>>33654661
B) Climb off of Viviana
"Your timing's a bit off, but at least you're here."
C

>>33654661
>D) Other
"Hey, Anna. Good to see you. Could you give me a hand here?"
Explain after, when Viviana's taken care of. We've done nothing wrong, and Anna trusts us.

>B climb off her
and say "Hi anna you're timing is a bit off, It's nice seeing you though"

>>33654748
>>33654823
You stand up, releasing Viviana. You raise your hands up to Annalise, and explain to her that you mean to arrest the half nude woman for attacking you. Viviana rises to her feet behind you, stepping back toward the window and brandishing her wand at both of you.

"What's going on? Is that the woman your spouse told me about?" Viviana seems nervous. It's clear she had no plan in case you somehow received reinforcements. When you turn back to Annalise though, you're not sure which of them is the greater danger. Annalise takes up her sword in both hands, blazing with golden-white flames.

"I guess this is why you left early. To feel up some old hag while I wasn't looking?"

A) She's not a hag, just a witch
B) You know better than that
C) Now isn't the time
D) Other

>>33655046
>A) She's not a hag, just a witch
>B) You know better than that

>>33655046
also, punch vivian out

>>33655046
>A) She's not a hag, just a witch
>B) You know We're better than that

>>33655046
>B) You know better than that
>C) Now isn't the time
Do we have to discuss this in front of the sociopath?
We need to deal with these trust issues, but not now.

I cannot stress this enough: Punch her out. She's still a threat and she might just tell lies to Anna to fuck with us

>>33655199
Yeah, I'll add Punch her out too she's a threat and a liability

>>33655085
>>33655110
>>33655120
You raise a finger to pause Annalise for a moment, then do a quick 180. You drive a mailed fist into Viviana's stomach, surprising her and taking the wind out of her so quick that she collapses. With that, you turn back and assure Annalise that nothing uncouth occurred. She seems to ease up, but there is still tension in the air. You tell her about Pietra's plan, which aggravates her even more, but at least now it's not directed at you.

"Alright, I believe you." She stows her sword and crosses the room. Looking away, she spreads her arms and waits for something.

A) Show her some affection
B) Not now
C) Tease her
D) Other

>>33654661
>>33654661
BTW I'm the Anon from the last thread and i feel so bad for fucking shit up >.< I went through the Archive and I LOVE your quests! You do an absolutely amazing job Rags

>>33655312
>A) Show her some affection

>>33655312
>A) Show her some affection

pick up maurice and our gear.

>>33655312
>C) Tease her
>A) Show her some affection
There's a difference?

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>>33655318
Oh you

>>33655373
we could tease her about the possibility of a foursome, seeing as how she thought we were adding another lady to our harem

>>33655373
>>33655400
That certainly sounds reasonable

>>33655344
>>33655346
>>33655373
You walk into her arms and embrace her. She returns the hug, trying to ignore your armor as always. You place a kiss on her temple before breaking away and scooping up the unconscious Maurice. When you turn back to Annalise, her warm smile is back. With that, the two of you are left with the difficult decision of what to do now that you've assaulted the town's leader and essentially ruined your odds of receiving aid from its people.

A) Skip town
B) Grab Viviana
C) Other

>>33655665
>B) Grab Viviana
then
>A) Skip town

>>33655665
>B) Grab Viviana
Her position as town leader was a secret and now that it's been compromised her life will be at risk. Not to mention that a full on caster would be an EXCELLENT asset to the current party

>>33655703
might as well...

>>33655665
also, did we get our gear back? because we should do that

>>33655720
I don't think we did... we probably should
>>33655665
to further my reasoning she also tried to bargain with us... Well it seemed more like blackmail really so it might be fitting to get some "Justice" served to her...

>>33655703
>>33655718
Still carrying Maurice, you head over to the corner behind the wooden desk and scoop up Viviana as well. Two full grown people prove a bit challenging to carry, but with a little help you get out the door and make it into the hallway.

Outside, you see several guards splayed on the ground, most of them burnt. You can assume Annalise is responsible. Together the two of you make it up the hall and down a flight of stairs before you reach the main entrance of the town Municipal Building. There are more guards here, as well as bureaucrats who will spot you easily if you try to make it out as you are. And of course, Annalise wouldn't be able to carry both of your charges on her own.

A) Have Annalise distract them
B) Make a break for it
C) Other

>>33655946
>A) Have Annalise distract them

>>33655946
Question: If we use the dragon soul stone does it get used up? Like is it a one time thing?
>A) Have Annalise Distract them

>>33655999
>>33656017
You tell Annalise to move ahead and case a ruckus, affording you some time to make it out. She nods and steps out from behind the wall hiding you and enters the lobby. You listen as a woman addresses her, asking if she found the office without any trouble. Annalise keeps her talking for a moment, but suddenly there is a gasp. A flash of light fills the room, blinding you just slightly, and causing an uproar. People shout and scream, and when you turn the corner you see the majority of the room is on the ground or feeling around with their eyes shut. Annalise calls for you, and the two of you run out of the municipal building together.

