>>40696834
>Their Masterpiece, a tale of the gods

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>10 minute voting period, may be extended in case of clever write-ins
>Write-ins are ALWAYS a valid options I don't care if you're just going to sleep, if you have a write-in, you can vote for it.
>Try not to bitch at people for namefaggin. I'll restrict it if it becomes a problem but right now I don't care.
>d100 for dice rolls unless told otherwise, counting the first three.
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>>40696834
>Their Masterpiece, a tale of the gods

>>40696834
>Other?
>A day in the life of Jasmine
qt μt shenanigans?

>>40696834
>>Their Masterpiece, a tale of the gods

>>40696834
>>Their Masterpiece, a tale of the gods

>>40696834
>>Their Masterpiece, a tale of the gods

>>40697112
>>40697050
>>40696917
>>40696890
writing for this then

>>40696834

Oh hell yes. Blackguard quest. Let's get evil.

>>40696834
I do love that the art thread is still alive from last night.

>>40696834
Hey Eclipse, you don't have Ergon's Health/Stamina/Mana on his Character sheet.

>>40696834
"Why have you called me here cousin?" says a voice sounding of the solemnity of a graveyard "Because there is something I would discuss with you. You are aware, surely, of the state of things on the mortal plane?" a voice war and chains asks.
"Of course, I am the ruler of their passing." "Have you not noticed, how many times our servants, our vassals, have been betrayed by those who claim to give fealty to them?" "I have, how ironic, that the lord of enslavement would call on me to discuss treachery."

"I have always been honest in my dealings with you, you may find the situation laughable, but that does not change the fact that our servants are often overthrown." "Why did you call on me to discuss this? What do you expect me to do about it." "Your creations are ever loyal, unless some strong magic twists them away, I would have you help me find a solution." a peal of laughter fills the air

"My creations are mindless, you would not find good servants amongst their number." "Then what would you suggest we do?" a new voice enters the discussion, a whisper full of madness and trickery "I believe I could help you with that, my heavenly relatives."

"Whisperer, why have you come, I did not summon you to this meeting as I did Krona, we have no need of your insane babbling today."

"Ah your words wound me Tilarn, I came here to offer you a solution to your problem, and you scorn me, maybe I really should leave." "Speak He'akmota, My cousin is to suspicious for his own good."

"Very well, I have a secret to tell you two, the key to binding your powers into a new race, who's loyalty your servants will never have to question." "Why would you help us whisperer, you have no reason to aid us in this endeavor."

"I know many things, lord of conquest, I see that which you do not, and I have reasons of my own for telling you how this thing shall come to pass."

cont.

>>40697287
really? damn.
>>40697341
crap, I'll go fix it real quick.

>>40697341
okay it's fixed, back to writing

>>40697412
"Enough squabbling cousin, you called me here to help you find an answer to your problem, and He'akmota is offering to give us one, I say we should hear him out at the least."

"...Very well, I shall listen to you whisperer, but do not play me false." "Do not worry chainmaster, in this matter I shall be completely honest with you, for you see, I am waiting for somebody, and he shall need loyal servants if he is to accomplish the task I have seen, now then, draw close, and I shall tell you how to create your loyal servants."

End of side story, "Their Masterpiece" the other side stories may be viewed at a later date, I'll be back in a few minutes with the adventures of our main character. talk amongst yourselves

>>40697541
Avitus POV

Those events seem like they happened a lifetime ago, when in reality it has only been three days since you lit the liars cathedral ablaze. Since that time, you and your companions have made your way to the town of Dirtcrest, where you have managed to sign up to join an adventuring party, hiding the nature of your powers. Your companions,

>Ergon is still in town with Karin, Jasmine joined the party with you
>Jasmine and Karin are still in town, Ergon joined the group with you
>All of your companions are still in town, you joined the group on your own

>>40697656
>>Jasmine and Karin are still in town, Ergon joined the group with you
We should unlock his abilities

>>40697656
>>Jasmine and Karin are still in town, Ergon joined the group with you

>>40697656
>Jasmine and Karin are still in town, Ergon joined the group with you

Definitely this.

>>40697656
Is Ergon able to hide his hand yet? If yes then take him, if not then bring Jasmine.

>>40697753
nope.

>>40697656
>>Jasmine and Karin are still in town, Ergon joined the group with you
I like his funny attitude

>>40697774

"We grew up together in an orphanage. One day, a fire broke out in the village, and the orphanage was set aflame. I was trapped in a pantry when Ergon came back in to save me, but his arm was burned horribly as he led me out of the burning building. It's the scar he wears for saving my life. I'll never forget it."

Since we seem to be bringing Ergon, how do explain away his hand? Could we just wrap it in bandages?

>>40697686
>>40697714
>>40697720
>>40697776
writing for bro adventures then expected more discussion about the god-talk
>>40697821
He has claws anon, and his arm is covered in ash-gray scales not burns
>>40697826
yeah, you could do that pretty easily, whether you do that is up to you guys
>do you hide ergon's hand and if so how

>>40697821

And if they say "That doesn't look like a burn to me."

