Rolled 3

>Last thread there was a lot of concern over 1's and failed rolls, so I have updated the rules (and character sheet) and have implimented the following system:


------ FATE CHALLENGE SYSTEM ------
Kagome can store up to 4 points (Fate Challenges) and can use them in the following ways ("I challenge fate"):

> Remove a dice in your rolled dice pool
(voted for after all die have been rolled)

> Add a +3 modifier to ANY roll
(voted for after all die have been rolled, only valid for current rolls, not ones earlier in the current or previous quests)

> Instantly refill your Energy
(explained in the Energy section above)

Regenerating Points:
Every three SJQ threads, the QM will roll 1d3 at the start and Kagome will receive that many Fate Challenges.
When Kagome "levels" (is awarded stat increases and new abilities) she will regenerate all 4 of her Fate Challenges.
>The d3 I roll on this post is how many you'll have to work with right now.


------ ENERGY ------
Energy is used for special attacks and actions. Kagome will start with a total of 100 Energy.

Energy regenerates by 25% of its maximum total for every 3 in-character non-combat posts.
You can also burn a Fate Challenge Point to completely refill your Energy, even when in combat.

>>33633275
>>Find out what Keisuke’s deal is
Do it quietly. Try not to attract attention. Baboonbots are bad news, man.

>>33633275
>Yell at the cloaked man and his entourage

>Ok i have been having a vary bad week so if you guys are going attack would you get it over already otherwise who the hell are you guys!

>>33633275
>>Find out what Keisuke’s deal is

>>33633275

The stupid thing to do would be to get their attention by
>Yelling at the cloaked man and his entourage
"What the Hell is your problem?! What did these people ever do to you?!"

Doing >The group at the center of town are the culprits, attack them
seems more like a shounen protagonist thing to do, but a honestly, that's seems like just as bad an idea, if not worse.

>Find out what Keisuke's deal is
Seems like the right choice, if we're tactful about it.

>>33633275
>"...the smell of death and fire fills your nose..."
>I would like to clarify that in this context, "death" would mean rotting flesh.

>>33633499
Rotting flesh well we can rule these guys out as the culprits what kind of idiot hangs around the crime seen for over a week just waiting for someone too pass by

>>33633275
>if its rotting, then these guys probably didn't do it, they're recent arrivals...we hope.
>See what Keisuke's deal is. Be kind and comforting.

>>33633413
>>33633453
>>33633467
>>33633666
>Looks like you guys want a cut of that sorrow. Roll me a personality check (dice+1d20+3). DC is 10.

Rolled 7 + 3

>>33633760

We are a nurturing human being.

Rolled 14 + 3

>>33633760
Not a 1, not a 1, not a 1...

Rolled 12 + 3

>>33633760

We are most compassionates persons evers!

>>33633778
>>33633787
>>33633831
>17 vs 10 (success)
>Writing

>So how have you guys been? Glad you could make it.

>>33633855
Good now that i know we are not going crit fail that roll

So as a worst case scenario how are we going beat the dude in the snuggie?

>>33633901
Do we have to beat snuggie dude now? We'll know.

>>33633855
Pretty good. Finally got round to finishing off building a bookcase.
I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow/today. Good long lie in for once.

>>33633855

Doin' alright. Just got off class.

>>33633855
same as I was when last we spoke.

>>33633855
I'm doing good. Just got a charlie horse from a pipe at my job, but great otherwise

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Despair begins welling up inside you as you take a few soft tentative steps toward the man you were hired to protect. You feel your mouth begin to move even though your mind protests. “K- Keisuke?” your voice cracks.

The mans sobbing continues. You already know the answer to this unspoken question. You continue your pace, fearful of what you may find, but eager to provide comfort. You gently rest a hand on his shoulder and crouch behind him. In his arms is the body of a young man in an advanced state of decay. His once blue robe stained brown with spoiled blood. His flesh wrinkled and cracked from exposure. Flies drift in and out of a mouth frozen in an eternal scream.

“He’s… my son.” Keisukes wet bloodshot eyes meet yours. Your stomachs drops out and the world feels like it’s swimming. In the distance, the figures seem to have spotted you and are moving closer. Keisukes eyes drift back to the body in his arms and he draws it in for another embrace as tears continue to roll down his cheeks.

“He is my son…”

>Write in

>>33634370
yea i have no idea what we can say too make things better lets go meet up with the figures and figure out what the hell happend here

>>33634370
I say we take up defensive stances around Keisuke (as in, defense against anyone coming our way, not Sun Hat-man.)

>>33634370
Hand on the shoulder. There's really nothing we can say here

>>33634370
Hold Naginata up in an attentive position at our side, but not openly offensive.

Announce ourselves as bodyguards for Keisuke, and inquire who we have the pleasure of meeting now & if they know what happened here.

>>33634370

Signal the rest of the group (or Inuyasha, at the very least) to stand by us as the figures in the distance get closer. If Yura hasn't been spotted yet, have her hide amongst the ruins in case this gets ugly.

>>33634545
>>33634566

Supporting these.

>Ok I really REALLY need some food in me, so please continue to discuss while I cook.

>Popular options seem to be:
>Hang out silently
>Defensively prepare to deal with the 8 mystery men


>>33634360
>Ouch; rest well.

>>33634326
>Find any more?

>>33634182
>Glad to have you!

>>33634370
Non really sure what to say here.
>>33634564
Then
>>33634545

>>33634682
Nope, but Residents services has been notified and the crawlspace under our building has been loaded with gel bait as of this afternoon.

