>>32061492
>Go to the beach, try to get the sea mom to send you a horrifying diluvian monstrosity.
Mommy will take care of us. She loves her kids.

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>>32061492
You know I want that diluvian monstrocity.

I also have something less basic going on, but it's going to be maybe another hour or two before I'm done with that.

>>32061492
>Go to the beach, try to get the sea mom to send you a horrifying diluvian monstrosity.

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It is mother's day, after all.

Writing.

You down your manog tea with a savage slurp of the curly straw, kicking your legs under the table before resting your head on the flat of your hand.

"I could always steal a ship," Brokagh offers half heartedly.

"I'm sure I could maybe convince some pirates to help us out," Sitri suggests with a shrug.

"I'd offer to take us across the sea, but I can't turn into a baleen whale. Yet," Bearbreath promises.

"If the people here weren't such savages, I'm sure I could charm the local government," Allonces grumbles, sipping her curly straw tea as well.

"Hey, don't look at me. I just guard the doll," Fetid raises her hands in mock surrender, "Why don't you just ask the Sea Mother? She likes you, right? And doesn't she have an army of horrifying aquatic creatures at her beck and call?" Oh, that's not an awful idea at all.

"We're going to the beach!" You declare, raising your hand up.

"I don't have a swimsuit, though." "The sea water makes my fur all nasty..." "I've never told anyone this before, but I'm scared of starfish." "Oh, I've been meaning to to tan." "I don't know many aquatic animals, you know."

"Shut up, and let's go!" You kick back from the table, leaving some absurd amount of gold coins since you have a hard time understand the value of currency, and get a move on.

Is there anything you'd like to take care of in town, before you go?

>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple.
>Go brag to the darkness priest guy how cool you are now!
>Let's just get a move on!

>>32061987
>Go brag to the darkness priest guy how cool you are now!

>>32061987
>>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple.
Souvenirs for Milda and Whoop!

>>32061987
>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple.
LOOT

>>32061987
>Let's just get a move on!
My god that second option is such a terrible idea that i almost want to do it. But let's get back to rest of the minions already. It is not good to seperate the minions from their boss for so long.

>>32061492
>>Go to the beach, try to get the sea mom to send you a horrifying diluvian monstrosity.

>>32061987
>>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple.
We need an awesome hat.

>>32061987
>>Let's just get a move on!

>>32061987
>>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple.
Wonder what we can pick up.

Maybe some armor?

Maybe A Hat

>>32061987
>Shopping! You have a lot of gold from that Utalagian temple. Lets at least see whats for sale.

Alright! Time for shopping.

You wander into a bazaar, the spicy smells that permeated Lanketh seem to intensify here. Many demons are shouting from stalls set up throughout the winding alleys and thoroughfares. You pick up some grilled lizards, a couple pieces of jewelry, and a protective amulet guaranteed to keep evil spirits from peeking on you in the bath. Sitri got one, too! Allonces didn't.

There were various criers shouting about various shops. More importantly, this was the heighest concentration of non-lankethians you've seen in one area. Dozens of races milled about sharing stories, haggling, and trading goods and services. Brokagh excuses himself from the group, and you agree to meet at the eastern gate around sundown. Bearbreath looks visibly uncomfortable around all these people and says he'll go on ahead.

You pass under an archway that reads 'Alley of Pain' and see two crowds gathered in front of opposite stores. A red haired girl with a rawhide apron seems to be yelling at a well dressed young lady, resting a large metal mace on her shoulder. You're too far away to hear, though the crowd seems to be cheering.

"What's this all about, then?" Allonces asks aloud, getting the attention of some local.

"Rebecca and Rachel are long time rivals, they've each claimed to have completed their 'masterwork' and are showing them off. Rachel there has some sort of club that turned made a suit of armor to dust when it touched it!" Sounds like you could get HIGHLY irresponsible with that, "We haven't seen Rebecca's yet..." As if on cue, the girl reveals a small sword, and slashes it through the air at a dummy wearing armor. It starts sprouting roots and leaves, and the armor warps. The audience goes wild. After a few more demonstrations of magical weapons, the crowd disperses. Seems like these girls are talented artificers!

Maybe you should go to one of their shops?

>Rebecca's Magical Helmets and Blade Emporium.
>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.

>>32062444
>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
Fuck the tetsubo, we're a swordswoman!

>>32062444
>Rebecca's Magical Helmets and Blade Emporium.
Clearly we must recruit them.

>>32062444

>>32062510
Fuck, I meant
>Rebecca's Magical Helmets and Blade Emporium.

Post won't delete for some reason.

>>32062444
So are we planning to abduct one of them and force them to forge weapons for our raiders?

...or invite them to join our army, at least? This continent is terrible and there is no reason they should stay.

>>32062444
>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
Personal smiths WOULD be quite the boon...

>>32062444
>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
See if that mace is legit
Also get a nice helmet

>>32062565
Convince one to come, tell the other that she's joining to move up in the world and she can have this shitty town for herself, get two. Maybe.

>>32062444
>and a protective amulet guaranteed to keep evil spirits from peeking on you in the bath
That's a remarkably specific kind of amulet.

>Allonces didn't.
L-lewd...

>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
Obvious choice is obvious.

>>32062444
>>Rebecca's Magical Helmets and Blade Emporium.
We can already cut through any armor. A root effect would be stupid handy, especially if it frees up Bearbreath to shoot lightning.

>>32062444
>>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
It says they are classy.

>>32062444
Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.

Hats are never a bad call.

Alright. Writing!

>>32062444
>>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel.
Irresponsible and goblins goes together like mangos and tea. Besides... Hats.

>>32062444
>>Classy Weapons and Hats for the Talented Warrior by Rachel

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You decide to go into the shop belonging to the lady with the metal eating club. A bell rings out as you open the pleasant gold relief oak door. "Welcome!" A voice calls out, and you see Rachel sitting on a counter top, kicking her legs. Despite the crowd earlier, the store seems relatively empty. And before long, you realize why. The prices in this place are insane!

