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You reach into your cloak, pulling out the necklace you retrieved from the vatis you killed. The stone at the center of the necklace glows slightly this close to the vault door, and only glows brighter the closer you move it towards its slot. Just as you're about to unlock the vault door you hesitate, and turn to look at your companions. “On second thought, lets loot the room first. Just to be on the safe side.”

Your companions groan. Profectus complains. “Damn it, Mik! Don't get my hopes up like that. The anticipation is killing me here.” Chryssa nods in agreement. “Look, I know we're all eager to get to the treasure here but there's still a chance we'll open this door and find ourselves in yet another fight, so lets go ahead and steal everything now so we don't have to worry about it later.”

They don't seem entirely happy about it, but they don't complain any further. The five of you fan out and start searching through the room for anything of value. Most of the bandits didn't seem to have much, at least not out in the open. You find a few coin purses, a journal, and two keys ferreted away under mattresses. Considering there are five chest in the room, you get the feeling only two of the bandits were stupid enough to hide their keys under their mattresses.

You try one key at each of the chest until you find the one it opens, and are rewarded by... nothing much, really. A small collection of books, a pipe, and a large bag of pipeweed. The books aren't really anything of note, a history of Pidjata that looks older than you are, a small tome containing devotional hymns to Pani, and a large book cataloging plants found in the desert and their alchemical uses. It all goes into the cloak, and you move on.

You try the other chest until you find the chest unlocked b the other key you found. Opening the chest, you find a large collection of liquors. Makes sense, you'd probably lock up your booze too if you were living in a barracks. He has a few bottles of sorghum beer sweetened with honey, several bottles of wine ranging from what you recognize as a fine vintage to an unlabeled bottle that smells more like vinegar than wine. He also had a date liquor you never much cared for, but it all goes into the cloak regardless. Absentmindedly you wonder if Ricky has a taste for alcohol before moving on.

The remaining three chest you lack keys for, and it would probably take quite a bit of combing through the facility to find where they were hidden. You have a set of lockpicks, but you can tell your companions are getting impatient and would rather just get on with opening the vault. Of course, you could just smash the locks. However, that runs the risk of breaking anything fragile inside.

>Smash the locks.
>Take the time to pick all three locks now, there's no rush.
>You can open them later, after your companions are no longer so antsy. Open the vault.

>>31785179
>>Take the time to pick all three locks now, there's no rush.

>>31785179
>You can open them later, after your companions are no longer so antsy. Open the vault.

>>31785179
>You can open them later, after your companions are no longer so antsy. Open the vault.

>>31785179
>Take the time to pick all three locks now, there's no rush.
They sure don't complain when we divide up the gold

>>31785179
>>You can open them later, after your companions are no longer so antsy. Open the vault.

>Open the vault now
Calling the vote and writin' before we end up tied again.

Woo!! Banished Quest!

>>31785324
In the character sheet, you need to add master interogator(even badder cop) to Ricky.

>>31785466
Banished Quest side Quest, Dirty Ricky. Wherein we take control of the most hardass rule-breaking eldritch cop in the city. Paired with an unknown partner who feeds him chicken and humanoid noses. Together, THEY. FIGHT. CRIME.

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>>31785581

You finally decide it's time to open the vault, the entire reason you investigated this ruin in the first place. You press the key into its slot and immediately the wall begins to part. You take a few cautious steps back, ready to leap out of the way of an arrow trap or a swinging log or some other such nonsense, but instead you're greeted by the sight of a simple, unadorned office. There's a desk against one wall with papers strew across it, and a large bed against the other. Granted, the bed looks rather comfortable, but you don't see any vast treasures.

You step cautiously into Baldev's quarters, and spot a door adjacent the desk that you hadn't initially seen. It's a simple oaken door, slightly rotted, and adorned by a tarnished bronze plaque which reads 'Treasury'. You feel your heart pounding in your chest as you grasp the handle and lean back, using all your weight to pull the door open. A rush of cold air greets you, but just from the glimpse you're offered you feel a deep sense of catharsis wash over you.

Inside, ordered neatly by contents, are row upon row of chest. A squat scroll rack, several armor stands containing pieces you're unfamiliar with, and a rack of weapons sit against one wall while the other is taken up by a stack of crates taller than you are. Taking a walk through the treasury and reading the labels on the chest, you find two filled to the brim with gold coins, and six stuffed with silver. One contains nothing but precious gemstones and another exotic spices from the elaudian border. One contains a length of the finest silk, and another is filled with incense.

What will you investigate first?
>The Armor
>The Weapons
>The Scrolls
>The Crates
>Count the money.

>>31785634
>Go full Jew

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>>31785634
>Count the money.

Like there is any other option.

>>31785634
>Count the money.
but seriously
>The Scrolls
>The Armor
>The Weapons
>The Crates
just shove the money into the cloak

>>31785634
Don't count the money, just put it in the cloak. We can count it some other day. Pack the scrolls, too, no need to read them all now.
>Investigate the armor or weapons first, then the crates.

>>31785634
>put the money in the cloak
We can count it later
>Investigate the Scrolls

>>31785634
>Count the money.
Become the Jew.

>>31785634
>Count the money.
>The Scrolls

For starters. Looks like Christmas came early.

>>31785634
>The Scrolls
then
>Count the money.
take a quick count.
Loot everything else and we'll investigate them later when we are out of here.

>>31785727
>>31785726
>>31785684
>Count the Money

>>31785695
>>31785711
>>31785734
>The Scrolls

It seems tied, although it's not all that important so I'll go with the scrolls first.

>>31785727
>For starters. Looks like Christmas came early.
You mean Hanukka don't you, goyim?