>Buying fresh produce in Florida a week ago ago and expecting it not to spoil
>I really do bring this pain upon myself.

>Popular opinion seems to be to take a defensive stance against the crew moving your way. Sound right?

>>33635043

Pretty much.

>>33635043
Defensive within reason and not standoffish

>>33635168
>>33635197
>Writing

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Your brow softens at his words, unable to find response to such a revelation you place your other hand on his shoulder, pausing to collect yourself. Weary, you make yourself upright, your vision whirling for a moment from the quick change.

Nodding your head towards the figures in the distance you signal for Inuyasha and Yura to move closer in. Setting your heavy backpack next to the distraught father, you join your two demon sidekicks ahead in the road.

Two of the soldiers break formation and turn, standing at attention and allowing the man in the strange white fur cloak to approach you. A woman in an ornate pink and white kimono follows behind him. He pauses as he looks down at Keisuke then to the rest of your group; The woman at his side adjusts her glasses as she clears her throat, prompting the cloaked man to speak.

“Ah yes… please pardon Us. Our name is Lord Kagewaki Hitomi and if We may ask, what brings you to this village?”

>Business
>Just passing through
>What does it matter to you?
>Write in

>>33635769
>Business
My employer had family in this village.

>>33635769
>>Business
Don't offer any information. One word response, then ask
"You know what happened here?"

>>Business
so can anyone tell me what mister snuggies temperment is like?

>>33635769
>>Business

(it's true)

(And glasses? Obviously these folks have traded with the Portuguese)

>>33635920
They could have been time traveling also.
What kind of glasses are they, vintage or new? Any other items that could be from the wrong time period?

>>33635920
hmm worth asking at some point so they can at least point us in the direction the Portuguese are at

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>>33635976

>>33636274
"I got these in Tokyo, You've probably never heard of it."

>>33636274
Yea those do not look like something the Portuguese would bring over i almost say they look modern

>>33635821
>>33635876
>>33635883
>>33635920
>Business and common questions before pleasure
>Writing

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You can sense it in his voice. Harsh and somehow filled with venom. He’s cross examining you. You raise an eyebrow as you shift your weight to your back foot and cross your arms. “Business.”

“And pray tell what might that business be?”

“Body guarden’ this guy here. Corse ya can see we just got here cuz he an’t in good shape if yer implyen-“ Inuyashas grip tightens and loosens rhythmically on the scabbard of his blade.

“So, what happened here Lord Hitomi?” you finish for him.

“We were hoping you would be able to answer that. We only just arrived ourselves. Our territory has been under demon attack these past few months and when this village failed to send in its report and tribute we came to find it… like this.” He accents his words by waving his arm out over the scene.

You can sense a twang of sadness in his voice, maybe this guy just has a creepy voice?

“So, who’er these demons?”

“Interesting that you should ask. We suspect them to be of the canine variet-“

“It’s not him; he was with me the past few days” you interrupt.

“Perhaps” his assistant finally speaks, adjusting her glasses again “the eastern wolf demon tribe still lives?”

Hitomi sighs from underneath the mask of his cloak before looking up towards the sky then back down to Keisuke. He pauses.

“We are sorry for your loss.”

“… my son…”

“But please, we must bury or burn him and the others as soon as possible.”


>Wait, what?
>What’s with the way you talk?
>Write in

>>33637018
>ya ok (get to work) should also be a choice.

>>33637018
>"And why must we do that?"

>>33637018
>Write in

I'll second asking this: >>33637142

Aside from the usual reasons, it sounds like they're worried that something else might happen.

>>33637235
Yea the way he sead it sounds like he is afraid that they might stand back up again...

You know in this world it would not surprise me

>>33637297
They mentioned wolf demons, maybe he's afraid of werewolves? Or just zombies, I guess.

>>33637329
right were there any zombies in the show or other nasty things that came from dead bodys?

>>33637142
>>33637235
>Looks like a participation drop and we're almost at the mark so I'm calling it
>Looks like you want to ask why
>Roll for perception (dice+1d20) DC is 13

Rolled 18

>>33637528
zombie time!

Rolled 12

>>33637528
Be blind

Rolled 8

>>33637528

Rolling!

>>33637552
>>33637561
>>33637562
>18 vs 13 (success)
>Talking is not a free action

>Take a moment to review your character sheet: http://pastebin.com/3JGELYZG
>Writing

>>33637618
>Take a moment to review your character sheet: http://pastebin.com/3JGELYZG

>Panic

>>33637618
Ok i do not look at this thing as often as i should did we get anything new?

>>33637695
>A few minor changes in addition to the systems mentioned in my second post is all.

>>33637695
Depends on the last time you checked... I'd just look it over, it's very brief.

>>33637695
Aside from the implementation of the fate point/energy system, only changes are the haircut and an extra line on Kaze no Bon
>If you call out its name something interesting might happen. [25 energy]
...
BOW BEFORE MY NEEDLESS ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

H-Hey I'm here what did I mi-

... O-oh. Well, god to see everyone again! The Fate/Energy system looks like an interesting addition Snow, and look's like we'll get to try it out soon~

Capcha- wicked

Indeed.

>>33637983
Wicked awesome

>>33637753
Just wondering snow how did you pick the name of the sprite sword

>>33638100
>I had it planned out since you guys opted for it. I believe you'll find the origins of the name relatively interesting.

>>33638140
ok now you got me curios TOO GOGGLE!

