>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out

Rolled 15 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to grab her
>Other
Let her bite, but keep a strong grip on her.

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out
Do not get bit!

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out
I bet we have better chances at convicning her if we tie her up properly.

>>36896968
Thats mutually exclusive, we kinda lose it when getting bitten.

>>36896929

>Struggle out of the roof remains

>>36896968
Biting makes us lose control of our muscles

>>36897004
Pretty sure we don't shit ourselves, so its more we lose mentally control.

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out
if successful stand above her and say: you just got knocked the fuck out(with a negro voice)

>>36896929
>Wait until she gets close, try to knock her out

>>36897027
Still she'll get away if she bites us, considering we'll be insensate and all.

>>36896929

>Wait until she gets close, try to grab her

Going for the KO

Please roll 1d20+2 unarmed attack

Rolled 19 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36897113

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36897113

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36897113

>>36897122
>>36897130
Would you look at that.
All of a suddent he dice can play nice.

>>36897166
Actions over words! WE will understand our new friend with our fists! The way of the warrior!

>>36897166
What did I say about convincing people with actions instead of words?

Ok, so she’s really strong, you found out you can’t wrestle with her. How about toughness? A good smack to the side of the head will knock her out. You hope.

She crawls towards you slowly and you wait patiently, playing dead. As she’s crouched over you, sniffing you cautiously you move, hitting her in the side of the head as hard as you can. She’s rocked back by the blow but doesn’t appear hurt, more annoyed.

Her return swipe at your face has you seeing stars for a few moments.

[HP 3/11]

You manage to not black out as she grabs your arm in her hand, try as you might you can’t get free from her inhumanly strong grip.

Still, you have one hand free, and she is close enough to grab or punch. On the other hand, you think you have a broken rib, and she shrugged off your punch like it was nothing.

What do you do?

>Teleport (where?)
>Talk to her
>Hit her again, knock her out
>Struggle free of her grip
>Other (what?)

>>36897253
>Teleport (next to gun)

>>36897253
>Teleport home

>>36897253
>Teleport (where?)
Get to you rifle shoot her, likely won't kill with how fucking tough she is.

>>36897253
>Talk to her
Are we sure she is, blood hungry, instead of regular kind hungry?
She has just fed on blood.

>Talk to her

>>36897253
>Teleport
>To your gun, don't shoot
>Talk to her

>Let's not get any Fellowship or social skills soon
>LETS KEEP TALKING TO THE PERSON TRYING TO MURDER US (AND SUCCEEDING) THOUGH
I thought you guys didn't want to be diplomancers?

Considering her strain of vampires are renowned for being fucking tough a shot might not do more than needle her. She obviously isn't interested in talking.

Rolled 2 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>36897253
>Talk to her

>>36897253

>Talk to her

>>36897317
I know its futile trying to talk common sense to you, but talking to someone is not diplomancing. WE HAVE BEEN BEATING HER FOR THE LAST TWO UPDATES.

>>36897253
>Teleport to gun
>Shoot her

>>36897269
>>36897288
>>36897297
>>36897304
>>36897323
>>36897328
GG no re guys, see you for a new quest

>>36897318
I actually fear really wounding her would escalate the situation more.

>>36897334
Oh, that explains why we're at 3 HP and she's not even wounded and why we took HP damage while not even fazing her striking her in the head on a natural twenty.

Definitely.

>>36897334
She's kicking our ass anon! she doesn't want to talk and we're almost dead. One bite and we are dead.

>>36897352
She's going to kill us if we don't fight back 3 hp means a bite with its con damage is now lethal.

>>36897354
...Wut?
So if your beating doesn't work, that makes it automatically diplomancing?
Are you drunk anon?

>>36897340
That's what happens when try to hug it out with the murdering vampire.

>>36897361
>She's going to kill us if we don't fight back
Then you should be voting for teleporting away, because fighting her won't work.

>>36897367
That's what happens when the QM doesn't display how weak we are.

Seriously, I thought we were almost competent for a second here.

Seems not only that we can't do social, we can't do combat either.

>>36897362
he means talking to her when we're about to die and talking to her in the past did jack shit. She doesn't want to talk and is feral, she either can't understand us and is a wild animal or does and gives no fucks. Shoot her!

>>36897386

I think he did when we took the first hit. And the whole busted homes.

>>36897334
This is diplomancy.

We're continuing to try and talk to someone who is not only close to knocking us unconscious, but who we haven't even gotten a fellowship check against.

Do you realize what that means?

It's literally impossible for talking to her to do anything. She probably doesn't speak English.

>>36897362
Continuing to talk to someone while they're trying to kill you and succeeding, with no indication that they're even listening to your words? Kinda diplomancy.

>>36897386
We can, but not against the vampire we were repeatedly warned was really powerful and we're just a low-tier human.

>>36897130
>Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>36897253
>[HP 3/11]

op wants to kill us

>>36897386
If we die, it won't be his fault in the least. We took the stupidest course of action possible all 3 times we were given a choice.

>>36897386
>>36897414
strain of ultra strong vampire. Vampires already beat a base line human 7 ways til sunday. Shes stronger than you average vampire due to he strain we are fucked in cqc.

>>36897400
>Continuing to talk
We have not actually talked to her yet.We have voted to grab her and try to knock her out.
We have not continued to talk to her at all.
At this point, its either talking or running away, which might not even work since teleporting gets kinda problematic to places we can't see.

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>>36897433
>First opponent outside of "Plot-win chargen"
>An opponent who is basically unbeatable

>>36897253
>Teleport (next to gun)
>Talk to her
>If she comes close, shoot
Again guys, its not fucking rocket science to just vote.

>>36897459
Not true. We could shoot her repeatedly.

Seems to be a tie between talking and teleporting to gun.

Gonna combine these. Please roll 1d20+3 to teleport

>>36897433
Actually we didn't know she was ultra strong phyiscally. We were told they have powerful abilities, and a malnourished child vampire can be expected to not be basically invincible.
Not much point in an encounter we can only flee from.

Rolled 11 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36897477
>Flying vampire who's more agile than us
>In a city where they have lots of hiding spots

>>36897479

Rolled 16 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36897459
Should have shot her, beating a human in cqc=/= be able to take a bullet to the face and walking it off.

>>36897442
We tried talking to her twice before we meelee'd and she attacked us both times no fel rolls meaning she's in a state were she can't or won't here us.

