>>39534882
>Construct a building
Have our dwarf fellow build up our castle with his craftsman shtick while we do something else.
>Raid
Lets get some prestige and enough gold for a sizable warchest. With our growing forces we should try for a more valuable target.

>>39534882
Damn, her forces number about equal to ours.
We need some food, so let's raid. Let's try to stock up in case we get sieged.
Also, can we see the options for Construction?

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(FYI for those new to the quest, we're going by rules of three, first three agreed choices, rolls, etc.)

>>39535019
As long as it can be built with a wood and a little stone you currently have the capacity to build it. Taverns, farm houses, workshops, and etc. You have no access to metal currently unless you buy or steal it, so no blacksmiths or war forges for you currently.

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>>39534882
Hello Exile!
>Train someone
Train ~3 bandits into woodcraftsman, and make them produce bolts and bows.
>train remaining 7 bandits into rangers
>Personally train yourself with archery
>prepare for raid
how does our self sustainability look like? As in, what facilities do we have? (Stables, forges, bakeries, farm plots/gardens ,etc)

>>39534882
>Train someone
Have Treesap train the remaining 10 bandits into Rangers.
>Build farms

>>39535172
(Hello! You currently have 1 castle, several huts and tents around said castle, and another wood fort from when Shilvile joined you.)

>>39535242
I could trade my raid and build vote for train and build.>>39534957
Given we're reinforcing the castle defenses could we also lay traps and keep a good perimeter with the rangers?

>>39535242
>>39535301
Could we trap the hell out of Shilvile's fort and have him relocate with us, so when our rivals come they get a surprise?

>>39535242
Then if we can, let's clear out some forest, make 3 craftsmen, only permit them to make arrows and bows using said cleared out wood. And then, till the cleared ground and get some gardening/farming going. Constant raiding will eventually put us in bad terms against many people.
and then train the rest seven bandits into rangers. Meanwhile, train ourselves in basic marksmanship from our ranger mentor.
If we can cut down trees towards the wooden fort do that too.
and keep people on guard. Move around in pairs if out of our parimiter, and ordr them to be sharp. We're dealing with a potential ambush.

>>39535406
You could if two others agree to the idea before another one that conflicts with it does the same.

>>39535406
>>39535466
I'd totally be down with that.

>>39535529
If my option(>>39535445) is not disturbed/canceled by it, then I support this. Wood fort is unreliable compared to the good old stone.

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>>39535601
(It shouldn't, that can just be done after this is done.)
>trap the hell out of Shilvile's fort and have him relocate with us, so when our rivals come they get a surprise

It's easy enough to get Shilvile to stay in the castle, he's been mooching about the place most of the time anyway. You send Haroldnarl to set up a series of ever increasingly elaborate traps for the wood fort much to his amusement.

While this is taking place the Elder Druid and his followers have come up to your castle on horseback, requesting audience with you.

>Let them in
>Tell them to come back later
>Tell them to go away
>Other

>>39535738
>>Let them in

"A pleasure to have you, but I must ask you to make it quick. We're anticipating a much more unfriendly visit in due time, and we're in the midst of preparations."

>>39535738
>Let them in

>>39535738
>Let them in

>>39535738
>Let them in

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>>Let them in

"A pleasure to have you, but I must ask you to make it quick. We're anticipating a much more unfriendly visit in due time, and we're in the midst of preparations."

"Yes, yes I understand. I know you are preparing for big things but I wouldn't come here without reason. I felt a disturbance in the harmony of the forest, just like when I was around the blood mask you destroyed earlier. I had one of my druids go investigate the burial site and...it has been desecrated. They dug up the body of the one who wore the mask. All that was left inside the grave was a letter...I believe it's meant for you."

He hands you a scrap of white parchment. Inside in green ink writes the words. "Blood can be it's own poison, princess."

>>39535905

...Bitch.

Crazy...bitch.

>>39535905
>"Blood can be it's own poison, princess."
Ask the Elder Druid if he can sense the blood spirit's malevolence.
Also if the druids have any idea who might have dug up the blood spirit. Also ask if we should contact the Witches and the Ents for help in hunting it down.

My guess is that it's Lasandris looking to get an edge in the inevitable conflict.

>>39535959

>My guess is that it's Lasandris looking to get an edge in the inevitable conflict.

Sucker's bet. We're gonna need to find an edge of our own.

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The room goes awkwardly quiet. The note is clearly from Lasandris. What shall you do?

>Ignore it, simply a scare tactic.
>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody
>Amass your men and assault her fortress for such insolence
>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

>>39536004
>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

we need as much help as possible.

>>39536004
>>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

>>39536004
>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

>>39536004
>>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

This bitch cray, and we're rapidly getting to the point where she's going to be a threat to life in general, not just our being the wildling pricess or some personal shit.

>>39536004
>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.
Okay, this has become A REAL PROBLEM.
will all the camping site building orders above apply after this act?

Seriously. She's escalated this from a 'conflict of interest' that could still theoretically be resolved amiably into an Issue with a capital I.

>>39536004
>Ask the druids to gather as much help as they can get from the other denizens of the forest to find the blood spirit.

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>>39536107
No shit, she's handling a force even she wouldn't be able to control.
we need rangers to pick off dangerous enemies from distance.

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"We will commune with the Ents, may there roots find the source of corruption. We shall attempt to ask the witches coven but they specialize in acids and forestry and may not know what there is to do, even with their dragon's guidance." He says before leaving.

