File: Maka Character Sheet 2.jpg (573 KB, 1119x982)

573 KB JPG

>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. She was in the western city of Tianna as a guest of queen Amata, an old friend. Abyssals are targeting the city for conquest, Lintha pirates have infiltrated it with spies and agents, and the Realm is probably planning to get rid of you.
But things are also looking up. You have gathered a lot of allies and friends, have a powerful Manse under construction, and are unifying Tianna in a great nation under your overwhelming charisma.
You just discovered the reason everyone seems to be so interested in Tianna: an enormous magical fortress lies buried underground, a relic of the First Age with enough firepower to destroy anything...

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Solar%20Quest

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 1d10 when posting. the first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability. Yes, this means that the more people are posting, the stronger Maka is, up to a limit of her attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

>Any questions?
http://ask.fm/Exaltedfag

>>37154795
>>Ask her what game she's trying to play.
avoid avoid avoid

happy new year y'all

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37154795
woo, glad to have you back EF

>Ask her what game she's trying to play.
>(Other)
"She doesn't need to tell me what I already know."

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37154795
>Ask her what game she's trying to play.

>>37154795
>>Ask her what game she's trying to play.
>I know what Amata has told me and that is enough.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37154850
>>37154831
Dice anons, turn on your dice.

>>37154795 (OP)
>>Ask her what game she's trying to play.
Hold Tia's hand too, those aren't the best of memories.
Hope you had a happy new years and a merry Christmas EF.

It's nice to see you back.

>>37154795
>>37154874
>Hold Tia's hand too
I'll second that and add it to my vote in >>37154833

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37154874
Been a while since the last thread, forgot my dice.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37154795
>Ask her what game she's trying to play.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37154795
>Admit that you know about the Titan.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37154795
>Ask Tia to not listen to her.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37154795
Maybe not Feurdelis, but I was sure Phoenix knew about it.

>>37154795
>Ask her what game she's trying to play.

Wow, didn't expect EF to run on weekends. Really surprising.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37154795
>>Admit that you know about the Titan.
"I actually know a fair bit more about this whole business than Even Amata does. Benefits of being a Solar with the big boss on speed dial"

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37154852
I turn them on, but they won't stay on and it's a pain in the ass to turn them on every time.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37154795
>Ask her what game she's trying to play.
>(Other)
>Hold Tia's hand
>"I perfectly know this, Abyssal. And I trust her regardless. But I suppose you wouldn't be able to understand."

We trust our fiancee. Also, insult the foe to start social combat.

File: Speaker for the Dead.jpg (426 KB, 1073x1500)

426 KB JPG

You frown and lean in, getting between her and Tia.

"...What game are you playing, Speaker?" You ask her, a hint of a threat behind your words, just enough to let her know she should pick her next words with exceptional care.

"I'm actually on your side in this, you know." She replies, apparently unimpressed, or maybe missing your subtext entirely. "Even though she's a mere Dragon-Blooded, that woman is using you. She persuaded you to help her protect the Titan... who knows what she plans to do with it? She keeps secrets. She lies and cheats and manipulates and withholds information from those who trust her."

"Wait." Tia interrupts you both. "...I, I remember of a place called... the Titan. I... I don't remember where I heard about it..."

"Would you like to know more about it?" The abyssal grins. "Because it looks like your dear Maka doesn't want you to know. She's been lying to you. She knows of the Titan, the place of your memories. And she's kept it a secret from you."

Tia turns to you, confused. Conflicted. "...Is that true?"

You feel like you've already seen that exact face once. On the other side of a gun pointed at you. And after that, darkness.

>Yes, it's true.
>No, I have no idea what she's talking about.
>Attack Speaker for the Dead.
>Attack Tia.
>Other?

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37155098
>No, I have no idea what she's talking about.

EF, how many successes did we have? If the dice was coutned, that is.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37155098
>Yes, it's true.
>Other?
"Yes its true, its true for very good reasons, the least of which is that now is not the time or place for that conversation when we're trying to prevent a war. Trust me on this Tia, just trust me.

Speaker, I know what Amata is doing, and I know that the only person trying to manipulate anyone here right now is you."

Take one of her hands in our and give it a squeeze.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37155098
>Other?
"Yes but I didn't want to burden you just before a war."
Activate TTH

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155117
derp, should specify that I mean to take hold of one of Tia's hands to reassure her

>>37155119
>Activate TTH
Seconding popping TTTH

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37155098

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155098
>Yes, it's true.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37155119
>>37155126
+1

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155098
>Yes it's true.
Not out of malice or because we're using you, but we made a promise and we keep our promises.

Plus Amata is under an oath of some sort, I'd rather not run the risk if bringing that down on her.

I mean she could be lying, it's not an Eclipse Oath and it's not like no one else knew about it, but a promise is a promise.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155098
>"Tia, there are promises that I will keep, even if that means letting you, Amata or anyone else in the dark about some things."
>"I hope you can forgive me for this."

>Then, turn to Speaker
>"So, I suppose your gimmick is discord? Fun, but pretty useless"

Don't let her speak at her own pace, guys. Let's throw her off balance

>>37155176
>>37155174
>>37155137
>>37155126
Looks like we're dressed up to the nines

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37155119
TTTH sounds good right about now, should we think about using any other charms?

>>37155203

Depends. Maybe the Speaker will attack us, or maybe we'll go social combat. I'd say it's best to wait until the hostility trully begin.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37155220
True, hopefully our good dice get used for some kind of positive result.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

Dice.

>>37155119
>"Yes but I didn't want to burden you just before a war."
That has nothing to do with why we didn't tell her

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37155240
Especially since we did tell her about our dream

>>37155240
Did you even read the sentence? It says that we didn't tell her because that information may effect her performance in the war. Thus we did not tell her.

>>37155098
>Other?

Made a promise.

And use TTTH

File: Tia.jpg (129 KB, 850x1275)

129 KB JPG

[TALKING TO THE HEART]
[ESSENCE: 5/6]

Social + Zenith = 6 5 10 9 3 9 5 9 9 = 6 successes

You bite your lower lip. You... You're really cornered up here. No other choice.

"It's true." You sigh. "Sorry. Amata made me swear to keep it a secret."

Tia doesn't look too happy to hear that, but stays silent.

"Oh. Wow." Speaker smiles. "Did you really need an Abyssal to butt into your happy married couple life to start being truthful with each other? That does not sound like a healthy way to handle a relationship."

