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You stomp your way across the wooden pier, making your way towards the slip where the fishing vessel is currently moored. It's a simply ship, little more than just a wooden hull and a bench for a fishermen to sit on. You do note that straps of canvas cloth are tied down to metal rings attached to either side of the bench, presumably for tying down the fishermen while they battle a particularly fierce catch. It lacks a sail, instead two oars extend from either side of it.

You carefully step into the boat. You've no desire to capsize the vessel and send yourself splashing into the water. You can't help but feel a touch paranoid as you set to untying the ropes which moor the fishing vessel to the pier. You keep glancing around to confirm that nobody's watching, but knowing what you do of the Varistha's capabilities he's probably aware of all that you've done so far. There's vegetation everywhere, and he's admitted to you that he sees all that goes on in the town.

You free the ship from the pier after only a few moment's work, coaxing up a current in the water to guide you gently from the slip. The boat turns under your gentle urgings to face the sea, and you spare a moment to consider your plan. Is charging out to face the pirates alone really the wisest plan? What if one of their vatis notices you and sounds the alarm? What if that ancient vessel of theirs has some forgotten enchantment on it that prevents you from messing with it, thus rendering your trip pointless?

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On the other hand, what alternatives do you have? If you do nothing, then your companions may very well perish in the upcoming battle. If you inform them of your plan you'd likely only invite complaint and argument, you don't foresee any of your companions being particularly crazy about the idea of you running off alone to battle a veritable army of pirates capable of defeating the Shah's flagship in battle. You certainly couldn't bring any of your companions, it would just increase of risk of you getting caught. You might be able to convince Kadir to let you scout further ahead of the party, with one of your companions acting as an intermediary, but you're not thrilled by the prospect of speaking to that man.

>Sail on, you're doing nothing but wasting time.
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.
>Actually... you're not sure about this anymore. Coax the ship back to the docks, you trust your friends are competent enough to survive the battle.
>Write-in

>>35454525
>>Actually... you're not sure about this anymore. Coax the ship back to the docks, you trust your friends are competent enough to survive the battle.

If not this then at least
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.

and

>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

But I think it is a bad plan.

>>35454525
>>Actually... you're not sure about this anymore. Coax the ship back to the docks, you trust your friends are competent enough to survive the battle.

>>35454525
>Actually... you're not sure about this anymore. Coax the ship back to the docks, you trust your friends are competent enough to survive the battle.

>>35454525

>Sail on, you're doing nothing but wasting time.
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454525
>>Sail on, you're doing nothing but wasting time.
>>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.
please don't forget to meditate

>>35454525
>>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454525
>Actually... you're not sure about this anymore. Coax the ship back to the docks, you trust your friends are competent enough to survive the battle.

>>35454525
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454525
>>>Sail on, you're doing nothing but wasting time.
Forward to loot!!!

And killing pirates, fuck pirates.

>>35454596
>>35454637
I'm pretty sure sail on is the "None" option.

>>35454525
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454525
Let us begin.

But Inform and meditate first. We need to soften up the pirates before the fleet gets slaughtered by them and our companions die. No one hurts muh waifu.

>>35454675
I thought sail on was continue with plan.

That's really all I want. meditating and informing i dont really care about as long as we continue

>>35454525
>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454525
>>>Inform your companions, you owe them that much.
>>You should probably meditate once you get out to sea, facing the pirates with only half of your reserves seems an unnecessary risk.

>>35454553
>>35454564
>>35454579
>>35454648
>You're not sure about this.

>>35454675
>>35454665
>>35454641
>>35454596
>>35454706
>Inform and meditate.

>>35454674
>Just get on with it.

>>35454637
>Meditate first, don't inform your companions.

I'm gonna start writing, but just to be absolutely sure.

VOTE
1
To inform your companions, meditate, and then carry on with the plan.

VOTE
2
To pussy out.

>>35454776
1

>>35454776
1

>>35454776
2

>>35454776
2

>>35454776
1

>>35454776
1

>>35454776
1

>>35454776
2

>>35454808
We can still do this later, after we talk with our crew and do some actual consideration of this plan.

>>35454776
>inb4 they come out to "help" us and get blown to bits

>>35454840
I'm pretty sure no, once we decide this we're backing off on the pussy out option. Soma's asked what, three times if we're really sure about this

>>35454785
>>35454786
>>35454812
>>35454830
>>35454833

>1

>>35454796
>>35454808
>>35454836

>2

>>35454776
2

>>35454776
1

>>35454859
What?How is deciding not to do it now and consider it again a vow not to ever do it?

Looks like you're committed. That'll be the last vote on this matter, then. Back to writin'!

>>35454906
Shit this is me and I meant to do 1
>>35454776

>>35454916
Because it clearly states not to discuss the plan to them, but INFORM them. Then meditate, then carry on with the plan. Please, learn to read the voting options

>>35454911
>>35454906
Too late

>>35454859
>>35454916
pretty sure it was not a now or never thing.

But we're doing it now anyway.

>>35454916
Since we have companions that would physically force us not to go.

>>35454922
Ah well, guess I'll try and make the best of this situation, then. At least it isn'tmask level stupidity.
>>35454942
I was the anon who voted 2 replying to myself, sorry if I confused you.
>>35454948
They're in the temple, we're at the shore, anda water semi-GM.

>>35454986
Are you doubting our companions?

>>35454986
Nah, for a risky maneuver, we're being unusually careful about this. Which is, y'know, good but I wish I'd seen this behavior before the ruins, the mask, the mines, the bar, etc.

Oh well, maybe we're learning

>>35455013
Are you doubting The Magic Mik?

>>35455013\
>....
>Mik: Chrys I am going and there's nothing you can do to stop me
>and then out of no where arrow to the leg
>then the other leg
>and arms

>>35455034
Maybe it's that more of the sensible players got here early this time.

>>35455054
>Chrys
>hurting Mik-senpai
>ever

>>35455071
Maybe the playerbase is just learning. Slowly.

