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You slip out of your sister's room while she occupies herself with bathing and reconsidering the choices she's made in life. Honestly, your oud playing wasn't that bad. It was horrendously terrible, but you don't think it merits an identity crisis. Closing the door behind you, you set off towards your father's office. So far as you recall, that is where he usually spends his mornings.

You pause at the dining room, diverting your course and shouldering your way past the heavy curtain which hangs in the doorway. You find your mother still sipping her tea, appearing to all the world still asleep. Only the rhythmic lifting and lowering of her cup to and from her lips tells you she's conscious. Duha seems to have finished her breakfast in your absence, and as you enter she speaks. “I take it Pratima will be joining us shortly? I heard some sort of horrendous screeching a little while ago, I assume you used some sort of artifact to wake her.”

You wave a hand vaguely in the air. “Something like that. Do you happen to know if our father is awake?”

Duha shrugs her shoulders. “He ought to be awake by now. He usually is by the time I leave for the barracks.”

You nod, glancing towards the slave standing against the wall and snapping your fingers before turning your attention once more to Duha. As you begin to speak, the slave presses against a panel set into the wall and a section of the wall opens with a click, closing only a moment later as the slave fetches you breakfast. “I need to speak with him about the arrangements we made last night, it shouldn't take long. Meet me in the garden when you're ready. You know some magic already, right?”

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She pushes herself to her feet and stretches out her limbs briefly before responding. “I know a little fire and a little water. I'm not particularly good with either. My captain had some Grandmaster or another wander in and look at me when I joined, it's standard procedure for all the recruits. Apparently I've above average magical potential, but it's nothing spectacular. I'll never Master any of the elements, I just don't have the talent.”

It's strange to think that, were you raised in Anthus, every one of your siblings likely could have gotten into the academy. They probably could've gotten jobs as professors and gone on to be respected and capable Vatis, by human standards. You can't help but wonder why it was that humans developed a crippled ability to use magic after they diverged from the Elves so long ago.

You focus once more on the situation at hand as a click sounds through the room and a section of the wall swings open, a slave dressed in resplendent white slipping inside and pushing the door closed behind him. He holds out a plate weighed down with slices of smoked sausage, a fried egg, and a few cheese-filled borek pastries. In the center of your plate is a cup of thick, black coffee.

You kick back the coffee in one swig, careful to avoid the black sludge at the bottom. It burns as it goes down, but certainly does drive out any weariness you felt after several nights without sleep. You absentmindedly hand off the cup to the slave while addressing your sister. “Well, what I have in mind shouldn't prove too taxing then. I know Pratima has those gems in her palms, so I doubt she'll have any trouble with it either.” You figure you'll simply teach them a useful effect, or maybe show them a few good meditation methods. Perhaps have them compete in some task or another.
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With that, you excuse yourself and shoulder past the curtain in the doorway, absentmindedly popping one of the borek pastries into your mouth whilst navigating the halls towards your father's study, plate balanced in one hand. It isn't long before you're standing before a set of double doors, your father's voice filtering through only indistinctly. You knock three times, and your father's voice calls out. “Come in!”

You push the door open and shut it behind you. Your father is sitting at his desk, and standing next to him is an attractive Samjan woman you don't recognize. She's dressed in a heavy black dress with gold trim, clothing rather unsuited for El-Amin, and she wears more golden bangles on her arms than you can ever recall seeing on a single person. Her hair has been braided and tied back into a style you'd call strange, but recognize as belonging to noblewomen from Marqash.

Your father is the first to speak. “Mikhael, this is Shirin of the Samara clan. I hired her a few years ago to serve as an envoy for our family. She's proved indispensable.”

You're familiar with the Samaras. One of your fellow apprentice's master was a Samara. If you recall correctly, they're a relatively minor clan, the main line is nobility but there is a common branch as well. If you recall correctly they were once the Satraps of Selepp, before that city broke away and became the seat of the Samrat of Kulkarni. These days they're simply Bays, they rule a handful of villages on the coast near Marqash, and if you recall correctly they're primarily renowned for producing a number of powerful Vatis.

You bow, touching two fingers to your forehead and chest. “I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Shirin. I assume you'll be sent to the Demirs in the hopes of negotiating an advantageous marriage?”
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She returns your gesture briefly before nodding. “Correct, and I have you to thank for finally convincing your father to negotiate peace. I have been urging the man to do so for months but he has proved stubborn.” Her voice is sweet and lilting, you'd go so far as to describe it as musical. She turns to face your father. “If you'll excuse me, sir. I believe I've all I need to bring negotiations to a satisfactory conclusion.”

Your father waves her off, and she makes for the door. You step aside to let her pass and she nods politely before slipping out. With her gone, you cross the room to stand before your father's desk, taking a bite of sausage while you gather your thoughts.

>You intend to give your father all of your opium, gemstones, incense, spices, silks, and ore.
>Keep a crate of opium to give your Master.
>Keep a few bricks of opium to give your Master.
>Keep a little of everything.
>Keep something else (Write-in)

Pick ONE
>Put 10% of profit towards your investment in the mine.
>Put 25%
>Put 50%
>Put 75%
>Put all of it.

>>37109674
Oh shit, I thought SOON meant a couple days.
Welcome back, Soma.

>>37109684
I probably won't be able to run reliably for a few more days, but I had nothing planned today.

>>37109674
>Keep something else
Some gemstones for experimentation.

>Put 50%

>>37109649
>>37109674
She's cute.
>>Keep a crate of opium to give your Master.
>>Keep something else (Write-in)
Keep some gems to experiment with enchanting on, also ores to mess around them with metal and earth magic, just a couple of both.
And some spices, always good to have spices on hand.

>>37109674
>>37109840
Ah, also, I say do 50% or 25%.
Are captchas getting more and more ridiculous for everyone else too?

>>37109801
>>37109840
I second both of these.

>>37109674
>Keep a few bricks of opium to give your Master.
>Put 50%

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>>37109707
I recall promising you this image review.

>>37109674
>Keep a crate of opium to give your Master.
>Put 50%

>>37109674
>>37109840
>>37109860

This.

>>37109923
>>37109950
>>37109861
>>37109840
>giving our master a whole crate, when we already did that a week or two ago.
Nigga already has enough opium to last a few months, on top of his current stash.

>>37109674
>Keep a few bricks of opium to give your Master.
>Keep some gemstones and ores
>Put 25%

>>37109674
>Keep a crate of opium to give your Master.
>put 25%
New Years and other shit Soma

>>37109978
Oh, you're right, I forgot about that, then forget it, just keep a single brick.

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>>37109906
>Implication of enjoying dog ass

>>37109923
>>37109840
>>37109861
>>37109950
>>37110004
>Keep a crate

>>37109889
>>37109981
>>37110006
>Keep a few bricks.

50% seems more or less agreed upon.