>>33638140
Me extremely tenuous grasp of Japanese tells me it's something along the lines of 'festival winds'.
Judging by the name, the vote and the hints we've had so far, I'm guessing the effect something like it's using air/wind etc as a medium to spread some kind of euphoria? [/wildguessing]

>>33638361
That might synergize great with Tetsaiga once Inuyasha gets it. And it might ruin Kagura's day.

>>33638361
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaze_no_bon

>>33638361
My 10 second research said it's roughly "bon dance of the wind" and has something to do with a festival. Spreading euphoria would be neat, I think. Fedora joke aside, we could boost Inu and Yura.

Note, by ten seconds, I meant I am not researching more so as to not spoil the whole surprise, not implying anyone here is lazy. Y'all have been pretty good people.

>>33638265
So his name in Japanese is Bon of wind (used goggle translate so is most likely off)

Now putting that into wiki tells me it a festival held on September 1 to 3

Now the intreasting bit is that it is held orignaly too appease typhoons and allow for a bountiful harvest of rice now since it is a sword i suppose we can rule out the rice so it is ether high force wind or a lot of water

>>33638140
Isn't that the festival dance praying for tsunamis to not murder people?

>>33637618
>> Inuyasha
>A half demon of the dog verity.

It is true that he is the scion of a dog demon. But I think you meant "variety".

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“An why’s that?” Inuyasha scoffs

“We suspect something… may have gotten past our ports customs officers…”

Thunder rolls again as the sky finishes darkening. You rub at your exposed right arm, it feels as though a thick damp film clings to it. The are around you becomes quite heavy.

“Oh me oh my, looks like rain?” Yura pouts, placing her hands over her head in a mock umbrella.

Your pulse quickens as you begin looking around frantically. You haven’t been on this world long, but you know better. Paranoia will serve you well here.

http://youtu.be/_PHdpi4XgLs?t=55s

You hear a feint cracking and what sounds like wet ripping, turning around you see one of the charred and piked corpses thrashing about wildly.

Its head swivels violently like a broken watch before coming to a stop. Its mouth hangs open as its throat contorts and bulges. It’s mouth opens wider until its jaw dislocates itself as the corpses throat tears; a large red bulbous orb emerges. The back of the throat begins to contract before ripping like an overripe fruit, another red orb emerges.

The carcass continues its contortions with an unholy rhythm. Its skin rises and falls in peaks and mountains. A small black digit pokes through the charred flesh before cascading out, followed by a second one, spilling the cadavers entrails to the ground. Long, segmented and black, with thick hairs dotting an arm ending in two sharp talons.

The human bodies arms flail about before stiffening, bone cracks and pops through the skiln before the hands open up bearing similar talons.

It trashes on the pike mounted in its gut eager to tear away. The entire party seems transfixed on the monstrosity and through your peripheral vision… you see dozens of these creatures rising from the rubble and shambling toward you.

Kagome; assess the situation.


>Fight
>Run
>Write in
>Either way, roll me a sanity check (dice+1d20)

>>33638582
>DC is 13, derp.

Rolled 20

>>33638582
Crap crap crap crap
>Fight
Ok lets see how do you kill a lot of zombies fast eh think think...

Got it! get a bottle of that rubbing alcohol out time too molotov the bastards just need some fire

Rolled 2

>>33638582
>Yank Keisuke away from his son, for his own good.
>Fighting retreat.
I don't think we have a dog in this fight; everyone is already dead.

Rolled 6

>>33638668
Awesome

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Rolled 3

>>33638582

Bearer of the Jewel...

Also, I'll second this:

>>33638683

>>33638668
Keepin' it together.

>>33638714
Kagome is less scared than I am!

Rolled 19

>>33638639
>It's a trap
>Of the demon variety.

>Fight. If we are able to, instruct Yura and Inuyasha to take the initiative and try to smash them as they are transforming.

>>33638582
>>Fight
Okaaay. Zombie 101.
"Anyone with a torch, use it! Anyone without, remove the head or destroy the brain!"
>>33638668
We are the sanest

>>33638582
>“We suspect something… may have gotten past our ports customs officers…”
Has a phrase like this ever ended well for anyone? EVER?

>>33638782
This is good.

>>33638733
Do you guys think we should use a bottle of rubbing alcohol as a make shift molotov?

Shit, Gotta get Kujo to drop his son's body.

Rolled 15, 8, 13, 19, 6, 19 + 1 = 81

>Checking something while you guys talk

>>33638582
Run if we can but, not if it means leaving any one behind.

Rolled 11

>>33638582
>>Fight

Hack and slash!

>>33638836
Out of darkness they come crawling...

>>33638683
>dog in this fight
Not yet!

>>33638812
I like to support people with initiative, so sure! But we'd need to get some fire and shove a fuse of some kind in there. Fuse is easy, I suppose, ripped cloth. I don't see a lighter in our inventory tho.

>>33638866
Didn't Yura light her hair on fire with that fight we had with her and again with the centipede demon?

>>33638812
>>33638866
We don't have much left. And once it's gone, it's gone.

Guys, we can't go back to the modern world. Do we REALLY want to waste our medical supplies on what's most likely canon fodder before we even try fighting them?

>>33638812

The alcohol would be flammable, but not really explosive. We might get to set like one or two on fire if they bunch up real tight.

We might be able to set a forest on fire, but that begs the question of whether destroying a huge amount of woodlands plus anybody in them is worth it or not.