>>35455034
If we were being careful we wouldn't be doing something as stupid as going off alone to take care of a horde of pirates. And yet here we are.

>>35455101
Chrys has threatened to kill us several times.

And she's got that yandere streak in her of hurting us to protect us from ourself.

>>35455054
>a couple arrows can stop the Mikman
Didn't we agree on a pirate name at one point?

>>35454986
>At least it isn'tmask level stupidity.
We don't know that yet.

Whats the plan guys? Are we trying to sneak in, find the shah, wait till the dose clears up? Kill everything in the room as fast silent as possible. then rinse and repeat?
If we're going in for the kill I say we put on Haician armor after we meditate.* On speed or slow*

BTW if we get into a big problem remember we have the vys sword. we can either leech or use the massive blast to cleave a few mother fuckers.
and our other sword we have a few vys charged into as well.

>>35455123
>a couple
Think continuous stream while she marches steadily closer and closer.

>>35455124
>we will kill the Shah

Oh shit, we're going to kill the Shah on one of the pirate ships aren't we?

>>35455124
The shah is dead, we are doing this to keep chrys and darzi for getting their stupid asses killed. Also loot. Lots of loot.

>>35455124
Nah, we should just meditate for Vys and not waste the time. and if we do meditate on something we should finish off Fire Master.

>>35455150
I thought the 3 ghost guys said that the Shah already died, making the current Shah Kadir. I don't quite remember what they said though, I'd have to look it up.

>>35455124
I thought the plant was basically an underwater Blitzkrieg, drilling giant holes into the ships with water magic?

>>35455154
Yes, we're saving them from going off to die by... going off to die ourselves.

>>35455124
>The positives of this plan --- fucked them voidways royally.
>That's the plan, except for stealing a ship. I personally assumed we were going to stealth in and blow/steal everything and then stealth out. Stealing a ship is kinda pointless when we can just steal the usefull/valueable shit from it. Not to mention the host of problems you no doubt bring up about it. If we do happen to run into any sort of trouble all we have to do is go straight through the floor and into the ocean and they're left with a rumor of ghosts and thinking if they've finally gone insane. Almost no way for them to prevent us from escaping.

>>Simple observation --- Pttuui!
>I think that maybe you are overestimating the risk here. The entire basis of the incorpreality potion is so that we should never have to come in contact with any of the crews. and if we do it will only be lower workers who will ignore us. We pop up from underneath a ship into its lower holds and peek through some walls till we have a grasp of the ship. then we steal any cannons below decks and steal all but a couple of the powder stores which we ignite.

protip: cannons are not manned when not in battle

>Also remember that the main point of this isn't to solo the fleet, it's to weaken them while maybe acquiring some loot

pulling this from the end of last thread

>>35455122
Did you forget what happened after Mik gutted himself in an entirely safe environment surrounded by healers?
She'd be more likely to drop shit and run across the water and bull tackle mik

>>35455124
I'm pretty sure that at this point, our vys sword can cleave a ship in half, if that's what it does. We shouldn't use that here, we have no idea what it does outside of having like 3 points of vys in it. What if it changes after 10+? Soma has explicitly told us we have no idea how it actually works and we've barely experimented with it at all.
Also, remember, we can't use enchanted objects while incorporeal.
I just find more and more reasons for why this plan is stupid especially since we're going in unprepared.
>>35455150
He's dead, Jim.

>>35455185
No it's a one man stealth operation.

>>35455185
I'd be fine with that, but it seems anons changed their mind, and I'd prefer not going to this new "plan".

>>35455124
>The positives of this plan are if we're successful we get an assload of loot and maybe some kind of ship while our companions will be safer during the main battle. What we'd need to do for this to work is spot them before we get spotted and swim up close/beneath them to not get shot out of the water then take the potion and assume we don't get caught while killing people with ice magic while either stealing loot and cannons through our cloak or using bartering applicable fire magic to light their powder stores, assuming the Rhynian cannons use powder like the pistol does and aren't completely magical.
Except the ship part.

>>35455185
nah, that was the plan for the swimmers. We're going to use the ghost pots to infiltrate, steal, and blow up.

>>35455198
We are a better vatis, we have a less stupid plan than poking holes in the ship, we have a magic ghost potion. We are better off than they are.

>>35455198
We have more chance of surviving than them

>>35455244
>we are better vatis
They wouldn't be going off swimming to ships alone, anon. They'd be with the Shazada's fleet of vatis and soldiers.

>>35455150
>>we will kill the Shah
I want to rescue him is what I meant.
>>35455154
>The shah is dead
While he may be dead. It's not 100%
Capturing the king of a country = HUGE bargaining chip.
to the country not to us. If we have to sacrafice the shah for even our mini spy robot I wouldn't do it.
But yeah. meditate on a usefull effect. I don't think Meditating on the 1 boat we're on of Fire would be wise. While in the middle of the ocean.
I'd rather speed or slow.
Speed to activate on our self. To increase reflexes over haician armor. Will make Silent kills that much easier.
Or slow and throw in slow metal reinforcement into armor and heals. making us a battle god.

I'd much rather speed. Killing more members faster seems like the best plan.
Would be great to land on pirate island and fight our way out with the shah. Make him a bro.

You push the boat onward, urging the currents to carry you out to sea. It's a simple task, at your level of expertise. The water flows eagerly to obey your whims. It takes only a few minutes for you to put the village behind you and turn the boat towards the southwest, where the pirate's distant island lies. You wave to a villager standing on his porch, flipping a meat skewer on a small grill.

