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>>35565040

The runes skitter over the stone of the room, and into the hallway beyond- A straight passage that splits into opposite directions at the end. You can feel the grinding gears, the lingering magic of a trap in the floor somewhere down the passage, the easy shifting of feet around each corner. Magic burns somewhere in the walls... the left, you think. Definitely the left.

Your companions spread out around you, staring in awe at the overly large and entirely useless room.

You smile.

>"Let's go!"
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
>"Ready?"
>Other (?)


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Archive:
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or
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>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

Woo, time to lead!

>SpidersCheating AtD&D.webm

>>35565068
>>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

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>>35565068
LISTEN YOU MONSTERGIRLS IN HUMAN CLOTHING

>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
Do I see that dight, we are currently in the chamber far to the right , yes?
What do the circles represent?

>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

>>35565068
>"Ready?"
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

>>35565139
Oooh nice, We are the sternest spider!

>>35565145
I think they represent enemies.

>>35565068
>"Let's go!"
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"

REQM, I had an Idea but forgot to mention it last thread. Can we retcon that we made some straps and a basic harness for our spiderbutt, so Jin and Shez can hold on even when we're moving on the walls and ceiling?

Being able to avoid most traps will be a bit less useful if we're encumbered with monstergirls.

>>35565068
Wooo, dungeon time

I am hype as fuck

>Lyra level: 95
>95
>We are entering the Dungeon at lvl 95.

Are we going to evolve 7 feet into the Dungeon?

Or will all the bonus exp carry over? Or transfer to party members, or just evaporate?

>>35565040
spiderbutts!

>>35565185
They can hold our spiderbutt even without straps, it shouldn't be too difficult to make a rope and bind it around our body so Sheszka can hold herself and Jin on our body.

>>35565145
We're in that square room on the left, with the water in the middle. It represents the fountain.

>>35565224
You only evolve when going to sleep anyway. So as long as we don't spend two days down here it should be fine.

>>35565250
The source is to far away.
>>The darkness of the passage is supernatural. Not even your sight can penetrate it- ... but it's somewhere far, far beneath you. Not anywhere within your reach, in any case.

>>35565250
>It grinds at you that you can't simply tear the enchantment away. YOu can feel the pulse of magic, but it's somewhere far, far beneath you. Not anywhere within your reach, in any case.

>>35565139
Haha, Nice!

>>35565068
>Mom's pastebin
>New evo
>Level 1:
AhahahahahahahahahhAhhHAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH!
Oh god.

>>35565068
>>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
Spiderdar go!

>>35565139

This is how Lyra looks like now.

This is canon.

I will initiate Knife Fight against all those who disagree.

>>35565139
Hahaha, that looks great, thanks for the art.
Although the finger look a bit too skeletal due to the lack of joints.

>>35565068
>>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
Don't worry Lyra, it's not cheating it's strategy

>>35565310
I did that instead of neurophysiology homework yesterday. Are spiderbutts a better use of my time? Signs point to yes.

>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
apparently we know how to d&d, so let's use these skills

>>35565344
When we emerge from this dungeon, already evolved into our next form, Spidermoms character sheet will probably have an entry saying "Oh, C'MON!"

>>35565358
But anon but anon

we don't have a junketsu!


Also, I'm hoping we get chitin all the way up to our shoulders soon.

Oh man that was close, I almost missed this playing Dorf Fort

>>35565393

>It's actually a SPIDERBUTT Evolution instead of a Lord Evolution
>We are the better Spider, she just evolved a way every other monster regardless of species could have evolved
>She trains us until our shiny new spiderbutt is broken and dented to force out her jealousy and pride.

Alright, that is a lot of replies.

Checking the ready status of monster troupe.
Recommending light steps.

>>35565380
Spider Brains?

In retrospect, that map would be handier with a legend.
Whoooops.

>>35565139
Now I wonder if Lyra has seen KlK.

>>35565408

I've been tempted to make a Spiderbutt mod for DF.

It's not going well.

I setup a room on FlockDraw for the map so it can be modifid in real time. here is the Link the room name should be pretty clear.

http://skycow.us/whiteboard.swf

>>35565440
Or you know, half a brain to interpret what is what.

>Level 47: I have a lot of time to myself.

That makes me sad somehow.

>>35565453
I modded in domesticable spiders, myself.

Way more expensive than a dog, small litter size, harvestable silk, and deadly poison.

>>35565068
>"Step lightly, and follow me!"
I wonder how dad is going to react when he figures out we used earth magic to map out everything about the dungeon?

>>35565407
>we don't have a junketsu!

>We are inside a dungeon and we know where ALL THE MAGICAL LOOT is
>Already have plate armor

It's only a matter of time till we get semi-sentient plate armor.

>>35565473
I feel bad for aria.

>>35565485
We also don't have the hair if I recall correctly, but The Lady's short haired epilogue look is less iconic.

>>35565473
>>35565510
We should spend time with Aria, but of training, some talking, just general bonding!

>>35565519
I thought we did have really long hair?

>>35565519

We also don't have the tits if you want to get technical.

>>35565040
hey, so what are dungeons again?
are they a living organism or something? do they gods refill them and reset them?
if we break all the traps, will they rearm before next time someone comes by?

also, i want to destroy all the guardians.
> You know which walls are hollow
sweet! secret treasures~ (or traps)

>>35565519
we DO have long hair, we just tie it back with a ribbon.

Elle ALSO gave us a sunhat, which ALSO is never mentioned.

