>>42218798

Announcements: twitter.com/REQMX

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Archive:
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or
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>Officiate sibling rivalry.

>>42218798
>Perfect time for a tactical retreat.

>>42218798
>Human size Death Arena?

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry


Spider Trouble
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-horse-of-a-different-colour-re-monster-si.352549/page-11#post-18695849

>>42218798
>"I am also part metal. The exact classification is Hearthbound Tyrant Arachne, Yes."

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry.

>>42218798
>Perfect time for a tactical retreat.

>>42218798
>Do- Do you need to break this up?
>Officiate sibling rivalry.
Right. Let's do this properly.
>Other (?)
Check on Moth.

>>42218798
>>Do- Do you need to break this up?
Pick them up in one hand each

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry.

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry.

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Hey REQM? How close is this to Lyra's Arachne body type?

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry.
Clearly they have some issues to work out, and we can help with that.

Also, yay spiderbutt thread!

>>42218798
>Other (?)

Ask some of the others here if this is normal. If so, we can go back to doing some simple practice with the others. Simple for us, at least...

>>42218862
She isn't part metal, its 100% chitin. Just metal coloured chitin in some parts.

>>42218926

Right, and I'm certain she isn't REALLY setting herself on fire, it's just LEDs.

>>42218798
>Other
Punch them both out. The spar isn't done yet, or are players willing to concede defeat?

>>42218858
I...find myself intrigued by this.

>>42218926
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-foot_gastropod I just assume it's something like this.

>>42218798
>>Officiate sibling rivalry.
This is how we solved all our sibling rivalries, by winning.

>>42218798

>Officiate sibling rivalry.

>"I'm seven months old, why am I the adult here?"

>>42218959
NEON CYBER SPIDER WHEN?
Crawling the web for fun and profit?

>>42218798
>Officiate sibling rivalry.

>>42218985
Seconding this.

The looks on their fucking faces...

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>>42218911
>10 legs

>>42218926
Lyra's got veins of metal in her Chitin. not enough to be called part metal though

>>42218911
Waaaay to small, And no skulls even!

>>42219019
Those are pedipalps.

>>42218985
>"I'm seven months old, why am I the adult here?"
heh, the look on their faces would totally be worth it.

>>42218985
Oh gods yes this

>>42219019

>pedipalps

>>42219019
....you do realize that those 'legs' in the front are pedipalps right? To hold down 'prey', besides Giant Spider says 'I am a Giant Spider!'

>>42218959
I have no iodea what you're trying to say. The metal coloure dparts are chitin, that was confirmed by REQM when we asked if Lyra can manipulate them with forge powers.

Spider referee!

Writing!

>>42218911
Pretty close, but no false leg pedipalps

>>42218858
I saw this the other day, pretty entertaining!

>>42218798
>>Other (?)
ask if anyone else is up for some sparring. offer to just literally take everyone on simultaneously if need be.
>>42219048
>>42219043
>>42219031
if you can walk on them, they aren't pedipalps.

>>42219053
>Pretty close, but no false leg pedipalps
So Lyra has real leg pedipalps? I kid.

From mum's character sheet
>Level 42: Left the forest with Erics.
Why do I get the impression that we're being followed?

>>42219076
They dont have feet on the end, they just look like legs.
Tell you what anon, let me saw your feet off and then you try walking and tell me if you come to the same conclusion.

>>42219076
>if you can walk on them, they aren't pedipalps.
Rachnea doesn't walk on them ever, she keeps them up at all times except when asleep.
NSFW vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxagKEAGf8I&list=PLaWNUYckT3OPH6k_Ow2FB1CwijLzU3b7p&index=38

>>42219076
They are more like tiny arms than legs, and somehow I don't think she can actually walk on them, simulate walking maybe.

>>42219076
She doesn't walk on them. Because they're not legs.

To be fair, they should not be there because she has ARMS which serve the function of pedipalps. But they are not legs.

>>42219076
Her pedipalps can touch the ground. This does not mean she walks on them or that they aren't pedipalps, much like how touching the ground yourself does not mean your hands aren't actually hands.

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>>42219076

Y'know, if we go by technicalities, a Scorpion's pincers, a Vinegroon's weird-claws and pic related's claws are extremely evolved and specialized pedipalps.

Hell, pic related is a spider with technically only 6 legs, because the front-most pair were changed into probes.

Question.

Why doesn't Lyra have a Blessing of Lightning or Storm? Kichi from RE:Monster Canon got his Blessing of Fire from wielding a Fire Spiritstone ax for one Evolution, and his Lightning Blessing from wielding a Lightning Shield before a later Evolution.
Lyra in contrast has been wielding a Lightning Spear for 2 or 3 evolution now.
Also where's her Fire Breath weapon?
>Demigod of Fire:
>Applies modifiers to the Fire System of attacks.
>Allows those it's bestowed upon naturally to breathe fire at will and have high resistance toward fire. It also turns skin red.

>>42219107
>NSFW
Nigga, you joking? That's tamer than the commercials at prime time.

>>42219222
RE:Monster Canon is ignored, only the setting is used.

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>>42219195

HAHA NOW I AM THE SPIDER.

ALSO NIGHTMARES.

ALSO GET FUKKED CAMEL SPIDER, IF ONLY I WAS EQUALLY HUGE.

>>42219222

Where are people even getting this info from? As far as I can tell (from checking yesterday) the manga is only out and translated up to the 17th chapter. Apparently that's the one where he starts up the elf rape farm.

>>42219222
What are you talking about? This is an ORIGINAL setting.

