>>36803568
>Tactical retreat.
if we're luck we can catch them in the barn and either burn it down or pick them off a few at a time. Plus fire elf girl can help this way.

>>36803588
>>36803568
This.

Also, where is Sesmu?

>>36803568
>KILL IT WITH FIRE

Or just, ya know, tactical retreat so we don't burn down the whole barn.

>>36803602
Currently being a good guard LionBearDog, and watching over the main Farmhouse which still contains the lone and paranoid Maria.

>>36803568

>Tactical retreat.

>>36803627
run away with ur tail between ur legs

>>36803568
Retreat. zambles that don't die after being beheaded is major threat.

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>>36803636
>>36803618
>>36803602
>>36803588
>>36803659

You tug on Winter's coat, urging him to follow you out the back. He seems puzzled for a minute until you flick a small amount of fire at the hay littering the ground. He then vacates the building rather quickly. You and Niccolo shut the rear door behind you and he starts throwing fire at the upper floors. Seems like the old elf wasn't going all out in your battle before. The lower floor appears to be your job, so you step back, taking a deep breath, and remember your lessons with Maria.

>Roll Magic Attack, 1d20+7 for effect.

Rolled 9 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36803731

>>36803731
torch em gud

Rolled 16 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36803767
Fwoosh time.

Rolled 13 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36803731
hit em in the dick

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>>36803811
>>36803786
>>36803767
>>36803749
You manage to unleash a gout of fire, and as the magical flames leave your body they start to grow and take on a life of their own. Niccolo seems tired, and can’t manage much of his own, but it quickly becomes clear that your spell is more than enough as the side of the barn begins to burn in earnest. Now the only remaining task at hand would be to close them in from the other side of the barn.

>I’ll go close it, go get inside with Maria and Sesmu!
>Winter, go close the door, we’ll meet you back at the farmhouse!
>Niccolo, go close the door, we’ll meet you back at the farmhouse!
>You two, with me, we’ll fight them at the front door.
>Other

>You have 4 Bonus MP remaining.

>>36803897
does winter's ice stuff help protect from fire?

if so, him.

Else we.

>>36803948
The opposite actually, he already seems visibly uncomfortable being this close to a bonfire.

>>36803897
>I’ll go close it, go get inside with Maria and Sesmu!
we can dodge if need be.

>>36803897
>>I’ll go close it, go get inside with Maria and Sesmu!
We have dodging and wind magic for bonus speed. We got this.

>>36803897
close that shit myself and strut away like a boss

>>36803974
what's the point of an ice vest if it can't keep you frosty?

>>36803897

>I’ll go close it, go get inside with Maria and Sesmu!

>>36804016
keeping sharp things from perforating your insides i'd imagine.

>>36803897
>>36803974

Definitely we close it then.
He can't handle the heat, and the old elf is venerable.

Rolled 7 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36803995
>>36803994
>>36803985
>>36803948
"Alright, I'll go close the front door and deal with any escapees, you to go protect Maria!" you shout over the mounting roar of the flames. "Understood. Let's go Niccolo." Winter says, clearly relieved to be leaving the inferno.

You drop to all fours, get into a runners' stance and take off toward the front of the barn.

>Roll 1d20+4 for Athletics check. Beat my roll.

Rolled 8 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804133
Easy peasy.

Rolled 7 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804133
do this shiet

Rolled 6 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804133
I like our odds

>>36804133
crit now plz

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>>36804164
>>36804165
>>36804168
You round the corner after making your way around the gigantic barn, and luckily it seems only one zombie has escaped the building so far. You can hear his undead compatriots not far behind him though, you may have just moments.

>Ignore the zombie and close the doors first.
>Fight the zombie! (how)
>Other

>>36804236
Close door.

1 zombie later is better than 7+ now

>>36804236
>Ignore the zombie and close the doors first.
We have enough mana to use dodge.

>>36804236
Can we blast the zombie back with wind magic as we close the door?

