>>1531340

Here is a link to the previous thread!

>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/1477685/

>>1531340
Good to see you op

>>1531340
Yo
Breh

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>>1531391
>>1531394
Welcome back!

So after having assisted Ruta the dryad in creating a divine tree, as a gift to the orc village whom you've been living with, you've decided to set out again to the ruined forest castle. You know there to be a group of goblins squatting there, so you'll have to find some way of dealing with them.

The actual trip will take about three days though, so what sort of preparations do you want to make before you set out? How much effort/resources do you want to devote to this effort? Are you fully committed and moving everything and everyone over there?

>>1531426
How did we give is as a gift?

Did we ask them to plant the trees that they cut?

Take all of your companions and the orcs that want to join.
Take some lemons from the divine tree to see if you can plant more among the castle.
See if you manage to make a detour with Ruta ane Gwen to the big orange tree, remember to grab some of the oranges to plant them.
Sleep and satisfy Ruta on the nights and mornings?
Practice to see if you can enchant stones or plants to glow with mana, since you don't want smoke on the caves of the underdark (I suppoce, I don't kniw much about thr underdark)

>>1531426
>Are you fully committed and moving everything and everyone over there?

The orcs would at least want to know what is in there first, and ot would be hard for them to give up the divine tree, so I would asume that we would make recognition, make a settlement, call all the orcs around to join us and then settle on the underdark.

If some orcs stay near the tree above or note will depend on how things develop.

>>1531458
Basically this.

Did Ruta tell Gwen about anything we can do to keep the tree alive while she was gone?

>>1531458
Well it was presented to the orcs and it's within their area of control. You could definitely not give it to them, but my understanding was that was the plan since last time. As for their tree practices, you can tell them that and ask about it, but you don't expect much to change. They do like the divine tree though and will maintain it however they can. Though, the tree can sustain itself.

For preparations though, you'll be packing up everything and everyone for travel. Make a roll, d100 to see how many orcs are interested in traveling with you. And a detour by the orange tree is just fine, it's about two days out.

>>1531485
The tree isn't within their village, it's like a two hour walk away. They like it and will try to take care of it how they can, but they're not about to pack everything up and move to live by it.

>>1531505
Which tree, the divine one or the giant orange one? The divine tree is self-sustaining.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>1531671
The giant tree

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>1531671
Rollan

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>1531671
Rolling for orcs

>>1531684
That's about 12 orcs willing to go with you then! Also because you rolled as high, you can specify what details you'd like about them. If you want certain jobs, or all fighters, or gender ratio, ages, etc...

>>1531703
Five romantic couples and two singles, 6 males and 6 females
Singles our age and the couples mid-twenties?

A Fertility priestess as the female single and a good fighter for the male single?

The others can be a mix smiths, hunters, foragers, miners and fighters

>>1531703
1 experienced blacksmith, 1 experienced botanist, alchemist, or however the profecion that knows how to make potions is called, 2 with experience in construction, 1 old and experienced fighter (to train the others amd give advice) and the rest young (body fully developed) fighters.

Take 'experienced' as 'somewhat old', not enoigh to be a novice, but not what somebody would call old, either.

The gender ratio, well, I don't know how they deal relationships (if they are monogamous and such), so I suppoce that 6 males and 6 females is fine? If we can have more women than men, though, I would like to have 9 women and 3 men, with all men as figters (and the experienced one)

And if you can get somebody with experience dealing with goblings, better that way.

>>1531804
>2 with experience in construction

Construction and minning

...make those and the experienced fighter be the males.

>>1531754
Supporting this if we can keep Gwen as our shaman and the Orc woman as Bed Warmer while Ruta's away

>>1531754
>>1531804
He, pretty much the same, I don't see much use in it, but I suppoce you can add a preiest too.

If that is what the playere want...

>>1531754
>>1531804
A little consensus between then. You can get those with the skills or professions you want (except mining), and two special individuals if you want, like a shaman, an alchemist, a magic user, etc...

And just settle on gender ratio. They'll pretty much be fine with any arrangement since they're just first wave settlers more or less.

>>1531872
Another Fertility shaman/priestess and a Male Healer
Keep the gender ratio tho, 6 and 6

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>>1531881
That works, so you can get a fertility shaman of the orc deity of that domain, and an orc brewmaster who can prepare healing droughts.

The other 10 will be an even mix of killed folks, and being orcs they can all fight and carry themselves but at least two will be experienced fighters.

So then you gather up the lot of them, along with the rest of your servants and supplies, and set out into the forest again. You do plan to detour and visit the giant orange tree though, which is about two days away. Make a roll to see how the journey goes for your decently-sized group.

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>1531918

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>1531918

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>1531918
Rollan

>>1531934
>87

Quite well, you make the travel to the giant orange tree without trouble, and when you get there you find quite the sight. In the time you were away, it looks like a number of elves have moved in and set up a little commune at the giant tree and the smaller (but still oversized) orchard of other trees around it. They look quite busy and take on defensive measures when they see your group approach. Probably because so many orcs, however they're not outright hostile and just want to make sure you're not there to attack.

Already you can tell though that most of your group is speechless, seeing the truly massive tree. Just Ruta, smiles and hugs you close, to see the tree you spawned together.

>>1531971
Take Ruta's hand and walk closer after stating we're friendly, we can camp out here for a day while Ruta tends to the tree

>>1531971
Something tells me that just going in while saying "Hey, the fuck are you doing in my house!", or telling them that we made the tree so big is not going to end well.

Still, we want to show it to Gwen and the orc priest...

Can we just ask them to let us pass if we tell then we have 2 fertility priests?

Also, would the wood from it be special? Like, can you make better spears with it?

And can only Ruta control it (if she can) since it is 'her' tree?

>>1532018
This too, show it to the shamans

>>1531993
>>1532018
As long as you don't attack and pillage them, they're fine letting you in. Except for Nadira and Sephaly, for obvious reasons, assume them to be hiding in the coach. The orcs on their own also, the elves wouldn't let in. But along with you, they can take that as safe enough. You're also free to ask for supplies or trade with them if you want.

At any rate though, at the very least you can approach the giant tree with Ruta, and show both Gwen the faun, and the the orc priestess the tree. Gwen is utterly astounded, and while it's not as clear evidence of divine power as the lifespring tree you made outside the orc village, it is certainly inspiring. The orc priestess by contrast, thinks it's impressive as anyone, but it doesn't seem as important to her and by extension orc sensibilities you would guess.

>>1532049
Time for helping the tree live then, did Ruta pass on any Rituals to Gwen we can do?

>>1532049
How would the elves react if we went up to the tree? And what if we made it bigger?

>>1532072
That would confirm that it was you who made the tree. Why make it bigger though? It eventually will die.

>>1532055
Not really Gwen's thing, Ruta can assist the tree but it's only delaying the inevitable.

>>1532097
Lets keep it alive for as long as we can then, assist Ruta if we can
If not just hang out with our Orcs, get to know them and stuff

>>1532097
No need to fug on the tree then.

Try to take a giant orange, though.

>>1532112
Ruta can collect as many as you like from the tree. The elves knowing she is a dryad though, similarly beseech her to care for the tree so she'll likely be occupied for as long as you care to remain here.

>>1532102
You can spend time among the orcs. Anything particular? They're pretty sociable and even interact with some of the elves. They're all looking forward though to this secret place you're headed.

>>1532124
Alchemist and Priestess mainly
Be subtly sweet to the Shaman, ask about what she does, how does it compare to Gwen's way and such

>>1532124
Are elven bows special in any way? What do they have for trade? And us?

And the orcs, learn their names and such, tell them about how the castle is like.

