Alright! I'm back, and it looked like y'all had a good long discussion about what to buy at the end of last thread. I'll post what seemed to be the most popular options in the form of a Final Destination style vote.

Vote 1 for
>The Dragon Staff

Vote 2 for
>Nothing

And, really against my better judgement, Vote 3 for
>The Mask

Remember, quote and the number only.

Voting period ends in five minutes.

>>30903123
2

>>30903123
2

>>30903123
1

>>30903123
1

>>30903123
You really should have waited for a bit and got some anons before calling the vote

>>30903209
I know, I immediately regretted this decision.
For the love of god, somebody break the tie.

>>30903123
1

And time. Looks like 1 wins by a narrow margin. I apologize in advance for the Anons that did not get to vote.

>>30903123
1

>>30903221
answered your prayers

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“I'll take the staff, which after my twenty five percent discount should come out to a hundred and thirty five gold.” Hayes nods his head, and with a wave of his hand the display case covering the staff slides towards the ceiling. “Alrighty there then stranger. Hayes was half expectin' you to take that mask.” While some small part of you had wanted to buy the mask anyway, you managed to bury that desire without much trouble.

You pick the staff off of its stand and immediately feel your senses expand outwards. In fact, it's a little disorienting at first. You can feel the breeze outside as if it were blowing against your own skin. Hear the incessant chatter of students. See the moon and the stars above, even if you can't really -see- them. The sensory overload sends your vision spinning and for a brief moment you think you might pass out, but the sensation passes as you get more used to it.

“So remind me, what is it exactly that this thing does?” Hayes rubs his chin for a moment contemplatively. “Well, as its lookin' like you already found out, it expands your senses without you actually needin' to cast any spells. It lets you control small vines, y'know do that fancy furniture weavin' thing the Archmagos does. Also helps yah learn nature magic if you meditate holding it, what 'cause essentially you'd be meditating to reach a level you're already at. Plus it really makes castin' nature magic more efficient. Helps conserve energy and all that whatnot.”

“Careful though, don't get too reliant on it. Else you'll have trouble castin' nature magic without it. It's a crutch, y'see. That's why the Archmagos donated it in the first place, was getting' too reliant on it to cast his spells.”

>Try to haggle the price down further. (Dice+3d10+2)
>Just pay the 135 gold. (As if.)

Rolled 7, 1, 2 + 2 = 12

>>30903520
Ask why it's called a dragon staff. I mean, dragons really seem more like fire's thing.
Also
>Haggle

Rolled 10, 3, 9 + 2 = 24

>>30903520
Its like you don't know your own player base.

Rolled 1, 2, 2 + 2 = 7

>>30903520
ULTIMATE JEW.

Rolled 4, 10, 2 + 2 = 18

>>30903520
Oh darn, forgot to roll for Ol' Crazy Hayes.

>>30903583
>>30903554
>>30903552
Jesus here is hoping soma rolls low enough for the 12 to be raised to a success
>>30903589
Give the 12, 6 vys.

>>30903552
>>30903554
>>30903583
>12,24,7 vs 16
For some reason, it applied a +2 instead of -2 to Hayes' roll.

Spend 4 vys to make it a regular success?
>Y
>N

>>30903583
More like novice jew
Get good anon

>>30903618
Y

>>30903618
Y
We're meditating after this anyways, I think

>>30903640
>>30903618
Can we spend 13 Vys then since we are gonna meditate?(also we need to pick up our shit,)

>>30903655
You could, absolutely. An expenditure that large might be picked up by another Vatis though.

>>30903688
would that negate the success?

>>30903618
No way we're buying a crutch for that price.
>Y

>>30903520

In retrospective the staff was the best item. I mean, it does what the helm did, raises our nature magic and makes casting it cheater!

>>30903703
It tends to depend on the person. Some people would get pissed off since it might be viewed as 'cheating'. Others might view it as you just using all the tools you have available.

Hayes seems insane though, so if anybody was just not gonna care it'd be him.

>>30903731
well then lets go through with it then.

Buy mask next please. It's our duty to take it. It would be irresponsible not to.

>>30903756
Arch mage might get pissed off with us

>>30903868
good thing we aren't talking to him.

You pause for a moment, inspecting the staff and flexing your now expanded state of mind. “You know, really. This is nice and all. I'm sure it would be incredibly useful to most folks.” Hayes raises an eyebrow. “Hayes can hear the 'But' comin' from here.” You grin. “But, I'm not most folks. I run my insane ass dozens, hundreds of feet underground into the remains of a lost civilization. Remains, I might add, constructed almost solely of metal and stone. So while yes, this is useful when I'm above ground. I don't intend to make all that much money above ground.”

Hayes considers this for a moment, scratching the back of his head. “Well, you raise a good point there stranger. Y'really do. An' Hayes sympathizes with you an' all. Still, the price is the price. Hayes ain't the one that sets 'em. He can offer discounts sure, but really it's the administration that controls how much he sells this junk for.” He smirks. “Hell, this isn't even really 'the good stuff'. It's the useful stuff. The neat stuff. The possibly-dangerous stuff. Not the good stuff though.”
>Vys Pool: (9/22)

That really grabs your attention. In a big way. “Well, listen. You traded me that construct for the command unit, right?” He nods his head. “Sure did.” Thinking on it, the dog construct is really just going to weight you down at this point. You could trade it for the staff and use the money you saved to buy Profectus a mount for a fraction of the cost.
>Offer to trade the construct for the staff and a peek at the good stuff.
>No, you'd rather keep the construct anyway. Just ask for a larger discount.
>Write-in

>>30903860
No it isn't. We can take it it he wants to pay us to take it.

