Going for imp.

>>1592647
>>Wisp, the most basic form of undead

will count the votes in ten minutes, so we can start up a good pace. that or if a majority is reached.

>>1592664
If there's a tie, I'll change my vote to this

Rolled 1 (1d2)

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>>1592706
Welp, Wisp it is in that case.

You are a wisp, the weakest of undead. you are a being that usually arises when a soul is lost and forgets who or what it was. Owing your existance to she who sleeps, you are the bane of most weak heroes who cannot command the energies of magic.

>You are resistant to physical damage
>You can fire a weak spirit bolt

Stats:
>10 hp
>str: 0
>dex: 1
>wis: 2
>Int: 1
>Con: 0
>Cha: 0

Now, you are not like other monsters. You are unique.

>Roll for one mutation on the advanced mutation table (roll 1d10)

>Choose two lesser mutations

>No mutations, but start at a higher level

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>1592725
>>Roll for one mutation on the advanced mutation table (roll 1d10)
Lets go big

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>1592725
>Roll for one mutation on the advanced mutation table (roll 1d10)

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>1592725
>Roll for one mutation on the advanced mutation table (roll 1d10)
go big or go home I guess

Rolled 5 (1d10)

alrighty, I might have needed to clarify, I have to roll the 1d10. Sorry all XD

That's my bad on not being clear.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>1592725
>Roll for one mutation on the advanced mutation table (roll 1d10)

You gain: Magical ability

since you already posses a magical ability, the Spirit bolt, you get to choose.

>Improve Spirit bolt
or
>Gain the ability to possess non magical inanimate objects (allows limited movement and control of object)

>>1592786
>Gain the ability to possess non magical inanimate objects (allows limited movement and control of object)
We poltergeist now.

>>1592786
Item possession

New ability added:
>Weak Spirit Bolt
>Physical resistance
>Minor possession

Now, for the final choice. Where do you call your home?

>a forgotten ruin?

>A graveyard?

>A haunted woods?

>Other? (write in)

>>1592800
>a forgotten ruin?

>>1592800
>Other?
An ancient crypt

>>1592800
>Other
We are bound to an item - a necklace - the only remaining tie we have to the lost memory of our identity. (Perhaps our uniqueness comes from the fact that, unlike other wisps, we have not lost this one last tie?)

All wonderful ideas. Any wish to change their vote? If not, I can make a roll

>>1592836
Changing my vote to this.

>>1592800
A necklace in the crypt of a forgotten ruin?

>>1592850
This sound good for everyone?

>>1592861
Yup.

>>1592850
>>1592861
This sounds good to me

>>1592850
Being bound to an item might make it a little hard to achieve anything if we're not actually in the ownership of someone - a little girl who holds us close as her guardian angel from the things that go bump in the night; a conman who attributes our subtle manipulation of the dice to us being his lucky charm; even a rich baroness who keeps us locked in a case but shows us off at every opportunity - to put us in proximity of things to influence.

Though I suppose being able to possess other items would mitigate this a little. As long as OP can make it work, I suppose.

We could be bound to an item against our will though, would mane it interesting to try to free ourselves from it

>>1592850
Not sure of idea, of being bound to an item...but as anons earlier said it could make things interesting

You lie within an amulet, a necklace that hold within it a brillient orange gem. you have always been with this necklace, and it is the core of even your earliest memories since you awoke within this accursed crypt.

Many other wisps call this place home, along with mor epowerful undead such as zombies or skeletons. However, one undead creature stands above all others, the master of this crypt.

A vampire who worships "She who Sleeps", a powerful necromancer who swore off both the living and their vampiric brethren for the safety of of those only they could control.

Your necklace actually lies within their sanctuary, a prize they dug from the rubble of whatever this crypt once had been a part of.

Your necklace lies within a room filled with arcane tomes, magical circles, and various furniture such as shelves and book cases. For a crumbling tomb, it's not to bad. The master of the crypt left a couple days ago, likely on some mission beyond your current understanding.

Hunger gnaws at you. Despite being incorporeal, you requires sustenance. Th life force of the living, that is what you needed to live. Without it, you would be taken by the void, and truley face the end of your existence.

Noise can be heard a couple floors down, but it's to muffled to make out, and the sounds of all manor of creature can be heard outside the walls.

>What do you do?

>>1592880
As we are now, we are helpless. To hunt, we must find some way to leave this crypt, under our own power or otherwise. Unfortunately, the undead in this crypt are useless to us; we cannot control or compel them.

But the books that lie around us are fonts of power. Possess them; become them; feel every inked stroke, and trace the script that runs across their pages. Fill the void in our memory with those long-hidden secrets.

inb4 it's just the vampire's porn stash

>>1592880
test your restraints,see just how limited are our abilities within the amulet

>>1592887
>>1592888
I think we can put these two together

>>1592888
This. Can we leave the amulet to wander around or do we have to work from inside the amulet?

>>1592890
You can willingly leave the amulet. However, since this amulet is bound to you, you actually heal faster and are well protected within it. It is the closest to a home you have.

As for your control, apply short bursts of force in any direction of your choice. In theory, you could explore the entire crypt by having the amulet bounce and jerk around.

With your power, you could posses one of the many tomes and books, and through it, read the book.

A few books catch your non existant eye.

>The channel of souls: A study of the mortal coil

>The veil of uncertainty: Cutting through the fog of time

>"The Sleeping Queen" The first Lord, and only to fall

>>1592895
>The channel of souls: A study of the mortal coil
Let's learn more about our preys.

>>1592895
The channel of souls: A study of the mortal coil
learning about our prey and possibly more about ourselves, may be useful when we start trying to get stronger.

>>1592895
>The channel of souls: A study of the mortal coil
Sure. Either allowing us to move further from the amulet or improving our possession ability would be quite useful.

You spend three hours reading through the old tome. It explains how souls are nothing more than collections of magical energy attached to physical materials and bound to them by the will of the creature.

