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You approach the control console, trying to determine just how one is supposed to turn the damn thing on. While trying to decipher the ancient, faded labels below each switch and button you address Chryssa “You go ahead and enter the chamber. We'll take care of everything from here.” She nods and turns to leave, but stops at the door. She faces the part once more and speaks in her typical emotionless tone. “Should I not survive the procedure, I would simply like to say that I have enjoyed my time with the three of you immensely.” She switches from Rhynian to Samjan, addressing Darzi. “I would also wish you the best of luck, Captain.” Profectus scoffs. “Come now, don't be so fatalistic Chrys. I'm sure you'll be fine.”

She shrugs her shoulders. “My father always told me to expect the worst, for I would always be pleasantly surprised.” With her piece said she turns on her heels and marches out of the room. You see her enter the room containing the Purification Chamber a few moments later, and Fulvia flips a switch which causes the doors to slide shut behind her. She glances over her shoulder briefly, and then peers into the control room. She doesn't seem like she can see you, which you find odd. It's just a glass window. Regardless after a short while she proceeds down the narrow hallway towards the chamber proper. As she does so, Fulvia flips another switch and the chamber hatch pops open, slowly lifting itself up to allow Chryssa entry.
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Once she's climbed inside the pod Fulvia flips the switch once more and the hatch swings shot, sealing itself off. You're about to ask Fulvia how to start the procedure when the window allowing you a view into the room goes black and a figure is projected onto the screen. It's an alien figure, stretched out and impossibly thin, with long arms and legs and a narrow neck which seems too fragile to support it's bulbous head. A transparent film seems to be stretched out over its innards, which pulse rhythmically with soft light. It lacks a mouth, eyes, or indeed any sort of identifying features.

“Welcome.” When it speaks, its head lights up brightly with each syllable. “Target identifie-fie-fied.” The figure flickers momentarily and the audio skips. “Vys Reserve: Thirty-Six. Corrup-up-uption-tion-tion: 97.63%. Purge Necessary: T-total-al-al. Please pull switch to begin purge.” As it concludes its speech, a small bulb lights up above a large switch in the wall.

>Flip the switch, but keep an eye on Chryssa using your magic sight. Just to be sure.
>Ask Fulvia what she thinks. You'd like a second opinion before you go flipping any switches.
>Just follow the AI's instructions, it was designed to control this process so second guessing it probably isn't all that wise.
>Write-in

(I'd also like to just briefly preface this session by saying that companions can die, and they can die as the result of one bad decision or shitty roll. Keep this in mind going forward.)

Time for Chryssa's death.

>>32378175
>>Ask Fulvia what she thinks. You'd like a second opinion before you go flipping any switches.

>>32378141
>With her piece said she turns on her heels and marches out of the room. You see her enter the room containing the Purification Chamber a few moments later,
Shed manly tears.

>>32378233
also keep the magic sight.
And wb Soma. Hope you don't get b& again.

>>32378141
Steal the one-way mirror so we can have somebody reveal it secrets and produce and sell it for moneyz.

>>32378175
can we do some kind of pre purge with leech to minimise the risk?

>>32378175
>>Flip the switch, but keep an eye on Chryssa using your magic sight. Just to be sure.
Nothing to do now. Just do it and hope it works.

>>32378302
That doesn't sound logical at all. We will need to hope for best at this point anon.

>>32378281
You follow Oversized Weapon Quest? they've got this skill "If it's nailed down, we've got to steal the nails". Mik got the skill above that "Forget the nails, just shove the whole room into the cloak"

>>32378175
>Flip the switch, but keep an eye on Chryssa using your magic sight. Just to be sure.
Just gotta hope and pray it all works out.

>>32378175
>>Ask Fulvia what she thinks. You'd like a second opinion before you go flipping any switches.

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>>32378175
>>32378141

The report said that that the subjects could die without doing something during the procedure anyone remember what was it?

>>32378368
>>32378319
>Flip the switch, keep an eye on the proceedings.

>>32378375
>>32378233
>Ask Fulvia wat do.

I'll write for asking Fulvia, since that doesn't really commit to anything.

>>32378415
The subject might die if we screw up and don't eject the filters at the right moment. If I'm remembering correctly that is.

>>32378415
At first they didn't think to stop the thing so it just went on until it killed the patient.

>>32378437
>>32378467

>The woman was placed within the device, seriously these reports are starting to piss you off with their lack of details, and was successfully cured of the corruption. Unfortunately the device also drained her of regular, non-corrupted vys and she was reduced to a withered, quite dead, husk.

>Finally you reach the section of the report relating to 'Subject 42'. Considering that the report is stamped with a giant green 'Success!' next to this section of the report, this is probably what you're looking for. If only you'd skimmed ahead, you might have saved time. Apparently all they did here was add in an emergency release button that dropped the filters out of the device. Fairly simple, you're not sure how they didn't think to add something like that to the first draft of the device. The subject was successfully cured of corruption, and once sensors reported that he was clean a technician dropped the filters out of the device.

>Apparently all they did here was add in an emergency release button that dropped the filters out of the device.

So we need to use the emergency release button at the right moment. Lets find it before we begin.

Man watching game fo thrones and comming on to this thread is jarring.

>>32378512
It shows on your writing.

Can we leave this fucking mine already? I don't give a slightest fuck about the Bandit leader. If Darzi wants her revenge then let her go (sans the armor).
How many times have we or someone from our party died already? And for what? Practically nothing.
We already got an entire fortune and then some after looting the bandits.

