>>37505338
QM's twitter: @DeadQM

>>37505338
Oh shit niggers! Where my shaman magic at? You had one job!

You are Vlad Tepish

Your holdings and items: An ancient elven ruin, A well secured cave, Staff of Fireblast, Sword of the Blackguard, basic clothing.

Your minions: 20/30 maximum, 1 skeletal elk mount, 2 human zombies (quite decayed by now, 2 elven zombies, 14 skeletons. 10 of them are archers. Your control is absolute.

Your relationships: Gnoll tribe (allies/treacherous bastards),Your apprentice, Lathrien (unfriendly), Bound spirits- Gnoll elder(Bound), elven scout(Bound), Bathory (Hateful).

Stats, Skills, Traits: Intelligence 1, Strength 2, Stamina 1, Agility 1, Charisma 1, Perception 1. Awareness 1, Diplomacy 1 [1/2 progress], Hunting and Gathering 1, Construction 1, Tactics 1, Stealth 1. Necromancy III, Shamanistic Magic I.

Spells: Raise Dead, Drain Life, Inflict Disease, Desecrate Land, Call Element (Storm, Earthquake).

You have returned to the elven ruins with everything you value from the cave.

>Go over ground rules with Lathrien
>Start Lathrien's training (write-in)
>This place has not been cleaned in a millennium. Deal with that.
>Explore more
>Commune to one of your bound spirits
>Read the tomes in the library with your newfound literacy powers.
>Plot to rule the world.

Your goals: Become immortal, Find a body for Bathory, Visit the elves on a diplomatic/murderous mission

>>37505434
I hate to tell ya, but if you'd been there it would've been a tie and we'd have a revote now. Ain't changing it now tho.

>>37505482
So we still have the xp?

>>37505501
Nope! spent it on Agility and Strength.

>>37505462
>Go over the ground rules with Lathrien
>Read the tomes in the library with your newfound literacy powers.

>>37505501
Nope, str2/agi1 won fair and square, I'm sure shamanistic stuff will go up soon enough. Hell, I've considered making it more appealing, but I cannot really do that without revealing the higher level spells. I guess I'll just go with what the votes say as much as I can.

>>37505462
>Go over ground rules with Lathrien
>Start Lathrien's training (write-in)

>>37505462
>Go over ground rules with Lathrien.
>This place has not been cleaned in a millennium. Deal with that.

>>37505529

I think we can do this while some skeletons dust the place.

>>37505542
Well I'm one of the guys who wanted the Str2/agi1 but I have to tell you. I was really close to goin for shamanistic. The only reason I chose str2/agi1 was because if something gets close to use we're fucked. And with Lathrien who doesn't like us as our apprentice I figured we should have a bit more defence in cqc considering we now also have a kickass sword.

Finally managed to play! Good work OP, been following for a while.

>>37505563

I echo this sentiment. Can you clarify what you mean by 'write in'?

>>37505462
>Go over ground rules with Lathrien.
>This place has not been cleaned in a millennium. Deal with that.

>>37505542
Hey, when our bound elf hunter was telling us about the area, did he give us the elves' reasons for looking for the ruin (I assume) we are currently living in?

>>37505529
>>37505563

You travel in silence. There is not much to say, and Lathrien does not seem to be up for small talk. It is just as well, while the elves had been stupidly stubborn and arrogant, it is true that you likely have killed some of his friends, and raised them as undead. When you actually see the ruin, Lathrien looks suitably shocked and awed.

When you cross the threshold, however he all but jumps. Of course, without necromancer training the energies of the place would feel quite uncomfortable. You are happy that he can feel it at least.

'First things first. No murdering me.' You say

>Be cruel. Beatings for failures, absolute obedience.
>Be strict. Punish stupidity, reward brilliance, forbid violence and backtalk
>Be reasonable. Punish violence or blatant disrespect. Reward good behaviour and success.
>Be kind. Do not kill me, but otherwise feel free to do and learn what you want. See me as an equal.

>>37505607
In this case, write-in the methods of training you want to incorporate

>>37505638
These are elven ruins full of magical artifacts. Any tribe would be ecstatic to find them, but for elves it is almost holy.

>>37505657
>Be reasonable. Punish violence or blatant disrespect. Reward good behaviour and success

>>37505657
>Be kind. Do not kill me, but otherwise feel free to do and learn what you want. See me as an equal.

>>37505657
>Be reasonable. Punish violence or blatant disrespect. Reward good behaviour and success.

>>37505657
>Be reasonable. Punish violence or blatant disrespect. Reward good behaviour and success.

>>37505657
>Be strict. Punish stupidity, reward brilliance, forbid violence and backtalk

Tough but fair. We're his master not his buddy.

>>37505736

strict. we'll mellow down to reasonable if he proves to be capable of reasonable thought concerning you and your practices.

>>37505657
>Be reasonable. Punish violence or blatant disrespect. Reward good behaviour and success.
He might be the foundation for our good relationship with the elves. But if that doesn't work, then no need to act as a pussy

>>37505657
> Be reasonable.

>>37505799

A wise policy, let him earn our good graces with loyalty and diligent practice.

>>37505657
>Be strict. Punish stupidity, reward brilliance, forbid violence and backtalk

>>37505727
>>37505687
>>37505683
>>37505681

'I am to teach you magic, and I intend to do it properly. I expect you to learn it, and to be on good behavior. I am not an unreasonable man, and if you do not do anything violent or stupid, we can have a working relationship.

You will call me by my proper name, Tepish, and you will do no violence against me or those under my protection. If you can do that and are willing to learn we will get along fine.' You say.

'That's... You killed my friends and are using them as puppets. How can I...'