"Shut. Up." You hiss at her.

"Wait." Millian, still looking a bit shocked, still manages to round up enough courage to ask a pressing question. "...What IS this "Titan" thing?"

Tia closes her eyes. ...Is she crying? Or just trying to remember? Or trying to NOT remember?

"...That knife... yes..." you hear her muttering under her breath.

Speaker exchanges a glance with you and does a little shrug.

>I'll explain it.
>What do you remember, Tia?
>Why don't YOU explain her, Speaker, since you seem to know so much?

>>37155316
not this guy, but that was not because of this that we didn't tell her. We didn't tell her because we promised to not to.

>>37155316
But that's not the reason we didn't tell her. We didn't tell her because we made a promise to Amata.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37155340
>What do you remember, Tia?
>I'll explain any gaps.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37155340
>Why don't YOU explain her, Speaker, since you seem to know so much?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37155357
+1

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37155340
>Other
Hug Tia and say

"You don't have to remember now, I'll explain it when we're done here, trust me on this."

>>37155340
>What do you remember, Tia?
>I'll explain any gaps.

I like this one.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37155340
>>Why don't YOU explain her, Speaker, since you seem to know so much?

>>37155343
>>37155348
We kept denying her about the memories and our attitude from daydreaming. We did not tell her about those not because of the promise but because of the pressure it may cause on Tia. Especially with her crazy streak. Could we really tell her that she shot us in her past life with all the pandering she does now?

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37155098
>If I did know about such a thing, I wouldn't be able to speak of it.

Remain silent about the Titan. We're not going to discuss it with Speaker, so we don't need to admit that we know even if she's certain about it.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37155340
>>What do you remember, Tia?
I think for Tia, the important part isn't going to be the actual Titan, but "her memories" of her killing First Age not!Maka.

>>37155399
a little late there anon

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37155340
>Hug Tia
>"You remember about the dream I told you about, Tia?"
>"We are not those people. And will never be."

>To Millian: "I'm affraid it's not something I can tell you much more. It's something very dangerous, and I promised to Amata, as she herself promised, to not tell anything about it."

>To Speaker: "Who are you, and what do you want?"

>>37155396
That's why we didn't tell her about the dream, but not why we hid the Titan. They are two separate issues, telling her about one doesn't mean we would've had to tell about the other, and we had different reasons for hiding both.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37155340
>>37155422
This, also kiss her, full tongue, get her mind out of the place its at.

>>37155396
Dude. We did tell her about this:


' "...I recently remembered something. From a previous life. A distant life. From the First Age."

Tia sits next to you on the table, silently, giving you her entire attention.


You tell her the vision you had in the Titan, without mentioning the titan itself or the circumstances. You keep details vague. She follows everything you say with utmost care.


"What do you think of this?" You ask her, in the end.

"A bad dream." She dismisses it.

"It felt really... really real."

"A bad dream." She repeats.

With some hesitation, you hand the silver statuette to Tia, depositing it in her palms.

She stares at it. Without a word between the two of you, her fingers go to the hidden switch and release the blade with a loud CLACK.

"...You remember this?" You ask her.

She frowns. "No." She locks the blade back closed, and turns the thing in her hands a couple of times, lost in thought. You have no idea what she's thinking right now, but her face has gotten surly and worried. She's staring at the small figurine with something close to anger. '

Session 49

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37155340
Seconding >>37155422

>>37155427
If we hint anything about her past life it would link up. She gets closer to it the more information she gets.

>>37155427
We DID tell her.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37155422
This is good.

>>37155340
>>37155372 here, changing my vote to supporting >>37155422

>>37155455
Yes I know, I forget the exact details because it's been so long since it happened and just took >>37155396 on his word that we didn't.

Anyone against talking Speaker for the Dead into submission ?

Girl will need to change her name to Silent as the Dead

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155506
I'd only be against it if she continues butting in where she doesn't belong, then I want to slap her face off.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37155422
So much this it hurts

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37155340
Swapping >>37155357 to >>37155422 if its not too late.

>>37155529
Oh god the first roll in this quest in nearly 3 month... *shudder*

>tfw all those people vote my thing

File: millian lightcloud.jpg (130 KB, 850x1202)

130 KB JPG

A few seconds of silence pass.

Tia lifts her eyes to meet yours. They're red and bloodshot. "...That knife statuette... you found the Titan? Amata... knows?"

She shivers.

You pull her to you and hug her tight. She's shaking.

"It hurts." She mumbles.

"It's all right." You whisper back to her. "It's all in the past. It's a dream for us. We are not those people. And we'll never be."

"One can certainly hope so." Speaker suggests, hopping on the horse pulling your cart and sitting on its back. The beast seems quite calm, or even to not notice her at all.

You ignore her for now, turning to Millian. "...I'm sorry, I can't tell you now. It's something very dangerous. And I promised to Amata that I wouldn't tell anyone."

"You... you can't even... tell me?" Tia stammers, still in shock.

[Social + Zenith = 3 8 2 7 10 3 10 5 1 = 6 successes]

"...Do you want to know?" You ask her.

You feel her spasms calming down. "...No. I... I don't. I don't want to know. I don't want to see. I don't want to remember."

You glare back at Speaker for the Dead.

You have to admit it, she reduced Tia, one of the most powerful combat monsters of an Exalted you know of, to a quivering mess with just a few words.

You'd like to think that you are mentally stronger and healthier than Tia, but the Abyssal's smug smile tells you that she isn't done.

"...Who are you, and what do you want?" You ask her.

She bows. "I am Speaker for the Dead, Moonshadow Deathknight for the Tyrant of the Doomsday Machine. And... well, first of all I wanted to make sure you weren't lying to poor Tia here. You monster. You should be ashamed of yourself, keeping your loved one in the dark, about something so important, for so long."

You barely restrain your desire to slug her in the face and grit your teeth.

"...And then, I was just wondering if you had any idea of what was at stake here. What the Titan can DO." She smiles. "Because you know, right? What the Titan can do. I'm actually asking. I have no idea."

>I think you're lying. I think you know. And you're going to tell me.

>(Stay silent)
>I have no idea what you're talking about.
>I don't know.

