It /seems/ to be cool to have multiple threads going at once. So I'm starting the next episode here. THE BASICS Your name is Joey Donuts.You are Grel (half elf, half human}You are a student wizard. You haven't picked your major and you're not licenced to use magic in areas owned by the Grand Ternion Unity. You have 5 spells Blast - Does 6d6+20 energy damage. -MP 20Draw- Drain 10+2d6 mana from a target, providing they have mana -MP 5Wrack - DO 10 damage to yourself to gain 12 MP -free WIZARD HAAAANDS - Manipulate an object you can see but not reach. As strong as you are - MP 10Douse - Extinguish any fire up to the size of a campfire , includes ignitions from matches and guns - MP 5Hells Heart - Instantly double the damage of any attack (ranged, magical, or physical) by charging it with magic -MP 16You are the acting CEO of Silver Linings potion company. Making mutterbottles and vodka!Your consigliere and number one is also your girlfriend. An enterprising goblin for hire called HIGHBALL.You have a company staff.LUMSDEN -Owner and pilot of your airshipSURREY - Potion brewerJONES - Staff chefGILCREST - CustodianYou have adventuring party membersBURSTOCK - An enigmatic but chill healer. MIKE - A pragmatic hunter, kinder than he looksRICHTER - A wise muscle wizardprevious threads for more details:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3637272/http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3664294/http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3718163/http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3800042/This quest is nice and slow so don't panic.Here is the wikia that is chock full of info on the characters, locations and mechanics (and misspellings).https://trust-a-goblin.fandom.com/wiki/Trust_A_Goblin_Wiki
>>3825507Been stalking /qst/ just for this, lets get to it!head course for DUNNLIVIN as we planned.
You roll over under the covers.You sniff and smack your lips, it's late morning you think.You still have her scent. Her taste. You sigh contently. Not how you imagined your college years but hey.You feel a weight on the side of your mattress. Someone's sitting on your bed.You hear a familiar slow and low voice. It's like listening to a glass Hennessy.
>>3825530"Mornin' partner last night felt great, coulda sworn that double row shark teeth would've hurt."rub her ears if you can.
>>3825535This
>>3825530"You're too nice, you know that? Crew's going to think I'm lazy. Gonna have to get an alarm clock, can't wake up early without a little bit of hate."Go grab a shower and then coffee
>>3825535>"Mornin' partner last night felt great"Mutual."HIGHBALL kisses you on the forehead. She's playfully pinning you in bed. She's still pretty strong."Thanks for not being selfish, too. I mean. You coulda been but you weren't."She pats you on the chest."And you're a little green- but ya got vim. That counts for a lot.">coulda sworn that double row shark teeth would've hurt."She beams at you, showing both rows. "I got good technique mmhm.">"You're too nice, you know that? Crew's going to think I'm lazy. Gonna have to get an alarm clock, can't wake up early without a little bit of hate." "You're all good, pal Joey. Plenty of tick tocks left in the day, yeah? I'll be practising knife throwing if you need me!"HIGHBALL finally clambers off you and exits, clicking her fingers while she walks.You rub your eyes and go to the executive washroom.
You wash and dress in your RIDERS. Its been cleaned and laid out for you.You're carrying:REVOLVER (4 bullets, 2 TROLLSTOPPERS)24 bullets1 mana potion1 small health potion1 large health potionA fist sized sapphireGood inventory.You walk to the kitchen to grab a coffee. It's not amazing but it is hot.JONES is happy you stopped by and is thrilled about all the meat MIKE brought with him.He serves you up a grilled ham, sausage, mushroom and cheese omlette as if to make his point."That guy is giving me more to work with."
>>3825547"Wow this is some first class stuff! glad to see our investment's paying off".Scarf down on that chow.(Also that's a locker right and not a fridge? might need to buy one at some point.)
QM: Off to bed for now. Don't sweat too much.A basic list of what you wanna say/do for when I get back is fine. I'll try to put it in a good order.here's a map
>>3825555QM: Yeah its just a cupboard.
>>3825547Chat with Jones"So how'd you end up being a chef on an airship?"
>>3825556Somethings we might wanna do while we're onboard.-Check out what sapphire is from SURREY, might be worth something other than selling.-Have HB try on her diplomat outfit(Really wish we got the servant set, 100% it would've been a maid outfit).-Chat up our companions and crew, see if we can unlock some stuff from them.
>>3825565Add to this:>Ask Burstock about the Everking, see what's the deal is with him>Ask Mike if he wants dropping anywhere specific or if he's happy to trade wherever we go - maybe also ask him for tips how to survive out in the wilderness?>Check the crew needs list, see if anyone wants anything
Currently working on improving the wiki.Ways that you guys could help me1) Give me full names, classes, and races of everybody in the crew and party members we've picked up2) Give me the full names, classes, and races of everybody we've met or heard of so far.3) Give me the names of any foes we've fought (preferably with a link to the suptg post that has them)These would help me lay down the foundation for article expansion in the wikipedia (which I'm already doing but this would be an enormous help).Also i can't remember the name of our ship. That would be appreciated as well.Finally, what information is relevant to character templates?>Picture>Name>Race>Class>Age>Affiliations>RelationsAnything else?
>>3825694Might want to leave the characters to CF, since his interpretation is the canon. (ex.LUMSDEN and MIKE) you could try and make the "Silver Lining" Article to keep track on the stuff we got on the ship, just update it as we go.
>>3825556>>3825565>>3825633Supporting these.
>>3825713Support
>>3825707I'm mostly just adding places to stick stuff for him to fill in rather than adding my own information.Does anybody know how to edit templates? Cause the character template I'm able to use is just not cutting it.
>>3825721https://trust-a-goblin.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Character/docSee the difference between imput and output?
>>3825707mostly I just want to put in the placements for character pages, so if you could toss me any full names I'd appreciate it. Also lets me set up the templates for CF
>>3825728Full names can be found here:>>3823693>>3823721Also, what are you trying to edit on the templates?
>>3825750figured it out in the end. Just made an entirenly new template named TaGCharacter
Heck yeah! I was prepared to wait two weeks and I got a quest right away! Thank you QM!>>3825694You can update the spell list, we lost soar but gained draw. There are a few spell mistakes around the wiki.I'd also add this pic (by LimeBreaker) of HB just because it is awesome and deserves to be shown.>>3825561Support.Also Jones, is there anything we can do for you?
>>3825772alrighty, well someone else seems to have done so, and I'm just about finished writing out the templates.I should probably add a template for locations, but I can do that later. Hopefully this'll be enough for CF to work off of.
>>3825807Good job I'll also try to edit the wiki.
>>3825814it's a lot easier if you use the dropdown and then click 'classic editor' imoRemember for big pages to put in __TOC__ (that's 2 underscores on either side) to force it to appear in the place you want it to appear, not just at the top of the page.
>>3825818no idea how to do subcategories apparently... thought you just gave a category a category, but apparently I was wrong.Either way, pretty much everything except the mobs now have pages, or at least links to pages, in place.
>tfw there's literally only 2 beds on the ship.
>>3826603why i feel we should pour some of our funds into getting more beds. Also I think there's three.
>>3826704if you're counting the wheel room fold out bench thing sure, shit doesn't even have a mattress.
>>3826709Isn't there one int he vent room?
>>3826794By bed I mean the ones more comfortable than a floor.
>>3825713Gonna support these.
>>3827005so we should invest in some beds for folks, and try to figure out where we can stick them, or at least some proper roll matresses for folks on the fold out beds.
fist Wizard?
I'm gonna address these best I can doing all current character related suggestion in clusters. You can still add more as follow up questions. It's a safe bet, you can walk around freely and come back to talk to people later if you learn new info.>>3825561>Chat with Jones>"So how'd you end up being a chef on an airship?""Just the skill I had. Spent years running a family restaurant. Didn't work out. Decided I may as well put my skills to good use while finally getting to see what's going on in this big crazy world. Started with convoys and boats. Now I'm here.">Also Jones, is there anything we can do for you?"Keep me in good ingredients and I'll keep you in good chow. Heh! WOuldn't kill you to keep your nose clean, too. I'm...still kinda processing what used to go on in this place."
>>3827203>>"Keep me in good ingredients and I'll keep you in good chow. Heh! WOuldn't kill you to keep your nose clean, too. I'm...still kinda processing what used to go on in this place."Well, dont worry about that being an issue in the future, I mean, imagine how it felt on our end!And we'll probably keep up the do gooding as long as possible, or at least making ourself useful.
>>3825633You nod and tell JONES you should go.You crop in on MIKE in his new quarters. He is sitting down with a small screwdriver in his mouth working on a large rifle of some sort.He one sides his work so as not to be rude.>>Ask Mike if he wants dropping anywhere specific or if he's happy to trade wherever we goMIKE smacks his lips"I uh...sorry. I must have misunderstood. I figured that since you invited me to an icebreaker last night and paid me 230g that you were hiring me. At least for a week or so. Did I read that all wrong?">- maybe also ask him for tips how to survive out in the wilderness"Well the big iron is a good start. But your brain should be as loaded as your gun. Hit the books. Knowing is half the battle."MIKE lights his pipe."Don't be shy with the potions. Just cause you have a healer doesn't mean she couldn't be doing something else given the chance. Cloudjars. Boomflasks. Grink. These can make a break a fight. I speak from a loners point of view, I realise."MIKE takes a big draw from his pipe, and breathes the smoke through the ejection port of his rifle."Situational awareness is everything.MIKE shrugs."But hey. You're 19 and have your own crew. Can't see you needing my advice."
>>3827203“Convoys and boats? What kind? Government ships or privately own ones?”Might be useful to know what kind of ships are out there.
>>3827234>“Convoys and boats? What kind? Government ships or privately own ones?”JONES tastes from a saucepan"Both. All. I've been on Buyfugllian trains of people looking for new fortunes. Been on boats with people who'd already found their's. Troop transports. Locamotive buffet cars. Even spent a year aboard The ceaseless.. They all had either too much demand or too restrictive a menu. When you cook for 100 people you menu has to be safe. Dull, in other words. Small business like this means I was on the move but could really see what I could do."
>>3827236"The ceasless?.....is that a navy ship? seems pretty big for a 100 people onboard."
>>3827236Go welcome Richtersee what she neds to make her room more confortableask her how her training waswhat does she do for fun
>>3827236Reassure Mike that he works for us for the time paid for. Rephrase question as more of: is there anywhere he would suggest going, either for trading purposes or good hunting.
>>3827249>"The ceasless?.....is that a navy ship? seems pretty big for a 100 people onboard.""No no. The Ceaseless is that massive train. I guess you'd call it. There's no gaps on the track and it's really slow. It's constantly moving and passes through 3 cities. Two on the central belt. One in the elven territories. Moves slow enough that they can unload it as it moves through a city and refill in others. Mostly used for mineral transports I think."
>>3827261QM is this just fluff or can we actually raid that thing?>Go talk to LUMSDEN and use our charm and subtly reveal her tragic backstory as an adventurer.
>>3827263against raiding the thing, or at least, against commenting on it with Jones, he is a by the law kinda guy and will not like it one bit
>>3827256>Reassure Mike that he works for us for the time paid for."Oh. That's good to know! I just hope I'm not wasting your time. I mean, wherever we go I'll try and round up some chow and herbs for us - even if I'm not in the adventuring party. I just hope you can find something for me to do when we're aboard the ship, too. I like to earn my money.">>3827256>is there anywhere he would suggest going, either for trading purposes or good hunting."KERDIL is a good place to hunt mobs if you can handle it. Lotta dwarves. Lotta baseheads. Worse things. JARKA has less mobs, but it has some odd little communities. If you stay sweet with them, you can trade. I don't always need what they have but..yeah they're okay. Any unmarked piece of long grass has potential. Especially on that island with lighthouse. There's bad trouble there, though. No ones attacked me, but they asked a lot of questions. Just called me 'ork' even after I told them my name. I dunno. Bad vibes."
>>3825565>Check out what sapphire is from SURREY, might be worth something other than selling.You walk around the ship doing a good little boss tour. You drop in on SURREY who is head down as usual. She glowers at the SAPPHIRE."I am afraid I am a brewer first and foremost. I can no more tell you an alternate use for this rock than I can assess its value. Truth be told, I'm not even sure it's real. It might just be coloured glass."
>>3827319where did she learn her trade?what did she do to end up in a ship like this under cheasapeak?
>>3827319this>>3827320Try having RICHTER look at the sapphire once you're done speaking to SURREY, she might have an idea what it is. (also what is that thing between us and the box with 2 potions on top?)
>>3827327>>3827320Grab those potions!What are they?
>>3827320>where did she learn her trade?" Oh, there are Brewer's Unions in every major city and a choice selection of minor ones. I studied at the one in Ginkakoo,myself.">what did she do to end up in a ship like this under cheasapeak?" Just sort of ended up that way. I worked for a few companies. Spent decades in a grink place. Easy and profitable but boring. Too many people. Always wanted to socialise after work. Started my own business. Couldn't get the supplies to make what I wanted. Worked at a mid range health potion place. Sold my own stuff on the side. Not always legal. Got rumbled and had my license threatened. CHESAPEAKE represented me legally free of charge - then hired me. Assured me a measure of autonomy and good ingredients. Been working for him since. Now you. Mixture finally good."SURREY smiles a little"Whatever bubbles, bubbles up"
>>3827333Maybe ask before hand? They might not be completed or be part of the brewing process. Plus rude.
>>3827333You grab the potions and start turning the bottles over.SURREY looks like she wants to yell but doesn't"THOSE...those are the first two bottle of our vodka... I don't know if it's any good. I asked JONES to render down some of those apples you brought back and added them to the mix. Should make it taste better. But, that's all we have. The rest is still distilling.">(also what is that thing between us and the box with 2 potions on top?)"It's a planter box. No idea what's planted in it. But Ms Burstock drops by to water it."
>>3827340Welp, we should ask Burstock about itGrab one of the bottles for a test later
>>3827250You walk to RICHTER's room. Grateful that you got the manacles removed. She is doing fingertip pushups but stands up and towels off when she sees you.>Go welcome Richter"Thank you. Despite my many travels, I have never been on an airship or in such fascinating company. I only hope I can be an agreeable presence.">see what she neds to make her room more confortable"That remains to be seen. I have not had a room in so long, I do not know what to do with one. I look forward to finding out. Imagine having four walls to contain your possessions and express yourself and meet your needs. It is an engaging concept.">ask her how her training was"Nourishing and successful. Difficult in the best possible way. It changes a person. But the results are what they are."RICHTER scratches her head."I apologise if I am rambling.">what does she do for fun"I like to test myself and help others. I try to find the ongoing balance between the reasoned but constrictive rules of the ternion unity and the harsh but balanced rules of nature. In my thoughts and my actions. I like to see how others would live their lives also. How often do they lie? And why?"RICHTER cracks her neck."I have not had a proper hobby in some time. Perhaps now is the time? What do you recommend?">Try having RICHTER look at the sapphire "Pretty. Is this some sort of welcoming gift? I do not require it. I am already uncertain of how to spend the money you gave me."RICHTER forms a frame with her fingers and looks around the room."Perhaps a desk? Rooms have desks in them.."
>>3827364"they do, and in case of enemy attack it is an useful prop to throw someone over""I'mnot sure if it counts as a hobby, but I can help you with two of your problems, we could try a friendly card game later, I'll invite some of the others and we can get to know each other while we sample the first batch of my vodka brand and I try to win back some of the money I just paid you, all in good fun of course, low bets only"
>>3827364How typical was her training compared to the average Lacertomagus? Hearing her speak, she sounds more like some kind of Paladin, to be honest. A Paladin of the Iron, if you will.
>>3827273definitely against raiding it. Half the reason that a train robbery goes well is that it's moving fast enough to keep it ahead of other persuit and rescue. If it's that slow then it'll be a problem.
>>3827653Also, thought we were meant to be on the straight and narrow to a degree at least. Robbing a train doesn't really fit that MO, and the crew won't be happy bout it either.
>>3827657I'm not against doing LIGHT skullduggery and illegal shit as long as it's against folks who can afford to be stolen from and we're not punching down.But it's about sensible robbery. 9 times in 10 illegal activity is the result of stupidity.My mother worked in the appelette court system. The case she told me about that sticks in the mind (while by no means the only example of 'all criminals are idiots') is the guy who told his gilrfriend that if she robbed the liquor store he'd give her half.
>>3827692Yeah fair, I'm with you on that one. Honestly, the metric I'm using for this is 'will this upset Hank?' rather than 'is this strictly legal?'.
>>3827364>I do not require it. I am already uncertain of how to spend the money you gave me.Whatever makes you happy Richter, charity or something that helps your goals... perhaps mana or hp pots.Have you ever been in Scadam?
>>3827364"I see you brought your bed roll, maybe we can get you an actual bed with a desk when we get back to Dunnlivin.""As for hobbies...we're running a partial brewery of sorts and I'm becoming an amateur connoisseur on fine ale myself maybe we can catch a drink or two together if you'd like."
>>3827368>"they do, and in case of enemy attack it is an useful prop to throw someone over"Indeed. Or through.>"I'mnot sure if it counts as a hobby, but I can help you with two of your problems, we could try a friendly card game later, I'll invite some of the others and we can get to know each other while we sample the first batch of my vodka brand and I try to win back some of the money I just paid you, all in good fun of course, low bets only" "I would be happy to drink with you all sometime of course, but I feel there are certain games I am ill suited to. It's not a hard and fast code. It is simply how I live my life.">How typical was her training compared to the average Lacertomagus?"I have not met many other muscle wizards, so I could not tell you if I am different from how they normally are. Every one of us finds our own path and own strength, even if parts of our journey must be the same. There is no set order, no one way to build muscle. No one way to survive. Mine was a journey of preparation of both body and mind. Observe. Discover. Whatever else we know or don't know, by virtue of the very things that make us muscle wizards we will always be more worldly than when we began. If we were not, we would have died. It is a difficult path to walk , you see. The iron is not always known for making compromise. But that is why we respect it.">Whatever makes you happy Richter, charity or something that helps your goals... perhaps mana or hp pots.It will be interesting having mana pots at my disposal, yes. Even so, I must conserve them. Restraint is a part of true strength. I am sure I will think of something>Whatever makes you happy Richter, charity or something that helps your goals... perhaps mana or hp pots." I have not. Sorry.">"I see you brought your bed roll, maybe we can get you an actual bed with a desk when we get back to Dunnlivin.""I will purchase what I require with the generous coin you have given me. If you find yourself at an excess, consider what you can do for others. I am complete.">"As for hobbies...we're running a partial brewery of sorts and I'm becoming an amateur connoisseur on fine ale myself maybe we can catch a drink or two together if you'd like." "Certainly."
