RECAP OF PART 1

You are Hyenus, the weakest gnoll of your tribe. You dream of earning the respect of your pack and become the leader. You also wanted to become the Champion of Gnolrek, your demon god.

You decided to stop slacking and start working towards your goals. You trained and improved greatly on a matter of hours, but various shenanigans happened and a goblin ended up impaling you with a spear.

You spent two weeks recovering, sleeping throughout the entire process due to being drugged by the shaman with special herbs called “kudinds”, which also gave you a weird premonitory dream where you fought a human.

After waking up, your friend Daitzsa invited you to a “hidden place” where you could both spar in peace, without her jealous husband Gunyx pestering you. She leads you to a cavern behind a waterfall. What you thought would be a simple sparring match turns into a serious fight after Daitzsa goes all out and forces you to awaken your inner warrior. Your newfound powers help you defeat her, but you both ended up heavily injured.

Daitzsa confessed she always wanted you to assert your dominance, and then asked you to do as you wish with her. As much as you wanted to mate with Daitzsa, you control your urges and decide to carry her back to the tribe instead.

You ventured into the cavern, looking for a safer exit. Along the way, you stumbled upon a odd cavern wall with a red glow and eye engravings staring at you, and a voice told you to touch them. Assuming the place was haunted by evil spirits, you picked one of the eyes because you thought it'd be funny, but a demonic voice vociferated at your actions – it was one of Gnolrek’s eyes! After angering your god, he furiously sent a pack of demons after you and Daitzsa in an act of revenge. The cavern was a portal to Hell!

You escaped the cavern and returned to the tribe with Daitzsa. Everyone thought you were attacked by a demon of the Tufted Ears, one of the enemy tribes. The only one who remains suspicious is Gunyx, who thinks Daitzsa was cheating on him. He wants to catch you alone and hurt you badly.

Gnolrek's general sent you a dream during your sleep, explaining that you must complete three trials in no more than 30 days if you want your sins to be forgiven, or else Daitzsa will be sacrificed and you will be hunted down. He warned you that if you tell your pack of what truly happened in the cavern, they’ll be destroyed by the enemy tribes.

After all they’ve done, you really don’t want to obey the demon scumbags. You'll seek allies to face Gnolrek! Your first stop will be the last fortress of the dwarves, which is located in the same cavern you escaped from. Hundreds of dwarves live underneath the ground you’re lying on, keeping the forest untainted with their powers.

You are currently recovering from your wounds. You’re not sure if you should wait until you’re fully healed before departing to the dwarf fortress, or go sooner.

Previous thread
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=gnoll+quest

Updates for the battle / rpg system. Don’t worry if it seems too much, all this new stuff should feel natural whenever it partakes and it’s not needed to know all the technical stuff to make moves and choices.

1) Inflated all HP values by 5x

2) Added Herbalism and Cooking skills
- Checks have a difficulty level (Novice, Apprentice, Adequate, Adept… etc)
- When a check is made, you roll 1d100 (plus bonus or penalty), best of 3.
- Rolling 50 or more leads to favorable results, while rolling under 50 leads to unfavorable results.
- If your skill meets the difficulty level of the check, there is no bonus or penalty to rolls.
- If your skill is below the difficulty level of the check, you get a -20 penalty to rolls for each tier you’re below the difficulty level.
- If your skill is above the difficulty level of the check, you get a +10 bonus to rolls for each tier you’re above the difficulty level.
- Rolling a 1 overrides all other rolls (bonuses for being above the skill requirement still apply).
- Rolling a 100 halves roll penalty (in case your skill is below the difficulty level).
- In the odd case that both 100 and 1 are rolled, the last person who rolled 100 or 1 will take preference.

3) Added Damage Types (Blunt, Pierce and Slash)
- Each damage type has its own properties and effects, which will be handed individually for every battle. The effects vary depending on which part of the body you hit and how much damage you deal.
- Generally speaking, Slash damage is lethal against unarmored opponents and may slice off limbs, Blunt damage is good against armor and may disable opponents without inflicting bleeding wounds, and Piercing damage may inflict serious hemorrhages.

4) Added Defense
- Defense is your resistance to Blunt, Pierce and Slash attacks. It comes from your body’s resilience, plus modifiers like armor and special powers.
- The only parts of your body without an inherent Defense value are your Eyes and Groin.
- Armor protects specific parts of your body.
- Blunt Defense is equal to (Max HP / 20) +-*/ Modifiers
- Pierce Defense is equal to (Max HP / 50) +-*/ Modifiers
- Slash Defense is equal to (Max HP / 100) +-*/ Modifiers
- All Defense values are rounded down to the lowest whole number.

5) Added Carrying Capacity and Recommended Strength
- You can carry (Strength x 2) pounds of stuff without suffering Roll Modifier penalties during combat and other checks.
- Weapons and Armor have a recommended Strength value tied to using them. Your Strength must be equal or higher than this value to use the equipment without suffering a Roll Modifier penalty during combat and other checks.

6) Removed body target perks.

7) Removed decimal stats and HP.

8) By default, the Accuracy / Evasion / Block Score formula for physical attacks is:
- 100 * (1 + (Agility / 100)) * (1 + (Skill/100)) * (0.5 + ((1d100 +- Roll Modifiers) / 100))
- The result of this formula is always rounded down to the lowest whole number.
- ‘Skill’ refers to Unarmed, Weapon, Shield or Dodge skill.
- If the attacker’s Accuracy roll is less than or equal to the target’s Evasion / Block roll, the attack is evaded / blocked.
- When an Accuracy roll is greater than the target’s Evasion roll, it adds +0.04 to Graze Score for every 1% greater, up to a max of 1 (see damage formula below for explanation). This means that the Accuracy roll has to be at least 25% greater than the Evasion roll for the attack to fully connect with its target.
- If the target’s roll is a Block, the attacker’s Accuracy roll has to be at least 25% greater for it to bypass the block. Any less, and the attack is blocked.
- Blocking with a shield gives a bonus to Roll Modifier, depending on shield size.
- Whether you block an attack with a weapon, shield or your own hand / arm, its Defense value is used to reduce the attacker’s Damage Score.
- If the opponent’s Damage Score is considerably greater than your Strength, you may be temporally staggered after you block the attack, which adds a penalty to your Accuracy / Evasion / Block rolls.
- If the opponent’s Damage Score is much greater than your Strength, or it surpasses the Defense Value of your shield by a huge margin, the attack may break your block.

9) By default, the Damage Score formula for physical attacks is:
- [Attack Power * [0.5 + ((1d100 +- Roll Modifiers) / 100)] * Graze Score] – Defense
- The result of the formula is rounded down to the lowest whole number.
- Attack Power is the sum of Strength and Weapon Damage.
- If the opponent doesn’t evade the attack, Graze Score equals 1.
- If the opponent evades or blocks the attack with a weapon or shield, any Roll Modifier bonus from hitting a vulnerable part of the body is discounted from the Damage Score formula.

(This is your current status)

ATTRIBUTES
Health: 50 / 130 (Severely wounded) 1 EXP remaining for next level
Strength: 14 (Normal) 6 EXP remaining for next level
Agility: 16 (Normal) 1 EXP remaining for next level
Defense: +6 Blunt Defense, +2 Pierce Defense, +1 Slash Defense
Carry Capacity: 0 / 168 lbs

COMBAT SKILLS
Spear: 6 / 100 (Apprentice) 5 EXP remaining for next level
Unarmed: 8 / 100 (Apprentice) 6 EXP remaining for next level
Dodge 3 / 100 (Novice) 1 EXP remaining for next level

SUBTERFUGE SKILLS
Stealth: 2 / 100 (Novice) 1 EXP remaining for next level

MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS
Focus: 1 / 100 (Novice) 3 EXP remaining for next level
Throwing: 0 / 100 (Novice) 5 EXP remaining for next level
Herbalism: 0 / 9 (Novice) 15 EXP remaining for next level
Cooking: -2 / 9 (Terrible) 9 EXP remaining for next level

POWERS
Bloodthirst: 0 / 4 (Novice) 1 EXP remaining for next level
Feral Speed: 0 / 4 (Novice) 2 EXP remaining for next level

KNOWN POWERS
1) Bloodthirst: 2x Strength, 1.5x Agility, -50 Roll Modifier for defensive actions. Lasts until fight ends. (1 uses left, 24 hrs to replenish)
2) Feral Speed: 1.25x Agility, +20 Unarmed skill. Lasts 10 minutes. (1 uses left, 24 hrs to replenish)

KNOWN TECHNIQUES
1) Kick: Unarmed technique. +30 Roll Modifier to Damage Score, -20 Roll Modifier to Accuracy Score
2) Quick Punch: Unarmed technique. +20 Roll Modifier to Accuracy Score, -30 Roll Modifier to Damage Score

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“ZzzzzZZZzzzzzzzZZZ…”

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“Rip and tear! Haha haha ha! You cannot stop me, beasts! I am a Super Gnoll!”

