>>42176612
>Go talk to him immediately, see if the blood works.

>>42176612
>>Go talk to him immediately, see if the blood works.

>>42176612
>>Work on a homunculus body for yourself.

>>42176612
>>Go talk to him immediately, see if the blood works.

>>42176602
I can't imagine that it would end the quest or anything. I mean, say we chose lichdom. Ritual time comes, we roll a 1. Well, its not like it was a stupid decision that we then fucked the roll on..I'd guess we would just get no bonuses whatsoever besides immortality.

>>42176612
>Other
>Antitode for our people, won't have time for experimenting when we'll need it
>Crib for our unborn child, and a gift to our wife whom whe haven't seen from a long time

>>42176612
>Work on something else specific.
Find an antidote for spider venom like >>42176468 said

>>42176612
>Go talk to him immediately, see if the blood works.

>>42176722
Wouldnt you want to know the specific types of spider first?

>>42176612
>Go talk to him immediately, see if the blood works

>>42176760
I would assume that all spiders of the hivemind are the same species as the ones we have caged so specifically, that type of spider.

>spider hivemind
>reproduces biologically
>hivemind
>fucking yourself

>>42176835
We would be an undead hivemind, inhabiting raised creatures.

You are done for now. You will have to talk to Lathrien immediately.

You find him standing over the trap door that leads to the basements under the temple.

'What are you doing here?'
'I was seriously considering skulking beneath.'
'I see. What stopped you.'
'What you said. Maybe I should be more mindful of my desires now.'
'Yeah, speaking of which, I just made some blood.'
'Ech. Well, let's get this over with.'

He takes the vial and chugs it down.

'Huh. Not half as bad as I thought it would be.'
'It is some of my better work.'
'Yeah, I mean, I don't know why, but the idea of fake blood was repulsive to me.'
'Happy that it worked then.'
'Well, sort of'
'Pardon?'
'I mean, it works, it tastes well, and I do not feel as hungry anymore, but the feeding... The feeding is great still. And I do not feel full.'
'So?'
Lathrien sighs. 'I can live on this. I cannot say I want to. It tastes great, and I know I can survive on it, but it's nothing compared to the real thing.'

>'If you want something else, take it. Do not kill my subjects, but feed as you like.'
>'Good. I will make more of this stuff and you will live on it from now on.'
>Other

>>42176800
Bad assumption since it was also made out of tiny spider spirits.
Also it says:
>'Your kind sheds skin, hair, nails. Some fall, take what you need.'
It doesn't care about the spiders we have.

>>42176929
>Other
Look, if you find a willing subject, then by all means knock yourself out without killing. Otherwise;please use the fake juice

>>42176929
>This will sustain you when suitable blood cannot be found.

>>42176929
>'Good. I will make more of this stuff and you will live on it from now on.'
Baring when we inevitably get attacked by the next shower of bollocks to show up of course.

>>42176929
>Other
I will continue to work on it, perhaps I'll create a special humonculus for you to feed on.

>>42176929
>>'Good. I will make more of this stuff and you will live on it from now on.'
>>Other
i'll improve it.
See if making a fake body with a soul solves this, or if giving the blood a soul solves it.

>>42176929
>Think of this as a snack, and a tide over for the lean days Lathrien.

>>42177054
>>42177050
I like these two.

>>42176929
>Suitable meals will be prepared. Do you feel an inclination to feed on your old kind or anyone will do?

>>42176929
>>42177054
>>42177050
This.

'Look, Lathrien, we have enemies beyond count. When we face them, feel free to feed on whatever you find in the battlefield. In the meantime, please stick to the alchemical stuff.'
'If I must, I shall do as you command, Vlad Tepish,'
'Alright, if you find a willing subject, feed without killing. I will not have you taking blood from my subjects without their agreement.'
'That is something. Thank you, Vlad Tepish. I shall do as you ask.'
'It is merely a request. But it is one I would be very grateful if you kept.'
'I shall. The willing and the enemy. I can live with that.'
'In the meanwhile, I shall keep working on the formula. Who knows, perhaps one day I will have blood better than the real thing for you.'
'One can hope.'

>Talk about something else with Lathrien
>Do some more alchemy
>Talk to someone else
>Other

>>42177054
>>42177050
>>42177002
seconded on telling to use it till we make something better.

>>42177122
>Do some more alchemy
Teach Lathrien How to make the blood.

>>42177138
That. We don't have time to make him blood all the time.

>>42177138
Breaking
Bad
Blood

>>42177122
>Do some more alchemy

>>42177122
>>Talk about something else with Lathrien
Ask how is his progress with necromancy.

Teaching Lathrien to make blood

Roll 1d20+4 DC 20 training

Rolled 19 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42177203

Rolled 10 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42177203

HAHA TIME TO TEACH BADLY

Rolled 11 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42177203

Rolled 13 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42177203

23! Success!

'So, once the mass starts coagulating, you add this solution...'

Within an hour Lathrien can make blood of an equal quality to what you made on your first try. It will work for him.

