Rolled 2, 2 = 4 (2d3)

>>4430809

>>4430815
You are Neutral on the Order and Chaos axis. Your alignment can change over time but it is more difficult to go up than down. I need one more anon to roll for where you are on the Good and Evil axis and then you can choose your starting boost and which world you are in.

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d3)

Yo

>>4430815
>>4430830
You are Neutral Good, you always put others before yourself and don't care if helping people means you have to break the law or enforce it. That doesn't mean you always have to do the right thing or are a paragon of justice but it does mean that you won't stand by and let Evil thrive.

>Choose:
>Reformed Bandit: You used to be a bandit before you had a crisis of faith and realized what a monster you had become. Now you fight to atone for the wrongs you've done. You know how to use dirty tricks and how criminals think. Luckily you were smart enough to keep your identity hidden so you don't have a criminal record.
>Nobleborn: You are the son of a nobleman and were trained to be a knight and you've just set out on your errantry to prove your honor and help your household. You are very well-trained and understand noble etiquette. Thanks to your father's wealth you have a shield and chainmail shirt and iron helmet and 2d10 pounds of silver.
>Farmer: You expected to be a farmer for the rest of your life like your father was but something changed and you left and never looked back. Your family used to joke you had an ogre for a grandfather because you are larger and stronger than almost anyone else. Even though you aren't trained or experienced you aren't half bad in a fight and know everything that a farmer would which is surprisingly useful.

>Reformed Bandit: You used to be a bandit before you had a crisis of faith and realized what a monster you had become. Now you fight to atone for the wrongs you've done. You know how to use dirty tricks and how criminals think. Luckily you were smart enough to keep your identity hidden so you don't have a criminal record.

>>4430846
>>Farmer: You expected to be a farmer for the rest of your life like your father was but something changed and you left and never looked back. Your family used to joke you had an ogre for a grandfather because you are larger and stronger than almost anyone else. Even though you aren't trained or experienced you aren't half bad in a fight and know everything that a farmer would which is surprisingly useful.
Farmboys make the best heros.

>>4430846
>Farmer: You expected to be a farmer for the rest of your life like your father was but something changed and you left and never looked back. Your family used to joke you had an ogre for a grandfather because you are larger and stronger than almost anyone else. Even though you aren't trained or experienced you aren't half bad in a fight and know everything that a farmer would which is surprisingly useful.

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>>4430846
>Farmer
Gonna start bad but hopefully we get those Donnel like growths

>>4430866
>>4430876
>>4430890
You are a Farmer and hopefully have the strength and size to make up for your lack of technical skill. Sure you're no knight but you have the heart of a true hero and isn't that what really matters? What that means depends on which world you were born in.

>Ippibis: A world where the gods are distant but their priesthood is powerful and civilization is divided between a handful of sprawling temple cities. Demons lurk in the shadows as well as terrible things but they do not dare show themselves to the light.
>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.
>Abaed: A world where a wizard empire ruled until only a month ago when the magic stopped working and the people were able to rise up. Rogue wizards are still out there and have to fuel their magic with terrible things and their creations don't seem to mind the loss.
>Chemmidolon: A world where the land is frozen and metal is rare and civilization is under a handful of psychic sultanates or wandering tribes. The biggest dangers are the cold and your fellow man but there are plenty of beasts and nonhumans in the wilderness.
>Aegginem: A world where the faerie courts and giant clans wage constant war with each other and themselves and the kingdoms of man are caught in the crossfire. Illusions and mischievous pranks are a constant peril, but the less is said of wild hunts and giant beasts the better.
>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.
>Vaedreus: A world where there is nothing in particular going on except for the rumors of a dark lord and monster-infested dungeons everywhere. There is a very wide variety of monsters and threats but if you keep a clear head you should be able to survive.

You can choose any one of these or a different one if you have another idea. I have some for each one.

>>4430896
>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430896
>>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430896
>>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430896
>Ostiroth
Epic quest of a farmer rising up to overthrow tyranny

>>4430896
>>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.
Seems like a good place for a wandering hero. Ostiroth would have been better for the bandit start.

>>4430896
>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.

>>4430896
>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.

>>4430896
>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.
Let's go Donny!

I wrote for Ostiroth but then four anons voted and tied for Mecceriel and I saw that before I posted. I'm going to wait until one of you breaks the tie before I write the next update. If nobody does in an hour or two I'll post what I already wrote but I'm fine with doing either.

>>4430896
>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430943
>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430943
I’ll switch to
>Mecceriel

>>4430896
>Ostiroth: A world where the creatures of the night are open and civilization is under their tyranny and the only escape is death or outlawry. Vampires and their minions devour those who defy their rule, werebeasts are common, and nightmares are real.

>>4430896
>>Mecceriel: A world where the kings hold control over only their cities and the lands next to them and are in a delicate balance of power. Warlords are a constant threat as are monsters that seem to get less uncommon and more numerous every year.

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>>4430905
>>4430908
>>4430913
>>4430958
>>4430962
>>4430981
You were the son of a serf under the vampire lord Gyles of the Martcombe line in the land of Ostiroth. You worked long and hard for your masters because you were taught that was your place since you were born but when your father was completely drained of blood during the red tithe instead of just a little and your mother was killed when she tried to push the vampire knight off of him you knew that you couldn't stay there anymore. That morning you stole a thrall guard's sword and ran away into the wilderness. You know they're going to be sending bloodhounds but for the first time in your life you are free and you aren't going to give that up. There's only so much time in daylight and the thralls are going to be hunting you on their own. Some of them are charmed but most are free-thinking and swore to serve for the privileges of extra food and exemption from the red tithe. You need to be careful.

>Escape into the wilderness where the lord's hold is weak.
>Go down to the river and see if you can maybe swim across.
>Try to stay hidden in plain sight by blending into the slums.

>>4430989
>Escape into the wilderness where the lord's hold is weak.
C’mon Donny gotta get away

>>4430985
I didn't see your post when I updated which would have made it a tie so your vote is going to count for two on the next vote.

>>4430989
>Escape into the wilderness where the lord's hold is weak.

>>4430989
>Escape into the wilderness where the lord's hold is weak.

>>4430989
>Escape into the wilderness where the lord's hold is weak.
Over the threshold.

>>4430999
>>4431010
>>4431011
>>4431019
You run into the wilderness where the vampire lord rarely goes. His servants and thralls don't worry about getting caught outside and you have to be quick. Maybe they won't go straight for the bloodhounds and you can get some distance on them. If not, you aren't going to let them take you back without a fight.

>Roll three 1d10, difficulty: 6 to escape without getting caught

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4431089

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>4431089

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4431089

>>4431100
>>4431152
>>4431182
>1/3 success
You run away into the woods and go as fast as you can but the bloodhounds are trained and their noses are twisted to be even keener by black magic. It doesn't help that their handlers are extremely persistent because they know that they will be punished if they let you escape. You try to go off the path and into the deep woods but you leave a scent behind you so strong it stands out like a torch in the dark. It's been almost three hours when you hear barking and snarling in the distance. One of the handlers must have found you. Luckily you're in the middle of a dense forest and have time to prepare an ambush, unless you want to run and risk giving them the advantage if they can catch you. Then again, your father always did say you were big and ugly enough to put the fear of the gods into a walking corpse.