“IMPOSSIBLE! HOW CAN HE BE SO POWERFUL?!”

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“Hyeny, my love! You saved me from the demons!

“Yes.”

“ME STINKY AND WEAK AND NOT DESERVE DAITZSA”, you hear Gunyx say. “SHE DESERVE STRONG LEADER HYENUS!”

Daitzsa gives you a flirty look. “Oh, Hyeny... can we fight again? Try to subdue me as hard as you can, but I won’t make it easy!”

“You’re an odd girl, Datz, but I like that. Here I come!”

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“Five days?!”

Your sweet dreams are interrupted by Willow’s voice, your pack’s leader.

It sounds like she’s having a discussion with the shaman…

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“Why will it take you so long to perform the ritual? Can’t you, like, hurry up?!"

“It is not a simple task, young Willow”, the shaman calmly responds. “Summoning a powerful demon takes time and effort. Five days of non-stop focusing is what I shall require to cast the invocation spell.”

Unhappy with the old man’s answer, the leader insists. “Those Tufted Ears may be tryin’ to summon another demon right now! We must take them out as soon as we can! Is there no way to speed things up?!”

The shaman sighs. “Be patient. Summoning another demon will take them as much time as it will take me, if not more. I assure you that Gnolrek is watching over us – we shall be victorious in this battle.”

Willow rolls her eyes. “Fine, fine... so, when are you startin’? We brought you all the stuff you needed for the ritual.”

“We shall begin the summoning ritual at midnight. Until then, I shall meditate to prepare myself for the arduous task that awaits me.” The shaman signals Willow to leave the hut.

The leader nods and turns around, noticing that you’re awake. She gives you a quick, uninterested glance before departing.

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The first day of your crusade against Gnolrek has begun.

(What should you do during the day? Choose one or more options)

>Venture into the deep woods to hunt game (boars or rabbits?)
>Respectfully ask the shaman for breakfast
>Ask the shaman something (Write in)
>Do nothing for the rest of the day and wait for your wounds to heal
>Ask the warriors to protect Daitzsa from Gunyx’s beatings
>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you (Trainers let you increase your skills faster and they can teach you new techniques)
>Train by your own means (Write in which skill to train and mention how you want to train it. Be careful: if you choose a harsh training method, your recovery may be worse)
>Write in

(29 days, 16 hours left for the Ritual of Bloodthirst)

>>4406972
>Respectfully ask the shaman for breakfast
another thing to add to our plans to botch the demon invasion

>>4406972
>Respectfully ask the shaman for breakfast

>>4406972
>Respectfully ask the shaman for breakfast
We owe the Shaman desu

>>4406944
>Added Herbalism and Cooking skills
FUCKING SWEET, this is where the real fun begins fellas

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Before beginning your crusade, you gotta’ fill your belly first. You’ll ask the shaman to bring you something to eat, but first you want to thank him for his aid. You owe him a lot.

“Good morning, Krubbai”, you greet the shaman by his name. The old man turns around to look at you. “Ah, Hyenus. Greetings.”

It’s reassuring that he didn’t get annoyed at you for breaking his meditation. “Thank you for taking care of Daitzsa and me” you tell the old man.“I’m sorry for interrupting you, but could you please bring me something to eat?”

Krubbai nods. “Rurk hunted a boar recently. I'll ask him to share a cut.” He stands up and leaves the hut.

**********

A minute passes by, and Krubbai comes back with a roasted leg. The delicious smell makes your stomach growl. He hands you the cut and a bowl with fresh, cold water to drink.

“After you’re done eating, you should go out and stretch your legs. Don’t make any harsh movements, or else your wounds will not heal. If you need anything else, just ask.” He sits and adopts his meditation stance. The old man is being surprisingly nice to you! Did something happen while you were sleeping, or did he wake up in a good mood today?

No matter – it’s time to eat! You quickly devour the giant roasted leg and fill your belly with the refreshing water. It’s been so long since you tasted such delicious meat. Your cooking skills are terrible - all the prey you cook almost always ends up burnt or half-cooked.

You carefully stand up. It’s not as hard as you thought it’d be. Your wounds hurt and you feel kind of weak, but your spirit keeps you up.

Before leaving the hut, you observe Daitzsa for a moment. Your mood immediately drops as the reality of the situation sets in. It pains you to be responsible for her current state... and her fate lies in your hands now, so you will NOT screw things up this time. You will fix the mess you caused. It’s a promise!

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>HP: 52 / 130
>+1 Wooden Spear (20 Piercing damage, weighs 2 lbs. Recommended Strength: 8)

You retrieve your spear and leave the shaman’s hut. The first thing you see is some warriors hanging around their bonfire. Everything looks the same as always, except for a gagged human lying on the grass with its hands and feet tied up. Diana is keeping her eye on the creature, but she's also having fun by lightly piercing various parts of its body with her spear. The human looks both pained and terrified.

“You’re going to get in trouble if it bleeds to death before it can be sacrificed in tonight’s ritual, Diana” Rurk comments, though his tone reveals he doesn’t care that much.

Diana shrugs. “Nah, don’t worry about it. I know when to stop. You should try it - it's fun to mess with these creatures' heads. Just look at it, it’s scared out of its mind. It knows it’s going to die soon.”

>Venture into the deep woods to hunt game
>Go back inside the hut and ask the shaman something (write in)
>Do nothing for the rest of the day and wait for your wounds to heal
>Ask the warriors to protect Daitzsa from Gunyx’s beatings
>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you (Trainers let you increase your skills faster and they can teach you new techniques)
>Train by your own methods (Write in which skill to train and mention how you want to train it. Be careful: if you choose a harsh training method, your recovery may be worse)
>Write in

>>4407222
>>Train by your own methods (Write in which skill to train and mention how you want to train it. Be careful: if you choose a harsh training method, your recovery may be worse)
Collect some herbs, we probably shouldn't train until we're fully healed and grinding out our herb stats can potentially get us to be healed faster

>>4407229
we can't speak human tho

>>4407222
>Train by your own methods
As the other anon said, let's go out gathering herbs. We can jog the way there and work on cardio.

>>4407229
+1

>>4407222
>Tell Diana to leave the human alone, the more blood it has for the ritual, the better
so it does not look too suspicious.
>Train by your own methods
Herb gathering

>>4407222
Supporting >>4407266, explicitly scarring for his well-being would tip them off.

>>4407222
>>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you
If we're gonna train we may as well learn with the best.
>>4407233
Daitzsa said there was a Dwarf that spoke gnoll to her, so we'll at least have a translator down there. Besides, it'll be really weird to the other gnolls if we tried talking to a human.

>>4407222
>Ask the warriors to protect Daitzsa from Gunyx’s beatings
>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you

>>4406970
So we have five days before we get a demon watching over us directly. We should probably make -2 days of that our time limit for meeting the dwarves, since it will become fairly difficult to transport Datz after there's a demon in the village. Unless we want to mess with the Shaman directly to stop them, which of course would be foolish.
Thankfully he'll be concentrating for most of the week and unable to stop us without interrupting his summoning.

>>4407222
>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you
Once we're healthier we can do riskier agility training.

>>4407228
Seconding this. Grind out that herblore xp.

>>4407228
>>4407232
>>4407266
>>4407273
>>4407535
>Collect some herbs (Herbalism training)


>>4407229
>>4407234
>>4407266
>>4407273
>Tell Diana to leave the human alone


>>4407229
>>4407234
>Talk to the human see if he knows the dwarves.


>>4407303
>>4407333
>>4407469
>Ask Rurk if he’s willing to train you


>>4407333
>Ask the warriors to protect Daitzsa from Gunyx’s beatings


Hyenus will tell Diana to leave the human alone and give a bunch of excuses for it. Then he'll go into the woods to collect herbs and increase his knowledge of herbalism, but first he will ask Rurk if he'd be willing to train him another time if he asked.

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Watching the creature struggling to be free, and the tears running down its cheeks, makes you feel conflicted - similar to what you felt when you tried to spare that goblin from weeks ago. You don’t care about humans… but you don’t see any purpose on prolonging their suffering. It seems unnecessary.

