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>Mana Farming – A vast variety of crops have been engineered to grow solely by using mana. The plants growth is no longer limited by conventional understanding and new avenues of research may develop. The humans and imps morale has been raised, new forms of alcohol are able to be produced.

>Personal time modifier – By localizing the effects of time dilation to a single being unusual effects have been created, Hestia highly recommends that the use of such devices is greatly restricted as the potential for catastrophic damage is immense.

>Meat cloning – The imps have been fairly unhappy with the previous fare available to eat, but now there is a large selection of meat products for consumption. There may be some textural differences with more traditionally obtained meat.


Current problems

>Hell invasion – Your trip to the realm of Osanas’ patron has apparently caused three months to pass. During this time a large force of demons has occupied the demonic city in the first layer of hell. Invaders through the portal were being slaughtered by some demon you just killed.

>Outpost – A strange building has been teleported down to the pit. It is a fair bit away from your city but with the improvements in dampening our electronic systems should prevent them from spying.


Hestia has been very busy while you were gone. The city has seamlessly integrated the imps into the population, the learning program has been able to reduce their evil and destructive impulses to levels more or less equal to the goblins. The human researchers seem resigned to the imps living here.


> Seal the hell portal
> Go back into hell and enforce order
> Go visit someone
> Deal with another research ring
> Check out the outpost
> Train
> Other


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>>42166766
> Go back into hell and enforce order
> Other - research jamming the outposts scan abilities, have Hestia prepare a scout/emissary party to investigate the outpost.

>>42166766
> Go back into hell and enforce order

>>42166766
>Go back into hell and enforce order
One thing at a time

We should work on creating a fort for the portal entrance at hell to process hell's citizens and on the merits of what they wanna do give them work visas or set them to work building up hell.

If they don't want to work with us then they can go fuck off to some other part of hell. We don't want to endanger our city (specifically our researchers and AI, we can't replace them)

Hestia should continue to monitor the outpost and make forcefields a priority for the city.

We also need to pick up our Lazarus implant and a Personal time Modifier (PTM).

I assume it work with limited charges and can give us something like a haste like spell effect.

>>42166766
Oh hay Apophis I had some more ideas for stuff to research, would you like to hear them?

>>42167304
Sure, hit me with it while i write for back to hell.

>>42167331
#1. One big reaseach goal we should be focusing on is biology, with goblins and how to shape them (make them smarter, stronger, some even more human like so they can reproduce maybe?)

#2. We've neglected Symbiosis and creating new parasites and symbiotes for our body. My end goal for researching more into this is creating a venom suite like in the marval comics, or anything else that comes to mind. These symbites have the potential to be far stronger than implants due to our life connection too.

#3. Mechs, robots, and other things for our civ. From combat to labor we should focus on building more of these, not only is it useful to have, it increases our army and Hestia's effectiveness.

Plus I'd love to have our own mini gundum to roll around in.

>>42167422
or you know, A crysis suit.

>>42167446
A crysis suit would be later down the line I'd imagine, but the idea I'd have in mind is that it would be a suit that rolls together magic, science, and technology together to create a penultimate piece of full body armor to work in combat, space, and other extreame enviorments and combat situations.

It an extream reseach goal that'd come much later down the line, but I think it'd be something fun to work on as a personal project.

“Has there been any sort of contact with the outpost?” You ask Hestia.

“Negative, I was waiting for your return, I was worried that you may have abandoned me for what you found of the other side. Direct contact with deified beings has never been studied according to my database.” She explains. “The city has been equipped with gravity distortion and time dilation fields, any attempts at invasion should be nearly impossible.”

“Well good work in monitoring them even if nothing is happening but there are a lot of demons waiting here I need to deal with first.”

“Fighting demons is boring master, I’m going to go play with Sazglangolor until you are done.” Ayla says as she floats away.

“I have prepared a system of countermeasures for the hell portal.” Hestia says as she displays schematics on your laptop. “A series of force fields, turrets, and perhaps the containment system devised to hold Ayla should prevent anything currently known from breaching the portal chamber. Unless another lord appears.”

“Alright these look good, and I shouldn’t be gone for long this time. A show of force or diplomacy should clear the demons out.” You say as you enter the portal to hell once more.


“Lord Slayer returns, you’ll all pay now invaders!” A lone imp chips from the middle of the crowd outside the building that the portal is contained in. There is a crunch as someone in the crowd snaps the creature’s neck. Again the demons are directing their blood lust at you, one false move could turn this into an all out brawl.


> Organize a tournament, let the strongest fight you
> Cow them into submission with a show of force
> Create a system of bureaucracy for legalized immigration
> Other

Fervor hubs and light outposts hoooo

> Create a system of bureaucracy for legalized immigration

>>42167679
>Create a system of bureaucracy for legalized immigration
Let them know this will happen in the future however
> Organize a tournament, let the strongest fight you
The prise if they impress us is to serve in our army and gain access to new opportunities for power if they serve us willingly and obey our rules.

Else we'll devour their souls if they betray us.

>>42167748
prize*

>>42167679
> Organize a tournament, let the strongest fight you
> Create a system of bureaucracy for legalized immigration

Both a short term and a long term solution. Plus, if we keep the tournament as a reoccurring thing it will help distract the demons.

>>42167422
With the gravity neutralizer tech you could make gundams if you want to, just a biped design basically. If people want to we can add designing and enchanting stuff to the post game wrap up section with exp spending so we don’t slow down action even more.

>>42167819
Sounds good!

Thanks for taking the time to read my silly ideas OP!

Alright demons, please fill out form DI-2c while you wait for your turn in the tournament


3d12+23 to organize this stuff


Also fight in the tournament yourself?
>Y
>N

How would you like to organize tournament?
> Tests of skill – more fair to physically weak demons
> Death matches – higher chance of success, favors strong demons
>Other

How would you like to organize your immigration system?
> Open border – Free passage for all
> Sealed border – No passage
> Visa system – Apply for immigration
> Tournament prize – Free passes for those who place high
>Other

Rolled 7, 10, 5 + 23 = 45 (3d12 + 23)

>>42168004
>Other
We set up one for cowards who cannot into death-matches, and one for the brave who are going to die.

