“So I dunno, a bunch of them came with the colonists to watch their investment grow or whatever.”

“And so when They came, what did the vamps do? Cut a deal.”

“Now the vamps keep their wealth, get to be treated like almost equals to Them, and oh yeah, the laws preventing them from turning people into unwilling blood-whores, they just got quietly brushed aside – good for the vamps, yeah?”

“So they get to live in a hive city with clean air and water, and we choke on the Dust.”

“Ah you’re seeing it now, yeah we’re almost at the end of the line, almost out of the nice, safe and sanitized hive. See the grey sky? That’s not cloud, that’s Dust. See the colonists who settled here had strict laws about clean mining, clearing up after yourself and not throwing a lot of crap into the atmosphere. They don’t care, and so the mines run day and night and people die in their thousands to keep production up, safety? Not a consideration. The environment - who cares?”

“How long? Oh I dunno, 200 years I’m told, no one alive today remembers a time when they didn’t rule. They coulda conquered this place 50 years ago, or 1,000, all I know is I was born in Dust Town, and I’ll probably die here.”

“Ah yeah, this is my stop, see ya – and watch out. Take the sleeping pills and don’t dream – I mean it: Don’t. Dream.”

You get off the train and walk away from the station, you got a meet tonight and – you hope – a mission.

You dunno if the fresh ninker is gonna make it, but you help when you can.

The station is deserted this late in the day, is cold, and the dark is closing in. You head towards the meeting point: you meet in different places every time, and Charun takes you to the hide-out – which he moves regularly.

The wind whistles through a thousand tiny holes in the rocks and shacks around dust town. Above the wind you hear a howling that’s getting closer.

Around me people are already going inside their shacks and preparing.

Fuck. Yeah.

A dust ghost, just great; if it catches you it’ll kill you and suck the marrow from your bones.

What should you do?
>Run, it’ll get bored and try and get into the shacks
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it
>Ask for help, kindness of strangers and all that

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856902
>Ask for help, kindness of strangers and all that
DIPLOMANCY

[Metapost]

Hello and thank you for joining me for the very first thread of Psychic Rebel Quest.

This quest will primarily focus on creating the character you’re going to play, because the choices you will make will have an impact on the character, their personality, backstory and abilities, I ask that you please do not write-in your own choices but instead choose from the options I have provided.

From the next quest onwards write-ins will be allowed and encouraged, but for now, please stick to the choices provided, I will be happy to explain the choices along the way, if any of them are unclear. Write-ins, whilst demonstrating player involvement and creativity, will screw up the character generation process.

Choices you make will impact upon the character being made. Note that some options will result in the character gaining a Perk or a Flaw.

Perks provide some form of bonus, but reduce XP gained, Flaws provide a penalty, but increase XP gained. Please pick the choices you want for the character and don’t get too paranoid about *bad* choices.

Thank you for listening.

Rules http://pastebin.com/LEEi5A3u
QM Twitter https://twitter.com/anAspiringQM
QM Askfm http://ask.fm/AnAspiringQM

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856902
>Run, it’ll get bored and try and get into the shacks

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856924
Outwit that ghastly sonnu'bitch.You ain't gettin' my marrow, y'hear!

>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856924
> that paste
I give it 10 threads before this becomes the combined sperg of HQR and HQQ.

>>36856966
I take it you haven't seen his previous quest?

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856966
AA takes care of it,

>>36856966
Uh.. HQQ?

>>36856902
>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it

>>36856992
HiveQueenQuest, I assume.

>>36857017
Oh.

Thanks. Wanted to follow that but got lost in the archives with all the Goddamn logisti- oooooooooh. I get what anon is saying now.

>>36856984
I did. The only thing that kept it from going this way was that the pure autism got piled on from thread one so it never seems to have gotten many players.
>>36857037
Exactly.

>>36856924
if the rifle skill is going to include shotguns, might I propose changing it to "long-arms"? I believe that's the term usually used.

>>36857051
Nah, it got kept away by all of it being done by one kindly anon, and everyone else basically just signed his sperg up.

>>36856902
>Ask for help, kindness of strangers and all that

>>36857037
It's a fun quest if you just skim everything that isn't one of the QM's posts

Where did you send me this time, Hexer?
>>36856902
>>You know the rules they have to obey, outwit it
Knowing the rules usually helps.

Yeah, dust ghosts, the reason you always carry salt on you. You look around you for a dead end between two shacks and you sprint there as the howling grows louder. You use a single finger to dig a tiny trench in the dust in front of you and you take out your salt and pour it carefully into the trench, making sure it runs wall to wall of the shacks around you. Protected on three sides by walls, and one by salt, you sit down to wait.

The howling gets louder and louder until finally you see it – a swirling mass of dust taller than a man and with...shapes inside it, fortunately you can’t see what they are, the remains of its last victims probably. Around you all the doors are closed and barred, the people inside protected by their homes, the dust ghosts can’t enter homes, or cross salt.

It wanders around the street, checking walls and doors, sealed tight against it, and then it spots you. In a rush, faster than anything living should be able to move it’s suddenly there – only a few feet away from you, tendrils of wind and dust reaching for you, but barred by the unbroken line of salt. It screams in frustration and tries again and again to get past, but it can’t. You stare it down, unafraid. Finally it leaves, off to haunt another part of dust town. You wait until the noise has faded, and then you carefully collect as much of your spilled salt as you can, and head towards the meeting point.

