Most of those present are already engaged in battle, struggling against one another, but you and Salvastis hold back, each directing your forces. For now your forces enjoy the advantage, pushing their way through the rockmen to the tight knot of demons surrounding Salvastis. The constantly arriving rockmen reinforcements will eventually turn the tide however, unless you win this quickly.

You could call in your angels, but they could be rather indiscriminate about which demons they attack. You can also turn into a huge dragon – perfect for engaging large numbers of foes, and as always, your own lightning powers are always eager to answer your call. With the forces at your command you have a number of options. Salvastis is very dangerous though, and his demon bodyguards are undoubtedly very tough, sending any individual against them, or small numbers of your allies could get people killed.

What’s the plan?

>Transform into dragon form (Huge? Seraphic?)
>Use Lightning Storm (target?)
>Use Spell (What?)
>Use Power (What?)
>Other (what?)

Battle
>Call in Angels
>Slow advance, keep together
>Send your forces to flank the rockmen and attack Salvastis (which forces?)
>Other (what?)

>>36328633
>Transform into dragon form (Huge Seraphic)
>Slow advance, keep together

>>36328633
>Use Spell (What?)
>Missile Storm
We can throw a lot of our AE into that to soften up the knot of bodyguards, before engaging
>Slow advance, keep together
>Ask Isla to try to figure out what is up with these metal poles
Going to keep the nagels back until we know more about these metal poles

>>36328633
>Transform into dragon form (Huge Seraphic)
>Slow advance, keep together

>>36328758
I'll second asking
>Ask Isla to try to figure out what is up with these metal poles

Also could we have D Sireyi cast Misslestorm?

>>36328633
>Missile Storm
>Slow advance, keep together

Soul of light form is better for directing the army, since our perception, willpower and defenses are increased.

>>36328758
Seraphic Dragon's Breath Weapon is probably better for that job.

Summoning the angels could be a double-edged blade - they might attack our demonic allies.

Having Isla figure out what's going on with the poles is a good idea, though.

>>36328633
>>Call in Angels
>Full attack on the Duke, everything we got.
The Duke is by far the main priority. It might even be best to immediately use Deific Power with an attack spell to destroy him before he can pull any more nasty spells out of his bag of tricks.

The Duke is the absolute priority target. The Angels are not to engage anything else, other than in order to defend themselves, until he is dealt with.

A question: Are our Sanctuaries all activated right now?

>>36328792
>Also could we have D Sireyi cast Misslestorm?
What for? Missile Storm is way more powerful in angelic form, there is no reason to go D unless we want to engage in melee or use the breath weapon.

>>36328829
>Seraphic Dragon's Breath Weapon is probably better for that job.
Its not, since it would require actually getting into breath range of all of his bodyguards, while we can cast missile storm from our current position.

>>36328834
>Are our Sanctuaries all activated right now?

You're leading a demon army, so I'd assume not, but I'll but it to a vote.

>Use Permanent Sanctuary (free)

Y/N

Using Sanctuary abilities that are not part of permanent sanctuary will be an action in combat of course

>>36328703
>>36328792
This guy. I'll just change to seconding >>36328758
We can always go HUGE later

>>36328829
>Seraphic Dragon's Breath Weapon is probably better for that job.
The idea is to use a missile storm now, while we are in soul of light, to make use of its will bonus, and then turn into a dragon next round.

>>36328633
FUCK YEAH PALADIN OF JOY QUEST!
Seriously thanks for running today Pally! now if only I had an idea on how to tactical.

>>36328881
>Y
As long as we keep in the sky, it shouldn't be a problem, except for our twin

>>36328758
>>36328885
Good idea. Supporting this

>>36328881
N

>>36328906
I don't think we're currently flying, and it's likely that he has a trap against flying creatures.

>>36328940
Possible, but the bonus of Sanctuary is still enormous, I consider is still worth it, even if it keeps our demonic allies away from us.

>>36328881
N
Not yet

Ok, locking vote on actions

>Missile Storm
>Slow advance, keep together
>Ask Isla to try to figure out what is up with these metal poles

Are the winners

Sanctuary not yet it seems.

Interrupt: Demon Guards have magical protections, Use Deific Spell?

Y/N

Costs 2 Deific Power, but bypasses non-deific protections. You might be able to beat the ward with your Will + Arcane Energy of course, and might not need Deific Power.

>>36329060
n

>>36329060
I would have just blown 60AE on that spell, since we got more then enough juice thanks to soul of light and the ability to instantly regain all DE with a DP.
So I would say
>N

>>36329060
Y

>>36329060
N

Deific Power is a precious resource and Angelic Form is already boosting our Willpower by quite a lot, we should be able to beat it.

>>36329060
N

Ok, roll 2d20 and vote on extra Arcane Energy used.

First roll is Sireyi, 2nd Isla

Rolled 17, 1 = 18 (2d20)

>>36329241
40

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>36329241
40

Rolled 11, 9 = 20 (2d20)

>>36329241
60

Rolled 12, 19 = 31 (2d20)

>>36329241

>>36329287
Good save for Isla.

>>36329287
Why'd you delete? those where good rolls.

>>36329307
I derp'd it looked like those where deleted rolls. the kicker is that those where mine.

“Slow advance” you say to your forces even as your mother shouts “into them!” and pushes forward hard, hacking rockmen apart and engaging the demon guards. Most of your forces obey you, advancing slowly, some follow your mother. Your mostly ordered line has a noticeable outwards bulge around her as she pushes forwards. For now all of your forces are forming a single group, but if your mother and those following her are not supported or bought back in line, they could get cut off.

You smile coldly, bunched together enemies, why do they make things to easy for you? You cast your spell and magical missiles streak into the demon guards only for a black and red aura to appear out of nowhere, absorbing about half of your missiles. The missiles that get through hurt a few demons; and put more of them down.

[AE 28/97]

Still, it’s clear Salvastis was expecting you to use magic of some kind; he might have some idea of your abilities....

“Isla” you say, your voice sounding cold, and pure and full of authority “investigate those poles, I want to know what they are.”

Isla looks at you, then does a double take, her eyes widening, her posture changing to one of submission and obedience “Of course My Saint” she says in an awed voice, rushing off towards one of the poles, examining it with her arcane sight.

[Isla AE 84/86]

“I need time!” she yells back to you “This is complicated, but for now I can tell: Don’t use any Lightning.”

Your allies attack the rockmen with gusto, taking down a dozen or so, the Sofias are particularly effective, standing shoulder to shoulder and smashing rockmen apart with grim efficiency. Matthias and Jianxi work as a perfect team as Matthias engages rockmen to hold their attention and Jianxi cuts them down from behind.

Ebonsong and Shahulzer rear over the battle, blasting and melting rockmen with their breath weapons.

Having heard Islas warning your double elects to get physical with the rockmen, smashing several apart, yelling with glee.

Your demons and the rockmen tear into each other with wild abandon; it’s hard to tell which side is more savage.

Salvastis demon guard hold back, keeping their positions around him. Salvastis fires a beam of holy energy into your demon allies, tearing several apart and wounding many others “You should have stayed loyal!” he yells. The demon guards battling your mother seem to have no chance of hurting her, as she easily parries their attacks.

More of the rockmen arrive; their reinforcements keeping their numbers almost steady.

Battle?
>Call mother back
>Troops push forward to support them
>Other

Summoning reinforcements will be a write-in, but is of course permitted.