I was desperate to find a way to fix his arm. He was in tremendous pain, and none of the healers in our small village were apt enough to treat it. So I went to find a woods witch who was rumored to live nearby. She was a creepy old hag, but she gave me an ointment to rub on his arm. It worked, I guess. The pain and lost function in his hand went away, but he was horribly deformed by it."

>>40697848
Yes, with bandages and maybe a bracer over top it.

>>40697826
A magic experiment gone horribly wrong or just answer them very vaguely like "It's a long story we don't want to go in detail"

>>40697848
>>40697848

Put his arm in a sling and bandage it up. The adventurers won't be too curious and there will be an added bonus when we doublecross these guys and Ergon freaks everyone out with a claw arm.

>>40697848
Yes hide it with bandages. As for god talk I'm kinda surprised we learned Gnir's real name maybe.

>>40697893
You know he uses his sword with his right hand right?
>>40697905
I can confirm that He'akmota is not gnir

>>40697905

That wasn't Gnir, that's another God.

>>40697878
This. "It's a long story, but in the end it was this or have him die. The important thing is that my friend, basically the only person I consider Family other than Jasmine, is still alive".

>>40697848
So it's looking like the general consensus is, wrap his arm in bandages, "It's a long story" sound good?

>>40697967

If they really press is, we can say that we barely escaped the bandit raid. They obviously don't need to know that we killed them all.

>>40697918
If it's another god then why did he refer to Krona and Tilarn as "my heavenly relatives", implying that he is not heavenly?

>>40697967
writing
>>40698012
>He'akmota: The whisper beyond the stars, ?god? of insanity and secrets

>>40697916
>>40697918
Well, it seems that Gnir is a servant of He'akmota.

>>40698031
Gnir is his own entity who does not serve anybody, I can't tell you more than that without spoiling something.

>>40698031
Or Gnir is another extension of He'akmota?

>Tosses more art onto the art pile.

>>40698054

Maybe Gnir is a former God who was dethroned by the current pantheon.

He obviously wants us to go full Kronos and murder the current gods so he can take his old position.

>>40698098

I'm fine with this.

So long as we get to uproot the Lady and take her spot.

>>40697656
As Fuldo stumps over to the door in the side of the hill, Ergon comes up next to you, wiping goblin blood off his sword. "Argumentative bunch aren't they?" Fuldo wrenchs the door open, revealing a stone staircase leading down into the earth, at the bottom you can see a stone corridor. Bregnest turns to address the group, "Alright, everyone remember what we're here for, we need to clear this cave of goblins and kill the leader, should be a simple enough job, so let's get moving" you descend into the stone corridor, eventually coming to a wooden door. The rogue steps forward, listening at the door "Sounds like a couple of goblins in there, arguing, can't tell you much else."

>Take point, charge into the room
>Let the dwarf go first
>Other?

It's probably gonna take me longer to post than usual today guys, unexpected family visit, don't worry though, I can still keep running

>>40698227
>>Let the dwarf go first
Well, he was so eager. Let him be the one to risk his neck.

>>40698227

>Sic 'em, Fuldo

>>40698227

>let the dwarf go first.

Let's let the other guys suffer and hopefully get killed in the process. We can hang back with Ergon and do the bare minimum so that when it comes time to attack we can team up with the Goblin Leader

>>40698227
>Let the dwarf go first
If he dies a better cut for everyone.

>>40698227
>Let the dwarf go first

>>40698248
>>40698256
>>40698287
>>40698314
writing for Urst Mc'Meatshield

>>40698227
I'm wondering what our motivation for joining these guys is. Are we using them as cover for when the Lady's hunter shows up or what? Does the goblet cave have some rare magic object we want?

>>40698227
Fuldo stumps forward, kicking the door open and charging in, The door opens into a rather large cavern, clearly formed naturally and not worked stone, 15 goblins can be seen milling about the room, mostly armed with nasty-looking daggers, but three are armed with bows, Fuldo and Bregnest charge the closest goblins, the rogue slips off to one side, Amerith begins to play a song of bolstering magic, and Ergon steps into the room and off to one side, pulling out his crossbow and aiming for one of the archer's you

>Pull out your crossbow and join Ergon
>Join Bregnest and Fuldo. axe or hammer?
>Other

>>40698415
>>Join Bregnest and Fuldo. axe or hammer?
Kill the biggest one for the gains!

>>40698415

>use crossbow and kill some Goblins

Minimal involvement!

>>40698394

I think we're still looking for money and whatnot here. No real goals beyond that?

>>40698394
1: There's four of you, you need more money
2: You need to get stronger
3: You eventually need to set up a base of operations
4: All sorts of useful loot and magic items can be found in dungeons

again, sorry for the short posts today

>>40698415
>Join Bregnest and Fuldo. Hammer time.

>>40698415
>>Join Bregnest and Fuldo. hammer

>>40698502

So much this. Looking forward to an elegant description of goblin skulls caving in.

Rolled 43, 91, 26, 100, 77 = 337 (5d100)

>>40698522
>>40698502
>>40698440
hammer time it is then, 1d100+5

Rolled 45 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40698540

Smash and crush!