Charun and the others are waiting there for you, and wordlessly you follow him to an abandoned building some distance away, ushering you all inside and closing the door.

The leader of your little group, Charun, has called you here tonight for a meeting, and you hope, a mission. Charun is an old guy, like maybe 40, yeah, he’s that old, which for a duster is ancient.

He’s got typical duster grey skin and has a short stubbly beard and one eye. He’s glaring at you all as if he suspects you of something. He probably does, to hear him tell it he’s been a rebel since he could walk. He knows everything there is to know about the fey, and lots of other stuff besides. No matter his age or his funny habits you put up with him because of his knowledge, and skills.

You try and imagine being in his place, staring at us 4 kids, (or wait, is it 5 kids?), what does he see when he looks at you?

Dev Mosal
Big guy, maybe 18, towers over everyone. Duster-grey skin and thick arms and legs. Has burn scars on his hands and arms, welding job maybe. Shaven head and looks kinda slow. Good solid lad, and that size – he could wrestle a bestigore. Friendly, gets on with people, but trusting, too trusting.

Shee Hyul
Tiny girl; claims to be 17, looks more like 14. Has long hair that’s only just turning duster-grey, and pale skin. The faded tones of red hair can just be seen under the grey. Wasn’t born a duster. Has the look of a former up-hive girl. Has a fancy charm on a locket ‘round her neck. You’d think someone would have stolen that already. Has a job up in the hive, receptionist or something.

Rhydian
A lot of dusters wear cloth wraps around their heads to keep the dust out. Doesn’t work, but Rhyddian never takes his off. Also he has a long coat, what’s he hiding under there? Maybe he’s badly burned or scarred. Quiet too, Doesn’t say much, but reliable and follows orders. Doesn’t have a job, scavenges and begs. Who knows Rhyddians age – tall though, maybe 16-18.

Rainya Halms
Rainya has the typical grey duster skin, but much deeper. The skin underneath is a darker tone. Before, skin colour used to matter, doesn’t now –you’re all dusters. Youngest of the group. Looks 15. And hasn’t pulled herself together. Next to Rainya is an identical girl – same clothes, same height, same everything. Rainya notices her double with a start, then the two reach out a hand towards each other. As soon as the hands touch, there’s only one girl. Yeah Rainya is a Champion, don’t expect too much though, that’s her only power. Still, can come in handy. Works as a cleaner in rich peoples homes.

Which are you? Why you’re...
>Dev Mosal
>Shee Hyul
>Rhydian
>Rainya Halms

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul
I threatened I would, didn't I?

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
Rhydian.

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Rainya Halms

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857291
Huh?

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul
Odd line-up, I take it Rhydian is the mutant guy?

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857268
>>Rainya Halms

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857319
I though Del was the mutant

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857303
When Pally announced the Quest, he said he would make 4 pre-made characters and then watch people inevitably pick the youngest female choice. And I told him I totally would just because he said it.

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul

>>36857268
>Rhydian

>>36857352
>>36857303
Keep it out of here, please I don't mind IRC, but this is treading dangerously close to tgchan territory.

C'mon, I wanna be the guy this time. We can waifu it up with that Shee Hyul girl later or something unless she gets exploded.

>>36857268
Damn... and Rainya's power looked really ocol.

>>36857375
I have no idea what you are talking about, I just explained my remark to the anon that asked.
Do you have aissue with people talking about a QMs other quests? I don't know anything about tgchan.

>>36857385
>and Rainya's power looked really ocol.
Which power? Please don't tell me this is hidden in that mess of a pastebin.

>>36857268
>Shee Hyul
Inb4 obligatory gender wars bullshit

>>36857375
It's not from IRC, it's from a post-thread discussion in Pally's other quest.

>>36857419
She just did this
> Rainya notices her double with a start, then the two reach out a hand towards each other. As soon as the hands touch, there’s only one girl.

It's in her description...

>>36857419
Its right there in her character description:
>Next to Rainya is an identical girl – same clothes, same height, same everything. Rainya notices her double with a start, then the two reach out a hand towards each other. As soon as the hands touch, there’s only one girl. Yeah Rainya is a Champion, don’t expect too much though, that’s her only power.

Ok, Shee Hyul it is. no more votes please

>>36857421
Seems pretty peaceful so far. I think it helps that the characters are "packaged", rather than gender being a single choice (which is the height of shit, you're basically setting yourself up for trolling with it).

You are Shee Hyul, former hive girl, now a duster, just like those around you. Your once-red hair is fading as the dust gets into it, and the locket around your neck is all that remains of your old life. You can fit in easily with the other hive folk, but out here with the dusters, you’ll need a whole new set of skills to fit in.

Charun tells you about the mission “We’re breaking into a water treatment plant” he says “it cleans all the dust and crap out of the water so that the rich folk don’t have to think about how we live” He notices the disappointed looks “yeah yeah, I know, it’s not blowing up an ammo dump or killing someone important, but it’s what we’ve been asked to do – raise awareness and that. Hopefully when a million hivers turn on their taps to see grey sludge, maybe they’ll think about how good they’ve got it. Anyway” he finishes “let’s go.”