>>31785839
if we get called about why we didn't check the money, I'd be ok with Mik pulling a jew merchant pose while Ricky's tentacle slip out of the cloak and drag the crates.

>>31785873
Oy vey, whichever yields more profits

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>>31785948
Oh god yes.

So why didn't people pick shoving the chest into the cloak?

You make your way towards the scroll rack, crouching down and pulling back the small sliding cover that keeps the scrolls dry. You're slightly disappointed to see it's not just filled to the brim with all manner of metamagic manuals, but there are quite a few good finds inside. Carefully rolling out one particularly ancient scroll, you take a moment to read through the introduction. From what you can tell just from a cursory glance, it's discussing the methods by which one can exclude specific people from the effects of a spell, and it dubs this the Selective metamagic.

Selecting one of the newer looking scrolls, you see it's a fairly basic Beam metamagic. The kind the Shah has scribes copying and distributing to his mages for a nominal fee. It never particularly interested you, its main selling point being it doesn't allow the target a chance to dodge before the spell hits.

You pull out the next scroll and see it's quite a bit more interesting. Unfurling the scroll you find you have to read the first few paragraphs to get any idea what you're reading. It discusses the possibility of casting a spell at range without the various effects that come with it. No jets of flame, no spears of ice, no roiling balls of poison. It dubs these 'hidden spells'. You can imagine it would be useful if you wished to cast a spell in public or simply to throw off someone attempting to dodge.

The last scroll in the rack isn't particularly interesting but it is quite useful. It's a scroll describing how one would go about casting an Area of Effect spell. The more vys one expends when using this metamagic effect in conjunction with an effect or element, the wider the area effected is.
(1/2)

Unfortunately, those are the only scrolls in the rack. Still, you can see plenty of uses for the Selective effect in conjunction the the area of effect metamagic. You tuck each of them into your cloak gently, and then push yourself to your feet. A quick look around reveals that Chryssa has taken an interest in the rack of weapons, and is currently weighing some sort of overly elaborate axe in her hand. Fulvia is inspecting the gemstones with some curiosity, while Profectus has wrapped himself in a length of silk. Captain Darzi inspects the armors, particularly an odd piece composed of what you think is stone, though you're not certain.

>Inspect the Weapons
>Inspect the Armor
>Inspect the Crates
>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later
>Write-in

>>31786272
>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later

>>31786272
>>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later
Dpn't want to get caught with our pants down.

>>31786272
>>Inspect the Weapons
>>Inspect the Armor
>>Inspect the Crates

>>31786272
>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later

Aquisition is the name of the game.

>>31786272
>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later

>>31786250
Why not just cracked them open with water magic?

>Into the cloak it goes
Writin'

>>31786353
booby trapped

>>31786272
>Write-in
Let them take a few weapons/armor then shove everything else inside you'll split the rest when there's no rush.
Can use the time to explain Ricky somewhat.

>>31786272
>>Shove everything in your cloak, you can inspect things later

>>31786272
>Inspect the Crates

Mystery prize mystery prize!

>>31786372
We'll split it up later

Also we remind them of the bet.

All of Chryssas

Half of Profectuses

>>31786440
>Also we remind them of the bet.
we won the bet actually anon.

>>31786450
I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.

>>31786440
Wasn;t the bet for all of their shares of the loot?
Not that we won't give them whatever anyway, but still

>>31786450
Exactly, just tease them though.

Pooling it anyway

>>31786521
Chryssa bet her entire share

Profectus bet half of his

But the point is moot since we pretty much pool our wealth.

Might give something to the captian

>>31786599
What did we bet on?

>>31786663
torture pit.

“Alright folks!” You whip off your cloak, holding it out in front of you. “Everything goes into the cloak, we'll have plenty of time to divide it all up later!” Somewhat reluctantly, people start tearing themselves away from the goodies. The crates and armor you'll have to push into the cloak, but the weapons and the chest can be tossed in easily enough. While you companions work to get everything packed away, Profectus brings up a point. “So, just how are we going to be dividing the loot?” He glances at Captain Darzi. “Four ways, five ways?”

You smirk. “Well, technically it'll be three and a half ways. Chryssa forfeited her share, and you forfeited half of your share. I assume Captain Darzi would like a cut of the loot-” You glance at her, and she nods to indicate that yes, she would. “-And Fulvia didn't bet, so she gets a cut. Then I get the rest.” Fulvia speaks up. “So, shouldn't it technically be split five ways, with you getting two and a half shares?” You think about it for a moment, and then nod. “That would be the way to do it.”

Profectus sighs defeated. “I was hoping you'd forgotten. Foolish of me, I know.” Chryssa merely shrugs her shoulders. “I don't much mind, I'll probably just guilt you into getting me a gift anyway, and you'll probably end up giving Profectus some sort of allowance if he ever wants to go out. After all, nobody wants a repeat of the Golden Cat incident.” You glare at her, though there really isn't any feeling behind it. “Don't just start taking it for granted that I'll just shell out for anything you two would like. It has to benefit the party as a whole.”
(1/2)

>>31786440
Oh yeah I forgot about that.

Seconding

You bicker in a lighthearted sort of way until everything that's easily loaded is loaded, and then you move over to the armors and drape your cloak over each one. It takes some pulling and some effort, but eventually you get all four sets packed into the cloak. Then you move on to the stacks of crates. There's four stacks of three crates each, for a total of twelve. Each one is sealed first by a nailed down lid and then the top is coated with wax. You note that the insignia of El-Amin is stamped into the top of the wax, though from what you can tell they're unopened. Odd, all things considered. It's a team effort to toss your cloak and pull it down onto the crates, but Ricky's tentacles slide out and help pull them in. Really, he does most of the work.

