perverted books.

I swear to god, if we find that guy masturbating in a corner, I will lose it.

>>30677369
That never crossed my mind.

>>30677369
Somehow, I get the impression those "perverted" books are actually anatomical or something and it's just our teeny little goblin mind misinterpreting things.

>>30677369
>We do find him
>He finishes on our face
>I'm 12 and what is this

>>30677409
we are older than 12 by age, and our body(goblins age faster), but mentally we could be 9.

When you were in the clock tower, you didn't really have the time to check things out enough. All you saw was his book full of naked women. You're not sure what that was all about. You wonder if all this stuff is perverted? You grab a book off the massive bookshelf and begin checking it out. Yep. Naked women. What about this one? More naked people. Alright, what's this one? A bunch of mathematical formulas? Oh, here are the naked women. What is this dude's DEAL? They all had weird lines through and all over them.

Allonces joins you in reading the books. "Looks like some sort of anatomical study and notes. Lots of strange theories... Hmmm." After a moment she starts concentrating really hard while reading. Wow, is she a pervert, too?

Milda arches her eyebrow, "Oh? I was wondering when it came to the supplies. Most of these books look handwritten, too." She picks up one of the ones you had looked at. You know it had a ton of naked people in it. She starts flipping through the pages. She makes some interested sounds and starts comparing notes with Allonces. Milda too?! Allonces you can sort of understand, but Milda didn't seem like the type... Maybe you've seriously miscalculated??

You start getting nervous. Maybe one of his curses are in effect. You should get out of here!

"Please stop rifling through my notes," A tired voice calls out. You get your sword out and face him. He snuck up on you! "If you get them disorganized, I'll be a little upset." You back up slowly while facing him with your guard up. "It's nice to see you again, too."

>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.
>Offer the items he requested in exchange for you life.
>Selflessly offer yourself up to him in exchange for Allonces and Milda's lives.

>>30677458
It's a meme

>>30677473

>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.

>>30677473
>>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.

>>30677473
>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.

>>30677473
>Diplomatically request he release our minions from his foul magicks.

>>30677473
>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.
And "I got the stuff you asked for and blew up the clock tower."

>>30677473
>>>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.
I want to pick the offer our selves option, but i know no one will pick it.

>>30677473
>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.

We're the boss, nobody messes with our crew.

Misunderstandings, away!

>>30677473
>Demand he release Allonces and Milda from his foul magicks.
Demonic Warlock!

>>30677486
An old and tired one at that.

>>30677539

It would have been fun to write, but I don't see how anything can beat an eight vote lead in a quest that generally has about six players. Good thing every option is fun to write. So I'm writing!

>>30677574
We're too nervous about the perverted things he might do to us.

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>>30677590
Yes. Yes we are. Also all those buried bodyparts in the garden.

Allonces and Milda snap the books shut and place them back on the shelf with muttered apologies. Has he completely d-dominated them mentally?! "Foul warlock! Beastly witch! Consort of devils!" You shout in a half panic, "You let them go right now! Milda stopped her brother from blowing up your house, and this is how you treat her? And poor, innocent Allonces...! You go too far! Release them at once!"

"Um, Shax..." Allonces begins.

The witch boy grins madly. "What? So easily? I'll have you twist in my grasp from the embarassments you showed me last time! Hand over my golden timepiece, you monstrous creature, and I'll consider sparing your life. Those of your minions are just repayment for previous transgressions!"

Milda walks towards you, "There isn't anything wrong with us, Shax."

"See?" He raises both his hands, and gives a boisterous laugh, "They have grown accustomed the the collar around their mind. They rejoice in my service! See how she is attacking you even now! Your 'loyal' companion? What a joke!" Your eyes widen. Has it already gotten that bad?! You have no choice. You hop back from Milda, and narrow your eyes while readying yourself for a strong opening offensive. Allonces has her face in her hands. Milda puts her hands on her hips and looks at the witch boy disapprovingly.

"Don't take a joke too far, Shax might actually wreck your place up, you know. She isn't nearly the joke she appears."

The witch rubs his chin, "Good point. Okay, okay, you win." He waggles his fingers. "They're free from my control. Happy?"

You pout. He was just joking. What a jerk!

>Grab the stuff he wants from Milda and tell him that he can't have it till he apologizes.
>Tell Milda to tell him that you're mad at him, but he can still have his stuff.
>Give him the stuff he wants. But tell him he is on notice!

