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It's another day at Camp Halfblood, a week after you were claimed by your father. A lots happened since then, a major part was moving to a new cabin. While the big twelve have cabins just for them(despite two being purely ceremonial), the minor gods with few campers share a large cabin separated by gender of the godly parent. You're the first son of Hercules, and as such you bunk in the minor's cabin. Hecate, Iris, and a few of the other...looser gods and goddesses have their own cabins separate from the minor gods'. Until they build a Hercules cabin, you'll be hanging out with legacies and kids of the minor gods.

You met a lot of people, seems a lot of Ares campers want to fight a son of Hercules. You've lost all but one of the fights. Dick measuring contest like that come naturally to you and children of Ares, even the chicks.

Tonight's another war game, though Chiron hasn't announced what it'll be. As the councilor for the Hercules cabin, you get to decide your schedule. One of the perks of being an only child. You have some free time between archery and Latin, what do you want to do?
>go to the Hephaestus cabin, a magic item might be useful
>check out the armory, your own weapon would be nice
>talk with(insert someone. The two people from capture the flag are amber(Aphrodite) and Marco(ares) and there's Megan(blond chick))
>wander around the camp
>write in

>>40180213
>>go to the Hephaestus cabin, a magic item might be useful

>>40180213
>check out the armory, your own weapon would be nice
Can we get a cestus? As a son of Heracles we should totally just beat things to death. If not then-
>go to the Hephaestus cabin, a magic item might be useful

>>40180213
>go to the Hephaestus cabin, a magic item might be useful
Could that magic Iteo be a weapon?

>>40180573
Presumably it would be made out of the stag tine... so maybe?

>>40180213
>>check out the armory, your own weapon would be nice

You finish your quiver of arrows, most hitting within the target. The daughter of Apollo unstrings the bow, grunting at the large draw weight.

The Hephaestus cabin smells permanently smells of smoke and hot metal, with four smokestacks rising along the left wall. A squat, brick building, it looks like a factory from the industrial revolution. It even comes complete with child workers. You ring the doorbell, then watch as the gears spin a hammer which rings a small gong.

It takes a while for someone to answer, the sound of the gong blending with hammer striking anvils. When the door finally opens, it's a short Latino guy with...yep. His hair's on fire. He doesn't seem to notice, so it must be something normal in the cabin.

"How can I hel...sorry, you reminded me of someone. What's the matter?"
"I was wondering if you guys could help me with this" you pull the antler from your pocket. He takes it from your hands then calls over a girl.
"Lucy, what's up with this?"
"Looks like a horn Leo. Could be good for something if you want to work on it. Where's you get it?"

Leo steps aside, letting her see you through the doorway. The female smith fumbles with the horn as she hands it back to you. "Do you need help making something out of it?"
>what do you want to make?

Reckon it could be made into some kind of weapon?

>>40181017
How big is the piece of horn ?

>>40181017
Spear? Sword? Knife?

What the size of the horn?

>>40181017
Beings we have no idea what sorts of things they can make, (we've been here what, a week?) let's ask for their advice.

>>40181017
>pair of CESTUS

>>40181145
Eh, Let go see what we can ACTUALLY be skilled at before making a weapon.
>>40181170
Last thing we need is make a pair of cestus and get fucked due to lack of range and having more skill and preference in other weapons.

Besides, we are a demigod, do we really need cestus when we can use our fists?

>>40180153
>golden stag tine(the size of your finger)
Not gonna be making anything particularly large.
Maybe a hunting knife?

>>40181196
>Besides, we are a demigod, do we really need cestus when we can use our fists?
Yes and no - there's a lot in greco-roman mythology that's stronger than demigods, though our godly parent's legendary strength will help

>>40181282
True. He defeated that big lion with his bare hands, didn't he?
And that was when he was still a demigod.

>>40181087
>>40181106
>>40181132
>>40181145
"Depends. It looks like Imperial Gold, but purer than any I've ever seen. We could use a celestial bronze core and cover it with this. Or mix it with some gold. Up to you."

>>40181196
You need celestial bronze or imperial gold to kill monsters

>>40181312
I'd be down with a celestial bronze core, and making a shortsword/gladius

>>40181312
how about a nice sword with the gold

>>40181307
Yeah, but he was a damn powerful one, son of Zeus and all that.

Huh, we may come into people comparing us to our dad.

>>40181312
Could we use it for a spear head?

Guantlets with knuckles attached could be good for us

>>40181350
>>40181364
>>40181418
>>40181416
All are possible

>>40181416
Why do you think the Ares kids want to fight?

>>40181312
OR you can choke them or crush their heads or use their own body parts with your bare demigod body.

>>40181418
Ooh, I like it. We're up all night to get punchy.

>>40181312
Either we save it, make some kick-ass bling or make a knife

>>40181461
Well im going for gauntlets then

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>>40181548 this is me btw
Like this

>>40181461
Yeah, but that's normal for Ares kids.

I'm thinking of individuals our father may have met/annoyed/killed in his time. He's certainly got a reputation as being a bit of a dick.

>>40181017
Hammer

>>40181461
Yeah gauntlets

>>40181591
That is absolutely beautiful. Seconding.

>>40181484
Imperial Gold Knuckles?

Looks like gauntlets win, writing.