By the time you've finished, the treasury is almost bare. A few empty racks, but not much else. Satisfied with your handiwork, you exit the vault. It seems Chryssa had the forethought to toss the three chest from the barracks you lacked keys for into the cloak along with the chest from the treasury.

>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.
>Head for the exit. You got what you wanted, and you've no desire to spend any longer than necessary in this ruin. Baldev probably died down there anyway if it's as horrible as that bandit said.
>Write-in

>>31786521

It was a joke, don't take it seriously. Also the captain should be happy to be alive we could give her a small part and sent her on her way once we take anything that isn't nail to the floor.

>>31786750
>>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.

>>31786750
>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.

Will probably earn some points with the captain too.

>>31786750
>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.
Keep taking the torches as well.

>>31786750
>>Head for the exit. You got what you wanted, and you've no desire to spend any longer than necessary in this ruin. Baldev probably died down there anyway if it's as horrible as that bandit said.
We can come back later, to the Water Temple!

>>31786750
>>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.

We should as Fulvia what can we expect down there.

>>31786750
>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.

>>31786810
FULL JEW
Let's do it

>>31786810
I wonder if Soma is starting to regret giving us the cloak?

>>31786750
Either is fine

But whatever we do, meditate first

>Into the depths
Writin'

>>31786849
Probably not, since we are gonna blow most of the money soon.

>>31786847
Seriously quit it with this new shit. It's already been shot down by Soma.

>>31786857
This

>>31786750
>Head to the mine shaft, you want to put an end to Baldev and make sure bandits no longer plague the pass.
>Head for the exit. You got what you wanted, and you've no desire to spend any longer than necessary in this ruin. Baldev probably died down there anyway if it's as horrible as that bandit said.

Jeez, one might bite us in the ass later on and the other could be more than we could swallow atm.
Maybe we can have Fulvia try to meld the door to the shaft that way no one can get out?

>>31786857
THIS

>>31786890
>Seriously quit it with this new shit. It's already been shot down by Soma.
?

>>31786857
Seconding, we really need Vys right now, let's not plunge into the depths without Vys

>>31786857
That would be good. Do we know how much Vys per hour we get?

>>31786890
Honestly i want it so that we can still experiment with them and sell them off, also they are useful.

>>31786928
Jew shit

>>31786928
Probably meant "Jew". Though I don't particularly recall him saying much about it. Regardless he seems to tone it down to reasonable levels in the posts.

>>31786942
It takes a few hours to get to full. 4+ or something.
Less if you meditate on something and level. Might be wrong on that.

>>31786955
that has been here from the start actually, there are only 2-3 instances where we didn't and each time soma was surprised.

>>31786978
Hmm. Well we do have all these people to watch out for us, and I imagine Prof at the least could likewise benefit from some rest.

Really need to teach that guy enough so he doesn't blow his entire load in one shot.

>>31787038
True, speaking of which i think this place is a ruin, but hasn't been plucked clean becuase of the monsters, if we pass/beat them we could get more tech.(remember the screaming woman he was talking about, maybe it was another AI.)

>>31786981
Soma shot it down two threads ago.

I'm tired of arguing with you people.

>>31787080
post please.

>>31787038
We could have them go through some of the crap we picked up while we meditate

>>31787065
Sounds like an insane AI. Well, more insane at least.

>>31787080
Then don't. If Soma doesn't want to write us as a jew elf he wont.

>>31787087
Gimme like 15 minutes, I'm driving

>>31787087
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31632976/

>As for the greed issue, Mikhael isn't really greedy. Certainly not to the point that he'd endanger his life or his companions life. In fact you part with wealth quite willingly, you've gained fortunes and lost them multiple times in this quest already. You're really just not overly generous, you don't like spending money unnecessarily.

Guess it'd be meditation time, can use this downtime to have fulvia trying to enter the system of this ruin. Gotta have the gangs take turn who meditate and who stand guard.
>Chryssa and Fulvia guard while 3 rest.
>Wake up Danzi and have her replace Chryssa.
Wake up Prof and have him replace Fulvia if she needs maintenance time.
Wake up and finish healing anyone who needs(Danzi's scar or something)

>>31787125
rekt

>>31787123

Got you bro>>31787125

>>31787125
Oh that, i thought you were talking bout him stop trying to stealing shit all the time.

>>31787147
Thanks man, sucks having to be away from my computer during a quest

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You make your way out of the barracks, reaching into your cloak to withdraw a lantern. Since you took them all, the hallways have gotten quite a bit harder to navigate. You're actually surprised to see that the lantern is dark when you first withdraw it from your cloak, but it quickly sparks back to life. You suppose that since it stays lit by draining ambient vys, and as far as you can tell the void is completely devoid of vys, the lanterns burned themselves out fairly quickly.

You hold the lantern out in front of you and navigate your way towards the crossroads where you heard the echoing sort of silence that one only finds in especially large spaces. It's not as hard as you'd expected, since it turns out to just be the path that's still lit. Granted, getting back will probably be more difficult since you take the lanterns you pass, adding another six to your collection before you reach what you can only imagine is the mine shaft.

You're at the top of the shaft, and below you is a sheer drop that you can't see the bottom of. Fulvia had mention it drops fifteen miles into the crust of the planet, and judging from the innumerable crossways linking what you think is a massive central support pillar to the mine shaft's walls, each level is just as expansive as the one you're currently on. You imagine that even a member of a race as long lived as yours could spend several life times just exploring the halls and barely scratch the surface.
(1/2)

>>31787125
Wait is that what you were talking about?
He says that that we won't risk our friends lives frivolously for greed and that we don't like wasting money.