>>36897485
Shoot her then.

>>36897479

Rolled 2 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36897479

>>36897495
>Shoot her then.
Why do you think that would work any better?

>>36897485
You could've accepted Ash's help. You know, the physically powerful vampire with high endurance and regenerative abilities.

>>36897442
Actually, Teleportation is based off familiarity. So we could teleport home without issue.

>>36897505
1d10+1 with a potential *2 is higher than 1d3+2. We also could've stayed out of range of her fists.

>>36897505
Bullets hit harder than flesh fists and we are damn good with a rifle. Wings are also fragile as fuck.

>>36897495
>We tried talking to her twice
No, we talked to her once. Then we tried to grapple her. Unless you count that time when we also teleported next to her. Inw hich case we still only talked to her, before she attacked us.

Rolled 14 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36897533
>You could've accepted Ash's help. You know, the physically powerful vampire with high endurance and regenerative abilities.
OH
NO
WE COULDN'T
THAT WOULD BE GIVING THE HUSBANDO FAGS A CHANCE TO SAMEFAG BEING BITTEN

>>36897542
Still no fel rolls, meaning we have no shot.

>>36897533
>You could've accepted Ash's help. You know, the physically powerful vampire with high endurance and regenerative abilities.
I highly doubt he is that physically strong, also, having two vampires duke it out in the streets in Duster Town would have been unhealthy for all involved. Not to mention, if she is really that superior, it would have gotten him killed too.

>>36897533
>You know, the physically powerful vampire with high endurance and regenerative abilities.
You keep saying these things we have absolutely no proof of being true.
We only know vampires are somewhat stronger. We have no idea how much, and how much it differs from vampire to vampire.
For all we know he might be more of a whimp then we are.
And all the reasons for why we didn't want to bring him along still apply.

This isn’t working....

You gather your strength and visualise yourself next to your gun, you’re not half-way through someones roof, you’re next to the rifle Ash bought you, you’re not dying here today dammit! You are next to your gun!

With a lurch you are lying next to your gun, the girl six metres away jumps up in fright, giving you plenty of time to grab your gun and get to your feet.

You bring it around and point it at her head. She doesn’t seem scared, more curious, once again she starts to crawl slowly towards you.

“I don’t want to hurt you girl” you say “please, I just want to talk, say something.” She doesn’t say anything, just crawls towards you like a kitten wanting a toy.

At this range you can’t miss, and its painfully obvious you can’t hurt her with your fists, but maybe a bullet will hurt her. Or maybe you should leave and catch her later, when you have allies with you.

>Teleport away
>Shoot her in the head
>Shoot her in the wing
>Shoot her...(where?)
>Other (what?)

>>36897627
>Shoot her in the wing

>>36897627
>Other (what?)
Slowly lure her somewhere we can trap her.

>>36897627
>>Shoot her in the wing

>>36897627
>Shoot her in the head
Will only slow her down at this rate.

>>36897649
She's faster than we are an can fly, we can only tele so much.

>>36897627
>>Shoot her in the wing

>>36897542
>>36896430
>>36896633
Twice.

>>36897568
Not if we were doing ranged support while he tanks. You know. Our specialty?

He's still stronger (physically) than us and doesn't need to worry about being bitten as much as we do.

She's *that* superior compared to us, might not be too much more powerful than Ash, given her age.

>>36897612
Vampires were stated as being stronger and tougher than humans and having regenerative abilities multiple times. Ash is a vampire.

>>36897627

>Shoot her in the head

>>36897627
>Shoot her in the wing
It hurts her probably the most, and it cripples her enough that we might be able to trap her somewhere.

>>36897627
>Shoot her in the wing

>>36897627
>>Teleport away

>>36897673
>Vampires were stated as being stronger and tougher than humans
Which is why I said "somewhat" stronger, since w ehave no idea how big the difference is, only that living vampires like Ash have the least amount of physical boost.

>>36897627
>Shoot her in the wing

>>36897673
>Our specialty?
Our specialty is not ranged support.
Our specialty is sharpshooting, which we can't do if Ash is between us and our target.

Wingshot it is, no need to roll at this range.

>>36897774
We can position ourselves in such a way that that isn't the case. Having Ash here would still be better than this situation.

>>36897706
They're still stronger and tougher than any mortal.

“Sorry kid” you say as you gently squeeze the trigger, the rifle kicking against your shoulder.

The bullets tears through her wing and she screams in pain, flapping it and scattering droplets of blood everywhere.

She backs away from you, eyes full of fear, and then sprints for the edge of the rooftop and leaps into the air, only her bleeding wing won’t support her and she hits the ground, hard.

The dusters are wisely staying in their shacks for now.

She scrambles to all fours and races off into the night, damn she’s fast.

You’re wounded, and she seems almost invulnerable, leaving it here might be a good idea.

On the other hand, she’s a wounded animal, if left alone she might attack someone else.

What do you do?

>Shoot her again
>Chase her
>Go home
>Other (what?)

>>36897818
>We can position ourselves in such a way that that isn't the case.
No we can't because when they are fighting, they will constantly shift their position.

>>36897828
>Shoot her again
the leg

>>36897828
>Shoot her again
>Leg

>>36897828
>>Chase her
or teleport to her

>>36897828

>Shoot her again

We're supposed to be stopping this fucking thing.

>>36897828
>Shoot her again

If she crawls on all fours instead of walking on two legs, then we should cripple her arms instead.

>>36897828
>Shoot her again
>leg

>>36897857
No its the wrong fucking thing, pay attention to the story.

>>36897828
>>36897853
>change leg to hip
>>36897867
Makes a good point

>>36897876
It's still a feral vampire preying on dusters.

>>36897876
What makes you think that?

>>36897828
>Chase her (teleport to keep in visual range)

>>36897934
It was basically spelled out by the story.
The Gouger is the killer look for. The gouger always kills. The only confirmed attack from her didn't get killed.
Then we found a victim of the gouger, that had only its blood drained from the side that was still accesible after he had been killed, clearly showing she didn't kill him and only fed from that corpse after the gouger had killed it.

>>36897920
And thats why we need to capture her yes.
But she avoided killing people, which means she isn't that feral.

Ok, roll 1d20+8 to shoot her leg.

