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Housekeeping:

I was very out of it by the end of the last quest and have made the following adjustments to the spells you gained from levelling Necromancy.

False Life: Using 1/2 a unit of undead, you can make your minions appear alive. They are still obviously undead to magical senses, and they do not have a heartbeat. They can breathe on command.
>I added a minor unit limit cost to false life, as I figured that, while I want you to be able to do it when necessary, I think it would be thematically damaging if you could just make your entire army look entirely living at no cost.

Create Blackguard: Using 5 units of undead you can create an intelligent undead creature. The raised creature retains all of its mental faculties, and gains increased physical ability as well as some curious necromantic ability. Furthermore, instead of expending 5 units of undead you can allow the blackguard to retain its own will, instead of being bound to yours. If it should go against your will in the slightest, you must expend 5 units of undead on controlling it, or you lose control over it, and it loses all of its superhuman abilities.
>Just some clarifications

Suptg archive of the quest: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=feral+necromancer

Twitter where the quest updates usually happen: @DeadQM

http://pastebin.com/vBRyBWfK Mechanics and Character Sheet (It has been a while since previous update. Tell me if I'm forgetting something.)


Economy: You have 1kg of gold.

Your minions: 5 Drow Necromancer Skeletons, 1 Orc Shaman Skeleton, 48 units of non-magical undead.

Your Holdings: A Human Village, An Elven Ruin, A well-hidden and fortified cave.

Diplomacy: Human Tribes (Neutral); Dwarves (Friendly, Open Trade); Elves (Allies, Open Trade), Gnolls (Allies), Golems (ACCEPTABLE), Drow (Hated Enemies)


Your Goals: Survive the Winter, Bury the elder, Achieve Immortality

Immortality Quests Active: Vampirism- Go to the Temple of Pern

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Your dark duty is done. The drow are no more. You have faced their god, spit in its face and come out, well, if not unharmed then still alive. This has been a good night to be Vlad Tepish. You stand up. You only now notice that you had taken some injuries. That is, aside from your clothes being covered in tears, saliva, urine and, yes, now that you check closer, vomit.

Well, you never thought challenging a god would be painless.

There is likely not much to see in the ruins, though you could explore further. You should probably raise dead up to your maximum too. As always. There is work to be done.

>Rest, go back to your home.
>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.
>Other

>>41305624
>>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.

>>41305624
>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.

>>41305624
>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.
>raise dead up to your maximum

>>41305624
>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.
>Raise Dead, Necromancers first, replace current undead so we have maximum number of spell casters.

>>41305624
>Loot the bodies, explore every nook and cranny of the drow tunnels. It will probably take another day, but you might get nice stuff.
>Commune with the spirit of the drow necromancer you bound after the slaughter was over.
>Raise Dead to maximum, prioritize spell casters first.

Man, but you are sore all over. Your headache is mostly gone, but the encounter with the god was grueling to say the least. Maybe you should've asked it for its name.

As you move to exit the caverns to meet up with your party you run into Lathrien.

'Gods, Vlad Tepish, we feared the worst.'
'I did meet some resistance in here.'
'What? Anything to be on the lookout for?'
'A god. It's alright, it will not bother us for now.'
Lathrien just stares at you for a moment.
'Anyways, how long was I out?'
'Er, it has been around four hours since you entered the caverns. I was looking after Melandie, but she's sleeping now.'
'Well, I might just join the camp for now. Lots to be done tomorrow.'

The camp has been set up just outside the range of the stench of death. You keep tripping over dead drow. You raise them, just to keep them out of your way.

>You now control 70/70 units of undead.

'Lathrien, you should have some minions of your own by now. Do it.'

Lathrien focuses, as if readying himself for a painful blow and does so.

>Lathrien controls 20/20 units of undead.

You fall into deep sleep as soon as you reach the campsite. One would think that unconsciousness would have given you some rest, but it appears not. When you awake, the rest of your party are already working around the camp.

Melandie does each task mechanically. Her face looks pale and there are black rings under her eyes.

'We will be looting and exploring this place before we move on. It will take some time, but there are materials I would have here.'

Melandie starts walking towards the carnage, without saying a word.

'Now, we can still have breakfast first, at the least.'

>Talk to Bathory, just to chat.
>Talk to party, just for a chat.
>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.
>Eat in silence, proceed to looting.

>>41305845
>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.

>>41305845
>>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.

>>41305845
>Eat in silence, proceed to looting.

>>41305845
>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.
>Eat in silence, proceed to looting.

>>41305845
>>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.

>>41305845
>>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.
Sup Dead, gimme one min

>>41305845
>Talk to Melandie about her rage issues and about her sword.
"Melandie, I'm really sorry, but I have to limit your bloodrinkersword priveliges. I'll get you another runeweapon when I can, just please don't use this one."

>>41306014
What I would've suggested had we not just killed the mountain itself

>Commune with the Drow nercomancers, learn the names of those they know. Those shall be the harbingers.
>Send Nightmare to those named, with Send Dream afterwards of safety if they come to the path we know of
>Show them the mountain falling down on them, then call element (earthquake) minor tremor
>When those selected come ambush, kill, and raise
>Send back to their dwellings after getting the knowledge of where it is with assorted Totems to spread
>Illusion our self invisible and go to Drow undercity, sit and watch as they do Drow shit, start the ritual with those noted, move to a new place and repeat three more times
>Go home and sleep
>Let chaos reign as they search for the cause and kill themselves in despair
>Call element (Frost) in Undercity, wait half a day, imbue Frost into skellies, install Totem of P. Gaze/Fear into eye sockets, have them rush and Ghost Rider them into submission
>Have Melandie butcher them and Lathrien raise them, install more Totems and repeat

'Melandie,'
She remains silent.
'Melandie, I am talking to you.'
'Yes, Vlad Tepish.'
'Come, let us talk away from the others.'
'Whatever.'


'What the hell happened there.'
'I- I don't know.'
'I see. From my side of things it looked a whole lot like you entered a murderous rage, fueled by your own anger and the magic of the sword.'
'Fuck you.'
'I am not being an ass. It is important to know when something is corrupting your mind. Believe me. I know.'
'Well, fuck, what the fucking fuck am I supposed to do then?'
'Well, trying to understand what's happening to you might be a good start.'
'I'm going fucking nuts ain't I? So what the fuck am I supposed to do about that?'
'Whatever you like. Hell, you could embrace it and travel the land in a red fury, if you wanted to.'
'I don't.'
'Good. I didn't think you did.'
'Vlad, should I even keep the fucking sword?'
'It is your decision. And I am, or course, biased. But I believe that if you can reign it in, bring it under your control, even a dark power can be used to do great things.'
'Whatever. I'll think about it.'
'Good. Just do not do denial. It is foolish and could hurt you. Or me, for that matter.'