>>40698415
>Pull out your crossbow and join Ergon

Take out the ranged dudes first, them come in to support Fuldo and Bregnest.

Easier to fight when everyone does their job.

>>40698415
>>Join Bregnest and Fuldo. hammer

Rolled 50 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40698540
That fuckin 100...

>>40698540

Rolled 37 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40698540
hammer time

Rolled 49 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40698540

>>40698540
christ, apparently Bregnest really is a veteran.
>Fuldo: 48
>Rogue: 96
>Amerith: 31
>Bregnest: natural 100
>Ergon: 82

>>40698565
55 for you then, writing

>>40698600

Describe Bregnest for us?

>>40698643

Cocky fighter type, leader of party IIRC. Apparently a hardass

>>40698643
Pretty tall dude, well muscled but not a giant mountain like Ugo was, you'd place him at about 31, bronze skin, bald, stern features, wielding a greatsword. He's a fighter, the leader of this party.

>>40698673

Anyone else interested in seeing if we can manipulate this guy into joining us?

>>40698830
Nope. Training under him for a time will be interesting until he inevitably comes to his untimely end due to a situation we refuse to help him with.

>>40698830

>>40698830

I think we would have better luck with the rogue.

>>40698415
The goblin archers scramble for their bows as you, Fuldo and Bregnest crash into the goblins on the floor below, you see the rogue making his way through the shadows and around behind the archers, nobody notice's him as he slips past, Amerith starts playing, and you feel your body begin to react a little faster, your swings hit a little harder.
>+2 bonus to rolls due to bard song
Fuldo Lops the head off the first goblin he slams into, but he gets stabbed by one of the others
>Fuldo HP 14/17
You can see Ergon take aim, and one of the archers drops dead with a quarrel in his chest, For your part you do quite well, sending one goblin flying with your shield and bashing in the skull of another, Bregnest takes out his greatsword, and cuts three of them in half with one swing, a faint purple glow lighting up the blade. Damn, that thing must be enchanted. The singing stops abruptly as an arrow catches Amerith in the arm,
>Amerith HP 9/12
The rogue fall on the archers, sliding a short sword into ones throat from behind, and sending a throwing knife into the last ones eye.
The battle ends pretty quickly after that, the goblins left don't stand much chance against the three of you in melee, you do get a cut on the arm once from where a goblin got lucky though
>Avitus HP: 16/18
The goblins are all dead now, and a cursory glance reveals nothing of value in this room, a rough rocky corridor leads out of this room from and curves slightly blocking your view of where it ends.

>Search the room more thoroughly, dice will be called for
>Continue on into the cave
>Talk to one of you companions

>Ergon now has 21 bolts

>>40698883
LOOT

>>40698883

>Search

Always check for traps and loot.

>>40698830
>>40698865
>>40698871
I rather go our separate ways after we gain enough money for better equipment, I want to set up a base of operation, I want to take over a mercenary group.

>>40698883
See what the others are doing. If they're looting, we're looting.

>>40698883

>Search

Then

>Onwards to moar loot!

>>40698883
>Search the room more thoroughly, dice will be called for
We're broke, we don't leave any rock unturned.

>>40698913

If we take the rogue with us, we'll actually have a fairly well rounded adventuring party.

I see your point though.

>>40698950

I thought we got some cash from the bandits we murdered?

>>40698968

>not wanting to murder their leader after we're done
>not wanting Jasmine to tempt the rogue into joining up with us
>not wanting to practice the Enslavement ritual on the bard for the luls

nigga do u even into blackguard?

>>40698969
Yup, quite the good amount to, thing is that money has to provide for all four of you, and if you want to become a ruler of some sort that's a drop in the bucket

http://pastebin.com/fuPZ3T9k

>>40698904
>>40698906
>>40698920
>>40698950
Looting it is, keep in mind that any treasure on this adventure is going to be slip amongst the party
Roll me 1d100

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>40699026
loot

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>40699026
>implying that anyone besides us and Ergon will be alive at the end of the dungeon.

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>40699026

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>40699026

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>40699026

>>40699067

I literally just got one-upped.

>>40699038
yeeeeah the goblins don't have anything valuable in this room

>Continue on into the cave
>Talk to one of you companions. Who and what?

>>40699119

>Continue

>>40699119
huh? only one roll was taken?

>>40699119

What about the 85 we rolled??

>>40699152

Wasn't a combat roll.

>>40699160
>>40699152
Random loot is always only the first roll

>>40699181

Oh I see. Continue with our party then.

>>40699181

We should chat with Ergon about how we are going to stab these guys in the back and leave them down here.

>>40699119
>>Continue on into the cave
>>40698968
I don' really care if we do take him, I feel we will have more chances to recruit a better rouge with more personality.

>>40699231
You will.
Hell if you take certain paths you can make one

>>40699231

I could go either way. Depends on how things go in this thread I guess.

>>40699119
Continue

>>40699119
Continue takes it, writing.

>>40699217
Wait, why would we do that? I assume people know we left with them, and there doesn't seem to be any reason to do this as opposed to making a reputation that we are good at what we do and easy to work with.

