Profectus is the first to speak, seemingly confused. “What do you need beyond a loin cloth and perhaps a breast wrap? It's swimming, not a gala event.”

Darzi seems offended, folding her arms in front of her chest and adopting a stand-offish posture. “Do elves really show that much skin when they go swimming? Why not simply go naked, if you're going to do nothing but cover your breast and groin?”

Prof shrugs nonchalantly. “Actually, elves would show more usually. The breast wrap is considered unnecessary unless one is attempting to imitate the Rhynian style.” He smirks, his tone becoming sardonic. “Although, I suppose if we really wanted to imitate the Rhynian style our men would go nude and fondle little boys.”

Mortia sighs melodramatically. “That old fable again? My mother told me that was a myth, slander designed by the dark el-” She pauses, clearing her throat. “Samjan, rather. To demonize the empire.” Was she about to call you an elf? It sort of seemed like she was about to call you an elf. You're not sure how you feel about that.

Profectus shakes his head. “It wasn't a fable, Mortia. Trust me. That sort of degeneracy was disgustingly widespread within the Empire. Especially within the military.” You find it somewhat ironic that an elf is remarking on the degeneracy of another race, but keep those thoughts to yourself.

Darzi had grown progressively more irritated throughout this conversation. She chooses to cut in just as Profectus finishes speaking, likely in the hopes of heading off any further drift off topic. “Can we not talk about Rhynian pederasty right now? Clothes, people. We're looking for clothes. Focus.”

(1/2 or 3, trying to use more line breaks, though I can't say I'm fond of how the result looks.)

Chryssa joins the conversation, seemingly utterly nonplussed by the conversation thus far. “Is there a place to buy clothes in this village? It is not particularly large, I would think that most clothing is spun by wives and daughters rather than bought in a market.”

Darzi grumbles something unintelligible, taking a moment to glare down the street. You join her, absentmindedly looking around for a tailor or market stall. You don't see anything in the immediate area, but as you and your party progress towards the town center you note more and more market stalls popping up on either side of the road. Some of them are closed, or in the process of closing, for the day but Darzi points out a weaver's stall that appears to be open. It has a collection of wool, flax, cotton, and even sea silk garments. Most of them are of course done in the Samjan style; that is to say airy, flowing robes with either floral or geometric designs, if any.

Darzi throws her arms companionably around Chrys and Mortia's shoulders, dragging the two women off towards the stall. Fulvia, Profectus, and yourself are left standing around uncomfortably while those three, really just Darzi and Mortia, excitedly chatter about the quality of the fabric and the design of the garments. Come to think of it, it seems kind of rude that Darzi didn't include Fulvia, but you suppose Fulvia can just appear to be wearing any garment she wishes. You consider pulling out a book and reading to pass the time, but Profectus tugs on your sleeve and points to another stall tended by an elderly looking Samjan. A long white beard dangles down past his waist and even long hair trailing down his back. You'd estimate him to be roughly of an age with your Master, so around five hundred.

(2/3)

He's got a collection of all sorts of knicknacks sitting in front of him. Swords, spears, shields, cutlery, pots, pans, a suit of lamellar armor, a bird singing away cheerily in a cage, and who knows what else. Those are just the items that immediately catch your eye. Profectus' eye seems to be drawn to the fine collection of alcohol the man has on display, or perhaps the row of pipes sitting on a rack next to the booze. “Check that guy out. I'll bet you five gold that guy's got some artifacts to sell.”

You channel just a touch of vys into your armor and the world fades away, replaced by the ebb and flow of ambient vys. Mortia is glowing like a damned lantern in a dark room, even with the relatively high amount of vys in your surroundings. The vast majority of the glow stems from artifacts on her person, you spot what you think might be a sword and a small collection of beads, but beyond that it's hard to tell. The man also has a glowing point of light on his chest, likely an enchanted necklace of some sort, and the lamellar armor glows softly. Perhaps a former adventurer pawning some of his old finds?

>Check out his stall.
>Naah, you're pretty content to just wait.
>Write-in

>>34942729
>>Check out his stall.

Uh...seriously? We're gonna barter tonight even if it's the only damn thing we do.

>>34942729
>Check out his stall.

>>34942729
I love old bastards, go talk to him

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>>34942667
>My mother told me that was a myth, slander designed by the dark el-”
>by the dark el-”
>dark el-”

Mortia officially confirmed for knowing what is up

>>34942729
>Check out his stall.

>>34942729
>Check out his stall.

>Check out this dude's stuff.
Writin'

>>34942828
>that waist

Absolutely disgusting

>>34942644
IT'S TIME

>>34942828
She was about to call samjans elves, no anon she doesn't know shit

>>34942871
I literally woke up as soon as you made this thread

>>34942925
The beach episode called for you.

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>Soma's face when he finaly starts the thread.
>Check out his stall.

So is literally everyone in our party racist? Like, seriously. These attitudes are not acceptable.

>>34942958
Yeah, samjans aren't dirty elves, that's not cool, we aren't animals

>>34942958
It's fine, Mik's racist as well, so it balances out.

>>34942958
Well....Darzi seems to be remarkably non-rascist. And we're only a tad bit so. I don't think Chryssa is, and if she does, she doesn't show it.

Once we're in our cloak, can we use magic to do things? Or is it the nature of the void itself that vys is absorbed?

Also, could we be partially in our cloak wearing the centurion armor such there there is a constant air supply coming from outside the cloak?

If both of those things are possible, I think it would be really cool to try to learn Void Sign by using tendrils of water instead of our hands while meditating. The meditation would be incredibly difficult because we would have to prevent the water from evaporating in the vacuum while simultaneously ensuring that out suit has an air supply and trying to focus on what is presumably an incredibly complicated language. Maybe that could be how we try to get insight into water grandmastery

>>34942729
>a bird singing away cheerily in a cage,
Strange that Ricky didn't skreech in our mind at that moment.