'That is just what I mean about disrespect. The matter is settled between me and your elder. I will let it slide this time, and we can discuss exactly what happened, if you are willing to listen to reason.'

'Yes, Vlad Tepish. Does this place always feel this wrong?'

'It will feel better once you have learned the basics of my magic.'

>Time to train him
>Time to clean
>Time to read
>Time to relax. It has been a long damn day.

>>37505845
>>Time to train him

>>37505845
>Time to clean

>>37505845
> Time to clean.

A clean home is a good home.

>>37505845
>Time to train him
>Time to clean

I suppose we can have the skeletor's clean while we teach him the basics..

>>37505845
>Time to clean
>Time to read
>Time to relax. It has been a long damn day.

Have him and some of our undead clean the place while we relax and read the tomes.

>>37505845
>Time to train him
I'm new to the quest so I don't know how long the day actually has been, but let's not rest until he learned enough to not feel uncomfortable in our home

Disregard this >>37505861
I'm voting for >>37505877
>>37505845

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>>37505845
>Time to clean

>>37505866
Why not both?

Necromantic Mister Miyagi

>>37505866
>>37505861
>>37505859
>>37505858

'Excellent. Well, there is no time like present to start your training. First of all you will have to get accustomed to working around the undead. This place needs a good clean and we can order the dead to do it. I expect you to put in the same work as the dead at least, until you can control them.' You say.

'How do I do that?'

'You can channel energy, I assume. It is a simple matter to control the dead, provided no one else is controlling them at the time. Channel your will where their brain would be and try to change their behavior. It will be uncomfortable at first.'

'Yes, Vlad Tepish.'

>Relax control on one of your undead. It might be dangerous if you lose control, but it is much easier to take control of an undead than to raise one.
>Tell him to try to raise any undead he finds while cleaning
>Tell him to focus on the cleaning and practice later

also

>Only direct the undead to clean
>Clean yourself. Who knows what treasures lie among the trash.

>Time to clean

Set the minions and Lathrien to work, but watch Lathrien closely. If he does what he's told and works hard reward him by teaching him something useful. Plus working alongside the dead will help him get into the necromancers mindset.

If he mouths off or is lazy, make him do something gruesome like clean up/reinforce the zombies. He needs to learn to obey first, then the necro-goods.

>>37505971
> Relax control on one of your own undead.
> Clean yourself. Who knows what treasures may be in with the trash?

>>37505971
>Tell him to try to raise any undead he finds while cleaning
>Clean yourself. Who knows what treasures lie among the trash.

>>37505971
>Relax control on one of your undead. It might be dangerous if you lose control, but it is much easier to take control of an undead than to raise one.
Pick the weakest one and we should clean also

>>37505971
>Relax control on one of your undead.
> Clean yourself. Who knows what treasures may be in with the trash?

>>37506016
>>37506006
>>37506002
Roll Necromancy 1d20+3 DC 11
Roll Awareness 1d20+2 DC 16

Rolled 15, 7 = 22 (2d20)

>>37506036

>>37506036

>>37506036
>>37506049

Rolled 16, 10 = 26 (2d20)

>>37506036

Rolled 20, 5 = 25 (2d20)

>>37506036

Rolled 14, 8 = 22 (2d20)

>>37506067
WHY>>37506036

>>37506085
Nice

>>37506085
So...Does that roll mean we're now the god of necromantic cleaning?

looks like no treasure for us :<

>>37506085
>>37506076
>>37506047
Necromancy Nat 20! Critical Success. Awareness 12. Failure, made successful with the crit. Also progress to Awareness 2 [1/2].

Loosening control to the brink of losing it has been a long time training practice for you. In these necromancy infused halls it comes to you as easily as breathing. You command one of the dead to stand still and lower its defences, and then all but lose control of it. It is somewhat fun.

'Start by trying to control that one' You say.

'But that's Glorin.'

'No, that is a dead body. Your friend has moved on.'

'I will try.'

The kid tries. You remember the first time you tried to control a body that had no spirit within. It is a hollow, cold sensation. It gets better with time, or maybe you simply get used to it. Either way, when the kid's face goes pale and you see the look of fear in his eyes you know he has succeeded. He remains silent and cleans with his zombie friend, avoiding you, but apparently doing good work.

You command your undead to carry out anything rotten or beyond repair and join them in cleaning. You still have trouble processing just how large this place is. You might believe it a great cavern or cave, but to believe it was crafted by mortal hands stretches your belief. There is so much lost potential in this world.

You lose yourself in the monotony of cleaning, and almost fail to notice several pieces of carved bone, wondrous in craftsmanship, but luckily your undead feel a slight spark of thought upon touching them. Much like everything else in this place the tools required for such precision have been lost to history.

You also find sufficient skeletons of long-dead elves to raise dead up to your maximum capacity. You now control 30/30 minions, 24 skeletons.

>Keep the carvings as diplomatic gifts to the elves
>Keep the carvings for Lathriel
>Keep the carvings to yourself
>Finish the clean and sleep
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel
>Finish cleaning and read.

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings to yourself
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings as diplomatic gifts to the elves
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings to yourself
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings to yourself

We don't know their value as of yet, we should learn more about them before giving them away.

>>37506278
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel

We should keep a close eye on him, necromancy can't be the safest thing to learn and we need to get to know him.

>>37506278
> Keep the carvings as diplomatic gifts.

> Finish the clean and check on the apprentice.

>>37506322
>Keep the carvings to yourself
>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel

>>37506278
give half of the carvings to the elf
>finish cleaning and check on lathriel

>>37506278
> Keep the carvings as diplomatic gifts to the elves.

> Finish the clean and read.