>Expose yourself and bluff that you were expecting their approach
>Step behind a tree and get ready to hack and slash the first thing you see
>Don't take any chances and run, they'll smell you but not before you're gone

>>4431219
>Don't take any chances and run, they'll smell you but not before you're gone

>>4431219
>Hide in a bush, when the dog draws near, come out swinging and screaming.

>>4431227
this

>>4431227
+1

>>4431227
>>4431295
>>4431330
You are never going to make a change by running away. The bloodhounds are snarling and getting closer. You hear someone shout "ACK! ACK! EASE UP NOW EASE UP" and know that any time you had to run is gone. You dive into the bushes and wait. While you're sitting down you think about yourself and how you got here.

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 20/20
>XP: 0/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage

They stumble into view! You have a clear strike at point blank range, giving you an automatic hit and +1d4 damage.

>Roll one 1d6 and two 1d4

>>4431456
I forgot to add my name to the post.

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>4431456

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4431456
Heeere’s Donny

Rolled 1, 3 = 4 (2d4)

>>4431471

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4431472
>>4431473
You jump out of the bushes howling "RAAAAAAGH!" and swing your sword into the first bloodhound's side.

>6 slashing damage dealt to Bloodhound #1
>Bloodhound #1 -6 HP, 0/6 HP remaining
>Bloodhound #1 has been slain!

>Donnel has gained +1 XP

It whimpers and whines but you've already spilled its entrails. It's too late and you hack it in the neck to put it out of its misery. The crying makes you feel terrible until you see the pale hide and deformed snout. You hold the handle tighter and steel your nerves for what's about to come. "YE KILLED 'IM! BASTAHD I'LL BREAK YER SKULL!" A scrawny man holding a club steps out of the trees and lets go of the second leash which releases a bloodhound, just as mean and aggressive as the first. The coward stands back while his dog runs to take the first blow.

>Roll 1d10 and beat mine to win initiative

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>4431492

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>4431496

>>4431497
>2 slashing damage dealt to Donnel
>Donnel, -2 HP, 18/20 HP remaining
>Donnel is in Healthy condition

The hound sprints and tackles your leg before you can finish pulling the sword out of the corpse. You feel a sharp sting and turn to see that it bit your calf but 'tis a mere flesh wound and its thrashing to get deeper has left it wide open. You don't wait one more second and swing with all your might.

>Roll 1d6 and 1d4

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>4431503

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>4431503

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4431510
>>4431516
There is a whooshing noise that gets wet and loud as the blade hits the spine and carves down to the ribs. It was a poor swing but desperate strength carried it through.

>8 slashing damage dealt to Bloodhound #2
>Bloodhound #2, -8 HP, -2/6 HP remaining
>Bloodhound #2 has been slain!

>Donnel has gained +1 XP

You rip it out and let the body fall. It's almost been cut in half but you don't have time to think because the handler is trying to crack your head with a club!

>Roll 1d10

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>4431534

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>4431537

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>4431541

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4431541
>>4431545
You can't blink before the club hits you in the head hard enough to crack the wood and you hear ringing. It hurts like a bitch but you've been kicked by mules and it's no worse. You stay on your feet and brandish the sword.

>6 crushing damage dealt to Donnel
>Donnel, -6 HP, 12/20 HP remaining
>Donnel is moderately wounded

When the handler sees that you aren't phased by the blow he steps back in caution. He looks like he wants to run but he knows if he goes back to the vampire lord without your corpse and with two less bloodhounds he's going to lose every drop of blood in his veins. You aren't about to let that happen. The two of you circle the bodies and size each other up.

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 12/20
>XP: 2/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage

>VS

>Bloodhound Handler, Neutral Evil
>HP: 8/8
>Wooden club: 1d4 crushing damage

The heartbeat in your chest is thumping in your ears. You break the silence and swing for the neck.

>Roll 1d10 to strike and beat his dodge

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4431560

>>4431571
Neither of you are trained warriors but where you spent years threshing grain he trained bloodhounds. He leaps back and your slash goes wide. None of you waste time talking before he tries to swing a second time. You can't handle that many more hits on the head and you need to do something.

>Let him strike you to get an opening to slash
>Try to jump out of the way the second it hits
>Run behind a tree so he has to follow you
>Tackle him and put your strength to use

>>4431576
>Tackle him and put your strength to use

>>4431576
>>Tackle him and put your strength to use

>>4431576
>>Tackle him and put your strength to use

>>4431576
>Tackle him and put your strength to use.

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>4431584
>>4431613
>>4431696
>>4431819
>>4431828
You can't sit there and keep trading blows, so you tackle the handler and slam him to the ground. He manages to smack you in the temple when you put your guard down but he can't dodge and now that he's in your grasp you have the advantage.

>2 crushing damage dealt to Donnel
>Donnel, -2 HP, 10/20 HP remaining
>Donnel is moderately wounded

There's no time to think. You have to do.

>Go for the throat and crush it
>Force the club from his hands
>Start breaking fingers
>Turn him face down

>>4431832
>Go for the throat and crush it

>>4431832
>Go for the throat and crush it

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>4431834
>>4431835
You try to get your hands around the handler's throat, but he realizes what you're doing and tries to stop you.

>Roll 1d10+4 to overpower him

Rolled 7 + 4 (1d10 + 4)

>>4431844

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4431845
His feeble strength can't stop you from getting your hands around his neck. You can feel it bending and breaking beneath your fingers.

>2 suffocation damage dealt to Bloodhound Hantler
>Bloodhound Handler, -2 HP, 6/8 HP remaining
>Bloodhound Handler is lightly wounded

You squeeze harder.

>Roll 1d4+4

Rolled 4 + 4 (1d4 + 4)

>>4431849

>>4431857
You got the highest result so you get a second 1d4.

Rolled 4 (1d4)

>>4431862
ok. We don t wait for others ?

Like if you rolled a 6 on a 1d6 you get to roll a second 1d6 and if you rolled a 6 on the second roll you would get to roll a third, and every 1 included is a point of damage.

>>4431865
The rolls don't make much difference now but can you give me a third 1d4?

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>4431867

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>4431867

>>4431857
>>4431865
>>4431872
He tries to move your hands and uses the air he has left to beg you to stop where he realizes he can't. You go slack for a second but then think about the look on your mother's face when the vampire took a knife to her stomach and you're deaf to his voice.

>2 suffocation + 15 strangulation damage dealt to Bloodhound Handler
>Bloodhound Handler, -17 HP, -11/8 HP remaining
>Bloodhound Handler is brutally slaughtered

You squeeze until you feel his neck cave in and then some more after that, ripping out the spine and esophagus. You're covered in gore and your head is sore. You've killed animals before but never people and like this. You didn't realize you were even capable of doing that. It makes you nauseous but if you didn't do it you would be dead by now.