I mean, yeah, if we get offered some awesome power or there's some issue with us or Ergon being Blackguard and monster respectively, than they all have to die.

But let's not just randomly kill dudes to prove how fucking evil we are, hey?

Even then, I feel like we're the kind of guy who respects loyalty and honesty, given our previous shitty experience with the elders of our order.

>>40699293

Hey, how likely are people to freak out about our Lay on Hands ability if we use it?

Ooooh, I hope that later on we get to turn it into a mind-control thing where people have to accept it of their own free will when we heal them and it makes them susceptible to our suggestions.

>>40699327
With you. We haven't been kicked in the dick enough by the world to just start murdering people. Letting them die due to their own idiocy when we don't actually know that? Sure. But actively backstabbing our group and leaving them to die? Pretty sure that hits too close to home as to what we just went through.

>>40699327
I essentially see you as lawful evil, or at least becoming that, not random burnkillstab evil, to quote Gnarl, "Your people can't serve you from inside a wolf's stomach lord"
>>40699361
Your lay-on-hands is currently normal lay-on-hands, the thing with Ergon was because of the backlash caused by having just contracted Tilarn and Krona at the same time.

>>40699327

It's not to prove to the world how edgy we are, it's to take all of the phat loot for ourselves.

Simple pragmatism.

>>40699369
>>40699327

Actually these are both really good points.

Maybe we'll let them get themselves killed but we won't actively save them either? That seems most in-character right now.

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>>40698883
The party continues on, the tunnel winding for some time before eventually opening up into a very large chasm, you can see another opening at the far end, in front of you, sitting on a large chair, is a Hobgoblin in armor, with a long sword and shield, standing around the cavern are about ten goblins, they seem ready for a fight, as you enter, the hobgoblin stands, yelling something in goblin, and the goblins around the cavern rush towards you!

>roll 1d100 +5
>Crug the Hobgoblin, goblin leader: HP 25/25

Rolled 22 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699566
For lawful evil!

>>40699566

Hang back and defend with Ergon. Lets let the other adventurers handle most of it.

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699566

Rolled 40 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699566

>>40699566
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

Rolled 56 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699566

Rolled 3 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699601
ERR

Rolled 34, 15, 40, 46, 83 = 218 (5d100)

>>40699590
You were near the front, they're rushing you
>>40699599
45, DC failed, will you use 5 mana to turn this into a success?

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>>40699601
>>40699622

mfw

>>40699630

Sure

>>40699630
Yes
>>40699643
KHORNE DID NOT APPROVE OF MY FAILURE

>>40699630
Yep

>>40699630

It appears that our allies are also getting BTFO right now.

Just reminding everyone that we have one auto-crit available to us.

>>40699678
The goblin elite guard ain't nothin to fuck with.

>>40699678
Goblins are tricksy mate
>Fuldo: 39
>Rogue: 20
>Amerith: 45
>Bregnest: 51
>Ergon: 88
>Avitus: 50
welp. writing

>>40699720

Ergon fucked someone's shit up though.

Did we burn 5 mana to pass the DC? Consensus says yes.

>>40699741
yes, it's why you got a 50 instead of a 45

>>40699566
rolling for hobo diplomacy

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Rolled 23, 43, 41, 87, 61 = 255 (5d100)

>>40699566
The goblins rush towards you, and you brace yourself to meet their charge, when all of a sudden, 6 more goblins jump down from a ledge hidden above the entrance to the room, falling among you and your comrades!

Fuldo, Amerith, and the rogue go down, goblins having jumped onto their backs and started stabbing them, Bregnest is quicker, but just barely, throwing the goblin off of his shoulders and stabbing it with his great-sword, you push mana into your limbs as the you feel the goblin land on you, your enhanced speed allowing you to pluck him off your shoulders and smash him with your warhammer,
Ergon turns quickly, somehow alerted by some noise, grabbing the goblin leaping at him and crushing it's throat with his hand, it's blood seeping out to color the bandages you used to hide his scales. Apparently that arm really is good for something, The charging goblins crash into the disoriented group!
roll me 1d100+5

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699859

Rolled 30 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699859
Again for lawful evil

Rolled 69 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40699859

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>>40699913
Saved by the lucky numbers!

>>40699913

Thank our evil Stars.

>>40699906

I think the universe is telling us to be chaotic neutral.

>>40699913
The leader of the goblins is a sexy witch, lewd time.
>>40699964
You may have a point, with a slice of lawful evil.

>>40699859
DC 65, results
>Fuldo: 28
>Rogue: 48
>Amerith: 46
>Bregnest: 92
>Ergon: 66
>Avitus: 74
You pass, unfortunately some of your companions aren't so lucky writing

>>40699998

If the only survivors of this encounter wind up being us, Ergon and Bregnest, I say we hammer-slam that fool and take his magic sword.

>>40699998

Looks like Bregnest is the only guy worth murderhoboing with.

>>40699998
"Unfortunately"

>>40699998
We're looting their bodies for anything useful, if Bregnest has a problem he can shove it.