Once you're well and truly out to sea, you reach out via that strange connection in the back of your head to contact your companions. {Everybody, listen closely. I've set out to sea with the intention of putting an end to, or at the very least severely weakening the pirates before it comes to open battle. I have with me a potion from the local Alchemist which ought to turn this into an achievable feat rather than merely an elaborate form of suicide. I've already set out to sea, and I'll not be dissuaded from my current course. I merely wished to inform you of my intentions, in the event that I don't return.}

You sever the connection with that, before they all start shouting into your head at once. The last thing you want when you're about to battle an army of pirates is a migraine. Instead, you focus on guiding your vessel across the waters. You manage to coax it up to a steady clip, the bow actually lifting just slightly out of the water as your little magically created current propels you forward faster than any sail ever could.

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We're gonna have like +20 modifiers for stealth.

You come to a halt after perhaps thirty minutes at this pace. Your vys reserves have been further drained by the journey but you've made excellent time. You can already see a few pillars of smoke on the horizon, surely indicating the pirate's cookfires. With your vessel sitting calmly in the waters you fold your legs beneath you, letting your eyes close and the world around you fade away. You find your trance comes with surprising ease, and you spare a moment to consider what you'd like to meditate on.
>Vys Reserves: (14/30)

>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.
>Meditate on an element.
>Meditate on an effect.
>Meditate on a metamagic effect.
>Write-in

>>35455336
>>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.

>>35455336
>Meditate on an element.

Fire. Do the heat a single drop of water thing. Try to kill a fish with it.

>>35455336
>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.
Could we just leech our sword?

>>35455355
You could, but I've been assuming the sword is an emergency reserve type of thing.

>>35455336
>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.

>>35455336
>>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.

If not then Fire

>>35455242
>>35455200
I feel like you guys are assuming that the pirates will be on the ship.
There is a chance we will have to dock/Float onto the enemy island.

also The ship is of Ryhnian craft. Fucking boss.
I would wager it is much better quality/faster/stronger in every sense. Would be a huge boon to steal if we can get the chance.

And yes worst case scenario so long as we have the chance we can fuck shit up, and leave let our companions know what they are up against. And have weakened their crewmen.

>>35455336
>Just gather vys, time is of the essence.
I'd definitely prefer leveling up before doing this suicide mission, but I'd rather have enough vys to improve bothces and not to run out when in dire need of magic tricks.

>>35455318
>That speech we gave
Chrys is totally gonna hit us when we get back.

>>35455399
>hit
Either something way more severe, or something incredibly adorable.

>>35455336
>Write-in
Medidate on the upcoming task.

>>35455385
ehh, they would chase us

>>35455205
>Also, remember, we can't use enchanted objects while incorporeal.
we shouldn't be able to do much of anything while incorporeal.
Did she say we couldn't use magic?
The only thing I thought about was the elevator fight when she gave us that description. So there should be certain things we can/can't do.

>>35455336
>>Meditate on a metamagic effect.
>speed
>>35455350
Fire magic on a wooden ship in the middle of the ocean.

>>35455423
we can use magic and are immune to pretty much everything except magic

>>35455423
We can use magic I think, and we can definitely be affected by magic too.

>>35455414
I'm hoping she sits there and forcibly hugs us for a good few hours(years) and makes sure we aren't gonna do something dangerous again

>>35455423
we can.

And we are unsure of whether the Cloak will work or not

>>35455386
we should have our full reserves either way.
Just if we fail the roll I wouldn't be to inclined to make is successful.

>>35455441
>Fire magic on a wooden ship in the middle of the ocean
>ship

It's a dinghy. It can be put out with a bucket of water.

>>35455452
If she does that, that just proves how much she doesn't know us.>>35455452

>>35455386
>>35455380
>>35455379
>>35455355
>>35455343
>Just gather

>>35455441
>Meditate on an effect
Speed is an effect with metamagic properties.

>>35455350
>Fire

Writin'

>>35455336
>>Meditate on a metamagic effect.
speed

>>35455482
It's why she isn't going to let go of us, ever.
Time for Mik to get STRONK enough to carry around chrys 100% of the time so he can do anything

>>35455509
I am Okay with this.

>>35455453
>>35455451
>>35455444

Guys so long as we're not shouting and doing stupid shit we can walk around the base find if shah is still alive. and go on a massive murder spree.
Using the least amount of vys we can create small spikes of ice. Plunge it into thier necks. killing multiple people at once. we just have to do it in seculded areas. as to not raise any alarms first. we we find a barracks we could go in kill dozens of guys.
Kill fucking everything with basically an ice pick to the brain.

>>35455585
I like this plan. Also would ricky become intangible? because what if he could pull the bodies in when we've killed um

>>35455585
We could just shatter one of the spinal discs, it's how chrys would do it, and with a small ice spike it would look like they just got pricked on the back of the neck

>>35455585
Just walk around dropping bodies.
man for times like these it would be nice to be an apprentice of nature. Apprentice + staff should be about a vatis at sensing shit.

>>35455585
>>35455614
>>35455615
>>35455624
Bearr in mind, Ricky can store the bodies. Or eat them.

>>35455614
that would be the best thing to do.
>feeding ricky

It kind sucks that we never meditated on the "human" body. We could killed dozens of people making tiny spikes since we would have known exactly where to strike.
If we have time Would be cool to get that out of the way. even if we just have to focus on deadly kill spots. and study the rest later.
>>35455615
Don't think Mik knows enough of the body to do that. Which is why i just said upwards/w.e spike to the neck/brain

You begin to draw vys from your surroundings into yourself. Some would find it odd that the sea is one of the more vys-saturated parts of creation, but due to the sheer amount of time you've spent at sea it's no surprise to you. Fish, algae, and sea plants give off vys just as any living thing. Plus, though it might just be your imagination, the vys you gather at sea seems to flow more easily into your reserves than the vys you gather on land. It doesn't need to be so carefully coaxed. Perhaps it's merely due to your skill as a water vatis.

Regardless, all these factors together mean you manage to fill your reserves in what must be record time. Especially considering how drained you were feeling when you started. Your eyes snap open, the ebb and flow of vys vanishing to instead be replaced by an endless expanse of blue. Judging by the position of the sun relative to where it was when you began, only a few hours have passed. You'd guess it's three or maybe four in the afternoon. The evening tide will be coming in soon, and with it the fishermen retiring after a long day at sea.