With that you all climb into a beaten-up old track, it’s cramped and uncomfortable but you all make do. After an hour Charun pulls over “We’re here” he says quietly “From here, we approach on foot, stick close.”

You and your allies approach a large building on the edge of the hive, thick pipes run in and out of it. “Follow me and stay quiet” whispers Charun. He waits until a light inside has moved on – probably a guard – and then moves quickly up to the wall, hugging it tightly you follow, staying low below the level of the windows.

Charun directs Dev and Rainya to watch for guards in one direction, takes up a watch himself in another and says to Rhydian and you “Get the door open.”

Examining the lock, Rhydian turns to you and says “What are you gonna do?”

“Why ask me?” you ask indignantly

“Because I have no ideas” comes the response.

What should you do?

>Break the lock
>Hotwire it
>Look for another entrance

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857532
>Break the lock

>>36857532
>Break the lock

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857532

>Hotwire it

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857532
>Hotwire it
Tech specialist ho!

>>36857532
>Look for another entrance

>>36857532
>Break the lock
WITH OUR MIND!

>>36857532
>arun tells you about the mission “We’re breaking into a water treatment plant” he says “it cleans all the dust and crap out of the water so that the rich folk don’t have to think about how we live” He notices the disappointed looks “yeah yeah, I know, it’s not blowing up an ammo dump or killing someone important, but it’s what we’ve been asked to do – raise awareness and that. Hopefully when a million hivers turn on their taps to see grey sludge, maybe they’ll think about how good they’ve got it
Oh fuck's sake. I hope we can quit these faggots as soon as possible. They seem all kinds of awful. Poisoning water supplies is just about one of the most fuck off evil things you can do, "social awareness" or not.
Sorry, I kinda live near a city where shit like that happened and my aunt got her store burned out by so-called protesters so it's sore spot.

>>36857532
>Hotwire it

>>36857619
>Tech specialist.

Please. More likely the only person who grew up with a cellphone and access to computers.

DAMN THIS COMPUTER IS LOCKED! QUICK Hack it!

*Clicks start button*

>>36857640
Well. Taking your statement into consideration... I Feel we should poison all the water.

>>36857640
Sorry to hear that happened to your aunt!

>>36857664
Ideally the one our folks use as well so they need to take a side.

>>36857640
Its not poisoning. Its "just" dirtying, as far as we know. So people should be fine by noticing its brown sludge.
So it will luckily be visible, I would assume we aren't set up with that kind of activists.

>>36857647
>More likely the only person who grew up with a cellphone and access to computers.
Which makes us the tech specialist in this group.

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>>36857647
...Thanks for getting me out of my funk with the power of laughter.

You bend down and examine the lock; its electronic nature puts it far beyond what most dusters are used to putting up with.

“What’re you doing?” asks Rhydian, “Just break it.”

“Give me a minute” you say in a distracted tone of voice, pulling a few tools out of a pocket, it’s not long before the lock beeps quietly and the door opens.

“How did you do that?” asks Rhydian, his voice rising slightly.

“An old Kelsper II” you say in a casual tone “not really a challenge compared to some locks I’ve seen.”

“Check for guards” comes Charuns harsh whisper “And get back here.” Rhydian and you head inside. Once inside, as you’re looking around, Rhydian asks “So like, I know you’re a hive girl, but where your parents locksmiths or something?”

“You want to know about my parents?” you say “I don’t know you well enough to tell you that.”

But you see, the truth is, your parents...
>Were arrested for being psychics
>Were killed by one of the fey in front of you, and you’ll never stop hating their killer
>Died when you were young
>You never knew them

>>36857640
I think the fact they said they would prefer to blow things up and kill people, should have been more of a give-away then their plan to give people a disgusting morning surprise.

>>36857711
>Were arrested for being psychics

>>36857711
>Died when you were young

>>36857711
>You never knew them
Engimatic parents, are the best.

>>36857711
>You never knew them


>>36857694
Hot wiring the door is probably just opening it.

We will be terrified of them acquiring anyone else from the surface and losing our valued position as button presser.

>>36857711
>You never knew them
You can't make me commit!

>>36857727
>>36857734
>>36857737
We never knew our psychic arrested parents.. who we saw murdered in an old vid. The fey did this...

>>36857765
Thank you for more laughter.

>>36857712
Difference being that ammo depos and assassination target structures of power rather than just the general populace. Oh well.

If the option to switch comes up I think I'll vote for it.
>>36857711
>>You never knew them
Mom was a whore. Literally.

>>36857711
>You never knew them

>>36857711
>You never knew them
I'm giving you Carte Blanche, Pally.
The payoff better be good.

>>36857765
They probably could have pulled that off!

>>36857711
>You never knew them

>>36857776
Ammo depos usually contain, you know, working people.
And given this societies set-up sofar, we can't really assume the people in those are deserving targets.

>>36857711
>You never knew them
And we live in chastity until we find them!

>>36857850
...motherfucker.

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>>36857789
>>36857774
We're the best hacker.. however if we run into any serious technical problems I think we know who to blame.

>>36857711
>You never knew them
I'm banking on vampire clan heritage

>>36857892
I blame Del.

You never knew your parents, aunts and uncles and extended family raised you and would never answer questions about your parentage, avoiding the topic. They obviously knew something but refused to tell you, the whole thing left you somewhat bitter. If you ever meet your parents you don’t know if you’ll be glad to see them, or hate them for abandoning you.

