You turn on the little vampire girl, who is looking at you with a goofy grin “Oh Shee” she says “That’s sooooo sweet, you two are perfect for each other!”

You lay down on the bed next to her “Goodnight Lirael” you say.

“I mean, you’re both great people, you’re friends, you both have so much in common” Lirael waxes on about your and Rainyas imagined virtues and compatibility, as you try to blot her out.

Finally Lirael cuddles up to you and whispers, her lips brushing your ear “Y’know Shee, I like your tentacles too, just saying”.

“Goodnight Lirael” you say from between gritted teeth
---
The next morning, Lirael wakes up next to you and is still wearing a smug grin. Even the bliss of feeding her only just makes her attitude tolerable, perhaps she thinks this means that Rainya will be feeding her too? Ah well, a decision for another time.

You, Lirael, Dev and Rainya eat breakfast together before heading out.

“You sure you can’t come?” Rainya asks Dev, he shakes his head “I can’t miss too many days” he explains “I need this job.”

Ah yes, one of these days you’ll need to decide if you want to employer Rainya and Dev at the restaurant.

You, Rainya and Lirael head out to the facility as Dev heads off to work.

“So what are we looking for?” asks Lirael

“Anything valuable” you say, as you walk down the corridors, Lirael on one side of you, Rainya on the other side “But preferably a vault with armour in it.”

“I don’t need armour” says Lirael, striking a pose “I’m too tough!”

“Isn’t she adorable” giggles Rainya, at your other side. Lirael takes this as an invitation to swap places with you, walking between you and Rainya, holding one of each of yours and Rainyas hands in hers, and giving Rainya an angelic smile.

Yeah...You might need to tell Lirael to tone it down, she could just be being friendly, or she might be looking for another feeder...

After several hours of searching, you find another locked vault, a quick scan with your new senses tells you that it is psychically active, probably teleportation proof, or resistant at least you guess.

At your side Lirael rolls her eyes at you “Here we geek again” she mutters and gets out her datapd, taking a seat on the other side of the corridor, pulling Rainya with her by her hand, though Rainya keeps looking back at you.

How do you get in?

>Pick the lock, usually routine
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
>Try teleporting anyway
>Other (what?)

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine
>Use Enhance Senses

>>37902385
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
The faster we do it, the more time to explore other areas

>>37902385
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine


>or she might be looking for another feeder...
I actually think she might be looking for another parent...

>>37902378
>We're lying to him constantly
Name one time

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine
Enhance senses

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine

>tentacle blocked by loli
DAMNIT LIRAEL!

>>37902385
>Other
Wasn't there some talk about hacking into the system and giving us a better clearance level.. This is getting annoying.

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine
Enhance senses

>>37902416
>I actually think she might be looking for another parent..
Yeah. That's the impression I got.

>>37902385
>>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)

I just want to see a Shee Smash, us failing it and Lirael ripping the door off afterwards.

>>37902385
>Pick the lock, usually routine

>>37902416
Put yourself in his position, if Ash were the pc how would you feel getting strung along by Shee? We are doing exactly that when he finds out he's going to be pissed. Hell Tg/ has called females in other quests whores for less.

>>37902574
Then he can go cry about it.

>>37902587
To the Fae about how she's got psionic powers and is a devil worshiper.

>>37902574
True, but seen from our perspective we also have to consider that he has been (or is) with quinn

>>37902574
>how would you feel getting strung along by Shee
She isn't stringing him along at all.
Ashs unfortunate lack of a meaningful social circle and resulting obession with Shee is unfortunate, and something we should help him with, but not her fault.

I'm not responsible for the irrational attitude large parts of /tg/ have towards women.

Also, you failed to rpovide example of that "constantly lying to him".

>>37902596
The fae won't do shit because we are marked as Kaes.

>>37902596
Who we've already discussed those matters with? Okay.

>>37902574
>if Ash were the pc how would you feel getting strung along by Shee
Realistically /tg/ would have looked for a different waifu a long time ago.
I would very much like to see Ash doing the same thing, It would be good for him.
We can help him, really.

>>37902596
If he'd be willing to do that then definitely fuck that guy. Buthonestly, that seems like just about the least likely thing that could happen.

>>37902612
But both made it abundantly clear he was holding a pretty big candle for Shee.

>>37902618
Because she said she was interested in being his friend again but never calls unless she needs something from him. Saying he wanted to trying to rekindle their friendship and maybe something then go and jump another girls bones. He's already said we're stringing him along this pretty much proves it. As for Kae, we may be Marked but If he makes it public we're still fucked up the ass without lube.


>>37902651
Realistically Tg/ would have screwed her over or forced something. Which is what Ash is likely to do.

>>37902654
I hope you're right, I fear you're wrong.

>>37902718
>But both made it abundantly clear he was holding a pretty big candle for Shee.
True..

>>37902574
/tg/ would be trying to fuck Kae or that vampire chick whose name I've forgotten.

>>37902749
We were first girl man. We'd be trying to fuck them too though

>>37902718
>but never calls unless she needs something from him
We have literally not called him once to get something from him. In fact, the only two times we ever called him was a). to appoint a night-out with him, where we got us into a fight with three vampires because we wanted to have his back, and b.) to inform him how Quinn tried to fuck with him.
Stop making up this shit.

> Saying he wanted to trying to rekindle their friendship
Yes, friendship

>As for Kae, we may be Marked but If he makes it public we're still fucked up the ass without lube.
No we aren't, because we are Kaes.
And if he were willing to do that,m that would pretty much prove us right in our decision to not enter a relationship with him, because it would reveal him as enormous asshole.

>>37902749
Tg would be trying to harem all the girls and be pissy that our long time friend and first girl wouldn't jump on our dick.

>>37902763
First girl in backstory. Vamp chick or Kae would have been first girl to be seen by /tg/.

>>37902763
Nah, we were the childhood love interest that barely shows up.
He is way more often together with Kae.
Realistically, /tg/ would most likely either fuck Kae or Quinns sister.

Please roll 1d20+11 for lock picking.

Rolled 17 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>37902825

Rolled 2 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>37902825

Rolled 13 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>37902825
My dice will be the dice to pierce the heavens!

Rolled 5 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>37902825

Although you’ve taken apart this sort of lock before, it still takes time to duplicate the feat, almost an hour in fact. Lirael and Rainya are playing on Liraels datapad, you try to ignore the questions Lirael is asking Rainya about you in a whisper.

Lirael knows exactly how good your hearing is, but you don’t know if Rainya is aware that you can hear the whole conversation. Fortunately for now, it’s nothing serious.