>>1532131
This too.

>>1532131
The brewmaster, Ewor is a big and jolly fellow, as expected by his profession. Part of his reason for wanting to travel with you is to go to new places in the forest, so that he can see about new ingredients to make drinks out of, and to be on the front lines of activity to test his work.

The shaman you similarly try to befriend though she's a pretty tough, traditional type that takes her work seriously. Ruhida, her name, you're able to converse with her at least about her work though. You're not too familiar with Gwen's practices either but from what you understand Gwen is a more general fertility shaman for the overall notion of life and growth. Ruhida though by contrast is more specifically about love and family, and planning/organizing of them. Livestock too, it seems she's more oriented to the needs of a tribe rather than the needs of an environment or strangers.

>>1532175
Alrighty
Cool beans
Hang out with the others while we wait for the night to come
And have dinner while hanging out with them

>>1532175
Does the brewmaster think he can make something out of the oranges? Can we sell that to the elves?

>>1532266
Probably that is the case, yes, but not his normal style of alcoholic. Just magic orange juice though, is simple enough for him and you can try to sell it.

>>1532248
That's simple enough. You continue to spend time among the orcs, and share dinner with everyone. Over said dinner, they get to talking about things to come, and they wonder both what you have in mind for this new place, and why you've come here and are trying to settle in the deep forest? It's not often humans come this far.

>>1532292
We have come here to make something grand for ourselves, to archive greatness. And for now, the plan is to make peace with the goblings in the castle and settle there. Doing so would probably allow us to gather strengh without the elves realising and stand on our own. We believe so, because there is an entrance to the underdark. We know how dangerous it can be, so we will only try to explore and be careful to see if it is worth it. We know that at it is safe enough that the goblings can live in there.

>>1532347
While none of them are too keen on the underdark, they're vaguely interested enough to help out if you've got a plan or ideas for how to make it worth the time. Also just to put some goblins in their place.

So it's a pretty decent dinner and time spent among the lot of them. Some look to an early night while others stay up, but you're free to act or go to sleep when you wish. Unless planned otherwise, you'll continue along the path to the ruined castle tomorrow and reach it after another day's travel.

>>1532477
Cuddle with Ruta when she's done helping with the tree

>>1532477
Sure, sleep with Ruta.

Also, what could the elves give in exchange for the orange juice, if anything? What do they have for sale/trade?

Also, doesn't our orc has any alcholic drink? He should be able to brew something with that and the orange juice.

>>1532519
>>1532499
You wait up for Ruta, snuggling and falling asleep with her for the night.

---

The next morning folks awaken at their own pace, though after a breakfast everyone should be ready.

As for Ewor, he can just mix the orange juice into a drink but that's not the same as brewing a drink for it. That takes time to understand the ingredients. For just the orange juice, well what would you want to trade the elves for? They themselves are also new settlers so they don't have anything amazing really, but a good amount of just basic supplies, tools, and other useful things for setting up a place to live.

>>1532541
Keep some for later then
We're good I hope, bid them farewells and get back on the journey

>>1532541
Well, we have some lemons? Right?

Having lemons that grow trees in one day and heal people should be valuable for them.

Also, try to enchant some stones so they might give light on their own, see if you can get something from them.

Ask for things like clothes, tools (axes, pickaxes, shovels, hammers), and weapons (bows, arrows, shields, spears, etc. Swords tend to cost most and spears give better range).

Also, furniture too? Things like barrels and boxes. I would prever to have more of the others, though.

>>1532624
>>1532548
Elves are excellent craftsmen, so even just simple tools you can get from them are far better than what you or the orcs have. The lemons might be a bit too valuable for that, they do more than just grow trees rapidly. Maybe one or two, along with a big batch of magic orange juice.

With that, and the goodwill shown, the elves are happy (even if they try not to show it) to give you a favorable trade. They give several sets of clothes for the group, a good compliment of tools and equipment, and some useful storage items and furniture. Not so much weapons though, they need the ones they have.

So beyond that, you're content to set out again?

>>1532541
Ask if anyone would like to be the Goblin King's Wife for a while in exchange for the goods we're trading

>>1532713
That's not a very appealing offer, but if you want to frame it differently you could try, and make a roll.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>1532718

>>1532713
>>1532720
Aren't you forgetting the underdark, tough? It is to say, if we can keep her in the surface, and trade her for somebody in the surface, there might be no problem.
And we can try to show it as another ingeresting experience, since they live so goddamn long, some years as a slave shouldn't matter.

>>1532720
>78

While making the trade, you also ask if any of the elves would want to join your group because why not? They're not big fans of the orcs, but a relatively younger elf girl after some consideration all around, eventually supposes she could ravel with a group as colorful as yours. She's kind of on the fence though so you could take her or leave her.

>>1532768
Mention what we expect of her if she's coming with us
We need to be on good terms with the king, if she doesn't want to it's okay we'll just leave

>>1532768
>They're not big fans of the orcs, but a relatively younger elf girl

So, between 25 and 125, right?

>>1532782
She would be helping us tho

>>1532782
>>1532824
That's kinda mean
Lets just leave her

>>1532870
Okay

>>1532768
No
>>1532928
Fuck it
Just take her, one elf won't be a problem

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>>1532802
Something like that, yes. Older than you for sure.

>>1532782
>>1532942
>>1532928
So you finally accept to bring her along if she'll pull her weight. Who knows, maybe she'll come in handy later?

Either way, the group departs with one more member and after another day's travel you reach the forested castle ruins. As before, the goblin group squat in the old fortification, and bristle to your approach. You may act towards them however you wish, but you already notice that with the fair number of orcs with you now, the goblins are definitely less eager for a fight and less keen on pelting you with rocks, spears or arrows.

>>1533005
>Yo
>Sup
>You guys going to let us in or what?

>>1533025
You approach the old ruined gate in a friendly enough manner, though you are quite quickly recognized. Some angry shouts and vile curses, and eventually the goblin "king" emerges up on the wall and asks what you want.

To get in obviously, but he declines and says you're too troublesome. He does hesitate before saying this you notice, when catching sight of the sizeable force with you.

>>1533005
>>1533025
>We got lots of things to share, and we will try to fix that problem of yours.

>>1533038
Well, same arrangement as last time. If you're willing to surrender your goods and enter in peacefully then the king will talk to you one on one. Otherwise you can just give up and go away! As expected, they speak with a lot less conviction this time around.

>>1533037

Practically the same that >>1533038

Tell him that if he lets us stay, we can give them tools and trinkets. That we will also solve that problem they have, and that we can help defending this place.

>>1533066
Good enough, prepare the things that you want to give them, leave your magic items and armor in the charriot, and have Nadira looking at you with divination in case you are attacked.

>>1533066
Supporting
>>1533077

>>1533080
>>1533077
You make all the arrangements, shed your armaments and put the gifts in clear display. Those can come later though, for now they just let you inside to where you're sat before the king in his little makeshift wooden throne. You notice it's actually a footstool for normal-sized folks, but don't want to tear him down.

So rather nervously the king asks what you intend to offer, and tries to discuss things officially in front of the other goblins watching. The gifts you described, tools and trinkets are appealing to them, and if you can deal with their problem then they'll accept your entry to the fort to share it with them.

>>1533134
Sure, ask him to lead us to the place
And ask if our people can get settled in while we deal with his problem, they're going to be his neighbors after we're done so he should get to know them

>>1533163
He would rather not let a bunch of orcs into the fort, otherwise he's basically handing the whole place over to you anyway. As a fair deal though, he also won't take the goods and gifts from you beforehand either.