>>30677600

wh-who got wrecked? Was it me? I can't tell!

>>30677808
Grab stuff, ransom for apology, be angry and cute about it.

>>30677808
What a good sport. He'd better apologize for tricking you in front of your minions, Shax.

>>30677808
> Tell him he better have some real good stuff to trade or the deal's off now.

>>30677808
>Tell Milda to tell him that you're mad at him, but he can still have his stuff.
This guy is cool.

>>30677808
>Give him the stuff he wants. But tell him he is on notice!

>>30677808
>>>Grab the stuff he wants from Milda and tell him that he can't have it till he apologizes.

>>30677808
>Grab the stuff he wants from Milda and tell him that he can't have it till he apologizes

Channelling the pettiness of a goblin

>>30677808
lift sword and carefully plant the very tip of it on the ground.
"You better have some reeeeeaaal good stuff to give for your clock tower things."

>>30677808
>Grab the stuff he wants from Milda and tell him that he can't have it till he apologizes

But I'd be fine with any of those, really.

>>30677808
>Tell Milda to tell him that you're mad at him, but he can still have his stuff.
Cutest option!

>>30677808
>Tell Milda to tell him that you're mad at him, but he can still have his stuff.

>>30677808
>Tell Milda to tell him that you're mad at him, but he can still have his stuff.
That's not funny. It's not. Its not.

>>30677808
>>Give him the stuff he wants. But tell him he is on notice!

Counting votes.

You're pretty mad, you don't even want to speak! You walk over to Milda and take the stuff, and turn your back at him. "I got the stuff you wanted, but since you're a big jerk you can't have it." You start tapping your foot in frustration. "Until you apologize." You were so worried! Especially about poor sweet Allonces, her innocence forever stolen!

"Sorry." He says, chuckling. You sniff. "Really, I'm sorry." You still haven't turned around. "Seriously, I'm really sorry."

"Hmph," You turn around, and make sure you've got a good grip on your sword. "Fine. But you better have something good for me, okay? If it is some lame medallion, or just thanks I'm gonna be mad!"

"Okay, okay!" He says, holding his hands out in surrender. "So, can I have my stuff?"

"Fiiine." You begrudginly hand it over. "What is the deal with all your nudie books and the bodyparts everywhere, anyway?" You narrow your eyes. "You some kinda pervert?"

He raises his eyes and looks at you with a half grin, "That may be, but the books have limbs have nothing to do with it. I'm studying a mixture of advanced golemcraft, necromancy, and a few of the other less approved fields of evocations and thaumateurgy. As I mentioned before, the close minded fools who lived near me chased me out of town." His smirk turns sort of sad, "Calling me a witch, oddly enough."

"Necromancy, naked ladies... did your girlfriend die or something?" He looks at you amusedly.

"Shax!" Allonces exclaims, aghast.

"No, no. Nothing as dramatic as that. Creating life just fascinates me. The discarded protoypes are in the garden you saw. The thaumateurgical life giving energies creating plants of dubious nature. They've provided interesting side studies, but my main focus remains ever on my great work."

>That's nice. Where is my stuff.
>What great work?

>>30678212
>What great work?
Oh man, now Im curious

>>30678212
>>What great work?
We can't not ask, seriously.

>What great work?

Do I smell extra minions? We can always do with extra minions

>>30678212
>Great work?
What sort of abomination is he crafting? And can we ride on its shoulder?

>>30678212

>>That's nice. Where is my stuff.

Priorities.

>>30678212
>>What great work?

>>30678212
>>That's nice. Where is my stuff.
Because Shax has no idea what golemcraft, evocation, and thaumaturgy is.

>>30678262

I like to always give my players an out from a sidequest if it is unpopular, or they don't like the way it is going! At least I try to.

Also gives me a writing break so it isn't wall after wall of text.

But it seems fairly unanimous. Writing!

>>30678212
>What great work?

>>30678212
>That's nice. Where is my stuff.
Loot!

Shax. Raidleader who only raids 20% of the time. Somehow she manages to meet all sorts of interesting people and recruit them.

Note: Raids themselves have shown a remarkable tendancy to not fail. No one in C&C is quite sure why.

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"What great work?" You ask absentmindedly, half caring. His face lights up. You immediately regret asking.