Finally the lock is defeated and the door opens, you all scramble to your feet and you go in first, checking the vault for threats, finding none.

“It’s clear” you say to Lirael and Rainya, who enter the vault behind you.

“What is all this?” says Rainya, looking around in confusion “Robot skeletons?”

“Cybernetics” you say, looking around at sealed packages of cybernetic arms, legs, implants of all sorts, even tails, wings and a gigantic spider body, damn someone here was...creative. You’re not cybersurgeon but a lot of this looks high quality and would sell for a high price. Of course, to you and your allies most of this is useless, with your abilities to heal quickly, your bodies would probably eject any implants. And without a skilled surgical team, not even Dev can benefit from these.

You mark the location on your map and get ready to move on.

“What’s next?” asks Rainya

>Keep searching for armour vault
>Other task (options in next post)
>Other (what?)

>>37902891
>Keep searching for armour vault

>>37902891
>other
Need need to hack in and up our clearance level

>>37902783
>We have literally not called him once to get something from him. In fact, the only two times we ever called him was a). to appoint a night-out with him, where we got us into a fight with three vampires because we wanted to have his back, and b.) to inform him how Quinn tried to fuck with him.
Stop making up this shit.

Whatever. Fine you get a point, I not going to bother looking all this up again.


>Yes, friendship
And we implied more which was the only reason he was ok. He even said then we were likely stringing him along.

>No we aren't, because we are Kaes.
Which works until he outs our psy or until a bigger Fae comes along and overrules her. Ash can spread the word out with ease especially if he uses Quin.

>And if he were willing to do that,m that would pretty much prove us right in our decision to not enter a relationship with him, because it would reveal him as enormous asshole.

Emotions are not logical and most people get pretty piissed off after being strung along. He may regret it alter but anger and pain is not conducive to clear thinking.

>>37902891
>>Keep searching for armour vault

>>37902891
If we can actually do it
>other
Need need to hack in and up our clearance level

If not
>Keep searching for armour vault

>>37902891
>Play some games or go shooting with Lirael and Rainya

>>37902891
>>Keep searching for armour vault

Very cool toys. Too bad can't really yet put this stuff together with drones.

>>37902934
>until a bigger Fae comes along and overrules her
Of which there are, like, two on the planet.
Neither of which have any interest in messing with her pet Champion, because why would they?

>Emotions are not logical and most people get pretty piissed off after being strung along.
Yeah no.
If he gets angry and shouts at us or whatever, I get that. I wouldn't even hold it against him. But what you're talking about us on a completly different level and not excusable.

>. He even said then we were likely stringing him along.
And he apologized for that completly uncalled for comment.
The only reason we even had these conversations is because of him being so inappropriately pushy about it.

Please roll 1d20+3 again for searching

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>37903106

>>37903018
>Of which there are, like, two on the planet.
>Neither of which have any interest in messing with her pet Champion, because why would they?

The king, Her father, The planetary court, and the Desert guy all over rule her. All he has to do is imply we're resistance and they'd come down on us or force Kae too.

>If he gets angry and shouts at us or whatever, I get that. I wouldn't even hold it against him. But what you're talking about us on a completly different level and not excusable.

Depends on how It plays out, but I can't see Tg/ not smacking him around after he yells at us. It'll play out like Charun's insult on us mark my words.


>The only reason we even had these conversations is because of him being so inappropriately pushy about it.
The comment was spot on it seems. The kid is pretty freaking isolated any perceived betrayal is going to get under his skin and stay there. If we had waited to persue Rainya until after he got some more people besides Quin and us to talk too I could see him letting it go. Now? not really especially since Quin will keep pushing for retaliation.

Rolled 20 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>37903106

Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>37903106

>>37903123
>Depends on how It plays out, but I can't see Tg/ not smacking him around after he yells at us. It'll play out like Charun's insult on us mark my words.

If by smacking him around you mean verbally yes. If you mean physically you're retarded.

>>37903155
>Implying either won't cause things to escalate.

>>37903123
>All he has to do is imply we're resistance
Good thing he doesn't know about that at all, and Kaes word and Quinns grandpas word weight way more than his.

>Depends on how It plays out, but I can't see Tg/ not smacking him around after he yells at us.
I'm not responsible for others peoples actions, and Ashley being upset in that moment would be more justified than Charuns reaction was.

>The comment was spot on it seems.
No it wasn't, because Shee never made him any hopes at all. He was the one who kept asking, and Shee kept telling him no, its not going to be a thing now. Maybe it might be a thing at some point, but not now.
Thats not stringing along. If we would have gotten mad at him fucking Quinn on the side, that would have been stringing along. But guess what? We didn't.

>>37903174
>/tg/ didn't pick my husbando worlds gonna end!

>>37903123
>It'll play out like Charun's insult on us mark my words.
You keep saying mark my words, but you're just spouting idiotic nonsense. Am I supposed to take away from this that you have a learning disorder? Is the mark I should make one indicating you're retarded?

“We keep looking” you say, the three of you setting out again. After an hour searching through empty rooms you come across another vault, this one has a smaller door and is helpfully labelled *Cryo guns*. Well freeze guns are good against most targets and slow people down too, but your plasma weapons pack a harder punch.

You get out your tools and kneel down, ready to start picking the lock when Lirael says “Shee this is boring, can Rainya and I go play SimGuns or something?”

You look at Rainya, she shrugs and says “I don’t mind”, you look at Lirael, she is trying to hide a smirk, what is she up to?

How do you respond?
(Lirael and Rainya)
>Stay with me
>Sure, go play SimGuns
>We’ll all go play SimGuns
>Other (what?)

(Vault)
>Pick the lock, usual routine
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
>Try teleporting anyway
>Come back later
>Other (what?)

>>37903218
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
Again, faster we do this, faster we find other things. No one gets in the facility without Shee's teleport anyway, there is no danger of them being stolen.

>>37903218
>Stay with me
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
Watch me break this shit!

>>37903218
>Sure, go play SimGuns
Lirael behave.


>Pick the lock, usual routine

>>37903228
The risk is more the doors locking down from it.

>>37903211
God anon, my sides.

>>37903218
>We’ll all go play SimGuns
We found the room. We can come back later.

>Come back later

>>37903218
>Stay with me
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
Cryo guns aren't that great, we can afford riksing to not get in.

>>37903263
Still if Serec feed on Energy this'd be perfect to kill them.

>>37903218
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
sure smack it down, if not to get it open then to get some favors

>>37903218
>>Sure, go play SimGuns

>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)

>>37903218
>Stay with me
>Pick the lock, usual routine

>>37903218
>Stay with me
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)

>>37903218
>Stay with me
>Enhance Ability: Strength
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)

>>37903218
>Other (Telepathy)
Tell the little prick that Rainya is off business!

ok, please roll strength 1d20+7

Rolled 4 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

Rolled 10 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903411

Rolled 14 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903411
failure incoming.