>>3828955Go talk to Lumsden"So how'd you end up meeting Chesapeake anyway?""Are harpies or any other flying predator a concern while travelling?""How far can this ship go without needing to refuel? Could we make a trip from Scadam to Joonda in one shot, or would we need to make pit stops?""I'm thinking about investing in some ship upgrades, anything you think would be useful?"
>>3828964sure, works for me
>>3828964this and:>Let her check out what the sapphire is for since she was an adventurer so treasure might be her forte. maybe get also some more background on other gems and loot from her adventuring days.>What kind of ship is the Silver Lining, maybe it can be converted into a fantasy bootleg AC-130 with upgrades.>What does it take to get a License/permit to land on CIVILIZED ports.>Who'd win in a thigh melon crushing contest: Her, Richter, or Burstock?
>>3828964>Go talk to LumsdenLUMSDEN is working a few leavers and flicks some switches on the dashboard, she turns to you and smiles."Back to DUNNLIVIN, right?""So how'd you end up meeting Chesapeake anyway?""Not much to it. I was dropping off a bunch of RINKAN in GANTON. He approached me and asked if my ship was available for hire. I said it was. He paid several month in advance and threw in a bunch of extra money on top. That was that.">"Are harpies or any other flying predator a concern while travelling?"Certainly can be. I tend to fly pretty high though so we'll generally be okay except during take offs and landings. Or if you ask me to fly low. Flying high uses more fuel, but I stand by it.">"How far can this ship go without needing to refuel? Could we make a trip from Scadam to Joonda in one shot, or would we need to make pit stops?""Hmmm. Yes. If we stock up proper when we're in DUNNLIVIN. It's more of a point that I can't land in JOONDA. My ship isn't registered.">"I'm thinking about investing in some ship upgrades, anything you think would be useful?"LUMSDEN exhales and rubs her hips."Depends on what you want. Extra rooms can be useful. With a rope ladder upgrade, I could pull you out of dangerous situations from the ship, provided you're outside. Like I said. It depends on what you want."
>>3828994that rope ladder seems useful, as the extra room too, I still want to make a Rec room where we can eat and do shit togethercheck if she knows how much the saphire is worth
>>3828991>>Let her check out what the sapphire is for since she was an adventurer so treasure might be her forte. maybe get also some more background on other gems and loot from her adventuring days.LUMSDEN turns the SAPPHIRE over."Ah man. This was never my department. I just got in there and messed shit up. Left that sorta thing.."Her enthusiasm fades"Left that sort of thing to Skal. She would always sell the loot and divide it among us.">>What kind of ship is the Silver Lining, maybe it can be converted into a fantasy bootleg AC-130 with upgrades."It's a CF - that's a Cloud Ferry for the uninitiated. It's not really made to have armour or weaponary -we'd have to supe up the engines if we add too much. But we can buff it up a little I guess.">>What does it take to get a License/permit to land on CIVILIZED ports."Registering and applying with the transit authorities of the GTU. WHich - I have no interest in. DOWLER might be able to set something up but... I dunno.">>Who'd win in a thigh melon crushing contest: Her, Richter, or Burstock?"Richter could pulverise a melon in a second, if speed was the intention. There's be seeds everywhere and likely no melon to eat. BURSTOCK would take several tries, have to hitch up her skirt and eventually through repeated exertion, split the melon open. Slower, but probably more of a draw business wise. Crowd reaction is important. The simple answer is RICHTER."LUMSDEN leans down to you and pats your face twice."And you're a very sweet young man for thinking I'd even be in the running against those two."
>>3829016thank her for the chatlet's visit BurstockHey, what did you plant at the lab?so, I'm with our first batch of locally produced vodka, want to try with the rest of us later?so.....have you dated or....know things about dating a goblin? what would one like as a gift for example, I could ask but it's meant as a surprise
>>3825633BURSTOCKS door is closed.You knock on BURSTOCKS door. "it's open~"[/b]You enter and find her relaxing on her cot bed with her feet up on her gin barrel.She blinks and slowly stands up. She smoothes herself." Oh, hello, jefe. What can I help you with?"BURSTOCK notices the vodka."AH. Nice."[/b]>>Ask Burstock about the Everking, see what's the deal is with himBURSTOCK puffs out her cheeks."Now there's a well with no bottom." Like...what does he do? WHo he is...where did he come from? Cause..like, all anyone has is speculation and legend."
>>3829016>"Don't sell yourself short you got rockin' thunder thighs.">"I'm guessing Skal was in your party, she sounds like a responsible and trustworthy if she was the one allocating the shares on the loot right?""We'll check out DOWLER for the upgrades and license then thanks for the info."
>>3829042Have her regale the tale of the Everking while offering our vodka to join in on the drinking.Also have her check out the sapphire it's blue she's blue and it might be magic.
Lumsden, you stop being best girl right this instant. There's virtually no chance /qst/ stops dating Highball. My heart just can't take it.>>3829042to Jones and Surrey: "how cool are you guys sharing a room. I don't know how long that's been going on what with previous management, do you want an extra room upgrade?"
>>3829053Honestly when it comes to the sapphire I think we should just wait till Dunnlivin and see if The Baron or someone can value it. Doesn't seem like anyone round here's gonna know.>>3829044>rockin' thunder thighsYeah, don't say this.
>>3829057Harem Route or bust, Joey is a MAN's man.
>>3829061agree on not saying that, we just started dating someone, it's kind of assholish to start complimenting other people's tighs
>>3829040>Hey, what did you plant at the lab?BURSTOCK blinks and then looks left and right. Genuinelly unsure."I thought you bought the planter box. Man I am LOSING it.>so.....have you dated or....know things about dating a goblin? what would one like as a gift for example, I could ask but it's meant as a surpriseBURSTOCK places her hands on her hip and shakes her head, smiling."I have messed around with goblins, yes. I can tell you the basics. Ear rubs good, hand holding bad, gold good, utensils bad - but the most important thing when dating a goblin - especially one so furiously independent as to leave her burrow is to think of her as an individual. Do not think 'what would a goblin like?' , think 'what would Highball Nepermuk like?' If you don't know - spend more time with her until you do. If you want the real deal and not just some fucking around with an oddly hot and motherly goblin barbarian then you can't rush it."BURSTOCK bugs her eyes a bit."Just as an example, I mean.">Also have her check out the sapphire it's blue she's blue and it might be magic.BURSTOCK looks at the SAPPHIRE a while then sniffs.BURSTOCK bites the SAPPHIRE. "It's not novelty candy. I've worked out that much. See what you can get for it. "
>>3829067it should yeah, thanks for the advice you adventured before, right? know of any interesting places we could try our luck?you were awesome at the forest, we would be dead and gone if not for your healings....we got off to a rough start, mostly my fault I admit, but I'm really glad you came alongso what does Burstock do for fun aside from cactus tending and a fine taste for gin?
>>3829067>"Hey if you already *knew* that hand holding was a no go why'd you ask HB for one?">"What does it take to get a GTU license for magic? like an exam?"
>>3829067For those who didn't check the previous threads, Joey bought the planter from the Baron, who didn't know what was planted in it either. So we've got no idea what the plants are until they bloom.We're really establishing Joey as not a detail oriented person, aren't we?
>>3829084Compleate airhead, I guess we just asked her because she waters it.>>3829067So, what's your story with plants? You seem to like them, a change of pace from tending to flesh and bone?
>>3829067So, Gose and Burstock huh? Noted.>>3829084Hey, there's a character flaw to overcome.
>>3829084>>3829090It's down to us as a thread to remember things I guess as an interpretation of Joey.
>>3829067How does one get to know it's own body? I'd like to learn some healing for emergencies>>3829090 who's Gose? Another lady gobling I don't know? As long as she doesn't come for HB
>>3829072>you adventured before, right? know of any interesting places we could try our luck?"Depends on what sort of adventure you have in mind. For unmatched excitement, most of the unexplored lands are to the north. In the orkish archipelagos. For sheer profit - we oughtta go to the Speelskard hotsprings and roll people there. Lotta scumbags go to that place.">you were awesome at the forest, we would be dead and gone if not for your healings....we got off to a rough start, mostly my fault I admit, but I'm really glad you came alongBURSTOCK mimes bathing motions."You are very welcome.>so what does Burstock do for fun aside from cactus tending and a fine taste for gin? I like games of chance. Dice games especially. I like to nap. I like to throw myself violently into a cactus and heal myself at least once a day. It keeps me sharp. I like to experience new things. Since I can heal I can give many things a shot with relative safely. Turns out boffing something chitinous sin't as dangerous as you'd think. It's a good time. And now I know that.">>"Hey if you already *knew* that hand holding was a no go why'd you ask HB for one?""In case she said yes. It had been some time since I had seen a goblin and I got excited. I asked, hoping she would be enterprising. I guess she was, really but...I am still sorry for what it's worth.">>"What does it take to get a GTU license for magic? like an exam?""Several. Gotta pass everything in college, lodge an application - background checks - the works. It's kind of a big deal. Even then, unless it's part of your job, you'd probably have to file an incident report if you use magic in public in a proper city. Lotta rules.">So, what's your story with plants? You seem to like them, a change of pace from tending to flesh and bone?"The berries are for muddling with gin. The cactus is part of my morning routine. I guess I'm watering the planter box because I like to drop in on people here. So I bring SURREY coffee and tend to the planter box."
>>3829100speaking about the people here, what do you think of the new hires?
>>3829107I think after this round we can drop off at HB's, bring her something tasty, sweet too if Jones has something"how are you beautyful? just made the rounds, we got quite the collection of characters on board right?""so, I was thinking, what's do you like to eat? if I ever take you out to dinner that some info I must have"
>>3829100> Turns out boffing something chitinous sin't as dangerous as you'd think. It's a good time. And now I know that."Gilcrest moves faster than I thought. Explains the high five though. Good for him.
>>3829092>How does one get to know it's own body? I'd like to learn some healing for emergencies.BURSTOCK stretches and clamber back onto her bed."I can't teach you to be a vitamagus, Joe. I think..maybe there is something within the spheres of magic that anyone can learn. I believe with a little extrapolation I can teach you that. But.."BURSTOCK sits back up and squeezes your bicep"I don't know how much more change you can handle right now. Keep me in mind, next time you're ready to learn something.">speaking about the people here, what do you think of the new hires? Richter waffles a little but she's a well meaning girl. If I thought she was interested, I'd kinda invite her to destroy me but I dunno if that's a thing. Her experience is different to mine, but she's pretty worldly. ""Shennandoah, though. He's kinda awkward but seems good natured. It's like he's polite but also not great with people. Does that make sense? I dunno. I like him."
QM: Just gonna have BURSTOCK explain the everking. Figure that should be it's own thing or last or something.>>3829092Gose (pronounced GO-suh) is another Goblin I sketched. Generally shown in the present day as a working mother goblin with kids. I've been playing as her younger self through a DnD game so I can better understand the character.Before anyone asks, that's not young HB.
>>3829113"I'm starting to think you're a little bit of an 'M' Burst but hot either way.""Yeah mike is a Chill kind of guy from what I can see, I'm sure he'll warm up to us overtime."
>>3829116QuestionWhat ungodly creature would come out of Joey and HB? 1/4 elf and human plus 1/2 goblin? Jesus!If we are making conversation with HB"You taste good you know? Like a classy drink.""I'm dying to see you on that diplomat costume, indulge me later will you? And as fair is fair, any requests?""We got our first vodka, how about some dice and drinks later with burstock, richter and whoever else shows up?"We should buy her some better knives and give as a present later
>>3829117>hitting on literally every girlAnon please. Harem a shit. A shit I tell you!>>3829113Drop in on Gilcrest after we're done talking to Burstock, think he's the only one we haven't chatted to yet.
>>3829123OP gives us top tier waifus and you expect me to ignore them?!why are you gay
>>3829134 I have to agree with the other anon, harens always end up with players trying to juggle all those relationships and trying to keep them "fair" while none of them feels deep or meaningful because we constantly have to go from one to the other
>>3829142Fair enough but HB can still be the main priority, no need to juggle to be "fair", we can probably use romance to unlock traits from other Characters.Wusses
>>3829154 friendship can probably unlock them tooWe should try to develop a double attack with HB
BURSTOCK grabs the vodka and pours a couple of glasses. She toasts. "Okay. SO. The Everking."She sips the vodka and makes a slight face. "Mnhm, Anyways. We're gonna have to go back to the past for this. Before the great unity. Before Luton. Before the war. Before the empire. The elves hadn't sent out a single boat.Elves. Orks. Humans. All living on separate lands. All certain they are the sole residents of this planet. Madness, right? But there it was.The humans of the central band had long been in touch with the hud. Magic was a way of life for them. They were not using it as well as they could, obviously. It was the orks that taught them discipline and elves that taught them standards. Even so. Magic was everywhere.To heal. To help crops. And indeed, to entertain.There was one such entertainer - a stage magician who sought true greatness in his field. He did not know how to become stronger. Only knew that he wanted to. He practised every day. He would meditate. He would look to the sky for answers. He would whisper to shadows, they say.He was not evil. He did not want to hurt. He sought only brilliance. He simply wanted to make people love magic. He wanted to be the best.They say he was still a young man by the time he was playing to sold out auditoriums. 250 people. 500. 2000. They said he could talk to animals. Contact the dead. Bend space. And he could put on a show like no one else.His theatrics became more and more bizarre but the crowd loved it. He assume personas throughout his show, but he always defaulted to his own self at the end.A world class entertainer in his signature white suit, purple shirt and swirling cape. Classic stuff.One night. Sell out performance. He came on stage to thunderous applause. He had a stag skull over his face.LADIES and GENTLEMAN!! I come to you tonight reborn! Not merely a magician! But a god of the forest and nature! I walk among you to share my magic.Applause.For my first trick - or shall I say 'miracle'?Laughter."I will reach into this fine top hat and produce my own head!"Basic portal magic. We know this now.Didn't work.We dunno what he pulled out of that hat, but. He changed. Everything changed. The world had its first lich. Perhaps he tore off hos own head and his own soul all at once. Whatever happened. He is now sure he is a god and...well, he may as well be.He found ancient dragon bones and formed them onto his own body. He lives now in the vast and dangerous KARDIBA forest. Mad but..probably harmless.Wherever there is unexplained undeath roaming, he manifests. Some say the whole world is his phylactery."BURSTOCK finishes her drink."We're all just guessing of course. It's not like anyone who saw his final performance actually survived."
>>3829154>he doesn't want to be completely devoted to his goblin wifeYou don't have what it takes, anon
QM: fwiw, flirting , like saying 'hot' or 'nice' is probably always fine. Friendships are good. It's an open game, and you can pursue whoever you like with all seriousness.Just letting you know the results will be more like how such things tend to work out irl, not in anime.
>>3829173He touched me with that dragon bone arm, did you see it? Changed one of my spells
>>3829173>"Back in the KIANI forest we saw his 'shadow', does the dead usually crop up when he's around the area? and uh can anyone "communicate" with him properly?>>3829184this
>>3829185>"Back in the KIANI forest we saw his 'shadow', does the dead usually crop up when he's around the area?BURSTOCK nods. Basically. His connection to the HUD - the mana stream is so powerful that he is visible to those that have the capacity to reach the mana flow. Even if they are not wizards. If JONES or CHESAPEAKE had been with us - they would have 'seen' him also. Goblins. Orks. Trolls. None of them have hud. Mana.Wherever he is strong enough to manifest, there will be unquiet dead.">and uh can anyone "communicate" with him properly?"How do you mean properly? He generally just mind talks with people. I dunno if it ever goes badly. It's not like we would know if he was doing terrible things....we just assume he isn't. My brief exchanges with him have always been fine. He just spoke about how much he could see. And thanked me for something. DUnno what. Good or evil he is quite QUITE insane.">He touched me with that dragon bone arm, did you see it? Changed one of my spells"What you saw would have been through your eyes and brain. It is very interesting that he managed to alter your spell loadout. I hope it's not sinister"
>>3829185>>3829184AgreedAsk her if she interacted with him
>>3829203We got mana drain from it
>>3829203"So all in all he's a non-malevolent entity that sometimes interact with people. What race was he?">"What you saw would have been through your eyes and brain. It is very interesting that he managed to alter your spell loadout. I hope it's not sinister""It was cool, he at least ask me first and gave me a choice.">>3829178>>Just letting you know the results will be more like how such things tend to work out irl, not in anime.>Has a light novel title.>Set in a fantasy>Cute girlsThis will not deter me but Big Scam.why do this
>>3829207>Ask her if she interacted with himBURSTOCK shakes her head as she stretches."Nope. I was busy explaining the Everking's deal to your girlfriend.">We got mana drain from it"Neat. Two things to keep in mind.ONE: Not everything has mana. You wont waste mana if you cast it on something that has non, but it will use your turn.TWO:WHile draining mana to 0 will knock someone unconscious, drain will not to it subtly. The mana will emerge from them in glowing spheres that make a whistling noise. They'll know you're doing something. It's no good for spycraft."QM: Sleeping now, but please write down any more questions/interactions you wish for from various characters. You can revisit them.
>>3829220> What race was he?"BURSTOCK stares at you in case you're joking. Blinking slowly.She smirks."He uh..was human, Joe.'She laughs a little.>why do thisQM: I have no answer for this, sorry.Okay, this time I'm off to bed.
>>3829230>You're lucky you're pretty, sometimes"I'll take that as a compliment, I-I can be smart...sometimes. It just seemed like he was something else from your story."Good night CF
>>3829220Y'all are sad that this isn't harem anime when y'all are ignoring the possibility of playing matchmaker. Then we can optimize our party's support bonuses.
>>3829230do the wiki templates I set up help at all CF?
>>3829230"I'd never have guessed. We're gonna be heading out soon. Make sure to fear up." *Give finger guns and go find highball.*
>>3829230"One of my professors once described me as the kind of guy who'd wade through a river only to then notice the bridge."
>>3829245>"I'll take that as a compliment, I-I can be smart...sometimes. It just seemed like he was something else from your story."BURSTOCK nods, understandingly>"One of my professors once described me as the kind of guy who'd wade through a river only to then notice the bridge.""They were very insightful. But it must be said, wading through the river is much better exercise.">We're gonna be heading out soon. Make sure to gear up.BURSTOCK returns to her barrel bed."mmhm."
>>3829275QM: They seem like they're gonna work out just fine, yeah.Again, you can try the harem route but it's going to be tricky. You're not gonna get all the girls/guys throwing themselves at you just by NOT being an irredeemable asshole and occassionally scratching your the back of your head bashfully.
>>3829893just once in a quest I'd like to not go the harem route you know?Plus I think it'd honestly make Highball feel -less- and that is the worst thing you can do to someone you care about.
