>>42742488

“WALDRIC OF HOUSE VINCAIN PLOTS YOUR DEMISE. WE MUST MOVE AGAINST THE TRAITOROUS ELEMENTS OF THE CONCLAVE WITHOUT HESITATION, WHILE THE ADVANTAGE OF SURPRISE IS YET WITH US,” he informs you, fiery determination blasting off of him like a furnace. He motions you toward the door. “COME, WE LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.”

“Uh.” You look down at yourself. You’re not really dressed to go anywhere or do anything right now. You’re kind of not dressed at all. You don’t really count Wolf’s shirt. “Can you give me like, two minutes to put on some pants?”

He scowls. “I AM NO FOOL. ALL THINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR,” he replies. “THERE IS NO TIME FOR DILLYDALLYING. ALL WILL BE MADE CLEAR ON THE WAY.”

You hear a grunt back over on the bed as he props himself up to look at you through the dark. “What’s Ranthix doing here? What’s...” he winces when he moves the wrong way. “Sierra, what’s going on?”

“MATTERS OF IMPORT, SON OF DELETRIUS,” Ranthix shouts back. “SIERRA. STOP STANDING, USE YOUR FEET.”

>Say stuff (?)
>Do stuff (?)
>Other (?)

>>42742500
>"Sorry, gotta go."

>>42742500
>Do stuff (?)
Acquire clothing. get shit done.

>>42742500
>Say stuff (?)
"Sorry babe, gotta go, your brother-in-law is plotting to kill me, maybe."
>Do stuff (?)
Get our shit and bail.

>>42742500
Get clothes while asking what exactly Wladric did?

>>42742500
Say bye, get pants, ask what the fuck is going on.

>>42742500
So, uh, what'd Waldo do and how is Ranthix sure that this isn't some kind of plot by the Yellow King? We are sort of in some kind of turf war with that fucker now. Or maybe we inherited it. Not totally sure on how things with that are working out.

>>42742634
>>42742612
>>42742500
Yea we need to get specifics before we take any real action.

>>42742500
>Say stuff
"So... you want me to kill Waldric? I don't think Maviel would be very happy about that."

>>42742658
I'd like to get walking, and ask Rax on the go. One, it's faster if we decide to do something. Two, he's more likely to tell us something useful, rather than shouting about is being to slow.

>>42742500
Wolf can get us where we need to go faster than Ranthix. Lets have Ranthix give us a slightly lengthier version of what have happened.

So, did ya'all read the Sierra-Wolfgang smut? I didn't know our lawn wizard could be so cute, or so lewd. It's like, wow. http://pastebin.com/mYquXj3P#_=_

>>42742745
>>42742500
I'll support this. Wolfgang is teleporter extraordinaire.

>>42742756
I hadn't even checked the pastebin. thank you anon.

>>42742745
I don't think Wolfgang is up for magicking at the moment. After last night with Sierra, he might actually need medical attention.

>>42742742
Yea, I'm just saying before we actually do anything

>>42742784
According to the askbin, it was mostly playful uh, cosmetic damage. 1 or 2 hitpoints of "damage" at most.

>Hastur tells us to GTFO of California
>less than 24 hours Ranthix busts in about Waldric betraying us
Either this is all Big Yellow's plan to turn us against our allies and we need to not fall for it, or Walbag is working with the Fish and we need to kill him extra hard.

>>42742801
Yeah, while i am not doubting Ranthix's loyalty, there could be spooky magic going around.

>>42742801
ooh, yeah, hadn't drawn that connection.

>Sierra pulls electricity powers out of her shadowy ass
>Wolfgang's blood always tastes like lightning
I'd bet my left nut that if they ever have kids, they're going to be zappy as fuck. Probably enough that they could be considered a new demonic race.

Oh. Yeah. Feet.

You stumble away back toward the bed. Jeans should be around there somewhere. Also Wolf is still there, and he’s still alive, which is good. He looks at you inquiringly. “I don’t know. Waldric’s trying to kill me, I guess,” you say hurriedly. “I’ll... call you. Or come back if I can.”

“Waldric?” asks Wolf. “Why on earth would he do that? You’re the only reason the Marshal’s letting him stay here.”

“I’ll figure out the details,” you say.

You find your jeans on the ground, and try to make some of your claws and spikiness go away so you can pull them on quick.

But Wolfgang’s getting out of bed.

“What are you doing?” you ask heatedly.

“What does it look like I’m doing?” he asks, grabbing his pants as well. “I’m coming with you.” (Wolfgang: 8/10 HP, 24/30 PP)

>Oh uh. Okay.
>You’re already beat up. Just... stay and rest. Please.
>Other (?)

>>42742934
>>Oh uh. Okay.

>>42742884
Yeah, Wolfgang will be a fitting addition to our already amazing genes. Eugenics HO!

>>42742934
>Oh uh. Okay.

>>42742934
>Oh uh. Okay.

>>42742934
>On one condition. You do EXACTLY as i tell you and stay close to me. I am NOT losing you now.

>>42742934
>[Consider implications of fish.]
>Oh uh. Okay.
>Just, like, try to not get into a brawl or something.
Honestly, the 6PP missing is a bigger deal than the 2HP. Wolf's defensive spells are all about making things miss him rather than tanking it.

>>42742934
>8/10 HP, 24/30 PP
Probably good we didn't end up with Barron.

>>42742934
>Oh uh. Okay.

>>42742934
>Oh uh. Okay.
If you get any more hurt, I am tieing you down.

>>42743081
Dude. Read the smutbin. That's with near 100% fire resistance. Baron would be a *lot* worse off.

>>42743025
Seconding

>>42743093
So, it's probably a good thing we didn't end up with barron

>>42743093
>smutbin
Yeah if you could tell me exactly were to find that I'd really appreciate it.

>>42743132
http://pastebin.com/mYquXj3P

>>42743163
You're doing gods work anon.

>>42742934
>You’re already beat up. Just... stay and rest. Please.

>>42743163
That was adorable.

>>42743163
Didn't think it would be so heartwarming.

>>42743163
it would be fun if the condom melted

>>42743859
getting that out would be really gross. hough considering wolf got burns its something that should be worried about

>>42743897
>>42743859

Dont think languid would do that to us. Probably hand waved it as something wolf took into account in his plans and prepared for.

>>42743974
He fireproofed the bed, it's assumed he would do it to them. otherwise why would of he pushed for his set rather then hers

>>42743974
I don't think it would be done either, more of a realization that occured upon reading that wolf had burns.
Then again its unlikely that fire would occur internally.

Sierra bought a variety pack..

>>42743897
Wolf got burns from where flames were literally shooting out of Sierra's head and shoulders area.

>>42743897
>>42743974
would be worth it

See, this shit is why there will never be a sex scene in my quest. You can't do it without players spazzing out about pregnancy.

>>42744112
just make it a gay sex scene

>>42744112
Introduce a condom to the scene like Languid did, problem solved.

>>42744112
You can't do anything without players spazzing about something. They're all paranoid alarmists.

>>42744192
>Do what Languid did, that will prevent a repeat of the paranoia that's happening now in response to what Languid did!

>>42744112
What? I would hate to participate in your quest just because of the logic you're using.

>>42744275
No one is paranoid you retard, there were a couple comments mentioning it.

>>42744275
Your characters also spontaneously combust? What a surprise. who knew.

You’re surprised he can even move. But he’s an adult, he can handle himself, you guess. “Oh uh. Okay,” you say. “You’re okay though, right?”

“They’re just scratches,” he says, pulling on his slacks. He points to the shirt on your back. “Could you give me that?”

“Eh. Yeah,” you say, turning away and pulling off his shirt so you can throw it to him. It takes you a couple seconds to find your real shirt and shadow away your wings so you can yank it on. You then slip on your shoes, not bothering with socks.

You head back to the door, though Wolf is still getting on his shoes. You hold up and offer him a non-clawed hand up. “But you do what I tell you to, got it?”