You rush down the steps and hit the street. People walking by notice you, but none of them seem too worried yet. If you act casual, they may not realize there is a problem.

A) Try to leave discreetly
B) Hide
C) Run
D) Other

>>33656239
>A) Try to leave discreetly

>>33656239
>A) Try to leave discreetly
There's no need to cause any unwarranted suspicion..

>>33656239
Also, do we have our gear?

>>33656262
>>33656284
You both walk toward the entrance to the town, the great road which runs to every one of the northern citadels. People turn to see what you're up to, carrying a half nude woman in fancy dress and a scraggly man in dirty robes, but nobody thinks to stop you. Even the handful of guards who pass you seem more concerned with watching out for pickpockets than kidnappers.

After nearly an hour, you reach the road east. Looking back at the city, you regret not being able to enlist the people to your cause. Still, you feel confident in yourself and your allies. As you make your way to the forest, Maurice stirs, and you let him down.

"Afternoon, sir, Miss Annalise. I trust our meeting with that abysmal woman went well." Maurice speaks through sleep and confusion.

A) Everything is fine
B) Show him Viviana
C) Other

>>33656297
They never took it

>>33656639
>B) Show him Viviana


not even the artefacts?

>>33656639
>B) Show him Viviana
>C)Other
"Well about as well as can be with a wheedling power hungry witch can go."
>>33656683
[Spoiler] Yeah, I thought she took the hammer?

>>33656728
Oops... forgot the other one...

>>33656683
>>33656728
You turn to show Maurice your captive, which seems to amuse him. The three of you head into the forest together, walking until you reach a relatively safe distance from the town. By then, it is late afternoon, and the sun is setting. Using some rope Annalise was wise enough to bring along, you lash Viviana to a tree and begin setting up camp.

A) Have Maurice guard her
B) Have Annalise guard her
C) Guard her yourself
D) Other

No, she wanted you to pay for taking it

>>33656913
>A) Have Maurice guard her
D) Other
gag her as well

>>33656913
>A) Have Maurice Guard her
>>33656940
D) Gag her
this too we don't want her casting any spells do we...

>>33656913
>B) Have Annalise guard her
>D) Other
Gag her

>>33656940
>>33656987
You and Annalise set to work building camp, leaving Maurice to watch over your guest. Maurice draws a bit of blue paint from his robes and draws a vertical line across her lips. According to him, it will prevent her from opening her mouth so long as it remains.

Soon you have a decent camp with two bedrolls, and a bit of stew on the fire. It's mostly dried meat and veggies, but it will serve. As Annalise cooks, you go over to see how Maurice is doing. You find him fast asleep with half a mushroom still dangling from his mouth. When you look over to Viviana, you see she is awake, and angry.

A) You brought this on yourself
B) Get comfortable
C) Are you ready to play nice?
D) Other

>>33657240
>D) Other
don't say anything.
we're turning her into the authorities when we get the chance.

>>33657240
>C) Are you ready to play nice?

>>33657240
>C) Are you ready to play nice?
Lets try to reason with her. Besides it'll be nice to lord it over her for a bit... Now the situations have been reversed..

>>33657318
>>33657330
You ask if she's willing to cooperate, and after a few moments of angry stares, she nods. You reach down with your gloved hand and wipe away the paint, her mouth bursts open and she takes a long, deep breath.

"The gods, that mage you have is a miserable dog. His spells are no joke either. If we're going to talk, then may I please have a drink of water at the very least?"

A) Fine
B) No
C) Other

>>33657598
>miserable dog
oh, you're one to talk.

she can have something to drink after we've chatted

>>33657598
>>33657628
>C) other
We'll be more than happy to give her a drink after we chatted a bit of course..

>>33657598
>>33657628
>>33657689
Yup.

>>33657628
>>33657689
>>33657715
You promise her a drink once you're through. She refuses, but seeing as you owe her little, you are able to bluff her into agreeing.

"Fine. But if you cross me I'll have you on a pike!"

A) Ask something
B) Tell her something
C) Other

>>33657911
what does her town do in relation to the dragon's will?

taxes? sacrifices?

>>33657984
>>33657911
seconded
Also Why exactly does she want to rule the north? Power? Glory? and what made her think someone who was trying to stop one terror of the north give birth to another?

>>33657911
>>33658030
>Why exactly does she want to rule the north? Power? Glory? and what made her think someone who was trying to stop one terror of the north give birth to another
These are very important questions.

>>33657984
>>33658030
>>33658064
"We gave to Dordak Khan what he wanted. Steel to outfit his army. Food to sate the hunger of his slaves. His emissaries come to pick up shipments, and pay nothing. If it continues for too long, my people will be poor and destitute. I won't let that happen." You scratch your chin. She doesn't seem to be bluffing, but it's hard to forget your first impression of a person. You ask why she wants to rule the north at all.