>>3829920QM: You are probably right.
>>3829920Agree 100%, I'm fully against the harem route for the record. Not only is it dumb in concept and imo kinda boring character-wise, CF seems to be telegraphing pretty hard that it won't turn out great (at least given our track record for tact).Secret ulterior motive: I'm a despicable yurifag and the more girls our boy Joey gets the fewer girls can get with other girls. Sue me.
>>3829981I mean, Burstock is already confirmed to be at least bi. We're halfway to one already.
>>3829998>bi =/= polyamorous.
>>3829920>>3829932>>3829981I'm against the harem route too, we can be friendly with the other girls without Joe's penis getting involved. Also, reading you all trying to hit on everything with breasts on every single interaction is kinda cringy. Even HB is bound to get tired of how we can't seem to hold a conversation with her without trying to get into her pants in the same breath.
>>3830003I mean "halfway" in the sense of "halfway to a yuri route." That is to say, you need at least two girls confirmed to be into girls. We have one.
>>3830005I still think we should be cuddle bugs with her, but then I'm personally always for PDA/physical displays of affection, and I think that'd mean a lot to Highball given the way goblins are seen at large and it'd be a pretty significant display of 'we love you and fuck what other people think'Otherwise I agree. Just so long as we remain snuggly.
>>3830005>>3830017QM: To be fair, HB has demonstrated check out other people , too. Commenting to you that she wished RICHTERS hair wasn't so long that it covered her butt etc.I don't wanna lock down your interactions too much. Do what you think works and gauge peoples reactions. You are unlikely to do any damage that you can't undo.Anyways- where to next? HIGHBALL's room?
>>3830017Hey, I've got nothing against PDAs in general and cuddling in particular, especially when goblins are all about sitting in people's laps even when they're not dating. I was more talking about things like, for example, the guy asking to go look for HB and start the conversation commenting on how she tasted and asking her to get in diplomat costume.
>>3830029>I don't wanna lock down your interactions too much.No worries, it was more a comment to my fellow anons than a request to stop us.>Anyways- where to next? HIGHBALL's room?Sure why not? I'm sure she'd like to taste the first batch of spirits produced in the Silver Lining. First of more to come, I'm sure.
You walk back down to HIGHBALL's room and walk in.She is doing up the back zip on her new dress. She bounces her tiny ponytail and twirls to look at you."What do we think? Pretty *click click*"
>>3830076"Holy shi- . . . Promise to be careful who you show that to?"Anything we should move from our inventory to hers guys?
>>3830084support
>>3830084>"Holy shi- . . . Promise to be careful who you show that to?"HIGHBALL saunters up to you."Pal Joey, if we ever go a big city - I'm gonna HAVE to wear this or something like it."
>>3830216>"Well, it looks great on you, anyway... wait, servant's outfit?"
>>3830288we really do have goldfish memory, huh? it was the other outfit we could get for her
>>3830216>"Well, it looks great on you, anyway"we have a memory.
>>3830216>Remind me to buy a big stick to beat off all the other guys with because they'll come flocking.
>>3830288not this please.
>>3830288>>"Well, it looks great on you, anyway... wait, servant's outfit?" I think that's what the mogwomp said. It makes sense, really. Stray goblins are considered a huge hassle in major cities and we're given automatic clearance under the GTU."She cracks her neck a little and sets about getting changed."So basically a goblin needs to be assessed and given approval by the local and regional SATs. Merchants get temporary passes. Diplomats and goblins who work for ternion species get more permanent clearance but generally need either their handler or boss nearby. If I look like either a diplomat or a servant, a SAT would have to be really bored to wanna check my papers. It's a deterrent. "
>>3830301>>3830308>>3830318QM: Sorry guys. I need to do a certain amount on the fly. Don't sweat it.It makes Joey kinda Solid Snake/Zoolander ish at times. That's fine.
>>3830324no problem. It happens :)
>>3830321"Either way you look elegantly fine, They'd be too distracted just looking at you for any checks to happen.""Mind joining for a drink on the deck? seems like a romantically appropriate place for a casual drink and a chitchat."*Present the vodka I hope we still have to her. "I've just been wondering why does the GTU only comprise of Human, Elves, and orcs as a ternion species? Why not the other intelligent races?"
>>3830369support
>>3830369Oh yeah, good question. I know why blooches aren't, and I can easily guess why trolls aren't either, but why not goblins?(also, I don't remember, did anyone ever explain exactly what gopniks are?)
>>3830369Support!
>>3830369>"Either way you look elegantly fine, They'd be too distracted just looking at you for any checks to happen."She smirks as she pulls her stockings back on."Most folks aren't that into goblins, fella.">Mind joining for a drink on the deck? seems like a romantically appropriate place for a casual drink and a chitchat."*Present the vodka I hope we still have to her."Sure, why not? Just gimme a sec.">"I've just been wondering why does the GTU only comprise of Human, Elves, and orcs as a ternion species? Why not the other intelligent races?""Well, mogwomps have been worked into the fold, and aptgangrs, natch. But mogwomps don't got a lot of stipulations and aptrgangrs used to be elves, orks, humans or grels. SO that's not a problem. But the rest of us - we got rules. Demands. Goblins want what we got more than what the GTU can offer us. Some burrows send envoys to see if we can discuss things, soften trade laws , poaching laws and breeding procedure but that's not really a thing. When do goblins stop being goblins if we do what they want us to? It's a whole lotta applesauce."HIGHBALL buckles up her shorts."As far as Ophiachans and Pajaks go, well they're split into too many tribes with too many differences. Some are dangerous, some aren't. Some are just kinda dumb. You can't form an alliance with Pajaks as a species because they don't even work with each other."Highball shakes the styling out of her hair."And well, the Nowls aren't really seen as a separate species -rightly or not. And by virtue of being nowls they've rejected society anyways."
>>3830438>>3829122This
>>3830438>breeding procedureIs this something we'd know about ourselves? The GTU doesn't still practice eugenics does it?If not ask her about why poaching laws and breeding procedures would matter?
>>3830496support
>>3830438>"Most folks aren't that into goblins, fella."Well, I haven't met enough goblins yet to know if I'm into goblins or just into you.
>>3830496>ask her about why poaching laws and breeding procedures would matter?HIGHBALL finishes dressing and gives her backside a quick pat with both hands."Goblins have long established traditions and beliefs that seem harsh to others. The product must be obtained. Power must be sought. Only the strong survive.It is a fight to be the sheeba of a goblin burrow. AND once you're there you need you - and your bloodline to stay there. A sheeba wont waste her time raising gobletts that can't succeed her properly. If you take my meaning.But on the flipside, you need your underlings and their children to be strong but not an actual threat. So if someone under a sheeba has a kid who is strong - obviouslly strong. They had better send that kid packing or hide them. A Sheeba will not risk being overthrown."HIGHBALL walks past you and grabs the vodka."The roof, right?Regarding poaching. It's generally accepted among you guys that smarter species -elves, ophiachans, some pajaks aren't hunted for their product. Well, goblins don't see it that way. The sorta hoobascotch that chesapeake was doing? Pretty normal for goblins. Some of our oldest traditional potions require the capture and rendering of such creatures. Lotta gobs don't wanna budge on that."SHe glances down a little."There are reasons why folks don't like goblins much, Joe.
>>3830746>Well, I haven't met enough goblins yet to know if I'm into goblins or just into you.HIGHBALL gives you an impressed sly glance ash she pauses part way through climbing the ladder to the deck."Not bad. Smooth as eggs in the coffee, pal."You both step out onto the deck of the ship. The air is brisk and clear. You can see DUNNLIVIN in the distance.HIGHBALL takes a pull of the vodka and makes a face. She hands you the bottle."Well, not everyone comes out of the gate strong."
>>3830779>“Something the matter partner?”
>>3830779Drink some too, it seems to not be that good but its a first try"You know, this time last week I was only thinking of the next test or magic project while I didn't even know what major I wanted to specialize in.....I still don't know but I feel so much better now, the freedom to go and do whatever I want....it's intoxicating.""Thank you again for giving me this chance HB, you are one hell of a partner."Give her a kiss and wrap our arm around her shoulder while we watch the horizon"So, what does miss ball likes to eat? I have to know when I take you to dinner right?"
>>3830816support, romantic and kind of a cool way to arrive to Dunnlivin. We can ignore how bad the Vodka is, we got good company.Man, I love this quest.
>>3830815>“Something the matter partner?”"Well, this vodka is not amazing. Not actually gross but not amazing. Also..I could be wrong but I think the regenerative properties of the magic infused apples is automatically healing the alcohol out of us."You pause. You're not a great drinker and you've drunk a couple of glasses of this stuff without even a buzz. Dang. >"You know, this time last week I was only thinking of the next test or magic project while I didn't even know what major I wanted to specialize in.....I still don't know but I feel so much better now, the freedom to go and do whatever I want....it's intoxicating.">"Thank you again for giving me this chance HB, you are one hell of a partner.""Hey, it's all good , doughy. Life is for living and I'm feeling pretty damn alive these days. Got freedom AND prospects. It's an amazing situation. I got you to thank for it, in many ways. So we can call it..">Give her a kiss and wrap our arm around her shoulder while we watch the horizonHIGHBALL startles slightly making a noise like a woken cat. She relaxes soon afterwards and rest against you."...squaresies..."Though not audible, you can feel HIGHBALL is purring.>"So, what does miss ball likes to eat? I have to know when I take you to dinner right?"HIGHBALL giggles. "Same things as most people Mr Nut. I'm not big on anything involving utensils. Truthfully I got a jones for some pickle chips but I dunno if Morden's does those."
>>3830831
>>3830382>I don't remember, did anyone ever explain exactly what gopniks are?QM: Though occasionally joked about to that effect, a gopnik is not actually a separate species. They are a tracksuit clad, heavy drinking, heavy smoking, quite rude class of ternion species (almost always elves) that can be found in many major cities.
>>3830898Rub her ears.
>>3830898"Vodka that can't get you drunk. That's going to be a tough sell. I guess things have been going a bit too smoothly, we were due a setback or two.""So you leave your burrow and eventually are hired to scout for the lovely gentlemen we recently melted and decapitated, but what happened in-between? Hard times, fun times, a few heartbroken Grel lovers to spice things up for the audience?"
>>3830955This while rubbing her ears.
>>3830919>Rub her ears.HIGHBALL makes an appreciative chirp but squirms a little."Don't tease me Joe. We're gonna be landing soon...">"Vodka that can't get you drunk. That's going to be a tough sell. I guess things have been going a bit too smoothly, we were due a setback or two.""Check- mediocre vodka that can't get you drunk. We can market it as a slow release health tonic I guess but yeah. It's not a winner.">"So you leave your burrow and eventually are hired to scout for the lovely gentlemen we recently melted and decapitated, but what happened in-between? Hard times, fun times, a few heartbroken Grel lovers to spice things up for the audience?" "Hard times can be fun times. I was - and still am - a goblin for hire. Sometimes that means killing people. Or drinking all their pepsi. Sometimes...sometimes you even gotta hold hands. But it keeps you moving. Gets you your next manhattan and your next warm bed. It's not bad. This is the way to go, though. A good business."HIGHBALL smiles up at you"You think I've broken some hearts? Maybe. Never meant to."She slips over to the side of the ship. She smiles back at you."I've definitely broken some things.
>>3830979>She slips over to the side of the shipQM: I should confirm:She's not repelling down the side of the ship. She's walking to the port side of the deck and looking over the railing.
>>3830979>She slips over to the side of the ship. She smiles back at you."I've definitely broken some things.w8 is she killing herself?Try catching her before she falls.
>>3830979"Broken a few things humh? I can imagine that" laugh a little with the goblin murder machine"I never flew in one of these, quite the sight""So, you learned all that fighting on the burrow? For how long are you a goblin for hire?"Depending on the mood" any family you care about? My parents are sure gonna be shocked with my sudden entrance in thr potion business"
>>3830979You are not used to too much contact right? My bad, I'll try not to surprise you when I do.Just because she always flinch when we touch her, we should try to make it obvious we are doing it or say something first
>>3831046My friend. Never apologize for making a woman blush.>>3830979"So. Aside from this horrible healing tonic. Have you had any other ideas you wish to try?"
>>3831053Good point>>3831069Nice dude
>>3831025>"Broken a few things humh? I can imagine that" laugh a little with the goblin murder machine"I'd have thought so." she snickers a little.>"I never flew in one of these, quite the sight""It's something alright. Bit like a bet-bet that you can sleep in. Smells better too.">"So, you learned all that fighting on the burrow? For how long are you a goblin for hire?""Nah, I was a tunnel runner. Messages. Scouting. Supply runs. I went up and dust when I was about 15. My manman, she figured I wasn't gonna amount to much so she let me run around but when I started getting swole I heard her bumping gums to her friends that she;s either gonna rat me out to the sheba OR zotz me herself. Just to get in the good books. SO I'm gone ,baby. Solid gone.">" any family you care about? "Aha. Nope. Buncha bad numbers.">My parents are sure gonna be shocked with my sudden entrance in thr potion business"Pretty sure they're gonna be more surprised about the goblin that's travelling with you.">You are not used to too much contact right? My bad, I'll try not to surprise you when I do."You're all good, Joe. I'll get used to it. You'd just better be ready for me to reciprocate sometimes.">"So. Aside from this horrible healing tonic. Have you had any other ideas you wish to try?HIGHBALL leans into the breeze as the lowers slightly."I have the sort of ideas that can support one moxy filled gob, not run a business. That is some next level lettuce. Not my wheelhouse.">>3831069QM: FUck yeah, fan art!
>>3831083Join her there"I hope you know I'm just improvising wherever we go, if I'm about to fuck up tell me alright number one?""Surprised? Maybe, but you are too cute for anyone to resist."Drink some more healing vodka"I enjoy suffering it seems, bad drinks piss me off, what about you?"
>>3831083>"Nah, I was a tunnel runner. Messages. Scouting. Supply runs. I went up and dust when I was about 15. My manman, she figured I wasn't gonna amount to much so she let me run around but when I started getting swole I heard her bumping gums to her friends that she;s either gonna rat me out to the sheba OR zotz me herself. Just to get in the good books. SO I'm gone ,baby. Solid gone.""Are all burrows that cut-throat? There must be some that'd be much kinder.">"I have the sort of ideas that can support one moxy filled gob, not run a business. That is some next level lettuce. Not my wheelhouse.""No worries partner, I'll handle all that my noggin's been joggin' non-stop to keep us afloat." >"Aha. Nope. Buncha bad numbers.""I hope you can consider this crew as one, from what I can tell we drifter's need to stick together."
>>3829981 I share your secret motive
>>3831102>"I hope you know I'm just improvising wherever we go, if I'm about to fuck up tell me alright number one."That's what the coupon's for, yeah? Don't worry - I'll keep you in line.">"Surprised? Maybe, but you are too cute for anyone to resist.""You're biased. But thanks. Lotta SATs would argue with you.">"I enjoy suffering it seems, bad drinks piss me off, what about you?"" I dunno. Ain't suffered much. In the realm of drinks I'd give this a D.">"Are all burrows that cut-throat? There must be some that'd be much kinder."HIGHBALL takes another pull of vodkant"I'm sure there must be. But they'd better stay quiet and sneaky like. Or one of the tough burrows will just roll em.">"No worries partner, I'll handle all that my noggin's been joggin' non-stop to keep us afloat."She gives you a sly look"That's what non-stop looks like, huh? Just razzin'. You're doing fine.">"I hope you can consider this crew as one, from what I can tell we drifter's need to stick together.""Best deal going."
We are starting to make the conversation go in circles. Go to down the railing into the ship.
>>3831164is it near time for sunset?watch sunset together if it is
>>3831164"It's about time to get ready to land, let's pack it in, it's been swell chattin'">>3831202Agreed but I was hoping to talk about traps cause maybe Goblins might be in to that sort of thing but I guess will talk about it at SCADAM or DUNNLIVINAction:Prep up for dis-embankment. Tell the crew and party to get what they need from DUNNLIVIN.
>>3831213QM: It's more like 11:45am.If you're good with all current conversations, we can touch down in DUNNLIVIN.I'll get into that next time
>>3831229ok, let's do it
I just realized something, Grells in this have red hair, did we dye ours like Burstock or are we like a half breed half breed?
>>3831238QM: I dunno if my monitor is different or what, but Joey is meant to have red hair. Not red like Valk's, but still red. I guess I might've goofed.
>>3831069Fuck yes, nice one.>>3831152Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. Glad to hear I'm in good company.>>3831229After our fond farewells with HB, swing by Gilcrest quickly, see how he's doing.
>>3831247It looks dirty brown but if canonically red then ok..Speaking of Valk...>Ask Burstock what are the qualifications for Thanomagics This might actually help.
>>3831254Come to think of it, in the long term are we planning to ever go back to get qualified in magic shit? From what Burstock says it doesn't seem like it's that worth it for what we're doing (mostly outside of GTU so far), and we seem to have enough ability to bootleg spells as it is.
>>3831269It's enough for now but we can try learn a few spells from specialist classes, Thanomancy(Necromancy) seems very practical.
Hb looks awesome in the diplomatic dress, we should go to a big city just to try it.
>>3830955>Vodka that can't get you drunk. That's going to be a tough sell.Hmm, I dunno. I know enough people IRL that like to brag about their alcohol resistance that would absolutely love something that tastes alcoholic but can't get them drunk.We should probably let Surrey know that she added the wrong kind of apples to the mix before she makes much more of it, though.>>3831269IIRC, we told Highball that we just wanted to learn spells without a major, even if that meant we aren't going to get a license. And no, it really wouldn't be very useful for us in our line of work anyway.
>>3831272>>>3831269>I think we are going for a hybrid generalist route. For now our signature spell seems to be HH (usually with blast but also with the gun). As a generalist wizard it would be cool to develop more "complementary" spells that work as alternatives of HH to become a jack of all trades.I don't see much use of tanatmancy or vitamancy for joey... also, the muscle wizard thing is just out of flavor and is probable not a realistic option. Improving constitution is still not that bad.
You feel the SILVER LINING land in the nearby lake as HIGHBALL excitedly heads back down the ladder.You mosey to the front door and find GILCREST there seeing everyone off. He beams when he sees you."I think things are going pretty well."
>>3832450Will do Gil, ask him to take some time off too and spend some of that money we gave himLet's head to the potion shop to stock up for the coming fight
>>3832459>Will do Gil, ask him to take some time off too and spend some of that money we gave him"You know it. I got a few ideas.">Let's head to the potion shop to stock up for the coming fightYou enter POTENT POTABLES , the elf behind the counter waves to you.RICTER turns to you and smiles.