>>40700052

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, we still have to kill the Hobgoblin

Rolled 21, 23 = 44 (2d100)

>>40699859
The goblins crash into you, you manage to get your shield up in time, and the ones charging you slam into it, falling back dazed, out of the corner of your eye, you can see Ergon cut ones head open, before annother one gets inside his range with a dagger, giving him a pretty nasty cut
>Ergon HP 14/17
Bregnest recovers quickly, his sword coming to bear and decapitating the two goblins charging towards him, you can't see the other three among the throng of goblins around you

>Roll 1d100 +5

Rolled 34 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700097

Rolled 22 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700097
chaotic neutral?

Rolled 19 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700097
Blood for the blood god!

>>40700110
>>40700125
>>40700127
We ain't pull ourselves out of this one with mana alone.

>>40700110
>>40700125
>>40700127
Well our rolls are terrible.

>>40700159
Shit, even Eregon and Bregnest rolled poorly.

>>40700110
...DC failed, you are unable to make it a success, writing

>>40700097
Did we get captured?

>>40700183
If we used the special crit that you gave LOSTBOY would we be able to save the rest?

>>40700211
pretty sure we aren't going to die after a single failed round.

>>40700211
It's not that bad, I wouldn't kill you guys after one failed roll

>>40700211

I'll take votes on this, but my personal opinion is that we should save it.

>>40700252
save it.

>>40700236

I say we offer our services to the Hobgoblin if we're in desperate straights.

>>40700252
Save that shit

>>40700097
There's so many godsdamn goblins! They are exactly strong enemy's but there's enough of them to be a problem! You're fighting in a wave of green, you manage to smash the two goblins you stunned, but another two get inside your reach and cut you with their knives
>Avitus HP 10/18
Your companions are doing similarly poorly, the goblins are dying, but they're making it painful
>Ergon HP 10/17
>Bregnest HP 16/20
After several seconds of brutal fighting, the goblins around you are dead, but The Hobgoblin still stands, and your other three companions lay dead, their throats cut. The Hobgoblin raises his sword, and roars out a challenge in goblin

>Rush him and drain his life to put yourself back up to full, it'll reveal you aren't what you said you were, but you'd rather not die. Mana 17/17
>Rush him with your axe, sure it means you'll have to drop your shield, but you'll want the extra damage
>Dark lance the fucker now, get in the damage you can before fighting him hand to hand
>other

>>40700252
Save it for our last chance at survival or something,

>>40700361

>Rush him with the axe

>>40700361
Do we have enough mana for chains?

>>40700389
you do, I forgot about that. you have 17 mana, chains costs 8

>>40700407
Chain the king!

>>40700407
Chains then go in for Coup de grace.

>>40700426
>>40700452

Voting for this although I would prefer if our friend Bregnast was in worse shape than 16/20hp

>>40700361
Rush with axe!

>>40700361
Other
Tank him while the other two attack

>>40700426
>>40700452
>>40700486
Looks like chains wins it. mana is now 9/17
roll me a d100+5

>>40700591
pls

Rolled 3 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700591

I hope this works

Rolled 50 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700591

Rolled 57 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700591

Rolled 98 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700591

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>>40700609
...


>>40700618
...

>>40700609
>>40700611
>>40700617
>>40700618
My god the dice hate you tonight 62, enough to immobilize but not enough to render helpless. writing

>>40700618
Why God? Why?

>>40700617
>13:38:24
>>40700618
>13:38:24
Why couldn't you be faster?

Rolled 83 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40700591

>>40700649

This could end up being a good thing if the hobgoblin kills Bregnast. Just saying.

>>40700649

Immobilized?

>"Ergon, shoot this prick through the eye."

>>40700361
You raise your hand, chanting under your breath the brief prayer that burned itself into your memory just as you burned the cathedral to the ground, and chains spring up from the ground to wrap themselves around the hobgoblin, locking him in place as he thrash's against them, roaring in anger, his sword sweeping uselessly through the air, Bregnest's eyes go wide and he turns to you, "What the hells was that? You said you were a fighter, and I've never seen magic like that before!"
>Try and say something to explain this to him
>Just attack him now, you're not going to be able to play this off, and this way you don't have the split the reward
>Casually walk up to him giving a ridiculous explanation, drain him when you get close enough

>>40700832

>Other

>Decapitate that goddamn hobgoblin

>Don't say a word to Bregnest

>>40700832
>Try and say something to explain this to him
"I didn't know if i could trust you. Call it an 'Ace in the Hole' in the event of a betrayal."

>>40700832

>casually walk up to him and drain him.

Cats out of the bag now.

>>40700832
Say "We will talk later, kill this thing first."

>>40700832
>>Casually walk up to him giving a ridiculous explanation, drain him when you get close enough

>>40700832
>Look fucking exhausted
>"I had some training as a cleric. If I could do that more than once, I would have. Wanna argue about it would you prefer we get out of here alive?"

>>40700832
>>Casually walk up to him giving a ridiculous explanation, drain him when you get close enough

>>40700889
>>40700902
>>40700941
explain somehow
>>40700954
>>40700905
>>40700899
drain him
>>40700875
just kill the damn goblin

We're tied

>>40700997
Drain him
Tie breaker

>>40700997
Explain and if he doesn't believe us drain him?