>>40181633
Yeah, basically normal gauntlets for protection, and imperial gold plating or spikes on the knuckles.

>>40181596

The Hercules in Percy Jackson is a bigger jerk than in mythology. He's also a whinner.

"You know those boxing gloves they used to wear? Cestuses? Cestii? Something like that. Can you make some of those out of those out of it?"
"Sure, you want to help? I might need help with the heavy lifting." The short girl asks. You have some extra time, so might as well.

Lucy takes the antler, and grabs two ingots of bronze from a rack. You carry an anvil over to where she points, then grab some pliers and hammers. At her direction, you remove a ingot from the flames of a forge, then hold it for her while she it's it. Sparks fly with each strike, the metal deforming under the steel. After it's thin enough and cut into pieces by a small lathe, you are forced to stand still while gouts of flame shoot from around the room for your measurements. The golden antler is cut into pieces, then shaped into eight small pyramids.

The celestial bronze plates hiss and spit as they're dipped in oil, blue flame dripping from the magical metal. Steel rings attach the plates to one another, backed with a black leather. Finally, the gold pyramids are slotted into the bronze finger plates.

"Not bad wonderboy. Looks like you won't have to worry about papercuts anymore." Lucy hands you the arm-or. You slip them on, moving your hands around to test the maneuverability. When you clap them together, the gloves disappear. Instead, two gold and bronze rings rests on your middle fingers.

>gonna write the next scene unless you guys want to do something

>>40182189
Why wonderboy Lucy?

>>40182189
Thank her obviously and try them out.

>>40182234
This.
Is she coming on us?

Err, onto us.
Yeah. That.

>>40182002
He wasn't exactly nice in mythology.

>>40182189
Go for it

>>40182189
Ask for a high five

>>40182189
this>>40182234
but add "do i look like a Disney movie character"

>>40182234
"I'd have though it would be mandatory viewing for you. Mr. D's son, Danny devito helped write it and keep it historically accurate. Megara really called Hercules wonderboy."

>>40182375
"...kinda."

So, are we gonna serve as an adopted son of Hephaestus?
Cause I'm down for learning how to craft shit.

>>40182494
Wait. Really? That is how my dad actually acts? Hold on though didn't he die at the end?

>>40182494
Well, I'll take that as a compliment, then.

Aside from the comically incorrect body proportions.

>>40182533
More than that, Danny Devito is a mythological figure?

>>40182533
I've never met him, he lives in Greece I think. That's what Percy told us at least.
>>40182559
Just a demigod. Son of Dionysius

You sit with the rest of the minor gods' children during dinner, taking in the normal gossip about other campers. It's not mandatory, but seeing how you know them a bit better, its the main table you sit at.

"CAMPERS, AFTER DINNER, SHALL BE THE ANNUAL TREASURE HUNT. IN THE WOODS HAVE BEEN STOCKED WITH MONSTERS AND FIFTEEN PACKAGES WITH VARIOUS ITEMS. FORM TEAMS OF THREE FOR THE HUNT." Chiron announces as you push the food into the fire, the smell an intoxicating mix of all the best smells in the world. Today has a hint of flowers in it.
>who do you try and pair up with?
>Lucy
>Megan
>Marco(ares camper)
>Amber(Aphrodite camper)
>random person

>>40182494
Is Hades a dick like in the movies?

>>40182673
>Megan
>Marco(ares camper)

Rolled 3, 4 = 7 (2d5)

>>40182673
Let see what the dice decides.

>>40182673
>>Lucy

>>40182705
>>40182673
Marco and Amber.

Reminder that Lucy could be fucking around with us.

>>40182673
>>Megan
>Amber(Aphrodite camper)

>>40182680
I don't know much about the books (sorry, I'm new.) but he's a much nicer guy in classical mythology. He'd rarely punish mortals, and it's about always justified. Then again he'd usually just have to wait if someone pissed him off, and then they'd be at his mercy.

>>40182673
Lucy and Marco.

Lucy deserves to see the gloves in action.

>>40182673
Lucy and Marco. Tag team enemies with Marco while Lucy looks for weakpoints to exploit.

>>40182680
Nah.
He's not always the nicest guy, but he's not a dick

>>40182673
>>40182768
I can get behind this

>>40182673
>>Megan
>Amber(Aphrodite camper)

that awkward moment when Megan is the daughter of Hera.

>>40182795
Pretty much the nicest Greek god on the other hand, though that's not saying much.

>>40182234
>SleepyAnon
First time I've seen you outside of RCQ.

>>40182888
I get around a lot. I don't always post but when I do it's in something I like.

>>40182888
i was surprised to see him here as well

>>40182680
I'd place him at lawful neutral. He respects oaths, but doesn't care about what you say.
>>40182704
>>40182733
>>40182768
>>40182778
>>40182821
Marco

>>40182733
>>40182737
>>40182841
Amber

>>40182722
>>40182768
>>40182778
Lucy

>>40182704
>>40182737
>>40182841
Megan

Marco's locked in, who else?

>>40182950
Are we doing a seperate vote?
If so: Lucy.

>>40182925
Alright, well I'll see you again in a week when Whiskey returns.

>>40182950
megan

>>40182950
Lucy

>>40182950
Yeah, I guess Lucy.