>>37109978
You gave him a bag of mixed pipe weed, not opium. Though it probably did include opium.

Writin'

>>37109801
seconding this.

Oh, right. You'll keep gemstones as well. Didn't seem to be any argument on that front.

>>37109674
>Keep a few bricks of opium to give your Master.
>Put 50%
plan for the future save for the day.
good to have you back Soma!

>>37110022
Wasn;t it a sack?

>>37110034
Can we keep a little bit of ore as well? That was included in >>37109840.

>>37109674
>Keep a few bricks of opium to give your Master.
>Put 25%
Keep a few gems, no more than 5.

Soma?
>>37110156

>>37110259
You'll keep some ore and spice as well. A few lumps of ore, a bag of spices, a bag of gemstones.

Did soma's writing slowed down?

You come to a decision, swallowing your food before speaking. “So, here is what I propose regarding the goods I'd have you sell. Fifty percent of the profits go towards my investment in the mine, while the remaining half you hold in trust for me until such a time as I return to collect it. I'll be leaving you four chest and six fairly large crates, where would you have me leave them?”

Your father waves a hand in the general direction the front of the estate. “Have them brought to the gates, I'll have them brought to one of our warehouses by the docks. I want to inspect them before I start seeking out buyers.”

You pull your cloak out wide. “I have them with me, actually. They're in my cloak.”

Your father squints at you, perplexed. “How do you have chest and crates in your cloak? It doesn't have any pockets, and that aside they wouldn't fit anyway.”

You remove your cloak, laying it out flat on the wooden floor. You pull it away, to reveal a crate sitting neatly on the floor. You lay it out flat once more, whipping it away to reveal another crate. You repeat the action until you've set out a cluster of eight crates and arrayed in front of it four chest. Your father seems both impressed and confused by the spectacle, but doesn't say anything until you've finished.

“How does that work? I know of no magic which would allow you to store items in nothing, or which would mimic such a talent.”

You shrug your shoulders. “It's not proper magic, it's an enchantment. A portal to a separate reality, or separate area of reality, that's more or less empty. It's an old artifact, so far as I know, that I was given in a vault beneath Anthus. I showed you that when I told my story last night, didn't I?”
(1/2 or 3)

Your father nods. “Yes, yes. The three skeletal figures. I recall, I just didn't quite know what it did. You said it was a portal but I assume you used it to call forth monsters to do your fighting for you, not store your loot.” Your father waves a hand dismissively, standing from his chair and making his way to the row of crates you've left on his floor. “Well, it's of no matter. Open these for me, I'd like to take a look at what's inside.”

You do as your father bids you, drawing a dagger from your cloak and using it to pry off the lids. It's a simple task, you've already removed the wax seal and the nails which held the lids in place. You go down the row, hauling off each lid and setting them down next to the crates. Then you simply flip open the chest, they're not locked.

You take a moment to fill two bags, one with gemstones and the other with black pepper. The former will prove invaluable in whatever experiments you conduct. The latter will prove invaluable should you ever find yourself in need of some emergency funds. You've heard that a pound of black pepper can sell for dozens, even hundreds of gold in some parts of the Northern lands. Finally you pluck a few lumps of ore from one of your crates of iron ore, tucking them into your cloak. It might prove useful should you ever wish to meditate on either Metal or Earth magic.

Once you've finished, your father goes from crate to crate and chest to chest, inspecting the goods within. He taste the opium and the spices, burns a chunk of the incense in a small bowl on his desk, runs the silk through his fingers, studies the iron ore and silver ingots, and holds the gemstones up to the light.

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Once he seems satisfied he nods, dropping the gems he was holding back into their chest. “Some of the stones will need to be cut and polished, and some of the ore could be of better quality; however, by and large I am pleased with what I see. I shouldn't have any problem selling them but I couldn't give you an estimate regarding what we'll make. How long will you be in town?”

You shrug your shoulders. “I'm unsure, but not long. I've much to attend to elsewhere. I would say a few days at least, a week or two at most.”

Your father nods. “In that case I will send an envoy to your master, former master, when I've sold off the stock. I would estimate a few months, at least. I'll be sending the spices, silks, and incense overseas to Aleamond. That's usually a two month journey depending on the weather.”

That's about what you expected, but more than you'd hoped if you're being honest. You've no idea where you'll be in two month's time or even if you'll still be alive.

>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.
>Ask your father to sell locally, you want to collect before you leave. This will, of course, bring significantly less in terms of profit.
>Write-in

>>37110927
>>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

>>37110927
>>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

>>37110927
>>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

We aren't short of money lets go for the long term investment.

>>37110927
>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.
family comes first.

>>37110927
>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

>>37110927
>>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

>>37110927
>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it it will still benefit your family

>That's fine
Writin'

>>37111070
ask Father to use some of our funds to buy magic books and unique magic items he come across in his trading

>>37111070
Oi. Soma. There are other words you can use. After a bit, "absentmindedly" and "waves hand," can get a bit stale. Why not liven up the room with a bit of "casually" or "gestures?"

>>37110927
>That's fine, even if you don't make it back to collect it will still benefit your family.

>>37111107
Oi. How dare you try to enrich my QM. That's my job! I'm just busy right now!

>>37111107
>>37111070
For shame soma, and to think you aren't using college kids best way to pad out essays and liven them up.
http://www.thesaurus.com/

>>37111070
Additionally, can we thank him afterwards for something not entirely unrelated to this?

I'd like to thank him for being so accepting of us on our return. Initially, given how we parted the city and how irregularly we visited the family, it was ambiguous how we'd be treated upon returning. It's nice to have family to rely on. Just don't say so in an ass-kissy way of course.

>>37111247
>>37111070
Yeah, I'd like to support this too. I should say the same to my actual family now that I think about it.

>>37111247
I like it.

You sigh. “Well, that will have to do I suppose. If everything goes as planned I'll either be returning from or deep inside the Elaudian jungle in two month's time, or perhaps I'll be long past that and on to some other task. I couldn't honestly tell you. Regardless, I should be able to find time to swing through El-Amin.”

Your father adopts a look of concern, brows scrunching together. “I had hoped you would at least try and stay in some sort of contact with your family. I didn't relish worrying over whether or not you'd been eaten by some creature in the waste, or killed by the guards, and I can tell your your mother didn't either.”

You think about that for a moment. You suppose you do have an extra communication brooch. All of your comapnions have one already except for Zahak, who doesn't really seem to need one. You'd considered giving it to Ricky, but that seems unwise now that you've consulted him on the matter. You'd also considered giving it to your old Master, since you'd like to be able to consult with him should you ever need to. However, it would likely please your father were you to give the brooch to him instead; your family are on good terms with your old Master but you think they might be a touch afraid of him.

>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.
>You'll just leave the brooch with your father, it will provide him peace of mind if nothing else.
>You'll keep the brooch, never know when having an extra might come in handy.
>Write-in

>>37111322
>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.