Allies
Demons (95, 20 are wounded)

Enemies
Salvastis (unhurt)
Demon Guards (23, 3 are lightly wounded)
Rockmen (62)

>>36329509
forgot to add

Sireyi?
>Power (what?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other

Isla
>Keep investigating
>Other (What?)

>>36329509
>Troops push forward to support them
>Seraphic Dragon, support mothers push with our breath weapon
>Send Shahulzer and Ebby closer to Isla to guard her
>Isla keep investigating

If we can get rid of that no-lightning thing, its pretty much over.

>>36329509
>Summoning reinforcements will be a write-in, but is of course permitted.
Do that then. I repeat my plea to deal with the Duke as fast as possible.
>Summon Angels

Is there anything stopping us from using Disintegration or something similar with a couple of DP to kill the Duke? In any case
>Attack spell on Duke / his Defenders, use DP

>Let the former prisoners and Rock golems tear each other apart as our own forces try to preserve their live.

>>36329509
>Troops push forward to support them
>No idea
>Keep investigating

>>36329509
Seconding >>36329566

Think we should summon our Lanterns as well? It's a rapid action, so it wouldn't take a turn.

>>36329591
>Is there anything stopping us from using Disintegration or something similar with a couple of DP to kill the Duke?
Yeah, there is.

>>36329509
>>36329566
I'll go with this

>>36329509
>Summon Angels to aid mum
>>36329531
We hit something hard, target whatever's slowing down our advance.
Isla should Keep investigating.

>>36329591
>Is there anything stopping us from using Disintegration
It would most likely not kill him, he probably has a whole bunch more HP than that.

>>36329509
>>36329566
Seconding.
We should hold the angels back until he thinks he has us, I doubt he has revealed all of his tricks already.

>>36329678
Good idea, changing >>36329651 please.

>>36329621
>Think we should summon our Lanterns as well?
Probably, the cost is trivial, summoning them takes no action, we get two of them and their attacks do 6d6 + Sireyi's Willmod * 2.

>>36329509
>>36329566
>>36329621
Seconing the Lanterns.

>>36329531
I'll support summoning our Lantern since its quick

>Troops push forward to support them
>Seraphic Dragon, support mothers push with our breath weapon
>Send Shahulzer and Ebby closer to Isla to guard her
>Isla keep investigating
>Lanterns

It is, closing vote.

Please roll 2d20 and vote on extra arcane energy to boost breath weapon.

Use Deific Power to bypass protective ward?

Y/N

Rolled 19, 5 = 24 (2d20)

>>36329813
sure

Rolled 6, 10 = 16 (2d20)

>>36329813
Y
10

Rolled 1, 6 = 7 (2d20)

>>36329813
We should probably do disjunction next time.
0
>Y

Rolled 17, 18 = 35 (2d20)

>>36329813
N

All

>>36329869
I'm so sorry.

>>36329883
You tried dear anon, you tried.

Your mother seems to want to take the battle to Salvastis “Forward!” you order your voice sounding cold and terrifying to your own ears as your demon army rushes forward, pushing the rockmen back.

To Ebonsong and Shahulzer you say “Guard Isla!” they both pull back from the battle and protect your paladin.

You transform into a huge seraphic dragon, towering above the battlefield, as you do, you feel a familiar figure tugging on your claw, looking down you see Jal “Give an elf a lift?” she says. You oblige and put her on your back, you’d wondered where she’d got to. You inhale and channelling your arcane powers breathe out a gout of angelic fire, blasting into the demon guards, incinerating and wounding, even Salvastis is struck, flinching back and cursing.

[AE 3/97]

Still Jianxi, Matthias and the Sofias battle the rockmen, taking more of them down.

“I need more time!” wails Isla “It’s still not clear!”

Your twin casts a spell and wounds appear on her body, then begin healing, at the same time, many of your demon allies have their wounds healed.

[D. Sireyi AE 20/21, HP 39/69]

The rockmen and demons continue to battle, many falling on either side. Salvastis’ demon guards surge forward, pushing your troops back momentarily and Salvastis, despite his reputation as a coward, heads straight for your mother, his twin spears striking as swift as serpents. She skilfully fends him off but her face becomes a mask of hatred and her attempts to breach his guard become more aggressive and sloppy “Monster!” she spits “You’ll never get near my daughter!”

“I’ll eat her heart before your eyes Syberis” he taunts, driving her to greater fury, his attacks almost getting through her guard.

Rockmen reinforcements continue to arrive.

Battle?
>Have your troops separate Salvastis and your mother
>Just keep fighting
>Other orders (what?)

Sireyi?
>Separate Salvastis and your mother
>Power (what?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Allies
>Orders (what?)

Allies
Demons (90, 2 are wounded)

Enemies
Salvastis (very lightly wounded)
Demon Guards (18, 5 are wounded)
Rockmen (64)

>>36330209
>Just keep fighting
>Fight with sal with mom

>>36330235
>Just keep fighting
>Separate Salvastis and your mother

>>36330235
>Just keep fighting
>Fight Salvastis with your mother

>Allies focus on defensive and keep together

>>36330287
>>36330337
Uh guys. Melee probably isn't the best course of action for us

>>36330384
Melee is always best course of action!

>>36330235
>Don't let him control when he fights you mother.
>Fight Salvastis with your mother.
>Tell Blue to take command of the army.

>>36330384
I see no reason why not?

>>36330384
Our Smite is currently the only use we have for our massive and virtually inexhaustible DE pool.
Might as well use it.

as an idiot in my group who had no idea how AOO worked once said "PALADINS SMITE THE EVILS!"

Melee is is, mother and daughter vs Salvastis.

Army keeps doing its thing.

Please roll 3d20 and vote on extra Divine Energy used for Smite.

First die is Sireyis attack, 2nd is Isla examining the rods, 3rd dice is for...don't roll low ok.

Rolled 11, 20, 1 = 32 (3d20)

>>36330537
40

Rolled 11, 9, 14 = 34 (3d20)

>>36330537
40

Rolled 15, 6, 5 = 26 (3d20)

>>36330537
50

Rolled 13, 12, 6 = 31 (3d20)

>>36330537
40

Rolled 9, 17, 11 = 37 (3d20)

>>36330537
>>36330548
>don't roll low
Hahaha.
I suggest we blow a DP here, just to be safe.

40

>>36330548
>>36330555
>>36330563
15, 20, 14. Pretty good.

>>36330570
We can only boost our own rolls with DP, so that's not an option.

the last roll is jal doing something i bet

>>36330586
We don't know what the thrid one is for, amybe its for us.
Although its probably for moms willsave.

>>36330586
I hope Isla figures it finally out with that 20.
I can't wait to unleash a massive 100+ DE lightning stom on them all.

3rd roll is for you.

Use Deific Power for a 20? (third roll)

>>36330657
Yeah, better it is. We got all that DP for our battle in hell, I'd rather not risk it.

>>36330657
Sure. This fight is what we got those points for anyway.

>>36330657
It would only be a +6 and we have pretty absurd saves right now.

+42 against demonic magic, for people that don't read the Character Sheet.

>>36330657
Yes

>>36330657
>Y
Safe is safe.
Whatever this is could cost us way more.

At this point I expect Salvastis to have something that gathers our expended DP somehow.