Through it, you learn (pick one)

>How to more effectivly damage the spirit, improving your Spirit bolt

>Use the energy of your very soul to create a spark of soul energy. Good for providing light or igniting a candle.

>To sense souls within five feet

>>1592899
This. We shouldn't bounce around with the amulet, the book will also surely give us knowledge to work with

>>1592905
>To sense souls within five feet
this seems really useful

>>1592905
>How to more effectively damage the spirit, improving your Spirit bolt
Depleting our literal existence to light fires seems like a terrible idea. And I'm not seeing what the purpose of sensing souls is, assuming we maintain the standard five senses even as a wisp (or else how would we have known about the room we're in?). Five feet is well within visual range.

>>1592905
>How to more effectivly damage the spirit, improving your Spirit bolt

>>1592905
>How to more effectivly damage the spirit, improving your Spirit bolt

>>1592908
The exceptions are, I suppose, when facing invisible spirits, and when we want to specifically find living things through opaque objects, which are both pretty situational.

>>1592915
Well sneak attacks are way more difficult against us, it's way easier to plan around potential hostiles, and finding and ambushing the living(food) will be much easier.

We could probally sense hidden or small souls with that thing, but yeah..only real usefull is spirit bolt
>>1592905
>How to more effectivly damage the spirit, improving your Spirit bolt

>>1592918
I would agree, if the radius wasn't two paces long. Fifty feet might see occasional use. Five hundred would make it a solid choice. But five feet is terrible.

Your Spirit bolt has imrpoved, now yeilding more damage. Hunger calls you again, your form shuddering.

[You must eat today, or face penalties]

You hear movement outside the door of the sanctuary, growing closer. Above you, you a chalice is knocked over.

Out side the window, you see a crow, pecking at the glass to try and enter.

>>1592923
i assume it would have been improved eventually, but whatever
>>1592926
eat it eat it eat it eat it eat it eat it

>>1592926
Could we attempt to possess a book and toss it at the window? Or if we're incorporeal a better idea would be to go through and spirit bolt the crow once on the other side.

>>1592926
Seems like it's bird for dinner today, any possibility of taking the crow out from where we are?

>>1592926
>secluded crypt full of undead
>sanctuary has windows, and crows have easy access
Is this one of those weird crypts that are inexplicably at ground level rather than underground as usual? Or did you mean 'mausoleum'?

In any case, possess the window and swing it open. When the crow hops in, shut the window behind it.

>>1592926
Eat the bird.

>>1592933
This is the best plan thus far, could we use our amulet as shiny bait?

>>1592926
>possess the window and swing it open

The bird is totally not shapeshifting adventurer

>>1592939
or a familiar
>>1592933
I've seen birds get into some weird places, if the entrance itself is open enough for small critters to get in than it's not unlikely for a bird to get in on the first floor or two, which I assume we are.

>>1592933
This sounds like a good idea
Supporting

You fly and possess the window, willing it open. The crow, seeing shiny objects a plenty, flys in and goes straight for your abandoned Necklace. As soon as you close the window, it grips the neck lace in its beak and flies into the air, up to the top of a shelf.

It let's out a confused car, before banging your necklace against the top of the bookshelf.

>>1592950
Spirit Bolt for the win! Unless we can't eat it's life energy after killing it? Not sure if we specifically have to drain it.

>>1592950
>getting banged by a crow
>2lewd

Posses the necklace, strangle the bird.

>>1592954
this, or spirit bolt if the crow dropped it from too far away

>>1592950
Spirit Bolt. Having an undamaged corpse will be a boon, being as we are surrounded by necromantic tomes.

>>1592950
would a dead bird count as a small dead object, if we put the amulet on it, would we be able to possess it and walk/fly out of the room? not that I want to just yet, I'd like to stay and read the other two books.

>>1592959
you do not have the power to posses animate objects, even dead ones.

>>1592954
>>1592955
Two for strangle

>>1592951
>>1592956
Two for Spirit bolt. one more for tie braker

Will move on in ten minutes

>>1592961
I'll change my vote to spirit bolt for the sake of moving along, might as well test our magic anyway

With your will, you send a hazy blue orb straight at the Crow.

Everyone roll a 1d20, adding your dex to it.

1d20+1

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1592972

>>1592961
Spirit bolt

Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1592972
nat 1 incoming

Rolled 7 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

Almost like thanksgiving

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1592972

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1592972

>>1592972
actually, what even is the maximum number of rolls that count? 3, 4, or 5?

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1592972

Rolled 2 (1d10)

choosing the roll whose post number ends with the number closest to what i roll

Rolled 7 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1592983
14, success!

Your spirit bolt strike home, hitting the crow and forcing it to drop your amulet. It's in the air now, flying in a small circle before swooping down to peck at you.

Your AC is 15, a base of 10 with plus 5 due to your incorporeal nature

The crow's attack are useless against you, hitting nothing but air. The creature is now vulnerable, having expected to hit a physical opponent rather than a formless collection of soul stuff.

>What do you do?

>>1592997
Devour it's essence, of course! (Unless unable to yet, in which case-- Spirit bolt)

>>1592997
Can we possess it?
Having a corporeal form would be nice.

>>1593001
See >>1592961

>>1593001
he already said we can't, too weak right now
>>1592997
eat it

Devour the crow

>>1592997
Consume its soul.

Then get to reading. We'd be looking for basic necromancy primers. In order: preservation of corpses, reanimation, and control of undead.

>>1592997
Duh what we can do?

>shoot with spirit bolts, untill we can drain it's life energy

You go to consume its life force, your body reaching out and grasping at the crows very soul.

Roll will, 1d20+2

Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593011

Rolled 18 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593011

Rolled 13 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593011
>>1593012
>>1593013
probably don't even need to roll but whatever

Rolled 2 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

Prolly gonna fuck it up

Rolled 3 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593011

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>>1593016
>>1593018

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>1593019
Who shall be your savior?

>>1593020
Not you, that's for sure.