A part of you wants to be as bloodthirsty as the rest of your pack, but you don’t understand why you should enjoy sadism to be a real warrior. Daitzsa thinks demons twist your people’s nature to be more violent than you really are, and she’s probably right, because none of the torture your tribe loves doing feels natural. But you're a warrior, not a demon follower, so you'll be true to your feelings and do what you damn feel is right.

You approach the warriors. Rurk, Metzu and you trade nods as greetings, while Diana ignores you. You clear your throat and carefully pick your words, being careful to sound like you want to keep the human unharmed for the ritual’s purposes rather than as an act of mercy. “Diana, leave the human alone. It’s going to die at this rate if you keep hurting it. Besides, the more blood it has, the more Gnolrek will be satisfied.”

Diana suddenly stops, and slowly turns around to meet your gaze. She looks shocked, as if she couldn't believe that you had the guts to correct her behavior. Rurk smiles at you. “See? Even Hyenus got more brains than you.” Metzu laughs at Rurk’s words.

Diana switches between looking at the amused warriors and you. Her eyes are wide open. She looks nervous and embarrassed, but her face soon turns into a frown, and she approaches you menacingly.

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Diana approaches you with her spear ready. “Is that an order, punk? You think saving Daitzsa gives you authority over me?!”

“What?” you reply, astonished at her reaction. “No, I’m just-“

“You know, I just noticed you’ve been trying to make me look weak lately. Remember when weeks ago you wanted to take credit for hunting MY boar? If you’ve got a problem with me or something, be a man and let’s settle it in a fight!”

She threatens you with her weapon. “Aww, the little baby is scared? All talk, no action.” She laughs. Rurk sighs and rolls his eyes in disapproval, and turns to look elsewhere. Metzu keeps laughing, amused at the scene.

>”Fine. Do what you want.”
>”I just want you to be careful. If our sacrifice dies prematurely, the Tufted Ears will have more time to summon another demon.”
>”I’m tired of your attitude! I’ll kick your ass!”
>”I’ll be more than happy to fight you once my wounds heal.”
>Write in

>>4408070
>>Write in
>"No, I don't want to accidentally kill you"

>>4408070
>>Write in
"You would challenge a wounded warrior to a duel? When you stole credit for my kill I knew you were pathetic, and this just confirms it."

>>4408080
Support
This just sounds funny

>>4408080
Support.

>>4408080
lol this

>>4408079
Support.

>>4408114
>>4408079

+1

>>4408070
>Step back one step to a neutral stance.
The stance should allow him to eye-stab easily, and defend from retaliation... If the fight actually starts.
>"You want a fight with a wounded gnoll? And you want to start it with your blade already near to his chin? How honourable of you, compost fodder!"
I have no idea how they might react to that insult, but they better have ice in this tribe's territory.

>>4408080
+1

>>4408282
This is also good

>>4408080
This is kind of a stupid thing to say. Because it's true.

Supporting.

>>4408282
I think fighting her now is a bad idea, but she needs to hear this.

>>4408080
obliterate this thot from existence, not even gnolrek can summon this brutal of an infernal conflagration

Kobold QM is that you?

>>4408432
Yeah it's me. Hello.
I put Kobold Quest on hold because I want to develop an rpg system and I'm using this quest for it. I'll apply it to kobold quest afterwards.

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So not only Diana takes credit for your kill from weeks ago and keeps shoving it in your face – she STILL wants to humilliate you further and end up looking strong in front of the others. You bet she’s challenging you because she knows you’re wounded. You’d love to sweep the floor with her smug face and teach her a lesson!

You take a step away from her weapon. “You would challenge a wounded warrior to a duel? And you want to start it with your blade already near to his chin? When you stole credit for my kill I knew you were pathetic, and this just confirms it."

Diana laughs even harder, and speaks in an annoyingly condescending tone. “Ha ha ha! Still insisting that the boar was yours, eh? That's so pathetic. Also, you know I can kick your butt any time I want, right? It doesn’t matter if you’re injured or not.”

You quickly think of a retort, and come up with something great. “Oh, come on. You're just mad that Rurk doesn't want to be your mate. Don't take it out on me!"

Metzi stops laughing, and Rurk immediately turns his face to you. Diana gasps in surprise before muttering her defense. “W-what… what did you just say?! What the HELL are you talkin’ about, Hyenus?! Where’d you get that idea from?”

“Everyone knows you drool for him, Diana" you calmly respond. "It’s written all over your face!"

”Are you out of your mind?!” Diana shouts in a fit of rage! “I don't care for Rurk in that way! He’s a married man! You have NO idea of what to come up with, do you?! You're a MORON!”

“Then why’d you get so nervous, eh? Did I touch a nerve?”

You see pure wrath in her eyes. She slowly begins to approach you, and you immediately sense that her intentions aren’t good. “Hyenus… you got a death wish? Want me to finish what the demon couldn’t?”

>>4408079
>”I’ll be more than happy to fight you once my wounds heal.”

inb4 we get injured for another 2 weeks

>>4408473
Anons came up with a retarded write-in for the LOLs with no concern for the consequences. How familiar.

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As you ready your spear for what may turn into a serious fight, you feel a big hand laying its full weight on your right shoulder. It’s as heavy as carrying a boar!

You look to your side, and see Rurk with an angry look on his eyes. “I’m done with both of you. Diana, keep your mouth shut and stop messing with our sacrifice, or the shaman will have another patient to treat... and I’m not talking about the human.” His last sentence comes out in a low, intimidating voice.

“R-Rurk!” Diana stutters nervously. “Don’t take it so seriously! I was gonna’ stop eventually, ha ha! … I was just... y’know, I was just bored... actually, I think I’m gonna go hunting to pass the time. Bye-bye!” She quickly jogs away before any of you can say anything.

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You're glad Rurk intervened before things escalated. "Phew! Thanks, ma-"

Rurk slaps the back of your head, instantly shutting you up. “Keep me out of your discussions next time. This is your only warning! I won’t allow any false rumors about me to spread among the pack, even as a joke. What would my wife say if he heard such non sense? Eh?!”

He takes a deep breath and calms down, then gives you a dissappointed look. “Just because I’ve been nice to you lately doesn’t mean I consider you a friend, Hyenus. Don’t make me lose the little respect I’ve earned towards you.”

>Apologize and ask him if he’d be willing to train you when you need it
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
>Tell him that he’s overreacting
>Write in

>>4408488
>>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
Let's get out of his hair for now and ask if he wants to train later.

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
I feel like we'd be overstepping if we ask him to help us train, he's kinda mad at us so he wouldn't be in the best mood for a favor

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
We can ask him to help train us once he is in a better mood

>>4408488
>>Apologize and ask him if he’d be willing to train you when you need it

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
we need the herbs for the human so he has a chance to run away when we free him
we practice our herbalism and botch a demonic ritual, win-win.

>>4408488
>>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs


don't spead rumors boys

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
So the fluffy chad does actually look out for the village.

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
We should fight Diana next time we can

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs

Is it still possible to vote against an action?

>>4408488
>"It was rude of me to repeat rumours about you."
>Go into the woods to collect herbs.
>Do not ask him whether he is willing to train you when you need it.
That was incredibly stupid.

Well, let's hope this doesn't ruin our hardly earned standing in the tribe.

>>4408805
Well, that Rurk just said “Just because I’ve been nice to you lately doesn’t mean I consider you a friend, Hyenus. Don’t make me lose the little respect I’ve earned towards you.”
This is a warning, not a statement.
Rurk might have lost a bit of his respect because Hyenus talked aloud about a rumor about him, but probably not all of it.
If Rurk lost all his respect for Hyenus, he could've said "I shouldn't be surprised! once I have shown a tiny bit of respect for you, you became smug and lost it, you foul mouthed goblin."
>>4408798
+1
Asking Rurk for a favor right now will probably not end well while he is provoked by that baseless and outrageous claim, maybe Hyenus should wait some more time to heal, then and try to earn back some of his lost respect after Hyenus recovers his strength and health.

>>4408823
Also, the worst case scenario is him losing all respect for Hyenus as a person, but not as a warrior.

>>4408828
What about the rest of them?

>>4408934
The rest of the tribe that we're either going to abandon or have to fight in the second and worst case scenarios? It's not like any of this is gonna last.

>>4408488
>Apologize and go into the woods to collect herbs
fellas, what should i draw

>>4409381
Whatever you draw, don't draw what gunny does to us when he corners us in an herb patch.