We have a sunhat and a ribbon.

>Elle
>Web Crafting: Rank 10
Man we don't have anything that high yet

>>35565040
>YOu can feel the pulse of magic, but it's somewhere far, far beneath you. Not anywhere within your reach, in any case.
We should prioritize getting close enough to it to disrupt it.

>>35565558

If being that good at crafting requires being as lazy as Elle then I'm fine with not being that good at crafting.

>>35565572
There doesn't seem to be any way down, so we probably would have to start digging for that.

>>35565572
She's a specialist.

Also, today's picture made me feel this was necessary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAp991JIVs

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>>35565542
Many dungeons are tombs/ ancient treasuries.
There are a few of the 'ever-descending ever refilling variety, but there's always cities bilt on top of those to keep them under control.

>>35565591
>>35565572
That was before you went down through the spiral. The magic source is somewhere on this level.
Chicken scratch is why I type!

>>35565636
Do you want me to update the flock draw map with this one?

>>35565636
Awesome! Lets go for the Big M!

>>35565636
Is there anything in the pool in the center?

>>35565657
That's the boss anon, you don't go straight for the boss in a dungeon we have to get everything first

>>35565670
Nah, the Boss is in the pool, guarding the exit.

>>35565680
Oh man that's clever

>>35565636
ok, so I am assuming we entered in the E at the top left. and that we are now in the room just under it with the 4 pillars.

I say we use earth manip to mangle pressure plates from as far we can just in case. this should naturally trigger the traps, but nobody will stand on there.

Just to be safe, direct our pack around them.

>>35565680
Don't you mean "boss is the pool" (an animated pool filled with a giant water elemental)

>>35565636
>foot steps

Head towards them. Since we know where all the traps are and can break magic, active guardians are the only real threat here. Take them out so we don't have to deal with them attacking at the wrong moment or something.

>>35565670
And the huge room at the right end of the map doesnt scream boss arena to you?
Also the footsteps indicate enemies, unless our boss is some kind of spectral creature.

>>35565712
Could also be a sort of sleeping boss, it doesn't activate until we're in front of it

>>35565657
The little magic sources are untrapped and have no guards. We might as well check them out first. Also, that room to the north is weirdly out of the way, it might have some more mundane treasure. We can check it out when we leave, assuming the dungeon doesn't go full-on Zebes when we destroy the magic powering the place and/or defeat the boss of this place.

>>35565680
It's be pretty weird for the boss to be right at the entrance. Unless it's one of those "trigger as you leave" bosses.

>>35565712
I don't think every guardian in this dungeon is going to be constantly moving or walking at all. These were made by paranoid and crazy wizards, they would take tremorsense into account.

>>35565739
We can check it out first and wait to pick it up as we leave, I bet it's money, piles of money

>>35565747
I think he means the other pool. You know, the big fancy over-the-top boss room on the far right?

>>35565747
You'd never see it coming, the moment we try to leave the exit is going to lock down and the pool starts flooding the place.
I would do it like that.

I would find it even weirder if the boss where somewhere as far off as the big M.

>>35565780
Well, he said pool in the center, which can really only mean the room on the left, which is the first room of the dungeon.

>>35565780
I don't think that's a pool, looks more like a dais, I bet there's like a throne or something on there

>people asking what the boss is
GUYS look at the map.
The very right.
>>35565636
See those two large footsteps?

We're going to fight the twin pursuers. Or ornstein and smaugh.

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>>35565857

>Lyra with Ornstein's spear and cuirass

There is enough space in the universe to hold the amount of seminal fluid this orgasm is forcing from me.

You have brought death to us all with your image-provoking statement.

You dick.

We're clearing all the rooms in this for sexy loot right guys?

>>35565857
I am not seeing this at all
what I am seeing is that if we go straight, we will reach a point where to our left are 2 magic sources, and ahead of us a spike trap and a T intersection. with 2 guards on each side of the spike trap.

we obviously deal with the 2 magic sources first and whatever is in the room with them

then afterwards we can bait the two guards to charge us over the spike trap, or disable the trap and attack them.
if they don't get baited because they know of the trap, we use wallclimb to pass over the trap and attack one, leaving the other unable to come to their aid without triggering the trap.

>>35565906
Why wouldn't we?

>>35565906
At least the ones with magic signatures. And the throne room at the right. And the hidden room at the north.

So yes.

>>35565636
Now, if my years of playing Rogue-likes have taught me anything, it's that drinking the fountain water will either grant you a wish, turn you into a dragon, animate the water into a water golem, or poison you. So do we want to risk it?

>>35565913
no, not THOSE two.
Further on.
After the line of 9 small footsteps.

There's two large footsteps in alcoves.
Those are BAWSES

I am excited, excited about adventure and loot!

>>35565920
About that hidden room, it looks like something was erased in it, or something big, alive and stationary is hanging on the ceiling.

>>35565934
I don't want to be a dragon. Spiderbutt stronk.

>>35565458
room name? it seems to be unlisted and I cant find it.

>>35565955
That hidden room is an obvious undetected trap room.
But we have to go in there anyway.

>>35565934
I'm willing to take this risk, well if it were magic we would have been able to tell with our magic sense so it might just be regular water, you know, for decor

>>35565906
>>35565920
And the doors, and the traps, and any magical gemstones animating the golems/undead we fight, and any giant floating crystals that might or might not be powering the dungeon. 3 giant spiders can carry a lot of loot.