Rolled 8 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903411
This is why I wanted to use Enhance Ability.

Rolled 7 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903411

Rolled 5 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903411
Shee STronk?

>>37903421
I had sorta assumed we'd be getting a choice to "how" to break it, since doing it with our bare hands is kinda hard.
Guess we need to do it next try.

Enhance Ability on this sort of thing is a given, ditto Lirael using Might.

>>37903462
Ah, okay. So you took 10 again?

“Don’t leave just yet” you say to Lirael and Rainya “I might need your help for this next bit”

“I’m not good with geek stuff” says Lirael.

“Good thing I’m not doing that then” you say, extending your tentacles and taking a firm grip on the edge of the door, trying to pry it open.

“You’re crazy” says Lirael

“Are you going to help or not” you say between gritted teeth.

“Fine!” says Lirael. The two of you pull and tug at the door, using your powers to boost your strength as far as you can. Eventually, with a scream of tortured metal, the vault door comes off and the two of you dump it on the floor.

“Was that more fun?” you ask Lirael, she rubs her arms and says “You’re still crazy Shee”

You examine the vault, there’s dozens of cryoguns, pistols, rifles, grenades, energy clips, enough to outfit a small army in here.

“Well?” asks Lirael “We got in here, what now? Are we gonna take some?”

“We still need to find some armour” you say, looking over the racks of guns.

“But I’m *bored*”whines Lirael “You can do this Shee, I want to play SimGuns.”

“I don’t mind looking after her” says Rainya “Besides, it’s not like you need either of us for this sort of thing, well” she corrects herself “Normally you wouldn’t, but if you’re going to rip every vault door off, maybe we should come with.”

What’s the plan?
>More vaults
>Other task (options in next post)

Lirael and Rainya?
>Fine, go play
>Stay with me
>Other

You feel the power of Jagganatha flowing into you, much stronger than before, accept Gift?

>Y/N

DC 20

>>37903590
>You feel the power of Jagganatha flowing into you, much stronger than before, accept Gift?
What's the DC?

>>37903218
>Enhance Ability: Strength
>Break the door (this pleases Jagganatha)
If that fails
>We’ll all go play SimGuns
captcha agree

>>37903590
>Other task (options in next post)
>Go play with them
>Y

>>37903590
Go play with them.

>>37903609
The DC is for shaping.. it's 20.

Y

Rolled 5 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903590
>Other (telepathy Lirael)
I see the way you smirk at Rainya. She is not your feeder. Keep it that way

>>37903639
>>37903590
Sorry, meant the bonus to the roll

>>37903590
>Other
>Go with them

>Y
We can beat 20 pretty easily.

Rolled 15 + 7 (1d20 + 7)

>>37903590
You feel the power of Jagganatha flowing into you, much stronger than before, accept Gift?

>Y

>>37903590
>More vaults
>Stay with me
>Y

>>37903590
>>Other task (options in next post)
>Play with them
>Y

>>37903590
>Other task (options in next post)
Stock up on grenades for now.

>Lirael and Rainya?
Go play SimGuns with them.

>>37903643
I really don't think thats her intention.

>>37903643
I don't think that's what she wants.

>She would have developed something else.
Was that supposed to be "Shee would have developed something else"?
Would NPC Shee have gotten involved in the Reunited plot?

>>37903726
Probably not. Hell she probably wouldn't have the feeder history at all.

>>37903722
>>37903690
What do you think then?
I think it has been subtly hinted for some time now that she would like that. And her trying to get some alone time with Rainya.. mmm.. don't like it

>>37903726
Given that her name is literally *fae blood*, I'm willing to bet Shee would've been a part- or half-fae if we hadn't chosen her. She might still be.

>>37903750
The Feeder thing seems likely to have been a MC exclusive aspect.
On the other hand, she would have been the only one with really likely vampire contact, being the Hiver girl.

>>37903756
She would never just jump Rainya. She'd talk to them about her desires first.

>>37903758
My inner conspiracy theorist would be so happy. I felt like a mad genius when I looked that up.

To have it have meant nothing... I'm sad.

>>37903779
Rainya hive maid. Vamp she cleans house for loves maids and little girls. She's both. Tada.

ok, roll Willpower 1d20+9

>>37903756
Eh, she probably would 'like' it, but she also respects Shees wishes in the matter.
She is just giddy having two "parents" now. Its a big deal for her.
I suspect she only wants to talk to her alone about how to appeal to Shee, considering Lirael knows us perfectly.

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37903824

Rolled 1 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37903824

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37903824

Rolled 10 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37903824

Rolled 14 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37903824
>>37903810
That would have been pretty different from ours though.

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Welp.

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Beat it easy they said.

I want off Jagganatha's wild ride.

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Goddammit.

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Well fuck random bad power coming up. We really need to pick up King of Hell's will boost soon.

>>37903835
You're probably right, I might read to much into it

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Hahahah
hahahahahaha

We would have even failed the regular one with this.

Well Pally. Time to get us on Jaggas wild ride.

Shee turns into a hideous abomination and is now terrified of seeing Rainya or Lirael.

>>37903866
See >>37903875

I'm secretly happy its Jaggantha we get our first failed roll with. This is gonna be interesting

Well, I guess this was bound to happen eventually.

>>37903870
>random bad power
Evidently the Five get to shape the power if we fail, so I'm not that worried. Jaggantha likes us somewhat, so he'll either just give us a power he wants us to have, or he'll give us a negative power we can overcome and remove or turn into a positive power with effort. Probably the latter, since it fits with his aspect of overcoming obstacles and breaking limits pretty well.

>>37903930
Second failed roll, actually.

>>37903840
>>37903846
>>37903847
Can't breath....

>>37903943
>Second failed roll, actually.
The other one was stupid and doesn't count.
I'd rather not think about it.

>>37903943
>Evidently the Five get to shape the power if we fail
Was that the case? I'm pretty sure failed roll meant their powers went wild in us and did something random.

>>37903967
Well, Mirror's failed roll let him alert the priests of Syrne, I don't think it did that at random and the comments from the other Four seemed to imply that he made it do so deliberately.

>>37903967
Well Mirror shaped our last fail tog et that cult after us, so we'll see.

>>37903943
I'm worried it'll be stuck to us and a detriment to us until he lifts its. Like weight resistance trainng.

>>37903987
That was his backup plan, actually.
He tried to have the powers flat out kill us and when the other Four stopped him, he used it for that.