>>4409384
well this is a blue board so i can't do it

>>4409391
>>4409381
Draw hyenus eye picking that fag demon

>>4409394
>that fag demon
but
they're all fags...

>>4409401
precisely

aaaargh i want to make a cool illustration but we've only seen 3/4 demon designs and i need more for it to work
meme drawing it is for now; I'm gonna do an RKO

>>4409490
what do you want to draw anon? what'd you have in mind?

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>>4409574
I would like to do some cool poster typa shit where Hyenus is looking up towards Gnolrek's demon army with a spear (at the very least)
As I'm typing this, I realize the warhammer is a bit faggy but here we are
Gnolrek's eye tear thing would have all the demons in there going "ooga booga" or some shit
this is all very much a wip and I don't have the skills to do something this ambitious but fuck you i wanna try

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Damn it, this isn’t a good way of earning your people’s respect! No matter how strong you become, nobody will want you as the leader if you incur their anger... you better apologize to the big guy. “I’m sorry, Rurk. It was rude of me to repeat rumours about you.”

“Repeat?” he says, raising his unibrow. “This is the first time I hear about those “rumors”. Desiring another warrior’s mate is a big deal, Hyenus. You could get Diana and me in trouble with those lies.”

You insist on apologizing. “I didn’t mean any harm man, I just wanted to embarrass her, I swe-“

“Yeah, but mind your tongue next time" Rurk interrupts you. "You’re kinda' impulsive... it wouldn’t surprise me if you end up angering the entirety of Hell by accident one of these days.”

He sighs. “Just beat it. Leave me alone.” No words will appease him, so you do as he says and leave him in peace. Hopefully, he’ll be in a better mood after a while and forgive you for this dumb incident.

In the meanwhile, you should pass the time by training your skills. You've been entertaining the idea of going to the forest and gather herbs and plants to study them while your wounds heal. Most pack members have basic knowledge of herbalism, and you have a feeling that you’re going to need it as a first-aid measure. One of the defenders of your tribe, Rakuta, is a skilled herbalist. He’s not on the same level as the shaman, but he’d probably teach you about herbs if you ask him nicely.

You venture into the dense woods to the east, intending to grab all the pretty plants and herbs you can find.

(How many hours will you spend gathering herbs?)
>1 hours
>2 hours
>3 hours
>Until you can hold no more in your arms
>Write in

Also:
>Roll 1d100 for luck. Best of 2


**********
(Herbalism explanation)

(There are various plants and herbs in the world, each one with its own unique properties and effects. You gain experience on Herbalism by learning about their names, properties and making concoctions.)

(To make concoctions, you need to follow a recipe of a determined Difficulty level. You’ll need specific ingredients and tools for it.)

(You currently know no Herbalism recipes. You can ask trainers to learn them.)

>>4409609
Looks cool anon

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>4409614
>3 hours
lesago

>>4409625
thank you!

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>4409626
sure why not, let's go for 3

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>4409614
>>Until you can hold no more in your arms

>>4409609
I like it

>>4409614
>>Until you can hold no more in your arms
for those massive gains

>>4409614
>2 hours

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>4409614
>3 hours
>ruminate on howw stupid it was of you to do that and how you have to think more about you actions before you do them

>>4409677
>>4409614
oh yeah, we should also be careful of gunyx and diana while we gather herbs, either one might want a piece of us while we're alone

>>4409614
>3 hours

>>4409614
>3 hours

>>4409614
>3 hours

>>4409614
>>Until you can hold no more in your arms

As far as Hyenus knows, what equipment does a typical humie warrior have? What equipment did dwarves have the last time they were seen? I feel like this information is important for weighing our options in the future.

>>4409864
Humans should wear iron or steel armor and weapons, maybe poorer warriors use leather.

For what Hyenus knows, dwarfs were wiped out hundreds of year ago, those in the cave are the last ones and are what is keeping most demons in hell, so no clue how they will be equiped, maybe armored heads to toes in steel.

Whatever the dwarves did to the humans to provoke a race war, it probably wasn't as bad as what gnolls do in their rituals. Why haven't we seen the humies send in any armies to carry out a gnollocaust? Any theories?

>>4409905
Gnolls probably haven't ever formed coherent military campaigns or pose long term risks to anything but outlying villages and close settlements.
So far.

Though I can imagine some human villages banding together to try to strike down a single tribe they'd also have to deal with the neighboring gnolls taking it as an opportunity. Also, given our position we're dead center in a warring-states situation. Based on the map last thread we're the least safe tribe to attack because that gives the two other tribes nearish to humans a better "reach" for incursions, despite our tribe being the most "accessible" to the humans. But that's if the threat is coming from an assault by angry villagers and not an actually prepared army. Strategically speaking, we're thoroughly fucked if any two of the other tribes form an alliance and, magically, somehow learn to march from nothing after these 2000 years of demon induced stagnation. But then so would be any human threat as far as we know.

Actually, any two gnoll tribes working together should be able to defeat the rest so long as it's kept 2v1. But, something something story details something power of friendship and I don't think that'll happen given the demons like keeping the tribes in check by fighting each other.

>>4409905
its probably demons. Or gnolls are just too annoying to wipe out, probably nomadic and spread out, little infrastructure they depend on. Sort of like a modern army vs retarded thirdworlders.

>>4409905
Also, based on last threads knowledge our tribe essentially hunts for food every day. With that, we're completely incapable of laying siege unless we're able to exceed our own winter storage capacity multiple times over. If we had to, we'd need to conquer any castle within days of spotting it, and if that requires attacking ready and complete fortifications; ?lol ?bruh. And I don't think gnolls have the patience for it either.

There are many levels of simple organization that basically boil down to gnolls being zero threat unless the great empire/kingdom south of us is crumbling due to internal and infernal politics.

We do know what would work, though. But humans aren't the primary threat, yet.

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As you venture into the woods, you can't help but ruminate on how stupid it was to say that to Diana. As much as you wanted to embarrass her, you really shouldn't have involved Rurk in the matter.

You've always been a little impulsive, but it's gotten you into a lot of trouble lately. The tipping point was getting Daitzsa involved in this mess. Maybe you need to think more about your actions before doing them, especially with how high the stakes are right now...

You'll keep this lesson in mind.

**********

You hike in the forest, grabbing every plant and herb that catches both your eye and interest. You also switch between walking and jogging to warm your muscles up and do what little training you can in your current state.

>Agility: 17 (Above average). +1 EXP. Level up! 6 EXP remaining for next level

>+1 Three-headed herb with red spikes (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Blue-dotted herb (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Weird red flower (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Purple plant (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Three-headed brown herb (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Odd leaf (0.01 lbs)
>+1 Cyan mushroom (0.5 lbs)
>+1 Brown mushroom (0.5 lbs)

You’ve had a great luck streak finding many different types of herbs and plants in a single hour. It’s funny - you’ve always glanced past stuff like this for all these years, yet this is the first time you actually pay attention to their details. You feel kind of ignorant.

It’s getting difficult to carry all the plants in your arms without them falling, but you bet you could make more space for them. There’s plenty to collect in this forest!

As you stand up to search for a new herb patch, you hear two familiar voices behind a tree…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2wkJkKNmw

... ... ...

Diana: “So, uh… you seen Hyenus? He was not in the tribe, last I saw.”

Gunyx: “I’M ALSO LOOKING FOR HIM.”

Diana: “Oh...”

… … …

Diana: “Uh… why’d you want to see him, Gunyx?”

Gunyx: “I ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION.”

Diana: “Oh, well, he’s, uh… my friend now, I guess. I just want to, uh… *take care of him* while he recovers, y’know.”

... ... ...

Diana: “... Your turn.”

Gunyx: “MY TURN FOR WHAT?”

Diana: “… Your turn to tell me why you want to see that basta- I mean, Hyenus.”

Gunyx: “AH, WELL… I WANT TO… *PROPERLY* THANK HIM FOR SAVING MY WIFE.”

Diana: “Really? I thought you hated him because she prefers to spend more time with him than you.” She laughs.

Gunyx: “WATCH YOUR WORDS, BIT- I MEAN… NO, I DON’T HATE HIM.”

Diana: “… Right.”

... ... ...

Diana: “So… where do you think he is right now?”

Gunyx: “NO IDEA. THIS IS HIS USUAL HUNTING SPOT, ISN’T IT?”

Diana: “Yeah.”