>>3832534Approach our giantess friend, ask her what she is looking for while we check the prices on mana and health potions
>>3832534See what they have in storeAsk her if she uses anything to help in her training or the iron doesn't allow it?
>>3832450don't forget to save 550 to get an ice box from the Baron, we don't want any of our food to spoil
>>3832450High five GILCREST.>>3832459support>>3832450>I think we are going for a hybrid generalist route. For now our signature spell seems to be HH (usually with blast but also with the gun). As a generalist wizard it would be cool to develop more "complementary" spells that work as alternatives of HH to become a jack of all trades.>I don't see much use of tanatmancy or vitamancy for joey... also, the muscle wizard thing is just out of flavor and is probable not a realistic option. Improving constitution is still not that bad.If we are then it is important to try and learn vita and thano for the healing and undead support/Armor ignore spells, Muscle wizard can help us in melee if we're caught needing it. I don't want to limit ourselves just to accommodate reliance on HB during combat.
>>3832558Things we'd want to buy also including that:>35. Wallmounted GRINK clock. 50Improves time management. Can do more activities before bed.>32. Puzzle box 80Miracle of engineering, rearranges itself into slightly different shape after it is solved. Never the same. A must for those keeping their fingers light. Sneaks and pickpockets love it!(Gift for HB).>31. Rope. 10 for 5mYou not heard of rope? (Scaling/Climbing)>30. Dynamite -20/stickIs dynamite. (2-5 sticks)>11. Ice Box - 550Miracle cupboard as cold as the southern ice cap! More fresh food can be bought at once.>2. Money poster -15Profits always slightly higher.(did we have this one?)And a table for Richter's room if they have it.
>>3832611we also want to see about buying a safe to store spare cash in. That way we can save up funds to disburse to the rest of the crew in need.Also spare beds, or at least bed rolls for folks.
>>3832574We already have potions and a full-fledged Vitamagus for healing, no need to tie up one of our spell slots with that. We run a potion brewing operation, we won't run out of potions any time soon. The only Thanomagus spell I can think we might want something to do with is indeed Marwolaeth Bolt, but I'm not sure if it's basic enough for us to learn it. Maybe Banish, but that's definitely not basic. I don't think I want Joey to go around summoning undead, and everything else is too specialized or draining.>>3832611You know what we need but I don't remember seeing in the Baron's list? A backpack. I'd like us to be less constrained by Joey's pocket size. He always says to check with him if there's something we want not in there, so let's see if he has one in stock.
>>3832611And yes, we got the Money poster already.
>>3832634we could try borrowing Richter's backpack.
>>3832611This all seems like sensible stuff, support.>>3832574By the sounds of it, muscle wizardry is something we'd have to basically dedicate the rest of the quest to, and honestly I feel like we've got better things to do. We can get swole and smack shit up (and absolutely should, I agree that we don't wanna be completely reliant on HB and our party members for that) without going through the whole muscle wizard pilgrimage deal.>>3832634The backpack's a good idea actually, our pockets probably won't be sufficient for the phat lüt we'll hopefully acquire down the line.
>>3832558We've also got a sapphire to sell, and it'd be nice to see how much ship upgrades cost.>>3832611I'd really like to get some sort of Everking Action Figure, but I can't come up with a good ability for it. Just think it'd be neat.
>>3832653True, so after we've finished the potion shop and the Baron's we go to the shipyard and make some enquiries?
Take 4 mana potions (240g).Get one burnsauce for HB (35gp).Total gp spent 275Lets then check the dowler and then the pen. We have not visited those places and we might do well to check them out.
>>3832658I wanna know about registering our ship in the GTU.
QM: Sorry to be the asshole spoilsport here, but I thought I should mention - the specialised disciplines of magic aren't something you can just pick up a bit of.Generally you complete 3 years of basic wizadry (you're at the end of your first year) and then go onto another 4-6 at a college specially for that discipline.I'm really sorry, I realise this is an unfamiliar universe. I just didn't want you to get your hopes up.Now, in this quest, because it's a quest, you can go down the path of thanomagy, vitamagy, prudemagy without it taking 7 years. But you still gotta focus.Again, I'm really sorry.There are potions and dark pacts that may help you. If you wanna walk that path, though.In better news, here's the potion menu!MENUGrink....4 (+3 initiative for 3 combats)Grink Rak....15 (+5 intitative for 3 combats, two attacks in a row once per combat, 3d6 damage)Clear Grink.....65 (turns you invisible for 45 seconds, makes you take double damage for 3 hours)Small Health Potion....35 (heals 25 hp)Large Health Potion.....60 (heals 50hp)Mana Potion....60 (restores 120 mana)Glowbottle.....50 (shake to illuminate an area, shake twice to shut it off. 10 Hours of use.)Boomflask.....30 (firey explosion, does 40 damage that ignores armour)Cloudjar.....30 (smoke bomb. Allows you to escape combat or lowers opponents accuracy for 2 rounds)Burnsauce.....35 (coat on melee weapons, does double damage for next 4 combats)Cherry Grink.....50 (adds +10 to intiative and +10 to all damage for 3 combats, lowers charisma sharply for an hour afterwards)
don't forget to get some orkish islands coffee for our mail money/potion maker, maybe 100 gold worth, it's a good investment and she loves the stuff
>>3832534>potent potablesTrebek, your mother's a whore.
>>3832697Good to know, cheers boss. Not really a problem honestly, no need to do the work of an entire party ourselves if we build a good enough crew. Just gotta keep an eye out for a Thanomagus if that's what we're looking for, one'll probably turn up.Potion-wise, I say we go for a couple HP, a couple MP and a couple Boomflasks, given they come highly recommended by Mike for bigger game.
>>38326972 large health pots for emergencies4 mana potions1 glowbottle2 boomflasks2 burnsauce>>3832700we just paid her salary, I think that coffee goes under personal expenses, she can pick up for herself and we can give her some special blend on her birthday, if we pay for the booze of everyone on board we will be bankrupt
>>3832720the coffee explicitly ups productivity and she's our only... well, productive. our whole operation depends on her, that's hardly personal expenses
>>3832697>prudemagyyou mean pugilimagy right? Or is prudemagy like, using the power of being an incel to power anti-lewd spells?
>>3832734>pugilimagya muscle wizard is called a lacertomagus, so no
>>3832734I'm guessing prudemagy is the practical magic, like wizard hands and douse.
>>3832734I mean prudemagy from the latin 'prudens' meaning sensible, wise cautious or prudent.It's basically boring safe but incredibly applicable magic.Summoning food. Cleaning clothes. Summoning a floating bubble to carry your stuff. Summoning a ladder. That sort of thing. They are wizards that tend to get made fun of, but society needs them, and they are so very sensible.Unsurpisingly, they prefer to be called 'practomagi' or'utility wizards' but it's not catching on.
>>3832734Prudemagy allows you to cast the powerful spell Small Your Dick
>>3832749those two are sphere spells, I think
>>3832697I was playing dragons dogma so I kinda treated skills like in the game.
>>3832697supporting the purchases >>3832720
>>3832754skidaddle skidoodle
>>3832733Let's get that coffee.
>>3832720The boomflasks are a bit redundant as HB already has 4. We also already have one large hp pot. Other than that, support.1 large health pot for emergencies4 mana potions1 glowbottle2 burnsauce>>3832697>the specialised disciplines of magic aren't something you can just pick up a bit of.No problem boss, we just don't know the mechanics. Latter on, if we can choose spells just tell us our options.
>>3832552>Approach our giantess friend, ask her what she is looking for "I thought one or two mana potions may be wise. I am concerned for our healer. Also, I remember from my youth enjoying many of these fine effervescent tonics. SO I was considering buying a sample pack of them."RICHTER drinks from a small sample cup on the counter. "Ah. Nostalgic. I believe I will purchase more of this variety.">Ask her if she uses anything to help in her training or the iron doesn't allow it?"Legal potions are acceptable. The limitations and tenets of muscle wizadry are already too difficult for most people. No weapons. No armour. No vehicles except those which you power yourself. But for such a life, potions can be an expensive luxury. The effects of a mana potion can be felt just by getting enough sleep. "You nod an purchase:1 large health potion4 mana potions1 glowbottle2 burnsauceis that correct?I think hat comes to 420 gold btw. Very nice nananana it's the motherfucking G O double B (snoop gobb snoop gobb!)
>>3830757>>3830779>>3830979>>3831069If we haven't already. We should ask Highball why she helped us in the first place. this Quest is amazing Cul and I hope we have a monogamist relationship with best gob
>>3832928thank the keeper and say goodbye to our muscle friend, let's viisit the bronis there a weapon shop here too? we could use an improvement from the crowbar and some better knives for hb
>>3832928Seems good. Could we check our wallet?>>3832942support>>3832929I'm a haremfag but best gob is best gob.
>>3832928>is that correct?yesLets then check the dowler and then the pen. We have not visited those places and we might do well to check them out.
QM: Okay, I could be reading this wrong, but a lot of people seem to be angling for the baron next. I gotta go to the shops, so this is a good time to come to a consensus over stuff you wanna get from him amongst yourselves.Remember, you can suggest stuff not on the list and the baron might have it! He's more of a junk /furniture guy, not a weaponry guy. Anyways, back to the game.====================You enter the BARONs shop. Even though you think you're ready for it, he bellows so loud that it still startles you a little.
>>3832956Sounds good, so we're going Baron > Dowler > Pen then?>>3832942I was wondering if we could get the crowbar enchanted somewhere to pack more of a punch, purely cause a crowbar is a handy thing to carry around anyway and we'd need more pocket space for another melee weapon besides it, I'd think.
>>3832981just gonna post this again:>35. Wallmounted GRINK clock. 50Improves time management. Can do more activities before bed.>32. Puzzle box 80Miracle of engineering, rearranges itself into slightly different shape after it is solved. Never the same. A must for those keeping their fingers light. Sneaks and pickpockets love it!(Gift for HB).>31. Rope. 10 for 5mYou not heard of rope? (Scaling/Climbing)>30. Dynamite -20/stickIs dynamite. (2-5 sticks)>11. Ice Box - 550Miracle cupboard as cold as the southern ice cap! More fresh food can be bought at once.>2. Money poster -15>4. Nice bed -85Ensures good sleep(4 for Mike, GILCREST, Surrey, and Jones)-Table for RichterAlso ask The Baron about Thanomagic spells and Qualifications.
>>3833007ignore money poster we have that.
>>3832981>YO BARON I CAN DIG IT!!!
>>3833045support
>>3832981Safe - for storing moneyEverking Action Figure?Also, sell that sapphire
>>3833007>>3833045All sounds good. Make sure to really put our lungs into this one.
>>3832982sounds good>>3833007Kind of agree with the list (ignoring the poster) but the coolbox is kind of expensive.I'd suggest instead a Grink machine to keep at the Gilcrest, I'm sure he will like some grink and we should always take some before going on an adventure.The list I'd suggest is>Grink machine -250Comes stocked with 30 Grink, 20 Grink Rak, 2 Clear Grink and 2 Cherry Grink. Restock for 75g at any chemist! Heck of a conversation piece!>35. Wallmounted GRINK clock. 50Improves time management. Can do more activities before bed.>32. Puzzle box 80Miracle of engineering, rearranges itself into slightly different shape after it is solved. Never the same. A must for those keeping their fingers light. Sneaks and pickpockets love it!(Gift for HB).>31. Rope. 10 for 5mYou not heard of rope? (Scaling/Climbing)>30. Dynamite -20/stickIs dynamite. (2-5 sticks)>11. Ice Box - 550Miracle cupboard as cold as the southern ice cap! More fresh food can be bought at once.>4. Nice bed -85I'm digging the stuff you got Baron.Any chance you got a punching bag I got a Lacertomagus that might be happy with one.You opened a branch office in the Kiani Forest? We saw quite a few skelletons around there.
>>3833067>Is dynamite. (2-5 sticks)I'd amend to "2 sticks of dynamite"
>>3832981Oh yeah, ask the Baron if he's got any trapmaking components - tripwires, long fuses, igniters, stuff like that.
>>3833067ohh damm cross the coolbox from my wish list tooit is cool but too expensive
>>3833067I think we already have a punching bag.
>>3833079you talking about BURSTOCK?I mean she's into that stuff.
>>3833007I support this, we need the cool box to preserve the meatGet trap materials if he has too
>>3833098no we actually bought one the first time.
>>3833045>>3833055>>3833062>YO BARON I CAN DIG IT!!!The Baron smirks."Just keeping you on your toes, kid What can the Baron get for you today?"QM:Okay, so if I have this right we can all agree on>Grink machine -250> Wallmounted GRINK clock. 50> Rope. 10 for 5m> Dynamite -2 sticks -40>Puzzle box 80and we've not got a consensus on the trap supplies or fridge, right? Where are we at?Fwiw, what you have is a speedbag - and it was already in your room as a sort of macho executive toy that CHESAPEAKE had (grim fandango nod)Doesn't matter as when you make any such enquiries.....=======The baron tilts his head."Sorry, kid. I sold my last HEAVY bag just a bit ago.Too bad."
>>3833508Yeah, three guesses as to who may have bought that.We had a consensus about asking about a backpack as well.I support buying the fridge. Also, orkish islands coffee to make our potion maker more productive.
>>3833508Check wallet, do we have enough to buy the Ice box?Can we also get that desk for Richter?for the traps does he have like nets, caltraps, bear traps, stakes, a big cage, or a shovel? we could try to make a pitfall or just make the area more annoying for the baddies.
The Baron notices the six shooter on your hip."You wanna get good with that thing? You need my BALLISTICS DUMMY. Comes with a set of training bullets and the dummy is made out of absorbent jelly, so you just dig out you bullets and start again. It'll make that thing not just for show, babe! -350 gold"He gestures behind him, as if there is anything to look at."I also got extra heavy safes! Bolt them to the ground. Real hard to crack! Keep all of that cheddar your making a bit more yeah? -85 gold."He snaps his fingers."Got a hot hot product. Just in! EVERKING idol figures! Dunno if they do anything but what a conversation piece!- 15gold!""Worried about carrying all your swag? You might need a backpack! Finest canvas! Wont show up your character model, either so don't worry about looking dorky!'the Baron looks past you. No idea who he's looking at."150 gold!'
>>3833525we got 5k just from the troll's treasure, we're gonna be fine
>>3833539Ok, yes, all of that. Maybe if we're worried about money we can do without the safe, and the idol is dirt cheap, but the rest is absolutely essential.
>>3833539Get the BALLISTICS DUMMYGet the safeGet the EVERKING idolEspecially get the bagLook behind you just to be sure.
>>3833540still should check wallet. before making any final calls.
QM: Okay, this is looking good. If you buy all of>>3833508and>>3833539including the fridge and the coffee, that will come to 1605 gold.That will still leave you with 1475 goldBEFORE you sell the sapphire.>Look behind you just to be sure.Don't sweat it, the Baron is just looking at the audience/players.
>>3833608sounds good to me
>>3833608Oh yeah, we paid people, I forgot to count that.I'm ok with those numbers, what can he tell us about the stone?
>>3833608Sounds like a good deal.See how much the sapphire is worth from the Baron.
>>3833617>>3833630You hand the stone to the Baron who makes a face when he eyes it."Not really my bag, kid. Have to send it away or wait for one of the other babes to come in and check it for me."He smiles at you and produces a coin."I tell you what kid. Double or nothing. First in best dressed. You get heads - I give you 2000 for it. Tails..you give it to me for free. What do you say, kid?"======QM: Not mandatory!But if you wanna take the barons bet, you got to be the first to link this post and roll a d2.1 is heads, 2 is tails.First come first serve. If some one responds with 'take the 200' before anyone rolls then that'll be what happens.But the first response counts.
>>3833654"Nah, we don't gamble with things that help us support our people, but thanks for the offer."
Rolled 2 (1d2)>>3833654
>>3833660QM:So you're taking the 200?
>>3833669I thought it wasn't his bag and we should wait till we find a proper appraiser?
>>3833669I was thinking more we keep it until we find someone who can give us more. Failing that, we take the 200.
>>3833665decision appears to have been taken out of my hands of course. Once the flip has happened it's happened and anybody not backing it is kinda disingenuous you know?
>>3833687That's the thrill. We don't loose much and potentially this sapphire could be worthless.
QM: Nah, you can just hang onto it, it's cool. I didn't present that as an option and I shoulda.All good.=========The Baron pockets his coin"You one sensible kid, I give you that. Must be the life of the library study session."The Baron laughs and hands you the SAPPHIRE(?)"You hang on to it. Maybe find someone who knows their stuff."
>>3833702"Thanks Baron, you're a pretty cool guy."Let's go to Dowler's
>>3833687you got the first comment and said no bet, CF said first comment first served, so I think we're good
>>3833702>>3833715Wait did we confirm our purchases?
>>3833715supportI'mma sleep now tho>>3833727yes
>>3833715>"Thanks Baron, you're a pretty cool guy.""Stay out of trouble kid!"You walk into a clearing amongst huge piles of steel. cloth and lumber. An immense man with firey red hair , blue scaled skin, sharp teeth and mean black eyes beneath a heavy brow comes to see you before you walk too far into it.He stares at you for sometime."With Xhuge?' he eventually says.
>>3833756"You bet, pleasure to meet you must be DOWLER, the names Joey, Joey Donuts you can call be Joe or Nuts."
>>3833777>"You bet, pleasure to meet you must be DOWLER, the names Joey, Joey Donuts you can call be Joe or Nuts."He nods irritably while you talk and hands you a price list.Extra room -1000Rope ladder -650Fulton moths - 2500Cannon - 750Cannonball -50 eachArmour -450Ram - 750Landing gear - 4000Counterfeit clearance code 10000"Anything you wan not on the list. Say something."
>>3833815"...Heh these prices are pretty intense don't you think?""I'll settle for the Rope ladder.""Do we install it ourselves or is that free?""Anyway to negotiate that clearance code for a smaller price?"
>>3833815>>3833831I agree with the rope ladder. Cannon would be a good job Mike, but I don't know that we've got a use for it right now.
>>3833815What are Fulton moths?
>>3834030I guess these are Metal Gear 5 reference - suppposedly you use them to send stuff straight to the ship when you're wandering outside.By the way guys, are we buying a new jacket for our pilot?
>>3833831>"...Heh these prices are pretty intense don't you think?""No I really don't.">"I'll settle for the Rope ladder.""Good purchase.">"Do we install it ourselves or is that free?""Labour is included in the cost of anything that requires installation, sir.">"Anyway to negotiate that clearance code for a smaller price?""Nope.">What are Fulton moths?"The fulton moth is a biological oddity. It is incestuous and in the case of the male, horrifically short lived. When you purchase fulton moths, you purchase a female and one egg. The female stays on your ship. The egg, if thrown or broken on anything up to a medium sized man, will cause the male to hatch,instantly grow to maturity, grip whatever is closest to it and then fly back to the female. It will drop what it is carrying once it sees her, mate with her and then expire. In 24 hours, she will lay another egg and the cycle continues."