>It's damaged, but could probably fly again if repaired. (truth)
>It's completely broken. It's never going to fly again. (lie)
>It's still functioning and can take off at a moment's notice. (lie)

>All of its weapons have been stripped and recycled by Tianna's military except for the Eye of Judgement, which could still work. (truth)
>All of its weapon systems are destroyed, including the Eye of Judgement. (lie)
>All of its weapon systems are still in place. (lie)

>The main Essence reactor is still active and working. It's venting heat into Tianna's volcano. (truth)
>The main Essence reactor is dead. I don't think it will ever work again. (lie)
>I rigged the main Essence reactor to blow up at my command. You'll never have it. (lie)

>Most of its internal facilities have probably been damaged and looted beyond immediate use. (truth)
>Its internal facilities, like factories-cathedrals and tactical command centers, are still perfectly functional. (lie)
>Most of the internal facilities are completely burned out and destroyed, lost forever. (lie)

(you can pick multiple options if you intend to describe the condition of the Titan as you've seen it.)

>>37155792
>Change the subject, ask about the deathlord

Don't give her any more ammo and don't tell her anything about the titan.

Full damage control mode.

>>37155792
>Fuck off.
Does she think we'll actually just give away such information?

>>37155792
>Even if I did, what could I possibly gain by telling you?

>>37155792
>I think you're lying. I think you know.
+ >>37155824
>Change the subject.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37155792
>>37155824
This

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37155845
My dice

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37155779

>Change the subject. Attack her like she did for Tia

>Smuggest smile possible

>"So I guess the Tyrant doesn't trust you enough to tell you about it, eh ? Do you even knows about her plans?"

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37155792
>>I think you're lying. I think you know. And you're going to tell me.
I don't want to lie to her, something tells me she had a charm for that, but I'd rather not tell her anything about the Titan.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155845
This

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37155792
>>37155861
This.

Consensus is tell her nothing, but now we need to hit back. She has an information advantage on us so what can we use against her?

And at least we now have a list of what condition the titan is in.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37155845
+1

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37155847
Forgot to roll
Also, what happens when a lunar enters a mocp?

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37155929
mocp?

>>37155945
Hat thing normally housing a corrupted solar exaltation, seen many ways to write it and didn't want to decide

>>37155885
we know that she says that she doesn't know about the Titan's condition. Even if she's lying, playing the fool require a lot of humility so, as I said here >>37155861, we can target her sense of pride and the fact that the Tyrant apparently doesn't trust her.

Furthermore, we can play with the fact that anyone working for a Deathlord must have doubt that they will actually be rewarded, and we can tell her how irrelevant she is, a best an unecessary lackey and at worst an annoyance on our road to talk to the real player.

>>37155945
>>37155973
Monstrance of Celestial...something.

I have no clue. But most likely nothing. Since they were built for Solars.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37155973
Oh the thing-y. I assume nothing to the Lunar Exaltation itself, aren't the Monstrances specially design for each individual exaltation so a different one entering it wouldn't work.

Should we use the Solar Judgement thing, or keep it for later?

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37156026
Not just yet I think

>>37156026
Wait, we bought it?

Bollocks.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37156026

>>37156034
Why wouldn't we have bought it?

>>37156026
Given that I think she's got a secondary goal of sapping our essence in this social combat session...

>>37156060
Character sheet, my friend
Also costs versus use

>>37156060
I was hope there would be enough votes against getting to stall until we can get Social 5.

That and i am personally against getting ECSJ. But too late for that.

File: Reken the Exile.jpg (152 KB, 850x601)

152 KB JPG

You sigh, squeezing Tia to your chest a bit harder as you feel her relaxing and losing her tension and tremors. "...Why should I tell you anything? Why should I play your game?"

She looks to the side and scratches her cheek. "Well... Because if you don't play, it won't be fun?"

"Why don't YOU know?" You ask her back. "I guess Tyrant doesn't trust you enough to tell you about it?"

[Zenith + Social = 8 6 10 7 9 9 1 3 1 = 6 successes]

"Oh, I was lying." She candidly admits.

You lift an eyebrow.

"I was lying to get you to reveal what you know." She giggles. "OR WAS I?"

You groan audibly. Reken smiles, evidently amused.

"...Look, Speaker, if you're just here to waste my time..."

"I promise I'm not." She holds one hand up. "Will you just let me ask you... three questions?" She closes two fingers on that hand. "They'll be very interesting questions."

>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.
>I'll answer to them, but in exchange, you will have to (what?)
>You get ONE question. Choose it well.
>How about you shut up and get out of my way, instead? I'm in a hurry.
>No way. Noy I am going to ask, and YOU are going to answer my questions. (what?)
>(Other)

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37156180
>>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.

Eh. May as well hear them.

...I am hoping there isn't a Moonshadow charm that forces someone to answer a question you ask.

>>37156180
>You get ONE Question Choose it well.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37156180
>>You get ONE question. Choose it well.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37156208
I hate my tablet

>>37156180
>I'll answer to them, but in exchange, you will have to (what?)

We get to ask four questions back.

Always try to make a profit.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37156180
>>You get ONE question. Choose it well.
We got one question about Tyrant after all

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37156180
>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.

>>37156180
>You can ask. I can't promise I'll answer, but I promise that what I'll tell you here will be the truth.

We've got to establish moral superiority here. This is just a warmup for their Midnight, and if we can't deal with Speaker's smartassery, how are we going to deal with that?

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37156180
>>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37156180
>Go closer to her, invade her personal space
>flirty voice
>"Sure, ask away. But each will come with an ... ~interesting~ price"

Let's make her nose bleed

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37156180

>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.

Mental defenses are a go.

>>37156180
>No

>>37156180
>Ask away, but I can't promise you I'm going to actually answer them.

She wants to ask questions to make us doubt

Rolled 5 (1d10)

Forgot muh dice

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37156620

Dice.

OP, you there?

"...Ask away. But I can't promise I'll actually answer you." You reply, letting go of Tia's cooldown hug. She seems to be better now.

"Sure. After all... questions are a lot more important than answers." The Abyssal replies, cryptically.

"Then ask those damn questions. Let's see what you can come up with."

"Alright. Hypothetical scenario. Let's say the Tyrant of the Doomsday Machine wants the Titan." She starts.

"Hypothetical, huh." You reply, sarcastic.

"Totally hypothetical." She nods, super serious. "Why wouldn't you let her have it."

"...Are you serious?" You ask.

"Absolutely serious. I want to know. Why aren't you just giving the Titan to my mistress?"