As Rhydian draws a breath to snark back you hold up a hand to quiet him, and then drag him around a corner, putting a finger to your lips you point in the direction of the corridor and mouth the word “guard” silently.

Down the corridor comes a guard in an untidy uniform, holding a torch and whistling to himself, he’s walking quickly and if he’s anything like underpaid guards on night shifts everywhere, he’ll probably walk right past you and Rhydian. Still, he might spot your allies when they come in, maybe you should do something about him.

Rhydian seems to agree “I’ll knock him out” he whispers, barely audible even this close.

What should you do?

>Let Rhydian handle it
>Sneak up behind him and take him out yourself
>Talk to him and distract him
>Fight him
>Leave the guard alone

Gonna be a 20-30 minute delay before next post, have to step away from computer briefly.

>>36857918
I think we'd know if we where a vampire. after all, we'd have to drink blood.

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953

>Let Rhydian handle it

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him
DISTRACTION LOLI

>>36857953
>Let Rhydian handle it

>>36857953
>>36857963
Oh.. well.. then..

>Drink his blood!

>>36857953
>Fight him
Gonna start to have some action in here!

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

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>>36857963
Obviously we're a vampire with MPD whose predatory self only surfaces during the night. LOGIC, anon, LOGIC.
>>36857953
>>36857953
>>Talk to him and distract him
>>36857980
Not quite loli, anon.

>>36858001
Sadly I can't second this because no-write ins. But otherwise I would.

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Let Rhydian handle it
Gotta let the teammates show their stuff.
Hope he doesn't disappoint.

>>36857953
>Fight him
You know this Feeling where you want to vote for a Thing, but you can't, because the second winning Option is even worse?

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>>36858001
Oh shit right no write ins.. uhh

>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36858026
>>36858001
And this is exactly why you don't do thread-one write in.

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him
>>36858043
I know this exact feeling.

>>36858043
yup. I was going to vote for Del originally.

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36858043
How is fighting the better option here?

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
First thread and already raging samefagging.
You people are a treasure.

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>Choose noble girl whose most defining physical characteristic is her miniscule size
>Immediately vote for physical combat
Why.

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

Yet another quest put into peril by 4chan pedophiles.
Well done.

>>36858136
poster count went from 20 to 49 so yes. Horrific levels of same fagging.

>>36857953
>Talk to him and distract him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36858136
I blame Hexer.

>>36858136
>First thread and already raging samefagging.
Blame his old playerbase switching over. It was nothing BUT samefagging, alignment sperg and fetish complaining when I left.
>>36858167
/tg/ is stupid as fuck and has no attentionspan. No surprises.
>>36858179
> peril
Hahaha.
>>36857953
>>Talk to him and distract him
We probably aren't too terrible at social. Probably.

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36858208
Why? What does he have to do with this quest?

>>36858212
>alignment sperg
This is probably the big issue.
Pretty much no getting around the aligment faggotry here. I hope they leave at some point.

>>36858208
I blame the jews.
>>36858136
I don't think it's as rampant as you think.

>>36858212
>It was nothing BUT samefagging, alignment sperg and fetish complaining when I left.
Did you leave before the thread number reached two digits, by any chance?

>>36858167
It doesn't say anything about pshysical combat. Look at the paste and realise it got more then enough rules for shooting.
Its a futuristic setting, y'know.

>>36858167
Because we want to see what our abilities are and we're determining our character now. As QM said NO WRONG CHOICES. So if we choose to fight we may be a competent combatant we choose to avoid fighting we may lack the ability to. So.. I'd prefer to gain combat capabilities.

>>36858233
He retweeted the announcement that the thread was running.

>>36858268
Guns are super sneaky.

>>36858264
Oh please, remember the celestial babies thing?

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36858282
>Guns are super sneaky.
That option looked more like a "are you good at stealth" option.

Fight it is, writing.

>>36858277
No, you'll want social abilities. You're just going combat now because you're really dumb and haven't remembered that we don't even need to actually know how to fight to be competent in combat.

If you notice, this quest is about having Psionic powers. So obviously that will be our major power, so in that case having social will be more important.

>>36857953
>Fight him

>>36858264
Anon, there is absolutely no reason to stay around in a quest that is not enjoyable to you. Unlike a book or game, "it'll get better" is usually a vain hope.
>>36858268
> shooting
I don't think we have a gun, and even if we did it would rouse a fuckton of suspicion.
>>36858314
Oh for fuck's sake.

>>36858342
>I don't think we have a gun
What makes you think that?
Seriously, at all. If there is a fight option, obviously we will have a weapon to choose. And its a futuristic setting, you think we don't have something to dampen the noise, if fighting is a option here?

>>36858332
But what if we don't want psionics to be our only or primary combat option?
We could use psionics for support too.

I'm betting with you right now, there will be moments where we can't use our pschic powers. And I want us to be prifcient in combat for that.
And no, I do not want to play /tg/s Diplomancer #2817

Holy fucking commasplice batman. WHAT IS A PERIOD YOU NIGGER?

>>36858332
>So obviously that will be our major power
Even assuming that will be true, if you would have actually read the pastebin you would have seen the huge number of not-direct combat powers we could get.