>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
>Go to a safer place and continue gathering plants and herbs
>Keep listening to the conversation
>Write in

>>4409995
>Show yourself and say "You're both welcome."

>>4409995
>Keep listening to the conversation
>Walk up to them and pretend like we just found them after a small bit

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
I think we got the gist of what they're here for. Let's please not get our head caved in before we even get to visit the Dwarves.

>actually exposing yourself to two people who explicitly want to do us harm
Stop. Just stop.

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
Make sure to stay downwind.

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
They make a nice couple.

>>4409995
>>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
>>4410011
Half of the people in this quest think its funny to come up with retarded write-ins.

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected
We're gonna have to dom Diana

>>4410022
lol I suspect some of the players from Goblin quest transferred over here, we tend to shit like that

>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected.

>>4410037
Can confirm

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected

>>4410037
idk we made one massive retarded decision that ended up being the best course of action, we're on a time table now but still

>>4410069
>
Funny, so did we with the demon eye picking

>>4409995
>>Keep listening to the conversation
we got to know how this will develop. Hopefully the herbs will cover our scent.

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected

>>4409672
thanks!
>>4409992
>STEALTHILY return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected

>>4409995
>Gnollstar family technique it back to the tribe
>Ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected.

>>4409995
>>Keep listening to the conversation

>>4409992
>You'll keep this lesson in mind.
hahahaha HA

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected

It was possible to vote against stuff.
Is it still possible?

>>4410297
Ah yes,
>Maybe you need to think more about your actions before doing them, especially with how high the stakes are right now...
the QM basically telling us there won't be a next time

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>>4409864
Human warriors wear romanesque equipment with some modifications. As for dwarves, the shaman says their warriors fought hiding themselves in shiny metal skins that covered their entire bodies.

>>4410303
Sometimes I combine votes and write-ins as long as they don't exclude each other. If you heavily disagree a choice, you can say ">don't do X" and I'll count it as a write in. It's not exactly the same as a -1 vote, but it lets you voice that you don't agree with the course of action, so either I won't implement it in the update or I'll ask you guys if Hyenus should do it or not with a >Yes or >No choice.

For this instance, if you choose to return to the tribe, you're essentially already voting against staying and listening to the conversation. These two choices exclude each other, unless you write in something like "listen for a while, then quickly leave".

>>4409995
>keep listening
Curiosity wont kill us, right?

>>4409995
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected

>>4410679
If it's just curiosity, probably not. If it's two decisions past curiosity, it's what I call to my D&D players as "two fifths of assisted suicide."

>>4410433
"My demonic overlords are smiling at me imperials, can you say the same.

>>4409995
>keep listening

When people are angry they speak without restraint, in other words they're gonna spill some juicy shit. Possibly ideas for traps they may have planned for us.

>>4410731
>switch my vote to keep listening
Making potentially life threatening decisions is what we have done before, and it is what our ancestors fought and died for im certain.

>>4409995
>Keep listening to the conversation

we really pissed off diana huh guess she really loves rurk

>>4410753
>TFW One anon deciding to use that as an insult now made her love Rurk.
I swear to god were like Orks in 40k, whatever we believe is made true.

On a second thought, I think it could be hilarious if he shows himself and says "You're both welcome." then he uses the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique" A.K.A. "Feral Speed".

Hyenus must not immediately call it the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique", Because there might actually be a family of gnolls that carry this name among the Blood Seekers, and they wouldn't be happy with some random Gnoll omega naming a "cowardly" tactic after their name.

I don't think it is cowardly, as it can be used to avoid otherwise impossible to escape dangerous situations, and can be used to make the attack range practically further by letting Hyenus enter and escape the area he can attack -or be attacked- in quickly, it can also be used to help him hide quickly to ambush some enemy that is chasing him (or some prey he is chasing), however, it sure looks cowardly.

However, if there isn't any family of gnolls with that name among the Blood Seekers, then Hyenus can name it the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique", and when asked about it, he should say that it turns out fast movements are useful for combat, hunting, and ambushes.

To confirm whether there is any family of gnolls with carrying the surname "Gnollstar" in his tribe, Hyenus should ask shaman this specific question:

"Is there a family of gnolls called the Gnollstars among our tribe?"

...Back to the present:

I think Diana has a good observation skill, having found both Hyenus and his boar in a thick forest. This good observation skill might make stealth useless, so:

>Hyenus should yell: "You're both welcome." then he should use the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique" A.K.A. "Feral Speed".

>Hyenus Should refrain from calling "Feral Speed" the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique" until he makes sure there isn't a family of gnolls carrying the Gnollstar surname by asking the shaman whether or not there is a family of gnolls carrying the Gnollstar surname.

>>4410788
I changed my vote to that
>>4409995

>>4410788
>antagonizing gunyx and diana even further
>using up our feral speed for the day when we still have shit to do
>jojo reference
bad idea

>You've always been a little impulsive, but it's gotten you into a lot of trouble lately.
>Maybe you need to think more about your actions before doing them
>"DUHHHHHHHH LET'S FUCKING BLOW OUR COVER FOR DUMB MEME"
i spit on all of you

>>4410788
that is funny, supporting the feral run away part

>>4410788
You dare even fathom to use the Gnollstar family technique for such trivial matters?
I spit on this disgraceful suggestion.

>>4410788
>>4410796
>Yell "You're both welcome." then use the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique" A.K.A. "Feral Speed". Refrain from calling "Feral Speed" the "Secret Gnollstar Family Technique" until making sure there isn't a family of gnolls carrying the Gnollstar surname by asking the shaman whether or not there is a family of gnolls carrying the Gnollstar surname.


>>4409997
>Show yourself and say "You're both welcome."


>>4410004
>Walk up to them and pretend like we just found them after a small bit


>>4410004
>>4410008
>>4410228
>>4410291
>>4410679
>>4410731
>>4410744
>>4410753
>Keep listening to the conversation


>>4410010
>>4410011
>>4410016
>>4410022
>>4410033
>>4410053
>>4410060
>>4410242
>>4410255 (STEALTHILY)
>>4410297
>>4410685
>Return to the tribe before they find you and ask Rakuta to teach you about the herbs you collected


Hyenus will stealthily return to the tribe and show his herbs to Rakuta.

>Roll 1d100 + 9 (+2 Stealth skill, +7 Agility, -25 Severely wounded, +25 Favorable position). Best of 3

>>4410792

Yea, antagonizing gunyx and diana even further is a stupid idea.

But Diana has a great observation skill, having found both Hyenus and his boar in a thick forest proves this, plus she looks weak enough to not survive without great stealth and observation skills, and no evidence points to her depending on agility, but there is relatively weak evidence pointing to her being stealthy.

The evidence pointing to Diana being great at skill is that she arrived with the boar's body before Hyenus arrived with the boar's head, Hyenus could've noticed her if she isn't great at stealth, she stealthily stole a boar almost her size and arrived before Hyenus did.

These good stealth and observation skills might make stealth practically useless against her.

Why the fuck are we considering saving these assholes again? Just let the demons kill them all

Rolled 28 + 9 (1d100 + 9)

>>4410805
AAAAAAAAAAA

Rolled 42 + 9 (1d100 + 9)

>>4410805

>>4410808
only gunyx and diana want to hurt us, and the latter can probably be reasoned with, we shouldn't let our tribe get raped/killed

>>4410810
FUCK

Rolled 47 - 9 (1d100 - 9)

>>4410805

>>4410808
We don't care about these assholes, they can die, no problems, we are here to kill demons, a lot of them, until it's done and the dwarves successfully seal them off.

>>4410808
Gunyx is a meat head who we cucked and we hurt Diana's ego, everyone else is pretty alright, especially after we started proving we're worth a shit, Shaman healed us up twice and Gigachad Rurk started respecting us after we saved Daitzsa from demons

>>4410817
We didn't even cuck Gunyx he's just retarded.
Shaman strangled us for no reason when we asked for his help, he's still an asshole, as is Rurik.

Literally none of them are worth saving, expect maybe Daitzsa but she's fucking crazy.

>>4410817

Well, Rurk might be disappointed, but not surprised, by the same thing that pissed off Diana.

Let's hope this disappointment doesn't translate to rage, direspect, or hate, because 4 enemies is too many.

