>>42817537

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or
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>>42817537
>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>>42817537
>>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>>42817537
>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>Other(?)
>Wasn't one named horrible death and money or something? Lets go to the other one.

>>42817537
>"Which one involves me smashing things for fun without people calling me queen within the next hour?"

>>42817537
>What would I need to get to make a run at the river dungeon?
This one gives a water god blessing if we beat it, right? Or am i thinking wrong?

>>42817537
>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

The water dungeon would need prep work. Air is slightly less optional for most of our friends.

>>42817537
>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>>42817605
Second

>>42817605
Second

>>42817609
>This one gives a water god blessing if we beat it, right? Or am i thinking wrong?

Yes, that's right. We beat the dungeon and get a blessing from its patron.

But it frequently floods and sections are apparently constantly submerged. We'd need to do a load of prep work for that one. Scrolls or water breathing or gillyweed or something.

Else, y'know, all our friends could die. And that would be bad. We don't want that.

>>42817537
>>42817605
So much this.

>>42817650
>>42817664
>dfirst vote
>doesn't generate new IP
Fucking really? Are your dumb unfunny jokes so important to make?

>>42817671
We could get necklaces our something of water breathing. That would pretty much be all we need.

>>42817671
That's true... I thought we would only go into one dungeon, but then we could wait with this one i guess.

>>42817537
>>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>>42817537
>>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.

>>42817537
Supporting >>42817605
>"Which one involves me smashing things for fun without people calling me queen within the next hour?"

>>42817671
>Else, y'know, all our friends could die.
Not just our firneds. Lyra can hold her breath for hours, but not forever either, and we have absolutely no idea how deep that dungeon goes or how much time we might need to spend in the submerged section.

>>42817690
What? Aren't you aware you cannot post twice within the span of a minute?

>>42817581
>>42817605
>>42817618

Change vote to Field w/ side of smashy/no queen.

>>42817690
Eh, this querst has a constant gaggle of retards who try to force their stupid shit on everyone else by samefagging. Just look at all the "HUR DUR I'm just a year old" faggotry, that literally no one finds funny even in story.

>>42817736
He probably couldn't tell which one of those didn't generate a new IP, one of them obviously was the guy making the original suggestion.

Fields it is!

Writing!

>>42817736
You easily can.

>>42817736
Yes, you can. Just make opur "seconding" for your own option, reset IP, do it again.

>>42817755
Are you actually telling people to change their votes to what you want?

You don't get how voting works, do you. Fuck off retard.

>>42817757
>Just look at all the "HUR DUR I'm just a year old" faggotry, that literally no one finds funny even in story.
I don't know, sometimes it can be pretty entertaining. And that's why I support it, because I personally find it entertaining. Which is what I am entitled to do.

>>42817800
I...I think people are intentionally finding a reason to bitch at other people.

>>42817605
>without people calling me queen within the next hour
Nin will still be in that dungeon, and our armour comes always with crown. No luck there.

>>42817537
>>What would I need to get to make a run at the river dungeon?

>>42817837
>Nin will still be in that dungeon, and our armour comes always with crown. No luck there.

She can dream anon. Don't crush a young spiders dreams.

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>>42817537
>>The other one is a field or something, isn't it? That one.
We're too used to rivers and lakes and stuff. Let's do something new.

Picture unrelated.

Two months since last time I am in time for a thread

>>42817905
.......
I saw that request on /d/ anon.

>>42817905
More like underwater this time around. But we likely wouldn't complete it unless we practice making a diving bell first. It was said to be completed less time (if not at all) due to its gimick, so one could assume it has choice loot, but that doesn't mean the end reward would be any better than the field dungeon anyways.

I say have a good time with our friends and get practice completing our first 'natural' dungeon, and we can try the other one if we ever come back to this town. With aquatic experience, preferably.

>>42817537
Yeees dungeon spider taime!
Get Hype

>>42818001
meh.

We need the blessing of the god of gold.

Metalic thread + gold powers = Infinite money

>>42818053
....We can make silk anon, We already have unlimited gold.

>>42818053
blessings don't give you powers. and if they did, they sure as fuck don't give you a gamebreaking power that you demanded specifically.

>>42818049
why no Hype? I want to see us blast through the whole dungeon in record time.

>>42818104
So we need to hit level cap while we grind crafting for the best possible loot. Then we start collecting dungeon bonuses. Then Godhood. Then queen hood. God-Queen Spiderbutt.

>>42817988
We know how you saw that request anon...

>>42818137
*namefagging

>>42818053
Thinking like that is the best way to not get any blessings. Lyra just needs to keep trucking on and doing her thing while pushing herself.

>>42818104
Not really unlimited, considering the lacking infrastructure and the high price of silkm, we're going to oversupply fast.
Its 'just' a lot of money.

>>42818137
And you stop being so joyless. Why are you even in this thread?

''Armor made of golden silk from the queen of the Arachne.''

That sounds like end-game legendary loot tier

>>42818197
What a lovely plate glass wall you have, sir.

>>42818126
>I want to see us blast through the whole dungeon in record time.

