>>35750302
Announcements: twitter.com/REQMX

Q&A: ask.fm/REQM

Character Sheet and Misc:
http://pastebin.com/u/REQM

Archive:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Re-Monster
or
http://archive.moe/tg/search/tripcode/!!7fb3j+Ac+pZ%20/type/op/
or
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rD-MZe51wYI63xxl-tG8dsxj-RWVtJu3S6Gzd6OTJSw/edit?usp=sharing

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>>35750302
>>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

It is time. Time for giant spiderbutts. Digging that image btw.

>>35750302
>dat OP

unf

>>35750302
Woah, new OP image

Lyra is metal as fuck

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>>35750302

>Get it over with. Sparring with Mom.

What could possibly go wrong?

>>35750302
>Get it over with. Sparring with Mom.

>>35750302
>>You're not hungry quite yet, but you're pretty sure you will be. Go maul something.

We're going to need more food again.

>>35750302
> See what Sheszka has learned from her evolution!
Because I want to see fluffier Shesz, dammit.

>>35750302
>>You're not hungry quite yet, but you're pretty sure you will be. Go maul something.

"Find me something worthy. Bigger than the crab!"

>>35750302
>You're not hungry quite yet, but you're pretty sure you will be. Go maul something.

Celebratory monster hunt.

We'll need to find something even bigger, now

>>35750302
>Get it over with. Sparring with Mom.

ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN

>>35750302
>>Get some training with your spear! Extra bonus of not facing Mom directly.
We got a new weapon we need to get used to. Also nice new op image

>>35750405
Whatever we do, we ought to combine it with this. About time we established what our spider wolf is capable of.

>>35750302
>>You're not hungry quite yet, but you're pretty sure you will be. Go maul something.

>>35750302
>Get some training with your spear! Extra bonus of not facing Mom directly.
>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

I couldn't stay for last thread's finale, I was not disappointed at the least!

>>35750302
>Get it over with. Sparring with Mom.
>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

>>35750302
>>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

>>35750302
>You're not hungry quite yet, but you're pretty sure you will be. Go maul something.

We're going to need a bigger bear!

>>35750302
>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

I think maybe we should talk to Mom about remembering our past life soon, yes?

>>35750302
>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!
We need to do this.

>>35750302
>Head to the clearing, and push your limits. Figure out what you can do!

It occurs to me that the main advantage of the indestructable spiderbutt-skull is not only that it safekeeps that delicious spiderbutt, but also that it allows Jin to use her perch without worry, even if she's wearing her claws.

>>35750549
Not to mention she can tuck under the skullbutt and stay warm by Lyra's firespiderbutt.

>>35750302
oh my, that new OP image.

>>35750529
Why?
Seriously I don't get why people feel the need to bring this up all the time.

Lyra lives a well adusted life, basically never thinks about her past one and feels very comfortable in her current skin.
Which means her past life is essentially irrelevant and not worth talking about.

Counting!

>>35750616
>Implying her past life has no plot significance.

>>35750641
So, is the big skull, like, ATTACHED to us?
I want to see how the village feels about this.

especially that spooked guard and that one fat merchant

>>35750657
It's an important background trait, yeah, but right now it's not relevant in the slightest for what's going on now. If there's something weird where it needs to be explained, then sure, but for now there's no need to.

>>35750657
>>35750616
It does have significance, but it has nothing to do with her new family I hope.

>>35750529
>>35750616
The biggest problem with telling them is it would be basically
"Hey, I love you and all, but I used to have a family that I also loved before I died, and you guys are all the replacement!"

Best to leave the stuff where it lie.

>>35750657
It really doesn't, yet. It might in the future, but currently the only times it has been relevant were in recognizing what a thing is, and making jokes that no one in our new life can understand.

>>35750616
I second this on the ground that a kid talking about past lives and being murdered then reborn won't be believed.

Seriously, who believes the fanciful stuff kids come out with? Would you believe a kid that started telling you this?

At best, Mom would just smile and humour us. At worst, she'll think the freakishly rapid evolutions is messing with us and be concerned for our mental health.

>>35750616
I think it will probably come up eventually, but not now. I think people (our parents included) are going to ask questions about how we are growing so fast and it might come out.

>>35750691
Everyone will know how capable Lyra is at killing giant monsters. If they didn't already after the crab festival.

Heading to the clearing takes it!
Gimme 3d100, and we'll see how everything goes!

>>35750693
>evolving twice in only one month after birth
>not weird

Really?

>>35750735

Rolled 64, 10, 12 = 86 (3d100)

>>35750735

Rolled 99, 49, 47 = 195 (3d100)

>>35750735

Rolled 76, 83, 50 = 209 (3d100)

>>35750735

>>35750715
I assume reincarnation is common knowledge in this world. Still not much point in bringing it up right now though.

Rolled 14, 20, 30 = 64 (3d100)

>>35750735
Woohoo!

Rolled 74, 69, 66 = 209 (3d100)

>>35750735
have a TERRIBLE ROLL

Though, we spend too much time pushing it to the limit.
We should spend more time loafing off.

AND FINALLY FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE A DAMN SPIDER-COZY.

Rolled 8, 67, 58 = 133 (3d100)

>>35750735
Let's show that clearing who's boss!