So just the problem then to deal with. You're going to have to manage without your weapons or equipment though, but that won't prevent you from casting magic so you're not totally at a loss. So you're led farther into the fort and down beneath, to what may have been a large chapel or even cathedral at one point but has long since been ruined. At the very back though is a lower passage which leads to some sort of chamber, possibly for rituals if you had to guess. Therein is a great door pushed aside, behind which is a rocky tunnel leading downward. The goblins all gather around, and the king gives you a torch and some food and supplies to offer up so that they'll listen to you down there.

As before, the rough estimate of the situation is that the goblins were mining down here but due to some dispute they came to disagreements and violence. Eventually the ones down here barricaded themselves in to keep the goblins up in the fort from getting to them, but at the same time couldn't leave because the fort was occupied.

>>1533214
Head down deeper and see what's up, let them know we're friendly

>>1533214
Ask the king what the dispute was about, if he would prefer us to bargain, teach them a lesson, or what?

Well, cast protection spells, or anything that prevents you from getting killed in with an arrow before you do anything.

Also, try to cast light. Some distance away from you, so you can see what lays ahead without revealing yourself too much.

>>1533235
He would rather they were all dead for their impudence. His hope is you can smooth things over with them, convince them to come back up to the surface, and then the surface gobs will ambush and kill all of them.

So you continue on down, forming a protective ward before yourself in case of incoming attacks. A light spell or two as well, though eventually you see signs of conflict, goblins dead for awhile and broken weapons, barricades and whatnot as you descend further. Eventually that ward comes in handy, as you're pelted with some arrows from the dark beyond. A followed emergence of several vicious, emaciated looking gobs out for blood and more, and they don't really look in the talking mood. Though they probably also just think you're some lost fool.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>1533290
Cast that calm spell on them

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>1533302
Supporting.

>>1533317
>88

In a pinch, you beguile the fierce goblins with some confusing magical displays. Enough to make them reconsider attacking you, as they ask who you are and what you want. It's much easier to speak with them after sharing the supplies you were given, as you explain your purpose and wish to talk with them or wherever the rest of them are. At least, you assume there are others.

After some deliberation among them, and letting you know if you don't succeed in whatever it is you're after that they'll eat you, eventually they escort you along. You have to move fast and keep low in order to maintain pace with them though, and some tens of minutes later and several nearly-dangerous encounters with other goblins, they bring you to a big barricaded tunnel. They don't really have a way of opening it up, just openings small enough for them, so instead of bringing you inside they just fetch their leader. Eventually she emerges, confused by your presence but hopeful when you again offer up the supplies you were given. Taking a bite and a drink herself, she then hands the rest off to a helper who takes them back through the barricade for the rest. She then asks to sit and wonders what you want?

>>1533357
Tell her that we come down in representation of the goblings to make peace, but first, what was it that they fought for in the first place? It must have been important, if you chooce to barricade this tunnel this way against them.

>>1533379
You speak with her on even terms which you can tell she is grateful for, still surprised to see a human after all. At any rate you ask the obvious, as to why this whole conflict came about in the first place. She says the goblins exploring down here actually found a passage to the "dark below" and the potential value that lie there. The king though wanted them only to mine and drag up riches for him, so eventually she felt sympathy for the working, mining gobs and organized with them to try and get better conditions. The king took offence and sought to oust and punish them, so eventually the conflict came about and they figured the only option was to try and retreat further away and further down.

She hopes for peace but she doesn't believe the king will accept it, he just wants to protect his position and get revenge. Unfortunately they don't have much hope down here, but then if he got a human on his side she supposes maybe it's over for them anyway.

>>1533462
Oh, the king is an idiot, what a surpice.

Well this is my plan, since we have Nadira looking after us trough divination, we can tell her of our plan, right?

Thus, we can ask our thief friend to enter and kill/take hostage the gobling king, right?

Still, wait for the other anons before following my plan.

>>1533462
Would the king accept them back?
Is there any chance of that?

>>1533499
If you want this done in short order, Rika will probably have a hard time of it since he's always surrounded. It would take her several days at least, to infiltrate well enough to be unnoticed for a strike. Though you do know that the goblin leadership up in the fort isn't that strong, so killing the king may lead to just another bully stepping up in the vacuum left by him.

>>1533512
Maybe? Perhaps you could try to convicne him? He said though he planned to kill them all. Certainly he'll kill some of them to make examples.

>>1533499
Before doing that.

>>1533462
Ask her how does the gobling king keep his position, then, if the gobling that fight them know they will be treated kust as badly.

Does he rule by fear? Allowing sertain benefits to some so they oppress the others? Or is it because of tradition and customes, making it so the other goblings wouldn't think of raising against him?

Or is he generally a good king and his people follow him, while being ignorant om how they were treated?

>>1533521
Is the king liked by the Gobs?
Do the Gobs outside know why these gobs are down here?

>>1533529
Like the exact details?

>>1533512
Nah, I don't want him anymore.

He is THAT kind of king, the kind that abuses his subjects and rules trough fear and setting examples.

Better we just replace him, or put the gobling we are talking to right now in his place.

>>1533525
He only became the king because he found a tiara first, put it on and called himself king. The tribe liked him because he kept them safe and wealthy, but he put those things above everything else, to the detriment of individuals of the tribe.

>>1533529
The ones up in the fort, they generally like him. Enough that they can overlook his treatment of the gobs down here. At least that's what she thinks, though there are both gobs down here and up there, who have family either vice versa and would want to see one another well of course. It would seem that enough of a majority or vocal minority preferred more riches, over the wellbeing of the gobs down here and so support the king because of that.

>>1533596
Tell them we will try to help them, to overtrow their king.

Tell her about your options, rallying the people against him might be too dificult, attacking and capturing him at night could be the best option, but maybe they are prepared for us comming out at night (and IIRC, goblings see in the dark), trying to put to sleep the entire fortress maybe would be a little to much for us, and a frontal attack could be efective, especially with our help, but could lead to many deaths.

So the best option seems to combine them.
Go out at (what you think is, unless you can actually confirm it) night, put to sleep those guarding the entrance, and try to sneack your way to the chef and rally the goblings against him once you have him prisioner.

The goblings down here would be waiting near the entrance in case the plan goes wrong, and you would try to put some to sleep, so you don't need to kill that many.

>>1533685
Wait for the other anons, though.

>>1533685
And of course, since he became the leader in such a stupid manner, we could just make a bigger crown down here with the ore for her so she can proclame that she is the new leader.

>>1533729
This sounds like a plan.

>>1533685
>>1533736
On a scale of 1 to 10, how dumb would the idea of using magic to enchant our melee prowess via punching and kicking dudes in the face and soul? Because I'm kinda down for that but there's that chance of it backfiring due to it possibly getting in the way of doing some of that Real Man's Magic that all the grownup wizards get to cast.

>>1533782
You can enchant yourself that you would do magical damage with your fists and feet, and that alone is pretty potent. Though it won't increase your fighting skill or strength, something like that is more advanced than you know.

>>1533729
Supporting

>>1533786
Since Nadrina is watching us, let her know we need a crown that is more "grand" than the one the goblin king is wearing. And lets have Rika sneak it to us.

>>1533729
>>1533736
>>1533788

Make an illusion instead, she can make herself one later.

>>1533816
But the goblins have magic too, they can detect it and dispel it.

>>1533816
Then the real question lies with how good the illusion is combined with how long it can last, because I get the feeling that a really good one can only last for a certain period of time with a newbie magician.