>Donnel has gained +1 XP

You have to keep moving.

>Rummage in the pockets and then move
>Cut off the head so it can't be reanimated
>Leave without looking back

You can do any of the above. It's a question of how far you want to go.

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 10/20
>XP: 3/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage

>>4431880
>Cut off the head so it can't be reanimated
>Leave without looking back
The handler probably only has things related to bloodhounds on him, so there won't be any use in looting him. Also MC looks disgusted at what he's done.

>>4431880
>Cut off the head so it can't be reanimated
It has to be done.

>>4431880
>Rip the head off, Take his baton

May be better to have an easier none lethal weapon

>>4431888
oh yeah, take that too
+1

>>4431886
>>4431887
>>4431888
>>4431890
You take the sword and try not to look when you slash the neck. It only comes half off so you have to hit it again, and then again and some part of is still attached so you have to get down and saw it. Blood goes everywhere but the head is rolling. There's a stump where it used to be. You made that. It's too much, you stumble into the bushes and retch. When that's done you start moving again. Before you go you grab the stick. You might be able to get away with not killing the next one or at least not making it so messy.

>Donnel has gained a Wooden Club

You might have bought yourself some time but you aren't sure. You try not to think about it. Just keep moving.

>Roll three 1d10, difficulty: 4 to escape without getting caught

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4431893

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4431893

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4431893

>>4431895
>>4431912
>>4431913
>3/3 successes
You run and don't stop running until you see a small pond and realize that the gore on your clothes has made the smell even worse. You take off your clothes and throw them onto a tree branch, and take the sheathed sword and club with you when you swim through the pond and come out on a random spot. That should make it harder to track your scent and you don't hear any more bloodhounds during the day. You think fast and when it gets dark you're sitting in the top of a sturdy tree. That way even if you're found you'll have some warning to prepare. It's a little strange because you're used to having to sleep in the daytime but you try to go to sleep at night. When you wake up you feel a little less sore.

>+1 HP, 11/20 HP remaining

If you had food and a roof over you head you think you would heal faster but you can't be worrying about it. You're surprised to see that you weren't caught during the nighttime. You hope nobody was punished because you left but you wouldn't mind if the thrall whose sword you stole was. Maybe then he would understand the mistake he made. You don't have a map or any frame of reference so you have to focus on your goals.

>Find dry shelter
>Get farther away
>Look for food
>Rest some more

>>4431918
>Get farther away

Cover our scent with some leaves, moss and mud. We can clean ourselves later on, for now we need to be sure no one follows us. And cover the fireplace and tracks we have made.

>>4431918
>Get further away, try and find some clothes on the way.

>>4431918
>Get farther away

>>4431918
>Get farther away

So when do we become a vampire, vampire slayer

>>4431921
>>4431922
>>4431926
>>4431936
You think about finding food and water but know it wouldn't do you any good if you were caught and put to the rack. You climb down the tree and adjust your belt. You're almost naked but that's not important, you can get clothes later and for now you need to take precautions. There's plenty of mud nearby and smearing that should mask your scent. Now all you need to do is move. You pick a direction away from the vampire lord's control and start walking.

>Roll three 1d10+1 to gain distance (you get a +1 for hiding your scent)

Rolled 9 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>4431952

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>4431952

Rolled 3 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>4431952

>>4431954
>>4431958
>>4431963
You keep walking for a day and make sure to switch your route every couple of hours. You aren't certain if you've escaped completely but it's cold, damp, and you've started to shiver. You need to find clothes that aren't covered in the scent of blood or at least some shelter to lay low before you start suffering from exposure.

>+1 HP, 12/20 HP remaining

There are a couple of likely candidates you think of the next morning but you need to stay cautious. One wrong move could see you dead or worse, taken alive.

>Walk down the wilderness game trails
>Investigate a thin plume of smoke in the distance
>Keep moving, better frostbite than a neck bite

>>4431976
>>Walk down the wilderness game trails

>>4431976
>Investigate a thin plume of smoke in the distance

>>4431950
You can become a vampire but it's extremely difficult to stay Good as one and would leave you vulnerable to some serious weaknesses. It gets balanced out by some powers but it's your choice to make. Slaying a vampire ranges from difficult to nightmarishly impossible depending on how old they are and what skills you have and preparations you have made. Being Good in a world like this is hard but enduring when it would be easier to quit is righteous.

>>4431978
Unless we're more than 50% sure we're kind of beyond the borders of the vamp's domain, game trails for me.

>>4431976
>>Investigate a thin plume of smoke in the distance

>>4431976
>Investigate a thin plume of smoke in the distance

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>>4431983
>You can become a vampire but it's extremely difficult to stay Good as one and would leave you vulnerable to some serious weaknesses
>Being Good in a world like this is hard but enduring when it would be easier to quit is righteous.
Are you telling me we can double the righteousness?

>>4431976
>Investigate a thin plume of smoke in the distance
If possible approach from high ground while hidden.

>>4431979
>>4431997
>>4432038
>>4432094
Your curiosity is piqued and you walk to where you think you saw the smoke in the sky. Vampires don't need to eat like humans do, so they wouldn't be lighting a fire unless it was for good reason which means there might be a human there. Maybe even one that isn't a thrall for the vampires. You've heard stories about wild men who live in the wilderness free from the red tithe but you never imagined they would be this close. The smoke trails off after a few minutes but you remember what direction it was and can find the spot. You make sure to stay low to the ground where you're hidden in the bushes but it can be difficult to go unseen as big as you are. Finally you see the source of the fire.

A man with a hood over his head and a sack, staring down at a pot with something boiling. You smell what you think is pork. Hope is pork. You don't see any serious weapons on him but there is a dagger on his belt and when he goes to wipe his eyes you see his forehead for a second. There is a stylized eye tattooed there which means he's a neutral courier with permission to travel between vampire domains and deliver messages from lord to lord. That's probably what's in the sack there. You remember that most don't bother to travel with guards or caravans because the penalty for meddling with private messages is worse than death. You also remember that vampires can supposedly turn into bats or mist which would allow them to go fast enough they wouldn't need a courier but then they wouldn't need to enslave humans. Maybe only some vampires can do it. Maybe they don't need a reason. He still hasn't seen you and there's a good shot you could sneak up on him while he's relaxed and not suspecting anything than when he's walking and keeping watch.

>Sneak up and club him in the head
>Sneak up and stab him in the back
>Step out and tell him to drop the bag
>Step out and ask him what he's doing
>Toss a rock, spill the pot, then rush in

>>4432066
Theoretically but lots of necromancers and warlocks probably said the same thing to themselves. Maybe a few were even right.

>>4431976
>Investigate plume of smoke in the distance

>>4432132
>Sneak up and club him in the head

No sense in killing him. If we investigate the bag we can start figuring out what the vampires are up to and start planning out our next move.

