>>41454965

Checking the time, you find there's two hours until you need to log out again; with the festival tomorrow, you figure the best way to spend the rest of your time is to

>train a skill (write-in).
>visit someone (write-in).
>explore (random encounter).
>roll around in piles of gold in the treasury.
>Write-in.

>>41454979
>explore (random encounter).

>>41454979
>>explore (random encounter).
Let's see what the world has to offer. Once we are out of the castle and no one is watching let's cast some lightning bolts while walking

>>41454965
>>explore (random encounter).
seconding

OP, the character sheet is not up to date (we hit riding 15 and learned something from sparring with the prince. Other thing, what are we able to do with teleportation 22?

>>41454979
>>explore (random encounter).

>>41455123
Crap, sorry, there was an error in Riding's level. The current and end XP was correct, as was everything else. Riding has been fixed.

Level 22 is equivalent to a well-trained beginner, so (while I'm playing fairly fast and loose with skills) you can teleport short distances (maximum about 5ft at a time), more for the purposes of combat than travel.

At the moment, you need to have line of sight or know what the target area looks like, so you can't teleport into a room you've never been into. It's still fairly expensive MP-wise, but that'll decrease as you level.

And everyone, roll me 1d100, best of 3!

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>41455241

>>41455241

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>41455241

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>41455241
pls be 1

>>41455304
That was close, but no cigar.

Writin'.

>68

Thoughts on your upcoming task, you pull yourself up and set out to finish exploring the rest of the castle. Must like the town, it's a European-style, solid greys and browns on the exterior, but the inside is warmer and more lively than you would have expected.

With the evening meal having finished, the halls aren't too empty of NPCs; servants of both sexes and all ages move about, some with more of a gleam of intelligence than others. You find the kitchens, meeting rooms and study rooms adding themselves to your map as you look in, until you hear someone calling for you.

“Lord-Commander!” Not recognising the nasally voice, you pause and look behind; it's a short, plump man dashing towards you, his aging frame weighed down by voluminous, brightly-coloured robes, and a thick golden chain hanging from his neck. His pinched expression doesn't help. “Lord-Commander, I've been looking for you since before dinner. Have you readied the latest assignments for the guards?”

The lines above his head read, 'Sir Markus Vareith, Lv. 14'.

>Of course. I'll get them to you directly.
>Paperwork is beneath me.
>I completely forgot.
>Would you like to help me kill a dragon?
>Write-in.

>>41455771
>>Of course. I'll get them to you directly.

>>41455771
>>Of course. I'll get them to you directly.

>>41455771
>>Would you like to help me kill a dragon?

>>41455771
>all the choices

>>41455870
Bad anon. No cookies.

>>41455888
:(

>>41455897
You can only have one! Just like cookies!

Except when I eat them all... but that doesn't count.

>>41455771
>Of course. I'll get them to you directly.
>Would you like to help me kill a dragon?
I don't think that these are mutually exclusive

>>41455771
>>Of course. I'll get them to you directly.

Lets find a water dragon, then plant and manipulate rumors about it causing havoc so we have basis to use the guard and/or military for hunting it.

>>41455974
Yeah. We wanted to be manipulative, behind the scenes kinda evil mastermind. Lets get into the act. Instead of just asking people go kill a dragon for us, manipulate them into wanting to kill a dragon for us.

“Of course. I'll get them to you directly.” Like crap you're going to deal with paperwork as well. 'Russell?'

'Wh- I'll deal with it!' he yelps, sounding like you startled him. What was he even doing?

Vareith, at least, seems more settled. Relaxing, he puffs himself up slightly – not that it's particularly obvious under all that thick cloth – and peers at you. “I'll expect them in my office by tonight. All orders have to be finalised early, in preparation for the holiday tomorrow.”

“Right, Meerow's festival,” you consider, trying to work out if you're meant to be present for that.

“That's... Merrowin, Lord-Commander.”

You nod sharply. “As I said. In any case, you'll have the papers soon. I'll sort them out as soon as possible.”

“Good, good.” He reaches into a deep pocket, withdrawing a golden pocket-watch – at least this world has clockwork; and studies it for a moment. “Should be enough time – I presume you'll be judging the tournament as normal, my Lord?”

You hedge. “As long as nothing interferes.” Tournament? Russell owes you a damn good explanation for this shit. “I'd better get on, if I'm to get you those... things.”