>>1533823
Well if you're trying to trick the goblins with an illusion crown, which would work since the king only became king because he found a tiara, you wouldn't need the illusion to last that long. Just enough for all the goblins to see, and force the king to step down. Even if the illusion faded after, as long as thew new ruler had some sort of crown (perhaps the tiara, taken from the king?) then it wouldn't matter.

>>1533829
Well
Make the illusion and come out while the others work on another real and better tiara

>>1533871
Just take the king's one whem he steps down and she can make one herself later.

>>1533871
>>1533885
Alright then, you explain to her an idea you have, whereby you'll create an illusion of a crown on her head. A spledid crown at that, one which will certainly cause the king to step down from power out of sheer envivous shame. The illusion may not last long, but you only need it for long enough that the king abdicates and you can get the tiara off him.

She's not so sure about the success of this, but she feels that if your magic is up to snuff, then she'll try.

>Make two rolls, one for the illusion and one for the deceptive "show" you'll put on

Rolled 60, 86 = 146 (2d100)

>>1533913
Time to make the metaphorical rabbit disappear.

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>1533823
Well, use mold earth first to shape a stone into a crown and make it look like gold, then use the illusion speel to make it look magnificent.

>>1533913
Take your time with the details, make it a splendid crown.

Rolled 8, 48 = 56 (2d100)

>>1533944
Fucked up the roll, here I go again.

Rolled 31, 86 = 117 (2d100)

>>1533913

Rolled 80, 83 = 163 (2d100)

>>1533913
Rollan

Rolled 52, 41 = 93 (2d100)

>>1533913
l roll too.

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>>1533958
Telling the goblin to stay still since it's not an easy process, you imagine the most splendid crown you can to create an illusion out of atop her head. You recall once, seeing a simply gaudy crown in your mother's treasure hold. A thing of gold and velvet, many jewels and a complicated arcing structure to boot, apparently it belonged to some undead ruler she destroyed.

So with that memory and the concentration you can formulate the illusion. She's quite amazed and has to be reminded that it's only an illusion. After that, together with her and some other gobs you head on back through the tunnels and up to the fort again. The topside gobs there are expecting you but not a sight such as this! Witness to the goblin queen from below, they drop to their knees in a panic and weep, begging for her favor and forgiveness. Like that you continue past other gobs of the fort till finally all the commotion reaches the ears of the king and he emerges. What he expects is the goblins below ready to be ambushed and killed, what he gets is a dreadful shock. Simply blinded by the sun reflecting off the brilliance (an added part of the illusion), his attempts to shield his eyes eventually allow him to perceive what grandeur stands before him. You're not sure how he'll react and expect violence or trickery, but suddenly tears well in his eyes and he kneels before her and lowers his head in defeat, recognizing her as the true monarch here. Perhaps this was the kind of riches he sought from underground, but she found them first and so he cannot lie to himself any longer. He doesn't seek mercy either, simply recognition of inferiority to superiority.

Of course, the gob girl quickly takes the tiara from him and holds onto it for when the illusion fades. For now though, all the gobs of the fort show respect to their new ruler. And at that, she looks to you, and asks you what now?

>>1534414
Well, if you're referring to the king that's up to you
But we would appreciate it if she opened the gates so our people can get started on moving in

>>1534433
The king then she'll decide on later, and she just hugs you with supreme gratitude, for helping her and helping her people. After that, what follows is a pretty sizeable exodus, as both your people and hers enter into the fort and settle in. Of course hers though take to eating and drinking ravenously after being denied supplies for so long.

But unless anything goes awry, you now have ready and free access to the ruined forest castle. Despite its overgrown condition, there's more than enough space for everyone, both groups. There's some question as to who's really in charge and who owns the whole place, supposedly the new goblin queen, but then you basically handed to her.

Either way though it's something that can be figured out later.

>>1534414
>And at that, she looks to you, and asks you what now?

Ask her to let our people in, and tell her about the things that we brought, also of how we can plant the fruits outside to get more food.

The goblings that were underground with her would probably like too relax and meet their families.

Also, if she wants to make a celebration, she can do so.

We could also like to explore the castle. (Look for magic items)

Tell her to keep the underdark a secret from our elf companion.

Does the elf know of our gorgon companion?

And aboit what to do with the previous king, well, his greed made a lot of goblings die, but killing him would only add another. If she doesn't want to kill him but doesn't want to let him go unpunished either, making him give a bigger tribute (if the other give one in the first place) for a long time should work, but if she want to punish him and how that is her choice.

Another thing she can do is letting the people related to those who died and on the mine make the choice.

>>1534461
Rest up for a day, let everyone get settled in then let's go talk to her about leadership
Hear her out if she has a proposal or something

>>1534461
And if Ruta wants to leave now, she can, she's seen the place so now she knows where to we're at

>>1534494
No goodbye smut?

>>1534515
The night we rest up

>>1534475
How about a division of power, Goblins go to her for any problems they might have and us and the Shaman will receive any orcs that might have any problems

>>1534475
>>1534494
>>1534464
There's some things that need to be dealt with right away, but others can come later. Naturally everyone is going to want to take it easy for awhile and you sign the rest of the day off for resting and taking it easy now with a place to call home.

Of the things which need to be dealt with now though, the new queen spreads the word around of keeping the underdark a secret if they can. You come to realize though that goblins can blab quite a bit, so that might become a problem. Though at the same time, the speak rather nonsensically or with strange words and phrases so often enough it's hard to tell what they're even talking about.

The elf doesn't know about Sephaly or Nadira. Sephaly is a problem for most people for everyone naturally, but Nadira may be a huge problem with the elf, being a drow.

The last thing, she doesn't want to kill the former king or forgive him, but she wants to send him on his way. Since you let her do as she pleases, she decides to exile the former king but gives him some good supplies and let him take his wife with.

>>1534494
She knows where the place is now but she was going to stay a couple more days, just to see that everything and everyone is situated, and in case you need help growing anything.

>>1534547
Talk about sharing the power between the three of us
>>1534533

>>1534575
Who are you presiding over? Also the shaman isn't in a position of leadership for the orcs.

>>1534475
What about letting her control her people, but she becomes our liege?

In echange of allegiancing with us, we give them protection. She in echange give us resources and work for us. She can also lead her people and command them as their leader.

We could also go for vassaling her, which would make her our servant, a servant which controls land and people for us.

>>1534596
The thing is, would she accept that?
>>1534586
Orcs, us
Goblins, her

If the orcs allowed it of course

>>1534604
>The thing is, would she accept that?

Well, we handed her the power, and why have shown that we have her people in our best interest, and resources to help them, why not?

She would be loyal to us, not losing control over her people, and she is getting benefits from doing so.

Yoy will never know until you ask.

>>1534586
And get that advanced ritual Gwen talked about going
About finding out if we're blessed or not

>>1534596
>but she becomes our liege?

The actual correct definiton, which means that she would be our servant.

>>1534596
>>1534604
As long as you didn't step on her toes too much, and make sure things are good for the goblins, she won't mind. Whenever orcs and gobs end up together, the gobs tend to end up subservient anyway. Also she recognizes that she isn't/wasn't ever leader material or at least didn't think of herself like that, so she hopes to get advice and follow your example of how to lead. You can expect her asking for help, and as long as you aren't directly controlling her or her people she expects to be happy with the arrangement.

For the orcs though, they're respecting you as the expedition leader, and owner of the castle here. They don't/won't respect you as their leader though, you're just a useful friend. They'll do mostly what you ask but you don't control them.

>>1534621
She can do that but there's the easy way and the hard way. The easy way holds true to the fertility notions if you catch her meaning, but could have unintended relationship consequences. The hard way though is a sacrificial ritual, and while she doesn't have to actually kill you, there does have to be a sacrifice from you. Probably blood or like a finger or ear or something.