>>40182950
Lucy.

>>40182950
Lucy

>>40182862
I meant in the books.

But yeah, in the myths he's not bad either, though he's unlikely to intervene, for better or worse

I remembered where I had heard of the golden deer before.

THE ELAPHOS KERYNITIS (or Cerynitian Hind) was a golden-horned deer sacred to the goddess Artemis. Some say the deer was a gift from the Nymph Taygete and was one of five, the other four drawing the chariot of the goddess.

Herakles was sent to fetch it as one of his twelve labours. After chasing the swift animal for a full year he finally captured it on Mount Artemision in Arkadia. When the goddess Artemis complained at the treatment of her animal, whose horn the hero had broken off in the struggle, he persuaded her to let him borrow it for the completion of his Labour.

>>40183159
So that's how it recognized us smelled our dad in Us.

>>40183041
>he's unlikely to intervene, for better or worse
Neutrality is just about as nice as these guys got in the myths. I mean, as far as I know all the other gods cheat on their spouses, punish people for things out of their control, and constantly murder/rape/curse everything they can get their hands on.
I haven't read the books this quest is based on, but I've always been a fan of mythology. They any good?

>>40183211
The books aren't bad.

>>40183211
I've read the first 5 books. They're entertaining and keep close to the myths.

>>40183211
>>40183333
But don't expect literary genius either. They are fun kids books for learning about greek myths. As someone who as teaching a class on greek mythology when I read them. They frequently made mistakes that pissed me off a little bit. Hurt my enjoyment, but this quest still drew me in, so I liked something well enough.

>>40183211
Yeah, though occasionally they'd bless you or reward you richly.

They're pretty good - they're at a fairly low reading level, so there's nothing particularly taxing or complex about them, but the stories are sound and the integration of myth and modern is pretty good. Also they're pretty funny

"Hey Marco! You got a team yet?" You shout over to the Ares/Mars(Greek and roman children of the same god sit bunk together. You think in terms of Greek gods though, as dad was Greek when he was with your mom).
"Nah, you wanna team up?"
"Sure, you want anyone else?"
"Not a Demeter kid. They're cun-"Marco's cut off, a ringing smack passing through the crowd. His councilor reminds him that there's little kids around.

After dinner, Marco runs off to his cabin, returning with a number of other weapons. Where did he get hand grenades? Lucy walks over to your pair, which is standing around looking for a third. "You guys need another guy?"
You shoot a glance to Marco, then nod. Once every camper's teamed up, weapons and armor are laid out on the tables once more. Lucy grabs a strange crossbow, made of what looks like bone and a mix of metals with a lever on the bottom. You grab a sword and smaller round shield than what you had for capture the flag.

Everyone in camp is kitted out in an incredibly varied array of weapons, excluding a few children of Apollo who'll be acting as medics. They have recurve bows, and are supernaturally accurate with them.

"LET THE HUNT BEGIN!"
>where do you run?
>north
>south
>east
>west
(This will choose what monster chart I use for the encounters)

>>40183211
Avoid the movies like the plague. I loved them from the beginning(the first one came out ten years ago, feel old yet?) and he finished the series a year ago. It's written for 14 year olds, or about that. The books start when the MC is 12 I think

>>40183414
>south

>>40183414
>North

>>40183414
>north

>>40183414
>south

>>40183414
West

>>40183414
>>north

>>40183399
Frequent mistakes?
Other than excluding the rape, were there really that many?
The author taught history, I thought it was fairly spot-on, save maybe a few places where you get multiple versions of the same myth?

Mind you, I'm sure they would have stuck out to an expert

>>40183414
>>north

>>40183414
>north

>>40183480
The Perseus myth makes me sperg out a little, cause Bulfinch fucked it up, and everyone and their mother makes his mistakes after him. A few naming inconsistencies (swapping greek and roman), which I could overlook but he included roman as a separate thing so it sticks a little more. I would have to read over it again for more examples.

>>40183538
I'd say the way he did the roman/greek thing let it work, as the camps were a very new thing - they only happen after WWII (though Roman demigods seem to have had at least a loose organisation thing with Luna since the Republic)

What's messed up with the Perseus myth?

>>40183654
It is very commonly blended with the myth of Bellerophon, which, all credit he did get mentioned in the books, I was happy about that.

Here's the issue. In the common Perseus myth, Perseus rides the Pegasus, who was born springing from the neck of Medusa, who is killed by Perseus, after he shows up on the Pegasus.

In the correct myth he gets Hermes' sandals and flies there that way.

In myths where he kills Keto/Cetus/Sea Monster, that is also sometimes part of Bellerophon's myth but that doesn't cause the same continuity problems and actually was part of Perseus' myth in certain parts of Greece.

...wait wouldn't our dad technically be Heracles? wasn't Hercules his roman name?

>>40183776
Pretty sure he doesn't particularly like Hera, and "Heracles" means "Glory of Hera", so...

>>40183874
i suppose the myths kinda didnt change when he was adapted, so he probably avoided the whole split personality rampancy thing, I could see him just deciding to keep the roman name.

>>40183906
Especially since by canon the power of your myth changes you, and thats how everyone in the west knows him. Roman name, Greek story.