>>3834384>Go to the clothes store, see if there's anything new>Maybe we could find a new jacket for Lumsden, don't want her to catch a cold.
>>3834384Now visit that other place we haven't visited yet>>3834400Harem fag please stop tryong to woo all the girls
>>3834400I'm fine with getting Lumsden a jacket. Do we want to buy The Boss?>>3834384"How long does it usually take to install extra rooms or armour?"
>>3834422>Fulton mothsI rather buy the servants garb. Assuming it is a maid outfit.>>3834400Support buying LUMSDEN the jacket. Bit chilly in the sky.
>>3834426Let's not get the servant outfit, even if its a disguise it sends the wrong message in my opinion.As for the jacket, I'm not on board with it, don't know if our girlfriend would appreciate we sending gifts to other girls, unless we buy somethings for the others too to make it more friendly.Gilcrest could use a new outfit for exemple
>>3834428Love isn't about the material so I doubt she'd be bothered by things we give and receive.
>>3834421>haremfagWhuh? What did I even do?
>>3834428It's a friendly gift, no intention for romantic relationship. And taking care of the pilot of our ship is important. And hey, maybe if we become friends we could talk her into joining the exploration party.
>>3834432Dude, don't get philosofical, if you are dating a girl and she suddenly started giving gifts to a hot dude at your workplace that you met very recently, way too recebtly to be actual friends, you'd be at least suspicious right? Considering you both just recently hook up too But hey, maybe she won't mind, and if we are giving the pilot sometbing we might as well bring gifts to the rest of the crew, like the coffee for Surrey, a new knife for Jones and a cool outfit for when Gilcrest is off the clock so he doesn't walk around as a janitor everywhere
>>3834440Yeah, we can buy something cool for Gilcrest. Though Jones already got meat from our new recruit, and Surrey probably has some specific preferences for her coffee that we don't know of yet.
>>3834440I wouldn't be that insecure about it, especially in the context of our workplace and our background.CF said a haremroute would be possible so I don't want to limit any actions that has romantic innuendos.
>>3834445Surrey has a specific she wants and she told us, we can just grab that, and as for jones, the meat is for the crew, not only him, a nice knife would be a nice gift>>3834446He said harem route will probably go as well as real life, witch is disastrous, so please, don't fuck things up.
>>3834453Huh, okay, let's roll with these suggestions.
>>3834453Real life had harems that ended up pretty great, we'll be fine.
>>3834446>>3834453Fellas, chill. Harem-no harem isn't a big enough deal to sour the rest ot the quest arguing over. For my two cents, I don't think buying a new jacket for an employee who complains about being cold is any more romantic than, say, getting an adjustable chair for an employee who complains about backache. It's just being a good boss.Besides, CF has said we don't have to be on a hair trigger about this kinda stuff, HB's done enough flirting herself that she probably won't be insecure about us buying someone something out of utility.
>>3834460orkish islands coffeeIs the type of coffee she likes>>3834461No we won't dude, you need very specific cultural upbringing and personalities to make it even possible, the cultural part none of them has I imagine, while the personalities we are not even close to figuring out, please don't haremfag, we can have a beautyful friendship with them based on trust and nothing carnal
>>3834469Nah, like you said we have't figured out anything so I'd like to explore the possible dialogues that comes with charming in-game characters.
>>3834466It would be the ultimate punchline if we get to the tailor and Lumsden has already bought a new jacket.
>>3834480We just paid her so it would make ense
>>3834440>>3834428You, chill. HB isn't the kind of girl who'd get mad at Joey for getting something for an employee; besides, CF said not to sweat the small stuff with that. Also, we already got some orkish islands coffee for Surrey just now (although to be honest, everyone else will probably use it too).>>3834453For the record: fuck that harem crap, let's enjoy our goblin girlfriend. But that doesn't mean we have to stop being nice to the rest of the girls.
>>3833815Doesn't our ship already have landing gear?Or can it only land in water and/or a landing cradle?Also, did we forget to buy extra beds for our guys?
>>3834596We landed on water at port, I think Landing gear means we can land on land. That's what I assume though.
>>3834445 #I thought we got the Grink machine for Gilcrest? Again, everyone else is free to use it, but that Anon specifically suggested it to make him happy.>>3834453Jones wanted to be sure the meat would keep, so we got the icebox. Still, I'm all for getting him a nice knife. Maybe get another one for HB too.
>>3834598wait, so where did we land in the forest?
>>3834749We didn’t it was hovering after LUMSDEN dropped us off I think.
Support taking care of our crew although Lumsden might not want the jacket... she already has a sweater that she is not wearing. Lets just ask about a heater, we got nothing to loose.Can you install a heater in one ship room? If so, how much would it cost?
>>3834908We never did get to know why she wasn't wearing it, we chose to hug her instead. We don't know if she doesn't want to wear anything at all or if she wants to keep that particular sweater tied to her waist for Reasons.
>>3834908Lets get heating
>>3835016I don't mind looking into it, but I get the feeling it's gonna be a little bit more expensive than we can afford at this point.
>>3835184agreed.I mean in theory it should be as simple as just redirecting the exhaust outflow pipes to move under the rooms we want them under, but that's still risky and expensive.
QM: Quick things before work.Buying a jacket for Lumsden wouldn't piss anyone off, but it's also unnecessary. Lumsden's comment about wantingto be somewhere warmer was just a passing comment to pique interest in her not wearing the sweater on her waist and to plant the idea that you can move to other parts of the globe.The servent outfit is a maid outfit, and HB wont be angry to wear it, so long as you don't enjoy pretending she's your servant too much.The SILVER LINING doesnt have a landing gear, there is a small lake near KIANI FOREST - that's where you landed.Your crew is all very happy. You got them coffee and fridges.Also, just confirming - you ARE getting the rope ladder?
>>3835225>The servent outfit is a maid outfit, and HB wont be angry to wear it, so long as you don't enjoy pretending she's your servant too much.even if we enjoy it too much we buy ourselves a collar or whatever cosplay outfit she wants us to wear and return the favor. Healthy relationships are all about reciprocation!
>>3835225Definitely getting the rope ladder. It's a good purchase that expands our ability to both be big goddamn heroes and to escape from tricky situations.
>>3835225Get that ladder, we'll need it for heroic escapes
>>3835225Rope ladder
>>3835225Yup. I'd rather get the landing gear but we can't afford it, so we might as well get the ladder.
>>3835268rope ladder is more efficient at it for the price. Just lower the thing from anywhere, dangerous but don't need a cleared space.
>>3835256>>3835262>>3835264>>3835997DOWLER nods.You think his expression might soften."Try not to be discouraged, man. I know you want the best for your ship and your crew. I just can't part with this stuff than less than I'm doing it for. Keep at it. Good things can take awhile. Take it from me."Where to now, anon?
>>3836580"Thanks, Dowler. I'll start saving and be back for more."Let's go check out the pen
>>3836586Support
>>3836586>>3836605You wander down south of DUNNLIVIN, far enough you can actually the farm from the LOCAL MAP in the long distance.There is a large heard of BYFUGLIEN (pronounced BUFFLIN) milling around there, curling into balls and eating grass and insects with their long tongues.
>>3836632"truly magnificent""Names Joey, Joey Donuts, a pleasure to make your acquaintance." notice they curling up into balls, point to one of those"wouldn't that make it difficult to ride one?"
>>3836634>"truly magnificent"The man makes a low agreeing noise that filters through his helmet.>"Names Joey, Joey Donuts, a pleasure to make your acquaintance.""James Walker. My friends call me Walker so I would be honoured if you were to call me this, also. It is nice to meet you, Joey Donuts.">"wouldn't that make it difficult to ride one?""Just so, Joey Donuts. There in lies the skill of the rider and the trust and friendship he has with his steed -nay- his partner. It is what stops the horse from bucking, the byfuglien from rolling and the rinkan from only obeying its stomach. I assure you. These beasts do not need to roll to be fast."
>>3836638are you their keeper, a passing rider or just and enthusiast Mr. Walker? my money is on all of the options combined.""If I were interested in buying one, and of course, learning how to ride, how much would that cost?""I can't help but notice the armor, are you a knight of some kind?"
>>3836643Support"Jimjams are you perhaps a vanguard?"
>>3836638"I found this note on a Gopnik in Kiani Forest. It sounds like a troll named Edgewater is planning some trouble. He's not going to get the money, but I thought whomever was taking care of this herd should know. "
>>3836643>are you their keeper, a passing rider or just and enthusiast Mr. Walker? my money is on all of the options combinedI am no rider. My weight - and my own beliefs do not permit it. But I have no end of admiration for those who can - and do- ride. No my ongoing guarding of these creatures is self appointed. Doubtless, you know of the attacks that has been occurring to the livestock here. No more attacks shall happen. Not while I draw breath. I am not their keeper. Nor have I been officially appointed. But here I still am."[/b]>"If I were interested in buying one, and of course, learning how to ride, how much would that cost?""The purchase, I am sure would be taken up with the owners of ZAKUB farm, owners of this feeding paddock. I could not tell you the cost, nor if they can teach you to ride."WALKER glances at you."I can tell by your clothes and your posture, you would ride straight and true, the moment you tried, Joey Donuts.">"I can't help but notice the armor, are you a knight of some kind?"I am a soldier. Some call us barbarians and relics from a bygone age, but as I see it - this world still needs us. Like it or not. I trained at the KUWABARA BASTION up in the Orkish islands. Every soldier picks their weapon and their path. The path of honour - wherein they wear honour pattern armour or the path of vigilance wherein they wear a custom made tank suit. WHich is what you are seeing now. There are many like it, but this tank suit is mine."
>>3836657tel him this >>3836653>kuwabara>that helmetgive him farewell, I imagine we would need to take the ship to reach the farm in a timely manner, since we still need to go to the troll's hideout before he comes back
>>3836657"Impressive. We have an Ork soldier with us too uh ex soldier but if all of you are like this you guys must've been a hell of a force!""Are you also on the look out for the TROLL EDGWATER? we can help each other out if that's the case."
>>3836651>"Jimjams are you perhaps a vanguard?"" The vanguards are people of a bigger institution, leather clad and uniform. Once a soldier is trained they must still find their purpose. Certainly, many of them form guard companies or become adventurers. Protection. Private security. But nothing is set. We pick this life because it is what we feel called to. There is no guaranteed work for us. Not any more. I say this without bitterness. I do not doubt my path."WALKER winces slightly."Never 'jimjams'">"I found this note on a Gopnik in Kiani Forest. It sounds like a troll named Edgewater is planning some trouble. He's not going to get the money, but I thought whomever was taking care of this herd should know. "Walker reads the note."I cannot leave this post. If I must face Edgewater down as he attempts to take this town then so be it.">"Impressive. We have an Ork soldier with us too uh ex soldier but if all of you are like this you guys must've been a hell of a force!"It's literally impossible to tell but you feel like maybe WALKER is smiling when he turns to you."I would like to meet her some day. I do not doubt she was and still is formidable. It is a shame she quit the life but then..I guess we all do one way or another."
>>3836664I guess that's it.Let's go fuck up a troll's lair?
>>3836678we should discuss the plan and people involved before EDGWATERS arrival.
>>3836678QM: Not gonna make a super big habit of this, but ever GM I've met has done this occasionally.Just a reminder that the guy who sells weapon mods and upgrades is in the tavern. If you're still into thatGonna sleep for now
>>3836681Check out the Tavern then, we got less than a 1000 but weapons upgrades should be cheap right?
>>3836681oh shitgo for the weapons yeah
>>3836664"Would it be alright if I pet one?">>3836681Probably should at least check to see if he can improve our crowbar. I'm hoping to keep that as our main melee weapon for the rest of the quest.
>>3836690I was hoping to go magic archer but with a gun and if HB can teach us how to use akimbo daggers in the early game.Still want to go for Thanomagus but I guess that's gonna be waaay later.
main priority on the money we have left is to upgrade HB daggers I think, we can deal damage with other things, she is pretty weak against armored enemies at the moment
>>3836697Your FOMO is showing.>>3836699Sensible. If we're going to butt heads with a troll something sharper and tougher might be in order, or at least something caustic to coat them.
>>3836749Is just a suggestion. Quest like these are rare to come by nowadays who can blame me.
>>3836681Aw yea, let's head to him. If I've counted right the weapon guy (Morden, I think) is the only guy in town we haven't chatted to, so it makes sense to check in before we leave.>>3836690I'm with you wrt the crowbar, both cause of utility and it's pretty neat.>>3836749We got that Burnsauce from the potion shop, I'm guessing that's going on her daggers.
>>3836951I'm all for fanart, but this is a SFW board. And now I'm REALLY glad I decided to work from home today.
>>3836915>that Burnsauce from the potion shopSo we did, confused that with the boomflask for a bit there. Wonder what happens if we mix them...
>>3836974>Wonder what happens if we mix them...Mixing the highly explosive substance with the burning oil? Sounds like a solid plan.
>>3837003Just saying, I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
>>3836951>unforseen burstock route>tfw highball's pov>tfw we fucked up
>>3837020Smells like... victoryand burned kids
You enter the tavern.The barkeeper mods at you.
>>3838653“Who’s fuckin?”Check out what HB and Lumsden are up to, update lumsden on the ship upgrades.
>>3838674>>3838653this and check the weapons
>>3838682Solid QM: Check the weapons?
>>3838687isn't that guy over there the weapons salesperson?
>>3838687Check the weapons first then do this.>>3838674
>>3838690QM: Right just making sure. Thought you might wanna see what you were carrying.
>>3838653Let's browse the weapons shopWhere's that "gentle" barmaid, day off?
>>3838693>>3838682You walk over to GOMMERSAL who , delighted at having some company, immediately kicks out a chair for you and pours out a second glass of wine."Sit, my friend. I can tell you have much to discuss."
>>3838697>Where's that "gentle" barmaid, day off?GOMMERSAL chuckles to himself as he pours a small vial into his wine.He taps his basically non existent nose conspirationally."Zenji? I believe she is in the back room. Entertaining your friends. Well, I know I saw one of them with you last time..."
>>3838705Is it professional entertainement or just entertainement?I'm interested in high quality daggers for my friend over there or weapon upgrades, how are the prices these days?
>>3838705"So I heard you deal in arms trade, may I see your wares and services?"
>>3838711>Is it professional entertainment or just entertainment?"I believe Zenji is getting paid for it if that's what you mean. I don't know if she does two for one deals. ANyway. I don't imagine you're here to gossip."GOMMERSAL finishes his wine and winces. His eyes and speech clear up immensely, but he remains relaxed.>I'm interested in high quality daggers for my friend over there or weapon upgrades, how are the prices these days?"Aaaah. She's YOUR goblin! I did wonder about that. Explains a lot. Actually, I am glad to say I believe we can help each other out. You see, I forged these weapons..."GOMMERSAL lays out a fine beaten and folded machete, a black iron meat cleaver and a series of ring handled piercing skewers."All of them, fine weapons. But see? I got my sizings and ratios wrong. The handles on the blades and the rings on the skewers are too small. Impossible to hold in ternion hands. Useless to non goblins. But I can't just give them away or throw them out. I will give ALL of them to you for 200g. It will improve not just her base damage but ALL of her LIMIT BREAKS. WHat do you say?">1. Lemme think about it>2. It's a deal. Only the best for her.>3. 150 is it. You wanna shift them or not? [23%]
>>3838726>2
>>3838726>2. It's a deal. Only the best for herAnd for me? Do you have anything better than this that I can handle? *shows crowbar* or anyway to make it more deadly?
>>3838726>2. It's a deal. Only the best for her.
>>3838729didn't the machete come with the deal?
>>3838732it did but it's a goblin sized machete....for goblins
>>3838732QM: the handle is too small for you, sadly.>And for me? Do you have anything better than this that I can handle? *shows crowbar* or anyway to make it more deadly?GOMMERSAL checks the crowbar."I'm afraid I decently sold my last vaguely exotic weaponry just today. But I have some fine swords and axes."GOMMERSAL traces his fingers along the bar. "Perhaps more your speed - I can superheat this and reforge it with a few extra ingredients. It would be like if enchanting was real. I can put some hud granules and some distilled burnsauce into the very iron of this bar. It's temporary - but it will only set you back a cool 50 and with this upgrade you will do more damage AND ignore 7 points of armour."GOMMERSAL notices the revolver you have."Fine weapon! Damned if it isn't one of mine. Hard to improve upon but I can sell you speed loader for it. That will make 1 reload a free action. Lets you keep your turn. I have lots of ammo for it, naturally."
>>3838744buy 12 more standars and the speed loaderhow ,uch does he want for an axe? has some good utility and may be better than what we have now
>>3838744"yes both of those sound very useful, I'd like to get them right away."Could you also sharpen one end to make a pointy bit?
>>3838746>>3838745These
>>3838746By both I mean the speed loader and the Crowbar upgrades plus the attempt to sharpen one end so we have a stab(Pierce) capabilities.
>>3838746>>3838747>>3838750GOMMERSAL nods. "Okay! The speedloader costs 350 so it'll cost you 400 for both. You're a good customer, so you can have 6 bullets good to go in the loader.">how much does he want for an axe? has some good utility and may be better than what we have now"Depends on what sort of axe you had in mind."
>>3838762a handaxe for chopping dudes and sometimes wood
>>3838762Yeah, survivalist hatchet >>3838763could he have a bardiche in his stock?
>>3838762"A hatchet would be preferable. I doubt a larger axe would be as useful with my build."Are entrenching tools a thing in this world?
>>3838762"You got any poleaxes?"
>>3838764
GOMMERSAL places three axes on to the table.The first is a small hatchet, forged from one piece of black metal. Leather has been wrapped around it to form a handle."Powerful for its size and easy to conceal. I don't imagine this axe will do much more damage than a crowbar, but it may have appreciable versatility. Also, there is a one in 3 chance it'll do bleed damage. Bleed damage ignores armour. 100g."He moves onto a two handed axe with a blade so large it acts as a hand guard."The bisector. Cumbersome and space consuming but heavy enough to ignore some armour. If you ever get to 40% health you can perform a unique LIMIT BREAK with it. A fine weapon for the beefier soldier. 300g"He hesitantly uncovers an ornate wooden and brass breach loader, 2 shot heavy pistol with an extended stock and axe blade on the barrel. "The KICK-AXE. Takes unique cartridges, that are nearly and inch wide. Its a gun. It an axe, and fire a shot as you strike someone, the heat from the barrel vents directly into the blade, super heating it and making it vibrate. One of the finest examples of post-war orkish weapon smithing in existence."