"Ah! A brilliant science! Long has man dreamed of creating his own life, and indeed the homunculi of the esteemed Agrius Van Schwarzwald, of the Schwarzwald line, have often been called the 'muses of modern golemancy', their beautiful countenance and elega-"

He begins pulling various models and naming them, pointing out which ones are his personal favorites. Allonces seems fascinated, her mouth forming a petite 'o' as she listens. Milda nods along, as if considering his various points.

"-After all, proving that there is at the very least intelligence BEYOND the scripted emotions and thoughts you can give them. Regarded by many of the academia as a dangerous proposition. After all, if our creations were capable-"

You vaguely realize you don't know his name when Allonces raises her hand with an 'ooh, ooh, professor?' Milda has started taking notes.

"-Which is precisely why, Allonces, and I'm glad you asked, I have to limit the sort of wild impulses the very spirits I'm attempting to channel have. Otherwise, there is nothing stopping them from attempting to emulate the very basis of their previous form. There are many theories regarding the shape of the container influencing the spirit, and I subscribe to some-"

You begin looking at the watch. How is it that it moves so slow when you look at it, but so fast when you don't. You'd ask the witch, but you're afraid of how long his dumb answer would take.

"-As you can see, this is an exciting development. You probably have an idea as to-"

"Hey! What's your name?"

'Wha? I mean. You didn't raise your hand? That is to say. My name is Franklin." Wow that is the nerdiest name you've ever heard.

"Where is my stuff you wanted to give me?"

"I didn't say I'd give you any stuff, I just said I'd help you out."

"Oh, so you're joining up?"

"No, I said I'd help you out."

"Oh. How?"

"While my magical powers are not suited for combat, I'd be more than happy to construct and execute a ritual of some kind."

"What kinda rituals can you do?"

"Uh, I haven't really thought about it. I honestly didn't think you'd be able to get those items..."

"Everyone all the time doesn't believe in me, but my boys do. That's why they hang out with me. So you better start believing in me, too." You cross your arms.

"I think that is probably a healthy idea."

"So. Your rituals. What can you do?"

"Ummm. Well." He looks around a bit. "I suppose there are a few things I can do."

>Advanced Golemancy! He can modify your clay golem into an iron juggernaut of destruction! It will still have no brain. Further options upon voting.
>Enchant your sword! He can give your sword the ability to bestow a powerful curse. Further options upon choosing this.
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)

>>30678641
>Enchant your sword! He can give your sword the ability to bestow a powerful curse. Further options upon choosing this.
I want our sword to be the most ridiculously OP thing in this setting by the end of the quest.

>>30678641
Just a one use curse for the sword, or can it be used multiple times?

>>30678641
>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)
Only way to go

>>30678641
>>Advanced Golemancy! He can modify your clay golem into an iron juggernaut of destruction! It will still have no brain. Further options upon voting.
Power Armor golems!

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
Best one. Golems are cool, but not reliable enough long-term - who knows if we can even keep them once raiding here is done, or if we can, whether they'll malfunction at some point with no way of fixing them. Sword is also great, but we should spread the love a little, not heap it all on Shax.

>>30678641

>Advanced Golemancy! He can modify your clay golem into an iron juggernaut of destruction! It will still have no brain. Further options upon voting.

One of them got beat up pretty bad in the last fight, didn't they? May as well reinforce.

So what do the stars mean on some of the skills on the skill tree?

New skill tree or something else?

>>30678641
>>Advanced Golemancy! He can modify your clay golem into an iron juggernaut of destruction! It will still have no brain. Further options upon voting.
Oh man Oh boy, Battering ram time

>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)

seriously Where's my new artificial companion?

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!

>>30678641
Sword enchant! Our sword is our best friend! Our eternal companion! We must make it stronger!

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship
By the way, does he like tea? He's going to be drinking a lot of tea.

>>30678641
>Enchant your sword! He can give your sword the ability to bestow a powerful curse. Further options upon choosing this.
would be very cool but my wiser self says we need more powerful minions, after all what is a leader without her minions???
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!

>>30678641
>Enchant your sword! He can give your sword the ability to bestow a powerful curse. Further options upon choosing this.

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
Allonces. Make her actually useful.

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
I have a mental image of shax immediately forgiving him and forgetting everything else when she hears she can learn magic - even if she can't.