We join both.

> Visa system – Apply for immigration

Rolled 8, 4, 6 + 23 = 41 (3d12 + 23)

>>42168004
>N We fight the top 3
> Tests of skill – more fair to physically weak demons
In combat, knowledge, and Magic, this top 3 will be our potential legion commanders.
> Visa system – Apply for immigration
> Tournament prize – Free passes for those who place high
They have to obey our city realms rules though, or they're deported/jailed/executed

Rolled 8, 5, 11 + 23 = 47 (3d12 + 23)

>>42168004
Y
and
> Visa system – Apply for immigration
I don't know what to do for the tournament itself, so I'll let others think on that.

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>I combined the two offered ideas, hope this works


You stride out confidently into the crowded streets.

“You’ve all come here because the lord is dead and there is a portal out, correct?” You ask the demons, a few murmurs of yes sound through the crowd.

“I control a vast city on the other side of the portal and am open to allowing anyone who can behave join me.”

The demons seem surprised at this.

“However first we will hold a tournament of skill, four divisions – skill, knowledge, magic and live combat. The winners of each section will win free passes to my city. After the tournament there will be a system set up to apply for access to the portal for everyone else.”


>47 vs mid dc 47


“This seems fair to all, but no doubt there will be a catch. Why don’t we just kill you now.” A guttural growl from a nearby demon.


“You die and then I claim lordship, my plan seems much better.” The demon says as the crowd parts to form a ring around the two of you. The demon is confident and seems intent on fighting you. Its body twists and changes one arm into a large blade as it rushes at you.


>Kill
>Cripple
>Humiliate
>Other

>>42168325
>Humiliate
Anyone can kill if they get luck, it takes skill and power for humiliation.

>>42168325
>Humiliate
horry shit is he serious?
Activate holy aura, Aura of fear
Then fucking pin him to the ground.

>>42168325
Can we dominate?
if not, what this guy said>>42168381

>>42168393
What about inseminate?

>>42168325
I'm not sure how many spells we can throw on him, but slow and immobalise sound good along with
>>42168381

>>42168424
immobalise, I mean bind sorry

>>42168325
>Humiliate
"I killed the previous lord, I can kill you far, far easier if i wish to. Is someone as weak as you even capable of manifesting one of those euphoric souls, I wonder? The lord's was particularly delicious, you know."

>>42168325
oh Op can we cast dark gift too?

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3d12+12 to humiliate this guy


>>42168462
>euphoric souls

Rolled 9, 8, 12 + 12 = 41 (3d12 + 12)

>>42168513

Rolled 12, 6, 11 + 12 = 41 (3d12 + 12)

>>42168513

>>42168503
Sure you can do four spells at the same time.

These three look like what you want?

Aura of fear
Bind
Dark gift

Rolled 8, 5, 5 + 12 = 30 (3d12 + 12)

>>42168513

>>42168553
is holy aura a passive effect when in combat, otherwise we could also use Ignite weapon.

I believe that means our weapon will deal fire,electrick,holy,bypass,unholy damage.

>>42168631
Yes, and it doesn't require your focus to maintain since it is an ability not a spell. It also doesn't use up your mana.

>>42168662
cool, can we choose to stop hurting things with it consiously, or will it always kill evil creature if they're on the brink of death?

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Can you believe the nerve of these demons

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>>42167819
Que us making nonsensical vehicle mounts

“So you knew that I killed the previous lord, yet you still want to try this?” You ask him as you channel your ki into an enveloping aura around you. The evil of hell seems to dim as the demon in front of you slightly glows and his flesh starts searing. The demons surrounding you make more space as your aura fills with holy power, then you start slinging magic to further ruin this demon day. There is an even brighter glow of light and a crackle of electricity as you unleash a fearsome aura, then you sacrifice your very life to bargain for more power. You almost miss a step as your skin fades to a sickly pallor, black veins under your skin pulse with the beat of your heart. Then to top it off you bind the fool who stood forth to oppose you, coils of light and electricity wrap the demon’s arms tightly to its body.

>14 max HP lost
>8 external mana used, 3/11 remain


>double 41 nice


The demon melts into a pile of goo under the force of your oppressive aura. There is an awed silence hanging over the crowd.

>Let the goo ooze away alive this time
>Its mostly dead, take its soul

“Are there any other complaints about my plan to resolve the issue at hand?” You ask them.


“Y-you’re not going to, uh, c-compete against us right?” The shaky voice of the succubi leader calls out to you, with a bit of support from the crowd.


You may have gone a bit overboard there.

> Just organize
> Compete with them
> Other


>>42168701
Yes you can end stuff at will, but there could come a time where that is a bad idea.

>>42168968
>Other
only the winners, if they wish it.
Capture the ooze, we could use a test subject.

>>42168968
> Its mostly dead, take its soul
> Just organize, although at request the winner of any of the challenges can challenge you to a nonlethal bout if they wish
Dark tournament here we come

>>42168968
>Let the goo ooze away alive this time
> Just organize

>>42168968
>>Its mostly dead, take its soul
>> Just organize

Y'all niggas gettin' off easy.

Y'all wanna fair fight I may be inclined to humor you.

Y'all still gon' get wrecked, though.

ye.

The fuck am I even doing with my life?

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Morphic properties? Imagine if we had that. Unstoppable.

>>42169087
>two dicks

Funding.

>>42169042
Hmm, yes...capturing it means we can get dna testing, and still harvest the soul later.

Slight lead for taking his soul.

I'll just assume you want to eat it.


Morphing demon soul (weak)
> Hellfire resistance boost
> Regeneration boost
> Toughness boost
> Health increase
> Living weapon

>>42169218
>Living weapon
This seems unique

>>42169249
why regen boost, you gotta explain that?
You know we alreade have insane regen right? we refill more than half our health per round.