"That's a retarded question." You note.

"Indulge me." She grins.

>I don't even know what a Titan IS, but I'm sure I don't want her to have it.
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.
>Because I want to keep it for myself.
>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.
>No, I'm not going to indulge you. Next question.
>(Other?)

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37156809
>>No, I'm not going to indulge you. Next question.

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

>>37156809
>I don't even know what a Titan IS, but I'm sure I don't want her to have it.
We do, but they don't need to know.

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

You can do a lot of things, but you can't trust a goddamn Deathlord.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37156838
forgot muh roll.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37156809
>Even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces. Not to speak of what she will do with that thing afterwards.

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.

>>37156809
Because that's not what the UCS wants done with it.

>>37156842
I know! that's whz they are called DEAtHlords, not kittylords or huglords. DETHlords! they HAVE to be nuts, sol damn

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.

>>37156809

"A saga of the Sun and Moon. A monument to sin and redemption forgotten by time."

[Maka/Tia connection. Crazy shit went down due to Solar sin, but so long as the Titan is there it is a sign that good things can come from the bad. The Unconquered Sun's creation has given this land life. And fuck you if you think we'll give a straight answer to a cryptic pain in the ass.]

>>37156809
>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

Do not say
>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.

>>37156809
>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.
Her name is 'Tyrant of the Doomsday Machine.' It's right in her goddamn title.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37156809
>Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces.

Speaking of the Titan though, personally I don't want to use it for ourselves, at least not like for Maka's personal agenda or our circle's plans. UCS said he would leave it up to us and I think it should be something that should only be used if Creation was in danger or something.

>>37156809
>>Because I want to keep it for myself.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37156809
>"Because, Speaker, I do not trust her with it. Yet. Hell, I do not trust anyone with it, myself included. That's like asking why you don't trust a random stranger to juggle burning torches while standing on a string above a pool full of lamp oil. Unless they actually proved they could manage it without a scratch, I wouldn't even consider to let them do it."

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37156809

>Because anyone who uses it is going to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

Not a vote

>Because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living.

Weren't we planning on finding a way to use the Titan too? This answer invalidates any possible future use we might have for it, and closing such an option is a terrible mistak.

"Because even just activating that thing is going to make everything above it, including Tianna and Pearl, crumble to pieces." You explain with a groan.

"Oh. You're well-informed."

"And because she's going to use it to do who knows what damage in the world of the living." You add.

"Eh." She shrugs, unconvinced. "That's not her plan. But you're probably not going to believe me if I told you that she doesn't intend to use it to hurt anyone in Creation."

"She's a DEATHLORD."

"Death is a natural part of life. It isn't necessarily a bad thing. All things must come to an end after all." She explains. "But here's my second question: Still hypothetically speaking: assume we secured the surface so that the Titan could be activated without damage to Tianna or Pearl. Assume the Tyrant wouldn't hurt anyone in Creation with the Titan. Let's even just... alright. Let's say that you get to veto the Tyrant's plans on how to use the Titan." She explains calmly. "You can stay on it. You can drive it, if drive is even the right word. Pilot? Command? Whatever. The Tyrant just tells you where she'd like you to point it. You don't have to do it if you don't want to."

You shake your head. "I have no idea what you're trying to say."

"Yes or no?" She just asks.

>Yes.
>No.
>Next question.
>(Other)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37156809
>I don't trust her not to use it as a weapon.

>>37157164
>Next question.

>>37157164
>(Other)
>Define 'Veto'

If this is one of those 'Kill the other deathlords' deathlords, then hearing her out might be interesting. Assuming she doesn't sic the Baron on us to gank us in our sleep.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37157164
> Next question.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37157164
There was no question there. Next question.

And even if there was, the Titan should only every be activated to stop a Creation-threatening threat.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37157164
>>No.
I don't think anyone should have this or should use it, not like a personal attack ship at least.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37157164

>No.

There are very little situations that need a titian big hammer

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37157164
>(Other) Probably not but I'd need a lot more detail to really give you an answer. Any sort of agreement would of course be predisposed on a strong foundation of personal trust earned by her from Amata, Tia and me. We'd also have to have assurances that her personal wishes and plans could not be co-opted by another power. But to be blunt, I very much doubt you can sell me on the idea of using as a weapon period.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

Reminder that we're here to talk to the Tyrant, so we're at least willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. But as I said above, the Titan, in the state it is, is not something you can trust people with. It's basically an entire populated island and an unstable, wrecked superweapon

>>37157164
>Next question.
I want the Titan, but not under any abyssal's conditions.

>>37157164
>I think we'd want to know that there was some good use for the Titan before it was activated, Speaker. Still, if we got veto, then sure.

>>37157164
>"If everything checks out like that, and I can be absolutely sure of it, in this hypothetical scenario, then... Yes.

>But I'm still not convinced that there isn't an angle here, and I can't be sure if reality is going to match this hypothetical."

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37157164
>>Next question.
Moving on.

Well, Unconquered Sun said he trusted us with it.

>>37157164
> Yes.
>If I can trust her, and if she can trust me, and if nothing was harmed in the process, yes, I would
> But getting a weapon this powerful would make anything I care about a direct target. So unless it remains hidden, I don't see how no one can be harmed.
>unless there was a threat that would make using it worth it

>>37157164
>Maybe, depends if I can consult with others about those plans

>>37157268
Well, that would guarantee we won't abuse its power

>>37157164
>>No.
We are not giving it.

The problem here, for me at least is, our highness the tyrant pretty much pulling us through a gauntlet of her underlings on a lure and not speaking directly about these matters to us. seriously, i couls bet she is more afrid of us then anything, trying to tempt and weaken us, studying us as close as possible through her underlings... *sigh* that's exactly what I would do

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37157164
>I'd have to meet her before giving you a final answer, but right now I'd say no.

>>37157202
Changing to >>37157542

>>37157542
Seconded

It takes you a few seconds to put together a coherent answer.

"...It's not that simple." You tell her.

"You can do better than that."

"I don't trust you." You point your finger at her. "And I don't trust your master. Not with the power of the Titan. It's too dangerous. I don't know what she's really planning. You all look like you WANT to tell me but CAN'T. And I don't know enough to make a decision."

She nods.

"If I could trust you? IF? Maybe. MAYBE. It's a big maybe. But even the fact that I'm heading for your boss, to speak with her, means I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt. But, right now? Hell no."