>>36330701
Assuming that is what it is.
It might be something different, maybe its the hell energy problem coming back.

>>36330657
yeah

>>36330739
More likely it's the mental influence from using Angelic Form that's been hinted at every post this entire thread so far.

The Hell energy problem was probably just Hell's demonic radiation amplifying our negative emotions, since that's something demonic magic does.

>>36330827
>More likely it's the mental influence from using Angelic Form
We aren't in angelic form anymore, and we know exactly how that one works. This isn't it.

With Salvastis clearly trying to trick your mother into doing something reckless you join the battle, raking your claws and snapping your jaws as Salvastis as he battles your mother.

As Salvastis blocks your mothers sword slash and ducks out of the way of your jaws your manage to catch him with a claw, a little contact is all you need. You flood Salvastis’ body with divine power, channelled by a half-angel against a demon? That’s really going to hurt, he is flung back back, cursing as a massive explosion of holy energy erupts around him.

[DE 123/166]

Rather than fleeing though he darts forward and stabs the spear into your foot, such a small thing, what can it do against you? You are a huge drago-

The world around you fades, as all you know is pain, agony beyond anything you’ve felt before. You fall to the ground roaring in pain, you feel like your every nerve ending is being dipped in molten metal, your limbs curl and bones threaten to break as your own muscles turn against them. Dimly you hear your mother screaming.

[PoV change to Dark Sireyi]

Something’s wrong with your angelic sister, she went in to help her, no your, mother and is now thrashing and roaring in agony, you see Jal tumble from her back even as your mother rushes forward to engage Salvastis, only armed with a single spear now, he seems quite surprised, maybe he was expecting that to kill her? Hah, shows how much he knows. He’s yelling something at your mother, but you’re too far away to notice.

Your allies bunch together defensively and continue to take a toll on the rockmen, even as more climb onto the roof.

Isla yells out “I’ve got it!” and glances over at your sister “No!” She screams in horror.

The demons on your side stand firm against the rockmen, and engage the demon guards as well, casualties are starting to wear down both sides of the battle, this can’t go on for long, one side or the other has to break.

Battle?
>Target demon guards
>Just keep fighting
>Other orders (what?)

Dark Sireyi?
>Separate Salvastis and your mother
>Get that spear out of your sister!
>Power (what?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Allies
>Isla, hit it!
>Orders (what?)

Allies
Demons (87, 5 are wounded)

Enemies
Salvastis (wounded)
Demon Guards (15, 6 are wounded)
Rockmen (59)

Deific Power Spent, Sireyi current DP 36.

Kept you alive and your soul in your body

>>36331108
>Get that spear out of your sister!
>Just keep fighting
>Isla, hit it!

>>36331108
>Get that spear out of your sister!
>Isla, hit it!

>>36331108
>Just keep fighting
>Get that spear out of your sister!
>Isla, hit it!

"Isla hit it!" you yell as you run forwards to help your sister.

"It redirects lightning!" says Isla, explaining in as few words as possible "I can shut it down, or if you give me a little longer, I can use it to enhance your powers, which do I do?!"

>Shut it down (quick)
>Enhance (longer)

>>36331108
>Get that spear out of your sister!
>Isla What does it do? he's too ready for this fight

>>36331187
>Shut it down (quick)
>Unleash the lightning!

>>36331108
>>Get that spear out of your sister!
Careful not to be impaled by either the Duke nor the Mother on the way.

>Isla, hit it!
Hit what? I mean sure, she can hit whatever, but still.

>>36331187
>Shut it down (quick)
We don't need more power, if we get it shut down, Sireyi has more then enough DE to insta-kill everything here.

>>36331187
>Shut it down (quick)
As I said in >>36331189 He's too ready to risk it.

>>36331187
>Shut it down (quick)

>>36331187
>Enhance (longer)
We'll play defensively for a few rounds, I suppose.

Also, if any of our allies can gate in the Angels, I still want them here.

>>36331187
>Shut it down (quick)
I fucking called melee being a terrible idea.

>>36331243
If we wouldn't have gone into melee it would have hit our mother.
Its good that we got it out of the way.

>>36331229
Our Sister could after she removed the spear.

>>36331261
No. The soul draining spear is to try and steal our divine spark.

>>36331294
I doubt it, if it were possible like that he would have used it on our mother when he thought she had it. Nothing can just extract the spark like that.

>>36331243
We have a DR 29, a Strength mod of +21, Constitution mod of +23 and a +42 against Demonic Magic.

Just because you turned out to be somewhat right, doesn't mean your argument was correct; you presented nothing approaching a real argument for *why* melee was a bad idea.

>>36331284
Most of our angels are in Velya's Heaven and she doesn't have the key to that place, only we do.

>>36331341
>and she doesn't have the key to that place
She can still cast Gate. Which is all we really need for that.

Ok, army keeps fighting, you remove spear and Isla shuts down the thing.

Please roll 1d20 for your mother: Salvastis is going to be an asshole and your mother is going to try and stop him.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>36331370

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>36331364
She can't open a gate to Velya's Heaven without the key.

>>36331370

>>36331370

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>36331370

Rolled 5 (1d20)

SMITE EVIL!

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>36331370
Sure thang.

I really wish we had those Angels…

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>36331370
gods, I hate it to be so at the mercy of the dice.

>>36331409
At this point they wouldn't really add all that much besides additional complications. If we can get Sireyi back into the fight, we can lightning storm everyone deeper into hell.

>>36331399
nice roll man! you are an asset to the team!

>>36331433
Lightning Bolt gets better returns on overcharging and Salvastis's death might make the rockmen into a non-issue, since they're powered by his magical artifact.

>>36331465
There is no real reason to take the risk, lightning stom on full charge will still kill Salvastis absolutely dead.
And if he has, what I suspect, his own defense against lightning, it will still kill all of his allies and demonic guards, leaving him open for the smack down of everyone else.

we really should cast dimentional anchor on him so he can't escape

>>36331489
It would also kill all of *our* allies. The ones currently engaging his allies. Those guys.

>>36331504
Thats a actually a good idea, should be Islas next move.

>>36331508
There is absolutely no reason for us to not use
Calm as a Summer's Breeze, Furious as a Raging Storm, beforehand.

>>36331508
>Eye of the Storm
Why would we use our ultimate lightning smack down, without the lightning attack boosting ability?
Thats exactly what we have it for.

>>36331536
>>36331555
That grants electricity immunity, but only to allies within twenty-five feet.

We've got ~100 people that would need to be immune.

Also, overcharging Lightning Storm doesn't affect it's area at all, it's unlikely we can catch all of our enemies in the blast.

>>36331588
>We've got ~100 people that would need to be immune.
>Also, overcharging Lightning Storm doesn't affect it's area at all, it's unlikely we can catch all of our enemies in the blast.
Do you notice how you contradict yourself here?
We just lightning storm the area in front of us thats either within 25 feet or doesn't have any of our allies in it.

>>36331588
All of our allies are not withing range of lightning storm. Storm is only 30f in radius, so as long as we move it slightly in front of us, we won't hit any of our allies outside of the safe zone.

“Shut it down!” you yell at Isla as you duck and dodge your sisters thrashing limbs and grab the spea-

Yeeeowch! Touching this thing is like being stung by red-hot bees all over your body, grimly you hang on as your sisters larger form pulls you back and forth as she thrashes in pain “Hold still” you growl out between gritted teeth “let me get this thing out of your damn-”

“Two for one” you hear someone say behind you, Salvastis, damn. “Oh no you don’t monster!” your mother yells “That’s my daughters fiancée!”