>>30678641
>>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
Spell casting shax is best shax

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
Wow! Voting for this.

The golem is cool but we have a lot of brute force anyway and not a lot of magic.

The sword already bestows a powerful curse. It's called "death".

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
Allonces needs something useful to do, and she seems to get along with the creepy witch boy well enough.

>>30678723
That's what I would guess, given the only one explicitly labeled as a new tree has stars.

>>30678641

>Advanced Golemancy! He can modify your clay golem into an iron juggernaut of destruction! It will still have no brain. Further options upon voting.

>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)

>>30678641
>>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!

>>30678641
>Apprenticeship! He can begin teaching you or one of your minions magical curses and stuff! Wow!
>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)

Training is needed. Especially so Allonces can become useful.

Oh, christ

Counting votes and then writing I guess

Well Chief, looks like you have a lot more players than you thought.
So far theres:
Golems
+power armor golems
or+beefier minions
Sword
+because sword is best sword
-The sword already bestows a powerful curse. It's called "death".
Apprentice
+Shax wants to learn
or+Allonces needs to git gud.

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>>30678641
>Complain to him that one of the options isn't a robogirl even though it was built up so much. (It's a later part of the quest chain, dummy! This isn't a real option!)

>>30678851
This is what you get for throwing us options that are both exciting and entertaining.

>>30678882
>posting robogirl
>not drossel

>>30678875
just a thought but can we not use our character point to use our friendship powers to recruit Franklin?

>>30678938
Not a bad plan.

>>30678938
.......LETS DO IT

>>30678938
Why? He can't fight for crap. I want Squidface to join us because he was cool and gave us the trolls.

So apprenticeship seems to have won. Allonces is the popular suggestion, and makes me feel like I should just go for it, but just in case.

Anyone else you'd like to see be an apprentice?

>>30678938

You can if you want. This ritual isn't necessarily a oneshot deal, but they have huge downtime between them. And there is nothing saying he won't be recruited later. It isn't like you're done with him! (unless you want to be)

>>30678986
I'm cool with Allonces.

>>30678938
Eh. I'd rather get the training, and leave him here to create robogirls.
for reasons.
Also, cause I fully believe in Shax's ability to recruit someone elses newborn creation.

>>30678986
Our basilisk.

>>30678986
Allonces is good.

>>30678986
Are you asking if we want multiple apprentices or just an alternative candidate?

>>30679018

Alternative.

>>30679013

This could very well happen!

>>30678986
Allonces.

She needs to become useful.

>>30678938
We probably could, but I don't think it's really worthwhile or necessary. He's a willing and accessible enough ally as-is, and has already stated he's not much for combat. I'd say save it for someone more well-rounded and leave Franklin to his weird pervy business. (Except when we come to bug him for help with magical shit.)

There's a place for friendly non-party member NPCs. We don't really need to go recruiting every last person to the raiding party proper.

>>30678986
I want us to be the apprentice!

>>30678986
how about Milda? She's already (looks at food) half-trained.

I think we'll get another friendship point in time to recruit Squidface.

>>30678986
I'd prefer Shax, myself. But Allonces seems to like the guy, and Milda seems to understand what's going on. So one of those two. The rest of the raid are useful in their own way, though, while Allonces is pretty useless. So I'm happy with her.

>>30678986
I'm fine with Allonces.

>>30679029
Ok.

>>30678986
Allonces godda git good!

>>30678986
Definitely confirming vote for Allonces.

inb4 Allonces x Franklin romcom subplot shenanigans that totally go over our little goblin head.

Alright, Allonces seems overwhelmingly the popular vote.

There doesn't seem to be a push to CHARACTER franklin for now.

Writing!

>>30679105
Franklin can stay a side-character helper for now, at least while we're in the area.

>>30679063
Love triangle with Alfonse.

>>30679199
make it happen chief

>>30679199
I thought Alfonse was like a pet.

>>30679280
The truest love.

I am bored and came by to lurk and see what this quest is like.
Continue as if I am not here.

Your sword is too cool to curse people, and the golems are already too loud. Ahh! Your eardrums hurt just thinking about it being some sort of giant metal monster.

"Hey, can you just, like teach someone magic or something?"

"Err, yes? I could. It isn't something I'd really think about doing, normally, but I do owe you."