>>34942958
It's not racist when it's different species m8

>>34943012
He doesn't wanna seem needy, he so wants to eat it though

>>34942958
SK isn't racist.

>>34942911
Its like you are being willingly obtuse. But why would you do that on the internet of all places? When talking about Elves of all things?

>>34942911
Samjan identified

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>>34942958

>>34942958
Profectus isn't racist, his best friend is a dark elf.

>>34943194
>elf

>>34943140
And proud
>>34943077
Elves a shit

>>34943194
>elf

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>>34943213
Why ya gotta talk shit about Mik like that?

>>34943253
>mik
>elf

>>34942729
>Check out his stall.

Soma you should know us by now we're more curious than a toddler and love to barter more than a fishmongers wife

You shake your head. “I'm not taking that bet, I know for a fact he's selling at least one enchanted artifact. Lets check it out.” You shift your attention to Fulvia. “Want to come with us? Better than standing her alone.”

She nods her head brusquely. “I believe I would enjoy that, yes.” With that settled, the three of you make your way across the square to the old man's stall. He looks up as you approach, pulling a long pipe from his mouth and exhaling a billowing blue cloud from his nostrils. When he speaks, he speaks slowly and his words slur together. “Whatcha need m'fellow travelers 'pon this wretched world of ours?”

Profectus turns to you, utterly uncomprehending. “That was just a random string of syllables and noises, you can't tell me those were actually words.”

You wave Profectus off absentmindedly, responding to the merchant in your native tongue. “Just a look at your wares, my friend. Tell me, where you once an adventurer?”

The old man responds with a lethargic nod. “Once 'pon a time, sure. Y'could say I plundered th'darkest depths this side of Elaudia.” He bites down on the wooden bit, his teeth clacking loudly against the wood. He stops speaking to take a deep drag, the contents of the bowl glowing a bright orange before he pulls the bit from his mouth and exhales another cloud of blue smoke. “I gotcha armor, weapons, even gotcha th'sorta mundane whatchmacallit, y'know.” He waves the pipe around in vague sort of gesture, leaving you to fill in the rest.
(1/2)

Your mind is briefly assaulted by the image of the bird, and then an almost comical depiction of Ricky swallowing said bird whole, and wrapping you in his tentacles. A gesture you think might represent a hug. You're a little taken aback when you return to the land of the living, though it doesn't appear as though any time has passed. Seems Ricky wants a snack. You ignore him for a moment, instead looking over the rest of the man's wares. The armor sparks your interest, if only because it looks particularly ancient. The plates that compose the lamellar are not of iron or steal, but rather the same material that makes up your Hiacian Warlock Armor, that is to say the carapace of the Palaka Worm. That would make it a relic from the Hiacian Empire, as the secrets to shaping carapace have been lost to the ages. You also note a small handle-shaped object that exudes vys, enough that you can feel it even without your magic sight. You've little idea what it might do though. Other than those two items, you don't see anything of particular interest.

>Ask about the bird.
>Ask about the armor.
>Ask about the handle.
>Ask about his adventures.
>Write-in

>>34943376
>standing her alone
here

Remember, I got us confirmation that sitting in a fire for a week whil healing ourselves would get us GM in water, but we have to carefully consider whether we want to do it or not, as the way onengets GMastery will have consequences in negatives/bonuses.

>>34943403
>Ask about the bird.
>Ask about the armor.
>Ask about the handle.

>>34943403
>Ask about his adventures.
>Ask about the handle.
>Ask about the armor
>Ask about the bird.

in that order

>>34943414
No negatives, just choosing between different positives.

>>34943403
>Ask about the handle.
>Ask about the armor.

Man, I don't want to be the asshole who feeds gerbils to mastiffs for giggles. But at the same time...Ricky needs to eat.

>>34943403
>Write-in
Ask him about Elaudia, what he knows about Elaudian steel, and what he can tell us about our sabre if he seems to have expertise.

>>34943403
>Ask about the armor.
>Ask about the handle.
>Ask about his adventures.

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>>34943403
>almost comical depiction of Ricky swallowing said bird whole
gotta keep Ricky healthy

>>34943403
>Ask about the bird
>ask about the armor
>ask about the handle.
>ask about his adventures

Lets get Ricky a snack after all he does store our stuff for us and give it to us when we want it right?

>>34943479
Nah there's negatives. It's on the ask page.

>>34943479
Soma said there are negatives i.e. "more susceptible to X"

>>34943403
>Ask about the bird.
>Ask about the armor.
>Ask about the handle.
>Ask about his adventures.
Might as well ask everything

>>34943403
Everything

How about instead of feeding that particular bird to Ricky we buy him another chicken, I wouldn't separate a man and his pet just to feed our pet.

>>34943514
>>34943516

Just re-read it, my bad, you right.

>>34943555
I would. Our pet is way cooler than his

>Everything.
Writin'

>>34943555
Ricky wants the bird man. The Rickster doesn't ask for much.

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>>34943555
gotta keep this karma even I guess, maybe ask him what kind of bird and stuff, but not buy it to feed Ricky.

>>34943511
What is this from?

>>34943650
Looks like fanart of helsing

>>34943376
>Y'could say I plundered th'darkest depths this side of Elaudia.
Sure could be some useful infos, albeit outdated, since we're supposed to go there at some point right. Could maybe give a map of the major locations there.

>>34943650
More of that Alucard shit people seem to love posting. Boy is one of the supporting characters at a much younger age and dog is one of the main character's familiars.

I wonder if Rickster might prefer a chicken. More meat on dem bones.