“Just like last time, I know,” he says, taking your hand.

You pull him to his feet. “Oh yeah. Right.” He did okay when you rescued Lucifer from Axos, you guess.

“You’re the one somebody’s trying to hurt,” he tells you, standing close. “Focus on that, okay?”

“Let’s go,” you say.

You and Wolf head back to the door.

Ranthix accepts his presence without a word, and leads the way out of the place. You head down the stairs in a group. It’s then you notice what Rax is wearing – black fatigues, a tactical vest with a bunch of equipment secured precisely in each pocket. Besides a sidearm, he doesn’t have any bigger guns on on him at the moment.

“So, what’d Waldric do?” you ask.

“HE HAS SET YOU AT NAUGHT FOR A BLOOD TRAITOR,” says Ranthix, busting out the bottom stair onto the street and flashing back into his human glamor.

“We’re all technically blood traitors with the Hallows,” says Wolfgang, relying heavily on his steel staff. His shirt is rumpled and half the buttons are undone, and his hair looks crazy. You are likely no better.

The Thultal balks. “THIS IS IN A WAY THAT MATTERS.”

You put it out of mind. Important things. “Who’s the guy he set me at naught for?” You step out into the night. The street is empty at this hour. The darkness is clear, cool, and quiet.

>>42744033
>>42744030
>>42743974
>>42743897
>>42743859
These are the only ones even mentioning it and none of them seem even slightly worried about it let alone paranoid

>>42744373

Parked cars line the sidewalks like big slumbering animals.

Ranthix flashes back in glances up and down the street, eyes alert. “THE ARCH-DUKE OF MARDUSIA,” he says. “HE HAS ARRANGED TWICE FOR THE WINGTREADER SATTLER TO DESTROY YOU, WITH WALDRIC’S COMPLICITY.”

Before you can ask questions, a huge black armored truck rumbles up before you in the middle of the street, with the white letters SWAT stenciled on the side. You can’t see who’s driving, but Ranthix leads you around the back. Xathix swings open the doors for you, dressed similarly to his uncle in non-descript fatigues with a bulletproof vest. But unlike Ranthix, Xath holds an M-4 assault rifle.

Ranthix hops up and you follow, while Xath offers Wolf a hand up and pulls up into the back of the truck. He securest the doors behind you, and you feel the vehicle shift underfoot as you speed off.

>>42744417
I find it hard to believe Satt would work with a demon.

>>42743897
i didn't mean the whole thing though, only a small hole would be enough
>>42744030
and we was how good his fire proofing worked, also he never fireproofed the bed it was that before so we don't know it was him and his own fireproofing failed

>>42744417

It’s dark in the back of the SWAT truck, and it smells vaguely of oil and sweat, but you find a seat along with everybody else.

Xanissil turns around from the driver’s seat and gives you a nod of silent acknowledgement.

But there’s somebody else in the car. Somebody not human.

“Hi there,” comes Axos’s voice. The Stygian-Infernus halfblood turns around from the other front seat, though in the guise of a heavy-set man with a patchy beard. He wears a plain t-shirt and a pair of ratty skinny jeans.

“Why’s he here?” you ask, giving Ranthix a confused look.

Ranthix glares at the demon. “BECAUSE THERE IS A DECISION THAT IS YOURS ALONE TO MAKE,” he says.

Wolfgang keeps his eyes on Axos, untrusting. “I thought he was your prisoner.”

“THE PRINCE IS ALSO A SOURCE OF INFORMATION,” Ranthix replies.

>Tell me what the plan is. We’re not going full Rambo, are we?
>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?
>What’s this decision Axos needs to be here for?
>You really trust this guy? He’s Ushologuissa’s son.
>This can't be coincidence. Hassatur has something to do with this.
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?
>I would've thought you'd dismiss somebody siccing Sattler on me as a good thing, you know, trying to toughen me up.
>Other (?)

>>42744456
She may not know that the archduke is a demon / he might be using a disguise / she might not care enough to hunt us down as a verwelken

or shes a sociopath that just doesnt care

>>42744456
An anonymous phone call saying there will be daemons in X warehouse at X time, and then sending us to the same place doesn't require her to know anything.

>>42744512
>Tell me what the plan is. We’re not going full Rambo, are we?
>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?

>>42744512
>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?
>This can't be coincidence. Hassatur has something to do with this.
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?

>>42744512
>>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?
>>What’s this decision Axos needs to be here for?
>>You really trust this guy? He’s Ushologuissa’s son.
>>This can't be coincidence. Hassatur has something to do with this.
>>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?
>>I would've thought you'd dismiss somebody siccing Sattler on me as a good thing, you know, trying to toughen me up.
these all need to be adressed before we move.

That and satt never working with demons ever

>>42744512
>This can't be coincidence. Hassatur has something to do with this.
IT'S THE FISH

>>42744512
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?
>I would've thought you'd dismiss somebody siccing Sattler on me as a good thing, you know, trying to toughen me up.


and then

>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?

>>42744512
>You really trust this guy? He’s Ushologuissa’s son.
>Other (?)
"Are Orias and Ulam in on this as well?"
>Other (?)
"What's with all the roundabout shit? If The duke and Waldric wanted Satt to kill me, why didn't they just tell her I'm Hellborn? If she had known, she could have just iced me when we raided Axo's building."

>>42744512
>Other (?)
"Is Maviel involved?"

>>42744684
Orias is Waldric's cousin. Ulam was also one of Waldo's picks for conclave members. Ranthix probably didn't bring them.

>>42744721
When I say in on this I mean are they involved in Waldric's plot, not involved with Ranthix.

>>42744512
>Does Isaac know what’s going on? Did you talk to him?
>You really trust this guy? He’s Ushologuissa’s son.
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?

Ok, so what do we have in the name of weapons right now? I'm guessing we have our danger ring and shield charm at least? Zelathis is probably off at the Hallow's place. Probably don't have our chainmail or the guns we normally use. Can probably get a gun and a ballistic vest from Rax though so I guess we good. And at least it's actually night when shit happens for once.

>>42744512
>I don't get it. What's in it for Waldric to turn on us like this?
>This can't be coincidence. Yellow has something to do with this.
>What’s this decision Axos needs to be here for?

>>42744993
>And at least it's actually night when shit happens for once.
Isn't it morning?

>>42743163
Oh my gosh. I used to be a weekend smut thread regular when we still had those, and I've read some pretty weird and fucked up stuff. But I can't finish reading Languid's stuff. I giggle like a little girl and run away every paragraph it's so sweet.

>>42745831
It gives you diabetes. the adorable fluffy kind.

>>42744456
>Not using proxies who's proxies have proxies.

Do you even shadowrun?

>>42745831
Can't even boner, too many cutes

>>42745831
>I used to be a weekend smut thread regular when we still had those
Did the bad wrong fun police get those?

>>42745971
Take a look for yourself. After a bunch of deletions and bans, they're empty and all the usual writers/community are gone.

>>42746039
>>42745971
Forgot my link since I'm a retard. http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/weekend%20smut%20thread/

>>42746039
So they resorted to terrorism like censorship normally does.

Did the Lawn finally best him?

>>42746491
I fought the Lawn and the Lawn won.

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>>42746672

“Okay first off, you actually trust this guy?” you ask, jerking your head to where Axos is sitting.

“NO I DO NOT,” Ranthix tells you. “I TRUST ME. I VERIFIED ALL HIS CLAIMS MYSELF. THERE WERE CLANDESTINE DEALINGS BETWEEN LUCIFER AND WALDRIC, KEPT SECRET FROM US. SATTLER WAS SET ON HER WARPATH SHORTLY AFTER THESE AFFAIRS, IN BOTH CASES.”

“You mean when she received her ‘tips’?” you ask.

“HER CONVENIENTLY ANNONYMOUS YET PECULIARLIY ACCURATE TIPS, YES,” he replies.