>>33638943
>>33638948
I have to agree with these cats, but it was a good thought.

>>33638948
Probably shouldn't. If yokai exist, kami probably do to

>>33638948
Fair point still something too keep in mind if we can get a lot of cheap alcohol from the locals

>Ok looks like most of you want to fight your way out. Sound about right?
>I se a lot of back and forth on using the alcohol, but it seems opinions have cooled and you don't want to use it?
>You also want to separate a father from his son
>Any thing else?

I also wonder if the glowing bits are worth stabbing/cutting with Naginata flurry? Sounds like a necromorph to me, and hey, glowing weakpoints.

>>33639165

1.) Yes. Retreating while killing stuff that gets in the way.

2.) No molotovs.

3.) Separate father from possibly soon-to-be corpse-spider.

4.) Warn others (in case that isn't already a thing that we're doing).

>>33639165
>>33639231
Sounds good.

>>33639165
Fight
No alcohol
Yea be a good idea
thats about it

Also were these things in the show or have we jumped so far off the rails we are flying in the sky now?

>>33639253
We left the rails far behind thread 1. I'm betting that only the core characters are even similar to canon

Rolled 13, 1, 13 - 1 = 26

>Ok, looks like you're spoiling for a fight.
>Well they certainly are too. Roll for evasion (dice+1d20+2) DC is this roll.

>>33639165
>Fight
>No alcohol
>Don't let package die
>Raise alarm

>>33639253
No, the closest things to parasite possessors are Myoga and his wife. There are some spider demons (which I believe these are), but they tended to act like other monsters of the week (try to pass as an important human, then at the last minute turn into their ultimate form and die to the Testsayga)

Rolled 17 + 2

>>33639352
Hope we zig when they try to zag.

Rolled 10 + 2

>>33639352
FORM UP MEN! THIS OUTBREAK ENDS HERE!

Rolled 5 + 2

>>33639352

Rolling for Dodge. C'mon lucky dice!

>>33639352
>>33639392
Well, looks like we listened to Piccolo

>>33639347
ya, we're pretty much Bleach Quest levels of canon here which is to say it's pretty much Snow and us doing something completely different especially since we dodged the main story line completely. It's pretty much just fan fiction starring the Inuyasha characters.

>>33639421
Dramatic music here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2hRTLdvdnk

Rolled 13, 13, 10 - 1 = 35

>>33639392
>>33639393
>>33639399
>19 vs 1 (success)
>19 vs 12 (success)
>19 vs 12 (success)

>Launch a counter attack
>Strength roll (dice+3d20+1)
>Dice pool is first 4 due to Naginata

>>33639453
We haven't dodged the main storyline, just drastically changes Kagome's original motivation. sesshomaru's still coming for Tessaiga, the Shikon Jewel's still a dick, and I bet Naraku's still being Satan somewhere (this guy probably isn't him though, that'd be too obvious)

Rolled 18, 3, 9 + 1 = 31

>>33639526

Rolled 13, 3, 10 + 1 = 27

>>33639526

Rolled 18, 4, 14 + 1 = 37

>>33639526
DRIVE THIS SCUM OF THE EARTH BACK TOO THE DEPTHS WHERE THEY BELONG CHARGE!

Rolled 7, 19, 20 + 1 = 47

>>33639526
Perfect, let's kick some ass!

>>33639598
Late to the party.

>>33639598
Let's knock out Tiger's roll with a Fate point?

Rolled 12, 4, 12 + 1 = 29

>>33639556
>>33639564
>>33639568
>>33639598
...so, gemini 18+1 = 21 so 20
19+1 = 20
20+1 = 21 so 20
...you know, I think we got this.

>>33639607
>Dice pool is first 4 due to Naginata

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Rolled 5, 1, 8 - 1 = 13

>>33639556
>>33639564
>>33639568
>>33639598
>19 vs 12 (Success)
>20 vs 12 (Success)
>20 vs 10 (Critical Success)

>Writing
and you guys say you never beat my rolls

>>33639637
Na we did fine in any case beside he sead the dice pool was four it looks like the RNG have favored us once more

Rolled 13, 14, 4 + 1 = 32

>>33639637
We've got 3 to use from Snow's roll, I believe, though they are quite scarce. It everyone would think it would help then sure.

>>33639686
From the looks of it the RNG is coming and going first 3 or 4 threads he was with us then he turned and started supporting you for 3 or 4 now he has turned again

>>33639686
Looking rare nasty, there. Hope it wasn't our allies.

>still writing please bear with me

>>33640093
crap are there zombie bears there now?

Interesting. "Lord Higame" seems to either more caring or a better actor in this timeline. And his "advisor" seems to have come into his service a bit sooner as well.

>>33640181
The second part, maybe. But I feel like this guy isn't Naraku

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“Move.” You whisper “MOVE!”

“PROTECT THE LORD!” All but two soldiers dismount their steeds and circle around Hitomi.

Dozens of these monstrosities continue to rise from the rubble and make their way toward you. The world seems to slow down. Every single one of their moves imprints on your mind like a blueprint. Your attention refocuses back to the writing monstrosity on the pike you say earlier as is squirms free and hurls its wooden at you. With a wave of your naginata you deflect the spike before continuing the circle of motion and grabbing the back of Keisuke’s robes. The body tumbles from his grasp as he claws at something. You hurl him away from you and towards Yura causing them to topple over, but you managing to snatch and put on your backpack in the same motion as well.