>>34943698
>shit

>>34943719
He asked for the bird, I bet it's a special kind of bird.

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>>34943729

>>34943746
Most birds generally taste the same.

>>34943808
>favorite
I watched three episodes

>>34943812
if you don't want to give him this one, why not think at him an image of chicken, with a negative impression on this bird, and curiosity?

>>34943827
This is a good idea. We should do this first

Just feed Ricky the bird, what's the big deal? It's a bird. Our monster is deserving of a meal, given he itemizes and keeps track of all our shit

>>34943827
Why can't we just buy him the damn bird?

>>34943827
Just purchase the bird, guys. Unless its some magic bird or its pet, but I doubt it

>>34943827
I agree with you, we should at least confirm that it needs to be THAT bird.

>>34943909
Why does it matter?

>>34943935
Oh looks it's the dad that bought his daughter the red doll house and not the blue one. WHAT A MONGREL.

>>34943935
we don't know if it's like a years-long companion of the vendor, I don't want to be the asshole millionaire who buys everything on a whim

>>34943957
We are asking about it, not grabbing it and shoving it our cloak

>>34943957
"Oh god, NOT THE BIRD! TG YOU MONSTERS, IT WAS HIS ONE AND ONLY FRIEND!"

>>34943935
It's fucked up to buy a man's bird and then slaughter it to feed it to your void abomination.
As long as we tell the guy we want to kill the bird, I'm fine with it.

>>34943957
But we were an asshole who bought shit on a whim before we were rich?

>>34943966
We should ask them both then, why not? It's good to have info on Ricky's tastes anyway

>>34943983
If he sells it to you it's yours, that's how it works

>>34943992
And if Ricky wants to eat the personal pets of others?

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You examine some of his other stuff, but nothing really stands out. While you look over his wares you absentmindedly ask. “Mind telling me about some of your adventures? I've delved a number of ruins myself, and made something of a career out of it.”

He waves his pipe around again, though this time it seems more like excitement than confusion. “Sure! I can tell yah a thing or two 'bout our lil' trade.” He clears his throat, or attempts to. He actually ends up descending into a fit of coughing that last several minutes before he eventually gets himself under control. “I 'member this'un-” He gestures to the strange handle made of what you think might be Elaudian steel that you were examining earlier. “-in an old fort right on th'border of Elaudia. Big ol'...” He trails off, holding his hands out. You're not really sure what he's trying to get across. “Big ol' thing. Walls, gate. Whole shebang. Collapsed, mostly. Just walked right on into the place.”

He pauses to take another long drag from his pipe. “Place was... filled up with all manner of critters. You name 'em. Flyin' saddles, swamp turtles, stags, mutants, wolves. Lost a friend on my way down. Wolf sprayed it with that acid what shoots out of their mouths, y'know?” You don't, but you don't interrupt him. “Y'know, though. It's really the turtles y'gotta look out for. Size of a house, bigger even. Sharp teeth. Three or four rows. Thick hide too, and thicker shell. Tough bastards, better to just run away instead of face 'em.”

(1/2 or 3)

>>34944012
Now it would be Mik's job to teach him that's a big no-no

>>34944012
Well it might be expensive later on but I want to keep the scary mother fucker we wear when we sleep happy

He seems to be getting off topic, so you decide to gently redirect him back to the handle. “And the device, where did you find it?” He looks at you confused for a moment before realization dawns on his face. “Oooh! Right, right. Yeah. Found it in a... uhhh, whatcha-” He scratches the back of his head for a moment, clearly thinking hard on the subject. “Vault! A vault, yeah. Big ol' thing. Locked up tight. Had to search the place high and low to find the combination. Right. Yeah.” This old man is really scatterbrained. “It's Elaudian, made of that weird metal of theirs. Y'press a button, and a blade slides out. 'Cept, it's not really a blade. It's more like...lightning bolt given shape n' form.”

Well, that answers two of your questions then. That was rather convenient. You've little idea what on Earth a lightning bolt given shape and form might look like though. Sounds like overly poetic garbage, but what do you know? “What about the armor?”

He peers at you for a moment, and then turns his attention to the armor. “That? That's, uhh... found it in an old house. Buried under a dune. Partially, that is. Dragged it out. Pretty sturdy, good armor. Wore it for a while. Not all that magical though. Jus' makes the desert a little easier to traverse. Replenishes the body, n' whatnot.” He wave his pipe around in a vaguely dismissive manner.

You gesture to the bird. “And what about this little guy?” He stares at you for a short while before responding perplexedly. “That's a bird.” You nod. “Yes, but is he for sale?” The old man folds his arms in front of his chest, spilling some ash on his pants. “It's a she, and no she ain't!”

>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Buy the armor, might be useful.
>Try to convince him to sell you the bird.
>Write-in

>>34944012
Then he's a man of taste

>>34944024
Elaudia's got some fucked up things.

>>34944041
ENGAGE ULTIMATE HAGGLEMODE
MUST ACQUIRE THE BIRD

>>34944041
>>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>>Buy the armor, might be useful.
>>Try to convince him to sell you the bird.

>>34944041
Well why not? She yours? Somebody already buy her?

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Buy the armor, might be useful.

Don't really care about the bird. Skull Kid could use the armor.

>>34944041
>>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>>Buy the armor, might be useful
>>Try to convince him to sell you the bird.

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.
Armor is trash and let's not piss him off with the bird.

>>34944041
>Give us the bird man

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Buy the armor, might be useful.
Tell Ricky we won't separate a man and his bird, but we'll give him two chicken and a sheep, maybe.

>>34944041
>get dat burd

>>34944041
>>Try to convince him to sell you the bird.
>Try out the handle-shaped object.