She nods again. "Last question?"

"Last question." You nod.

She leans in, close to you, from her seat atop the horse pulling your wagon, and whispers:

"...Did you ever hear voices in your head?"

>Yes
>No
>Don't answer
>(other?)

>>37157638
>Yes
That's us! :DDD

>>37157638
>>No
I don't remember Maka ever hearing voices in hear head. Except for the UCS.

>>37157528

I'd say that she's more trying to test the water, so to speak. If we were an holier-than-you hypocrit, she would need to know it.

For the moment we face "let's start a war against me" and are facing "what would you do with your superweapon".

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37157651
SECONDED TO MALFEAS AND BACK

>>37157638
>No
You too?

>>37157664
Did we hear voices when we were in the Titan?

Also, that's the second underling who ask this

>>37157638
Wait, does she? Other than the flashback sequence I don't remember her ever hearing voices

>>37157638
>Don't answer.
>What's with you and voices in head.

>>37157638
>>No
Not like you and Feurdelis, I mean we've spoken to UCS, but I wouldn't call that hearing voices.

File: 1417808027166.jpg (74 KB, 640x480)

74 KB JPG

>>37157638
I'm trying to run through the implications of telling her the truth versus denying it again, but I genuinely can't come to a reasonable answer.

Whelp.

>Yes

>>37157638
>"Only the voice of the unconquered sun."

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37157638
>Smile "Sol is ready to believe in us again, though it's going to be up to us, all of us, to re-earn his trust. Now that you know about my head voice, might if I ask about yours?"

Just assume she's talking about the fact that as a zenith we have a direct line to the main man.

>>37157760
¨Mission control, here Creation taskforce #34, we have a problem¨

>>37157638
>Yes

The Sun.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37157696
Maka?

She doesn't , I mean we don't count, I'm pretty sure this isn't like HeroQuest where we're voices in her head, just like, her actual thoughts and stuff.

>>37157696
>>37157807
Unconquered Sun has talked to her.

Or something that we are assuming is the Unconquered Sun.

>>37157638
"Only the voice of the Unconquered Sun, guiding and shaping me in his visage."

Hey, something just struck me. You kill a Primordial to made a Neverborn, right? Does that mean that abyssal shards are made by "killing" solar shards? If that's the case, could they be cleansed, "resurrected" by creating a reincarnation mechanism for the shards shards, or is this a permanent thing like the Neverborn staying dead?

>>37157638
>No
>What is it with you people and voices?

>>37157825
>Does that mean that abyssal shards are made by "killing" solar shards?
No. Read the fucking books you retard.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37157638
"I only hear the Unconquered Sun. Who do you hear? Why do you people keep asking me that?"

>>37157638
>No

>>37157825
There is a thing called ¨redemption quest¨. they get it because abyssals are solars with polarities switched, no much shard-foo here, taht's yozi stuff

File: BM 8-bit.jpg (426 KB, 1280x1024)

426 KB JPG

>>37157825
If you can trap one and take it to Lytek, God of Exaltations, then turning it back to a Solar Exaltation is 'trivial'.

Problem is killing the abyssal then stopping the shard from running off to tempt some poor schmuck.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37157818
It was totally him, I mean it was definitely him that spoke to us when we first Exalted, and we've prayed directly to him twice and got an answer from him, I assume it would be hard to intercept and fake that.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37157853
Don't Abyssal shards normally go back to their Monstrances, unless they get like distracted, if you can collect those from the Deathlord the shard should come right back to you and then you could take it to Lytek. I mean ignoring the whole actual taking it from the actual Deathlord part.

Hey guys, when we get UCS as a mentor, think we could Make Little Beam a sibling?

>>37157864
True, but I can't think of any other reason why the abyssals would be concerned about voices in our head, unless it's to make us doubt that it was actually him.

Or they know it wasn't him.

>>37157834
I plan to when Ex3 comes out.

>>37157904
>Waiting for Ex3
See you in half a year. Quest will probably be over by then. Abyssal books will probably be 2016

>>37157853
I think that's Green Gun Princes. You trap their shard and take it to Lytek, UCS, or Autochthon if he's around and they can undo whatever the Yozi did.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37157898
I think they might be concerned about the voices in their heads and are asking "Hey do you get that too?"

Her and Feurdelis probably have a Whispers rating.

>>37157904
That won't help you with this quest as it's based on 2E lore mostly, with changes, and the 3E lore will be different.
Also >>37157921

File: Blackandgold (nebezial).jpg (1.28 MB, 1600x1112)

1.28 MB JPG

>>37157883
Like i said, the actual purification is 'trivial'.

Actually getting a shard with abyssal, deathlord and neverborn interference, trapping it when shards are built to roam free, then taking it to Lytek in Heaven with 50 Sidereal Kung-Fu teacup ninja assassins trying to stop/kill you...

The last step is the easy part.

>>37157891
Could we even bear The Unconquered Sun's child?

>>37157923
Ironically the GSP's, due to Yozi taint are fundamentally changed and hence cannot be simply 'purified' unlike Deathknights.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37157952
Like physically?
Sure

Emotionally?
Maka might die from the excitement of having Senpai's baby

>>37157952
From all technical reasons I see no way we couldn't.

From a practical/social perspective that's pretty much an epic quest by itself to get to Yu-Shan and distract him from the games long enough to get knocked up, much less convince him to do it.

>>37158007
Hey, someone else did to make Little Beam. I'm sure we can too.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37158007
Can't gods just like, touch someone and go Bam! pregnant?

Not saying Maka would settle for that I mean.

>>37157638
>"...Did you ever hear voices in your head?"
Does the fact that The Unconquered Sun, king of heaven and patron of all Solars, spoke to me twice in the last two months count?

>>37157952
>>37157995
>>37158007
>>37158027
>>37158044
Sadly this won't be happening due to lack of XP for Social 5 in favor of ECSJ and AST.

>>37157995
Actually it's more like an exaltation mantling that exaltation, it is possible to purify it but damn hard for lytek

>>37157975
You've got it entirely backwards.

Abyssals have to go on a redemption quest and get the UCS to personally intervene to cleanse them. Infernal shards can be restored by Lytek because it's just addons to the solar shard, rather than a total reversal.

>>37158086
luckily this won'tbe happening because social 5 and UCS mentor. THE perfect mentor.

Time seems to slow down for a moment. You feel your heartbeats all of sudden. Growing stronger, but not faster.

