“It's not that” says Anlanesa at your side, shrunk down to her normal size “its about what's behind the doors, this could be the objective, with more forces inside, if we don't take them out quickly and quietly then whatever is inside is alert and ready.”

“Oh” says Phaysis, nodding “right, so what do we do?”

You all look at one another. “If they see more than one person” you say “then they'll sound the alarm, but one they might think they can deal with. One of us needs to get close enough to take them all out, casting spells at this distance won't work.”

Anlanesa sighs “I could use a blast of cold, I could get all of them at once, but it make it that big would wipe out most of my energy.”

You think about the spells you have learned, yes, Righteous Weapon might do “I have a spell that could do it” you say “but likewise, it might use a lot of power.”

Phaysis screws up her face “I might be able to take them out quick enough” she says doubtfully “if I surprise them.”

Safire gives you a shy look “I might be able to do something, if you wanted me too...”

You think it over, in theory you all might be able to go down into the cavern and climb up next to them and take out one each. Or maybe one of you could act as bait and get them to chase you away from the door. Or you could all attack at once, though they'll probably sound the alarm.

What do you do?

>Anlanesa uses Cone of Cold
>Janrael uses Righteous Weapon
>Phaysis charges
>Safire uses Magic Missile
>Try to sneak close
>Someone is bait (who?)
>You all attack together
>Other (what?)

>>42190140
>Janrael uses Righteous Weapon
Janrael can still fight very well without energy.

>>42190140
>Janrael uses Righteous Weapon

>>42190140
>Janrael uses Righteous Weapon

>>42190140
>Phaysis charges

Janrael is it

Please roll 1d20+4 for magic!

Rolled 7 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42190305

Rolled 9 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42190305

Rolled 11 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>42190305

“I'll do it” you say “wait here”. As the others wait behind you walk calmly across the bridge towards the goblins. They raise their weapons as you approach but don't rush you or sound any alarms or anything.

“Hi” you say with a smile as you walk towards them, talking in a friendly tone, anything to distract them “I got a little lost and I was wondering if you could give me some directions?”

As the goblins give each other confused looks you start casting your spell. That gets their attention and they raise their weapons and advance. They haven't got very far when a glowing sword appears and flies towards them, embedding itself in the chest of one of the goblins, who drops with a surprised sigh. Then the sword explodes, throwing the other goblins back, but not alas, killing them.

With a groan of frustration you ignite your glowing sword and rush forwards. Two of the goblins rush to meet you, but one retreats, heading for a small metal bell hanging from the door. You quickly cut down the goblins in your way and fly towards the last goblin, your wings beating as fast as they can. He reaches the bell first and manages to get off a few chimes, before you cut him down.

Ahead of you the doors open slowly as you hear the others running up behind you.

The doors open into a large cavern with...dozens of goblins. It has three tiers, connected by flights of stairs, you are on the lowest tier.

In the distance on the highest tier you can see a human wizard casting some sort of spell as he stands next to a glowing circle. Two more of the goblin shamans are with him, as well as some goblin warriors.

Spread across the two lower tiers are more goblins. Not much of a threat...but there are a lot of them, and they could slow you down.

“Better luck next time” Anlanesa commiserates as she reaches you.

“Want me to run on ahead?” asks Phaysis, as Safire comes up to one side of you silently.

Well, you could fly on ahead too, but splitting your forces, when a demon might appear...

The goblin warriors give a croaking yell and advance, as the archers draw their bows.

Actions?

Janrael [HP 28/28, AE 17/24]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Anlanesa [HP 7/7, AE 10/10]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Phaysis [HP 22/22]
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Safire [HP 5/5, AE 16/21]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Foes

30 goblin warriors
15 goblin archers
2 goblin shamans
Wizard (summoning)

>>42190537
> Attack Wizard
> cone of cold archers, unless not in frost giant form, then giant form and attack warriors
> Attack warriors
> magic missile shaman

>>42190537
Can we gank the wizard here guys or are we going to have to fight the demon?

>>42190537
>Janrael
Stick your dick in it.
>Anlanesa
Stick your dick in it
>Phaysis
Try sticking your dick in it
>Safire
Hmmm...stick your dick in it?

>>42190537
>>42190599
Seconding

So Janrael attacks the wizard
Anlanesa (not currently in giant form) goes giant and attacks the warriors
Phaysis attacks the warriors
Safire uses magic missile on the shamans

Please roll 4d20 and vote on extra arcane energy used by Safire

Rolled 2, 16, 4, 17 = 39 (4d20)

>>42190677
3

Rolled 7, 19, 11, 12 = 49 (4d20)

>>42190677
4

Rolled 20, 19, 10, 7 = 56 (4d20)

>>42190677
5

Rolled 20, 2, 15, 6 = 43 (4d20)

>>42190677
I hope I remembered it right that Safire buffed all with Stoneskin?
4

>>42190707
>>42190708
man, so close....

>>42190708
>I hope I remembered it right that Safire buffed all with Stoneskin?

Yes I just forgot to deduct the AE cost

Wow, almost ended this fight in the first round.

You scoop Safire up and say “hold on!” as you take flight. Safire gives an 'eep!' and clings on to you as you soar over the battlefield.

Below you Anlanesa resumes her giant form and strides forwards, swinging her axe and cutting down goblins.

Phaysis follows behind but is less successful; her strikes mostly missing the goblins.

The goblins attacks seem to be largely useless against them; blades bounce off Anlanesa and Phaysis parries the swords swung at her.

A hail of arrows rains down on them and is likewise ineffective, though one arrow does hit Phaysis hard in the face, were it not for Safires spell that could have been much worse.

You land on the top tier, depositing Safire then gliding forwards to attack the wizard. Goblin warriors rush forwards to surround him and you hack your way past them and hit him hard. He falls back, bleeding but not yet down.

Safire casts her spell and bolts of magical force slam into one of the shamans, flinging him back with a shriek, he lays still and starts to dissolve as his body hits the floor.

The other shaman fires a blast of green energy at you-OW! That one got through. You can still fight, but that hurt.

Well, you'll deal with that later. You stalk after the wounded wizard and he stumbles back, falling over.

“Please!” he begs as you stand over him, ready to bring your sword down. You feel a twinge of guilt, then you remind yourself that this isn't real.

“Janrael!” Safire screams, oh what has she got herself into now? You turn your head just enough to see Safire...completely fine, but pointing at something, as a shadow falls over you.

You throw yourself into the air as a massive club sweeps through the space you were occupying.

Standing over the prone wizard is a massive two-headed ogre-like thing, wielding two clubs.

What's stranger is that you can see it, you can, ugh, definitely smell it, but it makes no noise at all, even though you can see its mouths moving as it bellows at you, and lumbers in your direction. Where did that come from?

Actions?

Janrael [HP 25/28, AE 17/24]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Anlanesa [HP 36/36, AE 8/10]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Phaysis [HP 20/22]
>Attack (who?)
>Other (what?)

Safire [HP 5/5, AE 11/21]
>Attack (who?)
>Spell (what?)
>Other (what?)

Foes

20 goblin warriors
15 goblin archers
Goblin shaman
Wizard (wounded)
Ettin

>>42190977
>Janrael
GO FOR THE WIZARD! MAKE LIKE A NORTHERN EUROPEAN PENINSULA AND FINNISH HIM!