Ok, he better have been trying to stab Jal, because if your mother thinks you and her are in a relationship....ew...you’re nowhere near that self-absorbed!

You don’t see what’s happening but the clash of weapons and Salvastis cursing give you hope that your mothers got things in hand. You hear a grunt and a grim chuckle as out of the corner of your eye you see one of the demon guards approaching you with an axe held high only for several tentacles to trip him up and Jal to dive on him, stabbing with her daggers as she yells “get knotted fancy boy!” you wonder if maybe she’ll give her permission for you to use your magic to create your own J- focus! Get your mind back on what you’re doing!

Grimly, and slowly, you pull the spear out of your sister, as pain threatens to overwhelm you, finally it’s over and you toss the spear down with a sigh of relief.

[PoV change back to Sireyi]

Blearily you open an eye after a lifetime of agony, there were days when you almost gave up, but now it’s over. Your watery eye focuses upon your sister, casting the hateful spear to the ground.

“I’ve got it!” yells Isla, “It’s gone!” and the taste of a storm in the air disappears. You can see your mother going toe-to-toe with Salvastis as Jal tries to fight three demon guards at once, and is looking badly wounded.

[Jal HP 15/40]

>>36331611
Alright, but why?

Why risk Salvastis surviving when it won't even be killing the majority of his allies instead of maximizing the chance of it ending his life by using Lightning Bolt?

>>36331641
Lightning Bolt has a higher base damage and gets twice the benefit from overcharging, which is where the majority of the power will be coming from in this scenario.

Your demon allies are holding, managing to push the rockmen back, and your allies are battling beside them with grim determination, even as more of the rockmen arrive, their numbers continuing to grow.

Battle?
>Just keep fighting
>Other orders (what?)

Sireyi?
>Lightning Bolt Salvastis
>Power (what?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Allies
>Sister, Lightning Bolt Salvastis
>Orders (what?)

Allies
Demons (82, 2 are wounded)

Enemies
Salvastis (wounded)
Demon Guards (10, 4 are wounded)
Rockmen (99)

>>36331664
>Alright, but why?
>Why risk Salvastis surviving when it won't even be killing the majority of his allies instead of maximizing the chance of it ending his life by using Lightning Bolt?
Because Salvastis has most likely a defense against electricity damage on his own, which is why making sure all his bodyguards are dead and maybe killing him is preferable to just maybe killing him.

>>36331681
>Just keep fighting
>Lightning Bolt Salvastis
>Sister, Lightning Bolt Salvastis

>>36331686
At least some of them will be caught in the Lightning Bolt, there aren't that many left and they're not a threat to Syberis or either of the Sireyis.

>>36331681
>Other orders (what?)
>Everyone gather around Sireyi as much as possible

>Soul of Light
>Eye of the storm
>Lightning Storm on Salvastis, keep the storm where it can't hit our allies outside Eye of the Storm

>Sister, Lightning Bolt Salvastis

>>36331681
Seconding >>36331731

>>36331717
>At least some of them will be caught in the Lightning Bolt, there aren't that many left and they're not a threat to Syberis or either of the Sireyis.
You really need to start thinking of others more. They are very much a threat to Jal, Jianxi, and Matthias and the Sofias.
People around us are FRAGILE. The longer his demons life, the longer we risk one of them getting killed.

>>36331681
>>36331731
This.
And adding:
>Isla use Dimensional Anchor on Salvastis

>>36331751
They'll probably surrender or flee once we vaporize their boss, the rockmen will also probably go inert after his death.

There aren't even that many guards left, there'll be 5 left next turn and they'll be gone after that.

>>36331795
>They'll probably surrender or flee
Thats way too many probablies to gamble peoples live on in my opinion.

>>36331810
We can resurrect people, they aren't even in serious danger, the only people on that list that they might be a threat to are Jal and Jianxi, some of them will still die from Lightning Bolt.

Just put our mother on scrub duty instead of halving our damage potential for fuck's sake.

>>36331681
>>36331731
This
and this
>>36331765
>>Isla use Dimensional Anchor on Salvastis

>>36331830
>instead of halving our damage potential for fuck's sake
Oh please, if he survives this round and isn't immune to lightning, we can still blast him with another full charge lightning bolt in the next round.

>>36331850
What if he kills someone in the round of life he shouldn't have?

>>36331830
>We can resurrect people
Thats not a reason to let them die out of hubris.
We made that mistake way too often, time we learned from it.
There is absolutely no need to take the risk of any of your probablies just to have our overkill be slightly more overkill.

I hope you guys realize that hurling lethal lightning knowing our loved ones will be collateral damage is out of character for Sireyi, even if she knows she ressurects them right afterwards.

>>36331863
The chance of that is far less than the chance of the other demons doing the same thing, since he is only one dude.
And again, its assuming lightning will do anything against him at all.
Which I'm still not convinced.

>>36331878
Thats what we got Eye of the Storm for, there is no collateral damage.

>>36331868
>Implying it's overkill
You do realize he has even more HP than we do, right?

Even wounded, we've probably got another 1000 or so HP to chew through.

>>36331878
I have no idea what you mean? The votes explictily make clear to use lightning storm within range of the electric immunity provided by EotS.

>>36331910
They make it clear that we should get our allies close to us first and intentionally avoid hitting allies that aren't inside the storm, not that we should only use Lightning Storm within the area affected by Eye of the Storm.

Because the latter would be retarded.

>>36331961
Yeah I phrased it wrong, but the point is pretty clear that no ally will be in the range of the storm that isn't protected by Eye of the storm.

Soul of Light
Eye of the storm
Lightning Storm on Salvastis, keep the storm where it can't hit our allies outside Eye of the Storm
Sister, Lightning Bolt Salvastis

It is, please roll 2d20, first is for you, 2nd for your sister.

And please vote on extra divine energy used for you and your sister, on separate lines.

Rolled 7, 11 = 18 (2d20)

>>36331987
Use 1 DP for full charge, All of it
All of it

Rolled 19, 16 = 35 (2d20)

>>36331987
All of it.
All of it.

>>36331987
20

Rolled 18, 11 = 29 (2d20)

>>36331987

Rolled 16, 9 = 25 (2d20)

>>36331987
>>36332005
What this guy said.

>>36332005
If we need a full charge, I'd rather use our 1/hour restoration than burn a DP.

We've also got ~100 DE remaining, it's a bit wasteful either way.

>>36331987
Full charge off 1 DP, All o' it

>>36332019
I really hope you posted on accident and are going to delte that instead of sabotaging our fight.

>>36332040
That would waste our HP reg of that hour restoration.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>36331987
>All of it, immediately use the recharge
>All of it

>>36332061
Its not even a legitimate vote, don't freak out.

>>36332061
I'd rather waste something we'll get back in an hour than something we won't get back for 365 days.

It's also still wasting 100 DE, it would be better to fire off a max power storm and then use a recharge.

That way we'll also know if he's immune to Lightning (if he survives) or not without committing too many resources.

>>36332101
>we'll get back in an hour
We might need it in a hour.
While I understand your concern, I don't think this is the time to save resources beyond what we might need in the near future.
The HP reg we might need if the other demons turn against us.