The rest of the morning passes in silence. After a while you get to the unpleasant, yet necessary work of looting the bodies. There is a lot of death there. Most of the drow are wearing limited clothing, very little if any armour. What metal they have seems to be stolen from the dwarves. If you can melt it down, it will add significantly to your own stockpiles, however.

>Make undead do all of the work. Relax for the day.
>Join with your undead in exploring the caverns further. You might see something they could miss.
>This is useless crap. Leave early, grabbing only the best goods.
>Other arrangements.

>>41306103
That's cold. I like it. Didn't mind what happened last thread either though.

>>41306103
Nice, but we were in a hurry, with preparing the winter, and having a funeral to do.
Who knows we might have a chance to employ something similar if the tribes decide to take us out

>>41306046
>yfw Vlad grabs the sword and has to make a will save

>>41306163
>yfw he fails it, and really becomes Vlad the Impaler

>>41306186
You have fully slaughtered two tribes and committed one genocide already. You are not really as fluffy as you act.

>>41306137
Hey, can we make the Necromantix our first Blackguard? She probably knows where the best stuff is being kept.

>>41306137
>Join with your undead in exploring the caverns further. You might see something they could miss.

>>41306137
>Join with your undead in exploring the caverns further. You might see something they could miss.

>>41306197
Hey! The first one was accidental! Well sort of...

>>41306219
First one was actually orcs.
>>41306198
She was decapitated. It would be weird. I suppose there is nothing in the rules saying you cannot do that though.

Exploration: Roll 1d20 +3 Awareness

Rolled 16 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41306248

>>41306197
One was in self defence, the other was righteous violence.

We're essentially a Paladin who has a domain over the dead.

No one said Vlad was a good guy, but he's not particularly evil, I'd say he's a pretty gray area dude. Of course, murdering everything drow is hurting that reputation.

>>41306186
I'd be pretty hype, actually.

>>41306248
>First one was actually orcs.
Oh yes, totally forgot about those guys.

>She was decapitated
Well then, goes into the collection

Rolled 17 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41306248
Here we go again, Vlad, blind as a bat.

>>41306295
We should learn that sweet demon magic.

Rolled 18 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41306248

>>41306312
Thank you, but we already have one powerful entity on our ass who's trying to claim ownewrship to our soul. We don't need more.

>>41306331
It's only a problem if we die and we have no plans on being dead.

>>41306261
>>41306309
>>41306330
Why are the rolls in ascending order?

Do we get a bonus for this shit? Crazy.

>>41306348
Yeah, but you know; what's the point of being a nercomancer, and independent master of life and death, if we need tne bidding of deamons to get shit done. I don't feel like that's the Vlad way

>>41306348
You know, I feel like I've seen this before.

I'm not confident that devils and demons won't hound us for all eternity if we make deals, even if we don't die they can still fuck with us.

Hell, they might even be able to drag our body down into the underworld still living and fuck with us then.

We don't know just how much influence that demons can exert unto the mortal plane, so let's assume the worst.

>>41306331
John Constantine would disagree

21! Blackjack!

You move through the caverns as your minions and allies loot the bodies. There does not seem to be a whole lot there. The main fascinating thing about the indoors here is the clothing of the civilian drow. It appears to be made of a strange fabric, soft to the touch and actually very durable.

You proceed deeper into the caverns. It gets darker. You have a light spell going on at all times, and yet every step you take it gets darker. You focus, sense the magic and dispel it.

You are surrounded by rooms sealed off with iron bars. And within...

Sheesh, that's disgusting. Now that you've noticed them, you hear the chittering and the clacking of the teeth. Half a dozen spiders, the size of horses are bound and caged in the room. You were, in face about to walk straight into one of those cages before you re-doubled your efforts to cast the light spell.

>Nope. You don't need this. Ignore them, move on.
>Kill them, raise them. Could be pretty fucking useful.
>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.

>>41306444
>>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.

>>41306444
>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.

>>41306444
>>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.
GO BIG OR GO HOME FAGS

>>41306444
>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.
money money money

>>41306444
>Nope. You don't need this. Ignore them, move on.
My reasoning says, "take them, and use them, let them give a valuable commodity that only we'll have."

My heart says "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL! I'M FUCKING OUT OF HERE"

>>41306444
>>Nope. You don't need this. Ignore them, move on.

Trips.

As much as I like the idea of giant spider warmounts, and massive silk farms and skeletons literally dripping with venom.

FUCK SPIDERS.

>John Constantine would disagree

>tfw people vote for demon pacts entirely just to tell Death-God to fuck himself, he doesn't get shit from us.

>>41306444
>Nope. You don't need this. Ignore them, move on.
Fuck this shit. We have more important things to take care of.

>>41306444
>>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.
Yep, glad you liked it and like other anon said there's always next time

You call in the rest of the party. Lathrien screams. Just a little bit.

No matter, you start planning as to how to bring the spiders back with you. It seems like the safest option would be to simply pick up the cages and carry them. They would be terribly heavy. In fact, from your estimates you could only take all of the spiders, if you completely delegated all of your and Lathrien's minions to carrying them.

>Do it. Have all of your minions carry the cages [6].
>Have half of your minions carry half of the cages[3], the other half to take up as much iron as they can carry.
>Leave the cages, try to wrangle the spiders. You might be able to take all of the creatures and all of the iron this way, but it would obviously be much less safe.

>>41306444
>>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.
Can we raise dead insects? Not sure if we would count the exoskeleton.

>>41306613
>>Do it. Have all of your minions carry the cages [6].
We can get the iron from the dwarfs

>>41306613
>Have half of your minions carry half of the cages[3], the other half to take up as much iron as they can carry.

>>41306648
zombies

>>41306648
>exoskeleton.
It's just a skeleton on the outside.

Like, literally.

That is literally what "exoskeleton" means.

We can raise skeletons. It'll just lose all other organic components, like venom sacs, silk glands and the like.

>>41306613
>Do it. Have all of your minions carry the cages [6].

we can come back for the Iron

UNDEAD SPIDER RIDERS YES PLEASE DO IT!

>>Restrain them, take them home with you to produce venom and silk.

>>41306613
>>Have half of your minions carry half of the cages[3], the other half to take up as much iron as they can carry.
We make do with half the spider loot

>>41306687
Monsters have a bad habit of moving into empty caves filled with loot.

>>41306613
>Do it. Have all of your minions carry the cages [6].
Now we definitley have to use the Necromantix. probably she's the only one how to handle/care for these things.

>>41306687
Yeah, the iron won't die of starvation if we leave them here.

>>41305479
can false life and black guard work together, and can we use it on a dragon corpse?

>>41306718
Best thing about being a necromancer?

Our mooks give no shits.

And if they die? Extremely expendable.

We could replace dead skellies with monster skellies.