>>37111322
>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.

You never know when master Karim's advice will save our life. I think he'll appreciate us being alive more than he would an easier way to talk to us.

>>37111322
>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.

>>37111322
>>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.

>>37111322
>You'll just leave the brooch with your father, it will provide him peace of mind if nothing else.

>>37111322
>>You'll just leave the brooch with your father, it will provide him peace of mind if nothing else.

think of it it would be much faster to talk about deals we want to make

>>37111322
>You'll just leave the brooch with your father, it will provide him peace of mind if nothing else.
captcha was akgay...quess it doesn't approvve

>>37111378
Hopefully we'll tell him that less snidely as a reason for why we're doing so.

>>37111322
>Tell your father you'll leave a method of contact with your old Master, so they can get in touch with you should they need to.

>>37111389
>>37111383
>>37111378
>>37111369
>>37111431
>Master

>>37111401
>>37111407
>>37111408
>Father

Writin'

I bet we could find some more brooches in the markets and give one to both of them.

>>37111322
>>You'll just leave the brooch with your father, it will provide him peace of mind if nothing else.

>>37111481
I bet we could try, at the very least.

>>37111481
I third this notion.

>>37111481
I severely doubt that, anon.

>>37111481
Our father is a merchant, if we ask him to, he could probably find a brooche, we just have to show him it.

>>37111543
>>37111481
Good idea.

>>37111481
You do realize that we could just as easily make one.

>>37111621
Must've missed that.
How do we make one? Let's make two dozen.

>>37111621
I doubt the "easily" in that, mate.

>>37111621
we'd need to study the runes, which iirc could take anywhere from days to weeks to actually make one.

>>37111463
Hey how'a that cat?

>>37111621
>>37111733
Yeah. Study the runes, acquire the correct materials, make it (and hope we're skilled enough not to screw that part up), and then enchant it, not fail the inscriptions or finalization that we don't quite know the complexity of yet, and then give it permanency.
Certainly not "just as easily".

>>37111823
We won't know without trying

>>37111823
It may require more than one enchantment too.
Since there was the hair part of the brooch and the clasp itself that held it within.
It really doesn't seem like it would be an easy enchantment either because its functions are mechanically amazing when compared to enchantments like Chryssas mace and our blanket.

>>37111823
We'd not only have to study them, we'd have to figure out what they mean. Or could we just copy runes we don't understand and make them work?

>>37111823
I don't even think we have nearly enough vys to make an enchantment of such complexity/size.

>>37111874
Quite right. But we do know it would take a nice amount of effort given our previous attempts at all similar things (blanket, the gate, etc). So we should try, sometime. But we should try to solve our lack of a spare brooch by simpler means first. Our gold and the markets and merchants of El-Amin are those simpler means.

>spending gold
>for shit like this
I hate all of you

>>37112033
Anon, we're not poor. Gold is specifically for the purpose of acquiring all the gear and conveniences we want or need.

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Oh shit Banished

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“I'll leave a method to contact me with my old Master, if you ever want to speak with me you should only need to seek him out. That way you won't have to worry about whether or not I've run off and died in some forgotten ruin. Regardless, I won't be leaving for a few days yet.”

Your father nods, placated. “Good. Should anything happen and that line of communication fail, I'll keep your money in trust for a year. If you return after that time you need only find me, I should have more than enough money to cover the debt I would owe you.”

He seems to consider your business concluded with that, and navigates the mess of boxes and crates back to his desk, where he has a neat stack of scrolls waiting for him on one side and an open book on the other. Half of the page he's turned to filled with a familiar illegible chicken scratch. Your father has always used a shorthand to keep his records. Apparently it's been in your family line for quite some time, but only two people at any one point know how to read it: the clan head and the heir apparent.

As your father carefully extracts a scroll from the pile and sets it out in front of him, an idea occurs to you. He's a nobleman of vast wealth and extensive connections. Could he, perhaps, acquire a brooch on his own? You extract the artifact from your cloak and make your way to his desk, setting it out in front of him. He turns his attention to you once more, mildly annoyed you would guess. “Actually, father. Before I go. This is the artifact I use to communicate with my compatriots and colleagues at any distance. Should you find something like it, tell my Master to inform me. I'll be able to attune the brooch so we can stay in contact.”

(1/3)

>>37112033
>shit like this
>the second most useful artifact we have collected so far
Stay salty anon.

>>37112033
Don't worry about it.
The brooches we got from Sadik weren't all that expensive anyways, and it was a big batch.

He plucks up the brooch, turning it over in his hands briefly. After a short while he nods, passing the artifact back to you. “Seems simple enough, I'll tell my associates to keep an eye out for anything like it. I have a friend who specializes in the study of magical artifacts, he might be able to get me something of the sort.”

You tuck the brooch back into your cloak, pick up your plate of food, and bow to your father, going through the usual motions before you make for the door. You pause at the threshold, turning to face your father again. “One last thing, and I apologize for taking up so much of your time. It wouldn't feel proper to leave without expressing my gratitude. Truly, I have to thank you for receiving me so warmly. I had been unsure of what you'd think of me after my banishment, especially considering the infrequency of my visits.”

Your father smiles broadly. “Think nothing of it, you're my son. It is a heartless man who can turn away his own flesh and blood in their hour of need. Regardless of how they've acted in the past.”

Your business concluded you slip out of your father's office. You find Pratima waiting for you, dressed as she was when you first saw her in that ridiculous armor of hers, if you can even call it armor, and with a sword on her hip. She speaks as you close the door behind you. “I trust things went well with our father?”

You nod, brushing past her on your way towards the courtyard and motioning for her to follow. “Well enough, it was mostly just working out minor details and wrapping up a few loose ends. You know some fire magic, correct?”

(2/3)

>>37112049
We will be poor if we keep spending money like a crack addict.

Pratima rubs the back of her neck uncomfortably as she falls into step behind you. “I know a little bit, yeah. I'm terrible though. I end up burning myself more often than whatever it is I'm targeting.”

Your scrunch up your nose. That shouldn't be the way it is. Fire magic should rarely, if ever, burn the caster. Unless she's targeting herself, she must be doing something very, very wrong. Either that or she really does simply have no talent at all for magic. “We'll need to work on that, then.”

You brush aside the curtain which separates the courtyard from the rest of the house, using a simple Manipulate spell to spear a piece of sausage on the end of your fork and maneuver it into your mouth. You find Duha stretching in the central square which the courtyard foliage is arrayed around. She stops once she sees you, standing straight. Pratima moves to stand next to her, seeming vaguely uneasy about the whole situation. You can't imagine why she'd be nervous, it's just a lesson.