Your ship has drifted quite a ways on the natural currents since you began meditating. You can just barely see the peak of a mountain on the horizon, the smoke columns much clearer against the backdrop of the blue sky than they were when you first spotted them. You'd guess you're roughly an hour out from shore, or you would be if you were using a traditional sailing vessel. If you were to propel yourself forward with magic, you'd likely be able to get there in ten, or perhaps a half hour.

>Stick to rowing, for now. You don't want to risk getting caught.
>Propel yourself forward with magic, you're still quite a ways out.
>Imbibe the potion now. The less risk there is of getting caught the better.
>Write-in

>>35455678
We know enough to know that the base of the skull is optimal.

>>35455678
Didn't chrys flat out explain to us that she would break our neck? It should be too far of an assumption that Mik could figure out where the discs are, I mean on a lot of people you can see where they stand out

>>35455676
I would LOVE to feed ricky. Even keeping a body or two for us to experiment on. To further our understanding of the body. once this is all over.
Making us fucking super accurate, when it would come to killing.

My only thing is if Ricky can pick up/pull in bodies while we are incorporeal.

>>35455695
>Stick to rowing, for now. You don't want to risk getting caught.

I need to leave after this next post, to meet up with my friend. After I leave, it'll probably be a few hours before I get back.

>>35455695
>>Propel yourself forward with magic, you're still quite a ways out.
When we get close throw up an illusion of the waves

>>35455695
>Write-in
Put on the Hiacin plate, start swimming underwater.

>>35455725
How saddening.
Propel with magic.

>>35455695
>Imbibe the potion now. The less risk there is of getting caught the better.

>>35455695
>Propel yourself forward with magic, you're still quite a ways out.

>>35455695
>>Imbibe the potion now. The less risk there is of getting caught the better.
do they stack if they do take two.

Guys nature magic is a thing.

>>35455695
>Stick to rowing, for now. You don't want to risk getting caught.

>>35455731
This

>>35455744
>>35455751
Guuuuys.
Potion doesn't make the bloody boat invisible.
That's just dumb, besides they cost 75 a pop.

>>35455731
Moving objects are a bad candidate for an illusion. You can't do motion at the moment.

>>35455777
Drinking the potion would entail that you fly the rest of the way to the island.

>>35455777
We would actually just fall through the boat.

>>35455789
So how does the effect of the potion wearing off underwater work? Just straight up death?

>>35455789
Could we create a mist cloud around us? Mist clouds are totally a natural thing right? And are not candidates for being blown to shit right? Also couldn't we make ice mirrors and create a water magic ilusion? It's all about light right?

>>35455806
that OR we'd become a liquid man!

>>35455789
Wait, we can fly? Since when.
Am I being coaxed into a snafu here.

>>35455832
Yes. Yes. Not usually. No. It's about bending light, not just manipulating it.

>>35455849
When you're incorporeal, you can fly. I'm pretty sure I had Ghada mention this.

>>35455695
>Stick to rowing, for now. You don't want to risk getting caught.

>>35455849
The potion makes us invisible sort of, and intangible. I assume since we won't fall into the center of the earth we'll be able to fly.

Here's the thing with all these options guys. A decent Water Grandmaster, like the pirate leader, would probably see the disturbance in the water or the weird mist in the middle of the day as a big red warning sign. And we definitely can't row up to them in full armor. This is why we ought to don the Hiacin armor and rely on our cloak of murkiness to swim there. It's the best option and least detectable.

>>35455832
>A lone cloud of mist
>In the middle of the day.
>Coming towards the island
NOT SUSPICIOUS AT ALL
NOPE

>>35455849
how else would one get around when incorporeal? it'd be a pretty shity potion if all it did was make us fall to the core of the planet.
>>35455832
>clear blue skies
>no waves or harsh winds
>dozens of water vatis pirates, probably GM captain
>suddenly a little cloud of mist approaches from sea after pirates capture the Shah
>"oh, look a'tha'Jerry, a wee cloud a mist."
>"oh ya, I see it"
>"aight, let's get back to work"
Is this seriously what you're expecting to happe?

>>35455721
>>35455756
>>35455880
>Row

>>35455751
>>35455744
>Drink the potion

>>35455745
>>35455731
>Use magic

>>35455733
>Swim

Writin' for rowing.

>>35455695
>>Propel yourself forward with magic, you're still quite a ways out.

>>35455789
I meant just project a picture of waves in front of us.

>>35455930
>Small area of static waves
>When there aren't even waves to begin with.
It's calm seas, mate.

>>35455898
almost night

>>35455925
Is it possible to stir some waves? Shouldn't be hard at our level right?

>>35455967
Then a picture of clam seas.

>>35455987
A sea of clams
MAKE IT SO!

>>35455987
>clam seas
Clams as far as the eye can see.

>>35455318
>>35455336
This is very dumb even by Mik's standards. I hope this ends well but I actually have very little hope that it will indeed be so.

>>35456222
Doubter's gunna doubt

You grab hold of the oars where they lie on the floor of the vessel. They'd been pulled in when you climbed into the ship, presumably to avoid them falling into the water. You haul yourself back and dip the oars into the water before pushing yourself forward, propelling the little row boat onward. It takes you quite a while to get into a comfortable rhythm by, fortunately, you've got time.

Your arms feel like they're on fire and the sun is dipping below the horizon by the time spot the shore. The pirates appear to make their main base of operations on the opposite side of the island, as the only man-made structure you see on the beach is a lone tower. Rather than the haphazard wooden construction you'd expect a band of pirates to cobble together for a watch tower, it's a smooth pillar constructed of some sort of black metal, you imagine at night it would be impossible to spot. At the top of the tower a metal barrel faces the sea, its purpose a mystery to you. Perhaps some sort of strange light-house. You don't see anyone on the tower, or even anywhere near it.