>>40183906
>>40183776
>>40183874

Near literaly, he says "I hate Hera, so I didn't complain when the Roman changed my name"

It's probably the only thing he didn't whine about

>>40183906
It's how hes referred to in the books, there's no explanation for it. My headcanon is that he'd rather not be called glory to Hera for eternity

"I know a good place to track monsters from. Follow me!" Marco runs to the north, vaulting over tables. You and Lucy run after him, the crowd of halfbloods scattering into the trees.

Marco slows a bit to let you catch up, then leads the way through the forest. His chased steel cuirass rings when a branch hits it. Following in his wake, you drive a path through the forest veering farther and farther away from other campers. Eventually, you come to a stop in a small clearing, slightly out of breath

"Okay, now we just need to hope you stink enough. I'll ask around if there's any monsters near by. I saw Percy run to the west, so we should be good." Marco says, then pulls a bag from his backpack.
"Hey Marco, whatcha doin?" You ask, as he bows to a blueberry bush. He places the bag at the bush's base.
"Shut up Alex, I'm working." He then mumbles something to the bush, and pours...dirt out of it.

A green tinged face pops through the leaves of the bush, then the rest of the girl's body rises from it. You look away quickly, along with the rest of your party. The berry girl looks down, blushes green, then pulls a top and shorts from the bush.

"You humans are weirdos." The dryad holds up the bag of dirt from the ground and start grabbing handfuls like its popcorn. "There was a drakon a while ago. I'd say a year. Wait, no. It was a hour. Somewhere between those two.

A hissing comes from behind you, sounding like a leak in the worlds largest tire.
>roll 1d100
>battle plan

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>40183961

dodge and get the beasts attention, maybe hit it in the eye or something.

>>40183985
fuckin hell we kick ass.

>>40183757
Given that Percy gets some flying shoes from a son of Hermes I think he might just have been going with the more common version of the myth for simplicity/not having to explain Pegasus (and Chrysaor, who turns up in book 3 of the second series) sprang forth from Medusa

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>40183961
Use shield get in it's face let the other flank it.

>>40183985
Seconding this for that roll.

>>40183985
Well.
I guess.

>>40183985
seconding, we are one brave motherfucker.

>>40183985
Seconded, we'll never get anywhere by playing it safe.

>>40183985
Yes, punch with (literally) herculean strength!

>>40184204
Speaking of which, are we exceptionally strong?
I never really got an idea of that.

>>40184229
we are going to punch it in the eye.

>>40184261
So? Eyes are by far the most yielding part of the body.

I immediately love the idea of cestus, we will punch the shit out of everything starting with this thing.

>>40184280
what we need now is a celestial bronze club to go with them, thats the beauty of cestus, you can have other weapons at the same time.

>>40184229
We're probably not weak, but super strength is by no means guaranteed.

It's also worth remembering that hercules wasn't just strong, he was also cunning. There's also berserker rage, but not in a good way

...can we be russian? all this talk of punching things till they die makes me want our character to have a strong russian ancestry.
that or scottish i'm fine with either one.
Maybe when we get mad our accent comes through

You turn around quickly, pulling your sword out and swinging your shield to your arm. You click your two rings together, leather and metal materializing on your hands and forearms. Lucy and Marco run to your side, pulling their weapons out. Two *TWANG*s come from your side, and the bronze tipped bolts rocket toward the grey drakon and stick in its scales. Lucy pumps the lever on her crossbow, ratcheting back the strings with four movements.

You split off from the group, Marco running parallel to you. The giant snake turns it's couch-sized head back and forth, watching the two demigods running towards it. You close in on it, as time seems to slow and it strikes at you. The massive head rockets at you, the fangs glinting in the sunset.

You catch it in the face with your shield, the smooth scales sliding past the bronze. You stab at it with literally Herculean strength, the short bronze sword cracking and slipping into the monster's skull. The speed of the monster's head rips the blade from your grasp, making you wonder on the practicality of melee weapons against giant animals.

Marco jumps on the back of the giant snake, pulling two golden sai from his belt. He sinks them into the monster's armor, using them like handles as the monster bucks. Lucy shoots the monster in the lower section of its body, carefully avoiding the demigod riding it.
>grey drakon HP 94%
>team HP 100%
>roll 1d100
>battle plan?

>>40184229
You lifted a full size anvil pretty easily. You're at Olympic(lol) athlete levels for someone whose 190 pounds

>>40184412
backing, that shit would be hilarious.
>>40184429
>punch it till it dies.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>40184429
Make as much racket with our shield as possible. When it attacks us, punch it in the face, preferably the eye. Keep it's attention on us.

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>40184429
find a weak spot in its armor to hit. Keep it focused on us.

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>40184429

>>40184412
No russian. I'd prefer greek or roman/italian

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>40184490
Yep try to keep it focused on the shield.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>40184429
RIP AND TEAR

Use the handle of the sword to climb it, then punch it in the eye.

Or, we could go for gonads, if drakons have them.

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>40184429
grab hold of the head and slam it on to the ground a few times

>>40184412
As an IRL Russian I feel compelled to support this.

>>40184620
Why is Putin reading my quest?

>>40184620
ha! missed that post, lets fuckin do it.

>>40184589
Second. If I remember correctly, Drakons are serpentine, and snakes hear through the jawbone. Deafen it, or at least slamjam it.