>>42169218
>>42169249
> Living weapon
Changing my vote! Will delete the other momentarily.

>>42169218
> Living weapon

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Tfw the void becomes a living weapon too

>>42169218
>> Living weapon

Just like that game with the throwing glaive thing and the living suits of armor.

Fuck I'm drawing a blank! FUUUCK!

>>42169249
Besides, regen is something we can get with xp.

>>42169350
Dark Sector? they also made Warframe based on it.
Me my brother actually played both.

>>42169338
I love that picture, I want it to be cannon

>>42169400
>Dark Sector
Yeeehhhh

That game was pretty fun, if a bit repetitive. Nice enough premise, too.

You reach down into the pool of goo as you let you magic fade and pull out the demon’s soul and pop it into your mouth as the crowd looks on wide eyed.

New ability gained
Living weapon: Rank 1
This ability allows you to manifest –A non-technological weapon that you vote for when first using this ability- to use in combat. Its properties are tied to your own abilities and will grow in strength as you do. If it is lost or stolen it will crumble away into nothingness. You can manifest for your weapon for the cost of 1/5 of your total hp. Higher ranks may have additional effects.


You feel the power swirl inside you settling on something new. Then you direct the demons to sign up for the tournament, Hestia provides a random number generator to seed the tournament and draws up very large brackets, you have thousands of participants. A swarm of scanning drones come through the portal to organize the event. While they are busy starting the tournament you work out a system with Hestia to provide the demons access to the portal for work visits, joining your growing army, etc. In the end you think that you have a fair system that will prevent future demon invasions.


> Watch the finals of the skill tests
> Watch the finals of the magic tests
> Watch the finals of the knowledge tests
> Watch the finals of the death matches
> Other


>>42169338
Thats the picture I had in mind when I drafted the void power spell.

I've never played Crysis or Dark Sector either.

>>42169577
> Watch the finals of the magic tests

>>42169577
> Watch the finals of the death matches
These guys are probably the most likely to challenge us for the deed.
> Other - ask Hestia to keep us informed of the other finals.

>>42169577
> Watch the finals of the skill tests
> Watch the finals of the magic tests
> Watch the finals of the knowledge tests
> Watch the finals of the death matches
Even if they all happen at the same time we can just watch a playback from video logs.

>>42169577
>>42169638
>>42169643
Support for these.

>>42169577
> Watch the finals of the skill tests
> Watch the finals of the magic tests
> Watch the finals of the knowledge tests
> Watch the finals of the death matches

So what do we want our summonable weapon to be?

I'm all up for a returning projectile or something. Gives us another ranged attack we can just pull up whenever.

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>>42169687

>>42169687
I think a spear would be appropriate, what with us killing the enemy that landed us here with it.

It'd also be a great thrown weapon for ranged attacks.

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>>42169687
spear guy here, if we go for something like that I'd rather is be the dark sector glaive for appearance.

>>42169687
Halberd. Its a spear with an axe on one end, and sometimes a hammer on the back of the axe.
That's piercing, slashing, and bludgeoning all in one, at the end of a longass stick to keep distance from an enemy. We have the physical strength to use it unhindered by the weight at the end, too.

And hey, halberds can be thrown too technically. We have the skill to pull it off.

All of the things, sure.

This one may take longer then.

The weapon can be anything sword, bow, spear, kpinga, etc


If you can get consensus now I'll update the sheet, or you can wait until you use the ability.

>>42169769
>>42169729
meant to link this guy, whatever.

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>>42169803
Something like this then?

I could get behind that.

>>42169810
Can we channel Draining touch threw it since it's a part of us?

>>42169803
Swords can be thrown, too.

Not overhead like you always see, but from the side.

Funny how it works, movies get it wrong again.

Come to think of it, shitty Skallagrim did a video about it, I think.

Hah.

>>42169920
Swords are actually a really shit tier weapon tbh

>>42169920
I'd like something a bit more unique than a sword personally

>>42169912
Yes, it counts as a part of you so your abilities can be channeled through it.

>>42169935
For what they are meant to do they are pretty nice. They can be a slashing, stabbing, and bludgeoning tool, depending on how you use it.

Compared to other weapons, -any- sword can do all of that save swords built with a specific purpose.

A generic broadsword is a general purpose weapon, really.

It all depends on who is using it, when, and what for.

>>42169949
Ah but nothing is unique. I'm not really for having a sword, but you can't suggest something that wouldn't be well known -somewhere-.

>>42170062
well, I find swords too commonly used in tropes, which is why I didn't suggest it, I also wanted something to use at range, but also in melee

What about a bow?
>>42169963 means long range casting.

>>42170151
>tropes

Well, a sword is commonly used be commonly it stands for something.

Swords are high-profile weapons, they are meant to be used by significant or wealthy people.

Swords were meant as a symbol as much as a weapon.

And you can effectively throw a sword.

That being said, I don't want a sword, but I also don't want a blunt weapon, because our fists do that just fine.

>>42170231
well honestly we could say it's a chain sword from 40k and be good.

>>42170284
We could make it like Kratos' cleavers.

A weapon attached by a chain or cable of some sort.

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>>42170231
What about the krull glaive?

It feels like we've degraded to /k/.

>>42170284
Chain swords, lightsabers or guns would fall into the area of not too much technology sorry.

You could try for a similar nasty effect with something akin to a shark tooth club style though.

>>42170332
That kind of 'glaive' is shit. They aren't even actual glaives.

>>42170284
Non-technological.

>>42170323
Two halberds connected by a chain, fuckin halberd-nunchuks.

>>42170378
>suddenly Reggie shows his Maori roots

Fuckin' A.

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure at higher levels we can have more than one weapon like this.

>>42170400
>infinite symbiotic blade works

Does a Channeling Staff work as a viable choice? Would we actually be able to do magic better through it?