>Spider enters Dungeon for first time.
>People are curious and crowd starts to gather.
>Bets are made.
>How far will she get on her first try? How long will she stay in? What loot will she find?
>Spider comes back out before anyone expected.
>Even rookies that can't make it past the first level normally stay in longer than that.
>People are disappoint.
>"That was fun yes. The monsters on the bottom level were a good challenge."
>Wait. What?
>"The final guardian was very tasty. I hope the other Dungeon ends with a treat like that, yes."
>Holy Fucking Shit.

>>42818183
Gold is a terrible armor material tho as its super heavy and way to soft. And it also might be worth less than the Arachne Silk Dresses our sister is making. Best to just leave well enough alone.

>>42818197
While reading this i invisions the final form of this conversation being "Stop Fag Fag Fag Desu Fag Fag Bitch Fag. It was amusing.

>>42818248
>And it was on that day the Gods learned how to fear once again.
>>42818274
>Stop Fag Fag Fag Desu Fag Fag Bitch Fag
This is literally what it's like to be on 4chan.

>>42818359
Apology accepted.

"One is a field, yes?"
"And the other is underwater."
"I will stick to the one where everyone can breathe, I think."
"Are you certain?"

You shrug.
"Underwater might be quieter, but I am not willing to spend the time to prepare."
"Mhm. Well, give me a few hours, and then you can head to the 'Plains of Hate and Gold'."
"Is that wheat or currency?"

She laughs.
"Most people don't ask."
"So it's wheat, then."
"It is most certainly wheat."

You sigh, banishing thoughts of crowns and other unfortunate nonsense.
"Have you been inside? What is it like?"
Ren's hands shuffle paper, searching something out while she speaks.

"A bit on the odd side. Sky, open plains, fields, all inside something. Sections are reached through portals, most portals have a guardian. If you're planning on staying long, bring rations and the like."
"I am planning on eating monsters, yes."
"Right."
"Speaking of, did an look like they would taste good?"

She gives you a look.
"I wouldn't know. Don't try to eat the ones that are on fire."
"I think I am-"
"Don't."
"Okay."

>Anything else I should prepare?
>Sooooo. Where is it?
>What if I put out the fire first-
>Other (?)

>>42818425
>>Anything else I should prepare?
>>Sooooo. Where is it?
>>What if I put out the fire first-

>>42818425
>What if I put out the fire first-
>Anything else I should prepare?

>>42818425
>But is it okay if I'm the one that set them on fire?

>>42818425
>>What if I put out the fire first-
>>Sooooo. Where is it?

>>42818425
>Anything else I should prepare?
>Sooooo. Where is it?
Also, we did get beat by a high level adventurer duo, and we couldn't beat one.

>>42818425
>What if I put out the fire first-
>Sooooo. Where is it?

>>42818425
>What if I put out the fire first-
Sounds like Nins going to have a field day, food as far as the eye can see.

>>42818425
>>What if I put out the fire first-
>>Anything else I should prepare?

>>42818425
>Anything else I should prepare?
>Sooooo. Where is it?

>>42818425
>Anything else I should prepare?
>Where is it?

Also, we do need food for the Moth. Where is the market place? We can load up on green stuff at the market. Well, once they stop screaming and realize we're just there to buy stuff and not eat them.

>>42818425
>Anything else I should prepare?
>Sooooo. Where is it?
>What if I put out the fire first-

REQM, you know, we want all the ansewers.

>Ask if she want's something from the dungeon or if someone needs something. Allways check for sidequest.

>>42818501
>>42818425
>Allways check for sidequest.

Second.

>>42818425
>Sooooo. Where is it?

>>42818501
I'm gonna second this one, although she could probably go in there herself and get whatever she would want in two seconds.

>>42818425
>>What if I put out the fire first-

>>42818525
Yes but you know, NPC usually don't want to go in the lvl 1 dungeon to get 50 evil plant seeds or something.

>>42818425
>What if I put out the fire first-
>Anything else I should prepare?

>>42818501
Dis

>>42818501
>>42818425
this

All the questions, writing!

I'm deeply disappointed we didn't make new weapons and armour for the dungeon to test them out in there.
But I gouess that shows why Hearth would have been a retarded choice, we never do anything forging.

>>42818681
I wanted hearth for weaponizing metal, not for building. If you can manipulate metal that easily you can turn someones steel plate armor to molten slag instantly, or disarm an enemy by turning his sword into a plowshare.

>>42818681
Apart from all that time we spent practicing forging at the village and with the dwarves?

>>42818712
To be fair its a good chance we could do something simular if we practice enough.

>>42818712
>you can turn someones steel plate armor to molten slag instantly, or disarm an enemy by turning his sword into a plowshare
Thats a thing we could already do before easily, actually. We just never did because if we get our hand on our opponent its over anyway.

>>42818727
All three times?

>>42818681
Well, we need to get materials to craft with. And we have no money to buy them.

So we do the dungeon run, get the money, acquire the materials, make the bitching weaponry to use in the next dungeon. And that's leaving aside whatever sorts of rare materials we'll acquire in the form of loot from the monsters.

Do you not know how dungeons work?

>>42818681
I think we need like magic metal to make a better weapon. Maybe we can loot something good in the dungeon.