>>35750529
No, fuck off

Rolled 89, 50, 9 = 148 (3d100)

>>35750735

>>35750737
Yes, really. It's not anything that Mom needs to know about. Hell, it would probably make things REALLY awkward.

>>35750737
The reason for that is that how active you are in your early life significantly affects your XP gain rate for all of it.
So our past life still lacks any reason to be brought up.

>>35750754
Its not actually.
Usually people don't remember it, and the source material makes it something pretty rare and unique, so its not actually common knowledge.

99 83 50
This works!
Writing!

>>35750596
>>35750366
>>35750365
Thanks!

>>35750754
No, OP said remembering your past life is a one in billions fluke.

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>nobody still cares about spider cozies
Aw-aww.
But jin's claws are so pooointy
And our skullbutt is embarrassing!

Crap, I just realized that we no longer have a reason to complain about Sara throwing fireballs at us.

>>35750834
Yeah but considering that the entire setting is named for this particular quirk makes it seem more likely to be widely believed. It doesn't occur IRL and that doesn't stop a hell of a lot of people from believing in it.

>>35750896
Sara throws stars. Dad throws fireballs and lighting.

>>35750894
>embarrassing
It's not embarrassing, it's bad-ass!

>>35750896
We will now encourage her to do so as we laugh at the tickling sensation.

>>35750916
I thought she learned how to throw fire from elfdad?

>>35750302
Oh my gosh, could Jin sit inside the skull and shoot through the eyeholes? That would be amazing.

>>35750896
I still wonder how strong our fire resistance is now, on a scale from resisting mundane fire to immune to dragon/demonic fire.

>>35750907
>that the entire setting is named for this particular quirk makes it seem more likely to be widely believed

That's retarded. The people in-setting don't call it "RE Monster" world. A fictional setting being named after the MC is standard in a lot of works. This has no baring on the in-setting knowledge.

>>35750943
I don't think we quite that huge just yet.

>>35750940
We convinced him not to for fear of Sara burning down the whole damn forest.

>>35750943
Jin would never leave Lyra's butt again.

Actually, that's a lie. Lyra's butt is incapable of flying. Still, useful for rearguard (hee hee) on dungeon crawls.

>>35750980
It's like saying Bleach is about laundromats.

>>35750917
You say that, but I'm ALREADY burning in embarrassment from the inevitable crack the old guys at the gate make.

>>35751029
>burning in embarrassment

Don't take it like that. Maybe some of their comments will light a fire under you.

>>35751070
No anon, they're just too hot to handle

>>35751018
To be fair, Bleach is named as such because the main character's hair looks bleached.

>>35750302

>New Picture

I was right, it IS best spiderbutt.

>>35751088
Just don't get angry. We have enough troubles without having to doge the heat.

>>35751093

I thought that was because the writing was like the author downed a bottle.

>>35751143
Jokes aside, I thought it was a reference to white=death.

>>35751114

But it's not even any bigger compared to the previous one!

>>35751167
Actually is supposed to be a reference to how reapers "bleach" spirits souls and sent them on.

>>35750894
You are not even a Giant spider, We should be proud of our spiderbutt. I was for fluffy spider. But Skull turned out fine.

>>35751278
There's still numerous practical reasons for a spider cozy.

>>35750737

So? It's because we are grinding exp like mad.

Evolving PERIOD is a rare trait for young monsters, and two of our friends and two sisters have evolved in the same month, we just happen to have maxed our exp ratio.

That's because instead of having a nice family life, we are out slaying monsters that give full adults pause.

>>35751340
No.

Just to be clear, do we get to keep all of our abilities every time we evolve, no matter what we evolve into?

Like say if our next evo was Half-Lord, we'd keep our combined elemental control?

>>35751352
yes.

>>35751344
>we are out slaying monsters that give full adults pause.
Or monsters that get Mom all hot and bothered.

... Not in that way, you pervs.

>>35751374
In what way then?

>>35751364
Yes.

>>35751396
In the "they have huge guts!" kinda way, of course.

>>35751340
List them then.

>>35751364
I don't see why we wouldn't keep them.

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>>35751457
1. it's a spidercozy
2. Jin won't have to do the gentle-bird-dance to just stand on us
3. numerous amazing disguises, ranging from giant pumpkin to boulder
4. Elle can put some rad hydraulics in there and maybe a spoiler

>>35751491
You gotta admit, it's hard to argue with number four. However, I like the sharpness of Jin's talons as she perches on us...

>>35751507
That's creeps, dawg.

>>35751491
I think we should put more work on the sound system though

Jin can only play 2 songs right now and we need more bass

>>35751491
Counter points:

1. We are always cozy. We give off heat.
2. Jin doesn't need to do the gentle bird dance on our skullbutt.
3. Your eyesight bust be terrible.
4. This aint Pimp My Spider.

>>35751491
1. Not valuable.
2. She doesn't we now have armored skull butt.
3. See 1.
4. That's really stupid.

>>35751562
>4. This aint Pimp My Spider.
I don't want to talk to you any more.

>>35751562
>4. This aint Pimp My Spider.

God, your life must be so empty.

>>35751491
>4.
>implying the skull doesn't double as a fancy spoiler

>>35751560
We need to install one of those big thumping basses in the cozy, that's for sure.
See if we can rattle the windows.

>>35751560
Get Seranthis out of those tunnels and teach him to beatbox.