They might be able to turn them, but I'm pretty sure they said if we don't shape it they run wild in us.
I'm gonna look for the line.

>>37903996
>I'm worried it'll be stuck to us and a detriment to us until he lifts its. Like weight resistance trainng.
Maybe, but if it is like that, then we'll get something out of overcoming it. Jaggantha doesn't seem the type to do anything that won't make us stronger in the long run.

>>37903987
Here we go
>“If your Will is weak” says the Infinite Mirror “It will run wild and shape itself, it might be a boon or a curse.

What, no gloating Pally?

>>37904092
Pretty sure he expected us to pass it. Those rolls were painful.

>>37904105
Pretty sure everyone expected us to pass it.
But such are the vagaries of the dice gods.

>>37904127
I mean it had a 50% pass rate we flipped a coin 3 times and got tails each time.

please roll me another Willpower check 1d20+9, for something else.

>>37904092
can't gloat, busy writing.

Rolled 15 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37904155

Rolled 11 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37904155

Rolled 12 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37904155
Nat 1 ho!

Rolled 19 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37904155

>>37904155
Does not exploding now also pelases Jagganatha?

>>37904168
>>37904171
>>37904172
>Every roll in this set would've passed
Fucking dice are taunting us.

>>37904182
Well it could be our impossibility acting up to negate a bad gift. What I'm hoping for.

>>37904168
>>37904171
>>37904172
>>37904174
The dice gods mock us in their mercy.

>>37904197
Probably will roll to not go berserk with out new berserker mode.

>>37904212
I expect something like that, yeah.

>>37904212
That too, we'll see.

“Let’s all take a break” you say, “I could use one too.” It’s almost midday after all and you’ll all need something to eat in a bit. You can feel Jagganathas power within you, you’ll attend to that in a bit.

Liraels smile falters for just a moment and then she says “Sure, lets go!” and rushes off. You and Rainya share a rueful glance and head after her

You spend an hour or so playing SimGuns with Lirael, followed by lunch in one of the facility canteens. Dried rations are almost palatable if you cook them right. Well, not really but it’s not and it won’t kill you. You find yourself pining a little for your restaurant.

The power of Jagganatha lying within you surges suddenly, you attempt to shape it to your will but it is too strong and runs wild.

You hear a clatter in the distance and you realise that it’s your plate hitting the floor, and its level with your head, wait, what?

You’re lying on the floor, Lirael and Rainya are bending over you.

“Shee, Shee” says Lirael frantically “Are you ok?”

“Back” you croak

“What?” asks Rainya in confusion

“Get back!” you insist, there’s no knowing what could happen. They both jump back when you start convulsing, your muscles rippling as you squirm. The pain mounts within you, until you are screaming as you writhe, dimly you are aware of Lirael trying and failing to get into your mind.

The pain washes away all rational thought, and then suddenly it stops. You just lie there and breathe, you can hear Lirael and Rainya calling your name. You climb groggily to your feet and reassure them you are ok.

“I’m alright” rumbles a deep voice like an avalanche. You look around wildly for the source of the noise.

You can spot no one in the cafeteria with you, just Rainya, Lirael and a bunch of smashed up tables.

Wait, have Lirael and Rainya shrunk? Or have you....?

“What happened?” the vast voice rumbles out again

“Uh Shee” says the small Rainya “You’ve uh grown some?”

Lirael holds out her hands to their full width “You’re ginormous!” she exclaims. You take a moment to examine your new form.

Your head brushes the ceiling, you’re 10, maybe 12 feet tall. Your skin is grey as stone, but still quite flexible, you have four muscled arms, and in one of your hands is a huge hammer. Your clothes have faded away, in their place is a simple loin cloth and chest wrap. Huh, that’s weird, you’d expect your clothes to be just torn shreds but rather....

Something about this tickles a memory you were told about magic, something about permanent magical transformations not affecting ones personal possessions, but temporary ones can.

Indeed, you think there might be a way back...

With Lirael and Rainya gazing up at you in awe, and probably a little fear, you focus, you remember what you look like, what you’re supposed to look like and you push, hard.

Lirael, Rainya, the whole room grows around you, until everything is its normal size. Your clothes have return too, you regular ones that is, the hammer is gone.

“What was that?” asks Lirael, a grin on her face and her eyes wide.

“I think” you say slowly “That was Jagganathas Gift.”

“Do it again!” says Lirael

“Uh, yeah” says Rainya “It looked...amazing.”

Well, here goes nothing...

You focus on your new power, and start to grow once more. Once again you are huge, around 12ft in height, your tentacles have gone, instead you have 4 muscular arms (and a much larger bust), in place of your clothes you have a loin cloth and chest wrap, leaving your visible abs on display. Your skin is grey as stone, and your hair a brilliant red, falling down your back. You examine the hammer in your hand, it appears to be made of some kind of metal, and in your current form you can use it one handed.

And so Shee hid in a room and locked the door. No one likes some freaky giant monster.

[Titanic Form Gained: For 8 Psychic Energy Shee can turn into a 12ft tall combat form. Her Durability and Might increase and she gains a Focus Weapon. Exact stats will be added to the sheet before next thread]

“Wow” says Lirael, looking up at you

“Uh huh” agrees Rainya, hugging herself with her arms, her mouth open, she is drooling a little.

What do you do now?

>Experiment with your new form

Or a task from your list perhaps

Shee's To Do List:

1. Make contacts to sell the guns.
2. Activate psychic power (not recommended)
3. Check out the reunited leads (elite cop, the brawler, etc.)
4. Talk to Garrax (reunited)
5. Talk to Kae
6. Talk to Ash
7. Talk to Yonsul
8. Seek the favour of one of the Five (which?)
9. Explore the research facility (looking for what?)
10. Contact the Rebellion about a mission

>Or something else?

>>37904428
>Experiment with your new form
Gotta know whatv we got.

>>37904428
1. Make contacts to sell the guns.
We can at lest sell of some cybernetics

>>37904428
>Experiment with your new form
Flex! Lift weights!
Tease Rainya!

>>37904428
>Experiment with your new form
If this is already an option, I'm curious to see what it means.
Thats a pretty neat gift, depending on how it works in detail.

>>37904428
>Explore the research facility
>Experiment with your new form
More gifts?

>>37904428
>fails shaping roll
>all it does is turn us into another of Rainyas fetishes
...Is Jaggantha shipping us with her too?

>>37904500
the gods will it.
but I don't......

>>37904428
>Go play SimGuns with the girls.

It occurs to me we need someone more than Dev to frequent the hive, or get more information contacts if we want to be an effective resistance cell.