>>36804236
close that damn door

Rolled 13 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804255
>>36804278
>>36804285
You run forward, grabbing onto one of the large swinging doors and riding it close, quickly forcing the second closed over it and slotting the large wooden beam across the latch. You step back and hear the sounds of a very angry zombie running towards you...

>>36804339
OH these zombies run? I thought we were talking romero zombies here

DODGE CHARM

>>36804339
...But the fiend's tackle goes wide as you sidestep, and he runs headlong into the barn door.
>You have the initiative, how do you proceed?

>Wind magic, slice him into bits
>Kill it with fire(tm)
>Punches for the punch god
>Scimitar for the scimitar throne.
>Other

>>36804365
Save our Mp we might need it to kill him. We can take a hit or two.

>>36804380
>Knockback with wind, then kill it with fire(tm)

>>36804339
fire ball gooooooooo

>>36804380
>Kill it with fire(tm)

>>36804400
save MP.

Skimmie-tar the sucker

You know, knowing how fantasy realms work, this guy is probably the true heir to some dead, long-conquered kingdom of legend, destined for greatness until some asshole with a talking book came along and shanked his ass so his corpse could be used for some sort of macabre marrionette show.

>>36804442
your amazing

>>36804442
Fucks given by Anai: 0
Necrocreations don't have rights and don't get to exist if we can say anything about it.

>>36804442
stealing that for a campaign now.

>>36804415
>>36804408
>>36804400
>Bonus mp remaining: 3

You let out a roar and channel your fire, no undead monstrosity is getting the best of you tonight, full moon or no!

>Roll 1d20+7

Rolled 19 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36804517
BURN THE PRINCE!

Rolled 9 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36804517
burn ho

Rolled 9 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36804517
Burn baby burn Hey hey!
>>36804535
Noice!

Rolled 11 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36804517
Necro Flambe

>>36804535
>>36804539
>>36804549
So many nines and a double good times good times.

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>>36804549
>>36804539
>>36804535
You are NOT having any of it, and you let this guy know it. You leap back and send out a jet of fire, slamming into the zombie and blasting him back to the barn door, where he promptly catches fire and ceases to move. You begin to hear the screams of undead agony from inside as the remaining number of zombies begin to burn alive, weakly pushing at the doors.

You turn to survey the rest of the battlefield. There isn't much standing between you and the house, and in the distance you can make out some movement headed towards it from the pastures. In the corn fields beyond the house you can hear faint yelling, and see an occasional flash of white-blue light. The moon as ever hangs low in the sky, seeming larger than life, with not a single star in the sky. You briefly wonder about that, since you haven't noticed stars out any other night either.

>What do you do?
>Head to the house, there was space for 50 head of cattle in that barn.
>Head to the pastures, see if you can find something.
>Investigate the commotion in the corn field.

>>36804683
go check on everyone

>>36804683
>Investigate the commotion in the corn field

>>36804683
>Investigate the commotion in the corn field.

>>36804740
>>36804734
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNjgfTfQjCQ
You decide to head for the cornfield, reasoning that anything putting up a fight against these things is probably worth saving. You run over, taking care to not be too noticeable as you push into the impromptu corn maze.

The yelling draws closer, and the flashes of lights are now accompanied by a high pitched electric buzzing. The voice stops its movement, and the flashes increase in intensity. Then, out of the silence between flashes, you hear a blood-curdling scream, a little girly by definitely male, and it seems familiar.

>Try to recognize the voice(1d20+4)
>Rush in anyway, they need help!
>Other

Rolled 13 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804966
>>Try to recognize the voice(1d20+4)
>Rush in anyway, they need help!

Rolled 12 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804966
Recognize voice
The help anyway.

Rolled 4 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>36804966

what skill is this or is it one?

try to recognize but rush in.

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>>36805002
>>36804993
>>36804987
You don't stop to think about who it is, rushing through the corn until you reach an opening. You remember where you've heard that voice before, and your blood runs cold.