Have you lucked out, and showed up in the middle of a shift change, or are the pirates away for some nefarious purpose? You're momentarily struck with worry that they might have rushed off to ambush the navy while they were coming north, or perhaps attacked the village before the navy arrived. However, surely if it was the latter you would've encountered them on your way.

>Row up to shore and pull your craft onto the beach.
>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.
>Write-in

>Gotta go, back soon!
>For the record, you're at 30/30 vys.

>>35456332
>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.

>>35456332
>Write-in

Magic Sight + Dragon Staff

>>35456332
>>Row up to shore and pull your craft onto the beach.

>>35456332
>>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.

Also, experiment to see if we can make or shoot little icicle shivs first thing.

>>35456332
>>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.

>>35456332
Land it.

I'd rather not have the craft drift off and us not able to find it.

this>>35456363

>>35456332
>Row up to shore and pull your craft onto the beach.

Also Magic Sight + Dragon Staff

>>35456332
>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.

>>35456332
>>Drink the potion, leave your craft to float along.
They probably know that the boat is here.
Whether or not they have a nature Vatis that can tell that it was manned is something completely different.
Let's be careful.

>>35456363
Second. This might be a nature sentry cannon that fires on objects it doesn't recognize.

>>35456332
>>35456417
and this >>35456413
capta: toohelp creft

>>35456332
Land it

>>35456474
Can I ask why?

>>35456496
It's not our boat right? I just wanna land it so that we can bring it back. We don't have to leave it on the shore if people are worried about stealth, just shove it in the cloak.

Omg guys, lets put the boat in the cloak!

>>35456496
Not that anon, but how do you plan to get away?

>>35456547
ANd now i'm slowbro

>>35456551
that's actually not a bad idea, certainly better than this plan

>>35456565
I planned on keeping one potion for the escape. Then flying away directly above or below the surface of the water.
Whichever's faster

>>35456551
...That could work

>>35456830
won't hold out, we're hours from the shore, and we're 80% going to need all the potions

>>35456547
I'm worried that if we don't pop a potion now then a nature Vatis or whatever that tower thing is will see us and our covert operation will turn into Normandy part 2.
I think we should wait till were behind enemy lines till we use the nature staff.

>>35456903
That's only to get us out of their line of sight.
We can swim the rest of the way.

>Row up to shore and put your craft into your cloak.

>>35457171
Huh, yeah, this. If it'll fit

Let's cloak it

This thread is too quiet people aren't arguing, somebody is isn't shadow running, there's a distinct lack of operating, Anon isn't stalking Soma, and there's no art being posted.

I don't like this... I don't like change

>>35457372
We'll probably drop the cloak when we chug the potion, we should put it under a rock before we drink it so the cloak won't get blown by the wind into the ocean or something.

>>35457621
It's kinda early. And some of us got our arguing out of the way this morning

What gear are we wearing for this?

>>35457690
Pretty sure our shit becomes incorporeal with us. The entire plan 2as to use the cloak while intangible via Ricky.

Have you even been here for thesending past threads?

>>35457735
The spookiest armor we have.

>>35457759
>was
>these

Jesus christ

>>35457735
Hician probably.

>>35457621
>people aren't arguing

Finished earlier will be back with a vengeance later

>somebody is isn't shadow running

Implying

>Anon isn't stalking Soma

Implying

>and there's no art being posted.

ArtAnon is dead thankfully

Soma is kill

>>35457896
>thankfully
Fuck you shitler

>>35457621
I'm tired of arguing with people on the internet.

>>35457931
Dude he left

>>35457767
>>35457818
I say we use our Centurion Armor rub dirt, blood from some random animal, purposefully break some portions of the armor which can be easily fixed later, and throw some tattered cloth as a cloak or some shit and make them think the ship is being haunted by a dead Rhynian soldier

>>35457941
All Namefags are shit

>>35457951
oh fuck, didn't read the end, thought it was just more options

>>35457991
Fuck you, artanon was and still is awesome

>>35457759
I'm pretty sure our shit doesn't actually become incorporeal with us though.
There's really nothing telling us otherwise.

>>35457961
We already have a cloak, and it already makes us look like a wraith, remember when we had to change out of it after we killed that one guy? But yeah blood and a bit of superficial damage to our armor would be awesome.

>>35458164
Why hasn't anyone called us a wraith after that? Were they just country bumpkins?

>>35458130
So you think we're just goin to be floating around naked?

>>35458270
I really do.

>>35458309
Pretty sure you're wrong.

A.) That's something Ghada would have mentioned

B.) Soma doesn't do magical realm

>>35458309
>>35458270
I mean, we can carry some stuff with us with manipulate, but the pirates will be able to see it.

>>35458340
The pirates can see us anyways, we're not invisible.

>>35458363
But they won't notice us, which is effectively the same thing. They probably would notice the stuff we're carrying with manipulate.

>>35458334
A.) That's just common sense.

B.)Doesn't really have to do with magical realm as long as he doesn't focus on our dick flapping around in the wind.

>>35458363
It's hard for them to see us unless they're high level vatis or insane. Did you read the last thread?

>>35458363
Yep, they just sorta ignore us. Magic, I ain't gotta explain shit

>>35458399
>>35458410
the point is moot because our stuff is going to become incorporeal with us.

>>35458399
How do you expect us to take non-incorporeal stuff with us while going through walls anyway?

>>35458439
How is it moot? Did Soma confirm this or are you just assuming this?

dees niggas thinkin we're just gonna leave the cloak (and all of our shit (and Ricky)) sitting out in the open for anyone to take.

>>35458443
I assume that if our stuff doesn't turn incorporeal with us, we'll take the potions with us and we could leave them nearby before we could start going through walls.

>>35458451
I don't even konw why we're arguing about this.

Pretty sure Soma would have mentioned it. He also said in the ask that this whole plan (which hinges upon us having the cloak while incorporeal) is viable.