Apparently he gets the hints (the bored expression probably helped), and scurries away after a quick bow that makes his back click loudly. You can usually sympathise with that sensation.

>Get Russell to sort out the paperwork; you didn't sign up for virtual guard management
>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.
>Get Valiant to do the assignments. It's... training. Yes.
>Ignore it entirely and do something else. (Write-in)

(This choice has important long-term consequences. And by 'long-term' , I mean 'for tomorrow.)

>>41456458
Tournament is great idea. We get to hire all those people to hunt for a dragon

>>41456458
>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.
Or Summon up a lower level Devil to due them for you. Devils are good with time tables right?

>>41456458
>Get Valiant to do the assignments. It's... training. Yes.

This is good if she is to be our lieutenant in the future.

>>41456458
>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.
Paperwork is nothing new to a librarian.

>>41456458
>>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.

>>41456458
>>Get Valiant to do the assignments. It's... training. Yes.

>>41456486
>these guards will be patrolling the gates of hell
>These will be feeding Cerberus
>These will be burning in the fire pits.

>>41456458
>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.

>>41456458
>Working out the guards assignment might help. Go do them.
Also suggests a grounded metal rod be placed right next to your judge seat in the tournament. Passively using the electricity magic on a grounded rod is the safest way to practice.

>tg votes to do paperwork

What the fuck? Writing.

>>41456651
Hey can we summon a devil to do it (well) for us?

>>41456651
We always vote to be in control adn do everything ourselves. More often than not we get fucked whenever we trust someone else to do something.

>>41456629
Train and judge at the same time.

Quick vote:
>Summon something to do it for you (devil?)
>Do it yourself

>>41456712
>diy

>>41456712
>>Summon something to do it for you (Devil, angel, anything that is lawful and good with bureaucracy

>>41456712
>>Do it yourself
VRQM you are going to write about us doing paperwork and you are going to LIKE it mister

>>41456712
>>41456768
Make it long and detailed. I love to read about people doing paperwork.

>>41456768
Hold up, I'm writing this thirty page form for you to fill out. In triplicate. Roll 1d30 to select the correct pen to use, or you'll have to re-do it all.

>>41456835
lots of really menial options we get to choose from too so it takes an hour or two for us to fifnish

Rolled 14 (1d30)

>>41456857
You do realize you need to give us a form number right? So we have a shot at guessing right.

Rolled 19 (1d30)

>>41456857

Rolled 26 (1d30)

>>41456857
NO, NOT THE RED ONE!
YOU'LL DOOM US ALL!

>>41456899
SHIT. You picked the sparkly gel pen, you fool! Why would you do that?!

>>41456932
but its so pretty...

Rolled 19 (1d30)

>>41456857
I elect that we do it in pencil.

'Tournament?' You head to your office, mental voice best described as mildly sarcastic, with a flair of disdain. 'Somehow, MY presence at this festival never came up, Russell.'

There's a vague burbling from the other end, that may possibly be an attempt at an explanation. You ignore it, more interested in what you have to spend your valuable time doing tomorrow. 'Tournament. Details.'

'It's just some knightly showing-off,' Russell mumbles, at least sounding apologetic. 'When the games open, it'll be the first chance for players at this starting point to compete against each other in proper matches, and win some decent gear. No fatalities allowed.'

Decent gear? 'What's the prize?'

'Uh-' He pauses, likely looking for the notes, as you enter your office. 'Top price is a sword, extremely high-powered, some hidden abilities to it. Second is a jewel with some scrying powers, and third prize is in-game money. Why?'

>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.
>Those sound too good for a villain to leave in the hands of players...

Settling down at your desk, you try not to pull a face at the small pile of papers someone's left there. One hour, thirty minutes to get these done in? Great.

You quickly track down what seems to be the main priority, the guard assignments, looking over the security for the festival tomorrow. With some consideration, you decide on

>light security at the castle (tournament), heavy at the town (festival and sacrifice)
>heavy security at the castle, light security at the town
>medium security at both
>Write-in

>>41457135
>>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.
>medium security at both

>>41457135
>top price

>Those sound too good for a villain to leave in the hands of players...
Let's just go with gold for all tiers of rewards.

>light security at the castle (tournament), heavy at the town (festival and sacrifice)

>>41457135
>Those sound too good for a villain to leave in the hands of players...

The sword is meh for us, but the scrying orb? we must have that if we can.
Money is not something we need.