A few hours later Haroldnarl returns. "Aye, that fort has some many traps in it a mouse couldn't steal cheese from it...what's everyone mopping about?"

>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle
>Have Haroldnarl and your men clear out space for and build some farms
>Doing nothing until you get word back from the druids

>>39536176
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle

>>39536176
>>Have Haroldnarl and your men clear out space for and build some farms
No point moping about, lets get shit done before we all starve to death.

>>39536176
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle
We can't rule out the possibility of one of the other Bandit Lords attacking our castle while we're taking care of The Bitch.

>>39536176
>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody
>Ask Haroldnarl and Shilvile if the remaining Bandit Lords can be reasoned with for a truce until the blood spirit is taken care of.

>>39536176
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle

>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody

>>39536176
>Have Haroldnarl and your men clear out space for and build some farms
Remember to put up sentries in units of 2!
Also keep them close around in visual range, we just need a spotter.

>>39536176
>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle

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>Send your rangers to search the forest for the body or anything excessively bloody
>Have Haroldnarl and your men reinforce the castle

"I'd love to lass but you don't got enough stone around here to make walls or towers...at least not enough worth giving a damn, and even if you did it would take days if not a week...hmmm...however I could use the wood around to build a perimeter fence, some barricades, and a spike pit trap around the entrance. It would take me about a days work with all your warriors help." He says before going off to do just that.

Meanwhile you send out your rangers to scout the forest.

(Rolls for both how well the defensive building goes as well as scouting. first 3 1d20s pls)

Rolled 20 (1d20)

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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39536371

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>39536371

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39536371

That crazy bitch has no clue what she's dealing with. We need to make sure we're prepared for whatever when she INEVITABLY goes batshit and loses control.

>>39536394
This castle is nigh-impregnable. Must be Dwarven make.

>>39536394
NICE!

>>39536394
Hell yea!

>>39536394
Beautiful. Dwarven craftsmanship at its finest, clearly.

>>39536436
This is for a perimeter barrier, not castle reinforcement itself.

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>>39536394
Rolled 20 (1d20) Best possible success!

You decide to get out of the castle and help co-ordinate the build effort. You manage to complete all the constructions before nightfall and with impressive quality for wood construction, so much so even to Haroldnarl's surprise. "Perhaps I should've given up banditry for carpentry." He jokes.

As the sun sets Treesap your Ranger Trainer comes back. His eyes are sunken in with fear, you've never seen an elf so tired. "I...I ran off as fast as I could. It's a miracle we all made it out of there alive..."

"Well, just what in the 9 hells did you see?!" Shouts Shilvile.

"The...blood mask...she, gave in to the grin brothers...they...they killed their own men...all of them...so much blood...and then they...fused together into this...this thing...and oh god the chanting...the chanting...blood...blood...blood..." Treesap goes to the nearest window and vomits.

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>>39536553
Well fuck.

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>>39536553
Fuck

>>39536553

...Not good. Ultra not good.

Fuck.

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>>39536553
Shit buckets.

Okay, folks, war council (again).

We have a legit eldritch abomination on our hands.

45 warriors, 10 bandits, 8 rangers, and no clue when she's gonna come try and push our shit in, only that we know she is.

The fuck do we do? I'm thinking some type of guerrilla warfare.

>>39536703
Get the druids to move in with us. Get a mage and a cleric for training and defense. Hire an assassin to take her head.

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It's then you here giant footsteps outside. Your heart sinks as you go to the window only to see a whole grove of tree men standing above your fences and walls. The druids sit upon their shoulders.

>Let them inside your gates
>Meet them outside your gates

>>39536703

>>39536731
this works pretty well though i think we will need to beef up our night watch

>>39536740
>Let them inside your gates

>>39536740
Ummm Uhh ask them if they want to come in or do they want to conduct business outside.

>>39536740
>Let them inside your gates

We need the dragon too. BURN MOTHERFUCKERS

>>39536740
if they can fit let them inside

>>39536740
>Let them inside your gates

>>39536757
Greens use poison gas or acid.

>>39536791
oh right, DnD. I keep forgetting that sometimes, colour is not just a colour, it's an elemental thing.

>>39536740
>>Let them inside your gates

Oh well, thats done then. We need to kill off this woman. Pity, was hoping to be able to recruit the brothers.

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>Let them inside your gates

It's a bit of a squeeze, some of your men have to move their tents out of the way to make room but you let them all walk in through your gates.

The tallest and oldest looking of the them lowers the elder druid down to the ground. "I see you've been busy."

"And so have you, we know of the fate of the grin brothers...I take it you do as well."

"Indeed...we know the spirit has grown in power, growing into a monstrous beast. If it wins here this day the forest is likely doomed. We discussed assistance with the coven and it's dragon, they expressed our sympathies, and promised to destroy the thing should it kill us all...but until that time he has been persauded not to by Lasandris, offering him 1000 gold and a sacrificial virgin....and well...as as druids we're of a short supply of both gold and virgins..."

Well no dragon then, Clever Bitch.

>>39536907
obviously we should just up and destroy lasandris first.

Then we can offer more payment for his help since his previous contract with lasandris will be void with her death.

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"So that's that then..." Shilvile says grimly. "The blood monster is headed our way and all we have is our own men, a bunch of treehuggers, no offense, and a bunch of trees...no offense? And the dragons not coming because the bitch bribed him to stay on his ass."