>>42190977
> Attack the wizard
The ettinn is likely a illusion
> cone of cold warriors
> Attack archers, move closer to the wizard
> magic missile shaman

>>42190977
>Attack (Wizard)
>Spell (Cone of Cold, Warriors)
>Attack (Archers)
>Spell (Magic Missile, Other Shaman)

>>42190977
>>Attack (who?)
Wizard
>Spell (what?)
Cone of cold warriors
>Attack (who?)
Charge Ettin
>Spell
MM shaman

>>42191017
>MAKE LIKE A NORTHERN EUROPEAN PENINSULA AND FINNISH HIM!
huehuehue

Attack the wizard
Cone of cold (warriors)
Attack archers
Magic missile shaman

Please roll 4d20 and vote on extra AE used for

Cone of Cold
Magic Missile

Rolled 1, 17, 10, 19 = 47 (4d20)

>>42191122
3
6

Rolled 1, 1, 14, 12 = 28 (4d20)

>>42191122
2
2

Rolled 5, 5, 9, 12 = 31 (4d20)

>>42191122
rolling
>>42191138
>>42191143
fuck

well, needing to alter things a bit, writing.

>>42191138
>>42191143
Looks like Janrael goes into a smite frenzy.

I think this may be one of our only, I think 3 or so double 1s in all Palys quests ever.
At least everyone else did well.

>>42191153
>fuck
It's only an auto fail right? Not a crit.

>>42191249
2 1s = critfail 3 1's =massive critfail

>>42191249
Its like the double 20s, a auto fail that may have a lasting minor repercussion.

>>42191138
>>42191143
>tfw critfails mean clothing damage

You move to attack the wizard, as the ettin swings its clubs at you, trying to keep you back.

“Get the other shaman!” you yell to Safire. What you wouldn't give to have Syphoebeus' ring right now...

“And you two” you yell to Phaysis and Anlanesa “clear them as quickly as you can and get up here!”

Anlanesa unleashes a blast of cold; taking down a half-dozen goblin warriors. As the magic hits them they freeze solid. Some topple over and shatter.

Phaysis' spear and hooves start to take a toll as she runs into the archers, they fall back or try to distract her to allow others to shoot at her. One briefly climbs on her back, only to be torn off, and thoroughly trampled.

You start to time the ettins wild swings as you keep darting in, only to be driven back. Finally you think you've got it and fly towards the wizard, rising above the club swing that oh no, you don't-OW!

The ettins club smashes into you and you bounce off the wall.

You shake your head to get rid of the stars, only for another club strike to come smashing down upon you.

HP [10/28]

You're seeing...two ettins now, no wait, you just have double vision from everything swimming because injury your head hurts.

You see two blurry Safire's starts to cast spells, but when they see your plight they abandon that and comes running towards you instead.

You're lying on your back and why is Safire running on the ceiling?

No wait, the whole room is upside down.

As the ettins stomp towards you from one direction, the Safires rushes towards you from another.

Safire reaches you first...but she stumbles, tripping over and kicking you in the head as she keeps on going forwards, her limbs flailing as she rushes forwards uncontrollably, with her head down you see her panicked expression as she passes overhead.

Then you she's flying over your supine form, and you hear a thump, followed by a high pitched whine.

You raise your head trying to spot the ettins, no wait, there's just one now.

You can see Safire rubbing her head and stumbling around. The ettins faces are contorted in pain and its dropped both its clubs, instead its hands are grabbing its groin as both its mouths make that high pitched whining noise.

The ettin is out of the fight, bent over double in pain from having a small rock girl run headlong into it and headbutt it in the groin. As you watch, Safire spots the ettin, runs up to it and starts kicking it in the shins “don't” she says, punctuating every word with a kick “hurt my friends”. Seems she's not so scared when her friends are in danger.

You stand and wave to get her attention and she leaves off the ettin, heading over to check on you she grabs you by the shoulders and gives you a worried look.

“Are you ok?” you slur to Safire

“I'm fine” she reassures you, rubbing her head. Further conversation is prevented by the blast of green energy that blazes between the two of you, as the shaman misses you both with his spell.

The wounded wizard is on his feet and limping towards the circle.

You share a look with Safire and say “you get the shaman, I'll get the wizard.”

“Ok” she says, nodding. As she heads off to the shaman, you pick up your sword and cut the wizard down, and all of the monsters suddenly freeze. Looks like you won this one.

From above comes the sound of clapping...and laughing.

“Well done girls, very well done” you hear the voice of the Professor “I'm proud of you”

In the background you can hear what sounds like one of the Daves laughing as the other one says “really Azar? Was that their plan, to hit the ettin in the dic-”

“You did well” says the Professor, speaking over Dave “against a very tough foe, even if your tactics were a little...unconventional.”

Phaysis and Anlanesa join you and you all look at one another.

“Uh, go team?” says Phaysis, holding up a hand to high-five you.

Anlanesa snorts “we got lucky” she says.

How do you react to your win?

>Anlanesa is right, we got lucky
>A wins is a win, celebrate
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention
>Other (what?)

>>42191731
>Anlanesa is right, we got lucky
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention
>A wins is a win, celebrate

All the things. Always.

>>42191731
>A wins is a win, celebrate
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention
No need for both teams to take this super serious competitive, good thing if they have their own identity too.

>>42191731
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention

>>42191731
>A wins is a win, celebrate
Nothing like improvisation.

>>42191731
>Anlanesa is right, we got lucky
but
>A wins is a win, celebrate
And
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention
>we need more practice obviously

>>42191731
>"It all turned out okay. Except for the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the brain damage. And the..."

>>42191787
I like it.

>>42191787
Pffft, second this.

>>42191731
>A wins is a win, celebrate
>Congratulate Safire for her...accurate intervention

>>42191787
My gut says that's from Futurama.

>>42191867
Nope, DBZ abridged.

celebrate + congratulate Safire

>>42191867
I think it was Simpsons. no wait they dod something like it but it's not a word for word quote iirc

>>42191895
I wouldn't be surprised if both had used it at some point. Comedy tends to get recycled a lot, often subconsciously.

>>42190645
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKQ6nINAeq8
~1:45

You smack your open palm against Phaysis', saying to Anlanesa “a wins a win, c'mon, today we did good.”

“We got lucky” she corrects with a smile.

“And its all thanks to your star player!” you say, picking Safire up and hugging her, damn she's heavy.

Safire freezes in your hug, as if not sure how to respond, then she hugs you back.

You put her down and place your hand atop her head saying “I totally didn't see that coming, that's something I'd expect Chame to do, not you.”

“It was an accident” says Safire.

“Yeah Safire” says Phaysis “going straight for the jewels like that, I mean, you know that's just an expression right, they're not actually gemstones.”

“It was an accident” repeats Safire a little more forcefully.

“Well Phaysis” says Anlanesa in a concerned tone “our little Safire is growing up, beginning to notice how boys are different from girls, getting curious about her body and theirs.” A smile starts to spread over her face.

“It was an accident” insists Safire, stamping her foot and starting to scowl

You join in “but really, have you been hanging out with Chame? There's other ways to let a guy know you're interested than going straight for his dick.”

“It was an accident” wails Safire as the rest of you start laughing, after a few moments she joins in.

XXX

You try to avoid laughing as Dave chuckles and laughs in the corner, weeping tears into his beard.

The other Dave gives you a mulish look “Amateurs” he huffs.

“We all were once” you say amiably. No matter how much he scowls and folds his arms as he stomps about, nothing can spoil your good mood.