>>36858289
One instance of samefagging and it wasn't even that vitriolic after the fact. Still better than most quests.

The playerbase was pretty well-behaved, for the most part, and there wasn't any major samefagging after that that I can recall.

>>36858342
>Anon, there is absolutely no reason to stay around in a quest that is not enjoyable to you.
Okay. I wasn't judging him if he had left at that point, I just couldn't recall too many instances outside of the first ten threads where anything like that happened.

>>36858492
There was some samefagging here and there from time to time. No it wasn't very vitriolic, at least not compared to what other quests have to see sometimes. Nonetheless, I can see why he would have the impression of aligment sperg, because that was a thing.
I blame Mathrian for that, btw.

No time for subtlety. As the guard walks past, oblivious to your presence you jump out and tackle him to the ground. With the element of surprise you quickly pin him down and hit him again and again until he stops moving, unconscious. He barely managed a few weak attacks that you easily deflected. You get off him, still trembling with adrenaline and look around.

Rhydian is just standing there, unmoving “Wha-what the hell?” he asks.

“What?” you reply.

“How?” he exclaims, pointing to you with one hand, and the guard on the floor with the other “You’re so...small.”

“Which is why I learned how to fight” you say, grabbing the guards legs “Now help me move officer doughnut here.”

The two of you manage to hide the unconscious guard out of the way, and then you head out to tell Charun and the others what happened.

Charun rubs his chin thoughtfully “not how I would have done it” he says, but good job.”

The others give you looks of newfound respect, despite your small size you managed to take down a much larger opponent in seconds, unarmed.

As a group you move through the water treatment plant until Charun tells you to stay put and scouts ahead, coming back he doesn’t look too happy “guard post” he explains “supposed to only be two guards there, but instead there’s five, ok, this is going to be a real fight.”

He pulls off his backpack and opens it up, showing you an assortment of guns and other weapons.

Charun offers the first pick to you. There’s a heavy club, a short sword, what looks to be a fast-firing repeater pistol, and a rifle, albeit with a shortened stock to make it easier to carry. Ugh, slug-thrower guns, so uncivilised, you’d prefer a nice las or plasma gun any day, still, you are about to go into a fight.

“Ok” says Charun “This next bit could get a bit rough, what weapon do you want?”

>Don’t need weapons, my fists and feet are enough.
>Give me the club
>Give me the sword
>Give me the repeater pistol
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the repeater pistol

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>>Give me the repeater pistol
We're a small lass, a rifle doesn't suit us.

>Don’t need weapons, my fists and feet are enough.
Clearly they just worked really really well.

>>36858621
>Don’t need weapons, my fists and feet are enough.

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle
Gonna get that sniper skill.

>>36858684
>>36858704
Not like people vote on sense or logic these days or anything.

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the club
BASH AND SMASH

>>36858621
>Give me the repeater pistol

>>36858684

>a small girl shouldn't take the weapon that allows for the sniper skill
Yeah, lets use the gun for close-range. That makes perfect sense.

>>36858621
>Give me the club
Club it up!

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle
Strong recommendation for everyone to please read that pastebin.

>>36858621
>Give me the club
Could be used to take out mooks non-lethally, or as lethally as we like.

>>36858769
You don't make sense man.

Pally said. Don't worry about choices. We're making that character.

We could be a space vampire or some shit and have super ST and wasting it by hiding with a rifle.

Or psy powers that make our hands strike with the strength of a God. We've yet to determine it yet. and you're getting all sperg about logic.

Space vampires are a thing. How is any of this logical?

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858621
>Give me the rifle

>>36858790
Fuuuuuuck reading.

>>36858813
FUCK YOU! IF WE'RE NOT STICKING TO PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS I CANT HAVE FUN!

>>36858813
The other guy argued on grounds of us being a small girl we should use the pistol. To which I showed to him, even using "logic", pistol makes no sense compared to rifle.

Rifle it is, writing

>>36858621
>Give me the club

>>36858621
>Give me the club
and
>Give me the repeater pistol

>>36858867
Yeah, that other girl seems all kinds of useless despite her cloning power.

>>36858769
> sawed-off rifle
> sniping
That's not how ballistics work, anon. It can't be a sniper rifle because sniper rifles need to be long for the bullet to achieve the necessary acceleration and spin.
Anways, maybe I'm completely wrong, just saying how I see it.

>>36858892
>you need a specific kind of rifle for sniping
Oh shit man, I bet you are even serious about that.
And the point of this choice is what kind we are good with, and we can only use the sniper skill with two-handed range weapons.

>>36858889
cloning power seems fucking awesome!

>>36858892
It's a space future rifle. It shoots really far for a short barrel. Also Rifle is long arms. Not just rifle.

Still wish we had stuck with kung foo.

>>36858935
Yeah but We had to go with the youngest girl because......

>>36858892
Sniping is literally just killing someone by aiming really well.
Sure some rifles are better for that. But the earliest sharpshooters didn't have specialized sniper rifles. They just had really good shooting technique.

>>36858935
Nah, it really isn't. Maybe she could be a meatshield? Go on suicide missions a lot?

>>36858935
Its actually just a illusion duplicate.
Not nearly as cool.

>>36858969
>Yeah but We had to go with the youngest girl because......
....she was the only one with a actual character background.