Wolfgang frowns. “Doesn’t that make Waldric a blood traitor too?”

Rax scoffs. “THE APPETHET IS NOT FITTING WHEN THE COURT RAT HAS UNTIL NOW CONSORTED WITH DEMONBANE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HALTH,” he explains.

You think this over. “Have you gone to Isaac about this?” Isaac would definitely be here if he knew. If he knew, in fact, he’d probably have already taken Waldric down. You’d only find out after the fact.

“OF COURSE NOT,” says Ranthix. “HE WOULD SMITE WALDRIC FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH. AVENGING OURSELVES ON WALDRIC IS NOT THE GOAL. YOU MUST BE INSTALLED AS THE BARONNESS OF THE FIEF. THE LINE OF SUCCESSION MUST BE CLEAR. THE GOVERNANCE WILL FALL TO CHAOS SHOULD A DEMONBANE SLAY WALDRIC. WE MUST BE THE ONES TO DO IT.”

“Couldn’t I say I ordered them to do it though?” you ask. “Or... actually no, yeah, that won’t work.

“You can’t come out and say you’re living or working with a Demonbane family,” says Wolf. “It would destroy your credibility.”

“I know,” you say, rubbing your forehead. “I said it wouldn’t work.”

Wolfgang lets out a tense breath, his thoughts getting too much for him. “Why would Waldric do this? He wants to be with my sister. He wants to be here, in San Francisco. Sending someone after Sierra, that turns everything against him,” he says, trying to figure it out. “Marshal Hallow will kill him. And I don’t even know what will happen when my father... or Maviel... God.”

>>42746765

“THUS WE SEE HOW THE INTRIGUES OF THE COURT RAT PROVE HIS UNDOING TIME AND TIME AGAIN,” Ranthix answers. “HE DOUBTED THE POWERS OF THE IMPERIATE, AND JUDGED THAT HE WOULD TRADE HIS LOYALTY IN SECRET, THUS GAINING GRAND POSITIONS AND TITLES FROM CONNIVING ROYALS. THUS HE WOULD ENSURE THERE WOULD BE NO DOUBT THAT HE, WALDRIC, WAS SOLE MASTER OF HIS OWN HOUSE.” He burns with anger, the fire simmering on his arms and shoulders. “IN SUCH TREASON HE HAS FORFEITED HOUSE AND FAVOR ALIKE. THERE WILL BE NO LIFE FOR HIM HERE, WITH SUCH JUDGEMENT DO I JUDGE HIM GUILTY.”

You’re left in awe by Ranthix’s speech. And to think, English isn’t even his first language. But something strikes you odd about all this, besides, you know, being betrayed. Not 12 hours ago, a messenger from the Yellow King told you to leave. Now all the sudden all this crap’s coming up? “This can't be coincidence,” you say. “Fish King Prime has something to do with this.”

Ranthix glares at you. “OF WHAT DO YOU SPEAK?”

You rehearse the story, with some clarification from Wolfgang on specifics. Okay, so maybe Wolfgang does most of the story rehearsing. He remembers the exact wording better, maybe.

“I DO NOT KNOW OF THIS YELLOWED KING,” Rax states. “HIS MESSAGE BESPEAKS OF WARNING. I DO NOT SEE HOW IT RELATES TO WALDRIC’S BETRAYAL, CONTINUING ALREADY FOR MONTHS AT THIS TIME.”

“It fits in somehow,” you insist.

“We’ll figure things out after we deal with this,” Wolf promises.

“Yeah,” you say. “But right now, for this, I don’t get it. If Waldric wanted me dead, why didn’t he just tell Sattler I was Hellborn? Literally just a couple words – she’s Hellborn. I wouldn’t even know what was happening.”

Ranthix laughs. “WEAKNESS! IF HE TOLD HER OF YOUR STATE AND YOU DIED, THE BUTCHER WOULD CONFRONT THE WINGTREADER, AND HE WOULD DISCOVER THE PLOT. WALDRIC FEARED THIS, KNOWING HE COULD NOT FACE THE BUTCHER, AND SO MADE HIS PLAN CUNNING SO IT WOULD NOT LEAD BACK TO HIM.”

>>42746801

“That... makes sense, I guess,” you say. “But it doesn’t explain why he’s here.” You glance over at Axos, who’s simply watching everything normally.

He growls. “YES, THAT.” Rax scowls at Axos. “HE IS SON OF USHOLOGUISSA, AN ENEMY TO SULKRASPH, WALDRIC’S TRUE MASTER. AXOS IS OF THE PURSUASION THAT SHE, GRAND WYRMWRITHER, MISTRESS OF THE FLOWING RED RIVER, WOULD BE SYMPATHETIC TO YOUR CAUSE.”

Axos raises a hand and pipes up, his tone polite. “After you take over the fief,” he says conversationally, “Mother Ushologuissa would be happy to help with whatever resources you might require to rule here.”

“PREFERABLY,” says Ranthix, giving the half-blood a disgusted glare, “YOU WOULD RULE ON YOUR POWER ALONE, BEHOLDEN TO NO ONE BENEATH THE EARTH OR ABOVE – ESPECIALLY NOT A FAT SLUG-WRIGGLER LIKE USHOLOSHASHIS. HOWEVER IT IS NOT MY PREJUDICE, BUT THE PREJUDICES OF THE IMPERIATE THAT SUCH A DECISION DEMANDS.”

Except you know how Ushologuissa rolls. She doesn’t really care about lives, mortal or demon, the way she’s been throwing them away trying to undermine everything Waldric was working for. Or you guess what you were working for. But seriously, she had a human chop shop going on.

“Everybody needs a friend,” Axos says, blatantly trying to tempt you. “You already have Sulkrasph trying to kill you. And the Yellow King isn’t too far behind by the looks of things.”

>You won’t work with Ushologuissa. She’s a monster. And you can do this yourself.
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.
>You need support from somebody at some point, but you’ll need it to be on your terms.
>Wow. Somebody incredibly powerful who doesn’t want to kill you? This might be your lucky break.
>You'll figure something else out. Maybe you won't have to, you know, kill Waldric. You don't need this jerk or his snotty attempts to manipulate you.
>Other (?)

>>42746872
>You'll figure something else out. Maybe you won't have to, you know, kill Waldric. You don't need this jerk or his snotty attempts to manipulate you.

>>42746872
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.

>>42746872
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.

>>42746872
>You won’t work with Ushologuissa. She’s a monster. And you can do this yourself.

Not after that shit with Iptaph.
Fuck. That. Noise.

>>42746872
>>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.

>>42746872
>>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.
We have too much on our plate right now.

>>42746872
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.

>>42746872
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.

>>42746872
>You need support from somebody at some point, but you’ll need it to be on your terms.

>>42746872
>"I cannot make promises now. There is no telling how many resources will be lost when we depose Waldric."

>>42746872
>You’re not deciding anything until after you deal with Waldric.
>You'll figure something else out. Maybe you won't have to, you know, kill Waldric. You don't need this jerk or his snotty attempts to manipulate you.

It's possible that Waldric is getting framed for this. If those meetings were how Waldric got intel on where to send us then Lucifer might be playing him. Lucifer could have then given that information to Sattler without Waldric knowing in an effort to fracture our fief's power base.

Of course, Waldric might actually have decided to betray us for some unknown reason so either way we need to handle this carefully before making any decisions to align ourselves with someone else.

>>42746872
>You need support from somebody at some point, but you’ll need it to be on your terms.
I don't like her, I don't want her to remain alive.

But we're sort of getting hate from 2 two powerful enemies, either one of which has a very good chance of taking us out on their own. There's a chance of a third such party coming against us if we don't play things just right. I really don't want Usholoshashis to be the fourth.

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>>42747159
>Trusting the betrayer.