>>1593021
That was QM checking which roll to use.. He chooses based on the last digit of your post and his roll on the d10

>>1593012
Winner

You feel the crow begin to weaken, as you pull from it a large chunk of it's very being. The crow falls to the ground, dazed and weakened, as you consume it very life essence.

You level up!

>Lvl 2 Wisp

>Choose two stats to improve once.

As you feel your body's hunger silenced, the sounds from outside the door have peaked your attention. They are closer, and much more clear now. It's the sound of swords, and voices of the living.

Heroes are approaching.

>>1593024
Well, seems like as a magical being with only a magic based attack, increasing our wisdom and intelligence would be a good idea.

get back in your amulet

>>1593024
Stat improves --> Dex, Con(If we can, if not then Int)

Hide in the amulet, knowing all the DND groups I've played with they'll be stupid and loot it.

>>1593024
Hide in amulet, increasing willpower and intelligence. Hope we're undetected

>>1593027
and if we are, hope the heroes don't got a mage/cleric.

>>1593024
>increase willpower and intelligence

I doubt they will find us from top of the shelf.
We could leave the amulet, shoot them few times and dart back into hiding inside, before they realize where we are.

>>1593023
Oh, sorry.
>>1593024
>increase willpower and intelligence
We're a bodiless undead, there'sno point in raising physicals abiliities.

>>1593029
let's wait to see their party composition before we do anything, if none of them are magic based then we've got this, if they got an arcane caster then we've got to plan out an ambush on them, if they've got a holy caster of some kind than let's stay hidden and hope to god they don't find us or we're screwed.

>>1593031
We're resistant to physical damage, as in + to AC and lowered damage taken.. Not immune. Even if they don't have a caster I think we should hide and ambush, it's safest.

>>1593027
>>1593025
Majority wins

Stats:
>10 hp
>str: 0
>dex: 1
>wis: 3
>Int: 2
>Con: 0
>Cha: 0

As you feel the experience of that fight shape your mind, you disapear once more into the amulet that you call home. It's no longer on the pedestal where the Vampire had left it, but you're certain the twitching emotionally dead crow next to the pretty jewellery should catch the foolish adventurers eyes.

After a couple minutes, the door is kicked open by a man wearing full plate and bearing a war maul. He's quick to enter, running up and smashing a coat pole that had one of the Vampire's robes hung on it.

"Damn it James! That robe could have been worth something!" yelled a woman in a gray robe, walking in with a little orb right behind her. "Now it's ruined." She said, looking at the torn and battered robe as the warrior wandered off.

"It could have been the vampire those villagers told us about, can't be to careful with the undead. Especially since you let Robin waste all his hymns back there."

"Not my fault he's a shitty cleric."

"Your fault those eight skeletons walked right past you and attacked him."

"You fault for letting those things in the back lines! Some front liner you are."

A human cleric, with white armored robes, walked in "Guy's, guys, that's enough. This is getting us no where. We managed to get up here, and now all the loot is ours, let's not ruin this." he said calmly, the elf and the warrior backing down from their hostility. "Besides, you're both equally shitty at your jobs." He said with a smile, ducking under a thrown book from the elf.

"Let's start looking. The Vampire who lived here must have collected something useful.
Cont.

>>1593024
Boost wisdom and dex.
Because dex is how we spirit bolt, and wisdom how we eat
Hide in the amulet.

>>1593033
Yeeap, no way we are going to fight these guys..we either try to remain hidden or try to get them to notice the amulet and take it with em..certainly more food that way than being left in the crypt

The heroes begin to search, the elven mage heading towards one of the shelves, while the Cleric seemed more facinated with the alter in one of the side rooms. "Jeez, this Vampire worships She who sleeps? How cliche. I wish we could find one of the these vampires who worhsips, idk, the goddess of sunshine or something."

The warrior looked at the cleric, lifting up some enchanted gauntlets "That doesn't make any sense...."

"Yeah right? It'd at least make ya think. This here is just redundant." he said, then called upon his magic. In a flash, the alter was set aflame, a a wave of negative energy went throughout the room before disapearing "Oh well, more renown for me."

The elf rolled her eyes, but then paused, her gaze turning towards your amulet, to you. "Ooh, I wonder what this is." She said, walking over and gently picking up your necklace, examining it with greedy eyes.

"Hmm, there's magic coming off of this...I wonder if I can appraise it..."

Her hand begins to lift, and magic begins to form at her finger tips as she shannels the apprasal spell, magic that will tell her what power the amulet holds.

>Escape?

>Attack?

>try and fool the spell?

>talk?

>Other?

>>1593033
>>1593037
I say we wait and let them take the amulet, if they don't realize that we're in it, we can just wait till they make camp to rest (hopefully in the crypt) and then eat them in their sleep.

>>1593040
This will either work splendidly or get us destroyed. Talk and try to 'explain'that we're the soul of an Elven king, trapped within this amulet by the crazed Vampire.

>>1593040
>try and fool the spell?
If it doesn't work, we'll try diplomacy

>>1593041
The Elven mage is appraising it, which will tell her we're in the amulet dude.

>>1593044
it is an option, let's just try it and see

>>1593040
>try and fool the spell

Escaping through the window is still an option...hopefully if this fails

>>1593048
We closed it, we would have to re-open it and then flee. Plus then we wouldn't have our bound amulet..

>>1593040
Fool spell

>>1593050
We can most likely throw our amulet small distances.

>>1593040
>try and fool the spell
On a failure, use the old 'help, the vampire has cruelly trapped me within this amulet!' ploy.

Fool the spell wins, writing

You briefly fear discovery, but with a quick idea, you begin to work your own energies throughout the amulet. If you are successful, you just might be able to fool the hero into thinking you are something your not.

>Choose what enchantment you want to try and pretend to be, then roll Intelligence

>>1593061
Amulet of Natural Armor. Probably hard for them to discern if it's real by putting it on until something swings.

>>1593061
Minor durability enchantment; otherwise mundane.

Makes it less likely that they'll keep us and more likely that they'll sell us to someone less equipped to deal with our shit.