"Yeah, you do! So what kinda magic do you teach?"

"Mostly-" He says a bunch of stuff you can't even pronounce.

"Okay, how could that help me out in a fight?"

"Well, curses and hexes are the main workforce quick incantation spells. Steeling yourself against similar attacks is also a side benefit."

That doesn't really seem like your kinda jam. "Hey, Allonces? You interested in that kinda stuff?"

"Ehh? I mean, it sounds pretty neat."

"Okay, you learn then. I don't really know anyone else that would really suit this sorta thing."

She claps excitedly, "I didn't have much patience for things like this, but I wouldn't mind this at all."

Franklin looks a little mortified. You're not sure why. But it only confirms that this is a good decision! You get less Allonces time, a plus, and Franklin gets uncomfortable, another plus. These two annoying birds can get hit with one stone for all you care.

"So, this place is sorta out of the way. How do you want to handle the whole commute? Just have her live here for a while? Or what?"

Franklin visibly blanches at the idea of her living here. That seems like a good option! But after a few moments he works out a simple location spell to keep her from getting lost in the woods.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot! Can you identify this stuff for me?"

A few moments later you have discovered you own a lovely: Hat of True Sight! You can see invisible things while wearing this big floppy wizard hat. At least he says you can. There isn't any invisible stuff for you to really look at with it. Hat of Feather Fall! You will fall slowly with this hat on. So slow the hat won't even fall off your head. Magic is so advanced nowadays. Gloves of Arrow Snaring! It's a cool name that makes it sound like you can catch arrows! But it only makes you good at doing it sometimes. Gloves of Swimming and Climbing! Who cares.

>Anything left to say to witch boy?
>Back to camp!

>>30679500
>Back to camp!
Time to meet our new recruits!

>>30679500
Don't knock "Swimming and Climbing!" You could raid those uppity mermen! Or something.

>>30679500
>Back to camp!

>>30679500
>These two annoying birds can get hit with one stone for all you care.
God I love how you write.

>Back to camp

>>30679500
Oooh, climbing gloves would be great for entering walled towns.

>>30679500
>Hat of Feather Fall!

How does Feather Fall work in this world?

Because I can totally see Shax abusing the hell out of it for added momentum.

>>30679561
Shax's fighting style already laughs in the face of physics. Might as well keep with that motif.

>>30679561
>added momentum
How do you figure? I can only imagine acting like a parachute while Shax is swinging herself around with the sword.

Seems like you're all done here. Writing!

>>30679583
>this
If it's slowing down our fall, all it can do is reduce momentum, not increase it.

Though I can imagine us abusing it for some falling slams from great height, then pulling it on to stop out fall before we squish.

>>30679583
Exactly, more spinning means more momentum.

The slower she falls the more she can wind up a powerful slash.

>>30679607
>>30679583
we can use it to convert downwards momentum into horozontal momentum on our sword by using ourselves as something of a feather-falling hinge.

>>30679639
So we can make really long jumps by using the sword like a helicopter?

>>30679639
Ah, I see. So you're assuming the hat would instantly negate the vertical momentum of Shax, but NOT the vertical momentum of the outstretched sword? Therefore instantly converting the vertical momentum of the sword into rotational motion.

But then, it would be less of a "gain" in momentum in that case. More of a switch in damage-dealing style. Cutting versus slamming.

>>30679679
yes, something like this.
>>30679663
what?

Isn't there a possibility the feather fall would interfere with our MEGATON SKY HAMMER?

And at any rate, is it really any contest between feather fall and true seeing? I mean, come on. Adventurers are bound to start showing up more often as time goes on, and that means wizards, which means illusions and invisibility. Hell, we've already faced one illusion-using wizard.

>>30679500
Give Gloves of Arrow Snaring to Mnar. He keeps getting hurt and such.
Give Hat of True Sight to Kuzr, he's the spotter.
Gloves of Swimming and Climbing to another sneaky git.

Hat of Feather Fall to a golem.
JUST BECAUSE.
So the trolls can throw him at the enemies from afar!

>>30679583
Yeah, that's basically what I had in mind.

Helicopter style.

>>30679701
>Implying we won't just wear both.

>>30679690
If our momentum is cancelled out but not the swords than we could use the rotation of the sword to move us around in the air.