Still kind of in shell-shock. The conniving and the plotting, that's totally in character for Waldric. But the overreaching and blatantly undermining everything he was striving for? Allegedly.

I guess he didn't give a shit about family and friends after all. Why would he do this? It could only end badly for him.

>>42746872
>You won’t work with Ushologuissa. She’s a monster. And you can do this yourself.

>>42747159
>we need to handle this carefully before making any decisions to align ourselves with someone else.
I don't think anyone's saying we burst in, put a sawn off in his mouth and squeeze, there a questions to be asked i just think they should be answered with a pair of hands wrapped around his throat.

>>42747236
Yeah it just seems too stupid for him. I best guess is he is being put up as a scapegoat, but we'll just have to see.

We could always ask for ossifera help with taking down the Yellow King. Split his wells 60/40 for her.

>>42747324
But then we'll have to get over our fear of water.

>>42747159
We should bring this up, see what Rath thinks about the possibility of a triple-cross.

I kind of expect him to want Wally dead even in that case for allowing himself to get manipulated, but who knows.

>>42747348
Ranthix won't hurt anyone if we tell him not to. If we bully him into it, anyway.

>>42747220
I'm not saying we should trust anyone yet. I just think we could be getting played by some other faction that wants our fief. Ranthix is awesome and loyal but he isn't very good at courtly intrigue so we need to be cautious about what we believe, even from him.

>>42747324
I'd be good with this as long as we get all the ones closest to the coast, wouldn't want her noticing how the majority of "our" wells are unclaimed.

>>42747324
Hell the fuck no. Bitch is shady by demon standards and full Hitler by human. We aren't giving her shit.

The furthest concession we should offer her is mutual nonaggression. Tell her to plz go and stay go.

>>42747379
I dunno. Ranthix seems pretty decent at court shit, it's just that he hates it.

>>42747407
Ranthix has the ABILITY to can into court shit, and very well, he specifically chooses not to.

>>42747364
I really don't think that's the case. We have a better chance than others would to talk him out of it, but frankly if he decides somebody Needs to die, they're gonna die whether we want them dead or not.

Imagine if our cover with Sat were blown, she's trying to kill us and Ranthix is on the scene. She's wounded and, for the moment, defenseless. We might not want to kill her just out of consideration for family, but I really don't see Ranthix letting her live no matter what we decide.

Either way we ask waldric what's the fuck up straight to his face. His answer decides if he remains alive.

>>42747496
This. Sierra's a practitioner of an extremely direct form of subtlety.

If we do have to fight Waldo, let's make sure to not let him see us. Every single time we've gotten into a fight with a Belphegoran they smack us with Inflict Pain and it fucking sucks. And don't look at his fucking eyes either.

Really, best course of action would be to have Monster shadowstep a grenade up his ass. Or maybe have the ashwight cut him up. Just swamp him with summons in general. Except don't use that new spooky ghost one, he might be able to turn it against our allies by hitting them with negative emotion powers so it tries to eat them.

>>42747494
If we straight order him as imperiate he would obey.

But we'd probably kill her in that situation. Unless we have a really good plan or something.

>>42747534
[Angry Hellborn Noises]

>>42747558
>Imperiate

This guy has the right of it. The reason we can bully Ranthix into not killing someone is we can order him not to, and if he doesn't obey that order, he undermines his entire Thultal philosophy thing. Which isn't something he's about to do lightly.

>>42747496
>>42747534
FUCK that. Don't put him in the perfect position to fuck us with his psionics.

>>42747558
Killing your aunt kind of puts a strain on family relations no matter the context. I think we'd be obliged to at least try and spare her if it's remotely possible to get away without offing her. Issac would want to handle it if shit hit that particular fan. If we had to kill her anyway, I think he'd understand.

On an unrelated note, who's in favor of setting up some blood magic before we pull up.

>>42747629
>blood magic

Yes please.

>>42747629
All for blood magic

and then the van hits a bump as Sierra's working the knife.

>>42747599
Between our crown and numerical superiority, mindfuckery would be a no-go for Wally. He'll know full well that the only thing stopping Ranthix from impaling him on an M2 is our say so. The minute Ranthix suspects that our judgement is compromised by magic, he'll disregard our directions and remove the influence with extreme prejudice.

>>42747690
The crown doesn't make us immune, it reduces the damage. It's like how we can still get hurt by fire even though we have fire resistance. 8 soak is not immunity. And numbers don't mean as much when Waldo has his own people and the BE tree eventually leads to AoE/multitarget versions of the nasty debuff powers.

Is Orias related to Waldric?

>>42747629
No Satt gets no mercy.

Even Issac would completely understand.

>>42747805
Yes, they're cousins or something like that.

>>42747805
He's nobility, they're all related.

>>42747828
No, no he wouldn't. Especially when all logical sense tells us to let him handle satler

And to think I was so looking forward to the waldric/maviel wedding scene.

m-maybe this is a big misunderstanding guys. Come on, lets hear waldrick out. m-maybe Rax is wrong....

shh... only tears now

>>42748184
So what are the odds that Languid was waiting to spring this on us the moment we cemented things with Wolf, to maximize the disruption of their family.

What if this is all a plot by Wolf's ex to get back at him for the breakup, because she was secretly a demon the whole time.

>>42748251
>[shadowruns maximize]

>>42748251
What if Ben's been pulling the strings from the afterlife all along.

You bite back the urge to scream NEVER!!! Not after that crap with Iptaph. Axos is right at least about that much, that you need friends at some point. But you’re not sure you want him or Ushola as your friend. You’re not that desperate.

“I’m not agreeing or not agreeing to anything until we deal with Waldric,” you tell Axos.

“Okay. You can think about it until then,” he says, smiling kindly.

"SHE AWAITS SURE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO CREATE A DECISION,” Ranthix shouts at him. “THINKING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.”

“Do not let consideration chain the mighty, but let strength surge to action,” Axos quotes. “Thank you for catching my slip up there.”

The emotions underneath his veneer of civility have nothing to do with Axos’s expression. It’s like he’s something completely different than what he acts like on the outside. It’s kind of creeping you out. But you have other problems to deal with, ones of mortal consequence.

You ignore him for the time being. “So what’s the plan?” you ask. “The truck, guns, is this a full Rambo thing you have in mind?”

Ranthix scowls. “WALDRIC ASSEMBLES HIS PSEUDO-CONCLAVE FOR A DECISIONARY COUNCIL WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF RELEVANT LEADERS FROM THE FIEF,” he says.

You’ve been to a couple of those. It’s usually the Conclave and like, one or two demons who run businesses or have big families or something, and people yap about boring stuff like what kinds of powers they’re allowed to be willy nilly about, what they can and can’t do to mortals, how much they need to pay the conclave off of magic-related incomes. Boring crap.

All of it goes down on the ground floor of Waldric’s conclave office setup. There’s a few big assembly rooms, and meetings happen in the middle of the night when there’s nobody else around. Everyone gets all demony, there’s cordial discussion, and you usually want to blow your brains out.

“So what, we kick in the door and shoot him?” you ask incredulously.

>>42748362

Ranthix considers your proposal. “HE WOULD NOT HAVE CHANCE TO DEFEND HIMSELF WITH STRONG MAGICS,” he says. “IF IT WERE SINGLE COMBAT IN EQUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I OF ASSURITY WOULD TRIUMPH. HOWEVER IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THE DEPTH OF HIS GUILE. FURTHERMORE, HIS COUSIN AND SENESCHAL-SOOTHSAYER ARE WITH HIM.”

“Lucifer may be there too,” says Xanissil, for the first time adding voice to the conversation from the driver’s seat.

“INDEED. HIS CAPABILITIES WE DO NOT KNOW, SAVE THAT HE KNOWS CERTAIN MAGICS,” says Ranthix.

Certain magics? Maybe he means the half-Verwelken thing? You notice Axos, listening intently. You guess Ranthix is unwilling to betray the secret brotherhood-sisterhood of half-blooded Verwelkens, seeing as you’re a member of the team.