>>42219232
NSFW is not a measure of tameness. Ask yourself if you really want to explain to your boss why you're watching a busty naked spider woman moan in her sleep.

>>42219222
ReMonster canon is shit.

>>42219278
Theres a light novel out there somewhere. The manga is just a manga adaption of it

>>42219222
Because this is an original setting for the last time, It simply took some of the idea's from Re:Monster and the name.

>>42219222

Stop talking about some stupid retarded fucking shit that doesn't exist.

Hell, just get out, we don't want your kind here.

>>42219293
My boss would throw me out for browsing the net at all.

Get back to work, faggot.

>>42219222
I saw it on the ask, so I'll answer it there again after, but for now:

The main reason is that Lyra essentially never uses the lightning. I think it's been used a total of 3 times, and one of those times was against water. It's really not enough to attract any attention from a god.

As for fire breath, I just opted to give out different abilities. Sheszka can spit fire, but Lyra can superheat herself and light herself on fire, as it mixes better with her defensive abilities.

>>42219332
Why does Lyra even have Fire Blessing?

>>42219242
but fire breathing spiders..

also canon was only used as an example, and mechanics are somewhat carried over.
>>42219278
RE:monster is an LN
Kichi gets Demigod of Fire's Blessing (Day 48)
on evolution to Ogre, and God of Lightning's Blessing (Day 113) on evolution to Minotuar.
>>42219332
Fair enough thank you for answering and not being like >>42219308

>>42219319
I'm not sure if I envy or dislike workplaces that have the opportunity for it.

>>42219358
Because of all the fire

>>42219358
She summoned up lava from the deep with her earth magic.

>>42219375
Lyra has never used or done anything with Fire before getting the blessing.

>>42219359

People don't like having their lighthearted story about Spiderbutts spiderbutting being linked to one of the most deranged and blatantly creepy power fantasies I have personally read.

>>42219359

It's one of those things. Like the Twilight novels, I feel the need to read it to understand the hate from a more personal level. Links appreciated if you have them.

>>42219359
The Canon is ignored.
Mainly because its self insert self masturbatory shite on the level of a 14 year old.

But the setting and ideas have potential so they got used for these sorts of quests.

>>42219392
Pretty sure that happened after she evolved to grave arachne.

>>42219375

Anon here (>>42219398) does have a point. Lyra never really used fire before evolving a fire subtype. Maybe that time with magma occurred beforehand, but I seem to recall that being after her second evolution where she wanted to test her new powers. Then again, this could just be a part of her heritage through Elf Dad.

>>42219422
Nope, it was when we were testing out our psuedo-magic with Elf!Dad and Sara. Before our second evolution.

>>42219358
back hacked from Crafting.
Forge Blessing>Earth+Fire Blessing> Lava attack

>>42219460
Are you sure that was before the evolution?
Huh. Still strange she gets fire blessing from doing a earth magic thing once.

>>42219412
>>42219404
all one needs to fix Canon RE:Monster is remove Rou.

>>42219493
Pretty much. Even the god war/stories thing seems really fucking cool.
I wonder if we'll see any of that here.

>>42219493

No, they also have to remove most of the "The single most common monster line begins with rape 90% of the time and continues on from there because some stupid bullshit about Goblin females having really shit fertility"

Has anyone else noticed a change in their own behavior towards spiders?
I actively put them outside now instead of only when it is convenient, I no longer squish them on purpose.

>>42219493

This is kind of true. Like, I can understand the appeal of having someone come through a cycle of reincarnation with their memories intact, but everything else about his ability profile and the preferential treatment he receives is just abysmal.

>>42219530
I've personally always done that because some of us are actually respectful to nature.

>>42219530

If they aren't within arms reach of me, I leave them to do their thing unless they are dangerous to my dogs, then they die on principle.

>>42219530
>>42219552
REQM master plan is working

Aren't the gods fickle at times though? Perhaps some boastful adventurer was trying to get the blessing of the fire god so the god decided to give it to a random spider girl instead?

>>42219604

Then that adventurer was a dick and Lyra is obvious not a dick.

>>42218858
Now all we need is REQM to make a crossover omake from Lyra's point of view...of another centaur that freaks out at the her while they're drunk.

>>42219604
I see no reason why he wouldn't just not give it to him. If the gods would hand out blessings to random people everytime someone is a arrogant jackass, they would be a lot more common.

>>42219604

The merchant who came into the woods had long prayed that the Gods might grant his tongue a fiery passion that none could deny and stature that brooked no arguments. Someday he and Lyra will meet again.

>>42219530
Generally no, though I have always generally ignored them. sometimes they creep the hell out of me when I hear the fuckers clicking along the tile though.

>>42219519
personally I like the Idea that each God has their own dungeon and that by clearing them they reward you( think of the dungeon as a Trial to see if one is worthy).

>>42219657

The temples of the gods shouldn't be primarily physical, in my opinion. Rather, they should serve to demonstrate the virtues which that god values most. A god of magic would appreciate wit, intellect, and command of the magical arts with the barest amount of physical toil. A god of the forge might value resilience, physical strength, and an eye for detail. If this is just "go in, fight monsters, don't get wrecked, and win" I'll be pretty disappointed.

>>42219723
The river dungeon is going to be the fucking water temple, isn't it.

>>42219266
okay I recant my point on the legs thing but that thing is definitely not a spider by my definition.

>>42219745

Well, the lower levels ARE underwater...

>>42219745
If we're lucky we'll get our own version of Monsume's Suu the Slime girl!

>>42219745

Pretty sure we found a water dungeon way back in the woods. You know, the giant hole in the ground that the giant enemy crab came up out of?