>>37904428
>Experiment with your new form

>>37904428
4. Talk to Garrax (reunited)

“I think I need to test this out a little” you say.

“Good idea” agrees Rainya

“How?” asks Lirael

You spend an hour testing the capabilities of your new form. As expected you are far stronger and tougher in this shape, you can easily lift the warmech and after a brief argument with Rainya you convince her to test some weapons on you, the pistols at least. Only the heavy plasma pistols are able to cause you pain, smaller weapons barely even tickle.

You can maintain the form for 10 minutes before it ends naturally and the hammer you have it able to tear holes in steel plates, when driven by your new strength.

Once you’ve had your fun, you wonder what to do next.

See to do list above, what do you do?

>Pick option

>>37904766
>Make contacts to sell the cybernetics

>>37904766
>1. Make contacts to sell stash items
We need underworld contacts to sell off the cybernetics. They can also hopefully keep an eye out for things happening in the city. We're awfully blind in the city right now.

>>37904789
no
This might save the lifes of our comrades some day, I say we keep it

>>37904766
>Play with Lirael and Rainya

Later,
>10. Contact the Rebellion about a mission

>>37904808
We don't need to sell all of it.

>>37904766
>10. Contact the Rebellion about a mission

>>37904766
>Contact the Rebellion about the cybernetics
They can use it.

>>37904766
>Talk to Garrax

>>37904428
>10. Contact the Rebellion about a mission
>>37904839
If anything, then the cryo stuff. They have little use for the cybernetics, because it takes complicated operations.

>>37904766
>Make contacts to sell the cybernetics

>>37904808
We have a Large surplus of cybernetics and cryo guns, and it's good gear. We can use it the money to get people to watch spots of interest for us in the city.

>>37904766
>other
Dine with Lirael and Rainya at resturant
5. Talk to Kae
When time comes, take a night on the town and meet Kae, quinn etc

>>37904862
I'm fine with that.

>>37904884
>Dine with Lirael and Rainya at resturant
We could combine this with making contacts, actually.
Since that one Chef has underworld connections.

>>37904878
>>37904867
>>37904839
>>37904803
>>37904789
Why are you so eager to sell our stuff?
We are in no dire need for money, and god (the five) knows we might need these thing some day.

Maybe equip the dusters when the day come

>>37904915
>Why are you so eager to sell our stuff?
Because we don't need cybernetics, and it would allow us to pad our finances for potnetial future expenses.

>>37904915
I can't see us needing the cyber stuff.
It takes complicated surgery to put it into people, so we can't give it to the Dusters or rebellion. So its useless to us.
Better make money out of it to spend on useful stuff.

A tie between looking for contacts and calling the rebellion for a mission.

Ok, I know what to do with this.

>>37904942
We get 2000 a week, we have plenty for now

>>37904942
Why give them to the rebellion, then? Wouldn't hivers pay better?

>>37904915
I didn't say sell it, >>37904839 give works too.

>>37904963
Nice, do your thing

>>37904965
One guy wanted to give it away, the rest wanted to sell it.

>>37904964
2k is basically nothing though.

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Guys, just think of the all the possibilities we have with these cybernetics! Of course, we will still have to amputate people for them, but it will be worthy it.

>>37905035
We can do all that stuff with mutations too.
And we would still need someone capable of performing that surgery for the cybernetics.

I think the cybernetics might come in handy when Dev or Rainya inevitably gets seriously busted

>>37905035
Let's not give Rainya ideas.

>>37905070
Then we use our multitude of mutation granting gifts.
Which we can actually use, while we can not graft cybernetics on people and would have to find someone who can first.
Something that would, you know, cost a lot of money. So we could easily sell those cybernetics now, and have the money to pay for a surgery if it ever became necessary.

>>37905070
Then just keep the better cybernetics and sell off any of the lower-grade stuff, or just a small to medium amount if it's all the same quality.

>>37905099
I hate how you make such an excellent point.. I still say we keep the weapons though. Some day we will need them to defend dust town

>>37905137
I'd say we hand some of the cryo weapons to the rebellion, it can seriously improve our standing there and we still got several vaults to open with weapons we can use to arm people with later.

We should probably tell the rebellion about plans to make everyone feeders for either the fae or the vamps, and telling them that it will roll out here

>>37905099
Consider we still haven't even found a buyer for the guns, I say we keep them for now.

>>37905181
I'm afraid they might end up doing exactly what the vampires want and attack those attempts and destroy their credibility with it.
We need to know more about how exactly this is planned to go, before we tell anyone, I think.

>>37905213
We haven't even looked yet, and I for one don't want to sell the guns at all. The guns we might actually need one day in bulk.

>>37905243
I'm also for keeping the most of the guns

“Time to head out” you say to a giggling Lirael, you’ve been entertaining her by trying to juggle heavy objects in your new shape, without much success.

“Just a few more minutes” begs Lirael.

“No” you say “we’ve found enough stuff for today, we really need to find someone who can sell this for us.”

“What about the Rebellion?” asks Rainya, as you tidy up the place before leaving “Nah” you say “They’ll take too big a cut, we need to go to someone direct.”

“I mean” clarified Rainya “shouldn’t we be keeping it for our next mission for them or something?”

“All of the intel they’ve given me so far is either useless or too high-risk” you say to Rainya, and it’s true, none of the intel the rebellion gives you on your daily call has been good mission fodder.

“So what?” asks Rainya “You’re going to sell it for personal gain?”

You recall that why you don’t care much for the rebellion, Dev and Rainya have their own reasons for believing in the cause.

“I just want to get the best deal” you reassure Rainya “once we have a reliable way to turn some of this into cash, then we’ll decide what to do.”

“Oh ok” says Rainya, satisfied.

Either way, it’s best you get back to Dust Town, you don’t want to call the rebellion from the facility, in case they can trace you, and you might be able to find someone capable of selling this stuff if you visit the right bars.

“C’mon” you say to Lirael and Rainya “Lets go” and the three of you teleport back to your shack. It’s a much harder teleportation than usual, as if something is fighting you, when you arrive you realise half your shack is missing, torn apart.

The three of you walk out of what’s left of your door into a scene of devastation.

All around dusters homes have been torn down as if a storm has ripped through here, no, not a storm...a storm doesn’t leave bodies riddled with bullet holes in the street, a storm doesn’t leave plasma burns melted through tin sheets. Not a storm, something else.

“No, no...” whispers Rainya.

You stick together and wander around, the devastation is widespread, covering over a mile, all around there are living dusters, piling up bodies and looking for survivors.

Lirael huddles by your side, and starts to cry. Rainya just looks horrified. You grab a passerby “What happened here?” you ask him, an old duster.