Sooner or later someone will die and then we'll whine and cry like it wasn't our fault, like we couldn't see it coming.

>>32378558
Welcome to Banished Quest.

>>32378558
Nah, we would talk all the blame even if we didn't deserve it

>>32378558
It will be a while before we get off the boat.

>>32378550
Yeah, my bad there.
I was in the middle of a marathon of season 2 and saw that the thread was up in twitter, and the tone of writing was different.
>>32378558
Welcome to the quest then, we are basically staying here for a chance of loot from the dead bandit leader and to mediate once or twice at the lake.
Also we did get a large sum of loot, and even some we have yet to see what they are.
>>32378630
Speaks the truth except it would be anons bitching about taking risk and exploring.

>>32378558

Getting rune magic was worth stay on the mines longer, now we are healing Chryssa. Take a chill pill we are getting out of this soon.

>>32378558
we really should leave after that, we are way over our head. Darzi is ok and I'd like to have her in the team, but I'm sure even her realize that we risk too much. Actually she probably the first one to realize it.

>>32378657
>Welcome to the quest then, we are basically staying here for a chance of loot from the dead bandit leader and to mediate once or twice at the lake.

I can understand the lake part but not the bandit, we owe nothing to Darzi. She is the sole reason why we decided to go after him, I'm sure. I'm almost confident that if not for her, we would have said fuck this long ago.

>>32378678
Of course rune magic is absolutely worth it, but don't think that Soma wouldn't have given us other opportunities to gain it if we had never come to this mine.
We really need to power level ourself and our allies before doing another expedition like this.

You look from the screen to Fulvia. She's standing next to one of the big red buttons which will activate the kill switch and eject the device's filters. The protective cover has been flipped open and her hand is poised above the button. “What do you think, Fulvia? Can we trust this AI?” She casually shrugs her shoulders. “Perhaps, I would posit that it is experiencing unacceptable levels of rampancy due to limited processing power, thousands of years of disuse, and overexposure to corruption. However, there is no reason to believe it would outright lie.”

You stare at her for a moment, unsure of what she's getting at. “Sooo...?” She clears her throat. “I would pull the switch, were I in your position.” She concludes. You nod your head and approach the switch, grabbing hold of the handle firmly. You begin channeling water magic into your armor, and the walls melt away as the tides of vys fill your vision. Glowing like a miniature sun on the other side of the window is that strange orb suspended above the chamber. It's even brighter through the lens of your magic sight. Chryssa, by comparison, is a faint glow sitting beneath. She appears as a bile yellow silhouette, with a small dot of uncorrupted blue vys at her center.

You flip the switch, and the glowing orb above the chamber flares brightly as it begins to work. You can see Chryssa writhing, likely in pain though you can't hear any screaming, and you watch as the energy is slowly pulled out of her, draining into the chamber before being channeled up to the orb above. That must be the filter, then. You wonder what happens when it's ejected.

>Keep an eye on Chrys and move into position next to the other kill switch. You'll probably want to press the two buttons simultaneously.
>Have Profectus move into position above the other button, you need to devote your full attention to monitoring Chrys.
>Have Darzi move into position above the other button instead of Profectus.
>Write-in

>>32378752
>said fuck this long ago.
I agree with you there, but some one pointed out that if the bandit put away such good gear in his vault, then what he has is probably better.

>>32378765
>Have Profectus move into position above the other button, you need to devote your full attention to monitoring Chrys.

>>32378765
>>Keep an eye on Chrys and move into position next to the other kill switch. You'll probably want to press the two buttons simultaneously.

>>32378827
yup yup

>>32378798
>At first it was about tha bloody helpin' people.
>Now it's just a bleedin' business.

>>32378765
>>Have Profectus move into position above the other button, you need to devote your full attention to monitoring Chrys.

>>32378851
>>32378839
>>32378827
Writin'

Roooll me 3d10+4.

Rolled 7, 9, 1 + 4 = 21

>>32378932

>>32378932
Oh, DC is 20. Muh bad.

Rolled 4, 9, 4 + 4 = 21

>>32378932

Rolled 1, 4, 8 + 4 = 17

>>32378932

>>32378967
>>32378961
>>32378945
>21, 21, 17
>Regular Success!
Spend 3 vys to make it a Great Success? You're at 11/26 right now.
>Spend
>Don't

>>32378995
>Spend

>>32378995
spend

>>32378995
Spend
we don't need any deaths

>>32378995
Yes, can't risk it

>>32378995
spend

>>32378995
>Spend
I think it's one we'd be willing to part with more than 3 to make this one successful

>>32378995
>spend

>>32378995
Yeah, spend it.

>>32378995
I think everyone would agree to weld the doors to our room when we get back Chrys for some much needed meditation.

>>32378995
>>Spend
Why did we let the guy that has almost killed us multiple times flip the switch?

>>32379097
We have a better read at her corruption then a possibly broken AI.

Now might be a good time for profectus to channel Vys if he has too.

>>32378995
Spend

You step up to the control console, addressing Profectus without really paying attention. “Prof, get ready to press the other button.” You see his hazy, indistinct figure move into position above the other kill switch out of the corner of your eye, while you remain focused on Chrys. The process is accelerating, you can actually watch Chrys go from a sharply defined silhouette to an increasingly hollow shell.