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>>42219750

Have you never seen a Whip Scorpion? a Camel Spider? An Assassin Spider? A Vinegaroon?

The only one of these that isn't a spider is a Vinegaroon, and that's because it produces acid out of it's ass instead of web rather than any other physical differences.

>>42219779
It wasn't in a hole. It was in a small lake. When I say small, I mean only slightly bigger than the CRAB.

Considering the crab had a water stone, I think it might have made the pond itself.

>>42219779
That's called lake.

You watch the two of them starting to square off, fists up as their feet scuff the sand, the soft scrape of boots and dirt barely audible over the already roaring crowd.

You grind a closed fist into your cheek, letting it distort your features as you sigh.
What even is all this? Really? How would you explain this to your family?
'Oh yes, I visited the city. It was lovely. The duke and his sister both fought me, and then she punched him in the face and the had a scrap in the middle of the adventurer's guild!'

No, scratch that. You can't be certain that your brothers wouldn't take it as some sort of challenge to their own sibling rivalry, and come flying over.

You drop your hands, smoothing your tabard as the two throw a few exploratory jabs at each other, already smiling.
You might as well intervene.

You slam down a leg at the edge of the arena, limiting the trembling earth to the area beneath the siblings, each of them bracing themselves and keeping their feet.
Everyone turns to look at you.

"If you are going to squabble, do it properly, yes?"
"Huh?" "Properly?"
They look at each other, than back to you. And then they both start talking over the other.
"What does that even-" "I don't underst-"
"Hey!" "I'm trying to-" "Y'wanna go?" "You little-"

>>42219810
camel spiders are also not spiders. they're fucking scorpions. they're like those Arabs who think they're white. that's right I said it

>>42219864

The roar of the earth drowns out even the excited crowd, throwing both of them from their feet as it heaves, looking more like the surface of the river for a terrifying instant.
You can't help but hiss, snapping the your own little angry fit off with a click as you glare at them.
"I should not be the adult here, yes! If you want to fight, then do it properly! A brawl only proves you both idiots!"

You fold your arms again, scowling at them both, and they actually have enough grace to look somewhat sheepish.
The duke dusts himself off as he stands, looking to his sister again.
"She's got a bit of a point, you know."
"Fine, fine. But no sore feelings when you're in the dirt."
"Hmph. How about a bet, then?"

Shannon grins all of a sudden.
"When I win, you've got to make your own godsdamn coffee for a month!"
"You only drank it once!"
"It's a bloody weapon!"
"Fine! When you lose, no dessert for a month!"
"WHAT-"
"What's wrong? Armour a bit tight?"
"I'll kill you, you little shit-"

>Tiny Human Death Arena?
>Clear the crowd a bit. Before they start.
>This might not be the best location for a powerful adventurer showdown?
>Other (?)

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>>42219881
>>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>Tiny Human Death Arena.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>>42219723
of course they aren't the only source of blessings, infact they weren't even the primary source as the Godly dungeons were all on a higher tier than regular or man-made dungeons.
EG. the dungeons of the 5 Great Gods had things like Dragons(normally boss class monsters for dungeons) as trash mobs.

>>42219878

>Don't have uber-evolved pedipalps into pincers
>Instead they evolved into a second set of Mega-Jaws
>Don't have a fucking tail

I don't see it.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?
There is no other choice. We were born for this moment.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena!

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena!

>>42219881
>Clear the crowd a bit. Before they start.
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>>42219881
>>Tiny Human Death Arena?
Tiny Human Death Arean.
>Other (?)
Where is our Moth? If we don't keep an eye on her she's likely to sneak off and go search for Bee princesses.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?
>Clear the crowd a bit. Before they start.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?
Get Ezzy and Nin to watch. They might pick up something from the training.
What Nin will actually get is that Lyra has gotten two important people to fight for her amusement...

>>42219881

> I will build an arena outside, yes.
> But the both of you owe me dinner.

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>>42219881
>Drop them both into a pit
>Toss their weapons in
>Begin making small rivers of magma and water flowing around the new arena
>"LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
>Laugh maniacally.

>>42219881
>Other
Thunderdome!
Two humans enter, one human leaves! Then has to fight the Giant Spider!

>>42219881
>>42219926
>Get Ezzy and Nin to watch. They might pick up something from the training.
Adding this
A proper arena needs a announcer.

>>42219881
>>Tiny Human Death Arena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ78HCGEA

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

TWO SIBLINGS ENTER, ONE LEAVES VICTORIOUS! TINY HUMAN DEATH ARE~NA!!!

>>42219881
>>Tiny Human Death Arena?
Tiny Human Death Arena.

>>42219957
This is very sensible!

>>42219881
>Tiny Human Death Arena?

>>42219917
They're a different classification from arachnea and have a few significant physical differences. They're not really scorpions, but they aren't spiders, either.

Hey guys. We are in the basement of the Guild. Do you know what's going to happen as soon as this conflict starts? Remember how Mr. Duke said one swing of his sword could crush castle gates?

>>42219944
>What Nin will actually get is that Lyra has gotten two important people to fight for her amusement...
You know, I don't think Lyra would care all to much about that one because she finally got her tiny death arena.

>>42219915
sounds perfect, lets raid them

Our love of tiny death arenas and bathhouses will baffle archeologists in the far future, forcing them to seek us out to ask us the question....what were their purpose.

>>42219985
Silly anon, Basements aren't Castle Gates...

>>42220040
We need to build a Bathhouse that overlooks a Tiny Death Arena...

>>42220054
A Tiny Death Arena that doubles as a bathhouse?

This seems inconclusive.
Should I extend the voting time?


>>42219985
Nah, you're in the backyard.