>>40700997

I'll change my vote - >>40700875

To draining Bregnest, then slaughtering the goblin with full hp.

>>40700997
Explain. Fighting veteran Fighter when at half health when we can't 1 shot him and have no real reason to doesn't make sense.

>>40701040
>>40701045
>>40701046
>>40701050
and we remain tied...

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>40701070
1 Drain
2 Explain

>>40701080
There ya have it

>>40701070
We dont even have enough mana to drain him fully. Why are we even trying?

>>40701105
because people just want an excuse to kill everyone we were working with, apparently.

>>40701080
drain it is, roll me a d100+5

Rolled 48 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40701125

Rolled 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 1, 5, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 1, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 1, 5 = 89 (25d5)

>>40701125

No one can know our secret!

Rolled 12 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40701125
welp

>>40701070
No killy. That is stupid and evil and even more stupid. make friends. explain ourself

Rolled 35 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40701125

>>40700997
I will explain later. For now we have bigger problems.

A later explanation.
I was born the second son of a cleric family. In my family there is a sacred duty to keep trapped a terrible demon and so a spell is passed from the Godess to the child of the family each generation who posses the strongest magical affinity. I was not suppose to be this child, but then that night happened. My family was all slaughtered and I was left entirely alone. Naturally the duty has befallen me to protect my land from the demon, but I lack the necessary mana to bind and trap him. The spell you saw was the first in the series of spells required to keep him ensnared. In fact, it is the weakest yet the burden it places on me each time I use it is great. I am sorry to lie to you, but my families murderers are still out there and the duty is yet unfilled. These magics are hard for me to use and I often do not get them right. Even when I used it earlier it was weaker than normal.

>>40701142
>25d5
what?

Rolled 15 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40701142

What the fuck. Trying to roll 1d100 again.

>>40701156
Damn I missed the vote as I was typing up what to say.

>>40701159

I think my phone auto corrected or something, I have no idea what happened.

>>40701156
Could well-written explanations please override coin-flip breakers?

>>40701151
>>40701156
actually, these swing it into explaining. I'm not gonna penalize somebody because his write-in took to long, writing for explain, and that write-in will lower the DC for it.

>>40701205

Kay. I'll vote for this anon's comment:

>>40700941

>>40701205
Oh you, throwing us a bone.

>>40701205
Gods bless this QM.

>>40701205
Thanks for accepting my write in. Based QM reminds me of Guide.

sorry, had to step out for a second, actually writing now
>>40701258
Thank you, but guide's way the fuck better than I am

>>40700832
ah fuck, gotta pick up my friend, be back in about thirty minutes

>>40701387
I am enjoying it thoroughly. I will recognize that guide is uber Based and has a really good writing style, but each person develops their own writing style to fit their needs. Also Guide does a lot more work per thread because he doesn't do this many threads in a row. I am surprised you can keep going. I actually don't really know any other QM's that can output at the pace you have.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>40701450
My day job is basically sitting in a hair and watching a camera for twelve hours, I have a lot of opportunities to get shit done, and I'm off work today.
BTW Sorry for this thread being sub-par guys, I haven't really had an opportunity to plan ahead so a lot of this is made up as I go.

Anyway you pass the DC for "can we explain this later" roll me a d20

>>40701258
Not gonna lie, I was actually thinking the same thing first thread.

And that's a hell of a compliment from me, Guide was my first QM, and I hold him in high regards.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>40701572

>>40701572
well, looks like shit's about to get interesting. good thing you didn't attack bregnest.

>>40701572
>that 20
Huh. I hope that's good?

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>40701595
Well.
First time I've done THAT.

>>40701595
Well it's certainly good for someone
Kekekekekekekeeeeeee

>>40701607
Oh motherfucker goddamn son of a whore bitch fuck EVERY GODDAMN TIME!

>>40701608
As, I imagine, is this >>40701607

>>40701622
You did say last time that you need to stop asking for that.
To be fair, d20 best of three is inherently flawed, as their's a 1/3 chance of either crit.

However, we've only had 20s which is 1/6, and the frequency with which it's happened... Damn.

>>40701622
Well... How the ever-loving fuck am I gonna handle this. writing

Rolled 37, 24 = 61 (2d100)

>>40700832
You see Ergons eyes flash dangerously as Bregnest raises his sword in your direction, and you could swear he almost growls, huh, that's odd. You really don't want to have to kill Bregnest, he hasn't really done anything to you, best to put him off for now "Look it's a long story okay? can we focus on killing the hobgoblin right now?" Bregnest lowers his sword, "You certainly have a good point, but I'll want an answer later." Good, that's THAT problem averted for now, you turn back towards the hobgoblin leader and...Wait who the fuck is that? Standing in the entrance to the corridor at the back of the room, a hunched over hob-goblin is chanting in a low voice, and the chains begin to glow. Oh fuck.
Roll me 1d100+10

Rolled 87 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40701842

Rolled 63 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40701842
That's a thing.
Certainly.

Rolled 75 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>40701842

I'm nervous about this.