>>42818681
To be fair, we do have Tyrant Chitin Armour, as well as our original armor, now.

>>42818712
>If you can manipulate metal that easily you can turn someones steel plate armor to molten slag instantly, or disarm an enemy by turning his sword into a plowshare.
If we can get our hands on our opponents armour, why would we not just punch through it, which we can already do?

>>42818751
>And we have no money to buy them.
We got a whole bunch of loot we could easily make into money.

>>42818759
>To be fair, we do have Tyrant Chitin Armour, as well as our original armor, now.
But all our friends are not even nearly as well equipped, and our spear still gets distorted anytime we use it because it can't keep up with our strength.

>>42818766
Yes, but there are more enjoyable ways to make money.

>>42818744
Man its more times than we've gone dungeon diving.

I might as well becry our current choice because we've done more forging than dungeoneering. Stop making a mole hill into a mountain.

>>42818802
Doesn't really change the fact that we go into a dungeon with poor equipment, despite the fact that we have a forging Blessing we could use to make better equipment. If we don't use good equipment for even dungeons, then what would we ever make it for?

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I found this quest awhile ago, and just recently caught up.

You're doing God's work, REQM.

>>42818834
We still need to prepare and buy supplies. We have time to craft better equipement.

>>42818834
We don't have the equipment yet because fuck you I want to smash things in a dungeon.

>>42818821
>I might as well becry our current choice because we've done more forging than dungeoneering.
I don't remember people crying for us to pick upo a dungeoneering focused evolution.

No idea why you get so defensive about it either.

>>42818821
We didn't have more dungeons to delve into, while not forging was a choice we had.
And you're not really contradicting his point of forging being useless if we don't even use it for better equipment before going into the dungeon.

>>42818869
Sure enough, I feel the same way. mHence why the Forge thing was useless, the players of this quest ar eobviously not really interested in spending time with preparation, so we should have just relied on using loot from the dungeon as equipment.

>>42818856
This quest actually has four spin offs of it already, although ones dead and another has a QM who might or might not be actually dead.

>>42818911
Except things from the dungeon likely won't fit us. So instead, why don't we take the loot from the dungeon and melt it down and make it into things that are much better because they fit us and our friends.

>>42818944
>and melt it down
So destroy the artifacts to make inferior versions because it would destroy all the enchantments?
Thats even dumber.

>>42818944
Actually, dungeons (at least real dungeons) are alive and possibly sentient, so who the hell knows whether or not it'll fit us.

>>42818944
Pretty sure the magical properties of magic items won't survive being melted down. That seems pretty unlikely. And clearly mom found enough weapons she can use in dungeons.

>>42818999
Here's a thought.

Suppose the dungeon dispenses loot on a 'equal value compared to threat' scale. If we go into a dungeon looking for materials, as opposed to actual equipment, we might be able to get more valuable raw materials than we would find since they would be cheaper than equipment that can be used on the spot.

>>42818944
>Except things from the dungeon likely won't fit us.
I wouldn't be so sure, most of use still have a human torso at least, so most of the stuff we would want to use is as likely to fit us as any random adventurer.

>>42818988
Should be plenty of enchanted stuff to pilfer. Just because a dungeon has interesting metals does not mean each is enchanted, or enchanted in a way worth fretting over.

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So, I may have asked this before, but I can't recall, so I'll ask it again.

Is it just me, or is our ultimate secret weapon the ability to have a team of laughing girls whenever we want on demand?

I mean, all we have to do is take our monster tour near some adventuring adventurers, and wait for them to roll low. Devestated for life.

>>42819067
unenchanted stuff*
damn tinyspell.

>>42819054
We literally don't know how it will react to us, it might say fuck it and do this, or it might attempt to modify its loot to our practical usages. Alternatively it might just give us spider themed regular armor or absolutely nothing of use to us. Hell, it might even fully break.

>>42819067
>implying we wouldn't get more from selling what we won't use and buying the metal ourselves
Shit mane it's like murderhobo 101

>>42819067
You're still very much missing the point, but whatever. Its dungeon time now.

>>42819124
Don't things usually cost more in the shop than you can get froms elling in RPGs. Usually looting in the field is more profitable.

>>42819092
>Alternatively it might just give us spider themed regular armor or absolutely nothing of use to us. Hell, it might even fully break.
We can exclude all three these posibilities due to mom having delved dungeons.

>>42819092
Well, until now we had luck with superior magic entities like gods. Maybe dungeons too.

>>42819124
Enchantment depending. This world does not seem to be short of magic users, but rare and valuable metals? Plus there is no guarantee the cash we get will cover the weight in materials of the item we cash in.
I wonder why people are worrying about money anyway, Lyra is a spiderbut, she can as good as weave money.

>>42819150
Not really? Just stating, what ever we find, pretty good chance we are going to find enough suitable for raw materials.

>>42819234
>Not really?
I have yet to see a RPG in which stuff is cheaper to buy froma shop than you get for selling it.

>>42819150
>Don't things usually cost more in the shop than you can get froms elling in RPGs. Usually looting in the field is more profitable.
Mate we're talking about processed items vs raw material, even if we don't sell at MRSP we should still turn up a profit and that's not counting possible enchantments and magical stones

>>42819092
That awkward moment when you and your party get shanghaied to be the final boss.