“They’re cummen!’” the dog demon shouts, drawing his blade and tossing Yura hers. "I can't wate ta sharpen my claws..."

>1/2

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>>33640431
>2/2

Three of the creatures lunge at you from the front flailing their arms as they attempt to close the distance, and you happily oblige them. You hold your naginata over your head and break into a sprint, leaping as you near them; your foot connects to one of the abominations “head”s with a sickening crunch. Feeling the flesh give way into a suitable hold, you convert your energy into a front flip; your naginata trailing behind you and neatly bisecting the creature as you land in a crouch before single handedly thrusting the blade into the left ones chest. Grabbing your pole weapon with your left hand, you rip it free along with a large chunk of flesh and ichor before using that momentum to cleave up and through the other ones armpit and into its chest before yanking the blade free and spinning it to slice into its head.

Kicking the mutilated corpse over you look back to catch Inuyasha ramming his fist through another as it screeches and claws at him before he finally hurls it against the towns tall wooden walls with bone shattering force. He screams and shakes his arm.

“Their blood burns!”

Yura constantly seems to be twitching her hands and you notice that every so often in the distance one of the creatures simply falls apart. Hitomi’s retainers make quick work of the few creatures that make it to them while his advisors eyes dart about the area, one hand in her robes.

Flipping your naginata and planting the blade into the ground, you pierce through the head of one of the creatures crawling toward you missing its lower half.

>HP: 15/18
>Energy 100/100

>Continue fighting (battle plans?)
>Flee
>Write in
>And roll me perception (dice+1d20) DC is 13

Rolled 4

>>33640460
>>Continue fighting (battle plans?)
They're still coming? Damn there's a lot of em.

Rolled 6

>>33640460

We can probably take them, but not here, not out in the open. Need a place to fall back to that can be easily defended, if possible.

>>33640546
>Whole towns worth even

Rolled 10, 5, 9 = 24

>>33640460
Hmm. We seem to be doing quite fine, as it is, Inuyasha and Yura as well. And the soldiers have their stuff together, and ofc Yura will help out if it comes to it. I say we FIGHT ON, and help end them. Maybe some sort of reward from the Lord?

>And now we can use some medical stuff on Inu since he's had some practice on us.

Rolled 19

>>33640460

>Fall back toward an alleyway or the village gate. Even if we get surrounded on two sides, the bottleneck will prevent them from rushing all at once. Then set up acrotation of action so the front liner is always fresh

Rolled 19

>>33640571
Sigh. Of course I'd erase the +1 but leave the 3.

>>33640605
BOOYA

>>33640560

...Yeah, definitely need to fall back. There's only six guards with the lord, and only two demons with us. They're all badass in their own right, but they'll tire eventually. They need a place to rest, if only for a moment.

>>33640605
a cunning plan lets do it!
also snow whats with you and rolling 13 tonight this is like the tenth time you have rolled it

>>33640460
>Write in

Hmm. If the bottleneck approach won't work here, we could attempt to fall back and try to get the corpse-spiders in a large group.

After that happens, Yura could dice them up with her hairs OR Inuyasha could do his "Iron Reaper Soul Stealer" attack to dice them all up from a distance.

>>33640636
>>33640605
>Ok looks like you want to keep the fight on the move.
>Do you want to get to the towns entrance, go for the few standing buildings (temple being closest) or back to the wall?

>>33640703
Fall back too the town gate!

>>33640703
Fall back
Temple is good and I like the irony

>>33640703
Get to the temple
We have to kill them all, leaving these things to wander could really fuck things up

>>33640703
Town entrance.
Temple's probably full of zombie monks and whatnot.

>>33640703

While we could go for the entrance and possibally collapse it to make sure they don't pursue us, >>33640734
raises a point. Fighting in the temple for irony is just too appealing not to do.

>>33640703
Fall back to the temple.

>>33640703
Head to the temple.

>>33640703
Entrance would be best, since we can at least flee further, rather then go for being surrounded in a building.

>>33640721
>>33640766
>>33640814
>Entrance

>>33640810
>>33640801
>>33640765
>>33640734
>Temple


>Writing

bump.

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Rolled 9, 20 + 1 = 30

Looking behind you, you see that a large mass of the creatures has neared the entrance of the town, however they don’t seem to be interested in escaping.

You rush back to assist the group, having moved too far ahead and out of the corner of your eye you notice that the insect like creatures seem to “deflate” as a swarm of insects emerges from their destroyed bodies. Their attention also seems to directly focus on yours and the lords parties.

“They’re hunting us!” you shout, now back to back with Inuyasha.

“Well they most certainly don’t seem interested in leaving” Yura grunts, lighting one on fire.

“You! “ the lords advisor shouts, “Take him into the temple, they can be funneled through and slain!”

Nodding, the retainers move towards the scorched temple near the center of town; Keisuke Holds the saber close to his chest, his eyes darting from left to right.

Finding the temple doors locked, Inuyasha punches through the heavy wooden doors until the space is large enough for everyone to fit through.

The temple is dimly lit. A Buddha statue sits on the far back wall, the candles surrounding it having burnt out long ago.

>Roll for evasion (dice+1d20+2) DC is this roll

>>33641308
Welp!

Rolled 16 + 2

>>33641308
>20
Fuck.

Rolled 17 + 2

>>33641308
I feel it!

Rolled 5 + 2

>>33641308
This is going to hurt

Rolled 19 + 2

>>33641308
Yowza...

>Capcha: successful

I hope so, capcha.