Sure enough, sitting propped against a scarecrow's base, one of his own Corpse Hounds chewing on his arm, lies the Necromancer. He is desperately trying to fight off the hound who has a firm grasp of his arm, which still arcs with electricity. He is panicked and flailing, trying to pull away from his bleeding wound in abject terror.

>What do you do?

>>36805124
>>What do you do?
Well, whatever I guess.
Jump over there and shank that Corpse Hound.

>>36805124
Shank the hound press blade to his throat.

>>36805124
Punt them both.

>>36805135
>>36805124
This

>>36805124
burn him alive or undead im not really sure

>>36805135
>>36805167
>>36805178
>>36805187
>Seeing a consensus for save the guy, but nobody's hopping on the trust express just yet.

>Had to take a small break, writing.

>>36805187
>>36805167
>>36805135

He might be a murderer, but right now he needs help. It's kind of pathetic watching him scream like a girl as his arm is slowly gnawed off. You'll deal with him when there's no immediate undead threat.

You unsheathe your scimitar and lunge at the hound, looking to impale it and release the Necromancer's arm.

>Roll 1d20+10 for Physical attack and +1 Scimitar.

Rolled 17 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805466
hot damn we got a nice weapon.

Rolled 14 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805466
10. Now that's a bonus.

Rolled 15 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805466
HAHA, TIME TO DIE.

Rolled 9 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805466

>>36805611
>>36805505
>>36805479
Your hit lands solidly on its skull, however doesn't feel like it did much damage. The mission of getting it to release the Necromancer's arm is successful however, and he scrambles back, muttering something and surrounding his arm in a white light as he continues to shake violently.

The hound turns its attention to you, leaping up and snapping its jaws at you...
>Bonus Mp remaining 3
>If roll exceeds 18, select a defensive option
>Grace to dodge(3mp)
>Counterattack(how?)
>Take the attack normally and make a tank save.

if not over 18

>Choose an attack option.

Rolled 5 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

Forgot roll.

Rolled 14 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805729
>>36805700
Stab it.

>>36805700
Shimmietar it right in the ass.

Rolled 16 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805700
Scimitar

>>36805700
Tar of sciming.

Rolled 15 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805766

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Rolled 16 + 10 (1d20 + 10)

>>36805777
>>36805761
>>36805740
As the hound finishes its ill-advised lunge, you respond by slipping behind it, and impaling it through the base of the skull. You are certain you've done damage this time, as after a bit of twitching, it stops moving. You slowly withdraw your sword from the mass of blackened flesh, and stride over to the Necromancer. You use the tip of your sword to direct his attention to you, and remind him that you still haven't decided he's worth saving. He looks at you with a mix of lingering fear, and adoration. He tries to gather himself together, now that his arm has stopped bleeding. Seems you've made an impression.

>What do you ask the Necromancer?

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>>36805868
"Your arm's okay, right?"

>>36805868
Tell me why I shouldn't kill you right now. Put the Blade to his throat.

>>36805934
Second

>>36805868
>>36805934
Thirded

>>36805934
>>36805903
>>36805868
Both.

>>36805934
eighth'd

>>36805970
>>36805950
>>36805934
>>36805903
You stare down at him, put on a smile and ask, "Your arm's ok now, right?"

He nods.

"Good." you say, pressing the blade against his throat a little harder, "Now tell me why I shouldn't kill you right now."

-----------------------------------
You are VICTOR REGINRAVE, (most likely former)Necromancer and Huntsman of the Khorvan Empire, and you may have overdone it. You had been trying to make a good impression with an overwhelming display of force, and hey, you were tasked with killing seven heavily armed soldiers riding freaking wumpuses. It didn't hurt to be a bit over-prepared. Though maybe animating the entire farm staff and most of the cattle was unnecessary. There was no way you could have known the full moon's effects would render your undead self-propagating, and release them from your control.