That's Gwen's way at least, there are others who can find out. Like Nadira as with anything, can divine the nature of your potential blessing.

>>1534647
Oh, I seem to have misread all lf the definitions, my bad.

>>1534669
Does the orc lady have the same methods?

>>1534676
You'll have to specify what and how you're asking Ruhida, since unlike Gwen, she doesn't have a knowledge or belief that you might be blessed by a god, and similarly you don't have any sort of prior arrangement with her like you have with Gwen.

>>1534683
Lets inform her then, tell her we and Ruta made that giant tree and the lifespring near the orc town
So we'd like to know if we're blessed or something and if she can help with that

>>1534683
If this
>>1534691
Doesn't work ask her if she'd like a demonstration? We could go at it with Ruta a fair distance from here

>>1534691
Seconding.

>>1534691
She thinks that's interesting but the sort of god which Gwen follows is not the same as the orc god she follows. As such she doesn't believe you're blessed, though admits she could be wrong. If you wanted to be tested she can try with a ritual, but again, it would be for the god she follows not whichever one the faun speaks of.

>>1534697
She'd rather not but if you seriously request, she'll bear witness to it. Even if she saw what happened though, again her view of it from a faith perspective would be different from Gwen's.

>>1534717
Hmm
Mom did something to orcs so, for that alone reason i want get checked by her first
Lets do it the easy way with her first

>>1534726
Well if you want an easy or a surefire way of knowing, she suggests going to that troll witch encountered along the journey here. From what she knows, witches tend to be able to dabble in things like that, which may pertain to Gwen's gods.

Anyway, that'll be it for me tonight. Feel free to keep planning and posting for when things continue later. Until then, here's a link for a discord for the quest;

https://discord.gg/zv2aBhH

>>1534763
If she's willing to let us test ourselves out on her like Gwen let's do it, traveling again doesn't sound like a good idea after just settling in and getting some amount of control

>>1534776
Um
Wouldn't it be better if we did the deed with her while Gwen does the ritual?
>>1534763
Is that possible

>>1535629
Lol
That's what I meant, i was pretty much asleep when I posted that, so the exact and right words just got lost
4am

>>1534776
>>1535629
>>1535646
Wait, are we doing smut or the ritual?

Doing smut with the orc doesn't seem like will help us see if we are blessed.

Or are you talking about the ritual for the tree, and thus, talking about doing smut with Rita?

>>1535629
No it's not going to work with the orc. For one thing her faith isn't practiced in that way and for another her way of discovering woudn't be done that way either.

Now Gwen could know with a ritual and watching while you do your thing, but the orc isn't interested in that.

>>1536026
Ritual which i believe requires smut
>>1536034
Roll to convince?

>>1536038
I could come up with a reasonable argument to convince her, I hope

>>1536034
So, she could tell if we just had smut with Ruta?

>>1536038
The best you could hope for is to convice her of an actual relationship, she's traditional like that. Gwen could learn what she needs from that, but it wouldn't be a one-off thing for the orc.

>>1536040
No, because every time anything has happened has been with the dryad, so that isn't going to confirm anything new. Which of you it is or both even.

>>1536066
Hmmm
Okay
How would we go about it? Does she have anything in mind she would like us to do?
Wouldn't she like to have a chance at forming a relationship with someone that's blessed? That would give her strong and healthy children, capable of leading other generations... Who knows!

>>1536099
Well it's not a snap decision she intends to make on the fly. Not as though she is racist, but she's an orc shaman so ideally would seek an orc partner. If indeed you were blessed by some god, she may reconsider, but she's not willing to compromise herself just to test and find out.

>>1536109
Fuk it
The ritual can wait, spend the following days alternating between overseeing the fort and helping anyone that might need it and spending time with both Ruta and the priestess
Cozy up to the priestess!

>>1536122
Also, look for magic items in the castle, the condition of this one, and see if you can start making crossbows for the goblings.

Also, see if Nadira can predict the future, if the castle or us will be attacked.

>>1536136
How detailed of a serach do you want to perform? You can do just a cursory pass through, or you can devote a serious effort to strip search the whole place. Anything obvious though the goblins would have gathered by now.

As for Nadira, you want her to divine the future then, just the fate of the castle?

>>1536122
The priestess is a little bristly, but you can do that if you want.

Any particular goals you have with the castle? Your people and the goblins will continue to settle in, but they won't undergo any major works without your wishing.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>1536145
Be subtle, let it sink in overtime so she's more receptive to it
Just smooth over relationships and try to get to know our neighbors, it's good to know who you'll be living with
And do sweeps of the castle to see if they missed anything
Rolling for search

>>1536145
Can we have Nadrina scry the castle for items?

>>1536145
>How detailed of a serach do you want to perform? You can do just a cursory pass through, or you can devote a serious effort to strip search the whole place. Anything obvious though the goblins would have gathered by now.

Search the entire place, we will inspect the objects later.

Magic items are worth the effort.

First watch out for structural failures, like broken collums or walls. Then at the defemces of the castle, do we have murderholes, machiculations, arroeslits, drawbridges, a mot, or the like?

Then comes things like doors and furniture, but that is for later.

Also, do we have a wall or can people go directly to the castle?

And we should start planting some of the lemons and oranges.

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>1536159
Rolling for search.

>>1536181
Want to use that for seducing orc Shaman?
And use
>>1536159
For search?

>>1536164
Well that wouldn't be much better than just looking herself. She can detect magic though, same as you.

>>1536171
The castle has a wall yes, but like the rest of the place it's overgrown and in disrepair.

And where would you want to plant the trees, inside or outside the castle?

>>1536191
That would make things easier.
>>1536181
Your okay with that?

>>1536224
Would scrying require rolls? So we can use these
>>1536181
>>1536159
For seducing

>>1536226
Sure.

>>1536224
Inside, between the castle and the wall.

Also, do the goblings have a place where they store the stone they get from the mine? They have to put it somewhere.

We can start to make it into stone bricks for the castle.

>>1536274
Anything and everything requires rolls!

The seducing is not going to work as you may hope though, she takes her duty seriously. If you can prove you have some divine favor about you she might change her mind, but she can't turn her back on her god just because you seduce her.

>>1536278
And the gobs weren't actually mining stone, just digging for riches. You can organize a mining effort though, for the purpose of repairing the castle. It will take a whole renovation though, to see what parts of the structure can be repaired or built upon, and what parts need to be demolished first.

>>1536290
Seducing her as in taking our time to court her into a relationship
Would that fly?

>>1536302
Forst see what part need to be demolished first, so we can use the materials.

Will they mined for riches, they would have to inevitably take out a lot of stone since the riches are in the stone.

>>1536339
'The cost of transporting stone was massive so castle builders used the closest stone available, often quarrying the stone at the castle site (digging the ditches at the same time).'

Do we have ditches? We can start there.

Miming and making a better defence at the same time.

>>1536347
Be the way, dirt can be used for the filling of the walls.

>>1536302
>2 hours ago
Where you at op?

>>1537008
My bad I ducked out, and currently am so. Should have clarified, but the normal start/play time for the quest is later, the ones before this (but still today) were just a short chance I had to post some.

Will be back before long though, and continue as usual.

>>1537319
I don't wanna sound pushy but...
How much longer?

>>1536278
So first thing's first, searching the castle for valuables. You organize an effort to strip the place for what you can, meanwhile you and Nadira use your ability to detect magic for anything missed. And of course there's the wealth the goblins already found.