You hear the AI begin speaking again. You jump involuntarily, you hadn't been expecting it to speak any further. “Purge Initiated-ted-ted. Target Vys: Thirty, Decreasing at Two Vys per second. Activate flush in eleven, ten, nine-” the countdown continues, but something's clearly wrong. She'll be reduced to a lifeless husk long before this countdown reaches zero, the AI clearly underestimated the rate at which the device was draining vys.

It becomes increasingly hard to pick out Chryssa from the glow of the orb hovering above, but you manage to keep yourself focused on her increasingly indistinct and ill-defined figure. The writhing around helps, she's the only thing moving in there. Not six seconds after the countdown began you lose sight of her completely, her reserves reduced to nothing. However, the countdown continues. Perhaps her reserves need to be not just eliminated, but the vys that grants her life must be drained as well? Maybe you were being presumptuous with your earlier assumption that the AI had made a mistake?

>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.
>No, if you do it now she'll still be corrupted, let the process continue for just a few seconds more.
>Write-in

>>32379130
I was just pointing it out. Darzi hasnt almost killed us as much.

We really need to have him spend a good deal of time meditating and practicing when we get out of here.

>>32378995
Spend. Also, when this is over, camp and meditate before starting back up. Everybody needs a rest and we need to replenish our reserves.

Whoops, forgot to update you on your reserves.
>Vys Pool: (9/26)

>>32379265
>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.

If she's still corrupted we can do it again later.

>>32379265
>>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.
Probably draining her faster for a similar reason as to why the corruption spread so fast.

>>32379265
>>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.

>>32379265
>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.
that doesnt feel like a great sucess. also could we inject her with vys with an reversed leech?

>>32379265
>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.
IF this is the wrong choice then we could always try again later, but the other choice there is no going back from.

>>32379265
>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.

The report said "The subject was successfully cured of corruption, and once sensors reported that he was clean a technician dropped the filters out of the device."

Not sure how to interpret "clean".

>>32379327
Let her rest is the best option.

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>>32379265
>>No, if you do it now she'll still be corrupted, let the process continue for just a few seconds more.
Just to be that other voice, what if....

>>32379327
>that doesnt feel like a great sucess
She is alive. The machine works. Nothing exploded. There is no impending death monsters that came out the second we pulled the switch. I would call this a GREAT success.

>>32379265
>Give Profectus and Fulvia the word, tell them to eject the filters.

>>32379385
it probably had to due with how fast the vys were sucked out of her.

>>32379327
A regular success would've had you losing sight of Chryssa before her reserves were fully drained, leaving you with only a rough estimate of when the buttons would need to be pressed.

Anyway, writin for
>Give the word.

“Now!” You bark out the order and Profectus and Fulvia press the buttons at more-or-less the same time. You're worried, because at first nothing seems to happen. Could the lag between Profectus and Fulvia pushing their respective buttons been too great, and the order not carried through to the device? Then the drainage cuts off and the device ceases to function, the orb above the chamber dimming significantly. The glow recedes quickly, almost sucked back into the orb.

Then it begins to collapse on itself. You see a black spot the size of your head come into view as the orb almost seems to turn to dust, getting sucked into the blat spot little by little. It takes only a few minutes for it to disappear into that void, and once it's gone the void begins to eat away at itself. The spot grows smaller and smaller, eventually vanishing completely.

You hear metal grinding against metal as ancient machinery churns to life somewhere else in the facility. The whole room seems to be trying to shake itself apart as the remnants of Rhynian industry work inexorably to complete whatever task they were designed for. Finally the cacophony stops, and you see a new filter, this one glowing brighter than the previous filter, fall into place above the Purification Chamber. A thin, glowing tendril connects the chamber to the filter, but it does not resume draining Chrys. It is probably safe to retrieve her.

You cut off the flow of vys into your armor and stand up straight, looking to the AI which still remains projected onto the black screen. It's been repeating the same thing ever since Profectus and Fulvia ejected the filters. “Warning. Warning. Process incomplete. Please re-engage activation switch. Warning. Warning. Process-” It's monotonous voice fills you with a deep sense of unease, but you're disinclined to trust it.
(Options in next post)

>Retrieve Chrys, make sure she's alright. If after a few hours symptoms reappear, you can try again.
>The AI is making you paranoid, you should flip the switch again and let the process continue for just a little while longer.
>Write-in

>>32379681
>Retrieve Chrys, make sure she's alright. If after a few hours symptoms reappear, you can try again.

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>>32379681
>Retrieve Chrys, make sure she's alright. If after a few hours symptoms reappear, you can try again.

>>32379681
>>Retrieve Chrys, make sure she's alright. If after a few hours symptoms reappear, you can try again.

>>32379681
>Retrieve Chrys
>Check on her
>Have everyone camp and rest, meditate while others look after Chrys
>Check on her again after meditating
>Don't forget to store Vys in sword before meditation.

>>32379681
Any choices that wins, have Darzi ready to take healing duty

>>32379681
>Retrieve Chrys, make sure she's alright. If after a few hours symptoms reappear, you can try again.

>>32379732
why?
Chrys isn't physically hurt.

>Retrieve Chrys
Writin'

>>32379759
She must have felt the worst pain she'd ever felt in her life inside that machine, we probably stopped the process before it completed. She'd gonna have to take a 2nd ride in the machine for a 2nd dose of pain. Maybe.

>>32379807
Still can't really heal her of anything.