>>35751612
Do we have to forge some windows first?

>>35751629
There's windows in town.
We can go there to rattle them with our loud music.

>>35751612
We definitely need a couple of sweet spinning rims, one in each of the buttskull sockets.

>>35751520
Don't judge me, just because I mix a bit of pain with pleasure.

>>35751646
And we can cover the teeth in gold or diamonds.

>>35751682
We'll need to loot some proper dungeons for bling.

Fucking stingy wizard had no bling.

My god.
This and the last thread has almost the same irrelevant posts to story updates ratio as MGNQ on average...

What have we done?!

>>35751745
we've made smalltalk while the QM has an incredibly slow update rate.

>100 posts in

>2 QM posts

>everything else is a discussion on pimping spiderbutt

Is this how this quest always works? Because I think I like it.

>>35751769
either that or arguing about best spiderbutt

As excited as you are, the trip to the clearing takes no time. Or you're not aware of time passing. The effect is the same, in any case.

You tear through the last group of trees, emerging into the growing sunlight.

The clearing is the same as you left it. A few hardy plants, driving through the earth, stone, and a thick layer of ash. Dad and Sara made one hell of a number on the whole thing.

Your hands clench, unclench. You can remember the whispered words of the voice. The declaration that it was time to evolve, the promise of power. Earth and fire.

>>35751769
More or less. Pimping spiderbutt A shit.
But it's that or... waifu/husbando... or..
Loot/armor/gear/monster hunting

It's lots of talk.

>>35751795
You can feel the ground beneath you, now. Even without mana, without magic, the pulse of the heart of this world thrums through you. It's relaxing, reassuring. The presence of something gigantic, but the feeling that it's embraced you. You stretch your hand forward, and you push your awareness with it.

Soil whispers, rock groans, magma sings. You lift a hand, and the earth follows, shapes forming and dissolving according to your whims. It feels unreal to watch rock run like water- Not even magma, just solid stone, flowing like a river. Sheszka laughs in delight, and you push the wave towards her, chasing the excitable wolf through the clearing, conjuring up obstacles, making her duck or leap as she keeps a step ahead of your power.

Her speed increases, and she bends over, running as easily on all fours as she does on two legs. You push the stone faster, stronger. Pillars erupt around her, and she bounds from one to the next, bouncing of their sides, staying airborne as long as she can. She lets loose a howl, throwing herself forward ever faster-

And she shifts. Somewhere between one step and the next, the girl is replaced by a wolf, brown and gray and white. Sheszka's patterns writ across her paw, her face. She stands nearly 5 feet tall, a wolf the size of a man. Her form flickers between your stones- switching back and forth as she dodges.

You let the earth go, and it whispers quietly to you, sinking back into its original shape. Sheszka trots up to you, her wolf shape dissolving back into a human- mostly human- form.

You laugh, happiness ringing through the meadow.
"When did you learn to do that?"
She scratches her head, one ear flicking, tail wagging.
"I know- I knew bigger wolves could do it. And I am bigger. So I tried! And it worked!"

She's really come a long way with speaking. Do all young monsters pick things up this fast? Now that you think about it- You speak, what, three languages? That's two more than you ever knew as a human.

>>35751769
Sometimes there are shitstorms about much more annoying stuff, so it balances out.
I will murder the first person who brings up husbandos, the /u/boat or shipping in general.

>>35751818

You hand finds it's way to her head, physical praise turning her tail into a softly thumping blur.

Even Jin joins in.
"You were bigger, faster, yes? Is it hard?"
"No. Just... Strange? It doesn't feel the same."

Jin nods- and gestures with a wing to the second eye socket of your skull. She's not even really perching at the moment, Just lazing about in the one hole.

Sheszka stares, then climbs up your back, hauling herself into the curved space in the skull and making herself comfortable. Jin nods sternly, and returns to watching you.

You turn your attention back to your magic, and away from the fact that you are rapidly becoming some sort of monster minivan.

You don't think you can call fire like you did with the earth. The sensation isn't as strong. Like... The earth is a person in the same room, holding your hand, speaking to you. And fire is somewhere else, and it has one of those stupid string and can phones, and you're not sure what it's saying so you're just yelling through the house and you have completely lost control of this metaphor.

You focus on the still fresh memory of reforging your spear. The heat in your hands, the feel of the molten metal- And your power reacts, the cracked pattern on your limbs glowing stronger and stronger, waves of heat rippling the air around your digits. You will it further, and the fire answers, your fists igniting.

Motion at your side draws your eyes, and you turn to find that your little circles of fur have responded to the power as well, flowing in a breeze all their own, colours burning like the fire you hold.

You let it go, and the hair dies down by inches, slowing, solidifying. It's honestly fun to watch. Jin affirms your opinion, chirping in a quiet 'Beautiful' as you ignite them again.

>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.
>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.
>Back to the nest! Chatter and bragging about your power!
>Other (?)

>>35751841
>sitting in our eyeholes
Stop it.
Stop it you two.
This is stupid.
I am fire! I am death!

>>35751841
>>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

>>35751841
>Sheszka stares, then climbs up your back, hauling herself into the curved space in the skull and making herself comfortable. Jin nods sternly, and returns to watching you.

Oh my god, we have sidecars

>>35751841

>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below
Lets explore

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>>35751841
>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

>>35751882

>>35751841
>>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

Time for another achievement.