Baldev is supposedly at the bottom, as Captain Darzi tossed his key over the edge. However, you cannot imagine that the key would survive a fall that far, or even reach the bottom considering the number of bridges crisscrossing the gap. To you it almost seems more like a suicidal and ultimately futile errand.

>Nothing to do but start at the top and work your way down. Keep an eye out for anything of interest, but don't waste time searching every level.
>Surely the Rhynians had some way to quickly transport goods from bottom to top, look for such a device.
>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.
>Write-in

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>>31787197
Found a larger version of this pic.

>>31787215
>>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.
THISTHISTHIS

>>31787215
>>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.

>>31787215
>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.

>>31787215
>>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.

>>31787215
>>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.

>>31787215
Somehow i doubt it is actually that big.

Ask how many levels it has.

>>31787215
>Fulvia seemed to know something about this ruin, consult her before going any further.

While considering:

>Surely the Rhynians had some way to quickly transport goods from bottom to top, look for such a device.

“Well, Fulvia. You're the expert here. Tell me about this thing. Is there any way to get down it quickly? Is it even worth the effort?” She steps out onto the bridge that links this hallway with the central pillar, and leans over the edge to look down. “Well, in my time there was a lift that carried goods from the bottom to the top, and prisoners from the top to the bottom. However, if my memory is correct it was prone to breaking and malfunction, and would often end up locked on one particular level until a Vatis could come and repair it.”

She pauses to consider your second question. “The upper levels should be depleted of the vast majority of resources, and probably wouldn't be worth investigating. Especially considering all the looters that have surely come through here in the thousand years since its closure. That said, this mine was the backbone of Rhynian manufacture in this region, and many of the levels that fell into disuse were adapted for other purposes. I believe for a time the Empire attempted to colonize the vacated space, but after fewer colonist volunteered to live in the regions most infamous prison than the administration had expected it was instead turned built up with military and research facilities. Overall, I would say it might be worth it but it may simply prove too dangerous and too time consuming.”

Chryssa speaks up. “Just how large is this place? I mean, how many levels?” Fulvia responds promptly with. “Eight thousand four hundred forty eight individual levels, according to my most recent records on the subject. This number is likely inaccurate, as keeping track was never a priority for the prison's administrators.”

>Try to find that lift Fulvia mentioned, that's probably the method Baldev used to get down.
>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.
>Write-in

>>31787536
>Try to find that lift Fulvia mentioned, that's probably the method Baldev used to get down.

>>31787536
God i wanna explore every single one of those levels.

>>31787536
>>Try to find that lift Fulvia mentioned, that's probably the method Baldev used to get down.

>>31787536
>Try to find that lift Fulvia mentioned, that's probably the method Baldev used to get down.
Shit this is a hard choice to do while crying.

>>31787536
>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

>>31787536
>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.
I get the feeling he's even greedier than we are.

>>31787579
so is that a yes into going down there?

>>31787536
We could do like 50 per day.

would only take 6 1/2 months

>>31787536
>>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

Can I ask why everybody wants to explore the tomb of death?
Fuck, lets get to the water temple, become a grandmaster and then visit this place on the way back.

Seriously people, know when to stop.

>>31787536
>Eight thousand four hundred forty eight individual levels

Well fuck.

>>31787536
>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

Seriously. This place is frigging nuts and we're running on fumes. We got the loot, and the girl. We're only even in this region for the temple. Let's not get distracted.

>>31787626
yep

Floor by floor.

>>31787632

Or, if you guys REALLY want to explore it tight now, lets meditate first.

>>31787607
>>31787599
Any reason on skipping out the ruin?
>>31787632
Its a ruin, and we like to explore/loot them.
>>31787637
>>31787631
Honestly only the good shit would be at the bottom level/hard levels.

>>31787536

>Try to find that lift Fulvia mentioned, that's probably the method Baldev used to get down.

Lets find Baldev, kill him and get out

>>31787536
>>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

>>31787645
>. We're only even in this region for the temple. Let's not get distracted.
Wrong actually.

Final destination voting?

>>31787661
it's fucking huge
I doubt anything that valuable is here
highly unlikely that we'll find something that will be worth the time we spent here

>>31787536
>>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

>>31787661
Shit man, maybe this is the post-game bonus dungeon.

Let's leave
screw this place

>>31787536
>Baldev will never find that key, he'll be down there an eternity. Just leave.

We got tons of phat loot already, let's not go down into the giant dark pit which we know has inbred miners and the strongest bandits in it.

>>31787667
>>31787594
>>31787586
>>31787563
>Try to find the lift.

>>31787599
>>31787607
>>31787632
>>31787645
>>31787676
>>31787711
>>31787739
>Leave

Writin'. Color me shocked.

>>31787774
I think you should do a Final Destination style vote just to be sure. This seems pretty important, and I'd bet at least a few people samefagged.

>>31787705
Can we get one please?
>>31787774

>>31787774
Meh we'll be back I imagine.

>>31787794
>>31787795
I don't mind hosting a final destination vote.

Vote
>1
To try and find the lift.

Vote
>2
To leave.

Remember, final destination is just
>>Quote
#

>>31787774
There was some crazy samefagging there at the end

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
1

>>31787821
>2

>>31787821
1

>>31787887
no greentexting, nigga

>>31787828
>>31787844
>>31787850
>>31787855
>>31787861
>>31787868
>>31787905
>1

>>31787833
>>31787836
>>31787842
>>31787848
>>31787856
>>31787867
>2

Yikes, 1 wins by a single vote. Looks like we're exploring after all.