>>3838778Could the bisector be used as a monopod and would that have an effect on handling rifles or muskets?
>>3838778I don't think we have money for the last one right?can we use the bisector with our current strenght? having a limit break would be nice, if we can't use it grab the tiny one and be done with it, let's check on the girls
>>3838780QM: I imagine so, yes. But mot of the time, your accuracy will be fine anyways.You presently have 225g
>>3838782Shit, short out of cash, buy nothing for now then and thank him.Let'd visit the girl's table and present HB with some new blades"Sup uno, think you can give a home for these poor stray blades I picked up?"
>>3838778Eh, pass. Stats for hatchet are mediocre, and we usually use melee for finishing off opponents, so bleed effect is not that useful.
>>3838778Pass on the axes for now. Bisector might be an interesting purchase if we use it after a Wrack, but for right now I think we're ok.>>3838783Do we want to give the blades to her now or gift wrap and leave them in her room?
>>3838789She probably saw us picking it up, we are right next to her
>>3838778do this>>3838674
>>3838778pass on the buys for nowsit with the girlsorder a drink...elven wine mixed with human vodka, both our parents would kill us for this"so, how are things going, finished my last bit of business for now I think, we should be going to deal with that troll lair soon"
>>3838778I think buy the hatchet for now, we should still have enough money for it and we can probabley make up the 100g just for the bleed damage
>>3838892Dude, we're only using melee as a finisher, there's no point in bleed damage.
>>3838897It’s good to have options, 1/3 armor ignore for a 100g is worth it. There could be a chance of high magic resist enemies. It’s not a bad investment and it’s practically a step above the old crowbar.
>>3838903My main concern with it is it's got less utility than the crowbar, given we can't use it to bust things open or break into places. Given we're not gonna carry around both I dunno if it's a good tradeoff.
>>3838778Let's stop wasting time with axes. We already have a melee weapon/tool, a ranged weapon, and magic. If we need any more versatility we can trust our party members with it, there's nothing that hand axe can do that HB can't. Let's not overburden ourselves trying to do everything.
>>3838909Agreed, as our immediate big threat is a Troll, and they're not exactly known for being haemophiliacs, bleeding's not a particulrly beneficial effect in the near-future.
>>3838911>>3838915I mean it's only a hundred and it has it's benefits no harm in buying it just in case.
>>3838930It's almost half our current funds. I say we've spent enough for today to waste it in something we're never likely to actually use.
>>3838933I have to agree with this.Let's ramp back on the spending, go knock over the guy's base, and taunt him when he comes back about having already spent all his money.
>>3838933>>3838942From what I can tell from the encounters we get loads from the loots that would easily pay off the one hundred, It's really not that much. There may be specific uses for the compact axe in the woodlands. I'm just saying since it's there we're here to prep as much as possible we might as well get it instead of being needlessly frugal. Unless the sentimental value of using the crowbar overrules all things.
>>3838972we just got an upgrade for the crowbar, so the hatchet's not really that useful. there are better used for that hundred, leave the woodcutting for Highball's new machete.
>>3839090agreed. I think we've bought all we can. I'd like to stuff what we have remaining into the safe and move on.
even if we don't buy now, we can save money for that awesome bisector or the axe gun that was pretty cool too, let's just get more money from the troll
>>3838972I'm not really big on the crowbar, but we already paid to enhance it (I woke up too late to stop them). No sense in taking up space for two melee weapons, and as a tool it can't do anything we/HB can't do some other way.Also, we have employees, keeping some money to be able to make at least a token payment is not "being needlessly frugal"; if anything, spending everything because you think we'll get it back from loot is kinda reckless.>>3839123Joey's a mage. A pretty squishy one, at that; even if we're slowly getting gains it'll take a long time before he can be an effective melee fighter. But he's a MAGE. Why are we even considering all this anyway? This isn't, and shouldn't be, his forte.Let's just move on.
>>3839133and? if we can use it let's useit, it will be fun dude, of course magic is the main go and the gun our backup, but having some cool melee with a limit break should not get in the way of things.anyway, nothing we can do about it for now too, we don't have the money for the cool stuff so wecan check later or in another store
>>3838705>zenjiI take it she shouldn't be in the background then?>>3838915IIRC, trolls in the garlands don't have regen, they're just hard to kill
>>3839142QM: Yeah I have one template that I use for all tavern conversations. Lazy, I know.
>>3839215>lazyMore like sensible, drawing a whole new template for each conversation sounds like a nightmare.>>3839133>>3839135Alrighty, so we're moving over to talk to HB and Lumsden now right?
>>3839429Yes please. Thank GOMMERSAL for his time.
>>3839215oh, I thought you just put a filter over the previous background, never mind then
>>3838778Yeah, time to talk with the girls.
>>3839215Yeah go to HB and Lumsden’s table if we’re no longer buying.Try to juggle the newly bought daggers as you approach them. “Guess what I bought ladies!”
>>3839767Can't wait to botch the dex check and skewer our foot. Fan of >>3838783 's approach myself, pretty slick and less risk of clowning ourself.
>>3839215I don't mind, it might sometimes confuse me on who's in the room or not though.
>>3838783Support.If we got money to spare we can try to get new clothes for HB. Seeing HB in the dress we got her was a reward on its own and I wouldn't mind spending more gold to see her in other dresses even if they do nothing.Perhaps also dresses for the other girls... nothing wrong with taking care of crew morale and being a cool boss. Also, I'm biased, I love eye candy.
>>3840083also, now that we got all the basics... can we check our ID? I have no idea how much money we have left for clothes and alcohol.
>>3840083GOBLIN SERVANT clothes are 30g. I kinda don't want to suggest that HB is our servant, tho. To her or to anyone else.>>3840093see >>3838782, we have 225g
>>3840083>>3840161Support getting HB in a maid outfit.
>>3840161> I kinda don't want to suggest that HB is our servant, tho.I don't think she minds. Anyway, we are buying the outfit because it is fun, not because we need the it (she already has the diplomat dress).
>>3839433>Yes please. Thank GOMMERSAL for his time."Not a problem my friend. Keep me in mind next time you need help.">>3839468>>3839767>>3838783You walk over to HIGHBALL and LUMSDEN. Cooly ordering a wine mixed with vodka from MORDEN, who shoots you a repulsed look but complies.HIGHBALL tosses some coin to MORDEN"On me"You give the black iron cleaver a toss through the air, you mess up catching its handle but manage to grab the blunt side of it and hold it at arms length, so you effectively present the handle of it HIGHBALL. By sheer miracle, you were pretty smooth, but you don't feel like pressing your luck.HIGHBALL is delighted by the blades and wolf whistles at them before admiring her reflection in the machete.She pulls out a single hair and drops it on the machete, cutting it in half."This is the bees knees, baby."She beams at you."Glad I already got you something..."
>>3840247"Surprise me."Close eyes and count to ten.
>>3840247"Glad you liked them, when I saw the set I was sure you'd want those blades."Drink some of the abomination we ordered"I still have one or two things in mind to pick up for you"Qm: I have an HB outfit suggestion, a special vest for sneaking, made with sound absorbing fabric, basically gobling kunoichi.Bonuses: + sneaking and scouting, + evasionDisadvantages: it does not protect well, in fact you take extra damage in it so avoid fights, the fabric is stretched and very fragile, slashing damage has a high chance of ripping it open, ruining the suit and negating its bonuses until repaired by a professional.As reference I was thinking Taki from Soul Calibur, a form fitting vest with arm and leg protections and maybe a mask covering the mouth
>>3840273HiGHBALL leans over and kisses you, transferring the maraschino cherry that was in her her drink from her mouth to yours. She also undoes your fly."Dropped your guard!"She giggles and goes back to her drink.LUMSDEN covers her mouth and laughs."But no, it's not something I can give to you right now.">>3840278>"Glad you liked them, when I saw the set I was sure you'd want those blades."You were on the money, hot stuff. Nicest weapons I've ever had. The cats peejays!">"I still have one or two things in mind to pick up for you "Ah, don't spoil me, Joe! Keep some for a rainy day, eh? We dunno how this troll business is gonna go down."LUMSDEN puts her beer down."Even one troll is trouble. ANd we don't KNOW they're alone."
>>3840334Well, we will be heading to his hideout in a momentI got that rope ladder installed so if its too much fpr us to handle you can bail us out lumsdenAre you two ready to go? I'm not sure how long we have until the troll is back to his lair
>>3840344Also, zip our fly back
>>3840334"Right, Edgewater's probably still got more gopniks at the very least. Hopefully losing his money from the forest will delay whatever he's got planned for Dunnlivin, I'm starting to like this town.""Lumsden, who would you put your money on in a fight, an ork soldier in a tank suit, or a troll?"If the cherry has a stem, try tying it in a knot with our tongue
>>3840334"To us? Don't you sweat it! One or two trolls won't be a problem let's keep the momentum up. It's not like they have an entire fleet out there coming for us. It'll be easy!"
>>3840353>"Lumsden, who would you put your money on in a fight, an ork soldier in a tank suit, or a troll?"yeah, that is a good one, tell her about the guy guarding the herd, maybe she would like to visit and chat with a fellow orc soldier
>>3840356https://youtu.be/8yyAgk9der4>>3840278>TakiGod tier taste>>3840353Only issue with trying to rope Walker in is he's not moving from the herd, so we'd have to let the troll get to here which seems like a gamble.
>>3840344>Well, we will be heading to his hideout in a momentI got that rope ladder installed so if its too much for us to handle you can bail us out lumsdenLUMSDEN nods, finishing her beer. Kind of a new manoeuvre for me, but I think I got this.">Are you two ready to go? I'm not sure how long we have until the troll is back to his lair"Trolls have been reverse engineering recent ternion inventions to use for themselves. Big troll sized handguns. I dunno if they have any steeds or vehicles that they can use yet. A troll is fast on foot, but we're still talking days, not hours. Pretty sure."HIGHBALL looks around. She sneaks up to the door to the back room and presses her ear against it, giggling.. MORDEN gives her a patient look , clicks his fingers and point her away from the door. She returns to your table."Give em another twenny.">"Right, Edgewater's probably still got more gopniks at the very least. Hopefully losing his money from the forest will delay whatever he's got planned for Dunnlivin, I'm starting to like this town.""Likewise. Keep in mind his base probably wont be abandoned either. He'll have his best with him, but his base will still be guarded, most likely.">"Lumsden, who would you put your money on in a fight, an ork soldier in a tank suit, or a troll?"LUMSDEN splits a walnut shell between her index and middle finger."I wore 'honour' armour back in my day, not a tank suit but I HAVE defeated trolls with only a healer and some potions when I was in my prime. Similarly I have seen a single troll destroy multiple tank suited enemies. Sad fact is, it depends on the soldier. It depends on the troll. Even something like a baton, in the hands of a troll...it's like being hit with battering ram.">If the cherry has a stem, try tying it in a knot with our tongueIt doesn't, sadly.You see HIGHBALL spit another stem into a pile of about 6. All tied in bows.>"To us? Don't you sweat it! One or two trolls won't be a problem let's keep the momentum up. It's not like they have an entire fleet out there coming for us. It'll be easy!""That's true. The other guys might, but I guess that's a problem for later."
>>3840363>yeah, that is a good one, tell her about the guy guarding the herd, maybe she would like to visit and chat with a fellow orc soldierLUMSDEN chews on some walnuts. Then frowns. She forgot how much she hates them."I've seen him around town for a while, yeah. Can't see what we'd have to offer. I dunno. Maybe we could swap stories but...it's not like we have anything to teach each other."LUMSDEN thinks."How could you tell if he's an ork?"
>>3840378"He got quite happy when I mentioned we had an ex-orc soldier with us so I assumed he was one too, maybe I was mistaken, and he did mentioned that he studied there.""Hey HB, you gotta teach me that" point to the cherry stems"So, who's banging the *air quotes* gentle barmaid?"
>>3840378"I may have made a few assumptions based on him saying he trained at the Kuwabara Bastion in the Orkish islands. He also had like two feet on me and a build that made me yearn for a life in which I lifted more. But he was wearing the tank suit and I was under the impression if would have been rude for me to ask for a peek underneath."
>>3840378"He kinda told us he was. Jimbo said no matter if you quit being a soldier you'd still be a formidable force, and I believe that."
>>3840378"Also when you say "stupid sexy armour" does it entail the bikini variety?"
>>3840379>"He got quite happy when I mentioned we had an ex-orc soldier with us so I assumed he was one too, maybe I was mistaken, and he did mentioned that he studied there.""Well, historically ALL the soldier camps were in the orkish lands. That's changed now, obviously but they would still be the oldest ones. I guess there's some prestige to that.">Hey HB, you gotta teach me that" point to the cherry stemsHIGHBALL *click click* s at you.>"So, who's banging the *air quotes* gentle barmaid?"HIGHBALL waves down for a whiskey and soda with lime in it."Oh, Bugsy and Thighs are in there with her.">"I may have made a few assumptions based on him saying he trained at the Kuwabara Bastion in the Orkish islands. He also had like two feet on me and a build that made me yearn for a life in which I lifted more. But he was wearing the tank suit and I was under the impression if would have been rude for me to ask for a peek underneath."LUMSDEN shrugs."It's not a big deal, I was just wondering how you figured it out. Biggest person I know is human.">Jimbo said no matter if you quit being a soldier you'd still be a formidable force, and I believe that.LUMSDEN scoffs"Riiight. with all of this?"LUMSDEN pokes herself in the belly."I'm a formidable force against a chair and that's about it."==========================QM: I see where the confusion is coming from. Joey said 'we know an orkish soldier too!' and WALKER just responded that he would like to meet them without questioning the 'too'
>>3840391gonna use this anon's post>>3829044but with this only>"Don't sell yourself short you still got rockin' thunder thighs."
>>3840385>"Also when you say "stupid sexy armour" does it entail the bikini variety?"LUMSDEN nods, drinking a water this time."Yeah, basically. Chest armour, groin protection, sometimes a loin cloth, forearms, shin guards, shoulders and a big hooded cloak to stalk around in. It is for those who seek honour and ferocity in battle. Tank suits wearers are like the shepherds. Honour armour is for the guard dogs."
>>3840397To add to that"Not as good as HB here of course"Wink to gf"So, let's get going HB, do you anywhere else in town you want to stop by?"
>>3840398"I think the biggest person I know is Dowler, though it gets tough to tell when armor's involved. Nice guy, was very patient with me.""Gilcrest and Burstock, makes sense. Part of me was hoping to hear a sordid tale about Jones or Surrey, though."
>>3840391"hey, if you are curious you should meet him sometime, maybe you have more in common than an aprecciation for soldiery, he seemed like a cool dude, shame he won't come with us."
to HB"I was trying to get an axe but couldn't decide, I'm really all over the place when it comes to weapons I think, what do you think would suit me better? the old crowbar, and axe or something else?"
>>3840397>>3840401This ain't as smooth as you seem to think it isAnyway, let's get a-moving. Sooner we get there, more time there is for looting and trapsetting, plus exploring the town(?) round those parts.>>3840407This, she's seen us fight the most so might have an idea what's best.
>>3840410I was just trying to salvage that to prevent us from compliment another girls tights in front of HB, I don't think she would mind but its important to reinforce her number one status
>>3840410It's to boost Ludsmen self esteem. Not to make her feel washed up.
>>3840411She's not that insecure. And you can say that like a complimentary manner. This is kinda what I meant by limiting dialogue just to keep even with HB.
>>3840411>>3840413I'll be straight, in my opinion "rockin' thunder thighs" is a weird n slightly uncomfortable thing to say in general and is best avoided, hence why people weren't about it the first time. >>3840419 is right in that we don't need to be walking on eggshells with that kinda thing, but still, broadly trying not to say dumb shit is in our best interest.
>>3840430not saying dumb shit is the right path, I agree anon.we did plenty of that already on previous occasions, we should learn a little from that kek
>>3840441there's not really anything bad about it beside it complimenting her thighs.
>>3840486Anon in what universe is 'complimenting someone's thighs', not only someone who we don't actually know that well or for that long but also someone who has *literally just told us* they're self-conscious about their weight, not a really strange and unpleasant thing to do? Also, remember 'thunder thighs' specifically is taken as an insult as much as a compliment, if not more.
>>3840397don't say this.
>>3840532Well an actual person wouldn't automatically get offended by it, she never "literally" told us. We also asked her about that thigh competition and she was very reciprocative about the whole thing baring no ire on us. I think some anon's deal with it is because it was seen as "cheating" with HB.
QM: I might skip over the whole thunder thighs thing. Gonna do a proper update after work alright? Sorry this got a little out of hand.
>>3840745is cool.
>>3840588>Well an actual person wouldn't automatically get offended by itno, an actual person would get turbo offended by this. Thunder thighs is 100% an insult.
>>3840754"Offended" is the wrong word. "Creeped out" is more likely. And that's not even taking into account that Joe's her boss.>>3840745That sounds great, thanks.
>>3840760Creeped out is a subset of offended.
Lets not mention anymore the tight thing and move along. Everything is gonna be fine and at the end of the day we will have a sexy goblin with us.
>>3840745Thank God, please do. Petition to ban Joey from ever using the phrase 'thunder thighs'. Eurgh.>>3840754>>3840760In this case, probably both. Many levels of not a good move.>>3840776Yeah, you're right. Kinda a dumb argument, but there we are, time to move on.
These haremfags better not make us cheat on our girl. Centrefield bro, the harem shit will make everyone who's not into it unhappy. Meanwhile if you keep it devoted to best girl then nobody's uphappy, you have most the people happy and the low populus harem fags slightly disappointed.
>>3840835>Thank God, please do. Petition to ban Joey from ever using the phrase 'thunder thighs'. Eurgh.No, we might need to quip it at a skinny bitch villainess who is waaaaay too vain and easily enraged by saying she's fat
>>3840839Ok, fair, let's save it form someone we WANT to offend and move on.
>>3840838Personal views aside, it's a difficult one. On the one hand, CF's said we can basically do what we want within reason, so anons who want a harem are technically in their rights to go for it. On the other hand, chief's HEAVILY heavily hinted that it's not gonna work. Either way, I don't really wanna have to have massive arguments about it every thread.>>3840839Even then, it's low hanging fruit, I feel like we can do better. Aim high, anon!
Lets not discuss the harem thing ever again. Every anon wants something different. Lets just each support what we want and enjoy the wild ride of chaos and see where it takes us.
>>3841021agreed. Tired of these discussions.