>Go to the dragon and persuade him with a larger bribe
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit
>Seige Lasandris's fort with all your forces leaving your castle potentially exposed

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit
Not taking any chances.

>>39537007
>>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit

>>39536907
>as as druids we're of a short supply of both gold and virgins...
Should've bartered our virginity to the NEET Dragon while we could have.

>>39537007
Before we commit to a course of action, I think we need information.

What will work against the blood spirit?
Last time, its weakness was being shot in the mask.
What could work against it this time? Fire? Magic? Copious amounts of water to dilute the blood?

>>39537007

>Go to the dragon and persuade him with a larger bribe

We could always use our body/virginity as collateral once this is all said and done.

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit

I wanna into speech but I can't think of anything.

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit

>>39537046
I'm hoping fire lots of fire. Everyone gets an extra reward for dealing with this shit after it's done.

>>39537007
>>Seige Lasandris's fort with all your forces leaving your castle potentially exposed

We should take lasandris' castle instead.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit
Well shit.
(rolling to guess if we can win this, just for !!FUN!!)

>>39537046
Hitting it in the mask might still work, but it's probably gonna cover the mask this time. We're probably gonna need fire arrows to burn off the blood armor before we can hit its weak point.
As for dilution, I'm kinda afraid all it will do is give the thing more fluid to use.

>>39537007
>Prepare for trouble, and make it double

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit
Could we send one of our men to offer a 2000 coin bribe and not go ourselves?
Does preparing for battle include making giant traps for giant enemies? Get bows for our warriors even if its not their 1# skill? We should definitely boil water in pots. The tree people can toss the excruciating boiling water to distract the monster and other bandits.

>>39537007
>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit.

>>39537054
Lemme take a crack at it.

"Men, I know this is not quite what you signed up for when you pledged your service to me. You expected some raids, perhaps a slow growth, a gradual, yet inevitable rise to greatness. But fate...does not always work as we want to, and we now find ourselves tested by a fiend horrendous- one brought forth by fear.

Yes, fear. Fear of our greatness. Lasandris knew of our growth, and she grew afraid- and fear breeds desperation. She knows not what she has called forth, and we must put her in her place.

Our rise IS inevitable. That much is true. She knew this. Knows this, and she flails desperately to stop us.

Let us show her how wrong she was to oppose us, and yet how so very right she was to fear us."


(Eh, not my best work, but it's what I got.)

>>39537178
I like it, its about what I had in mind!

So it's fire then? I'n not objecting, but we should take cate to not accidently damage our tree . Also, that blood sprit, what exactly is it?

...Actually, can we kite the monster to Lasandris' place?

Send our rangers there to bait it toward her place. They're speedy enough that they should be able to stay out of danger and still redirect it by chasing them. Then they can vanish when close to her place.

>>39537222
Some kinda demon. And I dunno. Physical damage isn't something to rely on too hard. And recall that burning didn't take last time. Presuming the mask is still the lynchpin, we'll likely have to find some way to get it off. Maybe some kinda ice magic, if possible?

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>>39537222
By our tree, I meant our tree allies. You know the Things that the druids were riding.
also will cooperating with them improve our relationship with them?

>>39537222
Fire didn't work on the bodies when we tried to burn them.
Probably won't work on the kaiju version.

What we need to know is if the druids and ents can somehow bless the arrows used by our Rangers.

Our warriors should probably stay out of this fight, unless the druids can bless their weapons. Trying to melee a blood spirit kaiju will just feed the thing more blood and make it grow.

>>39537283
maybe we should kidnap a priest from one of the villages to bless some stuff for us.

>>39537222
>.I can figure it's orgin. It's not demonic, but it's not simple spell casting either...it's as if the emotional anguish of the dead spilled from this blood is feeding it's own bloodlust in a terrible emotional cycle."
It's made from a vicious cycle; Spirits of those violently murdered seeking to take their anger out on the living, resulting in more vengeful spirits that eventually come together in a sort of Angry Ghost Voltron.

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>>39537234
We barely managed to get out alive, and if we were to do that we would have to deal with that women's sneaky forces as well as the abomination. Not fun, but with good rolls...
>>39537257
I don't think we have magic ourselves druids maybe?
>>39537283
I agree with this guy. NO MELEE. EVER.
Ask if the druids can do their druid thingys to help.
also, kaiju? You from japan?

>>39537283
Do we have any congealant/healing things/poison/gravel?

Slap that on some arrows and watch the Blood Leviathan become Scab Statue.

We need oil. Flamable oil. Can the druids get us a supply or something? Coat it in fire, burn it down.

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>>39537313
Not that guy, but I learned the term from pic related.

>>39537313
No, I just watch giant monster movies, and kaiju is faster and shorter than typing out "giant monster".

>>39537372

Ents don't have blood right? Heh.

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>>39537355
Flame won't work, dammit!

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>Prepare your castle for battle and await the blood spirit

"Men, I know this is not quite what you signed up for when you pledged your service to me. You expected some raids, perhaps a slow growth, a gradual, yet inevitable rise to greatness. But fate...does not always work as we want to, and we now find ourselves tested by a fiend horrendous- one brought forth by fear.

Yes, fear. Fear of our greatness. Lasandris knew of our growth, and she grew afraid- and fear breeds desperation. She knows not what she has called forth, and we must put her in her place.