>>36331987
Spend DP to surpass any Elemental resistance Salvastis has. Since from what I understand, we can use DP to do that.

>>36332164
At least against his shield if it is still up, or again up.
Although Pally would have probably asked us already if it were.

>>36332138
It would still be better to use a recharge after burning all our existent Divine Energy on a Lightning Storm and seeing if he's immune or not, rather than committing Deific Power to something he might resist outright.

And if he is immune, using a recharge post-Lightning Storm will leave us in peak condition to fight him with alternative means.

>>36332164
It's Deific Spell, not Deific Spell-like Ability, so this might not be possible.

>>36332229
Or the additional 40 DE might be enough to outright kill him.
I rather spend one or two DP more to be on the safe side here.

>>36332164
It's a fair question

Use Deific Spell to bypass resistance? (2 Deific Power)

Y/N

It does work with non-spell magical abilities, despite the name.

>>36332290
Y

>>36332290
>Y
Yes. If we leave this fight with 30 DP we are still absolutely golden.

>>36332290
Y

>>36332290
Y

>>36332290
Y

>>36332306
what happens if we have 30DP?

So now that Elsa, Ebby, amd Shahulzer are freed up, can they help Jal out?
And when should we summon the angels?

>>36332332
Its what the second highest cost ability costs, calling a Paladin.
So with 30 we can still do a lot of divine business.

>>36332290
I've already voted but I just want to say our double should do it too.

>>36332351
Possibly once either Salvastis reveals his last trick, if he has one, or when the other demons try to betray us.

>>36332351
Yes, never.

The fight is basically over, Salvastis gets some parting words at most.

>>36332362
I'd rather prioritize not trapping our worshipers in a hellish void over getting more paladins.

>>36332386
>in a hellish void
Its not a hellish void, don't be so dramatic.
And Heaven costs 100! DP. a few DP her or there don't make any real difference to our ability to make one. Even if we wouldn't have spend any here we would still be a long long distance away from that.

You shrink down, shedding your draconic form and resuming your angelic form “to me!” you order your allies, who cluster in as close as they can as you activate your powers to protect them against what happens next. You lash out with lightning, an incredibly powerful storm that dances around you, ripping apart your foes and sparing your allies. At the same time your sister blasts Salvastis with her own powers, he wilts under the combined assault.

[Sireyi DE 0/178, DP 35]
[D.Sireyi DE 0/34, DP 8]

When the flash of power fades, all of his demon guards are dead, the rockmen stare around in confusion and Salvastis himself is lying defeated on the floor, though not yet dead. The battle is over.

Your allies, demon and otherwise stare at the two of you in wonder. “Pretty shocking huh” says your twin, with a tired-looking smile.

“Did...did we win?” asks a bloodied Matthias, Jianxi supporting him. The two Sofias have only taken superficial wounds, Shahulzer and Ebonsong are fine, as is Isla. Jal totters over to lean on you “That’s my angel” she breathes on your ear, hardly able to keep on her feet “Now ‘ow ‘bout a magic touch ter make me feel better? And some healing o’course” she adds as an afterthought.

“I congratulate you” Salvastis wheezes “on your tenacity if not your intelligence, you win. I surrender.”

Your mother advances on him, grimly raising her sword high “As long as you live Salvastis” she says “you will be a threat to my daughter, prepare to die.”

>Do nothing
>Mother no!
>Interrogate him
>Kill him
>Other (what?)

>>36332441
>Kill him
Better we do it, don't know what doctrines mom has to follow.

>>36332441
>Mother no!
It's a trap, I'm sure of it!

>>36332441
>Interrogate him

>>36332441
>Kill him
Fucker tortured our mother and threatened our children.
He had his chance for mercy.

>>36332413
>a few DP her or there don't make any real difference to our ability to make one. Even if we wouldn't have spend any here we would still be a long long distance away from that.
Except they do, precisely because we're a long distance away from that.

We've spent about a year's worth of DP in this one battle, which I can accept, because it's a high-risk battle, but after this we need to dial it back.

>Its not a hellish void, don't be so dramatic.
I'm just uncomfortable with the idea of people's reward for worshiping us being bleak nothingness, and I have no doubt Sireyi would feel the same way.

>>36332468
also yeah, prepare to finish him off, but the last trick is coming up, probably.

>>36332441
Redeeming touch?

>>36332441
>Regenerate our DE
>Hold mother back, we kill him, but this is a trap.
>Roll Fellowship

>>36332441
>Kill him
>Mother no!

>>36332441
>Other(What?)

Antimagic Field
Call in Angels
Interrogate

>>36332484
>about a year's worth
Half a year's worth, brain.

Also technically less than that at this point, since we didn't expend the DP to recharge, which I didn't notice until after posting.

Seconding this >>36332520

>>36332441
>"That sword was telling you how I let someone kill another who might be a threat" to Salvastis "OK Salvastis why shouldn't I let you die?"

>>36332441
>>36332511
>>36332520
Adding those, except calling angels, call our two advisors

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>36332441
>offer mercy if he lets himself be bound to fight the Lord of Life.
I'd be willing to spend more DP on a practically unbreakable vow if this means we get a Duke of Hell as an ally for that war.


We should also address the demons, tell them that a Lord of Life is slowly waking up. Before the cram it, at least.

>>36332511
sounds good

>>36332441
>>36332548
JUst to be clear.
ISLA casts AM field. I don't want any kind of Arcane fumble bullshit because we cast with too little AE.

>>36332556
Because binding people to fight has never ended poorly and the Lord of Life certainly has no experience breaking things the Gods create.

>>36332441
Supporting >>36332511

>>36332583
I mean, we pretty much did that with Shahulzer.
And see how that ended for the binder.

>>36332441
Our Dp should be 33. We spend 1 on recharge and 2 on negating his defenses. Even if we didn't recharge, it would be 34.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>36332583
The difference being that we would offer this as an option, with the bind just being there to make sure the Duke fulfills his side of the deal.

Also, it is in his interest to fight the Lord of Life. he just doesn't believe us that there is one awake.

You killing him + rolling fellowship to detect deception (I think) is the winner.

So please roll fellowship 1d20+19

>>36332668
>with the bind just being there to make sure the Duke fulfills his side of the deal
Except he wouldn't.
If he can betray us, he will. And our gaes will not stop him from it, nor will it stop the LoL to break it.

Rolled 3 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>36332668
You're forgetting that he hates the shit out of us and our mother, whether we bind him unwillingly or not is completely irrelevant, he'll still try to kill or betray us as soon as possible.

Untrustworthy allies are worse than enemies.

>>36332695

Rolled 5 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>36332695

>>36332658
Thanks for spotting.

Just to clarify, no you've not (yet) used DP to recharge DE, so it's 34.

Rolled 18 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>36332695
If we kill him depends on iwhat we figure out now.
Either he wants us to kill him, or he wants to stall us for his self-destruct or some bullshit.
And there is still his main army on the way.

>>36332721
We should, I want to be ready to Ride the Worldstorm out of here if he gets the idea to make the castle blow up.

>>36332695
>You killing him
Better idea, we allow the other demons to kill him.
Its just afterall, he harmed them too.

>>36332771
If we're leaving, I'd rather use the once-an-hour charge that doesn't consume a Deific Power.

>>36332797
You need Holy damage to kill a demon for good, IIRC.