>medium security at both

>>41457188
>Let's just go with gold for all tiers of rewards.
Well, I meant steal them, but that works too...

>>41457135
>>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.
>medium security at both

>>41457135
>light security at the castle (tournament), heavy at the town (festival and sacrifice)
>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.

>>41457135
>>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.
>medium security at both

>>41457209
We both get the good stuff and come off as generous

>>41457188
>Let's just go with gold for all tiers of rewards.
Wouldn't that make the tournament more boring? I don't know if we can decrease the quality of the game to protect ourselves, it kinda goes against why we were hired.

>>41457188
Yeah! Steal the sword and orb and replace them with gold.

>>41457253
Sounds like a brilliant idea, hire this man

>illusion of ourselves as judge
>enter tournament in full cloak and hood
>win tournament

>>41457188
In my defence, I can barely see my keyboard, anon. This 'getting up to go to the lightswitch' thing is hard.

>>41457282
I can hear the sarcasm in that post.

We should set up some NPC as a fake BBEG and give players a quest to kill them.


>>41457322
Just turn up your monitor brightness.

>>41457331
It was actually a good-natured joke anon.
>>41457322
Git gud at touchtyping scrub

>>41457338
The guy with the smirk, the one that told the prince to fight us might be interesting. He is not all goody-goody and seems to have some personal agenda, perhaps we can build him up into a scapegoat.

>>41457490
Or a minion to subtly manipulate the prince to do things for us without having an obvious route traceable back to us.

Roll 1d100+15. This is of vital importance to everything ever.

Rolled 20 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>41457707

Rolled 61 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>41457707
GREEN SPARKLY PEN POWERS, ACTIVATE!

Rolled 62 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>41457707

Rolled 15 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>41457707
ok

Rolled 2 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>41457707

>>41457818
I take natural 1s or 100s in the first five. So near...!

>My character should know, in case the subject comes up.
>Medium security at both

That done, you deal with the rest of the paperwork, with all the talent, training and vigour that an experienced librarian can bring to bear.

'Can you do my paperwork as well?' Russell queries.

'No.'

>77

Soon, the paperwork lies, defeated. You are victorious, master of management. And legend shall tell your story; the man who conquered forty-three sheets of paper in less than an hour.

That was incredibly meaningless, you decide, as you feel yourself logging off.

>Timeskip to beginning of next shift in-game.
>Do something in real life (write-in)

(Sorry for the wait, finishing some notes for the festival day. HA. HA. HA.)

>>41458092
>>Do something in real life (write-in)
Call son. Look up what the other actors are doing?

>>41458092
>Timeskip to beginning of next shift in-game.
We gotta level up the Lightning magic if we want it to do anything at all to the dragon.

>>41458092
>Timeskip to beginning of next shift in-game.

>>41458092
>Timeskip to beginning of next shift in-game

>>41458092
>Arrange with Russell to have all your paperwork done automatically.
Or summon something to do it for you if he refuses.

Festival day, and it's clear the second you log in and step out of your office (shouldn't you have actual quarters somewhere?). The atmosphere seems lighter; servants move with more energy and smiles, the scent of freshly cut flowers fill the public areas, and from the windows you can see the grounds are strewn with colourful bunting, guards' armour shining brighter than ever, and various NPCs unloading food and decorations from carts.

Thanks to your rank, you figure you're gonna get out of carrying heavy objects around.

Moving downstairs, stepping aside from NPCs in a hurry, you go over the schedule Russell gave you. There's a large market in the town, as well as music, one-off quests and the like, as well as the sacrifice and yearly blessings at Merrowin's shrine, at midday.

At two o'clock, the tournament begins at Vienta Castle, where you'll need to be to help judge it; that'll likely take a couple of hours or so. Until then, you have five hours to spend how you like.

>Remain at the castle (write-in)
>Head into town (write-in)
>Write-in

>>41458491
>head into town
See how well dragondildo has been preparing for inevitable dragon hunting trip

>>41458491
>Head into town (write-in)
Follow up on that dragon business.We need to locate a dragon.

Also let's go window shopping around shops, for items of particular value. There are always some in starting towns. Usually they would go to the few lucky and/or skilled first players but we have the advantage on them. We can locate the items now and acquire them immediately when it starts for real.

>>41458491
OP, all that training we are doing with Valiant and the prince and so on to level them as well, will those skills be reset in 6 weeks or will they keep them? It would suck if we had to start from zero again. Same for the alliances (with Valiant as our first minion and the other minions we will get during the trial run).