>>42819257
Raw material. I'm not saying sell a spear and buy a spear.

>>42819272
>Mate we're talking about processed items vs raw material
Doesn't mean the raw material is actually easily available, which can easily mean its more expensive. And it will even more likely be more expensive than the amount of raw material that went into making the object.

>>42819315
>Doesn't mean the raw material is actually easily available, which can easily mean its more expensive. And it will even more likely be more expensive than the amount of raw material that went into making the object.
If the material is that rare the object will be worth more. You have to consider the risk factor in obtaining such object and the fact that people will want it if only to show off.

>>42819315
This isn't exactly econ. SIm Quest. more loikely than not we wont even get any prices our am,ounts beyond "You got enough/by alot/a bit".

Still completly besides the original point, but thats not really relevant anymore.

>>42819373
If only that always worked out.

>>42819373
Sadly that often not how it works, but we don't really know enough about the customs of the society and adventurers, how common such sales are etc. to make a educated theory.

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>I'm going to eat the monsters
Did we ever learn to cook right, or are we still savages who eat just meat chunks?

>>42819440
We are a Gaint Spider.

>>42819440
Well apparently we're a better cook than our friendly neighborhood Spider-Elf.

>>42819440
We can cook, but we can do just fine wolfing it down like our Yeti.

>>42819440
She knows how to cook... but maybe we need a Dwarf.

"What if I put them out-"
"They are made of elemental fire. Don't put them in your mouth."
"Okay."
The secretary heaves a sigh, eyeing you suspiciously.

"In any case-"
"Well, do you have any requests?"
"Pardon?"
"Requests? Quests. Things you could potentially need from the dungeon, that I could retrieve, yes."

"Monster cores, mostly. It's not so much a request as it is a standing bounty. And gods know how much treasure is down there. People will buy it."
"Spears, maybe? Spider sized?"
"The running theory is that the stuff you find in a dungeon is divinely constructed as it's found. No way of knowing but going."
You nod.

"Then, I only have two more questions, yes."
"I doubt that, but go ahead."
"Is there anything else in particular I should prepare? Supply-wise?"
"And the second?"
"I don't know where the dungeon is, yes."

Ren grins, shaking her head.

"You don't need torches or rope- I'd advise you just to bring some food anyway, in case they can't be eaten. If they turn back to magic or something. We don't actually know what happens to the bodies in the dungeon."
"People don't retrieve monster pieces?"
"Why would people want bits of dead things?"
"To make stuff out of?"
"Like what? A decorative blood coated arm?"
"Like weapons and armour, yes."

She shakes her head.
"People challenging the dungeon are usually the sort who've got gear better than that. I suppose there could've been some, but... I haven't heard of it, to be honest."
"I thought it would be common, yes."
"It probably is. I know, at least, that people make armour from scales and the like all the time."
"Alright. And the location?"

"A field of wheat at the edge of the city. The gate is right in the middle."
"How has anyone ever been confused about the name of the dungeon?"
"Greed does all sorts of things to people."

>Onwards!
>Last minute advice?
>A meal before I go.
>Other (?)

>>42819420
We could always put up a bolt of metal arachne spidersilk as a reward for other things we don't wan't to worry about, like rare metals.

Let the other adventurers deal with the problems of how to get it, and what to do with the silk.

We will be out killing bears, yes?

>>42819482
If that were the case, we'd just drink our food.

No, we see the truth of cooking things sometimes.

>>42819500
We should rent a dwarf for dungeon cooking lessons eventually.

>>42819505
>Last minute advice?
>A meal before I go.

>>42819487
Speaking of, how did she find out about the Ranger class, in the first place? Was she notified? Did she have a dream? How can she tell when she gains ranks?

But, most importantly, will she change further?

>>42819505
>>Last minute advice?
>>A meal before I go.

>>42819373
That's assuming the object is in demand. Even a well made sword won't sell if no one needs it. At best if you fuck up and make something that has no demand, you might be able to sell it to someone who wants it for the raw materials. But then you might as well not have made the item in the first place.

>>42819505
>Last minute advice?

>>42819505
>Do you know any place that sells bear meat? Preferably alive? If I'm going to bring my own food, I'm going to bring something I like.

>>42819505
>Other (?)
Status check on all monster-bits. Are they online, operational, and willing to dungeoneer?
Full check on equipment too. anything dangly or loose. We don't want to loose our wedding dress just because we got hit by a sword at some point and it fell.

>Onwards!
>Other(Pick up rations.)

Get food, we asked for advice, lets take it.
Then murdering things.

>>42819505
>A meal before I go.
then
>Onwards and Downwards!

best to start our adventure with full bellies... or as full as monster bellies can be in a human settlement...

>>42819570
>Lose our wedding dress.

Man, that's going to give off some crazy lady vibes if folks find out Lyra carry's a wedding dress around.

>>42819505
>>Last minute advice?
>>A meal before I go.

>Onwards!

>>42819601
>if folks find out Lyra carry's a wedding dress around
Imagine what people will think about Lyra if they find out all our companions have a wedding dress.