The bright side of this whole ordeal, even with the massive panic attacks seeing your own blood gave you, is you are now standing face to sword with your bronzed Valkyrie goddess. You should probably give her a reason not to kill you. Atlas said the first step to falling in love is getting to know eachother after all.

>What do you say, Victor?

>>36806165
Be-because you wouldn't kill an unarmed man who has no means to defend himself? Because you could ransom both my atlas and I for a l-lot of money? P-please don't kill me.....

>>36806165
"Unless you have another experienced necromancer on hand or a legion of battle-hardened soldiers, you need me to stop this part of the world from becoming a zombie wasteland."

>>36806165
>This sudden shift
You know, I'm not against shifts like that. But this is kinda ridiculous.

>>36806230
New to questing, so please do forgive any little hiccups. If playing as the side characters mid-thread is unwelcome, I'll refrain in the future. I wanted to give the players option to write his response, since I let them shape his outlook before.

>>36806291
It's fine with me.

>>36806165
I didn't intend to create a riot of wandering hungry ghouls, the full moon caused that, I merely wanted to assemble a force that might be enough to impress you. *blush*

>>36806230
I think it's fine. Finishes up what we were doing with Victor, conveying our intent.

>>36806330
yes yes this

>>36806330
Eh deleteing old vote.Seconding this

>>36806218
>>36806228

Ok Victor, keep it together, Atlas said you can't just go around spouting poetry and ballads, so try the rational way out.

"Because you wouldnt kill an unarmed man?" you crack an uncertain smile.

She doesn't seem amused by the answer, and presses the blade a little further.

"Ah aha ok uhh...You could ransom me and my Atlas to the Empire for a lot of money?" Strike two.

Running out of ideas you just blurt the next thing that comes to mind.

"W-well I didn't intend to create a riot of hungry ghouls, the full moon made the magic go haywire...I just wanted to assemble a force that would impress you!" you breathe and continue, "Plusyouneedmetostoptheghoulsorelsethiswillbecomeawasteland." you squeak out.

Well, that certainly got a response, albeit a confused one.
-----------------------

You are ANAI, and this day just got a whole lot more...confusing.

The Necromancer you met before, who tried to kill you, is sitting here looking at you like you're his grade-school crush. Seriously, he's even blushing and everything, what the hell? To make matters more complicated, he just said he works for the Empire, those same assholes who kicked you out of Nolan.

Then again, there's an army of zombies bearing down on the house that Maria and the others have fortified.

What do you say?

>U wot m8?
>I...guess so? Don't try anything funny though.
>You have a point, but we're done as soon as the problem is dealt with.
>I don't believe you.
>Other(Write in)

>>36806622
>Burninate him.

>>36806622
scream bbbbbaka and walk away blushing

>>36806622

>"..." (sigh) "Of course. Not like it could've been anything simple. Fine, hurry up, but if you try anything without my say so, you're done."

>>36806622
>U wot m8?
Seriously the fuck? Fine.
>You have a point, but we're done as soon as the problem is dealt with.
I see you again after this your going to be bleeding from more than a bite.

>>36806700
Second

>>36806700
This.
Specifically, don't make more zombies to fight the zombies. Learn your lesson, yes?

>>36806700
seconding this instead

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>>36806771
>>36806744
>>36806731
>>36806700

Really, you're beginning to stop being surprised by all of this. You give him a long hard look, and sigh. "Of course. Not like it could've been anything simple. Fine, hurry up, but if you try anything without my say so, you're done. Especially zombies. Don't make zombies to fight zombies. I hope you've learned a lesson from this, now tell me how to stop these things."

Geeze, you'd think you'd just given him a new puppy or something the way his mood cranks up to 11. He starts speaking at the speed of light about advanced magical formulas and focuses, so you put your sword up to his lips to shush him. "The Common version please. How do we stop the zombies?"

"Well, there should be one acting as a conduit. Probably the one that stole all my Onyx. If you stop that one the others should fade fairly quickly." he states.