"I don't want to rule the north. I want to rule Ferris. I've clawed my way up from the slums, the daughter of a whore, and made it into the government with wits and looks. I'm not ashamed of how hard I've worked. And yet since I came to work for the people, every leader we've had was a corrupt, selfish, lecherous coward. They siphon tax money into their own pockets, birth bastards to poor women who only want better for their children, and laugh while doing all of it. I would be the most virtuous, kind, and fair ruler this city has seen since the age of the Iron King. If the price of that was offering myself to the future ruler of the north, it's more than fair."

A) I'm not a ruler
B) You're full of it
C) Ask something else
D) Other

>>33658388
>A) I'm not a ruler
>B) You're full of it
>C) Ask something else
tell me more about the emissaries. who they are, when they usually come by, their methods of travel.

>>33658443
All of this

>>33658388
>>33658443
This, minus
>B) You're full of it
Yeah, she probably is. If so, letting her think she's fooled us can be advantageous. If not, we'd be a dick for no reason.
Either way, it's rude.

>>33658553
fair enough

>>33658553
>>33658388
yeah, I'm gonna change to this we don't wanna be enemies...

>>33658443
>>33658490
>>33658553
You assure her, once again, that you are not nor will you be any sort of monarch. She pouts, looking away from you. You sigh, and press forward with your questioning.

"The come every other season, with wagons pulled by teams of aurochs. They collect gold, steel ingots, and whatever else they want. Their names are unknown to me, but their bear shields with Dordak Khan's insignia: a red dragon's head on a black field."

A) Ask something else
B) Give her a drink
C) Other

>>33658658
>B) Give her a drink
that's all i need to hear

>>33658658
>B) Give her a drink

>>33658658
>B) give her a drink

>>33658684
>>33658702
>>33658744
You reach for the canteen on your belt. You shake it to confirm that it is full, and hold it out to her.

"I can't well drink it tied to this tree, you know."

A) Pour it into her mouth
B) Cut her loose
C) Take back your offer
D) Other

>>33658866

C) Take back your offer
you're either getting it tied up or not at all."
A) Pour it into her mouth

>>33658866
"Nice try."
>A) Pour it into her mouth

>>33658866
>A)Pour it in her mouth
>B)Cut her loose
And talk to her "I seriously don't see why you assumed that I'd try and rule. It's not like I would really want all of that responsibility. No, it's best left to someone who knows what they're doing and quite frankly, you're the best candidate at the moment."

>>33658921
>>33658958
>>33659022
You sneer. You approach and place the canteen to her lips, tipping it so that water pours slowly. She drinks, then licks her lips when you take the canteen away.

"Thank you. I understand why you don't trust me, but even if you don't I need to get back before someone realizes the mayor is absent. If anyone finds out what happened, there may be a coup. The captain is a loyal man, but he's not very clever. He'll be tricked if I'm not their to hold his leash."

A) Let her go
B) Keep her

>>33659132
>A) Let her go

>>33659132
>Rags 07/25/14(Fri)19:06:41 No.336
>A) Let her go

>>33659132
>B) Keep her
Lets see how the dear loyal captain reacts.

>>33659148
>>33659169
You tug on the ropes binding her to the tree and watch as they fall. Viviana stands and dusts herself off. You come back around to her side of the tree, coiling the rope as Viviana works to redress herself. Her clothes are a bit messy, but they're not too badly damaged.

"I suppose you're going to play the part of the thief after all then, since you don't seem intent on returning my hammer."

A) I'll bring it back
B) Take it
C) Finders keepers
D) Other

>>33659630
>A) I'll bring it back
when we're done

>>33659630
>A) I'll bring it back
It was just going to gather dust here. And after all I've got a Dragon to slay.

>>33659630
We got that hammer fair and square. She wants it back, she'll have to earn it. Until then
>C) Finders keepers

>>33659731
we never specified that we'd be giving back to /her/

>>33659647
>>33659695
You tell her you plan on returning it when it's no longer of use. She scoffs and walks past you toward the camp.

The two of you enter the campsite together, much to the surprise of Annalise. You tell her Viviana is going to return to town, and she has no complaints. As Viviana leaves, she turns back to look at you.

"I'm sorry we couldn't work out a proper deal. Don't show your face in my city again, or I'll have you strung up like a marionette." And with that, she heads back to the road. You look down at Annalise, who is now pouring stew into wooden bowls.

A) Sit down and eat
B) Fetch Maurice
C) Other

>>33659731
You didn't actually. Pietra promised her payment, and you didn't pay.

>>33659789
>B) Fetch Maurice

>>33659731
heh I like that reasoning

>>33659789
>C) other
chase her down and knock her out
>B) Fetch Maurice
Ask him if theres anyway to ahem.. Control her. seeing as how pissed off she is she would be a liability...

>>33659866
we don't need to cause any more trouble. let it go

>>33659789
>Pietra promised her payment, and you didn't pay.
And if we'd been informed of that prior to acquiring the hammer, that would matter. We'd likely have found a way to pay up, or negotiated an alternative.
But editing the pricetag after purchase is not acceptable business practice.
She couldn't accept an established loss, and screwed herself out of potentially profitable partnership in the process.
Yell back that if we cant return amicably, she'll never get the hammer back. Or any other form of profit from our passage.
She sees herself as a businesswoman? She'll put her wounded pride aside if it benefits her.
>B) Fetch Maurice

>>33659806
You wander back to the tree where Viviana was previously imprisoned and shake Maurice awake. He groggily rises and follows you back to camp, where the three of you sit down to eat.