>Talk to Lathrien
>Work on alchemy
>Talk to someone else
>Just chill out
>Other

>>42177269
>>Work on alchemy
make a dragon body.

>>42177269
>Work on alchemy

>>42177284
Don't run before you can walk; we can always try more exiting options when we've got the foundations of what it would take sorted.

>>42177269
>>Work on alchemy

>>42177269
This>>42177284
Make a tiny dragon body for the captured dragon, he's bound to our will and can be a companion for our child

>>42177269
>>Work on alchemy

You decide to work further in your lab.

>Discover a random potion
>Research possible homunculi for yourself
>Create something specific

>>42177339
>>Create something specific
>>42177323
this

>>42177339
>Research possible homunculi for yourself

>>42177323
I'm liking this.
>>42177339

I would also suggest to give the Demonologist and the Even scout a body,

>>42177339
>Discover a random potion

>>42177339
>>Create something specific
dragon body for dragon under our control.
Use his soul to help make one.

>>42177269
>Discover a random potion

>>42177339
>>Create something specific
>>42177323
This pretty much

>>42177339
>Make a body for the conjurer soul in the rock.

>>42177323
>>42177348
Isn't the dragon's soul extremely hostile at the moment? not really the ideal choice for someone to reward with a new body.

All of the alchemical immortality option supporters have evaporated.

>>42177378
>>42177348
>>42177323
Are we sure that giving the dragon the body is better than creating a new individual soul alltogether?

>You can create simple homunculi basically at will.

Just for fun let us do a random potion. I've been hoping to use this list for a while.

Roll 1d50 for type of potion; roll 1d5 for potency. I'll take the first of each roll.

Rolled 8 (1d50)

>>42177420
his soul is bound to us, and nigga cant do shit when he is our literal slave.
>>42177446

>>42177339
>Make a tiny dragon body for the captured dragon

Rolled 43 (1d50)

>>42177446

Rolled 4 (1d5)

dat impotency

Rolled 2 (1d5)

>>42177446

Rolled 10 (1d50)

>>42177446

>>42177420
It'll be fine, plus our kid gets a pet

>>42177522
>>42177461
It would be much better to do as>>42177437
suggested, it would mean that the companion for our child doesn't hate us. A dragon that we haven't shaped at all is like, a awful pet.

Potion of Intellect IV!

Working on your homunculi, you take a closer look at the brain chemistry. You gain a much better understanding of how the brain works, and indeed how to enhance its functions. You start by simple drugs to enhance concentration, but by the time you are done you have created a concoction that will push your mind to the limit of human capability.

>Change in brain chemistry. Set intelligence to 5, one reroll per int check critical failure. Duration of 15 minutes. Side-effects unknown.

While your side-project distracts you for a while, you manage to create several simple homunculi while you are at it. You create a tiny draconic body for the black dragon spirit, and a few more humanoid ones.

>Bind the appropriate spirits, see what they do.
>That's dealt with, move on to other endeavours
>Alchemise more
>Other

>Note that the 1d50 is a random potion list, neither higher or lower is better. 1d5, however is something that you want higher and has MAJOR differences between tiers.

>>42177617
>Alchemise more

Homunculi body!

>>42177617
>Speak with the dragon first

>>42177617
>>Bind the appropriate spirits, see what they do.
Let's rock

>>42177617
>Bind the appropriate spirits, see what they do.

>>42177617
>>Alchemise more
Also make fake spirits.

>>42177617
>Bind the appropriate spirits, see what they do.

>>42177658
>>42177617

>>42177617
>Bind the appropriate spirits, see what they do.

How do people feel about becoming a vamp still?
Now that we have done it, we may even be able to get stronger effects/protections for our selves. Especially if we raise shamanism and lath increases his skills.

Since the elven scout and the orc demonologist both have been bound to bodies set to errands already, you bind the dragon to the tiny dragon body first.

'Finally I am free! I am vengeance! I am death! I will destroy you, Vlad Tepish!' It says in a squeaky voice. You made certain that's how it'd work.
'No. Not free. You have a body. You can work for me and have some degree of freedom. But you shall not go against my orders.'
'No! I shall burn you! I shall spew acid in your face!'

It tries, it really does. But your binding is solid. It could no more hurt you than it could learn to be humble.

'Now. I have a child on the way. You shall be their best friend and play with them and have fun together. Is that clear?'
'Nnnoo- Wait? What?'
'You shall be my child's playmate.'
'Oh cool! I mean, no! I shall not be subject to such horrid...'

You let it go on. It cannot harm any of your allies. It might as well have some fun.

1 turn to crisis.

>Talk to Bathory
>Talk to Melandie
>Talk to Lathrien
>Do something else in the temple

>>42177786
I actually had the same idea, once we get our shamanism mastered, and Latharien's magic skills higher, we could try to recreate the ritual for an even better effect.

>>42177786
I still like it, But I wanna see dragon immortality first before we decide anything

>>42177786
I doubt that guy would curse us again. He knows what we did.