Rolled 19 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>36898009

Rolled 8 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>36897995
More pressingly we can use her to find the real killer. Then either give her over as a bounty or keep her with us as an ally depending oon her reactions


>>36898009

>>36897828
Shoot her again(stomach)

Rolled 2 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>36898009

Rolled 14 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>36898009

>>36898012
Great job anon.

>>36897995
Vampires drain to feed, not to kill. He survived because a vampire bite doesn't usually kill it's victims. That doesn't mean she isn't completely feral at all.

You’re not letting her go that easily, you take aim at her leg as she scampers away and shoot again, the rifle slamming back into your shoulder, a familiar pain.

Your shots tears through her leg and she screams again, tumbling to the dusty floor in a tangle of limbs. She’s quickly up and making a slower escape on three limbs. You prepare to fire again and she scoots around a corner, dammit you can’t lose sight of her, she could escape!

She’s out of your line of sight, from what you can see from here you think she’s running into a dead end, maybe. But even if she is, she might be able to climb up walls or find a small gap to squeeze through, she’s not gone yet.

>Get to the floor, trap her in the alley
>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights
>Teleport
>Other (what?)

>>36898012
Vampire Hunter, right there!
Now we only need to get a net or something.

>>36898073
>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights

>>36898068
>That doesn't mean she isn't completely feral at all.
Yes it does, because otherwise she would have drunk until she wasn't hungry anymore.
If she is feral, why not drink it all?
>>36898073
>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights

>>36898073

>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights

>>36898073
>Teleport
Easier than running with a cracked rib.

>>36898095
The main problem is we don't want people to see us teleporting.

>>36898073
>Teleport

>>36898073
>>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights

>>36898073
>Teleport
Only if we aren't directly in sight of anyone, otherwise
>Run across the rooftops to get her back in your sights

>>36898093
Because she wasn't hungry anymore due to being a child or maybe because vampires instinctively avoid killing their sources of replenishable food. Why would they have an addictive bite otherwise?

>>36898107
people are staying inside

>>36898121
>Why would they have an addictive bite otherwise?
Because vampires aren't naturally feral?
I mean, we already know what species she is and that that species is intelligent, there isn't even any reason to assume she is feral in that sense.

>>36898121
If she is "feral" then only so that she isn't used to dealing with people, not that she is mindless.

>>36898073
>Teleport

>>36898138
>Because vampires aren't naturally feral?
That doesn't keep any other living thing from using it's instincts and natural abilities when feral, including humans.

>there isn't even any reason to assume she is feral
Crawling on all fours, unable to be reasoned with, no sign of any thought process above basic instinct, etc.

>>36898153
It depends entirely on how feral vampires work in-universe. It might be irreversible. Sometimes humans turning feral can't be reversed, I can't recall why. I also doubt our ability to fix her, assuming it's even possible, without something horrible happening.

>>36898225
>Crawling on all fours
Because she was probably born in the wilds and doesn't know better, or maybe that is actually how her species walks when on ground.

>unable to be reasoned with
Because she doesn't understand our language

>no sign of any thought process above basic instinct
Except for how she avoided killing people despite having no reason to do so.

You run across the rooftops, cursing the pain in your side with every breath until you’re standing a rooftop, looking down on her.

She’s at the end of the alley, looking for a way through, scratching at the walls like an animal. Then she turns to look up at you and growls, it might be cute, if she wasn’t so dangerous.

She stays where she is, her growl getting louder and then a burst of white light knocks you backwards, you stumble back.

A young girl rises out of the alleyway, her wounds healed and her wings working. She’s dressed in some sort of silver archaic armour and holding a flaming sword. Above her head blazes a halo, shining like a star.

You feel a very strong desire to kneel.

“What on Teratiums name are doing?” demands the young angel “Why are you shooting at me I didn’t do anything to you....”

Her voice trails off and her eyes roll back into her head and she falls to the ground. You inch forwards and you see the young feral vampire girl you fought lying in the alley unmoving. You wait but she doesn’t do anything.

You very carefully lower yourself to the ground and approach, ready to teleport or shoot if she does anything. She does nothing.

Finally she stirs, her eyelids fluttering and then she wakes up, looking around her, her wounds are healed, she spots you, and you raise your gun out of reflex.

She looks at you, her forehead wrinkling in confusion “Why are you pointing a gun at me?” she asks, and then looks around “Where is this?” she looks at you “Who are you?”

Around you, you can hear doors opening, oh sure now the dusters come out.

You’re not sure this is a conversation you want to have out here.

What do you do?
>Talk here
>Talk elsewhere (where?)
>Other (what?)

Assuming you’re talking, what do you say?
>Introduce yourself
>Explain what happened
>Ask her what she remembers
>Ask her about the Gouger
>Ask her about vampires
>Other (what?)

>>36898307
>Talk elsewhere (where?)
>Our shed, teleport if you must

>Introduce yourself
>Explain what happened
>Ask her what she remembers

>>36898307
>Talk elsewhere (where?)
At our home.
>Ask her what she remembers
>Introduce yourself
>Other
Apologize

>>36898307

Now thats, a interesting development.

>Talk elsewhere , our home
>Explain what happened
>Ask her what she remembers
>Ask her about the Gouger

>>36898307
>Talk elsewhere (home or at the hospital)

>Introduce yourself
>Explain what happened
>Ask her what she remembers
>Ask her about the Gouger

>>36898307
>Elsewhere, our home

>Introduce yourself
>Explain what happened
>Ask her what she remembers
>Ask her about the Gouger

>>36898307
>Talk elsewhere
On the way to a medic who can tape our ribs

>Introductions
>Explain what happened

ok, writing

We should probably get Psychometabolism for the healing sooner or later.

Whatever the fuck just happened? Is she an ascended demon or something?

>>36898507
Probably the mentioned abilities of her race. Looks like she has something similar to Sireys Soul of Light, that makes her angelic for a moment.

Oh yes, roll me Willpower 1d20+3

Because mind-powers!

Rolled 13 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36898490
What does our religion think of Angels anyway?

>>36898543

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36898543

Rolled 14 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36898543

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36898543
They see me rolling

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>36898543
You probably shouldn't tell people that.
It kinda loses effect.

>>36898552
>>36898562
>>36898568
Well lucks like we got a run of 3

“I’ll explain” you say to the young girl “But not here, we need to get you someplace safe.”