>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.
>They should improve their knowledge of Water magic. Duha already knows some. You'll slice open your arms and have them meditate on healing you together.
>You should referee a game of siege between the two of them, using Fire magic presumably. Come to think of it, maintaining an army of little fire-people would probably be quite taxing.
>Write-in

>>37112107
And we're not so your fears are baseless. Tsk tsk.

>>37112107
We are the richest people in the country. The last thing we bought was snacks.

>>37112111
>Write-in
Battle meditation.

>>37111787
She's doing fine. I'm actually really allergic to her, for some reason. Even though I've never had a problem with animals of any sort before. We'll see how things pan out.

>>37112111
>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.

>>37112111
>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.

Basics first.

>>37112149
I wanted to add on we should correct their channeling problems before we begin to tackle anything else

>>37112111
>>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.

>>37112111
How about a combination?

Pratima is injuring herself with fire, so we ask her to cast a fireball and then try to detect what she's doing wrong and teach her how to correct it.

Duha isn't particularly good at magic, but water magic healing would be really good for her so we can try giving her insights into the use of healing through water magic, by also correcting her attempts to heal minor wounds we inflict on ourselves.

>>37112111
>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.

>>37112111
>>You'll just have them meditate on Fire magic by shaping a flame, correct any mistakes they're making in terms of channeling vys.
basics are important, we'll have to work especially with Pratima

>>37112193
>>37112111
I'd like to support the conglomerate option.

>>37112193
Yeah. Seconded. Correct the pupils errors before you advance them to the next stage, and since Duha will never master magic she should at least learn how to heal with it.

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>>37112063
>BerryPicker as fuck
>Berries burst out of loincloth

>>37112193
thirded

>>37112193
Thirding.

>>37112211
>>37112203
>>37112188
>>37112151
>>37112149
>Basics

>>37112138
>Battle med

>>37112193
>>37112212
>>37112232
>>37112244
>>37112245
>Personalized instruction.

Alrighty then, lessee here... you'll do the personalized instruction. I'll need a 3d10+4 (+2 from Trained Vatis, +2 from Nature Magic) to see if Mik can figure out what they're doing wrong. I'll be rolling for his sisters on my end.

>>37112111
Also tell Pratima to try relaxing, through breathing slowly and focusing on her breathes. We've generally not casted optimally when we're nervous, and we should tell her so since nervousness makes spells harder.

Rolled 3, 7, 10 + 4 = 24 (3d10 + 4)

>>37112305
okie dokie

Rolled 5, 10, 1 + 4 = 20 (3d10 + 4)

>>37112305

Roll

Rolled 8, 6, 1 + 4 = 19 (3d10 + 4)

>>37112305

Rolled 1, 2, 3 + 4 = 10 (3d10 + 4)

>>37112305

Rolled 6, 7, 6 + 4 = 23 (3d10 + 4)

>>37112305

>>37112323
>>37112322
>>37112320
well these are decent rolls.

Is still best of three right?

>>37112320
>>37112322
>>37112323
>24, 20, 19 vs DC 18
>Great Success!

Writin'

>>37112360
Same rolling system as always, yeah.

>>37112305
Maybe we should tell Pratima not to use her gems?
I feel maybe they're interfering with her,and are meant for better vatis, not such low level ones.

>>37112371
Or maybe she just sucks. She did say it makes it easier for her.

>>37112409
Ahh shit. They're a crutch that she's relying on.

Guys, are we going to do an incredibly magnificent Siege! presentation to our family like we did at the water temple before leaving the city.
And please, this time leave at least 5 vys so that we won't be exhausted much.

>Soma's writing
>TIME FOR IDEAS

Since Soma has as any careful DM would dutifully avoided answering my ideas on enchanting through his Ask Page I'll post 'em here for examination through many critical gazes.
(This is all shit for when we have some free time for experiments and stuff, probably much later than now. Last section is just a bunch of theory given in-character knowledge, pretty sparse though, we know shit but also don't.)

An anon a while ago asked if it'd be worth studying the lattice of the world that we mess with while enchanting, writing down the designs of the universe we see there. The response from Soma was it'd be worth a shot.

What I propose as an accessory to that is we try to study how our Metamagics and Effects affect the designs of the universe. For instance create+poison was revealed a long time ago to be able to create a liquid poison, we could study the lattice and see if there's a rune for what we actually created in that case.

For things that are more direct and don't linger beyond their casting we can try studying the designs of the universe as they're changing or being casted.
Either by way of a companion using earth magic to erode, or any other kind of physical manipulation magic, to see how the lattice/designs of the universe are affected by their abuse through Vys.

Other ideas that've come to mind include but are not limited to meditating upon the lattice of a well known stormy coast to attempt to perceive lighting in the designs of reality, and similarly for how vatis gathering vys affects the lattice, or if vys in general has a rune we're able to perceive, comparing different metals/substances/gems/animals to see how or if they're represented differently in the lattice, seeing what the potion of incorporeality looks like, looking at what holes/the portals in reality we've come across look like relative to the lattice, and many other ideas besides.
(1/2)

>>37112409
Shortcuts are not good for development, especially for low level vatis.

>>37112443
In addition to that I suspect our view of the lattice is limited by our perspective of it, given the view we had when we enchanted the blanket. That's of course an isolated example since we've really only enchanted once, and it'd be nice to eventually test if it is or isn't the case since either way carries its own massive implications for all future experimentation.

Note; following is real deep brah. Prepare yo' mind for THEORY.
As far as the deeper parts of enchanting go my purely in-character colored theory is that since runes are representative of the designs of the universe and they each work as parts of the whole it makes sense to me that all the more complex runes/effects/metamagics would take many runes working together to work at all, IE the rune for Fire isn't present or "realized" into the lattice until something is actually burning and the conditions for something to burn have been met with other runes. Likely similar for lightning, ice, etcetera. So logically there must be preset conditions for certain runes to appear and exist in the first place, and since there are runes for creating, containing, sustaining, embiggening, and diminishing I believe this is something that is mirrored in the current mechanics of our enchanting as we understand them, at least as far as the methods for inscription to finalization goes.

This would mean that as far as each constituent part of runic reality is concerned, all things can be changed if you can comprehend how it works and have the power to change it, but changes are always correspondent to the structure of the greater runic reality and its lattice, and therefore always subject to it in some measure. The knowledge of enchanting theory we gained from Atma also appears to support this, while also hinting at other things for another time.
(2/3)

>>37112416
I get the feeling she was just bad anyway.

>>37112457
>>37112416
She was stated to be bad from the start.

>>37112462
If that's true, then they're also keeping her bad.

>>37112460
Additionally, when you throw the idea that Vys is poison to the soul (from Varvars notes) that allows the magically inclined to affect reality in small, temporary, and mostly insignificant measures, (via effects and metamagics), this shit starts getting really fuckin' neato, AND FUCKING THEN, when you include the mechanics of the Void we've explored things really kick off.