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>40701859
97 will you spend three mana to turn this into an unnatural critical success?

>>40701894
sure

>>40701894

...no.

>>40701894
yeesssss

>>40701894
ow. jesus. that's certainly a thing that just happened.

>>40701894
>>40701859
>>40701607
>>40701572

Is this a criting completion?

>>40701894
Eh.
Why not.

>>40701894
So at this point its necessary.

>>40701993
No.
But it IS a competition.

>>40701993
seriously, what's with all the crits today? are the dice gods trying to make up for that terrible rolling earlier?
writing for spending the mana then

Is the new hobgoblin on our side?
is it Gnir?

>>40702140
>is it Gnir?
Glowing chains say that no it is not the ring?

>>40701842
You react almost instantly, pushing mana into your limbs and dashing, throwing yourself in front of Ergon and bringing your shield forwards as your chain spell explodes in a hail of molten shrapnel, slamming into your shield and denting it in several places.

When the molten rain ends, you lower your shield, taking in the scene before your. The magic-user stands near the tunnel, unharmed, it looks like the other hob-goblin was torn to pieces by the exploding spell, you look around for Bregnest and...oh...

yeah even if you could pull the molten steel out of his chest there's no WAY you could re-attach his head, gods your glad you moved so quickly, that could've been you or Ergon right there,
>Bregnest HP 0/20
your attention snaps back to the fight as the hob-goblin begins chanting again
>Brulga the goblin warlock
>HP 6/6
>Mana 22/30

What do you do?
>try and throw a dark lance at him before he finishes casting his spell
>Charge him, he's pretty far away but if you can get within weapon range this fight should be a lot easier
>other

>>40702215
shield throw?

>>40702159
Glowing could mean a number of things.
They could be turning red hot, and damn that'd take him right down, they could be getting ready to explode... Fuck that'd be messy.
He could be buffing them.
Or he could be disintegrating them.

It's very ambiguous.

>>40702215
>try and throw a dark lance at him before he finishes casting his spell
Is disruption a thing?

Also, damn. Talk about a glass cannon.

I guess we don't have to kill the party.
I wonder if Jasmine will believe we didn't do it?

>>40702215
>>try and throw a dark lance at him before he finishes casting his spell

>>40702280
yes, disruption is a thing. may have some side-affects though

>>40702215
>Captain america this! If it's waay to far, Darklance.

>>40702242
>>40702309
you can try, but it's a high DC and if you fail you'll be facing a warlock without your shield

>>40702215
Be friendly, we could learn that spell

>>40702309
>>40702338
Yeaaah, If Eregon isn't set up to take a shot himself, let's play this safe.

>>40702280
>>40702282
dark lance is the only real consensus I see, so I'm just gonna write for that.
Hey LOSTBOY, you still here? cause I want to put in a request

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>40702215
Rush and grapple, capture alive for questioning.

>>40702467
1: it would be a d100
2: not with that roll you ain't
anyway writing for dark lance

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>40702467

>>40702424

Here but on mobile and battery is low. I'll be back home in less than an hour. What's up?

>>40702504
When you get home, I would like to request another one of your fabulous Player stories for the adventuring party you guys just traveled with

>>40702215
forgot, roll me a d100+5 for dark lance

Rolled 1 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40702539
headshot

>>40702539

>>40702518

You got it boss. Brain has been churning since those shit rolls started pouring in.

Rolled 40 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40702539
>>40702554
We done goofed heres a shot

>>40702554
ourselves.

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>>40702554

Rolled 99 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40702539

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>40702539

>>40702554
headshot to ourselves

>>40702591
so fucking close so close.

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>>40702554
YES! FINALLY! THE FIRST CRIT-FAIL THAT ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING! PARTY TIME MOTHER-FUCKERS!
>>40702591
NO! GOD DAMMIT NO! EVERY DAMN TIME!

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>>40702554
That is not a headshot.

That is the exact opposite of a headshot.

>>40702591
>>40702554
WUT!

>>40702591

You beautiful motherfucker.

>>40702606
Which overrides which?
Or is it that 45

Rolled 93 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>40702539

>>40702606
*sigh* I have to give you the option, I won't break the rules now
>Will you spend one mana to turn the 99 into an unnatural crit-succes
>Will you spend mana to lessen the impact of the natural 1 and if so how much
After the dark lance you will be at 4/17 mana

>>40702649
>unnatural crit success.

Pop, pop, pop.

>>40702649

>lessen impact of nat 1

I am more afraid of failure

>>40702649
both?

>>40702649
just to be clear, you can do both

>>40702649
>>Will you spend mana to lessen the impact of the natural 1 and if so how much

>>40702649
So we get both?

>>40702687
Oh! do both. Max out the 99 to 100, spend the rest of the 3 on the 1 to bring it up to a 4. we can't do shit with 4 mana anyway.

>>40702649
one mana for the crit and 2 for stopping the pain of the 1.

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>>40702649
me and my 99 won't let us fail.
>spend 1 mana to make unnatural 100
>spend rest to lessen nat 1

>>40702733
Best option don't need the mana hurt from no mana.