“The police happened” he says quietly “Looking for rebels they said. You should go, they might come back” You don’t recognise him, but perhaps he knows you?

“Shee?” asks Rainya in an empty voice “what do we do?”

Its mid-afternoon, Dev will still be at work.

What do you do?

>Help search for survivors
>Look for Devs parents
>Head back to the facility
>Head into the Hive, find Dev
>Do something else (what?)

>>37905330
>Help search for survivors
>Look for Devs parents

>>37905330
>Look for Devs parents

>>37905330
>Look for Devs parents
>Help search for survivors

After this we need to Find Dev and Call Yonsul. Any bets as too police Reunited did this to bait us into the open?

>>37905330
>Look for Devs parents

>>37905330
>Help search for survivors
>Look for Devs parents

>as if something is fighting you
Some sort of detection? The place having changed?
If they left behind a spotter, they know us now, after having appeared unharmed from that shed.

We have to relocate either into the Hive, or into the facility.

>>37905330
>Take the girls back to the facility
>Head into the Hive, find Dev

>>37905330
>Help search for survivors
>Look for Devs parents
>Other
Gather our and Rainya's stuff
>Contact Yonsul

>>37905330
>>Help search for survivors
>>Look for Devs parents

>>37905410
>Any bets as too police Reunited did this to bait us into the open?
Not directly.
I'm pretty sure the police reunited is the police guy who got tasked with hunting down the rebels.
I doubt he already knows we are one of them.

>>37905410
Hopefully thats not why

>>37905448
Good point, how should he know

>>37905448
>>37905457
Depends on how much he and Garrax talk. Garrax knows we're reunited, Tom is dead and We were wearing our clubbing clothes which were still dusty.

>>37905330
>Help search for survivors
>Look for Devs parents

>>37905477
This is some consecratory theory you got there
I was thinking along the same lines

>>37905477
Its possible. But there is a huge difference between Garrax knowing we are a Duster, and knowing exactly where we live.
Assuming he and Garrax are that much on speaking terms.
As of now, its simply more likely he was here as police guy hunting down rebels, rather than looking for us in particular.

>>37905540
Well Police guy might have just scorched earth to flush us out. Us being a duster was pretty obvious. They also think we follow Ichor exclusively which means we're family oriented. Easy way to get us exposed if they miss. Still we'll see soon no doubt.

>>37905594
>Well Police guy might have just scorched earth to flush us out.
I see no point in that considering we own a business on our name.

>>37905607
They might've burned that too.

>>37905607
They might have burned that as well. We'll see. Besides they might not know we own it yet.

>>37905623
But burning down places we are likely to be at is a terrible way to find us. It just makes us hide in places they don't know.
It would be far better to wait for us at these places and then attack. Rather than forewarning us that they are after us.

I mean, yeah, they might be idiots. But it seems very unlikely compared to the plausible alternative of him simply having looked for the rebels.

>>37905330

I would have to say this is very sloppy work on squashing a rebellion.

To be expected on a dystopian shit-hole.

I wonder what would be needed to get a hive apartment for us and everyone else.

>>37905665
>I wonder what would be needed to get a hive apartment for us and everyone else.
We already got one in the restaurant, actually.

>>37905665
Problem we tarry to long in the hive we can't leave easily and Lirael can get found out.

>>37905715

Then maybe we need to see about setting up a few safe houses in duster areas then.

Sell a few dozen weapons, then see if we can get some safe houses here, so we don't have to hang out at the facility so much.

>>37905715
We actually can leave the Hive easily.
And Liraels illusion is largely save, unless we run into that power supressing dude.

We could also take the facility as permanent home now, but I worry about what made our teleport more difficult now.

What if Mirror made the police Reunited into his new Avatar?

>>37905748
>safe houses in duster areas
They don't have houses in the DustTowns.

We could look for some LowHive, but that doesn't actually have any benefits to just using the apartment we got.

>>37905771
The Sargent rather than being best girl has become worst girl

>>37905771
The police Reunited favored the King. So its very very unlikely.

>>37905752
Thing is Our teleport is Fae traceable and Fae can see through the glamour. There's a reason we are not supposed to use our powers in the hive. I'm amazed we didn't get found fighting Tom, guess his wards were really sturdy

>>37905748
Safe houses in dust town? No such thing.

>>37905773

Well, long term we should see about getting a few low hive safe houses. And maybe 1-2 crash locations in dusterville.

>>37905784
What has this to do with Yonsul?

>>37905795
>Thing is Our teleport is Fae traceable and Fae can see through the glamour.
Not as far as we know, on both accounts.

>>37905752
We should have made the facility a club and got the king to make it our safe place.
Or that's a bad idea. I don't know.

>>37905818
Anon it was said in the second or third thread our powers are trackable in the hive.

>>37905795
>Thing is Our teleport is Fae traceable and Fae can see through the glamour.
I don't remember it ever being confirmed they can trace teleport. We avoid teleport in the Hive because thre is a slight chance it might be a thing, but we wouldn't be teleporting out of there anyway.
And fae aren't significantly better at piercing Illlusions, and fae are also pretty rare.

>>37905795
One of the reasons I want Alter Power is that one of it's sub-powers specifically makes our psychic abilities impossible to detect or trace.

>>37905852
We know there's a group of them in hive. They are curious by nature. Not counting a gifted who could do it by some other means.

>>37905867
Fair enough.

>>37905851
No it wasn't.
We speculated that might be a thing, but experience sofar has not confirmed that.

>>37905883
All of those would still need to overcome Liraels massive bonus on illusion.
At which point they could also pierce our disguise for mutations.

“We help” you say simply to Lirael and Rainya “We help.”

The three of you spend the rest of the afternoon clearing wreckage, you and Lirael using your strength as subtly as you can. There are survivors, some unhurt, many badly wounded. Fortunately duster houses don’t cause many injuries when they fall. The police weapons cause plenty however.

You find Devs parents...or rather, their remains. Looks like an explosion of some kind, but two bodies the right age and build, huddled in Devs parents house, it’s his parents.

“Oh no” says Rainya, joining you as you pull them out of the wreckage for the corpse cart to collect “What’ll we tell Dev?”

“The truth” you say simply “Nothing else to tell him.”

Fortunately Lirael is spared this sight, once she’d broken down over the third dead body you sent her to the hospital to help out there.

As the light fades you and everyone else keep working, then the many dusters who work in the Hive come home, Dev among them.

You make sure that all three of you are outside where his house used to be when he gets there.

“What, what happened?” asks Dev “Mum, dad?”