Once the bowls are empty, Annalise stretches herself out.

"So where are Pietra and Kor?"

A) Off getting me in trouble
B) The Holy City
C) Don't know
D) Other

>>33660125
C) Don't know
>A) Off getting me in trouble
We better go find them soon.
Maurice knows where they are. have him lead the way

>>33660145
seconded

>>33660125
>A) Off getting me in trouble
I forsee a long line of senior officials aiming to appease their new prospective overlord.
I'm starting to think we'll take over half the country by accident.

>>33660203
Yeah, that seems to be the case...

>>33660203
i'm honestly more concerned about her spreading rumors of our sexual prowess. I'd much prefer that she do so after we've had sex.

>>33660145
>>33660186
>>33660203
You tell her you aren't sure, but you know wherever they are they're making things hard for you. Annalise laughs to herself.

"Ah, what!? You guys didn't even save me a little?" You look up and see a silhouette approaching. It is short and lean, and as it approaches you see the campfire begin to illuminate it. It is a boy wrapped in a ranger's tunic and trousers, but sans the cloak and mail. He steps into the camp and frowns.

"I lugged this stupid books all the way out here and you guys don't even share some soup?" Jirad plops down in the dirt and crosses his legs. Leaning back, he rubs his stomach and groans.

A) Knock it off
B) There's some dry stuff left
C) You should have brought your own
D) Other

>>33660269
>C) You should have brought your own
B) There's some dry stuff left

we'll have better food when we meet up with pietra and kor anyways

>>33660269
>B) There's some dry stuff left
>C) You should have brought your own
>D)Other
"Hey it's first come first serve. Besides we'll have better stuff when we meet up with the others."

>>33660269
>B) There's some dry stuff left
We'll have a proper meal when we find the others.

>>33660301
>>33660373
>>33660381
Jirad grabs Annalise's bag and digs through, pulling out some dried meat and biscuits. As he reluctantly munches, you promise him much better food once you've reunited with Kor and Pietra. He stops chewing.

"Pietra? Like, 'Pietra' Pietra?"

A) No
B) Yes
C) What?

>>33660513
>C) What?

>>33660513
>C) What?
Uh oh.

>>33660513
<C) What?
ask him to elaborate a little

>>33660523
>>33660546
>>33660536
You look at him confused. He sets the meat and bread aside, standing up.

"Pietra, the one who lead the resistance in Hollag. You know where she is?"

A) Not at the moment
B) Maurice does
C) Yes
D) Other

>>33660603
>A) Not at the moment
why do you need to know?

>>33660603
>A) Not at the moment
>D) Other
Why do you ask?

>>33660603
>C) Yes
Why do you ask?

>>33660629
>>33660634
>>33660649
You confess that you aren't sure of her location at the moment. He scratches his head and seems to think hard about something. You ask why he's so interested.

"Well she was our leader once. I thought she was dead. I'm interested in meeting with her again."

A) Ask something
B) We'll meet her sooner or later
C) Other

>>33660766
>B) We'll meet her sooner or later

>>33660766
>B) We'll meet her sooner or later
"how's research been going?"

>>33660766
>B) We'll meet her sooner or later
I have a nagging worry the meeting he's interested in may involve violence.
Best not mention it, but keep the possibility in mind.

>>33660785
>>33660802
>>33660808
You tell Jirad that you're sure to meet her along the way, and certainly before the end of this trip. He sighs and looks up at the night sky. You ask him about his research to get his mind off of it.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I made some progress. This book has the information we need to forge magic weapons, and some other spells. Unfortunately, despite being able to read the descriptions and entries, I know fuck-all about using this stuff."

A) Look to Maurice
B) Tell him to keep working
C) Other

>>33661092
>A) Look to Maurice
>B) Tell him to keep working
>C) Other
if we need to rest, do so. We make for Pietra's place after resting.

>>33661092
Everything Wren just said XD

>>33661092
>A) Look to Maurice
>B) Tell him to keep working
Sorry about missing last weekend's session, didn't check 4chan at all until way after.

>>33661092
>>33661155
Seems good to me.

>>33661219
glad to see you're back

>>33661155
>>33661200
>>33661226
You turn to Maurice and ask him if he might assist Jirad.

"I've already explained sir. My school of magic isn't anything like that which is described in the book. To emulate it would require components I don't have, nor do I know where I might obtain them. That being said, if there are any formulas I can salvage, I'll need the book fully translated first." You nod, and tell Jirad to keep working at the book. He agrees. With that, you all set up a watch and turn in for the night.

The next morning, you continue heading east toward Pietra's presumed location. Jirad is quiet, reading softly from the magic book as you go. He says so little that you honestly begin to grow worried. Maurice does not share your fear, stating that this is merely a common state achieved by students of the arcane when they are ensconced in their work.