>>30903902
>Offer to trade the construct for the staff and a peek at the good stuff.

>>30903902
>Offer to trade the construct for the staff and a peek at the good stuff.

I'm assuming we don't have a way to control it with Fulvia in her new body.

>>30903902
>>Offer to trade the construct for the staff and a peek at the good stuff.
i wonder how expensive the good shit is.

>>30903882
Why not cause you know he might be able to help considering the mask shenanigans I dont see a reason not to seek help or information ASAP

>>30903952
to do that we would probably have to modify both constructs.

>>30903902
>Offer to trade the construct for the staff and a peek at the good stuff.
A peek at the good stuff is worth more then this.

“Well, listen Hayes. I've got a second construct. An attack dog.” You gesture over your shoulder to Fulvia. “My restored companion her dubbed it a 'Breacher Unit'. Ripped right through those reinforced doors you find in ruins.” That seems to get Hayes' interest. “Y'know, Hayes has been workin' on restorin' one of them for a while now. A model in better repair sure would be useful...” Oh man, you've got him. “Alright, well how about I trade you the dog construct, you give me the staff and a little peek, just a little peek, at the 'good stuff'. Yeah?”

Hayes is silent for a long while. Rubbing his scruffy chin. “Well... Hayes really shouldn't. He's gon' get his ass chewed out for this somethin' fierce, but yah make a persuasive argument stranger. Even if y'need vys to do it.” He glances over his shoulder, as if half expecting his boss to come springing out of nowhere. “Hayes'll only show yah one thing from the Academy Reserve, but Hayes'll give yah a choice. Do you want to see a suit of armor, a shield, a ring, or a pair of boots? Now, Hayes can't tell yah what he'll grab from there 'cause there's a lot of stuff crammed in, but he can guarantee it'll be in the category y'specify.”

>Armor
>Shield
>Ring
>Boots

>>30903956
again how was using vys here gonna piss him off?

>>30904100
>>Ring

>>30904100
>>Ring

>>30904100
>Ring
I'm pretty sure all of the other slots are already taken

>>30904100
>Ring

Our armor seems top notch it cant get better.....
Right?

>>30904100
>Boots
Soma confirmed we still have a boots slot

>>30904183


I thought our armor cover boots as well. Ring anyway.

>>30904169
Boots, Shield, and Ring aren't taken.

>>30904182
Your armor is damn good. There's always something better though.

>>30904169
>>30904182
Aren't you curious in seeing if they have a better piece of armour?

>>30904207
nah he confirmed they went over the shoes.

>>30904209
>>30904235
I guess boots is open then

>Ring
Seems to take it. Writin'

Before I start looking anybody got good pics of our MC Mikhail?
I rememeber Soma used a Elder Scrolls Dark Elf for the Arch Mage might be a good place to start

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>>30904375

>>30904100
>Ring

>>30904375
Well our race is tall as shit, doesn't have much facial hair, and i believe we have tribal tattoos(big maybe on this one).

>>30904100
The Ring, it's the only thing we can actually wear.

>>30904418
Wrong
>>30904209
See, they can also have better armour.

>>30904400
Hasn't been mentioned.

And we're brown.

>>30904479
what hasn't been mentioned?

>>30904418
Posted that before reading his post.

>>30904488
Several times when describeding us

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You think for a moment, scratching the back of your head. This is a tough choice. In the end, you decide that the armor is out, you've gotten by fine without a shield, and what in the world would enchanted boots do anyway? "I'll take the ring." Hayes nods his head, and you see him wander off. You try to follow him but he motions for you to stay put, so you do.

You hear stone grinding against stone, and then several minutes of silence before you once more hear stone grinding against stone. Hayes reappears, a wrapped bundle in his hand. You can't help but be a little giddy as he starts to unveil his prize. He does it slowly, the bastard. Dragging it out much longer than he needs to. Inside is a small gold ring. It glows a bright reddish-orange, designs snaking their way across the band. The centerpiece of the whole thing is a small ruby, imbedded within an arrow. The center piece is fluctuating wildly, pointing this way and that with no rhyme or reason.

"This, my friend, is something the Archmagos dubbed the Ring of the Heart's Des-" He breaks out into snickering. "Gods, sorry. Hayes can't say that with a straight face. Don't tell ol' Suresh Hayes told you this, but he is just crap with names. Really. Picks the most overplayed... anyway." He shakes his head, and puts the ring on gingerly. Immediately the arrow points towards the forge in the room, its shutters still closed. "The arrow always points towards what you want most in the world. Takes a bit of focus to get it pointin' anywhere specific, and a lot of the time it points towards random gibberish. Hell once it directed Hayes to a butchery. Great meal, sure, but kinda underwhelmin'. Still, just about as handy a tool as a man could ask."

He removes the ring, carefully. "Hayes tells you what, friend. He'll give it to you for free." You can just feel the 'but' coming on. "But, you'll have to do a job for me."
>Details first.
>Deal.
>Not worth it.

>>30904508
our height is almost 7 foot tall, we have never mention of facial hair, and come from a society that reminds me of the middle east some some types of tribal tattoo(which is why i said a big if on the tattoo part).