>>37506278
Can we at least show the carvings to our elf skull, so we can learn it's value/significance?

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings for Lathriel
>Keep the carvings to yourself

>>37506361
No, we just learned elvish. If they are important we might find some info in the library here

>>37506361

>>37506343
clarifying this as to give half as diplomatic gifts

>>37506306
>>37506321
>>37506322

These are valuable, but you do not know how valuable yet. They might even have some magical purpose from how your undead reacted to them. You hide the carvings in one of your pockets, and with the vast amount of undead under your control you finish the job in less than an hour. It has grown dark, but you think you should check on your new apprentice, if only to see if he is plotting to kill you.

You find him crouching on the floor, face in his hands, barely keeping from sobbing. Damn, maybe you had talent for this kind of thing that the kid doesn't.

'Vlad Tepish! Take him away, please.' You do.

'Sorry, kid, I did not expect it to affect you so,'

'How do you deal with it, all the time, the cold and the... nothing.'

'You get used to it. It gets better over time. That said,'

>The kid is clearly not cut out to be a necromancer. Teach him shamanistic magic instead
>It's just growing pains. He is weaker than you were, but the only way he will grow strong is by training. Continue teaching him necromancy

>>37506440
By shamanistic magic, do you mean shamanistic necromancy? or the magic our old tribe used to use?

>>37506440
>It's just growing pains. He is weaker than you were, but the only way he will grow strong is by training. Continue teaching him necromancy
Tell him we will teach him other magiks as he learns necromancy as well.

>>37506440
>>It's just growing pains. He is weaker than you were, but the only way he will grow strong is by training. Continue teaching him necromancy

>>37506440
>The kid is clearly not cut out to be a necromancer. Teach him shamanistic magic instead
It's an elf, maybe he is better suited for that.
and it might not be a bad idea to be the big necromancer in town

>>37506440
Just teach him shamanistic magic.

>>37506478
Shamanistic Necromancy is kinda the fusion between Necromancy and Shamanistic Magic. It would take ridiculous amounts of time and effort to teach it, as you learned it mostly through circumstance, but if you want to go with that I can add it as an option.

>>37506440
>It's just growing pains. He is weaker than you were, but the only way he will grow strong is by training. Continue teaching him necromancy

We should make him do basic drills before something as 'advanced' as controlling corpses. Meditating amongst the dead, contemplating death-dieties, make him kill a small animal then keep its corpse with him and study the decomposition etc etc.

Grim stuff, but we arent teaching him flower arranging. Furthermore it will alter his mindset, making him 'less' an elf and 'more' a necromancer and thus more akin to us than his former tribe.

>>37506440
>>The kid is clearly not cut out to be a necromancer. Teach him shamanistic magic instead

>>37506440
Shamanism.

>>37506440
>>37506539
Well, in that case, could we teach him shamanistic magic for a while, then, when he's more comfortable with the shambling corpses, start teaching him more necromancy?

>>37506440
>The kid is clearly not cut out to be a necromancer. Teach him shamanistic magic instead

>>37506278
>Keep the carvings as diplomatic gifts to the elves
One of the benefits of Necromancy is a true appreciation for the work of archeologists and a respect for history. These may well be cultural relics of great import. We should treat them with care.

>Finish the clean and check on Lathriel
He's just had an unsettling experience. Best to make sure he's coping well.

>>37506440
Hold the fuck up, how about we ask him?

>>37506700
Also a good idea.

>>37506596
>>37506582
>>37506580
>>37506552
>>37506534
>>37506510
Shamanism (at least for now)

>>37506484
>>37506492
>>37506542
Necromancy

'Perhaps necromancy is not the school of magic for you. I am also a rather capable shaman. Speaker to spirits of the wild and the dead. I recommend you become accustomed with the energies of this place, but it may be wise to teach you the basics of Shamanism first.'

'I like that idea a whole lot better than doing THIS again.'

'Very well. The workings of the shaman involve a lot of lengthy and sometimes painful ritual, and are best done by daylight. You can retire for the night. I recommend you sleep in here to get used to the place, but I will understand if you want to sleep outdoors.'

'I think I shall do that. Your elven is kinda awkward, by the way,'

>That's an insult. Remind him who's boss.
>Ask him to teach you elven later.

then

>Go read a little before sleep. You are barely capable of keeping your eyes open, but THE KNOWLEDGE!
>Just find a spot to sleep, do work in the morning.
>Other

By the way QM, what criteria are you choosing decisions on?

Just going by popularity is a disaster in my experience, as there's no way to safeguard against samefagging.

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.

>Go read a little before sleep. You are barely capable of keeping your eyes open, but THE KNOWLEDG

>>37506730
Mostly by popularity. If you want to cheat there is not much I can do to stop you. I try not to include options so stupid that samefagging would derail the quest.

If I start to suspect super huge amounts of samefag I may do something about it, but it's worked out fine so far.

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.

"Sorry I learned from the long dead necromancer that ruled this place it can't be helped if it's a bit archaic"

>>Go read a little before sleep. You are barely capable of keeping your eyes open, but THE KNOWLEDGE!

>>37506722
>Other

Go sit with Bathory. Even if she does nothing but scream her hate at us or refuse to speak at all. We need to show her we havn't given up on her and being trapped alone in your own skull all day is a recipe for insanity, some company will do her good.

Weathering her hate is the least we can do after pulling her out of heaven (or wherever she was) .

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.
>Just find a spot to sleep, do work in the morning.

Studying Necromantic Tomes while being half asleep =/= A good idea

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.
>Go read a little before sleep. You are barely capable of keeping your eyes open, but THE KNOWLEDGE!