>>32379725
This

You turn to leave the control room, remarking to Fulvia as you pass. “Open the door into the chamber.” She nods in response and approaches the command console. You stride quickly through the hall, relieved to see the door is open when you arrive. You step through and glance towards the window into the control room, you'd expected it to be solid black, as the AI blacked it out when it first appeared. You're surprised to see that it's instead covered by what appears to be some sort of dark brown film. Perhaps this is what's projecting the image of the AI, rather than the window itself? Oh well, not particularly important.

You proceed down the hallway, ducking under the chamber's hatch as it swings open and crouching down next to Chryssa. She's sprawled out on the floor of the chamber, unconscious but breathing. You channel just a touch of water magic to assess her condition, finding that besides some damage to her vocal cords she's perfectly fine. You heal that without too much difficulty, she likely just damaged them screaming. Once you're convinced she's more-or-less okay you take a moment to look around the chamber.

The walls are covered with odd, hexagonal panels. An identical rune is carved onto each panel, though you don't know the meaning. You'd guess that they mean 'leech', or at least something similar, but something tells you that you'd need to meditate on the symbol to learn more. You commit the symbol to memory, just in case it really is indicative that the panels are enchanted. Other than the panels and the runes, the only other furnishing inside the pod is a cushy mat on the floor, likely to prevent the occupants from hurting themselves while they convulse in pain.
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You scoop Chrys up and carefully duck your way out of the pod. She's cold, her hands are tinted faintly blue, and her face is terribly pale but she's breathing and she's got a pulse so hopefully nothing is seriously wrong.

>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.
>Just set camp in the control room, hopefully that AI will eventually shut up.
>No rest for the wicked. Resume your descent into the mine.
>Actually, you're in way over your head here. Tell Darzi that you and your party are going back to the surface with or without her.
>Write-in

>>32380129
>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380129
>Just set camp in the control room, hopefully that AI will eventually shut up.
nothing too bad other than the noise.

>>32380129
>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380129
>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380129
>>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.
Pour 8vys into the sword, meditate, have Fulvia weld the doors.

>>32380129
>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.
We'll bitch at Darzi after we make sure Chrys isn't still fuked

>>32380129
>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380129
>>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380129
>>Just set camp in the control room, hopefully that AI will eventually shut up.
There is no need to risk going around in the condition the group is. Camp and rest/meditate in the control room.

>Look for a convenient place to set camp.
Writin'

>>32380129
>>Gather your companions and start looking for a convenient place to set camp, everyone could probably use a rest.

>>32380247
>inb4 I can't let you do that dave

>>32380186
This.

Let's dump all of our vys into it before meditating

You guys are just begging for random mutant filled room.

>>32380247
Can we dump all of out vys into the sword before meditating? Or most of it.

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>>32380318
Do you really think I'd do that to you?

>>32380336
Yes, you'll be dumping 8 vys into the sword before meditating. If you dumped it all you'd just pass out.

>>32380357
>Filename
Hue.

>>32380357
Thanks, and dear god i hope not. Not with Chryssa passed out and us on empty.

>>32380378
Now you know why me and 3 other anon wanted to be in the room with steel doors, that can be locked.

>>32380357
What appendage does it use for the job?

>>32380396
Miscounted there badly, meant to say other anon.

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>>>32380186
Fulvia weld the doors.
Weld it.
Weld it good.

>>32380422
She needs to make sure to get any vents too. The last thing we need is some face hugger popping out to rape our throat.

>>32380443
you want us to suffocate?

You carry Chrys out of the chamber, the door failing to close behind you as you make your way back towards the control room. The screen on the other end must still be blacked out by the AI. You make your way through the hallway to the control room once more, stopping just outside the door. “Alright, group up everybody. Lets find a nice, convenient spot near-by to set camp. I think we could all use a rest.” Profectus ask, obvious worry in his tone. “She's okay, right?” To which you nod. “I think so, but we'll know in a few hours.”

He nods, and Chryssa leans over to Darzi to translate what you'd said into Samjan. Huh, you hadn't realized she spoke Samjan. Seems odd that the Rhynians would program their AI to speak the language of their enemies, though when you think about it you suppose someone had to be able to interrogate them. One by one your party filters out of the room, the AI's voice seeming to grow louder and louder by the minute. You're glad you're not staying in this room for very long, because at this rate it will be blaring its warning loud enough to deafen you in a few minutes.

The four of you, not counting Chrys since she's unconscious and all, begin to go through the facility room by room. You're relieved to see it's a fairly small and self contained facility. It's mainly taken up by a long, narrow room with a pane of glass taking up one wall. You'd guess it was some sort of checkpoint. Other than that there is a storage room, empty unfortunately, and a locked door with no access simply labeled 'Maintenance Personnel Only'.

>Camp out in the checkpoint.
>Camp out in the storage room.
>Bust into the Maintenance Room.
>Camp out in the Control Room after all.
>Write-in

>>32380641
>Bust into the Maintenance Room.

>>32380641
Let's put her back into the machine that Ai.I is freaking me the fuck out

>>32380641
>>Camp out in the storage room.

>>32380641
>Chryssa leans over to Darzi
She is healed, praise Raptor Jesus.

>>32380641
>>Camp out in the storage room.
Let's just chill and meditate.

>>32380748
Fuck, Fulvia. Muh bad.

>>32380641
>Bust into the Maintenance Room.

>>32380641
>Camp out in the storage room.
Don't take the bait

A room with thick as fuck metal doors.

>>32380641
>Bust into the Maintenance Room.
Best defenses we can get.
One is out in the open, the other is behind a wooden door, so i choose the one with steel.