>>40184633
I needed something to do in between suplexing sharks and winning elections. Obviously.

>>40184412
i would rather be of Russian decent like first or second generation American

>>40184678
...can I have part of Ukraine to make into camp halfblood?

>>40184706
You can have a lot of ukrainians and russians at the camp. dirty commies.

>>40184706
Make the nordic one there, or shit like it.

>>40184706
please dont for the love of god its like two people who wanted that.

and just get on with the quest

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>40184429
No sword? Punch!

Also supporting russian accent/ancestry, though 2nd+ generation makes the most sense

>>40184706
Is some kind of hero gulag, yes? Approved.

>>40184780
welp.

>>40184780
Aw yeah

>>40184698
>>40184780
in b4 our mother is a mob boss or some shit.

>>40184780
This 100%. Time to fist a snake to death.

>>40184780
GLORIOUS RUSSIAN HERITAGE DEMANDS IT!

>>40184828
why is it that every quest has a Russiaphile in it?

>>40184812
Nah, old Herc had better taste than that

great now i have to read some stupid fucking bullshit accent that hard to fucking understand and have to reread like 4 times

>>40184844
i dont know its a shit country

>>40184828
>>40184782
Why are you so set to being Russian? Jeeze we were fine as generic American kid.

>>40184861
... He's a Greek god. He'd fuck anything with a hole. Or anything he could make a hole in for that matter.

>>40184780
Why did we even bring a sword?

>>40184895
so he could have fucked a goat and still have produced a kid with better genes.

>>40184895
Hercules due to his mortal heritage was far more discerning than his father. He was still a horn dog, but he wouldn't be /d/ material.

>>40184936
In case we encounter something that resists punching.
Like Jell-O.

>>40184878
Mostly I'm just running with the QM's joke. It doesn't really matter to me.

>>40184937
We would have a stronger digestive track that way at the very least.

Armed with a shield and cestus, your sword is stuck inside of the monster's face above its nostril. The monster rears up again, taking a pair of bolts to the...chest? Damn it, your internal monologue is going to be going on about that for the rest of the night.

Anyway, you clench your open hand into a fist. The golden pyramids shift from atop your hand to to your knuckles. A cloud of dust and leaves are thrown up as the snake slams it's head into the ground. Marco rolls off the monster, leaving his sai in its neck.

"Grenade's live. Five seconds," Marco shouts over the sound of battle. You duck behind your shield, then a massive explosion blows a chunk out of the monster's body. It writhes in pain, the celestial bronze burning like napalm in the monster's flesh. You charge at the wounded monster, shield facing the monster's jaw

You leap at it's face, your shield slipping off as you grab your sword. With the hilt in your hand, you swing on top of the monster's head. It's slit pupils turn upwards, cross eyed as it looks at you.

Questioning what to do next, you punch it in the eyes. Clear fluid bursts from its punctured eyes, coating you. That's not gonna come out easily. Blinded, the monster rolls in a desperate attempt to remove you. Thanks to it being big enough to eat a cow whole and slippery as Hades, you are forced to dismount. Lucy puts another set of bolts into the monster, straight down it's left nostril. If you didn't know better, you'd say she was apollo's kid.
>drakon HP 42%
>status: BLINDED
>team HP 99%

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>40185055
grab the head and slam it into the ground a few times

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>40185055
Shield bash it, back it up.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>40185055
Punch the sword further into it's skull.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>40185055
This Drakon's pretty tough for a treasure hunt, but no matter.

Lets see if we can attack the wound - stab or rip its guts out, doesn't matter which

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>40185055
Rear naked choke hold.
We dad this shit.

>>40185055
Wrench it's head around trying to break it's neck or at least flip it over

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>40185055
Stab its weak points.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>40185055
Chop it's head off.

>>40185055
Punch through the hole, and remove the lungs.

>>40185150
See, this is why we shouldn't use a sword.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>40185147
Forgot to roll, because I am dumb

>>40185150
I wasn't planning on killing someone, but now...

>>40185143
welp. only good roll, backing

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>40185092
>>40185123
>>40185134
>>40185140
>>40185150
>>40185161
>>40185174
all those shit rolls, and now follows mine

>>40185179
pls no

>>40185179
Well Erebus. What's you roll limit? Best of 3? 5?

>>40185179
So, wait, is Marco its weakpoint then?

>>40185143
Seconded. Let's make dad proud.

>>40185163
Clearly not the weapon for us.

>>40185143
We're definitely better with our hands

>>40185197
That's a good point, actually.

>>40185184
And this is why rolls should only be done AFTER the vote.

>>40185197
Three, but nat 1&100s are always eligible.

>>40185215
Heh.

You quoted me both times.
That makes me happy.

>>40185231
Really?
Not gonna lie, that's kinda stupid.

>>40185231
And this fight has had both...

>>40185238
I got the 100, I'm pretty happy myself.

Also wondering slightly about when the quest is set. I'm guessing post-Blood of Olympus? even with the presence of Leo

>>40185231
Usually the outer limit is 5 on crits for good reason. Gonna be a short quest.

>>40185316
Leo and calypso are at camp half blood. It's a few years after blood of Olympus

>>40185257
It's mainly so I can mess with people when they roll a 1.