Our rise IS inevitable. That much is true. She knew this. Knows this, and she flails desperately to stop us.

Let us show her how wrong she was to oppose us, and yet how so very right she was to fear us."

The warriors give a mighty battle cry. Haroldnarl and a few others start building slings to toss rocks and dirt into the beast. The Ent's create a loose barrier around your walls. The druids get to work create spiritual barriers around your fences and castle as well as blessing your rangers arrows with the power of the forest. You all work well into the night, the moon is full...with a red tinge...a blood moon.
"Did you hear something..." Ask Shilvile.

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(He comes! 3 1d20 rolls please)

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39537465

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>39537465

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>39537465

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39537465

>>39537481
Ya should've waited longer.

>>39537475
>>39537479
>>39537481
>>39537486

>tat 19

ffffff

>>39537481
I don't know who you are but I hate you.

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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>39537465

Well, 12 is good enough, right? I remember 13 was an above average success so we probably get out of this with more than half our men?

>>39537569

I dont think this will be a single roll business. Probably multiple roll.

>>39537569
Dunno, we did put alot of prep into the defense.

>>39537586
Yeah, I think that nat 20 during preptime is gonna help us out a shitton.

>>39537586
Even got a 20 for that for that matter

Damn, left for a couple hours and now we went from bandit recruiting to demon slaying. That escalated pretty quickly. I think it goes without saying that Lisandris needs to die, once the blood demon is out of the way.

>>39537630

Captured and strung up.

Might not be a virgin. But what about her as a sacrifice to the witch coven?

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>>39537475
Rolled 12 (1d20)

Slightly above average success

The monster writhes forth it's body huge compared to the tiny mask almost buried beneath the girth of the writhing blood tendrils. The only human features left in it is the three arms carrying a mace, a shield, and a sword.

The Ents come closer together to form a wall and charge at it. They hold it at bay while your archers continue to sling volley after volley into the monster, the blessed arrows singeing the blood. It's not long though before it starts pounding, slashing, and tearing at the ents, the noble tree men unable to keep a firm grip on the semi-gelatinous mass and begins to slip through them.

(Another round of rolls pls. Same as before)

>>39537630
Lisandris IS the blood spirit, and so are the Grin brothers, and all of their men.
Basically we're up a creek without a paddle.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39537668

>>39537668
nat 20 please

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>39537668

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39537668

>>39537669
No, Lisandris gave the blood mask to the Grin brothers and they killed all their men to become blood spirit. Lisandris is running around still

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>39537668

NO MERCY!

>>39537703
Fuck, forgot I took off my roll, but I suppose we're in good shape anyways.

>>39537687
>>39537696
>>39537706

>>39537669

We're not up shit creek yet.

We WILL be once Lisandris launches an attack on us in the wake of this unholy assault.

I think we need to pay off the dragon to aid us whether we assault her base or she does ours.

>>39537745
Well, we do have the ents and druids on our side. If we point them in her direction they might help us out a bit.

>>39537809

Yes we do but i foresee her paying off the dragon to come and burn us alive so we need to buy him off first.

>>39537745
>>39537809
Dragons are a lategame thing...
Plus I think we have gotten to good terms with the druids now.

>>39537827
Pathfinder green dragon anon he's got poison gas which druid counter.

>>39537745
Dragons are expensive and we're running low on gold.

>>39537809
I don't think druids are the offensive type. It'd be nice if we could learn some magic from them though.

>>39537854
we'll also be running low on men after this, i'd bet.

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>>39537687
>Rolled 17 (1d20)
A great success!

The ents manage to hold on to enough of the blood spirits body to keep it from breaching the gate. Your men continue to lob arrows, rocks and dirt into the thing, slowing it down further. A few arrows manage to strike the mask spewing blood from it. and giving it cracks.

"Keep firing! Don't let up!!" You order.

(Another round of rolls,pls. You've got him slowed and cracking!)

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>39537871

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39537871

>>39537878
HAHAHHAHAHAH

>>39537878
Well, there's no point to rolling now is there?
Seems even the dice gods hate blood spirits.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>39537878
The dice gods smile on us. Rolling anyways, but not like we'll need it.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>39537871
rolling
>>39537869
maybe maybe not

>>39537878
noice!

>>39537899
Oh wow. I can't believe this. I don't even know what to say. Can we get like, a double crit success or something?

>>39537878
>>39537899
Holy shit 2x crit.

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>>39537878
>>39537899
Well shit why were we worried again?

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>>39537899
Holy hell!

>>39537878
>>39537899
crit so hard we ran up an ent and dive kicked its stupid mask in half

>>39537871
>>39537878
>>39537899

I think we basically showed off 'dont mess with this army'

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>>39537878
>>39537899

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>>39537899
>>39537878

>>39537928
lolIdunno.

>>39537878
>>39537899
Are we activating double crits?

Two nat 20's? I'll make sure to sacrifice blood demons to the dice gods from now on.

I just hope the end result is suitably epic and not just 'it dies before it gets anywhere, you win.'

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(Holy shit you guys)

Your rangers manage to hit the mask at an angle knocking it off it's body and flying towards you. You jump up high into the air and pierce it with your royal blade straight through it's center. "This time...stay dead."