>>35751841
I'm TIRED of hunting.
So let's either try to do some tunneling practice, or go back to the nest.
See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

>>35751892
Nah we a pickup truck

>>35751841
>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

TURRETS ONLINE
SPIDERBUTT ONLINE
REACTOR ONLINE
ALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL

>>35751841
>>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.
I love the way REQM includes the little things we vote and talk about into his posts. Way to go man.

>>35751841

>Toy around, try to make some lava come up

Get some practice in, just in case we ever meet a foe we just have to cover in molten hot magma. Give that extra flourish.

>>35751841
>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

We're like.. some sort of spider carrier.

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

>>35751926
More like an SUV

>>35751841
>Back to the nest! Chatter and bragging about your power!

Time to get that gift Mom wants to give us for evolving again!
The gift is getting beaten up.

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

>>35751841
>>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

We should invite Mom before going under. She really wanted to meet the Mountain Spider.

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

If shezka can learn to shoot lazers or something next time she evolves we will have two new skull but turrets

>>35751989
Oh true dat. We do that she might be placated enough to not beat the stuffing out of Lyra.

Ha, who am I kidding.

>>35752001
What we really need is some way to make the jaw move so we can make a spooky skeleton laugh.
And we can keep our motion wave cannon in there, when we eventually get one.
spidertank 2014

>>35751841
So what I've gathered is that we can shape and move stone as if it were water, and we can set our fists ablaze which also makes our arm fur look "beautiful". Did I get that right?
We are the best spider

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.
oh YES
now we can let him out

>>35751841
>Head out with your twin monster cargo. Find something to eat.

>>35752001
Lazerwolf mounted on a skull shaped tankspider. As if we couldn't get any more metal.

>>35751910
>>35751882
This is.... really accurate. We're a fuckhuge Spider-Monster. We breath fire and quake the earth. We are the bringer of death to all who oppose us..... But we are somehow cute and lovable! Cute young girls look at us with adoration and small children ride us.

>>35752063
DON'T FORGET THE FLAMING FISTS.

>>35752063
Honestly?
It feels like we're one of those randomly generated diablo special bosses. You know, with the four or five modifiers before the name.

>>35752063
Laserwolf and Laserharpy.

We have eyelasers. Just not where you'd expect them. Also, 360 degree coverage. Lyra is a walking tank.

>>35752001
Given what we've seen, she'll probably gain fire and earth powers like our own with her next evolution.

A bit of early afternoon excavation!
1d100, please!

>>35751841
>>Back to the nest! Chatter and bragging about your power!
Those two are adorable. And we need to rub big wolfu Sheszka's belly some time.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>35752127

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>35752127

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>35752127

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>35752127
be sure to run and tell mom if it actually works.
If it fails, nobody must know.

so whos up for getting the combat achievements for using earth and fire to attack, before we evolve again.

>>35752102
Harpy is our celestial machine gun, man. Laying down a stream of mini-comets and providing CAS.

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>35752127

>>35751841
>See if you can use your power carefully. Open up the ruined entrance to below.

\We need to use these powers in combat enxt time.

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>35752127

>>35752141
>>35752146
>>35752152
Writing!

>>35752157
I would like to see what we can do barehanded with heat.

>>35752157
Eh, I don't really care about them so much.
I hope we don't evolve again any time soon, because our design is getting REALLY FUCKING BUSY.
One or two more at this rate and we hit sparkledog.

>>35751882
>>35751910
No, we are Giant Spider.

>>35752195
I'm pretty sure we'll slow down a lot, since we've gone through three evolutions and would need to find bigger things to kill.

>>35752157
If we don't use them in a fight even once before we evolve again, I will be speechless. I mean, we can Falcon Punch people for gods' sakes!

>>35752234
How lucky that we've just gained the ability to open up a pathway to the place Seranthis still felt a need to patrol.

>>35752250
Yeah! We got these kickass new powers, so lets use them!

>>35752261
I think he was down there because the exit was blocked. Which is another reason why Earth magic is the best element for an giant spider adventurer.

>>35751882
HAHA yes this is why I wanted Skullbutt, because the eyesockets make perfect resting spots for our companions.

>>35751841
>Our hair is fire
>Jin is not obsessed with fire

We have assured that Jin will be with us forever.

Oh, something I've been wondering. If we use our melting and earth-control ability on elemental stones, what would happen?

>>35751835

Coastal shipping is a good way to transport large masses of SpiderbuttxBirdbutt love children

>>35752446
I guess we met a birdboy one day

>>35752320
According to the REQM's ask.fm Seranthis was sent down there in the first place to deal with an unspecified threat.
Odds are there's plenty of nasty shit down there and even if there's not, there's enough in the rest of this forest to have evolved Seranthis to what he is today.

>>35752465
Ovipositor, anon.

>>35752482
We'd have to meet a boy first for that
But we don't have one of those anyway.

>>35751966
>spider carrier
More like some sort of destroyer. You know, those that carry around an aircraft of some sort. With a frigate as escort...

>>35752446
>>35752468
>>35752482
>>35752507
The moment one of you starts to talk about this outside of spoilers all of you will die a painful death.[/spoilers]

>>35752468
Indeed, but most all of that nasty shit is subterranean in nature. Back when there was a city and the mines were in use, there was a pressing need to deal with these monsters. That need no longer exists.