>>35458465
If we take the potion and our stuff doesn't turn incorporeal with us we won't really have much choice unless we leave our stuff under a rock before we take the potion. In which case we won't know if our stuff goes incorporeal with us in the first place.
This whole plan is shit.

>>35458528
we dig a hole and bury it and set a marker.

Then we just go about murdering and setting powder stores on fire.

>>35458495
So you're assuming this whole thing.

>>35458571
let's just stop arguing and wait for Soma to come back and confirm,

I'm tired of arguing.

>>35458571
Oh no!
All the bacteria keeping us alive will just slide right off of us!
We'll die!

>>35458604
Mate, I'm not trying to argue, I'm trying to plan just in case.

I think I'll probably pass out beore Soma gets back.
Sorry guys.

>>35458631
if you are right then >>35458559

>>35458632
Goodnight Anon!

>>35458559
Oh, this is a good idea since we can test if our clothes stay on and if they don't, we can do that with magic

On my way home.

>>35458849
Hallelujah

>>35458044
>Is awesome
For what?

>>35458849
Lord be praised

>>35458849
Would building 1:1 models of the human body out of ice as we study our kills help us better remember it? Also a room full of ice sculptures if the human body would be cool, especially if you could take them apart.
Does studying wounds specifically do anything?
I would ask on ask but then there's a good chance you ignore it.

>>35459053
So are you suggesting we get a room full of ice sculptures that are in various horrific poses?

>>35459158
Anatomically correct ice sculptures in horrific poses. But yeah that kinda does sound like us after all we are kinda insane.

>>35459202
That doesn't sound that insane actually.

>>35459202
Places that taught aspiring doctors in the real world used to have cadavers lying around that they would study and perform mock surgery on. I think some places still do. There's no way ice cadavers are more crazy than that.

>>35459330
Yes. But we are not nor have we ever been a practicing doctor.
What we are is more akin to a field medic.

I have returned.
For reference, the boat would not fit inside your cloak, thus you cannot cloak it. Only things which you can fit inside the mouth of your cloak can be cloaked. You'd end up getting it like, a third of the way inside and then you'd be unable to get it any further. Even with Ricky's help.

>>35459446
Cut it down the middle and later seal it back together with ice?

>>35459446
I thought we fit several couches inside it?

>>35456356
>>35456378
>>35456379
>>35456417
>>35456424
>Potion

>>35456367
>>35456388
>>35456413
>>35456442
>>35456474
>Land

>>35456363
>>35456427
>Observe, before anything else.

We are tied.

VOTE
1
To drink the potion and float ashore.

VOTE
2
To land the craft on the beach

>>35459494
The end of a couch can fit inside your cloak, and it will not at any point exceed the height or width of your cloak. In this case, the end of the boat will fit inside your cloak, but it will quickly exceed both the height and width.

>>35459484
Viable, should you land the craft first.

>>35459540
2

>>35459484
That doesn't sound like a good idea.

>>35459540
>1

>>35459540
1

>>35459540
1

>>35459540
2

>>35459540
Can we see plants on the shore?

>>35459540
1

>>35459620
Island is very tropical, actually. Probably should've mentioned this. Lots of trees, shrubs, grass. Veritable rainforest.

>>35459639
Can I change my vote from >>35459598
to 1?

>>35459540
2

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>35459586
>>35459607
>>35459636
>1

>>35459598
>>35459555
>>35459612
>2

Still tied. Rolling for it.

>>35459620
Dude did you not read the part of the thread where Soma wrote that the ocean was full of life?
There's usually kelp and the like near beaches.
That's partly why I think we should ghost now.

>>35459662
Well fuck.

>>35459540
2

>>35459656
Actually, scratch that roll. If you're changing your vote I'll take it if you delete your previous post.

To delete a post, click the box next to 'Anonymous' and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click delete in the bottom right corner.

Writin' for 1.

>>35459662
Does >>35459656 change anything?

>>35459712
You actually missed >>35459658
So I'll just stick to 2 so I don't create another tie.

>tg doing things right

>>35459731
That one doesn't count as it was more than 5 minutes after my post.

>19:01:13
>19:06:17

>>35459774
Alright, deleted.

>>35459770
/tg/ doing things carefully. We'll know if it's right after we've done it.

>>35459774
i arrived late

>>35459731
Dude when you change your vote you subtract 1 from one side and add it to the other side.
If you change it then 1 should win.

>>35459812
Right, anyway,deleted my vote so 1 won.

>>35459802
C'mon man. Git Gud.

>>35459802
The IRS doesn't care. It's too late. Your house goes to your bank and your credit rating is now triple Z, your green card is forcibly expired and now you're to be evicted from the continent by anti-air cannon while simultaneously a priest of your religion or lack thereof excommunicates you. You're done, finito, sayonara anon-san.

>>35459840
I was in the middle of a leauge game

>>35459850
but i'm agnostic

>>35459900
All that means is the away party includes a hard-boiled egg for celebratory agnostic day. Which they throw at your face before igniting the fuse.

>>35459900
Then some random guy shrugs at you.

You reach into your cloak, extracting the vial of potion and observing it for a moment. It appears as a solid white glass sphere, roughly the size of your fist. Metal bands wrap around it at regular intervals and the nozzle is painted yellow with various red warning signs indicating possible danger. You press the vial to your lips with some small amount of anxiety and breath in.

Your mouth is filled with... nothing. It's like chewing on a cloud. Cold, vaguely wet, and not a lot of substance to it. You swallow, with some difficulty, and suddenly the vial falls out of your hands. It bounces against the wooden hull and rolls a short distance. The effect seems to begin in your hands and then slowly spread to the rest of your body. Your clothes slowly droop off of your body, eventually falling off of you completely.

You pick up the vial with a manipulate spell, bringing it to hover in front of you. You pick up your cloak in a similar fashion and stare at it a moment. You try to move the vial into your cloak using manipulate, but the cloak simply won't take it. As soon as the invisible 'hand' of your spell touches the fabric of the cloak, the spell is forcibly ended. You're left wondering what the hell you're supposed to do now.