You are up in the control room, watching the fun. You have been all day, chatting to the teachers of other clubs as their teams fared against Fell Storm.

Two of the teachers were pretty amiable, their only frustrations were with the mistakes their students made. One wasn't...

You will always treasure the sight of Lord Richtofs face going red, then white, followed by him storming out without saying a word.

Even if you hadn't just seen the shy and nervous Safire take down an ettin son her own in the funniest way possible, you'd still be wearing a grin from ear to ear.

Your one regret is that you couldn't think of any good parting shots before he left the room.

Finally Dave gets over his giggling fit long enough to say “Whew! That's the last dungeon for today Azar, go see your girls, we'll pack up here.”

“Thanks” you say, nodding to him “Is he going to be ok?” you indicate the other Dave.

Dave rolls his eyes “big baby takes it too seriously” he says “anyway, come back in a few hours, we've got some casks of the finest Skullsmasher that need drinking, unless you're taking those girls out on the town tonight.” He gives you a wink.

Ah, you had hoped for a quiet evening in, as fun as drinking sounds. But Dave is right, the girls will want to celebrate, all of the girls in the team no doubt.

And you also plan to spend some time with your fellow trainers and get to know them better.

What are you doing this evening?

>Drinking with the Daves
>Celebrating with the girls
>Quiet night in
>Socialising with the other trainers
>Other (what?)

Its assumed that the other trainers will be coming if you're with the girls, but you might not get much chance to talk to them.

And yes, PoV switch back to Sallazar

>>42192176
>Drinking with the Daves

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls
>Take them to a Ladies' Club

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls
>Drinking with the Daves
No reason we can't combine it, the Daves are practically part of the club.

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls
>Drinking with the Daves
I like idea of combining these. Besides, it'll be good for the girls to get to know the Daves. Its always useful to have powerful friends.

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the Daves
>Drinking with the girls
Time for an amazing night out

>>42192232
>No reason we can't combine it,

True, you can combine teen girls, dwarven booze and a pair of lecherous dwarves in one party.

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls
I dislike the idea of this combining with going drinking with the Daves, because it's stupid and largely pointless.

>>42192176
>Drinking with the Daves
>Celebrating with the girls
They can mingle a bit, some of the girls might like to hear more about the dungeons, and thisnis totally not a way to get emberassing stories spread about Sallazar.

>>42192265
Besides all the jokes I expect the Daves to be fundamentally decent guys.

>>42192176
>Celebrating with the girls

Celebrating with the girls is a definate.

Bringing the Daves or not seems to be a tie, so I'm breaking in favour of not doing so (you went drinking with them last time).

Maybe next time.

> Boozed up Sallazar sorrounded by his adoring club
Roll for will.

>>42192359
Seems to me like the combination vote had the majority to everything else.

>>42192364
I think you mean
>Roll for whiskey dick

>>42192420
It was 4-4 with an outlier vote of drinking without the girls.

>>42192424
If he makes the will save he won't need to make that one.

>>42192420
I got it as 4-4, but feel free to check as I write.

>>42192440
I see, I misread the ladies club one, a tie then, should have changed my vote to drinkmwith them to include the girls then.
Would have been great to see the Daves tell stories about Sallazar.

Fair warning, the girls all have their own ideas of what's fun, so there will be a follow-up vote in the next update about what to do

>>42192502
we do what Safire wants she earned it !

>>42192469
It would've, but I was too worried that the Dave's presence might lead to Sallazar drinking too much and being incapable of keeping tabs on all the girls, which could lead to something really bad happening to one of them.

>>42192556
>but I was too worried that the Dave's presence might lead to Sallazar drinking too much and being incapable of keeping tabs on all the girls
Several of he girls, Kittrane, Phoebe and Janrael most notably, are more than capable to look after the others even if this should happen.

Hey pally what kind of armor does Janrael wear? I need to know for reasons.

>>42192554

>inb4 she wants to go to a brothel

It's always the quiet ones, anon...

>>42192575
Currently a chain shirt and leather for the rest.

Given a wider choice she'd probably want to try something angel-themed.

>>42192588
Safire likely doesn't even know what that is.

>>42192588
she fucking earned it if she wants its what she gets.

>>42192574
They'll probably be celebrating instead of actively making sure all the girls are accounted for. Anyone that would attack one of them would probably do it if they were away from the group.

I'm paranoid, sue me.

>>42192616
I suppose it depends on if they have age of consent laws here.

>>42192605
Leather pants?

>>42192666
we are currently trying to fight them being sold as slaves/magical components/ritual sacrifice, don't think they give a fuck about Consent at all regardless of age.

>>42192707
>we are currently trying to fight them being sold as slaves/magical components/ritual sacrifice
Yeah but hat deal is also actually illegal by local laws.

"As much fun as I had with Skullsmasher and you two last time” you say “I think this time I'd best make sure the girls have fun.”

“They can join us too” suggests Dave, grinning.

You give him a look telling him exactly what you think of that “No way” you tell him.

“I'd behave!” he protests “Dave, tell him I'd behave!”

The other Dave gives him a sour look, then says to you “I can make a collar that will shock him every time he does something particularly stupid.”

“Well, you work on that” you say, “but for now, I need to go and see the girls.”

XXX

You find all the girls in the changing rooms, laughing and joking as the good team changes out of their armour. At least, you assume that's what's happening, you don't go in, you just knock politely on the door.

“Yes?” call out several voices.

“It's Professor Sallazar” you say “I was wondering if-”

Lucinda pokes her head round the door and you politely turn away.

“You could peek?” she asks, mirth in her tone.

“I wouldn't dream of it” you assure her, facing away, before adding “besides, I'm pretty good at scrying, if I wanted to I c-”

“Aaaaah!” she mock screams “did you hear that girls? Professor Sallazar scries on us when we're changing!”

From within the room comes laughter and joking accusations, questions about whose body you prefer, do you think one girls attributes are superior to another's, and so on.

When the heckling has died down you say to Lucinda, still facing away from her “actually, I was wondering what you wanted to do this evening, I figure a treat might be in order, and there is a fairly sizeable town nearby.”

The girls inside shout out suggestions.

“Lets go dancing!”
“I want to go to a fancy restaurant!”
“Some of the guys teams are having a wrestling competition, let's go to that.”
“That's boring!”
“Do they have strip clubs?”
“Ew”
“How about a theatre show?”
“Does the town have a library?”
“Cleya, could be a bigger nerd, if you tried?”
“Lets go heckle all the teams we beat.”

Eventually only three ideas are vying for popularity, the restaurant, going out dancing, and crashing another party some of the teams you didn't face are setting up.

“Uh huh” you say to that last one “you mean with the other teams full of guys?”

“Not all” insists Syphoebeus “we met another team from an all-girls church school.”

“They were really uptight and preachy though” complains Evrumine “I don't think they'll be going to a part-” She's quickly shushed by others.

“So um, yeah, a mixed party anyway” says Syphoebeus “with chaperones and everything.”

What are you going to do?

>Dinner out at a restaurant
>Going out dancing
>Party with other teams
>Other (what?)

>>42192899
>Dinner out at a restaurant

>>42192899
>Strip Club
Is chame here? I thought she was left behind.
And yes, this is a vote.

>>42192899
>Dinner out at a restaurant

>>42192934
Lucinda is, and no, that isn't a vote.