>>4410819
>In before Daitzsa turns into a bloodlusted yandere

>>4410819
i mean Daitzsa loves us way more than Gunyx and wanted us to fuck her, so its not like his hate isn't COMPLETELY unwarranted, Shaman strangled us because the day we finally healed back, we came back like a few hours later half dead and with another body to healed, i'd be pissed too, and yet he still healed us. Rurk stopped looking down on us and only got mad at us when we dragged him into our bullshit with Diana

>>4410821
Rurk just sounded annoyed, i mean, i would be too if someone started bringing shit up that might get my wife pissed at me

>>4410819
We know fuck all about the other members of the tribe, a good amount of which are confirmed to be children, it's literally said by Hyenus himself that he was a NEET and yet they didn't kick him out of the tribe for being a drain.
All in all the tribes been alright to us considering we've been nothing but useless for 16 years.

>>4410839
cool that we've been active for like, 2 days and we already reached "average Gnoll" status

If they can't take a joke, then they aren't worth saving. Rurk was an asshole who made us go get so many boars for him at the start and he continues to be a hindrance to us.

He's going on the fucking list right next to Gunyx and Diana. All of them must die.

>>4410844
Our agility is above average already, after basically three weeks of straight muscle atrophy.

>>4410854

Must not be saved is the right phrase.

Killing them is the worst mistake Hyenus could make.

>>4410854
Then Hyenus isn't worth saving if you had the wheel.

>>4410854
I think rurk wanted us to push ourselves, looking back on it. He isn't so much an asshole as he is a hardline traditionalist I believe. But who knows, he's quite tightlipped.

>>4410864
Rork is second in position for a reason, he's a leader when you look at him, and above all he wants the tribemembers to be as useful as they can be.
TL:DR Your absolutely right, we owe this tribe big time for being the only reason we still alive.

>>4410864
>>4410872
Rurk pushing us to go hunting sped up our development, it was a great call for him, now we're in a position where we have to develop our godlike potential as quickly as possible

>>4410808
Are we? I figured we were just going to prioritize Datz and anybody who survives the fallout is just a bonus.

Also, the nuclear option to prevent the time limit mass possession ritual is always available.
We can actually win whenever we want to so long as we throw any remnant morals aside.

>>4410903
Part of our gimmick as that we're the biggest moralfag in the pack aside from maybe Daitzsa, we should try as much as possible to keep to that.

>>4410915
Yes, which is why I hope we don't have to need it. It should be a last ditch effort if anything.

>>4410919
why not follow the plot hook and go to the dwarves

>>4411475
That's the plan afaik, we're just healing and training for now.

>>4411475
>>4411480
Do not forget that we also have to botch tonight ritual by either breaking free the human or mercy killing him.

>>4411488
We are currently in no position to betray our entire tribe right after we earned the slightest bit of respect with them. We are still about average by gnoll standards. That idea will get us killed.

>>4411506
Is either that or they strengthen the demons, besides they don't really need to know we freed him (or poisoned him) so the ritual can't be completed,
we just need to think a bit ahead and everything will come in nicely.

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>70: Success

Based on what you’re hearing from those two, not only you’ll have to watch out for Gunyx, but Diana as well… Just what you needed! More obstacles!

You always had a hunch that Diana likes Rurk, judging from how she behaves when he’s around. It was the perfect nerve to touch, but now you’ll have to deal with the consequences - you’ve earned yourself a new enemy.

Datz’ life is in your hands, yet you risk your neck over these petty matters… it’s kind of stupid, but what is done, is done. You have no time to be constantly regretting your actions. Destroying Diana’s ego was worth it, anyway. She has to pay somehow for stealing your boar… right?

Anyway, you better leave before they catch you spying on them. You silently gather the herbs and plants you’ve collected in your path, then stealthily walk away from the meat heads, hoping you leave them behind fast enough.

**********

>Agility: 17 (Above average). +1.5 EXP. 4.5 EXP remaining for next level
>Stealth: 3 / 100 (Novice). +3 EXP. Level up! 1 EXP remaining for next level

Fortunately, nothing went wrong. You find yourself back at the tribe, safe and sound, Rurk is nowhere to be seen – he probably left to train or is chilling with his family in his hut.

Carrying plenty of ingredients in your arms, you are ready to show them to Rakuta and see if he’s willing to teach you about their potential uses. Rakuta is one of the chillest Defenders of the pack. Just like you, he isn’t a great fighter, but he frequently aids the shaman in his tasks, making the concoctions he needs, gathering herbs, plants and seeds, aiding the wounded when needed, and other tasks.

You don’t talk to him that much, but hopefully he respects after you… “saved Daitzsa from the Tufted Ears’ demon", like everyone thinks.

You walk to his hut and see smoke coming out from the door. You pass through the doorway…

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This is Rakuta’s hut. He’s sitting with his back to the wall, smoking a joint while watching his daughter Nikita make concoctions. For whatever reason, at the back of the hut there’s also a rabbit with its legs broken. It looks scared.

Your vision is blurry due to all the smoke being confined to such a small space. The mesmerizing smell is making you dizzy… but it’s pretty relaxing, too.

Nikita looks up to you. “Hi.”

“Hey!” you respond with a smile.

Rakuta greets you. “Heeeeyaa, Hyena… or was it… oooh! Hyeeeeenus… what’s up… what brings you here, man?...”

>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
>Ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there
>Write in

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
i guess that rabbit is today's meal for them, motherfucking sadists.

Bloodseekers are losing points of salvation in my book.

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
>>4411568
It was the demons that made them this way, can't blame em too much.

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered

>>4411570
Maybe you are right, but this mean that after the demons are dealt with they will still have some sadistic tendencies.

>>4411561
>>4411568
slap this in my query
>Ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there
i want to see how much rooted this is, if it was the child idea so it could test her concoctions then we have a long way to go as this is normalised at a way too young age.

>>4411570
>>4411601
Yeah I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask real quick. Changing my vote to ask about the rabbit before learning about the herbs.

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
>Ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there

Both, it's not like asking about a rabbit will take to much time. Try to ask about the rabbit casually while we're talking about herbs if possible.

>>4411561
>Ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you have gathered.

>>4411561
>4am
QM i will fight you
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
>Ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there

>>4411559
wait wtf that's a gif
good shit!

>>4411561
I see you're fleshing out our tribe before the god hand descends hm.

>>4411568
>>4411601
seconding

>>4411601
support

>>4411561
>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered
>Do not ask him what's the deal with that wounded rabbit over there

We seem to get along with Rakuta pretty well right now, let's not sour this relationship because of a fucking rabbit

>>4411983
>>4411561
Yeah who gives a shit about a rabbit, gotta eat

>>4411559
>actually putting in the effort to make a .gif
Fucking amazing.

>>4411983
>>4411992
If he gets pissed of at us for asking about a rabbit is he really worth being friends with?

>>4412058
he probably wouldn't get pissed but he might think we're weird and not want to help us. The tribe eats human infants in rituals so our moralfagging about a rabbit will just annoy everyone

>>4412098
we arent moralfagging. We are wondering what is he doing with that rabbit.

>>4411561
>>Ask him to teach you about the herbs and plants you've gathered

>>4411561

Wait a minute, are those wigs or do those gnolls have unusually long hair in that region of their head?

I mean, Most other illustration of gnolls shows them as having head hair just as long as their fur or maybe even shorter...,

Except for some gnolls with longer ear hair or/and longer "sideburns", and they are too many to be exceptions really, but they still seem to be fewer than those gnolls who have short hair or hair as long as their fur.

Only Rakuta and his daughter seem to have longer hair in that region of their head, so they are few enough to really be considered exceptions with that trait.

Not that they deserve to be treated as outcasts because of this trait, they should be treated as outcasts for many other reasons, three or four of them obvious at first glance:

Rakuta is a stoner.

He allows his daughter, Nikita to play/work with potentially dangerous stuff.

It doesn't seem like he is watching over her and teaching her medicine, how is a child supposed to learn medicine by toying with potentially dangerous substance while her father is smoking a joint in a confined space she is in?

He allowed a guest while he is stoned in to his house so simply without even asking the guest to put his weapon somewhere that couldn't be accessed easily, compromising his and Nikita's safety if a dangerous guest was to enter.

>>4412123
Bro you are overthinking it.

>>4412123

>>4411561

And the open door doesn't seem to make a good enough difference as is made clear to the reader by this line:

"Your vision is blurry due to all the smoke being confined to such a small space. The mesmerizing smell is making you dizzy… but it’s pretty relaxing, too."

This probably means that this place isn't really a well ventilated place.

>>4412133

Overthinking is fun.