>>37506792
Supportan

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.
>Just find a spot to sleep, do work in the morning.

free Bathory's spirit.

we talked to her like once in 4 threads. it's probably time to let her go.

>>37506722

Changing my vote from
>>37506793
to
>>37506792

>>37506722
>Ask him to teach you elven later.
>Just find a spot to sleep, do work in the morning.

>>37506800
>>37506793
>>37506788
>>37506771
'There is only so much I could learn in one night and without speaking it out loud. You can teach me the nuances later, perhaps.'

'I will, sure.'

The knowledge tempts you. The hundreds upon hundreds of tomes, brilliant, forgotten knowledge within each of them. You can sleep if and when you are dead.

On the other hand, your thoughts linger on Bathory. She asked you not to speak with her, but she has to know you are working on your promise. Even if it is just hateful screams, maybe your presence will alleviate some of her anger eventually.

>Books
>Bathory

>>37506888
>Bathory

>>37506888
>Bathory

Skull-waifu is worth it.

>>37506888
>>Books
Maybe read next to her.

>>37506888
>Bathory
I'm new to this quest, but from what I heard this needs some attention

>>37506888
Bathory.

>>37506847
It was always going to take time to find her a body. It may be possible within the first ten threads, but only if you make a lot of right choices. Remember that in story time it has been just about a week since you fled your tribe. You are kind of getting a lot of shit done super fast.

Also, some ways to give her a body will be better than others, much like with immortality.

>>37506888
>Bathory

>>37506888
>Bathory

>>37506939
>>37506929
>>37506928
>>37506909
>>37506900

It would be only selfishness to not speak to her. She is more than alone in her binding, she must be bored out of her mind. You have to remember what it was you broke your tribes taboo for.

You pick up Bathory's skull and press your forehead to it. You can get a much stronger connection that way, although it is also more dangerous. You refuse to play it safe this time around.

'Bathory, my love.'

'Vlad. What is it that you want.'

There is no rage in her voice, none of that fire you felt only a few short days ago. Somehow it is worse than when she was yelling at you.

>What do you say?

>>37507004
"I think I might be close, to getting you a body. Tell me, do you feel the energy here?"

>>37507004
I have no idea what to say.

>>37507004
>To show you I'm still here for you, whatever you might say. I broke our tribes most sacred laws for you, I went into exile for you, I wrestled death itself to bring you back and I will not stop until you can walk the world of the living again...
and if you choose to walk away from me when that day comes, so be it.

>>37507106
Second

>>37507037
'I have been working on what we talked about last time. It is hard to find anything, but I might find a way here. Tell me, do you feel the energy here?'

'It is dark, cold, but it is also fortifying and bracing. It is strange. I think I should feel better, but my mind wanders to strange, dark places.'

'It is the best I can do for now. There are books, hundreds of books, and I can read them. I will keep looking. Is that the only reason you came to talk to me?'

'That, and to show you I am still here for you, whatever you might say. I broke the sacred laws for you and I do not regret it. I will bring you back, no matter the cost.'

'That's...'

Roll 1d20+1 charm test. DC 14. SPECIAL: You are currently at the lowest possible relationship level, and a critical failure cannot lower it further.

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37507159

>>37507159
'Is that the only reason you came to talk to me?' is a separate sentence, of course. Derp.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>37507159
GIVE ME THE POWER DICE GODS!

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37507159

>>37507190
You! YOU RIGHT HERE MOTHERFUCKER JUST SAVED THE DAY!

>>37507190
I SHALL SACRIFICE MY FIRSTBORN TO YOU AS THANKS DICEGODS!

>>37507181
>>37507190
Oh my god, that was close.

>>37507190
Also as a side note appropriate music perhaps?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txKc3yN1WLU

>>37507191
>>37507190
>>37507181

18! Great success.

'That is sweet. I know you only did what you did because you cared, but it does not change things between us. It does not change what you have done to me.'

'I am so sorry,'

'Do not apologize. The Vlad Tepish I know does not apologize for his failures, he fixes them.'

'Yes, my love, I suppose I do.'

'Good, now get back to work.'

'Yes, love.'

'Oh and... Feel free to come by and talk again. It is dreadfully quiet in here.'

You keep the connection strong until you doze off and go to sleep. You speak no more words, but you feel each other's presence in your very soul.

Congratulations! Bathory no longer hates you. She still cannot forgive what you have done, but will talk to you now.

You wake up alone.

>See if Lathrien is awake. Get the training started.
>Read, read for the literacy gods.
>Go out and explore.
>Other.

>>37507247

We're a proto-necromancer eking out an existence at the dawn of civilization.
This is no time for classical compositions or modern vocals!

Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCLPH615utU

>>37507315
>See if Lathrien is awake. Get the training started.
Once he starts practicing we can read.

>>37507315
Read, read for the literacy gods while training Lathrien.

>>37507315
>>See if Lathrien is awake. Get the training started.

>>37507315
>See if Lathrien is awake. Get the training started.
>Read, read for the literacy gods.
Read and walk folks.Read and walk

>>37507339
I meant as in appropriate music for the scene

>>37507315
>Read, read for the literacy gods.

Until Lathrien wakes at least.

>>37507315
>Read, read for the literacy gods.
our apprentice will come when he wants to

>>37507358
>>37507350
>>37507347
>>37507340
Many of the books are in a dangerous condition. You have to be cautious when you read them. And generally have to focus your attention. Everyone seems to agree to train Lathrien.

You find him sprawled on the ground just outside the ruin.

'Wake up, it is time for your training.'

'Wha... Yes, Vlad Tepish.'