>>42192899
>Dinner out at a restaurant
>Going out dancing

>>42192941
Yes, it's a vote, you dick. It won't win, but still is a vote.

>>42192899
>Dinner out at a restaurant
>Fantasy Chuck E Cheeses!

>>42192899
>Party with other teams
If they wanna celebrate by screwing around with other girls, let them.

At least they won't get pregnant.

>>42192899
>Dinner out at a restaurant
Find something exotic, time to show the girls a bit of the world.

>>42192960
They already said no other girls will be there.

>>42192899
>Going out dancing

>>42192955
The lack of support is not the issue.

Nice safe Dinner out it is, writing

“You all deserve a nice treat” you say, behind you, you hear Lucinda give a quiet “yes!”

“So a dinner out at a quality restaurant sounds ideal” you say, turning just enough to see Lucinda face fall into an expression of despair and disappointment.

“Oh Sir please!” she begs.

“Maybe next time” you say “besides, what option did Safire want? She's the star today.”

Lucinda glares at you as you add “so get showered and dressed up girls, you have 1 hour”

Your words provoke a flurry of activity with the changing room, Lucinda disappears inside shouting “The Professor said everyone get naked in the showers, he has some serious scrying to do!”

Her pronouncement is met with shrieks of outrage and laughter.

XXX

Sometime later you are leading them into the Silver Plate – an upmarket restaurant in the nearby town of Vensworth.

The girls are all in their best clothes, many of them have made good use of the fabrics you helped purchase not so long ago, and some of them look, well, stunning.

Nataline is wearing a dress of white and yellow and carrying herself with her usual grace and elegance, attracting looks from people as you walk through the town.

Anlanesa is managing to carrying off an deep blue off-the shoulder dress with a short hem, walking arm-in-arm with Cleya.

Kittranes outfit is the most surprising however. She is wearing a black suit and white shirt, looking like a well-dressed young man...almost. Safire has her arm linked through Kittranes and is walking alongside her. Kittrane doesn't seem to know whether to be annoyed as Safire tells her all about her dungeon expedition, or happy that she's allowed out of the infirmary.

You and the other trainers manage to herd the girls into the restaurant with the minimum amount of fuss and they start poring over the menu and ordering starters.

You've finally got sat down and are picking your own starter when Anlanesa sidles over to you and whispers in your ear, her cold breath sending a chill down your spine “Professor, we have a situation in the ladies bathroom, follow me.”

You don't move “if this is a joke about me spying on you in the bathroom...”

“It's not” she says “honestly.” You look into her earnest face, sigh, and follow.

XXX

“Well this is interesting” you say. In the ladies washroom is Kittrane and Syphoebeus, holding between them, that fat priest from Westlake, Igrad.

Despite being of a size close to the two girls holding him, he's not struggling. Cleya and Anlanesa are with you also.

“Ah Professor” he says, looking relieved, “excellent, I need to warn you-”

“What happened?” you ask Anlanesa

“Cleya and I were freshening up” she says “when he came through that window there” she points to an open window.

“Cleya pointed all her eyes at him, and I found Kittrane and Phoebe on their way, and then I got you.”

“A little odd to be climbing in through the ladies window” you say to the young man “usually poetry and flowers are first, yes?”

“I came to warn you” he says again, looking a little panicky.

You gesture for him to speak

“Lord Richtof is in town” he says “he's hiring thugs to attack you.”

You clench your teeth, just a little, lie or not, that kinda pisses you off.

“What do you know?” you ask him.

“Not much” he admits “I heard him talking to the other teachers, something about hiring thugs to attack the frea-er your club, and then having the watchmen nearby to arrest you.”

Your hands clench into fists “Where is he?” you half-whisper. No doubt the watchmen will be well-bribed to see you and yours as the aggressors.

“He was headed to the Northern Quarter” says Igrad “I think he was headed to an Inn, the Green Rat, that's all I know.”

“Why?” you bark out “why warn us?”

Igrad tries to stand a little straighter “As a devotee of Gatrus, I am bound by rules of fair play, I don't think my teacher is living up to them.”

Huh, an honest student of Richtofs...

He seems to believe what he is saying, but he could have easily have been lied to.

Hired thugs are unlikely to attack in the restaurant, no the darkness outside would be a better ambush...you could just avoid the attack and teleport the whole club away after dessert.

Or you could leave them in the care of Master Telgether and Thunder Drum, whilst you go and chat with Richtof, yes, that sounds...fun.

All the girls, and Igrad, look at you.

What is the plan?

>Read the lads mind, just to be sure
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home
>Go looking for Richtof (alone? With anyone?)
>Other (what?)

And Igrad?

>Comes with you
>The girls can hold him, for now
>Other (what?)

>>42193752
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home
>Maybe he wants to join us for dinner?

>>42193729
extra option with Igrad
>let him go

>>42193752
>Read the lads mind, just to be sure
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home

>Let him go
if he was honest, then give him a pat on the back for being a decent human being.

>>42193752
> Read his mind, be as unintrusive as possible.
>Go looking for Richtof, with the elf
>Thank him and let him go

>>42193752
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home
>Let him go.

>>42193752
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home
>What would get him in less trouble? Teleport? Let him go?

>>42193752
>Read the lads mind, just to be sure
>Enjoy dinner, teleport home
>Thank him and let him go, assuming this isn't a trick

dinner then teleport
and let him go
breaking tie for read mind in favour of...reading his mind

“I'll need to confirm your story first” you say to Igrad, as you cast your spell, he gulps and braces himself.

A quick stroll through his recent memories shows he is telling the truth. He overheard his teachers talking by coincidence, and given his respect for your girls, particularly Evrumine, he felt he had to come and tell you. Also Richtof doesn't seem to have known he was outside the door, if he found out...young Igrad would be in for harsh punishment.

Also he focuses too much on strength in his training, if he spent more time running, his endurance would be better.

You release the spell, happy that he is telling the truth.

“Let him go” you tell the girls “He's telling the truth.”

Syphoebeus and Kittrane release him, and he nods to you in thanks, and flees.

“Professor what are we going to do?” asks Cleya

“Do?” says Kittrane “we fight.”

“No” you say “we don't, we have dinner and then we teleport home.”

XXX

Dinner is an enjoyable affair, the food is lovely, the girls are happily chattering away, even the presence of Taynathil can't dampen your mood, in fact after a few glasses of wine she relaxes and is almost tolerable.

One rather tense moment occurs when Anlanesa tips a jug of icy water down a waiters front, with an insincere “Oops...” Once you've apologised on her behalf and calmed him down, she tells you he kept coming back to stare down her dress. Well, he did seem to be hovering...

Finally the last dessert dish is cleared away, and you raise your glass in a final toast “To the best adventuring club in the world!” you say. They all raise their glasses, some saying “To the best teacher in the world!”

After draining your glass you gather them all in the foyer, and cast your spell, whisking them all away back to the campsite.

As you do, you notice something odd...a scrying spell, wonderful. When you're back at camp you say to the group of cheerful, giggling girls “Ok, now, bed!”

“With you sir?” slurs Lucinda, putting one arm around your neck and trailing the fingers of the other hands down your chest “any time.”

You unwrap her arm from you as the rest of the girls move slowly towards their tents, you don't want them around just in case...

“Can you get them to bed, please?” you say to the others, Taynathil gives a nod and a half-smile, Thunder Drum says “of course” and Master Telgether gives you a piercing look.