All in all before Mik dies I advocate he write works related to all this and his experiences in a flaming grimoire that is composed of his own frozen blood and the ichor of void creatures which also turns itself incorporeal and searches for a kinder vatis if you mistreat it along with more simplified copies of our theories (that aren't enchanting intructions) in order to esnure we become the Al-Ghazli Newton ibn Hayyān of history for all millenia yet to pass!

>>37112480
or her shit training or lack of trying to improve her magic is keeping her bad

>>37112505
In addition to the gems.

>>37112528
They are still good for her.

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>>37112443
>>37112460
>>37112485

>>37112123
>>37112137
>these idiots not knowing how to be rich
Step 1: Get suitably wealthy enough to live a nice average life
Step 2: Get rich as fuck but keep living that average life
Never spend money.
Never

Gonna grab a bite to eat, back momentarily.

>>37112505
All he's saying is don't discount the nature of a crutch, which is also tied to her effort. She may think she's better at magic than she actually is after all, since that the impression a crutch gives people.

Like a cloak that makes you sneaky, or a staff that lets you see living creatures through walls, the difference between us being we know them for what they are. She may not know or have had the warning of how relying on crutches block advancement.

>tfw still no pics of somas cat

>>37112542
I am not sure how to interpret that reaction.

>>37112571
The difference is that the gems are a part of her body now, so short of losing her arms, she is golden.

>>37112588
Nigga you expect me to read dat.

>>37112591
Not really.
She said she doesn't know how they work before when we asked her about them, that's enough to know where the problem lies.
She'll just have to learn how to adjust to them. Which is hopefully what that nice success will do.

>>37112610
No, I expect people interested in enchanting to read it. If you're not then you obviously shouldn't.

>>37112485
Alright lads, let me dumb down that incredible wall of text for you. Basically, what this Anon is saying that Soma's world functions according to a set of magical "coding," and that the things we do, such as creating, poisoning, beaming, etc. are just alterations we "write" into the code. The Source Code might say, there is fire. We use vys to rewrite the equation to, "The fire shoots in a beam through that motherfucker's chest." He then goes on to imply that enchanting might just be a permanent, as opposed to temporary change in the "coding." He suggests that if we meditate on how the "code" changes when we do things like poisoning or creating fire, we can learn the specific rune as it will appear in the "world code."

>>37112571
I think she knows she sucks.
>>37112561
Nigger we are richer then the king of this country and have literally nothing to spend money on but magic shit, gear and food. Dungeon diving, grandmaster, dimension jumping, half-mad men don't live a nice average

>>37112591
You know, we could easily regrow her arms if we needed to.

>>37112624
True, but i view the gems differently than the items since they are basically (fuck its the cyber punk shit, but i forgot it) so its not truly a crutch, but an improvement that she has to master. though some people calling everything a crutch is a tad annoying
>>37112640
I'm not the guy, just helping you figure out what it says.

>>37112660
Anon, let's not go into this territory just yet, please.

>>37112651
Pretty much.

>>37112651
Thank you dear anon
>>37112640
Hey faggot, stop writing walls of text and do what anon do and be simple.

https://banished-quest.obsidianportal.com/characters/main_character
I found this googling miks name
Soma apparently did this shit back in October and then did nothing with it

>>37112588
I'm sorry I just got lost

>>37112675
>stop writing walls of text
Nah, context and examples to reinforce them are what give the framework for a simplifications to make sense in the first place.
One way or another the details of how and why would have to be shown, it's easier to present them first. That way the details are available for whoever wherever 'n all that gum.

>>37112697
He said he would try to run some campaigns in the universe a while back.

>>37112713
Nigga we ain't writing fucking theories on how da world works. We ain't gotta explain how this works, we gotta fucking understand how it works, and then abuse it like a fucking slave boys asshole
None of this fancy bullshit, that comes after we killed everyone in our way

>>37112745
Can't explain anything without first understanding it, so yes, we have to do that first.

That's why the in-character stuff was presented as Mik would understand it, so as to too "out there" for the character to consider experimenting and making crazy stuff. Not that we actually need more impetus for crazy stuff, but yeah.

>>37112651
So, magic is popping open the console and whooping ass.
Enchanting is modding the game

>>37112780
>to
should be 'not'

>>37112799
Precisely. Enchanters are modders and gods are fuckawful admins.

>>37112799
So we know what happened to the empire
>tey is haxxxxing plx b&

>>37112799
>>37112841
Void creatures are lazy code monkeys. Spirits are hackers. The janitor was debugging errors in the code.

Insane enchanters are Neo.

>>37112885
I still think the "Allies" were responsible for that.

Test

>runes are the language of the gods
>its only written
So, anybody up for finding out how this is pronounced? We could pull some scar ass shit and just walk around being jesus
>tfw this is probably why the rhyian empire if fucking ded

>>37112939
>mik spends years secluded studying ever piece of text about enchanting he can find
>meditating every second he isn't reading
>comes out of seclusion after many a year
>utters one single word
>reality rips open and bends to his will
>I AM BECOME DEATH
>ENCHANTER OF WORLDS

>>37112939
Didn't Ricky seem to communicate in something that looked like runes to Mik?
Perhaps the reason enchanting can be done by mortals is that it's not a speaking language so much as it is a conceptual-thinking based language.

>>37112985
>sky rips open
>flaming hand smashes mik
>sky closes

>>37112985
And then every single God of every pantheon proceeds to ream our tender soul in the god forum

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>>37113036
Gryphon rookeries must be a nightmare to clean.

>>37112939
>For the first time since the Rhynians the language that breathed life into this world have been uttered, and the divine words were: ''FILTHY STINKING ELVES''

>>37113019
So the gods are married to reality and we chucked them?

>>37113036
That gryphon has seen some shit.

>>37113014
Maybe. When we enchanted the blanket and according to the pastebin too we were convincing it that its the way it should be as far as reality is concerned.

So in a way that's already speaking, to the universe itself.

>mind fuckin' BLOWN

>>37113103
Jew bonuses applied to enchanting when?

>>37113103
That's not speaking to the universe, that's rolling to charm the laws of the universe themselves.

oh shit

guys

listen

what if we tried haggling with the rules of the universe?

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>all the places we could take these ideas.

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>>37113036
You know maybe we should try to learn another instrument

Mik might be a blues man

Did we ever open that chest we took form the bandits?

>>37113083
His owner is apparently polish

Of course it has

>>37113238
I don't want to know.

>>37113279
Its art, unless art is considered bad.

>>37113237
Nope.
>3x Bandit's Personal Chest
Doesn't really say what's in them.
They weren't in the vault but in the barracks, but still it may be worth a look before we leave town if there's anything in there we could sell off.

Guys, do you think learning how to pronounce runes would be worth our soul?
What about chrys's soul?