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Buy the armor it might be useful
>try to convince him to sell you the bird
>write in
Think to Ricky that we may or may not get the bird but that we will get him a chicken or two yeah?

>>34944041
lightning bolt given shape sounds like a taser
>Try to convince him to sell you the bird.

>>34944024
Wait... is that a fucking lightsaber?

>>34944091
Am I the only one not seeing a problem here? As long as it isn't expensive as all hell I'm fine with buying Ricky whatever he wants, he is best boy

Please people can we not go stupid over a bird, just tell Ricky we'll get him something that hold no sentimental value to it's owner or something?

>>34944041
>>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Try to convince him to sell you the bird
"I realize that pet must mean something special to you, perhaps I could interest you in a trade?"

>>34944041
>Try out the lightsaber

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.
>Buy the armor, might be useful.

>>34944118
Uh duuuh

>>34944124
Ricky is an important member of Mik's Magical Acquisitions and Banking Inc.

He's maybe the MOST important. He doesn't ask for much. Give him the damn bird

How long will you be running, Soma? Any chance you'll still be here 9 hours from now?

>>34944124
Seriously, who gives a fuck if it's sentimental to the man? If we buy the damn thing, it obviously wasn't that important to him

Holy shit, do you people really want to try buying someones beloved pet to feed your shitty void beast?

>>34944153
>9 hours
Iffy. Probably more like 4-6.

>>34944121
at this point money's hardly an issue, we could buy 400 Guars like Al-Gasreed with our own money

>>34944159
>shitty
NO YOU DIDN'T, SOMEBODY HOLD ME BACK

>>34944158
He'll tell us to fuck off and we won't be able to buy the lightsaber.

>>34944159
>shitty
Ricky is fucking the best, fuck you mate. He keeps track of all our shit, hands it to us immediately when we need it, and serves as a great intimidation tool.

>>34944041
Buy the artifact, we can study its enchantments and get good shit later

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>>34944159
>shitty void beast
Ricky is credit to team. You know who isn't? You.

>>34944176
get fucked nerd

>>34944165
And we haggle everyone one of them

>>34944163
oh well, guess I'll catch up from the archive. Have fun, guys!

>>34944197
no, we're going to be too busy feeding that bird to ricky you butthurt faggot

>>34944197
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I WILL FIGHT YOU

>>34944200
Well we got Al-Gasreed with a discount, so if you wanted to buy these 400 with another discount it would certainly be lower..

>>34944041
>Try out the handle-shaped object.

Let's get our Thundar on.

So trying out the handle thing seems pretty unanimous. As does buying the armor

VOTE
1
To ask for the bird.

VOTE
2
To leave his pet alone.

>buy bird
>ricky draws it into the cloak
>super pissed off 500 year old ex adventurer on our ass

>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
2

Just because we can buy the damn bird, doesn't mean we should.

>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
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>>34944223
2

>>34944223
2

>>34944223
1

>>34944257
Yes and? We don't have a reason not to either.

>>34944223
2

>>34944223
Can we ask the guy if he got a map of Elaudia or something? Like what's the main language there or some of their custom?

>>34944223
1

>>34944223
2

>>34944272
The guy said it's not for sale it's not for sale besides we can get Ricky a whole freakin sheep if he wants it

>>34944223
1

>>34944223
2

>>34944282
"Hey, so I just fed you pet to my pet, do you by chance have a map of Elaudia?"

>>34944228
>>34944240
>>34944264
>>34944271
>>34944300
>>34944315
>1

>>34944229
>>34944231
>>34944238
>>34944241
>>34944242
>>34944246
>>34944259
>>34944262
>>34944267
>>34944268
>>34944278
>>34944301
>>34944316
>2

Hot diggity damn. Writin'

>>34944223
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>mfw mik is starting to become a decent samja

>>34944223
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>>34944322
Fuck every single one of you people.

>>34944223
1

>>34944307
But he asked for the bird, and if someone told you an ancient artifact if theirs was not for sale would you listen? Hell no.

>>34944272
It's this kind of reasoning that got us into the whole mask/barfight/fulvia's secret/drunk rambling about how we killed Spiros trouble.
You want another 15 threads of bitching over a bird?

>>34944339
Contain your asspain please

>>34944322
BTFO
T
F
O

>>34944350
It's not an artifact though, it's his pet.
We could just get a fucking chicken. We're on the road to becoming Ricky's slave people.

>>34944322
>mik is the next Asher

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>>34944339

>>34944353
Exactly! Yes he wanted the bird lets just get him an animal that IS for sale and see if we can find a bird like it somewhere in our travels.

>>34944374
>slave
Dude he's gonna become our black suit thingy from spider man

>>34944322
When did we even get this many players?

>>34944426
It's the Ricky crowd.
The worst.

If Ricky is sad because of you guys imma be so butt mad

>>34944446
Good. It will help build your character.

>>34944446
Ricky is a monster from the void, not you're waifu

>>34944444
What a waste of a get
Ricky isn't bad either

>>34944446
We can just get him another bird.
>>34944444
Sick quints m8

>>34944444
Ladt time I check our regular players loved the hell out of Ricky, did I wake in an alt universe? Is bearenstain back to bearenstein?

Ricky seems like a young kid that want to touch/discover everything new that enter his field of vision.
>That's a xxxxxxxx Ricky-poo.
>No you can't have that one since it's the old lady's xxxxx.
>I can buy you your own if you stay calm, would you like your own xxxx? Though so, be a good boy/girl/thing while I do my business now okay, I'll be over soon.

>>34944426
I personally just finished an archive binge. This is the first time I've been here live.

>>34944473
I would imagine most people don't want to feed him the bird because the old man is attached to it.