>>31787821
2

>>31787821
2

>>31787922
Yes

>>31787922
There must be someplace where Fulvia could place her core and gain control of the facility. If we can find this place it'd make exploring easier.
Might even be the place where this ruin's core is placed.

>>31787956
You might be on to something, we should ask her sometime

>>31787986
like now

Oh shoot, I just realized I haven't eaten today.

Gonna go grab a bite. ETA 30 minutes.

>>31788049
>Forgets to eat.
So moe.

>Crazy samjan master mage dude with a cloak that makes him invisible is fucking crazy with a monser in it
>Robot bitch that's some ancient Ryhnian A.I.
>Super Strong Archer chick with Horns and some sorta death mask
>Elf with a fully functional Stone arm that spews magma after he shoots massive gouts of flame from it.

Captian Darzi is probably weirded the fuck out by us.

>>31788079
Don't start that shit.

>>31788079
No.

>>31788095
names his pet monster Ricky.

>>31788095
You forgot "Steals everything that isn't bolted down and 90% of the stuff that is bolted down"

>>31788095
3/4 members of our party are leftovers from the Rhynian Empire.

Well shit at least with a place this big we should probably have time to meditate.

>>31788209
no all of them are from the empire.
The girl is an experiment with memory problems from past life.
Have an ex soldier that loves his vices.
Also an AI from one of their facilities.

>>31788095
I think she could play a decent straight-man to the inherent lunacy of our situation. I mean Chryssa dose a pretty good job until you realize she is just as odd as the others.

>>31788340
>with memory problems from past life.
what?

and We are the only one not from the empire

>>31788360
>Comes from a culture where the bride is expected to kill and behead the enemy of the groom before a wedding.
Yeah, yeah she's pretty weird.

>>31788375
She has no memory of her past life, even though she is an experiment.
>>31788375
Also i don't count us.

>>31788384
And ya know, super strong horned mutant found in a stasis pod and adopted, because why the fuck not?

>>31788384
her culture is straight to point, hell the wedding ritual is sticking a knife inside her sheath.

>>31788395
She came out of the pod as an infant.

Her dad found her.

>>31788407
I bet we'd really get along well with her father.

>>31788431
ah i thought it was as a child.

>>31788443
infant/toddler

>>31788443
>>31788431
I don't think it's been directly stated. I've been assuming small child, personally.

>>31788340
He said 3/4. We have four members.
We're the quarter that's not.
Basic Math, do you even?

>>31788439
Wait I thought he was dead? Also yes. Yes we would.

>>31788480
He is, but I mean if he were still alive we'd be kindred spirits.

>>31788480
He is, and we would. I bet that has something to do with why she follows us around.

>>31788496
Oh yeah. I kinda imagine him looking like old Joesph from jojo for some reason.

>>31788524
I imagine he looks like Indiana Jones' dad

Back, back to writin'!

You look down towards the bottom of the shaft, recalling the stories that bandit had told you of the insane miners, the horrible escaped experiments, and all else that dwelled in the depths. You're not even sure if you're at a level where you could safely traverse this labyrinthine complex and face the challenges that lie within, not to mention you're still rather drained just from clearing out the first level.

On the other hand, who knows what sort of untold riches might lie deep within this mine, and come to think of it it's not like you actually need to go down level by level. Like Fulvia said, the upper levels are probably useless, only the lower levels will have anything good. Even if you don't find anything other than what you've already taken from the treasury, at the very least you want to verify that Baldev is dead and that he won't be out looking for revenge on the asshole who stole all of his ill-gotten gains.

“Lets find that lift.” You announce your intentions to the party and set off across the bridge. Chrys, Prof, and Captain Darzi hesitate for a moment, but follow you without complaint. Fulvia is leading the way, she seems perfectly at home here. In fact, she probably looks more comfortable than you've seen her since you left the Rhynian Facility you found her in. She leads you through winding hallways and down several flights of stairs. You cross through wide open areas that almost remind you of plazas, and then weave your way through alleys so narrow you can barely fit your shoulders through.

Unlike the rest of the fortress, this place is absolutely covered in graffiti. It's mostly things like 'So and so was here' or 'So and so is an asshole' or 'I didn't do it'. The further you go towards the center of this central pillar though the more recent the graffiti seems. You start to see things like 'Lost seven on level 213' and 'Cave in level 56'. The messages of past adventurers who have delved this ruin, you imagine.
(1/2)

>>31788550
Weathered adventurer that decided to adopt a young girl and retire.

So what we're gonna do after 100+ threads?

After we conqured Pidjata

And Brought Magic to Aleamond

And looted a massive robot army from the Rhynian Ruins

And unlocked the secrets of Elaudia

And thoroughly explore the Deep Desert

and...

And a lot of other shit.

Finally, you reach a wide chamber with what appears to be a lift at the center. It's basically a steel reinforced hole in the ground, what you imagine to be the actual lift not present. On the floor next to it is a pillar with a receptacle that one might insert a gem into, though it currently lies empty. Fulvia approaches the pedestal and reaches up to the back of her neck, dropping the projection she keeps up to appear human and opening the hatch that holds the Core. “Place me into the pedestal, I'll see if I can't call the lift.”

You do as she ask, plucking the glowing blue gem from its holding receptacle and catching her body before it can hit the ground. You set the construct aside gently and then place Fulvia into the central indentation on the pedestal. Nothing immediately happens, but you're fairly certain she can communicate to you via the communication brooch you wear.