>>42170539
not sure, but it's basically an extension of ourself.
>>42170378
we may need a final destination vote to decide on a weapon choice.

You get a good seat and prepare to watch the death matches, the finals will take a while to get to so you get Hestia to provide you with footage of the other finals while you wait.


>Skill test

This seems to be more like a demonstration of various skills that don’t quite fit the other categories, a panel of three demon judges vote alongside one of Hestia’s robots. The two finalists are a pale looking guy in a trench coat with a katana and the succubi leader. The emo guy is up first, he bows to the judges and talks about how he wants to win because with a pass out of hell he will eventually be able to visit Japan and then he blabbers on for a while about stuff no one cares about. He says he can’t use his sword to harm another person so his display is on a large rock. He approaches the rock places his hand on his katana and then walks away. The rock crumbles revealing a statue of a giant katana. Damn he is lame, but really fast. His final score is only 24, Hestia gave him 10 points but the demon judges didn’t like that this is the only thing he did during all the match ups.


Next the succubus cranks up he lust magic and seduces the judges, including the demon that looks like a slug, you suppose that it is a rather simple but effective strategy. Hestia gives her a 5, and the other judges bring that total up to 27. Ayla isn’t going to like a succubus in the city the female researchers will no doubt agree, but the men will be happy.


>Magic test

It turns out that there were surprisingly few competitors in the magical tests. The main competitors seem to be a robed lizard thing with a lantern and a knife and a floating angel ghost. A couple of succubi like demons that are also competing keep far away from them.
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The lizard and ghost compete against each other in the semifinals and while a female demon waits nervously for the finals. The lizard and the ghost use some sort of magic on each other against the rules and they both suffer from some kind of curse and die falling to the ground and vanishing away.

The remaining demon wins by default for her mastery of the elements much to her relief.


>Knowledge test

The knowledge test had no preliminary rounds, it looks to be just demons furiously typing away at computers. Hestia kicked her learning program into high gear, pulling and cross referencing data the demons input to learn more about the nature of hell while also testing them on numerous topics. There are around a quarter million demons just doing this test alone, Hestia must have been very busy providing the equipment for this insane test.

Three quarters of them all fail before level 10k, then half the remainder fail before 12k. Before level 18k only 500 competitors remain. Then they all slowly fall out until the victor finally loses at level 26k. Surprisingly the victor is an imp, when it wins it chirps about how it got smart by not dying for a long time.


>Death Matches

The death matches are dominated by demons that looks just like the one you killed through the portal and a demon without skin. They both savagely slaughter their opponents reducing the other competitors to piles of body parts by claw and sword.


The skinless demon proves to be the better fighter cleverly avoiding sword strikes and slowing wearing the other demon down. Eventually it wins through its use of superior tactics, to your surprise if tears the other demon open and pulls out a soul orb and consumes it. Then it points to you.

“MORE BLOOD! FIGHT ME WITHOUT TRICKS COWARD!” It shouts.


> Fight it
> Ignore it
> Other

>>42170836
> Fight it - this guy's soul should be tasty.

>>42170836
>Fight it

Looks like its fighting time


Weapons, lasers, magic, etc would be considered ‘tricks’ by the demon.


3d12+12 to attack

Want to ‘use tricks’ if so what?
>Y
>N

Rolled 10, 8, 4 + 12 = 34 (3d12 + 12)

>>42170999
Would living weapon be considered a trick?

Rolled 9, 9, 4 + 12 = 34 (3d12 + 12)

>>42170999
Would it consider our weapon creation ability to be a trick?
If it would, then
>Y
If it wouldn't, then
>N

Yes, it would be a 'trick' the demon wants to bait you into fighting with only fists against its claws.

>>42171098
Then fuck that, use tricks.
Point out that a true warrior is skilled and cunning, not just strong.

>>42170999
>N

Rolled 2, 7, 3 + 12 = 24 (3d12 + 12)

>>42170999

>>42170999
>Y

Looks like you are going to use some tricks?

But what kind?

magic, laser, living weapon, sword, gun?

>>42170999
>N

>>42171222
Sword, aura, and the vorpal orb.

>>42171222
Dark Gift, Holy Aura, Void power

Living weapon, Drain his life threw it.

>>42171310
addendum to that, use the cure spell after dark gift.

>>42171348
Cure can't heal that. Dark gift drains your maximum HP away, it doesn't inflict damage.

>>42171222
Guys, can't we just fuck him up, in a simple way?
Sword vs. Claws.

>>42171222
Sword

>>42171380
oh so it's a permanet debuff to our max health while it's up, does regen or void power (I forgot this can also heal) change that?

>>42171222
sword

>>42171425
It can't be healed while the spell is active. So yes it is a permanent debuff of sorts.

You enter the area with the demon and prepare to fight.


It rushes at you its claws rake across your skin but don’t break into it.


“Good good, you are not the only one to kill lords you know.” The demon laughs at the ineffectiveness of its own attack.

You feel a bit conflicted about using magic right now so you keep it simple and pull your sword out.

“I said no tricks human.” The demon growls.


>double 34


You slash at the demon, who counters by leaping backwards just in the nick of time. Then it manifests a wicked spiked club from nothing.

“I can use tricks too.” It growls and the club is set ablaze with hell fire.


>Your status - 27/27 hp, 35/35 mana, 7/7 external mana, 20/20 shield

>Enemy status – Skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire


Where ever this demon came from, it has been hiding its power waiting patiently to strike.


>Sword attack
>Shoot him
>Laser
>Magic
> Other

>>42171694
Sword Attack, ignite weapon.
Only replicate his magic as best we can. Don't pull out heavy stuff until he does.

>>42171694
AoF,Holy Aura, Bless, Living Weapon, Ignite Weapon

>>42171694
>Sword attack
>Ignite Weapon

>>42171776
You have hellfire too, if you wanted to use it.


Looks like ignited sword attack.

Double empower it for extra damage?