>>32380641
>Camp out in the storage room.

>>32380768
No my boy you wrote it, raptor jesus has saved her

>>32380821
>>32380788
>>32380763
>>32380730
>Storage Room

>>32380674
>>32380777
>>32380796
>Break into Maintenance

>>32380702
>Stuff her back in the machine.

Writin'

>>32380791
Both the Storage Room and Maintenance room have metal doors. The checkpoint lacks doors, instead just having a metal bar on either end to block off the entry ways.

>>32380641
>Bust into the Maintenance Room.

>>32380641
Storagre room

Maybe have Mik and Fulvia head back to the AI and see if they can shut it down before it blows up, can't be careful enough around thousand years old machinery. Double so if Chryssa require a 2nd treatment.

>>32380898
There's nothing that points to it blowing up

>>32380641
>Camp out in the storage room.
Empty is good.

>>32380898
We need to meditate.

>>32380908
>>32380932
We need to be sure it won't dies off on us if Chryssa require a 2nd treatment.

>>32380966
There is nothing that says it is going to "die off" just a thousand year old malfunctioning ai going crazy.

>>32380966
Uhh. There was nothing wrong with it besides the A.I.

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>>32380991
>Oh hey, seems like the AI that control the machine that can save Chryssa if we fucked up is screaming it's warning message louder by the minute
>Meh, let it be, it's a thousand years old.
>Yeah, it's not like Chryssa may need it if it didn't work the 1st time

>>32381046
The A.I. doesn't control it.

>>32381046
Note hoe the A.I. didn't actually do anything, it has no control over it, not to mention it is crazy.

Seriously why in the world would you trust the judgment of that thing, it was wrong before.

>>32381070
>>32381090
Have fun if you guys are wrong.

>>32381111
We aren't.

>>32381111
Enjoy your shadowruns.

>>32381046
I'll help you out since you have reading comprehension problems:

The AI miscalculated the rate the vys was being drained from Chryssa, thinking the drain was slower than it actually was. When the machine was disengaged, the AI still thought that there was more corrupted vys since it was working off of a faulty calculation and that is why it was blaring the warning. It was saying that the process wasn't complete.

Of course it is probably wrong, so it can be ignored at least until we know whether or not Chryssa is fully healed.

>>32381184
>working off of a faulty calculation

or it's corrupted and wants to kill whoever enters the chamber

>>32381227
It has no control.

Your just paranoid now.

You return to the storage room, depressing a button on the wall to get the doors to slide open. You're relieved to see that no horrible monstrosities have taken up residence in the time it took you to inspect the rest of the facility. “Alright everyone, lets set up camp.” You enter, finding a good spot near the center of the room and setting Chryssa down. You suppose you'll need to set up her tent.

Before you get an opportunity to begin, Profectus taps you on the shoulder. “We're all tapped out on rations and we don't have any firewood. Got anything in that cloak we could burn?” You think about it for a moment, and then shrug. “Well I've got food to spare and I might have some extra furniture, but are you sure a fire is a good idea? The ceiling is a lot lower in here than it is in most of the mine.” He looks up, frowning. “Crap... you're right, hadn't noticed. Was really looking forward to a hot meal too, but-” He shrugs. “Ah well. Still need that food though.”

You whip off your cloak, laying it out flat on the floor. It slowly rises as Ricky pushes one of your crates of rations out of that strange space he seems to inhabit. A crowbar clatters to the floor next to it once the crate sits fully on the floor, and you once more pull your cloak around your shoulders. Damn, this thing is convenient. Profectus nods his head in gratitude and picks up the crowbar, setting to work popping the top off of the crate.

(1/2)

>>32381227
Or you're a nigger who can't read.

>>32381241
I know it has no control, it might be trying to misinform us on purpose though.

You rifle through Chryssa's pack until you find her tent, pulling out the long sheet of fabric and the four strange, collapsible poles that hold it up. You've never seen tent poles like these, but it's probably just a Rhynian design or something. Something else caught your eye in her bag though, a small notebook with her name written on the cover.

>You should totally read her diary, when else are you going to get a chance?
>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.
>Ignore the diary and set up her tent, but instead of meditating after she's all situated you ought to read a book instead.
>Write-in

>>32381288
>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.

>>32381288
>>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.

>>32381288
Why are we setting up a tent while inside a building? Does it rain much in rhynian facilities?

>>32381262
There are other ways to kill someone than "me smash", dumbass. Like misinforming us about the amount of vys leeching so the subject dies.

>>32381288
>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.

>>32381324
comfort and privacy.

>>32381288
>>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.
Let's not invade her privacy.

>>32381324
She's always set up her tent in the past, save when sleeping in an actual bed. You've assumed it's mostly a privacy thing.

>>32381325
Chances are that it was just incorrect and not out to kill everyone. Also no need to be mad and insult others just because you have trouble reading.

I'm going to go eat dinner real quick, then start writing for
>Ignore diary, meditate.

>>32381288
>>She keeps a diary? That's sort of childish. Whatever, set to work erecting her tent then find a nice spot to meditate.

>>32381381
That other guy started it and what did I have trouble reading again?

>>32381288
>>Ignore the diary and set up her tent
>Store vys in the sword and meditate
The stored up sword could come rally useful, whether we go up or further down in this hell hole.

Wow, I expected you guys to jump at the chance to read her diary

>>32381409
He said her was going to do that

>>32381407
You had trouble understanding the context of the warnings that the AI were giving, and why it was giving them.