>>4412123
Could just be that it is traditional to cut their hair short.
>Rakuta is a stoner.
Not really a problem as long as he works.
>He allows his daughter, Nikita to play/work with potentially dangerous stuff.
It's entirely possible, but there has been no indication that she's playing with anything dangerous. Considering you don't know any of the details, you're making a huge leap in logic here.
>It doesn't seem like he is watching over her and teaching her medicine, how is a child supposed to learn medicine by toying with potentially dangerous substance while her father is smoking a joint in a confined space she is in?
More leaps here. We don't know if he's watching her or not. We don't know if the daughter is playing with something dangerous.
>He allowed a guest while he is stoned in to his house so simply without even asking the guest to put his weapon somewhere that couldn't be accessed easily, compromising his and Nikita's safety if a dangerous guest was to enter.
This is just dumb. The tribe is not massive, everyone knows each other. If the Gnoll who entered attacked him in broad daylight, that Gnoll would be as good as dead. If you saw, say, a roommate with a kitchen knife, would you freak out?
The only real concern in your post is that he smokes inside with his daughter. But there's no reason a low tech tribe of animal people would know about the dangers of smoking.

>>4412145

Welp, Thanks for clarifying the flaws in that argument, I jumped into conclusions about what those colored bowls contain, and applied logic that applies to cities to a tribe because I assumed it is huge, totally forgetting that we got an image of an assembly of them hearing the shaman speak when Hyenus returned with injured Daitzsa to the tribe, the assembly didn't look huge, and I also assumed his hair and the smoke obstructed his vision that much.

Overthinking is fun, but I am not that great at it.

>>4412183
Hey, good on you for taking it graciously. It could easily turn out he's a shithead, who knows.

>>4412258

Well, then, if that's so, then I was right with the conclusion, but not with the means of reaching it.

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“Hey, Rakuta. I’m not interrupting anything, right?”

“Nah…” he lazily responds. “I’m just watchin’ my kid make her own compounds. Gotta’ see how much she learned from his dad.” Nikita suddenly stops working. “Dad, how many Iche roots do I need for the anti-diarrhea brew?”

“Hmmm… well… Ergak has a serious case, so I’ll leave it up to you”, her dad answers. The kid grabs two roots from the bunch of alchemical ingredients and puts them in a clay bowl filled with hot water. They become mixed with the compound, giving it a yellowish color. “Good…” Rakuta approves of the choice.

>Herbalism: 0 / 9 (Novice) +1 EXP. 14 EXP remaining for next level

As the smoke enters your lungs, its typical effects begin to show. The fur in your head quickly grows to the point of reaching your shoulders, and you end up with a hairstyle similar to his and Nikita’s. It's hard to see with your new hair covering your eyes. Fortunately, the effect is temporary.

“Yo, nice work saving Datz” Rakuta compliments you. “Never imagined you could outrun demons, man.”

“Me neither, thanks.” It’s time to tell Rakuta why you’re here. “Anyway, man, I'd appreciate it if you could do me a favor…” You explain that you want him to teach you the basics of herbalism, and that you gathered various herbs and plants so he could identify them and teach you about their properties and uses. Rakuta listens and nods to your words in silence.

Once you’re finished, he makes you a question. “Bro, I’m just wondering… you never cared about this stuff before… right? What sparked your interest all of a sudden?...”

“I decided it’s time to make myself useful after so many years of slacking off” you explain, omitting the issue with the demons. “Besides, I cannot train properly with these wounds, so I want to learn other stuff while I recover. It’s good to know a little of all, that’s what my mom always said.”

With his eyes lost in space, Rakuta smiles. “Ooooh… that’s cool to hear, dude… yeah, I can teach you the basics… just drop by here any day,before dusk, and I’ll give you one-hour lessons…”

>New Herbalism trainer: Rakuta (Can train you up to Adept level)

>>4412819
Lmao nice one QM.

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“Awesome, thanks! By the way, what’s the deal with that rabbit over there?” you ask Rakuta, pointing at the animal.

“Oh, yeah… the rabbit… thanks for reminding me, man… I was about to make a concoction with its blood… y' know how some warriors are blessed with bloodthirst powers that can only be used, like, once a day? Well… drinking this brew will recharge their powers and, like… allow them to use them without having to wait for so long... pretty cool, huh?”

Rakuta stands up. “A’ight, let’s get started on your first lesson… put the herbs there and-“

He is interrupted by the shaman suddenly barging into the hut. “Rakuta, I require your assistance. Are you available?”

“O-oh, I mean… I was about to… “ He looks at you, then back at the shaman, then back at you again. “… Hyenus, uh… you don’t mind if my kid teaches you the basics while I’m gone?”

As soon as her child hears his dad’s words, she jumps and yells with an enthusiastic voice. “I’m going to be a teacher?!”

“As long as Hyenus agrees…” He winks at you. “Look, man, I want to give her the chance to experience bein’ a teacher… this is a cool opportunity for it. I assure you, she’s darn good at herbalism for her age… her knowledge surpasses that of most adults of the pack… except for me and the shaman.”

The old man, who's been paying attention to the talk, voices his thoughts. “Nikita is a genius child. A real prodigy. I believe she is capable of surpassing my own knowledge before she even becomes an adult.”

>”No offense, Rakuta, but I’d prefer that you were my teacher. I’ll be back another time when you're not busy.”
>”Sure, why not.” (Training time: 1 hour. Will require rolling to determine experience gain)”
>Write in

>>4412828
>”Sure, why not.”

>>4412828
>”Sure, why not.”
>ask specifically for poisonous properties of plants.
we can ask and she will have no idea of what are we going to use it.

>>4412828
>”Sure, why not.” (Training time: 1 hour. Will require rolling to determine experience gain)”
act real nice to the kid too

>>4412828
>>”Sure, why not.”

>>4412828
>”Sure, why not.”

>>4412828
>>”Sure, why not.”

>>4412828
Oh. The shaman's already possessed.

>>4412828
If you drank the potion immediately after using bloodthirst, could you use it again right away to get double bloodthirst? If so, how would the effect stack?

Does qm have a schedule?

>>4412828
>”Sure, why not.” (Training time: 1 hour. Will require rolling to determine experience gain)”
Gonna make us look good in front of hairy stoner man and Shaman

>>4412867
Yes you can use it right away. It stacks additively. 2x, 3x, 4x strength, 1,5x, 2x, 2,5x agility... and so on. Same for the roll modifier penalty for defensive actions. -50, -100, -150... which means you won't be able to evade or block attacks at all, but as a trade-off your attacks and accuracy will be great.

>>4412876
I usually update between 16:00 and 02:00 EST. I've been busy these days so my schedule got kinda messed up, but hopefully I'll be able to post a new update within these hours.

>Roll 1d100 - 20 (-20 Kid isn't that good of a teacher). Best of 3

>>4412828
>>”Sure, why not.” (Training time: 1 hour. Will require rolling to determine experience gain)”

>>4412828
>>”Sure, why not.” (Training time: 1 hour. Will require rolling to determine experience gain)”

Rolled 6 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4412902

>>4412914
I'm so, so happy I messed up that bonus.

Rolled 89 - 20 (1d100 - 20)

>>4412902

Rolled 53 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4412902

Rolled 21 - 20 (1d100 - 20)

>>4412902
roll

>>4412918
thank u anon

Rolled 80 - 20 (1d100 - 20)

>>4412902

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>>4412918
>Unnatural 69

Rolled 50 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4412902

Rolled 49 - 20 (1d100 - 20)

>>4412902

Messed up the schedule again haha.
Update soon

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“Sure, why not.”

With those words, Rakuta and the shaman depart. You are left with Nikita, who tells you to sit down and leave your plants and herbs on the ground. You do so, and with that, the lesson begins.

**********

>69: Decent session
>Herbalism: 0 / 9 (Novice). +6 EXP. 8 EXP remaining for next level

Nikita is a very enthusiastic teacher! Her energetic attitude makes it hard to follow her lessons. She frequently stutters, uses the wrong words and loses track of what she’s saying, or jumps from one topic to another without expanding on them, but you do your best to avoid getting distracted. Whenever she asks if you understood something, you always say that it was clear. This evidently encourages her and increases her confidence on herself.

The child teaches you the basics of herbalism. Despite the name, herbalists use everything that grows in the ground: mushrooms, flowers, seeds… it’s not restricted to herbs. To make concoctions, you’ll always need a recipient and hot water to break and mix up the ingredients.