Xanissil and Xathix know what’s up though, and that’s what’s important if you get in a fight.

“No,” says Wolfgang, shaking his head. “You can’t murder him – that’s not how this works. This could be a setup. We don’t know enough. Maybe Sulkrasph or the Yellow King or someone is trying to turn us on each other,” he reasons.

“WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE, MAGICIAN? WILL YOU WAGGLE YOUR FINGERS AND CAST A SPELL? DEMONS OF WISDOM GREATER THAN YOURS LIE AHEAD. THE DECISION IS BEYOND YOU.”

No duh. It’s your decision.

>Ranthix is right. I mean. Waldric tried to kill me, like, twice. Letting him try again is kind of stupid.
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.
>Well whatever else, if Lucifer’s there, we shoot him first.
>Other (?)

>>42748408
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.

Feels way too much like he is being made as a scapegoat. I hope I'm right.

>>42748408
>>Ranthix is right. I mean. Waldric tried to kill me, like, twice. Letting him try again is kind of stupid.

>>42748408
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
>>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
He can pull mind shit all he likes, there are 4 people in this truck he doesn't stand a chance against in a fight, he can't get all of us at once.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
I know this is a trap, but let's walk into it anyway.

>>42748408
>Ranthix is right. I mean. Waldric tried to kill me, like, twice. Letting him try again is kind of stupid.

>>42748475
You know that he's not alone, right?

>>42748408
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

>>42748408
Is Maviel there? Of she isn't, we can go see her and have her call Waldo to meet her somewhere and then we can confront him.

It makes it so that we can talk to him separated from his cronies. If he's not a traitor, then no big. If he is, he doesn't have half a dozen other dudes to jump in and complicate matters.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.
>Well whatever else, if Lucifer’s there, we shoot him first.

>>42748503
Who wants to get in a fight with Rax?

Nobody? Cool so we'll just grab what we came for and be right back.

>>42748408

>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.

Pains me to say, but it is possible that RANTHIX is the one betraying us.

In which case hopefully Xanissil would be on our side.

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>>42748582
>it is possible that RANTHIX is the one betraying us.

>>42748582
Fuck off Lawnspawn, your kind isn't welcome here.

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>>42748582
>RANTHIX
>anything other then god tier bro

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>>42748582
>RANTHIX is the one betraying us
I
Uh
That'd be something, for sure.

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>>42748582
>RANTHIX is the one betraying us.

>>42748582
>Implying Ranthix is psychologically capable of betraying us.

>>42748582
M Night Shlongarama just wet himself in excitement at how shitty a twist that would be.

I wonder if there are any planes that are full-cyberpunk. That'd be cool.

>>42748408
>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.

>>42748582
>but it is possible that RANTHIX is the one betraying us.
Go away Waldo, we know you are a professional traitor.

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>>42748582
This is a reasonable, if very unusual and unlikely, concern and I understand the necessity of broaching this topic. However, because of simply how absurd of a twist it would be, instead of explaining my misgivings with it I will instead post a smug anime girl.

>>42748582
read the archive before you post

>>42748568
Or we could have Wolf tele-grab Waldric and yank him away from where he is.

>>42748408
Is it uncurable poison time? We bite Waldo and offer him our antidote for his compliance?

>>42748408
>>I need to talk to him before anything else. We have to be sure about this.
>>I’m not throwing Waldric under the bus quite yet. And if he did do something, I doubt Orias or Ulam know anything about it.
maybe we should go in alone with everyone standing for backup and then ask to speak to him alone?

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>>42748808

>>42748869
>maybe we should go in alone
Nooooooope

Wait a minute. Does Wally even know that Fishface's main beef is with us personally, as a land master and child of his enemy, not with the fief? If Waldric thought Lucifer was primarily trying to extend his lord's influence over the region for political purposes, he'd have no reason to suspect that Fishfucker would be scheming against us personally.

>>42748994
Are you trying to say that the murder plots are ok because Waldo doesn't know the real motive?

>>42749055
OF COURSE THEY ARE. Sometimes a bitch has to be stabbed in the mother fucking neck because they've become a total tool.

That's not us though! We're not the tool here! We're being misrepresented!

“Hope it’s not beyond me though,” you joke.

Ranthix glares menacingly at you. “SPEAK.”

“I’m not ready to throw Waldric under the bus yet,” you say. “I mean. All this stuff looks bad. But it doesn’t make sense with, you know, him trying to settle down here. He kind of needs me for that.”

“TRAGIC HOW HE DECIDED TO BETRAY AND MURDER YOU THEN, ISN’T IT,” says Ranthix, unsympathetically.

You pinch your nose, attempting to think this through. “Okay. Yeah. If it is what it looks like, waltzing in there’s kind of dumb,” you say. “But Orias and Ulam, I can’t see them knowing anything about it. They both have their heads screwed on straight.”

“YES,” says Rax, “BUT HOW MUCH WOULD YOU COUNT ON THEIR AMIABLE FASCADES SHOULD YOU PRESS THEM TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU AND HIM?”

That’s an unpleasant, but good point. “Yeah, no, I get it,” you say. “He’s family. And I don’t know Ulam’s story, but he dropped everything and came out here to help out after Waldric sent him a fucking letter.” You wish you could make a choice that wasn’t cruddy. “I need to talk to him first. Whatever’s going on, I have to know.”

“THEN WE WILL KNOW,” says Ranthix.

“Can’t we separate Waldric somehow?” asks Wolfgang. “Get him alone so we can talk to him without dragging the others into it and risking a fight? I could talk to Maviel, have her call him.”

“INTERSTING, DOES MAVIEL USUALLY CALL WALDRIC IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT?” Rax asks. “HE WOULD DETECT THE ODDITY IN ONE SO FAMILIAR TO HIM IMMEDIATELY.”

“We can hold off on this for a few hours at least,” he argues. “At least wait until he’s done with the meeting.”

>>42749196
>Sierra dindo nuffin
>She's a good girl

>>42749055
No, I'm saying that maybe Waldric doesn't realize that they're ARE murder plots against us, because he doesn't realize that we're a primary target. He assumes that since Sierra mostly stays out of politics while he's the Baron that therefore people are plotting against HIM, sometimes through others. He might have only been looking for an angle that would harm him, not one targeting us.

>>42749252

“YES, GIVE THE COURT RAT MORE TIME TO DISCOVER I HAVE AXOS AND EXTRACTED ALL USEFUL INFORMATION FROM HIM,” he replies. “DO YOU THINK OUR HASTE IS IN VAIN? TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, MAGICIAN. IT IS POSSIBLE OUR ONLY ADVANTAGE IS SURPRISE. DO NOT SQUANDER IT.”

“Ranthix knows what he’s doing,” you tell Wolf. “You can trust him. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for this guy.”

“CIRCUMSTANCE WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT YOU ESCAPED IN OTHER WAYS,” Ranthix demurs. He glares at his niece and nephew before looking back at you. “YOUR DEFENSE IS OUR PRIVILIDGE, NOT NECESSITY. HOWEVER I WOULD NOT THAT YOU SUFFER MORE DELAYS THAN NECESSSARY IN YOUR RISE TO THE IMPERIACY.”

Wolfgang takes a deep, shuddering breath. You can feel his trepidation. Obviously doesn’t like the idea of going after Waldric, or of maybe having to fight Ulam or Orias. You’ve only see him chatting with them a couple times, but you think they get along, kind of. “I don’t know,” he says, shaking his head. “Sierra, I’m with you on this, whatever this is. Better or worse.”

That makes you feel kind of better a little. And it also makes you want to kiss him. But not while everybody’s looking at you. You have to figure this out.

>Create General Plan (?)
>Other (?)

we need to suit up for battle.

>>42749295
Kiss Wolf for being so supportive, Suit up for battle / make haste to waldric. Im in favor of talking to him before anything else, in person.