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593063
Forgot to roll

Rolled 15 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1593061
Minor Amulet of Luck enchantment, probably the least testable enchantment there is

>>1593065
https://media.giphy.com/media/PFwKHjOcIoVUc/giphy.gif

Will close and choose the roll in five minutes

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>1593065
Critical success!

You easily fool the elven maiden's spell, appearing as a powerful artifact of Natural Armor. The hint of greed in the elves eyes becomes almost manic, her mind likely filled with fantasies of what you could bring for her if she sold you.

"Well Yul? Is it any good?" Shouted the warrior from across the room, picking up a book and examining it, before tossing it aside as he sought more loot her could use.

The elf glared at the man, then to the cleric who was distracted "Nah, it's just a minor item. I think I'll keep it though, it's very pretty, wouldn't you say?" The elf asked, putting the necklace around her neck and gesturing to it for her male comrades to see.

The cleric looked at it, then nodded "Yeah, it matches your eyes pretty well." He said with a thumbs up, going back to his search as the elven mage smiled.

"Thanks, glad I found it." she said, caressing the jewel of your amulet as you rest at the base of her neck.

Hours pass as the party continue to loot the place, until anything of value is either destroyed or tucked away wherever it is heroes tend to keep their mountains of loot.

With a yawn, the cleric pulled out a bed roll from thin air "Alright guys, let's rest here and we can head back to town in the morning. I guess the vampire move away, which I suppose is lucky for us." he said, lying down and letting out a sigh.

The Warrior dropped to the ground, the floor shaking as his rear smashed the groun and he leaned against a beam "Jesus man, you trying to tempt fate?"

The cleric chuckled "Dude have you seen the goddess of fate? You fucking know I am."

The elven mage let out a sound of disgust, walking off "I'll take the bedroom, that way I don't have to listen to Volgan's snoring."

"You're the one who snores princess." The warrior said, presenting his middle finger to the elf as she closed the door..

cont.

Now that she was alone, the elven maiden holding your amulet once more, a wicked smile on her face. "To think I;d find such a powerful artifact in a dump like this. Oh if I sell you, I'd be set for life. No more dungeons, no more caves, no more adventuring. Just me and my books...and maybe a few pool boys." she said hungrily, hoping onto what was once the vampire's bed.

"Though, that might get boring pretty quick...I could use it to further my career as an adventurer. Probably get some better party member then those two." She said, glaring at the door. he smile quickly return, and she stared to the ceiling "Oh what wonderful thing I'll be able to do with you, my preciouse little treasure." She said, caressing the gem once more.

>What do you do?

>>1593079
QM, do we know what creatures/people feel when we suck their lifeforce out? Like, is it a sharp pain or a dull slipping of the mind?

Just play along, she's our ticket out of here.

>>1593080
It's a dull slipping of the mind, and a loss of warmth. Imagine growing tired and cold at the same time rapidly, and that's what it's like.

>>1593079
I'm not sure we could do anything without arousing suspicion right this moment. When she's asleep, maybe, but not right now.

To be clear, when we're leaving the amulet or possessing objects, is it visually obvious?

>>1593079
>drain tiny bit of her life energy as she sleeps
Lets wait for better moment and feed on this host..we can easily backstab her in fight or wait to get to the town, where we can get all the energy we could ever want.

>>1593084
Seconded.

>>1593084
I guess I'll go with this, but I'd like to come back to the crypt later and read those books, hopefully the party took them and we won't have to backtrack, but we'll see. Maybe we can just kill them all before they leave the crypt

>>1593087
There were only a few books, and I don't want to be stuck at lifeless crypt. Lets atleast make sure someone else is going to pick us up, before killing these ones

>>1593084
I agree with this.

Also, when she inevitably gets stabbed or killed thanks to her dumbass companions, we drain her completely.

>>1593089
I want to learn as much as we can, knowledge is power and clearly these books have somethings to teach us. I won't force it though, if we leave with the party and they don't have the books then no point in worrying over missed opportunities.

>>1593084
Through out the night, the elven mage suffers from chills and exhaustion, you feeding on her unprotected mind bit by bit throughout the entire ordeal. Due to spending such a large time delving within the soul of the sentient being, you understanding of a soul and how it functions in higher beings deepens.

Choose one

>Improve Spirit bolt

>Gain the ability "Compel". By rolling will versus an oponant, you may force them to do things you desire. These action cannot go against what the person would normally do, or has the potential of deciding to do themselves. The more out of character the demand, the more likely the victim will resist.

>Gain the ability to possess weakened simple creatures (wounded rats, tired birds, etc)

>Gain the ability "Compel". By rolling will versus an oponant, you may force them to do things you desire. These action cannot go against what the person would normally do, or has the potential of deciding to do themselves. The more out of character the demand, the more likely the victim will resist.

>>1593093
>Gain the ability "Compel". By rolling will versus an oponant, you may force them to do things you desire. These action cannot go against what the person would normally do, or has the potential of deciding to do themselves. The more out of character the demand, the more likely the victim will resist.
Extremely useful right now.

>>1593093
>Gain the ability "Compel". By rolling will versus an oponant, you may force them to do things you desire. These action cannot go against what the person would normally do, or has the potential of deciding to do themselves. The more out of character the demand, the more likely the victim will resist.

The Elvf wakes tiredly, and almost like a zombie, exits the room to find her comrades ready to leave. "Woah, what the hell Yul, did you froget to sleep?"

The elf's glared targeted the warrior "Choke on one you simple minded piece of shit." She said, before grabbing her bag from the door and walking out of the room, herconfused comrades following after her.

As you progress through the crypt, the carnage the prty had committed was clear. Shattered bones, fallen corpses, and piles of ectoplasm show that no undead creature escaped their invasion.

The elven woman was exhausted, shivering as her body found it hard to warm itself. She had already produced a fire ball, and was holding it close to herself, trying in vain to warm her body.