>>32381423
We're curious on what she's thinking about, sure, but you gotta respect the privacy of horn-chick-bro

>>32381437
No I didn't, I just said it might want to harm us with misinformation. I'm not >>32381046

>>32381357
we should save water meditating for back when we're at the lake.
I say this is a good time to meditate on metal. being around metal and all. Would be nice to get to novice.

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>>32381261
>Damn, this thing is convenient.
Hmm, yes convenient..... Maybe a little too convenient

>>32381541
We got it as a reward for a troublesome job. It is also somewhat related to otherworldly monster things. There is already more than enough baggage attached to it. hue Stop pushing for more stupid shit to relate to the cloak.

>>32381382
Make sure we have Fulvia keep observing her hopefully her admin frame has magic vision

>CAPTCHA : THAT ENDS 48232492
Mother or god.....

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>>32381585
I've always been suspicious about the cloak and probably always will until we get in a cage match with death so he can fuck off with making us his assassin or harbinger or prophet

>>32381288

Hell we should just tell Profectus to practice his fire magic by heating up some stones enough to cook with. Or controlling the fire from his hand.

>>32381649
>wahhhh, I want an awesome supernatural cloak but I don't want to earn it

If you have a problem with being a hired killer for otherworldy beings, then give back the cloak.

>>32381649
Stop being a whiny faggot.

>>32381702
That's a fantastic idea, it'll be great for training his control.

>>32381702
sounds good. so no time is wasted.
It'd be nice for him to make a stronger lava blast with it costing less. + increasing his reserve

>>32381705
>>32381731
Wait what? I just want to Suplex death

>>32381705
To be fair fighting death would certainly be earning the cloak

>>32381753
Okay stop being a retard.

>>32381770
It's not worth the cloak though.

We already earned the cloak. It was payment for a job we did. We even get more shit from the claok than we deserved considering the crazy creatures and death (if he is related to cloak). Cease your autism.

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Who even says this cloak belongs to 'death' himself? All we know is that whatever it is it can appear in our dreams and it gave us orders to kill someone. We know nothing of its powers and abilities or how dangerous it really is.

tl;dr: Let's not jump to conclusions until we know more. Maybe we can kill the Darklurker.

>>32381746
his likely to create some ever flowing magma by accident if we do it down here.

I've finished inner but I've got to run out to the store real quick to grab some things. Shouldn't take long, and I'll get more coffee while I'm out.

>>32382083
Do what you must.

>>32382083
Are you a woman?

>>32382083
>Coffee
>Not superior Hot Chocolate

>>32382083
welp, looks like i have enough time for a few more games of leauge

>>32382208
yes

>>32382250
It all makes sense now

>>32382250
you manage your time like one

>>32382272
>>32382265
Perception checks have been failed

>>32382250
This arouses me.
I dont know why

>>32382208
No, I simply have no sense of time management when I don't have classes to run to.

Anyway, back and writing. Finally.

>>32382554
Shush you fuel, you just ruined my ruse.

Why can't I hold all these Somas?

>>32382591
>random trip
>ruse
git gud faget. 2-3 idiots fell for it.

Where's that Anon who posted all those pics? I need a new wallpaper

>>32382622
Neveri will stop now since soma is back though.

>>32382645
I think he said something about a hospital visit.

>>32382655
His trip isn't hard to figure out. He posted it once from his phone unsecured. It's "Divine".

>>32382672
He changed it, if memory is right.

>>32382672
Testing

>>32382672
testing

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>>32382691
>>32382672
>>32382693
Alright, I'll pick something else and confirm it on twitter in a little bit.

>>32382672
What have you done

>>32382672
Seriously

Alright, new tripcode. Will post on twitter in a second.

Alright, new tripcode. Will post on twitter in a second.

>>32382727
Why Divine?

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>all this ruse talk and people actually falling
>not having this
What are you guys even doing...

>>32382743
Soma is a substance attributed in the Vedas, which are the basis of modern Hinduism. It was said to unlock divinity within someone and was also worshiped as a god. They think it might have been an extract of ephedrine and some other plants.

>>32382657
Well fuck

>>32382799
And here I thought you just really liked Carisoprodol.

>>32382799
I still don't understand why you didn't just the four cardinal elements.

>>32382880
For my trip code or just in general? I basically used the traditional Chinese elements because Vys was heavily inspired by Qi.

You spend a few minutes struggling with the tent, seriously this seems way more complicated than it needs to be with all the stretchy ropes and canvas ties, but eventually you get it figured out. Once the tent is set up you drag her bedroll out of her pack and lay it out inside her tent. Finally you pick her up and plop her unceremoniously onto her bedroll, taking only a few moments to straighten her out and push her onto her side. Good enough.

That done you retreat a short ways away from the rest of the party and sit down, assuming a meditation pose. An idea strikes you before you enter your meditative trance, and you address Profectus briefly. “You know, if you really wanted a hot meal you might collect some stones and meditate on trying to heat them up enough for you to cook with them. It would be a good way to train your control.” There is a brief pause before he responds. “You know, that's a good idea. Useful and might help me control my arm.”

You nod and return your focus inwards, only to once more interrupt yourself when you recall your Shockwave Sword. You withdraw it from your cloak and set it in your lap, beginning to channel vys into the blade. As you feel the life drain out of you and your limbs grow leaden the gem in the hilt of the blade begins to glow with a soft, internal light. Once you can barely remain conscious you cut off the flow of vys and stuff the blade into your cloak once more.