No downside save it wastes time.

Worry about other looters.

>>41306613
>>Have half of your minions carry half of the cages[3], the other half to take up as much iron as they can carry.
make sure we get male and female for breading purposes.

>>41306674
>>41306681
I was more thinking along the lines of how I never actually see raised insects as undead. It was more off is it possible in this setting?

>>41306718
What could be worse than a thousand drow?

>>41306757
Oh totally I'm just saying.
>>41306824
Looters

>>41306613
Does that mean there are six spiders total?
How big are these spiders that they need 15 undead to carry?

>>41306767
We can raise animals. I don"t see why giant insects would be any different

Yes, you will take them all with you.

++FRIENDLY REMINDER++ You cannot raise dead whose souls you have bound ++FRIENDLY REMINDER++

>You have gained Iron Cages [6] Giant Spiders [6]

>>41306767
Not only is it possible, but due to your Shaman secondary school it will actually be cheaper to raise a giant spider than a human by Shamanism VIII

>>41306855
The cages are actually pretty spacious and VERY heavy, and the spiders are pretty fucking huge themselves.

The days looting over, you break camp once more. In the morning you start a long, cold trek back. You did take enough silk fabric to make clothes for all of your party, but other than that left the place unlooted. If you need it you can come back, but you could also trade with the dwarves for iron.

The journey back is uneventful. You reach your ruin on the dawn of the third day of travel. You have been away for little more than a week.

>Check in with the humans, double-check how your ruin is doing before doing anything else.
>Drop off your loot, move on with the burial of the elder
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.
>Other tasks to do while you're here.

>>41306899
>Check in with the humans, double-check how your ruin is doing before doing anything else.
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.
>>41306899
Can you answer this real quick?
>>41306756

>>41306899
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.

>>41306899
>>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.

>>41306899
>Check in with the humans, double-check how your ruin is doing before doing anything else.
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.

>>41306899
>>Check in with the humans, double-check how your ruin is doing before doing anything else.
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.

>>41306899
For some reason I imagined skeletons actually picking up the spiders.

>>41306899
>Check in with the humans, double-check how your ruin is doing before doing anything else.
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.

We'll need to find someone for the job, permanently.

>>41306899
>Drop off your loot, move on with the burial of the elder
on the way
>Check with the drow necromantrix about how to properly raise the spiders. You would not want them to starve while you're gone or something.
send an undead with the instruction to the human camp so they can feed them

>>41306987
>We'll need to find someone for the job, permanently.

Homunculus with a body that is immune to poisons.

Boom.

>>41307019
Smart.

>>41307019
Oh yes! If we have the time definitley. Oherwise we'll get back to it after the funeral

>>41306985
That was if the restraining them had won. As it was, most of you voted for picking up the cages. If I was unclear and you all want a re-vote, feel free to do so. The spiders are very much awake and mobile.

>>41306944
You pretty much skinned, gutted and bled the dragon, also you bound its soul. You could make whatever remains you could assemble appear alive, but you could not actually raise it.

You can absolutely use false life and Blackguard together.

You have your minions drop the spider cages off near the ruin, and ride towards the human village. You see that the walls have been built and that the village is safe. Indeed, a few years ago a simple wooden construction such as this one would be one of the most impressive architectural creations within a hundred miles.

You check in with the humans and see that they are relatively warm. It appears that an elven trade caravan has come through while you were away. They are just about as well off as they could be in the weather.

You find their elder. A woman, in her middle age.

'I assume everything is going fine?'
'Aye, mostly good. There are some grumblings, but we get by.'
'Grumblings?'
'Nothing that is of your concern, sir.'

You leave it for now. You walk towards your hold and take out the head of the drow necromantrix you bound. You press your hand to her forehead and talk.

'Mmm. A binding. And so skillfully done. I would have loved to keep you alive as my slave to do as I please with.'
'You seem less than furious about being bound.'
'I just love the craftsmanship. Besides, you have met my god. I did not want to meet it, unless I had to.'
'And yet you served.'
'Yes. I did. And it gave me influence and power you could not dream of.'
'Considering I destroyed your entire race, I think I have power aplenty.'
'If you say so, gorgeous.'

>Only ask her about the spiders, throw the head away to rot.
>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.
>Ask her about her magic.

>>41307233
>Only ask her about the spiders
Spiders frist,
Funeral Second
Research into gods after

>>41307233
Oh no I was just wondering how big the spiders were. Should have looked for a dead one to raise as a new mount.

>>41307233

Supporting >>41307270

>>41307233

>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.
>Ask her of she would feel about being a blackguard,
>Ask her her why she seems so sure of her even in her current position.

>>41307233
>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.
>Ask her about her magic
I like her.

>>41307233
>>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.

>>41307233
>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.
>Ask her about her magic.

EVERYONE!!!

But yeesh, drowbitch, chill the fuck out.

We don't stick our dick in crazy, unless Bathory ends up turning yan in all the years ahead of us..

Heh, skullfucking, wonder if the drowbitch could feel it.

>>41305437
You're alive!

>>41307233
>>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.

>>41307270
aye

>>41307233
>Ask her about her god, the spiders, the drow, anything else you can think of.
Knowledge is power
>Ask her of her magic
Might help improve our necromancy
>Ask her her why she seems so sure of her even in her current position.
>>41307308
with false life she could be our personal blowjob machine.

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>>41307354
>with false life she could be our personal blowjob machine.

Excuse me?

EX-FUCKING-SCUSE ME!?

Are you implying we aren't absolutely faithful to the love of our life, Bathory?

>>41307380
pretty sure we are since we decided to become a necromancer to bring her back to life. Granted alchemy was the actually thing that got her a body. Our soul bind kept her soul for it.

>>41307380
It's not cheating if it's a corpse

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>>41307413
Get the fuck out.

>>41307413
Yes it is bathory was a corpse too.

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>>41307460

>>41307309
No, I'm Dead.

'So, about those spiders of yours.'
'Oh? You found my babies?'
'Are you implying they will continue to grow?'
'No, no, I simply love their cuddly little bodies. So... rough and stimulating.'

Sheesh

'I see. Is there anything I should know about caring for them, keeping them alive?'
'Oh it's simple enough. Throw a living sentient creature in the cages once every few months, do not keep them in freezing temperatures too long, simple enough.'
'Sentient? Does it have to be?'
'I don't know. I always found it more fun, and my people had always done it that way.'
'Your god. Who is it?'
'We call him Kalashit-Adam, but that's not really a name. I think the elves call him Garuth. He allowed me to use necromancy, and in exchange for worship he did not kill me.'

You think fondly back on telling him to fuck off.