>>30904441
Our armor was rare back then. Something better then our armor is gonna have to be unique made for generals and warrior-mage Grandmasters. Crazy rare shit.

>>30904532
>Details first.

>>30904532
>Details first.

>>30904559
Look
>>30904209
Like the gun it is from society of people whos to say they were the best?

>>30904532
>Details first
But probably no.

That type of item is useless for us.

>>30904532
>Details first.

"Theres always a catch isnt there?"

>>30904599
its basically a marker used in video games, and with proper training could be invaluable.(like find out where a certian gem is hidden)

Man, I keep meaning to update that racial pastebin.

Your race, the Samja, vary in skin tone from blue-ish grey, to black, to solid brown. They typically have darkly colored eyes. Hazels, browns, that sorta thing. They vary in height from 6'0" at the shortest to 8' tall at the tallest. There's no appreciable difference in height between men and women but women tend to be slimmer than men.

You, in particular, are 6'7" (Above Average). That's the only thing really set in stone though.

All that aside
>Details first
Writin'

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>>30904645
So we're a TES Dark Elf. Love it.

“Well that's all well and good, but I'm going to need some details before I jump blindly into this.” Hayes scratches his head. “Well shoot, yah ask for details on a job but not when your shovin' magical artifacts onto your face? You're a weird one, you are.” You shrug, and he continues. “Well, listen. Hayes hears things, y'know. Shoot, how couldn't he with a whole mess of magical artifacts to play with? Anyway, Hayes caught word that someone figured out how to make ol' Elaudian Steel. Strongest stuff the world's ever been graced with. Made blades sharper an' lighter than anythin' you ever seen. Just as sturdy as traditional iron or steel though.”

“Hayes wants you to head into that gods forsaken jungle and get him that recipe. Now, it don't have to be tomorrow or next week. Hell, it don't even have to be next month, or the month after. Jus' as soon as you get that recipe, Hayes wants first dibs. Y'hear?”

>Deal
>No Deal

>>30904731
>Deal
Sounds sweet.

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>>30904645
Looks for Dark elf concept art

So much porn I quit dammit

>>30904754
Now you understand my pain.

>>30904754
what i thought every one knew that elves were made to be raped, especially dark elves.
>>30904731
>>Deal
Now i'm wondering what the amour could have been

>>30904731
>Deal

>>30904731
>Deal
We might even get an armorer bro out of this

>>30904731
>>Deal
I want armor made of that shit

>>30904731
Ask him this
"If I do get the recipe do you think you could craft me something something as well?"

guys we got a fucking camera we probs could do this without murderhoboing

>Deal
Writin' rightfully.

>>30904731
>>Deal
alright

But we pass the ring around

Can we ask him if it is a single person only like some other artifacts?

>>30904800
He cannot craft enchanted items.

>>30904817
Why?
Our two friends are horribly with that ring.
With the one armed guy it would just point to his vices, and the girl is too inexperienced to use it.

>>30904837
Yeah, but I mean. This whole quest is about rediscovering lost secrets. What makes you think we won't eventually be able to?

>>30904855
>This whole quest is about rediscovering lost secrets
And we're abandoning that one of a kind evil mask. What a shame.

>>30904898
It has proven to do nothing but transport us to spooky magic land where we have to fight things without vys, what purpose does it serve?

>>30904855
Oh i have no doubt that we will eventually discover how to enchant items.

But we are not giving that secret out ever, and we are probably gonna enchant the highest quality shit we can buy, and learn how to blacksmith ourselves.

>>30904898
Not even close to anywhere near similar.

You don't have to consider his offer very long. “Deal, on the condition you make me something nice.” That earns a good laugh from him. “Of course, friend. Of course Hayes'll make y'something nice. Y'don't get the ring 'til after you deliver though.” You wave him off, of course that's the way it goes. “Right right, now tell me more about this recipe. Got any clues?”

Hayes nods. “From what Hayes has heard it was discovered in the far eastern edge.” You raise an eyebrow. “Hayes knows how that sounds, sure. Nobody ever returns from that deep into the jungle. Listen though friend, Hayes has some artifacts that help out with this sorta thing. Suffice it to say somebody finally made it and jus' hasn't come back yet. Probably won't make it, in fact.” Well... that's ominous. “Hayes don't know how, why, or the extent to which civilization survives on the eastern edge, but it does. At least one village still kicks itself along after all these years. Y'need to find that village, find the recipe, and get yer ass back here.”

The deal concluded, you take your new staff and motion for Fulvia to follow you. Once you're in the hallway she speaks up softly behind you. “Do we return to the facility now, Dux?”

>Tell her to shut up, you're her commanding officer and where you go she follows.
>Explain that the facility is lost. After you detached the Core, those intruders broke in and you were forced to retreat.
>Explain that the Empire has fallen. It's been dead for a thousand years. You're not a Rhynian Officer, and she's a remnant of a lost age.

>>30904922
Knowledge.

>>30904898
Don't bother, Anon. Everyone is still butt hurt about the mask. They're not going to listen to reason.

>>30904956
>Explain that the Empire has fallen. It's been dead for a thousand years. You're not a Rhynian Officer, and she's a remnant of a lost age.

Sooner is probably better than later in this case.

>>30904956
>>Explain that the facility is lost. After you detached the Core, those intruders broke in and you were forced to retreat.