>>42177786
I'm still not convinced. Maybe after we experimented enough with Lathrien

>>42177843
>CRISIS
WHAT
Let's talk to Bathory

>>42177843
>>Talk to Bathory
d'aawwww tiny smaug

The only way to go vamp now is to be turned by Lathrien. There is no evidence that sires have power over kindred in this setting.

>>42177843
>Talk to Bathory

>>42177843
1 turn to crisis.

Last chance for getting ANY further on alchemical option this thread.

>Homunculi

>>42177909
We also don't know if we would only have a portion of Lath's vampiric potential.

If vampiric power was based on the individual and not the power of the sire I might consider it, but we don't know how that works.

>>42177866
Says who he knows.
We could also just piss him off.
Kill off a couple of his followers to weaken him. And that should help lower the dc. To gain stronger resistances and possibly another perk.

I would want to create an identical body that has several perks. Possibly two hearts.
And then do the ritual. Hive mind should still be possible, except we could control vamps and such. Would be a good way to merge imortalities.
>>42177843
>Talk to Bathory

>>42177843
>Talk to Bathory

Before the spider swarm comes and eats her.

>>42177843
>become a dragon

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>>42177843
> I am vengeance! I am death! I will destroy you, Vlad Tepish!

>>42178060
technically threw possession we could create a Body specialized for alchemy, possess it, then modify our original body as a base, then move back into it after we are done.

>>42177843
>>Do something else in the temple
sanctuary time gotta gather our power redescrate the land

>>42177843
>Talk to Bathory

>>42178142
Tiny dragon was the best Idea I've had in a while, it's full of d'aaaaw

>>42177991
I make it a habit to be quite opaque about any options in this quest. I might change that in vol. 2, but it's how it's been going so far this volume and I'm not changing it until the quest changes significantly.

You go to find Bathory. You have had few words with her since you got back. She's not mad, of course. It takes a whole lot more to make her angry with you.

You see her, and though you had words for her, all you can do once you see her with your child all you can do is drop on your knees in front of her and press your ear to her belly.

You hear your child.

'Vlad! Hardly a word, and then this!'
'You know me, Love. I think of nothing but you and do nothing to do with you.'
'You are a busy man. I understand that.'
'I still cannot believe what we have created.'
'I know. I have not yet seen her, but I love her so that I would destroy the world for her.'
'Her?'
'Oh, a woman knows.'
'My daughter shall be the greatest woman this world has ever seen. She shall make men weep and women die of jealousy. She shall...'
'Oh, I'd settle for her having a normal life.'
'Or that. That would be nice too.'
'Oh stop with your submissions. Vlad Tepish bows to no one. Not even me.'
'Bathory, I remember. It was so recent when I hurt you so much. I want to do everything for you.'
'Well, get over it. I would continue with our lives.' She smiles.
'As you say, love.'

You kiss.

Then you hear a low horn blowing outside your forest. It is far, but clear. You are quite certain it is of dwarven make.

>Rush out to see what is wrong.
>Stay here with Bathory but for a few more moments.
>Gather your minions, go out in force.
>Other.

>>42178345
>I would destroy the world for her
NOICE

>Gather your minions, go out in force.

>>42178345
>>Gather your minions, go out in force.
Hopefully our spirit isn't killing dwarves

>>42178345
>Other
Send out the scouts, they are faster and go farther than we do.

>>42178345
>>Gather your minions, go out in force.

>>42178345
>>Gather your minions, go out in force.

>>42178345
>>Gather your minions, go out in force.

>>42178198
That sounds good. Just saying we should make a body that is natural looking as possible with the max amount of perks possible. Like extremly condensed muscles, being much stronger. Skin toughness. Two hearts, and possibly 1-5 smaller hearts spread through out the body to make it harder for others to kill us.
And possibly make something on our skin to also be more light resistance on top of perk. If/when we go for it we can maximize on it.

>>42178345
>Girl
I was hoping for twins or triplets, but a single child will do too.

>>42178517
We don't know if she's right or not.

>>42178345

>Gather your minions, go out in force.

>>42178549
Would it be possible to commune with an unborn spirit?

>Sorry for delays, put some buffy on in background and am up to Once More With a Feeling now. Don't judge me.

You know that as long as other tribes are involved you must take your minions with you. You can never know when you get involved into a fight bigger than you know how to deal with.

You rush out on your mount with your minions close behind you. You reach the dwarven delegate.

He is a mess. Even across the road it is clear that he has been travelling hard. He is scruffed and bloody, and his horn breaks as he blows it for the last time before you arrive.

'Vlad Tepish! Spiders! Spiders from beneath!'

>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.
>Ask the dwarf something
>Other

>>42178664
>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.

>>42178664
"I know how to end this."

Off we go to destroy the giant blob of spiritual energy. Or the spider queen. Whatever.

>>42178664
>>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.

>>42178709
Llolth?

>>42178664
>>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.

>>42178664
>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.
I told you guys to develop that anti-venom!

Lath stays behind in case the spiders split their forces.