>>42819505
>A meal before I go.

>>42819505
>Last minute advice?
>A meal before I go.

Subquest adquired: Monster cores

>>42819642
We really need to have a wedding dress day at some point.

>>42819505
>>A meal before I go.
>>Other (?)

Can we get some additional armor for the other party members?

>>42819678
>Subquest adquired: Monster cores
More importantly, find out what the hell monster cores are.

>>42819642
Sounds like the beginning of a prank on some poor sod.

>>42819678
We should see what a monster core tastes like, you know just incase they are edible.

>>42819505
>Last minute advice?
>A meal before I go.
>Other (Ask what a monster core is)

>>42819505
>Load up on food.
>Dungeon!

>>42819706
>eating cores
As a wizardologist, I have to advise against eating cores, spheres, power gemeralds, and things like that.
It can prove very addictive, and there are numerous side effects.

>>42819689
>find out what the hell monster cores are.

The thing in the core of monsters?

Advice and food? Writing!

>>42819740
Maybe if she eats the core of her enemies she gains their strenght. Eat 1000 goblin cores for a 0,0001% extra arachne power.

>>42819773
>>42819746
Maybe its just the control piece the dungeon uses for its generated monsters.

Of note: If the dungeon does gen as it goes according to the person entering, would it generate "Hero" Monsters for us to fight? Like a party of elves etc. Going to be interesting.

>>42819801
>Maybe its just the control piece the dungeon uses for its generated monsters.
Its not really so important what it 'is', and more, what its good for and why do people want it?

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>>42819801
I don't think so.
I think it's going to make wheat/hate themed monsters.

>>42819773
Don't be the first to eat the wierd magical artifacts. Instead go find a researcher your not particularly fond of, and ask them what would happen, and dump off a bunch. If their is an explosion in the area, you know not to do that. Also, consult the Evil Overlord list for rule reguarding power and artifact consumption.

>>42819860
Thatd why I said taste, and not eat, we can taste something and not eat it, we have a Gaint Spider tongue.

>>42819505
>>A meal before I go.
Can't adventure on an empty stomach.

We should sell monster food. Made by spiders, for spiders, of spiders.

>>42819740
Can confirm, I know someone who injected themselves with just one monster cores and died.

>>42819943
It was a giant spider?

>>42819943
Well duh you don't inject food you ingest it. No wonder they died, they were doing it wrong.

>>42819832
inb4 the dungeon has only wheat based monsters
inb4 everyone but nin is hungry

>>42820215
So, fire elemental straw men?

>>42820261
It'll be like that one scene in the beginning of nightmare before christmas where the scarecrow is on fire.

>>42820261
I think fire elementals are the ''hate'' part

>>42820261
I bet they hold hypocritical political positions and are bigoted towards ice elementals.

>>42820313
Someone post the screenshot for this newfriend. You know which one I'm talking about. I'm not on my PC right now.

... so we're totally going to eat one of these guys, right?

>>42820629
probably not, they're made of burning plants or something.
Maybe.
I don't know.

>>42820629
No no, you don't eat fire elemental. You grind it into a powder and use it as seasoning.

>>42820629
>>42820651
They are made of elemental fire. In other words, they never go out, they are literally fire made into a substance. (kind of hard to quantify since fire is normally a reaction effect).

I sincerely doubt our innards are fireproof.

>>42820629
Sounds like a plan. Oooh if they are made of corn and fire I wonder if we can make them into popcorn.

"Any last minute advice for a new dungeon-eer?"
"Don't get killed. Or eaten. Same thing, usually."
"Thank you."

You kind of want to be sarcastic, but you're busy now. Busy busy busy. There's a dungeon to deal with, but first-

"-And one of every meat."
"What does that mean?"
"Every kind of meat you have, I want one of."
"One serving? One dish?"
"One entire creature, yes."
"Uh. Right."

It is an excellent sort of meal, if a little expensive.

You pack up a small mountain of preserved meats, and a weird sort of bag that supposedly will keep plants fresh for Nin. Which is a good thing, because you aren't sure that dried plants are edible. Or contain any nutrients.

"How does it work, though?"
"Pretty sure it's just an ice stone in a bag?"
"That seems a bit simple, yes."
"Simple works."

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The gate is just how it was described, which is easy because it is a gate in a field of wheat. There is also a gate before the field of wheat, but that is the fence sort of gate, rather than the 'giant stone portal to an ominous dimension ruled over by some sort of god' gate.

The wheat reaches right to the steps- a circular platform that descends, row by row, to the dirt. Flickering runes line the stone arch that makes up the entrance to the dungeon, gleaming with the colour of a setting sun. They flare wildly as you approach, friends in tow, blazing to life as a shimmering void opens in the air, and you step through, into the unknown-

Well, vaguely unknown. You know what is inside in a general sense, but-
No, no, this is pointless. You are inside now, so you can just look. There.

...It's a field. It is definitely a field.

>>42820680
How hot are they compared to ghost peppers?

>>42820728

You look around, but there's nothing like walls. Or a horizon, for that matter. An endless, swaying field- and another gate on a hilltop in the distance.
You can't actually see anything, can you. The monsters are going to attack from beneath the wheat. Isn't this cheating?