And 3d12+12 to attack

Rolled 7, 8, 8 + 12 = 35 (3d12 + 12)

>>42171921
sure max Empower it

Rolled 11, 5, 12 + 12 = 40 (3d12 + 12)

>>42171921
Hellfire version sure.
Comparable to our opponent, whatever that appears to be.

Rolled 2, 9, 8 + 12 = 31 (3d12 + 12)

>>42171921

You let your mana flow into your sword as your transform your sword into a glowing lightning and fire storm.


“More tricks human? Does death scare you?” The demon asks then he blows a gust of frosty air through his pursed lips.


>40 vs dc 45


Shards of ice shatter against your force field nearly causing it to fail. Then the demon begins his attack for real, it leaps into the air and drops down on top of you with a shattering overhead strike. The blow shatters your shield and hellfire rains down around the arena as your holy energy infused sword knocks his mace aside. The demon however it just too fast to counter attack, it darts away back to a safe distance before you can make a second swing.


“Weak.” The demon laughs.


>Your status - 27/27 hp, 35/35 mana, 3/7 external mana, 0/20 shield
>Ignite weapon 5/6 turns remain

>Enemy status – Skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire


“Just give up now human, save yourself the trouble.” It growls at you.


>Try the sword again
>Shoot him
>Laser
>Magic
> Other

>>42172195
>Laser
Ok, no more of this! LAZOR TIEM!

>>42172195
Guys we need to start getting serious
>Magic
Holy Aura, Aura of Fear, Pull out living weapon
Cast Fog and Slow

>>42172195
>Try the sword again
> Magic - Fervor

>>42172195
living weapon

Divided on magic once again, but slight lead for ditch the sword and use your living weapon.

>But what is it?

Previous suggestions:
Boomerang
Spear
‘Glaive’
Halberd
Sword
Bow
Cleavers + chain
Doubled halberds + chain
Staff
Other

>>42172530
>Spear

Oh right, and another 3d12+12 for you attack.

Rolled 5, 10, 2 + 12 = 29 (3d12 + 12)

>>42172600
We're not using any magic??

>>42172635
If you can get a consensus then sure, but it looks like everyone wants to do different things.

Rolled 2, 12, 4 + 12 = 30 (3d12 + 12)

>>42172600

>>42172530
Doubled halberds + chain
Ridiculousness
but if the vote goes for regular Halberd that's fine too

Rolled 11, 8, 11 + 12 = 42 (3d12 + 12)

>>42172530
Halberd

> Normal halberd sneaks in


You stow the sword and focus on the new energy you felt from the soul you ate. You feel it emerge from your body as a halberd which promptly is coated in fire, lightning, and holy glow.


“Every new trick you use is another I use.” The demon gloats at you and begins to swell in size becoming twice as large as he once was and his mace follows suit. Then he leaps into the air again to crush you under the weight of his mace.


>42 vs dc 35


You’ve seen this one coming before you to roll off to one side avoiding the blow. The demon however throws his mace at you in mid air catching you in the chest spreading burning hellfire all over you. You feel weaker as your regeneration repairs the damage done. While the demon is recovering his weapon however you strike at him with the halberd, cleanly slicing off his arm.

>Your status - 27/27 hp, 30/35 mana, 3/7 external mana, 0/20 shield, burning from hellfire
>Ignite weapon 4/6 turns remain

>Enemy status – Giant skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire, missing one arm.


“Not long now human, burn and die.”The demon taunts.


>Try the sword again
>Shoot him
>Laser
>Magic
> Other

>>42173093
>Laser
Can we laser him now guys?

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>>Try the sword again


oh dear, I mean use your new halberd of course.

>>42173093
>>42173162
>Laser
You know what yes, yes we can.
For some reason people want to use the thing we're weakest with, which is swinging a weapon without magic or buffs.

>>42173093
>>Try the sword again

>>42173093
>Laser
10 mana

Looks like laser time

How much mana do you use?
>10
>Other

3d12+12 to laser the demon to death


Keep in mind you have a demonic city with a few hundred thousand demons around you. If you are too destructive you may negatively impact your immigration plans.

Rolled 8, 8, 3 + 12 = 31 (3d12 + 12)

>>42173328
7 mana

Rolled 5, 7, 1 + 12 = 25 (3d12 + 12)

>>42173328
Oh, true. 5 then. And try to get close to him and angle it up, so it doesn't hit a crowd. If we're lucky it'll launch him upwards, too.
If we can't do that, then do the opposite - jump up and go for a very downward angle on the shot.

Rolled 2, 7, 2 + 12 = 23 (3d12 + 12)

>>42173328

>>42173328
After this doesn't work cause the skinless demon will pull some magic we haven't seen before.
I would like to drop our weapons and magic, pull out a dagger wipe off the poison, and say "you have claws, this is my claw. No more tricks?"

>>42173510
Fuck no, you're a idiot.
You're giving him every advantage to kill us.

Ok time to finish this, you charge a mighty laser in your throat.

“I warned you about tricks human.” The demon says and slams his mace into the ground. The ground rumbles and shakes as he vanishes in a cloud of dust.


>31 vs dc 35


You fire your laser, not where the demon was but where you can sense him being now, under the ground tunneling towards you. The laser slices through the ground nearly catching the demon.


“Good trick human, nearly worked this time.” He taunts you. You see that his arm has regrown.
>Your status - 27/27 hp, 30/35 mana, 3/7 external mana, 0/20 shield, burning from hellfire
>Ignite weapon 3/6 turns remain

>Enemy status – Giant skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire


Then the ground where your laser struck crackles with electricity and smaller lasers shoot out surrounding the demon. The lasers converge on him and detonate hopefully stunning him for a moment.


>Halberd attack
>Shoot him
>Laser him again
>Magic
> Other

>>42173541
No, his claws didn't even break the skin. And he lost an arm. It will be a long endurance fight, but with out regen it is slightly in our favor.