>Instruct him on what to do, go back inside and read (your master let you do your own thing most of the time)
>Give him a demonstration. It will help him understand the ritual better and it is quite impressive. It will only take you some twenty minutes to an hour, then you can leave him to try to figure it out as you read.

>>37507315
>Read, read for the literacy gods.

Knowledge is power

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration. It will help him understand the ritual better and it is quite impressive. It will only take you some twenty minutes to an hour, then you can leave him to try to figure it out as you read.

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration. It will help him understand the ritual better and it is quite impressive. It will only take you some twenty minutes to an hour, then you can leave him to try to figure it out as you read.

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration. It will help him understand the ritual better and it is quite impressive. It will only take you some twenty minutes to an hour, then you can leave him to try to figure it out as you read.

The practice couldn't hurt us either.

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration

Its borderline retarded to let an apprentice try this solo at his stage. he literally just started.

>>37507417
Instruct him on what to do, but read while within close vicinity of him.

hands on training

>>37507438
>>37507449
>>37507450
>>37507451
Roll d20+2 for Shamanism to call up a storm. You will succeed, degrees of success will influence how impressively and how quickly you can do it, as well as how clearly you instruct Lathrien while you do it.

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration. It will help him understand the ritual better and it is quite impressive. It will only take you some twenty minutes to an hour, then you can leave him to try to figure it out as you read.
He will like this more and the more we get him to like us the more we can trust him with bigger tasks, like #1 transcribing the ancient writings onto a better medium. Actually is this something we could have zombies, or skeletons do?

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>37507483

Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

hnnnnngggggggggggg

>>37507417
>Give him a demonstration.
We don't want anything to go wrong while we are busy, do we?

>>37507483

Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>37507483

>>37507484
That would be really stretching it. Your skeletons are just about smart enough to understand fairly complex orders, but even then not much beyond 'hunt', 'clean', 'gather food'. Leveling shamanism and necromancy might improve their intelligence.

Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>37507484

Looks like do bout 50/50 on our lesson for the day and making it rain.

Not bad. Not bad. Hopefully after experiencing shamanism he can better handle necromancy afterwards. Big maybe though he needs alot of education on it.

>>37507559
>>37507512
>>37507497
>>37507496
Well I hope our apprentice is smart, because we gave a pretty average lesson

>>37507496
>>37507497
>>37507512

13 Slightly above average success.

You quickly realize you are a little rusty yourself. You have not called for the spirits of the air in quite some time, and might have done a little to offend them. At least drawing blood will be easier now that you have a knife. Kids these days get everything handed to them.

First, you remove your vest, so your chest is bare to the elements. You sit down in the meditative position that your master taught you. You open your mind to the spirits of the wild around you.

The spirit of Earth around here is an old, calm being. The spirits of the air are vicious and angry. This is fine for your purposes, whatever they might have taken offense to.

You take the bronze dagger and start cutting a shape in your chest. For a while, nothing happens. Then, a light rain begins. The second that the rainwater, mixed with your blood hits the ground, the sky goes dark, the wind starts howling and rain falls down in a deluge. The storm becomes so heavy it is difficult to keep sitting straight.

You look at Lathrien and see awe in his face. Good. The majority of your motivation for excellence was just how damn impressive your own master made the magic look.

You hold the spell for a few minutes, and then release the binding. And just like that, the sky clears, the wind stops and the natural order is restored.

'Did you catch that'

'Yes, Vlad Tepish! How do I do that?'

'Months of training. We will start with just the rain. Do as I did, open your mind and listen hard to the spirits. When you can hear them, give blood to the earth.'

Roll d20 for Lathrien DC 15, no bonus

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>37507659

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37507659

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>37507659

Rolled 18 (1d20)

c'mon boi

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>37507659

>>37507701
>>37507711
>>37507674
13 Normal Failure.

Well, you cannot expect him to get it on first try. It will take time and patience. After in twenty minutes the kid still has either not heard the spirits, or steeled himself to draw his own blood you leave him to his practice.

>Finally, some time to read
>Wander around a bit, explore, stuff like that.
>You feel like a little bit of hunting. You have the food, but you want to relax.

>>37507659
dice+1d20
I believe in you son

>>37507746
>>Finally, some time to read

>>37507746
>Finally, some time to read

>>37507746
>Finally, some time to read

>>37507750
Now I feel pretty stupid

Rolled 6 (1d20)

Rolling

>>37507746
>Finally, some time to read

>>37507746
Reading I say. we might as well see if we can pry a few new secrets of necromancy from the old age.

>>37507776
Put it in the options field next time silly

>>37507674
>>37507701
>>37507711
I think it's good for him to start off humble

>Finally, some time to read

Delicious tomes.

if you can, have your servants scour the ruins for loot, intruders and previously unseen nooks and crannies while you read.

>>37507795
Its ALWAYS good to start your apprentice off humble. Its why the cliche of making them do housework/bitchwork is so common, teach them humility and patience doing all that. Then let them put that patience and lack of arrogance to the real learning. If they can't handle the first stage they were either going to die horribly in the next or give up/explode in frustration. You always do this part.

Otherwise you get those halfwits who summon elder demons thinking they can control it and THEN you got full blown hellgates going on and thats just no good.

>>37507843
>>37507843
Wizards!
This time with morality!

You have been looking forward to this, delicious knowledge. You walk into the library and the stacks of books... Well, it is good that you intend to live forever, as it would take decades to read it all.

You walk among the stacks and pick up a few books, looking over the first pages. They seem to be arranged by topic.

>Read books on ancient history
>Read books on engineering, alchemy, crafting
>Read books on necromancy
>Read fiction. It is a fascinating concept to you.
>Read books on basketweaving. There has to be a reason why there is a whole section of them.