>>37113200
>Mik playing a one-man band

>we are trying to figure out the language of the gods that will make us a walking jeebus
Inheritence
As
Shit
Too bad soma will never let us be walking jeebus

>>37113311
I don't think it would be wise to give away what allows us to grant permanency to enchantments.

>>37113303
Did we ever read that one bandit's diary?

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>>37113352
No.

>>37113352
In the inventory pastebin it's not labeled as read so we haven't.

By the way, everyone else,
what the fuck are we gonna do with
>4x Hazardous Materials Shipments

>>37113352
That just seems rude. Murdering the shit out him? Fine, all in a days work. But reading his diary is just out of line.

Back, and writin'. Post is almost done. Sorry for the delay, folks.

>>37113343
>inb4 we learn how to speak runes
>its literally just inheritance magic
>spend vys
>utter word
>shit does how shit do
>tfw we would never find the name of the runes even if soma let us try

>>37113379
What d'ya think of all the recent enchanting talk soms?

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>>37113311
Bitch I will slap you

>>37113375
Open them in the middle of no were with haz mat mode on and find out wat is in them

>>37113375
Open it, when we are away from civilization.

>>37113375
What else? Give it to Skull Kid

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>>37113375
Or the firearms. Or the three sets of technicians armor. Or the enchanted gauntlet. Or the Rhynian computer.

Should probably give the computer to SK, obviously.

>>37113397
>>37113355
>>37113344
Alright alright, you drive a hard bargin. What about just Chrys's soul, loved ones are mighty valuable these days.

>>37113428
The guns I can imagine being used for a real fuck this shit moment.

>>37113428
Study the gauntlet, computer to SK, technicians armor to SK.

>tfw now that we have sk we will never get to be a super scientist
>tfw we will always just be bumble fuck mik

>>37113465
Guns really aren't all that hot shit when we can boil someone's brain in 0.1 seconds.

>>37113492
>tfw mortia stole away my alchemist dreams
>tfw sk stole away my mad meta scientist dreams
I know how you feel anon

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>>37113423

I just have to ask. Why don't we have the metal insight that we meditated for last thread on our character sheet yet?

>>37113492
Dude, look above your post.
Enchanting and Magic and dragon fathering is our specialty. We'll be a source of supermagic, Skull Kid will be a source of superscience.

And with our powers combined we'll destroy the world!

>>37113511
>nature vatis keeps dodging everything you throw at him
>lmao pop a cap in a nigga
Guns are OP when you can't account for their speed, which no one in our time can
I mean most people can't, var var could, but he was fucking var var

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>>37113511
They are pretty good when we are low on magic. Or when we give everyone in the crew a gun. Nothing stops us using guns and magic at the same time anyway.

>>37113526
He looks like he wants a hug.

Shoit it

>>37113526
it looks like some primitive ass species stared to worship the ethereal ones.

>>37113614
And they grow whale dicks out of their shoulders.

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>>37113636
If we ever find this mask, we are wearing it, I don't care how many warnings are given, shit looks too cool to not try.

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hey look! a banished quest!
Draw~g

>>37113672
>draw~g
Stop that shit
for the love of god stop that stupid shit

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>>37113648
Thats what they said about the first one

>>37113706
And now we have a pet cult created god.
That may or not be female.
I call that a win

>>37113407

Why not later today?

>>37113648
Goddammit anon have you learned nothing from the last mask we put on?

>>37113739
What was I supposed to learn? That dead gods are really shit at taking over a mortals mind?
Yeah they really are

>>37113729
>>go to the grand market of El-Amin
>>open delirum waste
>>few days later everyone's dead
>>gg

>>37113722
It is female, before anyone doubts it, it got deleted but Soma answered this on his ask page.
Prthvi was male.
The Entity is female.

>>37113722
You have a strange definition of pet.
Or win.
>>37113761
Yeah its so shit, that's why we are going to the death desert to get rid of it right?

>>37113762

>Alone in our room later this day
>Open the chests
>Find out what it is
>Take money
>stash the rest

Stop being stupid, stupid.

>>37113797
Its full of that self propagating evil magic, why do you want to open it?

>>37113792
Because anons want to get rid of it? Might I remind you that we've had it for what? A couple of months now? And the most its done has made us want to call chrys a bunch of ugly names

>>37113797
>>37113739
>>37113761
>>37113687
>>37113792

Yup. /tg/ slowly going insane while mik regains sanity via sanity ring.

>>37113797
Not chests you idiot, the barrel of radioactive waste.

>>37113831
And steadily drive us crazy. And almost fuck us when we went messing with that dragon.

>>37113850

Sorry, I linked the wrong post.

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>>37113882
Noice art you found there arty.
that armor looks like it could be made for Chrys.

... I guess no one cares that we're missing an insight for metal? Even though we skipped much needed sleep last thread to get it?

>>37113882
You know there's something that is terrifying about people who decide to dual wield maces and hammers

>>37113927
It doesn't.

>>37113946
wat?

>>37113932
>much needed sleep
SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK

>>37113953
I assume you said that because the helmet has horns, but Chrys' horns don't look like that.
If I assumed wrong, then I apologize.

>>37113939
Theres nothing terrifying about idiots who dual wield.

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>>37113932
I assume Soma is going to take care of it soon don't worry

>>37113939
Well, yeah. They're blunt weapons that rely on body momentum and strength. If someone has two of them and can use both then they're not gonna play around.
IIRC swedes used to dual wield war hammers and just rip into armor without giving a fuck.

>>37113971
horns aside, Chrys' does duel wield when she isn't using her bow. IIRC, she has duel earth enhanced maces.

>>37113958

Don't you be bad mouthing sleep now! I love it!

>>37113978
Well they are either good enough to pull it off or mad. So one way or the other you you would probably prefer not to fight them.

>>37113978
>Not dual-wielding bows

>>37113978
Depends on who it is. Some weapons and martial practices are very suited to it, don't know of any that would fit the character in that pic though.

>>37114000
She has a single mace we bought from Sadik.

>>37113932
>much needed sleep
Why sleep when you can refresh yourself using magic?
>>37114001
Sleep is worthless.

>>37114007
No, either way they are an idiot.

>>37114000
What. She has the one mace we got her. Its literally right there in the companions patebin.

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>>37113995
>Facing that guy in the pic
>He has the speed Meta
>Master Metal user

Fffuuuuccckk

>>37114029
Well I would rather not get hit with whatever they are swinging thank you very much.

>>37113882
that's what sadik was rocking back in the day.

least i'm pretty sure it was sadik that had the earth mace

>>37114059
If you get hit by an idiot dual wielding, you are an idiot too

>>37113993

I just want to make sure he remembers, cause it's been a long time since we did it and our character sheet still hasn't been updated.

>>37114076
Ok weapon lord calm down.

>>37114076
>implying they aren't dual wielding to make you think they are an idiot, and they just throw/let go of one of the maces
It's a distraction technique.