"Well that doesn't sound so bad, how will we find it?" you inquire.

"Oh that's easy. It's the big one currently moving towards the house."

Crap.

>Plan of action? there's one monstrous zombie smashing its head against the front of the house, impacting on a golden barrier, which seems to be slowly cracking under the stress. Must be Maria's defenses. Sesmu and the others are presumably inside the living room.

>>36806963
kill it with fire tm

>>36806963
Can't he lightning bolt it?

>>36806963
You zap it I'll keep it busy.

>>36807022
>>36807019
>>36806992
>Would you like to upgrade your fire magic with your 2exp? It's proven to be an incredibly useful tool when fighting the undead so far.

"Alright, here's the deal, we split up and attack it from two directions, you throw your lightning, and I'll use fire magic."

He nods, "Excellent idea. Undead hate fire. By the way my name is Victor!"


>"Yeah whatever guy."
>"Anai."
>"Nice to meet you I guess? I'm Anai."
>Silence.
>Other

>Also ROLL ME SOME FIRE MAGICS! 1d20+7 to hit!

Rolled 20 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807155
>"Anai."

Rolled 6 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807155
I'll go with ye.

>"Anai!"

Rolled 1 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807155
>"Anai. Also, the enemy's that way." *redirect his eyes*

Rolled 20 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807155
>"Anai."
She's confident and strong.

>>36807168
Noice

>>36807155
>"Anai!"

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>>36807219
>>36807168

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Rolled 3 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>36807168
>>36807194
>>36807216
>>36807219

"Anai!" you say, before racing towards the monster and unleashing one hell of a fireblast at the unsuspecting beast. You hear Victor mumble something dreamily that sounds suspiciously like your name, before a series of magical incantations and a lightning bolt streaks over your head to join your fireball. THAT got it's attention. Both your spells hit hard and the beast, which you now see has a human torso sticking out of its back with several crystals glinting in the firelight, bellows in pain. It turns to you, being the closer target and the one that hurt more, and charges you with its massive horn.
>You have 2 Bonus mana remaining before tapping into a personal pool.
>If the attack exceeds 18, choose a defensive option.

>Dodge Charms(3mp)
>Take the hit and counter(how?)
>Take the hit and make a tank save as normal.

If not
>You have initiative. Action?

Rolled 16 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807377
FIIIIIRE

Rolled 1 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807377
All things in the universe BURN!!!!
Also up fire magic

Rolled 2 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807377
fireballs

Rolled 19 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807377

Rolled 7 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807377
FIRE! literally.

>>36807377
>>36807426
I meant to say use another fireball.

>>36807377
Purge it with fire

Rolled 10 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807388
>>36807404
>>36807405
You deftly avoid the charging beast, leaping up and over its charge and throwing a fireblast at it in passing, but it seems that you do little more than singe the long hairs hanging off its blackened form. Victor likewise accomplishes nothing, as his lightning strike, significantly weaker than the last, impacts dirt near the creature. The human-looking torso levels a blast of dark energy at you, an ominous cloud of shadows forming around its hand.
>1 Bonus Mana remains.
>Same deal as before, choose defensive option if over 18, take initiative if not.

Rolled 15 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807458

Rolled 15 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807498
kiilllll murder fire balls

>>36807498
Wind magic we can hit with it slightly hard aim for the gems.

Rolled 15 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807498
Purging intensifies

>>36807503
>>36807521
>>36807549
Well do we get a trip bonus?

>>36807536
The family gems?

Rolled 8 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36807498

fire once more aim for torso.

>>36807503
>>36807521
>>36807549
>>36807562
It thinks that shadowy bolt is going to hit you. That's cute. You center yourself, bringing your hands up into a boxer's guard, and let out a hard left hook which propels a jet of flame right through the oncoming attack, and blows a hole straight through the torso, incinerating the gems embedded in it. You let out a deep breath, and you could swear you hear Victor swoon. The beast crumples to the ground, slowly burning to ashes. The moon's red hue slowly fades away, and the approaching group of zombie livestock coming from the pastures slowly stumbles and becomes inanimate.