>>36332818
>You need Holy damage to kill a demon for good, IIRC.
Shouldn't stop them from trying, I bet.

>>36332835
I'd rather actually kill him than give OP a convenient excuse to bring him back later on.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>36332695
Also don't forget to have one of these soul-catchers nearby, in case he wants to escape thataway, and to cast dimensional lock beforehand.

It's really weird for him not to have fled.

>>36332888
>It's really weird for him not to have fled.
It might be because of his teleportation trap making that impossible, but it is suspicious.

“Stop” you say, moving up beside you mother “This could be a trap”, indeed you see Salvastis is gathering himself to do something, despite his weakened state. He’s not out of tricks yet.

“Isla” you say “get ready to block any magic” she starts casting a dispel magic spell.

“Everyone else” you say “get ready for...anything”

You approach Salvastis, raising your halberd “Salvastis” you say “Duke of Hell, I pronounce you guilty of kidnapping, torture, attempted murder and a plethora of other crimes, your sentence is death.”

“On what authority?” he asks, his eyes glittering

“On my own as a goddess” you say, adding in a whisper “you shouldn’t have hurt my family, anything else I might have been able to forgive.”

You bring your halberd down even as you draw upon your own life force to channel divine energy into your strike to end his existence. He tries to twist out of the way and you feel a burst of arcane energies; that Isla counters. In the end the death of the demon lord who has plagued you for years, the demon lord who kidnapped and tortured your mother, who was involved in the attempt on your children, is almost anti-climatic: he dies screaming and begging as your halberd takes his life.

As his body dissolves, its energies returning to Hell, your shoulders slump, you feel as if a shadow over your life has been lifted. You know there are many things for you left to do, but this one is done, no longer do you need to feat him, your mother is free, and so are you. Even in Hell, you suddenly feel so happy. The world seems so much lighter now.

“Why didn’t he flee?” asks your Sofia, one of the demons answers “Greed” he says “Too greedy, too close to his prize, his greed was greater than his sense of self-preservation, the idiot” he finishes contemptuously.

As Salvastis dies, the mountains scream a final time and vast spars of rock shoot upwards and sideways, impaling the fortress, a self-destruct mechanism or an attack, you can’t tell. The demonic magics of the place run wild, lights flash and explosions and flames billow from the windows and doors.

Moments later horns sound in the camp before the fortress and bright red signal lights are lit. As you watch demons begin appearing in the camp, teleporting in, hundreds at once. The three-faced sorcerer demon says “Ah yes, the army is supposed to return in situations like this, no doubt one of the Dukes Generals will eventually seize power, though the civil war could go on for some time.”

“Yeah” says the bearlike demon “Best to wait until that dies down before dividing up the plane.”

“Or trying to take it for oneself” remarks a demon that resembles a pile of snakes. The various demon nobles eye one another suspiciously.

“Really?” says your double, looking at them scornfully and folding her arms “You’re wondering which of you gets to be in charge, when we’re standing right here?”

“Ah” says the sorcerer, turning to you “So what are your plans now godling? Will you annex this plane, or perhaps choose a successor to Salvastis?” he bows deeply “Allow me to be the first to congratulate you upon your victory and to offer my services, I am Rezux, and my skills are both sorcery and administration, I would be an excellent and loyal representative for yo-”

“Wait a minute!” yells another demon “If Rezux is allowed to offer his services so should I”

“And I” yells another. Soon they’re all telling you how loyal and competent they would be, if you were to support their claim to ruling this layer of Hell.

“Daughter” says your mother, coming up to your side and laying a hand on your shoulder “don’t get involved, no good ever comes of setting up puppet rulers in Hell.”

“I dunno” says your twin “a layer of Hell loyal to you could bring in a lot of power.”

>Try to pick a single ruler for this Hell
>Divide it between suitable candidates
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves
>Other

>>36333076
>Divide it between suitable candidates
Wow. Well this is pretty badass. They can worship our Twin.

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves
Syberis has been doing this sort of thing for way, way longer than we have; she's probably speaking from experience.

>>36333076
>leave it to our Twin if she cares, she'll make as good a choise as us.

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves
>At the demons: You have seen what the path of greed and evil brings you. Look at the corpse of this former Duke. I don't care for your plays of power and politics, what I care for is just this. There is redemption possible for all of you, let go of your ways of evil and creutly, your greed and ignorance, and I can help you to find good and redemption. Not a path of power, but of peace. I will not force you, but if any of you, truly wish good over evil, I offer you my help and sanctuary.
We are not going to dirty our hands on hell politics. Anyone we support will be just as bad as the others.

>>36333076
>Other
Take the plane, let them figure out the heirarchy themselves

>>36333076
>Other
Sounds like they're offering up to try redeeming touch...

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves

>>36333076
>Divide it between suitable candidates

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves
This isn't our business.
>>36333136
This is what we should care about.

>>36333076
Oh wait, heuhue I back what this anon >>36333151
is saying.

>>36333076
Supporting >>36333136

I really like that write-in.

>>36333076
I'll support the write in at least >>36333136

>>36333076
>>36333136
At least someone here has his priorities straight.
Seconding this. Everyone who wants can try the redeeming touch. The rest can stay in hell.

>>36333076
>>36333136
Don't need a conga line of redeeming demons now, but we can offer them to come to us if they ever want to try redemption.

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves

>>36333162
You're supposed to link OP and your original vote and declare what you're changing it to, not re-vote and delete your original vote.

Assuming that's what happened here and why you deleted your vote.

Example:

>>[numbers] (OP's post)
>>[numbers] (your post)
Changing to >>[numbers] (thing you're changing to)

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>36333076
Normally I'd agree with mother. However, the threat of a Lord of Life makes me reconsider.

>Pick a temporary ruler / group of rulers.
>Make sure they know this is only temporary.
>Assure them that they will be left to their own devices after the Lord of Life has been dealt with, and that their service would most entirely be to counter this specific threat. Given that he is a common enemy, this should keep them at least somewhat in check.

>>36333076
I said >>36333114 and syill think it's the best way to pick a candidate but I want to back >>36333136
Can we just fly up into the sky and tell the whole layer that this is on offer or would that use too much energy?

>>36333076
>I’m done, sort it out yourselves
>To our sister. You should know better than to think a layer of hell could ever be loyal. It will cost us more to reign the demons in than it would give us.

I think some people don't realise how massive a layer of hell is. We talk about thousands of demons here.
Sireyi could never reign those all in, and if she gets involved here, the blood of all innocents spilled by these demons will be on her hands.
For absolutely no benefit, because we would have to constantly fight attempts to usurp our power, and if we try to have them fight the LoL, he will just offer them more freedom for betraying us, because he doesn't have to give a shit.

I suggested >>36333151 the redeeming touch as a price because I expected all of them to back out and not risk it, honestly.
Demons are a superstitious and cowardly lot.

>>36333496
I fully expect them to not take the offer.
But we had to try.

>>36333076
To be clear I just want to offer these guys a chance at redemption. Ruling hell is stupid and I have no interest in it.

>>36333520
Well that one write-in also offers redemption, just less as a price and more as something they can do if they want, which is better in my mind.