>>37507916
>>Read books on necromancy

>>37507916
>Read books on ancient history

>>37507916
>Read books on necromancy
>Read books on engineering, alchemy, crafting
Alchemy,Crafting and Necromancy to create a new body and to transfer the soul to it?

>>37507916
>Read books on necromancy

>>37507916
> Engineering, alchemy, crafting.

Perhaps we could create Bathory's body? Plus, it would be good to get new knowledge in the world.

>>37507916
>Read books on basketweaving. There has to be a reason why there is a whole section of them.

baskets for the Easter dragon's eggs? baskets of holding? phylacteries in disguise? I MUST KNOW

>>37507916
Lets start with necromancy and see what new/"old" methods we can pick up. after that we should dig into engineering and so on to build a proper lab and repair the place.

>>37507916
>>Read books on engineering, alchemy, crafting

>>37507916
>Read books on necromancy
>Read books on engineering, alchemy, crafting
Something that we can relate to finding Bathory's body, and the fortification of our crib

>>37507916
>Read books on engineering, alchemy, crafting
Architecture especially if it is available to you. These ruins are fascinating.
And when we get around to crafting a body, we can give her fly buttresses

>>37507916
>Read books on necromancy

>>37507981
>>37507975
>>37507965
>>37507961
Looks like necromancy, but I will still be taking votes while you roll.

Roll research, 1d20+1 DC 14, DC 16 if you want to do both

>>37507916
>Read books on necromancy
>Read books on ancient history

>>37507975
>>37507981

QM has hinted there are a few ways to restore her, we should learn the options. Can't be the first necromancer to have brought a loved one back.

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508022

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37508022

Rolled 4, 14 = 18 (2d20)

>>37508022

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>37508022

Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508022

Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508022

>>37508046
>>37508063


nice rolls! too bad you didn't pick an option. can I assume these are for basketweaving?

>>37508063
>>37508046
Does this count?
Because come on.

>>37508046
>>37508063

Learning for the learning god!

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>>37508046
>>37508063

>>37508078
Then we learned how to weave souls

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>>37508063
>>37508046

>>37508078
QM already said Necromancy won. Try to keep up.

>>37508046
>>37508063
I'll be honest.Gonna be upset quite a bit if these don't count just because of how fucking rare it is to get nat 20's in a goddamn row!

>>37508036
>>37508046
>>37508063
You'd think that these are the only rolls that counts since they're the only ones that rolled 1d20+1

>>37508063
>>37508078
>>37508063 was me.
I assumed the roll was for the success of the reading rather than what to read, but for what it's worth I voted:
>necromancy & ancient history

>>37508028
>>37508018
>>37508013
>>37507976
>>37507975
>>37507961
Necromancy

>>37507975
>>37507981
>>37508005
>>37508017
>>37508013

Of course it's a tie. Oh hell, just THIS ONCE I'll take the double crit success into account outside of the first three.

Success!

The methods of the crafting of the ancients fascinate you, but it would be treason to your craft to not learn anything of necromancy. You start with a book on the basics of Alchemy. It claims that at higher levels you can learn to do stuff like creating artificial bodies, and has references to other books in the library. Technically it is comprehensible, but you feel like you should start with something simpler, just in case.

Then you dive deep into researching how to transfer souls, reanimate bodies and general necromantic research. Most of the 'true' resurrection you find seems little more than myth to make a religion more appealing, but there is some promise in moving spirits from one vessel to another. You would have to improvise on how to let Bathory take control of the new body, but it is a start, certainly. The real problem is, that you would need to find a body that is alive, but has no soul within it.

>Experiment as much as you can with alchemy. This seems to be the obvious path to giving Bathory a body
>Experiment with moving spirits around. You have two that are rather expendable.
>Check in on Lathrien.

>>37508200
>>Experiment as much as you can with alchemy. This seems to be the obvious path to giving Bathory a body

>>37508130
0.25%

>>37508200
>Experiment as much as you can with alchemy. This seems to be the obvious path to giving Bathory a body

>>37508119
>Looks like necromancy, but I will still be taking votes while you roll.

>>37508119
>implying I'm the one who can't read

kek

>>37508200


>Experiment as much as you can with alchemy. This seems to be the obvious path to giving Bathory a body

>>37508233
>>37508227
>>37508222

Roll 1d20+1

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508249

>>37508200
>Alchemy

I'd rather be somewhat ethical about this if we can. Plus Bathory would likely hate us even more then she is now if we rip the soul out of some poor girl to give her life again.

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508249

>>37508283
Hahaha

Rolled 12 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508249

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>>37508283

>>37508200
GIVE her a body? Does that mean we have to play god and create something from a scrap, murder people for organs and body parts?
Do we really want to go that way?

>>37508323
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSs9H1ANmL4

>>37508323
We are a necromancer m8

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37508200
>Check in on Lathrien.

I'm all for getting her a body, but let's hone our craft abit before committing to anything. Other options may become available as our necromantic knowledge and power increases.
We havnt even consorted with dark gods, evil spirits and demonic forces yet, we are but a necro-undergraduate.

>>37508323
If it's by alchemy, it'd be more like creating a homunculus.

>>37508323
You're being a bit morbid. There are less unsavory ways of constructing a receptacle for souls, you know.

>>37508323
Or we could give her a bitchin warforged body.

>>37508323

it's the only way to give her three tits without the Frankenbride stitches.

>>37508313
>>37508283
>>37508267
Best time to get a one, really, as critfails give you more training in a skill than regular successes. (It says so right there in the pastebin)

1 Critical Failure. On the up side, You have learned Alchemy 1

On the downside:

Alchemist's fire. That seems simple enough, and you would like being able to create fire without using the soul of a damned gnoll. You are quite certain that the books are flammable, so you move into the next room and start practicing with what you can find in the ruins and just outside.