>>3840754>>3840838>>3840839My problem with it is that anon's would try to veto every convo-interaction on another anon's post. I don't see people trying to change another person's intent besides the anti-harem fags just because they personally think one post is insulting even though there are a plethora of other personalities that think otherwise. Also LUDSMEN is probably upset over her past party and THAT'S why she got depressed and gained weight not because of being a bit chubby she's beating herself up because she thinks she's at fault, and since it's a touchy subject about her party saying "thunder thighs" wouldn't affect her like some sort of trauma.
>>3841021>>3841034yeah, alright.
>>3841107It's not traumatic, but it sure as hell ain't polite.
>>3841348this. But can we move on please?
>>3840745I vote to just fade to black and return to the ship. We seem not to have more interesting dialog for HB and Lumsden. We seem to be lost in thoughts about harems and thunder thighs (I laugh imagining Joey drooling over the glass).We can assume we waited the 20 mins for Burstock and Gillcrest to come out while making silly chit-chat and drinking weird cocktails.
>>3841445I wanted to see after glow Burstock though.
>>3840745You don’t have to please everyone CF the characters are yours not the thread’s besides Joey. So they shouldn’t be able to dictate how a character would react to things Joey would say to them. I just dislike the policing faggotry going on.
I don't get why people can't be satisfied writing their own fan fiction smut and instead insist on trying to force the result that even the QM themself says will make the characters unhappy.
>>3841527The argument wasn’t if Ludsmen would be unhappy but the thread thinking she would be. It was a simple enough comment to be responded in a one off response or something a bit more. But I guess Joey has a tendancy for having intellectual debates on thighs in his head.
QM: Hokay, I've given this some thought. First and foremost I really want this to still be fun. I apologise that this little bit seems not to have been.Here's what I think I'm gonna do. Remember a few threads back and I did that fallout style text like:>1. That's a great idea>2. Tell me more about trolls. You said you've fought them>3. Why are your thighs so big?>4.[kidney punch]>5. [Insert own]This has two uses. It means that I can subtly help you remember whats going on but you can also put forth your own ideas of what to say still. If your suggestion garners support, it'll be easier for me to keep track of !Even if the suggestion is one that WILL have negative consequences I want you to be able to make it.I hesitated here because I really couldn't tell if people wanted to say this or not. It seemed like a back and forth split.What say you?I want this to be fun, i want you to have freedom and stand by your actions. I realise I can't please everyone, but I feel like this might do better.
>>3841648This sounds like a good idea, far as I can see - it's worked pretty well in other quests I've seen, certainly.
>>3841648What were we doing again? I lost track of it because of that weird argument.
>>3841648It would probably soothe tempers about dialogue options if we're all voting for options as opposed to saying everything and then try to vote against certain posts. I'm alright with the change.
>5. [Insert own]>>3840403Gilcrest and Burstock, makes sense. Part of me was hoping to hear a sordid tale about Jones or Surrey, though.>1. That's a great idea>5. [Insert own]Do you stil keep your own armour?
Thanks anon, let's move on forthright>>3840403>"I think the biggest person I know is Dowler, though it gets tough to tell when armor's involved. Nice guy, was very patient with me.""Oh yeah, DOWLER is pretty big. Both of his parents are human but I think most of his size is because of his condition more than his actual lineage. I'm glad to hear you say that Dowler is noce though. A lot of people misunderstand him.">"Gilcrest and Burstock, makes sense. Part of me was hoping to hear a sordid tale about Jones or Surrey, though.""I've never heard either of them express any interest in anything remotely sexual. Might be why they're so cool with sharing a room.">>3840404>"hey, if you are curious you should meet him sometime, maybe you have more in common than an appreciation for soldiery, he seemed like a cool dude, shame he won't come with us.""Eh. Sure. I've been trying to branch out lately. Do you think there's still time now, or do you wanna keep moving. It's good with me if you do."You turn to HIGHBALL>"I was trying to get an axe but couldn't decide, I'm really all over the place when it comes to weapons I think, what do you think would suit me better? the old crowbar, and axe or something else?"HIGHBALL muses on this, slurping her drink loudly."To me, and I might be over noodling this, an axe or a sword says to folks 'I'm a fighter! A warrior! A killer!' but a crowbar says 'I do what I can with what I have - I'm not here to fight but I mess you up if you leave me no choice. A crowbar is a tool. It's practical. To me, the crowbar is more the Joe I know."She very briefly pats her hand on yours"I know right? You ask for my two cents and I gave you a bullion."
>>3841715>Do you think there's still time now, or do you wanna keep moving.that is actually a good question, is our crowbar ready? will it be ready in time?
>>3841715>"I know right? You ask for my two cents and I gave you a bullion."More gold is hardly a bad thing, right? Hehe
>>3841718QM: Your crowbar will be ready to go, along with all of your baron purchases once you definitely leave DUNNLIVIN, whether that's right now or in several in-game hours is up to you. SO long as SCADAM is the next place you go, EDGEWATER will not beat you back there. No even.Leaving DUNNLIVIN will mark the end of this thread, as I still need to draw all the new furniture sprites, and some attack sprites. But you don't need to rush. I'm not gonna fuck you on this.>>3841711QM: These were just meant to be examples, but that works.===========You turn to LUMSDEN, curious.>Do you still keep your own armour?LUMSDEN looks around like a mother who kept her cheerleader outfit.She lowers her voice, smiling"yes."She leans back in her chair, running her hands through her hair."Even tough I said I was done with it - the life. I couldn't part with it. Or my weapons. I didn't want to see them everyday...but I couldn't just give them up. That and soldier armour is custom made. Despite its engineering it has limited resale value."
>>3841718I take it will be ready by the time we get in the ship.>>3841715>"To me, and I might be over noodling this, an axe or a sword says to folks 'I'm a fighter! A warrior! A killer!' but a crowbar says 'I do what I can with what I have - I'm not here to fight but I mess you up if you leave me no choice. A crowbar is a tool. It's practical. To me, the crowbar is more the Joe I know."Sounds the crowbar sounds good then.>Do you think there's still time now, or do you wanna keep moving. It's good with me if you do.I think we are fine to go.*Looks at Gillcrest and Burstock.*You guys still need more time in town or are we ready to go?
>>3841724Oh well, then she has time to go and meet Walker no problemI wanted to grab HB and check that Gopnik place again, it would be nice to walk around with her too
>>3841724"You can go, we still have some time, I want to check the clothes store with HB here"Turn to her"Shall we go?"Let's see if we can custom order a sneaky suit for HB like I proposed before or a different design the QM feels more appropriate, it won't be ready for now but we can pick it up after we deal with the troll
>>3841729this seems good
>>3841723>More gold is hardly a bad thing, right? HeheHIGHBALL clinks her glass against yours."Ding dong you're not wrong!">*Looks at Gillcrest and Burstock.*You guys still need more time in town or are we ready to go?GILCREST drums his fingers together."Oh...I'm good. I think I'll get back to the ship. Give the barons boys a hand with the new furniture."BURSTOCK stretches long and leisurely."Nope. That hit the spot. I'm good for whatever now."BURSTOCK gives a thumbs up to GOMMERSAL , who raises his glass.>Oh well, then she has time to go and meet Walker no problemLUMSDEN shrugs."Yeah okay. I'll see whats up. New year, new me and all that..">I wanted to grab HB and check that Gopnik place again, it would be nice to walk around with her too>"You can go, we still have some time, I want to check the clothes store with HB here"HIGHBALL finishes her last drink "Sounds good. We can swing by the clothes store then see what's going on at the camp, Shake off some of these wings."
>>3841738that got me confused now, there were two girls in there, who had the extra spit to spit roast? kek
>>3841729"Shall we go?"True that, we have not visited the clothes shop.Scrap the part in >>3841726 that says "I think we are fine to go." Just ask Burstock and Gillcrest if they need more time.>>3841727Yeah, why not. Grab HB to the chothes shop and then we can go to the field.>"Even tough I said I was done with it - the life. I couldn't part with it. Or my weapons. I didn't want to see them everyday...but I couldn't just give them up. That and soldier armour is custom made. Despite its engineering it has limited resale value."I think you made the right choice by not selling the armor. It was a big part of your life.It was nice learning about your life as a warrior and that custom made orc armor of yours. I hope I get to see it one day.
>>3841739Maybe burstock grew one with her magic or something, poor waittess hasn't left the back room yet lol.I feel there is so much Burstock could teach us in that aspect, but nevermind, we can learn on our own
>>3841739Bold of you to assume Gilcrest wasn't in the middle
>>3841746 spot on anon, cricket had it rough, but he seemed to like it
>>3841739>that got me confused now, there were two girls in there, who had the extra spit to spit roast? kekBURSTOCK pinches your cheek and giggles a little."C'mon Joe. You ever seen a female deer with antlers like that? Zenji's got both.">I think you made the right choice by not selling the armour. It was a big part of your life.LUMSDEN nods as she puts some notes on the table and stands up"That's what I think.">It was nice learning about your life as a warrior and that custom made orc armor of yours. I hope I get to see it one day."That will be a sure sign that something has gone terribly wrong."LUMSDEN laughs and leaves.
>>3841753I was not familiar with that aspect of deer anatomy, learn something new everyday.let's get going then
>>3841753QM: Would Joey have ever seen a deer? What's the climate/fauna situation around Joonda?
>>3841753I need to unsee that mental image. Let's move on.
>>3841774QM: It's a pretty enclosed city, but I feel like he might have.Real talk? I thought I had painted myself into a corner by giving Zenji big antlers, so I thought it better that I point it out that she's partially transmogged into a male deer before an anon did it.My wife has just informed me that a bunch of female deer - particularly reindeer - have and keep big proper antlers.Soooo...Oops?
>>3841780QM: heh, whatever floats her boat kek
QM: Yeah. Moving the fuck on.=======================You walk back into the tailorsLORNA is delighted to see you"Back for 'the boss'? Or did you have a custom pattern in mind?"
>>3841784Uhh, what did we need here? New jacket to keep Lumsden warm? HB already got a fancy dress, and I don't see any reason to buy servant outfit for her.
>>3841789Nah, we decided Lumsden was a strong, independent woman who doesn't need no jacket.>>3841784"Got any outfits that help with stealth? Gonna be going to a place with lots of unfriendly faces."
>>3841784Yeah, I'd like a custom pleaseI'm thinking in a suit to help Highball here to sneak around with less effort and sound(Refer to clothes suggestion above)>>3841789Getting a sneaky suit for HB, nothing more
>>3841789check if they have something new.I guess that at one point dunnliving restocks, if not we can continue.
>>3841792>"Got any outfits that help with stealth? Gonna be going to a place with lots of unfriendly faces.">Yeah, I'd like a custom please>I'm thinking in a suit to help Highball here to sneak around with less effort and soundLORNA looks pensive."Oh geez. That might be a bit beyond my skill as a tailor, sir. You might need to go to a bigger city for one of those modern spion outfits. Truthfully, I'm not sure you'll need it. But you should see what they can do!"
>>3841800ok Lorna, show me what you have in stock for usbtw, I'm in favor of buing the servant outfit, a diplomat is pretty high profile, so if we go to less reputable places a servant outfit would be better, and if her cover ever get's blown we have a fall back alternative to go to plus it's a goddamn maid suit A MAID SUIT! comon guys! we need that around.....for reasons....
>>3841800Time to get aboard then.
>>3841800>>3841804Maid outfit please
>>3841800Let's go check out the camp then.
>>3841800>>3841804Ok, you convinced me, and it's only 30g, buy the servant outfit and then do this>>3841808
what the heckwhy do we need maid outfit?
>>3841815for this >>3841804when we go to civilized places it's one of the only disguises she can use, either diplomat or servant, I'm just giving her options, absolutely no second lewd intentions there, no sir...nothing....none whatsoever....I wouldn't even dream of it
>>3841815>>3841806LORNA glances around and drums her fingers."Oh man, buddy. I am SO sorry. I use the same material for the servant outfit and the diplomat outfit. If I make one, I can't make the other until I get a restock of material."
>>3841822Okay, go to the ship. No stalling now.
>>3841822ok then lizard lady, make one for the next time, let's check the camp
>>3841822Shame.This tailor lady has a serious stock issue.
QM: Alrighty I'm off to bed for now.We'll see about the camp, and then tie this off tomorrow. Thank you for your patience anon. It's been a weird session. Hopefully still fun?
>>3841838I'm still having a good time. Good night, QM.
>>3841838fun as always, I just skim past all the discussion and don't bother reading it much kek
>>3841838Good night CF. Hopefully anon's didn't forget about the puzzle box we bought for HB.
>>3841838good fungood night!
>>3841838Good stuff as usual.
You walk up north to where you had you tussles last time. BURSTOCK tags a long as she has nothing better to do.You come across three GOPNIKS standing around and smoking. They stub out their tabs and turn to you as you approach.
>>3843157"First one to tell me something good about your boss' base or his crew gets 30 gold. First one to pull a blade gets burnt to a crisp."
>>3843157>Hells Heart Blast>HB use the new knives>Burstock sit back and watchfinally some combat
>>3843161>>3843162 WHOOPS. Two options, FIrst one to get two votes it is.
>>3843161supportthey are not much threat for now, we can get info.
>>3843157This>>3843162Burn them with EXTREME PREJUDICE!
>>3843162SupportRB: Renegade
>>3843199wew I meant only RB Renegade
>>3843199QM: You appear to be supporting your own post.
>>3843161I don't know if it counts since you said first two and this was locked but I'll support this since I didn't do it because I thought it was already decided
>>3843161>>3843170>>3843211>I don't know if it counts since you said first two and this was locked but I'll support this since I didn't do it because I thought it was already decidedQM: I meant first to two after the initial suggestion, sorry I wasn't clear again. It's okay you got in. Because there seems to be double voting happening for the other option.====================>"First one to tell me something good about your boss' base or his crew gets 30 gold. First one to pull a blade gets burnt to a crisp."You step forward and say this. Flexing your fingers. HIGHBALL draws a cleaver, BURSTOCK flicks a kusarigama out of one of her sleeves and twirls it.The GOPNIKS look at each other and murmur then turn back to you."Alright, buddy. What you need to know?"
>>3843215Aside from edgewater, any other trolls there? Defenses? Secrets? Stashes? What do they got?
>>3843215"I'll give you 30 for the location where he keeps his valuables, the stuff he won't take with him on long trips. I'll give the extra 15 for a description of whomever he'd leave in charge while he's away."
>>3843210Draw us a map of the base, then mark these>>3843220on it.
>>3843232Kind of like this better, I'll switch to support
>>3843220>>3843221>Aside from edgewater, any other trolls there? Defenses? Secrets? Stashes? What do they got?"No, no other troll.Boss got many thug, gopnik and basehead. Some gopnik been made into Nowl, but maybe boss travel with all of those. Boss also got wizard -REAL WIZARD- not basehead who work for him"Another speaks up "Boss keep different dobycha in different building in town. Is ruined town you see. Boss and us gopnik fucked it up. Took over. Not kill everyone, though. Got many hostage. Good for keeping away vanguard and heros.. Try to blow up town or fire into it? Hit hostage."The last one looks around, uncertain:"Boss not got many trap. Keeps all explosives and his pushka on him at all times. But I heard other gopnik say he has a green slime."The first gopnik turns back to him"I heard this also. Got to be bullshit, right?"The second one speaks up again"Oh no, blin. He got. Saw him melt some dickhead in it for trying to steal his loot.>Draw us a map of the base, then mark these"Blin, we aint got paper - you got paper? I can draw basic map in dirt with stick if you like."
>>3843252>"Blin, we aint got paper - you got paper? I can draw basic map in dirt with stick if you like."Yeah the dirt map is good, I got a sort of photographic memory when in comes to imagery.>Boss also got wizard -REAL WIZARD- not basehead who work for himWhat kind of wizard? like what kind of magic does he use?
>"Blin, we aint got paper - you got paper? I can draw basic map in dirt with stick if you like."If we still got the kiani forest map or the dunlivin map give either so they can use the reverse. If not, just thank them and pay them.
>>3843269ThisAnd this>>3843270I advise you to find other work, that shit will be dangerous and I'm sure that boss and worth your lives.Get their names, I bet we will find them working for the next bad guy we find
QM: Hokay, I'll be back with a crummy map tomorrow guys. Thanks for you patience. Have a sketch!Might do more!
>>3843281nioce, damn, burstock is stacked, good eye control there Joey
>>3843281I bet almost all of our crew looks at us in a perpetual concern manner.Moar Burstock loods pls
>>3843281Holy shit this is fantastic. Really nailed the look of concern + pity + 'holy shit we work for THIS guy?'>FUCK WHAT YOU HEARDIT'S WHAT YOU HEARING (LISTEN)
>>3843281I don't get it
>>3843547Its from this movie you seeWhat is this a pic for ants?Do you get the movie now?
>>3843688aaaah, okay
>>3843714 I still don't get it....
>>3843721I'm pretty sure it's from zoolander
>>3843721see >>3830324
>>3843721>>3843733and if you didn't see the movie and for some reason didn't think to google the phrase, watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHrn_pHW2so
>>3843727Your right it is.
>>3843278The second gopnik, Pavel, draws a map in the dirt, he taps to each building he draws to try to explain it.The other two, Krychek and Sala offer their input.
>>3844496thank them pay them and let's head out
>>3844496>Pavel, draws a map>Krychek and Sala offer their inputThey got names! they got promoted!Cool thing guys, have some coins and start some business somewhere.
>>3844496Does the well connect to a cave somewhere?
>>3844496Hmm. Raid the smithy first? Don't let them arm themselves more than the bare minimum.
>>3844531Sounds like a plan, if we hit it from that corner we should be able to get in without stumbling across too many baseheads.>>3844520This. We should keep an eye out for them in the future, they've got their heads on straight.
>>3844560We could try blowing the smithy with some sneaked in dynamite, igniting the ammunition storage then just either sneak around or attack the mooks from behind during the confusion, or go straight for Edgewater. This will relay on HB being sneaky and the rest of us in proper positions.
>>3844527>Does the well connect to a cave somewhere?KRYCHEK speaks up"No. Not think so. I see people put many salt down there only. Salt not so valuable these day."PAVEL muses"Maybe we get into salt business. Start small."KRYCHEK nods."Salt IS very small. If only have one salt - can barely see it."SALA slaps them both on the back of the head.>Sounds like a plan, if we hit it from that corner we should be able to get in without stumbling across too many baseheads.SALA notices this"Hey speaking of basehead. You watch your step if you go anywhere close to camp here. Many gopnik getting scared of folks like you. Drinking too much snakewater."KRYCHEK shakes his head."No good.">Cool thing guys, have some coins and start some business somewhere.The gopniks actually look a little surprised as you hand them 15 gold each. PAVEL pats you on the shoulder."This is new beginning for us maybe."SALA rolls her eyes."Yeah right, blin. You spend it all all on horse race and kvass."KRYCHEK is defensive"Is not true! This time I spend on DOG race!"The three of them walk off laughing.