It's shatters into peices and explodes into a cloud of blood. The main body of the monster quickly dissolves into a gigantic puddle of blood. As soon as you land back onto the ground at the edge of the puddle the blood quickly evaporates at your touch. The sounds of dozens up dozens of souls scream out as they vanish into nothingness...after a moment of extended silence...you feel...peace. The warriors begin to sing their battle cry again, lift you up upon your shoulders chanting. "Princess Lumora, The Blood slayer! Princcess Lumora, The Blood Slayer! Bandit Queen of our hearts!" again and again in praise.

>>39538111
Simple It gets right next to the wall we jump on it and shatter the mask.

*upon their shoulders

>>39538149
Oh, we got a title. I guess our reputation got a boost?

>>39538149

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx7ssrw2HpY

>>39538149
Yisss praise us praise us some more

>>39538149
So given this smashing victory do we a rank up in any of these?

>Basic Military Tactics
>Basic Leadership
>Moderate Swordsmanship

>>39538193

I hope this leads to increased recruitment.

>>39538257
I hope so. I mean we didn't lose a single man.

>>39538290
It'll also be good for rebuilding our kingdom, we'll have some claim to a just cause instead of some bandit lord bitch, since no one believes we're a princess.

>>39538290
When word of this reaches Lassie's base, I wouldn't be surprised if at least half of her grunts decide to defect to us instead of facing the lady that killed a fucking blood spirit/demon.

>>39538322
That, and wanting to NOT work for the crazy bitch who summons blood spirits.

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"Princess Lumora, you are forever in our debt. Consider the Treeline Forest Druids allies to the kingdom of Princess Lumora of Steelgate, bloodslayer, bandit queen of hearts...now if you excuse us. My fellow druids need to tend to the Ents...a few did not make it...and many of them a broken. It will likely be decades before they can fully heal but we will try our best."

>You are now Allies with the Treeline Forest Druids
>You have leveled up to Advanced Swordsmanship, Moderate Military Tactics, Advanced Leadership

The Druids leave and your men clean up what aftermath there is left. The moon begins to set...a new day is dawning.

>Construct a building
>Raid
>Hire someone
>Train someone
>Kill a bandit lord and force his followers to work for you.
>Challenge a Bandit Lord to a duel for his servitude
>Seduce a Bandit Lord
>Buyout a Bandit Lord
>Meet with an outside group
>Kill an outside group
>Other?

>>39538149

God damn she looks badass.

guys, now we should make our men and the druids rest and hit the you know who on the next day, after a training day to train some archers.

>>39538349
>Hire someone
A Mage and a Cleric. Need Artillery and Heals.

>>39538349
>Kill a bandit lord and force his followers to work for you.
Let's get rid of that bitch before she tries something else.

>>39538349
>Kill a bandit lord and force his followers to work for you.
Lisandris, you bitch, its time.

>>39538349
>Kill a bandit lord

YOU KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO.

>>39538377
And with that, I'm going to bed. See you guys in the archive!

>>39538349
>Hire someone

We need a mage and a cleric. As much as I want to go kill Lisandris we need some firepower.

>>39538349
>Other
Scout Lasandris' fort in preparation for attacking her. Get Treesap and 4 Rangers to scout her fortress, her bandits, and get a map so we can plan an attack.

>>39538349
I vote for fhe same thing.
3 woodcraftsmen., 7 rangers.
Build farm plot. Our fortifications are still intact, right?
And after that, prepare an attack against the woman who caused all this.
ask if the druids can train us in their arts later, druid magic could do wonders with farming.

>>39538349
>you are forever in our debt

Woah hold up guys, let's raid to stock up on food/money and get a couple more recruits. Right now our forces are pretty much equal according to the earlier recon.

>>39538375
>>39538377
>>39538398
We need a mage for other magic shit she will pull and a cleric to counter her poison.

>>39538432
>according to the earlier recon.
But that was before Lasandris gave in to the Grin brothers, and the brothers killed all their men to feed the blood spirit.

Thinks may have changed.

>>39538432
Seconding.

>>39538460
The Grin brothers killed all of their own men, not Lisandris' men. Also speaking of which, are the Grin brother's forts available for looting?

>>39538475
Oooh, brings up a good point.

>>39538375
>>39538377

I think we should wait for the Druids to finish tending to the ents then we can launch a joint assault which she cannot withstand

>>39538475

Oh yea. We should rest, loot their fortress and train up somemore bandits to be warriors.

>>39538553
They said it'll take decades.

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>Kill a bandit lord

The time is now, there is only one more person standing in your way for total control of the forest, your kingdom is just within your grasp.

"My followers! My citizens!...my friends...It is time to strike while the iron is hot! Only one person stands in our way from total domination. Lisandris, the mistress of the poison dagger, shall die by our hands. Who is with me!"

It is then a watcher exclaims that ten bandits are at the front gate, claiming to have abandoned Lasandris upon hearing your victory over her ace in the hole.

>Allow them to join
>Activate the front gate spike trap, killing them
>Interrogate them
>Interrogate them, torture if necessary.
>>39538475
(Sadly their forts were destroyed in the ensuing carnage)

>>39538566

Some of them. But they can likely contribute one or two mostly intact ones plus the druids and their spells can aid us in battle.

>>39538582
>Interrogate them

>>39538582
>Interrogate them

>>39538582
>Interrogate them.
I wouldn't be surprised if Lisandris sent them as spies. Get as much information out of them as possible, but take it with a grain of salt, and keep them contained until after we kill Lisandris.

>>39538582
>Interrogate them, torture if necessary.