Gimme 1d100! For fun.

>>42220054
>We need to build a Bathhouse that overlooks a Tiny Death Arena...
Ohh! How about a Tiny Death Arena inside a bathhouse!

>>42220076
Tiny Death Bathouse?

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>42220082

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>42220082

>>42220082

The most fun

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>42220082

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>42220082

Ha. The dice have betrayed me. Still curious what I would have rolled.

>>42220092
>>42220097
LIZARD!

>>42220107

clutch dice strike again...

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>42220082

81 it is! Writing!

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>42220082
FUN

>>42220120
well good thing I lagged

>>42220092
>>42220097
Lizard dice what are you doing here? Go bug Lamb he likes it

LAMB! Get your dice out of the Spider Thread!

Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
WE FORGOT THE SPIDER MOTIF ON THE BATHHOUSE
FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT

>>42220229
SPIDER MOTIF ON THE TINY HUMAN DEATH ARENA

>>42220229
>>42220262
SPIDER MOTIF ON THE BATHHOUSE AND THE ARENA

>>42220262
>Implying that this will not be a spider motif that also functions as a tiny human death arena

>>42220229

We need to spend a day 'exploring' the town leaving little spider patterns everywhere.
Then, when we visit the Dungeon, leave spider Glyphs to mark areas we have conquered, possibly standing over the defeated form of whatever the level boss was...

>>42220334
we need to explore the town anyways.
We wanted to get a good look at the underneath of the bridge with our climbing, after all.

>>42220272
SPIDER MOTIF ON YO MAMA

>>42220421
those are called tramp stamps anon

>>42220262
>>42220272
>>42220334
>>42220421
Spider marks are literally 'Lyra wuz here' grafitti.

Nin gets one.

>>42220510
All the girls get one.
Imagine Lann's surprise when she wakes up with one.

>>42220510
>>42220334
>place a spider mark on all the good climbing spots
>years later
>people use spider marks as assassin-style creed collectables to show where the best overlooks are

>>42220510
Will Elle use a spider as the symbol for her Brands of clothing?

>>42220525
It even goes on her butt, mocking her lack of glorious spiderbutt

>>42220674
Lyra's property, touch at own risk.

I do kind of want to go spin a big ass web over the bridge we came in on before we leave.

Have a big ass pattern on it, make it our of our metal web so it lasts for years.

Lann Char sheet update when?

>>42220764
>Metal Web
Speaking of New abilities de we have any idea what the 2 mystery skills Lyra picked up on evolution to tier 4 are?

>>42219332
>The main reason is that Lyra essentially never uses the lightning. I think it's been used a total of 3 times, and one of those times was against water. It's really not enough to attract any attention from a god.
Whelp I guess we need to smite more things with our lightning spear, after all we aren't using our gear to the best of it's ability.

>>42220830

We aren't using anything to the best of its ability. We very rarely do anything other than rush in and smack things with our spear.

>>42220830
Really we should go see that dwarf soon and see what he can teach us.

>>42220861
new plan should be fight Lightning Blast and then charge, hopefully trampling the tazed enemy.

>>42220861
It hasn't failed us yet.

>>42220861
Because that completly suffices.
Why do anything overly complicated when mauling things with giant spider strength is completly enough?

>>42220911
Learning to use it to the best we can is a good idea for when we eventually come up against something we can't just brute force.

You look at the two already starting to circle one another, hands to their weapons, the excited faces of adventurers all around-

Wait.
Wait.
Wait a second!

Isn't this- Isn't this the perfect opportunity? Noone would even complain, would they?

Your mood clears in an instant, eyes shining as you repress a giggle. You go to crack your knuckles, but all you get is chitin clicking and creaking so you instead get right to work.

The earth trembles slightly as you fence in everyone in the courtyard, a massive oval at waist height surrounding the crowd. There's a few questioning noises, and even the siblings stop a moment as your power shifts again-

A second oval appears, the same height, just around the two fighters this time. And then, with the deep sound of gravel on stone, the whole things grinds upwards, slowly swelling into the sky until it's left at more than twice the height of the combatants- Within the ring above, crunches and cracks sounds out as levels emerge, perfectly formed benches for all the spectators.

The ground levels out evenly, and with a final rumble, a pair of statues dominate each end of the arena.

And then the buckets in their hands start spewing lava into the channels you've left at the base of the wall, and you laugh.

Shannon simply stares goggle-eyed at the entire structure around her, while the duke looks up to you.
You smile pleasantly while the adventurers scramble for seats, people already shouting bets once more.
Actually, how did the last one end? You weren't supposed to fight both. And you beat one. Sort of?

A voice interrupts your thoughts, the duke's booming words reaching you even from the floor of the arena.
"Really?"
"Yes?" You yell back with a grin.
"Spider statues and magma? Why?"
"Because it amuses me!"

>>42220939
There is nothing to learn there, while using her spear and brute strength actually lets Lyra learn to use those and improve her skill.

>>42220939
But if we don't use the Lightning attack, then the BBEG won't know about it until it hits his face in the middle of his monologue...

>>42220954
He actually pauses a moment to consider, and laughs.
"I suppose I'd be a tremendous hypocrite if I argued that point."
You laugh as well, raising your arms overhead, bringing them down as you shout, the magma circle illuminating the roughly carved forms of forest monsters decorating the wall.

Harpies, wolves, moths, spiders, wendigo-

"Begin!"

Tiny human death arena, yes.

>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
>Bet! Betting is fun.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.
>Other (?)

>>42220978

>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

Oh God.