'What else can you tell me of him?'
'Oh not much. So much has been lost in the last millennium. I mostly just performed services for him, sacrifices, that sort of thing.'
'I see. What of your magic?'
'I believe it is much the same as yours. I think you could easily dominate me. In a contest of magic that is, of course. I doubt you could learn much from me. Unless...'
'Unless what?'
'Well, unless I taught you how to properly appease my god.'
'Fuck that.'
'Thought so, handsome.'
'Call me Vlad Tepish. Please.'
'Yes, master Vlad Tepish.'

You sigh.

'Why do you feel so sure of yourself, even in this position?'
'Oh? I have never shown weakness in my life, I thought I probably should not start in death.'

You unceremoniously put the head back into one of your bags.

>Get on the road/river South.
>Do something else in your hold

>>41307477
b-but I was saying he was wrong...

>>41307503
>>Get on the road/river South.

>>41307503
>>Get on the road/river South.

>>41307506
My bad. I was a bit hasty. Let's just focus on the quest.

>>41307503
>Get on the road/river South.
Vengeance have been exaced. Now it's time for mourning, and farewells

>>41307503
I terribly ashamed of that, but... did we ever asked the Elder's name?

>>41307585
>yfw his name was elder

>>41307610
>yfw he wan't even old

>>41307585
Yeah... I don't think I ever told you. My bad, never did the proper dialogue for it. It is Varilis.

You have all you need to continue your journey after a quick re-supply and rest. You could depart now, carry the elder on a stretcher, or you could prepare some more for the journey.

>Make a quick stretcher now, it is more than sufficient for an elven burial.
>Make some boats for the travel.
>Make a wooden coffin, travel by land. The river is swift and might be frozen in some areas.

>>41307503
I kinda want to build her a male, ugly as sin homunculus body now.

>>41307647
>Make a wooden coffin, travel by land. The river is swift and might be frozen in some areas.

>>41307647
>Make some boats for the travel.

>>41307647
>>>Make a wooden coffin, travel by land. The river is swift and might be frozen in some areas.

>>41307647
>Make a wooden coffin, travel by land. The river is swift and might be frozen in some areas.
We are civilised. Also Vlad makes a habit of making and employing devices that haven't been used in centuries

>>41307610
>>41307639
>tfw your parents named you after berries but no one will ever find out since they made you the head of the village because you were the only competent person there.

>>41307647
>Make some boats for the travel.
Rivers rarely ever freeze over (i live up north and there is a river near by, as long as the river is big enough it won't really freeze over)
Also the boats can be re-purposed.

>>41307639
>yfw he was described as the oldest looking elf we have ever seen, and looked seriously fucking old

>>41307503
So am I to understand that normally necromancy is granted through this "Garuth"s blessing? Or, you know he kills them for not sucking his spirit cock.

And we don't do that. So did we essentially steal magic from a god?

>>41307764
It haven't been really revealed (Unless I wasn't paying attention) But all those who use magic that is connected to a "giant spirit's" (aka "god's") doman, gives power to the spirit in question.
Praise and sacrifices also help.
More user, more prayer, more sacrifice = more power

So yes, more or less.

Unless I interpreted it wrong

>>41307647
>>Make a wooden coffin, travel by land. The river is swift and might be frozen in some areas.

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>>41307764
Maybe. It's complicated. Vlad doesn't exactly know, but he certainly didn't make any pacts.
>>41307711
He does have the advantage of having a pre-fall library that he can read.

The river might be thematically appropriate, but it could be more dangerous than travel by land. In either case, the trek will take weeks. You decide to make a coffin out of pine, the most common tree in the area. Somehow you think the elder would approve. You set to work, chopping and carving the wood yourself. The result is not ornate, but it is functional. You set four of your undead to carry it and you set out the next morning.

>Go directly south, the most direct route to the sea
>Follow the river. It will be much easier to orient yourself that way, but it will take slightly longer.
>Other route.

Also

>Take the usual party.
>Take the elves only.
>Go by yourself.
>Take someone else with you.

>>41307901
>Follow the river. It will be much easier to orient yourself that way, but it will take slightly longer.
>Take the elves only.
Bathory watch the place while I'm gone please?

>>41307901
>Follow the river. It will be much easier to orient yourself that way, but it will take slightly longer
>Go by yourself.
But
>ask if anyone wished to accompany you on your journey

>>41307901
1 hex=~1day travel

>>41307901
>Take someone else with you.
it's a mourning. All can come, as long as they are respectful and behave

>>41307901
>>Go directly south, the most direct route to the sea
>Take the usual party.
and any elves that want to witness the "burial".

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Just checked catalog
>double critfail with the dwarves

>>41307901
>Take the usual party.
>>41307939
Welp, get ready for a road trip motherfuckers.

>>41307954
Oh yes, we had some adventures due to the dice crits

>>41307901
>>Go directly south, the most direct route to the sea
>Take the usual party.
And whatever Elves that want to tag along

>>41307939
>Going straight south
>10 days but chance to get lost
>following the rivier
>12 days but near the destination enter a swamp(?)

What ways for immortality have we discovered so far? Vampirism and what else?

>>41308089
Vampirism is the only good one. We could also bind our soul to our own skull but that one sucks

>>41308089
sucking god dick, DeadQM there was one we cold do early on.

>>41308089
Possibly leveling up dragon magic.

>>41308089
the ones known so far.
1.Lich= binding our soul to our body could always do since the start
2.Sucking the necro gods dick and basically be his bitch
3.Vampire
>>41308125
All have positives and negatives, its that vampires negatives aren't as big as the the two.

Honestly? Vampire in this setting sounds pretty bad-ass considering we'd basically be the first ever. That's Alucard levels of bullshit. And ain't NOBODY fuck with Alucard

>>41308160
except everybody does, and it ended up with him being a slave to a family blood line.

>>41307993
Yea, that's exactly right.

Marginal favour for following the river.

You set out early. Bathory and the elves follow you. After them the undead hordette you command, four of your minions carrying the remains of Varilis, the Elven elder. The air is cold and biting, but getting somewhat warmer. You are all well dressed, having quickly made cloaks out of the spider-silk cloth you found in the caverns. You will be going beyond familiar lands. You will be walking for longer than you have without a break in a very long time. An appropriate gesture for one of the few reasonable people you've met among the tribes.

You send an envoy to the elves from the human village, telling them where you're going and to join you if they wish. You will be waiting for three days before starting the burial.

First few days you travel familiar land. You break camp in comfort and rise with the sun. You enter unknown territory by the third day. It is not actually all that different from where you live. Well, aside from the whole undead tree thing you have going on around your camp.

You meet nobody for a few more days. It is strange, you had almost expected for another new tribe to be within a few days walking distance from you, but no such luck. You chat with your companions.

Melandie seems to have regained much of her composure and liveliness, though she is a little more serious still. Lathrien is learning quite quickly. He is not half the necromancer you are, but he hears spirits as well, if not more readily than you. That is not to say he can interact with them as effectively, he just seems to be more aware of their wishes.