"Yul, seriously are you okay? We can wait on leaving if you need some time..." The cleric said, concern in his eyes as his hand rest on the elves shoulder. His thumb brushed up against your necklace's chain, and the elf reacted. She hopped away from the cleric, clutching the amulet and seemed ready to attack. Her mind calmed and she shook her head "n-no, I'm okay. It's just this crypt I think...Once we get back to the surface, back in the sun, I think I'll feel better. "She said, turning and moving forward once more.

You feel her anxiety, her susipicion, and her confusion. You had tasted it throughout the night, and could smell it on the elven maiden now.

>Talk to her?

>Use compel on her? (to do what? Roll will if used. 1d20+3)

>Try to escape?

>Attack>

>other?

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>1593098
> Compel her to keep us "safe" from interlopers.

Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593098
>Use compel on her? (to do what? Roll will if used. 1d20+3)
"Think about all the money you'll make once you get back."

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593098
Supporting >>1593101

Would love that possession, bit compelling poltergeist is by far the most useful

Rolled 11 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593101
Supporting and make her distrust her teammates even more.

Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593098
Just keep calm elf make, there ain't nothing to worry about

>>1593101
Supporting

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593107
Forgot to roll

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>1593111
does it go to the higher or lower post number? or is the rolled number the deciding factor?

>>1593105
The elf's eyes widen as her pace slows, your mind delving into her weakened and tired one.

"All that gold you'll recieve. The fortune kingdoms will part with just to obtain me. You'll live like a goddess for all your days." You whisper into her very soul, her eyes having a faint sheen of blue glaze over them.

"I'll be able to do whatever I want...Live like a queen." She whispers to herself, clutching your amulet tightly.

"Yes, as long as they don't take me from you." You say, causing her to briefly glance back to her comrades before looking forward. "if they find out what i am, what you found, they'll steal it from you won't they?"

The girl looked worried, her mind fighting the idea "N-no, they would never do that. They're idiots, but they'ed never betray m-"

"Wouldn't they? Your friend Volgan is a warrior, imagine what the enchantment could do for him? he'ed be unstoppable...And the cleric Robin, oh how popular he would become with his church, gifting such a potent artifact to them. All they would need to do, is take it from you while you sleep...or even kill you."

Yul's grip has become like a vice, her mind filled with suspicion and paranoia now "You should keep me safe from them, no matter what. The money is yours, isn't it?"

"it is..." She says, he eyes flashing blue before you grow silent, the compulsion complete. She now eyes her comrades with suspicion, and seems more prone to caress your gem.

You soon exit the crypt, and find yourself within a large cavern, filled to the brim with crumbling buildings and fallen towers. Ruins as far as the eye could see, spreading all the way to the massive mouth of the cavern.

"Shouldn't take us more then a few hours to get back to the village. Maybe now that we've cleared the place, they'll start trying to move back in here." Volgan said, moving ahead of Yul as Robin stayed in the back.

"Not likely. Peasants tend to hold onto their superstitions. It's honestly more likely that vampire will comeback and just raise all the dead again."

Volgan chuckled "Still the elitist huh?"

"hey I talk with gods, you can't find anyone more elite than me."

Yul is growing concerned, not feeling comfortable behind the warrior and ahead of the cleric. being surrounded. her fears are growing.

>Compel again?

>Talk?

>Escape?

>Other?

>>1593114
>Other?
Do nothing. Let her simmer for now. We don't want her lashing out until we're safely back in civilization.

Also we really need to work on being less unsubtle with our compulsions.

>>1593116
This, just wait and watch the fireworks happen.

>>1593116
Supporting this course of action

I think that's the nature of Compulsion. It's not a subtle manipulation spell. We're literally forcing her to act in a particular way.

>>1593116
Actually, perhaps we ought to compel her not to let on about what she knows - she needs to wait until she's not at a disadvantage before showing her hand - just so she doesn't explode right now and potentially end up with us lying in the middle of a forest.

>>1593123
We already did that. The fear is that her companions will steal the necklace from her if they knew what it was. Or atleast, what she thinks it is.

>>1593114
>wait

Our best change for growing in power is to end in some mud farmer town and drinking the fools empty as they fought eachother to get the pretty amulet.
If the elf actually ends selling us to some big shot, we will be found out in no time.

Lets also try and avoid any religious institutions for now. We'll get exorcised quick.

>>1593116
Winner

You spend another couple of hours with Yul, silent as she tries to not doing anything to draw her companions suspicion. She's not very good at it. It had already been 3 times when the Cleric asked again "Yul, is something wrong?"

"I'm fine damn it. Stop asking me." She said, quickening her pace to get away from the nearing Robin.

"I don't know Yul. you've been acting funny every since you woke up." Volgan said, looking back and down to the shorter elf through his face plate "We're starting to get worried.

The village was just ahead, the sound of bustling people and the shouts of merchants being heard.

"I-i just want to get back to town, maybe rest a bit...Yeah, I'll feel better after some rest. I didn't sleep very well."

She rsuhes forward, past Volgan, leaving her comrades watching her with worry as she entered the town.

The sun was high in the sky, and the warmth of life the surrounded you made you hunger just from the presence of it all. You didn't need to eat, but it was like being presented with a feast, the desire was there.

Yul walked quickly, heading straight for the merchant square "I need to find an appraiser, if I know how much you're worth, I'll know where to go. I doubt this backwater commune of bumpkins has enough money to even reach half of what you're worth." She said, walking towards a building that held staves and tome sin the window, a cauldron on the swinging sign above the door.

>What do you do?

>>1593136
Uh oh, an proper appraiser will find us out in no time

Rolled 7 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593136
>Compel
Don't try to tell the amulet just yet, you said so yourself, this is just some hick town. There's no way in hell they'll be able to by it and more people will know, including the other two in the party. Just hold onto it till we reach a proper city, then you can properly sell the amulet and be set for life. Just have some patience, it'll all be worth it.

Rolled 20 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593136
>Compel

The appraiser is going to lie to you about our worth. He wants to steal us away from you as well.