>>34944485
You do realize he can do advanced arithmetic in his head and can find and give us shit in an instant, stop treating him like a kid

>>34944511
Yeah but all that Ricky hate came from somewhere man

>>34944511
That's the reason I don't wanna feed it to him I get that he needs somethin to snack on every once in a while to kill the monotony, but theres no need to kill an old dudes pet bird over it

>>34944513
He has no idea what is socially acceptable though, since he's a void abomination. It's our responsibility to acquaint him with the social norms of beings from Mundus

>>34944513
Yet he can throw a tantrum at Chryssa for chairs and stuff.

>>34944531
It's not Ricky hate it's lolrandumb hate.

>>34944473
Nope, I like Ricky too. It's just the difference between feeding your bud a chicken and feeding your bud a pet. I don't expect Ricky to understand societal norms, and when he sees something he'd like to take a bite out of he lets us know. That doesn't mean it's not a dick move to buy someone's pet and then feed it to your cloak monster. So hold off for now, and buy him a chicken or something to make up for it.

You people seem to forget that Ricky is the fucking drawback to the cloak.
>>34944552
Mate, Rick is lolrandumb love.

>>34944562
Ricky has done nothing wrong

>>34944544
He just whined about how he wanted one I don't think he did anything but keep showing her pictures and screeching, that and dude could use some chairs

>>34944562
Take that back. He earned every ounce of my affection.

>>34944562
Mortia (I think it was Mortia but maybe not) was wondering how we keep creatures from the void from attacking us through the cloak, so I imagine he's actually there to defend it for us.

>>34944375
Stop it, Mik only had the hostage clusterfuck to his name and... Holy shit he could be the next Asher!

>bar hostages = dinner scene
>dead god = Lucia
>random douchery/Jewness = always an asshole

>>34944552
How is it lolrandumb? Ricky asked for it, mik has no strong morals, it's not really randumb

>>34944562
>Ricky is the drawback
No son, Ricky makes using the cloak possible.

>>34944579
When do we start bitching about kids and whining like a teen about the time we slaughtered bandits

>>34944380
>Feng Shen Ji

Mah nigger.

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You pluck up the handle-shaped device. It seems to shift and mold itself to the shape of your hand, it actually ends up being a rather comfortable fit. It's almost spongy, in a strange sort of way. “Mind if I try this thing out?”

He waves a hand vaguely in the air. “Sure, just uh... point it towards the ground.” You do so, and then fiddle with the handle a bit. That doesn't seem to do anything, so you try channeling vys into it. That doesn't do anything either, frustratingly enough. You glance up at the merchant and he coughs into his fist, gesturing vaguely at the device. When his coughing fit clears he says simply. “Button, on the top. Press it down.”

You look at the handle closely, but don't see a button. There is a gem that sorta looks like a button, you press down on it and in an instant a long, rounded shaft has slid out of the handle and incinerated several inches of dirt, forming a ovoid hole. It's a bright orange in color, and waves of heat practically boil off of it. Strangely enough it doesn't scorch your hand, even though it's only a few inches away from the blade.

You pull it carefully out of the ground and turn away from the stall, taking a swing. The blade bends and stretches outwards, almost like a whip, and lashes against the ground. A long scorch mark is left where it touched. Odd, very odd. A bolt of energy shoots along the blade, arcing from the tip to the ground, and then another. It seems like this would be a pretty difficult weapon to master, since it extends whenever you swing it. You'd be worried about hitting one of your companions by accident in a melee. However, it certainly seems effective.

>Buy it.
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
>It's not worth the learning curve, and you have enough weapons as is.
>Write-in

>>34944614
Buy it, we can stay up at night and practice

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
SK will love it.

>>34944614
>Elaudia is a place of snake-worshiping Jedi in powerarmor.
Jesus Christ how horrifying.

>>34944603
Well that won't happen as Profectus whines for us, aloud anyway, and fuck bandits no one steals from Crazy Hassan.

>>34944614
>>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.

Dude....this is freaking sweet. Just imagine how easy dungeon clearing plant monsters and mutants will be with this.

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.

>>34944588
Mik does have morals. He's always had morals. He got banished because he had morals. His morals are admittedly deteriorating, but he isn't incapable of empathy to the point he'd take an old man's companion and feed it to Ricky just cuz.

>>34944614
Give it to Prof, ppffftt
We'll all die

I guess we can train with it, but thats just one more fucking thing we have to learn. Theres already so damn much

I vote we don't buy it

>>34944614
>Buy it.
Shit it's small and can fit on our belt yet has a relatively long range that thing is awesome >>34944632
I like SK but he has the Pulse Cannon thing and he's still working the kinks out of that besides we're generally the ones on the frontline we need as much firepower as possible and this will help conserve Vys should we need to save it

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.

Why would we ever not get a lightsaber?

>>34944579
>Darzi=Emilia
I don't regret letting her leave

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
We already have 2 swords, give it to Skull Kid to mess around with.

>>34944614
>>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.


Mortia could use a lightweight weapon that doesn't rely on physical strength to use effectively.

>>34944614
>Buy it.

Ask if he knows how it powers itself since it doesn't draw vys from its user.

>>34944614
>Puzzling Lightning Blade +5
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
Who was it that was good with whip swords?

>>34944671
Mate, she's a vatis with shitloads of powerful artifacts and now shitloads of money.
Not giving her shit.

>>34944614
Buy it, we need a sword that isn't just vys storage

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.

For Skull Kid

>>34944614
How much does it cost?

>>34944657
I definitely think we should begin taking a more tactical approach to fights now that we're grandmaster healing and have a huge party. Let our allies tank hits and focus on healing, conserving vys whenever possible.
If we run out of vys, especially if Darzi is leaving, our team is fucked.

>>34944671
I honestly think she's set if all the artifacts on her body combined make her glow like a sun of vys.