OH GOD.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

>>42220978
>>Bet! Betting is fun.
>>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
Wonderful. Truly wonderful.
>Bet! Betting is fun.
Money on neither refusing to let the other win, resulting in stalemate.

>>42220978
>>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.
Ave Lyra, morituri te salutant!

>>42220978
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.

>>42220978
>Bet! Betting is fun.
>Other
Food!
The Arachne demands food be brought while she watches the death match and is amused.

Anyone else kind of hope Nin is off doing something to further her healer training?

>>42220978
>Bet! Betting is fun.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>>Bet! Betting is fun.

>>42220978

They forced Lyra to be the adult.

But Lyra didn't feel like being an adult.

TINY HUMAN DEATH ARENA! YE!

>>42220978
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>>Other (?)
Let's grill food for the adventurers while we're watching. It'll be fun, it's like a primitive TV dinner.

>>42220978
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.
TONIGHT YOU FIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE FOREST QUEEN!

>>42220978
>>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
>>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

Oh god, Lyra is going to end up founding Spiderbutt-Fantasy world Rome.

Only without the boy fucking and corruption on every level of society.

>>42220978
>Bet! Betting is fun.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.
She's probably busy collecting bettings from last round.

>>42221096

Skull BBQ? Arachne Grilled Steak?
Cost is 1/2 a deer... each...

>>42220978
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220978
>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42220966
>>42220968
Lightning Blessings, which we don't have because we haven't been using our Lightning Blast from the spear. hell even just firing it mid stab more often would be useful.

>>42220978
>Laugh in a totally not Evil Overlord way as they fight for our amusement.

>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.
Oh crap.

>>42220978
>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
>...You haven't seen Nin for ten minutes.

>>42221167
>Lightning Blessings
Lyra is way overloaded with blessings already, and if REQM wanted her to haveone, she already would have. She certainly used lightning more than she used fire befor evolving.

Betting sounds fun-

Where's Nin?


Writing!

>>42221141
>>42221096
Sheszka can make ice cream.

>>42220978
>Bet! Betting is fun.

With the all the impromptu construction we're going to end up spawning a third dungeon here or something, yes?

>>42221203
read >>42219332
Lrya could have already gotten a Lightning blessing if we actually used it more

>>42221232

Sugar snow from a puppy not from the grim verse.

>>42220978
>>42220954
>magma moat
That... that better be just for decoration.
I hope it cools soon.
That's super dangerous.

>>42220978
>You can watch quietly. Maybe. Probably.
Sure, why not.

>>42221307
>Lrya could have already gotten a Lightning blessing if we actually used it more
No, you misunderstood him. He was asked why we don't have it, and said because we never really use it.
That doesn't mean using it a lot will automatically mean we get it.

But does Lyra Need a Lightning Blessing?

Looks like Nin wasn't ready for Lyra in all her Queenly glory and had to go get changed and calm down.

>>42221352
how is it miss under stood that the main reason Lyra doesn't have a lightning blessing is because she doesn't use Lightning enough?
>>42221354
Probably not, but more godly blessings are always good.

>>42221352
We just need to do some appropriately thematic stuff with it, like fight in a raging thunderstorm or strike people with it from above.

>>42221354
Not really, earth/magma and metal are enough elemental control. We can just cheat with the lightning stone.

How do you guys feel about swapping out our spear for a blunt weapon? I think Lyra might be able to do significantly more in melee with a mace/maul that capitalizes on her absurd strength.

>>42221405
>how is it miss under stood that the main reason Lyra doesn't have a lightning blessing is because she doesn't use Lightning enough?
Because he concluded from it using the lightning more will mean we definitly get a blessing.

>>42221445
I see no reason for swapping, we can easily carry a mace as sidearm for when we need it.

>>42221445
Go for the full ridiculous anvil on a stick warhammer.

>>42221445
I feel like, instead of doing that, we should just subtly add more and more weight to our spear until it is a log.
same net effect, but we get to claim we're still spearfighting.

>>42221445
ehh, we've trained with the spear. We might be able to upgrade to a Halberd... But I know frag all about weaponry, so I'm pretty much talking out of my ass here...

>>42221445
>Get bigass hammer
>Stick the storm stone in it
>Call it Mjolnir for giggles.

>>42221409
>We can just cheat with the lightning stone.
if we actually used it, we could gain the Lightning blessing. which is basically my whole argument.
We've got a Lightning spear, but we never use the Lightning Blast enchantment on it when its got a 3/day charges, if we had been using it to its potential we could have gained the godly blessing
>>42221445
>>42221512
get a lucerne hammer, gain blunt attack without losing our ranks in spear fighting.
>>42221446
we got fire for less, our starblessed friend and sister got their blessings for less, canon characters got it for less

>>42221354
Metal control and Lightning control have pretty extreme synergy if you think about conductors. Never mind just shooting bolts of lightning, with metal control we could do things like selectively ground objects, make wire cages to form "safe zones" in the middle of an electrified area, ride lightning bolts on wires or spikes to guide them around corners, or even cause an entire storm cell to discharge at a single point.

We could also reinvent the lightbulb.

>>42221549
>we got fire for less,
Which is really just proving my point more that using more lightning won't get us a blessing because if it would we would already have it.

>>42221551
I am just imagining Lyra surfing metal web wires through the Forrest in the same way that old superhero guy rode power lines in static shock.

>>42221549

Canon is a non-issue here, stop using it.

Our sisters are basically route-locked into their rolls.

Despite Lyra's large amount of Blessings, they are NOT handed out like candy to everyone willynilly.

Stop being a power-gaming cunt.

>>42221549
I dislike the entire line of reasoning of "we should do X to optimize our Blessing gain".