Given the situation we are in, we're not exactly ready to tackle vampires themselves. As it is, we're just a fugitive on the run. Once we've leveled up, gotten better equipment, then I suggest we could start planning the overthrow of the Tyrant/Tyranny that took our beloved family from us.

Once we check what he's got, we can decide what to do then. We can't masquerade as the courier since he's got a tattoo and we don't, though that'd be hella sweet for traveling if we could get a temporary version of that brand...

>>4432132
>Sneak up and club him in the head
let's hope we are doing the right thing, we can't risk it

Pointsbuy QM is this you

>>4432132
>Sneak up and club him in the head
Lets knock him out first, get ourselves into a position of leverage and then see what he's about.

>>4432216
No it is not but I posted in one of his quests before the spam was deleted and got the idea to run one without leaving and focus on it.

>>4432149
>>4432187
>>4432217
You pull the wooden club and are glad that you brought it because the sword wouldn't leave you any other option. He's staring at the pot but your eyes are on the prize.

>Roll three 1d10+2, difficulty: 8 (you get a +2 for his distraction but you are large and have a harder time sneaking)

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4432241

Rolled 4, 10, 6 + 2 = 22 (3d10 + 2)

>>4432241

>>4432260
is this me or (You)?

Rolled 3 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4432241

>>4432260
I feel like I misunderstood the instructions.

>>4432259
>>4432260
>>4432261
>0/3 successes
You start walking and getting closer. He has no idea you're there and soon you'll be close enough to hit. The courier doesn't stand a- *SNAP* chance. The thrall forgets the pot immediately and scrambles to stand. You stepped on a stick. Fuck. He puts his hand on the dagger's pommel and stares at you. You wonder why he hasn't drawn the dagger or run when you remember, you're a naked, pretty big guy in the woods with a sword. "ST-STAY BACK! I'M WARNING YOU, TH-THIS DAGGER'S BEEN SILVERED AND I'M AFRAID OF NO CUR!" You stop in your tracks. That's not a threat or insult someone makes to a regular bandit. He must think you're a werewolf. He's also scared shitless judging by how he keeps glancing from the sword on your belt to the club in your hands. That changes things considerably.

>Bluff that you'll eat his heart unless he throws his sack to the ground and runs
>Bluff that you'll rip his head off if he doesn't drop the dagger and explain himself
>Bluff that you're a scout and will lead him back to your pack if he doesn't obey
>Make loud snarling noises and hope he forgets his pot and traveling equipment
>Lower the club, expose your hands so he can see them, and try to negotiate
>Confess that you aren't a werewolf but you will crack his skull if doesn't obey

>>4432304
>Lower the club, expose your hands so he can see them, and try to negotiate

>>4432304
>Confess that you aren't a werewolf but you will crack his skull if doesn't obey

>>4432304
>Lower the club, expose your hands so he can see them, and try to negotiate

>>4432304
>Lower the club, expose your hands so he can see them, and try to negotiate

>>4432313
>>4432356
>>4432432
You lower the club and show him your hands. "Hey, no need to get on edge. All I want to talk." He stares at you for a second. "Then why'd you sneak up on me?" You tap your hand to your forehead and keep talking so he can interpret that however he will. "I'm going to need you to listen close because I won't say this a second time..."

What leverage do you want to use?

>Lift the club if he starts to get quiet
>Put your hand on your sword handle
>Bluff that you're a scout for a werewolf pack
>Growl like you're some kind of mangy wolf
>Laugh when he says he's under protection
>Threaten that he'll regret making a mistake
>Threaten that you'll leave him for the crows
>Threaten that you'll break every bone in his body

What do you want to demand from him?

>You want to know his name
>You want to know what he's doing
>You want to know what's in the bag
>You want what's in his pockets
>You want his traveling equipment
>You want his dagger and belt
>You want the clothes on his back

You can use any amount of leverage and any amount of demands, but if you go too over the top on either this negotiation could turn into a fight or chase.

>>4432517
>Put your hand on your sword handle
>Laugh when he says he's under protection
>You want his traveling equipment
>You want the clothes on his back

Also, how much damage does the club do?

>>4432593
The wooden club does 1d4 crushing damage + 1d4 from your strength. If you were trained it would be more accurate and you would be more likely to roll multiple damage dice.

>>4432593
Support

>>4432618
Can we dual wield?, or we need to have some training before it is efficient?
so we fully use both sword and club in combat if it is worth.

>>4432624
You can dual wield but without any training it is only half as accurate, get a -2 damage modifier because your strength is split, and there is a one in three chance that your weapons interfere with each other because they aren't ideal for dual wielding. If they were daggers or both shortswords the risk would be much lower.

>>4432517
OP, a word of advice: cut down on the number of choices and add in a write-in option

>>4432593
Supporting

>>4432593
>>4432623
>>4432727
You lean the club against a tree and lay your hand on the sword handle. The courier's eyes widen and you know that he isn't used to hiding his fear. His masters probably encourage it.

>Roll three 1d10+2, difficulty: 5, to have your demands met (you get a +2 since he's convinced you're a werewolf)

Rolled 9 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4432786

Rolled 8 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4432786

>>4432727
Thank you for the advice anon. I will keep it in mind for later updates.

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4432786

>>4432790
>>4432791
>>4433104
>2/3 successes
You cut to the point. "I want your clothes and that pot and whatever's in your sack." The messenger flinches. "I don't care if you eat me alive. I'm not giving you the ba-" You half draw the sword and sheath it to make him stop panicking. "THE SACK. I don't care about the vampire politicking, I'm naked and hungry. I want that pot, I want your firestarter, and I want everything in the sack." He stares like you said you were a prophet of the cleansing light and stutters. "T-the sack!?" You nod. "And... and the clothes." You think about what you're doing. "The clothes?" You don't let yourself think about it. "Off your back."

He looks wary now. "That's a step far... isn't it?" You shake your head. "I'm not a haggler and this isn't a market stall. Move it!" The courier starts to remove his clothes almost immediately. "Point taken, point taken." When he's finished he throws them to the ground except for his skivvies which he keeps which is good because you don't want them and they wouldn't have fit. His shirt and trousers are already a stretch. You stare at the thrall while he cringes and gathers up the things you let him keep. You think he's hiding something from you but he has the dagger and you don't want to risk getting stabbed when he's about to give you everything you'll need to survive out here. The man finishes and looks back at you. Clearly he's used to serving. "Is that all?" You fully draw the sword this time. "GO! And don't say a word of what happened here or... or my pack will rip you to pieces!" He runs with the bag and escapes before you can change your mind. You don't think he's heard of your escape yet. He will probably feel very foolish when he shows up at the vampire lord's castle naked but you think as long as he has the messages his veins will stay closed.