>>42173637
Ok he still has his arm but I think it would be an even match if we have a knife.

>>42173637
he's buffed himself, what makes you think that hasn't changed.

We're not playing by hit rules.

>>42173630
>Magic
Put up our aura's, bind him so we can strike him

Laser results for those wondering:
5, 7, 10 mana? I just went with the middle 7 at no cost. Enjoy the freebie with your side of salt.

>>42173630
Laser again, because fuck this guy.

>>42173630
> Other - Drop our weapons and magic, pull out 2 daggers wipe off the poison, and say "you have claws, these are my claws. No more tricks?"

>>42173667
>>42173738
It's confirmed we have our first troll.

>>42173787
No, I just think Reginald is better than this demon. It wants a purely physical fight, and I think we can slice it to pieces.

>Void time

>>42173960
>>42173630
I'll support that, void time

Rolled 1 (1d4)

A swing to void just before I post dice to break the tie.

3d12+12 to do void things

>>42174008

Too bad, I was hoping for a 3 for knives.

Rolled 11, 1, 3 + 12 = 27 (3d12 + 12)

>>42174008

Rolled 10, 1, 6 + 12 = 29 (3d12 + 12)

>>42174008

Rolled 10, 2, 2 + 12 = 26 (3d12 + 12)

>>42174008
Void knives!

Holy shit are we rolling low today.
Demon cheats!
Hell tribe cheats!

You use the time gained by the laser to channel the void. The emptiness comes faster than ever before. You are filled with power ready to destroy the demon.


>29 vs dc 40 massive failure


But you can’t move.


“Reginald we missed you.” The voices whisper to you. The ever present maddening whispers grow in volume filling your mind.


“What is this? Another fancy trick human? It won’t help you. The void will eat you alive you know.” The demon says after recovering from your laser.


“Look at the freak Reginald, it wants to hurt us.” A voice whispers.


“I saw you use this spell before human.” The demon cackles as it is covered with an unearthly glow.


It slams the mace into you.

But you don’t move.


“Look at the freak struggle.” The voices whisper.


>Your status - 27/27 hp, 28/35 mana, 0/7 external mana, 0/20 shield
>Ignite weapon 2/6 turns remain
>Void power 2/3 turns remain

>Enemy status – Giant skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire brimming with dark power


“Let us free, we can help.” The voices tempt you.


>Void Halberd
>Void Laser
>Void freedom
>Stop the void
> Other

>>42174204
This fight would've been over a long time ago if people would stop fucking around.

We're a mage. Let that settle in. We may still be able to use weapons like swords to kill most things but we're specialized in magic. And we're fighting a guy that we know if holding back, and has apparently killed a Hell Lord too.

This guy is competent enough to be a threat to our life, and not only do people want to fight him with shitty weapons, they don't want us to use magic on a Demon that's very obviously a close combat master.

I can't help but think that person must be trolling the thread trying to activly kill us.

>>42174343
>>Stop the void

>>42174343
>Stop the void
> Other - "My claws are Daggers"

I'm just going to keep voting this until, someone else realizes we got into a pointless big dick contest with a demon.

>>42174343
>Other
Regain control of the void

>>42174343
>Stop the void

>>42174411
It wasn't one until everyone started voting for fucking melee attacks.
>>42174343
>Stop the void

The demon has the advantage with the void messing about, so how about


3d12+12 to dodge while stopping the void.

>>42174510
Every time we use magic, he pulled out an equivalent or stronger magic. Sounds like a big dick contest to me!

Well, up until this void thing that seems like a double edged sword which could slice us open.

All I'm asking for is an end to the escalation. That seem reasonable to me.

Rolled 2, 9, 6 + 12 = 29 (3d12 + 12)

>>42174602

Rolled 1, 1, 2 + 12 = 16 (3d2 + 12)

>>42174602

>>42174618
I meant that we didn't start out at our strongest. They thought this guy would be far weaker than us, but it appears he's just as strong, if not stronger. We should have just started off with our very best, none of this slow buildup bullshit.

>>42174667
Don't worry I'm confused too, by this point I'm used to you guys murdering everything too fast for them to ever use any abilities against you.

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Rolled 9, 8, 2 + 12 = 31 (3d12 + 12)

>>42174647
>>42174629
We keep rolling SO FUCKIN LOW

>>42174718
is his attacks even hurting us?

I can't actually see how much damage get's past our damage resist

>>42174667
Ok then, you want our strongest, have the boring way then! We jump as high as we can, So that we don't damage the surrounding city, and mega lazer his ass. We got 28 mana, that should do it.

Using the void is a bad idea after all you decide, you force the spell to dissipate.

“Nooooo, you need us.” The voices claw at your mind as you will them away with the void.


“Think that weakening yourself will help now? What a poor trick.” The demon growls.


He stomps, widens his stance and takes a deep breath.

>31 vs dc middle dc 26


He unleashes a massive gout of hellfire the wall of flame catches you as you try to dodge it, setting you ablaze again but not hurting you more than you can regenerate.


>Your status - 27/27 hp, 25/35 mana, 0/7 external mana, 0/20 shield, burning from hellfire
>Ignite weapon 1/6 turns remain


>Enemy status – Giant skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire brimming with dark power


You manage to recover before the demon though giving you another chance to attack.


>Halberd
>Gun
>Laser
>Magic
> Other


>>42174764
After regeneration no, he isnt hurting you. Would everyone prefer I change how the HP is displayed each turn to see the damage you are hit for?

>>42174866
yes, if only so we know how much damage we take perturn, and how much we regenerate.

Just incase an enemy can potentially stack up enough effects like hellfire to one shot us.

>Magic
Aura of Fear, Holy Aura, Bless
Cast Mist, Bind

>>42174973
Fervor is better than bless

>>42174973
Your regeneration is currently 20 hp a turn. Since you swapped out for the VRP implant.

>>42174998
I'll chane to Fervor

>>42175044
how much is his hellfire doing to us?