>>35565964
I'm having so trouble, Let me make it again. It should be under Re:Monster Quest Map.

You can feel the itch of excitement crawling down your spine. This is too good to be true. You turn on your sisters- who both blink at the near manic smile you're wearing.

"Are you ready?"
Sara gives a cautious nod, while Aria makes a face.
"That whole passage was weird. I have no idea where we are. Or how far we've come."

You nod.
"It was a spiral, yes?"
You gesture with one finger, drawing lazy circles in the air.
"The dark was so we wouldn't notice. We are pretty far underground now."

Aria raises her eyebrows.
"Huh. Okay, then."
"Mhm. Step lightly, yes? There is...Well. There is something ahead, in any case."

Your group follows you around the fountain, footsteps muffled by the quiet rush of water. Sara interrupts.
"I am not that heavy, am I?"
You blink.
"Wha- No, it's- It's a phrase, yes? It means to be careful."
"Oh. Okay."

The hallway is a comparatively simple affair. Perfectly flat walls, floor, roof. Runes glowing everywhere. You follow the path, but stop short, facing the wall.

You can feel a room beyond. Magic. You glance up the hallway as your companions pile up behind you, awaiting patiently. You know there were creatures beyond the corners further up the halls, but you can't feel any footsteps from here.

>Look for a switch. Or something. Get to the hidden room.
>You're a giant spider. Smash a wall.
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
>Other(?)

>>35565937
those 8 are "small magical signals"
but i see your point

although if footsteps size indicates monster size then we have a pair of giants near the spike trap.

also, only 4 mobs total in the dungeon.

... unless... mm, hard to tell what is a pillar and what is footstep
also, hard to tell between small footsteps and small magical signature.

QM, are you using photoshop to make map? do you know that photoshop is CS2 is free (legally free)?

>>35565993
>>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
Don't want them crawling up our spiderbutt.

>>35565993
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.

>Look for a switch. Or something. Get to the hidden room.

>>35565993
>You're a giant spider. Smash a wall.
Unfair giving an option with that phrase.

>>35565993
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
then
>Look for a switch. Or something. Get to the hidden room.

>>35565993
>You're a giant spider. Smash a wall.
This will attract the guardians through the spike trap, damaging them and forcing them out of ambush position.

BEST OF ALL WORLDS BY SMASHING

So.

Lyra is capable of ripping magic away from things and taking over another person's projected magic, an ability unseen up till now.

Most mages / ancient ruins are going to have undead or golems animated by magic.

Lyra is a giant spider and therefore has none of the negatives being an adventure normally has, always available rope, ridiculous strength, capable of trapping and getting food for herself and eating it raw, immune to most common poisons because she is venomous herself, and able to make a hefty amount of coin regardless of where she is because of her silk.

Lyra is fucking broken for an adventurer, the only downside is her size, and she has Tiny Harpy and Tiny Wolf to get past that.

>>35565993
Web up the hallway bordering on the spike trap. Very few things can tear through strong webbing, and if the guardians detect us opening the secret door, it'll hold them off and possibly get them stuck in the spike trap.

>>35565993
Check out those magical doohickeys in the side-room to the north. Maybe set off the spike trap with a 10 foot pole, see if it resets or not. If it does, pull the guardians through it, if it doesn't, just pull them round the corners and let loose with everything as they get into range.

>>35565993
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
after we take them out we go back here and fiddle with the magic (in b4 the magic backstabs us)

>>35565993
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
then we can worry about the traps and hidden rooms. In that exact order.

>>35565991
got in, but auto-muted so cant use the chat.

>>35566062
a lot of creatures in this world are like that though, except for magic ripping, I am sure proper mages have their own counters to enemy magics anyways.

>>35566071
The trap is in front of the two guardians. If we can find a way to activate the trap and get them to fall into it, it'd be killing two birds with one stone.

>>35566062
Yes, she is broken for an adventurer.

>>35565993
>Look for a switch. Or something. Get to the hidden room.
I think the room might contain controls for the traps, or to deactivate the guardians.

>>35565993
>Other(?)
Ask Sara to give us a boost and Earthbend the secret door.

Doors that seal behind us and trap us with something horrible? Pfft!

>>35566101

There is a difference between "Countering enemy magic" and "Having the very magic you command turning against you"

>>35566062
I suspect REQM will stop letting us outright rip the magic from creatures, or make the magic absurdly hard to remove unless it is being cast at that moment.

>>35565993
>>35566016
>>35566036
>>35566048
But the guardians are beyond this door. How the hell could we deal with them first? We need to get past the door before we can even reach them.

>>35566001
I've got CS2 and MS5. Posable 3d models for reference are the absolute best, but all the programs in the world can't stop me when I shitscribble.

The small dots are all the small magic sources, the large dots are the footsteps.

>>35566139

The only possible way around that would be animating golems with magical cores.

I mean, according to Dad necromancy is closer to enchanting than normal magic, very hard to master and very hard to get rid of, and Lyra was pushing the off button like crazy against that Skellington army.

>>35566139
I imagine trying to rip out the magic of a carefully crafted construct that's been active for x amount of years is a different animal than ripping the magic of a newly animated skellington.

>>35566139
We could do that with the skeletons.

But I'm more interested to see if we can use it to take control of magic creatures.

>>35566001
The giants are almost certainly there to scare you into retreating, so that you'll fall into the spike trap.