Though, to be fair, all these weapons look really good. There are a ton of them, of all kinds of styles, each with a professional signature engraving on the blade. They have high class enchantments on them, and look ridiculously sturdy, elegant, and strong. She mostly has axes and clubs, maybe as a person preference. Still, those prices... Your average person probably couldn't afford them!

Granted, you're rich so it is fine. Rachel has been following you with her eyes, a slight pout on her face. "Excuse me," Allonces says, slightly raising her hand, "I saw your sign said hats? Do you know where they are?" Rachel's eyes slide over to the elf girl, and she lifts one hand to point limply to a corner. There are many shelves of hats and hat racks. Wow!

Rachel hops down and walks over to your sword. She places one pale hand on it, running up the side of your sword with her finger tips. Her lips part slightly, pursing. "What a crude and burly thing..." She leans forward and sniffs it for a few moments. Then, pushing some strands of hair behind her ears, she leans forward, and licks your sword softly. What the heck. "Seems to have been reforged... I don't recognize the material. How'd this happen?" She's muttering to her self, looking at your sword with a challenging face.

>U-um can I get a closer look at these weapons?
>>Kaorti Resin crescent axe.
>>Impact Collison Tetsubo
>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>Some wide brimmed afair.
>>Formal hats typically made for males.
>>Caps.
>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable

>>32062943
"Sorry, but only people who work for me are allowed to lick my things. Do you want a job?"

>>32062943
>U-um can I get a closer look at these weapons?
>>Kaorti Resin crescent axe.

>Tetsubo
Naw guy, that's a mace.

>>32062943
>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>Some wide brimmed afair.
>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable

>>32062943
>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>Some wide brimmed afair.
>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable
Oh man!

>>32063012

That's HER mace! The tetsubo is on the wall.

You're free to make an offer on her super mace, as well, though.

>>32061745
Is it really mothers day?

>>32062943
>Some Elemental remade my sword or something. If you taste Calimari, that's all Sea-mom though.
>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable
See if we can enchant our secondary weapon.

>>32063050
Yes! Call your mom!

>>32062943
>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable
"Can you make my sword cooler?"

>>32062943

>>32063007
>"Sorry, but only people who work for me are allowed to lick my things. Do you want a job?"

I second this suggestion.

>>32063060
Holy shit why didnt anyone tell me!? This shit right here is why I come to /tg/

>>32063007
I want this.

>>32062943
>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>Formal hats typically made for males.

The only thing Shax needs... is a fedora.

>>32063109
Maybe it's not mother's day where you are, anon.

>>32063116

*does a backflip with a sword larger than she is, cuts a giant robot in half*

pssh, nothing personnel kid

Anyway, writing!

>>32062943
>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>Caps.
Caps are useful in every situation and don't just fall off your head. Besides they look good on loli goblins.

>>32063007
Well, we *do* have a forge now

>>32063124
Having decided to check the actual date rather than listen to random people on the internet I have discovered that you are a correct.

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>>32063140

>>32062943
>>P-pardon me, can I look at your hats?
>>>Some wide brimmed afair.
>>>Formal hats typically made for males.
>>>Caps.
>>Do you offer enchanting services also please stop making me uncomfortable

Shuffling nervously away from the girl, you walk over to the hats where Allonces is currently cooing over. Rachel follows you step for step, inspecting your sword the entire time, muttering to herself. There are hundreds of hats here. You really like the wide ones...

Taking a simple straw one off the rack, you put it on your head and look at yourself in the mirror. "A bit old fashioned, but cute!" Allonces says, walking over. She takes it off your head and plops some garish pink thing with a whole bouqet of flowers ribboned up in it. It goes along with your leather armor about as well as a turtle and high heels. You make a face as she giggles, swapping it out for a simple white hat, with blue ribbon. It looks nice! You pull on the brim and pose some for the mirror. You do this for a long time, swapping between hats. The entire time, Rachel has been messing with your sword. It's starting to make you very uncomfortable!

"Hey, the only people allowed to feel up on my sword like that are employees, you know?"

"Oh, so I just have to work for you?" She glances up at you. "What's the pay?"

"Um. What can you do?"

"Forge. Enchant." She lifts her metal eating mace up and twirls it easily in one hand, "Fight a little."

You're not a quartermaster so you have no idea what a wage would be. You've never hired anyone before, and the other servants you have work for free. You're a bit lost in this department! You look at Allonces and she shrugs. Jeez, no one in the party knows much about this sort of thing... You buy the white hat.

>>Buy other hats! (Write in or post a pic. Won't count as a vote, I'll just pick the ones I like!)
>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
>Forget the job offer and just see what enchantments she has.

>>32063428
>>Offer something unconventional to employ her
And ask about enchantments

>>32063428
>>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
She gets a share of raid loot. Same as everyone else.

>>32063428
Ask her what she wants

>>32063428
>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
She can have all the weird magic stuff we can't use.

>>32063428
>>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
Loot, obviously. That's why people join raids, because they get to loot.

Show off our cool ass knick-knacks to entice her.

>Offer something unconventional to employ her.

This is hilarious.

>>32063428
She gets a share of the raid loot, her own room in the bitchin crystal lair we make when we get back to mainland, she gets our spare magical crap, and she gets to visit all the elementals. Especially the ones that enchanted our sword.

>>32063428
>Offer something unconventional to employ her
Tell her if she works for us we can let her use our magic forge in our demiplane. Also a share in the loot.

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>>32063428
Do it faggot.

>>32063490
>>32063526
These

>>32063540
It was his hat, Boss Shax! He was number one!

>>32063428
We have a cool crystal palace with a magma based forge!

That sounds like something you might want to take a look at.