A) Trust Maurice
B) Take the book from Jirad
C) Other

>>33661445
>A) Trust Maurice

>>33661445
>A) Trust Maurice

>>33661445
>A) Trust Maurice

>>33661471
>>33661511
>>33661535
You allow Jirad to continue studying the book as you travel.

After a few weeks on foot, glad to have the road, you finally arrive at the Holy City of Anukk. You look in awe as you stare up at titanic walls of pure ice, and the white towers that peek over them. The road passes both around and through the town, and the path that leads in is blocked by a wall of sheer ice. There is a guard station at the base, filled with clerics in blue robes and wielding maces and hammers. They watch as you approach on the road.

"If Miss Pietra spoke true, she came here. She is likely still inside." Maurice dances in place, trying to protect his feet from the cold.

A) Approach the gates
B) Go around
C) Other

>>33661722
>A) Approach the gates

>>33661722
>A) approach the gates

>>33661722
>A) Approach the gates

>>33661744
>>33661815
>>33661817
You approach the city gates, or what you must presume are the gates as there are no doors with your companions. When you come near the ice wall, two of the clerics emerge from their hut. As they near you, snow begins to fall from the cloudy sky above.

"Good morning, travelers. If you wish to enter, state your business."

A) Just stopping to rest
B) We're here to meet someone
C) We're here to try the markets
D) Other

>>33661924
>B) We're here to meet someone
>C) We're here to try the markets

>>33661924
>C) We're here to try the markets
We want some iceberg lettuce

>>33661924
>C) Markets
>D)Other

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>>33661924
>B) We're here to meet someone
>C) We're here to try the markets
>A) Just stopping to rest
"We're here to meet someone, try the markets, and perhaps rest the night."
I really wasn't expecting such a cold reception.

>>33662026
>>33661924
>D) other
Yeah hopefully we won't cause any trouble and have to
make them chill out

>>33662078
>>33662026
So where's Wren's pun?

>>33662097
what are you talking about?

>>33662097
Honestly I was tempted to make several puns in a row but didn't want to ruin it for everyone XD

>>33662106
Man, and I thought you were cool.

>>33662106
Ice puns, Wren. We are bonding through the glory of ice puns.
We're cool like that.

>>33662150
>>33662152
you guys can go to hail

>>33661944
>>33662026
You tell them you plan to meet a friend inside, as well as browse the marketplace. The two clerics glance at one another, then bow. They tell you to follow them, and you do, reaching the ice walls in just a minute. The two clerics kneel in the snow and make grand motions with their arms as they bow their heads. Suddenly the wall begins to shake, and the ice cracks apart. It shifts and moves, making room for your group to enter. Once the wall is fully open, the clerics stand and motion for you to enter.

You proceed through the entrance, marveling at the thick walls of ice that now form a tunnel for you to pass through.Once you arrive at the other side, the wall slides closed again. You look around and take in the city. It resembles Lumen, in an odd sort of way. There is a large tower at the center of town, made of white stone. All the other buildings are normal rock and wood, and most of them have plumes of smoke from fireplaces.

If Pietra is talking to the leaders of this town, they'll be in the tower. However, there's no way to know that's where she is for certain.

A) Head to the tower together
B) Split up
C) Other

>>33662150
Curse you and your five seconds. I'd have got there first, but captcha kept freezing me out.

>>33662220
A) head to the tower together

>>33662220
>A) Head to the tower together

>>33662220
>A) Head to the tower together

>>33662183
aww I think you made Tiger so mad he sleet himself..

>>33662220
>B) Split up
Head to the tower with Anna, while the others go to the market.

>>33662279
sorry i just had to make one last pun and that was all I had XD

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>>33662278
Well, that was a rather chilling comment.
...
I'm rather inordinately pleased by ice puns. Not sure why.
Maybe we should stop, though. Before yet another good thread falls to the chill winds... of der ice age.
Yes, this has happened enough to have one waiting in my reaction folder.

>>33662250
>>33662256
>>33662275
You all four journey to the tower together. Along the way you pass by several people, all solemn and silent. This place seems very calm and serene for a major city. There aren't so much as good mornings exchanged amongst the populace, and all talking seems to be done in whispers. There also appears to be a great deal of bowing as well. You notice a great many clerics as well, dressed in furry robes of aqua and white, all carrying blunt weapons and round shields. They speak not at all, and merely patrol the streets in stoic silence.

When you arrive at the tower, you look up and realize that it is not white stone, but ice. It reaches high into the sky, easily twice as high as the Holy Palace in Lumen. There are no doors, only a great and beautifully sculpted archway guarded by four clerics. They stand shoulder to shoulder, at attention. For some reason, they're presence makes you nervous.

A) Talk to them
B) Have someone else talk to them
C) Other

>>33662459
I'm done you win XD

>>33662520
>B) Have someone else talk to them
some of the merchants, for starters. See if we can ask about Pietra's whereabouts

>>33662520
>A) Talk to them

>>33662520
>A) Talk to them
...something feels wrong. On your guard.

>>33662556
>>33662564
You approach the clerics and greet them. They say nothing. You ask for entrance into the tower.