>See if Profectus still has those cards.
>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.
>Take the time to inspect some of the loot.
>Ask if Captain Darzi really wants to accompany you, this will likely be dangerous.
>Write-in

>>31788791
Pretty sure everyone agreed to meditate before heading down the mineshaft

>>31788819
>>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.
Have Chryssa place hers
>See if Profectus still has those cards.
>Take the time to inspect some of the loot.

>>31788819
>>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.
have our companions do this

while we meditate

>>31788819
>>>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.

>>31788819
Meditate

>>31788819
Can we meditate for a bit to regain our strength? If not,
>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.

Also, can we delegate tasks? Profectus and Darzi ought to know a bit about our loot.

>>31788810
And we will leave all that shit behind so we can get back to our roots: Dungeon diving. And it will be glorious.

>>31788857
Oh yeah and meditate.

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>>31788819
>>See if Profectus still has those cards.
>>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.

>>31788819
MEDITATE

>>31788819
>>Read some the graffiti, it might contain interesting hints.
>>Take the time to inspect some of the loot.
Companions do this while we meditate

>>31788873
>>31788857
Nah lets check the loot out after the dive.

>>31788862
This

>>31788819
If there is enough time meditate. If not:
>Take the time to inspect some of the loot.

>>31788880
I'd say it's somewhere between dungeon diving and exploring, or both really.

We're an Explorer. We just happen to run across pits that need exploring.

I doubt Elaudia and Pidjata are going to have as many underground ruins.

Though i am hyped for the mountains and the Xnephobic murderous Dwarves that live there.

>>31788894
>>31788862
Secodning

>Meditate
>Ask our companions to look for anything interesting written on the walls.
Writin'

>>31788967
Dwarves might be cool. I hope we find something like tribal elves in that jungle we are going to eventually. Or maybe halfling cannibals with hearts of gold.

>>31789042
What do the Elaudians look like?

>>31789061
We just don't know. I think.

My money is on lizard/snake people.

>>31789114
I'm thinking halfling monkeys

>>31789114
>>31789133
I'm hoping for bird or bug people. Mainly since there is not enough bird or bug people in fiction

>>31789166
as long as its not humanoid.(i'm hoping for plant people myself)

>>31789166
Bird people would be cool. Like the kenkaku or whatever from PF but patterned after cool tropical birds.

>>31789198
Symbiotic bug and plant people society?

>>31789249
Oh god. Getting flashbacks of Plansect Village from MGQ.

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>>31789249
That are violent instead of the stereotypical peace guys(we can still reason/trade, but they are all hunters)?

You stare for a moment at the pedestal and then shrug. “I think I'll try to get some meditation in, briefly. Would you three mind taking a look at some of this graffiti? Some of it seems like it might have been left behind by other adventurers.” They nod, and you take a few moments to find a comfortable spot near-by to sit down and assume a meditation pose. You slip fairly easily into your meditative trance, and start focusing on refilling your vys reserves.

You don't manage to fill your reserves before Fulvia interrupts, but you do make some good progress. This section of the ruin is surprisingly lacking in ambient vys, unlike the Rhynian facility you previously explored, which was practically saturated with it. After perhaps four hours you've filled your reserves to roughly two thirds of the way full.
>Vys Pool: 19/26

{The lift has gotten stuck on level one hundred three. Please remove me from the pedestal.}

You sigh, eyes snapping open as you force your way to your feet. You march around the elevator shaft to pluck the Core from the indent and place it back in its receptacle in the back of the construct's head. It springs to life quickly, and you help her up. After a few moments of orienting herself her projection reasserts itself and she nods to you. “My thanks. As I said, the lift is currently on level one hundred and three, that's slightly less than a mile down. When I called the lift it was on level seven thousand two hundred eighty six. I believe Baldev was merely attempting to reach the bottom of the mine but the lift got stuck before he could reach his destination, from there he likely proceeded on foot.”

>Set off immediately to the level the elevator is stuck on.
>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.
>Write-in

>>31789324
I was thinking they are very secluded since they have everything the need already, so whatever you bring in is at most a novelty but mainly irrelevant to them. Then again they could be incredibly fucked up, I mean just look at the bug kingdom.

>>31789410
>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.

>>31789410
>>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.

>>31789410
>>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.
Earth wind and fire, gotta master that funk

>>31789424
There is also the plant kingdom(they do some fuck up shit even if its slow), which is why i don't like the peaceful stereotype.
They can be reasoned with and trade with, but don't expect them to peaceful hippies.

>>31789410
>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.

I'm thinking we should be on our A game for this. Also, its not like those poor fuckers are gonna get up to where we are at.

Is there anything specific you'd like to meditate on?

>Fire
>Water
>Earth
>Metamagic
>Just fill your reserves

>>31789453
Just for you anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
Also i think we should focus on earth since i think a place full of earth can have collapsed entries and stuff, plus we can make passage ways with it.

>>31789496
>Earth
Is my vote

>>31789465
I must admit ignorance on the fucked up ness of plants. I guess that mold that eats your brain is the only one I can think of at the moment

>>31789410
>>There isn't any rush, sit down and meditate until your reserves are full. Maybe on an element.

>>31789544
Some plants have pheromone wars where they can make insects eat competition is one from the top of my head, there are more instances, but like plants all take time.unless they are poisonous of course

>>31789496
>Fire

>>31789496
>>Earth

>>31789496
>Fire

>>31789496
Water is too high to get anything meaning ful out of it.
our fire is decent at the moment.
So lets do earth so that when we do metal we can speed it up.

>>31789496
>Earth

>>31789496
Earth

>>31789496
>>Earth

>>31789496
>Earth

>>31789496
Earth

Earth seems the pretty clear winner. Writin'

>>31789496
>>Earth
we'll need it for this dungeon

I'm surprised that Captain Darzi didn't have any comment regarding Fulvia.
Are sentient constructs that common?