I'm not very trusting I know.

>>39538582
That wasn't her ace. This is her ace.

>Interrogate them in a sealed, protected room if possible.

>>39538582
>Interrogate them
After that, keep them locked in until the fight is over.
after lissandra or whatever she is is dealt with, we let them out.
Feign to take info from them, but don't trust the info entirely.

>>39538582
>Interrogate, and then allow to join.
>...After searching them for poisons.

>>39538582
>Interrogate them
They will not be mistreated, but we must verify their story first.

I sure hope they don't start vomitting poison gas once we let them in.

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>Interrogate them

You invite them inside only to corral them into one of the emptiest rooms at the bottom of the castle.

"So you say your former Lasandris bandits,eh?.."

>Search them
>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."
>"If your so disloyal to her then I'm going to need proof you can be loyal to me...kneel, kneel and swear your lives to me, now."
>"Tell me everything you know before I castrate you for wasting my time..."
>Other

>>39538722
>Search them

>>39538722
>"Tell me everything you know before I castrate you for wasting my time..."

>>39538722
>Search
>"If you really yadda yadda yadda blah blah blah"

>>39538722
>Search them
>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."

>>39538722
>search
>"If your so disloyal to her then I'm going to need proof you can be loyal to me...kneel, kneel and swear your lives to me, now."
I would have liked a middle option between the third and the forth in terms of amount of subtlery, but this'll have to do. But not like swearing on something ever meant anything to bandits.

>>39538722
>Search them

>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."

>>39538722
>>Search them
>>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."
>Other
"We welcome you but for security, we will have you join us formally once we have Lasandris' head. Until then we will have you reside here."

>>39538722
>Search them
>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."

>>39538821
This, essentially.

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>Search them
>"If you really want me to believe the former part, tell me everything you know about her plans."

You say this as you have a few warriors search their pockets. All of them are clean, except one who has a crystal ball, a magical item used for one or two way sight and sound with another crystal ball.

>Demand who else knew it about it
>Kill the one who had it and continue interrogating
>Attempt to communicate to the other side of the connection
>Imprison the one who had it and continue interrogation
>Search them all again more thoroughly.
>Other

>>39538943
>Other
Gently ask the one who had the crystal ball who is on the other side.
Give the others one more chance to come clean.

>>39538943
>Demand who else knew it about it
>>other
Ask the man what was this for.

>>39538943
>Demand who else knew it about it
>Imprison the one who had it and continue interrogation
>Search them all again more thoroughly.

>>39538943
>Demand who else knew it about it
>Search them all again more thoroughly.

last chance to come clean then heads will fly.

Anal cavity search time.

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>>39538943
FUCKING CALLED IT
>Search them all again more thoroughly.
>attenpt to communicate to the other side of the connection

>>39538943
>Cut off the left hand of the guy who had it
>Interrogate him
>If fail, cut off his right hand
>If he still doesn't talk, kill him and ask the others
>Kill them one by one if they don't talk, in increasingly cruel methods
Hopefully the last one talks.

>>39538943
>Demand who else knew it about it
>Search them all again more thoroughly.
>Attempt to communicate to the other side of the connection

>>39538943
>Demand who else knew
>Imprison and continue
>Other: Thoroughly search that one

>>39538974
>one who has a crystal ball, a magical item used for one or two way sight and sound with another crystal ball.

>>39539011

Yes.

What did he have this for?

Did he steal this from Lasandris as an offering? Or is properly a spy? Or is this for two way communication between us and lasandris.

>>39538943
>>Demand who else knew it about it
Gently. They get ONE more chance.

>Search them all again more thoroughly.
Anyone that gets found out gets decapped, no questions asked.

>>39538943
>Pretend you don't recognize it, and deliberately leak fake info through it
"Oh this is really pretty, I'll keep this for now."

"Oh boy, I only have 20 bandits after that fight with the blood demon. I would be in deep shit if Lissandra attacks me now."


Please guys, we have to do this.

>>39539055
agreed!

>>39539055
This would be wonderful.

>>39539055
Huh, not a bad idea I'll back that shit but we definitely need to search them more.

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>Demand who else knew it about it
>Search them all again more thoroughly.

"So who else knew about this, hm?" You say suspiciously.

"I-I swear. I stole it from her. I ain't a spy." says the crystal ball owner.

"He's lying, I saw him talking to Lasandris before we left and didn't have that on him before then." Says another.

"Oh fuck you tim! Is this because you're still mad I fucked your mother?"

As this is going on no others speak up and don't have anything on them. /anywhere/
>Believe the Motherfucker
>Believe Tim
>They're both a nuisance, kill both of them.
>Imprison the Motherfucker
>Imprison Tim
>Imprison both of them
>Talk to the Crystal ball

>>39539125
>Talk to the Crystal ball
The 8 of you can go
"Shiville have them men keep an eye on them"

>>39539125
>Imprison both of them
>Talk to the Crystal ball

>>39539125
>>Imprison both of them

>>39539125
>Talk to the Crystal ball
>Oh boy, I only have 20 bandits after that fight with the blood demon. I would be in deep shit if Lissandra attacks me now.
Like this but more subtle.
also
>imprison the rest for now. All of them, but tell them I'll be fine once the menace has been dealt with.