>>41458758
You'll see, anon. I would recommend not slacking with them, though.

Was that enough of a hint?

>>41458849
Oh. We will get something to let our minions keep their stats/levels.

>>41458875
Just kidding, I'm gonna kill 'em all.

So that's town, or are anons just all elsewhere now?

>>41458491
>Head into town (write-in)
Explore.

>>41459142
I'm back. Was making beer.
Town sounds good.

>>41459142
Head into town. Find a long metal rod. Ground one end at your judge's seat and use it to practice lightning magic during the tournament.

>>41459260
Making beer?
Tell me more about your endeavours

>>41459344
Well, I'm making about 5 gallons, so a small batch.
It's a dark stout.
I'm letting it cool right now.
Basically all I've gotta do now is mix in the yeast set it up to ferment.

I'm also considering making crackers and bread using the spent grains.

>>41459422
Nice

Getting to town is simple enough; finding room to move isn't. The streets, despite the early hour, are filled with NPCs of all types; merchants setting up stalls in the square and streets, families and couple walking around, some of your guards on patrol for pickpockets and the like.

How many of these are NPCs from nearby villages, and how many were generated for this specific event, you have no idea; you step past two NPCs stringing flowers and bunting across the shop-fronts and avoid bumping into a child, eyeing the crowds barging their way through the once-quiet areas.

How this is going to be with players added as well, you don't dare to think.

Now you're here, though...

>Shops/stalls. See what's on offer.
>Accost Neile the dragondildo.
>metalrodmetalrod
>Search for interesting quests
>Write-in

>>41459422
Huh. I'm impressed.

>>41459341
VRQM would you allow this?

>>41459521
>metalrodmetalrod
andshoveitupyourass.jpg

>>41459521
>>metalrodmetalrod

>>41459531
That's one of the options, so yes.

I fully encourage weird and clever ways of training, so feel free to think them up!

>>41459521
Well gee I think it's metal dildo time. And then dragon dildo time?

>>41459587
>I fully encourage weird and clever ways of training
VRQM pls, you don't know what you're saying.

>>41459587
Okay so
>metalrodmetarod
For my choice.

>>41459619
Let me clarify.

I fully encourage weird and clever ways of training that don't involve sex, waifus, magical realms or nat 100s.

Looks like we're going the phallic route, writin'.

>>41459521
>Shops/stalls. See what's on offer.
If we can get a ballista, we can summon a pair of minions to work it while we attack the dragon with magic. Or just get one from the army, complete with artillery corpsman

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>>41460023
Slowpoke here didn't realize we are way past that part.

'Going to check out the market?' Russell asks, enthusiastic once more. 'You'll be impressed, we put a lot of work into choosing what wares are suitable for-'

'Do they sell metal rods?'

He hesitates. 'What?'

'Metal rods.' What is he, deaf? You keep walking, casting quick glances across the items on offer. No. No. That's... vibrating. No. 'I need a long one. For training Lightning magic,' you clarify, just in case he's turned stupid. Moreso than usual.

'I – don't know exactly what you're planning, but I'd recommend a blacksmith,' Russell finally comes out with. 'Can't really think of any metal rods we've specifically designed...'

That's fine. You're Lord-Commander of the Vienta army, you can handle ordering a metal stick.

>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.
>Loudly declare a reward to anyone who brings you a suitable metal rod.
>Write-in

>>41460136
>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.

>>41460136
>>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.
And no it's for magic practice ya barmy cunt!

>>41460136
>>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.

>>41460136
>Loudly declare a reward to anyone who brings you a suitable metal rod.
Really wish there were players, they'd be so confused what's happening

>>41460136
>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.

I hope to all hell the NPC's have a automatic rumor mill. Because some of the stuff we get up to would be gold in it.

>>41460136
>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.
Just order a heavy-duty lightning rod.
And a drill.

>>41460210
Uh...

>>41460136
>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.

Roll 1d20, MIDDLE of 3.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>41460303
ok

>>41460136
>Find blacksmith, acquire rod.
Can we buy a second one to enchant with vibrating?

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>41460303

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>41460303
Would just asking for a lightning rod work?

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>41460206
>>41460210
Don't forget that officially we are just another NPC. We certainly don't have any connection to the BBEG.

>>41460336
You nigger.

>>41460336
Nat 1 overrides.

Thank you, dice gods.

>>41460343
It probably would have. Until now!