>>31789659
no rolls or mediation methods?
Might as well get that out of the way.
Also what the DC for our rank agian?

>>31789678
No, she's just not even surprised by our shit anymore

>>31789689
20 i think

Oh, wait, no I'm not. It's been so long since you last meditated on an element.

How would you like to meditate on Earth? Unlike Fire and Water, you don't actually know any methods for meditating on Earth so you'll need to provide some write-ins. That said, the walls that surround you are stone, so it's a good environment for meditation.

DC will be 20 to gain insight through meditation, so you might just be able to roll flat and still make it.

>>31789678
After Ricky, there's nothing we could do that would faze her.

>>31789544
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus#Hazards
http://sites.google.com/site/palmgroveourimbahcreeklandcare/project-definition/the-rainforest

Plants also make bugs thier bitch.

>>31789729
Did we suggest alot of methods to you, and even asked an earth mage for help on this as well?

>>31789769
Didn't we do that before/after the tabletop duel?

>>31789729
Didn't we trade meditations with an earth mage, and read a few in the crazy cook book?

>>31789729

How about laying down on the floor and feel vibrations that travel through it.

>>31789729
Use that method that was suggested where we created a maze of earth and run a figure through it.

What kind of bonus would that get?

>>31789793
so i figured we had a few methods, on top of the ones we suggested to him for earth.

>>31789729
Hold a boulder over our head for as long as possible.

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>>31789729
I've searched in my comp for a Mozgus in training picture but I didn't find one.
Anyway, the guy would bash his face on the ground 100 times in the morning and the evening.
This is my method of meditation on earth magic.

>>31789729
Create two miniature figures and have them duel.

One has a Sword the other has a Spear.

Reinforce the areas that get hit as they do and the weapons as they hit for an extra bonus.

>>31789769
Ah, right right. You asked Demetrios for suggestions. Afraid I don't recall many of the user suggested methods.

>Create a maze and attempt to guide a figure through it. (Easy)
>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)
>Attempt to carve statues from the walls be weakening the stone just so. (Hard)
>Write-in

>>31789868
>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)

>>31789868
>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)

>>31789868
>>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)
Not gonna give us the exact modifiers?

>>31789868
Oh, and those offer

>+2
>+4
>+6
Respectively.

I need to get my head in the game, must be crashing or something.

>>31789868
>>31789886
there were also one for cliffs and the like that he suggested.
I can go digging for the user suggestions, but i forgot where you asked them.

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>>31789868
>Attempt to carve statues from the walls be weakening the stone just so. (Hard)
This face on one of them, better yet if they all have that face

>>31789868
>>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)

>>31789868
>>Host a skirmish of small earthen figures to train your control. (Moderate)

>>31789895
Carving statues is the cliff face method scaled down to a more reasonable level.

>Hold a skirmish
Seems the winning option. Writin'

>>31789868
Didn't you write them down?
I remember you saying thanks and that they should be useful for earth and the like.

Rolled 10, 10, 8 + 4 = 32

>>31789958
Rolling

Rolled 5, 3, 7 + 4 = 19

>>31789958

Rolled 6, 8, 9 = 23

>>31789958

>>31789991
You are beautiful anon

>>31790017
>>31789991
passed the dc of 20.

>>31789991
>>31790011
>>31790017

Nice! Can we use one vys to make it a great success?

>>31789991
>>31790011
>>31790017
Dam

>>31790043
We get a +4 bonus.

>>31790043
I'll second that

>>31789991
>>31790011
>>31790017
>32, 19, 27
>Success!

>>31790043
When it comes to meditation, DCs are more binary pass/fail than they are a sliding scale from great success to horrible failure.

>>31790043
This please

>>31790080
We've always used Vys on meditation rolls.

But it was limited in how much we could use.

>>31790123
Just to pass them anon.

>>31790096
It won't help

>>31790123
>Vys on meditation rolls

Wasn't that banned quite a while ago actually? So we rely more on modifiers.

>>31790163
Yep

>>31790080
Quick question canwe skip a rank if we get a roll above the DC above the rank we are trying to passed?

>>31790183
Nope

>>31790163
>>31790177
Can still be used, but there is a limit now.

>>31790203
Isn't the 25% limit just for general rolls like skills and combat? I'm pretty sure we can't spend vys for meditation, we just get +2 for the next time when we fail.

>>31790193
>>31790183
Maybe if we hit 25

>>31790242
32
27
19

>>31790239
I thought we could do any amount but only 25% in meditation rolls.

the last time we meditated (when we mastered Water) we spent Vys.

>>31790257
Maybe we'll get a bonus to our next meditation.

>>31790239
No i think we can since
>>31790080
Sounds like we could if we failed the roll.

>>31790279
any amount on regular rolls

fuck i'm tired.

Anybody up to scanning with our armors magic vision for any secrets?

>>31790531
Of course.

>>31790531
Good idea, we can use it as we go down to see high concentrations of magic to explore.

You look around at your companions, most of whom still seem fairly absorbed in reading wall graffiti. You note that Chryssa has written your names, that is the names of her, Profectus, Fulvia, and yourself, in big letters on the wall. Probably wise she didn't include Captain Darzi's name, all things considered. You're not even sure if she intends to stick around after she's gotten her revenge against Baldev, and considering that she's a guard captain and you're supposed to be killed on sight you doubt writing her name alongside yours in an ancient ruin would be all that great an idea.