This quest is going to be much less deadly than my last one.

>>40185389
What was your last quest?
I recognize your name.

>>40185536
Erebus is a new name. I ran under a different trip and name. Last one died due to my schedule changing

Erebus is a Greek god

>>40185564
That would explain why I recognize the name.

>>40185564
Calamity?

>>40185602
If you're right, I'll be so happy.
I miss that one.

>>40185602
No, but I've read epic quest. Try again

>>40185645
that one sword art online quest? You write up battles similar to that one guy.

You roll with the fall, your muscle cuirass hampering it slightly. The monster, hampered by its missing flesh, strikes out at the nearest demigod. The drakon aims at Lucy, it's mouth opening in slow motion. The pavise she's been hiding behind while reloading snaps almost in half when the monster's jaw snaps around it. With it, goes the double shot crossbow she wields.

Lucy screams in pain, falling backwards as she clutches her hand. Marco throws something at the monster, pulling weapons from every part of his body. Seriously, the guy is a walking armory. Whatever it was, it gets the monster's attention.

Marco's eyes go wide as it lunges at him, and he takes off into the woods. Apparently he takes after his father. You rush at the monster as it slams into two trees, then jump up onto its neck. One of Marco's sai remains in the monster's body, which you pull out. With it, you crawl up its body to your sword. You pull that out as well, but get knocked from the monster's head when it rears up. You somersault off it, your hands clenched around the hilts of the weapons.

Lucy has another shield set up, hiding behind it with a Baggie in her unharmed hand. Were the hell is Marco?
>drakon HP 42%
>status: BLINDED
>team HP 78%

Man that was a long wait, sorry.

>>40185659
Nope. Another one I've read though.

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>40185752
Shield bash it back!

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>40185752
Keep the fucker focused on us while shouting for Marco to get back in the fight. Try to imobilize it by striking at its joints.

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>40185752
>Go into a rage and punch it till it dies.

>>40185800
aaand my luck with dice continues. Ima just stop rolling.
>>40185791
apparently we know pressure points.

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>40185752
>Choke this bitch out.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>40185752
slam its head into the ground

>>40185905
Aw yiss, slam time

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>40185791
Well drakons are serpentine, but the strategy is good.
Roll to support

>>40185752
Jump into a mass of opened flesh

IT IS HUGE
IT MUST HAVE HUGE GUTS
RIP AND TEAR!

>>40186084
RIP! AND! TEAR!

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>40185752
Tear its mouth open.
Fuck biting.

>>40186084
>>40186111

ya know now this poses an interesting question who would win in a fight DOOM Guy or Hercules.

>>40186131
won't we need guns for that?

Left without a partner(thanks Marco) and the other injured, you do the only logical thing to do.

You wait for the monster to fall to the ground once more, before stabbing the sai into it's scales. Leaving that in it's side, you stab down into it's rib cage. Gold dust falls from the monster's wound when you sweep the blade to the side, the bronze blade catching momentarily in thin bone before it breaks in two.

"MARCO YOU PANSY! GET BACK HERE OR A SWEAR TO THE GODS THAT ILL KILL YOU AFTER THIS THING."

You withdraw the sword from the snake, stabbing it again behind the neck. Something inside the monster snake is cut when you pull it out, blood spraying like a fire hose from the wound. You slide down the monster's arced back, the scales catching slightly on your jeans. You stab the drakon near the end of it's tail, the bronze blade sinking into the ground like an anchor.

A javelin shoots from the trees, spearing the serpent through the neck. "THAT WAS RUDE ALEX! I WAS LOOKING FOR MY SPEAR!" Marco rushes through the treeline, a double headed axe held over his head. He throws it up to you, then draws a curved sword from a sheath on his back. He has at least six swords that you can see.

You swing overhead at the monster's skull, the bronze head sinking easily through bone and scale. Beneath you, scales crumble away into yellow dust. All that remains in a pile of dust is a pair of massive fangs, a piece of Lucy's crossbow, and a black cube about the size of a shoe box.

>THE DRAKON HAS BEEN DEFEATED!

Lucy holds her hand gingerly, the flesh still lobster red. She slides the crossbow into a backpack, along with the fangs. Marco puts the cube in his pack, grinning.
>want to do/say something?

>>40186331
what's that box?

>>40186331
"Holy shit we're still alive. You alright Lu?"

>>40186331
>sorry for calling you a pansy.

>>40186331
take a trophy, something useful like its scales or teeth.

>>40186331
Sorry Marco, give a buddy warning next time k?
You alright Lucy?
Fuck Snakes.

>>40186331
>take the fangs!
>>40186365
reread it.

>>40186331
"so i get nothing . . .and sorry for calling you a pansy your more of a sissy" try to find something to take.

start walking back

>>40186331
"Maybe some warning next time man?"
"How's the hand Lucy?"

Right, that was a (surprisingly) big and dangerous monster - if things are as they should be we should be near a cache of loot (which we WILL get first dibs of)

>>40186331
Oh, come now, I put that much effort in, and you just leave me the dust?