>>32063428
>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
Would she like to meet all kinds of weirdos including but not limited to gods and goddesses? Work in a magical light plane with all kinds of books? Really, who knows what kind of knowledge she'll find for her job in our ancient library.

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>>32063540
Also, here's that other thing I was doing.

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Alright, I think that's ten minutes.

Writing. No hat suggestions? Disappointing. Fine! She gets these.

Plus a baseball cap with "I'm Eggscellent" on it.

And this. >>32063540

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>Offer something unconventional to employ her.
have you ever forged something on the plane of light. Also we can always works something out but for the most part it is raid loot.

>>32063686
We'll get one after recruitment

And we want something that will protect us if is enchanted

>>32063684
I...
I just...
You win.
You win this quest, you win everything forever. I love you.

>>32063713

I'll add that to the list.

>>32063684

jesus christ man that is amazing seriously

>>32063684
That looks as unorganized and random as Shax's mind.

>>32063713
Man that is awesome. Fuck all of the others i want Shax wearing this. It just fits her so fucking beautifully.

>>32063684
I like the statue of liberty.

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>>32063428

What if adventurers came and killed our boyz, fishfriends, treebros, Snacky, Alphonse and dorf buddies while we were gone?
W-what do we do then?

>>32063428
What about a hat that says "I am a warrior who likes my brains inside of my skull"

>>32063713
I want it.

As you're ringing up the various hats you've purchased, Rachel brings up the topic again, "So, got a list of terms for me yet?" It seems a bit halfhearted, truthfully, but there is some interest there.

"Well, I was thinking. You'd get a portion of raid loot, obviously, though you don't have to go on the raids themselves. I can introduce you to the elemental that made my sword like this," You wrap knuckle on it to solidify your point, "I have a magical forge in the celestial palace that I own on the elemental plane of light that I unified and rule," That gets looks from everyone, "You get to see new places? Also I have all sorts of magic junk I don't want and will never use that'll get slapped into the treasury. You'd be free to mess with those."

The shop keeping girl stares at you for a few moments. "You rule an elemental plane?" You try on a skull covered hat, and then nod at her. It's sorta cute. "No you don't."

You stick your tongue out at her, "Of course I do! I had to fight for them."

"No way."

"Why don't you believe me?"

"Look at you. You're a goblin with nothing more than a big sword."

"Yeah, but it's really big so..."

Rachel puts a hand on her forehead. "Okay, let's say you do. Can I see the forge before making any sort of permanent decision?"

You shrug. "Why not?"

"Also, all my current merchandise will be sold with the shop if I agree to go with you."

"Whatever, you can just make me more stuff."

Running a finger along her chin, Rachel pauses for a moment. "Alright. Show me."

"What, like, right now?"

She nods.

>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.
>Tell her to wait till you are done shopping in town.

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.
"Sure whatever."
Make sure we act like it's not big deal.
Or at least try to, and fail terribly.

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl
We've got two left, this means we can save the last one to collect the other 5 when we get back.
Wait, it is 5 a month, right?

>>32063958
>"What, like, right now?"
Well alright drop the pearl on the floor and open it up in the back. Say you actually don't need to sell your shop. You can just come back here via this portal anytime.

>>32063958
>>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.

>>32064007
8 a month now. And we got a few more on completing takeover.

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.
I guess?

>>32064007
It's 8

We have 6 right now

>>32063958
>Use an astral pearl and open up a gateway.
I guess she won't just come with us across the sea and wait a few weeks for us to make our cave a natural gateway for us to our plane.

>>32063724
>>32063728
T-thanks
>>32063790
I figured I needed some way of giving things a sense of scope.
>>32063958
>make her wait
We got to show that we are the dominant force in dis relationship.

>>32064046
>>32064048
Oh fuck you're right, I forgot that we got a ton when we took that last altar. Neat.

Alrighty. I shall write.

quick poll how many people here are avoiding studying for finals?

>>32064389
Me.

>>32064389
I'm avoiding a paper for a final tomorrow.

>>32064389
I'm trying to study at the same time.
And failing horribly. I am getting nothing done.

>>32064389
Me. I get really scared because studying reminds me that I have finals and if I fuck up I've ruined my life forever, so I try not to think about it at all and do so by avoiding studying altogether.

>>32064389
We don't have finals in Germany, but I do have two presentations to hold tomorrow.

>>32064492
>We don't have finals in Germany
If I could punch you through the internet I would.

>>32064389
This is what I was expecting.

>>32064389
I finished my finals already. Go me.

>>32064520
>implying having shit spread out throughout the year isn't just as bothersome in a different way

You fumble around in a pack, pulling a pearl out. "You got a back room?" Rachel nods, jerking a thumb behind her at a door. "Neat. You don't even have to close up shop, then."

"What?" You ignore the question and walk through the door. It's a rather spacious storage room, with plenty of stockpiled weapons. Here's hoping this will work in a way that doesn't completely wreck her shop... You toss an astral pearl up, it turns into light and fading sparkles. A low rumbling is heard, and the flagstones of her store room start to bend and break, as a small door sized cave rips out of the ground, glimmering with crystal. "Oh god what did you do to my shop"

"Woooaaah, I saw the turtles, but I'm still not used to this stuff, Shax." She never calls you boss.

"Come on in, Rachel. And I guess you to Allonces I guess since I can't think of a reason to leave you behind I guess." You grumble as you open up the door. A cool breeze meets you as you both walk into a cave, glowing softly with shimmering moss. You hear a whistle as you walk out of the catch to see a long, flat beach. A massive ocean glimmers in the distance, its calm waves reflecting a hundred hues of light.

Allonces whistles in appreciate as you trundle through the pure white sand. Tiny crystal turtles crawl all over the beach and stone lizards with crystals in them skitter here and there, and you managed to pass the willpower check to not just lay down in the sand, kick your feet, and play with them to the sound of rolling waves.

>>32064547
>implying we don't as well in addition to finals.