"...Yes." You reply. "I hear the voice of the Unconquered Sun."


You see a flash of almost amused disappointment in her eyes, like you are completely missing the point.


She stands up, on top of the horse, and turns her back at you. "...If I were you, I'd return to the walls of Tianna, then."

"...Why?"

"I don't think you're ready to meet the Tyrant."

>...You're right. Maybe I'll go back home. We'll solve this the old-fashioned way.
>Why are you saying this all of sudden?
>Just get lost then. I'll go on on my own.
>Attack her.
>(Other)

>>37158086

how much do we need for Social 5, again? 20 XPs?

>>37158177
We have 19 dude

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37158168
>Why are you saying this all of sudden?
This is why we kept our mouth shut when Feurdelis asked

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37158168
>>Why are you saying this all of sudden?
Ask about the voices though, Feurdelis asked the same thing, is it an Abyssal thing?

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37158212
We have 11

>>37158168
"You are right, which is why you are here is it not?"
"Is it not why I have encountered you, and the one before you, and soon the one behind you in turn?"

>>37158168
>Why are you saying this all of sudden?

>>37158212
Look again, ECSJ dropped it to 11.

>>37158168


This cryptic "I know better but I'm not telling" bullshit is starting to annoy me. Let's turn the table.

>"I answered your questions. Now it is time for you to listen to mine"

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37158249

forgot my die

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37158168
Just rollin here because that was a bit unexpected
>>37158229
Okay then it's time
*deep breath*
NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOooo

Are we the players really missing something here, or has Maka really no way to know what they're talking about?

>>37158346
She has no idea what they are talking about.

>>37158346
The only thing i can think of are whispers, but if you get them as solar, something is very very wrong. At least out of the underworld
I'd nearly bet the reveal will lead to an epic face palm here

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37158346
The voices you mean?

That's Maka having no way of knowing and us not being entirely sure.

It's probably Whispers though, asking more would make it clear though.

You scratch your head, literally. "What the heck are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about different voices. Voices, plural. Voices coming from places far away, inside you. Where the Light of the Sun never reaches." She says, stepping away.

"Wait. I- I don't understand. What voices are you even talking about?"

"I don't think they're as clear to you as they are to us, Maka. But everyone hears them. And..." She half-turns. "They hear you back. There is a reason the Tyrant will not meet you right away. The voices are listening to her."

>Ask a question (what?)
>Let her go
>Attack her
>(Other?)

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37158560
>>Ask a question (what?)
What do they voices say?

Totally Whispers, they're hearing the whispers of the Neverborn.

>>37158560
>Let her go
Can we move on now?

>>37158560
>Ask a question (what?)

>The voices are listening to her?

Um...great curse?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37158560
There it is, there's the facepalm. cleaar as day and I didn't think of it

>>37158560
"Then no, I've never heard those voices."

>>37158168
>"I don't think you're ready to meet the Tyrant."
"Neither do I, but neither of us has a choice in the matter. Please step aside."

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37158560

>Ask a question (what?)
>Why is she working for the Tyrant? What is her stakes in all this?

Anyway, I suppose we have to meditate and try to reach the place in our mindscape "where the Light of the Sun never reaches".


>>37158600

What do you mean?

File: Whispers.png (944 KB, 1154x1498)

944 KB PNG

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37158592
Whispers, it's an Abyssal thing, they can hear the voices of the Neverborn speaking to them and being spooky, it's a a background they can take.

>>37158560
>Let her go
"While the light we see may leave shadows, the Sun's true light illuminates everything. Even the darkest souls. there is no place, however deep and hidden, where His light does not touch. Even within you."
We're a priestess of the Sun. You think we're going to let her talk down to our Senpai?

>>37158690
It can't be Whispers if 'everybody' hears them. The only thing that affects Solars would be the Great Curse.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37158715
"Where the Light of the Sun never reaches" is definitely the Underworld, and everyone could just mean all the Abyssals or she's crazy.

I mean we could ask her , she's right there.

>>37158560
Wait, the Tyrant is an aware self-insert for EF? That's madness!

>>37158740
TWIST TIME: EF is BOTH Sol Invictus and the Neverborn and we are the whispers

>>37158715
Everyone can have the Whispers background, but for a non-Abyssal to have it means something has gone wrong at some point.

>>37158690
>>37158715
>>37158732

I'm pretty confused. Also, can Deathlords speak back to the Whispers?

>>37158732
Or, because the whispers of the Neverborn tend to twist the mind, she actually believes that the Neverborn are actively whispering to all mortal life and that the Oblivion they promise is inevitable.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37158822
Right, crazy.

>>37158816
The background description mentions they can tap into the connection and talk to them yeah.

"...I see." You reply. "Please step aside."

She does so. "Are you still going to meet the Tyrant?"

You nod. "I think you're wrong. I believe myself to be ready to meet her."

"You're not, not now." She replies. "But maybe you will be after meeting all of us. Each of us has a message for you."

"I sure hope you do because up to now you're not making much sense." You reply, snapping the reins and sending the horse trotting down the road.

Some time passes. The shadow you're heading towards grows taller and thicker.

"I'm confused." Tia proclaims, as if she's been doing some thinking on her own in the meanwhile.

"You're not the only one." Millian notes.

"Don't ask me." Reken adds, though she seems considerably less troubled.

"Voices... that hear back. Voices that everyone hears. Voices..." You mumble. "Hey, Tia?"

"Yes?"

"Do you ever hear voices?"

"All the time."

"...Maybe it was a mistake to ask you, but go on. What do they say?"

"Sometimes they tell me to build ramps made of corpses. Sometimes they tell me to rip your clothes and do unspeakable things to your body. Sometimes they tell me it's time for lunch or dinner. Sometimes they tell me to open people's skulls and use their insides as decoration. ...Sometimes they tell me... other... things."

"...Tia, we call those "thoughts", you know." You sigh.

"Ever since Ma Ha Suchi did the thing to me I'm no longer very sure of how they work."

"What thing?"

"The... thing." She makes a vague gesture. "I don't know. I didn't see it from the outside. I don't remember much from before it."

You turn to Millian. "What about you?"

"When she said everyone, did she mean every Exalted, or literally everyone?" She mumbles.

"...I have the feeling she meant the former, but I'm not absolutely sure."