>>33641403
gh-you- augh

Rolled 9 + 2

>>33641308

>>33641359
>>33641379
>>33641392
>19 vs 20 (Failure)

>Writing

>>33641392
Can we fate this roll away? Caddy actually managed a pass.

>>33641455
Is it a good idea to do so? We don't actually know what we'd be spending it on, is all. In theory, we could be about to be tackle-hugged by some sort of extremely adept child.

>>33641455
check out the combat rules. while we failed, we won't take any damage thanks to toughness.

>>33641455
I would agree on the Fate burn this time, if only to prevent damage
before we have to fend off the Horde. Also incase of falling Budas. Third opinions?

>>33641503
>You are correct.

>>33641503
>>33641538
Oh, I think this guy's right.

That was a great roll though, Cad. A hell of a roll.

>>33641503
>>33641558
In that case, I hereby rescind my request.
And man am I glad we tuff.

>>33641562
Thanks. It was quite satisfying to see the RNG gods smile after sending a message, hahahaha. Let's hope our luck holds out for the upcoming fight, eh

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Your eyes are having trouble adjusting to the light, but you can see it. Just barely. You raise your left arm in a horizontal bracing position as one of the creatures bursts from the darkness, throwing its full weight down on you. Its talloned appendages thrash wildly grazing your armor; you feel a dampness sprinkle your face. It burns. With a loud grunt you heave the creature off of you. With what little light pierces through the hold in the now crowded door as Inuyasha works to stomp any intruders to death, you catch your leather bracers sizzle. A sliver of light catches the beasts eyes, reflecting it in several directions. From what you remember in biology class, this thing is probably some kind of bug.

>HP: 15/18
>Energy 100/100

>You are in combat
>Write in

>>33641717
>>Write in
...should we... stab the bug thing?
...
>Stab the bug thing.

>>33641717
Let's try to get some light. Who has matches or a kindlebox?

>>33641717
>>Write in

Stab the bug.

>>33641747
Support. stab it, like in the movies, attack the noticeable thingy.

>>33641717
Stab it, keep it at range so most of the acid blood doesn't hit us

>>33641717
supporting the stabby stab might be worth while too dissect the thing later on but kill now examine later

>>33641717
>Go for the head and cleave it in two.
>Have Yura make a grinder in the door and let them funnel in to their death.

Also, if it's blood burns then we'd best hope it's not going to destroy our armor/naginata. No weapon would leave us pretty vulnerable, so next levelup should cover that, maybe.

>Is it just me or are we now feudal space marines. At least there isn't any power to cut.

Rolled 15 + 2

>Ok so brute force seems to be the hot pick.
>Roll me Strength (dice+1d20+1) Dice pool of four
>DC is this roll

Rolled 2 + 1

>>33641892

Rolled 3 + 1

>>33641892

Rolled 12 + 1

rolling for the stabbing

Rolled 5 + 1

>>33641892

Stabbity

Rolled 3 + 1

>>33641892

Rolled 20 + 2

>>33641901
>>33641915
>>33641922
>>33641936
>13 vs 17 (failure)
>Would you like to Challenge Fate?

>>33641901
>>33641915
>>33641922
>>33641936
>>33641945
A return to form, I see.

>>33641953
Nah, we still fail

Rolled 6 + 1

>>33641953
I... Looking at your roll just now, I think we should.

>>33641953
na save it fate points are only for the most dire of situations missing a stab on a bug is not

>>33641953
I'm voting no. If I read the rules right, we only get these every three threads. We shouldn't waste them on a minion.

How close are we to new ones, and how many do we have now? (character sheet says 0/4. Or does that mean we have 4 remaining?)

>>33641968
>You can burn any number of points at once

>>33641953
Yes.

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>>33641953
>20+2

...Yes please.

>>33641989
see
>>33633369

We have three until next month. Unless we level from this which I suspect we will.

I guess we could challenge fate twice to boost our roll to 12+1+3+3.

>>33641970
>>33642001
Wait was Snow rolling on purpose? I thought he'd left his dice on.

>>33641993
Burn two at once to bring us up to 19?
Sure. I say Aye.

>>33641993
>People want to use 2 out of our 3 to hit a bug.
Pass.

>>33642034
>The 20 was an intended roll. However it is not for you or your opponent.
>If you fail this attack, your opponent obviously gets the upper hand and a hit on you.

>>33642062

Eh, we can tank a hit. If push comes to shove, we can try to get one of our allies back here to assist us.

>>33642035
I agree with this.

>>33642106
no its not worth it should only be used on crit fail or if we are close too what we want this is not a emergencey its just one pissed off bug

>>33642106

I don't think we should challenge fate here. It's one round of combat, and we can always challenge later if it hurts us real bad.

You know what? sudden death time, quote this post and respond with 1 or 2 ONLY. Anything else and your vote is NULL AND VOID.

5 minutes.

>1- Challenge Fate twice to turn your roll into a success
>2- Let fate ride as is

>>33642060
I thought we had four?

>>33642125
Don't underestimate bugs. Especially demonic bugs.
They can be downright lethal.

>>33642156
2

>>33642156
2

>>33642156
2

>>33642165
We have 3 total.

See SnowLoss' post here:

>>33633369

We have 1d3 "Challenge Fate" points. In this case, SnowLoss rolled a 3, which gives us three instances to do so.

>>33642156
2

>>33642156
1

>>33642156
1

>>33642195
Right, and he'll roll again in three threads. This is all we get for three threads.