>+1 XP for diplomatically resolving the situation
>
>+Tight well-made clothes
>+Small but roomy sack
>+Pot and 3 Victuals

You only take the leafy greens from his sack and leave the rest by the pot for the wolves. You can't be sure that he's not a cannibal like the rumors say some thralls are and you don't want to risk crossing that kind of line. There's enough food for four days but you haven't eaten in two so you leave the campsite and lower it to three. Now you have time to think about your next move. You remember the look of fear in the courier's eyes though. Even if he wasn't a servant of the vampires you stole from him and lied to him. Is that something you're going to be doing from now on? The idea is disgusting but you needed this much more than he did.

>Theft is wrong and that is final. This is the last time you'll cross that line.
>Theft is wrong but so is thralldom, you aren't a thief if you're stealing from thieves.
>Theft is wrong but you want to live, if the chance comes again you'll think about it.

>1/2

>>4433130
Now comes your next move. You can't wander forever and you need to think about the future.

>Go deeper into the wilderness between the vampire lordships.
>Try to find a farmer settlement away from the castles and lay low there.
>Find the riverside and follow the flow deeper inland away from the coast.
>Rest until you're healed up and then start hunting for other thralls.
>You can wander forever and until you know you are safe you will.

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 12/20
>XP: 4/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage
>Wooden Club: 1d4 crushing damage
>Tight well-made clothes
>Pot and 3 Victuals

>2/2

>>4433133
>Theft is wrong but you want to live, if the chance comes again you'll think about it.
>Try to find a farmer settlement away from the castles and lay low there.
We need to find a place to train if we're ever going to take the fight to the vampires.

>>4433130
>>4433133

>Theft is wrong but you want to live, if the chance comes again you'll think about it.
>Try to find a farmer settlement away from the castles and lay low there.

>>4433133
>>4433142
This. Do we know anything about the surrounding area? How far would said settlement be?

>>4433130
>Theft is wrong but so is thralldom, you aren't a thief if you're stealing from thieves

>>4433133
>Find the riverside and follow the flow deeper inland away from the coas

>>4433130
>>4433133
>Theft is wrong but so is thralldom, you aren't a thief if you're stealing from thieves.
>Try to find a farmer settlement away from the castles and lay low there.

>>4433161
Serfs are kept ignorant of their vampire lord's domain but rumors give you an image of what it looks like. The vampire's lord's castle is where most of the population is surrounding it but there are some villages that are sworn to the vampire lord but either have a token or no vampire force and little interaction except for when they have to pay the red tithe or the primary population center needs to renew its numbers with fresh blood. You don't know where one could be so you are going to have to search first and that could take some time and even then you need to be sure that they won't give you up to the vampire lord's thralls for a reward or temporary freedom from the red tithe.

>>4433142
>>4433149
>>4433161
Theft is wrong but you want to live, if the chance comes again you'll think about it. Right now you're more worried about how you're going to stay alive in the future. If you could find a group of people willing to shelter you your chances of survival would rise considerably, especially if you could start training and sharpen your skills. You don't know where to look but you have food and you need to get out of here before the courier reports back what he saw so you pick a direction and start moving.

>Roll three 1d10 to find a settlement before your victuals run out

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>4433449

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4433449

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4433449

I didn't post the difficulty which was 8. Nice rolls.

>>4433458
>>4433460
>>4433461
>2/3 successes
You don't pay attention to searching for the nearest settlement. Instead you assume you are being tracked and try to stay hidden like there's a pack of bloodhounds and murder thralls four hundred paces downwind. You think it pays off because for two days you don't run into any of the vampire lord's minions and even though you think you hear some rustling below the trees when you sleep at night you think that your size or your sword might have prevented an ambush. Maybe both. You are going to be dangerous once you've trained and then you can avenge your family.

>+2 HP, 14/20 HP remaining

The bite on your calf is almost gone and the throbbing in your head has lightened but they are both more tender than they were before. It was like this when you were kicked by a mule but you got better and you don't worry about it. You see a very thin trail of smoke in the sky and follow it to see a handful of tiny log houses with chimneys and a large patch of the forest that has been cleared out. You estimate there are ten or twelve families living here which isn't much compared to the vampire lord's domain but more than enough to sustain themselves and keep most of the creatures in the wilderness from preying on them. Or so you've heard but they seem to be doing alright. Finding the village was the first step. Now you need to convince them to let you stay. First you need to think about your approach.

>Attempt to meet the village elder
>Go from family to family
>Make it as public as possible

Then what you want to say to make them let you stay. Especially with rumors of a fugitive going around and the fact that you're wearing obviously stolen clothes.

>Beg them because you need it
>Promise to work in and on the fields
>Say you can protect their homes
>Tell them you hate vampires

What time you want to do this is important too.

>Right at the crack of dawn
>Sometimes around noon
>Just before dusk sets in
>In the middle of the night

>>4433469
>Go from family to family
>Promise to work in and on the fields
>Just before dusk sets in

>>4433469
>Go from family to family
>Promise to work in and on the fields
>Just before dusk sets in

Different families might have different opinions, another hand for work is always needed (especially for our young age and strong constitution) and at dusk working comes to an end (and there are less chances someone sends a message to a vampire lord, since traveling at night in this forests could be highly dangerous).

also, are we hiding our sword or we are still carrying it?
does it fit in the sack? if so then hide it there, there is no way a peasant would carry a sword and be good news.

>>4433494
You have the iron sword in its sheath but able to fit it in the sack because it is a shortsword and the sack isn't full. Its carrying capacity is 8 Victuals and a pot which takes up room for 4 whereas your sword takes up 6 space as it does 1d6 damage, so the sack is currently at 5/12 but with the sword it would be 11/12. It would be impossible to fit the sword but you've been eating since you stole from the courier. Unless the sack is searched and you are careful the bulge isn't visible.

>>4433473
>>4433476
Support

>>4433499
So you're saying they wouldn't be able to recognize that bulge?

I'll see myself out.

>>4433473
>>4433476
>>4433532
You make sure that your sword is hidden in the sack and that your clothes are covered in dirt so that it's difficult to tell how well-made or tight on you they are. Then you wait until dusk and walk right up to the first cabin and knock on the door. You hope for the best.

>Roll three 1d10+2, difficulty: 8 to get the villagers to accept you (you get a +2 since you're big and they could use the help)

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4433678
I swear I'm not a werewolf bandit.

Rolled 5 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4433678

>>4433678

Rolled 7 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4433678

>>4433682
>>4433684
>>4433700
You knock on the first door and wait. A leathery man opens it and stares at you in confusion and fear when he notices the club. You explain that you need somewhere to stay and that you're willing to work the fields. The way he panics to shut the door and run doesn't make you hopeful for the next. You try anyway and are disappointed when a younger woman does the same thing. You aren't going to let that get you down so you go to the next door and the next. By the end you realize that even though they are far from the Martcombe's domain, they are terrified of them and know there is only two reasons you would be seeking refuge: you are either a fugitive criminal or a foreign serf trying to escape punishment from their lord. You understand, it's terrible for you but if they were found sheltering an escaped serf the elder of their village and their next of kin would be put to the rack. You aren't going to force that burden on them.