>>42221512
They're not very similar, however we were initially trained on a Glaive which is.
>>42221549
A really big Lucerne would be awesome

>>42221598
it's more we should be X because it's optimal, and it maybe we'll get a blessing for it.

>>42221629
But its not optimal at all. Its a inconvenience compared to our far more simple solutions of just smashing the things.

Blessing talk aside, I am excited for various elf and dwarf meetings.
Also dungeons.
Also street-food vendors selling fried things.
And seeing the underside of the bridge.
And climbing on tall buildings.

just think what Lyra could do with her metal control and webbing if she also had a lightning blessing.

>>42221629
There is nothing more optimal about going out of our way to use the lightning.
Its not really necessary for Lyra, especially compared to using her innate powers which get better the more she uses them.
So its actually more optimal to keep using and training the things that get better from being usded more.

>>42221598
Quite. Act as we are, possibly use lightning more if the situation warrants it. If we get blessings, that's cool. If not, we're a giant spider.

>>42221573
We got fire as the result of an unusual and inventive application of Earth magic. The vast majority of Earth users probably wouldn't try calling up magma; they'd do direct Earth manipulation. Because we used Earth as an improvised bridge to manipulate Magma, it gave us influence with the element on the other side of that bridge: Fire.

We haven't done anything like that with lightning. All we've done is used it directly, as a tool, and as generated by our spear. We've never tried to shape it or make it our own, which I think is the key. If we started experimenting with combining our lightning spear with our metal control, I think that would put us well on the way to a blessing.

>>42221654
She could probably show them a thing or two about fast food.

>>42221646
>>42221670
electrocuting someone as an opening attack tends to leave those with nervous systems extremely vulnerable to follow up smashing, if it doesn't just kill them outright.

Hey. Hey.

We were just ordering a duke around.

Guess what rank is right above a duke in medieval hierarchies.

>>42221688
This.
Also still gonna preach about a new weapon

>>42221688
>We got fire as the result of an unusual and inventive application of Earth magic.
Its actually not, its merely high-level earth magic.

>>42221734
Duke's Wife

>>42221629

>Optimal

Stop using words you don't understand.

The "Optimal" action would be for Lyra to grind the ever-loving fuck out of the abilities she already has, strengthening them to ludicrous levels, and eventually possibly becoming a God / Demi-God of Metal / some other weird fucking thing and using equipment and other people to shore up other areas instead of spreading herself far too thin and being all the weaker for it.

I am perfectly content with our spear as it is now, and with how we use it.

You guys will all see how useful it is when we get hired for our first quiet shadowrun. Almost as good as stick'n'shock.

>>42221688
>The vast majority of Earth users probably wouldn't try calling up magma
Thats your personal speculation you just made up and then tried to claim is fact, its actually untrue, calling magma is advanced earth magic here, we were told this by REQM.
We have no idea why we got the fire blessing.

>>42221739
Successfully casting it while a novice and with no established Earth mage around to teach us certainly qualifies as unusual.

>>42221777
>>42221688
my bet is we got the fire blessing because our sister kept using us as fireball practice.

>>42221793
That is your assumptiom, we have nothing backing this.

>>42221806
That seems very likely.

>>42221806
We ate so many fireballs, we became imbued with fire...

>>42221793

No, because we aren't a fucking Earth Mage.

We aren't using "Mana" to summon up or manipulate the Earth / Magma, we are using our NATURAL abilities

The difference between a Mage trying something and Lyra doing something is the difference between a Bird flying and someone training to be a fucking Jet pilot, only the Bird is superior in the end if it doesn't neglect it's skill and strength.

>>42221754
using all your resources( we've got a fucking Linghing spear, and we never use the Lightning blast even though we get 3/day) that leads to a passive/active but that energizes with our fighting style is optimal.

Why do we even want lightning?

More fire. More metal. More Queen

>>42221793
Lyra is actually asking the earth to do stuff for her.

>>42221839
because it doesn't detract from our other abilities

>>42221824
>>42221819
well, like I said, if I had to put money on it, it would be because of all the fireballs.

>>42221839
Quite the opposite, using resources when there is no need is the opposite of optimal.
Especially since we only have 3/day, we can never know if we might not need it at a later point that day, so everytime when there isn't pressing need for the lightning, its more optimal to preserve it.

Personally, I want to investigate the prospect of acquiring skills.

>>42221824
Those were stars not fireblasts though, Sara is oddly enough not capable of using Fire magic.
Which still seems weird as hell to me.

What does our spear look like by now anyway? It's been bent every time in the last few battles, and it's not like we've fixed it. Unless that's included with the regular maintenance.

Can we stop arguing about blessings and get back to the real conversation? Getting a giant hammer.

>>42221922
I still say we slowly modify our spear into a more and more blunt/large object.

>>42221739
>>42221777
It's conceivable that advancing in a single element might eventually provide opportunities to branch into other elements by exploring their interplay. Maybe getting good enough with Earth simply results in gaining proficiency in Fire as you discover magma. Maybe studying Fire enough grants an insight into Wind as you learn to manipulate updrafts and airflow to fuel the flames.
Maybe if we keep building bathhouses until we can find and divert hotsprings without thinking about it we'll get a Water blessing.

>>42221918

Ok then, we ate so many stars the God of Fire gave us his blessing cause he thought it would be funny...

Captcha, Asparagus isn't Cabbage...

>>42221887
we've used it a grand total of 3 times in the 3-4 months we've had it.
and having something an wasting it by not using it is sub optimal.
>>42221842
the synergy with Metal control, metal Thread, and Metal weapons without really needing to try is excellent.