>>41460385
Rumor mill has ground our reputation into flour.
Literal flour.

>>41460385
Goddamit. Well out rapier would work as a lightning rod as well.

>>41460446
Jesus, no. God no.
Do you know how hot it'd get?
That'd RUIN the tempering. Not to mention potentially fry any gold inlays.

Then again, we are in a video game, so realism is a maybe.

>>41460763
Well we could use any long piece of iron sticking into the ground as a lightning rod. Don't know why we even need a roll for it because blacksmiths in real life mostly do nails and iron and ornate stuff.

>>41460792
I feel like the roll was just to see how many people see us carrying a large phallic metal rod.

For a while, you search for a blacksmiths. One is closed – another seems to have been filled with a number of cows (you don't stick around to ask). The third one is...

Somewhat more unusual.

“WELCOME, TRAVELLER!” the man – short, bearded, clad in layers of bulky metal armour – bellows, motioning you into the small... barn? “Welcome to the great smithy of Kghad-Mzar, where elves come to DIE!”

He stares up at you proudly, teeth bared in a rictus grin, barely visible beneath the mass of wiry black beard. You suspect – perhaps erroneously – this may be a dwarf.

“I'm hoping for an experienced blacksmith to make an item for me,” you begin, not sure if you want to continue.

“An experienced blacksmith, eh?” the dwarf barks, reaching up to stroke his beard with stumpy fingers. “Would THREE CENTURIES training in the MINES OF KGHAD-MZAR do?!”

You have no idea what that is. “Possibly.”

“Then ENTER, at your PERIL!”

>Enter the smithy
>Discuss requirements (write-in)
>Actually, I think I need to go...
>Write-in

>>41460947
>Enter the smithy
>Check our ears, just to be safe.

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>>41460947
>Enter the smithy
Can we get a bonus for the shark my brother just caught? Bull shark I think.

>>41461020
Trying to bribe the QM with sharks.
Its a Risky move anons, Lets see if it pays off.

>>41461020
Sure, why not? I know just where to shove a shark-worthy bonus in, too, heh.

>>41461020
Isn't that's one of those freaky goblin sharks?
They have those weird forehead noses, right?

>>41460947
>>Enter the smithy

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>>41461050
Well I didn't grab this from Google. Do a reverse search if you think I'm lying.
>>41461101
No it's jaw is like that because it's hanging off the ground. Here's another pic from when the shark wiggled and turned around

>>41461136
I am not accusing you of fraud my good man. It's just an amusing thing to randomly offer someone. Did your brother just return with the camera or are you at the beach?

>>41461176
I'm at the beach.

>>41461136
Damn, first beermakers and now shark wranglers. Anyone else have cool hobbies we should know about?

>>41461136
Did you watch Sharknado 3?

>>41461219
I have a cool hobby: I follow quests on /tg/

>>41461227
Why are you asking sharkfag about a trainwreck?

>>41461282
Because I love trainwrecks.

>>41461307
I'm certain there must be a trainfag around here somewhere.

>>41461136
But where are the sharktits?

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>>41461227
Yes. It was so bad it was good.

>>41461382
Do you eat the shark now? What's its meat like?

>>41461403
No. It's catch and release only for sharks where we fish. We usually get bluefish or bankers, but nothing edible.

Following the strutting dwarf inside, you peer around the dark internals. It's hot – likely hotter in the other room the dwarf (Ghid Stonecutter, Lv 21) leads you to – the wooden walls lined with weapons and the occasional piece of armour, all proudly displayed. In perfect condition, none of them seem so much as scratched; a testament to their quality?

You may well have lucked out.

Kicking the door open – into a stone-walled room now, a hole in the room open to the air; the dwarf spreads his arms wide, your eyes taking in the smithy's equipment and fire, the massive anvil taking up part of the room, the shining tools placed carefully on a side-table.

“Behold, KGHAD-MZAR, the home of ART!”

You clap briefly. He bows, then snaps straight and smacks his palm against the anvil, other hand on his hip. “Tell me, human TRAVELLER. What brings you to the GREATEST SMITHY in all of Vienta? What GREAT and POWERFUL weapon would you have me make?”

>A metal rod.
>A rod made of metal.
>A big stick of metallic appearance.
>Write-in

>>41461469
>A metal rod.
>A rod made of metal.
>A big stick of metallic appearance.
I think that about covers it.

>>41461469
>A metal rod.