REQM in Q&A session post thread mentioned that if we wanted to get Seranthis out of the mines our best bet was asking him how he got down there.

>>35752559
He is quite a way below the surface, I would like to first know what he was sent down there to fight.

>>35752559
Lyra: How did you get down here?
Serathis: I walked in through that giant door over there. Why?

>>35752195
We are probably not going to evolve again for a while. XP is based on how much of a challenge a fight is, and our current mix of abilities are strait up bullshit to fight against. We're a fucking lava-bending spell-thief with powerful butt armor and additional bonuses to defense when protecting others. Nearly all our abilities have defensive use, and they all work in tandem. This isn't even going into creative bullshit like hardening liquid metal around our body for instant armor, like some sort of fucking terminator spider.

>>35752581
He himself stated (or at the very least implied) that he had been sent to help stem the flow of monsters into the mines, and prevent them from reaching the city. In any case, we will have to quiz him about it when we track him down.

Mom is going to be so pissed that we went off and did yet more stuff right after evolving, and didn't even stop to spar with her...

>>35752635
We are worst daughteru.

>>35752635
We're going RIGHT BACK HOME if this dig a tunnel thing works

But yes, we really need to go get our shit wrecked by mom.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>35752661
Don't worry she'll shun us and cast us out into the world soonish.

>>35752635
Nobody says we're going to go all the way down to the mines just yet. This is just about opening up the entrance to the city ruins, the mines are waaay deeper down.

You head deeper into the ruins. Past the wall, the collapsed buildings. It's not long before you find what you're looking for.

The entrance stands silent, the same as it was when you rescued Rie. A mess of collapsed pillars, crumbling stone. And much too small to allow you entrance.

You place your hand on the solemn, still standing column. You can sense the solidity, even weather worn and damaged as it is. You can feel the sheets of rock behind it, the roof lying near sideways against it, the other columns, long broken lying all over. You call for the earth and push.

The whole structure before you shudders. Stone crackles and grinds, pieces moving for the first time in centuries. The diagonal length of rock dissolves, twisting into a twin to your pillar, a roof forming between them above. Rubble shudders, twitches, slides aside, joining together to remake long shattered walls.

Your breath catches as you pant, fingers trembling, your cohorts silent as they watch your work in awe.Another pillar starts to lift, revealing the buried passage- and it stops, falls. The ground trembling beneath it's weight.

Both of your hands rest against the pillar, holding you up as you take deep breaths.

That's a lot harder than you thought.

Or maybe you've just exerted yourself too much already? You weren't exactly holding back with Sheszka.

Jin's voice interrupts your thoughts.
"Are you going to fix them? Rebuild the ruins?"

>Not just yet, I think.
>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?
>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.
>Other (?)

>>35752690
>Not just yet, I think.

>>35752690
>>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752690
>>Not just yet, I think.
>>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752585
DUN DUN DUN DUDUM

>>35752690
>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752690
>Not just yet, I think.

>>35752690
>>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?
One step at a time, Jin.

>>35752690
>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

>>35752690
>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

SPIDER QUEEN

>>35752690
>>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

We'll get all the rep and all the fluffy bitches.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>35752690
>>Not just yet, I think.
>>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?
>>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

>>35752690
>>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?
How do we go to the undercity and punch slavers if we can't fit?

>>35752735
WITH SKIN OF STONE

>>35752690
>Not just yet, I think.
>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752690
>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752690
>Not just yet, I think.
>Other (?)
"For now, I would like the possibility to go beneath."

We may need to think of a way to shut the door behind us, there maybe a lot of big monsters down there whom we don't want roaming around at the surface.

>>35752690
>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

We're saying we'd like to right? Not RIGHT now? I mean we're not good enough right now..

>>35752735
>>35752745
Spider queen A shit

>>35752761
Just spin a web over the entrance. Very few monsters are capable of tearing down an arachne's web.

>>35752690
>Yes. Even if people won't live here, they're something that should be remembered.

>>35752772
It's like you hate fun.

>>35752690
>I don't know. I'd like to be able to go beneath, yes?

>>35752690
>>Not just yet, I think.

>>35752791
Spider queen is the least fun option, anon.

>>35752807
But Nin TEASING Lyra about the spider queen thing is the best option.

>>35752772
>>35752807
we don't have to be queen right away, adventure awaits in this vast world!

>>35752690
>Not just yet, I think.

Really think we should invite Mom before going in there.

>>35752813
We don't have to be queen for her to tease us about it, anon.
She does it already!

>>35752825
Precisely. Rebuilding the city under our leadership is a long term goal. We're not even a month old yet, we've got a lot of teasing from Nin to endure before we can actually pull it off.

>>35752871
I just want to build a house.

These are some seriously contested votes.
Not yet and I'd like to go Take it with 8 each, while yes trails behind with a paltry 6.
Writing!

>>35752899
I think the first two aren't mutually exclusive?
We don't want to do it yet, but we want to rebuild it enough to get down at some point.

>>35752898
Thinking rather small there anon. With our skills we could build a Romanesque mansion with adjoining web nest.

>>35752941
I'm fine with something cozy and cottage like.

Made of webs.

Is this a vote about what we're going to do right now, or is it just what we're going to say to jin?
The difference is important.