You stare at the two of them for a time, thinking about just how it is you want to teach them. Eventually, you come to a decision. “Duha, I think you're probably the better Vatis between the two of you. That in mind, I'm going to help Pratima first. It shouldn't take long for me to figure out what it is she's doing wrong.”

Duha simply nods, so you turn your attention to Pratima. “I need you to hurl a ball of fire at me. Don't worry, I doubt you'll be able to hurt me. Give it everything you've got. It ought to allow me to figure out how you're channeling your vys and whether or not you're doing anything wrong on that front.”

She nods, and you channel just a touch of Nature magic. Immediately the world is covered in a green film, Duha and Pratima appearing as bright, people-shaped masses of green light. Duha is without a doubt the brighter of the two, though compared to your Master, Zahak, or many of the other more magically capable people and creatures you've interacted with she appears rather dim. Pratima, on the other hand, is almost as bad as Profectus in terms of vys pool. Her limbs barely appear as hazy, ethereal things through the filter of Nature magic. At least her core, her actual reserves, seem large enough to make casting feasible.

Pratima begins to gather vys. You see her green light filter from her abdomen out to her right arm. Then, something odd happens. The vys is ripped free of her reserves, vanishing. Then a moment later a ball of roiling green flame is hurled from her hand towards you. It's a simple enough matter to snuff the flame as it approaches, leaving nothing behind save the excess vys which was spilled into the surroundings when she cast.

(1/5 or 6)

You cut off the flow of vys and the world returns to normal. Pratima is clutching her hand, she has blisters all over the back of her hand and much of her forearm from casting the fireball. Oddly enough, her palm is fine. With a gesture you heal the damage done, the blisters receding in an instant. She jumps just slightly in surprise, turning her attention towards you. “Did you- nevermind. What am I doing wrong? Magic isn't supposed to hurt the caster.”

You fold your arms in front of your chest. “Well, what I believe is happening is that the gem embedded in your palm reads what it is you'd like to do and rips away the vys necessary to cast the spell, making it the gem's spell rather than your own. Thus, you're harmed by the spell you're trying to cast. You could try wearing thicker gloves, but what I would recommend is trying to cast without using the gems. If that doesn't work, the gems were likely intended for a Vatis much more powerful than you are. You could try securing a stack of magical tomes and just reading through each of them. Believe it or not, just reading can help you use vys more efficiently and gather more when you meditate.”

She wrinkles her nose. “But what will that do to help me cast without the gems screwing everything up? Will that let me just ignore the pain, or avoid hurting myself?”

Honestly, you're not entirely sure how the gems work and so can't properly answer. “I can't say, but I do have a few theories. Maybe a larger reserve of vys to draw from will prevent the magic used by the gems being disconnected from your pool of vys. Maybe it will allow you to better control the gems themselves, and thus put a stop to the disconnection that way. Regardless, it couldn't help. If all else fails I could always cut off your hands and grow you new ones without the gems.”

She looks at you wide eyed, taken aback. “Cut off my hands?! By the gods, Mik! How would that help at all?!”

(2/5 or 6)

>>37114076
>what is the hook sword, what are katars, etc.

You hold up your hands placatingly. “Look, it's perfectly safe. My friend Darzi, you met her last night. You saw the scars on her arms, yes?” Pratima nods, and you continue. “She used to have those scars all over her body, many of them worse than the ones that remain. I cut out the scar tissue and healed the flesh cleanly. There was also a soldier who lost his leg while traveling with me, and I grew him a new one. Then of course there was the brand on my cheek I cut off so that I could regrow the flesh without a scar. It's an option, is all I'm saying.”

Pratima shakes her head. “Well, let's try the options that don't require amputation first. You said I should just try to cast without using the gems, right? I'll try that. Seems simple enough.”

You're not so sure. From your perspective, it seemed as though the gems forcefully ripped the magic from her reserves and used it to cast the spell. However, you see no reason for her to avoid trying. “Focus on your reserves, and the vys you're drawing forth to cast the spell. Try to...” You search for a way to phrase this. “-forcefully keep hold of it. I can't really properly describe what it's like to feel your vys but it ought to be self-evident.”

She nods, and you draw your ornate dagger from your cloak before turning your attention to Duha. “Now then, for your lesson-” You press the point of the blade against he flesh at the crook of your elbow, dragging it down your forearm to your wrist and leaving a deep gash in its wake. Duha winces, but doesn't ask questions. Pratima has assumed a meditative pose and is too focused to notice. “-Heal the wound I just caused, it should be simple enough since it's a clean cut.”

(3/5-6)

>>37114022

You, sir, are a pestilence on society! I say! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smells of elderberries!

You sit down, holding your arm out in front of you. It's bleeding quite a lot, but it doesn't particularly hurt. You numbed the pain with just a touch of Water magic. Duha, for her part, moves quickly to follow orders. She sits down across from you and folds her legs beneath herself, slipping quickly into a trance. She seems quite familiar with the process; a good sign. However, as she begins to channel magic you find flaw in her methods. You don't even need to use Nature magic to see what she's doing wrong, it's a problem you had too when you were just starting out.

Your wound is healing, but only in irregular spurts. Not all at once, and not gradually. Sometimes much of the wound will close, sometimes a few fleshy strands will bridge the wound and start to pull it closed, other times it won't heal at all. You pull a mass of water from the air and form it into a ball, hurling it at her. She's pulled suddenly and violently from her trance as the water splashes her face.

Before she can complain, you launch into a lecture. You explain just what it is she's doing wrong and tell her exactly the same thing your master told you when you were an apprentice making the same error as she is. She must relax, and let the vys flow as it wishes. She shouldn't attempt to micromanage the spell after she's already cast it. She seems annoyed, but doesn't voice complaint. Rather she merely attempts to do as she's told.

This time when she sets out to heal you things proceed at a much better pace. Your wounds is knit closed at a slow, gradual pace, everything proceeding more or less evenly. You're about to slice your arm open again when a burst of flame off to your left incinerates a trellis of flowering vines. Only moments later, as flames begin to spread to near-by plants as well, Pratima leaps to her feet with a triumphant shout of “HA! Fuck that plant! I did it! By the gods I didn't scorch my arms!”

(4/5-6)

>>37114130
>just tell people about our close friend's source of trauma and complex about her body image
Wow, Mik is still a jerk I see.

>>37114121
What are exceptions that prove the rule?

You extinguish the flames with little effort and snap your fingers to get Pratima's attention. It's something of a bad habit, considering it's generally how someone draws the attention of a slave. However, it's also the way a Master gets the attention of their apprentices. Not that non-Vatis would know that. Fortunately Pratima doesn't seem to notice. Instead you call out to her. “Yes, you did it! Now try not to burn down the family estate!”

She winces. “Right, sorry.” She clears her throat, quickly changing the subject. “Anyway, you were right. I just needed to focus on my vys as I cast instead of just letting it do whatever. It was so simple! Really, Mik. Thank you. Maybe now I won't need to run away whenever I find a ruin that's still populated.”