You hand a tipsy Lucinda off to a more sober Tisania and try to get some distance from the girls.

The small 'pop' of an arriving teleport spell tells you that you were not fast enough.

You turn to see a fuming Richtof. Its late at night, you're in the middle of a sprawling camp of students from dozens of schools, surely he wouldn't attack?

But...

He's wearing gloves and armour with spell designs carved into them, and carrying a mithril rod with a large diamond at the tip. Oh yes, he was prepared for a magic duel tonight.

If it was just you and him, you'd see what he's made of, but with the girls all paused, some no more than a few feet away as they look on curiously, no, you can't fight here.

“Evening Richtof” you say jauntily, keep his attention on you, not on the girls “you look a little unwell.”

“Your little band of freaks cheated!” he hisses “that's the only explanation that makes sense!”

At the word freaks, many of the girls glare at him, no you idiots, keep out of it, say nothing.

“It was all under competition rules” you say as diplomatically as you can.

“Yes, in a competition where you are best friends with the dungeon builders” he sneers “you're going to admit your crime and take your cavalcade of whores out of the competition.”

“Hey who are you calling a whore?” asks a tipsy Calluna

“Yeah some of us do it for free!” says, well you're not sure who yelled it, but it gets a round of laughter.

Lord Richtofs face gets redder and he points the rod at you. “Well scum?” he asks “are you going to run, as you always have?”

What do you do?

>Don't point a weapon at me (threaten him)
>Yell, wake the whole camp up
>Lie, say you will, anything to get this fight away from the girls
>Other (what?)

>>42194729
>Yell, wake the whole camp up
>ALL THESE FLAVORS AND YOU CHOOSE TO BE SALTY

>>42194729
>Put that rod down before you hurt yourself (threaten him)
I don't wanna say don't point it at me cause that's like an invite for him to point it at one of the girls.

>>42194729
>"I'm going to let this insult go once, with a warning. But if you attack me or my girls I will break you. Now please, for your own sake, leave."

>>42194729
>Yell, wake the whole camp up
>Girls get out of the way.

>>42194729
Just to check you want us to withdraw for the crime of winning? Did we somehow enchant the judges into ruling in our favor? Or is the problem that no matter where you go or what you do you're still second rate in everything you attempt?

possibly raise our voice as we say it? Basically get into a shouting match to draw attention to ourselves and hopefully get some witnesses to him firing the first shot.

>>42194822

This has my vote.

>>42194822
This. Ron Swanson this guy.

>>42194729
>Disintegrate

Intimidate with the write-in it is

Please roll 1d20+5

>>42194729
This >>42194822
If he doesn't leave
>Yell, wake the whole camp up
Specifically, yell
>Don't point a weapon at me Richtofs (in a threatening tone)

Rolled 19 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42194945

Rolled 18 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42194945

Rolled 5 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>42194945

>>42194729
>"I'm going to let this insult go once, with a warning. But if you attack me or my girls I will break you. Now please, for your own sake, leave."

>>42194963
2spoopy4him
Man if only we got 3 20's, he'd have shit his robes

You speak quietly as you walk towards him "I'm going to let this insult go once, with a warning. But if you attack me or my girls I will break you. Now please, for your own sake, leave."

He starts to sneer, but looks less and less confident as you get closer and closer, until the tip of the rod is just inches from your face.

You hope you look and sound confident. But in truth you're terrified. This guy bullied you all through your apprentice years. Your arms itch where the bones were broken.

But you can't show any weakness as you approach, if you do he'll attack. You're scared not for yourself, but for the girls. And its for them that you put on this show of being utterly unconcerned about the magic rod pointed at your face. This close up, you don't know if you could raise your Spell Mantle fast enough to protect yourself.

The two of you stare at one another, your eyes locked. He looks away first, unnerved by your apparent calm, your utter lack of concern about the threat he poses, to you at least.

He swiftly turns and strides away, throwing back over his shoulder a parting comment “enjoy your little aberration toys mud-lugger, you'll never be fit to even clean my boots.”

You don't respond, a taunt might draw him back, instead you simply watch him go as the girls whoop and jeer.

“Didn't go I tell you to go to bed?” you say, as the tension starts to drain out of you.

“But you didn't say with who” comes the teasing reply.

“Just go to bed” you say, stalking off to your own tent, but not entering until all your girls are in theirs...and you have put alarm spells around all of their tents.

XXX

The next morning you are up at dawn, and you enjoy breakfast almost on your own.

“Where are the others?” you ask Calluna. Its just the teachers and her at breakfast.

“Sick” She says, taking a bite of her toast, then adding with her mouth full “they said its a hangover, what's that?”

You chuckle “a warning not to drink so much” you say.

“Oh” she swallows “so can I pick what we're doing today?”

“Well...” you think about it.

Today you don;t have any real matches booked, but the Daves will have. You are sure they'll let you use the various dungeons to practise in, between bouts.

You could also search out another team and arrange a match, practise or otherwise.

You could let the girls have a day off, do what they want, or you could even go home early.

What's the plan?

>Let Calluna choose
>Practise matches in different dungeons
>Challenge a team
>Girls have a day off
>Go back to the school
>Other (what?)

>>42195369
>Let Calluna Choose
>Ask her what it was like, being drunk.

>>42195369
>Let Calluna choose

>>42195369
>Let Calluna choose

>>42195390
I'll second that, I wonder how her perception changed.

>>42195369
>Let Calluna choose

Shenanigans incoming.

>>42195369
>Let Calluna choose
LET CHAOS REIGN

>>42195369
>Let Calluna choose
>Ask her what it was like, being drunk

>>42195356
>you'll never be fit to even clean my boots.”
"Never wanted to, you puffed up tosser."

Welp, guess Sallazar is going to speak before he thinks.

Writing.

>>42195369
>Girls have a day off

“Sure Calluna” you say “I'll let you pick, we could try some more dungeons, or maybe challenge another team, or maybe everyone can just have some free time.”

“I think try a dungeon would be a good idea” says Calluna, after a moments though “can I pick the team? And the dungeon?”

“Of course you can” you say, wondering what sort of team she'll want to lead “what sort of dungeon do you want?”

“A custom one” she says happily.

“Certainly” you say, then your brain catches up with your mouth “wait what?”


XXX

“Why are we doing this again?” you ask, your head really hurts.

You are Lucinda, mostly. Parts of you are also Celya, Eyja and Fenra, but they're not physically present right now. You can definitely feel their amusement at your predicament in your thoughts however. You're a Succubus Soulborn, and your mind is linked to three others similar to you. And you're on your first dungeon practise run.

“I think the Professor wants to challenge us” says Evrumine.

“Or he wants us to gain experience in this sort of thing” says Nataline.

“Or we've been bad” says Tisania.

The four of you are stood in a square room, the door you entered through has disappeared.

In the other three walls are a green door, that's making noises like birdsong; a red door that radiates heat, and a blue door that has water dripping down it.

“None of those are correct” comes the voice of Calluna, from overhead “Professor Sallazar said I could design my own dungeon and pick my team, now pick a door!”

Yay...you're stuck in a dungeon designed by Calluna, you have a mostly novice team, and you have a sneaking suspicion the Professor is laughing at you right now.

Maybe trying to sneak into Natalines bed was a bad idea? He turned up just as you were pulling the tent pegs loose, and he looked mad. Still, Nataline probably doesn't even know it was you, so you can always try later.