>>30904956
>>Tell her to shut up, you're her commanding officer and where you go she follows.
Filthy robots should shut their mouths unless asked for their opinion

>>30904956
>>Explain that the Empire has fallen. It's been dead for a thousand years. You're not a Rhynian Officer, and she's a remnant of a lost age.
welp here we go

>>30904956
>>Explain that the Empire has fallen. It's been dead for a thousand years. You're not a Rhynian Officer, and she's a remnant of a lost age.

>>30904999
We aren't that much of an asshole.

>>30905019
>>30905004
>>30904978
>YOUR EMPIRE IS DEEEAAAD

>>30904981
>We had to...beat a tactical retreat!

>>30904999
>Shut yer mouth.

Writin'

>>30905040
Robots aren't people

>>30905051
>YOUR EMPIRE IS DEEEAAAD

Damn it Soma I was drinking and now that shits all over my desk. Asshole.

Kinda regret not speaking against that staff.

We still need to go collect our custom one + Chryssa's leather armour and such.

ALSO, Chryssa wanted the technician's armour integrated with her leather armour. We should've taken it before her armour was finished.

May be harder to do that now.

I really need to get my shit together and voice my concerns for debate.

>>30905084
We can dual wield and the staff just has to be touching us for the bonus to apply.

If Chryssa wanted to get it integrated mid way through she should have done that herself.

>>30905134
We could attach the staff to our leg and walk around like a gimp, or alternatively to our arm and while also holding our spear, our spear wasn't designed for enclosed spaces anyway.

>>30905208
Or just strap it to our back? Our strap it to our back with vines because as long as we touch the staff we can freely control vines so it's like having an extra arm or two as long as we touch it?

Well, on some level you knew this was coming. It would be better to just give it to her straight, in a place where she has little actual power, than wait until you're in some other Rhynian ruin and have her take the place over and try to kill you all, restore the Glory of Rhynia, or some other horrible outcome.

How is one even supposed to phrase this? You can't just shout that her empire is dead at the top of your lungs. For one, that would attract attention. Plus it would be insensitive, or whatever. Maybe it would be best to just not sugar coat it and tell it to her how it is. “Fulvia, the Rhynian Empire is gone. It collapsed a thousand years ago and all that's left is dozens of city states squabbling in the mud over resources. I'm not a Rhynian Officer... I mean, I'm not even human. My real name is Mikhael.”

Fulvia doesn't speak after that. Glancing back at her, she's flickering rapidly between somewhat solid-looking and an obviously fake projection that you can see right through. She still follows you with a sort of mechanical obedience but you don't think she's really all 'there' right now. Before you reach the stairwell up to your suite, she snaps once more back into proper focus. “Protocols indicate that, in the vent of societal collapse, all efforts must be taken to stabilize the empire. If that fails, the slate is to be wiped clean and the empire restarted with stored genetic stock.”
(1/2)

She says this as if she memorized it by rote. Monotone, with a vaguely metallic twinge to her voice. Before you can start worrying she's about to go off and start killing people, she speaks again. “I have insufficient data to begin the restoration. Empire may exist in some altered form elsewhere.” Her voice resumes her usual, much more 'human' tone. “If you'd allow it, I would like to assist you until such a time I deem it necessary to leave.”

>No. Absolutely not! You're not dragging an insane robot bent literally on world domination around the world with you.
>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

>>30905347
>>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

>>30905347
>>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

>>30905347
>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

>>30905347
>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

Robo waifu confirmed.

>>30905347
>Sure! She's been a real help so far, and its not like leaving her to her own devices will end any better than bringing her with.

>>30905410
Dude, she's smooth as a barbie doll down there! How would it even work?

>>30905418
handies

>>30905410
The only love in this quest is the love of adventure.

>>30905430
A man can't live off handy-js forever.

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This image describe the PC pretty accurately.

So do we know what the robo body does yet?

>>30905457
Are you saying that is a bad thing?

>>30905475
Stuff. Maybe.

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Consensus? in Banished Quest

>>30905511
>Grandmaster Vatis.gif

>>30905511
So when are we next meditating on rape

>>30905511
Are you knew?
We come to consensuses all the time we only bitch and fight when it comes to shopping and taking risk.

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Well, in the words of your master. “What could possibly go wrong? Sure! You can tag along if you'd like.” She nods her head brusquely, but seems disinclined to speaking after that. You march your way up to the room and push the door open. “It's a little cramped in this room, what with there only being three bedrooms. You're a construct though so... do you even need sleep?” She shakes her head 'no'. “I do not need to charge or go offline at any point in this body. The power source on my back is enough to sustain me indefinitely.”

Well that's just great, you'll leave her to... guard the door, or watch the three of you sleep, or whatever it is constructs do at night. Then again, you probably won't be sleeping anyway.

>Go run a bath and meditate.
>Go get comfortable and read.
>Write-in

>>30905541
At least we fight over important things, like magical items. Instead of something stupid like what color dress to buy.

>>30905561
>>Go run a bath and meditate.

>>30905561
>Write-in
Have Fulvia give you a rundown of her chassis capabilities while we run the bath.

>>30905561
>Go get comfortable and read.
We still have one book left.
>Write-in
Have one of our friends pick up the spear.

>>30905561
>Write-in
"No hard feelings, right?"

>>30905541
I know been here since 2nd thread thats what I was refering to

>>30905596
>>30905590
wasn't the plan to get a refund?

>>30905583
Don't count your chickens just yet. You've yet to visit the tailor.

>>30905597
It's past midnight, damn near 1 AM. Your friends are asleep and most of the shops are probably closed.