You shake your head. “Don't grow prideful. You'll only get yourself killed. That being said, I'm glad you figured out what you were doing wrong. Do still work towards increasing the size of your reserves, because as it stands you've got two useless hunks of crystal implanted in your palms that don't actually help you do anything. You need to learn to control them, or get them removed.”

She nods her head and tries to look serious, but it doesn't last. A moment later she's back to dancing around like a child with a new toy. You sigh, and turn your attention to Duha. For her part, she seems occupied watching Pratima prance about excitedly. You draw her attention with a wave. “How do you feel? Do you think you understand how to replicate what you just did?”
(5/6)

>>37114161
Its not there anymore.

She cocks her head to the side and thinks about it for a moment, then nods. Just to be certain you draw the knife across your flesh one last time and allow her to heal it again. She manages it without trouble, the wound knitting closed evenly. Satisfied, you stand and stretch some of the stiffness from your limbs.

>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.
>Speak with one of your family members before you leave (write-in)
>Leave, but rather than heading to your Master's house explore the city.
>Write-in

>>37114163
There are tons of fighting styles that use dual weapons.

>>37114181
>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.

>>37114163
They're not. They work and they're dual-wielding because that's what they're made for. The other anon implied that all duel-wielding was stupid or worthless. Which is historically inaccurate.

>>37114181
>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.
But get a goat on our way there.

>>37114161
>>37114177
Also its not random people its his sister.

>>37114181

>Speak with one of your family members before you leave

Our mum maybe.

>Leave, but rather than heading to your Master's house explore the city.

>>37114181
> Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.
Time to see how our son is faring.

>>37114181
>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.
Maybe tell them to ask Master Karim to train/give them pointers if they hit a wall or something

>>37114181
>Speak with one of your family members before you leave (write-in)
MAMA
I LUV YOUUUU

>>37114181
>Leave, but rather than heading to your Master's house explore the city.

>>37114163
You do realize that's not what the sayong means, right?
Examples of a rule not being true don't reinforce it, it's if there is anexception that does, since that meansa rule applies to other things, but it has to be an actual exception.

>>37114191
Very sparingly, in very specific contexts

>>37114181
Will we still get a chance to teach them battle meditation?

>>37114229
Which means precisely not "all the time, everytime, in every circumstance," dumbass.

>>37114181
>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.

>>37114181
>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.

>>37114249
When did anon say "all the time, everytime, in every circumstance"?

>>37114181
>Speak with one of your family members before you leave - mother
Buy something nice and tasty for Ricky and our son, they deserve a Christmas meal.

>>37114181

>Seems your work here is done. Start heading back towards your Master's home in the Vatis district.

God knows what our dragon's been up to while we were gone...

>>37114177
>>37114215
Doesn't matter, would you also tell someone your close friend used to be an alcoholic?Or a burn victim?
>>37114181
>>Speak with one of your family members before you leave (write-in)
Mom

>>37114282
We do, he is sleeping in a broken oven.

>>37114270
That's what a rule is.

>>37114270
by repeatedly saying "dual-wielders are idiots" in short non conditional snide remarks that lack all insight into the matter

>>37114293
but what about the homework we gave him?
He's getting impatient and will probably tackle us the moment we step through the door.

>>37114282

He was anon. Now it's a whole new day to get into trouble!

>>37114229
Eskrima, fencing, what ever Musashi used, those Chinese weapons, those katars. Lots of styles.

>>37114270
>what is a rule

>>37114282
>>37114263
>>37114251
>>37114223
>>37114219
>>37114210
>>37114192
>Work here is done. Back to Master's place.

>>37114216
>>37114224
>>37114271
>>37114287
>Have a chat with mom.

>>37114226
>>37114216
>Go splorin'

Back to master's it is. Roll me a d100. I'll take the first one. Random Encounter roll.

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>37114356

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>37114356

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>37114356

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>37114356
I hope we get something nasty

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>37114356
damn, too slow.

>>37114287
I would tell a family member that they used to be a burn victim. Who cares if you used to be scarred? What are they going to do, stare at where your scars used to be?

>>37114356
>not saying goodbye to Mom
We are the worst son.
Soma, I refuse to believe Mik would do this.

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>>37114224
P.O.P
Hoolll It DOOOOOWWWWN

>>37114365
Fuck, I don't remember if I had a picture picked out for this one.
Anyway, tippity tap tap typin'.

>>37114406
What's the situation that fucker above you might

Rolled 10, 8, 5 = 23 (3d10)

doing some test rolls to confirm if the dice gods cursed me to be horrible at gambling.

>>37114406
I hope mik dies for not saying bye to moma
She raised him better

Does anyone have a link to that thing with Zahak? I forgot to read it.

>>37114406
Soma, you said you'd veto things Mik wouldn't do.
I demand we say goodbye to our mom.

>>37114406
WAIT TELL OUR SISTERA THAT WHEN USING AN ELEMENT TO MIMIC HOW THAT ELEMENT BEHAVES IN THE REAL WORLD

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>>37114393
>That helmet

>>37114483
Supported!

>>37114483
Tell them both. It's a simple bit of wisdom, but a good one.

>>37114483
fuck that, say bye to momma first and foremost

>>37114462
http://pastebin.com/N0dHLbvv
zahak

and others
http://pastebin.com/7TcDJrbq
http://pastebin.com/TEcQ0q1n

>>37114557
Thanks anon.

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>>37114484
>Ridiculous Helmet
>Not Enchanted with sight
7/10

Yeah I know anon

But we did blow up a fucking tree on pirate cove

>mik an gang don't actually have homes
>travel around and cause problems
>fuck over merchants
>occasionally outright steal shit
Are we gypsies?

>>37114619
No, gypsies are even more subhuman than elves.

>>37114619
You've never met an actual gypsy have you?

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>>37114393
>>37114426
That's a big might

>>37114619
drazi is an ex-gypsy.

>>37114619
>>occasionally outright steal shit
When did that happen?
>>37114663
Maybe he's thinking of the romanitcised version Americans are most commonnly familiar with from Disney and shit.
Or maybe he's British and thinks their Irish travellers are as bad as gypsies.

>>37114694
Travellers can be pretty bad but they mostly seem to keep to themselves. Just watch your gates.

>>37114694
Can confirm, am american and the only gypsies we're aware of have magical crystal balls, seduce innocent young men, and sell stolen nick nacks at the bazaar

>>37114774
Man, if only gypsies were like that. The world would be a much better place.

>>37114774
Missing the children stealing dog stabbing corpse fucking cannibalism bits.

>>37114774
I envy you.

>>37114832
I didn't know gypsies were chinese

>>37114878
Anon, those are the European variant.

Do you really want to talk about the Chinese equivalents to gypsies?