"If you wish to enter you must have a pass. Nobody in or out without one."

A) I forgot mine
B) There's someone expecting me
C) Leave
D) Other

>>33662633
>A) I forgot mine
>B) There's someone expecting me

>>33662633
b

>>33662633
>B) There's someone expecting me
>D) Other
How would I go about acquiring a pass?

>>33662670
>>33662715
You tell the clerics that someone is waiting for you inside.

"No one may enter without a pass. Begone from here, or face arrest." With these words, the four clerics raise their shields in unison. They all bare a white star on them.

A) Back away
B) Demand to be let in
C) Other

>>33662822
>C) Other
how may I acquire a pass?

Ask to see Pietra and Kor. We are associates. At the very least, send a message to them that we are waiting outside.

>>33662822
>C) Other
Ask them where one could obtain such a pass

>>33662822
>C) Other
Ask about acquiring a pass

>>33662863
>>33662872
>>33662954
You ask them how you might go about acquiring a pass.

"If you wish to be issued a pass for one day, you must request one at the desk of the Church's clerk. His office is located on the fourth floor of the tower."

A) Ask to see the clerk
B) Think of something else
C) Other

>>33662988
>A) Ask to see the clerk

>>33662988
>A) Ask to see the clerk

>>33662988
>A) Ask to see the clerk

>>33662988
>C) Other
Facepalm.
So in other words, we need to get into the tower so that we can get into the tower.
Ask to speak to their superiors. It's time to start bludgeoning through bureaucracy.

>>33662988
>>33663093
I just freakin realized that, holy hell that is stupid
>C) Other
time to beat through bureaucracy

>>33662996
>>33663035
>>33663087
You ask to be allowed to see the clerk.

"None may enter the tower without a pass. Begone, or face arrest."

A) Violence
B) Resignation
C) Other

>>33663184
>>33663093

>>33663184
>C) Other
ask that they relay a message to Pietra and Kor inside and tell them that we are waiting outside

>>33663184
>A) Violence
Time to bust through and see who set up these ass backwards rules and give them a piece of our minds

>>33663273
>>33663226
I don't think we can afford to antagonize a potential ally at this point, especially after Pietra seems to have done so much negotiating.

>>33663324
... true... Ok lets not piss them off...
>>33663184
I retract my statement oh great Rags!
>C) Other
ask that they relay a message to Pietra and Kor inside and tell them that we are waiting outside

>>33663268
>>33663435
You ask the clerics to give a message to your friends inside. You ask them to inform your friends that you're outside the tower, waiting.

"I'm terribly sorry, sir, but I cannot do that."

A) Why
B) Just do it
C) Other

>>33663324
Bludgeoning through bureaucracy involves very little in the way of bludgeoning.
Every system has flaws to exploit. It's just a matter of beating your head against a wall of paperwork until you find them.
We just follow the train until one of them screws up, they deliver what we want, or somebody with pull notices.

>>33663519
>A) Why
Fucking hell why don't the guards have passes.

>>33663519
>A) Why

>>33663519
>A) Why
>C) Other
"No, never mind. Let me guess. You don't have a pass?"

>>33663519
>A) Why
Seriously? This is bullshit bureaucracy at it's worse

>>33663548
>>33663557
>>33663573
You ask why, but you have a feeling you already know.

"Guards aren't issued passes, sir. Therefore, we are not permitted to enter the tower." You rub your sinuses for a moment, while your comrades sigh with frustration. You point out how idiotic this system is, and for the first time the four clerics seem to be taken aback. They look at one another, thinking hard about the situation. After a minute, they stand at attention again.

"Admittedly, it's not a very well thought out way to do things, but rules are rules. No pass, no entry."

A) Ask something
B) Give up
C) Other

>>33663863
>C) Other
do you know of anyone who does have a pass we can ask?

>>33663863
>C)Other
ask if anyone has a pass who we can ask to help. if this doesn't work
>B)Give up
and go to an inn and plan on how to break into this cursed tower

>>33663863
>A) Ask something
"When was the last time anyone entered the tower?"
Do we know if citizens arrests are a thing? Because I believe these guardsmen have commited a crime, or at least been complicit in the commital of one, whether they realise it or not.
They will be made aware of it should they answer incorrectly.
If they answer correctly, we have no reason to be here and we just wasted a lot of time.

>>33663909
>>33663948
>>33663986
You ask them if there is anyone with a pass who might be able to help.

"Not that we know. To my knowledge we haven't actually seen anyone with a pass in the last few years." You scratch your head and ask when the last time anyone entered the tower was. "Well the priests come in during the morning, as do the clerks, but they arrive before we're on duty. Oh, wait..." The guards drop their stoic facade again and scratch their collective heads.

A) Ask to be let in
B) Leave
C) Other

>>33664152
>C) Other
have they seen two dark skinned women enter the building?

>>33664152
>>33664169
I second this motion

>>33664152
Leave for now, we can come with the clerics in the morning.

>>33664220
priests*

>>33664169
>>33664206
You ask if they've seen two dark skinned women in or around the tower lately.