>>30679701
>>30679717
We'll give the true seeing to someone like the gnoll hunter who'll just shoot them. If there's an arrow sticking out of their gut we can make a reasonable guess of where they are.

>>30679701
We can always pull the hat off at the apes of our flight.

>>30679717
What if Shax wore the Hat of Feather Fall and had one of the trolls fastball her at the enemy. I'm assuming horizontal momentum isn't slowed at all, so just start spinning like a disc saw as soon as the throw is released.

Maybe attach a bungee cord for shenanigans.

>>30679733
>at the apes of our flight
We wicked witch?

>>30679732
But Shax wearing a big floppy wizard hat would look adorable.

>>30679732
>We'll give the true seeing to someone like the gnoll hunter who'll just shoot them
True, you one upped me. I forgot about our new gnoll scout.

>>30679730
I see.

>>30679751
Lawnmower style

>>30679759
There's no arguing against that, honestly. Wonder if we would get a diplomacy bonus for excessive cuteness?

>>30679751
The issue I see with this is that horizontal motion is not being reduced in the slightest. You're suggesting we have troll hurl us. Then what, pray tell, stops us? The ground? An object in the way? Whatever it is, it's going to hurt.

>>30679751
I like it.

>>30679800
The broken bodies we pass through will slow us down over time in a gentle yet bloody fashion.

>>30679800
the shredded remains of whatever we ladn on?

>>30679800
Well, the sword will presumably absorb the impact. The entire idea is to whirlwind into the enemy at absurd speed.

Alternatively, bungee cord. The troll can catch her on the rebound, keeping her out of the reach of enemies while being ded choppy at the same time.

>>30679800
All Shax has to do is start spinning the sword downward rather than horizontally to land.

>>30679800
Tilt sideways and jam the sword into the ground.

>>30679845
Overcomplicating this.

Just attach Shax to a harness with a good length of rope. Have a golem or something else ridiculously strong hold it. Shax gets a running start horizontally and jumps before the giant or w/e on the other end of the rope swings her in a circle while Shax murders things with her sword. The guy holding the Shaxreaver could just keep spinning, mowing through whatever's standing against them with no resistance.

Guys, I know this is fantasy and we get away with a lot of silly crap, but I think spinning around like you all are suggesting will at the very least give Shax a serious concussion and at most shatter a bunch of her bones when she lands on the ground.

>>30679886
That works. Also makes it easier to land.

>>30679886
So, like a shot put?

I love it

>>30679886
But that has a lot less range than the Shaxapult

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This is getting entirely too silly

>>30679957
It's also much less likely to result in injury.

It also allows us to attack more enemies in a larger radius. Shaxapult just hits whoever doesn't get out of the way.

This is far more effective crowd control.

>>30679856
>>30679882
>applying huge drag to one end of a spinning mass.
>not expecting the other end to suffer catastrophic structural failure from the massive stress forces.

>>30679830
>>30679844
>assuming that just because a sword went through them, they're no longer solid objects directly in your path of travel

Guys seriously. This idea is dumb as hell.
Please just stop.

>>30679917
Shut you mouth. Loli gobling physics are best physics and they shall not fail us.

>>30679986
Where's your scientific curiosity?

I, for one, am very interested in seeing the effects massive G-Forces have on a small goblin holding a sword far too large for her.

>>30680030
Obviously what we need to do is test it with a stand in.

Make a spinning device around the same weight as Shax and her sword, and then put on the hat and do this >>30679886 with it

Tossing Franklin a casual 'bye' you tell Milda and Allonces to come with you.

"Ehhh? Don't I need to start on my lessons?"

Franklin quickly shakes his head, "I'm not exactly prepared to give a lesson right now. Sorry! Give me some time. I'll send a messenger homunculus to contact you when I'm ready, alright?"

You narrow your eyes. "Don't try to sneak out of this, okay?"

"I'm not! I promise."

After a few more exchanges like this, you feel like you've gotten your point across, and start heading back to camp. You get lost a few times, but still manage to make it back within the same day.

You are tired, but you gotta meet the new guys. You ask around to see where they are at. Apparently they've already integrated with your army easily. You get near one of the communal fires and see the orc and Mr. Fetidclaw laughing merrily as Xab tells a story. When they see you, Gnorym slaps him on the back, "That there is the boss, Shax." The orc stands up. He's really brawny, his greenish brown skin is covered in muscles. He is wearing loose fitting pants and nothing on top. He doesn't seem to have any weapons. He has a wide brow, and a flat nose.