>>40186354
"Depends on what we got. No stable duties hopefully. We could get anything from extra dessert to better shower orders" You have to admit, that would be nice. It rotates daily, but anyone who isn't before the Aphrodite cabin gets cold showers.
>>40186358
"Yeah, I'm fine. Grey drakons aren't poisonous."
>>40186379
"Sorry. It takes a little while setting up some of my stuff," Marco says, pulling the javelin into six inch pieces and sliding them into a quiver.
>>40186407
"You don't have a backpack, do you really want to carry it around for the rest of the night?" Marco swings his backpack around, unzipping it to reveal that it's divided into a number of pouches for weapons. And a 3DS.
"Anyway, I need the fangs to repair my bow. I'll make something for you if you want. " Lucy starts picking up pieces of the broken bow, gears and a broken lever scattered on the ground. "You can have the next one if you want"

>>40186681
ask him what games he has for the 3ds.

>>40186681
>Oh, shit! You've got a 3DS? What games do you have?
We're ADHD after all.

>>40186721
>>40186722
Nice

>>40186722
Nah, just still a kid.

>>40186975
Well.
That and ADHD.
We are a demigod.

>>40186975
Demigods in this setting all have ADHD gives them battle focus.

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>>40186721
>>40186722
"Pokemon X, Super Smash Bros, Monster Hunter, and two Zelda games"

With a freshly harvested pair of fangs, you set off into the forest. The scantily clad dryad waving goodbye, the forest swallows you up again. Lucy's watch says its a quarter till 9, the game ends at 10. You're not sure exactly how many more packages are still attached to monsters, but noone's gonna stop you from getting some weird magic item.

The sounds of combat reach you through the trees, pushing everyone into a run. Sadly, as you break into the combat zone, come cries of happiness. The three demigods dust off their clothes, then lift the black box from the dust. Damnit.

After greeting the other team, you set off in opposite directions. The minutes tick away as you hike in through the woods, irritatingly quickly. A tree falls, followed by two more. You draw your sword, then rush toward the fallen trees. The monsters have created a small clearing, lined with fallen trees.

What the hell? These monsters were not covered in class. Three humanoid monsters, each 8 feet tall at the shoulder. Which is the highest point in their bodies. They look like that one Pokemon, hitmonchan/lee. One of those. Their faces are in their torso. Eyes where their nipples should be. Mouths stretch across their thick cores, all three monsters are built like fridges.
>battle plan?
>roll 1d100

>>40187013
>>40186995
Huh. Learnt something new today.

>>40186681
You still here E?

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>40187349
Keep your distance, attack from range, target the knees first.

>>40187349
Lucy? Marco? The hell are they? Stay back target one at a time from range.

>>40187349
It's hitomochan Alex

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>40187349
Go for knees and eyes.

If ya ain't cheating, ya ain't trying

>>40187349
Hmm. Well, fighting is weak against flying and psychic.
Let's think at it.
Just kidding.
Strafe it and occasionally feint.
See what it does.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

seconding
>>40187390
with an emphasis on trying to pick one off from the pack via taunting

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>40187349
>>40187430
Messed up my roll.

>>40187419
Lee hitmolee like Bruce lee that pokemon kicks


Hitmochan is jackie chan he punches

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>40187349
throw rocks at it for ranged damage.

>>40187466
Dude, no. Fighting types are strong against rock types.

>>40187430
Have you ever tried to punch a bird?

>>40187534
Once, but it was in a cage

>>40187534
Yes
>>40187417
They're next to you

>>40187534
Yes.
However, none of us are birds, but we can all think. Clearly we need to play to our strengths.

>>40187534
Every time I see a Killdeer.

>>40187349
Anthropophagi? I wasn't aware the greeks knew of those. Didn't the first tales come from the reaches of the roman empire?

>>40187775
It would make sense why we didn't get classes in them.

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"Hey Lucy? You got any backups?" Marco asks, then pulls two swords from his back
"Sorry, just my crossbow"
"What you best with?"
"Short sword"
"K" Marco hands over a gladius, then grabs his swords off the ground.

Armed, you burst through the clearing with a battle cry. The three headless monsters pause in their tree-knocking-over, then morosely pick up crude stone weapons. They show a odd intelligence for monsters, especially those without brains. Why they love pushing over trees, you don't really want to ask.

All of the monsters have a reach advantage over your team, excluding Marco purely because he has every weapon in the world hidden on his person. Right now, his weird hooked swords have about the same reach as the flint knives.

You hold back a bit, feigning strikes to herd one away from his group. Lucy slips behind him(or her, it's like a ken doll down there), her gladius held low. You rush it again, the stone blade cracking and skittering off your shield. The monster stumbles backwards, then falls to one knee when Lucy cuts out it's knee. A guttural cry comes from it's core, echoed by the other two monsters. The unoccupied monster turns away from Marco, lumbering to its fallen brother. Marco slices at its back, before turning back to his opponent. With fluid grace, he spins past the monster while slicing two lines into side with his hand guards.

You turn back to the hamstringed monster, where Lucy is carving into its skin while dodging wild strikes. The other monster pushes aside fallen trees in its quest to save its brother. Marco hisses with pain behind your back, cut by the stone knife of the monster
>battle plan?
>roll 1d100

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>40187986
Aim for the knees take out their mobility!

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>40187986
Try to go for the disarment opion to keep it down or if that fails, just whack it hard like a baseball bat in its torso.