>>35566156
Look on the mao again, the hidden room is the one with the two magic sources, further up the halway are the two sources of footsteps we hear.

>>35565993
>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
>Look for a switch. Or something. Get to the hidden room.

>>35566156
No, this is a hidden room to the side of the hall. The guardians are at the next T.

>>35566139
The way I see it, ripping the magic out of a golem down here would be infinitely harder than disrupting the necromancers skeletons. Those had a line that could be severed.
If a golem can survive down here without the presence of a wizard, he's got some sort of regenerating powersupply.
If we tried it, the golem might be paralyzed for a bit, then its supply would jumpstart it into moving

Alright, counting!

>>35565993
>>Work on getting rid of those guardians first.
And then we can come back and do something about the wall

I wonder if we can like move the wall with earth magic or something

>>35566182
>>35566192
Are you sure, because the room with the fountain has a line across it, indicating a door. The side room with the magic sources has no line.

>>35566231
>move the wall with earth magic or something
Yes. We'll move it. With something.
giant spider

>>35566240
We were explicitly said to go down a hallway, so yeah, I'm sure. That being said, it is weirdly drawn,. but I suppose artistic error here, since otherwise the map makes no sense.

Clearing out guardians before we start up looting!

>>35566240
My apologies for the horrific map. There's no door before the hallway- Your map is kind of a seismic reading type thing. You know where all the rooms are, but you didn't see doors and such.

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>>35565993
to help alleviate confusion, i added up some notes to the map for this specific location

>>35566302
Nice

>>35566286
The map is fine, I have no idea why anon suck so bad at basic reading ability.

>>35566286
the map is fine. it just takes a little bit to orient yourself so I figured I would throw some more notes on it >>35566302 to make it easier for anon.

You frown at the wall. You really don't feel like being ambushed while you indulge your inner adventurer.

Turning back to the hall, you point to the end, drawing everyone's attention.

"There are two creatures at the end of the hall, yes. One in each direction." You whisper.
Aria stiffens, her grip tightening on glaive. You put a hand on her shoulder.
"And in the center of the hallway, there is a trap."

Now they're all giving you looks.
"Thought you didn't come down here, Lyra?"
You nod to your sister.
"I used a bit of magic at the entrance, yes? I asked the earth to show me the dungeon."

More eyebrows.
"So, ah- I know where everything is."
"Everything?"
"Yes."

"Like what?"
"Like... There is a room. Here. Through this wall."
You gesture to the flat surface beside you.
"There's magic behind here, yes? So we will get rid of our enemies-" You nod at the hall.
"-And then we will see what is hidden."

You get a series of agreements all around.
Now, how are we going to do this...

>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
>Have Sara throw some magic around the corners.
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
>Other (?)

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.

>>35566435
>>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.

>>35566435
>>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
We can set up an ambush here. make them come to us and and hit them with all the stars

>>35566435
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!

they might set off the trap by coming to us.

>>35566435
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
And then when the get closer
>Have Sara throw some magic around the corners.

>loceest staff
Is that what's in the magic room captcha?

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
Might as well make use of our knowledge of the dungeon.

>>35566435
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
If they come towards us, that should set off the trap.

>>35566435
the trap is a pressure plate, right? why not send Jin bait the footsteps to make them walk on it?

>>35566484
I highly doubt that, they were made to guard this thing, if just making noise would lure them in, there would be no difference to the lure option.

>>35566486
Its not, pressure plates have a different symbol.

>>35566435
>>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
>>Have one of us (us or Aria) climb on the ceiling and ready a web netting when they come at us.

>>35566435
>>35566509
Seconding this.

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
not really mutually exclusive
throwing magic at them will draw them to us, through the trap, which will hurt them.

also, its not just sara, we have earth magic and jin has magic, and aria has a bow.

>>35566435
>>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
Lyra and Aria in front ready to take the charge and Sara and Jin behind to hit them with magic when they show up, Shez can run in between spiderbutts to get a hit in wherever she can

>>35566506
if there are safe spots instead of one big plate it would be hilarious to press it remotely with magic while the stand over the spikes, thinking they are safe as they walk around the dangerous tiles

>>35566528
They are kind of mutually exclusive because the triggering requires at least on eof us to go near the trap and the enemies. While the second one doesn't.

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.
And as a precaution, prepare something to trigger it as soon as they step on it in case it doesn't activate on them.

>>35566435
>>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.

>Make some noise. Bring them to you!

smash the waaaall

>>35566435
>See if you can trigger the trap. Lure them through it.

>>35566435
>Other (?)
Dungeon rodeo.

Make a lasso or weighted teather, go around the corner, hook one of the guardians then drag it back over the spike trap.

It will be hilarious and remove one of them without risk.

>>35566547
>They are kind of mutually exclusive because the triggering requires at least on eof us to go near the trap and the enemies. While the second one doesn't.
this is not true, there is no reason for us to stand next to the pressure plate in order to trigger the trap by luring them

we "lure" them by attacking them at range and they step on the plate, if they step around the plate we hit it with a rock to trigger it.

I can only think of the two big signatures as Ornstein and Smough now.

Alright, we're inducing ptsd in a mechanical device designed to maim or kill.

I need 2d100, please!

Rolled 17, 76 = 93 (2d100)

>>35566666
That's spiders for you

Rolled 84, 33 = 117 (2d100)

>>35566666

Rolled 96, 73 = 169 (2d100)

>>35566666
66666 post oh dear...