Rolled 1 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593141
But we want to be in this town, the safest place that might be for us. I think we should compel further mistrust in the hope of them ending up in a fight, for so to slip away

Rolled 4 (1d10)

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>>1593157
>QM rolling the same number three times
kek is strong in this thread...

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 = 20 (20d1)

>>1593136

>>1593153
Critical Failure

You try to force your will once more, but in your panic you make a blunder of it. Her will may be weak, but it quickly realizes something is wrong. With a violent tug, Yul ripped the necklace from her neck, breaking the hook on the chain.

She glares at the amulet "That was...That was a compulsion spell...Is this thing cursed? No wait...curses can't use spells on their own." She lifts her hands and forms a fire ball of blue, holding it up to your amulet "That means somethings in hear...Messing with my mind." She said with a growl, seeming ready to obliterate the item, and you as well from her pure magic.

>Attack?

>Talk?

>Compel?

>Escape?

>Other?

>>1593158
huh, you're right that is weird

>>1593161
>Attack
fuck it, I don't think we can diplomacy out of this one.
>>1593164
that my friend, is the will of kek. Usually that means QM's giving rewards or being lenient on a specific roll. You don't have to of course, it's just usually done to appease the Dice Gods, lest your quest be cursed with Jobbing. Seriously though, you can do it or not, up to you.

Rolled 11 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1593161
>>Attack!
She is hopefully away enough from her compatriots AND weak to take on now.

Rolled 12 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1593165

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>Talk

Please don´t hurt me. I just wanted to feel alive again. Do you know how hard it gets to be eternally chained into this amulet? Don´t destroy me and I will help you get that nice house and all the boys you want.

Correct and alter, bad Englisg right here.

Rolled 17 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1593161
>scream in her face and attack with spirit bolt

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1593169
Supporting

Rolled 2 (1d10)

Counting!

>>1593170
Winner

With a flash, a bolt of spirit energy smashes into the woman's face, causing her to let out a scream and throw you along with the amulet away. Villagers all look to the elf, who has begun cursing and screaming, trying to get her eye sight back as she prepped to throw her spells.

There ar eplenty of villagers around, and all of them are distracted by what appears to be a crazy elf.

>Move your amulet away and try to escape?

>Abandon your amulet and escape?

>Compel?

>Continue attack?

>Do nothing?

>other?

>>1593174
>>Move your amulet away and try to escape?

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1593174
>Move your amulet away and try to escape?

Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593174
>Compel
Cast the spells at whatever is behind us instead of where we landed.

Rolled 2 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593174
>>Compel the nearest villager to pick us up and pocket us.

Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593174
>Compel a villager to pick us up.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

Looks like compels wins.

And the roll we'll be using issss....

>>1593178
Your spell goes to the nearest villager, a small little girl who little game had been interupted by all the adults.

Her eye quickly fell on the amulet, and like any chiuld would, she picke dit up. The blue glaze on her eyes was the only tell that she had been affected by some spell, but it was gone and the little girl tucked her newest bit of jewelerry into the front pocket of her dress, and ran off to rejoin her friends and their game.

The Elf was able to throw a spell, but in her blindness it struck a villager, and the towns people descended on the elf, trying to get her under control.

You think you would smile, if you had the face to do it.

LVL UP!

Wisp lvl 2

>Choose two stats to increase once

Also, I think "ll put a pause on this for now. I have a meeting I need to go to and I need to go to sleep. I'll likely pick this up again later today.

Until then, Seeya guys!

>>1593191
One point to even up intelligence with our wisdom
and then one point in charisma, need to start building that up.

making our stats:
>10 hp
>str: 0
>dex: 1
>wis: 3
>Int: 2--->3
>Con: 0
>Cha: 0-->1

>>1593194
I agree with this

>>1593194
Second

>>1593191
Thanks for your work Burden

>>1593191
That was a fun read.
Soon we will become both feard and loved.
Just like the one ring.
Also could we when it happens try to learn about who we wore?

Curent stats,

Lvl 3 wisp
>12 hp
>str: 0
>dex: 1
>wis: 3
>Int:3
>Con: 0
>Cha: 1

You feel something....Coming, as if you are on the precipice of something. Something rare for monsters of your level. The idea makes you both curious and fearful, but you quickly set these thoughts aside when faced with your current predicament.

A little girl, around maybe 8 years of age, is currently play hopscotch with her friends. While normally you wouldn't mind, but the ignorant child has decided to use your amulet as the stone, tossing you into the dirt and hopping along to retrieve you, only to repeat the process.

With her are a young human boy, and another little girl, who was an orc.

The commotion of the village had died down, the elven woman apparently being carried off to the local jailhouse by the guards from what you were able to overhear from the gossipy housewives that occasionally passed the children.

Where the other two heroes were is still unknown to you, but as it stands they shouldn't know of your existence.

The little girl picks you up, before preparing to toss you once more.

What do you do?

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>>1593347
Compel
If she could appreciate the beauty of the gem, she might stop tossing our amulet around

>>1593355
This

Roll will
1d20+3

Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593399

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

Please work

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1593399

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593399

>>1593355
This

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>1593409
Your spell weaves its way into the little girls mind. While weak willed, you find it harder than it should be to bend the girls will. However, you eventually find a way.

"Isn't the gem pretty?"

The little girl pauses, looking at the gem closely "Yes, it's really pretty."

"To pretty to be thrown around in the dirt. A pretty necklace should be worn, by a pretty little girl. By you." You push, hoping to stop this game.

"But your string is broke" she mumbled, looking at the broken chain with sadness.

"It can be fixed. Don't you want to be pretty like a princess?"

The little girl's eye sbrighten up, and she hold the necklace to her chest, looking at how it makes her appear with a smile "Yes.."

The blue light fades in her eyes, and she holds you tightly. "I don't wanna toss my necklace anymore. It's all dirty now, and it's to pretty." She said to her friends, who stared at her as if she was weird.

"Alright, we'll just a use a rock." The orc girl says, picking up a large rock, at least large for a child, and tossing it, before hopping along the play area.