After that try to engage the 2nd one by tripping it so Lucy can stab it a few times, have Marco try to disengage and eat some food to regain health, keep the third distracted while he backs up.

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>40187986
Punch through their line, get Marco , keep harassing them. Enough cuts, and they'll slow down.

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>40187986
Take out the fallen one before hitting the knees of the charging one.

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>40187986
stab and slash at their legs

>>40187986
>be chilling with my bros, knocking over trees
>strange bipedal creatures run at us with weapons
>Ugbu attacked from behind, leg cut
>I want to help, get attacked
>why?
who are the monsters here?

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>40187986
WRASLING!

>>40188222
mon·ster
\ˈmän(t)-stər\
noun
: a strange or horrible imaginary creature
: something that is extremely or unusually large
: a powerful person or thing that cannot be controlled and that causes many problems

Them.

>>40188522
But also us, Demigods are kind of that last definition to a T.

>>40188575
Then my cat is a monster you got a point.

>>40188575
Yes, but they're running a perfect 3

Leaving the fallen monster to Lucy, you leap over two trees to get close to a monster. The wandering one leaves himself open when he steps over a tree, snapping branches as he passes through the crown. You wait for him to be stuck in the thickest part, then throw your shield at it.

The heavy metal and wood disc flies through the air like a frisbee, the armstrap whipping around. It strikes the monster across the chest, the strap's buckle smacking it in the eye. You rush in as it falls over, stabbing downwards. A wild strike of the monster's stone knife cuts into your thigh, a flap of skin and muscle hanging.

Nothing's messed up to a high degree, but the muscle isn't working as well as normal. You stab downwards, grounding the blade between the monster's shoulders/head. Monster biology is weird. It begins to dissolve, your blade shifting from its back to lodged in the tree trunk. You lean on the blade, shifting the weight off your leg.

Lucy's killed her monster just now, and wraps a bandana around a minor cut on her sword arm. Marco is still fighting, though his monster is cut in a number of places. Most seem to be surface cuts, from the sharpened outer curve of his swords. As you watch, Marco jumps over the monster, does a frontflip, and stabs the pommel blades into the monster's back as he falls. The headless monster dissolves into gold dust as Marco walks away from its body.

>ACEPHALOS(3) DEFEATED!

You kick around the dust of your monster, finding nothing but twigs. Lucy grabs a black box from her dust, then places it in her pack with the fangs and broken crossbow.

>CONGRADULATIONS! YOU LEVELED UP! YOUR STRENGTH HAS INCREASED!
>end of Halfblood Quest thread 2
>questions, comments, advice if you have it.

>>40188222
Remember that some trees have people inside them

>>40188631
Did we net 2 packages? Also he need ambrosia stat.

>>40188631
are we turning into Captain America now? should we make a circular shield?

>>40188631
you got a twitter or a schedule we can follow, I'm new to this quest.

>>40188631
are we being screwed over by Hera since we didn't get a box

>>40188631
Is there a character sheet that we are slowly leveling up or is this being tracked off screen?

>>40188631
seconding this
>>40188706
and i'd be good to get a more detailed list of the rules and such too if that's cool. I like your quest, i think your writing is entertaining and i'd be inclined to follow it indefinitely if this continues

>>40188706
I'll make one. I have one but can't really use that cause it's for work. Next thread will be Saturday at 3 EST
>>40188748
Off screen. I have one for most of the main characters and their powers. Over time, most of your friends will grow in power just as you do(Marco has supernatural weapon proficiency, Lucy can detect traps and metals, amber[Aphrodite's daughter] can do limited Jedi mindtricks)

>>40188875
what can Megan do or we dont know since she is not claimed yet

>>40189007
That's need to know information. Plot wise, she's somewhat important

>>40189038
Route locked

>>40189038
can we have a Captain America Build?

>>40189038
figured as much but had to ask

since you want answer that question on a scale 1-10 one being gymnast tone ten being mini Hercules how swole are we

>>40188875
What happens when we level up?

>>40189075
You're pretty big for a sixteen year old, in a couple years you likely will be capt tier
>>40189088
Brad Pitt in fight club
>>40189088
Godly powers grow stronger. Marco'll be a even better fighter, Lucy will get even better with machines, you get physically stronger.

>>40189305
I meant with the shield slinging and fist punching but thats cool to.

>>40189305
i think you linked to the wrong anon for a question

>>40189117
here you answer anon
>Godly powers grow stronger. Marco'll be a even better fighter, Lucy will get even better with machines, you get physically stronger.

>>40189346
Dang, you're right.

>>40189339
You can do the punching part, but ricochetting a shield off three people and a tree to hit a button? No. A child of Athena might be able to

>>40189305
>Brad Pitt in fight club
man the Aphrodite campers might be watching Alex shower

>>40189405
DAMN! can we throw the shield through a monster with brute force?

>>40189460
Depending on the monster. When you're older, you'll be able to do it with a sharp shield.

No captcha, a chicken sandwich isn't a hamburger

>>40189499
cool. Well see you next Saturday.

Wait did we get to sit with Megan during the movie?
Did we pull off the theater move?
>inb4 300% spaghetti son of god of bad relationships.

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>>40191014
We ain't the son of Aphrodite, so I'm hoping for a high degree of awkward teenagers with superpowers trying to get laid

berry bush best girl