"Hey there, boss. The name is Bokagh Rotsnarl. Nice to meet you."

"Hey, aren't you cold?"

"Been training. Don't get cold as easily as other people."

"You got any weapons?"

He lifts two fists up, and gives a toothy grin. It looks a little scary. "These."

You wonder what he is holding tightly in his hands. You can't see anything. Oh well, who cares.

"Okay, so are you good at sneaking?"

Bokagh spits, and wipes his mouth with his forearm. "Real good."

Gnorym speaks up, "Quietest guy I've ever seen."

You talk a bit about why he joined up. Apparently this is a cake campaign with a lot of easy loot, and Brokagh wanted a little piece of that. Also, you have had some success so it doesn't sound like he'll die immediately. You don't make any promises!

You ask where the two other recruits are, and are met with shrugs. No one keeps track of goblins for some reason. Oh well! You hunt around the camp without finding them. You're getting too tired for this! You'll just meet 'em tomorrow. You retire to your room. Inside you see two goblins squabbling around in the bones. They look up at your entrance. They've got dark green skin and yellow eyes. They're covered in various tattoos. Oh, great. Toothtwister clan goblins.

They're a bunch of weirdos who worship the Hungerer fanatically. "Hey, you two. This is my and Allonces' room. Get out!" You don't think Allonces would put up with them in here for very long.

They chatter at each other. They use a 'holy language' that is too good for other goblins to learn, apparently. You don't get it. What is so holy about not being understood?

"Hello, Raid Leader. It is a pleasure to meet you. I'm Skedob and this is Zexur. We have come to offer our services."

"Yeah, well, offer 'em outside."

You really don't wanna camp with them in the same room. Super creepy! You head out to talk to them.

They talk a lot. Basically they are really sneaky, and good at shanking things. You tell them to not camp with you. They whine a bit about liking the bones. You tell them they can take the bones from the room. They get super excited. Maybe that will be spoiling them too much? You said you changed your mind and they can only take three bones EACH.

After all that, you decide to sleep. A new day is approaching! You wake up, train, eat, talk to the boys. What's the plan, boss?

>Raiding! The heat is still probably on, but you dont' know how fast it'll wear off.
>Side Quests! Let's open that journal.
>Exploring! We can always find more sidequests.

>>30680118
>>Side Quests! Let's open that journal.

>>30680118
>Side Quests! Let's open that journal
Gotta wait for the heat to cool off, mang. Don' wan' no po-po on us.

>>30680118

>Raiding! The heat is still probably on, but you dont' know how fast it'll wear off.

Hey, how long until "raiding season is over?

>>30680030
>Where's your scientific curiosity?

I'm not sure, myself. I think the last time I saw it was in my 3rd year Classical Mechanics lecture.
When my lecturer wouldn't shut up about the awesomeness of the spinning trinket that doesn't fall over because of the conservation of rotational momentum and torques.

>>30680118
>Side Quests! Let's open that journal.

More powerups!

Shaxcopter! Maybe!

>>30680118
Side quests. Let's test the new guys out on something (hopefully) light before we go tackle a whole town.

>>30680118
We got any more sidequests that can be accomplished while raiding?

Either way, we should be light on the raiding until our group recovers. Let's see our quest list.

>>30680118
>Side Quests! Let's open that journal.
Quests Ho!

>>30680118
>>Side Quests! Let's open that journal.
We did plenty of raiding already. Back to getting allies and magical loot!

>>30680118
Side quests! Give us the journal and let's get sum XP/loot while the heat dies down. We're on at least four stars, any more and the helicopters atart

>>30680153

...I seem to have a knack for choosing the exact opposite of everyone else.

>>30680192
That just means you aren't a conformist.

Side Quest time! Your journal is:


>Abandoned tower to the north
>burnt out stone circle thingy
>kuo-toa way to the east
>dark cults in various towns (may require some light raiding)
>eventually a High Cleric will be escorted to the capital of Manderlay, and you can probably intercept him on the main road (may require a long time)
>Something about a lich in an ancient tomb

What do ya wanna do?

>>30680234
>burnt out stone circle thingy

>>30680234
>burnt out stone circle thingy

>>30680234
>>kuo-toa way to the east

>>30680234
>burnt out stone circle thingy
Always vote for da 'thingy'!