You must have added too much of SOMETHING, as the thick liquid bursts into green flame, starts bubbling and spread all over the stone table you had been working on. You think you can control it, but it does not go out and starts spreading at a disturbing speed.

>Shit! Shit! Shit! The books are next doors.
>Literally have all of your undead pile up on the fire.
>Run to get the staff of the gnoll pyromancer. He will be able to control it, but you left the staff in another room
>Your body is nothing compared to the value of those books. Bellyflop on that fire and don't move until it's out.

>>37508373
I'm just asking for future decisions. Let's not forget; she doesn't want to be reanimated, she wants to LIVE again. Feel, breathe, eat, and maybe Snu-snu

>>37508200
>Check in on Lathrien.

There's gotta be a way to restore her original appearance, we should continue our research and instruction of Lathrien. See what other options are available

>>37508459
>Shit! Shit! Shit! The books are next doors.
>Your body is nothing compared to the value of those books. Bellyflop on that fire and don't move until it's out.
FUCK IT ALL OR NOTHING!

>>37508459
>Shit! Shit! Shit! The books are next doors.
>Literally have all of your undead pile up on the fire.

>>37508459
>Write-In
>Have the undead move the books from the room next door to a safe place while the other undead pile up on the fire.

>>37508459
Deploy the undead firefighters, grab the staff whilst theyre doing their thing.

>>37508459

>Shit! Shit! Shit! The books are next doors.
>Literally have all of your undead pile up on the fire.

>>37508459
>Run to get the staff of the gnoll pyromancer. He will be able to control it, but you left the staff in another room.
If we pile up the dead, they might catch fire as well, elevating the problem. Bellyflopp is also a bad idea

>>37508459

>Literally have all of your undead pile up on the fire.

preferably not the rotting, flammable gas emitting zombies though.

>>37508459
>>Run to get the staff of the gnoll pyromancer. He will be able to control it, but you left the staff in another room

>>37508545
>>37508505
>>37508540
>>37508531
Roll 1d20+5 Necromancy DC 16

Grabbing the staff in the mean time, having some of the undead carry the most valuable books to another room.

>>37508459
Get the staff its the only sane method here. Anything else results in MORE FIRE

We sadly just have to risk the books

Rolled 9 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37508586

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>37508586

Rolled 20 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37508586

Rolled 18 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37508586

>>37508610
YES!!! THANK YOU!!!

>>37508610
THANK YOU BASED DICE GODS THE BOOKS ARE SAVED!

>>37508610
hahahahhhahhahahahahahahahaha

>>37508610
Why are we so good at necromancy?

>>37508610
Wow that's the second 20 I've rolled today.

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>>37508610
YOU I LIKE YOU.I SHALL SACRIFICE MY SECOND BORN CHILD TO YOU IF IT PLEASES YOU!

>>37508639
Because the gods will that we succeed.

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>>37508610
>>37508609
>>37508604

Nat 20! Critcal Success! You can now cover your skeletons in Alchemist's fire. They will burn up eventually, but there is nothing that counters a burning skeleton in a tribal setting.

You are quick to command your undead to cover the fire with their bodies. As soon as one catches fire, you command it to run out and the next one takes its place. You take casualties, but none of them are books, so you are happy with the result. You probably disturbed Lathrien's meditations, but the books were in danger.

>Well, that was bracing. Go back to researching alchemy.
>You are going to make sure to be FAR away from the library next time you practice alchemy. Go see how Lathrien is doing
>There are more books worth reading. Have a look.

>>37508727
You control 26/30 maximum undead.

>>37508727
>>There are more books worth reading. Have a look.

>>37508727
> Well, that was bracing. Go back to practicing alchemy.

Perhaps read up on smithing and metallurgy as well?

>>37508727
>>You are going to make sure to be FAR away from the library next time you practice alchemy. Go see how Lathrien is doing

>>37508727
>You are going to make sure to be FAR away from the library next time you practice alchemy. Go see how Lathrien is doing
>There are more books worth reading. Have a look.

>>37508727
>You are going to make sure to be FAR away from the library next time you practice alchemy. Go see how Lathrien is doing

>>37508727
>You are going to make sure to be FAR away from the library next time you practice alchemy. Go see how Lathrien is doing
>There are more books worth reading. Have a look.

>>37508727
>GO check on the apprentice. we probably just scared the SHIT out of him. Oh and make sure he hasn't burned to death on accident.

After that I'm okay with books again but maybe less exprimentation.

>>37508774
>>37508773
>>37508763
You kind of want to see the look on his face. Four of your skeletons have run past him, very much on fire. Also, he might be getting some results by now.

'Lathrien, how is the training coming along?'

'I was doing fine, until burning dead came charging from the ruin. I thought you had finally decided to kill me. By the time I realized they weren't attacking my focus was completely broken.'

'Heh, a minor setback in an experiment I was doing. So, show me how 'well' you have been doing.'

Roll 1d20 DC 15 for Lathrien.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37508866

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37508866

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>37508866

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>37508866

>>37508881
>>37508885
>>37508894
>>37508909
Whats with all the dubs?

God dammit Lathrien!

Does he at least get marginal experience towards learning his skills?

>>37508909
>>37508894
>>37508885
>>37508881
Wow, what the fuck is goin on?

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>>37508919
I don't know.But i don't like it....

>>37508944
We can't always succeeded

>>37508881
>>37508885
>>37508894
It takes him a while. It is nearly an hour before a slight drizzle starts. You are not convinced it is in any way connected to Lathrien's meditations, but you figure you might as well give the kid the benefit of doubt.