Eventually you make it to your giant crystal fortress, open up the doors and lead a gawking Rachel and Allonces to the top floor, where several roaring furnaces are waiting, ready. You tuck your thumbs in the waist of your shirt and look at Rachel. "So, I don't know anything about forges. Is this a good one?"

"Yes."

"Neat. Does it pass your standards?"

"Yes."

"Cool, so you're hired?"

"Yes."

"Alright!" You pump a fist. New recruit! "Anyway, this place is permanently connected to your shop now, so you should be good to go? Just, uh, lock the door or whatever."

What now?

>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.
>Get back to town, maybe do some shopping?

>>32064563
This guy gets it. Fucking labs. Its bad enough I just had tests three weeks ago.

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.
We need our crew kitted out.

>>32064587
>>Get back to town, maybe do some shopping?
Maybe a crossbow we can use to fire our grappling hook with...

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capabilities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.
new party member must exploit

>>32064587
>Just, uh, lock the door or whatever.
Noice.
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.

So we can set up a fast-travel system with these?
Neat.
>>32064587
>Go back to town
We can get EVERYONE'S gear enchanted in bulk once we're back.

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.

>>32064643
We're just asking

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.

Out sword could use a little zazz. And I guess or crew. Enchanted brass knuckles are one thing I can think of.

>>32064587
>Ask about her enchantment capablities, bring up the various weapons you have as targets.
Perhaps discount?!

>>32064587
>Tell her to feel free to work on enchanting things. We don't know the first thing about enchants so just leave it to her
>No slacking off though.
>Also, she can use the library too if she wants. She seems like the type to enjoy ancient books with ancient knowledge.

>>32064587
I'm half tempted to have Shax appear as a Cameo in the tabletop game I'm running right now, because goddamn this goblin is ridiculous.

>>32064733
>>32064733
She is the kind of character that would make a great and fun NPC.

>>32064689
The brass knuckles would be a good thing for Brokagh, so he'd be able to punch things even better that way.

Got a good idea of what to write I suppose.

Writing!

>>32064587
Introduce our servants to our raid members!

For the record, when we get back, should we set up portals to the home base and our crew's base, then fortify with our laser turtles and a lizard lackey, or just one and conserve a pearl for the month?

>>32064976
We have 4 (i think. we really should keep track of this in shax's sheet Chief.) pearls right now. So we can easily spend enough to make a nice cave/gate and summon some turtles as guardians.
We should also spend some pearls next month to summon turtles on our beach. That way, they can defend our realm against intruders that would come from any of the gates.

>>32065040
Our beach is full of both turtles and sneaky stone lizards. Also little stone birds that we didn't get much information about.

>>32065040
That's probably a good plan. Instead of trying to defend each gate separately, centralise the defense within the plane itself.

>>32065040
We had six and just used one so now we have 5

Rachel is still staring at the forgeroom, so you clear your throat to try and get her attention, "Alright so, what kinda enchantments can you do? You said you knew some things about them...?" Allonces seems to have disappeared. You assume she is wandering your sweet palace.

The steward shows up, "And who are your guests, master?" He says it in a tone dripping with disapproval.

"Oh, this is Rachel. She's a smith or something. I was showing her the forge." You wave at her, she glances at the servant, then back to the forge, then whips her head back to the steward. Since he is some kinda weird lizard person, you can sorta get it. He gives her a quick bow.

"Welcome. PERHAPS next time the master would be so GOOD as to INFORM me of your visit, so I could adequately prepare for your arrival? Yes?" Oh no, you hurt his feelings!

You clap your hands in front of you apologetically, "Sorry!" Oh crap, Allonces is here, too, "Also, there is a bratty elf walking around. She's my guest, too."

"Oh, the butler has met her already, I assure you," Your steward says, sternly. "She has commandeered his services for the room she has claimed." Wasted no time getting comfortable, you see.

After pleasantries, Rachel summarizes her skills: Weapon quality determines the level of enchantment she can put on it. Most weapons can only handle simple things, like keenness, durability, a minor flame or ice enchantment, etc. Higher quality weapons can get more extensive enchantments. Shax's sword, for instance, can handle several high end enchantments due to its general quality. So can the oversized tetsubo.

>Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean.
>Leave her a weapon and name an enchantment to be put on it, and drag Allonces' butt back to town so you can get back to the mainland.

>>32065151
Quick, go make sure Allonces hasn't claimed OUR bedroom!

>>32065151
>Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean.
Yeah.

Can we enchant Fetid's bow? Enhanced backrow support, dudes.

I thought they were couldn't stay when we were not there? If thats not the case then >Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean.

>>32065151
>Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean.

When we get back home lets enchant the crap out of our sword.

>>32065151
>Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean

>>32065068
They are not big fighter turtle tank ones and servant lizards to my understanding. Just cute crystal turtles and lizards.

>>32065151
Geeze, Allonces, claiming a room already?
Let me guess, it's the one closest to ours.

>>32065151
Do we have any of our Raid Group's weapons around? Getting her started on enchanting a bow for Fetidclaw would be a good idea. Maybe an enchant that lets her ignore cover if she doesn't already, or arrows pierce through enemies, or split into multiple arrows mid-flight.

>>32065294

They can now that the whole place is up and running. Couldn't while you were making it.

Anyway, writing.

>>32065151
Don't forget to tell servants that Akkonces does NOT have a room in here.
Rachel is free to use forges and library though.

Also tell her not to mess with the laser turtles their mine.
Make sure allonces's room is nowhere close to ours.

>>32065323
>split into multiple arrows mid-flight
Give him a bow of war you say?
>>32065314
Pretty sure they are there as well from last thread.

>>32065151
>>Neat. Collect Allonces and get back to business of getting across the ocean.
Tell her to get some general weapons for the whole raiding group with some mediocre enchantments. Swords, daggers, clubs, axes etc. in different sizes and shapes. Lets just equip everyone with some decent gear then we can think of specialized gear.