We could set up some kind of training with Ricky to handle all the weapons we don't use, I mean it would be fucking scary to see this dude with a spear in his hands and a few weapons hanging out of his cloak held by tentacles. Grievous anyone?

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
sk

We are haggling of course right yes Soma are you listening hello we're haggling aye?

>>34944693
Didn't we just buy him a war hammer? Isn't he working on a vys blaster? Dudes good weapon wise

>>34944632
>>34944640
>>34944643
>>34944671
>>34944682
>>34944668
>>34944669
>>34944658
>>34944693
>>34944720
>Give it to someone else.
Man, I counted those votes in a weird order.

>>34944691
>>34944631
>>34944657
>>34944680
>Buy it.

Then a couple votes for don't buy it. Anyway, writin'.

>>34944697
Yeah, but noone else can really tank like we can considering we have the Hiacian armor. Chrys is a ranger until she gets Earth up for that Mace she has. Prof and SK are basically Artillery Darzi is leaving and Mortia is a wildcard

>>34944723
I think haggling's pretty much automated now(since the barfight at least), automated as the pouring vys into the swords at least lol

>>34944723
Yeah, dude. Where do you think you are? I just needed to know if you were getting the Armor and the Relic or just the Armor.

ANYWAY I need some rolls. 3d10+6 (+4 from Silver Tongued, +2 from the merchant being high as fuck). DC is 20.

>>34944697
With Mortia here to cover us on the ranged magic dickery front we should be fine, almost all our vys went into ice attacks

Rolled 6, 7, 8 + 6 = 27 (3d10 + 6)

>>34944748
rolll

Rolled 10, 10, 8 + 6 = 34 (3d10 + 6)

>>34944748
dc 20, sounds reasonable

Oh, and I should probably tell you what he's going to ask for, cost wise. 30 gold for the armor, 100 gold for the sword. Well within your price range.

>>34944614
>Buy it, you'll give it to one of your party members.
How about Fulvia?

>>34944660
It really does look that way.
I only said crazy Hassan to keep away sounding like Faust did with the new contract.

Rolled 7, 5, 2 + 6 = 20 (3d10 + 6)

>>34944748

>>34944762
>tfw no straight 30

>>34944762
what would be the result of a nat 30 this soon after ranking up our haggle bonus?

Are you allowed to do drawing versions of these threads?

>>34944761
>>34944762
>>34944771
>27, 34, 20 vs DC 20
>Great Success!
Writin'

Rolled 7, 2, 4 + 6 = 19 (3d10 + 6)

>>34944784
What?

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>>34944761
>>34944762
>>34944771
And everything was aaaamazin'.

>>34944769
Now I'm worried for miks well being, when does the big gumbnt roll in on him?

>>34944784
Like, a Banished Quest Drawquest version? I can't draw for shit, but if an artist wanted to volunteer I'd be open to the idea. I've actually been thinking about commissioning some art, since I have disposable income, but I haven't decided who I'd commission.

>>34944739
Darzi leaving isn't exactly ground in stone. And within the past few threads, many Anons have seen the folly of letting our loyal tank and secondary healer split ranks.

>>34944761
>>34944762
>>34944771
Nice, the more roll we pass without using vys the faster we gets to another level right? Next one should be in a while tho.

>>34944787
Did we just convince this high bastard that we payed in advance?

>>34944819
That would have been nat 30

>>34944804
Our tank is chrys, darzi was another us, a medium range fighter with magic. She was a tank because of her hulk armor

>>34944819
Nah; we convinced him to give any infos on Elaudia he had(maps, books, name of important peoples stuff like that) for free.

>>34944803
I'm drownin in disposable funds and willing to bail some of it out to you whenever. This quest has been the most thoroughly enjoyable and interesting on /tg/ yet, and I'd love to contribute in any way.

>>34944614
you honestly think we would skip buying a light saber?

>>34944831
Now I wanna see chrys on hulk armor, god help those in our way

>>34944691
We have 3 swords already only one of them is Vhs storage

>>34944844
Can't, because she's too horny.
because of her horns, get it?

>>34944854
Damn, we need to fix that, I want her to be the ultimate damage sponge and heavy hitter for us

>>34944871
>Fix her horns
NO

So, lets give it to Profectus. He's the least concerned with his vatis training, only doing it to control his arm. This might be something he's more willing to train in.
So give him a lightsaber and some armor, stick him on the front lines, and repair all the limbs he slices off of himself

>>34944892
I meant modify the armor dude, I'm never changing chrys, closest ill get to monster girl in this quest

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>>34944803
I can draw good art for you for free Soma-sama~

>>34944902
No, he will meditate if it kills him. Also we should try controlling the saber with vys

>>34944871
We could cut them off.

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>>34944836
I appreciate the offer, but it wouldn't feel right to take donations just to run this quest. I mean, hell. I enjoy this just as much as y'all do.
I DO IT FOR FREEEEEE

>>34944906
My face when, Anon. My face when.

>>34944903
As I recall there was talk of snake-people a good while ago. So maybe not?

>>34944871
We could make her jam the horns into the cloak and wear it while in the armor

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>>34944906
dat nose

>>34944911

So, we tell Prof that the sword is his if he can show us some significant improvement on his fire mastery. That way we can buff our weakest party member and force him to buff himself at the same time. He's earned some dosh after all this time.

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>>34944919
So Soma, can I ask you real quick whether or not this introductory paragraph:

>When you round the corner, you find her slowly pushing her way back to her feet. If you didn't know better, you could almost mistake her for a construct. The armor makes her seem completely genderless, and from a distance it's hard to tell whether or not she's simply made of metal. The only thing visible is a single eye glaring at you through the middle of the three eye holes. She seems unable to speak in the armor, but does bow her head in thanks at least.