>>42749295
Whole party minus Wolf bash down the door, confront the boy, start off by saying that if he tries to mindufck sierra then Ranthix gets his murderboner on. Should we not return, the the Butcher will avenge us. Talk to the other two demons, get them to watch impartially. Then figure out exactly what is happening. If Lucy is there, same goes for him-anything untoward and we try to kill him and wally

>>42749295
Sierra and Wolf creates a big entrance and acts as a distraction while Ranthix and team set up the entire area with explosives. In any sign of danger, Wolf ports us out of there and the place goes boom.

Also remember to have the crown up to defend from any potential psychic belphegoran attacks.

>>42749295
Do we have sleeping gas, flashbangs or anything?

>>42749295
BLOOD MAGIC.

I say we go with trying to get him alone first. He doesn't think Sierra has a subtle bone in her body, so he won't suspect her to be asking him into an ambush until it's too late.

General plan is interrogate semi-civily at first. If he starts anything, restrain him and drain his PP down to nil, then resume questioning, if possible.

>>42749308
and by suit you mean DEMON

>>42749295
Cause some chaos, get him separated, grab him and go. We can put our new summons to use for this since Waldo doesn't know they exist yet. Monster could also be of use since he didn't have any of our VE powers before the well trip.

>>42749463
>restrain him and drain his PP
Bad idea, he's Belphegoran. He could just drain us right back and turn it into a tug of war.

>>42749419

Ranthix is prepared. He probably doesn't have access to sleeping gas that can put a Stygian and two Belphegorans to sleep though

>>42749414

The crown will give you a fighting chance, but that's like saying a bullet proof vest gives you a fighting chance when people are shooting at you.

>>42749463
>>42749497
Good point. We could poison him though? Can't find anything specific about our poison, but as far as i remember it is incurable except if Sierra bites with her antidote.

>>42749497
Which I'm moderately sure we could win if we debuff him first.

I was thinking something more along the lines of making it a show if loyalty on his part. Submit himself to disarmament to take a step back into our good graces. If he thinks that's the best way to save his skin, he'll do it.

>>42749567
>except if Sierra bites with her antidote.
Where the hell did you pull that out of? That doesn't exist, matey.

>>42749530
Well burst in, flashbang them or whatever to knock them out, rush them and take them in for questioning.

>>42749591
I thought i read it when we got the poison, but i might confuse it with an ability we have chosen not to have.

If it comes down to fightings, Ephemeral Eye + Strength of Will make sfor a potents, possibly lethal combo in a very short amount of time.
I'd prefer just talking, though. I mean, even Isaac attempted to kill us, and so has Ranthix.

>>42749613
We could have Monster cornerstep some flashbangs into the room.

>>42749631
The closest thing we have is a blood magic ritual that can cure various poisons (used it once on Baron after he got himself poisoned being a tard), but we've never tried it with our own venom so whether it works right is up in the air.

>>42749650
>If it comes down to fightings, Ephemeral Eye + Strength of Will make sfor a potents, possibly lethal combo in a very short amount of time.
If he's a retard and tries to turn it into melee combat. Which he won't.

> I mean, even Isaac attempted to kill us, and so has Ranthix.
Just Ranthix, actually. Isaac was going after Trevon back then and even with him it was a nonlethal mission to tag him with a tracking spell.

>>42749295
Is it possible that we tip off Isaac, he kills the other two demon fucktards, and we package Waldric when he rabbits? One anonymous tip on the situation, one Demonbane Demonbane'ing, and Waldric is without friends and likely running for his life. Just need to specify not to kill Waldric.

>>42749295
We could call him and say some shit about how Sattler's on the way there with a couple other people to kill the shit out of everyone at the meeting, then snatch Waldric when everyone bolts. He can't detect emotions over the phone so it'd be easy to bluff him with it.

i don't like where this is going you guys, i am way to weakhearted for something like this after what happened

Could we use Wolf's sister to bait him out?

>>42749755
On the one hand, Isaac will be upset that we didn't come to him with this if it goes South. Part of the deal for him accepting this is letting him know about this sort of thing.
On the other, if Waldric is being framed, calling in Isaac is tantamount to pushing the nuke button and could easily destabilize the fief.

>>42749833
Yes, but it might make him suspicious since she doesn't normally call him in the middle of the night.

We could have her say that their house burned down or some shit and hopefully he'd be too pissed off to think clearly.

>>42749837
>destabilizing fief
Only if word gets out about our arrangement with Isaac. That's not as bad as you'd think, since a successful plan would result in the only surviving witness being in our custody.

>>42749295
Let's show the cowardly courtrat that we're so superior to him, that we can beat him at his own game. Let's run in there panicked that Sattler is on the way, and in our panic push for details about who's informing her and how this could have happened. If he reveals anything or acts confused, we go after him!

>>42749896
No no no. He's way better at both reading emotion shit and hiding it than we are. Don't fucking try to bluff him in person.

>>42749896
could always actually call isaac and tell him to be there in a certain amount of time. he's on his way. and we arent lying. its the perfect bluff.

>>42749863
I'd say do it anyways. Better suspicious than actively against us.

>>42749863
Or we could put her in danger and force his hand. Just put Maviel in our custody and apply leverage from there.

All right, final plan vote.

-Plan-
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.
>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)
>Bust in armed and ready to fight, and confront Waldric about what he's done.
>Kick in the doors with a few flashbangs, attempt to subdue everyone before they can react. (Attempting nonlethal, but you never know.)

>>42749997
>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)

>>42749938
Kinda makes us the bad guy, though...
>>42749997
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42749997
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42749997
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42749997
>>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42749997
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42749997
>Bust in armed and ready to fight, and confront Waldric about what he's done.

>>42749997
>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)
We don't really need to bluff much. The gig is up for him. Either he cooperates or he tries to kill us, in which case Isaac WILL kill him. And not to mention that killing us will be REALLY fucking hard. Either way he loses and cooperating should be the least of the evils.
Also crown should be up, wearing a bulletproof west when you go into a gunfight is much better than not wearing it.

>>42749997
>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)

>>42749997
>>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)

Does Ranthix have napalm or some really effective incendiary? Because we are immune to fire and i am pretty sure waldo is not.

>>42749997
>>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)
Except dont bluff about isaac, call him beforehand and tell daddy about whats happening

>>42750144

You and Ranthix are made of fire. You don't need to carry that crap around. Although he does have high explosives and incendiary grenades anyway.

>>42749997
>>42749997

>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.
"Fun fact, Waldric. Isaac heard from Sattler there's a demon meeting at [where he is], she's headed on over there. Anyone you know?"

Or if that's too suspicious (how many people know about the meeting), say she's after Maviel. Bonus if we can grab Maviel beforehand and have her play along.

Why do you want to talk to him in person? Seriously. Would you go and try to get into a direct physical confrontation with Ranthix if everything went to shit and we had to deal with him? Why give Waldric a confrontation that plays to his strengths?

>>42749997
>Kick in the doors with a few flashbangs, attempt to subdue everyone before they can react. (Attempting nonlethal, but you never know.)

>>42750180
Nice, because that could mean we could do my previous plan of >>42749414 without needing to escape. Just set the entire area up with incendiaries instead of explosives. We should do this in any case.

>>42750215
Good point. My suggestion is then this: set the entire area up with incendiaries and get everybody ready to ambush. Then call up Waldric and start negotiating. Hopefully he can't use to many belphegoran abilities over the phone.

Also we should confirm he is in there first, stepping of the mind maybe?

>>42749997
>Kick in the doors with a few flashbangs, attempt to subdue everyone before they can react. (Attempting nonlethal, but you never know.)

Hehe, the Aryan demon bane shit Trevon in the back.

>>42750291
The problem with that is that Ulam and Orias seem like chill dudes, and there are other demons from the fief. Everybody can't be in on it, and blowing up constituents is bad press.