>>42178664
>Stay silent, ride out to the mountains to face the hivemind.

>>42178849
Thats what the wasp is for.

There is nothing to tarry here for. You can imagine what defences the dwarves have put on and you know what you shall be facing once you get there. There is no need for further talk, and your allies need help from you as soon as possible, and so you set out without delay.

You ride hard, through the night. You are getting tired, and that spiritual tear from the spider spirits still haunts you, but when your friends need you, you are there. That is what you must do for diplomacy. And common fucking decency.

You reach the mountain, and find it undefended. Either the dwarves have fallen, or it is all-hands-on with the spider issue.

>Rush in headlong. You have the power to destroy whatever you face
>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.
>The dwarves are lost. Collapse the mountain.
>You need to know what is going on as fast as possible. Leave your body behind and astrally project within the caverns.
>Other

>>42178664
once More With a Feeling now.
this is my all time favorite episode of any show ever!


>>42178904

>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.

>>42178904
>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation

>>42178904
>>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.

>>42178904
>>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.
We don't want the dwarves to pull the magma lever.

>>42178904
>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.
Call that fucking Guardian Spirit!
Are the golems still on site, or they are guest with us?

>>42178904
For once it wasn't the dwarves digging too deep.

>>42179014
Guardian Spirit is stuck defending our home and wife/child

>>42178904
>Rush in headlong. You have the power to destroy whatever you face

>>42179076
okay then.

>>42178904
>>Find a dwarf and ask them about the situation.

>>42179076
nah we gave it free will i believe, so it is safe to assume he followed us.

>>42179035
Jinx

You flood the caverns with your minions. You follow the first half and the other half follows behind you. There are no spiders in the first tunnels. Hopefully that means the dwarven defences are holding up.

You finally find a dwarf. He seems to be a deserter. You make your undead hold on to him.

'Greetings. I am Vlad Tepish.'

>'How many enemy? What are their weaknesses? Where are they?'
>'How are the defences holding up? Where is your elder?'
>Other

>>42179123
And we personally have yet been attacked.
This is like one huge pokemon battle...

Go Beedrill!

>>42179166
>>'How are the defences holding up? Where is your elder?

>>42179166
>'How are the defences holding up? Where is your elder?'
Survivors take priority

>>42179166
>Other Wise
Is there anyone else uneaten?

'Speak to me. Are the defences holding?'
'V-Vlad Tepish. The golems cannot be hurt by them, but... there's so many. Dwarves are dying.'
'Where?'
'There was an excavation. We dug from the Runeforge hall, straight down. They were waiting.'
'So, you dug too deeply?'
'Yes, okay. We did. We will all die for it. There are only so many we can squash.'
'Is your elder still standing?'
'Aye, when I left. He was in the vanguard though, he will not last long.'

>Damn it. Rush to their aid.
>Think. Try to ambush them from some other side. It will take longer, but you will have the element of surprise.
>If the young dwarf is right, they are doomed anyways. Bring the mountain down.
>Other

>>42179417
>>Damn it. Rush to their aid.
Kill the coward

>>42179417
Bring him with us, alive or dead, his choice. Rush to their aid.

>>42179417
>Damn it. Rush to their aid.
So you wanna come with me willingly?
or as a blackguard?

>>42179417
>>Damn it. Rush to their aid

>>42179417
>>Damn it. Rush to their aid.

>>42179499
>>42179480
>>42179438
>>42179477
"Never fear, Vlad is here!"

>>42179417
>>Damn it. Rush to their aid.
tell the kid" cowards don't get the chance at long lives come and fight with me or for me"

'I see. You, coward. You have two choices. You come with me as you are, or you come with me as part of my horde.'
All colour leaves his face and he gulps.
'I will come with you, Vlad Tepish. Wh- what is your plan?'
'We charge. We kill bugs until there are none more to kill. We exterminate them.'
'Yes, Vlad Tepish.'

You rush towards the dwarven halls. You are truly fatigued now, but so long as your mind is strong enough to direct your undead, you can be of aid to your allies.

It takes nearly half an hour to get to the Runeforge. There are cries, both of battle and pain, but all in all the situation is not quite as dire as you feared.

The mineshaft is fully blocked by golems. They hold the darkness back, but once you look behind them, you see a skittering million. Dark eyes, hairy legs, venomous fangs. Some manage to squeeze their way through the grinding stone of the golem guard, it is perhaps one in a hundred, but the dwarven force is still very nearly getting overwhelmed.

>The best defence is a good offence. Have the golems give you a way and charge into the darkness.
>The barrier of living stone provides the perfect opportunity for spellcasting. Cast some magic (specify)
>Help the dwarves. Kill whatever gets through.
>Collapse the cavern. The golems will probably survive and the dwarves will certainly be safe.
>Other

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>>42179537

>>42179656
>Help the dwarves. Kill whatever gets through
Raise spiders as they die, send the spider minions in to the caverns themselves as our regular undead guard the entrance

>>42179656
>>The barrier of living stone provides the perfect opportunity for spellcasting. Cast some magic (specify)
>>Help the dwarves. Kill whatever gets through.