You go to leave the village and reach the edge just as night starts to fall and the villagers are waking up, but a quiet shout stops you. "Wait!" Reaching for the club, you turn and stay on edge for any sign of an ambush but there is none. Just a young boy holding a sack that he tosses on the ground next to you. He explains. "We're sorry... but grandpa says this is the only way we can help. He says to stay alive out there and... and don't forget the sunrise." You are touched and grab the sack. If you were smaller this would be heavy. "Any help is more than enough. Goodbye." The child runs away and you run into the woods. You climb a tree and check the sack to find there is enough bread inside to keep you fed for six days and two copper discs with the image of vampire lord's face pressed into them. You could exchange those for one day of refuge at a crypt or as very minor bribery or for a bit of food between both. It is a major help even if they aren't worth as much in other domains.

>+1 HP, 15/20 HP remaining
>+2 copper tokens, Martcombe
>+6 Victuals, in sack (6/6)

>Roll three 1d10 to continue your search before your victuals run out

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 15/20
>XP: 4/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage
>Wooden Club: 1d4 crushing damage
>Tight well-made clothes, wearing
>2 copper tokens, Martcombe
>Small but roomy sack, 7/12
>>Pot, -4 Space
>>3 Victuals, -3 Space
>Small sack, 6/6
>>6 Victuals, -6 Space

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>4433780

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>4433780

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4433780
We're not the sort to let a friendly gesture go unpaid. If there's anything we do, even something minor, that would be beneficial to these people, we should at least make the effort. Maybe some fences are in disrepair that we could patch or something to that effect.

>>4433851
the best we can do is leave without a trace so they don't suffer because they helped us, they did enough and we are not in position to risk their safety.

>>4433820
>>4433835
>>4433851
>2/3 successes
You wander through the woods to get as far from the village and possible trail from the courier as you can. You tell yourself you will remember where the village is and pay them back someday but you feel like you're abandoning them to the red tithe. It's been over a week since you left and the days and nights are starting to blur.

>+3 HP, 18/20 HP remaining

You've been searching for a village for three days and your efforts haven't won a reward beside cold nights and less food than the day before. Until now. Sure, it isn't a village and you don't see any farmers but this might be close enough. There are three covered wagons surrounding a campfire and you can see a pair of men gambling. You're encouraged to see that their skin is tanned and they smile but at the same time you stay careful. You have only seen one once before but the colorful shawls and light accents confirm your suspicions. This is a Zyadi caravan, people who aren't under the vampire lords because of an ancient pact to sell the souls of their firstborn or some kind of romance between their ancestor and the first of the vampire overlords, maybe both. There are other myths but those are the most popular and nobody knows which one is true but the vampires and they aren't telling anyone like you. They're allowed to wander in exchange for paying a red tithe per head when they arrive in a vampire lord's domain and they use that to live in the wilderness buying anything there's too much of in one place and selling it somewhere else where it's rare and expensive.

>1/2

>>4433898
You've heard that they are generous and fun-loving but also have witches and thieves in their number that are less merciful than the vampires. You don't know what's true and what's a lie so you need to find out for yourself. Rumor has it that it isn't rare for a Zyadi caravan to accept fugitive serfs and even outlaws if they can carry their own weight. The saying goes that as far as the vampire lords think once an outlaw is in the Zyadi he's gone but you've heard that the caravans get searched and everyone in them whipped or drained if they try to smuggle or hide something. That and if they are as dishonest as they say they are, there's nothing keeping them from accepting escapees and selling them to the next vampire lord for some tokens. There are stories of them kidnapping children and worshiping demons too. Really, if you weren't so desperate and there wasn't stories like that about everything that wasn't part of the vampire lord's domain you would be worried to approach the wagons but you only so much food left and here they are. You don't know when you'll find an opportunity like this again.

>Approach openly and loudly ask to speak to an elder.
>Approach quietly and let them know you mean no harm.
>Approach openly and loudly condemn their filthy ways!
>Approach quietly and stab one in the back before they do.
>Don't approach at all and hope they leave something behind.
>Don't approach at all and run away before they see you
>Write-in

>Donnel, Neutral Good, Lv 1 Human Fighter
>Large and Strong: +10 HP, +2 to HP rolls, +1d4 to damage and +4 to strength checks
>HP: 15/20
>XP: 4/10
>Inventory:
>Iron Shortsword: 1d6 slashing damage
>Wooden Club: 1d4 crushing damage
>Tight well-made clothes, wearing
>2 copper tokens, Martcombe
>Small but roomy sack, 4/12
>Pot, -4 Space
> >0 Victuals, -0 Space
>Small sack, 6/6
> >6 Victuals, -6 Space

>2/2

>>4433901
>Approach openly. We're ass at sneaking; let's practice some diplomacy and see if we can't make some friend.

>>4433901
>Approach quietly and let them know you mean no harm.

>>4433901
>Approach openly and ask if we can just sit by the fire and share in the food.

>>4433901
>Approach openly and ask if we can just sit by the fire and share in the food.

>>4433906
>>4433965
>>4434065
You think about sneaking up on them so you don't wake anyone up or shouting so they know for sure that you are there but you think that it would be better to do the middle-ground. Before you go you make sure the sword is hidden the club is in clear view and approach the wagons with your hands wide open. "Hello! I've been alone for some time now. You think I could sit by the fire and share in the food?"

>Roll three 1d10, difficulty: 4 to hit it off with the Zyadi

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4434282

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4434282

>>4434344
FUCK I KNEW I SHOULDNT HAVE ROLLED

>>4434346
If you ever get a bad feeling like that again, change course immediately.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>4434282
Rolling tiebreaker between the crits.

>>4434394
well fuck.

>>4434330
>>4434344
>>4434394
>1/3 successes
The two gamblers turn and smile. For a second. Then they see how big you are and the club on your belt and the sack in your hands and one's eyes narrow and the other gets nervous. You hear how light the older one's voice is and it almost reminds you of a flute or worse, a dagger. "Listen fatblood, we've no need for an infiltrator after the last. You can hide your ink but I can see straight through your lies. Leave us be." He thinks you're an infiltrator!? "NO, I'm not a spy for the vampires, I'm a farmer that stole a sword and-" The Zyadi spits. "I've heard your kind's stories before and I don't want to hear them again."

You watch him reach into his coat and pull out a crossbow a third the size of a normal one. It looks tiny but there's already a silver bolt loaded and he has it aimed right at your chest. You look to the younger one and he lays his hand on a long dagger at his belt but his wrist is shaking and he's clearly nervous. "Don't make us do this again..." You show them your palms, on the verge of tears. "Please, I-" His finger slides over the trigger. "You test our patience and I will take it no longer. Drop the sack, turn your back to us and never return and we will not speak of this. Go farther and I will kill you where you stand." There's no other choice.

>Toss the sack on the ground. There aren't any victuals but you'll lose your pot and sword.
>Pull your sword out and throw the sack with the pot in it to distract them while you run away.
>Fall on your hands and knees and beg them to take you because you have nowhere else to go.