'It's a start. Shamanism is mostly about patience.'

'I am not sure I have any blood left to give. Can I break for food now?'

>Focus, keep practicing. You are going to need the stamina. Some rituals can take all day to complete.
>Sure, but be sure to get back out here and go back to practicing. We are burning daylight
>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

>>37508933
The way I see it, he has to succeed at some point. Learning magic is not supposed to be something easily done in a day.

>>37508909
>>37508894
>>37508885
>>37508881
hahahaha less likely than the double 20
If Blorp saw that

>>37508986
>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

>>37508998
This quest is full of dubs. 1st and 3rd thread had double critfails too. I don't even want to know the odds, or I might start thinking I'm cursed.

>>37508986
>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

>>37508986
>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

>>37508986
>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

>>37509027
>>37509025
>>37509021
Roll 1d20+1 DC 14.

>>37508986
>>Sure, I will join you and you can teach me a little elven.

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509045

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509045
rollin

Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509045

>>37508881
>>37508885
>>37508894
>>37508909

The odds of rolling less than 15 on 4 1d20 rolls is .8%

Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509045

>>37509077
I literally have rolled 3 20's today.

>>37509078
Never tell the Gods the Odds.

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>>37509101
WHAT ARE YOU!?!

>>37509189
Pretty lucky I guess.

>>37509101

one more and you have a good excuse to go to Vegas.

>>37509259
the inquisition would like to have a word with you anon

>>37509077
>>37509078
Yet you seem to manage with a cuirous regularity. I know the odds in theory, but this quest has a lot of bad luck.

Nat 20! Critical Success. You have learned Linguistics 1.

Lathrien proves to be a very capable teacher. It helps that you have a solid foundation, but you soon realize that your accent is atrociously harsh and that Elven is a language that relies entirely on subtleties and metaphor. Your direct speech sounds strange. Finally, your vocabulary could use some work.

You address the first two issues fully, and get a solid start on the third. You have learned in two days more Elven than most do in lifetime and you can converse freely in this language with no penalties.

The time you spend talking with Lathrien also helps him see you as a person, rather than a strange necromancer that killed his friends.

>Your relationship with Lathrien has improved.

>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.
>That was a fun distraction, but you should really go practice Alchemy some more.
>You have been staying in one place for too long. Explore.

>>37509319
>>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.

Nothing worse than a poorly read magic-user

>>37509319
>>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.

>>37509078
Statistics anon here, this is completely false. It's more like 30%

>>37509319
>>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.

>>37509319
>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.

>>37509319
>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.
We literally cannot stop getting shit done.

>>37509319
>There are still a few hours of daylight. Have Lathrien work on his meditation,
>That was a fun distraction, but you should really go practice Alchemy some more.

>>37509319
>Have Lathrien work on his meditation, go read some books.
I think we need more knowledge before we practice,

>>37509319

give the guy a break. you yourself should alchemize a bit though.

>>37509388
>>37509385
>>37509384
>>37509372
>>37509370
'I think we have made good progress. Return to your training while daylight is still out there.'

'Yes, Vlad Tepish.'

Now, you want to read more. Need to, really. The books have been even more useful than you could ever have imagined.

>Read ancient history
>Read fiction
>Read basketweaving
>Read engineering
>Read alchemy (higher DC)
>Read necromancy (higher DC)

>>37509469
>Read engineering

>>37509469
>Read engineering
>Read ancient history

>>37509469

basketweaving plz

>>37509469
>>Read engineering

>>37509469
>Read alchemy (higher DC)

>>37509469
>Read engineering
>Read ancient history

Just adding history because I want to know more about what happened to the old necromancer king.

>>37509469
Read engineering.

>>37509469
>>Read ancient history

Gotta be some historical necromancers/undead we can learn from

>>37509469
>Read engineering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8hvyjZWHs

>>37509540
>>37509538
>>37509514
>>37509502
>>37509487
Roll 1d20+1 DC 14, with a 16 you can also look into ancient history a bit.

>>37509469
>>Read alchemy (higher DC)

Rolled 14 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509564

Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509564
DICE!

Rolled 16 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509564

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37509564

Rolled 14 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509564

>>37509590
ayyy

Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>37509564

>>37509564
Okay, guys. We're at the bump limit. I might return in half an hour with a new thread, but for now I'll just note the success and look at leveling.

While you technically did not resolve a major plot element, you sure as hell advanced a whole bunch of them. You get 2 exp.

I am also going to allow you to spend exp on skills that you have books on up to rank 3, at the cost of one point per rank. You still have to learn the skill the normal way for rank 1 and can only advance it with criticals after rank 3.

Let me set up the suptg, twitter is @DeadQM. Suggestions and votes for levels are now.

We should focus pretty hard on alchemy for a bit, then we can build Bathory like a Galatea tier body.

>>37509670
Eh, sure. Let's level alchemy.

Can we get some smithing or metallurgy ranks?

here's hoping the dice gods don't turn us into Marty Sue...

>>37509670

invest all the points into shamanism.

>>37509670
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/37505338/

Higher numbers make my dick hard. Vote if you want that for some reason.
>Vote
>1 Alchemy
>2 Shamanism

>>37509670
Exp vote is for raising Int. It should be our highest stat and it's below Str.

Also threads don't fall off after bump limit for at least several hours. /tg/ isn't that fast.

>>37509670
Raise int

>>37509751
1

>>37509751
2

>>37509751
>2 Shamanism

>>37509761
Right. Well, either way it's likely I'll get a new quest going once this one dies. My sleep patterns are incomprehensible to mere mortals.

Also, I'll only be counting votes below>>37509751, so re-vote if you voted before that.