Fear and Plague the spiders. It's dragon gaze time

>>42179656
Let's see if we can plague the spiders.

>>42179656
>Help the dwarves. Kill whatever gets through.

>>42179656
>The barrier of living stone provides the perfect opportunity for spellcasting. Cast some magic (specify)

Plaue. Even if they get away, they'll be decimated

>>42179656

Use your undead horde to help stem the tide. Then, Free up some dwarves to unleash a river of fire down into the depths.

When ready, have the golems step back and unleash hell into their midst.

Drop the Hive IQ by a few points.

>>42179656
Can we summon the ones they kill on both sides?

You direct your minions to join with the dwarves and then you prepare a spell of plague.

Roll Necromancy 1d20+12 DC 30

Rolled 16 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>42179755
Let's just reanimate the enemy. There is plenty of them

>>42179776

Rolled 2 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>42179776
>DC 30
Jesus.

Rolled 13 + 12 (1d20 + 12)

>>42179776

>>42179790
Damn marginal failure

25! Nope!

It is the wrong plague. You do not know what type of disease would truly hurt the spiders. You try every disease that humanoids might suffer from, and the spiders shrug it off.

As your spell fizzles, the horde pushes onwards. The golems are starting to get pushed back. Only by inches, but the pressure is building and your undead are seeing battle more and more often.

>More magic!
>Hold The Line!
>Countercharge!
>Other

>>42179880
>>More magic!
>drink the potion!

>>42179880
You sure are liking your high DC's today, dead.

>Wild Shape: Dragon? Or bear. whatever.
HOLD THE LINE

>>4217988
>More magic!

>>42179904
>>42179880
seconded

>>42179880
This>>42179904
try the paralyzing fear spell

>>42179916
hivemind was one of the better imortality options.
He even said they are strong and hard to kill.

>>42179880
>Hold The Line!

>>42179934
Isn't that single target?

>>42179963
I thought we did it to the drow horde?

You drink the potion of intellect.

That was strange.

Your mind is enhanced.

You know what to do.

Your magic is power.

These creatures will die.

You will hurt them.

You will make them die.

Roll 1d20+5 DC 20 best of 5, reroll nat 1s

>>42179963
But anon...it is a single target

Rolled 1 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179988

>>42179988

Rolled 5 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179988
we are darkness we are fear we are the death of all spiders Pyrethrum!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rolled 8 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179988

Rolled 2 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42180018

>>42180018
Good thing we drank that fucking potion.

Rolled 16 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179988

Rolled 15 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179978
We only used it on their boss, reversing the tide.

>>42179995
That's my point.

>>42179988

Rolled 3 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

Spider spider burning bright, in the caves of the night

What by immortal hands or eye

could strike fear in that symmetry?

Rolled 5 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42180040
The fuck phone don't eat my dice!

Rolled 11 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42179988

>>42180040
Y so sleepy anon?

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

rolling

>>42179880
> Send our undead FORWARD INTO DARKNESS. RALLY| THE DWARVES INTO THE BREACH!

Did we bring our gnoll staff? Bit of fire would be nice right now.

>>42180070
Thanks for the save.

RIP Vlad Tepish
He had a good run. Killed by shitty ass rolls

Allright people, that's it. We need to learn some direct damage magic.
Pyromancy failed. What about Cryomancy?

>>42180115
Nevermind. Just noticed best of 5.

>>42180145
Hows about we build a body for our gnoll and just have him burn shit for us?

They feel no fear, dismissed.

They suffer no disease, dismissed.

Too many to drain, dismissed.

Forest above has deep roots.

Control plants.

Draw spiritual energy.

Focus it on the roots.

Crush spiders with wooden root.

Squeeze all enemies.

Fewer enemies now.

>Countercharge
>Your allies are a burden. Dispose.
>Stand your ground.
>Collapse the cave.
>Collapse the cave.

>>42180206
>Countercharge

>>42180206
>Countercharge
Death has arrived

>>42180206
Order the dwarves to retreat. We are collapsing this mountain.

>>42180206
>Countercharge

>>42180206
>Countercharge

>>42180206
>Countercharge
Technically for every one of our regular undead they kill we can raise eight of them.

>>42180251
I'm rather hesistant, with the Runeforge and perhaps the god of Smithing here

>>42180206
>>Countercharge

>>42180278
Or is it four? Whatever we end this with more than we came in with.

'Golems, move aside.'

They move aside.

Your minions surge forwards.

You follow them.

You hack and slash.

Spiders die.

'Death has come for you'

You kill.

Roll 1d20+6 tactics, re-roll nat 1s

Rolled 5 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325

Rolled 1 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325

Rolled 4 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325

Rolled 15 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325

Rolled 17 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325
this potion is absurd

Rolled 11 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325
we are war!

Rolled 11 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

>>42180325
>>42180350
>all these rerolls
Is the god of death helping us?