>>42174866
Pull out the gun and put a cap in his ass while staying outside of the reach of his hellfire.

>>42175083
You reduce its damage per turn by two with hellfire immunity.

So only 5 per turn.

Looks like a people want to stack spells

Ignite weapon is active still for this turn so you are limited to three more.

Suggested spells to use + Holy aura
Aura of fear
Fervor
Bind
Mist


Lone gun guy takes it with the attacking side of things.

3d12+12 to shoot the demon

Rolled 12, 7, 7 + 12 = 38 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175231
Aura of fear
Fervor
Mist

Rolled 7, 6, 4 + 12 = 29 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175231
There was only one real vote for it, and that was the original post of it.
I vote to not deplete our mana reserves with so many spells.

>>42175313
we have mana potions for a reason

>>42175313
Spells + gun were the only votes for things to do though, so I roll with it.

Rolled 3, 4, 11 + 12 = 30 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175231

You draw you gun and the demon immediately taunts you.

“Another trick human?”


“Let’s see how you like mine.” It growls and speeds up considerably, it races towards you blindingly fast.

>38 vs dc 36

You channel your mana to cast a lot of spells a jarring mix of holy and vile energies mix inside of you releasing a strange aura of splendor and fear. You track the demon’s trajectory easily and open fire, three glowing orbs of fire strike the demon.

With an arc of electricity the demon’s leg is blown off causing it to tumble to the ground.


Then you try to blanket the area around you with fog but instead you get a field of obscuring glow and crackling electricity.


>Your status – 22/27 hp -> 27/27 via regen, 6/35 mana, 0/7 external mana, 0/20 shield, burning from hellfire
>Fervor 2/3, aura of fear 2/3, fog 2/3 turns remain


>Enemy status – Giant skinless demon with a spiked club ablaze with hellfire, lost a leg, brimming with dark power, hasted


“Gah! More tricks, you’ll pay for that human.” The demon pulses with power and prepares a massive attack despite being totally crippled by your shot.


>Halberd
>Gun
>Laser
>Magic
> Other

>>42175704
>Gun
Aim for his head

>>42175704
Try to sword his fucking head off

>>42175704
>Gun
Go for the eyes specifically.

Going for another shot


3d12+12 to shoot him

Rolled 12, 11, 10 + 12 = 45 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175996

Rolled 9, 10, 3 + 12 = 34 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175996

>>42176021
hoorey shit Anon, good job

Rolled 6, 9, 9 + 12 = 36 (3d12 + 12)

>>42175996

You can feel that the demon has tried to claw its way to a different position to avoid any further attacks. It also feels like its slowing dying from all holy energy being released. So you open fire once more to finish him off.


>45+10 vs highest dc 35


The burst of three sonic energy balls hit the demon in the head, right between the eyes. With a cacophonic blast the demon is decapitated. No more crying about tricks from it any longer.


Or so you thought, you can sense the demon trying to regenerate still but you can also sense a soul orb a strong one.


>Find and consume orb
>Take the orb and save it for later
>Let the demon regenerate
> Other

>>42176163
>Find and consume orb

>>42176163
>Find and consume orb

>>42176163
>Find and consume orb

>>42176163
>>Let the demon regenerate
He won the tournament. Killing him would mean going back on our word.

>>42176328
He does have a free pass, anon. As a part of us.

>>42176328
he challenged us, that wasn't part of the tournament

>>42176377
indeed
>>42176163
>Find and consume orb

Skinless demon soul orb (Strong) pick three
>Regeneration boost
>Hellfire boost
>Hellfire immunity boost
>Living weapon boost
>Cold resistance
>Ice breath
>Hellfire modification
>Mana increase
>Health increase
>Constitution and strength increase
>Dexterity and perception increase
>Experience increase
I really didn’t expect to get derailed by this demon so:

> [ End ]


It’s time to end. Next thread tomorrow 12 EST.
Feel free to suggest implants, research and/or design plans if you want to.
I’ll stick around for questions/comments/criticism/spending exp.


> You finished a thread, thanks for playing! +10 exp
> Bureaucracy created +10 exp
> Tournaments +10 exp
> Managed to kill a demon without skin +50 exp


>Current total exp: 81
>Current total stat points: 0

>>42176517
>Cold resistance
>Ice breath
>Hellfire modification

So, are we picking more options thanks to the higher ranks in soul eater, or are the effects of what we pick just more pronounced and severe?

>>42176517
what is Experience increase? Bonus experience?

>>42176517
>Hellfire immunity boost
>Living weapon boost
>Cold resistance

>>42176517
>Cold resistance
>Ice breath
>Hellfire modification

Unique abilities always.

>>42176560
You get to choose the results, effects are slightly better, you know how good the soul is and more options may be possible.


>>42176573
50 extra experience


Also updating research-able things now.

>>42176590
Sarg you realize we can buy
>Hellfire immunity boost
>Living weapon boost
with experience but we havn't unlocked
>Cold resistance
>Ice breath
>Hellfire modification
right? It's a waste to not get these.

We can pump either life-connection to nine, or regeneration to nine, for all of our exp.
My vote is on life-connection, because that very well might have a regenerative effect at that rank or something.

>>42176674
You're right. Let's do that.
I was just thinking to boost survivability. But that's short term thinking, since we could train a bit and fix that.
We should try and kill a few more stronger demons, and possibly even another lord.

>>42176736
personally I'm trying to work towards that, in the immediate though we have an out post to deal with at home.

>>42176663
Geo-spatial intuition
What's the boost from this?

>>42176822

It makes you never miss ranged attacks.

Lowers dcs behind the scenes as well.


>New abilities gained
Cold resistance: Rank 4
Cold resistance gives you the ability to negate cold based damage. You reduce incoming cold damage by an amount equal to your ability rank.

Ice breath: Rank 2
By focusing your mana into your lungs you can create a wave of frosty air. This ability consumes mana to use. Higher ranks may have additional effects.