>Hold up. Strategy meeting.
>Bushfire?
>Straight for the gate!
>Other (?)

>>42820751
Bellow a Challenge

>>42820751
>Hold up. Strategy meeting.
We send the bird up as recon

Try to move in stealth and maybe use the wolf as a lure

>>42820751
>Straight for the gate!
Let's see what this dungeon has got for now.

Also, I'm leery about setting a fire in a dimension of endless wheat.

>>42820751
>Bushfire?
>Bushfire.
>Whistle 'I don't want to set the world on fire" as you stroll through, setting everything around you on fire.

>>42820751
>>Bushfire?
They were asking for this the second they said dungeons regenerate.

>>42820751
>>Hold up. Strategy meeting.
Isn't our lamia very useful for scouting here? Nin can skirmish with Jin, and us and Shezka can actually distract the enemy.

>>42820751
>Straight for the gate!
>Jin an fly overhead to spot if anything moves in the field

>>42820751
>>Straight for the gate!
Nothing for it. Brushfire seems like the sort of thing that will backfire spectacularly on us. maybe put Jin on patrol if she's awake.

>>42820779
>>42820784
You know we where warned about fire creatures right?

>>42820751
>Hold up. Strategy meeting.

Bird scout, and can Lyra do the earth sonar trick to detect any monsters underground?

Also don't burn the field, you can burn the loot.

>>42820751
>Hold up. Strategy meeting.

>>42820751
>Hold up. Strategy meeting.
Jin flying recon
We use our earth sense or whatever

>>42820799
Yes. Well deal with those by hand. It's not like they'll be able to ambush us from a bed of ashes. Provided we survive the smog poisoning.

>>42820817
Oh damn, I forgot about tremorsense. Yeah, no point worrying about ambushes.

>>42820799
We have eaten magic before.

>>42820735
capsaicin may feel like it's burning you but it doesn't actually inflict any burns, it's just stimulating your nerves.
a being that is literally made of fire on the other hand will set your head on fire if you try and eat it.

Guys, we have a small snake creature that is perfectly adapted for hiding in tall grass, why don't we use it?

>>42820751
>>Hold up. Strategy meeting.

no bush fires, it will only make the fire elementals that much stronger.

>>42820852
The emphasis on small. It'd take her a week to get across a field by herself.

>>42820852
the same reason I never use any stealth devices.
I lose them
though we should get more use out of that snake.

>>42820862
don't we need them to be stronger?

>>42820852
Because if it actually meets anything dangerous Ezzy will basically get instantly killed or at least heavily injured before we even know where she exactly is?

>>42820751
>Bushfire?

>>42820891
lets find one first before pumping them, as we don't actually know how hard the dungeon is.

>>42820751
>Bushfire?
>Straight for the gate!

Anyone play Overlord? Remember the Halflings in the fields? The unicorns in the field with the Elves sacred tree?

BURN. BURN IT ALL!

>>42820901
You don't seem to understand how stealth works.

>>42820751
>>Hold up. Strategy meeting.
Get our bird in the air and our puppy out sniffing the monsters.....and will someone please wake up the scarf?

>>42820929
It works great until something spots you. Then it doesn't work at all.

Strategy meeting?
And Jin.

Writing!

>>42820908
That game was shit.

>>42820929
You don't seem to understand that it isn't infallible and attempts at it can fail, especially in a huge field of wheat where you can easily stumble over threats before seeing them.

>>42820751
>Straight for the gate!

>>42819440
k. when did the dungeon meshi stuff start popping up.

>>42821127
Well... Lyra likes to fight things. Lyra likes to eat the things she fights. She is going to a dungeon. Probably dungeon meshi is going to pop up a lot.

>>42819832
I floop the pig

>>42820728
IMA FUCKIN DRAW THIS SCENE.
BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES HOOOOOO!

>>42821185
Floop is a madman, help us, save us.

>>42821184
I mean on the board in general. There was a thread a few days ago with a lot of images from Dungeon Meshi. Is that why there's so many now? or is it an older thing? Idk. Started posting on this board this year

>>42821306
I think is a recent thing. It's gone a little viral.

>>42821253
yay Drawfriend

>>42821306
Since the start of sept

Its pretty much a hit with us and surprising with a too

>>42821306
the miners who have taken to the thing for reaction images are bearing SERIOUS GODDAMN FRUIT.

>>42821350
meh.

Huzzah this makes me feel slightly less bad about my inability to run lizards this week

>>42819505
>"The running theory is that the stuff you find in a dungeon is divinely constructed as it's found. No way of knowing but going."

Neat. It's literally an MMO dungeon. I always like settings which include that sort of thing.

>>42821388
You aren't running the entire week!? Goddamn it!

At least theres a small small chance that QuestDrone MIGHT make a thread on sunday, but fucking A.

>>42821388
What have you done to the Harpies

>>42821388
You make me sad Lamb

>>42821434
Murdered them of course

>>42821434
Death to birds and everything they stand for! If it flies, it dies.

My question is has anyone heard from Argent? At this point even the quest has mummified!