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>>32065151
>turn our sword into a sick E-guitar

So what are some cool enchantments for our sword? Icy Burst?

Maybe make the tetsubo do stuff like enough sonic damage for mini earthquakes?

>>32065430
Tell her to start pumping out decent Mook weapons?

I like it

>>32065483
We should ask for a list of enchantments

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>>32065435
Superior design right here.

>>32065515
We would promptly ignore it anyway and ask for something turtle related to enchant our BAS.

>>32065553
Is that some sort of Guitar Batleth?

>>32065430
Yeah this sounds like a much better place to start than random enchantment on some equipment. I think it is too late though, votes are already in.

Ask them what they want cause the boss is nice.

>>32065430
Let's have her do this while we head back

>>32065515
If our Sword isn't already able to cut ghosts and other incorporeal creatures in half without any trouble we should get Ghost Touch on it.

Maybe enchants that let us swing it faster, or steal the life from the things we kill.

You let your steward give her the tour as you go hunting Allonces, leaving instructions to just make some low end enchanted equipment for now. A stone lizard servant takes you to Allonces' room, where she is kicking her legs on a bed, eating donuts and reading some kind of book. What the hell. "Get up, we're moving out?"

"Can't I just, like, wait here till you're done crossing to the mainland and make an entrance over there?" She could.

"You're a member of my team, and you're gonna have to work. Sorry." You cross your arms and give her your best 'I'm the boss' stare. She groans and rolls off the best, following you on your way out of the fort. Shortly thereafter, you arrive in through the beach and cave, and head to the gate where you were going to meet up with the rest of the crew.

They greet you with stories about what they were up to. The fact you recruited a smith beats their stories though, you're pretty sure. Especially one with magic enchanting abilities.

Before long you're on the beach, trying to commune with the sea mother, feeling the cold tide wash over you once more.

"Oh, hey Shax. What're you doin' here?" the familiar voice rumbles out.

"Hey mom, can I get a ride? I gotta get across the ocean." You ask nonchalantly.

"Sure, but you're going to have to have to clear the way a bit. There is a small shrine to a good aligned sea deity near where you're at. Smash it up and I'll be able to find you, alright?"

"Sure thing!"

What's the plan boss?

>Split up and look for it.
>Have Bear, Fetid, and Brokagh scout out for it while you, Sitri, and Allonces get comfortable.

>>32065700
>Split up and look for it.
We can't just take it easy after we scolded Allonces for it!

>>32065700
>Have Bear, Fetid, and Brokagh scout out for it while you, Sitri, and Allonces get comfortable.
We're totally looking for it too. Really. Definitely.

>>32065700
>Split up and look for it.
Shax is running this shit.

>>32065700
>Split up and look for it.
All business.

>>32065700
>>Have Bear, Fetid, Brokagh AND ALLONCES scout out for it while you and Sitri get comfortable.
Because she wanted to get away from work earlier. That kinda attitude calls for more work.

>>32065700
>Plit up and look for it

This isn't the time to be lazing about

>>32065700
>Split up and look for it.

We're the boss, so that means we can't be lazy. And tell Allonces something similar. If elves are top shit, then they have to prove it.

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>>32065700
>good aligned sea deity

That won't do at all.

>Have Bear, Fetid, and Brokagh scout out for it while you, Sitri, and Allonces get comfortable.

No reason for people who aren't good at scouting to go scouting. Let's conserve our strength for when smashing things with a sword is needed.

Delegation is part of being the boss. I read that in a book somewhere.

>>32065700
>Split up and look for it.

We're the Boss, we aren't gonna slack off on this. The shrine is probably nearby the beach, so we only have 2 directions we have to really check, so split into two groups. Have Bearbreath with one group, he'll turn into an eagle and get a bird's eye view to help find the shrine, and Fetidclaw with the other since Fetid is good at finding stuff.

Make sure the group knows that if they find the shrine, but it looks to be overly dangerous to contact the other group for reinforcements.

>>32065830
That's a pretty good plan.

>>32065830
good plan

>>32065700
Sea Mom is best god. She's happy to see us, easy to work with, and even gave us something fun to do.

>>32065830

That is a good plan! Have a boss point.

Writing.

>>32065675
Enchant of returning. It always comes back to our hand if we throw it.
It'll be awesome. Probably.

>>32065949
That's our first Boss Point in forever...
Yay.

>>32061492
>>8/32 FMMM exp, 3/3 Tidal Points
Whatever happened to our progress being barred, anyway?

>>32065985
Well they are tied to tg being clever, so what do you expect.

>>32066128
It's poor habit to insult yourself.

>>32066190
Only if you are wrong.

"Hey, let's split up. The people best at finding stuff is Bearbreath and Fetid, so you go in seperate parties." They nod. Brokagh ain't even offended, "We gotta find a lame sea deity shrine and smash it up. If you find it, just smash it up. If it looks tough, go get the rest of us before smashing it up. No one is mad at us here, so don't bother sneaking, just get a move on!" And they do. You go with Fetidclaw, because Bearbreath is the second greatest fighter (after you), and you wanna keep combat strength even. It is you, Allonces, and Fetid in this party. Bear, Bro, and Sitri in the other.

You both start combing the beach in opposite directions. It takes maybe a few hours, and the sun has well and truly set at this point, but you see a small shrine, and three ape men at it. One person is in the middle meditating, and the other two are cleaning up and chatting.

They're pretty big, but you've fought bigger. You're not sure how tought they'll be. You don't see any weapons laying around, and they look lightly armed.

"Hey, Allonces, you got any ranged attacks? Some sorta long range spell or something?" She looks at you.

"Nope, most of my stuff is tied to my spear."

What do you want to do?

>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.
>Go get the others. You might put them on alert trying to get away, but whatever.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

Cuttle em. Show em which god is the best.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

Murdertimes

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.
We can totally take three monkeys. They don't even have oversized weapons.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

For Sea Mom!