“It could” you agree with your twin “But I accomplished what I came here to do, and I have no desire to be a ruler of Hell, by proxy or otherwise.” You turn to the demons “You have seen what the path of greed and evil brings you. Look at the corpse of this former Duke. I don't care for your plays of power and politics, what I care for is just this: there is redemption possible for all of you, let go of your ways of evil and cruelty, your greed and ignorance, and I can help you to find good and redemption. Not a path of power, but of peace. I will not force you, but if any of you, truly wish good over evil, I offer you my help and sanctuary.”

The demons look at one another and then the sorcerer demon bows respectfully “I admire your might and strength of character goddess, but I believe I speak for all here when I say that I have never sought redemption, nor do I seek it now. I wish only peace between us however, is there nothing I can offer you?”

You think “The succubi” you say “Get a bad deal in Hell, on this plane at least, that stops.”

The demons all look at one another uneasily, finally the bearlike demon speaks “I personally have no problem with this Goddess, but you’re asking for a huge change, even if I could force all of my followers to treat succubi well, the succubi would not take such behaviour at face value – false amnesties have been used to draw them in and enslave them before.”

You close your eyes in frustration, Hell it seems, is too used to double-dealings and betrayal to take an honest offer. And demons are too unruly to truly follow orders.

“Fine” you say in a tone that suggests that it’s anything but fine “I’ll find another solution to the Succubi problems, but whatever that is, you can go along with it” you glance at the remains of Salvastis “Or else.”

The demon nobles all assure you that they won’t cross you, whatever you decide. And under your gaze, they start to leave.

“Are you sure of this my daughter” asks your mother “The succubi may be victims in Hell, but they are still demons.”

You turn to your mother “I’ve seen them suffer” you say “I can’t turn my back on them.”

She hugs you “I’m proud of your compassion my child, but perhaps you need to consider this carefully, and not rush into it.”

You touch Jal and heal her injuries as you think about what to say next, your train of thought interrupted by your twin “So how about we go talk to this Succubus Queen” she says “Vilyeten or whatever her name was, right now” she glances down at the massed army of demons that is beginning to organise into factions and camps, soon they’ll start fighting, your twin continues “with everyone being distracted, now is a good time.”

“There’re still all the magical things in the vault” pipes up Ebonsong. Jianxi looks at the crumbling fortress under your feet “I dunno” she says “digging that out could take weeks.”

“Yeah” agrees Isla “And the magic around this place isn’t very stable either.”

“Whatever you decide” says Matthias loyally “We’re with you.”

>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
>Go home, you’ve had enough
>Dig for magic items
>Other (what?)

>>36333543
So: let them sort it out, but be a bit cheeky and say we can choose for them... if they're brave enough to gain empathy through redeeming touch and think they can survive managing a horde of backstabbing, power-hungry demons afterwards.

>>36333735
>Get a bad deal in Hell, on this plane at least, that stops.
At least you tried. Maybe we can set up a gate town as sanctuary for succubutts from where they can flee into one of our domains.

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
While we are already here.

>>36333758
>>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet

Might as well take this chance while everything is destabilized.

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
Not gonna waste time digging for magic items on the off-chance we find the one that might actually be useful to us.

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items
It would be downright irresponsible to leave the special weapons vault full.

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items
then
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
>have some people dig for the treasures

Mother's weapons are still in there.

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
At least thats a mindset we have experience dealing with, thanks Elahi.

>>36333758
>Dig for magic items
At lest the Elemental weapons should be recovered and perhaps some of the more dangerous ones in the vault should be destroyed. including those spears Salvastis used. Don't want anyone else to get their hands on those now do we?

>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet

>>36333873
>Mother's weapons are still in there.
We have our mothers weapons. Our dad gave the shards to us when he died.

>>36333758
>Find Vilyetens, your time in Hell isn’t over yet
>Dig for magic items
Both. Both is good.

>>36333758
>digging that out could take weeks
Did you guys miss this part or something?
Where do you think we are going to take these weeks?

>>36333924
No. But its still worth it. Makes more sense than spending weeks MAKING THEM

Both it is, items first.

>>36333758
We can do the Vilyetens thing now and come back to grab the shinys when we're done.

>>36333949
Except we can spend those weeks not a in a crumbling demon fortress with a civil war going to break out soon?
Thats even assuming what we find down there is actually useful.

>>36333949
>making magic items
We have barely ever made any. And most of those down there would be demonic anyway. Definitly not worth spending WEEKS recovering them.

>>36333949
We get 30 free weeks a year and most of the weapons are probably destroyed.

>>36334013
Do you remember the Armory that had large halls with the labels *mortal*, *giant*, *undead*, *elemental*, *fae* and *unknown* on them?

Why the hell would you want to pass up free loot?

>>36334072
Because it isn't free?

>>36334072
Useless, useless, useless, probably destroyed, useless, bad juju.

It's also not free loot.

>>36334072

I think the biggest issue is the matter of time that could be spent doing other things. Like managing realms and building up infrastructure and seeking a permanent end to the frost thingy that the Lord of Life has sent.

I will admit that the artifacts could be helpful, but it may be iffy.

>>36334072
How is it free if it costs us massive amount of time?

This thread confirmed to me that weekend threads are the absolute worst, the threads this entire week were great, but come weekend its raging idiots flooting the quest

“Leaving those weapons there if we can get at them is irresponsible” you say as you lead your allies into the crumbling ruins of the fortress. You spend several hours trying to find your way to the special weapons vault, backtracking regularly as corridors are buckled or completely collapsed, eventually it becomes clear that there is no way to the vaults, at least no direct way.

“Right” says your double “Stand back” she stares at the pile of rock and metal blocking the passage in front of you and casts a spell to disintegrate the mass. A beam of light shoots out and hits the mass, making it vanish, at the same time you all flinch as a multicoloured explosion throws your twin backwards, making a large dent in the metal wall behind her.

“Ouch....” she says softly.

“I told you magic wasn’t a good idea here” says Isla “The spells of this place have become unravelled and will play havoc with any arcane magic you use – and divine magic might not be a good idea in a destroyed demon fortress either.”

“Still” says Jianxi “That’s one corridor clear, and she” she glances at your twin” is tough enough to take the a few wild magics.”

“Haha” says your twin “You’re funny Jianxi, I’ll enslave you last.”

“So it’ll be manual work from here” says Matthias “We’ll need to work in shifts and guard against any wandering demons that come in here with the same idea.”

>Yeah, we need those items
>No, this will take too long
>Other

Not continuing defaults to going to see the succubi, unless write-ins override.

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long
I'd rather spend those weeks with our family, weapons are probably destroyed anyway.

>>36334087
>>36334099
>>36334116
Ummm... because we aren't losing anything other than time? Do you understand the concept of free? Its not like Sireyi has to be in the fucking mine slaving away to actually retrieve them.


>>36334108
>managing realms
We do that already.
>building up infrastructure
We do that at year end in one fell swoop during realm management.
>seeking a permanent end to the frost thingy that the Lord of Life
I imagine that won't take very long.


I think you guys are seriously overestimating how much a couple weeks will set us back.

Bunch of whiners you lot are.

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long
IMost of those will be destroyed in the upcoming civil war, and if they were any dangerous, Salvastis would have used them.

>>36334216
>Yeah, we need those items

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long
>>36334248
>It costs time
>its free
Do you not understand that if something COSTS something its by definition not free?

>>36334216
>No, this will take too long
>spending hours if not days in crumbling demon fortress for weapons we already know aren't that useful
How about no?