She just stares at you for a moment and then nods slowly. She screws up her face in concentration and you feel a buzzing in your skull. The wings on her back aren’t there anymore, no wait they are, you can still see a faint outline if you stare hard enough.

“I’m Shee” you say.

“Lirael” she responds.

You lead her out of the alleyway and towards the curious crowd that is gathering. They look at you, and Lirael, her injuries are healed but she’s still stained with blood, and you look obviously injured.

“I was hunting the Gouger” you tell the crowd “it got away but I saved this kid.”

Your explanation seems to satisfy the crowd and you get congratulations and pats on the back, though some cast fearful looks at the rooftops and go indoors as the two of you walk away, you hand on Liraels shoulder. No one seems to comment on her having wings.

As you leave she asks “What’s a *Gouger*? And please stop staring at my wings, you’re making it harder to hide them.” She doesn’t seem bothered about following a stranger.

“When we’re safe” you say. You have a strong headache building up and by the time you’re back at your shack the adrenaline has worn off, your ribs and head hurt like hell and you really, really need a little pick me up.

You sit down on your pallet, Lirael takes the only chair, more of an overturned crate really

You explain about how you found her, and what the Gouger is.

“Sorry for shooting you” you apologise.

“That’s ok” she says with a smile “I don’t remember it, and it looked like you needed to anyway.”

“Yeah maybe” you agree, your head still pounding “Anyway, what’s the last thing you remember?”

Lirael cocks her head to one side and looks thoughtful. “My parents and I were on a ship” she recounts “A starship, we travel a lot, some pirates attacked and when they said some rude things to mummy, daddy pulled them to bits.” Her face takes on a look of fear “But there was one of them, the hunters with the pirates, and he did something and we all fell asleep. When I woke up I was in a metal cage, and the bars were...funny, I couldn’t bend them and just touching them hurt. I was taken to someone, a King Ordain I think and I was kept in a cage for days, they wouldn’t feed me and” she sniffs, starting to cry a little “I woke up in an alley, Shee I don’t like it here, I want my mummy, what happened to my daddy?” she looks up at you, her face screwed up and red, tears pouring out of her eyes.

What do you do?
>Comfort her
>Hug her
>Leave her, kid has to toughen up
>Ordain? You mean King Ordeyen?
>Other (what?)

>>36898875
>Comfort her
>Hug her

>>36898875
>>Comfort her
>>Hug her

>>36898875
>Hug her
>Comfort her
Don't forget to throw some happy pills for the pain.

>>36898875
>Comfort her
>Hug her
Hugs are comforting.

>>36898875

>are you messing with my head?
>please stop. Now.

>>36898875
>Comfort her
>Hug her
I think everyone in hat room can use a hug right now.

>>36898916
I wonder how often I will have to keep telling epople to pay attention to the story.
Its explicitly said what she does.

>>36898875
>Comfort her
Don't want to tempt the kid.

>>36898875
>Comfort her
>Hug her
After we got that out of our system
>Ordain? You mean King Ordeyen?


Are there any animals in the Duster Towns, strays and such? Or just outside town?

You push down your own discomforts and open your arms to the kid “C’mere” you say, she eagerly rushes into your arms and you hug her, gritting your teeth at the pain in your ribs.

“It’s alright, it’s ok” You murmur to her for several minutes and rock her until the tears die down.

When she’s calmed down a bit you talk to her quietly, still holding her close “I don’t know what happened to your parents Lirael, but I’m going to help you find them, ok”

“K” she says in a small voice. As you wonder how exactly you’re going to do that, Lirael shifts in your grip and you feel her teeth graze your neck. A familiar thrill races through you, before you remember where you are, and what’s happening.

“Woah, woah!” you say, struggling “Stop that!”

Lirael pulls back and looks you in the face “What?” she says, confused “You like being bitten, you’re hurt and I’m hungry, oh wait,” she nods at the floor where you stash is hidden “Do you want some of the silver powder instead for the pain?”

“What?” you say confused “Are you, are you reading my mind?”

Lirael cocks her head at you “Mummy said if we got separated, I should only listen to people I *know* I can trust. I know I can trust you” she says with confidence.

>Get out of my head! (angry)
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Ask about Ordain
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Call Ash
>Other (what?)

>>36899185
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You're hungry? I'll find you something

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now

We DEFINITLY do. Holy shit.

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
Out of curiosity did both your parents have wings?

>>36899185
>>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
Back to my question about animals(the kind no one minds getting killed), living in or around Dust Town?
I assume she also needs regular food?

>>36899185

>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Call Ash

>>36899185
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Out of curiosity did both your parents have wings?

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>Yeah I *really* need some drugs now
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Call Ash

>>36899270
>>36899304
Ash would turn her in for the massive bounty on her, maybe wait til we can convince him otherwise?

>>36899333
I'm not sure he would intantly do that. I don't think he is that much of an asshole.
My concern is more that the line we are using is explicitly not safe, and they are probably looking for her.
More than that, we don't know how safe Ashs mind is up in the Hive.

>>36899333
Ash isn't that much of a bitch. We may want to talk to him a bit before we tell him though

>>36899333
I don't really care. Hopefully he'd split the reward.

>>36899185
>Stay out of my mind please (calm)
>You’re hungry? I’ll find you something
>Don't call Ash
I'd vote against the drugs too but I can see how that's going.

“Please don’t read my mind Lirael” you say “It’s rude.”

Lirael looks conflicted “I know you don’t like it” she says “But Mummy said to be sure.”

“And do you think you can trust me?” you ask, your vision is going a little grey and right now thinking of anything but a drug or bite fix is getting difficult

“Yes” says Lirael slowly “I think I can.” And just like that your headache begins to fade.

“Your head is a mess” says Lirael “You should see someone about that.”

“I’ll get right on that” you say “After we get you something to drink. I think Gabbin still has some goats.”

“Animals?” says Lirael, screwing up her face “yuck.”

“Well if you’re not that thirsty...” you say

Lirael sighs “Ok” she says “Where are they?”

You sometimes buy milk from old man Gabbin and he lets the two of you into his goatshed for a few credits to *let the little girl pet the goats*. If he’s curious about her wanting to see goats this late at night, he doesn’t say anything.

Once you’re done you head home.