What do you do?

>Go through the green door
>Go through the red door
>Go through the blue door
>Request a different dungeon, please, I'll do anything
>Other (what?)

>>42196004
>Go through the pink door

>>42196004
Really pally? Because I'm thinking sex dungeon.

>Go through the red door

>>42195988
>Go through the green door

Green means go?

>>42196004
>>Go through the blue door

>>42196004
>Request a different dungeon, please, I'll do anything

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>42196004
1 - Green
2 - Red
3 - Blue

>>42196004
>Go through the green door

>>42196004
>Go through the green door

>>42196004
>Go through the red door

>>42196004
>Go through the green door

Writing green

You could have stopped this

Too late now

Its happening

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>>42196247

>>42196247
Hey,I did vote to stop it Because I hate fun
no, I have no idea why I read this quest when that is the case.

>>42196247
I'm sorry, I was driving when it was time to vote. Given who made this dungeon and who they picked to run it we need to go back and split the party.

>>42196549
Wide, from all ends

“The sooner we finish this dungeon” you say, “The sooner we can go back to bed.”

“Really?” asks Evrumine “you want to go back to sleep, when we've got a dungeon to clear?”

Well, you never said anything about sleeping...

“This way” you say confidently, pulling open the green door and stepping through, the others following behind you.

You walk out on the a long road into the distance, no, not a road, a tree branch.

Looking down you can't see the ground, only a mass of grey shapes and shadows. Overhead is a vast canopy of leaves and branches, with only a little light getting through. In the distance you can see other massive trees, as big as the one whose branch you're standing on.

“Woah...” says Tisania, looking around in wonder

“How did they do that?” asks Nataline “this place is massive, you can't have made something like this so quickly, is it an illusion?”

You speak to the sky “yeah sir, is it an illusion?”

“You'll find out”, comes the ever-so-encouraging reply.

“Which way to we go?” asks Evrumine, “up? forwards? down?”

You shrug “forwards I guess.”

As you all walk along the branch, you notice faces in the bark, of animals, maybe people, and stranger things. Well, Calluna did design this place after all.

“What is our objective?” asks Tisania, as you walk

You shrug “who knows? Its Calluna, for all I know, we've got to rescue the singing cheese from the evil despotic Hourly Inkpot.”

Nataline giggles, good, good, get her to like you...

You see something ahead what is that, is that a twig, a leaf...oh gods no its a gigantic Spider!

From underneath the branch crawls a huge spider, maybe 10ft across, only it looks even weirder than a spider: it has a dozen tentacles coming from its back, and instead of lots of eyes it has tiny chittering toothy mouths, and its flesh is partially translucent, allowing you to see, ugh, weird-looking guts.

“Its coming this way!” says Tisania, backing up a little, even as Evrumine grins, and steps forwards.

Nataline steps close to you and says “are we fighting this thing, or trying to tame it?”

You made you sure you all armed, but what do you do?

Lucinda [HP 5/5, AE 47/47]
>Spell (what?)
>Attack
>Other (what?)

Nataline [HP 27/27]
>Attack
>Other (what?)

Tisania [HP 4/4, AE 8/8]
>Spell (what?)
>Breath Weapon
>Attack
>Other (what?)

Evrumine [HP 39/39]
>Rage
>Attack
>Other (what?)

Foe
Spider-Monster

>>42196686
>Lucinda
Try to fix its mind. It doesn't think like a normal spider. Make it thing 'normally'.
I...I have no clue...

>>42196686
>Everyone tame this Calluna-spawn

>>42196686
>Talk to it.
Assume NOTHING in this place Anons

>>42196686
>Other: Run away screaming

>>42196780

Why not, let's try it.

>>42196686
Lucinda
>Attack
Tisania
>Attack
Evrumine
>Charge
Nataline
>Sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXRintPmGQ

Talking to it, it is

>>42196686
in all seriousness I guess I'll back >>42196780

>>42196910
Pally I just wanted you to know man. I love you.

No homo. More like.. Saturday morning cartoons sorta thing.

>>42196979
that's hella gay

>>42196858
While it's great someanon else is onbord with my mission to make that our theme song I do not have a Calluna/Succubus edition to hand. Good luck Anon, I beleave in you.
>>42197036
Yes he is.

Speaking of gay. Should have picked the pink one. You could have stopped spider-monsters

As the others raise their weapons, you leave your sword in its sling and step forwards, “Hi” you say “we're kinda lost, we were hoping you could give us directions.”

The Spider rushes up to you and stops “Oh thank goodness” all the mouths say, in dozens of different voices “I thought I had missed the post.” and from under its body, a tentacle withdraws a rather ordinary-looking brown envelope.

“Uh...we're not the postal service” you say.

It skitters back and forth, then points tentacle at Tisania “But one of you has wings, that means you work in delivery and you all look, ah well, sorry to be blunt but you all look so weird, and you hear rumours about the postal things these days.”

“I'm sure you do” you say weakly

“Well if you're not the postal service, could you do me a favour and take this to Halfisjous – he lives in the next tree over” it points “I can pay you” it offers square metal coins in another tentacle.

“How would we even know if we found this Halfisjous?” asks Nataline

“Of course, how silly” says the spider “He looks like this.”

“Nrrggg!” you say, as it feels like you brain just got turned inside out, which hasn't helped your hangover. From the looks on the other girls faces they experienced something similar. But you now know you're looking for something like an armoured three headed squirrel with nests of tentacles instead of normal limbs

“And what is the letter for?” asks Tisania

“Oh it's his reformation surprise party” says the spider

“His what?” asks Evrumine

“His reformation party?” says the spider, “you know, he's a Tesliter – they dissolve and reform every few hundred years.”

You look at each other blankly.

“What we'd rather have, instead of money” you say “are some directions, we might be able to deliver your letter then.”

“Well I suppose” says the spider “Halfisjous does work in the Department of Proper Placements, he might be able to find the right places for you...if you told him that his thirteenth great grand-sibling asked him to help you as a favour.”

“That sounds very complicated” says Tisania, “why not just tell us your name?”

The spider-thing leaps up into the air, upon landing it says “By the powers child, that was a shock? Me, a Hojisria, give out my name? You're really not from around here are you?”

“Just give us the letter” you say with resignation. Its a better chance at directions than none.

XXX

Eventually you come to the end of the huge branch.

“Now what?” asks Evrumine.

“We could go up” says Tisania, looking at the web of vines reaching towards the canopy.

“Or down” says Nataline, looking at the same reaching to the floor.

“Or Tisania could fly us across” you say, peering at the branch-tip in the distance “one at a time.”

“That'll be exhausting” says Tisania “plus if this place has giant monster birds, what do we do if we get attacked?”

What do you do?

>Climb up
>Climb down
>Tisania flies you across
>Other (what?)

>>42197405
>Tisania flies you across
Wings mean you work in delivery, lets use them to deliver the package.

>>42197405
>Tisania flies you across
Wheee

>>42197405
>Tisania flies across

>>42197405
>Tisania flies you across
I don't care how tired you get, I wanna ride you.

flying it is

>>42197632
lewd

“Tiring or not” you say to Tisania “if this place has flying delivery things, then flying is probably safe.”

Tisania grumbles a bit but obediently flies you all across, one at a time. You go first, and take a look around, but you don't go too far, until all the others arrive.