>>42180364
Right? I fucking swear Alchemy is the ultimate form of magic in this world

>>42180364
The side-effects will be absurd.

>>42180396
>>42180414
We're gonna have a horrible migraine or something

>>42180414
probley not too bad its a lv IV out of V its a pretty beefy potion

The increase to INT has made us detached and straight-forward.

Would we always be like that if we went lich? Same INT bonus I believe.

21! Blackjack!

They are animals.

You raise them.

The spiders raise to fight for you.

You know you can control a hundred more.

You raise them, and as you do, the tides slowly turn.

You quest further into the darkness, and through your magic your numbers only increase, never fall.

This is a grind. This is not so much fighting as it is slashing your way through a thick wall of spider flesh and ichor. They spew their poison and bite your zombies, but as they are immune to your disease, your minions are immune to their venom.

Some fall, and yet, with careful consideration and use of your minions you... you can.. do things. You can do things with the undeads. They can do the killing thing.

>Your intelligence is temporarily -1

>Slash and burn
>Fight onwards, find the queen
>Organized retreat. You were not prepared for your mind to be muddied
>Other

>>42180537
>>Organized retreat. You were not prepared for your mind to be muddied

>>42180537
>Organized retreat. You were not prepared for your mind to be muddied

>>42180537
>Slow and steady. Carve a path. Continue to raise the dead.

>>42180537
>>Organized retreat. You were not prepared for your mind to be muddied

>>42180537
>Slash and burn

>>42180537
>Organized retreat. You were not prepared for your mind to be muddied
Enough is enough. We'll be back once we make an anti-venom, and figure out what disease would make the spiders kick the bucket.

>>42180537
>>Fight onwards, find the queen

>>42180537
>Fight onwards, find the queen

Why retreat? Our numbers remain at capacity while theirs diminish. Eventually we will win. I understand we are at -1 int, but we still have control of the horde.

>>42180537
>>Fight onwards, find the queen

>>42180648
-1 intellect will affect us bad, especially since we have been rolling nat 1s.

Can we summon more spirits?

Or borrow a portion of wasp spirit's power?

Maybe we should bring reinforcements aka Lath.

Just send in phantasms to wipe them out. The spiders aren't magic....right?

>>42180537
>keep throwing undead meat in the meat grinder.

This is no longer a battle of mind, but of flesh and magic. While your magic has been somewhat hampered, your might is as it has ever been. You forge a way through the spiders, ever preparing to retreat if things get too bad.

You sense the spiritual presence of the spider queen much sooner than you had planned for, but she is certainly there.

>Quick, possess her. Even if you do not want the hivemind, this will break the spider horde.
>Cast some other magic at her.
>This is not the time to fight the queen. Retreat
>Other

>>42180780
>>Other
Call the wasp spirit, she has someone to lay eggs in now

>>42180780
>>This is not the time to fight the queen. Retreat

>>42180780
>>This is not the time to fight the queen. Retreat

>>42180780
>Quick, possess her. Even if you do not want the hivemind, this will break the spider horde.

>>42180780
Are the dwarves and golems still helping us?
>>42180814
This is a good idea.

>>42180780
>Cast some other magic at her.
Curse

>>42180780
>This is not the time to fight the queen. Retreat
Drop the tunnels as we retreat

>>42180814
>>42180780
seconded

>>42180780
Curse her

>>42180845
If we can't call the wasp then I support this.

You turn back, but while there is a chance, you might as well try to lay a curse on the creature.

Roll necromancy 1d20+8 DC 25

Rolled 13 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>42180911

Rolled 5 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>42180911

Rolled 11 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>42180911
NAT 20

>>42180911
dice+1d20+8

>>42180929
If we still had our int it would hit.

>>42180911
>Requires a roll of at least 17 to pass
It's like we aren't a master necromancer

>>42180780
>This is not the time to fight the queen. Retreat
Call for the wasp. While retreating leech spiritual energy some more.
Ask dwarfs how they're.holding up since we gave them.some breathing room.

>>42180973
>>42180537
>Your intelligence is temporarily -1

This is a somewhat desperate solution but what if we drained some dwarves' int to help a bit?

>>42180973
His high DC's have been weird tonight

>>42181009
That would effect bonuses.

You cannot lay a full curse on her, not with your current state of mind, but your retreat is orderly and without casualties. You have raised fifty giant spiders, and they take up 15 units. As you retreat you soon realize that the spiders have given up on their assault. The dwarves are still under siege, but they are no longer under immediate danger.

You feel like, between your spiritual injuries and the side effects of the potion you should have a good night's sleep before you face the queen once more.

And that is where the twenty fifth installment of Feral Necromancer Quest concludes. With Getting Shit Done and Lasting for Two Threads you have gained 4 exp, making the total 7.

Rules for levelling up: http://pastebin.com/vBRyBWfK

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Twitter @DeadQM for quest updates

Next session no later than next Saturday

>>42181030
Its a fucking spider god. Its not going to be easy to debuff.