>>36858995
It could have been a psychic projection of her will that she only passively knows how to manifest as herself.

Why would we take a weapon that isn't nearly as effective in CQC as some of the others?

>>36859014
What a lazy excuse. You just want the OP to decide for us?

>>36858892
There are lots of voters. Unfortunately that means rule of cool is in effect.

>>36858969
You know what, I want to know now. What was everyone's reason for voting for Shee? I refuse to believe it was only because MUH DICK and LOLI

>>36858929
I'm serious about it. Anyways, no use arguing. I just hope club doesn't win becuase that's just kinda asinine as a terrrist psychic.
>>36858969
>>36859047
>Yeah but We had to go with the youngest girl because......
Because see >>36859014, otherwise I'd have gone for the older chick myself but she seemed boring as shit.

>>36859047
Well, those are the reasons.

>>36859041
>What a lazy excuse.
How is that a lazy excuse? She was the only one whos character was actually interesting, so obviously she drew the eye more than the blank-slates.

>>36859014
Really? What part was background?

All three were descriptions. That's all.

>>36859064
That "interesting character" limits her. The others could be ANYTHING. They could even be a boat!

>>36859044
I just wished people would think a bit before desperatly trying to look down on people.
The choice was for choosing the kind of weapon we are good at. The actual weapon we got right now is not relevant to the question at all.
But we need proficiency wth two-handed range weapons for sniper, thats why we take the option that gives us proficiency for two-handed range weapons.
Just think for a second, its not so hard.

>>36859088
Haha!

>>36859014
I didn't see any background, where is it?

>>36859082
The part about her having lived and worked in the upper-class hive before coming down into the slums for some reason.
Its not much, but its still more than the others got.

>>36859047
See above.

>>36859109
But I don't wanna be a sniper, I wanna do some CQC and explode people's heads.

“Give me the rifle” you say to Charun, taking the gun from him as he hands it to you. You expertly check that it’s loaded, that the safety is on, and then you sight it down the corridor, away from your allies “The sights on this thing are shit” you comment quietly.

“All I could get on short notice” says Charun, as the others share out the weapons between them, Dev takes the club, and Rhydian the sword, Rainya takes the repeater pistol and Charun draws a thick-barrelled pistol from a hidden holster, crafty old bastard, saving the best for himself, that looks like a plasma pistol.

You all gather outside the door of the guard station and then Charun kicks in the door and Dev and Rhydian rush inside and engage two of the guards. Rainya fires off bursts with her pistol, managing to hit one of the guards more by luck than skill. Dev and Rhydian manage to occupy two of the guards as you carefully aim and squeeze *bang* a bloody crater appears in one guards chest. As another pulls his pistol out you sight and squeeze again *bang* and he’s down too.

Although you had equal numbers, surprise put you at a clear advantage and soon all the guards are dead or down. You notice Charun hasn’t fired a single shot.

After the fight you all take a moment to breath before moving on, Dev throws up in a corner, Rhydian doesn’t seem much bothered and Rainya looks pale, but steady. Charun...nothing bothers Charun.
Rainya says to you “You’re pretty calm about” she gestures at the dead people.

“Not the first people I’ve sent to the next life” you say harshly.

“Next life” she says “Is that what you believe, are you a Syrnian?”

>>36859141
Then I assume you voted for something else, and thats okay.

Ah yes, Syrne. The dominant religion of the Core Empire, or so you’ve been told. Love thy neighbour, be kind to one another, worship only Syrne. Oh and one last thing: all magic and magic creatures are evil.

“Why are you even asking about my views on religion?” you say “What does that matter?”

“Just asking” says Rainya

“None of your damn business” you point out

To yourself you can admit...

>You still believe Syrne cares about us
>There is no Syrne, or any other god for that matter
>Syrne abandoned you
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859150
Where was our chance to roll to see how good we were at Rifles?

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859088
>The others could be ANYTHING
See. I don't like that. It leads to stupidity, especially in a first thread, and I like the premise too much to have to drop the quest over lolrandumb shit being voted in.

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859167

>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859167
“Is that what you believe, are you a Symian?”
GET YOUR PAWS OFF ME, YOU DAMN DIRTY APES!

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859167
>There is no Syrne, or any other god for that matter

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

Praise aphrodite

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

>>36859181
I mean it in the sense that their characters are blank slates, whereas the one we have right now is more like, "How the hell can she do this shit what with being a receptionist from the city?"

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne
Like the goddess of angels, succubutts and life.
Did you end up doing that AA?

>>36859167
>Syrne abandoned you
Let's go kill Syme

>>36859178
>Where was our chance to roll to see how good we were at Rifles?

> rolled stats
UGH.
UGH.
NO.
>>36859167
>>You believe in older gods than Syrne
We going full ancient on this shit.

>>36859222
>"How the hell can she do this shit what with being a receptionist from the city?"
I find thats a interesting question for the quest to answer. You don't have those with blank slates.

>>36859178
No rolls yet, sorry

>>36859254
IMO, it's even more LOLRANDUMB than making the character backstory ourselves.

>>36859222
>I mean it in the sense that their characters are blank slates,
No, I fully understood what you were saying. I do not like blank slates, I'm completely honest about that.
> whereas the one we have right now is more like, "How the hell can she do this shit what with being a receptionist from the city?"
Well, yea, but that needn't be a bad thing.