Rolled 77, 60 = 137 (2d100)

>>35566666
alright, let's roll!

Rolled 7, 45 = 52 (2d100)

>>35566587
It still requires us to go near to the plate and the enemies so we can make sure it gets triggered. Currently we are far away from botht he trap and the enemies, and wouldn't go any nearer with the noise plan.

>>35566666

96 76
And Away we go!

>>35566666
What have you done with REQM, Satan?

>>35566940

Buttstuff.

Specifically, Spiderbutt stuff.

>>35566979
oh god now satan himself has gotten into the "what spiderbutt is best spiderbutt" debate. It just doesn't end

>>35566999
Satan used to be a fan of snakebutt before he found this quest.

>>35566999

Satan created the original Butt debate

Snakebutt vs Humanbutt, and now it has evolved into Snakebutt vs Spiderbutt.

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>>35566686
>It still requires us to go near to the plate and the enemies so we can make sure it gets triggered. Currently we are far away from botht he trap and the enemies, and wouldn't go any nearer with the noise plan.
wrong on BOTH counts

First of all, you can't shoot someone through a wall, so we are going to have to get near the trap anyways in order to shoot at them from across the bend
see line of sight image attached

secondly, we are hoping they trigger it as they charge us, or ATTEMPT to do so from afar by depressing the pressure plate with magic (as i explicitly stated)
while it is not 100% guaranteed to succeed from afar, it is certainly possible to make the attempt and there is certainly a good chance of success

>>35566999
>999

You can't fool me, upside-down Satan. Trying to shift the blame on someone else, while you hide in the shadows.

>>35567057
we could always just make a couple lassos, go out on the walls with aria, lasso them, then pull them over the traps.

>>35566999

>Hell has been shifted to display Lyra with the Spiderbutt you least like

I'm not sure if this hell better or worse.

>>35567057
>in order to shoot at them from across the bend
How would making noise require us to shoot at them? Thats a different plan altogether.

And no, we can't do it from afar because we can't see that far ahead because of the magical darkness.

>>35567098
Why not pull a Scorpion "Get over here!"? It's much easier then a lasso.

>>35567128
The darkness was only in the stairwell.

>>35567129
we...
we don't have a giant spike in our hands.

>>35567057
>First of all, you can't shoot someone through a wall
Which is the point in luring them to us with noise, so they come to us and we don't need to shoot around the bend, like in the Sara plan.

The luring them in would always require us to go closer than the noise plan.

>>35567128
>magical darkness.
There is no magical darkness here. That was only at the entrance and descending ramp.

This trap... You focus on it.
Magical.
Of the earth, even.

You can't even hold the snickering in, looks be damned.

Sheszka scratches at one ear idly, while everyone waits for you to stop being an idiot and share the news.

"-ehehehhe... Er. The trap. Yes. The trap is a bit of earth magic."
They keep looking at you waiting patiently.
This... is getting kind of embarrassing, now.
"Uh- I can trigger it. So we can just pull whatever is around the corner through it."

They all agree quietly that it is, in fact, a pretty good plan.

Aria readies herself next to you. Sheszka slides her gauntlets on, fingers clinking. Sara summons an orb, sending it whizzing down the hallway, floating above the trap. Jin is preening.

As the hall bathes in the light of stars, you can feel the tremble of stone- They're coming. One picks up it's pace, rounding the corner in a blaze of speed-

It's a golem, of some sort. Wide shouldered, blue stone. It takes up nearly the whole hallway, blocky and menacing. Lights burn in its eyes, and you can feel the ancient pulse of magic ignited within it, burning higher as it readies itself to fight.

You twist the magic beneath the floor of the hall.

The stone erupts- A sound like a roar echoes through the contained space, a rush of air and dust. More spikes that you though possible fill the space before you, packed so closely together you can't fit your hand through.

And then they're gone, and the rushing golem with them. You can feel its tattered magic dissolving, its stone returned to rest. To dust.

The second steps past the trap- A golem of red-orange stone. One arm, one foot is simply gone, and its whole right side is a mess of gouges, ruining the smooth surface of it's form. Its magic is flickering, starting to flare as it barrels down on you.

>Push it back! Hit it with magic!
>Try and knock it to the ground!
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
>Other (?)

>>35567150
But webbing is sticky, we form a "glue" ball with a pull line then throw it at them

>>35567128
>How would making noise require us to shoot at them?
Shooting them is not going to be silent. and obviously you use your BRAIN and when you combine
>Make noise to make them charge you, then trigger the traps when they pass over them
>Try to kill them where they stand with ranged attacks
combine into
>Shoot them with ranged attacks to make them charge you, then trigger the traps when they pass over them

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>>35567150

Not yet.

>>35567129
>>35567150
We have a dagger. Also, we can make the end of the thread sticky. We'd only need to weight it so we could throw it properly.

>>35567185
The darkness was concealing the fact that we're now far underground.
I am totally expecting an aladdin scenario here. Collapsing dungeon.

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>>35567190

Holy shit.

>>35567190
>>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!

>>35567190
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
Team effort!

>>35567190
Can we just disrupt its magic the same way we disrupted the skeleton's magics?

... oh hey, we caught spells before and claimed them as our own. i wonder if we can do that to a golem. make it obey us.

>>35567190
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!

>>35567190
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
Lyra and Aria on front to slow it down and have Jin and Sara hit it with some star magic

Rolled 80, 74 = 154 (2d100)

>>35567190
>>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!