>>32066298

They can escape if they want, we just want to smash the shrine. I say we get the others, smash the shrine, and immediately get on the horrifying sea creature that sea mom is sending us.

>>32066298
Can we laser them? I remember we got a gook on lasers. Unless that requires pearls in which case
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

>>32066298

>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

SHINY!

Guy praying might be a cleric. We should probably krump him first.

>>32066360
>laser gooks

How horrible.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few. Start with the middle one fetid takes other one on the left an allones takes the one on the right coordinated attack. Your such a boss today

>>32066298
>Blitz
>Use a tidal point on boosting our armor
let's mess with these guys morale by showing them who they are dealing with.

>>32066298
>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.

Three monkeys isn't a big threat. We can handle this, and we should probably take them out quickly before they can raise an alarm, possibly get reinforcements, or anything like that.

Have Allonces and Fetid walk up to the shrine like normal folk while we sneak around behind them, they shouldn't suspect anything from Allonces and Fetid just walking along the beach but our sword might draw attention. Then once we all get close we unleash the slaughter.

That's a pretty impossible to beat advantage. Writing!

we should try to be really sneaky but screw up and give a war cry of "For Sea Mom".

>>32066508
Its mother's day after all. Give sea mom the gift of gratuitous violence.

>>32066040
We used an ability. We hadn't done so before.

Speaking of which, we're full. We should be prepared to spend a point here since we'll probably get it back for doing Sea Mom's bidding anyway.

Sorry about the delay, something came up. Getting back to writing now.

>>32066298
>>Blitz em. No point in getting the others for this few.
Shax goes in and attacks, then goes into Box Turtle defensive stance. Fetidclaw puts some arrows into the meditating person, Allonces covers our back in case something tried to flank us.

Alright! Just three ape men? You've handled much larger groups than this. You nod at Allonces, getting her to charge with you as you both run down the clearing towards the shrine. You hear the whistle of an arrow flying through the air as it heads to an ape man who... knocks the arrow out of the air? Didn't you see Brokagh do something similar? Oh crap. These guys are like him, aren't they?

When you get near one, you swing a sword in a horizontal arc at a monkey man who jumps up, lands on your sword, runs up it, and kicks you in the face. Ouch!

Allonces isn't having much luck either. You reorient yourself, and enter a more defensive stance. So swinging wide like that isn't going to do you much good... You see a flash of movement out of the corner of your eye and barely roll away in time to not get your head punched. Jeez, they're quick. Allonces' dark chains have managed to tie a guy up, and she skewers him straight through the stomach.

Ohhhh man. Allonces took someone out before you did? That's just depressing.

>You've been defeated! Take 15 sanity points worth of damage, and lose four ranks of morale.

This isn't the time to be outclassed! It's time to rock! You dash at a guy, bringing your sword down in an overhead slash, and as he dodges, you tuck the sword in a lance like stance, muscles straining as you try to correct your sword's course until you plow right into him. That's more like it! When you turn around, you see the third monkey lying face down on the ground with arrows in his back. Time to smash up the temple!

As soon as your vandalism is done, you head back to the beach, sending Fetid to get the others. A writing grey mass appears on the ocean, some distance away, and it opens a horrifying mouth filled with writing spikes. Gross. Gross. Gross. Well, time to get in, you suppose!

That's it for today! You receive:

>20/48 BtB exp
>16/48 MSiF exp
>22/48 CyRCTHaM exp
>20/32 FMMM exp, 3/3 Tidal Points
>You feel like you're on the breakthrough of something...

Sorry for the short thread! I have all sorts of stuff to do in the evening today. Many apologies!

I hope you enjoyed reading and playing through it, though! I'm pretty sure the next day I can run is wendesday, but we'll see. Thank you all so much! Hope to see you next time.

I need to do some upkeep and maintenance on those pastebins, so hopefully I can get to that in the next two days.

Oh, I know! Why not a Q&A session? I can't give writing my full attention, but I don't mind answering some questions every now and then. So if you want to know anything, ask away!

>>32067037
Well, huh. Monks. Didn't see that one coming.

>>32067097
How hyped are you for the Caelum patch?

>>32067097
Can we get our holy shortsword enchanted with a skill enchantment? Fuck training with it.

>>32067120
Whats the Caelum patch?

>>32067097
>Oh, I know! Why not a Q&A session?
Was there a chance to hook up Fetidclaw and Allonces before we went to this awful continent? I mean when he was still male and moping about his newfound and even more newlost love and Allonces was thinking of starting a family.

I would've suggested it, but wasn't online at the time since it was the middle of the night for me. I thought of it while reading the thread in the archives.

>>32067037
>You've been defeated! Take 15 sanity points worth of damage, and lose four ranks of morale.
At least its not a bad end!

When can we wield the sword without the magic bracelet?

>>32067097
it's fine. Good night Chief.

Going to look this up in the archives: What's your favourite work of fiction? Doesn't matter what medium it is deliviered through, anything goes.

>>32067178
Wasn't he an old gnoll man? So not her type.

>>32067185
What would a bad end look like for Shax? Being adopted into a good home?

>>32067097
When did Allonces get so competent?

>>32067202
So what? He could've stopped moping and Allonces would've gotten her family. Everyone could've gotten what they wanted and been happy! It's simple (goblin) logic.

Captcha: reasoning rvaged

>>32067211
Being invented into a family of Allonceses.

>>32067265
I wonder if Shax should pay Allonces's family a visit.

>>32067037

I DONE TOLD YOU ALL WE SHOULD GET HELP

>>32067097
Thanks for running!

Did you commission any more character art?

>>32067211
Shax being domesticated is the cutest thing ever. She'd be like the little lovable pet NPC of an adventuring party.
>>32067097
So, can we make a bitching crystal tower on top of our old raid base next thread?
Please say yes

>>32067281
Maybe dragon lady will reassign us to the elf forest and we'll get to meet them!