>>35752941
Two giant towers

With a giant web hanging between them, where the arachne and moths live.

>>35752941
>>35752948
>>35753010
So long as we use that water crystal thing to create a cycling waterfall bath I'm fine with whatever.

>>35753010
How about 4 quite large towers, that way we could build a three dimensional web matrix where the moths and spiders could build.

>>35753068
that'd work out pretty well.
Are they TOWER towers, or just construction spires?

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>>35753160
Imagine four Barad Durs with a titanic cocoon of silk and web built between them.

It could be the new monster city.

>>35753293
You could house several million people in something like that

Seems a little... excessive.

>>35753318
Plus one of the problems with housing a huge community of arachnes is that you need a LOT of food. It's why they tend to be solitary in the first place.

>>35753293
You want to build a small mountain? we're a giant spider but we would need some serious help with that.

>>35753293

And the other races could live in the towers themselves....

>>35753338

Actually with towers that size we could probably cultivate forest INSIDE of them. Make the tower it's own stable ecosystem.

>>35753293
Do you have

The foggiest

haziest

idea of approximately how silk that would take? Goddamn we would have to force feed every spider in the forest AND Seranthis for years to pull that off.

We'd be better off using our magma magic to make a tower out of actual obsidian. Strong, weather resistant, and damned intimidating! Seriously, the humans would start speaking in hushed tones of the tower of black stone and the skullbutt spider queen who rules it.

Would have a bit of a negative PR effect in the wider world. Let's do it.

>>35753403

We could start small, enough for our family and pack... then as we make more friends and followers, we slowly expand it out...

By the time we are 1 we will probably have something at least the size of a castle town...

You think a moment.

You're not actually sure of what you want to do. What your goals are. You want to open the ruins, at least. But rebuilding the city? If it's even possible...

No, that's not right. You're literally doing it right now. It'd take time, but you could. Raise the walls, restore the statues- Everything. Of course, people might not come back. There's any number of races infighting, the lizards- You haven't even asked Mom about the other forest races. How deep into the woods would you have to go to find them?

Are they still fighting? Do they even care about the others anymore?

It's a question for another time, in any case.

Even your voice sounds tired as you force it out.
"Hnn. Not yet, yes? I think, at least, I would like to fit below again. Speak to Seranthis. See what lies below."
"Broken stones. Giant spiders."

"I think there is more than that, Jin."
"Funny smelling water."
You laugh, turning your back on the half raised structure, dragging your legs as you head for home.

A few minutes see you back in the forest, conversation ringing through the trees as you walk.

"I will get bigger soon, yes."
"I can get bigger when I want."
"It is not the same! At all!"
"Bigger is bigger."
"I will be bigger than you, then!"

You turn your head, watching them argue from the corner of your eye. Sheszka tilts her head carefully, considering the harpy's words.
"Bigger than Alpha? Than Lyra?"
Jin picks up one foot at a time, watching the slow bobbing of your spider half.
"Maybe not, yes? But big."

>>35753458
They nod in unison.
"Me too. I will be bigger, and stronger, and I will get dirt and fire, yes."
"How? Why?"
"Alphas share with the pack. If the alpha is strong, then I am strong."

"Lyra is very strong."
"Yes."

You're not entirely certain how you feel about them bonding over some sort of shared worship.

You arrive at the tree in short order, clambering up with your friends. Dad has made another mess out of enchanting materials and books, and Sara is right beside him, blabbering away and throwing around magical terms you can't be bothered to learn. Mom or Aria is probably above.

>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.
>Check in on progress with that necklace.
>Take a nap. Just five minutes, right?
>Other (?)

>>35753470
>>Check in on progress with that necklace.
Jeez, you two. Bigger isn't always better!

>>35753470
>>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.

Just a little more and then we can sleep.

>>35753470
>Check in on progress with that necklace.

>>35753470
>Check in on progress with that necklace.
We don't want to disappoint mom with a poor performance.

>>35753470
>>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.
Time to take the plunge I fear...

>>35753470
maybe we should tell them to knock it off back there.
I mean, we're not SUPER strong. Just pretty OP.
>>35753470
>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.
We owe it to mom to let her beat the shit out of us for evolving first.

>>35753470
>Check in on progress with that necklace.
>Other (?)
Show dad and Sara what we did to the spear.
>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.

>>35753470
>Head up. You're a bit tired to spar, but training with the spear can't hurt.
Lets get that storm gem in it. Also tell mom we could fix that entrance in the ruins if she wants to see seranthis

>>35753504
The necklace in question is the one Jin picked from the dungeon. The one the wizard used as a bag of holding-lite.

>>35753470
>Check in on progress with that necklace.

>>35753527
I know?
I don't see what that has to do with us dissapointing mom witha poor performance when we fight her tired as we are now.

I just realized we can move stone like water.
That is really fucking awesome.
>Need sleep, goodnight fellow giant spiders!

>>35753511
>us for evolving first
Reminder; she has already evolved into a full lord, it happened the day before our dungeon dive. She's just mad jelly that we reached the same level the very next day, and we're not even a month old yet.

>>35753470
>>Check in on progress with that necklace.

>>35753458
>Jin secretly wants to be bigger then Lyra
Jin confirmed for Roc evolution. I better see this when I regain internet a week from now.