>Ability change
Hellfire modification
You can now produce blue hellfire that freezes. It acts the same as normal hellfire other than its freezing effect.

>>42176998
Not bad abilities
I'm gonna vote on upping life connection to nine tho

Did hestia get experience from so many tests/gathering so much info?

>>42176517
well we have a few things we can spend xp on, I'd like to do the following

Living weapon: Rank 1 to Rank 5 (34xp)
Void Connection Rank 5 to Rank 6 (21xp)
Symbiosis: Rank 1 to Rank 3 (9xp)
Irresistible ki: Rank 1 to Rank 3 (9xp)
Fire Resistance: Rank 2 to Rank 3 (6xp)
2xp left

Research:
>Goblin-imp genetic hybrid
>Goblin-symbiote genetic hybrid
>Imp-symbiote genetic hybrid
>Goblin-human genetic hybrid
>Imp-human genetic hybrid
>Symbiote-human genetic hybrid
>Imp-goblin-human genetic hybrid
>Imp-symbiote-human genetic hybrid
>Goblin-symbiote-human genetic hybrid
>Goblin-imp-symbiote-human genetic hybrid
And more, I guess, if a few other kinds of demons prove willing to assist in the matter by lending some DNA samples.

My research is here>>42176663
>>42167422
>>42167446
>>42167512

>>42177400
Supply our own genes for the human samples.

>>42177233
Yes, updating companions no. Research update is done.


New research:
Biology, better robots, and hybrid mania?

>>42177312
Looks good to me.

>>42177312
Ehh, id save void connection for when we can max it in one go

For now ill go with the life connection anon

>>42177896
We won't get that much exp in one go unless we kill like 4 strong demons. And even then possibly not.
I still say soon we should increase external ki. Add to our combat strength. And destroy shit.
Once we get to a new floor in hell, we could summon fog and kill a bunch of the weak shits

>tfw the void fucking with us

Y'all niggas.

Told ya.

Also, to that guy bitching about "we should be a mage, bluhbluhbluh"

Go fuck yourself. Everyone knows being good at melee is preferable to magic, since magic is finite, and just punching a dude to death is an option we -always- have.

You a stupid nigga.

>>42181688
You're an idiot that wanted to fight without magic, sorry but you got btfo

>>42181688
But we're not good at melee, we're only passable or decent at it. We are much stronger when it comes to magic. I can see how we're better suited to melee with things like regen and such other useful skills. We just need to use what we're strongest with. When we're fighting a fuckhuge skinless demon who is very strong, we should have kept our distance and used our most powerful and reliable ability so far, the laser. There are times and situations for melee. This was not one of them. Do you think that melee was the right choice here? I don't, but you're entitled to have your own opinion. Even if it's wrong. So have fun with your incorrect opinion.

>>42182239
I posted before the fight, and just got back.

So as I was absent for the voting, I was beaten out of nothing.

Cheers.

>>42182268
Opinions cannot be right or wrong, as they are opinions.

Melee was not the right choice, but someone condemning the rest of the playerbase for wanting to try a new power and because his initial vote choice was ignored is immature.

That being said, I can't wait for someone to shut down our magic and get rid of all our MP, the thrill of that shit going down sounds exquisite.

>>42176733
>>42177312

Since you guys bumped this up from page ten do we have a resolution of the 2-2 tie for these exp uses?

I can't help but notice how close we are to 100 intelligence, we should work on finishing that up soon so we can claim the bonus associated with it.

>>42182339

Lol, External Ki solves that problem before it even begins.

>>42182404
>>42182409 (You)

I want to spend it all on Intelligence to bring us up to 100.

>>42182404
I count three votes for life connection dawg

>>42182409
>Lol, External Ki solves that problem before it even begins.

>what is anti-magic

>what is a literal mana-sucker

>what is a "silencing" curse

I mean, I'm not saying there aren't ways around it, but, shit, it's not hard to shut down someone magically.

Also, we have 100 Int, does the paste not say that?

>>42182404
I'll go for the life connection to 9.

>>42182439
>>42182409
We already have 100 int you boob

>>42182409
>>42182439 (You)

Please excuse my derp, looking at the sheet I realize we are already maxed.

>>42182509
Jesus christ the (You)

>>42182540
It's even better when you realize it says

>[post number] (You) (You)

If he kept quoting himself that way, he'll be the you-iest you to ever you.

>>42182449
My bad then, updated.

Ability changed
Healing touch -> Healing aura

Symbiosis effects 2x -> 3x

>>42182656
1000 exp spent total! Wowzers!

>>42182540
>>42182635

It gets even worse when you quote me.

In any case, let's work on another stat

>>42182745
Lets train willpower to resist the void and the lich curse.

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>>42182781
>implying you can resist the void forever

>engage super mega ultra paranoid shitposting

THE VOID WILL KILL US!

(fools)

YES FOOLS! ALL OF YOU!

That being said, will would be nice, but let's not sperg over it alone, we should get our dex up as well so that we can avoid getting hit better.

Getting both mental and physical defenses up is important.

>>42182911
I have a solution.
Dump every fucking point into things that raise our social skills, until max possible social modifier.

And then we fuck the void.

>>42182950
As long as you don't mind playing bottom to something that officially doesn't exist, that'll work.

But, as a badass, I cannot say I approve of doing so.

>>42183035
>Implying we wouldn't be able to convince it to let us dominate it like the top we are

>>42183035

We should rank up badass, as well. Bonus to every roll ever? Yes, please.

>>42183052
>implying it has the same idea of sex as us

>Reggie is sitting there playing a 4D version of Chess with a mass of nothingness

>"Was it good for you?"

Hybrids with lizards, and minotaurs, and crabs, and the felines, and whatever other genetic stock we have.

I want ALL THE POSSIBLE HYBRID COMBINATIONS, to determine the optimal mix.

>>42182656
Could you update the fighting power stats to include total damage resist and regeneration pur turn?