I'm starting to think that the magic sources behind that wall are what supplies the golems.

>>35567190
>Push it back! Hit it with magic!
>>35567194
You are just making up a completly different argument now. It was originally about how making noise and luring them into the trip aren't mutually exclusive, where i pointed out they partially are because luring them would require us to go closer than making noise would. Shooting at them was not part of the argument at any point.

>>35567190
>>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
Use that vaunted teamwork of ours.

>>35567190
>>Try and knock it to the ground!
Our friends can use the magic.

>>35567190
>Try and knock it to the ground!
It's missing one foot. Just push it over and disable it at our leisure.

>>35567190
>>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!

>>35567239
Im thinking its like the skeletons
only harder.
ripping the magic out of the big ones was shoving at out limit, I dont think we can deal with 'ancient burning magic'

>>35567190
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
>Try and knock it to the ground!
>Other (?)
Focus on its most damaged side!

That trap was brutal, holy shit.
>Also gonna sleep now, have fun gents!

>>35567190
>Focus! Sense for the centre of the magic, direct your party!
we can't have all the fun.

>>35567190
>Try and knock it to the ground!

WELL.

TRAPS ARE SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS APPARENTLY.

>>35567275
>I'm starting to think that the magic sources behind that wall are what supplies the golems..
>starting

Of course they were. /tg/s just shit at making proper decisions.

>>35567363
Don't want to touch those motherfuckers

>>35567379
That would be one retarded wizard to put the power source of his guardians in front of the actual guardians.

>>35567363
Keep this in mind for the pressure plate room.

Using that leadership skill, huh?

Gimme 5d100!

>>35567279
Huh, I seem to have misquoted the greentext in >>35566528 and put down
>Make some noise. Bring them to you!
instead of
>Have Sara throw some magic around the corners.

but if you read the actual comment I made and the explanation you would see it said
>not really mutually exclusive
>throwing magic at them will draw them to us, through the trap, which will hurt them.
nothing about noise to lure them.
but about combining sarah throwing magic around the corner with drawing them into the trap.

Rolled 20, 21, 13, 79, 66 = 199 (5d100)

>>35567441

Rolled 12, 83, 51, 51, 17 = 214 (5d100)

>>35567441
Go go Spider Rangers!

Rolled 3, 49, 50, 33, 63 = 198 (5d100)

>>35567441

Rolled 91, 20, 37, 56, 24 = 228 (5d100)

>>35567400
>>35567441

>That would be one retarded wizard to put the power source of his guardians in front of the actual guardians.

That's not how security systems work anon. Ever.

Rolled 15, 81, 76, 58, 71 = 301 (5d100)

>>35567441

Rolled 45, 71, 23, 69, 27 = 235 (5d100)

>>35567441

>>35567449
>>35567451
>>35567457
Oh god. Leadership is not our strongsuit, apparently.

>>35567449
>>35567451
>>35567457
20,83,51,56,66
We are clearly not very good at leadership.

>>35567449
>>35567457
20, 83, 51, 79, 66

Lyra did not do to good herself

>>35567469
20, 83, 51, 79, 66

not terrible, but we pretty much faceplanted again.

20 83 51 79 66

Writing!

>>35567493
>>35567487
>>35567469
Leadership is a-okay, actually.
You completely fucked sensing!

>>35567501

Mom knocked the GoGo juice right out of us.

>>35567469
>>35567487
It's not too bad, we have Rank 8 in Teamwork and 5 in Leadership, even if we didn't beaat the roll we probably didn't fail too hard

>>35567516
That's okay too

>>35567313
but its currently heavily flickering and losing its stability due to the massive damage it took
I am banking on that making it a lot easier to disrupt.

>>35567469
Clearly we must try an avenue that I like to call 'Alternative Leadership'

Step 1 is getting so huge and powerful that everyone assumes that you are in charge automatically. In charge of what, you ask? Everything.

There is no step 2.

The fire of magic swells within it, growing with each ground-shuddering step. You focus your sight, your senses- But the whole thing flares with magic, making your head pound.

You snarl, recoiling a bit and settling into a stance.

More than one way to smash a golem.

"Aria! Knock it down!"

You sister surges forward at your shout, aiming a heavy blow at the construct's ankle, both hands gripping hard around the haft of her weapon.
Behind you, the whole hallway is lit with glow of Sara's magic, orbs blazing with power. Jin holds her wings open, waiting for a chance- Sheszka blazes past your sister, slipping behind the golem faster than it can react.

The creature raises its remaining hand, fingers clenching, readying a punch aimed at Aria- Its eyes burning ever brighter as its power swells-

And Aria's blow comes down, stone splintering under the force of it. You can hear the rapid-fire sound of meta on stone as Sheszka hacks at its legs.
Your voice rings out clear, above the sounds of battle: "LEG!"

Sara's magic tears past you, and sizzles into the stone. The golem totters above, steps uneven, its blow sailing far past your sister, flailing at empty air.

>Keep it up! Knock it down!
>Focus fire! Bust that leg!
>All out attack!
>Other (?)

You know, this is actually a pretty small dungeon.
>>35567878
>Focus fire! Bust that leg!
Bust the leg so it topples into a wall.
Preferably one we need to bust open.

>>35567878
>>Keep it up! Knock it down!

>>35567878
>>Keep it up! Knock it down!
Knock that fucker over

>>35567878
>Focus fire! Bust that leg!

>>35567878
>Keep it up! Knock it down!