>>42181063
Shamanism Need to be able to fuck up spider spirits

>>42181063
INT to 4
Draconic magic to 4

>>42181063
Thanks for running dead, it was great. Let's level up dragon now, c'mon guys

>>42181063
Max Shaman

>>42181110
This

>>42181063
Up necromancy

>>42181063
I vote Dragon magic. hopefully it will goive us some direct damage.

>>42181110
this

>>42181063
I think we should get dragon magic to 5.

>>42181063
Thanks for running

Hey QM if we increace Shamanism to maximum will we get another primary school?

>>42181063
I vote for Shaman

>>42181063
Shaman

>>42181110
This

>>42181063
shamanism please. also hold a stroll poll.
The spider is a SPIRIT SHAMANS DEAL WITH SPIRITS.
>>42181179
yes we will.

> Destroy Soul: As a ritual, you can destroy a soul of a creature, leaving it a husk, still living, but completely void of personality, intellect and awareness. This can be used as a particularly cruel punishment, or to create empty vessels for possession.
I wonder how high the DC would be for that.

>>42181144
you mean like shamanism won't since we are dealing with a spirit?

>>42181063
Dragon

>>42181063
voting for shaman level 8.

>>42181179
yes so lets do it

>>42181259
Dragon gives bonuses to all other schools, it's almost as if you didn't read what it does

You know, I wonder what would happen if we tried to combine the homunculus and hivemind immortality options?

>>42181063
shaman please.

>>42181259
When did shamanism ever gave us direct damage? That school is for entirely different things.
Also I voted shamanism when we set out to meat Pern, and wasn't as useful as I've thought.
Also the Astral Projecton we got from that didn't gave much help in this battle.
Also we just made a damned wasp for spiritual protection

>>42181227
>yes we will.
then lets make it so

>>42181322
bulllshit, where is your proof?

I see Dragon+Int winning, and I ain't going to wait for another fight.

You have gained Draconic Magic 4! You have learned Dragonscale!

Reflexively, in combat, you can make your skin as durable as dragonscale. When cast, you gain 2 more wounds, and the first two wounds you take do not impede your ability to fight in any way.

Shamanism/Draconic Magic combo!

All your shapeshift forms have dragonscale by default, in addition to any bonuses you might have from increased stamina.

Sorry for no direct damage, there is pretty much only one thing draconic magic does for direct damage and it's pretty high up the tree.

You have increased your intellect to 4! You gain a bonus to all spellcasting. Affected skills include Tactics, Alchemy, Training, Linguistics.

This was a very close tie, but since Dragon lost a very close tie last time, I felt like I could let it win this time.

The customary hint for Draconic V is: This is the spell most characteristic of dragons.

>>42181406
When it was first discovered, read the threads yourself.
>>42181063
voting dragon

>>42181429
Breath weapon?

>>42181429
OhIknowwhyIhavethisboner.jpg

>>42181429
can you tell us what shaman 8 is please?
Also the intio combo didn't have that much support.

It's 4AM here, I'll try to stick around for a bit, but I'm crashing.

>>42181429
Direct Damage preaching anon here; I don't mind lack of direct damage, extra durability will do almost just as nicely

>>42181511
can you do a revote?
>>42181501
nope flight he just siad the attack shit is at the end of the tree.

>>42181542
Now we can rip and tear in animal form, me gusta all around

>>42181429
>This is the spell most characteristic of dragons.
Breath right?
>there is pretty much only one thing draconic magic does for direct damage and it's pretty high up the tree.
Maybe not.

>>42181429
>This is the spell most characteristic of dragons
A princess kidnapping spell? Interesting!

>>42181542
so you admit to pulling shit out of your ass?

>>42181508
From last session: DeadQM 08/25/15(Tue)22:04:03 No.42098065
What you know for certain is that at the next level of Shamanism undead animals will cost 1/8th of their base cost, which means that you could have a ridiculously huge horde of animal undead. By that point a fucking mammoth zombie would probably set you back like 1.5 units, and you could have 8 zombie wolves for the cost of a basic humanoid undead.

As far as hints go, Shamanism 8 is probably the most destructive direct evocation you're likely to get in the first volume of the quest.

>As far as not a lot of support for raising INT, I saw a couple of votes for it and some people linking to the original post. If you are AGAINST it and would rather bank, reply to this post and it can still be arranged.

>>42181607
Keep int.

>>42181601
I'm not a biologist, but isn't that what asses technically are for?

>>42181607
there it is we gave up on getting one of the strongest spells.

>>42181607
Int is fine, got to sleep dead let the salt lie

>>42181607
I'm fine with int

>>42181607
you know fuck it i was cool with dragon and even helped it out, but now its dead to me.

>>42181665
>>42181712
Oh gee it's almost as if it'll be there next time. Cry harder

>>42181744
Oh Gee it's almost like we need it NOW to deal with the death spiders.

>>42181804
We can ask for reinforcements.

>>42181744
like i said i'll work against dragons double time anon.
I don't even care anymore.

>>42181804
No we really don't
>>42181826
Ok why?