And Bathory... Well, it is all going great. You can almost fool yourself that it is all just like before she first died sometimes. In the evenings, by the fire, she looks just like she did back with your old tribe. You enjoy yourselves almost as much as the elves do.

It takes a week before anything significant occurs. Lathrien stops.
-cont-

>>41308160
Didn't he used to literally get fucked by priest as a child?

>>41308199
Before he became a vampire, yeah.

>>41308160
>only ever using Hellsing Alucard for comparison

Alucard was not!Dracula long before Hellsing came along, and Castlevania did Alucard as his own entity better than any other media ever has.

>autism intensifies

It just irks me that people refer to Alucard as a separate entity when the only time he was (that is notable) was in the Castlevania series.

Hellsing's Alucard was also Dracula, he wasn't his own being like referring to them separately implies.

That being said, Dead said we'd be like WoD style Cain or WHFB powerful vampires, so yeah, really fuggen stronk.

>>41308240
I just used the word Alucard to make sure people understood I was referring to hellsing. I am perfectly aware he was dracula.

>>41308199
twas a Sultan or something that plowed his tender boypussy. That gave him enough reason to remove kebab as much as he did later on.

>>41308240
Still, we gave extra strength to our love, and a bunch of peasants. If they can have immortality without drawbacks, why should we settle for less?

>>41308270
Okay den, we coo, sorry for my sperging.

>>41308185
Are we going to encounter lizardmen on this trip?

Interested in seeing your take on them.

>>41308240
Everyone knows alucard is dracula.
>>41308284
Real life vlad got captured by a sultan as well.

'Vlad Tepish, do you hear this?'
'Hm? It all seems silent to me.'
'I mean, the spirits. They are somewhat strange.'
'Strange how?'
'I do not know, Vlad Tepish. More aware. Human, I guess.'
'Indeed?'

You focus your attention. There is something strange about the spirits indeed. You cannot put your finger on it. You can understand what Lathrien means, however. The spirits, well, it feels like you could talk to them. Usually spirits of nature are all but incomprehensible things that you can just about direct, control or fight, but these...

Something clearly is not right.

'Very well. Let us camp early today. I would like to investigate.'
'Thank fuck for that.' Melandie says.
'Sorry?'
'This forest, Vlad. It's like, you know your bullshit death-field, right?'
'I guess I do, yes.'
'Well it's like that, but not... deathy.'
'I see.'

>Commune with the spirits of the land.
>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.
>Actually, you know what, fuck it. Walk around it, or through it, just move until it's not an issue.
>Other

>>41308240
More specifically, you'd be Cain powerlevels if you survived for like 4000 years after gaining vampirism. Significant power-boost, but not reality-bending bullshit. Not immediately at least.

>>41308305
How do you propose we perform that on ourself?
>>41308320
still worth it in the long term

>>41308320
>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.

>>41308306
>river going through a swamp in a fantasy setting
You better fucking believe it
>>41308320
>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.

>>41308157
Why not have Lathrien Transfer our Soul To a Body of Our Creation?

>>41308320
>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.

>>41308320
>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.
Let's also take a minute to remember we are on bad terms with the guardian spirit of the fores. Better prepare

>>41308367
Thats always an option i guess as well.
It has no real negatives other than the children question that we would need to fix with our wife.

>>41308314
>Everyone knows alucard is dracula.
You'd be surprised, fellow anon. Some people have driven me insane by insisting that Alucard ate Dracula.

>>41308320
>>Rest up first. This could be dangerous.

>>41308367
Well, we are actually incredibly talented in necromancy, and we had practice with it a few times and could still fuck up the transfer, let's not be so hasty in giving him the reigns.

At the very least let him level up quite a bit, first.

Has there been a single time that Diplomacy didn't advance because of a critfail?

>>41308338
Honestly? Don't laugh; I thought of alchemical chemo-therapy.
Making a potion that just makes us immortal would be ridiciolus even with the other powers we have.
But maybe, a prolonged exposure to alchemical potions could enhance us permanently

>>41308406
>Alucard ate Dracula
Jesus, I would get pretty upset if someone would try to bullshit me with that

>>41308406
>You'd be surprised, fellow anon. Some people have driven me insane by insisting that Alucard ate Dracula.
Nigger what? his name is literally dracula backwards.
>>41308426
The gnolls.

>>41308458
Reminds of the time someone tried to tell me, and I quote, "Dr. Spock is a klingon."

>>41308458
>>41308406
Is interview with a vampire good?

>>41308495
I liked it.

>>41308367
Can be done. You'd have to trust Lathrien with the soul transfer though. Hint: you are really, really good at that shit. In fact, one could say that is your talent. And even then, the first time you tried it you hurt Bathory's soul so bad she nearly never forgave you.

You set up the camp and you start feeling the effects of the enchantment. It is a strange feeling. Everything seems just a little hazy. Just a little more like a dream than it should be. Everything still makes complete sense to you, but then, it does so in dreams too.

You think on the dreams you have been having for the past few weeks. You shiver a little. You've started dreading sleep. It is always the same nightmarish visions. They are merely dreams. You still awake rested. But you need to get that asshole out of your head and as soon as possible.

You set up as many safeguards against possession, mindcontrol and sendings as you can. It never works, but you think you've gotten better at it. And besides, this does not seem like the kind of place you should leave your mind unprotected in.

You go to sleep.

You have nightmares of a dead god.

You wake up before anyone else and you get to work.

Roll Shamanism, 1d20+6 DC 20

>>41308406
>Alucard ate Dracula
I'm not who you responded to but that is down right stupid.

Rolled 18 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41308510
Movie or books?
I watched the movie again recently and was wondering if the books were good.
>>41308525

>>41308495
I think it's worth like 2 hours of your life

>>41308428
That works, but I don't think we'd be able to enhance ourselves physically -too- much that way.

I mean, we could literally make a homonculus body with steel cables for tendons, and similarly steel bones.

Don't think we could get the same strength of effect with just potions.

>>41308473
>>41308458
Yeah, but they insist "Naw, he ate all those other souls he uses as a surrogate, and when he lost all of them he was the little girl, cause that's all he had left! But he could still be red-coat wearing Alucard! So obviously Alucard ate Dracula."

It was horrible.

>>41308545
Nice dude.
now for someone to roll a 1

Rolled 2 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41308525
Dice are rollin

>>41308561
...you're fucking kidding me? I would punch someone in the mouth if they said that to me

Rolled 8 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>41308525

>>41308565
You fucker almost jinxed poor >>41308573

>>41308588
Haha.

>>41308581
Hell in one of the episodes integra LITERALLY CALLS HIM DRACULA

>>41308608
We also see him getting "Killed" as Count Dracula.