>Mission complete. You have survived the Bad Moon!

>Knock on the door, see how the others are doing.
>Sort something out with Victor(what?)
>Other

>>36807679

>Knock on the door, see how the others are doing.

>>36807679
sort out his confession

>>36807679
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCN-a0NsNk


Also, check on party.

>>36807679
>Sort something out with Victor(what?)
We're hard to get. Too hard for him.

>>36807679
Tell Victor we aren't interested. And bind his hands he's coming with us for information on his empire. Then check on your friends.

>>36807751
I don't think we'll need to bind him I think he'll just sort of blindly follow us wherever we go so long as we don't chase him off.

>>36807781
So long as our ass is pointed in his direction he'll slowly move towards it at a constant rate.

Hypnotic booty.

>>36807806
Welp, there's what we put our experience from the boss encounter into.

Also, we sure do have a knack for recruiting our enemies.

>>36807832
seconded

>>36807832
Pretty sure Anai wouldn't want a murderhobo stalker as an ally.

Besides that, yes we do have a knack of doing that.

>>36807955
want and have are two different things.

You don't WANT herpes. you still HAVE it

>>36807709
>>36807737
>>36807751
You sigh heavily, knowing what comes next. You're gonna have to talk to the weird maniac with no apparent value on human(or animal for that matter) life.

He's waiting for you, and he immediately begins praising you. "Astounding! Magnificent! You're simply a force of nature! Truly you are a Valkyrie given mortal form!" he exclaims.

Yeah, definitely weird. "Look Victor, what exactly is your deal with me? We met and tried to kill eachother, then you show up here in a field of corn screaming like a girl, and help me out? What gives?"

"W-well...I was hoping if it wouldn't be objectionable, that you might be my prisoner? You'd have whatever my generous Imperial salary could buy you, access to my personal library, you could help me do experiments...Oh! And you could help me find Anton. About 6'1", whiteish grey hair, really cold expression? What do you say?" he grins sheepishly.

Well, nice as that sounds, gonna have to do with no on the imprisonment part. Still, he does seem to have at least some redeeming factors, and those lightningbolts looked like they hurt. Plus, an inside man in the Empire. Maybe you can benefit from this?

>Hah, no.
>Uhh...maybe? Not the prisoner part but your friend sounds familiar...
>How about you be MY prisoner?
>Write In

>>36808031
>How about you be MY prisoner? Your friend does sound familiar by the way.

>>36808031

>Hah, no.

>>36807999
Well, we HAVE the murdohobo stalker part. Just not the ally part.

To be honest, I kinda want a character that fits in as a creepy stalker version of team rocket nipping at our heels every now and then

Rolled 6 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>36808031
>Hah, no
>How about you be MY prisoner?

>>36808031
What kind of Valkyrie gets taken prisoner?
At most you're an escort.

>>36808031
>Hahahahahaha, no.

>>36808047
>>36808079
>>36808089
>>36808094
You try to resist the urge to laugh in his face. You fail. After a good fit of laughing that he just seems a little confused about, you lay out your terms.

"Gonna have to go with no on the prisoner deal, Vic. You said it yourself, I'm a Valkyrie, and what kind of Valkyrie gets taken prisoner?" He nods, the statement making perfect sense to him, but still not quite understanding.

You sigh again. "Ok, clearly that arrangement won't work, so how about this, you be MY prisoner? You travel with us, help us do...whatever it is we end up doing, I help you find your friend, and you stop randomly killing people to make zombies. Deal?"

He nods enthusiastically. "After tonight, I wasn't going to practice again anyway, too many variables. Dark magic is always that way, very chaotic and prone to accidents. It's not suitable for field work outside the labs. I will absolutely agree to your terms! The only reason I worked for that creepy Minister in the first place is he said I'd find Anton if I did."