You feel hunger begin to rise within you. You should be fine if you didn't eat today, but you may be left weakened tomorrow if you do not eat.

>What do you do now?

>>1593452
Compel one of the children to "accidentally" hit another with the rock, and eat their essence to finish them off. Perhaps if the orc is involved, racial tensions will flare up and less people will notice something like tiredness and cold?

>>1593452
Attempt to absorb energy from plants

>>1593452
Bide our time and observe our surroundings.

>>1593452
Look for mice and vermin. We should be able to subsist off of multiple ones of those, and it would make us be seen as a lucky charm.
>>1593461
What is up with everyone and trying to be CE? We can't just murderhobo everything in our path! We don't even have legs to hobo!
>>1593464
Thank you!

>>1593464
Plants don't have souls, at least normal plants

>>1593465
Better idea, actually - wait for the girl to go to bed, then eat her essence in the night.

>>1593465
>>1593464
Ill switch my vote to include this when possible.

>>1593465
this, we need to lie low for a while

>>1593467
What's the point of playing as a monster if you can't be a little monstrous?

>>1593467
Vermin eating ftw

>>1593475
We can do that if we are zombie or lich level. Not when we can literally die from a rock.

>>1593478
I'm not talking about rampaging through a city and killing everyone. I'm talking about making someone's aim a little off at an inopportune moment.

>>1593483
I say we wait and lie low, feed off a bit of the kid or their parents when they get home, but that's it. Elf is still in the town and she knows we exist. Best not to give our location away.

>>1593485
Well, lying low is definitely good in case somebody else waltzes into town who knows about us, but the elf is behind bars for assault. She's not an immediate threat.

>>1593468
Why wouldn't plants have souls ?

>>1593485
>>1593473
>>1593470
>>1593469
>>1593465

Looks like Lying low won, Writing now

>>1593495
Maybe in this world, souls are what a consciousness/self-awareness is?

>>1593493
not an immediate threat, but not still in our hair either. We need to wait till we can deal with her or she leaves, if we leave any kind of evidence that gives her claims more merit. If we don't do anything and life goes on as usual in the village, then she's just the crazy elf that wigged out and blasted someone.

>>1593502
Nice theory. The soul is essentially another term for the will to live, and we represent the onset of despair. Poetic.

QM?

>>1593505
Good thinking, Batman.

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>>1593516

>>1593495
Cause if they did, being a necromancer or a soul eating monster would be a breeze

You lie silent, your amulet spending the entire day within the little girls front pocket. Only when the sun began to set did the little girl leave her friends, eventually bringing you to a decently sized home near the center of the village.

Pushing open the door, the little girl locked it behind her with a smile, before running off to the kitchen. "momma, I'm home!" she called out, entering the kitchen then stopping. It appeared food had been made already, and no one was there. This seemed to make the girl uneasy.

The girl walked towards what must have been her parents room, and kncoked on it, the sound of shuffling being heard. Within a few second, the door opened, revealing a middle aged woman. She looked to the little girl with shock, then tried to hide the look "Oh, sorry dear, I didn't hear you. I already made dinner, so you can go ahead and grab some." She said calmly, before a groan was heard within the room, making her look a bit panicked.

"But I thought I was gonna help you make dinner tonight." the little girl said with a pout, crossing her arms, before trying to peak into the room before being blocked by her mother "Where's daddy?"

The woman put on the fake smile "Oh, uh, daddy's...not feeling well. Something happened at the market...He's resting right now, so you have to be quiet okay?" She said, crouching down and doing a shushing motion to the girl, the child smiling and mimicking the motion.

"Now I'll be out there soon, I just have to make sure daddy is comfortable okay?"

The girl nods, before running off towards the kitchen area. The rest of the night is spent eating, doing chores and studies, before spending a couple silent hours with the girls mother.

Finally, the sun had finally fallen behind the hills, and darkness came to the outside. The girl hopped into her bed, and was a bit disappointed that there was no story. Pouting, she laid down in the dark glaring at the ceiling, until finally falling asleep.

You were now within the girls home, with the family in all likelihood sleeping. The girl's will is undefended, her mind off in dreams.

You also here the currying of vermin, as is common for peasant villages, it seems the vermin live almost alongside their hosts unseen.

>What do you do?

>>1593533
Feed on the vermin, if possible.

>>1593508
Also yes, this is a more lore reason. Wisps are the forgotten dead, and they feed on a persons will to live in order to keep themselves going.

>>1593536
this, we lay low but we can't starve ourselves either

>>1593533
Feed on the vermin. Maybe tomorrow we could compel the girl to head to whatever centre of learning there is in the village. A small library or the private collection of the mayor or something?

>>1593536
Yes, if we lure the vermin in the walls near enough to us and feast on them, it serves many purposes.
>>1593533
Does the girl perchance have any books of note or is she illiterate?

Rolled 11 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593538
>>1593541
>>1593543
>>1593545
After we feed on the vermin, we should start compelling the girl and dominate her mind in her sleep. If we can push it enough, she could be our loyal lackey that helps keep us safe in the village. A child should be much easier to compel than fully trained mage. I don't think feeding is going to take all night after all.

>>1593545
From what you saw, the few books the girl has are simple books to help with literacy and basic mathematics.However, from the tag attached to them, they appear on load from central library or education center of some kind.

>>1593554
Plus people are more likely to be more lenient and forgiving with an innocent child with a pretty necklace than a fully competent elf mage.

Plus, creepy ghost girl trope. What's not to like?

>>1593555
Neato.
>>1593554
Im more interested in finding a higher purpose for our mook than making power plays.

>>1593555
so we could have her take us to the library to learn more potentially useful information.
>>1593561
Less of a power play and more of a way to make survival easier.

>>1593543
Second this

>>1593561
With regard to that - we are a wisp, a form of undead that arises when a soul loses its identity.

What do you suppose would happen if we rediscovered it again?

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>>1593568

>>1593563
Good points. I concur.

>>1593568
Thats... a really good, topical and tangible goal. I am 100 percent down. Good job anon.