Also I'm not entirely sure, but I think Walter the Butler wears the name of one of the vampire hunters from the original Bram Stroker book

Where the heck does the confusion comes form?

>>41308608
>>41308581
The same guy also said that Anderson used the piece of the holy cross so that he could become more divine and like Jesus.

Completely glossing over the fact that Anderson explains his thoughts on the matter.

We all have to have at least one of those really dense friends, right?

>>41308673
...I'm gonna fucking murder something

>>41308673
Wasn't it a nail from the holy cross?

>>41308726
yeah

24! Some kind of advanced success.

Instantly you feel that this land has indeed been enchanted by a mortal mage. You focus in on that enchantment, trying to look for a source. It is no great surprise to you when you find it within the area of effect of the spell.

You turn your attention to talking to the spirits of the forest.

You hear a spirit of a brook.

'Bubble bubble bubble.'
'Spirit. You are astraly vocalizing the words 'bubble bubble bubble''
'No i am not.'
'And now you have spoken to me directly.'
'Bubble. I guess.'
'How come you speak?'
'It is the lady. She's woken us all up. She is nice.'
'The lady? Tell me more.'
'No. I don't wanna to.'
'Not even for a favour.'
'No. The lady said I shouldn't talk to strangers.'
'Please?'
'Bubble bubble bubble.'
'Spirit?'
'BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE'

You search for others. As you do so, a squirrel come right up to you.

'So I hears you's been askin' for the lady. I reckon you better be leavin' her alone, see?'
'Why?'
'The lady, she don't like no visitors, yea?'
'I only wish to pass through her lands.'
'Too bad. Git.'
'You are a squirrel. How come you can speak.'
'The lady, she does them... I mean, none of your business, chump.'
'I see.'

>You suppose it is none of your business. Leave.
>Go meet the lady.
>Try talking to more spirits
>Other

>>41308771
>You suppose it is none of your business. Leave.
Make note of this area then proceed. We better not go off adventuring with the Elder's body.

>>41308771
>Go meet the lady.

Nice to see this quest again. Shame I missed the last thread. Also, did you have to go full donte the demon killer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPKHxbOg19s

>>41308771
>Go meet the lady.
>Try talking to more spirits

>>41308771
>Ask the spirits to tell the lady about us, see if she will come see us, or allow us to come see her

>>41308771
>Try talking to more spirits

>>41308803
Presumably that would mean leaving the area and taking a longer way.

>>41308726
Welp, I derped. Yeah, it was a nail.

>>41308771

>You suppose it is none of your business. Leave.
If she wants to speak, finding the powerful mage with a handful of undead in her magical realm would be easy enough.

>>41308842
oh, that simply won't do

>>41308847
Dare you to enter her magical realm?

>>41308771
>>Go meet the lady.
>Try talking to more spirits

You do not exactly have the time to change your course. You will be sure to remember this place, but you need to get going today. It is already a significant trip you are taking, it would be simply foolish to be distracted. At the same time, there is no need to be impolite.

You speak to all nearby spirits.

'Please tell the lady that if she chooses to speak to me, I would be pleased to do so. If not, send her my best wishes.'

You stop your meditations. The others wake up soon enough, you break camp and you start walking.

Roll 1d20+3

Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41308958

Rolled 18, 9 + 3 = 30 (2d20 + 3)

>>41308958
Rollin.

>>41308958

Rolled 17 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41308958

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41308958
>>41308997
ya derped!

>>41309030
20. not bad.

20! Successful willpower check.

A few hours into the trek you notice that you have to focus harder and harder to keep on track. The river is right next to you, but as soon as your mind begins to wander you inexplicably move to the right.

This could be dangerous magic. You should definitely come back here. Or perhaps avoid this place like the plague. It takes most of the day, stopping every fifteen minutes to make sure your party isn't losing their way, until you leave the area of effect of the spell.

As you do so, you look over your shoulder one last time and you see a woman among the trees, older than it seems possible. All of her bones are so bent and crooked it is a wonder she can stand up. Her skin is so loose that you can clearly see her skull under it.

And then you notice that, while somewhat floppy, her ears are pointed. It would appear that this woman is an elf.

'Hello, Vlad Tepish, Bathory, Melandie, Lathrien.'

>'How do you know my name?'
>'Greetings, Lady.'
>'Holy shit you're old. Do you remember when the civilizations fell or something?'

>>41309200
>'Greetings, Lady.'
>'How do you know my name?'

>>41309200
>'Greetings, Lady.'
>That other option
my fucking sides

>>41309200
>>'Holy shit you're old. Do you remember when the civilizations fell or something?'
But for real
>>'Greetings, Lady.'

>>41309200
>'Greetings, Lady.'
>'How do you know my name?'

>>41309200
>'Greetings, Lady.'

>>41309200
>'Greetings, Lady.'
my sides were not prepared for the old lady option.

>>41309200
>'How do you know my name?'
>'Greetings, Lady.'

>>41309200
>'Holy shit you're old. Do you remember when the civilizations fell or something?'

>>41309200
>>'How do you know my name?'
>>'Greetings, Lady.'

'Greetings, Lady.'
'Oh here you go with your politeness and your diplomacy. I've seen what lies in that head of yours.'
'Er, I see. Should I be worried?'
'What? Oh no, of course not. What could an old woman do? Turn your friends against you? Make you walk into the water? No, no. It would be much too tiresome with that steely brain of yours.'
'Would you want to do that?'
'Hm? Oh no, not at all. Well. Not yet. There are things in there that could fester.'
'I know. I am keeping a close eye on it.'
'Good! So few people remember to do that. Or maybe they don't.'
'I see. Well, I understand you know all about us. Who are you then?'
'Just an old woman, who decided to get away from a lot of bullshit.'
'Pardon?'
'The old mages. I bloody well told them, but do they listen?'

>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?
>That is strange magic you use. Could you teach me?
>We are taking an elven elder to be buried at sea. Would you accompany us?
>Other

>>41309391
>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?

>>41309391
>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?

>>41309391
>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?

>We are taking an elven elder to be buried at sea. Would you accompany us?

Additionally
>That is strange magic you use. Could you teach me?

>>41309391
>>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?

>>41309391
>>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?
>>That is strange magic you use. Could you teach me?

>>41309391
>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?
>That is strange magic you use. Could you teach me?

>>41309391
>What could an old woman do?
>"Well I dunnow, that squirrel sounded pretty fucking rude."

>>41309391
>...wait. Do you ACTUALLY remember when the civilizations fell?
>That is strange magic you use. Could you teach me?

>>41309391
>"So what exactly did you told them?"