>>33642165
yea they can be lethal but not when we are literally surronded by allys

>>33642167
>>33642173
>>33642193
>>33642199
>No

>>33642222
>>33642221
>Yes


>Writing

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You grit your teeth and thrust into the darkness, sure to hit your mark, however an unseen force pulls you forward throwing you off balance before shoving you back all via your naginata. It seems the bastard dodged it then used it to throw you off your feet!

You fall to the wooden floor with a thud and before you can right yourself, the thing’s already crouching on top of you. You hold its main arms up trying to keep it from getting full control, your hands sliding around the rotten flesh draped over the beast. Its lower pair slash at your body, cutting into your armor including some of the strings binding it together.

You wince in pain, trying not to look at the creatures face as one of its talons finds its mark near your ribcase. It wiggles its claw, trying to burrow deeper. Rocking back and forth to throw it off of you, you’re no match for its current leverage. You turn your head as you see a large mass reach out for your face, drops of searing liquid pelting your cheek. Yura stands over you, expressionless. Her hand bent onto a sort of claw shape. She flicks her wrist and the abomination catches fire. You promptly fling it off of you, wheezing to catch your breath and wipe your face despite the stench of burning putrefied flesh.

“You really must be more careful my dear… a lady’s first kiss is her most important.”

>>33642682
now THAT is a daemon worthy of the name!

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>>33642648

Inuyasha pants, his arms and legs covered in blisters, a mass of corpses now blocking off the hole he cut into the door.

“Do you hear that?” One of the soldiers asks.
“Ya… sounds like…”

You limp to the wall and peer through a knothole in the wood. Outside the creatures are turning on themselves; each of their deaths spawning a small black swarm.

“They’re… killing each other.”

“Pfft, probably saw what they were up against.”

All around you the sound of creaking wood echoes, then, sudden defining buzzing.

A massive cloud forms in front of the Buddha statue, before “exploding” and dispersing far smaller. Illuminated by the burning monster corpse is a man in pulsing black armor and a flowing hooded cape. A book lays chained to his hip, a large broadsword on the other. A tarnished golden crown adorns his head and a stark white ivory mask covers his face, devoid of any markings. He holds his arms out and in broken Japanese proclaims:

”Welcome to Death”

----------

{Sacred Jewel Quest 14 End}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNh2Ry576zQ

>Your current HP: 13/18

>Next run time: Next Thursday at 7PM eastern (I was put back on fulltime so it's either earlier or we run Fridays at the usual time. Your call!)
https://twitter.com/Snowloss (#SacredJewelQuest)

Hope you guys enjoyed tonight; I’ll keep experimenting with combat to make it a little more fun and freeform. As usual I’ll stick around a little to answer questions and collect feedback.

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>>33642709

We're up against the Not Worm That Walks?!

Oh shiiit.

>>33642729
>He holds his arms out and in broken Japanese proclaims
>arms out
>broken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAmkx8eAos
Relevant?

>>33642729
You sure know how to end em, Snow.

Very nice, thanks for running.

And by nice I mean terrifying.

>>33642729
WORMNIGGER

>>33642729

This is getting a bit Dark Soulsish here.

>>33642735
>>33642768
>Come on now guys, worms don't fly or swarm. Also had this guy built earlier in the week before I learned about the Worm that Walks. Found out about it through good old google image search when trying to get a reference and he works pretty well.

>>33642754
>Glad you enjoyed it!

>>33642715
>This guy... well you'll see.

>>33642795
>Not intentional I've only ever played an hour or so of the game despite owning it on Steam and the concept art posted earlier I've never seen before.


>In any case you guys got to take a little peek into one of my irrational fears made rational. Hope you guys liked it.

>>33642745
>Unintentional, but hilarious.

>>33642868
I "liked" it. Liked is in heavy quotes.

>>33642887
>Yay?

>>33642868
I had fun. Grand start to me birthday.
And on that note, I'm off. See you next Thursday, Snow.

>>33642923
>Hope to see you then and have a fantastic birthday!

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>Looks like a relatively questionless/commentless night so I suppose I'll turn in.

Thanks again for playing. Sleep well and I'll see you next Thursday.

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>>33642729
well this should be interesting

>>33642868
leave us some mystery dude

>>33633275
I have nothing to contribute, I just wanna point out how much better that character looks with short hair compared to the original design.

Ah, woke up to see how things finished. Good thread, I always enjoy them.

See you next time, Snow

So, are we getting an interlude if we keep this up?

When will we use the buruburu as a blade oscillator?

>>33642729
>not welcome to die

>>33648368
... what?

>>33642868
The first things that came to mind were Horde (Fon-Ti/Wicked Worm) from "The Savage Dragon" and the relatives from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival"

If Inuyasha were to simply punch it REALLY hard... Yeah, probably wouldn't work, but one can dream...

>>33649294
Knowing how /tg/ loves its power gaming, I'm willing to bet we'll punch out at LEAST one deity this quest.

>>33649836
Speaking of; how much longer until Yura evolves into Bayonetta?

>>33650697

Yura can't evolve into Bayonetta unless she's holding the Red Glasses. Read the guide!

>>33650697
I wonder, if she will become human in some point or more organic, Yura its like a lich, her only mortal weakness its the skull.

>>33652509
Makes me wonder if the skull gets scratched if she'll share the same damage like a voodoo doll, or if it's all or nothing. (Skull is destroyed then she is).

Shame she's starting to get a little friendlier otherwise I'd suggest experimenting.