“I’m sorry” you say “They got caught in, well ,they got caught up in it.” Walking here, Dev has already seen a lot of what’s happened.

“No, no....” says Dev, collapsing to his knees, his voice a whisper “Where are they?”

“They took the” you cough dust out of your lungs “they took everyone who died away, to put them to rest, I think there’s supposed to be a wake tonight.”

In truth you’re not really sure, no one is organising anything, and this is too large for the usual duster community spirit to handle.

“Oh” says Dev, tears starting to roll down his face “Well, I uh, oh...”

“Yeah” you’re not sure what else to say, though you join in the hug with Lirael and Rainya, as they both cling to Dev.
---
Late that night, you’re all at the mass wake that hasn’t really been organised, so much as just...happened.

There are hundreds of people grieving, you and your friends among them. Today Dev lost his family, but you all lost friends. Just ordinary faces you smiled and nodded to every day, all gone.

You all stand around as drinks are drunk, and people tell tales of the dead, you and your companions are mostly silent, your allies are in shock, and you don’t want to draw attention to yourself.

Then the tine starts to change, from grief – to anger. Questions are yelled out, who is to blame? Why did the police come and kill hundreds here? What is to be done about it.

As the shouting gets louder Dev turns to you and says “Shee, do you suppose I could sleep at the facility? Just for tonight of course?”

Your heart breaks a little that he thinks he needs to ask, but before you answer you hear the loud voices of the crowd, many are blaming the police, and the Hivers, and many more are blaming the rebellion. If they decide to turn on Hivers or rebels, you could all be in trouble.

Where are you and your companions staying tonight?
>Research facility
>Restaurant
>Other (where?)

And what do you do about the crowd?
>Just leave
>Convince them the police are to blame
>Convince them the Fae are to blame
>Other (what?)

>>37905936
>>Restaurant
>>Convince them the Fae are to blame
The police did this, but they only copy the ways of their masters. The Fae do not care about collateral damage or about who they hurt as long as they get what they want.

>>37905936
>Restaurant
>Just leave

>>37905936
>Restaurant

>Convince them the Fae are to blame
What kind of rebel leader would we be if we didn't?

Rolled 10 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37905936
>>Restaurant
Just leave

>>37905936
>Research facility
>Convince them the Fae are to blame

>>37905936
>Restaurant
>Convince them the governor is to blame

>>37905936
>Restaurant
>Just leave

Don't blame the Fae they may get ticked at KAe we don't know who is to blame yet.

>>37905997
>>37905936
This. The governor

Forgot to add, any sort of blame vote involves public speaking so it pleases the King of Hell.

>>37905936
>Restaurant
>Convince them the Governor is to blame
Fuck that guy.

>>37905936
>Restaurant
>Convince them the governor is to blame

>>37905990
>>37905963
>>37905996
Except the fae didn't do it at all as far as we know. And most certainly not "the fae" as group.

>>37906028
That's not the point.

>>37906046
To me it is.

>>37906046
Then what is the point?

>>37905936
>Research facility
And what do you do about the crowd?
>It must have been a lone biggot with too much power looking to start a riot, we'll play smart and let everyone know what happened, they can't ignore this.

>>37906023
Is this persuade or lead?

>>37905936
>>Restaurant

Get a good meal before crashing.

>>Other (what?)
>Convince them that someone is to blame, someone did this on someone else's order. (governor?)

>>37906080
speaking to a large group counts as leadership

>>37906101
Would >>37906078 still count?

>>37905936
>>37905970
Changing to
>>37905997

>>37906121
Yes

>>37906078
>we'll play smart and let everyone know what happened, they can't ignore this
They totally can though. Realistically, outside DustTown practically no one will give a shit.

This is all part of the vampires plan and the Governor is probably in on it. It might not even have been real police that did this.

If we start a riot the vamps get what they want

ok, please roll 1d20+5 to pin it on the governor, 4 rolls needed.

You feel the power of the King of Hell surge into you, stronger than usual, accept Gift?

>Y/N

DC 20

>>37906157
>This is all part of the vampires plan
Nah, that pretty much fucks with their plan as we know it currently.
And we already know there is a police unit hunting for rebels.

This >>37906172
is about the only way it could work out, but its completly different from how we know their plan.
More likely its simply how they do shit on this world.

Rolled 8 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906184
>Y
I'M FEELING LUCKY!

Rolled 1 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906184
>Y

>>37906154
Not if we can get Ash and Kea to see, Kea can boss people about and likes humans.

>>37906184
Y

Rolled 2 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906184
>Y
My brain knows a +5 is actually pretty good, but it's still making me nervous.

>>37906191
It might also let the vamps disguise their fake charity trap thing as playing nice and trying to help the dusters out after the 'tragedy' of tonight.

Rolled 5 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906184
>Y

>ib4 we blow the lead roll, and then mutate in front of the crowd

>>37906184
>y

Rolled 17 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906217
>>37906184
forgot dice

>>37906205
>>37906212
>>37906228
>>37906231

Our dice hate us.

again.

>>37906205
>>37906212
>>37906228
>>37906231
Yeah, I think we aren't gonna convince anyone today.


>>37906184
>>37906242
He totally was the third roll Pally!
Please!

Rolled 12 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906212
>>37906228
That was too close.

Modded 13 is kinda shit, but better than a critfail.

>>37906242
Dammit anon. There's a remote chance that counts, but probably not.

>>37906263
It usually doesn't unless Pally feels very lenient today.

Lets just hope this means we got the bad dice out of the way for the shaping roll.

Well that was surprising.

Ok, roll Willpower 1d20+9

Rolled 1 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37906309

Rolled 19 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37906309
On to the next fuck up.
>>37906320
Good start anon.

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37906309

Rolled 1 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37906309

With our luck? not really.

>>37906327
>>37906320
.....FUCK ANON
TOO DAMN CLOSE
TOO CLOSE

>>37906327
Thank god you don't count.

>>37906320
>>37906323
>>37906324
A success! Hopefully Willpower of the King of Hell will make an appearance.

>>37906327
I am so glad you were six seconds late.

>>37906345
>Thank god you don't count.

I have very rarely felt happy after being told I don't count.

This is one of those times.

>>37906320
>>37906323
Any chance our being filled with the potential of the King of Hell could increase our leadership attempt?
No?
Okay, just trying.

>>37906323
>Good start anon.
See, the funny part is, last thread I kept getting 20s as the 4th roll. They told me to be faster. So far all that's happened is that I keep pushing off good rolls or getting 1s.

>>37906393

The problem is most random generations are seed and time based, and not really random.

More then likely our messy fellowship it is someone elses fault will just confuse things.

>>37905936
Go and make dinner, come back and see this. Why are you doing this to us anon, why?