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>>40702649
>Of course you chose both
*sigh* Goddammit now I know how Blorp feels. Well, buckle your pants lady's and gentlemen this one's gonna be weird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00RcsjoRuQ0

>>40702792
Fuckin hell this one is gonna take me a while, talk amongst yourselves while I figure out what the hell I'm writing

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>>40702792
Pants status=buckled

>>40702856
"Your arm shreds itself open as dark energy flows through you..."

>>40702215
You guys ever read ogre quest? cause I swear this is turning into ogre quest
Time slows down around you, the world goes gray, you gather the energy for a dark lance, hoping to interrupt the spell-caster, as you pump mana into your tired limbs, willing yourself to move faster, to react quicker, you lose focus.

The energy of the spell you are gathering in your hand warps, twisting, dancing, reaching out and grabbing at you. Several black tendril, reaches out and sears into your chest, pulling on your very life-force in an effort to power itself, growing larger, shaping almost into a mouth, a twisted screaming thing that writhes in your hand, the spell is beyond your control now, and it drains your life, growing bigger and bigger, until it is a large pulsating thing of blackness, all at once it screams out from you and towards the shaman, crashing right through the magical barrier that protected him from the exploding chains, devouring him completely, and then winking out from existence.
>Avitus HP 1/18
>Avitus has learned a new spell, Screaming Void!
>Avitus Has been marked by negative energy, you have no idea what the fuck this does, your chest hurts like hell though, you should probably look at that soon.

Your so damn tired, everything hurts, you feel like somebody stabbed you but you didn't die, what do you do?

>Just...just pass out for a while, everything's dead now.
>Try and stay awake, will require a roll

>>40703117
>>Try and stay awake, will require a roll

>>40703117
>>Try and stay awake, will require a roll

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>40703141
>>Try and stay awake, will require roll
Do you even have to ask?

>>40703117
Passing out will let you change character POV by the way

>>40703117
But moooooom I don't wanna go to bed!

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>>40703177

>>40703177
Good thing this was pre rolled

>>40703117
crap, forgot a thing.
>Avitus has unlocked 1/? requirements for ???
>>40703177
I'm telling you now, you are NOT staying awake with this roll

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>40703220
time to roll?

>>40703177
Alright I guess I can't count this.
>>40703247
this either though,

Roll me 1d100

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>40703275

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>40703275

>>40703220
goddamit it dropped it AGAIN
>Avitus has unlocked 1/? requirements for ???
SHOULD read,
>Avitus has unlocked 1/? requirements for ??? path to immortality

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>40703275

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>40703275

>>40703275
>>40703314
64 vs DC 70, DC failed and you're out of mana, choose who you switch to

>Ergon, in the cave next to you
>Jasmine, In the market buying necessary supplies
>Karin, In the market with Jasmine
>???, ???
Write-ins are not an option for this choice

>>40703351

>Ergon, there's stuff in this room worth looting, including but not limited to that magic sword

>>40703351
>Ergon, in the cave next to you

>>40703351
>>???, ???

>>40703351

>>Ergon, in the cave next to you

>>40703351
>???, ???
> is it gnir?

>>40703351
>>???, ???

>>40703375
>>40703385
>>40703402
ergon
>>40703400
>>40703427
>>40703475
??? tied.
You know what? I can do both. Writing for
???
then
Ergon

>>40703351
>>???, ???

>>40703508
I wuv u

>>40703508
Based Eclipse

Gather round, friends, and let me regale you with the story of the time that everything was goblins.

>Sitting in tavern with party
>dorf, rogue, bard,
>me, a fighter with a badass sword (obviously lol)
>heard about a big goblin infestation in a nearby cave
>hell yes, i love a good gobbie wrecking crew
>guy telling us this says a party of four might not be enough
>uhavinagiggle.wtf
>two shifty looking guys walk in, one's got a beat up arm, all bandaged, crossbow on his back
>guess they overhear the local telling us about the gobbies
>the one without the gimped arm says him and his bro (yes, he actually used that term) are out of supplies and need some cash to buy more
>ask him how the fuck his one-armed "bro" is going to be any help to us
>bandage guy gets a weird look in his eye, i don't like that one bit
>other one tells us it's just a disfigurement, he covers it so people don't stare
>place is way too back country for that kind of sentiment but sure, whatever
>we head out
>gobbies camped in woods outside cave, we wreck their shit
>this fighter guy is actually pretty deadly with that warhammer
>disfigured queer-bait sends a few good quarrels too, guess he wasn't lying about the arm
>we make our way into the cave
>more gobbies, i'm in my element now
>semi-boner beneath my tunic, fuck i love smashing gobs
>everyone besides this warhammer guy is acting like they had one too many back at the tavern
>dorf is basically just flailing around at this point, fuck knows how he hit anybody
>make our way further into the cave
>mother
>fuckin
>hobgoblin
>(up in this bitch)
>guess i shouldn't have been surprised, too many gobbies in one place for there not to be a head on this snake
>bard's getting ready to do his thing, dorf gets this mad smile on his face like he's gonna 1v1 the bastard and be done with it

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