>>33652929
We are probably the first person to ever just give her hair. She doesn't know how to feel yet.

>>33653358
This actually makes me wonder how old she is and what her history is. I remember the show saying something like she's actually a comb that was used to brush the hair of demons or something. But then when they break the skull she dies so who knows.

>>33653401
Oh, I think I have cracked the puzzle. She was human, but as we have learned that under certain circumstances that Humans can become demons. Enslaved by great and noble Daiyokai, she was forced to comb the hair of demons. Rather than allowing her to die and lose their favorite mortal slave, they bound her to the hairs that had fallen loose while combing.

She claims to be the comb rather than the skull because the skull is a reminder of her humanity, which he is too broken to acknowledge!

>>33653598
Or, close to starving because the Daiyokai didn't understand the whole "mortal" thing, she ate the hairs that fell out of the demon's head while combing until she herself became a demon and strangled her keeper with his or her own hair.

>>33653598
>>33653651
... makes as much sense as anything else in this quest.
The fuck is a Daiyokai? A car model?
yes I know it's probably a demon or noble and google, but whatever

>>33653768
>Dai
Great

>Yokai
Demon, spirit, etc.

In other words, one of the big shots, like Inuyasha's father.

>>33653959
I have a feeling this will end in Old Ones...

>>33654773
Most good things do.

>>33654773
>>33654863
End? Please. There's 4 sitting inside of us right now.

>Still up? Odd.
>Suppose I'll see if I can hammer out an interlude or Omake or something after I kick my feet up and collect myself for a bit.
>Out of curiosity, any specific characters you'd all like to take a peek at?

>>33656022
>That's not to say they will be written about per-say, but to gauge your interest on characters.

>>33650697
>>33652210
Yura -> SkullGirls Filia -> Guilty Gear Millia Rage -> Bayonetta

>Ok think I've got something that's not too spoiler-y. Writing.

>>33656022
Ichigo! Or Aizen!

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>>33657190
but you've already met...

“The bed is comfortable” you say out loud to no one specifically. You scoot closer to the edge and dangle your legs off and you begin kicking them as you twiddle your thumbs and look at the stark white ceiling.

Its almost been a month since the lockdown. The day after Kagome’s birthday some men from the government came to your school. Apparently there was some kind of reactor leak and they were testing students for poisoning before relocating the entire town. Then the containment zone grew. It continued its growth again and again as more people flooded into the area to stop the contamination that week, but you weren’t allowed to leave. You’re stuck here taking tests and eating pills while the world spins by. You know it’s for the best, you don’t want to make anyone sick, but you feel just fine.

You notice the latch on your door lift as a male nurse arrives in a hazmat suit to give you your pills and supper. As you choke down the capsules and fish you can’t help but think whatever happened to the rest of your friends, your family, or the town.

>>33657730
Well. Sucks to be Kagome's friends and family, then.

I still think we should have cooperated with the men when we jumped out of the well. Maybe they wouldn't be in lockdown if we explained.

>>>33657190
>but you've already met...
It worries me that I don't know which one your talking about.

>>33657730
Damn, things are going to Hell back home.

>>33657858
>Oh it's not so bad...
it could be worse

>>33657730
Home sound like it's in a bad way.
I'm glad we ran.

>>33658122
Why? The QM wasn't going to bad end us there. We might actually know what the hell is going on if we hadn't run.

>>33658122
>>33658290
I sort of feel like if we had stayed, we'd be more or less running the Substitute Soul Reaper arc. Just without school. Or powered up friends.

>>33658344
I don't know what that means.

Wouldn't be surprised if Kagome's friends or family had some spiritual powers too, though. And Inuyasha would definitely come after us and save us if we needed it. Probably drag Yura along too.

But having a killsquad come after us is almost as cool. No regrets.

>>33658035
Could be raining.
http://youtu.be/9AFf0ysgNiM

>>33658290
Exactly.
I am enjoying the... mystery, I guess? The suspense. The wondering.
Every time we find out a little bit more, it just raises further questions. Or emphasises older ones.
It's delectable.

>>33658467
I would be completely okay with this if the possibility for answers hadn't been right fucking there. Failing to get answers? Cool. Not even trying? Uuuuuugh.

I'll shut up about it now.

>>33658542
I'm sure things will come into focus. Maybe we'll get mauled, but at least we'd know.

Well what I think we can take away from that is that her friend is at least being taken good care of. Unless the pills are transforming her into a demon or monster or something.

>>33659302
It's a placebo to keep the you're sick cover story alive.

>>33659383
I'm not so sure, this whole organization's pretty shady.

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>You guys certainly have some interesting theories. I'll tell you that much.

>Looks like Yura got a lot of love post quest too. You guys seem more and more attached to her by the thread.

>>33659636
From what I can tell, they're trying to contain crazy magic and stuff. Making a demon army via pills doesn't really fit with this.

I'm not saying you're wrong. It just doesn't seem likely.

>>33659908
She's cool and she could've let Kagome die this thread and didn't.

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>>33659908
>Yura got a lot of love post quest too. You guys seem more and more attached to her by the thread
>puppeteer hair demon
>attached to her
>by the thread
Ah, puns.

>>33660318
We can count on her if things get Hairy

>>33664131
She works nicely with Kagome now, she just needed conditioning

>>33660331
>>33664131
>>33664229
All these puns are getting me frizzled. Guess I'll have to split end of the thread before the whole thing blows dry and I wig out.