>>36334248
>I think you guys are seriously overestimating how much a couple weeks will set us back
If a couple of weeks don't set us back much, why should we waste time retrieving these items, which we could just make in a couple of weeks?

>>36334302
Riiiight. So at what point does something cost time? A second? A minute, a day? By your idea of it "costing" time, literally nothing is "free"


Alright what the fuck ever guys. If you don't want to fucking loot the armory of a goddamn Duke of Hell, fine by fucking me.

>>36334366
>If you don't want to fucking loot the armory of a goddamn Duke of Hell,
If these items were useful, he would have used them against us. We are close to godhood, we are way out of his class already.
And the moment something costs you, its not for free. So any amount of time which you could spend doing something else, is a cost.

>>36334099
I would not call something in that vault that we can use useless, I also would not want another deamon getting any of them. Everything in there was, if I recall right, good against deamons and even if we can't use them we can give them as gifts to those who can.
>>36334216
>No, this will take too long
We can come back later.

>>36334366
>literally nothing is "free"
Well, "literally" seen, yes.
Or at least, very few hypothetical things are ever "literally" for free.
When someone says something is for "free" its nearly always hyperbole.

No it is, writing

>>36334412
>I would not call something in that vault that we can use useless
Assuming we can use those items made for demons.

>>36334403
You're completely right. Any weapon of value must have been used. Theres no way there is anything in there that simply would not have fit into his specific strategy or simply been surplus weapons.


>>36334448
Not made for demons anon. Unless you think that the weapons in the other Armories would be unlike the angel armory which was filled with angelic energies?

>>36334481
>Any weapon of value must have been used.
Of value for who, is the question. Surely they were of value to him, since he stored them.
But its questionable if they are of great enough value for us to justify spending hours if not days in a crumbling demon fortress with wild magic.

>>36334403

They might not have been too powerful against us or the lords of life, but they might have been useful for our followers against lols' minions

>>36334481
>which was filled with angelic energie
You forgot how he modified that sword?
And if that vault was a indication for what we can expect, I am not impressed.

>>36334412
>Deamons
Demons.

>Everything in there was, if I recall right, good against deamons
You recall wrong, it was just a special weapons vault, the only things that were stated to be good against demons were in the angelic vault, which we've already looted.

Elemental is the only other vault I have any real interest in, and even then it's a 1/16 chance of it being storm-related and a further chance of it not being broken as a result of the castle fucking exploding.

>>36334481
They were tampering with the Angelic weapons with some success, and those were actively resisting the demon's attempts. I don't hold high hopes that the other weapons were so lucky.

>>36334552
We have a a few mages and our own 30 weeks per year for crafting magic items.
Which we can spend not in a crumbling fortress.

>>36334448
>Assuming we can use those items made for demons.
You wern't here last thread were you? We looted the Angel vault.
Pally can you please confirm we're talking about the vault of things that could hurt demons alot so Salvastis locked them up?

“This is going to take too long” you say “And we can come back later.”

“If demons haven’t looted it” points out Jianxi

“Quiet you” you say, as you all head to the roof.

“Well my daughter” asks your mother “What are your plans for dealing with the succubi queen?”

“And how are you even going to find her?” asks Shahulzer

“I’m sure we can find them through Scrying.” Says Isla

“And you’ll scare them” says your Sofia “And put them on the defensive.”

“Not a bad thing” says the other Sofia “Make sure they know you are a power to be respected: and that you can back up any offer, or threat you make.”

“A softer approach would be better” argues your Sofia, turning to her duplicate “we should find another succubi group and ask them to pass on a message to this Vilyeten, not just barge in to her secret lair.”

“They both make good points” says Matthias

“Stop staring at them” says Jianxi, putting a jealous hand on Matthias’ arm as he watches the two Sofias square off against each other, their faces inches apart, neither willing to back down. Jal is watching this with a worried (or excited?) grin.

>Soft diplomatic approach, you want allies
>Authoritative approach, you mean business
>Other approach (what?)

>>36334658
>Soft diplomatic approach, you want allies
>We send them a message through the succubutts we have already convinced. We want a audience and can offer them a safe place.

>>36334658
>Soft diplomatic approach, you want allies

>>36334658
>

>Diplomatic approach

We're the kindly angel after all.

>>36334651
>Pally can you please confirm we're talking about the vault of things that could hurt demons alot so Salvastis locked them up?

You looted the angelic vault fully, which had all the stuff made by/for angels.

The other stuff was made by/for other things (mortals, elementals etc), there might be anti-demon weapons in those, or they could simply be powerful items that Salvastis wanted locked up when not in use.

>>36334658
>Soft diplomatic approach, you want allies
>To the other Sofia: We will make a stronger impression by showing we have no need for idle threats. We have slayed a Duke of Hell, I don't think scrying will impress them anymore than this will

>>36334715
Thanks, my bad anons.

>>36331660
Since there wasn't time for it before

>you wonder if maybe she’ll give her permission for you to use your magic to create your own J- focus!
Get hype!

>>36334835
>Get hype!
Nah. That was probably just a comedy line anyway.

>>36334867
Comedy lines have great power in this quest.

>>36334887
Since when?

There was more interesting line in the same post anyway.

>>36334658
"Oh just kiss already."

>>36334980
Jal pls.
Not now.

>>36335014
yes now. They are perfect for the "Now Kiss" head smooshing.

>>36334980
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>>36335121
my brother! remember to link Pally's post so he doesn't miss your vote.

>>36335171
You meant that as a real option?

It's not even something Sireyi would say, if OP accepts it, it'll be because he found it amusing and he'll have our double or Jal say it.

It's also not really fitting.

>>36335229
I would see it as something Jal would say to ease the tension.

>>36335229
All of my votes are real options! Especially the ones that aren't!

“A soft approach is best” you say, noting your Sofia give her double a superior smirk “I want allies, not people who only follow me because they fear my power.”

“We’ll find Gazasta and her group” you say “Hyalia can take a message to her Queen.”

A few spells later, you and your allies stand before Gazastra and her advisors, as well as Hyalia, having explained what happened.

“So in summary” you finish “Duke Salvastis is dead and his army is busy deciding who gets to be in charge, with maybe another 80 demon nobles all staking a claim as well, the resulting chaos and disorder should take the pressure off the succubi of this plane for a time.”

“Ah yes” says Gazastra, giving you a look of respect and yes, fear. You sigh inwardly, that’s exactly the response you didn’t want to provoke. You have resumed your natural half-angel form, no point in hiding what you are now.

You turn to Hyalia “Tell Queen Vilyetens” you say “I’ll meet her at a time and place of her choosing, and that she can bring whomever she wants – I come to her as an ally, and I’ll not start our future friendship by telling her what to do” inwardly you add to yourself, and I don’t fear her, either.

You turn back to Gazastra “Whatever deal I make with Vilyetens will be offered to all the succubi of this plane too, I know you don’t like her, but if she tells you want the terms are, please at least listen to her messenger.”

Gazastra nods, “I can do that” she says “What deal do you intend to get out of her?”

“It depends upon a number of things” you say “Where the succubi want to go, how many there are.” You ask Hyalia “How many Succubi do follow Vilyetens?”

Hyalia looks at you consideringly “If you add those on this layer that don’t follow her” she says “since you intend to make your offer to them as well, and those on other layers that follow her as well, you’ll be finding homes for perhaps a million and a half succubi.”