Most of the plants you brought have no useful properties, except for the Yamanene herb –which is used for invigorating concoctions-, the Purplevera -a very rare plant that produces a gel with great healing properties- and the Gentoloma, the cyan mushroom, which increases one’s muscle mass temporarily when eaten. If mixed up with Yamanene herbs in an adequate ratio, you can create a concoction that amplifies the mushroom’s effects.

>New Herbalism recipe: Strength Potion (Increases Strength by 10 points, lasts 1 hour. Difficulty level: Novice. Requires 5 Yamanenes, 1 Gentoloma, recipient + hot water)
>New Herbalism recipe: Regeneration Potion (Triples HP regeneration rate per hour, lasts 1 day. Difficulty level: Adequate. Requires 5 Yamanenes, 1 Purplevera, recipient + hot water)

She teaches you about various ways to treat indigestion, headaches, infections and insomnia, as well as what plants and herbs are used for each case and where you can usually find them. It’s hard to keep track of all of it.

You ask Nikita about poisonous plants… just in case you need them. The child innocently tells you that the brown mushroom you brought is called a Demoncap - a single bite causes instant limb paralysis to most gnoll-sized creatures, which lasts for a few seconds. If you mix it up with a Gentoloma and make a concoction with both ingredients, the result is a liquid that paralyses the limbs for an entire day when drinked.

>New Herbalism recipe: Limb Paralysis Potion (Paralyses the target’s limbs for 24 hours. Difficulty level: Adequate. Requires 1 Demoncap, 1 Gentoloma, recipient + hot water)

(cont)

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You feel tenderness towards Nikita. When you look at her, you cannot help but think of what it’d be like to be a dad. Having a daughter must be great. What would your pups be like if you formed a family with Datz?

These fantasies make you feel strange, sort of like being happy and sad at the same time. It’s a future you really wish would happen, but at the same time you’re reminded of your biggest fear… there may be no future if the demons win.

**********

An hour flies by, and you feel you’ve learned a lot. Both you and Nikita are left satisfied by the session - you about your new knowledge, and Nikita that she played the role of a teacher.

“Student!” she exclaims. “I will show you one last thing!” She grabs the wounded rabbit and tells you to stand up and grab the knife to your side. You do, and Nikita leads you outside the hut to a clay cauldron filled with boiling water.

“This will be my last lesson! You’ll help me make the concoction that Dad wants to make for the warriors!” She suspends the injured rabbit in the air, right above the boiling water.

“You’re going to cook the rabbit?” you ask. “Nope!” Nikita explains. “Use the knife to skin it alive! Make it suffer before you slit its throat and the blood mixes up with the water!”

… What?

Nikita notices the confusion in your eyes. “All you need to make a Bloodthirst concoction is to mix water with the blood of a creature that is going through great pain! If the animal dies peacefully, the concoction doesn’t work! Interesting, isn’t it?”

The girl awaits unpatiently. “Come on! I want to give my dad a surprise! Torture the rabbit for a while, then slit its throat!”

>Do as Nikita says
>Give the rabbit a swift painless death
>”Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?”
>Refuse to kill the rabbit
>Write in

>>4413174
>>”Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?”
well she's a dumbass kid so asking her this stuff probably isn't out of line, could be learning experience for her to not be a psychopath

>>4413174
>"Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?"
>"Think about what you would feel if you were in the rabbit's position. It is a lesser being than us, but it is a being as well."

>>4413174
>”Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?”
>"imagine yourself being skinned alive, Don't do what you don't want be done to you."
Being blunt always works.

>>4413174
>>Tell her that she should let her dad do this. He's the one whose supposed to make the concoction, and she's too young for torturing rabbits without her dad around.

>>4413174
>”Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?”
We gotta steer our tribe away from cruelty and bloodlust

>>4413196
Yeah, plus if they find out we’re going against the whole worshiping evil demons thing then our entire plan is fucked

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says
Moralfagging now wont help anything

>>4413174
Supporting >>4413185 because attempting to moralize now would come off as suspicious. Children aren't as tight-lipped as adults.

>>4413241
you know what? same

>>4413174
Did you know that female hyenas have dicks?
So we're a hyena subspecies of Knoll you say?
HHHHHMMMMMMM

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says.

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says

>Don't teach her empathy... Yet (don't say "Think about what you would feel if you were in the rabbit's position. It is a lesser being than us, but it is a being as well." For example)

>Only ask her if she enjoys the pain the rabbit is experiencing.

>Tell her that she should let her dad do this. He's the one whose supposed to make the concoction, and she's too young for torturing rabbits without her dad around, because this rabbit might die too quickly if she does a mistake, and the death might not be painful enough.

>>4413241
+1

>>4413284

Change to

>Don't teach her empathy... Yet (don't say "Think about what you would feel if you were in the rabbit's position. It is a lesser being than us, but it is a being as well." For example)

>Only ask her if she enjoys the pain the rabbit is experiencing.

>Tell her that she should wait for her dad to return before doing this. He's experienced at this, and she's too young for torturing rabbits without her dad around, because this rabbit might die too quickly if she does a mistake, and the rabbit's death might not be painful enough if that happens.

Also, I was right with the conclusion, except for the head hair part.

Also, is the tortured animal blood part related to the physiological response to pain?

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says

>>4413185
+1
do not moralize, she will report everything to an adult

>>4413174
Ritual Potionry. Fascinating.
>Do as Nikita says

>>4413174
>Do as Nikita says
> Ask who the concoction is for. Hopefully it's not for gunyx or diana

>>4413289
support

>>4413174
>do as she says
If we botch it, bonus. No one gets to bullshit the natural order for a day.

>>4413533
Suddebly nat 100

>>4413533
pray for a nat 1
we accidentally heal the rabbit and obtain light magic

>>4413639
It might be possible. If evil acts can create a Bloodthirst potion that restores 1 use to an inherently demonic power there are probably "good" rituals that do the opposite.

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>>4413643
NAT 1 STRAT LET'S FUCKING GO

These bloodthirst potions are the golden ticket, hyenus can get a guaranteed one hit kill on ANYONE as long as he drinks enough beforehand. All we have to do is not snivel about the heckin bunnerinos and we're set

>>4413658
Now that I think of it the QM probably has a secret check on this abuse of bloodthirst. I imagine that abusing bloodthirst like this will either make us go insane and attack people indiscriminately and get us exiled / killed or it will piss off Gnolrek in some way which could also get us exiled / killed / left without bloodthirst.

>>4413658
mhh yes let us rely on a demon granted power in order to defeat the demons that seems like a tactically sound decision

>>4413658
>>4413667
Any number of disastrous side effects can happen from imbibing too much of a nearly steroidal power-up medicine in a short time period, too.
Permanent aggression traits, extreme physical feedback for bypassing limitations, urinary incontinence or dysentery, etc. I also doubt anything that restores power is without some kind of simple bodily limitation.

>>4413303
What determines the concoction's effects is both the tortured animal's physiological response to pain and the mental aspect of the Bloodseeker knowing that he's drinking the blood of a creature that suffered a slow death.
The concoction must be legit, and the Bloodseeker that drinks it must *think* it's legit, in order for it to have its desired effects. If any of these two conditions isn't met, the potion won't work.


>>4413179
>>4413188 (plus lesson on empathy)
>>4413192 (plus lesson on empathy)
>>4413197
>>4413284
>>4413438
>”Nikita, do you enjoy the pain this animal is going through?”

(Judging from what anons said when choosing to ask the question, they don't want to kill the rabbit)


>>4413185 (plus thank her for the lesson)
>>4413195
>>4413241 (plus thank her for the lesson)
>>4413249 (plus thank her for the lesson)
>>4413284 (plus thank her for the lesson, explain why she should let Dad handle this, don't teach empathy)
>>4413326 (plus thank her for the lesson)
>>4413438 (plus thank her for the lesson, explain why she should let Dad handle this, don't teach empathy)
>Tell her that she should let her dad do this. He's the one whose supposed to make the concoction, and she's too young for torturing rabbits without her dad around.


>>4413234
>>4413267
>>4413276
>>4413280
>>4413281
>>4413322
>>4413375
>>4413418 (plus ask who the concoction is for)
>>4413533
>Do as Nikita says


11 anons don't want to kill the rabbit vs 9 anons want to do as Nikita says.


**********

Looks like Hyenus doesn't want to kill the rabbit. He will explain that she should let her dad handle this, and ask her out of curiosity if she enjoys the rabbit's suffering and who the concoction is for.


Give a lesson on empathy?
>Yes
>No

>>4413722
With Gnolrek hovering over the village?
>No

>>4413722
>No