>>39539125
>Imprison both of them

>>39539125
>Imprison both of them
>Ask the others, "Did he really sleep with Tim's mother? Did she like it, or was it coerced?"
>Talk to the Crystal ball

>>39539148
>>39539155
>>39539171
I get the feeling that the ball might be not to Lisandris but to her backer.

>>39539204
and it's our half brother of course.

>Imprison both of them
>Talk to the Crystal ball
"The two of you can enjoy a private cell together. The rest of you can wait here as I inspect this bauble." You say as you walk outside the room an inspect the orb as the two are taken away.

"Hmm...well, she does have good taste in crystal I'll give her that..."

"Why thank you darrrlling..." Says a sensuous wispy voice from the orb.

>"So this is a two way crystal."
>"Lasandris, we met at last, in a way."
>"Lasandris you bitch. You think you could spy on me this easily?"
>Lasandris, if you have any hope of living to old age, you will surrender all your plans, or simply surrender for that matter.
>*Smash orb against the nearest wall*
>Other

>>39539254
>"Lasandris, we met at last, in a way."

>>39539254
>"So this is a two way crystal."
>I can only assumed you planned for me to find this thing. What do you want?

>>39539254
>"Lasandris, we met at last, in a way."

The hell do you want?

>>39539254
>"So this is a two way crystal."

"You intended to communicate with me from the beginning, let's see what you have to say."
Or something like that.

>>39539254
>'Lasandris, we meet at last, in a way'
>*Smash orb against the nearest wall*

>>39539254
>"Lasandris, we met at last, in a way."
>Other
"If you wanted to talk, you needed only to request parley, not this elaborate ruse."

>>39539254
>Lasandris, we met at last, in a way
What do you want.

>>39539254
>>"Lasandris, we met at last, in a way."

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>'Lasandris, we meet at last, in a way'

"Indeed my princess pet, I must say you are full of surprises. Of the two dogs that fought last night, well, you weren't the bitch I was betting on."

"Why the orb?"

"Well to spy on you of course. I knew their might've been a chance you've grown paranoid and find it. So I made it a two way just in case so I can talk to that sweet voice of yours before I kill...well you and your men."

It's then you hear an gas leaking from the room the ten bandits were held up in.

>Demmand your men to leave the room immediately
>Go into the room
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

>>39539390
>Demmand your men to leave the room immediately
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

>>39539390
>Demmand your men to leave the room immediately
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

Ugh as expected...

>>39539390
>Order your men to leave the room immediately
>Run and get some more guards

>>39539390
>It's then you hear an gas leaking from the room the ten bandits were held up in.
Wow god damn I fucking called it. >>39538679

>>39539408
This.

>>39539390
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door.

Might be contagious. Don't want to risk infection.

"...You mean your men."

>>39539390

>other
evacuate the stronghold.

Immediately march on Lesandris

>>39539390
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door
That shit's gotta be super lethal. Chances are they're already dead. That or it's somehow infectious, either or.

>>39539390
>Demmand your men to leave the room immediately

Call the rest of the castle to be on alert, she may have attack us herself.

>>39539390
>Demand your men leave the room immediately
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

>>39539390
>>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

Our men are dead already.

>>39539390
>>Demmand your men to leave the room immediately
>>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door
"I wish I could say I'm surprised miss Rusty Dagger, but after your other blunders I'm really not. Enjoy what time you have left, cause this ends when you're skewered on my sword."

Seriously, guys, it's probably contagious.

>>39539390
call in Druids, we're gonna need healers for whatever this is

>Demand your men leave the room immediately
>Keep an eye on the room and back away from the door

You hear a shambling for the door, something fumbling for it's handle...before a dessicated corpse falls out, it's flesh burning in acid. After awhile the cloud settles into a large puddle of acid in the center of the room.
>You lose five warriors(Total 40)
The voice on the other line cackles into maddening laughter. You toss the orb into the puddle and watch it melt away.

>Continue with your plan to attack Lasandris
>Go on a recruiting drive
>Hire someone

>>39539390
god dammit.
>evacuate
>back away
put the fort on alert.

>>39539504
>Get a check up from the druids
>Hire someone
We're gonna need clerics for the assault, AFTER we make sure we didn't catch anything.

>>39539504

We lost the 2 plus 4 warriors. What about the 8 other defectors? Did we seperate them or were they lost as well?

>Hire someone
Go seek our druid allies for some of their number to counter lasandris' poisons and toxins.

>>39539504
>Go on a recruiting drive
We need more men.
and then train them into warriors and rangers.

>>39539504
>Recruiting drive
Also see if the druids have spare antidotes they can give/sell to us.

>>39539504
>Go on a recruiting drive
>Hire someone

A Cleric ASAP

>>39539504
>Hire someone
Cleric, maybe an Alchemist.

>Send Rangers to scout Lasandris' fort in preparation of a siege.

Remember guys, our food stores are unsustainable, and we are down to 3400 gold.

>>39539504
>Continue with your plan to attack Lasandris
Kill the bitch.

>>39539504
>Continue with your plan to attack Lasandris
Any time we spend on something else is more time for Lasandris to set up poison traps and get ready for us.

>>39539504
>>Hire someone
Acid makes me think of the Green Dragon, I think its time we delt with him one way or another

Hold off the attack on Lissandra. She obviously has more poison bombs at her fort. Recruit more fighters, hopefully clerics, and try to get some antidotes first.

>>39539643
or hire dragon to acid bomb her place.

acidic farts and dumps and burps.