>>30905561
>>Go run a bath and meditate.

>>30905561
Ask fulvia to take pics of those books

So i'm guessing we won't be getting a refund on the last book.

>>30905652
This afterwards try to fit her in our armor >>30905511
I love this gif so fuckimg much

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>>30904645
Huh i always seen the PC as super buu.

So seems like
>Run a Bath
>Ask Fulvia about what her new body can do.
>Have her start copying books while you start meditating.

>>30905691
Why the fuck would we put our armor on her? that's stupid

>>30905561
>>Go get comfortable and read.

Lets knock one of those fuckers out.

>>30905724
Anon do you even what?
I said try to fit her in our armor see waht the enhancements if any are
>>30905713
>Run a Bath

>Have her start copying books while you start meditating.
both if possible

>>30905791
then say "put her crystal in our armor"

You head into the bathroom, turning on the four faucets and tossing a cloth over the drain at the bottom so it can fill up. While you do so, you ask Fulvia a question. “So, besides sustain you indefinitely, what can your new body do, exactly?” She clears her throat, which strikes you as a useless gesture for a construct. “In addition to featuring a power source, the Administrator Unit is capable of expenditure of vys in both the metal and fire schools. It also comes with significant memory storage, full visage projection, speech, and the ability to wield a host of weapons and armor if so equipped.”

She nods her head primly as she finishes rattling off the list of things the robot can do. She finishes at about the same time the bath is done, so you sweep the cloth off the drain with a wave of your hand and motion for Fulvia to get out. “I'm going to meditate, but I'd like it if you could use that archeota we stored you in briefly to start snapping pictures of the books I've already finished. Those would be the metamagic scrolls Leaping and Blast, Grandmaster Rostam's Journal, and A Treatise on Advanced Water Magic by Master Yusef.”

She nods her head curtly and leaves the room, allowing you to strip off your armor and climb into the bath. You assume a comfortable pose and close your eyes, slipping into a meditative trance...

What would you like to meditate on?
>Water
>Fire
>Earth
>Metamagic

>>30905923
>Metamagic

Time for me to pass out ill leave you guys something nice

Later Soma later anons

>>30905923
>>Water

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This is my suggestion for what we look like.

>>30905923
>>Water

>>30905923
>>Water
MASTER HO!

>>30905969
The right eye is crooked. It looks like he had a stroke.

>>30905923
>Water
We are in a tub full of water, what else are we gonna meditate.

>>30905923
metamagic

>>30905992
Why can't stroke victims be heroes, you bigot?

>>30905969
God the hands are horrible.

>>30905923
You forgot the ranged scroll.

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>>30905955
How exactly did I forget my gif?

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>>30905969
can this be our ancestor from ancient pidjata?

>>30905969
-Hands
-Eyes
-no shadows outside the nose
This looks like a rough draft

>>30905923
>Water

>Water
Alright now then.

>No special methods, no bonus.
>Easy, +2
>Moderate, +4
>Hard, +6
>Extreme, +8
>Insane, +10. Known methods include a serious risk of death.

Alternatively
>User suggestion, +?

Keep in mind, the DC is 30.

>>30906033
You already know ranged, actually.

>>30906082
>You already know ranged, actually.
I meant you forgot to tell fulva to make a copy of the ranged metamagic scroll, which we purchased here, and is still eligible for a refund.

Also, the advanced water magic treatise should be done last since it was a gift, non refundable.

>>30906082
Can we use the house method?

You said it would give us a +10

>>30906082
>Extreme
What method was this again?

>>30906082
which one of those is the method where we guide a single drop through a maze?
We can make a maze with earth and nature (thanks to staff)

>>30906122
slice and dice

>>30906082
you siad we could use the house method.

>>30906082
I believe an idea was posted that you said would give us a +10?

Can we use that?

>>30906130
That wouldn't give us shit.

>>30906121
You could, yes.

Fair warning, it will probably require you spend vys to get it started and maintain. It is the safest method suggested so far though.

>>30906122
Slitting your (own) throat, or alternatively, stopping your own heart.

>>30906130
That was Hard.

>>30906159
Alright, I'm gonna vote for heart stoppage then

>>30906159
Insane

>>30906140
>>30906135
>>30906121
This

>>30906159
Just do the house thing

>>30906159
Then use the House method, It's not like we're pressed for Vys

>House Method
Seems popular so, writin'.

>>30906159
House method then. We don't need Vys right now.

And it's the best was to get a +10

>>30906159
house method

>>30906222
I forget what is the house method?

>>30906228
no dice roll?

We should go to the library, sit down, and read an intro to nature magic book.
This way we can do concurrent water + nature meditation. Which advances both, while using water AND the staff as a double crutch to boost rate of nature gain

>>30906269
Oh, yeah. Duh. I almost forgot too!
>Use the Spice to enhance your meditation.
>Don't use the spice, you can do this on your own.

Also, roll dice+3d10+10

>>30906266
Create an extremely detailed mansion/house our of Water and then Freeze it and work to keep it from melting over time

>>30906306
save the spice for when we are going for grandmaster

Rolled 10, 4, 3 + 10 = 27

>>30906306
>>Use the Spice to enhance your meditation.
mystery box GO!