>>3844887ah, dammit, they've got a comedy routine. I love them now.Head back to the airship, converse with Highball and Burstock on way."So slime. Never dealt with a slime, have either of you?"
>>3844901Agreed" I didn't wan't to sound dumb in front of the gopniks but....what the hell is a basehead?"Oh joey, good thing you are pretty
>>3844887"Gal's, explain to me what the hell snakewater is?"
>>3844901>"So slime. Never dealt with a slime, have either of you?"HIGHBALL nods. Yeah. Just the once. We just ran from it, truth be told. We tried using fire on it - but if the slime is large enough it just smothers the fire. Slashing weapons are no good. Bashing weapons are useless. Maybe magic works?"[/b]BURSTOCK breathes in through their teeth"It's not much better. But it can slow it down. The good news is, it's only horribly caustic when it wants to be, but even when it's inert, it can still clobber or suffocate. If we don't have to encounter it - let's not.">" I didn't wan't to sound dumb in front of the gopniks but....what the hell is a basehead?"BURSTOCK pats your arm."That ain't dumb, cochise. Baseheads are a big city or deep wilds sort of thing. You ain't really lived in either."HIGHBALL chimes in "May as well give you the straight dope in the right order. SNAKEWATER is some of the worst sauce around. The only way to make it is to basically liquefy a whole ophiachan. There are other ingredients as well, but that's the core of it."BURSTOCK leans over and whispers"Ophiachans are snake people"You shoot her a slight look. You knew that much.HIGHBALL continues"Its effects are almost as nasty as the way it's made. It messes with your body makes you channel mana even if you usually can't. Messes with your dome.""Put simply. It means goblins and orks and people utterly untrained at magic can temporarily use it. Assuming it doesn't kill them (and it often does) drinking snakewater means they know a single sphere spell for 30 minutes. But they get hooked on it. Soon, it's all they drink. They just drink snake water, and health potions and mana potions. All at once as a vile concoction.""Their peepers stop working. Then their eyes. They shamble around drooling and moaning - like zombies. And if they get a whiff of potions - or worse...a wizard?"BURSTOCK gnashes her teeth near your ear."And that's a basehead."
>>3845000>burstock leaning inFocus joey, don't peek down that cleavage."So, we are walking in a drug fiends den, they are all with the minchies and me and Burstock are the main dish? Got it, I would like to carpet bomb the place but they got hostages, and if se destroy the buildings we will have homeless hostages"" any Idea what works best on them? Should I watch out not to use magic or they die like anything else?"Lets go to the ship
>>3845000"So drugged up, magic sniffing guards. Cool. Edgewater and Chesapeake would have gotten along swimmingly.""Alright, we'll try and avoid the slime, hopefully it's where the gopniks think it is. Just spitballing, though, any idea what would happen if I poured a transmog potion into it?"
>>3845000"Heh, a bunch of bootleg magicians. I'll show 'em what a REAL magus about."Flex both arms.is this just spook?
>>3845006>Focus joey, don't peek down that cleavageYou manage not to, any time BURSTOCK leans close, her chest smacks into you. It's not really sexual, though. They're just kinda there. She doesn't seem to notice when she hits things.>"So, we are walking in a drug fiends den, they are all with the munchies and me and Burstock are the main dish? Got it, I would like to carpet bomb the place but they got hostages, and if so destroy the buildings we will have homeless hostages"HIGHBALL nods"Loot is always what it's about but I gotta say. The more people we leave alive the better. Doubt they got any scratch left but they're probably the original residents of the town. Be good to have a small town that owes us one."BURSTOCK nods."We stop Edgewater, we'll have TWO towns lining up to give us free beer. Probably just that, though. They still gotta make a living.">" any Idea what works best on them? Should I watch out not to use magic or they die like anything else?"BURSTOCK stretches"Keep your distance full stop. Half the time when a base head dies it kinda explodes. Lightning and bone shards. Trouble is, depending on the spell they have - they're gonna be trying to get close most of the time.">"So drugged up, magic sniffing guards. Cool. Edgewater and Chesapeake would have gotten along swimmingly.""Well, we know he was gonna sell potions to the OLD GUARD. WHo knows how EDGEWATER got his start?"BURSTOCK blinks"What are we doing about the old guard anyways? Aren't they expecting a delivery from us tomorrow?""What are they gonna do about it?>"Alright, we'll try and avoid the slime, hopefully it's where the gopniks think it is. Just spitballing, though, any idea what would happen if I poured a transmog potion into it?"HIGHBALL makes a face."Fugeddabowdit. That hoobascotch doesn't even work on goblins. Can't see it working on slime.">"Heh, a bunch of bootleg magicians. I'll show 'em what a REAL magus about."Flex both armsBURSTOCK raises her eyebrows"Well, alright!"HIGHBALL bumps against you"Yeah, partner! You show em how we do it downtown!"
>>3845029QM: Snakewater is basically spook, yes.
>>3845047If they explode on deatb we should leave Ritchie out of this one, or she will be eating bone frags everytime she punches, don't know if muscle wizards even have any ranged magic.>barstock bust bumping into things with her masdive tits, keke, thats a funny image of Joey trying to brush it off like he didn't even notice."About the OLD GUARD, the less we see about them the better, its not like they can complain to the authorities about a missing delivery.""Hey, you heard the 3 of them say that the Gops already heard about us and are scared, if we barge in there and the troll isn't around we can probably just scare them away and save the mana for something nastier."
>>3845047So where do we think the hostages are gonna be, concentrated in one building or kinda spread throughout the town?
>>3845047"Would a basehead explotion cause a chain reaction when they're near each other?""Also Burstock is there a spell that lets you measure mana levels or am I just trash?".
>>3845047>Flex both armsThat really goes with our overconfident zoolander "male model" attitude of Joey.>"Loot is always what it's about but I gotta say. The more people we leave alive the better. Doubt they got any scratch left but they're probably the original residents of the town.Cool, partner. We take Edgewater and the loot and leave the others. We also take the dangerous nowl... I think it is dangerous for the town.Tactics:I think the upper arrow takes us to all the loot, we can try to take Edgewater first.For small targets such as baseheads and gopniks we can try to reduce casualties:We can probably ignore the gopnik house (1 & 4) ad the thug house (2).immobilize some (HB's red panic + Burstock body betrayal) intimidate others and try to mana drain to faint some baseheads.We should probably clean the town of the dangerous stuff like the nowl, the slime and perhaps the wizard.Additionally, we should talk to Mike and Richter to know which are their abilities to know who to take with us.
>>3845328Liking this, although I don't wanna get in over our heads with the slime, sounds like people more powerful than us couldn't take it. Worth asking the others about, see if they got any more experience with em.I dunno if we wanna ignore the gopnik and thug houses completely on account of the fact that there's probably gonna be hostages inside. I agree that they're lower priority though.As a route, I propose we whack the smithy as quiet as possible first so they can't rearm if we get spotted, then circle round the outside to either the wash house for the loot or Edgewater's if we can set up the traps without alerting anyone. Depending on who we meet we either camp up and wait for the troll (which would take a while) or try and clear out the rest of the town (which might be difficult).
>>3844865>dynamiteSounds dangerous, blowing up explosive stuff. Not to mention, bullets are expensive enough to be loot (and we use a gun as main weapon), I dunno if we want to just blow them up.>>3844887>I see people put many salt down there onlySalt, huh? Do slimes work like slugs, maybe? What do you girls think?>>3845000>horribly causticWhat kind of caustic are we talking here? If they're acidic, we could try to make something like a baking soda bomb, maybe.
>>3845531Caustic usually means alkaline, so iunno maybe pour a barrel of vinegar down there or something?
>>3845926Joey might not know shit about this stuff but Surrey should have a pretty good idea about what to do.
>>3845096>If they explode on deatb we should leave Ritchie out of this one, or she will be eating bone frags everytime she punches, don't know if muscle wizards even have any ranged magic"That makes two of us. I know they can amke the air explode just by yelling, but I don't know the range on it. I assume they don't make it explode near them. Plus, she would have some sphere spells. Though, there is a chance they are not combat ones.">"About the OLD GUARD, the less we see about them the better, its not like they can complain to the authorities about a missing delivery."HIGHBALL smiles at you but looks slightly worried."That's the facts, jack but they are also hundreds strong. Mean buncha bimbos.">"Hey, you heard the 3 of them say that the Gops already heard about us and are scared, if we barge in there and the troll isn't around we can probably just scare them away and save the mana for something nastier."BURSTOCK laughs."Respect the CONFIDENCE! - Even so, three gopniks with knives in a cruddy encampment compared to armed leatherboy thugs on their home terf will not be the same thing.">So where do we think the hostages are gonna be, concentrated in one building or kinda spread throughout the town?"Spread about"That sounded weird.>"Would a basehead explotion cause a chain reaction when they're near each other?""Oh baby, I hope so.">"Also Burstock is there a spell that lets you measure mana levels or am I just trash?"" Mm-mm. Not so much. I can sort of do it with my sense life ability but that's about it. It's an unusual skill. You will find that as you improve as a leader and develop a bond with people you can just tell where they are at with their HP and MANA. That will just take time. Leisure activities together can help you get to know someone.">Cool, partner. We take Edgewater and the loot and leave the others. We also take the dangerous nowl... I think it is dangerous for the town."Well, I mean. Edgewater isn't gonna be there at the moment. But yeah, I think work down from the mustard guys to the saps will be the way to go.">Salt, huh? Do slimes work like slugs, maybe? What do you girls think?"Slimes don't like crossing salt or egg shells because they dislike the texture, but they'll do it if they have to. It doesn't kill them, and given enough time, they will consume it.">Caustic usually means alkaline, so iunno maybe pour a barrel of vinegar down there or something?"Might work. I dunno though. If vinegar stopped green slime, I'd have thought every adventurer would travel with it. It's not like its hard to get.BURSTOCK produces a hipflask from her cleavage."Actually I do travel with vinegar but that's just because I've found a lot of restaurants around here don't provide it. Imagine. Ketchup on fries."
>>3846148Huh, lot to think about with this one. I say we head back to the Lining for now, get some more heads on the problem.And hey, don't knock ketchup. Condiment of the people.
>>3846148This duo is cool, hope they are cool for more stuff, burstook actually seems like the tipe that would.Anyway, not planning that far ahead!"Talking about leisure activities, what do you girls like to do besides getting drunk and taking names, nothing against it, I like those too.""That snake people drink, there's a chance we will find some snake people there waiting to be liquified like me and HB here were or do they probably have a suplier from somewhere else? If they get it from somewhere it might be something worth investigating, the snake guys would probably appreciate it."
>>3846148>"Actually I do travel with vinegar but that's just because I've found a lot of restaurants around here don't provide it. Imagine. Ketchup on fries."What's wrong with ketchup on fries? WHO PUTS VINEGAR ON IT?!
>>3846198after she responds to it"well, I better not knock it until I try it, next time you are having some give me a bite to taste."gotta expand our horizons, we are on a trip to see what we can for ourselves too
>>3846205It just sogs the fries, it's only really good if your dunking crackers unless Burstock thinks fries is chips and chips are crisp?
>>3846198Fucking madmen. I will give her this though: you should be tarred and feathered if you want ketchup on your hot dog.
>>3846198>>3846247>can't appreciate good fish n chips with salt and vinegarBunch of wankers the lot of you
>>3846188Doublepostlol but now I think of it, before we head back to the ship we should check out the gop camp proper, see if there's anything interesting or valuable.
Ok, enough planning. Lets go and do this! (although I suspect that will be the next session in some weeks)
QM: I'm feel like people wanna basically go back to the ship, so I'm gonna go with that.===========================>And hey, don't knock ketchup. Condiment of the people"Ketchup is a fine thing. Good on hamburgers, omelette rice - you name it. But it's too sweet and thick. It interferes with the quintessential chip sandwich experience."BURSTOCK is a grel, but her chip sensibilities definitely lean towards her elvish side you feel."I've always liked mine with mayonaise or tartare sauce, personally."BURSTOCK widens her eyes at HIGHBALL but smiles."Still better than what the mogwomps do.."As you approach the ship, MIKE is patting down the soft sand near the oceans edge with an entrenching tool. He seems to have finished burying someone. He makes a gesture over the grave.Before you can ask, he interjects, apparently having been eavesdropping unintentionally."The mogwomps innovation to combine cheesey fries and gravy fries into one dish is an squired taste. It sounds odd - but it is quite exceptional."HIGHBALL and BURSTOCK both shake their heads.MIKE dusts off his hands and leans toward you."Joonda, this is probably nothing but earlier a wild boar tried to get aboard this ship. I shot it through the eye, killing it instantly but upon dying it turned into a naked grel."He stares at you a moment."Is this in any way out of the ordinary for your trips to this town?"
>>3846457Ah fuck, couldn't they have waited at least a couple more days before they started this shit?Uh yeah, explain all of that stuff to him, but it will probably have to wait to be dealt with in earnest until we manage to deal with Edgewater.
>>3846477>Uh yeah, explain all of that stuff to him,MIKE nods."Hmm. Since you're not actually late with your delivery, it's likely that this guy was just a scout. Looking to come aboard and see how you were doing or at least confirm or deny whether this was the ship they thought it was."BURSTOCK gets a dark look"That or they messed up...I've heard of tranmog potions being force fed to people as a form of punishment..."MIKE lowers and shakes his head."That's screwed."
>>3846505Let's look on the bright side then. What sort of stupid fucker would intentionally have their scout transform into an animal that could easily be hunted for food? It's far more likely that this is the messed up punishment than it is we're actively going to alert them by killing that unfortunate person.
>>3846505"Ya think Baron can turn the corpse undead so we can interrogate him?"We kinda have to know if the Old Guard is actively keeping tabs on us.
Poor bastard. If it was a spy it went for the wrong animal... a bird or a fly would be a better disguise. If it was a punishment I have no idea why the victim came here instead of hiding in the field for the effects to pass.speaking of which how long do transmogs normally last?Did the body have any marks or tattoos?
>>3846561"Ya think Baron can turn the corpse undead so we can interrogate him?"support
>>3846508Boars are tough, man. Mike was just tougher.
>>3846505We should probably go through whatever files Chesapeake left and see if we can find out how much the Old Guard was offering for his potions. Would give us a better idea of how they might react to not getting their delivery."Well, regardless of why this guy was here, we have now sent a strong message. An unintended message, but it does convey my rather strong feelings towards the recipients.">>3846508>>3846597I am seriously impressed by Mike's skill here.
>>3846561Support
> how long do transmogs normally last?MIKE shrugs. 45 minutes?BURSTOCK nods"Yeah, it can be longer with a larger potion, I think. But I don't know.>Did the body have any marks or tattoos?MIKE shakes his head, he digs up the body.It's just a grel. Short hair. Mid 20s. He looks like he died angry.>"Ya think Baron can turn the corpse undead so we can interrogate him?"MIKE's eyes widen."Now there's thinking!MIKE - you think - just laughed a little."Nep! Your assistance please."HIGHBALL runs over to MIKE and helps him carry the dead grel.You arrive at THE BARON's shop to impart your plan.He nods thoughtfully and sets his terms.
>>3851007Pay the necro and let's get to asking."Why did you come?Who sent you and who gave you the transmog?What do they know abou us?Where are they right now?How many are they?What is their next location or plan?What is your favorite color?
And a question to hb, "what's nep?"
>>3851007Go with these questions >>3851015 >>3851018
>>3851018Her last name is Nepermuk, shortened by Mike. C'mon Joey.>>3851007>>3851015seconding paying the Baron
>>3851023Thanks, let's not ask thenBut why male models?
The Baron accepts your payment, and smiles at you. His hand grows with crackling pink energy and phases through the corpses back. The BARON holds the corpse upright with his free hands and the corpses twitches into unlife. Its remaining eye looks around then at you."Ah...for fucks sake..The BARON leers. "Better start talking, Dirtbag. Or you in a world of pain."DIRTBAG mutters.>"Why did you come?"I thought I recognised your ship. Any time we have not received correspondence from someone we are expecting it from, we put operatives in every major and minor settlement. We then approach the client inconspicuously to speak to them in their ship or hotel room. The form of a wild boar is one I had assumed previously when I rendezvoused with Alan Chesapeake. Not a super unusual creature, but uncommon enough to the town that it was clearly me. I was used to being let aboard, so that we could discuss what was to happen next."DIRTBAG eyes MIKE"Apparently not this time.">Who sent you and who gave you the transmog?"I am a representative of the OLD GUARD. I received the transmog potion I used from what I believe to be your company.">What do they know abou us?"If we are to assume I currently have the most up to date information of anyone in my organisation..."DIRTBAG looks around the room."Fuck all. I recognise none of you.">Where are they right now?"The camp behind the lighthouse. Near the old temple of Delag. On the island east of here.">How many are they?"More than there are of you, boy."The BARON grits his teeth and DIRTBAG yelps in pain as lightning crackles through his body."D...Dozens at the camp. Hundred on these islands. THOUSANDS around the Garlands...">What is their next location or plan?"Unknown. The amount of transmogs we have been ordering...I assume... mas infiltration of a major city. Maybe start small. Hit one of the college towns.">What is your favorite color?DIRTBAG looks at HIGHBALL and grins"I'm partial to green, honestly."
>>3851055"A man of taste I see, too bad you won't see it again"Shoot his other eye for the quipThat is all thanks, let his spirit go
>>3851055"What will happen when you don't report back?">>3851066Waste of ammo for unnecessary display of cruelty. I disagree with this course of action.
Agree with >>3851103. >>3851066's action feels out of character
Did anyone else accompanied you?(In case we need to deal with someone right now)Where have you left your uniform?(In case we need to infiltrate them latter)Which is your name?(In case we want to make bullshit stories latter)When are they expecting your report?(this will give us the time limit before they suspect something is wrong)To whom should you report and how do you report?(this might give us a way to fake a message)
>>3851055"I see, so then I guess the next question is why shouldn't we kill you now, and let our good friend The Baron strip your body of any identifying markers and get himself a new servant? We're not really in favor of this whole old guard thing.">Think about it for a moment, then nod to the Baron"Of course of the Baron doesn't want the hassel of raising you, we can always just dismember your body and throw the parts out behind the air ship every few miles to make identification nigh impossible."
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>>3851184supporting>>3851149agreed, no unnecessary eye plucking, but I do like the "I see you are a man of culture" kekwhat's up with grel and goblins anyway? first Joey, then Burstock and now Dirtbag over here