>>42181825
not really when the dwarves are dying left and right and anyone close is days away.
Like i said it would have helped greatly against a spirit.

As for close calls and re-votes, unless it is something very major to the plot, I shall maintain the right to choose which one to go with.

For something like an immortality option I'm going to put a starwpoll up, but if it's something that you can get later/is of no major impact to the plot I will make a decision.

I know that fights about what is the best option are a part of the medium I'm running this on, but I feel like I'm fully within my rights to make a judgement call on close votes.

Besides, I feel like there's been entirely too much fighting here lately.

>>42181874
There has been, thanks dead. Get some sleep man

>>42181874
so making it worse helps?

>>42181868
We reached here in a single night. I'm sure we can hold long enough to Lath or Wasp to come.

>>42181874
It's because end of Volume One is approaching, and people have strong opinions on immortality options

>>42181913
by rushing and bringing undead that never tire.

>>42181825
What reinforcements? The dwarves are in no shape, the elves won't do it, the human would die quickly, the Gnolls would cost and arm and a leg and the golems are too big.


>>42181862
Except we very well might.

>>42181913
Wasp would get overwhelmed here cause of too many spiders. Lathrien might help, but it's like trying to turn the waves themselves back, go big or go home.

>>42181913
Don't forget the golems that the spiders can't even hurt, and the undead that they cant hurt

>>42181949
The golems are all here already, try and not shadowrun

>>42181916
Of course, and I'm cool with that, more or less. It was a decision of mine (for better or worse) to have a good number of choices for immortality in the quest. I was expecting some disagreement on them, and am quite happy to see that one is not so far superior to the others that everyone agrees on it.

That said, there are things that have a relatively little impact on the plot that are getting fought over a bit too severely in my opinion. I'm still glad to see people care, but guys, the pace we're going we're probably going to see shamanism maxed and Draconic quite high before the end of the volume. Chill.

And I guess I shall take the advice of folks here and crash now. Always enjoy running this, good bye and have fun, folks.

>>42182012
Okay, I need to ask, even tough I know it will kill the joke if you explain it to me; What the heck you mean by shadowrun?

>>42182012
yeah and they were losing.

>>42182012
They were losing and too big to follow the spiders into the tunnels.

>>42182052
Because we weren't here. Now that we are here we can turn the tide. If it comes to a battle of attrition we have the advantage.

>>42182049
Thanks again
>>42182051
It usually means people coming up with hopelessly complicated paranoia schemes against themselves.

>>42182124
Aww snap, that is really shadowrun

>>42180973
>>42181022
Its like fighting an immortal hivemind is difficult.

>>42181110
Support

>>42182200
It's whatever at this point
>>42182232
bro......

I want to see the spider queen try to defeat our endless waves of undead.

>>42182274
I don't think she can hurt the ghosts

>>42182263
I was busy discovering rick and morty fuck you.
>>42182274
Technically she just has to get away with a single spider and will be totally if her hive mind works like ours would.

>>42182348
Maybe destroy soul can bypass that? I expect the DC to be 35 though.

>>42182348
Dude I wasn't criticizing you christ, I like your vote as well. You were just a bit late

>>42182407
Hey man its the internet. You knew what you were getting into.

>>42182440
Don't I know it, if this thread has been any example. I wonder how QMs put up with this

>>42182515
Alcohol apparently.

>>42182385
If we can kill enough spiders, she'll get weaker and weaker.

I'd bet if we took her down to half the number of spiders she had initially we could manage to utterly destroy her soul with a decently hard DC.

If we got her down into single digits we could probably just say "fuck it" and she'd die.

Exaggeration, but she can't be that tough on her own, I mean, come on, we uppercutted a "god"'s horn off with less Shamanism skill than we have now.

changes in the player populace I've noticed since I've missed the last like... three? four, maybe? threads:

> people seriously considered Vampirism for Vladimortality
Prior to... just recently, apparently, people (as far as I'm aware) never really considered vampirism, minus like one or two anons. And, on that same coin:

> far fewer people are considering Draconic as a valid option for immortality
Seriously, why? I legit read an anon's response where he said he would purposefully, intentionally, and personally undermine the efforts of anons trying to vote for Draconic as a legit option. He's a sociopath, but I'm not really sure as to how far he'll go to samefag/whatever to get his way (and thereby completely ruin the concept of quests as a whole, because some people are -- as mentioned before -- simply sociopaths).

Also, with lichdom: I also read an anon who wrote that lichdom was exactly what Vlad was aiming for by picking up necromancy -- you could not be any more wrong within the context of this quest than you already are. Seriously, he picked up Necromancy to try and save Bathory from death. Get over yourself and reread the quest.

Anyways, sucks to have missed so much. Had I been involved last thread I would have definitely voted for

> No vampires, EVER

but I wasn't present, so who cares. Anyways, you anons have a nice night!

>>42185627
Don't worry.

The immortality option we end up choosing will be Potato.

Plain and simple.

A dull, bland, boring but reliable option.