>>42221943
>It's conceivable that advancing in a single element might eventually provide opportunities to branch into other elements by exploring their interplay.
I'm absolutely certain we had this idea before a long time ago and REQM said something about elemental interplay, especially in regards to Dads Fire/Lightning magic. But I can't find it.

>>42221962
>and having something an wasting it by not using it is sub optimal.
Its not at all, in no moment where we didn't use it would we have been better off using it.

>>42221922
>>42221937
Lucerne hammer is the fucking answer as it's:
1. badass
2.adds Blunt attack to a spear
and 3. doesn't lose out on the ranks in spear fighting.

>>42221962
>and having something an wasting it by not using it is sub optimal.
By your logic the optimal course of warfare is nuclear force. After all, we've got all these bombs just sitting there gathering dust.

>>42221952
Captcha considers all leafy* greens to be cabbage.
*all low-rez greens are leafy

>>42221922
>>42221937
No we use a bloody spear and we've trained with it for our whole life, It's stupid to just go "Hur durr let's use a giant hammer!" It's randumb and idiotic/

>>42222007
Its all moot, we keep breaking the bugger, and stabbing straight tends not to break as easily compared to swinging it. It should stay a spear.

>>42222007
No a spear and lucerne hammer are VERY different, Just because both are a pole weapon that doesn't mean they are the same, they're used in very different ways.

>>42222043
This>>42222007
>>42222045
Problem is we've spent no time reinforcing/repairing/improving it since we got it.

>>42222073
The REAL problem is that we resized and purified it before we got any smithing lessons.

You know why or spear is so soft? Because it's pure fucking iron.

>>42222073
We have nothing to repair or improve it with.
If we go meet the dwarf and get our thread assessed, maybe we could end up improving with that, but i would not hold my breath.

Stick with the spear.

>>42222045
we're talking about a hypothetical newer less breakable weapon.
>>42222025
there's a difference in scale there a lightning bolt is anti personal to anti unit rather than fuck everything including your self that a nuke is.
>>42222067
we started with a glaive

>>42221549
lucerne hammer? NO! I want a bec de corbin.

>>42222116
>Stick with the spear.
Well yes that is what we tend to do with said spear....we stick it into whatever we're fighting.

>>42222116
I like this idea, see what the dwarfs suggest for materials and decide on what weapon we use after.

>>42222120
>there's a difference in scale there
You never mentioned scale. You made a blanket statement that available options should be employed. Please don't try and recon qualifiers into your arguments.

Why improve the spear? We practically crap out money. Buy the closest thing to mithril/adamantite/orichalcum the city has. Whatever the setting has that's good with pointy weapons.

>>42222204
I've gotten kind of attached to the thing.

>>42222204
We've been talking about getting a new one since we left. I don't think there is much we can do to improve it anyway.

>>42222214
It does look like Ornstein's spear..... Shit we need to see what the Dawrf smith thinks

>>42222150
why? they're basically the same thing

>>42222186
I though I wouldn't have to as we where arguing about someone who is on a personal to unit scale of combat, it's fuck common sense man.

>>42222214
>I've gotten kind of attached to the thing.
Well there's an idea! We turn the spear into a second horn and attach it to our butt skull. We can even add more spirit stones to it as we go!

>>42221549
>>42221620
>>42222007
k srsly guys? Just get a Halberd. Damn thing's one of the finest weapons ever designed, capable of hacking, stabbing, hooking, tripping, thumping, you name it, it's got it. Why do you think the Swiss Guard trains in it? Because it's a Swiss Army Weapon

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I'm at my college orientation, so I can't really participate in this. Wah. Have an old doodle instead.

Someone already seems to have made themselves out to be a booker- rattling off bets and numbers as people sling money at them, scribbling down everything as fast as possible on a few thick sheets of paper. You're about to involve yourself when a sudden, horrible chill coils up your spine.

You haven't seen Nin.
It's been at least ten minutes, and you haven't seen wing or fluff of them moth.

You shudder, and dash up rows of seats, head snapping back and forth, looking for the little white and gold menace.

It's fine, you think to yourself.
She promised, right? That she'd lay off the queen bit. For a while, at least.

Of course, that statement alone has loopholes the size of Seranthis.
You redouble your frantic efforts to find her.

There's a crowd of adventurers rivalling the one surrounding the booker gathered around her, and the tell-tale clink of coins being exchanged.
Nin's cheery voice is clear and audible over the murmur of her apparent customers. You excuse yourself as you move through the crowd, eventually reaching-

Nin has a little space cleared before her on the seat, her wings spread wide to give her room to hawk her wares. Sheszka is just lying down in wolf form, if wolves were huge and had fangs that were visible even through closed mouths. Ezzy is buried somewhere in the moth's neck-fluff, probably happily asleep. And Jin, despite not once opening her eyes, somehow now you've arrived, and immediately transfers herself to the horned perch on your skull.

You can't help but sigh in relief.

Dust. She's selling dust.
You let out a breath you weren't aware you'd been holding- most likely because holding your breath for a few minutes is absurdly easy for you- and step forwards.

"Lyra!"
"Nin. When did you become a merchant, yes?"
"Hm? It's an opportunity, you know? I want my own money, of course."
"That's fair. You are selling healing dust?"
"Of course!"

>>42222263
>mount dozens of magic stones in the false horn
>people looking at it assume it's just pretentious ornamentation of a prosthetic, like solid good teeth or an ivory pegleg
>actually the magical equivalent of an artillery strike.

>>42222340
She clinks a pair of small bottles together.
"...Well, they aren't the most popular thing I've sold, though."
"Huh?"
An adventurer near you makes way for the next in line, and you can see, in his hands-
A small vial of dust, and a delicate looking silk patch.