>>4434434
>I mean no harm. I have bread to share, but if you don't want my company I will not force it on you.
>Leave, try to keep the sack.

>>4434438
Supporting this

>>4434434
>Pull your sword out and throw the sack with the pot in it to distract them while you run away.
Any more fiddle fucking around and this guy shoots us. This is a long shot but we can't lose the sword.

>>4434434
>Pull your sword out and throw the sack with the pot in it to distract them while you run away.

There is a tie so I am going to wait a couple of hours and then combine them if there is still a tie.

>>4434438
support.
its our stuff

>>4434634
I had thought of your idea, but realized *drawing the sword* might just insta-gib us. I don't see a good answer here other than just trying to bone out.

>>4434438
Support. Intimidate.

>>4434438
>>4434546
>>4434935
>>4435028
You muster your courage and stare into the man's eyes. "I mean no harm. I have bread to share, but if you don't want my company I will not force it on you." You don't move to drop the sack, you just hold eye contact and start to leave.

>Roll three 1d10, difficulty: 8 to escape without getting shot at

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>4435048

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4435048

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4435048
.>>4435053
haaaaah praying for that 10 again.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4435048

Mistakes were made

>>4435051
>>4435053
>>4435057
well guys, it was fun. I was loving the trajectory of this quest.

>>4435051
>>4435053
>>4435057
bruh

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4435051
>>4435053
>>4435057
>0/3 successes
His reply is quick. "Then I'll pry it from your corpse."

You hear a loud TWANG and you have less than a second to act.

>Roll 1d10-2 to dodge the silvered hand-crossbow bolt (He has the Careful Aim trait so he gets a +2 to hit and to damage, you get -2 because you are large and caught offguard)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4435085

Rolled 9 - 2 (1d10 - 2)

>>4435085
oh shit oh fuck

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d2 + 2)

>>4435088
"HRRRK!" The bolt pierces your chest and you stumble back.

Rolled 3 - 2 (1d10 - 2)

>>4435088
>>4435085
please never roll again.
Or maybe always roll, 2 1's in a row must mean you've appeased whatever karmic god you angered.

>>4435091
You grunt and feel of the bolt. It's thin and well-made, but something about it feels strange. No, not the silver, you sense to your horror. It's barbed.

>3 piercing damage dealt to Donnel
>Donnel, 15/20 HP remaining
>Donnel is lightly wounded

The Zyadi sees you stand, unphased by the injury and whistles as he moves for another bolt. "Stout bastard aren't you?" You see the younger scramble into the wagon, reaching for something but you can't be sure what. His movements are practiced and you know that if you run he'll get a second shot off for sure. He's in the middle of loading and you think you could pull the sword from your sack in time to reach him.

>Charge and cut him down
>Try to sprint the other direction
>Beg him not to kill an innocent man
>Write-in

>>4435088
>>4435089
Off by six seconds too, dang

>>4435095
>So you have chosen... death.
I don't think we're going to meander away from this one lads.
>Cut him down. (unless we have club handy, then go for nonlethal. genuinely not sure)

>>4435095
>Charge and cut him down
you made me do this shit you fucks

>>4435095
>>Charge and cut him down
best to tear the crossbowman a new one while we can

>>4435099
You could go for the club but the sack is already open and you wouldn't be able to put him down as reliably.

>>4435103
sword it is then.

>>4435095
>charge and cut him down

>>4435099
>>4435101
>>4435102
You hate to do this to another man but "You gave me no choice!" The sword comes out and you charge the crossbowman. He's caught by surprise in the middle of reloading and you have a clean strike.

>Roll 1d6 and 1d4 for damage

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4435110
don't know how to different dice same post

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>4435114
god maybe I'm the one who needs to stop rolling.
...
rolling.

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>4435114
It's impossible to do that. Ignore this roll by the way it's not related to the crossbowman.

Rolled 5, 10, 6, 5, 7, 7, 6, 3, 9, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 5, 5, 9, 3, 6, 6 = 103 (20d10)

>>4435118
alright well I'll just be an observer for the rest of the quest. Thanks for having me I'll see myself out lol.

Cleaning my dice. disregard.

>>4435118
If a second anon wants to roll instead you have five minutes. I like as many anons to roll as possible, not one anon to roll all the dice but it's really not a problem.

>>4435120
Thank you for reading and rolling anon I was happy to have you.

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>4435123

>>4435125
(i'll still be here I'm just being dramatic, this quest has been on point so far)

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>4435110
cursed dice

Rolled 3, 7 = 10 (2d10)

>>4435114
>>4435126
>3 slashing damage dealt to Zyadi Caravaneer #1
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1, 7/10 HP remaining
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is lightly wounded

You run and slash in a desperate assault that can't miss but your swing is clumsy and he is quick on his feet. "Aaagh!" You barely slashed his shoulder but caused him to fumble and drop the hand crossbow. Unless he dropped it on purpose to grab the curved dagger and jump on you.

>Roll 1d10 to dodge and 1d10 to counterattack

Rolled 4, 10 = 14 (2d10)

>>4435132

>>4435135
ah HECK yeah bro. Slice 'em up.

>>4435127
I'm glad you like it so far. I was honestly expecting you all to pick Vaedreus. Mecceriel would have had muskets and pikes and not much magic that wasn't some kind of artillery or curses.

>>4435135
You step to the side and the hook catches air. Half a second later you slam your sword down on the Zyadi who violated the unwritten rule of hospitality. Your technique is sloppy but there's power behind it some trained knights can't match.

>Roll 1d6 and 1d4 for damage again

Rolled 9, 3 = 12 (2d10)

>>4435132

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4435144

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4435132
rolling for dodge

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>4435144

>>4435135
This would have been a dodge
>>4435148
And this would have been a hit so the result doesn't change.

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>4435144
ignore my previous roll, rolling for damage

Rolled 4 - 2 (1d10 - 2)

>>4435151
>>4435153
>5 slashing damage dealt to Zyadi Caravaneer #1
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1, 2/10 HP remaining
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is mortally wounded
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 will take 1 bleeding damage per turn until stabilized

"GAH!" Your sword goes through the shoulder and into his ribcage before you tear it out. That can't be good for the edge but you are fighting for your life and you don't care. He lets go of the dagger and whimpers "Gahahaha..." You stand ready to dodge or strike again but the younger Zyadi steps out holding a sheathed longsword (1d8). He looks at the other caravaneer horrified and then rushes to pull it out. You race to beat him to the punch. If you were thinking you would be terrified of what you are doing but you have no time to think.

>Roll 1d10 to outdraw the younger Zyadi (he gets -2 because he's inexperienced and reeling from trauma)

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4435157
Can we *attempt* a backhand with the flat of the blade? I'm not overly worried about injuring these people but if we're feeling up to it at least trying not to permanently maim/murder them would be... good.

>>4435158
You can slap him with the flat of your blade for half damage or drop it and hit with the club, you are panicking not berserking.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4435157
>>4435158
Nah we should just kill them and be done with it. If we let this guy go he might go on a revenge quest after us for murdering his father or uncle or whatever, or he could tell the other Zyadi about us fucking us over in the future.