>>42750344
On the other hand, it is an amazing negotiating item, they probably wouldn't die from just some fire, and all the light would suppress wervelken abilities.

>>42750215
Cuz Wally dindu nuffin.

>>42749997
>Go inside to talk in person, acting natural. (Further details will be decided later. Maybe bluff about Sattler or Isaac, or just try to wheedle the truth out of him without revealing your hand.)

>>42749997
changing >>42750105 to
>Attempt to lure Waldric outside and alone via phone call.

>>42750388
Delete old posts if you change your vote.

“Okay, okay,” you say, your think powers generating think results. “So walking in there’s not going to work, cause he’ll know something’s up. And if we walk in ready for a fight, we might actually get one, and we don’t want that happening with everybody there.”

“AH YES, SO THE PHONE PLAN,” says Ranthix. “IT IS NOT THE BEST PLAN.”

“Yeah well the best plan if Waldric’s a traitor is killing everybody,” you say. “We’re not doing that plan.”

Ranthix scowls. “SO BE IT.”

“Should I call Maviel?” asks Wolf. “It doesn’t matter if we make Waldric suspicious so long as we get him alone.”

>Just a second. I’m going to ask Isaac to come down here in case things go bad.
>Maviel’s our best bet. Just be vague enough that she can’t tip off Wally.
>No, I’ll call him. Just need him out of there.
>>Tell him Sattler’s coming. That’ll get everybody out of there quick.
>>Tell him you know what he did, but that you want to talk about it alone. (Be straight with him)
>>Fabricate some story to get him to come out. (?) (Don’t give yourself away)
>Other (?)

>>42750419
>No, I’ll call him. Just need him out of there.
>>Tell him Sattler’s coming. That’ll get everybody out of there quick.
No Isaac, this be demon business.

>>42750419
>No, I’ll call him. Just need him out of there.
>>Tell him Sattler’s coming. That’ll get everybody out of there quick.

>>42750419
>Maviel’s our best bet. Just be vague enough that she can’t tip off Wally.

>>42750419
>No, I’ll call him. Just need him out of there.
>>Tell him Sattler’s coming. That’ll get everybody out of there quick.

>>42750419
Set up explosives and incendiaries first, we don't have to use them, but blowing the place up could be a negotiating option.
>Tell him you know what he did, but that you want to talk about it alone. (Be straight with him)
from >>42750105
>We don't really need to bluff much. The gig is up for him. Either he cooperates or he tries to kill us, and if he succeeds with that then Isaac WILL kill him. And not to mention that killing us will be REALLY fucking hard. Either way he loses and cooperating should be the least of the evils.
Also crown should be up, wearing a bulletproof west when you go into a gunfight is much better than not wearing it.

>>42750419
>Maviel’s our best bet. Just be vague enough that she can’t tip off Wally.

>>42750419
>Just a second. I’m going to ask Isaac to come down here in case things go bad.

Backup for the backup plan.

>Maviel’s our best bet. Just be vague enough that she can’t tip off Wally.

And if he figures it out and abandons her, our No. 1 reason for not killing him on site just vanished.

>>42750419
>Just a second. I’m going to ask Isaac to come down here in case things go bad.
Like, don't get him involved in the actual fighting or anything, but this is kind of a big deal thing that he should be involved in.
>Maviel’s our best bet. Just be vague enough that she can’t tip off Wally.

If we zap him with our shadow, we can drain him while he's stunned. The paralysis from the zap impedes both physical movement and magic use.

“Yeah. Let’s do that,” you say. “Just be vague about it. Make her say something about the wedding or whatever, that’ll cover it.”

Wolf nods.

“FINE THEN,” says Ranthix. “IN THE WORLD WHERE ALL THIS HAPPENS PERFECTLY, AND YOU HAVE WALDRIC ALONE ON THE STREET, HOW DO YOU PLAN ON CONFRONTING HIM?”

>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?
>I don’t want to look like I’m after a fight. I look enough like that as is.
>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.
>I don’t know, just walk up to him and talk. It’s not like he doesn’t know who we are.
>Other (?)

>>42750742
>>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.

>>42750742
>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?

>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.

>>42750742
>I don’t want to look like I’m after a fight. I look enough like that as is.
>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.

>>42750742
Whatever we do, I want Monster hiding in his shadow ready to zap the shit out of him if we need it. And our summons scattered around. Except the Zithether, because that thing's terrible if we're fighting Belphegorans. And probably not Crabby either, because huge.

>>42750742
>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?
He's expecting Maviel, so we may as well just jump him the moment he's outside. You two stand behind me, look menacing, and do the good cop-bad cop thing.

>>42750742
>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?

>>42750839
Agreed

>>42750742
>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.

>>42750742
>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?

>>42750742
>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.
Besides. I was stronger than him even before my trip.

You know, the crown has to be unglamoured to work. And if it's showing, he's going to know something's up.

>>42750742
>I’m not stupid. Did you pick up all my crap before picking me up?
>I just want it to be me and him, all you guys out of sight. He can’t kill me that fast if that’s what it comes down to, but I don’t want to freak him out and have him do something dumb.
But by all means have snipers trained on his sorry ass

>>42750983
He will probably suspect something anyhow.

>>42750742
Can't we disappear him somewhere and question him?

>>42751074
I too am a fan of blackbagging

I think we should blackbag the Waldric.

>>42751171
Heard you the first time, samefag.

“I’m not stupid,” you say. “Tell me you have my magical crap.”

Ranthix pulls a weighty duffel bag out from under his seat and sets it on the chair next to you – it clinks with the sound of metal. “ALL OF IT,” he says.

You peek in the bag, and find your stuff. You guess he popped by the house before picking you up? Huh. “Okay, so I’ll just go talk to him as soon as he’s outside,” you say. “You guys hold back, but be ready to rumble. If anything happens I can get out of there pretty damn fast. I have to talk to Isaac about this though. It kind of falls in the category of crap I have to tell him about.”

“THEN IT IS DECIDED,” says Ranthix. “MAKE YOUR CALL, WE ARE FAST APPROACHING.”

---

After you’re geared up for a fight, you give Wolfgang the go signal. Wolf calls Maviel, waking her up, and explains he needs to meet her and Waldric right now, at her house. He’s pretty convincing, and gets her to agree to unwittingly agree to her side of the plan.

With that out of the way, you hop out of the truck and walk a block with everybody until you get to Waldric’s fancy sports car. Kind of sticks out.

>>42751304

Wolfgang vanishes around getting everybody into position. Ranthix takes position up on the roof above your meeting place. It’s a clear line of fire, and he can probably just jump down if you need him up close. Xath and Xan take cover behind some parked cars on the other side of the street. Wolf can be anywhere, so you don’t worry about where he is.

Stress: 30/103
Sanity: 97
HP: 35/35
PP: 47/47

After maybe five minutes, you start getting worried, but then you spot Waldric coming out of the building and coming toward the car, and by extension you.

He stops while he’s still about forty feet away. His long iron grey hair is loose, and sways gently in the wind. He has his designer jacket left casually unzipped, revealing the silk dress shirt beneath. He looks thin and pretentious as always.

You drop the glamours on your crown, prepared for anything.

“What are you doing here?” he asks. He’s too far away to get a read on his emotions, but he’s also too far away.

>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.
>I told Isaac everything. You'd better have a good story.
>Do you actually give a damn about anything other than yourself? I mean seriously.
>Other (?)

>>42751206
Wrong.

>>42751347
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.
>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.

>>42751347
>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.
What the fuck is going on Waldric?
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.

>>42751347
>"I heard some interesting things. Rather than turn you into a bloody smear, however, I figured I'd give you a chance to answer these things. So. Sattler. Explain."

>>42751347
>>42751417
Ill support this.

>>42751347
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.
>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.

>>42751347
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.
>Be glad I'm benevolent enough to hear your side of it, instead of bursting in and embarrassing you in front of your friends.