Of a spider with a crown.

"People think they're fantastic!"

You're doomed.

The roar of the crowd draws your attention back towards the arena, where duke has apparently thrown back his sister, who's already closing again and whirling her spear.
You can't even summon any excitement at the sight. Not with a sea of adventurers between you. How many have that patch? Why would they even want it? Why?

You want to put your head in your hands. How are you supposed to enjoy your arena like this?

>Drag the moth away.
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
>Other (?)

>>42222334
actually i have a giant break right now. Yay!

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I think it's time I contribute to the fanart of this quest.

Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you our queen!

(many thanks to spider GM, I used your previous quest cover as a base.)

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222361
>>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
Duke's sister. She got the point on us.

>>42222361
>>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
>let the lava cool off
Can't be bothered to keep it flowing. Shit's too regal.

>>42222361
>>Other (?)
I like that food idea.

>>42222361
>>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
>>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
Hmm...hows about....Spear Sis Shannon!

>>42222361
>>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
>>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
On the Duke's Sister

>>42222361
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
Money on stalemate/draw

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

I just woke up

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
Secretly get one of those silk patches

>>42222361
>Pick up moth.
>Punish her by taking her gold
>Claim it is your cut, she used your image
>inb4 Nin coins the term Royalties

>>42222401
Or make it a permanent thing

>>42222386
That's fucking awesome, thanks for the drawfaggotry

>>42222361
>Go and place a bet. (Duke)
>Other: get tea and lots of food
Bury our miseries in gambling, food, and caffeine.

>>42222361
How did you get the silk to make this.
How did you learn to make silk patches.
HOW MUCH INVESTMENT CAPITAL DID YOU PUT INTO THIS.
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222361
>Drag the moth away.

>>42222361
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
The sister.

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222361
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
Stalemate.

Seems to me like these two have an eternal stalemate.

>>42222343
Lyra: Nin how many are behind us yes?
Nin: Lots of'em.
Lyra: Right aim and blast them Nin.
>>42222386
That is AWESOME! I think I know what REQM's gonna be using for a while!

>>42222428
>Claim it is your cut, she used your image
By doing so we potentially acknowledge to her that we are royalty.

I wonder if Nin actually realises how miserable the idea of being a queen actually makes us?

>>42222340
Wait, so did Nin weave those patches herself? With her moth-silk?

>From atop her silken throne, Elle rules the textile industry with an iron spool.
>One day, an adventurer comes with a patch made from silk more delicate than anything she has seen before.
>The hunt is on.

>>42222361
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
if nothing else it will distract you. Bet on the duke's sister seeing as she beat you last time and she has the same taste in weapons as you.

>>42222361
>Huff at Nin's shoddy craftsmothship
>Make a better one using the metal silk

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.
>Go and place a bet. (On who?)
Bet on Us. We will jump in, overpower and overwhelm the Duke and his sister, then everyone will be too stunned and cowed by our martial prowess that they dare not make any queen jokes or enable the moth...

>>42222438
Moths can make their own kind of silk
She probably taught herself.
The she probably only put in money for bottles and dye

>>42222361
>>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222430
Nah, we can't do that. We threw this thing up in the middle of their training grounds, we can't just leave it cluttering everything up once we're done.
Plus, somebody's certain to fall in the lava sooner or later.

>>42222361
>Just... return to your seat. Await your inevitable fate.

>>42222504
just remove the lava then

>>42222504
Pfff, they're adventurers. They'll live.

Also, if this isn't the most badass training grounds they've ever seen I'd be surprised.

>>42222481
Elle
hunt
Kek Anon kek.

>>42222386
Personal opinion: I would've made the abdomen smoother underneath, higher off the ground, and with less chitin segments since few, bigger pieces would do it. Also bigger horns on the skull.
I'm undecided on the head portion of the armor as well.
But I really like the legs though.

>>42222555
Elle actually did a lot of hunting while Lyra was on the forest adventure and Aria was too busy being beaten into the ground by mom.

>>42222555
She is super lazy, her spiderbutt must be huge

>>42222386
KAMEN RIDER SPIDERRU~

>>42222480
I'm just waiting for the inevitable day Nin announces us to somebody who actually gives a shit and sets off a whole chain of unfortunate events that either end with us targeted by assassins, imprisoned for impersonating a sovereign, or finally provokes Lyra to drop the travel plan and just run flat-out from whatever terminal embarrassment she's been subjected until her legs give out, crying the whole time.

>>42222361
>What is that patch? Why do they want it?
>........ What have you been telling them?

>>42222583
Her "hunting" is the sort that requires absolutely no movement.

Sit and wait. Maybe bet in Shannon?

Writing!

Also 2d100, please.

>>42222386
Awesome, thanks!

Rolled 66, 24 = 90 (2d100)

>>42222661

>>42222635
This is a valid option and I wish to take it.

>>42222498
We tried that last thread.

Rolled 90, 15 = 105 (2d100)

>>42222661
BLOOD AND THUNDER

Rolled 41, 5 = 46 (2d100)

>>42222661

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>42222583
ah, but that was lazy hunting. she set webs and either shot at her pray with her crossbow so that they ran towards the webs or shot the critters trapped in the webs.
>>42222661

Rolled 21, 72 = 93 (2d100)

>>42222661
Not stalemate? FOR SHAME.

Picking a side in the sibling conflict can only end well.

>>42222669
>>42222679
>>42222682
>90 and 24
well one of the twins is on fire today, the other... not so much.

>>42222669
>>42222679
>>42222682
Nigga #2 got they ass kicked.