Finally you shift your focus inwards. Slowly the world fades away and the ebbs and flows of the ambient vys in the room dominate your mind's eye. You focus initially on simply replenishing your reserves, but once you feel feel refreshed and energized you turn your attention towards magic.
>Vys Reserves: 26/26

>Meditate on an Element
>Meditate on the Leaping metamagic effect.

>>32382920
The foundation of the Chinese elements was harmony, how each of the elements balances the others. It was also more focus on phases the defining material substances.

>>32383005
>>Meditate on an Element

>>32383005
Soma i remember Sadik said something about how Rhynian officers would crack the gem in their sword. What did that do again? And can we take the gem out and put it elsewhere?

>>32383043
It let them use it at range

>>32383005
>Meditate on an Element
Metal

>>32383005
>Meditate on an Element
>>32383043
Ours is already cracked, if my memory is right, and the reason they did that was so the weapon can shoot out shockwaves, since you see the swords were originally only supposed to do that on impact.

>>32383005
>Meditate on the Leaping metamagic effect.
we need to go through all of the scrolls and books we have concerning Metamagic. get it out of the way before we focus on the actual elements

>>32383005
>Meditate on an Element

Earth? Seems like there is a good chance we can hit the DC.

>>32383063
Still need fulvia to get the full picture.

>>32383063
It would be better to focus on Earth.

>>32383043
The gem in your sword is already cracked. If the gem is whole, it simply enhances the blade rather than releasing the energy in a shockwave. So it becomes wreathed with energy which it discharges when it hits someone, rather than shooting energy as soon as you swing it.

>>32383021
I took the element names and a few of the core elements, then twisted it to my liking and added some fluff.

>>32383005
>>Meditate on an Element
Metal

>>32383104
Ahh so of we hit a guy he gets hit with the force and it radiates from the impact?

>>32383005
Can we meditate on that one rune we found in the chamber?

>>32383142
I think we can.

>>32383148
Well we should then, we really need to get started on this stuff, we will make a fortune

>>32383142
I rather we let that wait until we leave here because I highly doubt we're going to enchant anything down here.

>>32383142
You could, it slipped my mind.

I'll narrow the vote down a bit.

>Meditate on Metal
>Meditate on Earth
>Meditate on the Rune you found.

>>32383179
>Meditate on the Rune you found.

>>32383005
Element: metal

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal

>>32383179
>Meditate on Earth
It will give us bonuses for metal.

>>32383179
Could we use that method Demetrios mentioned, where we strengthen and weaken a stone or something repeatedly, to train both Earth and Metal?

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal

>>32383165
Not with out the permacy meta magic anon.

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal

>>32383179
>Meditate on the Rune you found.

Rolled 6, 7, 7 = 20

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal
Rolling to pass the 15 dc.

>>32383216
>implying we'll stick around long enough for the costumer to find out

>>32383179
>>Meditate on Metal

>>32383211
We can't do that. We can only train one element at a time.

>>32383179
> Rune

>>32383179
>Meditate on Earth

>>32383179
Metal

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal

>>32383179

>>Meditate on Metal

>>32383211
It would be a metal meditation, and it wouldn't be 'both at the same time' it would be training metal and using Earth as a springboard.

Anyway, metal is the pretty clear winner. What method would you like to use to meditate on Metal?

>Ask Fulvia to show you some metal magic, then meditate on what she showed you. Bonus would depend on a roll with a maximum of +4.
>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.
>Try to find a long bit of metal you can try to twist and manipulate. Provides a +2 bonus to the roll.
>Write-in

>>32383363
>>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.

>>32383363
>>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.
duh

>>32383179
>Meditate on Metal

>>32383363
>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.

>>32383363
>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.
With our +2 from being a trained vatis the DC 15 should be no problem.

Rolled 7, 2, 8 = 17

>>32383363
>Ask Fulvia to show you some metal magic, then meditate on what she showed you. Bonus would depend on a roll with a maximum of +4.
Get this out of the way now, plus its the same as the other method.

>>32383363
>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.
99% chance of success

Looks like we're using the method Demetrios mentioned. Roooll me 3d10+6

>>32383363
>>Meditate using the method Demetrios mentioned, where you weaken a stone with Earth magic and then attempt to reverse the process with Metal magic. +4.

>>32383363
>Ask Fulvia to show you some metal magic, then meditate on what she showed you. Bonus would depend on a roll with a maximum of +4.
In depth analysis hoooooo

Rolled 10, 1, 1 + 6 = 18

>>32383426

>>32383363
Didn't you say that water magic controlled liquids that weren't metal? If so melt some metal and make it do loopty loops and shit

Rolled 4, 2, 10 + 6 = 22

>>32383415
No it isn't, it depends on a roll

>>32383426

Rolled 2, 7, 1 + 6 = 16

>>32383426

Rolled 4, 8, 10 + 6 = 28

>>32383426

>>32383440
>controlled liquids that weren't metal
>If so melt some metal
You're silly, Anon.

Rolled 2, 6, 7 + 6 = 21

>>32383426
rollin

Rolled 1, 2, 9 + 6 = 18

>>32383426
nat1 inc.

>>32383439
>>32383443
>>32383448
>18, 22, 16
>Success!
Writin'

>>32383456
I meant that I remembered soma mentioning that molten metal didn't fall under water magic

Rolled 3, 9, 8 + 6 = 26

>>32383476
woot woot

>>32383486
Not really unheard of when the dc is 15, and we roll 3 dice of 10s.