You wonder for a moment how strange the Minister must be for Victor of all people to be creeped out by him. You are about to continue to tell him his friend sounds a lot like Winter, your resident grumpy gus, when Maria comes flying out of the house and tackles you. <I am so glad you are safe! What happened?!> she cries.

<It's a long story, I'll tell you in a min->

"Shit." Winter grumbles from the open doorway.

Victor looks past you and Maria to the doorway. His face lights up like the Anubian Sun.

"ANTON!!"
Yep, looks like you're stuck with him.

>End thread. Next thread will be SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st at 6pm US Central.
>https://twitter.com/WillNyeMTGGuy Twitter for updates.

We can now discuss experience expenditure. You have 7.

>>36808397
Buff fire magic and magic stat

>>36808397
We need more Smart, Beef, and Magic


Sesmu also needs some loving. Smart Sesmu is love.

>>36808397
Also can we use our knowledge of fire and air to make lightning?

>>36808499
depends. does Victor have fire and wind?

Alternately, why not just learn lightning from him?

>>36808539
We trust him the least out of all of them and he might try to cop a feel while teaching us?

>>36808499
You could especially after seeing it in practice, you can also have Victor teach it to you for the more advanced levels.

>>36808497
I'll get Sesmu some exp by next thread, he really hasn't had much opportunity to do things by virtue of being a good boy and doing guard duty or being stabled for three threads.

>>36808470
This would be all your points

>>36808497
You're a bit short to do any two of those at a time right now, but one of them could be upgraded, and you could increase skills or other things.

>>36808567
Magic training isn't very hands on, and he IS the most academically minded out of all of you. He might still creep a little until his Atlas beats the concept of boundaries into him.

>>36808567
I felt his admiration was more a like, total admiration and reverence one.

A valkyrie is kind of like, almost a literal goddess. You wouldn't "accidentally" fondle a goddess.

>>36808582
Alright. Spending on SMART it is then, I'll go with whatever other people want for the rest of the exp

>>36808665
Why not magic its just as important and lower atm.

>>36808646
>>36808567
he did ask permission to capture us after all. surprisingly polite for a sociopath.

>>36808724
Smart is at 3
Magic is at 4

Besides, we've got some exp left after upgrading smart. we can probably squeeze in fire magic maybe?

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>>36808724
Anai's Magic is 4, Smart is 3. It's technically lower. The difference is usage. Anai only uses smart for magical to-hit and will saves, she isn't really down with the mathematics and sciences. Magic on the other hand is rapidly becoming her preferred method of wrecking everything forever.

>>36808782
kind of hard for amnesia victims to make knowledge rolls.

>>36808772
>>36808782
Fair enough I couldn't get into the pastebin so I was going from memory. Smart would be good its a useful stat.

>>36808742
Still Anai finds him creepy let him bother Winter.

>>36808742
Hey, creepy buggers can be polite too! Still a creepy bugger tho.

>>36808782
Anyways, going to go off to bed. Thanks for running Moonman.

Seems like everyone can agree on rank 2 Fire Magic. Your two options are then as such:

>Upgrade Smart to 4, and Purchase level 1 Lightning.
Smart is a useful skill for making knowledge checks or common sense rolls(for example, smart+notice to see or remember details) It factors into Will Saves, and Magical To-hit.

>Upgrade Magic to 5.
Magic is a catch all for improving your magical combat. It ups your MP, Magical To-Hit, and Magic Damage. it'll also help you detect magic phenomena using your Magic+Notice stat, modified by smell or hearing if applicable.

>>36808923
Smart and Lightning need more utility

>>36808923

>Upgrade Smart to 4, and Purchase level 1 Lightning

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>Purchases confirmed, g'night everybody.

>>36809171
Thanks for running Moonman With fire lightning and wind how soon will we be able to make solar plasma?

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>>36809187
When you become the high priestess of the Anubian Sun God, Sol Radiant.

>>36809262
fair enough