>>36859272
I don't see how thats randumb?
There is definitly a reason, which we will ge tto explore.
Its not like she was likely to have been receptionist 24/7 of her whole life.

>>36859167
>you believe in gods older than Syrne

>>36859167
>You believe in older gods than Syrne

Sireyi cultist is a go

>>36859167
>>You believe in older gods than Syrne
Maybe that's how we ended up like this in the first place.
We're actually a Space!Zoroastrian.

>>36859272
We don't really know anything about life in the hive at this point.
Maybe its normal for receptionists to have that kind of security training.

>>36859317
Considering how fucking shit life is, that's not unlikely actually.

>>36859317
Or maybe the fae hold gladiator style combat in order to keep slanesh entertained.
But yes I see your point

>>36859234
I haven't formally locked it in yet, but it's probably going to happen.

Just as an aside, I like this story driven chargen much, much better than what Pally did before. Anyone else feel the same or even wish more quests did that?

>>36859290
>>36859317
I bet there are all kinds of rebell groups in the hive that try to invade office buildings, and receptionists in this setting are the meanest motherfuckers on the planet as a result.

>>36859356
I love story driven chargen.
Its a wonderful thing, and more people should do it.

>>36859356
I like it, I'm just surprised at the complete 360° he made from PoJ. Wonder who or what convinced him to try such a radically different approach.
>>36859361
BATTLE CASHIERS.

>>36859356
Nah, I was kinda hoping we could make our own character again.

>>36859400
>Wonder who or what convinced him to try such a radically different approach.
The clusterfuck that was his chargen in PoJ did that.

>>36859400
>Wonder who or what convinced him to try such a radically different approach.
Probably more successful QM.

>>36859356
Yeah I just hope we kept some of those CQC skills we had. Rifle is great and all but I don't want close range to be deadly for us.

>>36859418
We are.

>>36859423
Pally is pretty up there, going by suptg.
And he actually explained why he wanted to do story driven chargen in the thread in which he announced this quest.

>>36859420
>>36859400
How was PoJ, in which ways was it or its chargen bad and how many players did it have past the third thread?

>>36859430
I'd rather not bother with weapons at all and focus on killing people instantly with our mind.

>>36859449
we posted chargen all at once

>>36859445
>And he actually explained why he wanted to do story driven chargen in the thread in which he announced this quest.
I wasn't there. Humour me.

“Let’s get going” says Charun, once Dev has finished “As slack as these guards are, there will still be check-ins now and then, move!” You all jump a little at that and follow him out of the room towards the control centre.

You unconsciously make the sign of respect to your gods, if ever you needed their help, now is the time. Under your breath you pray as you walk.

“Heart of Darkness, hide me from my foes;”
“Ichor in the Depths, watch over me, your faithful child;”
“Infinite Mirror, reveal to me their weaknesses;”
“Jagganatha, teach me strength and power;”
“King of Hell, should I fall, welcome me home.”

Bolstered by the familiar rote prayer you follow along, your heart lighter.

Finally, you get to the control centre. You see row on row on computers and machinery, yeah, this is more your speed.

“Dev” says Charun “the bombs”. Dev takes off a heavy pack and carefully lifts out several well-wrapped objects.

Charun looks over at you “You want to help place the bombs, or maybe see if you can get any useful information from the computer, or stand guard?”

>Place the Bombs
>Hack Computer
>Stand Guard

>>36859473
He*

>>36859449
>How was PoJ
A matter of taste, but it got increasingly better with Pally getting increasingly better. Pally was very much a learning QM for the most part of it.
And its still running, just on hiatus.

>in which ways was it or its chargen bad
The guy who actually did the chargen was dubbed "AutismAnon" after doing so.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/33059651/
See for yourself.
>and how many players did it have past the third thread
It fluctuated a lot. It actually had very few players for the first several threads, and it got increasingly more.
A lot of people mostly only read the archive, partly because of some of Pallys running times.

>>36859488
We wanted to choose our own gods! This chargen of yours sucks.

>>36859488
>Place the Bombs

>>36859488
>Hack Computer

>>36859449
>How was PoJ
World based on Galorion and the QM started out much, much worse than he is now. Also incessant fetish discussion.
> in which ways was it or its chargen bad
IT was like a job application and the character ended up being created by a single anon.
>how many players did it have past the third thread?
12-ish. Not terribly small.
>>36859509
>We
Speak for yourself. I for one enjoy a strong narrative.

>>36859488
>Stand Guard

>>36859488
>>Hack Computer

Yes, just navigate through an unsecured computer, totally hacking.

>>36859488
>Hack Computer

>>36859488
Well I wasn't expecting to be a devil worshipper...
>Hack Computer

>>36859488
>Hack Computer
Time to press the "on" button.

>>36859488
>Hack Computer

>>36859488
>Place the Bombs

>>36859488
>Place the Bombs

Full terrorist mode, and please no more tech builds. So bland.

>>36859488
>>Stand Guard
That's usually the weak point of any OP, and if we want to do something right we should do it ourselves.

>>36859509
I am perfectly happy with these gods.

>>36859560
Not if we git gud to the point where we can hack shit with our mind, like in some combination of Watch Dogs and, um... that David Cage game with the ghost in it?