“Animals are tasteless” complains Lirael

Ok, time for life’s harsher lessons “Lirael” you say “Given a choice between tasteless and hungry, which do you prefer?”

“Tasteless” she grumbles “But why can’t I just feed on you?”

“Because” you say as you lead her back to your shack “I’m hurt, and other reasons too.”

“You miss Ash” says Lirael once you’re both in the safety of your shack “Do you love him?”

“No more talking” you say as you grab a pinch of dust, lie back on your pallet and inhale, ohhh yes...best painkiller ever.

As you drift away you hear Lirael saying “Good night Shee.”
---

The next morning you walk up in your shack with a tiny winged girl hugging you. What?

Then you remember everything. You gently untangle her arms from you and stand up, wincing at your still tender side, still at least a night sleep did you some good.

[HP 4/11]

You’re really not in a fit state for the mission tonight though, and someone needs to look after the snoring little darling.

What’s the plan for you?
>Go to work as normal, push through the pain
>Call in sick
>Other (what?)

And Lirael?
>You’ll look after her
>Stays in your shack on her own
>Ask someone to look after her (who?)
>Other (what?)

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her

Welp

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>Other (what?)
Phone Ash.

>You’ll look after her

>>36899566
>Go to work as normal, push through the pain
>You’ll look after her

Is this how harems start?

>>36899566
>Go to work as normal, push through the pain
>The girl who owes us a favor from the mission

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>Text Ash
>You’ll look after her
We should at least let him know we didn't die before he gets any smart ideas about coming into dust town. Also seeing if he's calmed down now.

>>36899566
>Go to work as normal, push through the pain
>Ask someone to look after her Rainya
She owes us.

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her

>>36899637
No, bad anon.

>>36899637
Wut?

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her
Not sure we can trust Reniya with this.
>Text Ash that we are ok.

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her
>Other (what?) Call Ash.

>>36899566
>>Call in sick
>>You’ll look after her

>>36899661
>>36899608
Not sure if she could deal with this, though.

>>36899691
>>36899610
Better we keep it to texting, we don't want him to know we got beat up.

Call in sick, look after her and text Ash, ok, writing.

>>36899742
We're going to have to tell someone about this kid.
It's not like we can hide her on our own forever.

>>36899566
>Call in sick
>You’ll look after her
>Text Ash about us being okay, but we didn't catch the Gouger yet.

>>36899699
Probably right. But I will be mad if we lose our job.

>>36899797
Probably better we tell one of our Allies though, people who are actually easily reachable for us, we need someone who can look after her at some point, and we can't send her up into the Hive for that.

>>36899797
What he >>36899820 said.
Although I have to say, realistically speaking, at some point in the future we will most likely have to tell him to avoid jealousy episodes.

>>36899820
He's our oldest friend and a vampire. He'd probably be the most helpful.

>>36899797
>>36899866
Most helpful, or potentially most harmful. He is a member of the species that put a giant bounty on these angel vampires. So even if he's on our side telling him might not end up the best for us.

>>36899886
Jesus fuck you nazi, just because he's a vampire doesn't mean he shares the ideas and everything else of his entire fucking race

>>36899886
>He is a member of the species that put a giant bounty on these angel vampires
What. How does that make him the biggest risk for knowing?

>>36899886
Helping her at all might not end up the best for us. What happens the next time she goes feral? She almost killed us once already. Ash might be able to help her control herself.

>>36899866
No he wouldn't, because he is up in the Hive far away from us for pretty much all the time.
No matter how helpful he would like to be, the circumstances simply limit his helpfullness in this matter.
We can't send her into the Hive for Ash to look after, nor can we call him down here to help us with her. The majority of time, our Duster allies will be what we have.
Additionally, while he personally might be trustworthy, he is sorrounded by mind-readers and a lot closer to the fey.
He might not willingly sell us out, but he is also more vulnerable to unwillingly doing so.

I mean, we might be able to use his advice on dealing with Loli vampires at some point, but physical aid, will probably not be possible for him.

>>36899921
For that he would have to be around. Which is something we simply can not reliably arrange.

>>36899951
He's not locked in that ivory tower. I think all we'd have to do is ask and he'd find a way to help.

But I'm clearly in the minoritu so, whatever.

>>36899994
Him coming over here often would draw attention, plus he's a vampire which would cause bad things for us if he got found out. At least with the girl we can say we found her and she's helping us hunt the gouger.

You fire off a quick text to Ash

-I’m fine, couldn’t find the Gouger though-

He doesn’t respond, maybe he’s still mad at you, or maybe he hasn’t woken up yet.

You slip out whilst Lirael is sleeping and ask a friend to tell work that you’re not well, and then you return to your shack, and simply look at Lirael as she sleeps you mind whirling, trying to figure out what to do.

Eventually Lirael stirs, looks around blearily and spots you, you feel a familiar pressure building behind your eyes.

“Lirael” you say in a warning tone “quit it.”

“Sorry” she says, looking embarrassed “I forgot.”

“Try and remember” you say.

“What’s for breakfast?” asks Lirael, yeah vampires still need to eat, and small as she is, the goats should be enough for her need for blood, for now at least.

You take her with you to the local breakfast shelter, to anyone you ask you just say she’s your cousin, Lirael doesn’t contradict you. She really doesn’t like porridge though, and complains a lot, not eating much of it at all. Well, when she gets hungry, she’ll learn.

She also manages to get on your nerves by greeting completes strangers by their first names, you manage to brush it off as you telling her all about your friends and neighbours. Apparently she only decided to stay out of your head, not other peoples.

You head back to your shack to rest, you’re still not feeling well, Lirael follows but quickly gets bored, and starts examining all of your possessions.

Then there’s a knock at the door.

“It’s Charun” says a voice, it does sound like him. “Heard you weren’t well, came to see you.”

He probably wants to see if you’re fit for the convoy mission tonight.

>>36899994
>He's not locked in that ivory tower.
He kinda is though.
Both insofar that his coming down here can attract attention, and that he is at risk being down in Duster Town.
We should not put all our eggs in one basket, it would be prudent for us to build relationships and trust with our allies in Dust Town, because they are close at hand.

As I said before, at some point, we most likely will have to tell him, but that should be under the safest possible circumstances and as much as we can tell without endangering us, him and Lirael.