>>37906424
>More then likely our messy fellowship it is someone elses fault will just confuse things.
Well, better than a riot at least.

>>37906450

They want someone to blame, I expect something like a DC 15. We got a 13?

Going to have people blaming the fae, blaming hivers, blaming the vampires, blaming the rebels, blaming the governor, blaming the serec, blaming cultists, blaming the police, blaming their neighbors.

Probably even blame little green men from mars if those crackpot theories are still around.

Look for someone to blame for living in this shithole like this. And then having the cops or anyone else blow the fuck out of it for no damned reason.

Probably just rounding people up to execute them. See we are tracking down the rebels!

If we had better control over our facility we could rehouse people there someday

>>37906587
No, that's stupid.

>>37906587

Bad idea, turns it from a safehouse into an apartment complex, that is closer to a fort.

We could then expect them to land with both feet on it.

“We’re all going to the restaurant tonight” you say to your companions “Afterwards, afterwards we’ll see.”

“Right” says Dev, “Yeah, we’ll do that” he seems in a daze though, as if he doesn’t care.

“Are we going now?” asks Rainya, one arm around a quiet Lirael

“In a few minutes” you say “Wait here.” You head into the midst of the loudest argument.

“It’s the police!” yells one voice “They had the guns, they killed folk!”

“They wouldna been here if not for the rebels!” ripostes another “What are they doing anyway, do they think they can change the entire world? It can’t be done!”

It can, a tiny voice whispers inside your head, it can be anything you want it to be. You push it down and raise your own voice “Who orders the police?” you say “Who tells them where to go?”

There’s a pause, then lots of voices start talking “The fae, the vamps, Hivers, rich folk, The Governor.”

“That’s right” you say “Galryn Versmuth, Governor of Hive 39, oh the police might have held the guns” you concede “And they might even have thought they were looking for rebels, but make no mistake, they came here to kill Dusters on the order of the Governor. Did he even write an order, did he even tell them what they were to do? Or dill he kill hundreds with a dismissive wave of his hand? He holds the power, I say he should hold the blame.”

There is a pause and then voices are raised in support of your argument, even as others call you a rich hiver and a rebel agitator, tempers flare and a brawl erupts, despite being at the centre of it, you manage to fight your way free with little difficulty, though there will be a few people nursing broken bones tomorrow as a result.

Once free of the growing melee you head over to your friends “Lets go” you say.

“But what about?” Rainya gestures to the brawling crowd

“They won’t listen” you shake your head “They’re letting off steam, maybe later they’ll listen, lets go”.

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You lead your exhausted, somewhat traumatised allies to the Waystation, heading in the back door. You see Gambon smoking outside the kitchen entrance.

“You look like shit boss” he observes “Someone take a run at you?”

“It’s been a rough day” you say “We’re all going up to the residence, I’ll be back down to grab some food in a bit.”

“Right” he says “Get some rest.”

You all go upstairs and your friends start pulling blanets out of cupboards and making up beds as you take a quick detour to a private room, you can feel the power of the King of Hell burning within you, aching for release.

The King of Hell offers 1 of 4 Gifts

Charisma of the King of Hell (2) – Gain 2 ranks in Charisma

Willpower of the King of Hell (2) – Gain 2 ranks in Willpower

Form of the King of Hell (2) – Gain 2 ranks in the Form mutation, gaining a demonic appearance, wings, a tail and can breathe fire.

Mark of Loyalty
You can place an invisible magical symbol upon someone who follows you. This symbol can only be detected by very powerful magic, though it immediately becomes obvious when triggered.
If anyone bearing a mark betrays you, the mark burns into their flesh, leaving a horrible scar and causing terrible pain and harming them. You are automatically aware of the identity of the one who betrayed you, and the general nature of the betrayal, though not the exact details.

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>>37906736
>Mark of Loyalty
seems pretty cool, if not too useful atm.
Do the people you use it on have to know?

>>37906736
Well Willpower seems really go get especially since it'll combo with Mirror's and let us really rack up will boosts and peripherals.

Mark is good as well though.

>>37906736
>Willpower of the King of Hell (2) – Gain 2 ranks in Willpower
Thats just too easy already.
Of course we're gonna pick that.
Mark of Loyalty is very meh, we can already punish people and root our betrayal if we were willing to go that far.

>>37906783
>>37906793
Wanna bet dad had an upgraded version of it on Charun?

>>37906736
Willpower, no contest.

I mean, the others are useful, but after Mirror's little snit and these fucking dice, I want the Willpower boost and the ability to boost it further more than anything.

>>37906806
ouch.. yeah, that might be it.
It could be a great way to deal with garrax

>>37906736
>betrays you
What constitutes a "betrayal" here?

>>37906806
Pretty good chance thats true.

>>37906826
>It could be a great way to deal with garrax
Garrax doesn't follow us.

>>37906736

Will power is a no brainer of course. If we had ranks in it, there would be a discussion, but no real choice cause of dice.

>>37906806

Probably.

>>37906806
I thought it was a Deathblock from our father's psychic powers.

>>37906827
>What constitutes a "betrayal" here?

Harms you or your allies, reveals your secrets, things of that nature.

>>37906864
We were about to see secrets about Dad from Charun mark takes effect and offs him.

>>37906897
That would be exactly how Deathblock works.

Rolled 15 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>37906880
Of the secret was revealed under coercion would it care?

it seems people are set on willpower?
nobody for charisma or form?

>>37906736
>Charisma
we don't need that much
>Willpower
All my yes, we all know how much we roll that stat
>Form
good but not the best
>Mark
is there anyone we can see us using that on?

>>37906914
We start taking penalties on char and form is kinda meh since we have titan.

>>37906912
It would still activate, but it would also tell you that coercion was used - though not the specifics.

>>37906914
We can already upgrade Charisma, not a fan of physical mutations.

We want Willpower since we can't otherwise increase it due to Infinite Mirror being a bitch.

>>37906914
Both are okay, but Willpower is by far our most used stat. It supports basically everything we do.
There is really no reason not to improve our Will whenever we can.

>>37906935

Pally removed penalties from high ranks. You can choose negatives to remove later if you want to reduce costs.

>At Charisma of the King of Hell 6 you gain a +2 bonus to your Fellowship ability score. This does not count against your Fellowship score when calculating XP costs and can exceed normal human limits.

>At Charisma of the King of Hell 7 your fellowship bonus from this power rises to +4. You can purchase a single Additional Charisma of the King of Hell power for a discount of 3XP (2 rather than 5).

>At Charisma of the King of Hell 8 your fellowship bonus from this power rises to +6.