Means that Chryssa would be unable to use the Eludian armor?

>>34944943
>We could ... jam ... into ... her
We should.

>>34944943
I-I want you to put y-your hOrOs into m-my here, my cOOO.
And J.JAM 'EM IN.

>>34944955
The armor seemed to flow around its wearer, changing its shape to suit them. For instance, when you found it it was way, way larger than Darzi. Thicker, and stockier. A little shorter though. Then after she put it on it fit her like a glove.

Whether it would accommodate Chrys' horns, you can't be sure.

>>34944970
Hulking death tank of doom is possible, I'm so hard right now

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>>34944963
Party faces when

>>34944798
It already did, remember that's why we're here.
Now we can play terrorist and kill the Shah. >>34944970
Do you enjoy OverHuman Soma?

>>34944970

Can we get a more in depth looke at our little robot we bought? Didn't it have some scanning functions?

Soma kill?

>>34945114
maybe we should just gift it to SK
I bet he would find better use for it

You press down on the gemstone set in the top of the handle and the blade simply dissipates into thin air. You flip the handle in the air absentmindedly before turning your attention back to the merchant. You've attracted some stares due to your little demonstration of the weapon, but by and large people seem nonplussed. This is a really weird little village. “I'll take the blade and the armor. How much?”

Ricky screeches quietly into your mind after you mention what you'd like to purchase, projecting an image of the bird again. You respond by thinking very hard in his general direction about chickens. He responds to this with the image of a camel. Your counter offer is two chickens and a sheep. He responds with two chickens and a lamb instead of a sheep. You're not sure what he has against sheep, but you decide that's agreeable in the end. The assault of images on your mind stops, and you're left facing the merchant. Not much time seems to have passed.

The man takes a long drag from his pipe. “Hundred thirty. Gold. Nice round number. Thirteen's an auspicious number to boot. Lucky.” He nods sagely. “Yeah, yeah I feel good about a hundred thirty. Thirty for the armor. A hundred for the relic.”

You frown, that's a bit more than you were hoping to pay. Especially considering you're just going to give the sword to one of your companions and probably the armor as well. “How about... seventy gold? Seven is even luckier than thirteen. I'm sure the gods would reward you for such generosity.” You really have no idea what the hell you're talking about. Numerology was never your cup of tea.

(1/2)

>>34945302
I want to give it to him to see if he can replicate it. I mean hell, in just a few days he made a hand cannon

>>34945315
>Ricky screeches quietly into your mind after you mention what you'd like to purchase, projecting an image of the bird again. You respond by thinking very hard in his general direction about chickens. He responds to this with the image of a camel. Your counter offer is two chickens and a sheep. He responds with two chickens and a lamb instead of a sheep. You're not sure what he has against sheep, but you decide that's agreeable in the end. The assault of images on your mind stops, and you're left facing the merchant. Not much time seems to have passed.
HAHAHAHAHA

That seems to really strike his fancy, his eyes practically light up. “Wait, wait I just had a great idea. Okay, ready?” You nod. “Thirteen gold for the armor.” Pretty much dirt cheap, you're happy with that. “Twenty-three gold for the blade. Because, you know. I read a book that twenty three is everywhere. It contains the secrets to understanding the universe. That will really improve my spiritual essence, I feel.”

You nod sagely, while privately cheering the fact that this man is high off his ass and a bit loony to boot. Thirty-six gold for the whole thing! You hand over the money happily and he scoops it up with relish. You toss the relic into your cloak and then whip it off ,draping it over the armor. Ricky slips out a tentacle to help you drag the armor and its rack inside, and once he's done you whip the cloak back on. The old man didn't even seem to notice. Profectus puts a handful of gold coins down on the man's stall and takes two bottles of fine wine, tucking one into his bag and uncorking the other, taking a swig. Fulvia waits impassively, absentmindedly inspecting a knotted rope that vaguely resembles the Samjan word for 'danger'.

You stop briefly on the way back at a stall selling a wide range of livestock, from poultry, to dogs, to sheep, lamb, and goats. Even a guar, though it's old and appears sickly. You purchase a chicken and a goat for three gold coins and whip off your cloak, holding it out in front of you. Before your very eyes three tentacles whip out and pluck up your purchases, dragging them one by one kicking and screaming into the blackness of the void. The merchant, a young woman, stares at you shocked and horrified while you once more whip on your cloak and wander off.
(2/3)

Your purchases made, the three of you return to the weaver's stall to find that the women, not counting Fulvia, have finished their shopping. Darzi holds a pair of sea silk pants and a loose garment vaguely resembling a shawl. Mortia simply has a loose, silken skirt and a vest. Rather risky garb for a women. Chrys is holding whatever she got under her arm, so you can't really get a good look at it.

“Ready to go?” Darzi nods, and your party once more sets off for the beach. Not the rocky shoreline you picked your way across to get to the Apothecary's hut, but rather the long stretch of white sand that made up the shore further away from the village. By the time you reach the beach, the sun is starting to drift towards the horizon but you've still got hours of sunlight left to enjoy. Darzi drags Chrys off towards a rocky outcrop, presumably so they'll be afforded some privacy while they change. Mortia simply shrugs and strips out of her clothes, she opted for robes today rather than the outfit you saw her in yesterday.

Mortia has more meat on her bones than most Samjaan women. However, she's got a generous chest and wide hips, a very Elven body type you'd call it. Unfortunately you don't get to see much of anything, as she's wearing a tight-fitting shirt beneath her robes and a pair of tight shorts made of a fabric you don't recognize. She pulls on the silk vest and pants she'd bought, and then falls back into the sand, spreading her arms out to enjoy the sun.