>>32067097
I remember you saying we were like 1 to 2 fifths through the story or something a few threads to go, but I don't entirely see something like a main plot going on. Shax kind of just coasts along doing what she wants and occasionally following orders.

Is there some kind of thing that's gonna happen that will actually put an end goal into the quest? Does it have to do with Dragon and Drow Lady's plan or that prophecy Axe Girl mentioned?

>>32067295
>Shax being domesticated is the cutest thing ever. She'd be like the little lovable pet NPC of an adventuring party.

Someone should do a writeup of that.

Or alternately we could undomesticate our axe-wielding rival.

>>32067243
She seems to be mostly interested in elves of the dark variety. And fetid seems to be interested in harpy's. Just because two people are lonely it doesn't mean they are suited for each other.
>>32067303
Pretty sure bringing a raid back to their place will not be a good first impression.

>>32067341
>Pretty sure bringing a raid back to their place will not be a good first impression.
Allonces is pretty FUCK YOU ELF-DAD already. No biggie.

>>32067295
There's already been consensus to linking it to our brand new demiplane, so there's that, at least.

Anyone else tempted to try and grab the darkness thrones in the distant future because why not?

>>32067332
Finishing the invasion

Ascending

Becoming #1 Sword Saint

flooding the world into tropical island chains

Completing the skill trees

Sidequests

So what sort of person are you guys looking for to use the Character Point on? I don't want it to be something we sit on until the end of the quest and blow it on some schmuck just for the sake of using it.

It'd help if we could decide on some semi-concrete traits so we're all on the same page.

>>32067265
>invented
What the hell brain? Adopted. It is adopted.
Seriously...what the fuck?

>>32067295
>So, can we make a bitching crystal tower on top of our old raid base next thread?
That's ridiculously conspicuous.

Let's do it. It'll be like ordering sword saint XP on delivery.

>>32067421
Someone cool

>>32067281
Allonces' family is almost definitely much better than a "family of Alloncesses" though.

>>32067120

Pretty hyped! Caelum is a joke. My favorite factions are:

EA - Hinnom, super combatants are too fun.
MA - Bandar Log
LA - Agartha

Bandar Log is probably my favorite, though!

>>32067173

At this point, Shax's base competence is more than an enhancement can give, probably.

>>32067178

Fetid might have turned to her in desperation, but gnolls aren't particularly her type.

>>32067197

Oh jeez, you aren't swole enough for that yet. Belt of +str or something, then sure.

>>32067198

Favorite work of ALL fiction? That's hard to narrow down. I watched the original transformers movie every day for like two years of my childhood life. I really like the original gundam movies. I read pulp fantasy addictively. I dunno.

>>32067211

Death!

>>32067213

When you taught her magic which she is naturally good at.

>>32067291

I haven't! I was going to commission Decu to draw everyone in swimsuits, but Sitri would look pretty bad in one, and Bearbreath is a gnoll. I was gonna put Fetid in swimtrunks and bandages on top. Brokagh in speedo.

>>32067295

If you study more about your powers you can!

>>32067332

Nothing that will happen and be like YOU ARE NOW IN THE END GAME. I just have a general idea of where I'd like to stop. You're about half way there.

>>32067421
Dragon Lady, obviously.

She turns us into a Dracomagus, we turn her with a character point, and nobody has any idea who is on top in that relationship.

>>32067436
Heh, now you've gone and reminded me of the plan that anon had for our crystal raid tower. That was a funny pastebin.

>>32067457
>EA - Hinnom, super combatants are too fun.
>MA - Bandar Log
>LA - Agartha

Pretty good. I prefer MA Agartha's Unlimited Statue Works though.

>>32067457
>death as a bad end

Well obviously, but surely there are other bad ends like ending up some adventuring party's pet.

>>32067457
...
How swole is Shax without the bracelet?
Does lifting with the bracelet on increase muscle mass as if there was no bracelet?

>>32067457
>Death!

Shax wouldn't die, even if you killed her.

>>32067512
And if you did kill her, she wouldn't even die from it.

>>32067516
What if you do both at the same time?

>>32067497
>other bad ends like ending up some adventuring party's pet.
But that's a Good End?

>>32067542
Paladin, please.

>>32067497
Shax would fit right in with an adventuring party, though.

As long as Shax has the ability to screw around and do what she wants I think she'd be happy.

>>32067536
She double dies, cancelling out to zero and leaving her still alive.

>>32067599
She'd have a damn good party if she went back to camp to grab Whoop and the dwarves. They were the only cool people we left behind, right?

>>32067735
The trolls are kinda cool too. The treants we didn't know well yet, but they seemed cool. Honestly we got a lot of misfits that would make a cool party.

>>32067735
Milda.

>>32067779
Didn't we get a shipment of kobolds too? I wouldn't mind the smartest one getting to tag along as a party mascot.

I want to act really serious when we return so everyone thinks we've undergone some hardcore training.
Then we go back to regular Shax mode after an hour or two.

>>32067497

I have a .txt file that is sheer stream of consciousness brainstorming about this quest.

One early route you guys skipped out on was "raid is completely defeated, shax gets taken by a paladin for rehabilitation, becomes paladin"

That's all the notes for that thing. I do most of the thinking off the cuff while consulting the .txt file.

>>32067504

I don't try to keep track of things relating to reality. So let's say, sure she develops muscle. She is pretty much real toned right now.

>>32067512

She can die, especially if you kill her.

>>32067875
I want to show up while our guys are fighting some kind army and we just sweep in and crystal spear the biggest guy there and sweep that shit.

>>32067920
If Shax dies, does her soul go to Sea Mom?

>>32067960

Her soul gets eaten by the Hungerer.

>>32067960
It might go to the plain of light now.

>>32067920
>Shax is RIIIIPPPED

Yes perfect

>>32067977
Oh. We might need to stop the Hungerer then.