>>42821413
Next week ain't lookin' good either.

>>42821434
Only what they had coming. Or possibly nothing.

>>42821521
>>42821577
Sshhh. You'll warn them

>>42821631
Pretty sure hes dead. We will mourn him

You nod to yourself.
"Okay, yes? Strategy meeting."
"What? Who are you talking to?"
"Myself."
Nin tilts her head.

You ignore her.
"Jin, can you circle once towards the gate? and then come back and tell us what you've seen."
"I can do that!"
She throws herself onto your arm, and then into the air, whipping through the air against the gentle breeze.

Now that you think about it, there is a breeze. Which is good and bad- It means that the wheat itself isn't some sort of monster and moving under its own power, but you can't rely on it to tell you when things are approaching.

You win some, you lose some.

"Then, while we wait for Jin, we should discuss what we think would be a good way to go about this."
"Kill things that get in our way?"
"Don't step in traps."
"Thank you, Sheszka and Nin. Your contributions have been noted. Ezzy, wake up."

"Sssssna-wha?"
"We are in a dungeon, yes."
"Why?"
"Because there are very few places in a city where I can fight and kill and eat things? And I am doubting that I will find bears even here."
"That was a dumb answer."
"Please provide me with a use for yourself or default to 'poisonous screaming whip'."

She yawns, mouth stretching wide.
"I'll go, go. I'll find stuff."
"Not a warm spot to sleep, yes."
"There aren't any warmer spotsss. Tried."

You let her down to the ground, calling out as she vanishes into the fields.
"I'll make tremors, yes? So you can find us again."
"Kaaay."
Speaking of tremors-

You can't feel any spirits. And no spirits means no radar.
You tap the ground a few times with your leg- It's definitely dirt and stone and all that, but it feels... cut off. Like there isn't magma, or a world moving beneath. Like you're somewhere else.
You don't like it.

>Wait for Jin and Ezzy to come back.
>Start moving forwards, slowly.
>Brainstorm something. (Suggestions?)
>Other (?)

>>42821784
>>Start moving forwards, slowly.

>>42821784
>>Wait for Jin and Ezzy to come back.

>>42821784
Shezka stand on our back and becomes spotter wolf.

>>42821784
>Start moving forwards, slowly.
So, we got no earthshaping here? Thats gonna make things more interesting.

>>42821631
>Wait for Jin and Ezzy to come back.

>>42821784
>Start moving forwards, slowly.

I'm worried for Ezzy, I hope she can escape fast.

>>42821784
>Start moving forwards, slowly.

>>42821784
>>Start moving forwards, slowly.

>>42821784
>>>Start moving forwards, slowly.
God damn it people, we haven't lost a party member yet, Ezzy will be fine.

>>42821784

>Start moving forwards, slowly.

>>No spirits, no radar

Preempting us, eh?

>>42821784
>>Start moving forwards, slowly.
>>Brainstorm something. (Suggestions?)
Have Sheszka scout as well...slowly and alertly.

>>42821784
Race the field

>>42821784
Maybe Sheszka can freeze the place? We can keep Ezzy and Nin warm, just by proximity.

Moving forwards slowly it is!

Writing!

>>42821784
>Start moving forwards, slowly.

>>42821975

Assuming you meant 'raze', I think this is special nonflammable grain. If it wasn't then the fire elems would have burnt it already.

If not, I'll support starting a fire. Make fighting the elementals more fun.

>>42821784
>'poisonous screaming whip'

Venomous screaming whip

Don't make me break out the informative lecture

>>42822022
I doubt monsters of living flame are on the first level.

You normally have to wade through a few levels of mooks before you reach the good stuff.

>>42822022
No i mean act like our brothers and run like manics

>>42822077
But I'm already a foremost expert on Danger Noodles.

>>42822077
S'all good Lamb, I have to turn of my Zoology degree to enjoy a lot of stuff

>>42822077
>>42822120
Venom is injected.
Poison is ingested.

Those two letters make all the difference.

>>42822207
My Bio degree and your Zoo degree should go out drinking sometime. I bet they'd have a lot in common.

Also, I'm proud of all of you for not suggesting trapdoor spider

>>42822225
Your informative lecture is shorter than mine and less amusing.

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aaaand done. I feel it's meh. very meh. sorry.

>>42822225
>Poison is ingested.

That is not the definition of poison. Contact poisons are a thing.

>>42822242
I'm sorry. Would you care to break out the long version?

>>42822273
>>42822242
Let's just nip this in the bud.
Poison:absorb or ingest
Venom:inject

bada. boom

>>42822255
Those would technically be venom, venom is also protein based.

>>42822022
I think it's a little more insidious than that. I think that setting fire to the grain is what most adventurers do, which in turn is what causes the fire elementals to spawn. By trying to make the dungeon easier, they make it harder.

>>42822253
"featureless plain of wheat" isn't really the grandest of things to make a picture of.

>>42822406
Let's freeze it all, then.

>>42822647
Bleh. 10 minutes in between classes? good enough.

>>42822681
yeah, but don't kick yourself over it is all.