>>41461469
>>A ferrous scepter.

>>41461469
>Write-in
A lightning rod.

>>41461469
I require of you a cylindrical staff made of the most conductive and heat resistant metal available. Adorn the head of this staff with the appearance of a shark. Oh, also have it ready in a matter of hours.

>>41461520
Sharkstaff

>>41461551
Is that a seconding, or just commentary?

>>41461520
Seconding. Makes sense since we're gonna use the lightning we train on the staff to kill a mighty water creature.

>>41461520
Backing.

>>41461469
>A long, round, hard rod
>Made of iron.

>>41461566
Yes

>>41461520
Let's do this. It's better than the other options anyways.

>>41461520
While I like the idea of a shark staff, from the meta perspective it might be unwise. Sharks are seen as evil animals and it might tip some players off that we are the BBEG when they see it. I know, my paranoia is acting up again.

>>41461657
I was waiting for that exact response.

Writing for sharkstaff. And roll... hm, 1d100-10. Aim for a nat 1. This roll will be used later.

Rolled 83 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>41461710
It's for the rumor mill's effectiveness.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>41461710

Rolled 62 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>41461710

>>41461710
So lower is better? Good thing I rolled a -4

>>41461727
>>41461734
One of these two, depending on whether it's HIGHEST of 3 or BEST of 3.

Rolled 99 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>41461710
+-10

Rolled 27 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>41461710
First with the right style of roll

Rolled 77 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>41461710
Or, if we need to do the right qualifier...

>>41461657
Wait a second. You're not me. DISAPPOINTED.
Still yes tho.

>>41461819
:^)

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ANOTHER SHARK MOTHERUCKERS. SHARKFAG BE MY NAME

Alas, the final is 89, as the best roll with the correct modifier, although such a high roll disgusts me on a physical level. In future, I'll just work out the roll regardless of how people do modifiers.

Sharkfag, if you'd rolled a nat1, I could have found a way to take that. You came so close.

>>41461929
What the fuck are you.

>>41461953
He is a shark.
He does sharky things.
Like sharking people.

Don't google that if you're at work.

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>>41461929
Here's a front shot

>>41462027
Where do you live that you can catch two sharks within an hour?

>>41462085
By the sea, apparently.

>>41462105
Not necessarily, bull sharks swim up the river near me during the spawning season to eat salmon.

If anyone can somehow photoshop one of those sharks onto the end of a metal pole, I may offer a bonus to something.

>>41461779
Wow

>>41462085
Ocean city. I'm on vacation right now. I don't live here

>>41461929
If you are sharkfag then you must name that species.

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>>41461219
I do food related things.
But I'm also beer guy.
Not sure if that counts.

>>41462293
It has the teeth of a bull shark and the aggressiveness of a sand tiger. I'm gonna say it's a bull shark because the sand tiger shark teeth are different.

>>41456651
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>>41456835
Are these the Knight Captain Quest crowd?

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>>41462326
rip

>>41462371
It looks like it's eating a trumpet.
I love it.

>>41462371
Made me giggle.

>>41462371
+50 to any roll using it as a electrified club

Ah, a question that's simple to answer. Good. You brush down your clothes, schooling your features to something more imperious. “I require of you a cylindrical staff made of the most conductive and heat resistant metal available. Adorn the head of this staff with the appearance of a shark. Oh, also have it ready in a matter of hours.”

Stonecutter stares at you, as blankly as the less intelligent NPCs. “A... staff?”

“Yes.”

“Like...” He frowns. “An... elfy... staff?”

This could get tricky. You dumb it down a little, to fit in his tiny, fuzzy head. “No. Like a wizard's staff. Made of metal. With a shark at the top end.”

The dwarf squints at you. “Look, madam, I make good, honest weaponry. Blades! Warhammers! More blades! Bread!”

“I-”

“By Lunkghar's delicately-curled beard, I can't go about making staffs! What witchery would that be?! I'd shame my entire family! Even the dead ones! Especially the dead ones!”

He seems a great deal quieter all of a sudden. Certainly less shouting involved, although why he called you a woman, you have no idea. You're wearing pants – men's ones at that, but you can ignore it for now. Going for the first option, you check your inventory. “I can offer you... 500 gold.”

“Oh, well, never mind.” Stonecutter's hand jumps out to clasp yours, shaking hard. “I'll have it ready in two hours, whale and all!”

“Shark.”

“Same thing.”