>>1593574
>>1593578
It was pretty much the hook I intended when I suggested 'necklace that's our last tie to our previous life'.

>>1593568
How archetypal. The lost spirit on an epic journey for da troof.

I'm game.

>>1593582
Thinking ahead. Breddy gud

Exiting the amulet quietly, you hover over to the rat. It's caught in awe by your calming light, which makes it an easy enough matter to feed on it entirely.

Feeling it's will and identity flow in you, you are energized and no longer feel the void calling you. But the call will come again, like it always does.

The next day, the girls father is still apparently unwell, but the mother is able to feed and spend time with the girl, before she runs outside in order to play.

(Roll to compel the child to learn)

Rolled 11 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593596

Rolled 20 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593596

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593596

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>1593604
GET SMART CHILDE

Rolled 14 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593596

Rolled 2 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1593596
Curse-learning

>>1593604
Well shit

>>1593604
Critical success

You barrel through any resistance the little girl's mind could put up, and easily make her forget about playing with her friends. With a flash of blue on her eyes, the little girl runs off towards the eastern side of town.

Within a couple minutes, a little building with a window revealing a modest library is seen. The little girl seems to not wanna go in, but does anyway due to your compulsion.

With a jingle of the door, the little girl enters and begins to browse the books, the old man tending to the shop looking rather pleased.

"Oh Elizabeth, finally taking up my offer to focus on your education?" He said hopefully, smiling to the little girl.

"No, sorry mister Harken. I just felt like coming and reading today." She said, her eyes going to the books as the old man shrugged.

"Well, its good to see the children here aren't all going to grow up as meatheads." He said with a smile, flicking his wrist to have book fly off to where they were meant to be. He then turned his back to the little girl and walked off towards the back of the shop, leaving Elizabeth alone to peruse the selection of books.

Four books catch your eye

>The city forgotten: The known history of the cavern city of Vrel-dre

>Auroron Monsters and you Vol. one: A reference book to some of the various monsters that call the kingdom of Aurorus home

>The history of the dark war: Vol. 3: A look into the Dark king, and his deal with the outsiders

>The lost Princess

The little girl wants to read the lost princess

>>1593631
Compel the girl to read History of the Dark War. Might be something in there about necromancy.

>>1593631
...meh, let's let her read the lost princess, positive association will make it easier to drag her back here later. I want to absorb as much knowledge as I can.
>The lost Princess

>>1593631
>Auroron Monsters and you Vol. one: A reference book to some of the various monsters that call the kingdom of Aurorus home
Read "The Lost Princess" as the break book. Never try and focus all your study into one session.
Then
>The history of the dark war: Vol. 3: A look into the Dark king, and his deal with the outsiders

>>1593635
Not sure why roll didn't work.
>>1593638
Softie.

>>1593631
>"If you read books like The Lost Princess all the time, it'll start to seem samey and boring. But if you read other things once in a while, and THEN read it, it'll seem more interesting in comparison. Or, you might find something ELSE you're interested in. It's a win either way!"

>"Now why don't you try reading that Dark War book? And then you can read The Lost Princess after. No quitting halfway now!"

>>1593638
Second this. Make her like being here

>>1593638
Seconding that. A happier underlining is easier to manipulate. Lets start slow and then move onto more challenging material

Changing from
>>1593644
To supporting
>>1593643
Which is a better way

>>1593631
Perhaps we could read the lost princess now and take the dark war history book home for us to read later?

>>1593641
I'm thinking of myself as more of a long term thinker. I love reading, and I love reading because I read the books I wanted to as a kid, no matter how dumb, not from being forced to read textbooks and novels on shit I didn't care about.

>>1593638
Supporting this.

>>1593653
How long a period are we expecting to use this girl for, though?

I mean, technically as a wisp we have all the time in the world, assuming we don't starve, but I'm not keen on 10 year timeskips myself.

Unless we're all on board to switch from Undead Identity Crisis Quest to Little Girl Raising Simulator Quest. Which would also be fine.

>>1593639
>>1593638
I mean, the reason I personally like reading is because I read bestiaries and myths when I was little. I loved seeing all the creatures and what made them different.

>>1593653
Same here

>>1593671
Not an insane amount of time like that, but spending a few days or even a week or two learning, getting stronger, and developing a plan to get rid of the elf if necessary seems necessary. Remember we're bottom of the barrel weak, literal fodder, we need to take what we can get, and that means planning things out.

>>1593671
>>1593676
Alternatively we use her like a host, see if we can't get her to move us somewhere more...appealing. A city or anywhere filled with life to consume.

She is a good host, especially if we continue to work her own will down and make her dependent on us.

>>1593676
I would be down for that. Don't know how much mileage we'll get out of developing positive lifelong habits though.

Do we have to roll or does the critical success implies that the girl reads concentrated during the whole afternoon?

>>1593671
Not that we might not take the girl on as a servant to give us sanctuary in human civilization, or influence her to the point where we can befriend her, we may also just leave her or eat her. We'll have to wait and see.

>>1593676
We could switch to the weakened father.

>>1593688
we could but for now I'm content for the little kid. Kids have way more free time and nobody gives a shit about where they are as long as they come home on time and they aren't causing trouble. Gives us more freedom to do our own thing.

>>1593686
Youll be able to read along with the little girl. She isn't an advanced reader, but with you helping her she can do well enough. The critical success also means she's determined to read books all day.

Gonna count the votes now

>>1593693
Is reading books in this way faster or slower than our possession-based reading at the start of the quest?

Also, what level of knowledge do we already personally have? I assume that at Int 3, we at least have some understanding of basic fundamental physical and mathemathical laws.

Seems reading Lost princess as the break book is the plan. Though there is not a consensus on the other book. You have enough time to read two books.

You could check out a third, but it might look odd for a little girl to be reading such advanced material

>>1593698
You have above average intelligence, which include advanced mathematics, knowledge of how the world works in various ways, as well as some advanced knowledge of undead due to personal experience and being in a crypt for who knows how long.