>>42751347
>>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.
>>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.

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>>42751347
Something along these lines.

>>42751347
Summon Monster behind our back, have him turn into shadow and then skulk around to get near Waldo.

>>42751347
>>42751347
>Ranthix wanted to kick down the door and shoot you in the face, but I talked him out of it.
>So as it turns out, I found out you tried to throw Sattler at me.
>Other (?)
Did the Yellow King have anything to do with... this?

>>42751347
This is good. >>42751417

>>42751347
>Do you actually give a damn about anything other than yourself? I mean seriously.

Here comes the part where he lies to us.

>>42751473
If we do that, we can have him try to emotion read Waldric. Not sure if he could read monster, though. It'd probably make it a hell of a lot harder to get a read on us going through a summon even if he can do it, though.

You exhale. Got to be level headed for this. “I heard about some stuff you did,” you say, keeping your expression neutral while you summon Monster behind your back. The imp quickly becomes shadow and disappears into the night. “Thought you deserved a chance to explain.”

“What stuff? Explain what?” he asks, curious.

Maybe he really doesn’t know what you’re talking about yet. “Could have had Ranthix kick down your door, shoot you in the face,” you say. “This is the part where you try to sell me on the whole talking to you instead thing.”

“Sierra. Calm down,” he says, raising his hands slightly, as if attempting to sooth a wild animal. “We can talk about this. Whatever it is.”

“I know you pretty much have Sattler on speed dial,” you tell him. “Maybe start there.”

“What are you talking about?” he asks, sounding genuinely puzzled

Monster relays a fuzzy version of his emotions for you. He feels preternaturally calm. Collected. His guard’s up. If there's any more nuance than that, you're not picking it up through the imp.

So. This is the game he’s playing. Or does he legitimately not know? Or is it more likely that he’s trying to get your guard down, and then who knows what the hell will happen?

>So what is it? You’re working for Sulkrasph now? What’d he offer you?
>You realize that either me or like ten other people can kill you if you try anything.
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.
>I already told Isaac everything. I’m the only thing on this green earth that can stop him from cutting your head off. Demonbane kill demons. Remember?
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.
>If somebody set you up, you know, we’ll figure it out, but you’ll have to come with me.
>Other (?)

>>42751847
>So what is it? You’re working for Sulkrasph now? What’d he offer you?
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.

>>42751847
>If somebody set you up, you know, we’ll figure it out, but you’ll have to come with me.
The reason were having this talk, instead of going with ranthix's plan is because I dont beleive in indiscriminate murdering people on my ally list.

>>42751847
>So what is it? You’re working for Sulkrasph now? What’d he offer you?
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.

>>42751847
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.
"We could have been in-laws in the future, as scary as that sounds." Then we realize what was said, and that Wolfgang is in earshot, and get briefly distracted by our embarrassment.

>>42751847
>>I already told Isaac everything. I’m the only thing on this green earth that can stop him from cutting your head off. Demonbane kill demons. Remember?
>>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix

>>42751847
>"Ranthix woke me up last morning by pounding on my door and screaming about you betraying me to Sulkrasph, with Sattler being your unwitting attack dog. Your end of the whole deal was tell her there was a Verwelken in the same place I was. It is a very serious claim coming from someone who I do not question the loyalty of."

>>42751847
>So what is it? You’re working for Sulkrasph now? What’d he offer you?
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.

>>42751847
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.
At this moment he either fix this or die. His choice. Even if he thinks he can survive you, he can't survive Isaac.

>>42751847
>You know, what you're doing now isn't helping sell the 'innocent' image.
He can either stop that, or we can drain every drop of power out of his body so that he can't do it. Or we have the goonsquad swiss cheese him. I like option 2, personally.

>>42751917
Please hide your boner anon.

>>42751847
>I don’t get it though. Why risk everything to get me out of the way? Am I even in your way? I thought we were on the same team.
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.
>If somebody set you up, you know, we’ll figure it out, but you’ll have to come with me.

Diplomacy go!
..... please?

>>42751847
>He feels preternaturally calm. Collected. His guard’s up.
Sounds like BE magic to me. Anybody got any ideas for how to make him turn it off? I guess we could tell him to stand still while Monster hits him with a few Soul Drinkers under threat of gunfire.

Are you faggots seriously expecting Waldric to just confess to treason?

>>42752114
Nope! But if he doesn't, then we kill him and buy Malviel flowers and a card.

>>42752114
i thought this was a stupid plan

>>42752114
I think they're trying to goad him into attacking us to escape so that we can kill him in "self defense" and never have to bother with actually discovering his guilt.

>>42752140
>Kill him
Nah, anons are going to diplomacy him forever.

>>42751847
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.

>>42751847
>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.

>>42752167
Yeah we should have him ganked.

>>42752167
This isn't even diplomancing, they're just voting to ineffectually lecture at him without doing anything and hoping he gives up.

>>42751847
>>I already told Isaac everything. I’m the only thing on this green earth that can stop him from cutting your head off. Demonbane kill demons. Remember?
>>Come on. Just be real for a second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.

OH GOD I DIDN'T MISS IT YET

Ranthix wouldn’t accuse Waldric on accident. There’s no way any setup would fool him. He cuts through political crap like it’s tissue paper. The innocent act doesn’t fool you.

“I don’t get it,” you say. “Wolfgang doesn’t get it. Why risk everything to get me out of your way? I’m not even in your way. We’re on the same team. But you acting dumb, it’s not helping things.” Your hand linger on the stock of your SMG, hanging off your back.

“Whatever you think you heard, or whatever... what do you think I did?” he asks. “Who’s accusing me?” He stops, gauging something by looking at you. “It’s Ranthix, isn’t it. You know he hates me,” he says earnestly. “Think this through for a second. He never wanted me to rule this fief. He thinks it belongs to you somehow! He’s trying to push you into the spotlight, get you to announce yourself to the courts, show Corithis’s daughter is still alive! That’s what this is about!”

The duplicity is astounding. (+5 Stress: 35)

“Sierra. Please,” he continues. “What if I’m not guilty? Did you ever consider that? I know Ranthix saved your life, but he’s not who you think he -”

“Come on,” you say seriously, cutting him off. “Be real for just a second. For a literal second. Your life here. Everything. It all goes away if you don’t fix this now.”

Waldric goes quiet, standing perfectly still. He seems to be hovering on the verge of something, his expression unreadable.

You don’t know if you should be angry or sad or what. (+5 Stress: 40)

>Shoot him.
>Ranthix was right about you.
>I thought you were my friend.
>Look. Just... just go away.
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?
>C’mon man. We’re friends.
>Other (?)

>>42752400
>>Shoot him.

>>42752400
>C’mon man. We’re friends.

>>42752400
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?
>C’mon man. We’re friends.

>>42752400
>C’mon man. We’re friends.

>>42752400
>Shoot him.

i can't into this, you guys are on your own

>>42752400
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?

>>42752400
>Shoot him.

>>42752400
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?

>>42752400
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?
"Because I don't."

>>42752400
>C’mon man. We’re friends.
>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?

>>42752421
>>42752432
Since fucking when?

>>42752435
It's basically an interrogation, just accuse them while simultaneously convincing them you're on their side and get them to confess.
admittedly harder than it sounds, and occasionally too effective.

>>42752400
>Shoot him.

>>42752400
>>Shoot him.

>>42751847

> Also, if you did set me up, then you'll lose Maviel. She called you out here for me, remember?

Let's twist the knife/ruin his marriage while we're here.

>>42752400
>Shoot him.
If we don't do it now it will just be harder when we do it later.

>>42752400
>he’s not who you think he -
[shadowruns intensify]

>>42752400
>>Think about Maviel. You really want to lose her over this?

>>42752451
convincing someone you're their friend is a pretty standard way to get them to confess to something.
Better than all the "shoot him" people, kind of defeats the point of talking to him.