So the search team, apart from mundane items like old furniture and signs of the former inhabitants, are able to turn up some hidden goods in the form of money and a buried old armory where part of the castle collapsed. It will take some work to dig out but the contents should be worth it. Between you and Nadira, you're able to turn up a magic mirror, a decanter, an amulet, and a sword in the goblin storage. You can't tell off the bat how these items are magical, only that they are of that quality. With further study though their purpose can be learned.

>>1538996
Next is a survey to find which locations of the castle can be repaired and which need to be demolished and rebuilt. You do have an orc skilled in construction so that's a help, make a roll to see how well he performs at this task.

>>1536347
Digging in this sense being, searching through the tunnels below for any riches, not any serious mining efforts, enough to turn up stone for construction. Not that it can't be done, just that the goblins weren't on their own.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>1539025
Also don't forget
>>1536306
>>1536226
>>1536278

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1539048
Don't know what the roll is for, but it needs help.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

Dammit, i was about to go to bed
>>1539048
Rolling

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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>1539025
Mmmok, rolling.

Also, how difficult would it be to make crossbows with tackles (pic related) for the goblings?

That way they could have enough power to go trough mail armor even if they are weaker. (Historicaly, at least, IIRC)

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>1539048
Welp... If We're gonna James Bond'd the Shaman Orc, I hope We'll do it as well to our Drow Diviner and **put a baby in her** and **take responsibility**

>>1539064
Thank you peach anon.

>>1539083
And apparently I can't into spoilers for tonight.

>>1539082
It would be pretty difficult since it requires a knowledge of mechanisms. The good news is that the elven lady who joined your group has that general skill, and while it would be a slow process to get into the groove of, she could go about making crossbows. Probably easier though just to buy a bunch from an elven settlement.

>>1539064
>72

A good effort, the orc with skills in construction surveys the castle. A lot of it is in disrepair, but the general superstructure and foundations are in serviceable condition. The walls are the most dire naturally, but he thinks with the right supplies, skills, and time, the castle could be brought up to working order in about a month, and another three months could be restored about as good as could be without the skills of a master builder. So basically 90% of the way there.

>>1539048
Didn't forget, just getting the most immediate concerns out of the way first.

>>1539124
Well, it seems like we found a way of trading with the elves.

We give the elves iron ore, they use it to make crossbows for us.

For now, though, see what you can do for the mining orcs. Shining rocks can help with the caves.

For now, though, get stones and material for the filling of the walls from a ditch arround the walls/would be walls.

Which reminds me, do we already have a ditch?

Rolled 68 (1d100)

Listening for roomers on a sub orc, or an orc that is dom in the streets and sub in the sheets.

>>1539246
Yeah, I'm wondering what we currently got on the Big List of Shit That Needs to Get Done.

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>1539345
im helping

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>1539345
Also helping

>>1539246
No, no ditch. And no orcs with mining skill either, though the gobs could do it. Though being smaller and weaker they won't be as productive.

For the first day you can set people to digging ditches around the castle, though it will take about a week to completely surround it like a moat.

>>1539361
What you may have as your goals are up to you, but for things you'd at least want to see about for the group;

>Getting everyone ok with Sephaly the gorgon so she doesn't have to keep hiding. Also you know there will be some problem between Nadira and the elf lady with your group, when they see one another.
>Setting up a proper method of governance and leadership, who does what and who's in charge.
>Getting everyone housing they can call their own.
>Seeing about food and water, the supplies you have won't last long with so many new goblins to feed now.
>Figuring out who and how the castle will be defended if need be.
>Scouting the area around the castle, see who or what is within the immediate region.
>Send a messenger to the orc village about your success.

With those things taken care of, you'll at least have the very basics out of the way for things needed to continue living here, like nutrition, shelter and safety.

>>1539395
>>1539345
>96

So you can definitely find out what you are after, but I'm not exactly sure what it is you're after?

>>1539485
Rumors of a female orc in a position of power, that secretly likes being dommed.

>>1539498
That's a rater specific, and rare trait, even for rumor mongering. Though you just so happen to luck out, in hearing of an orc leader of a group some distance to the south. Apparently though she tries to maintain a good image, her reputation is one of being taken advantage of by confident men. The worst reputation of all being, she was given the runaround by an elven bard her group captured. Something like that, if true, is an extreme mark of shame among orcs.

>>1539485
Alrighty, let's start with finding a good source of food and water and then go over to setting up a proper pecking order so the groups don't end up fucking eachother over too badly while we're still here.

>Seeing about food and water, the supplies you have won't last long with so many new goblins to feed now.
>Setting up a proper method of governance and leadership, who does what and who's in charge.

Rolled 10, 84 = 94 (2d100)

>>1539541
Whoops forgot to roll for both actions.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>1539554
Rolling for food

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>1539541
>>1539554
Don't forget that we have the orange and lemons.

Anyway, I suppoce the roll could work for fimding things like fruit trees, animals, and such, so supporting.

Rolled 3 (1d100)

Rolling for food and water too.

>>1539554
>>1539575
>>1539578
Well in your searching of the fort, you found a well so that's water taken care of. Food though not as much, there's no currently available farmland, so you'll have to subsist off hunting and foraging which won't be easy with so many mouths to feed.

For determining governance though, that's not something you can just roll for, it's up to you to come up with how things will function and run in this little budding society you've got.

>>1539597
Ah alrighty, I wasn't sure if you wanted a roll for that so I rolled for both to cover my bases.

>>1539597
Court the Orc priestess!
We can make a tree later to give us some food for a while

>>1539597
Can Ruta help with the trees? Explain to the gobs and orcs that for that we would have to replant the tree that we cut, which won't actually be a problem since we can control the trees that grow to make staffs and furniture (copicing).

Also, we have control over the orcs and goblings (to the orcs we are only the leader of the expedition, but the idea is the same for this), the gobling queen has the biggest rank among the goblings.
Orcs will oversee things, like contruction projects flr example, and the queen can inform us of the needs of her people, as well as her conserns and wants.

>>1539660
Wait for the other anons to see if they agree with that.

>>1539660
This Is fine

>>1539660
It's a good start for the time being, hopefully it'll stick for the time being while we tackle the rest of the list.

>>1539660
Yes Ruta can help, that was part of her reason for staying longer, to help you get set up. Just specify where you want the trees, inside or outside the castle, and make a basic roll just to see how well she can work her powers for the seeds planted.

As for your governance, that can work then for the time being, you just oversee everything, with the help of the goblin queen interfacing between you and the gobs.

>>1539485
>Also you know there will be some problem between Nadira and the elf lady with your group, when they see one another.

Hmm, that might be a problem. Maybe we should see what we can get from her before sending her back to the settlement?

Maybe we can tell her about how we want to trade iron for things like crossbows and other elven craft from her people in the settlement.

We could give her a wagon and she could transport the goods as a merchant. She could make prodit out of the trade and help both our people and hers while doing so!

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>1539711
Probably outside the castle where there should be more room for them to grow in comparison to them quickly taking up all the room in the castle courtyard.

>Plant the fruit trees outside the castle

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>1539748

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>1539711

Rolling.

>>1539748

You sure? Having a way to grow more food inside of the walls coulf help on a siege, that is why castles had wells and, IIRC, some farms and animals, to last longer.

>>1539771
That is a good point, which is why we should eventually start figuring out how to create underground farms to cover this.

>>1539776
>That is a good point, which is why we should eventually start figuring out how to create underground farms to cover this.

We can start enchanting plants so they feed off of the 'mana' of the evirobment instead of light, which would probably also make them glow and give us light in the underdark, tough we can just make stones or sticks glow.

>>1539746
She'd definitely be open to something like that if it's the duty you want for her.