"Yes, sir. They've been entering the tower via the window every day at precisely noon." You ask why the guards didn't apprehend them. "Noon is when we have our lunch break, sir, and we're off duty." You squint your eyes and ask why they never reported it after. "We don't have passes, so we couldn't go in to inform anyone, and by the time anyone leaves we've gone home for the day."

A) Leave
B) Other

>>33664341
What time is it at the moment?

>>33664341
>A) Leave
we stake out around the window. find an inn or somplace near there.

>>33664341
>A) Leave
>B) Other
Smile at them and tell them: "Thank you for the information, and I apologize for taking up your time have a nice day."

>>33664392
You ask the clerics for the time. One of them moves over to the door, trying to peek in without actually putting his head through the arch. He returns shortly.

"Half past eleven, sir."

A) Leave
B) Other

>>33664664
>B) Other
Find a place nearby and wait watching the tower

>>33664664
>A) Leave
>>33664401

>>33664664
>B) Other
Wait for half an hour, then through the window.
I know we don't need to go inside to meet Pietra and Kor, but dammit after all that I am getting inside the sodding tower.

>>33664703
>>33664880
You and your companions stand and wait just on half of an hour. At noon, a bell high atop the tower rings out, and the four guards shrug, then leave in unison, presumably to find lunch. The entrance to the tower is open and unimpeded.

A) Enter via the door
B) Other

>>33665029
>B) Other
Enter via Window there might be guards on the other side of the door..

>>33665029
>>33665081
might as well try the window

>>33665029
>B) Other
Enter via the window.
Sod the door. Probably trapped.
Also, actually using doors is just so passe.~

>>33665081
>>33665094
>>33665115
You and the others begin looking for a decent window, low enough to climb to. You spot one around the side of the tower, and begin climbing.

"If I may interject sir, I've neither the footwear nor the skill to ascend this obstacle." You turn back and see Maurice shrugging. You yourself are barely able to climb in all this armor, even while Annalise and Jirad take to it like spiders. It will be nigh impossible to get Maurice up without some sort of help.

A) Leave him outside for now
B) Try another way in
C) Other

>>33665291
>C) Other
get some rope and have Anna tie it to something inside the tower. we climb up with that

>>33665291
>A) Leave him outside for now
We needed stuff from the markets anyway, right? The less time we spend here, the better.

>>33665319
You have Annalise take the rope from her pack and ascend the wall with it. She scrambles up quick as a cricket and disappears through the window. You wait for what feels like five minutes, and the rope comes falling down, stopping just about eight feet above the ground. You should be able to boost Maurice that high, you think.

A) Go in first
B) Have Maurice go first
C) Have Jirad go first

>>33665670
>A) Go in first

>>33665670
>C) Have Jirad go first
Have Jirad go first then Maurice (I doubt he'd be able to lift our big asses up there...)

>>33665670
>A) Go in first
then Jirad then maurice

>>33665670
>C) Have Jirad go first

>>33665704
>>33665726
You climb a few feet up, then grab onto the rope, trusting Jirad to help Maurice. Climbing the rope is surprisingly difficult, most likely due to your diminished strength lately. As you are about to reach the window, you look back and see Maurice struggling to lift his weight up the side of the tower, while Jirad playfully dangles like a monkey. You chuckle and grab onto the sill, lifting yourself up and into the building.

Inside you see a large storage room full of shelves packed with various sized boxes. There is only the one window, and one door leading out. Across the room are two chests, up against the wall. The first one is open, likely empty, and the second is currently covered by a red-haired woman, with an olive skinned woman straddling her as she sits. They seem to be embracing, amongst other things, though the red-haired woman puts up a false resistance.

A) Interrupt
B) Stay quiet
C) Go back down
D) Other

>>33665990
>B) Stay quiet

>>33665990
>B) Stay quiet

>>33665990
>A) Interrupt
Cough

>>33666043
>>33666073
You throw your legs over the window and lightly touch down on the floor. You watch a bit longer, trying your hardest not to make a noise.

Across the room the olive skinned woman grows more eager, running her hands down the red-haired woman's neck, then to her shoulders, and coming to her hips. The red-haired woman responds by lopping her hands beneath the olive skinned woman's arms, and growing more accepting of her pressures.

You're beginning to struggle to avoid saying anything.

A) Interrupt
B) Bite your tongue
C) Other

>>33666356
>B) Bite your tongue

>>33666356
>B) Bite your tongue

>>33666356
>B) Bite your tongue

>>33666356
>B) Bite your tongue
No need to interrupt something and give away your position..

>>33666397
>>33666434
>>33666461
>>33666462
You hold out a little longer and continue observing silently. Annalise continues to protest meekly, even as Pietra moves from her lips to her neck. As Annalise begins moaning lightly, Pietra lets her own coat slide off of her, revealing her usual leather vest. After a moment, Pietra pulls away and returns to occupying Annalise's mouth, and begins pulling her robes out of her belt. Soon Annalise's chainmail is revealed, but Pietra keeps going, lifting that as well. Beneath that of course, is Annalise's tunic, but as Pietra lifts that away, you begin to see her bare, well toned midriff. Pietra continues kissing Annalise, and now she ceases protesting. She accepts Pietra's hand as it slips under her tunic and makes it's way up and out of sight.