>Proceed with the plan, you'll just have to skip out on looting.
>Write-in

>>35460066
>Write-in
Try to communicate with Ricky. Maybe we can get him to stick out a tentacle and then hand things to him.

Also
>Casper the Naked Ghost.

>>35460066
Can ricky hold us. Since he's magic.

>>35460101
>Try to communicate with Ricky
this

>>35460066
See if Ricky is unable to grab it, first.
Then
>Proceed

>>35460066
Told you fuckers.

>Proceed with the plan, you'll just have to skip out on looting.
>Write-in
Carry the cloak and vial with us to shore, place the cloak under a rock.

>>35460101
>>35460139
>>35460142
>>35460145
Communicate with Ricky without being able to wear the cloak? It slid right off guys. Pay attention.

...Fuck. We should've given Ricky a brooch.

>>35460292
Bwahahahha.
I calculated this day!

>>35460066
Seconding >>35460223

>>35460292
Our brooch probably fell off as well anyway.

>>35460250
Nigga we can try. And even if it doesn't work we'll just have to kill all the Pirates before coming back corporeal again to start the looting

>>35460322
I love how the plan devolved from the semi-safe idea of taking out their presumably singular Rhynian vanguard vessel into killing absolutely everyone. What a cascade indeed...

Wonder how Ricky's coping with us suddenly disappearing...

>>35460362
Taking out the vessel involved killing everyone.

>>35460362
It's like every time I miss a thread you people make the worst plans.

>>35460320
The brooch did indeed fall off. You had it attached to your cloak.

Anyway, I'll write for
>Try to communicate
and if that doesn't work
>Proceed with the plan.

>>35460407
It's like everytime you miss a thread you bitch and moan for the next six.

>>35460413
Will we still carry our cloak to shore?

>>35460436
No anon we'll leave it adrift at sea with all our stuff in it.
What do you think mang?

>>35460436
Yes, you will. You'll bring all your stuff via manipulate and, presumably, hide it somewhere.

Could we siphon the entire ocean by submerging the cloak? Could we store water inside the cloak for water use?

>>35460561
Sure why won't we siphon in some air in there while we're at it.

I don't think it'll work anon, but hey, might as well try.

>>35460561
I assume we could store water inside the cloak, but it has been mentioned our cloak has a limited space.
Also all our stuff will get wet.

>>35460561
We'd have to experiment. Later.

>>35460612
I was speaking theoretically.

In the extremely rare event we need to slay Ricky we could submerge the cloak in magma.

>>35460764
How about you go die now, yeah? Yeah.

>>35460790
It's smart to think ahead.

Maybe some other cosmic horror might succeed Ricky's position and we need to kill it.

>>35460764
I doubt he would allow us to do that.

>>35460764
>>35460819
Suspicious. Nobody thought of a plan to possibly kill Ricky while we were wearing the cloak, but as soon as we take it off...

You deftly pluck up all of your clothing and enchanted items and then wrap them in your cloak. You have to be careful to only touch one side of the cloak, as the other side simply destroys your spell. Oddly enough, in the growing darkness of twilight your still appears as little more than a faint black mist, barely visible. However, your items do not fall into it as they usually do. Even though you're certain you've placed them on the right side of the cloak.

As you float out of the boat and start to fly towards the shore, an idea occurs to you. You think as hard as you can about Ricky, but there is no 'direction' to think as there usually is. There is no connection. You're just imaging his form, rather than communicating to him. Hesitantly, you try moving the cloak inside of your incorporeal body. Nothing happens, and you feel no connection form. You try to think in the direction of Ricky, but once again you can find no 'direction' to think in. With an exasperated, soundless sigh you resume floating towards the island.

It's strange, you don't need to breath. You try to breath, but nothing happens. Yet you don't feel short of breath, nor like you're suffocating. You recall that Ghada said you wouldn't need to, but it just seems so strange. You reach the island after only a few minutes, you can go really, really fast actually. Flying was pretty damn amazing, though you didn't have much time to appreciate it with your current task to worry about.

You come to an immediate halt on the island's beach. It's strange, you didn't need to coast to a stop or slow down. You simply stopped. A thick tropical rainforest stretches out fore you, a cacophony of bird calls and insect chirping greeting you. It would likely prove a daunting challenge to navigate, if you couldn't just float through solid objects. Plus, you can see the cookfires just on the other side of the mountain. They serve as a convenient landmark for navigation.
(1/2)

>>35460862
Dirty heathens, only speak when there's no threat.

Fortunately, the tower seems just as abandoned up close as it did from afar. The door is locked with a heavy iron chain, the padlock larger than your fist. A sign out front reads in both Rhynian and Samjaan “STAY OUT: DEATH LIES HERE”. You can't help but feel curious as to what might be inside...

You spare a glance towards your bundle of belongings. You can't help but worry that a nature vatis might already know you're here, but you don't want to just carry the bundle around with you the entire time. Maintaining your manipulate spell for so long is already starting to take a toll on you.
>Vys Pool: (29/30)

>Hide them in the forest.
>Dig a hole in the ground, bury them.
>Check out that tower. You might be able to hide your stuff in there.
>Carry them with you.

>>35460931
Just bury them

>>35460931
Dig a hole in the forest, take the sight and use it to mark our shit. Seriously if one of the Pirates finds the cloak they deserve a warning before Ricky eats them

>>35460931
So what's the big idea here? Once the thirty minute timer runs out on this dose we'd have to trek all the way back to where we hide our stuff to get another. I sincerely doubt we'll be finished with a singular dose, so do we bring the vial with us?

>>35460931
>Carry them with you.

We're still sword Nuking the place right?

>>35460931
>Bury your stuff in the ground
But bring the vial with us, we don't want to get caught once the timer is up.

>>35460931
>>Dig a hole in the ground, bury them.

Hooray for buried treasure or elaborate eldritch abomination feeding trap.