>>1539759
>>1539771
>62

You plant many of the seeds in a cleared area outside the castle, and let Ruta do her thing. It's a lot of work to expect, but in three days she'll have them all fully grown which works because that's when she expects to leave.

>>1539808
Lets stay with her until it's time to leave
Then we start the orc courting

>>1539797
Which means we're turning most plants into Pseudo-Potatoes, I'm liking what I'm hearin.

>>1539808
So we got basic food and water and the pecking order out of the way. Let's knock out housing and defensive planning.

>Getting everyone housing they can call their own.
>Figuring out who and how the castle will be defended if need be.

I kinda want to handle the scouting and group acceptance for our gorgon last, mostly because if we come across something or someone that just doesn't like us in particular we're gonna need to make sure that our forces can have a chance of handling it, that and if worst comes to worst we'll have spare housing for settlers to replace the ones that either leave or get killed.
If there's more we can add to this or change it cause I'm willing to go with the flow of things.

>>1539808
>but in three days she'll have them all fully grown which works because that's when she expects to leave.

Satisfy her lust each night. This needs a roll?

Make a wagon, fill it with iron ore and iron weapons and items beyond repair. Can we send her with the messaje of our success?

>>1539844
That'll be a three days effort then. How would you like to spend them/what things do you want to work on till then?

>>1539879
You want to do whaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

>>1539872
Well, you can try and solve those problems. How do you want to? The housing thing isn't such a huge issue since people can just find places to live in the castle, but eventually if you want things to be organized, you'll need to establish living areas. As for defenses, that's totally up to you.

>>1539872
I want to get the elf away from the castle so we can precent Nadira and Sephaly, and explain that she is useful, so it os better if we keep her ignorant, unless we manage to convince her to stay or we would have to keep her against her will, which would make us lose some adbantajes of having her.

>>1539904
>You want to do whaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAT

Make a wagon. :)

>>1539879
>Can we send her with the messaje of our success?

BTW, I mean her, and some people for protection with the messaje. She would wait until the people with the messaje go to the orc village amd back to the elven settlement, then they would come back together.

>>1539904
Alternate between being sweet to Ruta and courting the priestess
And what the other anons want

Oh, weren't we going to ask Nadira to see the future of the castle? To see if we are going to attacked?

Also, can we ask her to see what is our mother doing? Who she has sent to follow us?
And were that vampire that we met is right now?

Things on the precent first.

>>1539911
Going to be hard, that'll take a few days. It can be done but you'll be making it mostly from scratch. Thankfully you have a lot of skill and labor available.

>>1539917
Yes that's easy enough, just send an orc with her.

>>1539920
You can do that for sure.

>>1539934
That's right, you did ask Nadira to divine some things. First she'll try the future of the castle then. Make a roll for her success, this evening.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>1539940
Rolling

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>1539940
Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

>>1539905
>>1539934
Seconding
>>1539949
Good roll

>>1539949
>>1539945
Very well, you set everyone on their duties, organize things yourself and spend the rest of the evening keeping Ruta company while she labors with the trees, and followup spending the night with her. You have the safety of the castle now, but you still enjoy the chance to sleep out among the saplings and grasses together, the starry sky just partially visible through openings of the canopy of great trees far, far above.

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The next morning you're awakened by Nadira, looking quite concerned, enough at least to risk exiting the magical space of the group's coach and being seen. She apologizes for bothering you, it's quite early and you don't expect many others to be awake this early. She wants to talk just with you though about her concerns.

>>1540015
Sure, hear her out

>>1540015
Always ready to listen to friends, go into the house portion of the carrage and have a semi private talk.

>>1540015
Hear her out, do so in the magical coach.

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>>1540025
>>1540029
>>1540036
Leaving Ruta to the trees again for now, you follow after Nadira to the coach, where you see Gwen and Sephaly chatting and enjoying breakfast together. You're glad they're getting along, normally Sephaly is so cold and distant.

At any rate, Nadira brings you to her room and listening against the door to make sure, says she divined upon the future of the fort. She got many visions and saw possibilities of what could come depending on what you do. The most prominent ones she was able to write down the rough estimate of, as she shows you the list but realizes you probably can't read her language so reads it aloud for you;

>Hostile intervention from the elves at word of Sephaly getting out, or of the passage to the Underdark.
>Hostile intervention from the orcs at word of you rising in power and attempting to form a tribe.
>Hostile intervention from forest creatures over nature destruction around the area.
>Hostile attack from bandits of the region.
>Hostile attack from forces employed by the evil queen.
>Hostile upwelling from "something" below.
>Individuals going missing, presumed dead, by some strange presence out in the forest.
>A spread of disease, after the isolated and sickly goblins from below now mingle among others of the settlement.
>Groups of people fleeing through the area from something and seeking refuge among you.
>Positive attention from "neighboring" folks at learning of a new settlement in the castle coming into being, and seeking cooperation.
>A massive reconstruction if with the work of some expert on the matter.
>A random, natural collapse of one of the great trees nearby, crushing the castle with its fall and killing many.
>A friendly envoy from the elves which goes poorly at the sight of things they would consider undesirable among your ranks and efforts.

All of these are vague, possible future events which may or may not happen depending on how you act now with the knowledge of them. The only one she sees though for certain, is disconcerting to her. Something to do with the stranger that Eula the changeling encountered during the revelry over a week ago, for which the end result is... she can't really pin it for sure since it wasn't totally clear. But she feared it as a nightmare, a fierce wind, a great shaking of the ground, and fire. Destruction and death seems sure to follow depending on how you alone act, a detail which worries her the most.

>>1540067
She can leave if she wants to
Thank her for the info and retreat to somewhere private

>>1540067
>Call Eula, now.
>Tell her about how we asked Nadira what could attack the castle, and one of the posibilities relates to a person that she met on the revelry.
>"So, a fierce wind, a great shaking of the ground, and fire. Can you please tell me who is this person?"

>>1540087
Leave as in, forever? Either way this is her room, you can leave but she nervously tries to hold onto you. You can tell she also is scared, worried, and hopes for some assurance from you, or at least to know what you plan to do?

>>1540096
Yes
Kill the elf girl, start making healing/antidisease potions, keep everyone in, anchor nearby trees and warn Ruta about the thing in the forest

>>1540087
>>1540096

Nope, I don't want her to leave.

>>1540101
BRUH, WTF? Don't kill her, that will only make things worse.

>>1540104
Kill her and burn the corpse, so nobody knows

>>1540110
The elves on the settlement know.

Look, just let her go.

>>1540115
They didn't specify they wanted her back, take her out on a stroll then Eula swoops in and kills her

>>1540096
I will try ma damnedest to keep all those under my purview safe, especially the cute elf ones. Give her a wink and hold her, but no more than that.

>>1540119
I disagree, send her with the wagon once it is finished, she doesn't need to serve us anymore.

>>1540126
>>1540123
You hug Nadira then to make her feel better, and maybe she blushes at your compliment but you can't tell because her skin is so dark. It's still not a great note to leave her on though, fearing the future, but you get to your own room and try to figure out what to do now.

...what do you do now?

>>1540067
>Hostile intervention from the elves at word of Sephaly getting out, or of the passage to the Underdark.

We need to deal with the elf. Still, she has done nothing wrong to us. >>1540126 will do.

>Hostile intervention from the orcs at word of you rising in power and attempting to form a tribe.

We will have to be more selective.

>Hostile intervention from forest creatures over nature destruction around the area.

Let's simply not do that.

>Hostile attack from bandits of the region.

Goblings with crossbows, bitches!

>Hostile attack from forces employed by the evil queen.