>>36899994
He's not locked in a tower, but we literally just told him we don't want him to come to dust town because of the problems it would cause. Now that we've found an 'illegal' vampire we just change our mind and expect him to be there whenever we need him?
I'm not sure about you, but that would make me annoyed if I was in Ash's shoes.

Lirael looks towards the door, then her face drains of colour and she hides behind you, holding you tight “Noooooo” she whimpers “nononononono, Shee he’s bad, he’s sooo bad!” She’s obviously terrified.

Are you sure it’s Charun at the door?

>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
>Tell him he can’t come in, you’re undressed or something
>Let him in, Lirael will just have to deal
>Other

Your comlink chimes, Ash has responded to you.

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
Then if he checks out let him in .

>>36900063
>Tell him he can’t come in, you’re undressed or something
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
>Grab our gun

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
"Who's Clumsy?"

Also check comlink and get Lirael to hide.

>>36900063
>Other
Go out to meet him.

>>36900104
Sounds good

>>36899951
He could still give us advice on how to bring feral vampires back around so that we have a better method than 'shoot her a bunch'.

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
>Check comlink
Better not be what I think it is.

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
>Tell him he can’t come in, you’re undressed or something
>Check Comlink

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him

>>36900063
>Ask him a challenge/reply response, might not be him
>Tell him he can’t come in, you’re undressed or something
>Look at the response
Considering the gods we both worship, wouldn't surprise me if it is Charun.

“Edgewater Spring is how far?” you ask through the door, using a challenge code Charun taught you a few weeks back

There’s a pause then he answers “Only thirteen clicks past Watchover Point, but you really should take the low road, is now a good time, can I come in?”

He’s given the correct response, and even asked if you’re in danger

Lirael shakes her head furiously.

Can Charun come in?

>Yes
>No (make an excuse)
>Go out to meet him
>Other (what?)

Lirael
>Stay here
>Hide (normally)
>Use your powers, make him not see you, like you do with your wings
>Other (what?)

>>36900281
>Go out to meet him
>Hide (normally)

>No (make an excuse)
>Stay here

>>36900281
>Go out to meet him
>Hide (normally)
He probably just heard that we were tracking the Gorger and got pretty beat up.

>>36900281
>Go out to meet him
>Hide (normally)

>>36900281
>No (make an excuse), tell we are still groggy and naked
>Stay here
We can talk through the door

>>36900281
>Yes
>Calm down, I won't let him hurt you. Stay out of his head too.

>>36900281
>Go out to meet him
>Hide (normally)
Check our comlink?

>>36900281
>No (make an excuse)
>One moment
>Check Comlink
>Hide (normally)

“I’ll be out in a moment” you yell. To Lirael you say “hide somewhere”. She looks around frantically at your tiny shack and then hides under your blanket. You roll your eyes, great, if Charun sees the lump he’ll just think you had a boyfriend stay the night.

You check your comlink, there’s a reply from Ash

-Glad to hear you’re ok. Just text me if you need something, if I’m not weak to help you that is- Ash still sounds mad.

You go out to meet Charun, closing the door behind you.

“You ok?” He asks

“Yeah” you say “Just not 100%.”

Charun doesn’t look happy “I need you fit for tonight” he whispers angrily “What happened?”

What happened?
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>Fell down
>Night of very rough sex (joke it off)
>Other (what?)

And tonight?
>I’ll be there
>I can’t go
>Other (what?)

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I’ll be there

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I’ll be there
>Just make sure to put me in a position away from fighting, and I can still shoot

>>36900523
>>36900500
This sounds good.

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I’ll be there
Luckily we got teleportation to stay away from fighting.

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I’ll be there

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
Well part of a pair really, seems there is a killer and a scavenger off the kills, i fought the small fry.
>I’ll be there

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I can't go

The psychic little girl says Charun is bad, it might be because she's a vampire, but she seemed genuinely scared.

>>36900565
We should ask her how she means he is "bad".

>>36900500
>Went hunting the Gouger, got beat up
>I can't go

“Went hunting the Gouger” you say “Got a little beat up.”

“Dammit Shee!” says Charun in a harsh whisper “I told you to rest.”

“I’ll be fine” you insist “I can still shoot, just put me somewhere away from the fighting, I’ll be there.”

Charun snorts “Ok, if that’s how you want to do it” he says “You’re the best shot anyway, but for today, rest!” He stalks off. That’s not a bad idea actually.

But as for Lirael...you mull it over as you go back into your shack, Lirael is still buried under the covers, shaking.

What to do with Lirael whilst you’re away that evening?

>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>She’ll stay here alone
>She’ll stay somewhere else (where?)
>Other (what?)

And Liraels reaction to Charun was...strong.

>Tell her to stop reading minds
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head
>Don’t ask

Unless I get write-ins for the days activity Shee will rest for the day and heal a little.

---

And that’s the last update. Thanks for playing folks. Next thread will be in about 12 and ½ hours. I hope to see you there.

Please do vote on the last post – I’ll use the results for my next OP

You’ve been a great bunch of players.

XP
You gain 6XP for this thread.

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
A mind-reader nearby is pretty useful to avoid someone sneaking up on us. And she can fight like hell too.
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>She’ll stay here alone
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>She’ll stay here alone
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

Thanks for running Pally. See you in 12hours.

>>36900746
>Ask her if she'd rather stay here or come with us tonight
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>Other (what?)
Ask her.

I'm thinking of having Ash take care of her outside of the Hive for the duration of the mission though myself.

>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900746
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head
>She’ll stay here alone
with a gun just in case

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

Thanks for running.

And I would suggest we buy Psychic Healing. We got the necessary 5Xp.

>>36900820
Too bad we don't have the necessary discipline access.

That reminds me, so far the only psychic powers you can buy at the moment are Psychoportation powers.

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

Thanks for running, looks like things might mellow out over the next 3 or so threads.

Can we buy healing right now, or do we always need to wait for another session in the bunker?

>>36900830
Ah yeah, I forgot about that restriction. Not sure if Apportation is worth it right now.

>>36900867
Blink Teleport is pretty good. It's the only defensive option in Psychoportation. Remember that buying either power means we get the Adept bonuses of +5 and possible additional benefits.

We could also invest in some skills instead.

>>36900845
How much XP do fan works get us?

>>36900916
It varies depending on quality, I think.

>>36900916
Depends on what it is.
1-5 depending upon my highly-subjective and weird tastes.