>>35753578
Mom's Half-Lord, not full Lord yet

I will probably not be done with skullbutt before the end of this thread, sorry all!

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>>35751910
not posting the gif

I think necklace took that?
Every vote is like one apart today
Writing!

>>35753610
As stupid as I think it is, I'd like to request twerking skullbutt.

>>35753610
Will it have Jin and Shesz nesting in the sockets?

>>35753699
Oh they're inside of Lyra all right...

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>>35753722
L-l-lewd...

>>35753636
I didn't know there was a gif. Thanks dude.

>>35753692
Anon please.
Embarrassed Belly-dancer Lyra is vastly superior

>>35753770

I'd forgotten how happy that gif makes me....Squee!

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>>35753871
And to think that someone wanted hydraulic muscle Lyra...

Yes, I know that's not remotely close to belly dancing Lyra. I'm just impressed there IS a spider-girl belly dancer picture.

>>35753928
I think there was talk of havering hybrid traditional-hydraulic muscles too, letting us amazing abs or a soft stomach depending on what we "need" at the moment.

>>35754018

Why would you ever not need amazing abs?

>>35754030
Someone here had a fetish for waifish looking strong girls.

>>35754042
He's not the only one.

>>35754042

Are you saying that you don't?

>>35754030
When we want have a companion sleep on it. May not be able to reply again, ship is nearing the edge of phone range.

>>35754082
No, I like fine absad well toned arms.

>>35754082
It doesn't fit Lyra. For one, she's a giant spider. For two, she's still swinging around a giant spear.

>>35754139

No one wants Lyra to be rippling with muscle, they want her to have definite muscle, not bulging, but you damn sure know that they are more than "toned"

>>35754168
You're... saying Lyra wouldn't have muscle definition... because she fights with a spear?

>>35754211
wait wait.
The point was some wanted o have Lyra be super strong, without having visible muscles at all.

I think most of us want her to have some nice abs and visible muscles. Not bulging, but definitly visible.

>>35754211
That's not at all what I'm saying. I was saying why being waifish doesn't fit Lyra.

>>35754229
>>35754232
Ah okay. Yes. Lyra has muscle definition in my brain pictures.

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>>35754254
Yes. Lyra is very strong.

>>35754122
But Sheszka loves sleeping on our abs.

You focus in on Dad and Sara.

Perfect. You can distract them, and get stuff done at the same time.

You drop yourself just outside of the circle of 'putting stuff away is hard', and both of them look up.
"Lyra!"
"Hey. What've you been up to all day?"

"Hello Sara. It's barely past noon, Dad."
He rolls his hand, gesturing away the complaint.
"It's... pretty much a day. Kind of."
"Not at all, yes. I've been practising. In the ruins."

He looks up, actually managing to separate his eyes from the book for a second.
"A bit of magic, then?"
"Ah. Not quite. I can do, uh, elemental things? Like Sara and Jin, but different, yes?"

And now they both have books out. This may have been a mistake.
"So-" "What kind of things, yes?" "-What she said."
You bring your hands up in surrender.

"Fire and earth things. More earth than fire, though. I can feel stone, and make it move. However I want. Like water, even. I tried repairing some of the ruins, yes? So maybe, Mom and I could fit through. I was too tired to finish, though."

As if to mock you, Jin and Sheszka are settling into their seats, curling up and snuggling against your fire warmed shell.
This isn't fair at all.

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>>35754254
Lyra has muscle definition in my sketches as well

>>35754311
"And the fire?"
"Just my hands, I think? I can heat them, or call fire. The heat doesn't bother me, though. And my arm-bits- The fur, yes? They look like fire when I use it."

"Hmmmm- It seems like different creatures get different abilities, then? Even with the same blessings. Salamanders can ignite their weaponry, from what I've heard. And there's animals that simply spit fire."
"Dragons?"
"No- Well, yes. But I mean things that shouldn't be spitting fire. Was there anything else?"

"Hm. I reforged my spear, yes? With my hands. It felt- I felt like I could control it. Completely. Like the metal, everything, was perfect."
Erics blinks, pen and book momentarily forgotten.
"Huh. Maybe... Both at once? That would work. May I see?"
Sara taps at her book.

"What's the difference between may and can, Dad?"
He replies as you hand him your spear, dropping the weapon into his outstretched hands.
"Manners, dear. It's polite."
"Mom doesn't use 'may'."
"Your mother is a giant spider, who grew up in a forest."

"I heard that!"

>>35754311
>curling up and snuggling against your fire warmed shell.

Hhhhhnnnggggh

>>35754334
So she is upstairs, then. Dad laughs, hands running along the weapon, tapping across it's length.
"It's very well forged. I didn't see it before, so I can't tell, but... Maybe you removed all the impurities from the metal?"
"Impurities?"
"Bits of other metals, not properly smelted things- all sorts."

"Huh. That's kind of- No. Wait, wait. I came over here to ask about the necklace, yes."
Sara laughs this time, folding her book in her laugh while it slows into giggling.
"Heh- It's moving along fairly well. The books are a big help. We can probably change it so your friend can use it by tomorrow. And duplicate the enchantment, at least. Maybe not quite as cleanly. I'm better at burning things than I am at making them."

>Stick around. Maybe you can learn something.
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?
>Lie down a bit. Your friends are already snoring. You're not a bed, dammit.
>Other (?)