>Make a theory (what?)
>Ask someone a question (who? what?)
>Ride on

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37158855

Maybe the Tyrant wanted to see how we dealt with crazy?

Though, I doubt it.


We should really do a bit of soul exploring to see if there is trully some part where the Sun doesn't reach.

>>37158802
So I can play a demented Solar with whispers 5 who flip flops between being a scourge to creation and a scarily efficient, yet completly mad hero? finally something that is in character for me!

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>37158939
>>Make a theory (what?)
She might have all the Abyssals specifically, Feurdelis mentioned it, has Reken heard anything about this from the others?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37158939

>Ask everyone to stop for a moment

>Search in our soul anything that isn't touched by the Light

>>37158939
>Ask someone a question (who? what?)
"Millian, what do you make of all this so far? As someone.... normal, I value your insight. You see things in a way unclouded by power. What do you make of Speaker's words?"

>>37158939
>Ask someone a question (who? what?)

Is it praying time? I think it's praying time.

>>37158939
I'm very much afraid what might become of us if we delve too deep into this, but we have to go on to bring light into the darkness and awesomeness to the undead
>Ride on.

>>37159063
Couldn't hurt?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37158939

>Ride on

We might figure out something when we speak to more people.

>>37159096
Opportunity costs anon.

There isn't much time to do more that one thing. So make it count. Don't think in terms of 'Can't hurt', think in terms of 'We do this or we're screwed.' Or at least get some benefit out of the action.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

I think we're the voices. That, or it is the Whispers.

>>37158939
>Make a theory (what?)
SHE IS FUCKIN' NUTS.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37159063
I don't know, we tend to lose track of time when we pray, hours pass every time we talk to UCS.
I think we should just move on and talk to the other Abyssals, see if we can learn anything from the more coherent/less crazy ones.

>>37158939
>>Ask someone a question (who? what?)
Does Rekan hear the voices?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37158939
>>Ask someone a question (who? what?)
Ask Reken if she's noticed anything from the other Abyssals, two out of the five we know about has mentioned them, I'm not sure about Phoenix, but it's not like we've ever had time to sit down and chat. We need to make a note to ask the rest if they don't bring it up themselves.

>>37159187
Good point, but 'more coherent/less crazy' is a problem.

So far we have a nutcase gothic maid, an MIA rouge abyssal wannabe, an even nuttier funeral director and a amnesiac sailor.

So we're 1/4 on the less crazy front. I wonder what their twilight will be like.

>>37159297
While we are at it, did we even get all of heir castes or am i really that forgetful?
>>37159216
Also while mentioning her, I really vote for taking her home with us. she just fills that niche in our part of the cast

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37159297
Phoenix hasn't been terribly crazy, at least not too our face.

I actually expect the Daybreak to be the craziest of them all

>>37159361
I don't know why, but I like Reken.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37159361
I don't know if we've gotten them in quest, but Phoenix is their Day caste, Feurdelis is the Midnight, Speaker is the Moonshadow, Baron is the Dusk, and we haven't met the Daybreak, but we know they call her Doc.

>>37159366
>MIA rouge abyssal wannabe

Yeah, that's what i said. But i'm still expecting a 80% rate of crazy with these clowns.

>>37159415
>Clowns
Good god now I will always see Feurdelis with a big red nose before my inner eye

>>37159415
What if they have an actual clown?

They seems to be the kind of "evil team" to have a clown.

>>37159467
>>37159500
Well i don't expect our Solar team to be much better.

A hot blooded idiot, his nympho sister, a no social skills inventor, (insert night caste here) and Mikahil.

We're batting 60% at best. I just expect the dark side guys to be crazier.

>>37159566
Would having Reken in our team increase or decrease the crazy percentage?

>>37159617
No

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37159617
He was talking specifically about the Solars.

I actually don't want Reken on our side, I like her I mean, but I don't think she'd be willing to leave the Abyssals to join us.

>>37159617
Not an Exalt. Asking about say Amata or Irene would be a better question.

>>37159566
>and Mikahil
After his ¨hey let's go on advenure and crash the economy here¨ and ¨if you get me to gems treasure chambers I'll crash economy everywhere¨ ideas i thought you meant that as self-explanatory. so i thought it was strange how you were getting to 60%.
>>37159617
Reken is undead, halfway actually, which is crazy in and on itself, but strangely well mannered, so it's +/-0

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37159677
Irene is basically the same as Valeriana, or the other way around I guess since we've known Irene longer.

"...Millian, what's your opinion?" You ask the little maid.

"...I have no idea. It's a bit like... Nevermind. It's silly-"

"No, I want to hear. No matter how silly you think it sounds." You press her on.

"...It's like... You probably never had that problem, but you know when you want to tell to a boy you like him but you're too shy to tell him straightforwardly? So you ask your friends, you dance around the issue..."

"...You mean all this is an elaborate way of asking me out to a date?"

Tia stifles a giggle.

"...Like I said, it's silly. Ignore it." Millian sinks into the cart, defeated.

You sigh and turn to Rakan. "You?"

"Some of the creatures living in the Underworld can feel the Whispers."

You lift an eyebrow. "Whispers?"

"...At the center of the Underworld lie the Neverborn. They're the first ghosts. The first things to ever die, the souls of the Titans that forged the universe. Their voices... some can hear them, in their minds, like a worm gnawing."

You close your eyes. You see...

...a giant beyond all giants, a shape vast enough to blot out the cosmos. It is vast enough that no eye can embrace it, no mind can comprehend it. No life is long enough to speak the full length of its name. The breadth of its thirteen arms can strangle past, present and future. Worlds dance and die on the tip of its fingers, and its breath is the fire at the end of all things.

You exchange a glance with Tia and both of you smile and nod. "...Oh, yes. I remember them." "I remember killing them."

Reken nearly swallows her own tongue when you say that.

"It wasn't really us." "Not really, no."

After a bit, she regains her composure. "...Do you think she was talking about these Whispers?"

"...I doubt she was. You... don't look like someone who hears Whispers."

"...Do you hear Whispers?" Tia asks her.

"Sometimes." She looks away. "I don't want to talk about it."

With that, the conversation grinds to an uneasy halt.

(cont.)

>>37159687
Technically, his 'crash the universe's economy' plan is only the first part of a plan to build a new economy with magical money that will serve as a passive anti-chaos-defense-grid.

>>37159687
It's a crazy plan, but the person coming up with it is at least rational enough to come up with A plan.