>>36900746

>She’ll stay here alone
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

>>36900913
One thing to mitigate that -1 fellowship would be nice

>>36900913
Might want to get Toughness then for 4 XP plus +2 Fellowship for 2XP.

>>36900746
>She’ll come with and hide nearby
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head

Thank you so much for running today pally!
>Next thread will be in about 12 and ½ hours.
Oh hot damn! I look forward to it!

>>36900968
If thats a thing we do now, I second this.

I kinda miss AA sorting this shit out, but that would probably be unfair to the other players

>>36901014
Where did AA go?

>>36901028
He is still here, just without trip.

>>36900959
Negotiator is the most versatile and commonly used Social skill. It also governs most rolls related to interacting with our friends and building loyalty.

>>36900968
Fellowship is a tertiary, it costs 1 additional XP for each point. So 4 XP.

Toughness might be alright, I think a 1/2 chance to nullify attacks, 1/2 area damage and being able to move freely without provoking AoO might be better. Also phasing.

>>36901028
I still exist, I just don't usually adopt the name because newfriends that didn't play PoJ might get mad at me.

How old are we again?

>>36901059
17.

>>36901059
17

>>36901046
He figured getting some more HP might be good anyway, you can never dodge everything and a HP padding of 5 for 4XP seems like a good deal to me. Didn't pay attention to the Skill rankings sry, I always go with a d20 mindset.

>>36901095
It would definitely be a boon. Really, it depends on if we get the 5 HP added to our current HP, or our maximum HP, and, if added to maximum, whether we'll be fully healed by tonight or not.

>>36900938
Answer above concerns, please.

>>36900746
>She’ll stay somewhere else (where?)
I guess leaving her with Ash is the best option, he is not only a vampire but also is he a rich vampire. He will know how to treat her.
>Ask her what she saw in Charuns head
I kind of trust Charuns he might be our father

>>36901157
>I guess leaving her with Ash is the best option
Its by far the worst option because it means bringing her up into the Hive. And thats the last place she should be.
And considering he is mad at us right now, springing a illegal vampire on him out of nowhere is a pretty huge dick move.

>>36901135
Current and max hp but no full healing.

On phone and will confirm in next thread.

Pallie

>>36901135
The benefit Toughness has over Blink is that we can take Toughness and Negotiator. Its a bit gamey to get Negotiator when having a fellowship of 8, but there it is.
We might actually go better with Commander, but I don't think I get people convinced to rely more on their allies anymore after their less then stellar performance sofar.

>>36901180
>Its by far the worst option because it means bringing her up into the Hive.
We can have Ash dick around outside the hive in a car or something anon

>>36901261
>anymore after their less then stellar performance sofar.
You mean in the prologue chargen which was confirmed by Pally DM fiat-ing them into useless sods?

>>36901290
....Ok, lets leave aside what a really stupid request that is, and how it not at all adresses the problem of springing a illegal vampire on him.
"Outside the Hive" means, in Dust Town. People would also wonder what he is doing there. And he got a life too you know? He has to go to his university or hwatever he goes to.
We can't ask of him to suddenly put his life on hold for someone he hasn't seen in three years. I doubt he is desperate enough to play along with that kind of shit.

>>36901332
Yeah those guys.
Not sure how many people realise that, so they kind of got a mark against them in that regard.
I'd be happy if we would from now on work together with them more and actually use and rely on our allies for once in this quest. That'd be really great.
I just don't think people will.

>>36901352
The mission is going to take at max half a day, it's not going to be that serious

>>36901258
>>36901135
Could we get back to talking about the relevant things, like our survivial?
This answer makes Toughness a attractive purchase for us right now, and I would like to get more opinions on getting Negotiator or Commander, despite the obvious gameyness of the choice.

>>36901431
Probably the later half of the day, where his freinds will wonder what the hell he is doing. Especially that Quinn guy we got explicitly told is keen on finding ways to fuck with people.
And there is still the problem of dragging him into our conspiracy against the rulers of this planet.

>>36901258
In that case, definitely Toughness over Blink.

So,
>Toughness +1 (1, 16 HP) -4 XP
>Negotiator +1 (1) -2 XP

Does that seem alright to everyone?

My internet died for a bit there.

>>36901442
Negotiator is just more versatile than Commander; it governs a far wider selection of situations.

>>36901514
>Negotiator is just more versatile than Commander; it governs a far wider selection of situations.
I know, I would just prefer commander is being slightly more in line with our characters behavior sofar. She hasn't really shown herself to be much of a Negotiator, so that feels kinda weird to me to purchase.

>>36901514
I'm in agreement

>>36901533
Crunch doesn't equal character.

And how many times did we try and talk to Vampire girl? What did we try and negotiate with Ashley? Come on anon

We're hardly a commander either, nearly nothing we've done has been giving people orders

>>36901514
I'm okay with it, despite my concerns.


>>36901613
>Crunch doesn't equal character.
It should be the mechanical underpinning of the existing character though.
And we did not succesfully negotiate with the vampire girl, nor with Ashley.
Our telling Rainiya to attack was closer to sucessfull commanding than we ever got to sucessful negotiating.

>>36901514
I would prefer deception, actually.

>>36901514

Let's save the Negotiatior's XP for something else.

>>36901640
>>36901514
Okay scratch that, I'm still okay with Toughness, obviously. But
>>36901667
>deception
Sounds pretty good for us. We will have to lie our ass of quite a bit in this quest.
And lying will probably be more often in situations that we can't afford to fail then negotiating will be, even if negotiating applies to more situations, it still relies on the person being willing to be negotiated with, while lying doesn't.

>>36901640
You can be a negotiator and not be successful asshat.

>>36901751
Why are you so agressive?
Calm down kid.

And no, if you never sucessfully negotiate, specialising in negotiating is a bit weird.

>>36901514
Sure, that sounds great AA

>>36901781
No, it's not?

It'd be weirder if we chose deception considering we haven't been lying at all throughout the quest.

Not to mention, what happens when you fail a lot? You tend to improve, which is exactly what's happening here.

>>36901514
its cool i can work with that

>>36901802
>, what happens when you fail a lot? You tend to improve
What? No?
You don't improve by failing a lot.
You improve if you keep trying and then you start succeeding more and more.
You don't get better just because you kept failing.