>>4435162
>or he could tell the other Zyadi about us fucking us over in the future.
excellent point
kill, acquire longsword

>>4435162
hard to argue with that 10.
Goodbye, jackasses. We hardly knew thee.

>>4435162
There are two more wagons and you don't know what it's in the third wagon but if you ran now the rest of the Zyadi wouldn't know what happened. You would miss on whatever they had in their pockets but looting doesn't seem to be Donnel's default but he is in a survival situation and knows he needs everything he can get.

>>4435162
well it s experience.

>>4435158
>>4435162
>>4435166
You are acting on pure instinct and swing your sword to run the Zyadi through. Why did this have to happen? All you wanted was someone to be with and shelter you!

>Roll 1d6 and 1d4 for damage

>>4435174
You do get XP for nonlethal takedowns like in >>4433130. If the men and beasts you killed so far were trained or more dangerous you would get extra XP for their deaths.

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>4435175
breaking my own rule, I'll take the d4 so it's not as impactful.

>>4435177
How it works is you get +1 XP for every 10 HP they had or +1 by default if they have less than 10 HP and +1 per level that the enemy had.

>>4435180
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Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>4435175

>>4435180
>>4435186
You see the tears in his eyes and the terror at the butchery of the other Zyadi and you pull your sword at the last minute. Instead of cutting him from neck to navel you leave a shallow scrape on his chest and throw the sword down.

>2 slashing damage dealt to Zyadi Caravaneer #2
>Zyadi Caravaneer #2, 8/10 HP remaining
>Zyadi Caravaneer #2 is lightly wounded

He moves for the longsword but you stop him with your hands and say "STOP! Your friend is dying, g-go get a bandage or something! I'll do what I can..." You turn your back to the man who is almost a boy, tear your shirt off and start trying to staunch the bleeding. The younger watches for two seconds, then drops the longsword and runs inside the wagon even faster than before. You choke down panic and try to focus. You're no chiurgeon and a blind man could tell this is a lethal wound but you know you have to do something. You couldn't live with anything else.

>Roll three 1d10, difficulty: 9 to staunch the bloodflow

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4435200
yoikes. I'm glad we're trying though.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4435200

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4435200
so many shit rolls. this has to end sometime. hopefully now.

>>4435215
well, 8's not bad. At least it'll look like we made a genuine effort.

Rolled 10, 6, 7 + 2 = 25 (3d10 + 2)

>>4435209
>>4435213
>>4435215
You press the shirt down so hard your knuckles turn white but you don't care. You can feel his ribcage and some sort of foam coming up at your hands and your heart sinks to your stomach but you can't stop. You know he needs you right now and there will be time to think about it later.

>1 bleeding damage dealt to Zyadi Caravaneer #1
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1, 1/10 HP remaining
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is on the verge of death!

He starts to go limp and your hands start shaking but you don't stop. You can't stop. The younger one grabs you by the shoulder and tries to pull you off, you back away immediately and see him bend over with some gauze and a needle and thread that he drops because he realizes it won't do any good. You watch him try his best to keep the crossbowman alive. He's whispering something in a language you don't know but which sounds like a prayer but he's clearly no priest. You can't just stand there. You have to do something! But what!? GODS, why did this have to happen?!

>Run into the wagon and try to get someone who knows what they're doing
>Grab the medical kit he dropped and try to find something that could help
>Pray to anything that could hear you that this man doesn't die here and now
>Just stand there and try to process everything that you're seeing
>Take your sack and run away now while you still can
>Grab the longsword and leave them to their fates
>Write-in

>>4435224
>>Grab the medical kit he dropped and try to find something that could help

>>4435224
(oof on that spoiler. tempting)
>desperate prayer but
gods help those that help themselves
>rifle through the medical kit. maybe there's a staunching agent or something.

>>4435224
>Grab the medical kit he dropped and try to find something that could help

>>4435224
>Grab the longsword and leave them to their fates
They brought this shit on themselves, attacking us for little reason. Get the shit and get out.

>>4435232
support,
but if he dies just fucking bolt out of there

>>4435249
word.

Rolled 3, 5, 5 + 2 = 15 (3d10 + 2)

>>4435224
>>4435230
>>4435232
>>4435236
>>4435249
>>4435250
>2/3 successes
When you worked on the farm your father always told you to never sit there like a log in a bog when there was something that had to be done. You don't know the first thing about medicine but you ignore the longsword and grab the medkit. It's a small and sturdy chest with only a few much older bloodstains and it is absolutely full of tubes and bottles and herbs and rags you don't recognize or know what to do with. You have to try.

>1 bleeding damage dealt to Zyadi Caravaneer #1
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1, 0/10 HP remaining
>Zyadi Caravaneer #2 slows bleeding
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is in critical condition
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is unconscious
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 will die in 2 turns if not stabilized

You can hear the Zyadi weeping but you aren't sure which one it is.

>Roll 1d10, difficulty: 9 to find something, anything that can make a difference

>>4435255
Roll three 1d10 I mean.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>4435255
dice gods don't fail me now

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4435259
based


>>4435255

>>4435259
>>4435258
1d10 is fine.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>4435255

I need one more 1d10

Nevermind >>4435267 I got it

Rolled 9, 7, 6 + 2 = 24 (3d10 + 2)

>>4435259
>>4435262
>>4435266
>1/3 successes
You scramble through the chest for ten seconds and realize there's no way to be sure you aren't grabbing poison or something completely unrelated to bleeding. There is one thing you recognize though: A tiny glass bottle full of what looks like piss with a cork in the top. Whisky. You grab it and turn to the Zyadi to hand it to him.

>Zyadi Caravaneer #2 has failed to stabilize Zyadi Caravaneer #1!
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 is in extremely critical condition!
>Zyadi Caravaneer #1 will die in 1 turn if not stabilized!

You see that the bleeding hasn't stopped, only slowed and the victim of the sword is starting to shake. You can see why, it looks like half of one lung has been chopped in two. Fuck fuck FUCK you didn't ask for this. The man is almost younger than you are and only a year ago you would've been considered a boy. You can hear him whispering over and over again "Nononononono..." When he sees the whisky in your hands he tears it out, rips off the cork, and downs the bottle faster than you've ever seen someone drink before he goes back to scrambling.

...

You can't blame him. You don't know much about medical care but there is a barbed crossbow bolt sitting in your chest and it hurts like a bitch but that's about a papercut compared to what's left of the man bleeding out on the ground. You aren't confident that he's going to survive. You wouldn't feel confident he was going to survive if there was a trained chiurgeon trying to mend him. Can you really just leave him there though?

>Pat the man on the shoulder and try to console him
>Wait then ask him if he can help you with the crossbow bolt
>Try to get the part of your shirt that isn't bloody on the wound
>Don't stay here any longer, get your things and run
>Take the sack and your longsword and sprint
>Knock him out with the club and loot them both
>Write-in