(3/4)

You remove your cloak, stretching it out like a blanket on the sand next to you, then shed your armor and drop it into your cloak. It's strange, it just sort of slips inside, like a rock into a pond. After that you shed your monk's robes and your underrobes, until you're left in just the white cotton pants that you wear beneath your various layers of robes. They're not really proper swimming wear, but they'll do. Profectus is essentially just wearing a loin cloth after all, a strip of cloth that barely retains his modesty. So you're not the least appropriately dressed here.

Profectus immediately runs off to dive into the sea, though you're not sure if you should join him, you actually sort of wanted to meditate. You spent most of your youth submerged in salt-water trying to hold your breath long enough to slip into a trance, after all. The sea is practically your home.

>Sprawl out on the sand and read for a bit.
>Try to create a massive sand castle using wet sand and earth magic.
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.
>Write-in

>>34945367
I love Ricky so much

>>34945388
>Sprawl out on the sand and read for a bit.

>>34945388
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

>>34945388
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

>>34945388
>Try to create a massive sand castle using wet sand and earth magic.

>>34945388
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

Can we also try that underwater dome aquarium thing to impress our party? Not as a meditation, just something for funzies.

>>34945388
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

>>34945388
>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

Team building beach episode

>>34945367
Ricky learning to
Jew from us. So proud.

>>34945388
>Try to create a massive sand castle using wet sand and earth magic.
>Write-in

Build it underwater, see if you can breach the surface!

>>34945388
>>Sprawl out on the sand and read for a bit.
>>Try to create a massive sand castle using wet sand and earth magic.
>>Just have some fun, swim around, race your friends. Play pranks. Regular person shit.

We could do a bit of everything really, create the castle have the gang rung around/inside of it while we create a small room to read

>>34945470
This I guess

>>34945470
>>34945388
I like the cut of this Anon's jib.

Transferring >>34945419
Pretty sure that's mine. Sorry if it isn't.

>>34945449
I'll second that.

>>34945388
>Try to create a massive sand castle using wet sand and earth magic.

>>34945470
Seconding this

>>34945470
Have the gang help building it using their power( Darzi/Prof can make some part more or less hard by hardening the sand, Fulvia can make spiky bits, Mortia can create flowersnshit Chris' can be our queen to our king

>>34945470
This

>>34945470
>drag mik to beach because he's going insane soon, dealing with all kinds of shit, and just counts his money and reads
>gets there and builds himself a reading room out of sand
>fucking magic mik

Soma, what are you listening to?

>>34945506
They're taking old grandpa out to the fair aren't they? I don't wanna die, I don't Chrys carrying those feels

>>34945502
>Chris' can be our queen to our king
I'm seeing Chryssa and Mik sitting in a throne room made of sand looking all regal and shit.

>>34945470
Can we do this with a sand siege battle?

>>34945388
Is there an option to practice our oud?

>>34945507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLG3n6LYKxo

>GIANT SAND CASTLE
>Have the gang help.
>Have fun with it.
Writin'

>>34945543
ANON...

the oud is always an option

>>34945543
No.

>>34945470
And just like that we got the group meditation(maybe not, but let's not be picky) we wanted for so long, also it'll be good to check on Prof/Chrys/Mortia's skills

>>34945546
Can the sand castle be an Earth Magic meditation? The DC to advance Earth should only be, like, 15.

>>34945571
Why would this be a meditation? This seems like regular ass magic fun time

If this count as a group meditation I hope it serves to push Chryssa's and Prof's levels over to Vatis

>>34945587
The exercise might count as a meditation if we decide to redo it later on, might be good for insights

>>34945610
Why would this help prof? Did we start him on earth? I thought we gave him fire?

>>34945584
Actually, I just noticed I fucked up. I listed you as a Novice Earth Vatis with 1/2 insights, however it only takes 1 insight to reach Apprentice from Novice. So the DC would be 20. With a +4 base modifier, +2 from being a Vatis, and assuming you invite everyone to join in, a +8 total (+2 from Chrys, nobody else besides Fulvia has levels in Earth and Fulvia can't meditate.)

Anyway, group meditation session, yes/no?
>Do it, fag.
>Naaah.

>>34945638
Nah, lets just have fun.

>>34945638
>Do it, fag.

>>34945584
It's twenty I think.

>>34945638
>Do it, fag.

>>34945638
>Do it, fag.

>>34945638
Do it fag

>>34945638
Just Chryssa. It could be our own little thing.

>>34945638
>>Do it, fag.
if we great success I expect a masterpiece

>>34945638
Make it so.
Incomming severe failure

>>34945664
I prof blows it up on accident

>>34945638
>Do it, fag.

>>34945630
He could use his fire power to dry the sand faster than us, so we can build the walls faster.

>>34945638
>>Do it, fag.
Assuming this leaves us with enough time to chill with the party. If not then >Naaah.

>>34945679
Drawing the water out of the sand would be easy as hell

We better take a pic of our castle if we pass the DC.

>Do it fag
Roll me those dice. 3d10+8 vs DC 20

>>34945692
It won't take too long, you're at full vys if I remember correctly, and really filling your reserves is what eats up the most time.

Rolled 8, 9, 3 + 8 = 28 (3d10 + 8)

>>34945703
here comes the sub 10.

>>34945703
Scratch that, you're at 28/30. You'll still have time to chill out though.

>>34945703
Someone better roll a nat 30, I want sandcastle perks

>>34945703

Rolled 6, 7, 8 + 8 = 29 (3d10 + 8)

>>34945736
>>34945703
Well fuck me

Rolled 10, 2, 4 + 8 = 24 (3d10 + 8)

>>34945703

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>>34945712
>>34945747
>>34945752
These rolls man

>>34945712
>>34945747
>>34945752
>28, 29, 24 vs DC 20
>Success!
Writin'