>>36901826
>You improve if you keep trying
Exactly!
And we've kept trying, and now we're seeing returns. Easy to grasp huh?

>>36901861
There is a difference between "you start getting less completly shit" and choosing a specilisation.
The return we should be seeing would be an improved Fellowship score.

Okay, lets stop pretending this makes any kind of character development sense. Because it doesn't.
The important question is, which will we need more in situations where we can't afford to fail. Really can't afford it. And Deception fits that bill a lot better.

>>36901903
It's an improvement, I don't see the fucking difference here. I don't see what you're whining about either, since everything else you want to vote for doesn't make shit all sense with your logic either.

>>36901667
>>36901746
I can't really think of many situations where we've lied, either.

Negotiator covers general diplomacy, not just negotiation.

Deception requires a believable lie or deceit, not always an available option, and I don't see any situation where a lie would work on someone unwilling to negotiate at all.

I consider situations like that talk with Ash about why he couldn't help us to be situations I really don't want to fail.

>>36901781
We aren't really specializing, it's just one rank.

>>36901957
No, it doesn't? Even AA thinks it doesn't.
Why the fuck do you have such an anti-negotiator boner?

>>36901987
>I can't really think of many situations where we've lied, either.
No, the point was, if we already take something that doesn't really fit our characters behavior very well, we might as well use whats most mechanically useful.
And Deception would cover such cases as being interrogated by our friendly police state security, who would not respond to diplomacy very well, but we can attempt to lie to them.
The situation to Ash, is unfortunate, but not a danger to our survival.

>>36902033
But negotiator is more mechanically useful, and fits our character.

>>36901987
>and I don't see any situation where a lie would work on someone unwilling to negotiate at all
If someone who isn't willing to negotiate asks us a question we don't want to answer truthfully.
Someone can be willing to talk, without being willing to be convinced by any argument.

>>36902033
I think the entire fact we can teleport and shoot gud prevents us from being arrested. Mind displaying any other situations where lying could help?

Because I can't, at all.

>>36902061
No it doesn't fit our character. Our character is a cynical recluse as far as we have her right now.

>>36902064
Which is a tiny, tiny percentage of the time. Where all of our OTHER stats would have failed us, which is why we're dumping most of our experience in those stats and not fellowship

>>36902084
Because running away is not always an option?
Its not about being arrested. You can be asked questions without being arrested, you don't want it to come to the being arrested part.
Everytime we do something and someone asks us what we are doing or if we know something we don't want that person to know Deception is useful.
Like for example when our friendly rebel leader asks us who that little girl is.
Lying to him about her being our cousin will have a lot lower DC then convincing im that the loli vampire is no danger.

>>36902098
>Cynical
Debatable
>Recluse
Seems pretty sociable to me, being a receptionist, perfectly capable of partying, talked with Ashley normally and now remains in regular contact AND tried to talk with the loli throughout the entire thing.

>>36902135
>Debatable
Its literally in the character sheet.
>Morality
>Hope 2
>Cynicism 3
>CYNISM 3!
Seriously, you are just grasping now.

>>36902132
>Lying to him about her being our cousin will have a lot lower DC then convincing im that the loli vampire is no danger.
Instead we could say "It's none of his business" and it falls under Negotiator.

Wooooow. It's like I used my brain or something.

>>36902135
Yeah, thats why we have literally no friends except that guy we used to know three years ago.
The fact that she obviously can talk to people just fine and can be sociable, but obviously doesn't have any close friends, makes "recluse" pretty likely doesn't it?

>>36902174
Yeah sure, making him even more suspicious instead of resolving the question right there would totally help us. Brilliant.

>>36902159
We're also hope 2, seems like we're pretty even to me on that scale.

Besides, the fact she's cynical doesn't mean shit about negotiation

>>36902197
A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary isolation, considering how we work and everything else, no, we're not a recluse.

Yes, sure, we don't have many friends. That doesn't make us a recluse.

>>36902098
You're probably going to gain a point of Hope for your behavior with the vampire girl.

>>36902033
Okay, that's a situation where lying could be better.

I can't really think of many other situations that would work with Deception that wouldn't with Diplomacy.

If they're really a danger to us, lying won't help, they'll just rip apart our mind to find what they want. Which is why Psychic Shield is kinda important.

>>36902132
>Lying to him about her being our cousin will have a lot lower DC
Possibly a higher DC, since he probably knows our family and she doesn't have any family resemblance. I'm also pretty sure he'd be suspicious about why our cousin, who would have come from our Hiver family, is now living with us in dust town.

>>36902233
>That doesn't make us a recluse.
But it clearly makes us a person who doesn't like to seek out other people for socialising.
And therefore a not very social person.
Hence our Fellowship malus.

>>36902220
Yeah, I know right? Because negotiator will bring the DC down to make him not suspicious.

>>36902251
>since he probably knows our family and she doesn't have any family resemblance.
The cousin was an example, because thats what she told the Dusters in the story. I would prefer some sob story about a Hiver co-worker or whatever having gotten killed and their orphaned daugter or some shit. But my point was clear I think.

>>36902269
If we make a sucessfull roll on "Don't bother me about it", that will just make him stop bothering us about it.It will not make him any less suspicious about our unwillingness to answer his question.

>>36902260
Yeah. Now guess what? It seems like we're changing and making friends everywhere, like the loli, Ashley and the rebels!

Wonder if there could be something to show we've advanced along those social lines where we've had to negotiate things.

>>36902315
Except for how we made none of these contacts with negotiating.

>>36902335
Aside from the negotiation with Ashley about the feeding, the negotiation with Ashley about going along with him when he didn't want us to, you know, all of those things Negotiation would apply to.

>>36902355
>Aside from the negotiation with Ashley about the feeding
We didn't negotiate there. And it didn't build our contact to him at all.
We tried to convince him to not be mad, and it actually damaged our relationship.

I don't care about your shitty in character out of character arguments, but look at it this way:

Deception will be infinitely more useful for dealing with hostile forces

Negotiation will be infinitely more useful with neutral and allied forces.

Now, thing is, I thought we got good at gun so we didn't have to talk to our enemies.

>>36902385
Sadly a lot of our enemies outclass us apparently by a huge amount. So Deception would help us a lot there.
Especially up in the Hive we can encounter a lot of people we can't just shoot, but need to deal with verbally, and in many of these cases deception would help us more.