>>32383476
So everyone agree not to stop on metal until at least Vatis level?

>>32383496
Don't forget the plus 6.

>>32383496
Don't forget the +6 bonus either

>>32383496
I know, doesn't make me less happy.

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>>32383496
DC is effectively 9

>>32383503
SO long as we're meditating at the lake that has a huge amount of vys for water. Sound great to me.

>>32383503
agreed, fight off a bit of the crazy.

>>32383546
It has lot's of Vys, not just for water.

Though the lake gives easily accessible Water techniques.

>>32383567
the lake has alot of vys yes. But meditating there should be reserved to water since it has a high DC.
Given the high DC addition and the acess to the water giving us a huge bonus is why i say we should focus on that.

>>32383668
Alright, but lets do healing meditations only, to get that bonus early.

You turn your attention, in a limited sense, to the world around you in search of a stone. You end up stealing one of the stones Profectus had collected to heat up, which is probably sort of a dickish move. For an apprentice, that might be jarring enough to pull them out of a meditative trance. Then again he's your apprentice, so you're entitled to be a dick to him. You had to put up with it.

You roll the stone across the ground over to you, letting it rest a few inches in front of you, then you begin to weaken it using earth magic. You sense it grow brittle, and weak. Cracks forming in its surface and the forces that bind it together weakening. Once you feel you've weakened it as much as you can without essentially turning it into sand, you begin to try to just reverse that process. At first you find it difficult to conceptualize, and even harder to enact, but eventually you think you figure it out.

As you slowly begin to strengthen the forces that keep the stone together and seal the cracks in its surface, you note a marked difference in the feeling of the magic. Earth magic has always filled you with a very warm sensation and has a certain softness to it, like the sands of the desert late in the morning before the sun has warmed them up to a scorching temperature. Metal magic by comparison is hard and cold. It reminds you of running the blade of your dagger along your forearms to meditate on water magic.
(1/2)

>>32383717
I actually wanted to focua on manipulation like we did last time. More fishmen fighting. would be awesome. + hunt that huge fish.

But most people did seem to want to focus on healing. Makes sense since we keep running into huge incidents. and grandmaster healing should give us more wiggle room to run wild.

It takes you only a short while to get the hang of strengthening and weakening the stone, and before long you will yourself out of your meditative trance. You snap your eyes open only to be greeted by the scene of your companions asleep around a pot of soup sitting on a bed of hot stones, only Fulvia still awake, though you think you hear Chryssa tossing and turning inside her tent.
>Vys Pool: (27/27)
>Attained Novice Rank in Metal Magic.
>May now channel a maximum of 7 vys to improve the result of a roll.

>Check on Chryssa.
>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
>Chat with Fulvia.
>Wake everyone up and get moving.
>Write-in

>>32383751
>Check on Chryssa.
>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
>Chat with Fulvia.
>Wake everyone up and get moving.

How about all of the above in that order.

>>32383751
>pour 1 vys in the sword
>Check on Chryssa.

>>32383751
>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
>Check on Chryssa.
>Chat with Fulvia.

>>32383751
>>Check on Chryssa.
>>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
>>Chat with Fulvia.

>>32383751
>Write-In
Channel Metal magic through our armor
Then
>Check on Chryssa.

>>32383751
>>Check on Chryssa.
>>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
>>Chat with Fulvia.
Check the maintenance place, i have a feeling like it would have a map or a way to help us figure out this mine.
>>32383774
We poured 8 in it.

Seems like the consensus is:
>Check on Chryssa.
>Fix self soup.
>Chat with Fulvia.

>>32383798
You'll also do this, since it won't take much time at all.

Writin'

>>32383751
What level of mastery do we have to be, that anything up till taking a hit of the spice will not change our sanity?

>>32383810
I think the sword has like 10 or 9 stored

We really need to find out what's that gem made of or where we can find more. I imagine us putting them insides necklaces or putting them in our armor and using them like battery packs

>>32383834
I'd rather we be cautious and wait until we master metal or grandmaster it.

>>32383751
>>Check on Chryssa.
>>Fix yourself a bowl of soup.
Bring some soup to Chryssa

>>32383834
The mind-fortifying effects don't really become available until Apprentice rank, at which point you could theoretically withstand anything so long as you had enough vys. The trick is being prepared though. Though all magic has some passive effects, Metal magic's mental fortification is not one of them. You'll need to think about what sort of situations you're about to face and whether or not they might affect your sanity.

The higher level you are in Metal magic, the more bang for your buck you get. So where as an apprentice may need to spend 10 vys just to walk away from seeing some sort of extra-dimensional being without being affected, a Master would only need to spend 1.

>>32383868
Same

>>32383891
Good to know.

So I would say we should be at least Master to walk away from the Spice unaffected without having to die from spending too much Vys

>>32383891
So this universe has seeing "gods" true form as making you crazy type of magical being huh.

>>32383938
Probably not actually.

>>32383938
The gods themselves, at least your gods, don't really interact with humans. At least not that you've heard. Certain priest attribute their magical power to the gods but more-than-likely that's simply the result of the regimens their orders put them through.

Messing around with dead and forgotten gods, on the other hand. That has the potential to put you in a tough spot, sanity-wise. Spirits are also notorious for driving people insane, usually as a form of petty revenge.

>>32383891
Wolll we get hints or warnings on when we should use this?
And how long do they last?

>>32383994
It'll be pretty obvious.