You start forward, slowly at first, wading through the shining sea of wheat.
One foot drums a signal to Ezzy- and every other creature in the brush, but you'll kill those. You aren't worried.

You're still tempted to set everything on fire- But you can't help but feel that it's the wrong move. Ren was talking about all sorts pf fire creatures, but do people encounter those before or after they torch the plains?

Beside, you remind yourself.
This isn't some sort of natural formation. This was made, created. It's intentional. Someone, something, wanted this to look the way it does.
Wouldn't it be normal for them to get mad if you ruined everything by setting it aflame?

You wonder if that's where the 'hate' comes from.

Stalks of wheat brush off your carapace as you glide through the field, moving steadily. A dot in the sky rapidly takes the shape of a harpy, probably approaching the sound barrier, wide wings spreading already to slow herself as she swoops in.
Her landing is perfect, a matter of long practice.

"What did you see?"
"Lots of plants. Some moving wrong. More closer to the gate."
"Anything big?"
"Behind the gate."

Is everything hiding under cover of future bread?
Wait, do people come in just to harvest the wheat? That would make a lot of sense. Between that and the river, it would be easy to support the city...
They must, you're sure of it. One piece of a mystery that you weren't investigating and aren't particularly interested in, secured.

Wait.

What?

You lift a leg, looking down.
Something small appears to be trying to bite you, and it isn't even Esmerelda.

There is a weasel on your leg, gnawing at the chitin.

>>42822819

You blink a few times to clear the disbelief, then slam it into the ground until it stops.

A few seconds later, Ezzy is squirming back up your leg, climbing your clothes to reach a proper height.
"Thisss entire field isss full of tiny biting thingsss that chassse Lamia."
Oh. Weasels.
That would be a problem for her, wouldn't it.

"Are you okay, yes? Not hurt?"
"I am better at biting. I couldn't see anything, though."
"And nothing other than weasels?"
"Is that what they are called?"
"Yes."

You look out into the field. You can't even imagine how many weasels it would take to make a meal. This won't do at all.
You'll have to go down.

>>42822819
Lvl 1 dungeon monsters suck, but maybe is a training oportunity to Ezzy

>>42822842
And I will be closing it here, tonight.
Hopefully my schedule opens up soon.
Anyway,comments and questions answered in thread!

And my apologies for the pastebin situation. I haven't had any real time to sit down and work on them, but I hope to do so soon.

>>42822875
Thanks for running guy.

Now, question to the thread in general.
HOW MANY weasels does it take to take down an adventurer?

How many do you think the dungeon is using?

>>42822875
Thanks for the run REQM!
I look forward to discovering what our next meal will be.

>>42822875
Thanks for running boss, see you next time

>>42822875
no problem, thanks for the run though! For some reason i feel like we haven't been moving very fast the past couple threads. Maybe they were short, or maybe just too much info-dumping for my taste. Anyway, great thread REQM.

>>42822327
technically venoms are poisons produced by animals.
poisons are things that can make you sick or kill you when you put them in your body.

The definitions have been changed slightly, with venoms now being a type of poison.

>>42822875
Thanks for running REQM

>>42822905
If you are alergic to them probably 1.
If not probably like a lot

>>42822875
Thanks for the run Big Spider! So this is the perfect level for Ezzy and Nin to grind in.

>>42822952
The traditional rule of thumb was that poison had to be ingested, and anything injected into something was a venom. However a lot of research controversy has popped up with venomous lizards that don't technically inject anything. It seeps into wounds from their salivary glands, however it could all just be construed as conjecture

>>42822905
The real question is whether there is more wheat or weasels in the field!

>>42822912
>>42822932
>>42822905
>>42822986
>>42822996
Thanks for playing!

>>42823062
>The real question is whether there is more wheat or weasels in the field!
Only one way to find out! Kill all the weasels and count the bodies

>>42823090
I don't think any of our abilities or the powers of our friends cover rapid counting.
Shit.

>>42823062
This is perfect! There are an infinite amount of animals for us to make a tiny monster death arena with. Also Ezzy and nin can actually get practice in.

While we're here, we should collect some weasels for the good old fashioned gentlemans sports, a good fighting weasel sells for a pretty penny you know. In fact, they're the ratting mans choice pet.

>>42823240
do...
do dungeon creatures need to eat?
Do they exist outside of dungeons?

>>42823240
That's it! We'll make the arena big enough for a brawl and have Nin & Ezzy compete for the highest number of kills like Legolas and Gimley and determine the best queenly protector by whoever has the highest kill count post-extermination!

>>42823062
do the villagers actually harvest the wheat or not?!?! I MUST KNOW.

>>42823286
OH GOD THEY EAT THE WHEAT I'M SURE OF IT!!1

So combat scythes and armored leggings for the adventurous farmer?

>>42823062
>The real question is whether there is more wheat or weasels in the field!
Wheat mimics?

>>42820751
wait, we got in through a portal, how do we get out?

>>42822819
>This isn't some sort of natural formation. This was made, created. It's intentional. Someone, something, wanted this to look the way it does.
>Wouldn't it be normal for them to get mad if you ruined everything by setting it aflame?
>You wonder if that's where the 'hate' comes from.

Smart spider is smart