'Hold on a minute, pardon my rudeness, but are you suggesting you remember when the ancient civilizations fell?'
'Pah, I've been old long enough to get used to it. It ain't rude if it's true. And memory is a strange thing at my age. But yes, I was there. I counted my age in years, not centuries, but I was there.'
'That is... I did not think there was...'
'Oh don't get impressed by how old I've got. Anyone can do it if they wait long enough.'
'And if they are elven.'
'Yes yes. You humans do tend to die just from waiting around, I remember now.'
'While I process that, your magic, it is strange to me. Could you tell me a little about it?'
'Not much to tell. I get inside a brain of someone and I move bits around. Pretty useful, less so if you decide to go into the woods and become a hermit. Would've been dead if my father hadn't insisted on me learning a bit of shamanism.'
'What is your magic called?'
'Enchantment is the proper term, though I don't believe it's quite right anymore. I ain't weaving no webs of deceit, or what have you. I break in and I change things.'
'Sounds... Dangerous.'
'Oh, I'm good enough not to break anyone I don't want to.'

'I see. So, what was it that you told the old mages?'
'Hm? Oh, right. The usual. Not to mess with the fabric of reality. Not to go to war. That a hundred mages could destroy the world. They did that anyways. I was what, twenty? I was talented, but they all had defences in place. Couldn't just break in.'
'Would you teach me your magic?'
'Have a decade to learn?'

>Just the basics
>Ask more about the old times
>Ask the old woman to come with you
>She's frail and off-guard. You could learn her magic from her bound spirit. Kill her.
>Other questions.
>Other actions.

>>41309775
>Just the basics
I have a friend to put to rest.

>>41309775
>Just the basics
>Ask the old woman to come with you

>>41309775
>>Just the basics
>>Ask more about the old times

>>41309775
>Other actions.
"Not now, I have friend to bury"

>>41309808
second
>>41309775
>"I hope such a situation wont happen again."

>>41309775
>Just the basics for now
>Ask more about the old times
>Ask the old woman to come with you

Hey! This Lady could help us with our "Deathgod induced nightmares" prolem

>>41309879
seconded

>>41309899
This guy knows what he is talking about.
Lets mention the problem.

>>41309899
don't know if we can trust her yet. she might me senile or have elven dementia

>>41309938
Well yes, that's a possiblitiy but her Enhancment magic is probably the way to go.

>>41309968
>>41309938
>>41309919
>>41309899

Pretty sure she already mentioned the voice in our head.

Who I believe happens to be that death-god.

>>41309990
still its best to learn the enchantment magic and do it ourselves

I wonder what would happen if we tried sending nightmares at death god?

>>41310041
Does a God sleep?

>>41310041
I would try that when we can protect our mind better in case competitive retaliation

>>41310063
Can they bleed?

>>41310063
does a god need to sleep to have dreams?

>>41310079
How much worse can he get?

>>41309990
Oh yes, that. I thought she referred us thinking that she is an old and wrinkly bonebag who could easly disguise herseld as an undead.

>>41310100
I don't fucking know.

'I am afraid I have a friend to bury. If you could come with us, I would be happy to learn just the basics.'
'Thinking about it.'
'Hm. There is this death god haunting my dreams. Any chance you could do anything about it?'
'Pissing off gods, kids these days. Okay, so how mad is it at you?'
'Pretty mad.'
'Well, I could give you a peaceful night, but you'd have to actually learn Enchantment to block it out forever.'
'I would take that peaceful night. How about I try to learn the basics of Enchantment while we wait for the eve?'
'Cheeky, aren't you?'
'And while we wait, could you not tell me a little more about the ancient elves?'
'Hmp. Every old person wants to talk about their youth you know? But I was young and careless. I do not truly know much about what was going on, outside the nobility.'
'Indeed? That sounds fascinating.'
'Hah! Proof that you've never met no noble. It's seven parts useless etiquette, two parts pandering and one part war-mongering. I suppose I know what every elf knew back then.'
'Which was?'
'A war was coming. The human mages were stronger than the propaganda suggested. We knew that when one burned the White City to black ash.'
'That is... Serious magic.'
'Pah. You just killed a mountain not a month ago, and you are not even at your peak. The REALLY dangerous mages, well, we all knew end was coming, just not when.'
'None tried for peace.'
'Oh sure, we were always at peace. But we never liked each other, never saw each other as people. So, cities burned, people died, world ended.'
'You don't seem too broken up about it.'
'I've had one thousand, two hundred and seventy three years to get over it. It helps that I bloody well told them.'
'So, about that magic.'
'Oh all right. Let's start with... this rabbit.'

Roll 1d20+3, DC 20 to get Enchantment 0, DC 23 to get Enchantment 1

Rolled 19 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188
I feel great! I can do this!

>>41310199
shit dog there it is.

>>41310188
Even a thousand years ago the elves were shits.

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188
I am Vlad Motherfucking Tepish!

>>41310199
>>41310211
Well, I was hoping for a nat 20.

But this is fine, too.

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188
Please dice gods

Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188

Rolled 3 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>41310188

>>41310199
oh yes

You have gained Enchantment 0! You can now raise it with exp, rank 1 costing 1 exp. If you focus you can read the moods of people, and you are slightly better at defending against mental attacks.

'Hmp. Maybe you could learn this if you put your mind to it.'
'I see. I do understand it, it's just that I think I need practice.'
'No shit, son.'
'So, lady, will you be joining us in our journey to the sea?'
'Hrm. Mrfm. I cannot walk all that way. If you want to build me a chair and have your corpses carry me, I'd be happy to go.'

>Sure
>Guess not then
>Other suggestions

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>old lady's fw Vlad actually manages to pick up the bare basics in a single afternoon from her

>>41310320
>Sure
Why the hell not.

>>41310320
>Sure

>>41310320
>sure

>>41310326
I know but just go with it. don't look a gift horse in the mouth

>>41310320
>>Sure

>>41310320
>That is preposterous! How dare you even suggest such a thing!

>Sure

>>41310320
>Sure

>>41310320
>Sure
Why not? she seems nice enough.

>>41310320
>"Will my mount do?"
We can use to train our leg
If not, then make the chair

>>41310320
>>Sure
Bone chair shall we.

>>41310377
>That is preposterous! How dare you even suggest such a thing!
>I love it. I'm going to do the same.

Also I just realized this makes us even better at diplomacy
god damn.

>>41310320
>>Sure
we can what else she knows about magic, or even trying again now that we have a better understanding.

>>41310409
Even if we just know when are we allowed to speak, and when to shut up.

>>41310320
Seconding>>41310400

>>41310409
It also made Saruman better at diplomacy and look where it got him.

doesn't this all seem a little convenient to u guys, I mean what if this is all a TRAP!!!!!

>>41310409
>implying it will help

>>41310459
A trap we're still going to benefit from in the long run.

>>41310459
>>41310481
>something bad happens to a sort of friend

>we genocide an entire race

>someone kills a party member

>global extinction

>>41310516
The Drow were fucking dicks to everyone.