Rolled 4, 8, 4 + 10 = 26

>>30906306

Rolled 3, 7, 9 + 10 = 29

>>30906306

Rolled 1, 3, 6 + 10 = 20

>>30906306

Rolled 2, 10, 4 + 10 = 26

>>30906306

>>30906340
>>30906351
>>30906352
Oh shit you guys are incredible

Rolled 1, 5, 7 + 10 = 23

>>30906306

>>30906340
>>30906351
>>30906352
>27, 26, 29
...

>>30906306
Use the spice!

Rolled 6, 8, 3 + 10 = 27

>>30906340
>>30906351
>>30906352
>>30906356

Not a single roll over 30. Dice goods why have you forsaken us?

>>30906306
>Use the Spice to enhance your meditation.

Rolled 3, 6, 1 + 10 = 20

>>30906370
we rolled 17, 16, 19.

Meh we needed atleast 2 20s

>>30906306
No spice just spend the extra 4 vys to get a success

Rolled 9, 6, 2 + 10 = 27

>>30906352
>>30906351
>>30906340
can we use 8 vys to make it a great success?

Rolled 10, 9, 5 + 10 = 34

>>30906306
use it.

>>30906410
>>30906404
Can't spend Vys on meditation rolls.

>>30906404
I thought we couldn't spend extra vys for meditation success... if we can then yea, just use that

>>30906393
>>30906381
Guys we are 4 away just spend the vys and save the spice for grandmaster

>>30906433
We can't

>>30906433
it is also worth noting that DC for grandmaster will probably be REALLY hard to beat.

>>30906443
DC 35

>>30906426
Wait we can't shit, still I say save it for grandmaster cuz that's a 35 I think

>>30906443
35

we get bonuses for training methods and repeated training.

>>30906443
Not that hard, all it takes it trying it a few times with a +10 method

We get bonuses for every time we fail the roll

>>30906493
>>30906443
After we beat the DC we would be 1/2 the weay for grand master.
>>30906306
Use it

>>30906340
>>30906351
>>30906352
>27, 26, 29
Just to confirm, you CAN spend Vys on meditation rolls, although you run the risk of passing out after you meditate if you use too much.

Keep in mind for meditation rolls, there is no scaling level of success or failure. It is a binary "did you or did you not beat the DC".

Spend 4 vys to make it a Success
>Y
>N

>>30906524
yes

>>30906524
yes

21 is enough to do it and spend it and remain concious

Rolled 10, 8, 5 + 10 = 33

>>30906524
Y

>>30906524
Yes

>>30906524
yes

Are we using the spice? because it looks like it won.

>>30906524
>>30906524
Y

We should do the two remaining metamagic meditations soonish, they will give us +4 vys pool, which is a huge bonus

>>30906560
It won because people thought we couldn't use Vys.

>>30906560
It would feel sort of cheap to have you use the Spice when people weren't sure if you could just spend Vys instead.

>>30906572
I think both of them or at least one of them has a DC of 25.

>>30906572
since meta scrolls are so fast to read, if we actually are allowed to read in library we should read all of them. we can then perform the rituals at our leisure and get a huge vys pool. plus metamagic is useful

>>30906598
it has its own DC.

>>30906594
Then don't

>>30906594
Does leaping have a cheaper DC since its similar to range?

>>30906619
I said read not perform the rituals. there is no DC for reading a metamagic scroll, there is only a DC for performing the meditation needed to gain the ability, which we can do at our leisure after reading them

>>30906637
leaping is a more advanced form of range, that would imply a harder DC. Also, it doesn't take that long so we can afford to fail a few times. +2 vys pool is real nice and helps us with meditation (since we can spend the +5 without passing out)

>>30906637
No

>>30906637
Leaping is actually DC 30. It's a complex metamagic. Blast is DC 25, it's a intermediate metamagic.

So after the metamagic should we level up earth?(or nature)

>>30906672
I say we spend more time reading than meditating while we are here. We can meditate on the road, to read on the road costs a fuckton of gold.

>>30906666
Well atleast we know we are using the spices for these.

>>30906690
so we still have to learn nature, and metal.

>>30906714
>>30906672
I still don't see why not more people are behind nature.
It has more utility than fire and it can be used for scouting.

Master water can coalesce water from the air moisture for free, I had idea for a really cool signature thing.
Step 1: Coalesce water
Step 2: Convert it into an ornate cup made out of ice
Step 3: Fill it up with more water

Instant refreshment, and would look cool as hell.

>>30906733
Or just drink the water out of the air

>>30906730
people bought the nature staff, of course they are behind nature. Also, staff gives us bonus to nature learning, and water does too, so we should learn it REAL fast with both combined.

>>30906749
if we are alone in the desert, yes.
if we are with company we should show off. like how the archmage makes furniture out of vines instead of just having premade furniture, its to look cool to your peers.
Besides, it is good practice and who DOESN'T want to drink some ice cold water when traveling in the desert?