>>35460931
>Dig a hole in the ground, bury them.

>>35461030
The sword is in the cloak. Ergo, it's inaccessible.

>>35461030
Our sword isn't that strong m8

>>35461012
>>35461044
>>35461075
>>35461076
>Bury your shit.

>>35461026
>Bury your shit, but in the forest.

>>35461030
>Carry your shit with you.

>>35461027
We should, since the camp is a good distance from here.

Hide it closer since we'll be a Samja in his birthday suit once it wears off.

When we find the Shah, we are going to ask him if he wants to buy some of those lamps right?

>>35461276
Pffffthahaha

>>35461027
Ideally we get back here when the timer starts to wear down so we can huff it can get back to work.
I wouldn't be opposed to bringing it closer to our destination, but we ought to be careful with it if we do.

>>35461276
Hell yes. But only when we get the cloak back for full effect.

>>35461276
You mean beat him to death with our lamps so we can get deaths messenger off our back?

>>35461330
Forget that, we'll just shove him in the cloak as a snack for Ricky.

>>35461276
>find him tied to a torture device
>pull up a chair and just keep trying to sell him more and more lamps.
We need to get sk to make us more if these, we need infinity lamps.

>>35461330
What if completing deaths contracts/prophecies gives our cloak more room, it isn't infinite right?

>>35461276
Maybe we should ask him if he knows why void spirits want him dead?

>>35461412
Nah, just lamps. That's the important thing right now

>>35461330
You mean the messenger that we have neither seen not heard from in over 40 threads and have no idea what their motivations or possible benefits we might gain from following them?

>>35461475
Yes. Soma already said its the cost for our cloak, like a really long time ago. I can't be arsed to find it so grain of salt and all that

>>35461512
I remember that, some anon guessed correctly and Soma confirmed in spoilers.

>>35461555
>>35461512
Did he actually confirm that? I don't really remember.

>>35461555
Yeah I think anons guess was "Void bounty hunter" and soma probably replied "Bingo." And with a cheeky image.

>>35461512
>>35461555
>>35461593
No, he really never did. Not in spoilers, not in thread, not in ask.
We've assumed it was the cost because the event happened after the ethereal nightmares chased us, which was obviously a test for the bearer of the cloak.
It's a pretty safe assumption so you don't have to lie about what Soma has/hasn't stated.

>>35461593
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31870270/

>Guys, what if this void messenger thing is the cost of wearing the cloak? Like, in order to use the cloak's services we need to play hitman for Death himself.

Soma: Ding ding ding.

>>35461649
>implying I'm lying
I might be wrong but I'm not lying, I remember him confirming it, whether or not I'm misremembering is yet to be seen.

>>35461684
Let's hope we get a boost to the size of our cloak as a bonus. Maybe some air too.

>>35461136
We're also putting some kind of distinguishing marker over the hole so we don't lose our shit.

>>35461783
Yeah, a big black X burnt into the sand.

>>35461684
To me Dings can literally mean anything

I need a definite yes. Until then Fuck the Void.

>>35461778
I'd rather our cloak itself gets bigger, I wanna fit bigger shit into it.

>>35461802
>To me Dings can literally mean anything
The absolute autism

>>35461814
Remember how Soma alluded to possibly taking inspiration from Hellsing? Well...

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You scoop out a hole in the ground with a thought, manipulate carrying it off all at once. Once you've got the hole, you drop your stuff inside and smooth out the sand over it. When you're finished, nobody would suspect that there was anything buried there at all.

Your belongings taken care of, you soar off towards the smoke fires on the opposite end of the island. It's a small island, no larger than a handful of miles across at its widest point, if even that. The mountain is a short, sheer thing. It's only perhaps a few hundred feet tall, with a flat top, and steep, sloped sides of black ash and gravel. The elevation of the island slopes gently upwards as you skirt around the mountain, rocketing towards the opposite end of the island. Eventually you find yourself shooting through a strange sort of basin. You'd almost think it was man-made, the way the earth seems to rise up and curve inwards, guiding... something, rain perhaps, towards the opposite end of the island.

You pass through the earthen barricades and the sight that greets you is... unexpected, to say the least. Built on a rocky pillar in the sea, the pirate's fortress is a massive metallic structure. Turbines dot the structure in several areas, spinning rapidly, and the central tower seems to buzz with activity, even at this hour. The cookfires seem to originate in a small town which has sprung up on the other side of a long, metallic walkway. You can see people moving around rapidly, they almost look like ants at your current height, and even from this distance you can hear music and laughter. The buildings are ramshackle huts and haphazard wooden constructions, but they're certainly serviceable.

(1/2)

>>35461802
I don't know how much clearer he could be, but whatever makes you happy anon

This side of the island seems to be mostly cliffs, oddly enough. You would've expected more jungles and beaches. You spot a large cave entrance, large enough to easily accommodate any ship, leading further into the island. You're at somewhat of a loss as to where to begin. You were expecting a shoddy fortress, maybe a castle at most. Not a full blown Rhynian Naval Base.

>Start in the central tower, it seems the most obvious important area.
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.
>Explore the village. Maybe you can learn something by listening in on conversations.
>Write-in

>>35461873
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.
Don't waste time. Find the ship/ships we need to disable and do it magically. We've got a short timer.

>>35461873
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.

Did the Rhynians sculpt this entire island just to afford them a convenient naval base?

>>35461873
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.

>>35461873
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.

>>35461873
>Head towards the cave entrance, that's probably where the fleet would moor.

Roughly how long has it been since we downed the potion?

>>35461873
>Explore the village. Maybe you can learn something by listening in on conversations.

Going into the caves is too risky without our kit. Let's get some solid info before we try risky stuff. People will be eating and prepping military stuff in the cave. Command center shouldn't be that crouded.

>>35461873
>Explore the village. Maybe you can learn something by listening in on conversations.

You know what would be swell? If we were a fucking Nature Vatis