You wander along the tree branch, towards the trunk, with Tisania plodding along at the rear. Eventually a three-headed armoured squirrel with tentacles appears...right out of the branch in front of you, growing out of it like some strange seed. One of its heads has a monocle on a string, and its wearing several hats on each head. How in manages that you don't know, and your eyes water when you look too closely

“You” says the middle head “Are clearly our of place.”

“You have no idea” mutters Tisania

“Halfisjous?” You ask

All the heads nod, one after the other.

“This is for you” you hand him the envelope, which he promptly eats

“She always gets the date wrong” he says with a sigh.

“You um, thirteenth great grand-sibling said you could help us find our place” you say politely “if its not too much trouble.”

“Oh yes” he says sagely “I can see why she sent you to me” the head with the monocle peers at each of you in turn.

To Evrumine he says “ah, a born explorator, and strong too, yes with that sense of direction you must be for the Delving and Climbing Department.”

“Um, ok...” says Evrumine

To Tisania he says “Ah, scales, claws and wings, why you're a born pod-harvester child.”

To you he says “hmmph, pleasure and pain and everything in between, why didn't you say you were a recreational toy? The Department of Fun, Sadism and Humour is the right place for you.”

You grind your teeth as Nataline laughs, you are going to have words with Calluna.

“And you” he says to Nataline “Life and creation, you have a long and aha, fruitful future as an excellent Spawn-mother I'd say, yes I'm sure you could be breeding a dozen children at once, easy.”

Now its Natalines turn to go red and look slightly strangled, as you smirk.

Then Halfisjous does a double-take “my locations and ornaments!” he says “you're both multi-souled, I say, I didn't know I was in the presence of the favoured, forgive my lack of manners, can I offer you a blood tea, beetle sandwich perchance?”

Whatever, you're getting a little bored of Callunas jokes.

“Actually” you say “We think we have a task to do, then we leave.”

“Ah” he says, nodding in agreement “then you need the Department of Purpose and Fulfilment, fortunately my colleague Sarcomious is due at the bottom of this tree in an hour.”

“And he'll tell us where the exit is?” asks Evrumine.

“We'll he can tell you your task” says Halfisjous “but the exit is at the very top of that tree” a tentacled limb points to a very distance tree, that is a stripy pink colour.

Well, that was easy.

“Lets just get out of here” you say.

“Wait” says Nataline, putting a hand on your arm, you turn to face her.

“What?” you half-snap. Not even the soothing presence of your other three selves can cool your temper.

“To win” she says “We need to complete our task.”

Ugh, she's right, you know she's right, but you're done playing Callunas game.

But there's also your game to think of...specifically: seducing Nataline.

What do you do?

>Head for the exit, you are so done here
>Play the game, climb down the tree
>Other (what?)

>>42198080
>Play the game, climb down the tree
Game on

>>42198080
>Play the game, climb down the tree
Let's show we can collect points.

>>42198080
>Play the game, climb down the tree

>>42198080
>Play the game: Jump down

the seduction continues

>>42198279
what?

>>42198296
The illiteracy continues.

>>42198296
Seduction of anon.
Ends with oral crucifixion.

>>42198329
That doesn't sound fun at all! I want an adult! No not you dave!

“You're right, of course you're right” you say, caressing Natalines hand with your own, a lingering touch “how silly of me, lets go and find this Sarcomious.”

Nataline looks please, and surprised, and she doesn't seem to mind you touching her, that's good.

XXX

After almost an hour of climbing down the thick, sticky vines, you find yourselves at the bottom. There's almost no light down here and you find yourselves holding hands, just to keep together,

“Sarcomious” you call out, as you wander around the base of the tree “Sarcomious?”

A mouth opens in the tree trunk “state your purpose”

“Um, aren't you supposed to tell us that” says Evrumine “we need to complete a task or something to get out of here?”

The mouth pouts “you're no fun” it says “ah, very well, your purpose is to...collect 9,9997 red berries, build a pyramid of then and sing-”

You cough “really?”

“Ugh, fine” it says “sit” you all look at one another, and sit down.

“Your purpose” says the mouth “is to reveal to each other, a secret you have told no one else in your school.”

You shoot to your feet “That's bullshit, Calluna, knock it off!”

The mouth chuckles “most amusing, you thought climbing down the tree trunk kept you in your little toy dungeon, no children, no one can hear you here, or hear you scream. You are caught between one second and the next, so, secrets time.”

Tisania whimpers, Evrumine calls out “Professor? Professor Sallazar?”

There's no answer.

“Calluna?” calls out Nataline, sounding a little scared “this isn't funny any more, Calluna?”

Again, nothing.

“Screw this!” you say “lets climb back up and get out.”

“Without revealing your secret?” says Sarcomious “Well, enjoy the forfeit.”

“Which is what?” you ask it

“You can climb out of this little wrinkle of time in oh...a little over 8,000 years, if you kept climbing non-stop.”

You all share looks of dread.

“I think maybe” says Tisania “We should share a secret each?”

Yeah, maybe you should you think. But what?

>No secrets, this is all an illusion, just leave
>Tell them about your plan for Nataline
>Tell them how you left your old school
>Tell them why you came to Egwen
>Tell them the worst secret of all...
>Other (what?)

>>42198740
>Tell them about your plan for Nataline

>>42198433

Dave isn't your qt3.14 perverted dwarf waifu with a beard?

>>42198740
>No secrets, this is all an illusion, just leave
Fuck you calluna, this isn't funny

>>42198740
>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198740
>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198740
>So we just need to collect 9,9997 red berries, build a pyramid of then and sing right?

>>42198740
>>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198740
>Tell them the worst secret of all...

FOR THE GLORY OF SATAN

>>42198740
>>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198777
I don't think it's actually possible to collect 9,9997 anything.

>>42198842

I can confirm that I have collected this amount in dollars at some point during my life.

>>42198740
>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198858
No anon look at , see

>>42198740
>Tell them the worst secret of all...

>>42198740
>worst secret

>>42198740
>Tell them how you left your old school

>>42198740
>Tell them the worst secret of all...

How could we resist the shiny red button?

How you left your school it is

Worst secret is another time then

>>42199003
She's still a virgin, isn't she?

>>42199064
AHAHAHAHAHA I Hope that's it

“You first” you say to Tisanias, as you all sit in a circle, still holding hands in the darkness.

Tisania starts to speak “I killed a man” she says “when I was five” you gasp, and Evrumine swears in Torrow.

“I didn't want to” says Tisanias “but my father, he wanted me to be...strong, like him, and he thought I would be strong if I did this. So he took me into the cellar one time, and there was a man tied up. He put a knife in my hand, placed it on his throat, and told me to cut. I refused. So he beat me until I agreed to do it.” Her voice is hollow, as if she's no longer feeling anything.

“He screamed” she says, “then he gurgled, then he stopped, he just...stopped. That's my secret.”

There's an uncomfortable pause, then Nataline speaks “The Professor is trying to save me” she says “and...I've told you the story about where I come from, but I get flashes, dreams sometimes. And more and more I think the only way for the god inside me to be whole again, is for one of the hosts to die. Which means I have to choose between killing someone who had no choice in what happened to her, or dying.”

Again that empty pause.

Evrumine clears her throat “Ah'm, Ah'm in love with Chame, I think”

Jaws drop and everyone starts talking

“Chame?”
“What?”
“Why?”

Evrumine shakes her head “why? I don't know, she's just, she's so alive, and doesn't apologise for who she is, and knows what she wants and she's funny and can be as pretty as she wants but deliberately looks strange because that's who she is, she's so sure of herself.”