Maurice gives a loud groan as he heaves himself into the window, falling on his back. You turn around in surprise, and watch as he crawls away to catch his breath and allow Jirad to hop in behind him. When you turn back to the girls. Pietra has already pulled her coat back on, and Annalise hastily stuffs her robes back into her belt, red as a strawberry in spring.

"Well, it took you all long enough. Must have been an... interesting climb." Pietra glances at you, giving you a dangerous look.

A) It really was
B) Not really
C) Where's Kor?
D) Other

>>33666650
>A) It really was
>B) Not really
>C) Where's Kor?
>D) Other
kiss pietra and anna

>>33666650
>A) It really was
>B) Not really
>C) Where's Kor?
>D) Other
kiss pietra and anna also give Pietra a hug

>>33666650
>A) It really was
>D) Other
Kiss them both. Commence hug.
>C) Where's Kor?

>>33666687
>>33666718
>>33666745
You cross the room and grab both women in your arms, pulling them into a hug. As you embrace one another, laughing, you plant a passionate kiss on each of their lips. As always, Pietra smiles wide and Annalise seems slightly dazed by this. You ask where Kor is, and Pietra informs you that she is bringing back an important item needed for her plan. She then closes her eyes and presents her lips for another kiss.

A) Ask about the plan
B) Check on Maurice
C) Other

>>33666924
>B) Check on Maurice
then
A

>>33666924
>C) Other
Give her another kiss
>A) Ask about the plan

>>33666962
>C) Other
Give her another kiss
>A) Ask about the plan
>C) Check on Maurice
it'd be bad if he never made it up after all..

>>33666962
>>33666973
>>33666991
You lean in and give Pietra another deep kiss, letting her savor it a bit more this time, before pulling away and asking about the plan she has in mind.

"Don't worry, you'll like this. It's even better than the one I came up with in Ferris. I already see you got the hammer." You roll your eyes and turn around to check in Maurice. He is sat up against the wall, huffing and puffing, but seemingly okay. What concerns you more is the cold look in Jirad's eye.

Jirad stares at Pietra, unblinking, and with his right hand resting on the hilt of his curved sword. Annalise gasps, stepping in front of you.

"There's something behind you Jirad. I can feel it. Come close, slowly." Jirad does not respond, only lets his fingers dance on the handle of his weapon.

A) Ask what's wrong
B) Tell Jirad to be calm
C) Tell Pietra to leave the room
D) Other

>>33667155
>A) Ask what's wrong
>B) Tell Jirad to be calm
>C) Tell Pietra to leave the room

>>33667155
>A) Ask what's wrong
>B) Tell Jirad to be calm
>C) Tell Pietra to leave the room
D) Other
prepare to draw your weapon if shit goes down we're gonna be as well prepared for it as we can get

>>33667232
make sure to draw the mithril shield. always have a good defensive measure ready

>>33667267
yeah, especially since he cut through that lock like it was butter...

>>33667155
>B) Tell Jirad to be calm
>D) Other
Ready your weapon

Dammit. I hate it when I'm right.

>>33667320
>>33667232
>>33667267
You step in front of Pietra and raise your hands. You ask Jirad what's gotten into him, and ask him to relax. He continues to stare, and you ask Pietra to exit the room.

"What? Why? Who's that kid?" You reach back and draw your bastard sword and shield. It will be hard if you have to fight with both, but you may not have a choice. Jirad takes a step forward, hand still on his weapon.

"You left us there. You left us to die." You hear a quiet scrape of metal as Jirad draws his sword. The blade is blood red and shines in the noon light. He takes a step forward and points the end of the blade at Pietra. "Do you have any idea how many of us they rounded up and killed? Do you know how many times I had to stay up at night, afraid that someone would grab me in my sleep and slit my throat?" He takes another step forward.

A) Tell Jirad to calm down
B) Attack Jirad
C) Other

>>33667644
>A) Tell Jirad to calm down

>>33667644
>A) Tell Jirad to calm down
Be prepared to shield him in the face.

>>33667672
This

>>33667657
>>33667672
>>33667728
You tell Jirad to stay calm, but sensing his hostility, you prepare to counter should he try anything. Suddenly, Jirad rushes at you, waving his sword madly as he screams bloody murder. You raise your shield, and prepare to smash him back across the room.

Wrapping her, come back next week for the exciting conclusion.

If someone would archive for me, I'd be so so so grateful.

Love you all, dome a favor and have an amazing day/night.

Description: We make out with our boos, and Maurice dies

>>33667796
good night rags,

>>33667796
Good night Rag's.

>>33667796
>Maurice dies
oh shit.

>>33667796
Good night Rags. Rest well.
>Maurice dies.
I take it thats hyperbole? The exhausted collapse?
We didnae actually kill our pal did we?

>>33667896
fucked if I know, we'll find out next week.

good night