>>30906769
True true

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You start out, of course, by gathering vys from the surroundings. This area is saturated in ambient vys, though not to the same extent the Rhynian Ruin was. Then again, what did you really expect from a Vatis academy? This many magic users in one location is bound to accumulate vys pollution. Because of this, you fill your reserves much quicker than usual.
>Reserve: (22/22)

After you've gathered your vys, you start attempting a method of meditation you've only toyed with. First, you move yourself to the center of the bath and raise yourself up to the surface of water. Slowly, the ice creeps out over the rest of the pool, eventually sealing it off entirely except for holes to let the water from the faucets in.
>21/22 Vys

You find that it's intensely hard to keep the water from melting, since the hot water beneath it keeps weakening the ice you created. You have to constantly reinforce it, which while not hard is taxing. You get into the flow of maintaining your ice platform before you proceed to the next step of your plan, that is building your fortress.
>20/22

It starts off simply enough, you pull water from the faucets to ice over the rest of the floor, the walls, and the ceiling. Pretty soon the room is entirely encased in ice, slowly filling with steam as the temperature of the room drops. You start slowly pulling the ice down towards you, crafting an elaborate chandelier above your head. Then you turn the platform you're sitting on into a proper throne. You almost feel like some sort of Ice King, doing this.
>18/22
(1/3, or 4)

Next you start fleshing out the room. The walls become intricately carved panels of ice, which you laboriously detail from the safety of your meditative trance. Then the floor becomes coated with a thin layer of snow, so nobody goes slipping and sliding across the ice. Pillars drip their way down from the ceiling, forming themselves into ornate columns crowned by depictions of ocean waves and the god Pani with arms spread wide. Finally, to top it all off, you craft yourself a suit of armor made of ice, and an ornate crown to go with it.
>16/22

Of course, now all you have to do is maintain it while you meditate. That's the real task here. You try to get into the rhythm of maintaining the now palatial (or perhaps, glacial) throne room but with this much to keep track of it becomes difficult. Should the floor beneath you melt, you'll go crashing through the ice into the hot water below. Should the rest of the room start to melt, the chandelier above you will collapse and land on your head.
>14/22

You're not going to get any actual meditation done at this rate, so in one big burst of Vys you try to lower the temperature of the room enough that it won't be constantly melting. For the most part, you think it works. It stabilizes most of the room enough that you don't have to keep close track of it. It allows you to realize that the steam in the air is just as good a source of water as the faucets, which makes maintaining the chandelier and the columns much easier.
>10/22

Finally you feel like you're making progress. You allow yourself a small break to create a glorified mannequin from the water and steam, having the 'servant' wipe your forehead and hold a cup up to your lips so you can drink. He melts away, sliding into the pool beneath you, and you start to feel an inkling of an idea at the back of your head.
>9/22

There is water in everything. In you, in the plants, in the dirt, and in the air. Every living thing on the planet has water in it. Even the driest, cracked earth has some modicum of water in it. The only thing preventing you from harnessing that water is precision and efficiency, and if this throne room shows anything, it's that precision will come with proficiency.
>8/22

You ponder this while maintaining your creation. You must have kept it up for hours by this point, and you're starting to really get the hang of it. It's not really about how much ice you pack onto a point, it's not about brute force. It's about manipulating the steam and the hot water to keep the heat from really affecting the ice. You find it's much easier to move steam than water, you can compress it into a single water and guide it gently back into the bath, or simple collect it around the room, away from anything important.
>7/22

Plus in many ways, the ice sort of has its own rhythm to it. One part starts to melt, you reinforce it. As you finish there, you move on to another part. By this point it's all become very regular. As you can feel yourself starting to wake up it finally clicks. The key to efficiency is to simply follow the path of least resistance. The less you need to channel, the better off you'll be.
>Reserves: 8/23
>Congratulations! You've reached Master Rank in Water Magic!
>Normally there would be a big ceremony, you'd have to go to the Sultan and request to take an exam.
>But you've been banished, so fuck that right?

And I'll call it there for tonight. Pick up on Wednesday with the next morning.

I'll archive the thread. Also sticking around for a brief Q&A before bed.

>>30907154
Master rank in fire soon

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Since people were offering reference artwork earlier in the thread, I'll toss my two cents in.

>>30907186
Let's hit Vatis in Nature and Metal and Earth.

Then we go for Expert in Nature and Fire.

Then Grandmaster in Water

Then Master Fire and Nature.

>>30907154
Pretty awesome, I love the descriptions of the meditation, lovely worldbuilding.
>But you've been banished, so fuck that right?
I guess we COULD get tested by the academy...

Rolled 7, 2, 10 + 10 = 29

>>30907154
Woot! We have the powah!

>>30907213
Might be a tad old, we're only 25 after all. Just a kid, really.

>>30907234
he doesn't look old to me

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Wait a minute...
We're a spear-wielding dark elf who's kind of an asshole. We're traveling the world with three companions. A stoic woman, and a man with an artificial arm. We're also silver tongued and adept at both magic and fighting.

We're a young Vivec.

>>30907234
Don't look all that old

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>>30907289
Hoooooooooly shit. This is my new headcanon.

>>30907289
We need to learn to play that oud and write poetry.

Soma please tell me. The old ruins are Dwemer Ruins. Guars are guars.

Are we playing lil Vehk? Are we going to find Muatra sometime? Also Wraithguard? Oh God, I'm freaking out.

>>30907442
What are you talking about?

>>30907442
>Implying the spear we just commissioned will not one day go down in history as Muatra.

>>30907469
>implying we won't replace it as soon as we find an enchanted spear

>>30907469
speaking of, spear and armor are ready, we should pick them up.
Of course, we can't wield the spear and staff at the same time.
And the armor is redundant now that chys has a technician armor... but it was a gift to her and her share of the loot from earlier, if she wants to pawn it off its up to her (or she can keep it as a spare)

>>30907469
>>30907442
>>30907320
>>30907289
>yfw Chryssa is Almalexia and Profectus is Sotha Sil

>>30907513
Actually, the technicians armor offers little to no protection. She's going to try and incorporate the leather armor onto the technician's armor.