>>35567878
>Keep it up! Knock it down!
Not much it can do with that leg on its back.

>>35567878
>>Keep it up! Knock it down!

>>35567878
>Keep it up! Knock it down!
just like pack hunting, knock it down and then kill it before it can get back up

>>35567878
>>Keep it up! Knock it down!

>>35567878
>Keep it up! Knock it down!
>Once down pull out some of its own magic and crush it with earth magic.

Down with the rocky overlords!

5d100!
Please.

Rolled 30, 26, 54, 99, 3 = 212 (5d100)

>>35568149

Rolled 46, 20, 46, 13, 39 = 164 (5d100)

>>35568149

Rolled 88, 94, 71, 87, 28 = 368 (5d100)

>>35568149

Rolled 90, 59, 26, 49, 2 = 226 (5d100)

>>35568149

Rolled 72, 19, 53, 36, 4 = 184 (5d100)

>>35568149

>>35568166
Thanks for the save anon.
Only one fuckup towards the end.

>>35568156
>>35568163
>>35568166
88, 94, 71, 99, 28
wow.

Well, that's better!

88 94 71 99 39

Writing!

>>35568156
>>35568163
>>35568166

88, 94, 71, 99, 39 seems like, depending on if i can read.

>>35568211
>>35568240
Rejoice anon, apparently you can, in fact, read.

>>35568240

Your literary prowess has succeed this day, anon.

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>>35568240

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>>35568290
>>35568303
>>35568335
Woo, i didn't fuck up.

>>35568211
Any losses that Lyra's daevas may seem to have suffered were our plan from the start. Our enemies shall know no peace that we do not grant them by our own hand.

>>35568482
I am still dead set on avoiding leadership.

>>35568638

It's going to happen anon, Lyra is just that amazing, she is shoved into leadership roles she doesn't want.

The only thing we can do is make her succeed at it.

>>35568638
Being queen sounds like it would bore Lyra.

being student council president, however...

>>35568638
not saying at this point that's imposable but it is unlikely seeing as Jin and Sheszka are basically attached to us by the abdomen

You step up, leveling a blow of your own at the stone giant's crippled leg- The force alone vibrates through your weapon, wood straining, while the leg crumbles further.

Spotting an opening of her own, Jin unleashes a torrent of starfire, leaving countless pockmarks across the surface- Sara's magic is close behind, burning through the stone effortlessly, chunks falling away from its shattering form.

Aria is yelling wildly, wielding her weapon like an axe, choking up on her grip, hacking away at leg- The monster's free arm is now sweeping out, trying to correct its balance. You scream a warning to Sheszka, and bodily throw yourself into the construct, sending it tumbling backwards, landing with a seismic thud.

Magic, weapons flare side by side, smashing down into the fallen giant, and you swiftly reduce it to rubble. You check each of your companions- Your sisters are unharmed- Jin is behind you. Sheszka is discarding a chunk of golem, having swapped to hammering at the thing with a chunk of its own body.

>Congratulations!
>Find a switch for that wall!
>No more golems! Spider-hulk go!
>Other (?)

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

Rolled 41, 79, 44, 9, 53 = 226 (5d100)

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>No more golems! Spider-hulk go!
Smash that wall, get our magic.

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>Find a switch for that wall!

Good crew

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

if we cant find a switch then its koolaid-spider time.

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!
Nice work everyone, we're great

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>No more golems! Spider-hulk go!
the burt force way is usually the funnest way

>>35568726
>>Congratulations!
>>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>No more golems! Spider-hulk go!

No mere wall can stop a giant spider.

>>35568819

What if it is a wall...that is also a giant spider?

I'll just
uh
I'll just call this one here, okay

Gimme 4d100.
Jin'll help you look, but she isn't gonna get off the spiderbutt.

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>Find a switch for that wall!

>>35568638
If we're not the Queen we can't piss off the stick-in-the-mud Moth Advisor by running off to have adventures and forcing them to send people after us!

Rolled 33, 100, 96, 36 = 265 (4d100)

>>35568851

>>35568726
>Congratulations!
>Earthbend the wall.

Rolled 58, 66, 38, 28 = 190 (4d100)

>>35568851

Rolled 83, 29, 13, 88 = 213 (4d100)

>>35568851

>>35568860

>My Queen! You are needed back in the Kingdom! The Royal Assembly can wait no longer!
>Buuuuuuutttt I'm slaying Draaaaaagoooooooooonnnnnnnnnsssss~
>MY QUEEN! COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!

Rolled 91, 6, 69, 63 = 229 (4d100)

>>35568851
rolling
>>35568876
nice rolls anon

>>35568876
Found it!

>>35568876
>100

Well. We sure as fuck found SOMETHING!

Rolled 46, 46, 1, 52 = 145 (4d100)

>>35568851

Yeah, that's a door alright.

Writing!

>>35568876
Found it

>>35568876

>Lyra is now aware of the molecular structure of the wall

>>35568913
>Master switch to turn all traps off.
>Press button receive loot.

>270 posts into the dungeon
>Still in the entrance hall

>>35568999
fuck off REQM's devil quints will ward us from your inverted devil trips

>>35569048
>66666
>999
>another 999
Satan is strong here...

>>35569143

It's been confirmed that The Morningstar loves the Spiderbutts.

>>35568938
>Master switch to turn all traps off.

I could see that. It's just the kind of high int, low wis thing a Wizard might do.