>>35754334
>"I heard that!"
OH SHIT

>Discussing on the best possible abs and muscles for an Arachne, venom delivery and it's effects on food, plans for using giant crab shells as mobile houses
I love this quest

>>35754363
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

>>35754363
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

>>35754363
>>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

>>35754363
>Other (?)
[X] FIGHT MOM

>>35754363
>Lie down a bit. Your friends are already snoring. You're not a bed, dammit.

CANNOT RESIST THE CUTE!

>>35754363
>>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

We have a storm stone. Ornstein!Spider the best.

>>35754363
>>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

>>35754363
>>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?
>>Lie down a bit. Your friends are already snoring. You're not a bed, dammit.
Lyra, you are the best bed. Hope you don't get a lamia or naga companion.

We need to work on MOLTEN COMBAT.

Because that shit is cool, it worked against Jedi, it'll work against magic fantasy bullshit.

>>35754363
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?
we should also go see the town blacksmith the next time we go to town, he might be able to give us a few tips to make even better weapons.

>>35754363
>Stick around. Maybe you can learn something.

>>35754363
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

We managed to make a slot for the stone in it right?

>>35754334
>We can possibly ignite our spear.
Do you know what this means? if we enchant the spear with our storm stone, we are literally wielding a firestorm in our hands!

>>35754363
>enchantments and stones: how do?

>>35754472
>We managed to make a slot for the stone in it right?

Yeah, we did, during the reforge.

>>35754480
Fun fact, a big enough forest fire's smoke will emit lightning

>>35754363
>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

>>35754363
>Lie down a bit. Your friends are already snoring. You're not a bed, dammit.
FUCK doing things

The Gods must LOVE Lyra.

I mean seriously, Demi-God of Protection, God of The Earth, and a Demi-God of Fire so far, and not even a month in.

Lyra Spiderbutt- Professional Geologist for hire
Writing!

>>35754602
I wonder what we'll get if we remake the city either steampunk or modern in style.

>>35754363
>Lie down a bit. Your friends are already snoring. You're not a bed, dammit.

>>35754634
Status as a demi-god?

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>>35754634
This is the city of QueenLyra.

>>35754608
I'm choosing to believe that our surname is Spiderbutt

>>35754775
Erics took our mother's name: he wasn't a fan of "Elfarse".

>>35754775
We also have the titles of Thunderbreaker, Bane of Scales Bane of Bears and the Worlds Greatest Mobile Bed.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>Ask about your stone. How do you put it into a weapon? Or maybe you can enchant it. Does that work together?

Learn enchanting from dad, we need to add that to our skill set so we can make the most amazing weapons ever for yourself and others. Be great to sell them as well as silk. Maybe talk with the blacksmith to get good ideas on what to make and the best ways to make them besides our hand forging.

>>35754827
I hereby vote to dub our spear 'thunderbreaker' once we set that storm stone in it.

>>35754849
Upgrade our shield and see if we can combine the crab stone with the one already in it.

>>35754878
But what will supply our nest with bath water then?

>>35754878
What use would it be any more. We're invulnerable to fire and all a bigger stone would do is create more water.

>>35754878
it just occurred to me that we could make a cover of steam using our shield. Might be a useful ability at some point

>>35754878
Nay: we need the crab stone to fuel the cycling waterfall bath.

>>35754944
>>35754957
Oh yeah, forgot about the crab stone being see for that.

Still need to upgrade our shield and even give a try on our armor. We are a Forge variant, we needs to get the most use out of that as possible.

>>35754947
Guys. Lyra is a walking furnace. We can make our own hot bath any time we want.

>>35755019
oh man its hot tub time!

>>35755019
We could even make an enclosed space with earth magic and make a sauna!

Truly we are bestspider.

We need to go see Nin soon. Just so Lyra can be teased more.

>>35755053
This needs to be done, yes.

>>35755052

More than that, we can fashion a bowl anywhere we go, and have fondu IN the Sana!

Decadent Spider!

Does our armour still fit? We may have to go into town to get it adjusted... and also learn about forging from the Blacksmith under the guise that we won't have to bother him, As Much....

>>35755152
I would like to go learn some forging.

>>35755107

Still need to find some Coffee....
What does Caffeine do to Owls and Wolfs?

>>35755107
What if we had a sauna on our back, and the skull became like a beach umbrella?

>>35755177
Isn't caffeine poisonous to dogs?

>>35755152

If it doesn't fit, then we grab a steel ingot somewhere and instantly reforge it to fit.

>>35755177
Lethal, but more due to concentration to bmi, then being toxic. At their size it should act like they had one too any energy drinks.

>>35755202
upgrade her with a lab's stomach and she will be fine

>>35755202

It's also an intoxicant to spiders.

Things we need to find or replace:

Coffee
Chocolate
The internet
Running water (check)
SODA
video games

>>35755291
What about trains?

>>35755291

>We invent the Internet
>Jin rides around on spiderbutt wearing a scarf and working a laptop and constantly tells everyone that "It's an abstract kind of spiderbutt, yes"

>>35755291
>Coffee
Head pats
>Chocolate
Head pats
>The internet
Finding bigger things to kill; trolling Mom
>Running water
River. And also crab stone.
>SODA
Head pats
>Video games
Pretty much everything above.