Let's be preapred, and hope we have luck.

>Hostile upwelling from "something" below.

The danger was already obvious.

>Individuals going missing, presumed dead, by some strange presence out in the forest.

Nadira can probably get more details lf this creature later.

>A spread of disease, after the isolated and sickly goblins from below now mingle among others of the settlement.

Have the healer prepare potions. Look after those from the cave. Separate them from the rest.

>Groups of people fleeing through the area from something and seeking refuge among you.

We need more food.

>Positive attention from "neighboring" folks at learning of a new settlement in the castle coming into being, and seeking cooperation.

We need to keep the apearences.

>A random, natural collapse of one of the great trees nearby, crushing the castle with its fall and killing many.

Nadira or Ruta can help.

>A friendly envoy from the elves which goes poorly at the sight of things they would consider undesirable among your ranks and efforts.

Hmm, this one needs more thought.

>>1540145
>...what do you do now?

This:
>>1540088

>>1540145
Gather the team and take stock of all items that we have and start a brainstorming session about possible meanings and solutions to the divination. We need to tell the leaders of the goblins and orcs that some bad things are heading our way, but don't tell them everything.
>>1540151
This sounds good as well.

>>1540157
>>1540088
Roll to find Eula! She's not in the coach.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>1540145
>>1540157
Also, ask Nadira to chech if the elf knows of Sephally, like, can she see what she will do if she comes back to her people?

>>1540161
Rolling.

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>1540151
We can always try to recruit the thing seeking the refugees. Who knows might be a mythological creature of some strength.
>>1540163
This sounds good too.

>>1540163
>>1540164
To divine that, it will take her another day or so.

>90

You manage to find Eula among the orcs, posing as one of them. You ask her aside though to speak to her. When you bring up the revelry though, she's withdrawn as usual and says she doesn't know what you're talking about. Some sort of danger? Well it could be anything.

>>1540165
Well we still need to have a team meeting to make sure everyone is all right, and to address the rest of the divination. I value your insight, and would like you to be there.

>>1540165
>To divine that, it will take her another day or so.

We can afford that.

>>1540165
>Well it could be anything

No, it can't. Since it seemed to be important, we had Nadira look back for things related to the treat, and we know that she met a perosn on the revelry.

We are not judging her, or accusing her of anything, but please, who is that man (or wad it a woman? Can't remember)?

Do we need a roll

>>1540173
>Well it could be anything

>>1540088
>"So, a fierce wind, a great shaking of the ground, and fire. Can you please tell me who is this person?"

This got ignored?

>>1540174
She didn't ignore it she just doesn't understand why you think she would know what that means?

>>1540169
She'll do that at least, participate in a group meeting.

>>1540173
When you talk about her meeting another person, that's enough to upset her and she says she's done talking about it and doesn't know anything else.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>1540180
>When you talk about her meeting another person, that's enough to upset her and she says she's done talking about it and doesn't know anything else.

"Eula, I trust you, please."

Rolling for convinsing her?

>>1540181
Actually, you know what?

Maybe we are trusting too much on Nadira, do as she wants and let her go.

>>1540182
Anyway, night.

>>1540181
Trust her enough to let her go.

>>1540182
>>1540189
After you let her go, inspect the trees with Ruta, but inform the goblin queen, the healer, and the prests of the disease first.

>>1540201
Seconding.

>>1540151
>A friendly envoy from the elves which goes poorly at the sight of things they would consider undesirable among your ranks and efforts.
>Hmm, this one needs more thought.

Let's do what we had planed, to keep good relations with the elves while gathering strengh in secret.

For the underdark, let's make a 'base' at the 'bottom' of the mine, said base would have flood and water for the gobs, but it could also have a hidden entrance to the underdark. Maybe we could also use illusions? I don't know if mages can detect that.

We also need to put magical wards to the castle, especially some against wind and fire.

>>1540462
Yeah I remember CM mentioning that Illusion magic could be detected, we'll be better off with just flooding them and using elemental guards.

That reminds me, I wonder if it's possible to summon water inside a person's lungs, forcing them to hack it up or drown on the spot.

>>1540181
>>1540201
You decide to trust Eula for now, and let her go then, upset as she is. After that you inform the goblin and the brewmaster about the risk of disease and to make preparations. After that you find Ruta and go for a morning stroll around the area, inspecting the giant trees. There is one that she finds, is basically dead, and alarmingly is poised to collapse in the direction of the castle. She can try to nurture the tree but it's an old growth and she won't be staying her long anyway, and also by the sheer size of the thing you don't expect any sort of conventional anchoring system in place to be able to hold it. At least not one you or your group can make by the means you have.

Ruta at least, suggests to preemptively cut it down, and not because she doesn't like old growths either. Better to just fell it in a safe direction than to end up with the castle destroyed by an accident.

>>1540834
But that would probably bring forest attention
If she suggests that we should cut it down then we should, get some Orcs to cut it

>>1540885
Well unless you can come up with some other solution, the alternative is to let the tree fall and destroy the castle.

>>1540906
Do we know of a spell that lets us push stuff? If yes how strong is it?

>>1540906
Ask the elf for advise?

What do their people do in situations like this one? They just cut the tree? Make a controled fire? Either one of the 2 would bring new life to the forest, since more sunlight can reach the ground, only that ashes would also fertilise it, but the risk of the fire going out of cotrol is too big.

So let's cut it, can we aninate ropes tied around the tree to puch it away from the tree as we cut it, or any other way to make it safer? How safe is to cut the tree?

Can we enchant it with magic to mage a magical tree and see what happens?

>>1540916
You do but not more than a couple hundred pounds maybe.

>>1540961
You go and look for the elven woman, finding her cooking breakfast for a number of goblins, whom get angry at you for skipping in line. Between making the food though you're able to talk to her and ask about the tree.

She says normally her people would just let it fall and move out of the way beforehand, or they would seek the services of some entity which could help the tree. In this case, and old growth dryad would be a simple solution. Though she refers to having the resources of a decent settlement, not a little outpost like yours.

>>1541018
Mmm, if we use ropes to tie it to another trees on the oposite side of the castle, and put the earth we take from the ditches in the side fasing the castle, could we be sure that it wouldn't fall towards the castle?

I am not sure of how big it is, or how big our castle is.

>>1541049
We can also weaken one side of the truck and one side of the roots before hand,

>>1541018
We could weaken it then push it with our magic and with some other people while others keep cutting the side opposite of the castle
>>1541054
That's what I was thinking, weaken it on one side so It falls on another direction

Maybe have Ruta push the tree with roots if we get started now and finish the cutting the day she leaves?

>>1541049
These are like 1000 foot trees and very wide, and the space between them is decently far. It would take a colossal group effort to interact with one.

>>1541076
This could work if you devote the effort to it, overtime.

>>1541199
Lets do it then, do we require a roll?

>>1541199
>This could work if you devote the effort to it, overtime.

How long would it take? And how long do we have?

>>1541213
Any rolls will always help.

>>1541217
You can't know for sure, but Nadira seemed to think a few months at least.

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>1541230

>>1541244

Nice one Anon.

>>1541244
Awesome
Spend time cutting and anchoring, every small bit helps
Also take help from Ruta before she leaves and if she comes back
And court the priestess (84)

I'm still waiting for that

>>1541244
Great, this also helps on the construction of the ditches. I assume that we got elven shovels.

>>1541244
>>1541249
>>1541251
>>1541255
>94

Alright that will work. Just specify what you're trying to do exactly. You want to fell the tree away from the castle, or shore it up and try to prevent it from collapsing at all?

I would rather shoire it up. Maybe making a little observation post in the proccess