>>39539628
>fighting a master of poisons and acids
>immediately think it was the dragon who likes to laze in his cave all day behind it
It really doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

>>39539643
But if we do a recruiting drive its possible that her assassins might take that chance to sneak in and assassinate some of our key members.

>>39539650
We have little money, and the dragon is established to be lazy.

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>Go on a recruiting drive
>Hire someone (Cleric)

You decide you are going to need more men before your final assault. You go back to the steel gate villages your men have been shaking down for food for weeks now.

"Country men, I know my men have been well...a bother for you meager farmers. Oh if only I had some more strong men and woman of martial prowess. I could get everything I need without having to resort to, protecting you all for food." You say coyly.

(A round of 1d20's to see how well your recruitment goes.)

>>39539662
True, although I would still try to hire some clerics or healers of some kind.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39539675

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>39539675
We should have been reconning Lasandris' fort.

>>39539628
>>39539650
bare with me anon. Exactly how are you going to persuade the dragon? Within our range of expenses, as well as paying better than that crazy woman?

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>39539675
wee

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>39539675

>>39539675
Hope for the best...

>>39539689

the crazy woman only paid a 1000 after all.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>39539702
Why isn't my rolls working?

>>39539704
1000 AND a virgin sacrifice.
>>39539720
Because the Dice gods don't want a third crit success.

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>>39539720
FUCK
FUCK FUCK!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LAG AND NOT WORK ON ME
WE COULD HAVE BUTTBLASTED THEM

Imagine if we got the double crit for the recruiting drive. We could have recruited the entire fucking village.

>>39539704
1000 gold AND a virgin sex slave.
We don't have a virgin sex slave spare; we can't match that offer.

>>39539689
>>39539704
Lissandra paid the dragon to "not do anything". We'd have to pay a significant;y greater amount to convince him to get off his ass.

So many 20s

>18

A Great Success!

You manage to 10 recruits from each of the three villages, for a total of 30 warriors (Grand total of 70)

And 1 cleric of the goddess Sarenrae, who domains over glory, fire, good, healing and the sun.

>>39539828

Summon some representatives of our druid allies.

Time to MARCH.

TIME TO MARCH.

>>39539828
...Fair haul. Let's draw up a plan of attack, and get to shankin' a bitch.

>>39539828
Now we're talking.
Might be best to plan an attack now, before Lassie saturates her place with traps.

>>39539828
Send Treesap and a half dozen Rangers to spy on Lassandra's fort, and get ready to assault her hold.

>>39539853
Agreed.

...In fact, assume she has poison traps already.

In FACT in fact, if we march to her HQ and see absolutely no one or only a token defensive force, presume the entire place is rigged to go up in acid and poison and burn it from a distance via flaming arrows.

>>39539828
I wanted to train up the unskilled into proper trained soldiers though. Like trained swordsmen/rangers. But if we don't have time, it will have ro do.
also keep a good escort of the cleric. One and only, our defence against the vile skills.

>>39539870
That's exactly what I was going to suggest. Maybe some light siege equipment should we not be able to do that.

>>39539870
I like this Idea.
Adding this optiom to my vote>>39539896 to support this one as well.

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The Cleric, Farahdol, looks you over and gives you a clean bill of health as you enter back into your castle.

Now is the time to strike, but how?

>Full on assault
>Besiege the castle with rocks and arrows
>Take time to build a few siege machines
>Send Rangers to scope the area out first
>Call on Allies
>Other

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>>39539828
>>39539927
>And 1 cleric of the goddess Sarenrae, who domains over glory, fire, good, healing and the sun.
Does she praise the Sun?

>>39539927
>>Send Rangers to scope the area out first

>>39539927
>Send Rangers to scope the area out first

If there's no traps

>Take time to build a few siege machines

I really don't want to waste more time. Prep some arrows for fire usage and that should be decent enough, then march.

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>>39539940
(maaaybe...also dem hips)

>>39539927
>Send Rangers to scope the area out first
Patrol around the general area.
after that
>siege weapons
keep the guards sharp!

>>39539927

>>Send Rangers to scope the area out first

take our time. We need to be careful and methodical with all these possible poisons.

>>39539927
>Send Rangers to scope the area out first

>>39539927
>Send Rangers to Scout
>Meanwhile, get started on the siege machines

>Send Rangers to scope the area out first
>Take time to build a few siege machines

You send six of your rangers to scope out her fort, meanwhile you have Haroldnarl to construct whatever siege equipment he can make in a day.

(A round of rolls to see how well these tasks go)

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>39540079

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>39540079

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>39540079

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39540079

>>39540134
>>39540133
dicemind

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39540079

Y'know? Once we clear out the bitch, I'm kinda hoping we get the occasional 'adventurer party' after us or something. I wanna say we're mid-tier boss level at the moment? Would be interesting to see it from the other side.

>>39540191

Nah.

We start by targeting foreign caravans in steelgate. Starve steelgate of trade, make trouble with their neighbours that they cant even guarantee safety of caravans in their territory.

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>18
A great success!

The dwarf manages to cobble together several battering rams and a catapult with just a day. Your rangers return, they manage to deactivate every trap in the place but...well no one was there. The whole place was empty, top to bottom. Not a soul in sight. It's then you hear marching at your front gates. 50 men brandishing swords headed for you.

>Assume defensive position
>Send your men to meet them in open field battle
>Lead a charge against them in open field battle
>Other