>>36859449
>and how many players did it have past the third thread
I realised I didn't quite answer your question.
On some of the weekend threads it could get as high as around 12-15.
On some week threads it was only as few as 3-4, due to the hours involved.

>>36859488
>Hack Computer
>"The password was password"

File: origin_6125595306.jpg (1.46 MB, 1444x2099)

1.46 MB JPG

>>36859488
>>“Heart of Darkness, hide me from my foes;”
>“Ichor in the Depths, watch over me, your faithful child;”
>“Infinite Mirror, reveal to me their weaknesses;”
>“Jagganatha, teach me strength and power;”
>“King of Hell, should I fall, welcome me home.”
Oh.
OOoooh.

THESE kinds of old gods. Well... I don't hate this.
>>36859488
>>Place the Bombs
Gotta agree with ((>>36859560)), purely technical/mostly technical builds aren't that interesting narratively.

>>36859488
>Place the Bombs

>>36859609
Nah, it's "userpass" nowadays.

>>36859488
>>Stand Guard

>>36859617
We already got shooting and CQC, so we are far from "purely technical".
>>36859488
>Hack Computer
And hacking in a sci-fi setting is cool.

>>36859488
>Hack Computer

>>36859488
>Hack Computer
Seems to make the most sense to me, for our current set-up.
Unless we already come from some kind of terror cult and are just infiltrating these newbies.

*hacking* it is, writing.

>>36859488
>>Place the Bombs
Fuck you captcha.

>>36859699
>*Hacking*
This had better mean we take an axe and start Hacking apart the computer.

>>36859699
Please let it be *HACKING* which translates to pushing buttons. Pleeeeaassee.

>>36859699
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msX4oAXpvUE

>>36859699
>*hacking*
Looks like we get to show off our mad skills in maneuvering three subfolders.

>>36859729
We have a club?

>>36859737
What.. are they doing? How.. what?
>Two hands on keyboard
I..

>>36859764
four hands rather.. or two sets. My brain shut down while watching.

>>36859764
Counter-hacking.

“I’ll take a look at the rig” you say, sitting in one of the chairs and powering up one of the workstations. “The gateway on this thing probably isn’t even corp-spec.”

“What did she just say?” Dev asks Rhydian, Rhydian shrugs and looks at you. Ugh, duste- ah dammit. Anyway, you explain yourself, speaking slowly “I’m going to look at the computer; I don’t think the security is very good.”

“Oh” says Dev, as he and Rhydian set up the bombs as Rainya stands guard, both of her watching different approaches.

Charun stands behind you, looking over your shoulder. Yeah the security on this thing might keep a 5 year old out, if she were a dumb 5 year old. In no time at all you’re in, and all the treatment plants systems and records are at your fingertips. Mostly its boring shit, work logs, service requests, purchase orders-

“Wait” says Charun “Go back.” Ugh, back-seat riggers. Still, you comply “there” he says, pointing at the screen “where are they storing-”

“The Cellanite” you say “That’s just filter-cleaning stuff, why would you want-”

“Because if you cook it with a few other things” says Charun “it makes a pretty good bang.”

Oh. “This raid wasn’t just about dirty water was it?” you ask.

“Nope” he confirms your suspicions, adding “When they’ve got the bombs set up, you and Dev wander over to the storeroom and bring back as much of those tins as you can carry.”

It’s not far, but still, shifty old bastard

With the bombs all in place, you and Dev head down the corridor to a storeroom. It’s locked, but the security system isn’t a problem, what is more concerning is the faint white mist gathered in the room, coming from a leaky pipe in the wall. You’re not sure what’s leaking into the room, but it can’t be good.

“C’mon” insists Dev, looking at the rows of tins on shelves through the glass panel “Lets just grab them and get back.”

You spot air vents on the ceiling, shut down for the night, wouldn’t take long to get back to the control room and turn them on, but Charun might get pissed that you’re taking too long.

Or you could brave the...whatever it is collected in the store room, or hell, just let Dev get the stuff.

How should you get the Cellanite?

>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out
>Use the computer to clear the air
>Let Dev go in there

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air

>>36860016
>>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air

>>36860016
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

>>36860016
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

C'mon, we need to have a strong body too

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air
We just got our fancy hacking skills.
Time to press another button.

>>36860016
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air
Charun can get fucked if he gets pissed at us not risking our life. For all we know this could be poisonous on contact.

>>36859994
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

>Use the computer to clear the air
>Fill it with flammable gas
>Kill Dev

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air

>>36860016
>>36860110

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air
Does it involve randomly popping up of windows and typing with four hands?

>>36860016
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

Let's nto overspecialize in one area, please.

>>36860110
Why? I like Dev!

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air


>>36860174
>Wants to be someone who can do many things poorly instead of being a specialist
No.

>>36860178
Nah, he seems like he's in this just to blow shit up. It is important to cut down a rotting tree, but you must remember to plant things afterwards.

>>36860016
>Use the computer to clear the air
I assume this is where the mentioned perks come into play?
I kind of want to be a dick and send Dev in there, but I guess no chance of that.

>>36860016
>Walk in there with a rag over your face and tough it out

>>36860224
That seems to be true for the others too.
I find all of them pretty suspicious, and our protagonist is the shadiest of the bunch.

Computer it is, writing.