Karas solves problems by 1. Sword-ing it or 2. Sword 2: Sword harder.

Maka is /tg/.

Val makes stuff and doesn't think about the consequences.

At the very least, Mikahil is using his brain. That and using TTTH to snap Tia out of it back during the lintha fight was a sane, rational and in fact optimal move.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37159746
That too, but he also at least wants to help shrink the wealth gap that exist in creation, make the poor places less poor, bring everyone into the fold via trading and whatnot.

File: Baron of the Final Tide.jpg (138 KB, 790x700)

138 KB JPG

You ride on. Best not to waste time or focus on them right now.

The black shape in the distance takes a form beyond the vague feeling of shadowy unease: a massive, fortress-like yet ship-like structure of black steel and...

...yes, you remember that. That moment when you Exalted. You were staring that monstrosity down.

From here, this far, you can almost appreciate its design and the skill it must have taken to master the magic of Essence to such an extent to allow it to float in the air. But you have no doubt that, once you get closer, you will still find it downright unsettling.

And yet, as you ride further ahead, you see a smaller shadow standing in your way. As you approach it, you see it more clearly: a young man, a black bandage over one eye, cloaked in a black coat. He and Reken exchange glances for a moment.

You bring the horse to a halt. "...Another of the Tyrant's Deathknights, I presume?"

The young man brushes his rebellious hair back with a swift gesture, and brings both hands on the hilt of his swords. "Baron of the Final Tide." A black castemark flashes on his forehead, a hollow circle with eight rays around it.

"And you're not going to let me through?"

The swords slide free of the scabbards with the hissing sound of metal on metal.

>I'll handle it, Tia.
>You handle it, Tia.
>Let's handle this together, Tia.
>You handle it, Millian.
>I have a hostage, Baron. Don't do anything stupid.
>I don't want to fight you.
>(other?)

>>37159704
Uuuhhhhh... you've just reminded me: we need to make her massproduce ¨What Would Maka Do?¨ bracelets for the youth.

>>37159806
>You handle it, Millian.
I trust in Maid

>>37159806
>I don't want to fight you.

Here we go.

Also as a side note, the Lunar circle 'only' has a 33% crazy rate. Considering the nature of Luna and the origin of the word 'Lunatic'...it doesn't bode well for the collective sanity of the Exalted host when Lunars are the islands of stability.

>>37159806
>You handle it, Tia.

>>37159833
..... Please package some contraceptives with those.

>>37159806
>I don't want to fight you.
"But Tia does, and I *will* help my husband. And I know you've seen the handprints I left in the prow of that airship. Put those down and let's talk."

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>37159806
>>I don't want to fight you.
but be ready to defend.

>>37159806
>>I have a hostage, Baron. Don't do anything stupid.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37159806
>I don't want to fight you.
If he insists
>Let's handle this together, Tia.
No fighting a Dusk Caste on your own

>>37159806
First option results in tia jumping in either way, so let's do
>Let's handle this together, Tia.
and feel good about the easy victory

>>37159806
>I don't want to fight you.
>Why did you draw steel?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37159806
>>Let's handle this together, Tia.
No matter I want to start popping our combat charms just in case, let's start with both points of soak in AiRS

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>37159806

>I'll handle it, Tia.

Combat test

>>37159892
That would undermine the entire point of them anon. we want a strong nation, we need the manpower.

>>37157164
Is she even allowed to have no intention to hurt anyone in Creation considering she's a slave of the Neverborn?

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>37159806

>I don't want to fight you.

>So, are the voices talking to you?

>>37160017
She can WANT to be good and peaceful all she wants. What she is forced to do against her wishes is another matter.

>>37160017

I suppose she can have no intention, but that they can force her regardless if they cared

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>37159806
>A black castemark flashes on his forehead
That's at least two points of Essence spent, from looking at his old sheet, it could be his +3 combat excellency and at a guess I would say it's his scenelong damage adder unless he got some new stuff since we've been him

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37160017
Of course, they can't stop her from thinking or wanting something, but they can punish her for not doing what they want.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

We are at full Essence, do we want to pop any charms here?

>>37160097
*cough*failafle*cough*

>>37160115
We're not at full Essence.

Anyway, this guy looks like he sucks at social combat. Let's attack him there.

>>37159806
>You handle it, Millian.

pffft

>>37160050
>>37160058
>>37160097
"Act without intent to hurt anyone" might be closer to what I meant.

>>37159806
>I don't want to fight you.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>37160176
Oh right we spent one on TttH, so we're at 5/6.

>>37160203
They can act without the intent, yes.

"I don't want to fight you, Baron." You tell him, annoyed.

He lifts one sword, its tip pointing at you. Tia shuffles in her seat, getting in a position where she's ready to spring and leap between you and him at any time. You feel her body tensing up with razor-sharp focus. "I'm not leaving you a choice." He replies.

"You're not going to touch Maka." Tia calmly states.

"Out of the way. I want to fight her. Not you."

She grins. "I'm not leaving you a choice."

You see Baron subtly shifting his stance. "Tell her to stand down."

You take a deep breath. "Even if I did... I don't think she'd listen to me."

"I wouldn't." Tia proclaims, slowly stepping out of the cart and walking at a leisurely pace towards the Dusk.

He lowers his swords for a moment. He doesn't seem afraid of Tia, but...

"Not even if I challenge you to a duel, Maka? I want to fight you. You and no one else. There is something I need to see for myself."

"Did the Tyrant set you up to this?"

"Indeed." He replies, shouldering both blades. "What do you say? If you agree... in exchange I will tell you something you'd want to know."

>I don't care. Get 'im, Tia!
>You'll answer anyway after a good beating. Let's get him, Tia.
>...Alright, sounds interesting. Stand aside, Tia.
>(other?)

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>37160440
>...Alright, sounds interesting. Stand aside, Tia.
Put on AiRS

>>37160440
>...Alright, sounds interesting. Stand aside, Tia.

>>37160440
>I don't care. Get 'im, Tia!

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>37160440
>>...Alright, sounds interesting. Stand aside, Tia.
I guess this is still part of whatever we have to learn to talk to Tyrant.

Put on AiRS, both points and Solar Hero Style, let's light this place up.

>>37160440
>...Alright, sounds interesting. Stand aside, Tia.

Are we seriously about to try to solo a Dawnoid?

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>37160528
Apparently.