“But Evrumine” says Nataline “You and Chame I mean, she, ah...”

“She gets around” you say “and yes, I know, succubus, but still, she does.”

Evrumine bows her head “I know” she says “I know, but still, I think of her all the time...”

Tisania speaks “So this whole thing with Chame being well, outcast?”

“Hurts more than you know” says Evrumine, in a near-whisper “I know she did wrong, and maybe deserves it, but to see her so without her...life, her joie de vivre, her being Chame. It hurts.”

Ah dammit...

“I'll talk to some of the girls” you say, squeezing Evrumines hand “maybe we can find some way for Chame to pay her price and be back in.”

“Really?” says Evrumine, looking at you from under her shaggy fringe.

“No promises” you say “other than I'll try.”

“Thank you, thank you!” says the young cowgirl, throwing her arms around you and kissing you on both cheeks “thank you!”

Natalines gives you a look “Your turn” she says. Damn, you had hoped that would make them forget.

You give a bitter chuckle “I'd love to tell you the truth of how I left my old school” you say “but I can't, so instead how about I-”

“Try” says Sarcomious

“What?” you say

“Try” he says again.

“I can't!” you insist “I just...can't!”

“Here you can” says Sarcomious “Here nothing stops speech, so the Prime wrote, so it is.” its voice is softer now.

Well, its now or never...

“My old school” you say, expecting the curse to choke the words in your throat any second “my old school isn't a real school, its a breeding ground.”

The others give you incredulous looks. Encouraged by still being able to speak, you keep going.

“The Soulbound were killed by the angels, but the Soulborn are still around, as are those who had the power of the Soulbound removed before the angels came. People noticed that, and they set up... several schools I think. But not real schools, instead they find girls and they..they...” you clench your fists, its not the curse, its the memories.

Natalines hand on your shoulder, and Evrumines, gives you strength. Tisania wanders around behind you and hugs you.

You continue, in a voice drained of feeling “They can imbue the powers into the Soulbound for a few days at a time, and then they try to...breed as many of the girls as possible. I was meant to be one of the next phase – a mixing of soulborn and soulbound lines, to create something with the powers of more than one. My mother, that is, the demon who was bound into my mother has her own plans though, and she rescued me from there, on the condition that I was cursed never to speak of it.”

Horrified gasps greet this revelation, and all three hug you. Nataline asks “did they...?”

“No” you say, reassuring her “I've never with anyone...that I didn't choose to. They let the soulborn for the experiment get older before trying to breed us – we were much rarer and more valued than the normal girls.”

“Oh” says Nataline, a look of horror in her eyes, you hug her tightly “hopefully, now you know, you can tell the Professor, and something can be done.” Silently you thank Calluna, as tears roll down your cheeks...


XXX

And on that incredibly cheerful note, I leave it there.

Thank you for playing, I hope you had fun.

For your actions today you have gained 3XP and the club has gained 7XP.

Next thread will be in 2 weeks. There is a very slim possibility of a quest in a week, but don't count on it. I'm going camping and probably won't be back in time to run anything.

>>42199919
Whoa, fuck me in the ass till I'm bloody. Geezus pally.
Thanks for running boss, see you next time.

>>42199919
Feels Pally, feels.

Sorry for not getting to the name vote for the good team, I hoped to do that today.

>>42199919
Thanks for running, you melancholic bastard you!

Are any of you, perchance, familiar with the story "I have no mouth and I must scream"?

Would any be opposed to Sallazar creating a spell to inflict the fate of the last survivor of that story on others and using it on the ones responsible for these "schools"?

>>42200024
That's fine, I posted last thead and I'm going to bed so see you next time.

Damn. Tisania's secret is fucking heavy, and poor Nataline. At least Evrumine's was actually pleasant. I don't know if it's a good thing she spoke before Lucinda, emotional rollercoaster and all. Third secret is fun and cool, while the fourth is so very hot, damn. We need to send her back

>>42199919
So....was Sallazar watching?

Because I wanna see his reaction.

>>42200195
Where the girls were, no one could see them.

But Sallazar won't notice they're gone.

From his point of view they disappeared for a tiny fraction of a second, then reappeared.

So you'll get to see his reaction from his point of view, when of the girls tells him (probably Nataline).

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>>42200237
Pic related

>>42200237
He's really gonna want to kill that dragon dick waffle. I wonder how pissed the headmaster would be too

Calluna's best girl as always.

continually medsal

>>42200323
But Chame is best girl.

>>42200356
Let's settle for both of them being best.
It's non-exclusive club.

>>42200356
Hi Evrumine

I'm curious where the hell this is. It's apparently somewhere that Shee's personally crafted, but I was under the impression that the Six were so far away that it was hard to do much of anything with this plane or the people on it. Makes me wonder how Calluna was able to get people into this little pocket of weirdness.

>>42200427
She's Calluna, ain't gotta explain shit.

>>42200427
By not adhering to the rules and changing reality as she wills.
Sure is nice that she is benevolent, even if she doesn't fully understand it.

>>42200427
Yeah! You'd say this sort of thing is... impossible!

>>42200427
It's more likely that the Prime's problem in reaching here is that she could, but in doing so, she might unmake and/or warp everything with the wake of her power, rather than her simply being unable to as the others are.

Depending on how Calluna-space works, it might be circumventing that restriction since it's already aligned to the Prime's nature.

>>42200609
please explain for me for I am of lesser mind I don't understand fancy words

>>42200654
Which words? Or are you making a derisive comment about my post? Because I'm bad at picking up stuff like that.

>>42200801
I'm tired, anon. Been up for 25 hours now. Not very fast in the head department.
What restriction, how unmake, reaching where and how is that a problem.
wow thanks mobile internet, not like I don't want to reset router ten times. make that twenty million

>>42201087
>What restriction
The restriction that Shee doesn't want to risk destroying our world (for reasons), and as such can't make too much of her power manifest in it without there being a serious chance of doing precisely that.

>how unmake
Power backlash from the eldritch god with a connection to nonexistence.

>reaching where
Sallazar's world.

>how is that a problem
It's far enough that she'd need to bring a lot of power to bear in order to make a real impact, but that doing so might cause horrible backlash to everything that is. Bypassed in this instance by her making her power manifest in a sub-world that's *already* extremely close to her nature, hypothetically.

>>42201285
Calluna made this dungeon though, maybe? Not Shee.
Unless Shee is another name of Calluna that I am not aware of?
But yeah dungeons are generally very ethereal.

I don't really like how special snowflake Calluna is. She kinda overshadows the others.

>>42201363
Shee is the Prime, Calluna's mom. Or dad. I'm not really sure which since Shee's a god of doing whatever the hell they want. Pretty sure they could be both and/or neither if they wanted.

>>42201404
Your mum overshadows the others.

>>42201404
Not for me. Sure she has a special spot since she considers Sal to be her dad and I choose to believe that he reciprocates the feeling. But I like all the girls. Chame, Kittrane and Safire are notable mentions.
Just you anon.

>>42201363
Calluna designed the dungeon, but at some point everyone got ported out of the dungeon and into a pocket realm. The observers didn't notice because the time flow inside was extremely fast compared to where they came from.

>>42201441
Now I see as you see.

>>42201492
This, I also like Cleya and Phoebe as well. They're all great. Calluna just happens to be an Outsider.