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>>41462371
... It's so beautiful. I'll work out a special bonus for that one.

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>>41462155
I tried really hard in between being sick

>>41462525
>Leave and (write-in)
Visit Dragon boy

>>41462539
That's... that's interesting. Points for effort. Your bonus will also be forthcoming. Get better, anon!

>>41462572
>That's... that's interesting. Points for effort.
Funny, I heard that alot taking art as a child.

>>41462525
Think of it as a decorative war hammer with good, solid, dwarven metal all the way through instead of elfy wood.

>>41462525
Tell him if it makes him feel better that he can think of it as a mace

>>41462525
>Leave and (write-in)
Probably visit that dragon dude. If we have time summon a nature elemental and send them off to restore the forest.

>>41462619
Just, a long slender mace, with a shark for a head.

I wonder how hard it is to get 500 gold.

>>41462621
We need to do that AFTER killing the dragon, since that dragon dude will have less of a reason to join us if we restore the forest.

So are we actually grabbing all the tournament winners for the dragon?

>>41462678
We do have access to the castle vaults. Scratch the dragon dude visit. We need to summon a fast horse and get to he castle and back to pay the dwarf.

>>41462700
Of course. That's the reward. Being one of the dragon-slayers

>>41462703
You can just withdraw that from your own inventory, it's fine.

So reassuring the dwarf that sharksticks are manly, and visiting dragondildo y/n?

>>41462764
More like a punishment.

>>41462792
N. Just do something else

>>41462792
What's the purity of the coinage from our mint?

>>41462809
Naaaaah man it's totally a reward.

>>41462792
Y

>>41462827
I have to confess, I haven't put a great deal of thought into the purity of your coinage. Clearly that was a mistake. What are your exact plans? I'll get back to you.

And fuck, I need to get going, sorry. Next thread WILL involve panic and either combat or hiding and letting other people take care of things. It will also involve sharksticks, so if you guys want to keep voting or discuss things to do, please feel free.

Twitter and the like are at the top, I'll archive and then go. Thanks for playing!

>>41462909
>What are your exact plans?
I have no plans, only the desire for more knowledge.

>>41462909
Thanks for running then

>>41462909
Next thread when?

>>41462909
Not that anon, but purity of coinage, ie. percentage of precious metals in the coins, is a good measure of wealth of the kingdom. The coin has to be worth more than the stuff it's made from.

We could totally scam the kingdom though by changing the currency into something that IS worth less than the stuff it's made from, then exploit it far before the players figure this out.

Or use the coins as an easy way to distribute ritual components for a gigantic ass ritual circle.

>>41462934
Approximately 92% gold, with the rest being copper and silver, says the result of me spending two minutes googling coin purities and fineness.

>>41462956
I have no idea. Not tomorrow, and I think I'm eating out on Monday, depends if my friends cancel. Probably 6pm Tuesday, but I'll post on my twitter when I confirm anything.

This is what happens when you never really expect a quest to get past the second thread.

>>41462909
So when is the next thread?

>>41462998
We're rich and don't have enough transmutation magic levels to Ty that shit.
>>41463060
Thanks for QMing dude. Shits fun.

>>41463108
Destabilizing a kingdoms economy is a project that would be difficult to trace back to us and which would lead to immense suffering befitting our job as BBEG.

Just throwing that out there.

>>41463108
Who said anything about transmutation? Use the power of bureaucracy to massively devalue the currency, inflate the price of gold, or change the official composition of the new currency to use even RARER materials like platinum or....uranium?

>>41463151
>>41463157
You do know we are in a video game right? There's probably four different kinds of coins total (copper, silver, gold, and platinum) that drop from every monster out there and are exactly identical to one another, and we'd have to talk to the programmers about a currency crisis quest before we try it.

>>41463225
I didn't ask Mommy May I when I voted to burn down a forest and I'm not going to start asking now.

>>41463253
Who's that? Anyways instead of de-valuating the currency let's try to do something like de-stabilize the government and start a monster uprising or something.

>>41463151
>>41463157
>>41463225
>>41463253
I don't think this bears discussion.

If my vast experience with MMORPGs is any indication, runaway inflation will happen without our help.

>>41463225
That depends on how they programmed it, and even then we have a lot more freedom before the reset.

We can also exploit the currency crisis to have even MORE massive amounts of money before the reset, possibly having enough money to buy the kingdom's bank near the start of the MMO while doling out ridiculous quest rewards.