“Everyone, set up camp. There is no rush to get to the bottom, and I doubt Baldev will be able to get back up here in a single day.” Chryssa turns to you, raising an eyebrow. “Really? What if more bandits show up?” You shrug your shoulders. “I'm sure they'll take the darkened, corpse-strewn hallways as a sign that they should run far away quickly.” She thinks about it for a moment, and then nods her head. “That seems reasonable. Even if that doesn't dissuade them they'll likely leave once they discover that the treasury has been cleaned out.”

Profectus starts looking around for something he could start a fire with, while Chryssa sets up her tent and Captain Darzi follows suit with her own, smaller tent. Fulvia, for her part, sets off to explore this level. While your party goes about setting up camp, you resume your meditative stance and slip into a trance. It doesn't take much longer to finish filling your reserves since you got a head start while waiting for Fulvia to raise the lift.
>Vys Pool: (26/26)
(1/2 or 3)

>>31790531
sure why not. we really should experiment with it and our cloak(we sotped half way through because of being almost empty on Vys)

You decide that once you're back to full strength, you ought to work on your understanding of Earth magic. While maintaining your meditative trance, you raise two small parties of earthen figurines from the smoothed stone floors around you. To make it a little more interesting, you provide them with some rocky, boulder-strewn terrain to use to make it a little more interesting and then send them against one another.

It's difficult to play both sides of the conflict without favoring one side, considering you can't exactly ambush yourself. It's not as enjoyable as the match you had against Demetrios. The first skirmish goes poorly, ending in an entirely predictable win for the constructs you marked with quartz bands. However, the second time around you try a different approach. One side you make from clay and give quartz weapons to, while the other side you make from stone and give stone weapons too. You expect it to be a total wipe of the clay constructs, but much to your surprise they put up an admirable fight. It ends up that the stone constructs do win in the end, but only two remain standing.

You feel as though Earth is nearly the polar opposite of water, if only in how it feels. Earth is all about taking very precise, very organized actions. Trying to wing it with Earth magic seemed to result in shoddy work, where as it was really the only way to cast water magic. It's different, and you had some trouble grasping it at first, but you feel like you really made some progress with this session.
>Congratulations! You're half-way to being an apprentice Earth mage!
>You can now control earth just as well as an apprentice, but you're still apprentice level when it comes to weakening others.
(2/3)

>>31790657
And channel Earth Magic into our Armor already.

I frustrated that we haven't done that yet

>>31790665
>You expect it to be a total wipe of the clay constructs, but much to your surprise they put up an admirable fight. It ends up that the stone constructs do win in the end, but only two remain standing.
we are getting more crazy guys.

>>31790686
Can w do this already? It's been bugging me too

>>31790665
>You can now control earth just as well as an apprentice, but you're still apprentice level when it comes to weakening others.
?

>>31790758
I think he meant novice for the 2nd aprentice.

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Armor Systems
Water - Magic System
Fire - PURGE THE UNCLEAN
Earth - ???
Nature - Sensor array through plants?
Metal - ???

>>31790780
My faith is my shield, or something close to it.

You come out of your meditative trance slowly and comfortably. Strewn around you are clumps of stone and clay and shards of quartz, the results of your meditation session. It's hard to tell how much time has passed since you started meditating, you can't see the sun and so have no way to gauge the passage of time, but Profectus gathered enough material to build a fire and you meditated long enough for that fire to burn out. Your companions are asleep, save Fulvia who sits a short distance away staring at you curiously. You also believe Captain Darzi is still awake, judging from the quiet sobbing.

When she notices you've finished meditating, Fulvia speaks. “Did you make any progress?” You nod. “I believe so, I think I'm starting to grow more comfortable with Earth magic.” She nods. “That is good, it's been roughly five hours since you began meditating.”

>Wake your companions, you need to get going.
>Let them sleep, explore the upper levels solo to kill time.
>Write-in.

>>31790758
Meant novice for the second apprentice. I'm out of it, for some reason.

>>31790722
>>31790686
You'll try channeling a little earth magic into your armor in the next post.

Friendly reminder on the elements.
Nature: Controlling vines, encouraging plant growth, certain extrasensory effects.
Fire: Almost entirely direct attack spells. Ignite flammable objects with a touch, hurl fireballs,
et cetera.
Earth: Manipulating the ground, creating pillars of stone, sinkholes in the sand, hurling
boulders. Also useful for debuffing others, corroding their armor, et cetera.
Metal: Defense spells. Making yourself hardier, warding off mental effects, fortifying armor.
Water: Mostly healing and buffing spells. Knit wounds together, stop blood loss, remove
exhaustion. A few attack spells if near a water source or at high levels.

Levels in the Five Basic Elements
Grandmaster: No further advancement.
Master: DC 35 to gain insight.
Expert: DC 30 to gain Insight.
Vatis: DC 25 to gain insight.
Apprentice: DC 20 to gain insight.
Novice: DC 15 to gain insight.
*Note these are not absolutely required to cast a spell.
Certain elements are complementary. Using them together will enhance the effects of both, at double the cost for each.
(eg. using Metal and Earth together to raise a barricade will result in a barricade made of the nearest metal at the cost of 4 Vys.)
>>31790665
you should probably mention how many times you should pass the DC.

>>31790811
>>Let them sleep, explore the upper levels solo to kill time.
SOLO TIME!!!!

>>31790811
>>Let them sleep, explore the upper levels solo to kill time.
ask if she found something, or is up for a walk/discussion.

>>31790811
>Check on Captain Darzi to see if she's alright.

Um, PTSD is pretty awful ya' know.

>>31790811
>>Let them sleep, explore the upper levels solo to kill time.
If been itching fro some solo exploration

>>31790811
>Let them sleep, explore the upper levels solo to kill time.