>>41310516
not if we are dead first or worse yet a drooling vegetable

>>41310516
Woah woah, the Dark Elves fucked us over repeatedly, and been hostile to all other races known to us.
Even the Gnolls got along fine with the others when we asked them nicely

I think we should raise our base stats a bit.

'That sounds fair to me. I will have my... corpses build something for you while we sleep.'
'I'm sorry, but were you just thinking "That is preposterous! How dare you even suggest such a thing!"'
'No offence meant, lady. My mind wanders sometimes.'

You set up camp and go to sleep. As promised, you do not dream that night. You awake refreshed. You had not even noticed how tiresome it had been to see nightmares every time you closed your eyes.

You wake up.

You continue on your journey towards the sea. Melandie is getting better every day. Ever since yesterday she seems to be recovering much of her lost energy. Lathrien is Lathrien as ever. You have to admit, his constant worrying and fear comes in handy on the road. And you and Bathory.... well, you do not know what it is, but to tell the truth it is hard for either of you to wait until you camp. You have not been this close in a long time.

You travel for a few more days until you reach the swamplands. You had heard of the southern swamp, but you had never seen it before. You had imagined a wetter forest, but what you see is all but dead land. There is still beauty in it. You know that death is not all dirges and sobs. It is cold and mostly frozen over.

You proceed cautiously.

>Explore a little. This is a completely new ecosystem
>You have a job to do. Get on with it.
>Other

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>>41310602
Something like this, except in the winter and much larger

>>41310602
Can we ask the old lady to teach Melandie enchantment.
That should help with her beserk status.
Funny enough her trait and sword synergize a lot.

>>41310602
>Explore a little. This is a completely new ecosystem

>>41310602
> keep moving

take note of the are to come back and explore later

>>41310602
>You have a job to do. Get on with it.

>>41310602
>You have a job to do. Get on with it.
We can explore on the way back.

>>41310602
>>Explore a little. This is a completely new ecosystem
while we walk, ask the old elf about what she thinks about the sword. And ways to overcome it, if she knows of anyway too.

>>41310602
>You have a job to do. Get on with it.
we can explore on our trip back.

>>41310602
>Explore a little. This is a completely new ecosystem

>>41310602
>>You have a job to do. Get on with it.

>>41310602
>'I'm sorry, but were you just thinking "That is preposterous! How dare you even suggest such a thing!"'
>"I also thought that it was a pretty neat idea"

>You have a job to do. Get on with it.
Just send some scouts so we won't sink somewhere.

>>41310602
>Move on
We're not even familiar with traversing swamps, let alone working in them if the situation goes south.

>>41310717
>Send a couple scouts ahead so we don't sink somewhere
Seconded

>>41310655
Are we allowed some clarity on what the sword does exactly? Does it get stronger permanently or only per-fight? Decaying boost over a period of time?

>>41310602
>>You have a job to do. Get on with it.

>>41310602
>>You have a job to do. Get on with it.

On the trip back we can spare time to have a looksie.

>>41310602
<Job to do

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>You control 68/68 maximum undead minions
>>41310655
What old lady?

No, this is dangerous terrain. Besides, you have a job to do. The frost makes the swamp a little more safe, but you still have the heaviest undead walk on ahead of you. You make good progress, and the swamp seems entirely abandoned. Your progress is slower than it was through the forest and your camps are much more damp than they had been.

On occasion you wonder where your knowledge about the end of the ancient civilizations came from. You suppose you must have read it somewhere.

No matter, in a few days you reach the sea. And it is breathtaking. It is the seaside. There is nothing more to say about it. It has magic of its own.

>Do the burial now. You have wasted some time on your trip. If any more elves were coming they'd be here already.
>Wait for the promised three days
>Explore along the coast as you wait.
>Other

>>41310973
>>Wait for the promised three days

>>41310973
>Wait for the promised three days
Vlad is a man of his word

>>41310973
>Wait for the promised three days
dont be a dick

>>41310973
>Wait for the promised three days

>>41310973
>Wait for the promised three days
>Explore along the coast as you wait.

>>41310973
>>Explore along the coast as you wait.

>>41310973
Are there any preparations we need to make? If no we could do a little walk by the shores.

>>41310973
>>Wait for the promised three days
practice magic.
healing or enchantment while we wait.

>>41310973
>Wait for the promised three days
>Other
Have the Elven Lady teach us some more enchantment and also have her teach the beserker.

>>41311033
The old lady is gone and we have no memory of her. lrn2read

>>41311052
what the heck why did she do that?

>>41311052
Dude who the fuck are you talking about?

>>41310973
Practice our new magic that we aren't sure how we learned.

>>41311052
so that snotty anons vote for the preposterous shit cost us a chance to learn more while we vote?

>>41311096
yes. and try to remember what book we learned it from?

>>41311102
>snotty anons
I was being facetious. Maybe I should have made that clearer.....

>>41311168
It was that one in the library, next to the basket-weaving book, right?

Didn't we throw that one out by mistake?

>>41310973
can we roll to remember where we got this knowledge from?

>>41311195
Actually I'm quite sure it was secretly written within that basket-weaving book.
>>41311215
That would be boring anon.

>>41311033
Who?

You settle down to wait. You have a good line of sight for several miles every direction, so you do not feel that exploration would give you much of use. You do walk about a little, however. Mostly with Bathory.

'Vlad?'
'Yes, love?'
'You were saying that I should be able to have children.'
'I did not know for certain, but I do not see why not.'
'It is just that... We have certainly done everything possible to ensure that a baby comes.'
'Well, it has not been long. Perhaps it is already on the way.'
'Vlad. Perhaps. But what if it is not so?'
'Then we have each other. For all the time.'

You wait for the allotted time. It is still as cold as ever, but it is also serene. Melancholy, yet beautiful.

Finally, on the eve of the third day an elven delegation arrives. There is no more than five of them. But they carry themselves with appropriate gravitas. There is even a banner.

'Vlad Tepish. I am the new elder of the tribe next to you. My name is Amyr.'

It is hard for you to show no emotion at this. He's younger. He's snottier. He certainly does not approve of you. But you have dealt with worse.

'Welcome, Amyr. If no others are coming, we can proceed tonight, at sunset.'
'That would be fine, Vlad Tepish.'

>Talk to someone
>Skip to ceremony

+I usually end at bump limit to ensure that there are enough people left to vote for advancement, but I feel like we can keep going for a bit longer tonight.+

>>41311244
>Skip to ceremony

>>41311244
>>Talk to someone
everyone.gif

>>41311244
>Skip to ceremony

>>41311244
>Talk to someone
Bathory about what we can do to fix the child problem.
She obviously wants one since she keeps asking about it.
We should work to fix this.

>>41311244
>Skip to ceremony