>>30680234
>Abandoned tower to the north

Towers are always cool.

>>30680234
>dark cults in various towns (may require some light raiding)

>>30680230

but i wanna be one of Shax's minions ;_;

>>30680234
>kuo-toa way to the east

>>30680234
What about that elemental problem the forest has, anything related to that?

Otherwise
>burnt out stone circle thingy

>>30680234
>>Abandoned tower to the north
>>burnt out stone circle thingy

Whichever of these is closer to base.

>>30680234

>eventually a High Cleric will be escorted to the capital of Manderlay, and you can probably intercept him on the main road (may require a long time)

Gives the heat time to die down and we can get MAD LOOT and GOOD INTELLIGENCE

>>30680261
Shax's minions are the most nonconformist bunch around. You'll fit in fine.

Because you won't fit in at all.

>>30680288

that's good, because apparently i keep thinking that crap like this

>>30680278

is a good, popular idea.

>>30680234
Let's leave the lich until we have that one ability which makes super evil dudes want to follow Shax.

>burnt out stone circle thingy

Stone circle seems like the most popular decision, so we're going with that? I gotta look up where the heck that even was in the world.

Alright, so we'll get to work on that. Writing!

>>30680349
Your fault for using the word "thingy" in the description.

Okay so, you remember that the stone circle is to the north. So you gotta head out into the heart of the capital. You aren't particularly raiding, so as long as you avoid towns you'll think you'll be fine. You ask Gneb what he remembers from that building.

"Dunno boss, was a while back. It was pretty creepy, but there isn't much else I remember about it."

"What, creepy like the witch hut?" You don't erally want nother witch hut experience.

"Nah, just, like, unsettling I guess. Skin crawling. That sorta thing."

"And it was just a stone circle?"

"Yeah, looked round, didn't see a door. Don't know how to really describe it?"

That wasn't much help. You find Allonces, she's having a tea party.

"Ah, Shax, finally ready to join me for some tea?" She holds out a cup. Alfonse pours some tea into it gently. There are a couple of the boys there sipping tea. They don't meet your eye.

"I gotta ask you a question."

"Then let's have some polite conversation. Over tea." She motions a cup at you again. It smells weird.

"You heard of this stone circle thing near the capital?"

"Maybe I have, but it would be awfully rude to ignore my companions in a tea party and just talk to you, wouldn't it? If only you were participating..."

You just wanna slap her. With a sigh you sit down and grab the cup. You try to gulp it down, but its far too hot and you just end up spitting.

"Nah, boss, you gotta sip. Like this." Xab holds out a pinky and slightly tilts the cup against his lips.

"Yeah, it is all dainty and elegant, boss." Kuzr is there, too. They're both on notice!

After painstakingly talking about the weather of all things, you get Allonces to tell you that the stone circle is a mystical dungeon. Few people have entered it and lived to tell the tale, but those who have speak of different things. That's sort of neat.

Who do you wanna bring with you on the trip?

>>30680585
Whoop
The new guys
The dwarves
Some goblins

>>30680585
Whoop because holy magic will probably insanely helpful, all the new guys, both the gnolls, and maybe someone big to whack things?

>>30680585
Whoop, Bearbreath, new guys, Dwarves, mixed assortment of sneaky and bashy goblins

>>30680585
The new guys, Milda and the other dwarves, a couple gobbos, Whoop, and the gnolls.

Leave Allonces here, she has magic lessons after all.

>>30680585
>Whopp
>The three newbies
>Nost
>Truz
>Bearbreath
>Fetidclaw
>Dwarf brothers

Leave Milda to manage the camp

Alright! You've got your party and your quest! Let's stop here for now.

>You now have:
>19/24 BtB exp
>8/24 MSiF exp
>8/24 CyRCTHaM exp

Hope you enjoyed the thread! As always, you can follow me on twitter @Fouldrinking to see when the next one will be. I'm not sure when I can update again.

Thank you for playing, it is always a lot of fun! Thank you archive readers, because you guys allow me to run whenever I like! Thank you people for discussing and having fun and enjoying my writing, since it makes me have a ton of fun as well.

Good night!

>>30680798
Good night Chief! Thank you for running!

>>30680798
Night, Chief.

Good thread as always.

>>30680798
night