>>30907513
>Of course, we can't wield the spear and staff at the same time.
yes we can

>>30907542
Then who is the Nerevar?

>>30907571
Mikael is both Nerevar and Vivec

>>30907442
And no, you're not Lil' Vehk. Though I did draw heavily from the Elder Scrolls (as if that wasn't obvious).

>>30907571
Well, you ARE about to start working for a highly successful eleven warlord...

>>30907580
>And no, you're not Lil' Vehk
Oh man. Think of how mindblowing this whole quest would be if you revealed or dropped hints at the end thatt we were Vivec.

So amazing. Oh well, my mindcanon stays.

>>30907545
oh... in that case, we better commission the leatherwork to perform said incorporation.

Also, didn't we want to hire someone to incorporate our vatis robes into our centurion armor?

>>30907580
>Well, you ARE about to start working for a highly successful eleven warlord...
give it a month

And we're backstabbing him anyways.

>>30907633
>And we're backstabbing him anyways.
You shouldn't say that. When we meet him hi might be extremely nice and charismatic.

>>30907623
Our robes are ripped to shit IIRC. We need to go shopping for new robes if so

>>30907580
>you ARE about to start working for a highly successful eleven warlord...
Who we intend to betray so we can steal a gem.
A gem which may give us godly power.

Face it, Elder Scrolls influenced you even more than you thought.

>>30907623
Nah, we wear them under/over anyway. it's no big deal.

>>30907649
Gem = Heart of Lorkhan?
I can get behind this.

>>30907633
Or we could do a job for him...
Although honestly I think that is quite low on priority list. We should first go to water temple, then go to the jungle for the ring.

... actually, I just realized, fire temple had ever-burning flame that was used by priests to meditate, i bet there is something in the water temple too we can use to meditate for faster learning. Furthermore, we should learn nature magic before heading out because the temple is huge and will take a while to search... but nature magic can massively increase our sensory ability and let us see many rooms simultaneously and rapid search a ruin for valuables

>>30907682
Keep in mind, Nature Magic's extrasensory abilities only work around plants.

Sorry if we're shitting on your setting, Soma. But it's kind of hard not to make these connections. I enjoy both. Thanks for running.

>>30907718
oh, fair point.
Although, i bet the water temple is situated on an oasis, so it should have plants growing in it

>>30907721
Nah, I seriously love the Elder Scrolls games before Oblivion.. Honestly there are way more connections to be made than I initially thought. it's eery.

>>30907740
>before Oblivion
I'm pretty sure everyone with a half functioning brain feels the same.

>>30907753
I never played the redguard one, and I've never seen anyone talk about it. Was it good?

>>30907740
What else are your heaviest influences?

>>30907792
Redguard is only worth the lore that it provides. Gameplay wise it's terrible.

>>30907792
Nah, I mean. It was like Daggerfall in a lot of was except much less fleshed out and way more limited. The lore was decent, but even I overall I'd say not worth going back and playing.

>>30907803
I draw a lot from DUNE, in terms of the culture, ecology, and traditions of Pidjata and the Samjan race. I draw a lot from Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels, mainly as inspiration for the sort of rough underlying metaphysics of the universe. I also draw pretty heavily from Roadside Picnic. I'd have to say that's my main inspiration for the whole theme of ruin exploration and artifacts as well.

>>30907892
What was the most unexpected thing we have done in your opinion?

>>30907934
Taking the job offered by Sadik is up there.

Going in to clear out the fleshy growth ranks pretty high up there. I think I mentioned I only planned to introduce Profectus later, as someone brought back by another adventurer.

Not choosing the Mystery Box in the first thread and going to Aleamond.

Those are the major things I can think of.

>>30907154
Hooray! Call the others to the bathroom so they can see our work of glory

>>30908048
I think they are still sleeping man

>>30908048
>Naked, except for ice armor
>Standing in an ice palace
>Waring an ice crown
>Laughing maniacally
>After putting on an evil demon mask
Chryssa will have an apoplectic fit.

>>30908072
well wake them the fuck up. BOW TO THE ICE KING

>>30908104
>Implying she won't ogle our Muatra.

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>>30908107

>>30908139
>Samjan skin tones vary from blue-ish grey to black to brown.
>Blue-ish grey
Shit, we could totally become the Ice King.

>>30908104
If you word it like that.... DOITDOITDOITDOIT!!!!!!11one

>>30908158
Predisposed to insanity and a master of water and ice. Yup

>>30908192
Except Ice King was normal until he wore the crown.

aw shucks we traded the dog construct. I wanted to ask Fulvia if she can remotely control it.

We should commission armor for her and get her some weapons.

Also, we should really focus on getting ranks in other Vatis schools and advance them at the same rate. Getting novice in nature would be easy and it would give us larger vys pool.

>>30908412
We can give her our old spear, and maybe one of our swords
But yeah armor sounds good for her since I doubt we can repair her

>>30908561
the command construct CAN wear armor...

>>30908625
Yes yes she can. I said we should get her some. Are you misunderstanding something?

>>30908656
I was agreeing with you

>>30908701
K, sorry I'm kinda drunk. St Patrick's day and all

>>30908561
Our old spear is kinda shitty considering the things we can afford.
We should find out if armor can be patterned for additional effects like weapons can.

What if we were to tatoo the etchings that we put into our spear, into our self?

>>30908833
Not sure about our self but Prof's arm could work