>>32067977
Can we kill The Hungerer and become the new Goblin god?

>>32067977
I've been saying we should take care of that fucker.

We'd make a better god for the Goblins to worship.

>>32067977
Can we fight the Hungerer?

>>32068008
We have a cast-iron stomach. We only need more eating abilities before we can eat his ass.

>>32068008
>>32067994
if by fight and stop you mean get eaten, sure

>>32068007
>>32067994
>>32068006
>>32068008
New Goal Aquired.

>>32068007
First we become Chief Shax.
Then we become God Shax.
All dead goblins get their souls sealed in the form of crystaline sealife that wander the abyssal ocean forever, occasionally rising up to murder any intruders to Shax's realm.

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>>32068063
Nah, all dead goblins get reincarnated as sea goblins.

>>32068057
Well, we were already planning to become the Chief of Goblins. God is just the logical next step.

>>32068053
So, you're saying we should become the ruler of a few other planes first.
Then fight the Hungerer.
We could become the new goblin god.
We would be called "Boss".

>>32068090
>other goblins start calling us "Boss Mom"

>>32068057
>>32068063
>>32068089
>>32068090
>>32068117

>>32067977
You down Chief? We'll put in the time and effort if you will.

>>32068147
If we got a Destiny Point from fighting Tetsubo chick this is what I want to spend it on.

>>32068192
Yeah, where is that destiny point?

>>32068192
Might need more than just that to kill a God and replace him.

Good goal to start saving up for though

>>32068192
>>32068198
um no let's not try to dethrone gods just because they exist mmmkay? We gonna go after sea mom too?

>>32068226
Well, we should probably spend the destiny point on usurping the current goblin chief first, then reduce the elf lady and dragon lady to "manageable" but not entirely dethroned. THEN we should go after the Hungerer.

>>32068226
What, no.
Why would we do that, Sea Mom's chill.

>>32068226
But I don't think Shax really wants to be devoured when she dies.

And it kinda sucks that other goblins get devoured when they die as well. Sea Mom is cool. Hungerer is a dick.

>>32068226
Dude, he'll eat our soul if we don't.

We kinda don't really have a choice.

>>32068255
Why do you want to dethrone dragon lady? She's cool.

>>32068226
Hungerer a shit.

Boss Mom Shax is best god.

>>32068226
Hungerer is a big jerk who eats goblin souls and demand they worship him.

He's a stupid god and Shax has literally always thought so, go check the first few threads when he was first brought up.

>>32068255
no but why do we want to go after him in the first place?

>>32068275
Hungerer isn't? We've never talked to the guy.

>>32068276
>>32068284
>Implying Sea Mom doesn't do something equally horrible, or worse, to the souls she gets. This is the god who wants to drown the entire world guys. Her afterlife is probably perpetual drowning or something.

>>32068317
I said "manageable" and "not entirely dethroned."

>>32068317
I think he meant more of separate ourselves from them tan to dethrone them.

Reduce their power over us and establish ourselves independently.

Getting "You would have a Dark Queen" and "Bite the Hand that Feeds You" should be a big step towards that.

>>32068215
>>32068255
What?

All the destiny point does is put us on a certain plotline. Last one we got we used for the dragon lady to take interest in us as a Champion.

Also, we already unlocked the goblin chief side quest.

>>32068327
>Hungerer isn't? We've never talked to the guy.
HE EATS OUR SOULS

>>32068357
I don't want Shax to be independent if all she's going to do is give us sweet sidequests. Shax can't find sidequests on her own!

>>32068362
We unlocked the chief sidequest as just being plausible. With a destiny point, we could gain a greater advantage.

>>32068379
So? Maybe his stomach is like goblin heaven. You don't know so don't judge.

>>32068357
But Dragon lady is chill and she may be a path for us to live for a very long time.

>>32068379
Go ahead and ask sea mom what she does to the souls she gets before you start sperging out there, mmmkay

>>32068382
>Shax can't find sidequests on her own!
She literally always does.

>>32068362
Oh, i forgot about that.

Sure, let's set upon the path towards becoming a god.

>>32068382
She has found all of her sidequests on her own so far.

Plus, if we're gonna become a god we can't have drowlady and dragonlady over us all the time.

>>32068401
Destiny points don't do that.

They're for picking a plotline to follow. Not for creating some kind of advantage.

>>32068406
We're already technically immortal from age death.

>>32068406
And Godhood won't accomplish that?

>>32068452
Having a powerful dragon on our side can't hurt.

>>32068404
Then that isn't eating them, eating implies digestion.

>>32068411
If it's horrible then we'll just have to convince her not to be so mean. But she doesn't seem mean, it's probably not too bad.

>>32068471
Obviously, but at some point we're gonna have to establish our independence.

We can remain allies.

>>32068468
I'm not saying it won't but getting godhood might get us killed anyway.

>>32068480
> But she doesn't seem mean
Once again, she wants to drown the entire world.

Although, I guess we could pray to the Hungerer and ask him to stop eating goblin souls.

>>32068503
Why do we need independence will we even get anything out of it?

Dragon Lady is cool and all but Shax has never had a reason to really folow her except because the Fouldrinker clan was making the Goblins work for her. That's it.

I don't care about usurping her or anything but Shax want's to be the boss and just do what she wants. Working under someone conflicts with that. Right now she's gaining the power and influence where she can do that.

She's eventually going to graduate from minionhood to her own faction. We can be allied with Dragon Lady but we can't stay underneath her.

>>32068533
Godhood

>>32068540
I'm so glad someone else want to raise an army and go independent.

>>32068540
That sounds boring. I'd rather be a dracomagus.

>>32068533
You really think the dark lady chick is just gonna let one of her mooks become a god?

>>32068602
That sounds even more boring.

You know, there's also the issue of Shax's parentage.

We might be somebody important's kid who got mixed up with mindflayers.

>>32068597
>>32068540
Lot's of people do.

>>32068602
Hell no