>Spend years collecting lore and studying the deepest arts.
>Decide valuable research must be protected.
>Build fortified dungeon to guard secrets.
>Dammit. Getting in and out is a pain.
>Disarming and rearming every trap. Remembering passwords and codes. Takes for fucking ever!
>Oh, I know, I'll set up a Master Switch that turns them all On and Off at both ends of the dungeon. That'll save loads of time!

>>35569217
I dunno, my high INT and low WIS wizards build the switch in a room of identical switches that all kill the puller. And the room is also covered in lava. Mostly for appearances sake.

They also universally die in tragic switch mishaps.

>>35569327
>Building a room full of switches that make noises in the room and move things around. All it is a distraction system that alerts the dungeon that theres adventurers. Time how long each group takes before giving up.

You grin through the golem dust coating everything.

"Well done, yes!"
Sheszka and Sara smile, while Aria throws a frown at the trap.
"It's already spent, yes? I can feel the magic trickling back in."
She shakes her head.

"It's good you knew it was there. That was- That would be bad."
"Mhm."

You turn back to the wall, eyes scanning the stil flowing runes.
"There is still the room, here. There should be some way to open it..."

Sara steps up beside you, running delicate hands over the smooth surface, tracing the patterns the wall makes. Sheszka creeps near the bottom of the wall, down on all fours and sniffing, following things only she can smell.

Aria crosses her arms, waiting, and you focus your senses best you can. Your eyes follow each curve of power, every vein of magic flowing through the walls, and-
"There."

You twist, facing your feathered friend.
"Wha?"
"Middle, left. The marks are different."
She gestures with a talon, and your fingers find the glowing mark on the wall, and push.

The wall simply dissolves, stone flowing like water,leaving you standing before... You're not quite sure.

A pair of crystals pulse in time with the runes, each the size of your chest. The magic crawls over them, into them, and back out, flowing through the complex, a steady stream.

Sara stares alongside you, transfixed- her journal already in hand.

>Break em. That should turn stuff off, right?
>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
>You already know everything in the dungeon. Leave em be.
>Other (?)

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
Sara, your time to shine.

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
Magical fusebox is a go.

>>35569510
>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
>Sara, any ideas?

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
Maybe we could loot them for elfdad to turn into more mana batteries.

>>35569510
>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
then we can brake them

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
I wonder if we can take them on our way back

>>35569510
>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
Don't be reckless. We were an IT Sysadmin once, we know how to analyze a new system.

>>35569510
>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
"You're happy you came along now Sara?"

>>35569510
>>Other (?)
Loot those shits.
Take 'em, put 'em in the loot sack. Which we just made.

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.

>>35569565
Step 1: search blindly on stack exchange
Step 2: reboot the magic crystals
Step 3: tell mom that they're a lost cause and she should allocate funds to replace them with a newer model that comes with documentation.

>>35569510
>>Try and figure what they do- Don't go fucking with magic.
Sara, can you read these runes?

>>35569626
yfw this is the magical equivalent of FORTRAN

>>35569626
Damn you for bring back those memories

How is it so hard for people to keep the bloody manuals

>>35569510
>You already know everything in the dungeon. Leave em be.
I want to show them to dad. intact!

>>35569573
If we can confirm they aren't going to kill us if we touch them, or explode, then yeah, obviously we're going to loot them.

Fucker, we're going to strip this place bare!

Loot for the Loot God!

>>35569663
Computers have manuals?

>>35569573
absolutely... but magic is currently going into and then out of them.
just yanking them away may damage them. or heck they may explode and kill or our family.

Now for a rousing game of 'Poke the crystal'
Its like pin the til on the donkey, but with magical nuclear reactors
I kid, I kid

Gimme 3d100!

>>35569214
I know of another monstergirl that the Morningstar was presumably quite fond of.

Her name was Name.

Rolled 39, 47, 72 = 158 (3d100)

>>35569742

Rolled 54, 33, 34 = 121 (3d100)

>>35569742

Rolled 77, 70, 85 = 232 (3d100)

>>35569742

Rolled 17, 16, 79 = 112 (3d100)

>>35569742
we're boned

Rolled 28, 24, 77 = 129 (3d100)

>>35569742
Eh what the heck.

>>35569766
Nice

>>35569766

Repeating the same inane shit day after day to the same morons has really degraded our schooling.

>>35569766
We're seeing a lot of these 'all one roll situations'
Writing!

>>35569766
You. I like you.

>>35569766
>Good rollers saving us from our own stupidity and recklessness

>>35569754
>>35569756
dice. stop trying to kill us.

>>35569802
The dice like to keep us on our toes

>>35569810
We wouldn't have died, it was only a magical nuclear reactor

>>35569828
I feel bad for all our friends though.

Also, a question from last thread:
Did we catch the bolt of lightning as in absorb it, or did we catch it like actually phsyically caught and held the lightning bolt like zeuss?

>>35569893
Like the god of lightning himself

>>35569908
haha, yes.
We can actually catch people's spells.

>>35569908
We spider god of lightening nao.

>>35569908

>First run in with an elemental monster
>Lightning blasts into our chest
>Jin remarks on how we survived "Heaven's Fire"

I wonder what Jin will say when she sees us catch another bolt of lightning, and then return to sender amplified with our own magic?

>>35569950
Lighting beats earth dummy. Haven't you ever seen Naruto?

>>35569964
that's dumb, both rock AND ground types are resistant to electricity.

>>35569971
Actually, immune would be more correct.